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Electrical sockets (outlets) in Hungary are one of the two European standard electrical socket types: The "Type C" Europlug and the "Type E" and "Type F" Schuko.
If your appliance's plug doesn't match the shape of these sockets, you will need a travel plug adapter in order to plug in. Travel plug adapters simply change the shape of your appliance's plug to match whatever type of socket you need to plug into. If it's crucial to be able to plug in no matter what, bring an adapter for all three types.
But the shape of the socket is only half the story!
Electrical sockets (outlets) in Hungary usually supply electricity at between 220 and 240 volts AC. If you're plugging in an appliance that was built for 220-240 volt electrical input, or an appliance that is compatible with multiple voltages, then an adapter is all you need.
But travel plug adapters do not change the voltage, so the electricity coming through the adapter will still be the same 220-240 volts the socket is supplying. North American sockets supply electricity at between 110 and 120 volts, far lower than in most of the rest of the world. Consequently, North American appliances are generally built for 110-120 volts.
But that doesn't mean that your specific appliance isn't already compatible with the higher voltage -- it may very well be.
Rules of Thumb for Appliance Voltage Compatibility
It's important to understand that there's no such thing as a "standard" electrical input/output for electrical appliances. The information below is just a general guideline, and it may or may not be correct for your specific brand and model. The only way to know for your specific appliance is to check.
Laptop computer: Usually 100-240V, 50/60Hz, auto-switching. A travel plug adapter works just fine all by itself.
Desktop computer: Usually switchable between 110-120V and 220-240V via a small switch on the back of the computer, near the cooling fan. A travel plug adapter will work fine as long as the voltage switch is set to the proper position.
Cell phone: Usually comes with a charger that is 100-240V compatible, but that is by no means always the case. It's very important to check the charger. If it says "100-240V" then a plug adapter will work fine. If not, the easiest solution is probably to contact your cell phone provider and buy a new charger which is multi-voltage compatible, and attach the appropriate plug adapter to the multi-voltage charger.
PDA/Blackberry/etc: Almost always comes with a charger that is 100-240V compatible. Simply attach a plug adapter to the charger's plug.
Digital camera: Chargers are usually 100-240V compatible. A plug adapter is usually sufficient.
Hair dryer/curling iron/flat iron/etc: Most U.S. and Canadian hair care appliances are only compatible with 110-120V, though some higher-end models can be switched between voltages. If your brand/model has a voltage switch, then a plug adapter is sufficient. Otherwise, the appliance will require that the voltage be changed. Since hair dryers and other hair care appliances usually don't contain any electronic circuits, a voltage converter is usually more convenient than a step-down transformer.
Electric shaver: Most U.S. and Canadian corded electric shavers are only compatible with 110-120V. Cordless/rechargeable shavers often come with chargers that are 100-240V compatible.
CPAP Machine: 50/50 shot, there's no telling. A lot of CPAP machines are built with DC motors because they're quieter. DC motors plug into AC power sources, of course, through an AC adapter. Since AC adapters are converting an AC voltage to a smaller DC voltage anyway, the AC input voltage is often irrelevant. If the AC adapter says "100-240V" then a plug adapter will work just fine. But this is by no means true of all CPAP machines. Some brands/models use AC motors and are only compatible with 110-120V. If that's true of yours, then theoretically a voltage transformer + a plug adapter would at least allow it to power up. But in practice, the difference in frequency (Hz) may negatively affect the machine's performance. For most appliances, the effect is negligible. But for a CPAP machine, we've been told that the effect can be significant. The better solution may be to just buy a multi-voltage compatible CPAP machine, rather than to depend on a transformer.
iPod: You'll have to check the iPod's charger. There are so many different versions, it's impossible to keep up with what kind of charger ships with any particular model.
If the iPod's charger says "100-240V" then a plug adapter is sufficient. Otherwise, if it says "120V" then you'll need a voltage transformer. Or you'll need to replace the iPod's charger with one that is 100-240V compatible.
Audio/Video Equipment, including Televisions, Stereo Components, VCRs, DVD Players, Video game consoles (X-Box, Wii, Playstation, etc.): Most equipment of this type is purposely manufactured to be localized to a particular country or geographic region. It's all part of the "war on piracy" and for the most part, it's not worth the trouble to bring this kind of item abroad. Even if you want to fight the battle of getting power to the device, there will probably be compatibility/standards issues related to the audio/video signals, scan rates, etc. These are beyond the scope of our business, and we don't claim to be authorities on those matters. Television broadcast standards are different (NTSC vs. PAL), audio broadcast standards are different, CD and DVD media are usually "region-locked" to a particular geographic area (i.e. European DVDs/game discs won't play on most North American DVD players/game consoles) and a host of other issues beyond simply getting power to the device. If you're dead set on bringing A/V equipment to another country, you'll want to consult an A/V specialist.
Power Tools: Most U.S. and Canadian power tools are built for 110-120 volts, and will require a step-down voltage transformer as well as a plug adapter. However, some cordless/rechargeable power tools ship with chargers which are 100-240V compatible. Check your charger. If it says "100-240V" then a plug adapter is sufficient.
Air conditioners, refrigerators: Appliances which contain a compressor require a special type of transformer called a "3-tap transformer" because in order for the compressor to function properly, the output voltage supplied by the transformer needs to be slightly adjusted up or down to compensate for the difference in frequency (Hz.)
Clothes dryers and Electric ranges: North American
clothes dryers and ranges usually connect to a specialized 2-phase household electrical circuit. You'll want to consult an electrician.
Hungary Adapters
If your appliance is already compatible with 220-240 volt electrical input, one or more of the following travel plug adapters (depending on which type of outlet is installed in any given specific building) will allow you to plug in. Click the link to view the ordering page for that adapter.


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It's not the biggest game in the history of Ford Field, though it's probably the biggest that's actually involved the Detroit Lions.
Motown's new football stadium opened in 2002, and since then it has hosted a Super Bowl and a Final Four. The Lions, however, have never had an opportunity in the building quite like this weekend, when they host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night with a chance to win Detroit's first division title since 1993.
Whoever wins this game takes the NFC North, and whoever loses could be out of the playoffs.
"I can't wait," Lions receiver Golden Tate said. "I'm excited for this team. I'm excited for this city. We have a great opportunity to do something that hasn't been done in a long time."
It will certainly be a memorable atmosphere in downtown Detroit, but this is actually a scenario Lions fans were hoping to avoid. Detroit was two games ahead of Green Bay after improving to 9-4 with a win over Chicago. Then the Lions lost on the road against the Giants and Dallas, allowing the Packers (9-6) to pull even atop the division. Green Bay has won five straight.
Detroit (9-6) can put a lot of its recent angst in the past with a win Sunday, but a loss could end the Lions' season . If Washington beats the Giants earlier in the day, the Detroit-Green Bay loser would miss the playoffs.
The Packers are pleased to be in this position. They were 4-6 after a 42-24 loss to Washington on Nov. 20, but since then, Green Bay has been on a tear, with Aaron Rodgers directing the offense — and the much-maligned defense forcing quite a few turnovers. The Packers have 12 takeaways over the past three games.
When his team was 4-6, Rodgers said he thought Green Bay could "run the table" — and now the Packers are a win away from a division title.
"That's the confidence he has in our team and our offense and himself," Green Bay receiver Jordy Nelson said. "We just needed to clean a few things up and we'd be in the situation that we are right now."

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WASHINGTON - Federal safety officials are recalling two sunscreen lotions.
The Food and Drug Administration says 4-ounce SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion and one lot of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Lotion products made by W.S. Badger Co. Inc. have been recalled for microbial contamination.
Officials said the products were tested and found to be contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida parapsilosis and Acremonium fungi. No adverse reactions have been reported in connection with these products.
The affected products include the following:
- SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion 4oz (UPC: 634084490091&634084490114) Lot #'s 3024A, 3057B, 3063A, 3063B, 3132A, 3133A
- SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Lotion (UPC: 634084490145 & 634084490169) Lot # 3164A
Both sunscreens are sold online and at major retailers, as well as independent food co-ops and pharmacies.
Consumers who have purchased recalled sunscreen lotion stop using it and return it to the original point of purchase for a full refund. You can also contact Badger directly at 1-800-603-6100 or email.
Adverse reactions that may be related to the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program either online, by regular mail or by fax:
- Online
- Regular Mail: Use postage-paid, pre-addresses Form FDA 3500 and mail to address on the pre-addresses form.
- Fax: 1-800-FDA-0178
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HOUSTON - A heat advisory was issued for the Houston area Wednesday as triple-digit temperatures are expected for another day.
The National Weather Service said the heat advisory is in effect from noon until 8 p.m. An Ozone Watch was also issued. A heat advisory is issued when heat indices are at or above 108 degrees.
Houston's high is forecast for 101 degrees on Wednesday. Houston's record high for June 27 was 102 degrees, set in 1980.
Numerous records were broken on Wednesday. The high temperature at Bush Intercontinental Airport reached 105 degrees. The previous record was 104 set in 2009. Hobby Airport broke a record with a high of 102. The previous record was 99 degrees in 2009. Galveston broke its record high with 97 degrees. The previous record was set back in 1875. College Station had a record high of 106. Wharton set a record of 104 and Angleton set a record at 102. Sugar Land tied it's highest temperature with 102 degrees.
Residents are urged to take extra precautions if they work or spend time outside. Reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and wear lightweight or loose-fitting clothing. Also, drink plenty of water.
Demand for electricity also goes up as the temperatures rise. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it thinks there's enough power to go around, but there's no promise that it will be like that all summer.
Electric provider NRG recently brought 1,100 megawatts of power online.
"It's enough power that on the hottest day of the year, when people are running air conditioners, we can supply the needs of about 200,000 households," NRG spokesman David Knox said.
When there's a heat emergency, power companies are not allowed to turn off service because of lack of payment.
Some parents took their children outside for fun on Tuesday, but they made sure everyone had plenty of water and lots of breaks in the shade.
KPRC Local 2 tested the temperatures on some playground equipment near Memorial Park. Metal playground equipment tested at 127 degrees. The hottest reading was on a slide that was 155 degrees.
Warning signs for heat stroke:
- Not sweating
- Collapsing
- Becoming incoherent
- Nausea/vomiting
- Body Temperature of 106 degrees or higher
- Seizure
People who exhibit signs of heat stroke should do the following:
- Call 911
- Get out of the sun and go indoors or to a shady area
- Cool with water, but not ice water
- If someone is seizing, protect them from injury, but do not put anything in their mouth
There are several steps that can be taken to prevent heat-related injuries:
- Drink plenty of cool water or other non-carbonated drinks
- Take breaks about every hour and get out of the sun and cool down for at least 10 minutes
- Wear hats, sunglasses and cotton or other natural fiber clothing
- Use sunscreen to protect uncovered skin
- If drinking sports drinks, cut them 50/50 with cold water
- Do not use salt tablets -- drink sports drinks to replenish electrolytes
People who exhibit signs of a heat-related illness should do the following:
- Get out of the sun and cool down
- Sip cool water or 50 percent water/sports drink
- Rest for at least 30 minutes after the symptoms end
- Limit activity in the sun for the rest of the day
- For chest pain or shortness of breath, call 911
Pets can suffer heat-related problems, too. Make sure they always have clean, fresh water available and access to shade or the indoors.
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- Radar Loops
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- Weather Videos
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Ozone Information:
- Current Ozone Levels For Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
- Air Quality Index
- Harris County Pollution Control: 713-920-2831
- Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Air Quality Control: 713-640-4200
- Galveston County Health Department: 409-938-2251
- TCEQ, Houston Office: 713-767-3700
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- Full Name:
- William Lorenzo Jacobs 1
- Person:
- William L Jacobs 2
- Age in 1930: 73 2
- Birth:
- March 1857 1
- Male 1
- Birth:
- Estimated Birth Year: 1857 2
- Death:
- 28 Jun 1936 1
- Burial:
- Residence:
- To: Winter 1883 1
- Residence:
- From: 1884 1
- Residence:
- Residence:
- From: 1880 1
- Residence:
- From: 1930 2
- Enumeration District: TWP 36, RANGE 47 2
History of the Jacobs Family Trip to Sheridan County, Nebraska by Harry L. Jacobs
1883-1884 — Sheridan County, NE
Our family consisted of my father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Jacobs; my brother, Willie, age 7; my sister, Carrie, a baby; and myself, age 3 1/2. We left Chicago in the winter of 1883 on the train, enroute to North Loup, Nebraska, which at that time was the end of the branch line of the Union Pacific. Our family remained at North Loup for the rest of the winter.
In the spring of 1884, my father purchased two horses, one to ride and one as a pack horse. Leaving the family in North Loup, he departed for Northwestern Nebraska, going first to Valentine, and then on to Sheridan Co. He located a homestead near Rushville post office, which was about 3 1/2 miles north of the present site of Rushville. In Valentine, he filed a claim on the land on October 7, 1884, and returned to North Loup to make arrangements for moving our family.
In the spring of 1885, my father purchased a covered wagon and, with our team of horses, two milk cows, some chickens and our household goods, we departed from the Loup for our new home in Sheridan County. We ----ed the cows to help pull the wagon in bad places. By this time he had also purchased about 15 head of cattle, which he hired a man to drive out for him. My first recollection of the trip was going through the sandhills to Valentine, Nebraska. By brother, Willie, and I saw a train of cars at Valentine which was the end of the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad. (Later it became the Chicago and Northwestern). We camped along the road and saw lots of dead cattle, as the winter had been cold with lots of snow and ice. We stayed at Gordon one night and finally arrived at our new home around April 1, 1885.
We spent a few days with Mr. William Kerns at his sod house which was approximately one mile north east of our land. He had settled in the fall of 1884, and allowed us to camp at his place for a couple of days while my father was building a dugout for the family to live in.
We moved into the dugout, putting the wagon bows and canvas over the bed to keep us from getting wet, as it had begun to rain. In the meantime, my father went to the timber north of our place to get poles to cover the dugout. This was completed within a short time. Father's next job was to build a log house on the southeast end of our land. He hauled logs from the timber and completed the house during the summer. He and a hired man also dug a well about 45 feet deep.
The town of Rushville had started, and the railroad was being graded about this time, so that we were able to secure supplies. I watched the railroad being built and saw the engine and flatcars being moved along the track as it was laid. There were railroad camps at Rushville, Rush Creek, and a short distance from our home.
We met William Reed and his familly working at the railroad camp. My brother and I played with the children while their father worked on the grade. Mr. Reed ran a two-wheeled scraper and worked as far as Hay Springs. He then took a homestead four miles north of Hay Springs. Some of his family still live near there.
During the same time we arrived, my father plowed up ten acres of land and planted corn and a small garden. With the cattle that he had purchased in North Loup, he started a Dairy, furnishing milk for the residents of the town of Rushville. He later took a pre-emption in the Sand Hills, and wintered his cattle there one year, as by that time he had acquired about 100 head. He sold this pre-emption after about two years, and in 1890 started a Butcher Shop in Rushville, running this business for about four years. In 1896 my father ran a stage route and carried mail to Pine Ridge, South Dakota. At that time I was sixteen years old, and drove the stage part of the time.
I recall vividly the Indian War in the winter of 1890 and 1891. I ate "hard tack" and bacon with the soldiers who were camped at Rushville, and watched the unloading of supplies, wagons, cannons and more soldiers.


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Would you strike a deal with the devil?
Witness the ultimate struggle between good and evil in Gounod's dramatic tale of an aging scholar, an innocent young woman and the Devil himself.
What follows is a struggle between good and evil that is destined for tragedy as only great opera can tell it. Abounding with Gounod's unforgettable melodies, this new production by Bernard Uzan was a "triumph" at its Arizona premiere.
DON'T MISS the Austin debut of bass-baritone Jamie Offenbach in the role of Mephistopheles. Offenbach has been praised as "made for the part."
Cast List
Faust: Jonathan Boyd
Mephistopheles: Jamie Offenbach
Marguerite: Jan Cornelius
Valentin: Hyung Yun
Marthe: Cindy Sadler
Siebel: Claire Shackleton
Stage Director: Bernard Uzan
Alone in his study, the aged Dr. Faust despairs that his lifelong search for a solution to the riddle of life has been in vain. Twice he raises a goblet of poison to his lips, but falters when the songs of young men and women outside his window re-awaken the unfulfilled passions and desires of his youth. Cursing life and human passion, the envious philosopher calls on Satan for help. The Devil appears, and Faust tells him of his longing for youth and pleasure; Méphistophélès replies that these desires can be realized if he will forfeit his soul. Faust hesitates until the Devil conjures up a vision of a lovely maiden, Marguerite. A magic potion transforms Faust into a handsome youth, and he leaves with Méphistophélès in search of Marguerite.
ACT I, scene 2
We are now in a bar/club. Valentin, a young officer, holding a medallion from his sister Marguerite, asks his friend Siébel to protect the girl in his absence and then bids a touching farewell. Wagner, a soldier friend of Valentin, starts the revels with a lively song but is interrupted by Méphistophélès, who delivers an impudent hymn in praise of greed and gold. The Devil refuses a drink from Wagner and amazes the crowd by offering champagne to all. When he makes a brazen toast to Marguerite, Valentin draws his weapon, but it shatters. The other men, recognizing Satan, threaten Méphistophélès, who cowers before them. As the crowd goes back to pleasure, Faust speaks to Marguerite. She demurely refuses to let him escort her home. Méphistophélès returns to lead the merrymakers in their dance.
Siébel briefly visits Marguerite's flower boutique and leaves her a bouquet of flowers. The romantic youth is followed by Faust and Méphistophélès, who goes in search of a gift to outshine Siébel's. Left alone, Faust hails Marguerite's simple home. The Devil returns with a box of jewels, which he places near Siébel's flowers. When Marguerite arrives, she sings a ballad about the King of Thule, distractedly interrupting the verses with reflections on the stranger she has met. Discovering the flowers and box, the girl exclaims in delight as she adorns herself with jewels. Méphistophélès detours a nosy middle-aged neighbor, Marthe, by flirting with her, so that Faust may complete his seduction. As Méphistophélès invokes a beautiful night, Marguerite confesses her love, but nevertheless begs Faust to leave. The Devil mocks Faust's failure and points to Marguerite, who has reappeared at her window. As she ecstatically expresses her love for Faust, they meet and embrace. She yields to his embraces, as Méphistophélès' taunting laughter is heard.
ACT III, scene 1
On the street in front of Marguerite's boutique, Marguerite, who has been abandoned and mocked by all, laments about Faust who never came back. Her only remaining friend, Siebel, tries to comfort her until suddenly we hear fanfares announcing the return of Valentin and his comrades from war, singing the glory of those slain in battle. The soldier questions Siébel about Marguerite but receives only evasive replies; puzzled, he enters his house. Faust, remorseful at having abandoned Marguerite, arrives with Méphistophélès, who serenades the girl with a lewd ballad. Valentin, stepping forth to defend his sister's honor, fights a duel with Faust. At a crucial moment, Méphistophélès interferes and Valentin is killed. As the Devil drags Faust away, Marguerite kneels by her fatally wounded brother, who curses her with his last breath. She rises slowly and, giggling madly to herself, moves through the crowd of villagers.
ACT III, scene 2
Marguerite seeks refuge in church, but Méphistophélès, who has taken over the church, curses her and torments her with threats of damnation. She collapses.
ACT III, scene 3
Marguerite has been sent to a mental hospital for the murder of her illegitimate child. Faust enters, bent on spiriting her away. As the Devil keeps watch, Faust wakens Marguerite; at first the distracted girl is overjoyed to see her lover, but instead of fleeing with him she tarries to recall their first days of happiness. When Méphistophélès emerges, urging haste, Marguerite calls on the angels to save her. Méphistophélès pronounces her condemned, but a choir of angels proclaims her salvation.
—Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera


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Do you know the difference between sight and vision? Sight is how clearly we see objects, like road signs and books. When objects become blurry, it is typically time to have your sight (or acuity) checked at the doctor's office to update your eyeglass prescription. Vision, on the other hand, involves how the eyes work with the brain and how the brain interprets what we see.
We have all heard someone say, "Your eyes are your window to the world," and it's true. From birth through our elder years, 80 percent of what we learn is through the visual system, so, it's very important to have good visual abilities.


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Some complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners blame common symptoms such as fatigue, headache and poor memory on intestinal overgrowth of the fungus–like organism Candida albicans, or "yeast syndrome."
To cure the syndrome, they recommend a candida cleanse diet, which includes no sugar, white flour, yeast and cheese, based on the theory that these foods promote candida overgrowth.
Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence to support the diagnosis of yeast syndrome. Consequently many conventional practitioners doubt its validity. And there are no clinical trials that document the efficacy of a candida cleanse diet for treating any recognized medical condition.
Not surprisingly, many people note improvement in various symptoms when following this diet. If you stop eating sugar and white flour, you'll generally wind up cutting out most processed foods, which tend to be higher in calorie content and lower in nutritive value.
Within a few weeks of replacing processed foods with fresh ones and white flour with whole grains, you may start to feel better in general. That, rather than stopping the growth of yeast in the gastrointestinal tract, is probably the main benefit of a candida cleanse diet.
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I just have a little trouble using the pipelines: with your example as a base i wanted to not only scrape the information of every comic but also download it's image to a directory (configured in settings.py).
I was able to do that with an example pipeline i found on the scrapy docs:
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from scrapy.contrib.pipeline.images import ImagesPipeline
from scrapy.exceptions import DropItem
from scrapy.http import Request
class MyImagesPipeline(ImagesPipeline):
def get_media_requests(self, item, info):
for image_url in item['image_urls']:
yield Request(image_url)
def item_completed(self, results, item, info):
image_paths = [x['path'] for ok, x in results if ok]
if not image_paths:
raise DropItem("Item contains no images")
item['image_paths'] = image_paths
return item
My only issue is the way the files are stored (using SHA1 hash), for instance:
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Is there any way to change the file's name before being stored?
PS: as future reference, should i create a new topic instead of asking questions here?


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 26/5/2011 (2278 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Clearly the governors of Quebec City's Garrison Club had no clue as to the incredible investment they were turning down. In 1981, they told the newest partner of Ernst and Young that if she persisted in her desire to mingle with the select crowd at the city's 102-year-old private club, she'd have to ask her husband to sign a membership card for the men-only bastion of British tradition.
Sheila Fraser turned their "offer" down.
That tidbit, delivered with uncharacteristic restraint, was one of a career's worth of anecdotes Fraser recounted in an "exit" interview with CBC radio this week. The club eventually relented, allowing women to join. Fraser would go on to rock-star status -- flowers from people on the street, so the story goes.
I love the idea that a chartered accountant has achieved celebrity status -- it's oh-so Canadian that people on the streets would recognize the auditor general who turned the language of value-for-money audits into plain English.
And with such effect.
Who could forget the damning "broke every rule in the book" conclusion of her 2002 audit of three, untendered federal contracts delivered to Groupaction? Appalling, she said.
The cops agreed, putting the sponsorship scandal on a roll that would mow down a political fortress, and convict a bureaucrat and a couple of Liberal friends.
Next week, Sheila Fraser is stowing away her calculator, 10 years since she took over from Denis Desautels. She wants to get away from Ottawa, away from politics. Senate? "No, thank you."
While her profile and popularity with the public would make her a prime recruit for any political party, she's made it very clear that she's not for "that world."
By her own description, she simply did her job. But it was her interpretation of what was the job that made a difference.
The Office of the Auditor General is a "fundamental" piece of a democratic system -- holding government to account and delivering reliable analysis to Parliament, where MPs can fulfil their part as a check on power.
As with those who came before her, she ensures the $245 billion in program spending makes good use of the hard-earned money Canadians pay in taxes. But it wasn't good enough to have that official conversation with ministers, MPs and the research and political staff of parties with their own particular agendas.
Fraser took to heart the belief that she was the servant of the people. To do that well, she had to speak directly to citizens.
Canadians are taxpayers, she said. We have a high compliance with the tax law, which means that, on the whole, we follow the rules and pay what is the public's investment in good and necessary services.
Her peers note that it was not a revolution that brought engaging, blunt and clear narrative to the story of the numbers game in Ottawa. The argument is made that, reaching back more than 30 years, amendments to the act gave auditors general a new evaluative role in program review.
That changed the straight money-in/money-out tabulation and launched a process whereby departments would be called to task when rules were ignored and broken and when receipts went missing.
The word "probity" entered the lexicon of government accountability.
But it was the combination of the extraordinary issues that got dumped in her lap and the way she chose to deliver the goods to ordinary Canadians that made us all indebted to this farm girl from southwestern Quebec.
The infamous abuse of the public treasury to curry Liberal favour in Quebec set the tenor of her tenure, but it was by no means the last hot potato.
She rang the bell on privacy commissioner George Radwanski, who was found to have abused both the privileges and the power of his office.
She called out the former Liberal government on its gross underestimate of the costs of the long-gun registry -- $1 billion versus $2 million.
And sprinkled among the indictments -- landmines for an accountant whose decimal points are a fraction off -- were the condemnations for a country that permits Third World conditions to persist in native communities.
Some have pushed back. But the solid, trustworthy calculus of a servant of the people, the dogged attention to detail, proved impenetrable.
Sheila Fraser retires with her reputation and integrity intact after a decade of putting herself in the crosshairs of formidable political interests.
Her successor has not been named. She leaves at a time when public watchdogs and their unvarnished advice have proven expendable to a government that bridles at dissent.
I expect she made recommendations for the short list. The Harper government, which for many years traded on Fraser's insight, should pay her the final compliment in respecting her astute advice.


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One of the marks of great writing is that, no matter how abstract a subject might be, the author's text remains lucid and understandable. It is not crowded with irrelevant information, unduly antiquated language, or a dense texture. H.L. Mencken, Joseph Ratzinger, and Murray Rothbard all have this gift. So does Tom Woods, whose recent book Meltdown I finished earlier this week.
The grand larceny that the government commits is probably aided in no small part by the abstract and difficult nature of the subject of economics. Add to this factor the reality that most schools of economics, such as Keynes' and Friedman's, in addition to being absurdly objectivist, are also about as exciting as the first four and a half hours of Dances with Wolves. The information that does get to the public is usually watered-down lies: the GDP, which only measures the consumption of final products and not of raw materials, and the unemployment numbers, which are, at present writing, grossly underestimated, are but two examples. Little mystery is left as to why there is so much misunderstanding, confusion, and downright indifference in the general public.
Enter into this lamentable situation the work of Tom Woods, whose latest book has descended into the hellish American political debates like dew from heaven. Woods strikes at the root of the philosophical errors which have our economy trapped in a kind of samsara cycle of booms and busts, and he does so in a way that people whose eyes rightfully gloss over during the business reports on TV can understand and appreciate the nature of the problems that the United States now faces. I have read many books on economics, but this one cleared up so many issues for me, including certain details on which I was foggy with respect to fractional reserve banking and the operations of the Federal Reserve. But as understandable as his writing is, Woods does not gloss over anything, drawing carefully-written lines in just the right places. Qui distinguit, bene docet.
In the center of this book, Woods takes on the myths surrounding the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt. The conventional wisdom, of course, is that the Great Depression was worse than it needed to be because Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire president and did nothing, and that FDR arrived on the scene, fully armed with public works projects and other chimeras which, along with a major war, allegedly saved us from further economic disasters. Woods systematically dismantles this version of history, and in the process of showing that it was precisely the government intervention that made things worse, he brings to light the interventionist policies of the Hoover administration and a journal entry from Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau which admitted that none of the government programs were actually working, amongst a whole host of other fascinating information. And yet again, he takes on the false notion that World War II ended the Great Depression. As a matter of fact, the numbers did not improve until 1946, after the soldiers returned home and re-entered the work force. In the midst of all this, Woods glances at something most wouldn't think to consider: the inexperience of the women and children who replaced the soldiers in their jobs while they were off at war. What impact did their inexperience have on productivity?
Woods' engagement of the Civic Religion surrounding New Deal politics is the great keystone of his book, for these myths are, for many people, the assumed truth that they bring to any conversation about economic issues, and if there is any progress to be made in re-establishing a market that is actually free, then these prejudices must be confronted. In addition to his theoretical arguments, Woods examines a number of economic downturns in American history, many of which are cited by economists in an attempt to discredit the Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle which Woods promotes. Time and again, the author brings facts to light that only buttress the work of Mises and Hayek, who were pioneering members of the school of thought in which Woods works. Two of the most important examples used are the crashes of 1819 and 1920, the latter of which was worse than the crash of 1929 but which lasted only a year because the government did precisely nothing.
Back to contemporary issues. Woods discusses the government's role in creating the housing bubble which burst in 2008. First there is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose careless policies encouraged banks to give out risky loans. (This is made all the easier when everyone knows that the Fed will act as a "lender of last resort" in the event that the risky loans end up in default.) Then there is the Community Reinvestment Act and affirmative action lending, which the government promoted by practically harassing banks to make loans which they knew to be ill-advised. And in addition to discussing the various kinds of wreckless speculation which were taking place, such as "house flipping," Woods also takes on the dishonest debate between the Republicrats and Democans about how much regulation there should be in the market. The status quo has made this discussion fundamentally pointless, since neither party really supports the idea of a free market, however much one of those parties likes to bandy that term about.
Central to Woods' thesis is the aforementioned Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle. This system of thought, first developed by Ludwig von Mises, holds that business cycles are not intrinsic to free markets, but that they are rather a result of government tampering with the marketplace through the creation of central banks, manipulation of the currency, playing with interest rates, fractional reserve banking, and the like. In support of the Austrian view, Woods offers up the dot-com bust and the crash in Japan in the 1990's. He explains how artificially low interest rates encourage mal-investment and send business leaders the wrong signals, encouraging them to embark on projects that are doomed, since an inflationary bubble does treacherous work on the factors of production involved in long term projects.
Woods devotes an entire chapter to money: its origins (neither from government nor greed), its history, and the way it creates wealth by making trade more feasible. He not only covers the hot topic of inflation but also ventures into the more obscure but no less important matter of deflation, the latter being considered by the voodoo economists as a bad thing. This was the mistake that FDR made in the Great Depression, and his subsequent decision to enact price floors was disastrous for the American economy. Woods' discussion of commodity monies such as gold and silver is followed up by a reckoning with the usual bromides offered by the monetarists who are opposed to a hard money solution. The author's arguments are thorough, and though he seems not to deal with one issue—the contention that more gold could be mined to create more money and thereby destabilize the money system—he does address it obliquely in that he mentions the fact that gold takes a long time to produce and bring into the market, unlike paper, and especially unlike the electronic computer transactions which the Fed does in modern times.
Professor Woods is not content, however, only to tell us what's wrong with our present situation, and he develops a final chapter on where we should go from here. At the beginning of this argument he offers the useful distinction, first elucidated by Adam Smith, between productive consumption and non-productive consumption. Woods uses the example of wearing out an air conditioner over a number of years to show what non-productive consumption is: A good is exhausted without creating other materials to provide for its replacement. A machine, on the other hand, is an example of productive consumption: While it will eventually wear out, it will have performed sufficient work to provide more resources for the future. Woods puts it pithily: "Consumptive expenditure uses up, exhausts, and destroys; productive expenditure provides for its own replacement in the form of an increased supply of goods in the future." The diminishment of capital which takes place in the wake of the recent government stimulus packages is a form of non-productive consumption, Woods argues. It is yet another aspect to the civic superstition that we can spend our way to a prosperous paradise.
From here (and I can only hope that I've explained the above distinction adequately) Woods goes on to suggest some concrete moves, including letting the companies who fail go bankrupt. Their assets will be bought up by others, and certainly if they served a useful function in the market someone else will step in and fill the need. Woods advocates the abolishment of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as ending the Federal Reserve, which is really the sinister force behind most of our economic problems, not least because this bank is so difficult to understand.
It has been said that knowledge precedes love. To love someone, you must know him first. The same is perhaps true for ideas. Libertarian economists—usually men of the Austrian School—have taken a beating over the years, having been accused of possessing an irrational hatred for the government and its programs. Only one who is unfamiliar with the work of these men, however, would level such a charge, for the fruit of their elucidations is the insight that liberty and mutuality, not theft and coercion, are what create our prosperity. Lying at the heart of the libertarian argument is a deep concern for the welfare of mankind. Understanding the libertarian mindset is, of course, a prerequisite to seeing the truth in this, and I can think of no better way to start in this process than by reading this offering by Tom Woods. Because of this, his greatest service is not that he has debunked the quacks, but that he has shown us the way to liberty and prosperity. Will we have the courage to follow him?
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Houston firefighters said they quickly put it out and kept the damage from spreading beyond three homes.
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NEIL Smith begins his quest to win a first National Champion of Champions indoor title today at Hayling Island.
Runner-up to England international Nicky Brett (City of Ely) in March 2007 in the champion of champions final, Smith faces Hertfordshire's Tony Webb today (4pm) in the last 16 of this season's competition.
If successful, the Westlecot star would then meet either Duncan Roberts (Basingstoke) or former England international Danny Denison (Torquay United) in tomorrow's quarter-finals.
Smith, the Westlecot indoor singles champion, reached the latter stages of the national champion of champions competition with a hard-fought 21-19 victory in the Area 10 final over Mark Atkins of Malvern Hills.
He then followed it up with a very comfortable 21-9 victory over Area 9 winner Craig Carter (Rugby) in the inter-area final and last 32.
Today is the start of a very important fortnight for England trialist Smith in his bid for national titles.
He has also qualified for the latter stages and last 32 in the mixed pairs at Northampton on February 12 with his eldest daughter 17-year-old Lucy.
Meanwhile on February 15, on the neutral green at MidGlos, he meets Malvern Hill's England Under 18 international Ryan Atkins in the Area 10 final of the national singles championship with a place in the last 32 at Nottingham in late March on offer.


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SharePoint is being deployed in more organizations each year. In fact, it has become for many companies a mission-critical solution because it provides such capabilities as wiki, blog, document library, photo gallery, and more, thus comprising a collaboration hot spot.
The amount of SharePoint data grows incredibly fast because additions come not from a single person but rather, from members of your workgroups. Announcements, links, documents, tasks -- they stream into the server from everyone in the organization with contribution permissions. Like Public Folders for Exchange, SharePoint has become a dumping ground for all sorts of content. And it must be protected.
Backing up SharePoint is not difficult. But restoring it is.
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Behind the scenes, SharePoint is composed of IIS (Internet Information Server) configurations and a set of SQL databases: Farm Configuration, Administrator Content, Shared Service Providers Configuration, Search, Web Application Content, and more. All the information on the SharePoint site resides in those databases.
SharePoint has a built-in backup utility, but it has limitations, especially around recovery. Before I explain how to deal with those limitations, let's consider the levels of data recovery you want to prepare for: content, site, and disaster.
- Content recovery: SharePoint provides both versioning and a two-stage Recycle Bin to help users retrieve deleted content easily. With versioning enabled, SharePoint retains multiple copies of the document so that a previous version can be restored if needed, thus reducing the risk of data loss caused by overwriting a document. Users can go to the Recycle Bin to recover accidentally deleted content; that's stage one. The second stage is part of the site collection itself, from which an administrator can restore content deleted from the first-stage Recycle Bin.
- Site recovery: This is the restoration of a site or parts of a site in the event they become corrupt or are accidentally deleted.
- Disaster recovery: This is the recovery of an entire farm, or the migration of a farm, site, or database.
I know one company (to remain nameless) that set up and ran a SharePoint server successfully, but had no site or disaster recovery in place when it crashed. Instead, the company's IT staff resolved to forget the whole thing and not use SharePoint any longer. Can you imagine such a case in your environment? Picture the SharePoint server going south, then you report to your superiors, "I have no way to bring it back. We can either start from scratch or just forget the whole thing." Welcome to the unemployment line!
What could that company have used? SharePoint does include two full farm backup options. One is the command-line backup tool STSAdm, and the other is the Web-based Central Administration backup and restore; another option is SharePoint Designer. Outside of SharePoint, you might be able to use SQL Server 2005 Backup and Recovery. You might also consider going for Microsoft's System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) or a third-party tool. How do you know which to use?
Cost versus recovery
Every solution has a cost and recovery pain associated with it. Often, free tools involve a learning curve, which a paid tool might avoid. You'll have to ask yourself these questions: What are your needs? How large is your organization? What is your budget? What is your aggravation-to-cost ratio?
The built-in SharePoint tools (Central Administration and STSAdm) have several function limitations to keep in mind. First, although both tools can back up and recover the server farm, neither can recover the configuration or Central Administration databases, nor can they back up customizations. Central Administration cannot schedule backups or back up site collections. Neither tool can back up directly to tape, nor can they provide an incremental backup -- only full and differential.
So, you may wonder, how do you recover items not supported by the built-in SharePoint tools? One option is to restore these databases from a backup of a fully stopped farm. Another option is to document all configuration settings so that you can re-create them. You could establish a form of mirroring or clustering for your SharePoint farm so that there is a duplicate. Not surprisingly, Microsoft recommends you buy SC DPM to recover an entire farm.
SC DPM's cost is fairly low. I believe that SC DPM is worth looking into because it does more than back up SharePoint; it can also handle Hyper-V child VMs, Exchange, SQL, files, and more. From a SharePoint perspective, SC DPM uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writers. It can perform incremental backups, schedule backups, back up files and folders with customizations, back up directly to tape, back up the configuration database and Central Administration database, and restore them as part of a farm recovery. SC DPM can recover the farm, a site, and even an individual item. (Note: You will need SC DPM SP1 to ensure that the search database and index are backed up.)
SC DPM is pretty capable, but I have a caveat: If you want to have site and item recovery, it is recommended that you configure a recovery farm, which requires server and admin resources. This is a second farm used only to restore data. On the plus side, it doesn't have to completely mimic the live farm and can be a single server installation or virtual server farm. During the restoration process for a site or item, SC DPM restores the databases to and extracts the site from the recovery farm, then imports it into the target production farm.
Options beyond SC DPM
Your SharePoint backup and recovery needs may go beyond what the built-in tools or SC DPM provide and support capabilities such as archiving and e-discovery. That means looking at third-party tools.
One tool I've had a chance to work with is Mimosa NearPoint, which provides continuous data capture, immediate recovery of items or sites (without the need for a recovery farm), e-discovery and retention management, and single-instance storage. Of course, all these features come at a price. That higher cost may be justified by the reduced risk and faster recovery, archiving, and e-discovery.
Where do your needs fall in relation to the tools available? What are you using to back up SharePoint in your environment? I'd like to know.
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I just returned a few hours ago from my second road trip to Arizona, two weekends in a row. My uncle is very ill and we went to visit him. I am pretty pooped but the 7 hour drive is worth it. I love that guy!! That's why there haven't been any posts since last week. Just thought I'd let you guys know.
On a brighter note, my birthday is coming up this weekend and I would love to go out. In case I do, I am on the search for a party dress. Something in black and fun…but not too revealing. What do you think about these two? The first one is from Forever 21 and the second is from Torrid. It has to be something I can buy this week. Decisions…decisions.
**Update: I was just informed by my bestfriend that I am not supposed to be shopping. 🙁 So…no new dress. My bday plans have been canceled anyways. But, thank you for all the comments. Lol.


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THE hunt is on to find the family of a WW1 soldier whose war medal has been dug up in Old Sodbury.
Volunteers for Yate Heritage Centre are trying to trace the family of Archibald Joseph Newman, who served in France with the Royal Artillery, before centenary commemorations of the start of the war get underway later this year.
The standard issue medal, engraved The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919, was discovered just off the A46 in Old Sodbury nearly 40 years ago by a farmer who wishes to remain anonymous. But it was only recently that the find was brought to the attention of the heritage centre during a chance discussion with friend Tony Nelson.
Mr Nelson, 74, a volunteer at the centre on Church Road, said: "I saw an item on The One Show featuring the same medals and thought we should try and find this man's family.
"It is very timely with the WW1 centenary coming up and it would be nice to hand it over to his descendants."
He added: "I have my father's war medal and although this was a common medal issued to soldiers, but it doesn't mean anything to anybody unless they are your family."
Investigations have discovered Mr Newman was the son of Charles George Neman and Ethel Elizabeth (nee Stabbing) who had links to Henfield Farm, Coalpit Heath and are believed to have run the grocers and post office in Westerleigh.
The 1911 Census shows that a young Archibald had a brother Frederick Charles, with just a year between them, and both joined up at the same time. Archibald rose to the rank of Sergeant in the Royal Artillery before he was injured in France and returned to convalesce in Brighton. His brother also survived the devastating war and married Ethel K Colwill in 1919.
"We know he was not linked to the Newman family of Yate which ran Newman Industries," said Mr Nelson, who himself completed National Service in Germany from 1959 to 1961. "If we can find any relatives we would like to share with them what we have found so far.
"But we have drawn a blank on finding anyone so far. If we can't we will probably put the medal in with the heritage centre's WW1 display."
Anyone with any information or who believes they are related to Archibald Newman should contact Tony Nelson at Yate Heritage Centre on 01454 862200.


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The winter months can wreak havoc on your looks, but you don't have to accept the chapped skin and dark circles.
First up, indoor heating and low humidity outside can leave your face dry and flaky. Try laying a washcloth soaked in cold whole milk across your face for 10 minutes. The natural lipids plump up and rehydrate skin while the lactic acid removes flakes.
Next, for an itchy scalp with a lot of dandruff, rub in two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and two of olive oil. Then, rinse after 20 minutes. The natural acid in the vinegar helps the dandruff while the olive oil moisturizes the scalp.
Finally, dark circles and bags under the eyes are 44 percent more common in winter. To avoid them, eat more vitamin K, which stops capillaries from leaking into the skin pocket under the eyes. You can also prop your head up on pillows at night to drain the fluids under the eyes.
Another cold season tip? Increase your average amount of vitamins and minerals by up to 30-percent in the winter. The cold lowers blood flow, meaning less nutrients make it to the hair and nails, making them grow more slowly.
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Talk about good news/bad news and all in a single day – that's the democratic process in action for better or worse!
As an advocate for Arizona State Parks, I was disappointed that Gov. Brewer vetoed House Bill 2362 introduced by Rep. Karen Fann. Her bill would have protected earned income by state parks, such as entrance fees and other user charges, from further legislative budget sweeps.
I'm a registered lobbyist for Arizona Forward, a statewide business-based environmental coalition, but don't often spend the day at our state capitol. Mostly I advocate through education and outreach. But earlier this year, I participated in State Parks Advocacy Day at the capitol and co-hosted a press conference on the lawn with the Arizona State Parks Foundation. One of many parks stakeholders, I visited legislators in their office to communicate support for HB 2362. My own legislator, Rep. John Cavanaugh, told me he would not support the measure because the revenues would not be appropriated.
That's why when the bill soared through the House and the Senate with bipartisan support and only a few opposing it, we were especially elated and felt like we made a difference. But then… our governor vetoed the bill. That was definitely disheartening.
At the same, however, I learned the governor also vetoed HB 2757, which would have allowed for electronic billboards, a measure that violated the state's ban on intermittent light, ruining the dark skies that have made Arizona a prime site for astronomical research. That was good veto for the environment.
There's democracy for you – it's no doubt sometimes frustrating. After spending weeks getting park advocates, business owners and involved citizens to meet with their senators and representatives, it was erased with a single veto signature. Admittedly, this bill definitely wasn't the answer to state parks funding problems but it was a small step in the right direction.
On a positive note, many conservationists are already working on potential long-term solutions to fund parks and open space throughout Arizona. Plus, Rep. Fann is working on resurrecting her bill with a narrower focus to get passed in this session. Even though the governor has indicated she will support this revised version and agrees that parks create value in our community, anything can happen. Stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed.
Or better yet, speak out and voice your support for parks. If you would like to lend your voice to advocating for Arizona's natural assets – the beautiful parks and open space that draws so many to the Grand Canyon State – please visit arizonaforward.org.


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An international tennis coach from Ilkley has written a sports psychology and coaching book, Locker Room Power – Building an Athlete's Mind.
David Sammel has more than 25 years' experience in world of tennis, coaching international players to career high rankings, many of whom have represented their countries in the Davis Cup and Olympics.
He regularly contributes to interviews by the UK tennis media including BBC Radio 5, The Times, Sky Sports and is a contributing editor for Tennishead Magazine and tennisone.com.
The new book, which contains a foreword by Judy Murray and an in-depth interview with Tim Henman, provides insights, practical ideas and techniques to athletes and coaches on how they can unlock the true potential of a sportsperson, enhance their performance and achieve their professional goals.
The book draws on Sammel's honed and tested coaching methods and subsequent evolvement of the philosophy he's named Locker Room Power (LRP).
Interviews, observations and examples of LRP in practice are included throughout the book, coupled with contributions from leading sports psychologist Louise Scott and Mark Nesti, reader of Sports Psychology at Liverpool John Moore's University.
Mr Sammel said: "I am proud that I have named a phenomenon we all know exists and feel. Athletes, coaches, and in many ways all of us, can improve our performance and be more successful in life by understanding LRP – both by using it and defending against it."
Locker Room Power – Building an Athlete's Mind, is now available to buy on Amazon. To find out more about Locker Room Power and its author David Sammel, visit lockerroompower. com.


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"Oh, I think I'm a little too old for you."
Upon paying a compliment recently to the attire of a woman who frequented the establishment where I wait tables, that was the response I received. This woman was a fairly attractive individual, at least on the exterior, and the sweater dress that snuggled her form was laden with shapes of snowflakes and the essence of the holiday season. I, therefore, thought it appropriate to place the compliment in her ear, as I've found that reiteration of quality appearance is a tasteful, but not too forthright, approach, when initially interacting with clientele who have gathered to feast at the restaurants I've worked at.
Her verbal reaction, however, did not appease to my taste of earthly comrades, and neither did the rest of our exchange. She was in constant need of dining formalities, but not when the rest of her party requested such accommodations. If there is one thing a waiter despises, it is asking confidently and cohesively of any additional desires after presenting the food to the table and then scampering off to collect, only to find one straggler who was quite present during the initial discussion, and yet pipes in for "another" upon the waiter's most recent return. It's like reminding someone to bring a coat, and then listening to them complain all night about the cold after they don't.
Amidst my meanderings around this particular table, while I checked the status of effective flavors and spawned waterfalls above the glassware, I couldn't help but overhear our meticulous friend admit that she was, in fact, 52 years old. With an air of haughtiness that seemed to re-balance the sapphire spectacle she assuredly envisioned resting toward the pinnacle of her form, she sat straight up on her pedestal and proclaimed that her most recent statement, by definition, makes her "worth two 26 year olds."
With a laugh that only echoed inside the cranium of the thinker, I pondered upon the insecurity laced within the statement. I concluded she seemed intent on seducing herself into the logic that her appearance was still flawless as it had ever been, while simultaneously surmising without discretion that her wit and vigor could not be matched by 10 darling damsels stricken by the configuration of youthfulness, let alone two.
Although our arrangement had been marred from the time the starting gun erupted, that statement brought to light an inkling of insight for this young revelator. There are those who construe their view to see only the hues they want to, limitless in description of their intrinsic majesty, but they form the darkest shades of the day, rain parading in their fight to gain might over the true light-shiners.
My grandmother is in her 90s, my mother in her 50s, and my sister and girlfriend both just turned 30. More than a few of my great friends have daughters who are years away from double digits on the calendar's 12-step tap dance, and they are all beautiful and intelligent and massively impactful human beings. They do not stumble over one passing day's welcome mat any more than they do the following the day's exit door because they understand that age is a scandal innocent of any crime.
Each day I am alive I grow wiser; I share more smiles; I collide with more creation; and I envision less frustration. Each day I take a breath I suspect the intellect that dreams in window frames of absolute interaction, where not a second is spent looking at the fading flesh, but straight through the panes of the saints to your side ... and on to the next set of open eyes.
We grow older by the minute, but only in calculation. My purpose is not merited by a number, but rather by a moment, serving its circumstance thoroughly until its departure is deemed necessary, not because it wasn't enjoyed and infused within me, but more so to allow the following thought, breath and inspiration their proper segments of duration.
Excuse me, ma'am, I wanted to resolve your confusion. I said your sweater looked nice because that's the conclusion I came to upon visual analysis of it, not because I was attempting to score your digits. I do not discourage the length of your stay here, but rather congratulate your accomplishment on passing the baton onto yourself for another victory lap. Every day is a gift. I treasure that as truth and live to continue giving them.
And oh, by the way, you're also worth half of a 104 year old. Hope that fits you well.
Eric Engel, formerly of Tiskilwa but now of Madison, Wis., can be reached by e-mail at email@example.com.


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Fun fact: Did
you know that squirrels make a siren sound when you take their seat?
One afternoon, I was sitting on a bench watching my son play when I
started to hear this drawn out, high pitched whine, reminiscent of an
air raid drill. I turned to see a giant gray squirrel staring me down
from an adjacent stump with an intensity that said, "Move. Now." I would
love to tell you that I refused to be menaced by a squirrel and didn't
move, but I totally did. He meant business and I'm too proud to let my
cause of death be "squirrel turf war."
Our park features an
outdoor stage where local theatre troupes perform Shakespeare during the
warmer months. If you're feeling dangerous, you can catch a show in
early autumn when the acorns start to fall. The park is full of hugely
tall oak trees that produce acorns about an inch and a half in diameter
and starting in September, they try to kill you. A few years ago, we
attended a performance of Macbeth where the acorns were rocketing to the
earth with such force that the sound of them smacking the wooden stage
drowned out the actors. They were also raining down in the audience, so
every few minutes were punctuated with a yelp as some poor soul took an
acorn missile to the skull. Like the old saying goes, "Theatre should be
a little terrifying."
We discovered that one of the playground
dads looks exactly like Daniel Day Lewis. Our kids played together one
day, so we all exchanged pleasantries while my husband and I tried not
to blatantly stare at him with stars in our eyes. We immediately dubbed
him Daniel Dad Lewis. We saw him later that summer at the pool and got
way too excited about it. I wonder what he would think of the near
celebrity status he's achieved in our home. He would probably think it's
weird and he would not be wrong. We're looking forward to more
sightings this year.
We pass the park almost every day and
inevitably a little voice floats up from the back seat saying, "There's
the park. We can go there when the snow melts." We sure can, buddy, but
at this rate that might not be until June. For now we'll just dream of
spring and bide our time until we can start complaining about the heat.
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The World Premiere of Kinky Boots, the new musical brings together four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy® Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics). Directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots is currently playing the Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL) through November 4, 2012, in advance of a Broadway opening. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the Chicago marquee below!
Tony® Award nominee Stark Sands (Journey's End; American Idiot) and Billy Porter (Angels in America; Smokey Joe's Café) lead a cast of thirty-two that also includes Annaleigh Ashford (Rent; Legally Blonde), Celina Carvajal (Spiegelworld's Empire), Daniel Sherman (Desire Under the Elms), Marcus Neville (The Full Monty), Paul Canaan (Legally Blonde),Kevin Smith Kirkwood (How to Save the World…), Kyle Taylor Parker (In the Heights National Tour), Kyle Post (Rent), Charlie Sutton (How To Succeed...), Joey Taranto (Rock of Ages), Andy Kelso (Mamma Mia), Tory Ross (Cry-Baby), Jen Perry (Mamma Mia!), Josh Caggiano (Les Miserables at the Ahmanson Theatre), Aaron Bantum (Finian's Rainbow),Adinah Alexander (The Wedding Singer), Eric Anderson (South Pacific), EuGene Barry-Hill (The Lion King), Stephen Berger (The Pajama Game), Caroline Bowman (Wicked), Sandra DeNise (Shrek the Musical National Tour), Eric Leviton (Seussical National Tour), Ellyn Marie Marsh (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), John Jeffrey Martin (Hairspray), Nathan Peck(La Cage aux Folles), Robert Pendilla (Wicked), Lucia Spina (South Pacific), Sebastian Hedges Thomas (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Marquise Neal and Clifton Oliver (In the Heights).
Tickets for the Chicago production range from $33-$100. A select number of premium seats are also available for many performances. Tickets are available now for groups of 15 or more by calling Broadway In Chicago Group Sales at (312) 977-1710. Kinky Boots will be a part of the fall 2012 Season Subscription Series. Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date. For more information, visit www.BroadwayinChicago.com.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
'Kinky Boots' Theatre Marquee at the Bank Of America Theatre
'Kinky Boots' Theatre Marquee at the Bank Of America Theatre


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Bluewater is an out-of-town shopping centre, located in Greenhithe, Kent, England.
Behind the scenes
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, during the added road chase sequence during the Battle of the Seven Potters, Harry and Hagrid fly next to a bus heading towards Bluewater.[1]
- The mention of Bluewater constitutes an anachronism, as the shopping centre was built in 1999 and the scene's events happen on 27 July, 1997.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Mentioned only)


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365 images to describe my 2009
The Internet has been for quite some time now a place where stupid phrases have become memes, or crazy ideas have become popular things to do by many people. 365 is one of these crazy ideas.
The idea of a "365 Project", at least in the context I want to talk about, is to take a photo every single day of the year, and upload them somewhere as a collection of those objects, moments, concepts, that are notorious or worthy for that specific day. There are many groups in Flickr that are worth checking, and some of them even impose some kind of constraint, e.g. only selfportraits, no portraits at all, only manipulated photographs, etc.
From the first of January until the last of December, I made my own 365 project. Why did I start it? I'm not sure right now, I don't exactly remember. I've been doing things related to cinematography since a few years back, but still photography was kind of new to me, so I guess what I was looking for was a bit of self-discipline, or better said, self-imposition. As I once read in the book Story1:
Robert Frost said that writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down, because self-imposed requests of poetic conventions, which are actually artificial, are what arouses imagination.
That is, creativity comes from making decisions and taking choices in a limited environment. There are thousands of ways of artificially creating these impositions, and I probably felt that taking a photo every day for a whole year is one of these ways. Not better, not worse, just a different way.
So it's already 2010, and I managed to get to the end of it. The result is my 365 days Flickr set. I'm proud of it in the sense that it reflects what 2009 has been for me, day by day. My experiences, my world, my projects, my work, my trips, even those days that nothing seems to go well, most of all of these, is in there. There are even some nice pictures in there, and among those there are a few that will be of a great significance for me, forever.
So, if the question is if it was worth it, well, the answer is yes.
However, in my particular case, it has been hard as hell at some points. Taking a photo per day might seem easy at a first thought. But this is not the best idea if you're really busy, and I've been involved in a lot of different things during 2009. Combine that will a little bit of self-exigence, and some days can get really, really hard. Most of the days, I've spent quite a good part of the day thinking about the picture of the day, and trying to get a shot at the level of your best ones doesn't make it any easier. And when you have a very rough day, then it's the worst possible scenario, because you know that you're not going to get any decent photo and that really undermines your motivation.
And motivation is the driving force that can get you to the end. I can't say that I was at any moment close to quitting it, because I've never missed bringing my camera with me, or thinking about the next photo when I've had the opportunity. No, I was quite safe at that. But motivation has sometimes held me from looking at my shots in Lightroom, or from uploading that small bunch I had left ready for Flickr. I've had unjustifiable delays, considering the fact that the most difficult part, which is shooting everyday, was always done.
Because the most important thing is the raw material that you get from the camera. If that is wrong, then whatever result comes from that will be wrong as well. So, from my experience, 365 is not a project to look for a perfectly post-processed photo, but to look how well you can get the best possible raw material at the moment of shooting. Because it's a daily project. There are lots of quite post-processed photos in my 365 set, but that's my mistake. If you have the time and/or you know exactly what you're doing, then go ahead. Otherwise, just concentrate on your technique with the camera.
As a result of all the negative issues I've just pointed out, quite a big bunch of less-than-decent photos are accompanying those that make me proud. But it's not such a big deal. Because, as I said earlier, the final global result is worth it. And now, after a few days, and looking at it at a bit of distance, it's quite an achievement.
It's not just an achievement because I now have a nice set to make a book with, if I ever decide to. No, it's more an achievement because if you're going to shoot 365 photos in consecutive days, and you are in disposition of learning, you will learn. And that's probably the most important outcome. Whatever shooting device you use, be it a Nikon D3 or an iPhone, you will learn.
I've done technical tests and setups I would have not dared to do otherwise, probably just because I've had too many things to do apart from them. And, more importantly, I've progressed in thinking about the final post-processed photo way before touching the camera, way before looking though the viewfinder.
So, if you are reading this because you're thinking about embarking yourself into this project, and your objective is to learn and are capable of investing a lot of time thinking and working with photographs, don't think twice and do it.
One thing though: be ready to go for it until the end, because that's what it is about. And if you're on Flickr, this is important: join 365 groups and participate. They tend to be places with lots of interactivity going on, many times with useful feedback, and where the chances of learning are multiplied. I was in a couple of them, but 365 Community is a great place to be, not too massified and really really active.
As a final remark, I would like to express my gratitude to all the people that have been giving me feedback and, directly or indirectly, encouraging me to continue till the end. Without this support, I really don't know if I would have made it.
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Robert McKee, 1997) ↩


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iwconfig eth1 mode managed
I am having a problem running Airodump/crack/replay after running Kismet. Or vice versa.
If I run Kismet, then the air tools, then Kismet again, Kismet says its not in monitor mode (or still in monitor mode) and exits. What do I type to fix it so I can run Kismet again?
Does Kismet need to be in iwconfig eth1 mode monitor? If not, how do I make it "not" in monitor mode. What is the opposite?
if you had bothered to scroll down about 9 posts or so you would have found exactly what your looking for
Funny you should ask, wootski. I did "bother" to scroll down, however, when I typed that command in, Kismet still would not work.
You know, you wasted more time posting a link to another thread than it would have take to answer my question.
People who choose not to answer simple questions just so they can (attempt to) embarrass the original poster are pointless.
Thanks for the chap who helped, shame on the wootski who wasted his time.
Seven, it didnt work.
iwconfig eth1 mode managed didn't work. Kismet says something about some cards are tough to get out of monitor mode, could this be the case? I am using IPW3945 wireless internal card from ASUS A8JS.
Thanks again
i was under the impression you could not inject with the ipw cards.
anywho. ummm. try reloading the module.
what is the output when you do iwconfig?
When I type iwconfig eth1 mode monitor, it just drops to the next line with a new bash prompt. It does not error, nor does it say anything.
If I reboot BT and run Kismet BEFORE I run airodump, all is fine. But once I run airodump, then Kismet, Kismet will not load and says Kismet is exiting because the card is still in monitor mode.
The thing that baffles me is, I thought the card was SUPPOSED to be in monitor mode with Kismet. Why would it need to be in managed mode?
Im at work right now so i can't check but im pretty sure when kismet loads, it loads its own drivers and modules for your card to make a VAP. So when it is in use by airodump first, the modules and drivers that kismet tries to load are not working and therefore the VAP is not created. Try destroying your VAP and making it again.
wlanconfig ath1 destroy
if not just try
ifconfig eth1 down
iwconfig eth1 mode managed
ifconfig eth1 up
tell me how it goes. id rather problem solve this than work haha.


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