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Having so many file in computer with Windows 7 often made us difficult to manage and process them. Some of them caused by limited function of Windows Explorer when using to manage file. That's why there needed a file processing software which can easy and faster you when you want to do copy, move, rename file and other operations. One of the file management software you can use for free is My Commander or commonly called MyCo.
What is MyCo?
MyCo is abbreviation of My Commander, a free file management software which the official site can be accessed here (http://myco.yonan.ro/index.php). MyCo is a file management software which is light, small and fast made according to microPlatform.
What is the benefit of MyCo?
As we've already known, Windows Explorer has many limitation made us difficult and long to process a file. The example is when we want to move many files spread in some folder location, so we need at least 2 windows explorer to make the process run faster, than you did copy, paste or move file from one folder to other continuously in the same windows explorer.
From the problem and limitation, finally MyCo was made to make you easier in doing various operation to process file, such as copy file, move file, rename file, create folder, copy folder, move folder, rename folder, making and extracting ISO file, making and extracting ZIP file also making jonctions, softlinks, hardlinks, mountpoints.
2 sidebar explorer in 1 window provides by MyCo certainly will make your work faster and easier when managing file, especially if you have so many file.
What are features from MyCo?
In doing its function as file management software, My Commander is equipped with various features to make you easier in processing file. These features are:
1. Include with easy navigation
2. It's a portable software that need not any installation.
3. It using windows 7 new API
4. Easy to access home folders, download and documents
5. Built in with copy, move, delete, rename file and folder commands.
6. Advance overwrite dialog
7. It has shredder to delete file securely.
8. It can create, delete and rename junctions, hardlinks, symlinks, mountpoints.
9. Built in with image viewer and hex viewer.
10. Support drag and drop operation.
11. It has a feature to create and extract archive file such as ISO and Zip file.
12. Built in with file search feature.
13. Built in with multi rename tool
14. It has 2 panel which you can set as horisontal or vertical.
15. It has History list for every operation.
16. It has file properties and context menu.
17. It can change file attribute
18. Built in with DOS command line.
19. It supports most of all keyboard shortcut and keyboard navigation.
20. It's Light, no need to install DLLS (OCX, VBX, VB, MFC, Flash, IE, dll) dan doesn't need any libraries (VB, Java dll)
21. You can use it both on Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit.
22. It only need very low memory resource.
Where I can download MyCo?
For you who have interest to use MyCo or My Commander file management, you can download it for free here:
MyCo for Windows 7 32 bit
MyCo for Windows 7 64 bit
My Review about MyCo
MyCo or My Commander is really small and light software when used. With installer sized only 295.5 Kb for Windows 7 64 bit and 172 Kb for Windows 7 32 bit, doesn't make MyCo less feature
Beside, MyCo included into fast software when used, even when it used in netbook with small memory size.
Some facts I considered as MyCo weakness is not all its function and feature implemented well, since MyCo is still on development phase. But for operation function, everything is run well without any problems.
One more thing MyCo doesn't have is MyCo can only be used on Windows 7. but for you who is not Windows 7 user, you don't have to worry since there is alternative software of MyCo you can use, that is Q-Dir File management software. My Rating for MyCo is 8 from 10! I hope this review would be useful.


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I have for several years now wrestled with whether or not I should post my testimony on the net. I have over the years only shared it with a few people and seldom in the totality of what took place and never with the ability to describe it properly. The reason being is the nature of it. What I am about to share I in no way can prove nor will I try. It is a very personal thing to me and one that I cherish deeply. I am in a great deal of dept to the Lord Jesus Christ for what He has done for me, a debt that I can never repay. I want to make it clear that I am not the focus of this, but the Lord is. He alone has made it possible for me and multitudes before me and even after me to have peace with God and a place with Him for all eternity. I am in no way special above anyone else. All are special to the Lord. My need however was evidently different then most and above that the Lord is Sovereign and He does as He chooses with who He wills. That being said I am aware that what it took to get me to surrender to Him and bring me to faith also came at a high price. The Lord says to Thomas in scripture; Jhn 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed. I have over the years listen to many people give their testimony and these people for the most part are those of great faith. I am not. I am of little faith because of how I come to believe, but even the faith of a mustard seed will suffice and we who hold even that type of faith can praise God for His grace. While He paid a great price on the cross, and that in itself should be enough, He is not willing that any should perish and will go to great lengths to get just one person to repent and believe. That alone should give great hope for those multitudes who pray for their loved ones and seek the Lord early for Him to save them also. Also for those who feel that they have sinned too great to be forgiven. While He will not force Himself on any, He will do what ever it takes to save one person IF they are of a heart to repent and believe. So with all this being said let me now began to tell a part of my life and what took place to bring about a new life and a new person because of what One man has done for me and for any who will come, the God man, the Son of God, Jesus Christ. All glory to His name. I was born in Ohio the first of three children, one sister and a brother. As I reflect back there seemed to be some times of happiness, but many times of distress. The distress for me was when my parents would fight and argue. My father was physical with my mother and it caused great mental harm to me although at the time I only felt fear and confusion. Also he taught me how to be a thief. No he did not set me down and school me, but by watching him take things that he had not paid for I learned to follow and increase in what he did. While I am not excusing my sins I do warn others to be very careful in what you do in front of your children. By the time I was about 9 they had divorced and he had remarried to a woman who at the time of this writing he is still with and has several children in that marriage. My sins followed me and grew into things I would never mention to anyone. After the divorce there was never much of a relationship with my father. I began to grow angry and unruly over the next years. By the time I was 10 years old I was already being sent to jail, and back then they would put you in with the adults at times so it became necessary to grow up fast. I was in and out of trouble for the rest of my life until I was in my 30's when I finally came to the Lord. I began at an early age experimenting with sex and seeking out older girls. By the time I was 15 I was dating women in their late teens or twenties. I married my first wife as a teenager and she was in her twenties. She was pregnant at the time so we married. My attitude was for self and my life showed it. Not long after the child was born I ran off with another woman who was even older then my wife and as I abandoned my child so did this new woman leave her children. Not long after, my mother was brutally murdered by the man who she had married. He also took his own life at the same time. To be honest his taking of his own life made me more angry then taking hers. Hers mostly left hurt, but taking his own left me without any way for revenge. So years of anger were built up and I became a very angry and dangerous person to be around. I lived the next years of my life fast and hard and any way that pleased me until I come to the Lord. The old saying wine women and song certainly fit, but my life was not limited with just those. As the years of sin began to mount they began to take a toll on me. By the time I was in my late twenties I looked like I was nearing 40. Sin will do that and more! Sin is a cruel taskmaster. It offers pleasure and power and while at times it does provide those it always takes back more then it gives. Simply put, sin makes one a looser. The more you get the more it requires and in the end it requires the ultimate price, your soul. During those years of sin I had become an agnostic. I could not swallow the idea that we came from monkeys or evolved from other life forms, but at the same time I was not sure there was a God. I began to hate my sin and what it was doing and yet not able to break the bond with it. I guess I did not really want to break that bond, but I did want free from its consequences. After several years I began to be depressed over my life. That only caused more anger. I had a family bible that had been p!ed on to me after my mother was murdered. As I was alone I began to read it. First I tried the Old testament and while the first few chapters of Genesis was interesting it really did little to sooth my need. Finally after some time I began to read in the New Testament and it too for the most part offered little help. Then I began to just read the read letter of the Lord. While I did not understand what He was saying it did seem to offer some peace to my mind. At the same time I was calling on the phone dial a prayer. It too seemed to offer some peace. However in both cases the only peace that I might have found was short lived, but thank God He was not done with me in His seeking me. One night after work I had set down to watch a little TV. The program, the best I can remember now, was called that's increditable. In that program they dedicate it all to people who had some sort of claimed supernatural experience with a higher power or God. Remember I was an agnostic, even though I was not aware of what the term was. As I watched that program I began to think to myself that so many people could not be telling those stories and there not be something to them. So in great desperation I called out to Him. I knew little or nothing of Him or if he was real or would listen. My call was not really to get saved, because I knew nothing of this, but because I wanted peace from my ways. I really did not consider wanting to surrender to Him. I just wanted peace. Well He did nothing. I am not sure exactly what I expected Him to do, but nothing changed. Over the next few months I called to Him several times, but nothing. Finally I just gave up and decided that there is no God or I had went too far. You see I knew my sins and I could remember the time I raised my fist to heaven and cursed Him with every foul name I could think of. So I just gave up on God and forgot about Him, and I remained an agnostic. I decided I would live my life and thought most likely I would die a violent death as in some fight or something like that. However He had not given up on me. Praise His name! After several months of forgetting about even calling on Him He began to work in my life. One night after going to bed I was awaken (some call it a dream but dreams are different then this it was real to me) and taken to a place where all I could see was a pearly white cloud like light. I was moved along for a short time and suddenly brought to a stopping place. I then heard the sound of a trumpet, and I was spoken to with these words. "It is Jesus Christ." I then looked straight ahead and I could see Him standing as if it were across an unending expanse. He stood there for a second or two and then suddenly came and stood before me. In just a moment of time I saw Him cross that distance. As He stood there before me He never spoke to me, but His face said more then words ever could. He was heart broken over me. The look on His face was absolutely broken over where my sin had taken me. Actually more then broken He was bewildered over me. The love and comp!ion I saw is more then can be explained. To think that He would be that concerned for me was more then I could understand. Then the look on His face began to change and I could feel His eyes piercing my heart and I knew that He could see my sinfulness. His eyes became like black burning coals piercing me. His entire countenance became one of judgment and anger. Actually more then just anger, He was enraged at me, over my sin. When He was showing me His love there was no anger, but when He showed me His wrath He had no love. Then suddenly it was over and I lay awake in my bed in a cold sweat hardly able to believe what had just happened to me. Then after laying there a few minutes He spoke to me and said these words. "You are about to lose more then you know." Well I was no longer an agnostic, but even though I now believed and even knew that He was I was not a believer in the biblical sense. Now I had to wrestle with do I want Him in my life. The truth is I did not. My sin had a deep hold on me even though I wanted free from its consequences I could not let go of my sin. However I knew I needed Him and if I did not turn to Him not only would I remain with a life that had been wasted, but one day I would split hell wide open. So I called out to Him again, but this time with a purpose. I asked Him to give me the time I needed to say yes to Him. He was very gracious with me. Never forcing, never dealing harshly, but daily in a gentle way calling me to Himself letting me decide the outcome yet all the time the Spirit of God was dealing with me. It was a time of great battle for my soul since Satan was also dealing very strongly with me. It was like being caught in the middle of two, each calling me to themselves, but only One calling for my good. One promising pleasure, freedom and anything the mind could think of and One offering peace and life. After several months I finally decided that it was time to get right with the God and found a little church where I sat and told my story to the pastor and I then asked the Lord if He would accept a sinner such as I. He did, and now I am a true believer. For over twenty years now He has been faithfully chipping away at this unworthy one, changing the way I live and think. Daily moment by moment leading and guiding and many times having to dust me off from some foolish action I have done, only to confirm that I am His and nothing can snatch me from Him. So do I believe? Without a doubt, but believing is not just thinking it to be or hoping it to be. It is surrendering to follow that which is true and yes Jesus Christ is The way, The Truth, and The life. The question is not have others been as bad a sinner as I, but have they sinned at all. It is not the depth of the sin nor the amount of sin that condemns us. It is the fact that we do not want to have God rule over our lives in every manner and deed as He should. We do not want to have a Master who tells us we can or cannot do such and such or are we willingly wanting to humble ourselves and bow to Him. This alone is rejecting Him and what sends us to hell. Our practice of sin is nothing but a witness as to who we are serving or should I say not serving. Some very nice people do some very good deeds all their lives, but in all truth they still do not want God as all authority over their lives. They are the ones who decide what is good and when to do it. They too are lost, but in a sea of good deeds that means nothing because they reject the God of their creation by not surrendering all their hearts to Him confessing that they are truely sinners in need of a Saviour. But for those who have surrendered, coming to faith and repentance, these will never perish because He gives us a new life and purpose. That is why once we are truly saved we cannot continue to live in sin, but daily live our lives as he directs. Never again will a true believer practice sin in their life. Yes we may struggle with certain sins, but we are doing just that. Fighting the battle against them and seeking to not fall to them. Not because we are saved by how we live, but because we live to glorify a living Savior who has already saved us and because we have come to Him and He will never cast us out. It is a life and battle of joy and peace. Yes there can be sorrow and even defeat for a moment in that walk, but there is an overwhelming joy of knowing that one day we who have surrendered our lives and hearts will be in heaven with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for He alone is the One who saves, not we ourselves. Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Not everyone will have the same experience that I had, but everyone does have to come to the same point. Broken over their sin, ready and wanting to get right with God no matter what it may cost them. This is a spirit of brokenness and repentance and when we do this He will do the rest. He alone has the price of salvation and only He has paid it in full to apply to any who will come. The choice is for each to make. I have made mine and I believe, now you need to make your choice. Today is the day of salvation for tomorrow does not belong to you and eternity is but one heart beat away, so be ready, the Spirit and the bride say COME!

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text: In 1989 Essex Senior School and Christie Junior School were twinned and became Essex Jr. and Sr. Public School. The school was built in 1964. Essex is located north of Bloor Street and west of Christie Street. It is a JK to Grade 8 school with full rotary in Grades 7 and 8.


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If you're looking for a real taste of Canada, or simply an unforgettable trip that takes your breath away, then get ready to embrace all of the natural wonders that Thunder Bay has to offer. An absolute treat for the eyes, this lush destination is overflowing with dense forests, raging waterfalls and tranquil nature trails. But that's not all, as this idyllic retreat is also home to a charming and welcoming city.
A trip to Thunder Bay is all about getting back to the great outdoors, and there's no better way to do that than by feeling the wind in your hair as you zip-line across Eagle Canyon, or go canoeing along a great lake. It's thoroughly recommended that you enjoy the fresh air and stunning view at the Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, so pack a picnic and relax whilst overlooking the cascading waterfalls.
The Sleeping Giant Provincial Park is also a delight that should not be missed. Not only can you witness some of the local wildlife in their natural habitat, but as you hike along the forest trails you'll soon get an incredible panoramic view of Lake Superior. Before departing, make sure you head to the Fort William Historical Park to see a little Thunder Bay history come to life. A fun and educational recreation event, you'll get a glimpse into what life was like for many rural settlers in this great and expansive land.


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For the Edmonton Rush, it's been all about offence when it comes to off-season acquisitions.
Yesterday they addressed the other end of the floor by re-signing defenceman and team captain Andrew Turner.
"Andrew is our leader and was a huge part of our defence last year," said Rush head coach and general manager Paul Day. "We had a lot of 22- and 23-year-old guys, which would basically be like having 18 and 19-year-old defencemen in hockey.
"We had young guys that we put in positions where most of the time you don't want to put guys in those positions because they may fail or not be comfortable. Andrew was kind of our tutor back there."
Turner, 28, a native of Beamsville, Ont., is heading into his seventh National Lacrosse League season.
He was acquired prior to the start of last season in a trade with the Rochester Knighthawks. The Rush gave up their second overall pick to get Turner in a package deal which also included Cam Bergman and Buck Stobart.
"I had Andy in Rochester our last year there in '05," Day said. "He was the defenceman of the year in the league.
"I knew he was looking for a move from Rochester because he wanted to live in Western Canada. He was a guy that I knew as a leader and a young player that was really coming into his prime. He's the kind of guy that we were going to get and build our defence around."
With the Rush last season, Turner scored a goal and added five assists, while collecting 95 loose balls. He was the team's top defenceman and expected to re-sign with the club this year.
"I'm optimistic about the upcoming year and I know other people are too," Turner said. "One thing that we have to be careful of, however, is that we were optimistic with the young team we had last season too. I think we have to be careful - even though we've improved on paper, I don't think we can take anything for granted going into Year 2."
This summer, Turner helped the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association to the Mann Cup final. Along the way he was named the league's defensive player of the year.
He was also a member of Canada's winning-squad at the World Field Lacrosse Championships. Canada beat a heavily favoured U.S. team in the final.
"Canada's been an underdog in that tournament every year it's been held," said Turner. "Going out and beating a team that hasn't been beat since 1978 was amazing.
"Everyone was so happy and happy for the guys that had been there several times in the past and couldn't win. We went in with kind of a team that was put together differently then the ones in the past and it seemed to work for us."
This weekend Turner and the rest of the squad will take part in their second weekend camp at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert. The Rush will play their first exhibition game on Dec. 8 at Rexall Place against the Calgary Roughnecks. They'll open the regular season on Jan. 6th by playing host to the Philadelphia Wings.
"That first weekend was a lot of evaluation and we let go five or six young guys," said Day. "This weekend we're going to step it up intensity-wise. We're putting guys into roles where we'd like to see them if they're going to make the team. We'll do quite a bit of special teams as well and really start building around our game plan for January."


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EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of November 22, 1962:
* A protest by Ald D J Boon against the spending of further money on Barry Castle was supported at last week's meeting of Barry Town Council, but it was eventually agreed, with only six members voting against, to approve the Parks and Open Spaces Committee's recommendation dealing with the proposed layout of the castle grounds.
* Raymond Gower, MP for Barry and one of the most assiduous questioners in the House of Commons, is on top of his form at the moment. He has tabled 12 questions to be answered in the near future; most of them concerning the Rochdale Committee's recommendation that Barry Docks should be closed.
* Though Barry went down to Margate, the league leaders, at Jenner Park on Saturday, they put up a stirring fight particularly in the first half, and it was a pity that less then 500 spectators saw an entertaining game despite the tricky conditions.
EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of November 19, 1987:
* Visions of Barry's West End being slowly transformed into a mini-Las Vegas have been conjured up by local ward member Cllr Reg Dunkley. Calling on his Vale Planning Committee colleagues to refuse plans for setting up an amusement centre with gaming machines and prize bingo in shop premises at 11-12 Broad Street Parade, Cllr Dunkly declared: "We should consider this matter on moral and social grounds."
* The illustrious police career of Detective Chief Superintendent Don Carsley, which started at Barry and Cowbridge 33 years ago when he joined the old Glamorgan Constabulary comes to a close at the end of the month. He will retire on Sunday, November 29, after seven years as head of the South Wales CID.
* Inspection and first-aid repairs by a stonemason on the facade of Barry's old Town Hall is estimated to cost the Vale Council £10,400.


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Sunday all eyes were on the oil spill clean up off the Texas City Dike.
Boaters and fishermen were asked to stay out of the area; however, Sunday several fishermen were ignoring the warning and had lines in the water.
This is a serious situation and the crews working 24/7 trying to contain the mess do not need any outside interference, especially from recreational boaters and anglers.
Now, you probably guessed it, readers are asking what effect the spill will have on fishing.
At this point, it is too early to determine other than I can say that oil has been reported along the Galveston Ship Channel, around the yacht basin, the jetties and the far end of East Beach as of Sunday afternoon.
The areas likely to be most adversely affected for fishing are around the Texas City Dike and surrounding areas.
Sunday's north wind likely helped to prevent the oil from going farther into the bay system, especially mid Galveston Bay and East Bay.
The north shorelines of Pelican Island on the east side of the Pelican Island Cut and Sand Island to the west are vulnerable and hopefully the small cut between the islands into lower Galveston and West Bays was blocked sufficiently with containment booms to prevent seepage into those bay systems.
Before this event, action on large black drum was heating up as reports of a number of 50-pound plus big uglies were reported from the jetties, Galveston Ship Channel, Texas City Dike and the Bolivar Gas Wells.
The Houston Ship Channel Spoil Banks off San Leon were producing some huge drum on Saturday according to Richard Moore's report from April Fool's Point.
Moore and two friends used sand trout cut in half to land four big drum all estimated to be in the 50- to 60-pound range.
One other boat launching at the same ramp reported hooking into some big drum just outside of the mouth of Dickinson Bayou.


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Nobody likes having dry and chapped lips, right? To pamper your lips every day, you should follow certain home remedies that will make your pout look soft and feel beautiful.
Whenever the season changes, the skin on your body begins to change as well; and if a proper care is not taken, you would probably end up in hurting your skin with an infection. To get pink pretty lips, it is not difficult.
Also Read: What Your Lips Say About Your Health
There are a few fruits and vegetables that can get you luscious-looking pink lips if applied on your lips twice in a day.
On the other hand, experts also state that if you simply pamper your lips with an application of butter, it will serve the purpose too.
All you need to do is to massage your lips with these natural ingredients twice in a day, and while massaging your pout, follow a circular pattern.
Also Read: Ways To Hide Darkness Around Lips
So, what are you waiting for? Take a look at these home remedies to get soft, pink lips in less than 24 hours.
Besides this, there are no side effects when compared to the chemically based products, so make sure you add them to your beauty regimen regularly:
Exfoliate Your Lips:
Exfoliate your lips twice in a week if you want to get pink, soft lips. In a small bowl, add one teaspoon of sugar and one teaspoon of honey. Combine the ingredients to one and massage your lips for 5 minutes using this mixture. It will remove the dead skin cells from your lips.
Olive Oil:
Every night before you go to bed, massage your lips with some warm olive oil. The oil helps your lips to turn soft as well as it lightens the colour of your lips.
Honey is good for your lips, as it heals lip acne as well as other blisters around your mouth to be treated effectively. Applying honey on your lips also helps to make your lips soft overnight.
Lemon Juice:
Lemon has bleaching properties that can make your dark lips appear lighter in shade. All you need to do is to dab a cotton ball in lemon juice and spread the juice over your lips. Allow the juice to dry on your lips and then rinse your lips post 20 minutes.
Aloe Vera:
Aloe vera has healing properties that can heal chapped and very dry lips. To make your lips soft and supple, the best thing for you to do is to apply some fresh aloe vera gel over your lips and leave it overnight.
Rose Petals:
Crush a handful of fresh rose petals and add the paste to one tablespoon of honey. Combine the ingredients well and then apply it on to your dry lips. It will not only make your lips soft, but it will also add a natural tint to your lips.
Pomegranate paste is one of the best natural ingredients that you can apply on your lips. The rich colour will make your lips appear pink as well as the nutrients from the fruit will help to heal your chapped lips.
Almond Oil:
This oil contains vitamin E, a powerful vitamin that can make your lips soft and supple in no time. You can also add a dash of honey to the oil before its application, as honey aids in making your lips soft.
Since beetroot has a natural pink tint, it is indeed one of the best veggies that you can massage your lips with twice in a day. The colour will soak in your lips, thus giving you that rich, pink hue.


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Child labour can only be eradicated where an adequate social welfare net exists, says Terry Bell.
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Ebele Okobi, head of public policy for Africa at Facebook, also addressed the meeting. Facebook is the world's biggest social network and it owns messaging app WhatsApp.
"WhatsApp operates independently; we do not sell user data. We sell advertising," said Okobi.
"We have a symbiotic relationship with operators," Okobi added.
Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda - who is the public policy manager at Google SA, is also addressing his company's views at the OTT meeting today.
Mgwili-Sibanda says the following: "Content should not be regulated like access".
"Services are not networks; There is no evidence that OTTs are harming telco revenues," Mgwili-Sibanda said.
A representative from Microsoft is now weighing on the OTT meeting at Parliament. Microsoft owns Skype, which is a prominent OTT player across the globe.
The Microsoft representative has warned government of using "20th century regulations on internet services".
"You are effectively killing anyone who wants to break into the market just to protect the revenues of mobile operators."
Next up to speak at the meeting is an official from Facebook.
Ispa's Dominic Cull continues:
"Mobile networks don't complain about YouTube which consumes a lot of data."
"Once I pay for the data, a service provider cannot dictate to me how I use it or what services I access."
"The real issue is net neutrality. What is the form of regulation being sought? I haven't heard a clear answer this morning."
Ispa's Dominic Cull says: "Operators are being constrained on growth."
"We shouldn't be trying to stifle the competition and the benefit from these new services."
"We should allow corporate mergers, spectrum."
The Wi-Fi forum chair says, "The internet does not differentiate, people differentiate."
He adds: "The internet can drive future jobs, we can drive cross-border jobs."
Next up is Dominic Cull, of the Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa).
Andile Ngcaba, the chair of South Africa's Wi-Fi Forum, says that "we should set a date by which feature phones should not be used in our market."
The chair of the Wi-Forum continues:
"Telecommunications disrupted telegraph firms which are now found in museums."
"Fixed-line operators lobbied governments that mobile and ISP development should be left to them."
"In my view, SMS must be free as soon as possible."
"The sooner we embrace the internet, the better for us all. The internet cannot be governed.
The chair of the Wi-Fi Forum says that South Africa's youth should be building applications and exporting them and that OTT is a small part of the internet.
The chair further says that "innovation is a market disruptor".
In the lead up to today's meeting, there has been opposition to calls from mobile networks to regulate OTT services such as WhatsApp.
Cell C at the meeting has said that it doesn't distinguish between OTTs and has also punted its free WhatsApp calling offer.
Meanwhile, MTN said that increasing data revenues relates to "demand that customers place on us".
MTN says it invests R5bn to R7bn a year in its network.
You would think parliament have more important things to attend to #OTT #Whatsapp— Gerard (@GerardZA) January 26, 2016
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Cell C has indicated at the meeting that it is opposed to OTT regulation.
Cell C says local mobile networks need to innovate.
The meeting is now open to questions.
Proceedings have resumed at Parliament. MTN is now stating its case.
MTN says it does not "lock OTTs" on its network.
MTN further says that OTT players don't pay taxes in South Africa.
Furthermore, MTN says OTT players offer end-to-end encryption, which contravenes SA operator licence requirements.
WhatsApp regulation comes under scrutiny today, Cell C throwing it down to rivals https://t.co/YnpfjxIG8w pic.twitter.com/3D7fdISb2N— Duncan Alfreds (@Duncan025) January 26, 2016
WhatsApp regulation comes under scrutiny today, Cell C throwing it down to rivals https://t.co/YnpfjxIG8w pic.twitter.com/3D7fdISb2N
The discussion paper on OTTs mentioned in parliament now says incumbents "should be monitored.. in terms of anti-competitive behaviour" #ott— adamoxford (@adamoxford) January 26, 2016
The discussion paper on OTTs mentioned in parliament now says incumbents "should be monitored.. in terms of anti-competitive behaviour" #ott
Icasa has finished its presentation and now it's the South African Communications Forum who has addressed the meeting.
The forum said that video on demand services like Vidi, ShowMax and Netflix are also OTT services in SA.
The forum has said that OTTs are disruptive innovation but still good news for industry.
The CEO of Icasa goes on to say that "OTTs have no licence, no obligations" in SA.
He noted that while OTTs stimulate demand for data, they have "no contribution to network investment" and that "operators have no mechanism to recover costs".
He also said that OTT providers can't be monitored or intercepted
The CEO of Icasa says that "all of us have made a WhatsApp call and if it cuts off, it's not the OTT player, it's the operator.
"Sometimes when innovation comes up you allow it grow," he says.
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services says "regulatory issues must answer who pays for what" in terms of OTTs.
But the DTPS also acknowledges that there are competition issues that need to be taken into consideration.
And next up to speak at the meeting is Icasa.
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) says that it has looked at a range of other countries' approaches towards OTT and net neutrality.
Chile, for example, has net neutrality policy while US operators accept that they can't fight OTTs, says the DTPS.
Indian authorities, meanwhile, decided not to regulate OTTs in 2014. The DTPS then says it has considered multiple inputs on net neutrality.
Meanwhile, the DTPS says that a white paper on OTT is scheduled for March this year.
The DTPS says that with regard to OTT, it is looking to an "open internet".
The department official adds that a "key concern is that OTT players make no contribution to the network infrastructure".
A representative from the policy project management team for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) is now presenting at the meeting.
The DTPS says it "welcomes discussion" and that "OTT is a key policy issue" as a framing paper on the matter was issued in 2013, a green paper in January 2014, and a discussion paper document November 2014.
Gillwald has highlighted how other issues, apart from OTT, are having a negative impact on SA's telecoms landscape.
She says that spectrum in SA is a "regulatory bottleneck".
"Six years we've been meeting on this issue and nothing gets done," says Gillwald.
Gillwald also says that President Jacob Zuma's splitting of the Department of Communications in 2014 has "had a devastating effect".
With that, Gillwald finishes her presentation.
Professor Alison Gillwald, who is the first to present at the OTT meeting today, says that SA is somewhere in the middle "in terms of international data prices".
She goes on to ask: "Are mobile operators negatively affected by OTTs? Is anybody about to exit the market?"
She further notes that in "a competitive market you've got to continue to invest" and that SA has to "move from static regulation to dynamic regulation".
During her presentation, it's also been highlighted that OTT players range from a number of services, as seen by the image below:
Gillwald goes on to say that Cell C's approach towards OTT players like WhatsApp is that "50% of people on free basics will move that and buy data".
Gillwald adds that "generally, the people who are going into that (Facebook) free basics are late entrants" to the internet".
Professor Alison Gillwald: "Cell C has entered into a relationship with (Facebook's) Free Basics because they want people to buy their services."
Professor Alison Gillwald says: "The point is the user is paying for the data- the networks are getting their cut."
Pictured is the agenda and topics for discussion at today's meeting in Cape Town.
Professor Gillwald says the concern among operators centres on OTT offerings such as WhatsApp being "free".
But she notes that not all OTT services are free to the user.
Professor Alison Gillwald, who is the executive director of Research ICT Africa, is addressing Parliament's meeting on possible OTT regulation in South Africa.
Gillwald says that "Vodacom and Cell C initially embraced the shift to data", but she notes that average revenue per user (ARPU) is falling amid declining voice and SMS usage.She says that this is happening all over the world.
Professor Alison Gillwald says there are changing markets in the telecoms sector where consumers are shifting to data.
She notes that cheaper smartphones are "driving data takeup" but "operators anxious about becoming dumb pipes".
Professor Alison Gillwald says there are "issues at stake around investment" regarding networks and OTTs.
But she questions as to "how will regulation be enforced."
"We need complex adaptive regulation. It's a paradox. It could down innovation," she says.
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Are you booked on one ticket? I.e. will your luggage be booked through to Hamburg? Or on two separate tickets?
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Assuming you are on one ticket then your luggage is checked through to Hamburg from home and you follow the advice in
It's T3 to T5 BTW
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"Will we make our connection?" No way to tell. Mostly depends on if you arrive early/on time. If it is one booking it doesn't matter all that much since they'll put you on the next available flight. If its two different bookings - you are on your own.
BTW - it isn't British >>Airlines<< -- It is British Airways.
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As BA is a partner with AA, your luggage will be checked through to Hamburg. Just make sure of this when you check in in the U.S. After landing at Heathrow, You will follow the signs to EU departures (I think you will arrive at terminal 3 and need to go to terminal 1) You will get on a shuttle airport bus to take you to your new terminal. As you will already have your tickets for the onward journey and boarding passes, as long as you don't dawdle, you'll get there for your connection fine.
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"I think you will arrive at terminal 3 and need to go to terminal 1"
Nope -- arrive T-3, depart T-5.
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"After landing at Heathrow, You will follow the signs to EU departures "
You follow the signs to "Flight Connections".
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It works like this...as Alan said you follow the signs to flight connections.....AA flights arrive at terminal 3 and because of all the departure garbage imposed by the US government on flights to the USA (the plane will turn around and returns to the USA), AA flights all arrive almost at the far reaches of T3 )maybe they don't want people to see what goes on with departures to the USA. I was once at Heathrow taking a Virgin Atlantic flight to NY and at the adjoining gate a flight to Toronto...passengers just enterd the Toronto lounge and when the flight was called, they simply showed their boarding pass and onto the flight; on the flight to NY, there was a security check point and random body searches and whatever just mocking the British security but that's another story)..
Anyway you follow the signs for flight connections and you will eventually come to a series of signgs indicating which door for which terminal...you're going to terminal 5 so you wait there till a BAA bus shows up (the bus could be there or you might have to wait 10 or 15 minutes)...they drive you to Terminal 5 where there will be, guess what, another security check...(laptops out, jackets on the tray, hand baggage through x-rays, I suppose it's necessary) and you will emerge into the departure lounge. As the UK is not part of the Schengen agreement regarding immigration you will not go through a UK passport control (which would delay you further). If the plane is on time, it's tight given all the walking, the wait for the bus, the security queue...if the plane is late, you may not make the connection but as Janisj said above, they will put you on the next available flight to Hamburg if you miss your connection. Upon arrival in Hamburg, you will arrive in the non-Schengen arrivals portion of the terminal and go through passport control, pick up your baggage which had been checked through, and clear German customs there (most likely going through the channel nothing to declare....).
Because of all this, do remember you are subject to whatever restrictions there are regarding liquids at Heathrow so if you buy duty free booze in the USA, you will not be able to bring it through security at Heathrow so don't...
It is really a time consuming procedure at Heathrow.
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"AA flights arrive at terminal 3 and because of all the departure garbage imposed by the US government on flights to the USA (the plane will turn around and returns to the USA), AA flights all arrive almost at the far reaches of T3 )maybe they don't want people to see what goes on with departures to the USA"
Huh??? - What on earth do you mean?
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I thought it was clear....a lot of the European airports I pass through because of some of the inane paranoia of the US government regarding flights to the USA had to do some re-arranging of their departure gates. I know I've passed through Frankfurt airport and there's a whole section devoted to flights to the USA. It just seems to me on the flights I have taken that the AA flights always seem to involve a long long walk whether getting on or getting off.....or maybe it's just AA or maybe it's just coincidence.
But procedures for US bound flights from Europe now involve random body searches of passengers at the gate along with security questions although, at least at Heathrow, I find security officials to be very c ompetent.
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I think the biggest (and unknown) factor is simply if your incoming flight lands and deplanes on time. There's not a whole lot of wiggle room in a 90 min. international connection.
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soogies Was wondering what that meant as well??
Thanks for the information and I hope we make our original flight. And yes we are booked thru to Hamburg with AA but connection with British Air (AA partner)
xyz123 We are not understanding what you said about the planes turning around and returning to the USA
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"xyz123 We are not understanding what you said about the planes turning around and returning to the USA" - it's very simple. The plane is basically a Trans-Atlantic shuttle. It flies US to UK overnight, and back to the US during the day. Repeat until servicing is required.
I entirely agree about extra security on flights out of the UK to the US. The security theater required to board a flight to or within the US is ridiculous.
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Its the same at Schipol they put US at the far end. Like the El Al flights
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"Will we make our connection?"
OF COURSE, but first why don't you answer THESE questions:
Will our flight arrive on time?
Do we know how to follow directions? Fill out immigrattion forms?
Will we be allowed to use the fast track lane for immigration?
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"Do we know how to follow directions? Fill out immigrattion forms?
Will we be allowed to use the fast track lane for immigration?"
Why should they - unlike some 3rd world countries you don't have to pass through immigration, let alone collect & recheck luggage, if you are just connecting through that country.
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WoW Dukey1 your a little on edge??!! Good Lord was just asking generally if we had time to make our connection! Have never flown into Heathrow. If you don't have anything nice to say than Shut Up!
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There is no immigration, as I pointed out earlier, in this particular situation. The UK is not a party to Schengen so you don't go through passport control at Heathrow nor customs. Nor do you have to fill out landing cards in this situation.
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Modern secular Afghanistan in 1950s – 60s – now a backward Islamic state under Sharia lawhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiwZ1zslec4
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Afghanistan when it was a modern secular country in the 1950s and 1960s. Afghanistan was more modern sixty years ago than it is today.
Women where free and went to university and there was modern commerce, music, television, and international movies. Women were nurses and could work and leave the house.
Today Afghanistan is an Islamic backward country and has been for decades under strict Islamic sharia law.
This is what happens when Islam takes control over secularism. Many blame the USA and the Russians, but they were not in control of Afghanistan for over 30 years. Over 30 years the Taliban and Muslim extremists were in control of the country making it a country that is so backward and has loss all modernity.
Yes, the process of radical Islamization began with Jimmy Carter and Zbigniew Brzezinski, who deliberately encouraged the former Soviet Union to become entangled in Afghanistan as payback for America's defeat in Vietnam. And George W. Bush and Barack Hussein Obama are culpable for allowing shari'a law to be written into the Afghan constitution, and for capitulating once again to the Taliban.
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Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert took a rare public jab at his successor yesterday, saying that Israel should agree to the U.S. demand to halt settlement construction in the West Bank in order to restart Mideast peace talks.
Olmert suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama were wasting valuable time by focusing on such a "marginal" issue, rather than tackling the essential issues at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Olmert said both Israel and the U.S. should instead focus on reaching a final peace deal with the Palestinians.
Netanyahu has yet to commit to a three-month renewal of the settlement freeze, saying he is waiting for written U.S. assurances on a package of security arrangements.
Speaking to foreign correspondents, Olmert said he wouldn't have agreed to a settlement freeze in the first place, saying it was more important to focus on larger issues like final borders, the fate of Palestinian refugees and the status of Jerusalem. But he said he would not turn down a request from Israel's closest ally and endanger ties.
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"We're putting the pieces together where we hope that they need to be, playing seven on seven, we're doing that as much as we can to get our passing game to where it needs to be," Price said. "We have the pieces we're just trying to put them in the right place and get them as much game experience as possible. We lost a 2,000-yard running back and a quarterback that started for us for the last two years. It's not easy to replace those kids."
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The number of students taking the advanced matriculation Bible exam in recent years has dwindled drastically, a senior Education Ministry official said on Tuesday at a conference on Bible teaching in Tel Aviv.
Zvi Zameret, head of the Education Ministry's pedagogical council, also blasted the translation of the Bible into contemporary Hebrew used by many schools, as "a disaster."
"The Bible teaching situation is deteriorating alarmingly," said Zamaret at a Mofet Institute conference.
Only 481 students in the state education system took the advanced Bible matriculation exam last year, less than one percent of the students who take matriculation exams in Jewish state-run schools, Zameret said.
He said that 15 years ago "when we bemoaned the Bible's decline, students in the state education system had four weekly hours of Bible studies. Today they only study two hours a week. That is an elimination of the Bible and the Bible teachers," he said.
Zameret, who holds the third most important position in the ministry, said high school teachers are required to teach numerous classes to complete a full teaching position.
"Not many teachers can teach 400 children two hours a week. So sometimes they teach one semester and take the next one off, or teach one year and take a year off ... We're fighting a losing battle to increase Bible studies a little," he said.
He said the reason for the few hours allocated to Bible studies is that treasury officials determine the curriculum. "Fiscal issues are more important," he said.
Zameret said 10 years ago, 1,200 students took the advanced Bible matriculation exams and 600 students took them in 2004. In recent years the number dwindled to around 500. Some 5,000 students from state religious schools take the exam.
Zameret criticized Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar's decision to introduce a new subject - Culture and Jewish heritage - to the curriculum, implying that study hours earmarked for it came at Bible studies' expense.
"A decision has been made - not by me - to create this subject. It has a lot of positive things but also a price," he said.
Prof. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, who put together the new subject, said the study hours did not come at the expense of existing subjects. Zameret blasted the use of "Tanach Ram" - a translation of the Bible into modern Hebrew.
"This is a disaster of Biblical proportions," he said about the publication. "There's an unequivocal order [to schools] not to use those books. We see this rewriting of the Bible one of the greatest disasters to Bible studies," he said.
Zameret cited Education Ministry Director General Shimshon Shoshani as saying "bring me principals [whose schools use Tanach Ram] and we'll hang them in the city square."
So far 14 volumes of Tanach Ram have been published, in correspondence to Bible chapters taught in the curriculum.
"If Shoshani really said that, the path to burning books is very short," said Tanach Ram publisher Rafi Mozes.
"I don't understand why the ministry sees our project as a disaster. For every verse in the Bible we provide a paraphrase to contemporary Hebrew. We're trying to mediate between the Biblical text and today's Hebrew," he said.
Tanach Ram writer Avraham Ahuvia said "anyone can say whatever they want. According to the feedback I hear from the schools, the Education Ministry's claim is incorrect."
"The series is proving itself and is a lifeline to tens of thousands of students. Some schools bought the books for their library and of course the students buy them," a person involved with the Ram publication said.
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During the sentencing of Tucson gunman Jared Loughner at the U.S. District Court of Arizona on Nov. 8, Mark Kelly held nothing back when it came to his feelings about the nation's gun laws.
Kelly, the husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was one of many to address Loughner directly, but his firm words were intended to find the ears of the nation's lawmakers as well.
On Jan. 8, 2011, Loughner arrived at a Congress on Your Corner, armed with a Glock 19 pistol with an extended magazine. In his shooting rampage, he emptied the 30-round clip, killing six and wounding 13 others including Giffords, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
In his address to Loughner, Kelly was critical of lawmakers in allowing the availability of such weapons to the public.
"We are a people who can watch a young man like you spiral into a murderous rampage without choosing to intervene before it is too late," he said. "We have a political class that is afraid to have meaningful debates about our gun laws and how they are being enforced. We have representatives who look at gun violence not as a problem to solve, but as the white elephant in the room to ignore. As a nation, we have repeatedly passed up the opportunity to address this issue. After Columbine, after Virginia Tech, after Tucson, and after Aurora, we have done nothing."
Kelly went on to slang Gov. Jan Brewer for comments made shortly after the shooting occurred.
"In this state," he said, "We have elected officials so feckless in their leadership that they would say, as in the case of Governor Jan Brewer, and I quote, 'I don't think it has anything to do with the size of the magazine or caliber of gun. Even if the shooter's weapon had fewer bullets, he'd have another gun, maybe. He could have three guns in is pocket.' She said this just one week after a high capacity magazine allowed you to kill six and wound 13 others, before being wrestled to the ground while attempting to reload. Our state legislature thought it appropriate to busy itself naming an official Arizona state gun just weeks after this tragedy occurred, instead of doing the work it was elected to do."
Brewer didn't respond to Kelly's words. Brewer's spokesman Matthew Benson did however issue a statement applauding the justice behind Loughner's life sentence, adding, "On this solemn occasion, Governor Brewer isn't interested in engaging in politics."
Presiding Judge Larry Alan Burns agreed with Kelly, taking a moment to speak on the issue before carrying out Loughner's sentence.
"There's a bigger issue here in my mind when it comes to the protection of the public, and it's something Commander Kelly alluded to," said Burns. "I don't intend to make a political statement, that's not my intention…but the community and society need to renew the debate and dialogue about whether magazines, like the one Mr. Loughner used, ought to be available to citizens. It makes sense to me that the utility for this type of weapon would be available for armed servicemen, and maybe for police, but I don't understand allowing citizens these types of weapons. It makes no sense to me at all."
Prior to 2004, magazines such as the one used by Loughner were prohibited under federal law.
Daniel Hernandez, an intern of Giffords' at the time of the shooting, thanked Kelly and Burns for addressing the issue of gun laws.
"I would like to thank today Commander Mark Kelly, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and also Judge Burns for their courage for standing up and saying things that we have not said for a very long time," he said. "We must do more to ensure that when we are looking at gun laws, we are doing our very best to ensure we have common sense gun laws in place. Having folks with extended magazines is no longer acceptable. We must do what we can to close the loopholes, and to make sure people have the ability to bear arms, because it is our constitutional right, but making sure that it is common sense and reasonable."
Loughner was sentenced to seven life sentences and 140 years in prison.


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This is the first of two posts. Look out for another coming soon, featuring reviews of Bombay Bicycle Club, J Mascis (of Dinosaur JR), Protest the Hero and more…
Canadian Music Week, or Canadian Music Fest—honestly, at this point I'm not sure which is which—is a blur for media and musicians alike. For five days, starting last Wednesday and ending tonight, Toronto is taken over. Bars, concert halls and even the prestigious Royal York Fairmont Hotel are held captive by dudes with beards, girls with bad haircuts and eager but demanding publicist types.
This year I decided to take it easier than I have in years past, and rather than blindly stumbling from bar to bar, I decided to pick and choose my spots. For me, Canadian Music Fest started on Thursday with the Wilderness of Manitoba who were, for lack of a better term, fucking awesome.
I'd only been exposed to them through a few videos posted over on the forums, but I liked what I heard. I liked it even more live.
Playing a relatively short 35 minute set, it's pretty surprising how many sound shifts they went through. They started with cello accompaniment, and brought a lot more ambient sounds than you'll typically hear in the Toronto folk scene. The drums were pretty overpowering—they were thunderous and crashing, again not something you'll usually hear in folk. Not just in their first few songs but throughout their set there was a real sense of texture to their music, and it really started to click when the cellist traded up to a banjo and "Orono Park" got a bit of a stomp going. This is when they really won the crowd over. You could tell they were ecstatic to be playing Lee's Palace, the legendary venue they claimed was just a short walk from home. One thing that defined their set was their dynamic use of multi-part vocals. At times it felt like they sang exclusively in four-part harmonies, and a track written by guitarist Will Whitwham's mom in the 60s featured a three-part whistling harmony. They closed their set with "Changing Courses," which had an undeniable Ryan Adams' vibe going for it and "Dreamcatcher," which added their virtuosic vocals to a sound that bridged itself somewhere between Neil Young or Bob Dylan's electric years. Above it all, they endeared themselves to a crowd that was more than likely only there to see Young Galaxy, and the amount of enjoyment they got out of performing really won the crowd over. Even after their set, vocalist Melissa Dalton had a hard time holding back an ear-to-ear grin. And who could blame her?
After Wilderness of Manitoba I was off for a brief stop at Sneaky Dee's and walked upstairs just in time to catch Brett Caswell and the Marquee Rose's first song. Their set was really the tale of two halves. They started out somewhere between Blue Oyster Cult and Led Zeppelin with a modern touch, and the violin was surprisingly well incorporated. The first chunk of their set was filled with lots of groovy, balls out blues influences riffs. The second half of their set? It was a little different, with a bouncier vibe that fell somewhere between Elton John and Randy Newman, mostly because they traded in their guitar dominant sound for piano and horn driven sections. I can't say how much of this is usual for their shows, but Caswell did make it a point of continually emphasizing that they rarely get to play with a horn section. It was fun, and people dug it, but I'm definitely a bigger fan of how they started. Regardless, they got the crowd moving.
Up next was Huron, the band I'd come to see. Unfortunately they came on a bit late and I had to mosey over to the El Mocambo, so I didn't see much, and even more unfortunately, I wasn't hugely sold on what I did catch. Their sound is pretty easy to describe, and that's the problem—for the most they only do one thing, and though they do it well enough, I guess. They're mostly known for their love of riffs, and they're in no short supply, but their Iommi-meets-Sloan barrage of guitars can wear out it's welcome pretty quickly, and while it was cool to see them briefly incorporate a lap-steel, I'm not entirely sure it was necessary. This being said, I only caught three or four songs before splitting.
And on I went to end my night at the legendary El Mocambo. I made it a point to get there early, and early I did get there, managing to catch the last half of the Parlotones, a South African import who looked like Alkaline Trio but sounded more like the Killers. It's not usually my thing, but they did it well. They had much of the crowd in the palm of their hands, and I even saw a fan or two wearing the same style of eye make-up as vocalist Kahn Morbee. I don't imagine it's long before they start filling stadiums.
Up next was the band I'd waited years to see. I can't even count how many times I've missed Amos the Transparent, but it's nearing double digits. Add to that the fact that they've been in the studio the last little while and this, their first gig in ages, was a definite must-see for me. Thankfully it was worth the wait and worth the hype.
Opening with a spaced out organ and drum jam that turned into "Stale Scent of Old Beer," Amos and its 6 members had all eyes on them as soon as they plugged in. With a new singer in tow—I don't know her name, but it wasn't Katie Cooke—and a stage big enough to play around on, they didn't take long to break into their usual vocal acrobatics. One of the draws to Amos the Transparent is that they don't really have a lead singer. Much the same, their sound is just as hard to pin down, as it's always a little bigger than folk-tinged indie rock. Their sound, and the show, was all about contrast, flipping effortlessly from out-grown punk rock gang vocals of "Greater Than Consequence" to the soothing four-to-five part harmonies of "(here's to) New Beginnings". There was no shortage on showmanship. Not only did the band bring up a contingent of media-members and fans for the climax of "Greater Than Consequence" but one of their long anticipated new songs featured balls out dual-drumming, with guitarist-turned-keyboardist-slash-vocalist Mark Hyne smashing away on a floor tom and hi-hat. Another of their new songs featured a bit of a reggae back-beat, a definite up-stroke in the least, blended with just the right amount of fuzzed out grooves.
All in all, Amos the Transparent were fucking incredible. Had I known the words, I'd surely have lost my voice. Had I been drinking, I probably would have made them up. If you see their name in your local listings, go see them. And hey, why not have some more pictures?


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Messe Frankfurt has acquired two of India's leading trade fair brands.
Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt. Ltd., the Indian operation and subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, will acquire the rights to organize and manage the LED Expo and Media Expo fairs from Media Exposition & Events.
This takes the number of events organized by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India to 14, and broadens its participation in the LED lighting and components market as well as the signage, retail and advertising solutions industry.
"Both LED Expo and Media Expo are already well-regarded names in their respective industries, but we will utilize Messe Frankfurt's vast experience in organizing world-class trade fairs to develop these fairs further for the benefit of our customers," Messe Frankfurt CEO Wolfgang Marzin said.
"We will continue to work closely with Messe Frankfurt to ensure a smooth transition and to further enhance these two events as they enter the next stage in their development," Director of Media Exposition and Events Guarav Jeet Singh said. "We also look forward to cooperating together with Messe Frankfurt on other events in India in the future as the opportunity arises."
LED Expo takes place annually in both Delhi and Mumbai, in December and May respectively. The Delhi show in particular has a large international presence already, and this is expected to grow further as it becomes part of the global network of Messe Frankfurt fairs.
The most recent event in Delhi in 2013 featured above 250 exhibitors from more than 14 countries and 22,000-plus visitors, while the 2014 Mumbai fair had 80 exhibitors and attracted 6,620 visitors. LED Expo will continue to be held separately from Messe Frankfurt's Light India fair for the foreseeable future. This decision was made after consulting with local manufacturers who expressed their preference for two separate fairs to promote LED products, manufacturing, components and lighting applications. The fair is a part of Messe Frankfurt's building and energy shows, headed by the biennial Light + Building event in Frankfurt, which will take place from March 13-18, 2016.
The next LED Expos will take place in New Delhi in December 2014 and Mumbai in May 2015.


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GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A 31-year-old woman is accused of pulling out a hypodermic needle, taking off the cap, and threatening a make-up clerk, court documents state.
Emily Hubbard will be arraigned on a grand jury's indictment Monday morning in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
She is charged with one count each of first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery, third-degree theft and unlawful use of a weapon.
The investigation started when Gresham police responded to the Ulta store located in the 800 block of Northwest 12th Street. The clerk told officers that on March 28, 2014 an unidentified man and woman, later identified as Hubbard, came into the store and started engaging in activities consistent with shoplifting, court documents state.
When Hubbard exited the store, the security sensors beeped, police said. When the clerk confronted Hubbard, police said, she was told all she needed to do was hand over the merchandise. Instead, Hubbard started rummaging through her bag, and instead of pulling out the items, drew a hypodermic needle, removed the cap and held it over her head in the clerk's direction, according to the documents.
The clerk said Hubbard yelled "you will let me go or I'll stab you; I'm Hep C positive," the affidavit states.
At that point, police said, everyone backed away and Hubbard left the store.
A detective with the Gresham Police Department was assigned to the case and eventually learned that Hubbard had been inside the store a couple days earlier and provided an old address, police said.
After being read her rights, Hubbard admitted she had robbed the store using the needle.
When asked if she had anything she would like to tell the employee, Hubbard reportedly said, "Store security should be aware that there are people who are stealing who are 'willing to stab,' and that they should ask themselves 'Is it worth getting stabbed and contracting a disease to stop someone from stealing a couple eye shadows?'"


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" Type: Airplanes / Helicopters "
~ Overview ~
The Turbojet Batwing is a type of transportation only used by the Dark Knight, Batman. I remember that it was used in the first Batman film in 1989 and the Batman Forever film too. In one of the films the Batwing was used to gather the Jokers balloon which was pumping gas into the air to kill the people of Gotham (New York City).
If you liked the toy Bat Mobile then you had to own this as both looked very cool and trendy at the time and both came with lots of gizmos which would keep me entertained for hours.
~ Design ~
The toy Batwing was an incredible toy for its time as it could fly and then morph into street racing car (a bit like transformers). The batwing is shaped like the body of a bat and is black in colour.
It has a section where you can put your batman figure and has wheels on the bottom of the batwing which enables you to drive along the road (carpet in my case). The wings would detach from the car, this also happened in the actual film as Batman crashed he then drove chasing the joker.
~ Age Range ~
I would aim this at children older than six, just to make sure they get the most out of the toy. Also for safety reasons too as I think children younger than that would not be that interested and would probably just throw it around.
~ Price & Location ~
Originally I bought this item from Argos, but seeing as they no longer do this item, I did find it on Amazon for around $50 which isn't bad considering that this is a old toy and you can still actually buy it new.
It is quite rare to find these types of old toys but any toy collector would love to have this in their collection.
~ Summary ~
- Two different vehicles in one.
- Costs around $50
- Suitable for children aged 6+
- You can fit your batman figure inside
~ Conclusion ~
If you love your toys, even if you are a big geek like me (aged 26) you can still find the classic toys you enjoyed in your youth. You can find many on Ebay (not new) and quite a few on Amazon (from new) too.
These types of toys are getting rarer and rarer these days, so if you can get your hands on this batwing then do it as it wont be around to buy for much longer.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Authorities in Scotland have vowed to clean up the 250 worn out car tires that washed up on a beach, but their origins remain a mystery.
Residents of the Granton district of Edinburgh said the tires are believed to have been illegally dumped in the water and washed up a few days before Christmas, The Scotsman reported Thursday.
Jan Bakker, a local resident, led a team of volunteers to collect the tires and stack them at the top of the beach.
City deputy leader Steve Cardownie, ward councilor for the area, said local agencies are still trying to determine who is responsible for the beach, but he vowed the tires will be removed.
"Someone will have to get this sorted out as soon as possible because Wardie Bay is a site of special scientific interest which prevented it from being developed many years ago," he said. "As a key part of the city it's imperative that these tyres should be removed as soon as possible. Now it's been brought to my attention I will raise it first thing in the morning and I don't care which agency does it."