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1. Torture Till Die
Musica: Torture Squad
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2. Criminal Brutality
Letra: Vitor Rodrigues
Obscure desire
Intimate of anybody
Intention to finish
With all the life's way
You live to possess for this
Marking in your integrity
Violence open the gates, evil covers your essence
Your eyes closed to the end… living of the fear
Painful moments. The taste of blood
The smell of death… hand that slay
You leave to possess for this
Priest of criminal brutality
"The fear is the only cause of whole evil and desires
no realized…
He creates the war and every more.
It's the motive of the plague and illusions.
The fear is the door…
Only the… fear!" [Nostradamus]
Walking in the streets at night
Spying in the shadows
Like a hungry wolf looking for a victim
Your mind screams for blood
To saciate the pleasure to look
The prey dying in your hands… a fun so sickly
Grim streets
Danger in the air
Shadows confuse you
Scream and panic
You leave to possess for this
Marking your integrity
Priest of criminal brutality
3. Shivering
Letra: Castor
Your eyes are closing
For a new beginning
Voices in the night
Torturing your thoughts
Shadows command your steps
For a strange land
Screams of sorrow and agony
Crying for a salvation
Your eyes are opening
You don't get back
I am your lord
You are in my domain
Take my hand
And come to my
Eternal reign
Icy hands holding you
Disfigured faces in your eyes
Spirits singing
The song of your suffering
Voices calling for you
One light springing
In a way of the darkness
Your eyes are opening
The nightmare's finish
4. Suffocation
Letra: Vitor Rodrigues
Back to the maternal womb
Looking for an usual bordering
Shouting… Suffering!
Blood's fluxe
Gain the veins and arrive to the heart
Dirty blood for contaminations
Generating anomalies
Decay arrives
Bringing a lot of misfortunes
The soul downs to Hades home
Rotten sociability
Cause disturbances
Among your equals is mortal
Grieves so frozen, insensibles
Depression draws haziness
And of this union sprouts
The death… The end of all
Or another passage
To back again to the womb
Feel the haziness!
My sweet home…
Death is the law!
Torture 'till die!
Risen images
Heinous memories
Careless past
The eye of future
Will almost blind
By slaughters in the past
And atrocities of the present
5. A Soul In Hell
Letra: Vitor Rodrigues
Fanatic for religion
Alone with holy images
She consumes eagerly
Gospels and prayers
Her mind deforms the real
Your fanatism hits your soul
Screams invade the dawn
Insanity out of control
Cripped in a bed
Waiting the divine death
She agonizes in thoughts
Macabre as the shadows
Altered subconscious
To a catatonic state
A dark room will
Her grave
A soul in hell!
It's so delicious the agony
Embracing the death
Last thoughts of the life
Silence's her scream
Fanatism got to last consequences
Creating pain and disturbance
The flowed mind
For religion in decadence
6. Dreadful Lies
Letra: Castor
People confuse you
Saying: "The Messiah is coming!"
Making your mind to believe
The church is only salvation
You take to a great doubt
Thrown an infinity abyss
Searching for a true answer
Hidden between questions
They're saying to worship a god
Telling dreadful lies
Promising to save your soul
Selling dreadful lies
People confuse you with
Insane words
Stupid carrying the holy book and saying
Dreadful lies
People confuse you
Saying: "The Messiah is coming!"
Making your mind to believe
The church is only salvation
You take to a great doubt
Thrown an infinity abyss
Searching for a true answer
Hidden between questions
7. Darkness Hides The Light
Letra: Vitor Rodrigues
And the darkness arrives
Bringing hunger and cold
Nuclear winter… acid rain
Powerous men to dust
Marked land by blood
Owing to the warlords
And the conscious few
Just think and cry
And the darkness…
… hides the light
Deads in the ground
Other searching for food
Hunger generates the madness
And start a macabre banquet
This men were a major people
Now return cannibals
And the conscious few
Just think and cry
And the darkness…
Hides the light
Advertising a new age of terror
Dark angels provide a mortal dusk
Warning over gruesome diseases
A heritage of power and lust
The world can't understand
And the dark sows
Seeds of hate to grow
The peace makes way to war
Dark tales written with much gore
And the pain spreads more and more
And the dark angels sow
Darkness hides the light
Deaths, bloody battles, great damage
Cry in the land out salvage
Only there is place to the rage
Seeds of hate to grow
Darkness hides the light


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Welcome to a new bit of my blog. It's called A Brit Excellent, which is very clever isn't it.
It's because I bloody love Britain. I love our humour, our quirkiness and all the excellent things we make, so this is a little nod to those. A small celebration of British brands, foods, people and places that I love.
I decided 2016 is the year I stop wearing clothes usually kept for people on kid's TV and grow up. And so I bought my first pair of Grensons.
Jon (my sweetheart) has a pair of beaten up oxblood Grenson brogues which always look brilliant and are part of the reason I fell for him. Lauren Laverne is a Grenson fan and Elly Pear (who is excellent and you should follow on Instagram immediately) is one of their pin up girls. Not only are they amazing shoes but the story of the brand is equally good.
William Green started making shoes in a loft in Northamptonshire in 1866. His mother had taught him to make men's boots and he opened one of the earliest shoemaking factories in 1874. They opened a bigger factory in Kensington in 1895 where they stayed making shoes and boots until 2013.
When William died, William and Sons was shortened to Grenson and became one of the first names ever to be registered in the UK. They made shoes and boots for the Armed Forces during both wars, including a clever zip which made the flying boot easier to run in.
I didn't know that Grenson sales then started to decline in the 1970s and it was only in 2008 that the first shop was opened on Liverpool Street London. The first women's collection for 30 years was launched in 2011 and this year is the 150th Anniversary. To mark it they are creating the "Archive Collection" to reproduce the original shoes and cover all decades of their shoemaking.
Now I can't remember where I saw the Grenson brogues with neon panels but I fell in love with them. I went along to the shop on Meard Street, an almost Dickensian little road in Soho, where the lady who worked there told me it was probably part of the Grenson:LAB range. LAB launched at Libertys in 2013 and allows you to design your own shoes, choosing the specific colours and textures you want. I have vowed one day I WILL do this.
Until then, I decided I would go for the silver brogues called "Emily" after finding them on the website. I love her brilliant white sole which makes them almost look like trainers. We trotted back down to Meard Street to the chocolate box of a shop with it's little window panes and lovely rug, almost disappointed there wasn't an open fire burning. There was however Tim from Corrie in a flat cap having a look at some brown lace ups so this more than made up for it.
I did that typical faux browsing you have to do when you already know what you came in for. The shop is sparse and dark with shoes on bookcases and a huge full length so it kind of felt I like I was in their front room as I sat on a chair in front of a locked door. Everything is perfectly placed, mis matching chairs and big lily display with little pots of wax and different coloured laces. Apart from shoes that's pretty much it. Emily and I hit it off and after some debate between 4 and ½ or 5, I bought them.
Advice from Grenson man Luke is to look after them, something historically I've never been very good at. He said to rub beeswax into them to make them soft, don't wear them in the rain and resole them. Luke talked about how amazing they look all beaten up but then with a brand new sole. He said Grenson would always resole them but don't take them anywhere else because then they can't touch them. I asked how long until they would need new soles, thinking about 9 months seemed right. Luke gazed up thinking before saying "maybe, 10, 15 years?"
I love them so much I wore them out of the shop.

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Tortellini Soup
1 pound mild Italian sausage
2 cloves garlic, crushed
7 cups beef stock
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 onion, cut in eighths
2 zucchini, sliced
2 carrots, sliced
8 ounce can tomato sauce
1 pound can whole, peeled tomatoes, crushed
8 ounce can sliced mushrooms
1 package fresh cheese tortellini
grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Brown sausage in skillet, add garlic when grease has begun to bleed into the
skillet so it doesn't brown. Drain sausage and add to beef stock. Add parsley,
onion, carrots, tomato sauce and tomatoes, squeeze them gently with your hand as
you drop them into pot. Cook for about 1/2 hour. Add zucchini and mushrooms and
cook until zucchini is tender. Add tortellini and cook until done, about 2 or 3
minutes. Spoon into bowls and garnish with grated cheese. Serve with garlic
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Sep 12, 2012
Marigold Tutorial
Hello once again fellow scrappers & happy Hump Day! Today I'm bringing to you yet another brief flower tutorial. I guess I've been on a 'handmade flower' spree lately for some reason. It may be that Autumn is finally just around the corner which is my favorite season! These flowers do make a nice addition to Autumn themed pages & projects--at least that's how I would use them.
I named these after the marigold flower. I think that's the flower they most resemble. From what I saw online, the majority of marigolds are yellow/orange in color. I made a purple one as you can see here just for kicks! Hey who is to say we have to be so exact right?
Ok onto the tutorial...
Time to adhere your last 3 layers. The top three layers need to be cupped tightly as shown here prior to adhering. You are building your flower up. So you want a 'fluffy' look
Once done you can finish shaping your flower. Usually when I put my flowers together they get lopsided, squished, etc as I adhere one layer on top of the other. Once done you can re-shape your flower again--fluff the layers, re-curl some of your petals etc.
Hope some of you found this tutorial useful! Have a great rest of the week.
Posted by Kay F at Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Labels: Embellishments, Tutorials
1 comment:
- Sonia said...
Hi, Hola Kay
Super wonderful flower tutorial. Thnaks!~
- September 13, 2012 at 1:10 AM
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- Instructor: Ayorinde Aduroja
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Both my Reliance on Citizens trilogy and my latest unnamed novella came from dreams. Yes, dreams, as in the stories we get to enjoy at night. And they all centered around big questions.
For my latest story, I wondered what if strange occurrences such as possession, hauntings, out of body experiences, and certain mental illnesses such as multiple personality disorder, all had one common cause? And what if that common cause was sentient? You can read excerpts from this book on my website here: S.L. Wallace Official Website
When I wrote Price of a Bounty, I wondered what would happen if there were no middle class? What might society look and feel like? How would people react and survive in such a world? Some will play the system, many will give in and let the system play them, and some fight back with a vengeance.
Canvas Skies continues the drama that began in the first book. This time I wondered, what would it take to close the divide between the classes? The characters in the first book were already working toward that end, so it only made sense to see how it would all play out. Here is one of my favorite scenes from Canvas Skies:
He handed me a pencil. I stood and began to sketch. Hisoka did the same, working at the easel next to me. I lost track of time and became fully in tune with my creation.
When my sketch was finished, I stood back in awe. Had I really created something so beautiful? It was perfect. The juxtaposition of the three crooked apple trees with people emerging from within, against a very realistic backdrop gave the drawing an otherworldly quality.
Hisoka moved behind me. "Wow! This can't be your first."
"It's not," I said. "I took a techniques class at the Art Institute, but this is the first time I'm not recreating someone else's work."
"It's amazing. You're a natural." He smiled and put a hand on my shoulder. "Who are the people in the trees? What do they represent?"
"I don't know," I lied. "I think the one in the middle is me."
They were us: me, Keira and Scott, but I couldn't tell Hisoka about them without revealing a whole lot more.
"What about him?" He pointed to a figure on the right. A man lurked in the shadows, facing the trees.
"Oh, that's you," I lied again. I couldn't explain, not even to myself, why Brody had appeared in my vision.
What is the most difficult part of writing?
For me, the most difficult part of the writing process is thinking up a good title (see above). The second most difficult task is thinking of a tagline. And the third most difficult part is writing the synopsis. I am astounded by people who are good at boiling ideas down to the bare bones while drawing readers in and somehow not giving everything away.
For my Reliance on Citizens trilogy, I finished the first book and started on the second, and I still didn't know what I was going to call it. To this day, it's the title I like the least. Meanwhile, Canvas Skies (book 2 in the series) was one of the titles I'd considered for book 1, and Heart of Humanity basically named itself.
Now, I'm stuck trying to name my new novella. Would you consider helping me out by taking the survey I've posted here? S.L. Wallace Official Website If you don't like any of the titles, can you think of a great one? If I end up using a title you suggest, I will send you free e-copies of all of my books, including this one when it's released. Thank you very much!
What is your favorite part of writing?
I love getting to know my characters. It takes me some time to get into their heads, but once I'm there, the writing flows naturally. It's one of the reasons I like writing from different points of view.
For my latest work, I absolutely loved doing research. I learned so many fascinating things about history. It was so much fun seeing how things just fell into place and finding gems under rocks. For example, when I was doing research on Connecticut colony, I stumbled across the story of the Wyllys Oak which was far more exciting than the story I had originally planned for that chapter of the book.
As part of my sweepstakes running through July 5, I now have a question for you...
If you could travel to any period in history, when would you go and why?
Posting a comment here will allow you to enter for +5 additional points toward the drawing. Images and details can be found here: http://slwallace.com/latest-news.html
Where can your books be found?
All of my books can be found at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. My paperbacks can also be purchased directly from Create Space: Price of a Bounty, Canvas Skies, and Heart of Humanity.


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Colantonio, Inc. of Holliston, recently completed construction of a new 104 bed dormitory within the existing Mara Village dormitory complex located at Fitchburg State College. The newest and greenest building on campus, this new dormitory at Mara Village addresses a critical shortfall in the college's inventory and serves to tie together the existing upper and lower villages.
Construction manager Colantonio, Inc. teamed up with Childs Bertram and Tseckares Architects, Inc. (CBT Architects) of Boston, on this Massachusetts State College Building Authority (MSCBA) and Fitchburg State College Design/Build construction project. It was Colantonio's and CBT Architects' substantial experience and success working on critical higher education projects throughout the Commonwealth that proved to be a key factor to ensure that this essential new dormitory for the college came in on time and within budget.
Named after the late Dr. Vincent Mara - the college's longtime president - Mara Village was comprised of a series of 7 student residence and one common building built in 1989. Mara Village's newest residence hall building is a five-story 40,000 s/f building that features 43 student suites. Each suite is home to 8 students and contains two bathrooms with a shared living space.
Encompassing a total design solution, the once disjointed Mara Village is now tied together first, by a grand stairway that serves to connect the upper village with the lower village - a change in elevation of 40 feet; second with new walkways and improved lighting; and third by the addition of a common space centrally located within the new residence hall. Each element serves to provide a cohesive and integrated look and feel to Mara Village.
The new residence hall at Mara Village is a LEED Certified Silver rated building. It was designed to maximize energy savings and reduce overall water consumption on campus. The new central residence hall also features all energy-efficient heating and cooling equipment and allows students to monitor their energy-use by room to determine how conservative they are. At the same time, carbon dioxide emissions were reduced and indoor air quality was improved with low VOC applications throughout.
In addition to low VOC materials, a combination of pre-consumer and post-consumer rated materials was used on this project. These included locally available products, poured-in-place concrete, structural steel, ornamental metals, and certified wood, carpet and impact rubber flooring materials. Dual flush toilets and low flow shower and kitchen faucets were also used. And all recyclable products were sorted and distributed to local recycling centers. Additional work completed on campus included life safety improvements to the existing 7 buildings of Mara Village, and renovations to Aubuchon Hall during summer intercessions.
One of the challenges that the team overcame during construction was directly related to the buildings placement on the site. The new dormitory was to be situated between the seven existing Mara Village buildings and would tie the upper and lower villages together. Unfortunately, the two were separated by a 40 foot change in elevation that needed to be addressed before completion of the design documents. In addition, the proximity of the existing residence hall foundations and an above-grade city street added to the complexity of the design and construction.
Colantonio led efforts to work out the details of how the changes in elevation and stabilization of the existing infrastructure would be overcome. Colantonio worked closely with a soil stabilization engineer to determine the best method to stabilize the soils, while ensuring that the integrity of the adjacent foundations and city street were not compromised in any way.
The team determined that the most cost-effective and least disruptive (to the residence students and neighbors) that would be used was a combination of a shot-crete application with anchor ties holding back the grade. As portions of the site were excavated, a 2-foot thick application of shot-crete was put in place to hold back the hillside. In addition, 40 foot anchor ties were subsequently driven into the hill completing the stabilization effort. This new wall became an integral part of the final foundation and was completed without disrupting the students or adjacent neighbors. No other method would satisfy this requirement or allow the project to meet its occupancy deadline.
With nearly 4 months of design documents completed, the team was beset by yet another potential setback. The project scope had to be revised due to budget constraints. The team quickly reacted to the issue, eliminating the proposed annex building from the design and re-designing a major portion of the residence hall. Many of the applications such as the structural steel, MEP's and foundations were completely re-designed and re-priced. The actual allotted time for construction was reduced to only 10 months, but was miraculously completed on time due to the dedication and hard work of the project team.
This project exemplified how teamwork, coordination and planning allowed the team of Colantonio and CBT Architects to identify and manage potential challenges before they could adversely affect the project schedule, budget and material availability. Regardless of the issue, the new dormitory was ready for students to occupy in August, 2009.
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Genral Contractor: Colantonio
Architect: CBT Architects
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Geotechnical Consultant: Geotechnical Partnership, Inc.
Landscaping: Jewett Landscaping
Light Gage Framing & Drywall: S.M. Harrington Contract Corp.
Lighting Design: Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting
Survey, Site & Civil Design: Bryant Associates
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Made from aluminum and wood, the Wood White Metal Cone Pendant Light is perfect for any modern and contemporary room. The pendant lamp is carefully crafted for quality in design and construction. The natural wood color compliments well with the white shade. Looks great when hung alone or in multiples.
Material(s): Aluminum, wood
Dimensions: Diameter=19cm, height=42.5cm
Colour(s): White
Bulb: 1 x E27
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The latest addition to the popular Kappa series of drivers, the Kappa Pro 18LF provides tons of low frequency output in a lightweight, durable cast aluminum chassis. Use it as a subwoofer in small to medium sized boxes, a woofer in large three-way PA enclosures, or as a high-power bass guitar woofer. The 1,600 watt program power rating makes it an easy choice for new box designs or as a replacement for many single and double subwoofer cabinets.
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|Nominal Basket Diameter
|18", 457 mm
|Nominal Impedance*
|Power Rating*
|Program Power
|32 Hz
|Usable Frequency Range
|38 Hz - 0.7 kHz
|98 dB
|Magnet Weight
|120 oz.
|Gap Height
|0.375", 9.5 mm
|Voice Coil Diameter
|3", 76 mm
|Thiele & Small Parameters
|Resonant Frequency (fs)
|32 Hz
|DC Resistance (Re)
|Coil Inductance (Le)
|1.21m H
|Mechanical Q (Qms)
|Electromagnetic Q (Qes)
|Total Q (Qts)
|Compliance Equivalent Volume (Vas)
|391.61 liters / 13.83 cu.ft.
|Peak Diaphragm Displacement Volume (Vd)
|927.2 cc
|Mechanical Compliance of Suspension (Cms)
|0.21 mm/N
|BL Product (BL)
|Diaphragm Mass Inc. Airload (MMs)
|119 grams
|Efficiency Bandwidth Product (EBP)
|Maximum Linear Excursion (Xmax)
|8 mm
|Surface Area of Cone (Sd)
|1159 cm2
|Maximum Mechanical Limit (Xlim)
|18 mm
|Mounting Information
|Recommended Enclosure Volume
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|113.27-353.96 liters / 4-12.5 cu.ft.
|Driver Volume Displaced
|0.234 cu.ft. / 6.62 liters
|Overall Diameter
|18", 457.2 mm
|Baffle Hole Diameter
|16.58", 421.1 mm
|Front Sealing Gasket
|Rear Sealing Gasket
|Mounting Holes Diameter
|0.28", 7.1mm
|Mounting Holes B.C.D.
|17.25", 438.2mm
|8.15", 207 mm
|Net Weight
|24.5 lbs, 11.11 kg
|Shipping Weight
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|Coil Construction
|Copper voice coil
|Coil Former
|Kapton former
|Magnet Composition
|Ferrite magnet
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|Vented and extended core
|Basket Materials
|Die-cast aluminum basket
|Cone Composition
|Treated paper cone
|Cone Edge Composition
|Cloth cone edge
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The average output across the usable frequency range when applying 1W/1m into the nominal impedance. i.e: 2.83V/8Ω, 4V/16Ω. Eminence response curves are measured under the following conditions: All speakers are tested at 1W/1m using a variety of test set-ups for the appropriate impedance | LMS using 0.25" supplied microphone (software calibrated) mounted 1m from wall/baffle | 2 ft. x 2 ft. baffle is built into the wall with the speaker mounted flush against a steel ring for minimum diffraction | Yamaha P3500S amplifier | 2700 cu. ft. chamber with fiberglass on all six surfaces (three with custom-made wedges). Compression drivers were tested using a 2ft x 2ft baffle built into the wall with horn front mounted.
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text: I do not have a baby, but I have a sous vide circulator (the light of my life), and I assume that other people who own sous vide circulators might one day procreate. (Or maybe they already have!) For these offspring-having, sous-vide-savvy home cooks, I have great news: You can use your sous vide setup to warm breast milk and baby formula to the perfect 37C, without fear of overheating it.


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Incident Report | Lu Thaw Township, Papun District (March 2012)
The following incident report is presented below translated exactly as originally written, save for minor edits for clarity and security.[1] This report was received along with other information from Papun District, including one situation update.[2]
The Tatmadaw and armed groups, including the Border Guard and the DKBA [Democratic Karen Buddhist Army], are active in the area now. The KNLA [Karen National Liberation Army] is especially active in the area. They have had to actively protect the civilians to help them to survive and so that they can avoid doing forced labour for the Tatmadaw. The KNLA has taken responsibility for protecting the civilians.
The incident happened between March 6th and April 5th 2012[3] in Lu Thaw Township, Papun District. In the first week of March, four villagers who were returning to their homes in H--- village were trying to cross the Tatmadaw vehicle road at A--- [an area of forest near See Day army camp] after staying in P--- village, Kay Bpoo village tract. Two of the villagers were members of the home guard.[4] The two home guard villagers were trying to cross the Tatmadaw vehicle road, which supplies the See Day army camp, in order to send the other two villagers to the other side of the road. While crossing the Tatmadaw vehicle road however, the Tatmadaw soldiers shot at them. The two villagers were relatives of the two home guard villagers.
The road they were trying to cross begins further north in Toungoo District, running from Kaw Thay Der army camp and Bu Hsah Kee army camp, and leads south connecting with See Day army camp, which is situated in Papun District. During the incident, one villager named Saw M--- died on the spot and another villager named Saw W--- was shot with two bullets; one shot struck Saw W--- at his waist and another bullet hit his hip. He was treated by a KNLA [Karen National Liberation Army] medic in one of the KNLA clinic's at L--- village in Papun District. The other two villagers escaped, as they did not get hit by any bullets.
Saw M--- and Saw W--- are cousins. These two villagers were serving as home guards for their community. After the incident, the other home guard members went to check Saw M---'s dead body. When they arrived, they found that the Tatmadaw soldiers were still waiting close to Saw M---'s dead body. After one week, the home guard villagers went to check for the body again. This time they did not see any Tatmadaw soldiers, but they found that the Tatmadaw soldiers had cut off one of his legs.
Five days before the incident happened, Saw M--- and some other home guard members were patrolling around to monitor the Tatmadaw soldiers presence in their area, and there was an encounter with the soldiers. A skirmish happened and some of the Tatmadaw soldiers stepped on landmines and died. The home guard villagers took one of the Tatmadaw soldier's guns during the skirmish.


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Esoteria is a café on Hackney Road. It's small and cosy and has a nifty window backing out onto the street if you want to grab coffee on the go.
The very friendly Estoria staff serve Nude Espresso and great food made especially for them by The Marksman Pub.
The selection of hand-baked cakes, tarts, savoury muffins and mini pies was very tempting but as I'd just had a croissant over at Colombia Road Flower Market, I wasn't that hungry. Next time I'll be sure to try out their delicious looking food!
Address: 276 Hackney Road, E2 7SJ, London.
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text: TO SAVE THE POOR As the slump lights fires of unrest, Asia must press on with proven strategies By Ricardo Saludo ASIAWEEK (28 November 1997) MARTIN SHEEN WAS NOT in Hollywood, but he worked the cameras and the crowd like a movie star just the same. "I have come to create awareness, by my celebrity if you will, about this problem," the 57-year-old actor told the press at the Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University. Invited by the Urban Poor Colloquium, a non-governmental organization, Sheen led a mission to publicize the plight of slumdwellers, street children and beggars, visiting Manila's former garbage dump-cum-shantytown of Smokey Mountain. "I can't solve your problems," Sheen admits. "But if I can encourage anyone else to go into these communities, who comprise just about half the population of Metro-Manila, they will change your life." Asian nations will indeed be taking more notice of the poor in the months ahead, but not because of film stars. Rather, the economic downturn spreading through the region threatens to light fires of unrest in societies already witness to yawning income disparities and some of the most appalling destitution there is. "The severity of poverty especially in urban areas is so serious and demeaning, you are setting yourself up for socio-economic, if not political, explosion," says Lim Teck Ghee, regional adviser on poverty alleviation and social integration for the U.N.'s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. At its recent ministerial conference in Manila, ESCAP warned that the economic downturn could jeopardize the region's efforts to lift people out of destitution. With unemployment and inflation surging, hundreds of thousands of households will fall below the poverty line. From Bangkok building sites to Manila factories and Hong Kong eateries, jobs are getting scarcer and daily necessities dearer. Industry associations in the Philippines are reporting between 10% and 40% less business, with predictable impact on hiring and firing. In Indonesia, economist Laksamana Sukardi of Econit Advisory Group expects some 2 million blue-collar workers -- equivalent to a quarter of Jakarta's population -- to lose their jobs. Governments will have less resources to help the poor. "The regional target is to reduce absolute poverty to half the 1990 level by 2000 and to eradicate it by 2010," explains Adrianus Mooy, ESCAP's executive secretary. "We hope governments will not trim spending [on anti-poverty programs] . . . in particular, with respect to health, education and social sectors." Stijn Claessens, the World Bank's principal economist for East Asia and the Pacific, agrees. A key issue, he stresses, is how Asia will raise the tens of billions of dollars needed to bail out financial institutions, as much as 15% of GNP. If governments slash outlays for the poor, even as jobs fall and prices leap, then increasing unrest, if not violence, is inevitable. S. Arutchelvan is co-founder of Community Development Center, a non-governmental organization in Malaysia helping plantation and factory workers and the urban poor. He says "people faced problems even during the boom," including low wages, tough working conditions and, in recent years, the conversion of plantations to real estate, which deprived their laborers of jobs and social services. "I can't imagine how they will fare during the recession," laments the 30-year-old activist. His solution: "We try to empower workers to fight for what they think is right." Hong Kong community worker Ng Wai-tung, also 30, is adopting the same tack with the elderly, whom he has led in protests over the meager support they get from a government fat with surpluses. Probably the most tense in slump-hit East Asia is Indonesia, where in recent years there had already been chronic spasms of ethnic rioting, fed in part by enmity toward rich Chinese and crony businessmen. On top of the hundreds of thousands likely to be retrenched, there are 2.6 million new entrants to the workforce every year. To employ most of them, Indonesia needs 7% GNP growth, but only 5.4% is forecast this year and 4.8% next year. Compounding woes are the recent closure of 16 banks, and soaring consumer prices -- in Surabaya, the No. 2 city, rice is reportedly dearer by more than 30%. Social worker Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, 45, has been watching the slump take its toll on slumdwellers near Bangkok's port. "Opportunities have dropped dramatically," she explains at her Duang Prateep Foundation office, overlooking the riverside shantytown. "Many companies are cutting imports, and people unloading vessels have less work." She also worries that the downturn may undo the fruits of two decades of foundation efforts, which have helped the area get schools, social welfare bodies, a small-loans unit, help for the elderly, and wooden and brick houses. Pain and rage also gripped those who saw poverty in Smokey Mountain -- before the scavenging slumdwellers got tenement housing and jobs with the help of Catholic priest Benigno Beltran. "With abstract statistics, you can't build up much anger," says Father Ben. "But when you know this person being oppressed is Mang Ige, a kind, decent person, then comes the rage and the motivation to help." Beltran organized the Mountaineers to press the housing authority for homes nearby. He also runs a free school, a library and even a small computer center ("the kids take to it naturally"). Fr. Ben aims to organize the poor on a wider scale. "I will motivate them, raise their consciousness level," says the 50-year-old, well-built cleric. "But I don't fight unless absolutely necessary. If I give in to my anger, people will get hurt." In fact, giving in to angry protests at the expense of proven anti-poverty strategies may well be the biggest threat to the poor in the current downturn. As social distress mounts, so will pressure on governments to do something. They may then sacrifice unpopular policies needed to maintain trade- and investment-driven economic growth -- the most potent weapon in the global war on poverty. Between 1975 and 1995, people in East Asia living below the poverty line (defined as those subsisting on $1 a day at 1985 prices) fell by more than half to about 350 million. As a ratio to population, the poor shrank from 57.6% to 21.2%. And those laudable gains were mainly due to the boom propelled in large part by exports and foreign capital. "Without an open trading regime and a competitive economy, growth will be impeded," says M.G. Quibria, assistant chief economist of the Asian Development Bank's economic analysis and research arm. "And unless there is growth, it is very difficult to reduce either poverty or inequality." In India, the poor as a share of total population fell by 2.4 percentage points a year from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s -- nearly thrice the rate in the previous three decades, when growth was much slower. Today, East Asia is suffering from a drought in investor confidence brought on by financial troubles and manifested in the wholesale dumping of the region's currencies. Hence, says Michael Walton, who heads a key World Bank division dealing with poverty, "it is important to take decisive action across macroeconomic and financial-sector issues to ensure there is no big drop in private investment." That means involving the International Monetary Fund, whose guidance is seen by global investors and financiers as a reassuring sign that economies are on the mend. But both the IMF and policymakers under its tutelage face attack from politicians and activists. Governments in the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea, all facing elections, are particularly susceptible to pressure. In Manila, the Ramos government's approval rating has slumped since it bit the bullet, allowed the peso to depreciate and slammed on the economic brakes with high interest rates. Meanwhile, Bangkok changed its prime minister and Seoul its finance czar for lack of will in implementing harsh IMF programs. What should Asian nations do to stay the course toward growth and further prosperity? Clearly, there is need to build public support for policies needed to restore investor confidence and export competitiveness. Key to this effort are programs to cushion the pain on vulnerable segments of society, like public-works projects, which would create temporary jobs while helping make those places more economically productive. "This is potentially valuable in urban areas, where we appear to see big drops in construction demand," says Walton, who used to be World Bank chief economist for East Asia. Such outlays would certainly ease the woes of Taiwan aborigine Ah Hsiung, a construction worker along with his wife and his sister. "You hear of work on the grapevine or wait around under bridges for contractors to come recruiting," says Ah Hsiung. But it is now hard to find work for more than 15 days a month since foreign laborers were allowed. Two political measures would help minimize public opposition to painful policies. One, ironically, is greater democracy. It would admittedly encourage unrest. But given an avenue for grievances, people would avoid the desperation which could be exploited by groups opposed to economic adjustments. The urban hopeless, says ESCAP's Lim, are more susceptible to demagoguery and outbursts of anger against the system. Moreover, adds Walton, involving the poor in shaping and implementing policies and programs help make them more successful and acceptable. Fr. Beltran recounts how Smokey Mountain residents pressed for larger apartments than those originally designed for their resettlement, which were too small for their families. Also helpful in securing popular support for difficult policies is a perceived fairness in sharing the economic pain. Jakarta's decision to shut down three banks linked to the Suharto family did much to mute public criticism of the shutdowns. On the other hand, lobbying by powerful ministers to save some well-connected finance companies made it difficult for the Chavalit administration to demand IMF-mandated sacrifices from ordinary Thais. Corruption and conspicuous consumption, especially the high-level kind, have the same effect. In Nanchong, a town in China's Sichuan province, workers at a money-losing silk factory endured six months without pay. They eventually rebelled in March when they heard that the manager and his wife were going on a trip to Thailand at company expense. Along with rekindling exports, investment and economic growth, policies to alleviate poverty should include three other strategies that have given the poor a fighting chance to improve their lot: providing basic social services and education, investing in infrastructure for less developed areas, and channeling "microcredit" to people ignored by banks. The last two are ways of giving the less privileged the assets they need to exploit economic opportunities offered by the boom. Roads to rural areas, for instance, enable farmers to obtain better prices for their produce and open those place up to industrial development. Microcredit, meanwhile, gives people with drive and ideas but no bankable assets, the wherewithal to become entrepreneurs. Asia's economic rise owes much to widespread primary education, which equipped millions with basic skills for modern farming and industry. Now, says Walton, the region must offer secondary and tertiary education to a broader population. That would help narrow the income gap between the better educated and the mass of primary schoolers. In China, says veteran poverty expert Shen Hong, most poor kids quit school at age 14, as millions do elsewhere in Asia, limiting their earning capacity. But in Malaysia, giving higher education to Malays was crucial to reducing poverty and income disparities among ethnic groups. Such a policy would also address Asia's shortage of skilled or expert employees, a major drag on growth. In the coming budget battles, proven anti-poverty programs deserve strong lobbying. Over 80% of Asia's poor still live in the countryside. "It is important not just to focus on the more vocal urban or near poor," stresses Walton, "but to make sure the rural poor are protected and sustained. That's where the deepest poverty is." And remember: giving the poor a chance to participate in the economy will do much to end the slump sooner. -- With reporting from Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Taipei


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MTV Announces 7 Days of JERSEY SHORE Programming Leading Up to 10/4 Finale
As America's favorite TV housemates prepare to take their final bow on the boardwalk, MTV today announced it will give fans one last JERSEY SHORE programming hurrah for a full week leading up to the Thursday, October 4 (10pm ET/PT, back-to-back episodes) sixth and final season premiere. Beginning Thursday, September 27 at 10p.m. ET/PT with the "Jersey Shore" retrospective "Gym, Tan, Lookback," the network will kick-off a seven-day programming and content extravaganza that includes a full series marathon of all five previous seasons so fans can relive every fist-pump, tanning session and jaw-dropping moment that helped turn a reality series into a pop culture phenomenon.Highlights from the "Seven Days of Jersey Shore" programming launch include:Thursday, September 27 at 10p.m. ET/PT (EVENT KICK-OFF): The week-long on-air celebration begins with the one-hour retrospective special "Gym, Tan, Look Back" which features footage from the final season in addition to cast interviews in which they reminisce about quintessential water-cooler moments from the show, share their personal feelings about the last six seasons and give their perspective on the series that turned them into household names. Then at 11p.m. ET, MTV will consecutively air Seasons One through Five, back-to-back. Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30: The weekend will be a
multi-screen experience for viewers, when they get the chance to interact directly with The Cast. Beginning at 2pm ET on Saturday and 12pm ET on Sunday, The Cast including @DeenaNicoleMTV, @DJPaulyD, @ItsTheSituation, @MTVRonnie, @MTVSammi, @Snooki and @VINNYGUADAGNINO, will live tweet from their official Twitter accounts during Seasons Four and Three, respectively. The fun won't end there however, as MTV will run never-before-seen interviews with Members of The cast all weekend in between episodes, in which they will discuss all things "Jersey Shore."Thursday, October 4 (FINAL SEASON PREMIERE DAY): Premiere day finally arrives and the week-long blowout launch celebration will count down to the evening's back-to-back episode premiere at 10p.m. ET/PT. Fans can check-out a full-day marathon of The Cast's very own favorite episodes and then at 7p.m. ET/PT, The Cast will host premiere night from their adopted home of Seaside Heights, New Jersey all the way up until the nights two-hour premiere. Following Season Six premiere on October 4, MTV will give viewers bonus programming each week at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT following all-new episodes, from fan-favorite after shows with The Cast, to all-new specials including, "Jersey Shore Dictionary," "Jersey Shore Bloopers," "Best of Reunions" and more.Viewers can visit JerseyShore.MTV.com to watch exclusive interviews with The Cast, see bonus scenes from all five seasons, read cast bios and to flip through photos. Fans can like the official "Jersey Shore" Facebook page by heading over to https://www.facebook.com/jerseyshoremtv. MTV Mobile provides "Jersey Shore" aficionados on the go with full episodes, sneak peeks, photos, bios and through the iTunes, the "Spread Snooki" and "Jersey Shore City Guide" apps directly to their phones and mobile devices."Jersey Shore" is MTV's highest rated series ever in the network's history and it has achieved and maintained television domination as the #1 cable series for P12-34 consecutively for all five of its previous seasons. The fan fascination with the series led to a Thursday night, 10-spot programming domination and a burgeoning franchise that to date includes, the domestic spinoff series "The Pauly D Project" and "Snooki & JWOWW," the latter of which will airs its season finale on Thursday, September 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. "Jersey Shore" has been one of MTV's top performing series across all of the network's international markets and within its target audience of youth viewers 12-24, performing particularly well in Australia, Denmark, Singapore, Spain, Mexico, the UK, Poland, Ireland, Belgium and Sweden. "Jersey Shore season 6 will be premiering on MTV's international channels starting in October 2012.""Jersey Shore" has also inspired two international versions for MTV, further expanding the franchise: "Geordie Shore" in the UK is the #1 show in MTV UK history and will air its fourth season later this year, and season one of "Gandia Shore" in Spain will premiere this fall."Jersey Shore" is executive produced by SallyAnn Salsano from 495 Productions. Jacquelyn French is executive producer for MTV. Janay Dutton is Executive In Charge of Production for MTV. Concept created by Anthony Beltempo.About MTV:
MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy®, Grammy® and Peabody® award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV's sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is a leading destination for music, news and pop culture. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.


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Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance is proud to accept an Emmy nomination from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its "My Real Life Moment – Steven Hill" patient profile. The segment featuring Angel MedFlight patient and stroke survivor, Steven Hill, is one of three nominees in the Interview/Discussion/Feature/Segment category. The Emmy Nomination winner will be announced during the Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards on Saturday evening, October 8th at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Angel MedFlight's Emmy nominated video can be viewed on its website at AngelMedFlight.com/my-real-life-moment
"We're grateful to the Emmy selection committee for their recognition of this compelling story," said Barry Keyles, Angel MedFlight's Chief Creative Officer and Vice President. "While the segment focuses on the catastrophic medical condition that Steven suffered while on vacation in a foreign country and his on-going rehabilitation, it is also an inspiring story about the love and support of his wife and his family. We're thankful that Angel MedFlight was able to transport Steven and help the Hill family."
"My Real Life Moment – Steven Hill"
The Emmy Nomination for "My Real Life Moment" Video Series produced by the Angel MedFlight team, the segment was filmed over the course of five years, following Hill through his initial recovery and ongoing rehabilitation. Hill was just 33 years old when he suffered both an ischemic and a hemorrhagic stroke while on vacation with his wife Tanya in Jamaica in 2009. The next hours, days and weeks were harrowing as Hill received a medical flight to Florida for treatment, uncertain if he would survive. Hill required a craniectomy to remove part of his skull known as the bone flap to allow for the swelling of his brain. Stable, but still in serious condition, Angel MedFlight provided an air ambulance transfer to Boston for his extended care and rehabilitation.
Hill still lives in the Boston area with Tanya and they expressed their appreciation to the Emmy selection committee with a joint statement, "We are honored along with Angel Med Flights to have created this documentary that shows Steven's journey from tragedy to happy ending. Thank you to everyone involved with this project."


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A lot of people Ask what is an exploit:
An exploit is a small piece of software that allows a computer system or program to carry out some form of unauthorized access to a computer system through OS weakness, such as a denial-of-service attack, Trojan horses, worms or viruses. The weakness in the system can be a bug, a glitch or simply a design vulnerability.
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Car manufacturers and other firms that increasingly rely on consumer data to make money could be subject to new EU rules that would force them to share that data with other firms, according to a leaked draft of the plans obtained by euractiv.com.
The plan to upend rules governing how companies can own and share access to customer data has been dogged by delays and squabbles within the European Commission, and was pushed from a November announcement date down to next January.
Companies in a range of industries that have moved to cash in on data will be jarred by the Commission's bid to change the rules. The executive could wrest control over data away from big firms and make it difficult for them to seal lucrative contract agreements with partnering companies.
Car companies, energy providers and companies that make internet-connected home devices, healthcare services and financial technologies could all be hard hit if the Commission moves to regulate how they access and share large amounts of data, according to the document.
The Commission is wary of allowing manufacturers to "lock in" consumers to deals they cannot opt out of that would give other companies access to their personal data. Car companies that own personal data detailing drivers' habits could, for example, sell that data to in-car entertainment companies or internet providers that have signed partnerships with the manufacturers.
Consumer groups will likely be happy with that decision. Car companies won't be. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association has argued that car companies should own drivers' data and be allowed to sell access to it to other firms.
For now, the ideas in the document are not legally binding. But the strategy suggests that the executive is still considering whether or not it will introduce new legislation that would require companies to apply its suggestions on data sharing.
Andrus Ansip, the Commission vice-president in charge of technology policies, told reporters last month that his office is considering proposing a new law about data ownership by next June. After the executive publishes the strategy paper in January, officials in the executive's technology policy unit will spend several months gathering information to determine whether legislation makes sense.
A new law on data ownership and access would be controversial and could conflict with what some experts have been advising in Brussels. There isn't enough data on the economic effects that new legislation could have, according to a study the Juncker Commission published last week. The report was commissioned from law firm Osborne Clarke LLP, which recommended that EU policy chiefs hold off on their plans to propose a new law.
As part of the draft plan, the Commission is also considering a proposal to update insurance rules to apply to machines that use huge amounts of data or operate autonomously, like driverless cars.
Firms that take on major risk and benefit from an internet-connected device would be held liable for any problems, while a consumer or anyone who suffers damages would be reimbursed, according to the the strategy.
The executive is also considering legislation to prevent companies from storing data in one EU member state.
As part of a move to get rid of restrictions on where firms keep data in the 28-member state bloc, the executive wants to introduce "enforcement actions" that would stop companies from storing data in one country and preventing it from traveling between different EU states.
The Commission names the "principle of free movement of data within the EU" as a new kind of freedom on a par with the guarantee for the free movement of services, which is already outlined in EU law.
The executive has already faced backlash over its plan to lift those restrictions. Some countries including France and Germany pushed back against suggestions to get rid of so-called data localisation. Many companies store their data in only one EU country as part of a business strategy based on the assumption that privacy-conscious consumers think some EU countries have stronger privacy rules.
"In some countries they think they'll only be able to keep data protected if they keep them inside those countries," Ansip told reporters last month.
'Connected cars' use internet connectivity to perform various functions, including measuring location, road conditions and car performance.
Autonomous or driverless cars do not need driver intervention to function. Car companies have been calling for laws that would allow autonomous cars to drive more freely in Europe.
The EU has been leading initiatives to promote road safety and traffic management by pooling information provided by cars that are hooked up to the digital network infrastructure, as early back as 2010. In particular, the EU executive wants the industry to convert their efforts into "a global market success" via enhanced co-operation and standardisation of ICT-aided cars. Car manufacturers have also invested heavily in these.
"With connected cars, we need co-operative research to help develop global standards," said Neelie Kroes, the EU's former Digital Agenda Commissioner.
The European Commission will announce a plan to ease the free flow of data in January 2017. Commissioner Günther Oettinger has signaled the initiative will tackle data localisation within the EU, as well as data ownership and data sharing between companies.
Further Reading
European Commission: Leaked communication on data access and free flow of data


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What with all the fiscal cliffery in the past few weeks, a few important news stories got short shrift from the chattering classes ensconced within the Beltway. With the pundits all now apparently ready and willing to chase the next shiny, shiny object in the budgetary battles (debt ceiling! platinum coins!) or perhaps to obsess over Chuck Hagel's nomination to Secretary of Defense, the story of Republican governors across the land ushering in a new era of federal control over health insurance was barely noted. This is a shame, because the irony of their stance is so downright amusing.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (otherwise known as "Obamacare") put Republican governors between an ideological rock and a very hard place for conservatives. After losing their court challenge on the constitutionality of Obamacare, each state's governor was faced with a clear choice: either set up a state-run health insurance marketplace (or "exchange"), or refuse to do so and pass the buck to the federal government, which will set up an exchange for states who opt not to create one on their own.
In political terms, this meant a choice between going along with Obamacare -- something Republicans swore they'd never do -- or going against one of the tenets of conservative ideology. Most people, if asked, would likely say that there are some things the federal government does best, and some things state governments do best. Conservatives, however, believe (as one of the pillars of their faith) that all government is bad, and the bigger it gets the worse it is. This means that the states will always do a better job at just about anything government is supposed to do than the big, bad federal government. The more local government is, the better it responds to The People, so all government should always devolve downwards in scope.
You can see the conundrum this sets up. On any new governmental program the feds propose, the best option for conservatives is to have the states run and administer it. This is basic conservative dogma. But when the government program is one that your party has spent the past few years likening to doomsday, it's hard to pivot to "getting with the program" in any sort of fashion.
Republicans, for the most part, still believe that Obamacare is going to be an unmitigated disaster. So most of them chose to opt out, and just hand the responsibility of administering their states' exchanges over to the equally-hated federal government. This way (they must be thinking), when Obamacare collapses, they won't face any political blowback at the state level. So while it must have been tempting for Republican governors to jump at the chance to gain power at the expense of the federal government, most of them decided to just punt it back to the feds.
This isn't universal. At least four states led by Republicans have opted in and will set up their own exchanges. A total of seventeen states (so far) have been approved to run their own exchanges. But over half of the states -- most of them Republican-led -- have decided to punt. Just by looking at a map of which state falls into which category clearly shows this partisan divide.
Now, you can speculate why Republican governors decided to let a government program in their state be run by the federal government instead of taking the duty on for themselves. Perhaps they just dislike Obamacare (or Obama, for that matter) so much they don't want to have anything to do with his namesake health insurance program. Or perhaps they just expect the entire exercise to fail miserably, and they want no part in the upcoming disaster they see on the horizon. Or perhaps they have other reasons for opting out.
But no matter what the reason, these governors have now set up an interesting dynamic which could lead to a result they are likely not even anticipating: the creation of a truly national health insurance exchange. To put it another way: the federalization of the health insurance market. Since the federal government is going to be setting up exchanges in over half the states, they are obviously going to benefit from what the green-visored types refer to as "economies of scale." If you are tasked with setting up an exchange for one state, then setting one up for another state becomes easier. You learn from the process, and you don't have to reinvent the wheel 25 times. Whole layers of bureaucracy can be eliminated, due to duplication of efforts not being necessary. That's the theory, at any rate.
Republicans are betting the system won't work and will be hated by the public. They may, however, lose this bet. If the exchanges go through their startup period (where there are bound to be some problems) but then become widely accepted after the bugs are worked out, then Republicans will have cut themselves out of the picture entirely. Instead of their much-vaunted state governments being in charge of things, the federal government will be running the entire show.
In fact, if the federally-run exchanges for the states which have opted out become successful enough, the remaining states which have set their own exchanges up may eventually be tempted to just hand their exchanges over to the feds as well. If the federal system is working, then why duplicate their effort at the state level?
By deciding to distance themselves from the whole Obamacare system, the Republicans may actually usher in an even-bigger ideological nightmare for them: a truly national health insurance exchange. Now, it won't be the progressive dream of "national health" or even "the public option" -- not by a long shot. But a successful federal program operating in the majority of states would certainly pave the way towards either of those goals a lot more effectively than 50 separate exchanges, many run by Republican administrations.
Which is where things get ironic. What if Republican disdain for Obamacare brings about a truly federal system of health insurance exchanges? Republicans, throughout the whole health insurance debate, darkly warned of the federal government "taking over" the health insurance industry. But what will they say when they realize that the feds didn't need to "take over" anything, because Republican governors actually handed over these reins to the federal government in the first place?
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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett took a break from Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting last weekend in Omaha to play a friendly game of table tennis.
What should the caption be for this photo of the Microsoft chairman and the Berkshire Hathaway CEO teaming up?
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On Saturday, Apple CEO Tim Cook showed up at the United Nations to talk about American politics. Cook, who is openly gay, talked in vague terms about facing discrimination, stating that after seeing a cross burning as a child, his life was "changed… forever."
Cook labeled opposition to illegal immigration a form of discrimination, stating that amnesty measures should be undertaken: "Do not do them because they are economically sound–although they are–do them because they are right and just." With regard to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), he stated, "Now is the time to write these basic principles of human dignity into the book of law."
The tech executive linked his own company's production of handicap-accessible hardware to these political issues, both sequentially and in his word choice. Cook said that he keeps photos of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy on his desk for inspiration, as symbols of their sacrifices in the name of civil rights. "They serve as a reminder to me every day that regardless of the path one chooses, there are fundamental commitments that should be a part of one's journey. For this reason and many others, I was very fortunate that my life's journey took me to Apple."
As evidence for his company's inspiration by civil rights heroes, Cook cited the universal accessibility of its products. "We never, never ever analyze the return on investment," Cook said of gadgets usable by the physically disabled. "We do it because it is just and right, and that is what respect for human dignity requires." Later in the speech, he reused the phrase "right and just" to describe the immigration reform measures currently under consideration by Congress.


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About John & Carrie:
Thanks for allowing us a few moments to introduce ourselves. We are John and Carrie of JC Image Studio. We met at a photography conference and instantly had a connection, and we've been inseparable ever since. We each bring completely different strengths to the relationship/partnership and that's a big reason why we've been a successful team.
John was born & raised in the Seattle area, and Carrie is a southern California girl. We currently reside in Temecula, CA. and enjoy touring (and sampling) the local wineries and restaurants. We both love architecture and design and we also enjoy raising, parenting and spending time with a fantastic, well mannered, cuddly 5 year-old boy, Cash.
We work well together as a team and challenge each other on a continual basis. We are dedicated to providing personal attention and service to our clients.
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The first (and probably the most important) thing that any computer programmer learns are the various algorithms for SORTING data. They are absolutely critical for a complete understanding of the whole computer science field itself.
But it can get quite confusing at times. Especially, when one wants to understand how each one of them works? Or, How each one of them is different from the other? We think we have an answer to that. Suppose you wish to introduce somebody to the game of FOOTBALL. A verbal discription would not be very helpful. The best solution would be to show a visual of the football game to that person.
Same is the case with Sorting Methods. Through this project, we give a visual discription of the various Sorting Algorithms, with the aim of making learning easy and fun.
But the solution also gives rise to a more complex problem. How do we represent the sorting algorithms visually. The solution is to create unique visualization schemes to represent the status of data elements at various instances of time.
This method of representation gives rise to a more complex field in mathematics known as Dynamical Systems.
After the main idea of the project was concieved, the elements of the project were distributed to the various team members.
Team Members:
• Karan Sahni (Algorithms - Coding Sorting Algorithms into C++ Programs)
• Parul Yadav (Visualizations - Creating Visualization Schemes in OpenGL)
• Devina Sibal (Visualizations - Creating Visualization Schemes in OpenGL)
• Prakash (Win32 Integration - Integrating all components in Visual C++ Environment)
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The Truth About Brave
Posted by Kendra on October 30, 2014
The Truth About Brave
The Wild Place Adventure Series
Karen Hood-Caddy is an avid nature lover and the author of seven novels. Her first novel in The Wild Place Adventure Series, Howl, was nominated for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. She lives on Georgian Bay in Ontario.


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On this page you will find information on how to perform various tasks using our telephone system. Click on one of the links below to be taken to the instruction section for that specific subject.
- Auto Callback
- Blocking Caller ID
- Call Forwarding
- Call Parking
- Call Pickup
- Conference
- Hold
- Last Number Dialed
- Priority Calling
- Reminder Call
- Remote Send All Calls (SAC)
- Send All Calls (SAC)
- Speed Dialing
- Telecommuting - Alternate Call Coverage
- Transfer
- NMU Voice Mail Setup
Auto Callback
Will notify you when the called party becomes available, in the case that the called party is busy.
- Return to dial tone
- Dial *5
- Dial busy extension number
- Hear confirmation (3 short tones)
- Hang up immediately
To cancel:
- Pick up handset
- Dial #5
- Hear confirmation (3 short tones)
Blocking Caller ID
Prevents the called party from displaying Caller ID info
- Pick up the handset
- Dial 767, then the number as usual
Call Forwarding
Calls will ring to an extension of your choice
- Pick up the handset
- Dial *2
- Dial the 4 digit extension
- Hear confirmation tone (3 beeps)
To cancel:
- Pick up the handset
- Dial #2
- Hear confirmation tone (3 beeps)
Call Parking
Takes a call from your current phone, put it on hold, and pick it up on any phone on campus.
- Press Park or Transfer (R, Tab, or press and release the switch hook)
- Press #1
- Press Transfer (R, Tab, or press and release the switch hook)
- Hang up.
Your call is now in park
To pick up the parked call:
- At another phone dial #7 and the extension where the call was parked
Call Pickup
Answer a call placed to a member of your call pickup group.
- Pick up the handset
- Press the Call Pickup button or dial #4
To add a party to your call (up to 6 including you)
- Press Conference (R, Tab, or press and release the switch hook)
- Dial the number you want to conference
- Press Conference (R, Tab, or press and release the switch hook)
If you have a hold button:
- Press Hold
If you don't have a hold button:
- Press the switch hook
- Dial *6
Last Number Dialed
The equivalent of redial:
- Pick up handset
- Dial 722
Priority Calling
Override call forwarding or send all calls (calls will ring at the number dialed)
- Pick up the handset
- Dial *1
- Dial 4 digit extension
Reminder Call
This is the same wakeup call service you would find at a Motel. This is to be considered a convenience service, not a service to be relied upon. Service rounds off to 5 minute increments. You can only have one active wakeup call at a time and the wakeup call must be reprogrammed after every call.
- Pick up the handset
- Dial 765, follow voice prompts
- Enter the time for your call (1200-1155) followed by # and either 2 or 7 (2 for AM or 7 for PM)
- If you wish to avoid AM and PM, use the 24 hour clock (0000-2355) followed by #
Remote Send All Calls (SAC)
Send All Calls can be activated or deactivated from a remote location.
You must contact 227-1995 or email@example.com to set this feature up for you.
- Dial (906)227-1035 listen for dial tone
- Dial 725 to activate SAC or 726 to deactivate SAC
- Listen for dial tone, dial your 4-digit extension number followed by #
- You will NOT receive another dial tone
- Dial your security code followed by #
- You will hear 3 short bursts of dial tone as a confirmation
Send All Calls (SAC)
Calls will go directly to a coverage point (usually NMU Voicemail)
- Pick up the handset
- Dial *3 or press the Send All Calls (SAC) button
To cancel:
- Pick up the handset
- Dial #3 or press the SAC button
Speed Dialing
To program speed dials:
- Pick up the handset
- Dial *01
- Dial an index number (choose 0-9)
- Dial number (include "9" if off campus)
- Dial #
- Hear confirmation tone (3 beeps)
To use Speed Dials:
- Pick up the handset
- Dial *7
- Dial the index number (choose 0-9)
Telecommuting - Alternate Call Coverage
This feature allows you to change the coverage path of your telephone between two predetermined coverage points either on or off campus.
For example, you can choose to answer your NMU telephone number from a predetermined remote location such as a cellular telephone or your home telephone. If you do not answer the call at your remote location, the call will go into your voice mailbox.
- Press Transfer (R, Tab, or press and release the switch hook)
- Dial the 4 digit extension
- Press Transfer (R, Tab, or press and release the switch hook)
- Hang up
NMU Voice Mail Setup
- Log in to https://voicemail.nmu.edu *Note that if you are off campus you must first login to the VPN*
- Enter your NMU login and password (your email login/password)
- Click settings
- Enter a password to use from your telephone
- Click update
- Dial (906)227-1122
- Enter your extension number and #
- Enter your telephone password and #
- Press 0 (zero)
- Press 1 to record your unavailable greeting
- Press 3 to record your name
- You are done.
Advanced settings for NMU voice mail
- Go to https://voicemail.nmu.edu
- Log in and go to settings
If you want to send voice messages to your email, enter your email address or addresses separated by semicolons. You can also choose to delete your voicemail messages as they are emailed. This way, you never need to log into the web page or use the phone to get voicemail messages, they simply come in as email.Ex:email@example.com;email@example.com
- You can also enter your mobile address to get notified of new messages on your mobile.
- Verizon users email@example.com
- AT&T users firstname.lastname@example.com
Click the update button when you're done.
- Once you have set up your account, you can access your messages via the web at https://voicemail.nmu.edu or via telephone at (906)227-1122
- Press 1 To - Check New Messages
- Press 4 To - Play Previous Message
- Press 5 To - Repeat Message
- Press 6 To - Play Next Message
- Press 7 To - Delete / Un-Delete Message
- Press 8 To - Forward Message To Other User
- Press 9 To - Save Message
- Please email all comments to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Photographer's Note
I took this photo while returning from Drottningholm Palace by boat
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robertosalguero (288) 2006-09-08 4:44
Setenay this is a very colourful piture! I like it :-) Beautiful perspective of this incredible place. Very good sharpness. Thank ou for sharing this beautiful composition :-)
paulw (2016) 2006-09-08 5:20
Beautiful photo. Lovely details and great colour to your image. Well captured. TFS.
bibs69 (3251) 2006-09-08 5:31
Hello Setenay,
Beautiful view ! The colors and the sky are great, and the contrast between the sea and the sky is well done. May be the water takes a little too much space in the picture. However, I like it :)
Best regards, Laurent.
Robbienight (621) 2006-09-08 5:43
Excellent image. I like the great variety of colours, their brightness and saturation.
The place is really beautiful, I was there myself.
Good composition also, with the city lanscape exactly between sky and sea.
Well done.
arth (1454) 2006-09-08 6:31
Beatiful picture Setenay with sharp details ,well chosen viewpoint and a good composition too .Excellent work.
Voltri (1777) 2006-09-08 7:14
Setenay, the photo is very bright and the clouds are just impressive.
Dianchen (189) 2006-09-16 11:39
Nice photo of the Drottningholm Palace. I did the boat trip, too for some days. Stockholm is a very beautiful town.
hiergunda (419) 2006-09-26 4:04
Fotoğrafını beğendim. Özellikle bulutlar ve ışık çok güzel. Acaba deniz daha az kadraja alınıp gökyüzü fazlalaştırılmış olsa daha iyi olmazmıydı? Ellerinize sağlık, bol fotoğraflı günler...
anducina (8407) 2006-10-07 7:07
Excellent light, colours and clarity. Beautiful sky, buidings and water.
rigoletto (34279) 2006-10-24 17:08
Maket gibi sevimli ve renkli mimarisi, soldan soldan gelen bulutları ile çok alımlı bir fotoğraf. Keşke biraz daha büyük boyutlu olsaydı.
serp2000 (47063) 2008-09-10 20:03
Merhaba, Setenay,
Beatiful shot! Excellent colours! An august is the best time in Scandinavia, nice warm weather, no rains. I like this city too!
Best wishes from Russia,
DariaK (601) 2008-11-14 16:41
Does this spectacular sky follow you around? It's in so many of your pictures. I won't keep giving you points, all of your pictures are great, I just wanted to make this comment.
Photo Information
- Copyright: Setenay Suzer (setenay) (7706)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-08-17
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300
- Exposure: f/8
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2006-09-08 4:41
- To Voltri: Thank you very much (1)
by setenay, last updated 2006-09-08 10:35


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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Bugaboo Birthday Bash Blog Hop!
51 comments:
Great job with the Bugabo Cards Design team. Thanks for all your support.ReplyDelete
Great samples ladies, love them all~Happy Birthday Bugaboo~ReplyDelete
You all rock thanks so much for agreeing to help us celebrate and for the wonderful projects they are amazing!ReplyDelete
these are some fabulous cards !ReplyDelete
Great cards, I especially like the last one - love the colors & embossing.ReplyDelete
Hi Joycelyn - Happy, Happy 3rd Birthday Bugaboo! It is going to be a wonderful week for Bugaboo! Thank you for sharing your lovely creations for this week! Have a wonderful celebration! Gail ScottReplyDelete
Happy birthday...with many more to come!!! Simply adorable cards!ReplyDelete
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Wonderful with fun whimsy & creativity. Like the hot air balloon one since I'm a fan of hot air balloons. Just thought I'd let you know that the link on Catch the Bug for your blog post is incorrect but I was able to find you. Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
I'm having difficulty leaving comments to each of the DT on their individual blogs but I just want to say - these are all FABULOUS - so much inspiration! Congrats on 3 years - enjoy the celebration!!!ReplyDelete
AWESOME projects Totally Stampalicious team! Thanks so much for joining to celebrate Bugaboo's 3rd Birthday!ReplyDelete
Hugs & Happy Days!
Love all the great projects. Happy Birthday Bugaboo! Hopping right along...ReplyDelete
Such fun projects, all are so well done. Stella always makes me laugh, love the one here with the wine bottle.ReplyDelete
All of these cards are amazing! Great work! Happy Birthday Bugaboo!ReplyDelete
Ahw these are super projects...love all the embossing!ReplyDelete
Fabulous cards by the DT! Happy Birthday Bugaboo!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Bugaboo!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing these cards - they are fab.ReplyDelete
High fives to the Totally Stampalious Team! Great cards!ReplyDelete
Wow, how fabulous seeing all these cards!! They are all absolutely wonderful.ReplyDelete
Lovely cards ladies!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards - and of course Stella is my gal - love all of her images!!ReplyDelete
what fun creations! I love the paper piecing!!!ReplyDelete
such a talented DT! love the cards! thank you so much working with Bugaboo and being a part of out 3rd anniversary hop!ReplyDelete
awesome DT projects!!! Everyone did such a GREAT job with these CUTE images!!!ReplyDelete
Great cards, all of them! Hopping along... :)ReplyDelete
Oh wow, such a cache of FUN!! Great cards all around! x0x0ReplyDelete
These cards are fantastic. Happy Birthday, Bugaboo!ReplyDelete
Great images and fantastic cards, Happy Birthday Bugaboo, JxReplyDelete
My favorite was "on the bright side" Super funny. All your creations are lovely.ReplyDelete
What fun cards - lovely creations everyone.ReplyDelete
Toni xx
love the cards especially 'on the bright side'....... so true *lol*ReplyDelete
Fun and fabulous creations!! xxReplyDelete
Really fun creations! Thanks for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
wow love it... I am so excited... this is an awesome hop with amazing creations... can't wait to make it through and see all the creations... thanks...ReplyDelete
Amazing cards ladies! I love the variety and how fun and sweet Jodie's images look. Fabulous ladies!ReplyDelete
Awesome cards!ReplyDelete
Wow...what awesome cards by everyone!!!ReplyDelete
Fab projects from everyone! So glad that you could join us at Bugaboo Stamps in celebrating our 3rd Birthday! Y'all ROCK! :) ScrappyReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards!! Thanks for the amazing inspiration!!ReplyDelete
What fabulous projects... and there's a few images I've never seen before; how is that even possible, lol. Donna ☺ReplyDelete
Thank you for the hop and Happy Birthday Bugaboo! I love all of the dt creations on this blog! Fabulous! Thanks for being in the hop and displaying the cards - enjoy your day! http://ilikepaper01.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
cards are so cute.ReplyDelete
lovely cards, really like the one with the wine bottle I know a couple of friends that would be great for..ReplyDelete
crafting hugs
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to Bugaboo, Happy, Happy Birthday to you! Have a grand week!ReplyDelete
happy Birthday Bugaboo!!ReplyDelete
Awesome Creation!! Wow! Love them all!
Day 6th of the blog hop - enjoying every bit! Have a wonderful day! http://ilikepaper01.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
Great cards ladies, well done!ReplyDelete
Nothing better than a party, y'all. Thanks.ReplyDelete
This is the last day of the hop and it was so much fun! Thanks for everything you do for Bugaboo - enjoy your weekend! http://ilikepaper01.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM
These are so cute! Great job to your DT~ReplyDelete
Super cute cards!!ReplyDelete


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Located 89 miles (143 km) outside of Granada in Ronda, a town situated high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the Bullfighting Museum is housed inside Spain's oldest bullfighting arena. If you're in Ronda, a picturesque location from which to set out on more active pursuits, then this could be a worthwhile stop. Nowadays, it's a rarity to see an actual bullfight, which, despite its Spanish mystique, was always a cruel and abusive practice toward these majestic creatures. Still, the artifacts of bullfighting's history are worth checking out because, despite the long-running maltreatment of the bulls, this is still an important part of this country's history.
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The Ukuleles >> Adele, 2012
The Ukuleles - Rolling In The Deep [Adele]
The Ukuleles are releasing their debut album on September 3rd, featuring prettily strummed covers of classic and contemporary pop tunes by the use of the adorable Hawaiian instrument, the ukulele (you didn't see that coming huh?). Three more lovely covers over at their soundcloud.
Richard Reed Parry >> Talk Talk, 2012
Richard Reed Parry - I Believe In You [Talk Talk]
watch the original
From the Talk Talk tribute compilation album coming out on September via Fierce Panda
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If you've been around LudumDare for a while, Christer Kaitila aka McFunkyPants shouldn't be unknown to you. A while ago, he created the page http://www.onegameamonth.com/, and as you can probably imagine, that's exactly what the name stands for!
And well, I joined! ;) http://www.onegameamonth.com/pythong
Hopefully this keeps me a bit more organized than I am now ^^


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The New York Post has published pictures of the apparent weight gain of star baseball player, Derek Jeter; published with the headline Derek Eater the pictures appear to show the New York Yankees shortstop has gained a large amount of weight as he recovers from an ankle injury.
USA Today has some fun with the New York Posts article with the title "Derek Eater"
Take a look at the picture and then let's play "guess the New York Post lede."
1. They've been calling Derek Jeter "Captain Comeback" at a South Beach Burger King.
2. Good thing pinstripes are slimming.
3. The ankle we knew about. The gut, not so much.
4. Derek Jeter is about to catch Babe Ruth in another category.
The answer is No. 3.
Pictured in South Beach, Miami where Jeter has been undergoing treatment and completing some rehabilitation work on a broken ankle suffered in game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Jeter broke his ankle fielding a ground ball during the game against the Detroit Tigers and underwent surgery to repair the injury.
Any weight Derek Jeter has gained during his injury could have been gained because of his inability to place any weight on his injured ankle without a protective boot; because of the injury it is unknown whether Jeter has been completing any fitness work during visits to a minor league baseball complex in South Beach.
The Yankees have no concerns about Jeter's weight general manager Brian Cashman said on Friday.
Cashman said that he had seen the photographs.
"I saw that the picture said he's heavy," Cashman said. "I can't tell you he's heavy. Even if he was, I'm not worried about Derek Jeter in that capacity in any way, because you're not going to find anybody more committed to being the best that he can be than Derek Jeter."
C. Trent Rosecrans of CBS Sports agrees:
If you're going to criticize the physical appearance of a guy who is limited to nonweight bearing situations, is it just me or do his arms look a little skinny? I mean, better than mine, I'm sure (and I'm absolutely sure his gut is much, much smaller). Next thing they're going to tell us is that his range has been limited since his surgery.
What do you think? Is the Post being too hard on Jeter?


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Hi Support,
I'm having packet loss and connectivity issue on my current network. I have 2 core switch (dell power connect 6224 - stack) and all the access switch (power connect 6248) is connected to the core as backbone and running 19 Vlan segment, All connection are connected using 10G Fibre (SFP+). I have tested on the switches, there is no faulty on the device.
Is the network design ok?
Please find below image.
Dell Power Connect 6224 - Core Switch
Switch Fabric Capacity 136 Gb/s
Forwarding Rate 95 Mpps
Up to 8,000 MAC Addresses
Dell Power Connect 6248 - Access Switch
Switch Fabric Capacity 184 Gb/s
Forwarding Rate 131 Mpps
Up to 8,000 MAC Addresses
There is nothing that stands out as an issue with the setup. Are you using spanning-tree? There seem to be plenty of places for loops to occur. Is the packet loss on any specific switch or randomly on all of them?
How do i check whether is running on spanning tree? if not what is the cause? The packet loss always on core 1 (172.16.0.50). Sometimes device show offline but i still able to access using another set of IP which is (10.8.x.x)
What firmware version is that switch on? Try show spanning-tree active and see which ports are being blocked.
Discarding is when spanning-tree is blocking because there is a loop. Which port is 172.16.0.50 connected to?
There is a switch (172.16.0.55) connect to 172.16.0.50 port 25 1/xg3
It looks like it is in forwarding mode like it should be. Does the issue occur all of the time or just randomly?
We are having this issue when many users are connecting to network and we have use spiceworks for monitoring, it always show "The Network is consistently overloaded"