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Ikarie XB 1 Review
It's immediately obvious that Ikarie XB 1 is unlike most anything ever released by Second Run DVD, the great UK boutique label. It's Czech, sure, and Second Run has become the best English-language champion of Eastern European cinema for home viewers, but this is fairly prominent science fiction made by a director (Jindřich Polák) without another film of similar reputation or even with a DVD release in either the UK or R1. It begins, even before any opening titles, with a character exclaiming "There is no Earth!" while looking directly into the camera. Despite any confirmed viewings, Stanley Kubrick is thought to have perhaps been influenced by it in the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey. A respectable legacy for Ikarie XB 1 has persisted, buoyed by the apparent connection to 2001 and the memory of the film's bastardized American version, called Voyage to the End of the Universe. But even with all of this, Ikarie XB 1 looks, feels and even sounds like nothing else in Second Run's catalog.
This can be a positive thing, as SR easily has had a more narrow focus than larger peers like Masters of Cinema, the BFI or even Arrow. The only real hurdle or concern, if you can call it that, would be in making sure that the content is of the same high level. That's hardly become a worry, though, and indeed it needn't be here. Ikarie XB 1, for all of its pronounced differences from the SR catalog, fits in quite well in terms of being thought-provoking and serving as a unique window into its time and place. The film is a startling relic of the space race, adapted from an early work by Solaris author Stanislaw Lem. Apart from the impressive production and set design, it's the focus on the human struggle which most sets the film apart. This is far less a big budget actioner about being in outer space than it is a claustrophobic take on the practical concerns of the mission. My limited science fiction reference points briefly went to Star Trek for the presence of the large crew but then quickly landed on 2001, Alien and even Moon as similar films to deal with terror and madness in this unique setting.
The setting is 2163, a couple hundred years past the film's actual time of production, and this group of individual space travelers (speaking Czech but seemingly not affiliated with any single country) are on a journey to a planet, called simply the "White Planet" and orbiting the star Alpha Centauri, that will last 15 Earth years but age the crew only 28 months. One member has a wife at home who is pregnant while another on board is pregnant herself. It will be the first birth in outer space in recorded history. The tension that arises among the crew members is where the real story thrives. The one whose wife remains on Earth, pregnant with their first child, resents the presence of the other expecting mother. Every little incident of bickering becomes magnified and given special weight considering their circumstances.
A wrinkle arrives when the crew comes upon another vessel which ends up containing a team of dead astronauts, thought to be from the 20th century (and perhaps American, though never explicitly confirmed as such). It's an eerie scene - space travelers frozen in death as their remains are browsed as if at a rummage sale. This veiled hint of western failure, a recurring minor theme beneath the surface, is interesting only inasmuch as it reminds us that the film was an instrument of propaganda in addition to being an artistic endeavor. So, basically, while there's a cool robot here there's also criticism of Hiroshima. The former element perhaps keys us in to the reality that science fiction of this time was heavily indebted to the Forbidden Planet kind of need to entice a certain segment of the moviegoing public. (Namely young and young at heart males.)
By the time Michal, a member of the crew, has his monumental freak-out amid concerns of identity and location and various other (more or less valid) concerns, the vessel seems unusually troubled. The American version, which hasn't been included here for better or worse, even went so far as to tack on a twist ending in which the crew was revealed to be from a planet other than Earth and their mission was bringing them to our very planet. So the collective unrest of the Ikarie team seems like somewhat of a given at this point, and it's with only mild sadness that we realize how complicated their journey becomes. The very distractions and troubles which afflict the crew are part of what makes the picture so compelling. Ikarie XB 1 suddenly excels as that perfect blending of the cheesy sci-fi of the 1950s which preceded it and the more cerebral and substantial output of the '60s and '70s which it probably helped to influence. As such, it becomes crystal clear just why the small cult of fans in the know have embraced this picture. It's serious without being pretentious and slightly silly minus the matching tone. In short, the film is more than compelling enough to drag you along regardless of its intentions.
The Disc
Second Run is probably the least concerned perpetrator of the spine number movement out there but this is nonetheless 082 in the catalog. The dual-layered DVD is region-free and PAL.
Image quality is generally excellent, with a few minor instances of damage occurring via visible reel change markers. The anamorphic widescreen image is presented in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. It looks strong in terms of contrast and detail. I saw nothing hugely negative to report. Those unfamiliar with the film whose interests are piqued should be pleased with this presentation.
Audio is presented in a Czech mono track. It sounds perfectly sufficient, with minimal hiss and an overall consistency that is appreciated. The film's score is a major component of its impact, with everything coming through cleanly here. English subtitles are white in color and optional.
The only special feature included on the disc is a neat appreciation (11:31) by Kim Newman. Other than cutting to Newman's left hand on no less than three occasions, the interview is a good means of steering viewers in the right direction after watching the picture.
There's also a booklet, typical of Second Run and running 20 pages, which contains a lengthy essay by Michael Brooke on several aspects relating to the picture and its time and place. What other label would include a ranked list of the Czech box office returns from 1963? For the record, it looks as though Ikarie XB 1 outperformed something called The Cucumber Hero but couldn't quite match The Three Golden Hairs of Grandpa Knowall.


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We all have a body image. We all have feelings about the way we look. And we have ideas and feelings about how others think about our looks. Our overall body image can range from very positive to very negative. We may feel good about certain parts of your body or the way we look and not as good about others. Body image is also how you feel in your body — if you feel attractive or not. Many of us struggle with body image. Sometimes it is difficult to understand all of the feelings we have about our bodies and ourselves.
Today I am speaking to a woman that is changing the lives of woman all over the world. She is helping them feel beautiful, confident and sexy. The creator of Yummie Tummie. She is a successful designer and stylist who has worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. She was founding Design Director for the Sean "Diddy" Combs line and is credited as a major force behind multiple CFDA award nominations. She also worked alongside superstars Beyoncé Knowles and Jennifer Lopez to create and launch their respective labels. She also is the newest cast member of the Real House wives of New York. Here is the very talented and beautiful Heather Thomson.
David: Hello lady making Tummie's look Yummie. How are you?
Heather: Great! I always have a smile on my face this time of year.
David: What inspired you to create Yummie Tummie?
Heather: Yummie by Heather Thomson was born out of a selfish initiative and an A-ha moment. After giving birth, like so many others, I struggled with losing the baby weight. So I went to the shapewear department to help boost my confidence during the arduous process of weight loss, but I was horrified with what I found there. I felt as if the department was frozen in time, I was looking at my grandmother's girdle! So I leaned back on years of design experience and my desire for something different and pulled out my sewing machine. From there, I developed my signature, patented 3-panel tank. I knew that if I needed a different kind of shapewear, that other women needed it too and Yummie Tummie was born. Today my brand is an innovative and modern solution for foundation pieces. It is about empowering women and it continues to grow!
David: What was the most difficult part in the process of creating Yummie Tummie?
Heather: My products are always so well received, so to see major retailers imitating my designs within weeks of introducing them is very difficult. They take a genius idea and instantaneously cheapen it. Yummie Tummie is my life and I need to protect my intellectual property, so I've been forced to fight for my own ideas and designs.
David: What is the most rewarding part?
Heather: I hear over and over how genius the 3-panel idea was and is! I created it as a woman who needed it and it's amazing how many other women needed it too. I reinvented a classification. Prior to the 3-panel, women didn't know that shapewear could be comfortable. My goal behind Yummie is to help women feel better about themselves and boost their confidence, so it's very gratifying to hear that I'm succeeding in this.
David: Do you have plans to design a full clothing line for men and woman?
Heather: I already do! For women at least. Yummie is not just your typical shapewear, we offer ready-to-wear and denim in addition to intimates. We're continuing to evolve the collection and develop innovative classifications because we want to offer women things that other brands do not. We listen to our customer so that we can provide her with everything she needs.
David: How did you get into reality TV?
Heather: I received a call from one of the casting directors. They said they had been kicking my name around and wondered if I had any interest in auditioning for RHONY. My first reaction was that it was likely not a good fit for me. But after talking thru the "why not's" on our call, in contrast, the casting director explained that I was part of the shift the show was interested in making and I was in fact the woman they were looking for to help achieve it. I soon realized this was an exceptional opportunity before me, and that I was being presented with a rare and one off chance to speak about my business, Yummie by Heather Thomson, my brand message of uplifting women, and to bring awareness to the charity causes (pediatric liver disease and most pointedly organ donation) that are dear to me. Furthermore, it was a very unique opportunity to shed light on and to represent a very different type of female New Yorker. Talking with the casting director gave me confidence that I could potentially achieve these goals and convinced me to throw my hat in the ring.
David: What did you learn about yourself in the process of filming the New York House Wives?
Heather: Being on TV is an unbelievable opportunity to be able to look at oneself on a screen, sort of like a self study and critique. How you perceive yourself and how others perceive you. I learned so much about myself and realized different strengths I didn't know I had, and maybe observed areas I can continue to work on. I also learned how to laugh at myself.
David: Do you have any regrets about doing the show?
Heather:No, I don't waste time with regrets. Everything you do is a learning experience.
David: When someone mentions Sonja Morgan and Ramona Singer what comes to mind?
Heather: It's always a party with Sonja and Ramona!
David: If asked back would you do the show again?
Heather: Now that's a reality you'll have to wait and find out!
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A team of scientists has created a real-life miniature "tractor beam" – as featured in the Star Trek series – in a development which may lead to more efficient medical testing.
The microscopic beam – created by scientists from Scotland and the Czech Republic – allows a source of light to attract objects.
Light manipulation techniques have existed since the 1970s, but researchers say the experiment is the first instance of a beam being used to draw objects towards light.
Researchers from the University of St Andrews and the Institute of Scientific Instruments (ISI) in the Czech Republic say development of the beam may be an aid to medical testing, such as in the examination of blood samples.
A tractor beam was used to pull in spaceships and other large objects in the popular US science fiction show.
Normally, when matter and light interact, a solid object is pushed by the light and carried away in a stream of photons.
However, in recent years, researchers have realised that there is a space of parameters when this force reverses.
The scientists have now demonstrated the first experimental realisation of the concept.
Professor Pavel Zemanek of the ISI said: "The whole team have spent a number of years investigating various configurations of particles delivery by light.
"I am proud our results were recognised in this very competitive environment and I am looking forward to new experiments and applications. It is a very exciting time."
Dr Oto Brzobohaty, also of the ISI, said: "These methods are opening new opportunities for fundamental phonics as well as applications for life-sciences."
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Demi Lovato's forthcoming album Demi is due out next week (May 14), but she just couldn't wait to debut her new track, "Really Don't Care," and join the race for summer jam of 2013.
After one listen, who can blame her for jumping into the fray? The epic breakup song beaks bad in a way that puts Taylor Swift's splitsville tunes to shame.
"Really Don't Care" is a collaboration with fellow X Factor colleague Cher Lloyd. The duo met when Lloyd, who was a finalist on the X Factor in the UK for the show's 2010 season, performed on American X Factor.
On the new track, Lovato explains how not even a cosmic collision of the stars and moon could change her mind about her breakup with an on-again/off-again lover.


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WELCOME to the Wednesday blog – each week filled by Angler's Mail magazine's HQ, focussing on happenings in the wonderful world of fishing, including latest tackle.
This week's Angler's Mail HQ blog is a special by sub-editor Ben Hervey-Murray. He focusses on his trip to the World Carp Classic.
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'THAT island margin looks like a good feature' said my Easy2Hook team captain Paul Smith when we arrived at our peg on the glorious Lake Bolsena, a couple of hours outside of Rome.
'It's what, only about 5 km away…?' he said, lowering the binoculars and smiling.
That's the first thing that hits when you come round the mountain roads and get a glimpse down at Lake Bolsena – it's absolutely massive, a 10 km-wide extinct volcano that last erupted when we were still climbing trees.
The shores are black with volcanic ash-dervied sand and the water is crystal clear, dropping off from weedy margins infested with bass and chub into blue-green chasms measuring hundreds of feet deep in the middle. Nobody really knows what lives in the middle – we heard rumours of Fiat-size catfish…
But we do know that it holds some of the best-looking common carp anywhere in the world with a lake record over 60 lb, and it was these that we had our sights set on over the next five days of the World Carp Classic contest.
Kit sorted and boat launched after the draw and all-in, we quickly found some promising areas on the echo sounder 70-100m in front of our peg and had four rigs out before dark. I've done a fair bit of overseas fishing before but the challenge presented by Bolsena was huge, and that was without hundreds of the World's best carpers to contend with too.
The factors working against you getting a bait presented in the right place are many and varied on Bolsena, but perhaps the three most significant are the weather, location and weed.
Being perched on the top of a 1,000 ft volcano, the weather changes hourly and on several occasions we'd be boating out a rig in calm, sunny weather only for it to change within seconds to gusty, changeable winds, heavy rain and choppy water conditions.
This makes accurate placement of bait and a baited rig in a narrow gulley 180 m out and getting a good line-lay back to the shore really tricky, especially when you start countering in the vast quantities of drifting onion weed that each mini storm stirred up.
For the first two days and nights, we were in the water every hour or two – chest-deep and up to 40 m from shore – clearing huge rafts of weed from the lines, bar a few hours sleep in the early hours.
In terms of tackle, a minimum of 3 lb test-curve rods were required and, with a legal fishing range of 200 m from shore, Mitchell Avocast 8000 big pit reels loaded with 500 m of the new Nash NXT Bullet braid in 25 lb did the job perfectly.
Custom Lead Shed volcanic ash-coated 10 oz gripper leads, 35 lb Armourbraid links and Paul's clever Easy2Hook carp hooks completed the set-up. Bait was Nashbait's superb Amber Strawberry and Scopex Squid in 15 – 20 mm with matching pellets, Soluballs and various other carpy goodies.
Being positioned in the bay, it quickly became obvious that any fish moving along the nearside spots (70 m out) would be ambushed by the three other pairs pegged on the small points that make up the bay.
So we headed straight out to open water and, bang on the 200 m range limit, we found some fish near weed and sadly lost two in weedbeds the size of a small house before the shoal scattered.
The Easy2Hook system is interesting and certainly allowed us to ring the changes easily when out on the boat and re-doing rigs. For example, rather than taking a whole new rig out, it was possible to have a couple of baits ready on a needle, un-whip the hook, thread on a few Chain Reactions up the link to aid presentation, check the hook, re-attach and add the baits onto the hair.
This took seconds. No messing around with PVA in wet boats or spare rigs bouncing around. Check out their website for a more visual demonstration of how this works – it certainly has lots of applications for day ticket carping when speed and simplicity are king.
So, five days and just a tench to show for my efforts – it was hard (our area produced only a handful of carp), challenging and, at times, infuriating. Remove one man-size lump of weed from your lines, and another appears from nowhere when the wind changes five minutes later.
You have elements and factors to deal with that you wouldn't consider in the UK, like scorpions and police jet boats blasting over your spots daily.
But I loved every minute and seeing photos of some of the stunning fish caught has just made me want to go back even more. I will go back to Bolsena soon and catch one of those wild 40 lb commons.
The six-day contest ended with a great win for the Nash-sponsored Hungarian team with Brit ace Pete Wilson taking third with Big Fish Richworth, whilst the JRC boys – including UK anglers Rob Nunn and Stewart Downing (pictured below with Mail mascot Koi Hogdson) – did a great job in winning the team event. Congrats lads!
A special thanks to Easy2Hook for setting everything up and for asking me to be a part of their WCC team, Nash Tackle for the superb bait and Rod Box for the invaluable logistical support and to all the people we met for the excellent company.
Bargain baits: our magazine's bait guru Bill Rushmer swept up a load of goodies at a low price this week. Check it out and get down the checkout!
Ireland: huge bags of wild fish and big carp too – it still has so much to offer.
Social media: we have a special report on Facebook and Twitter. Angler's Mail is No.1 amongst fishing publications, with nearly 19,000 fans. Click HERE to join us!
Tench fishing decline: one of the nation's and AM HQ's favourite species has had a tougher season by many accounts, and John Bailey's take on the green giants makes for fascinating reading in the magazine this week.
Otters killing prize fish: what a downer for John Wilson, as he turned up for filming – another AM mag exclusive. The film, when shown, could change attitudes to this problem… couldn't it?
Just the one from a manufacturer this week but we also share with you UK angling's latest video to go viral. Many, many more quality and fun vids are now in our new TV player (top right on this page).
Cool on-the-bank footage from Wychwood product men:
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Do It!
Just Do It!
By TraceWillow
3 years ago I was a total computer-ignoramus.
Venturing to just switch on one is like asking me to scale a craggy mountain, let alone knowing what is a Mouse. Isn't a mouse one of those scary, scuttling and hideous-looking animals which make women jump screaming onto the nearest chair?
David quoted this in Chapter 2 in Chords Of Strength
My kid brother , who lives in the UK, made many efforts for years to teach me, or perhaps it's more accurate to say, to bundle me onto the computer chair, to send him some emails.
No, I said.
Why not, he asked, glaring at me.
Because, if I clicked the wrong button, the computer might explode into my face. I will write you letters.
Write letters?! I must go find a writing pad…go find an envelope…go buy a stamp…drive to a postbox…then wait 2 weeks for your reply?!
I'm too busy to learn.
Too busy doing what?
Never you mind.
You are so stubborn. I have a good mind to handcuff you to the computer chair if that's the last thing I do.
Don't you dare. I will tell Mother.
You…old wacko!
So that's how it went for a few years. I remained the ignoramus which no one in their right minds in this time and age, would want to meet.
AI Season 7 came and went. I was broken-hearted like the rest of you. No more David?! When will I ever see him again? Will he make music to play on the radio? Will he make records for me to buy? What the devil shall I do?…sniff…
The Results Show came to an end. It left a hole in my heart. And I began to wait…with the radio constantly on…waiting and hoping and wishing…and trying to tolerate the horrid stuff being played.
I heard a certain particular song from the radio. Hmm…I thought…that's a nice new song. I heard it again a couple of days later…I wonder who…then again I heard it…omg that voice sounds familiar…is it..? I ran to the radio and plastered my right ear (the one that works) flat onto the speakers… OMG!…OMG!…OM bloomin' G….it's Him! It's Him!! At long last!!
Immediately I phoned a friend. BLAH?? blahhhh??! BBBLLLAAAAHHH??!!
Yes, yes you out-dated woman. That's a new song by David Archuleta called Crush. It debuted on Billboard at No.2.
BBBLLLLLLAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! (meaning: Why didn't you let me know!! in many angry words and calling him all kinds of names)
And still, I did not go near the computer. Simply because I was ignorant of all the things that went on inside one. I didn't know fansites, forums, youtube etc existed. I had not the slightest knowledge that a Malaysian fansite called AAM was just down the road. I thought a computer is used just for emailing. Why didn't my stupid brother elaborate?! I would have gone on my knees to beg him to teach me instantly. Kid brothers are so insensitive sometimes! Hhmmph!!
Someone told me David was coming to KL to do a Showcase. I went berserk again…What! Whaat!! Whaaat!!! I was all over the place. I phoned Sunway Hotel. I phoned Sunway Pyramid. I phoned anyone and everyone who had a patient ear for my rantings.
Eventually, someone kindly said to me: Why don't you go on Google?
Google? Whatzzat?!
You can find out everything you want to know from there, including your precious David Archuleta.
REEALLY?! Why didn't you tell me earlier?! Ggrrrr…..
With not a moment to lose, I grabbed hold of my 12 year-old niece to give me a quickie course in computering. After having done that, I spent 3 consecutive days locked up in the privacy of my room going through all David's old news and new news which slipped through my fingers right under my ignorant nose all those months. What a blast I had! And what a fool I have been!
I am still pretty blur as to the complete use of the computer. But I am gradually learning. At least I have fulfilled a dream by making a start – a dream to constantly keep in touch with David's news.
Because David said to me: If you Can Dream It, You Can Do It.
I am curious to know what things David has inspired you guys to do. Become a Mormon, like our dear AAM'er Sam? Wear skinny jeans? Plant some trees? Begin to play a musical instrument?
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Dry, windy conditions have some Texas farmers talking Dust Bowl
It's scary to think the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, with its relentless drought and wind that ravaged millions of acres in West Texas, could return.
But there are some worrisome signs, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Reports this week from county agents in the Panhandle, South Plains and Rolling Plains indicate farmers and ranchers are working with "very difficult" conditions, according to a news release.
Lubbock County, on the southern edge of the Panhandle, has seen only a trace of moisture in March with sustained high winds and gusts of 58 mph on March 18, according to the county's AgriLife Extension agent Mark Brown.
In Knox County, east of Lubbock County and south of the Panhandle, agent Jerry Coplen said cotton producers were trying to prepare their planting beds in between dust storms.
Rick Auckerman, AgriLife agent for Deaf Smith County in the western Panhandle, reported that producers were running out of tools to stop soil from blowing away in punishing winds of 30 to 50 mph, the news release said.
The state climatologist, John Nielsen-Gammon, said blowing dust in the past few weeks seems to have come mainly from southeastern Colorado and eastern New Mexico.
"So we're not having a problem with widespread soil loss in Texas so far, but it's something that could happen if conditions don't allow for spring green-up, which they haven't yet," Nielsen-Gammon said in a statement March 25.
Grasses haven't turned green because the three-month period from December through February is the 10th driest in the last 10 years, and March hasn't helped, the climatologist said.
"The last time (the first quarter of the year) was drier was in 1996, which was the start of this string of droughts that we've been having," he said.
Another looming issue is a possible rural-urban struggle over water.
"Reservoir levels are lower this time of year than they have been previously during this drought," Nielsen-Gammon said in the statement. "If we don't see summer months of more than average rainfall, we will likely see conflicts between agricultural and municipal/industrial uses."
More information on the Texas drought and wildfire alerts can be found on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Drought Task Force website.


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Welcome to the Centrych OS project.
The Centrych desktop is a reliable, easy-to-use system that provides a unified look & feel, and support for both KDE/Qt and GNOME/GTK applications. Centrych has one desktop environment, based on Xfce with two distinct profiles as shown in the above images; one that has the Oxygen/Qt look of KDE, while the other that provides the Greybird/GTK look of Xubuntu. Of course, either can be tailored to your liking if you prefer something different.
While the combination of GNOME and KDE is decidedly non-minimalist, Centrych is not a memory hungry beast. The initial memory footprint of Centrych is less than half way between that of Xubuntu and Kubuntu. This is largely because Centrych prohibits many KDE services from running. It also disables the much maligned Akonadi and Nepomuk services by default. Additionally, Akonadi has been further modified to use SQLite, not MySQL, so that keeps total memory use down if you want to enable that service.
Because Centrych is an Ubuntu derivative, you also have access to all of the applications available for Ubuntu. Both Synaptic and Software Center are included for locating and installing this additional software. Centrych also provides additional applications, such as DiceWords and DiceTables, the unaltered TrueCrypt binary (which uses a custom installer due to licensing restrictions), SMTube for YouTube video browsing/downloading, and the PasswordSafe password manager.
Besides applications, Centrych has features not found in other Ubuntu-based distributions. For systems installed with full disk encryption, we've added the ability to do simplified-sign-on and quasi two-factor authentication, all our kernels are optimized for desktop use, and we've automated TRIM as well as added additional changes that can help improve the performance and longevity of solid state disks. You can review the release notes, to find out more about these and several of the other unique features in Centrych.
While Centrych is based on the Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release, it is more correct to think of it as an LTS+ system. The "plus" is for features added from interim non-LTS Ubuntu releases. The most notable additions being:
Full disk encryption
This first appeared in the graphical installer of Ubuntu 12.10. Centrych now uses the graphical installer from Kubuntu 13.04, which has a much improved look & feel as well as support for several Centrych features and customizations such as the System, Options, and Root Account panels.
Centrych aims to provide newer releases of applications that are appropriate to release schedules of an application, not the OS. For example, GIMP 2.8 was an eagerly anticipated release that added a single-window, multi-tabbed capability. Another is Wine, currently the 1.4 release, which gives you the ability to run software written for Microsoft Windows. Both are available in Centrych.
LibreOffice is representative of applications that are geared to a frequent release cycle. In Centrych the default install includes 3.6.7, the last maintenance release in the 3.6 series. We also offer the 4.0.6 release, which can be obtained by turning on the updates repository, and the 4.1.3 release via the upgrades repository.
We also add applications that were added in later Ubuntu releases, like the GNU Privacy Assistant and the openclipart libraries.
We hope you take the time to give Centrych a try and look forward to your feedback, regardless of your experience with it.
The Centrych Development Team
Although Centrych is a derivative of Ubuntu, it has not been approved/sponsored by, nor is it affiliated with, Ubuntu or its related projects. Additionally, while Centrych uses the Ubuntu repositories, it uses modified versions of some Ubuntu packages and also includes packages that are not part of the Ubuntu repositories.


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# dail-clash - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
Bríd Smith accuses Taoiseach of 'untruths' in fiery debate on lobbying and climate bill
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SHOULD THERE BE a facility near Dublin Airport where people arriving in Ireland have to self-quarantine?
If such a facility were to be built, the cost and maintenance would most likely fall to the Irish government.
This weekend, there have been many reports of tourists arriving in Ireland from around the world, including from places where there are a high number of Covid-19 cases, like New York and Texas.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said today that it is too soon for British tourists to travel to Ireland without quarantining for the required two weeks.
So, we're asking: should there be a government facility near Dublin Airport where people have to quarantine for the required two-weeks?
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Consumers gravitate to convenience. That's as true with payment technologies as it is with anything else. A prime example is the decades-old trend away from cash or checks and toward credit cards.
Now, the mass adoption of smartphones and tablets has set the stage for a new move — away from fixed-point, card-based transactions and toward those completed on mobile. The old dream of the "digital wallet" is coming true in a very particular mobile-led fashion.
In a recent report from BI Intelligence, we explain the main types of mobile payments, analyse the state of the mobile payments race, examine the matchup between card readers and near-field communications (NFC), look at how traditional banks, credit card companies, and card processors are responding to the mobile payments threat, and detail who is furthest along in developing the all-in-one solution for merchants and consumers.
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- $10 billion: Card readers are building real scale. Square's mobile payments volume rose to $10 billion in 2012, up from $2 billion in 2011. Starbucks is switching its credit and debit card processing to Square, and as of January 2013 accepts the "Square Wallet" app at 7,000 locations.
- $14 billion: Though much of that volume was from PayPal-enabled mobile commerce, and not in-store payments, that's still evidence of mobile catching on as a transactional platform.
- 7.9 million: As of year-end 2012, only 7.9 million U.S. consumers (less than 90 per cent of the total) had adopted a consumer-facing NFC-compatible system like "Google Wallet," or apps that use QR codes or other methods to generate a payment. Card readers seem to be way ahead in the game.
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WHERE WOULD YOU RATHER LIVE? I am quite content here. I wouldn't mind Boston or Chicago. I might actually consider Brooklyn. But that's just kinda cliche these days.
WHERE WOULD YOU *NOT* LIVE? in the south or the midwest – it's just not me.
WHAT READING MATERIAL IS ON YOUR TOILET? i look out the window at the people who go to the college. or the shampoo bottles.
WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? when i had my W.N.B. (wedding nervous breakdown)
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Birmingham, Ala. (6 April 2013) – Spirit of Daytona Racing scored the team's sixth GRAND-AM Rolex Series podium result with drivers Ricky Taylor and Richard Westbrook at Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday in a two-hour sprint race that saw various fuel strategies play out at the beautiful Alabama facility.
The team had been hoping for a repeat win at the 2.3-mile road course with the No. 90 VISITFLORIDA.com Corvette DP after having earned a breakthrough victory at the track in last year's event, but a lack of yellows saw the team forced into fuel conservation mode – Taylor and Westbrook saving just enough fuel while still laying down quick lap times to take third at the finish.
Taylor posted the second quickest time in Friday's qualifying session to start the two-hour race from the outside pole as Spirit of Daytona Racing made its third consecutive front row start at the track. As the field of 13 Daytona Prototypes took the green flag, Taylor had a great start in the No. 90 and filed into second in line as he chased down the leader.
The first and only caution of the race was displayed just 18 minutes into the race and with Spirit of Daytona opting for a one-stop strategy, had Taylor stay out on track while several other Daytona Prototypes hit pit road. Taylor inherited the lead under the caution and led the field back to green with about 1 hour and 30 minutes remaining.
With Taylor doing a great job of conserving fuel while still setting quick lap times, the No. 90 VISITFLORIDA.com Corvette paced the field for 24 laps before relinquishing the position just prior to the team's pit stop.
"The car was really fast in clean air," said Taylor. "I felt like we were definitely as good as the 99 and then the 10 and 01 didn't have the pace we did for sure. I was a bit frustrated with myself in traffic and I kind of let them get away. But at the end of the day it's a good podium and I think we can build on this for the rest of the year."
A blisteringly fast stop under green flag conditions had Westbrook back out on track and re-entering the field 10th in the order. Despite once again having to conserve fuel in order to make it to the finish, Westbrook pushed the No. 90 back up through the field to sit third with 30 minutes remaining in the race.
Team Owner Troy Flis made the call for Westbrook to conserve even more fuel in the final stages of the race while also maintaining the podium position over the No. 01. The experienced Westbrook was able to do just that and bring VISIT FLORIDA another podium finish.
"We were pretty much out of fuel toward the end," said Westbrook. "But that's part of sports car racing. Sometimes you have to play the fuel mileage game. It's a real shame when you're driving and you know how good the car is but you have to save fuel. But it was good points for the championship and I think when we all wake up tomorrow we'll be happy."
The healthy haul of points moves Spirit of Daytona to fifth in the provisional championship standings.
"We saved more fuel than what we thought, so we were pretty happy with that," said Team Owner Troy Flis. "We didn't have to take as much during the pit stop which was good. So then we had Richard (Westbrook) conserving as well as being on that lean map. So it lost some power and we weren't as quick as we needed to be to run the leaders back down. But the leaders did what they needed to do which was a great call of doing the short pit – stuff that we're still learning here. I'd love to say that we know everything but we don't, we learn every weekend. A great effort from the drivers today, a great effort from the team, ECR did a great job with the motor and we got VISITFLORIDA on the podium and that's what we need to do for the championship."
Next up for Spirit of Daytona Racing is Round 4 of the championship at Road Atlanta April 18-20.


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St. Louis County Parks opens the Chubb Trail for night rides the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The trail is open but guides are NOT available so call a friend or form a group. If you want to join a group that regularly goes but starts at an earlier time, contact msmodo on the forum to get set up.
St. Louis County Parks & Recreation will open the Lone Elk trailhead gates but the West Tyson parking lots will be closed. (You can also park at the Allen road lot* at the railroad tracks off of Lewis Rd.) Chubb is recommended for Advanced and Expert Riders. Use your own discretion regarding weather and trail conditions. They do not post trail closings. Please do not ride the trails if they are muddy.
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Ride the Chubb Trail after dark! Start your ride from the Lone Elk Park Chubb Trailhead and ride at your own pace. This steep and narrow trail along the Meramec River Valley is suggested for advanced to expert riders only. High intensity bicycle lights of at least 200 lumens are recommended. Helmets required for ages 16 and under.
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Welcome, 2014! The calendar New Year may be the only holiday celebration that nearly the entire world experiences or collectively recognizes. Despite this universality, our New Year's traditions are as diverse as our world cultures. Therefore this unique period of time offers the opportunity to witness and compare foreign practices that have a similar meaning and purpose to our own. This includes cultural traditions that are not normally in the global spotlight.
Such is the case with two New Year's celebrations that have very clear esoteric foundations: Brazil's Festa de Iemanjá and Cuba's ceremony dedicated to Eshu-Elegbara. Both are products of regional African-based religions: Candomblé and Umbanda (Brazil) or Lukumi (Cuba).
Festa de Iemanjá
Over the years, Brazil's Festa de Iemanjá has become a major secular tradition – one that attracts tourists from around the world. On New Year's Eve, thousands of locals dress all in white and head to Rio de Janeiro's beaches in order to honor the Goddess Iemanjá. Images of the Sea Goddess are everywhere as participants throw roses or gifts into the water and feast on the beach. In addition, they "jump 7 waves" to wash away negativity while making wishes for the New Year.
Link, an American Pagan who has lived and worked extensively in Brazil, compares this love of Iemanjá to the American devotion to Santa Claus. He says:
You can probably find roots to Pagan Scandinavia, but [Santa] is permanently engraved in the secular celebrations of the holiday… Those two ideas are totally separate. And thus is Iemanjá — prime deity of a very esoteric culture, as well as a part of every common person's New Years Eve. Pour Champagne into the ocean? For Iemanjá!
This esoteric culture is that of Candomblé and Umbanda, two syncretic religions which developed out of the West African Yoruba religion. After finding its way to the Americas by way of the slave trade, the West African spiritual system merged with Catholicism. Like other syncretic religions, Candomblé and Umbanda now thrive as distinct minority faiths.
Within these traditions, Iemanjá is called an Orixa, not Goddess, and is considered a primary deity. Despite the secular appropriation of the Festa de Iemanjá, the practitioners of Candomblé and Umbanda continue to honor her in their own religious ways. While living in Brazil, Link was fortunate enough to attend a private Candomblé Iemanjá ritual. He recalls:
I asked a few questions about the ritual when I got there, and one guy said "I don't know." Another guy said "I don't know – ask him," pointing to another man. That man told me. "Tudo aqui e segredo." Everything here is secret. After that, I stopped asking questions and just enjoyed the evening. It was a valuable lesson … Understanding is very rational, but religious experiences are just that – experiences. Rational thinking can limit the experience sometimes.
Despite the secular popularity of Iemanjá, both Candomblé and Umbanda practitioners are still largely marginalized. However, times are changing. Denise de Santi, president of IBWB church of Wicca and Witchcraft in Brazil, notes that although "Brazilian Witches and African Traditions do not mix," we often stand together in defense of religious equality.
Iemanjá may actually be helping. In regions where Candomblé and Umbanda are strongly rooted, Iemanjá festivals are most popular. In Bahia the festivities are held Feb. 2, and, in Sao Paolo, they happen in early December. However, the Rio New Year's celebration gets the most "press." This year, news reports are stating that participation was up by 15,000 people. Moreover, the Rio Festa de Iemanjá was reportedly broadcast in Latin America and the United States for the first time via the Fox network.
The growing popularity of all of these festivals, secular or not, does call attention to these minority religions, highlighting their very real presence in Brazil. Does the secularization of their Orixa ultimately help or hinder their spiritual work? That is a discussion for another day.
Unlike the Festa de Iemanjá, the Cuban New Year's ceremony has not been co-opted by secular culture. It is strictly a public religious ritual for those practicing Lukumi, more often called Santeria, another syncretic religion based on the West African Yoruba traditions and Catholicism. As reported by The Associated Press:
About 200 believers and onlookers thronged Havana's most important market, Cuatro Caminos, for the ceremony dedicated to Eshu Elegbara… In a central courtyard at the market, people sprayed rum from their mouths at a 2 foot tall cement stone statue of Eshu Elegbara… At its base, they left offerings of coconut, watermelon, candy and flowers.
The article goes on to say that this was the first year that market administrators allowed the religious statue to be permanently erected after 18 years of practice. American Stacey Lawless, an aborisha (practitioner) of Lukumi, said:
I'm glad the Ocha community got permission to build the Eshu-Elegbara shrine at Cuatro Caminos. The shrine looks cool itself. I think it's important to stress that it is a shrine, not just a statue. That "icon" is actually an embodied manifestation — an avatar if you like — of the Orisha Elegbara. So now he's present in the Cuatro Caminos market in a very material way.
The administrators' show of support has allowed the "Ocha community" to take a step forward in its own quest for greater global understanding and presence. As Jason reported yesterday, the Lukumi New Year's tradition also includes a divination ritual performed by the babalawos, a specialized priesthood devoted to such practice. Their yearly predictions make international news.
With a shrinking world through the evolution and speed of mass media, we are able to witness these unique cultural practices and their New Year's traditions. As attention is drawn to their rituals, to their Orixa, to their divinations and their people, attention is also drawn to their religions and their very real presence in our global society. In this way New Year's celebrations, which are largely considered superficial, can also have a very profound purpose in the movement for social change.
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Spring is now upon us and we thought we'd highlight the April holidays by sharing some great vegan recipes. Thursday marks the Passover holiday and of course Passover Seder Dinner! And what would a Passover Seder be without Matzo Ball Soup?! So today you are in for a real treat! We are sharing our vegan version of Matzo Ball Soup just in time for the holiday. Our recipe calls for Silken Tofu, which for some of the Jewish faith who refrain from eating legumes on Passover, it may not be suitable. However, we have included hints for how to create this delicious soup without the use of tofu. Bete'avon!
Vegan Matzo Ball Soup
8-10 Cups of Vegetable Broth (or water and veggie bullion cubes)
1 1/2 Cups of Matzo Meal
3/4 Cup Silken Tofu or 3 Medium Peeled and Boiled Potatoes
4 Tblsp Olive Oil
1 Peeled Carrot
1/2 Medium Peeled and Chopped Onion
2 Tsp Ener-G Egg Replacer (optional)
1 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp of Black Pepper
1/8 Tsp Cumin
Fresh Dill or Parsley to Taste (optional)
If you are using potatoes instead of tofu, peel and boil potatoes for about 20 minutes or until they are soft. In a large mixing bowl combine, olive oil, matzo meal, salt, pepper, cumin, egg replacer, and either silken tofu or potatoes. Knead the dough until firm or smooth with your hands or place in a blender for about 4-5 minutes. Let the mixture stand for about ten minutes. Meanwhile, on the stove boil a large pot of water. Form the dough into 2-3 inch balls and drop into the boiling water. Boil the dough for 15-20 minutes and be careful not to overcook them!! While those are boiling, in another large pot, heat up the vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Add in the peeled carrots, peeled onions, salt, and pepper. After boiling for about 5-10 minutes, reduce to low to medium heat and let it simmer. Carefully remove the matzo balls and add them to the vegetable broth. Let the soup simmer on low heat for about ten minutes. The soup is now ready to serve!! Garnish with fresh dill or parsley or both, if you choose.


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You can download it from http://newkirk.us/om/serenity-0.2.tar.gz and extract - it opens to a folder named serenity, which contains usr/share/enlightenment/data/themes/serenity.edj and usr/share/enlightenment/data/config/serenity folder holding a few files. Copy themes/serenity.edj and the config/serenity folder to /usr/share/enlightement, then you can select it in Illume Settings under Look->Theme, select 'System' at the top-left to see themes installed globally. (/usr/share/...) NOTE: Wallpaper and Theme, at least, may segfault if you are using Software_16 rendering. Once I'm satisfied that it doesn't break anything, and all the main elements are rethemed, I'll release it as an ipk. (of course, at any time if someone wants to they can extract the serenity.edj file and have their way with it - anyone who wants to enhance or alter it in any way is free to do so, so long as 'simple' alterations like changing some images files retain a credit that the new theme is "based on Serenity by Joel Newkirk" - 'major alterations' or extraction of some portion of Serenity to use in another theme is fine without attribution) What I'm doing: Start with Illume and default themes (anything not defined in illume.edj will 'fall through' to default.edj, like battery and clock) basically renaming illume as serenity, and merge more groups up from default (battery, clock, desktop icon, etc) then work to simplify the structure (graphically and visually - most significantly, making icons two images instead of about eight images each) and shift toward the desired visual appearance. Ordinary buttons are translucent white, though on the black default background they appear grey. Selected/pressed buttons are an 'openmoko-orange' tinted rendition of the same translucent button image. Icons are just icon image at rest, are translucent white when highlighted by keyboard or mouseover (IE dragging on FR) and translucent orange when clicked/tapped. Battery applet is the green one from Illume, but narrower. Tapping it displays the battery percentage and time overlay. GSM applet is the same as Illume but colorized red/yellow/green based on signal quality, with carrier name above signal. Clock applet is more heavily altered, displaying digital time with date below it. Keyboard has been visually/structurally simplified - removing two transparent overlays from each key - resulting in (for me at least) significantly faster keyboard response. (and About:Theme is reworked, though you can only see it if you enable the 'Start' Top Shelf Gadget, then select Enlightenment->Theme from the menu - the animation there is one I've used for splash and busy screens as well, but the FR doesn't seem to have sufficient horsepower to do that without noticeably slowing load times, so I axed them - eventually I may end up with a 'pretty' and a 'functional' version of the theme) Still to do: Several components (like keyboard suggestion popup, tasklist) are still black-text-on-grey-gradient, will be changing to light-on-black. Some visual elements (like left-right arrows on top bar) are still IMHO pretty ugly with software_16, which I hope to fix. I'm hoping within a couple weeks or so to have finished at least the structural/composition changes, resulting in a leaner and faster theme that can easily have any/all images altered to result in a completely different yet still leaner/faster theme. I've also worked on theming Elementary, Zhone, and SHR's telephony GUIs, (just looked at Paroli so far) but haven't yet seen any way to do so without overwriting the original files - which of course is a no-no, being subject to reversion whenever the package owning them is updated. (Can anyone tell me a 'right' way to override them? Does it require rewritten apps that explicitly support theme selection or something?) For those unaware, a .edj file is essentially an archive containing one or more .edc (text) files that define the theme, any number of lossy or lossless compressed images, fonts, and a script to recreate the .edj file after extracting and altering it. So it's possible to extract an edje file (with edje_decc) and simply replace the image files for, say, the GSM applet, then recompress the theme and run with it. In order to get a more responsive 'desktop' it's helpful to: Set Application, Top Shelf, Keyboard, and Status Animation Off (under Illume Settings: Display->Animation) - Play with the settings and see what suits you, I ended up with Top Shelf set to Very Fast and everything else off. These animations don't take much processing power, but the wait while the opening/closing is animated can 'feel' slow, especially if heavy CPU usage causes it to pull back to only a couple frames between the two states. Set Software_16 rendering instead of Software (under Illume Settings: Advanced->Engine) - As noted many times before, display is faster and more responsive, but some graphics look blotchy or jagged with software_16. One of the goals of Serenity is circumventing this, such as trying to ensure that any imagery (e.g. Top Shelf background) either stretches only monochrome portions, or doesn't get stretched at all. Hopefully this will change at some point - Software_16 visual improvements, Software speed improvements, or maybe upcoming changes to xglamo support offering compositing. "killall -HUP enlightenment" - this or some other method (like move/restore a .desktop file from /usr/share/applications) that forces enlightenment/illume to refresh the desktop display once after booting has been documented to reduce E's CPU usage dramatically, such as from 25% to 3%... Presumably the root cause of this will at some point be fixed upstream and this will no longer have any effect, nor be needed. Create a .desktop file with "Exec=killall -HUP enlightenment", mine is named 'relite' (as is the console script that does the same) j


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I started last night. First, I decided to use the 32-bit LiveCD installer. I booted off the CD after shutting down Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, and soon was at the GUI (I chose the first option; to test before installing). Once there, i opened up a konsole session, ran "sudo -i" to get root, and installed gparted – "apt get install gparted". After it installed (to RAM of course), I ran it to see what I could do.
I could not resize the 140 GB partition Windows called a "C drive", because I forgot to defragment it first. Crap. So I booted back into Windows, Safe Mode. I found the defrag tool under the System Accessories, but it would not run. I tried from the command prompt as well. I rebooted, into SAFE Mode With Console, and it still wouldn't work. I finally just rebooted into Vista normally – then it worked. It gave no status other than a flickering hard drive light and a spinning cue that meant it was not finished. Eventually, it did finish. It claimed to have been doing it on a schedule, and the last defrag was back on the 5th of May, yet it took over two hours to complete. Guess what? It made all the difference in the world. I suspect it wasn't really defragmenting after all.
Once I rebooted into Kubuntu Live CD and reran gparted, I was able to resize it. The first attempt failed – I cut it too close to the bare minimum space i could shrink the drive. I decided to split it 50-50, giving about 70 GB for each side, and then it worked. This took another hour, but I had 70 GB or free space. I went into cfdisk and manually made a 10 GB bootable partition for root, a 3 GB for /var, a 2 GB for /tmp, a 2 GB for swap, and the rest for /home. i then rebooted into Windows.
Windows behaved as expected, like it had been punched int the mouth, but didn't know by whom. It rescan itself, determined that everything was still ok, and rebooted again. This reboot came up fine. Satisfied I had not broken Vista, I rebooted a final time back into the Live CD.
I went ahead and formatted everything with XFS except the swap partition:
- mkfs.xfs -f -d agcount=1 -i attr=2 -l lazy-count=1,size=128m,version=2 /dev/sda3
- mkfs.xfs -f -d agcount=1 -i attr=2 -l lazy-count=1,size=128m,version=2 /dev/sda5
- mkfs.xfs -f -d agcount=1 -i attr=2 -l lazy-count=1,size=128m,version=2 /dev/sda6
- etc…
I then made the swap partition and then installed, choosing to manually select my partitions and not to format them. I went to bed, abd when I woke up and checked in the morning, it was done. I had been unable to get wireless to work (no proprietary drivers needed, just would not work) on the Live CD, so I had connected it up via network cable. Once I booted into the new system, I saw that it had a GRUB entry for Windows (it works). After logging into KDE, I was able to set up a working wireless connection with no real drama. I also modified my /etc/fstab to mount the XFS partitions with the following options:
I edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf and added in the section to reenable the CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE zap for X:
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "false"
I installed the medibuntu repositories, the kubuntu-restricted package, the sun-java6 package, the non-free flash package, the libdvdcss and libdvdread packages, lots of TTF fonts, the MSTTF core fonts, skype2, firefox, thunderbird, and the packages needed for a DoD smartcard.
Kubuntu-restricted and Sun-JRE6
Results: It boots and shuts down much faster than Vista. It is a Compaq lapto, Pentium Core-Duo, 1 GB RAM, uses the ath5k driver for wireless, has an integrated Intel graphics adapter (maybe 800 fps max on glxgears), and a 160 GB SATA drive. It has sound, a mic, speakers, a DVD writer, some USB ports, and a network jack. Overall, not too bad for what I need it to do. But it is a little shaky and unstable from time to time, so I have shut off the compositing effects and unloaded some troublesome widgets (RSS news widget especially seemed flaky). But the suspend and hibernate functions work great, and the webcam i bought (Logitech) worked right off the bat with skype. So did my smartcaard reader. I also installed the Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website – with it, I added the coolkey security device and am able to sign fillable PDF files with my card. DVDs also play (region-free, of course).
So, these are my ramblings on the notebook. I dual-booted because my wife insisted I keep Vista, just in case the Linux machine she is on dumps. But she is getting more comfortable without Vista already – I can tell.
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Key features:
- 9 network cameras can be connected and recorded as default (expandable up to 32*)
- H.264 and JPEG multi format
- Simple and quick setup in 4 steps by automatic camera detection and simple setup wizard without the use of a PC
- Double HDMI output @ 1080p
- Transcoding function for easy remote monitoring
- Live image compensation on the recorder for 360º cameras fisheye recording
The WJ-NV300K/GJ makes the IP recording simple and flexible thanks to the easy and intuitive GUI and expansion options.
Live and recording at real time (30fps) in all the channels. The operation of the cameras can be handled easily, monitoring in live various display modes: Spot, Multiscreen (4 / 16 split screen display, 4 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 16 / 24 / 32 * split screen display on a full screen) and searching the recordings with a calendar and timeline making it quick and intuitive.
Two recording types are available - scheduled or by pre- or post-event. The different alarms makes the recording simple and adaptable to any customer request. Additionally the "Referenced recording days" is automatically calculated by frame rate, image quality and HDD capacity. The recordings can be downloaded directly to the PC through the browser or to a SD card** or USB memory stick**.
8 clients can monitor and control the WJ-NV300K/GJ simultaneously and some of them remotely through the new transcoding function.
The WJ-NV300K/GJ has up to 2 internal slots for HDD and the recording capability could be expanded up to 20 HDD slots by adding 2 optional WJ-HDE400 extension units with 9HDD slots each (being able to add Raid5/6 with the WJ-HDE400).
In addition to all the above features the WJ-NV300K/GJ is an ONVIF client device, conformance to ONVIF Profile S.
* Three Additional Camera Kits WJ-NVE30 are necessary
** Slots for SD Card and USB memory stick are included, not the SD card or the USB memory stick


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Coming off some high-profile wins at the ballot box this month, Governor Martin O'Malley is considering another attempt at repealing the death penalty when lawmakers reconvene in January, aides say.
It is an issue that could add to his progressive legacy. But even if the law remains on the books, advocates on both sides agree that O'Malley, a Democrat, is all but certain to finish his two terms in office without having presided over a single execution of one of the state's five condemned prisoners.
That is largely because O'Malley's administration has yet to implement regulations required for executions to resume, nearly six years after Maryland's highest court halted the use of capital punishment on a technicality.
And there is little reason to believe the governor will do so in his remaining two years, as drug shortages and other factors have complicated the mechanics of lethal injection in other states.
''It's legislating by inaction,'' said Senator Joseph M. Getty, a Republican member of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and an O'Malley critic. ''I'm among the members of the Maryland General Assembly who would like to see the law followed.''
O'Malley aides said a decision about whether he will sponsor a death penalty repeal bill will be made in coming weeks. Administration officials responsible for drafting the rules needed for executions to resume offered no timetable for when they might be issued.
''We're still working on the regulations, still exploring best practices around the country,'' said Rick Binetti, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. ''It's a serious issue, and the department is being extra careful, and that's obviously taking some time.''
Maryland is one of 34 states with death penalty laws. Practices across the country have changed since 2005, when Maryland executed its last prisoner, under the watch of Governor Robert Ehrlich, a Republican, and those changes could make a return to capital punishment in the state even more unlikely.


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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Judges in his native Taiwan seem unimpressed that Jason Wu has designed two inaugural gowns for U.S. first lady Michelle Obama.
Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court ruled Monday that Wu's new label "Miss Wu" could not be registered as a brand because it was not distinctive enough.
Wu is one of only several dozen Chinese surnames, and the court upheld a government trademark agency decision that "Miss Wu" was too generic. Wu claimed the label conjured the hoot of an owl, depicted on its logo.
He designed the white gown Obama wore for her husband's first inauguration in 2009. On Monday, she appeared in another of his creations, a shiny red gown with a halter top.
Wu was born in Taiwan before moving to Canada at age 9.