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Toronto Crypto's New Wiki and Online Dating Safety Guide
Posted by j on Aug 28, 2015
We've had a busy summer but it's not over yet! We've started a wiki documentation project to help people learn about online privacy and how to safeguard their personal information.
So why are we doing this?
At times people join us in our IRC channel with questions but sometimes don't even know where to start. Online privacy is a huge topic which can be overwhelming for newcomers, especially if they feel overwhelmed with the amount of privacy information out there.
Staying safe online does not require an engineering degree or a council of wizards. It starts with being mindful about what you're doing online, and knowing how websites collect and use your information. From there learning how to apply the use of simple tools, like Telegram or Tor. The goal of our wiki project is to share information in a more accessible way so that everyone can learn new skills and feel empowered to protect themselves.
With that, we bring you our first article: Dating site privacy. We think this is very timely as the Ashley Madison hack continues to wreak havoc and with the amount of attention this scenario has received world-wide, we can assume that similar issues will arise.
Let us know if you have questions or article ideas. We welcome your feedback!


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Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hello, welcome to my bookstore. Here you will find personally selected, previously owned books in a wide range of categories. I particularly look for unusual, hard to find, small press, and specialty books. Many of them are vintage and have no ISBN. Photos are of the actual book listed and additional photos may be requested. Please use the "Ask bookseller a question" link to contact me. Thank you, Chris Walton.
I accept personal checks or money orders payable to Chris Walton in USD. Books may be held until checks clear. I use the AbeBooks processing system for credit card purchases. Books are described to the best of my ability. Returns are accepted according to AbeBooks policies. I would appreciate an email notification prior to any returns. Christopher Walton P.O. Box 7624 Ventura, California, 93006 USA email@example.com 805-658-1031
Orders are generally shipped within one (1) business day and are always shipped in boxes. Orders delivered in the US are shipped free by USPS Media Mail with tracking. International shipping speeds are estimates based on carriers' delivery times and cannot be guaranteed. If your order will pass through customs, please expect a delay. Any applicable customs duties, VAT, or brokerage fees are the responsibility of the buyer. If local sales taxes apply or if the book is heavy or oversize and requires additional shipping we may contact you directly about extra charges.

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Mobilizing The Internet of Everything: More Valuable, Meaningful ConnectionsDigital Transformation
We've been hearing a lot about the transition to the Internet of Everything, and the billions of new devices that will be coming online in the next few years. It'sRead More
Who Cares About The Network When Collaborating?Collaboration
You are probably thinking that the title of this blog seems a little bizarre given that I work at one of the largest networking companies in the world. The truthRead More
Cisco Unified Access: Helping Partners Reduce Complexity and Maximize ProductivityPartner
Cisco announces the latest additions to our Unified Access portfolio to enable One Network for wired and wireless access.Read More
Washington State Puts Cisco Solutions to the TestEducation
Every day educators and students from more than 400 locations across Washington State have world-class educational resources at their fingertips, and every day they rely on the same network toRead More
BYOD & Mobility: Transforming the Public SectorGovernment
As we've all seen, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) made its way rather quickly into the public sector, and the challenges of implementing within government agencies has been well documented. InRead More
One Management for the BYOD ChallengeEnterprise Networks
As part of my work at Cisco, I get to talk to customers very often. Through these conversations, I learn what works for them and what concerns them. Lately, I'veRead More


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A PUBLIC meeting has been called by local residents to discuss ongoing issues in Ambleside.
Called 'Homes or Hotels – Profit or People', the meeting begins at 7.30pm at Ambleside Parish Centre on Tuesday May 13.
Flyers distributed throughout the town say: "To inform and discuss the current issues facing Ambleside.
"Our needs are being ignored by the local council, LDNPA, University of Cumbria and the County Council. Come and join us to have your say and show your support."
Issues likely to be discussed include Sainsburys, on-street parking charges; the cycle route through Rothay Park and the Premier Inn proposal for Hilltop.


text: Spice up your kitchen with the tastes of Spain via this easily accessible cookbook! Renowned chef Simone Ortega and her daughter Inés have compiled 1,080 traditional Spanish recipes, updating them for a modern audience yet keeping them simple enough for beginner cooks. Impress your friends and family with well-known Spanish dishes such as paella and gazpacho, or venture into more exotic cuisine such as snails, rabbit, and quail, all laid out in simple, easy-to-follow instructions. Once you try it, you'll find yourself reaching for this cookbook again and again! (SM)


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Diorite has about the same structural properties as granite but, perhaps because of its darker colour and more limited supply, is rarely used as an ornamental and building material. It is one of the dark gray stones that is sold commercially as black granite.
Some Many diorites are truly igneous; they have , having crystallized from molten material (magma). Others represent the products of reaction between magma and included fragments of foreign rock. Many have been chemically transformed in the solid state from some older rock, such as gabbro, by the loss of certain constituent atoms and the gain of others. Diorite occurs in small bodies such as sills (tabular bodies inserted while molten between other rocks), dikes (tabular bodies injected in fissures), stocks (bodies intruded upward), or as more irregular masses associated with gabbro and batholiths (huge bodies) of granodiorite and granite.


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Talented writers impressed with their poetry in a First World War themed competition.
The Broadwalk Centre, in Station Road, Edgware, asked people to submit poems inspired by the events that took place 100 years ago.
Daniela Haydar, 16, was crowned the winner of the under 18s category with her poem My Husband the Hero.
Annette Stevens won the adult category with her moving words, entitled I thought I knew.
They were each presented with a £50 voucher from WH Smiths by centre manager Darren Saich.
Angela Brooks, centre manager of The Broadwalk Centre, said: "The standard of entries we received was superb and I would like to thank everyone that took the time to enter the competition.
"I was so moved by both Annette and Daniela's poems that they were our undisputed winners so, on behalf on everyone at The Broadwalk Centre – congratulations ladies."


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Spicy Penne Pasta with Shrimp
1 pound penne pasta
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped red onion
1 jalapeno pepper, halved, seeded and thinly sliced
1 small red bell pepper, halved, seeded and thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 pound small peeled (tails removed) raw shrimp
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup chopped cherry or grape tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
Cook the pasta according to package directions, or until "al dente."
Heat the oil inn a heavy skillet and sauté the onion and peppers, stirring often, for 4 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes and paprika and cook 1 minute longer.
Stir in the shrimp and cook, stirring, over high heat for 2 minutes.
Stir in the wine and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the broth and tomatoes and cook 5 minutes longer over high heat.
Stir in the cilantro and season with salt.
Toss with the drained, hot pasta and serve.
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Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pie
Recipe by MizzNezz
I found this on the web, and since they're the absolute favorite of my grandson, I made them for him. We couldn't tell the difference! The only thing is-these are a lot fresher!
Top Review by kate_stierman
Dangerously wonderful. Not exact, but so darn close you won't be able to leave them alone! Tips: 1. make on parchment paper 2. make smaller than the TBSP recommended a TSP woud be much better, as the tbsp spreads to about 4in. 3. let cool on cookie sheet completely, they'll be easier to handle. 4. Double the filling. 5. Be very careful with your molasses, if you go overboard, it wil be overpowering. You could probably get away with leaving it out especially if using DARK brown sugar. YUM!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup margarine
- 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1⁄2 cups quick oats
Cream Filling
- 2 teaspoons very hot water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow cream
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions See How It's Made
- In large bowl, cream margarine, sugars, molasses, vanilla, and eggs.
- Combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Add to the creamed mixture; mix in the oats.
- Drop dough by TBSP on ungreased sheets.
- Bake at 350°F.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes,or until just starting to brown around the edges.
- They will look moist; don't overcook.
- While the cookies bake prepare the filling.
- In small bowl, dissolve the salt in the hot water.
- Allow this to cool.
- Combine marshmallow cream, shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla in med bowl; mix on hi until fluffy.
- Add the cooled salt water and mix well.
- Spread filling on flat side of one cookie, press 2nd cookie on top.


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ATLANTA (USATODAY.com) The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is now home to a new manta ray from South Africa — making it one of the few aquariums in the world with enough space to house one of the giant creatures.
The ray, named Nandi, was rescued from shark nets along the South African coast last year, and becomes the only one on display in the United States. It joins rays on display in just three other countries: Japan, Spain and the Bahamas.
Most aquariums cannot house a manta ray because of how large the animal gets — up to 26 feet across and weighing about 6,000 pounds.
The Georgia Aquarium says it has the largest tank in the world, a 6.3-million-gallon salt water exhibit that has plenty of room for Nandi, who is about 9 feet from the tip of one wing to the other and still growing.
Aquarium officials chartered a jumbo jet to fly Nandi the 9,000 miles from uShaka Marine World in Durban, South Africa, to Atlanta, after she outgrew her tank, aquarium spokesman Dave Santucci said.
On Friday, Nandi was released to test the waters before her official public debut Monday.
Manta rays are listed as a threatened species. The mammoth diamond-shaped animal has a black top and white bottom with wings that move gracefully up and down as they swim through the water.
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Hey,

My friend Chris (@mistergup) has created and uploaded a Noisebridge Press Pass, free for use and modification. Check it out:

https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Press_Pass_ID_size.png

This is partially in reaction to the recent BART protests, and other instances where people have been excluded from participating or being able to exercise their freedom of speech because they didn't have enough documentation or the right credentials. There are other questions it brings up, such as "who gets to be a journalist?" And most important, it's a fun token of humor poking at "the establishment."

Hope you guys enjoy! If you wind up using it and get any crazy stories, please post them!

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My 2007 550i had the code 676 Hi-Fi speakers. BMW seems to actually make at least 4 levels of audio:
Base (not on cars for exprt to US, but you will read posts from folks in Europe who have it),
Hi-Fi (yours - which is the "base" system for US-export cars),
Logic7 (code 677, HiFi system Professional DSP - adds more speakers to include a center-channel on the dash top, larger under-seat subs (8" instead of your 6") and a DSP amp, and
Individual Audio in top-end cars, a $700 option (code 752 I think...) that may also be referred to as a DIRAC - adds an even better DSP amp and speakers - seen on M3, M5 and M6. Check out Bavarian Soundwerks for some good info on the speakers as well.
For your direct comparison, be sure it is exactly that: check your bass and treble - set both to flat in both cars, then listen. Now crank up the bass level in each car and see what happens. Because of cabin dimensions, etc. it may take different settings to achieve the sound you want to hear. If you still hear no bass in the sedan, then troubleshoot for inop underseat sub-speakers, a bad amp (in left-rear of trunk behind access panels...), cut wire, etc...
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Michael Peterson
My Reality To My Dreams - Poem by Michael Peterson
Everyday the sun rises
Hitting the snooze button one more time
Back to the dream world, please
Escaping from the reality of life
Back to where the world is so perfect
Fantasy land and dream world
Everything fine, life is grand
Marriage and family just wonderful
Just like the TV families we watch
The magic working so perfectly
Alarm ringing again, darn it
Waking to the hassle and bitching world
Things always unsettle, very much a headache
Racing to the door to escape the pain and misery
Life plays these games, why so much on me?
Worked many years just to struggle
No help from the home front
Waiting for my dream life to come
Time is running out, not getting any younger
Where did things go bad?
Thought I married Mrs. Right, not the lazy devil
Had some kids, wanted more
wonderful they are in their own way
Life been a bumping ride
Time to find a new ride to life
Dreams we had when we were younger
Freedom to live the way we want to
Travel and enjoy the later years
So the dreams live inside me
Wake up my friend, wake up
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Ecological restoration is an intentional activity that initiates or accelerates the recovery of an ecosystem with respect to its health, integrity and sustainability. Frequently, the ecosystem that requires restoration has been degraded, damaged, transformed or entirely destroyed as the direct or indirect result of human activities, such as the intentional or unintentional introduction of invasive species. In some cases, impacts to ecosystems have been caused or aggravated by natural agents such as wildfire, floods or storms, to the point at which the ecosystem cannot recover to its pre-disturbance state.
Restoration consists of removing or modifying a specific disturbance, thereby allowing ecological processes to recover. Restoration also may require the deliberate reintroduction of native species that have been lost, along with the elimination or control or harmful, invasive species.
When the desired outcome is realized, the ecosystem under manipulation may no longer require external assistance to ensure its future health and integrity, in which case restoration can be considered complete. Nevertheless, the restored ecosystem often requires continuing management to counteract the invasion of opportunist species and the impacts of various human activities, climate change and other unforeseeable events. In this respect, a restored ecosystem is no different from an undamaged ecosystem of the same kind, and both are likely to require some level of ecosystem management.
Native Plant and Seed Sources
Depending on the site conditions, goals for restoration and resources available, native plant material in the form of a seed mix or nursery stock can be used to restore a site once the invasive plants have been removed.
It is an ideal situation if the expertise, equipment and staff are available to produce propagated native plant material or native seed on site for the restoration project. However, this is usually not feasible. Native plant material is available from retail or wholesale nurseries or specialized growers. Native seed is available from commercial seed suppliers. Choosing a supplier who specializes in native plants and seeds is desirable, but is not always an option.
Select nurseries or plant growers that have experience working in your ecoregion and carry plant materials or can collect plant materials from the area in which you are doing the project (within the same ecoregion). The supplier should have staff knowledgeable about local native flora. If specific plants are to be grown for the restoration project, interview the grower about their knowledge of propagating all planned species.
Find out where and how the plants they are selling have been grown. Plants may have been grown in a very different part of the country and would thus not be well-suited for the restoration site. Make sure plant material has never been dug in the wild and removed from its natural habitat. Nursery owners and growers should assure the customer that all plants have been "nursery propagated." This means that staff have collected only seeds or cuttings from the wild, and have not removed whole plants from the wild. You should also ask the supplier for information about the original location of the parent plant material so you can determine how locally adapted the plants might be. Good native plant nurseries will have this type of information on record. If plants have been salvaged, ask the staff person where and how they were salvaged. Ethical salvage occurs when plants are removed before some type of construction or destruction takes place and always with the landowners' permission.
To learn more about native plants resources, visit DCNR's native plant website.


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Ask an Eye Doctor and Get an Answer ASAP
Hi. I'm Dr. Rick and I have two decades of ophthalmology experience. I'm online and happy to answer your question today.
How are you being exposed to infrared radiation? How strong is the source and how many minutes/hours are you exposed per day?
How long has this exposure been going on?
Do you have any eye or vision problems?
Do you have any medical problems or take any medication?
This is not an answer, but an Information Request. I need this information to answer your question. Please reply, so I can answer your question. I look forward to helping you.
I am not looking for answers to any out of ordinary exposure to IR.
I need general information to normal IR exposure.
I am looking for general infrmation of how normal IR effects the healthy eye or damaged eye.
Also,how IR effects peopple with cataracts or glucoma, prior to operation, after operation and long term ?
Are you familiar with special sunglasses with UV + IR protection.
These are lighter versions of welding glasses, used as sunglassses, providing UV and IR protection.
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Nothing cuts to the heart of America like the railroads. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with country, blues or even Bob Dylan will know how trains rattle through American folk music, evoking the great open spaces of the continent – and the individuals that get lost in them.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, tens of thousands of economic migrants were to be found bedding down each night in the boxcars of freight trains that swallowed up the immense distances between states. A great many of them didn't even have anywhere to go. Thanks to troubadours like Woody Guthrie, the legend of the hobo was born: the American wanderer spirit, a modernist descendant of the rail-building pioneer of generations before.
Nearly a century down the line, thousands are still riding the rails, mostly young men and women, some running away from poverty in a country that still struggles to provide for its poor, others just looking for an adventure and the romance of the railroad.
One of them, Arizona-born Mike Brodie, decided to take some pictures along the way. Leaving his home in Pensacola, Florida at 17, he spent the best part of ten years jumping freight trains, hitchhiking and finding work and sustenance where he could. Using an old Polaroid camera that had been sitting redundant on the back seat of a friend's car, he began taking pictures in 2004 – and found it hard to stop.
The photographs he took in the ensuing years are a rare document of an American subculture – and a curious portrait of the country's youth. Collected together into a new book, A Period of Juvenile Prosperity, the pictures centre on the people Brodie met along the way.
"I never knew what these photos were going to turn into, what they were going to represent," he says. "It was intuitive – photographing things near to me, things attractive to me, things that seemed important at the time, but I always knew I wanted to photograph the train hoppers."
Though conscious of the cultural archetypes in whose tracks he was following, Brodie says the "lure" of the railroads was instinctive. So too was his affinity with the camera. "I learned it somehow – training myself and seeing other things quite randomly I wanted to copy," he says. "The first pictures I liked were the photos in the BMX and skateboarding magazines I read as a kid. I came across books; one was Stevef McCurry's portraits for National Geographic. Most of my first pictures sucked, though."
His natural eye for composition and instinct for the foibles of Polaroid photography quickly began to attract the attention of established photographers and galleries. But even when his pictures began appearing in exhibitions, Brodie kept on riding the rails. He changed from a Polaroid to a 35mm Nikon F3, but his subjects remained the same – the train hoppers.
Brodie himself insists that he wasn't running away from anything – and nor were many of his fellow travellers. "I can't speak for everyone but the majority just wanted a taste of that free lifestyle, that American adventure. They wanted to leave town, ride the trains, see the country and figure out what they wanted to do with their life. As for myself, I was naturally drawn to go and… check some things out."
One of the most striking images shows a slim young man doing a very good impression of Johnny Cash's iconic middle finger – while hanging off the back of a speeding train.
"He goes by the name of Soup," Brodie recalls. "From Montgomery, Alabama. A movie could be made out of his life. He left home and went on the street at a young age. He was running away from something. Everyone else was doing it by choice. He was different."
Brodie has become something of an unlikely favourite of America's photographic establishment, who were astonished by the technical accomplishment of this unknown, self-taught drifter. He won the Baum Award for Emerging American Photographers in 2007 and has been featured in exhibitions all over the USA.
Despite the adulation, Brodie, 27, now works as a truck mechanic in Oakland, California. He says he will take photographs again "once I've made a life for myself". He says he does think about riding the railroads again – and he still sleeps in a sleeping bag every night.
'A Period of Prosperity' by Mike Brodie is published by Twin Palms at $65. An exhibition of Brodie's work is at the Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, until 6 April
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LISTEN: RZA dedicates song to Paul Walker
Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA is paying tribute to Paul Walker with his new song "Destiny Bends."
Walker was killed Saturday in a fiery car crash in Santa Clarita, California that also reportedly killed Paul's friend, Roger Rodas.
Following the news of Walker's death, RZA penned "Destiny Bends" and enlisted singer Will Wells to perform the vocals.
In a statement, RZA explains that he met Paul on the set of their upcoming film Brick Mansions. He says they found in each other "a kindred spirit of men coming from unlikely circumstances" and rising to success in both their private and public lives.
Check out "Destiny Bends" below!
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Bill Edwards, 1929-2013The former MGM international publicity director died at his home in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jul 31. He was 84.
2 Guns fires up $27.4m debutThe independent action comedy starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg led a decent session in North America, scoring an estimated $27.4m through Universal.
About TimeDir/scr: Richard Curtis. UK. 2013. 123mins
Adele to open Helsinki FFPalme d'Or winner to open Finnish festival, which has announced its gala films.
Alex Garland's Ex Machina begins shootPrincipal photography has begun on the artificial intelligence thriller starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander.
BAFTA LA to honour Bigelow, KingsleyKathryn Bigelow and Ben Kingsley have been added to the honourees roster for the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Nov 9 in Beverly Hills.
BBFC reveals kids' download habitsA quarter of children and teenagers download or stream movies from unofficial sources which offer no guidance on age ratings, according to new research.
Blanc-Biehn lines up The GirlEXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Blanc-Biehn will direct The Girl for her Blanc/Biehn Productions label.
Bold lands $35m facilityHeading into Cannes the word was that Bold Films was about to ramp up operations and so it has proved to be as the hierarchy announced on Thursday [8] a revolving credit line with Comerica Bank.
Cameron Bailey's 15 films to transform youToronto Artistic Director Cameron Bailey wants to change the way you see the world.
Campanella's Futbolin to open San SebastianAnimated film is already a box-office hit in Argentina.
Cast join Jude Law on Black SeaMichael Smiley, David Threlfall, Ben Mendelsohn and Jodie Whittaker join Jude Law on submarine thriller, which has begun production in the UK.
Cheap Thrills wins at FantasiaFestival honours E.L. Katz's genre thriller.
Cinedigm to release PenguinCinedigm announced on Thursday [8] that it had acquired North American rights to the documentary Adventures Of The Penguin King from Atlantic Productions.
CineLink reveals work in progress line-upSix out of 40 submitted projects have made the final cut for the CineLink Work in Progress section, taking place as part of the Sarajevo Film Festival later this month.
Color Force goes crazy for AsiansNina Jacobson's production entity has acquired feature rights to Kevin Kwan's comedic bestseller Crazy Rich Asians.
Content Media revenue up 54%The UK/US firm also increased growth after acquiring a majority stake in Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions.
Continental sells Bela to UKEXCLUSIVE: Continental Media, run by partners Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, has closed an all-rights deal with Tony Taglienti's 4Digital Media for the vampire-serial killer story.
Creatives, Sganzerla win at HBRFestThe Moving Creatures by Caetano Gotardo was named best narrative fiction award as the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFest) climaxed on Aug 4.
Curse Of ChuckyDir/scr: Don Mancini. US. 2013. 97mins
D Films finds Romeo & JulietThe distributor has acquired exclusive, long-term Canadian rights in all media from Speranza13 Media to the Shakespearean tragedy adapted by screenwriter Julian Fellowes.
Dailymotion secures London riots docDailymotion to exclusively screen alternative take on the London Riots.
Davis joins Winslet on The DressmakerJudy Davis has joined Kate Winslet on The Dressmaker, which has received backing from Screen Australia and is Jocelyn Moorhouse's first film since 1997.
Digital edition: Locarno 2013Browse the digital edition of our Locarno Film Festival supplement here.
DiscopathDir/scr: Renaud Gauthier. Canada. 2013. 80mins
Dislecksia gets October releaseArea 23a announced on Monday [5] that Dislecksia: The Movie will open theatrically in cities across the US in October.
Disney takes Lone Ranger hitDisney says loss on Johnny Depp western could reach $190m; total company revenue up 4%.
DWKs Animation hires TaubinDawn Taubin has joined DreamWorks Animation as chief marketing officer, replacing the recently departed Anne Globe.
Ed Harris joins CymbelineThe Oscar nominee has joined the cast of Michael Almereyda's Shakespeare adaptation. International Film Trust handles sales outside the US, where CAA represents the project.
Ellen DeGeneres to host OscarsThe comedian and talk show host will return to the Dolby Theatre for the Academy Awards on Mar 2, 2014.
Fantasia co-director hails "exceptionally strong" yearCo-festival director Mitch Davis [pictured] talks to Screen about this year's Fantasia, which wrapped yesterday [Aug 7].
Fantasia win for Big Bad WolvesRevenge horror Big Bad Wolves has won the best film prize at the Fantasia International Film Festival, which has revealed record attendance figures for its 17th edition.
FilmNation finds Good HouseFilmNation has acquired film rights from Tribeca Productions' Jane Rosenthal to The Good House, which will mark the reunion of Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro for the first time in 17 years.
First UK-Albania co-pro shootingEXCLUSIVE: F&ME, ATP and Popov unite for Amsterdam Express.
FrightFest reveals shorts finalistsWinner to be announced at FrightFest in London later this month.
Full Moon to stream filmsFull Moon Features has launched a subscription-based video streaming service to further monetise its library.
GaloreDir/scr: Rhys Graham. Australia. 2013. 103mins
Gotham to honour OliverThe Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment will receive the 23rd annual Industry Tribute at the 23rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Dec 2.
Goyer, Curtis to give lecturesBAFTA and the BFI line-up Dark Knight, Bourne and Four Weddings screenwriters for annual lecture series.
Greenway pacts with ZSS EntertainmentUK-based Greenway Entertainment has struck a deal with ZSS Entertainment in the US to produce 12 films together over the next six years.
Helen Saunders joins Wiggin's IncoproFormer BPI executive joins Wiggin's online rights service.
Hello, My Dolly GirlfriendDir/scr: Takashi Ishii. Japan. 2013. 112mins
Hungary selects Notebook for OscarsHungarian Oscar selection committee chooses János Szász's period drama.
Imboden, Koller among Zurich premieresNew films from Markus Imboden and Xavier Koller among new films at the Zurich Film Festival.
Inbetweeners Movie 2 confirmedComedy sequel will be released in August 2014.
Jimmy's Hall likely Ken Loach's last featureEXCLUSIVE: Jimmy's Hall, which has begun shooting in Ireland, is likely to be Ken Loach's last narrative feature - but he will continue to direct documentaries.
Judge dismisses Lovelace suitA New York federal Judge ruled in favour of Lovelace filmmakers and distributor RADiUS-TWC.
Koch resumes PGA roleHawk Koch has rejoined Mark Gordon as president of the PGA following his one-year term as president of the Academy.
Lee Daniels' The ButlerDir: Lee Daniels. US. 2013. 132mins
London Banks on HanksEuropean premiere of Disney's Saving Mr Banks, starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, to close the London Film Festival on October 20.
Lost Orson Welles film recoveredSilent short Too Much Johnson features Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles.
Match Factory strikes deals for Locarno filmsEXCLUSIVE: The Match Factory has signed a raft of deals for Sam Garbarski's Vijay And I and David Wnendt's Wetlands ahead of their world premieres in Locarno.
McQuarrie to direct M:I5Paramount and financing partner Skydance Productions have announced that Christopher McQuarrie will direct the next instalment on the Mission: Impossible franchise starring Tom Cruise.
Moebius cleared for release with cutsMaverick auteur Kim Ki-duk's controversial Moebius has finally been given the greenlight by the Korean Media Rating Board (KMRB) for local release - with two and a half minutes cut from the original.
Mongrel gets Brother for CanadaMongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights to Steve Hoover's Sundance 2013 US Documentary Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner Blood Brother.
Motovun Film FestivalThe 16th edition of the Croatia-based festival ran July 27-31.
Music Box gets Bettie PageMusic Box has picked up US rights to Mark Mori's Bettie Page Reveals All. Separately, Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to teen drama S#x Acts.
Netflix moves into local commissioningNetflix is moving to produce lower-cost local programming internationally for the first time and has commissioned its first major project outside of the US.
Neve Campbell starts Division 19Detroit may just have filed for bankruptcy but that hasn't stopped filmmakers arriving in the troubled US city in their droves, among them British writer-producer-director Suzie Halewood.
OddLot hires Rachel ShaneThe new arrival joins as evp of production and reports to OddLot co-presidents Michael Nathanson and Bill Lischak.
Olympic Studios gets cinema convertThe Olympic Studios in Barnes is being converted into a cinema venue with two screens.
Oscilloscope gets close to DoorsOscilloscope Laboratories plans a 2014 release after it announced that it had acquired all North American rights to Sam Fleischner's Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors .
Pac Rim crosses $200m in thrillerUPDATED AUG 5: Warner Bros' biggest opening weekend in China helped Pacific Rim beat The Smurfs 2 in one of the closest international box office races in years as the sci-fi took a confirmed $53m from 58 markets compared to a confirmed $49.4m from 43 for Sony's family sequel.
ParanoiaDir: Robert Luketic. US. 2013. 106mins
Percy Jackson: Sea Of MonstersDir: Thor Freudenthal. US. 2013. 106mins
PlanesDir: Klay Hall. US. 2013. 92mins
Raven Banner gets FearThe Toronto-based company has acquired Canadian rights to Slasher Films' Nothing Left To Fear and plans an autumn theatrical release.
RealD, Cinemex ink 10-year dealRealD and Mexico's second-largest exhibitor Cinemex have inked a ten-year deal that will see RealD become the exclusive 3D technology provider for the circuit.
Renner back for new BourneJeremy Renner and a new screenwriter have been signed up for a fifth instalment of the 'Bourne' franchise, it has been announced.
Rome renews MAXXI strandMario Sesti programmes retrospective and preview strand in new museum MAXXI.
San Sebastian unveils titles in competitionFilms from Roger Michell and Bertrand Tavernier as well as Jonathan Teplitzky's The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, among first wave of titles.
Sarajevo juries announcedThe juries for the feature film, short film, documentary film and EFA categories of the 19th Sarajevo Film Festival have been revealed.
Scott Free signs Universal Music dealLong-term deal with Ridley Scott's company will encompass all film and TV projects.
Smurfs 2 eyes int'l BO crownSony Pictures Releasing International discharges the family sequel in an initial volley of 45 territories this weekend. Summit's Now You See Me has crossed $100m.
Smurfs 2 lands top UK spotSony's 3D sequel scores $4.9m (£3.2m) debut, including previews, to lead busy field of new releases; Warner Bros' The Conjuring leads Fri-Sun weekend; eOne's Now You See Me crosses £10m mark.
Sony to open digital facility at PinewoodSony has announced plans to open a Digital Motion Picture Centre (DMPC) at Pinewood Studios.
Spike Jonze's Her to close NYFFThe world premiere of Spike Jonze's Her starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson will close the 51st New York Film Festival on Oct 13.
Stephen Graham joins HyenaThis Is England star joined by Elisa Wald Lasowski and Twilight's MyAnna Buring in rounding out the cast of the London crime thriller.
Stranger wins Bauer Award at MotovunNeus Ballus' The Plague also won the international Propeller prize at the festival in Croatia.
Strategic Partners welcomes 21 countriesThe Canadian market for international film, TV and digital co-production will run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Sept 12-15.
Summertime launches Legends portalSummertime Entertainment has announced the launch of LegendsOfOzMovie.com as the official online destination for Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.
Talking Drum brings Flower Girl to UKTalking Drum Entertainment, which specialises in black film and TV distribution, will release the Nigerian romantic comedy FlowerGirl across UK cinemas in October.
These Final HoursDir/scr: Zac Hilditch. Australia. 2013. 86mins
Thor Freudenthal, Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersDirector Thor Freudenthal talks to Elbert Wyche about his entry into filmmaking and the challenges of directing a sequel.
TIFF execs: get entry visas earlyTop brass at the Toronto International Film Festival have urged visitors to get their travel arrangements in order as soon as possible in light of the ongoing strike by Canadian foreign office workers.
TIFF unveils Canadian line-upDenis Villeneuve will have two films in the festival as it emerged that Canadian Features world premiere Enemy starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a man and his doppelganger [pictured] has joined the previously announced Prisoners, also starring Gyllenhaal.
Tim Winton's The TurningDirs: Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy, Stephen Page, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, Simon Stone, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurtzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Ian Meadows. Australia. 2013. 179mins
Tribeca, AT&T announce dealAT&T was unveiled on Monday [5] as the presenting sponsor of the Tribeca Film festival, replacing American Express who will remain involved in a sponsorship capacity. The festival's 13th edition will run from Apr 16-27 2014.
Tula: The Revolt to close Trinidad and Tobago festThe slave uprising drama starring Danny Glover will close this year's trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) on Oct 1.
TWC merger reports dismissedA source at The Weinstein Company said talks of a merger with Miramax were unfounded but added that joint ventures could be on the table.
Venice adds A Promise; Carrie Fisher joins juryPatrice Leconte's A Promise will receive its world premiere at the 70th Venice Film Festival, where actress Carrie Fisher has been appointed to the international jury.
Venice Days to present The Abramovic MethodAbramovic will present the film and revive her method in Venice.
Vijay And IDir: Sam Garbarski. Belgium-Germany-Luxembourg. 2013. 96mins
Vikander circles Kapadia epicEXCLUSIVE: Alicia Vikander in talks to join period love story Ali and Nino, adapted by Oscar-winner Christopher Hampton.
Visit goes to Joanna Hogg's ExhibitionEXCLUSIVE: US sales outfit Visit Films has picked up rights to Locarno-bound drama.
Warsaw enters Beijing Film Market pactThe Warsaw Film Foundation, Beijing Film Market and Film Factory have partnered to launch the China-Eastern Europe Film Promotion Programme (CEEFPP).
We're The MillersDir: Rawson Marshall Thurber. US. 2013. 109mins
When Evening Falls On Bucharest Or MetabolismDir/scr: Corneliu Porumboiu. Romania-France. 2013. 89mins
WWE, Lionsgate see more EvilWWE Studios and Lionsgate announced on Tuesday [6] that production on See No Evil 2 will begin in the autumn.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to facilitate the administration and protection of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona, the boundaries thereof are hereby revised to include the following described lands:
Township 14 north, range 5 east: section 9, that portion of the southwest quarter southwest quarter located south and west of Beaver Creek, comprising about 2 acres; and section 16, southwest quarter southwest quarter northwest quarter and section 17, southeast quarter southwest quarter northeast quarter and south half southeast quarter northeast quarter, comprising about 40 acres.
Township 15 north, range 6 east: section 31, that portion of the northwest quarter southeast quarter located south and east of Beaver Creek and not heretofore included in the Montezuma Well section of the said monument, comprising approximately 17 acres.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, with donated funds, or otherwise and subject to such terms, reservations, and conditions as he may deem satisfactory, the land and interests in lands that are included within the boundaries of the Montezuma Castle National Monument as revised by section 1 of this Act. When so acquired, they shall be administered as a part of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended.
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UK regulator Ofcom this week gave the go ahead for the use of mobile phones on planes flying in European airspace. And the world officially went mad.
Ofcom's decision will eventually pave the way for airlines to offer mobile-phone coverage on UK-registered aircraft, meaning that mobiles could be used once a plane has reached an altitude of 3,000 metres.
Great. Just what you need when you're trapped with strangers in a heavy metal tube, literally miles above terra firma - some tosser with a mobile saying things like: 'leverage', 'going forward', and 'yeah, it was brilliant. We rinsed them for money. Cashback. Yeah. Listen, when I get back let's hook up, get bladdered and grab a curry. Great. Yeah. See you Mum'. Or worse: how about listening to someone else's domestic while you hurtle through nothingness? Fear of flying is set to take on a whole new meaning.
Apparently, Ofcom's ruling is the result of a 'lengthy consultation exercise'. Well it must have consulted morons. Or teenage girls.
Being stuck in the air with other people's breath, flab and neurosis is an unpleasant enough experience without having to listen to other people's 'crucial' phonecalls.
The only saving grace of London's rickety old Tube is that it is - for the most part - mobile free. (Well, that and the fact that it's so easy to send tourists in the wrong direction. Suckers.) It turns out you don't actually need to be logged on 24/7. And isn't it nice just to unplug every once in a while?
(From the phone anyway. It is clearly our inalienable right to be able to surf the web all day, every day. What do you mean having my cake and eating it?)
Also, I love this sweet idea that people will wait until they are 'above 3,000m', and the mobile-phone light pings on, before they start phoning home and shouting 'I'm on the plane'. You're not supposed to unbuckle your belt until the aircraft comes to a complete halt, but that doesn't stop the smokers, pensioners and chavs from bolting down the front of the plane and scrapping for the glory of being first off. (The same people always want to be first on, so at least their 'on-plane' time is the same as everyone else's.)
And I'll let you into a little secret: it's a long time since I actually concentrated on the safety demonstration. I am me. They can't tell me what to do.
No. I really can't see who benefits from infesting aircraft with mobile phones, except the blessed mobile-phone carriers themselves, and perhaps the green lobby who may finally persuade right-thinking people that flying is the devil's work.
Give us the web in the air, take our phones from us as we check in, and liberally douse us in gin. It's the only way to fly. Chocks away!
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The 35-year-old Modin had 11 points in 44 games with Columbus and the Los Angeles Kings last season. He signed a one-year contract.
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My oldest daughter is going to have her Fall term, Freshman Year, soon. As I watch her NOT prepare for this, I keep comparing her experience with mine, 38 years apart. As we get ready to shed her for college, I can't control my utter jealousy of her situation compared to mine. We did have some advantages over the youth of today, but they are few.
For us back then, it was late September when we started and guess what? They recorded a song just for us, "Maggie May." Somebody in Musser, across from where I was in Davis, really, really, really, really liked that song and played it nearly every afternoon. It set the mood for that Fall to be sure.
But the biggest rub between then and now is that my daughter scored a single room, her freshman year at Hamline. That hurts.
« Here he is: our class's most famous alum and someone I knew as a teenager! A multi-page spread in Newsweek that reveals many things about our former classmate, including the factoid that his father was a successful tailor who in the 1960s, made suits for entertainment notables Otis Redding, James Brown and B.B. King.
« The "turd under the nose" expression doesn't line up with the funny, humorous college student we all knew back then.
We've decided to update our class website with a modern-day content management system so we don't have to update ever again. You'll notice some radical improvements in the coming months, with final completion, just before our next reunion in 2010. We will also stick on the homepage, some stuff I come across that may be of interest and even, God forbid, some commentary...


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Beautiful photos capture professional ballerina Kira Seamon in mid-flight! Known for her joie de vivre, this book shows impressive jumps from 7 different dances. (You can watch many of the dances on her Kira Seamon Channel on Youtube!)
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Professional ballerina Kira Seamon enjoys photography when she isn't dancing! She is inspired by sights found in her backyard and beyond! She has been perfecting her photographic skills for 10 years, and these books are the result. Her choreography has been seen across the US. She enjoys dance competitions and has won an over-all title and trophy in both Regional Competition and at the World Finals! She has won multiple platinum awards and Special Awards from judges, recognizing her strong music background and beautiful balletic turns. She frequently accompanies her cast on the piano during her concerts. She was awarded a Grant from the Cultural Council for her unique, 1-Woman concert which featured her performing ballet and playing the piano. Her concerts have been fortunate to have collaborators from New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, MIT, Boston College, Wellesley College and numerous other artistic institutions. Don't forget to check out her Youtube Channel!
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Tickets sales dropped 9% last year, with cinema owners partly blaming competition from other forms of entertainment, such as computer games.
They hope to use digital projection to change how people think about cinemas.
Shari Redstone, president of the National Amusements chain, said he wanted cinemas to become "community entertainment destinations".
"What better way to do this than sports?" he added.
'Brave new world'
In 2004, when baseball team Boston Red Sox baseball won the World Series for the first time since 1918, National Amusements screened their mid-week games in high-definition in several New England cities.
Sports fans were able to buy hot dogs, peanuts and beer from vendors in the aisles.
Mr Redstone said it all added to the experience of watching the game in the cinema.
"We are not just putting the game up on the big screen but making the experience like being in Fenway Park.
"The experience is more important, really, than what you are showing."
Peter Brown, chief executive of AMC Theatres, said cinema chains are in the early stages of trying to show more live content.
But he added that trying to establish who owns the rights to screen games in cinemas was a difficult area.
"It's a bit of a brave new world," he said.
"The folks that control those rights or owners have to sort that out. [The contracts] weren't created with that notion in mind."


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Three years ago, the House of Lehman collapsed like a house of cards. And if you thought the original was scary, just wait until Lehman II comes to a theater near you–in IMAX 3D with digital surround sound.
That's the view of a sober-minded Canadian strategist and money manager, John Stephenson, senior vice-president of First Asset Management in Toronto. He predicts a new, Lehman-like financial crisis in the next six to 12 months, only this time involving the debt of governments and European banks.
He thinks it could drive stocks much lower, to levels at which they traded, well, just after the collapse of Lehman and AIG in fall 2008.
"When it happens, it's going to happen fast, and it's going to be ugly and very deep," he told me in a telephone interview, adding that he expects it to be "worse than the last crisis. Last time around, the governments had some room to bail people out. They don't have that capacity [now]"
Stephenson isn't well-known in the States, but I find him smart and credible. He's been named one of the 50 best money managers in Canada and is steeped in Toronto's conservative Bay Street culture.
Other famous investors agree with him. Investing giant George Soros, for one, said: "This crisis has the potential to be a lot worse than Lehman Brothers."
Taking a page from the work of Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, Stephenson says the financial crisis first hit the private sector and then moved to the public arena, as governments bailed out the banks to "save" the economy.
"A buildup in government debt has been a defining characteristic of the aftermath of banking crises for over a century, " wrote Reinhart and Rogoff in their 2011 paper "A Decade of Debt."
"For the countries with systemic financial crises and/or sovereign debt problems, average debt levels are up by about 134 per cent."
That puts a huge burden on taxpayers, and makes the creditworthiness of sovereign debt shakier. "You've had a transfer of risk to governments," Stephenson said. "The average citizen wonders why they're going to have to suffer for someone else's mistake."
Indeed they do…especially Germans and other solid northern Europeans who balk at helping countries like Greece, which they see as freeloaders.
"Politically, the Germans have no interest in bailing people out," Stephenson said. That puts elected officials like Chancellor Angela Merkel on the spot.
Chancellor Merkel is committed to keeping the euro zone together, but she's very unpopular and her ruling coalition is strained to the breaking point. So, she and other European leaders have consistently been behind the curve, favouring one short-term fix after another rather than telling their electorates what they really think needs to be done. (She and French President Nicolas Sarkozy just announced yet another deal they say will keep Greece from defaulting, causing markets to rally.)
In retrospect, the much-reviled TARP here in the U.S., and the subsequent stress tests, did put our banks in, well, less bad shape than their European counterparts.
"The US has been more proactive," Stephenson told me. "In 2008-2009, U.S. banks started issuing equity like it was going out of style. European banks never took the opportunity to recapitalize."
In fact, the euro made things worse for Europe, because it allowed countries like Greece and Portugal to issue debt at extremely low rates, which European banks then bought to squeeze out some extra yield while taking on the low risks of a sovereign credit.
Or so they thought. To this day, said Stephenson, the banks haven't written down a penny of it.
Now, the big French banks hold nearly $57-billion in Greek debt, €140-billion in Spanish debt and almost €400-billion in Italian debt (all combined private and public) as of last December, Nicolas Lecaussin wrote in The Wall Street Journal.
The debt of the big three U.S. banks amounted to 39 per cent of U.S. gross domestic product, while the total debt of the three largest French banks comprised 250 per cent of French GDP.
On Wednesday, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the credit ratings of French banks Société Générale and Credit Agricole, and said it may downgrade them again.
A big test may come soon. Credit-default swaps on Greek sovereign debt indicate a 92 per cent chance of default, Stephenson said. "Clearly the market doesn't think it's about to make it."
And rather than stanch the bleeding, a Greek default will lead to further hemorrhaging, he predicted. Spain and Italy are "too big to fail, too big to bail," he said.
And with God knows how many derivatives contracts (remember them?) tied to sovereign and private credit alike in the Eurozone, the effects could be widespread.
"Once the default occurs, it could be very easy to see a banking crisis in Europe will become a banking crisis in the US, Canada, and Australia," he said.
Yes, even Canada, whose banks survived the first crisis because they acted like real bankers and avoided the insane, idiotic risks taken on by their American counterparts.
Stephenson thinks Europe could be in recession again by next year, while the U.S. may scrape by with slow growth.
And emerging markets? "They're going to get trashed in the short run. All the hot money is going to disappear."
That would be good news for the U.S. dollar, which "will be the only safe haven," he said. But in the long run, he's bearish on all paper currencies–especially the euro, which he calls "dysfunctional"–and he likes silver and gold.
He's also a fan of cash, which comprises 60 per cent of his personal portfolio, and favours shorting all the banks–European, American, Canadian, and Aussie alike.
His target for the S&P 500 index is around 800, which is about where it settled in November 2008 (before dropping below 700 by March 2009). He thinks the S&P/TSX composite index will hit the 8,000 range.
I'm not entirely convinced of his Armageddon scenario; I think a long drip, drip, drip of bad news with sudden flare-ups of panic is just as likely. In any event, I lightened up on stocks late this spring because I was worried about these things.
The S&P has held support in the 1,100s very well, but if it breaks below that and heads down to 1,020 or so, we're likely in a new bear market that could go lower still. So, I'd continue to sell riskier assets into whatever rallies the market gives us, and keep watching to see how the crisis plays out.
"The only surprise is that it hasn't happened sooner," Stephenson said. "The pressure builds and the dam can't hold."
If he's right, it might be time to untie the lifeboats and get the life jackets ready. James Cameron never made "Titanic II," but maybe the time is right. Only in the markets and the movies can the same ship sink twice.
Howard R. Gold is editor at large at MoneyShow.com and a columnist at MarketWatch. You can follow him on Twitter @howardrgold, read more of his commentary at www.howardrgold.com, and check out his new political blog at www.independentagenda.com.Report Typo/Error
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Reflecting on Gandhi, General Douglas MacArthur (supreme allied commander in the far east in the second world war) wrote: "The process of mass application of force to resolve contentious issues is fundamentally not only wrong but contains within itself the germs of self-destruction." Yet we are to send more troops to Afghanistan (Report, 15 October). More troops to Afghanistan inevitably means not only more British soldiers killed, more maimed and wounded, more bereaved families, but also more Afghan soldiers and civilians killed, and more hatred of the west. That hatred will last for generations. Violence breeds violence. During a war, generals may believe they need extra troops to achieve their objectives. But politicians are elected in the hope that they will show wisdom, seeing beyond what seem to be immediate necessities to the long-term consequences of their actions.
Robert Hinde
• US officials drawing up plans to improve Afghanistan's prison and judicial system (US wants liberal jail regime to stop insurgent indoctrination, 14 October) should also take note that countless women are presently detained in jail although they have never been convicted of any crime but are there "for their own protection". For example, because they have fled domestic abuse, forced marriages, as widows they have fled forced remarriage to their husband's relative, or are simply alleged to have "dishonoured" the family. These women are surviving, often with their young children, in appalling, unhygienic and life-threatening conditions, systematically mistreated and vulnerable to sexual abuse and rape.
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• Where is the evidence that troops in Afghanistan keep British streets safe? The 9/11 terrorists were Saudi and Egyptian, our 7/7 bombers were home-grown. The message of international jihad against western values comes mainly from the extremist preachers and madrasas in Pakistan. Does the presence of our troops in Afghanistan stop the propagation of the message through cyberspace? Fighting the Taliban and other insurgents is irrelevant.
JD Manson
• Seumas Milne (Comment, 15 October) identifies perhaps the main obstacle to peace in Afghanistan – the reluctance of leaders to admit that military intervention was a mistake. It was this that kept the US involved in Vietnam for 25 years. One president after another found it impossible to "lose" Vietnam. If president Obama has the courage to "lose" Afghanistan, such inappropriate military interventions might become impossible in future.
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You can reach Kufri from Gurgaon by road in about using a cab upon driving using a cab.
kufri is a very beautiful hill station located in himachal pradesh. the place is a small hill station located some 13 km from shimla and is amongst major tourist hotspots in the state. kufri is a cold region having snow covered hills in most of the months. also, the place offers serene landscapes and picturesque tourist destinations. himalayan wildlife zoo hosting rare birds and animals like the antelopes, monal and felines also attract numerous tourists to the place. while the place remains accessible in most of the months, winter months are generally avoided for travelling. cab services are the best means to travel and explore this hill station. road connectivity is the only means for reaching kufri, making savaari cabs a good means for travelling. nearest airport is the shimla airport while the nearest railway station is also at shimla. as the shimla railway station is a narrow-gauge railway station, most of the tourists prefer savaari taxis from the kalka which is a broad gauge railway station located some 100 kilometres from kufri.. Book cabs in Kufri


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Butlins: Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review by bettymay
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Destination: Middle East
Embarkation: Dubai
Things went downhill from then on. Although we had never cruised before, there appeared to be too many people for the ship to accommodate comfortably. The 'windjammer' was always busy and proved difficult at peak times to get a seat anywhere. The sunbeds were an absolute joke. They were so tightly packed that it was difficult to actually get on and off them. That is is you could manage to obtain one in the first place. The ship has a policy that beds cannot be left unattended for more than half an hour but this is not enforced.
Accommodation was More very small but kept clean. Entertainment was poor and very 'butlins', as was the quality of the food in our opinion. We only went to the dining room once and had to wait an age. Don't bother with 'my time dining' as you will soon find that it is not your time choice at all (unless you reserve a table at least 24 hours in advance). Despite only using the dining room (minstrel) once, all gratuities were automatically deducted from our credit card. SHAMEFUL! We went to Choppes Grille - good steak but nothing to write home about and Portofino was awful -food was cold and mediocre and service was poor.
We didnt get off the ship at first port of call as we knew there was not much to do. We did not book any tours with RC as they were already squeezing too much money out of us. We got off at Oman and paid a taxi driver to give us a tour of Sultans Palace and some of the nice hotels and then went to a private beach which was lovely and well worth a visit. In Abu Dhabi we caught the tour bus to Marina Mall and got a cab to Emirates Palace and then spent the day at the Hilton (you can buy a day pass to use private beach and pool and restaurant facilities). In Dubai we visited some malls and then found a little public beach and park. We then went to the Marina (Festival city mall) and ate at the Intercontinental Hotel which was fantastic.
RC purports to offer a 5 star service. No RC, you offer a 3 star service and charge 5 star prices Less
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We've featured a number of collage artists as of late but none are more unique than Sienna Freeman. The Philly based artist doesn't exactly stick out like a sore thumb but possesses an elegant macabre that surely sets her apart from her peers.
Freeman's work is unshackled. It does what it wants, when it wants. But despite its untamed nature, her work isn't an act of rebellion. The freedom of her work is so innate that it seems effortless and natural; almost as if it is unaware that it is free.
It's confusing at times. Just when you assume that she's going one way, she goes the other. Freeman's work isn't unpredictable but consciously spontaneous.
On her inspiration:
"Much of my subject matter is inspired by dreams. Important personal life moments and extreme emotional or physical experiences are also frequent starting points for my work. Greatly inspired by symbolism associated with weddings, funerals, mythology, animals, and the natural world, I reference a visual language of cross-culturally significant ideas that can trigger a unique and personal psychological experience for the viewer. I also tend to use sexual imagery as a metaphor for exploring relationship dynamics and internal struggles, investigating the tension between beauty and the grotesque, dominance vs. submission, and intrigue vs. repulsion."
What looks to be thrown together is actually a well thought out message that is being delivered on a divine platform. Everything from the obscurely placed hands to the remaining shadows are a skillful gesture waiting to be interpreted its audience.
On her method/process:
"I work with collage made from hand-cut and assembled photos and found images cast in plastic resin. Many of the figurative elements in my pieces are my own photos featuring good friends, or self portraits. The found photos are often vintage wedding portraits, family vacation snapshots- peaks into other people's lives. I also horde magazines as source material, international and small print publications are favorites, as well as vintage porn.
My process can be looked at much like stream of consciousness writing, as I tend to find images and manipulate sources as I go, aware of a general direction but not planning too far ahead. I embrace the element of chance in finding materials and placing pieces, as I enjoy exploring the tension between control and chaos.
I primarily work with scissors, x-acto knives, and double sided tape. After a piece is finished and glued down, it is cast in a thin sheet of liquid plastic resin. Each sheet is then placed in a wall hung fame apparatus that allows about two inches of space between the wall (or back surface of the frame) and the image. Once hit with a direct light source, this space allows for a shadow to form behind the image, highlighting markings and "flaws" that are hidden in the resin around the piece.
I see this shadow of as a ghost of sorts; it is an intangible lingering memory of the experience or idea that the piece meditates upon. As the shadow shifts and changes depending on where the viewer stands or by the source of light, the work appears to be in a state of subtle but constant transition."
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The other thread got me thinking about pitchers:
Rick Reuschel.
Good lord- Top 100 WAR player all time. #65th ranked pitcher, all-time.
Played for awful Cubs and Pirates teams.
Remember 1987 when the ball couldn't stay in the yard, except off of Resuchel, and everyone was trying to get this 38 year old junker? The Giants finally landed him and he had a pretty good run with them.
Loved that guy. Big Daddy.
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The Raw Food Revolution
Ian Billinghurst, an Australian vet, in the 1980's, decided to go back to basics and look at how to remedy disease by looking at a raw evolutionary diet for dogs. The results spoke volumes and from here championed the BARF diet. BARF stands for Bones and Raw Food but is also known as Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods. This evolutionary diet is based on a carcass of meat, bones and digested stomach content of grass, herbs, nuts, and seeds that a wolf or a wild cat would have eaten in the wild.
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First off, thanks for looking :-)
Our network topology has changed recently, and I'm looking for some
guidance on the best way to set up our traffic shaping rules across two
instances on m0n0 on two Soekris net4801 routers. Our current setup
looks like this:
4 bonded T1s (6.0Mbps total up/down) muxed together via an Adtran 924e IAD
Router1: Soekris net4801 w/lan1641 card for a total of 7 ports-running
m0n0 1.22
-Internal subnet 192.168.1.0
-VoIP gateway DMZ 192.168.2.0 (separate WAN IP routed via 1:1 NAT)
-Stats server DMZ 192.168.3.0 (separate WAN IP routed via 1:1 NAT)
-Admin subnet 192.168.4.0
Router2: Soekris net4801 w/lan1641 card for a total of 7 ports-running
m0n0 1.22
-WebServer DMZ 192.168.5.0 (separate WAN IP routed via 1:1 NAT)
-WebServer2 DMZ 192.168.6.0 (separate WAN IP routed via 1:1 NAT)
The way I have the traffic shaper set up currently Router1 is allocated
2Mbps, and Router2 is allocated 4Mbps total bandwidth. What we are
finding during our testing is that Router2 needs more bandwidth during
peak usage periods. Ideally, Router2 could use another Mbit for a total
of 5Mbps. If I reconfigure the traffic shaper on Router2 for a total of
5Mbps I will be taking needed bandwidth away from the stats server and
VoIP gateway on Router1.
If it helps, the peak traffic periods of each Router are at different
times during the day. Aside from not using the traffic shaper at all (or
adding more T1s) is there any way that I can safely add pipe limits to
one Router without hurting the other one?
Thanks in advance for any input available.
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This Month In The Lady Mags: Sex Marathons And Relationship Advice From The Obamas
Not sure if you want to spend $3.99 on this month's Elle? Don't worry, we've got Wendy Felton, Editor of GlossedOver.com, here to tell you exactly what's up on the sex, love, and relationships front in each month's crop of lady mags.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for magazines! The September issues are thick with the latest in fashion. While the style pages are touting ghastly amounts of fur, pastel winter coats, and all-lace suits, perhaps the romantic advice is more palatable. What are the relationship trends for fall? Let's take a look.
Even though the September issues are packed with fads, style experts advise sticking to the trends that work for you — it's only fashion victims who blindly follow every trend. That's sound counsel for relationship advice, too, unless you want to spend the next 30 days having up-against-a-wall sex with a geeky guy who'll take you shopping afterward. Actually, on second thought…


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On Thursday, the top court in New Mexico added the state to the list of places where gay marriage is legal in the U.S.
In an unanimous decision, the New Mexico Supreme Court determined that no existing state statute prevented same sex marriages. It also declared that forbidding gay marriages was discriminatory to gay people. The decision made New Mexico the 17th U.S. state where gay marriage is legal, Reuters notes.
A legal battle arose in New Mexico after several counties began issuing marriage licenses to same sex partners. Lower courts had upheld the licenses for same sex marriages. The state's supreme court entered the debate after 33 county clerks asked it to decide the legality of gay marriage in the state. It ruled that civil marriage in New Mexico would now be defined as "the voluntary union of two persons to the exclusion of all others."
Not everyone is pleased that New Mexico is now another place where where gay marriage is legal in the U.S. A Republican state senator has promised to launch a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage in the state
Here are a list of places where gay marriage is legal in the U.S.:
- NJ Becomes 14th State to Recognize Gay Marriage
- Two More States Legalize Gay Marriage
- Hawaii Becomes Next State to Allow Gay Marriage
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A solution of the dichloride with excess of sulphur in crude benzol is used for vulcanising caoutchouc.
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From the people that brought you Shoes-Up, Fricote Magazine Issue #8 enjoys some visual cover candy courtesy of Philip Starck. Within the pages you'll find some great editorials including tacos, Amish food culture, the power of tomatoes and the debate on #foodporn vs. #foodmourn.
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Dominique Chapman
Violence reduction co-ordinator, HMP Nottingham
Hardly a day goes by at HMP Nottingham without a prisoner saying they have been the victim of physical or verbal abuse. But for senior prison officer Dominique Chapman, the higher the number the better. As the prison's violence reduction co-ordinator, she explains: "When I took over my role nearly three years ago, there was just one violent incident investigated a month, which meant cases were massively under-reported. On average, we now have 31 a month. The figures show that prisoners feel confident in reporting things, and that didn't happen before."
Steve Richards
Senior park ranger, Burnley council
"A shining example of an employee who always goes the extra mile," is how Mick Cartledge, director of community services at Burnley council, describes Steve Richards. A ranger for 31 years, Richards, 52, has dealt with situations ranging from recapturing pet snakes to risking personal safety in confronting antisocial behaviour such as dog fouling, illegal off-road biking, and worse. Patrolling a large area of parklands, sports pitches and council buildings, Richards often works alone, on call and late at night.
Joe Mawdsley
Founder and chief executive, the Legacy Rainbow House
"My boys shouldn't sit up, talk, feed, toilet themselves or walk – but they do," says Joe Mawdsley about her two sons, who have a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder. "They were fine at birth, but at 13 months, Tom, now 11, was discharged from hospital to die. At four months, Will, now 13, stopped supporting his head." So Mawdsley founded the Legacy Rainbow House, near Chorley, Lancashire, and has helped to transform lives for hundreds of other parents and their brain-damaged children. She funded the emotional, physical and behavioural rehabilitation centre from her disability allowance for two years until it became a charity in 2003. It now helps 187 children a year, aged from seven months to 21 years.
Stuart Doran
Resident caretaker, Camden council
In the six years that Stuart Doran, 46, has been a caretaker in Camden Town, north London, he has given life-saving first aid, helped victims of crime, tackled intruders and antisocial behaviour, and cleaned up hazardous materials such as needles and drug paraphernalia. "Because I live here, I get a buzz from making the place look nice," Doran says. "It's more than just a job, it's about building friendships. People trust me and feel they can approach me – not just to deal with problems but for a chat."
Carl Clements
Prison officer, Feltham Young Offender Institution
After a year in post at Feltham, Carl Clements was so disillusioned by the monotony of his work that he was on the verge of resigning. Instead, he started work on a development programme that has changed the way his prison operates. The Believe course he designed, aimed at improving the lives of the young prisoners by developing social skills, is now accredited by the Open College Network.
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Doctors know from earlier research that babies born small are more likely to be obese later in life and that children who are overweight at age 2 are more likely to be obese as adults.
This study of 1,650 babies focused on the rate of weight gain in their first six months and concluded that the track to obesity is set by the half-year mark.
"This is a new marker that might be a predictor of future body weight," says Andrea Dunaif of Northwestern University in Chicago and president of The Endocrine Society. "Obesity is incredibly hard to treat. Ways to identify children at risk are very important, so we can focus prevention efforts on those children."
Surprisingly, what and how much babies were fed had no effect on the findings, the researchers noted. Their report was presented Saturday to The Endocrine Society, whose meeting ends today in San Diego.
One possibility for the marker is that during pregnancy, a metabolic switch is activated in the fetus, causing the baby to be born small but with the ability to store extra calories efficiently as a survival mechanism, says Kenneth Copeland, University of Oklahoma professor of pediatric diabetes and endocrinology.
The researchers did not report a cause-and-effect relationship in their findings. "If a baby gains weight real rapidly, it predicts obesity in childhood. That doesn't necessarily mean it causes it," Copeland says.
The next step is more research to see whether the relationship between rapid weight gain in infancy and later obesity can be influenced by breast-feeding, nutritional improvements or other interventions, he says.
Even though what the babies were fed was not a factor in the study, Copeland believes parents should avoid overfeeding children.
"We still have a society where a large number of families believe a fat baby is a healthy baby," he says.
But Dunaif cautions against putting infants on diets. "Kids need a certain amount of fat intake, and they need milk. This study shouldn't provoke parents to, on their own, start modifying (the infant's) diet."


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1. Re: Bluetooth will pair but not connectWildman Dec 26, 2010 10:28 PM (in response to Silverspork1)
Have you tried to press the item that says not connected and select the connect option? Also what type of device are you attempting to pair the phone with, headset, car radio, handsfree, bluetooth reciever? This may help to trouble shoot the issue.
2. Re: Bluetooth will pair but not connectSilverspork1 Dec 26, 2010 10:53 PM (in response to Wildman)
Tried on a Blackberry Storm 1, and just a little while ago with an iPhone 3. I tried touching on the failed item (connection failure) and connecting that way, but no go.
3. Re: Bluetooth will pair but not connectWildman Dec 26, 2010 11:13 PM (in response to Silverspork1)
So you are not tring to pair a device for hands-free, it sounds like you are trying to use the OBEX file transfer protocol and if I am understanding you are trying to connect to another phone device, if this is correct once you pair a device under this situation the device does not stay connected to the device, it completes the connection when you attempt to transfer a file from one device to the other.
Try going to your file explorer and select a file to transfer and press and hold and select Share >> Bluetooth >> select Device name and connection should connect but it may ask for a acknowledge before transferring for other device... Try this and see if it helps..
4. Re: Bluetooth will pair but not connectSilverspork Dec 26, 2010 11:21 PM (in response to Wildman)
Thanks, my "bluetooth buddy" just walked out the door. I'll have to try again later. I'll post when I have resolution.
5. Re: Bluetooth will pair but not connectmortb Dec 27, 2010 2:25 AM (in response to Silverspork1)
Yes, it says "paired but not connected." However, once you start transferring files, they will connect. I've been transferring music and photos from my Droid X to my Droid 2 with no problems, even though at the onset, both cell phones say that they are not connected. I guess it's like Wildman says, they connect when file transfers are in progress.


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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Euro zone banks' borrowing costs could increase later this year when they have to pay back more than half a trillion euros to the European Central Bank, Governing Council member Marko Kranjec said on Tuesday.
"Due to already announced measures of the European Central Bank which will stop one-year lending without limits, the maturity of (funding) sources will shorten and banks will have to seek funding on the markets," Kranjec told a news conference.
"Due to competition of states and debtors it can happen that banks will have to pay higher prices for those loans," said Kranjec, who is also the governor of Slovenia's central bank.
The ECB handed out three lots of one-year loans to banks last year to ease problems during the financial crisis. Banks must pay back 442 billion euros at the start of July, 75 billion at the end of September and another 97 billion on December 23.
The deputy governor of the Bank of Slovenia, Andrej Rant, meanwhile, added his voice to the debate on whether the International Monetary Fund should be involved in any European Union-led bailout for Greece.
"Without doubt the International Monetary Fund has technical expertise that can be useful in such a case," Rant told the same news conference.
"It is very clear that it (EU and IMF support) can only materialise after all other possibilities are exhausted," he said.
"The estimate on that will be given by each state of the European Union separately. There are no signs that would demand such a support at this moment," he added.
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Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1929.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to sell and convey at not less than their appraised value, under rules and regulation to be prescribed by him, two parcels of land included within the Rapid City Indian School Grounds, South Dakota, the first containing approximately fifty-five one-hundredths of an acre in the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter, section 4, township 1 north, range 7 east, Black Hills meridian, lying south and east of the Pennington County Highway; the second, containing approximately three and fifty-nine one-hundredths acres in the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, section 8, township 1 north, range 7 east, Black Hills meridian, lying south and east of the Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad right of way: Provided, That the net proceeds derived from the sale of these tracts shall be available for appropriation for improvements at said Rapid City Indian School.
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WITH St Lukes and Branthwaite both recording wins against Kendal 14-4 and 12-6 respectively, the former opened up a 15-point gap over Arnside and a further five points to Branthwaite.
The latter still have two games in hand over the leaders though and are still in pole position.
Kirkby Stephen did themselves a power of good by beating Ambleside 11-7 to lift them above their opponents and clear of bottom club Bowness.
The last match before the Christmas break saw Ambleside host their rivals Bowness.
Ambleside started the better with their top pairing of Stead and High taking the opening two sets against Hadland and Postlethwaite before Tweedale and Tanner took the next set.
But Bowness struck back with Telford and Bascombe taking the forth set, and when Clarkson and West won both at third against Faulkner and Sandham the match was 3-3.
The cross over doubles were then taken 3-1 by Bowness, who were leading the match 6-4 at the start of the ladies and mens doubles.
The Bowness pair of Telford and Clarkson took both top ladies against Stead and Faulkner to increase the lead to 8-4.
Things looked even better when Bascombe and West took the first set against High and Sandham to give Bowness a 9-4 lead and a minimum of a draw.
This seeded to spur on the Ambleside pair of High and Sandham and they took the next set to keep the match alive.
Tweedale and Faulkner then took both the second ladies against Hadland and Clarkson to reduce the arrears to 9-7 and give them a chance of the tie.
Ambleside mens second pairing of Sandham and Tanner won both sets against Postlethwaite and West to draw the match.
Branthwaite A continue their way to a second league title with wins against Strickland and their 'B' team 14- 4 and 16-2 respectively.
They lead by 43 points ahead of Strickland.
Bowness A remain leaders of the third division after they played out a 9-9 all draw against their main rivals for the title.