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Outlander Season 1, Volume 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) by Bear McCreary (CD review).
This is the second album of music released from the television series 'Outlander', based on the series of books by Diana Gabaldon. It's an enjoyable hour or so of music and is an album I often find myself putting on while I'm working. It definitely evokes a sense of Scotland and Bear McCreary has made good use of a variety of instruments to really get that feeling of being in the wild Scottish Highlands.
As with the first album, I'm split in my feelings towards the vocal tracks on the 'Outlander Vol. 2' soundtrack. I still don't like the prolonged 'S' sounds and swooping between notes that Raya Yarborough gives us in 'The Skye Boat Song', but the rest of that track is a nicely understated arrangement with very atmospheric backgrounds and her tone is generally very pleasant to listen to. When it builds up to full highland pipe band arrangement and then lighter wind instruments come in to add depth, it's a lovely piece of music. The other vocalist, Gillebride MacMillan, only appears in 'An Fhídeag Airgid' but his clear tones and beautiful Gaelic phrases always make me stop and listen when that track starts.
'Charge Of The Highland Cattle' starts off with an impressive military-style pipe band, with plenty of building drums and fiddle music. There's a sense of urgency to the piece, with the drumbeat really moving the piece forward, until about half-way through where we're suddenly taken to a more mellow place with slow, atmospheric string music. This is definitely a piece of contrasting parts, but it's one of the tracks that I think has the best sense of story to it and I think its two parts combine well to allow the listener to experience that story.
The inclusion of the 'Wool Waulking Songs' is an interesting choice for this album. They represent a side of Scottish life not portrayed by the rest of the music, which is a nice touch and brings something unexpected to the album. At the same time, because they're so different they do feel somewhat jarring in this collection, particularly coming in the middle of the album rather than as a bonus at the end.
Overall, this is a decent introduction to traditional Scottish music and gives a good starting point for people who've enjoyed the music during the television series but don't quite know where to go next. There's nothing particularly ground-breaking here, but if you like this style of music then there's plenty to enjoy.
Vinca Russell
December 2016
(pub: Madison Gate Records/Sony Music Cmg, 2015. 1 CD 65 minutes 15 tracks. Price: $ 8.79 (US), £ 6.77 (UK). ASIN: B013XO20RK
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Construction Software Co. Raises $5 Million in Series A Round
Thursday, December 22, 2016
San Diego startup eSUB Construction Software has raised $5 million in a Series A financing from Washington, D.C.-based firm Revolution Ventures, the company announced this week.
ESUB's mobile and cloud-based project management tools are used by construction subcontractors.
Industry veteran Wendy Rogers, CEO, launched the software platform to help subcontractors reduce costs by more effectively tracking their labor in the field. Rogers said subcontractors use the software to document the changes that occur, which helps ensure they are paid for the extra work.
"Subcontractors don't get paid for the work they do, they get paid for the work they document," she said.
Bobby Ocampo, a partner at Revolution Ventures, said eSUB is "revolutionizing the enormous subcontractor market that has yet to be adequately served by technology."
ESUB raised a $750,000 seed round in January 2015 from a trio of investors: Raymond Levitt, The Investor Group, led by Sheldon Lewis, and the Stanford Farmers Investment Club, a group of Stanford professors that make angel investments.
The San Diego startup, which said its revenues have grown by more than 400 percent since 2013, plans to use the new round of financing to hire more than 40 new employees to bolster the company's sales, engineering, customer service and marketing efforts.

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This is a delicious darjeeling tea I bought from Tao of Tea in their walk-in store. The label doesn't say which flush it is but it appears to be first flush. However, unlike other first flush darjeelings, it does not have the typical vegetal "grassy" flavoring found in other first flushes which I tend to avoid. The leaves almost look like a white tea, with a lighter green appearance with some oxidation showing in places. It almost looks like Oriental Beauty Oolong leaves.
The muscatel flavoring is subtle but nice, not overpowering. There's a mild honey like flavor aftertaste that's very nice. I really enjoy this tea and since this is the last of my supply, I will look forward to getting more next store visit.


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A Malaysian favourite done the Rick Stein way.
For the barbecued chicken cut each boned chicken thigh into three 2.5cm wide strips. Put into a bowl with the crushed garlic, crushed white peppercorns, sugar, fish sauce and lime juice and mix together well. Leave to marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Thread the pieces onto parallel pairs of soaked bamboo skewers (this helps to stop the pieces spinning around as you turn them) and set aside in the fridge until needed.
For the nasi goreng spice paste, simply put all the ingredients into a mini food processor with 1 teaspoon of salt and grind together into a smooth paste.
Cook the rice in boiling salted water for 15 minutes or until just tender. Drain, rinse well with boiling hot water from the kettle, and drain well once more. Spread out on a large tray and leave to go cold (but do not refrigerate).
Heat 1 cm of oil into a large deep frying pan, add the sliced shallots and shallow fry, stirring now and then, until crisp and richly golden. Remove with a slotted spoon onto plenty of kitchen paper, sprinkle lightly with salt and leave until cold and crisp.
Beat the eggs with some salt and pepper. Heat a little sunflower oil in a small frying pan over a medium-high heat, pour in one-third of the beaten egg and cook until the egg has set on top. Flip it over, cook for a few more seconds then turn out, roll up tightly and leave to go cold. Repeat twice more with the remaining egg. Thinly slice across into thin strips.
Preheat your barbecue or grill to high. Cook the chicken pieces for 6-7 minutes, turning until caramelised on the outside and cooked through. Slide the meat off the skewers, cut into chunky pieces and set aside.
Heat a wok over a high heat until smoking hot. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil leftover from frying the shallots and the nasi goring paste and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the tomato puree and ketchup manis and cook for a few seconds, then add the cold cooked rice and stir-fry over a high heat for 2 minutes until heated through.
Add the barbecued chicken, crisp-fried shallots and strips of omelette and stir-fry for another minute. Add the light soy sauce, cucumber and most of the spring onions and toss together well.
Spoon onto a large warmed plate, scatter over the remaining spring onions and serve.
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Cats are being poorly served when it comes to medical care. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that there are over 90 million cats in homes in the US. This is 10 to 20 million more cats than dogs. But sadly cats only see the vet a fraction of the time that dogs do. Cats are endearing, delightful, and loving pets. Google reports that "Cats" are searched over 30 million times a month on the internet! The You Tube video Keyboard Cat has been viewed over 41 million times. There are more multi-cat households than there are multi-dogs households. Cats bring love and happiness into families and homes. Anyone who says they don't like cats, just has never had or known a cat. Continue…


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Ryan Reynolds Reveals What Playing Deadpool Did To His Mental Health
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has revealed how playing everyone's favourite fourth-wall breaking Merc' with a Mouth affected his mental health.
Ryan confessed that he had a 'little bit of a nervous breakdown' after filming this year's Deadpool and suffered from anxiety due to the pressure on him to deliver a faithful adaptation of Marvel's infamous mercenary.
In an interview with GQ Ryan revealed that working on the film for a year meant his health suffered due to the increased 'attention' on him.
He explained:
I felt like I was on some schooner in the middle of a white squall the whole time. It just never stopped.
When it finally ended, I had a little bit of a nervous breakdown. I literally had the shakes. I went to go see a doctor because I felt like I was suffering from a neurological problem or something. And every doctor I saw said, 'You have anxiety'.
I say this with the caveat that I completely recognise the ridiculously fortunate position that I am in. But the attention is hard on your nervous system – that might be why I live out in the woods. And I was banging the loudest drum for Deadpool. I wasn't just trying to open it; I was trying to make a cultural phenomenon.
Ryan's drum banging paid off eventually though and Deadpool went on to become the highest grossing r-rated movie ever, with a sequel already in the works.
It's not been plain sailing on the sequel so far though with director Tim Miller allegedly leaving the project over 'creative differences'.
Deadpool 2 doesn't have an official title yet although we do know that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote the original film, are writing the sequel's script.
Sienna Miller, Ruby Rose, Lizzy Caplan and Sofia Boutella are also allegedly in the running for the film's female lead, the popular Marvel mutant Domino.
If you want to worry about anything Ryan get anxious over Green Lantern, I'm not sure if anyone's forgotten that one yet.
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SPN News for Start of Final, Interminable Hiatus
Boy, I lucked out this week with news to link you to! Also thanks to MJ (again!) for some of these. She's great at finding the stuff my Google alerts miss. :)
Late Addition: Ausiello at EW has posted his "bubble list" of TV shows and likelihood for (or status of) renewal. He considers Supernatural a sure thing. Yay!
First up: Kevin Parks, who was Supernatural's first AD for 21 episodes, is riding in The Ride to Conquer Cancer for the BC Cancer Foundation, in honor of director Kim Manners.
The Feb. 12/19 '10 issue of Entertainment Weekly contained mention of Jeffrey Dean Morgan in an article about movie actors doing TV. JDM fans will be thrilled to hear he has 5 (FIVE!) movies expected to release in 2010.
In casting news, former EastEnders actor Adam Croasdell will play Baldur. I'll minimize spoilers and let you Google it to see who that is. I'm very intrigued. :)
This article talks about the upcoming 100th episode. I'd seen pictures of the party, but this was the first write-up I read that mentioned that episode is scheduled to air April 15th.
Related: Dawn Ostroff was interviewed at a 100th-episode event in a non-spoilery video about the show and its run so far. There's also a video with Jim Beaver in this archive. And the TV Addict had some pics and a video. Check out that fourth pic. OMG, they are HUGE! LOL
A new interview with Chad Lindberg was posted last week. I didn't read it because it's spoilery! :)
Misha Collins also did an interview posted last week. It's UK-based, and they just started season 5 over there, so it maybe a lot of what we've already seen/heard. But it's Misha! :)
Do you subscribe to Supernatural magazine? If not, here's a taste of what you're missing: an excerpt from an interview with Jared and Jensen.
Watch with Kristin at E!Online held another CW Awards because they never get any love at the "real" awards. :) Supernatural made a very poor showing. Stoopid vampires.
Unfounded rumors persist in connecting Jensen Ackles to the upcoming Captain America movie (now they're saying he's one of the recent auditionees), but the LA Times gives us a definite casting note. Jensen Ackles joins Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Isaacs, and Bruce Greenwood as the voice of Red Hood in "Batman: Under the Red Hood" to be released on DVD. Additional commentary on the casting can be found here.
E!Online gossip columnist Ted Casablanca talks about wedding dates for the show's stars. Sharing the link dispite my dislike of being lumped in with the...um...less level-headed fans. :) Ted follows that up with this video with Daneel Harris. It's fluffy, but she's adorable, and talks about Valentine's plans with Jensen.
Check out 2thedeuce.com's "Battle of the Network Hotties". In round 1, all the SPN guys won their competitions (though two were losing when I first saw it!). That link should take you to round 2.
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Brother of manslaughter victim supports police campaign to end 'One Punch' deaths
Dorset Police is launching its 'One Punch' campaign with the release of an emotive video to highlight the consequences of confrontation and violence.
View the video on our #OnePunch campaign page >
In 2016, the Force dealt with almost 10,000 crimes involving violence, with four people tragically losing their life from injuries sustained by a single punch.
Dorset Police is working with Dr Jonny Coxon on its #OnePunch campaign to highlight the dangers of being involved in violence after his brother, David Coxon, was tragically killed by a single punch while he was at a scooter rally at Sandford Holiday Park in March 2016.
David was knocked to the ground by Jason James, an amateur boxer and roofer from Newton Abbot in Devon, while the pair were visiting Dorset with other members of the Cider Commandos of Newton Abbot Scooter Club.
James initially fled the scene before returning a few hours later to hand himself into officers. Paramedics attended but sadly David was pronounced dead at the scene.
The court heard both the defendant and the victim had gone into the bushes to urinate when James 'felt something warm' on his leg and subsequently punched David. A post-mortem examination established that the cause of death was a head injury likely to have been caused by one event.
James admitted manslaughter and was sentenced to four years in prison at Winchester Crown Court in April 2016.
The #OnePunch campaign aims to encourage people who find themselves involved in a confrontation or argument to stop, think about their actions and the potential consequences and walk away.
It will include a series of videos released on social media along with bar mats and posters being given to licensed premises across Dorset to promote the campaign. Anyone arrested for common assault, actual bodily harm or grievous bodily harm will also be given a leaflet while in custody, giving them more information about how the consequences of their actions could have resulted in tragedy.
Dr Jonny Coxon, said; "Just after he died when all the tributes were coming in, I genuinely lost count of the number of times people described him as the 'gentle giant'. We chose the words on his gravestone really carefully and I think the last few sum him up really well, it finishes – big man, big laugh, big heart. That was him.
"Losing your brother is unimaginably devastating. I still get flashbacks of the last time Mum and I saw his body lying in the morgue; cold and lifeless. That's where we got to say our last goodbye.
"If this campaign can help to drive home the destruction that comes from that one moment of losing self-control - the flying fist and suddenly someone has potentially become a killer. If there is a hint of a chance that someone in that situation can remember something like this and pause, take a moment and walk away, I think lives can be changed and saved.
"We don't live in the movies and in real life, it can take just one punch and sometimes people just don't get back up."
Superintendent Jared Parkin, of Dorset Police, said; "We have been working with Dr Jonny Coxon to produce a series of videos to share over the coming weeks and I'm sure anyone watching them will get a real sense of the heartbreak and devastation this tragedy has caused the victim's family.
"A single act and that split second decision can cause devastating lasting damage to numerous lives. Last year, Dorset Police dealt with 9,868 crimes involving an element of violence, any of which could have turned deadly.
"Alcohol plays a major role in violent crime and national statistics show that 53% of violent incidents involving adults were alcohol-related, most commonly involving male victims.
"At this time of the year we see more people heading out to celebrate, enjoying Christmas parties and socialising with colleagues who you often wouldn't be out drinking with. We would encourage everyone to think about their actions and how easily a momentary decision can affect the rest of your life and potentially end others."
You can keep up to date with the campaign by visiting www.dorset.police.uk/OnePunch or following the #OnePunch hashtag on social media.
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CANADIAN OIL SANDS LIMITED (COS.TO) and (COSWF.PK)
Per share values in USD 1-19-2012
Market value $ 20.64 Canadian
Market value $ 20.40 US
Indicated Dividend rate ~6.75 %
Durig Capital seeks out quality high yielding global investments that offer both a high yield and a good probability of appreciation, while providing a unique hedge against inflation and/or a continued devaluation of the US dollar. As a result of our diversification research efforts, we have identified and selected Canadian Oil Sands (COS.TO), Canada's largest oil producer operated by the Syncrude consortium. Syncrude began operation in 1978 and is the biggest mine of any type in the world.
US Dollar Concerns
Most investors seeking income with growth for their investment portfolios are aware of the US 15 plus trillion in debt, but few understand that the M1 money supply "printing of money" is up 18.3% in the last twelve months alone. When you consider the fast growing economies known as the BRICs (countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and the fact they are looking at replacing the US dollar as the reserve currency, any one of the above factors alone could over time cause havoc to the dollar and/or increased inflation. Having all three major forces occurring simultaneously while the US Government is lacking a real fiscal compass make it even more imperative for the wealth preservation of our clients.
The Company
Syncrude Canada Ltd. is one of the world's largest producers of a single high quality light sweet synthetic crude oil (SCO) know as Syncrude (SSP) from oil sands and is the largest single source producer in Canada. It is located just outside Fort McMurray in the Athabasca Oil Sands. The U.S. imports about 19 percent of its total foreign oil supply from Canada, more than from any other nation, and around half of that now comes from the oil sands.
In 2003, when the Oil & Gas Journal added the Alberta oil sands to its list of proven reserves, it immediately propelled Canada to second place, behind Saudi Arabia, among oil-producing nations. The proven reserves in the oil sands are eight times those of the entire U.S., and we believe that number will go up.
Syncrude is not traded directly, but rather through the individual owners. The company is a joint venture between seven partners (by percentage): Canadian Oil Sands Limited (COS.TO)(COS WF.PK) (36.74%), Imperial Oil Limited (IMO) (25%), Suncor Energy Inc (SU) (12%), Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (SHI) (9.03%), Nexen Inc (NXY) (7.23%), Mocal Energy a subsidiary of Nippon Oil (5%), and Murphy Oil (MUR) (5%). Exxon Mobil (XOM) currently owns 69.6% of Imperial Oil. In 2010 Conoco Phillips (COP) sold its 9.03% interest in Syncrude to the Chinese company Sinopec for $4.65 billion. Using today's valuation Synopec paid about a 60% premium over the value of the current share price of Canadian Oil Sands. Athabasca Oil Sands (ATH.TSE), a similar but smaller Canadian Oil Sand play with no consistent dividend, currently has lower value metrics. We value Canadian Oil Sands more on an international cash flow basis, as it has superior free cash generation, a healthy dividend, and a long life hard asset base.
The ownership board must approve all annual operating budgets, proposed capital spending projects, and are required to provide the funding for said activities based on their ownership share.
Syncrude has stated it has 20 years of proven reserves and about 40 years of probable reserves. Probable reserve means it has the same probability of having 41 years as it does 39 years of reserves. We have seen in our research indications that probable reserves have a much greater tendency to grow, often significantly, over time. Syncrude has been permitted to produce 173 million barrels of SCO which expires in Dec 2035.
Canadian Oil Sands
Canadian Oil sands is the largest shareholder with 36.74 percent of the company. Considering its long life assets, its internal cash flow is one of the highest we could identify in the Canadian Community market, including bonds. Canadian Oil Sands currently yields about a 6.75% dividend, which is above most Canadian corporate bonds that we have reviewed and significantly above the 1.945% yield for the Canadian 10 year government bond. Considering that it just raised its dividend from 30 cents to 35 cents and expects major cost to significantly decline starting in 2014, an environment is set that could afford a even higher dividend payout ratio. When you factor in probable reserves of around 40 years, it makes for a very high yielding, long term, hard asset based investment much like the Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) that we recently recommended. The real return will vary due to the international prices of oil, but with that said, it looks as though any real or material alternative for guaranteed power is not on the short term horizon.
The dividend has been just increase by the company to 35 cents even though they publicly stated that investors should expect a 30 cent quarterly dividend targeted for 2012.
Largest Risks
While we now want to identify what we believe to be the four largest risks to our investors, please do not assume that this list is intended to be complete or comprehensive.
- Oil Prices.
- Environmental
- Production.
- Keystone
1. Oil Prices. We believe that unless supply and demand characteristics change significantly, the price of oil is likely to gradually increase. Possibilities for change would be a change in the present US administration's policies from a restrictive oil platform to a pro energy platform, which could potentially lower oil prices.
2. Possibly the largest risk, but one that's hard for us to quantify, is the environmental risk. We do not see this primarily as a catastrophic risk, but the risk of possibly new and/or additional building or mining regulations intended to improve or protect the environment. The oil sands process is not a very clean or easy way to extract oil and is generally considered to be more environmentally damaging than more conventional methods. Therefore it has detractors that frequently harangue politicians for operations to be closed. However, the location of its operations is in a place where it's so cold that it tends to avoid public scrutiny. The European Union plans to adopt the fuel quality directive, which calculates a fuel's entire life cycle of emissions, which will make fuels from oil sands less competitive in the EU market and has caused friction between the EU and Canada.
3. Production risks. The Oil Sands appears to have resulted from centuries of oil flow. Out of a higher point of earth's crust the oil flowed along in a river until it began to solidify at a low point or valley, which makes it uniquely different from most oil deposits still in the ground. Being a newer form of energy and mixed in with the sands, Canadian Oil Sands and the industry is still achieving significant gains in production despite the associated pitfalls of not being far along on the learning curve. That said, Canadian Oil sands could possibly run at higher cost than forecasted for a while.
4. We've seen many articles indicating that the lack of transportation pipelines for the Alberta and beyond region is causing a bottleneck in supply lines, and that the Keystone Pipeline (among others) would greatly expand alternative modes of transportation to market. Looking at the price history and knowing that Syncrude has been both above and below the WTI prices, it's hard to project its impact. The current reason stated for 20 dollar lower per barrel prices in the Alberta area is the frequent recurrence and increased development of several choke points in distribution, which is common in new regions with rapid improvements in production. Our best estimate is that if Keystone and/or other pipelines are approved, it would greatly reduce the volatility of prices and make the income and earnings more correlated to other oil market prices, thus making the operation more desirable.
Summary and Conclusion
Canadian Oil Sands integrates well into our strategic plan of finding strong balance sheet companies that own highly desirable assets and/or are monopolistic businesses, and are significantly undervalued as a result of depressed markets and/or currencies, such as our recently selected Administradora de Fondos de Pen (PVD), which holds a dominant position similar to Canadian Oil Sands, when neither copper nor the Chilean peso were having much success in finding a bottom.
Therefore, we think Canadian Oil Sands allows our clients to attain the strategic goals of an income stream and long term capital growth, offers diversification away from the US economy and the US dollar, which is why we have added it to our Investment Growth & Income Portfolio. For Canadians we recommend using Bank Offshore to attain foreign denominated bonds and income.
Disclosure: Durig Capital and some clients currently have positions in COS.TO.


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1970's Pauline Trigere red gown and jacket ensemble. Gown is empire waist with inverted pleats in the front. Skims the body beautifully, lined in red silk. The jacket gives the option of a more conservative look, hitting below the hips and featuring an exaggerated collar. Two straight flat front pockets at bust embellished with crystal buttons, as well as slanted side pockets. Three matching crystal buttons down front of jacket, lined in white silk. Excellent vintage condition.
Jacket: Shoulder 14" | Sleeve 15" | Bust 34" | Waist 34" | Hips 34" | Length 29"
Gown: Bust 30" | Waist 30" | Hips 32" | Length 56"
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Thomas "Tom" Puopolo, 71, of Jupiter, Fla., formerly of Shelton, Conn., passed away on January 7, 2014.
Tom was a 30-year resident of Florida moving from Shelton, Connecticut. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Crisis. He retired from the Shelton Police Department. He also retired from Sikorsky Aircraft in Florida.
Tom will be greatly missed by his wife of 50 years, Joanne; his daughter, Robin Puopolo and his granddaughter, Miranda Crouse; three sisters, Helen, Maryann, and Beverly; and several nieces and nephews.
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I'm trying to restrict the ability of users to change the Passcode, and I'm not having any luck.
Here's what I have setup as a test.
I have one Profile with Restrictions Enabled, with a lot of Restrictions, but I have the following setting OFF:
[ ] Allow modification of passcode settings
Scope is 'with ANY of the following tags';
Device tag 'TEST'
I made a security policy under Policies named 'PWD'. The only thing enabled is "Passcode lock"
I created a second Profile.
Scope is 'with ANY of the following tags'
No additional Restriction settings.
Wallpaper settings enabled. Lock and Homescreen. (Created this as visual test that Profile is pushed.)
Policy tag 'PWD - violating devices'
Yet, I'm still able to change the Passcode. I first tried putting the PWD Policy on the TEST Profile, but for some reason, enabling a Policy Tag on this Profile, pushes the Profile off the device. That's when I read that you should create a second Profile for a Policy. After doing this, the TEST Profile is not pushed off the device, the PWD Profile is on the device, but I can still change the Passcode and the Wallpaper is not changed.
Additional Notes: This device is NOT DEP enrolled. This device is manually enrolled.
Is there something that I'm missing?Thank you
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I've answered my own question.
The "Allow modification of passcode settings" is under iOS Supervised Restrictions which states explicitly:
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These restrictions only have an effect when a device is in 'supervised' mode. This mode can only be enabled with DEP or Apple Configurator."
This iPad is not DEP enrolled or enrolled through the Apple Configurator.Okay, thank you.
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@Amy_e Have you tagged the device with the "TEST" tag you have setup? Be aware that tags in System manager are case sensitive.
Hello, thanks for your response.
Yes, I've tagged the Test tag. I've also tried pushing just the Policy tag without the test tag and still no luck.
If you go to the following can you see the device lists
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A new cyber surveillance virus has been found in the Middle East that can spy on banking transactions and steal login and passwords, according Kaspersky Lab, a leading computer security firm.
Dubbed Gauss, the virus may also be capable of attacking critical infrastructure and was very likely built in the same laboratories as Stuxnet, the computer worm widely believed to have been used by the US and Israel to attack Iran's nuclear programme, Kaspersky Lab said on Thursday.
The Moscow-based firm said it found Gauss had infected more than 2,500 personal computers, the bulk of them in Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Targets included Lebanon's BlomBank, ByblosBank and Credit Libanais, as well as Citibank and eBay's PayPal online payment system.
Officials with the Lebanese banks said they were unaware of the virus. PayPal spokesman Anuj Nayar said the company was investigating the matter but was not aware of any increase in "rogue activity" as a result of Gauss. A Citibank spokeswoman declined to comment.
Kaspersky Lab would not speculate on who was behind Gauss, but said the virus was connected to Stuxnet and two other related cyber espionage tools, Flame and Duqu. The US department of defense declined to comment.
"After looking at Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame, we can say with a high degree of certainty that Gauss comes from the same 'factory' or 'factories,'" Kaspersky on its website. "All these attack toolkits represent the high end of nation-state-sponsored cyber-espionage and cyberwar operations."
Jeffrey Carr, an expert on cyber-warfare who runs security firm Taia Global, said the US government has long monitored Lebanese banks for clues about the activities of militant groups and drug cartels. He said Gauss was likely built by adapting technology deployed in Flame.
"You've got this successful platform. Why not apply it to this investigation into Lebanese banks and whether or not they are involved in money laundering for Hezbollah?" he said.
New York's state banking regulator this week accused Britain's Standard Chartered Plc of violating US anti-money laundering laws by scheming with Iran to hide more than $250bn of transactions.
Experts said that surveillance viruses like Gauss are perfect tools for government intelligence units to gather information for such investigations, though they did not specifically link Gauss to the Standard Chartered case.
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Modules in the virus have internal names that researchers believe were chosen to pay homage to famous mathematicians and philosophers, including Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, Kurt Godel and Joseph-Louis Lagrange.
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One of the firm's top researchers said Gauss also contains a module known as "Godel" that may include a Stuxnet-like weapon for attacking industrial control systems. Stuxnet, discovered in 2010, was used to attack computers that controlled the centrifuges at a uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran.
Roel Schouwenberg, a senior researcher with Kaspersky, said the Godel code may include a similar "warhead."
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It should be clear at this point that you sign up for a public shaming when you're rude to celebrities on Twitter.
And yet, we still have folks like Joey, a Twitter rando who on Tuesday paid the price for going after Chance the Rapper.
The exchange began over Chance's commentary on a CBS LA story about men who wonder if it's still OK to hug women in a post-Weinstein world. (His succinct take: "Gross. Don't.")
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Gross. Don't. https://t.co/CjkoGUktTD
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 5, 2017
Joey, the aforementioned rando, made a critical mistake in responding to Chance's tweet, writing, "So we're cutting off all human contact between the sexes now? Isn't that Sharia law?"
To which the musician responded:
Stop trying to make people hug you Joey. No one wants your hugs or hyperbolic racist comparisons or unbuttoned top button. Keep it all to yourself, Joey.
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|Power Planer I have used the 3 1/4" and the 6" Makita power planers and then got the 4 3/8" model and found it to be a good compromise in power ease of use. I still use the 6" at times, but the 4 3/8" gets most of the work.
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Of course I also use an assortment of drill bits, squares, levels etc., but I also use several stationary tools. The table saw and thickness planer are use quite a bit with the band saw, stationary sander (belt and disc), and jointer getting less use.


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ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 134 Increment 34 : 1 - 14 December 2012
This is ISS status report #134 from the European Space Agency outlining ESA's science-related activities that have taken place on the ISS during the past two weeks for different European experiments and experiment facilities.
The report is compiled by ESA's ISS Utilisation and Astronaut Support Department in cooperation with ESA's Columbus Operations teams from the ISS Programme and Exploration Department.
ISS Utilisation Programme
The principal focus of the European utilisation of the ISS is the Columbus laboratory, which was launched and permanently attached to the ISS in February 2008. In addition to the science taking place using the internal and external experiment facilities of the Columbus laboratory, ESA also has some further on-going research taking place inside the Russian Segment of the ISS and in the US Destiny laboratory within international scientific collaboration agreements.
The current status of the European science package on the ISS is as follows:
Human Research
Space Headaches Experiment
ISS Commander Kevin Ford continued filling in weekly questionnaires (his 6th and 7th) on 7 and 14 December as part of the Space Headaches experiment, which is determining the incidence and characteristics of headaches occurring within astronauts in orbit. The weekly questionnaires follow on from one week of filling in daily questionnaires during the first week after launch on Soyuz 32S on 23 October. Headaches can be a common complaint during space flights. This can negatively affect mental and physical capacities of astronauts/cosmonauts which can influence performance during a space mission.
European Modular Cultivation System Maintenance
The water pump servicing activity for the European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) was successfully performed on 12 December. The European Modular Cultivation System, which was launched to the ISS in July 2006, is located in EXPRESS Rack 3 in Columbus and is dedicated to biological experiments such as the effects of gravity on cells, roots and physiology of plants and simple animals. It was developed by ESA and is being operated jointly with NASA under a bilateral barter agreement which was renewed again in Autumn 2012 after the initial 2 year time frame (within ISS Early Utilisation) and a subsequent International Space Life Sciences Working Group cooperation agreement). The next ESA experiment to take place in the facility is the Gravi-2 experiment which builds on the initial Gravi experiment in determining the gravity threshold response in plant (lentil) roots. The Gravi-2 experiment is tentatively scheduled for transportation to the ISS on the SpaceX-3 spacecraft in the second half of 2013.
Radiation Research
DOSIS-3D experiment
Data acquisition has been on-going for the Dose Distribution inside the ISS 3D (DOSIS-3D) experiment using the two active DOSTEL detectors located inside the European Physiology Modules facility to undertake time-dependent cosmic radiation measurements, and a second set of passive detectors (delivered on Soyuz 32S) which were installed in different locations within Columbus by Sunita Williams on 26 October. This followed up from the first set of passive detectors which gathered data in the Columbus laboratory from May to September 2012 before being returned to earth for analysis. The passive detectors are used in order to undertake 'area dosimetry' i.e. to measure the spatial radiation gradients inside the Columbus module. A monthly downlink of data from the active detectors was undertaken via the European Physiology Modules facility on 12 December.
The aim of the DOSIS-3D experiment is to determine the nature and distribution of the radiation field inside the ISS and follows on from the DOSIS experiment previously undertaken in the Columbus laboratory. Comparison of the dose rates for the DOSIS-3D and the DOSIS experiments shows a difference in dose level which can be explained due to the different altitude of the Station during the measurements. The DOSIS-3D experiment will build on the data gathered from the DOSIS experiment by combing data gathered in Columbus with ISS International Partner data gathered in other modules of the ISS.
TriTel Experiment
Data acquisition has been on-going for the TriTel (Tri-Axis Telescope) experiment using its active cosmic radiation detector hardware located inside the Columbus laboratory. The active detector includes three different detector types which are able to provide a 3-dimensional mapping of radiation entering Columbus i.e determining the time-dependent level of radiation and direction with which it travels into/through Columbus. The hardware has been active since 6 November. An accompanying set of passive detectors for the TriTel experiment will be launched to the ISS on Soyuz 33S in mid December.
Solar Research
SOLAR Facility
The latest Sun Visibility Window (60th) for the Solar facility to acquire data has been ongoing since 12 December following completion of the Sun Visibility Window bridging event which took place from 30 November – 12 December. Sun Visibility Windows for Solar, located on the external surface of Columbus, are open for the facility to acquire scientific data when the ISS is in the correct orbital profile with relation to the Sun. Sun Visibility Window 60 is scheduled to end on 24 December.
As the Sun visibility windows last for around 12 days there has not been the chance to undertake solar measurements during a full Sun rotation cycle which lasts around 27 days. The bridging event remedied this by taking measurements outside of the standard Sun visibility windows (hence joining Sun Visibility Windows 59 and 60 together) through a slight rotation of the ISS in the bridging period to put the Solar facility in the correct profile in relation to the Sun. Sun Visibility Window 59 was undertaken from 18 – 30 November. The bridging period was the first time that the attitude of the whole Space Station had been changed for science reasons. Following completion of the bridging event the ISS was rotated back to its standard orbital profile. The SolACES instrument from SOLAR was placed in a warm-up configuration (as a work-around to protect the instrument's optics from degradation) from 12 December in connection with ISS reboost activities i.e. (thruster firings), though it was placed back into cooling mode the following day due to cancellation of the activity.
The SOLAR payload facility has been studying the Sun's irradiation with unprecedented accuracy across most of its spectral range currently for nearly five years on-orbit. This has so far produced excellent scientific data during a series of Sun observation cycles. An extension to the payload's time in orbit could see its research activities extend up to early 2017 to monitor the whole solar cycle with unprecedented accuracy.
Fluids Research
Fluid Science Laboratory Testing
Activities have been ongoing on the ISS for resumption of the Geoflow-2 experiment (as Geoflow 2b). ISS Commander Kevin Ford exchanged the reference Optical Target inside the Fluid Science Laboratory facility with the Geoflow-2 Experiment Container on 4 December. He also relocated a measurement sensor from the Space Acceleration Measurement System II (SAMS-II) from EXPRESS Rack 3 to the front panel of the Fluid Science Laboratory. The following day Ford released the Core Element of the facility (which hosts the Fluid Science Laboratory experiments) putting it in free-floating mode in order to support the simultaneous acquisition of micro-g measurements with the Microgravity Measurement Apparatus and Microgravity Vibration Isolation System built into the Fluid Science Laboratory and the SAMS-II equipment. These cross-calibration measurements were successfully performed from ground during the remaining part of that day. Finally, a checkout run of the Geoflow-2 experiment was executed which confirmed the proper performance of the equipment with all telemetry data confirmed as nominal. On 6 December a software upgrade of the Fluid Science Laboratory Rack Interface Controller was successfully performed. Five days later Ford relocated the SAMS measurement sensor back to EXPRESS Rack 3. The following day the Fluid Science Laboratory was again active in order to undertake additional data from the Microgravity Measurement Apparatus and Microgravity Vibration Isolation System for engineering purposes. On 14 December the Fluid Science Laboratory was activated in order to perform a Geoflow system test in preparation for next weeks experiment runs. The Geoflow-2 science programme is scheduled to start in the week of 17 December.
Geoflow-2 (which follows on from the initial Geoflow experiment with new scientific objectives and a different experiment configuration) is investigating the flow of an incompressible viscous fluid held between two concentric spheres rotating about a common axis as a representation of a planet. This is of importance for astrophysical and geophysical problems such as global scale flow in the atmosphere, the oceans, and in the liquid nucleus of planets. For Geoflow-2 (and Geoflow 2b) the incompressible fluid is nonanol which varies in viscosity with temperature (unlike silicon oil) to provide a different aspect of research with more of a simulation to Earth's geophysical conditions. Geoflow-2 has already undertaken about 14 months of research from March 2011 – May 2012. Geoflow 2b is physically the same experiment set up as Geodlow-2, only with a different set of scientific boundary variables.
Current testing and upgrade activities for the Fluid Science Laboratory are also being undertaken in advance of the FASES experiment which is due for upload on ATV-4 in April 2013 with immediate start of processing of the most age-sensitive emulsion samples).
Technology Research
Vessel Identification System (Vessel ID)
Successful data acquisition is on-going for the Vessel Identification System (commonly known as the Automatic Identification System, AIS), using its Norwegian receiver, and telemetry is still being successfully received by the Norwegian User Support and Operation Centre (N-USOC) in Trondheim via ESA's Columbus Control Centre in Germany. The Vessel Identification System has acquired an extensive amount of data for more than two years since its installation in Columbus.
The Vessel Identification System is testing the means to track global maritime traffic from space by picking up signals from standard AIS transponders carried by all international ships over 300 tonnes, cargo vessels over 500 tonnes and all types of passenger carriers. Meanwhile various service entities have been asking to get access to the Vessel ID data which is continuously acquired on Columbus.
NightPod Tracking Device
ISS Commander Kevin Ford used the NightPod device during his free time on 10 December to take some night photographs of Earth from the ESA-built Cupola Observation Module. The NightPod 'tracking device' supports a Nikon 3DS camera in taking high-definition pictures of the Earth, especially at night. In a global outreach effort. The footage will be available for the public on the internet. The payload will also be used for education purposes in order to teach children and students about geography and demographic distribution on Earth.
ISS general system information and activities *
Columbus laboratory and Columbus Control Centre
In addition to the Columbus experiment facilities mentioned above, the Columbus systems have been working well. Some regular maintenance activities have been executed by the crew and the Flight Control Team on top of the regular conferences of the ISS Crew with the Columbus Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Highlights of the two weeks until 14 December include:
Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter
On 12 December the Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter was relocated from Node 2 to the Columbus laboratory by ISS Commander and NASA astronaut Kevin Ford. The Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter one of the principal radiation measurement devices on the ISS.
Activities in the European-built Node 3
Exercise Equipment
On 12 December Kevin Ford carried out troubleshooting on the T2/COLBERT treadmill, relaunching its recently reloaded software after rebooting the device before carrying out an exercise session with the equipment.
Regenerative ECLSS and Additional Environmental Control Racks
The two Water Recovery System racks, together with the Oxygen Generation System rack, form the Regenerative Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) which is necessary in support of a six-person ISS crew to help reduce upload mass. Other environmental control racks in Node 3 include an Atmosphere Revitalisation Rack and a Waste and Hygiene Compartment. Highlights of the two weeks until 14 December include:
Water Recovery System racks: Sampling activities
Kevin Ford used the Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) to sample water from the Water Recovery System racks on 3 and 11 December. On 11 December Ford also undertook analysis of water samples using a Water Microbiology Kit, and a Coliform Detection Bag for detection of bacterial levels. Microbiology analysis of the samples was also undertaken by Ford two days later.
Water Recovery System racks: Processing
Kevin Ford successfully replaced the full Recycle Filter Tank Assembly in Water Recovery System rack 2 on 6 December with a new unit, and temporarily stowed the old unit. He then reconfigured the Waste and Hygiene Compartment in Node-3 to send urine directly to the Urine Processing Assembly, rather than to a waste container. Five days later he drained the old Recycle Filter Tank Assembly into a waste container.
- Water Recovery System racks: Sampling activities
Soyuz TMA-06M/32S and Expedition Crew Return Preparations
Orthostatic hemodynamic endurance tests
On 11 December ISS Flight Engineers and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin carried out their first orthostatic hemodynamic endurance test session using the VELO ergometer whilst wearing a Russian 'Chibis' lower body negative pressure suit. The Chibis suit, which provides stress that simulates gravity to the body's cardiovascular/circulatory system, helps to evaluate how the Soyuz crewmember would cope with exposure to gravity on return to Earth.
Minus-Eighty degree Laboratory Freezer for the ISS (MELFI)
There are three European-built MELFI freezers on the ISS: MELFI-1 and MELFI-2 in the Japanese laboratory and MELFI-3 in the US laboratory. In the two-week reporting period samples were placed in the MELFI units for JAXA's Medaka Osteoclast payload (water quality strips).
Progress M-16M/48P and M-17M/49P Activities
On 7 December Novitskiy configured pumping equipment and transferred the remaining water from the BV1 Rodnik tank of Progress 48P into two containers. Hereafter he started a bladder compression and leak check on the same Progress tank to prepare it for urine transfers back into the tank for disposal after Progress undocking in the future. On 12 December Novitskiy configured pumping equipment, flushed the BV1 tank with disinfectant and initiated the transfer of urine from three waste containers into the tank. In addition the Russian cosmonauts continued with Progress cargo transfers, transferring cargo to Progress 48P for stowage or disposal, and transferring cargo from Progress 49P to the ISS.
Microgravity Science Glovebox
The Microgravity Science Glovebox was active on 3, 7 and 14 December to undertake NASA research activities for the InSPACE-3 (Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal Emulsions 3) experiment. InSPACE-3 studies the fundamental behaviour of magnetic colloidal fluids under the influence of various magnetic fields. On-orbit activities for the experiment were undertaken by Kevin Ford.
Russian Segment Electrical Power System
On 7 December Russian cosmonaut and ISS Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin performed a major maintenance activity on the Service Module Power Supply System in the Russian Segment of the ISS, replacing one of the eight 800A batteries.
Debris Avoidance Manoeuvre Planning
A new Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Manoeuvre was being planned to take place on 13 December, though was cancelled due to a delay in locking one of the major ISS solar array joints (Beta Gimbal Assembly 3A). The activity has been rescheduled for 16 December. This new reboost capability will be used if there is not enough time for a standard Debris Avoidance Manoeuvre to take place due to late notification of orbital debris in close proximity with the ISS. A decision for a standard Debris Avoidance Manoeuvre must occur not later than approximately 23.5 hrs before the Time of Closest Approach for the debris. For a Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Manoeuvre, the decision time can be as late as 3 hrs prior to the Time of Closest Approach for the debris. The new manoeouvre would be performed by the Progress spacecraft attached to the Pirs Docking Compartment. New software for the manoeuvre is already on-board the Russian Service Module.
At the end of the reporting period orbital debris from an Ariane 1 Rocket Body was being monitored for the possibility of it coming in close proximity to the ISS. The time of closest approach was calculated to occur on 15 December. However it was subsequently determined that it posed no threat of a collision with the ISS so no further action was required.
Other Activities
Other activities that have taken place on the ISS in the two-week period until 14 December include: troubleshooting a Scopemeter power adaptor/charger and batteries; repairing an interior panel in the Russian Service Module; replacing ventilators of the Service Module Thermal Control System with new low-noise fans; different forms of environmental monitoring; preparing two EVA suits for water line scrubbing and checking the suits Audio Terminal Units for proper functioning; replacing a failed hard disk drive in a Station Support Computer before loading it with new software; installation of an antenna switching control box in the Russian Service Module; troubleshooting on NASA's International Space Station Agricultural Camera in an attempt to recover health and status data; replacing a Video Recording Unit disk in the Image Processing Unit in the Japanese Laboratory as part of troubleshooting activities; and replacing the fibre arm (which was dirty with combustion by-products) and igniter tips of the Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus in NASA's Combustion Integrated Rack.
(*)These activities are highlights of the past two weeks and do not include the majority of standard periodic operational/maintenance activities on the ISS or additional research activities not mentioned previously. Information compiled with the assistance of NASA sources.
Martin Zell
ESA Head of ISS Utilisation Department
Rosita Suenson
ESA Human Spaceflight Programme Communication Officer
Weekly reports compiled by ESA's ISS Utilisation Department.
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