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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Firefighters in Wayne Township were on the scene of a residence fire on the city's west side Wednesday morning.
Crews responded to the 1100 block of Tudor Avenue around 6:40 a.m. This is in the area of West Morris Street and South Lynhurst Drive.
Chopper 8 flew over the scene, where heavy smoke and flames were showing. The Wayne Township Fire Department tweeted shortly before 7 a.m. that one civilian was slightly injured at the scene.
A firefighter fell through a second story floor and went through the first floor into the basement. He fell approximately 20 feet. A mayday was declared. Officials say that firefighter was rescued and taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital in good condition. A second firefighter suffered a slight injury.


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Eric Young Jr. thought he misunderstood. He's not really a morning person, so when Colorado Springs Sky Sox manager Stu Cole told him he had been called up, it didn't hit him.
"I did a double take. I couldn't believe it. I was so happy," Young said. "I scrummed together some clothes and got here as fast as I could."
Young's promotion to the Rockies came at the expense of good friend Dexter Fowler. Fowler was placed on the 15- day disabled list because of a bone bruise in his right knee after fouling a ball off his leg Monday. With Fowler limping and Carlos Gonzalez available only for emergency duty, the Rockies promoted Young and outfielder Matt Murton, clearing the second roster spot by optioning out pitcher Adam Eaton.
Young batted leadoff and started in center field, a position he excelled at in the Arizona Fall League and during the last three weeks for Triple-A Colorado Springs.
His first at-bat came at 6:54 p.m. His first hit came in the fifth inning, a hard single to left field. That brought father Eric Young, a former all-star second baseman for the Rockies, to his feet in the Coors Field press box.
"When he called me, I said go handle your business and I will be there," said Young, who hurriedly booked a flight from Houston. "I told him to play hard and have fun. It will be a day he never forgets." Gonzalez update.
Gonzalez hit off a tee and did soft-toss drills without any problems on his cut left hand. He wasn't wearing a bandage. The reason he required a stitch is that he grabbed the point of the knife, not the blade, so it poked deeply into the skin.
"It's getting better every day. I hope to play (today) or Thursday," Gonzalez said.
Fowler, who was on crutches, believes he will be able to return in no later than three weeks. "It's disappointing. But that's baseball. It depends on how fast I heal," he said. He offered advice to Young on how to play the huge outfield in Denver. On cue, Young made a terrific over- the-shoulder catch in the fifth inning to retire the Dodgers' Rafael Furcal. . . . Aaron Cook was relieved that his shoulder MRI showed no structural damage, just inflammation. He will begin a throwing program Tuesday. "I have no doubt that I will be back this season," he said. . . . If the Rockies' bullpen runs short today, Juan Rincon will be the first option in Triple-A. . . . Closer Huston Street was unavailable after pitching three consecutive days.
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Bo Porter is officially on the clock.
It may be a few months before we learn how Bo Porter handles the bullpen or if he's a strict, by-the-book, lefty-righty tactician, but fans should begin soon to get insight into his overall philosophy and perhaps get some glimpse into the future.
First, Porter will want to get settled into Minute Maid Park and join the off season conversations with Jeff Luhnow, the scouting department and coaches.
Ah, yes, coaches.
Don't be surprised to hear news trickle out soon regarding the existing staff and possible replacements.
The news is probably not going to be good for third base coach Dave Clark and pitching coach Doug Brocail. Luhnow has already promised interim manager Tony DeFrancesco a position in the organization and he's hoping to remain with the major league staff.
The bigger questions may revolve around bench coach Joe Pettini, first base coach Dan Radison and hitting coach Ty van Burkleo, all of whom joined the Astros at the invitation of Luhnow. Pettini was bench coach for Tony Larussa for 10 years in St. Louis, so it wouldn't be surprising if Porter kept him on for experience and continuity.
Brocail has been a loyal contributor to the Astros for a number of years and it wouldn't be surprising if he also has a role in the organization in 2013.
Otherwise, expect to see Porter watching a few Arizona Fall League games and making a few PR stops in the community.
What would you hope to see from Porter in his first 90 days on the job?
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- Now, hang on just a cotton pickin' minute. When Brad Ausmus withdrew his name from consideration for the Astros' managerial position, I assumed he was just still enjoying the time with his family. Now, his name emerges for the Rockies and Red Sox vacancies. Was the Astros' interview just window dressing? Was he just not on the same page with Luhnow and new owner Jim Crane? Or did the Astros simply let him know he wasn't on their short list?
- Jonathan Singleton is off to a quick start in the AFL. In five games, the top prospect in the organization is hitting .350 with a .450 OBP and two HRs. In four games, George Springer is at .444 with six RBI, four walks and only two Ks. You can follow the winter stats here.
- You've undoubtedly heard the Astros are searching for a new radio crew. Do you really believe the organization will bring back Alan Ashby or Larry Dierker? Crane and Luhnow have gone to great lengths to divorce themselves from any tie to the past, most often with good reason. No, I would look for fresh, new faces to the organization. Why detour from the blue print now?


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The Son of Neptune is a sequal to The Lost Hero. The Son of Neptune is about Percy Jackson, Frank, and Hazel. Percy wakes up in a wolf house with all his memory erased. Frank is a klutz who's mom died in the war and he hopes his godly parent is Apollo. Who is great at archery just like Frank. Hazel is supposed to be dead. She summond one of Gaea's giants. That want to take over the god's. Gaea is waking and when Gaea awakes the world the way we know will be destoryed. Percy, Frank, and Hazel are part of the propchey of seven. Witch involves opening the doors of death, but they can't do that without Thanatos. The god of death. Join Percy,Frank and Hazel on their quest to free Thanatos. Read to find out if they can do it and stay alive with their dangers of monsters.
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Have you ever Googled yourself or your friends? How about your boss? Tired of getting the same old boring, professional results? Ever wanted to know what they're really like?
If you're tired of seeing Paris Hilton get all the press, check out YoBusted.com.
The site encourages users to anonymously upload hilarious party photos and videos of people they know, and tag their personal information. The site then sends the "new celebrity" in an anonymous email telling them "YoBusted!", with a link to their media. Several days later, if you search for these "new celebrities" in Google, you will find their YoBusted party pictures on the first page of Google search results!
YoBusted respects people's desire to stay out of the limelight, and allows them to delete content tagged to their names with the purchase of a membership.
Here's the hook. The site pays commission to media contributors for membership referrals! College kids with thousands of photos already on their Facebook accounts can finance keg parties for the next 100 years!
You can even send in pics while at the party, using your smartphone or PDA. There is also an anonymous blogroll, which is sure to catch fire, as well as online identity management tools so that members can track who is gossiping about them on major social media sites.
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Tablets have passed PC growth for the first time in the Middle East and Africa region, according to IDC data.
Tablet shipments for the quarter were up an enormous 208 percent year on year – managing 2.79 million units. By vendor, Apple was on top, but the Android OS was to thank for the most growth – grabbing 2 million of the total. Windows OS did not gain much traction.
IDC Middle East, Africa and Turkey analyst Victoria Mendes said Apple's iPad mini launch did not stop the company losing share to Android, particularly as customers in the region were cost conscious. But this could be somewhat offset by an expected Apple launch before the end of 2013.
Apple's market share for the second quarter, 2013, was 24.44 percent – with Samsung not far behind at 22.48 percent. Next of the typical big brands were Lenovo, Asustek, and Acer, although other brannd tablets took a formidable 40.82 percent of the whole market.
This is in line with Mendes' insistence that low cost tablets are spurring demand in the region – whether they're from the expected multinationals or from other APAC brands.
"The main focus of every vendor now is to secure its position in the market by grabbing the biggest share possible from the two tablet giants of Apple and Samsung," Mendes said.


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Bachelor in Public Health (BPH) at department of public health is a four year program of Pokhara University. The course aims to prepare a student with all necessary scientific knowledge, technical competencies and human understanding to work in various capacities from community level to the central level health care programs.
Provision of equitable access to health care for attainment of an acceptable level of health and better quality of life of the people by creating more resources is the dominant concern for Nepal today. In many parts of the world scientists are investing themselves in introducing public health interventions that can deal with the lifestyle. However, Nepal is facing three fold burdens of diseases (communicable, life-style related and poverty). In order to cope with this complex situation, development of public health graduates with necessary skills has become inevitable. BPH at Nobel envisions fulfilling the need of middle level public health worker in Nepal.
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Senator Griffo, Assemblyman Brindisi Announce Grants to Help Children's Advocacy Center and the Oneida County Sheriff's Office
Grants have purchased essential crime fighting equipment, including a patrol car and incident command equipment
ORISKANY - State Senator Joseph A. Griffo of Rome and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi of Utica today announced that they each recently awarded the Oneida County Sheriff's Office with a total of $45,000 in funding that is being used for equipment to fight crime in the region.
Sheriff Robert M. Maciol says Griffo's office awarded $20,000 in funding that was used to purchase a Mobile Smart Board, which is being utilized to do crime mapping and tracking, and to assist with incident command functions at critical incidents. The grant also was used to improve furniture and flooring at the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, so that there are comfortable facilities for the children who receive services at the center.
Maciol says Brindisi's $25,000 grant was used to purchase a 2014 Ford Police Interceptor marked patrol car that is being used by the Uniform Patrol Division of the Sheriff's Office.
"I was pleased to provide the Sheriff's Office funding that will be used to help keep residents of the Mohawk Valley safe for years to come," Brindisi said. "I understand the fiscal constraints that the sheriff's office is under, and this funding will meet some critical needs the Sheriff's Office has had, without impacting local property taxpayers."
"With this funding, the Sheriff's Office will be able to receive real-time information about crimes and accidents that will help them make informed decisions and possibly save lives," Griffo said. "I'm pleased to help secure this money to provide for equipment that will improve the Sheriff's Office and some of its most critical programs."
"Sheriff Maciol and his Office set out every day to keep our residents safe and I'm proud to have him as a partner in local government," said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. "This is key funding as Sheriff Maciol continues to modernize the Oneida County Sheriff's Office. I thank Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi and Senator Joseph Griffo for supporting his efforts in keeping Oneida County a safe place for our families to live, work and raise a family."
"I am grateful that Assemblyman Brindisi and Senator Joseph Griffo have always supported the Oneida County Sheriff's Office in every way that they can," Maciol said. "In utilizing these grants, we are able to make crucial public safety purchases, without having to increase our annual budget."
Griffo, Brindisi, and Picente joined Sheriff Maciol today at the Deputy Kurt B. Wyman Law Enforcement Building in Oriskany to unveil the new equipment.


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April 7, 2017- The Women's Fund of Central New York is now accepting grant applications. This year, applications will be accepted from organizations in need of support for planning grants to address key issues that affect women and girls. Funding may be used to cover costs related planning, such as data gathering, research, consultants or meetings. A total of $30,000Read more


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Albany gears up for late-summer festivals
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Summer is always a big time for live music of all kinds throughout the Capital Region, but Albany seems to have one of the busier late-summer hurrahs in the form of three festivals over two weekends: Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival, the Restoration Festival and Lark Fest.
Restoration Festival
The third annual Restoration Festival, slated for Sept. 7, 8 and 9 at St. Joseph's Church in Albany, has announced its full slate of headlining bands.
Friday, Sept. 7: The Kamikaze Hearts, Common Prayer
Saturday, Sept. 8: Mount Eerie, Sharon Van Etten, Hop Along
Sunday, Sept. 9: Willy Mason, Brian Dewan, The Loom
These acts will be supported by plenty of bands from the Capital Region, including The Parlor, Giles Bennet & the Petrified Woods, Swamp Baby, Goldtooth, Ramblin' Jug Stompers, Better Pills, Dryer, Careers, Barons in the Attic and Sgt. Dunbar & the Hobo Banned.
In addition to showcasing music, the festival will aid in the restoration of St. Joseph's Church in Albany. Some proceeds from the event will go to the nonprofit Historic Albany Foundation, which is working toward stabilizing the deteriorating, cathedral-like landmark at 38 Ten Broeck St., which was dedicated in 1860 and abandoned as a church in 1993.
Riverfront Jazz Festival
Meanwhile, Saturday, Sept. 8, will also be the date of the free Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival, from noon to 9 p.m. at the city's Riverfront Park.
But, as with last year, the festivities really get started the night before. From 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, jazz bands will compete at various downtown venues for the chance to be opening act for the jazz festival. Attendees will vote for their favorite performance throughout the evening and the winner will be announced by midnight on the Downtown Albany BID's website.
If you have a jazz band, better hurry. Submissions by interested bands are due at 3 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 9). Applications should include an mp3 files of two songs and a promotional photo in JPEG format. They should be emailed to the Downtown Albany BID or sent to the BID office on 40 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207. Call Marcie Bergan, director of operations at the BID at 465-2143, Ext. 13 for more information. Or visit http://www.downtownalbany.org
The lineup for the rest of the jazz festival includes:
1:15 p.m.: Way Down
2:30 p.m.: Pedrito Martinez Group, featuring Araicne Trujillo
4 p.m.: Delfeayo Marsalis
5:30 p.m.: Charlie Hunter
7 p.m.: The Mosaic Project, featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, Nona Hendryx and Gretchen Parlato
8:30 p.m.: Fireworks
Lark Fest
The Saturday following the Restoration and Jazz festivals will be the annual free Lark Street festival, Lark Fest, which features music on two stages. The festival is presented by The Lark Street Business Improvement District and WEXT 97.7 FM. Some of the acts were announced earlier this week. They are:
Madison Stage (Lark and Madison)
Headband Jack
The City Never Sleeps
MaryLeigh & the Fauves
Jukebox the Ghost
Washington Stage(Lark and Washington)
Dirty Paris
Northern Faces
Lucky Jukebox Brigade
Chris Wienk at Exit 97.7 FM (WEXT) says that two national headliners will be announced Friday morning.
Hudson Music Festival
This weekend, the Hudson Music Festival takes over the streets (and venues) of Hudson, with 130 acts performing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at more than 30 venues in the city to the south.
A press announcement from the festival says that about 8,000 people attended the event last year. And, as with last year, the fest coincides with the Hudson Black Arts & Cultural Festival.
Of note this year is a presentation by artist Marina Abramovic and director Serge Le Borgne about the plans for the Marina Abramovic Institute for the Preservation of Performance Arts. The institute is to be housed in a 20,000-square-foot building at Columbia and Seventh streets in Hudson. The building is to be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For a full schedule of events, check out http://www.hudsonmusicfest.com
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We plan our magazine content with Holistic Therapists themselves, asking what it is they wish to know about, learn and read about. Working closely with a range of industry and business leaders, Holistic Therapist Magazine is now the magazine of choice for Holistic Professionals.
Sometimes we feel like Goldilocks – life is too hard; we have too much to do, too much to cope with, too many things piling up, to do lists a mile long. Unforeseen changes make our lives more difficult. At other times, life is too soft, too easy, too slow and relaxed, we lack challenge, just drifting along, under performing and not really in control of our lives or businesses. Like Goldilocks, if we want to be happy, we need to find something that's "just right". We need to find our balance.
When you work for yourself and have the demands of your business and personal life to juggle, it's not always easy to strike a balance between family, friends, business, relationships, career, time and money. Fortunately, you'll find a host of ideas and features in this issue to help you find your perfect balance… [Read More]


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TORONTO, March 1, 2016 /CNW/ - March is Easter Seals Month serves as the beginning of Easter Seals Ontario's annual fundraising and awareness campaign for kids with physical disabilities. The campaign's objective is to generate an increased understanding of the ongoing challenges and needs experienced by children with physical disabilities and to raise much-needed funds to support the organization's programs and services.
"Kids with physical disabilities require essential, and often expensive mobility equipment and communication devices to maintain a high quality of life," said Carol Lloyd, President and CEO, Easter Seals Ontario. "A power wheelchair alone can cost $30,000, far exceeding the budgets of most families. Without the equipment they need, kids with physical disabilities cannot be integrated with their peers which often leads to feelings of social isolation and low self-esteem."
Initiatives like the Easter Seals' financial assistance program help children acquire the equipment they need so they can be mobile and achieve greater independence. "A van lift for example, means that a child can move more easily from his/her home into the community at large. Without it, children spend the majority of their lives in their homes, and miss out on what it's like to be a regular kid," continued Carol.
Marie's son, Ronan needed a stander – a piece of equipment that can cost up to $8,600. But without a proper diagnosis for her son, Marie didn't know where to turn for help. "We didn't 'belong' anywhere," said Marie. "We couldn't go most charities because we didn't know what medical condition he had. Easter Seals was the only place that would help us no matter what."
The support this family received made all the difference in the world. "The devices acquired through Easter Seals' support have given Ronan more independence and the ability to get around our house and community on his own. Easter Seals is here to alleviate any little bit that it can," said Marie.
In addition to events taking place in local communities throughout March is Easter Seals Month, province-wide fundraising efforts include:
For the past 93 years, Easter Seals has played an important role in providing support for children and youth with physical disabilities from all ethnic and religious backgrounds. Thanks to its generous donors, Easter Seals continues to offer programs to allow kids to experience freedom, independence and a sense of accomplishment. Easter Seals helps by providing financial assistance for mobility equipment communication devices and fully accessible summer camp opportunities at its two properties, Camp Merrywood and Camp Woodeden. Easter Seals relies solely on the generosity of donations from the public to be able to offer its programs and services. For more information, visit EasterSeals.org.
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Turn over an old leaf, get a 2009 calendar on recycled paper
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I thought we'd get ahead of ourselves if we talked calendars, but now that I've moved into that zone where I'm noting appointments on little pieces of scratch paper because I don't have any "January"… It's time to get set for '09.
Let's first acknowledge that, yes, keeping an online paperless calendar is the greenest way to go. Hats off to my friends and colleagues who have an electronic calendar following them around on their Blackberries. I'm not so deft with tiny keyboards and as the household commissar I must have something a bit less virtual. I am the keeper of the Master Schedule and when teens related to me try to foist off the details of their next band concert or Starbucks tete-a-tete, I direct them to the Master Schedule.Read More


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Some things are just too priceless to let go by unnoticed. Remember President Obama's "corpse-man" moment when he was trying to refer to US Navy medical Corpsmen — and he said it twice?
Well, now Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC gives us a comical liberal progressive moment relating to our military. We all know — well some of us do — the motto of the United States Marine Corps (not corpse) of Semper Fidelis, Latin for Always Faithful.
Marines and those of us who have served with Marines often use the motto as a greeting and a means to pay respect, regard and homage, Semper Fi. Marines always pronounce the Fi with a hard "I" rhyming with "rye." However, Ms. Harris-Perry has created a new Marine Corpse motto, Semper Fee. Yep, you can't make this stuff up folks.
I just hope she never tries to pronounce the respective battle calls of the military: Hooah (Army), Hooyah (Navy SEALS), or Ooh Rah (Marines).


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Airport officer nearly run down by car, opens fire on vehicle
TULSA - A Catoosa man is in custody after police say he tried to run over an airport officer at Tulsa International Airport early Tuesday morning.
Police say it began around 4:30 a.m. after a call concerning a suspicious person in the parking lot of Hilton Garden Inn near Apache and Airport Drive.
TIA spokeswoman Alexis Higgins says the airport officer spotted the suspect, Richard Kinison, crossing the street near the motel.
"They were walking through parking lots looking at vehicles," Higgins said. "When our officer approached him, he appeared to be sweaty and out of breath and questionable."
Kinison, 38, entered the lobby, walked out, and told the officer he was waiting for a ride, according to TPD.
A truck pulled up shortly after and Kinison got in. Higgins says the officer then ordered the driver to stop, at which time Kinison allegedly slid over into the driver seat and proceeded to gun the truck toward the officer.
The officer fired on the vehicle, leading Kinison to flee on foot. The two others in the car were questioned and released.
Tulsa police were called in about an hour after the shooting to help process the scene. Several hours later the investigation was handed over to the department.
Officers with the Northern Oklahoma Violent Crimes Task Force found Kinison around 1:45 p.m. near East 51st Street and South Memorial Drive.
Kinison is being held on seven counts related to the incident, including assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a stolen vehicle and driving under the influence of drugs. He's scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
Of the 160 employees at the Tulsa International Airport, a portion is dedicated to policing the grounds at the airport.
Due to safety, Higgins couldn't comment on the number of officers working in law enforcement at the airport, but did say their job has them both on airport grounds and in the airfield.
"They are responsible for the land side safety of the airport, as well as for maintaining the safety of the airfield and making sure that we are in compliance with all of the Federal Aviation Administration requirements."
Tulsa International Airport police are held to the same training requirements as police officers and sheriffs deputies throughout the state of Oklahoma. They're required to complete 25 hours of continuing education in law enforcement training annually.
"By all means, our officers go through the same training, have to meet the same certifications that every other officer and every other law enforcement agency has to meet."
Every three years, they work with other local law enforcement agencies and federal agencies to perform disaster preparedness drills at the airport. Those hypothetical situations might include a tornado striking the airport, a plane crash or a terrorist attack.
Higgins couldn't comment on specific protocols or response tactics when respoding to a crime in progress, but did say airport officers have discretion in terms of alerting other police agencies, like Tulsa police.
"We have procedures in place and should our officers determine that they need additional assistance, they definitely will call TPD," he said.
The officer involved in Tuesday morning's shooting has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, which is being performed by the Tulsa Police Department.


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Numero Zero is the feverish and delightfully readable tale of a ghostwriter in Milan whose work pulls him into an underworld of media politics and murderous conspiracies (involving the cadaver of Mussolini's double, naturally). This novel is vintage Eco - corrupt newspapers, clandestine plots, imaginary histories - and will appeal to his many readers and earn him legions of new ones.
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"Suspicions never go too far. Suspect, always, suspect, that's the only way you get to the truth. Isn't that what science says?"
-- Umberto Eco
I'm not sure what it is about aging, but some of my favorite writers DeLillo, Roth, and Eco produce absolutely sh!t novellas in their later years. Delillo seems to have hit his high mark with 'Underworld'. Philip Roth with 'The Plot Against America'. The minor books these greats wrote in their later years (Roth's entire Nemesis series, for example) just seem like the apathetic efforts of grumpy old men who don't know how to NOT write, but actually seem fairly uninterested in the processes now. It bores them, and thus it bores us too.
And let me just say that when writing a book of less than 200 pages, all future authors take note, PLEASE don't use the term 'danse macabre' more than once unless you are writing ON the medieval genre or allegory or personification of death. Seriously, where was the editor?
OK, to walk back my review, just a bit. There were a few interesting sections of this novella. The Mussolini/Vatican/Gladio/Stay-Behind conspiracy WAS interesting. Also, Eco's critique of journalism was pretty d@mn sharp. Just not sharp and interesting enough to make this anything more than a G-chord (muted middle finger) of a novel. But I would argue you get better writing and a more interesting story from the French Flaps on either Foucault's Pendulum or The Name of the Rose than you get from the entire Numero Nada.
"The book Eco shouldn't have written"
Late un life, Umberto Eco turned out some good books, The Prague Cemetery among them. He should have stopped there. This, his last novel, is a disaster.
"the final act of the maestro...a short conspiracy"
we have a short conspiracy for those who can't get enough of Umberto Eco and his intelligently impotent characters. the cards are stacked against the little guys and echoes little guys are the only ones who stumbled on that truth.
"Eco Ultra-Lite"
Just notice the length of this book and you know it can't be a typical Eco novel. If you've read Foucault's Pendulum, just imagine taking that book, swapping out the occult for a few largely Italy-specific political conspiracies, and scaling it way down (it's about 1/4th the size and scope). Eco even recycles jokes from FP (e.g. I love you even though you're stupid, and knowing German means never graduating). It reminds me of Pynchon's Crying of Lot 49, being the author's shortest and (alas) weakest work. But still enjoyable, minute for minute I rank it higher than the latest Lee Child (for example, and not that that was bad at all), hence the top rating I'm giving it.
The reader did an excellent job.
"An excellent novel and an excellent narrator"
I love all Eco's novels, and it is good that he was able to publish just one more before he passed away. May god bless his soul.
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[EN] When DDoS Isn't All About Massive Disruption
New data shows prevalence of often-undetectable DDoS attacks aimed at quietly wreaking havoc on the network while performing data exfiltration and other attacks.
There's the long-lasting, loud DDoS attack that takes down a website or disrupts a company's network operations, but there's also a stealthier, shorter-burst DDoS meant to fly under the radar while sapping just enough bandwidth or network resources to perform more nefarious activity, like silently stealing information.
That type of DDoS, which doesn't suck massive amounts of bandwidth so may not be easily detectable, is typically just one element of a multi-vector attack: DDoS attacks of under 5 gigabits-per-second at peak and lasting less than 10 minutes represent nearly 80% of the DDoS attack attempts spotted by in-line DDoS prevention vendor Corero Network Security, the company says in a new report published today.
The goal of this short, low-saturation DDoS is typically to bypass security defenses or to consume security logs and to ultimately hide other activity the attackers have under way, says Dave Larson, CTO and vice president of products at Corero.
Corero also found a large number of short-burst DDoS attacks lasting anywhere from 5- to 30 minutes. Some 96% of DDoS attacks against its service provider and enterprise customers' networks lasted less than 30 minutes, and 73%, less than five minutes.
These mini-DDoS attacks shouldn't be confused with low-and-slow attacks against the application layer, such as Slowloris-style ones, Larson says, which are often tailored to for true denial-of-service purposes.
"It's a smokescreen effect," Larson says of the short-burst network DDoS attacks. "If they send [traffic] in short-duration, 3 Gig packet rates [at the most], it's not going to cause service degradation" in a large data center, Larson says. "You might see that class of attack good enough to degrade a firewall or IPS … It might allow a connection to remain open during the attack."
These attacks leave plenty of headroom for attackers to execute an exploit, he says, all under the cover of a quiet DDoS attack. "The victim doesn't even know it occurred because it may not be noticeable."
This brand of DDoS is likely the handiwork of more sophisticated attackers such as nation-state cyberspies, who use it to pilfer sensitive information, he says. "DDoS can be useful to degrade the security perimeter, and this can be sent at a rate that saturates all the logs," he says.
Artigo completo: http://www.darkreading.com/perimeter...d/d-id/1319581
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I have an inordinate love of the movie Urban Cowboy. Little did I realize that there is a full-fledged Gilley's-esque country Valhalla right in my midst at Cadillac Ranch. When I found out they had a mechanical bull, I knew I had to try it.
Bud: Ask me, "How do you become a bull rider?"
Friend: How do you become a bull rider?
Bud: You take a handful of marbles, and you put 'em in your mouth. You go out to Gilley's, and you ride that bull, and every time you ride that bull you spit out one of those marbles, and when you've lost all your marbles, that's when you're a bull rider.
Getting on the bull was the hardest part. I was too short to get on easily, and then I jumped too much and slid off the other side a couple of times. I finally got the hang of it, though.
On my first ride, I made a classic rookie mistake, taking off my hat and trying to go one-handed. I hit the inflatable deck quickly. Second ride: a little better. Third ride: a little better again, but the guy still threw me very easily.
It was a blast. Afterwards, we played pool. We toyed with the idea of line dancing. Maybe next time.
- Cadillac Ranch, Southington, CT
#19. 101 things in 1001 days. Ride a mechanical bull.


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We packed the minivan, your dad and I. Loaded it up free of all things pertaining to you kids, because although we love you, this was our time. To claim each other like we did before we were blessed with you.
And that simple task spoke volumes. On one side, the crab nets, fishing poles, and surfboard. All things adventure and recreation. And the other, office boxes filled with used curriculum and books awaiting the trip to the used bookstore in Portland, the laptop, and a choice of books to read depending on my mood.
We could not be more different. But we're here at our 14th anniversary trip because we both choose not to meet in the middle but to stake our claim firmly in the other's territory. And I'll be honest, we're not always very good at this.
Because it's human nature to want to meet in the middle, or even dictate our own terms entirely. It seems like that's the way of the world. You meet my needs and we'll get along fine. But the truth is that God requires us to give 100% even when you feel you are getting nothing in return. And we've both felt like that at times.
Sometimes I roll my eyes when your dad is playing some YouTube video about governments conspiracies and secret societies. And he yawns wide and his eyes glaze over when I wander the aisles of a bookstore lusting with abandon at the crisp covers and ink lined pages. We often disagree on politics, movies, gun control, and video games.
I have philosophical conversations about the why? He doesn't over think things.
I must have a reason to spend time doing something. He does things out of curiosity.
On the weekends, he wants adventure, to pack you guys into the van and search for a fishing hole, a hiking spot, a place to pan for gold. He wants to BBQ with the family, the neighbors, his friends. He wants to connect through action. He'll drive long the winding roads with music on and conversation at a minimum. I have to coax words from him and plumb for his thoughts. He connects through all of our bodies moving in the same direction along the trail, through shared adventure and action.
On the weekends, I want solitude. I've been with you guys from morning to night all week, doing school, baths, driving to karate, doctors appts, naptimes, bedtimes, and emergency potty breaks while waiting in line at Costco. Every moment an endless barrage of questions, instruction, interactions, and mediation. And I love our talks, your bodies snuggled onto my bed with the books spread out between us, but I also need the quiet.
I want to go to the bathroom by myself without little hands picking the lock, (I really wish you would stop that.) I want to read a book and get past the first paragraph before I am interrupted. I want to crank up the music and dance around the house. I want to mop the floor without little feet traipsing across it. I want to sew a curtain or pin things on Pinterest. I want time to enjoy my own company. Just me as a person. Not a mom or a wife or a teacher or an office manager.
And so our Anniversary trip consisted of two very different personalities.
We browsed the home school bookstore and when four hours had passed and I couldn't find him, he had pulled out a sleeping bag and was asleep under a tree in the parking lot. He didn't enjoy it like I did, but he let me, and when I found all the books I wanted, he loaded them into the car for me and listened while I showed him the deals I got.
And when we got to the coast, I sat peacefully on the shore with my book as he donned his wetsuit and waded out into the freezing waves.
When he woke early every morning, and my night owl tendencies left me drooling into the pillow, he ran out and picked up coffees and cooked breakfast for me before I even cracked an eyelid. A very wise man indeed, to bring coffee when attempting to wake me. And when he tired after surfing or hiking up hills or searching the shore for shells, I made dinner for us and we ate with the view of the ocean spread wide and open before us.
And we remembered why we love each other.
Could we both have married someone who was "better suited?" I'm sure if we filled out a dating questionnaire, we wouldn't even be a possible match. And yet, here we are 14 years later with a marriage built on compromise and commitment and I'll be honest, sometimes I'm lonely wandering those aisles fingering pages and I wish he got it. I wish I could bookmark the pages and lines that spoke to me for him to read later. But some of that might be the "you complete me," fantasy that little girls are spoon fed through our romance and happiness culture.
Only God can complete me. And God gave me a husband to complement and grow and learn together but we are both fragmented even as we are one. And we're not one because we have the same political views or taste in music or hobbies.
We are one because God joined us together in this life and we are on the same team. I am for him and he is for me because we make the choice to be.
We give each other room. Not too much that we grow apart. But not so little that we each feel like we need to change who we are.
I will always need more solitude and quiet. He will always crave adventure and excitement. And some weekends, we pack up the car and head out with fishing poles and crawfish bait and others he takes the kids swimming or to the river and I close the door and melt into the quiet.
What are your views on compromise? How do you make marriage work? Do you find you're more similar or different when it comes to your spouse?


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Budget panto goes wrong
Monday, 19 May 2014 State of the parties 37 comments
Now having reached the ultimate ritual of the Budget, and economic management, through which the last thirty years political unravelling has been understood, the depth of the government's problems are finally becoming apparent to all.
Denial – NSW edition
Thursday, 31 March 2011 State and federal politics 7 comments
It is now becoming clear what caused the collapse of the NSW Labor government. There was no one running it.
Review: George Megalogenis's Trivial Pursuit
Thursday, 10 February 2011 Media analysis, State of the parties 11 comments
Megalogenis may lament the passing of reform, and the privileged role the media had in it, even if he cannot quite put his finger on what it was.
Leadership watch: Howard and Keating on Lateline
Saturday, 4 December 2010 State of the parties 1 comment
So who won the ideological war exactly?
Bob and Julia v Paul and Kevin
Friday, 16 July 2010 State of the parties 4 comments
Gillard's 'inclusiveness' comes from owing her backers a favour for their support.
Big time, small time
Wednesday, 4 February 2009 Tactics 5 comments
We are not looking at the return of Whitlam, nor even as Rudd asserts, social democracy.
Culture wars bores
Friday, 9 January 2009 The Australian state 7 comments
Greer seems to be demanding that a zany film director and a screen actress do what she can't – make a coherent political point.
The tragic fate of a modern Conservative leader
Friday, 7 March 2008 Key posts, Political figures Comments Off on The tragic fate of a modern Conservative leader
Howard's problem was that not only had the union movement clearly had its day but we also had here a Labor Prime Minister to tell everyone the fact.
Libs light a candle for Keating
Friday, 1 February 2008 State of the parties Comments Off on Libs light a candle for Keating
If there is anywhere where the Keating agenda is more alive it is in those blue ribbon Liberal seats that backed the republic in 1999 and stood so solidly behind the party last November.
Tuesday, 4 December 2007 Media analysis Comments Off on Denial
Those who spent most of the year denying that a change of government was coming are now starting to deny one has happened.


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North Georgia Lakes?
I go to Young Harris College without a boat, and I am itching to ride whenever there is a warm day. Anyone looking for a third at a North Georgia lake? I would even drive down to Lanier if the day is nice. I would need to ride in the afternoons because of classes as well.
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Skanör Weekend
This lovely place, located at the southern tip of Sweden, where from the beach you can see the Malmö bridge to Copenhagen, induces sleep.
We were here earlier for midsummer with our good friends, after just arriving in Sweden for two days. We had barely unpacked our massive suitcases, we were off again after being in the Philippines for 2 months. Now, as our last hurrah to summer, we decided to spend it here again and just basically destress.
Think of it as the Hamptons of Sweden. On the other side of the town, in Falsterbo, we were told that Greta Garbo lived there.
One of our friends later joined us and brought buckets of KFC all the way from Copenhagen! A very happy Shelah here. This was to be our dinner and lunch the following day. After this, I can officially say I'm all KFC'd out.
It is also crayfish season, so they bought kilos of fresh crayfish. It is best consumed with Västerbotten pie and tons of alcohol.
We were so tired and achy that we just lazed around in bed, cuddled under the thick covers and gazed out the window. Rinse and repeat for 4 days. This was the view from our room.
When in Skanör, at this lovely cottage, with awesome friends, time stands still.


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Rovi Corporation announced that it will demonstrate its latest lineup of video discovery, delivery and advertising technologies at the Cable Show 2012.
For more information visit: www.rovicorp.com
Unedited press release follows:
Rovi Showcases Solutions for Highly Personalized Entertainment Experiences Virtually Anywhere at The Cable Show 2012
Rovi Technologies Drive Advanced Discovery, Video Delivery and Advertising Across Home and Mobile Platforms for Cable Operators
BOSTON, Mass. (THE CABLE SHOW – Booth: 1133), 5/21/2012 – This week at The Cable Show, Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) will premiere new technology innovation and market collaborations that are enabling cable service providers to bring cutting-edge and dynamic entertainment experiences to their subscribers across a range of home and mobile screens. As part of the event, Rovi will be demonstrating its latest lineup of solutions — including TotalGuide™, DivX® Plus Streaming and the Rovi Advertising Network — that are enriching the discovery, delivery and enjoyment of cable services on broadly deployed set-top boxes and next-generation platforms as well as tablets and smartphones.
As part of its commitment to drive innovative technologies and services, Rovi is showcasing its Rovi Cloud Services APIs and Developer Portal as sponsorship of Imagine Park's Imagine App Challenge, a student competition taking place during The Cable Show. Participating students will be able to use Rovi Cloud Service APIs and Rovi Developer Portal to develop a winning media, entertainment, or communications application for the cable industry.
Demonstrations at the Rovi Booth and throughout The Cable Show include:
• Speech enhanced discovery capability – Through the new initiative announced today with Nuance Communications, Rovi will demonstrate new building blocks for speech and audio recognition as part of the discovery experience. (See press release, "Rovi and Nuance to Advance Voice Activated Guidance and Content Discovery")
• TotalGuide Solution will be demonstrated on Pace's next-generation Multi-tuner Video Gateway for "home content sharing" featuring Whole Home DVR and IP connectivity. Rovi TotalGuide on Pace's platform is designed to provide a common user experience across multiple platforms enabling consumers seamless access to digital content while also giving operators more choice on how to implement content sharing and IP capabilities in their infrastructure. (See press release, "Rovi TotalGuide Solution Debuts in Pace Set-Top Boxes")
• TotalGuide for Set-top Box enables service providers to offer subscribers a visually rich user experience and engaging new user interface to connect with a cable operator's On Demand library. The solution, designed for integration into broadly deployed set-top boxes, provides a robust feature set that includes integrated search, recommendations and continuous "six degrees" discovery.
• As part of its TotalGuide Solution for Service Providers, Rovi will demonstrate new features including Mini Guide and an enhanced TV Listings user interface that enables service providers to offer a seamless discovery experience where content is front and center. Mini Guide provides an expanded TV listings view in a smaller visual format that allows subscribers to continue to watch programming while they navigate additional content. Built upon Rovi's signature recommendations technology and six degrees experience, subscribers can view cast and crew information as well as receive similar program and movie recommendations. The enhancements can be deployed on in-market advanced set top boxes (STBs) that currently use Rovi i-Guide.
• Rovi Search Service for i-Guide and Passport Guide enables integrated search for TV Listings and On Demand content for Rovi customers, providing their subscribers with streamlined discovery of entertainment content.
• Rovi Cloud Services & Rovi Developer Portal provides developers and cable providers with the tools and APIs to launch feature-rich TV, movie and music entertainment applications and products across multiple platforms.
• Rovi DTA Guide enables cable operators to create more value for their subscribers in the all-digital home, providing a simple yet elegant program guide for access to programming, parental controls and language support for English and Spanish. The solution will also be demonstrated in the Motorola and Pace booths.
Video Delivery:
• Video Streaming Capability to TotalGuide xD – Rovi and Azuki Systems, a leading provider of advanced multi-screen video delivery solutions to any screen over any network, will demonstrate streaming of live TV to Rovi's TotalGuide xD for iPad. TotalGuide xD for tablets and smartphones is a white label search and discovery and television anytime, anywhere platform designed to help cable operators extend their brand and video services to the second screen. Rovi is working with Azuki to demonstrate video service possibilities for the TotalGuide xD product, and will showcase the experience for service providers looking to enhance the entertainment experience and drive additional value and revenue through advanced multiscreen video and content discovery features across platforms.
• DivX Plus Streaming provides an end-to-end, secure adaptive streaming solution of over-the-top IP content to multiple platforms, providing a feature-rich, premium digital entertainment experience with advanced multimedia features.
• Personal Media Manager is a white-label personal media manager solution that enables operators to deliver their customers an easy way to clean, stream, manage and consume their personal video, music and photo content, regardless of source or location.
• Rovi Digital Copy Solution is a flexible solution to help cable operators generate new revenue by offering consumers the opportunity to access their favorite titles via in-home disc-to-digital redemptions.
• Rovi Advertising Network is available across service provider, consumer electronics and web platforms, enabling advertisers and networks to increase brand awareness through enhanced listings, promotions, interactive content and video. Rovi solutions showcased at The Cable Show will demonstrate how advertisers can more effectively reach their targeted audiences using the advanced capabilities of the Rovi Advertising Network.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi Corporation is focused on revolutionizing the digital entertainment landscape by delivering solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect to new entertainment from many sources and locations. The company also provides extensive entertainment discovery solutions for television, movies, music and photos to its customers in the consumer electronics, cable and satellite, entertainment and online distribution markets. These solutions, complemented by industry leading entertainment data, create the connections between people and technology, and enable them to discover and manage entertainment in an enjoyable form.
Rovi holds approximately 5,100 issued or pending patents worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with numerous offices across the United States and around the world including Japan, China, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. More information about Rovi can be found at http://www.rovicorp.com/.


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About the Author:
Lew Buller
San Diego, California
Lew Buller and his favourite Cypress.
Photo by Eitan, the Apprentice, 8 June, 2014
Lew Buller discovered bonsai and the San Diego Bonsai Club at the age of 59. He took lessons from Ernie Kuo, Ted Matson, Pat Brodie and Kathy Shaner at the San Diego Wild Animal Park Bonsai Pavilion. He also spent time with Frank Goya and Warren Hill (He spent a week at the National Arboretum doing whatever Warren asked), attended state-wide conventions and national conventions, and traveled to New Hope, PA to spend a day with Chase Rosade.
With a Ph. D. in Accountancy, Finance, and Economics and 15 years experience teaching at different universities, created a strong foundation for his bonsai practice and his quest for knowledge that began with a chance encounter when he was a G.I in the US Army.
"Stationed in Japan at the end of the Korean War, I saw my first bonsai and decided then and there that someday I would try my hand. The opportunity came when I moved to California. After five years as a Controller for a billion-dollar mortgage lending company, I retired early when the company was sold, did a few odd jobs, and wandered about aimlessly until I found the San Diego Bonsai Club. California was and is a hotbed of bonsai masters and students—where else would I get such an opportunity—and the weather makes it possible to grow over a long season."
"I only quit climbing trees in my 70s when my doctor absolutely
Lew has embraced bonsai and bonsai education with a passion. He even worked part time with an arborist for 14 years to learn as much as possible about trees. What he learned in bonsai through his travels around the US and the many bonsai masters he has met and worked with, he has had the discipline and skills to document his experiences and insights for the benefit of his readers and fellow students. Lew has contributed over 50 articles to national bonsai magazines, and coauthored with Phan Van Lit, Mountains in the Sea: The Vietnamese Miniature Landscape Art of Hon Non Bo, 2001. In 2005 Lew wrote, Saikei and Art: Miniature Landscapes.
In 2010 Mr. I C. Su, President of Bonsai Clubs International, awarded Lew Buller the Meritorious Service Award.
From 2008 to 2012, Lew served on the editorial staff of BCI Bonsai & Stone Appreciation Magazine, contributing many articles and helping with copy editing and proof reading.
Lew's Lessons presented here are Lew's generous contribution to the BCI website as he continues to educate and inform with his own style that is based on real life experiences and what he has learned from his many teachers. Whether you are new to bonsai or have been at it for a while, explore Lew's lessons to see what you can learn from this ardent and passionate student of bonsai.


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Wednesday, 21 August 2013
BT and the Art of Pony Prevarication
Moving Day
Me: Dear BT, you appear not to have moved my number with me in our epic move 500 yards up the road. Surely an oversight?
BT: Dear Jane, yes, a shocking oversight caused by the fact we appear to have tried to connect you to the wrong number. We'll connect you by tomorrow, the 13th. Promise.
What is actually happening: People are starting to worry in BT land. They've been promised ponies, lots of ponies, but they have none. They are waiting at the gate, peering anxiously, hoping for the horsebox to chug round the corner. Nada. Nothing.
One day later
Me: Dear BT, alas I am still service-less, which wasn't quite what you promised. Any ideas?
BT: Dear Jane - oops. We'll get it sorted. You're moving to a different exchange (me - I am? Same number, 500 yards up the road?) and we need to do Important Robotic Tests which will take time. You'll have service by the 15th. Promise.
What is actually happening: Nothing is happening in BT land. The promised ponies have not arrived. The BT team, closet bronies, and whatever the girl equivalent is, all, must fill their time. Ta da!
Here's BT pony, in its beautiful BT land. You can see why they're too busy to connect my line, can't you? It's so pretty. No nasty complaining clients: just wall-to-wall gorgeousness. They're happy there.
And later still
Me: Dear BT, it's me again. I'll hang on for a while while you read my file. No, I still don't have service.
BT: Dear Jane, no you don't, do you? We're dreadfully sorry. We haven't been able to connect your line because we were waiting for the previous occupant to tell us they no longer wanted it. We'll connect you by the 17th. Promise. You don't believe us? We're hurt. We promise FAITHFULLY we will ring you and let you know what's happening.
What is actually happening: There's terrifying villains, vicious dragons, conflicted beast-men, strange denizens of the deep, and colorful ponies! My, but they're busy. (Don't feel you have to watch the whole clip. It is sort of long.)
And later
Me: Dear BT, it's me again. Still getting that No Line thing. Any ideas?
BT: Gosh Jane, really? What we should have told you is that we can't get hold of the people who had your line before you and we have to do that before we can sign the line over to you. I will escalate this though and send it to the Super Special Team and they'll connect you after 24 hours, as I know that you are actually at the property and the other people obviously aren't. Promise.
48 hours later
The previous tenants, and the ones before them (wisely in my opinion) had Virgin, I know, because I've been in touch with them both. Who had BT? No one knows. I have no service, and every time I try to contact BT I am told they are having trouble putting me through. I know, BT, I know. I understand. You're busy.
Update, October 2013:
I gave up the unequal struggle with BT. BT had our house confused with unit 14, number 10 (we're number 14) and were completely unable to sort out the confusion. The valiant efforts of BTCare at Twitter weren't enough to sort out the mess. BT were unable to cope with the fact that there once was a BT line here. They had no record of the number. I am sitting here looking at the socket as I type. I lost count of the number of times I explained, over and over again, what the problem was, to an endless procession of people who had been asked to call me, but had not looked at the notes beforehand. Being left a message to ring someone back was incredibly infuriating. When I rang the number given, I was never put through to someone who had any idea what I was talking about.
In the end, I was told I needed an entire new line, as BT Openreach proved unable to deal with the fact they had the wrong address attached to our number.
At this point, when they gave me a date three weeks into the future, I went with Virgin, who sorted out a new line effortlessly in much less time than BT. I've been a BT customer for 30 years, but no longer.
Until BT sort out the difficulties of contacting BT Openreach, who cannot be contacted directly by their customers, it doesn't matter how much, and how often, their Twitter operation promises action. BT Openreach seem accountable to no one. There's little point having customer service operators running round trying to sort things out if they have no effect on how BT Openreach carries out its operations. I'm glad I don't work for BT Customer Care, as it must be a pretty thankless task.
5 comments:
- Christina Wilsdon said...
Ah. Yes. We had a similar thing going on with our providers...a catch-22 of "we can't connect you until the previous people say they want to disconnect but we can't reach them because they're not connected and..." Thanks for extracting humor from it!
- 21 August 2013 at 16:50
- Jane Badger said...
Ah, you too? Did you eventually get connected?
- 21 August 2013 at 17:06
- callmemadam said...
Head desk. I so understand your frustration. BT are the pits to deal with. I do hope they sort it for you PDQ.
- 22 August 2013 at 07:38
- madwippitt said...
Look, did Santa ever bring you a pony, even though you asked for one every single Christmas?
Well you can hardly expect BT to be more organised than Santa, can you?
- 23 August 2013 at 12:29
- Jane Badger said...
Me too Callmemadam!
Madwippit, you know, you're right. I hadn't thought of it that way. What I did always get, even though I never asked for it, and never did want it, was an orange. Maybe BT are trying to find me an orange and that's where we're both going wrong.
- 23 August 2013 at 12:44


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(UPDATE 10:45 a.m.) Accident was caused when a truck carrying an oversized load had a blowout.
The truck then started drifting and crashed into an 18-wheeler.
Both vehicles crashed into the barricade. Thankfully nobody was injured.
DPS expects I-35 Southbound to reopen in about one hour.
(KCEN) -- There is an accident on I-35 and the access road near exit 315 in Lorena.
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A ditch in Czech-German "no man's land" was the cradle today for a child without a country, born to one of the Jewish women in a group of refugees trapped near Brushky in southern Moravia.
The child, born last night, shares the fate of the group which had been ousted by the Germans from recently occupied Sudeten areas and have been refused admittance by the Czechoslovak authorities. Their fate will remain undecided until the ownership of the "no man's land," which is a kilometer wide and runs along the southern edge of Moravia, is decided by fixing of the Czech-German boundary.
The newspaper Narodny Politika bluntly charged that 57 Jewish refugee families from Lunenburg trapped in "no man's land" had themselves to blame for their night. "They 'are now sitting and waiting in no man's land waiting for they know not what," the paper said. "Perhaps they are now wondering why in the 1930 census. They counted themselves German and thus made Lunden3urg German today."


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The oldest C4 Corvettes are more than 25 years old now, so it may be way past time to replace the top on your convertible.
If wind noise, water leaks, and poor appearance have left you "under the weather" a little too much, our friends at Corvette Central have just the ticket for you. They've got the parts available on their website along with a helpful how-to article on their CC Tech website to guide you through the installation if you're so inclined to do it yourself.
Chris Petris of Petris Enterprises, who has operated Corvette Clinic in Alabama for 12 years, penned an article about the replacement process for Corvette Central's CC Tech website, and if you have doubts about your mechanical abilities, he points out that it's much easier to replace the top on a C4 (1986-96 models) than it is on the earlier cars.
"On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being the easiest to install and 10 being the most difficult, I would rate early tops as a '10' and 1986 and later tops as a '1,' " Petris writes.
We've all bought things that we had to put together, and by the time we got through, we had learned enough tricks to make the going much easier on the next installation – if only there was a next one.
Corvette Central's convertible top article gives you the advantage of seeing those neat little tricks in advance so that the installation is much smoother the first time around.
Petris says it usually takes about 1 to 2 hours to remove the old top, but it can take many hours to clean off the old adhesive, then another 6 to 8 hours to install the new top. He suggests having an assistant to keep you from having to walk back and forth from side to side of the car to make minor adjustments. He also notes that you can even install a glass rear window on your 1986-93 top, with a kit available from Corvette Central.
So while it's not the easist of jobs, the hours you invest in replacing your top will pay big dividends in your enjoyment of your C4 Corvette convertible.
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I am a classically trained violinist with a love for many musical genres and styles. I began learning the piano at the age of six, and the violin at eight. My teachers of both instruments used the Suzuki approach, and I benefitted from its fantastic repertoire and focus on ear training, group learning, and parental involvement throughout my musical education.
I taught my first violin lesson at the age of sixteen, and the same year began delving into the intriguing, powerful sounds of Eastern European and American Old Time music. Since then I have toured and recorded with a number of old time, country and folk bands, and taught fiddle workshops at many music festivals and camps. I have co-taught the popular Portland String Band Class with Maggie and Patrick Lind since 2006, and continue to teach private violin and fiddle lessons at my home in NE Portland. I have studied Suzuki pedagogy with Edmund Sprunger and Joseph Kaminsky, and am registered with the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
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It's time to update The Red Teamer's Bookshelf, an exercise we first undertook in 2009. This time, we feature titles from the Red Team Journal editors and advisors as well as suggestions from external thought leaders in the red teaming community. Please note that the list is an admittedly eclectic sample rather than a comprehensive catalog.
Abella (2008), Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire
Baldy (1987), Battle for Ulster (PDF).
Belfiore (2009), The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs
Bell and Whaley (1991), Cheating and Deception
Bodmer, et al (2012), Reverse Deception: Organized Cyber Threat Counter-Exploitation
Brafman and Beckstrom (2006), The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
Coram (2002), Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Gardner (2011), Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions Are Next to Worthless, and You Can Do Better
Hoglund and McGraw (2007), Exploiting Online Games: Cheating Massively Distributed Systems
Holt (2004), The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War
Hubbard (2009), The Failure of Risk Management: Why It's Broken and How to Fix It
Jackson (2010), The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations: Philosophy of Science and Its Implications for the Study of World Politics
Jones (1978), Most Secret War
Jost (2004), Political Psychology: Key Readings
Kahneman (2011), Thinking, Fast and Slow
Kam (2004), Surprise Attack: The Victim's Perspective
Kelly (1994), Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, & the Economic World
Kiechel (2010), The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World
Kumar (2012), 101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
Lacey (2011), Managing the Human Factor in Information Security: How to Win over Staff and Influence Business Managers
McRaven (1996), Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice
Mitnick and Simon (2003), The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
Robb (2008), Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization
Russell (1957), Wasp
Salisbury (2010), Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Schneier (2012), Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Singer (2009), Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
Sloan (1981), Simulating Terrorism
Sloan and Bunker (2011), Red Teams and Counterterrorism Training
Starinov (1995), Over the Abyss
Stoll (1989), The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Taleb (2007, 2nd ed.), The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
Tofflers (1993), War and Anti-War: Making Sense of Today's Global Chaos
Zolli (2012), Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back
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A while back, I wrote a post on uninstalling an application manually. Here is an article done by the InstallShield folks that is another take on that:
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my 8 week old is awake most of the day now. He takes 20minute naps about 5 times a day, a 2hour nap mid day and at night sleeps in 3hour periods. I usually spend my day feeding and entertaining him. (No complaints here) He is a breastfed baby and we've been giving him the bottle at least 0nce a day. Some days he takes it and others he doesn't. When with other people, including his father, he spends most of his time crying or fussy.
I have been told by older women that he stays awake and is fussy because he is hungry and I should supplement with formula. He has several dirty diapers, 10-14 in 24 hours. He seems satisfied, he even pulls away when he is done and if I pump after wards there is still milk available. Is it strange to have an 8 week old awake for most of the day? Am I spoiling him because I spend my day entertaining or holding him?


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LOS ANGELES - Landon Donovan, the United States' all-time leading scorer, has been omitted from coach Jurgen Klinsmann's 23-man USA squad for next month's World Cup in Brazil.
Donovan, with 57 international goals, was among 30 taken into training camp but didn't make the final cut for what would have been a fourth World Cup.
The 32-year-old Donovan had previously acknowledged was no certainty to make the squad.
He didn't figure prominently in the qualifying campaign, playing in just three of 10 matches in the final round after taking a nearly four-month sabbatical from the game.
But once the veteran — the face of football in the United States — was included in the 30-man preliminary squad many fans were certain he'd be going to Brazil.
Instead Klinsmann opted for a youthful squad for a World Cup campaign that sees the United States drawn in Group G along with Ghana, who reached the quarter-finals in the 2010 edition, Euro 2012 semi-finalists Portugal and one of the favourites, Germany.
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Not every night in the kitchen needs to be a meal extravaganza. I like to take one evening out per week and make a simple dinner without the fuss of the usual complicated preparation. I am a firm believer moms need a break once in a while and I take full advantage of products that give me the chance to sit back, reflect, and allot me some extra time to enjoy my family.
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The Wanchai Ferry entrees come in five appetizing flavors including Orange Chicken, Shrimp Lo Mein, Spicy Garlic Chicken, Sweet & Sour Chicken and Sweet & Spicy Shrimp. Each frozen entree has all the necessary ingredients to be able to prepare a delightful restaurant quality Chinese meal for two people in only 14 minutes!
I decided to sample the Sweet & Sour Chicken. The meal contained battered chicken breast pieces, pineapple, sugar snap peas, red peppers, sweet & sour sauce, and jasmine rice. The directions to make the entree were uncomplicated and it can be prepared in a single skillet. I went from this…
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Have you ever seen whenever you are logging in to your WordPress blog and there are lots of popup comments to be moderated.Even comments are more than that of my posts.Daily I am receiving lots of comments out of which most of are spam comments and I am deleting such comments because they are not of any use.
Comments are important for determining website popularity because the regular readers are leaving response to the post for like and dislikes about the topic.One of my friend saying that out of 10 blog in the world 6 blogs are WordPress blogs and so spam comments must be avoided to save lots of time by reading them and deleting them.Here are some of the best WordPress anti-spam plugins that you should know about.
Captcha is best WordPress Plugin according to me because it adds Captcha code to be entered by commenters, users and webmasters.Basically the code to be entered is depending on math logic which can be used for login, registration, reseting password, comments forms.The box is shown in the comment sections where users have to comment & they have to enter the logic code before publishing comment on your website.This way automatic spam bots can not publish comments on your website because it can give answer to such logical question.So basically your WordPress blog will be free from spammer bots comments.It adds 1+2=? or 9-1=? like logical questions that can be answered only by humans.
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phpWebFileManager is file management tool, written in PHP. It is designed for inclusion in large projects, and it can also act as a PostNuke module. Its main features are multi-language support, secure directory browsing, directory creation and removal, file creation, uploading, renaming, deleting, and viewing. There is also a powerful configuration file that allows you to allow/deny appropriate file management actions.
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