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paragonstudios says:
Thanks so very much Su I just had to add the peridot the bamboo grows like crazy in my yard and when they called for scanned nature I just had to use these together
Posted over 5 years ago.
su_g says:
A really interesting design - I love it that you incorporated some gemstones, and it looks like they would print very well.
paragonstudios says:
Thanks so much Joan it did print up pretty dark on the crepe but I think it would print up better on the other fabrics.
joanmclemore says:
Elegant and pretty. I can imagine this as a pretty voile or silk scarf. Upholstery would be great too in the cotton/linen.
paragonstudios says:
Thank you fee I just wanted to do something simple for this one I wasn't even going to enter
Posted about 7 years ago.
feebeedee says:
This is really gorgeous!
paragonstudios says:
Thanks so much anja I love the comments, when I decided to use bamboo which I have a abundance of I knew it had to be simple and the peridot looked so beautiful next to it.
annosch says:
I like the clear structures. Simple but very interesting. Good job.
paragonstudios says:
Rhonda thank you so very much! I tried to pick some of the most beautiful things that nature has to offer and these three things came to mind They had just announced silk being offered I ordered a swatch and can't wait to see it printed on it. I'm excited
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Your design is delightful! I love the textures and shapes, and the subtle colours of the diverse elements of nature that you have incorporated into it,
paragonstudios says:
Thank you pavlova! I scanned it on my printer. It wouldn't scan the whole design with the lid open, so I laid a piece of silk over it. I guess I misunderstood, I thought they meant items you (find in nature) like created by, organic, natural, Oops! My Bad. These contests can be a little confusing at times, that what I get for having a brain that thinks outside of the box!
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This repeats beautifully. The gemstones are precious highlights. Great that you made a textured background for this.
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Those who enjoy cheating the system while playing Grand Theft Auto V online will be disappointed to find out that Rockstar is shutting all this activity down.
Some of the players who have been using these cheats have been able to exploit the system and generate huge amounts of cash from in-game missions. Other fans of the game are complaining that this is ruining the multiplayer portion of the game.
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Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffThis well isn;t out yet is it?
Or is it already in the states? I'm not sure If I wanna read this until I hear it for myself hah.
Album Rating: 4.5welllll...i kind of streamed it off nme.com :$ it's out tomorrow though, so technically only 4 and a half hours away ;D i'll be staking out HMV, fo' sho'
Album Rating: 4.5and yes, i do realise the irony of dissing nme and 'nme bands' but then listening to the album on the nme's lame website
Puzzle rules. Period.
Living Is A Prroblem... is an awesome song, probably the best on the album.
I saw these in Newcastle last week as well, they are a great live band.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffI was at that newcastle show too, I travelled 264 miles and saw three songs.
c'est la vie.
Album Rating: 4.5Got the album by mail this morning, Far better than i've expected. Awesome.
Brilliant review, could'nt agree more.
There is a not a weak track on tis album, it is absolutely stunning throughout. Glad i got the limited edition version too.
Album Rating: 4.0Excellent review, got this album yesterday (thought it was a steal at €13.99, rushed to the counter and paid, only afterwards did i see the special edition......gutted)
It's a great album but I miss the insanity of songs like jaggy snake.
'mon the biffy'
Album Rating: 2.5well written review, but personally i don't understand how you can see this album as somehow making a stand against the world which sees 'mediocre as great': if anything this album is mediocre.
for me the whole appeal of biffy was the uber-creative and aggressive changes of pace and tone that filled The Vertigo Of Bliss and Infinity Land. compared to those albums Puzzle just sounds equal parts ordinary and lame. 'Living Is A Problem...', 'Get Fu*ked Stud' and possibly the latter half of 'Now I'm Everyone' are the only things that even approach the true greatness of those two former albums.
i know it's pretty crappy of me to offer this general criticism of your opinion without any real justification, i'll try and write a contrasting review or soundoff at some point over the next few days. This Message Edited On 06.04.07This Message Edited On 06.04.07
Album Rating: 4.5OK, granted they've kind of dumbed themselves down, but to be fair it was the weird-for-the-sake-of-it element that made Infinity Land and TVOB kind of impenetrable to the casual listener...Even I can't really listen to them any more without being slightly annoyed by the constant slowing-down and speeding-up when keeping a fixed tempo wouldn't have done the songs any harm. Simplicity isn't necessarily a bad thing, and if that's what it takes for Biffy to achieve megastardom then I'm all for it.
As for the mediocre thing, that's your opinion which is fair enough. But if you compare Puzzle to anything by any of the generic Arctic Monkeys/Libertines-wannabe bands that have cropped up in the past few years, you'll surely have to concede it's definitely not average.This Message Edited On 06.04.07
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffI agree. Although I haven't heard all of this record yet from what I have heard I am incredibly glad they've gone down the "Matured Pop Songs" route rather than the inconsistent and sometimes annoying mess that was 'Infinity Land' there was a terrible threat of overblown pretentiousness exerted from some of the tracks off that album (with exception to probably only 'Jaggy Snake' and 'Kids from the Kibble', where as the more conventional songs are amongst their best yet (all three singles, 'wave upon wave' etc.)
I'm incredibly happy they've done away with the pointless experimentation; 'Got Wrong'; 'The Atrocity', in favour of just great music that can be returned to over and over again.
I think this record is going to restore my faith in music and Biffy Clyro themselves xoThis Message Edited On 06.05.07
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffThe Vertigo of Bliss is still perfect in my opinion though.
Album Rating: 2.5i totally agree that 'The Atrocity' and 'Got Wrong' are poor songs. but they aren't really examples of the classic biffy experimentation, the majority of which isn't pointless.
'Wave Upon Wave...' and 'My Recovery Injection' are hardly conventional: more conventional than the likes of 'Jaggy Snake...' i agree but still on the experimental side of the fence. the conventional approach they have taken on Puzzle has shown that whilst they have the sheer imaginative capacity to make something new, when they try their hand at styles which people are more familiar with they come up short.
and yeah, The Vertigo Of Bliss is pretty perfect.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffI've now finally given this a few listens, and I gave a positive add because I really like your style.
There is a couple things I don't agree with though;
Biffy have ALWAYS had Arena-Ready choruses, thats partly what makes them an amazing live band, they were just more subtle-y presented before.
Who's Got a Match is just awful =P It picks up a little towards the end but its a terrible effort and is totally needless.
and finally (a little petty but nevermind), although I agree about the utter rubbish that gets bafflingly overhyped now a days (thanks NME) you made bad by naming Bloc Party. I know they're stupidly hyped and although I don't think they're as good as Biffy, they have written some incredible music and I think have an amazing grasp at summarizing British culture as it currently stands. 'This Modern Love' is still one of the most beautiful, touching songs I've ever heard.
But otherwise, yeah, good review I mostly agree.
Album Rating: 4.5harsh review.. well written though.
Album Rating: 4.5I never heard of this band before, but the song I heard a couplel days ago was pretty good. It's off this album idk wut it's called tho.
Album Rating: 4.0@ Neoteric. Yeah it is overrated by the British media. Kerrang gave it album of the year. Among Biffy fans it's been slated as their worst and a lot of them hate it too.
^^^ Where did you hear the song? If it's a really slow song with no drums, it would be Machines. That's their newest single.This Message Edited On 12.19.07
Album Rating: 4.5Sadly, I have to disagree.
I feel like this time round the songwriting is more focused and polished - the production is considerably better, too. It actually feels like an album though; it concludes in an exciting way, and the puzzle tracks (2/15ths etc) are cleverly made.
I love the other Biffy albums, especially Infinity, but I really feel that Biffy needed to do this. And that's to finally create a really big album that justifies them as a band.
Of course I love their experimental side, but I feel the saying 'less is more' couldn't be any more fitting here.
Right, I'm using that for my review.
Album Rating: 4.5You have a great reviewing style i feel. i enjoy your use of unusual adjectives and synonyms.
Great album too. Saw these guys at Reading a long time ago when Metallica were headlining. Well i think they played, it was a long time ago. Didnt really get into it, but thats cos i was tired and miles from the stage.
Fave songs for me Love has a Diameter, SS and LIAPBED
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In an odd coincidence, both The Eagles and The Eagles of Death Metal are playing Dallas this week. Which is as good an opportunity as any to compare the hard rockers with the classic rock geezers who inspired their name.
On the basis of how each band sounds, EODM would kick The Eagles' tailfeathers into next week. From the mind-numbingly boring "Peaceful Easy Feeling" to the epic pretension of "Hotel California" to the insanely obnoxious "In the Long Run," The Eagles' hits are inexplicably inescapable on classic rock radio and the stereos of boomers everywhere. The EODM, on the other hand, play fun, accessible hard rock perfectly suited to its role as the soundtrack for skateboard videogames and pole dances.
But how do the two bands stack up against each other outside of the music?
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Eagles of Death Metal perform Wednesday at the House of Blues. The Eagles perform Saturday and Sunday at the American Airlines Center.
Don Henley bitches about corporate greed in interview and song, taking a stance that he'll never lend his music to commercials, even as his band signed an agreement giving Walmart the monopoly on its music and plays for the company's shareholders' meeting.
EODM have licensed songs almost indiscriminately to Microsoft, Nissan, Pontiac, Budweiser and countless others.
Winner: EODM. Henley is a sanctimonious, hypocritical prick, while Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme would never bother with such a stand in the first place. Sellout or don't—that's your business. Just don't rail against the pigs while feeding off the biggest sow of them all.
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A fever-maddened Homme dressed down a punk kid who threw shit at him during a Norway festival performance with his other group, Queens of the Stone Age, threatening to kick his ass. Later, he sarcastically dismissed media hand-wringing over his liberal use of the word "faggot." It takes a brave 6-foot-5-inch-tall man to challenge a scrawny emo teenager. Frontman Hughes, on the other hand, comes off as a likable, friendly dude in concert and in interviews.
As for the Eagles: Want some up close and personal time with the band? No problem. In 2003, they accepted $6 million to play a single song (guess which one) at a private party in Manhattan. Tickets for The Eagles' shows run $45 to $175, while EODM costs $25 to $50.
Winner: EODM gets the win here. At least Homme won't charge you after kicking your ass.
Members of the Eagles have played with Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, The James Gang and Warren Zevon.
EODM's extended musical family includes Dave Grohl, Jack Black, Mark Lanegan and Dean Ween, plus, of course, Kyuss and QOTSA.
Winner: It's a tough call, but the great Zevon gives The Eagles the edge in this category.
The Big Lebowski's The Dude couldn't stand the fucking Eagles, endearing himself to many a like-minded critic. In a recent Rolling Stone interview, The Dude's actor, Jeff Bridges, said that Glenn Frey "gave him some shit" over The Dude's intolerance of the band. You'd think Frey would be too busy swimming in champagne or sledding on his mountain of dollars (or whatever he does in his time off) to get so worked up about not being liked by a make-believe slacker...
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As for the EODM, Axl Rose tops the list of non-fans. He rolled out the limousines and red carpet for the band to open for Guns N' Roses on tour in 2006. At the tour's first date, he reacted to a less-than-enthusiastic crowd response by calling the band the Pigeons of Shit Metal and kicking them off the tour. The band released a smirking kiss-off press statement and collected payment for the entire tour.
Winner: EODM. If Axl hates you, you must be doing something right.
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Setting Up a Distributed Retail Model for MS Windows Media Rights Manager
Summary: This document addresses the issues of setting up a distributed retail model to sell media files packaged using Microsoft® Windows Media™ Rights Manager. Because each situation is unique, this document does not provide a step-by-step solution for setting up a distributed retail model, but rather addresses the main issues and provides ideas for solutions. Issues include how to determine different ways you can keep track of each vendor's sales, how and why you can issue a license before a consumer actually downloads the media file, and how to account for packaged media files that have been shared rather than purchased.
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Tracking Transactions and Payment
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If you set up a distributed retail model, you can sell media files packaged with Microsoft® Windows Media™ Rights Manager over the Internet. The tasks of attracting consumers, packaging and distributing media files, collecting payment, and issuing licenses can be delegated in various ways. For example, a content owner might rely on vendors to interact with consumers and collect payment but retain responsibility for delivering packaged media files to consumers and issuing licenses. In a different example, the content owner might only assume the responsibility of distributing media files to vendors, use a clearinghouse to issue licenses, and rely on vendors to handle all other tasks. You must set up your distributed retail model to suit your own business needs.
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Tracking Transactions and Payment. Describes different ways you can keep track of each vendor's sales.
Issuing Licenses Before Media Files Are Downloaded. Explains how and why you can issue a license before a consumer actually downloads the media file.
Accounting for Packaged Media Files That Have Been Shared. Describes the situation that arises when packaged media files are shared rather than purchased.
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Tracking Transactions and Payment
The main concern in a distributed retail model is tracking sales and payments. The content owner must be able to determine how many transactions took place, what each vendor is responsible for, how much money each vendor collected, and so forth. The way you track transactions and payment depends on your particular configuration.
The following sections outline ideas for tracking transactions and payments, according to the way media files and licenses are handled. These examples refer to the vendor and content owner, but these roles depend on your situation. For example, a clearinghouse might issue licenses rather than the content owner.
Vendors Package Their Own Media Files
If vendors provide media files to consumers, the content owner can track transactions according to the licenses that are issued. If each vendor uses Windows Media Rights Manager to package their own media files and the content owner issues licenses for all vendors, the content owner can identify the vendor of each media file for which a license is issued by a value that is appended to the license acquisition URL, database_GUID. This value is unique for each instance of Windows Media Rights Manager.
Content Owners Distribute Packaged Media Files to Each Vendor
If vendors receive media files that have already been packaged, the content owner can track transactions by packaging media files individually for each vendor. Each time a media file is repackaged, it receives a new value for key_GUID, so the content owner can use this value to track the vendor for each license that is issued.
The following steps outline this process:
The content owner creates a table in the Windows Media Rights Manager database that identifies the vendor, media file, and key_GUID for each transaction. Each time a media file is repackaged, this table must be updated.
You can use the value for content_GUID to identify the media file; each packaged media file receives a value for content_GUID, which is stored in the drm_content table. Unlike key_GUID, content_GUID remains the same for all versions of a packaged media file. The key_GUID value is stored in the drm_copy_state table.
The content owner creates a packaged copy for each vendor. For example, if the content owner works with six vendors, the content owner packages a given media file six times. The version that each vendor receives is tracked in the table.
Because the content owner will issue licenses for all media files, the license acquisition URL is the same for each packaged copy and points to a page on the content owner's Web site.
Consumers visit the vendors' Web sites, then purchase and download media files.
Each consumer is redirected to the content owner's Web site to get a license. The content owner can determine which vendor sold the media file by finding the key_GUID from the license request. When the license acquisition process is initiated, a challenge string is sent from the consumer's player. This string contains the key_ID, not the key_GUID. However, the content owner can use an unsupported Key Utility COM object to convert the key_ID into the key_GUID. For more information about the Key Utility COM object, see the article Using the Key Utility Object to Generate Key Information on MSDN Online.
Vendors Collect Payment, and Content Owners Distribute Media Files and Issue Licenses
If the content owner provides media files directly to the consumer for download, media files are independent of the vendor. In other words, you cannot tell which vendor is responsible for the transaction according to the media file or its license. If consumers are directed to the content owner's Web site to download media files after paying a vendor, one way to track the vendor is to use session variables that are passed from the vendor's Web site to the content owner's Web site.
The consumer selects and purchases a media file from a vendor.
The consumer is redirected from the vendor's Web site to the content owner's Web site to download the media file. Additional parameters are included from the vendor's Web site, such as identification numbers for the vendor, consumer, requested media file, and checksum to validate the vendor. This page should ensure that the information is legitimate and actually coming from the vendor.
Each transaction is recorded in a table that the content owner created earlier. For example, this table contains columns for vendorID, consumerID, and content_GUID (content_GUID is described in the Content owners distribute packaged media files to each vendor section).
The following approach is an alternative to adding parameters with checksum:
The consumer selects and purchases a media file from a vendor.
The vendor generates a random but unique transaction identification number and assigns it to a parameter. This information is sent to the content owner's Web site, where it is recorded in a database.
The consumer is redirected from the vendor's Web site to the content owner's Web site to download the media file. The vendor's Web site sends the vendorID and tokenID parameters. The content owner looks up vendorID in the database to find a matching tokenID, and if one is found, the transaction can proceed.
For either approach, you can issue the license in different ways:
When the consumer is redirected to the content owner's Web site, the content owner can issue the license before the media file is actually downloaded. This method is described in the following section.
The vendor can initiate the license request by using one global file, and then pass it on to the content owner when the consumer is redirected to the content owner's Web site. The content owner then replaces the key ID in the license request with the key ID of the media file before delivering the license.
Issuing Licenses Before Media Files Are Downloaded
When you require payment for media, you can connect the payment to the media file or to the license. Because media files can be copied and shared, it makes sense to connect the payment to the license. Then, rather than having the consumer follow a separate license acquisition process after making a purchase, you can issue the license at the time of payment and direct the consumer to download the media file afterwards.
By default, the license acquisition process is triggered when a consumer tries to play a packaged media file for the first time. The license acquisition URL, stored in the media file, opens a Web page that runs the ASP script to issue licenses. However, you can trigger the license acquisition process without making the consumer aware of it. For example, after a consumer pays for a media file, you can trigger the license acquisition process in the background to issue a license while the consumer downloads the media file. For more information about issuing a license before the consumer downloads a media file, see the article Distributing a License with a Media File on MSDN Online.
To trigger the license acquisition process in the background, the consumer must have a player (such as Microsoft® Windows Media™ Player version 6.2 or later) that can be embedded in a Web browser. If the consumer does not have such a player, the license cannot be issued with the media file. Therefore, consider including code in your Web site to check for such a player, for example, when the consumer selects a media file to purchase. You can direct consumers who do not have a suitable player to a download site. For more information about checking a consumer's computer for an embeddable player, see the article Detecting a Player on a Consumer's Computer on MSDN Online.
Accounting for Packaged Media Files That Have Been Shared
One issue to consider is what to do when consumers share media files. For example, a consumer purchases a packaged media file, and then sends a copy of it to a friend. Because the friend does not have a license, the license acquisition process begins when the friend tries to play the media file, causing the friend's Web browser to open the license acquisition URL. The result of this action will vary depending on how you have set up your retail distribution model; however, you probably want to ensure that a license is not issued unless it has been paid for, and that the vendor who is responsible for the transaction receives credit.
You can solve this problem in different ways, depending on how your retail distribution model issues licenses. First, your retail distribution model must be able to detect when a consumer visits the license acquisition URL without paying. For example, if you are using session variables, these values are absent.
Then, if licenses are issued from a central site, consider the following ideas:
If you can determine the vendor according to the license request (for example, use the database_GUID or key_GUID value to determine the vendor), you can display a message telling the consumer that the media file must be purchased first, and then redirect the consumer to the appropriate vendor's Web site.
If you cannot determine the vendor according to the license request, you can display a message telling the consumer that the media file must be purchased first, and display a list of vendor Web sites.
For More Information
To learn more about Windows Media Rights Manager, see Windows Media Rights Manager Help. Windows Media Rights Manager is available for download from the Windows Media Technologies page at the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx).
Related articles:
Distributing a License with a Media File on MSDN Online (http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/imedia/windowsmedia/liccont.asp).
Detecting a Player on a Consumer's Computer on MSDN Online (http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/imedia/windowsmedia/Clientdet.asp).


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This is my first article for The EZone, so here is a little bit about me. I'm a relative newcomer when it comes to RC aircraft. I built plastic models as a kid, but didn't actually fly RC until I was 19. As far as I know, my two brothers and I had the only electric flight club in the town of Tamale in Ghana, West Africa. We slapped together a number of planes using only the "that looks about right" method, with no plans. They flew with varying success. Some were hopelessly overweight and underpowered; others were just not sturdy enough for the impressive crashes to which they were subjected. It was fun anyway. I currently live in the greater Chicago area with my wife of two years, Jamie. I have been playing around with pink fan-fold and Sturdyboard, and have had fun trying to get the results to fly.
|The last time I attended The International Model and Hobby Expo was in 1991. I don't remember very many electrics on display. This year however, the shelves were full of them. I decided to stop at all the main e-related booths and ask about their latest products.
|At Hacker USA, I spoke to Sean Plummer who proudly showed off their (as of yet unnamed) motor for aircraft in the 10 to 13 pound range. It is a 30 cell, 50amp geared motor that turns 18 to 20 inch props, and works with the Master 77-3P speed control. He said it should allow aerobatic capability in 100-inch wingspan aircraft, and will be flown at TOC. Apparently, Gary Wright flew with it at NEAT.
|PowerFlight's Kevin Cobble had two new lithium packs. A 650 mAh 7.2v parkflyer pack for $25 with an approximate duration of 15 minutes, and a tiny 350 mAh 3.6v micro-flyer pack for $15 with a 5 to 10 minute duration.
|GWS had a large display, but I got down to brass tacks and asked all the questions everyone really wants to know, and here's the latest. Both the A-10 Warthog and the P-51 Mustang are due for US delivery in November, but they are still working on the manuals. The EDF-75 will arrive early next year as they are fine-tuning the ducting. As with all things GWS, I'll expect them when I see them. They even had an Islander on display that apparently will not come to the US market.
|MegaTech showed off its XEC parkflyer, which gives an 8-minute flight with a 5-minute charge. It ran $130. In addition, here's my one non-flight related bit. They were showcasing their new "Ocean Explorer 1" mini RC sub in a fish tank. It will run for 30 minutes per charge up to 6 feet deep (they've done 12ft) and lists for $110. It was really remarkable with LED lights flashing, and highly maneuverable. I would love to hunt my African Cichlids with it. (Sorry about the lousy photo)
|Watt-Age had its new Super Decathlon EP-ARF on display. It uses a geared 370 motor and four channels. It should be available now.
|I spoke with Brian Bychowski of DuBro about their new products. They have a bunch of new parkflyer and indoor accessories. New 30" micro pushrods, micro tail wheels, tailskids, and a 90° bell crank system. The coolest was a new micro aileron system that comes with all the connectors and links you need in one package.
|Dumas had a new Brewster Buffalo that would make a good conversion. They also showed a video of their USS Bluefish submarine.
|Finally, Guillow's had a new delta foam glider, the X-Racer. I see definite possibilities for bashing these into great new parkflyers. All you balsa fans will be happy to know that Guillows has a new wood supplier for their stick and tissue models. Apparently, they have heard our cries of foul over their heavy wood, and are attempting to remedy it.
Until next time,
May all your aircraft fly high (without flutter) and dodge the attacks of the plane-eating trees, buildings, telephone poles, cars, bikes, dogs, goats, small cute children, and may they return to earth gently from whence they came to rise again with fresh batteries.
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Netflix cancels Qwikster (Flixster is likely happy)
Just noticed over at Engadget that Netflix has reversed it's decision to seperate out it's DVD rental service into the company Qwikster. Qwikster is dead.
When Qwikster was first announced, I actually thought it was kind of a good idea. The new company looked like it was basically set up to take the declining DVD rentals, tuck them into the corner where they could slowly die, and let Netflix proper focus solely on building it's streaming service. DVD's are gonna go away anyways eventually, cut that bit out now and put your energy into the part that will grow and make more money.
Sounds great from a business perspective. Not so great from the user perspective however. My thoughts and such after the break.
Suddenly, instead of one nice orderly queue for all your streaming and by-mail rentals, users would have had to manage accounts on two seperate sites. That's just an added hassle that's not needed.
Now none of this affects the pricing change from a couple of months back. Streaming and DVD rental will still cost $15.98 and up for both.
Personally, I would pay that for just the streaming service. I'm currently only on the streaming service, and I use the crap out of that thing. Granted the selection of movies is not the best, I'm typically watching tv shows on there. With more Discovery channel programming being added on top of everything else, I've actually gotten to the point of cutting the cord and shutting off cable tv.
In the end, it's probably for the best that Qwikster got canned. Makes things easier on the user, and right now Netflix really needs to keep their users happy if they want to grow that streaming service.
Related Links
The Netflix Blog – DVDs will be staying at netflix.com
Engadget – Netflix backtracks on Qwikster, will keep DVDs and streaming under the same URL
CNET – Netflix cancels Qwikster spinoff
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Archive for June, 2012
What Israelis want
The ultra-Orthodox Israelis want to continue receiving state subsidies, while at the same time not sharing the burden of creating the means for those subsidies: serving in the army, doing national service, or entering the workforce. The haredim want to be left alone.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the ultra-Orthodox to serve in the army or do national service, and at the same time, he doesn't want to burn his political bridges to the ultra-Orthodox parties. Bibi wants the political support of Shas and UTJ after the next elections in 18 months time, while at the same time, wanting them to acquiesce now and draft their young flock into the army. Bibi wants to buy [their support now] and not pay for it later [when they refuse to support him].
But the religious parties are in a bind: if they don't support Bibi now, and refuse to support him later, and because of them, somebody else becomes prime minister [say Shelly Yechimovich], will they support her? Will she support them? The truth is that the religious parties have no better alternative to Binyamin Netanyahu, and they know it.
Bibi set up a committee to deliver recommendations to replace the Tal Law because he wanted to show the public that he was taking its concerns to heart, and because he wants to increase the workforce. But as soon as he saw that the committee was coming up with serious conclusions that would endanger his coalition, he set up a secret committee, made up of his close aides and the heads of the religious parties, to make sure that no serious recommendations are made that could endanger his coalition. Bibi wants slow, small, and steady reform. He doesn't want sudden, structural changes. King Bibi, as Time Magazine called him, is supremely happy being Israel's Supreme Leader with 94 Knesset votes, a mammoth coalition. He wants to keep this going. He does not want to become Prince Bibi, Count Bibi, or even Duke Bibi. READ MORE
Israel, Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood
What started in Tunisia and Egypt, spread to Libya and Syria, and its aftershocks are being felt in Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. Political Islam is strengthening.
The Middle East is going to look vastly different in the mid to long-term future. In political Islam, there is scant regard for what we in the West call universal human rights and the supreme value of human life. Peace agreements with non-Muslims are only honored when it is politically expedient to do so, women's rights are not respected, and homosexuals are hunted down.
What started as a democratic movement for socioeconomic rights is turning into an Islamic political takeover which is going to look far different than a Western democracy: will there be respect for a free and independent press, civil society – will NGOs be allowed to work, will there be policies to strengthen the middle class, and perhaps most importantly, will there be a strong, independent judiciary in the countries ruled by Islamic parties?
The region is in flux, and could stay that way for quite some time. The Muslim Brotherhood do not recognize borders. They are a religious order, a cultural, religious, and political movement with branches across the region whose aim is to establish a Muslim Caliphate in the Middle East under Sharia Law. And they have time and patience. READ MORE
ES GIBT NUR EINEN GOTT…. gebt euch BEN SALOMO! kol ha kavod achi!!
JEWDYSSEE fun! Beltz Interview
unplugged in Berlin, für RTL Documentation mit Bärbel Schäfer. Ausstrahlung 13.08.12
Thoughts on Israel and why "The Start-Up Nation" is next on my reading list
Once again, I have returned from an Israel-trip feeling deeply connected to this tiny little place in the middle of this neverending crisis called the Middle East.
In recent years I suffered from a growing fruststration with the Jewish State. In the 1990s I ran around the streets of Germany telling everyone I was half-Israeli and about to move back soon. That self-labeling (half-Israeli) was entirely untrue for a Jewish German, but in the years between Oslo and Rabin´s assassination there was this feeling that the Kingdom of David was soon to be rebuilt as a true light onto the nations. Even after 911 and the growing threat of international Jihadism I thought that Israel did not choose the situation it was constantly in, but was a mere victim of the circumstances. That impression changed slowly as I participated in more and more Israel trips as a Journalist, visiting Ramallah and Hebron, and actually learning that Israelis suffer from the same brainswashing as their neighbors, just a little bit less bloody due to the Western influence. And when the Netanyahu-Lieberman-Yishai government took office in 2009 there was a severe danger that the relationship status would switch from "complicated" into "none".
With this feeling I arrived at Ben Gurion Airport last week, with nothing left of the Exodus-Movie-like Zionism I grew up with. Nothing? Of course not. How could a nice Jewish boy whose mother used to sing "Erev Shel Shoshanim" for him every night, ever drop that bond? But what once was a fire was reduced to a small flame. I turned from a Moses-Jew into a Ben-Stiller-Jew.
And don´t get me wrong, it was not that everything changed immediately after arrival last week – once again the country proved to be a collection of terribly driving and loud dumbasses, who don´t even have the inner peace and strength to wait in line at a bus stop, always running around stressed with no bigger fear than someone thinking of them as a "frayer" (victim). Still, my love for the country received a major renewal. READ MORE
King Bibi, the last King of Zion
King Bibi, as TIME Magazine recently crowned him, the fiercest Zionist to ever lead Israel, will go down in history as the one who brought Zionism to its knees
TIME Magazine published a lengthy item on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month, with a close-up photo of him on the cover so huge it left just enough room for the headline: "King Bibi." It was a Hasbara official's wet dream. No hard-hitting questions; but rather soft, caressing queries.
As the cover said, the feature claimed to ask, yet not answer, the question of "Will Bibi make peace?" Well, for left wingers in Israel that was a pretty easy lob. In fact, with a bit more effort, TIME could have answered its own question.
But, it still would not have come to the conclusion that may be a tad unbelievable for most people when it comes to "King Bibi." And that is that Netanyahu, head of the most right wing, most Zionist government this country has ever seen, will go down in history as the one who brought about its demise.
Since he gained power in 2009, Netanyahu has become stronger and stronger – yet does less and less to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From the Bar-Ilan speech (where he committed to a two-state solution), through the blocking of the Palestinian unilateral declaration of independence at the UN last September (where he essentially killed the two-state solution) to the latest fiasco concerning the Ulpana neighbourhood and the promise to build 850 more units in the West Bank (and it's this decision that truly shows his colors and vision for the future).
Even with a huge coalition of 94 Knesset members, Netanyahu has shown no intention of making any progress on the diplomatic front. Instead, he wastes his time managing the huge government, which has in a way become a Knesset within the Knesset. This is where he deals with the real forces of opposition. The "opposition" of 26 seats outside Bibi's entity, led by Labor chief Shelly Yachimovich, is of no importance. In fact, with all the battles inside his coalition, he might be wondering if joining hands with Kadima was worth it. READ MORE
Hava on Monday
Hello there, I dont and cant know where you read these lines, in Novosibirsk or New York, the summer may already be there, too, as it is here in Berlin.
So for the coming week I leave you with this version that could be described as….sexy. Apparently, it's a russian girl-band on their way to some award ceremony. The limousine ride must be dull, so the girls get bored and decide to sing to cheer things up.
Enjoy this one and send us links to your favourite Hava Nagila renditions!
The Story of Izzy…
Hava On Monday
Remember, I promised to bring you the good ones AND …some awful ones, too.
We had some real gems so far…
Now I wonder what you think about this one:
Why don't you send us some links to your favourite Hava versions, folks?
1 Guy, 60 Languages, Amazing!
A moment before the interview started, Muhamed Mesic was having an oversea conversation with a work colleague in Spanish. "We have some legal issues with the government of Guatemala; they run their affairs there like in Iraq or Syria", he switches to a perfectly formulated Hebrew and then apologizes: "Sorry for my bad language. I haven't spoken Hebrew since 2009". The truth? One cannot notice. Apparently this is how it feels like when you speak more than 60 languages, not including a holding few academic degrees in Law, Judaism, International Relations and Japanology. And all these before even turning 28.


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Wolf watched as Black entered from a space in the clouds. He reached his hand down to Wolf and a bright light emerged along with it. "Wolf," was all he could recognize because Wolf was already past saving. He was now delusional.
The giant man behind the clouds then shot a giant lightning bolt into the ground and created a cave entrance blocked by a pile of destructible rocks. Wolf didn't know why, but he hated those rocks. He just wanted to destroy them.
Unaware of the current situation, Wolf walked up to the rocks and gently placed his fist on it. Wolf then closed his eyes and slowed his breathing. <<Roar>> Wolf pulled back his fist and quickly thrusted forward smashing the mortal object into many pieces.
Wolf was now gazing upon a pool of lava. It was screaming, "Jump in and you can save Yuuki and Asuna." Could he do it? Or was it a trap to get himself killed? The heat was intense, but it was fake. He knew something was wrong ever since he saw that the rock was a breakable object. He jumped in and landed on a pile of wet rocks, the same you would find by a river bed.
Wolf was now in a cave. Dark blue stalagmites and stalactites filled the arena. Before him was a body of water. He had to keep pressing forward.
With my blade by my side, I'm never alone.
Amon and the rest of the group were following up behind Wolf desperately Chasing behind him so they could did out where he was headed. Off in the distance Amon caught the glimpse of another player with bright red hair fighting a couple of automatons with a large two handed weapon. She looked over to the group rushing through the debris of Wolf's charge. She looked rather startled like she was looking at a circus show going through the combat area. She had a scared look in her eyes but Amon thought it was because everybody was still orange from the night before. Amon wanted to stop and ask for her assistance but didn't have the time to do so. Instead he have a small smile and continued through the jungle to wherever Wolf had gone to.
When the group had arrived Black was already there along with Wolf who seemed to be attacking a rock. To Amon's surprise the rock broke rather easily an Wolf hopped in. "Why would the girls be in there? Let alone get in there?" Amon thought to himself. Wolf looked a little animalistic but moreso than usual even for Wolf. "I guess that is what happens when you lose somebody you care about." Amon mumbles to himself. "Well there is no sense in staying up here if the girls are down there." Then Amon jumped in after the crazed lovebird.
Old times are good times
It didn't take long before Wolf heard noises coming from behind him. His team was following him into a place unknown. The monsters here could be of a much higher level than the actual floor itself but even knowing that, Wolf will still venture in to find the girls. Wolf stepped around the dark blue spike pillars coming from the ground and made his way to the edge of the cave lake. The water looked very dangerous but he dived in anyways, hearing people drop in a second before he hit the water. He couldn't wait for them though, he had to move, even though he didn't have a weapon on him.
The water was clear and a light existed on the other side, revealing a place to catch some air. He lifted his head up and found out that Yuuki and Asuna weren't here. He placed himself onto the cave floor and examined the area a bit. There was another pond of water that Wolf could dive in and there was a treasure chest, untouched, on the left. It was Wolf's lucky day. He opened up the chest and hoped it wasn't a trap that would lock him in here with monsters. After staring around for a couple more seconds, nothing happened. Instead, a whole list of items filled his inventory. Two of those items bare the names of Berserker's Fury and Twilight Princess.
Ignoring the nine or ten items he just acquired, stepping away made the trap take it's effect. Five monsters, not recognizable from this level, appeared before Wolf, all of them were blocking the path towards Yuuki. The room didn't lock him in so he could just back track out of there but Wolf heard a splash in the water behind him.
It was game time.
With my blade by my side, I'm never alone.
Jumping into the hole Amon noticed that it looked like lava for a second. Amon was starting to freak out in mid jump but fell into the hole anyway. He fell through the hole without a scratch on him. "Well that scared me a little bit." Amon thought looking around for Wolf. He found him walking towards a chest. "There had better be something good in there." Amon thought right before Wolf opened it and spawned five monsters. "Uhh Wolf, is there anything I could use in there? If not I suggest swimming into that other room, because I don't think we can get back out that way."
"Well this just got a lot better." Amon chuckled to himself. Amon rushed at the first monster, he didn't exactly now what it was and he was too busy lining up his kick to look. All it had to protect itself was a small sword and Amon didn't think much of it. Stopping a step before touching the monster, Amon wound up his knee and did a roundhouse kick straight to the things adams apple. The thing didn't know what hit it, it's health already at 70%. "Come on, do I get to have all of the fun?"
Old times are good times
Amon popped out of the pool of water behind Wolf and attacked the first monster. The monster was hideous. It had the body shape of a human, but the head and skin of a swan. It was built rather bulky and wore only potato bag looking shorts. Wolf sent a trade to Amon giving him a dragon bone shield and Wolf went to equip the Berserker's Fury that he had recently obtained.
<<Roar>> Wolf shifted the aggro to himself for a split second. Gathering all of the enemies perfectly around him. Wolf spun in a giant circle three times, with the help of the system. "Rising Punishment," Wolf shouted needlessly. Three lines covered the half swan half human bodies and 60% of each of their lives had been taken out, one of them had only 10% left.
These monsters should've died in that attack. They aren't the same level as the monsters should be on this floor. Wolf backed out before he could take any damage but he was too slow. The five monsters each got a hit in and Wolf was down to 60%. He was at full health too. Things we going south and Wolf was scared that more monsters like this might show up.
Is it game time?
With my blade by my side, I'm never alone.
Nick had been in the shadows, waiting and observing,
the others we're being reckless and didn't pay atention.
For some reason they didn't have their weapons out and we're just punching nad kicking the enemy.
Why the hell?
Oh the party must have been rough on them. he though smiling, the others had some sort of drinking contest but nick left
early and trained the entire night so he had no idea why the others we're in this state, But he missed two people.
Yuuki and Asuna.
Where the hell are they?
When he looked over to the group he noticed orange tags.
Criminals... Why? How?
There we're many questions but no answers, nick would have to find out by traveling with them.
Worlf had opened a chest and it spawned 5 monsters.
Amon popped out of the pool of water behind Wolf and attacked the first monster. The monster was hideous. It had the body shape of a human, but the head and skin of a swan. It was built rather bulky and wore only potato bag looking shorts.
Wolf had eqiuped a new weapon and amon took out a shield.
<<Roar>> Wolf shifted the aggro to himself for a split second.
"Rising Punishment," Wolf shouted.
Three lines covered the half swan half human bodies and 60% of each of their lives had been taken out, one of them had only 10% left.
hmmm, i expected those things to die...
The five monsters each got a hit in and Wolf was down to 60%.
Damn. Nick jumped out from the shadows.
Savage leap! He shouted and his blade shone red, nick attacked the moster with 10 percent health and saw it blast to pieces.
The other beasts took a look at nick and decided he was a better target after he had taken out one of them.
This will be a fun day. nick though smiling.
from the dark we can always see the light
"Nice," Wolf said as Nick literally came out of no where. Wolf's vision had started to clear up and he began to think straight. "It was time to get moving," Wolf thought. He dived into one of the four monsters, ramming it into one of its allies, taking out only 10% from those two. Wolf continued the attack with a giant swing. "Holy crap, this thing is heavy." The swan before him got a hit in before Wolf slashed at it with the support of the system. He dropped to 52% but the monster dropped to 10%. But Wolf wasn't done, before the other swan could get to him, Wolf used the momentum from his previous attack to kick at the weakened monster, finishing it off.
Wolf blocked the attack from the swan and only lost 1% and quickly backed away. "RAH!" Wolf shouted as he performed a vertical slash upwards. With the help of the system, his sword glowed a brilliant white and his attack traced that of a moon crescent, jumping and sending the monster into the air. But Wolf's glow didn't seem to fade, in fact, it continued. "Tiger Blade!" Wolf shouted needlessly. He followed through and brought his giant, massively heavy sword, onto the air borne creature. It blocked but it was useless. After collision with the ground, Wolf applied even more pressure and brought its hp down to zero.
Wolf looked up at the two remaining monsters, ignorant of the fact that Nick and Amon were there with him, he continued to fight alone. Wolf dived forward since his blade was already facing them, he decided to go with a thrust. But the monsters were smarter than Wolf had hoped. They went to both sides of him and attacked. One of them hit under him and the other, on top, causing him to rotate before hitting the ground. "24% I'm in the red."
The monsters then brought down their swords after lifting it high into the air. Wolf tucked in his legs, he had to get out of there fast, and with a massive force, he kicked up and forward, lifting his heavy body off of the ground and out of the way of the attacks. Wolf turned around and the monsters both bursted into tiny crystals and went back into the system. He looked at both Nick and Amon and knew one of them had to have taken them out. Regardless, now they could keep moving forward. Wolf dived into the water again and followed the path once more.
He reached a place to breathe and lifted his head out of the water quickly and dramatically. "What're you two doing?" He said floating in the water with only 24% hp left.
With my blade by my side, I'm never alone.
nick was watching as wolf's HP had droped into the red zone after he had taken a couple of hits from the beasts,
he kicked off from the ground and jumped away, that was the sign that nick needed.
He kicked off the ground and quickly slashed both monsters in one swing, their HP droped to zero and they burtsed into tiny crystals.
Wolf looked at nick and amon and jumped into the water.
"What're you two doing?" He said floating in the water with only 24% hp left.
"I'll follow you, but drink this." Nick said and threw a potion towards wolf, "You're HP will recover faster if you drink that."
Wolf catched it, and nick jumped into the water, wolf threw away the empty bottle.
"Lead the way" Nick said while sheathing his sword.
from the dark we can always see the light
Wolf caught the bottle and chugged it like it was nothing. He tossed the bottle into the air and watched as it dissolved into the air.
"Lead the way," Nick said and Wolf ducked his head into the water again. Wolf swam and swam until he reached another place to breathe, this time hoping to find Yuuki and Asuna. Popping his head out of the water, he said hello to the two girls sitting there in despair.
"Sorry I'm late."
With my blade by my side, I'm never alone.
nick folowed wolf as he was swiming,
it seemed like it went on forever, but as soon as nick was getting anoyed
wolf swam up.
Nick stuck his head out of the water and saw yuuki and asuna
"Sorry I'm late." wolf said.
Nick climed out of the water and went to the girls.
"Are you two alright?" Nick asked.Yuuki was sobbing.
"It's going to be alright, we found you and we'll get the both of you out of here"
"Where is your gear? Cand you remember whet happened?"
Nick asked, he was confused as to why the entire front line group had orange cursors, he'd been away for only one night, but all hell had broken loose in less then a day.
from the dark we can always see the light
Asuna had no idea how long she and Yuuki were stranded for. She felt completely helpless at the moment. Asuna saw that her health meter was full, that was perhaps the only good news at the moment. Would anybody notice them missing? Were the other boys also in distress as well? Too many questions were being asked and no answers to them. This felt like one of those tv drama situations where the characters are completely lost and have no idea why they are in their current predicament. She was thinking about messaging someone for help, but who? Asuna was a lone fighter in the front lines, she did not make any new close friends at all.
Just as she was about to cry, she hears some water splashing nearby. Some familiar faces pop out of the water.
"W-wolf? Nick?" She immediately recognizes the two boys that came out of the water.
When Nick asked her if she remembered what happened she shakes her head.
"I have no idea how me and Yuuki ended up here. Sounds like you guys have memory loss as well."
"I have no idea how me and Yuuki ended up here. Sounds like you guys have memory loss as well." Asuna said after nick had asked them is they remembered anything.
"More like i missed a hell of a party." Nick smiled.
Asuna tilted her head in confusion.
"I didn't go to the party, was out all night training,"
"You're dedicated" Asuna said smiling."
"Nah, i was never a party-animal in real life, don't think that has to change here... Wolf, how long are you staying in the water?" Nick said looking back to wolf who was still in the water, he had a dark expression on his face.
"W-Wolf?" Nick repeated in doubt.
from the dark we can always see the light
It had been so long. Yuuki had stopped counting the passing seconds. Over and over again would she look around, expecting someone to pop out of thin air to help them. But no one was ever there; just an empty, dark space that was accompanied with silence. The constant splashing water indicated at no one, so Yuuki did not even bat an eye when the water swished greatly. She just kept looking straight forward, hugging her knees. But when voices also came with the swaying water, Yuuki looked up. Amon and Nick were climbing out of the water, drops dripping and cascading down their faces.
"Aah, the wonders of bishies.." She trailed off tears crowding the corners of her eyes; she was extremely relieved and happy. Yuuki regarded their voices and tried to get up, but her legs, not having been used in a while, let out below her and she fell to the ground. She pulle her aqua hair back and away from her eyes which she wiped to get the retarded, salty water away. Once she finally got up, everyone seemed to be looking towards the pool of water.
"So then Nick asked me when I was going to get out of the water," Wolf said telling Galen the story of their big adventure on the fourth floor. "But I told him, 'You're the one in the water.'." The party had made it out of the cave system fine after the guys and Nightchill cleared the way for Asuna and Yuuki.
Wolf and some others pitched in to rent out a suite dedicated to the long awaited Christmas party and hoped that nothing like that would happen again. The place was fully decorated and Wolf was sure everyone had participated with the decorations. The tree was filled with presents but what was there to really give to other people here in SAO?
"But again, cheers to making it back alive." Wolf said raising his glass of apple cider, making sure there was nothing else in there.
With my blade by my side, I'm never alone.
Welcome Front Liners to the 5th floor. At the top of a very high building is a two floor suite reserved for the hard working front liners that helped us clear 5% of the death game. The view is amazing, unless you are afraid of heights, and there is a bartender to man the alcohol free counter and a DJ to keep the Christmas beats playing. Bring at least 2 presents. One for someone and the other to be raffled out. Entry for the raffle is a present to make sure that whoever participates, gets a present in return.
Uniforms to this spectacular event is red and white. Dress classy if possible and girls are required to wear holiday cat ears. A tail is optional but recommended. Guys must have a tie or a bow. All of these required wear could be bought on your own to keep or rentals next to the first floor's gift shop. Remember, this is a time to relax and not worry about boss battles, legendary monsters, or even dragons and minotaurs. Have fun, and don't spike the punch (cause there is none).
With my blade by my side, I'm never alone.


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Listed here are MAJOR disasters that occurred in 2006. The list includes NATURAL and NONMILITARY mechanical disasters that claimed more than 15 lives and/or resulted in significant damage to PROPERTY.
January 19, Eastern Hungary. A Slovak AN-24 military transport carrying NATO peacekeepers from Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro to Slovakia crashes; 42 of the 43 aboard are killed.
February 11, Aweil, Sudan. A military plane suffers a tire blowout while landing, causing the pilot to lose control and crash into a building; all 20 aboard are killed.
March 31, Brazil. A small double-propeller Team airline plane crashes in the mountains after leaving Macaé; all 19 aboard perish.
April 10, Near Marsabit, Kenya. A plane carrying a delegation of prominent politicians on a mission to restore peace in northern Kenya crashes on a hillside; 14 people are killed, including 5 high-ranking members of the National Assembly.
May 3, Near Sochi, Russia. An Armavia Airbus 320 en route from Yerevan, Armenia, crashes into the Black Sea; all 113 aboard are believed to have died.
June 3, Eastern China. A military transport plane crashes in Anhui province, killing all 40 on board.
July 9, Irkutsk, Siberia. After landing at the airport, an S7 Airlines Airbus A310 airplane arriving from Moscow crashes into a concrete wall and a row of buildings, breaking apart and catching fire; at least 122 of those aboard are killed.
July 10, Multan, Pak. A Pakistan International Airlines plane bound for Lahore crashes shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 aboard; the dead include two judges, two army brigadiers, and a university vice-chancellor.
July 26, Afghanistan. A helicopter transporting reconstruction personnel to a site in Khost crashes in the mountains about 35 km (22 mi) from its destination; all 16 aboard are killed.
August 3, Near Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. An Antonov 28 twin-propeller plane operated by Trasept Congo crashes in heavy rain; all 17 aboard lose their lives.
August 22, Donetsk, Ukraine. A Pulkovo Airlines TU-154 flying from the Russian Black Sea resort of Anapa to St. Petersburg crashes north of Donetsk in bad weather; all 170 aboard are killed.
August 27, Lexington, Ky. A small Comair jet takes off from the wrong runway, one too short for the aircraft, and crashes into a field; 49 of the 50 people aboard are killed.
September 1, Meshed, Iran. An Iran Air TU-154 flying from Bandar-e ʿAbbas, Iran, slides off the runway as it is landing and catches fire; 29 of the 148 passengers die.
September 23, Nepal. A helicopter carrying leading Nepalese and World Wildlife Fund environmentalists crashes in the Kanchenjunga mountains; all 24 aboard are killed.
September 29, Mato Grosso state, Braz. A Boeing 737 airplane run by the low-cost Brazilian Gol Airlines nicks a smaller plane and crashes into the jungle; all 155 aboard perish.
October 29, Abuja, Nigeria. A Boeing 737 crashes immediately after takeoff in bad weather, killing 96 of the 105 aboard; one of the dead is the sultan of Sokoto, the spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria.
November 27, Tehran, Iran. A military plane crashes immediately after takeoff from Mehrabad Airport; all 39 aboard, 30 of them members of the Revolutionary Guards, die.
Fires and Explosions
February 7, China. The Ministry of Public Security reports that more than 6,000 fires were started by fireworks over the lunar new year celebrations (January 28–February 4) and that 63 people lost their lives in the fires.
April 10, Meerut, India. At an electronics fair a short circuit causes a fire that consumes three tents, leaving at least 45 people dead.
April 10, Shanxi province, China. An explosion in the underground parking garage of a hospital in Yuanping kills at least 33 people; authorities find evidence of explosives at the site.
May 12, Nigeria. At a beach near the fishing village of Ilado, vandals trying to steal fuel from a gasoline pipeline set off an enormous explosion that incinerates some 200 people.
May 23, Benin. A tanker truck carrying gasoline in the village of Porga overturns and explodes, killing more than 35 people, most of whom had come to siphon gasoline from the truck.
June 7, Lake Tanganyika. A ferry carrying freight that includes barrels of oil and gasoline from Uvira to Kalemie in the Democratic Republic of the Congo catches fire; some 100 people are presumed dead.
July 6, Shanxi province, China. An explosion at the home of a resident of the village of Dongzhai results in the death of at least 49 people; unlicensed explosives are a likely cause.
July 28, Jiangsu province, China. An explosion at the Fuyuan Chemical Plant kills at least 22 people, with 28 missing, and causes the evacuation of some 7,000 people.
July 30, Manama, Bahrain. A fire in a building kills 16 Indian workers.
August 28, Iraq. In Al-Diwaniyah residents begin siphoning gasoline from a government pipeline left unguarded because of a battle in the town; one of the residents lights a cigarette, igniting an explosion that incinerates at least 67 people.
November 20, Guatemala City, Guat. A fire ignited by a cigarette at illegal fireworks stands on the edge of a large open-air market kills 15 people, some burned and some asphyxiated.
December 9, Moscow. A nighttime fire breaks out at a drug-treatment facility; though some 160 people escape, 45 women die, mostly from smoke inhalation, when they are unable to escape because of locked doors and window grilles.
December 16, Jhok Utra, Pak. In a wedding tent, heat from high-intensity lights ignites a fire, which triggers a stampede that results in the destruction of a newly built brick wall; 27 women and children, including the bride, are killed by the fire, the stampede, or the falling wall.
December 25, Philippines. A fire begins in fireworks near the entrance and sweeps through the one-story Unitop department store in Ormoc; at least 24 people are burned to death.
December 26, Lagos, Nigeria. An oil pipeline breached by thieves explodes as people gather to siphon the leaking oil; the resultant fire incinerates at least 260 people.
February 3, Red Sea. An Egyptian ferry carrying labourers home from Duba, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga, Egypt, goes down off the coast of Egypt; some 1,000 people are believed to have died.
February 16, Off Dongjia Island, Fujian province, China. In the Taiwan Strait a freighter flying a Panamanian flag strikes a reef and sinks, and two hours later a fishing boat also strikes a reef and sinks; a total of 57 people are missing.
March 6, Off the coast of Mauritania. The Mauritanian Red Crescent reports that two wooden canoes carrying would-be migrants attempting to reach the Canary Islands have capsized over the past three days, and the first one collided with a ship coming to its rescue and broke in half; at least 45 people lose their lives.
March 22, Gulf of Guinea. A ferry traveling from Nigeria to Gabon goes down in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Cameroon; at least 125 are believed drowned.
March 30, Near Manama, Bahrain. A Bahraini ferry carrying some 130 people on a dinner cruise sinks; at least 58 passengers drown.
March 30, Tanzania. A boat plying the waters between two islands in Lake Victoria sinks; at least 36 people drown.
April 6, Djibouti. A small boat carrying passengers to a religious festival capsizes in the harbour, drowning at least 109; the boat was carrying triple the maximum load.
April 10, Lake Volta, Ghana. A boat carrying people forced to move to the mainland from an island designated a nature reserve sinks, and some 100 people are feared dead; the boat was said to be overloaded.
April 21, Lake Victoria. A ferry is reported to have sunk in Tanzania with approximately 30 fatalities.
April 30, Off Barbados, West Indies. A fisherman finds a boat containing the bodies of 11 African men; it is believed that the boat left Senegal on Dec. 24, 2005, loaded with 52 would-be migrants bound for the Canary Islands; their number is added to the more than 1,000 believed to have perished since December 2005 while attempting to reach the Canaries.
May 10, Off the coast of Yemen. Smugglers force their passengers, Somali and Ethiopian refugees, off their boat; at least 45 drown, and at least 200 are missing.
July 3, Off the coast of Western Sahara. A boat carrying African migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands sinks, and bodies begin washing onshore; 30 corpses are found, but 40 additional people are thought to have drowned.
September 29, Near Greenville, Ghana. An overloaded canoe sinks in the Sinoe River; it is feared that some 45 passengers drowned.
October 18, The Nile River. Two steamboats carrying soldiers from the former Sudan People's Liberation Army from Malakal, Sudan, to their new post in the national army, in accordance with 2005 peace treaty, collide in the Nile and sink; as many as 75 soldiers die.
October 23, Meghna River, Bangladesh. A ferry carrying passengers home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr collides with a cargo vessel and sinks; at least 15 people are killed, and a further 35 are missing.
December 16, Senegal. A wrecked boat carrying people who had been trying to get to the Canary Islands washes up on the coast of Senegal; it is believed that dozens of people died in the wreck. A similar disaster had occurred three days earlier.
December 27, Off the coast of Yemen. Two boats filled with would-be refugees and being chased by Yemeni patrol boats capsize; at least 140 people are missing.
December 29, Indonesia. A ferry nearing the completion of a 48-hour journey from Borneo to Java encounters bad weather that causes the boat to break apart; some 400 people are lost.
Mining and Construction
January 2, Sago, W.Va. Thirteen coal miners are trapped by a gas explosion; 12 of them are found dead the night of January 3.
February 19, San Juan de las Sabinas, Mex. An explosion in a coal mine causes a rock avalanche that seals off a mine shaft, fatally trapping some 65 miners; 13 others are rescued.
April 29, Yan'an, Shaanxi province, China. A gas explosion in a coal mine leaves 24 miners dead and 8 missing.
May 9, Tasmania, Australia. Two miners are rescued, to national jubilation, two weeks after being trapped by a rock fall in a gold mine at Beaconsfield; one miner died in the disaster.
May 18, Shanxi province, China. A coal mine floods, entombing 57 miners.
June 1, Dursunbey, Turkey. A gas explosion at a coal mine causes a shaft to collapse; 17 miners are killed.
August 16, Poura, Burkina Faso. In a long-closed gold mine, walls softened by rain collapse, killing some 50 of the people who continued to search for gold in the mine.
September 7, Jharkand state, India. After an explosion and gas leak in a coal mine, 30 miners are found dead, with 23 still trapped inside and feared dead.
September 7, Chita region, Siberia. A fire in a gold mine, apparently caused by welding, traps at least 33 miners underground; after two days 8 miners have been rescued and 21 confirmed dead.
September 20, Kazakhstan. A methane explosion and fire kill at least 41 coal miners in the Karaganda region.
October 28, Xinjiang region, China. An explosion in a coal mine kills 14 miners, and 12 workers are killed in an explosion at an oil-storage facility.
November 5, Shanxi province, China. A gas explosion in the Jiaojiazhai coal mine kills at least 17 miners, with a further 30 still missing; a day later the Chinese government reports that an astonishing 345 people died in mining accidents in October.
November 21, Ruda Slaska, Pol. A methane explosion in the Halemba coal mine kills 23 miners; it is Poland's worst mining disaster since 1979.
November 25, China. A gas explosion in a coal mine at Jixi, Heilongjiang province, kills at least 21 miners; a few hours later another explosion at a mine in Fuyuan, Yunnan province, kills 32.
January 2, Jember, Jawa Timur province, Indon. A landslide buries more than 100 houses on Java, leaving some 137 people dead.
January 8, India. The city of New Delhi experiences its first winter frost since 1935; the death toll from an unusually cold winter in northern India has reached 146, mostly in Uttar Pradesh state.
January 14, Japan. The death of five people raises the toll from a recent record snowfall to 90, the country's highest death toll because of winter weather in more than 20 years; two days later the number reaches 100.
January 18, Moscow. Temperatures drop to −30 °C (−22 °F); the unusual cold causes difficulties with transportation and closes schools; at least two dozen people, mostly homeless, are found to have frozen to death.
January 24, Eastern Europe. The cold wave is reported to have caused 50 deaths in Russia, at least 13 in Moldova, and 15 in Romania.
February 1, Afghanistan. Government officials report that avalanches after heavy snowfalls have killed more than 20 people in the northern part of the country in the past two days.
February 15, Near Tindouf, Alg. After days of heavy rain, flooding destroys some 50,000 homes in camps that have housed refugees from Western Sahara for three decades.
February 17, Philippines. On the island of Leyte, a sudden massive mud slide buries the town of Guinsaugon, killing nearly all of its 1,800 residents (the death toll is later estimated at 1,100); the area has received five times the normal amount of rain in the past few weeks.
March 5, Europe. Avalanches in Switzerland and Italy kill two people, bringing the death toll from an unusually heavy two-day snowstorm across Europe to at least 17; the most deaths are in Germany.
March 19, Australia. Tropical Cyclone Larry makes landfall at Innisfail, Queen., as a category 4 storm, flattening the community and leaving thousands homeless as well as damaging the banana and sugarcane plantations.
March 31, Iran. A magnitude-6 earthquake strikes northwestern Iran; at least 70 people are killed.
April 2, Midwestern U.S. Thunderstorms and tornadoes cut a swath of destruction, leaving at least 28 people dead—24 of them in Tennessee, 3 in Missouri, and 1 in Illinois.
April 7, Tennessee. A flurry of tornadoes leave 12 people dead, bringing the death toll from storms in the state to 36 in less than a week; tornadoes are also reported in Alabama and Mississippi.
April 14, Colombia. Pres. Álvaro Uribe tours the Valle del Cauca province, where mud slides after torrential rains have left dozens of people dead or missing and a major highway cut off between Cali and Buenaventura.
April 15, Eastern Europe. Heavy rain on top of snowmelt causes the Danube River to reach its highest level in 111 years at Bazias, Rom., bringing flooding to Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro.
April 19, Java, Indonesia. Flash floods and landslides from monsoon rains on the island leave at least 23 people dead, most in Bendungan, the worst-hit area.
April 21, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. An earthquake measured at magnitude 7.9 rocks the Koryak region, all but destroying three villages in which some 1,500 people lived.
April 27, Angola. Health officials report that the death toll from an unusually bad cholera outbreak in the country has reached 900.
May 8, Pakistan. Officials say at least 20 people have succumbed in a heat wave.
May 17–18, China. As the strongest May typhoon ever recorded in the region heads for land, some 487,000 people are evacuated from coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian provinces; the following day Typhoon Chanchu makes landfall between Shantou and Xiamen, killing at least 100, with hundreds still missing days later.
May 24, Northern Thailand. Two days of flash flooding leave more than 100 people dead or missing.
May 27, Java. A magnitude-6.3 earthquake near Yogyakarta leaves some 6,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless.
May 27, Thailand. Flooding in the northern part of the country leaves dozens of people dead in Uttaradit, which is usually spared by the monsoon rains.
June 8, China. The government announces that the heaviest flooding in 30 years in eastern China has left at least 55 people dead and 12 missing, despite the evacuation of some 378,000 people.
June 22, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by rain that started falling on June 19 on the island reaches more than 200.
June 26, Hunan province, China. A landslide caused by flooding leaves at least 18 people dead, mostly in Longhui.
July 3, South Asia. Mumbai (Bombay) is shut down by flooding caused by monsoon rains, and authorities report that landslides and collapsed houses in Orissa and Jharkand states have killed at least 30 people, while a further 17 deaths are reported from Pakistan.
July 5, China. Storms and rain in China's Jiangsu and Anhui provinces have left at least 30 people dead; some 40,000 people have had to be evacuated.
July 12, Southwestern Colombia. The Galeras volcano begins erupting, necessitating the evacuation of some 10,000 people.
July 14, Chile. Pres. Michelle Bachelet declares a state of emergency after a week of torrential rains has caused mud slides and flooding that have left at least 15 people dead and many others missing in southern and central areas.
July 14, Punjab province, Pakistan. Officials say roof collapses and flooding caused by heavy rain have killed at least 18 people.
July 14, North Korea. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reports that flooding and landslides have left more than 100 people dead; later estimates of the death toll range from 549 to 55,000.
July 15, Kaski district, Nepal. A landslide sweeps away houses; 17 bodies are recovered, but some 15 people are still missing.
July 17, Java. Under the seabed of the Indian Ocean, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake sets off a 1.8-m (6-ft) tsunami that inundates the south coast, with most of the damage centred on Pangandaran; nearly 600 people are killed.
July 21, Hunan province, China. It is reported that 346 people have died in flooding resulting from Tropical Storm Bilis over several days, raising the death toll from that storm to 482; by the following day the death toll has reached 523, and it is reported that six provinces suffered major damage; the final toll passes 600.
July 21, France. Authorities say that a weeklong heat wave has been responsible for 21 deaths, bringing the death toll in Western Europe to 30; the heat wave is forecast to last at least another week.
July 22, China. An earthquake with a magnitude measured at 5.2 strikes Yunnan province, killing at least 22 people and injuring 106.
July 25, Southern China. Typhoon Kaemi hits the southern coast of China, leaving at least 25 people dead and more than 50 missing, mostly in Jiangxi province.
July 26, France. Health officials say that the heat wave that has affected most of Europe for the past two weeks has claimed 64 lives in France, and the number is likely to rise.
July 27, California. State authorities say that a heat wave that has seen temperatures of well over 38 °C (100 °F) over the past several days has left at least 100 people as well as some 16,500 dairy cows dead; the following day the human death toll climbs to 126.
July 27, France and Italy. Authorities declare that the two-week heat wave has resulted in 80 deaths, and the French weather office says that this July has been the hottest month on record in the country.
July 31, Cook county, Ill. With the discovery of nine more bodies, health officials say that the number of heat-related deaths has risen to at least 15, with a total of 24 for the year so far.
August 5, New York City. Coroners in New York City say that the previous week's heat wave caused the death of at least 20 people; the death toll is later put at 24.
August 6, Kenya. Heavy rains cause the Dechatu River to burst its banks, sweeping away homes and factories in Dire Dawa and leaving at least 250 people dead and 300 missing.
August 8, South Asia. Indian officials report that flooding in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh states has left some 300 people dead and hundreds of thousands stranded; some 140 people have died in flooding in Pakistan.
August 10, China. Typhoon Saomai strikes the coastal provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, leaving nearly 500 people dead; with winds of 216 km (134 mi) per hour, Saomai is the strongest storm to hit China in 50 years.
August 12, India. It is reported that monsoon rains in the south and west have left more than 350 people dead and more than four million homeless; parts of Mumbai have been submerged.
August 13, Southern Ethiopia. The Omo River floods, drowning at least 364 people and leaving tens of thousands stranded or homeless.
August 16, Ethiopia. Officials say that after 11 days of heavy rains, the death toll from flooding has reached 626 and is likely to rise as the rains continue.
August 16, Ecuador. The volcano Tungurahua erupts, burying 10 villages and killing at least five people, though dozens are missing; the government had attempted to evacuate the area.
August 28, Rajasthan state, India. It is reported that unusually heavy rains have swept away almost all of the village of Malwa and killed at least 135 people.
September 6, Mexico. Heavy rains cause a mountainside to collapse and bury the village of Chalchihuitillo, killing at least 10 people, mostly children; a day later a landslide in Puebla state roars across a busy highway, killing at least 6 people in vehicles.
September 20, South Asia. Officials report that a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal has left more than 31 people dead, mostly from drowning and house collapses, in Andhra Pradesh state, at least 12 dead in West Bengal state, and 18 fishermen drowned and more than 80 missing in Bangladesh.
September 28, Philippines. Typhoon Xangsane roars through the central and northern provinces, leaving at least 63 people dead.
October 12, Southeast Asia. Severe flooding in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) leaves at least 57 people dead despite widespread evacuation; thousands of homes are destroyed.
October 31, Ethiopia. Officials report that days of rain and the flooding of the Shebeli River in the past four days have left at least 67 people dead near the eastern border.
November 2, Turkey. Authorities report that 10 people have died in flooding in the town of Batman; the previous day at least 22 people perished, among them 14 killed when a flash flood swept away a minibus, and dozens more are still missing.
November 30, Philippines. Typhoon Durian roars across the islands, triggering landslides, mostly on the slopes of Mt. Mayon, that sweep away entire villages and leave more than 1,000 people dead or missing.
December 3, St. Louis, Mo. The death toll in the city reaches 19 after a winter storm paralyzes the area and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without power.
December 24, Southeast Asia. Indonesian officials report that flooding on the island of Sumatra has caused at least 87 people to perish, with dozens still missing; in neighbouring Malaysia, 7 fatalities have been reported.


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GCST4101 - Arguing the Point
Semester 1, 2011 | Credit Points: 6
Coordinator: Dr Melissa Gregg
4000-6000 words of written work or its equivalent (100%)
1x2-hr seminar/week
Credit average in 48 senior credit points of Gender Studies, including GCST2602 (or WMST2002) OR credit average in 48 senior credit points of Cultural Studies, including GCST2601 (or WMST2001)
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sorry dude, first gp tab. I will hopefully get an update submitted soon, cause I noticed one mistake. the part in the chorus with the B power chord is actually played an octave lower. I will note this in the update.
A handful of tweaks needed in the solo, but that's really irrelevant. Nice work!


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We've been reporting and posting up screenshot leaks of the LG Miracle (also known as the LG Fantasy), an upcoming but still not officially announced Windows Phone-based product. This week, a video that reportedly shows the phone in action was posted on YouTube.
The video, originally posted by Mobilissimo.ro, shows the LG Miracle's nice and roomy four inch touch screen. At one point the video shows the back of the smartphone which has a big "Not for Sale" label, which is a clear indication this is a prototype model of the smartphone rather than the final commercial release. At another point in the video, a CPU benchmarking software program is run and the camera briefly shows the results.
Inside the smartphone's case, the LG Miracle is rumored to have a 1 GHz single-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm, 8 GB of storage, a 720p five megapixel rear camera and a VGA front facing camera. The phone is also rumored to have a NFC tag-reading feature which is something that is not supposed to be supported in the current build of Windows Phone.
Hopefully the final version of the LG Miracle will be on display at the World Mobile Congress trade show, which is being held in Barcelona, Spain starting February 27.