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Well. That's a small story. I once had a gamemaster named David. David hates Christmas. So, every year he runs a one-off adventure. David asks you to bring all of your useless, no good mediocre characters from any game. He throws them all into one place (usually the mouth of a large lair) and tells you that your job is to slay the dragon. The Christmas Dragon.
You can't leave. You have to go inside in order to leave. Which means you will encounter the dragon. The dragon will kill you, so if you want to leave you have to fight the dragon. The group I was with this particular year had a lot of characters that met a very gruesome end. One of mine survived. Krager Falken who had been played in a Renaissance setting of RM 2nd Edition. By surviving the Christmas Dragon you were rewarded, although if you had actually killed the thing you got a better prize. I merely survived.
Krager Falken was awarded the prize of the Wandering Monk. I was told that this meant that I could play this character in any game in any setting and no one would question who I was, how I got there, or what I was doing. I just - fit in.
Since that time I have thought that that was an appropriate name for the various incarnations of the Wandering Monk that I have generated. These forums reflect that philosphy.

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How to install the Guest Additions for CrunchBang in VirtualBox of Windows 7
Host system: Windows 7 x64
Guest system: CrunchBang 11 ``Waldorf'' x64
I've just installed CrunchBang in VirtualBox two days ago, but the resolution was limited so it cannot fit my monitor properly. After some trials (including some struggles when installing the so-called Guest Additions), I successfully changed the resolution to my need.
I mainly followed the instruction of the link: How to adjust the screen resolution in Debian?
But there's some more work to do to make the change permanently. We need to add the following lines (from my own setting) in ``~/.config/openbox/autostart'':
xrandr --newmode "1920x1002" 159.50 1920 2040 2240 2560 1002 1005 1015 1040 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VBOX0 "1920x1002"
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text: Longtime member here but mostly I do bird photography. My wife and I are heading to Europe this summer and I think it would be a great chance to change up my photography style as I've always loved macro, landscape, and everything in between that captures the feel of the city. We will be in Paris and Rome walking around most days. I want just ONE lens/camera and I think no flash or tripod for ultimate portability. Right now I use an XSi and 400mm lens for my birds but I'm thinking of getting a 5D Mk II (used) as they are going pretty well on Craigslist now and are a great camera. Here's the big decision: which lens to get? The three choices: 1. 24-70 f/2.8 Mk I 2. 24-105 f/4 IS 3. 16-35 f/2.8 Mk II I'm leaning toward 1 and 3 as I love low light and see myself taking lots of wide angles but will not have a flash or tripod. In terms of the 24-70 vs 24-105 debate I've always kind of enjoyed the 24-70 more when I've borrowed it but my main concern is if it will be wide enough for city usage. Anyone else have input for a good carry around lens for the cities of Europe?


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Happy Armistice Day
Eighty-seven years ago, the War to End All Wars was ended. After WWII, the phrase "war to end all wars" became a hilarious catchphrase. Today, we can ignore all that history claptrap and simply fight for peace; there are very few veterans of the Great War left to remind us of the irony.


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What do you wear for a day of antiquing? Well according to this post, a mix of plaid and florals with plenty of green thrown in for good measure... Although to be fair, I didn't exactly come home with many scores (aside from a vintage Boggle set, that is!), so maaaaybe this wasn't the best choice after all. *Shrug*
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Charles Wells Wicks has a wide acquaintance in Utica and Oneida county and, therefore, scarcely needs
introduction to the readers of this volume. He has always lived in this county, representing one of its old families,
and along mercantile lines won for himself a prominent position, his labors at the same time contributing to general
progress and prosperity as well as to individual success. He was born at Paris Hill, Oneida county, New York, December
16, 1862, a son of Charles Chidsey and Nancy (Bicknell) Wicks. The father, born at Paris Hill, September 23, 1811,
died on the 17th of September, 1884, while the mother, whose birth occurred in Watertown, Massachusetts, March
16, 1829, passed away, April 27, 1904. The ancestry of the Wicks family is traced back to John Wix, who emigrated
from Wyckford, England, about 1750 and settled at Montauk Point, Long Island. His son Edward Wix removed to North
Guilford, Connecticut, during the Revolutionary war and changed his name to Wick. He had two sons, John and Edward,
and two daughters, Amy and Amanda. Of these John Wick followed the seas and became a captain, owning his own ship,
and was in partnership with Comfort and Constant Sands, of Philadelphia, in the West Indies trade. On one of his
voyages he was shipwrecked owing to a shifting sand bar and was given up as lost by his wife and friends. During
this time he lived a precarious life among the islands, subsisting on rum and molasses and whatever they could
kill in the way of game. He finally appeared in New York and sent word to his wife of his safe return. As soon
as possible he disposed of his ship and holdings and gave up the sea forever. In 1800 he and his brother Edward
removed to Paris Hill, Oneida county, New York, and changed the name by adding "s," thus adopting the
present form of Wicks. John Wicks purchased a farm of several hundred acres at Paris Hill from General George Washington,
the deed of which is still in possession of the family and was signed by Governor Clinton as attorney. John Wicks
died, May 3, 1836, leaving five sons, Constant H., Comfort, Edward B., John and Charles C., and two daughters,
Phoebie and Sarah.
Of this family Charles Chidsey Wicks became the father of our subject. He purchased the interests of the other
heirs in the old homestead and remained on the farm. He had five sons and ten daughters, of whom two sons and two
daughters are now deceased. After living for a considerable period on the old homestead he disposed of the farm
and removed to Johnstown, New York, and, as previously stated, passed away on the 17th of September, 1884, his
wife surviving him for about twenty years.
Their son Charles Wells Wicks pursued his early education in the "old red schoolhouse" at Paris Hill,
which was one of the oldest schoolhouses in that part of Oneida county. Later he attended a private school conducted
by the Rev. J. B. Wicks at Paris Hill and afterward attended Sauquoit Academy at Sauquoit, Oneida county, from
which he was graduated with the class of 1889. After leaving school he entered the employ of Head & Winston,
of Utica, New York, wholesale grocers, with whom he continued for two and a half years, leaving them to go to New
York city, where he entered the employ of Austin Nichols & Company, wholesale grocers. After a short time,
however, he was called back to Utica, New York, to take a position with Roberts-Butler & Company, manufacturers
of clothing. He had remained with that house for some years when, upon the death of Mr. Roberts, he became a member
of the firm. He continued in business in that relation until the death of Mr. Butler, when a corporation was formed
under the name of the Roberts-Wicks Company, with Russell H. Wicks as president and Charles Wells Wicks as secretary.
The latter continued in that capacity until January, 1904, when he retired from the company to enter the retail
clothing business. For this purpose he formed a partnership with George H. Greenman, of Johnstown, New York, and
they continued successfully in that business for five years under the firm name of Wicks & Greenman and at
the end of that period sold out to The Talbot Company of Boston, who still conduct the business in Utica under
the original name of Wicks & Greenman. Mr. Wicks then retired from active business with a handsome and well
earned competency and now has leisure for the enjoyment of those things which are a matter of pleasure and interest
to him He is still identified with several interests and public enterprises in an official capacity, being a director
of the Utica Fine Yarn Company of Utica, New York, of the Maxwell Manufacturing Company of New Hartford (Utica)
New York, a director and treasurer of the Gunn Motor Company of Utica, a director of the Utica Chamber of Commerce
and a member of the Lincoln Memorial Road Association of America.
On the 5th of May, 1892, in Grace Episcopal church of Utica was celebrated the marriage of Charles Wells Wicks
and Miss Lucie Canterbury Glenn, a daughter of Hugh Glenn, of Utica, New York. Her father was born at Glenvale
Port Rush, in County Antrim, Ireland, and on coming to America settled in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he won substantial
success in business and then returned to England, making his home in Norwood, a suburb of London. After living
there for several years he again sailed for America with his family, this time coming to Utica, where he formed
a partnership with E. T. Manning under the firm name of Glenn & Manning, establishing one of the first department
stores of Utica and at that time the largest. Mr. and Mrs. Wicks have become parents of two sons: Glenn Dickinson,
born January 30, 1893; and Roger Manning, born November 7, 1894. Both are now students in the Hotchkiss school
at Lakeville, Connecticut, preparing to enter Yale University.
The family attend Grace Episcopal church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Wicks are members. He belongs also to Faxton Lodge,
No. 697, F. & A. M., of Utica, and has pleasant social and club relations, holding membership in the Automobile
Club of Utica, of which he is a director, the Fort Schuyler Club, the Yahnundahsis Golf Club, the Arcanum Club,
the Utica Curling Club and the Republican Club of Utica. The last named indicates his political position but, while
he has always been a stanch supporter of republican principles and voted for the candidates of the party, he has
never sought nor desired office for himself. His entire life has been passed in Oneida county and his advancement
has been continuous, bringing him to a creditable position in business circles and winning for him an enviable
place in public regard.
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By Steve Jones,
This editorial was originally published on Mar 21, 2014. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation.
We all have them. As DBAs, there could be many bad days in our career. We poke fun at one of them with our first humorous DBA Team story this year. Hopefully you enjoy that one and smile. I know I got a kick out of reading it when got the first draft.
However that's not a really bad day for me. I've had some bad days at work involving corruption, missing backups, hardware failures, viruses, and more. Typically they involve fewer car crashes and political games than the DBA Team deals with, but they're almost as stressful and more than a few have stretched well into the night.
This week, I'd like to commiserate with you. I'd like to hear about the hard stories that you can now look back on with a smile (or grimace), having managed to move beyond the situation.
Or perhaps you've got a bad development story, an administrator story or something else. What was a time when you thought your career might be over, or you might lose your job? When did you feel a high level of stress over a situation that you thought might overwhelm you? Was there a time you might leave this industry?
I'm not looking to bring up bad memories, and please remember to be professional with your stories. However I've found writing things down can be cathartic. Perhaps you've held onto some anxiety for years, or fear about a repeat. Perhaps a little sharing, and empathy from the community, will help you feel better about the situation.
As always, if you'd like to share anonymously, feel free to send a note to sjones at this domain and I'll post your story without your name.
Today Steve Jones wants to know if you have any good stories in your IT career.
There are any number of ways to help your career move forward. Steve Jones talks about one way you m...
Steve Jones asks you to look forward in your career, perhaps setting goals that move you forward.
I wrote the other day about measuring your career, and I gave some general advice, but I wanted to g...
The person responsible for your career is you. Steve Jones gives you a few thoughts on how you might...


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The environment is tension-free with fresh air, rich fragrance, scintillating sunshine and pleasant music. The atmosphere is cheerful, playful and provides interaction opportunities to children and makes them inquisitive. This helps them to become extroverts and all students are given equal encouragement. Several camps, outdoor trips, concerts and extra curricular activities are held to help the children to groom their personality and become versatile. The walls, floors, and boards provide rich colour, fun, facts and act as teachers to the children. Several art works takes place and the students seem to enjoy the substance.
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text: Jewelers can't even tell the difference unless they have a $50,000 machine. http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/SavingandDebt/P97816.asp DollarWise Man-made diamonds: a girl's new best friend? No, not cubic zirconia. Real gem-quality diamonds grown in labs are now entering the market -- and are much cheaper than natural stones. By Jennifer Mulrean Most people are all too familiar with having champagne tastes on a beer budget. But when it comes to diamonds, you may be able to have it both ways. That's because gem-quality diamonds are now being grown in laboratories in places like Sarasota, Fla., and Boston. Forget cubic zirconia and Moissanite, which are made to pass as diamonds. Lab-grown stones are the real deal. And instead of the millions of years it takes to create natural diamonds, they're grown by man in a matter of days. "We've essentially recreated the same conditions that occur hundreds of miles below the surface," says David Hellier, president of Gemesis, the Florida company that specializes in growing colored diamonds. "After about four and a half days, we get a three-carat rough diamond. From that day forward, there's no difference between that diamond and one that comes from the ground." Even the Gemological Institute of America, the foremost diamond research and grading body, acknowledges that these are diamonds. "To say it's not diamond is really false," says William Boyajian, gemologist and GIA president. "It's just man-made diamond." Truth be told, General Electric has been producing synthetic diamonds for industrial purposes for years. But until recently, creating gem-quality colorless or near-colorless diamonds that were big enough to cut was a thing of fantasy. How much will you save? So, does this mean you can run to your neighborhood jeweler and save a bundle by opting for a man-made diamond? Not quite. They're just becoming available and as such are still a tiny part of the diamond market. "You could go into 1,000 stores and the jeweler probably wouldn't have one and may not have ever seen one," says Boyajian. You'll have to wait until sometime in 2005 to buy one from Apollo Diamond. The Massachusetts company specializes in the harder-to-grow colorless and near-colorless stones, though it will also offer some colored diamonds, as well. But you can find retailers selling Gemesis diamonds with a simple Web search or by going to the Gemesis site and clicking on its page of authorized retailers. Gemesis president Hellier says these diamonds, though colored, typically cost what you'd pay for a comparable natural white diamond. Because colored diamonds are so much more rare in nature, this generally amounts to a savings of 75%-80%. For example, this 1.36-carat vivid yellow natural diamond sells at IceStore.com for more than $22,000. But a similar, cultured diamond from Gemesis would cost closer to $6,800, and Hellier notes it would have more intense color saturation. Consumers "can have the bling they see on the stars but at a fraction of the cost," Hellier says. Remember JLo's pink diamond engagement ring? Gemesis mostly sells yellow and orange diamonds, but is starting to offer pinks and limited quantities of blues as well. Apollo's president and CEO Bryant Linares says a good estimate for what consumers will pay "is probably 30% less than mined diamonds." Cost-conscious consumers aren't the only ones who will want to pay attention. Because these diamonds can be color- and size-matched, Hellier notes that designers will be able to create jewelry that would have been impossible or prohibitively expensive with mined diamonds. Finally, conscientious objectors to natural diamonds can now have the real thing without worrying about supporting warlords or plundering the earth. 'Cultured' or 'synthetic' You'll probably hear these stones referred to as both "cultured" and "synthetic" diamonds. Don't be confused by the propaganda wars -- both terms describe the same thing. The diamond growers, such as Apollo and Gemesis, understandably prefer "cultured" for consumers' familiarity with the term from the pearl market. But the GIA prefers to refer to the diamonds as "synthetics," reserving "cultured" for organic materials. Whatever you call them, everyone seems to agree that they have the same chemical, physical and optical qualities of mined diamonds. There are some differences to be aware of, however. Among them: * Most of the lab-grown diamonds are one carat or smaller, though you can get stones up to 2 carats from Gemesis. * Colorless stones are more rare in synthetics than in nature, whereas colored stones are more rare among natural diamonds. You also won't be able to get a GIA grading of these stones -- a certificate that includes its "4 Cs" (cut, clarity, carat weight and color) -- though the GIA will offer an identification report that discloses that it's synthetic and lists its carat weight, measurements and transparency, among other things. However, other labs such as the European Gemological Laboratory U.S.A. can grade the stones for you. Grading is generally reserved for larger diamonds, which make up the smallest percentage of the market, and is generally important if you want to resell your diamond. The synthetic diamonds also have some differences that only a jeweler would be able to discern, such as different growth patterns and a lack of inclusions -- those bits of minerals that are enclosed in a natural diamond as it's formed beneath the earth's surface. Because inclusions are regarded as flaws, a lack of inclusions is actually a good thing. Can they be identified as man-made? Even to the trained, albeit naked, eye these diamonds look like the usual mined variety. "The material is beautiful," says the GIA's Boyajian. "You can't tell visually a synthetic from a natural diamond." Put them under a loupe (jeweler's magnifying tool), though, and a trained jeweler will likely suspect they're looking at a synthetic. "The average gemologist will at least know enough to check with a more sophisticated lab," Boyajian says. This proved true when I brought a few Apollo diamonds in to appraiser Ted Irwin of the Northwest Gemological Laboratory in Bellevue, Wash. I gave him no information on the stones' origins, but when I returned to his lab to retrieve his report I found him wary but not certain about what he was looking at. The green one, in particular, set off his alarms for its lack of inclusions. Combined with the stone's unusual color -- green diamonds are especially rare in nature -- and cut, Irwin alerted me to the fact that people were now synthesizing diamonds. Did I know anything about where the stones came from, he wondered. Once I told him that the diamonds were in fact synthetic, he noted that he'd thought so. But proving it would be time consuming. It could also be costly. The GIA is selling two machines, developed by natural diamond cartel De Beers, specifically designed to test for synthetics -- one for just over $10,000 and the other for closer to $50,000 -- to jewelers and labs. That's one way the natural diamond industry is reacting to the emergence of these lower-cost stones. But Linares and Hellier say their goal is not to pass off their diamonds as mined ones. Both say full disclosure is absolutely critical to ensuring consumers' confidence in diamonds of all types. To that end, Gemesis is laser-inscribing all its diamonds and has put trace amounts of nickel in its stones to make identification easier. Apollo hasn't yet determined whether it will inscribe stones, but will at minimum rely on documentation and authorized distributors for full disclosure. And they're both adamant that a complementary market is out there. "It's not a question of either/or -- you can have both," Linares says. "You can have an engagement ring that's a mined diamond if you want and a tennis bracelet and earrings of cultured diamonds." Sounds good to me.


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10 Things to Remember When Your Whole Day (or Month) Seems to Go Wrong
"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today."
E. Joseph Cossman
Some days everything seems to just go wrong.
And sometimes it is not just days we're talking about. But a week or months when things feel tough and rough and you just want go home and give up.
I've had many such days and periods but over the years I have also become a lot better at handling them. So they don't drag me down and become a whole lot worse than they are already are.
Today I would like to share 10 things to remember when your whole day, week or month(s) seems to go wrong. All of them have been very valuable to me.
1. There is a brand new day tomorrow.
Just because this day or the last week didn't go well doesn't mean that there is not a brand new day tomorrow.
A day when you can start anew. With taking action to move towards what you want, likely having a bit more luck and when it will be easier to see that this difficult time is only temporary and not permanent (even if it might feel that way right now).
2. People don't care that much about what I do.
When things go wrong then you may not only be troubled by that situation itself. But also by what the people around you may think or say about what happened.
Don't worry too much about that though. Because even though you may be the main character in your own life you are not it in everybody else's lives.
They have their kids, pets, jobs and own challenges that they are fully focused on.
3. What is going well in my life though?
It is very easy to get stuck in focusing on the negative things and so they drag you further and further down into self-criticism and negativity.
But don't forget that there are still things that are going well in your life. It may be small things. Or things you often take for granted like a roof over your head, clean water or three steady meals every day.
I find that zooming out in this way helps me a lot to snap out of destructive thought patterns and to feel more level-headed again.
4. Criticism or destructive attacks may not be about me at all.
Sometimes criticism is certainly valid and should be listened to if you want to improve in life.
But don't make the common mistake of always thinking that the criticism or verbal attacks you receive are about you or something you did.
Because you do not know what is going on in the other person's life right now. How he might be having a bad day or week himself. How she is miserable about her job, boss or marriage.
Sometimes you might simply be in the wrong place as this person needs to lash out to release the pent up inner pressure.
5. I can ask for help.
When things go wrong and you feel alone with the challenge then you feel even worse.
But you don't have to. You can ask for help and may be surprised at how the people in your life will come to give a hand or some sound advice.
Or you can find a group of people online that are going through the same challenge as you – like for example reducing debt or getting into better shape – and get support when you are going through a tough patch.
Or you can go and talk to a counselor, therapist or doctor in your local area.
There is usually good help and support to be found. Even though it may not always feel like it before you ask.
6. Will this matter 5 months – or even 5 weeks – from now?
When you have setback, make mistake or fail then it might feel like the sky is falling.
I have found the question above to be really helpful in these situations to not fall into the trap of feeling like a powerless victim.
It helps me to relax, to zoom out and to see this setback in a larger perspective and to see that even though it is a big thing right now it will most likely now have that much of a negative impact in the long run.
7. I have handled tough situations in the past.
When you are standing in the middle of things going wrong then it is easy to get a bit panicky. To lose faith in yourself and your abilities.
Then look to the past for a bit of strength and confidence in what you can do.
Doing this helps me to feel like I am standing on firmer ground again. And sometimes I can even find a solution I used for another challenge in the past that I can reuse or readjust to get me out of this situation too.
8. Setbacks can be very valuable if I let them.
A common way of looking at failures, mistakes and obstacles on your journey is as something negative and things that should be avoided.
But trying to actively avoid them at any price usually leads to analysis paralysis and a lack of taking any significant action at all.
And the setbacks and mistakes in life can actually be very helpful if you let them. Before you start moving on from one of them ask yourself:
What is one thing I can learn from this situation?
That question has helped me to improve a lot about how I do things in life and to avoid repeating making the same mistakes over and over again.
9. Focus more on the small how-tos and less on the whys.
Processing what happened is certainly important. But instead of taking the common route of dwelling on the whys of the negative situation 80% or the time and looking for solutions 20% of the time switch those numbers around.
Spend more of your time on finding the small and practical steps you can take to make things better.
By doing so you'll start to feel more confident and less suffocated and paralyzed as you are moving forward once again (even if it is just by taking one very small step at first).
10. It is always darkest before the dawn.
This thought helped me to hold on when things looked bleak for many months and to keep going when my social skills and dating life was just plain bad.
It helped me to keep going when things looked like they would never pick up for my own small online business.
Why? Because I have found it to be true.
When things seemed to be at the lowest point something always happened. Often because being at that low point forced me to change something in how I did things.
But maybe also because life seems to have some kind of balance if I just keep going. If I keep taking action instead of giving up and doing nothing then something good always happens.
Seeing this repeat itself year after year strengthened my belief in taking action and to keep going even on rough days or weeks.
And it brings some comfort even when things look pretty dark.
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On the first Wednesday back at school after Christmas, me and my Mum went to pick up my brand new wheelchair. I am a full-time wheelchair user as I can't walk at all. This is my fourth wheelchair and so far, my favourite. I know that not many (if any) of you are wheelchair users but I know that I like to know what kind of chair people have got. So, mine is a Quickie Helium Pro in granite with an orange trim. Everything about it is designed to be light, making it weigh only 6 kg, which is crazy considering all the metal on it. It is really simple and practical, and I love it! I also have an anti-tip on mine (safety first) which is really easy to fold up and not much hassle. I have opted, for the first time to have a chair without handles, which was a scary prospect, but I am managing fine. Although at first I wasn't sure about the mud guards being so small, now its fine as long as I tuck my jacket into my belt. Overall, a great chair and if anyone is thinking about getting this chair, then I would recommend it.
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So everybody's favorite cheap tool store is now selling a knockoff pelican case under the Apache name with a claimed IP65 rating. These cases also have several layers of a type of pluck and pull foam. I decided to pick one of these suckers up and do a little bit of testing to see if its Grade A certified trash or if its a hidden jem in the land of free flashlight hell. It is worth noting that Sams Club has recently gotten a similar model plus 2 non HF comparable models they are selling under the makers mark brand. I went and looked at those and they have a IP55 rating and look damn near identical to the comparable sized HF one which would be the large unit. I may test those at a later date.
The test unit is a Apache 1800 which is comparable to the Pelican 1120.
The conditions I decided up on for the test are pretty simple. I secure an egg inside the case and submit it to a series of drops from five and ten feet. In theory this should give some indication about how well the case will perform if you wanted to put something delicate inside. The second thing I wanted to test was water intrusion. I decided to exceed its IP65 rating against pressurized water spray and submerge the thing in water. I decided this might be worth doing for those who live a flood zone or have it in a basement god forbid it floods. A comparable pelican case to the one tested has a IP67 rating of 30 minutes at 1 meter (3.33ft) of water. Best I could do was 2 feet in a shop trash can. I did keep the 30 minute standard. I apologize for the large pictures.
--5x 5 Foot Drop result --
Drop 1 right latch came open, Drops 2-5 all latches stayed closed. Obvious scuffs to unit but no cracks or signs of breakage. Egg inside is intact and was checked after every drop.
Pictures just show latch, and egg secure
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-- 5x 10 Foot Drop result--
Drops 1, 3, and 5 unremarkable. Drops 2 and 4 left latch came open. Egg is intact throughout all tests. Case is not cracked or showing any other damage other than scuffs.
Pictures just show latch, and egg secure
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--Water submersion test--
Box was weighed down with some metal scrap in a plastic bag since it wanted to float. I figured the weak point for this test would be the pressure release system. I was wrong.
Pictures just show submerged, then lid and main compartment free of water intrusion. Again, sorry for picture size.
So all said and done this thing actually surprised me. I would say these are a solid buy if you can get them on black friday or use a 20% off coupon. I don't blame you at all if you prefer pelican branded cases as they are pretty damn good. If you cant afford or just get sticker shock at the price of a pelican case I think these would be worth buying.


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Porsche has released 4 more hi-res images of the Porsche Panamera, together with an official announcement of the car's debut at the Auto Shanghai 2009 show in China from the 20th of April 2009 to the 28th of April 2009. The 4-door GT will make its showroom debut after that in summer 2009.
Although the China display will only feature the normally aspirated V8 and twin turbocharged V8 models, there will also be an entry level V6 engine producing at least 300 horsepower, and the entire engine range features direct fuel injection. The twin turbocharged Panamera Turbo will come exclusively with Porsche Traction Management with active all-wheel drive, but while the V6 and V8 units come standard with rear wheel drive, PTM is an option.
Another option is the adaptive air suspension system that is an upgrade from the regular steel suspension specified on the Panamera. This air suspension can also adjust ride height on the fly, and lowers the car to the maximum setting in Sport Plus Mode. This provides a lower center of gravity. Also an option is PDCC or Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, which from its description in the press release sounds like an active anti-roll bar which auto-adjusts to fight body roll in corners but releases itself for better straight line bumpy road smoothness.
A 6-speed manual or a 7-speed PDK twin clutch transmission is available, but Porsche did not reveal in this latest press release which transmissions are standard and optional on which models. So we'll have to wait until the China show for the full details on this new 4-door GT.
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– Stories about disasters that are occurring in the world which are not being widely reported.
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Time Runs Out For Illinois Constitutional Amendments
(Springfield, IL) — Illinois voters won't see any constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall. Illinois lawmakers have to vote on amendments six months before Election Day. That deadline passed last week. Illinois lawmakers proposed a number of amendments this year, including a plan to change how Illinois draws its political map, a term limits proposal, and a progressive income tax. But just because voters won't see the issues on the ballot, that doesn't mean they won't be a part of this fall's campaigns.
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Robert McNamara, former secretary of defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and chief architect of the Vietnam War, once recalled his experience with Vietnam as a kind of fog. "What the fog of war means," he said, "is that war is so complex it's beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend all the variables. Our judgment, our understanding are not adequate, and we kill people unnecessarily."
Errol Morris, known for his films The Thin Blue Line and A Brief History of Time, used that statement to give his documentary about McNamara its title. In an interview, Morris said, "I look at the McNamara story as 'the fog of war ate my homework' excuse. After all, if war is so complex, then no one is responsible."
No doubt Morris would agree that the same fog has now crept in and enveloped Iraq one year after the U.S. withdrew from that theater.
The war in Iraq started with Operation Shock and Awe but ended in a fizzle, and, some would argue, in an epic exercise in human futility. Neither victory nor defeat was clear. Instead, with the last of the American troops gone, the meaning of the war is muddled, leaving in its wake more questions than answers.
Is this the victory we had hoped for since Vietnam? Is this what we could muster after we invaded and occupied that country for nine years, supposedly to find weapons of mass destruction? Is Iraq truly a free and sovereign nation, given the unending conflict between Shiite and Sunni Muslims? And even if it is, was it worth the squandering of American blood and treasures, not to mention the killing of Iraqi civilians as "collateral damage"? Why liberate Iraq and not, say, North Korea or Syria, two countries that actually possess weapons of mass destruction? Why freedom and sovereignty for Iraq, if that was truly our purpose, and not, say, Tibet or Cuba? And if our national interest was at stake, have we protected that interest now that we have spilled precious blood and depleted our national treasury? Why, indeed, Iraq?
Historians will bicker over the answers but what is certain, however, is that the war in Iraq claimed 4,487 American lives, and left 32,226 Americans wounded, according to Pentagon statistics. According to Iraqbodycount.org, the number of Iraqis who died from violence ranges between 103,000 and 114,000 during the U.S. occupation. Though Congressional Research Service has estimated the cost of Operation Iraqi Freedom at around $806 billion dollars, President Obama has said that the cost of the war is over $1 trillion.
We closed a chapter in Iraq but the fog of war hasn't lifted. Instead one is left with an unsettling feeling, a bitterness in the mouth. We lost more than we hoped to gain. It's not defeat exactly, but in an age of perpetual war, it's clearly no victory. And in the end, if there's no clear objective, then isn't killing people objectionable and unnecessary?
But as the fog drifts about, it's as if there is a collective will to forget in this country. Let's forget Abu Ghraib, where we tortured and sexually humiliated our captives. Let's forget about the weapons of mass destruction, since we couldn't find any. Let's forget Haditha, where a My Lai-style massacre took place by our drunken soldiers. Let's forget waterboarding being condoned and supported by politicians. Let's forget extraordinary rendition, where we kidnapped thousands of world citizens and flew them directly to secret prisons for interrogation. Let's forget that there's still a Guantánamo where political prisoners are being kept without due process, which has led to suicides. Let's forget the 2 million displaced Iraqi refugees who continue to subsist in neighboring countries or are displaced in their own.
It is worth noting that right after the war in Iraq drew to an end, Congress passed a defense budget at a whopping $662 billion with flying colors, $16 billion more than President Obama expected. In 2012 that number increased to $707.5 billion. No doubt much is needed for the new drone wars, with assassination a more assured success than with ground invasion.
There was no fighting to speak of in a Congress known for its bickering and quarrels. There was no controversy over spending that amount of money among elected officials otherwise known for their push to cut basic services. The war industrial complex needs to be fed. Victory may no longer be needed in the world in which wars are fought not to be won or lost, but under a pretext to keep America safe.
Morris' documentary about McNamara has a subtitle: "Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara." One of them is "Believing and seeing are both often wrong." What that means to McNamara is that doing the right thing turned out to be an enormous error. Too bad that lesson hasn't sunk in. Americans were duped for going into invading Iraq. And no one has yet taken responsibility for America's most disastrous mistake in the 21st century -- invading a country that did not attack us and that did not pose any real threat to the American people.
Alas, the violent deeds and aggression of empires seem to depend proportionally on the complacency, and therefore tacit approval, of their citizenry. And when a society hides behind the apparatus of bellicose foreign policies, allowing its government almost unchecked power for pre-emptive strikes and invasions, the only logical outcome is injustice and cruelty; and so the fog of war can only thicken with the years.
New America Media editor, Andrew Lam is the author of "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora" (Heyday Books, 2005), which recently won a Pen American "Beyond the Margins" award and "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres." His next book, "Birds of Paradise Lost" is due out in 2013. He has lectured and read his work widely at many universities.
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2016 has been a knockout year for The Lovelocks, a female roots-country duo comprised of Ali Raney and Zoe Neuman. The proud recipients of numerous accolades, the 2014 Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Series winners, recently received their third CCMA Award nomination for Roots Artist of the Year, and Raney received her fifth CCMA Award nomination for Fiddle Player of the Year. Having released three singles to date off of their new EP Born To Love, the single "Home Sweet Home" dazzled Canadian country music fans becoming the #1 selling single by a Canadian country artist, and hit #2 on the top 50 Canadian viral list on Spotify, gaining over 250,000 plays within the first few months of the release.
Most recently, they debuted their new single (and respective music video) for "Time After Time". The track features their very own take on the classic Cyndi Lauper hit, infusing the iconic song with their upbeat roots country sounds and signature fiddle interplays. Between songwriting, video shoots and radio tours across Canada this year, The Lovelocks have also been touring throughout 2016. They recently travelled overseas to entertain the Canadian Troops in Kuwait, France and the Ukraine. Fans can look forward to more tour dates throughout Canada this fall.
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