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"Health and safety gone mad" as Exeter tenants must shift 'hazard' pot plants
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RESIDENTS have described an order by the council to remove pot plants from a block of flats in Exeter as "health and safety gone mad".
Tenants living in Southgate in Exeter said they were stunned to receive a letter from the city council telling them all plants had to be removed from communal areas as they constituted a fire hazard.
The warning from Exeter City Council's neighbourhood housing assistant Nikky Brooks said anything other than a small mat left outside the front door had to be removed by last Friday or it would be cleared.
But those living in the flats have hit back and said they were told a year ago they were allowed to keep plants provided it wasn't a fire risk.
Resident Marian Snow said: "Everyone is up in arms about this.
"Over the years we have been asked to remove items and have always adhered to the rules. The pot plants is the final item and it is completely bonkers. All they did was make the block look nice. We got rid of any that were a fire hazard a long time ago and the ones we had left were all in ceramic or metal pots.
"A lot of the residents here are elderly with no gardens and took great joy in tending to their plants. We just don't understand the reasoning of health and safety. How can plants on the top floor at the back of a building be deemed a hazard?
"They looked nice and they smelled nice. We adhered stringently to the rules and were told a year ago that we could have plants as long as we got rid of the plastic pots. Now they have come back to us with this, which is just stupid.
"If they were that concerned about health and safety maybe they should think about having a fire alarm for the block of flats. Surely that is more of an issue than a few plants."
An Exeter City Council spokesman said the block of flats was targeted specifically and each warning was issued on an individual basis.
He said: "This is about creating the right balance between allowing tenants to treat our properties as a home against the risks associated with items being kept in shared areas. The policy has been in place for a number of years and is enforced as we become aware of any issues.
"Tenants can keep non flammable small items in the communal areas providing they do not impact on anyone's exit from the flats through the shared areas in the event of a fire and limited visibility or as a trip hazard."


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Since we are in the middle of 2012, some of my list is going to be under the "most hopeful" category, but that is okay, what is life without hope?
Here are The Get Healthy Hub's Top Ten Food Trends for 2012:
1. More people are shopping for their food LOCALLY vs. globally.
2. More people are valuing SLOW food over fast food.
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The one-count indictment, returned on June 19, named Sonya Smith, 25, as the sole defendant.
According to the indictment, in and around May 2011 to in and around July 2011, Smith used PNC Bank customer account information in connection with credit card fraud.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of 5 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Gregory C. Melucci is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
Inspectors from the United States Postal Inspection Service along with agents from the United States Secret Service who as part of the Western Pennsylvania Financial Crimes Task Force conducted the investigation that led to the Indictment in this case. The Western Pennsylvania Financial Crimes Task Force (WPFCTF) was established in February 1995 as a collaborative, multiagency effort to effectively combat financial crimes, including identity fraud, in Western Pennsylvania. Partnering in this effort is the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the United States Secret Service, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Department of Homeland Security, the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, the Allegheny County Police Department, the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and the Pennsylvania State Police.
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Is this nylon jack-of-all-trades worth mastering?
The original gut, now nylon-string, 'classical' guitar has been used by countless highly influential non-classical players, yet is still seen by many as a secondary choice. However, today, its cache has arguably never been higher on numerous pop, rock and world music recordings and stages.
"With a clean build and a satin finish, the solid spruce-topped Coral-NY is typical of the modern hybrid steel/nylon"
In its cutaway electro guise it's a rarer bird and what has gradually emerged is a new hybrid instrument, a crossover between the steel-string flat-top and the concert or flamenco-style classical guitar.
With a clean build and a satin finish, the solid spruce-topped Coral-NY is typical of the modern hybrid steel/nylon. It's certainly unrestrained by tradition, with its inverted headstock tip, steel roller individual tuners, small neck block, 14-fret neck join, truss rod and oversized tie-block bridge.
A pointed Florentine cutaway adds to the modernist air, likewise the subtle non- Spanish soundhole decoration and 12th fret 'squiggle' inlay. Its body is a bit thinner-depthed than the Rodriguez (90 to 84mm, or 3.54 to 3.31 inches). Although the nut width is the narrowest on review and its deep C-section neck is very steel-like, it plays very well.
Reflecting the guitar's style, the Coral-NY's unplugged tonality is light, as is its projection. It's certainly not a Spanish sound but, like other modern hybrids, it's a very usable sound for jazz and more modern Latin styles.
"Plugged in, we heard a nicely balanced output, and that brings the guitar alive"
Plugged in, we heard a nicely balanced output, and that brings the guitar alive. It's actually quite Taylor-like in its modern, brighter tonality.
And although the preamp only features treble and bass EQ, it's neat and very usable, and overall, the Coral-NY provides the best amplified sound of our electro-acoustic trio.
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Van Andel Global Trade Center is a non-profit business assistance center hosted by Grand Valley State University. As their mission statement reads, VAGTC strives to strengthen the community through increased global business by providing high quality international consulting, training, and resources. In order to achieve this mission, VAGTC regularly puts on training events on a vast range of international topics such as importing, exporting, culture, sustainability, and more. Annually they put on World Trade Week, a week of events for the international trade community culminating in a full day business conference and reception, and the Automotive Suppliers Symposium, a conference bringing together all tiers of automotive suppliers. VAGTC also offers a great number of resources to companies such as worldwide credit reports, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Kent-Ottawa-Muskegon Foreign Trade Zone, and leading trade missions around the world.
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A majority of my time as an intern has been spent learning about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and applying that knowledge to actual client projects. I helped develop and execute a process for NAFTA Supplier Solicitation and performed NAFTA analysis on client's goods. I also spent time researching various international trade issues and agreements for clients. Other tasks included creating marketing pieces for training events and assisting the Center with day-to-day activities such as telephone calls, database maintenance, and program preparation.
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Sway: Microsoft's new Office app doesn't have an Undo function
Congrats on MP3ing your music... but WHY bother? Time for my ripping yarn
Reminds me of 10 years ago when I started uni. I remember 2 people I lived with - one had brought a couple of hundred CD's with him. Another had ripped an equivalent amount of CD's to his laptop hard drive. The one who had ripped the music always claimed it was easier for him in terms of storage and moving things about, since everything was on his laptop. The other said he preferred to be able to take the CD's to parties without needing to risk having his laptop damaged.
The end result though, was that at some stage, they both "lost" some of their music. The guy who'd ripped everything ended up needing to delete some, because back then a 20 Gb laptop hard drive was fairly big. The other one had CD's go missing that he lent people or left them lying around.
In the end they both wished they'd ended up doing the opposite thing. Pros and cons, as with everything else.
Comet brand yanked from its grave: Tycoon vows to open EIGHTY new stores
Customer service
There are basically 2 reasons why Comet, Currys and Dixons got a bad name. The first - and much more unimportant - was that they didn't compete on price compared to online stores. But the second and far more significant is that their customer service and sales staff were literally some of the worst people to deal with ever.
The whole point of having a brick and mortar store is that people go in to try out products AND GET ADVICE FROM A REAL PERSON. That's where the value of a physical store is. Before online shopping, many people would go to a more expensive store, IF the customer service / advice provided there was better than a cheaper store. This is a point that was missed so massively by these stores and as a result they are now tarnished brand names.
WAR ON PORN: UK flicks switch on 'I am a pervert' web filters
Level of ignorance
What frightens me most about this, is that this level of government ignorance about "how stuff (doesn't) work" is probably being applied by David & Co to most other aspects of what they're supposed to be making decisions on.
Most people here are clever enough to realise that:
1. There is no Magic Button(TM) which will just make all the bad stuff go away.
2. It will have no effect on the people it's supposed to target, whilst having an adverse effect on people it doesn't really need to apply to.
3. It's considered a good idea only by people who don't understand the reality of how stuff works and/or can't be arsed to talk to their children.
Are decisions based on this poor level of understanding/lack of information being applied to other areas in our society? No wonder our country is fucked.
Paypal makes man 1000x as rich as the ENTIRE HUMAN RACE
Re: Interest
Here we go, someone trying to come up with a "serious" point about something that's clearly happened in error.
Along the same lines - if he'd received a bill (rather than credit) in error for this amount, then technically should he have to pay some of it or the interest for the time over which the error wasn't spotted?
The answer - in both cases - is obviously no.
GitHub to devs: pick a license, we dare you
Two sides to the argument
"The code is so useful, a third party uses it in a product that mints cash. The cunning coder could then, thanks to Copyright, have a legal lash at the product's owners."
I agree that if someone does that deliberately then it doesn't seem right. But equally if I put time/work/effort into building something and someone else just takes that for their own financial gain (without giving me anything), then is that right either? Some people expect to make money from their work and just because they use a particular solution to host and store the code doesn't mean that shouldn't matter anymore.
I think this point also goes hand-in-hand with "developers [...] can't confront the chore of picking a license". What would be the correct licence if you wanted to host your code on Github and expect to be paid if others made financial gain from it? I don't know, and I bet some others wouldn't either. So what happens then? I don't bother to pick a licence at all - and now back to square 1.
MacBook Air now uses PCIe flash... but who'd Apple buy it from?
Anyone got any idea on the cost of these as I've heard conflicting reports?
I presume some new displays will be brought out at the same time as these. So the cost for this and a single display - going to be a lot isn't it?!
Think you're ready to make a big career bet? Read this first...
Re: keeping your skills nearer the edge
>I hope that you still find it equally whimsical when, god forbid, it happens to you.
That's exactly my point - it won't happen to me because I'm someone who's prepared to focus on learning and keep my skills up to date as I go along. You sound like the sort of person the original comment applies to. Someone who is bitter at the idea that your years of experience are not as relevant as what you actually can (or cannot) achieve in real life.
keeping your skills nearer the edge
The bit about "keeping your skills nearer the edge" is something that so many people fail to understand or bother with.
It always amuses me when you get people in their 40's/50's who get made redundant and are then shocked to find they can't get another job on the same salary, because after all their "years of experience" is all that should matter. Yes you have years of experience - of knowing very little.
Ancient website from 1999: By Mark Zuckerberg aged 15¾
Good to see...
...his CSS skills didn't change much over the next 4 years.
300 UK domains pilfered, MASSIVE security lapse blamed
Re: 123-Reg admin panel sucks hard
You're not kidding. In web development circles the 123-reg control panel is regarded as the best example of how NOT to develop a web application. Usability isn't a word they've heard of and it seems that also applies to security.
LinkedIn password hack sueball kicked to the kerb by judge
SSL encryption
People seem to mis-understand what level of security SSL encryption offers. You can make a web form that collects user data and have this sitting behind SSL. Let's say one of the fields on the form is your password. The SSL cert will help protect that as it's posted from the form to the server. However what happens to it once it reaches the server (e.g. in terms of storing it to a database) is a completely different matter. Just because the site uses SSL does not mean anything in relation to the encryption used when storing/processing that data beyond the initial post.
Their privacy policy said "all information that you provide will be protected with industry-standard protocols and technology". To not use a salt is arguably poor practice, but I even reckon it's not considered industry standard to do this by some devs anyway, so it's not clear cut.
As for "admitted that they had not read LinkedIn's privacy policy prior to the hack"...well that just tells you they were trying to make money from this retrospectively.
Microsoft's so.cl network now open to all
Presenting (uninteresting) content
The problem with this - and many other sites like it - is that they just aggregate and then present boring content uploaded by boring people.
These sites don't particularly "do" anything. What would be novel is if someone could come up with some smart algorithms for filtering out rubbish automatically - without manual moderation - and then give the best search results to users based on their search. I'm yet to see a site which does this properly.
Rackspace sales and profits pop in Q3
I've dealt with Rackspace many times and without wishing to sound like an advert for them they are one of the best companies I've ever done business with, particularly in terms of technical support. They seem to be one of the few companies that have grasped the idea that if you plan things well, get the right staff, treat staff properly and be open-minded you might just be on to a winner!
HTML5 still floundering in 'chicken and egg' era, says Intel
HTML5 development
I work in the web development industry and the irony of this is that a growing number of web developers (myself not included) are writing HTML5 applications, specifically targeted at mobile devices where, a the article points out, support is worse than on desktop browsers.
There is a lot of bandwagon jumping going on at the moment in this area (see also CSS3) with people deciding to use it even before the standards are truly finished, nevermind peoples devices and software being able to support what they're making.
Whilst I think it's a good thing that people are trying to move things forward and push boundaries, in a few years time we could end up with a load of systems/code which need updating because some developers couldn't wait.
Just an observation of mine. Any other devs that agree/disagree?
Dennis Ritchie: The C man who booted Unix
His own achievements
"at least [Ritchie] actually built stuff with his own hands and therefore deserves that much more acknowledgement for his achievements."
Well if you're using that analogy then Mark Zuckerberg also deserves a lot of credit.
The difference between Ritchie and people like Jobs (or Zuckerberg) is how much they care about making the sound of their own voices heard. Some people like to just create great stuff and don't do it for glory or credit.
It's quite sad that many people don't even know who this guy was but also it's a compliment to how little he gave a shit about "marketing" himself!
Facebook's complexity will be its doom
Simplicity was FB's selling point at one time
I've said this many times before but when it was originally launched, Facebook had the combined benefits of doing what no other site did, in a very simple way that it was almost impossible for the end-users to not understand.
Nothing truly innovative or groundbreaking has come from them since it was launched. It's been a case of them adding medicore, semi-useless add-on's to it.
There is also a growing realisation - not just by the IT savvy - that Facebook are extremely concerned with tracking users and trying to maintain some kind of hold over them.
The trouble for competitor sites is not just that there are 800 million people using Facebook, but that there are now so many online services that are - to some extent - integrated with the platform meaning if you do close your account you may lose out elsewhere. However unless they keep it simple and stop trying to retain so much control over their users, I hope people do abandon it in the near future.
The irony
Facebook was built after Zuckerberg created a site (Facemash) where he stole a load of student photos from servers at Harvard... and then when he was in trouble for this, accused the IT department of not protecting people's personal data.
Funny how when the shoe is on the other foot he's quite eager to mis-use other people's data for his own purposes.
Red Hat engineer renews attack on Windows 8-certified secure boot
ability to install extra signing keys
Surely the compromise with all of this is to give the end user the ability to either switch it on/off, or install additional keys? This is no different to the way some operating systems come with a firewall installed, which the end user can either disable or customise - e.g. set up their own port rules - based on their needs. It's just a layer of security that can be customised.
We have to remember that for the vast majority of people (not Reg readers, but everyone else!) whether this can be switched on or off will probably never be an issue.
Or would people still have a problem for this if it was switched on by default with the ability to turn it off or amend it somehow?
I saw Facebook's music service 3 years ago. Done properly
Facebook starting to fail?
When Facebook started out it was a great example of a service that nobody rivalled. There were no other sites that did what it did, as well as it did. And that was the whole point of why people flocked to it, because it had effectively solved a problem.
But looking forward that's beginning to shift. Facebook are not coming up with anything new or truly innovative. They're just starting to add more crap into it that is of diminishing interest to the user's. And it's all about people commenting on other people's stuff (how exciting, not).
It still amazes me that 2 of the most popular sites in 2011 - Twitter and Facebook - are essentially just tools for people to make the sound of their "angelic" voices heard. Neither of them have any groundbreakingly complex functionality groundbreaking or services which are of any other value other than seeing what other people are saying!
Facebook 'personal' news feed gets algorithm rejig
My algorithm to keep up with friends...
Speak to them offline. You know, face to face*.
That's it.
Also the algorithm probably wouldn't be needed if Facebook users didn't insist on creating "friends" lists with hundreds of people they met one time 10 years ago. Do I want to look at photos of someones wedding I wasn't invited to because I didn't really know them? Probably not, but that's just me!
* Yes, I understand that for people separated by large distances it's not practical but there are communication methods other than social networking sites.
Yes, there's a Tech Bubble. But that's OK
People with (decent) ideas will be winners
The people who will do well out of this "bubble" will be ones who continue to develop services that aren't offered elsewhere, or implemented in a much better way than any competitor.
The case in point here is Facebook, which although people bitch about, has been a huge success. The reason for this is simple - it serves a need that people have in a better way than any other site. Now there will always be people (particularly some Reg readers) who don't like it, but there are of course a large number of people who do, and so that creates a high demand. And so it continues to thrive.
There are startup companies putting new stuff online almost every day. Many of these fail simply because they're not actually offering anything that (a) people want or (b) implementing it in a way that's no better than anyone else.
Value lies in services that people want and use and no matter how much people don't like that, it's always going to remain the case.
Winklevoss twins: Zuck on our salty nuts
I disagree with you. I don't think Zuckerberg stole anything - the twins hired him to produce a site that had a resembelence to what became the first version of Facebook but he had loads of his own ideas that he incorporated into his own version.
The only reason the twins were annoyed was because Zuckerberg's site was hugely successful and they understood he could go on to make a lot of money. If he had come up with something that was rubbish and nobody used, they would have just laughed at him for investing money in a failed venture.
It all comes down to jealousy that he was succesful and they weren't, in my opinion. Also they should have done a damn lot more with protecting their "idea" if they were worried someone may copy it. But of course, nobody did.
Absolute muppets
These 2 really annoy me, and I'm not just basing this judgement off the Social Network film.
Nobody stole any ideas from them - they didn't have anything even close to the idea behind Facebook. The fact they got anywhere close to 65 million by trying to argue this is an absolute joke.
At the end of the day the person who goes and implements something and makes a success of it deserves to be rewarded. Whenever I hear people whining (and suing others) for "stealing" their ideas I just think, well maybe you should have got off your arse and implemented it before someone else did.
Apple Mac Mini 2011
Presumably then
Apple will be removing optical drives from their entire range of computers if "you don't need one"?
All the more amusing when they're quite happy to sell an external optical drive, indicating that, perhaps some people do actually need them. And since when has lowering the cost of anything been something they actively cared about?
It may as well read "WE couldn't be arsed to put an optical drive in here, but thats ok, because YOU don't need one!".
The IBM PC is 30
things may have moved on but nobody makes keyboards as good as the ones that came with the original '81 IBM PC!
Google's Eric Schmidt 'screwed up' over social network FAIL
no desire to get into the search business - really?
I'm not sure that's entirley true.
Facebook may not be interested in creating another Google clone or traditional search engine, but clearly search is something they've worked on. If you look at how responsive their site is when searching for anything it's clear they've spent a while refining things. It seems to me almost natural that they'd want to create their own search system directly within Facebook and then use information from logged in users to share that data.
I might be wrong on this and it's just my opinion, but I think it's quite narrow minded of Google to assume Facebook (or another social network) has no interest in search.
Ryanair disses booking system security fears
you're missing the point
The point is that to stop it happening at all is so simple that whether or not it will/has happened is irrelevant.
Just been to their website - never visited it before - hello 1999! If that's any sign of how competent their web developer(s) are then this really doesn't come as a surprise.
Hotmail still not working? Use Chrome to fix it, says MS
atdmt redirect
I had a strange problem with Hotmail when they rolled out the new version. In Firefox 3.6, immediately after logging in the browser tried to redirect me to atdmt.com (or a subdomain of it).
I Googled this and found it's to do with a tracking cookie and there are some settings you can make in your hosts file to block it. What's strange though is that when you use IE 7 or IE 8 you don't get that problem. It has since started to all work properly in Firefox again, so I've no idea what happened with it - was it a deliberate attempt to switch people to IE? Confusing if they're recommeding Chrome.
The Linux Chronicles, Part 1
Still got a long way to go
My first experience of Linux was in 2002. I was studying for a degree in computer science and it was on the lab PC's. I remember downloading Redhat (version 7.3 I think) and couldn't even get it installed on my laptop, so never bothered with it on my own machine!
Things have moved on a long way since then and the installation process is much easier. Being able to try a "live CD" is convenient too - all of that wasn't available 8 years ago. I think people like Mark Shuttleworth have done good in getting rid of stupid messages and asking people stuff they don't understand just to get it installed.
But there are still several key problems which existed with it in 2002 which haven't changed at all. Firstly, and to repeat some of the comments above, it's fine to use it if you're a developer or are dealing with other people using Linux. But if this isn't the case it's not practical for real life, every day use in an office/workplace environment. I know people have done loads of work to get file converters working so you can open files from a Windows machine on a Linux machine, but there's still a long way to go. Also this thing about there being equivalent apps for Linux and Windows or MacOS - is just not the case, otherwise of course more people would bother with it. The second point is that the attitude and mentality of hardcore Linux users is that their way is always right and they will often justify their arguments without thinking about the real-life, every day practicalities of using such an operating system.
Compared to using Linux 8 years ago, it's in a much better place. But there is still such a long way for it to go, in both technical terms and the attitude of its community (as will probably be noted by people modding down this comment!).
The Reg guide to Linux, part 1: Picking a distro
Stop using stupid names!
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu .....
Yeah that's really helpful for people who are new to it to understand what they're supposed to be downloading!
One problem Ubuntu sorted out was by making the installation process easy and not asking people questions about things they would have never understood. Same thing goes on the names though - make it simple and definitive and more people might get on board!
You think mobile voice is expensive?
Hard to monitor usage
The problem where various people have faced huge bills has happened because until they actually received the bill, they were unaware of how much they had spent. On PAYG plans it's not such an issue because once you run out of credit, you can't rack up any more debt. But with contracts you can effectively get a bill for anything. Most operators offer online billing, but again, why would you want to access that online - especially using a mobile - if you're not sure how much it's costing?! It should be a rule that every operator has to provide free reporting on how much you owe them at any time.
Cops raid Gizmodo editor in pursuit of iPhone 4G 'felony'
It wasn't his
Basically it wasn't his property, no matter how much some people on here wish it was.
That's all there is to it really. Nothing surprising here... to anyone with common sense.
M-Audio Pro Tools Recording Studio
What else is good at a similar price?
I was really interested in this as I'm looking to record some guitar and vocal tracks for a rough demo but don't have hundreds of pounds to spend. Really disappointing this is only 45% rated and others agree with this. What do you guys recommend getting at a similar price, say up to £100?
Soniccore Scope looks good but even 2nd hand is much more expensive.
MSI tells 97,000 customers to 'Read The F***ing Manual'
They're half right
Customer argument: I'm paying for a product/service, I should get exactly the support I want without having to make any effort myself. I can't be bothered reading a manual because there's support phone number or email address so I can ask directly.
Tech support argument: We'll respond to support requests that are reasonable, but when people keep asking the same simple questions over and over we'll tell them where to go.
Neither side is right. Tech support usually works on a "reasonable effort" basis, but unfortuantely it can be argued that it's un-reasonable to give time to people who can't be bothered reading a Quick Start guide, or whatever. I haven't had any MSI products for a few years, but I remember their documentation was usually better than many other manufacturers and I think that's part of the problem. The state of some manufacturers websites and documentation is shocking - if you make people think, they will hassle you for support!
Zurich Insurance promises changes after data loss
Don't worry....
...this kind of thing happenZ
I'll get my coat.
Hidden Windows 7 costs worry upgraders
Things move on
To use an analogy with hardware - remember when USB became standard and motherboard manufacturers stopped fitting parallel ports? There were loads of people who threw away perfectly good printers and REPLACED them with USB models.
The same thing applies here, at some point that system your company relies on will stop working purely because things move on. It's expensive, annoying and a fact of life - deal with it.
Young people are lazy, think world owes them a living - prof
im lazy...
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Windows Phone 7 Series website collapses under weight of traffic
Looks like it's running fine to me.
Boffin calculates pi to 2.7 trillion digits
Oh well that'll come in handy
I don't understand why people do stuff like this.
It's not interesting or useful at all. Who the frig is going to use that number for _anything_ in reality? Seriously if anyone can explain that then tell me, because I'd be really interested in understanding the mentality of people like this.
Sony BDP-S760 Blu-ray disc player
So what makes this a better option than buying a PS3, which is also made by Sony? Seriously I can't think of any reason why anyone would buy this - even if it was half price it would be too much.
Looks like an updated KF-750
I have a KF-750 which I got over a year ago and this phone appears to be an updated version of that. So I'd be interested in this as my KF-750 has been brilliant for what I use it for (calls, texts, camera and very occasional internet use). I agree that LG's touchscreens take some getting used to, but they are responsive and the interface is slick. The cameras are also particularly impressive on the KF750 and other LG phones, far better than anything the iphone has offered, in my opinion.
The phone I got was free on an 18 month T-mobile contract, so hopefully someone will offer this kind of deal. £275 seems a tad pricey given there are other devices that offer more functionality.
Dell crowned Bad Santa computer maker by angry customers
Well if you will order online...
... expect to wait.
There is an alternative - walk into a physical shop and buy a new computer. Of course you'll pay more for doing that, but then you (usually) can get it as soon as you've paid.
If you order anything online, you make an order and then you wait for the goods to be delivered. When they get delivered is really down to the person sending them and if you don't like that then don't buy stuff online.
Apple to offer own-brand HDTV, claims analyst
Fix the AppleTV!!
Said it all before but theres a ton of things they could do to improve the appletv unit. Leave TV making to other people.
Specific improvements would be:
- Media support for most video formats, etc out of the box (never going to happen because it allows you to not use itunes, etc)
- Integrate a Freeview TV tuner and allow it to record to the HDD.
- Allow archiving of the freeview content back through the ethernet/wireless to a computer.
- Make use of that USB port for external hard disks.
- Smallest hard disk should be 200GB+
If they did that they'd be on to a winner, but it will never happen. In the UK that product has been a complete fail. Of course they've done well in other areas, but if their understanding of the UK TV market is really non-existent.
WD TV part two on its way
Still a gap in the market
I'm quite interested in this device, but it's still not what it should be. No manufacturer has made anything in my opinion that's worth having. The cheaper devices - like the version 1 of this - lack features and the more expensive media streamers can be too expensive or limited in playback support.
Any device like this must have a network connection - if it's wired Ethernet with no wireless then I'm fine with that - so long as that's reflected in the price. It should play most common formats out of the box without need for modification (sorry Appletv) and crucially it should offer SOME storage, even if a very limited amount. If this device had a small in-built hard disk (even say 80 Gb) then it would be great because you could download content over Ethernet then leave your PC switched off. The idea of having to have 2 devices powered on (e.g. PC/external HDD and the streamer) seems a bit silly to me.
Also - especially for the UK market - these devices should offer some support for older TV's, e.g. scart/component/composite output rather than just HDMI. If anyone makes a device like that at a very reasonable price (e.g. under £150) then they'll be on to a winner, in my opinion.


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Jimmy Kimmel is sending his crew out onto the streets with another confusing question.
With the arrival of spring, everyone's thoughts are on the vernal equinox…that time of year when the amount of daylight hours equals the number of hours of darkness, thus ending winter and ushering in spring.
Kimmel's folks went up to folks on the street and asked if they thought the vernal equinox would bring peace to the Middle East tournament bracket.
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Lagos — The news that Nelson Mandela has passed away will affect us all profoundly and in many different ways.
For me, his death signifies the passing of a great leader and a rare human being, who sacrificed the prime of his life, in pursuit of an egalitarian and fair society.
Mandela was a true leader who understood the essence of leadership - to serve, to inspire, to make a difference.
There is much I have learnt from his example, not least:
- His passion and commitment to Africa and his country.
- His ability to act as a unifier and healer of wounds. By his own example and by his implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he allowed South Africans, of all colours, bridge the deep, deep chasms that lay between them and learn to be reconciled with the new dawn, in a manner that was bereft of parochialism or partisanship. This was truly extraordinary.
- His clear vision and his resilient approach to realizing it, despite the most difficult of circumstances.
This ability to articulate his vision in such a compelling and consistent way enabled a deeply divided country to begin to come together and taught lessons to the World.
The effect of these actions, transformed a nation, showed the world the power of vision and that a single person can bring about massive change.
We need more leaders like Mandela in Africa, leaders who can help us build this new vision of a continent unshackled and powerful, in spite of its history.
Mandela's death will cause us to look again at his achievements, through the lens of the legacy that he has left.
This is a chapter turned in the history of our continent and I hope his leadership baton will be picked up by the next generation across the continent and I pray we will all be inspired by his spirit.


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Giving fully conscious but paralysed people hard sums to do might seem like adding insult to injury. But because such brain teasers make the pupils of the eyes involuntarily dilate, it's providing a simple way for doctors to converse with people who are "locked-in".
"It's been known since the 1960s that the pupil dilates with mental effort," says Wolfgang Einhäuser of the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany, and coordinator of the team that has developed and tested a communication system based on the phenomenon. "All you need is a laptop and a camera," he says.
The laptop displays a difficult sum, such as 45 x 34. A patient is told to attempt to solve the sum only when the answer to a question is "yes". If the answer is "no" the patient should ignore the mathematical problem.
The camera is trained on the person's eyes to detect widening of the pupil. Tracking whether the dilation occurs allows doctors to discern the answer to a question.
In six healthy volunteers used to test and calibrate the system, the procedure worked with up to 99 per cent accuracy.
When tested on seven locked-in people, who each faced up to 40 questions with known answers, such as "are you 20 years old?", the overall accuracies ranged from 67 to 90 per cent.
Trying counts
Unexpectedly, the team also sporadically got a response from a patient who was previously suspected to be in a vegetative state, suggesting that the system could provide a new way to establish the level of consciousness in patients.
"The important thing wasn't getting the sum right, it was simply attempting to do it," says Einhäuser. He and his colleagues are also considering other mental challenges to make pupils dilate that might be more fun to do than arithmetic.
Einhäuser says the system is cheaper and less invasive than current alternatives, which tend to use implanted or attached electrodes to monitor brain activity. Unlike the pupil-based concept, these kinds of systems require training by the person that uses it.
The pupil-based system is also potentially easy to use at home. "I was very excited to see this proof of concept in patients, and in patients' own homes or rehabilitation centres," says Steven Laureys of the University of Liège in Belgium, and clinical coordinator of the team.
Niels Birbaumer of the University of Tübingen in Germany, who is also developing ways to communicate with locked-in people, says that for those who still retain eye movement, systems based on eye-tracking software are still preferable. But for those who can't move their eyes, the maths system may offer a useful alternative for communication. But neither would be feasible in people whose eyes don't move or respond in any way, he cautions.
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Modernizing the systems of nuclear material protection, control and accounting at more than 25 Russian nuclear facilities;
Constructing a storage facility for surplus weapons-grade fissionable materials (Cheliabinsk, commissioning due date for the first phase the beginning of the year 2004);
Building power-generating capacities using fossil fuel to replace those of weapons-grade plutonium producing reactors to be shut down in Tomsk-7 and Krasnojarsk-26 (2005-2006).
Both sides have been continuously working to enhance the efficiency of the CTR program implementation. It should be especially stressed that the decision of the U.S. Government on active involvement of Russian subcontractors and wide use of Russian special purpose equipment contributed significantly to accelerating the progress and improving the cost-effectiveness of the CTR program.
The issue of increasing the share of funds allocated by the U.S. Congress to be received by Russia has been gradually taken care of. At the initial stages of cooperation over 50% of the funds were forwarded to reimburse the costs incurred by U.S. subcontractors and for overhead charges for the U.S. program managers. A mechanism of financial audit of the program costs within contracts with enterprises has been agreed upon and is functioning sufficiently well.
In 1992-1993, in the context of the CTR Agreement, supplementary agreements were signed. To date, some of them have been already completed, while others are still under implementation. Special shipping casks for fissionable materials, equipment to mitigate the consequences of emergency situations and related personnel training programs, and protective coatings and sets to reequip railcars and security cars have been supplied to Russia. Both Russian and U.S. specialists designed and began to construct a safe and reliable storage facility for fissionable materials produced in the process of nuclear weapons elimination.
In 1995 the U.S. President stated that 200 tonnes of fissionable materials were to be decommissioned from the U.S. nuclear arsenal and never used in future to fabricate weapons.
At the 41st session of the IAEA General Conference (1997) a statement of the R.F. President was made public that up to 500 tonnes of HEU and 50 tonnes of plutonium released during the nuclear disarmament process would be withdrawn step-by-step from the Russian defense nuclear programs.
In 2000 an Intergovernmental U.S.-Russian Agreement on disposition of surplus weapons-grade plutonium was signed, according to which each of the sides shall convert 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium into mixed oxide uranium-plutonium (MOX) fuel for NPPs.
The weapons elimination process caused the need to solve tasks related to safe and secure storage of nuclear materials, disposition of surplus fissionable materials, and restructuring and conversion of the Russian nuclear weapons industries. Under conditions of a terrorism threat, both sides have agreed to initiate work aimed at ensuring physical protection of all types of radiation sources.


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Kris Kitko, a singer, songwriter, humorist, activist, educator, storyteller, activist, and more, entertained an audience at the Vangstad Auditorium at Valley City State University.
"A troubadour for troubled times" as she bills herself, Kitko hit on topics that ranged from women's issues to politics with a comedic yet poignant flair.
"I spent about three and a half years here," Kitko said prior to the concert, in which she played a love song dedicated to Valley City as her opening number.
"I had to do that just so you know we're all friends here," she told the crowd.
Kitko's visit was postponed from a scheduled January appearance, where the weather kept her away.
Her concert was sponsored by "What In The World Is Going On," a VCSU and community collaboration "to bring pertinent current topics to the community," said co-organizer Sharon Buhr.
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Our Spirit of Texoma award winner is preparing to embark on a fundraising trek for Hospice of Wichita Falls in the United Kingdom.
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690 doesn't cost anymore to maintain then a DR. Does cost more to begin with, but you do get a lot more for that money as well.
I had a new KTM 640 in 2002 and I don't see any difference in simple maintenance cost between that and my DR650's. I do all my own work but an oil change is the same the valves are super easy on both of them, changing tires is the same, reliability was the same- nothing broke on either of them. Sprockets and chain, air filters, even aftermarket springs are the same. Most of the concern for long time costs never occur for most riders as they sell the bike and buy another before anything breaks. I did have a 950 that I had to replace the water pump on but the greater problem was obtaining parts and not that the parts were so much more expensive. Even if they were say 20% more if it only happens once how do you ultimately know it costs more to own a KTM 950 than a Suzuki Vstrom which I did also own. Besides that ownership costs are spread out so far as to be meaningless since owning a motorcycle is in itself much more expensive than a car, even though the gas is usually cheaper. My wife and I both had DR650's for a few years and it cost me more for us to go on a bike trip than taking our car to the same trip. Two bikes at 50 mpg equals one car at 25 mpg not to mention tires and oil changes etc. The overall cost of riding and owning motorcycles is far greater than the minuscule difference in maintenance costs of owning a European bike over a bike from Japan.
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Another Reason To Be Head Over Heels For Olivia Palermo!
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We Spy: Themed Weddings and Matching Bridesmaids - Yes or No?
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As if we already didn't adore Olivia Palermo enough already, she had to go and wow us again! This time, in the form of impeccable footwear. Olivia is known for her expertly accessorized ensembles, so we're pretty excited that she's lending her skills to Aquazzura for a six-piece capsule collection. On Allison: Zara top and pants, Nixon watch
It's our first ever We Spy Style Wedding Special! Joining me this week to dish on all things nuptials are two beautiful, happily married women who have already gone through it all - 90210's Shenae Grimes-Beech and lifestyle blogger and YouTuber Sazan Barzani. From age-old wedding traditions that have got to go to the proper girls' guide to being a good wedding guest, we've got something suited for anyone with weddings on their mind! Plus, a look at the hottest trends in bridal and what to wear to any type of wedding this Summer (yep, even a barn wedding). I think it's safe to say, whether you're a bride, in the wedding party, or a guest, we've got you covered!
Have you ever wondered how celebrities get perky, lifted boobs when wearing plunging necklines? It turns out their bodies aren't different than ours. They just have celebrity styling secrets, and we're here to share the best ones with you! We've got all the insider tricks including how to wear heels for long periods of time without slipping, how to avoid panty lines, and how to not get sweat stains on your clothes.
Kate Hudson rocked a nude bikini recently, but was it too risqué? Do nude bikinis ever work, and for that matter, what about harnesses? Taylor Swift was seen in a harness again, but is it too much? On this episode of We Spy Style, we discuss those looks and more! Plus, we share celebrity styling secrets everyone should know.
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Impeachment Fever Rises
When Nancy Pelosi announced last fall that impeachment was "off the table," official Washington accepted that the primary avenue for holding lawless Presidents to account had been closed off by the new Speaker of the House. But the Republic's citizenry has not been so inclined. And now, with the Administration's troubles mounting, they're preparing to tell Pelosi that America and the world cannot wait until January 20, 2009, to put an end to Bush's reign of error. When Pelosi arrives at the California Democratic Convention in San Diego on April 28--the same day that activists nationwide will rally for presidential accountability--she'll find on the agenda a resolution that declares that the actions of President Bush and Vice President Cheney "warrant impeachment and trial, and removal from office." Delegates are expected to endorse the measure.
Pelosi fears that impeachment would distract from the Democratic legislative agenda and provoke an electoral backlash. History suggests she is wrong: The Watergate Congress was highly efficient, and Democrats had one of their best years ever at the polls after pressuring Richard Nixon out of office. But aside from Dennis Kucinich, who is particularly fired up about Cheney's misdeeds, few in Congress have even hinted at bucking Pelosi's ban.
Outside Washington, however, an "impeachment from below" movement is gathering steam. The President's troop surge into Iraq and his refusal to consider exit strategies has caused many to react like GOP Senator Chuck Hagel, who has observed, "The President says...he's not accountable anymore, which isn't totally true. You can impeach him." Hagel's remarks go to the heart of the surge in interest in impeachment: It stems from Bush's ongoing disregard for the demands of the electorate, the Congress and the Constitution. Legitimate impeachment initiatives are organic responses to the realities of a moment rather than purely legal procedures. Talk of impeachment gains traction when it becomes clear that an Administration is unwilling to respect the system of checks and balances or the rule of law. This explains why the allegation that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, apparently with White House approval, pressured US Attorneys to politicize prosecutions has added so much fuel to the fire, with activists like Vermont's Dan DeWalt now saying, "I don't have any trouble getting people to agree that impeachment is necessary."
DeWalt engineered a campaign in March to get town meetings in his state to pass resolutions calling on Congress to impeach and remove Bush and Cheney. Three dozen towns did so, including Middlebury, where GOP Governor Jim Douglas found himself presiding over a meeting that voted overwhelmingly in favor of going after the two for misleading the nation about the threat posed by Iraq, condoning torture and approving illegal electronic surveillance. The goal of the town meeting movement was to get the state legislature to forward articles of impeachment to the US House. Citing Thomas Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary Practice, which makes reference to the authority of state legislatures to propose impeachment, legislators in at least ten states, including Vermont, have now done so. But the real success of the initiative was to illustrate the popular appeal of impeachment--an effort helped along by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who devoted a week of strips to the town meeting votes--and to tell members of Congress like Vermont's Peter Welch that they might want to take their cues from constituents rather than Pelosi. Welch has responded by meeting with activists and asking them for more details of Bush's high crimes and misdemeanors.
DC Democrats still put forth anti-impeachment arguments--particularly the old saw that going after Bush would just give the presidency to Cheney. Activists have countered with an "Impeach Cheney First!" campaign and a reminder that the Constitution in no way prohibits holding more than one official to account at the same time. They've also picked up an argument made by Daniel Ellsberg, of Pentagon Papers fame, who says it was the threat of impeachment that got Richard Nixon to bend to pressure from Congress to wind down the Vietnam War. "If you want to move Bush on Iraq," says Ellsberg, "get serious about impeachment." Millions of Americans are doing just that. John Nichols


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Manchester United and Southampton have been joined by Zenit St Petersburg in the race to sign Cagliari centre-back Davide Astori, reports talkSPORT.
According to reports in Russia, Luciano Spalletti has identified the Italy international for a move to the Petrovsky Stadium, and hopes to beat his Premier League suitors to the defender's signature.
Red Devils boss has been credited with an interest in bringing Astori to Old Trafford this month, having personally watched the 27-year-old during a recent Serie 'A' clash with Juventus.
Southampton, meanwhile, have held a long-term interest in the Cagliari stopper, and were heavily linked with a move for him during the summer.
Mauricio Pochettino opted instead to bring Dejan Lovren to St Mary's from Lyon in an £8.5million deal, but with the Croatian currently sidelined with an ankle ligament injury, Saints could renew plans to bring Astori to the south coast.
However, both Southampton and Manchester United will face stiff competition for the player's services, as rich Russian outfit Zenit prepare to make a bid of their own.


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Ideas for sibling to Edison and Reagan
Hi Berries,
I'm gonna start TTC sometime soon and of course I've already started to consider names. I'd love suggestions that flow well with future older brother Edison, and older sister Reagan. I like surname names, but I'm open to other choices, just trying to avoid being too matchy. Boy and girl names are welcome :-)
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Hmm. I'm not the best with coming up with unique suggestions, but I agree with keeping the theme of surname sounds (though I'd look for less 'commonly heard as last name' choices to keep it from looking like a law firm). Also, stay with more unisex names for your girls, like Reese, Payton, Morgan, so that Reagan alone isn't lumped in the boy group.
One surname name for a boy that I have really grown fond of lately is Mercer. I didn't like it at first but it's actually kinda bad ass sounding to me now. Also I like Parker, Parks is cool as a nickname or on its own. Sterling is an awesome name I see every now and then around where I live, and one I would consider for a boy if it weren't so alliterative with my boyfriend's last name (same first three letters are shared, so it's too much, sadly!).
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because the idea is that you don't use it all the time? Pin what you need to start or taskbar and be done with it. Your tech support scenario has no bearing on UI design otherwise we will need a dedicated button on start for device manager, antivirus etc etc.
But why hide the "All apps" menu in the first place? Why isn't visible on the button on the screen somewhere?


text: Get a free Spotify US invite! Nate Lanxon's Blog 14 July 11 Flickr.com / Micky.! Nate Lanxon Editor of Wired.co.uk Follow @NateLanxon Today, Spotify launched in the US. You can sign up immediately if you pay, but if you want a free account you'll need an invite. That's where we come in.I've had a load of invites sitting in my Spotify account for ages, gathering dust while we all waited for Spotify to get its act together and launch in America. To celebrate, I've wiped off the dust, stomped the spiders into a hairy paste and wrestled the aging invite tokens from history's vice-like grip.If you want one, you need to leave a comment below using the email address you want the invite sending to (it will not be made public). All you need to tell me in the comments is WHY I should give one to you. The more creative, the better.I'll pick the ones that cause me to guffaw with apocalyptic force tomorrow and send invites out afterwards.Don't forget to read the comments! Because if YOU have an invite, the comments are a great place to tell people you're willing to share them. By all means post your Twitter username or email address if you want to share with our readers.Left your comment? Don't miss: 5 secret Spotify featuresTake note: These invites are hotly requested. So please redeem your codes within 24 hours of receiving them from us. After that, we may see the invitations as no longer needed and resend them to another person. Comments All my friends were disappointed in their Google+ invites I sent them, so I need to make them think I'm cool again. Sending them Spotify invites are the only way this can be accomplished. YOU can help! Cheers Ryan Jul 15th 2011 I want to share Spotify with as many of my peers and colleagues as I can by showing them how awesome it is! bmb Jul 15th 2011 music is my life im born loving music mh3lshy Jul 15th 2011 Would love a spotify invite as I am a 63 year old lover of music and early adopter paul carter Jul 15th 2011 Would love a spotify invite as I am a 63 year old lover of music and early adopter paul carter Jul 15th 2011 I would like an invite because it's me. You know me, don't you? Well, if you know me, send it to me; else, if you don't know me... Send it anyway! Peace! Plague Jul 15th 2011 Because I travel the world doing missionary work and having access to a world of music keeps me sane and in touch with a bit of my own culture! Thanks! 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I hear it all the time whenever I go out to the music store. All the people shout, "There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!" It get it all the time.. but if I had a Spotify account.. well then.. I wouldn't get that. :) John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Jul 15th 2011 Yeah, I know... I hear it all the time whenever I go out to the music store. All the people shout, "There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!" It get it all the time.. but if I had a Spotify account.. well then.. I wouldn't get that. :) John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Jul 15th 2011 Because the next time you're in NYC, you might want to stop by my place for dinner (i used to cook for the chef Charlie Trotter in Chicago) and how else can I be sure I'll have the proper soundtrack??? RGold Jul 15th 2011 I have an argument to win that "spotify" has nothing to do with acne... or rainbow toads for that matter. There's a genuine Wired CueCat at stake here. 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Security, good governance and development will be the African Union's (AU) priorities in 2014, according to Pierre Buyoya, the current AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, and head of the African‐led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA).
Buyoya, a former president of Burundi says the AU is helping Mali in its reconciliation process, following the overthrow of former President Amadou Toumani Toure, which plunged the West African nation into chaos and instability. He urged the government in Bamako to peacefully negotiate with various armed groups to stabilize the security situation in that country.
"We are really encouraging Mali to [begin] negotiations with armed groups with the aim to find a lasting solution to the conflict in the North. Once this is done, Mali could then be a stable country and take profit of all the opportunities it has inside its borders, and all the opportunities in the region," said Buyoya.
Some Malians have expressed concern that the country's security could be imperiled following the government's announcement to charge former president Toure with treason and financial malfeasance. They also contend that AFISMA's work could also be derailed. Buyoya says the government did not consult the AU before the announcement.
"This is a sovereign decision of the government of Mali and on this issue the African Union has not been consulted. Once we are consulted, maybe we'll have something to say," said Buyoya. "What we are calling for is reconciliation for Mali to create a conducive environment for reconciliation."
Buyoya says the AU is working with the government in Bamako to professionalize the national army.
"The AU is part of the different reforms in which Malian government engaged [to] reform in the security sector particularly. We are assisting the government to move in this direction," said Buyoya. "But most importantly, the African Union is now putting priority on regional issues; security [good] governance and development in the region. This is going to be our priority for 2014 and we are busy working and coordinating with other partners."
Buyoya says the AU is working closely with its international partners, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the United Nations to stabilize Mali as well as improve security in the entire Sahel region.
"Helping Mali to finalize the peace process and then putting priority on the regional level," said Buyoya.
He says the conflict in Mali's north is the root cause of the country's crisis, which eventually led to the overthrow of Mr. Toure's administration.
Buyoya says reconciliation is a critical tool Mali could deploy to resolve the country's insecurity.
"For us reconciliation means to confront these issues and to try to find a final solution for the conflict in the north. For us, this is the core issue when it comes to reconciliation," said Buyoya.


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This is a spin on classic palmiers, made with a simple syrup that contains pumpkin puree and a sugar mixture laced with pumpkin pie spices. Palmiers are simple cookies, basically caramelized sugar and syrup baked into puff pastry. The pumpkin flavor is subtle and the spice is intense. Feel free to use high-quality, all-butter frozen pastry from the store if you don't have time to roll your own. More
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Nobody ever makes Thanksgiving cakes (or if they do, they've never invited me to dinner). So in an effort to right this grievous wrong, I have adapted a traditional Christmas cake—the Bûche de Noël, or the Yule Log—for Thanksgiving. More


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Tyler Mode has loved taking pictures of outdoor settings around the Pacific Northwest since his grandfather lent him his first camera back in high school.
And the Battle Ground 30-year-old, an assistant manager at Safeway, has been selling his work through his own company since he was about 14 years old.
"I took a photography class in high school, and it all just sort of came together after that," Mode said. "Photography is still something I do on the side; but it's something I'm constantly working on."
Clark County residents who check out his 2013 calendar may see some familiar sites through Mode's eyes. Four of the images were taken here, he said.
"It's a mix of weather photography and landscapes from when I go hiking," Mode said. "It's all from Washington, Oregon, Montana and one from Alaska."
Images include waterfalls, mountain landscapes, forests and a shot of lightning striking near the Interstate 5 bridge.
Mode still has the camera his grandfather, Donald Mode, 91, first lent him 16 years ago. He uses a variety of cameras now, but that one still has a special value to him -- even if he's still technically "borrowing" it from his grandfather, he said.
"I saw him the other day and he didn't ask for it back," Mode said sheepishly of the Pentax 35mm.
People can view the images or buy the calendar for $15 through Mode's website.
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Vancouver USA Singers' winter shows celebrate holidays
Although they come from all walks of life — teachers, butchers, firefighters — the Vancouver USA Singers community choir's shared passion unites them.
"You have all these people that love to sing, as a result they love each other," said Director Jana Hart. "It becomes like family."
Hart said that family spirit comes through in the choir's performances, full of enthusiasm and cohesive precision. They've been prepping since August for the holiday show, "A Star in the East," set for Dec. 8-9 at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main St.
The holiday concert will feature a broad selection of festive selections, including medieval and Appalachian carols, a set of Hanukkah songs, Christmas spirituals and upbeat secular classics such as "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer." It ends with a sing-along to "Joy to the World," featuring the JoyBell Ringers handbell ensemble from Camas.
The concert is named for three Appalachian Christmas Carols, which will highlight guest musician Mitch Iimori on hammered dulcimer.
In her third year as director, Hart said she's continually impressed at the dedication of the nearly 100-person choir, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2013. Members range from teens to seniors. "Everyone just loves to sing. A community choir is a wonderful thing," Hart said.
The concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 3 p.m. Dec. 9. Tickets are $12, free for children 12 and younger. Buy tickets at Vancouver USA Singers.
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One step closer to the dining room plan. Finn built our new chandelier, using the materials and instructions from the Lindsey Adelman website. Her instructions are quite clear, so I won't go through a tutorial here. Instead, I'll let you know what adjustments we had to make to make everything work.
We laid out our parts (all parts needed and where to order them are in the instructions). We did not have the double socket because I forgot to order it and we didn't have the plugs because I couldn't find a place to order them on the website. I also forgot to order wire (are you sensing a theme here?), so Finn grabbed it from Radio Shack.
The wire was the biggest problem with this entire project. Above you can see the gauge listed, 26 AWG. It was immediately apparent that this would be waaaay too big to fit through the little brass tubes. Finn went out again and got speaker wire. Which was also too big to fit through as specified in the directions. So instead he got out his soldering equipment and knit the wires together instead of threading four or more through the tubes intact. We also adjusted the plans so that we could hardwire the fixture to our ceiling box, rather than plug it in as the instructions listed.
The wires were still a pain. The first time he hung it he blew a fuse. He took it apart and found where pushing the wires through had pushed aside some of the electrical tape. Re-taped, re-assembled, re-hung. Next time it wouldn't light. Fixed that, hung again. It lit and then didn't. Fixed, re-hung. This took about three more tries before finally everything stayed together. Many wires, narrow tubes. Tricky. What seemed relatively straight forward took about 9 hours all together. Worth it though. Finn was patient and swore a lot less than I expected, although he says there were many words that just didn't come out, being the parent that worries about what our children hear more than I do.
So. New chandelier, check. Athough we still need to pick up a ceiling hook so we can swag it over properly. You might notice the Warhol print in the background too, as it arrived last week. Still not sure its staying though, it looks fine in photos but it's just not really working for us. Both Finn and I are iffy on it in the space, although we both like the print. We shall see. It's staying for now, till I find something better. Yay progress. Still haven't painted the ceiling though.
Looks amazing! And I really like your centerpiece, too. Maybe all the hard work will make you love it more eventually – sort of like hazing!
Whew! Way to go Finn! Are you thinking something bigger for the print?
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The story of this 'One School' has been the inspiration for setting up 422 such schools all over the country—not only in the rural areas but also the interior tribal areas. 43,886 children from economically challenged backgrounds benefit annually.
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Women in Coimbatore have nurtured underprivileged children through projects that seek to give them a bright and promising future. Sharanalaya, an orphanage for prisoners' daughters looks after 40 children.