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1957 Chevy Bel Air - Back To The Fifties In Triplicate
1957 Was A Red Letter Year For Loretta And Steve Conway, Their Matched Set Of Toys Is Proof That There's More To Enjoying A Vintage Car Than A 100-Point Restoration
First off, this is not going to be another feature on another perfectly restored or restified Tri-Five Chevy. No it's a lot more than that. It's an interesting story about a couple of baby boomers who not only enjoy their '57 Chevy Bel Air two-door hardtop but have built around it a truly wonderful lifestyle that includes recreational passions directly related to the enjoyment they derive from their seeming obsession to the year 1957.
Loretta and Steve Conway live in Canoga Park, California, northwest of Los Angeles. Steve is about as traditional a car guy as there is, having worked his way up the collector-car food chain starting with a '57 Chevy 210 in high school followed by a fuel injected '57 Corvette. Then he met Loretta, got married and followed this up with a custom '40 Ford pickup and a '39 Ford sedan. But after that, all of a sudden, there were no more hot rods for a while. Kids probably had something to do with it.
But as the '80s drew to a close, he got back into the car scene again, starting off with three '62 Corvettes followed by two '57 Chevys. But again, he lost his enthusiasm as the shows no longer were fun; it all got a bit too serious. "In the mid-'90s I was tired of car shows," says Steve. "The cars were basically art and really not useable. Finally I decided to build another '57, but this time not go crazy and have a car that when I was done, would be able to take other people with us on runs and attend events.
I came across our '57. It was decent without needing a lot of work. Again, I started having fun, just driving and not worrying about dust, dirt, and the occasional rock chip. Of course I couldn't completely leave it alone. Because I wanted it driveable I installed air conditioning and after that came mags, headers, a manifold and carburetor, MSD, disc brakes. . .well, you know the story."
It took a trip up to Famoso Raceway, in Bakersfield, California, to really turn things around for the Conways. "When we went up for the drags, I noticed many people camping for the three-day event," say Steve. "I thought this would be fun and even better in an old classic trailer. After discussing it with my wife, I thought about maybe a teardrop trailer. After I showed Loretta what a teardrop was she said no way. If we were going to do a trailer, she wanted to be able to stand up inside. What followed was that we started looking for a trailer with a look that matched up well with our '57 Chevy."
"We found our Shasta in the local paper," says Loretta. "And we just bought it. We paid more than we wanted because the owner told us that this trailer is a classic, thus the price goes up. But I think he knew we had to have it because it was a '57, the same year as the Chevy."
"To say that the trailer was very rough, that's an understatement," says Steve. "But it was fun fixing it up because my wife got involved. It's like a little house, a home away from home. Fixing it up was like part auto repair and part home remodeling. She picked out material for the curtains, floor and upholstery. We had fun shopping for everything we would ever need at Camping World." To make trailing the Shasta safer, Steve upgraded the Chevy with power disc brakes and the trailer is equipped with electronic brakes as well.
Following behind Steve as we traveled up Interstate 5 through Los Angeles it was fun watching other drivers moving around Steve to get a closer look. In car culture crazy Southern California, that's saying a lot when even a slammed H2 riding on 24-inch wheels hardly garners a passing look. "The Chevy has no problem towing the trailer," says Steve. "But at much over 55 miles per hour, you start to know that you're pulling it. It starts to wander a bit. Yet you have to feel great when people driving by give you the thumbs-up, as if you're driving some exotic hot rod."
The Conways use their trailer for many car events. It makes a great alternative to staying in motels. They have even put it in some car shows, as a combo. While their '57 Chevy is by no means a concours restoration, when parked next to their Shasta, it's easy to overlook its flaws. In reality, the white on red combination typically garners more attention and bigger crowds than most of the megabuck restorations parked next to it. It's not a show car, as Steve likes to say, it's basically a daily driver. But that has not stopped it from winning awards as at the latest car show they attended, in Burbank at Johnny Carson Park, they were awarded the Best of Show.
The Conway's fixation with 1957 does stop with the Chevy and matching Shasta, it extends to their third toy, a '57 Glastron boat. "We go camping quite often," says Loretta. "On one camping trip to a local lake, I thought it would be neat to have a boat and discussed this with Steve. This '1957 thing' is starting to get out of hand but we found a '57 Glastron boat in Texas, bought it and towed it back to California. It required major glass work and the interior was shot but I think that overall, it turned out well. One time while we were camping someone showed us a magazine called Lost Highways. It was all about vintage travel trailers and showed many of the original ads for not only our Shasta but the dozens of other trailers available. Lost Highways also mentioned a get together in Southern California. Through this we started going to vintage trailer gatherings. At first there were very few trailers that were being pulled by classic cars. Now many of the travel trailer people are doing exactly what we did. It has all been worth it, as we have met a lot of wonderful people at trailer and boat gatherings. Why not? It all worked in 1957!"
The Conways prove that it's not just about how perfect your car is, it's how much fun you have with your hobby. And meeting them at the 2003 Cruise for a Cure event in Costa Mesa, California, over the long Labor Day weekend, it's apparent to us that they are really having fun and that the Shasta and Glastron add an entirely unique dimension to the hobby, one that we see growing in the future.
When most people think travel trailer, the name Airstream immediately comes to mind. The shiny aluminum torpedos are still a common site on the Interstates to this day. Of the hundreds of manufacturers producing travel trailers back in their heyday of the '30s, only a handful have survived.
Today, Shasta is a name attached to a line of large travel trailers built by another company. But in its day, the compact Shasta packed a lot of innovation and living into a 14-foot long package with less square footage than a '50s tract-house child's bedroom. The Conway's '57 Shasta can sleep four in a pinch and is equipped with all of the amenities, albeit smaller, found in a studio apartment.
Having met Loretta and Steve at the 2003 Cruising for a Cruise, Loretta showed me some of her collection of vintage travel trailer magazines. There I saw a Shasta advertisement dating back to 1957, showing 14635 Keswick Street in Van Nuys, about 60 miles away, as Shasta's HQ. I suggested to Steve, since I planned to shoot his three toys together back in Canoga Park not far from his home, that we drive by and see what was there now. He agreed and on Labor Day 2003 we drove past a grey industrial building that was apparently the Shasta manufacturing plant-today it's a used car lot but it's easy to imagine what it looked like in 1957.
Driving to Canoga Park, we passed by the site of the GM Van Nuys plant, less than a mile away. Over the walkie-talkie Steve commented that his '57 Bel Air was built in the Van Nuys plant. I thought how ironic, that 47 years later both his Chevy and Shasta had returned together to their respective birthplaces.
The Glastron story dates back to the '50s as well and was the first large-scale manufacturer of fiberglass runabouts, and since 1956 has sold more than 360,000 units. It probably has more in common with Bowling Green's favorite son than any of its aquatic contemporaries. In 1973, when a then record 24,863 boats were sold, 26 were used in the filming of the first Roger Moore James Bond film, Live and Let Die. Seventeen of the 26 were destroyed in the 100-plus practice jumps needed to find the optimum speed and ramp design to achieve what became the then world record jump of 110 feet.
If it looks like what the Conways have done looks like fun to you, there are many great Web sites to explore and to get your feet wet. Probably the best is the mecca for travel trailer aficiandos, www.vintage-vacations.com. If you want to know more about Glastron boats, visit www.classicglastron.com. For those of you more comfortable looking at paper and ink, we can suggest Travel Trailer: A Visual History of Mobile America as the definitive single source for an overview of the travel trailer subculture.
Once you're comfortable with your knowledge of this subculture, the best place to look for a vintage travel trailer or boat is the local classifieds or if you're willing to extend your search nationally, check out the listings at www.ebay.com using travel trailer, Airstream, or Shasta as your keywords. Happy hunting!
Engine 350 ci
Ignition MSD
Manifold Edelbrock
Radiator Griffin
Headers Doug Thorley
Mufflers Flow Master
Air Conditioning AirTique
Wheels American Mags
- Upgraded power steering and power front disc brakes
Length 15 feet
Weight 1,600 pounds
- Electric Brakes Upgrades Refrigerator, microwave, TV-VCR and PortaPotty
Length 15 feet
Interior Red tuck and roll, black carpet
Accessories Horn, bell, spotlight, AM/FM Stereo
Motor Evinrude 40hp outboard


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No admin looks forward to a network outage, but add the national power grid and a blame-happy CIO to the mix, and you may find yourself undergoing an impromptu test. Not only are your technical skills under examination, but also your ability to keep your cool as accusatory eyes watch your progress in resolving the crisis.
I was thrown into this very situation over a decade ago when I worked for a network provider and was dispatched to fix a problem when a customer called about a large-scale disruption. The problem occurred at the head office of the national power grid operator in my country. The CIO there had a long-established track record of rapidly attributing blame elsewhere whenever things went wrong, so getting a call from him immediately put us on guard. I was not looking forward to what interactions I'd have with him while fixing the mess.
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The CIO met me when I arrived and explained the situation. He was very tense and said his IT staff had determined that some component of the network -- that is, my company's responbility -- must be causing the problems. He didn't blame us outright, but his tone was accusatory. I mentally geared myself up to deal with what was very probably going to be a long and stressful day.
The mood at the site was panicked to say the least. The office had about 500 employees, and by the time I arrived about half of them had been unable to work for almost two hours. The IT staff were investigating to see if other sites or the national power grid were affected. The CIO was under extreme pressure from other managers to resolve the problem -- yesterday.
The corporate network used two ranges of IP addresses with a large core router providing the link between the two halves of the network. About half of the on-site PCs were intermittently losing access to servers in the other subnet.
The internal IT support personnel had been working on the issue but had hit a roadblock. They'd come to the conclusion that a major fault had arisen in the core router. They had started an investigation but found that the network breaks were so severe they couldn't log on to most of the network equipment to begin troubleshooting.
The CIO was frantic and hovered over my shoulder through every troubleshooting step, demanding updates every minute. I eventually asked him to wait outside the room so that I could get on with the job. To his credit, he complied.

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A DAY THAT SHALL LIVE ON IN INFAMY! :mhcky21:
What a get-together! The best one yet! We basically overtook the bar at Fifth and Vine.
I treied to take as many pics as I could. But there were a few "spoil sports" who just wouldn't allow it
But here is what I have.
Again....what a great time..... and what a great game!
And remember..... "NOBODY SCORES ON DANNY GRAVES!!!!"
Here's RBA!
Great guy, and so glad to get to meet a great American!


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A building demolition project could be very hazardous. Plus its more hazardous to demolish a building than it really is to build a fresh building. Before selecting your project search homes for sale 78704 to get the right deals. It is because of some factors which are unknown like changes in the building design during initial construction, like Delta Effex. It could also contain hazardous materials hidden within the building structure and also have unknown weaknesses in the building structure. To cope with these hazards, everyone mixed up in project ought to be made alert to them and the safety precautions to try avoid or cope with them.
Which means that the project supervisor must do a site checkup to look for the type of hazards on the demolition site, the techniques to be utilized in the project itself, the gear and machinery to be utilized during site clearance and the safety precautions to be undertaken to make sure a safe project. The project supervisor ought to be a skilled engineer who has previously handled an identical project successfully.
Litigant whose building is usually to be demolished should supply the project supervisor with any relevant information that may guide him in identifying the hazards which are present on the webpage. He should organize a niche site survey whose purpose would be to determine the current presence of materials such as for example asbestos, determine the stability of structures at the website and mark out the locations of services like electricity, sewerage and water.
He should have a written report written on the website survey and present it to the demolition contractor before the start of project itself, like a good piece of dark ambient music. Following this, the website to be cordoned off completely to restrict the general public and other unauthorized people from entering the risky site. All asbestos material to be taken off the website completely or put under lock and key. Services like electricity, water and gas to be disconnected or relocated to some other location from the demolition spot.
If relocation isn't possible then their locations and pipes ought to be clearly labeled to avoid them from being damaged. Safe practices preparations ought to be undertaken ahead of start of demolition. This includes establishing of clear exit routes for debris clearing dumpster rental. Site clearance of debris ought to be immediately undertaken to a designated area where sorting from the debris is undertaken.
It also means establishing the best fake urine and emergency signs within an area accessible to all or any workers. Local hospitals and emergency service centers ought to be alerted of the impending demolitions and their numbers ought to be clearly on paper and set up in a location where everyone can easily see. Workers ought to be trained on using safety equipment and in addition the way to handle emergencies.
Through the demolition work itself, site managers and supervisors should make sure that all workers follow safety precautions and so are dressed in the proper safety gear. Safety gear includes hard hats, industrial boots, overalls, gloves, goggles, and ear protection. Everyone on site should make certain he follows safety precautions and that their fellow and friends workers do to.
Machinery ought to be properly maintained to lessen threat of accidents and the driver's area ought to be properly reinforced to safeguard him from injury like falling debris.
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The first time I noticed Leo's Taco truck at La Brea and Venice Blvd I was returning from El Chato having just consumed a plateful of tacos. The crowds of people standing around the truck signaled a certain quality. Your average day time taco truck can get a crowd out of sheer probability (park in front of an office at lunch time), but a taco truck that has a crowd at 9pm at night is one to keep an eye on.
You order your tacos from a gentleman that stands behind a podium with a cash box. He is sort of a taco conductor gesturing with both the taquero that is manning the al pastor spit and the cooks inside the truck that prepare all the other orders. The conductor writes a ticket for each order and attaches the tickets for Al Pastor next to the cart with the Al Pastor and hands all other tickets to the cooks inside the truck, The tickets for the taquero read 2p, 3p, 4p, the p of course standing for al pastor. I thought it was an ingenious system devised by the conductor, I only questioned the adding of the p to the tickets for the taquero. Afterall, the taquero manning the al pastor spit knows that the numbers on the tickets are all that matters to him and he knows that he is only responsible for al pastor. The adding of the "p" is irrelevant to him. I guess these are the things you think of when waiting for your tacos.
This is the first time since I started on the taco beat where I have seen Al Pastor carved directly from the spit on to the tortilla. Most real Al Pastor in LA is cut from the spit then grilled on a plancha. Sometimes it is mixed with onions while on the grill. Some of the best al pastor I've had has had a charred taste to it. But this Al Pastor was entirely different. This is by far the most tender al pastor I have ever had. And this taquero was one of the few skilled taqueros I have seen around LA. His carving of the pork is one thing but the way he cut the pineapple, well he just made it look easy. And I gather it is not. With one hand the taquero holds the tortillas in his hand, and with the other he carves pork from the spit right on to the tortillas. When he has carved enough meat on the tortillas he takes his knife and cuts off a slice of pineapple from the top of the trompo on to the taco which he holds in his hand. He then gestures to the conductor who compares the ticket with the plate. A ticket that says 3p is matched with a plate of 3 tacos. The conductor then gets rid of the 3p ticket. Standing there I began to think that perhaps the "p" is for the conductor and not the taquero. Perhaps the conductor writes 3a or 3c on the tickets for the cooks in the trucks for asada and carnitas and at the end of the night he counts his tickets to see what he sold.
Once you receive your tacos there is a table of condiments and salsas to garnish them with. There is a salsa verde, salsa roja,avocado salsa, as well as onions, cilantro, radishes, cucumbers, and limes. You get all this for $1 a taco.
Update: I've been hitting up this truck pretty frequently and it's been better each time. They now have two al pastor spits because of the demand. The pork is so good you don't even have to dress the tacos with onions, cilantro or salsa. I drizzle a little salsa roja on the tacos sometimes but by itself it's amazing as well. My previous score of 4.5/5 is being amended to 5/5.
Update II: The city has shut down Leo's outdoor Al Pastor spit. Squid Ink has the details.
Typical anti-taco behavior from the city.
Update III 10/1 The trompo rides again! The al pastor spit is back at Leo's. There's a different taquero who's also very talented with the flick of the pineapple and the carving of the spit. I didn't notice much a difference in the taste. Still excellent and by far the best LA has seen.
Leo's Tacos
La Brea and Venice Blvd
tacos $1 each
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1994 Corvette
Ron Decker's Latest In A Series Of Long-Term Commitments
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Ron Decker, a machinist in New Castle, Indiana, caught the Fever a long time ago, and he's suffered for years with no signs of remission. He owned his first, a ´63 convertible, in high school. He knew even then that he would always own a Corvette. Then, for years he had a ´67 427 convertible (which he's sorry he sold), and later an ´82 Collector Edition, which was featured in Corvette Fever way back in 1990.
Now his attention is focused on this nifty ´94. And with good reason. Torch Red with a light gray interior, it's in pristine condition. The only things Ron's changed since he bought it two years ago are the exhaust and the wheels. The exhaust is now Borla, and he swapped out the original wheels for 17-inch front, 18-inch rear 2000 ones. Goodyear rubber, of course.
The 11th in the C4 series, the ´94 was the beneficiary of continuing advances in technology, and the 350ci, 300hp LT1 was refined for this model. Its new, improved, sequential fuel-injection system fires injectors in sequence with the engine's firing order, resulting not only in better emissions handling, but improved idle quality and response. The transmission was also improved with electronic control wizardry and a safety feature in ´94. Not only did shift quality improve, which increased driving pleasure, but it became a lot harder to get rolling accidentally--the brake pedal would now have to be depressed before you could even think of shifting out of Park.
Ron treats his ´94 reverently, but it doesn't spend its life in the garage. She's driven once a week when the weather's good, and attends local concours shows.
With Ron's long-term, monogamous affairs with Corvettes, he admits a little sheepishly that he works for--yikes--Chrysler! But we'll forgive him for that. He's obviously on the right track otherwise.


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One of the most exciting benefits of working for Moda Fabrics is being able to see all the brand new collections before they are sampled out to our customers. When I first saw the Ten Little Things collection by Jenn Ski... I was ecstatic!
Finally... a collection that can be used for young kids {not just baby}. Not only is it a great choice for the girls... it is perfect for BOYS! LOVE IT!
So, my creative juices started working. I am very excited to be able to share a free pattern I designed especially for Moda.
Read more about this free pattern and fabric designer on Moda... the Cutting Table blog.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Ten Little Things Quiet Book
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Oh my heavens Angela, this is adorable. I think this is the cutest quite book I've ever seen. You should get double brownie points for doing this with a baby!ReplyDelete
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Anderson Cooper Threw a Big Gay Party in His Fire House of Love
For all of you who wonder what goes on behind the doors of the converted fire house where Anderson Cooper lives with his boyfriend, gay bar owner Benjamin Maisani, now we have a little insight. They throw really gay birthday parties.
Gatecrasher reports that Cooper hosted a birthday party for famous homosexual and card-carrying member of the gay-list Josh Wood, whose Josh Wood Productions throws a number of gay events and fundraisers in New York, including the infamous Pines Party in Fire Island. He does some work with straight people too, which would make his party perfect for Andy—not too gay, but still really, really gay. Josh is also a very nice (and very handsome) guy, so I don't fault anyone for wanting to throw him a big old party.
Josh threw himself a birthday party during his Sunday afternoon party at the Dream Hotel, but that was just open to the general public. Pshaw. That's not not nearly as fun as the insider shindig at the Coop's. Make the obligatory "fire house" and "pole" jokes in the comments.


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Measurement And Calibration Methodology: How We Test
To measure and calibrate monitors, we use an i1Pro spectrophotometer and version 5.1.2 of SpectraCal's CalMAN software.
For patterns, we employ an AccuPel DVG-5000 video signal generator. This approach removes video cards and drivers from the signal chain, allowing the display to receive true reference patterns. Connections are made via HDMI.
The AccuPel DVG-5000 is capable of generating all types of video signals at any resolution and refresh rate up to 1920x1080 at 60 Hz. It can also display motion patterns to evaluate a monitor's video processing capabilities, with 3D patterns available in every format. This allows us to measure color and grayscale performance, crosstalk, and ghosting in 3D content via the 3D glasses.
The i1Pro is placed at the center of the screen (unless we're measuring uniformity) and sealed against it to block out any ambient light. The Accupel pattern generator (bottom left) is controlled via USB by CalMAN, which is running on the Dell XPS laptop on the right.
Our version of CalMAN Ultimate allows me to design all of the screens and workflows to best suit the purpose at hand. To that end, we've created a display review workflow from scratch. This way, we can be sure and collect all the necessary data with a concise and efficient set of measurements.
The charts show us the RGB levels, gamma response, and Delta E error for every brightness point from zero to 100 percent. The table shows us the raw data for each measurement. And the area in the upper-left tells us luminance, average gamma, Delta E, and contrast ratio. The individual charts can be copied to the Windows clipboard to easily create graphics for our reviews.
Every primary and secondary color is measured at 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 percent saturation. The color saturation level is simply the distance from the white point on the CIE chart. You can see the targets moving out from white in a straight line. The further a point is from center, the greater the saturation until you hit 100 percent at the edge of the gamut triangle. This shows us the display's response at a cross-section of color points. Many monitors score well when only the 100 percent saturations are measured. Hitting the targets at the lower saturations is more difficult, and factors into our average Delta E value (which explains why our Delta E values are sometimes higher than those reported by other publications).


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EXCLUSIVE: Shoot underway in Los Angeles on thriller sold in Berlin by SC Films.
Shoot is underway in Los Angeles on thriller Bullet starring Danny Trejo, Breaking Bad star Jonathan Banks and Iron Sky's Julia Dietze.
SC Films will be introducing buyers to the thriller about a hardened detective battling to bring down a gang.
Nick Lyon directs and co-wrote the script with Ron Peer and Byron Lester.
Giant Ape Media, the film division of Funimation, produces in partnership with SC Films International and American United Media.
Producers are Matthew Joynes and Robert Rodriguez, co-produced April Bennett and executive-produced by Gen Fukunaga and Chris Moujaes and is scheduled for a late 2013 release.


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Ladies Lotto is proud to be sponsoring Glowlab's Benefit Exhibition for SWOON'S Swimming Cities of Serenissima at Fountain New York beginning Thursday, March 5th.
This exhibit, by artist SWOON, will feature a fleet of three hand crafted vessels that will navigate the Adriatic Sea, beginning in the Karst region of Slovenia and ending in Venice, Italy in May of 2009. Designed by the visual artist SWOON, the floating sculptures are descendants of the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea (Hudson River, 2008) and the Miss Rockaway Armada (Mississippi River, 2006 and 2007).
The benefit will take place in New York City during Armory Show week, March 5th-8th, as part of Glowlab's exhibit space at Fountain, the alternative art exhibition known for presenting cutting-edge and independent art galleries. Fountain will be located at Pier 66 at 26th St in Hudson River Park. Participating artists include Swoon, Maya Hayuk, The London Police, Martha Cooper, Monica Canilao, Dennis McNett, Imminent Disaster, Eric White, Tod Seelie, Molly Crabapple, C. Damage, Elbow Toe and many more.
Sponsored by Ladies Lotto
VIP/Press Preview: Thursday, March 5th
General Admission: March 6th-8th
Reception for the Artists: Friday, March 6th
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William Lynn, the deputy secretary of defense, said in a speech outlining the strategy that 24,000 files containing Pentagon data were stolen from a defense industry computer network in a single intrusion in March. He offered no details about what was taken but in an interview before the speech he said the Pentagon believes the attacker was a foreign government. He didn't say which nation.
"We have a pretty good idea" who did it, Lynn said the interview. He would not elaborate.
Many cyberattacks in the past have been blamed on China or Russia. One of the Pentagon's fears is that eventually a terrorist group, with less at stake than a foreign government, will acquire the ability to not only penetrate U.S. computer networks to steal data but to attack them in ways that damage U.S. defenses or even cause deaths.
In his speech at the National Defense University, Lynn said that sophisticated computer capabilities reside almost exclusively in nation-states, and that U.S. military power is a strong deterrent against overtly destructive cyberattacks. Terrorist groups and rogue states, he said, are a different problem and harder to deter.
"If a terrorist group gains disruptive or destructive cybertools, we have to assume they will strike with little hesitation," he said.
The Pentagon has long worried about the vulnerability of its computer systems. The concern has grown as the military becomes more dependent not only on its own computers but also on those of its defense contractors, including providers of the fuel, electricity and other resources that keep the military operating globally.
At his Senate confirmation hearing last month, new Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cited "a strong likelihood that the next Pearl Harbor" could well be a cyberattack that cripples the U.S. power grid and financial and government systems. He said last weekend that cybersecurity will be one of the main focuses of his tenure at the Pentagon.
The Pentagon operates more than 15,000 computer networks and 7 million computers in dozens of countries.
"For the Department of Defense, our networks are really our lifeblood," Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in an interview prior to Lynn's release of the new strategy.
As shown by the March attack on a defense industry computer network that contained sensitive defense data, the military's vulnerability extends beyond its own computers. In a new pilot program, the Pentagon is sharing classified threat intelligence with a handful of companies to help them identify and block malicious activity.
Lynn said intrusions in the last few years have compromised some of the Pentagon's most sensitive systems, including surveillance technologies and satellite communications systems. Penetrations of defense industry networks have targeted a wide swath of military hardware, including missile tracking systems and drone aircraft, he said.
In Cartwright's view, a largely defensive approach to the problem is inadequate. He said the Pentagon currently is focused 90 percent on defensive measures and 10 percent on offense; the balance should be the reverse, he said. For the federal government as a whole, a 50-50 split would be about right, Cartwright argued.
"If it's OK to attack me and I'm not going to do anything other than improve my defenses every time you attack me, it's difficult" to stop that cycle, Cartwright said. "There is no penalty for attacking (the U.S.) right now." He added that a number of complex legal and cultural issues need to be sorted out before the Pentagon can devise a comprehensive offensive strategy.
In response to an audience member's question after his speech, Lynn the White House could be expected to consider using military force in response to a cyberattack "if there is massive damage, massive human losses, significant economic damage."
Earlier this year, President Barack Obama signed executive orders that lay out how far military commanders around the globe can go in using cyberattacks and other computer-based operations against enemies and as part of routine espionage. The orders detail when the military must seek presidential approval for a specific cyberattack on an enemy, defense officials and cybersecurity experts told the AP.
The strategy unveiled by Lynn is oriented toward defensive rather than offensive measures. It calls for developing more resilient computer networks so the military can continue to operate if critical systems are breached or taken down. It also says the Pentagon must improve its workers' cyber "hygiene" to keep viruses and other intrusions at bay. And it calls for fuller collaboration with other federal agencies, companies and foreign allies.
The strategy also is focused on insider threats. Without citing specifics, it says it will try to deter "malicious insiders" by "shaping behaviors and attitudes through the imposition of higher costs for malicious activity."
Stewart Baker, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, called the plan thoughtful but lacking in some aspects.
"It's an incomplete description of a defensive strategy," he said. "If the Pentagon announced that our nuclear warfare strategy centered on fallout shelters, we'd all hope that they had a real strategy that was better than that."


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On the cusp of another new year, it's hard to imagine where the last 365 days could have possibly gone, no matter how thoroughly they were lived. Reflecting back on 2013, the temptation to sum up all of the most brilliant aspects into one neat little package is high, and yet the results always feel inauthentic at best. Who can really quantify the "best" of anything when there are so many muddled moments inextricably mixed in? What was your favorite recipe? Your most rewarding project? Your greatest victory? Even as I reflect back, pouring over the contents of my hard drive and all the fine details lost to a poor memory, I struggle to find answers.
Lest this sound too morose, fear not! It was a banner year for me, an excellent and joyous year overall, filled with greater successes and stronger friendships than I could have ever hoped for when the clock struck midnight 52 weeks ago. I just know that I could never do all of those things justice though a top-ten list or whirlwind round up, forced out at the last minute.
Instead, I find myself drawn back of course to a more recent event, still fresh in mind, that points to new possibilities in the future. Car photography is not a niche I ever considered, not once, and would have never even attempted without the prompts of a homework assignment. Despite all my misgivings, the results remain one of my top photos- A shock, considering that for once, there's absolutely no food involved!
With that, I look to the future, planning to explore this new world of possibilities further, along with all the other tasty ventures that have serve my camera (and stomach) so well thus far. Let's not wrap everything up and tuck it away on a high shelf, starting again with a clean slate. Take all those experiences and move forward with them, stronger, wiser, better prepared for 2014. May it be the best year yet, only to be topped by its successor.


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Selena Thinking Out Loud With Purpose is so excited to participate again in another Jewelry Candles giveaway with Elitemama! She is having a Jewelry Candles Giveaway every two weeks because she noticed how popular it is with our readers! YAY! So...you know the drill. Make sure to enter all of your entries on the Rafflecopter form below and the host has provided a HUGE review on the candles with the jewelry surprise inside! Good Luck! ~Selena
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Jewelry Candles was inspired by the famous classic movie, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A great classic movie that everyone has pretty much seen. The people at the company love the movie and thought that it would be awesome to do their own Willie Wonka type concept. Instead of having golden tickets inside of a chocolate bar, you will find jewelry in these all natural soy candles. With Jewelry Candles, everyone is a winner =) Inside of all the candles there is a hidden jewel that can be worth anywhere from $10 to $7,500. In the candle you could find a ring, necklace, pendant, bracelet, anklet, or even a pair of earrings. You never know what you will find in your candle, but it will always be a fabulous piece of jewelry.
I was excited to have the opportunity to review one of the lovely Candles from Jewelry Candles. Not only was I excited, I was was practically jumping up and down like a kid in a candy store, lol. My kids even looked at me funny as well. So, I got to choose a candle and I chose the Pink Love candle. Now before I go on about the candle, I want to let all of you know about the shipping. The shipping was excellent. The candle arrived extremely fast, I mean in like less than 2 days fast. And the best part was the packaging. When it came to the packaging, that candle was sealed and protected. I mean it was covered in so much bubble wrap, the candle could have made it though a battle, lol. It was great. That right there shows that Jewelry Candles takes care of there products and wants their customers to be completely satisfied.
Here is the lovely candle
Originally the label on the candle was covering the area where the jewelry "marker" is, but I moved it so you can get a visual of where to expect your jewelry when you get your candle. It doesn't always end up in the same place as mine happened to be. It could be a bit higher.
The candle has to wicks so it gives you a nice even burn. No need to worry about the candles tunneling through one side leaving the other side waxy, lol. The smell of the candle when it is burning is so relaxing and calm. I love it and there is no harsh or pungent odor either when it is being burned.
And now, for the best part. Are you ready? Lookie =)
As you can see in one part of the photo the foil is peaking through the wax. That is when you are ready to open your prize. I got this lovely heart shaped ring. It fits perfect with the candles. And I'm letting you know this ahead of time, the jewelry is top knotch. I have a scensitivity to jewelry causing me to break out, but with the ring that I got in my candle, I had no issues at all. I even wore the ring for three days straight to see if I would have a reaction and nothing. So you know right then and there that Jewelry Candles uses high quality jewelry in their candles along with a high quality candle =) Once you have tried Jewelry Candles, you will be hooked. Check out my youtube video to learn more.
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Tuesday, 7 April 2015
A Dinosaur in Hyde
On Easter Saturday some dinosaurs visited Hyde and roamed around town. The first arrived on the Civic Square about 10.45am. More came later and by mid-afternoon the place was crowded with people enjoying the market festivities.
I've been posting a daily photo of Hyde now for nine years with only a few days missing. Five years ago I put Hyde Daily Photo Vol. 1 (2006-2011) into archive mode. Now I am putting Vol. 2 into archive mode.
I shall continue to post photos of Hyde on Hyde Xtra but not necessarily every day. That blog was originally started by a spammer who copied many of the City Daily Photo Blogs. After a concerted effort the blog was closed down and I took over the URL in 2009 as a place to post extra photographs. If you have previously linked to us on your side-bar or elsewhere please update the link to follow Hyde Xtra.
I will still be posting periodically on all my other blogs and uploading photos to the Geograph Britain & Ireland project where you can contact me via my profile page.
This post is a contribution to Our World Tuesday.
Posted by Gerald (SK14) at Tuesday, April 07, 2015 11 comments
Sunday, 5 April 2015
Shadows over the College
Trees cast shadows over the Stockport Road, Hyde Campus of Tameside College.
Hyde College on Stockport Road, Gee Cross opened around 1960. It later became part of Tameside College and was closed in the early 2000s. Having been in mothballs for many years the site is now being sold in order to help fund a super college in Ashton-under-Lyne and despite being on Green Belt land a planning application has been made for an estate of 40 houses to be built on the site.
See another photograph of the site on Hyde Xtra.
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Blue Monday;
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Posted by Gerald (SK14) at Sunday, April 05, 2015 13 comments
Saturday, 4 April 2015
Undertaker's car park under water
After heavy rain the car parking space for the undertakers on the corner of Market Street and Dowson Road is inundated by a huge puddle.
The reflection on the right is of the back of a house on Thornley Street, while the trees on the left are on Dowson Road.
See a wider, coloured view on Geograph.
A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White and Weekend Reflections.
Posted by Gerald (SK14) at Saturday, April 04, 2015 17 comments
Labels: Reflections, Residences, Trees
Friday, 3 April 2015
And a plane flies by
Behind the rear of the library building in Hyde as featured in last Tuesday's post, a Manchester bound plane flies by as a flue-pipe releases a plume of smoke or hot air up into the clouds.
A contribution to Skywatch Friday.
Posted by Gerald (SK14) at Friday, April 03, 2015 2 comments
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Thursday, 2 April 2015
Spice is nice
The side of the herbs and spices kiosk is splattered with signs advertising all sorts of stuff. I'm not sure what some of the things actually are but the stall has being going for over 21 years so it is obviously doing a lot of people some good.
A contribution to signs, signs.
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Labels: Food and Drink, Health care, Shops, Signs
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
My Camera-Shy Self Portrait
On the first day of every month the City Daily Photo Community comes together publishing photos from around the world with their interpretation of a chosen theme. Your Camera-Shy Self Portrait is the theme for April 1st.
I took this reflective shot in the window of the Cotton Bale public house when it was closed for refurbishment a few weeks ago.
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We are back only for couple of days ( I worked 17 hours yesterday to catch up :)) and are leaving to Spain on Saturday. This time with M. side of family. Hope you are having good week and here are some interesting links for you.
We got back couple of days ago and had a wonderful time at my parents country house. First open fire for Anya, walk in a forest, playing with my old dolls ( not me, only a bit:) lunches in the garden, sleep, sun, time with my family.
absolutely wonderful and so very inspiring project - the makers, I spend about an hour there, if you love looking at others people work spaces,...love the perfume and whisky and flower and.....story...
( thank you Ines)
this feather lampshade
I wish a had time to do this manicure ( I mean it in a nice way, lovely)
I have been enjoying their blog a lot and this video is so cool!
what a cute photo
yummy dress
great poster on my wish list
a song which A. loves, me too...


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Tanzania · 18 October 2007 · 5 min
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 18 March 2005 - His Highness the Aga Khan, accompanied by his daughter Princess Zahra, today joined His Excellency, President Benjamin Mkapa in announcing the construction of the second phase of the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam. The announcement was made at a foundation-stone laying ceremony that took place in the presence of government dignitaries, health officials, leaders and the general public. The Aga Khan emphasised the commitment of the Aga Khan Development Network to invest in medical education and health care facilities to enable the delivery of patient care to an international standard. "Unless we make significant investments in education as well as new equipment and facilities, East Africa will fall further behind in health care delivery," he said. He attributed the vision behind the expansion of the Hospital to the extraordinary increase in knowledge of medical science over the last 40 years. Increased medical specialisation and advancements in medical technology have served to dramatically improve patient care. This in turn, explained the Aga Khan, affects the requirements for medical education and the facilities hospitals require. Echoing the sentiments of President Mkapa on the need to educate and retain more indigenous professionals, the Aga Khan outlined the vision and wider regional health strategy of the Hospital as one that would "offer the best in training for medical specialists, nurses and medical technicians in East Africa. We will also have the facilities and the best equipment to enable them to practise in their chosen fields of expertise" he added. The first phase of the hospital expansion, which opened five years ago, included a new emergency department, 18 out-patient consulting clinics, a laboratory and a pharmacy. It also had 56 new paediatric and medical-surgical in-patient beds. Since then, the hospital has been continually upgraded in keeping with advancements in technology. It recently acquired the country's first MRI scanner that now enables patients to benefit from enhanced diagnostic accuracy. The hospital also has the capacity to provide specialist emergency treatment 24-hours, seven days a week – all of which have contributed to the hospital achieving the ISO9001 accreditation demonstrating that its quality systems are of an international standard. In 2004 all Aga Khan Hospitals throughout the world achieved the ISO9001 accreditation. During the past five years the number of patients attending the Aga Khan Hospital has doubled and the Phase II expansion will enable this trend to continue. The development includes five state-of-the-art operating theatres, a 12 bed intensive care unit, a comprehensive radiology imaging department and a new maternity and neonatal intensive care unit. To complement these services, the existing hospital will receive an expanded pharmacy department and an enhanced casualty and family medicine facilities. Further improvements will be made in the radiology department, in ultrasound capacity and in the area of physiotherapy, thereby elevating the hospital to an even higher standard. "The best training can only be put into practice with the right facilities," said the Aga Khan. "The aim of the Aga Khan Hospital is to create a virtuous circle of excellent training combined with the best facilities to increase the range of medical specialities at the hospital. That in turn will increase the capacity to train others," he elaborated. The nursing programme currently trains nurses from Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya and is the most successful in East Africa with more than 400 graduates. From this hospital alone, more than 45 nurses are enrolled in diploma and degree programmes- half of all the hospital nursing staff. The hospital will be part of a regional teaching hospital network, through linkages with the Aga Khan University Health Sciences Faculty, the Aga Khan University School of Nursing, and the Aga Khan teaching hospital. Partnerships are also in place with the Muhimbili College of Health Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam and rotations for specialising physicians help them to gain valuable clinical experience. Medical staff will be trained in new procedures by renowned experts from abroad. In the past six months, for example, the number of patients benefiting from keyhole surgery has increased substantially due to the assistance of an international specialist. "Bringing better health care to Tanzanians is a significant task that requires the major commitment of educators and health care providers and governments throughout the region," concluded the Aga Khan. "The Aga Khan Hospital and its sister facilities throughout East Africa are only a small part of that large grouping of players. But the hospital is committed to continuing the investments in education, processes and facilities to do its part. We want to attract and retain the best of medical practitioners." The Ceremony was undertaken in the grounds of the Aga Khan Hospital where His Highness the Aga Khan and Princess Zahra accompanied President Mkapa, and the Minister of Health, Anna Abdullah, on a brief tour of some of the hospital's recent developments. For further information, please contact: Lawrence Hamilton, CEO P.O. Box 2289 Ocean Road, Dar es Salaam Tel: +255.22.211.5151 Fax : +255.22.211.5904 The Department of Public Affairs Aiglemont 60270 Gouvieux, France Tel: +184.108.40.206.40.00 Fax: +220.127.116.11.42.79 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.akdn.org Notes: Providing high quality health care and raising the health status of people in East Africa are the broad goals of the AKDN for the health sector. They are addressed through an emphasis, in current projects, on health systems development, strengthened by new regional programmes and investments. AKHS has facilities in Tanzania and Kenya that provide over 600,000 patients per year with care in both rural and urban, and preventive and curative contexts: its hospitals provide an increasingly comprehensive range of high-quality clinical services. The Aga Khan Development Network is a group of private, non-denominational development agencies whose mandates range from the fields of health and education to architecture, culture, rural development and the promotion of private-sector enterprise. Its agencies and institutions, working together, seek to empower communities and individuals, often in disadvantaged circumstances, to improve living conditions and opportunities, especially in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South and Central Asia.
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Our home in Los Barriles, Bobby's RV.
The party space.
Waiting for our tacos de pescado for breakfast.
The Gringo volleyball game almost every morning.
Our friends, Melanie and Gerry's gorgeous hacienda on the hill.
The view of Los Barriles from Gerry's garden.
Melanie is out of town, but Gerry treats us like family, beginning with his famous margaritas.
Fresh ahi tuna, bought from a local fisherman.
It's unseasonably cold, but the fire warms Bobby's backside.
We move to the veranda to enjoy the margaritas and the view.
One of Gerry's giant agaves.
We ask why does the temperature always drop when Don and I are here? Still 60 degrees is better than 40.
I enjoy the flowers and a Pacifico.
Los Barilles on the Sea of Cortez.
If you live here, 60 degrees is almost unbearable. My blood is still thick from the Seattle winter.
We go to Tio Pablo's for Dinner.
Hmmm, let's go for the special.
Yikes, that's a lot of food.
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"Since the arthropods have advanced [their springtime emergence] more than the shorebirds, one could expect the advancement to be an advantage to the birds' reproductive success," says biologist Toke Høye of the University of Aarhus in Denmark. "There is more likely to be a better match between insect appearance and egg-laying in shorebirds now than earlier."
Høye and his colleagues trapped insects, weighed chicks and counted buds from plots in Zackenberg, Greenland, during the spring and summer months from 1996 to 2005. Over that relatively short span plants budded as much as 20 days earlier, dark-winged fungus gnats led all insects by appearing nearly a month early, and small wading birds known as ruddy turnstones laid eggs after migrating from Africa and Europe a full 10 days earlier on average.
Among all plants and animals measured, springtime activity had advanced more than two weeks earlier on average. "The magnitude of the change is what surprised me most," Høye says.
Such advances are tied to the increasingly earlier snowmelt observed in Greenland over the past 10 years. As the climate warms further, Høye notes, snowmelt could come even sooner. Or not. "The overall predictions for the future of the area is of a more maritime climate, particularly warmer temperatures and increased precipitation during winter," Høye says. "Since the precipitation is likely to fall as snow this could mean either earlier or later timing of snowmelt."
He says scientists will continue to monitor such thawing changes, which could affect the timing of the entire ecosystem. "Since not all species respond equally strongly, [the accelerated snow melt] may cause interacting species to get out of synchrony, leaving consumers with more limited resources," Høye says. Arctic species—including plants that can live a century or more—may soon wish such springs forward might fall back.


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Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Revue website update
5 comments:
- Tammy said...
Saw the new Essence In pact today... The powder is oh so fine! It felt like a dream. You can really tell the difference from Superior Stay or Still Keep. I'm considering getting one of Revue's powder foundations, after getting the S.S. LF. But could someone tell me the difference between these three lines? Superior Stay and Still Keep powder foundations look like they're 2-way, but I don't know the diff. between the two. And I'm assuming Essence In must contain... essence..?
- 26 July 2007 at 19:56
- Haru said...
Both Superior Stay and Still Keep are for spring/summer when skin tends to be more oily. They are more suitable for normal to oily skin whereas Essence In is meant for autumn/winter when skin tends to be more dry. Essence In is more suitable for dry skin and it has more moisturising ingredients whereas Superior Stay and Still Keep have more mattifying properties. Superior Stay is also supposed to be more resistant against oxidisation leading to a change in color after a few hours. Both Superior Stay and Still Keep can be applied with a wet sponge but Essence In cannot.
- 26 July 2007 at 21:30
- Tammy said...
Wow! Thanks! Now I feel like I make a better informed decision. :D I think they're phasing out Still Keep by the way.. I couldn't even find it in my drugstore today.
- 27 July 2007 at 00:14
- Rabbit said...
I'm in love with the pore concealer, have you tried it, Haru? ^-^
- 27 July 2007 at 01:20
- Haru said...
Do you mean the W Effect Concealer?
I tried it in the store but wasn't too impressed. The way it's package is not the most hygienic.
The only Still Keep still around is the Pearl On version, which has micro shimmers. Kanebo has already discontinued the original Still Keep when Superior Stay came out.
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I want the ability to send an email to an iOS users iPad's POP account and have them instantly recieve a notification.
For example, on my Android devices, since gmail is built into the system, if anyone emails my gmail address, I get a notification about 1 second after they hit send on their end. If its a pop account, then I have to wait until the next pull, every 15, 30, etc minutes (whatever the user has it set to).
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"Triglav 2864" GC14N3H GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – February 27, 2012
Learning some quick Slovenian may smooth your long hike to reach this Geocache of the Week. The cache page for "Triglav 2864" (GC14N3H) shares a couple Slovenian phrases to offer other your fellow hikers as a courtesy. It reads, "When you meet or pass somebody say 'dober dan' (good day) or 'zdravo or zivjo' (hello)."
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The peak of Mt. Triglav reaches 2864m (9390 ft) into the cool central European air. The mountain is highest in all of Slovenia and graces the country's flag.
Geocachers are advised to bring safety gear for the aggressive terrain and extra clothing to adapt to the shifting weather on the mountain. The cache page offers this warning, "Never underestimate the extremes of mountain weather. Check the weather forecast before you go and plan and equip accordingly."
Hikers plan their trips months in advance. The best time to climb begins in July. More than two hundred geocachers have taken the challenge to find "Triglav 2864" since TeMpL Team hide the traditional cache in 2007.
Some geocachers say they overcame fears to find this cache, "So far the hardest cache. I am very glad that I finally decided to [go] up. I do not like heights too, so for me it was a really powerful experience. We had nice weather and it was a very nice view. Thanks for a nice, big cache."
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This prayer novena is to be said along with a daily rosary
My dearest Mother Mary, behold me, your child, in prayer at your feet. Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer you in accordance with your requests at Fatima, as a proof of my tender love for you, for the intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in atonement for the offenses committed against your Immaculate Heart, and for this special favor which I earnestly request in my Rosary Novena:
(state your specific request or intention here!)
I beg you to present my petition to your Divine Son. If you will pray for me, I cannot be refused. I know, dearest Mother, that you want me to seek God's holy Will concerning my request. If what I ask for should not be granted, pray that I may receive that which will be of greater benefit to my soul.
I offer you this spiritual "Bouquet of Roses" because I love you. I put all my confidence in you, since your prayers before God are most powerful. For the greater glory of God and for the sake of Jesus, your loving Son, hear and grant my prayer. Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.


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Ashanti attended the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday (January 31). Nick Cannon of CBS spoke with the singer on the red carpet, discussing how she's excited about 2010, doing a record with Dr. Dre and The Game, and her charity efforts. Watch the brief interview via YouTube below.
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When talking about money, the mental and emotional rates of return are rarely mentioned, much less measured. With ever-increasing news stories about greed, bribes, scams, frauds, and creative accounting practices--by our own government as well as publicly traded companies--knowing that my cash is safe in a bank account or CD earning little, but guaranteed interest, makes me feel a whole lot better than trusting my money to people who have proven to be untrustworthy.
I've always felt like a sitting duck while invested in the stock market, but cash makes me feel empowered.


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American-U.S. Air merger would boost revival of oneworld alliance
US Airways' expected move to the oneworld alliance as part of its proposed merger with American Airlines would be part of a comeback by oneworld, which has lost members and fallen behind rivals Star Alliance and SkyTeam in recent years.
Global airline alliances emerged in the late 1990s as a way for carriers to profitably extend their networks through mutually operated flights and marketing.
Sources told Reuters last week that US Airways would leave the Star Alliance and join oneworld as part of the merger with American. The move would come at time when oneworld is in the midst of a recruitment drive to plug gaping holes in its worldwide network. Securing a Chinese member is still the main priority of the alliance, which is led by American Air and British Airways.
The $11 billion US Air-American merger, expected to be announced this week, will create the world's largest airline by passenger traffic and help the two carriers better compete with rivals such as Star Alliance's United Continental and SkyTeam's Delta .
"The merger would see one of oneworld's key members becoming bigger and stronger, making oneworld the largest alliance in the U.S., the world's largest passenger market," said Brendan Sobie, chief analyst at the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).
Oneworld comprises 13 carriers serving 160 countries with 9,500 departures daily. SkyTeam's 19 airlines fly to 187 countries some 15,000 times a day, while Star is formed of 27 airlines serving 194 countries with 22,000 daily departures.
Oneworld's share of global capacity stands at 11.6 percent, compared to SkyTeam's 18.3 percent and Star's 24.8 percent, according to CAPA data.
Today, the three alliances provide 45 percent of all global seat capacity, according to industry body IATA. The growth of alliances has been spurred by rigid foreign ownership controls that make it hard for airlines to merge between regions, encouraging them to look for other ways to benefit from each other's brands and traffic.
Oneworld, founded in 1999, has fallen behind SkyTeam and Star Alliance in recent years, but having a combined American-US Airways would help oneworld provide the scale to match rivals that are upgrading services and expanding international routes.
The merged airline would have a leading position on the important U.S. East Coast, specifically on key routes between New York, Washington and Boston, and would boost American's relatively weak passenger feed in the central United States.
The addition of US Airways will also help strengthen the domestic feed to American's key trans-Atlantic routes, on which it has a revenue-sharing joint venture with IAG's British Airways and Iberia.
"Oneworld has always been more focused on the business market than the other alliances, so the improved domestic feed and larger East Coast presence will be a help," said Peter Morris, chief economist at aviation consultancy Ascend.
US Airways' defection would be a blow for Star Alliance and would add dozens of new destinations to oneworld airlines. It would also create new opportunities for US Airways' hubs in Philadelphia, Phoenix and Charlotte, North Carolina.
If approved, the American-US Air deal would mark the third major U.S. airline merger since 2008, raising the specter of higher ticket prices and fewer choices for consumers as a handful of airlines dominate the skies.
In recent years airlines have suffered because of a toxic mix of high fuel costs, weak consumer confidence and the global economic crisis. Many have cut routes and staff to survive, while others have gone bust.
Oneworld, the smallest of the alliances, has suffered through the bankruptcy of two of its members, Mexicana in 2010 and Malev-Hungarian last year. Bankruptcy filings by AMR and Japan Airlines over the last two years also hurt the group.
Unlike Star and SkyTeam, oneworld does not yet have a standardized frequent-flyer program, and while it is well connected in the trans-Atlantic market, Europe and Japan, it has a limited presence in China and South America where its rivals are strong.
"Losing Malev and Mexicana was tough for oneworld, but it looks like SriLankan will join, and there is talk that Brazil's TAM could move over from the Star Alliance," said CAPA's Sobie.
"Adding US Airways is nice, but the priority for oneworld, which is playing catch-up with the other two, is getting a mainland Chinese carrier as a member."
SkyTeam has four Chinese members, including China Eastern <600115.SS> and China Southern <600029.SS>, while Star Alliance counts Shenzhen Airlines and Air China <601111.SS> as members.
Oneworld's comeback started in earnest last year when it became the only alliance to secure a hub in the Gulf after fast-growing Qatar Airways agreed to join. Qatar's membership will give oneworld member airlines better connectivity on routes through and within the Middle East.
Oneworld plugged a gap in its global network this month by announcing that Malaysia Airlines, Southeast Asia's second-largest carrier, would join.
"Star is unlikely to shed any tears over the loss of US Airways, given it has United Continental as a key member, but it could be the start of something for oneworld, especially if it gets TAM to join," said Ascend's Morris.
(Additional reporting by Tim Hepher in Paris; Editing by John Wallace)


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Dr. Rubinson:
Thanks for your column in Stereophile, which I always read before any other part of the magazine; I wish it appeared every month.
I have a multichannel system that includes an Oppo BDP-105 and a Marantz AV8003 preamp, however I have been experimenting with a setup that omits the Marantz, using the Oppo as preamp. It has enough inputs for my system, and I don't like using Audyssey. So far, my feeling is that the system sounds better without the Marantz.
I understand that you have Paradigm speakers in one of your systems. My front left & right speakers are Paradigm Reference Signature S8 v3. I've had these for about a year, and love them. I suggest you consider reviewing them for Stereophile. Around the time I auditioned them, I also listened to Sonus Faber Liuto, B&W 803 Diamond, B&W 802 Diamond, and Revel Ultima Studio2. The caveat is that all these speakers were in different systems and rooms, however the Paradigms were an easy choice, with a much more natural sound than the others.


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As we prepare for the release of 1,400 new domain extensions such as .book, .music to .sport, the Public Internet Registry (PIR) is also focusing on specific domains for the charity and non-profit sector that will see a whole new type of classification online with the domain extensions .ngo and .ong (which has its roots in Latin languages).
As the internet diversifies, the need for a new domain system is becoming more and more evident. We"ve seen slight shifts with the introduction of country specific extensions, but we are about to see the biggest overhaul of the domain name system in the history of the internet. The new system began rolling out on April 23 this year and by the end there will be a 6,300% increase in web domain names.
What are the implications of a whole new domain extension system and what does it mean for how we use the internet to search and find trusted information? I spoke to the CEO of PIR, Brian Cute, about this topic. PIR, who operate the .org domain name, is currently accepting requests for registration of .ngo and .ong domain extensions and Brian had some interesting perspectives on what the new domain system represents in the wider context of online communication.
User Trust
As information online increases, there is a growing demand for a verification system to notify us of sites that we can trust. This is especially needed in the charity sector, where many smaller organisations rely on online donations, but how do we know who we can trust? A recent survey conducted on behalf of PIR found that two thirds of respondents would be more likely to donate to a charitable website with a validated domain name.
In addition. 80% of respondents felt that .ngo or .ong would be an acceptable domain for the community. For this to prove successful, it needs to be monitored by a third party who can manually approve requests. Just as Twitter relies on human authentication to grant profiles "verified" status, we are about to enter a new phase that will see a similar process in action across the internet, one that will be tailored specifically for NGOs.
As Brian explained, where an organisation doesn"t already have NGO status, PIR will enter into a manual verification process to decide if the domain should be awarded. The impact this has on our online behaviour is significant. With 1,400 new categories launching, we will approach websites differently and will have to develop an understanding of how the categories function (to an extent) to get the information we want.
We will need to judge the difference between domains like .co.uk or .london to decide which is the right one for us. Brian asserted that even though organisations have a diversified presence online - which can include social profiles and apps as well as a website - it is still the website that people ultimately trust. He explained that:
"...the humble website remains one of the best ways to completely control the environment around your brand and we think they will remain a primary home on the web for years to come."
The Role Of Search
This will have a huge knock-on effect for search engines, which will need to develop a new system of categorising websites. Right now, we"ve a relatively simple system where just a few domain variations need to be categorised.
We risk seeing multiple results for a product name that could have multiple domain name variants. with a need to support category domains to filter information, how we search in the future will be drastically different to how we search now.
This could even mean domain specific search engines if you only want to search within .sport for example. Suddenly, we have semantic search made possible by the domain name itself. Speaking about the impact on search, Brian said:
"This is yet another indicator of how drastic these changes will be and why organizations and the Internet community must begin to prepare now."
Below is the interview in full with Brian Cute.
Lauren Fisher (LF): Right now domain names are fairly standardised, and so are easy for people to remember and use. Do you think the release of up to 1,400 additional domain names could over-complicate this?
Brian Cute (BC): At first, all these new names may be confusing to most consumers. While .co.uk, .com and .org are the norm today, they will be joined by new web addresses such as .book or .music, and .eco or .sport.
However, as you breakdown the categories of the new domain extensions, you'll find that more than half of them belong to trademarked holders while the rest are spread into categories including generic names, geographic locations and community-centric domains. Most consumers will gravitate to certain categories, and we think there is great potential in the domains that offer community identification and bring groups together under a shared passion or interest.
LF: Do you believe the domain name is still important, with the move to mobile and a heavier reliance on apps?
BC: The increase in domain names combined with the growth of social media platforms and apps does make for a cluttered content landscape. Yet the humble website remains one of the best ways to completely control the environment around your brand and we think they will remain a primary home on the web for years to come.
A recent survey conducted by the Public Interest Registry confirmed that 82% of people still think an organization's website is the most trustworthy place to get information on a charity or social cause compared to other online resources such as social media sites. While not every new web address will have staying power, we think a community-centric and verified domain will be a strong draw for people.
LF:What are the criteria for an .ngo/ong domain to be granted?
BC: Knowing there is some diversity across the NGO community, the Public Interest Registry has identified six global commonalities to help determine who qualifies for the .ngo/ong domain which will encompass both traditional NGOs and also nonprofits.
We spent three years travelling the globe to speak with non-profits and NGOs to understand their challenges and opportunities. With the new domain, our goal is to create a unique space for the broader NGO community, and also to empower them with new tools such as a global NGO directory to make them more easily found by prospective donors around the world. The six criteria to qualify for an .ngo/ong domain are:
1. Not-for-profit: Non-commercial focus, members not exclusively benefiting.
2. Purposeful: Actively pursuing its mission.
3. Benevolent: Broad-based focus on the good of humankind, not political.
4. Independence: Have degrees of influence to operate - participation is voluntary.
5. Structured/Organized: Function in a defined manner.
6. Lawful: Operates with integrity in the bounds of the law.
Validation will be automated or manual as needed. The automated verification will happen instantly if those organizations have already been identified as NGOs, based on existing valid databases and lists.
If an NGO isn't on an existing and credible list, we also have a manual validation process whereby organizations can submit required documents for review. Qualifying organizations will be eligible to receive both the .ngo and the .ong extensions (a linguistic variation of the NGO term in Latin-rooted languages).
LF: How will these new domain names impact search?
BC: Just as users and website owners will adapt to new domains, so must search engines. The changes may result in a single organization operating on multiple domain names – either pointing visitors to one flagship site or taking advantage of different domains to specific target audiences and purposes.
This is yet another indicator of how drastic these changes will be and why organizations and the Internet community must begin to prepare now.
LF: Could you expand on the recent survey carried out, where two thirds of respondents claimed they would be more likely to donate to a site with a validated domain name?
BC: The survey, regarding domain names for social causes and non-profits, queried 200 marketing and technology professionals in the UK and was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Public Interest Registry. Respondents included 150 nonprofit leaders and 50 business leaders.
In addition to discovering that a majority of respondents are more likely to donate to a validated domain name, the survey also found that 80% felt that .ngo/ong would be a welcome domain and serve a recognized community.
LF: Do we have a need for these new domain names because the original system is only sustainable to a point, or because our behaviour is changing?
BC: The Internet's addressing system has undergone several expansions in the past 27 years. Over this span of time, we have added country codes, such as .uk, .de, .fr, and a host of other generic terms. Of course, there has never been an expansion quite like this, in terms of scale and size.
However, it is an evolving landscape both to increase consumer choice and to encourage technology innovation. Consumer consumption is helping drive the appetite for a new domain ecosystem, which we see as very positive.
LF: How big is the market for .ngo domains?
BC: Public Interest Registry spent the last two years meeting with NGOs around the globe to better understand the market and the needs of NGOs. Under our definition of NGO – which includes all valid non-profits – we believe there is upward of ten million organizations that can join the new domain and help build a robust NGO community and online directory.


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Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Nahum 2:13
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Nahum prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah, probably about 150 years after the Jewish Prophet Jonah. According to historians, the city of Nineveh was destroyed about a century later precisely as Nahum predicted. In fact, the book of Nahum has but one subject - the destruction of Nineveh.
Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian Empire, the peoples who captured the ten tribes of Israel, which had separated from Judah and Benjamin at the end of the reign of King Solomon, I Kings 11.
The Assyrians, in essence the people of Nineveh, were a fierce fighting machine and killed and destroyed many warriors and their sponsoring states.
The great ethical lesson of Nahum is that the character of God makes Him not only "slow to anger", and "a stronghold to them that trust Him", but also one who "will not at all acquit the wicked".
As you will notice when you read the extended portion of our devotional today, it is a prophecy that is one continuous story, which does not yield to analysis. I therefore will not analyze the reading for today but will only mention that as you read Nahum you will see the holiness of God, which must deal with "sin in judgment".
As an aside, I mention to you that Biblical Nineveh is located in Iraq in the north. What Nineveh was in yesteryear is modern-day Mosul, one of the key players in the ongoing drama in war-torn Iraq. This is the area of the Kurds, a people that want their own nation.
Someone has said, "what goes around, comes around". These Bible lands of yesterday are the battlefields of today and the future. As I mentioned, the Kurds, one of the three groups in Iraq that will form a national government, are a people who would rather break off from Iraq and become their own nation.
This area is an "oil-rich" section of Iraq which is one of the reasons that the late Saddam Hussein gave the orders to have so many of them killed during his reign as leader of Iraq. In fact, there were thousands of them that were "gassed" to death under Saddam's leadership.
This political scenario that I have been discussing in this devotional helps us to see how the stage is being set for the prophetic scenario found in Revelation 18 and 16:17-21, along with Isaiah 13-14 and Jeremiah 50-51, to be fulfilled.
The only thing that must happen before all of the above prophecies are fulfilled is that the Rapture must happen. All that has been, and is going on in Iraq is strong evidence that the Rapture may be very close to being fulfilled.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Help me to learn that you're holiness, Lord, must deal with sin in judgment and also that events of today seem to be setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.