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So I went for a trip away with my family and took my summit along , where we went the bashing is awesome but on the first day I blew the front diff and had to run my summit in RWD and it was great . But then about half way through a pack I completely lost brake and reverse. I've tried re-calibrating it but there's still no difference, it also decided that both forward and reverse throttle positions are now 100% forward power does anyone have any ideas? Please don't suggest sending it to Traxxas as I live in Australia and it would be cheaper to buy a new ESC than post it there and back plus all the waiting and down time for my summit
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EASLEY — Sufferers of epilepsy haven't seen many options for treatment over the years, especially in Pickens County, but Baptist Easley Hospital in conjunction with Clemson Neurology has opened avenues locally.
When it comes to epilepsy, epileptics have only three possible treatments for the condition: maintenance medication, temporal surgery or vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). There are no guarantees with either treatment but the availability of medical alternatives is proving to be a boon for the county, especially the ready availability of the VNS option.
VNS is an implant laced in the chest beneath the skin that releases an electrical stimulation to the affected portion of the sufferer's brain to prevent or stave off seizures. The technology has been available for some time, but in the upstate this option has been limited until recent years.
"There are more than 30 possible medications available as treatments for patients, and this is the first step once the diagnosis is made," said Dr. Jerry Sherrill of Clemson Neurology. "For many, medication works, but for others the solution is more in-depth. Once a series of medications has been tried, the next step is to check for the viability of surgery."
If medications fail in treatment, a battery of tests is conducted to locate the specific portion of the temporal lobe creating the "electrical storm" that triggers a seizure. Tests are then conducted to determine if surgery will adversely affect the normal, daily life functions such as speech and motor skills.
For many, surgery is a viable solution, but if the patient fears invasive surgery, or surgery and medication fail, VNS becomes the option for treatment.
"A neurosurgeon implants the device which has a battery pack with a life of 10 years and can be turned off by taping a magnet over it," Sherrill said of the VNS. "The device itself is managed here (Clemson Neurology) through an interface device and for local patients the visits are local too, either Easley or Clemson."
How the VNS works is actually simple for such a highly developed piece of technology. When the patient receives a warning sign of an impending seizure, the device sends an electrical impulse to the brain through the vagus nerve to assist in aborting the seizure.
Not all treatments are successful. Sherrill recalled one patient who had had no success with either medication or surgery, termed a temporal lobotomy, but the VNS device is still providing relief after several years.
Unlike many diseases or disorders, age is not a factor in determining when the illness sets in where epilepsy is concerned.
"A temporary chaotic storm of the brain can be caused by any brain insult whether it's an in utero virus or anoxia at delivery, trauma at some point, or even a stroke," Sherrill said. "Epilepsy can strike at any age and the causes at different ages are different as well. There are warning signs such as a frequent metallic taste or smell for no reason."


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China CPI down in April
May 10, 2009
China said Monday its consumer price index fell 1.5 percent in April from the year-ago level, the third straight monthly decline in the inflation index.
The figures were announced by the National Bureau of Statistics, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
China's CPI index had dropped 1.6 percent in February year on year, the first such fall since October 2002, and 1.2 percent in March.
The agency said China's producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, dropped 6.6 percent in April from the previous April level, the fifth straight monthly decline in the PPI.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 14: Jeff Otah #79 of the Carolina Panthers blocks against Adewale Ogunleye #93 of the Chicago Bears during the game at Bank of America Stadium on September 14, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
General manager Marty Hurney said the Carolina Panthers are waiting for the results of a physical exam on offensive tackle Jeff Otah before making a decision on the future of the team's former first-round draft pick. Carolina traded Otah to the New York Jets last week, but the deal was rescinded after Otah failed his physical. He reverted back to the Panthers' roster. It's still unclear what Carolina will do with him. Hurney and coach Ron Rivera met with Otah for about 45 minutes in Spartanburg before he was sent back to Charlotte for another physical and conditioning tests. Hurney said the test will continue Thursday morning. Because the tests aren't complete it hasn't been determined if Otah will stay on the active physically-unable-to-perform list or rejoin the roster. They could also trade or release him. ''We had a good meeting with him and then he went to get some physical stuff done tonight and he will have more tomorrow,'' Hurney said following Wednesday night's practic...
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Wholesale inflation eased to a seven-month low of 5.05% in January, on decline in the rate of price rise in food articles, mainly vegetables.
This is the second straight month of decline in wholesale price based inflation. The WPI was at 6.16% in December.
During January, inflation in food articles came down sharply to 8.80% as against 13.68% in the preceding month, according to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data released today. Vegetables inflation came down sharply to 16.60%, compared to 57.33% in December. The rate of price rise in onion eased to 6.59% in January, from 39.56% in December. Inflation in potato stood at 21.73% in January.
Fruits were cheaper as were protein-rich items such as eggs, meat and fish. However, inflation in milk inched up slightly to 7.22% in January. Data released earlier this week showed that retail inflation declined to a 2-year low of 8.79% in January, while industrial output contracted by 0.6% in December. The decline in inflation is much on the expected lines of the Reserve Bank, which had hiked key interest rates by 0.25% in its monetary policy review last month.
The Reserve Bank factors both retail and wholesale price based inflation data in its monetary policy. There have been demands from various quarters that the RBI should look at relaxing interest rates as inflation was showing signs of easing and slowdown persisted in industrial output.
According to the WPI data, inflation in primary articles basket and the fuel and power segment was at 6.84% and 10.03%, respectively. Inflation in manufactured products such as sugar and edible oils was up marginally at 2.76% on a monthly basis.


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MANILA, Philippines—B-Meg and Talk 'N Text, the top two squads after the elimination phase of the PBA Philippine Cup, try to seal their respective places in the semifinals when they battle lower-ranked foes at the start of the playoffs Wednesday.
The Llamados, the No. 1 seed, take the Smart Araneta Coliseum floor first at 7:30 p.m. against a youthful Powerade side that is seeing action in this stage for the first time in the last eight conferences.
Defending champion Talk 'N Text then battles dangerous, veterans-filled Barako Bull in the 5:15 p.m. game, needing just a win to advance to the last four like the Llamados.
The B-Meg-Powerade tussle will feature James Yap and Gary David, the tournament's leading scorers, and pundits say whichever team backs up its superstar better will come out the winner.
When the Powerade offense is in top gear, the Tigers have proven to be very hard to stop. The Tigers ran over Talk 'N Text in the elimination round by 35 points.
But the Llamados seem to have a more formidable arsenal with the likes of Joe Devance, Kerby Raymundo, Marc Pingris and Peter June Simon at Tim Cone's disposal.
Cone turns 54 today and would like nothing less than a victory to be able to take the B-Meg closer to a title series stint.
Of equal interest is the Talk 'N Text-Barako Bull match as it pits sides with diverse characteristics. The Texters thrives in the run-and-gun game while the Energy have proven to be the most deliberate squad in the lot owing to their core of veteran battlers.
The Texters might welcome back Ali Peek today, giving Chot Reyes' crew added muscle inside to battle Barako Bull's hulking slotmen like Dorian Peña and Mick Pennisi.
Peek will see action for the first time since the shooting incident where an assassin left him with a slug of a 22-caliber in the neck.
The winner of the B-Meg-Powerade series will advance to face the victor of the Ginebra-Rain or Shine series, a best-of-three affair that starts Friday, also at the Big Dome in Cubao.
Whoever comes out on top of the Talk 'N Text-Barako Bull match-up, on the other hand, will draw the winner of the Petron Blaze-Meralco series.
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A recent study by Fortune Magazine reports that in today's market, companies can no longer effectively differentiate their products or services from their competitors' offerings. This philosophy is as true in the accounting profession as it is in corporate America. As your firm seeks new ways to build a distinctive brand, Fortune suggests that you distinguish the firm instead – in other words, promote yourself instead of touting the services you offer. One way to highlight your firm's real value is by being involved in the community. Fortune recommends that "nice guys no longer finish last." In fact, their conclusion is that the businesses - like your firm - that are philanthropic, concerned, and committed will be the ones that consistently attract more clients. This approach can be applied to your firm, helping improve client retention as well as new business development.


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Chanel No 5 of course or what about Diorissimo?
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Thread: Favorite vintage fragrance?
I just on a whim bought a bottle of Tabu at Walgreens, and it smelled amazing for a vintage perfume. So what's your favorite vintage fragrance (just to be clear let's say that vintage means introduced before 1985)
Chanel No 5 of course or what about Diorissimo?
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Paloma Picasso EdP
This question's a lot easier to answer than Pomander's "3 unlimited purchases": Jicky.
Amazing that one piece of art like this can pierce through time, straight as an arrow, unswayed by trends. Merci, Monsieur Guerlain.
Shocking by Elsa Schiaparelli
Monsieur Rochas Concentree (1969) - Old Vintage - Honey Coloured Juice) - Very Hard to find....
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Monsieur Rochas Concentree (1969 - Old Vintage - Honey Coloured Juice) - Hard to find.
Terre d'Hermès
LUI by Rochas
Oscar Per LUI by Oscar de La Renta
Desir de Rochas Man (New One)
Eau de Orange Verte Concentree - Hermes
Eau Sauvage - Dior
Tabac Blond and Shalimar--these have been softened and given dew claws.
I mostly live in the "vintage" world!! At least as far as scents go.
But here's an easy-to-obtain and perennially popular vintage scent: Eau Sauvage by Dior. An absolute classic, I've worn it for many years and it has happy memories for me.
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Mitsouko. It's so complex (to me) and interesting and everytime I smell it I smell something new. A masterpiece!
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I love l'Heure Bleue .
For sale. Carnal Flower and Vero Profumo Onda.
Vol de Nuit.
Bois des Iles.
Original Femme.
Original Cabochard.
This week, 'Chanel Cuir de Russie: Skin Scent' at http://thescentimentalist.blogspot.com/
Many! But...if I had to pick a few:
Coty Chypre (no longer made)
Chanel No 19 (still made, but reformulated)
Guerlain Mitsouko (same)
Bal a Versailles (same)
Miss Dior (same)
Guerlain Vol de Nuit (same)
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Musings and random thoughts about the genie in the bottle
To me, "vintage" means a specific bottle of fragrance that was actually released before 1990 or so, preferably 1985; there are so many new EU regulations on perfume ingredients that many of the classics are unrecognizable. Plus, the manufacturers seem to pour their budgets into the new releases, meanwhile cheapening the allowable ingredients for the old ones. Almost none of the classic perfumes have escaped this tinkering.
The ideal, at least for me, would be a vintage perfume, released pre-1980, from the original perfume company, never opened, stored in its box, in a cool space like a cellar, preferably a Guerlain or Chanel, as I've read that they are the ones that hold up best.
I hear that Tabu is still pretty good. But I wonder what it must have smelled like way back when.
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I've just begun an "affordable classics" kick. It must be the economy.
I am wearing Aramis right now. Got it on sale at the corner Rite Aid last night. A whopping $20 investment.
Also love Youth Dew (bought at Marshalls for $10), and wear it often.
Been meaning to hit up the Estee Lauder counter and delve more deeply into those classics.
I smelled the original Tabac Blond. And then the new one. And really, it's heartbreaking. I would like to say Tabac Blond; the true vintage version of it. I keep teetering on the edge of getting a bottle of the current formulation (because it's still a rather stunning scent), but it's like saying - hey, you've still got a pretty face - when all your limbs have been amputated.
I bought two Guerlains recently, Apres L'Ondee and Jardins de Bagatelle which I am really enjoying
Caron's Poivre, the real vintage version. What is available now is heartbreaking. How could they do that to it?
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1000, No. 19, Chypre de Coty, Coco, Chamade, Mitsouko, Aromatics Elixir, Youth Dew, L'Heure Bleue, Bois des Iles, to name a few.
Alliage, Gres Cabochard,Revlon youth dew
Caron Farnesiana.
I have more than a few vintage favourites:
Lanvin Scandal plus any of the older Guerlains, Chanels and Carons.
I'm simplifying my life. For Sale Thread (some niche, some designer):
All Guerlains by Jacques: Après l'Ondée, L'Heure Bleue, Mitsouko, Shalimar, Vol de Nuit, plus Jicky by Aimé
Caron N'Aimez Que Moi, Tabac Blond, Narcisse Noir, Nuit de Noël, Poivre & Coup de Fouet
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I have a lot of vintage favorites.
l'Heure Bleue
Tabac Blond
Vol de Nuit
Nuit de Noël
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I love Tabu! I don't wear it though because it was my grandmother's scent (Tabu and Pond's cold cream). On the difference between old and vintage: Most of what I do wear are old fragrances and I did go so far as to buy an unopened vintage bottle of Rive Gauche at an estate sale because I don't really like the new formulation.
Vintage Arpege extrait, i had been hunting for the original formulation, ever since i used the Edt in the 80's. Was quite disappointed after i bought the new reformulated stuff in 2010, and gave it away. I just bought off Ebay, in its original sealed package, a quarter ounce bottle of Extrait, and it's out of this world, and exactly the way i remember.
Even better, when I Bought it, the seller asked me if i'd take a pic of the bottle when i opened it, and send it to her, so i did just that, and she explained that this had been her mother's perfume, and she had always urged her mother to open it, and wear it, and the mother never did. The mother died in 2010, and so I was happy to receive this legacy. The lady i bought it from seems to be delighted it's gone to a good home and is sending me a boxful of vintage stuff. She refuses to accept any payment, is quite adamant about it, she is just happy they are coming to a good home. I insisted upon paying shipping costs, which is the very least I can do. I just thought it was a lovely story and wanted to share it on a vintage fragrance thread.
I am also mighty fond of Shocking You by Elsa Schiaparelli.
I think i may just be a bit of a vintage obsessive, though nothing will ever replace my Coromandel in number one spot
Diorella, Dioressence and Biagiotti's Venezia. I also own an original bottle of Halston, that I like to spray from time to time.
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My favorite is Reviilion pour homme, However, why have they discountinued this classic frangarance and why doesn't some one buy the rights and reintroduce it ???
Miss Dior and Diorella the earlier the better.
Mrs Cat Bum fetishist
I have a list of favourite vitnage fragrances: old formulations of Caron fragrances are just divine, Turbulenses, Je Reviens by Worth, Opium by YSL. I wish I had full vintage bottles of too many to mention Chanel and Guerlain fragrances.
Package has been shipped priority - it will arrive monday, and the lady won't accept even shipping costs from me. So hubster and me racked our brains, what we can send her as a thank you gift. I hope she s fond of King Crab Legs, and Smoked Sockeye Salmon, cos i live in Alaska now. Those are considered "good gifts"
Dana, Tabu
Lanvin, My Sin
No, I am not black, yes, I am African.
Miss Dior & N°5
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?
Oh gosh, I've got loads of favorites which pre-date 1985 -
Chanel Coco - '84
Vent Vert - '47
Guerlain Chamade - '69
Calvin Klein for Women - '78 (dc)
Gucci No 1 - '74 (dc)
Gucci No 3 - '85 (dc)
Flora Danica - '80 (dc)
K de Krizia - '81
Caron Infini - '70
Revillon Detchema - '53 (dc)
Faberge Babe - '77 (dc)
Mystère de Rochas - '78 (dc)
Givenchy Ysatis - '84
Avon Occur! - '62 (dc)
Avon Topaze - '59 (dc)
Molyneux Quartz- '77
Ralph Lauren Lauren - '78 (dc)
Ralph Lauren Tuxedo - '79 (dc)
There are more but these are some of the ones that I always keep an eye out for in their original formulations, and a lot have been completely discontinued ...actually Chamade is still quite good, but the vintage stuff is just divine.
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Oh I forgot another couple of vintages I have bottles and back ups of:
Givenchy III
Opium the earlier the better but the Secret de Parfum is pretty damn good
I've been waiting home all day, feverishly for my package of goodies. On this day, of all days, he didn't come till 3.45pm. And it was like Christmas, opening this. Of note, are two discontinued fragrances:
Diana Von Furstenburg - Tatiana and the ne i have just sprayed Avon - Natori and i am loving that, it's unusual and i haven't yet spent the time analysing the notes.
There are 8 empty old bottles, and 2 very old atomisers with the puff ball thing, that you squirt.
There is a set of milk glass, hand painted Devon Violets3 bottles of that, one is half full, rest are empty.
There's a milk Glass Avon Lavender Cologne.
There are 5 minis 2 modern, 3 old.
And there's a vanity set of Royal Bavaria, including a puff ball atomiser, and a little ashtray thing, that has spaces for cigarettes, and one for matches. .
All in all very exciting. Some will be sold, some are going to my neighbours mother who collects old perfume bottles, and i will keep the discontinued stuff. This Natori is really lovely, i would never have guessed it was Avon. It smells expensive.
What a thrilling day, and an exciting package. I'd take pictures, but i m not sure how to add them successfully, my last attempt failed, despite following the instructions on the help page, to the letter.
My HG scent has always been Secret de Venus de Zibeilene oil. I miss the original Jungle Gardenia, Tuvara, Nectaroma, and Sumatra by Tuvache, Rumeur (original) by Lanvin, 20 Carats and Emir by Dana. Last, but not least, Tigress by Faberge.
My 2 faves were the ones my gran and my mum always wore. Chantilly and Giorgio. I'm getting into some different vintage scents, have some samples of chanel 19, and youth dew on their way.
- Paco Rabanne ph
- Davidoff Relax
- Givenchy Insense
- D&G ph
- Cool Water
Only the vintage versions of course
My Top '10' : (In no particular order)
- Dolce & Gabbana: Pour Homme (vintage)
- Pal Zileri: Cuoio
- Loewe: Esencia/Pour Homme/Solo
- Davidoff: Leather Blend Edp
- Revillon R
- MPG: Santal Noble
- Acqua di Parma: Colonia Intensa /Leather/Oud
- Knize Ten
- Annick Goutal: Ambre Fetiche
- YSL: Kouros (Fraicheur)
I'll list only the ones that I think are no longer around in good form or are otherwise totally discontinued ...
Hmm pre-1985 ... In original (or at least early) formula:
1. Caron: Infini, Narcisse Noir, En Avion, Tabac Blond, Bellodgia ... hell, all of the feminines, murdered as they are.
2. Balenciaga: ALL of the pre-85 ones!
3. Patou: Caline, 1000, Joy (probably all of them, but those are the only I've experienced).
4. Balmain: Ivoire, Jolie Madame, Miss Balmain, Vent Vert
5. Guerlain: L'Heure Bleue, Mitsouko, Jicky, Chamade
6. Rochas: Femme, Madame
7. Nina Ricci: Fille d'Eve, Coeur-Joie, L'Air du Temps, Farouche
8. Carven: Ma Griffe
9. Lanvin: Arpege, My Sin
10. YSL: Opium, Rive Gauche
11. Coty: Muguet, Chypre
12. Givenchy: Ysatis, Gentleman
13. Lancome: Magie Noire ... and I'll stop at that unlucky number ...
Oh, wail ... poor, poor big beautiful vintage lovelies! Yes, there are still some nice perfumes around now. But the carnage!
I pretty much live a vintage scent life: Jicky; Eau Sauvage; Arpege; Chant d'Aromes; Noir et Or; En Avion and Vol De Nuit. But my fave? JICKY1
"It's not the scent that recalls the person; it's the person who recalls the scent"
vintage no.19 but only the vintage, wowzers!
tabac blonde scores very highly, as does bois des iles, bal a versailles..
We seem to have simmilar tastes, and I'm very pleased to see someone mentioning some Nina Ricci fragrances. You nailed all my favourites! Love that you listed Caline too.1. Caron: Infini, Narcisse Noir, En Avion, Tabac Blond, Bellodgia ... hell, all of the feminines, murdered as they are.
2. Balenciaga: ALL of the pre-85 ones!
3. Patou: Caline, 1000, Joy (probably all of them, but those are the only I've experienced).
4. Balmain: Ivoire, Jolie Madame, Miss Balmain, Vent Vert
5. Guerlain: L'Heure Bleue, Mitsouko, Jicky, Chamade
6. Rochas: Femme, Madame
7. Nina Ricci: Fille d'Eve, Coeur-Joie, L'Air du Temps, Farouche
8. Carven: Ma Griffe
9. Lanvin: Arpege, My Sin
10. YSL: Opium, Rive Gauche
11. Coty: Muguet, Chypre
12. Givenchy: Ysatis, Gentleman
13. Lancome: Magie Noire ... and I'll stop at that unlucky number ...
I think Caline makes for a perfect illustration of what 'vintage' is all about, and why some of us are constantly drawn back into the past when it comes to perfume. That something like this could have been considered a scent for young girls really seems absurd in the current clime, where such a thing would consist almost exlusively of celebrity endorsed treacle and bottled candy.
+1 to Je Reviens. Glad to see someone giving it some love. I'd also include Dans la Nuit, Vers Toi, Sans Adieu, Imprudence and Miss Worth.
This last year or so, my favorite genres oriental and gourmands
has been replaced by old female florals - preferably aldehydic.
I still adore my cloying mothers, but, them vintage females are
just so darn spellbounding.
Some of my obsessions right now, in no particular order:
- Madame Rochas
- Arpège
- Chanel N°5
- Chanel N°22
- Miss Dior
- Calèche
- Ma Griffe
- Jean-Louis Scherrer
- Ysatis de Givenchy
- Shocking
- Aromatics Elixir
- 1000
Shalimar, in all of it's reincarnations, remains my favorite...with Mitsouko close behind.
Guerlain Parure. This is just chypre perfection IMO.
Current Top Five:
1. Bois des Iles--Chanel
2. George Sand--Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
3. L'Ame Soeur--Divine
4. Violet Blonde--Tom Ford
5. Santal Blush--Tom Ford
Rive Gauche
Fleurs de Rocailles
Craven- MaGriffe
Tabac Blond
Acqua di Parma Profumo
come to mind as well.


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Pakistan's Parliament Not to Discuss Gilani-Army Power Struggle
Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's parliament, summoned by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani as he seeks support amid a power struggle with the military, will limit today's special session to offering prayers for a lawmaker who died this week, according to its website.
The ruling coalition convened the emergency sitting of the National Assembly after the Supreme Court warned Jan. 10 that it may charge Gilani with contempt for his government's failure to pursue corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and other officials.
In a separate development, Gilani and army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani clashed yesterday over a Supreme Court probe into a purported government memo seeking U.S. help to prevent a possible military coup.
Gilani had been expected to ask for lawmakers' support as the two cases raised tensions between civilian and military leaders to their highest level since the end of army rule in 2008.
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IPv4 Anycast with Linux and Quagga
As I mentioned previously, the fact that a host is up does not mean that the service that host provides is up. When a host running Quagga goes down, any routes that host inserted into OSPF will be withdrawn. We need to do the same thing when a service does down. Any piece of monitoring software that can run a handler script in response to a monitoring event can be used for this task. The basic idea is to execute a test against the anycast IP from each anycast endpoint. If a test fails, you need to run ifdown lo:0 on the failed endpoint. Quagga will detect the downed interface and withdraw the route to that interface from OSPF. Administrators then can fix the box at their leisure and place the box back into service with a simple ifup lo.
Application/Router Configuration Notes
1. Adjusting the cost of a link can be a great way to prepare an endpoint for removal gracefully. Using any other method, especially in a high-traffic environment, can result in dropped connections and other transient issues until OSPF reconverges. Setting the link cost very high before removal, on the other hand, avoids any transient problems during the brief reconvergence period. Once the endpoint in question is no longer receiving traffic, you can disable the anycast loopback and do whatever work needs to be done. Adjust the cost of a link on the router connected to your server with the following commands (in the example above that would be R1 or R2):
interface WHATEVER-INTERFACE-CONNECTS-THE-ROUTER-TO-QUAGGA ip ospf cost NUMBER
Replace {number} with some large number that is greater than the cost of the replacement anycast endpoint.
2. Make sure nonresponse traffic is not sourced from the anycast address. One example is in configuring DNS. You want DNS replies to come from the anycast IP address, but you do not want DNS zone transfers to come from or go to anycast IP addresses. In the case of a caching nameserver, you also don't want recursive queries originated from the server to be sourced from the anycast address.
3. Applications that maintain state in some way are not good candidates for anycast addressing, even if the underlying transport protocol is stateless. The exception to that rule would be if all the anycast endpoints got their application-level state information from the same place.
4. UDP is the de facto standard for the anycast transport-layer protocol. Use any other transport-layer protocol at your own risk. See Resources for a detailed review of issues associated with using other transport-layer protocols.
Anycast is a great technique to enhance the reliability and fault tolerance of applications and services on your network. When designing your anycast topology, keep several rules and guidelines in mind. I've shown a very basic use case and deployment of anycast here. You can take the same concepts covered in this article, along with a fair bit of networking knowledge, and scale them to a worldwide deployment. If you do it right, you can have redundancy without nearly as many idle machines sitting around.
root-servers.org: www.root-servers.org
OpenBGPD: www.openbgpd.org
GNU Zebra: www.zebra.org
"IP Routing Primer, Part One": www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/1122ipr.html
"Cisco administration 101: What you need to know about OSPF": articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6132046.html
"Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)": www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/OSPF.html
"Architectural Considerations of IP Anycast": tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mcpherson-anycast-arch-implications-00
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Tickets to the annual Farm to Fork Picnic on May 20 at the Breeze Farm in Orange County are now on sale. The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) partners with Slow Food Triangle, the Breeze Farm Incubator, and the N.C. Agricultural Foundation Inc. in putting on the event.
Several North Carolina communities will receive support in establishing incubator farms, thanks to the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and the Bringing New Farmers to the Table Project. Incubator farms provide new farmers with plots of land to begin their operations and hone their farming skills before they make an investment in a more permanent location.
Lowe's Foods Stores, Inc. of Winston-Salem has signed on as a major partner of the 10% Campaign, a North Carolina initiative designed to encourage consumers to spend 10 percent of their food budget on locally-produced foods.
With spring on its way, Extension Master Gardeners across the state are working in full gear, helping fellow gardeners – beginners and experts, young and old – enhance their landscapes, grow their own fruits and vegetables and learn about the science behind gardening.
Wake County grower practices on his farm what he preaches as N.C. Master Gardener Volunteer Association president.
In Cabarrus County, nothing heralds spring like the Plant and Herb Festival that Master Gardeners hold each year at the Piedmont Farmers Market in Concord. More than 70 vendors and 4,000 visitors are expected at this year's event, which takes place Saturday April 14.
When interest in community gardening began to spike a few years ago, Master Gardeners in Guilford County created a network that gives leaders of such gardens a way to connect with and learn from others while taking advantage of the wealth of gardening information available through Cooperative Extension.
N.C. State University's North Carolina Value-Added Cost Share (NCVACS) program provided more than $100,000 in matching funds to help N.C. agricultural producers apply for and secure nearly $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants. The USDA last week announced the recipients of its Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG), eight of which are N.C. businesses that were assisted by NCVACS.
Carolina Farm Credit, based in Statesville, has given $5,000 to support the 10% Campaign, a North Carolina initiative designed to encourage consumers to spend 10 percent of their food budget on locally produced foods.
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) will host a series of train-the-trainer workshops designed to prepare N.C. Cooperative Extension employees to better support new farmers. "Bringing New Farmers to the Table: Addressing the Supply Side of the 10% Campaign" will be held in five locations, beginning Jan. 19.


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Apple is facing a lawsuit over the amount of space that the iOS 8 update takes up on iPhone, iPads, and iPods.
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Jocelyn Ling
Nairobi Terrorism and the Hierarchy of Trauma
Jocelyn Ling
Talking about evil is hard. It involves at least two paradoxes. Here's the first. On the one hand, to denounce evil is an ethical act. It is to affirm our deepest values and to commit ourselves to preventing acts that dehumanize others. On the other hand, to denounce evil can be an unethical act. It is a way of demonizing; it is, precisely, to dehumanize another. Here's the second paradox: On the one hand, we need to the concept of evil to philosophically and ethically distinguish acts that shock our consciences, acts that are not adequately encompassed by words like bad, wicked, or wrong. The concept of evil clarifies. On the other hand, the concept of evil confuses, prevents thinking. We imagine evil is other than human, beyond understanding, almost mystical. This lets us off the hook, lets us deny our own capacity for evil, and stops us from analyzing the very human, very common causes of it.
I have never quite known what to react in the wake of tragedy. Saying too much almost feels too opinionated, and saying too little almost feels to insincere. I remember my first encounter five years ago with a personal tragedy and death was uncontrollable laughter. Apparently my 'coping' mechanism then, was to try to see the humorous side of the story. Highly inappropriate. But now, over the past week, I am finding no humor that can help me cope as I watch Kenya balance a growing sadness of a nation, the anger of their citizens and the anguish of loved ones as terrorists stormed an upscale mall in Nairobi claiming over 60 lives.
As emails, phone calls, texts and social media updates came pouring in, the irony is not lost on me on how tragedies happen everyday around the world and yet, why is it that this one just seems so much more real. As my emotions slide between the continuum of "why" and "shock", a strange version of this Hierarchy of Trauma began to emerge. As I scroll through the news for updates on Nairobi on that day, and throughout the week, it dawned on me that hundreds of people die and are affected by conflicts around the world. In Pakistan, 81 people perished in a church suicide bombing. In Nigeria, over 500 perished in terrorist related violence in the north of the country, and the on-going Syria crisis has claimed tens of thousands of lives. Countries and communities that I can't even comprehend who and where — are suffering. Yet, why my heart aches the most for my Nairobi home and only for a fleeting moment of empathy for the news in Pakistan.
And suddenly it struck me, trauma and grief isn't a competition or a hierarchy. We each grieve for different losses, in our own way and in time. There is no trauma that is superior to, lesser, greater, less shocking, better covered, or any other comparative phrase, than the suffering of any individual or community. All we can do, is know that even if your experience does not have a chapter in other stories of conflict and trauma, it still a part of our story as humanity as a whole.
Thinking of you.
Selected pieces that provide different perspectives on the Nairobi incident:
1) Generosity of citizens in donations for the victims
2) NY Times on the Value of Suffering
3) A Tribute to a Friend: Ravi
4) Aung San Suu Kyi: the Freedom from Fear
5) A beautiful piece in The Nation on forgiveness
6) Nanjala Nyabola in Al-Jazeera on Keeping the Nairobi incident in perspective
7) An interview with author, James Dawes on his new book: Evil Men - a collection of dialogues with war criminals from the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
How are We Standing with the Poor?
Jocelyn Ling
"The more someone identifies with a profession or an "accomplishment" such as an award, the less human he will be (in the classical sense). In virtue ethics, the only "excellence" worth attaining is that of "being human", with all what it entails (honor, courage, service, satisfaction of public & private duties, willingness to face death, etc.); "achievements" are reductions and alienations for lower forms of life.
IN ANCIENT ROME this was a privilege reserved for the patrician class. They were able to engage in professional activities without directly identifying with them: to write books, lead armies, farm land, or transact without being a writer, general, farmer, or merchant, but "a man (*vir* rather than *homo*) who" writes, commands, farms or transacts, as a side activity.
TODAY, as humanity got much, much richer, one would have thought that everyone would have access to the privilege. Instead, I only find it in minimum wage earners who just "make a living" and feel forced to separate their identity from their profession. The higher up in the social ladder, the more people derive their identity from their profession and "achievements". — Nassim Taleb
When I was with Acumen Fund, we would ask ourselves: How are we standing with the poor? And quite frankly, I wasn't sure if I even really knew what that meant. For the longest time, I thought it meant putting myself into another person's perspective, trying to see the world through their eyes and "speak up" for those who didn't have a voice. And then I came across this posting by Nassim Taleb, who separates out identity and accomplishment and really got me reevaluating my definition. It also made me realize how hard it was, as the higher up the social ladder you are, the harder it is to distinguish between identity and accomplishment, the harder it is to relate.
Standing with the poor is about looking beyond profession. Beyond awards and accomplishments. Beyond first impressions. Standing with the poor is a reminder to oneself to separate the way you look at yourself and others around you; between their accomplishments and identity. Standing with the poor is about understanding self-worth, regardless of what situation/career/social status you are in.
And at the end of the day, it all comes back to valuing human dignity.
Goodbye Vancouver, See you later New York, Hello Nairobi!
Jocelyn Ling
2012 has been my year of being in between stories. A process that involves embracing uncertainty to explore possibility, constant iteration in future plans, packing and repacking my belongings into two luggages, moving between continents and trying to make some sense out the disorientating dance of the familiar and unfamiliar.
In the beginning of the year, I left my job with the intention of beginning a new adventure. It wasn't an easy decision. It was especially hard as I had grown to deeply respect my company and had mentors at the firm that I still treasure to this day. But there was this nagging little voice inside of me that pushed to me to leap. To be bold and pursue my interests: one that thrives in the intersection of impact investing, design thinking and change.
"Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to." –Alan Keightley
There is a myth of consistency in life stories. People tend to expect a familiar story, a journey that they have heard before and unsurprisingly, we impose this 'familiar story' on ourselves. We fail to leap because we believe that our capacity to dream is in accordance to our inherited prejudice of what we have been told/come to expect. When faced with uncertainty, people tend to intuitively, move to find a solution quickly. They tend to rush down a path, usually towards familiarity, at the expense of the insight and engagement that uncertainty can bring. It is in these situations that I am slowly realizing that our courage and faith must be addressed to the dreams we have been afraid to dream, either because they are too difficult, or because it has been too breathtaking to even comprehend how they could possibly exist within our current constraints.
My journey for 2012, has brought me out of Vancouver, to New York, to Malaysia and now to Nairobi, Kenya where I am working everyday to not only "willing to challenge the status quo, but understand the world as it is and have the audacity and moral courage to build the world that could be" — Jacqueline Novogratz.
The work of embracing uncertainty requires the discipline and wisdom to make trade-offs, the best way we can. It is about knowing when to pick up your belongings and leave. When to fight and when to concede. When to listen and when to lead. When to be generous and when to be humble. When to hold your breath and when to breathe through it. When to be adventurous and when to be grounded.
It is these trade-offs, that forces a shift from uncertainty to possibility, from reality to abstract and back again: one of the most fundamental processes by which we unlock our imaginations and open our hearts to new insights. To understand our stories is to embrace uncertainty.
With that, I bid you farewell Vancouver, see you later New York and jambo Nairobi!
Matters of National Pride: When All is Said and Done
Jocelyn Ling
I have long since desired to write about this topic to some degree, but it was only after a series of recent conversations and following the Olympics Games that called forth an unexpected wave of patriotism towards my country.
I grew up as a Malaysian, through and through. Born and raised in Sarawak, educated in Malaysia's public school system and seen first hand my country's political and racial stance. The older I became, the more I came to understand the indoctrination of nationalism that the country has imposed on its citizens, the more I concluded that we were made to love! From standing in the equatorial heat during assembly saluting our "Jalur Gemilang", singing the different anthems: Negaraku and Sarawak, Ibu Pertiwiku on a daily basis to memorizing Malaysia's geography and history everyday in our public school system. The older I grew, the more I questioned the underlying racial intolerance in our country, the more I heard my fellow compatriots scheme to "study overseas and stay there", that if you could obtain a PR from a first world country, "go for it and don't look back", the more I saw a brain drain in my country's top minds as they throw their hands up in frustration at Malaysia's economic and political situation.
Apparently, being made to love something is a flawed strategy, and rightfully so. As my generation grew up, our understanding of the world expanded and we look back and criticize the flaws in our own country. We tell people, "I love Malaysian food, but to go back and be discriminated based on the colour of my skin and last name? Why should I subject myself to such treatment?" spoken sometimes out of disappointment, sometimes out of disdain. When I saw Dambisa Moyo speak at my university on Dead Aid and development, someone from the audience asked her whether she would ever go back to Zambia to help her country. She retorted that people often forget that every human being at the end of the day craves equality, dignity and access to basic needs. If Zambia could provide those needs for their citizens, Zambians would go back in a heartbeat. I looked around and saw my friends: South African, Iranian, Pakistani, Chinese, all nodding silently next to me. Apparently, I was not the only one who felt this way.
Now, working and learning in the social enterprise/development space, I come across many individuals who are passionate about changing the lives of others in developing countries. Some take a more economist standpoint of helping where people need it the most, other are driven by a certain cause/skillset — be it health, finance or human rights. I see others have a deep drive to help countries that they never even grew up in, and sometimes have never even set foot in that continent, let alone country. I ask myself: Why? Then, I look at Malaysia and wonder: What good is it that we are made to love a country when our hearts are filled with complaints/disdain for it? I look around again and I see my friends: who have gone back to Peru to create change in her hometown, who have dreams to advance South African films in the world and who are waiting for an opportunity to return to Kenya. Apparently, I was missing out on connecting with my birthplace and identity.
I can finally say that working in the social enterprise/development space, have meant personally for me, of understanding Malaysia better. For its decaying political and administrative structure, for the incredible courage of Bersih protestors, and for new economic programs that are aimed to improve the country. More importantly, I think I have finally understood what it means to love unconditionally, even if I was made to in the first place. To love anyways despite all of Malaysia's flaws, because love keeps no count of wrong. It is this choice — To love, not for a tolerance of corruption, crime or racism but to love unfailingly, stubbornly, for a beauty of a nation is not in the laws or the ruling party at that time, but in the dignity and essence of every citizen who have contributed in one way or another to shape our early views of the world.
So to all my fellow compatriots and those who have yet to make the choice to love for your own country, when all is said and done, here is my challenge to you:
If not us, then who? If not now, then when? — Acumen Fund
Thanks to Kristina, Nanjala, Cynthia and Robert for inspiring this post.


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Raul Castro has announced he will step down in 2018, heralding the end of the Castro era after almost 60 years, as he named a probable successor not born at the time of the Cuban revolution.
Cuba's president named 52-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel, a rising star from a new generation within the Communist Party, as his most senior vice-president, paving the way for him to step in as the natural successor.
"This will be my last term," said Castro, 81, in a surprise move after being elected to a second five-year term of office by the national assembly. Castro, who formally assumed the presidency from his ailing elder brother Fidel in 2008, also hinted at constitutional change that would limit future rulers.
He said that he hoped to establish a two-term limit for future presidents and age-caps for holding political office - radical changes in a one-party regime that has been run by first one Castro and then his brother since the 1959 revolution ousted the US-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.
In a 35-minute speech to parliament late on Sunday, Castro said Cuba was at a moment of "historic transcendence" and that the time had come to "orderly transfer key roles to new generations". Diaz-Canel's promotion means he could step into the role of president if Castro were unable to finish his term in office. An electrical engineer and former minister of higher education, Diaz-Canel has risen through the ranks of the Communist Party to the number two job, replacing 81-year old Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, a veteran guerilla who has held the position for more than 20 years.
"His appointment represents a definitive step in the configuration of the future leadership of the nation," Castro told parliament in a session marked by a rare public appearance of 86-year-old Fidel.
Diaz-Canel, seen as a Castro loyalist and technocrat, has been groomed for high office since becoming the youngest member of Cuba's politburo in 2003.
In recent months he has made frequent appearances on state television in an attempt to raise his profile and represented the presidency on several foreign trips, including the symbolic inauguration of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela.
The younger Castro, who has initiated a series of reforms on the island over the past five years, including easing travel restrictions for citizens and expanding private enterprise, expressed his commitment to the revolution. "I was not chosen to be president to restore capitalism to Cuba," he insisted. "I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it."
Tomas Bilbao, of the Washington-based Cuba Study Group, which seeks to change US policy toward Cuba, said: "Castro has essentially disqualified the historical commanders of the revolution. We need to be prepared for a Cuban government without the Castros."


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Yah, but what's funny about that is that since the 610 box doesn't even come close to sealing up between the cover and main body of the box, it wouldn't matter as far as water crossings anyway. Unless they somehow made the plastic more flat, rigid and maybe added an oring to seal it up...
Yes the 610 airbox sucks, but some of the other things you guys are complaining about...
footpegs...yes the stockers are narrow, but you can buy a used set of "wide" pegs off an mx bike for $25 on ebay and with a bit of grinding, they fit right on.
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turning radius...you are correct that it isn't very tight due to interference between the forks and tank, but I've found that with the right leaning and throttle technique the bike turns very tight!
the 610 has some minor quirks just like many bikes do, but certainly shouldn't be a "deal breaker" for anyone who truly wants a great dual sport bike.
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Good episode. I was also glad that the slippers were silver instead of ruby I've actually been wondering which ones they were going to use ever since we met the wicked witch. I liked that hook talked to Henry about his dad it was sweet. When Zelena said she wanted Regina's heart then tried to take it I knew it wouldn't be in there because she doesn't keep her heart in her chest for that very reason. I really liked that Robin was the one that is holding on to Regina's heart it says a lot about their relationship. Zelena had a horrible life and it actually turned her green with envy but she's still totally crazy for the reason that she's doing all this. Any time someone's trying to destroy someone because they have the life they think they were meant to have they end up being totally insane. Can't wait till the next episode it looks good.
This episode was hilarious I laughed so much. Sheldon's decision was the funniest and really I could make that decision in my sleep PS4 all the way I am a playstation person one of the only reason I don't have the PS4 is because I got the PS3 2 Christmas's ago and I wasn't allowed to ask for the PS4 last Christmas because I had just gotten the PS3. Bernadette and the card was funny and I just couldn't stop laughing when she told Penny and Amy what happened. Penny's story was good and the ending with Will being the other orangutan was funny.
Loved the finale. Jafar got exactly what he deserved. It was sad that Jafar had to use magic to get to hear from his father that he loved him and for Anastasia to fall in love with him. The part where Will broke the curse with true loves kiss was sweet. I loved Alice's speech on true love when Jafar threatened to make sure she and Cyrus never met. I loved the ending it was absolutely perfect.
1. I think Neal is truly dead. I didn't want him to die but we haven't had a real death at least not one that would be emotional for all the characters anyone else that died either came back to life or wasn't that big of a character get. They really needed to up the stakes. 2. That Dorthy idea is really cool I'd love to see that. My idea is pretty out there but it's that Zelena wants to kidnap the baby when it's born and then raise it as her own and turn it evil and all that would happen and she'd escape back to fairy tale land and then the child would come back as a teenager or young adult and try to destroy them all but then they get through l the child and it goes back on the good guys side. Yeah pretty out there but it would be interesting. 3. Yes and there hug was amazing and kind of told us that Neal would be the one to die. 4. Love them together I want to see them really together they both deserve to be happy and I'm interested in what happened with them in fairy tale land 5. Neal's death it was emotional and perfect. I was so sad to see him go but it's what had to be done and the way that it happened was perfect and I loved that Emma and Rumple were there with him when it happened.
Loved this episode. I was hoping that Thea would be the next to learn Oliver's secret but her learning about Malcolm and Laural learning Oliver's secret was amazing. Roy did have a right to be angry at Oliver but he should have also stayed with them. I was not expecting that twist with Isabel she just seemed like a bit of a bitch I didn't think she was totally evil and probably crazy since she's working with Slade. Knowing that Slade see Shado made me think he's a bit more crazy than I thought before because it's one thing to get revenge because the woman you loved was killed it's another to see her all the time and be making decisions based on what she says. I loved how at the end Diggle and Felicity were there for Oliver when he needed them the most. My favorite part was Felicity telling Oliver to go after Slade and do whatever it takes I was waiting the whole episode to hear her say that and then she did it was amazing. I can't wait till the next episode I really want to know what's going to happen with everyone the shows getting so exciting and really uping the stakes.
This was nice and exactly how I thought the show was going to end but the real ending I didn't hate I was surprised but I was fine with it but it would have been amazing to have this ending.
That's great news the only way it could be better if the rest of the cast came over like Alice and Cyrus and others. So excited about this news.
Great episode. I really like NCIS NO and I hope it gets picked up. My favorite scene was the one with the kid it was just so funny. I liked that Tony got a voodoo doll and he was freaked out by it the whole time. I loved the little Lego thing it was kind of funny and I got to say Lego are awesome I still love using them and I'm 17 but I like building the big hard expensive things not the children's ones like the batman stuff. Can't wait till the next episode it looks good.
Great episode. I don't know who the clairvoyant is but I definitely don't trust agent Hand and I don't trust May right now but she seemed generally confused about what was going on. I never thought that the one guy was the clairvoyant it was to easy but the clairvoyant not being psychic and being an agent of shield is interesting and a nice twist. I can't wait till the next episode I really want to know what's going to happen next.
Great episode. I don't trust the Founder or Jedikiah they both have there pros and they both have many many many many many cons. Jedikiah wants to save Rodger which is good but when he was running Ultra he killed and took the powers of paranormals. The Founder has done terrible things and had his daughter used as a guinea pig which isn't cool but in this episode he caught the paranormal using his powers in public and everything and just let him go and didn't kill or take his powers away. The machine is obviously bad because of the way Stephens father reacted to it but we just don't know why yet. I wouldn't mind seeing Stephen hooked up to that machine again if it meant we'd be seeing him shirtless. Can't wait till the next episode it looks good.


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The BBC (UK) is reporting that Xbox One users have been suspended or have had LIVE functionality removed from their accounts for uploading game clips with the user swearing in them. The Fuck. How do you define 'excessive swearing'?
Surely there must be a way to curate these uploads into 'explicit' and 'non explicit' sections if that's the way they want to go. Even if they force the user to pick which it is before it will upload. Games swear, people swear, you shouldn't be punished for it.
It seems like more avoidable bad press for the XONE and its continually disappointing for someone like me who is/was planning to buy one around March next year. This isn't a reason not to buy it, but it's another reason to question my decision.
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TRANSPORT correspondent Maria Almenoar has hit the nail on the head ("The facts and figures about bus ops"; last Thursday).
In many commercial organisations, there are services or products that are not necessarily profitable but, most of the time, play a role in the overall profitability of the organisation.
As pointed out by Ms Almenoar, bus operations are meant to feed into the train system. Thus, it will be hard to justify any raising of fares for such an essential service.
Hong Kong's MTR was run efficiently as a public transport organisation for about 25 years before it became a public-private partnership. It is a well-operated system with affordable fares.
Both SBS Transit and SMRT are profitable. They have done the right thing by adding to their bottom lines through other means. But it is because both organisations need to look after shareholders' interests that there is a conflict of interest.
For some time now, the Government has voiced the opinion that if SBS and SMRT are run as public enterprises, efficiency will be lost.
It is hard for me to accept this as many of our public services are run very efficiently.
The crux of the matter is that buses and trains are public services provided for the betterment of the overall transport infrastructure.
With frequent train breakdowns and crowded buses adding to the woes of commuters, fares should not be raised.
With sky-rocketing certificate of entitlement prices, more people will be taking public transport, which should help make the bus aspect of the business profitable.
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