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Peshtemal, handloomed towel / Melon stripes
100 % Cotton
Approximately 320 gram
White version of our best seller Sultan, 100 x 180 cm + fringes, pre-washed product.
A fabric which is re-structured by ourselves and registered in both structure and design.
Our brand Lalay is social responsibility project of Subasi Group, we invested in small mountain village to keep our old values alive.
Its structured especially for 100% absorbation.
Produced in handlooms in our factory in Babadag. It differs by its special design, woven in handlooms , heavier than others.
We also produce other items out of this fabric such as bathrobe, kid bathrobe, different sizes,peshtowels, cushion covers, duo peshtemals, throws.
All fringes are knotted by the women in village instead of machine.
Since we only produce and specialized in manufacturing in hand loomed old technique machines, our products are much more durable than the mass produced ones. Cause our machines idle speeds are nearly 80% less than automatic machines. Our colors do not fade away.
As a company we care a lot for mother nature, and our motto is "nature sake", so we do not use any harmful chemicals on our products. So our products absorb better and better after couples of washes.
Since all our products are 1st quality and luxe collection, White Sultan product is something really different for us.
It is wonderful addition to any bathroom, or ideal gift to anybody who love style without compromise on comfort and qualtiy.
Since we cannot display all our colors in here yet, we added our color chart as photo. We have 35 base colors, plus white base with 35 stripe colors. You only need to do, when you are ordering, if it is different color what are shown here, you just indicate the color you like as a message. Then we will produce it for you. Please use our color codes from the color chart. And if you like to order white base with colored stripes, please always indicate white + color code.
Our free gift pack is available please ask for it.
We also have embroidery service with extra charge for special occasions, please feel free to ask.
We are also open for custom orders, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Watch The Houston Rockets Basketball Game In Style From The Penthouse Suite!
The Houston Rockets' Penthouse Suite Party Bus on Wednesday, February 15th is a trip you don't want to miss!
Tickets to see the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at the Houston Toyota Center are available at the radio station, 1216 South 1st St in Lufkin, priced at $150 per ticket (cash only please).
Ticket includes a ride to and from the event, food provided by Bryan's Smokehouse, drinks provided by Budweiser and Lufkin Coca-Cola, plus a seat to watch the game from the Penthouse Suite!
Located just off the 5th Floor, the penthouse suite will put you at center court and can accommodate groups as large as 100-200 guests for any Rockets game!
Whether you are entertaining your biggest clients, rewarding your employees with a unique game experience, or just want a fun night out with friends, the single event penthouse suite will provide an ideal setting for your group. The penthouse suite has become the most popular area in the arena for networking events and organizers who are looking for a budget friendly environment to entertain.The Penthouse Suite includes:
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On Saturday, someone tried to kill Donald Trump.
You may not have heard about it. The story didn't get much play, the attempt wasn't well planned and the candidate was never in jeopardy.
Still the fact remains that authorities arrested one Michael Steven Sandford, 19, after he allegedly tried to grab a gun from the holster of a Las Vegas police officer with the idea of using it to kill Trump at a campaign rally. Authorities say Sandford, who carried a UK driver's license but who had been living in New Jersey for about a year and a half, had visited a nearby gun range to learn how to handle a firearm. They say he has wanted to kill Trump for a year.
Let us be thankful he was not successful. The assassination of Donald Trump would have been a new low for a political season that is already the most dispiriting in memory. It would have deprived a family of its father and husband. It would have traumatized a nation where political murder has been a too-frequent tragedy.
And it would have imparted the moral authority of martyrdom to Trump's ideas. That would be a disaster in its own right.
Like most would-be assassins, what Sandford apparently did not understand is that you cannot kill an idea with a bullet. Even bad ideas are impervious to gunfire.
Trump, of course, has been a veritable Vesuvius of bad ideas in the year since he took that escalator ride into the race for the presidency. From banning Muslim immigrants to building a wall on the southern border to punishing women who have abortions to advocating guns in nightclubs to judging judicial fitness based on heritage, to killing the wives and children of terror suspects, if there has been a hideous, unserious or flat-out stupid thought floated in this political season, odds are, it carried the Trump logo.
It is understandable, then, that even people who wish Trump no bodily harm might feel as Sandford presumably did: that if he were somehow just … gone, the stench of his ideas — of his anger, nativism, coarseness and proud ignorance — might somehow waft away like trash-fire smoke in a breeze.
But it doesn't work that way. Martin Luther King's dream of racial equality did not die on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. Nor did Adolf Hitler's dream of racial extermination perish with him in that bunker beneath Berlin. Ideas, both transcendent and repugnant, are far harder than the fragile lives of the men and women who give them voice.
So, any hope that Trump's disappearance would somehow fix America is naive. America's problem has nothing to do with him, except to the degree he has made himself a focal point.
No, America's problem is fear. Fear of economic stagnation, yes, and fear of terrorism. But those are proxies for the bigger and more fundamental fear: fear of demographic diminution, of losing the privileges and prerogatives that have always come with being straight, white, male and/or Christian in America. It was the holy quadfecta of entitlement, but that entitlement is under siege in a nation that grows more sexually, racially and religiously diverse with every sunrise.
Trumpism is only the loudest and most obvious response to that, and it will not disappear when he does. Indeed, there is no instant cure for what has America unsettled. There is only time and the hard work of change.
In a sense, we are bringing forth a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men and women really are created equal. If for some of us, that fires the imagination, it is hardly mysterious that for others, it kindles a sense of displacement and loss. The good news is that their Trumpism cannot survive in the new nation.
In the end, you see, only one thing can kill a bad idea.
And that's a better one.
(Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.)
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Hong Kong, southern China clean up after super typhoon
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons in recent years, with financial markets and offices operating as normal.
Super typhoon Mangkhut, with hurricane-force winds well over 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles/h), had barreled past the northern tip of the Philippines, killing at least 50 people. It then skirted south of Hong Kong and the neighboring gambling hub of Macau, before making landfall in China.
Parts of Hong Kong and Macau were severely flooded, though there were no immediate reports of fatalities. China Central Television, the state broadcaster, said four people had been killed in Guangdong, China's most populous province of over 100 million residents.
The state broadcaster also said flood warnings had been issued for 38 rivers in the neighboring region of Guangxi, while 12 coastal monitoring stations reported their biggest-ever waves. It also said more than 13,300 hectares of farmland had been damaged.
As many as 2.45 million people in Guangdong province had been relocated on Sunday night, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
The China Meteorological Administration said the typhoon, dubbed "King of Storms", swept west to Guangxi province at 6 am and weakened to a "tropical storm". It forecast the storm to hit the regions of Guizhou, Chongqing and Yunnan on Monday.
The meteorological administration said Mangkhut was one of the 10 biggest storms to hit southeast China since 1949 – when records began – with wind speeds at around 162 km/h.
Across Hong Kong, authorities strived to clear roads of debris, including toppled trees and bamboo scaffolding. Some buildings, including the One Harbourfront office tower, had many windows smashed after a day in which some of the city's skyscrapers had swayed with the ferocious gusts.
"Yesterday's storm was very strong. Even for a person of my weight, I was about to be blown down by the wind which made me very scared," said a 70-year-old resident surnamed Fung.
Stock and financial markets opened as normal on Monday in Hong Kong and the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
Some transport services remained suspended, though flights in the region were slowly resuming after a shutdown on Sunday, stranding many thousands of passengers.
In Macau, badly hit by a super typhoon last year, authorities were much more prepared this time, ordering casinos to close late on Saturday night as the storm approached.


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As you may have noticed, we released our Annual Report today. As always, both state and non-state actors are doing a great job at abusing human rights. But what's becoming clearer and clearer is that governments are evading their responsibility to ensure justice and accountability for the victims of human rights abuses. This year's Annual Report highlights this trend: the increasing tendency of governments to block advances in international justice by shielding allies from criticism and acting only when it's politically convenient.
The need for effective global justice is a key lesson from the past year. Justice provides fairness and truth to those who suffer violations, deters human rights abuses, and ultimately delivers a more stable and secure world – Claudio Cordone, interim Secretary General of Amnesty International
But there's still hope. On Sunday, State Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) will gather in Kampala, Uganda, for the Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the ICC. From May 31st to June 11th, states will have an opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to ending impunity for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
This is a fundamental break with history. The old era of impunity is over. In its place, slowly but surely, we are witnessing the birth of a new "age of accountability." It began with the special tribunals set up in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia; today, the ICC is the keystone of a growing system of global justice that includes international tribunals, mixed international-national courts and domestic prosecutions – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
There are three proposed amendment to the Rome Statute that will be considered by State Parties during the Review Conference: the deletion of Article 124, which allows states to exempt themselves from the Court's jurisdiction for the first seven years after their ratification of the Rome Statute; the addition of the crime of aggression to the Court's jurisdiction; and the amendment of Article 8 to classify the use of certain weapons, such as poison or poisoned weapons, asphyxiating gases and bullets that expand or flatten easily in the human body, as war crimes in non-international conflicts. SEE THE REST OF THIS POST


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Are you ready for the greatest party ever in your mouth??
Yes I went there.
I first tried this funfetti dip at my girlfriend's Stella and Dot jewelry party and we literally couldn't stop eating it! I immediately thought that I had killed my diet since this tasted just like I was licking cake batter directly out of the bowl, but au contraire my friends! This is actually really low in fat and calories and is the perfect go-to sweet treat when you're craving those chocolate chip cookies or that yummy slice of cake.
And don't even get me started on how easy this is to make. Here, allow me to show you.
That's it! Just 3 simple ingredients and you've got yourself one hell of a dip! Pair this with fat-free animal crackers and let your inner fat kid go to town (just don't let them know it's the skinny version).
I got this delicious recipe from my friend Nicole who of course found it on Pinterest (my absolute addiction), so I decided to do a little research and tracked down the original recipe from the adorable blog Little Bitty Bakes. They have the recipe for individual portion sizes which is super smart, but I went ahead and made one heaping bowl of it to serve at parties or other events. Oh and this is just perfect for your kids!!
Hope you enjoy this as much as we do!
Funfetti Cake Dip
- 1 (18.9 oz) box Funfetti cake mix
- 2 cups fat-free plain yogurt
- 1 cup lite Cool Whip
- Fat-free animal crackers
- In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, plain yogurt and Cool Whip until completely combined and you see no more lumps.
- Cover with plastic wrap and allow to chill for about 4 hours.
- Garnish with additional sprinkles if desired and serve with animal crackers, enjoy!
Serving Size: 1/4 cup • Calories: 105 • Fat: 2 g • Carbs: 20.2 g • Fiber: 0.3 g • Protein: 1.4 g • WW Points+: 3 pts


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Masai Snap Beans
(Phaseolus vulgaris v. Masai)
There are few more sacred beliefs amongst seed collectors than the notion that heirloom vegetables are manifestly superior to 'modern vegetables.' There is, of course, ample evidence to support that proposition and it is as close as the nearest grocery store. Still, the assumed superiority of plant varieties selected fifty years ago vs. those from 20 or 2 years ago seems arbitrary without closer examination. And while I consider myself an "heirloom man" by nature I'm also on board with Mark Twain when he quipped that "All generalizations are false, including this one."
For some years I've grown haricot vert (aka 'French/filet) beans with an open mind towards the 'moderns.' My wayward journey away from heirlooms can be traced back to Triumph de Farcy, an older (heirloom?) French bean that is widely recommend by French growers and chefs. In my garden, however, Farcy was more fussy than fine. The work necessary to find only the slender & tender pods required the timing of a stopwatch and the working conditions of a slave. Since that experience I've been sure to include a new modern hericot vert bean in my garden plan each season. Happily, the French are always up to something bean-wise and this year's bean throw down featured the modern "Masai" snap bean.
I am unable to find any meaningful information about the background of the Masai bean other than it comes from an agribusiness giant which doesn't reveal much about how they create new plant varieties. I can report that it readily pops out of the ground in 6-7 days with the vigor one might expect from a hybrid bean. The foliage is adequate but not lush. The plants are upright and appear to hold the pods well above the ground which is a good feature to prevent the consequences of pods-on-soil. The plants freely bloomed despite a short period of shock after a sweltering heat wave and I'm picking the first crop of pods about 2.5 weeks post bloom. The pods are green, of course, but not glossy. The tips are slightly curved but none are 'hooked.' The pods can be detached from the plant easily (low 'PDF' or "pod detachment force" in the parlance of bean breeders) and I've broken few pods despite my casual approach to picking.
The attached picture shows a small early harvest of Masai beans. For the technophiles out there I recommend picking haricot vert beans at a diameter of about 5mm which corresponds to the bean industry's sieve scale at the high end of "Sieve 1". Commercial bean production sorts beans by diameter and length. The Sieve scale parses beans by diameter using a scale of 1-7 with the larger numbers corresponding to fatter beans. Commercial growers aim for the fresh bean market with beans at Sieve 4 diameter or about 22/64th of an inch (8 ¾ mm).
The harvest diameter of a snap bean is a compromise between a more tender (thinner) bean vs. a greater yielding (fatter) bean. In addition to the tender vs. tough consideration is shelf life. Snap beans loose their 'snap' and become limp as they loose 5% or more their weight. Beans picked when very thin are prone to dehydration and consequently have much shorter 'shelf lives'. Some commercial bean varieties attempt to skirt this issue by breeding more fiber into the pods but the consumer is dealt a cruel surprise in the form of a slender, tough bean.
As noted above I pick my beans at about 5mm in diameter which is so thin that many commercial processors would discard them as a 'cull.' Even more fanatical, however, are some chefs who insist on beans little bigger than a comma. Personally I find that 5mm provides all the tenderness and yield that I desire. Shelf life? It's about 10 minutes from garden-to-plate at my house. That's plenty of time.
These Masai beans were organically grown in my garden in the Valley of the Moon.
C Lindquist
Vegetables of Interest, 2008


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Flag of city Jelgava (Latvia). Translated from http://www.jelgava.lv/:
"City flag approved October 28,1938 - Law about city
flag of Jelgava (Valdîbas Vçstnesis nr. 247)
1. City of Jelgava have their own flag. It is divided in two
equal parts: above dark blue, below - red; in center coat of arms
of Jelgava city.
2. Private persons and organizations are forbidden to use picture
of flag of Jelgava city, with or without coat of arms, in flags
or badges of societies. In allother circumstances private persons
and organizations can use picture of city flag or its imitation
with permission of city council.
3. Other rules concerning use of flag in institutions of Jelgava
city are developed in Jelgava city council and approved in
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
President of State and ministers
Riga, 10.28.1938
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Nationally Acclaimed Writer, Dan Simmons, to Give a Reading at Wabash College
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Crawfordsville, Ind. — The public is invited to a reading at Wabash College by Dan Simmons, internationally acclaimed and award-winning writer of horror, fantasy, science fiction, noir crime novels, screenplays, and literary fiction. Simmons' reading will take place on Monday, April 7 in Center Hall, Room 216 at 8 p.m.
Simmons was born in Peoria, Ill. and grew up in various cities and small towns in the Midwest, including Brimfield, Ill., which was the source of his fictional "Elm Haven" in 1991's Summer of Night and 2002's A Winter Haunting.
Simmons received his B.A. in English from Wabash College in 1970, winning a national Phi Beta Kappa Award during his senior year for excellence in fiction, journalism, and art.
He received his masters from Washington University in 1971. He then worked in elementary education for 18 years. During his years of teaching, he won awards from the Colorado Education Association and was a finalist for the Colorado Teacher of the Year. He also worked as a national language-arts consultant, sharing his own "Writing Well" curriculum which he had created for his own classroom.
Simmons first published story appeared on February 15, 1982, the day his daughter, Jane Kathryn, was born. He's always attributed that coincidence to "helping in keeping things in perspective when it comes to the relative importance of writing and life."
Many of Simmons's books and stories have been optioned for film, and current discussions include plans for such books as The Crook Factory, Darwin's Blade, the four Hyperion novels, his story "The River Styx Runs Upstream," and his original screenplay for The End of Gravity. He also has written two teleplays which were produced for the low-budget syndicated TV series Monsters and a screenplay adaptation of Children of the Night in collaboration with European film director, Robert Sigl, with whom he hopes to adapt his 2002 novel, A Winter Haunting.
In 1995, Wabash College, awarded him an honorary doctorate for his contributions in education and writing. Simmons, who often includes subtle references to Wabash in his fiction, is also the founder of the Wabash College Hockenberry Summer Internship, a unique eight-week residency offered annually to the junior who has demonstrated excellence in fiction writing and outstanding dedication to his craft. Simmons established the award in 2000 to honor the memory of his Wabash classmate Duane Hockenberry.
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Students, Teachers and Schools Invited to Enter to Earn $500K in Scholarships and Grants for Improving the World
TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 3, 2013 – Some people think teenagers only care about their cell phones and weekend plans. However, the teenagers who participate in the Lexus Eco Challenge prove that they are dedicated to making the world a better place for future generations.
Since the Lexus Eco Challenge began in 2007, 25,000 middle and high school students have earned $4 million for themselves, their teachers and their schools by creating unique environmental programs. Starting today, the challenge is on for students to vie for a share of $500K in scholarships and grants. Lexus and Scholastic Inc., the global children's publishing, education and media company, have partnered to create this STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) program.
The Lexus Eco Challenge is an annual contest for teens across the U.S. in grades 6–12. Teams of students can enter challenges focused on Land/Water or Air/Climate. Winners from the first two challenges then go on to participate in the Final Challenge with a top prize of $30K for both the winning middle school and high school teams.
"The Lexus Eco Challenge is an integral part of the environmental studies curriculum at our school," said Ashlie Beals, teacher advisor for the 2011 grand prize-winning team called the 'One-Towel Wonders.'" "For the past six years, all of my 8th grade students have worked in teams to create and implement innovative campaigns to encourage others to make one small change that can have a large positive impact on our environment."
The Challenge Elements
- Standards-based supplementary educational materials encourage teachers to integrate creative lesson plans into their classrooms to help teach students about the environment.
- Competition to reward environmental action helps young people apply what they've learned in class through the program and empowers them to make improvements in their community by participating in the environmental team challenges.
Beals adds, "During the Challenge, students sharpen their oral and written communication skills, utilize many forms of technology, and work together actively and enthusiastically to solve real-life problems. My younger students eagerly look forward to their chance to participate in the Challenge when they are in 8th grade. I can't thank Lexus and Scholastic enough for offering this tremendous opportunity to my students."
"We're pleased to see the Lexus Eco Challenge helps inspire teens to improve the world around them," says Jeff Bracken, Lexus group vice president and general manager. "It further opens their eyes to environmental issues in their communities and gives them the experience and confidence to take action to improve those issues."
The Challenges and Rewards
The Lexus Eco Challenge registration is open now and will conclude with the announcement of the first-place and grand-prize-winning teams in spring 2014. Middle and high school teams, comprised of 5–10 students and a teacher advisor, are invited to define an environmental issue that is important to them, develop an action plan to address the issue, implement the plan, and report the results. Submission deadlines are: Challenge #1 (Land/Water) – Oct. 7, 2013 and Challenge #2 (Air/Climate) – Nov. 11, 2013.
Each of the challenges will have 16 winning teams – eight middle school and eight high school teams. The winning teams will each receive a total of $10,000 in scholarships and grants to be shared among the students, teacher and school. In addition, the winning action plans will be featured on a special webpage to inspire other students to take action in their communities.
In early January, the winning teams from the first two challenges will be invited to participate in the Final Challenge. Teams will be asked to reach beyond the local community and inspire environmental action around the world through innovative ideas that are communicated to a wide audience. From the Final Challenge entries, eight first-place teams and two grand-prize-winning teams will be selected. Each of the eight first-place teams will receive a total of $15,000 in grants and scholarships, and the two grand-prize-winning teams will each receive $30,000. The money will be shared by the students, their teacher advisors and their schools.
Teachers are encouraged to visit http://www.scholastic.com/lexus to learn how they can take part and to review the Official Rules. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited.
Lexus' Environmental Efforts
Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader with five low-emission hybrid vehicles available. When Lexus began selling hybrids in 2005, it helped advance the concept of sustainability without sacrifice. The Lexus Eco Challenge is part of The Lexus Pursuit of Potential, a philanthropic initiative that generates up to $3 million in donations each year for organizations that help build, shape and improve children's lives.
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Complete Black Cable Brake Line Kit for 16" Handlebars on 2002-2006 Harley-Davidson Touring Models with Cruise Control
You are purchasing a new Complete Black Vinyl Coated Stainless Cable Kit with wire extensions for 2002-2006 Harley-Davidson Touring models with Cruise Control. These are longer than stock length for 16" tall Ape Hangers with total widths of 33"-39". Kit includes extended throttle, idle, and clutch cables plus the complete front brake line and wire extensions.
Our Black Vinyl Coated Stainless cables have chrome ends so they look good. Cables have a PTFE protective inner coating for an easier pull and longer life. Our Brake Lines also have a PTFE protective inner coating to minimize brake line expansion. The wire extensions include factory male and female pins. We also have the Delphi Weather-pack pin removal tool available under the Specialty Tools store category.
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Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: Floating debris spotted by Chinese satellite image
A Chinese satellite has identified another object in the Indian Ocean that could be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
The object is about 22.5 metres long and 13 metres wide.
The high-definition earth observation satellite Gaofen-1 spotted the object at around midnight on March 18, according to China's State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND).
Chinese ships and planes were heading towards the area on Saturday night.
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The New York Times reported the debris was spotted about 120 kilometre from where two objects were seen two days earlier by a commercial satellite.
The object is in the area of one of two possible routes that investigators say they think Flight 370 took, The Times reported.Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein of Malaysia told reporters that the Chinese "will be sending ships to verify."
Dr John Blaxland, a senior fellow from Australian National University (ANU) said in a telephone interview with media agency, Xinhua, on Saturday that if the measurements of the object were correct, they were consistent with a wing of a Boeing 777 airliner.
Asked about whether the newly spotted object would be the one sighted in an earlier satellite image, Dr Blaxland, from ANU's Strategic and Defense Studies Centre, said they don't seem to be the same object.
"It's similar shaped, but if the measurements (are correct), then this is slightly wider," he said.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) appeared to downplay the latest finding, stating it had searched the area earlier on Saturday and sighted no such debris.
But it said further attempts would be made when the search resumed on Sunday to establish whether the objects spotted are related to the missing MH370.
It said China provided the satellite image to Australia on Saturday night.
"AMSA has plotted the position and it falls within Saturday's search area. The object was not sighted on Saturday," the statement continued.
Despite that, the search team would take the information into account when plotting today's search plans.
China's embassy in Kuala Lumpur advised Malaysian authorities of the sighting late on Saturday.
Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein announced the finding after being handed a note during a press briefing where he expressed concern about a category one cyclone forming in the Indian Ocean near Christmas Island.
Ships from China and other nations joining the search may have to pass through the cyclone danger area, Mr Hishammuddin said.
Mr Hishammuddin said conditions in what has been identified as a ''southern corridor'' search area of the Indian Ocean have been extremely challenging with ocean depths as much as 7000 metres.
Malaysian authorities said the transcript of a purported recording of the conversations between the pilots and air traffic control in Kuala Lumpur before MH370 inexplicably turned around over the South China Sea on Match 8 was inaccurate.
But Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of Malaysia's civil aviation department, declined to say how the transcript was inaccurate.
Mr Hishammuddin told journalists investigators are still analysing the conversations and the transcript would not be made public. But he said there did not appear to be anything ''abnormal'' in the conversations.


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Dead men don't cash checks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.
David J. Dalaia and James O'Hare pushed Virgilio Cintron's body from the Manhattan apartment that O'Hare and Cintron shared to Pay-O-Matic, about a block away, spokesman Paul Browne said witnesses told police.
"The witnesses saw the two pushing the chair with Cintron flopping from side to side and the two individuals propping him up and keeping him from flopping from side to side," Browne said.
The men left Cintron's body outside the store, went inside and tried to cash his $355 check, Browne said. The store's clerk, who knew Cintron, asked the men where he was, and O'Hare told the clerk they would go and get him, Browne said.
A police detective who was having lunch at a restaurant next to the check-cashing store noticed a crowd forming around Cintron's body, and "it's immediately apparent to him that Cintron is dead," Browne said.
The detective called uniformed New York Police Department officers at a nearby precinct. Emergency medical technicians arrived as O'Hare and Dalaia were preparing to wheel Cintron's body into the check-cashing store, Browne said. Police arrested Dalaia and O'Hare there, he said.
Cintron's body was taken to a hospital morgue. The medical examiner's office told police it appeared Cintron, 66, had died of natural causes within the previous 24 hours, Browne said.
"He was deceased in the apartment when he was removed by these two," Browne said.
Dalaia and O'Hare, both 65, were being held by police and faced check fraud charges, Browne said.


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NORDBECK, PETER, silversmith and jeweller; b. 1789 in Germany, probably in Hanover; d. 7 Feb. 1861 in Halifax, N.S.
After serving the customary seven-year apprenticeship, Peter Nordbeck worked as a journeyman with silversmiths in Germany. By 1814 he had emigrated and settled in the British West Indies. Five years later he moved to Halifax and commenced business as a goldsmith and silversmith, entering into partnership with another capable silversmith, Henry Mignowitz, in 1824. This partnership was soon dissolved, but in August 1827 he formed Nordbeck and Company with Mignowitz and Robert Clarke as partners. Although Clarke soon left, Nordbeck and Mignowitz worked together until 1829.
Nordbeck's wife Caroline died in 1832, and in 1833 he married Grace, widow of John Langford, a London goldsmith who had worked in Halifax from 1809 until 1815. Nordbeck took her young son, James I. Langford, as an apprentice until in 1838 Langford set up on his own. Nordbeck also trained several other notable silversmiths, including Michael Septimus Brown*, William Veith, and George Witham.
During the 1820s Nordbeck made some jewellery and a quantity of table silver, varying this work with such excellent pieces as a snuff box, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. After 1830 Nordbeck produced many notable examples of church communion silver, chalices, ciboriums, and patens, as well as large presentation goblets, tankards, mugs, and domestic silver. In 1832 he advertised that he had imported from England a patent "fly-press" enabling him "to make 'King's Pattern' plate of every description, also to strike up medals and ornaments of every sort." A wood-engraving shows the device with a large fly-wheel on a threaded shaft which drove the iron moulds down with great force. He may also have used it in producing brooches, lockets, and other pieces of gold and silver jewellery, many still treasured today. Several dated pieces, a magnificent gold and silver chalice with a gold paten for St Peter's Church, Pubnico, N.S., in 1835, and silver goblets presented as trophies for yacht races in 1836 and 1837, give some indication of the progress of his craftsmanship. Nordbeck also made regular crossings to England to select fine goods for import, and his advertisements in the press show the variety of his stock.
On 9 Sept. 1859 fire destroyed his premises along with most of the business district of Halifax. Soon afterwards Nordbeck with other leading merchants commenced rebuilding Granville St, "at a cost and in a style far beyond the requirements of this city," according to Thomas Beamish Akins*. The rows of stone buildings with ingeniously varied fenestration of their Italianate façades comprise one of the few homogeneous blocks of early business buildings remaining in Canada.
Peter Nordbeck only occupied his fine new premises for a short time before his death at age 72. The interior of his store with its ornate gesso ceilings, carved pinewood decorations, and soaring Corinthian columns, remains almost intact over a century after he opened it.
[Examples of Peter Nordbeck's work in silver may be seen in the Provincial Museum of Nova Scotia (Halifax), the Canadiana Gallery of the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto), the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), and the Henry Birks Collection (Montreal). d.c.m.]
N.S., Provincial Museum and Science Library, Report (Halifax), 1934–38. J. E. Langdon, Canadian silversmiths, 1700–1900 (Toronto, 1966). D. C. Mackay, Silversmiths and related craftsmen of the Atlantic provinces (Halifax, 1973). Harry Piers and D. C. Mackay, Master goldsmiths of Nova Scotia and their marks (Halifax, 1948). T. B. Akins, "History of Halifax City," N.S. Hist. Soc., Coll., VIII (1895). D. C. Mackay, "Goldsmiths and silversmiths," Canadian Antiques Collector (Toronto), 7 (February 1972), 22–26.
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Major Beach Boys Memorabilia Being Auctioned Off
Only then did a buyer open the boxes and discover what is being dubbed "the lost archive" of The Beach Boys, one of America's greatest and most commercially successful bands.
The collection of thousands of documents included what seems to be the band's first royalty check, for $990, dozens of signed contracts, and handwritten and copied scores to "Good Vibrations", "California Girls" and many other hits from their heyday in the 1960s.
Collectors dream of finding neglected treasure – that unblemished Ford Mustang convertible sitting in a garage since 1965 – and the Beach Boys memorabilia certainly qualifies. It's now in the hands of a group of investors seeking to sell the entire collection as one unit with the expectation that it will bring several million dollars.
"We thought it would be a crime to break it up," said Ted Owen, who heads the Fame Bureau, the London-based firm handling the sealed-bid auction, which ends on May 15.
The collection is unique, he said, in part because the handwritten musical scores and lyrics showcase the arranging skills of Brian Wilson, widely recognized as the creative force behind the band's success.
"What's striking is just how creative and detailed it is," Owen said. "You get the notes, then you move into the music sheets, he does the horn construction, the violin construction, you see the song development. This is right from the beginning – well thought out melodies, well thought out harmonies. It's an inside view of the construction of songs, and his genius, really."
There is no firm reserve price, but Owen said the "single sale" approach may be scrapped if bids don't meet expectations.
The story of the collection's provenance is somewhat convoluted. Owen said the material was apparently put in storage in the mid-1970s by a relative of a band member who felt it needed to be in a safe place. The cache included one box of about 15 Stetson hats the Beach Boys wore on stage during their hippie period.
When the storage payment bills went unpaid for a long stretch, the material was sold unopened to a buyer who apparently didn't know what was inside, Owen said. That person eventually approached Owen for an estimate of its worth on the burgeoning rock memorabilia market. The material was then sold to the investors that own it now, he said.
The Beach Boys tried and failed to establish legal ownership of the archives, Owen said.
"It was ruled a fair find," he said. "I'm selling it for a group that made an investment. The rights are 100 percent clear now."
The Beach Boys are, understandably, less than enthusiastic about the sale of the material, which includes personal photos and letters, including an unusual shot of the late George Harrison with Mike Love, both sporting the long beards popular in the early 1970s.
"I can confirm that the band is aware of the auction," Beach Boys representative Jay Jones said in an email. "The band will not be available for interviews in regards to this matter."
The band is a shadow of its former self. Founding members Carl and Dennis Wilson are dead, and Brian Wilson, the sole survivor of the three brothers, has been embroiled in a series of divisive lawsuits with Love, another founder.
Brian Wilson suffered a prolonged mental collapse at the height of the band's glory years, but has re-emerged as a successful solo performer in the last 20 years, although he often appears fragile in public.
There is little in the "lost archive" to foreshadow these legal problems and personal tragedies. While some lyrics in Brian Wilson's handwriting are drenched in melancholia, most convey the band's signature, sunny optimism.
"He wrote some of the best pop songs of all time," said Neil Warnock, chief executive of The Agency Group Worldwide, a leading concert organizer.
"They were absolutely riveting two- and three-minute pop songs. The more serious stuff, 'Pet Sounds,' resonates with every single generation as being a classic piece of music. He's written a canon of music that is absolutely essential. He just thinks in five-part harmony."


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Tom Barnett has been around enough hockey locker rooms to know a good prank when he sees one. At least he thought he did.
So when he received a phone call at work last Friday informing him that he was the recipient of the inaugural Bridgestone Mark Messier Youth Leadership, Barnett was all but certain that it was one of his hockey buddies pulling a fast one on him.
"I thought I was being Punk'd, like that MTV show," Barnett said while driving home from Pittsburgh after receiving the award during the national telecast before Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final.
The Bridgestone Mark Messier Youth Leadership Award, which includes a $5,000 grant, was created to reward youth hockey players or mentors for their leadership and contributions to youth sports or education. More than 70 nominations were received for the award from across the United States and Canada.
"It's mind boggling that my name is on the inaugural award," said Barnett.
"The more I learned about the award after talking with Mark Messier, finding out that he personally read every one of the nominations and selected the winner, and then finding out that it's an international award, I couldn't believe that I won."
Barnet founded the Shamrock Hockey Club in Buffalo, N.Y., which focuses on education, teamwork, community service and, just as importantly, having fun. The players are required to keep good grades, play as a team and give back to the community.
Through his leadership, the Shamrocks created a unique partnership with the Buffalo Zoo where players volunteer to work the zoo garden to produce edible plants, which are fed to the zoo animals. The program beautifies the zoo, feeds the animals and teaches the players valuable life lessons about the importance of giving back.
"We had so many impressive nominations for the award that it was difficult to choose a winner," Messier said. "Coach Barnett really embodies the things that youth hockey should be about. He's really an educator on skates who's not only teaching young players how to be better players and teammates, he's teaching them to be leaders both on and off the ice. He's a very deserving recipient of the award."
Barnett started the Buffalo Shamrocks organization in 2001 with 30 kids and declared the 'Rocks season as October through, of course, St. Patrick's Day.
"Hockey is a winter sport," he told NHL.com. "We want kids to do other things in the off-season, like ride a bike, play baseball or take walks with your family."
That philosophy, teamed with the belief that every kid deserves a chance to play and succeed, has helped the program grow. This season the Shamrocks have expanded to more than 300 players and 40 coaches.
"The program is all about family, and it's all about kids," Barnett said. "We have created a culture of happiness and togetherness. Everyone involved is pulling on the oars at the same speed."
Barnett drove to Pittsburgh with his wife and sons, attending the morning skate before Game 3 on Tuesday, meeting hockey notables such as NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and TV personality Don Cherry.
"I was treated like I won the Nobel Prize," he said.
He also spent time with Messier sharing stories and their philosophies of how a youth hockey organization should be run.
"This underscores what youth hockey and grassroots hockey and USA hockey is all about. It 's nice to be acknowledged by someone who is as respected as Mark Messier – The Captain," said Barnett.
"You definitely don't do it for the accolades or the awards. There have been so many people who have emailed, texted or called to congratulate me. It's really not about me, it's about the kids and the program."


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All year long your iPod provides you with your favorite tunes on those long rides home from work, those brisk jogs around the neighborhood, or even those relaxing days at home. No matter what, your iPod is always ready to rock out with you, so why not give back to your media-playing pal? Get your iPod a nice cover or case, or perhaps a comfortable docking station – you know, to show that you care. If you're feeling generous, here are our picks for the best iPod accessories.
Without a decent case, your iPod will get beat up. It's simply inevitable. To shield your Pod from dings and damage, look no further than Lifeproof. Their cases really do live up to their name – they'll protect your device from impact damage, dirt, and water. You can even take your iPod swimming with you, but not beyond depths of 6.6 feet.
Dropped your iPod in a puddle and worried it'll never work again? Bheestie Bags to the rescue. Each bag is filled with tiny molecular beads that are engineered to absorb and hold in moisture. Just drop your device in, seal the bag, and let it sit for a couple days. Bheestie claims their bags are 700% more effective at removing moisture than rice or silica.
If you just forked over a wad of cash for a new iPod, you probably want the screen to stay in pristine condition — especially if you're rocking an iPod touch. We've gone through loads of screen protectors, and eventually came to the conclusion that nobody makes them better than Zagg. Their protectors are stronger, more durable, and longer lasting than any others out there. They'll put you back 20 bucks, but they also come with a lifetime warranty, so we think it's worth it.
It's hard to consider this one an "accessory" since it costs far more than any iPod you can buy, but if you need a speaker dock, this one is the cream of the crop. It's made out of furniture-grade wood with a glossy dark-cherry finish, and is outfitted with two midrange speakers with phase plugs, two silk dome tweeters, and a down-firing subwoofer. On top of that, it uses both tube amps and digital amps to produce a warm, rich sound. Check out our full review for more details.
Yup, this exists. Grace Digital knows that you like to bump your tunes while you float, so they went ahead and made a super-rugged, completely waterproof, iPod-ready floating boombox. It's designed with weight in the back and floaties on the front, so the speakers will always face upward when it's in water.
If you're looking for a dock, definitely check this one out. It was born on Kickstarter, and unlike most other docks out there, it's machined from a solid billet of aluminum, which makes it's heavy enough to prevent the dreaded dock cling phenomenon. It can accommodate a naked iPod or one that's wearing the bulkiest case imaginable, and enables you to undock your device easily with one hand.
This one is almost exactly the same as the Elevation Dock, but with a few key differences. Just like the Elevation Dock, it's made from a solid billet of aluminum, but it's also designed to let you easily change the height of the connector pin. This pin also has the ability to swivel, which makes undocking your device really easy even when you lift at an angle.
These are our favorite in-ear headphones ever. Phiaton's PS-210's combine the convenience of Bluetooth with the comfort of active noise cancellation, and they sound absolutely amazing. The frequency response is stellar on all levels — highs sound smooth and bright, the midrange is exceptionally detailed, and the bass has plenty of punch.
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If you're looking for some classy buds to go with your iPod, then look no further. Each earbud is plated in 24k gold and accented with red or blue to indicate which bud is for the left and right ears. Jazz enthusiasts will instantly fall in love with their clear highs, open midrange, and accurate bass.
Shure's E3G headphones are easily one of the best canalphones we've ever tested. Some people find this style of headphone uncomfortable, but if you appreciate being completely immersed in your music, then there's no better option. They're designed for mobile gamers, but their detailed sound is great for music and movies as well.
If the Phiaton buds we mentioned above were a bit too pricey for you, check out these ones from Audio-Technica — they've got a similar performance but at a much lower price. Their sound is wide open and highly detailed, and their active noise cancellation is nothing short of excellent. For 80 bucks, these headphones are a steal.
We could've put these in the headphones section, but they're not your average set of buds. In addition to funneling your tunes from your iPod into your ears, these badboys can measure your heart rate, respiration rate, energy expenditure, calories burned, metabolic rate, speed, steps taken, ventilatory threshold, and recovery time.
This nifty little gadget fits into special pairs of Nike running shoes and gathers data on the distance you travel on your runs, the number of steps you take, and can give you realtime feedback on the calories you've burned.
Music is pretty much essential for a good workout, but unless you have a holster of some sort, jogging with your iPod can be a pain. This one is designed to help you fasten older iPod Nanos to your arm.
There are tons of good armbands out there for your iPod touch, but this one from Incase is one of the best. It's made out of the durable, washable, and lightweight material Neoprene, and it's got reflective accents that help make you more visible while you run.
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iPod speaker docks are great, but they can sometimes be inconvenient when you want to listen to music and play an iOS game at the same time. Instead of plugging in your iPod directly to play music, Auris beams music from your device to your dock via Bluetooth.
Tangled headphones are extremely annoying. If you hate untangling and de-knotting your phones every time you take them out of your pocket, consider using headphone organizer. There are tons of them out there and they all get the job done, but our favorite is the AppleCore. It's straightforward, simple, cheap, and effective.
Laser tag is awesome, but why go out to a dingy arena when you can zap your friends in the comfort of your own home? Lazer AppTag lets you do just that. It's essentially a toy gun that you can mount your iPod touch onto. It comes with a companion app that lets you set up games, organize teams, and keep score.
In the colder months of the year, iPod touch users are often faced with a dilemma. Do you leave your gloves on to keep your hands warm, or do you take them off and deal with frigid digits so you can play Angry Birds? It's definitely a tough decision, but if you snag a pair of capacitive gloves like the ones Mujjo makes, you can use your touchscreen devices without taking your gloves off. Check out our full post on them to find out more.
Gamedock brings retro games back to your TV. Just attach the dock to your TV, plug in your iPod touch, and use the NES-style controllers to play any game on your device. These badboys aren't quite on the market just yet, but they are available for pre-order.
What do you think of our best iPod accessories list? Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below.
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- 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 russet potato, thinly sliced
- ½ medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 (10-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and watersqueezed out
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Nonstick cooking spray
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Put a baking sheet into the oven to preheat.
In a large bowl combine 1 tablespoon of the canola oil with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add the sliced potatoes to the bowl and toss to coat. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, and add the potato slices, making sure they are all in a single layer. Transfer to the oven and bake for 8 minutes.
In a skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and spinach and saute for another 2 minutes.
In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk and remaining salt and pepper. Mix in the cheese and the onion and spinach mixture and set aside.
Spray an oven-proof skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F. Remove the potatoes from the oven and add them to the skillet. Pour in the egg mixture and transfer the skillet to the oven. Bake until the eggs have set, about 30 to 35 minutes.
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Amazon cloud offers protection from falling meteors
(Virtually) infinite disaster recovery
Now that you can purchase future compute power on its intercontinental cloud, Amazon is pitching the sky-high operation as a safe haven for anyone worried that their earthbound data center may soon be hit by a falling meteor.
Last week, Amazon introduced "reserved instances" on its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2, for short), letting developers reserve capacity up to three years in advance. Previously, you only paid for compute resources by the hour, as you used them. Now, by paying up-front you can save a little dough - while ensuring that all the compute power you need will be there when you need it. At least in theory.
Plus, Amazon says, its cloud is now ideal for large-scale disaster recovery. "We've learned that some of our customers have needs which aren't addressed by the spot-pricing model," Amazon cloud guru Jeff Barr wrote in a recent blog post.
"Quite a few customers actually told us...they were interested in using EC2 but needed to make sure that we would have a substantial number of instances available to them at any time in order for them to use EC2 in a DR [disaster recovery] scenario. In a scenario like this, you can't simply hope that your facility has sufficient capacity to accommodate your spot needs. You need to secure a firm resource commitment ahead of time."
A nice idea. But as our good friends at Data Center Knowledge have asked: Can Amazon ensure that it will always have enough compute power on hand for everyone banking on EC2 for disaster recovery - even if there's a 911-esque catastrophic event that takes out earthbound data centers left and right?
According to Amazon, the answer is "Yes."
"When we sell a reserved instance to a customer, we really are reserving that instance for the customer and we will not commit it to other purposes when they're not using it," Amazon EC2 general manager Peter De Santis tells us. "That's an easier capacity-management problem than predicting future demand. With a reserved instance, they're giving us the ability to know that that instance will be needed...
"It's like we're selling a number of seats on an airplane - and we're not going to overbook the airplane."
So, if you wanted to duplicate all your code and data on Amazon's cloud and reserve enough compute capacity to mimic your entire data center in the event of a catastrophe, you could do so. According to Amazon.
And this would be significantly less expensive than, say, building a second data center on your own. With reserved instances, once you pay your up-front fee you don't pay additional usage fees until you actually used the space you've reserved.
"In the old world, if you wanted a full hot standby in case your data center got hit by a meteor, you had to go off and provision a lot of hardware, buy it, and put it into another data center with the power and the cooling and the people to take care of it," de Santis says. "You had to make an upfront payment for that second site and pay for the operation of the site for the duration of the time you want it.
"With reserved instances, you pay your upfront fee, but if you never need the capacity, you never incur an additional charge. But you know it's there when you need it - and if you're a smart company, you test it once in a while to make sure the fail-over works."
Of course, de Santis also argues that it makes even more sense to put your data recovery setup as well as your in-production infrastructure on the Amazon cloud. EC2 is served up from two separate geographic locations. And each geographic is split into "availability zones" designed not to fail at the same time.
"These zones are engineered to have few low-failure correlations," de Santis continues. "They're not in separate parts of the country, but they are isolated from one another." So, he says, there's no need for you to even build your first earthbound data center.
All of which begs the question: Just how much capacity is up there on that cloud? But as usual, Amazon is mum. All de Santis will say is that there are some Amazon data centers in the eastern United States and others in somewhere in Europe. (Dublin, we're told by those in the know.)
At the moment, 490,000 developers are registered for the Amazon cloud. And they generally have access to as much capacity as they need - outages aside. "It's hard to argue with their track record," says Thorsten von Eicken, the CTO of RightScale, a California operation that provides management tools for the Amazon cloud.
But there has to be a point where the capacity ends. And you can't help up wonder where that might be. ®


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If the UK ever did enjoy a 'golden age' with China, it is emphatically over now. The escalating anxiety about Western dependency on Huawei was in some ways but a harbinger of the present crisis.
The question for the UK, and indeed the entire West (if such a construct exists), is what new policies or positions are we to adopt towards China?
First, there is the question of our perspectives. As Peter Frankopan's The Silk Roads makes clear, our thinking about our place in the world and its history is often distorted. The very fact some call China 'the Far East' reflects that, causing so much of our daily politics to procrastinate the need to understand and to respond more coherently to what China is and is becoming. Democracies like Australia and Japan, who have China as a near neighbour, have been compelled to give this more consideration. They experience modern China's growing habit of claiming exclusive control over new spheres of influence more directly, such as in the South China Sea.
Still, our narrative and that of our allies is reactive. We feel China's predatory trade and technological policy, its protectionism, the effects of massive state involvement in commerce and industry, and the state's repressive attitude to human rights in a way some countries do not. Some feel less vulnerable about what they could lose by engagement with China – they see only benefit in the form of cheaper communications and pharmaceuticals by breaking from the control of north European and US governments and corporations. Developing countries, in particular, are tired of our moral superiority about democracy and human rights, making China a far less demanding international partner for some. We should remind ourselves that the vast majority of states, including two permanent members of the UN Security Council, regard what we call 'the rules-based international order' as not much more than another imposition: a historical accident, arising from the roles played by the British and American governments in securing victory alongside their allies in the Second World War.
Today, our media is full of blame against China for the coronavirus crisis. Unsurprisingly, this has not proved to be of much help in finding a new way to define a workable and sustainable relationship with China. The aggressive tone has provoked Chinese diplomatic aggression in response, with Chinese diplomats overtly promoting the cult of the 'wolf warrior' in their diplomatic corp.
Now, former Foreign Secretary William Hague has joined the debate.* He should not be tainted by association with the former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's 'golden age' policy and the lauding of China's 'belt and road' initiative, notwithstanding the fact that he was a member of the same Cabinet. It post-dated his 2010–14 period as foreign secretary, and in any case, it was the Treasury which bounced the rest of government into this policy. This became clear to me during a private seminar on the pivot to China which I hosted under the auspices of the Commons Public Administration Select Committee, as much of the rest of government was far less comfortable with the sudden and epic shift in policy.
Hague has pointed out three things: how the coronavirus crisis shows every sign of working to China's geopolitical advantage because its economy will recover more quickly; that President Donald Trump is not providing global leadership; and that there is a risk that China will exploit the increase of surveillance we use for tracking and tracing. While he does see China suffering global 'reputational damage', even he offers no clear path forward.
What is To Be Done?
There are three pleas I would make about policy toward China.
The first is about the need to develop strategic patience to match their long game, and a far greater capacity for strategic thinking for the long term. This is something I have long championed – the Commons committee I chaired for nine years did five reports on strategic thinking in government.
The capacity to think strategically is not a function of the size of a state; if Israel or Singapore can develop strategic thinking, then so can we. National strategy is about imagining possibilities, testing them in different scenarios, and keeping open minds to new ideas and challenge. It is not about adopting a single plan – it is also about looking for strengths and opportunities to exploit, not just focusing on our weaknesses and threats (as the more limited National Security Strategy does).
Second, we do need the reappraisal which many are talking about – the need to diversify our supply chains away from just China. This is already happening. The narrative that treats the Huawei decision as purely a 'market failure' seems to be a means of avoiding what has been a strategic failure. China has always intended for Huawei to acquire monopoly status; to subsidise and to protect Huawei, to enable it to build up presence and dependency in target markets in order to deter international competitors.
We have been so captured by our own narrative about the benefits of free trade that we have lost sight of the importance of what those in Defence call 'on-shore capability'. In this case, 'on-shore' should mean either in the UK or in partnership with close allies. The same goes for personal protective equipment, which China's clumsy attempts to exploit with overpriced and underspecified kit during the ongoing pandemic has again demonstrated. To label these as just 'market failure' is a denial of the relevance of China's own strategic mindset and what they are seeking to achieve. It shows we lack a strategic mindset of our own.
We should regard Huawei and our vulnerability to China's new diplomatic forcefulness not just as an emblem of the failure of UK strategic thinking, but of the whole of the West. For all their hostility to Huawei, even the US failed to recognise the need to develop indigenous 5G technology as an alternative and is now signing an international agreement on 5G standards that includes Huawei. On 15 May, the US Department of Commerce announced that it will amend export control rules and will 'narrowly and strategically target Huawei's acquisition of semi-conductors'. At the same time, Huawei has warned that its survival 'is at stake'.
Third, we must avoid mindless demonisation of China. Future strategy should not shrink from finding the direct causes of the pandemic, or from China's initial failure to contain the infection. We should recognise that wet markets – to which the coronavirus outbreak has been linked – have been part of Asian culture for thousands of years. That is not to say they are not a risk, but China's refusal to consider an international and impartial investigation into the causes of its failures shows it cannot bear too much truth.
We can show courage in our willingness to learn in an open way from our own failings. It would be a mistake to underestimate China's constant learning – though it may not be done openly, the whole pattern of its development has come from this. It observes the West all the time, learning what works and what doesn't, and improves its own development accordingly.
We need to understand the Chinese tendency for deception, and how this is embedded in the nature of the Chinese state. Remember, for example, the Sanlu baby milk powder scandal. We know that the local government in Wuhan acted to suppress news about the coronavirus outbreak in a similar fashion. Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who died from the disease after warning colleagues about its dangers, was interrogated and threatened with prosecution by local police for 'spreading rumours' within days of posting messages to social media. Only later, after his death, did the Chinese Communist Party officially exonerate Li of any wrongdoing and elevate him as a hero.
What Can't Be Done
All this underlines the need to comprehend the complexity of China. Their determination to resist an independent, international coronavirus investigation – except by the World Health Organization, which is subject to China's influence – is another manifestation of their need to show one another that the days of the Western governments setting China's agenda are over. And we need to accept this certainty.
This is the context for the re-evaluation of our engagement with China. Even if the West were united and adopted a coherent policy (and there is no sign of that unity now), the ability to impose our direct will on the world's second-largest economy is limited. The Chinese state cannot allow its people to see its legitimacy challenged by accepting responsibility for a global pandemic. So, the very idea of inviting the Chinese government to some form of arbitration by institutions they regard as hostile is naïve.
Furthermore, the imposition of sanctions is completely unrealistic. The West cannot hide from the fact that we have already encouraged China to put itself at the centre of a nexus of international supply chains – trade in goods between China, the EU and the UK is worth more than $600 billion per year, and an equivalent volume of trade occurs with the US. Rapidly disrupting this would incur huge further costs on top of those already caused by the present crisis.
Unless we want a world based around economic and political tensions between China and the Western world, we must find a way to coexist peacefully. We must work with China to help them root out the petty corruption and inefficiencies within the regional branches of its state. Last year, China scored 41 out of 100 in Transparency International's Corruptions Perceptions Index – essentially unchanged from when Xi Jinping took office.
Our policy must be one of engagement with vigilance, that starts by aiming to replace China's derision for the West's short-termism and disunity, among other failings. These reforms are in China's interests as well as ours. In the long run, we must accept the need to match China's long perspective and develop the strategic patience to pursue the idea that its prosperity and cooperation are indivisible from our own prosperity and security.
Sir Bernard Jenkin MP is a Conservative Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex.
* In addition to his other current duties, Lord Hague of Richmond also serves as RUSI's Chairman.
The views expressed in this Commentary are the author's, and do not represent those of RUSI or any other institution.


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I am a brand new home owner with almost no experience with DIY stuff. There was a few days of significant rain and now my wife noticed some stains on our 2nd floor ceiling that we are pretty sure weren't there before. The stains aren't huge: probably about a half dozen spots that are between 2 and 10 inches in diameter. They are all localized in an area of about 2 feet square. When we bought the house a few weeks ago the inspector did not notice any problems with the roof or evidence of leaking but that was before Hurricane Irene rolled through.
I'm not really sure how to approach the problem. It has stopped raining today and looking in the attic a bit I don't see any obvious place where water came through. All of the insulation above the second floor ceiling looks dry. Should I get up on the roof and look? (A daunting proposition for someone of my skill level.) Should I just call my homeowner's insurance to start a claim process? (With $1000 deductible I'm not sure if that is the right play.) Should I wait until it rains again and go up in the attic and look for leaks? Should I just watch the stain to see if it gets worse?


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He peers at us from beneath furrowed brows, taking in my slim, unathletic frame juxtaposed against my companion's stocky 6-foot build. "Are you sure?" he asks.
Dave Dennis, owner of Lake Country Bike in downtown North East, Pa., wonders if we — me, practically allergic to outdoor exercise, and he, a smoker — can bicycle through nearly 30 miles of Lake Erie's lush, yet hilly wine country, where more than 10 wineries produce and pour their award-winning alcohol. "No," I say. "But let's do it anyway."
We jet off on Jamis rentals, our route to four wineries sketched on a paper map we memorized, tucked away, then immediately forgot. We accidentally pass historic South Shore Wine Co.'s entrance at a 20 mph downward clip — and return uphill to its front door hot and ready for a refreshing unwooded chardonnay inside its cool, century-old cellar.
The French design-inspired underground room is the oldest of its kind in the county. Its arched, stone and shale walls lead the way to the winery's red-hued tasting room, where $2 buys four small samples. "Oh, if walls could talk," co-owner Kathleen Mazza muses as she leads a group on an impromptu tour of the space, "we could hear a lot down here."
Vineyards line the roads as we pedal parallel to the lake. As we ride south, rich farmland takes over, and we pass an orchard with a sign: "Pick at your own risk."
"What do you think that means?" I call to my companion. We have plans to pick peaches tomorrow.
"Maybe it's like the trees from The Wizard of Oz," he says.
"Or maybe the farmer owns a shotgun, and he's not afraid to use it?" I yell back.
We arrive at Lakeview Wine Cellars, where I nearly trip over the official greeter of this eco-friendly space: Balymeras Glorious Cabernet Franc, a lazy, rotund Irish setter. His stomach is stretched for a scratch, and I happily oblige until I spot the room's tasting bar — a handcrafted creation that owner Sam Best, a retired postal service worker, fills with sand brought in from abroad by his customers.
"This was my wife and my retirement dream," he tells us as we sip his Shipwreck Red wine, a vibrant blend of baco-noir, cabernet franc, chambourcin, cabernet sauvignon and noiret. It's so delicious we return the next day for a second glass.
Exhausted — and perhaps tipsy — at the end of our six-hour bike trek, we slide into a booth at Rizzo's On The Park, an Italian eatery downtown, where large plates of house-made pasta are served alongside vino from the region's wineries.
Hearty baked ziti and fettuccine Alfredo satiate our growling stomachs, but I still find room for a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie when we return to Grape Arbor Bed & Breakfast, two side-by-side Victorian mansions with rooms named Cabernet, Riesling, Merlot and ours, in celebration of the region's most beloved grape, Concord. There's no need to light the suite's fireplace on this night — its ample seating area and four-poster bed provide enough comfort for our aching bodies.
We're perfectly safe the next morning as we pluck peaches from rows of trees at family-run Rahal Farms, where visitors can also pick grapes and apples in the fall. "$3.75," says a boy manning the checkout counter as he places our 5 pounds of fruit into plastic bags.
A satisfying steal, I think as I plot a plan for the peaches on our two-hour drive home. Peach cobbler, anyone?
» Go Local. North East residents head to the House of the Potter to purchase hand-thrown ceramic serving pieces and one-of a-kind woodwork. This art gem's wedding registry is also popular for couples. 12391 E. Main Road, North East, Pa., 814-725-4791, thehouseofthepotter.com
» Embrace Fall. Spread across more than 30 acres of North East wine country, WineFest (Sept. 27-29) includes outdoor markets, wine tasting tents and live music. You can even stomp your own grapes, I Love Lucy style.North East, Pa., 814-725-4262, nechamber.org/pages/celebratewinefest
» Eat. Take in your daily dose of caffeine — and artwork for sale by local artists — at Boston Bean Cafe, where tips left in a countertop jar benefit rotating charities. 12 S. Lake St., North East, Pa., 814-725-0750, thebostonbeancafe.com
» Play. Admire southern North East, Pa., on horseback through trail rides offered at Eden Run Farms. Trails lead through the woods, over a babbling creek and down a private dirt road. 11610 Cole Road, North East, Pa., 814-725-2996, edenrunfarmsstables.com
» Stay. With panoramic lake views and its own — albeit nonworking — lighthouse, Light On The Lake bed-and-breakfast offers a scenic spot to kick up your feet and uncork a bottle of wine. 11934 Seitzinger Road, North East, Pa., 814-725-9115, lightonthelake.com


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Need help walking? Then strap on the Ankle Walking Assist Device (AWAD for short) and go. It's a robotic exoskeleton developed by Yaskawa Electric that's designed to help people who have trouble walking. They're geared towards the elderly who can't walk at the pace that they used to, due to their age and all.
The AWAD system comes with two robo-boots and a battery pack that's mounted around the waist. When the boots detect that its wearer's heel has hit the ground, it gives a small boost of strength that helps maintain balance and keeps the person moving at a good pace. The system is adjustable based on the level of assistance its wearer needs.
People won't be able to use AWAD to run like Usain Bolt, but it will help a lot of older folks walk and do their errands at a faster pace. Yaskawa plans to release AWAD into the market by 2015.
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I really need to know how to retreive cookies that were just cleared from internet options.
I'm suspecting someone of being a hacker who is trying to zombify one of the computers in my Internet Cafe. I allowed him to use a USB flash disk. I took screenshots of some of the screens he had opened because they were suspicious. He had an Explorer type softare which was showing him the details of the C drive...and on the other side it was showing his USB drive which in it had some programs a hacker would carry with him. I'll give more detail later on including screenshots.
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I have extreme guilt over the contest I announced when last I blogged here (in, um, November. Yes. I know.) in that I have yet to announce a winner. It is ridiculous that I have not yet done so, given that it's been two months since the deadline I proposed, but I let the initial deadline pass during my Christmas insanity. Then every time I thought of it I felt stupid for not having done anything with it and wanted to avoid it some more. Don't ask me how many other things in my life I do this with.
I had just four commenters, and I wasn't sure whether they all intended to enter, but given the long delay, I am offering copies of Variant to all four commenters. That would be Theric, Kellie, Rosalyn, and Kerri. You're all winners! You can get reading for the Whitneys.
And now I want to know: what is the coolest thing you have ever won? Do you enter blog contests, like the major haul Design Mom gives away each Christmas? Or that HGTV dream home giveaway? Or radio contests? Do any of you have a knack for winning things, a lucky charm? Is it a waste of time to even enter? I figure someone has to win…
I have won two cookbooks, and they are both excellent: Annette Lyon's Chocolate Never Faileth, which I won by entering a drawing at a book signing, and Luisa Perkins' Comfortably Yum, which I won by buying a copy of Variant and entering her contest. I have not won a KitchenAid mixer, or a $500 gift card to Old Navy, or a designer stroller, or any one of the many other contests I have attempted to win. This makes me wonder if there's some kind of cosmic Winning Gift, and my winning two cookbooks has made it so I'm not destined to win anything else again for a long time.
Then there are contests that require actual skill, like the Whitneys, or the new Mormon Lit Blitz writing contest. Writers sent in their pieces, 1000 words or less, and the fifteen finalists are being posted, one a day, so we can all read and discuss and vote on our favorites. The winner gets a new Kindle. I am a fan of the contest, because I love any idea that makes Mormon lit fresh and exciting, and also because it's so fun to see familiar faces there: Kathryn Soper, Kerry Spencer, Terresa Wellborn, Sandra Taylor, and Deja Earley, all of whom have published with us in the journal or on the blog. And William Morris, who runs Motley Vision and edited Monsters and Mormons. I've enjoyed the writing so far. That's a contest requiring a combination of skill and charm, and I wish all the finalists well. If they ever host another one, maybe I'll try my hand at it.
But you know, winning something unexpected, requiring only luck, is like a gift from the universe, and if the universe decides to send me cookbooks, who am I to argue? What has the universe sent you lately?


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THAME, England – Surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb lamented the loss of his brother, telling mourners on Friday that he would miss Robin Gibb's "magnificent mind and his beautiful heart."
He said Robin's death from cancer last month at age 62 means that he would now be reunited with his late twin brother Maurice, who died in 2003.
"They were both beautiful," Barry Gibb said. "And now they're together. They're actually together."
Many mourners at St. Mary's Church wept as Robin's coffin was brought into the church while the Bee Gees classic "How Deep is Your Love" was played.
Robin's widow Dwina and his elderly mother Barbara were close behind.
Barbara Gibb has outlived three of her four sons. Singer Andy Gibb, who had a successful solo career, died in 1988.
The Bee Gees, known for soaring harmonies and disco tunes, were one of the most popular bands in history. Robin Gibb also enjoyed success as a solo artist and as a songwriter.
Crowds of mourners lined the streets of the southern English town before the service as a glass-sided horse-drawn carriage pulled Robin Gibb's coffin to the church. The cortege was followed by Robin's two Irish wolfhounds, Ollie and Missy, along with friends and family.
Barry Gibb told the congregation that his late brother Robin's humor was always present, even in times of tension between the two.
"We were laughing all the way," Barry Gibb said. "Sometimes crying. God knows how much we argued. Even right up to the end we found conflict with each other, which now means nothing."
Guests filed out of the church to the sound of the Bee Gees' song "I Started A Joke," which includes the line: "Till I finally died, which started the whole world living." Gibb was then buried in the churchyard, with a piper playing "Ellan Vannin," the unofficial anthem of the Isle of Man, where the Bee Gees were born. Mourners tossed red roses into the grave.
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SF based Kim Cogan has been oil painting SF street scenes for years. Now, for his 3rd solo show at the NYC gallery, Gallery Henoch, he also explores city scenes of that city as well. Amazing skill with oil paint and mood. The show opens tonight (6-8pm) and runs through Oct 15th.
Gallery Henoch is located at 555 West 25th St., NYC. Check it
Kim Cogan in his studio.
On the way to work, I recall along the way passing by a beautiful cherry red bicycle locked outside a store. Having passed by the bicycle twice a day to and from work, I assumed the owner lived or worked nearby and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until one day I noticed that the seat had been stolen and a week later, the wheels were missing. Over a time period of a month, the thieves much like vultures, slowly picked away at the remains piece by piece until all that was left was a dented, rusty old frame which remained for several years chained to the parking meter.
Whenever I pass by bicycles with handlebars missing, or oddly warping wheels that look as though it is melting to the ground like from a Salvador Dali painting, I have often thought to document the slow transformation I had previously observed. I found plenty of subjects to choose from while walking around the streets of New York. -Kim Cogan


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We are recently experiencing a tremendous query slowdown with spilled over temp tablespace. A specific query causes this problem.
The queried table (table3
) has an indexed PK, three FK with indexes and a compound unique constraint on the three FKs. The offensive query looks like this:
FROM table1 t1, table2 t2, table3 t3
WHERE t1.abs_id = ?
AND t3.vgs_id = t1.vgs_id
AND t3.ai_id > ?
AND t2.id = t1.t2_id
AND t2.status = 2
AND t2.felddimension = 0
Only instance restart solved the issue. Even killing connections did no help.
After futher investigation on the FKs and the indexes, it turned out that the index on the t3.ai_id
column causes the severe drop in performance. After disabling this one the unique constaint served the query extremely fast.
The problematic part is AND t3.ai_id > ?
(range scan). Unique scan does not cause any trouble.
Now the question is, how can an index cause such a slowdown and moreover, how can I investigate the cause? It simply doesn't add up for me.
Competitive times: normal 10 s, slowdown > 2 min or never returning.
EDIT 1 (2013-06-05): Upon Jack Douglas' and Chris Saxon's advises, I have ran stats and then performed explain plan, I have made a giant leap forward.
I have calcucated schema stats with and without the index. Regardless whether the index is available or not, the optimizer uses the 3-field-composite-unique-index making the query extremely fast.
Here's the explain plan from SQL Developer:
So far so good, now I have added a hint into the query to use the bad index, and the explain plan is:
Now, this is extremely slow. But why?


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"the majestic Ouzoud waterfalls, the highest in North Africa, with three spectacular tiers."
For the more adventurous a three hour drive will take you to the mid Atlas and the majestic Ouzoud waterfalls, the highest in North Africa, with three spectacular tiers. This is also the home of the famous Barbary apes, the naturally tail-less monkeys that you find performing in the main square in Marrakech. It is delightful to see them roaming free in their native habitat. There are several lunchtime restaurants (not included) all of which have spectacular views. The normal departure time is 8.00 am and you can expect to be back in Marrakech at 18.30; Your driver will not walk with you down to the waterfall however you will be approached on arrival by local guides and it is a very good idea to hire one for about 200 dirhams. Make sure the fee is agreed and also that you can communicate reasonably well with your guide and feel comfortable in his company.
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