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Corryong Days 5, 6 & 7
Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:00 pm
Day 5
Turnpoint Distance Direction Observation zone
ELLIOT 13.7km 254° Cylinder R=5.0km
JINGEL 37.4km 318° Cylinder R=400m
CUDGWE 32.3km 175° Cylinder R=400m
CLCCLC 9.0km 086° Cylinder R=1000m
Total: 78.7km
Weve all realised that conditions are tougher than theyve been in recent years, but today the sky looks awesome, big fat cus popping easily over ranges and valleys alike.
The floaters have a task to Mitta TP (western end of the range) and then to Towong. The open have a task to Jingellic, a long way to the NW, then S to Cudgewa and east to clack-clack.
Another fun task around the valleys and ridges, with lots of options. I cant wait! I can do this! I feel good about landing in the valleys now, in these light winds. I might get to see a whole bunch of new country!
I set up and fiddle with the VG. I check the other Litesports and realise that the luffline compensator position VG off is different on my wing (Litesport lufflines are attached to a compensator on the kingpost that lowers when you pull on the VG so the sail can flatten). Mine is jammed in place about halfway up. Aha! I spray gallons of silicone into the slot on the kingpost and pull the VG on and off lots of times. Amazing, its working! So before, when I had been pulling on the VG, the lufflines werent lowering! No wonder the nose dropped and the bar position was past my chest at trim! Hooray, Ive solved the problem! Belatedly, yes, but at least its done! Litesport owners should probably make a mental note.
Litesport lineup:
Geoff and I go late, but I cant remember why. Not conditions on launch because the sky looked fantastic; probably the open queue built too fast for us to get into it. In any case, we go soon after the ordered launch and once again we thermal up together to about 7500 over launch. I spot pilots on Mitta but they dont seem to be doing as brilliantly as the sky would suggest. And now around us there are pilots who have launched ages before Im sure I see Migs and Pap - who have reappeared from somewhere.
In any case, Geoff and I go on glide across the valley to the Mitta range. The VG fix, I see, instantly makes a huge difference. I pull on a couple metres, the bar position is fine and I try to match the speed to fly closely, though with this much VG I dont like to slow up as much as it suggests. I am 100s of feet higher than Geoff by the time we reach the other side, even though he started slightly higher than me. Geoff cant get his STF arrow to appear on his vario for some weird reason; even though weve set our instruments with the same parameters. Its very odd and one of the joys (not) of technology. So its either my VG+ speed to fly are working properly now, or I was lucky to find a better line because it certainly felt buoyant. When I reach Mitta Im still high critically, higher than the inversion, so when I find something, Im able to use it.
Fat friendly cus pop along the range, just this side of the valley, and my thermal drifts southish towards them. Several other pilots are already there excellent, maybe its Pap and Migs?
First time Ive been so high over the Mitta Range with lots of time to look along it as well as into the bowl-shaped cleared valley cupped in its centre. A couple of pilots in the bowl are low, working hard, but dont seem to be getting up. Further west someone is slowly climbing. Geoff is working his butt off over the pines and maintaining but I suspect hes below the inversion and it will be hard to break through.
Im close to base now, pull on VG and head to the slowly climbing pilot in the bowl and yes, I snag his thermal but it isnt terrific. Circle up for a while and then head out to the hot rocks. Someone is working it but they arent doing so well, and theres not a blip on my vario. Just then I hear from Birgit, reminding me to use the clouds, and this is perfect timing, because although no clouds hang over the hot rocks and range, a line of them pop along the centre of the valley. This is totally counter intuitive but Im still high enough for me to use them, so against my instincts I zoom to the middle of the valley for half a dozen turns. Way below me, two huge flocks of white cockatoos take flight, swirling against the green backdrop beautiful, like looking down at a school of fish! I drink in the sight and lose the thermal.
Checking my tracklog later, it seems that I should have searched for and stuck with the weak lift but I am impatient and figure there will be something better on the ridge to the north. When will I learn, sheesh?!? Someone is circling there low, Ill join them, but this is a bad decision impatience tends to lead to bad decisions, doesnt it?
I do get a few turns up the spine but once again I leave it for the higher ground of Pine Mountain, a dark hulk to the north. I see someone circling low just to the east of Pine mountain, in a narrow valley.
Im flying over rugged country within glide of open paddocks, so Im OK. Its interesting, because thats something I now take for granted, but when I had less confidence in assessing glide angle I wouldnt even have headed out over this country. Now though, even with sink, I know Id reach a safe LZ. So many small things combine to improve your enjoyment of flying, dont they, and none of them can be rushed. At least not for me, YMMV.
I reach the southern end of the mountain at ridge height and Im too low to fly directly up the spine Id hoped would be wicking thermals, so I need to either divert west to a flattish open valley on the sunny side of the mountain, or east into the valley on the shaded side, where Id seen someone getting up before. I look for roads and cant see any nearby in the western valley, but a clear track in the eastern one. Yes, yes, obvious in hindsight, did I say SUNNY side of mountain vs SHADY side of mountain? Helen, Helen, Helen!
Oh well. The pilot scratching has gotten up; so I scrabble along the edge and below the ridge, and snag something. But its extremely unpleasant. Its a thermal, no wind, but it feels more like mechanical turbulence. Im definitely going up but then I cop yet another sharp hard slap and it is enough for me, Im below ridge height, I dont have thousands of feet of air below me, so Im outta there. I always regret leaving thermals like this when I end up on the ground, but the next day at the briefing another pilot said that they had never felt as close to tumbling as they did yesterday in strange air near Mitta, and Geoff has gone weightless by the pines. Perhaps something to do with the inversion? So okay, perhaps a good call after all. My instincts are probably better than I think they are!
The Pine Mountain Creek valley is quite narrow but tree-dotted sloping paddocks lie either side of the creekline, as well as small flat paddocks. A powerline runs along the creek, of all places. I decide against the flat paddock Id initially chosen because it is small; I cant tell if its slightly sloping and the wind is so light I cant pick direction I could run out of paddock if its sloping or theres any downwind. So up the hillside it is, nexto those squarish green patches, directly above the glider in the shot:
Marginally steeper than I expect and I come in base alongside the powerline then final square at the face. Flare, bump, inelegant but nose doesnt touch, same kind of landing again! But Im very happy with it, because I put it down exactly where I wanted. Yay!
A big hot carry back across the creek with harness then glider in two stages, and my sneakers fill with cow mud across the creek but never mind, Ive packed my thongs and its shady and cool packing up under the trees by the road. The view up the valley is gorgeous, soft green grass underfoot, Im amazed again at just how awesome it is that I have just flown in that very space in the V of the valley, like a bird:
Once again, Greg arrives before Ive even finished packing up.
Birgit has made it to Mitta and gone down there along with many other pilots; many, many dont get out of the start circle. Geoff ends up sliding off the eastern end of Mitta and Ralph makes it just past Walwa and is waiting for us at the cemetery. Ralph often manages to find interesting retrieve locations and this is one of them. Five pilots including Crossy make goal, Dave G lands a km or two away in the SUNNY valley Id rejected on the western side of Pine Mountain and yes, a road exists; but all the other SA pilots have fallen victim to the inversion and land along the Mitta range. Keith however has finally had a decent flight in his Sting3, and loves it.
So what does my flight computer think about my efforts? Ive been in the air about an hour and forty minutes and this in itself isnt bad considering the trickiness of conditions. Max climbs of about 6m/s. An excellent takeoff, a good landing, a fun flight over beautiful, beautiful country in air that was clearly challenging. My VG worked! Im happy!
Day 6,
Turnpoint Distance Direction Observation zone
ELLIOT 9.4km 201° Cylinder R=5.0km
THOWGL 15.0km 207° Cylinder R=400m
ELLIOT 15.0km 027° Cylinder R=400m
KANGCK 9.4km 201° Cylinder R=1000m
Total: 39.4km
Ha, boiled lollies to broken bickies is what this sports all about, isnt it?
The conditions that had looked so epic didnt deliver yesterday but, today, even the promise isnt borne out by the view from launch. Perfectly safe, but sheets and sheets of high level grey. No cus popping below them; launch is in shade and no cycles come up the face. It reminds me of one of our notorious easterly (stable) sites in SA, Razorback.
Pilots set up desultorily: no one is in a rush because early is clearly not the time to launch. Maybe the sky will open up later?
A task is called that looks like fun and, yay, its to another place I havent been: Thowgla, nestled high in a little valley beyond Kangaroo Creek, then back along the Elliot range to launch, and out again to Kangaroo Creek. It seems like a fun ridge race and there should be pilots dotted all the way along and back to help.
Still, no one launches. Pilots RiverDance to entice the skygods to cooperate but no luck (not actually surprising if you had seen it). Even the eye-popping vision of High Pants Hughbert & Friends doesnt help but then thats also not so surprising:
Hughbert entertains with a very good pirate joke (Arrrrr!) and Toby, in his wing impersonating an umbrella on launch waiting for a few knots to come up the face, tells us his fly dropping six inches joke.
Toby and his umbrella:
Paulie shows off his package. There is something very unfortunate about lycra and leg loops. Hours pass (not with Paulie showing off his package, though horribly it seemed that way, just hours waiting for something, anything).
Conditions are not improving. Here's Keith, waiting:
Finally, pilots begin launching because the alternative is packing up on the hill. Launches are under 3-4 kts, often nil. All are excellent good strong runs without jackrabbit starts, with lengthening strides often all the way to the flags. Im impressed and clearly Stuies nagging and naming and shaming (in the nicest possible way) of dodgy launchers each year is sinking in. Everyone runs hard and gets off cleanly very nicely done, better than many Ive seen in vids of AAA footlaunch comps. Thumbs Up everyone!
I havent launched the Litesport in nil wind before. Martin points out its no different than a nilwind sleddie at Tunk, but it is AFAIC because here it can suddenly come over the back as you are two steps into your run. Not good. Ive been launching when its light, but only when the flags down the slope AND the trees are also moving slightly; that way however light it is where Im standing, Ill at least be running into good air. Logically, then, if I stick to this method, nilwind should be OK. My secondhand Skorpion harness (thanks, Blenky!) is easier to run in than my old Moyes Flex. But I definitely need a damn good long run because Im at the top of the weight range for the Litesport3, so stall speed is high.
Interestingly, though Im at the top of the weight range in the Litesport3 Ive had no problems climbing out with others; this surprised me last year too, so it is a nice lifty little wing. Its lighter to handle than a bigger wing in the air and less tiring. When I get hit by rough air on final, it responds so I can get it back into the wind. When I fly it in stronger conditions on the coast, Im grateful for my wingloading. When I was first considering wing size some told me I would be better off on the 4, on which I would be light, and there would have been advantages in climb certainly, but now after two years of flying the 3 Im very confident that I made the right choice. I prefer safety & handling over climb. Of course it comes in at Mach10 in nilwind, but Ive learned its flare window reasonably well if not perfectly, so thats OK too. I know everyone loves their own wing to bits, and thinks its better than all the others out there. The Litesport handles beautifully but it handles like a topless, not a floater; Malibus, Stings, Falcons and Funs are hands down easier to fly and new pilots shouldnt ever believe anyone who says their topless handles like a floater.
Another significant issue is the physical weight of my lotsa carbon Litesport 26.5 kg. For men who easily lift a 38+kg glider, a few savings in kilos makes no difference. But when the weight of a wing is close to your maximum lifting strength, a few kilos makes a huge difference, and this is the case for many of us women. I can load my L3 onto our high 4WD by myself, whereas I had a LOT of trouble loading the Shark which was just 6 kg heavier. Gerolf told Kathryn that even for highly competitive female HG pilots, its not about racing to goal, but about getting there consistently. Our smaller wings are less efficient and our lighter weight means were slower than the boys anyway. So getting the fastest tuned all carbon topless is not necessarily the answer. Birgit is enjoying her tiny MastR 12.5, whereas Brigitte has a Sport2 135 to fly when she is ready. Birgits MastR is even lighter than my Litesport. And Jamie Shelden recently completed a 318km task at Forbes in her Litesport4! But I digress.
Its the end of the day so I might as well fly down. The flags and trees are moving, launch marshall says good to go and run run run run down the hill, ease out and nicely away Im pleased (and I get a good launch lollipop prize the next day).
But I find zip on my way to the LZ until as Im over the road a little bubble teases. Steve Norman in his Atos is circling nearby as are two other pilots but we are all at only a few hundred feet and it will get crowded with a whole bunch of us suddenly coming in at once, so pull in for speed, flare, bump! Geoff comes in nicely, Birgit ditto. Definitely more tidily than me.
A disappointing day for flying only 10 pilots get out of the start circle with one making 18km, 24 in the bombout and 14 who elect not to fly. Mark gets to floater goal, a very short one straight to Khancoban airport well done!
Still, the day has been fun with the usual shenanigans on the hill. Life is too short to get annoyed when weather gods tease us, and when you have friendly laughing good people all around.
Day 7, 08/01/2011
Turnpoint Distance Direction Observation zone
ELLIOT 9.4km 201° Cylinder R=5.0km
THOWGL 15.0km 207° Cylinder R=400m
ELLIOT 15.0km 027° Cylinder R=400m
KANGCK 9.4km 201° Cylinder R=1000m
Total: 39.4km
No, thats not a mistake, we have the exact same task as yesterday seeing as no one made it but oh, what a difference a day makes! Theres the possibility of OD today but right now the clouds already look fantastic.
Still tricky though. Launch timing will be crucial because of the varying cloud cover. Well get definite sink and lift cycles as the shade covers the valley or sunshine breaks through. So I elect to go in the Open launch again, because conditions are not bad now and if I get right at the front of the line things will hopefully not have become too shaded.
And indeed, they do not. Geoff is right behind me in the queue. Martin is launching early too, just ahead of me. He goes left in something, but it does not look great and so when I launch I pull the VG immediately and head straight across to the right and the bare spine, where a few pilots are circling low and maintaining. I luck into their thermal higher than them as it runs up the spine, but the quality is patchy. Quite a distinct difference in the cores today, which are small and punchy and snaky, so that you think you must have it when the vario screams for three circles all the way around, and then suddenly it is completely gone, so you have to hunt again.
Geoff and I climb out in the same thermal along with a few others, but Ive been lucky to catch it at the right time with plenty of height, whereas those who launch or join it later have to work a lot harder to get up. Geoff is a bit below me and the thermal has drifted towards the back of the bowl by the powerlines, no worries for me but a bit challenging if youre lower, and have to assess every turn, not least because of the nature of todays thermals.
Its really tricky getting up today so I concentrate hard and it pays off, and Im at 5700, with Geoff a little below. But Im not going to make the same mistake and wait around this time, because its getting more shaded everywhere and things might soon shut down. Big cus dot the Elliot ridge all the way to Thowgla and the ridge itself is sunny but I dont know how long it will last. I radio Greg & Geoff that Im going on glide and zoom off with my nice functioning VG. I notice a bit of radio chatter another team must have taken up our Channel but I ignore it. Im wrong actually, and wonder why Geoff & Greg & Birgit & Ralph all ignore me, but dont discover this until Ive landed and taken the radio out of my harness and see that sometime between my radio check in the launch queue (all fine) and launch I have switched channels! In any case, I happily and conscientiously broadcast my position to everyone but Greg and my team for the next hour and three quarters! Nice that the other team didnt tell me to shut up!
Off we go. A pilot is turning near Kangaroo Creek, maybe Alasdair. I reach him and do a few turns but cant seem to nail it and soon Im low enough to unzip. But then I spot a nice bare brown spine with moving trees excellent! I head for it and a punchy wriggling little snake of a thing meets me in the bowl and zigzags over the spine and back again. Its here, there, everywhere and nowhere! Im so low I have to check each turn for clearance from trees, with lots extra thrown in for safety because of the up-and-down air. But I bank it right up and work my little butt off, climbing, climbing back to ridge height then all of a sudden it is gone and back down I go to my original level. s***!
Oh but wait, there it is again! Im drenched in sweat inside my speedsleeves. I tell myself aloud to forget the heat, just bloody concentrate for once, on every single turn and to watch that averager and keep looking for it even if it goes to zeroes and then finally climbing up, and up, Yay! I did it!!!!!! I zip up again with a massive grin on my face; I might even have woo-hoood aloud!
Clouds are building on the southern shady side of the ridge. Another pilot is right underneath one and high, but I prefer to skirt the edges. The lift isnt as good here of course, more broken up, but Im okay with that. Plus there are safe small wispies popping further out.
I reward myself with the wonderful view because Im high enough to enjoy it. Dark, thick tall forest here cool and lush looking from this height, but I know from down on the spine that its hot and dry. The clouds are beautiful too today, a whole second landscape to appreciate.
Another pilot is climbing on the courseline just the other side of Kangaroo Creek. Geoff is behind me and lowish; I think I spot him and tell him about the spine; its the same place he got up last year. I head off, slowing to top up in a few broken little bits along the way, indicated by moving trees. For me the thermals today are by far the trickiest of the week to core, but Im doing well. Its a real challenge and Im having a great time. Interestingly, no one seems to be behind me on course or catching up as Id expected and when I peer back Elliot launch is engulfed by shade. Later I gather that a whole bunch of guns went down in the ordered launch, so again, it was a good decision to launch very early as we did. Sort of.
I jump across Kangaroo Creek to the next spine this is new territory! losing very little height. Burble along in the bubbles along the ridge still quite high. Weve been told to get to Thowgla high because landing options in the narrow valley are limited, so stop to top up before jumping out to a little cluster of houses nestled in a beautiful little valley that looks as if it belongs in a story book.
I fly with my Compeo+ on the downtube but use a Garmin 72 on the basebar for navigation; the Compeo has the GPS function but I dont like to switch pages in the air, fiddling around with instruments settings while flying is a surefire way for me to lose a thermal, although I have used one function a couple of times this week to refind a thermal. When I get close to a TP, I zoom in on it with the Garmin so I can see Ive gone inside the circle. I also set my circle at 370m instead of 400. Im not racing with the hot shots where every second counts and even a 200m radius would make no difference. Beep goes my GPS, and yes, Im inside the circle.
I read recently of someone who zooms in on his Garmin screen and sets interval to 10 seconds, to help find lost thermals. Im not sure if I could do that; the little arrow on the Compeo and nos are hard enough to read already! But it might be worth a try.
I jump back to my hillside and the shade is catching up. Ahead of me, the valley is shaded plus the ridge, with a little sunny remnant on the southwestern and sourtheastern sides of Kangaroo Creek Valley. I go for sw and yes, there is something, very broken and weak, and becoming more shaded even as I turn. But the other side of the valley faces northwest, and the bare bits of dirt have only just become shady. Maybe something left there?
There is, its weak, I do a few turns as I hopscotch along the spine but no, it is all shutting down so I glide out, pausing to circle in something pathetic but its not going to happen and, flare, bump, nilwind and slightly downhill nexto the main road!
What a great day! Yeeehaaaa!
Just then I spot another pilot coming in; its Chainsaw, and he lands exactly like me, which is companionable of him. Not 5 minutes later we watch two more pilots dropping like flies out of the sky on the other side of the road, and a couple more further back towards Kangaroo Creek; one of them is Geoff. But only someone with wings that flap could stay up in this, at least for now.
But ironically by the time I have finished packing up, the day has turned on a boomer and just gets better and better. Massive clouds grow fast with plenty of sunshine, and I gather a whole bunch of guns have reflights; some launching at 6pm or later and still making goal!
Still, Im stoked! Ive had a great flight and done lots and lots of things well today.
Greg arrives when Ive only just started packing up so he gets Geoff first, and they come back for me. We give Chainsaw a lift too. Birgit is a few km down the road and as we help her pack up we spot a pilot coming towards us in the middle of the valley. Whats he doing out there, surely the lift is on the sunny ridges? But no, its Crossy and he gives us a wave. He has made goal and is now flying back to the rest of his team!
The other SA pilots have varying success depending on when they flew and whether they have reflights Miguel and Dave G make goal. Its quite surreal watching pilots still at cloudbase at 6.30pm as we drive into town! Mark has reached the floater goal yet again he had come into goal high and decided to keep going! Brigitte also flew today, another good launch and landing for her.
I have had a fantastic time, my most fun and best year here. I feel totally in the right place mentally and attitudinally. I have my goals but they are realistic, and at long last I can honestly say that this week I did not let the goals of others define my own enjoyment and assessment of my flying. Im very clear about what I want from my flying to enjoy where Im at, to enjoy the journey, the views and the growth. If that growth is not meteoric like some of the guns, then so be it.
This time, when Im on the ground early and see other pilots flying over me, I no longer beat myself up or think Im a crap pilot. Ive maybe had bad conditions, bad luck, or flown less well than I would have liked, but this one day, no matter how many bad decisions Ive made, does not define me as a pilot. I have many hours, only a small proportion of which are XC, and thats OK. I can look at the daily scores and see the positives there, without the negatives, though anyone else looking at my placings might wonder (http://www.soaringspot.com/corcup2011/results/)!
The flying was trickier this year but Ive improved my placing significantly from previous years, which corroborates my sense of having flown better. I feel at a very deep level that Im doing exactly the right thing for me, and that my decisionmaking is getting better all the time.
And when I compare my experiences here in 2009, Im quite amazed at how much Ive learned:
No doubt many XC competition pilots will be completely mystified or even horrified by my approach. A brush with breast cancer a few years ago changed my priorities, but its more than that. Some pilots like my friend Kathryn thrive on competition, and blossom under its influence, but competition is fun for me only when I can retain my own goals and not let them be subsumed by arbitrary goals like reaching goal. Always I have to remember: why do I fly? For fun, for challenge, for the views, for the personal growth. If my own goals are my genuine priorities, then the rest will follow. Im afraid that striving for points is not on that priority list and who is to tell me I should do otherwise (well, actually, many people, but I no longer listen to them!). If I ask myself, Did I have fun? Did I do something new or better today? and the answer is yes to any or either, then Im happy.
There are those special moments and Ive had several this week where you think, Wow! How incredibly lucky am I to be able to do this? When you think about what we do fly, using just the natural air currents, it is a breathtakingly awesome thing, the dream of so many people who have lived before us, available just in this short few decades of all history. Geoff also hugely enjoyed the flying here this week, and seen improvements. Yep, we are bloody lucky buggers.
What could I do better? Many things, of course!
Pay attention to glider glitches like jammed VG near enough is nowhere near good enough and potentially dangerous. Ignoring it was stupid.
Stick with zeroes for longer, be more patient and not leave weak lift with the expectation there is something better, unless I can see someone close by going up in something better.
Be more flexible in my decisionmaking if conditions change, change my plans. This is something I struggle with.
Dont hang about over launch, just go!
Concentrate hard to get up in tricky thermals, but dont worry about losing them for good reasons (like spectacular views) when high.
Bank up more when thermalling with another pilot.
Become more adept at speed to fly. Pay more attention to the numbers on my gadgets because they are there to help when I need them most!
Drink more water, more often. Drink at the top of every thermal as well as on glide.
Finetune that flare!
Its all good. We will definitely be back next year but maybe, if theres a skills clinic at Forbes beforehand, we might go there first for a change of scenery!
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I just finished reading all of your Corryong write up, Helen. Awesome! Thanks so much.
Your approach to flying and "competition" is exactly like mine, so I really appreciate your writing. I haven't done any competition flying yet, but I have had well-meaning friends push me to be more competitive with my horse in the past. I decided that as long as my horse and I were having fun that it really didn't matter whether or not we won. We have improved a lot over the years, but all within an overall plan to stay safe and enjoy ourselves.
The view of the cockatoos from above must have been breathtaking! I can just imagine what it looked like.
Thanks. I look forward to the next time you update your blog.
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Despise Alan Jones for his vile comments, not for having sex with men
In case you missed it (and if you're not in Australia, you probably did), right-wing radio personality Alan Jones gave a speech to the Sydney University Liberal (i.e. conservative — yeah, I know) Club in which he said that Prime Minister Julia Gillard's father, who recently passed away, had "died of shame" because of his daughter. This is part of a string of really nasty, misogynistic slurs against the PM, from Jones and other right-leaning journalists, commentators, and even MPs.
Anyway, there are a number of petitions going around in protest of this. One petition I found today (ironically, via a gay friend who tweeted in support of it) contains the following text:
Sign to remove the order of Australia from Alan Jones of 2GB radio . Alan Jones was arrested in 1988 in London on two accounts for indecent acts in a public toilet . Later he was directly involved in the Cronulla riots calling bikies to be involved . Now Alan Jones on air called for our prime minister to be drowned at sea in a chaff bag and that her father died due to her actions . Sign this and share this petition to stop this injustice .
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Now don't get me wrong. Alan Jones is a vile worm of a man, and his comments against Ms. Gillard (and on a range of other topics) are completely unsupportable. I would love to see him stripped of his OA, and for all his radio station's sponsors to pull their support. But let's not make this about who he has sex with. As Sarah (@Stokely) says, it's homophobic and irrelevant.
Before anyone says it's about breaking the law, not about homosexuality: note that he was cleared of all charges (see citations in this Wikipedia article). And if you're so concerned about the law, why not mention the other things he's been accused of, and in many cases been found guilty and fined by the courts: plagiarism, defamation (many times), corruption, contempt of court (multiple times, including for broadcasting the name of a juvenile involved in court proceedings), racial vilification (many times), multiple breaches of the commercial radio code of conduct, and of course involvement in the cash for comment affair.
Someone on Twitter mentioned that the problem was the "indecency", nothing to do with the gender of the people involved. You should be aware that the charge in question would have been made under the Sexual Offences Act 1956, which predates the 1967 legalisation of homosexuality in the UK. The act says:
Indecency between men. It is an offence for a man to commit an act of gross indecency with another man, whether in public or private, or to be a party to the commission by a man of an act of gross indecency with another man, or to procure the commission by a man of an act of gross indecency with another man.
The term "indecency", in British law in 1988, only referred to male/male activity. The law against "indecency" was repealed in the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and replaced with Sexual activity in a public lavatory, which applies to all genders equally.


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Maybe it's the humidity, but these photos cracked me up. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson was in London today to promote his movie Hercules, the second Hercules to come out this year. The first, you recall, or maybe you don't, because Kellan Lutz was in it, buried in January. The Rock is a big box office draw, as you know. Full Story
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There will be a fifth Fast & Furious movie. Yes, I agree. Oh lawd. But the People rushed the fourth one with the return of Shrek and Paul Walker. The People supported the franchise. And so the People are getting another. It will be called Fast Five. And Shrek and Walker this time will be joined by Dwayne The Rock Johnson who, apparently, is taking a break from family features. Full Story
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Ashley Judd attended the World Youth AIDS gala last night wearing this. What is that? Why is that? Why would anyone wear that? Ashley's career has slowed down dramatically the last few years since she married – perhaps by choice but also by reality. Head to head among her peers like Julianne Moore or Laura Linney, Naomi Watts, Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, my Gwyneth, Renee Zellweger (and the list goes on and on and on) the truth is how would Ashley Judd ever out-act any of those ladies just mentioned? Her next feature is Tooth Fairy with The Rock…B List At Best, right? And then there was that curious little trip to rehab for emotional problems. Full Story
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The Rock Dwayne Johnson is shooting a movie in Vancouver called Tooth Fairy. He plays a professional hockey player. But the Rock can't skate. So they've had to shoot around his deficiency, which is why his blades have been cut off, as you can see from these exclusive images courtesy Punkd Images. Full Story
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The Rock Dwayne Johnson is currently in Vancouver shooting a movie – exclusive photos from Punkd Images attached. I'm told he's, like, the fittest man ever. Beefcakes are not for me. However, I know I'm in the minority. Enjoy? Maybe just the outside. My sources say his onset behaviour so far has been kinda dicky. Full Story
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Well Matt, I guess we know why Melky was doing so well now
Its actually makes me a bit nervous about Cano though. Theyre really good friends.
However, Cano has been consistently good for like 4+ years now....its not like he sucked and is now magically competing for a batting title like Melky...so i dont think anything is going on.
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
OR.....maybe Melky was jealous of Cano, so he had to take testosterone to even be half the man he is. lol
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The Sounds - Better Off Dead (new single!)
It's quite the obvious observation that I am, in fact, a big ol' fan of The Sounds. First off, they're Swedish, so, duh, there's that. But on top of that, they've put out three solid discs of new wave and pop, they're musically strong and heck, the quintet ain't so hard on the eyes either. With their 4th studio album due out later this Spring, it's time we revisit the sounds of, oh yeah... them.
Earlier this week, The Sounds premiered the title track off of their forthcoming release, Something to Die For, which will see daylight on March 29 via SideOneDummy Records. The cut is a synth-intro'd slice of kickdrummery and rising arrangements that makes the audio so instantly recognizable as coming from Maja and the boys. Pretty good stuff in which the pre-chorus echoes like No One Sleeps When I'm Awake version 2.0 via 2011. Yeah.
The first single from the effort, however, gets a little dancier, trancier, all up in your pantsier, and the darker tones emanated in this one are also immediately infectious. Better Off Dead was released just yesterday, and it's a smash waiting to hit your ear holes. Harmonies and melodies power the pulse of this tune, and we like it. A lot. Especially that middle middy mid section from about 2:10 to 3:15 where the song hits a curve then wraps and warps its way back around to one. So good.
You get both songs on the free tip, after you scope the track list for Something to Die For. Also, what's up with "death" prevalent in the two song titles? Oh well, they're great live too, so carry on.
1. It's So Easy
2. Dance With The Devil
3. The No No Song
4. Better Off Dead
5. Diana
6. Something To Die For
7. Yeah Yeah Yeah
8. Won't Let Them Tear Us Apart
9. The Best Of Me
10. Wish You Were Here
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Democrats propose renaming Independence Day to 4th of July
Original post made by freedom fighter, another community, on Jul 3, 2013
The legislation officially changes the name of Independence Day to the 4th of July. President Barack Obama, on vacation in his African ancestral homeland, characterized the legislation as "an important step forward". Rep Keith Ellison (D-MN) called upon the 76 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Democrats who are also members of the Communist Party, to support the legislation. "With single payer health care, repeal of the 2nd Amendment, and a number of other important issues facing the next Congress, ridding America of the notion that we are celebrating independence is critical at this important juncture in history".
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated in her weekly press briefing, "The American people need the government. They need more support and assistance in their day-to-day lives. No one disputes this fact. Whether we are talking about an infant who needs formula, or a part-time college student who needs beer & ramen noodles, or even a senior who simply needs euthanasia services, the American people should be given all of the government they can take.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo declared her support for a further initiative to rename the largest city in America named Independence, in her home state of Missouri to Dependence. "By simply removing the first two letters of the name of the city, we will achieve savings for main street. Smaller signs and fewer letters in the name is just commonsense reform which will make the lives of Missourians easierer."
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a resident of Birdland
on Jul 3, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Shouldn't this be placed under LOL (LESSONS ON LAUGHTER. :)
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 3, 2013 at 3:39 pm
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
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a resident of Ironwood
on Jul 3, 2013 at 4:46 pm
It looks like my bizarro-world counterpart is having one of his episodes again. Personally, I blame Obamacare.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 4, 2013 at 8:02 pm
Good one! Had me going for a minute or two!
a resident of Stoneridge
on Jul 5, 2013 at 7:33 am
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2013 at 12:16 pm
hahaha...I waited to comment on this article until I got through yesterday (July 4th) and have some evidence. Everyone, and I am talking about a minimum of the 5 dozen or so people I ran into or sms'ed with yesterday (July 4th)wished me a "Happy 4th of July". No-one, not one single person, wished me a "Happy Independence Day"....this included democrats, republicans, some independents, and even some green party followers; very religious to atheists, straight and gay....everyone thinks of it as "the 4th of July"
a resident of Livermore
on Jul 5, 2013 at 1:04 pm
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a resident of Highland Oaks
on Jul 5, 2013 at 3:32 pm
The point at which an individual or group uses straw-man or other extreme arguments to demonize the opposition is the point at which that individual or group loses credibility. Either you are so undereducated that you fall for such fallacious logic, or you think that I am. Either alternative is problematic.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2013 at 4:23 pm
In other news, the same inane demoncrats want to change Christmas Day to be called the 25th of December. More attention will be focused on holidays that really matter to democrap voters, like Che Guevara's birthday, ramadan and mohammed's birthday.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2013 at 5:57 pm
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2013 at 6:40 pm
Bernie Sanders has always been a Socialist, always voting with Dems. Count for years was X Dems, X Repubs, and 1 Socialist. Maybe current Admin thought it would be more favorable and PC, to be called Independent.
(footnote:in CA we have NO official 'Independents' because there is no Independent party, just independent thinkers, and registered Decline To State, DTS)
agree w anon, cholo offers nothing to conversations, only introduces the inane, and complicates genuine discussion.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2013 at 6:58 pm
Of course Democrats would try to remove 'Independence' from our lexicon. They couldn't stay in power if individual Americans actually practiced real independence. Dependency is how Dems keep the party alive...getting individuals 'hooked' on government/taxpayer handouts, then keep voting to keep it.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Jul 5, 2013 at 10:20 pm
Merry Christmas, Happy holidays, happy chaunika, ..... Really... It's our individual actions that matter.. Form over substance... The litmus test for humans that baffles Christians/conservatives.
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Arsène Wenger has called on Arsenal's fans to get behind their team on Sunday - and show respect for their opponents.
On Thursday, Arsenal and Tottenham released a joint statement to remind supporters that "breaches of ground regulations - including anti-social behaviour - will not be tolerated."
Wenger echoed the message at his pre-match press conference after he was asked about the return of Emmanuel Adebayor to Emirates Stadium.
"We want to respect everybody," said Wenger. "We will respect Tottenham on Sunday and we want our players and supporters to be respected as well."
Adebayor has enjoyed a productive season on loan from Manchester City but that does not surprise Wenger at all.
"He is a good player," said the Frenchman. "I bought Adebayor when nobody knew him in this country and he became a big player here so I am not surprised that he is doing well.
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Sen. Graham: NLRB is "becoming the Grim Reaper of job creation"
posted at 2:01 pm on June 14, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
The National Labor Relations Board is one of those dubious government bodies that often manages to avoid bringing too much attention to itself, but under President Obama especially, the independent federal agency is the keeper of the type of big-labor power that damages the free market on the regular. I haven't paid them much notice since that the Machinists' opprobrious assault on Boeing last year, but don't worry, they're still there, sticking little barbs in the heart of the economy one union whim at a time (after all, the Obama administration needs to keep unions happy — gotta' keep those Democratic campaign donations coming!).
Last August, the NLRB issued a ruling on a case known as Specialty Healthcare which would essentially allow for the creation of "micro-unions" by allowing small segments of a company's workers to organize. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is looking to block the ruling's implementation by introducing an amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill that would ban the use of federal funds for its enforcement.
Graham said he wants to block the NLRB ruling because it has set a precedent where subsets of workers at a worksite can form a union.
"The reason I'm involved is because businesspeople from over the country have indicated to me that this ruling is basically creating chaos in the private sector," Graham said. "The NLRB is becoming the Grim Reaper of job creation." …
"You expect an agency not to become a political advocacy group, and this ruling is just creating havoc in the private sector when the private sector is not doing fine," Graham said. …
In the August 2011 ruling, the NLRB said it should only apply to specific healthcare facilities such as nursing homes. The labor board said 53 certified nursing assistants could form a bargaining unit for a union and exclude other types of employees at the nursing home.
Critics conceded that the NLRB said the ruling should only apply to certain industries, but argued it is still being used elsewhere. …
Schwartz cited the example of the women's shoe department at a Bergdorf Goodman store forming a union and said the NLRB regional director cited the August 2011 ruling in his decision.
No word yet on whether this is going to gain bipartisan traction, but good for Sen. Graham for pursuing this. We can't afford to leave any stone unturned in the fight to scale back the rules and regulations strangling our economy, particularly now that unions are going to be pushing to claw back some status after that embarrassing little Wisconsin debacle — an animal is most dangerous when it's cornered and wounded, and whatnot.
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I did a difficult thing todayI had to kill a queen. This hive has been hot since spring of last year. It got worse through the summer and then after fall harvest it settled down some. The other day I was out there and its getting too hot again, plus other things I noticed that were not good. Very runny on the frames, and the brood build out was edge to edge on the frames. All signs of Africanized. These hives are too close to homes for me to feel comfortable leaving it. I went out today, found the queen and put her in a container of rubbing alcohol. Michael Bush said its the quickest way to kill them and its true, she seemed to die immediately.
The hive is a 10 frame deep all seems full of bees. I wanted to do this before the queen started laying drone, as the build up has started here. Theres 3 frames full of brood with some brood on 2 other frames. Nectar and pollen on the other frames.
My questionI have another hive the same size, one deep full, and Id like to combine the now queenless hive to this one with newspaper or doubled mesh screen to one of the same size that then I would have a decent size hive. I messed quite awhile in the original hive as I found and lost the queen twice before I finally got her, and the colony was pretty worked up by the time I was done. Probably a bit traumatized. I thought it might be better to put the queenright box on top of queenless, rather than move the queenless hive. The queenright hive is about 30 feet away, within feet of other hives so I hope returning foragers will drift to other hives.
Or should I take queenless and put that on top of queenright? Either way I will need to put an empty deep on top and move frame by frame as both hives I believe are connected to bb with plates and screws.
Do I use a wedge at the lid to give the top box access in and out?
Do I combine at all as one was hot/Africanized?
I want to use the dead queen as a swarm lure. How do I do that, what prep, and do I still use Lgo?


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Music of the New York Minimalist School
An evening of art and music
7.30pm Thursday 22 August
National Gallery Of Australia
$15 Members/Concessions; $20 Others
pre-purchased tickets +61 2 6240 6504
As part of the public program of events for the exhibition Sol LeWitt: Drawings, Prints and Books 1968-1988, the National Gallery of Australia presents Music of the New York Minimalist School. Two works by minimalist composer Steve Reich will be performed in an exhibition of works by minimalist visual artist Sol LeWitt.
In the 1960s Reich and LeWitt were based in New York and were part of an artistic movement known as Minimalism. Even though their art forms were different, they found a strong relationship between their geometric compositions and workmanlike techniques and repetition.
Sol LeWitt, a leading figure in contemporary American art reacted against the spontaneous, gestural painting style of the Abstract Expressionists with an art that focussed more on process, ideas and geometry. The concept from which art begins was at the core of his work.
Steve Reich is one of America's most prominent composers. His music is characterised by a strong, unrelenting pulse and short, repeating melodic patterns. He is often linked with other minimalist composers such as Phillip Glass and John Adams.
Sol LeWitt: Drawings, Prints and Books 1968-1988 focuses on the artist's works on paper. Comprising four drawings and 22 artist's books, the exhibition features a large collection of prints including a spectacular ten-metre wall series of 75 prints. Although the Gallery has been acquiring the artist's work since the late 1970s, this is the first time such a large selection has been displayed.
Nagoya Marimbas (2 marimba players)
N.T. Counterpoint (10 piece clarinet ensemble plus soloist)
The concert will be performed by musicians from the School of Music, National Institute of the Arts, ANU. Composer and writer Jim Cotter will speak briefly about minimalism as music genre and the relationship between pieces and the art of Sol LeWitt.
For further information:
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Convicted murderer Daniel Villegas not released from jail Friday morning
EL PASO, Texas - Dec. 20, 2013 Update:
Daniel Villegas, the man convicted of double murder in 1995, will not be released from jail today pending his retrial.
Villegas' attorneys asked the judge to release Villegas on bond. The judge said in court Friday morning that he is waiting for a mandate from a higher court. A mandate is an official order after an opinion has been issued.
Dec. 18, 2013 story:
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued an opinion saying Daniel Villegas had ineffective attorneys in his original capital murder trial and he deserves a new trial.
Villegas was convicted of Capital Murder in 1995 for the shooting deaths of teenagers Armando Lazo and Robert England in Northeast El Paso.
Villegas and supporters across the country, have maintained his innocence saying he was coerced into confessing by former El Paso Police Detective Al Marquez. Villegas, now 36, was 16 years old when Marquez arrested him in 1993 and interrogated him for hours.
The Court of Criminal Appeals, made up of nine judges, agreed with El Paso District Judge Sam Medrano's prior opinion that Villegas had ineffective counsel. "We agree Applicant has demonstrated that counsel was ineffective for not presenting evidence of possible alternative perpetrators and for not discovering and presenting evidence that would have allowed the jury to give effect to the voluntary confession jury instruction submitted in this case," the opinion states.
Judge Medrano presided over an evidentiary hearing last fall in which Villegas' new attorneys, Joe Spencer and Louie Gutierrez, tried to prove Villegas was actually innocent and the evidence in the case pointed at other suspects, who were never investigated by El Paso Police.
Medrano issued a recommendation to the Court of Criminal Appeals stating Villegas was actually innocent and had a bad defense. Medrano also ruled Marquez had illegally obtained the confession from Villegas.
The higher court did agree with Medrano's assertion of ineffective counsel and a questionable interrogation but did not agree that Villegas new attorneys had proven actual innocence. "We further find that Applicant has not shown that new facts 'unquestionably establish' his innocence."
Spencer said Texas courts generally don't grant actual innocence without DNA evidence that exonerates the defendant. There is no DNA evidence in the deaths of Lazo and England.
Though the Court of Criminal appeals established Villegas deserves a new trial, the District Attorney will ultimately decide whether to retry Villegas. "I'm still evaluating the evidence and it's too early to tell if we'll retry," said District Attorney Jaime Esparza on Wednesday. Esparza was the original prosecutor in Villegas' murder trial. Last year, in an interview, Esparza said he had never doubted Villegas' guilt. "I have not, at any point had a thought that maybe Daniel Villegas was not the person who committed this crime," Esparza said in the fall of 2012. Asked if he still believed that, Esparza said he cannot answer the question because the case is now pending and he cannot comment on an ongoing case.
Spencer said Villegas is scheduled for a bond hearing on Friday morning, at which time Spencer will ask Judge Medrano to let Villegas free on bond until his new trial, if there is one. "When you have a very conservative court saying that there's problems with this case, problems with the way the confession was taken, problems with the defense, they (the District Attorney's office) need to step back and do what's right and not just (focus on) winning."
Either way, Spencer said the evidence is "very strong" for Daniel's innocence. "I'll tell the judge I'll take the first 12 jurors. We're ready to go."
The El Paso business owner who has fought for years to free Daniel and who has funded his defense, said he could not stop crying when he heard the news. "I made a commitment to Daniel that I would never stop until he got out of jail," said John Mimbela.
Mimbela said he's spent more than $200,000 of his own money in the effort to free Villegas and he said "it's been worth every penny." The businessman said his sons took over the management of his company, Mimbela Contractors, while he focused on freeing Daniel. "It's become like a second job," he said.
He hopes Villegas will be home for the holidays. "Our wish came true. We wanted him by Christmas. He wanted to be home by Christmas." If Judge Medrano does not grant Villegas the bond, it'll be his 18th Christmas behind bars.
In an interview with Villegas last fall, he also wondered what it'd be like to be home for the holidays. "I haven't been out with my family in a long time. What am I going to do on Christmas day with them? How is that experience going to be? What's going to happen? what's it going to be to taste egg nog? I haven't tasted that in like 17 years."


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Movie Review: Hugo
A simple, solid, heart-tugging film from director Martin Scorsese.
Director: Martin Scorsese
MPAA Rating: PG
Studio: Paramount Pictures
If you can't manage to sit through a film that isn't dripping with snark, cynicism or irony then Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese, may not be for you. Adapted for the screen by John Logan from a book by Brian Selznick, the movie, set in the glory of Paris in the early '30s, is about a young fugitive orphan (Asa Butterfield) who secretly makes his home high above a grand train station. There he mourns the loss of his father (Jude Law), tends the station's ornate clocks and in his spare time proves to be an ace at both tinkering with gadgets and thieving to stay alive. Hounded by an officious, hopelessly inept station guard (Sacha Baron Cohen) and nabbed for stealing tools and spare parts by a sad older man who runs an antique stall (Ben Kingsley). The orphan manages to find a friend and partner in adventure in the antique seller's bookish, lovely niece (Chloe Grace Moretz).
It's a simple, solid, heart-tugging story and what a joy. Gloriously directed by Scorsese in full fever-dream mode, the film has been shot – and thought-out – in majestic, best ever 3-D. From its first frames, Hugo is rapturously beautiful to look at, richly imaginative, constantly inventive and deeply and mysteriously emotional. With the camera swooping and gliding through exquisite magical environments, with its cast giving such open, emotional performances (especially Kingsley), with Howard Shore's musical score suggesting so much, this is the most personal, rhapsodic, drunk-on-cinema film that self-avowed film lover Scorsese has made in too long. Hugo is so filled with Scorsese's reverence for early films and filmmakers that, finally, it explodes into a love song to the power of classic movies to make us dream and feel. Among true film connoisseurs, there shouldn't be a dry eye in the house. Like The Artist, Hugo is that rare film that can send you soaring if only you're willing to give yourself over to it. It makes most movies aimed at families seem crass and tinny. It is also, as time should prove, a masterwork.


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SCADA / cyber security advice
I am seeking a bit of advice from a career / education perspective. I'm a Process Control Engineer, working at a public utility. I work in SCADA systems, PLC's, and DCS's (Distributed Control Systems). Sorry for all the acronyms, but I figure you folks are used to them, with all the certs floating around out there.
I am very interested in focusing my career on the SCADA / cyber security side of things. My background is in Chemical Engineering, not IT, however; and right now, I sort of feel like I'm trying to take a sip of water from a fire hose.
With my work experience in SCADA systems, I've had to tinker around in Domain Controllers, firewalls, DMZ's, DCOM, SQL, etc... I know just enough to be able to troubleshoot some minor problems, but by no means am I an expert. I definitely can't explain the "why's" at this point.
So I've decided to apply to a Master's program in Information Security. I want to focus on the SCADA side of things, and how they are segregated from business networks. The protocols I typically work with would be TCP/IP and Modbus / Modbus+. And OPC (is that a protocol? See, I've got so much to learn...).
There are four pre-requisites required before acceptance into the program that I am interested in. I'll be taking these, starting in the Fall. They are:
- Fall semester: 1) discrete / logical structures; 2) JAVA programming
- Spring semester: 3) computer org / assembly; 4) program design & data structures
So those are the official requirements, but given my non-IT background, I feel that I ought to beef up a bit more before actually entering the program. That's really where I'm seeking advice, and with that in mind, I'm considering the following:
- Currently, I'm doing "independent study" of the Network+ exam. I am not sure whether I'll actually take the cert, but it is definitely providing me with good foundations, so I'm going to cover all of the material.
- I plan to take a C++ course over the summer, based on the recommendation of a friend that is in a Computer Forensics program at the university I'll be attending.
- While I'm taking care of the InfoSec pre-reqs, I was thinking I might enroll roll in a CISCO Network Academy on the side, and try to get a CCNA. (My supervisor at work is thinking about building CCNP into one of our career ladders. I explained to him that CCNA comes before CCNP.)
After I started the Info Sec program, I think that I'd continue to take some courses on the side...
- ...?
I'm also on the market for a laptop that would get me through the program. I've noticed that a lot of the students are using MacBook Pros. I have a MacBook myself, but I was surprised to see so many students using the Mac OSX as opposed to Windows. Could anyone offer me some insight as to why this might be the case?
My Crypto friend recommended a MacBook Pro, with VMWare installed so that I could install a Virtual Machine of a Windows OS as needed... any recommendations as to which OS I'd want -- XP, Vista, or 7?
I've also seen a LOT of discussions here about Linux / Unix. Would I want to install that in VMWare, as well? I do have a --little-- bit of experience in Ubuntu, from setting up a TikiWiki server for my former employer. I am by no means an expert.
Finally, if anyone has a similar background in SCADA, I'd love to develop a relationship with a mentor. (Would that make me a mentoree or mentee? I'm not clear on the proper term here.)
Kind regards


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"Mama" and "dada"—2 words that are guaranteed to sound like music to your ears. After all, they represent not only one of the most memorable steps babies make toward talking, but a 2-syllable recognition of all your devoted love and attention. While it will be many months before your baby will be able to master this milestone, it certainly won't be your baby's first when it comes to language development. Below are some of the significant stepping stones that will lead up to the day when your child will actually be able to talk (and talk back!) to you.
To sum it up: While it may take well into toddlerhood before your baby is able to put her thoughts, feelings, and demands into words you can understand, she'll be communicating with you long before then.


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Saving the future one strategic plan at a time
How does an organisation founded in the 20th Century devise a strategic plan for the 21st… and to do so at a time when more and more people are, by choice or otherwise, turning their backs to market economies that are failing us even as we speak?
It is just at these times that strategies that draw inspiration from the commons, from "less is more" starts to make more sense than ever, and are critical and urgent to our survival.
It is with these ideas and concerns in mind that apc.au continues to re-define itself within the context of a rapidly changing financial outlook and environment.
It's been near on two years since we re-traced our steps, down-scaled and re-emerged with our skills, intuative knowledge and passion for a secure and fun future. With that in mind Grant and I have taken the bold step towards a strategic plan, drawing on our dreams and aspirations and 20 years in the IT and social media / computer communications business.
In keeping with our open content policy we have our draft strategic plan online for review, contemplation and recommendation. We look forward to hearing from you.


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Southwest Louisiana residents dance their Labor Day away during 2012's Boozoo's Labor Day Festival at the Lake Charles Civic Center. (American Press Archives)
Last Modified: Saturday, August 31, 2013 12:48 PM
By Warren Arceneaux / American Press
For nearly three decades, the Chavis family has hosted an annual festival to showcase zydeco musicians and help keep the zydeco culture going.
The event, started by legendary artist Boozoo Chavis in a field near the family's Lake Charles home, will be held in the Lake Charles Civic Center Exhibition Hall at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 1.
Margaret John, Boozoo's daughter and the festival's promoter, said the family is determined to keep the event going.
"This is going to be the 29th year. My mother, Leona, kept it going after my dad's death in 2001," she said. "She died in 2009, but me and my brothers and sisters have kept it going. Daddy started in a field by our house. He wanted to keep up the tradition of zydeco; that was his life and he didn't want it to die down. That's what we are trying to do. We are a nonprofit; we do it so people can come out and have a good time. That's what dad loved about it — seeing people enjoying it."
Boozoo's legacy will be seen on stage as well, with four of his stepchildren performing in the Dog Hill Stompers band.
"Quincy and Mason Trail are brothers and Boozoo's grandchildren, and Rellis Jr., Justin and Cornell Chavis are also brothers and his grandchildren," said John. "They are all in the band, along with guitarist Brian Allen. Dyllan John sometimes plays the scrubboard with them; he is Boozoo's first great-grandchild."
Along with the Stompers, Keith Frank and the Souileau Band, Chris Ardoin and Nu Step, and Geno Delafosse and French Rockin Boogie are scheduled to perform.
The event is now on its third home and will be held in the Civic Center for the third time.
"We had moved to the Knights of Columbus Hall in Iowa, but the building was too small for the crowds and we wanted to bring the festival back to Lake Charles," John said. "Now it is air conditioned, kids can come out and we like it there. Every year more people come out."
John said her father liked to help younger musicians.
"He loved anyone that picked up an accordion," she said. "A lot of bands now — Step Rideau, J Paul Jr. — all tell me they played with or recognized my dad. Keith has been playing with us since we started in the '80s. He was always trying to keep the tradition going, and they love them for that.
"It is amazing, after all this time, not a day goes by that I don't here about my dad. People have all kinds of stories, all kind of good things to say about him. On Oct. 12 in Lafayette, at the Festival Acadiane, he is going to be an honoree this year. They are bringing the family over and will let the Dog Hill Stompers play."
Doors open at 10 a.m.; music begins at 11 a.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $2 for those 12 and younger. For more information, call 438-3482.


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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Love for All, Hatred for None.
Guest speaker, Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary
Speech of Maulana Attaul Mujeeb Rashid sahib
Chudhary Muhammad Ali sahib presiding over the morning session
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Huzur entering Lajna Jalsa Gah for the address to ladies
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- 6 beef tenderloin steaks (1-1/2 to 2 inches thick and 6 ounces each)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup dry red wine or beef broth
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon browning sauce, optional
- Season steaks with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter and oil over medium-high heat. Cook steaks for 5-8 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°). Remove and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, saute onion and garlic in remaining butter for 1 minute. Add wine or broth; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in parsley and browning sauce if desired. Drizzle over beef. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Gala Beef Tenderloin Filets in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p178
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tickling a girls feet during sex to see how long you can do this before she stops having sex with you. This maneuver is usually done after you get off and need an excuse to stop having sex.
I got off in Emily last night, and then I tickled that bitches feet for 12 seconds before she stopped me. Try to beat that tickle timer Joe.
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Going sightseeing outside of San Ramon.
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It was so beautiful and quiet sitting out on the recliners in the cool morning. I took everybody's camera cards and downloaded and organized all the pictures on the laptop. Heard parrots flying around in the valley and finally saw a conure near us. A hummingbird finally came to eat at the lantana plant by the porch but I could not catch it on camera. It would eat and fly off and keep coming back. I am determined to catch the elusive hummy. A very large brown and white bird, probably a hawk of some kind landed on the wall but was gone before I could get good look.
Deb says there are Howler monkeys but I have not heard them yet
Well everyone is stirring so I guess we will be leaving soon.
We went up to Poas National Park to see the Poas Volcanos.
Our first sight was a Kudamondi. Someone gave him a plate of arroz con pollo. He was real tame, he stood there for half an hour posing for pictures.
We had to walk up a steep walkway to the top of the volcano and I barely made it. The cloud cover pretty much hid the view. You had to be real fast when it cleared to get a picture.
So now I think, wow it will be all downhill, but no, you have to climb more stairs to get to the second volcano. This one had a lake in the crater that fills up from the rain.
We had just finished taking pictures when it started to rain on us and we headed for the forest
We really wanted to go to Le Paz Waterfalls but the rain didn't stop. They had a large butterfly and hummingbird garden that I would have liked to have gone to. We are learning that you have to leave really early because the storm comes in around 1 pm. We are also learning that no matter how hungry you are, sightsee first, then go to the restaurant when it rains.
We got back to the villa early and watched dvds.


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German Shepherd Dog Forums (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/)
- Training Our Puppy (basic) (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/training-our-puppy-basic/)
- - Help me be more "alpha" or understand my place as a GSD owner. (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/training-our-puppy-basic/427058-help-me-more-alpha-understand-my-place-gsd-owner.html)
Help me be more "alpha" or understand my place as a GSD owner.
Ok, I know that this "ALPHA" stuff is always being talked about on these forums.I've read threads over and over. But cannot get a clear view on where I need to be with my 9 week old. I guess I want to be the leader but also someone she could count on. What are some dos and don'ts?
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For me, forget the alpha smalpha stuff..At this age, I am working on a good bond with my puppy:) Basic stuff like sit/COME (most important), working on that puppy to get them to think "I" am the center of their universe:)...
Patience, consistency, being fair, and not expecting a perfect puppy/dog.
I hand feed my puppies, figure out what motivates them, is it toys? food?
I kinda let them be puppies at this age, ignoring bad stuff, redirecting to good things, ALWAYS Praising, treating for GOOD behaviors even if you haven't asked for them.,
I think once you get a good bond going, everything else falls into place,,mutual respect:) Thats just my quick view on it
I agree with Diane. Let the puppy be a puppy. They will make mistakes, just ignore and redirect. The pup will learn what is and isn't acceptable. Praise when it does something right, ignore when it does something wrong.
Correct me if I'm wrong with any of these training techniques. But this is what I've been doing.
Teach her to sit/come and treat her 90% of the time. (i use her food for treats) 10% I give her a toy.
Feed her 3x a day, after feeding crate her for 30 min then take her out. (no idea why I do this, but seen it on dog whisperer)
Treat her for using Pee pads. (use Pee pads ATM but will eventually go outside.
When she is gnawing on stuff that I don't want her to, or jumping on the couch I used to say no and give her a little pop. But now I grab her and and direct her towards a toy. I was having trouble with a lamp wire but she seems to know not to touch it anymore because of my attitude change when there is something really wrong. Am I doing this right?
Biting of arms, fingers, feet...etc...my arms look like I'm emo and cut myself because of her. The thing I'm really havinga problem with is when I goto grab her sometimes she will snap back like "hands off". Any suggestions?
Also, I play with her on the floor most of the time. Sometimes ill act like im a dog and growl at her either squatting or on the floor, I usually get her running at me and then quickly turns to growling and barking...but if I stand up and calm down shell stop. I have recently stopped doing the whole imma a dog thing because I don't want her to look at me as a dog. If that makes sense.
She seems to like to nip at faces. I want to put a stop to that but no clue how.
Yesterday, I went on this whole Cesar Millian "im the boss" training but felt like I was just bullying my dog. Always poking, pinning her. When is a good sign that I need to pin her? Is there any reason to? I'm sure I confused the dog more than anything so I stopped.
The last few days I have been putting her between my legs on her back so I could pet her stomach. Sometimes she likes it but sometimes she just wants out. She seems like she doesn't like to be pet to much. If my wife or I reach for her to give her a little pet she will try to bite. Seems weird. Is this what puppies do?
Sorry if some of this doesnt make sense I'm typing from my phone.
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First don't for me is right here:
Leerburg | Dog Parks: Why They Are A Bad Idea
That's where problems you did not need to have can be created.
Then here that's how you should dog you can protect him, later on down the line when he's out and about on walks. I just flat out don't do strange dog "I thought my dog was friendly folks".
Leerburg | Who Pets Your Puppy or Dog
Look up loose leash training when it's time to start with a leash.
The ALPHA thing with one dog/puppy isn't really an issue as long as your reasonably competent...recent threads have shown issues early on though so I guess that can be screwed up?????
Gonna throw this link your way to in regards to the "early" socialization thing
Dog Club, Critical periods in your puppyâs psychological growth
And I won't let my puppy put his feet down anywhere another dog has been, until two weeks after his last puppy shot. I have done so in the past and got lucky and had no issues but now I realize I was putting my puppies at risk.
All that is in the future right now the most important step is bonding with your puppy and taking care of him that's how you let him see your in charge! :)
agree with others... forget the 'alpha' stuff.
Be her leader, teacher, source of all good things fun person with just the right amount of calm discipline.
personally, I hate the pee pee pads.
I start with crate and outside from the very first.
If she thinks you're the greatest thing in the world, she will follow your direction.
Just like two legged critters, they won't be ruined by one mistake.
Relax and enjoy her!
I've never had to pin a puppy. Dogs are pretty intune with tone of voice. Been forever since I've dealt with a puppy I remember my Boxer mix looked at me like he was gonna cry when I said "SIT" instead of "Sit".
Maybe a 'NO" instead of 'No" will get your point across? And sit/stay and down, start working on those. Very important down the road it's easier to tell a dog to do something than to "not" do something!
Down is dropping the bomb on them in my experience. :)
I believe its mutual respect that gets the forever bond in motion. They respect me and I respect them, I have never needed more.
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