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The Department of Homeland Security revealed the details of cyber incursions at two critical infrastructure providers to remind power, water and electricity companies that they need to pay closer attention to their control systems.
In its latest "ICS-CERT Monitor" report, the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team said that in the past few months, it had assessed the potential damage done by cyber intruders that had burrowed into control systems at two critical infrastructure providers.
Although the team typically does not provide much detail in its reporting of critical infrastructure attacks, it made an exception to provide a cautionary tale for those responsible for securing critical infrastructure networks.
The group noted that cyberattackers can identify and target ICS devices more easily now because of an increasing body of knowledge detailing ICS-specific terminology. Given the public availability of that information and the reach of powerful search tools such as Shodan and Google, the threshold for finding vulnerable systems is lower than ever, the report states.
The team did not name the two infrastructure providers but said one was a public utility that was compromised when "a sophisticated threat actor" accessed its control network via Internet-facing hosts that had been secured with only a simple password. The intruder used brute-force techniques to find that password.
After the intrusion was discovered, ICS-CERT was asked to analyze what had happened. The report states that the systems were exposed to numerous security threats and that intruders had used the unlocked door before. The team recommended redesigning the system.
In the second attack detailed in the report, an intruder used a cellular modem to access a control system server via supervisory control and data acquisition protocols. The unprotected system operated a mechanical device that at the time of the compromise was disconnected for scheduled maintenance. According to the report, the team determined that the "threat actor" likely had access to the system over an extended period of time, though the actor made no attempt to manipulate it.
ICS-CERT said both incidents point to the increasing need for critical infrastructure providers to keep up with perimeter security, remote access authentication and security monitoring capabilities to prevent adversaries from discovering and targeting vulnerable control systems and devices.
In addition to the detailed breach narratives, ICS-CERT reported that from January to March, it performed 20 security assessments for water, power and transportation providers, and nuclear facilities. Those assessments are typically performed at the request of providers after they have found evidence of a possible intrusion or experienced a cyberattack.
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Gay Lyons' People & Parties: State's first couple receives two gifts in one night
At the third annual Emerald Youth Foundation Legacy Dinner, new meaning was given to the theme "building a legacy with youth" as honorees Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam became new grandparents during the event.
The Haslams were scheduled to attend the event presented by the Charlie and Moll Anderson Family Foundation at the Knoxville Convention Center, where more than 850 guests gathered to pay tribute to the Haslams and their dedication to young people, but they traveled to Birmingham, Ala., for the birth of their first grandchild, a boy, Wyatt, born to their son and daughter-in-law, Will and Hannah Haslam.
Emerald Youth Foundation executive director Steve Diggs introduced the Governor and First Lady on-screen via Skype so they could share the good news and receive the Legacy Award. Board Chair Doug Kennedy and youths Anetria Harris and Josh Isner presented the award to new great-grandfather Jim Haslam who received it on the Governor and First Lady's behalf. The one-of-a-kind award was created for the honorees by local sculptor Preston Farabow.
Bishop James Swanson Sr. served as emcee and welcomed participants, including Legacy Dinner Chair Richard Johnson, vocalist Bonita, Board Vice Chair Jon Lawler and board member Mike Campbell, whose company Regal Entertainment Group provided a gift match challenge of $75,000 to support Emerald Youth Foundation's JustLead and Emerald Sports ministries with Knoxville's at-risk boys and girls. Other highlights included a concert by the JustLead youth choir, directed by John Jackson, a video tribute courtesy of RIVR Media, and testimonials by Demarcus Lewis, Georgia Richmond, Malachi Welch and Amber Miller.
Among those attending were Sam and Jean Anderson, Tim and Lee Ann Parker with daughters Kensey and Hannah, Malissa Scruggs, Joe and Deb DiPietro, Alan and Linda Hill, Avon and Sheryl Rollins, David and Morgan Rausch, Rosalyn Tillman, Terry and Meg Troutman, Congressman John Duncan Jr., Marcia League, Steve and Cali VanHorn, Jim and Mary Bush, Mayor Daniel and Cathy Brown, Jeff and Becky Ashin, Tom and Carolyn Jensen, Brian and Zerita Brockman, Herb and Rita Sanger, Hallerin Hill, Raja and Michelle Jubran, Mayor-elect Madeline Rogero, Charles and Nancy Wagner, The Honorable Steve Sword and wife Alice, John and Debbie Geppi, Steve and Cathy Chesney, Dr. Jim McIntyre, Jim and Kay Clayton, J.W. and Whitney Johnson, Walter and Brenda Ghosten, Vince and Carol Fusco, Patrick Birmingham, Bo Shafer, John and Lee Ann Tolsma, Keith and Dianne Goodwin, Alvin Nance, David and Ellen Keim, Laurens and Polly Tullock, Lance and Debbie Robinson, Paul and Donna Kedrow, Richard and Deanna Hill, Nathan and Jane Hunter and Dean and Lesli Douglass.
n Le Masque Ball, benefiting Knoxville Opera, was held recently at Cherokee Country Club. Committee chairs Jan Bechtel, Nancy Van Hook, Susan Ridgell, Gaye Whittaker, Theresa Stone, Audrey Duncan, Mary Lynn Majors, Angelyn Campbell, Susana Esrequis and Trish Maffeo put together a splendid evening which included cocktails and a silent auction, dinner and a live auction, and dancing to Patton James and the Synchromatics. Jeannine and Doug McKamey judged the mask contest. Dorothy Stair, wearing a stunning mask and costume, won the award for "Most Glorious." "Most Creative Male" was Ed Green; "Most Creative Woman" was Townes Lavidge Osborn. Peter Acly won "Most Handsome Man." David Torbett won the award for "Most Colorful."
Among those present were Dan McGehee, President of the Knoxville Opera; Phyllis Driver, President of the Knoxville Opera Guild; and Mary Davis, Chairman of Le Masque. Maestro Brian Salesky and wife Diana hosted a "ladies only" table seating Courtney Manrod, Felicia Hoehne, Jeanie Melton, Evelyn Jack, Leslie Parent, Carolyn Turner and Stephanie Levy. Cathy and Mark Hill hosted a table that included daughter Laura Davis and husband Shelton from Atlanta, as well as Robert Hill and Emily Kueny, Ellen Robinson and Peter Acly, Pat and Alan Rutenberg and Roman Botcharnikov. Theresa Stone hosted a table that included five former presidents of the Knoxville Symphony League in addition to herself — Rosemary Gilliam, Willene Chalmers, Jackie Newman, Joanne Mounger and Rose Moseley.
Others at the ball were Allison and Tim Burchett, Sandra and Monroe Trout, Rosemary Gilliam, Fred Young, Anna Hinds, Ann Rowland, Terry and Chuck James, Lois and Dick Philippone, Peggy Sood, Betty Smith, Norene and Bill Stallworth, Deanene and Tom Catani, Carol and Joe Weller, Cheryl and Tod McMillan, Caryn Wunderlich and Brian Murphy, Linda and Ralph Norman, Elaine Evans, Allen Johnson, Charleene Edwards, Donie and Ed Green, Michelle Brewer, Elizabeth and Rudy Koester, Ruth Ruzicka, Pat Jobe, Sam Hyder, Anna and William Locke, Paula Stewart, Stacy and Todd Moody, Dorothy and Caesar Stair, Allison Easterday, Laura Davis and Leslie Young.
n More than 100 physicians and their spouses attended the Tennova Tailgate hosted on UT campus by Tennova Healthcare's new CEO Mike Garfield and wife Karen. The UT cheerleaders and the Dance Team stopped by to entertain and pump up the crowd. Tailgaters enjoyed food from Calhoun's including orange velvet cakes. Among the guests were Dr. Leonard and Karen Brown, Dr. Charles and Trudy Reynolds, Dr. Justin and Carmen McGoldrick, Dr. Stephen Russell and daughter Katharine, Dr. Bill and Mary Frances Merwin, Dr. Aaron and Imelda Margulies, Dr. Bruce and Shirley Avery, Dr. Hong and Amy Tjoa, Dr. Michael Bernard and Michele Delozier Grubb, Dr. Morris and Laurie Barocas, Dr. Matthew and Deborah Sellers, Dr. William Minteer and Dr. Eric Speckner and Vince Speckner. Other Tennova associates in attendance included Bill and Carol Ziesmer, Jeff and Becky Ashin, Jim and Becky Dodson and daughter Laura, Jerry Askew, Lance and Mindy Jones, Mike and Janine Stevens, Jeff and Laura Potter, Lisa Stearns Hammitt, Linda Cox-Collier, Gretchen Crawley, Deborah McMillan, Jamie Stokely and Melanie Robinson.
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Fiorito: Milton Acorn's poems find fresh audiences with new book
A selection of works by the "tough nut" Canadian poet is published by Mosaic Press.
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There is a new Milton on the shelves; it was launched recently at the Imperial, a modest bar tucked away in the corner at Dundas and Yonge.
But when I say Milton, I do not mean the one going on about his blindness. I mean Milton with the cigar and the growl, the chronic nosebleeds and the red worker politics; your Island poet, your people's poet.
Acorn, Milton.
The tough nut.
As for the Imperial, it is where the downtown guys bring their deep thirst late at night, and where Ryerson kids mourn or toast their future.
Now and then, you get poets.
The evening was lovely and chaotic. There was singing. There were skits, one of which involved an eyeball flung across the room.
There was a reading by the actor David Fox, who looks as unlike Milton as anyone can be, but he played Acorn on stage long ago, and he drew on that when he read.
Oh, how he read.
I mean that half the pub held students drinking deeply, and thinking less deeply, and they were also — Milton would have approved — looking for a little tenderness with the help of beer. They were rowdy. They didn't care.
Fox made them care.
That's art.
I had one or two coffee-house poetry flashbacks. I saw an old guy sleeping on a bench during the folk songs; a long time ago he would have been stoned. I think this guy was just old, cold and tired.
And then four bicycle cops marched in, one after another; bright yellow jackets, guns on their hips. They snaked through the room in single file, a kind of bike cop conga line. Who knows what they were looking for?
Maybe Milton.
I should say I met him once. He was a stalwart in the Canadian Liberation Movement when I was a new recruit. This was years ago, in Thunder Bay, and he was passing through.
The political philosophy of the CLM was so rigid it hurt. Our tactics included a naïve Canadian nationalism, to which I still cling.
I recall the sticker we used to slap on cars with American plates: "Yankee Go Home. We Don't Like You The Way You Are." This was the time of the Vietnam War. I slapped a few stickers on cars myself.
I blush to confess it now.
Anyway, Milton came to my place with some other cadres. He fell instantly for the girl I was seeing, and he saw my chessboard and he thought he would show off, and show me up at the same time.
I thrashed him.
Then I offered him some of my poems. He read them wordlessly, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand and growling all the while.
I was, in those days, writing sharp little imagist poems. He said nothing, and then he growled that the poems sounded like Black Mountain stuff — American, a CLM sin — and therefore no good.
I now see my mistake.
I should have shown him the poems first, and then beat him at chess. Not that it mattered. He didn't stand a chance with my girl.
The book is called In A Springtime Instant. It is published by Mosaic Press, and it was edited by James Deahl, himself a poet to contend with.
Say what you will about Acorn — and you can always say he needed a bath — he was Whitmanesque. I bet that would have bugged him. Old Walt was American.
No matter.
Old Milt should be read.
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another 'is this the right time, etc.' adopt question
Advice/suggestions requested from you experienced folks please? It's been 5 years since dog paws have tracked my floors but boy, the urge is upon me more and more lately. Especially so since I now volunteer at an animal rescue weekly. Thing is though, I now share 'home' with 2 cats one (2 yrs old) which reacts with calm and curiosity whenever I dogsit & the other which is 8- 10 years old & is a most finicky one. She disappears for a day but will come up from the basement after about 24 hours IF she can detect the dog I'm sitting is crated. Also This older one has lately become very clingy to me for some reason - I do see the dynamics between the 2 cats becoming more equalized lately. My house is just under 1000 sq,ft but I have a fenced yard. My dog was a shepard mix and the only pet at the time; I'd love another smart working dog one day. So, thoughts in mind: 1.Start by fostering a small mature dog that is "good" with cats. 2. Foster a 2+ month old pup that is "cat-sized" with no formed opinions on cats yet. The cats might feel less threatened by size which would increase unknowingly for them AND the dog would learn about cats. 3. Wait until that special dog (shepherd mix, etc.) shows up at a rescue and just speaks to me....then maybe I can get off the fence!! Several have passed me by already and I gritted my teeth......I love my cats endlessly, but miss so much that special something that a dog and human share.
Cats will adapt easily to a new fur baby coming into the house,it may take awhile but they will adapt in time. I say go for it,get that shepherd mix you want so badly or another breed that needs a forever home. I swore after my last rottie died of cancer I would never get another dog, well that lasted all of 2 months when I got a call about a dog that needed a home and 9 months later we are a happy family. My older cat took to the new dog faster than I did LOL.. Good Luck and keep us posted.
Well, I disagree with christine. Your cats are not going to adjust quickly --indoor cats don't tend to. They will go through all of the annoying problems like peeing on your bed, etc. That said -- if you want a dog, go for it and just know that it might take many months for your cats to lovey up to that new family member.
We now have 7 cats (three adults - four kittens/indoor-outdoor) and they were all used to dogs since we have one and our grandkids have several that they bring with them when they visit. So, when we brought a new dog into our family last week, the cats all just thought it was another friend that they could tease constantly. We did make sure when we adopted the new dog that he was used to having cats around and was good with them.
I think that is something you want to consider --- dogs that are used to cats/other dogs/chickens/etc. will be more gentle with your cats.
I vote for a combination of numbers 1 and 3. Wait until a special dog comes along who "speaks" to you, then offer to foster him on a trial basis with the option to adopt if your cats adapt well to him. I would NOT recommend adopting a puppy. Puppies are unknown quantities. You never know how they will respond to cats as mature adults, no matter how diligently you train them as puppies. To improve your odds of a happy canine integration into your family, adopt an adult dog with a known, peaceful cat history.
I agree with carmen_grower. It's likely to take your cats some time, esp. the older cat, to accept a canine family member. Developing an outwardly friendly relationship with a dog may or may not ever happen.
Find a dog that is known to ignore cats.
My daughters friend got a dog (terrier mix) five months ago and their two resident cats now pretty much live in the basement.
It is a shame because they were nice, friendly cats. The hyper dog is just too much for them.
Cheryl, if you saw my post about possibly adding a new dog to our house, then you know I am probably not the right person to offer any advice! But I feel for you, because I also miss the special type of relationship you can have with a dog.
Even though we've decided we need to wait a while, I waffle a lot between older dog and pup. I like the idea of getting a young, but grown dog who is through all the puppy stages and is ready for training and being a household dog. Unfortunately, most of the lab/lab mixes I see at rescues are not cat compatible, so I'm not certain that an older dog is going to be "it" in the end. Our last dog spent most of her time inside, and DH seems to think if we eventually adopt an older dog, it is probably going to prefer to be outside more of the time. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is something to take into consideration.
We've had two puppies in the past, and while they are a lot of work, they did seem to become cat friendly rather easily. The cats may not reciprocate in kind, and that's a risk you have to decide you are willing to take. One trick that I think helps our cats cope is to give them high perches an spaces, where they can feel safe and watch what is going on at the same time. I found this to be important when our human toddler became a little too energetic for the cats. Ours have a floor to ceiling cat tree and they can get up all the way to the ceiling and just watch and adjust without fear of being threatened. I also cleaned off some spaces on closet shelves where they were welcome to hide and sleep- they loved that. What I found with the human baby situation was that the less of a mystery she was to them, the sooner they got bored and didn't feel threatened by her. The cats watched her for a while, got use to her noises from a vantage point where they felt safe, and then they began to mostly ignore her.
Though a puppy or dog has the potential to be a pest, I am hoping that by giving the cats the upper hand of safety and observation sites, that they might adjust more quickly. Everything like this is great in theory though!
Do you see many grown shepherds at rescues that are listed to be cat friendly? Since shepherds have a bit of a natural chase instinct, I would wonder about that. My mom got a part border collie at a shelter, and while she's a wonderful dog otherwise, if she sees a cat, she hunches to the ground and goes into that chase instinct. We had a lab/german shepherd who was very good with cats, though we got her as a pup.
Good luck with your decision/search. My heart is right there with you.
Hi Cheryl -
If you are open to fostering, I think that's a really great way to test the waters! You'd be helping out a dog in need while not committing yourself to a lifetime of unhappiness if your cats totally reject the dog. There is a good possibility that your older cat will never adjust to a dog.
It's going to take some time to see how that really works out.
Chances are if you are patient enough, you'll find that 'special dog' needing a foster home :). A puppy is going to view both of your cats as furry, four-legged playmates. I'd be hesitant that such an energetic little pup may drive your older cat into continuous hiding.
I disagree totally about indoor cats not adjusting to a introduced dog. I have five totally indoor cats, and two years ago adopted a Boston /Sheltie mix. He was a little submissive coming into the house but there never was a problem with the cats ..ever from day one, and none of my cats except the oldest one had ever even seen a dog. My oldest was here when I had the greyhound, and she loved her. BTW Ziggy was 7 months old, not a small puppy, 20 lbs and completely housebroken. Fast forward two years later and in May we rescued a 3 year old purebred Dachshund from a kill shelter. Wally walked in ,the cats looked at him ,he looked at the cats and there has never been a problem. Ziggy occasionally will "play fight" with a few of the cats and they will play and then chase HIM if they're bored of it. Wally ignores them all. My advice would be to either foster the type of dog you want or wait till ones shows up. I wouldn't get a puppy.


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The poll is being held with Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse under international pressure to allow a fair vote for the Provincial Council in the once strife-torn region which was a former stronghold for the Tamil Tiger separatist rebels. The Tigers were crushed by a Sri Lankan military onslaught in 2009, which remains dogged by war crimes allegations, and the army maintains a heavy presence throughout the region of about a million people. Many Tamils complain they are treated as second-class citizens and face discrimination and Saturday's vote is seen as crucial in reducing ethnic tensions.
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So many of the record industry giants are publicly traded companies. Why aren't their shareholders howling for more stuff like this -- which actually makes money -- and less pointless Grand Guignols to extract a couple grand from some hapless teen, alienating a future customer and her family and friends for life?
I now pronounce you monetized: a YouTube video case study
This traffic is also very engaged -- the click-through rate (CTR) on the "JK Wedding Entrance" video is 2x the average of other Click-to-Buy overlays on the site. And this newfound interest in downloading "Forever" goes beyond the viral video itself: "JK Wedding Entrance" also appears to have influenced the official "Forever" music video, which saw its Click-to-Buy CTR increase by 2.5x in the last week.
So, what does all of this mean? Despite compelling data and studies around consumer purchasing habits, many still question the promotional and bottom-line business value sites like YouTube provide artists. But in the last week, over a year after its release, Chris Brown's "Forever" has again rocketed up the charts, reaching as high as #4 on the iTunes singles chart and #3 on Amazon's best selling MP3 list. We've seen similar successes in the past with partners like Monty Python.
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It's a rare institution that contemplates its own orderly demise. Think of all the clubs and mailing lists and communities you've been a part of that have gone out with a whimper, bleeding out by drips, until there's nothing left. Kudos to Sony for giving a proper send-off to a place that so many people had loved and played in.
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This week is the last week for The Matrix Online and all former subscribers are welcomed to come back to play one final time before the machines pull the plug for good. The Matrix crashes on July 31st, so be sure to be logged in on that day to be assaulted by pretty much everyone and everything until everyone's RSI is smashed into a tiny, tiny ball.
Carrie McLaren is a guest blogger at Boing Boing and coauthor of Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture. She lives in Brooklyn, the former home of her now defunct Stay Free! magazine.Someone called Joester is purporting to show us how to block out gmail ads by using magic words in email messages, such as 9/11 or "suicide." In other words, the ads that appear when your email is catastrophe-free: ...are gone when the email you receive contains trigger words: But it's not as easy as it sounds. Putting the key words in a signature file doesn't work; the ads return. Also, writes Joester:
If the message runs long google turns the ads back on. However, if you add another "sensitive" word they go off again. After extensive testing I've discovered you need 1 catastrophic event or tragedy for every 167 words in the rest of the email.Questions remain. What are all the trigger words? How do you avoid scaring the people who receive your emails with your seemingly pointless references to incest and gang rape? More importantly, shouldn't this be more accurately described as a method for helping the people who you email who have gmail avoid ads?
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A deep oil well has the same proportions as a human hair ten feet long. -- Harold E. HaynesPicturing an oil well
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Memes work differently from genes, and digital information works differently from memes, but some general principles apply to them all. The accelerating expansion, the increasing complexity, and the improving interconnectivity of all three are signs that the same fundamental design process is driving them all. Road networks look like vascular systems, and both look like computer networks, because interconnected systems outcompete isolated systems. The internet connects billions of computers in trillions of ways, just as a human brain connects billions of neurons in trillions of ways. Their uncanny resemblance is because they are doing a similar job."Evolution's third replicator: Genes, memes, and now what?"
So where do we go from here? We humans were vehicles for the first replicator and copying machinery for the second. What will we be for the third? For now we seem to have handed over most of the storage and copying duties to our new machines, but we still do much of the selection, which is why the web is so full of sex, drugs, food, music and entertainment. But the balance is shifting.
He has called on Blizzard Entertainment, the company that makes World of Warcraft, to waive or discount the costs associated with joining the game so that therapists can more easily communicate with at-risk players in their preferred environment.Addiction therapists signing up to World of Warcraft (via Futurismic)
"We will be launching this project by the end of the year. I think it's already clear that psychiatrists will have to stay within the parameters of the game. They certainly wouldn't be wandering around the game in white coats and would have to use the same characters available to other players," said Dr Graham.
"Of course one problem we're going to have to overcome is that while a psychiatrist may excel in what they do in the real world, they're probably not going to be very good at playing World of Warcraft.
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This handsome chair looks like a prototype you'd find in the workshop of a mid-century furniture designer. Instructions are at Instructables.
This flap might be a deluded right-wing obsession that is a total waste of time, but so was Whitewater, and look where that ended up. A handful of Republican operatives, enraged at Bill Clinton's unprecedented economic growth and budget surpluses, found a woman named Paula Jones, which led to a woman named Monica Lewinsky, which gave me enough material to eventually be able to buy a big house in Bel-Air. Which I'm still conflicted about.No matter how dumb, the people who are questioning whether Obama was born in the U.S. could eventually cause real problems.
More recently we had the Swift Boat allegations against John Kerry, in which Kerry was accused of volunteering to serve in Vietnam so he could jump in front of a bullet so he could get a medal and then throw it away to satisfy his urge to insult real Americans. This was so stupid that Kerry refused to even discuss it.
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Who needs to explore outer space when our own world has so many wonderfully weird animals!
It took four prototypes and more than 200 flight tests to get it right. But now, with a mere 30-pound pack, the Jetlev-Flyer is almost ready for production, generating 430 pounds of thrust and letting (Raymond) Li fly forward at 22 mph up to three stories high. His next unit will get up to 35 mph. Want one? Late this year, the craft will go on sale–just be ready to dish out close to 130 grand."A Water-Powered Jetpack"
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This may be your last chance to buy the T-shirt my daughter Sarina and I designed for Woot. It's ranked at 26 and if it doesn't make it to the top 20 by next week it'll go out of production. A steal at $15!
Carrie McLaren is a guest blogger at Boing Boing and coauthor of Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture. She lives in Brooklyn, the former home of her now defunct Stay Free! magazine.I was all set to post the Philharmonicas doing Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" but just realized that Mark already did. Fie! Well, here's an equally swank soundie: the Don Redman Orchestra featuring a curious duo known as Red and Struggie, who = the bomb. Totally hilarious. (Both of these appeared on a 1994 MGM swing compilation.)
Carrie McLaren is a guest blogger at Boing Boing and coauthor of Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture. She lives in Brooklyn, the former home of her now defunct Stay Free! magazine.It's a long (or, rather, uninteresting) story but our book, Ad Nauseam, doesn't have an index. I was hoping that Amazon's "search inside" feature could help fill that gap, but our publisher says it takes a while for Amazon to make it functional.
So I've gone ahead and made an index myself. I have no idea how to make an index, frankly, and there are no doubt a number of typos, but for those of you who have bought the book or are considering buying it, it's better than nothing. And if anyone wants to list typos in the comments, I'll update the index accordingly. Thanks.
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Kim Jong-il's death marks the end of his deeply troubled tenure as North Korea's supreme leader and likely portends a period of acute uncertainty for the system he ruled for close to two decades. Kim inherited power from his father Kim Il Sung, a charismatic revolutionary who dominated North Korea from its inception in 1948 until his death in 1994. But his father began to contemplate leadership succession in the early 1970s, with Kim Jong-il formally designated as successor in 1980, enabling an extended apprenticeship close to the apex of power.
There will be no comparable transition period for Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il's youngest son, who was thrust into the role of successor in the aftermath of his father's severe stroke in the summer of 2008. The younger Kim was not publicly revealed as successor until September 2010, when he was incongruously designated a 4-star general at the age of 26. (The precise date of his birth is uncertain, but he was most likely born in 1984.) Over the past fourteen months, Kim Jong-il, frequently accompanied by Kim Jong-un, sustained a punishing schedule of internal inspection tours, hoping to vest authority in his young and wholly unproven son. He also undertook multiple trips to China and a visit to Russia seeking to secure the assent of Beijing and Moscow to a second dynastic succession in North Korea. His death (attributed to a variety of major ailments as well as "great mental and physical strain") thus seems unsurprising.
Kim Jong-il's frenetic pace in the waning months of his life was a race against time, highlighting the grim prospects of this isolated, idiosyncratic system. Though the North Korean economy has grown somewhat in recent years, it has never truly recovered from the economic implosion and famine suffered in the 1990s. The system is sustained by myths about its history and claims that its beleaguered citizens envy no one. The regime even claims to have opened the door to "a powerful and prosperous state," but it remains an acutely damaged society that depends heavily on economic aid it can garner from abroad, especially from China. Its nuclear weapons and missile programs and recent instances of the use of force against South Korea—all activities with which Kim Jong-il was closely identified-- hover over this disquieting picture, even as China and Russia both insist that Pyongyang is prepared to reenter nuclear negotiations with the United States from which it walked away in late 2008.
Though Kim Jong-il appears to have secured nominal fealty of his inner circle to his son's elevation to top leadership, Kim Jong-un will be wholly dependent on his father's close aides (including Kim Jong-il's sister and brother-in-law) and the party, military, and public security organs that underlie the state's extraordinary coercive powers. The reality remains unchanged: North Korea remains a broken society dominated by dark visions of an adversarial world, a population largely reduced to subsistence living and a system with tenuous links to far more powerful and highly developed neighbors.
The younger Kim seems highly unlikely to step away anytime soon from the strategies inherited from his father. But can North Korea continue to remain defiant and isolated from the outside world? Might internal voices ultimately emerge that begin to challenge Kim Jong-il's grim legacy? How might other powers (in particular, South Korea, China, and the United States) respond if the ground begins to shift inside North Korea? For now, the outside world watches and waits, keenly aware that the strategic stakes for the peninsula and the region could hardly be greater.
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MORE money will need to be ploughed into the ambulance service in order to make the changes to Worcestershire's hospitals work.
Anthony Marsh, head of West Midlands Ambulance Service, said he broadly supported the proposals put forward by the independent clinical panel but there would be an impact on the service which would need to be paid for.
The centralisation of inpatient paediatric and consultant-led maternity services at the Alex into Worcester will result in more transfers and longer travelling times resulting in the need for more ambulances and crews.
That is likely to pose a challenge to commissioners who over the next two years will only see modest increases in their budgets.
Mr Marsh said the service's current funding was already 'fragile' and an independent review was underway to look at the gap between what they were paid and what they were being asked to deliver. The final report is due in March.
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Come connect with your neighbors and enjoy an evening of collaborative, homegrown theater with the solo play, Grounded. After discovering she's pregnant, an ace F-16 fighter pilot finds herself reassigned to the Air Force drone program. By day she hunts terrorists, piloting a remote-controlled drone from an air-conditioned trailer in the Nevada desert. Each night she returns home, retreating to the routines of civilian life and parenthood. But navigating the shift may prove to be the most dangerous mission of all.
Purchase your tickets today! $25 for adult tickets, $15 for seniors, students & educators. Tickets for this preview performance are available over the phone at 503 823-4288 or in person at 2257 NW Raleigh. Cash, check & credit card accepted. Learn more about the fundraiser online or more about CoHo here.


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Lorenzo Cultural Center
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Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel - Dublin
Northern Cross Malahide Road - Dublin1-877-662-6988
Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel offers 24-hour room service making it a great business-friendly hotel choice for your stay.
This 4 star Dublin hotel has its own restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner where you will find a selection of items to try. You can find a fitness center on site so you will be able to take some time out to de-stress. Outfitted with a bar/lounge, you'll find the perfect place to have a drink.
Enjoy free newspapers in the lobby, where you will also find a safe at reception for your valuables. Free Wi-Fi is provided so you can check your in-box whenever you like. Planning a meeting? This hotel has 10 meeting rooms, as well as a business center. Other amenities include dry cleaning/laundry, an elevator (lift) and laundry facilities.
Staff were polite, friendly and really helpful at all times. Went to watch Ireland...Venere Guest, United Kingdom
These reviews have been left by customers who actually stayed at this hotel
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Breakfast at Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel
Breakfast is served each morning for a fee.
Facilities at Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel
- Business Center
- Bar
- Restaurant/Dining
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Room service - 24 hour
- Pets accepted
- Laundry room
- Gym
- Personal newspapers
- Multilingual staff
- Newspapers
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Luggage room
- Private ski bus
- Private parking
- Internet/Email services
Know before you go
- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Check-in: after 3 PM.
Check-out: before noon.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 13 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 5 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): EUR 5 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 2 per person (one way)
- Self parking fee: EUR 5 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
National ratingOfficial Ireland Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland (The National Tourism Development Authority)
Fáilte Ireland (The National Tourism Development Authority) assigns an official star rating for accommodations in Ireland. This Hotel property is rated 4 stars.
Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel is also known as
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Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel reviews
- March 2015
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- United Kingdom
Staff were polite, friendly and really helpful at all times. Went to watch Ireland v England in the 6 nations. Transfers to and from the hotels were great. Room service was nice.
- August 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Ireland
Very comfortable and relaxing saty for early flight
- June 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
The staff forgot to register us for a wake up call and we ran late trying to catch the shuttle. At first the girl working the desk acted like since she didn't see the call written down and maybe it was our error however the clerk who checked us in walked by and acknowledged that we had made the request.They did pay for a cab to get us to the airport. Also one of us was bit by spider on the face the night of our stay and it took a round of antibiotics and a week for it to heal. Not a good end to a vacation.
- May 2014
- Venere Guest
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
This is an very good hotel, with many good features, and a few negatives of course. The staff are courteous, helpful and friendly, the rooms are very spacious, - especially for a single traveller who would often have to put up with a much inferior room. Breakfast, at 10 euros, was excellent, and the shuttle bus service from the airport was very efficient and convenient. The main negative was very noisy air-con, which management have promised to address, and the music in the Bar at the weekend, although very pleasant, was uncomfortably loud for my taste. Also the general area around the hotel is not particularly interesting. But overall this was a very pleasant weekend. All this at a very modest price.
- January 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Croatia
Staff at hotel was very polite. Hotel is near to the bus station.
- May 2011
- Venere Guest
- Family with older children
- Italy
No italian programs in tv! 20 minutes bus ride from center and you usually have to wait a lot for the bus. Good breakfast buffet. Excellent if you get a bargain price. For the same price we would have got a room in a youth hostel in the center.
- March 2015
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- United Kingdom
- November 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Ireland
- March 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Czech Republic
- September 2013
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Spain
- August 2012
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- Group
- France
- August 2010
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Switzerland
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- July 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Spain
- August 2014
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- Italy
- August 2010
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- September 2012
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Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel reviews by TripAdvisor
Room Details
Book your business-friendly accommodation at Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel, offering 166 guest rooms with video-game consoles. Satellite TV channels and pay movies provided in each room are great for unwinding at the end of a long day. Business travelers will have access to wired and wireless high-speed Internet access (charges apply) as well as desks and complimentary newspapers during their Dublin Airport visit.
Every room comes with an ensuite bathroom. Irons/ironing boards, minibars, coffee/tea makers and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Rooms also include air conditioning and safes.
Accommodation Services
- Air conditioning
- Pay-Per-View
- Mini bar
- Extra beds
- Coffee and tea maker
- Baby cots/cribs available
- Hairdryer in each room
- In-room ironing facilities
- Safe
- Desk
- Satellite TV
- Wireless Internet access
- High speed Internet access
Distances from Hilton Dublin Airport HotelSt. Joseph's Hospital - 2.3 km / 1.4 mi
Beaumont Hospital - 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
St Annes Park - 3.6 km / 2.2 mi
St. Anne's Rose Garden - 3.6 km / 2.3 mi
Portmarnock Golf Club - 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
St. Anne's Golf Club - 4.1 km / 2.6 mi
Morton Stadium - 4.2 km / 2.6 mi
Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland - 4.3 km / 2.7 mi
Sutton Golf Club - 4.4 km / 2.7 mi
Royal Dublin Golf Club - 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
Dollymount Beach - 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
Clontarf Golf Club - 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
Omni Park Shopping Centre - 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
Clontarf Castle - 4.7 km / 2.9 mi
Malahide Castle - 4.7 km / 2.9 mi
The preferred airport for Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel is Dublin (DUB) - 5 km / 3.1 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
Transportation services Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel
- Private ski bus
- Private parking
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The standardised unemployment rate fell to 10 per cent in March, down from 10.1 per cent in February, new figures from the Central Statistics Office showed today.
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West Brom coach Alan Irvine had no complaints after his side were swept aside by Porto on Saturday.
Irvine's men went down 3-1 at the Hawthorns to record their third successive pre-season defeat, with a brace from Jackson Martinez proving the difference between the sides.
Speaking to his club's official website after the loss, Irvine was full of praise for West Brom's Primeira Liga opponents, claiming they would be a match for any team in the English top flight.
"It was an extremely tough game against a fantastic team. I'm not sure we'll play a better team this season," said the Scot.
"They controlled possession, they pressed really well when they didn't have possession and they passed the ball extremely well. I'm not disheartened because we don't expect to come up against that every week.
"Obviously we can pass the ball better, and that's something that the players recognise, but it's very easy to sit in the stand and think we could pass the ball better when you've been under that kind of pressure."
West Brom kick off their Premier League campaign against Sunderland next Saturday and Irvine bemoaned the injury problems that have hampered his close-season preparations.
"We've probably got eight players who aren't in the right condition to start, but we'll have to include some of them," he added.
"We have got some work to do in the next week, and we'll look to being fully prepared for the Sunderland game. But I don't expect Sunderland, with all due respect to them, to be as good as Porto."
Irvine could at least take heart from the returns of captain Chris Brunt and forward Stephane Sessegnon, who have each missed large chunks of pre-season through injury.
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Re: Over reliance on electronics
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Why switch it off then?
It provides a position a fix. A couple of independent position fixing methods , more if possible are always helpful. As well you have information about currents leeway etc.
I can only see drawbacks in not having the information.
Everyone should be able to navigate without GPS, but deliberatly loosing information does not seem sensible to me.
OK so each person manages information differently. Here's my rationale - it may not work for you.
If I'm out at sea, there is really no need to stare at a GPS, I know where I am going, I know there is nothing in my way that the GPS is going to tell me about anyway and from my last known position, I have set a course which I will sail until it is no longer relevant. So what benefit do I derive from having a GPS on all the time? None that I can see. a twice-daily position is all I need.
If I'm coastal, all I need to do is look around me and I can see anything that I'm going to hit. My GPS doesn't tell me of a reef under my keel. My chart on the other hand does. Once again I know where I am going and if I can identify the stuff that's on my chart, of what value is it to know my position? If I can't follow a coastline without a GPS running in my hand, I shouldn't be in charge of a vessel (my opinion).
Let's clear up a possible misconception. I am not anti-GPS, in fact I consider it by far the best navigational aid one can have. But I don't need the security/comfort of being able to see my exact position every 5 minutes. I get a far greater pleasure out of looking around me and absorbing my surroundings and if you do that correctly, using a GPS once in a while is all that is required - it doesn't have to be on all the time. If you want to see how much leeway you're making, just look at your wake - it's unmistakable. If you want to know how much current you should
(more important than knowing what you're experiencing right now), just look at your chart - it's all right there (assuming you have a chart).
In truth, it is far easier to place a dodgy go-to waypoint into you GPS than it is to misinterpret a course on a chart.
Just my process/habits, you no doubt have different methods.
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