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Artist: Sir Michael Rocks
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Album: Lap Of Lux 1.5
Avg Rating: 2.9 ( 9 votes )
On Make This Bread, an "official" leak from his next project, Lap Of Lux 1.5, Sir Michael Rocks offers up an ultimatum: "Make this bread or make your bed." Judging by his success in 2012, it seems as though The Cool Kids member has heeded his own advice. In addition to joining Mac Miller on a 45-city tour, the Chicago native spent fall of 2012 sharing a stage with Pac Div on the group's West Coast run. I am no accountant, thankfully, but I am sure that all of Rocks' hard work earned him more bread than a bakery. The emcee looks to continue his success on this spacey, Reno produced cut. As the beat sways, Sir Michael craftily attacks the track with his unique sound, highlighted by his incomparable vocal delivery and laissez-faire cadence. Lap Of Lux 1.5, a revamped release of Lap of Lux, is set for a Thursday, December 6 release.
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Synopsis :
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
Description :
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-13
(libjpeg-turbo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)
A vulnerability in the get_sos() function in jdmarker.c could cause a
heap-based buffer overflow.
Impact :
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There is no known workaround at this time.
See also :
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"Grain of Salt"
What I know about customer reviews is that they all have to be taken with a grain of salt. No matter how good something is, the complaints outweigh the praise because being unhappy about something motivates people.
So I am going to weigh in here on the positive side, even though I never review books. I really enjoyed this audio book. I haven't read anything in the Ender series in a long time but I can't wait for the obvious sequel to this one.
I did find the banter between Peter and his parents and Petra and Bean annoying and almost identical. But the story is compelling and not completely transparent as some can be.
"Some Good, Some Not So Much"
Robin Miles does an excellent job of reading the many compelling characters in Ntozake Shange's and Ifa Bayeza's well-written epic novel that spans from Reconstruction to modern times. I give it four stars and not five for two reasons:
1. A few production mistakes. Some of the re-reads and recording errors were not edited out, so we hear the narrator read a few pieces twice. I've never heard that before in an Audible book!
2. Some factual errors from the authors take me out of the book and make me wonder about the accuracy of the rest. One example is a couple of characters join the "Air Force" during WWII, only there wasn't an Air Force then--the Army Air Corps was a division of the U.S. Army.
I look forward to more audio books from Robin Miles!
"Not for Serious Scientists or Even Amateur Ones"
I spent one credit on this book with an open mind because I find that science fiction is a very interesting way to explore issues in the modern world in a non-threatening way. As such, I wasn't surprised by the author's preamble of sorts and it made me even more curious.
But there was one point that lost me entirely, as someone who understands and believes in science and who is a deeply religious person. In the very beginning, the alien ascribes certain aspects of the universe as being evidence only of God's existence, and challenges the scientist to counter him.
Our history is rife with humans assigning things we don't know and understand to God, only to find out there is some scientific explanation for it. This doesn't, in my mind, negate God, but only shows our increasing understanding of the universe. But the "scientist" doesn't point this out to the alien.
I expected a deeper discussion of this issue and was profoundly disappointed. It might be good for young readers, but it's too over simplistic in my opinion.
Better to spend your credit elsewhere.
As usual, Gladwell makes a great case for thinking in new ways about the world. His accessible writing and compelling stories keeps the reader engaged. Well worth my money and time.
Great narration for a well-told story. The readers were spot-on for their characters--I haven't heard a better narration in the hundreds of books I've listened to. The characters are complex and the story compelling and surprising.
"Better Left in the Archives"
Written in 1983, The White Plague reveals its decade and biases throughout.
Its primary flaws are that Herbert, in 1983, could not imagine a 1996 with women in charge of their own lives, a world without IRA bombers and what the world would become with a bio terrorist on the loose.
His one woman character is cardboard while the men are all fully-realized. The world where there are 10,000 men to one woman should have more women leaders. Instead, the women are content to marry leaders and produce babies for them. The main character is profoundly religious in the beginning but by the end is happy to take on many "husbands" so that she could "do her duty" to repopulate the world. Where is her, or any other woman's, desire for power, for women would have a lot of power in such a world.
His lack of imagination of a world without the IRA kept me from suspending my disbelief. And Herbert's poorly imagined world response to a bio terrorist that targeted women kept me skeptical.
The White Plague is better left in 1983, where it belongs.
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So rarely do we see well-developed and realistic characters in science fiction. And we see them in Spin, in addition to a compelling plot.
Spin walks that very pleasing line between hard and soft science fiction. Most of the story is the physical and emotional journey of the main character, but it's set in a compelling dystopic world with mysterious aliens they call "The Hypotheticals."
It is worthy of its 2006 Hugo award.
It's well-read by Scott Brick, my favorite audible reader. I'd just listened to his narration of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and thought Brick did a nice job of sounding completely different in Spin.
I almost never stay up late to finish listening to a book, but I did for Spin. If you're a sci-fi fan, you won't want to miss this one.
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Because he's taken on modern politics, this work isn't timeless like some of his other works are.
As others have said, this novel is full of holes, and has charicatures rather than characters.
I'd recommend skipping this one.
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The title of this review pretty much says it all. I listen to a lot of science fiction audio books. I have heard a range of readers and I need to say that the person reading this book is flat and boring. He doesn't seem to know how to make the story alive or real.
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KNOXVILLE — Business as usual resumed today at an East Knoxville Dollar General Store after a car rammed into the structure, buckling a brick wall.
The store at 4640 Rutledge Pike was closed for several hours until a building inspector determined the structure was in no danger of collapsing.
Police said the crash occurred when a speeding vehicle swerved to avoid another car and ran off Rutledge Pike, through a field, past a metal billboard post and into the brick wall of the Dollar General Store.
Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk said the silver 2006 Chevrolet HHR was driven by Emily Tackett, 59, of Knoxville.
Tackett, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was westbound on Rutledge Pike traveling "at a high rate of speed when she came up on a vehicle making a left-hand turn," DeBusk said.
"She swerved to avoid a collision and went up an embankment and ran into the building," DeBusk said. "Charges are pending."
The impact from the vehicle left the brick wall on the side of the business buckled several inches. The vehicle ran more than 50 yards from Rutledge Pike before striking the building.
The store was been closed after the 9:49 a.m. incident because of concerns the structural integrity of the building has been compromised. A city codes inspector later deemed the structure safe, DeBusk said.
Several employees were in the store when the impact occurred.
"It sounded like a bomb and it rattled the building," said Connie Maples, 63, who is assistant manager of the store. "It was scary.
Maples, who was in the middle of the store when the vehicle slammed into it, said the impact knocked merchandise off shelves.
Maples ran outside to see what happened and found Tackett unconscious slumped over the wheel of the vehicle. The driver regained consciousness as emergency workers arrived, but she remained disoriented and didn't know what had happened, Maples said.
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The guitar legend goes in depth on expanded reissues of Zeppelin's first three albums.
The guitar legend goes in depth on expanded reissues of Zeppelin's first three albums.
Jimmy Page is contemplating a solo project, saying he's written "lots of material" for it.
This is bound to offend some of the purists out there, but it's still newsworthy. Jimmy Page has released a mash-up of Led Zeppelin's 'Ramble On' and the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1996 smash hit 'Hypnotize.'
An acoustic guitar played by Jimmy Page sold for more than $39,000 at an auction recently. The instrument was among a handful of pieces of rock memorabilia sold at Bonhams last week.
By 1981, two of the most successful and influential British rock groups of the '70s -- Led Zeppelin and Yes -- had come to an end, and the members of each band were all looking for new opportunities. In April 1981, former Yes drummer Alan White and bassist Chris Squire got together with Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for a proposed supergroup called XYZ -- which could have also included Robert Plant, but never quite got off the ground.
Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is a hero to many rock musicians, but few of Page's axe-slinging fans have gone to the trouble of writing a song named after him.
Jimmy Page and David Coverdale, two veterans eager to prove themselves outside of their famous bands, joined forces on the album 'Coverdale / Page,' which was released March 15, 1993.
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Public Enemy's Chuck D will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 18, whether you like it or not. More on that in a moment, but in a recent interview he talked about his group's collaboration with classic rock bands, and the "debacle" of Jimmy Page's and Puff Daddy's collaboration.
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Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page says he's working on a number of projects for his old band, including remastering their nine albums as individual box sets. In an interview with Mojo, Page revealed that each will include extra music and bonus material.


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Goodbye 2014 and helloooooooooo 2015! I am a few days in to 2015 which means I am late with this post. But I had to sit back and think about 2014 and all of the events and even non-events that happened. I had a couple of things I'd like to forget but mostly I am… Read more »
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Thank you to Rich Emmons of The PRS for writing this article. I often am asked how to get started in practical rifle competition. My first suggestion like his is to find some local rifle matches you can spectate and start asking questions to the shooters there. We love new competitors and are very willing… Read more »
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My heart sank last night as I was leaning over the shoulder of a Second Amendment Foundation employee staring at the computer screen. It was 8:12 and the preliminary results of I-591 and I-594 were finally showing up. I expected 594 to pass so I was not surprised. I was surprised however at how much… Read more »
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You want to take your over 18 year old child hunting or shooting. Hand him ("Transfer") a gun to use and you are both felons. You want to take your best buddy to go shooting and teach safe gun handling. Hand him ("Transfer") your gun and you both are felons. You are in your home… Read more »
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I left Seattle July 24th and just returned to our front door Sept. 1. Over 6000 miles later in the Toyota FJ I am finally home. To my own bed, to my dog Kozmo and especially to my new nephew Jimmy I still had not met. He was born as I was driving through S…. Read more »
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My apologies for not writing here on 30calgal for a couple of weeks. I have been updating daily on Facebook but I know many of you do not use it. As you know I have spent the last two weeks at Camp Perry for US Long Range and Full Bore Nationals. The days were so… Read more »
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Bend, OR I love to see matches progress over the years. In its fourth year the NW Multi Gun outdid itself. Or, shall I say Doug Hartley and Scott Hawkins and Co outdid themselves? They did. Spreading the match out over 3 days with two time slots allowed for a smooth flow of over 200… Read more »
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A few months ago I found an Ammo Burrito. Now I have a Taco Magazine Pouch. I think our gun accessory makers have gone "loco". Ha ha. Okay, I thought it was funny. Anyway, I had posted on FB a few weeks ago my desperate search for a double stacked 308 magazine pouch for 3… Read more »
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Reading the wind for long range shooting is one of those things that can exhilarate or frustrate. It is a challenge for sure. But I have always loved that challenge. When I am shooting a high power match we are on a range that has flags all over which help the shooter with direction and… Read more »
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When we go to the range or a match it is easy to get your gear or accessories mixed up with others. Especially at a match I have mixed up my magazines because they are all black. Range bags are black or coyote tan, rifles are black, everything is black and the same! Marking your… Read more »


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This review is from: SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB Flash Drive Model SDCZ43-064G-G46
Pros: Fast
Prices are falling per GB
Cons: None
Other Thoughts: Benchmark Score: 133.7 MB/s Sequential Read
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]
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Sequential Write : 25.294 MB/s
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Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 5.199 MB/s [ 1269.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 2.105 MB/s [ 513.8 IOPS]
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Test : 1000 MB [H: 0.0% (0.0/57.9 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2015/01/09 19:38:51
OS : Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)
This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Pros: My first partition stays relatively fast when defragged often with Defraggler by Piriform, over 64 MB/s read speed according to Defraggler's benchmark, just after defragging.
Cons: Second partition is slow after getting close to half full - even when defragged often, which is somewhat OK if you are patient and all you do is download hardware and software upgrades and other like data where read - write speeds are not so important.
My second partition is a little over half full and Defraggler, from Piriform, benchmarks read speed on the second partition at an average of 4.6 MB/s after defragging with Defraggler [Windows 7 64bit] before defragging it averages below ~ 3.36 MB/s read speed - and I defrag fairly often [2 to 7 days].
I do not like WD's shifty 5 year warranty, where if you submit an RMA and get a second drive that only has a 90 day warranty for this drive.
Other Thoughts: To Jacob M. that gave a review on 9/8/2014:
If this drive is a second drive for installing and playing games from and raw video footage make a partition* no larger than 300GB. On that partition install and run games. Defrag often and it will remain very fast if you leave 45GB free [to allow room for Windows defrag - Microsoft demands 15% free for proper defrag, or you might not be able to defrag at all - I know this from, years ago, when I was a computer consultant to businesses. You would be surprised at how little businesses know regarding computers].
* The First partition will be 300GB
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RAM: 16GB GSkill CAS 9
SSD: Intel 335, 240GB
Hard Drive: single WD Black, partitioned [primarily for games, storage and back up]
Note: Other Information: Defraggler is much better than Windows defrag, however, it is VERY slow when doing a regular defrag on a slow drive or partition, it is very fast when doing a quick defrag, even on a slow drive or partition. I use regular [default] defrags. This is not an advertisement for Defraggler.
NOTE: I know that many people read these reviews when making a decision about what hard drive to purchase and I have written this with them in mind.
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Pros: Produces great sound - and for a great price. $60 this weekend. Limited but effective software bundle.
Cons: None
Other Thoughts: I have had my Z since early 2013 and have had no problems.
As to those people that leave negative comments: 1. This is not the older, bad hardware that was sold before the Z series came out, please do not leave comments if you do not own this sound card. 2. Make sure you have a good power supply and motherboard and keep the motherboard drivers up to date.
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I listen to music and play games on my computer and the sound is very good.
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An assembly kit for an interactive tyre calendar that was made for Dalnoboy, a large truck tyre service network. Once built you simply use the tyre markers to keep track of the days and a month marker to keep track of the month. I really like the interactive element and commitment to the concept, the pack even comes with warranty and repair details for the calendar!
Posted in Interface → OtherA simple but striking logo that has an appealingly hand-drawn quality to it. The use of white on black is almost always strong, and this is a good example. The intricate design makes for an effective and memorable logo.
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Posted in Branding → LogoA wonderfully ingenious calendar design for an energy company. Each month is made from a comb of matches! It perfectly captures the idea of energy, and would make each day feel like a significant event.
Posted in Interface → OtherA vibrant and instantly striking site for an entertainment agency. I really like the consistently colourful design and use of graphic illustrations to contrast with the photography. It's immediately obvious what this company does, one of the key signs of a well designed site.
Posted in Web Design → MusicAn absolutely stunning clock interface for the iPhone. I love the bold use of black and white and the unique design ideas implemented here. The designer clearly has a keen eye for typography!
Posted in →You don't have to be the most creative person in the world to create a practical business card. This person threw a quick one year calendar on their card. This is really handy to have in your wallet and is a great way to help ensure the person carries your card around for at least a year!
Posted in Branding → Business CardsA brilliant concept that aims to provide retail stores with a mobile point of sale device. I love the simple touchscreen idea and perceived compact size of the device. The idea that it would clip onto your pocket or shirt and allows sales to be made from anywhere could revolutionise the way we shop.
Posted in Interface → OtherAn ingenious concept that aims to integrate the capabilities of online services into our daily lives. I love the beautiful simplicity of it and the incredible potential uses. The concept and physical design are in perfect harmony here.
Posted in Interface → OtherA beautifully restrained and minimal site for a wholesale cufflink supplier. It superbly thought out for a corporate site and is an extremely effective web presence for a company like this. The consistent design is great and the colour palette works really well.
Posted in Web Design → CorporateAn absolutely fascinating approach to user interface design. This is a contact page like no other... The hand-drawn style is used effectively, and while I not totally on board with the changing of the mouse and attempts to get you to view the site fullscreen, it's certainly a different approach to a contact page!
Posted in Interface → Web AppAn excellent logo for a producer and DJ that makes good use of a solid black background. It could have worked well to use more outstanding colours, the palette is a little restrained. I do, however, like the typeface chosen and the white of the text really stands out on the black background (as always).
Posted in Branding → LogoA clean and stylish portfolio for a'multi-disciplinary designer' based in Manchester. I like the consistent use of white on black and the strong contrast achieved. The portfolio section itself is attractive and gives a good amount of space to each design.
Posted in Web Design → PortfolioA well thought out and decidedly pretty site for a mobile App developer. The layout is intuitive and the site guides you down the page rather than leaving you to figure it out for yourself. I particularly like the attention to detail and little hand-drawn touches.
Posted in Web Design → SoftwareA gorgeous logo for any music based design company. I love the concept of the vinyl record breaking into streams of paint-like colour! In addition it\'s worth noting how good the flow of the logo is, it works beautifully read from left to right!
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Posted in Interface → iPhone AppAs probably the foremost Twitter client (if you ignore Twitter\'s own client) TweetDeck has a lot of weight on its shoulders. It certainly lives up to the hype with its gorgeous interface designed specifically for the iPad. I love the logo and stylish grey colour scheme!
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Bob Denard | |
Born | Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, Gironde, France | April 7, 1929
Died | October 13, 2007 Paris, France | (aged 78)
Occupation | Soldier, Mercenary |
Spouse | (Seven) |
Children | (Eight) |
Bob Denard | |
Born | Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, Gironde, France | April 7, 1929
Died | October 13, 2007 Paris, France | (aged 78)
Occupation | Soldier, Mercenary |
Spouse | (Seven) |
Children | (Eight) |
Colonel Bob Denard (April 7, 1929 – October 13, 2007), born Gilbert Bourgeaud, was a French soldier and mercenary. He was known for having done various jobs in support of Françafrique (a term referring to France's sphere of influence in its former colonies) for Jacques Foccart, in charge of French president Charles de Gaulle's policy in Africa. Having fought in Algeria during the Algerian War, he then took part in the Katanga secession in the 1960s and fought in many African countries including Congo, Angola, Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) and Gabon. Between 1975 and 1995, he participated in four coups in the Comoro Islands. It is widely believed that his adventures had the implicit support of the French state, even after the 1981 election of the French Socialist Party candidate, François Mitterrand, despite moderate changes in France's policy in Africa.[1][2] He was the father of eight children and had been married seven times (polygamously), after converting to Islam.
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After having served with the French Navy in Indochina and in French Algeria,[3] Denard served as a colonial policeman in Morocco from 1952 to 1957.[4] In 1954, he was convicted of an assassination plot against Prime Minister Pierre Mendès-France, a left-wing member of the Radical-Socialist Party who was negotiating the end of the Indochina War and withdrawal of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, and served 14 months in jail.[1] An adamant anti-Communist, Denard then took part in many anti-colonialist struggles, simultaneously on his own behalf and on the behalf of the French state.[2] Once he was freed from jail, he worked for the French secret services during the war in Algeria.[4]
After his discharge from the French navy, Bob Denard was briefly a policeman in Morocco and a demonstrator for washing machines in Paris.[5] He began his mercenary career, which was to span three decades, in Katanga, probably in December 1961 when he and other foreign mercenaries were brought in by the leader of the mercenaries in Katanga, Roger Faulques. He became famous after rescuing white civilians encircled by rebels in Stanleyville[6]. Denard fought there until the secessionist movement led by Moise Tshombe collapsed in January 1963. Then, Denard and his men fled to Portuguese-controlled Angola.
Denard is known to have participated in conflicts in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Yemen, Iran, Nigeria, Benin, Gabon, Angola, Zaire and the Comoros, the last-named nation having been subject to more than twenty coups d'état in the past decades. For most of his career Denard had the quiet backing of France and the French secret service which wished to maintain French influence over its ex-colonies.[5]
In mid-1963 he made his way to North Yemen, which was then in the middle of a civil war between a Nasserist government and royalist tribesmen. The royalists were supported by the Western Europeans and Saudi Arabia. The French and British sponsored a number of mercenaries to train the royalist volunteers in military techniques, and Bob Denard was among those who joined the Imam al-Badr, leader of the royalists.[3]
After about eighteen months Denard returned to the Congo to take employment under Moise Tshombe who was now the prime minister of the central government in Leopoldville from July 1964 till October 1965 when was dismissed by President Joseph Kasa Vubu. Denard served for two years in the Congo battling Simba rebels supporters of the late Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, who had been murdered in Katanga in 1961 after having been overthrown by rival politicians and severely tortured while in transit. The Simba rebels were backed by the Chinese and Cubans, including Che Guevara while Lumumba's murderers were tacitly backed by the CIA and Belgium. Denard was in charge of his own unit of French mercenaries called les affreux (lit. : the awfuls). Denard helped put down an attempted coup on behalf of Tshombe by Katangan separatists in July 1966.
A year later Denard sided with Katangan separatists and Belgian mercenaries led by Jean Schramme in a revolt in eastern Congo. The rebels soon found themselves bottled up in Bukavu. Denard was wounded in the initial rising and flew out with a group of more seriously wounded men to Rhodesia. In January 1968 he invaded Katanga with a force of a hundred men on bicycles in an attempt to create a diversion for a breakout from Bukavu. The invasion was a farce.
Denard missed out on mercenary activity in Biafra during the Nigerian civil war during the late 1960s. From 1968 to 1978 he was employed supporting the government in Gabon and was available to carry out military actions on behalf of the French government in Africa. He may have been involved in a raid against Guinea in 1970. He was involved in a failed coup attempt in Benin (Opération Crevette, or Operation Shrimp), against Mathieu Kérékou, the leader of the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin, in 1977.[7] Although Jacques Foccart denied personal knowledge of the attempted coup after its failure, he did recognize that it had been backed-up by Gnassingbé Eyadéma (Togo), Houphouet-Boigny (Ivory Coast), Omar Bongo (Gabon) and Hassan II (Morocco), all allies of France.[7]
His "favorite" targets were the Comoros. He attempted to overthrow the government of this small island group four times. On orders from Jacques Foccart, he ousted the first president, Ahmed Abdallah, who had just unilaterally proclaimed the Comoros' independence on July 6, 1975. Ahmed Abdallah was replaced by Ali Soilih.
He then failed at a coup in Benin in 1977 and carried out some operations in Rhodesia from 1977 to 1978 as part of the Rhodesian Army's short-lived French-speaking unit, 7 Independent Company.[3] With the support of the Rhodesian government,[8] he returned to the Comoros with 43 men on May 13, 1978 and carried out a coup against president Ali Soilih, who had turned toward socialist policies. Soilih was killed under mysterious circumstances on May 29, 1978.[9] Helped by Denard, Ahmed Abdallah took the presidency back. For eleven years (1978-1989[3]) Denard headed Abdallah's 500-strong presidential guard and had strong influence and business interests in the archipelago, marrying and converting to Islam and eventually becoming a citizen of the country. He adopted the Islamic name Said Mustapha Mahdjoub upon his conversion.[2]
The Comoros also served as his logistic base for military operations in Mozambique and Angola. He was then supported by Paris, as the Comoros provided France for a base to get around the embargo against the apartheid regime of South Africa.[2] Denard built an empire in the Comoros, composed of hotels, lands, and the presidential guard.[2] According to Xavier Renou, author of a book on private military contractors, Denard foreshadowed the transition between traditional mercenaries to contemporary private military contractors, creating a small army during his stay in the Comoros in the 1980s.[2]
In 1989, fearing a probable coup d'état, president Ahmed Abdallah signed a decree ordering the Presidential Guard, led by Bob Denard, to disarm the armed forces. Shortly after the signing of the decree, a military officer allegedly entered president Abdallah's office and shot him, injuring Denard at the same time. A few days later, Bob Denard was evacuated to South Africa by French paratroopers.[3]
Bob Denard then waited in the Médoc region, in France, for his trial for the murder of president Ahmed Abdallah in 1989. With his lieutenant Dominique Malacrino, he had to face charges in May 1999 for his role in the 1989 coup, in which, according to the French prosecution, president Ahmed Abdallah was killed on the orders of Denard because he was about to remove Denard as head of the presidential guard. The prosecution said Ahmed Abdallah was shot on orders from Denard during a faked attack on his palace on the night of November 26, 1989. But a few days before the trial, Abdallah's family dropped their suit, and finally Bob Denard and Dominique Malacrino were acquitted because of lack of evidence.[4] The Comoros experienced its twentieth coup attempt since independence on the day that the trial began.[citation needed]
Afterward, president Mohamed Taki Abdulkarim declared that he refused Bob Denard's return to the Comoros. On November 6, 1998, Abdulkarim died under suspicious circumstances. His family suspected a poisoning and asked for an autopsy. The post-mortem examination was refused and Abdulkarim was said to have died of natural causes.[citation needed]
On the night of September 27, 1995, Bob Denard landed on the Comoros with 30 men in Zodiac inflatable boats in an attempted coup against president Said Mohamed Djohar, Abdallah's successor. On October 4, in accordance with an agreement between France and the Comoros, the French army put an end to the attempt. Bob Denard was brought back to France by the French DGSE intelligence agency for trial.
Denard was arrested in 1995 when he launched a fourth coup, Operation Kaskari, against Saïd Djohar, in the Comoros. The French government sent an expeditionary force to capture Denard and his 33 mercenaries. Despite having over 300 armed Comorians ready to fight and having machine gun posts set up, Denard surrendered without a shot being fired and spent ten months in a Paris jail. At his trial a number of former Gaullist politicians, including Charles Pasqua, spoke on his behalf.
In 2001, Guido Papalia, Italian attorney of Verona, prosecuted Denard for having tried to recruit mercenaries in the far-right Italian movement (through Franco Nerozzi) in order to make a coup against Colonel Azali Assoumani, the current president, also opposed to his return to the Comoros.
On March 9, 2006, attorney Olivier Bray asked for five years of prison for the 1995 coup d'État against Said Mohamed Djohar under the code-name "Eskazi", and sentences between one and four years for his 26 accomplices. During the three-week-long trial, Bob Denard and his accomplices tried to convince the court that they had acted with implicit support of French authorities. Dominique Malacrino talked about the "numerous phone calls of Jacques Foccart, then responsible for the African office at the Elysée palace" to Bob Denard. Emmanuel Pochet, another suspect, declared that Denard had "support from senior officers of the special forces of the DGSE", the French external intelligence agency. Olivier Feneteau, another suspect, declared that he had belonged in the past to the "action service" of the DGSE. On March 9, Denard's lawyer presented declarations by former president Djohar, who had stated, during an interview to Comorian newspaper Kashkazi at the end of October 2005, that his security chief, Captain Rubis, a French officer that the French authorities had recommended to him, "was aware of the coup".[10]
In June 2006 Denard, who by then was suffering from Alzheimer's, was found guilty of "belonging to a gang who conspired to commit a crime", and was given a five-year suspended jail term.[11] During the trial, the role of the French secret services in the 1995 coup against Saïd Djohar was recognized, but not deemed sufficient to discharge the mercenaries of their guilt.[12] However, the knowledge of the French authorities of the attempted coup was one of the reasons given by the Court to abstain from ordering a firm prison sentence.[12] During his trial in 2006 before the Court of Appeal, a former head of the foreign intelligence service explicitly stated that "When special services are unable to undertake certain kinds of undercover operation, they use parallel structures. This was the case of Bob Denard."[1] In July 2007, he was sentenced by the Court of Appeal to four years of prison (one firm, three suspended).[13] However, he never served his sentence for health reasons.[1]
His death was announced by his sister on October 14, 2007.[14]


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The 5th Horsemanby James Patterson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:SOMEBODY DIES.
A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she is suddenly gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. The hospital's doctors, some of the best in the nation, are completely mystified by her death. How did this happen? APOCALYPSE NEARS. This is not the first such case at the hospital. Just as patients are about to be released with a clean bill of health, their conditions take a devastating turn for the worse. Accompanied by the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, Yuki Castellano, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer probes deeper into the incidents. Could these cases just be appalling coincidences? Or is a maniac playing God with people's lives? When someone close to the Women's Murder Club begins to exhibit the same frightening symptoms, Lindsay fears no one is safe. THE 5TH HORSEMAN RIDES. It is a wild race against time as Lindsay's investigation reveals a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all costs. And while the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, Lindsay and the Women's Murder Club hunt for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff. Review:"The novel is written in short, snappy chapters, and the authors don't rush to any obvious conclusions, raising The 5th Horseman well above the level of other 'angel of death' thrillers" Associated Press
Review:"Newcomers and devoted fans alike will love the fifth entry in the prolific Patterson's latest detective series....Patterson, known for a steady stream of artful thrillers, again delivers the fast-paced action that has won him millions of readers." Justice Magazine
Review:"The solid storytelling, engaging characters and, perhaps most importantly, the anything-can-happen plot lines have made each of the books in this series a notation on the must-read lists of hordes of readers. The 5th Horseman is no exception." BookReporter.com
Review:"Patterson and Paetro have collaborated again to write a thrilling page-turner with great depth of characters and an exciting plot. This is one of the best mystery series around. Can't wait for book six!" Fresh Fiction
Synopsis:It is a wild race against time as Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, attorney Yuki Castellano, lead an investigation into a string of mysterious patient deaths--and reveal a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all costs. And while the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, the Women's Murder Club hunts for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff. The newest addition to the topselling new mystery series takes the Women's Murder Club to the most terrifying heights of suspense they have yet to encounter. THE 5TH HORSEMAN proves once again that James Patterson is "the page-turningest author in the game right now " (San Francisco Chronicle).
Synopsis:In this #1 "New York Times" bestseller by Patterson and Paetro, the Women's Murder Club faces an unspeakable horror in an irresistible hospital and courtroom thriller.
About the AuthorJames Patterson, the author of countless international bestsellers, wrote much of Santa Kid in the family playroom with his young son Jack. Some of his top hit novels include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas and the Alex Cross series, including Along Came a Spider. The Patterson family lives in Florida.
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New ASUS MeMO Pad 7 ME175KG rumored to come with dual SIM support Juan Carlos Torres | October 21, 2013 3 It seems that ASUS isn't done churning out affordable tablets from its MeMO Pad line this year. Just a month after unveiling 8- and 10.1-inch models at IFA in Berlin, the company is now said to be preparing a MeMO Pad 7 tablet yet again, but this time with a slight twist.
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By Gabby Landsverk, Staff Writer "I never thought it would happen to me," said Angel Mell. Mell, who lives in Randall with her fiance and two kindergarten-age sons, was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2014. "Everything changed. It put the brakes on our whole life," Mell said. Mell ...Read More
By Terry Lehrke, News Editor A log home on Highway 115 in Randall was destroyed by fire Saturday, Jan. 10. The homeowners were not home, but their pets — a dog and a cat, perished. Randall Fire Chief John Kreuser said the call came in about 2:30 p.m. and that about 40 firefighters from Randall, [....Read More
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Stamkos' hat trick leads Lightning to win
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)
Guy Boucher obviously enjoys Steven Stamkos' offensive skills. The Tampa Bay coach is also impressed with the high-scoring center's improving defensive play.
Stamkos had his second hat trick this season and fifth overall to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
''His back-checking ... four or five times he was just a jet out there,'' Boucher said. ''You know what? He's part of the team.''
Stamkos scored his third goal of the game and 26th of the season from the left circle on a power-play 43 seconds into the third. Just 22 seconds later Tampa Bay went up 4-2 on a goal by Teddy Purcell.
''He's pretty hot,'' Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis said of Stamkos. ''He's flying.''
The Lightning have won three in a row and five of seven.
''That was icing on the cake,'' Stamkos said of his hat trick.
Carolina, 1-7-2 in Southeast Division games this season, got goals from Justin Faulk and Jay Harrison.
''Tampa was ready in the third and we weren't, and they outplayed us,'' Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller said.
Hurricanes captain Eric Staal had two assists, giving him three assists and five points in his last two games.
St. Louis, who finished with three assists, recorded his 500th career assist on Stamkos' third goal.
''I'm proud of that,'' St. Louis said. ''It's an honor to play this game.''
The Lightning record for goals in a game is four, set by Chris Kontos in the team's first game on Oct. 7, 1992 against Chicago.
Steve Downie scored a third-period goal at 6:51 and also had two assists for the Lightning. Mathieu Garon made 24 saves.
Carolina's Cam Ward stopped 27 shots.
After Harrison scored a power-play goal 4:29 into the second, Stamkos got Tampa Bay even at 2 from the slot at 8:17.
Stamkos put the Lightning up 1-0 off a pass through the crease by St. Louis during a 2-on-1 at 3:22 of the first. Stamkos has 10 goals and three assists over his last eight games.
''He's a world-class player,'' Muller said. ''When you give him opportunities like that, he's going to capitalize. He plays at a high tempo. He's a natural goal scorer, and he makes players better around him.''
St. Louis has seven assists and one goal during a five-game point streak
Faulk tied it at 1 on a rebound power-play goal from the low left circle with 3:48 remaining in the first. The Hurricanes entered play with the NHL's third-worst power play.
''Once they got that third goal, our play broke down there,'' Faulk said. ''We've got to learn to play 60-minute games.''
NOTES: Tampa Bay GM Steve Yzerman said D Victor Hedman, hurt in Tuesday night's game against Philadelphia, has a concussion and will be sidelined indefinitely. ... Staal played in his 600th NHL game. Teammate, C Tuomo Ruutu, appeared in his 500th NHL game. ... Tampa Bay C Nate Thompson (lower body) will be re-evaluated Monday, while Lightning RW Ryan Shannon (knee) is two to three weeks from returning. ... Faulk and Harrison both stopped personal eight-game goal droughts. ... Harrison was minus-4 for the game.
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We were all set before dawn to leave Delhi for Haridwar, with our rucksacks, about to embark on a journey into the land of myths and legends. Riding our motorbikes to get to Haridwar – the gateway to the land of the Gods – was smooth but muscle-wrecking! Choosing to stay at the Leisure Hotels' Haveli Hari Ganga was about the best thing we could do for our aching muscles. All their rooms are nicely lit and tastefully done. The hotel touches the banks of the Ganga where you can take a dip at the private bathing ghat. We pampered ourselves with some exotic massages on the rooftop Sansha Ayurvedic health-spa. Watching the evening arti from the comfort and tranquillity of the balcony of the haveli is a royal treat.
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Rejuvenated, we were ready to take on the next leg of the journey to Joshimath. Morning on the next day saw us through the 11-hour taxi drive to Joshimath along the Ganga. En-route we stopped at Devaprayag which has a spectacular view of the confluence of the River Alaknanda, which originates from Badrinath, and the Bhagirathi, which emerges from the Gangotri glacier to form the sacred River Ganga.
We reached Joshimath at around 7 p.m. and camped at the Chardham camp, again run by Leisure Hotels, with its luxury tents. What more could one ask for after the voyage but a hot water bath, a good meal and a good night's sleep in the tent under the starlit skies! But the next morning had an unpleasant surprise in store. At 6.00 a.m., we realised the driver who was supposed to give us company till Badrinath had bolted and gone back to his base camp at Haridwar.
We panicked, as the gates which open at stipulated timings for the one way track to Badrinath would close after 6.30 a.m., to open again only at 9.00 a.m.
Here's when the panditji who does the daily morning and evening arti at the camp came to the rescue. He guided us through the back lanes down to the bus stand so that we were able to board a bus going to Badrinath in the nick of time. The uphill drive takes around two hours. However, if you are unlucky enough to get stuck in the chaotic traffic when the second gateway opens to let out the traffic returning from Badrinath, you are doomed!
At Joshimath, a visit to the Narsimha temple is not only mandatory but also essential to understand the legend behind it.
This visit should ideally be undertaken before one leaves for Badrinath. This temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha and is said to have been installed by Shankaracharya.
From Badrinath, the scenic beauty of the heavily iced Alaknanda, with majestic mountains forming the backdrop, is breathtaking. Encircled in a beautiful valley with the snowy peaks of Neelkanth, Nara and Narayana visible, the ancient temple of Badrinath dates back to the Vedic times and was rebuilt by Shankaracharya in the 8th Century A.D.
The many renovations
The temple has been renovated several times due to the havoc wreaked by avalanches. The temple complex has 15 idols, chief among which is the one metre-high, finely sculpted, black stone image of Badrinath, representing Lord Vishnu in a meditative pose.
When Badrinath closes during winter, the priests from the Badrinath temple return to Joshimath and continue to worship at the Narasimha temple.
We stayed on for a while in Badrinath, stopping at a langar for the sadhus who literally pour in here during this season. One of the sadhus obligingly posed for a picture and invited us for the prasad. A 15-minute walk downhill from Badrinath is all it took for a visual treat – thick glacial ice on Alaknanda melting away.
Luckily, we got a lift back to Joshimath with a family in a minibus.
Back at Joshimath, we encountered a self-proclaimed Baba Narmada Nath who smoked his chilam, also savoured by most of us.


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The findings are not surprising and it is not Facebook that is the problem.
All Facebook or other similar social networking platforms do is to concentrate and showcase all the human qualities that are driving modern human society.
We are all programmed and brought up to live in ruthless competition, to rise above others, and to succeed at the expense of others.
At the same time as humanity has evolved into a global, interconnected network, which created an integral, interdependent structure, these two directions, the inherently self-centered and egoistic human nature and being tied into an integral network is causing unprecedented tensions.
The same thing is happening outside of Facebook but in a slightly less obvious format, the global crisis affecting basically all human activities is based on the same incompatibility of the unbreakable ties we evolved into, and the self-centered, competitive ways we want to use these ties through.
The solution is not shutting down or avoiding Facebook, we cannot disconnect from each other, we evolved into this integral system out of our own free choice.
The only thing human beings can do is to adapt to the system as any other species do in order to survive.
We have to learn how to use integral interconnections, and being dependent on each other in a benevolent way.
Not on the grounds of ethics, or morality, or in order to pursue an old or new "ism".
The only way we could build and sustain a safe, predictable future for all of humanity is using the interconnections in a mutually complementing and mutually responsible way.
The best example is the system of nature where all participating elements, organisms instinctively, blindly follow the laws of mutuality.
We can imagine what a power, ingenuity, productivity and lifestyle we could generate if the billions of individual human beings would build such a mutually cooperating system, above their inherent nature in a fully conscious manner, building the system together.
I went off fb close to 2 years ago and have never looked back. I don't regret it at all. Surfing the net truly is, as Baudrillard said, surfing in the sense of "surface." Face to face encounters are so much more satisfying.
While I agree to your last sentence, I have to confess that I met my future wife at a New Year's Party of an SNS community, becoming a living example of virtual life changing real life in a big way.
Interesting. My wife is a Facebook fan(attic?). No monkeys in the attic though. She's a psychologist and sees positive points in it. I used Twitter for a while but gave it up. Too addicting. Now I am considering launching an alternative version of a social media with a Gallic penchant named Fessebook - with a serious intent to make it and become a billionaire. Among its features it will display the option: "je te montre ma fesse" just when the whole thing gets you to feel too miserable.
Just because your wife is a psychologist doesn't mean she has nothing wrong with her...
No, it means there IS something wrong with her.
This is nowhere near a big enough study. Any number of things could have happened outside of Facebook to these 82 people to sway the results. Sorry, I just don't buy it - not yet, at least.
I fully agree with the research findings.
I reluctantly joined Facebook only a few months ago - primarily to search for college and university classmates. Once I find contact information of my friends, I am out of the Facebook loop. No, I don't worry about the minute by minute life details of my friends.
I believe the best form of communication is either "face to face" or phone discussions. Emails and text messages are way down my priorities.
I think what is missing here is a comparison to people using other web services. For example reading various forums, playing games, or even reading things like The Economist online ;)
Maybe it is not Facebook per se that is bad, maybe it is simply sitting staring at your computer that is bad.
That's happening for me. I feel frustrated when I spent more time on the social network.Even though I appreciated the progress of technology, but sometimes technology didn't work and make life worse.
Spending time on a computer in general will put you in a worse mood versus being outside and physically active. Watch the Southpark or Big Bang Theory episode about World of Warcraft addiction.
Better yet, the South Park one!
Every time I go on that bloody thing all I see are people taking photos of themselves...to put on facebook.
Let's face it: Facebook is not a good subtitute for a real life :)
Social networks are just that: social networks. A supporting tool to make connecting people and share information a lot easier and contribute to your social REAL life.
However a lot of people fails to realize it, and keep thinking that their likes and virtual buddies are the real thing. Common how could somebody possibly to have 4 thousand "friends" or more?
And of course spending countless hours in front of the screen feeding your virtual life can be a monumental waste of time. Further more: reading how happy your ex boyfriend is with that hot 20something model, or how the bully who made your life miserable in high school is raking a 6 digit bonus could be not very good for your mental health.
What is Facebook?
Envy may be one cause of unhappiness. But this assumes that the main negative impact is as a result of what others appear to be thinking or doing. I find this unconvincing - people are always seeking to present themselves in a better light, and we naturally know how much of a pinch of salt is required.
The unhappier of my family, friends, and acquaintances who lurk on Facebook, may suffer from envy. However, it appears to me that a key dynamic is that they post on topics that upset them, but without the opportunity for warm and sympathetic to-and-fro discussion of a face to face personal interaction. The "Facebook" channel is very narrow, compared with the richness of interaction when physically present. Some wind themselves up in increasing obsession that written replies don't seem to satisfy.
It appears to me that Facebook (and similar forums) do not have a mechanism to provide the warmth and immediacy of direct personal interaction, and thus it is the lack of a positive element (inherent to the medium), rather than simply negative reaction to envy, that may make sad people sadder.
However, it would seem that it may not be Facebook, but rather, how Facebook is used. For example, my wife has only twelve friends on Facebook instead of every acquaintance and she uses it to aid in her social life and not distract from it. Usually, it isn't the tool but rather how the tool is used, and lots of young people while familiar with technology, do not understand it.
Deleted mine in 2010 when it was obviously myspace but with no html tags. Only people who do not know how to internet have bookfayse now.
They were probably depressed to find out how many of their friends voted for Obama.
If we had another Republican president then we would have troops in Lybia, Syria and Egypt along with Iraq and Afghan. We can no longer afford imperialism since we have to pay each elderly Republican $350,000 in Medicare to keep them living so they can complain about socialism.
Are you kidding me?! A study of 82 people and we make these sweeping generalizations!!! I am sick and tired of badly designed studies that have no basis in the scientific method at all. Everyone has an opinion these days based on crappy statistics, studies and analysis. Let's design studies that have merit. Junky journalism
The method in this study is actually scientific, and the design is alright. Problem is that the sample is too small to represent the population, as you have pointed out. Overall there is nothing wrong with the study but the sensationalizing fashion in which the finding is reported. This dramatization happens frequently even in the case of hard sciences.
Are you kidding me?! A study of 82 people and we make these sweeping generalizations!!! I am sick and tired of badly designed studies that have no basis in the scientific method at all. Everyone has an opinion these days based on crappy statistics, studies and analysis. Let's design studies that have merit. Junky journalism
I just came across this article through Facebook. Ironic.
That's not ironic, it's just a coincidence!
Yeah, I find the coincidence ironic. Sue me.
You know what's REALLY ironic?
Somebody called "Lex_Parsimoniae" not knowing how to use the word ironic!
Well, I am not surprised someone named "Bender" is mentally too bent to process the irony in the above mentioned context. Yet again, it IS a surprise that he has been able to Google "Lex Parsimoniae" on his own! Good job! You are special for sure!
I don't remember using Google, but that is probably what I would have done.
whether there is causality or not, spending too much time on facebook is an actionable alarm bell for everybody.
Please include spouses of older, unemployed FB addicts.
May be, we're only looking at the short-term effects of using facebook. But in the long-term, doesn't it give you a superficial feeling of being connected to everybody you ever knew and staying in touch with recent trends of people from your generation? The study seems somewhat flawed in reaching its conclusions.
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