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Living in the West Australian Wheatbelt
In this series Carli finds out what it's like to live different kinds of lifestyles – rural, regional or city… what's your dream?
Annaleis from Teapots and Tractors lives with her husband and two children in a small country town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. She moved from the picturesque town of Geraldton eight years ago to teach at a local primary school and to be closer to her husband Richard who works and farms in the area.
Annaleis and her family love living where they do, "We're lucky to live in town so we can walk to school but we also have the advantage of a large block and family farm which is only 10 minutes away. Across the road from us is the sports grounds and farm land. The kids can explore and climb and create in their natural environment."
Daily Life
Hayden, 5, spends five days a week at Pre-Primary school and daughter Mikala, 4, attends kindergarten two days a week. Annaleis volunteers at school and is on the parent and teacher committee. She also spends what spare time she has left playing golf or netball, writing for Teapots and Tractors and catching up on tasks which during winter might include helping to move tractors or cutting and collecting wood for the fire.
Annaleis says "I not only have a supportive local community I have added to it with the online community with my blog. I also work part time at home for another local Mum who has her own marketing business. It's great because it is flexible and can be completed when my children go to bed or when they are at school."
Twice a week Annaleis travels 50 kilometres to the larger town of Moora so Mikala can attend ballet and jazz dancing and Hayden can attend speech and occupational therapy appointments. Annaleis says that living in a small town has been great for Hayden (who is on the Autism Spectrum) saying, "We only have 26 children in our whole school from Kindy to year 7. The attention and the routines have meant that he thrives in the environment."
Community engagement
The family believe in the Act Belong Commit message; they join in local sports all year round. Richard and Annaleis are also on a number of committees both holding Treasurer positions. "Small town sporting groups and committees only survive with their volunteers who turn up to busy bees and help host local events. One of my favourites is coming up and that is our Winter Party which is held in a local Shearing Shed," says Annaleis.
Budget tips
Annaleis says that living in a rural town means you really do need to budget. "Food can and does cost a lot more than the major supermarkets in the city. I have a Thermomix so I can cook a lot from scratch with ingredients I buy in bulk when I visit Perth. We also aim for no packaging in our lunchboxes so they are better for us all and it's a huge price saving. We also have chickens that eat our scraps and provide us with free-range eggs."
With no local takeaway shops (not even an open pub!) the family manage to save money by making a list of essentials and heading to Perth once every few weeks. "This is a great saving tool as not visiting the shops and picking up one or two items every few days means we can only buy occasionally rather than a few times a week," says Annaleis.
Living in a small community, the benefits are obvious for Annaleis. She says "When you are sick someone will drop everything to help. I love that if you're running late someone will grab the kids from school or if we have a home game of sport we have lots of volunteers and supporters as well the players. I also love that kids are nearly always a welcome addition to any get together."


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20. 05. 2008 - Czech Airlines Can Now Issue E-Tickets for 100% of Its Flights
Prague, May 20, 2008
Czech Airlines is now able to allow its ticketing agents to issue an e-ticket 100 percent of the time. By reaching this point, the company has been able to meet this requirement of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ahead of its deadline. Starting in June, IATA will be requiring all sales agents to suspend the issuance of paper tickets and convert over exclusively to the use of e-tickets.
The principal requirement for the conversion over to the e-ticket system is the completion of the interlining process – i.e. the joint recognition of electronic travel documents by the individual partner carriers. The conversion over to e-tickets has been one of the priorities of Czech Airlines. "As of May 15th, we completed our interlining with our fifty-third carrier, United Airlines, and we are now able to cover basically the entire air network serviced by Czech Airlines and its partners. We have been able to reach this capability two weeks ahead of the deadline set by the IATA," said Jiří Devát, Czech Airlines' Vice-President for Information Technologies. The last interline connection, which Czech Airlines plans to activate by the end of May 2008, is Yerevan. This destination will be connected as of May 26, 2008.
Last week, Czech Airlines completed its interlining with United Airlines and with China Southern, a new member of the SkyTeam Alliance. At the beginning of 2008, Czech Airlines already had the capability of issuing e-tickets for more than 90 percent of its ticketing transactions. The currently active interline connections represent 95 percent of the airline's income generated from ticket sales. The company currently sells 90 percent of its tickets in an e-ticket format, even though it is able to issue an e-ticket for 100 percent of its transactions.
The share that e-tickets represent of total sales varies from one sales channel to another. The highest percentage of e-ticket usage comes from the sales using the airline's own online booking and ticketing system operated through the Czech Airlines' website. 98 percent of the tickets sold through this sales channel are in the form of e-tickets. Approximately 95 percent of the tickets sold through the airline's ticketing agents are e-tickets and when it comes to the tickets sold through Czech Airlines' own sales offices, such tickets account for over 78 percent of those issued.
This month Czech Airlines will be entering a new phase in the area of electronic ticketing. The carrier will be launching a retesting of all of its 53 interline connections with other air carriers using linkages through the Meridian system – a system which Czech Airlines plans to convert over to by the end of the year. By the end of 2008, the company will start to use this new comprehensive airline IT system for the support of key sales activities - including ticket reservations, pricing and ticket issuance, passenger and luggage check-in and online sales. Up to now, Czech Airlines has been using 12 individual systems from eight different providers to perform these functions.
Passengers can purchase an e-ticket not just over the internet but also through a 'brick and mortar' store, which is one of the reasons why the total number of e-tickets sold by the airline is substantially higher than the number of such tickets that are sold directly over the internet.
Advantages of an E-Ticket
An e-ticket has a number of advantages for the passenger. The key advantage is the fact that an e-ticket cannot be lost. A passenger who has purchased an e-ticket can arrive at the airport without a physical travel document and they will still be able to check-in for their flight. Another advantage is the fact that Czech Airlines charges a lower service fee for the issuance of an
e-ticket (compared to a traditional paper ticket). Also, purchasing an e-ticket online is both very simple and very quick. One of the many advantages of this method of purchasing a ticket is the fact that the ticket can be purchased at any time of the day or night and the passenger doesn't have to be worried about the opening hours of an airline's ticket office or the availability of a ticketing agent. With an e-ticket, the passenger is also able to easily check-in using the internet as early as 24-hours before departure. In the future, Czech Airlines also plans to offer the option of checking in for a flight through the use of the SMS technology. For the airline, the conversion over to the e-ticketing system is expected to result in a reduction in reservation and sales related costs. IATA has indicated possible savings in the range of several USD per ticket.
Additional information on the electronic services of Czech Airlines and detailed instructions on their use can be found on the airline's website: www.czechairlines.com under Online Services.
Daniela Hupáková
Communications Director
Czech Airlines Press Spokesperson

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Three-Run Eighth Pushes Dukes Past Flames
James Madison scored three eighth-inning runs to break a 7-7 tie, sending the Dukes past the Liberty Flames, 10-7, Tuesday at Long Field/Mauck Stadium.
Liberty drops to 20-20 on the year. James Madison moves to 27-10 on the season. The non-conference game begins a five-game road swing for the Flames, who play 11 of their next 12 contests on the road.
Liberty jumped out to a 3-0 lead in its first at bat of the game. Second baseman Tommy Bussey (Jr., Boynton Beach, Va.) walked to lead off the contest. Two batters later, right fielder P.K. Keller (Sr., RF, and Clearwater, Fla.) singled through the right side of the infield for the Flames' first hit of the day. First baseman David Giammaresi (Sr., Coral Springs, Fla.) followed by blasting his third home run of the season over the right field wall to put Liberty on the score board.
In the bottom of the frame, James Madison pushed across its first run of the game. With one out, right fielder Trevor Knight singled and stole second. He then advanced to third on a fielder's choice by first baseman Steven Caseres and scored on an errant throw by Bussey in an attempt to turn a double play.
Cody Brown (Jr., RHP, Boca Raton, Fla.) upped the Liberty lead to 4-1 with a solo home run, leading off the second inning. The round tripper, a shot over the center field wall, was the third baseman's fifth of the season.
James Madison countered in the home half of the second with a solo home run of its own, to slice its deficit in half. Catcher Brett Garner led off the frame with his fourth round tripper of the year to make it, 4-2 Liberty.
In the third inning, the Dukes took their first lead of the game. With two men on, Caseres lined a one-out double off the left field wall, plating both runners and tying the game at 4-4. Third baseman McKinnon Langston followed with a RBI single to give James Madison a 5-4 advantage.
Liberty went back on top with two runs in the fifth frame, only to see the Dukes to come back in the bottom of the inning with one to tie the contest once again. With two outs, catcher Errol Hollinger (Jr., C, Upland, Calif.) walked and later scored on three consecutive wild pitches. Keller also walked and advanced to third by virtue of the wild pitches. Giammaresi cashed in the right fielder with a single to left field for a 6-5 Flames edge. In the bottom of the inning, James Madison knotted the contest at 6-6, when designated hitter Lee Bujakowski was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
The team's exchange runs in the sixth, as the game remained deadlocked. In the top half of the inning, designated hitter Garrett Young (Sr., Fountain Valley, Calif.) walked and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Brown. After the designated hitter moved to third on a wild pitch, center fielder Joseph Feeley (Fr., CF, Chesapeake City, Md.) lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Young. James Madison countered with run on doubles into the right field corner by center fielder Brett Sellers and Langston to tie the contest at 7-7 in the home half of the frame.
The Dukes plated three two-out runs in the eighth inning to take a 10-7 lead. With two down in the frame, Langston walked and moved to second on a wild pitch. Garner followed with single up the middle, allowing Langston to score and put James Madison in front, 8-7. The next batter, left fielder Matt Browning, connected for a two-run home run to give the Dukes a three-run cushion.
In the ninth inning, Brown opened the frame with double to left field. After the next Flame was retired, pinch hitter Kenneth Negron (Jr., 2B/OF, Kingwood, Texas) dropped a double in front of the left fielder to put Liberty runners at first and third. However, James Madison reliever Turner Phelps retired the next two hitters to close out the victory for the Dukes.
Steven Evans (Fr., LHP, Amherst, Va.), the third Liberty pitcher of the contest, takes the loss to drop to 2-3 on the year. The freshman allowed three runs on three hits, striking out three and walking two in two innings of work. Phelps, who entered the game with one out in the second inning, moves to 3-0 on the season. The James Madison reliever gave up three runs on three hits in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out 10 and walked three batters.
Giammaresi drove in four runs with two hits in the contest for the Flames. Teammate Brown also had two hits for Liberty. Langston and Garner had three hits apiece for the Dukes.
Liberty travels to Norfolk, Va., tomorrow to face the Old Dominion Monarchs. Game time Wednesday is scheduled for 6 p.m.


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Fox 2000 is set to develop a film feature based on the memoir of food writer Ruth Reichl entitled "Garlic and Sapphires."
A seemingly promising book-based film project is being set up at Fox 2000. The company has been confirmed to develop "Garlic and Sapphires" based on food writer Ruth Reichl's memoir of the same title with Cary Brokaw's Avenue Pictures producing and Jeremy Leven penning the script.
Intended to be a romantic comedy which follows Reichl's evolution from chef to what she has become now, Brokaw described that the film's premise "has a great hook -- it's a columnist who has to don disguises so she won't be known, and is in one of those disguises when she meets the man she falls in love with."
"Garlic" initially was set up at HBO as a half-hour comedy series, but as it was put into turnaround it then got redeveloped as a feature and sold to Fox. It is said that the picture will also draw from Reichl's earlier memoir, "Comfort Me with Apples", while relying chiefly on tales from "Garlic and Sapphires."


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Washington (AFP) Jul 05, 2006
The US missile defense system was put to its first real test Tuesday and Wednesday with North Korea's launch of a long-range missile and a half dozen shorter range missiles. US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he was on and off the phone with top US commanders almost continuously for days before the missile tests.
"I received the notification of the launch of these missiles probably within of a minute of when they occurred," he told reporters before a meeting with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
Pentagon officials were circumspect, though, about how the multi-billion dollar missile defense system performed.
"What I will tell you is that each and every launch was detected and monitored, and that interceptors were operational during the missile launches that took place," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.
"The commander of NORAD (the North American Air Defense Command) was able to determine rather quickly that the missiles didn't pose a threat to the United States or its territories," he said.
The North Korean Taepodong-2 was a dud, failing within 40 seconds of lifting off from a launch pad in eastern Korea, so no US interceptor missiles were fired, according to defense officials.
The other six medium- and short-range missiles landed in the Sea of Japan.
"The Taepodong-2 is estimated to have the range that could conceivably reach the United States and the fact that it failed is fact, but it does not change the nature of the launch," Rumsfeld said.
It was unclear Wednesday to what extent the integrated US missile defense system was used to detect and track the launches.
A network of early-warning satellites and radars is supposed to feed data to a command center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they are processed by powerful computers linked to interceptor missiles in Alaska and California.
Analysts said the United States likely had as many assets focused on North Korea as on the US shuttle launch, which occurred at about the same time as the Taepodong-2 went up.
"I think they had all of their sensors watching very carefully. This is the big one. The Taepodong-2," said John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org.
"I think the toss up is whether they had more eyes on the missile or on the space shuttle. They had a lot of metal in the air," he said.
Pike said it may be several days before US analysts get a clearer picture of what happened to the Taepodong-2. The missile's behavior may offer clues to whether the cause of the failure was structural or guidance problems or something else, he said.
Others said initial confusion over the number and types of missiles launched underscore the vulnerabilities of the missile defense system.
"If you don't see all of the missiles an enemy fires, or if they fire too many, even the most futuristic missile defenses we can imagine will be overwhelmed," said Philip Coyle, a former Pentagon weapons evaluator.
The United States has early-warning radars in Clear, Alaska, and Beale Air Force Base in California, as well as a decades-old network of satellites that typically would be used to detect missile launches.
But the missile defense system has a broader constellation of sensors to draw on.
Eleven Aegis warships with Spy-1 satellites have been modified for missile defense tracking missions. Two early-warning radars also have been upgraded to track warheads through space.
And new X-band radars have been developed that are supposedly powerful enough to target an object the size of baseball over California from the US East Coast.
The Missile Defense Agency last month deployed the first sea-based X-band radar off Hawaii and a Forward Based X-band Transportable radar to Shariki, Japan.
A spokesman for the agency said he did not know if they were ready for use in the current situation.
Since the mid-1980s, the United States has spent more than 90 billion dollars to develop a defense against long-range missile attack, a quest that has been fraught with controversy.
The fruit of the effort is what Pentagon officials say is a rudimentary defense against a limited missile attack by North Korea, consisting of nine interceptor missiles at Fort Greely, Alaska, and two more at Vandenberg Air force Base in California.
The interceptor missiles are designed to destroy an incoming warhead in space.
In practice, however, the system has succeeded only in five of 10 attempts to intercept a mock warhead in space. The last intercept occurred in 2002, and that was followed by two failures.
Critics contend that even the successful tests were bogus because they were operationally unrealistic and used surrogates for components of the system that were still in development.
Source: Agence France-Presse
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Telling Tales about Dementia: Experiences of Caring
Edited by Lucy Whitman Foreword by Joanna Trollope
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Special event for LGBT History Month
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On Saturday 6 February at 2.30pm, as part of Camden LGBT History Month,
there will be a reading by lesbian and gay contributors to a new book, Telling Tales About Dementia, which is edited by Lucy Whitman. In this unique anthology, thirty carers from a variety of backgrounds describe their experiences of looking after a partner, parent or friend with dementia.
The collection is particularly significant because, perhaps for the first time in a book of this kind, the experiences of lesbians and gay men who have been caring for someone with dementia are vividly illustrated by half a dozen different contributions a testimony to the dictum gay or straight, dementia does not discriminate.
At this event, some of the lesbians and gay men who have contributed to the book will read extracts from their chapters, followed by a discussion about the issues which are faced by LGBT people affected by dementia. Contributors taking part include:
Rachael Dixey, who is caring for her partner Irene who has early onset dementia
Brian Baylis, who cared for his friend Timothy, and who encountered both hostility from Timothys family, and a complete lack of awareness from service providers about the needs of LGBT people with dementia
Maria Jastrzębska, whose poetry is well-known in both lesbian and poetry circles, both of whose parents had dementia
Roger Newman MBE, who cared for his partner David, and co-founded the Alzheimers Society LGBT Carers Group
Lucy Whitman, who edited the collection, whose mother had dementia. Lucy is a writer and activist, formerly a prolific contributor to magazines such as Spare Rib, Lesbian London etc.
The event will be chaired by Sally Knocker, Director of Communications at the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA).


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BRANDON -- It started as a rhetorical question from a reader: In a city that has twice voted against a casino, why has there been no movement to rid Brandon of VLTs?
I expected the answer to be found somewhere on the spectrum between lack of political will and hypocrisy. What I didn't expect to find was that VLT usage in Brandon has reached a level that makes it virtually impossible to even contemplate removing the machines.
According to Manitoba Lotteries Corp. data, more than $200 million is gambled on VLTs in Brandon each year. When combined with other forms of gambling -- lotteries, scratch-and-win tickets, online gaming, sports betting and illegal gaming -- informed sources indicate that as much as $500 million is wagered in Brandon annually.
To grasp the magnitude of those numbers, consider that retail sales in Brandon and its surrounding rural municipalities in 2012 totalled just $1.03 billion. Brandonites' total income last year was just $1.65 billion, and that's before income taxes.
While proponents of gaming are quick to point out that more than three-quarters of the money gambled in VLTs are paid out in winnings, the argument glosses over the fact a substantial proportion of Brandonites' incomes are being put at risk and are being redistributed to others as a result of gaming. Indeed, it is the fundamental fact of gambling that the number of losers always exceeds the number of winners.
Manitoba has the highest number of VLTs per capita of any province. That translates into the highest per capita incidence of gambling addictions in Canada, along with alarming levels of gambling-related bankruptcies, criminal activity and child poverty.
While the social costs of gaming have been well-documented, another form of dependency created by VLTs in particular is far less apparent.
Brandon's hotels and restaurants rely heavily on commissions earned from VLTs. In many restaurants and bars, food and beverage sales are break-even at best, while VLT commissions pay the bills. Without the VLTs, a number of those establishments would not be viable. Their closure would put hundreds of Brandonites out of work.
On the other side of the equation, the hundreds of millions of dollars that are being spent on VLTs and other forms of gambling in Brandon aren't being used to purchase goods and services from local merchants. That hurts the local economy and costs jobs in the retail and service sectors.
Simply put, Manitoba's gaming policy has created a three-sided Catch-22 situation in Brandon, where the presence of VLTs has given rise to huge social costs and has harmed sectors of the local economy, but their removal would hurt another area of the economy.
With those facts in mind, what does the Selinger government hope to accomplish by adding even more VLTs throughout the province? With the level of VLT usage already so high in Brandon (and the strong likelihood that the activity levels are similar throughout the province), does our NDP government honestly believe millions more can be squeezed out of Manitobans' pockets without causing even more harm to families and the province's economy? Does it even care?
Lotteries Minister Steve Ashton isn't worried about the effect of the additional VLTs. He defends the increase by arguing that his government will be devoting more money than ever before to the treatment of gambling addictions.
That's quality spin, but there was an MLA who fought hard against the introduction of VLTs in the 1990s, arguing "Let us not kid ourselves, there are kids who are going hungry in this province. There are families that are breaking up, marriages that are breaking up because of gambling addiction."
That MLA's name was Steve Ashton.
Manitobans need to see the Selinger government's VLT increase for what it is -- yet another cash grab by a cynical government that would rather increase the number of Manitobans addicted to gambling than deal with its spending addiction.
It is a desperate strategy that may temporarily improve the province's cash flow, but it will leave the ruined lives of Manitobans in its wake.
Deveryn Ross is a political commentator living in Brandon


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Disney and Target blatantly ripped off images from a copyrighted book and put them on t-shirts to promote Ashley Tisdale's High School Musical spinoff, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure. They merely flipped some images, or otherwise very lightly manipulated others. They even copied the handwritten, cursive captions under each image seen in the original artwork in their shirt design. Disney and Target now are bent on drawing out the resulting litigation long enough to put the copyright owners, Seattle design firm Modern Dog, out of business.
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Olivia Wilde slipped on an army green bikini for a fun beach day in LA yesterday. Her husband, Tao Ruspoli, joined in on the action by getting shirtless but stayed on dry land while Olivia splashed around. She's had a low-key Summer, since her appearance at Comic-Con for Tron: Legacy, and it's clear she's kept up her physique after all the combat training that got her in shape for the movie. Click through to see Olivia and Tao's sexy, sandy trip to the beach!
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France's favorite pastimes are eating well, amorous adventures, and street demonstrations. Street theater has become a unique French art form.
American college students go to Florida to drink and party. By contrast, French students celebrate the rites of spring by mass political protests.
But this year is different. France has been rocked for two months by huge protests against a minor labor reform law turned "cause clbre." This week, 1—3 million people protested across France, seriously disrupting commerce, trains, airports, subways and traffic.
The law, known as CPE, proposed by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, was designed to allow French employers flexibility to hire youth under 27 for up to two years without contracts, and fire them without giving a reason. This sensible, if brusque, "easy-hire, easy-fire" act was aimed at reducing France's chronic 8—10% employment, which rises to 30% among youth.
CPE, like last year's disastrous referendum on the European Constitution, quickly became a lightening rod for all sorts of festering popular fears and discontent. Over 60% of French oppose the modest reform. It has become a rallying point for the Left, which desperately needed a new weapon against the Center-Right government of President Jacques Chirac and his patrician prime minister, de Villepin.
At the heart of this issue is France's very future. French enjoy the world's finest lifestyle in a rich, magnificent, well-maintained nation with an enviable educational system that produces well-informed, highly literate graduates.
Past socialist governments have given them a 35-hour work week, generous pensions beginning at 58 or 60, no-cost medical care from France's excellent, efficient health system, and five weeks annual vacation. Firing workers in France is almost impossible. Welfare payments are ample. Yet by some miracle, French labor productivity is actually higher than in the work-till-you-drop USA.
But France's dolce vita cannot continue in the globalized economy. Rich as France is, she can not much longer sustain high unemployment and the underclass of disenfranchised immigrant youth who rioted last year. Government spending consumes 55% of the over-taxed, over-regulated economy.
In many ways, France shares the same problem now faced by General Motors. During years of plenty, unions extracted high wages and rich benefits from GM. Foreign competition took away a large slice of GM's business, and all the gravy, leaving it with unsustainable overhead for non-productive spending on pensions and health. France faces growing competition from Asia and Eastern Europe.
GM, and the French government, have to find some way to cut overhead and slash benefits. But who can blame the French for resisting dismantling of their welfare state? It's like asking a Frenchman at his glorious lunch to leave the table and go do sit-ups. Or GM workers for resisting steep cuts in pay, pensions, and health benefits after decades of loyal service?
All those French students who have wasted years studying leftist claptrap like sociology and cultural anthropology now face the threat there may not be enough do-nothing government jobs for them when they graduate.
They are not mounting a revolution, but a reactionary counter-revolution aimed at protecting their lavish benefits and lifestyle by claiming CPE will "Americanize" France and subject it to brutal, Darwinian "Precarit." Join the real world, you coddled little French crullers.
While the Left rants and raves, the Chirac government is in comical disarray and almost totally discredited. After de Villepin sternly refused any compromise over CPE, Chirac humiliated his prime minister by offering on TV to water it down.
Interior Minister Nicholas Sarkozy, who reeks of raw ambition, was furiously stabbing de Villepin in the back, calling CPE dead and offering "dialogue" with protestors. Both are bitter rivals to succeed Chirac, whom Le Monde rightly observed, "faces a calamitous fin de regime."
Squabbling, ineffectual politicians, an economy under siege, a treasured lifestyle under mortal threat, a violent underclass alienated from France's prosperity, and outside rivals reveling in France's malaise.
It's enough to ruin one's four-course lunch.
- A number of reliable sources claimed this week that the Bush Administration is preparing to attack Iran. The highly respected investigative journalist Seymour Hersh even claims in a New Yorker article that the White House is considering using tactical nuclear weapons against deep underground Iranian nuclear and command sites.
This column broke the same news late last year, including information that US, British and possibly Israeli special forces were operating inside Iran designating targets and stirring unrest.
The White House denies plans to use nukes, but has just repeated threats to go to war against Iran, which it cites as a "danger to the world." We all know that the only danger Iran might one day pose is to Israel. And that's what the born-again Bush Administration has in mind.
The neocons who brought us the Iraq war are just crazy enough to actually consider using nuclear weapons against Iran which even US experts say is a decade away from producing nuclear weapons. There seems to be a bigger national security threat to the US in Washington than in the mountains of Afghanistan.
The US, EU and Canada have cut off all funds to the new, democratically elected government of Palestine. Amazingly, and tellingly, not a single Arab state has had the gumption to try to replace some of the funds, so scared are they of Big Brother in Washington. This pathetic display is yet another example of just how weak the Arab states are. Money alone does not buy power.
We watch US Senator John McCain on the first stages of his upcoming presidential campaign. He is a genuine war hero, unlike the present, self-proclaimed "war president," but he is also a highly erratic politician who often seems even to the right of George Bush. Last week he formed an alliance with the loopy religious right. He actually favors sending more troops to Iraq.
The truth about the Bush Administration's astounding deception over the Iraq war keeps oozing out like some toxic pus. The latest: that Bush, that scourge of leakers, authorized a leak of a secret document aimed at attacking critics who claimed Iraq had not purchased uranium ore from Niger. The most amazing thing about this circus is that crude uranium ore, or yellowcake, requires a massive enrichment infrastructure to be processed into weapons grade material which is far too big to be hidden. Washington knew Iraq had no such capability but clung to the canard that the ore (which it never bought) was destined for nuclear weapons. The officials who made these claims were either arrant liars or idiots — or both.
Gen. Musharraf's little war against his own people is advancing smartly, to the delight of Washington. Tribesmen in formerly autonomous areas are being bombed and rocketed for not bowing to the diktat of Islamabad. To please Washington, they are all described as "Taliban and al-Qaida." Gen. Musharraf apparently feels it's easier to win military victories against his own citizens than against the Indian armed forces — and it keeps all those Yankee dollars coming.
Eric Margolis [send him mail], contributing foreign editor for Sun National Media Canada, is the author of War at the Top of the World. See his website.


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Name: Chelsea
Name of blog: A Duck's Oven
Twitter: @ADucksOven
Location: Eugene, OR
Describe your culinary style.
I grew up in the country outside of Portland, OR with an avid hunter and fisherman for a dad and in my house we ate a lot of meat. I am so not exaggerating when I say that every summer dinner included a hot grill and salmon, steak, or both. My mom regularly prepared elk, venison, fresh fish, and fresh veggies. Oh, how I miss my culinary-spoiled childhood! I take after my mom- most of my dishes are simple but hearty and center around local produce and meat preferably provided by my dad.
What is the main source of inspiration for your recipes?
When I started this blog, I was a junior at the University of Oregon and had just started cooking as a coping mechanism for studying after banging my head against my desk quit working. I wanted to show students that they can cook good food without emptying their already meager bank accounts. You are so not destined to boxed mac n' cheese and frozen taquitos! Not that there's anything wrong with having those things… occasionally. Now I've graduated and have my first big-girl job at the university, and the "small budget" thing hasn't changed. I get inspired by things around me, and in Eugene, OR that means well-crafted beer and beautiful, local produce and meat.
If you could have one food while stranded on a desert island, what would it be?
A perfectly seasoned, medium-rare steak topped with bleu cheese butter. I have to think if I was stranded on a desert island, I'd be pretty freaked out, and for me, steak is the ultimate comfort food. Good mac and cheese and mashed potatoes come in at a very, very close second and third, though. You didn't mention drinks- if I can pick one, I'll take a Deschutes Chainbreaker White IPA, please!
For someone new to your blog, which recipe do you recommend they try first?
This is a tough one! I guess I can narrow it down to two must-triers. First, my Burgers with Homemade Buns. I am a huge football fan (Go Ducks!) and everyone knows the ultimate football staple, next to hot wings, is burgers.
What is your ultimate guilty food pleasure?
Okay, I have two answers for this one. If we're talkin' food not made by me, Track Town Pizza, which is any U of O student's favorite local pizza, takes the cake. Their crust might be the best I've ever had, and I love the crispy pepperonis and spicy sauce. So, so good. If I'm cooking, I think it has to be hot wings. I can't get enough of the feeling of tears streaming down my face and my finger tips on fire while eating a good hot wing. I blame football season for this madness.
Define Yummly.
Yummly: the knock-you-off-your-feet sensation of taking a bite of the best thing you ever made, and knowing no one can do it like you can.


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Local film, art and history buffs will have an opportunity to view some of the world's very first and perhaps oldest works of art found deep inside the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the south of France as the Arts & Education Council brings Werner Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" to the Majestic Theater for a special screening event June 5.
Herzog's documentary, shot in 3-D, takes viewers on a close-up exploration of some of the world's most ancient visual art created by man perhaps more than 30,000 years ago.
The elaborate cave drawings were discovered in 1994 by a team of explorers who stumbled upon the cave's opening and descended into a series of deep caverns where they found hundreds of paintings, engravings and animal bones.
The humans who inhabited the subterranean spaces during the prehistoric Paleolithic period depicted at least 13 different species in their drawings, including rare illustrations of predatory cave lions, panthers, bears and cave hyenas not typically found in ancient drawings on cavern walls.
Check out an interactive map with images from inside the elaborate cave system here.
According to a New York Times 2011 review of the film, the exact age of the art is a matter of dispute amongst archaeological professionals. Christian Züchner, a German archaeologist who argues that the drawings may be actually much younger than the proclaimed 30,000 years, is still impressed with their beauty.
"Even if Chauvet Cave is not as old as assumed, it remains one of the outstanding highlights of cave art," Züchner told the Times.
Herzog's interest in the caves came after reading an article published by The New Yorker by Judith Thurman in 2008 titled "First Impressions: What Does the World's Oldest Art Say About Us?"
After pitching and finalizing the idea with France's Ministry of Culture, the filmmaker was given unusual access to the caves, which were secured and sealed off to the public by the government entity soon after their discovery.
The film crew of four, including Herzog, were only allowed to shoot inside the ancient dwelling for four hours a day over a six-day period, according to the Los Angeles Times. The 3-D cameras used were custom built and often assembled inside the cave during the production.
"Once his four-person crew was inside the cave, they couldn't leave a narrow, 2-foot wide walkway installed to preserve the damp floor of the cave. Herzog had to use lighting that didn't emit any heat," the LA Times reported.
Film event is part of new approach to indy screenings in Chattanooga
The Chattanooga screening of "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" is part of AEC's new partnership with Tugg, a Web platform that helps communities host film screenings of movies they might not normally get a chance to see. With the third film now presented in Chattanooga via Tugg, AEC program director Laurel Eldridge said the new platform is replacing the organization's Independent Film Series, which had become difficult to program.
"We've struggled with our independent series for the past couple of years to book 12 movies in advance. We wanted things more in our control," Eldridge said.
Instead, the group will now present special events and one-night screenings, such as "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" next month, with limited seating sold through advanced online ticket purchases.
"We facilitate screenings for individuals and organizations, so that films that are neglected from wide distribution can get an opportunity to connect with a theater-going audience. This seems to fit with [AEC's] mission, which is why we feel that the Arts & Education Council and Tugg could work together to create a vibrant film community in Chattanooga," Tugg's Brian Parsons said in a press release.
Eldridge said that with the new platform the community has an opportunity to contribute to the success of each event by purchasing tickets in advance. Each film booked through Tugg requires a minimum attendance, so there is a break-even split between the theater and Tugg. AEC receives a portion of the proceeds after the minimum is reached, Eldridge said. The event is only confirmed once the minimum is reached.
"If the community doesn't support it, it doesn't happen," she said.
Herzog's film, however, is definitely showing.
"The AEC reached the 75-person minimum for this event in just one week, providing a perfect example of the level of support for independent films in Chattanooga," AEC Executive Director Susan Robinson said in a prepared statement.


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TOP STORY >> Pathfinder adds one more jewel
Joan Zumwalt, who has led Pathfinder for many years, stood before a crowd of staff, parents and notable visitors and told them it was another red-letter day for Pathfinder.
We have sunshine here in the building, Zumwalt told the crowd which had braved a cold rain to attend. The group was on hand for the dedication of the new Pathfinder Preschool in Jacksonville.
The new building, which cost $6 million to build, is tornado-proof and was built with low-interest bonds.
The 38,000-square-foot, one-story building is located adjacent to the Reynolds building, the main facility on the Pathfinder campus at 2400 W. Main St.
Pathfinder is a private, nonprofit program that has served individuals with developmental disabilities since 1971.
It opened with one person and a $12,000 budget to provide educational services to six people. Pathfinder has an annual budget of $33 million.
Zumwalt thanked the guests, who included Col. Michael Zick, Jacksonville Mayor Gary Fletcher, Cabot Mayor Eddie Joe Williams, state Reps. Mark Perry, Sandra Prater and Jane English, architect Odom Peck Architecture of Little Rock and representatives from Centennial Bank and general contractor Noacom, Inc.
Zumwalt gave the floor to a handful of the preschools students who sang Good Morning to You, and presented Gov. Mike Beebe with a poster thanking him for visiting. Each student in the group shook hands with the governor.
When youre on the board or work for Pathfinder, you work for Joan, John Burkhalter, a Pathfinder board member, said. When youre governor you do too, Beebe jokingly added.
I always refer to Joan as admiral, Beebe told the crowd after Burkhalters introduction.
What we just say, with the kids, is what this is about, the governor told the crowd. This is why were here this morning.
The governor spoke of adults who work with special-needs children, such as the staff at Pathfinders. It is something that is truly a labor of love. He went on to tell the group of his firm belief in what pre-kindergarten and pre-school can do.
It all starts at the very beginning with that foundation, Beebe said. All of them will progress at different rates, all of them will learn at different levels. But they all deserve the competition.
Fletcher said, Im so excited for Pathfinder, but it drives home how dilapidated the facilities are in our public schools. It is visual proof. It makes me mindful, but at the same time it gives me hope. We will have schools on this level in the near future.
Alderman Reedie Ray said, This is great for the city of Jacksonville and is great for the whole state. It helps so many people.
Alderman Marshall Smith said, It is fabulous. It is another lighthouse in the community. This facility can be be added to and can be expanded. The board and staff, especially Joan Zumwalt, should be commended.
Pathfinder vice chairman Robert Ferguson spoke about the construction of the preschool. The buildings perimeter walls were built with 6-inch poured concrete. The walls were interlaced with vertical and horizontal-positioned rebar.
The roof has hurricane straps connecting to the building and the interior has special bracing.
It can stand a near direct hit from a tornado, Ferguson said.
This is the most recent jewel in our crown. Pathfinder has always been an inspiration to me,
Zumwalt told The Leader. We wont stop here. Were reminded constantly of the need. The reward is what we saw with the kids (who performed). Zumwalt has been with Pathfinder since the beginning 38 years.
She says shes seen many examples of what Pathfinder can do.
Col. Michael Zick, 19th Airlift Wing vice commander, and his wife Emily are Pathfinder supporters.
The couple, who are stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base for the third time, have a son with autism, who attended Pathfinder from age 3 to 5.
This is just fantastic to see how the school has grown, Zick said. They were the very first on getting our son on that engagement track to getting the skills needed.
His pediatrician came here, Emily said. Everything was done here. Its the only developmental school he attended. Their son, now a pre-teen, attends public school.
The colonel said the facilities here rate among the best Ive seen.


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Amidst all the efforts to shoehorn the FreedomWorks "meltdown" into the tired narrative of a struggle between "realistic" and "idealistic" wingnuts—or between the Tea Folk who are just the same old conservative activist GOP "base" that's been around since about 1962 and the "Republican establishment"—it's kind of important to remember that nobody's much arguing about ideology in the supposed "struggle for the soul" of the GOP or the political Right generally. All the fights over strategy and tactics and use of money and personalities shouldn't obscure the fact that conservative movement's conquest of the GOP—a growing reality for decades that reached its point of consummation in 2009 and 2010—remains not just the status quo on the Right but the most important variable in American politics.
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There results between them a modus vivendi, which is organization.
What of the 'modus vivendi' of the two races occupying the same soil?
In 1890 they were arranging a modus vivendi with the French government about the lobster fisheries.
All enduring forms establish a modus vivendi with their surroundings.
On March 15 the British Government flatly refused the modus vivendi suggestion.
A wise, liberal, Christian modus vivendi was the object of his desire.
By the modus vivendi Canada was given temporary possession of valuable Chilkaht territory, and her new maps were made accordingly.
And she ultimately succeeded in establishing a modus vivendi.
There was a dispute of kindness, and in the end a modus vivendi of gratitude was arrived at.
They must establish some modus vivendi, and it must be founded on justice.
1879, Latin, literally "way of living or getting along" (see modus).
Modus vivendi is any temporary compromise that enables parties to carry on pending settlement of a dispute that would otherwise paralyse their activities. [Fowler]
A compromise between adversaries that allows them to get along temporarily: "During the separation, my parents adopted a modus vivendi that enabled them to tolerate each other." From Latin, meaning a "method of living."


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Slavery California's Hidden Legacy ~ Freedom's Eve ~ and the will of GOD
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy had open dialogue about the need for a Second Emancipation Proclamation around the 100 anniversary of the Executive Order during the US Civil War... Dr. John Hope Franklin authored a strong book, filled with primay source documentation of the historical period. Slavery and Jim Crow throghout California remains an open secret... Congresswomen Barbara Lee leads the call toward a National Emancipation Day to "finally" share an annual elevated conversation. Freedom's Eve we thank GOD for using a complex man with a biblical name to do his will... in the spirit of Kwanzaa in the California State Capitol, December 31, 2012.
The regional Sacramento community is invited to join us Noon, Monday, December 31, 2012 at the California State Capitol to celebrate Freedom's Eve celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
The historical contributions by people of African ancestry throughout the Sacramento region (1840 - 1865) remains a "hidden secret." In the traditon of "Kuumba" during our special Kwanzaa celebration of creativity, National Emancipation Day is celebrated.
January 1, 2013, marks the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the executive order of the Emancipation Proclamation. The California Black Agriculture Working Group leads the effort to recognize a special milestone in the ongoing struggle toward equity, equal rights and freedom for people of African ancestry throughout the United States and throughout the Pan African Diaspora.
We call upon all California Congressional Representatives of the 112th Congress to support the creation of National Emancipaton Day
112th CONGRESS ~ 2d Session ~ House Resolution 803
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MOORE, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN,
Ms. CHU, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. WATT, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. FARR, Mr. POLIS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. COHEN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. EDWARDS, and Ms. WATERS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Recognizing National Emancipation Day, marking the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in areas of rebellion, and the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the struggle for the equal rights and freedoms afforded to all United States citizens.
Whereas the enslavement of Africans in the American colonies began in 1619, when 20 Africans were brought to the Virginia colony at Jamestown, marking the beginning of more than 200 years of captivity for Africans in America;
Whereas, on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War and in accordance with the war powers vested to him, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation as an executive order, legally emancipating millions of slaves in the States of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and North Carolina;
Whereas, on December 6, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads `Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction', was adopted and effectively outlawed slavery in the United States;
Whereas the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation was a significant precursor to the adoption of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, also known as the Reconstruction Amendments, adopted between 1865 and 1870, as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the National Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 among others; and
Whereas slaves and their descendants in the United States have contributed significantly to the foundation, growth, diversity, and leadership of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that the House of Representatives recognizes National Emancipation Day, marking the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the end of slavery in areas of rebellion, and the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the struggle for the equal rights and freedoms afforded to all United States citizens.


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The first true analog drum machine for 2011 and beyond!
The Tempest by Dave Smith Instruments combines authentic analog and digital synthesis with an intuitive interface, 16 velocity/pressure-sensitive pads, and a powerful sequencer. It's an instrument clearly meant to extend the capabilities and expand the imaginative reach of beat-oriented musicians everywhere. Now it comes with a new operating system for as well as entirely new internal sounds, beats, and projects. The new version, OS 1.4, ships with newly purchased instruments and is also available for download from the company's website for users wishing to upgrade instruments with older versions of the OS.
Each of the 6 analog voices has 2 analog oscillators plus 2 digital oscillators (with a large bank of included samples), Dave's classic analog low-pass filter with audio-rate modulation, an additional high-pass filter, analog VCA with feedback, 5 envelopes, 2 LFOs, an extraordinary variety of analog modulation routings, and stunning sonic quality, warmth and punch. Although optimized for drum sounds, it excels at tuned sounds as well, and even doubles as a 6-voice analog synth. In addition to the 6 direct voice outputs, there are stereo mix outputs and phones outputs, plus 2 inputs for foot switches or expression pedals, MIDI in/out and USB.
The performance-oriented operating system, 90 panel controls, and bright 256 x 64 OLED display work together to provide a tightly integrated, non-stop workflow: record a drumbeat in real-time, switch to another drumbeat and use the lit pads to record it using step programming, switch to another drumbeat and record tuned keyboard parts, use the 2 touch controllers to to record real-time note or beat-wide parameter animations, use the generous sound controls to edit any of the drum sounds, tweak the analog effects or drum mix, arrange beats in real time and record the live arrangement into a song, enter/exit Song mode and much more, all without ever stopping play.
16 pressure- and velocity-sensitive lit pads are arranged in a 2x8 configuration, providing intuitive access to all your fingers and providing the ideal compromise between the popular 4x4 pad arrangement (popular for real time programming ) and 1x16 arrangement (popular for step programming) because Tempest does both. The pads can be used to play 32 drum sounds (2 banks), mute/unmute the 32 sounds on playback, play and arrange 16 beats in real time, play one sound at 16 tunings (in a variety of scales) or 16 velocities, or as 16 time steps for step programming. The ROLL button permits creating drum rolls or repeated groove patterns by varying pad pressure as the beat records, and doubles as a momemtary "stutter" effect when the pads are assigned to play beats. Use the Sustain button on tuned parts like a keyboard's Sustain pedal, or to choke drum sounds or drumbeats when the pad is released.
Two pressure- and position-sensitive Note FX slide controllers permit real-time recording of note or beat-wide sound parameter changes into the drumbeat as you play. For example, record simultaneous filter frequency, tuning, envelope decay and pan changes for each note, or control similar parameters affecting the entire beat.
A variety of unique effects are provided while maintaining a pure analog signal path: 1) Stereo analog compressor and distortion circuits affect the stereo output mix, 2) beat-synced delay is achieved by generating additional delayed note events within the sequencer, and 3) a beat-synced "stutter" effect is created entirely within the sequencer by looping short portions of the drumbeat on demand.
The degree of swing timing can be adjusted in real time during playback. Roger used his entire bag of tricks to make the swing sound very human and natural.
Co-developed by Dave Smith and noted instrument designer Roger Linn, Tempest has been embraced by musicians from a wide range of genres for both live performance and studio recording. "The new OS adds several powerful new features to an already powerful instrument," said Smith. "And we've enlisted the talents of some heavy-hitting sound and beat designers to come up with a extensive amount of new content that's not only fresh and inspiring, but also versatile." The new content takes advantage of the new OS features and was over a year in the making.
- Increased sequence length (up to 128 sixteenth notes, or 8 measures of 4/4)Arpeggiation
- New modal scales
- Free-running LFOs
- Compressor envelope controls
- Quantize disable
- 928 new factory sounds, 64 new beats, and 16 new projects
The fat sounds of the past meet the digital future.
Tempest Specifications:
- 15.4"L x 9"W x 2.5"H
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Comments about Dave Smith Instruments Tempest:
This is my first drum machine. I am a professional musician, very tech savvy, and I researched all the available models before purchasing this one. By far, it is the most complex piece of equipment I've used for music. It allows for the adjustment of every possible parameter within a drum beat including the addition of arpeggiated notes into the piece. The only problem I had initially was the BPM knob was not registering on the screen to set the tempo, but once I went into the main menu and did a system reset, it then worked fine. It must have been something from the factory software installation that caused the issue. But now, I'm able to create long and unique drum recordings. It's probably more than most people would ever need, but you really can't go wrong with it and you can certainly never run out of ideas to record. It does take repeated watching of the instructional videos on their website to really start to get proficient, but it's worth it. You get what you pay for, and at this price, I don't see any competition for the Tempest. I highly recommed it. I would like to see it be able to attach to a laptop so that the files and sounds could be managed through a software interface instead of using the on-board screen.
- Easy To Use
- Functional
- Good Quality
- Versatile Instrument
- Versatle Instrument
- A Bit Of Menu Diving
Best Uses
- Drum Machine
- Jam sessions
- Poly Synth
- Recording
Comments about Dave Smith Instruments Tempest:
A disclaimer that I am new to the synthesis game, and this is actually my first foray into a hardware Synthesizer/Drum Machine. However, what a machine it is! The controls are simple enough that you can dig into it immediately. Just load up a preset, and start tweaking it to your fancy.
I've only had the tempest for a short while, but I have just not been able to put it down. I've used it as an out and out Polysynth, and as a drum machine, and it has rich sound on both accounts.
I've read a lot of people complaining that it cannot do a proper "Kick", but I have to say, even though I am a synth newbie, I wholeheartedly disagree. Just spend time with it, and you will get the sound you want. Guaranteed.


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Manual Safety Kit for Glock
Not going to whip a dead horse or tolerate any more "booger picking" analogies, so please leave your passionate bias to the other threads.
Does anyone have any experience with this aftermarket product? It wouldn't do me any good because it appears to be righty only.
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Not for me, but what a novel idea from the looks of it. Thx for sharing.
They have been out for awhile and reportedly do what they are supposed to do. Some people abhor the idea of a safety on a DAO gun, but the sales numbers of the Ruger SR9 and the S&W M&P safety model also seem to indicate that a lot of people love the idea of a safety on their DAO guns. Personally I say to each his own.
Another option is the SiderLock safety trigger, which is ambidextrous.
Something more of this design might work better for you being left handed? I dont have any experiences with it, i like it how it is.
I have 20 years of carry bliss using Safe-T-Blok. Comes in Right & Left hand models.
Does not alter the Glock in any way. Easy to use. $20.
What I like about it, is it is 100% odious to the gun owner the gun is 100% safe. Cannot fire when in place. Safety drops out of the way with your trigger finger when ready to fire. Easy to learn, adds no time to the operation of the firearm. Works with most holsters.
I carry a round in the pipe with confidence I just don't have with no external safety.
I like how you started off this thread. Glock owners can be vicious when talking about adding a safety system to their Glock. Taking away the virgin Mary story from a Catholic forum would get a person in less hot water.
I did some Internet snooping on this product. Too many issues, but I have other handguns besides Glock and don't think it would be good practice to go pushing around the trigger in a tense situation unless I am ready to fire. Still a fan of Israeli carry.
I went with a Glock because it DIDN'T have any 'extra' buttons or levers to push to make it go bang. If you wanted a pistol with external safety levers, why not get one like that in the first place? I suppose if one were to inherit a Glock . . .
I dont think it would void your warranty, i think it just replaces the trigger. Easy enough to switch back out if you needed warranty work.
Add the fact it does not rust, plastic and treated metals, make it easy to care for.
Add in the dependability factor and the Glock format is a strong choice.
For me personally. A like a nonstandard external safety. I know how to quickly use the weapon, but others holding it, do not fully understand why the gun does not operate. That can only be a good thing.
I do not see my external safety as training wheels, but as a additional safety that keeps me (not talking about anyone but me) from catching Glock leg.
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You know, aestetix brings up a good point.Ā We don't really have any sort of FAQ on the wiki.Ā There are so many things that new people who have lots of enthusiasm try to jump in with and those of us who have been around a bit tend to seem like we're shooting down.Ā Things like:

- I see you're having this problem, I think this neat technology is the perfect solution.Ā How about it?
- If we only had this rule, it'd make things work so much more smoothly, so why don't we change this?
 - I want to add something to the space, how do I do this?
- I want to use something in the space, what do I need to do to access this?
- Why did someone just hand me a key?Ā I'm not a member!

Hm.Ā This is as much a reminder to myself to get started on this as anything else.Ā If others want to chime in with q/a's it'd be really cool too.Ā Interestingly, despite my recent rash of "free time" it seems to be filling up alarmingly quickly.

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On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:49 AM, aestetix aestetix <email@example.com> wrote:

While it is difficult to share a year+'s worth of experience with someone who is new, we *can* answer questions. Are there any issues that have recurred that we can prevent by offering answers to questions people haven't asked yet? It might be useful to create a FAQ of sorts to explain *why* things are the way they are.

Keep in mind that I'm not suggesting setting policy or rules, which I feel would be counter to the goals of Noisebridge. If we were to create such a thing, perhaps it would be best to do so in the form of stories or fables? Rather than saying "this is how you need to act", giving a story or a fable that makes people think about how and why Noisebridge works the way it does could be really positive.


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Ob-Gyn questions? Ask a gynecologist online.
I am glad to help you. Answers are intended to provide general medical information only.
There are many explanations for pain in the pelvic area besides ovarian cancer. Unless there is a family history for ovarian and other related cancer especially at early age, the other reasons are much more likely and ovarian cancer would be last on the list of possibilities. Of course it is the most worrisome and hard not to think about until the question is settled.
Lower abdominal and pelvic pain can be hard to diagnose where it's coming from because of the way the nerves run in the area and the various organs and tissues that are located there.
Usually we do a comprehensive evaluation which includes considering causes that are gynecological, related to the ovaries and uterus. But also possibilities are referred pain from the bladder, bowel issues, scarring, ligaments, muscle spasms and back issues. Spasms of the inner back muscles located just behind the ovary are often mistaken for coming from the ovary.
Can you give me an idea of what else could cause pain in this area as well as an enlarged ovary (twice the size of left ovary).
Also there is a valve located in the right lower quadrant that connects the small bowel with the large bowel. Often there will be pain from that.
but if there is a finding of an enlarged ovary in the area where the pain is coming from doesn't it seem that the ovary would be causing the pain?
Differences in ovarian size are common but also it is quite possible that there actually is a cyst there. Even so, it is MUCH more likely to be benign than cancerous at this age.
Yes if there is a cyst, it may be causing the pain.
That IS reassuring! Can a benign cyst cause the ovary to double in size
But even if there is a cyst, it may not be causing pain and other things are causing the pain.
Absolutely, non-cancerous cysts can double and triple and quadruple the size.
I have removed many benign cysts the size of grapefruits.
Thank you!! One last question, if a cyst is causing the pain on one ovary, what could be the cause of occasional pain in the other ovary?
The most common types of cysts if you have one would be "functional", meaning the type that is supposed to release the egg each month. Sometimes the egg doesn't release and the cyst keeps growing.
Other times after the egg is released, the cyst fills with blood and enlarges.
Sometimes if there is a cyst on one side it can cause pulling of the ligaments on the other side because it pushes on the anatomy in the area.
Also bowel can be displaced by a benign large cyst changing the normal location of everything.
okay, you have definitely helped to relief some of my anxiety!
Also if a cyst is leaking fluid or blood, the irritation can be felt on the other side.
Good. I know whenever there are cysts on the ovary people think cancer but in this age group with no family history other causes are MUCH more likely for both a cyst and pain.
Anything else?
I just wanted to know if there could be another cause aside from cancer, because that's the only possibility my PCP gave me!
No, that's all, thank you!


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A few weeks ago, I attended an InfoSec conference in Brussels, Belgium – "Enterprise Security Exchange".
Overall, it was a great conference, as I was able to have great discussions with CISO's of many known and respected global organizations. Pretty much, the main topics top of mind were:
Network Breaches & Advanced Persistent Threats:
Many of these CISO/CIO's were under a lot of pressure due to the recent high profile breaches. Security has now been elevated to CEO's and Board members. Loss of brand, customer data and business/money is now a reality – not just a theoretical conversation. So, many of these CISO/CIO's were examining their current security posture. Advanced Persistent threats are here, and many CISO/CIO's believe they will be quite common.
Mobile, a topic that has received a lot of executive attention (i.e. exec's wanting iPads, etc.). It's no surprise that mobile devices are infiltrating the IT landscape. Not to mention the commercialization of these devices. It's now an accepted fact that consumers are leading the charge. And coupled tightly with this topic, is mobile security and mobile device management. Unfortunately some mobile devices today required many of these CISO/CIO's to lower their security posture (definitely due to executives demanding access before security polices/technologies were in place!). Anything to help CISO/CIO's in this regard is highly valued!
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Due to many breaches being related to the RSA exploit, these CISO/CIO's were concerned that their RSA tokens were now insecure. A large number of them were exploring other alternatives. Many commented on the fact that it has less to do about technology, and more to do with trust in RSA (or elements of both). Some were led to believe that the breach wasn't going to impact the security posture of their tokens – unfortunately that turned out NOT to be the case. That being said, many of these organizations were looking at a few alternatives: Smart Cards, and/or leveraging mobile devices for authentication (Mobile OTP, Mobile as a smart card, etc).
It was great to sit back and listen to the pains, and plans of these organizations. It is safe to say that many of them are taking the recent breaches quite seriously. It has caused many of them to look at alternatives that not only are easier for the end user, but are much more secure for the organization.


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Located about 35 miles north of central Phoenix, Spur Cross lies in the beautiful Sonoran Desert abutting the Tonto National Forest. This protected area encompasses 2,154 acres of diversely rugged land that features archaeological sites, ancient petroglyphs and lush riparian spots along Cave Creek which generally flows with its crystal waters during the winter months.
All of this natural beauty of rolling hills and mountains is dotted with tall Saguaro cacti of unique shapes and forms that have taken thousands upon thousands of years to grow. Remnants of early mining camps from the 1870s. There are ruins of the ancient Hohokam Indians and an old dude ranch that likely holds many secrets of times past.
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There are five maintained trails at Spur Cross that combined feature over ten miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. They range in difficulty from very easy to difficult. Elephant Mountain, which is 2.1 miles long is perhaps the most rigourous while leading hikers into the Tonto National Forest. Hiking trails can have dense vegetation and some high elevation gains.
The Tortuga is a good trail for a quick workout combined with inspiring view. Elephant Mountain rewards hikers with views to the south of Camelback Mountain, Piestewa Peak, and the Phoenix skyline. Metate trail is a more gentle trail along the path of Cave Creek. Scenery along the Metate trail includes groves of mesquite and gnarled, multi-armed saguaros.
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Park hours are from 6:00 AM to 8 PM on Sunday through Thursday and close at 10:00 PM on Friday and Saturday. Camping is not permitted but there are picnic tables near the park entrance. Service stations, stores and restaurants are a few miles away. Visit the park website for a calendar list of upcoming, park sponsored events.
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I hope I can be included in the future for Steel Peak. I have been there twice in the past week and it is a dump in need of cleaning. I just wonder how old/new that sign is that is posted at the entrance that says the place is going to be closed perm if people don't straighten their **** out...
This is actually closer to me then Bee Canyon and NOW that my truck has been fixed, I will be at the AK Build Party that day... :\
Well, have fun there. You certainly have your work cut out for you depending on how far back you go. If you make it over to the oasis there is a little bit of EVERYTHING there, tvs, trophies, a TON of shotshells and wow, that is a dump. If you go over to bird **** rock then please leave that bowling pin that someone has placed towards the top of the peak about 200+ yards away. It is fun to shoot at that.
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A FEUD over money ended with former Bolton Wanderers star Colin Hendry being assaulted in a restaurant.
Mr Hendry owed his attacker £85,000 — money the ex-Premiership defender borrowed from a friend despite knowing he was facing bankruptcy and that he would only be able to return a few pence.
His 24-year-old daughter Rheagan, a model, was also punched in the face, Blackpool Magistrates Court heard.
Hector McFarlane repeatedly punched Mr Hendry and McFarlane's wife Williamina admitted threatening Rheagan, causing harassment, alarm and distress.
The court heard they committed the offences because felt their close friendship with Hendry and his family had been abused by the footballer who continued to enjoy a fine lifestyle despite being made insolvent for £2.2 million.
Following the death of Mr Hendry's wife, Denise, McFarlane loaned him £85,000 to help pay for her funeral.
The money was never paid back and Mr Hendry went bankrupt, some of the debts caused by his gambling habits.
The McFarlanes have a home in Lytham, where Mr Hendry and his family live.
Stuart Mills, prosecut-ing, said the confrontation took place when Mrs McFarlane came across Rheagan in an expensive eaterie and remonstrated with her about the debt.
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The prosecutor added: "Rheagan contacted her father and Mr McFarlane became involved. His fists were swinging and one blow hit Rheagan in the face and she went to the floor.
"He then rained several blows on Mr Hendry's back. The incidents were captured on CCTV and seen by a doorman.
"The McFarlanes then fled the building."
Stephen Duffy, defending, said the McFarlanes had issued instructions by email to plead guilty in their absence.
He told the magistrates: "The families were great friends and the McFarlanes offered a lot of support to Colin Hendry during his wife's long illness.
"What irked my client even more is that there appeared to be no reduction in Hendry's lifestyle.
"Mr Hendry has been a professional athlete. My client is in his 60s and has illness problems."
The court was shown video evidence from the restaurant.
The couple are currently living in Australia.
Hector McFarlane, aged 64, pleaded guilty to assaulting 48-year-old Mr Hendry and Rheagan at the Portofino restaurant and bar in Lytham in June, 2012.
He was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,026, which includes £50 compensation to mother-of-one Rheagan and £100 compensation to Mr Hendry.
Williamina McFarlane, aged 63, was ordered to pay £596 fines and costs. They were each given 56 days to pay.
Hendry currently coaches with Champion-ship side Blackburn Rovers and drives a top of the range Mercedes.
His wife died after botched cosmetic surgery.


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