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Technopticon – Modern Prison System
Our modern world is a technopticon where all travel, trade and sacred trusts are targeted, tracked and treated with the threat of force from tyranny. Omnipotence is the purview of god and not government. These total information awareness (TIA) programs are illegal, unconstitutional and immoral; Carnivore, Project ECHELON, XKeyscore, PRISM
NSA Spying Timeline – Here (building our modern digital panopticon)
We must rise up to end these 'safety' programs and hold those creating and using them accountable or surrender to a total slavery of technocratic feudalism never before seen by man.
Sovereignthink Technopticon Articles (up-to 8/2013)
|An Intelligent Prison, is this Smart Grid
|-Black Box Big Brother Will See All!
Barrack Obama has Launched Sister National Cyber-Transformation Actions In the United States with the Announcement of the Commerce Department's New Division of The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace NSTIC Announced at Stanford University Jan 2011The United States Executive Using STUXNET, WIKILEAKS, CYBERATTACK, Identity Theft as well as Venezuela's National Security Rationale of Denouncing Out rage toward public authorities, inciting hatred, engender Resistance among the general public or endanger public order.
|DARPA, the CIA, FBI, NSA, DHS, CPS, ATF, ICE, Private Corporate Spies and Open Access to Your Email What Could Go Wrong?
|-A.D.A.M.S., for Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scales.
A Research Division of the Pentagon has now Openly announced that its Computer Scientists will be working on the Project for Anomaly Detection At Multiple Scales. Under this Project they are looking for improved and consolidated ways to scan billions of e-mails a day to identify 'suspects' in advance so that individuals can be monitored and crimes can be stopped before they are committed.
|Department of Homeland Security Mind Reading Division – Malintentions Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST)
|-Most preventive screenings look for explosives or items that pose a threat.
This Phillip K Dick 'Blade Runner' machine proposes to detect the person — not the device — that may pose a threat.
Not Someone Carrying a Bomb Rather Someone that May Want to Carry a Bomb.
|Malintent Profiling – Malintentions Future Attribute Screening Technology (MFAST)
|-Mind Reading Division(Mr.D)
Big Sis Wants Mal-Intent Behavior Scanners At Sports Events, Malls
DHS – DIRECTORATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – HUMAN FACTORS DIVISION – Malintentions Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST)Most preventive screenings look for explosives or items that pose a threat. This Orwellian machine proposes to detect the person — not the device — that may pose a threat. Not Someone Carrying a Bomb Rather Someone that May Want to Carry a Bomb.
|Obama Unleashes Cyber NSTIC
|-Obama is planning to Grant the U.S. Commerce Department Authority over cybersecurity efforts to create an Internet NSTIC TrustMark IDentity for Americans
|Political Witch Hunt Begins Are You a TrustMarked NSTIC Registed Citizen or an Enemy Belligerent
|-Political Witch Hunt Begins Are You TrustMarked in the Ecosystem Governance Authority
Those that Oppose ANY STATE ACTIVITY, Including and Especially State Tyranny
|National CyberSecurity Operation Perfect Citizen – Trustmark Citizenship
|-Perfect Citizen, TrustMark Identity and the SmartGrid CyberSecurity Agenda
The National Security Agency has Deployed Multiple Levels of Surveillance Sensors Within Strategic Computer Networks and Critical Infrastructure Hubs. As Part of Operation PERFECT CITIZEN these sensors will be triggered and database any Unusual and Anomalous Activity that is suggesting an impended Cyber Attack, Extremist Activity or Domestic Threat.
|Citizen Spy Immunity Under New Bill
|-What is the Citizen Spy Network?
Doctors, cable man, realtors, teachers, meter readers, carpet cleaners, priests, etc. have all been given infra guard training for a citizen Spy Network that is integrated into the Smart Grid Fusion Center System.
|DHS HITS US with NSTIC! HIDE, HIDE!!
|-DHS HITS US with NSTIC. HIDE, HIDE!
D.H.S. (Department of Homeland Security)
H.I.T.S. (High Impact Technological Solution)
U.S. (United States)
N.S.T.I.C. (National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace)
H.I.D.E. (Homeland Identification & Detection Ethics)
H.I.D.E. (Hostile Intent Detection Enforcement)
|Privacy Compliance Review of the Social Media Monitoring and Situational Awareness Initiative of 2011 FULL TEXT
|-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPS), including the National Operations Center (NOC), launched the Social Networking/Media Capability (SNMC) to assist DHS and its components involved in the security, safety, and border control associated with the 2010 Winter Olympics as well as the response, recovery, and rebuilding effort resulting from the earthquake and after-effects in Haiti. This limited purpose was expanded in June to meet the operational needs of the Department. Since then, and to meet its statutory requirements, OPS, through SNMC analysts, monitors publicly available online forums, blogs, public websites, and message boards to collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture.
|Federal Judge Finds N.S.A. Wiretapping Program Illegal
|-It will have to be made retro-active, just like the Bush administration's police state protectionist laws.
When the other branches of government have gotten in the way of executive branches illegal unconstitutional actions the executive branch will just change the law to allow a standing federal police army, warrentless spying, torture of family members to gain information, indefinite unappealable detention and flat out secret assassinations of citizens.
|The Smart Grid and Privacy
On December 19, 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 was enacted as Public Law 110-140. The bill, among other things, directed that Smart Grid technology be studied for its potential "to maintain a reliable and secure electricity infrastructure that can meet future demand growth". "Smart" is often used to describe new features or capabilities found in inanimate applications or technologies. These technologies are not human smart, but innovative in that they often provide multi-directional real-time or near real time communication with the user device and provider(s) of a benefit or service(s).
|Google Gate – An Intelligent Prison is this Smart Grid
|-Barrack Obama has launched National Cyber-Transformation actions in the United States with the announcement of the Commerce Department's new division of The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace NSTIC, announced at Stanford University Jan 2011.
|Relocated to Mountains and Found Rural People Living Under Federal Camera Control
|-I moved back to Utah and found a fully federally integrated policy state in action; The county imprisonment system (known as purgatory prison) is a privately owned and operated corporation; the I15, 'interstate corridors' and even the stoplights of the very smallest towns, are all under constant federal and police enforcement surveillance cameras, (the Threat Fusion Eye sees all, guilt is presumed, your activity will be held and used against you). The federal government and multinational corporations, via federal regulation and international corporate law, have taken over the private and public domain of Utah.A federal surveillance camera on every street corner.
|News Corp Spying Operations Small Time Compared with Giant Google
|-The Murdock News Corp company, News of the World, stole personal electronic information from private citizens and government officials. Murdock closed the 168 year old paper, News of the World, for misconduct while google is getting away scott-free. Americans seem to eat 'don't be evil' by the truck load, in as much as, Google street view sweep steals everyone's information. (not just from those that will sell newspapers and not just in London but in nations throughout the world)
|Publicly Available Social Media Monitoring and Situational Awareness Initiative of 2010 FULL TEXT
|-The Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPS), National Operations Center (NOC), will launch and lead the Publicly Available Social Media Monitoring and Situational Awareness (Initiative) to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components involved in fulfilling OPS statutory responsibility (Section 515 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. § 321d(b)(1)) to provide situational awareness and establish a common operating picture for the federal government, and for those state, local, and tribal governments, as appropriate.
|Headline Update the NSTIC of Things and the NSTICing of everyone
|-NSTIC-ing everyone with everything ever said or done ever. Total Information Awareness (TIA) is Total Justification of Judgment (TJJ) not justice.
|Senate Bill 773 and 778 ''Cybersecurity Act of 2009''
|-S. 773To ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cyber security defenses against disruption, and for other purposes.
|`Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010′ TXT
|-To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes.
|Internet Kill Switch
|-The New 'Cyber Security' Act is Death of Internet Freedom
or Destruction of the Gutenberg World Wide Free Press.
Shut Down of Online Freedom of Speech and Online Press in (majority) Side Stream Web Media. All in the Name of National Security, this is their offer; Give us your freedom a we will keep you safe.
|Global Elite Fear Internet's Power
|-Elite's Social Scientists Provide Most Limited Options within Margin of Exposure in Almost 50 years.
'Not since 1963 have we been so close to total exposure', says global elite leader at critical Conference!
|US State Department trained Egyptian Bloggers for Revolution
|-Private Spy for Pentagon to Avoid Constitution Stumbling Block – Elite Fear Exposure and Awakening.
Project Vigilant is a Private organization that tracks 250 million IP addresses a day, and there are only around 300 million people in the USA. If you remove most of the Governments Employees and those that don't have internet access every private citizen could be tracked.
|Private Spy Corporation works for Pentagon to Avoid Constitution Stumbling Block of Liberty and Freedom
|-Iraq was a good war – it sparked the Arab spring or did it? The Sunday Times in London by Colleen Graffy'…public diplomacy that was used during the cold war was shifted to harness the 21st-century power of the internet and mobile phones. In 2008 the State Department joined forces with Google, Facebook and others to teach social activists around the world how to use social media to advance positive changes for civil society.
|Private Spy Corporation works for Pentagon to Avoid Constitution Stumbling Block of Liberty and Freedom
|-Private Corporation, Project Vigilant, Spying on Citizens for Federal Secret Police
Private Spy for Pentagon to Avoid Constitution Stumbling Block – Elite Fear Exposure and Awakening Project Vigilant is a Private organization that tracks 250 million IP addresses a day, and there are only around 300 million people in the USA. If you remove most of the Governments Employees and those that don't have internet access every private citizen could be tracked.
|Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act – Text
This Act may be cited as the 'Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act'.
|Rigged Lame Duck Congress – Takes Flight Against Internet with Total Censorship Controls
|-Lame Duck Targets Small Online Muckrakers and Alternative Information Sites Under; Operation In Our Sites and 2010 Combating Online Counterfeits Act
Part of the Agenda for the Global Elite is to Continue to rein the Information Exposure that the Internet has unleashed.
|COICA Gives Federal Police Editing Power of the Internet – Goodbye Guttenberg
|-Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved HR 3804
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA)
The bill gives the Attorney General the Right and Power to shut down websites whether the website/owner has actually committed a crime. This is allows a Total Unilateral Police State of Authority Over the Individual's Digital Guttenberg Press Access.
|Internet Censorship COICA, Food Modernization, Population Relocation, Forced Medication, Total Population Controls
|-EPA Water Fowl and River Zoning, Wildlife Superhighway (Wilderness Corridors) and Industrial Work Zone (Smart Growth Cities), Club of Rome, EU, NATO, NAFTA, GATT, IMF, WORLD BANK, Agenda 21 Now at Cancun Agenda Festival.
How did we get here?
|Internet Theatre of War WWW Lock Down Due to False Flag WikiLeak CypherPunks and Hacker Provocateur Terror Hype and Propaganda on Info BombShells
|-The Internet Is the Frontline of the Information Theatre of War, Will the War be Lost, Side Tracked by WikiLeak Misdirection, Hacking Fear Mongering and Cypherpunk Terrorists? This is Information Warfare, a Bomb of Information, Corporate Information Bombs, Business Intelligence, Military Intelligence, Government Intel, National Security Intel, etc. The Federal Information Intelligence is the Largest Intelligence gather System ever Created. 1984 Big Brother Tele-Screens BBTS and Ministry of TRUTH, Pale by what we live under today but WWW puts Their BBCCTV is under threat
|Camera on Camera Crime – Illegal to Take a Picture of Feds Taking Our Picture
|-If you see something say something – I See Camera on camera crime and unequal camera protection under the law. When the Criminals Control the Cameras
|Forced Relocation and Smart Grid Prison Populations – Global Elite Cancun
|-The Global Elite scientists Announce Massive Agenda that stalled in Copenhagen, Due to Climate Data Fraud, Starting with the Renewed call for Mandatory Rationing in Developed World Consumption and Production.
|Obama NSTIC Creates Second Class UnTrusted Citizen vs First Class ID Trusted Entity Citizen
|-Obama Unleashes N-STIC for Trusted e-Citizen Registry
Individual Citizen Registration for Personal Trusted ID entity Card.
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC)
|Envision It! Trusted ID-entity Citizens and Non-ID-Restistry UnTrusted Citizens
|-Envision It! Those that can blog anonymously and those that cannot, those that can bank, sell, gamble, shop and those that cannot.
Envision It! You must Register to do things that you can already do now.
|Stop, Think, Connect the Dots; The Patriot Act, FEMA, DHS, Infra-Guard, TSA, NSTIC and TrustMark Citizenship
|-Stop, Think, Connect the DHS Dots to Patriot Act, Infra-Guard, TSA, TIA, NSTIC and TrustMark Citizenship
|The United States and Venezuela Launch Chinese Style Hostile Internet Takeover
|-The United States and Venezuela Launch Chinese Style Hostile Internet Takeover Speech
Venezuela curbs Internet time for dissent
by CYBER WAR Staff Writers – YOUR WORLD AT WAR
|Egyptian Internet Kill Switch – United States Internet M.A.D. Switch
|-Egyptian Internet Kill Switch is turned On – Turning Off the Freedom of Speech and Ensuring the Government Desired Riots to Create Division and Fear.
|Internet Kill Switch? DHS Switched Killer Internet – Target Kill Switch Mislabels Over 80,000 Innocent Americans
|-Millions more mislabeled as Terrorists, Enemy Combatants, Enemy Belligerents, Domestic Extremists, Dangerous Activists, Persons of Interest and Individuals with MALINTENT.Homeland Security Tries And Fails To Explain Why Seized Domains Are Different From Google – Special Agent James Hayes
|Google Gates Jobs gate; The RanD Giants Conspiracy
|-Google Gates Jobs gate has seen the 20 year Implementation of a Globally Centralized Big Brother, under an electronic Smart Grid,
An Intelligent Prison Planet and the birth of the Electronic Citizen Rating Eco-system in Determining Individual Trustmarks (e-C.R.E.D.I.T.) System
|The NDAA Kill Switch Police State and the i-9/11 economic event
|-With The Kill Switch NSA Domestic Terrortist Police State…
Now that Obama will sign the NDAA of 2011 into law…
In the near future…
There could be an e-9/11 event, in which the stock exchange and major financial institutions have their systems 'hacked'.
Like a 9/11, a 2008, except this would be hacker 'terrorist' driven and justify internet and national takeover.
|Is the Government Watching and Warring with the Public?
|-Is there a big brother Media Monitoring Initiative and Situational Awareness Initiative toward the public?
Leaked U.S. Army Document Outlines Plan For Re-Education Camps In America
|Killing the Internet with an NSTIC – Citizen Registry in Corp/Gov ID systems
|-Is the Government Watching and Warring with the Public? I used to not be wary of expressing myself or utilizing the internet, however now that there is going to be a centralizing federal/private integration of online identity security measures, in the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), I am terrorized by the idea.
|Government Attacks People's Rights
|-The privacy-invasive bill known as CISPA—the so-called "cybersecurity" bill—was reintroduced in February 2013. It passed, is it dangerous?
Written by sovereignthink
2013/08/06 at 4:47 pm
Posted in Sovereign Think
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A few more before the Congress fades out and life under the new regime begins. First, from Evan Osnos:
On Thursday, however, the Great Hall of the People returned to its full orthodox splendor, if only for a few hours, for a peculiar ritual to mark the arrival of the new Standing Committee of the Politburo, the group of seven men who will lead the People's Republic for the next ten years. (If they succeed, China's Communist Party will have edged out the Soviet Union for the title of history's longest-serving authoritarian regime.) Their début is, by tradition, a kind of Communist catwalk—officially, a "meet the press" opportunity, though no questions are asked, and none are answered. It is a performance as retro and choreographed as "Cats," but, in its details, it gave us a few intriguing hints about the men who will seek to project China's Communist Party into the future.
In person, Xi is a sharp contrast to the man he replaces, the robotic Hu Jintao, who spoke esoteric jargon about "harmonious society" and "a scientific outlook on development." Hu leaves office unloved.
Divining anything about Xi's politics from his public persona is a mug's game, but one thing is beyond doubt: he conveys an understanding of style that utterly eluded his predecessor, and an awareness that he will be judged more openly and mercilessly than any paramount Chinese leader before him. His citizens' experience with technology, prosperity, and cynicism has forced him to confront a problem that is now more acute than his predecessors ever faced: he was never elected, but he must figure out a way to be liked.
Those gestures of populist sensibility—the sense that, like it or not, the Party must figure out a way to be responsive—stand out especially because they are at odds with the credentials of the men that Xi will have by his side. Xi did not choose them exactly; they are a compromise between powerful families and factions. And when the members were unveiled, their composition confirmed what pundits had predicted: reform-minded candidates had been sidelined. Instead, the Party chose some of its most ardent conservatives. One is a seasoned propagandist. Another received his economics training in North Korea. They were so faithful to precedent that all but one wore a nearly identical dark suit and red tie.
When it was all over this morning, and the seven men had returned once again to the secluded backstage of the Great Hall of the People, trailed by their security, and the stage where they had stood was suddenly empty. I walked up to the spot where Xi Jinping had stood to deliver his remarks. It was carpeted in a brilliant shade of red, and at his feet there was a small piece of tape in the shape of the number one, to indicate where the most powerful man in China should stand. He looked out over a line of poinsettias and ferns, to a wall of cameras, and a world of expectations from his people. It must have been terrifying.
Next, a speculative piece from Bloomberg:
China's new leadership, headed by Xi Jinping, will probably unveil new market-oriented changes in late 2013, according to Li Jiange, head of the country's biggest investment bank.
Li, chairman of China International Capital Corp. and a vice chairman of state-owned Central Huijin Investment Co., which holds stakes in the nation's biggest lenders, said the focus will probably be on reducing government intervention in the economy and breaking up state monopolies. Li spoke at Caixin Media's annual conference in Beijing yesterday.
"Expectations are high" for the new leadership to make changes as government intervention, ranging from excessive regulation to rigid price controls, has become "unbearable" over the last couple of years, said Li, who previously worked for the Development Research Center, an organization that advises the State Council, China's cabinet.
"When inflation was high, many Chinese stores, merchants and even producers received phone calls from regulators telling them not to increase prices," Li said. "But how can a supermarket not change the price of pork if hog prices are rising," he said.
There are also some sources speculating that Xi is planning to unveil changes to religious policies with an eye towards improving the situation in Tibet and Xinjiang- more if I see a proper writeup about it. Next, Susan Shirk at Chinafile says that the age of China's new leaders may have been a key point in choosing this seven-person group:
So without an election, how did the self-interested supremos manage to agree on how power at the top would be shared?
But there is a third possibility that looks just as plausible: namely, reliance on a seniority principle. The new PBSC is more than one year older on average than the last one (63.4 vs 62.1 years). The new leaders who were promoted to the Standing Committee are all sixty-four years old or older. Of the seven members, all but General Secretary Xi Jinping and the presumptive premier Li Keqiang will need to retire in five years after one term. At that time, five (or more, depending on the size of the next PBSC) additional politicians now on the Politburo will get the chance to move up.
Seniority, plus a norm of five-year instead of ten-year terms, allows power, patronage, and the other rewards of top office to be shared more widely so that no one loses too much. Xi Jinping can work to get his close associates into the PBSC in 2017.
In this transition, there were eight Politburo members competing for five PBSC slots, which means three disappointed and potentially disgruntled losers: Wang Yang (age fifty-seven), Li Yuanchao (age sixty-two), and Liu Yandong (female, age sixty-seven). Wang Yang and Liu Yuanchao likely will be consoled with a soft promise (not enforceable, of course) that they will move up next time. The only one who has reached the glass ceiling is Madame Liu, and they are probably counting on her, as one of the very rare women ever to rise to a senior political position, not to push back.
Seniority, a useful rule for managing the social strain of competition in organizations everywhere, has helped the CCP leadership solve the power-sharing problem this time around. But it has worsened its credibility problem by widening the gap between the Party's rhetoric about intra-party democracy and the highly secretive and concentrated process its leaders actually used.
And finally, Edward Wong on the lack of real meritocracy in the Party:
The Communist Party and its acolytes like to brag that the party promotion system is a meritocracy, producing leaders better suited to run a country than those who emerge from the cacophony of elections and partisan bickering in full-blown democracies. But critics, including a number of party insiders, say that China's secretive selection process, rooted in personal networks, has actually created a meritocracy of mediocrity.
Instead of pure talent, political patronage and family connections are the critical factors in ascending to the top, according to recent academic studies and analyses of the backgrounds of the leaders.
In the United States and other Western countries, some prominent political families have certainly wielded power through successive generations — think of the Kennedys or Bushes — but entrenched dynasties and the influence of elders are becoming particularly noteworthy in China. The increasing prevalence of the so-called princelings, those related by birth or marriage to earlier Communist Party luminaries, is one sure sign that family background plays a decisive role in ascending to power. Four of the new standing committee members, including Xi Jinping, come from the red aristocracy. One of them, Wang Qishan, who seems to prefer blue ties, married into it.
"Xi Jinping himself didn't come to power because of outstanding political achievements," said Pu Zhiqiang, a rights lawyer, who added that he believed the new leadership was "quite mediocre."
"Normal logic is that based on a meritocracy, whoever is better in terms of performance should be picked," said Bo Zhiyue, a scholar of Chinese politics at the National University of Singapore. "But in Chinese politics, they have a logic of reverse selection," he added. "If A is better than B, then A should be eliminated."
That antimeritocracy logic was at work even in the assigning of portfolios. Many political insiders say that of the seven men, Wang Qishan, with his years of experience in the finance sector, would be the most able to take on day-to-day management of China's economy. But they said he was shunted aside to be head of an anticorruption commission because Li Keqiang, the second-ranked party member and designated heir to the title of government premier, which carries overall responsibility for the economy, and other leaders feared sharing that power with the confident Mr. Wang would cause friction.
"It's sort of absurd," said Wu Jiaxiang, once an adviser to Zhao Ziyang, the party chief purged during the 1989 student uprising. "It shows how power games can distort the arrangements."

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Before You Buy
Some old hard drives (often low capacity as well) may not work because they use an old IDE standard not supported by the duplicator. Use a newer drive to determine if the duplicator works or if the drive is not compatible.
StarTech.com hard drive and flash drive duplicators perform a sector by sector copy, which means that the target drive must be the exact same size (down to the sector) or larger than the hard drive or flash drive that is being copied. During a sector by sector copy, each individual sector is copied over to the target drive, regardless of whether or not any data is present. A 500 GB hard drive with 50 GB of data on it will take the same amount of time to copy as a 500 GB hard drive with 450 GB of data on it.
If you have two hard drives or flash drives that are listed as the same size but are different makes or models, you need to check how large both drives are down to the sector to ensure that the target drive is the exact same size or larger.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) use SATA connectors to access power and transfer data. Any duplicator that can copy to or from SATA hard drives will work with a StarTech.com duplicator.
Note: If you use a dock to duplicate SSDs, keep in mind that the StarTech.com disk duplicators execute a sector by sector read and write. SSDs are rated by a number of reads and writes. Repeated duplication and sector by sector reads and writes of SSDs can reduce the life cycle of the drive.
Software-level encryption on the drive poses no issue to StarTech.com duplicators, as the duplicators copy encrypted data sector by sector over to the new drive.
Hardware-level encryption or BIOS level hard drive locks cause the duplication to halt and fail, as the drive is unable to read or write the sectors that are encrypted.
Duplication of Hidden Protected Area (HPA) Partitions or Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) cause the duplicator to halt and fail, as the drive cannot read and write the protected partitions on the drive.
Note: Our UNIDUPDOCK, SATDOCK22RE and SATDOCK4U3RE do include the ability to copy HPA partitions, but the duplication is still dependent on how the HPA partition is written to the hard drive, whether or not it is encrypted and how it is encrypted.
StarTech.com duplicators were not designed to recover failing or damaged drives. If the duplicator encounters a corrupt or unreadable sector, the duplication halts and fails. If the source drive has bad sectors, use the Read Error Skip feature if your model of duplicator has it; however, if there are too many errors, it may still halt and fail even with this feature. If this happens, you will need third-party recovery software or custom-built recovery hardware to copy from a failing or damaged drive.
To determine if your hard drive will work in this device, on the product page, click the Technical Specifications tab, and do the following:
- Make sure that the device supports the storage size of your hard drive. If the storage size of your hard drive is larger than what the device was tested with, the hard drive will likely still work with the enclosure.
- Confirm that your hard drive uses the same interface type as the device. For example, IDE, SATA, or M.2.
- Make sure that the device supports the physical size of your hard drive, such as 2.5 inches or 3.5 inches.
- Verify that the power consumption of your hard drive doesn't exceed the power output of the device. If you're using multiple hard drives, make sure that the combined power consumption of all of the hard drives doesn't exceed the power output of the docking station.
- The drive may be damaged. Test with a known-working drive, or test the drive directly to a PC.
- The operating system on the computer may not support reading and writing to the file system on the docked hard drive or SSD. Remember, Windows cannot read Mac or Linux file systems. Also, macOS can read but not write to NTFS drives.
- If the drives came from a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks), they would not be accessible in our docking stations.
- If the drive uses 4Kn sectors, check the technical specifications of the docking station, and ensure it can read 4Kn drives.
SATA hard drive controllers require a feature called port multiplier to read more than one hard drive per SATA or eSATA port. The port multiplier feature is not standard on many SATA hard drive controllers.
If your computer is only recognizing one of your hard drives, you need to plug the eSATA cable into a SATA controller that includes the port multiplier feature. If none of your current hard drive controllers include this feature, you can add a hard drive controller that does support port multiplier in any available expansion slot (for example, PCI, PCI-Express, PCMCIA, CardBus, or ExpressCard). StarTech.com has hard drive controllers available that support the port multiplier feature. To view the hard drive controllers, click here: http://startech.com/Cards-Adapters/HDD-Controllers/SATA-Cards/?filter_PORTMULTIPLIER=Yes.
If you have a hard drive controller card that does support the port multiplier feature but it is only reading one hard drive at a time, update the drivers of the hard drive controller. To find the most current StarTech.com drivers, click here: http://www.startech.com/Support.
When you troubleshoot issues with a hard drive dock or duplicator, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
- IDE, SATA, and eSATA cables
- Hard drives
- Hard drive dock or duplicator
To test your setup components, try the following:
- Use the cables, hard drives, and hard drive dock or duplicator in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
- Use a different cable, hard drive, and hard drive dock or duplicator in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test the hard drive and hard drive dock or duplicator, it is recommended that you do the following:
Note: For a hard drive duplicator you may need to switch the device to PC mode (if available).
- To check Disk Management, press the Windows key + R, type diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter. Check to see if your hard drive is listed.
- Do one of the following:
- If the hard drive is listed with unallocated space, the hard drive needs to be reformatted. Right-click unallocated and click New Simple Volume. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the reformatting.
Note: Formatting a hard drive erases all of the data on it. Make sure that you back up all of your data before you reformat the hard drive.
- If the hard drive is listed as healthy but does not have a drive letter, for example, C:, right-click healthy and click Change Drive Letter and Paths. Click Add, assign a drive letter, and click OK.
Note: A formatted hard drive will not show up in Computer or My Computer until it has a drive letter assigned to it.
You do not need to format your target hard drive before you begin to duplicate it, because the target hard drive is automatically overwritten during the duplication process.
The hard drive duplicator copies the exact partition from the source drive to the target drive. Since it is required that you use a target drive that is equal or larger in size than the source drive a portion of the target drive appears as free space. You can append free space to the live partition on the target drive so that the full size of the drive can be utilized.
Note: A partition cannot be extended on an operating system drive that is in use. You must extend the partition when it not being used by the operating system, and ideally when it is still connected to the duplicator.
Extend a partition on a computer running Windows
Note: Do not extend a System Reserved partition. Only extend the primary partition, which is typically the largest in size and formatted with NTFS or FAT32.
After you have successfully duplicated a drive and the target drive is still connected to your computer system (for example, through the duplicator), complete the following:
- Press the Windows key + R.
- Type compmgmt.msc and click Ok.
- In Computer Management, on the left side of the screen, click Disk Management.
- Find the target drive. It will most likely be at the bottom of the list, have a partition that is the same size as the source drive, and have an unallocated area on the drive.
- On the target drive, right-click the last partition on the right side of the screen and click Extend Volume.
- In the Extend Volume wizard, click Next. By default, the remaining drive area is the amount of space used.
- Click Next > Finish.
The primary partition on the drive now uses the entire drive area.
StarTech.com hard drive duplicators only read from the source drive and only write to the target drives while in standalone duplication mode . A duplication that fails or halts will not cause a problem with the source drive.
You can use this device to duplicate an internal hard drive with the stand alone duplicator function if you remove the hard drive from the computer and connect it directly to this device.
Hard Drives
Windows 10
Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive. A partition defines an area of the drive to use for storing data. The partition uses a file system (for example, ex-FAT, NTFS, and so on).
Initialize a drive
Note: You typically only need to initialize a drive if the drive is new. If you cannot find an uninitialized drive in Disk Management, skip the following steps and try to partition your device.
Press the Windows key + R, type compmgmt.msc, and click Run to open Computer Management.
Navigate to Disk Management.
When prompted to, initialize your disk(s). If you are running Windows® 7 or later and are using a drive larger than 2TB, initialize the disk(s) with GPT. If you are running an earlier version of Windows, initialize the disk(s) with MBR. For more information, visit the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/support/faqs/technical-support?topic=hard-drives#mbr-vs-gpt.
Click OK.
Create a partition in a drive
Note: The following steps create an NTFS partition that uses the entire drive space. To use a different file system, select a different option in step 6.
Right-click Unallocated or RAW volume, and select New Simple Volume.
In the New Partition Wizard, click Next.
Select Primary partition.
Leave the partition size set to default, and click Next.
Assign a drive letter or leave it set to the default, and click Next.
Enter the following settings to format the partition:
- In the File System field, enter NTFS.
- Set the Allocation unit size to Default.
- In the Volume label field, enter <your name/reference>.
- Select the Perform a quick format check box.
- Clear the Enable file and folder compression check box.
- Click Next > Finish.
The new drive should appear in Windows Explorer.
Mac OS
Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive. A partition defines an area of the drive to use for storing data. The partition uses a file system (for example, HFS+, ex-FAT, NTFS, and so on).
Initialize a drive
Mac OSX detects a drive that needs to be initialized and automatically prompts you to initialize the drive. If you are prompted to initialize the drive, click Initialize. If you are not prompted to initialize the drive and you cannot find the drive in Finder, you will need to create a partition on the drive.
Create a partition on a drive
Note: The following steps create an HFS+ (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) partition that uses the entire drive space.
To create a partition on a new drive, complete the following:
Open Finder.
Navigate to Applications and click Utilities.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the new drive and click the Partition tab.
Click Options and verify that it is set to GUID Partition Table.
Enter a name for the partition.
Click Partition.
The drive should now be accessible in Finder.
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Well hey there! Long time, no talk eh? If my vegetable garden is any indication of how my summer is going, you miiiight think that it's been busy and, frankly, a little messy too. My recipe work and shooting schedule for the book have been front and center, but also all over the place. It's getting there and it's really something to see all of the images clustered together on my little cookbook wall off the kitchen. My excitement to share this work with all of you is pretty much off the charts :)
Other than that? I've been riding around at night once the humidity settles, working at the restaurant here and there, drinking rosé/#summerwater/hella iced coffee on the porch, hitting up my favourite antique spot for some sweet props, buying up hydrangeas at the nursery clearance sales (crazy hydrangea lady), listening to this album a lot, catching up on the greatness of Bob's Burgers etc. Nothing too wild, which is exactly how I like my summertime. The predictability of tomato and peach season, sundown drinks, and bonfire nights–I'm into the routine of all that.
Another sorta summery thing. I'm not sure if you've read about this new vegan, internet-based phenomenon known as aquafaba, but it's pretty great. It's the leftover soaking liquid from cans of (preferably unsalted, BPA-free) chickpeas and it essentially acts as a wonderful replacement for eggs. I've been playing around with it all summer, making the obvious things like meringues and pavlova. When I initially tested it out though, my first thought was "Holy eff, this is the savoury binding solution I've been waiting for." Sometimes when a plant-based recipe needs a binder, I can already get a vibe that a flax/chia "egg" just won't cut it. Enter the zero food waste superpowers of chickpea water. I've since employed it in various patties/veggie burgers, crepes, and shredded vegetable pancake-sorta things too, all with ecstatic success. I'm trying homemade vegan mayonnaise next.
This eggplant meatball recipe is seriously one of the better veggie meatballs I've had. They have a crazily meaty texture and they hold together with minimal fuss thanks to the chickpea water and some almond meal. I was never terribly into real meatballs (weird vibes surrounding ground meat in general), but I've had some lentil and mushroom-based ones at restaurants in the past that I really quite enjoyed. I grew some Japanese eggplants this year and knew that the velvet-y texture would be appropriate for a dish like this. Once I had the eggplant, chickpeas, and lemon in the mix, a hearty sprinkle of za'atar felt so right. I do these up with a kale pesto, but I wouldn't hesitate to mix them up with some marinara and spaghetti either.
A couple other little things too: I did an interview on Helen Pockett last week. Sherrie and Renee are hosting a hot fun summer drinks party right now. Here's some more aquafaba recipe inspiration plus stuff to do with your leftover chickpeas (hah!). And last thing: I did a raw and vegan pad thai-like salad over on Design*Sponge a few weeks ago–worth checking out if you wanna roll into a potluck with a flashy veg-friendly option. Happy late summer, guys! xo
za'atar eggplant meatballs with lemony kale pesto recipe
Print the recipe here!
serves: makes about 18 balls + a generous cup of pesto
notes: For the bread slices, I just used 2 slices of frozen sprouted grain bread from Silver Hills. I toasted them up and busted them into the food processor bowl with my hands. This mix held together really nice before I added the bread, so I feel confident that you could use 2 slices of a gluten-free loaf as well.
meatball ingredients:
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium eggplant, small dice (about 3 cups-worth of diced eggplant)
salt + pepper
1/2 cup cooked chickpeas
1/4 cup almond meal/flour
1 tablespoon za'atar spice blend
2 garlic cloves, peeled + chopped
1/4 cup chopped flatleaf parsley
1-2 teaspoons lemon zest
big squeeze of lemon juice
1/4 cup chickpea canning liquid (aka chickpea brine/aquafaba)
2 slices of bread, toasted and roughly cut
kale pesto ingredients:
1/2 cup raw almonds
2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled + chopped
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 packed cups of chopped kale
big squeeze of lemon juice
salt + pepper
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (+ more, depending)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment. Drizzle a bit of olive oil directly onto the parchment and spread it around with your hands, lightly greasing the paper. Set prepared baking sheet aside.
Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add all of the diced eggplant and sauté until golden on all sides and pieces are noticeably soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, remove from the heat, and set aside.
In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the chickpeas, almond meal, za'atar garlic, parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, and chickpea canning liquid until you have a smooth paste. Add the sautéed eggplant to the food processor and flip machine to high until you have a lightly chunky paste. Add the roughly cut toasted bread to the the food processor and some salt and pepper, to taste. Flip the machine to high once more until you have a chunky and unified paste-like mixture.
Form the eggplant mixture into balls with roughly 2 tablespoons per ball. Gently roll them and then place them on the lightly greased baking sheet. Once you've rolled all of the mixture, slide the baking sheet into the oven and bake meatballs for 25-28 minutes, flipping them over halfway through the cooking time.
For the pesto, rinse out your food processor bowl + blade. Then, add the almonds, garlic, and lemon zest to the bowl. Pulse the mixture until the almonds are coarsely chopped. Add the kale, lemon juice, salt and pepper to the food processor. Flip the machine to high until everything in the bowl is finely chopped. With the motor running, slowly pour the oil into the food processor until you have a nice paste-like consistency. You may have to use more oil than I specified, depending on how tightly you packed the kale. Once you have a consistency you like, season the pesto to taste and store in a covered container with a thin layer of oil on top to preserve the colour.
Serve the warm eggplant meatballs with dollops of the kale pesto, some roughly chopped parsley, sliced tomatoes, and lemon zest.


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The Tortilla Curtain
Publisher's Summary
What the critics say
"This highly engaging story subtly plays on our consciences, forcing us to form, confirm, or dispute social, political, and moral viewpoints. This is a profound and tragic tale, one that exposes not only a failed American Dream, but a failing America." (Booklist)
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- Donald
- 2004-05-14
The Tortilla Curtain
A book that challenges social conscience.
An illegal immigrant and his young pregnant wife strive to survive while staying invisible in a wealthy southern California. They interact with other immigrants, unscrupulous and sometimes predatory employers, the authorities, and the wealthy citizens of the area. We see how one of these citizens, who at the onset is a supporter of America as being a land of opportunity for all, by the end sees the squatters as the cause of problems complicating his family's life and damaging the ecology of their land. Its possible to sympathize with both sides and realize there is not a simple answer..
13 people found this helpful
- Pamela
- 2004-03-16
A tortured and passionate story of illegal immigrants and California natives, fear and naivete, hope and hate. This could have been written at any time in the past fifty years, and would be as relevant as it was when it was published. The characters are rich and I felt for them with every turn of the story. Despite the series of misfortunes that befall the characters, the author manages to end the book on a hopeful note, which made me smile. This is a great listen for all ages.
10 people found this helpful
- Rena Alisa
- 2014-03-19
The Dark Reality of Illegal Immigration
This book has Stayed with me many months after listening to it. The characters are real people for me. Their trials and adventures are real. I was born and raised in the area where this book is set. Although it is a work of fiction, every detail is vividly correct. The environment is one of the characters. I know this setting and now I know the inner lives of the people in this book. I do not look at day workers or the ongoing debates about immigration the same way since listening to The Tortilla Curtain. This is a fascinating and beautifully crafted story and a major commentary on an ongoing problem. I highly recommend this book for pleasure and for enlightenment..
1 person found this helpful
- Cynthia
- 2004-06-19
really drags
Learning how the immigrants survive is interesting. But as an audiobook this really drags. I prefer unabridged audiobooks but abridgement is needed to make this book tolerable. The social theme of contrast between comfortable life of residents vs desperate life of the immigrants is hammered way, way beyond what is needed. We get it already, let the events speak for themselves. The internal dialog of the characters is tedious. Also, there are too many descriptions, many of which are not at all of interest. Avoid this audiobook.
8 people found this helpful
- George
- 2015-05-18
Good listen
This was a good book to listen to. Gives you a good insight of how life for immigrants were in the 90s
- 834Mom
- 2015-03-18
Good read
A very topical book. Very interesting style of writing with correlating narratives. Interesting how you can hate your own culture.
- Gilbert
- 2014-05-14
Emotionally disturbing
Would you try another book from T. Coraghessan Boyle and/or Barbara Rosenblat?
Not if the writing style is the same as this book. The details are vivid and colorful, but the premise is disturbing and short sighted.
What do you think your next listen will be?
I'll go back to informational as well as history based books.
Do you think The Tortilla Curtain needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
I don't see how they could interface the characters to show how they have improved and grown into the new world. without using the religion that they had in the old world to guide them, or the common sense that abounds in all of us after traumatic events, the story could not flow or connect to the point of being believable after this book...
Any additional comments?
Although the events are very believable, the 'dumbing down' of the main mexican characters was offensive as well as unfair. after the trauma at the border the first time, they would have learned to be wary of personal encounters as well as using the systems available to them through the church or local outreach programs. to set them so low in the social intelligence ranking is insulting as well as unbelievable. It is asking us to release too much of what we are to connect to the main protagonists. It's like watching a movie made by someone who has no idea how to cast actors...
- Yes, More Books Please!
- 2013-12-12
The Tortilla Curtain: Sadly, a Timeless Theme
Any additional comments?
TC Boyle is a master at demonstrating the pathos and struggle of everyday life. The Tortilla Curtain is definitely an unvarnished look at the great gulf between the haves and the have-nots. Despite Boyle having written this book nearly 20 years ago, the story is perhaps even more pertinent in 2013. The narrative is compelling in the way a Steinbeck story compels--one hopes against hope for some bright outcome, despite all signs pointing to tragedy. The narration is a seamless fit with the author's work.
- Terry
- 2012-11-19
A great reader for an interesting story
The reader was amazing and brought the story to life. An interesting look at the life of some Mexicans in California.
- S. Blaine
- 2005-07-16
Sometimes the difference between a good book and a great book is the ending. This book didn't have one.
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Story of a plane gone missing..Find out what happened to it
The Missing Plane, part 3
"We had always suspected their was other life in the multiverse, we didn't expect that it would find us like this. Sorry for all the trouble we have out you through but it was necessary to make sure if the safety of our planet and avoid any outbreak. But we have some questions for you that need answers", the probe finished. Horror struk Jensen tried to hide his expressions but in vain, fortunate for him, the Ubashi understood not the human body language and facial expressions. He was counting on the language barrier to hide their identity but it seemed impossible now. Gathering his thoughts and using his wits he spoke to the Ubashi chief commander, "thank you kind beings for welcoming us to your planet", choosing his word carefully, "We will answer any questions you have but we have some of questions of our own regarding this wonderful planet and it's inhabitants".
They looked at the commander while the message was translated and sent to him by the probe.
The probe spoke again, "very well, we shall meet in the evening for meal and we will ask and answer each others questions. Till then you are free to go outside and see our planet in company of this probe".
"thank you for your kindness and hospitality", Jensen replied, extending his hand out. The Ubashi looked at him and then to each other, not knowing what he expected. Jensen withdrew his hand, "sorry, this custom of my people. We shake hands when we arrive to a deal or when we conclude a meeting". The commander noted his head after the probe sent him the translation and without another word, turned and left the room along with the two officers.
"He didn't tell his name and I forgot to ask it!", he turned to face his companions, Jane, Mac, Eugene, Ahmed, Faiza, Claire, Marco, Svetlana, Dilema, Xiao, Eva, Ana, Beth, Lin, Lee, Lisa, Sarah, Ali, Jerry, Farah, Jamal, Magdalene, Monica, Anna and Sara.
But before speaking he looked once more at the flying probe. He couldn't communicate openly with his companions with the probe hovering right next to them. This translating probe created a big problem for their plan and so did this easy communication with the Ubashi. They seemed very nice but his gut gave a different feeling, he could not trust them, he cannot trust them, they must not trust them. He rubbed his hand on his head and began to think.
"So what is your name, probe?", Sara asked.
"I am called Jaheshid Khik and may I enquire your name?", probe replied.
"I am Sara, nice meeting you Jaheshid Khik"
"Pleasure is mine, Sara, I had never thought I would ever get to learn a new language and speak with aliens"
Sara smiled as Jensen looked at her.
"I bet you never thought you would ever be called an alien", he said.
"I had never thought I would land on an alien planet either, but life is not always what we expect it to be", she replied.
Jensen had to find a way to talk to his companions alone, but with this probe hovering about, it made it impossible. "So can we go outside?", he asked the probe.
"You certainly can", Jaheshid Khik answered.
"Follow me"
It was bright outside and it took their eyes some minutes before they could see well, the the white sky, the two suns, the flying probes of different sizes. They looked in amazement at the endless shinning spread as far as the eye could see. They realized that they were in an isolated environment, away from the general population, if there was any, of this planet, like a military scientific complex of some sort.
"What are those below on the ground reflecting the light?", Sara asked.
"Those are panels to harvest the energy of our two stars. Below them is the sector of mathi-22, where families of our officers live. Do you have such pannels on your planet?"
"No we do not", answered Jensen, before Sara could reply.
He looked at her and she understood. They had to protect the information they had about their home planet. Despite their hospitality, Jensen had a bad feeling about the Ubashi.
"How many suns does your planet have?", asked Jeheshid.
"Its a binary star system", lied Jensen.
"So can we go meet the people of your planet?", Jensen asked before the probe could ask him more questions about his home planet.
"Soon! Tonight our leader would make the annoucement to the general population about the alien visit. It will be a huge moment in the history of our planet."
"You all have one leader?", asked Sara. Jensen gave her a look of disapproval on her question but she ignored him. She was curious to learn about this planet and its inhabitants.
"Yes! His name is Kakhanuk Ghunsah and he is from the First Tribe. How many leaders do you have on your planet?", Jaheshid asked.
Jensen gave her an uncomfortable look but she still ignored him and answered, "Our planet is divided into different countries and every country has a different leader."
Before she could say more, Jensen lost his patience and interupted, "What are you doing, Sara?"
"What do you mean? I am trying to have a conversation with our hosts."
Jensen didnt want the Ubashi to doubt him so he tried to change the argument.
"Can we go back inside, I feel tired."
"Certainly! Follow me", Jahedhis told them and they all followed it back inside. As they approached the door, it disappeared again to let them in. As they were entering, Jensen grabed Sara by the arm and pulled her closer, "what do you think you are doing? I thought I told you to not tell them anything about our planet and lie if they ask anything"
"Oh yeah? and who gave you the right to tell me what to do?", she replied.
"You are not understanding! We do not know what their intentions are! Or what they want to do with the information they collect! They already figured out our languages! These are highly inteligent beings and I will not risk the fate of our planet for your stupid childish curiosities, so stop it!"
Sara freed her arm, "Ok! I will be more careful, happy?"
Jensen didnt say anything. They came in last and took seats around the table while Jaheshid hovered in the middle, telling Jamal something in Arabic.
"What are you talking about, Jamal?", Jensen asked.
"Jaheshid was just asking me why are there so many languages on our home planet."
"Oh what did you tell it?"
"I told it thats what God intended to happen. He willed that human beings have different languages and cultures."
"Oh great! so you are one of those people?", Jensen couldnt help himself.
But before Jamal could reply, Sara asked angrily, "What people, Jensen?"
"No, nothing. If thats who you believe in. Its all good." Seeling the look on some of the faces in the room, he added, "Meant no offence".
Jaheshid observed it all in silence and understood. These aliens have different beliefs it seemed to him. That is why they have different countries and languages and leaders. They are a divided planet. But maybe not for long.
They busied themselves with different things. Sara really wanted to learn about this planet so Jaheshid had some history books translated for her in English while Jamal was interested in sight seeing and beautiful areas of the planet so Jaheshid displayed the live videos of some breathtaking areas on the wall. They all sat and looked in amazement at the beauty of this planet.
It was meal time again and food was set on the table for them, vegetables and fruits and leaves of different colours and sizes, some sweet as honey and others sour. After they were done eating, Jaheshid informed them that they should get ready for the announcement of the leader and the formal welcome.
They washed themselves with the jelly like substance and sat on the chairs in front of a camera probe. Sara got excited that she would be meeting the leader of the Unaghi, thats what they call themselves in their history books, but she was sad to find out that he wasnt going to visit them in person but it would rather be an annoucement on the live video stream, which will be broadcast everywhere on the plannet. Jensen on the other hand was content about not meeting the leader.
Jaheshid told them that the speech of the leader would be translated in Engilsh for them.
The leader of Karaqh from the First Tribe appeared on the screen in front of them, he had the same features as rest of the Ubashi but was much more evolved and muscular. He started his speech in his native language while Jensen and the others heard it in English.
"Hello people of Karaqh! Our multiverse is full of amazing phenomenon and amazing creatures. Our elders had always told us that we are not alone in the verses and we should go beyond our solarsystem and beyond our galaxy and beyond our cluster to look for other worlds, other beings. So we began our search and sent our space crafts with AI to different regions of our universe, maping and trying to find sign of life. But as luck would have it, instead of finding other life, other life found us. An alien space craft appeared near our planets surface and was escorted to our military base near Mathi-22. It had 26 aliens, our scientists quarantined them and checked them for any virus or any other danger that they might present to us. We found them to be harmless and they came in peace. We first thought that they had come to find us but we soon learned that they ended up here by accident through a wormhole that briefly openned near our plannet. I welcome you all to our planet as a quest, as a rappresentative of your people. You may live here in peace for however long you desire. We are glad to have you amongt us, so that we can learn from you and teach you about us and have a cultural exchange between our people."
Sara smiled. He continued.
"Despite some misinformation, we are pleased to inform you that through our research we have pin pointed the location of your home planet and we will be sending our space ships to give the happy news and we would appreciate if some of you can accompany us."
The Missing Plane, part 2
"Ubashi haqh tash shanaqht", they heard one of them say as hehe alien approached them. He was covered in armor of green color and a mask. Others who were dressed the same followed him as he repeated again in a louder commanding voice, "Ubashi haqh tash shanaqht".
"We are from Earth, we were on our plane to China but I don't know what happened but somehow we ended up here on your planet, through a wormhole maybe", he replied. "We come in peace".
The commander looked around and Jensen knew he didn't understand a word of what he said. He heard them talk amongst themselves, seemed to discussing what to do. After having some heavy discussions, they pointed a tiny device at each of them as metal ropes appeared out of it to bind their hands and legs and each of them fell to the ground. They were then picked up and thrown in the back of a hovering truck, or something that looked pike a truck. Their mouths were shut so they couldn't communicate with one another. Jensen saw the looks of horror on the lady who was sitting next to him. In beginning he didn't even want to talk to her in plane, but now he would give anything to tell her to calm down, to not be afraid, that it is all going to be ok. But that would be a lie, it is not ok. They have traveled through space, through wormhole of some kind, and landed on another planet, a planet with life, with technology far superior then theirs, speaking a language they didn't understand. It was not ok. Then they were transported to a cubical structure. Five people covered in a different suit and mask came, they stripped them naked and threw them in the water tub which came out from the floor. As Jensen entered the water, he felt a cold chill go through all his body. It was like water, yet not water. It was like a gel, and seemed to have a sense of its own. It covered him from head to toe, and then threw him back out on the floor. When he tried to get up and catch a breath, he has again bound by the metal rope and taken to a different room. One by one other passengers joined him. Women were being dragged and helpless, crying. He closed his eyes and two tears fell down his cheeks. And then he saw them, for the first time since he came to their planet, the natives, the 'Ubashi' as he called them in his head. Darker of skin, some kind of leathery green skin, eyes with large pupils and round shape, not too fat, nor too thin, two were tall, three were smaller, their heads were of a strange shape, mouths hanging vertically while the upper part was long horizontally while their noses were flat with one nostril. Jensen saw them in amazement while the other passengers screamed in fear at their sight.
They seemed to be scientists the way they started examining their bodies, noting different measurements on a probe that followed them. One by one they measured them and took samples of their DNA.
Jensen tried talking again when they came to examine him, asking them who they were, knowing full well that they couldn't understand him.
They locked them up again after they finished the examination. He closed his eyes and the face of his sweetheart came into his mind, he smiled and cried, she would be still waiting for him and how heartbroken and sad she would be when she would hear the news of the disappearance of the plane. What he had hoped and what had happened. All he wanted other then love..
All he wanted other then love in his life was to go on an adventure. Now he would give anything to be back to his boring life, to be with his girl, on his home. But he was far from home, literally and figuratively. Losing all sense of time, he closed his eyes and tried to free his mind of all questions. He didn't know what they wanted from them or what they would do to them. But he knew what humans would do if they found a bunch of aliens on earth and he was afraid. Hours passed as he lay there asleep and then he heard the door disappear as the Ubashi came to take him. He was brought to the room where rest of his company were sitting in the ground, still naked. They there him inside as the door appeared again. They looked at him in hope that he can help them in some way, that he might have some solution. But he had none. Being fascinated with astrophysics didn't mean that he knew what to do when they were trapped in an alien prison. But he told them to stay calm and that it's all going to be OK and that maybe these aliens are not like humans, maybe they have better values, better laws, better humanity then earthlings. Soon after the door disappeared as an Ubashi brought a bag to the room and left it there. Jensen went to check what it was and his heart skipped a beat to find their clothes in it. He handed the women their clothes first and said "there seems to be some hope after all". When they all were dressed up, the door discovered again as another Ubashi came with what looked like food. A mix of different kinds of leaves and stems and fruits and vegetables. They hadn't realized how hungry they were until they started eating. After they were done, Jensen spoke to the others, "ok so we seem to be on another planet, I don't know if it's in our galaxy or another. We were sacked into some wormhole, which brought us here. Initially u feared that these natives will do us harm but seems that they are better humans then the ones we have left behind on earth. I don't know if or when we can go back", he paused, Thinking of his girl, awaiting him on airport and hearing the sad news. "I don't know if they will even try to send us back home, but here is the thing", finally coming to the reason of his talk, "we cannot tell them in any way where earth is or where we come from! I believe in goodness and they are treating us good, but I cannot risk the safety of our planet on mere hope of goodness. This is a superior specie, their tech is more advanced then us, who know what their true motives are. We have loved ones on earth, families and friends. For their sake, we should stop any hope or desire to return and accept this as our fate, our sacrifice, for them, for the home we know and love, so promise me everyone, you will not tell anyone where we come from", he extended his hand, one by one the others put their hand on his and exclaimed "we promise", their eyes wet, for when hope leaves, tears arrive to fill the void left behind. For sale of their loved ones, for their families and their friends, they accepted this unforeseen fate. He closed his eyes and the face of his girl came in front of them again and he smiled. He knew this was the right decision, that they should be cautious dealing with the Ubashi.
The door disappeared again as a price flew in followed by three Ubashi, not armored like before but in their natural skin. And the probe spoke, "Greetings aliens! Welcome to our planet Karaqh!"
The Missing Plane, part 1
The alarm sounded, as he opened his eyes. It was a big day for him, he was going to meet the girl he had been dating online. He had never thought that he could do anything like that, but often in life things happen which we cannot predict and sometimes we end up surprising ourselves. He had always been shy, timid, not very much confident among girls. But this online dating had given him an opportunity to meet someone, to connect with someone. Laying in bed, he checked his tablet for Facebook messages. He had gotten many since all his friends knew what a big day it was for him. Many had sent him well wishes. It had been 6 months since she 'met' Ming. In The burning they were awkward on cam chat, he was still shy and she wasn't much into him. But they talked and started to know and love each other. She liked how sweet he was and he liked how she made him feel. Often a little attention, a little affection is all we need. He was happy.
He got up and went for a shower. He knew exactly what he wanted to wear, the top he was wearing the first she saw him on cam. He remember it like it was yesterday, they had been talking for an hour and she asked if he wanted to do video chat. He had hesitated but said yes. As the call connected, and he saw her live for the first time, her black and red traditional dress, and the smile she had on her face. He smiled. They looked at each other for many minutes, or hours. Time stop still. Now they video chat every day and have gotten used to it. He took out his green Munich hard rock top and his black jeans, packed his bag and got his documents and plane ticket. He was so excited and humming 'My heart will go on'. It was her favorite song and his too.
It was sunny day, spring was in the air, the lush green trees and flowers. Before getting into cab, he sent a message to Ming, telling her that soon they are going to meet.
All his life he lived with a hole in his heart, a void in his life. He had everything, good loving parents, a nice childhood, good education, a nice paying job, but still something was missing. He had always sensed it, felt it. He Lived his friends and enjoyed hanging out with them, but he felt empty inside when he looked at a couple holding hands, or kissing. He had never had a girl friend in his life before Ming. Finally all is good got change, finally he will have a special someone, finally that void will be filled. He was going to his Eternal happiness, his destiny. He knew with all his heart that she was the one. His one true love. He arrived at air port, got in line, waiting to board his plane.
He has reserved the seat near the window. He didn't travel much on plane's but whenever he did, he always say near the window. He loved seeing the world get small as he ascended towards heaven. When he sat down after putting his hand bag in the cabin, he put the audio ear buds in his ear to avoid making small talk with the lady sitting next to him. He want comfortable with that. Soon the plane started moving and before he knew it, they were flying. He gazed out the window, saw the people, saw his city, saw the central park, saw it all get smaller and smaller as he flew up and away.
He was lost in his thoughts, staring at the endless ocean, as the plane soared through the clouds, Thinking of his sweetheart, Thinking of what his first words are going to be, preparing a monologue in his head and then, the bright blue light startled him as he came out of his fantasy, back into real world, into the gasps, shock and screams of people around him. The plane was shaking, trembling. The ocean was gone and so were the clouds, and a blue light surrounded them from every side. And as fast as it started, it was over, silence. The plane got stable again as everyone took a breath of peace, strangers holding hands, hugging. To his own surprise he had put his arms around the lady next to him. "we just survived the lightning storm", announced the pilot happily, quite proud of his job. He looked out the window again, the sun was shinning red as the floated over the sea of clouds bellow. Another announcement informed them that the autopilot and navigation systems were damaged but they need not worry, because the pilot knew this route well. He unbuckled his seat belt and got up to use the toilet. As he was passing through the lane, looking out the window on other side, he noticed the small blue ball of light. He stopped and looked again rubbing his eyes and it was gone. Covered mostly in clouds, it became visible again. His mind filed with all questions and doubts, he called attention of other people on this odd blue dot of light. People gasped at this wonder of nature, the red sun on one side and this mysterious blue one on the other. Speculations ran wilds, some said it was an alien flying sorcerer, while others called it Nasa's secret project. People started taking pictures and making videos, but he got afraid. Ever since the turbulence, he had a few in the back of his mind but he suppressed it, hoping it might never come true.
He returned to his seat, looking out the window again. It was getting dark, he gazed at the Stars, trying to recognize them. He had always been fascinated with astronomy and Neil DeGrass Tyson was one of his idols. He saw and recognized none of them, as thee plane descended below the clouds, the bright lights of the illuminated planet, a planet that wasn't theirs, startled his eyes, with flashes of lights moving around, fast. In a blink of an eyes they went and came. And then suddenly four flying ships appeared around them, and a voice echoed through the sky, speaking a language they couldn't comprehend. The pilot lost control of his shop as the plane came to a halt in mid air, like an invisible hand had grabbed it in its palm, descending down towards the ground. Everyone was quiet, not saying a word, horrified on the turn of events, while others still didn't understand what was going on, but he knew. His fears had come true. He sat in his seat, looking out the alien planet as they landed on the elevated platform. He tried to see the pilots of the alien ships but tainted windows made it difficult. He got up as he heard the plane door open, he told everyone to stay calm and surrender, that they were on a different planet. The voice spoke again, probably instructing them to come out of the plane. Using whatever common sense was left in them after this ordeal, he led them out the plane, walking slowly, with his hands up in the air. A sign of surrender, at least on his home planet……..


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It might be a challenge trying to convince teenagers to wear protective eyewear when they play sports. However, sharing facts with them about sports-related eye injuries just might help them better understand the importance of protecting their healthy vision.
According to the National Institutes of Health's National Eye Institute:
- Children account for one third of all sports-related eye injuries.
- In children ages 11 to 14, a majority of the eye injuries suffered occur while playing sports.
- More than 100,000 sports-related eye injuries occur annually in the U.S., and 42,000 of these injuries require an emergency room visit.
Teens, and even parents, might mistakenly think that only certain sports require eye protection. The reality is that participants in almost every sport, whether it is baseball or running, should wear eyewear that provides protection from both impacts and from UV exposure. For example, a teen playing baseball could suffer a devastating eye injury when a batted or thrown ball impacts their eye. Similarly, an errant finger or elbow during a game of basketball can inflict permanent eye damage that could have been prevented by wearing protective eyewear.
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I have just finished reading the forum section of your Nov. 12 issue and would like to take a moment to rebuff the many one-sided expressions published. This is my first time reading your paper and I have come to the following conclusions.
First, it is obvious to me that your editors only publish letters that they agree with and refuse to publish anything contrary to your own ultra utopian liberalistic views. Every letter printed blasts everything having anything to do with support for America's war against terrorism. The "thank you Berkeley for taking a stand" and "Blasting Mayor Shirley Dean" letters cannot possibly be the only type of communiqué you receive from the many Bay Area communities accessing your paper, yet they are the only type printed.
Second, stop hiding behind the brave men and women who had the guts to take up arms and fight for the freedom of which you are so fond. If it weren't for guns, wars, bombs, bullets and dying... there would be no America for you to protest and blather at today. If not for war, we would quite possibly all be speaking German today. We would still own slaves and God forbid, all Jews would have been exterminated.
Men and women across America have volunteered to fight and die for your right to condemn them. How ridiculously absurd you are!
I live in Berkeley, my flag flies high and as for support, I would not buy a piece of bubblegum here. Protest that!
I have many friends and acquaintances in and from Berkeley and will be sure to show them this correspondence as I am quite sure you do not have the guts to print it.
Brian Arnold
The editor answers: Mr. Arnold, read the Daily Planet every day and you'll find a variety of perspectives. We print most letters received. They must be less than 650 words and include the writer's true name, address and phone number for verification. It's true that the overwhelming number of letters we received support the council's position in favor of stopping the bombing of Afghanistan as soon as possible.


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