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Friday, February 15, 2008
U.S. Senate passes spy bill, phone immunity
But it was unclear if the Democratic-led House would also approve the measure to shield firms from potentially billions of dollars in civil damages.
About 40 civil lawsuits have been filed accusing AT&T Inc , Verizon Communications Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp of violating Americans' privacy rights in helping the government's warrantless domestic spying program started shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Passed by the Senate on a largely party-line vote of 68-29, the bill backed mostly by Republicans would replace a temporary spy law set to expire this week that expanded the power of U.S. authorities to track enemy targets without a court order.
In addition, the Senate bill would bolster the protection of privacy rights of law-abiding Americans swept up in the hunt for suspected terrorists.
Bush and Congress agreed last month to a 15-day extension of the expiring surveillance law -- to this coming Saturday -- to provide more time to resolve differences.
House Democrats, who have opposed immunity, plan to bring up for a vote as early as Wednesday another proposed extension, this one for 21 days, a top aide said.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said: "We do not need yet another extension, yet another delay. We need to focus on getting our work done."
Bush urged the House to set aside "narrow partisan concerns" and pass the Senate measure so he can sign it into law.
"This good bill ... provides a long-term foundation for our intelligence community to monitor the communications of foreign terrorists in ways that are timely and effective and that also protect the liberties of Americans," the president said in a statement.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman John Rockefeller of West Virginia broke ranks with many fellow Democrats in pushing to immunize phone companies. Yet he criticized Bush for starting the spy program without congressional or court approval.
"Anger over the president's program should not prevent us from addressing the real problems that the president has created," Rockefeller said.
He warned that without immunity some private firms may decline to help protect the nation.
Opponents, including civil liberties groups, complained that the measure's protections of privacy rights were inadequate and its immunity unwarranted.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, voted no, saying: "I believe that the White House and any companies who broke the law must be held accountable."
The 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires that the government receive the approval of a secret FISA court to conduct surveillance in the United States of suspected foreign enemy targets.
But after Sept. 11, Bush authorized warrantless surveillance of communications between people in the United States and others overseas if one had suspected terrorist ties. (Additional reporting by Richard Cowan and Tabassum Zakaria; Editing by Xavier Briand)
Source: Reuters North American News Service
*taken from WWW.AXISOFJUSTICE.ORG
12 comments:
- BNJS said...
hey, im from derry in the north of Ireland of londonderry in northern ireland as some would call it,
growing up i took it for granted that people hating each other because of their religion was ok, you opened my eyes, i know now that my country is not normal and has had its share of shit,
i'd like to thank you for opening my eyes, my anger is a gift, and i will try to use it to better myself and those around me,
i am travelling to portugal in july to see you live as it has always been a drwam of mine, thank you for helping me.
- February 18, 2008 at 7:59 AM
- milho said...
Hi Tom I am of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Please do a show in my country, once. The RATM has many fans here
- February 28, 2008 at 5:56 PM
- Unknown said...
looking forward to seeing you guys in Oxegen, Ireland, thought I'd missed the opportunity to see you play live before I died! Dave R..(old man of 30)
Check out Irelands anti-establishment folk music legend, good lyrics if you can understand the Dublin accent. Got some nice chords too: Damien Dempsey,Patience:
Patience, give me some of that sweet patience, Lord,
I will keep my eye on my goal...
I take a few slugs on the kisser
I'm comin back at ya, ya know I'm gonna catch ya
Cos you know I got no breaks
It doesn't matter how long that it takes
My luck I'm gonna make...
Well I've exchanged the spear and the sword
For words and melody
Oh what a felony
How the record company pushes this McDonalds music
An aural lobotomy
For those who choose it
Corporations pumpin all this money into pop
To keep the real singers far away from the top
So folks are never told what these corporations do
Fuckin up the planet, exploiting me and you
Patience, give me some of that patience, Lord,
I will keep my eye on my goal
From my room in Donaghmede
I'm 'bout to kick all your asses
Stick your pink champagne and fuck your backstage passes
A warrior comin down the mountain at ya
A woodkern springin from the trees to catch ya,
I'm lickin my wounds in the wilderness
Prayin for the warmth of the sun's kiss
My time will come
Your race is run
The throne's rightly mine
You greedy swine.
- March 4, 2008 at 1:10 PM
- facundo said...
- March 9, 2008 at 6:18 PM
- young brother said...
Your work has been a much-needed influence on the generation that was destined to fight against the new world order. There is an amazing amount of evidence that George W Bush is the biblical Antichrist. I would be very honored if you would glance at my blog and look through that view of current events. You would probably be most interested in the post titled "The Writing on the Wall" which deals with prophecy in modern music. Unfortunately, I did not include any rage quotes in the post, but your band certainly falls in line with the spirit described in that post. Thank you for caring, for acting, and for writing amazing music (with Rage, as well as Audioslave).
- April 28, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- young brother said...
Here is the link to that post I mentioned:
- April 28, 2008 at 10:01 AM
- email@example.com said...
Hey Tom!
I'm from Sweden, and me and some friends finds you REALLY awesome, you should come visiting Stockholm some time and have a concert, we'll definitely be there, with all the rest of your fans!
Take care, man.
(Had to register on Google-blogs just to write to you!)
- May 24, 2008 at 8:51 AM
- nate1798 said...
You guys are needed in the music scene in a very bad way. I grew up listening to you guys and you guys were very influential in the way your music made me want to look into things for myself. Because of you guys I try to look at the bigger picture not just in politics or or globalization and some of the other topics you present in your music but in everything. I try to understand the other side of the coin in my dealings with everyone my friends family favorite athletes musicians and so on. I try to make my decision's in life based on information that I have acquired for my self, and not base my life on what others have told me including you. Anyway the reason you guys are needed is because you guys have a large platform to deliver thought provocking music. All of the main stream music is crap it's mindless shit it's dumbing us down in rapid numbers. I am aware there are a lot of artist out there who have thought provocking music but the media has conveniently ignored these artist, artist such as Mos Def, Talieb, Krs One and others
You guys on the other hand are so big the media couldn't ignore you. You have a huge following and could bridge a gap between generation's by making younger folks aware of political issues that they wont see on fox news your music can encourage them to seek out information for themselves as you did for me and people of my generation. Anyway thank you for making music and touring the way you do I can only imagine how much sacrifice is involved with your life style. To sum it up I guess Im just saying keep pushing forward as artist because the world need's you guys thanks.
- May 28, 2008 at 1:46 PM
- Riotgrrrlcynic said...
I was reading an article by Clive Stafford Smith about music and torture. Yes, it is funny to joke about the agony of being stuck in a room and forced to listen boy bands, but music is seriously being used to as an element of psychological torture in the "war on terror". It makes me sick to the pit of my stomach to contemplate that music, art, should be used for so malign a purpose.
Stafford Smith lists Rage Against the Machine as among the artists chosen for this function.
I'm no expert on intellectual property law, but surely this would count as an unauthorised use of material? Surely something can be done?
- June 9, 2008 at 1:01 PM
- Unknown said...
- June 19, 2008 at 7:53 AM
- bulletinman said...
I apperciate your passion for personal freedom. The Axis of Justice radio shows where outstanding, I miss the rebel jams and dangerous truths..
- June 26, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Frenético said...
I am from Brazil, and my english is too bad. =/
But, you is the God Of Rock.
- August 13, 2008 at 10:19 AM


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Crystal structure of wild-type human frataxin
Structural highlights
[FRDA_HUMAN] Defects in FXN are the cause of Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) [MIM:229300]. FRDA is an autosomal recessive, progressive degenerative disease characterized by neurodegeneration and cardiomyopathy it is the most common inherited ataxia. The disorder is usually manifest before adolescence and is generally characterized by incoordination of limb movements, dysarthria, nystagmus, diminished or absent tendon reflexes, Babinski sign, impairment of position and vibratory senses, scoliosis, pes cavus, and hammer toe. In most patients, FRDA is due to GAA triplet repeat expansions in the first intron of the frataxin gene. But in some cases the disease is due to mutations in the coding region.[:][:][1] [2] [3] [4] [:][5] [6]
[FRDA_HUMAN] Promotes the biosynthesis of heme and assembly and repair of iron-sulfur clusters by delivering Fe(2+) to proteins involved in these pathways. May play a role in the protection against iron-catalyzed oxidative stress through its ability to catalyze the oxidation of Fe(2+) to Fe(3+); the oligomeric form but not the monomeric form has in vitro ferroxidase activity. May be able to store large amounts of iron in the form of a ferrihydrite mineral by oligomerization; however, the physiological relevance is unsure as reports are conflicting and the function has only been shown using heterologous overexpression systems. Modulates the RNA-binding activity of ACO1.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
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Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that has been linked to defects in the protein frataxin (Fxn). Most FRDA patients have a GAA expansion in the first intron of their Fxn gene that decreases protein expression. Some FRDA patients have a GAA expansion on one allele and a missense mutation on the other allele. Few functional details are known for the ~15 different missense mutations identified in FRDA patients. Here in vitro evidence is presented that indicates the FRDA I154F and W155R variants bind more weakly to the complex of Nfs1, Isd11, and Isu2 and thereby are defective in forming the four-component SDUF complex that constitutes the core of the Fe-S cluster assembly machine. The binding affinities follow the trend Fxn ~ I154F > W155F > W155A ~ W155R. The Fxn variants also have diminished ability to function as part of the SDUF complex to stimulate the cysteine desulfurase reaction and facilitate Fe-S cluster assembly. Four crystal structures, including the first for a FRDA variant, reveal specific rearrangements associated with the loss of function and lead to a model for Fxn-based activation of the Fe-S cluster assembly complex. Importantly, the weaker binding and lower activity for FRDA variants correlate with the severity of disease progression. Together, these results suggest Fxn triggers sulfur transfer from Nfs1 to Isu2, and that these in vitro assays are sensitive and appropriate for deciphering functional defects and mechanistic details for human Fe-S cluster biosynthesis.
Friedreich's ataxia variants I154F and W155R diminish frataxin-based activation of the iron-sulfur cluster assembly complex.,Tsai CL, Bridwell-Rabb J, Barondeau DP Biochemistry. 2011 Jun 14. PMID:21671584[16]
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CRYOVEX – first dedicated CryoSat validation campaign gets underway
The first campaign dedicated to the validation of the products from the CryoSat Earth Explorer (due to launch in 2004) has just been approved and is now set to go ahead in April 2003.
The campaign, CRYOVEX (CRYOsat Validation EXperiment) will take place over the frigid arctic sea expanses to the north of Svalbard and between Svalbard and the north of Greenland - an area called the Fram Strait. The campaign will involve scientists from three separate institutes; the Geodynamics Department of the Danish National Survey and Cadastre Organisation (KMS), the Applied Physics Laboratory of the John Hopkins University (JHU) and the Alfred Wegner Institute (AWI).
One of the deciding factors for the campaign go-ahead is the fact that the icebreaker Polarstern will be present in the area. This vessel, operated by the Alfred Wegner Institute in Bremen is especially adapted for carrying out polar research programs. The presence of Polarstern means that additional instrumentation and personnel will be available to collect ice thickness measurements that will later serve as a reference with which to judge the accuracy of the airborne sensor retrievals.
The main goal of the CRYOVEX campaign is to quantify the accuracy with which CryoSat's SIRAL altimeter will be able to track and map sea ice thickness and thickness changes, as well as investigate methods of improving the CryoSat retrieval results. During the campaign a variety of ice regimes and thicknesses will be sampled allowing researchers to assess the thickness retrieval performance of CryoSat over a wide range of ice conditions. The campaign activities will mainly focus on collecting overlapping airborne radar and laser altimeter swaths across the sea ice within 100 km radius of Polarstern.
The laser and radar altimeters will provide complementary information to help in the analysis of sea ice thickness retrieval; laser light is reflected from the surface of the snow or ice but because radar has a longer wavelength it will penetrate more deeply into the snow or ice layers. A comparison between laser and radar altimeter retrievals provides useful information about the penetration and interaction of the radar waves within the snow and ice cover and also helps quantify the level of errors associated with both techniques in the retrieval of sea ice thickness. The airborne measurements will be taken from a Twin Otter aircraft, which houses the laser altimeter developed by KMS. The D2P radar altimeter developed by JHU, which has already been used in previous ESA campaigns over Greenland, will be adapted and placed on the same aircraft.
A novel aspect of the campaign is the coordination of the airborne measurements with acquisitions taken from a helicopter housed on Polarstern. This helicopter carries an electromagnetic sounding instrument (EM Bird), which is able to measure the 'true' sea ice thickness across swaths of up to 100 km. By comparing the ice thickness retrievals from the radar and laser instruments with those measured by the EM Bird the absolute retrieval errors can be assessed and retrieval algorithms improved.
The first flights are scheduled to take place north of Svalbard on 5 April 2003, however, before they can take place a number of challenges are to be faced by all participants. These include, amongst other things, adapting the D2P radar altimeter for its new environment on the KMS Twin Otter plane and synchronising the flight paths of the Twin Otter and the EM Bird to maximise the overlap between the two sensors. This is especially difficult given the different swath widths of the sensors, the difference in airspeeds between the aircraft and helicopter (typically 250 km per hour for the Twin Otter and 100 km per hour for the EM Bird) and the fact that imaged ices flows will move with time – typically at speeds of 10 cm per second. CRYOVEX will serve as a precursor to other planned CryoSat validation campaigns and will provide a model for many of future validation activities over the sea.


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Just a reminder of the upcoming Awareness Walk to be held in Davenport, Iowa on Saturday, May 10, at 9am. Please mark your calendars, and pass along to family and friends.
Those of you on the PF's Member list will receive a registration form next week via e-mail or regular mail.
Those in the Illinois Quad City area wanting to help with the Walk, our next meeting will be Saturday, April 12, at 11am, at Happy Joe's in Bettendorf. Contact me for more information.
Thank You.
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Silver Creek owner wants rezone
George Mount owns land on the west side of Silver Creek Road, leaving him out of a recent decision by the Summit County Council to rezone the eastern portion of Silver Creek Estates Unit I community commercial.
"I assume the county would have a meeting set up to address the west side to see if they are going to keep it rural residential or make it commercial," Mount said. "Of course, I'm going to fight for commercial. The land is worth much more as commercial than it is residential."
County Planner Kimber Gabryszak explained the county only rezoned the east side because it was always primarily commercial.
"Almost all the parcels within that area were either undeveloped or developed for commercial," she said. "To the west of the road, there are infrastructure issues, and that area is really not developed for the most part, so it can wait for the infrastructure issues to be sorted out."
Mount said he plans to sell the land, though interested people have been deterred by the ambiguous land zoning.
"They've gone to the county and the county planners would say they weren't sure what the land was," he said.
At the time he purchased his three parcels, in 1994, 1997 and 2002, Mount said county staff told him they were commercially-zoned properties.
"It was platted that way in 1965," he said. "Then in 1977 the county improperly zoned Silver Creek rural residential. What they contended was that Unit I, which as the bottom where all the commercial was planned, was grandfathered in. That's what I was told for 18 years."
Gabryszak said that while Unit I was never zoned commercial, for a time the county recognized the uses that were on the plat.
"So it was recognized commercial even though it wasn't zoned commercial," she said.
When Mount requested advice concerning zoning compliance from the Office of the Utah Property Rights Ombudsman, an independent government entity that advises citizens and government agencies concerning land use and property rights laws, the Ombudsman determined that zoning cannot be grandfathered in.
"So the county felt they were forced to downzone it to rural residential, so now I'm fighting it to get it zoned back to commercial again, because I sit right across from a truck stop," he said.
Mount said he spent a considerable amount of money on one of his plats, "on the county's word that it was commercial," so the county agreed to zone the land commercial.
"But with my lots behind it, I didn't do all the excavation work, because I was going to do it one lot at a time," he said. "So the county said one lot is commercial but the ones behind it are rural residential. Now I'm really in a pickle because if I or someone else puts a commercial building on the front lot, who is going to want a residence on the back lots next to a commercial building?"
Jim Conway, who owns property on the east side of Silver Creek Unit I, said he is disappointed the west side of Unit I didn't receive the same rezoning.
"We're all dying to know what's going to happen with the west side of Silver Creek Road in Unit I," he said. "The poor thing for them is that they didn't get the zoning we have."
Getting the east side rezoned was a hard-earned battle, he added.
"We've been battling them for a long time to finally get half of Unit I official," he said. "I've been battling for three years or longer. I moved out to Silver Creek in 1976, and I always felt like a bastard child because we were put together before there was even zoning in Summit County. So we were left out as everything else developed. While everyone else got the good commercial zoning, we were running helter skelter."
Gabryszak said that currently there are no plans to rezone the east side of Unit I, but the county may revisit the issue when the infrastructure issues are sorted out.
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Hideout residents begin referendum effort to put annexation on the ballot
Hideout residents have begun the process to challenge the town's annexation of Richardson Flat. The referendum application is in its early stages, but a group of residents will be tasked with collecting about 100 signatures in coming months to put the question to voters.


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The ever-stimulating Style Court blog has recently been featuring the exhibition currently on at the Metropolitan Museum in New York entitled Interwoven Globe, about how the international trade in textiles the early modern period influenced design across the world.
I am perusing the catalogue at the moment, and it is fascinating to read how European motifs ended up in Chinese silks, and how Chinese and Japanese motifs were in turn copied in Europe. Some 'exotic' textiles, such as Indian painted cotton palampores, actually combined elements from China, Persia, India and England.
This important exhibition is a suitable excuse for me to show some images of the rather gorgeous state bed at Calke Abbey, which is hung with Chinese embroidered silk. The bed was probably made for King George I in about 1715, and seems to have been given to Lady Caroline Manners by Queen Caroline when she married Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Bt, in 1734. Since the bed was hardly ever put up at Calke (it was too tall for most of the rooms in the family part of the house) the silk has been quite well preserved.
The blue material is like taffeta and is relatively light, while the white silk is heavier and has a satin finish. Tightly rolled peacock feathers were used for the knots in the tree trunks and the markings on the butterfly wings.


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By making such a stink about it, the Lewis Mountain neighborhood seems to have transformed the "1,200-car monster" into a million dollar road-fixer. And UVA's footing the bill.
Last September, the state agreed to let UVA proceed with construction of its planned Ivy Road parking garage– considered a linchpin in the nearby U-Hall replacement effort– as long as the school conducted a new study and paid for all traffic and safety improvements directly related to the garage.
What the study found was that traffic was already slightly botched, with cars waiting about 66.5 seconds to get through the Ivy/Emmet intersection during afternoon rush-hour.
UVA agreed last week to provide
*a traffic signal and right-turn-only lane at the Ivy Road entrance,
*barricades to prevent left turns from the garage onto Emmet Street,
*an additional west-bound lane between Copeley Drive and the garage, and
* coordination of 11 nearby traffic signals.
The bill comes to $1.2 million, which UVA spokesperson Carol Wood calls "in the ballpark" of what the University was expecting.
"UVA has literally gone the extra mile to help improve our community," says Chamber of Commerce president Timothy Hulbert, who served on the seven-member steering committee which drew up the recommendations UVA accepted.
Such effusive praise may be in shorter supply in the nearby Lewis Mountain neighborhood, where "Stop the 1,200-car monster" signs seemed ubiquitous. (In a letter to the Daily Progress after site-clearing began, one neighbor said the site was being "strip-mined.")
The committee, however, worked "harmoniously," says Jim Simmonds, the neighborhood's representative to the committee. "We put up the good fight, we lost, and we have to move on," says Simmonds.
The $17.5 million, 1,180-space parking garage hugs the CSX train tracks at the rear portion of the 7.2-acre site, and UVA's long-term plans call for adding dormitories on the site's Ivy Road front.Read more on: parking garage


text: I wanted to discuss about this, since I think might interest various people. I was talking with a developer friend about the various differences (and pro / cons) of the various MMOs possibilities: pure webgames (boutique games, etc) PRO: easier to program than other system, usually programmed in php or other server-side languages, low bandwidth CON: probably lacks of "features" like music, animations etc unless integrated with flash components flash / social MMO PRO: hm well I suppose the viral marketing, you can have all features of a downloadable (audio, anims, etc) CON: usually you can't go fullscreen ? and limited 3d capabilities and framerate issues. I also heard it's very hard to debug/mantain (not sure though). full client/server downloadable PRO: You can go fullscreen and take full advantage of computer specs (no low framerate, full 3d, etc). CON: it seems the less used by indies, not sure why? harder to program probably too Personally I was thinking about the 3rd (client / server) because with python is really easy to do network code and is a language I love (as opposed to AS which I hate! lol), but I'm a total beginner and probably is a bad idea. I was recently intrigued by some php games, since probably is easier to make than a full downloadable one. Another solution could be to use Unity but I would have to learn it from zero... Any suggestions are welcome, I want to hear what you think about those solutions or if you know of other ones!


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Go to Ft. Dauphin or Tulear and look for a guide. Ask them to take you to Lavanono. You will need to rent a 4X4 and drive for at least 8 hours if the roads are good. There are accomodations when you get there.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Hard to find
Public access?Public access
Special access4x4
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, West, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movement
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The bigger the better. An epic wave at double overhead. Winds are typically side-shore, good for windsurfers.
Super isolated Malagasy village. Incredible coastal desert with spiny forest. Epic trip. Stay two weeks to guarantee waves.
I've travelled a lot. This place is the most memorable. The waves are good but the experience is better.
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By Anonymous , 13-09-2010
surftrip - Hey, anybody interested in a surf trip in mada??? I live and work in Tana. I have a car and 2 boards. So if anybody is interested to join me, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I speak french which helps a lot here!
By Simon , 09-09-2006
Good surf but very windy - Lavanono does have some good waves, no doubt. I stayed there for two weeks in May 2004 and we got three swells in that period. One swell got to a good size, double overhead out the back of the point. I was with my girlfriend - no other surfers around for the whole two weeks so the day it got big was a bit wasted. I had two, one hour surfs - its amazing what thoughts start running through your head when your way out on the point waiting for a set all alone. So yeah, I shit myself a bit, not really due to the waves, it was the though of entering the food chain that kept my senses on full alert. All part of the fun I suppose. Discovered another nice left reef about 20 min walk past the fishing village. Think its a small wave spot cause on this day the point was almost flat.Have fun, go and explore - you´ll definately get uncrowded and decent waves in Lavanono. Oh yeah - if youre into using wind to get your speed - this is the place for you.
By forbesy , 07-06-2006
spot on - i was there about 10 years ago.....the summation of the place is spot on...just one extra-summertime it is HOT ,the hottest temperatures i've experienced....dont go if you're not up for roughing it a little
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When I come to the ubuntu 12.04 lightdm login screen, I get several options for logging into desktop environments.
There is Unity and gnome and gnome-classic etc...
When I select unity, it logs me into Unity and
When I select gnome, it logs me into UNITY O_o
I also notice that even after selecting the gnome3 session , the icon on the login box is the same as the unity icon. I don't see the goofy gnome foot icon there.
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When I do "gnome-shell --replace" from inside of unity I get a perfectly wonderful gnome-shell environment.
This means that there must be something wrong with gnome-session or lightdm...
What should I do? I want to be able to select gnome3 from lightdm login screen and then login to gnome-shell like I should.
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I just used synaptic and reinstalled gnome-session and gnome-session-common and restarted and the icon problem is fixed but logging into gnome logs me into unity for some reason.
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I've narrowed the list of possible problems a little bit.
I created a new user and logged into gnome3 with no problems whatsoever....
So the problem must be user specific... It must be something in my home folder that is causing the problem ... correct?


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There was a lot to talk about when House Speaker John Boehner appeared before reporters recently for the first time since the holiday break. There are continuing fights over Obamacare. Immigration reform. Appropriations bills. The debt ceiling. The Democratic push for the president's "inequality agenda."
Given all that, what did Boehner say in his brief remarks? "Our focus will continue to be on jobs."
"All during the break, I kept hearing from people that they wanted us to focus on the economy," Boehner explained. "The American people are still asking the question: Where are the jobs?"
Indeed they are; there are a zillion polls that prove it. And for Republicans, who aim to keep the House and win control of the Senate, the biggest 2014 challenge will be to keep their own focus on jobs amid all the other distractions of a hotly contested election year.
The House GOP leadership met at a retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore recently -- as it turns out, right after another dismal jobs report was released. Boehner and other top GOP officials are working on a jobs agenda for the coming year, which they will present to the 232 members of the House Republican conference at another retreat later this month.
It's customary for the leaders to look at poll data on what issues Americans think are most important in deciding how they will vote for Congress. In a just-completed survey that will be part of this weekend's discussion, the top issue is -- no surprise -- jobs and the economy, named by 42 percent of respondents. Other issues are far behind -- health care, at 10 percent; education, at 9 percent; and federal spending and the deficit, also at 9 percent. The public's priorities are pretty clear.
In his news conference, Boehner pointed to "dozens" of jobs-related bills the House has passed that have been bottled up by the Senate's Democratic leaders. Indeed, there have been many.
The largest group of bills, 13 in all, deal with energy: The Northern Route Approval Act (about the Keystone XL Pipeline). The Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. The Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. And more.
On other issues, there is the Innovation Act. The Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act. The Working Families Flexibility Act. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act. And still more.
All have gone nowhere in divided Washington. But now, Hill Republicans believe they have a new opportunity to make progress. The disastrous rollout of Obamacare, they say, has not only reduced the public's faith in Obama's ability to handle health care issues. It has also reduced the public's faith in the president overall, and has in addition made voters increasingly likely to view Obama more as a cause of the country's problems than a solution.
"This is a broad reassessment," said a plugged-in Republican strategist. "Now the electorate is really open to hearing alternatives. And that puts Republicans in a remarkably enviable position for a political party, which is the country wants to hear what they have to say."
And what House Republicans will have to say will be about jobs. That doesn't mean they won't talk about Obamacare -- the system's already serious problems, should they become acute in coming months, could demand action, in addition to being a winning issue for the GOP. It also doesn't mean they can't talk about spending, a perennial concern of the party's base.
But it means the main focus will continue to be jobs.
Not only is unemployment still high, but the nation's workforce participation rate has fallen to alarming levels as millions of unemployed and discouraged workers give up hope of ever finding a job. And millions more are underemployed, treading water in low-paying jobs they would never take if they had something better.
So many things happen every day that can distract the attention of lawmakers. At the Boehner press conference last Thursday, one reporter asked the speaker's thoughts on the Chris Christie bridge matter. Another asked about growing troubles in Iraq. Yet another asked about immigration.
They're all interesting topics, and some are even in the purview of the speaker of the House. But when it comes to the public's concerns, Boehner appears determined to remember that the big question in 2014 is the same as it was in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013: Where are the jobs?


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Lightness, minimalism, innovation. The core values of Silhouette come together in the cool look of Urban Fusion, with its unique and incredibly sleek frames. The market leader in premium rimless eyewear introduces the solid structure of full-framed eyewear with the signature minimalistic, ultralight design of Silhouette.
This fresh up of the Urban Fusion presents a modern take on stylish, classic shapes. Since the start of sales around two years ago, around 130,000 pairs have already been sold. Now, Silhouette is putting a fresh new coat on both these best-selling models by releasing four new colors onto the market in January 2019. The new colors are as vibrant as urban life itself. Model 1574 will be available in four subtle new colors: Marsala, Mauve, Dark Red and Lavender. The frames and temples will feature a silky matte surface, either marbled in amber tones or monochrome, and crowned with matte-gold or -silver earpieces. Meanwhile, model 2904 will offer a mix of matte and glossy surfaces in subdued tones of Carbon Gray, Dark Brown, Wild Moss and Night Blue.
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City fires 3 'highly effective' Atlanta airport PR employees | News
ATLANTA -- The personnel files of three Atlanta airport employees, who airport administrators just fired, describe the workers and their work in glowing terms. But the mayor's office will not say why they were suddenly fired, citing a policy of never commenting on personnel matters.
The three veteran professionals handled public relations for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
11Alive News filed an open records request with the city to obtain copies of their personnel files, and received the files Monday afternoon.
And the only hint in the files of why the city fired them is that maybe it had to do with some bad publicity that the city and the new International Terminal received in the news media when the terminal opened in May.
Fired, effective September 28: the Airport's Senior PR Manager John Kennedy, along with two other Airport PR employees, Al Snedeker and Katena Carvajales.
Their personnel files simply state, in four words, the reason they were terminated, with no further explanation: "services no longer needed."
Yet over the years their job performances were all rated, consistently, as "highly effective," the second highest rating of all.
John Kennedy's scores on his assessments were always at the top -- nines and 10s.
But the files also show that in May, Kennedy and Snedeker were each suspended by the city for one day, accused of not notifying their supervisors promptly when news reporters called about the International Terminal's construction budget and about other problems that led to some negative news coverage. Carvajales was never disciplined for any reason, according to her file.
Kennedy is not commenting, and neither is anyone from the mayor's office, other than to say that the mayor's office does not comment on personnel issues.
And now, all requests from reporters for information about anything involving the airport are going straight to the mayor's own PR people at City Hall.
11Alive News will continue to try to learn the reasons for the dismissals.
[Ed. Note: An earlier version of this story stated that the mayor fired the three employees. Sonji Jacobs Dade of the mayor's office said Tuesday that the mayor was not involved in the city's decision to fire the three employees.]


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ColorKat_OS_for_A110Q_Canvas 2+ Gesture Sensing 4.4.2
The Fastest Selling just got faster! Micromax unveiled their upgraded version of Canvas 2 in May 2013 . Let's hope that the success peak touched by Micromax Canvas 2 will now be followed by its second version phone .Micromax Phones has become the first choice of Indian Youth and this company has emerged into a huge mobile selling firm . Earlier Samsung was continuously getting good response from Indian Market but with the launch of Micromax Canvas SmartPhones the sales of Samsung Market has decreased and all credits goes to the Micromax smartphones . The specification in which Canvas 2 was lacking has been now introduced in the all new improved Version of Canvas 2 i.e Micromax Canvas 2 Plus also known as A110Q .
About Android 4.4 KitKat on MTK mt6589m.
Google has recently released android 4.4 kitkat. This is one of the most popular operating system and very few mobile devices have this newest version like the Nexus 5 Smartphone. There are several features which make android 4.4 kitkat a cool one. Google is always on something and now android sees 4.4 KitKat as a mature OS. The old version does not mean you have to rebuild the whole thing, so the latest version is prettier, faster and better.In this particular post we will let you know the features of this new Android OS and availability of Android 4.4 Kit Kat on Micromax Canvas 2+ A110Q.
• This OS is made for low cost gadgets and has optimized the features for the low end device. This operating system runs smoothly on tablets and smart phones.
• The OS smart caller ID will give priority to the people you talk mostly.
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• The app has more features like you can SMS in hangouts and image icons are available.
• In this operating system, Google is also improved and updated and will provide you with twenty-five percent accuracy.
These are the cool features of the Android 4.4 KitKat on MTK mt6589m. This OS is not available for every phone but recently it has been available for other handsets. If you are the one who wants to flaunt their gadgets with the latest updates than this is one thing you must have.
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Alor Setar, MalaysiaKirsty Turner
The vibrant city of Alor Setar is also referred to as Alor Star, and this is the capital of Kedah state, situated on the west coast of Malaysia. This is a great place to get a real feel for Malaysian culture. The city is also surrounded by natural beauty such as rich paddy fields, forests and fishing villages, all of which make good day trip destinations.
Alor Setar is a great place to discover Malaysian art as there are a number of galleries situated in the city. Balai Seni Negeri is also known as The Kedah State Art Gallery and contains an interesting collection of paintings, photographs, musical instruments and handicrafts, while Balai Nobat is used to protect the instruments of the Royal orchestra.
Visitors to the city will find an impressive collection of buildings in various styles. A good example of Malaysian architecture is the Royal Hall, which was commissioned in 1735 by Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin Muazzam Shah, the 19th Sultan of Kedah. Another interesting building is the Mahathir Birthplace, which was home to the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad.
Malaysia is well known for its impressive mosques, and a good example is the Zahir State Mosque, which covers 124,412 square feet and is one of the grandest mosques in the country. Alor Star Tower is located in the centre of the city and this magnificent 165 meter tall tower offers spectacular views of the city from the top.
This loud and lively city can become overwhelming at times, but there are plenty of great day trips nearby where you can escape the hustle and bustle. Drive to the town of Merbok to see archaeology museum and explore the Tanjong Dawai fishing village, where you are sure to receive a warm welcome.
Another popular place to hang out is the Kuala Kedah Fort, which can be found at the edge of the Kedah River. A charming little fishing village can also be found nearby, and the restaurants that can be found here serve up some of the best cuisine in the whole area, while the restaurants of Alor Setar are famed for their rich and lightly spiced curry dishes.
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JetBlue has shut down all flights at Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark and Boston airports until Tuesday to catch up after snowy, icy weather caused major delays over the weekend.
The airline said in a statement that it needs to halt service to recover from the backup.
All JetBlue operations at those airports ended by 5 p.m. Monday and will start resuming at 10 a.m. Tuesday, with full service expected to be up and running by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, JetBlue said.
"This plan allows for 17 hours of rest for our equipment and crew members and time to service aircraft," JetBlue said.
"We regret the impact to our customers," the airline said.
JetBlue said planes not being used in the Northeast would be added to other cities where they're most needed Monday.
"This isn't the sort of operation we're happy about," JetBlue said on its website.
JetBlue warned passengers that there are long wait times to speak with agents through its call center. Checking flight status online is recommended. Passengers can also request a refund online.
"I don't know when I'm going to get out of here," said one Philadelphia-bound woman stranded in Boston. "I'll probably be here until tomorrow."
Southwest Airlines Co. also suspended flights at Chicago's Midway Airport around midday and canceled more than 100 of its planned 230 daily departures there. Spokesman Brad Hawkins said that the extreme cold made tasks such as refueling so much longer and more difficult that it the airline couldn't keep its usual schedule.
By late Monday, Southwest had resumed flying at Midway, although Hawkins described the initial activity as "a trickle." The airline's planes are expected to be in position to resume normal operations on Tuesday, he said.


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I love a diversion. Bill Ladson's inbox is always a diversion. Here's 1/22/13's edition.
Q: Why do the Nationals need another closer in Rafael Soriano?
A: My posted opinion about the deal from 1/15/13. Did they "need" another closer? Probably not. But, innings sent to Rafael Soriano cascades downwards and means that innings that would be given to lesser relievers will now be pitched by Clippard and Storen (assuming one of them isn't moved of course), and overall the bullpen is improved. I wonder if Ted Lerner didn't pull a George Steinbrenner/Dan Snyder-esque move and force a player signing as a reaction to a singular event (aka Storen's NLDS game 5 meltdown). Its possible I suppose. If so, you hate to see moves like this, because it undermines the GM and leads to poorly constructed rosters. Ladson belives this is a reactionary move to the NLDS bullpen meltdown in total, not just Storen's misfortunes.
Q: It seems like Washington takes all of Scott Boras' clients and puts them on its roster.
A: I hate this Urban Myth that now pervades anyone's analysis every time the Nats sign a Scott Boras client. Check the proof: MLBtraderumors keeps a player agent database and guess what? The Nats don't even have the most clients of Boras. The Nats have 7 Boras clients but Boston has 8. Plus, three of the 7 Boras clients the Nats have were no-brainer 1st round draft picks (Harper, Strasburg and Rendon, and you could even argue a 4th such Boras pick in Goodwin that the team would have taken at that point in the draft irrespective of his representation) that the team was likely going to draft and sign no matter who represented them. The fact is this: the Nats have become a premier FA destination, Boras represents a lot of good players on the FA, and the Nats have hired some of his players. When Boston or Texas hires a Boras client, you don't suddenly hear people sarcastically asking, "Does Boras run the Red Sox?" now do you? I think its great that Rizzo and Boras have a good working relationship, because other teams/GMs do not, and it affects the quality of their teams as a result. Ladson defends my point as well, saying similar things to what I've pointed out.
Q: Does the Nationals' front office regret not making Edwin Jackson a qualifying offer? It seems he would have signed elsewhere and the Nats would have received a compensation pick that would help the farm system.
A: Great Question! One I asked in this space myself on 11/5/12. I honestly think the team believed that Edwin Jackson, who had a history of signing one year deals, would have taken the contract. Either that or there was a hand-shake deal in place stating that the team wouldn't extend the offer. I don't truly believe the latter part of this, because (as others have pointed out) it'd be illegal as per the latest CBA. Either way, I thought it was a mistake at the time and the Nats indeed missed the opportunity to gain an extra pick. Ladson believes point #1; he thinks the team was afraid that Jackson would take the deal.
Q: If there was one thing that could hold the Nationals back from winning the World Series this year, what would it be?
A: I'll give you two things that could prevent the team from winning. 1) Injuries in our Rotation and 2) bad luck. We're very thin in terms of starters and a season-ending injury to one of our big names would be a bad impediment. And, the playoffs are crap-shoots; 83 win teams (St. Louis in 2006) can get hot and win it all while 116 win teams (Seattle in 2001) get beat easily before ever getting to the World Series. That being said, even a starter injury probably wouldn't be fatal to this team's chances of making the playoffs; the Mets and Marlins are moving backwards, the Braves seem to be treading water, and the Phillies are getting older by the day. The division is there for the taking even without winning 98 games again. Ladson says injuries.
Q: Is it true that the Nationals are interested in Kyle Lohse and plan to put Ross Detwiler in the bullpen?
A: Man, I hope not. I like Kyle Lohse but there's a reason he's still on the FA market despite a TON of teams needing pitching help (and it isn't just because of the lost draft pick). He's really not THAT good. He had (easily) his best season last year, the definition of a contract year if there ever was one. Career 98 ERA+. I think he's a good fit for a team that needs a 3rd starter, but the Nats aren't that team. I made my arguments for keeping Ross Detwiler in the rotation on 1/16/13, when rumors swirled about the team looking at Javier Vazquez. Who would you rather roll the dice with? A young, up and coming power lefty or a soft-tossing righty who'll be 34 next year? I think buying another $12M/year starter and pushing Detwiler to the bullpen just for the reason of "needing another lefty" in the bullpen is arbitrary and would be a waste of Detwiler's promising 2012. Ladson agrees, saying that Davey Johnson likes Detwiler in the rotation.
Q: Would Mark DeRosa be a viable managerial candidate for the Nationals in 2014?
A: Random question. What makes you think Mark DeRosa won't still be playing in 2014? Plus, what ties does he have to this organization that would make you think that the Nats think he's the heir apparent? I mean, if we're talking about former players who have put in the time with this organization, look no further than Matt LeCroy, who played for the team and has been managing in our minor league system for years. Personally, I think the team will go with a "celebrity manager" when the time comes. Ladson expresses some surprise at the question as well.
Q: After he was acquired from the Athletics for Michael Morse, where does A.J. Cole fall on the Nationals' list of prospects?
A: I'd say he's probably 3rd in line, after Rendon and Goodwin. That's about where he was when he was still in the system, and despite his rough 2012 in the California league he's still very promising. Ladson says 3rd, as does mlb.com's rankings for the team.
Q: What did you think of what the Nationals received for Morse? Could they have gotten more — a Major League lefty reliever in addition to a starting prospect? Is the problem that Morse only had a total of two good seasons?
A: I think the Nats got what they could for Morse, frankly. I would have liked to have seen a MLB lefty and a starting pitcher prospect in the lower-to mid minors. Lots of people were using the Josh Willingham trade as a comp; both players are similar (both are good offense, no defense type guys in the last year of an affordable contract). Willingham netted us a mlb reliever and a high-minors OF prospect. However Morse's defensive inabilities preceed him reputationally, and many scouts perceive his 2011 as a one-off instead of a ceiling of potential. Ladson says they made a great deal.


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When I last left off, I was leaning towards entering BN at Carolina Horse Park, since we have only completed one BN last December, and then I retired on course earlier this year at Windridge, when P felt off galloping on XC.
Then I did this:
I entered before the closing date, with the reasoning that if I really panicked, it would easier to
beg convince the office ladies to move me down a level, rather then asking them to move me UP a level if all was going great.
Logic. I gots it.
I arrived at CHP before everyone else, and headed out to check out the XC course by myself so no one would witness me sobbing if the jumps were too terrifying. The first white I saw belonged to #3, a big cabin, and I thought, "Well, it looks sorta big but I guess it's doable." Then when I got past some trees I realized it was a Training jump.
Who even am I?
The Novice #3 next to it looked extremely doable and the BN #3 seemed positively miniscule. So I headed towards the start box and walked the whole thing.
Jump 1 was right in between identical BN and Training jumps. So I just kept my eye on the Training jump to make this one look smaller, and then glanced at this one quickly to snap a picture at the last second. #CourseWalkTips
Then you headed right (straight towards the barns), and then psych! Turn left to jump 2, with the huge open oxer directly behind it. Nothing can go wrong here.
Then up a hill to 3, a small raised log pile. Since I had seen the Training jump next to it, I thought this one was pretty small.
Then head to the field and up a short steep hill (next to banks/ditches) and over this thing that then lands downhill. P has done only one similar jump before, and the jump was the tiniest of logs, so this would be brand new. Trainer B said to tap him with the crop 5 strides out to keep his attention on me and not the ditch we were passing.
Then a right hand turn to this canoe jump, then 2 strides into water. Another first for P. He's a champ at the water, but never has he had to jump a jump this close to it. I wasn't sure how he'd react
Spoiler alert: no biggie.
Then a left turn out of the water and in between 2 enormous jumps to this coop, that landed downhill and made it look like you were heading off into the abyss.
Then you go downhill and make a sort of awkward u-turn then have a good straightaway to this one. P has never been a fan of cutouts in XC jumps, so I was told to have a really forward gallop as soon as we came around the turn.
Then continuing up the hill and to this 5 stride. P and I suck at combinations (glaringly obvious statement right there, I know). And the B element is A LOT bigger in real life than it appears in the below picture.
Then head to the right, down a hill, and around to another combination, this time with the B element being uphill. We kept walking it in a 4 1/2, but due to the terrain, it was a 5 stride.
Then up the hill, turn right and down a hill to this log/coop/thing. Yay, more cutouts.
Then a left and up a steep hill to the "fruit stand," which sounds inviting but was enormous when you got close. I never actually looked at it besides when I squinted through the camera lens.
Then this was the second to last:
And a bending 7 to finish the course.
Then I picked up my packet and got a little panicky. For better or worse, this was really happening.
Competition Day
I got up at 6 AM, and headed across the grounds to get to P, who had been freshly bathed the night before. I found my horse covered neck to back in manure, and I still had to braid (yep, it's apparently a consistent thing). So I panicked, threw cold water over my horse who hates any sort of bath, then tied him in his stall to braid him for the 3rd time ever in the 4 years I've owned him. Sadly, Husband only got pictures from the opposite side, but they looked really good (and discreet- no one could see the bobby pins!) and stayed in securely, minus the one closest to the saddle that was already thin and then I knocked repeatedly with my reins while tacking up. Oops.
P won the warmup- he was so super fancy, supple, connected…all the good things. This was going to be great!
Then we got sent to the spooky ring by the woods with the woodland creatures and the road. And my husband decided a good place to stand would at the edge of the woods (I still love you).
As well as it being our first Novice test in a Novice horse trial, we got another first- a penalty for going off course.
See, what had HAPPENED was…when we hit C to start trotting, P spotted my husband in the woods. I pushed him forward, we trotted, went into the canter, then a huge trailer full of horses came flying down the road by A. And P lost it. My only goal was to not exit the arena at that point, so I pulled him down to the trot to quickly regroup, but he dragged me past where we needed to turn and the judge rang the bell.
Fine- I looked back to make sure it was our judge, and she stuck her hand out and waved me over. OMG, no. I finally got P under control and as we headed that way she explained where I went wrong (I already knew), and what the movement was (I already knew). Of course it's not her fault- she was really nice and was only trying to help- but restarting it and breaking up the test like that pretty much doomed us. The rest of it was tense and choppy.
Disclaimer: I'm SO SORRY for Husband's language. Perhaps you'll want to mute it if you're around small children. He apparently is very passionate about lower level dressage.
I forgot to pick up my dressage test (another first!), so no idea what our individual scores were. We were in either last place or 2nd to last place after dressage. Whatever. I only wanted to finish on a number rather than a letter, and was pretty much just there for cross-country anyway.
We had a few hours until stadium, so I kept myself busy helping the rest of the team and cheering them on. When Trainer B said he'd meet me at warmup at 12:45, that's when the panic started to set in.
I told Husband repeatedly on the walk to warmup (who was driving next to me on the golf cart blasting "Eye of the Tiger" from his phone. Yes, there were stares.) that I should scratch. I was so incredibly nervous because straight after stadium, we had to go right to XC.
Stadium is what I should've been more concerned about. Apparently I forgot how to jump altogether.
The actual round wasn't much better. While I definitely had a better pace than I usually do, for some reason I cared enough to TURN AROUND after we knocked the pole down at 4, which slowed us in the turn and we had a stop at 5. I mean, seriously? I don't even remember doing it, but sure enough, it's on video. We have a hard enough time with combinations, and I made it even harder. Sigh. 12 jumping faults and I think 10 time faults. Lesson learned: look ahead.
But really, while yes, I struggle in SJ for sure, I think most of everything had to do with my trepidation for XC. I couldn't imagine a scenario where we didn't have at least one stop- and I had a sleepless night the night before, so I went through many a scenario in my head. Repeatedly. It just didn't seem possible, no matter how much I lectured myself not to think like that.
Add to that, Trainer B had to get on his own horse after I did SJ, and wouldn't be able to head to the start box with us to remind me to gallop.
Side story: One thing that I've been repeatedly told by Trainer B (poor guy) is to "go faster than you want to." Because I'll THINK I'm booking it around and then I see a video and I have to check to see if the slo-mo setting is on. So this past March I ordered another bonnet from my favorite If the Bonnet Fits, even though she had a pretty long turnaround time. When I entered Novice, I asked if it would be ready in time and she expedited it to me and it arrived Thursday night, before I left for CHP. P debuted it at our first Novice- and it totally worked! I caught glimpses of it during XC and kicked on.
Cross Country
So Husband and I head to XC, with me saying AGAIN that I should scratch. Poor guy- his 2nd year in a row spending Father's Day at a horse show with me in 92 degree weather and I'm obnoxious as hell.
Rather than fumble through warmup, they said they were ready for me so I went straight to the start box.
The volunteer at the start was so nice- when I had a minute to go he said, "What do dressage queens use for birth control?" I had no idea. "Their attitudes." That cracked me up (sorry, DQs!) and was so nice of him to help ease my anxiety for a few seconds.
Then we were off- sideways. Familiar, if you've seen the helmet cam from Full Gallop. But Trainer B and I had walked the exact line we needed to take to jump 1 (since it was off-center) and we were definitely not on it, so I smacked him. He took sort of a leap over it, but we had successfully cleared 1/1 Novice XC jumps!
We had a little fight about turning left away from the barns, but he hopped over it and then zoomed off.
Besides a peek at jump 4 (unsurprising), a fumble on my part through the first combination, and slight spook at the people and carts behind 12 (the enormous "fruit stand"), he was a rockstar. See for yourself:
Husband was awesome and trekked across the field to video the last 4 jumps.
I didn't wear a watch, but knew we had gone really fast. So when Husband was heading back towards me after finishing, he yelled "How was it?" and I yelled back, "CLEAR!" and the woman at the finish line said, "She had SPEEEEEEED FAULTS." Hey, lady. I'm thrilled I had speed faults. It meant I actually galloped.
I swear those are Novice jumps. I swear when you walk up to them, they take up more than half my height. So why does P make them look sooooo small?
We finished in 9th on 68.40, which is terrible but see the column under XC Jump? See how it says ZERO? That was all I really cared about.
The speed fault time was 4:04 so we ended up 10 seconds too fast, and 29 seconds faster than everyone else in our division. There were 51 total Novice competitors and guess what? Still the fastest time. So P's got some zoomies in him.
I guess what I'm rambling on and on about is…WE DID IT! Novice baby!


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Old-Fashioned Rum Cake
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- 10Servings
- 1/4 cup warm water (100 degrees to 115 degrees ) plus 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon plus 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 envelope active dry yeast (1/4 ounce)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- Salt
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon rum
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Place the 1/4 cup of warm water in a cup; stir in the 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Sprinkle the yeast on top and let stand until foaming, about 5 minutes.
Place the 1 1/2 cups of flour and a pinch of salt in the bowl of a mixer and make a well in the center. Pour in the yeast mixture and add 2 of the eggs. Blend on medium speed until smooth and elastic, 5 minutes. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place until the dough has doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees . Butter a 9 1/2-inch (6-cup) metal ring mold, then dust it with flour and set aside. Add another egg to the dough and beat until incorporated. Mix in the last egg and continue to beat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Scrape the dough evenly into the prepared pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until the batter is 1/4 inch below the top of the pan, about 45 minutes.
Remove the plastic wrap and bake the cake until puffed and golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on a rack for 5 minutes, then loosen the edges with a thin, sharp knife and invert onto the rack. Set the rack over a plate to catch the rum sauce.
In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water and the 1 cup of granulated sugar to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 more cup of water and 1/2 cup of the rum. Gradually spoon the syrup over the warm cake. Transfer the cake to a serving plate and chill for 1 hour.
Before serving, make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners' sugar, the remaining 1 tablespoon of rum and 1/8 teaspoon of salt. Drizzle over the chilled cake and serve.


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It's quite sad when a phone company locks their own customers out from using a phone they provide, just so they can force you to go on a more expensive plan. Shame shame shame.
Since I changed to a prepaid I quickly learnt that it would not work on the company's locked handset. For Christ sakes, it's the same company! Fortunately I did manage to unlock my iPhone 3G and it worked great. BUT, it was slow and clunky and well, I had the later one so what's the reason to let it go to waste sitting in a drawer?
I waited a long, long time for the software unlock but it never eventuated. Gevey offer a SIM unlock solution which is a chip that goes under your SIM card which allows it to be used with other providers (or breaking the unfair locking scenario).
I decided to bite the bullet and get me one. Be careful going around Akihabara. From what I saw, there looks to be a lot of fakes, and there is no guarantee of their success rate.
It arrived yesterday around noon, but I waited till after work to do it. I had to do an extra cut on my SIM card for the chip. I used my swiss army knife, and with one slip I lightly cut the top of my finger. I didn't feel any pain but it didn't stop bleeding, hindering my efforts to do the most minimal cutting in case it wasn't going to work, I could put it back in my old phone. Tip: Just use scissors (or nippers)! It's much quicker and safer.
There are two models of the Gevey - Pro and Ultra. Any other name is definitely a fake. While the Pro is cheaper, get the Ultra. The advantage is by using the FuriousMod application, the whole unlock process is completely automated. (If the app doesn't work you most likely have a fake chip.)
Thankfully it went well without a hitch (except a cut finger). Everything is working as expected!
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Gevey Ultra In Japan
It's quite sad when a phone company locks their own customers out from using a phone they provide, just so they can force you to go on a more expensive plan. Shame shame shame.
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 1:31 pm
6 comments:
- Shandy said...
In akihabara,does softmap (shop's name) sell this gevey??
- 13 July 2013 at 17:26
- Jimmy In Japan said...
Hi Shandy,
You mean Sofmap. No, none of the big electronics stores sell them. There are some smaller shops around there that seem to be fake. I got a real one from Amazon Japan. Make sure that whatever you buy will unlock the baseband that you have on your iPhone!
If you don't have the phone yet, go for an UNLOCKED Android (or iPhone). MUCH less hassle.
- 13 July 2013 at 18:58
- Unknown said...
Could you direct us to the seller on which you bought your gevey sim? And one more thing, if i try to unlock the phone here in Japan using a roaming sim card from another country, will it work? Thanks
- 27 December 2014 at 21:06
- Jimmy In Japan said...
Hi Joan, I bought the Gevey from Amazon Japan WAY back in 2012.
If you have a new iPhone, I don't think the Gevey will work anyway, because it will have a different firmware and baseband. Like I suggested to Shandy, you are much better off with an Android (or any other unlocked handset). Roaming should work. If you allowed roaming from your home telephone company it's a good workaround (for SMS). (Softbank and docomo use a 3G compatible network). There are heaps of free wifi hotspots at train stations now.
Hope this helps. Happy New Year!
- 28 December 2014 at 20:20
- Unknown said...
Oh really? I thought i could unlock this phone(4s) so i can use it when i come back to my country or thinking about giving it as a gift.. Is there any other way that i can unlock this phone?
Happy New year too.. It's really different the way we celebrate new year in my country ;/
- 29 December 2014 at 01:25
- Jimmy In Japan said...
The same Amazon seller sells Gevey for iPhone 4S depending whether it's IOS 7.1 (632 yen), 5.1.1 or 6.0 (653 yen), or iOS 5.1,5.0, 5.0.1, 6.0.1
Baseband 2.0.xx,1.0.11, 1.013, 1.0.14 (653 yen).
Now, even IF this works for telephony, you'll will have to probably do APN settings to use data. Wifi will be no problem. The Gevey is pretty cheap, so you won't have wasted much money if it doesn't work.
Good luck :)
- 29 December 2014 at 20:58


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Some people are very sensitive to light, which can result in a headache and/or nausea. This is easily fixed. If you would like, take a day or two off from using the light. Then, if you have a light that has adjustable intensity, reduce the intensity of your light. If your headaches or nausea continue, then try reducing your intensity even more.
If reducing the intensity doesn't work, you can also reduce the amount of time you are exposed to the light. Sometimes you need to reduce both the intensity and the time. Because light therapy is a very individualized treatment, you may have to try it a few different ways to find out which is best.
It is also important to remember to have other light on in the room. This reduces the contrast in the room, reducing the strain on your eyes.
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- 1 1/4 pounds dried Calimyrna figs, stemmed, coarsely chopped
- 1 3/4 cups dry Marsala
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1
- Vanilla ice cream
Recipe Preparation
Combine all ingredients in heavy large saucepan and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until figs are very tender, about 1 hour. Uncover and simmer until liquid reduces slightly, about 8 minutes. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Cool slightly. Refrigerate until cool, stirring occasionally (mixture will be thick), about 45 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks. DO AHEAD Filling can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix flour, sugar, fennel seeds, and salt in processor. Add butter and 1 egg. Using on/off turns, process until dough forms. Gather dough into ball; divide in half. Flatten each half into disk. Wrap 1 disk in plastic wrap; refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day. Press remaining dough disk onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Pierce bottom all over with fork. Chill until firm, about 10 minutes. DO AHEAD Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
Roll out chilled dough disk on waxed paper to 12-inch round. Transfer dough on waxed paper to rimless baking sheet. Cut dough into twelve 3/4-inch-wide strips. Chill strips while filling tart. Spread filling evenly in crust. Place 6 dough strips atop filling, spacing evenly. Place remaining 6 strips diagonally atop first 6 strips, forming diamond lattice pattern. Press ends of strips against edge of tart pan to trim. Whisk remaining egg in small bowl to blend; brush over lattice.
Bake tart until juices bubble thickly around edges and crust is deep golden, about 55 minutes. Cool on rack 1 hour. Using small knife, gently loosen tart from pan sides. Remove sides. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature with ice cream.


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Is Interest Free Credit Worthwhile?
Although it is rare these days, there are some companies that now offer interest free credit. This might be on items when you purchase them, such as when you buy cars from certain dealers or it might be on a credit card, for example. These deals sound really great, but you may wonder what the companies get out of them. How will they profit if they lend you money and do not charge you for it? You are right to be cautious as there may be reasons for it that they may be trying to take advantage of you with.
If you are being given the option of interest free credit on goods, then you need to think about how the company can afford to give you that. They will be taking on a risk that you will not make all the repayments and therefore they may not get back the full value of the items that you are buying, so why would they offer it? Obviously they want to tempt you into buying from them but it is still a risk for them and that is why they are likely to price their items very high. If they price it at twice the cost, for example, then after half the repayment period the costs will have been covered and the rest will be profit. This means that if you have trouble making repayments in the future, they will at least have got back the cost of the item. This business model means that whenever you buy an item that has interest free credit, you should be careful to think about whether it is priced fairly. Obviously if you want free credit then you will need to be prepared to pay extra for it as it is an additional service, but it could be that you can get the item much cheaper elsewhere and perhaps saving up for it or borrowing the money from somewhere else to pay for it, could be much better. It is therefore well worth doing some investigations to find out.
It is also worth thinking about what might happen if you cannot make the required monthly payments. You may need to take out an online payday loan to make ends meet. If you take a look in the terms and conditions you will see what the consequences of this would be. It could be that you will be charged a fee or that you get charged interest. This won't be advertised, so you will need to look hard to find this information. It may be best to phone customer services and ask them as they will have the information to hand. You could find that if miss just one payment, that you will end up having to pay significantly more. Therefore you need to make sure that you are really confident that you will be able to cover those repayments and have a backup plan just in case there is a month when you get stuck for money. It could be wise to keep a couple of months repayments in a savings account just in case.
If you have an interest free credit card, then things work a little differently. You will have a certain period of time when you are not charged interest on any outstanding balance. This might be for six months or longer if you are lucky. Once this period of time is over, you will then start being charged interest. This interest tends to be pretty high compared with the interest charged on other credit cards. Therefore the card can be a really good way to get some interest free credit for a period of time, but you need to make sure that you have the funds to pay it back when this interest free period is over. If you do not, then you will end up paying high interest and if you leave the debt outstanding for a long time, it could be that you will end up paying more in interest than you would had you borrowed it on a standard card. You may also not have been tempted to borrow so much money had you seen the interest charges each month on your statement.
So although interest free credit can be really great, you do need to be cautious about it and make sure that you calculate whether it really will be cheaper for you.


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A solid closer for a few years, Stan Belinda is best known for being on the mound when the Bucs lost game seven of the 1992 NLCS. (click to embiggen)
The team got some good mileage from Jon Lieber before he was inexplicably flipped for Brant Brown (Thank you, Cam Bonifay!) Miceli had the affectionate nickname "Maalox" for the uneasy feeling felt by fans when he was called in to pitch.
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