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LIVE! | Leatherwolf in Las Vegas
by Deb Rao
– Senior Columnist —
May 10th, 2014 at the Las Vegas Country Saloon in Las Vegas, NV. —
'80s metal band Leatherwolf made a rare Las Vegas appearance May 10 at the Las Vegas Country Saloon. During the '80s heyday, I never had the opportunity to see the band and I was looking forward to their performance tonight.
It was a windy night on Fremont Street and only the brave ventured out to see the band. As winds battered the desert city at 45 miles per hour, people ran for cover from the ugly winds battering the city. One of the bad aspects of going to see a band at the Last Vegas Country Saloon is that you have to sit through six local bands before the national act takes to the stage. The club is a great venue but you can only listen to metal for so long! By the time Leatherwolf took the stage at 1:15 A.M. most of the patrons had left the venue. Due to the inclement weather and late stage time this was disheartening.
Leatherwolf took the stage in the wee hours of the morning. The band sounded great. The triple axe attack was definitely worth the wait. The band opened with "Rise Or Fall." Leatherwolf played a vast selection of songs from 1982 to the now. Highlights of the set included "Wicked Ways." The band kicked into full gear, as if they were performing in an arena. The eerie dark night proved the perfect setting for their hit" Alone In The Night." Michael commented this song was in the Return Of The Living Dead Part ll. This song was perfect for the creepy windy ambiance.
Michael also commented that the band would be on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise in 2015. So that will be great. Hopefully more people will get to see the band perform. Leatherwolf did not disappoint. Hopefully they will return to Vegas for a longer set.
Visit the band online: www.facebook.com/leatherwolfmetal

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We will be coming to the Stratford Festival at the beginning of July, so of course I have been reading your Board to find out where to have dinner.
We will be there for three days and I have some questions:
Where would be a good place for an early dinner before an evening show? We will be staying in town.
Can you recommend a place that is open on Sundays?
Saturday and Sunday we have matinee performances, so we will have time for a leisurely dinner.
I read good things about Rundles Sophisto Bistro, but it looked like the only option is a very pricey prix-fixe. Do they do a la carte also?
I have read about Bijou, Rene Bistro, Resto at Mercer Hall, etc.
Any favorites we shouldn't miss?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Sylvia in Philly


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Feb 1, 2000
|Filing date
|Nov 6, 1997
|Priority date
|Nov 6, 1997
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Daryl C. Cromer, Richard W. Cheston, Howard J. Locker, David Rhoades, James Peter Ward
|Original Assignee
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (19), Referenced by (63), Classifications (14), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention is believed to be related to the following issued patent and pending applications:
U.S. Pat. No. 5,396,636, "REMOTE POWER CONTROL VIA DATA LINK";
application Ser. No. 08/965,140, filed Nov. 6, 1997, and entitled "COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR SENDING AN ALERT SIGNAL OVER A NETWORK WHEN A COVER OF SAID SYSTEM HAS BEEN OPENED" (Attorney Docket No. RP9-96-018); and
application Ser. No. 08/965,341, filed Nov. 6, 1997, and entitled "COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DISABLE SAME WHEN NETWORK CABLE IS REMOVED" (Attorney Docket No. RP9-97-009).
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to computer systems coupled to a network and more particularly to a system and method for polling computer systems (clients) connected to a network in order to detect when a computer system has been removed or stolen from the network.
2. Description of Related Art
Personal computer systems are well known in the art. Personal computer systems have attained widespread use for providing computer power to many segments of today's modern society. Personal computers can typically be defined as a desktop, floor standing, or portable microcomputer that is comprised of a system unit having a single central processing unit (CPU) and associated volatile and non-volatile memory, including random access memory (RAM) and basic input output system read only memory (BIOS ROM), a system monitor, a keyboard, one or more flexible diskette drives, a CD-ROM drive, a fixed disk storage drive (also known as a "hard drive"), a so-called "mouse" pointing device, and an optional printer. One of the distinguishing characteristics of these systems is the use of a motherboard or system planar to electrically connect these components together. Examples of such personal computer systems are IBM's PC 300 series and IBM's Aptiva Series.
Theft of personal computers is becoming a major industry problem. As a result, there has been an ever increasing need to provide security for computer systems against the unauthorized removal or theft thereof. Since modern computer systems are generally more compact and more easily transportable, it is even more difficult to secure against the unauthorized removal or theft thereof.
In addition, today, computer networks are employed to provide efficient computing capabilities throughout a large work area. Existing computer networks generally include a number of remotely located computer systems coupled via a data link to a server system or a central processing center. The wide dissemination of such systems at remote locations has made the systems an even more accessible target for computer thieves.
Accordingly, a number of methods have been developed for guarding against the unauthorized removal of computer systems. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,260 discloses a method and system for detecting the disconnection of electronic equipment from a network using internal current loops, current sensors and optional alarms. The system includes current loops internally coupled to protected pieces of equipment so that each piece of associated equipment has an associated current loop. A low current power signal is provided to each of the current loops. A sensor monitors the current flow through each current loop to detect removal of the equipment from the network. Removal of a piece of hardware breaks the current flow through the associated current loop which in turn may activate an alarm. However, such systems and methods are very complex and too expensive for today's computer systems.
It is therefore desirable to provide a system and method for detecting when a computer system has been removed or stolen from a network and notifying a network administrator.
The present invention relates to a system and method for detecting when a computer system is removed from a network. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a system which includes at least one computer system connected to a main computer system via a data transmission network. The at least one computer system has a network connector for communicating data with the main computer. The network connector is supplied with auxiliary power and is operative to communicate with the main computer regardless of whether the at least one computer system is in a normal operating state. The main computer includes means for detecting when the at least one computer system has been disconnected from the data transmission network.
The detecting means can be a program which sends a first packet to the at least one computer system via the network. The at least one computer system is operative to receive the first packet and respond by sending a second packet to the main computer regardless of whether the at least one computer system is in a normal operating state. The second packet includes data which specifically identifies the at least one computer system.
Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for detecting when a computer system has been disconnected from a data transmission network. The method includes providing a plurality of computer systems connected to a main computer system via a data transmission network, each of said plurality of computer systems having a network connector for communicating data with the main computer. The network connectors are supplied with auxiliary power and are operative to communicate with the main computer regardless of whether the corresponding computer system is in a normal operating state. The method further includes detecting whether each one of the plurality of computer systems is connected to the network and sending an alert message from the main computer to a network administrator only if it is determined that at least one of the plurality of computer systems is not connected to the network.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a personal computer embodying this invention and a LAN station remote computer system;
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of certain elements of the personal computer of FIG. 1 including a chassis, a cover, an electromechanical direct access storage device and a planar board and illustrating certain relationships among those elements;
FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of certain components of the personal computer of FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of a main routine executed by an application program on the remote computer 34, by a LAN administrator in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an initialize database routine in accordance with the present invention along with a status of a table database stored in the remote computer 34 and used by a LAN administrator to keep track of certain information regarding each of the client systems;
FIG. 6A is a flow diagram of a client check routine in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 6Bis an updated status of the table database of FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of another routine in accordance with the present invention along with a status of the table database of FIG. 5.
While the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, it is to be understood at the outset of the description which follows that persons of skill in the appropriate arts may modify the invention here described while still achieving the favorable results of this invention. Accordingly, the description which follows is to be understood as being a broad, teaching disclosure directed to persons of skill in the appropriate arts, and not as limiting upon the present invention. This application is written for those very familiar with all aspects of computer system design.
Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, a computer system embodying the present invention is there shown and generally indicated at 10 (FIG. 1). As mentioned hereinabove, the computer 10 may have an associated display monitor 11, keyboard 12, mouse 14, and printer or plotter (not shown). The computer 10 has a cover 15 which is a decorative outer member (FIG. 2) and a back plate shield member 18 which cooperate with a chassis 19 in defining an enclosed, shielded volume for receiving electrically powered data processing and storage components for processing and storing digital data. At least certain of these components are mounted on a multi layer planar 20 or motherboard which is mounted on the chassis 19 and provides a means for electrically interconnecting the components of the computer 10 including those identified above and such other associated elements as floppy disk drives, various forms of direct access storage devices, accessory adapter cards or boards, and the like. As pointed out more fully hereinafter, provisions are made in the planar 20 for the passage of input/output signals to and from the operating components of the microcomputer.
The system 10 has a power supply 17, a power button 21, also herein referred to as switch 21, and LEDs 23 for power indication and hard disk activity. The chassis 19 has a base indicated at 22, a front panel indicated at 24, and a rear panel indicated at 25 (FIG. 2). The front panel 24 defines at least one open bay (and in the form illustrated, four bays) for receiving a data storage device such as a disk drive for magnetic or optical disks, a tape backup drive, or the like. In the illustrated form, a pair of upper bays 26, 28 and a lower bay 29 are provided. One of the upper bays 26 is adapted to receive peripheral drives of a first size (such as those known as 3.5 inch drives) while the other 28 is adapted to receive drives of a different size (such as a CD ROM drive) and the lower bay is adapted to receive another drive. One floppy disk drive is indicated at 27 in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is a removable medium direct access storage device (DASD) capable of receiving a diskette inserted there into and using the diskette to receive, store and deliver data as is generally known. One CD ROM drive is indicated at 30 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and is a removable medium direct access storage device capable of receiving a compact disc inserted there into and using the disc to deliver data as is generally known. One hard disk drive is indicated at 31 in FIG. 2 and is a fixed medium direct access storage device capable of storing and delivering data as is generally known.
Prior to relating the above structure to the present invention, a summary of the operation in general of the personal computer system 10 may merit review. Referring to FIG. 3, there is shown a block diagram of a personal computer system illustrating the various components of the computer system such as the system 10 in accordance with the present invention, including components mounted on the planar 20 and the connection of the planar 20 to the IO expansion connectors and other hardware of the personal computer system. Connected to the planar 20 is the system CPU or processor 40 which is connected directly to a high speed CPU host bus 42. A first system core logic chipset 44 and L2 cache memory 46 are also connected to the host bus 42. The first core logic chipset 44 includes a memory control unit, a L2 cache controller and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bridge. The memory control unit is further connected to a volatile random access memory (RAM) 48. The RAM memory 48 is composed of one or more memory modules. The memory controller includes the logic for mapping addresses to and from the microprocessor 40 to particular areas of RAM 48. The cache controller is operatively coupled to the L2 cache memory 46.
The first core chipset 44 can be, for example, a Triton VX chip which is sold by Intel Corporation. The PCI bridge within chipset 44 provides an interface between the local bus 42 and a PCI bus 50. Connected to the PCI bus 50 is a second core chipset 52 and a plurality of PCI expansion connectors 54 for receiving PCI bus compatible peripheral cards. One such peripheral card is a video controller 56. The video controller 56 includes video memory and is coupled to the monitor or video display terminal 11. The chipset 52 can be, for example, an PIIX3 chip which is also sold by Intel Corporation.
The chipset 52 contains a bus control and timing unit, a plurality of timers, an interrupt controller, a direct access memory (DMA) unit, nonvolatile CMOS RAM, also herein referred to as NVRAM, a CMOS real-time clock (RTC), an XBus controller, a PCI/ISA bridge and an integrated drive electronics (IDE) controller. The PCI/ISA bridge provides an interface between the PCI bus 50 and an optional feature or expansion bus such as the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus 58. Connected to the ISA bus 58 are a plurality of ISA expansion connectors 60 for receiving ISA adapter cards (not shown). ISA adapter cards can be pluggably connected to the ISA expansion connectors 60 and may provide additional IO devices or memory for the system 10.
The IDE controller provides for the attachment of IDE compatible storage devices such as the fixed disk drive 31 and CD-ROM drive 30.
The real-time clock is used for time of day calculations and the NVRAM is used to store system configuration data. That is, the NVRAM will contain values which describe the present configuration of the system 10. For example, NVRAM 96 contains information describing the type of fixed disk or diskette, the list of IPL devices set by a user and the sequence to be used for a particular power on method, the type of display, the amount of memory, time, date, etc. Furthermore, these data are stored in NVRAM whenever a special configuration program, such as configuration/setup, is executed. The purpose of the configuration/setup program is to store values characterizing the configuration of the system to NVRAM.
Coupled to the ISA bus 58 is a multi-function IO controller 68 such as, for example, a National Semiconductor PC87306. The IO controller 68 contains a variety of IO adapters and other components such as the diskette adapter 70, serial adapter 72, a parallel adapter 74 and keyboard controller 76. The diskette adapter 70 provides the interface to the diskette drive 27. The serial adapter 72 has an external port connector 82 for attachment of external devices such as ring detect device 90. The parallel adapter 74 has an external port connector 80 for attachment of external devices such as printers (not shown). The keyboard controller 76 is the interface for the keyboard 12 and the mouse 13.
Power management circuitry 92 is also coupled to the ISA bus 58 for changing the system 10 between various power states (e.g., off, standby, sleep, suspend and normal operating states). The present invention will operate in any of these power states. Accordingly, the description which follows will be independent of power state.
The circuitry 92 is supplied with auxiliary power from the power supply 17 when the system 10 is in the off state so that it can monitor events which cause the system 10 to turn on. For example, when the system is in the off state and a telephone ring is detected by ring detect device 90, a wake on ring signal is sent from the device 90 through serial port 82 to the power management circuitry 92. In response to receiving this signal the circuitry 92 will cause system 10 to change to the normal operating state. The ring detect device 90 can be, for example, an external modem or any other device which can detect a telephone ring and generate the wake on ring signal to the circuitry 92. Such other devices can include motion sensors, voice activated sensors, light sensors, etc. In addition, an internal modem 91 could be connected directly to the ISA bus 58 or PCI bus 50. The modem 91 is wired to a modem pin on the planar 20 and is operative to generate the ring signal when it detects a telephone ring.
The circuitry 92 also includes a timer which is configurable by a user to expire after a predetermined period of time. When the timer expires, the circuitry 92 will cause the system 10 to change from the off state to the normal operating state.
A LAN adapter or subsystem 94 can be coupled to either the PCI bus 50 or the ISA bus 58 for allowing system 10 to communicate with a remote computer 34 or server over a LAN via a connection or link 36. The LAN adapter is supplied with auxiliary power (AUX5) from the power supply 17 when the system 10 is off. When the LAN adapter 94 is set in a wake up mode it scans all incoming frames from the LAN addressed to system 10 for a specific data frame. If the LAN adapter scans a frame and does not find the specific data frame, it discards the frame and takes no further action. If the LAN adapter 94 detects the specific data frame, however, it alerts the power management circuitry 92 via a wake on LAN signal to power on the system 10 (i.e., change from the off state to the normal operating state). The LAN adapter can be, for example, an IBM Auto Wake Token-Ring ISA Adapter.
The LAN adapter 94 includes a Media Access Controller (MAC). The MAC serves as an interface between a shared data path (e.g., Ethernet serial data path) and the PCI bus 50 (or ISA bus 58 if adapter 94 were connected to the ISA bus 58). The MAC performs a number of functions involved in the transmission and reception of data packets. For example, during the transmission of data, the MAC assembles the data to be transmitted into a packet with address and error detection fields. Conversely, during the reception of a packet, the MAC disassembles the packet and performs address checking and error detection. In addition, the MAC typically performs encoding/decoding of digital signals transmitted over the shared path and performs preamble generation/removal as well as bit transmission/reception.
The LAN adapter 94 can further include a media independent interface (MII) (not shown) which is a local bus between the MAC and a physical layer. The physical layer receives parallel data from the MAC/MII local bus and converts it to serial data for transmission over cable 36. The physical layer is also responsible for wave shaping and provides analog voltages to cable 36. The LAN adapter 94 further includes a connector which is the physical interface between the adapter 94 and cable 36.
Alternative to the LAN adapter 94, a LAN connector or connection could be imbedded on the planar 20 and would include all the same connections and components as the adapter 94. Such a connector will be referred to as LAN subsystem 94.
A planar XBus 64 is coupled to the PCI bus 50 and ISA bus 58 via chipset 52. The planar XBus 64 includes address, data, and control components respectively. The planar XBus 64 is an additional IO bus in system 10 and is used as a local bus to support slow speed peripheral devices that reside on the planar board. Attached to the XBus 64 is a flash memory (FM) module or chip 66.
The flash memory 66 is an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) module or chip and includes the BIOS that is used to interface between the IO devices and the operating system. BIOS stored in memory 66 can be copied into RAM 48 to decrease the execution time of BIOS. FM 66 is further responsive to the XBus controller (via ROMSEL signal) within chipset 52. If System RAM 48 is disabled for the BIOS address range then access requests to that address range are passed through the host bridge 44 and the PCI/ISA bridge to memory 66. If System RAM 48 is enabled for the BIOS address range then access requests to that address range are directed to system RAM 48.
While the present invention is described hereinafter with particular reference to the system block diagram of FIG. 3, it is to be understood at the outset of the description which follows that it is contemplated that the apparatus and methods in accordance with the present invention may be used with other hardware configurations of the planar board. For example, the system processor 40 could be an Intel Pentium processor, Cyrix 586-P75 processor or Advanced Micro Devices 8486 processor or any other suitable microprocessor.
The microcomputer system 10 is shown with 16 megabytes of system memory 48. It is understood that additional memory can be interconnected as represented in FIG. 3 by installing additional or higher-density memory modules. For purposes of illustration only, the present invention is described with reference to the 16 megabyte memory configuration.
Referring back to FIG. 1, there is shown the local computer system 10 along with a perspective view of a remote personal computer 34. While not here shown or described in detail, the remote computer system 34 has components and attributes like those illustrated and described with regard to FIG. 3 and those additional elements appropriate to provide the non-volatile storage mentioned, as is known to the person skilled in the appropriate arts. The remote computer system or remote management system 34 can be, for example, a client, a personal computer or a server. A storage means associated with the remote computer 34 can be a non-volatile means such as a direct access storage device (DASD) in the form of a hard disk device, diskette, compact disc or the like.
The local and remote computers 10, 34 are associated one with the other through some form of local area network (LAN) or the like, in which effective communication may be established through electrically conductive connections, through fiber optical links, through infrared or other radiation links, or in other manners. Such a link is indicated in FIG. 1 at 36. The network may be a token-ring network or an Ethernet network, or other known type of network. Each of the computers may be a "personal computer" as defined herein. Alternatively, the remote computer 34 may be some computer having capabilities other than those ascribed herein to a "personal computer", and possibly beyond those capabilities.
While the term "remote" is used with reference to the computer system 34 through which the LAN station local computer system 10 accesses BIOS, that term is used in the sense of indicating separation, rather than in the sense of indicating a large physical distance between the systems. In fact, such system may be physically adjacent in some network arrangements.
The present invention is directed to a system and method for polling client computer systems 10 to detect when they have been removed or stolen from a network such as a LAN, for example. Briefly, the LAN software application running on the remote computer system or server 34 has a list of the client LAN addresses of all of the clients on the LAN. After a predetermined elapsed time (defined by the LAN administrator) the software application sends out a special packet to each client. This packet is used to check for the presence of each of the client systems. When the client receives this packet it transmits a packet back to the LAN indicating it is still on the LAN. If the software application gets a response back then it just moves to the next client. If the software application does not get a response back after a predetermined number of retries, it indicates to the LAN administrator though a message that the client at this location is now not attached to the LAN anc can be assumed missing or stolen.
The software application can either be a stand alone application or integrated into IBM's Netfinity network management software or Intel's LANDesk network management software. The message can take the form of an alert to the LAN administrator's console or user interface.
Referring now to FIGS. 4 through 7, there are shown flow diagrams of the routines executed by the software application in accordance with the present invention. In addition, a table database is shown in FIGS. 5-7. This table is stored in the remote computer 34 and is used by the LAN administrator to keep track of certain information including the MAC address and physical location of a client, whether the client is present now and whether the client is an active client.
As noted above, the LAN adapter 94 is powered by auxiliary voltage (e.g., AUX 5) which is present so long as the system 10 is connected to AC power. Accordingly, the LAN adapter or subsystem 94 is able to respond to packets sent over cable 36 when the system 10 is in any power state (normal operating, sleep, standby, suspend, off, etc.). This allows the system 10 to receive packets and respond regardless of power state. This has the advantage that the present invention does not require the system 10 to be powered to a normal operating or ON state to operate.
As shown in FIG. 4, the main routine is executed by the application program on the remote computer 34. The first step of the main routine is to execute an initialize database routine at 100. The initialize routine will initialize the table database by setting the Client Present Now column to NO for all clients at 102 (as shown in the Table database in FIG. 5). Next, at 104, a "presence check packet" is sent out over the LAN to all active clients in the database. An "active" client is one that the network administrator has decided to check on for one reason or another and should be present. The presence packet contains the address of the client to which it is directed and data indicating the type of packet (e.g., presence check packet or wake on LAN packet). The initialize routine then returns to the main routine at 106.
Next, the main routine will execute a client presence check routine (FIG. 6) at 108. This routine is used to check whether a client system is present by waiting for each client to send a reply to the presence check packet. The application will remain in the client presence check routine for a first predetermined time waiting for all client systems to reply. In addition, the application will resend the presence packet to each client that did not respond after a second predetermined time where the second predetermined time is less than the first predetermined time. The first and second predetermined times are set by the LAN administrator in the application. The two predetermined times can be chosen by the LAN administrator depending on the number of clients in the database and the amount of time the administrator believes is reasonable to wait. For example, for a LAN having ten connected clients, a reasonable first predetermined time can be between 5 and 10 minutes and a second predetermined time can be 1 minute (i.e., send out 10 presence packets and each system 10 will be given a maximum of 5-10 retries if no response).
Referring now to FIG. 6A, there is shown a flow diagram of the client presence check routine in accordance with the present invention. When a client system 10 receives the presence check packet, it is decoded by the LAN adapter 94 and it responds by transmitting a return packet to the LAN server indicating that the client is present. The return or response packet includes one field with the server IP address of remote computer 34 and another field which contains data indicating that the client is present. The client system 10 will respond regardless of whether it is powered on or not since the LAN adapter 94 is powered by AUX voltage as described above. Accordingly, the client presence check routine first checks whether a client return packet was received by the LAN server at 110. If this packet was received then the YES branch is taken from decision block 110 to block 112 where the LAN program determines which client responded. This determination is made by analyzing the packet data sent by the client as it will contain the client address. Next, execution proceeds to update the Table database (FIG. 6B) by changing the Client Present column from No to Yes for the corresponding client at 114. In the present example, it is client number 2. Execution then proceeds back to decision block 110.
If it is determined at 110 that a client packet has not been received, then the NO branch is taken to 116 where the program checks whether the first predetermined time has elapsed. If the first predetermined time has not elapsed then execution proceeds to block 117 where the presence packet is resent to each client that has not yet responded after the second predetermined time has elapsed. Next, execution returns to decision block 110. On the other hand, if the first predetermined time has elapsed then execution would return to the main routine at 118.
Next, the main routine will check the database for missing clients by executing the routine in FIG. 7 at 120. At block 122, the table database is checked to see if there are any missing clients by comparing the columns Client Present Now to Active Clients and checking whether there are any active clients that have a corresponding No in the Client Present Now column. As an example in FIG. 7, client 4 is missing. Execution then returns to the main routine at 124.
The main routine then checks whether the routine of FIG. 7 had indicated that there were any clients missing at 126. If there were no clients missing then execution proceeds back to block 100 and proceeds as described above. On the other hand, if any of the clients were missing then the YES branch is taken from decision block 126 to block 128 where the remote computer 34 will send out a client missing alert to the system administrator by for example, in the stand alone application, displaying a pop up menu or, if the application is integrated into Netfinity or LAN Desk, the alert would be passed up to the administrator as any other management alert. The administrator can then take whatever action may be appropriate. Next, the Client Active column for the missing client is set to No in the table database at 130. Execution then proceeds back to block 100 and will proceed as described above.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention that although the routines of FIGS. 4-7 have been shown as a group of individual routines, the routines may be combined into a single routine.
The present invention provides several advantages to a LAN administrator. Namely, the system owner will receive a quick notification of any system being removed or stolen from the network and the client system need not be powered on for such detection.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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It was a Tuesday afternoon and a man had just robbed Mission Federal Credit Union at Grossmont Center in La Mesa. What he didn't know was that the Metropolitan Transit System had installed 10 surveillance cameras at the trolley station below.
At 2:18, the La Mesa Police Department broadcast an alert describing a suspect. Paul Williams, a security agent at the MTS operations center in downtown San Diego, heard the broadcast, passed it on to his team in the field and started studying minutes-old video images. He spotted the suspect and the direction he was headed and alerted the La Mesa police dispatcher. Within minutes a suspect was captured at a nearby pizzeria.
The man had not taken the trolley nor did he commit a crime against a trolley passenger. He was in custody, nevertheless.
William Burke, director of transit system security, was ecstatic. "This is an example that the impact of our cameras goes beyond our stations. This is great for the community."
Two years ago, trolley platform crime was briefly a political campaign issue in La Mesa. Some tried to fan fears that an unchecked wave of crime was sweeping the city.
It wasn't true.
A recent state-funded study of crime patterns around trolley and train stops in the county shows no more crime than in other areas. MTS statistics of just one-half of a crime for every 100,000 passengers last year bear that out.
Alan Lanning, La Mesa's police chief, agrees. To him a trolley station is a feature of a city, the same as a park or shopping mall. Each has its own policing issues for his department.
MTS has installed surveillance cameras at 22 of its 53 trolley stops and will add eight more this year. Four of La Mesa's five stops have the remotely operated systems and the 70th Street station will get its own later this year.
Ernie Ewin, La Mesa councilman and MTS board director, has been prodding the system for the cameras for some time. He sees several benefits: "The cameras assist in a quick review of reported/suspected criminal activity. Our expert staff can review, provide descriptions and establish a detailed recording to aid in prosecution."
The cameras alone are not the only reason transit system crime is on the decline. More undercover agents are out and about and an education campaign encourages passengers to be aware of their belongings.
MTS crimes aren't homicides or rapes – there were none last year. They are thefts – someone lifting an iPod or camera from a seat – or robberies – ripping one from someone's hands. They are car break-ins or car thefts, something that can happen at any parking lot.
The surveillance cameras are another tool, a valuable one, for transit security and police. Teamed with an eyewitness account, the video images provide precise leads and powerful evidence.
We may not think of it that way, but cameras that give us a more secure freedom of movement are an incremental gain in our quality of life.


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TMG-L ArchivesArchiver > TMG > 2001-11 > 1005020789
From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Artist timelines?
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 23:26:29 -0500
References: <email@example.com>
In-Reply-To: <000001c16659$0f35ef80$0a00a8c0@peking>
Peter Goldfield wrote:
>Does anyone know of an Artists ( all sorts other than musicians) timeline?
Other than the Composers Timeline written by Kåre A. Lie, I don't know of
any Artists Timeline that is publicly available. Timelines are not
difficult to create, so you may want to develop one of your own. If you do
and are willing to share it, you may want to submit it to Wholly Genes for
distribution with the program and/or posting on the Wholly Genes website,
or you may wish to have it posted to the TMG Tips web site (URL below) [if
so, send it to me].
Hope this helps -
Lee Hoffman/KY
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A user of the best genealogy program, The Master Genealogist (TMG)
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Johannesburg - Nelson Mandela is not famous for being a freedom fighter or former president but for striving for reconciliation, Nelson Mandela Foundation trustee and Housing Minister Tokyo Sexwale said on Monday."He put a white flag in the hands of his enemies and helped them to raise it. This is what the world has seen in him and this is what Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrating," Sexwale said at the 2011 launch of the day in Houghton.Nelson Mandela International Day would be on July 18. The day, which is also the former president's birthday, had been marked since 2009 to celebrate Mandela's impact on the world.The launch was held to provide context about the day, and to remember Mandela's contribution to the creation of a democratic South Africa.Sexwale said that people were not there to remember the man but what he stood for."Nelson Mandela's influence will only be felt in South Africa when people follow his ideas and reconcile differences with their enemies."The message is in our hands. Madiba won't always be with us and this day is there to remind us that we all need to make sure that it is spread throughout the world." On Sunday, ANC veteran and Mandela's former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela praised re-elected ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, saying he was like her former husband.Malema has said that if the ANC failed with land reform, the league would "lead a revolution which seeks to reclaim the land" from the country's minority owners.
Try spreading it throughout South Africa first then go big!
in south africa reconciliation has been a one way street,tired of bending backwards
Oh please piggy kolobe, the only time you bent over backwards was when you were trying to break into a decent families house through the cat flap.
@Kolobe, hahahahha! You haven't lifted a finger now you want to claim that you actually did anything.... typical.
AdolfHitler, its people like you that keeps on with the discontent like Malema. Stop worrying about what happened before 1994, we must go forward in this country, our children require this. You sound like many of our "black" commentors, just will not change.
The new ANC under Zuma does not view the same as Mandela. There is No Reconsiliation under Zuma.
@SexyTshepo u not funny..u talking nonsense...
@Tsoti Tshepo - Good luck corpse!
@SexyTshepo please go troll on another site, you are creating problems that you cannot even fathom. This is not a playground to look for attention. It is a serious site with serious life affecting issues. If you want to troll godo it on another page please.
Come tsepo come... In the past 15 years you have shown one thing, that is you cannot orginise a piss up in a brewery so good luck
SexyTshepo, go back to Zimbabwe and give big boy Mugabe a blowjob !!
...my name is SexyTshepo, ...and I am an IDIOT... ..just like Julius Woodwork Malema...
@ SexyTshepo no response to me? proven troll. stop it, seriously. it is not funny to anyone.
@Tshepo the .45 I have I took from one of your brothers when he tried to rob me. Guess where he is now?
neil i did not think your useless comment had warranted a reply.... the revolution is on its way boy.... get ready!
Sexytshepo, read in the history book what happened in the American civil war, The people moved on, scorched the land so that no one would have it, so dont be so evil with your words, you are riding on the lips of Malema, who unfortunately will be forever young.
SexyTshepo go and shack hands with AdolfHitler you both have the same mentality, and remember most in South Africa are wide awake and very much aware of whats happening around them. You are going to be the only unhappy person when we do move out, who are u and Malema going to steal next, there will be no funds in the coffers.
SexyTshepo, you are a bafoon. Do you really think that the gun law is disarming people? They are hiding the guns. There are real right wing military boys out there with enough fire power to recreate "Bloed Rivier" a million times over. Whites have been outnumbered before - look at history. If a war is what you want, your going to loose! What you don't seem to realise is that if you go this route, the whites will stop paying their bonds, extract as much money as they can before going to Europe. Investors will leave, and take their jobs and Euros and dollars with them. You will be left with lots of land, lots of debt and millions of mouths to feed... Does that sound like a smart plan 2 u?
hahaha, just what i thought...still trolling...seriously though. I really think you are creating more bad than good even thought you probably think the opposite...
"Sexless"Tshepo, take MY house? Ha ha, think again my boy!
Malema? Reconciliation?
Pity it's not a public holiday.
It probably will become 1 after his death.
If only we had people like Sexwale or Ramaphosa standing in the wings and looking to run the country I'd feel a bit better. What is Mandela's legacy if it's left to militant liberation minded haters like Malema to take this country forward. The place will fall apart in a vortex of hatred, ignorance and poverty.
GORILLA, you only want to hear sweet music about how South Africa belongs to all who live in it, Blacks and Whites, but you don't want us to continue our struggle to achieve a better life for all, because it seeks equal everything with regards to wealth, go hang yourself, you can wish for Sexwale and Ramaphosa because they are millionaires made by your fellow racists hence they'll treat you comfortably just like Mandela did, despite what your ancestors did to him and the Black nation in general.
@Matlhomola dont you ever get tired of blaming whites for your poor standard of living? Why dont you blame your black tendency to overbreed, go on strike, burn down schools, drink beer all day and break everything that you touch? Its not our fault that you are inferior. You are black get over it.
@Matilhoma, I want you to continue your struggle and find a better life for all, but not under premise of race, because that is racial, and therefor racist. If you are refering to Malema's struggle, let me just tell you that he is my age, and I struggle far more than him. He lives in a mansion. Trust me, if you want to find out the truth, look at where Malema got his money from...no so different than Sexwale, hey...
I dont want anyone to struggle, I want to live in a free and equal country...do you?
Matlhomola, Firstly. Don't claim to know my race, political view or aspirations, it only serves to amplify your ignorance. Secondly, no-one is asking to be treated "comfortably" all people want is a fair opportunity to make a living. Lastly, do you not think "the struggle" is over? What are you struggling against? We have a government of our choosing in place and the opportunities in South Africa are bent and slanted in favour of our previously oppressed people. How much more should we struggle? The time for struggle is long gone, now is the time to roll up your sleeves and put your shoulder to the wheel. Your talk of hanging and racism belongs in the past.
Matlhomola, it was the BEE and AA laws passed by the ANC that helped Sexwale and Ramaphosa to succeed. They took the opportunity given to them by the ANC and used it well.
I'm surprised that you are calling the ANC racist.
Is there something in SA's water that is causing this level of confusion amongst youth league members?
And are you sure that it's ANC policy to tell citizens of SA to hang themselves? When did that become a law? Enlighten us.
Matlhomola, you have a patetic outlook on life. Be your own boss and stop thinking you need a whity to get rich. F***ing entitlement syndrome.
@ANCockup Black people are not inferior, you are a very confused individual if you think that. I do think that blaming everything on white people is idiotic, but the rest of your comment is pretty racist, and just creates a bigger divide and more problems between different races.
@Matlhomola I find it amusing you still blame the white minority for your current struggle. The money of South Africa has long been in the hands of the black man. The average white man might still be in lucrative positions but they get tax heavily. So if you looking to blame someone for your current miss givings look either to your left, your govenment or to your right, into the mirror. Don't look back at the white man.
@Neil Meiring please list all of the techological advances/inventions made by black people. While you are about it, please list all African countries with a standard of living higher that say...Switzerland or maybe Australia....
@ANCockup evwn though I dont think that it is relevant at all:
Some Inventions Made by Black People
air conditioning unit: Frederick M. Jones; July 12, 1949
almanac: Benjamin Banneker; Approx 1791
auto cut-off switch: Granville T. Woods; January 1,1839
auto fishing devise: G. Cook; May 30, 1899
automatic gear shift: Richard Spikes; February 28, 1932
baby buggy: W.H. Richardson; June 18, 1899
bicycle frame: L.R. Johnson; Octber 10, 1899
biscuit cutter: A.P. Ashbourne; November 30, 1875
blood plasma bag: Charles Drew; Approx. 1945
cellular phone: Henry T. Sampson; July 6, 1971
chamber commode: T. Elkins; January 3, 1897
clothes dryer: G. T. Sampson; June 6, 1862
curtain rod: S. R. Scratton; November 30, 1889
curtain rod support: William S. Grant; August 4, 1896
door knob: O. Dorsey; December 10, 1878
door stop: O. Dorsey; December 10, 1878
dust pan: Lawrence P. Ray; August 3, 1897
egg beater: Willie Johnson; February 5, 1884
electric lampbulb: Lewis Latimer; March 21, 1882
elevator: Alexander Miles; October 11, 1867
eye protector: P. Johnson; November 2, 1880
@ ANCockup
you see it is not really relevant, I dont see why everything has to be classified into racial terms.
What I said and what I want you to understand is that if you are calling people inferior based on their race, that is racist. Do you want to be a racist? I dont, I think it is stupid and evil. If you do, go ahead, but then you cant really compalin about other peoples views on race, because you immediately see them as inferior and therefor their opinions dont matter. You see how racism is a contradiction and idiotic?
@ANCockup, ..I agree....!! ...so true... ....well said...!!!
Give Niel Meiring a bells!
Neil Meiring, please see snopes.com about your "Black inventors":
Miles did not invent the elevator - just somethng to do with the doors;
Spikes crafted an IMPROVED gear shift;
the first traffic signal was invented in the UK in 1868;
etc, etc. But I agree, NOT all Blacks are inferior, just like NOT all Whites are brandy-guzzling racists.
Neil Meiring I think you should go and re-look all of what you said, not one of those things was invented by a black man. All was white, these blacks usually had just a small input in the whole inventiond.
Please do yourself a favour and read more on all of what you said, google it, Wikipedia it, check history books, Like I have, and you will understand and learn more about the world.
And Niel do your self another favour Copy and Paste this links one by one and watch the clip, maybe you will get more light in your life.
Reconciliation? South Africa? whatever.......
Is this an attempt at damage repair ?!!...Unfortunately Tokyo, your comrades think otherwise. Please talk to them first !!!
Right on! Poor Tokyo has to put his face to the ground and suck up all that bile Julius and Co. spew. There always seems to be two faces to the ANC. Never know where you really stand with them.
Oh ferpetesake, what an insult to Madiba!
Call us criminals and then call for reconciliation? Screw you.
Malema is nothing like Mandela.
So Mr. Sexwale what's Malema about? War? violence? anarchy? hatred? genocide? racism? Please tell us what the ANC's mandate is with this tyrant in the making?
Tokyo start by telling Malema where to get of then i will believe you when you talk about reconciliation.Malema is busy polirising this nation and no one in the ANC is prepared to take him head on,All you are afraid to loose your positions in the movement,
Willieman they wont tell him where to go, they all fear for their lives, just like robert Mugabi in Zim, they are run by their youth leagues and Winnie Mandela.
I think Virginia is right!
If Madiba Day (a load of publicity crap) is so important, why has Madiba never questioned Malema and Zuma outright about breaking his promises?
Madiba is retired!! You will notice that he has not endorsed Malema either. He has also said nothing about Zimbabwe, bin Laden, the Arab spring, Israel or any other recent political issue because he is retired and very frail.
USSA(AKA USELESS) Don't you think Madiba has done enough and deserves some peace.
Let's hope the responsible older ANC members, the genuine liberators, realise how urgently they need to contain the damage Malema is wreaking. Interesting, though not surprising, that Winnie is cosying up to Malema. A pity that she continues to dishonour her ex-husband's legacy, but I guess it's that tendency which led to their divorce.
Malema, endorsed by an bitter muderous, criminal like Winnie Mandela. You know what they say about birds of a feather....
Maybe Baboonalema is screwing Necklace Winnie....I dont think anyone else is desperate enough to sleep with the little fat boy...
blah blah blah.... ons is nou moeg "gereconciliate". dankie.
YOu can never reconcile with Scum Like malema running about . Bring the bloodyu agent to book before we go back to our dark past and everyone will suffer
I think it is fair enough for the people of this country to come out and show how the feel about SA and Nelson mandela.The truth will always come out at the end of the day.Many brown and Pink people dont like each other.You can read and pick up the hatred towards each other from the things they write on this website.Many Africans see Mnadela as a sell out and the Pink people see De klerk as a sell out too.I really dont know what is going to solve the racial slurs and conflict we are facing in this coutry.because at the end of the day we want what is the best for SA.Well the truth is that we stil have a long way to go.It took over 100 years to built Rome, and it is what its goin gto take to built South africa. It aslo going to take more than 100 years to built SA we all want see.Amen
Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace prize and so did FW De Klerk. I think only a very deluded person would see them as sell-outs.
I am assuming that there were many rolls of toilet paper available during Winnies speech as the sh*t must have been flowing at a rapid pace from its disgusting mouth.
Comparing Nelson to Julias, my arse....
Tokyo please join the DA, you simply cannot carry on supporting Malema by being in the ANC. Malema is costing SA billions
why hide it a?All races are racists.i am African,brown and i am a racist and the pink people should also admit it too that their also racists,infact they are the worst racist ever .And we all know why pinkies are so racists.Africans stand up and built your own economical freedom.viva Malema, down with zuma
i am not racist. I have never been. I cannot even imagine being racist. you are a very confused person.
@makip - africans have built jack sh*t! all you have done is try to build on exisitng infrastructures put in place by your white masters, which you already buggered up or destroyed!! tell me one thing a black man has invented that has contributed to society?
Mandela the statesman, Malema the spoiler. I dont believe we ave had a politician over the last 25 years or so as racist as Malema.
Eugene Terreblanche was close. I wonder... Could they be related somehow?
Adolf and S Tshepo---are both morons
Mandela will leave no legacy, he and we stand betrayed.
you might unfortunately be right...
"These criminals will never vote for a black man, these criminals who stole everything from us must be chased off their lands!! But hey, it's Mandela day soon and we must all hold hands and sing Kumbaya."
oh the irony..
Julius Malema has got light years to travel before he is remotely like Nelson Mandela.
It is actually an insult from Auntie Winnie to say that Julius is like her ex-husband.
What a cheek. As if Julius has not got a fat head already.
The blood of the farm murder victims is all over Mandela's hands. I have no respect left for Mandela... NONE AT ALL
Malema is no way like Madiba, more like Winnie yes, a militant, agrivating person who does not require to be recognised.
Madiba will live on for ever in all the minds of the children that met him for the first time 1990.Our little granddaughter at at time was 3 year old and all she wanted to know when is she going to see Mandela.Mr Sexwale I hope you can pass this message on to all, very few of our people get to read or hear about these meetings, except when Mr Malema is spewing all his discontent in the country.
wow! south africans u dont fail to dissapoint hey, ull do anything to start yo racial wars....its getting pathetic now, grow up. stupid old things
You are obviously referring to Malema.
Malema's feelings toward the whites is the same as Hitler's feelings was toward the Jews.
Just received this joke and I thought of sharing it with you all.
On a recent trip to the USA, Julius Malema, addressed a major gathering of native American Indians. He spoke for almost an hour on his plans for South Africa and how he envisioned nationalising the mines.
At the conclusion of his speech, the crowd presented him with a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name – Walking Eagle.
A very chuffed Malema then departed in his motorcade, waving to the crowds.
A news reporter later asked one of the Indians how they came to select the new name given to Malema.
They explained that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of sh*t that it can no longer fly.
Discipline the fascists Tokyo...then we can talk about reconciliation...I am tired of the mixed messages! one ANC hand offers an olive branch and the other offers a bloody panga...
Tell that to Malema
You can take every cent in SA and give it to the blacks. Within 10 years the whites will have all the money again. Education is the key. Malema should be focusing on the non existent education for blacks rather than anything else. Education creates lasting wealth. Turning SA into Zim would not help anyone. Slicing your face off to spite your ears !!
Sign the petition! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-julius-malema/
I think you should go and re-look all of what you said, not one of those things was invented by a black man. All was white, these blacks usually had just a small input in the whole inventiond.
Please do yourself a favour and read more on all of what you said, google it, Wikipedia it, check history books, Like I have, and you will understand and learn more about the world.
And Niel do your self another favour Copy and Paste this links one by one and watch the clip, maybe you will get more light in your life.
Luke 6: 37 :Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.


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Former Steamboat city manager asks city for 3rd extension on home loan
June 23, 2014
Steamboat Springs — A former Steamboat Springs city manager again is asking for more time to repay the home loan he got from the city eight years ago when the local housing market was near its peak.
Alan Lanning missed the June 5 repayment deadline on the $133,000 home loan.
He recently listed the home for sale and is asking the city for another two years to repay the loan.
"I think we've always been hopeful the market would turn around and everything would be OK, but you never know what it's going to do," City Attorney Tony Lettunich said Monday.
The Steamboat Springs City Council now has extended the repayment deadline on Lanning's loan twice, most recently in June 2012.
The first loan extension was granted to allow Lanning's children to finish school in Steamboat. The second extension was granted to give the housing market time to recover and for Lanning to sell the home.
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Lanning, who commuted for a while from Steamboat to his job as city manager in Central City, put his home on the market May 1.
Lettunich said the former city manager recently accepted a city administrator job in Minnesota.
The city of Steamboat has not acted on the previous collection dates on Lanning's loan because of the distressed housing market.
City Council members who have supported the loan extension in the past have called waiting the best course of action.
City Council President Bart Kounovsky said that with the city in the second position on a mortgage that remains underwater, waiting still could be the best option.
"We're all just trying to make the best of a bad situation, both from the city's perspective and from the Lannings' perspective," Kounovsky said. "If he has continued to make his payments (on the mortgage) and he's trying to make the best of a tough situation, I would support giving him another two years."
Kounovsky said the city "really doesn't have any other options unless we want to foreclose on the property."
The council is scheduled to consider extending the loan due date again July 1. Under any extension, the payment would be due in two years or when the house is sold, whichever comes first.
No payments on the loan have been made.
A message left for Lanning at his home was not returned Monday afternoon.
Lanning was given the loan after he was hired here in 2006. The contract required the loan be repaid six months after Lanning resigned in July 2008.
A provision in his contract read: "Given the difficulty in finding suitable and affordable housing in the city, the city agrees to loan Mr. Lanning an amount equal to 20 percent of the purchase price of a residence in Steamboat Springs."
If the value of the home appreciates above what it was when Lanning purchased it, the city would receive 20 percent of that value increase on top of the loan.
The loan was unique for city managers in Steamboat. Lettunich said it was modeled after a loan arrangement Vail has used.
Lanning's successor, Jon Roberts, did not get a similar loan and instead received a rental allowance for several months.
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Starting pay is $15.27 an hour and the jobs can lead to apprentice positions at the Bremerton shipyard. The announcement will be posted Monday at www.usajobs.gov .
The shipyard has hired more than 1,000 workers since September.
Spokeswoman Mary Ann Mascianica says the shipyard is training workers to replace skilled employees who are nearing retirement age.
The new jobs will bring the shipyard's workforce close to 12,000 — the most in years.
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Some in the auto industry may have taken delight in Volkswagen's misfortune but the Germans aren't sulking in a corner.
Putting on a brave front amid the adverse publicity bedeviling the German carmaker, Volkswagen Philippines over the weekend set out on a ride-and-drive event with select members of the motoring media.
The destination was Baguio City which was highly appropriate as it offered some kind of a torture test of the much-vaunted Touareg, the flagship SUV in the Volkswagen stable.
Before sending off the 17 intrepid participants, JP Orbeta, president and chief executive officer of VW, delivered his pep talks of sorts.
"We really appreciate your effort to get up so early, and set aside days of your busy work week for us. But I assure you, this exciting trip will be truly worth your while, because in the next three days, you will experience the best of our flagship SUV, the Touareg Sport Edition, in the best possible driving environment suited for this class of vehicle."
After a breakfast briefing held at the Volkswagen showroom at the Bonifacio Global City, the Volkswagen convoy, composed of eight Touaregs, snaked their way through early morning Manila traffic and drove for the next five hours to Baguio City. It was the brand's first out-of-town event, and one can feel the excitement in the air. It was also a baptism of fire for Franz Decleodt, VW's newly minted Director for Marketing. I was in car number six, with Botchi Santos of the Inquirer at the wheel; and Aries Espinosa of Businessworld as our third stringer for the long drive ahead. The first day was spent enjoying the drive along NLEX, SCTEX and TPLEX road which cut the drive time to Baguio by at least an hour or so. To start the road trip on an exciting note, the convoy took the twisty and dangerous Kennon Road to our destination.
Second day of the ride and drive event tested the mettle of the Touareg as the group started the drive from the Summer Capital , up to the rustic Sagada town in the Mountain Province 150 km away via Halsema Highway--among the most scenic yet also among the most challenging highway systems in the country. Like kids with their new karts, each of us had their fare share of getting behind the wheel of the 5000 pounds luxury SUV. The working lunch in Sagada was the opportune time for Volkswagen officials to inform us that all vehicles being sold locally are not affected since their stock is not equipped with the particular software being sold in the United States. "We have a different software for the U.S. market since they are Euro5 and here we are only Euro2 compliant, explains Decleodt. The trip back to Baguio City in the late afternoon gave the group the same dose of uphill, downhill, and twisty narrow passes with unpredictable road surfaces, characteristic of mountain roads prone to erosion and landslides in the Cordillera Autonomous Region during the rainy season. We got to test the 4Motion All Wheel Drive system whicih equally distributes power down to the four wheels, ensuring maximum traction on any road surface. The sharp bends, brisk acceleration during the high speed run downhill reflected the balance of the Touareg, as the Adaptive Chassis Control proved its usefulness as the SUV gamely absorbed the road conditions and adopted to our driving style.
The Halsema Highway, with a peak elevation of 7,400 feet above sea level, is not for the faint of heart. Considered as one of the most dangerous highways in the world, Halsema Highway requires unbroken driver concentration, and a well equipped vehicle such as the Touareg which has on and off road qualities.
The Touareg Sport Edition proved to be in its elements during the most challenging and punishing portions of the trip. Powered by the 3.0L V6 Common Rail Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine that delivers maximum output of 180kW (245 Ps) at 3,800-4,400 rpm and maximum torque of 406 lb-ft (550 Nm) at 1,750-2,750 rpm, the SUV made our drive fun and exciting as we attacked the sharp turns, climbs, downhill and unpaved portions of the mountain passes of both Marcos Highway on the way to Baguio City and on Halsema Highway with reckless abandon. ." We chose this destination because the Touareg Sport Edition represents the highest SUV class so desired by discriminating executives who prefer both functionality and luxury in their sport utility vehicles," adds Orbeta.
And after spending more than 20 accumulated hours driving and riding the Touareg Sport Edition, the media participants were literally run to the ground and needed some serious bed rest. For the Touareg, it was still game on as we routed the event with another round of high speed passes on our way back to civilization.
It turned out to be an automotive tour de force, with the luxury, comfort, and safety features of the Touareg Sport Edition enabling the 17 media participants to enjoy and appreciate the activities lined up for them outside the vehicle--plenty of scenic stopovers and photo opportunities, a dining adventure in high-class taste, and a humbling commune with the majestic Cordillera mountains. All told, that is no mean feat.


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But almost everywhere I went, a group of you showed up and told me things like, '"Strawberry Lover" was one of my favorite albums – when I heard you were playing in Burlington, Iowa, I had to come!'.
I was like, "Whoa – that album came out 10 years ago!!"
You people are committed.
I love this quote of Langer's too "Hitting "Like" on a Facebook fan page isn't commitment."
I really don't know how many people have liked my Facebook page. What I do know is that you share my Facebook events and invite your friends, bring them to my shows, post videos of the shows, let me crash on your couches, drive me to train stations, give me your cars (yes, 5 years ago one of you actually GAVE ME YOUR EXTRA CAR so I could tour). You fund the recording of my albums. There was even a stretch back in 2006-7 when I had no booking agent and several of you in different countries stepped up to help me get gigs – more/better-paying gigs then I had been getting with the agent! I know several people who are so committed to music that they made the ultimate leap and started hosting house concerts, or even built actual venues with stages, sound systems and lights in their houses!
It can be a brutal world out there for an independent touring artist. There are a lot of nights with 5 people in the audience. Sometimes the sound sucks or the 5 people talk so loud you can't hear yourself play. A lot of nights you lose money. Some places won't even give you a free meal. Many clubs now take money for the sound person and door person out of the artist's pay, despite the fact that the artist showed up to work too, and probably drove about 5 hours to do it. Pay to play – it's horrendous.
But somehow people like me are still alive and the reason is clearly people like you. (If you are reading this, you are probably one of these people.) At Club Passim in Boston, or Music Star in Nordestedt, or The Red Room in Abenraa, or Amazing Grace in Duluth, or my friend's friend's living room in Wycombe, or Threadgill's in Austin, for 4-5 hours I am reminded of our humanity. I'm treated like a person with an important job to do. I give everything I have and I receive much more.
I'm a committed music fan too, so in theory I get it. Last week I went to see Radney Foster. I've sung on an album with Radney (Drew Womack's "Sunshine to Rain") and have sung with him live. But I got to just listen this time, and I appreciated every minute of it. Then I bought the album and haven't stopped listening to it since. (Listening to artists who inspire me, I am like a 12 year old music nerd all over again – I have to learn the whole album, note for note, word for word, so I can absorb it, so whatever I do next as an artist is a little smarter, better-crafted, deeper.)
Even though I am so blown away that anyone would be committed to listening to my music, maybe I should wonder instead about people who don't seek out new music: what is life like for people who aren't committed to finding inspiration? Isn't inspiration what makes us human and keeps us believing that things can get better?
This where I believe it gets real – this isn't just about marketing or some fame-seeking egotist trying to charm people into helping them get ahead. This is about something that moved you and you want the people you care about to be moved too. That's why I do this and I think that's why you do this. That desire to share what is real is so beautiful and human. This world is undeniably nuts. But so is the tenaciousness of the human heart. The impulse to love and to invite people in is a powerful force.
Thank you, all of you who go the distance. It keeps me (and a lot of other artists) alive and kicking. I'm grateful for the opportunity to sing for you and be part of your world. I hope Langer's piece can open more peoples' eyes to this kind of perfect symbiosis.


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Tribune writers weigh in on today's question: Is Northern Illinois getting a BCS bowl bid a strength or weakness of the system?
Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune
I'll call it a strength, but I'm admittedly biased. Did I want Kent State to show up in the Orange Bowl? Nope. But Chicago is NIU territory, and I'm craving to see Jordan Lynch take on a perennially overhyped and potentially under-motivated Florida State team.
The BCS will get blown up soon enough, but its biggest flaw is the rule that limits conferences to two teams. If ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit is fired up about Northern Illinois, what about Louisville? The Cardinals are ranked six spots lower than the Huskies in the BCS standings and they have two losses, not one. And they didn't beat (or even play) a ranked team all year.


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But the 38-year-old father-of-two is also a far cry from the much talked about new breed of professional candidate.
When his supporters say Mr Jarvis has ''seen a bit of the world'', they really do mean some of the more dangerous corners of our globe.
Mr Jarvis resigned from the Army to fight the Barnsley Central by-election after his unexpected selection, ending a 15-year-long career.
Before that, his postings read like a check-list of British military deployments in the last decade-and-a-half.
He was a major with 1 Para, which forms the bulk of the Special Forces Support Group which, as the name suggests, supports operations by Britain's special forces.
Major Jarvis did a six month tour of Afghanistan as a company commander with this elite unit.
Before this, he was part of the team which made the first reconnaissance trips to Helmand Province in late 2005 and early 2006, ahead of the decision to commit British troops to the south of the country.
Mr Jarvis recalled that when the 100th soldier was killed in Afghanistan he looked at the list of those who died and knew 10 of them personally.
In 1999, as a platoon commander with 3 Para, he was at Pristina Airport, in Kosovo, when General Sir Mike Jackson famously refused to confront Russian forces, telling his American superior: ''Sir, I'm not going to start World War Three for you.''
''It was very surreal moment in my life,'' the new MP said.
Mr Jarvis later became General Jackson's personal staff officer.
His other deployments included a stint in Northern Ireland, helping 3 Para move into Iraq in 2003 and advising on Iraqi elections.
In 2000, he was sent to Sierra Leone to help the Army learn the lessons from the kidnapping of a group of British soldiers who were sprung in a dramatic rescue operation by the SAS and Paras.
Brought up in Nottingham and having gone to Sandhurst Military Academy straight from his International Politics degree at Aberystwyth University, the question is whether he will miss the Army career which has been his life?
''I was watching on the news, looking at the C130s going into Libya,'' Mr Jarvis said.
''A bit of me was thinking that's exactly what I joined to be doing, those are the kind of things I would have been involved with.''
But the reality is that life moves on, he said.
''It's a most amazing opportunity that's come my way. I think it's a fantastic privilege to be a Member of Parliament,'' he continued.
''That's what I want to do and that's what I'll do to the best of my ability.''
But personal tragedy meant Mr Jarvis's life in the Army would had to have changed even if he had stayed in the military.
His wife Caroline died last year after a four-year battle against cancer. This has left him as a single father bringing up his eight-year-old son and six-year-old daughter.
But he said: ''This is not the easy option .
''I could have taken many more considerably easier options.
''I could have soldiered on in the Army. I could have done desk jobs close to home. I could have continued to do that for another 15 or 20 years.
''The reality is that I could have got a job that would have paid me quite a lot of money based on the sort of experience that I've got.
''But none of that appealed.
''I've got this long-standing, burning desire to continue a life of public service. That's what I've done for 15 years.''
He says he took a bold decision to stand for the nomination in Barnsley. And, to the disappointment of headline writers everywhere, the former Para says he was not parachuted-in by the Labour top brass.
''Nothing could be further from the truth,'' he said.
Locals said he was the surprise selection after a barnstorming hustings performance.
Now, despite being the first Labour candidate in the seat from outside Yorkshire in more than 70 years, he has moved to Barnsley and is now planning to bring his children too.
Mr Jarvis said he thinks his military experience will be valuable in his new life but he knows he also has to put it behind him.
''There will always be a bit of me that sees friends rolling out of the doors and doing these things and is thinking 'that's what I joined to do','' he said, ''but life moves on.''


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Read government planning guidance on Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas.
If you are unsure about the status of trees which you intend to prune or fell (or you simply require further information) you should contact your council.
The use and nature of hedges can be controlled through planning conditions and legal covenants.
You don't normally need permission to plant a hedge in your garden. And there are no laws that say how high you can grow your hedge.
However, you are responsible for looking after any hedge on your property and for making sure it is not a nuisance to anyone else.
If a hedge does adversely affect the owners/occupiers of an adjoining domestic property then they may be able to take action through the High Hedges complaints system introduced by the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. The complaints system specifies the type of hedge and the adverse effects that it covers and, if you have concerns about the effect a hedge is having on your property you should contact the your council to see whether the High Hedges complaints system is applicable to your circumstances.
Read more about resolving neighbour disputes over trees and hedges on Gov.uk.


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DALLAS — Speaking for the first time about Mariano Rivera's vocal cords problem, general manager Brian Cashman gave a positive account of the Yankees closer's recent surgery.
"I have been told everything is fine,'' Cashman said of the all-time saves leader.
Rivera had polyps removed from the vocal cords last week and the tissue was sent for a biopsy.
* Japanese pitching sensation Yu Darvish was entered into the posting process yesterday. But the Yankees aren't giving signals they are ready to make an $80 million to $100 million investment in the 25-year-old right-hander.
"There has been a lot of discussion about him coming over,'' Cashman said of Darvish. "We will evaluate it. You make each decision on its own but it's also timing. When Carlos Beltran was a free agent, we had Bernie Williams in center. When Carlos Delgado was a free agent we had Jason Giambi at first. We will see how he plays out.''
MLB clubs have until 5 p.m. Wednesday to submit blind bids for Darvish. The highest bidder then has 30 days to sign Darvish or he returns to the Nippon Ham Fighters.
* Cashman talking about Albert Pujols jokingly slipped Jesus Montero into the conversation.
"He is one of the greatest players, so he makes everybody better,'' Cashman said of Pujols. "He is a special player. I see what he does with the bat. It's Montero-like.''
That drew chuckles from the reporters surrounding Cashman, who said Montero's name with a smile.
* Pitching prospect Hector Noesi will be in the Yankees' rotation or starting at Triple-A.
"I don't want to waste his talent as a long man,'' Cashman said of the right-hander many in the organization believe has the ability to be as good as Ivan Nova, who won 16 games as a rookie.
* Finding a long reliever is on Cashman's list of offseason chores and yesterday the Yankees selected right-hander Brad Meyers in the Rule 5 draft. Meyers pitched at three levels of the Nationals' system this past season when he was 9-7 with a 3.18 ERA in 25 games.
Always looking for a second lefty in the pen, the Yankees traded up in the Rule 5 draft and acquired Cesar Cabral, whom the Royals took from the Red Sox.
The Yankees tried to deal with the top three teams (Astros, Twins and Mariners) but were unsuccessful. The Orioles at fourth didn't budge but the Royals did, and the Yankees sent them $50,000 to take the 22-year-old lefty.
He went 3-4 with a 2.95 ERA in 36 combined relief appearances with Salem (Single-A) and Portland (Double-A) in 2011, recording 70Ks in 55.0 IP. He was originally signed by the Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent in 2006, Cabral was taken by the Rays in the 2010 Rule 5 Draft and later returned to Boston.
"He's got the ability to get lefties out,'' Cashman said.
* A day after Bobby Valentine made news by saying he "hated'' the Yankees, Cashman didn't add fuel to the situation.
"I don't hate the Red Sox, hate is a strong word,'' Cashman said. "I don't hate Bobby.''


text: God works the "desire" and "ability" for "His good pleasure" within every believer (Phil 2:13), and the pleasure concerning His will for the believer is twofold: to draw close to Himself; and to be used of Him to draw others to the Lord Jesus, who are also in "The Book of Life." The status of drawing "close to God" (Jas 4:8), and being "witnesses" (Acts 1:8) to others, is always commensurate with the level at "which the Holy Ghost teaches" (1Cor 2:13) us concerning Biblical doctrine; and of all of the spiritual growth doctrines (teachings other than about receiving salvation) in Scripture, not a single teaching is more significant than that which is related to the eternal security of the believer. Properly understanding to "know that you have eternal life" (1John 5:13) is obviously the pinnacle growth truth concerning Christ's resurrection for the believer, because it is the basis upon which all spiritual growth truths rest. There would be no significant substance whatsoever to any growth truth if its workings were temporal, and to learn all Biblical truths within their intended meaning is to first learn to understand God's omniscience. When God saves a soul, would He not already know whether or not this would be permanent? His omniscience involves knowing all things, and He has known everything He knows—from eternity past. God give us to know of this concerning Himself, which gives great strength to faith, because it means that God already knows there is nothing one can think, feel, say or do which will interfere with His permanent claim on an individual. One can try this or that, but my thoughts greatly fail me to contemplate that one can only try something that is not temporal. One cannot try salvation, as if its workings can be put off, any more than can one claim to have faith and eventually lose it. Universally, there are only two types of professions of faith (Heb 10:23); a false profession (Tit 1:16; Jam 2:20), and "a good profession" (1Tim 6:12). When a profession of faith has been made by an individual whose outward acting truly reveals otherwise, this is simply of the former claim, for the latter will be evidenced by its permanency (1John 2:19). There are Scriptures which appear to support the concept of temporal salvation, but upon close observation and thorough research, not a single Biblical doctrine opposes the concept of permanent salvation, and let this article be an invitation to us to present Scripture that may appear to be contrary to the concept concerning the permanency of salvation, but be informed that my replies will consist of materials from Bible commentators (primarily John Gill of course, and I vehemently suggest trying this one first). I'm aware that many Christians who desire to continue to read and study the Word of God do not use Biblical commentaries for reference, but I would like to challenge anyone who can find a commentator which presents material in opposition to this concept. Also, let it be known that those who may think they know more than a commentator are mistaken. God just shows one believer something another believer may not know, which explains the presence of various commentators, but their answers are all the same between them. It should also be known that replies made without using a commentator will more than likely result in insufficient correspondence if obtaining the truth of this issue is desired. God teach us His Word! - NC