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Monday's Moore, Okla., tornado destroyed two elementary schools – Plaza Towers and Briarwood – and brought into question how prepared Abilene ISD schools is for tornadoes.
Johnston Elementary School holds tornado drills four to five times a year. Federal law only requires schools to run drills twice a year.
Roger Thomas, principal of Johnston Elementary School, said he wants his students to be well-prepared and comfortable with the process of how to take cover during a disaster.
"We start at the end of January or early February primarily because in West Texas you never know when a tornado may strike," Thomas said. "We want it to be a part of their habits when something has to happen they know exactly what to do and they can operate under intense situations."
When students are notified there's a tornado warning, they're first instructed to move away from the windows and move to an interior hallway if possible, duck and cover their head with a book.
"In those situations you don't have a lot of time to notify parents in advance," Thomas said. "They're listening and we don't really encourage parents to try to get their kids in those situations."
One of the safest places to be during a tornado is in a school. Thomas said parents should wait to pick up their kid until the storm passes.
KTXS Chief Meteorologist Mark Rowlett said, "The worst thing you can have happen is to be out in the open when a tornado hits."
The goal during a storm is to always be protected from falling debris. The last time Johnston Elementary had to put the tornado drill into practice was about January, when a funnel cloud was spotted southwest of Abilene.
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I am trying to install metal shop unto my pod xt pro and all I get is this message, anyone know how to solve this?
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Posted 11 October 2013 - 04:23 PM
I am trying to install metal shop unto my pod xt pro and all I get is this message, anyone know how to solve this?
Just Startin'
Posted 11 October 2013 - 06:21 PM
I have tried manually allowing it through the firewall, and now tried to deauthorize it to reauthorize it again but now I get the same message when trying to complete that task.
Just Startin'
Posted 12 October 2013 - 10:08 AM
would be great to get help with this, I was going to buy the other addons as well but now it seems I am stuck.
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Posted 15 October 2013 - 04:59 AM
No replied from either the community support or line 6 themselves, how wonderful. I guess I will not be buying line 6 again.
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when dealing with licenses, very limited amount of help you can get from the user community....
i'd suggest calling: http://line6.com/company/contact/
Line6 support does not actively monitor the forums so they are unaware that you are having an issue.
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Hi there,
Well your first three posts were all on the same day. This is a forum for old products, so doesn't get as much traffic as some of the other forums. Also I've been on holiday.
Have you updated you Podxt to the latest firmware with Monkey? Have you tried a different USB lead? Have you tried disabling your Virus program/firewall? Do you have Norton?
If you have tried all these things I would try shooting a support ticket to the engineers directly:
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Hi, yes I tried all those thing and also applied for a ticket, so for nothing worked and no response.
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UPDATED 5:59 PM EST Dec 12, 2013Watching Washington this week, concerns continue to be raised about the New Hampshire health insurance exchange having only one insurance provider, Anthem. But the big news in Washington this week is a possible deal over the budget.
Video TranscriptFORCE ANTHEM TO INCLUDE THE HOSPITAL. THE STATE SAYS IT WILL HOLD AN INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. THERE HAS BEEN CRITICISM ANTHEM IS THE ONLY INSURER OFFERING COVERAGE UNDER THE NEW EXCHANGE. BUT THAT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE. THE FACT THAT GRANITE STATER'S ONLY HAVE ONE COMPANY TO CHOOSE FROM HAS UPSET PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. ONE CONGRESSPERSON HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF THE ISSUE AND EVEN CONFRONTED PRESIDENT OBAMA ABOUT IT. HER OFFICE ANNOUNCED NEXT YEAR A SECOND COMPANY WOULD JOIN THE EXCHANGE. MINUTEMAN HEALTH HAS BEEN APPROVED TO OFFER PLANS. SUPPORTERS HOPE IT WILL CREATE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF COMPETITION. THE BIG NEWS IN WASHINGTON WAS OVER A DEAL BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS THAT WOULD AVERT ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THIS 20 MONTHS DEAL HAS BEEN CRITICIZED AS BEING TOO SMALL BALL AND NOT ADJUSTING ISSUES LIKE LOWERING THE NATIONAL DEBT OR ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. IDEAL IS A DEAL AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN TOO MUCH OF THAT THESE DAYS. AND ONE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN FEELING A LOT OF HEAT WAS ANNIE KUSTER. A VIDEO EMERGED OF HER NOT ANSWERING A QUESTION ABOUT THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN BENGHAZI WHILE SHE ATTENDED AN OPEN
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Wednesday, Dec. 29th . . . back on the road again
It was really nice to be back on the road again after 2 days off to allow my left foot to rest. I made the decision to run in the Nike Zoom Streak XC's although I said I'd never run in regular racing shoes again but I decided to play it conservative and give me left foot a bit more protection and support since it is not at 100% (it's at 85%-90% right now). Of course, the soreness is due to my increasing paces, especially my easy run paces which has increased over the past year by about 1:00 per mile.
This morning, I ran for 47 minutes at a nice 7:47 pace. This is still a bit faster than I would otherwise prefer but it's clear that I've reached another level of improvement and it's actually hard for me to run slower. I'm not trying to run faster as I just trying to find a nice easy comfortable pace for my easy run days and that comfortable pace is between 7:30 - 8:00, whereas 12 months ago my comfortable pace was 8:30 - 9:30. I'll chalk it up to improvement and getting stronger over the past 12 months but now
As a result, I'm going to need to modify my training schedule to allow my body to fully adapt to these paces since I'm running in the 7:30 range on easy days, 6:40 on medium effort days and and 5:45 - 6:15 on hard days. I'm not sure what I'll do tomorrow as I will see how my body and left foot feels in the morning.
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Hi Scott,
I'm still running in the Evo's. My opinion has not changed regarding the Adam's as I think the Adam is a very good shoe. The Evo remains my primary running shoe but I could see myself running in the Adam as a second option. I still consider the Evo the best minimalist running shoe on the market but we'll see what happens in 2011 as there will be many other options.
The pain in my left foot is solely my fault for running way too hard on many consecutive days without giving the tendons and ligaments in my foot time to adjust. I have to decide to either slow down on my easy days or modify my weekly running schedule so allow myself adequate time to adjust to the increased paces (I'll likely do the latter).
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February 4, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL) Ontario ReignIn 15 January games Yellow Horn registered 20 points (15g, 5a) and a +8.
On January 4, the 25-year-old winger earned four points (3g, 1a) against the Utah Grizzlies. His second hat trick of the month, third of the season, came on January 15 in Bakersfield in a 5-3 win over the Condors. He recorded three or more points in two other games with two goals and an assist on January 12 at Alaska, and again on January 26 in Colorado. The Lethbridge, Alberta native scored three game-winning goals for the Reign who completed the month with an 11-4-0 record. He played an integral role on Reign's power-play unit scoring five power-play goals in January.
Through the month, Yellow Horn was named the first or second star of the game seven times.
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Iowa State's Hilton Coliseum is becoming quite accommodating for the Missouri women's basketball team.
For the second straight year, the Tigers cruised to an important Big 12 Conference win on the road against the Cyclones, beating Iowa State 81-62 on Saturday in Ames.
The win comes one year after Missouri snapped a nine-game losing streak to Iowa State by handing the Cyclones their worst home loss in more than 10 years in an 86-55 game Jan. 19, 2003.
Iowa State (10-10, 3-6 Big 12) fell to 7-4 at Hilton Coliseum with its third straight home loss after winning back-to-back home games against ranked teams in January.
"This was a big one because this is a tough place to play," Missouri coach Cindy Stein said. "We know they upset Texas Tech here and we knew we were going to have to come out and they were going to throw everything at us."
Missouri (12-8, 3-6) broke down Iowa State's zone defense with an effective mix of pinpoint outside shooting and efficient inside play. Missouri's post players shot 12-for-18 and the Tigers made nine 3-pointers, tying a season high.
"One of our goals was to have a good inside and outside attack," Stein said. "Against a zone you can't just be spotting up and cranking the 3s and we've got to be able to get a good inside game and we tried to establish that pretty early."
Missouri used a 12-2 run late in the first half to open a 35-22 lead. The Tigers shot 55.4 percent for the game and held the Cyclones to 33.3 percent shooting.
Evan Unrau led Missouri's balanced attack with 19 points.
MyEsha Perkins finished with 18 points and seven assists, both career highs. Stretch James scored 18.
The win was the Tigers' third in five games and moved Missouri into eighth place in the Big 12.
Three of Missouri's seven remaining games are against ranked opponents, and Stein said she hopes her team can use the Iowa State win as a catalyst into the postseason.
"The good teams go on runs in February," Stein said. "If we can go on a strong run here we've got a chance at the end to still reach our goals of getting to the NCAA Tournament."


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do you mean bendigo is no longer as dusty as the Pilbara? (have you had some rain?)
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Being a company road, company safety standards applied. This meant that in order to obtain a permit to use the road we needed first to view a 20-minute safety video at the Visitor Centre in Tom Price. On the whole this slick production taught us little we did not already know: don't speed, beware of loose gravel, avoid overtaking through the dust clouds thrown up by trucks, and – more unexpectedly – be aware that train drivers could mistake red clothing for an emergency stop flag. We watched the video, sang the Rio Tinto company song, and received our permit. All very well. The route from Tom Price to Karratha is 285km - even at 70 km per hour we would make it to the coast by mid-afternoon.
The gravel road appeared well maintained and in fine condition. However, at about 60km from Tom Price we heard a loud bang and lurched to a stop: we'd blown a back tyre. After hundreds of kilometres over far rougher surfaces this seemed a bit rich, so as we started changing the wheel we began mentally drafting a letter of bitter complaint to the Rio Tinto legal department.
This was our first wheel change in this vehicle, and neither Carrie nor Simon can strictly be described as experienced mechanics. Happily, our careful (ok, slow) progress did allow time for an enormous train to heave into view. It is well known that the first day of train-driver training covers the blowing of horns at waving children, so when a horn sounded Carrie and Simon were not surprised to look up to find Hilary and Alec dancing atop a rail-side mound. But wait! Where was Alec's hat?! And – what was this!? – why was he wearing only undies??!!
The makers of Rio Tinto's OH&S video would have been delighted at the effectiveness of their message! Alec, familiar with Bobbie and Phyllis' removal of red clothing to stop a train in The Railway Children, had done exactly the same to instead keep this one running.
The wheel changed, lunch eaten, and three-quarters of the party reclad (Alec in red clothes, Simon and Carrie in red Pilbara dust) we resumed our journey. Again, the road stretched out tamely before us.
Bang! At 100km again we heard another loud noise. This time a stone thrown up by the car had bounced off the trailer and smashed the back window: another delay while we picked out glass fragments from our belongings and applied electrical tape in a criss-cross pattern to hold the rest in place. Now we were really riled ("To the letters editor, The Australian...").
The rest of the journey passed calmly, aside from a badly signposted intersection (the 20km detour probably constituted an inconvenience rather than a disaster). Now the sun was close to setting, but the last 100km on the newly opened stage 2 of the Karratha-Tom Price Road Project rewarded us with truly spectacular scenery as the road descended through the Pilbara hills. We made it to Karratha just after darkness fell, and wearily limped our way to a local caravan park. Our plans as tourists were now on hold; the next day's goal was simply to get the car fixed.


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The Gates of Sleep | ||||||||
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A review by Ian Nichols
The familiarity of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale should make The Gates of Sleep predictable and forgettable, but nothing could be further
from the truth. Instead, Mercedes Lackey re-invents the story, with a brightness and ingenuity which fascinates the reader. The
setting is changed from generic fairy tale castle country to Victorian England. The heroine, instead of being a princess is one
of the gentry, Marina Rosewood, daughter of wealthy parents. Her godparents, who give her the gifts, are masters of elemental
magic, as her parents are and she herself has the potential to become. The bad witch is her aunt, Arachne, and a more evil figure
you could not imagine.
Denied magical talent herself, Arachne finds ways to use black magic to suck the magic from others. With her despicable son,
Reggie, she becomes the mistress of pottery factories, with all the grasping greed of a 19th-century capitalist alloyed
with the desire for revenge of the talentless daughter over her peers. A genuine over-achiever of evil. Reggie is just as evil,
but so convinced of his own genius and beauty that he is far less dangerous.
What results from this re-telling is not only a fresh new treatment of the classic story, but a delightful insight into the ways
of Victorian England. The details are exquisite, from pottery to dining to dress. The byways of fashion and setting are examined
with such clarity that a clear vision of the scene is not only possible, but unavoidable. None of this is heavy-handed; it is
done with the off-handed expertise and skill of a writer of consummate skill. It is the characters, however who make the book
truly unforgettable.
From Marina, through Arachne and Reggie, to Elizabeth Hastings, the titled water-magician; Sebastian, Margherita and Elizabeth,
her guardians; Andrew the Earth Master and the Reverend Davies. All are rounded, satisfying characters, who make involvement
with their struggles to preserve and rescue Marina compulsive.
In writing The Gates of Sleep, Mercedes Lackey has reached below the myth to the soul of the story. She has created something beautiful
and powerful from the familiar tropes.
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I loved the Wedding Dress! Just my kind of book. I read another one by her with either the same characters or it took place in the same setting (can't remember it was a few years ago). Oh, I hope you like it.
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(director/writer: Rowland W. Lee; screenwriters: Dudley
Nichols/based on the novel by Alexander Dumas;
cinematographer: Peverell
Marley; editor: George Hively; music: Max
Steiner; cast: Walter
Abel (D'Artagnan),
Paul Lukas (Athos), Margot Grahame (Milady de Winter),
Heather Angel (Constance), Ian Keith (de Rochefort), Moroni Olsen (Porthos), Onslow Stevens (Aramis), Rosamond Pinchot (Queen Anne), John Qualen (Planchet), Ralph Forbes (Duke of Buckingham), Lumsden Hare (Captain de Treville), Miles Mander (King Louis XIII), Nigel de Brulier (Cardinal Richelieu), Murray Kinnell (Bernajou, the landlord);
Runtime: 90; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Cliff Reid; RKO;
1935) "Poor casting can easily sink a pic." Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz The
first talkie
version of Dumas' The Three Musketeers is a disappointing
dull swashbuckler, that only excels in the fencing
scenes and the costumes. One can only sigh in
appreciation of Douglas
Fairbanks's more dazzling 1921 version. Much
blame is placed on the talented Broadway stage actor
Walter Abel's uncharismatic performance, as the lead
adventurer D'Artagnan.
But equal blame can be attributed to the uninspiring
performances of those who played The Three Musketeers:
Athos (Paul Lukas), Porthos (Moroni Olsen) and
Aramis (Onslow
Stevens). Poor casting can easily sink a
pic. Director Rowland W. Lee ("Son of Frankenstein"/"Zoo
in Budapest"/"One Rainy Afternoon") co-wrote it with Dudley
Nichols, and the dialogue seemed to slow down the pace
without any noticeable benefits. Eager-beaver
D'Artagnan, in 1625, leaves dad's Gascony home and
heads by horse, wearing his plumed hat, for Paris. He
takes with him his father's sword, a letter addressed
to his godfather Captain de Treville (Lumsden Hare)--the commander of King Louis
XIII's loyal defenders--and dad's blessings to be a
musketeer. The feisty lad on his first day in Paris
arranges for separate duels with the Three Musketeers,
but joins them in fighting the conniving Cardinal Richelieu's (Nigel de Brulier) six guards who approach
them in the garden dueling area. D'Artagnan's outstanding swordsmanship
helps win the battle and the respect of the loyal
Musketeers. With the help of the Musketeers, D'Artagnan gets free
lodging in the room of the beautiful Constance (Heather Angel), the lady in waiting to
Queen Anne (Rosamond
Pinchot), who is staying at the palace. They also get the
aspiring musketeer a servant named Planchet (John Qualen), who sleeps under his
bed. D'Artagnan gets mixed up in
the evil Count de Rochefort's (Ian Keitha conflict) plan to stir
up between England and France, as he arranges a secret treaty with the
Duke of Buckingham (Ralph Forbes)--who is involved in a
secret friendship with Queen Anne. The intrigues cause
the Duke and Queen to meet in Paris in secret in the
apartment of Constance and in order to keep the
peace between their countries she impulsively gives to
Buckingham the
valuable diamond brooch given to her by the king to
show him she means what she says about peace. When spies tell de
Rochefort that the queen has given the diamond brooch
to Buckingham, he slyly suggests to the king that the
queen be ordered to wear the jewels at the king's
state ball. It's up to the Three Musketeers and
D'Artagnan to retrieve the brooch in London before the
ball, and due to unforeseen circumstances only D'Artagnan can get back the
brooch. But he's tricked by de Rochefort villainous
English accomplice, the murderous Lady de Winter (Margot Grahame), as she prevents D'Artagnan from
accomplishing his mission when she runs into him in
Calais and
brings him back to Paris bound and gagged. There are duels, chases, intrigues and the heroic efforts of D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers to make certain the brooch is returned to the queen in time to save the day and the baddies are exposed as plotting to usurp the throne. With that, D'Artagnan is rewarded by the grateful king to immediately be made a full-fledged musketeer. REVIEWED ON 10/20/2011 GRADE: B- Dennis Schwartz: "Ozus' World Movie Reviews" © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DENNIS SCHWARTZ |


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Next-gen tech breeds optimism for greater adoption of HDcctv solutions
While there are those who remain bullish on the prospects for HDcctv technology as a viable alternative to high-definition IP cameras, there are others in the video surveillance industry who don't believe in the analog technology at all, according to research note released this week by market research firm IHS.
"Even accounting for the inevitable bias towards their own product line – there seems to be genuine uncertainty amongst manufacturers at the future direction for HD, low-latency video provision", David Green, senior analyst for video surveillance at IHS said in a statement.
While HDcctv solutions offer users live view, high-definition image over legacy coax cabling, IHS says that relying on demand from markets with high volumes of installed analog systems has not been a guarantee of success. Although over four million analog cameras are sold in the U.S. each year, IHS says that penetration rates for HDcctv remain low when compared to other markets like China.
"Cost and cable reach are the common discussion points that seem to put many off," said Green. "Whilst there's clearly a demand out there for this third solution, it's fair to say that sales can't hit that next level of growth until costs reduce and 100 meter transmission limits are improved."
However, the research firm said that there is cause for optimism with the launch of "second-generation" HDcctv products.
"For example, Dahua has already launched its CVI technology, the HDcctv Alliance has released the 2.0 standard, and it's more than just rumour that other equipment and semiconductor manufacturers have their own proprietary solutions in the latter stages of development," wrote IHS. "In all cases, the claims of 300-1,000 metre transmission ranges and prices closer to analog than network equipment should break down some of the barriers to adoption."
"Whether or not HDcctv can crack more developed markets such as the USA remains to be seen," added Green. "But second-generation HDcctv solutions sold to developing markets definitely pushes the global picture towards a growing slice of the market, rather than the small-time niche."


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The first thing that stands out about Blue Lagoon is the sign above the bar that reads, "No pissy attitudes." The bar takes this seriously, but prides itself on a friendly atmosphere where the bartenders (especially Jack) will learn your name - and use it - before you leave for the first time. It's been under the same ownership for three decades, and the waitstaff isn't afraid to turn away customers who've had one too many. The back wall is covered with pictures of regulars carousing around the bar and the ceiling-fan-cooled back patio. Busy during the early evenings, Blue Lagoon gets quieter the later it's open, matching the low-key but wide-ranging selection of music on the juke box. Read more about Blue Lagoon >>
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The Burlap Barrel Pub may have been a lively place before the ambitious, open-air shopping and residence hub of CityCentre came along, but now it seems to be packed every night. Valet attendants pop up to talk about their day, regulars watch sports and listen to live music, while others make use of the ping-pong and pool tables. Pints are only $3, and a diverse, laid-back crowd makes Burlap Barrel equally well-suited for making friends or meeting up with your own. Read more about Burlap Barrel Pub >>
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Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Frances Goodrich Exhibit |
Title Note | Side angle |
Date | 1952 |
Description | Photograph shows an assortment of pieces from the Frances Goodrich Collection on display at the Parkway Craft Center in the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in section G of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Sam P. Weems in 1952. |
Commentary | The Moses H. Cone Estate, built around 1900 near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, included about 500 acres of farmland, Flat Top Mountain, nearby Rich Mountain, and a home called Flat Top Manor that had 23 rooms. The Cones retained their land while the National Park Service developed the Blue Ridge Parkway and the land was not transferred to the National Park Service until a few years after Bertha Cone's death in 1949. Today the Flat Top Manor is open to the public and houses a craft shop and demonstration center. |
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Location Name: Flat Top Manor Parkway Milepost: 294.0
Latitude: 36.149047
Longitude: -81.692942 |
Creator Individual | Sam P. Weems |
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Arts and crafts
Flat Top Manor (Blowing Rock, N.C.) Moses H. Cone Memorial Park (N.C.) Parkway Craft Center (Flat Top Manor) Photographs Watauga County (N.C.) |
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Title: | The role of cyclic climatic regimes and riparian vegetation: a qualitative and quantitative study into the cause of river bank slope instability and channel widening on the Macdonald River, New South Wales. |
Authors: | Murray, Jaqueline School of Geosciences |
Keywords: | cyclic climatic regimes Macdonald river riparian vegetation |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Abstract: | Numerous case studies have demonstrated the catastrophic nature of channel change experienced on the Macdonald River, a tributary of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, New South Wales. However, there is an absence of studies that clearly state how and why the channel changed as dramatically as it did. As a consequence, the magnitude of, and ultimate controls on the changes to the Macdonald River's form and processes are not fully appreciated. In this study, a comparison is undertaken on the three existing river morphology perspectives with respect to the Macdonald River. The Warner and Erskine Perspective states the sole importance of the cyclic hydro-climatic conditions of the FDR and DDRs on river morphology. The Brierely and co-workers Perspective states the sole importance of anthropogenic influence in the catchment and on the banks on river morphology. The Intermediate Perspective of Hubble and co-workers considers both existing and conflicting perspectives and states the importance of both cyclic climatic regimes and anthropogenic activity in the catchment and particularly on the river banks, in determining river morphology. Resultantly, a selection of Hubble and co-workers Perspective is made to classify the Macdonald River's morphology. It is clear, from the analysis of historical aerial photographs, archival sketches, photographs and historical documentation, that riparian vegetation was absent from the banks of the Macdonald River from 1941 as a result of land-clearing practices from the early 19th Century. The banks of the Macdonald River would not have experienced this 'catastrophic' channel change between 1949 and 1955 had riparian vegetation remained on the banks. Riparian vegetation has been found to increase the soil-shear strength and hence the stability of river bank slopes, in particularly on the Upper Nepean and the Macdonald Rivers in New South Wales, where vulnerable sands to silty-sands predominate the bank material. This has been further proved with geochemical bank stability modeling. |
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Aphrodite's Child | |
Aphrodite's Child. L-R: Loukas Sideras, Demis Roussos and Harris Chalkitis, who joined the band after Vangelis left.
Background information | |
Origin | Greece |
Genres | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock |
Years active | 1967–1972 |
Labels | Mercury, Vertigo |
Associated acts | Irene Papas |
Past members | Vangelis Papathanassiou Demis Roussos Loukas Sideras Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris |
Aphrodite's Child was a Greek progressive rock band formed in 1967, by Vangelis Papathanassiou (keyboards), Demis Roussos (bass guitar and vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals), and Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris (guitar).[1]
Papathanassiou and Roussos had already been successful in Greece (playing in the bands Formynx and Idols respectively) while they got together with Sideras and Koulouris (born 26 January 1947, Piraeus, Greece) to form a new band. Their band's name was derived from the title of a track from another Mercury act, Dick Campbell, from his Sings Where It's At album.
Their first recording as a band was for George Romanos' album In Concert and in Studio where they played on four songs and were credited as "Vangelis and his Orchestra". In the same year they recorded a two-song demo and submitted it to Philips Records. It was probably Vangelis' idea that the still-anonymous band should be relocated to London, which would be a more suitable environment for their music, as their country had entered a right-wing dictatorship in 1967. This decision, however, was not problem-free. Koulouris had to stay in Greece to fulfill his military service, while the band, on their way to London, got stuck in Paris partially because they did not have the correct work permits and partially because of the strikes associated with the May 1968 events.
Paris, and their first album[edit]
In Paris they signed to Mercury Records and were christened "Aphrodite's Child" by Lou Reisner, releasing their first single "Rain and Tears", a reworking of Pachelbel's Canon in D major.[1] With this song the band became an overnight sensation in France and several other European countries in which the single charted well, despite the song being sung in English and not French. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[2] In October of the same year, the band released their first album End of the World. The album contained an equal amount of psychedelic pop songs and ballads in the vein of Procol Harum or The Moody Blues.
The band began touring around Europe, and in January 1969 they recorded a single in Italian for the Sanremo Festival, in which they did not participate. Their next hit single was "I Want to Live", an arrangement of the song "Plaisir d'amour".
Recording in London and their second album[edit]
For their second album, the band traveled to London to record at the Trident Studios. The first single from the album, "Let Me Love, Let Me Live" was released in November, while the album It's Five O'Clock came out in January 1970. It featured more successful ballads (like the title song), but also songs that crossed many musical genres including country rock.[citation needed]
After their second album, the band begun touring again, this time without Vangelis who preferred to stay in Paris and record the music for Henry Chapier's film, Sex Power.[1] Vangelis was replaced on stage by Charris Chalkitis. The year 1970 went by with the band promoting their latest album and Vangelis working on his first film project. To keep the steady flow of hits, the band released another single in August 1970, "Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall".
Their third album – 666, and their breakup[edit]
The band began to record late in 1970: a musical adaptation of the biblical Book of Revelation, entitled 666.[1] Koulouris, having finished his Greek army duty rejoined the band. However, relations between all the band members were not good at the time, and continued to worsen during the methodically slow process.
Essentially, the album was Vangelis' concept, created with an outside lyricist named Costas Ferris. The music that they were creating for the album was much more psychedelic and progressive rock oriented than anything the band had done before.[citation needed] This did not sit well with the other band members, who wished to continue in the pop direction that had brought them success.[citation needed] Furthermore, Roussos was being groomed for a solo career, having recorded and released his first solo single We Shall Dance (with Sideras on drums) and his first solo album On the Greek Side of My Mind, whereas Vangelis recorded the score for the 1970 French TV documentary L'Apocalypse des animaux and worked on a single with his girlfriend at the time Vilma Ladopoulou, performing with Koulouris using the pseudonym "Alpha Beta".
By the time the double album finally was released almost two years later in June 1972, and despite having sold over 20 million albums,[3] the band had already split.[1] Both Vangelis and Roussos pursued successful solo careers: Roussos had a thriving solo career as a pop singer, and Vangelis was now scoring – using strictly electronic music – movie soundtracks, which made him a successful film score composer to come for the next more than 30 years, having crafted such titles as 1982's Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and 2004's Oliver Stone's Alexander among many others.
Koulouris worked with both on occasion, and Sideras pursued a less successful solo career, releasing an album and the single "Rising Sun" after the break-up. As of 2013, he still lives in Greece and still playing live with his band.
Influence and legacy[edit]
Despite their short existence and lack of hit singles outside of Europe, the band is respected as a cult band, and their album 666 is often considered their masterwork in addition to being one of rock music's first concept albums. The album caught the attention of many in the progressive rock field, including Yes frontman Jon Anderson, who would later collaborate with Vangelis. Contemporary progressive rock acts such as Astra have also cited the band as an influence.
Covers and adaptations[edit]
- In 2004 Gregorian released a cover of "The Four Horsemen" on their album The Dark Side.
- Italian heavy metal band Death SS covered "The Four Horsemen" on their 2006 album The 7th Seal.
- The Verve's song "The Rolling People" (from their 1997 album Urban Hymns) borrows its title from "Altamont", while also containing musical elements of "The Four Horsemen". Frontman Richard Ashcroft reportedly mentioned 666 as a strong influence on his music.
- Beck's song "Chemtrails" (from his 2008 album Modern Guilt) also resembles "The Four Horsemen".
- Lucas Perny covered "Break"
- End of the World (February 1968)
- It's Five O'Clock (December 1969)
- 666 (June 1972)[1]
Year | Name | IT | UK[4] | NL |
1968 | "Plastics Nevermore" | - | - | - |
1968 | "Rain And Tears" | 1 | 29 | 2 |
1969 | "End Of The World" | 8 | - | - |
1969 | "Valley Of Sadness" | - | - | - |
1969 | "Lontano Dagli Occhi" | - | - | - |
1969 | "I Want To Live" | 5 | - | 1 |
1969 | "Let Me Love, Let Me Live" | 20 | - | - |
1969 | "Marie Jolie" | - | - | 7 |
1970 | "It's Five O'Clock" | 1 | 1 | 11 |
1970 | "Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall" | 1 | - | 12 |
1971 | "Such a Funny Night" | - | - | 10 |
1972 | "Break" | - | - | 30 |
Compilation albums[edit]
- Reflection (1971)
- Best of Aphrodite's Child (1980)
- Aphrodite's Child's Greatest Hits (1995)
- The Singles (1995)
- The Complete Collection (Aphrodite's Child) (1996)
- Babylon the Great:An Introduction to Aphrodite's Child (2002)
- The Singles+ (2003)
- Dinos Dimatatis, Get That Beat: To Elliniko Rock, 1960s–1970s. Thessaloniki: Katsanos, 1998.
- ^ a b c d e f Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 1027. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 234–235. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Elsew.com
- ^ Murrels, Joseph (1978). British Hit Singles & Albums (2nd ed.). London: The Book of Golden Discs. p. 234/235. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.


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The Software Freedom Law Center said Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Patent Office to re-examine a patent awarded to education software company Blackboard. It claims that the patent is bogus and could undermine three open-source education software projects it represents--Sakai, Moodle and ATutor. The patent, No. 6,988,138, is titled "Internet-based education support system and methods" and relates to a central feature of Blackboard's software: The ability to grant different people, such as students and teachers, different access rights to online resources such as grades, files or quizzes.
"It's a junk patent that should never have been given by the Patent Office," said Richard Fontana, a patent attorney with the Software Freedom Law Center. And the patent's claims could have an impact on the three projects, he said: "They do effectively cover just about any e-learning software that is currently in use."
Blackboard, which filed for the patent in 1999 and was awarded it in January this year, sees things differently. It sued a proprietary software rival, Desire2Learn, for infringement of the patent, but it isn't going after open-source projects or educational institutions, said Matthew Small, general counsel of the Washington, D.C.-based company.
"It's important to point out this is an isolated suit. It is not the first step in a multistep campaign...Our focus not is not on open source or universities. We want them to sleep easy at night," Small said. Blackboard uses and supports open-source software, he said.
The disagreement spotlights growing tensions between the open-source movement, which shares software methods freely, and the proprietary realm, where patents and copyrights are used to keep control over software. Patents have proved to be a thorny issue in a recent partnership between Microsoft and Novell and in discussions over a new version of the General Public License. Meanwhile, open-source allies such as IBM and Nokia have made various pledges not to sue over patents used in Linux, the best-known open-source project.
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The U.S. Patent Office has three months to decide whether to re-examine the patent, Fontana said. During that time, Blackboard may offer its opinion and the center may rebut. If, at the end of that period, the agency chooses to re-examine it, the discussions will be held between just it and Blackboard.
Blackboard is confident the patent is valid, Small said. "We welcome another look at the patent. We believe a re-examination will only serve to strengthen our patent."
One issue that divides the two sides is the assessment of the patent's claims. The Software Freedom Law Center believes the claims "are extremely broad," Fontana said. "They're claiming (patent rights to) any kind of system in which there are different user roles and different file access depending on those roles." But role-based access rules is a decades-old technology in the computing industry, he said.
But the center's assessment "is a gross overstatement of what is claimed in the patent," Small rebutted. The patent covers the specific situation in which a single user has multiple roles. "It used to be that if you were an individual in multiple courses--a student in some and a teacher in one--you would have a different logon, a different calendar, a different environment when you switched from one to other," Small said.
Another difference of opinion is on what sorts of assurances Blackboard might provide to open-source projects.
The company said it couldn't come to a patent agreement with the Software Freedom Law Center because the group was asking for too much. It said the company should "give up its rights to enforce not only this patent, but any patent we may ever come with in the future for any use of open-source, whether by commercial or noncommercial" organizations, Small said. If Blackboard didn't agree to do so within 10 days, it would request the government re-examination, he said.
But Fontana presented a different view. He said the Software Freedom Law Center only sought an agreement for Blackboard not to assert current and future patents against open-source projects, and said an even narrower agreement would have been welcome. "If they had offered to provide a patent pledge or commitment not to assert this one patent against the open-source community, that would have been acceptable to our clients," Fontana said.
Though the center can't withdraw its re-examination request, there still might be room for a separate agreement between the two sides. If Blackboard offered a pledge not to assert its patents, that promise would likely take the form of other nonassertion policies, such as IBM's list of patents it won't assert against open-source groups, Small said.
And Fontana said there's still room for discussion. "We are always open to further discussions with them."
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Join the conversation! Add your comment- This has "Prior Art" written all over it!
- Cripes - as a former educator, I KNOW that that exact patent
description has been implemented in numerous educational
software and web-based systems - starting with Cisco Academy
and going onwards.
Pfft - this'll take nothing at all to strike down, if the USPTO isn't
totally clueless. - Like Reply Link Flag
- Not just in education
- We designed security systems like this back around 1985, because it was simple and direct. It wasn't new then, it isn't patentable now.
The patent office is a joke. - Like Link Flag
- Not sure about legal terminology but...
- ...I began teaching entirely online English composition courses in 1999 through a vendor called Jones e-Education out of Denver. I don't know if they're still around but they had these capabilities back then. I think we could have grown with them but the traveling Blackboard salesman came through and coaxed the college prez into buying a down market version of Bb for $50,000. If the patent stands it's a patent for the most counterintuitive, user unfriendly, never-use-one-step-when-three-or-four-will-do product. Hey. Could Bb's acquisition of Web CT have anti-trust implications? Don't mind me. Just on a roll with hours of paper grading ahead.
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- PTO=braindead
- Just goes to show how truly braindead the entire PTO staff is. Its a good thing that art works cant be patented or they would give a patent to a reproduction of the mona lisa.
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- More Like Brain Dead Open Source Movement
- Those socialist clowns are trying desperately to circumvent U.S. copyrights by trickery and deceipt with the GPL and are now beginning to run up against the inevitable--the constitutional rights to protection of private property and its many uses. I hope the whole OSM is relegated to the trash heap of history just like so many socialist agendas of the past.
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- What are you smoking?
- "Those socialist clowns are trying desperately to circumvent U.S. copyrights by trickery and deceipt with the GPL"
How are they socialists and how they being deceptive? The GPL is clearer than most commerical EULAs, It very simple if you use code from or modify an open source project and distribute it then by the terms of the GPL license the source code must be made available under the GPL or a compatible license. There is no trickery, as the terms are spelled out, and when in doubt clarification requests can be made of the author or FSF(Free Software Foundation). All the whole problem can be avoided by proprietary developers by not using GPLed code in their software.
"and are now beginning to run up against the inevitable--the constitutional rights to protection of private property and its many uses."
How so? The USPTO has acknowledge thousands of patents that were granted are of questionable nature. Ideas that are obvious to someone in the field or have prior art are not patentable. LSI for example, just patented the doubly linked list, a concept that has been around in computer science for a very long time. EULAs fall largely under contract law and in the U.S one can enter into a contract for just about anything. Obligations in the use of intellectual property being one. Microsoft has failed to specify what patents if any they believe Linux infringes. SCO's claims against IBM and Linux have for the most part been thrown out by the courts because they haven't shown any proof of the infringement and even their ownership of Unix has been called in to question.
"I hope the whole OSM is relegated to the trash heap of history just like so many socialist agendas of the past."
Unlikely, the OSM is above developers who are willing to share their code and let other use and improve upon it. As long as such developers exist the OSM will exist. The OSM isn't limited to the GPL license, there is Mozilla License and the BSD license to name a few. - Like Link Flag
- Software patents are for commies only
- Sounds to me like software patents are straight out of the old Soviet system of totalitarian repression . You cannot have your thoughts- those thoughts are a monopoly issued by the state. If you express your thoughts, you will be hounded and fined and jailed and labeled an enemy of the people.
Pure software is just like pure speech- it is totally derivative and completely novel simultaneously. If you can't understand that, then you have good company in the USPTO. No one can rip off your code- it's copyright protected the instant you write it. The "protection" (and consequent prohibition to others) of a pure thought, such as a user having more than one role and doing this and not that, as in this case, is the attempt to control and monopolize a mere idea. That's totalitarianism- the state decides who gets to use mere ideas.
Software is capable of expressing every idea humanity has. It's that flexible, that fluid and that universal in scope. You cannot apportion and mete out, idea by idea, every thought people have had or are going to have just because they are expressed in software. That's the difference between software and hardware- software is a language used to express ideas. The ease, naturalness, spontaneity and universality of writing code makes it absolutely and completely different from inventing a new light bulb, or a new ABS braking system or a new cancer treatment.
If people could invent those as casually as the types of things that get patented by a pathetic minority of software companies, then those things would not be patentable either. Why? Because a genuine reading of the Constitution reveals that a patent is granted FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, that purpose being to aid in the spread of useful knowledge; knowledge which would otherwise be kept secret by its practitioners so they might profit from it. So in exchange for revealing their amazing intellectual feats to society at large, patenters are granted a 20 year monopoly on them. But that is the ONLY reason. It's not some Ayn Randian or God-Given or State Given (chose one) inalienable right that is automatically bestowed upon the first person to rush to the patent office with an idea that is so obvious no one else bothered to even write it own. In fact, there is NO natural right to monopolize thought at all and no natural right to monopolize physical invention of any kind, except as provided in the Constitution as specified above for the reasons stated above. Other people think of the same ideas these software companies think of-millions of other people. The fact that they're trying to STOP other people from using their own natural thinking smacks of Soviet-style Communism where what is mine has somehow become an object the state has control over and somehow the state can deny me my own ideas and give them to some huge corporation, who, by the way, has lots of lobbyists in Washington and contributes handsomely to my Senators reelection campaign.
That's a system of patronage equal to anything the Soviet union ever came up with.
Better dead than red. - Like Link Flag
- Actually, we know who the brain dead one is...
- What was patented is a widely used and popular access control framework. It has existed for a long long time. This is like someone patenting the TV or automobile. The patent should never been granted. Under this patent EVERY software vendor could be sued for infringement because EVERY piece of software that has users has some sort of role-based security model.
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- Dear Microsoft Astroturfer: Please Educate Yourself
- Please, please learn a little about the subjects you speak on before you spout off about them.
* The GPL relies on copyright law for enforcement.
* Open Source != communism. Nor does it equal capitalism. Or Socialism. Or Rastafarianism.
You seriously need to learn the basics. - Like Link Flag
- The other's have made the needed points
- But I still gotta add my vote. The problem here is that you invoke the word Socialist (form of government, political methodoligy) to argue for a system that restricts the rights of the people in favour of greed.
This "OSS is a socialist threat to national security and the world as we know it" is such absalute BS only used by the truly ignorant (meaning capable of gaining knowledge but too lazy too).
You may perfer a world where you can choose only between two software dictators and should you choose to only recognize those two (Apple, Microsoft) then that's your choice. After all, us FOSS folks believe in freedom of choice, we just want to retain that freedom of choice.
And if you give me any crap about "boo hoo, Ihave to give away my work for free and can't make any money in the IT industry, boo hoo". The initial document that usered in the Free Software movement (after the already existing Open Source community) had a stinking long list of viable business models that offered sources of profit without restricting the rights of your user base.
If you really feel there's a Socialist boogyman after you; further the evolution of the species by jumping into your backyard bomb shelter and turn off the ventelation. - Like Link Flag
- US Patent issuance process is broken, bordering on criminal
- The way that the US Patent office issues Patents is broken beyond belief. Companies are being issued patents on obvious, non novel & with Tons
of precedence; just because they had the legal fees to hire patent lawyers and spend tons of money on legal fees.
One thing is that for sure, the European Union should declare all US issued Patents to be Null & Void in Europe. This may wake the US government up
to the fact that US Patent office is working to stifle innovation, to increase costs to consumers, to create monopolies. After all aren't we supposed to be living in a Capitalist systems, when the best ideas win? Then WHY THE HEK does the US government provides monopoly powers to certain companies by this issuance of Patents! And does so over obvious and non novel ideas which are hardly an invention. I am of course specially talking about software patents and even more so, the so called "Business process" patents. - Like Reply Link Flag
- Single user has multiple roles? Anything new here?
- Single user has multiple roles? Anything new here?
This is a kind of situation that has existed in the past: same person has different roles, and has access rights to information and resources needed to perform each role on a "er role" basis. This has probably existed since the beginning of civiliztions, ever since kings have hired the help of servants.
The fact that one set of permissions might be written in ancient babylonian and another is written in C++ should not count here. The fact that an electronic device is used to handle the permisions is immaterial. And the fact that the software is particularly set to provide services to people having roles identifyed by the strings "student" or "teacher" shouldn't matter at all. - Like Reply Link Flag
- How to prove this patent is garbage...
- Simply load a machine with software written several years prior to the filing of this patent and set up role based security on that machine. I know you could do this with old versions of Unix, Netware and even Windows (the NT versions). In fact it might be instructive to set up several OS's in similar fashion so as to prove that not only is this patent covering a known capability but that it was widely known and usable on multiple OSes.
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- How to prove this patent is garbage...
- Simply load one or more machines with OSes from prior to the filing of this patent. Several years prior would be good and set up users in "roles" on those systems based on an educational setting. That should not only show that their patent is not original thought but that it's a well known concept that was fully realized in many systems long before they decided to patent it.
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