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Star Trek DVD NewsBy Christian
April 27, 2000 - 5:03 PM
- Bill Hunt at the Diigital Bits has put up an interview with Ron Smith, the Senior Project Manager in Paramount's Digital Mastering department. In this function, Smith is responsible for supervising the quality of the film-to-video transfer of most Paramount projects, including also the digitally remastered Original Series DVDs.
In the interview, Smith talks about the enourmous amount of work that went into the DVD video transfer, which went even further than the remastering for the Sci-Fi Channel version. The same thing has been done for the soundtracks, which were also completely restored to remove all the analog hisses still left on them. As a result, episode can be in production for DVD for as long as six months, and the team has only recently completed restoring episode 28, 'The City On The Edge Of Forever'. The article also contains some info on the difficulties in bringing 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' to DVD:
The studio is also working on Star Trek: The Motion Picture for later this year, although it's unclear at this time if it will be the theatrical version, or the longer "special edition". Non-studio sources tell me that one of the problems with the original film, is that many of the special edition scenes don't include finished effects shots - that's why a widescreen version of it has never been available on home video before (you can get away with seeing a bit of the unfinished sets in full frame, but widescreen would show too much). To do an anamorphic widescreen DVD, these scenes would have to be digitally finished - a time-consuming process. Still, I'm told that the disc will also feature remixed 5.1 sound. And, says Ron, "we're definitely committed to bringing it to DVD in the highest quality."As reported a few hours ago, Paramount considerers 'The Motion Picture' DVD to be 'a big project [...] with a lot of extras' - I wonder if that means we can hope for a fully restored widescreen special edition?
Anyway, more can be found in the full article, which also looks at some of the rest of Trek's DVD future - TNG discs will come this fall, while there are apparently no plans yet for DS9 or Voyager. Thanks go out to Lysette van Erp for this!
- The British DVD Web is reporting that Paramount will be releasing 'Star Trek: Insurrection' on DVD in Region 2 (Europe) on the 5th of June.
- Phil Thron at the DVD Review has written a review of the 'Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock' DVD, in which he recommends the film for its beautiful transfer and improved sound, though he does mention there could have been a few more extras included.
- Also rather positive is Kevin Kaup in his review for DVD Town, in which he awards the disc a 10 for video quality, a 6 for audio quality, and a 7 for entertainment value.
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BWW Reviews: ANJIN, Sadler's Wells, January 31 2012
Alice Chappell
In 1610 William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest and William Adams was shipwrecked onto the coast of Japan. Performed in conjunction with the RSC's season A World Elsewhere (director Gregory Dolan is also the RSC's artistic director), Anjin the Shogun and the English Samurai takes place in a politically tempestuous period of Japan's history. Yet writer Mike Poulton's story of the first Englishman to arrive and settle in Japan seems an apt and rather lovely choice for this year's J400 celebrations, marking four hundred years of UK-Japan relations.
After narrowly avoiding crucifixion by the Spanish Jesuits (who fear their missionary work will be undone), Adams fascinates the effectively reigning regent, leyasu Tokugawa, with his seeming expertise in Western technology. Ultimately, Adams plays a key role in a conflict determining the future of Japan's rule, earning him the prestigious status of Samurai and the name "Miura Anjin" (his district & "pilot"). Adams grew to revere the Japanese culture and remained in Japan.
Marking the HoriPro theatre company's return to Sadler's Wells after ten years' absence, Anjin is a spectacular production. Its lavish set uses traditional Japanese-style art, placing the action well in context - and with a horse that might not quite rival those in War Horse, but is pretty striking. Even the entrances and exits convey long-standing ritual and there's a tremendous sense of ceremony throughout.
The show is performed half in English and half in Japanese, using subtitles. While some
of the English performances could have been judged to be gratingly overacted, the language barrier doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the performances in Japanese, so perhaps this was merely clever direction to aid understanding and give the show's style continuity. There were also several deliberately untranslated moments, which effectively added to the shipwrecked men's sense of bewilderment and a slight cultural divide between characters.
Unfortunately, my linguistically talented friend assured me that there were some hysterically funny ad libs which went untranslated. A special mention was well-earned by Sam Marks as Antonio, who gave a stand-out performance overall, but particularly excelled in the opening scene, innocently giving conniving mistranslations.
More could have been made of the script's fabulous opportunities for comedy - while it is a largely serious piece, more comedy could have only heightened the drama. That said, the chaotic battle sequences were particularly effective and greatly aided by Dozan Fujiwara's music, which was atmospheric throughout.
At times, the rapid influx of names was slightly confusing. It is something of an epic (and so it is quite long) and so perhaps might be better enjoyed following a glance through the synopsis. That said, there were some extremely moving moments - notably Masachika Ichimura and Stephen Boxer's scene in Act 2, which they saved from the clumsy use of projections. Furthermore, Ichimura and Yui Fujimaki's final scene was quite beautiful, with deeply mpressive work from both of them.
Despite the odd melodramatic moment, this is, overall, an excellent production, and a chance to see something different.
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With a stool and his cello, Smailovic once played on top of the rubble from a deadly mortar attack in Sarajevo. In plain view of snipers, he played for 22 days straight — one day for each person killed during the mortar attack.
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The Tigers were set to play a 50-over game and a T20 international on April 29 and 30 in Lahore, the first international cricket matches in Pakistan for 3 years.
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Turky Bowl will supposedly be packed with celebrity cameos, a la the fight sequence in Anchorman, and Alec Baldwin has already been cast as Mark Wahlberg's father. Fitting, that… the film was written by 30 Rock's Robert Carlock and Scott Silveri from a story by Owen Burke.
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Why the selectors must give Yuvraj the nod
Barring an injury, Yuvraj Singh's inclusion in the squad for the first Test against England is a certainty after the fine showing for India 'A' in the tour match, says Harish Kotian.
Back in February, watching pictures of Yuvraj Singh undergo the painful chemotherapy treatment, many wondered whether he would ever return to cricket.
The left-hander was battling a rare type of lung cancer and advised to undergo chemotherapy, which he did in the US. He posted pictures of himself, along with messages of his pain and frustration, on Twitter, and it was clear that he was dying to get back to his first love, cricket.
- Exclusive interview: Yuvraj Singh
But, back then, it looked a distant dream; it seemed he would need at least a year or two to make a full comeback.
However, as the saying goes, where there is a will there is a way!
Yuvraj took inspiration from the now-disgraced Lance Armstrong, who had won seven Tour de France titles after recovering from cancer, to script a remarkable comeback. Although Armstrong has been stripped of those titles, after the USADA produced evidence of doping against the cyclist, back then the American served as an inspiration for Yuvraj to get back to cricket.
Image: Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina
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'First three weeks of actual training were the toughest'
Now, seven months down the line, the left-hander's return is almost complete; he is inching closer to a place in the Indian Test team.
Indeed, it wasn't easy. Yuvraj admitted that when he first started training at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore in June he could not even climb a few steps, forget doing a few rounds of the ground.
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'It was the first three weeks of actual training that were the toughest, because the body was not used to the pain you get from training,' he said.
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He was fast tracked into the Indian team for the T20 World Cup in September even before he played in a first class match after his recovery.
Many felt that the previous selection committee's decision to bring back the left-hander without any proof of fitness would backfire and questioned his inclusion. But he answered his critics with a strong all-round showing in the World T20 in Sri Lanka, in September.
The all-rounder made a big contribution with the ball, claiming eight wickets in five games, but his batting failed to convince as he scored just 66 runs @ 22.
He returned from Sri Lanka and smashed a double century for North Zone in the Duleep Trophy. He batted for nearly five-and-a-half hours in the middle and his knock of 200, off 241 balls, against Central Zone dispelled all doubts.
'What was impressive was not the number of runs Yuvraj scored, but the fact that he was able to bat over five hours across two days. He must be very pleased with his level of fitness, which is [the] key when you play the longer versions of the game,' Central Zone skipper Mohammad Kaif said after the match.
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With India looking for a player to bat at No 6, Yuvraj again produced a timely all-round display for India 'A' against England in the drawn warm-up in Mumbai.
He hit a half-century on day one, and followed it up with his maiden five-wicket haul in first class cricket to enhance his chances of getting picked for the forthcoming four-Test series against England.
India 'A' scored 124 for 4 in their second innings before both captains decided to call off the match in the final session of the three-day encounter.
Yuvraj took five for 94 as England were dismissed for 426 in their first innings. On day one, he hit 59 from 80 balls, but failed in the second innings as he pulled a short ball from Tim Bresnan straight to Ian Bell at mid-on. However, by then, he had done enough to impress the five selectors who were watching from the sidelines.
Image: Yuvraj Singh
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'Yuvraj is spending more time in the middle'
During the warm-up game, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed reservations about Yuvraj's possible recall to the Test side, saying: 'We have to assess whether Yuvraj is ready to field for two days.'
The left-hander's fine performance with the ball -- he bowled as many as 26.5 overs in the absence of a frontline spinner for India 'A' -- should lay to rest to all doubts.
Among his victims were the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Samit Patel, Matt Prior -- all of whom will be a part of England's team for the Tests.
India 'A' coach, former Mumbai batsman Lalchand Rajput feels Yuvraj is a completely different player now and his approach is serving him well out in the middle.
'Yuvraj is spending more time in the middle and concentrating more. His shot-selection is much better and he is looking to play the big innings. His fitness is also back and I don't think he will have any problems playing Test cricket if selected," Rajput told rediff.com.
'He is totally a different person now. Off the field also he has changed a lot. He is talking a lot to his younger team-mates, trying to help everyone. He is a lot more determined and focused,' he added.
Image: Yuvraj Singh
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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Yuvraj's inclusion in the Test side will give India an extra option in bowling, because of his ability to break partnerships, which he has done with a great amount of success in the limited-overs' format.
At 30 he is still to find a permanent place in the Test squad despite being India's top player in limited-overs' cricket. His last Test was in the West Indies last year, his 37th match since making his debut in 2003.
With Suresh Raina failing to score runs for India 'A', Yuvraj is sure to take the No. 6 slot in the first Test at Ahmedabad, starting November 15.
He has another opportunity to stake his claims for a Test recall when he turns out for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad, starting on November 2 at Mohali.
The Indian squad for the first Test will be picked in Mumbai on Monday, November 5, and barring an injury, he should get the nod.
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|21st November 2012, 11:48 PM
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where do i buy factory stock speakers?
where do i buy the factory stock speakers in the back of the car that go in each side of the back of the trunk of the car
i don't care how bad the frequency response is or the size of the speaker
i just care that it works and costs next to nothing.. about 2 to 9 dollars..
i'm also only looking to buy online.... not from the junkyard.
Please no aftermarket speakers! I'm not looking for quality!
|22nd November 2012, 03:36 AM
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"Please no aftermarket speakers! I'm not looking for quality! "
You have made an assumption that I cannot support.
Not all aftermarket speakers are quality.
Call the car dealership and get a price.
Then find something that is aftermarket, and fits, and is much cheaper.
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|22nd November 2012, 08:24 AM
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that's entirely not the point in asking where i can find stock speakers at..
sorry but thats not helping by just telling me that
i know there's factory stock speakers at the junkyard... maybe i should waste 30 minutes to drive down there to buy one silly stock speaker for 30 to who knows how many dollars and pay 20 dollars more just to enter the junkyard to look around..
when i could get the same speaker for 2 dollars online.. and in perfect condition
but i really dont want to have to go through all that trouble for one silly speaker
and im not even planning to use it in my car
im just going to use it to toy around with in my house
|22nd November 2012, 11:24 AM
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Here is a cheap kenwood, free shipping. I know its aftermarket but if you want OEM call the dealer and ask them who they outsource their speakers to and try to contact the company that provides them......highly unlikely your gonna find one for a few dollars though!!!
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|22nd November 2012, 09:22 PM
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Parts express usually has some OEM speakers. Radio shack used to sell OEM equilivant speakers fairly cheap too. I think parts express will be your best bet, if you give them a call sometimes they will have some stuff like that not even listed o. There site for pennies on the dollar.
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|22nd November 2012, 10:33 PM
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I don't know how it is over there. But over here, you can head over to your local car audio install shop and ask for stock speakers for next to nothing as owners that upgrade usually leave them at the shop once the new speakers are installed.
|22nd November 2012, 11:47 PM
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Dunno what's up with the OP but here's a 5" fullrange with whizzer for $1.99 (sorry, that's each, not a pair for $1.99):
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|23rd November 2012, 08:20 PM
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I'll look into that thanks for the suggestions.
|23rd November 2012, 08:28 PM
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djQUAN's idea is a good one. That's how it worked when I installed car stereos.
If you are just fooling aROUND, WHAT ABOUT A SECOND HAND SHOP. Oops, hit the caps lock. I have found many treasures by searching there. Some is just normal but sometimes...
I probably have 30 pieces, woofers, tweeters all kinds of good stuff. Really cheap too.
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|24th November 2012, 08:03 PM
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wow 30? that's quite a lot of stuff unless you use it all for something.
do you attempt to use them all or are some of them just random collected speakers?
I actually have a 12 inch woofer but the surround was torn when we were having friends over because of someone abusing it too much.
the surround was not repairable.
I entirely took the surround off carefully and was hoping I could order a new one.
where would I buy a surround (or a refoam kit if that is what it's called?)
for a 12 inch DUAL brand subwoofer?
the cone and spider are intact though, and still work. I just need to get a new surround centered on it and glued together carefully so my subwoofer will be happy again.
I attempted to clean the old surround off completely.
I have removed all the old glue and foam cleanly. but I'm wondering if I should get a refoam kit?
or if I should buy a new woofer of a different brand? something less than 50 dollars? something really cheap.
I purchased the wal mart 12 inch DUAL woofer for just 30 dollars... probably far too cheap and poor construction from your point of view..
If I could even buy some duct tape or gorilla tape to just put it all the way around the speaker for a surround.. that would be acceptable to me. (hoping it doesn't have noise from the tape vibrating and hoping that the cone stays centered.) but that is the last thing i would want to do.. a new surround would be much easier to use.. or even perhaps buying a new subwoofer.. or just a new one for cheap.. perhaps the next time my mom gets paid we could look at the better brands of subwoofers... (preferably far under 200 dollars.)
anything cheap will do (at least has some extension to the low frequencies under 50hz) doesn't matter what the frequency response is. but it's got to be 12 inches to fit in the box that i have..
and I am wondering if you have anything you may want to sell.. I am curious..
I'm not planning on buying anything though because im broke
(I just turned 15 a month or two ago. And I don't own a credit card yet.)
but I'm wondering..
because perhaps someday I will get a job this year/or upcoming year so my and my mom would get some money.. then i may get some form of a credit card to buy the stuff I would need once I have enough money.
and because my mom can't pay for half of the stuff that i usually try to get. she's busy with keeping the fridge from going empty. she can barely afford to pay the bill for the house we live in.
and she barely even has enough food stamps to live off of. and she doesn't have a job.
Her car isn't even working.. (because someone took out the battery to charge it up for their boat and didn't bother to return it so my mom has to always ask her friends or call a taxi to drive her around to places.
so that's one reason why I was thinking of perhaps getting a job of some kind so we could get some money.
my mom has diabetes and she can't work a job anymore because she has problems with her knee.
sorry for such a massive post.. I'm just trying to explain what's happening so there's no misunderstandings.
If you have time to read all of this I really thank you greatly.
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Giuliani Building Network Of Donors, a Backer Says
By SEWELL CHAN; Aron Pilhofer contributed reporting.
Published: November 17, 2006
Though he has yet to declare that he will run, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is building a national network of donors who would raise money for a White House candidacy, according to the finance chairman of his New York State exploratory committee.
Mr. Giuliani met at a Midtown restaurant on Wednesday with a group of about 30 supporters from around the country who discussed how they would organize fund-raising for a presidential run, said Roy W. Bailey, the finance chairman of the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee Inc.
''Their commitment is to go out and help us build as strong a finance organization as we can build,'' Mr. Bailey, a founding partner of Mr. Giuliani's consulting firm, Giuliani Partners, said yesterday. ''They'll do that in their respective geographical areas.''
Among those who attended were Thomas O. Hicks, owner of the Texas Rangers; Mel M. Immergut, chairman of the New York law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Patrick C. Oxford, managing partner at the Houston law firm Mr. Giuliani joined last year, now known as Bracewell & Giuliani; William E. Simon Jr., an investor who ran for governor of California in 2002; and Barry D. Wynn, a former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party. T. Boone Pickens, a Texas billionaire with oil and gas investments, took part through a conference call, Mr. Bailey said.
Several of the supporters, including Mr. Hicks and Mr. Wynn, were major contributors to President Bush's re-election effort in 2004.
Mr. Immergut said he did not have doubts about Mr. Giuliani's interest in the race: ''If he wasn't really interested, he wouldn't be spending the time of all the people that are already gathered around him and the amount of time that he's been spending crisscrossing the country to test the waters.''
In discussing the meeting, the supporters appeared to want to demonstrate that Mr. Giuliani had the connections and appeal to mount a campaign that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
In interviews, several of them said the former mayor had discussed his potential liabilities in a Republican primary -- perhaps the greatest being his liberal views on social issues like abortion and gay rights.
''Certainly one of the first questions that was asked was how his views on things like gun control and pro-choice and gay marriage would affect the views of the party in terms of nominating him,'' Mr. Immergut said.
''He talked specifically about what his views on those issues were, and he said that his own view was that when he was able to engage in conversations with party members who were more on the right, they could understand that his views were not as black and white as they had been painted.''
Mr. Immergut added, ''He said that for many important issues, his views would be right in sync with the huge majority of Republicans.''
Mr. Wynn, who owns a trust and asset management company, said: ''I've talked to a lot of very conservative voters in South Carolina -- I think I'm one of them -- and I think we're interested in the position the country is in right now and around the world. I think leadership and national security are going to be the overriding issues. People who may disagree with him on other issues will accept that disagreement and support him.''
Referring to last week's midterm elections, in which Republicans lost control of Congress, Mr. Wynn said, ''I think what the election showed us is that we need fresh ideas and leadership from outside of Washington.''
Mr. Simon, whose father was treasury secretary in the Nixon and Ford administrations, worked under Mr. Giuliani from 1985 to 1988, when he was the United States attorney in Manhattan. ''I would support Rudy Giuliani for president 100 percent: financially, intellectually and emotionally,'' he said.
If he runs, Mr. Giuliani will not be starting from scratch. As of Sept. 30, the Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee, the group he formed when he was considering running for the Senate in 2000, had $2 million. Federal law permits him to use the money to explore or mount a presidential run.


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Make sure you have the coverage you need for where you are ... and where you're going.August 4, 2011
Purchasing life insurance can be a daunting proposition, besides the obvious reminder of your own mortality, the cost involved and features and options to choose from can be overwhelming.
But once you make your initial life insurance purchase, your job as an insurance consumer isn't done. There are many factors in your life that influence how much coverage you should have and these factors change as your lifestyle changes, too.
Below is a list of life stages. Compare where you are — and where you're going — with the needs detailed with each stage. If you haven't considered if your insurance meets your needs lately, this may serve as a helpful reminder of the expenses your loved ones will use your life insurance benefit for.
If your needs have changed since you made your most recent life insurance purchase, you may want to consider increasing your coverage amount or adding to the coverage you already have. Even if you have yet to hit the next stage, it's never too early to begin planning. Evaluating the coverage options available to you and looking around for the best rate will help you be prepared for when it is time to modify your coverage:
If you've added family members since you bought coverage on yourself, you may also wish to check out your options for spouse or dependent life coverage. Many times, this coverage is included in a plan as an optional feature, allowing you to get coverage similar to what you already have for your loved ones.
Life insurance can be a way to protect the important people in your life, no matter what stage you're in. Make sure you and your loved ones are protected.
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By Ian Ross
Marin Independent Journal
With the MCAL boys soccer season now well past its halfway point, playoff positioning becomes more important with each passing game.
San Rafael High, sitting in the sixth and final playoff spot before the game started, enhanced its postseason chances significantly by beating eighth-place Novato 3-0 at home on Wednesday.
"We haven't been getting the results we wanted," San Rafael goalie Josh Williams said. "Today we showed we can achieve what we want to. It's one step closer to the playoffs."
Joyner Zacarias gave the Bulldogs (6-4-2, 4-4-1) an early advantage, Alex Argueta added a second-half goal and Logan Breslin scored shortly before time expired for the final margin.
"They possessed a lot better than we did," Novato coach Matt Etchison said. "We couldn't get any sustained pressure on them. ... After their second goal, we stepped up our pressure and got about five good shots."
Zacarias' goal came in the 23rd minute following a corner kick taken by Jonathon Garcia. The corner kick cleared a wall of Novato players at the near post and found Zacarias at the far post for a 1-0 lead.
Argueta, who played for Novato as a freshman last year and faced his former team for the first time on Wednesday, provided the second goal, taking a shot from about 30 yards out and tucking it inside the far post.
"I settled (the ball) and turned, took a touch and looked," Argueta said. "No one was stepping up to me so I took a shot and scored."
Argueta scored the tying goal for Novato against San Rafael last year and again played a key role in the outcome.
"He's the playmaker," Etchison said. "We tried our best to shut him down and we did for a while. He wasn't a factor until we started to press forward."
Novato became more aggressive on offense as the game wore on, with Gabriel Estrada and Isaiah Quiros forcing Williams to make a few saves down the stretch to preserve the shutout. Breslin's goal came in the 80th minute — assisted by Edenilson Blanco — then the referee blew his whistle to end the game.
With the victory, San Rafael stretches its lead over Novato (3-8-0, 2-7-0) to seven points. With seventh-place Justin-Siena also hosting ninth-place Marin Catholic, the Bulldogs faced the prospect of allowing at least two teams to gain ground on them with a loss.
Instead, San Rafael remains in the sixth spot and pulls six points clear of Justin-Siena, which tied MC 3-3.
The Bulldogs face a much more daunting task on Friday when they face their biggest rival in first-place Terra Linda.
"We just tried to step up and work the best that we can," San Rafael coach Jorge Sandoval said of the effort against Novato. "We'll have to do that against our eternal rival, TL. We lost to them by one goal in the first game). We're definitely going to be ready on Friday."
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Tactics key in Italy-Spain draw
A mouthwatering matchup between the past two World Cup winners became all the more engrossing as both managers made brave tactical decisions ahead of the game. After a 1-1 tie, one man, Italy's Cesare Prandelli was left seeming bold. The other, Spain's Vicente del Bosque, appeared more desperate.
The decisions were different responses to a similar problem -- the lack of the team's best-fit striker. Spain's David Villa was unable to recover from the broken leg sustained at the Club World Cup last December. Italy's Giuseppe Rossi has been a long-term absence after suffering a double ACL tear.
In the run-up to the tournament, Spanish fans have obsessively studied the relative merit and demerits of the three strikers bought in to replace Villa. The rugged giant Fernando Llorente, Sevilla's poacher Alvaro Negredo, delightfully known as the "Wild Animal of Vallecas," and Chelsea's Fernando Torres, a fallen hero who has publically suffered so much over the past two seasons he makes it almost possible to feel pity for a man rumored to make more than $310,000 a week.
Del Bosque stunned every prognosticator by condemning all three men to a substitute's bib on the bench. Spain kicked off its title defense without playing a recognized striker, depending on six recognized midfielders instead, with Cesc Fabregas, listed by UEFA at 5-foot-8, nominally in the center forward role.
Italy's decision was every bit as much of a gamble. First, Prandelli put his faith in two strikers, Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli, a tandem as combustible as a wheat field during a drought. If the football world had a "Volatile Maverick Hall of Fame," both these men would be shoo-ins on the first ballot.
If that was not enough of a gamble, Prandelli unleashed another surprising tactical improvisation. The Italian coach elected to counter Spain's midfield superiority by playing just three defenders at the back in an untested formation with midfield anchor, Daniele De Rossi, playing out of position at sweeper.
This ambitious Italian 3-5-2 lineup against the Spaniard "false nine" formation (in which a center forward drops deep to unbalance the opposition's defense) sent tactical football purists into pregame rapture.
At the outset, Italy appeared skittish, as if afraid of Spain's trademarked mechanics and movement. In an interview in the soccer journal, "The Blizzard," former French World Cup winner Didier Deschamps explained that with the paper-cut passing of the Spanish "it's hard to make players understand it is those who haven't got the ball who matter," referring to the psychological threat posed by men running off the ball, which wears opponents down.
Crucially, Spain dominated possession, as is its custom, but deprived of a focal point for the attack, the passing was shorn of its intention. Lacking its familiar triangle pattern, it became as circular as an MC Escher staircase.
Italy drew strength from De Rossi's play. Oddly garbed, with one long sleeve and one short, he stood alongside the Modigliani-esque Giorgio Chiellini, repelling wave after wave of impish Spaniard advances with relish. Watching Spain's passing machine splutter only heightened the appreciation one must feel for its mesmerizing passing game when it is on song.
Cassano was a delight, clearly thrilled to be back in the international fold after suffering a stroke and a heart operation. The AC Milan striker is a controversial figure. Few footballers have invested such energy in the bacchanalian culture that surrounds the game. In his autobiography he proclaimed a love for women and doughnuts, often at the same time. But against Spain, he appeared fully rejuvenated, bold in invention and execution.
His sidekick Balotelli showed commitment mixed with frustration. One delightfully improvised flick, for which he reached back with the underside of his boot to keep the ball in bounds, drew applause from Spanish and Italian fans alike. But his game was best summed up by the moment he dispossessed Sergio Ramos and ran in on goal unopposed, but the shot never came. Balotelli simply slowed down, allowing himself to be bundled over like a man who suddenly realized the novelty undershirt statement he had painstakingly prepared in case of goal celebration was not that funny after all.
The Manchester City nonconformist was replaced by Antonio Di Natale, whose impact was instant as he ran onto a magnificent pass to slide the ball home with his first touch. The Italians were 1-0 ahead and the only surprising aspect of the goal was that Torres was able to suppress a fist pump of delight on the bench.
Spain's response was immediate. For a moment it flashed back to the kaleidoscopic passing patterns of 2010. David Silva tapped a no-look pass into Fabregas' stride and the Barcelona man made no mistake.
Torres made a humiliating end-of-game cameo, as if Del Bosque had sent him on to prove to the world why he did not choose to play his confidence-sapped striker from the outset. Within seconds he botched a one-on-one with keeper Gianluigi Buffon, who not only stopped him, but stayed on his feet to tackle him to win the ball.
Italy tired noticeably in the last quarter of an hour as Spain played with increased urgency but it was able to stand strong. With its domestic game blighted by a spiraling match-fixing scandal, this display of commitment, guts and fearlessness will thrill a nation of disenchanted doubters and give them reason to believe.
Spain's coaching staff will have to carefully address its tactical options before lining up against Ireland on Thursday. It lost the first game of the 2010 World Cup 1-0 to Switzerland and recovered to win it all. As German coach Jogi Loew articulated on Saturday, the first game of a tournament is like being forced to start "at 100 percent in Formula One, only without a warm-up lap." But unless Spain can find a way to trust one of its three strikers with a starting place, Euro 2012's most influential player may turn out to be a Qatari -- Abdulla Koni, the Al-Sadd defender involved in David Villa's broken leg.
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Migrating bird gets plane to catch flock
An injured cuckoo left behind in Britain by its migrating cousins has been put on a jet to catch up with the rest of the flock in Africa.
The bird was nursed back to health after being found close to death in a Surrey garden but is still too weak to fly the full distance.
After a plea by Born Free star Virginia McKenna, British Airways agreed to carry the cuckoo to Italy where she will be released to meet the others going south.
She was put aboard the cabin of a Turin-bound 747 on Tuesday, accompanied by vet nurse Lucy Kells from the Wildlife Aid Foundation in Leatherhead.
Foundation director Simon Cowell, who also hosts the Animal Planet documentary series Wildlife SOS, said: 'Because she was tagged by the British Trust for Ornithology, we knew she was the last cuckoo to leave England.'
Ms Kells said: 'She was in a very bad way when she came to us. She was found in the nick of time.'


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I could go on and on about my home network. I have a server (converted from an old computer) running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise.
I've come up with a basic list of the network's components:
- Active Directory
- File Sharing (with NTFS permissions and security groups)
- Group Policy (with links to multiple OUs)
- Logon scripts assigned to each user (maps drives, copies shortcuts, connects to printers, etc.)
- VNC (with port forwards)
- FTP (with port forwards)
- All assets connected using CAT5e (running at GigE speeds)
All this is configured for a three-computer network.
The big question is – Why?
Personally, I take pride in knowing that my network is the biggest and baddest on the street. And that it could take almost anything I wanted to throw at it.
So after all that, I think I've earned the right to throw out a Top 5 list on how you can put the juice back in your network.
1. Get A Server. Many new doors can be opened when a server enters the picture. Services such as file and printer sharing will no longer have to be dependent on a workstation, as would be in a P2P setup. This will substantially reduce the network traffic on said workstation, and therefore result in a faster connection. Backups are also less of a hassle with a server. Since everyone's data is in the same place, one backup of your main storage folder will take care of everything – instead of having data scattered across machines.
2. Get Wired. Wiring your home (or small office) with either CAT5e or CAT6 will greatly enhance network speed system-wide. Although wireless technologies are definitely improving, wired networking is still much faster and is almost a fail-safe guarantee for a connection. As it can be quite difficult to explain how to wire your network using words, I plan on doing a future post/video exclusively on the topic of CAT5e/CAT6.
3. Go GigE. Gigabit Ethernet, in theory, is capable of producing speeds of up to 1000 Mpbs. While real-world output is more around 500 Mbps, GigE is still a major improvement from 10/100 Fast Ethernet. To make the switch (no pun intended), all of your network hardware will need to be gigabit capable. This includes routers, switches, and NICs. On your routers/switches, the device should read either "Gigabit" or "10/100/1000" to indicate GigE capability. As far as NICs go, the best way to tell is to look in Device Manager (Windows) or Apple System Profiler (Mac). In Windows, the description of the adapter will usually tell you what you need to know (e.g. "NETGEAR GA311 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter"). In OS X's System Profiler, the "Media Subtype" parameter under the adapter properties should tell you either 100baseT (NOT gigabit) or 1000baseT (Gigabit). Once all the hardware is in place, the network should then be running at full GigE speeds.
4. Flash Your Router. Most routers come out of the box with manufacturer-supplied firmware. While this can be effective for many users, a Linux based alternative, called DD-WRT, yields MUCH more options and configurations than anyone could ever dream of. Limitless port forwards, a PPTP server, an SSH server, and many more features are possible with DD-WRT. To install the firmware, simply go to the page on your router's configuration where you would usually do a firmware update. When asked for the new file (a .bin, I believe), provide it, and wait. If all goes well, the router should reboot into DD-WRT when the update is complete. However, before you do this, make sure your router is compatible! Go to <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices> for a list of supported routers. If yours is not on the list, and you proceed with the flash, you could potentially brick the router.
5. Upgrade Your Connection. If you're a power user like me, then you need the Internet like you need water. And what good is an incredible network setup if you're on 768 DSL? Check out the ISPs in your area, and see what they have to offer (I've heard Verizon FiOS is paradise). Traditionally, cable has been faster than DSL, but this can depend on where you are located. Or, if you're content with your current service provider, sometimes an upgrade within the same company can spell a big difference as well.
If computers are people, then networks are telephones. In today's world, communication is essential, and upgrading your network could be just the boost you were looking for.


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Meanwhile, down on the farm, one of the organization's crown jewels was recovering from a second shoulder surgery in two years.
Center fielder Slade Heathcott had surgery in 2010 to repair the labrum in his throwing shoulder. Late this season the 21-year-old had another procedure done in the same area of his left shoulder.
"This was more to clean up the first one," farm director Mark Newman said.
Doctors have told the Yankees their 2009 first-round pick isn't facing a long-term concern. Still, they did not guarantee that Heathcott will be ready for spring training.
"Right now, we will assess in January to see where we are at," Newman said. "I think he will be ready, but it's hard to say. We have never had an outfielder who couldn't play after that (surgery)."
The Yankees shut down Heathcott after he reached high Class A Tampa for one game on June 29. Doctors initially prescribed rest and exercise, though he eventually went under the knife. Prior to the promotion, he batted .271/.342/.419 with four homers and 11 doubles in 210 at-bats for low Class A Charleston.
Heathcott reported to Tampa in September to begin a rehab program.
A former high school football player in Texarkana, Texas, Heathcott gives his all on the baseball field, but it has come with a cost. He had knee surgery as a senior to repair a torn ACL, and he has added two shoulder surgeries in his brief pro career. Heathcott also ran afoul of the South Atlantic League while playing for Charleston in mid-May, receiving a five-game suspension and a fine for his role in instigating a bench-clearing brawl with Greenville.
"He can run and hit and plays with a reckless abandon that is vicious," Newman said. "He is really aggressive."
• The Yankees invited top prospects to Tampa for a minicamp in early October. On hand were outfielder Mason Williams, third baseman Dante Bichette Jr., shortstop Cito Culver and catcher Gary Sanchez.
• Sanchez had completely healed from a broken pinky finger on his glove hand that he sustained while blocking a ball at Charleston.


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text: MSHA targets mine violations that lead to deaths By Ken Ward Jr. February 12, 2010 Story Share Read more in Coal TattooCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Obama administration mine safety regulators this week formally kicked off a new program to target the types of violations most frequently linked to mining deaths.The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration's "Rules to Live By" campaign is starting with educational and training efforts, but will next month move toward targeted enforcement and increased penalties."This is as much a training and education issue as it is an enforcement issue," said Joe Main, assistant labor secretary for MSHA.Main and other MSHA officials visited Charleston on Friday for the second of two events to launch the program. The other was Thursday in Austin, Texas.MSHA officials analyzed 589 deaths in coal and non-coal mines between 2000 and 2008. They came up with a list of 11 coal and 13 non-coal rules that were most frequently cited by investigators looking into those deaths.In the coal industry, the list includes roof control violations, electrical problems, poorly maintained haul roads and unsafe machinery. Nearly half of the 300 coal-mining deaths between 2000 and 2008 resulted at least in part from such violations, MSHA officials said. Over the long term, coal-mining deaths in the United States have dropped from hundreds every year as recently as the 1960s to an average of 32 annually over the last decade. But mine safety took on a renewed focus following a series of disasters in 2006 and 2007 after the Bush administration made major cuts in MSHA staffing, budget and enforcement.President Obama appointed Main, a longtime United Mine Workers safety director, to run MSHA and Main has promised his goal is to eliminate all mining deaths.Last year, Main announced a campaign to end black lung disease, but at the same time backed off a previous MSHA promise to tighten legal limits on exposure to coal dust that causes the deadly disease.Last year, the coal-mining industry set a new record low with 18 deaths nationwide. At Friday's event, Main noted that in 2008, there were just seven workers killed in underground mines in the U.S., half the previous low. And, the industry went eight months without any underground mining deaths, Main said."If we can do eight months, we can do the other four," Main said.Now, MSHA is distributing information about its priority list of safety rules to the industry and working on educational and training efforts.Greg Wagner, Main's top deputy for policy, said that starting on March 15, MSHA inspectors would focus "increased scrutiny" on violations of those rules. Inspectors will also carefully examine violations and consider whether they deserve increased monetary penalties. Industry, labor and government officials attending Friday's event voiced their approval for the MSHA program."Safety is something we need to take care of first," said Joe Carter, an international UMW vice president from Charleston-based District 17.Carter said a poor safety record "hurts the reputation of the coal industry, and we could use a little help right now."Kenny Murray, a former MSHA official who is now vice president for operations at Alliance Coal, said safety problems allow the coal industry to "come under attack by the media" and helps others to "paint us as being evil."The last speaker at Friday's event, Jill McIntyre, told the crowd about her father, Mark McIntyre, who was killed on Dec. 29, 2008, in an accident at a CONSOL Energy barge facility near Moundsville.McIntyre, 58, fell into the Ohio River and drowned while he was checking for accumulations of standing water in the cargo areas of barges at CONSOL's Ireland Loadout facility. MSHA cited the company for not training preparation plant workers, such as McIntyre, on the specific safety hazards of working on the river loadout. The incident also prompted the state to write new barge facility safety rules. "I'm here to remind you, to implore you, to do whatever you reasonably can to keep another family, your family, from losing a miner on the job," Jill McIntyre said.Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side 2 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 3 WVU notebook: Holgorsen says injured players 'close' 4 Gazette editorial: Is it time for health care for all yet? 5 Nitro police captain fired over off-duty confrontation caught on video Aracoma fire survivors win round in Massey court battle Previous Story Mine appeals clog MSHA enforcement process Next Story


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Two home wins for Lander girlsMar 30, 2014 By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor
Two different kinds of victories were produced by the Lander Tigers girls soccer team to begin the season.
Lander crushed the Rawlins Outlaws 10-0 on Friday in its home opener.
The Tigers blanked Torrington 3-0 Saturday afternoon to complete the sweep at the Lander soccer field.
Both the matches were against conference opponents.
"It's a great way to start the season," Lander coach Dean Schaff said. "It's not ideal to start the season with conference games, but it's nice to have two wins."
Schaff liked the early progress from the Tigers.
"We were able to work on some things and get a little better," Schaff said. "Hopefully, we will move forward. The schedule is a little tougher after spring break. We will take what we learned from this weekend and transfer them after the break."
The most important the Tigers did in two games was control the ball.
"We played the ball into places where we were creating an attack," Schaff said. "Even though we didn't have a lot of shots go in against Torrington, that was the biggest area of improvement."
Lander 3, Torrington 0
In their second match of the season, the Tigers were up 2-0 at the break vs. Torrington.
Ella Welsh and Taylor Meeks had the two goals in the first 40 minutes of play.
"We controlled most of the game," Schaff said. "Torrington had a few chances, but they maybe have two shots on goal. We did make mistakes in the back that we have to fix."
Late in the second half, Torrington was called for a hand ball, giving the Tigers a penalty kick.
Schaff had Audrya Tanango put the ball into the net.
"Audrya has been working really hard," Schaff said. "I think that she deserved a chance to step up and prove that she can do it."
The Tigers take next weekend off from competition because of spring break.
"Spring break is wrong timing for us right now," Schaff said. "We are finally kind of getting into things. We are finally starting to get out and play good soccer, and now everybody will be gone."
Lander plays in the Worland Invitational on April 11-12.
Lander 10, Rawlins 0
The Tigers took a 2-0 cushion going into the break. Lander exploded for seven more goals to cruise to the easy victory.
"We didn't play too great in the first half," Schaff said. "Then we kind of corrected some things in the second half. We were able to take advantage of some of the things that they were giving us. You never want to win that way, but they are tough games to coach."
Alicia Espinosa and Meeks had two goals apiece, as did Rachael Troxel.
"We were able to move some people around and take a look at some different things," Schaff said. "Wins like that let you to have a look at some of your younger kids."


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I swear I met this man onboard on my last sailing
Hotel Check-In, Diamond Member - YouTube
OMG I have seen these people too !
This holds true for many, and not just on Royal. At one time NCL let people buy membership in their highest tier. Many of us here recall a person who did this and then made sure everyone knew it, usually by saying 'as Platinum Latitudes members' in every sentence. I think he'd been on one or two cruises at the time.
Makes me want to knock the stuffing out of that bear.
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Maps news – APC blog was first to report on a presentation by Google Australia which revealed some new upcoming features for Google Maps. Most significantly: Google Maps will soon give you the ability to easily embed Maps into your web page (with an HTML embed snippet like with YouTube videos). Many other mapping mashups have done this in the past (like Tagzania). I'm assuming this works with MyMaps, but it would be interesting to know if it works with Mapplets as well. Google Australia also used the presentation to dispel rumors that high-res imagery in Sydney had been replaced with lower resolution because of an important upcoming political meeting. They said the imagery had been replaced because of a licensing dispute.
GeoServer Update – The GeoServer blog reports on a new release (version 1.5.3) which has substantial new features. Most importantly, they have better support for KML. In particular, they now support significant new features for SuperOverlays, custom placemarks from templates, and automatic generation of legend information. They are also now supporting GeoRSS and Oracle database integration. See this interesting article at Oracle about this.
Scavenger Hunt – VirtualGlobeTrotting has a scavengerhunt for Streetview sights which just started last week. Here's your chance to play with the new cities and Streetview and maybe win something.
LA Murder Map – The LA Times has a Google Maps mashup called the "Homicide Map". It not only shows you the location of murders so far this year, but provides a number of statistics allowing you to views by ehtnicity, age, gender, cause of death, day of week, etc. And, you can also select the "KML" button and see the resulting map in Google Earth as well. Gee, this is a fun and powerful mashup! Too bad its such a morbid topic.
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Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this exciting product. Frank completed a 5.5 year circumnavigation of the earth by sailboat in June 2015 which you can read about at Tahina Expedition, and is a licensed pilot, backpacker, diver, and photographer.


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Recently, I was test-firing a Chinese Norinco 1911 imported into this country in the early 1990s before the Clinton Administration shut off Chinese imports. The Norincos were a faithful mechanical copy of the 1960s Colts, but fit and finish left a bit to be desired.
This particular pistol functioned 100 percent and combat accuracy was good. Examining it later on the bench revealed poor lockup between the barrel and slide lugs, and some minor peening or "flanging" of the lugs was evident.
Engagement was an unacceptable 50 percent or less. The bottom lugs of the barrel had been cut a bit too high. For occasional use, this pistol could serve for years before a real problem developed but at that point the slide might be ruined.
The only good fix for poor lockup is a new gunsmith fit barrel. But before we can fit the barrel we need to dress and polish the slight ridge at the front of the slide lugs. No problem, you think. We'll use a sanding drum on our Dremel Flex-Shaft attachment to polish these surfaces.
Not so fast, grasshopper. Minimum depth of the slide locking grooves should never be less than .055 inches, and the Norinco slide measures .058-.060 inches. A sanding drum could reduce the lug height below minimum in a matter of seconds. I've seen slides ruined with power tools.
Polishing by hand is slower but has a higher chance of success. Brownells markets a special tool known as a "lug iron" for careful dressing of the slide lugs. A piece of abrasive cloth—320-grit is recommended and seems to work well for me—is clamped on the drum shaped end of the tool and inserted into the slide.
Keep the tool parallel to the slide bore and replace the paper as needed. Monitor the lug height to be sure it is not reduced below the .055-inch minimum. Removal of a couple thousandths is all that is usually needed. Once the burr or ridge is gone, stop polishing. The lugs should be smooth and square, ready for a new barrel.

Brownells Lug Iron
The Brownells lug iron and a strip of 1-inch wide 320-grit abrasive cloth are just what you need to break burrs in the slide lug area. Don't use your Dremel tool for this job.


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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—According to a study released Monday by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, 4.2 billion people—a full 70 percent of the planet's inhabitants—could use an all-star benefit concert.
"Whether ravaged by war, disease, natural disaster, or just plain grinding poverty, there are a whole heck of a lot of people out there in desperate need of a star-studded fundraiser at Madison Square Garden," ECOSOC president Martin Belinga-Eboutou said. "Or, if not that, a Quincy Jones-produced remake of 'What's Going On' featuring everyone from P. Diddy to 'N Sync to U2's Bono."
Belinga-Eboutou pointed to the recent success of Concert For New York City, a five-and-a-half-hour extravaganza featuring such superstars as Elton John, Mick Jagger, Backstreet Boys, Paul McCartney, and Destiny's Child, among others. Earnings from the benefit, which aired on VH1 and will soon be released as a double-disc CD, are expected to surpass the $150 million raised in last month's all-star America: A Tribute To Heroes telethon.
"If we could get something like that going in the 315,583 places on the globe the U.N. has identified as 'in crisis,' we'd really have something," Belinga-Eboutou said.
Belinga-Eboutou cited Gujarat, the Indian state where a January earthquake killed an estimated 100,000 people and left nearly one million homeless, as an example of a region that could use a night of star-studded "compassiontainment."
"If Jerry Seinfeld could see it in his heart to toss off a few of his trademark observational one-liners for the needy people of Gujarat, it would greatly alleviate the suffering they have endured," Belinga-Eboutou said. "And the rock stylings of a reunited Who would be much appreciated, as well."
Last week, the U.N. established an exploratory committee to begin the arduous task of assigning stars to the world's trouble spots. However, with the ratio of needy locales to bankable stars standing at 4,390 to 1, an estimated 800 two-hour concerts per celebrity would be required over the next year to set things right in the world. These figures are also contingent upon no further natural or man-made catastrophes occurring during that time period.
Though only in its initial stages, the deployment of stars has already begun. Last week, R&B sensation Pink was dispatched to Indonesia to raise money for the families of the 350 asylum-seeking refugees who drowned in an overcrowded boat last month, while Arista recording artist Dido is slated to perform Nov. 27 in war-torn Macedonia. In addition, the '80s new-wave band Soft Cell has agreed to reunite for three December shows in AIDS-ravaged South Africa.
New York concert promoter Ron Delsener, who is in talks to organize more than 22,000 relief concerts on behalf of the U.N., said the logistical problems such a humanitarian effort would present are considerable.
"There just aren't any adequate venues for, say, an Ozzy Osbourne show in Sierra Leone," Delsener said. "No stadiums, no arenas, not even a large auditorium. And have you ever tried tracking down a pyrotechnics expert with a union card in sub-Saharan Africa? It's practically impossible."
Delsener also noted that the cost of providing adequate security at such a concert would be greater than the gross national product of the nation in need.
Despite such challenges, Third World leaders are urging musicians to do whatever they can.
"It is up to each and every star to pitch in," said Nicaraguan president José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo, whose drought-ravaged country will soon receive help in the form of Eagle-Eye Cherry. "From heavy hitters such as Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen to young upstarts like Macy Gray, the world needs all the singers it can get."
The world's impoverished received more good news Monday, when George Harrison, whose 1971 Concert For Bangladesh was the first all-star fundraiser, said plans are underway for a follow-up show.
"I've already talked to Ringo [Starr] and Eric Clapton, and Tom Petty appears to be interested, too," Harrison said. "The Concert For Bangladesh was such a big success, there's no reason to think that this upcoming Concert For Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, The Philippines, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe won't be just as great."


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Vapourware !!!!
Look Look virus' everywhere, you need protection !!!!!
So Kaspersky is selling his wares on TWO virus stories that his company and software didn't at the time pickup or even detect.
The mystery malware inadvertently brought into space by scientists which then infected the International Space Station has been identified as a gaming Trojan. The historical infection actually happened five years ago in 2008 but was propelled back into the news again last week as the result of a recent speech by Eugene …
Look Look virus' everywhere, you need protection !!!!!
So Kaspersky is selling his wares on TWO virus stories that his company and software didn't at the time pickup or even detect.
or just move to linux ?
Yes because Linux has no malware, great idea!
@knarf: well, it doesn't have an autostart system, or shortcuts that can execute DLL files just by looking at them
... and thought it was going to be about some piece of space junk in a stable orbit trailing the ISS.
No that's a Sandra Bullock movie.
I salute you, Sir, on the excellence of your ripost!
"No that's a Sandra Bullock movie."
Actually, I considered that one incredibly cute.
Dumber than a bag of hammers on space and physics terms, but cute nonetheless.
See dumber than a bag of hammers and wonder why it didn't get preserved in my video collection.
I didn't know Linux was incapable of running closed source applications.
"I didn't know Linux was incapable of running closed source applications."
If you're not joking -it does and I spent a great deal of my last few years at work running EXTREMELY expensive molecular and protein modeling programs - all closed-source and all protected to the hilt.
A true Linux user will only use open-source programs since only open-source is the way to true security, happiness, and the Almighty. Everyone else is pretending and is a Windows / Mac user at heart.
'"I didn't know Linux was incapable of running closed source applications."
If you're not joking -it does '
..I was detecting irony (or rather, sarcasm) in the OPs statement - of course that might have been wrong as well. The article was seeming to suggest that the switch from Windows to Linux would necessitate moving from closed source to (presumably different) open source applications - which is not true in the general case.
Apology : I read it as 'capable'
One would assume this sort of work would be undertaken on Earth. I'm guessing that much of the ISS software is developed in-house, so a port to Linux is easier.
"so a port to Linux is easier." - I imagine so much of 'our' software was in-house and much scientific software is written for Unix and nowadays Linux
I immediately thought of those asteroids that float around Lagrangian points.
as Simon Harris said above?
It's not rocket science...
... erm...
So NASA has no "scan media on Earth before it goes into orbit" policy, or are the astronauts just breaking the rules here? The answer would appear to be simple in either case: Instigate the policy tootsweet and make breaking it a Swift Kick in the Hurtybits offense.
I would have thought anyone clever enough to go to the ISS would voluntarily have all their data storage scanned. Knowing you've just borked the atmosphere scrubber whilst sorting your mp3s should focus the mind.
So which media scanner should they use? The one installed here and updated daily by those good people at McAfee certaiy doesn't detect everything that's out there in the wild from day 1.
Floppy disks!
Perhaps if we returned to using floppy disks instead of USB keys the malware would be too large to fit on the floppies?
Probably not, but floppy disks would be too small for most user content and cease to be used. Problem solved.... Sort of.... Well, it's a better solution than most of the AV products out there.
I'm really not understanding why anyone would even be allowed to take up a USB drive that hadn't been comprehensively checked both before and after any files or apps were dumped on it.
Autorun is a stupid, stupid feature of Windows, that should never have made it into release. Whoever first thought of it must have been braindead.
Autorun can be disabled by default, and it should have been on ISS systems.
I suspect the USB Drives that were infected were personal ones owned by the Astronauts that contained all the Frankie Vaughan an Astronaut would need to entertain themselves while alone in space. They probably "forgot" to hand it over to be scanned prior to leaving...
",,, thought it might cause headaches in finding open-source builds of current Windows-based scientific applications, among other issues.
I may be wrong but using something like Crossover or Virtualbox or VMWare could help out, couldn't it?
It could but some use a USB license dongle and they can be a nightmare in virtual land.
...its malware payload only came into play in screwing up the operation of industrial control systems from Siemens. Additionally, it only activated when the kit was being used to control high-speed equipment such as Iran's nuke purifying centrifuges. Nothing would happen to the same type of kit within a milk-bottling factory or an escalator control mechanism that became infected....
That's all right, then.
We'll forget about the fact that it only takes ONE malicious teenager inside the virus-writing fraternity who isn't thinking much about long-term consequences to put a jump around that.....
It really would take more than "one malicious teenager" to do this. The level of complexity in Stuxnet is truly awe inspiring.
140 laptops of which 80 are running at one time?!?
Now I know that power is a very important thing in space travel. I recall a number of stories in which additional solar panels were being deployed in order to meet future demand.
Now. I'm guessing that when an experiment is being designed it is self contained and comes with it's own laptop with software installed to run everything. That computer would come with whatever operating system needed to run the software.
I'm also guessing that many aren't actually connected to a network. This is simple safety design. A fault in an individual component won't bring down (heh) your entire space station.
Non-experiments are most likely designed in the same way. Black boxes as far as possible. They all have their own controlling computers so failures can't cascade.
Quite a lot of data transfer is via sneaker net and usb sticks. It's hard to run a network everywhere (like though an air lock into a different module..)
The thing that bothers me is that a laptop is massive overkill in terms of the CPU cycles needed for most of the hardware. Big laptops. Heavy batteries (good if a power problem though). Spinning rust. Internal cooling fans.
Something like a small Raspberry PI would most likely be better. You might not even need a screen/keyboard unless you are interacting with it, so you can carry around essentially a portable dumb terminal with you to do the interactive bits.
Also better in terms of weight.
It takes a lot of delta V to get every single pound out into orbit.
Leaving the hardware and software up to the project implementors likely creates agility in design; the project planners can use whatever skill sets and hardware they are already have up on hand and don't need to get up to speed on new ideas- though I wonder if pushing towards a reference hardware/software module as a base platform would allow skills and ideas to be pooled and shared such as you see with Open Source.
A Pi is a stunningly powerful machine, and are current general purpose operating systems are massively overbloated to get things done. We forget that we got to the moon with onboard computers which were less powerful than a four dollar pocket calculator. You are also not limited in terms of language/tools/operating systems you want to use on it.
It would allow you to also have spares lying around in case there was a hardware fault somewhere.
And the hardware design is fully documented. NASA could design a special variant which was hardened for space, though I don't think this is necessary inside the station itself seeing they are using commercial laptops.
But the idea of Windows being used as a critical component in any system design terrifies me, though the fine article didn't mention in what systems the malware was found. I'm guessing not the important bits.
But malware in nuclear plants? Over an air gapped bridge? Even in the administrative machines? (also not stated) Not good.
Why are Windows systems being used here?
Just for the record. OSX also has auto run. At least in the past whenever you mounted a disk image (.DMG) it would automatically run scripting code in that image if it was found, and Safari still has the default of opening a download when finished, that's why Apple added a warning to the OS that "This application was downloaded from the Internet- Run anyway?" type message.
I'm curious of the game the Trojan rode in on. If Space Invaders brought down the ISS, I'd be calling the MiB.
"Ladies and gentlemen" said the head of Trojan-for-You to his motley crew. "I am proud to announce that we are the first malware house ever to get a virus into space. This is one small virus for space, one giant pain for ISS!"
Linux does protect you from viruses or viri or whatever. Everyone in the office where I work has come down a a horrible snotty flu thingy except me. They all use Windows machines while mine is debian Linux.
It might be interesting when something like "CryptoLocker" hits there. Goes wild and borks up machines on the network.
Quick, get me the unlock key.....
Now if they would find virus writers and
lynch prosecute them...
Now if they would find virus writers and
lynch prosecute them...
I think the fitting justice would be to throw them out of the airlock without a space suit.
You have an OS, it can be targeted. Period.
*BSD? Targeted.
OS X? Targeted.
WinBlows? Targeted.
If it's popular or important to someone with deep pockets, such as nation states or criminal organizations, it's targeted. I'll not even go into industrial espionage, as that's moved into the nation state game. Again.
If you run it, if you are interesting, you will be targeted in your OS.
That windows has a history of supremacy in suchage is beyond the point.
What my command wanted in my Linux and *BSD system wasn't reliability, it was audit-ability and support to ensure the audits were accurate.
The only reason I got *my* OS of choice through was because I was an auditor for that particular OS at the time.
And it wasn't Windows. Windows was job security.
My OS was job stability, as it hearted detection of malware and reported it and did assorted other useful things.
No, you can't know which it was.
Figure it out for yourself. You'll be wrong anyway.
Aka security by idiocy. Let the idiots troll about and hope for success. ;)


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Towy Valley youngsters misusing the equipment at a Llandeilo park could lead to the closure of the facility to the public, the town council has warned.
Town mayor Councillor Dawn Wallace told fellow members that she had received reports of children damaging nets on the tennis courts at Parc Le Conquet, off Dynevor Avenue.
The park - which houses three courts inside a fenced area as well as the bowling green, a play area and other facilities – is the home of Llandeilo Tennis Club.
"These children are riding their bikes around the courts and into the nets," said Cllr Wallace.
"They are also using the courts to play football and rugby.
"It is damaging the nets and I think we need to consider looking the gates into the tennis courts."
However, the suggestion was slammed by Cllr Geraint Price.
"The park and the courts are a public facility," he said.
"You cannot lock it – the park is there for everyone in the town to use – it is not just there for the tennis club.
"If people want to turn up at whatever time of the day, the courts should be open for them."
Cllr Price said that any incidents of vandalised should be reported to the proper authorities.
"If there has been any damage then it is a matter for the police," he said.
"Vandalism is criminal damage and should be reported as such, but the park and the tennis courts are a public facility and should remain open for everyone to use."
Town and County Councillor Edward Thomas added: "It is a dilemma. We either close it and say it is there for the use of the tennis club only or we leave it open and run the risk of things being damaged.
"Unless there is a full-time park-keeper there to keep an eye on things then it is likely to remain a problem."