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What famous or/ and interesting people are you related too?
I was told I am related to Robert E Lee on my Mother's side.
I was told I am related to Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid Land Camera
and Charles Lindbergh.
What famous or/ and interesting people are you related too?
I was told I am related to Robert E Lee on my Mother's side.
I was told I am related to Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid Land Camera
and Charles Lindbergh.
On my mom's side, we are related to Kit Carson.
Nobody famous in my family as far as I know...
On my mother's side, my Aunt's research showed Zachary Taylor. My gr. grandmother's brother was one of the officers working on the Lindberg case.
Kit Carson was a bigger then life character, Janet.
Hi Judy, it seem famous relatives crossed paths at one time in the Lindbergh case.
And related to a President is something to be proud of.
I'm not related to anyone famous but I have cool ancestors, at least I think they're cool. One of my great great great great... (and so on, not sure back how many generations) was the daughter to an Indian chief. Another distant relative, not as distant though, was a seamstress for the Queen of Sweden. She could hand sew as perfectly as a sewing machine.
I love hearing who everyone is related to.
Actress Marisa Tomei is like a third cousin or something.... not gonna be getting an autograph from her probably!
Hi Heather,
I edited the topic, Very interesting an Indian Chef.
I love to sew, but with a machine, I have a lot of respect for someone who can SEW that well.
Hi Molly,
Marisa Tomei, I loved the movie Untamed Heart.
Lady Godiva of Conventry England is my 33rd great grandmother (on my mom's mom's side I believe).
Also my Talbot (dad's mom's family) ancestors came to the US from England via South Africa. I guess one of the Talbot girls was a servant in to the King of England who somehow became pregnant the family was sent to South Africa to help with colonization. Grandpa Talbot learned to speak many of the native languages while there and became a great friend to many of the tribes. There was a orphaned African boy (Gobo Fango) who took a liking to the Talbots and they him. When grandma and grandpa decided to come to America Gobo wanted to come with them so badly that they let him. The problem was that at the time they weren't allowing more Africans into the US. SO grandma lifted up her hoop skirt, and Gobo walked in the country undetected. Nothing famous I just love the story.
What a wonderful story, thank you for sharing.
On my mom's side of the family Alexander Hamilton. Then my cousin was a winner a reality TV show and won Pretty Wicked which was on the Oxygen Channel.
Well, I always thought this story was interesting. Here's the abridged version.
My great-great-grandfather had an identical twin. They were struck by lightning. One died immediately after, and the other was unable (or unwilling) to speak for a long time as he recovered. No one could figure out which had died and which was recuperating. Their mother was the only one who had always been able to tell them apart, and she had died years earlier. So finally the dead one was buried, the surviving brother started speaking, and said that he was in fact Ed, and Fred had died.
The very convenient thing is that Fred had an awful lot of gambling debts ... which of course his creditors had to write off since he was dead. Ed (or was he?) had the farm to himself, had no debts weighing him down, and soon after married his sweetheart (or was she really HIS sweetheart?). But he did enjoy playing cards more than anyone remembered before the accident.
Sometimes I wonder ... if my grandma should have called him Grandpa Fred to see what would happen.
That's a great story Laura.
I always thought so too. There are probably interesting stories and mysteries like that, and Kaleena's story about the Talbots, back in everybody's family tree if we only knew where to look or who to ask!
On my paternal side, we are distant cousins to Guy Lombardo - famous bandleader who was best known for hosting the New Year's Eve countdown from the Roosevelt Grill in NYCity prior to Dick Clark's Rocking New Year's Eve became the primary show to watch. Although he was a Canadian native, he became a citizen and lived most of his life in NYC, eventually retiring to his house on Long Island where most of our family lived.
I just want to say I love this thread! It is neat to read all the stories.
Ed or really Fred!? hehe that makes me giggle.
I'm related to Dick VanDyke. Yep. That one.
I find it more interesting to be related to Elizabeth Proctor of the Salem Witch Trials.
Courtney, I find them equally interesting. Dick Van Dyke is a great actor; his talent isn't anything to be ashamed of.
Hum... I don´t have interesting people in my family, I guess... My family by father´s side is of poor immigrants that went from Spain when my grandparents were young children - my grandma and my grandpa were cousins - and my mother´s family is very difficult to track back, since they seem to be in Brazil since colonial times and a) Portuguese registers are really confuse b)They weren´t a literate family who wrote or otherwise preserved their familes, as they were only farmers.
Well, after my grandfather by mother´s side died, they named a street with his name in the town he used to live - a very tiny town.
Also, one of my grand-grand-grand parents (also from mother´s side) "married" a native brazilian indian - he caught the indian with a lace of hope and them she was his. Really brute.
Oh, Heather I wasn't ashamed! I just got tired of having everyone ask if I was related to Dick and Jerry. As a kid, I always thought the cartoon characters? In fact, I said "Don't you mean Tom and Jerry?" to one person.
Donal Mosher is a second cousin. He does independent films and is an award winner. One of his most current films is called October Country, it has been on the Documentary Channel. Everyone in that film, I spent summers with. I called his parents Aunt Dottie and Uncle Don, even though they were my dad's cousins. still talk to all of them http://www.indiewire.com/article/haunted_house_michael_palmieri_and_donal_moshers_october_country
Great story Laura!
Laura, that is a wonderful story...
My mom is a genealogist and tells me that we are related to Harry Truman and Charles Goodnight, which if you are familiar with Texas history, was of the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail. I'm glad you asked because that NEVER comes up in conversation. ;-D
Related to Francis Scott Key on my paternal grandmother's side. Otherwise, not a lot of notable folks.
Sadly, I burst my grandfather's bubble several years ago. He grew up believing he was 2nd generation Irish-American on both sides of his parents' families. My genealogy research showed that only his mother's family had come to America directly from Ireland, and she was born 2 years after they arrived. His father's family had been in Virginia/Tennessee since before the Revolutionary War, and though they *did* come from Ireland, they were actually Scottish and only in Ireland for a generation before they came to the colonies. Ah, well...
Not really related to anyone Famous that I have tracked down. I am however part native american. One of my great (x how ever many, I can't remember) grandfathers was a Chief and only surviving member of my family during the Trail of Tears.
What makes it even more interesting is, I did research on my Mom (my adoptive). I am adopted and wanted to know about my adoptive families history as much as my own biological family. She is also Cherokee and doing some digging into the scrolls, there it was. I am related to my adoptive Family.
What a nice finding Megan
Things like that don't happen every day. When I did the cross referencing I had to go to her right then. It was interesting
That is a wonderful find Megan! Gave me goose bumps! My grandfathers mother (Dad's side) was full blooded Mohawk, her name was Daisy and my grandmother's mother (Mom's side) was also full Mohawk Indian. Her name was Rose. I always found that interesting that both were named after flowers and both were 100% Indian. I love talk about ancestry....


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I'm the rover driver team lead for Spirit and Opportunity and I'm here today to fill you in on what our intrepid rovers have been up to lately.
As of today, both rovers have been operating on Mars for more than 1,600 Martian days. Both rovers continue to operate and to do science from the Martian surface.
Opportunity is moving up in the world; She's back up on higher ground after a safe exit from Victoria Crater.
Opportunity spent nearly a full Earth year exploring the inside of Victoria crater, in the process returning spectacular and unprecedented views into the Martian past. But after seeing a one time spike on Opportunity's left-front wheel, the team decided it would be safest to wrap-up science operation inside the crater and return to flat ground on the outside, as soon as possible.
In order to accomplish this important goal, the team worked on "Mars time," setting our Earthbound work schedules to match the slightly longer Martian day.
Even though this meant working well past midnight, it was the way we could make the most progress in the shortest time.
Despite the rapid pace set for exiting the crater, Opportunity found time for an activity most of us associate with lazy Sundays -- watching the clouds go by.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Mars, at Gusev Crater, Spirit is riding out a very tough winter. She's waiting for power levels to rise high enough that she can resume exploring actively. In order to survive the winter she had to park on a north-facing slope at a very steep tilt to aim her solar panels more directly at the sun. Now this image shows the extreme northerly tilt that Spirit had to achieve in order to safely survive this winter.
The team is keeping a very careful eye on the weather near Spirit's location, watching for any rise in atmospheric dust that might foretell a corresponding drop in her power levels. But so far, we haven't seen anything to worry about.
Spirit made time recently to perform the interplanetary equivalent of synchronizing your watches.
She sent an electronic beep tone back to Earth at a specified time, and we watched for the arrival time of that signal in order to set our Earth clocks to match hers.
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Russia Considers Firearms Merger | Defense News | defensenews.comMOSCOW — Russia is considering creating a single firearms manufacturer named after the legendary rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov by merging two struggling firms, President Vladimir Putin said Nov. 19.
Izhmash, the legendary factory in the central city of Izhevsk where Kalashnikov designed the iconic AK-47 assault rifle, has fallen on hard times since the collapse of the Soviet Union, owing to a fall of orders.
Putin gave his initial support to an idea of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin for Izhmash to merge with another Izhveshk arms manufacturer, Izhmekh, under the brand name Kalashnikov.
"As for the merger, this is of course possible," Putin said in televised remarks. "But the result needs to be an improvement in the situation and in no way a worsening. And always in such cases, there are many social questions. I ask you to pay attention to these."
Kalashnikov, 93, and 16 colleagues had raised alarm about the situation at Izhmash in an open letter to Putin last month, saying production had fallen to an all-time low and the factory needed to be saved.
Rogozin explained to Putin that the situation at the two Izhevsk firms was difficult since, for many years, they had not received orders from the defense ministry, which is already well supplied with automatic rifles.
"I would like support in creating through the merger a cooperation where we can concentrate industrial potential and can make a modern firearms factory," he said.
Rogozin, a former ambassador to NATO with an eye for grand populist gestures, has already announced that Kalashnikov has agreed for his name to be used as a corporate brand.
Izhmash, whose history dates to 1807, is still one of the main producers of Russian weapons, including the famed AK-47 (also known as Kalashnikov) and its derivatives.
Izhmekh, meanwhile, has a shorter but equally proud history that dates to its founding in the midst of World War II in 1942.
According to Rogozin's plan, both companies would be merged under the name Kalashnikov as part of the giant state industrial conglomerate Russian Technologies.


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Hello everyone, what is your opinion on shifting the liability for penalties (4% revenue)on external GDPR consultants. I have noticed a lot of companies (usually SMEs) hire GDPR consultants to prepare them for GDPR but hold the consultant liable for their potential penalties. What is your view on this from both perspectives, the company as well as the consultant. Thank you!


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The dread is inescapable. Labor Day has passed and with it, another summer. No more hiking, laying on the beach or barbecuing until Memorial Day—nine whole months from now. But it doesn't have to be this way. While North Americans and Europeans are just beginning to hunker down for fall and winter, others places in the world are just beginning to heat up. (We're looking at you South America, Australia and Asia). And so, with proper planning, you can chase the sun around the globe until late May, when it officially returns to our side of the hemisphere.
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THE SPOT: Mui Ne, Vietnam
BEST TIME TO GO: October – March
C2Sky Kitecenter's owners chased the sun long before we suggested it. In 2006, the Northern Ireland-based company ditched the frigid Atlantic and moved to Mui Ne. The resort town's warm water, long coastline and high winds have made it a kite surfing mecca. C2Sky became the resort town's first and only International Kiteboarding Organization-affiliated instructor. A few lessons would be advised, because strapped to a board and harnessed to a kite, surfers can take off 20 to 30 feet above the water on a good jump. One hundred dollars buys two hours of instruction and gear rental. And "The Real Deal" package provides 12 hours of training so extensive that it even teaches proper kite terminology. While the conditions for kiteboarding are great year round, the best time is when the rainy season ends in late October and the wind starts to kick up.
ACTIVITY: Hiking
THE SPOT: Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
BEST TIME TO GO: October–April
Simien National Park, tucked in Ethiopia's northwest corner, is one of the great hiking destinations in the world. Formed by massive erosion, the highland's nearly 12,000-foot peaks drop sharply into deep valleys, making for stunning vistas. Inside the park there's only one permanent accommodation, Simien Lodge, which, perched at 10,700 feet, claims to be the highest hotel in Africa. Besides the luxury of modern amenities, the lodge provides a breathtaking view of the Simien escarpment and close proximity to the Gelada baboons, foxes and goats that inhabit the park.
ACTIVITY: Hitting the beach
THE SPOT: Koh Kood, Thailand
BEST TIME TO GO: November–February
Nothing beats doing nothing—especially when it involves sand and sun. In the Gulf of Thailand, the island of Koh Kood provides a perfect setting for extended lounging. For $777 per person, Backyard Travel will provide four days of beachside relaxation. The package includes a speedboat ride from Bangkok to the small, sleepy island (primarily populated by fishing villages and coconut plantations) and accommodations at the Soneva Kiri Resort, where a private beach forms a thin border between the lush jungle and pristine oceanfront—a perfect place to soak in the sun (actual movement completely unnecessary).
ACTIVITY: Surfing
THE SPOT: Huacachina, Peru
BEST TIME TO GO: December–March
The small Peruvian village of Huacachina is known for its surfing—just not the kind that's done on water. Instead, locals surf the 300-foot sand dunes that surround them. Peru Adventure Tours allows foreign adventure seekers to get in on the act as well. Sixty-five dollars secures a dune-buggy ride (half the fun given the blind ridges that turn into vertical drops), a board (closer to a snowboard than a surfboard) and coach (a great help since sand surfing isn't exactly recognized by the IOC). One piece of advice: Head out around four p.m., which is when the dunes cool off and the sun begins to set over the desolate desert expanse.
ACTIVITY: Sailing
THE SPOT: Auckland, New Zealand
BEST TIME TO GO: February–March
Is there anywhere else to go? After all, Auckland is known as the "City of Sails" due to its maritime affinity. As such, it offers multiple options to hoist a sail and cruise around the waters lined with skyscrapers, beaches and verdant parks. Speed, of course, always makes things more interesting. New Zealand on the Web offers two fast-paced options. The first (priced at $96) secures two hours on Waitemata Harbour in an America's Cup racing yacht—either as part of the crew or as a spectator. The second (priced at $128) is more of the real thing—the opportunity to partake in a race with another vessel. The actual sailing is left to the professionals, but they don't fake the speed. So the experience promises to be a blur.
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Pixelmator Co-Founder: Mac App Store's 30 Percent Cut "Definitely Worth It"
Here's a hell of a developer testimonial for Apple's new Mac App Store. Pixelmator just hit the million-dollar milestone. And it's been available in the App Store for only 20 days. Quite a feat for an indie image-editing app competing with some leviathan rivals.
Pixelmator co-founder Aidas Dailide told me the company sold about 33,000 copies of the software at $29.99–a limited-time discount from its standard $59 price–to gross $1 million. And he said he had no problem paying Apple the 30 percent cut of sales it demands of App Store vendors, something critics have labeled "the Apple Toll."
"The 30 percent cut is definitely worth it," he said. "The increase in sales and exposure is worth much more than that. Especially in our case." And just how much of a sales increase from the pre-App Store days did Pixelmator experience? Dailide wouldn't say, though he did remark that "the jump in sales was dramatic."
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Weak Links in Malaysian Aviation Security Revealed
The two stolen passports used to illegally board MH370 had previously been reported to Interpol in 2012 and 2013. WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks with the Director of Policy Studies for the Center for Immigration Studies, Jessica M. Vaughan, on ways to improve identity verification.
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... the the ... the use of lost or stolen passports has recently come into the spotlight after it was revealed that two passengers ... on Malaysia Airlines flight three seventy which traveling on stolen documents ... well there's been no proven link to terrorism but much of the focus of the investigation is now on the identity of these two passengers ... joining me now to discuss what governments can do to prevent this type of fried ... is Jessica Ivana she's with the Center for Immigration studies ... based out of Washington D C which now joins us from South Carolina ... again ... this I did a lot of people are wondering now how easy is it and at how widespread is it that that people use the stolen passports to travel on ... well into two parts the ... more common than it should be ... um ... be in the ... International criminal justice agency Interpol goes to a lot of trouble ... to collect information and to encourage ... countries to comply with information ... on passports from citizens and their country than in your lost or stolen ... this information can be kept in a central repository ... this is not just to collect it ... but for countries to use the database and check when ... people are leaving their country ... or using a passport to get on airplanes and pointed to the kitchen ... to make sure ... that that has or has not shown on the one that had ... perhaps all ... the wrong hands ... so that no because these cars were incredibly thankful ... for the visit networks ... that are in the business of providing people with new identities into thinking travel internationally with now ... team detected ... when it's the it's the ... ITV show them how many governments actually ... and cross checking this list provided by interval ... and whether any of it has ... been legislated or is it really just of two to the country to say ok I'll we we decided we wanna check this list ... or countries were ... doing there in the jar green United States is one United Kingdom is another ... aam ... and and ... encouraging and comes ... in the form of international agreements for example the United States ... only in certain countries ... participate in the debt waiver program in they are ... turning over information on Boston stolen passports ... they're often you screening mechanisms ... yet because we know that the countries that don't care when the company blamed ... international travel that's where ... the bad actors to elicit networks are going to focus their efforts on trying to get the one thing no ... winter weaklings R and so we added country to protect ourselves ... don't ... allows certain kinds of travel privilege you thinking aam is incredibly teams to countries that are not up to snuff ... ok and that there's a lot of ... ground Biomet tray and thats when a tooth is actually implanted ... into that that ... into a person's and passport ... getting the immigration officer I aam and deatails about one's identity ... how come affected ... our Abbi Metrix ... so it's really into producing all the Koreans and the reason is that everyone is unique biometric identifiers whether it's your fingerprint ... or your iris ... on even a photograph that is something that can be mashed up exactly to the right person ... so it's important to collect I'm back to my understanding that Malaysia had By Maxim that word ... by the end of ... the city for passports that were from other countries ... than Malaysia ... but the point is again not just a coup led by nature ... make it a secret document also used by troops in screening ... passengers and she noted that the person he's continuing ... his passport he presented them it was issued ... and it wasn't then he got ... an identity fraud and cost around I didn't ... know whether somebody recently what's become an illegal immigrant or somebody who wants to blow the claim ... that important information and more teaching using ... the technology has gotten much much cheaper of the last ten years ... so it certainly is possible to do ... more to buy Actix big international travel safer ... and P thank you very much Jessica on joining us and the Center for Immigration studies ... more on the continuing an investigation of the Malaysian Airlines flight three seventy ... please get to Des beest dot com


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Los Angeles has a ton of spots to eat; it's obvious every time visitors arrive with lists. But 'LA' to people who don't live here (and unfortunately plenty who do) is anywhere in Southern CA within 50 miles of downtown. I've always treated LA like I would NYC or Philly: Keep it within 5 miles. Work, school, shopping, eating, hanging out. 5 mile radius from home. That's where I live. I found this map over on Militant Angeleno's blog and it works for me. My 5 straddles the Eastside/Center divide and stays mostly east of the 101.
Back to eating. Two new veg spots opened up in Los Angeles and both are definitely worth your time and money. And I don't say that often! Before even talking about food quality, I give a head nod to creative effort, large portions and politeness. These go a long way. Both these places get major points here AND the food is very good.
Doomie's in Chinatown (N. Spring/Ord) is mostly vegan (everything except dairy cheese option) and does sandwiches: philly cheesesteak, pulled pork, spicy breaded chicken, etc that come with your choice of fried: potatoes or onion rings. Also entrees like potroast, country fried steak, chicken parmigiana with sides and soup or salad. All of the dishes I have had are well-seasoned and prepared just right. Unlike the Vegan Express rip-offs (Truly, California Vegan, Green Leaves, Vegan House, etc) it's not just some heated fake meat on a bun you can prepare at home. Imagine! They also have Mac & Cheese that is above average and not too 'nutritional yeast-y'.
The restaurant is upstairs, shares space with a bar (lots of alcohol choices) and has outside seating. Open Tues-Sun, 11am-8pm. Sorry I don't have any photos from here!
at Taste of Life
A Taste of Life is the vegan soul food from the Hollywood Farmers Market. I've been raving about it for five years and now it is available 6 days a week! It's unbelievable. It's only two guys who own and run this spot and they know their food. An entree is $15, but check this out. You get soup (I had chicken noodle), salad (potato is def good), cornbread, greens and your choice of three mains (I did mac & cheese, BBQ tofu and battered loaf). It's so much food and all highly-seasoned and cooked well. Battered and fried roast, wtf? And the mac & cheese is some of the best I have ever had, next to the one I make, of course. They also have a huge selection of ginger drinks and a raw menu. You know a place is good when the menu has both a 'battered' section and a 'raw' section. Yeah.
They are on the SW corner of Fountain/Vermont and open 9am-2am (for real!) Tues-Sun. Located upstairs and have outside seating as well. Couple potential negatives I have to mention: Be sure to know what you are ordering and what comes with what. Definite potential for confusion here. Also, the food does not come quick. If you just want to grab some food and bounce, this is not the place for you.
Enjoy! Let me know what you think.


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I was keeping track of where I was at with Myth on my home wiki, but then figured I might as well share it here!
- 1 My Setup
- 1.1 Backend
- 1.1.1 Hardware
- 1.1.2 Software
- 1.1.3 Configuration
- 1.2 Frontend
- 1.2.1 Hardware
- 1.2.2 Software
- 1.2.3 Configuration
- 220.127.116.11 Enable Wake on USB
- 18.104.22.168 Auto-start X
- 188.8.131.52 LIRC Remote Control
- 184.108.40.206 Sound
- 1.2.4 minimyth.conf
- 1.3 Upgrades
- 1.1 Backend
- 2 Docker/Containers
My Setup
MythBuntu 12.04 with separated front-end/backend
- Live TV/TV recording Free to air HD/SD (from Sydney, Australia)
- Multi-rec
- DTS/AC3 passthrough including 5,1 surround digital out
- MythMusic
- MythGallery
- MythVideo
- Frontend Suspend to RAM + Wake On USB
- Backend Suspend to RAM
- HDDs totalling 1.2Tb
- Intel S775 Core 2 Q6600 Quad-Core CPU
- Gigabyte S775 GA-G33M-S2 Motherboard
- PCI Hauppauge Nova-T-500 MCE(OEM) Dual DVBT tuner
- PCI Hauppauge Nova-TD 400 Dual DVBT tuner
- MythBuntu 12.04
- MythWeb
- Shepherd XMLTV grabber
- Channel 9, Gem, GO will not tune. The dtv_multiplex.network_id is null - set to 4114 seems to fix things.
Shepherd grabber
Standard install except cron job is disabled and allow mythtv to run mythfilldatabase. This is to allow mythtv to also be in control of suspend. Mythtv is configured to run mythfilldatabase daily at 5 minutes after the router wakes the server up for daily processing
Suspend to RAM on idle
Why Suspend to RAM and not just a full shutdown that would "just work"? Partly due to boot speed and partly just because.
- mythbackend controls idle detection, supported by a custom script to check other reasons to stay up, and sudo rules to allow passwordless root activity
- suspend needs to unload dvb/usb modules which requires stopping mythbackend which means triggering suspend via upstart
- wake up for recordings triggered by /sys/class/rtc as per ACPI_Wakeup, hwlock-save update disabled via upstart override
- wake up for daily processing (anacron) triggered by cron running on my (always on) DD-WRT enabled router issuing a WOL
- wake up for serving adhoc web requests (mythweb et al) triggered by [custom router script]
Settings (set via mythweb as server is basically headless)
|Pre ShutdownWakeUp Check Command
|check if i'm logged in, or machine is in use for some other reason
|Block ShutdownWakeUp without client
|because this is a backend only machine
|Set Wakeup time command
|sudo /usr/local/sbin/set-wakeup.sh $time
|Server Halt command
|sudo /usr/local/sbin/emit-suspend.sh
|can't suspend directly because we need to shutdown mythbackend during suspend
|Wakeup time format
|as per ACPI wakeup page to use /sys/class/rtc
#!/bin/bash ACCESS_LOG="/var/log/apache2/access.log" LOG_AGE="5 minutes ago" check_frontend() { # Not this doesn't care about what the FE is doing, just that it is up expect - $1 <<'END_EXPECT' #exp_internal 1 set timeout 2 log_user 0 set prompt "# " set cmd "query location\r" set frontend [lindex $argv 0] spawn netcat $frontend 6546 expect { timeout { send_user "\nNo prompt\n"; exit 1 } eof { send_user "\nNo output\n"; exit 1 } $prompt } send $cmd expect { timeout { send_user "\nNo response\n"; exit 1 } eof { send_user "\nPremature EOF\n"; exit 1 } -re "query location\r\n(.*)\r\r\n# " } set location $expect_out(1,string) send "exit\r" expect eof send_user "MythTVLocation:$location\n" END_EXPECT } log() { logger -s -t "mythtv-checkidle" } # Regardless of WOL settings and going into standbymode the 0.25 front-end # simply cannot cope with the backend dropping out unexpectedly so we # keep the BE up until the FE suspends itself check_frontend mythion && { echo "Frontend is still up" | log exit 1 } # anacron is running daily, weekly or monthly jobs pgrep 'anacron' && { echo "Anacron job is running" | log exit 1 } # apache request in last 5 minutes if [ -f $ACCESS_LOG -a `stat -c %Y $ACCESS_LOG` -gt `date --date "$LOG_AGE" "+%s"` ] ; then echo "Web server in use" | log exit 1 fi # users are logged in if [ `who | wc -l` -gt 0 ] ; then echo "Users logged in" | log who | log exit 1 fi /usr/bin/mythshutdown -v --check | log exit ${PIPESTATUS[0]}
#Enable mythtv to set the real time clock and emit the suspending event without a password prompt %mythtv ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/local/sbin/emit-suspend.sh, /usr/local/sbin/set-wakeup.sh
#!/bin/sh #$1 is the first argument to the script. It is the time in seconds since 1970 #this is defined in mythtv-setup with the time_t argument # Save the hwclock . /etc/default/rcS [ "$UTC" = "yes" ] && tz="--utc" || tz="--localtime" [ "$BADYEAR" = "yes" ] && badyear="--badyear" hwclock --rtc=/dev/rtc0 --systohc $tz --noadjfile $badyear echo 0 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm #this clears your alarm. echo $1 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm #this writes your alarm echo "Set Alarm to Wakeup at $1 : $(date -d "@$1")" | logger -t "set-wakeup" cat /proc/driver/rtc | logger -t "set-wakeup"
#!/bin/sh # Suspend via upstart initctl emit suspending
start on (suspending) script logger -t "suspending" "Suspending via upstart" pm-suspend end script
#!/bin/sh # The dvb modules need to be unloaded to allow suspend/resume to work # To unload the modules mythbackend needs to be stopped # # NOTE: Suspend cannot be executed in a child process of mythbackend itself (eg via server halt command) # since it will simply abort at the point we stop mythbackend below. If this is required use upstart or some # other means to decouple pm-suspend from the mythbackend process. #!/bin/bash LOG=/var/log/mythtv/mythsuspend.log MODULE="dvb_usb_dib0700" echo "Will now $1 mythtv" | tee -a $LOG case $1 in suspend|hibernate) stop mythtv-backend 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG while [ `lsmod | grep "^${MODULE}" | wc -l` -gt 0 ] do sleep 1 modprobe -r $MODULE 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG done ;; resume|thaw) modprobe $MODULE start mythtv-backend | tee -a $LOG ;; esac
- ZOTAC ionitx-d-e board, 2G memory
- Szrealan E-2011 case (tiny!)
- External DVD player
- 1Tb external e-Sata drive
- BenQ PE8700 DLP Projector
- Sony Bravia TV over HDMI
- CambridgeAudio AV receiver
- MythBuntu 12.04 64bit
- Synergy to allow laptop to be the keyboard/mouse.
Enable Wake on USB
We need to enable USB0 in /proc/acpi/wakeup
Note if USB2 is also enabled, then the board immediately wakes up regardless, unsure if this is due to another USB device
Seems to be enabled by default for Mythbuntu 12.04 but Current cheap as Chinese remote does not send the wakeup signal from the power button unfortunately
Auto-start X
- disabled lightdm in via upstart override (echo 'manual' > /etc/init/lightdm.override)
- Simple mingetty startup with a tty definition and a startx script in the console
- user .xsession linked to /usr/share/mythbuntu/session.sh so we get the same xfce startup.
# tty7 - mythtv # start on runlevel [23] stop on runlevel [!23] respawn exec /sbin/mingetty --autologin=mythtv tty7
Appended to detect if we are on tty7, in which case we start-up X with an optional layout specified in ~/.mythrc
Note that when X is stopped we automatically logout and respawn
start-frontend() { MYTHRC="$HOME/.mythrc" if [ -r $MYTHRC ] ; then . $MYTHRC fi LAYOUT_SPEC= [ ! -z "$LAYOUT" ] && LAYOUT_SPEC="-layout $LAYOUT" startx -- $LAYOUT_SPEC -logverbose 5 logout } tty | grep tty7 && start-frontend
For PE8700 Samsung LCD. See also the tips for the NVidiaProprietaryDriver
The FX5200 cards were the cause of my DVI problems on my projector. Apparently they freak out a PCB component causing the EDID data to become corrupt. (a Gigabyte card lasted from Aug 2006 to Dec 2007. Fortunately the new nvidia driver allow you to use a CustomEDID to load the data from a file.
Option ExactModeTimingsDVI is also important for the projector.
Option "UseEDIDDpi" "false" or some equivalent control of DPI is important for the Samsung television otherwise you get really small fonts (fixed in 0.21)
There are two layouts, the default uses outputs via VGA to a Samsung LCD television, the second uses DVI to the PE8700 projector.
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Main" # Output to Samsung LCD television #LCD[0] VGA, LCD[1] HDMI Screen 0 "LCD[1]" 0 0 Option "Xinerama" "off" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Projector" Screen 0 "Projector[0]" 0 0 Option "Xinerama" "off" EndSection Section "Module" Load "glx" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ION-GPU[0]" Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:3:0:0" Screen 0 #This prevents the cursor being displayed on resume from suspend Option "HWCursor" "off" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "LCD[1]" Device "ION-GPU[0]" Monitor "AnyMonitor" DefaultDepth 24 Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP-1" # HDMI Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-1" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "LCD[0]" Device "ION-GPU[0]" Monitor "AnyMonitor" DefaultDepth 24 Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-1" Option "UseEDIDDpi" "FALSE" #Computed DPI values not so good for TV display Option "UseDisplayDevice" "CRT-1" # VGA out SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1360x768" "800x600" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Projector[0]" Device "ION-GPU[0]" Monitor "AnyMonitor" Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP" Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP" # DVI out Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/etc/X11/benq-c.bin" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x720" "800x600" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "AnyMonitor" Option "DPMS" Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true" Option "RenderAccel" "true" EndSection
#!/bin/sh LAPTOP= export | egrep "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS|DISPLAY" > ~/.xsession-export #unclutter -root -idle 2 -display $DISPLAY & # Start a synergy client synergyc $LAPTOP # Start an idle detection loop idle_mythtv.sh &
#!/bin/bash WAIT_STARTUP=300 WAIT_CHECK=60 # Don't idle immediately! sleep $WAIT_STARTUP while true do if check_idle.sh ; then suspend_mythtv.sh # we only do this because although irexec responds fine, mythtv's # lirc connection can't reset itself on resume from suspend kill_mythtv.sh # if kill_mythtv above works then we'll be dead here sleep $WAIT_STARTUP else sleep $WAIT_CHECK fi done
#!/bin/bash check_frontend() { expect - $1 <<'END_EXPECT' #exp_internal 1 set timeout 2 log_user 0 set prompt "# " set cmd "query location\r" set frontend [lindex $argv 0] spawn netcat $frontend 6546 expect { timeout { send_user "\nNo prompt\n"; exit 1 } eof { send_user "\nNo output\n"; exit 1 } $prompt } send $cmd expect { timeout { send_user "\nNo response\n"; exit 1 } eof { send_user "\nPremature EOF\n"; exit 1 } -re "query location\r\n(.*)\r\r\n# " } set location $expect_out(1,string) send "exit\r" expect eof send_user "MythTVLocation:$location\n" END_EXPECT } # Is frontend in standbymode? check_frontend localhost | grep "standbymode" if [ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -eq 0 -a ${PIPESTATUS[1]} -ne 0 ]; then echo "Frontend is up and not in standbymode" exit 1 fi OTHER_USERS=$(who | grep -v "mythtv" | wc -l) if [ ${OTHER_USERS} -gt 0 ] ; then who | grep -v "mythtv" exit 1 fi # Backups in progress if [ -f /var/local/backups/mythion_daily.inprogress ] ; then echo "Jenix/Mythion backups in progress" exit 1 fi # anacron is running daily, weekly or monthly jobs pgrep 'anacron' && { echo "Anacron job is running" exit 1 } exit 0
#!/bin/sh # We use dbus-send because it seems to block until resume which is what we want echo "Suspending" dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.Hal /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer \ org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement.Suspend int32:2 echo "Resumed"
Clean restart of the front end
Kill mythtv and logout of xfce (respawn of tty causes immediate restart)
#!/bin/sh [ -f $HOME/.xsession-export ] && . $HOME/.xsession-export echo "killing mythfrontend" pkill mythfrontend #pkill unclutter echo "xfce logout $DISPLAY" xfce4-session-logout --logout --fast
LIRC Remote Control
Standard mythbuntu setup for MCE remote.
power button is mapped vie irexec to kill_mythtv.sh
Onboard sound
Settings for using the receiver. When connected to TV just use HDMI audio, requires "SPDIF1" to be unmuted
Could probably do better 48/44kHz switching on the analog output between music and video but if that is important we just go digital passthrough and let the receiver do the work.
In myth config, you can see that default sound device is ALSA:myth-video, the passthrough device is ALSA:myth-passthru, and mythmusic uses ALSA:myth-music. the AC3PassThru and DTSPassThru settings are managed by the ruby program
#First line comment pcm.myth-music { type copy slave.pcm "default" } ctl.myth-music { type hw card 0 } pcm.myth-video { type copy slave.pcm "default" } ctl.myth-video { type hw card 0 } pcm.myth-passthru { type copy slave.pcm = "spdif" } ctl.myth-passthru { type hw card 0 }
TODO - Works nicely through the WRT310N router etc, but we have a hard drive have decided to stick with Mythbuntu for now.
Mythbuntu 12.04
Reconfigured from scratch for no particular reason
Mythbuntu 10.10
100% clean on server
front end was missing non-versioned symlink for vdpau nvidia library
ln -s /etc/alternatives/libvdpau_nvidia.so /usr/lib/libvdpau_nvidia.so
Mythbuntu 9.10
100% clean on server
front end needed /etc/events.d/tty7 moved to /etc/init/tty7.conf
Mythbuntu 8.10
upgrade smooth
Thinking about how to run MythTV in containers for portability, helping with testing and upgrades, alternate configurations. None of this exists yet.
Based on ubuntu because that's the reference build environment
- mythtv-common - includes mythbuntu PPA, and installs mythtv-common.
- mythtv-backend - phusion/baseimage + install backend from PPA (results in 1G image), init, sshd, mysql, cron (for mythfilldb and backups), mythbackend,
- mythtv-frontend - simple install from PPA
- mythweb - install from PPA
The SQL database contains the ip addresses and ports, both for connecting *and for listening*, if there are any remote frontends or backends then these ports must be exposed consistently. Hostnames are important for frontends to find their own settings - but these can be locally defined.
Each set of containers for master backend, slave backends + frontends gets it own container network via tunnels.
When the backend container starts it could rewrite the MasterServerIP(6) and BackendServerIP(6) as a straightforward sql update? When the frontend containers start, (from a launch command on the master backend) they should rewrite config.xml with the IP address of the relevant master backend.
Master Backend
Acts as the master LXD daemon from which the containers are launched, and the network gateway for the container networks.
UPnP would require multicast into the container (looks possible http://bartsimons.me/lxc-lxd-port-forwarding-containers-using-upnp/)
Multiple backends can run simultaneously, but dvb/usb tuners can only be accessed by one backend at a time, by choosing which tuners are exposed to each backend
Apps - Mysql, Mythbackend, Shepherd all in same lxd container
Filesystem - base LXD filesystem covers the main directory. Still use other LVM volumes for the recordings directory. Or perhaps just use ZFS for all of it. Need to ensure the test network doesn't consume the whole disk?
? Multicast support for upnp
Since the frontend is attached to a physical display there can really only be one frontend running at any one time on a given host.
Video: Run X display on host, just run the app in the container forwarding X over a Unix socket. OpenGL & VDPAU/VAAPI should be fine in this arrangement.
ALSA: Pass /dev/snd, enabled devices in cgroups - lxc config (libcontainer?)
PulseAudio: run PA on host and enable networking over unix socket?
LIRC: run daemon in frontend container, passing devices, exposing unix socket
Proposed Upgrade approach using containers
The whole point of using is to enable rollback after an upgrade attempt.
Restoring a CONFIG backup
- Database restored from latest backup in mythtv filesystem
- Schema upgraded by mythtv-setup
- Take a new UPGRADED backup
- Restoring from CONFIG backup
- running a SQL script to empty partial restore tables (change to mythconverge_restore.pl?)
- running mythconverg_restore.pl to perform a partial restore, with plugin-data, from UPGRADED
Create container network for new version
- Create and mount LVM snapshot of mythtv storage filesystem.
- Clone the existing container to create "new_master" backend container, with volumes linked to snapshot
- Update MasterServerIP / BackendServerIP
- Restore the database from latest backup (also from CONFIG backup if necessary)
- Create "new_frontend"(s) attached to "new_master", ports etc automatically mapped to 99xx
- Configure/Test, recordings, guide data, front end playback, remote controls, music, images, dvds etc.
- --- time passes, family keeps using PROD, I keep testing until all is working (or we run out of space in the snapshot)
- Copy backups from this environment to somewhere outside of the snapshot to be used as CONFIG for subsequent iterations.
- Drop the snapshot, and containers
- Repeat as necessary to refresh data from PROD
- Stop master backend, take a FINAL backup, stop all prod container(s)
- Create an LVM snapshot of mythtv filesystem (readonly for rollback)
- Create "new_prod" backend, with volumes linked to prod mythtv filesystem, and last good CONFIG backup from above.
- Start backend,front-ends - and away we go.
- Stop and discard the new prod containers.
- Restore the LVM snapshot.
- Restart the old prod containers.
- Remove the LVM snapshot
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In this webcast we will shed light on three intertwined key questions concerning equality in education and pro-equality education policies: pro-equality educational policies in their policy context, the implementation of such policies and finally the effects of such policies on the transition process. The Webcast is part of a series and integral part of NEUJOBS, a European Commission FP7 financed consortium aimed at giving a comprehensive picture of the European labour markets in 2025.
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1) Can we treat education policies as an isolated element, and are social and educational equality complements or substitutes? Is it a feasible approach to group OECD countries into different regimes of stratification or equalization both in terms of social policy and education policy?
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3) Do such pro-equality policies have the same effect for all pupils? We discuss, whether we think that a pro-equality reform affects everyone in the same way. We discuss the example of the effect of pro-equality policies across the performance distribution of pupils.
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The replacement for the venerated Gallardo, the Lamborghini Huracan, debuted this week, and it's an evolutionary beauty. You know what's even more beautiful? That glorious, glorious noise coming out of the 610-horsepower V10.
This video is from Lamborghini's Hexagon Project, a series of short films about the bro-iest of bros, created by the company to promote the Huracan in the run-up to its debut. Long story short, The Bros steal a Huracan and do donuts outside the factory in Sant'Agata. That's really all you need to know about that.
The films are really quite terrible, but I can already tell the car is going to be amazing, so I've gone through the pain of finding the money shot in all four of the films. It comes right at 1:52 into the fourth film, and oh-my-gosh-dang-nabbit do those ten cylinders sound good.
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If you wanted to have a computer-controlled dummy load you could simplify the circuit like this (untested):Now you just use analogWrite to set up the required voltage (and thus, load current). Since analogWrite (255) outputs 5V roughly then you would need to scale it. For example, to have a 2.5 A load you would analogWrite (127).
Not going to work with that wire going from pin 1 to pin 2 of that op-amp. Pin 2 should wire to top of the 1R resistor.
I think the main disadvantage of this circuit is the inefficiency due to the 1 ohm feedback resistor which leads to lots of wasted power. I would redesign it using a .1 ohm resistor and scale the feedback op-amp to compensate.
I used 20 1,000 1% resistors ordered on E-bay for just a couple of bucks.
Quote from: retrolefty on Feb 05, 2012, 03:30 pm I used 20 1,000 1% resistors ordered on E-bay for just a couple of bucks. I initially read that "I used 20,000 resistors". Wow, I thought, you have a lot more patience than me!Interesting article, thanks.BTW, when measuring the AC component of the dummy load it seems quite high (a few hundred millivolts) when the MOSFET kicks in, at least at the "edge" point. Would you recommend a capacitor somewhere to smooth that out? If so, what one and where?


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The Aebi Schmidt Group ends the 2018 financial year successfully – and launches new branding
Frauenfeld, April 4, 2019 – the ASH Group is now called the Aebi Schmidt Group. The company has been operating under the new group name and with unified product logos for its individual brands since March 2019. The new brand identity highlights the ambitious growth plans that the Aebi Schmidt Group is pursuing. In the 2018 financial year, the Group showed substantial growth and increased profitability with sales rising to well over EUR 400 million.
The Aebi Schmidt Group ended the 2018 financial year successfully and recorded encouraging growth with improved profitability. The Group also further strengthened its market position through the acquisition of M-B Companies in July 2018, the leading US manufacturer of snow removal and cleaning machines in the airport sector.
In 2018, order intake increased by 20% compared to the previous year, 9% of which was due to organic growth. The Group's sales rose by 8% to well over EUR 400 million, which is the first time they had exceeded this mark. The after-sales business also developed well, growing by 5%.
Barend Fruithof, CEO of the Aebi Schmidt Group: "The Aebi Schmidt Group had a successful 2018, and we have also started the current year well, which is very encouraging. Our production facilities are running at full speed and market demand is good, particularly in the airport sector."
The Aebi Schmidt Group will publish its 2018 Annual Report at the end of April.
Ambitious goals
In the medium-term, the Aebi Schmidt Group has set itself some ambitious goals. It wants to be among the top three companies in Europe in each of its four business areas (winter maintenance, summer maintenance, agriculture and airport) and further consolidate its global leading position in the airport sector. It also aspires to become a market leader in the area of additional services.
Successful acquisitions
The market is becoming increasingly consolidated and the company is actively contributing to this process. It will continue to seize opportunities and chances to take over suitable businesses in future. Last year, the acquisition of M-B Companies saw the Aebi Schmidt Group entering the North American airport market, further strengthening its position as the global market leader in this sector.
M-B Companies is already well-integrated in the Aebi Schmidt Group. The major Beijing Daxing International Airport contract announced in October 2018 marks an initial joint success with M-B Companies. The Aebi Schmidt Group is supplying various Schmidt and M-B Companies cleaning machines to the new airport until June 2019.
Another sign of the Aebi Schmidt Group's growth trend is the takeover concluded at the end of March 2019 of the City Ranger 3500 and City Ranger 3570 from the Danish Nilfisk Group, including all associated rights. For the Aebi Schmidt Group, this closes a key gap in its product portfolio and strengthens its production site in Germany.
This year, the Aebi Schmidt Group wants to grow even more and increase its profitability. The acquired M-B Companies will play its part in this. This is already evident in the first quarter of 2019, which ended with significantly higher growth.
New umbrella brand and product logos
The Aebi Schmidt Group is an alliance of traditional brands that hold a leading position in their respective markets. However, the brand environment, which has grown over time, has become complicated and unwieldy. It also no longer adequately reflects the strong market position that the Aebi Schmidt Group has developed as a whole with its individual brands, and is something that it wants to further consolidate. The brand structure has therefore been simplified and unified. The individual product brands remain under the umbrella of the Aebi Schmidt Group, and clearly display their connection to the Group.
The new brand identity has been gradually rolled out since March. For customers and business partners, nothing changes – the organizational structure of the Aebi Schmidt Group and its contacts remain the same. Further information about the new brand identity is available on the Aebi Schmidt Group website at: https://www.aebi-schmidt.com/en/brands
CEO Barend Fruithof: "Our new brand identity will support our ambitions for growth. It shows that the Aebi Schmidt Group has strong products and brands and that as a Group we are even stronger."


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Kids in Paradise
Enjoy the simple pleasures with your family here at The Rarotongan, where you can feed the fish right at the water's edge, or snorkel straight off the resort's secluded beach in the sparkling blue marine reserve to play with the colourful reef fish. The world-class beach and lagoon are no more than 10 seconds from your doorstep! Your children Play Free in the Cook Islands' only kids club, the Moko's Kids Club, and parents love it too because children also Stay Free here at The Rarotongan! Yes, two children aged up to 11 years Stay Free when sharing a room with up to two adults. And up to 4 children can Stay Free in our fully self-contained Two Bedroom Beachside Suite and Grand Beachfront Suite categories. And for even more family fun, Moko's Kids Club kids also receive a great Free Fun Welcome Pack upon arrival at The Rarotongan for your kids in paradise holiday!
Moko's Kids Club
Named after the cheeky gecko known in the Cook Islands as the 'moko', our Moko's Kids Club has been a family favourite for many years and is regularly hailed as the best kids club in the South Pacific by parents, children and travel industry professionals alike.
A fully-supervised, colourful and superbly-equipped facility, Moko's is not just a large play room, but is also an interactive educational experience, where your children learn about the unique culture and nature of Rarotonga through special hands-on daily kids activities programmes. In the evenings, Moko's hosts Kid's Movie Night, allowing you to relax and enjoy a quiet dinner together.
Kids aged up to 11 years Play Free at the Moko's Kids Club, and under 4's are welcome under the supervision of a parent or caregiver. And Moko's Kids Club is not just open during school holidays - it is open year-round, Monday through Saturday from 9am to 12noon, 2pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm. And kids even enjoy Free Snacks and Drinks at each kids club session! All of which means that anytime you're ready for your vacation, the Moko's Kids Club is here ready to provide a great play and learning environment for your children. And best of all, the Moko's Kids Club is staffed by our experienced, friendly kids club team!
Banana Beach Playland Crèche
The NEW Banana Beach Playland Crèche offers babies and toddlers 0-4 years fun activities and more in a completely safe environment. Open year-round Monday-Saturday, 9am to 12noon, 2pm to 5pm, and 7pm to 9pm, the Banana Beach Playland Crèche provides babies and toddlers with a fantastic range of toys, baby cots and more, all under the supervision of our friendly staff at The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa.
Let your little one be taken care of by our friendly staff at The Rarotongan, who will ensure your baby is kept happy with naps, activities and more all in a safe, caring environment. NZ$45 a session.
Teen Zone
TEENS PLAY FREE! Located beside the Moko's Kids Club, the NEW Teen Zone offers even more to do in paradise for teens aged 12-16 years: Try Scuba Diving Lessons, Fish Feeding, Air Hockey Competition, Ukulele & Drumming Session, Beach Soccer, Crab Races, Karaoke, Table Tennis, Snorkeling Tour, Pool Table Competition, Coconut Show, Beach Volleyball Tennis - Dodge Ball, Gaming Machines, Dancing Lessons - Pareu Tying, Island Basketball - Crab Hunting, Water Volleyball - Beach Touch Rugby, Bingo - Disco Nite at the new Latitude 21-30 nightclub. For further information dial 8061 to reach Activities and talk to one of our knowledgeable activities team.
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Club House
Moko's Kids Club, located at treetops level, is your children's own club house and offers a wealth of interactive resources including a wide variety of arts and crafts, toys, board games, books, puzzles, Lego, musical instruments, sports equipment, indoor trampoline, table soccer, ride-ons, computer games, PlayStation, X-box and much more. The club offers kids the opportunity for free play balanced with a range of fascinating structured experiences to allow them to explore our unique local culture and nature within our daily-changing dedicated children's activities programmes.
Kids Activities Programme
Moko's Kids Club activities programmes change daily and have been designed with your child's fun and education in mind. A wide variety of activities will keep your child playing, learning, and happy throughout the day, and the activities board outside the clubhouse keeps you up-to-date with today's special programme.
Your children can learn to dance the famous Cook Islands ura (hula), make their own fresh ei garland (lei) from flowers they have picked themselves, and play the ukulele strings or beat an authentic hollowed-out log drum. They can learn about the traditional Polynesian games children used to play in yesteryear (such as coconut bowling, and making and flying kites), practice how to say hello in Cook Islands Maori, paint their own coconut, 'hunt' a moko, make their own vaka (outrigger canoe), have their face painted and much much more.
What with Moko's Kids Club offering a great play and learning environment, free healthy snacks and drinks at each session, and being equipped with its own kids clubhouse toilets and shower, the only (common) problem you're likely to face is that the kids won't want to leave! There is no doubting the Moko's Kids Club will be one of the real highlights of your child's holiday at The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa, remembered long after you've returned home.
Club Rules
Moko's Kids Club is free to all children aged up to 11 years staying at The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa. Children aged under age 4 are invited to Play Free but must be under the supervision of a parent or babysitter throughout their play session (please ask at Front Desk to arrange a sitter). The Club is unable to accept non-resort guests.
Baby Sitting
If you have a child aged under age 4 who wants to join the fun at Moko's Kids Club, or if you want to escape for a quiet, private adults-only dinner, we recommend you hire one of our experienced babysitters. Babysitting is available at the Resort for NZ$15 per hour, minimum three hour hire, with a limit of two children per sitter, plus additional meal and transportation fees. Please allow a minimum of 24 hours notice for us to make your babysitting arrangements.
Top Things To Do:
1. Go snorkelling in the wonderful Aroa Lagoon Marine Reserve, the 7 year old marine reserve right in front of The Rarotongan. At The Rarotongan you are able to snorkel straight off beautiful Aroa Beach and see many friendly, vibrant tropical fishes such as butterfly, parrot, and angelfishes very close to shore in Aroa Lagoon (the Lagoon of Love). This is Rarotonga's best snorkelling and is great for children because it is a manageable depth, usually calm (although be aware of currents during tidal changes) and is protected from the open ocean by a natural, sheltering coral reef (ie no chance of being washed out to sea, and no large marine animals coming into the lagoon!). See the beautiful reef fish on the posters, then swim with them in real life! Guided snorkelling tours for guests leave daily from The Rarotongan's Activities Hut.
2. Take Mum & Dad to an Island Night spectacular! At The Rarotongan's world-famous 'Legends of Polynesia' Island Night, you can show Mum & Dad how Pacific Island people today still cook in underground ovens (umus), with hot rocks and banana & coconut palm leaves. Then you can show them how to eat the umukai feast with your fingers, and how to dance the ura real fast! A not-to-be-missed taste of authentic dancing, drumming, and feasting.
3. Go on the 4WD Raro Mountain Safari Tour, Rarotonga's most popular tour! Great fun for all the family with a half-day guided tour of the volcano and the rainforests of Rarotonga, including the very spot where the big ocean-going vakas (outrigger canoes) left to discover and settle New Zealand with the first Maori. Get the best views of the island, of the fringing lagoons, and of the vast, blue Pacific Ocean. Or
4. Take a self-guided adventure tour. Get Mum & Dad to hire your own soft top 4WD and explore the back roads, villages, and plantations of Rarotonga at your own pace. Don't forget your camera.
5. See (and hear) one of the world's rarest birds. Hike into the Takitumu Conservation Area to enter the habitat of the endangered (& chatty!) kakerori.
6. Swim at Papua (Wigmore's) Waterfall. Hike or drive up to the waterfall and see if you can find the shy freshwater prawns.
7. Spend the day at the beach. Swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, kayaking, playing beach volleyball, hunting for crabs, diving for cobalt blue starfish, building sand-castles, or flying a kite. Cool fun!
8. Go on Captain Tama's or Koka Lagoon Cruises glass-bottom boat cruise of Muri Lagoon, watch the fish being fed, and snorkel off the boat if you like, then stop at a deserted island (motu) for a beach BBQ lunch. And on the other side of the motu, there's even an old shipwreck.
9. Go star-gazing! An island like Rarotonga, far away from the lights of big cities, gives you the chance to really witness the magic and wonder of the night sky twinkling with the lights of trillions of stars into infinity. As you gaze into the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere, look out for the Southern Cross, the Milky Way, Venus, Orion, and lots of shooting stars. Wow!


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Justices narrow workers' ability to press bias cases
A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made it harder for workers to sue their employers over alleged harassment and retaliation in the workplace.
In two identical 5-4 votes, the court's conservative majority ruled against a black Ball State University catering assistant who claimed she was harassed on the basis of race, and a University of Texas doctor of Middle Eastern descent who claimed he lost his job in retaliation for complaining of bias.
Both decisions prompted harsh criticism from liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who took the unusual step of reading for eight minutes from the bench from her dissents. She accused the majority of having "corralled" Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and called on Congress to undo the damage.
That part of the law prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
"The decisions don't reflect realities of the workplace," said Michael Foreman, a Pennsylvania State University law professor who submitted briefs on behalf of the complaining workers. "They effectively don't protect the right to complain."
Monday's decisions add to a growing list from the court in this and recent terms favoring businesses, including cases involving class-action lawsuits.
"These are good decisions for employers and the economy generally," said Anthony Oncidi, a Proskauer Rose law firm partner in Los Angeles specializing in employment law. "This will help smoke out claims where employees cannot show that but for the alleged illegal actions, they would not have suffered."
In the Ball State case, Maetta Vance, the black employee, had sued over the alleged taunts and threats of physical harm by a white woman she considered to be her supervisor at the university in Muncie, Indiana.
Vance said Ball State eventually retaliated by making her a "glorified salad girl" who cut vegetables and washed fruit.
While the Supreme Court in 1998 said Title VII let harassment victims hold employers responsible for supervisors' improper conduct, it had never defined what a supervisor was.
Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito adopted a narrower definition of a supervisor than Vance proposed, and upheld a 2011 ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
He said an employer could be liable "only when the employer has empowered that employee to take tangible employment actions against the victim, i.e., to effect a 'significant change in employment status, such as hiring, firing, failing to promote, reassignment with significantly different responsibilities, or a decision causing a significant change in benefits.'"
The court rejected Vance's argument that a supervisor was anyone with day-to-day oversight of an employee's activities, and what Alito called the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's "nebulous" guidance to link supervisory status to the exercise of significant oversight over such work.
"It reduces the incentives for employers to police harassment," said Carolyn Shapiro, a professor at the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and director of its Supreme Court institute.
Daniel Ortiz, a lawyer for Vance, was not immediately available for comment. Ball State had no immediate comment.
In the Texas case, Naiel Nassar had been employed on the university faculty and as a physician at an affiliated hospital.
He resigned his teaching post amid alleged harassment by a supervisor including comments such as "Middle Easterners are lazy." Nassar said the hospital later withdrew a job offer in retaliation for his having complained about the harassment.
In letting the retaliation claim go forward, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2012 said Nassar need only show that retaliation was a motivating factor for the adverse job action.
The Supreme Court set a higher bar. In an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, it said Title VII plaintiffs must show that "but for" having enforced their rights, retaliation would not have happened. He sent the case back to the 5th Circuit.
Brian Lauten, a lawyer for Nassar, said that "we're obviously disappointed" but expressed confidence in prevailing at a second trial. Tom Kelley, a spokesman for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, declined to comment.
Both majorities included Alito, Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined Ginsburg's dissents.
Ginsburg said the majority in the Vance case "relieves scores of employers of responsibility for the behavior of the supervisors they employ," and in the Nassar case "appears driven by a zeal to reduce the number of retaliation claims filed against employers."
Both decisions "should prompt yet another Civil Rights Restoration Act," she said.
Ginsburg had also dissented from the bench in a 2007 case that applied a 180-day limit to claims under Title VII for pay discrimination. Congress reversed that decision in 2009 by passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The cases are Vance v. Ball State University, U.S. Supreme Court. No. 11-556; and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, No. 12-484.
(Editing by Howard Goller and Will Dunham)


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Charters Towers Tourist Park, owned by locals who love their town, is situated approximately two kilometres from the historic city centre. Set off the main highway they offer a relaxed quiet stay with peaceful setting. They accommodate for all your caravan needs, shady grass sites, concrete sites and ensuite sites.
Relax on the patio of their lovely cabins and enjoy the bird life. All cabins are fully self contained and air conditioned. They offer six different style cabins to suit your individual needs. Swim in their lovely salt water pool and spa. 24 Hours Surveillance for that peace of mind.
Come and enjoy the lovely old building and history that Charters Towers has to offer. Take advantage of their local knowledge, ideal fishing and gold prospecting area for the avid enthusiastic. A one and half hour drive from Townsville and a cross over before your enter the outback. Charters Towers also has lots of great events happening all years round. Their local information centre will ensure that your time in Charters Towers is action packed and enjoyable.
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Since 1912, Phillips Distilling Company has been producing high-quality spirits and popular brands. As one of America's oldest family-owned spirits companies, we pride ourselves on our independent spirit and our commitment to innovation, quality and community.
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Hansar Koh Samui is Situated just 10 minutes from the Island's International airport, Hansar Samui is located on the tropical stretch of golden sands and turquoise waters of Koh Samui's up-market Bophut Bay, which offers a front seat to island life. A leisurely stroll down the quaint cobblestone 'walking street' adjacent to the resort, is the vibrant Fisherman's Village, with its antique wooden shop fronts, chic cafes and atmospheric seaside bars.
The name Hansar is taken from the ancient Sanskrit language and translates to mean happiness and joy. The concept and philosophy of Hansar Samui is to deliver an luxury resort and spa experience to each guest that is happy, memorable and enjoyable. Hansar Samui is about living life in full colour and finding joy in every moment
Hansar Samui offers luxurious, beachfront, spacious accommodation with unobstructed sea views from every room, and supersize private balconies and oversize daybeds for outdoor living and entertaining. Open plan yet intimate, each room has been artfully finished with teak floors, terrazzo bathrooms and local textiles to provide a sense of place. Chic custom furnishings, large flat screen TVs balance the design's natural touches with a modern flair.
Our facilities are outstanding and include the stunning Luxsa Spa Koh Samui and H Bistro for Koh Samui's finest dining. We hope to see you soon at our Luxury Resort and Spa.


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Rodial Glam Balm Lip Review
What We're Sweet On: A Lip Balm For Ski Bunnies
Lip balm may be the most-used beauty product during the Winter months, as dry, chapped, peeling, flaky (and even bleeding) lips are a trademark of the season. Enter Rodial Glam Balm Lip ($25), which will protect your mouth from whipping winds, plummeting temperatures, and then some. You might ask, though, why you would spend extra money on this particular lip product when others can be easily procured at the local grocery store for practically pennies.
Usually it requires multiple, strategically placed products to keep lips supple (one at work, one in every handbag, another on the vanity). But the creamy consistency of this glam balm will break your dependence on other greasy sticks and pots. Rose wax and shea butter gets under the cracks for a smoothed-out appearance, and vitamin E provides long-lasting moisture. Plus, the high-shine finish eliminates the need for gloss. Ski bunnies and slope enthusiasts everywhere will rejoice.


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A long, long, long day of inspecting so-called $500 cars for this weekend's Goin' For Broken 24 Hours of LeMons (moved to Thunderhill after Reno-Fernley went bust) has finally been wrapped up, and the car selection is staggeringly good.
I'm totally beat after looking at 120 or whatever-it-was cars, so let's just look at a few high points and then get right to the gallery. We had our first LeMons Jeepney, which was the result of telling the Black Iron Racing guys that the only way we'd let their gutted BMW 540i (yes, it's an E39) get through the inspection with no penalty laps would be as a fully credible Jeepney... which they then went ahead and built! Zero laps.
Remember the Audi that whacked a concrete barrier in such dramatic fashion at Thunderhill a while back? It's all fixed up and looking just like a Group B Quattro. Beautiful!
The Tiger Woods-themed car was a big hit with the crowds. Yes, that tableau will remain on the roof while the car races Saturday.
Eyesore Racing is at it again, this time converting their Ghettocharged Miata into a pretty good replica of the Enterprise, complete with top-shelf costumes. This team is unstoppable!
Many, many cars had movie themes, so many that I can't list them. Take a look at the gallery below and see if you can identify all of them.


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