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In the wake of the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire continues its assault against the Rebel Alliance. Han and Leia make a daring escape that brings them closer together, while Luke heads off to a desolate planet in search of the wisdom and counsel of an ancient Jedi master named Yoda. But when Luke realizes that Han and Leia are in danger, he abandons his training early and soon discovers the awful truth about his father.
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Gender Roles - Women: 4.5 Stars
Leia is the same driven leader that she was in the first film. But unfortunately, her role in the action is greatly diminished and she becomes more of a love interest for Han than an independent player. Thankfully her feelings for Han don't change her spirited personality. She is still as smart and commanding as ever - and there is nothing wrong with smart, commanding women falling in love. It's just unfortunate that when they do, the romance seems to take up all of their screen time - leaving little room for anything else.
Plot: 3 Stars
Unlike the first film, Leia has only limited opportunities to influence the action in The Empire Strikes Back. She delivers an empowering speech to the rebel fighters as the Empire is launching its attack, and towards the end, she manages to hear Luke's pleas for help in time to come to his rescue. But for everything in between, she is primarily a passenger and a passive observer. She is still quick with her commands and her antagonism and is still the driving force behind the rebellion, but unlike the Leia we came to appreciate in the original film, this time around she's better remembered for her status and title than for her brave participation in the fight.
Gender Roles - Men: 2.5 Stars
Luke Skywalker remains the same, soft-spoken hero that we remember. He is still struggling to earn his place as a true Jedi and still capable of making mistakes. He is fiercely dedicated to the rebel cause and loyal to his friends, and uniquely unchanged by the fame and honor that has followed his heroic destruction of the Death Star. Luke remains a powerful and timeless role model for audiences of all ages.
Likewise, Han Solo is the same swaggering showboat as before, but unfortunately this time around, his bravado is less focused on his ability to pilot a ship and get out of scrapes than his prowess in charming the unimpressed Princess Leia. It's a bit uncomfortable to admit, but most of his flirtatious gestures could easily qualify as sexual harassment in a modern context. Perhaps the only reason he gets away with it is that he turns out to be right, and Leia turns out to be as drawn to him as he believes. The unfortunate result is that this film, intentionally or not, may leave men with the incorrect impression that continuous, aggressive and bawdy come-ons will eventually win a woman over, and that even if she says no, she may not truly mean it.
Self-Esteem and Body Image: 3 Stars
The Empire Strikes Back sees to it that Leia has a far more practical wardrobe this time around. She isn't restricted by gowns or accessories and is well equipped to participate in firefights and last minute escapes.
But despite the welcome wardrobe changes, she seems to receive a lot less respect from her male peers. Leia is not only subjected to Han's constant advances, but is also forced to tolerate the snake-like compliments and stares of Lando Calrissian. Thankfully, Leia is far too strong a character to truly be reduced to a sexual object - but it's still disappointing to see that the film goes as far as it does in reminding us that she's beautiful and desireable, rather than a brave and heroic leader.
Character Development: 2.5 Stars
We learn little that is new or insightful about Leia in The Empire Strikes Back, though some might be surprised to find that a woman like Leia is eventually taken in by Han's arrogant attitude. If we dug beneath the layers we might find a very complicated woman. Someone who has devoted her life to maintaining her pride, fighting for a cause and living for other people - and is understandably seduced by Han's reckless approach to life. But none of this rich detail percolates to the surface. In the end, it's up to audiences to make sense of Leia's conflicting emotions towards Han, and (forgetting for a moment what we know about her relationship to Luke Skywalker), why she might prefer the company of someone like Han to the other dashing hero who came into her life - the one who is clearly more likely to share her ideals and worldview.
Love: 2 Stars
Leia and Han have a certain chemistry together. They both have personalities that are confident and controlling and they share the same passion for independence and victory, but the film doesn't spend much time developing their relationship. Audiences can easily imagine that Leia and Han have developed a deeper bond during the time that they've spent together on Hoth, but this is something that audiences will have to furnish themselves. Their onscreen interactions alone don't necessarily spell out true love.
Perhaps the more distrubing element of Han and Leia's romance is that Leia's assertive behavior towards him is a bit more subdued and tame after they share their first kiss. It's a subtle but noticeable shift in the power dynamic between them. There is almost a suggestion that she is willing to cede some of her authority and let him take the reins now that she's fallen in love - despite the fact that she's been coordinating and leading rebel missions since long before she heard the name Han Solo.


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I know I've been gone a while.
I keep sitting down to post about house related stuff, like our nearly finished kitchen and the fantastic beadboard paneling going up on the porch, but every time I do, I find myself stuck. The last couple of weeks have been really tough. Pk unexpectedly lost someone who was very dear to him and coincidently, we suffered a loss in our struggle to give Lucy a sibling.
We are both grieving, in different ways, but together. So, dear reader, I hope you'll bear with my intermittent posting for a while. There has been tons of progress on various projects around the house and I can't wait to share them with you when the time is right.

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BREAKING: SNP Accept Miners Strike Policing Review
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The Scottish Justice Secretary, Michael Matheson, has announced plans to launch an independent review of the impact of policing on communities in Scotland during the miners' strike between 1984-85.
The review is to be led by John Scott QC, and the advisory panel will include former Labour and independent MSP Dennis Canavan, former Assistant Chief Constable Kate Thomson, and Professor Jim Murdoch of the University of Glasgow.
Scottish Labour's Neil Findlay, who has long campaigned for an inquiry into policing tactics during the miners strike welcomed the decision today.
"This is a major step forward in the fight for justice for so many people in mining communities across Scotland.
"More than 30 years after the strike of 1984/85 and following three decades of campaigning by many people, we now have an independent review to be led by John Scott QC.
"This is a huge breakthrough in the fight for justice and the truth about what actually happened in Scotland during that period, but it also must not shut off the possibility of a full public inquiry at a later date.
"The release of the Cabinet papers under the 30-year rule and the fallout from the Hillsborough campaign exposed how the Police and judiciary acted under the political direction of the then-Tory Government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and were instructed to defeat the strike, no matter the cost.
"This was all part of a plan to attack organised working people and their trade unions.
"Scottish miners suffered disproportionately from the impact – with just 10 per cent of the overall UK mining workforce Scotland saw 30 per cent of the sackings following arrest.
"Many of these workers lost not just their jobs and income, but their relationships, their homes and many their mental and physical health.
"Some were blacklisted and others went to their graves the victims of a miscarriage of justice with a criminal conviction against their name when the reality was they had done nothing wrong.
"I hope that this independent review is thorough, inclusive and provides an opportunity for those who were involved to come forward and give evidence so we can finally shine a light on this enormously important period in our country's history."
Campaigners have called for violent incidents at Hunterston ore terminal in Ayrshire, and the Ravenscraig steelworks in Lanarkshire to be investigated, with parallels being drawn with Yorkshire's "Battle of Orgreave" in June 1984.
The announcement has also been welcomed by historians, with University of the West of Scotland academic, Ewan Gibbs commenting:"Today's announcement represents a significant step forward for campaigners from coalfield communities who have been arguing for an investigation into the policing of the strike since it finished.
"Over 200 Scottish miners who were convicted of offences during the strike lost their jobs and over 500 were convicted in total, both rates highly disproportionate to rates across the UK."
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"You see a large, mangy, buff-colored dog with a feral look to it."— In-game description
The yellow dog is a dog living in Klamath in 2241.
It is unknown to whom this dog belonged. He appears to have a cowardly nature.
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Interactions overview
|This character is a temporary companion.
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- Kill the rat god: The Chosen One can give the dog some meat jerky. As a result, he will let the player character take his key.
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Giving the dog some meat jerky will make it act as a temporary companion. The dog will not be a companion when the Chosen One leaves the area, but will still follow them around Klamath Downtown.
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The CCO (Charter Community Organization) is the PTA of the Red Bank Charter School. We are a nonprofit 501c (3) organization where every RBCS parent/guardian is a member. The goals of the CCO are to support RBCS through community events and activities, provide fundraising opportunities and act as a liaison for RBCS families and school administration, staff and board. The CCO and the Red Bank Charter School rely heavily on the parents to provide assistance throughout the school year to both raise funds for the children, as well as volunteer some of their time, so the school can keep expenses at a minimum and devote more dollars directly to your child's education.
Frequently throughout the year parents come to the CCO to ask what they can do to help out. So we thought we might sketch out some ways in which your assistance and support could greatly benefit our school and our kids. Everyone has different skills and we are always in a shortage for help. Your donations of skills, time and resources are critical to the success of our school and when everyone pitches in our children are the beneficiaries. Sometimes the hardest step is simply the first step of where to go and who to ask. Well we can make that easy, simply email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or drop a note in our mailbox at school or even give us a call. We will make sure you get connected with a Committee Coordinator and get your skills put to good use. Here are a few examples of areas of need:
I can help with cooking. We have many events throughout the year, where good food is in high demand and can help us keep our events costs to a minimum.
I can help with labor. The school is always in need of labor. Whether it is getting the school painted, moving classrooms, getting the playgrounds ready for action, preparing for events or cleaning up after the celebrations are done.
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I can help with volunteering. All the events we plan take lots of time, planning, preparing, setting up, tearing down and organizing. We never can have enough hands for all the events we try and run throughout the year.


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Pope Francis has extended a global invitation to women and men religious to celebrate a Year of Consecrated Life. All over the world, events have been planned to raise awareness of what it means to live one's baptismal call as a vowed member of a religious community. In the Catholic Diocese of Victoria, which includes Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, women and men religious, who represent many different communities and orders, have already met twice this year for prayer and sharing.
The Sisters of St. Ann are celebrating the occasion by organizing a conference on consecrated life for October 16-17. This conference, Seeding the Future: Consecrated Life, is primarily for the Religious of the Diocese and will take place in Victoria. The invitation has also been extended to the Anglican Sisters in Victoria as well as Religious from other parts of British Columbia. The weekend will be led by well-known guest speakers, Margo Ritchie of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Sean Sammon of the Marist Brothers.
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Social media has become as important as public relations, as it's even been integrated into the overall PR strategy for many companies. It's necessary to understand the usefulness of social media and how it can positively impact your business.
"There are many reasons a small business needs a social media presence. The most practical reasons have to do with your credibility and discoverability," said Leah Paul, director of marketing at Mediabistro. "It's important because it's expected, like having a website, a phone number and an email address. Not having a social media presence can signal to customers that you're not a serious business."
Paul notes that, if a customer can't find a business on social media, it raises questions about credibility, how trustworthy or how legit a business is.
Business owners should consider social media profiles rank high for brand names in search engines like Google. "So it's very important to have them set up and frequently updated so that customers can find you online. Social sites themselves are also search engines where consumers are doing lots of searching, so you want to be found there as well."
In addition to SEO and credibility, social media is an imperative listening tool.
"Having a strong social presence is important for your business because it can help you gain valuable customer insights," said Jeff Schaeffler, director of audience product marketing at Hootsuite. "By using social as a listening tool and monitoring your customers' posts, you can gain insight about who they are, what they're like and their perception of your brand. This insight can help you make smarter business decisions."
According to a recent Harris poll, sponsored by Hootsuite, approximately four out every five Americans (83 percent) have a social account, and nearly a third of Americans who have a social media account would rather engage with a brand or organization on social media than visit a physical location.
A strong social brand is one that is actively creating content, connecting with its customers and having two-way conversations, said Schaeffler.
"A strong social brand not only broadcasts information to its customers but listens to their audience, building relationships and, in turn, loyalty," he said.
Identifying your audience is the main component of a strong social brand. This will help your social brand thrive and in turn, create business success.
"A few easy ways to target an audience are to leverage what's already popular culturally, provide your audience with information and advice they care about, and always be authentic," said Schaeffler.
Stacie Grissom, head of content at Bark & Co, the company behind BarkBox, says without social media, Bark & Co would not be the company it is today.
"We are a brand built on a foundation of social, and I can say, without a doubt, that it is the biggest reason for our rapid growth over the past five years," she said.
Grissom shared five tips for success with Business News Daily:
"For us, our target audience is people who love their dogs like family," Grissom said. "A quick sweep of any social platform will quickly reveal a vast landscape of dog photos and shenanigans, which means that our brand's subject matter easily fits into the natural social scene that exists in the world."
She notes: If your target audience is men ages 50- to 70, you might have more difficulty getting viral traction on social media platforms because that audience activity is small compared to something like women ages 18 to 34.
"The brands who do social media the best are the ones who recognize that users are on social media to be entertained, not to buy things," she said.
She notes: It's up to the brands to figure out what types of entertainment or education work with the audiences they're pursuing and how to naturally use their products within those guidelines.
"One of the biggest differentiators between Bark & Co and other pet brands is our voice and approach to talking about dogs on social and in the world," Grissom said. "At Bark, we think that dogs are hilarious, bumbling, adorable little fart tornadoes, and this is obvious in everything from the hang tags on our products to everything we put on our social platforms."
She notes: Humor is one of the main pillars of Bark's unique brand voice, and it makes a huge effort to run with it. It gets an engaged audience by looking at everybody else and finding a different niche.
"One of the things that has helped us grow quickly was our ability to test and adopt new platforms as they came out and showed signs of life. Back in 2012, we were one of the first brands who started to use Instagram," she said. "In 2016 we committed to being super playful with Facebook Live."
She notes: The company is exploring new ways to toy with bots and texting. Make sure you're aware of the new trends and be creative in how they can fit with your business objectives.
"No one will want to listen to what you've got to say! Always try to avoid clichés, don't do what everyone is doing, and have some fun," Grissom said.
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How Nearly Refusing 'Star Trek III' Reinvigorated Leonard Nimoy's Career
In 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner delivered the finest scene in Trek history: the death of Spock.
The twist devastated audiences, whose love for Spock was stronger than ever. For Paramount, getting Nimoy to return for a third installment was imperative. But, the actor was hesitant to wear the pointy ears again unless he could stretch himself as an artist. He wanted to direct.
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"There was a lot of resistance from Paramount," his son and director of the documentary For the Love of Spock Adam Nimoy tells Heat Vision. "They were not that keen on the idea. They were worried. He was holding out because he wanted to challenge himself."
Paramount finally relented because of the leverage Nimoy had (there would be no Spock unless Nimoy was behind the camera). Nimoy went on to direct both Star Trek III: In Search of Spock (1984) and its sequel Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), launching a new era of his career and becoming the most successful Trek star-turned-director ever, earning respect as a business mind from giants like then-Paramount head Michael Eisner and then-head of production Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Now For the Love of Spock, out Friday, sheds light on how the enigmatic actor was able to do the near impossible in Hollywood: balance art and commerce. He was serious about his craft but also savvy about money — a self-taught businessman whose respect for work and the value of a dollar was formed growing up as the son of Depression-era Russian immigrants.
"This was a guy who came from Boston with nothing at 18 years old. He was a workaholic," says Adam Nimoy, who in the documentary chronicles the countless personal appearances (from state fairs to store openings) his father would make as Spock during the run of the original series — all a way of "making this hay while the sun was shining."
By the time In Search of Spock came around, Nimoy had practiced a lifetime of penny pinching, allowing him to do something practically unheard of: delivering a blockbuster under budget.
"He was very, very conscious about where the dollars were going," says Adam Nimoy. "I think that really impressed Eisner and Katzenberg where they said, 'OK, we are ready to go. We're doing another one.'"
The next one, Star Trek IV, would go on to be the top-grossing of the original six Trek films at the domestic box office and is still a fan favorite, with its story of the Enterprise crew traveling back to the 1980s a breath of fresh air for the franchise.
"They made a conscious effort to loosen up with it and have fun with it and work with the characters. Less action and more of the thematic idea of what Star Trek is, which is a positive view of the future. A Prime Directive view of the future, even though they took a couple of whales with them," says Adam Nimoy.
The elder Nimoy would follow up Trek IV with something different, the comedy Three Men and a Baby (1987), which was a smash at the box office, earning more than $167 million against an $11 million budget. But that success all goes back to his early years, when even though he was on a network television show, he still kept track of every dollar.
"Sometimes it drove my mother insane, and his business manager would say, 'Dude, lighten up. You have the money. You can spend a little money. Let Sandy go and buy some clothes for God's sake,' " says his son.
For the Love of Spock is in theaters and available on VOD now.
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Okay I had to read 4 different articles to grok this but… it seems scientists have punched a hole into time to cloak things. I bet the producers of Terra Nova are busy re-writing their show.
Yes I know it's way past Xmas but I want one of these.
Via BoingBoing via SuperPunch via… this made me larf without needing to read any caption:
"Too old for this, I am." – This (plus the coloured burgers from Burger King) is making me really NOT want to see Star Wars Episode I in the theatre. But the one consolation is that they rift on the "I hope you like PAIN" youtube video, and SharkBoy will find it amusing…
Battlestar Galactica on my Gameboy Advance
Sad to see the seen-from-space Hidden Mickey (scroll down…) over at Hollywood Studios destroyed? No worries! There's one at Animal Kingdom!
So it looks like SharkBoy will be out on the picket lines in 2-3 weeks AND it might be a long one since both parties are stubborn, immovable forces. If any of you wish to help with our rent, my PayPal account is deadrobot at rocketmail com le dot. The last time this happened (right after a big Disney vacation – owch) I was equally mad at the unions and the city. Now I'm furious with just the city, for obvious reasons.
And in Disney planning news: I'm trying to convince SharkBoy that we should stay at this "gay-as-Liberace" hotel in Celebration.


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A long-awaited and much-debated plan to regulate water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River was adopted by the U.S. and Canadian governments Dec. 8. Clayton's Save the River was among the groups that pushed for nearly two decades for an updated regulation strategy. We sat down with the organization's executive director, Lee Willbanks, to talk about the environmental and economic impacts of Plan 2014.
Saving a river: Plan 2014 seen as major win for St. Lawrence River dwellers
Long-term growth strategy for Seaway system could include longer shipping season
A $3.8 billion strategy to double maritime trade on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system over the next 10 years includes a proposal to lengthen the shipping season, a situation Save the River will monitor closely. [Read more…]
July 2016 Feature Story: Saint Lawrence Spirits
The 'Spirit of the River'
Hyper-local farm distillery to open in Clayton this summer
By Karee Magee, NNY Business
Sitting outside Fairview Manor in Clayton and looking out over the St. Lawrence River, there couldn't be a better place that encompasses the feel of the Thousand Islands region, which was Jody Garrett's plan design from the beginning for his distillery. [Read more…]
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South shore lawmakers urge John Kerry to block Plan 2014
Southern Lake Ontario lawmakers are calling on U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry to block the implementation of a new flow plan for the lake and St. Lawrence River.
Set to replace a half-century-old water regulation plan, the U.S.-Canadian International Joint Commission's "Plan 2014" proposal has drawn criticism from eastern and southern lakeshore communities because of increased risks of flooding and coastal property damage. [Read more…]
IJC gathers feedback on new lake-river regulation proposal in Alex Bay
Top decision makers with the U.S.-Canada International Joint Commission were urged — once again — to update an obsolete, half-century-old water regulation plan that had "devastated" Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River's ecosystem.
More than 200 people sat in the audience at Bonnie Castle Resort on Wednesday as area officials, lifelong "river rats" and environmentalists took turns advocating for the IJC's Plan 2014 water management proposal that is expected to restore wetlands while maintaining many benefits for other stakeholders along the lake and river.
"The current plan has damaged our ecosystem, hopefully not beyond repair," said Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, who threw her full support behind the new proposal that would introduce "more natural water flows" and help reverse the environmental damage.
She and many others pointed out that action is long overdue.
Quoting baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, D. Lee Willbanks, head of Save the River, Clayton, told IJC commissioners Wednesday night that "It's like déjà vu all over again."
He was referring to the numerous IJC meetings — a few of which took place at Bonnie Castle — held to gather feedback to rewrite the current management plan, 1958-DD.
Even the IJC acknowledges that the current plan was drafted to serve the interest of commercial navigation, hydropower production and waterfront properties.
Recreational boating and the environment — on which the area's tourism-driven industry depends heavily — were never recognized as stakeholders.
The plan drafted at the time aimed to "compress" the natural fluctuations of the lake and river without an understanding of its environmental impact.
But unlike 1958-DD, which tries to keep water levels relatively stable within a 4-foot range — 243.3 feet to 247.3 feet — throughout the year, Plan 2014 allows for a greater variability in water levels while introducing seasonal "trigger levels" that allow regulators to deviate from the plan and take "extraordinary actions."
IJC projects that with Plan 2014, levels could be 4 inches higher on average under an extremely high water supply scenario and 7 inches lower on average under an unusually low supply situation compared with the current plan.
For residents of the south and eastern shore of Lake Ontario, however, higher water levels mean an increased risk of flood and erosion damage.
"This plan scares me," said Michael Fleszar, Sandy Creek. "When you get 25-foot waves on that lake with no protection, it destroys the beaches and the dunes."
"A 25-foot wave will damage pretty much any structure manmade or natural," Mr. Willbanks said in an email to the Times in response to Mr. Fleszar's comments.
The IJC will hold two more hearings — in Montreal this evening and in Cornwall, Ontario, on Friday — and will accept written comments until Aug. 30.
Also part of the IJC's new proposal is an "adaptive management strategy" that will be funded by the U.S. and Canadian governments to allow the commission to better monitor trends in water supply and evaluate its water regulation plan more frequently.
The commission hopes to seek concurrence from the two federal governments, which have the final say, this fall.
For more information, visit the IJC's website: http://ijc.org/en_/losl
-Jaegun Lee, Watertown Daily Times


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Live CD to copy between two HDDs
I want to copy data from an old failing HDD to a new HDD. The old one has Windows, but is unable to boot because of some error. The new one does not have any OS, and is just a data HDD.
I wanted to put them on another computer, but it does not have enough SATA ports... just two.
Now, I have the idea of booting the computer from a Linux live CD, and then copying data between the two HDDs. What I wanted to know is, will the data copying be fast, or will the speed be limited by the fact that the Linux system is running from the optical drive, which in general is slower than Linux installed on the HDD.
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I gave Puppy Linux a try. However, I was disappointed. First, I could not find where to see the size of the hard disks. Secondly, I could not find an option to cut the selected files/folders. Anyone knows why?
Still, the latest version of Puppy Linux 5.2.5 looks good, and better than before. They keep improving, and continue to amaze.
I have now booted up the system with a copy of Crunchbang Linux that I had from before. Its working beautifully. The copying is going on very fast, and I am pleased .
I am also able to see the size and free space, and also able to perform all operations on files/folders.
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Use your choice.
Just to clone to another drive -----> Clonezilla http://www.clonezilla.org/
My favorite all round -----> Parted Magic http://partedmagic.com/doku.php
Clonezilla is on Parted Magic Live CD
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Thanks lonny, but I was not looking for an imaging program... just wanted to use a live CD to transfer data between two hard disks.
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Diversity rules at 45th edition of the art market's Olympics
Art fair participants complain, what's new? But instead of the usual lamentations about hesitant collectors keeping their pocket books closed, this year dealers' biggest worry was overly aggressive buyers. They just waltzed into a booth, pointed out a work and did not take no for an answer, even if the work had already been sold. This marks the cautious upswing in the art market which has been getting back up on its feet after being hit by the global financial crisis. Although Art Basel—the self-proclaimed art market's Olympic Games—typically attracts the type of high net worth individuals who have not been heavily and lastingly affected by the recession, a general sense of relief prevails at the 45th edition. Quite a few galleries had already sold out on Monday and Tuesday, the first two days of the preview.
The renewed optimism shines through in the supply. Of course, for the hedge fund manager or industrialist seeking a safe investment there is still a lot to choose from. As usual, blue chip artists with proven track records in the secondary market can be found on the ground floor of Hall 1. These are works with six figure price tags at least: there's a Warhol at Gagosian, an Yves Klein/Jean Tinguely sculpture at Hauser & Wirth, Schwitters collages at Nahmad, and lots of Picassos in the dimly lit booth of Landau.
neugerriemschneider, Art Basel in Basel 2014 | Galleries | neugerriemschneider | Berlin, MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG
On the traditionally more adventurous second floor the offerings are extremely diverse. Art in every thinkable medium is on sale, video art being the exception. Unlike other years, there is not one or a few specific artists flooding the fair, although there are a couple of obvious stars. Ai Weiwei, whose largest retrospective ever is on show in Berlin at the moment, is represented by Galerie Urs Meile, who's showing the same large wooden crate that is part of the show at the Martin Gropius Bau. And Neugerriemschneider has a wonderful bicycle sculpture. Longtime fair favorite Thomas Ruff pops up here and there with his pgh-series from 2013, computer manipulated photograms. These large color prints have a lot more "wall power" than Ruff's most recent work, modestly sized negatives, which is probably why Mai 36 prefers to show the latter at the gallery in Zürich and bring the pgh-series to the fair. Photography lovers are well catered for. They can choose from a wide range varying from a large Andres Serrano at Yvon Lambert to Richard Mosse's African rebel with AK47 doused in pink at Carlier Gebauer and an uncharacteristically romantic seascape by Richard Billington at Anthony Reynolds Gallery.
After a couple of lean years painting is making a comeback, although not everything is great. The Kippenberger at Galerie Gisela Capitain is not particularly attractive and the Sasnals at Foksal are not as exciting as expected, but David Schnell's large-scale landscapes in hallucinatory greens and oranges are mesmerizing (Eigen + Art) and Studer and van den Berg's painting of an airport lounge is simply a really good work (Krupp). The biggest discovery of the year is probably Nicole Eisenman, brought by Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects in the Feature section. Eisenman could be the new Philip Guston, infusing boldly painted scenes of cigarettes smoked, sausages cut, and bottles emptied with a pinch of surrealism. All works priced around $20,000 were sold in no time.
Nicole Eisenman, Under the Table 2, 2014; Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects; Feature sector
Collectors looking for something less conventional than a regular canvas could head for Cherry and Martin, where T. Kelly Mason combines painting and collages with light boxes. Victoria Miro has a wonderful, almost pocketsize Sarah Sze sculpture on sale, much smaller than the huge installations the artist is known for but with all the subtlety and complexity one could ask for. And the new William Kentridge film at Marian Goodman also qualifies as top of the line.
As is appropriate since this section was specifically conceived as a kind of showcase, the small but sweet Statements section offers the—commercially—truly daring works. Given the experimental nature of some of the art the price level tends to be lower than at the rest of the fair. The Tino Seghal-inspired 5-channel audio installation by Christian Falsnaes (PSM)—two actors and members from the audience following instructions to point, hug, whoop—costs €18,000 for an edition of three. The installation Love – Poem by Trisha Baga (Société) is a downright steal at €12,000. This unique piece consists of a soundscape and a 3D-film projected on a wall installation. But the most unusual work by far is by David Brooks (American Contemporary). Brooks hoisted five fish tanks, containing previously undocumented catfish from the Amazon, onto bleachers. The €60,000 work questions the relationship between animal and man, viewer and object being watched, and above all the difference between the nature of art and the art of nature.
Whoever, after the hubbub of the market, prefers a more subdued atmosphere to enjoy art in can head for Unlimited. Here seventy-eight works by artists represented at the fair are shown in a museum-like setting. The list of names is impressive, the intended impression monumental. This does not imply the show is without weak spots. Kara Walker's wall painting of racial stereotypes in silhouette, a theme reworked by Walker over and over, feels tired. Claudio Moser's rather tame presentation looks like it could have been in the Features section of the fair. And Ann Veronica Janssens has made far better work than the green lights forming a star she's now showing here.
Giuseppe Penone, Art Basel in Basel 2014 | Unlimited | Giuseppe Penone | Tucci Russo Studio per lâ Arte Contemporanea; MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG
And what's the reason for showing old works by Bruce Nauman (a 1991 video), Mario Merz (a 1995 igloo) and Carl André (his famous floor work from 1982) at this showcase? Sure, they are iconic works of art but their presentation lacks urgency and any obvious relevance. The only representative of the old guard this does not apply to is Arte Povera great Giuseppe Penone. His Matrice di linfa (2008), halved tree trunks on cowhides spreading across almost the full width of the hall, is majestic.
Some oversized installations qualify as immediate attention grabbers. Sterling Ruby's Soft Work looks like a warehouse storing mummies wrapped in stars-and-stripes cloth. In a similarly crowded set-up Pascale Marthine Tayou lures the viewer into a labyrinth constructed from cupboards containing tourist trinkets, household goods and groceries. Neons, video projections, and audio changing at every turn bring to life the chaos of Yaoundé, the artist's hometown.
As usual the bulk of Unlimited consists of time-based work, presented in cave-like booths which in a few cases have been placed unfortunately close together so sound from one work seeps into another. What's on offer is great, though. It ranges from Guido van der Werve's wonderfully scored, cerebral celebration of endurance to Ming Wong's three-screen exploration of gender archetypes in Japanese cinema. Ryan Gander's 68 second Imagineering mimics commercial advertisement, while Christian Marclay's Shake Rattle and Roll (Fluxmix) is a dizzying sixteen-monitor installation and Harun Farocki explores thirty years of computer graphics history with lots of machinegun fire and explosions.
Haegue Yang, Art Basel in Basel 2014 | Unlimited | Haegue Yang | Kukje Gallery, Tina Kim Gallery; MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG
Unlimited is very much about watching the flickering in the dark. But when moving back to the main entrance one is confronted with the largest and probably best three-dimensional work on show. At the 2009 Venice Bienniale Haegue Yang impressed visitors of the Korean pavilion with her hanging sculptures made from colorful blinds. But Accommodating the Epic Dispersion – On non-cathartic Volume of Dispersion (2012) easily tops the earlier work. It's a complex play of lines. Depending on perspective and light the sculpture is diffuse or rigidly closed. It seems to move and breathe. And still it's only blinds.
[Image on top: Sterling Ruby, Art Basel in Basel | Unlimited, 2014; © Sterling Ruby / Courtesy Xavier Hufkens, Sprueth Magers Berlin London; MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG]
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Canadian Politicians, Wake Up and End the Seal Slaughter
On August 4, I was honoured to receive a humanitarian award from PETA for introducing Bill S-210 to end Canada's commercial seal slaughter. No international markets remain for this trade, but politicians from all parties prop it up each year with millions in wasted tax dollars. It's time for Canadian politicians to face the fact that the commercial seal-slaughter industry is over.


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India Sawyer has just received the good news that she is awarded the MacGibbon PhD travel Fellowship by the Division of Health Sciences. She is one of the first recipients of this award which is funded from a donation by the Alumni of the University of Otago in America Inc. The fellowship worth $14,500 will allow the PhD student with Prof. Greg Anderson to spend 4 months in Alexander 'Sasha' Kauffman's lab, a long standing collaborator, at the University of California, San Diego. From June to September 2019 she will be able to tap into established techniques of the Kauffman lab to work on her thesis "The role of RFRP neurons in stress and reproduction".


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16 for 2016- July
Summer really arrived this month. It's amazing how the sun seems to make everyone just that little bit happier! Time for my July reflection on my 16 for 2016 goals.
16 swims- Already achieved and I am still swimming weekly.
15- well that is all about walking and it's not happening regularly. I am having a rethink, again and a refocus.
14 lbs lost- that was 8, but goodness knows whether it still is. Another thing to refocus on.
13 outings- Been a good month for outings. There was the quilt exhibition in Whitby, a day at Scampston Hall and another at Fountains Abbey.
I am just back from a few days in Edinburgh where we went to the Mary King Close, a wonderful tour of underground rooms, no longer in use. Sadly pictures are not allowed. And a fabulous tour of
So that makes 5 this month, giving me a total of 13. Goal accomplished.
12 cookery posts- Humph.That is still 5. Not quite certain what to do on this one…
11 Flower pictures I am pleased with. Completed already, but you can't have too many flowers…
10 handmade cards- total unchanged at 9
9 Garden posts- one more done in July. Total is 6, on course to complete this goal.
8 stash/ kit busting projects. Bunting made this month. Which completes this goal too.
7 sewing/embroidery projects. Dress and bag made for my grand daughter. Total is 6
6 Acts of kindness- Goal completed.
5 Reading non fiction-currently readingan on- line a course on genealogy. Once completed that will be one more. Total is 3.
4 Improve knitting/crochet skills. Total unchanged at 3
3 Things accomplished from my bucket list. Going to Edinburgh makes 3 for this year.
2 Railway journeys.With Edinburgh that makes 4
1 Bus journey- thanks to Edinburgh, I have done 5
0 magazines bought. Still 0, and I was so tempted at the quilt exhibition with some second hand ones, but I resisted.
So things are going pretty well, but I need to focus on 14 and 15 a bit more than I have managed so far!!
Leaving you with one more picture of Fountains Abbey.
And my coffee which I had on the Brittania, hope it raises a smile..


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Sony patent application US20180077372 "Solid-state imaging element and driving method therefor, and electronic apparatus" by Hiroaki Ishiwata proposes keeping the TG shape constant even though the PDAF diodes ratio changes across the array.
In interchangeable lens cameras, "if lenses having different F-values are used, there is a possibility that the light-collecting spot S may be deviated from the center of the pixel. In this case, in order to set the light-collecting spot S in the boundary between the phase-difference pixel A and the phase-difference pixel B, it is necessary to set the light-receiving surfaces of the phase-difference pixel A and the phase-difference pixel B to have a different size. The light-collecting spot position is changed depending on an image height, and hence it is necessary to change, depending on the arrangement position of the pixels in the solid-state imaging element, the size ratio between the phase-difference pixels A and B in that pixel."


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Unfortunately, Council do not have a date when Interim Planning Controls will be approved. Here's the latest from Banyule Council regarding the update on the Ivanhoe Structure Plan.
Update from Banyule Council:
On the 3 June 2013 Council decided to ask the Minister for planning for interim planning controls for the Ivanhoe Structure Plan Area. Council also resolved to seek Authorisation from the Minister to exhibit planning scheme amendments for permanent planning controls for the Ivanhoe Structure Plan Area.
The planning scheme amendment documents that have been submitted to the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (DTPLI) are as follows:
Planning Scheme Amendment C91 is for interim planning controls. Planning scheme amendment C93 is for permanent controls.
These amendments embody the Ivanhoe Structure Plan by changing parts of the Banyule Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS). The amendments also introduce Design and Development Overlays (on heights and setbacks) and change the zoning of some properties in the activity area.
C92 is for interim heritage controls. C94 is for permanent heritage controls.
The Ivanhoe structure planning included heritage studies of key residential areas and individual places. The studies found that one place and two precincts were worthy of inclusion in a Heritage Overlay:
- Interwar shop, former post office, at 1041-1041a Heidelberg Road
- Kenilworth Parade Precinct
- Toora Street Precinct
The amendments will ensure that the heritage places are protected from inappropriate demolition, alterations or additions that may threaten the significance of the precincts or buildings.
The Minister is expected to make a decision on Council's request for the interim planning controls once he has received departmental advice on the amendment.
Council is continuing discussions with the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure to confirm the final amendments. Council is committed to ensuring that the amendment documents reflect the directions outlined in the Structure Plan.
A further update on the progress of the planning scheme amendments will be provided as soon as it is available.
Vincent Ryan
Manager Strategic & Economic Development
Banyule City Council
44 Turnham Ave Rosanna 3084
PO Box 51 Ivanhoe 3079
Ph: 03 9457 9801


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A while ago I got a call on my way home from a friend with benefits, who spontaneously asked me out for a drink. I, being all about the spontaneity, said sure.
We had a couple of drinks, caught up on what has been going on in our respective lives and basically shot the shit. Once the 2 drink, work night limit had been hit we decided to leave and he offered to give me a lift home. He was parked over near a friends apartment that he was checking on while said friend was on vacation. By the time we got there, we were both in desperate need of evicting the previously consumed beers. The apartment we were stopping at has one of those peculiarities of old Boston apartments, multiple old locks that are difficult to get to cooperate. Needless to say, this only heightened the sense of urgency that we were experiencing. Consequently, once we were through the door my friend said, "You can go first." He had that,"My bladder is about to burst look on his face" as he said this and while I appreciated his gallantry, I opined that we weren't going to see anything we hadn't seen before and we should just use the john together.
As I mentioned, aside from being a good friend, this fellow comes with a complete benefits package. Now the thing about benefits packages is that after a while the friendship tends to move to the fore and the benefits are sort of like vacation time.They accumulate in the background, we rarely take advantage of said benefits anymore. Sure we talk about it, we might even fantasize about how it would be nice to spend a week on the beach, but life sort of intrudes and we never seem to find the time. This shouldn't imply that we don't still have a good time, just that it doesn't seem all that urgent anymore. But we were there, our penises were there and it seemed like a good idea. And like I said, the night was all about being spontaneous. Besides there was the added soupçon of naughtiness involved in doing it on someone else's bed while they were away and that bed just happened to be in the next room!
Suffice it to say, a good time was had by all but we both needed to be in our respective offices the next morning so there wasn't a lot of lingering. As we were getting ready to head out the door, we heard one of the neighbors go up the stairs. We exited and friend with benefits (hereafter referred to as FWB) started trying to figure out the locks. Suddenly, we hear "OoohhhHHH" coming from upstairs then "OOOOOHHH YEEAAAHHHH!" It would seem we weren't the only people with naughty on the mind. This caused us to give each other the international OMGWTF look and respond in the manner of mature, adult, middle aged men. We start snickering like 12 year olds. The noises continued and FWB tried valiantly to figure out which key went in which lock and then desperately attempt to get the lock to work all the while both of us are convulsing with suppressed laughter and doing a passable imitation of Muttley as the sounds of passions plaything continued to waft down the stairs. To complicate matters, FWB starts making sotto voce remarks along the lines of "Dude!, Hey dude, get a room, Oh that's right you have a room!" and "Dude, close the door, dude!" So, FWB and I stood there listening to this chorus of ecstatic, high volume moaning as FWB manfully fought his way through the mysteries of his friends ancient and paranoid system of locks.
As FWB was trying to get the very last lock locked we heard, "OH yeaaAAAHHHH! RIGHT THERE!!!" FWB looks at me and says, "That had to be the finger up the butt." As it turns out, at this point, our voces must no longer have been quite as soto as we thought because the immediate silence that followed was deafening. As if "finger up the butt" had been the magic incantation like "open sesame" the last lock clicked shut. With that FWB and I burst out of the building laughing like hyenas.
Walking to the car, we looked up into the evening sky at the full moon floating overhead. "Full moon,'said FWB "it figures." This observation set us off in gales of laughter again, and getting into the car we drove off, laughing into the night.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Full moon
A while ago I got a call on my way home from a friend with benefits, who spontaneously asked me out for a drink. I, being all about the spontaneity, said sure.
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text: Wellness Health & Well-being How to Get Rid of Belly Fat By Judd Handler Writer Towson University Judd Handler is a health writer, fitness trainer, and lifestyle coach living in Southern California. our editorial process Judd Handler Updated January 19, 2018 Got love handles? Do your heart a favor and let them go. (Photo: kurhan/Shutterstock). Share Twitter Pinterest Email Wellness Health & Well-being Clean Beauty You've tried it all: ab machines, celebrity detox diets, laxatives, even skipping meals, yet none of these methods seem to help you slim down. Here's the real skinny on how to get rid of belly fat. Some ways to help you burn stubborn fat around your midsection involves: Avoiding sugars and starches as much as possible Getting enough essential fatty acids in the diet, which can help metabolize body fat Tweaking your exercise routine Managing stress levels Correcting hormonal imbalances By now, hopefully you realize that gimmicky gadgets that target your abs won't help you get rid of fat around your midsection. Ab machines may help somewhat in strengthening your rectus abdominis muscles (the '6-pack' superficial layer in the front of your core), but they won't burn And by extension, it's impossible to do what's called 'spot reduction' fat burning. Running on a treadmill for 45-minutes at a high intensity may indeed help you burn fat, but there's no telling where on your body Mother Nature plans on burning up your fat stores. It could be in your saddlebags, buttocks, back or chest; there's just no telling. The Aerobic vs. Anaerobic debateSo what's the best method of exercise to burn belly fat (and fat circulating in the bloodstream)? For decades, exercise gurus and scientists recommended sustained (at least 30 minutes) aerobic exercise in the so-called 'fat-burning zone,' which is often regarded as approximately 50-70 percent of your maximum heart rate. There are still plenty of aerobic advocates who claim that aerobic exercise is king, but recent research and new fitness training schools of thought have a different opinion. Several repetitions of high-intensity, short-burst exercise of 30-60 seconds, followed by a recovery period will burn significantly more calories than a steady-tempo jog on the treadmill. Really want to burn belly fat? Then train like an Olympian It's no wonder that Olympic athletes like track and field sprinters are chiseled Adonis's with virtually no abdominal fat. You don't have to be a world-class athlete but you can train like one (if you're physically fit) if you want to burn belly fat. Try raising the treadmill to the highest incline and sprinting at the highest speed (on most machines, this will be 10 m.p.h.) for 30 seconds, then lower the treadmill all the way down and reduce the speed to 3 m.p.h. until your heart rate recovers. Repeat several times. If you're not into high-intensity training, you'll still want to implement cross-training into your routine, whereby you mix weight and resistance exercises with cardio exercises. Pick exercises that involve virtually every muscle. For example, do any variation of squats or deadlifts, followed immediately by a round of jump roping or jumping jacks. Doing 10 sets of this will boost your metabolism and hopefully burn fat around your midsection. Mix it upAnother vital tenet of belly-fat burning exercise is to frequently alter your training routine. Ever notice that people who walk on the treadmill for 2 hours at the gym rarely make any improvements to their physique? Though long walks can help stave off disease, they most likely will do little to burn body fat. You must train at a higher intensity and constantly trick your body to prevent routine adaptation. Keep doing the same thing and your body won't burn fat as effectively. Got stress? It may show on your belly.Some adults who exercise regularly and claim to eat healthy still have trouble getting rid of that extra 5-10 pounds of love handles and belly fat. Stress is the likely culprit. Stress of any kind—including exercising too hard and failing to refuel the body properly and getting enough rest—leads to adrenal fatigue and floods the body with the hormone cortisol. When excess cortisol courses through the body, it can have a negative effect on DHEA production, a hormone that is one of the precursors to the sex hormones like testosterone. If you're testosterone levels are low, you'll have a harder time burning belly fat and gaining lean muscle. Consult your physician or wellness practitioner to test your hormone levels. Judd Handler is a health writer in Encinitas, California. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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O Alan has distinguished himself as a musician and saxophonist with great insight and ingenuity, by bringing the #SaxOpeal Experience* to the electro/deep-house scene in the Middle East. It all started in 2010, in Cyprus Ayia Napa where he played at the Soho Club for two summers. Since then, O has played along international Djs in Dubai, Qatar, Jordan, Prague, Morocco, Algeria, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Kuwait, KSA, Austria and Lebanon and now shares his passion across the region.
O's music career started early in life. As a child, he played guitar, percussion, piano, bass, and many more instruments until he found his passion for the long curved metal tube. He started lessons at the Lebanese Conservatory of Music then took online courses with one of the best sax player in the USA, and many intensive courses with international sax players here in Lebanon and Prague (Czech Republic).
The jubilant entertainer has been performing with 8eart Entertainment (www.8eart.com) since 2001 playing numerous styles: Soul, Jazz, Latin, Rhythm, and Blues. Last year, O founded a new band take5 where he also plays Funk, Soul, Jazz, Bossanova, Blues and Pop. And recently he started performing with Red Bull playing both in Kuwait and Oman, a dream in his music career.
* #TheSaxOpealExperience: Inspired by an idea from Prague, The SaxOpeal Experience is playing the sax live with electro/deep-house music along side international DJ's.
The witty Sax player is also an extreme sports freak. Sport is his other passion, just after participating in the Arab Championship in Egypt; he won the Lebanese Championship in sailing back in 2009 and 2010. He took 3rd place in the Lebanese River Kayak Championship and went to Iran to participate in the West-Asian Competition. A watersports enthusiast, he is also a scuba diving and wakeboarding instructor. Should you ever lose him, you will find him chilling on one of our many beaches!Read More


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The leading British bank Barclays announces that it will issue new shares worth £4.5bn (about $9bn) to bolster its finances, which have been hit by losses on US mortgage-backed securities. Much of the new money will come from Asian investors, led by the state-run Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The Qataris will invest £1.7bn (about $3.4bn), taking a 7.7 percent stake. [BBC, 6/25/2008] The QIA's holding company is chaired by Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Qatar's prime minister, who is to invest another £533m (about $1bn) privately through a company named Challenger. [Daily Telegraph, 6/27/2008] The Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui will invest £500m (about $1bn) and existing shareholders are also to buy more shares. The China Development Bank will buy another £136m (about $270m) of shares, and the Singaporean investment fund Temasek will buy another £200m (about $390m) of them. [BBC, 6/25/2008]
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A man who has too high an opinion of his own worth, rank, power and qualities has a nasty fall. He comes to harm. It is said that by pride even the angels fell. History is replete with examples of kings who fell because of their false pride.
Hitler was proud of his power. This false pride of his power proved ultimately to be the cause of his downfall and death. The British were proud of their power and hold over India.
They used to say with pride, "The sun never sets on the British Empire." Where is that pride now? The British had to quit India bag and baggage. They had to recognize India as a sovereign Republic. Britain is no longer a first rate power.
Once upon a time the wind bandied words with the sun and bragged of his superior force. Both at last agreed to apply by turn their force to a traveller and thus put their strength to the test. The wind had the first chance and he blew hard trying to make the traveller take off his cloak.
But he found that the man was shivering with cold and, far from unbuttoning it, he held his cloak fast to his body.
After the wind, the sun came out in the sky. He beat hot and the traveller felt warm and took off his Cloak. The wind applied force and was baffled in his attempt while the sun applied warmth gently and got the better of him. This small story proves that pride goeth before a fall.
Every school child has read the story of the vain stag. He was proud of his beautiful and branching horns but he looked down upon his ugly and slender legs and cursed God for them.
He was thus murmuring and the words had hardly escaped his lips when he was set upon by hounds. He ran hard. The thin legs that he had despised carried him as fast as they could but his horns of which he was proud got entangled into a thorny bush. In spite of all his efforts, he could not extricate himself.
He stood there helpless and trembling, when the bounds overtook him. They sprang upon him in a body and tore him to pieces. His last dying words were, "O God, the thin legs I disliked exerted themselves to save my life, but the horns of which I was so proud pushed me into the jaws of death".
This little story also shows that pride leads to a fall. Such instances can be multiplied. It is humility that always" pays. The haughty cannot withstand the storms of life.


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Bob Menzies said in 1950:
"One of the best instincts in us is that which induces us to have one little piece of earth with a house and a garden which is ours; to which we can withdraw, in which we can be among our friends, into which no stranger may come against our will."
In turbulent times one of the most stabilising elements in one's life is the ability to return to one's home as a sanctuary from the outside world.
Too often we approach housing as a product that must go up in value. This is rare considering almost everything else we buy depreciates immediately after purchase.
Today I want to approach the 'metaphysical' element to housing.
The sense of belonging and the sense of stability. We encounter an unusually strong attachment to our own home. Even when people leave one home for another, a strong sense of attachment remains with the former home.
It is more than memories. It's what that home offered in the way of sharing part of our lives.
Children even today find it very hard to sell the family home. Even if they have moved out and are living with their new families elsewhere, they often try and stop their parents selling the family home. They don't want to lose connection to the original home.
Children's bedrooms are sacred space; often with "Do Not Enter" signs on the doors. They are areas of safety and privacy.
Let's not underestimate neighbourhoods of owner occupiers, all maintaining and improving their properties and looking out for each other. Conversations on the front lawns or over the fence with your neighbours.
Housing should be looked at by the value it brings to people's lives rather than its pure economic value.


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Ep. 272 Encore: "Gaming the System"Daniel Handler, Mary Pilon, Lucky Peterson
This episode was originally taped at a live show on February 28, 2015
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In a show all about gaming the system, Luke talks to "The Pudding Guy" about how he turned pudding into millions of airline miles, The Monopolists author Mary Pilon reveals the dark history of our favorite board game, We Are Pirates author Daniel Handler discusses the fine art of stealing joy and Lucky Peterson lays down some ridiculous riffs.
Daniel Handler
The creator of the much-loved Lemony Snicket children's book series, Handler's latest book for adults, We Are Pirates, was called "a nightmarish mating experiment between Joseph Heller and Captain Jack Sparrow" by author Neil Gaiman.
Mary Pilon
Mary is a journalist who has written largely about finance and sports for smalltown papers like the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Her first book, The Monopolists, tells the tales of greed and scandal you never knew existed beneath the paws of the tiny Scottie dog in our favorite childhood board game.
Lucky Peterson
Like most children, Lucky Peterson had recorded his first single and appeared on Ed Sullivan and The Tonight Show before he was six. He's now one of the most lauded blues musicians in the country. His latest record is The Son of Bluesman.


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How to Make It
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425°.
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Leave root and 1 inch of stem on beets; scrub with a brush. Place beets on a baking sheet lined with foil; bake at 425° for 45 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly. Peel beets; cut each into 8 wedges.
Step 3
Combine rind, greens, tangerine sections, and feta in a large bowl. Combine tangerine juice, pepper, lemon juice, oil, salt, and mustard; stir well with a whisk. Pour over salad mixture; toss to combine. Place salad mixture on each of 4 plates; top with beets.


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Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS)
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Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) is a customized application of MDMA for the requirements of battery–powered applications, where the reliability of the transmission as well as low power consumption are of special importance. CSS forms the basis of the nanoLOC TRX Transceiver which was developed for medium data rate applications. CSS consists of Chirp pulses, an Upchirp and a Downchip, as illustrated.
Key Features of CSS
- Robust against disturbances
- Robust against multipath fading
- Low power consumption
- Easy to implement in silicon
About Chirp Pulses
Chirp pulses are:
- Robust against Noise and Multipath Fading due to high BT Product
- Most effective Utilization of the given Bandwidth
- Simple Synchronization
CSS operates in the 2.45 GHz ISM band and achieves a maximum data rate of 2 Mbps. Each symbol is transmitted with a chirp pulse that has a bandwidth of 80 MHz (an effective bandwidth of 64 MHz is the result of a selected roll-off factor of 0.25) and a fixed duration of 1 μs. The system gain of CSS is 17 dB.
Chirp Pulses can simply be used as Spread Spectrum Signals:
Chirp pulses are used in nature by Dolphins and Bats. These pulses were first patented for radar applications during 1940 by Prof. Hüttmann, and was further developed by Sidney Darlington (Lifetime IEEE Fellow) in 1947 (Pulse Compression Radar).
During the mid 1990s Canon patented chirp pulses for data transmission in fiber optic systems. Since 1996, CSS for commercial wireless data transmission was investigated and patented by nanotron Technologies.
Benefits of CSS
The use of the robust chirp pulse in CSS significantly reduces the required transmission power that is needed for transmission over a given distance. This reduces the human exposure drastically ("electro smog"). No scientific research has proven the negative effects of electromagnetic exposure for human beings but the public acceptance for new wireless services with less transmission power will increase. Other benefits of CSS include:
CSS is Resistant Against Narrowband Disturbances
Because it uses broadband chirp pulses, CSS is very resistant against disturbances. Click here to view a diagram showing the effect of narrowband noise with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 0 dB. The signal is reinforced by the dispersive delay line (DDL) while the disturbances contribute only as basic noise (system gain). Therefore, CSS is very resistant against narrowband noise.
CSS is Resistant Against Broadband Disturbances
CSS is resistant even against broadband disturbances. The diagram below shows the effects of broadband disturbances at SNR of 0 dB. The DLL effects a significant reduction of the noise with respect to the signal. With this, CSS is most suitable for the highly used ISM band where interference from other communication services and microwave ovens create massive disturbances.
CSS is Robust Against Multipath Fading
Another significant advantage of CSS is its robustness against multipath fading. The original signal from the transmitter reaches the receiver with several echoes and reflections from buildings and other environmental surroundings due to multipath propagation. The reflections reach the receiver in or out of phase. Some frequencies will be amplified or attenuated depending on the conditions. This leads to a disconnection of the communication link of narrowband transmission systems. CSS is different, however, in that the amplified and attenuated signals are in balance because all energy shares (which are spread over the bandwidth of 80 MHz) are collected (integrated broadband technique).