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Say what you will about the Kardashian clan but Kendall Jenner has brilliantly set herself apart from the pack and her effortless minimal style makes my heart ache. Like actual physical chest pains because I want everything she owns.
It can be a challenge to see your fashion self in people who don't "look like you" but I believe plus girls take style inspiration from everywhere...including 5'11 thin super models. Why shouldn't we? I've rounded up a few things that "Kenny would totally wear" in size faaaaaht.
First you're going to need a pair of chic striped pants. Wear them with the bow tied now for summer and ditch the belt and add a closed toe ankle boot for fall. Bam! So good.
Bomber jackets are EVERYTHING right now and will be even more so once it's not 900 degrees in NYC and you can actually wear yours. This plus size option is killer, the lace up detail...wheeeew omg. Kendall does it with a cropped tee and kick ass jeans. you should too, obvi.
Here's your change to basically not wear a shirt. Don't act like this isn't a life dream of yours too. Plunging necklines are soooooo bomb but I love the flutter sleeve on this plus option because it makes it a little less nakie. Kendall is perfect (again) because the camel pant, white sneaker, leather jacket AND choker make this relaxed but super elevated. Yup, super.
P.S. there IS a such thing as a plus size choker and it's glorious!


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Yesterday I ordered a DNA testing kit through a company called 23andme. In six weeks I'll get a report with information about my genetic ancestry as well potential health risks and inheritable conditions.
Why, you ask? Many smart people are predicting that this century's scientific and technological advances will be in biogenetics and I want to get a head start. Besides, as my mother said when I asked her if the neighbor boy could teach me how to shoot a .22, knowledge is power.
In preparation for my test results I've been reading up on the future of biotechnology and found something interesting in an essay by Freeman Dyson on the topic of evolution.
Long before different kinds of fish began swimming around in the oceans, single cells that comprised the primordial soup were transferring genes horizontally. Meaning, advances made by the most efficient little creatures were shared to all, and life on earth made biological progress in unison.
At some point, millions of years after the birth of this commune, some cells discovered privacy and refused to share. The offspring of the selfish cells became the first species. The relatively brief period that followed was full of different fish, reptiles and birds and is called The Darwinian Interlude. Dyson argues that human beings effectively ended the Darwinian Interlude, and by extension biological evolution, by dominating the biosphere.
What's interesting to me is the comparison between information transfer over the internet (rapid and accessable to all) to the fluid sharing of genes among those primordial cells. If cultural evolution has replaced Darwinian evolution as Dyson suggests then the internet is the medium through which we will all advance together.

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This puzzle blew my mind the first time I saw it about a month ago. White has two logical moves to attempt a draw. Your task is to show why one of them draws for white while the second one loses. Difficulty level- extreme.


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Big Gains Seen in Global Wine Auction Market in 1Q 2011
Continuing a trend that began a year ago, Hong Kong wine auctions once again eclipsed their U.S. counterparts by a significant margin in the first quarter of 2011. In Hong Kong, seven sales, comprising 7,243 lots of fine wine, brought in a total of US $61 million in the first quarter. In contrast, eight auctions, containing 8,428 lots, earned $32.2 million in the United States.
Put another way, the average price per lot in Hong Kong amounted to $8,404 compared to $3,816 in America. However, the two markets are very different because Hong Kong specializes almost exclusively in ultra high-end collections, whereas their U.S. equivalents are more egalitarian.
Acker Merrall & Condit CEO John Kapon expects the trend to persist. "It does not look like it will be as close a race between the two auction centers in 2011 as it was in 2010. The biggest cellars and most valuable wines are finding their way to Hong Kong, as demand for Bordeaux at the very top level is generally stronger there," Kapon said. "[However], New York remains an important market, and often shows more strength outside of Bordeaux."
There was nothing shabby about auction results in the U.S., however. For the wines tracked in the Wine Spectator Auction Index price database that sold in the first quarter of 2011, the total value rose 8 percent above the fourth quarter 2010 value, making this the third consecutive quarter of increases. The average percent-sold rate for all auctions stood at an extremely healthy 97 percent. Nearly half the wines on offer in the first quarter posted an increase of 10 percent or better over their fourth quarter averages.
Dollar volume was up 32 percent in 2011, compared to the first quarter 2010 results. The average price per lot this quarter was $3,816, compared to $2,742 in the same period last year.
In the U.S. market, prices are increasing (for the wines and the average per lot) "due to a combination of more valuable wines being offered and buyers, particularly from Asia, purchasing a wider range of wines in the New York marketplace," said Jamie Ritchie, president and CEO of Sotheby's wine. "I think this tendency will remain, as more Asian buyers will bid in both New York and London auctions. Another factor is stronger bidding by both South American and U.S. buyers, of which the latter are beginning to buy more aggressively."
Among the auction houses, the top three U.S. earners in the first quarter were Zachys with close to $11.2 million in sales, followed by Hart Davis Hart at nearly $10.6 million and Acker at more than $7 million. In Hong Kong, Acker led the pack with US $21.6 million in sales, followed by Sotheby's at $14.6 million, Christie's at $9.9 million and Zachys at $9.2 million.
Among the individual wines that saw the biggest price increases, the top U.S. performer was a Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano di Neive Riserva 1985 that sold for $1,210 per bottle at Zachys, garnering 215 percent more than its average price in the fourth quarter of 2010. The top lot price-wise was an imperial of Château Lafite Rothschild 1982 that fetched $41,825 at Hart Davis Hart, up 32 percent.
Other Notable Sales in the U.S. Market:
• J.-F. Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne 2000 for $2,521 per bottle at Zachys (up 127 percent)
• Moët & Chandon Brut Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon Oenothèque 1976 for $2,271 per bottle at Hart Davis Hart (up 168 percent)
• Château Léoville las Cases St.-Julien 1982 for $807 per bottle at Sotheby's (up 92 percent)
• Anne Gros Richebourg 2005 for $691 per bottle at Acker Merrall & Condit (up 73 percent)
• Opus One Napa Valley 1985 for $120 per bottle at Hart Davis Hart (down 41 percent)


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Mailed off the tax return, Certified Mail. The return was completed several weeks ago but we owed a bit so I was in no hurry to actually mail it.
At the same time I mailed off a couple packages for the eBay sales I do to raise funds for a non-profit, through the eBay Giving Works program.
Dragged DH in to the bank to sign off on some documents. While he was away on his most recent business trip I opened up accounts at BBVA Compass due to some very nice promotions. Not only will I be getting a free Kindle Fire HD, we will also be earning some nice cash bonuses after 2 years. I found out about the Kindle promotion at DepositAccounts.com and learned about the cash bonuses after walking in to a branch and talking to a banker.
Got some free (tho not very tasty) coffee while at the bank
I remember the first time I walked in to a bank to ask if they had any promotions going on that they weren't advertising. I was so nervous & a bit embarrassed! Now I do it any time I'm jonesing for a higher interest rate or bonus. Most of the time there is nothing, but occasionally I hit pay dirt. Brand new branches are a good place to go if you want to try this, because they usually eager to get new customers through the doors.
Went to the library and checked out some DVDs and an audiobook.
Now it's time for a walk because there is a break in the much-needed rain. I have PUSHED myself to keep going for a walk every day since my dog died. It was hard at first but is now becoming routine. I carry some of my late pup's treats in my pocket, and if I meet a dog and the owner says it's OK, I exchange a treat for a little puppy lovin'.
So, financially this has been a "plus" day and an enjoyable one as well.
Good Day, Bank Promotions, Etc.
Mailed off the tax return, Certified Mail. The return was completed several weeks ago but we owed a bit so I was in no hurry to actually mail it.
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March 9th, 2013 at 02:50 pmThe dog treats are a great idea. Makes you happy, and I'm sure the pups get excited as well!
How do you like Farenheit 451?
March 10th, 2013 at 01:53 pmmrjube94: Farenheit 451 is an example of a book that probably would have been better had I read the print version, so that I could look at and really appreciate how the author had crafted his sentences. I liked it, but I think I may have liked it even more if I had the hard copy.
I listen to audiobooks because I have a fairly long commute (1 hour plus each way). My routine is: NPR in the morning, audio book in the evening.
This time I picked up "Blood Oath" ... After resisting for decades, I FINALLY decided to give a vampire book a chance. Never read Anne Rice, Twilight, etc. This one seemed a tad more appealing than those books ever did.
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June 9th, 2013 at 02:18 amYeah! You're right branch new branches of banks are the great place to go. That is why if you want to invest or looking for a bank that would accommodate you, visit the new branches near you, I'm sure they'll welcome you full kindheartedly. Update us on your new journeys!! Cheers!


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Woo hoo!! Moving day. :) Congrats!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you ma'am! We are almost finished, thankfully! :-)Delete
congrats on getting it moved in. A move of a 1000 objects begins with one stick...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much...LOL...and you are so right! :-)Delete
The sticks! Love them...congratulations!!ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL…thank you! Need to find something pretty to put them in, otherwise, they look like a sick witch's broom! :-)Delete
Hi Benita! :)ReplyDelete
Ah, ha ha!!
...you know those are free outside right?
...your hubster paid me to say that! ;)
LMAO...I would bet he would too! LOL I didn't spend a lot on these sticks...only 50 cents. :-)Delete
You two are too much! And you know, I think I might have some of them here for you when you run out. A big branch just crashed on our roof a few minutes ago. Want me to save it for you?ReplyDelete
Love to happy new home nesters,
LOL….you are hilarious!!! Edward would say yes, please save it for her so she will stop buying sticks…LOLDelete
Thank you Dewena…much love to you! :-)
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2015 at 4:20 AM
lol, the first thing we moved was our speaker system so we can listen to music while cleaning. the second thing was toilet paper. the third was one of our potted plants....ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL...see, you have your priorities straight....mine are warped! :-)Delete
Those are some good looking stick's !!!! I believe they're Birch, I just cut an armful off of my tree to make a wreath. Don't tell Edward !!! Hug's funny girl, TTReplyDeleteReplies
LOL....thank you...I thought so...LOL. No, I'm not telling him that these can be found in the yard...especially when I've spent good money on them! ;-) LOL Hugs to you sweetie!!Delete
Cell phone photos are wonderful!!!ReplyDelete
Yes, agreed. Keep at this sharing things, as they come in.
And Instagram would be perfect, for this! (Yes, he walked you right into this comment!!! Thank you Hubster!!!)
LOL...you are so funny! I thought about it and may start this weekend trying to post some pics of the progress. I definitely have the opportunity...need to find the drive...LOL Hugs!!!Delete
HAHAHAHAHA..... no wonder you two married each other!ReplyDelete
LOL…we deserve each other! :-) Hugs!!Delete
I hope no one hurt their back carrying these in. LOL......You guys are funny!ReplyDeleteReplies
I think I may have sprained a finger….LOL….we try….it helps alleviate the stress of this ordeal! Delete
Whew!! Looks like they made it all in one piece!!ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL...it was touch and go for a bit, but I made sure they sat in the front seat! :-)Delete
Ha ha love it!!!!!ReplyDelete
Thank you….he's so silly sometimes…LOLDelete
Oh My Word, that is just too funny! hahaha...plz post to Instagram! =) I love it!!ReplyDelete
xoxo, hugs, ChristineReplies
I will give it a whirl...you know that I do not get along well with Instagram...LOLDelete
You CRACK me up-go sticks!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love my sticks…LOL. Of course these happen to look like a sick witch's broom, so I'm going to have to fix them up! :-)Delete
You may recall I am an avid stick lover with varieties of sticks for all seasons including a Stick Christmas tree and a Rustic Willow stick chair on the summer porch. In defense of the sticks it only seems right that the sticks were the first to move into the house. When people move there is always a kerfuffle about which kid gets which room – glad to see the stick "kids" called dibs on the biggest room – the living room – no doubt Hubster could be a bit put out- haha!ReplyDelete
Here is the cure for Hubster being stingy about you spending a few bucks on some sticks - put this $845 Willow Stick set, link below in your Etsy cart to scare him with and he will likely never complain about a few bucks spent on inexpensive sticks again! lol
https://www.etsy.com/listing/92216509/rustic-cedar-twig-chairs-maine-handmade?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=willow chair&ref=sr_gallery_40Replies
Hey girl! How have you been? I was thinking about you this morning and wondering if I could track down an email address for you to send you a note! :-) So glad you commented!Delete
LOL...you are so right! Those sticks called not only the room but wanted to make sure they were front and center! :-) YES on the stick Christmas tree and Rustic chair...I love those!
Ba ha ha ha...he would so have a stroke...LOL Those chairs are gorgeous and I found some cute napkins rings at that same shop to go with them! :-)
Makes sense to me!ReplyDeleteReplies
Perfect sense, right?!! ;-)Delete
Too funny!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the new house and the move in!!
Looking forward to seeing the "fall tour".
Thank you so much! For my house, keep your expectations low….I'm still looking for the fall decorations…LOL Hope you are having a great week and so good to hear from you! Hugs!!Delete
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Comping is social so find some friends to help in finding competitions. Find other compers on forums or social media websites, you can then discuss and share competitions with one another.
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Our groups range in ages and interests. We are in process of renaming all the groups. Right now, we use a numbering system. What follows is a description of the adult groups. We have all pre-school, children, and youth groups available in an age-graded system.
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FINAL UPDATE: (Sunday, Sept. 20): The campus reported this afternoon that all major campus IT systems have been fully restored. Nevertheless, campus IT staff continue to restore non-essential services. If staff, faculty or students experience technical problems with campus systems, they should report the problem to CSS-IT (Telephone: (510) 664-9000, option 1; Email: email@example.com).
"A special thank you to our campus IT staff for their dedication and efforts to restore us to normal operations," wrote Lyle Nevel, UC Berkeley's deputy CIO and assistant vice chancellor-information technology, in an afternoon email to the campus. "For an outage of this magnitude, I think they did an outstanding job of getting the campus back up so quickly."
UPDATE (Saturday, 12:55 p.m.): Most services used by faculty and students during weekends are now up and available, including Google, Box and bCourses, which is used by students for their coursework. Students who have questions about how the outage affects deadlines in their courses should contact their instructors. A CalMessage will be sent to the campus community later this afternoon with more detailed information on when other services, such as campus applications and databases, will be online.
UPDATE (Saturday, 11:35 a.m.): The campus has restored CalNet service, which allows access to CalMail as well as other internet services, including Box and bCourses. VPN services and the campus gateway page, http://www.berkeley.edu/, also are now operational. Other campus websites and databases are gradually being brought online.
The following message was sent to the campus community on Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2015:
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At approximately 7:00 pm Friday evening, there was a small fire in the campus data center that triggered the building's fire suppression system, which ultimately led to the powering down of the data center in Warren Hall. All main campus IT applications were nonoperational for most of the evening and continue to be offline.
We are working diligently to bring campus systems back online. Email is still working and even if you are unable to access your mail at this time, it will be there waiting for you when CalNet authentication is restored. Your phone and external email clients can still be used to access your account.
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text: TV Silvio Berlusconi Hearings to Begin Wednesday 5:43 AM PDT 4/5/2011 by Eric J. Lyman FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images It will be the highest profile Italian court case in decades, with witnesses including George Clooney. ROME -- The most visible of the three active trials against Italy's media tycoon-turned-prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is set to get underway Wednesday in what the local press says promises to be a media circus. The case -- in which the 74-year-old Berlusconi is accused of paying for sex with an underage exotic dancer and then abusing his power as prime minister to get her out of a legal bind -- is actually the only one of the three trials that is not directly linked to Mediaset, the broadcasting and content giant Berlusconi controls. But it could still have a significant impact on Mediaset's future, as legal experts say it is the case in which Berlusconi is most likely to be convicted, something which carries up to 15 years total jail time. A top Berlusconi aide said Tuesday that the prime minister would not attend the opening proceedings since they would focus mostly on procedural matters. But the event nonetheless promises to be a spectacle: Both anti-Berlusconi protesters and allies of the prime minister are expected to gather in front of the Milan courthouse, for what is being billed as the highest profile Italian court case in decades. The witness list includes film star George Clooney and his showgirl girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis and magistrates in Milan said they have fielded more than a thousand press requests for the trial. In an effort to keep the process from becoming a "circus," Italy's attorney general and the state prosecutor have agreed to bar television cameras from the courtroom, reversing a previous ruling that would have allowed state broadcaster RAI to film the trial. Analysts said in recent days that Mediaset shares had mostly priced in the news related to Berlusconi's trial. In heavy trading Tuesday, the shares were down 0.5 percent to €4.52 ($6.33) and have traded within a relatively narrow price band since the start of the year. In the other two court cases, which have already gotten underway, Berlusconi is accused of paying British lawyer David Mills a $600,000 bribe for him to lie on Berlusconi's behalf during a court proceeding related to Mediaset, and for tax evasion related to kickbacks for the acquisition of content for the Milan-based Mediaset. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Eric J. Lyman email@example.com @thr


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LTE for New Zealand in go-slow mode
- 09 June, 2010 22:00
Say what you like about high-speed fibre-optic, wireless broadband has its own very special, untethered cachet. As a nation, we are increasingly in love with portable devices of all kinds, and it is with those that we want to exchange data.
Presently, there are two choices — use wi-fi public hotspots or 3G cellular broadband. In practice, the use of the former technology is limited and awkward, whereas the rather more expensive 3G offers nationwide coverage and reasonably reliable service.
Next up on the cellular broadband horizon is Long Term Evolution or LTE, with big telco suppliers such as Ericsson, Nokia-Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei promising up to 100Mbit/s downloads and 50Mbit/s uploads in the first release of the technology, with sub-10ms latency.
LTE should be cheaper to run too, with simplified, all-Internet Protocol architecture for mobile providers and greater network capacity to boost usage by customers.
It is not vapourware either: while we are waiting for HSPA+ here in New Zealand, LTE is being trialled around the world.
A recent visit to Huawei in Shanghai was an opportunity to see LTE in action; the Chinese telco supplier had built a test network along the MagLev monorail that goes from the airport to the city, to show off the technology.
Huawei's TDD LTE implementation, for China Mobile, runs in the 2.6GHz band and uses 20MHz spectrum in total. In comparison, Telecom and Vodafone's FDD 3G services run in the 850, 900 and 2100MHz bands.
Using a laptop and an LTE USB modem, we saw 30 to 40Mbit/s streaming downloads at speeds of 300 to 400kph aboard the MagLev train. That proves Huawei's LTE technology can keep a lock on the transmission signal at high speeds and deliver data at the same time.
It is hard to imagine a real-world need for such high physical speeds, but certainly, 30 to 40Mbit/s on your mobile connection would be great for watching HD video for instance and even obviate the need for a fixed broadband connection for light to medium users.
As a technology demo, this was an impressive one by Huawei although it did fall short of the 100Mbit/s download speed that LTE is promising on paper. Fast mobile broadband will enable a range of new services and businesses, and overseas providers know this.
When will we see LTE here then? That is hard to say as LTE everywhere is in something of a holding pattern currently. The next-generation cellular broadband technology needs a good chunk of radio frequency spectrum to provide the big bandwidth and most of the desirable bands are already allocated to other uses.
What is more, radio frequency spectrum doesn't come cheap anymore, so providers in saturated markets with limited growth potential are cautious to commit more capital to purchase it. As a result, despite ongoing technology demos since 2006, LTE remains mainly at trial stage.
Currently, local providers say they are waiting for the analogue TV signal to be switched off in 2012 to 2013, freeing up spectrum in relatively low frequency ranges so as to enable greater reach and building penetration for cost-effective deployment of LTE.
Despite obvious competition concerns, a single 700MHz LTE network shared by various providers has been mooted for New Zealand to work around the lack of available spectrum.
It is hard to see how a single network with regulated open access would speed up LTE deployment, compared to competitive rollouts enabled by better access to frequency spectrum however.
Indications from insiders are that the two large telcos would rather stick with upgraded older 3G networks than go with a shared 4G one, in fact.
Unfortunately, the government does not seem to be in a hurry on allocating frequencies for LTE, so 4G is likely to take a long time to hit our shores unless there is a change of mind here.
• Saarinen travelled to Shanghai as a guest of Huawei


text: Onstage Showing events in March March « » S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 View all upcoming events From the Vault: Queen Footage Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 11:00am to Sunday, March 10, 2019 - 5:30pm In honor of Queen's upcoming performance at this Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony as well as Bohemian Rhapsody's five Oscar nominations including Best Picture, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has opened their vaults and will screen Queen's 2001 Hall of Fame uncut Induction Ceremony footage. Rock Hall Nights: Rock Off the Rack Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm Step inside our exhibits and experience the museum in a whole new way. Grab a drink and a bite to eat, hear stories from the Rock Hall crew, and put your musical fandom to the test. Kiss Fan Weekend Saturday, March 16, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, March 17, 2019 - 5:30pm In honor of KISS' concert at Quicken Loans Arena, the Rock Hall welcomes the KISS Army all weekend long. Film Series: Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Both Sides Now: Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 captures Joni Mitchell playing live in front of one of the biggest audiences of her career. Stories of Rock Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 1:00pm From pop-up trivia contests to album spotlights and Inductee explorations, check out what's going on at the Rock Hall! Film Series: Miss Sharon Jones Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Miss Sharon Jones follows the late soul singer of the Grammy nominated R&B band Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Official Red Carpet Live Stream Friday, March 29, 2019 - 5:30pm to 6:45pm The second annual red carpet live stream show will be live on Friday, March 29th hosted by Carrie Keagan and supported by Citi and Hilton Hotels. Official Simulcast Party for the 2019 Induction Ceremony Friday, March 29, 2019 - 6:30pm The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is rolling out the red carpet for an exclusive Simulcast Party, presented by PNC Bank. The Museum will stream a live broadcast of the 34th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio.


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Repeating plus symbols serve to remind you to multiply the positive energy in your life. Do more of whatever you find to bring your energy up. Hint: it usually involves love.
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'The Blacklist' Recap: Season 1, Episode 19, 'The Pavlovich Brothers'
When we last left The Blacklist a few weeks ago, Liz and Tom had renewed their vows, but I get a feeling the renewed marriage won't last very long. Tom is definitely suspicious of Liz and thinks she may know something about his secret work with "Berlin." Plus, the last episode featured Liz and Red questioning Tom's "brother," Craig. Craig jumped out a window to his death rather than tell them anything about Berlin.
Tom is going to figure out that his fake brother is really dead and that will likely spook him even more. Oh, and Liz found a key Tom had hidden under a lamp. I can't wait to see what secrets that key will unlock!
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My Heart Bleeds, but not because of "Heartbleed"/
In talking about Internet "threats", I have used the analogy of the great Wildebeest migration across the Serengeti plain in Africa. Most of us have seen the nature shows portraying the risks to the herd. Most of them make it across, but the weak, the young, and the infirm that fall behind the pack are vulnerable to the wild Cheetah or a pack of Hyenas.
Sadly, this is the case on the World Wide Web. Yes, you are the Wildebeest, and just how strong and fast are you? The recent "Heartbleed" infection is just the latest Cheetah, part of wave after wave of threat that have emerged continuously over the past decade or more. To learn more about this threat and get great advice, I recommend this article from NPR: http://n.pr/1jy7ZxA.
Many writers have pointed out the quietness and undetected persistence of this infection as a cause for serious alarm. Do they really think that infected websites have not been a problem up until now? What gets them frothing is that a chestnut of the open source community, OpenSSL is the attack vector, and it is very widely used on very respected websites. So, yes, it is substantially more pervasive and threatening than preceding threats. This changes nothing for most Internet users.
The NPR article concludes with five recommendations. I wholeheartedly recommend all of them plus one more: adopt and use a password manager. We use "LastPass". There are some hassles getting used to managing your passwords with a password manager, but most of the process has been pretty well automated by them. I have tested "DashLane", and many prefer that one. I found that the application hindered some aspects of my Windows computer's performance, and so I discontinued the use of it. (It was publicly recommended by David Pogue of Yahoo Tech and formerly of the New York Times, who uses a Mac for his primary system, and who has written about Apple and the Macintosh extensively). DashLane (dashlane.com), works on Apple Macintosh, Windows, iOS, and Android devices and most browsers. LastPass (lastpass.com), works on those platforms plus Linux and Blackberry. Both are free to use on one device, but cost money to use on multiple devices with passwords syncing across all of your devices. We use the paid version of LastPass to get the sync function. Please take the time to learn how the password manager can help you be more secure by setting hard to crack passwords which you don't have to worry about remembering.
Finally, the NPR article includes tools to check the important sites that you visit, so you can tell whether the site is infected, or was vulnerable to the attack. Since most of us don't have time to chase all of that down, the advice of the NPR article is the thing to put your precious time into.
My wonderful wife has changed all of our personal and business financial service website passwords this week as a precaution. I recommend that you do the same.


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Thank you to everyone who came out to the Football Le Femme NFL Finals day party last Sunday at Taj – good times! Special thanks to everyone that supported our Football parties this season and the Football Le Femme ladies for having me back again to rock the music.
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In the Today's DAR Blog, we regularly share information about what is going on at our National Headquarters. I also love to share success stories of inspiring and innovative ways in which states, chapters and members are fulfilling the mission of our Society.
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I'm terribly behind on sharing my travel photos on this blog! I'm only halfway through posting about my Asia trip from nearly 2 years ago – not to mention my travels since then through Canada, the US, Colombia, Iceland, and Australia.
If you're into travel photography, I highly recommend you check out my travel blog, Frugal Frolicker – which I update much more regularly these days. You can also follow me on instagram for real time photo updates!
In the meantime, here's a batch of images I took in Cambodia, from April 24 – May 8, 2013. I was without my Canon 5d Mark III for 6 weeks while it was getting repaired in Bangkok, so all of these photos were taken with a small point-and-shoot camera. While I traveled from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, I focused more on documenting the beautiful sights nearby at the Angkor temples and the island of Koh Rong.
Other travel photography posts for my 2013 Asia trip: Nepal // India
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I use lacquer thinner to clean the rim. It removes any glue left. Clean back side of rubber insert. Use a Q-tip to clean it. Let dry, fit, cut and super glue it back in place.
As you will notice the rubber insert is worn and thin at the edges.
The sections I super glued have not come off.
Hope this helps. Never thought of the 45 degree cut. I'll try it the next time.
There is going to be a massive wave of 'chair users with their inserts pealing off and Out-Front won't do anything to help the consumer. As consumers we can make a FDA complaint.


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Google Demos Android Honeycomb Tablet at CES
LAS VEGAS - Google on Wednesday took to the stage at Verizon's Consumer Electronics Show keynote to show off its updated Android Honeycomb mobile OS.
The company also posted a YouTube video demo of the OS (below).
Google's Mike Cleron demonstrated Honeycomb on an unnamed tablet. With Honeycomb, Google spent over a year thinking about how to rebuild Android from the ground-up, he said. Google "focused on taking all the things people already love about Android and making them richer."
Google worked to make its widgets more powerful and focused a lot of effort on making customization and multi-tasking more seamless. Indeed, multi-tasking worked quite well during the demo a line of previously used apps were on the left-hand side of the screen, and Cleron picked up where he left off in a game of Dungeon Defenders just by tapping the preview pane.
Cleron also showed off Gmail, which has been redesigned for tablets, and his demo of a Google Maps that tilts, zooms, and rotates got a few oohs and aahs from the crowd. Notifications, meanwhile, now carry more information, like a person's photo.
Earlier today, Google's Android Open Source lead Dan Morrill tweeted that there is no "hard minimum processor requirement" to run Android Honeycomb, the new tablet-centric Google OS.


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Valerie Burke lives in Fort Collins, Colorado having moved from the Chicago area to be near her son and his family.
Formerly she was an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago.
Pinhole photography has been a strong interest of Valerie's. Her current series of "Florals" was taken with a digital camera with a pinhole accessory instead of a lens. The pinhole is made of pierced metal and is very small. Many times a pinhole is as small as F264. The pinhole camera is known for its long exposures, depth of field and surprise effects. It offers a soft/impressionistic appearance and can be very painterly. In photographic history, the pinhole camera was referred to as a camera obscura or darkened chamber. As a result, any light tight container with a small circular opening can gather particles of light and refine them into a sharp image.
The image "Magnolia", was taken on her patio table with a blue cloth background; the latter blew in the wind during the two-second exposure. The mid-afternoon sun slanted in and offered warmth to the image. Serendipity, as you see, plays a role in pinhole image making. "Magnolia" is printed as an archival pigment print.


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CALIFORNIAA primer on California water infrastructure. →
THE CALIFORNIA DELTACalifornia's single largest source of fresh water. →
THE CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECTFederal infrastructure shaping California. →
THE COLORADO RIVER COMPACTCalifornia gets 15% of it's water from the Colorado River. →
THE STATE WATER PROJECTHistory, facts and figures. →
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA WATERCalifornia and the manipulation of water are inseparable. →
THE OWENS VALLEY CONFLICT AND "AREA OF ORIGIN" WATER RIGHTSThe 1927 bombing of an aqueduct pipeline in the Alabama Hills triggers yet another fight for water rights in California with a dubious outcome. →
THE MONO LAKE CASEA landmark use of the Public Trust Doctrine brought national attention to water issues in California.→


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When entering Sofia, we passed a couple in a horse and cart, exiting the highway.
We parked the rental car at the side of the road in front of the airport and surprisingly, within seconds Tony (car rental guy), showed up and finalized the return of the car.
Our flight was non- eventful; the best kind. Our first glimpse of Malta from the air was breathtaking... an island of golden sand coloured buildings glowing in the sun. I can see why they filmed some scenes from Game of Thrones here.
I am always amazed how you can board a plane in one place, and a few hours later, depart in a place so totally different.
We arrived to summer weather...and palm trees.
Our driver was waiting for us when we arrived. On the ride to our apartment, we noticed a van that said "Bomb Disposal" driving in front of us. Hmmm.
I understand why they include a driver with the apartment rental because the entrance is through a nondescript door and then you go up four floors. We would have never found it on our own.
The apartment was huge but the best part was that the whole front living room area had floor to ceiling glass sliding doors that opened up to the gorgeous harbour. Absolutely stunning.
After throwing in some laundry, we changed and went out to explore Tas-Sliema.
This area is lively with many restaurants and shops surrounding a harbour filled with boats and yachts. They even have a food truck that sells cocktails.
The exotic Arab influence is visible in the old architecture. The view of Valletta from Tas-Sliema is spectacular. A perfect place to watch the sun set.
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MLB union chief blasts Biogenesis leaks
Michael Weiner, executive director of the Major League Players Association, scolded authorities involved in Major League Baseball's probe of performance-enhancing, saying the leaking of information to the media is damaging the investigation.
"The leaking of confidential information to members of the media interferes with the thoroughness and credibility of the Biogenesis investigation,'' Weiner said in a prepared statement. "These repeated leaks threaten to harm the integrity of the Joint Drug Agreement and call into question the required level of confidentiality needed to operate a successful prevention program.
"The Players want a clean game and they demand a testing program that is not only the toughest in professional sports, but one that guarantees each player due process rights accompanied by strict confidentiality provisions.
"As I stated last month, the Players Association remains in contact with the Commissioner's Office regarding the investigation, and they continue to assure us that no decisions regarding discipline will be made until the investigation is complete. It would be unfortunate if anyone prejudged the results of the investigation based on unsubstantiated leaks that are a clear violation of the JDA."
MLB, which is scheduled to interview New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez on Friday in Tampa, Fla., is expected to soon conclude its investigation. Major League team executives are under the assumption that MLB will announce its findings after the All-Star break, but before July 31, the date of the non-waiver trade deadline.
There have been 90 major-league and minor-league players whose names surfaced in the probe, according to a high-ranking executive with direct knowledge of the investigation but unauthorized to speak publicly. ESPN recently reported that as many as 20 players will be suspended, including Rodriguez and 2011 National League MVP Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers.
There have been reports that MLB will seek 100-game suspensions for several players, but an MLB official with direct knowledge of the investigation said no suspension will likely be more than 50 games. It's also quite possible that suspensions could be reduced to 25 games or fewer, depending on the appeal process that will be ruled by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz.
"It's going to be somewhat uncharted waters,'' Shyam Das, MLB's former arbitrator, recently told USA TODAY Sports. "Certainly there hasn't been anything quite like this before. There's a lot of speculation, and clearly there is an investigation, but I don't think anybody really knows what will happen yet.''


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Blueberry Bran Muffins
1-1/2 cups wheat bran
1 cup nondairy milk
2/3 cups brown sugar
6 tablespoons applesauce
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup blueberries (OR 1/2 cup raisins OR 1 chopped apple OR any combination of any fruit/nut of your choice!)
1. In a bowl, combine wheat bran and milk; let stand for 10 minutes.
2. In another bowl, beat brown sugar, applesauce, vanilla. Add to wheat bran mixture.
3. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry. Fold in blueberries (or filling of your choice)
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 16 to 20 minutes!
BRANTASTIC! :o I left out the applesauce and added 1 1/4 cups of grated pear, 1tbsp of grated ginger, and 1 tbsp of safflower oil to the wet mix. I also added a 1/2 tsp ginger powder and 1/2 tsp nutmeg to my dry mix. MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ginger pear bran - of all treats muffins are my favorite, and of all muffins this ranks #2 in my favorite, right after morning glory muffins ;D
I used frozen raspberries instead of blueberries, oat bran instead of wheat bran, and whipped up a little raspberry juice glaze to put on top. perfection!
thanks for the recipe.
These were delicious! I didn't use blueberries because the ones i have were kinda sour. I used half whole wheat flour and half whole wheat pastry flour, and added cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. I will be making these on a regular basis, these are the first bran muffins i've had that i've actually liked! :)
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A long horn solo spices up the first DUB of this 1990 Ariwa release. It's a celebration to Nelson Mandela and sets the tone for the rest of this 12 track collection of magnificent DUBS.
Time for DUB ME CRAZY Part 10, which looks both back and forward.
DUB has more than once been called "Psychedelic Reggae", and for a reason. However, the word was more popular in the 1960's and 1970's as it referred to spaced out music and various forms of drugs.
The cover and title of Psychedelic DUB is an obvious hint to that period, but none of that can be said about the music. The album was originally released in 1990, and contains some solid Roots riddims, UK Style. Cool and deadly here, upfull and joyous there...
There are many surprise parts throughout the entire album. Just when you space out a little too much, there is some flanger over the drums to wake you up again. The music can suddenly stop, you hear a phrase and a next DUB is there.
The album was produced in a time wherein the Mad Professor was about to jump into the production of DUB in a more digital style than he did before. Decades were about to come, in which Neil Fraser would (and will) take DUB to an ever deeper dimension. Some anticipating vibes can also be heard already on Psychedelic DUB...
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text: Back after another week staying in Annapolis.Good finds: City Dock coffee have another shop down off State Circle, with bucket chairs and even a very comfy settee in the window. But sans wifi. Free wifi outside Duklaw's at Arundel Mills, where we had very tasty Buffalo Chicken snacks. Five Guys are also great.Poor choices: the Middleton Tavern by the bay with the outside fixed seats had only so-so food, and slow service. The in-house Starbucks wasn't worth it, but their Maxwell House coffee + Vanilla milk was the much cheaper and more satisfying choice.


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Zone of the Enders HD Collection Review
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The Zone of the Enders gaming series is a mecha combat series produced and associated with Hideo Kojima and designer Yoji Shinkawa. The first game in the series is probably most well know for including the original Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty demo. The first game spawned a sequel called "Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner" which greatly expanded on the action that the first game established. Now both games are available in a Zone of the Enders HD collection for both PS3 and Xbox 360.
The original title Zone of the Enders (ZOE) follows the story of a boy named Leo Stenbeck. Leo's Jupiter colony of Antilia is attacked by a group of rebels known as BAHRAM. Leo escapes capture from BAHRAM and manages to get aboard an orbital frame that BAHRAM seeks to capture known as "Jehuty". Jehuty has a built-in AI known as "ADA" that helps Leo control Jehuty and fight the BAHRAM forces. Leo is forced into fulfilling the mission bestowed upon Jehuty from Earth forces that seek to control the frame to use it against BAHRAM's military base known as "Aumaan".
The first game plays much like an action rpg. The player has a world map to navigate through different locations and enter a battlefield with several enemy mechs that can fight the main character whenever Jehuty gets in close range to them. The combat is fast and fluid. The gameplay is a mixture of shooter and melee combat. The targeting system works much like Ocarina of Time's Z-targeting allowing for 3-D movements around an enemy with Jehuty. Jehuty can lock-on to an enemy and players can fly around the enemy and fire at it from long range then hit it with a sword beam attacks from close range. Players can find enhancements such as extra weapons and other key items that open up new areas. The game has a few boss fights with big mechs. The first game is only about 4 hours long even for a player that takes their time on the first playthrough. The first ZOE is basically a prologue game and only sets up characters that are explored in the second game.
ZOE: 2nd Runner continues the story that was setup in the first game and adds much more to depth to its characters. The second game has a new cast with a few returning characters. The main story still follow the mech Jehuty and its AI (ADA) but it has a new pilot known as Dingo Egret. Leo appears once again and the story gets much more climactic and events that were hinted at in the first game such as Nohman, and his orbital frame "Anubis", Aumaan and Jehuty's overall mission are finally shown in much more detail. ZOE 2nd Runner is easily one of the most memorable PS2 games that I ever played back on the PS2 console for many reasons.
The story to both games explores the importance of human life and asks the question of whether feelings can exist between an AI and an actual human. The story is pure Hideo Kojima in every way. The presentation for the story in both games is truly brought to life with the voice acting and overall fantastic use of sound. The voice acting in both games fits extremely well, but the English dubbing is still off from character lip movements most of the time like it was in the original games. Even with this flaw, the series still has a very impressive story and cast of characters throughout both games.
The first game sets up the characters and the basic gameplay and the second game truly goes the distance by improving upon everything established in the original title. 2nd Runner has more of an anime style to its overall look and character design. The game is presented with cell-shaded 3D graphics and has much more environmental detail than the first game. 2nd Runner has several large-scale battles in it - both boss battles and huge enemy force battles. The second game is linear in its stage setup when compared to the first game. Jehuty gains many extra moves, such as grabbing enemies and objects and attacking with them, which makes the combat much more satisfying in 2nd Runner. 2nd Runner is overall harder and much longer than the original title. In the original ZOE, I could get by with spamming one button for the majority of all battles, in 2nd Runner, I have to learn the controls more closely or suffer several deaths from enemies.
The original ZOE and 2nd Runner both look fantastic in HD! The graphics are so smooth. The game has a new intro movie sequence that shows events from both games in a new anime style that closely resembles the style used in 2nd Runner. Both games have slowdown that wasn't present in the original titles on PS2. The first game has some slight slowdown that is not too noticeable but 2nd Runner can has more noticeable slowdown during some battles. 2nd Runner's framerate can slow down quite a bit when too much is happening on the screen. This doesn't detract that much from playing the game, but it is noticeable when the game ran so very smooth on the original PS2 version.
Both games are definitely worth the $40 asking price for any gamer that is a fan of Hideo Kojima and his cutscene and storyline style. If you enjoy Metal Gear Solid, I'm sure you will enjoy Zone of the Enders just as much. The games are now in HD and even with some slight slowdown in both games, they still play great. The game collection also includes the demo for Metal Gear Rising. If you've never tried either Zone of the Enders games then now is the perfect time to give them a shot. 2nd Runner is worth the $40 price alone.
The Good:
+ Great story that spans over two games
+ Addicting gameplay that is taken to the extreme in 2nd Runner
+ Easy controls and fluid combat in both games
The Bad:
- Slowdown in both games that wasn't present in the original
Final Rating: 84%. Zone of the Enders HD collection features high-speed robot action with a great overall story - oh, and it has another Metal Gear demo too!


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WiCub – WiFi IoT Sensor
WiCub is a World First; a small battery-powered device that measures temperature and humidity 24/7, saves the readings and emails them straight to you everyday. If at any time the readings exceed the pre-specified alarm threshold bands, an immediate email alert will be sent so you can take appropriate remedial action.
Quick Start Guide
Configure WiCub is 4 Easy Steps:
WiCub Videos
Here are some YouTube videos to help you get familiar with WiCub.
This is how you turn WiCub On and Off.
Update your alarm thresholds? Change your e-mail address? Changed your WiFi password? Enter Config Mode!
Install mode allows you to place your WiCub in its intended location and verify that it is still in range of your WiFi network. You have 5 minutes! Go!
WiCub LEDs doing this funky dance? Then WiCub cannot connect to your WiFi network. Go to Config Mode and try again!
If all else fails, Factory Reset!!
LED Indications
|LED State
|Red LED flashing
|WiCub is in CONFIG MODE.
|Yellow LED flashing
|WiCub is trying to connect to your WiFi network.
|Yellow LED ON
|WiCub could not connect to your WiFi network.
|Orange LED flashing
|WiCub is in INSTALL MODE.
|Orange, Yellow & Red LEDs ON
|WiCub is Powering Up or Down.
What batteries does WiCub use?
WiCub uses 2 AAAA (quadruple A) batteries.
How long do the batteries last?
12 months.
Will I get a low battery alert?
Every WiCub e-mail shows the current state of the battery.
How often will I get a temperature/humidity alert?
WiCub sends one temperature alert every day if the temperature is out of its set limit.
WiCub sends one humidity alert every day if the humidity is out of its set limit.
In any 24 hour period you can receive a maximum of 2 alerts a day.
How often is the temperature and humidity reading taken?
Every 15 minutes.
What is the temperature/humidity measurement accuracy?
Temperature Sensor – accuracy +/- 0.3°C
Humidity Sensor – accuracy +/- 2% RH
What happens to the data if my WiFi network is switched off?
WiCub stores the readings and will attempt to transmit the data every day.
How many readings can WiCub store if it cannot connect to the WiFi network?
WiCub can store 300 readings (approximately 3 days)
How often does WiCub sync its internal time?
Time is synchronized daily.
Does WiCub handle Daylight Light Saving?
Yes, this is done automatically; just set the correct country and region.
What are the dimensions of WiCub?
50 x 50 x 25mm
How do I update the alarm threshold settings?
Hold the power button until the Orange LED turns OFF, then release it – WiCub will then go into Config Mode (Red LED flashing). For more information on how to setup your WiCub, please see the Quick Start Guide above.
Can WiCub display Temperature in Fahrenheit?
Yes it can 🙂 – Temperature Unit can be set in Config Mode.
Release Notes
v1.0.0 - March 2017 - First Production Release v2.0.0 - March 2018 - Bug fixes - Certificate Updates - Performance Enhancements v2.1.0 - April 2018 - Certificate Updates v2.1.1 - June 2018 - Performance improvement v2.1.2 - July 2018 - E-mail address length increased v2.1.3 - April 2019 - Bug fixes - UK Regions Timezone issue resolved.


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So I'm unable to narrow down a specific camera and film. So, Let me show you where I've been.
Marshall, North Carolina is a sleepy town 30 minutes north of Asheville. This was my first time to the region, and I enjoyed this little place.
I picked up a Lomo Lubitel 166 Universal at a recent camera show. Its far sharper than the others I've used in the past.
When I say Marshall is tiny, It is. Downtown Marshall is 1 mile long, and the population of the entire town is less than 1000 people.
The Blue Door is run by Susan, who is working tirelessly to create a working studio space for alt pro, fiber arts, writing, book making etc. While down in North Carolina, I assisted setting up her hopefully soon to be created website.
I now equate the Asheville area to Burlington VT, or Ithaca, NY. It's a pretty progressive region. Its nice to see the paradigm of "The South" to be challenged in locations like these.
I was able to wander around Marshall at night a few times, and tested another roll of Cinestill 800T. I had better success. I was careful at winding my film, and did not have the red static that I had in my first roll. Shooting in the middle of nowhere doesn't have much ambient light which I'm used to living closer to cities. Shooting an 800 speed here helped with cutting down my time to ~2 minutes.
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Amazon has filed a patent application for technology that will allow users to authenticate a payment using a photo or video in a seamless way that doesn't necessarily require passwords.
"The user is identified using image information which is processed utilising facial recognition. The device verifies that the image information corresponds to a living human using one or more human-verification processes," the patent reads.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Amazon files mobile face recognition patent for payments
Amazon will soon accept mobile payments using selfies instead of passwords (Silicon Republic)
Monday, March 7, 2016
"Holy Bat-phone, Batman!"
NEC develops biometrics technology that uses sound to distinguish individually unique ear cavity shape (NEC)
The new technology instantaneously measures (within approximately one second) acoustic characteristics determined by the shape of the ear, which is unique for each person, using an earphone with a built-in microphone to collect earphone-generated sounds as they resonate within ear cavities. This unique method for extracting features is useful for distinguishing individuals based on acoustic characteristics and enables rapid and highly accurate recognition (greater than 99% accuracy).
Friday, March 4, 2016
Illinois: Google faces face-rec lawsuit
Google Gets Sued Over Face Recognition, Joining Facebook And Shutterfly In Battle Over Biometric Privacy In Illinois (IBTimes)
In the latest scuffle over biometric data collection in Illinois, Google Inc. this week was hit with a lawsuit over its face-recognition technology, making Google the latest tech giant to be accused of violating an unusual state privacy law that restricts the collection and storage of so-called faceprints. Illinois and Texas are the only two states that regulate how private companies may use biometric data, and Illinois is the only state that authorizes statutory damages for violations.
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Sevendust's lastest CD is released not too long after Animosity was. SLAR! Does it defy and destroy, or is it disappointing? Read on to find out! OOH! SUSPENSE! Of the seasons! Like Those Zelda games I need to finish!
I are RAWRB!
Sevendust used to be called something else before they got all insane and crazy with the name, "Sevendust." I think it was "Head-kill-destroy" or something. Gawkman knows what it was. But I bet YOU DON'T!
Ahh, the 'dust. They've been one of my favorite bands for a LONG time. They're also one of the most underappreciated bands out there. It's a shame really, because they're always stealing the show at all their tours and writing great music. I think I've been to 5 or 6 of their shows, and during each one, I'm floored. Figuratively and literally. Just ask Gawkman and Blondeaux.
However their latest album, Seasons, has not proven that Sevendust has progressed musically since Animosity. It fails to really move in a positive direction since their last 3 CDs. This isn't something that's too suprising, unfortunately. From their first album (the old self-titled one) to this one, each CD has seemingly taken a step back agressively and creatively from it's predecessor.
Yes, and I hate to be the bearer of it. I'm a HUGE Sevedust fan (since they first stared touring in '96), and hearing them regress from their original sound is verily disappointing.
Like I mentioned, their best work was with their first CD. According to the Retrospect DVD, that first CD was (ironically) thrown together. The second CD (Home), is great CD, but was slightly less memorable and RAWR-DESTROY than the first. Animosity came along a few years later and lacked the great Sevendust PUNCH that the first two CDs have.
And finally, we have Seasons. This album fails to really pull me in. The lyrics are seemingly thrown together, with many cliche lines such as, "This pain inside" and "the darkness in my mind." A few other shortcomings pop-out like a blister, such as in the first track when Morgan yells, "Here it comes, here it comes!"
While we're discussing songs, they layout seems to follow the template that Animosity used. The first track is the most aggressive song on the CD, and ends up being my favorite. The next song is their first single (I believe), and jumps into the chorus way too fast.
From there, the songs all seem to gel together a little too smoothly. The entire CD seems like one big song, rather than 12 separate tracks.
Whelp I'll dive down here - the production is fairly well done. It's full and pleasant sounding, but doesn't seem to be much of an improvement over the Animosity. The guitars are extremely weak and soft, lacking any bite and crunch. It's like they put a big pillow in front of their amps when they recorded.
The drum sounds are extremely medium. While you can hear everything, there's a severe lack of real punch and crack in the kickdrum and snare. Coupled with the very weak guitars, it fills the void, but doesn't flow into it.
I hate to bash on my 'dust, but I know they can do so much better than this. These guys are ferocious musicians, loaded with talent and smarts. I really think if they tried to produce an album on their own (rather than having a producer), the result would be a REAL Sevendust CD.
So to conclude, stuff. If you like the dust, you'll enjoy this CD a little. If you like background music, this CD will do the job. However, if you're looking for something that floors you, I would get their first two CDs. Then you will explode with happy.
|Guitars are weakey, as is the snare. Rest is good!
|I liked the ARTWARK!
|Nope... sorry guys. All the other bands are doing this.
|Not bad, but not GREAT!
|It's not there this time. :(
|Final Verdict: 3.17


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Wednesday 9 April 1941
|The Berlin Opera House on the Unter den Linden burns from the bombing of 9 April 1941. Hitler orders it completely repaired.
Operation Marita/Operation 25: On 9 April 1941, the day that the German offensive cracks wide open and devours strategic objectives, the Yugoslav government issues a statement. It reads in part:
We inform all civilized peoples of the frightful crimes committed by the German armed forces in the war imposed upon us. Belgrade, the capital of our country, which in good time was proclaimed an open and undefended city, was bombed by German aircraft without a declaration of war.... Never during the long history of this martyr city were such cruelties committed even by the most primitive invaders.... Horrible scene occurred during the bombardment when German planes machine-gunned women and children fleeing from their burning homes. Flying low, the German bombers turned houses into hecatombs.Deutschland Radio is more pithy, reporting:
Belgrade is still burning.Meanwhile, the Germans continue advancing without too much opposition. In southern Yugoslavia, Field Marshal List's forces have cut the main railway line between Belgrade and Thessalonica (Thessaloniki). They are proceeding west for a junction with the Italians in Albania and have crossed the Vardar River. Today, advance detachments are in the vicinity of Veles, Macedonia. The 11th Panzer Division is in Nis.
The Yugoslav General Staff issues a communique stating that "We have succeeded in halting all attacks and have in part repulsed them."
A bit further south, in Greece, the German XVIII Mountain Corps (Lt. Gen. Franz Böhme) and XXX Corps (Lt. Gen. Otto Hartmann) troops advancing south from Bulgaria lunge forward. At the corner where Yugoslavia, Greece and Bulgaria meet, the German 2nd Panzer Division pushes aside the Yugoslav units guarding the Greek left flank. This opens a seam south from Dojran Lake for the panzers to race down and take Thessalonica (south of the border mountains, it is flat and almost desert-like flat scrubland). This cuts off the several Greek divisions to the east from the British troops manning the Aliakmon River line just to the west. In essence, the river itself separates the British and the German forces, and during the day a small Wehrmacht patrol tries to cross the river but is fired upon by New Zealand troops.
|The LA Times headline, 9 April 1941, "Hitler Army Perils Salonika."
Throughout the war, these "boundary lines" between different units will become increasingly tenuous. In this case, with the boundary between forces from two different countries of independent commands and supply lines, the connection is more tenuous than usual. When under pressure, units which connect to other units tend to withdraw toward their base of supply - which invariably is in a different direction than that of the adjoining unit. This creates a natural tendency for these types of seams to open under pressure.
Lieutenant General Konstantinos Bakopoulos, commanding the Eastern Macedonia Army Section, orders isolated Greek fortresses behind the German lines to surrender. Some do, and some don't. Either way, the troops in them now have no hope of avoiding capture. Greek resistance east of the Axios River effectively ends today. Already, the British and Greeks are considering withdrawing from the Aliakmon Line.
The Germans on the other side of the Aliakmon River River are not even the biggest problem facing the British. The German forces in Yugoslavia already are in position to turn south through the Monastir Gap, advance along the Florina Valley and surround the British standing on the Aliakmon River Line. Australian General Blamey detaches the 1st Armoured Brigade, places it under the command of Australian General Mackay, and sends it north to the Monastir Valley to serve as a block. Mackay's forces take up positions in the narrowest part of the Monastir Valley, where the valley narrows to 500 yards or less.
To the west, the Yugoslav 3rd Army continues advancing away from the Germans into Albania. The Zetska Division reaches the vicinity of Shkodër and the Yugoslav cavalry reaches the Drin River. Some Yugoslav units of the Kosovka Division are blocked by Wehrmacht troops which have advanced northwest from Skopje to Prizren. The Yugoslav Air Force gets some bombers in the air, and they bomb the Italians on the Drin and Buene Rivers, but not the Germans who pose a much bigger threat.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces the capture of Massawa and loss of Thessaloniki in a speech to the House of Commons. He also attempts to minimize both affairs, stating:
Once we have gained the Battle of the Atlantic and are sure of the constant flow of American supplies which are being prepared for us, then, however far Hitler may go or whatever new millions and scores of millions he may lap in misery, we who are armed with the sword of retributive justice shall be on his track.Visiting Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies notes that Churchill's speech is:
Not a good speech. He was earth-bound and hesitating, and failed to electrify the House. But even then managed a good phrase, "and then the sword of retribution in our hands, we shall be after him!"Churchill obviously knew that Massawa was captured before today, but decided to delay his announcement of that victory to ease the pain of the defeat in Greece - an indication that he knows things are going poorly elsewhere.
|Smoke over Thessalonica, Greece, 9 April 1941.
European Air Operations: RAF Bomber Command stages another raid on Berlin after dark. It is a fairly average raid as these things go, but this raid affects Adolf Hitler perhaps more than any other during the war. Why? Because some of the bombs drop on the German State Opera House on the Unter den Linden. The building is largely destroyed by fire. Hitler is a huge opera fan, and this is one of the few times that he shows real emotion about an RAF raid. It is the first German theater to be destroyed during the war. Hitler orders reconstruction immediately under the Head of Division Erich Effort from the engineering department of the Prussian Ministry of Finance. The project is not just personal - Hitler hopes to reassure the German populace that everything was fine and victory was still assured.
Other RAF bombers attack Brest again after dark. They drop 25 tons of 227 kg Ap bombs, four of which hit the heavy cruiser Gneisenau on the starboard side of the forward superstructure. There are 72 dead and 90 wounded on the Gneisenau, with another 18 of the wounded to perish. The bombs cause some structural issues which must be corrected. This attack, more than any other, removes Gneisenau from participation in Operation Rheinübung, the Atlantic sortie by battleship Bismarck and cruiser Prinz Eugen.
In addition, the RAF conducts Rhubarb operations over France during the day. This leads to the loss of a Spitfire to Hptm. Josef Fözö of II./JG 51 around noontime.
The Luftwaffe attacks Birmingham with 237 bombers which drop 285 tons of bombs, including 1110 incendiaries. The Luftwaffe loses four Heinkel He 111s to two RAF Squadrons, No. 151 (Hurricanes) and 264 (Defiants). The Luftwaffe gradually is improving its night-fighter capabilities. Another Luftwaffe attack on the Newcastle/Tynemouth coastline region causes extensive damage, with 116 bombers dropping 152 tons of high explosives and incendiaries.
|A pilot M2 Half Track Car at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Maryland. 9 April 1941.
East African Campaign: The British now have occupied Addis Ababa and Massawa. Middle East Commander General Archibald Wavell decides to focus on withdrawing whatever troops he can for transfer up to Egypt. He orders General Cunningham to send the 1st South African Division north from Massawa toward Port Sudan, where he hopes it will become available for transfer to the Egyptian desert. The 4th Indian Infantry Division already is standing by for transfer to Egypt.
|German officers arrive at Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece on 9 April 1941. They are commandeering the premises for use as their Balkan headquarters.
Battle of the Atlantic: U-107 (K.Kapt. Günther Hessler) is on its second patrol and is stalking Convoy OG 57 about 400 miles north of the Azores. U-107 torpedoes and sinks 4671 ton British freighter Harpathian and 8516 ton tanker Duffield.
U-98 (Kptlt. Robert Gysae), on its first patrol sailing out of Kiel, stalks Convoy HX 117. Gysae sinks 1304 ton Dutch freighter Prins Willem II. There are twelve deaths.
German raider Kormoran sinks 8022 ton British freighter Craftsman about midway between Africa and Brazil at their closest point. There are 6 deaths, and 43 are taken prisoner.
The Luftwaffe bombs and sinks 1600 ton British freighter Dudley Rose out to sea off Berry Head. Everyone survives.
The Luftwaffe also bombs 5187 ton Norwegian tanker Buesten off Berry Head. There are 28 deaths.
The Luftwaffe bombs and damages 812 ton Norwegian freighter Bjornvik off Berry Head. The Bjornvik makes it to Dartmouth, but a delayed action bomb explodes within the ship there, wrecking it. There is one death.
The Luftwaffe attacks Harwich and bombs 409 ton auxiliary minesweeper HMS Marmion. The captain beaches the Marmion on Harwich Hard and it eventually is towed to Tilbury for scrap.
The Luftwaffe also bombs and sinks 126 ton British examination ship D'Arcy Cooper at Harwich. There are three deaths.
The Luftwaffe bombs and sinks British launch Falcon at Harwich.
The Luftwaffe bombs and damages 6991 ton British tanker British Statesman off Harwich. The British Statesman makes it to port.
The Luftwaffe bombs and damages 4159 ton British freighter Pandorian off Duncansby Head. The Pandorian makes it to port.
The Luftwaffe bombs and sinks British fire boat Queen at Ipswich. It is later raised and returned to service. Two other fire floats at Ipswich, Alert and Greta, also are badly damaged and written off.
The Luftwaffe bombs motor lifeboat John Pyemont of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at Tynemouth - it is in the boathouse, which is bombed and wrecked.
The Luftwaffe bombs and damages 622 ton British freighter Kylegorm four miles off St. Anne's Head. A tug brings the Kylegorm to Milford Haven.
The Luftwaffe attacks Convoy EC-4 off Keiss, Scotland and damages 6994 ton British tanker British Workman. The British Workman makes it to port at Kirkwall.
The Luftwaffe bombs and damages 1516 ton British freighter Aberhill along the coast southeast of Hartlepool. The Aberhill makes it to Leith.
British 6363 ton tanker Lunula hits a mine at Shellhaven jetty at Thames Haven and is badly damaged. A tug sent to tow it also hits a mine and has to be beached. 28 men perish on the Lunula, which eventually is written off.
German coastal tanker Sund hits a mine and sinks in the Elbe.
Convoy SL 71 departs from Freetown bound for Liverpool, Convoy SC 28 departs from Halifax also bound for Liverpool.
Destroyer HMS Brocklesby (L42, Lt. Commander George P. Huddart) and corvette Aster (K 188, Lt. Commander Eric Hewitt) are commissioned.
Battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55, Captain Olaf M. Hustvedt) is commissioned at the New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn, New York. It is the US Navy's first new battleship since the USS West Virginia was commissioned in 1923.
|Battleship USS North Carolina is commissioned at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 9 April 1941.
Battle of the Mediterranean: Lieutenant General Rommel, in receipt of air reconnaissance reports that the British are in full retreat, decides to invest Tobruk. He orders Major General von Prittwitz of the 15th Panzer Division to advance south of Tobruk and then conduct patrols around the fortress. He also orders General Bortolo Zambon in command of the Italian Brescia Division to close in from the west and create the appearance of more troops than he actually has - "Make lots of dust in the terrain." This is a standard Rommel trick, and it invariably works in deceiving his opponents as to his own strength.
Rommel flies in his Fieseler Storch to Mechili, where the 5th Light Division is in complete control. He orders the division to head down the Via Balbia to Gazala in preparation for an attack on Tobruk.
The Luftwaffe bombs and damages Yugoslav destroyer Beograd off Sibenik in the Adriatic.
Royal Navy gunboats HMS Aphis and Gnat bombard German positions at Bomba, Libya, a village near the city of Derna in Libya.
An Italian supply convoy departs from Naples bound for Tripoli. It has five transports (Andrea Gritti, Sebastiano Venier, Rialto, Birmania, and Barbarigo.
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle departs from Alexandria to transit the Suez Canal and enter the Indian Ocean.
|Two Harvard trainers crash on the ground and wind up like this on Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 9 April 1941 (Jack McNulty Collection, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association).
US/Greenland Relations: The two governments formally sign the agreement with the Danish government in which the US takes over the defense of Greenland in exchange for the right to build air and naval bases there (which are necessary for the defense of Greenland, of course). Danish Ambassador Henrik Kauffmann signs for Denmark/Greenland. Denmark, of course, is occupied, though technically not - it is a very unique situation. The Danish government in Copenhagen disavows the agreement, while Greenland accepts it. Kauffmann basically is operating without true authority, but is continuing his role of ambassador as if Denmark were still free - he becomes known as the "King of Greenland" for this and other agreements made on its behalf.
Indian/German Relations: Subhas Chandra Bose has escaped from British-controlled India and is in Berlin. He proposes an alliance between India and Germany. India, for some reason, is often on Hitler's mind - he has proposed "giving it" to the USSR in exchange for concessions in Europe. Mahatma Gandhi supposedly also has had correspondence with Hitler, but some suspect that the letters he is supposed to have sent to Hitler were actually forgeries by British intelligence.
German Military: Hirth Motoren GmbH, being run by trustee Reichsministry of Civil Aviation, is taken over by Ernst Heinkel AG. The Hirth company makes aircraft turbojet engines, and the Air Ministry hopes that Heinkel can speed up jet engine development. Heinkel just recently, on 5 April, demonstrated his new He 280 jet engine to top Luftwaffe officials such as Ernst Udet, and Heinkel undoubtedly mentioned at that time that the jet engine problems were the only thing holding back a fleet of Luftwaffe jet fighters.
|A Piaggio company photograph of the P.111 at Villanova d'Albenga, Savona.
Italian Military: While the Regia Aeronautica has not exactly covered itself in glory so far in the war, Italian engineers are making huge progress with new aircraft designs that match anything in the air. Today, The prototype Piaggio P.111, a high-altitude research aircraft, takes its maiden flight. It is a three-seat, twin-engine, high-speed, high-altitude bomber with pressurized cabin. It is mainly a research vehicle, not intended for mass production, but shows the vibrancy of the Italian aircraft industry.
Soviet Military: Commander of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) Pavel Rychagov complains about the quality of the planes in the air force, calling them "flying coffins." He is referring specifically to a very high accident rate in the Air Force, but he will be confirmed correct during Operation Barbarossa in terms of their combat capabilities. Warning about these problems, however, does not insulate him from criticism, and the Politburo begins an inquiry into his claims - with Rychagov to be held responsible for any failures or problems.
Japan: Prince Hiroyasu steps down as chief of the Japanese Navy General Staff. However, he remains on the Supreme War Council, though basically he is retired. Hiroyasu is a "moderate" and has qualms about Japanese alignment with Germany via the Tripartite Pact.
China: The Japanese have been retreating from Shanggao for some time. Today is considered the end of the Battle of Shanggao, as the Japanese make it back to their main base. While the Japanese did not win the battle, they successfully kept the Chinese on the defensive and also avoided repeated attempts to surround them on the way back.
American Homefront: William Worthington passes away in Beverly Hills, California, age 69. Worthington was a star in silent films, starring, for instance, in "Damon and Pythias" (1914) and other films that were popular at the time. With the advent of talkies, Worthington's career plummeted, and he spent the last ten or so years of his career in uncredited walk-ons.
|USS North Carolina is commissioned with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background, 9 April 1941.
April 1, 1941: Rommel Takes Brega
April 2, 1941:Rommel Takes Agedabia
April 3, 1941: Convoy SC-26 Destruction
April 4, 1941: Rommel Takes Benghazi
April 5, 1941: Rommel Rolling
April 6, 1941: Operation Marita
April 7, 1941: Rommel Takes Derna
April 8, 1941: Yugoslavia Crumbling
April 9, 1941: Thessaloniki Falls
April 10, 1941: USS Niblack Attacks
April 11, 1941: Good Friday Raid
April 12, 1941: Belgrade and Bardia Fall
April 13, 1941: Soviet-Japanese Pact
April 14, 1941: King Peter Leaves
April 15, 1941: Flying Tigers
April 16, 1941: Battle of Platamon
April 17, 1941: Yugoslavia Gone
April 18, 1941: Me 262 First Flight
April 19, 1941: London Smashed
April 20, 1941: Hitler's Best Birthday
April 21, 1941: Greek Army Surrenders
April 22, 1941: Pancevo Massacre
April 23, 1941: CAM Ships
April 24, 1941: Battle of Thermopylae
April 25, 1941: Operation Demon
April 26, 1941: Operation Hannibal
April 27, 1941: Athens Falls
April 28, 1941: Hitler Firm about Barbarossa
April 29, 1941: Mainland Greece Falls
April 30, 1941: Rommel Attacks


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