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The Nest
Mark Edward Hall
The day: cold. November, gray. Vagrant spears of melancholy light piercing heavy overcast, pressing down, stifling.
The house: bright white, an impressionist's painting; skeletal swamp willows. The river: wide, smooth, reflective, below island's eternal evergreens.
Obsidian eyes, watching.
The man: hunched, lurking, glasses trained, patient, waiting, moving forward a careful step at time; watching.
"Do you see them, Alden?"
A contemptuous flap of a hand. "Shush! You'll scare them."
"It's not as if they can hear us from this distance, you know."
He lowers the binoculars, shakes his head, sighs. "I'm not taking any chances." His whisper is shrill, impatient. "Do you understand? Not before I have a chance to photograph them."
"Why did you drag me out here then?"
"To observe, not to flap your gums."
"I can observe perfectly well from the house, thank you very much, and at least in there I can talk if I so desire."
He ignores her insolence, sorry he had dragged her along. "I just don't understand it," he says. "I've gone through that book a hundred times and I'm completely baffled. There isn't a species that even closely resembles them. And I don't know of one single example in the northern part of the United States that mate this time of year. Most birds migrate in the fall and the ones that don't have all they can do to survive. They don't mate in November. It's insanity."
"What makes you think they're mating?"
"You have to see for yourself."
Obsidian eyes, watching.
"I swear, Alden, you're becoming a fanatic about this. They're just birds."
"No, they're not just birds, Rachael! There's something . . . different about them. Something . . . totally weird. Look for yourself." He thrusts the binoculars at her. She takes them, albeit reluctantly, giving a small exasperated shake of the head. Stoically resigned, she puts them to her eyes and focuses.
"Another baby disappeared last night," he says conversationally. Rachael stiffens. "This one on the south end. A little girl. She wasn't in her crib this morning when her mother went in to get her."
The glasses go askew and fall from Rachael's eyes. "I'm having dreams," she says. "That I'm alone. That you and Billy are gone. Jesus, Alden, what's happening to us?"
"I don't know, but I'm worried about Billy."
"I don't think I can take much more of this." Her hands are shaking. She is having trouble holding the glasses. She tries to give them back but sees that he is busy forming thoughts.
"The FBI's been called in and there's a manhunt going on. They say if something doesn't turn up soon they'll do a house-to-house canvas."
"Yeah, well, that's good, isn't it?"
He looks pensively back toward the island, staring at the huge nest at the top of the dead white pine.
"You are scaring the shit out of me, Alden."
"I can't believe you're not concerned. Rachael, babies are disappearing from their cribs."
"I know! Jesus, I am concerned! Just as much as you. But I will not buy into your obtuse theory."
"It's not obtuse. The problem is, you just don't take me seriously. About anything!"
"Listen to me, you stupid man. I take you seriously when you make sense. You're not making sense now. There's some kind of nut on the loose and he's the one taking those poor children. Not some . . . figment of your idiotic imagination. Don't you think I'm scared for Billy? Just as scared as you are?"
He nods but she can tell he's hurt.
He turns back to the nest. "How is this nut getting into these peoples' locked houses, pray tell?"
"You're taking about birds, Alden. Listen to yourself. How do you think they're doing it? Down the chimney, like Santa Clause?"
He gives his head a rueful shake. "I don't know. It's just a feeling."
Rachael shivers. "In any case, Billy's sleeping with us again tonight."
"You bet he is."
She feels suddenly all weepy and weak. Puts the binoculars back to her eyes and scans, picking up the nest and holding for a long moment, trying to steady them. "It looks like a nest of ordinary eagles to me," she says finally.
Alden grabs the binoculars away from her. "They're not eagles! Jesus Christ, Rachael, don't you think I know what eagles look like?"
"Ospreys then."
He shakes his head, finding no words to convey his exasperation.
"You really are scaring me, Alden."
"I know what I'm seeing, Rachael. For Christ's sake, eagles don't nest this time of year, and neither do ospreys. As a matter of fact, ospreys migrate. The nest is full of young birds. Didn't you see their little bald heads in the binoculars?"
"No, I didn't see! I didn't see anything except a big empty nest at the top of that dead pine tree. I swear, mister, you are losing it, and you are scaring me."
"I don't believe you can't see what I'm seeing."
"You and I look at the world differently, Alden. We always have. You see flying saucers and I see weather balloons, you see ghosts, I see smoke, you see a pony, I see a stall full of horse shit. You're a dreamer—"
"I'm a romantic."
"Whatever. You should have been a writer, you know, with that imagination."
"Say what you want, the disappearances didn't start until that nest appeared."
"Oh, Alden, grow up. I'm not going to listen to this garbage a moment longer." Rachael turns and stomps toward the house.
Obsidian eyes, watching.
"I'm not suggesting anything," he says later, trying to make amends. "It's just odd, that's all, don't you think?"
She looks pensively at him. "What's odd is that you're making some kind of twisted connection between the disappearing children and that stupid nest."
"There are five now, Rachael. Count them!" He thrusts his hand out, emphasizing his five fingers. "All from this town. No one else is losing children. I'm just looking for a logical explanation."
"I'm going over there, tonight."
"You're what?"
"I want to see for myself."
"You're insane."
"Maybe, but at least we'll know, won't we?"
"You're going to climb that tree at night."
"It has to be done."
"No it doesn't, Alden!"
"Yes it does!"
Rachael runs an exasperated hand through her hair. "If you ever breathe a word of what you're about to do to anyone, I swear, I'll deny any knowledge of it. Do you know why? Because they'll lock you up and throw away the key. And I never want Billie to know what a screwball his father is."
"So, what do you believe, Rachael?"
"I told you. I believe a sick, perverted human being is taking those children, period!"
The night: scudding clouds. Moon. Canoe on river; paddle rippling; calm water.
He climbs the familiar branches of the familiar tree, the mewing bundle strapped to his side.
The nest: tiny bleached skulls, bones, the new offering.
"I was trying to tell you, Rachael," he whispers, as he places the child in the nest. "But you wouldn't listen. Now it's too late. He twists his body, falling forward, arms outstretched; a perfect swan dive toward the dark forest floor. Eagles pounce, shrieking.
Rachael exits the house on a run, screams echoing across calm water: "BILLY! Dear God, somebody help me! BILLLLLY . . . !"


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N.J. State high court grills lawyers on same-sex marriage issues
By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Originally printed 1407 (Issue 1407 - Between The Lines News)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ New Jersey was one of the first states to pass a law that specifically bans discrimination against gays and lesbians. It places no barriers on same-sex couples seeking to adopt children and offers domestic partnerships that afford gay couples some of the legal benefits of marriage.
Those facts were central to some of the key points made Wednesday to New Jersey's Supreme Court by lawyers arguing whether to allow gay marriage.
In the case, known as Lewis v. Harris, seven longtime gay couples sued New Jersey in 2002, arguing that preventing them from marrying violates the state Constitution.
Nationally, only Massachusetts allows same-sex marriage. Two other states - Hawaii and Vermont - have found that gay couples have the rights to the same legal treatment as straight couples.
The high court's decision is not expected for months.
On Wednesday, the lawyer representing New Jersey made it clear that while the state is pushing against courts deciding the question of same-sex marriage, it was not embracing arguments made in briefs filed by several conservative groups. Those groups said same-sex marriage should not be allowed because it would harm society and that marriage is not a right, but rather a mechanism to steer people toward raising children in traditional families.
State Deputy Attorney General Patrick DeAlmeida said that it should be the Legislature, not the seven-member court, that decides whether to extend marriage rights to gays. He said that's particularly true in a state where lawmakers already have offered protections to gays and lesbians.
"The court is at its least powerful position when the other branches have addressed an issue," he said.
Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz said there are problems with that argument. "It's not as if the institution of marriage hasn't change in rather dramatic ways," she said.
David Buckell, the lawyer representing the seven couples, said that it's up to courts to make sure laws are applied equally _ and that gay couples should have the same access to marriage as opposite-sex couples.
He said that even if the court does not view marriage as a fundamental right, it should still allow same-sex marriage as a matter of equality.
Associate Justice Barry T. Albin referred to Vermont, one of the three places where state high courts have found that gay couples should have the benefits of marriage. There, lawmakers reacted by allowing civil unions, which grant same-sex couples the rights of marriage but do not call it marriage.
He asked Buckell about what would happen if New Jersey passed a similar law. "Would you still be here today?" he asked.
Buckell said he would.
He said that Vermont's law, like domestic partnerships in New Jersey, create a separate legal structure "that tells individuals their relationships are unworthy."
Lawyers on both sides of the issue said it was impossible to decipher from the judges' questions which way the court might be leaning.
Nevertheless, gay rights leaders said afterward that they were close to declaring victory.
"There is nothing like knowing that you're close to a win," said Alicia Toby-Heath, one of the plaintiffs. "There's nothing like knowing your life matters in a world that so often says it doesn't."
Len Deo, president of the New Jersey Family Policy Council, which opposes same-sex marriage, noted that the plaintiffs were also upbeat about lower court arguments and ultimately lost. He pointed out that the judges asked about issues raised in friend-of-the-court briefs submitted by advocacy groups like his.
Both supporters and opponents of gay marriage held rallies Wednesday outside the building housing the high court.
Those sides will surely be heard from again. Both sides have said they'll press on with their cause even if the court rules against them.
___Associated Press Writer Chris Newmarker in Trenton contributed to this report.
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Let's look at the new subway cars 81-760 that have just begun to be used in the Moscow subway, diesel trains DP-S produced for Serbian railway and "Rusich" vehicles that were unexpectedly found in the subway of Sofiа!
"Metrovagonmash" plant is situated in Mytischi, the Moscow region. It produces trains for subways and railways of Russia and neighbouring countries.
Assembly shop. Bodies of cars 81-760 stand on the right.
Electric train 81-760, main characteristics:
Capacity: 300/320 passangers;
Power: 4 induction motors – 170 kW for each car.
Track width: 1520 mm;
Max. speed: 90 km/h
Car weight: 36/35t.;
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The car body is made of stainless steel, there are A/C and air cleaning systems in the cars.
Swing type doors equipped with a hand opening button in off-peak time: such system has been used in many subways and ground transport of Europe for a long time.


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Pakistan: Now or Never?
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India-Pakistan border flare-up a zero-sum game
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author, and not necessarily of Thomson Reuters)
At places along the Line of Control (LoC), barely a wire separates the Indian soldier and his Pakistani counterpart. The genesis of the recent flare-up was the killing of five Indian soldiers on the Indian side of the LoC. The media blitz in Delhi found more fodder with a spike in infiltration attempts and exchange of fire beyond the LoC at posts across the international border.
Hostilities reached their peak with the detection and elimination of a rather large group of infiltrators in the Keran sector north of Srinagar. In between, the militant groups in Kashmir valley seemed to have drawn inspiration and staged a well-executed attack on a police post and an army unit in Jammu and Kashmir, deep inside Indian territory.
What are the possible reasons for this spurt? Are these tactical with local commanders acting in isolation, or do they reflect a strategic design?
Drones over FATA – next year may be the last they are legal
Selective tweeting, selective outrage and selective media reporting – everyone has a view on drones. On one hand, the United States is accused of lying about civilian deaths in its drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas, of human rights abuses, and of operating outside a transparent legal framework. On the other, many of those opposed to drones brook no nuance, reserve their outrage only for people killed by Americans rather than by the Pakistan Army or the Taliban, and promote a dangerous ahistorical narrative that militants are the result rather than the cause of drone strikes.
The people who live in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) don't get much of a say at all. Used by Pakistan for decades as a deniable base for jihad, FATA has been deprived of full political and economic rights by the same country that protests loudly that drone strikes violate its sovereignty. The United States in turn has been able to exploit the ambiguous status of FATA to run a secret campaign whose precedent in international law is likely to haunt it as more and more countries acquire their own armed drones.
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At first glance it is an unlikely comparison – the 2008 attack on Mumbai by Pakistan-based gunmen and the disastrous 1993 operation by U.S. troops against a Somali warlord in Mogadishu.
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For some, Jacksonville's shocking victory over Baltimore on Monday night proved the N.F.L. adage that any team can be beaten. The Jaguars had lost eight of nine games dating to last season, and the Ravens were off to one of the fastest starts in the league, with blowout victories over Pittsburgh, the Jets and Houston.
Time will tell whether the Jaguars' win was a random upset or if Jacksonville is just late in developing after a lockout-marred offseason. More teams than usual might also fall into the late-developing category. Some squads, particularly ones with young players or numerous free agent signees, would appear to be the most vulnerable. The Jaguars' defense — which includes a lot of late-summer additions — played the Ravens with the intensity, skill and moxie of a unit that appeared to be among the league's best. With a powerful running game anchored by Maurice Jones-Drew, do the Jaguars really fit the mold of a 2-5 team? If Jacksonville's rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert continues to impress, as evidenced by his play against the Ravens, there is every reason to believe that answer will be "no."
Already, there is evidence that teams that were written off early are only a win or two away from putting themselves back in contention in their division races.
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Kansas City (3-3) Can a team have a worse start after winning a division title the previous season? The Chiefs were outscored, 89-10, in losing their first two games to Buffalo and at Detroit. The Chiefs fell to 0-3 when they lost, 20-17, at San Diego. But Kansas City has battled through season-ending injuries to key players (running back Jamaal Charles and safety Eric Berry) and Coach Todd Haley's unconventional training camp preparation strategy to win three straight games. Amazingly, the Chiefs will find themselves tied for first place in the A.F.C. West if they can beat San Diego on Monday at Arrowhead Stadium. How unlikely is the Chiefs' ascension? Since the N.F.L. went to six playoff teams in each conference in 1990, only three of the 108 teams that started 0-3 have rallied to qualify for the playoffs.
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The team had some well publicized fights recently. Not that it doesn't happen at all camps, but the Jets get more attention for it. It happened. Rex lectured the team and punished them with laps. Who else talked to the team? Mark Sanchez.
When Aaron Maybin made contact with a quarterback when it wasn't allowed, who had something to say? Mark Sanchez.
This is his football team. Here is what he had to say on Maybin after practice yesterday:
Love the effort, love his intensity, but like we said the other day, you have to compete to the last second and don't go overboard because you risk hurting a teammate, and the number one rule around here is protect the team, so you have to do that.
Not the comment of a guy that is going to sit in the background.
Here is more from Mark, this time talking about what he said to the team after they ran the penalty laps:
That it doesn't matter who was fighting, who instigated, who retaliated. It doesn't matter. Just move on, it's over, and it shouldn't happen again. And we're good. We moved on.
A younger, greener, Mark Sanchez would not take the time to talk to his entire team like that. He would have stayed in the background. These comments are the mark(no pun intended) of a guy that is taking control of the football team. He doesn't need a "C" on his jersey.
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It must be the responsibility of the OS to prevent console users
interacting with applications when the desktop is locked. No user
process should ever be able to bypass the lock mechanism.
If we take a look to WinAPI help for, i.e. MessageBox, we see, that it
has a flag (WindowsNT only), called MB_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION:
(..) The caller is a service notifying the user of an event. The
function displays a message box on the current active desktop, even if
there is no user logged on to the computer (..)
So we can write a small test program:
---[ test.c ]---
#include <windows>
void main()
Sleep(3000); // Pause, to give you time to lock
// the computer
NULL, // HWND, should be NULL
"Who cares if we are locked?", // Messagebox text
"Test", // Messagebox caption
MB_OK | MB_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION // Flags
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This was the worst experience ever! The principal lacks any common sense and bases her actions on her personal opinions as opposed to professional observations or any kind of actual knowledge. In kindergarden my child had a great experience because she had a great teacher. In first grade it was a nightmare! Although the teacher was very eager to work with me THE PARENT and the school nurse was AMAZING ... the principal over stepped her boundaries and went above parent, nurse and teachers head making an incorrect judgement of situations over and over so much so I reported her to the super intendent as her behavior was totally innappropriate. My child has ADHD and was treated like an outcast, bullied, often seperated and girlled (questioned) and missed an unbelieveable amount of school all due to this principals incompetence! She should be fired then perhaps the school could get five stars! Beware if your child has any problems mentally because this woman will label your child as abused, mistreated, or some other whack job ideal of hers.
At kinderagrten roundup they promised us parents differentiated instruction and must have meant only for the lower end of the curve. I feel they are not adequately equipped to challenge those students who know the basics. Teachers are NOT teaching if students are NOT learning. (Unless you count how to sit completely still and pay attention when you are bored out of your mind, because you have already mastered the material.) I feel that this kind of expectation is not suitable for primary children. The school is run more as a military camp than a loving, nurturing environment. I have witnessed the assistant principle yelling at parents as if they were new recruits and she was their drill sergeant! If she is talking this way to parents, I wonder how she is treating our children. It was so bad; we left in the middle of the school year and I am so glad we did. Yes, there are some great teachers at Branson Primary, but the few do not make up for the other teachers your child may encounter throughout the day. Perhaps if the assistant principle and counselor left, the school environment would change for the better...they are just not approachable if you are a concerned parent.
The staff take teaching way beyond the classroom, and focus on each student individually.
They are very involved with each and every student. They work hard to better every child at the school.
Until last year I would have rated this school a 5 but the new principal leaves much to be desired. The first grade has one program a year and she can't be bothered to attend? Her behavior and dress are not much better. This was also the first year that we have ever received notes from teachers referring to supply shortages. On the bright side my all of my children have had wonderful, warm caring teachers that seem to truly care about my childrens' success. The teachers were always available when we had questions or concerns and we always felt that thier best interests were being looked after by their teachers.
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Work was completed for the new Duck Feeding Station on Sunday, 10/19. Big Thanks to CBJ for dropping the material and to Jeff Grant for providing us a compactor. And thanks to Charlie, Max, Neil and Bill for the muscle power! Stay tuned for the next phase of work which will include the installation of a new covered shelter near the playground area and a new playground component. If you have questions about future plans or are interested in helping, contact Bill or Charlie.
Foundation Dinner will be at the Red Dog Saloon. It's a western theme, and if you need a little help with that ask about the Goody Bag! Tickets are $50 each. Please see the attached sign up which will be passed around at the next three lunches (you can also email me and I'll sign you up!).
Prime Rib Dinner with all the trimmings... and don't forget there will be some awesome Silent Auction items for you to bid on. Winning bids will be donated to Foundation in your name and credited towards your next Paul Harris Fellow - not sure what that means, ask me and I'll let you know.
Goody Bags ... for those of us that may need a little help with the Western Theme, we have a limited supply of items for you (and your guest). Bags include a bandana, cowboy hat, sheriff badge and some bags include a gift certificate to a local eatery or the movie theater... we want to be sure you get the bang for your buck! Goody Bags are $20 each.
We'll be talking more about Foundation in the coming weeks - so stay tuned for future updates - including the Foundation Match - where the club will match you dollar for dollar on your donation to Foundation. If you are close to achieving your next Paul Harris Fellow, this is a great way to help you achieve it.
September 7th marked my first month in Thailand and I have already had so many unforgettable experiences. This month I went to Chiang Mai, the largest city in Northern Thailand and instantly fell in love. Chiang Mai is filled with tourists and "ex-patriots" but has still manage to keep intact the unique Thai culture. While in Chiang Mai I visited its Walking Street. In Thailand, Walking Street is a huge market filled with merchants selling items and often includes entertainment such as musicians. My town has one but Chiang Mai's Walking Street is ten times bigger and even more cheap! I spent a $1,000 Baht at the Walking Street which is only roughly $30. I was only able to spend two days there but hope to go again soon.
School has been going great here. My popularity hasn't died down yet and I'm still asked to have my picture taken. I am taking traditional Thai dance and at the end of every class the Thai students show me a modern dance popular in Thailand. My host rotary club is strict but loving and has set up activities for all the exchange students. Two weeks ago we went rafting which was definitely scarier than I expected and has encouraged me to strengthen my swimming skills. On Mondays and Tuesdays I learn how to give Thai massages and Wednesday, Thursday, Friday I go to Thai boxing.
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity and hope all is well!
Sunday, October 5 the three Juneau Rotary club's are having an international potluck dinner from 6-8 p.m at the JACC (350 Whittier St #101). All 3 clubs' help with decorations/set-up from 5-6 p.m., and clean-up from 8-9 p.m. The potluck is open to all Rotarian and any community members who want to learn more about the Rotary youth exchange program. A short informational presentation will be done after the meal.
GVR lunched in style on the Solstice last Thursday, September 18.
Eric Forst made the most of his visit and relaxed on the heated lounge chairs in the spa area.
Wednesday , September 24, 1964 was the formal charter ceremony for our club, and the beginning of Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary! 50 years of service to Juneau, and counting! We'll start off the celebratory year with BIRTHDAY cake at Wednesday's lunch, and a bit of trivia as well.......better get on the net fast and brush up on your history! Happy Anniversary!
GVR President, Charity MacKinnon, says a few words during a ceremony organized by Glacier Valley Rotary Club on the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
GVR's Foreign Exchange Student, Pablo, visits with host Dad, Jason Tarver, at Juneau Mercantile & Armory last weekend! He also attended Fall Orientation in Anchorage this weekend.
Hello Glacier Valley Rotary Club,
I have been in Thailand for about two weeks and I have already have had an experience of a lifetime. I have visited Bangkok, ridden a tuk- tuk (motorcycle), seen the most beautiful Buddha statue in Thailand, and have visited an amazing national park.Last week I started high school and received the most wonderful welcome. The principal gave me a bouquet of flowers and I was able to introduce myself to the entire school. All the students are extremely nice and always ask to take pictures with me! Some of the classes I am taking here are Thai dancing, thai cooking, Chinese, and Thai language. I just wanted to thank you again for giving me this amazing opportunity.
From Fundee (my Thai name which means "sweet dreams")
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge held to honor Downtown Juneau Rotarian Lloyd Johnson who passed away from this disease last week. The event intended to not only honor Loyd, but to raise money to help with the effort to find a cure for this terrible disease. GVR's Colleen Sullivan and Sharon Burns took the plunge!
GVR presents AML's Kevin Anderson out of Seattle Headquarters with the Pillars Sponsor Plaque on Thursday at AML's customer appreciation BBQ! AML is a longtime supporter of Pillars and Kevin was very appreciative of the plaque.
Pablo, exchange student from Bolivia, arrived on Saturday the 16th.
Pablo's first Host family will be Karen and Jason Tarver.
The Duck Derby was a HUGE success, resulting in 6 LUCKY WINNERS!:
1st place: Kercia Schroeder - 2 round trip tickets from ALASKA AIRLINES and $2500 CASH
2nd place: Deborah Morse - $2500 CASH
3rd place: Kathy Smikrud - $2000 CASH
4th place: Sion Colmus - $1500 CASH
5th place - Don Meyer - $1000 CASH
6th place - Rich Berg and Jennifer Nebert
Freddy George, Glacier Valley Rotary Outbound for 2014-15, left for Thailand on August 6th!
We kick off our new year celebrating 50 years of service to Juneau!
Congratulations, PAST President Bill! You did an awesome job leading our club over the past year, and we thank you! I'm looking forward to the new year, and thank all of you for your service to Rotary, and to our community. Let's carry out our RI President's theme, and LIGHT UP ROTARY, GVR style!
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National Award-winning singer and composer Hariharan is all said to perform in Bangalore on February 9. The popular singer, who has crooned for numbers like Roja Janeman from Roja, among others, will perform a Hindustani classical music performance in Bangalore. Hariharan, who is part of the famous 1990s band, Colonial Cousins with Leslie...The Times of India 2014-01-27
She took the audience by surprise appearing in 'Saat Khoon Maaf' and singer Usha Uthup says she is looking forward to some meaty roles in Bollywood now. The 64-year-old singer played a loyal help to Priyanka Chopra's character in the film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. She even lent her voice to the hit song 'Darling' in the film. "I am waiting for good roles, looking for...Indian Express 2012-06-01
Hariharan, in a chat with us on his recent trip to Indore, reveals about his fondness for Lata Mangeshkar, Madhya Pradesh's rich culture and traditions and much more MP is a musical state Elated upon receiving the Lata Mangeshkar Alankaran Award, the singer says he never imagined he would receive this prestigious award. "I performed at the Alankaran Awards in 2000, when SP...The Times of India 2013-05-25
At a time when Western music rules youngsters' playlists in India, along comes a velvet-voiced Bengaluru boy who sways audiences with his ghazals. This 21-year-old student, Adithya Srinivasan, from MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology recently produced a single, Gham-e-Duniya, which was released by legendary singer Hariharan. From performing at The Legend Ghulam Ali concert to...Deccan Chronicle 2013-07-21
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Hariharan (Tamil: ஹரிஹரன் born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer who has sung for Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu films, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India and is a two time National Award winner.
Hariharan, associating with Leslie Lewis, formed Colonial Cousins, a two-member band. They have cut many private music albums and also scored music for few feature films in chennai tamil cinema and Bollywoodcinema.
Born in Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram) he grew up in Mumbai in a Tamil Iyer family, and has bachelor degrees in science and law. He did his collegiate studies from S.I.E.S.College. The son of renowned Carnatic vocalists, Shrimati Alamelu and the late H.A.S. Mani (full name:Anantha Subramani Iyer), he inherited his parents' musical talents. Alamelu was Hariharan's first guru (mentor). From her, he picked up Carnatic music skills. He was also exposed to Hindustani music from a young age. In his teens, inspired by the songs of Mehdi Hassan and Jagjit Singh, Hariharan developed a passion for ghazals and started training in Hindustani music from Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. He used to put in thirteen hours of singing practice everyday. The committed Hariharan also put heart and soul into learning Urdu when he decided to become a ghazal singer.


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Living in Long Beach (MS) I have essentially two choices: CableOne and ATT U-verse (DSL was never available on my street.) I currently have 6Mbps U-verse service. When the year's intro ends I'm considering dropping to 3 Mbps to save $5/mo. I'm not exactly sure what I'm missing by not having 1Gbps fiber Internet service. Of course, I recall when Stennis Space Center's best connection to the net was 9600 bps and we'd have to set cron jobs to transfer files at midnight because there was no throughput during the day. So my question is, just how much net does anyone really need?
5Mbps is definitely not enough in today's world. It's "fast enough" if you're just browsing web, occasional video, casual gaming etc. ( I ping between 60 - 95ms, on most games). When you got multiple users, bandwith heavy apps like netflix etc, then you might suffer some. I wouldn't consider 3Mbps unless that was my only best choice. Since you're on Uverse I would go up to the 12Mbps plan. That's the highest that's available in my area. I might switch to CableOne's 50Mbps plan if the caps weren't so low. I think if you're internet only it's 100GB... Read an article yesterday that talked about ISPs balking over Google's planned "Fiberhoods" in KC. You will be able to get Gbps fiber for $70. Or free..(let that sink in.) 5Mps if you pay a $300 installation fee. Unfortunately we'd never see anything like this in MS, unless you live on campus of MSU or OleMiss.. Maybe Jackson area if you're lucky..
Many years ago I took a course titled, "Selecting and managing computer systems". It was all about how to buy the right sized computer for the job you need to do. Many people buy far more computer than they need. The demand for high-end compute power for most people comes from video processing and real-time computer gaming. There are other applications, such as CAD-CAM, GIS, architectural rendering, numerical modeling, etc. but most people don't even know what those are. Similarly, in selecting the right size network connection, you need to know what your actual demand is. If you have a family of 6 and everyone wants to stream a different video, all at once, then yeah, you probably should get a 50 Mbps connection. But if 5 or 6 Mbps meets your needs, what would you possibly gain by paying much more for 12 or 18 or 50 Mbps?And if Google offered free 5 Mbps in my neighborhood, I'd pay the $300 install fee, even knowing that they'd be watching everything I did and selling the information. (Whomever they sold it to would be very disappointed.)


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A young animal seen climbing a tree. It was probably startled by me as I walked past while bushwalking. Photograph taken.
I was so sad to find this Tasmanian Devil dead by the road. There aren't many left of this nocturnal, carnivorous marsupial, and they are suffering from a facial cancer that is killing many more. We saw three in captivity in a nature park in Bicheno.
I saw this juvenile Tasmanian Devil beside the road leading into Narawntapu National Park. It ran up a tree!
Unfortunately no picture of the animal - I was walking by night and heard a noise of an animal scavenging in a rubbish bin. It was 'rat' sized body (approx 10cms) with a tail about the same length with a dark brush on the end. I went back to get my camera but it had disappeared. I cant think of any other marsupial it might be in this region or with the description.
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The order Dasyuromorphia (meaning "hairy tail") comprises most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the recently extinct thylacine. In Australia, the exceptions include the omnivorous bandicoots (order Peramelemorphia) and the marsupial moles (which eat meat but are very different and are now accorded an order of their own, Notoryctemorphia). Numerous South American species of marsupials (orders Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata, and Microbiotheria) are also carnivorous.


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"Another possibility is the conventional thinking that African Americans do better on dialysis than Caucasians. If a patient or his physician feels that he will do just fine on dialysis, he will be more reluctant to accept the up-front risk of the transplant. Studies have found that while this is true in older patients, it is actually the opposite in younger ones. Younger African Americans do far worse on dialysis than their Caucasian counterparts," Segev said.
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With her acclaimed novels Harvest and Life Support, Tess Gerritsen has injected a powerful dose of adrenaline into the medical thriller. Now, in a new blockbuster, Gerritsen melds page-turning suspense with chilling realism as a small-town doctor races to unravel the roots of a violent outbreak -- before it destroys everything she loves.
Lapped by he gentle waters of Locust Lake, the small resort town of Tranquility, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr. Claire Elliot to shelter her adolescent son, Noah, from the distractions of the big city and the lingering memory of his father's death. But with the first snap of winter comes shocking news that puts her practise on the line: a teenage boy under her care has committed an appalling act of violence. And as Claire and all of Tranquility soon discover, it is just the start of a chain of lethal outbursts among the town's teenagers.
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Jim Nill and the Dallas Stars pulled off another blockbuster trade this past July 1st when they acquired superstar center Jason Spezza in exchange for Alex Chiasson and a few prospects. Spezza will head to Dallas with just one year left on his contract and will become an unrestricted free agent come next summer.
Unless Jim Nill has it his way (which he does all the time).
Nill is "pretty" confident that the Stars will be able to agree on a new contract with Spezza and risk the possibility of a one-year, one-hit wonder between Spezza and Dallas. Nill told Sportsnet, "I'm not too worried about the contract. His agent and I have spoken, and we're going to get Jason in here to show him around the area."
Nill sounds like he wants a deal to go down soon, perhaps even before the season starts. But it all depends on how Spezza enjoys his time in Big D. But with the Stars on the major rise and Spezza's best buddy Ales Hemsky also joining the squad, something tells me that with Nill's skills and Spezza's current situation, a re-sign should not even be a minor problem. Spezza seemed very enthusiastic about his new opportunity during the conference call held minutes after the trade was officially announced, and seemed to light up like a firework (happy belated 4th) when he heard that Ales Hemsky would be joining the mix as well.
Spezza has played for Ottawa for his entire career and turned 31 less than a month ago. He will look to join on as the second line center and back up the load currently held by young superstar Tyler Seguin. With the addition of Spezza and Hemsky, many have taken a second look at the Stars and have changed their minds about how next season will pan out in the NHL. The Stars are on the rise, and Spezza will just bear more witness to that fact. A re-sign should be simple, but we'll keep you posted.
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- We linked to Comics Worth Reading wrap up of the brief life and quick death of the Friends of Lulu "empowerment fund".
- We linked to this parody of Marvel's Civil Wars series (which I didn't read) -- it's still pretty funny.
- We linked to reports on the creation of the Clickburg Foundation which promotes webcomics in The Netherlands and runs the Clickburg convention.
- We publish reviews of Matt Langfield's and Edward Grug's Charlie Redeye and Chris Onstad's Achewood.
- I write a bit too enthusiastically about the then still-emerging comics blog-o-sphere.
- The Online Journalism Review wrote about the failure of newspaper syndicates to make a splash on the web.