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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Chew Valley with VC Walcot
Back out for the VC Walcot Easyriders ride again this morning after a few weeks off. A few first time riders were out today so Alf, our leader for the day, opted for plan B and a trip out to … Continue reading
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New wheels day
After some lengthy delays, mainly due to the popularity of the rims, my new road wheels have finally arrived and have been fitted to the Singular Firebird. They comprise H Plus Son Archetype rims on DT Swiss 350 hubs, with … Continue reading
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Odd Down Cyclocross Race – 2013-06-26
After a few years absence, cyclocross made a return to Odd Down thanks to the sterling efforts of Andy Stewart. 3 racers battled it out in the under-12s race, followed by 40+ in the main race. Despite rolling his rear … Continue reading
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#77 – Singin' in the Rain
I should probably have watched this yesterday, it's only windy today. 161/250
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Odd Down Circuit Races – 2013-06-18
The fourth race of the year at the new Odd Down Circuit, and the first one organised by Velo Club Walcot that I was able to attend. Fortunately the weather was a lot more pleasant than last time with a … Continue reading
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#222 – A Streetcar Named Desire
This wouldn't have been my first choice of film for tonight, but it's been sat on the side since it arrived from Lovefilm nearly a month ago, so I though I ought to get it over and done with. 160/250
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Shuttleworth – June 2013
Partly due to poor weather, and partly due to a re-jigging of the schedule of airshows at Old Warden, this was our first trip of the year. The weather for the display started out cloudy but dry, turned to rain … Continue reading
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Colston Hall, Bristol
Just over a year since we last saw the Spectacular Singing Songbook, it was back to the Colston Hall for another performance. We were treated to a 2.5 hour run through of the Elvis Costello back catalog albeit with slightly … Continue reading
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Our Adjusters Share: What is the most unusual or interesting claim you've ever handled?
Some might think that there's not much to claims adjusting. By definition, claims adjusting is the investigation of insurance claims to determine the extent of the insured company's liability. While that may seem mundane, claims adjusting can be a career that is interesting, exciting and highly varied. In this installment of "Our Adjusters Share," we ask Crawford adjusters what their most interesting unusual claim has been to date.
Bill Stewart, national general adjuster in Jacksonville, Fla. describes his work with a fire loss in Tampa, Fla. "All of these were third party property damage liability losses involving the total loss of a new full service post office facility, a church, a tobacco warehouse, a brewery and a large U-Haul facility," he says. "This presented a variety of losses and claim procedures including beverage product contamination, mold, loss of income, law and ordinance issues. The facilities were varied. We had wholesale business, retail business, a non-profit corporation and a government facility. We had liability issues, subrogation investigation and claim settlement negotiations on an actual cash value basis. Multiple learning experiences were all contained in one loss event."
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For Brian Emberton, national general adjuster for Global Technical Services in Atlanta, Ga., some of the most interesting claims for are the ones when he gets to learn about a new industry or business. "I enjoy the experience of finding out about the processes used in the business, how product is manufactured and the logistics of the company's operations," he says.
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Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 41 • Taci & Gabičko • Judo & Karate
• All three Dusil brothers were active in Košice judo until they emigrated in 1968 and 1969. Two years after our arrival my uncle and his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and began training at the Kawasaki's Rendokan Judo Academy. We moved to Burlington in 1973 and my father joined him, to train under Sensei Kawasaki. Mitchell Kawasaki was a elite athlete, representing Canada in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in Greco-Roman wrestling. I also trained at the Rendokan Academy with my cousin Roman, but we mainly fooled around at the back of the dojo for most of the session.
• When I turned fifteen I decided to take up martial arts again. My attraction was to the striking disciplines rather than grappling, so I decided to try Karate. It just so happened that my mother's painting instructor's husband, Ray Davis, was a Shotokan Karate (松濤館) Sensei. He held a fifth dan black belt at the time. On my first day Sensei Davis gave me a personal lesson. That was uncommon, since normally a blue or brown belt would teach a beginner on their first day. I was hooked from the start. After four years I graded for my black belt in my final year of high school. My training continued throughout university.
• In my final year of university studies I met Jim Flood, a world champion martial artist, also with a background in Karate. He had recently opened his own club. For the next two years I trained at Floods Positive Impact Martial Arts in Hamilton. I taught children and adult classes as well. It was the best training facility in the region. Tuesday were memorable because Jim would invite black belts from any school, to come and spar for free. In the early 90's before Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) began, it was a unique chance for us to learn from different styles. It was a positive and motivational atmosphere. Jim had us check our egos at the door.
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If you missed my previous posts on Judo, you can find them here:
- 2 • Košice Judo
- 4 • Košice Judo
- 7 • Košice Judo
- 13 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, I
- 17 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, II
- 24 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, III
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Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 24 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, III
• Introduction by Ing. Maria 'Cuna' Cabanová • 2005 April 20 • Translation & Editing by Gabriel Dusil
• Judo and the judoka of Košice shaped who I am today. I decided on my university education thanks to my coach Kajo Dusil, who thoroughly prepared me for my entrance exams to the Technical University Faculty of Metallurgy. The School of Economics, where I went did not adequately prepare me for technical school.
• When circumstances permitted, I tried to assist the Košice Judo Association in later years. In September 1978, I celebrated ten years as president of the Regional Association of Judo. I succeeded Edita Pačajová-Kardosová who stepped back to the mat as a trainer. I handed off this role to Marta Ujjobágyiova-Kelemenová and Erika Tordová-Királyová. At the time, women's judo was completely separate from the men. The women were part of Lokomotíva Košice and men trained primarily in TJ VSŽ (Telovýchovná jednota Východoslovenské železiarne). I often offered my coaching assistance to the men's team of Košice Judo. Helping me extensively were Laco Pačaj, Peter Széky and Jaro Plávka. Summer camps for the girls were organized by Csaba Kende. I coached periodically until 1992, before leaving for Bratislava to work. Then I raised my coaching qualification to class II, and graded successfully for my first dan, black belt.
• In judo I held various roles, such as chairwoman of the political-educational Commission for the District Judo Association, which at the time of the totalitarian regime was extremely important and had been one of the most important evaluation criteria for the sport. I worked as the President of the Judo Association and in that time we formed a joint association with karate. The Slovak Association of Judo awarded me an honorary second degree black belt for my contribution. At the elementary school in Barca (where I take my grandchildren) I led the judo team. I have now fulfilled my dream as a grandmother-judoka.
• It's not my objective to just document the facts. These are my personal experiences and memories that others might remember differently. In closing, I must thank all judoka who shaped me, helped me and who are still my good friends. Mainly; Erika and Kajo Dusil, my lifelong friends; Csaba Kende, who devoted one summer for the preparation of my first dan black belt, and coached me through the final stages of my class II coaching certificate; Jaro Plávka who was my partner in my black belt grading; Laco Pačaj and Peter Széky who helped me in coaching, and with many other activities.
With reverent respect
I remember well the judoka and friends
who are no longer with us:
Vašek Dusil
Ďuri Mazánek
Julka Tóthová
Marcel Ondrík.
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If you missed my previous posts on Košice Judo, you will find them here:
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 2 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 4 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 7 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 13 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, I
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 17 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, II
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Martial Arts • Kickboxing at TapouT • 4 • Alica & Gabriel
• Last December I surprised my sister by coming home for Christmas. While in Burlington, Ontario, Canada I had the privilege to train with Alica at the local TapouT MMA gym, Tapoutburlington.com. This is the forth and final workout we had together during that visit. On our final day we did a lot of sparring. So we worked on a few sparring strategies and techniques. Of course, we didn't forget about our strength & conditioning, cardio, and core strength exercises. Check out the video below.
• I love my sister, and I'm very proud of her. She is an accomplished artist, and has her own company offering Landscape Design & Horticulture services, you can find her website here: DusilDesign.com. I love you, Ali 🙂
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- Karel Ferus Fight Club
- Ferus Fitness Fight Club • Dragon Flag
- Kickboxing at Tapout in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Kickboxing at TapouT • 1 • Alica & Gabriel
- Kickboxing at TapouT • 2 • Alica & Gabriel
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- Kickboxing at TapouT • 4 • Alica & Gabriel
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• This training methodology is straight from the workout sessions of Karel Ferus, who runs his own fitness club in Prague. Details can be found at fffc.cz or https://www.facebook.com/www.ferus.cz. If you live in Prague, or plan to visit sometime in the future, feel free to come and train with us. If you are interested in strength & conditioning, core strength, improving your cardio, or just want to learn some self defense, then come by. For more details then feel free to leave me a comment below.
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Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 17 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, II
• Introduction by Ing. Maria 'Cuna' Cabanová • 2005 April 20 • Translation & Editing by Gabriel Dusil
• In 1962 the girls received their 5th kyu (yellow belt). At that time Košice did not have qualified examiners, so Ing. Robert Binder came from Bratislava. He was the founder of Slovak judo, and now over 80 year old. For me the event was significant because we were told that Mr. Binder was a very charismatic gentleman. He explained to me that judo is primarily for intellectuals and that I chose my sport correctly (at one time in my life I seriously flirted with running instead).
• I couldn't have chosen better that the 14 years I dedicated to judo. After 45 years I can say that objectively. It was wonderful to belong to a team of smart boys and girls that were considerate, independent and responsible. After all Kajo, our coach, was only two or three years older than most of us. It was the same in the men's team. Kajo not only secured the training schedule, but all organizational, financial and administrative issues related to the sport – and later with the Regional Judo Association. Most issues were managed by the three Dusil brothers: Robert, Vašek (unfortunately no longer with us) and Karol. When problems escalated, some of us were asked to help. I was among them, as well as Igor Fridrich. I transcribed meeting minutes and various reports that were required by the totalitarian regime. When Robert went to study in Sweden in 1967, Igor Fridrich took over management of the Regional Judo Association.
• I was never a successful competitor, but that did not hinder me, as I felt at home with the team. Kajo was in charge of all women's age groups and performance categories, and very soon I also began to participate in coaching duties. I taught judo throws and basics to hundreds of girls. Before reaching the age of 18 I became a judge and a class III trainer. These positions sat with me more than the role of competitor. Vašek Dusil was in charge of coaching the men, and when he had other responsibilities, I'd take over.
• In addition to the activities in Košice, we promoted and established judo in other towns across Eastern Slovakia. Erika Mešterová-Dusilová and I came from railway families; we had permanent rail tickets and would go and train girls at the Central Pedagogical School (Stredna pedagogicka škola) in Prešov. We were still in high school. Great promotional events were organized in Michalovce, Slovakia and we combined that with a trip to Vienna. Our accommodations were in someone's garage. Guarding the boys from the girls was of course, Kajo. As part of TJ Lokomotíva we were allowed to travel across all of Czechoslovakia. We used that to great effect and attended many competitions. If the girls weren't competing we simply accompanied the boys as fans and observers.
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If you missed my previous posts on Košice Judo, you will find them here:
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 2 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 4 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 7 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 13 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, I
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Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 13 • Košice Judo • Memories of Judo, I
• Introduction by Ing. Maria 'Cuna' Cabanová • 2005 April 20 • Translation & Editing by Gabriel Dusil
• I started judo in 1961. I was an economic student and my classmate and best friend Erika Mešterová persuaded me to try the sport. At the time our judo facilities were in a small building in Petrov Sad, Košice. We had to share the facilities with the TJ (Telovýchovná jednota) Lokomotíva Košice wrestlers and boxers. The room where we practiced was covered with soft mats, more suited to wrestling than for judo. The building wasn't heated so in the winter when we came to train, the mats were covered with a layer of frost. We had to wear socks on our feet, otherwise our feet would freeze. In such cold facilities no one took it easy during training. Everyone wanted to warm up quickly with a lot of movement. After training we showered under ice-cold water.
• After completion of the indoor swimming pool in Košice in 1963, our building became part of the swimming community, so we no longer had a place to train. In early September the team organized a march in the center of town with a goal to find a new gym. The event was a success and for some time we rolled around in Room 4 of the Technical University's dormitory on Vysokoškolska ulice (street). Later we moved to the school gymnasium on Gemerská street. We also bought our own mats, ordered by Robert Dusil somewhere in Bohemia. The training facilities weren't only for judoka so we only had a few reserved hours each week. The girls needed to train with the boys. Men trained under the guidance of Vašek and Robert Dusil, and the girls were under the leadership of Karol Dusil. Each workout started with laying the mats and stretching the canvas.
• The following school year we moved to the Cadets facilities on Komenského ulici. There we had separate training from the boys, and never trained with them again. In later years we also trained on Podhradová. When I first arrived, the girls were trained by Juraj Mazánek, aka. Hoszu. After a short time he was replaced by Dušan Halász, who we called Marmot. When he departed to military service Karol Dusil took over. Kajo, as we all called him, gave his entire soul to coaching. The first championships titles for Czechoslovakia were awarded to Julka Tóthová in Nuremberg, Germany in 1962 (Unfortunately she is no longer among us). Next champions were Božena Glaubicova-Mikušákova and Hanka Demáčkova in Košice in 1966. The most successful year for women's Košice judo was in 1967. The Czechoslovakian championship that year was held in Žilina. Winning in their weight classes were Juca Ujjobbágyova, Erika Tordová-Királyová, Valika Zelenayová-Záhradníková and Maja Polončáková. In 1968 in Prague, additional championship titles were won by Milka Kojecká-Mišková and Božena Glaubicova. Gold metals were also awarded to Marta Ujjobágyová and Magda Antolíková. At that time, Košice women's judo was the best team in Czechoslovakia. In 1968 in Košice took first place in the unofficial national championships. Kajo trained the women until he immigrated to Canada in September 1969.
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- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 7 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 4 • Košice Judo
- Martial Arts • Photo Restoration • 2 • Košice Judo
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Martial Arts • Fighting Science • Fighting Zones
• There are three zones in stand-up combat. Each one is represented by a circle around the fighter. The largest is the white zone, where the fighter can't reach the opponent with their fist or foot. The gray zone is where they are close enough to hit the opponent. The red zone is where both fighters are so close to each other it's as if they're fighting in a "phone booth". Each fighter has different zone sizes determined by the length of their limbs. The gray zone is slightly wider for kicks than for punches because legs are usually longer than arms. Understanding your own zone borders and those of the opponent increases the fighter's tactical advantage.
• A fighting tactic is to force your opponent into a zone where they are most uncomfortable. One approach towards this goal is to understand the comfort zone of different fighting styles. For instance, a key difference between Karate (空手) and boxing is that Karate practitioners prefers to fight along the border of the white and gray zone. On the other hand, boxers and Muay Thai fighters prefer to fight between the gray and red zones. Fighting in the gray zone is often called, "the pocket". Boxers will stay in hitting range and use footwork and head movement to avoid attacks while counter-striking. This gray zone tactic allows the fighter to quickly transition to the red zone where they can inflict a lot of damage. A Karate ka (i.e. Karate student) in the red zone is completely out of their comfort zone, whereas boxers are well versed in this zone.
• A street fight can start in the white zone but quickly finish in the red zone, as if ignoring the gray zone entirely. A bar fight could start in the red zone and finish on the ground. This is called the black zone. It's where Judoka, wrestlers, and jiu-jitsu fighters are experts. Likewise, transitioning from the red zone to the black zone lies in the expertise of judo, wrestling, and Aikido.
• Strikers hate the black zone because it's foreign territory. Likewise, grapplers such as judoka and wrestlers hate the gray and white zone because they're not quite close enough to grab onto an arm or leg. Grapplers need to get a hold of their opponent's limbs and take them quickly to the ground, where they can dominate. This may require transitioning from the white zone directly to the red zone – a wrestling technique known as "shooting", such as "shooting for a double leg". Fighters should avoid the zone where their opponent is strongest. If this is not possible then a tactical approach is to stay in the zone where they have a weight, or experience advantage over the opponent.
• I trained in Shotokan (松濤館) in the 80's, and also sparred with other disciplines like kickboxers, Taekwondo practitioners, and other Karate disciplines. We learned that each style had it's strengths and weaknesses, but even then it was clear that a student of many disciplines would be very powerful. In February of 1988 Bloodsport was released in the theaters starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. His character Frank Dux travels to Hong Kong to fight in a martial arts tournament where the best from each martial art fight. In the martial arts community this movie fueled our debate as to which style would prevail. I came from a judo base, since my father and uncles were all back belts, so for me the debate began a generation earlier. Five years after Bloodsport, the UFC was launched in November 1993. This was the first widely televised tournament to test the strengths of different fighting styles. In fact, it was the goal of the legend, Hélio Gracie, one of the founders of Gracie and Brazilian jiu-jitsu was the best martial art in the world. He went one step further and didn't even send his best son Rickson Gracie to the tournament. Sending instead his modest looking 175lbs son, Royce Gracie. It was as if to send a message to the world, "I won't even send my best son, and we will still win." That was certainly the case, and the Gracie family's name was indelibly stamped in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) history.
• Over the next twenty two years MMA has evolved into it's own discipline. Students now learn to fight in all zones – white, gray, red and black. MMA teaches fighters to overcome the limitations of any martial art by combining the best and most effective techniques from each discipline. MMA fighters become versed in all fighting contingencies by learning the skills necessary to defend and attack in all four zones. By mixing all fighting styles, MMA has revealed four dominating disciplines:
- Boxing has dominated because of their ability to maneuver and attack with multiple striking combinations while in the red zone. Complementing this style is Karate, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, and kickboxing, partially for their ability to transition from the white to gray zone.
- Muay Thai extends the boxer's arsenal by including three additional striking tools to boxing: elbows, knees, and feet (six if you count both limbs).
- Wrestling has its greatest strength in superior grappling and in maneuvering their opponents on the ground.
- Jujitsu has a rightful position in this four corners of MMA in their ability to "finish" the fight – either through breaking a limb, ripping ligaments, or restricting blood flow or oxygen to the brain. It's worthwhile mentioning Judo in this mix of dominating styles because it sits nicely between Muay Thai and Jujitsu in transitioning fights from the red to the black zone.
• There is common theme among these four disciples in how MMA has evolved over the past two decades. It also answers the ultimate question of which fighting style are the most dominate – there isn't just one – there are four styles that dominate: Boxing and Muay Thai have proven their expertise in the red zone, while wrestling and Jujitsu have shown the same in the black zone. Expertise in all of these disciplines is the foundation of the ultimate fighter.
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- Karel Ferus Fight Club
- Ferus Fitness Fight Club • Dragon Flag
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Will wearable technology kill the smartphone?
What will the smartphone of the future look like? It probably won't look much different than it does today. But the role it plays in our lives may be considerably different.
Think mini engine in your pocket.
At least that's the concept offered by many mobile experts at the MobileBeat conference in San Francisco last week. The talk at the conference was all about wearables-as in, miniaturized mobile technology embedded in glasses and watches, even woven into clothes. But wearable technology can run into the trouble of computing power and battery life. There just isn't enough space, experts say.
That's where the smartphone comes into play.
Smartphones: The Brains of Wearable Tech
Maybe wearables will become mere sensors and displays that send and receive information to and from the smartphone, which, in turn, does the heavy lifting and manages the connection to cloud services. "I think that the phone is becoming more central and more important," Jef Holove, CEO at smart watch maker Basis Point, told the crowd at MobileBeat.
The smartphone-as-server device would be a significant shift from the evolution of smartphones. After the debut of the iPhone, Apple and Android device makers engaged in a hardware features race, trying to one-up each other with every new release. Higher screen resolutions. Better cameras. Bigger screens. The high-water mark just might be the Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiled in March.
Already we're seeing signs that point to a slowdown in this race.
Earlier this year, Apple's Tim Cook downplayed hardware: "We're not a hardware company," he said at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference. Cook has said Apple has an increased focus on software and services, even as rumors swirl about a future iWatch and new products coming this fall.
Embattled BlackBerry is also singing a similar tune after slashing prices of the BlackBerry Z10, which has had sluggish sales. "We've never been a devices-only company," says CEO Thorsten Heins. "We also run a global secure data network and services business. And we don't plan to run the company with a short-term device-only strategy."
When smartphone makers sound like they're pulling back from the venerable smartphone, at least where it concerns more hardware features, it's a good bet there's a change in the wind.
If wearables are the future, however, it's a technological certainty today that they'll lack the battery life and processing power to do all the things that we expect from our smartphone-and still be cheap enough to purchase.
"Having cellular connectivity built into wearables is just a wasted resource when you already have the communications capabilities in your smartphone," says Van Baker, research vice president at Gartner. "Connect to the smartphone via Bluetooth, and send and receive what you need via the smartphone's Internet connectivity."
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TRACK-BY-TRACK: REPS – Poisoned Youth
We are so excited to bring you an exclusive Track-by-Track from Rochester, New York group REPS. Today (April 29th), the band released their debut album Poisoned Youth, and they are giving us all the details about the 10 tracks!
Check out the Track-by-Track after the jump!
To hear more from the band, or to get a copy of Poisoned Youth for yourself, you can purchase a CD here.
Reps has a couple of shows lined up in the month of May. To check them out live, you can buy concert tickets here.
Something We Love
This song is written about our band and taking pride in what we do despite the trials that come in with being in a band. It's about taking pride in speaking out in a society where people aren't open.
Rust is a very blatant breakup song of sorts, but not necessarily a sad or longing one. It's written in more of a reflecting manner, thinking back to just how vile and toxic a significant other can be. Sometimes it's our unfortunate human nature to allow another person treat you so poorly it's literally inhuman, yet you make excuses and hold on, partly because you hold on to this vision of what you think the person can be based on how they acted in the honeymoon phase choosing not to acknowledge their obvious true colors. This song is about coming to terms with that person's true colors, and with the fact that they never were, and could never be the person you.
Valor is a fast and simply stated song about perseverance through all the obstacles you face when striving to achieve your goals. Life rarely if ever grants us with an easy path to the things we want. Mistakes and failures are common, as are naysayers and people that will try to keep you from succeeding, but it's important to never let these obstacles or setbacks stop you.
No Demons
This song is about mankind, and the truly disgusting colors we show sometimes. The way humans treat others is often sickening, whether it be the seemingly endless amount of tragic atrocities you hear about in the news, or something small you see throughout your daily life. It often seems that the biggest force against our society thriving is ourselves. This is definitely a recurring theme throughout the record.
Dead in the Water
This song is where the record's title comes from. It seems like every generation in some way repeats all of the previous generation's mistakes, and inherits most of if not all of their vices. War, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia the list could go on. It seems crazy that after all mankind has gone through and learned, that these all exist. In many ways, the world we live in now is far more terrifying than it ever was for my parents when they were my age. Myself and all of the guys in the band are close to the age where we could be starting families of our own, but the thought of doing that in these times often induces immediate fear and anxiety. No matter how much we learn from the mistakes of our elders, and how many opportunities we have to be better; we still fall prey to the sames vices. we are the product of our ancestors flaws and failed ambitions to be better. We are the poisoned youth.
Courage Has No Color
This song is about racism, and just how disgusted and disappointed I am that it exists. Our vocalist heard a patron at a bar say "courage has no color" and that quote stuck with him. He really wanted to use that in a song, so we sat down and the song practically wrote itself. This song is about the Government and the Media using our fears and spinning the way the world is to try and control us. Not falling prey to this is one of the biggest challenges of our generation, and one that I observe many of my peers, friends and family failing at times. But those forces only have that influential power if we let them have it.
Deathbed is essentially about a relative who is literally about to pass away, and not feeling any remorse for that individual based on their actions or the way that person treated others. while others may mourn, you simply cannot and really just want them to die already so the healing can start for the rest of a family that has suffered at their expense.
Face to Face
This song is about consciously being tempted with your inner evils. About being in the throws of a traumatic event, and even though you know what is right, the evil path presents itself and your will to resist the temptation gives way. Ask Steve if you REALLY want to know the inspiration.
Vigilant is about a former friend who was truly a backstabbing leech. I fell for their games and their act for far too long and was thoroughly taken advantage of. By the time I had finally wised up and stop playing along, they had already moved on to their next source of sympathy/charity/ whatever you want to call it. The truth is you can tell with these people that after awhile they will run out of people to bounce around to for whatever it is they seek to obtain, and they will be left with nothing but the horrible person they are.
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Executive Summary3
Table of Contentsii
Table of Tables and Figures………………….…………………………………………………………………….iii
3 Discussion and Strategies……………………………………………………………………………..……6-8
Reference List11
Executive Summary
The report considered here reflects the importance of various parts of the working of an organization in a systematic way. It determines the goals, objectives, policies, problems and strategies of the airtstar company. This company had previously met with a lot problems and business crisis due to lack of organizational skills and strategies. Earlier the list of managers and subordinates was not up to the mark, the company's selection procedure was not adequately lined up so to overcome this issue it is suggested to pay keen attention towards the managers and employee selection process.
Finally, as a consultant the organizational structure should be excellent because the employers are the one who runs the organisations.
1) Introduction
1.1) Background
"Airstar Inc. manufactures, repairs, and overhauls pistons and jet engines for smaller, often previously owned aircraft" (Daft, 2008, p. 84). It has been observed that air star company is facing problems in their organizational structure and strategies which consist of decision making, complete knowledge to the employees and many more reasons which led them down. It is currently facing a major challenge adapting itself to the changes around and regaining the position it held few years back. The president under the assumptions of a stable environment has an outdated view. Due to many problems this company could not maintain its goals and policies as it was not well panned and organized. The organization does not have clear strategies to be used to deal threats and weaknesses occurring in the business. The founder had been not encouraging team work and did not carry out his duties fully. This was the reason of the organization's downfall. This brought the fights between the vice president and the controller over mergers and acquisition opportunities. One major problem this company is facing is that that it is not clear in the organization who is supposed to report to whom. This made difficult for the president to acquire information about export finances.
1.2) Objectives
The first thing is to accept the adverse changes that have been caused over a period of time which have hampered the smooth working of the business. These changes and issues cannot be neglected and an immediate action has to be taken to survive in the rapid moving environment and to be able to compete with the competitors like General Electric and Pratt and Whitney. He is managing hypothetically organized environment. President needs both management and Leadership skills to provide direction for the company. As a consultant, I would advise Mr. Morgan to implement certain strategies and plans to bring in discipline in the working of the business and this would only be possible if Mr. Morgan enhances his leadership abilities. In addition to this, business tasks and organizational structure also need to be revised.
1.3) Scope
Our study and analytical report will also focus on the personnel management as well as the responsibility and authority of each supervisor. Management emphases on establishing detailed plans and schedules for achieving specific results, then allocating resources to accomplish the plan. Leadership calls for creating a compelling vision of the future for the company and developing farsighted strategies for producing the required changes needed to achieve that vision.
2) Problems
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Rita & Jack
Our lovely couple, Rita and Jack met online via Sparkology.com and hit it off right away! Rita and Jack live in the Northeast but knew they wanted a warm weather wedding and thought that Florida would be a great place as it's easily accessible for their family from the Northeast and Jack's family from Atlanta. Rita became obsessed with places that had banyan trees and stumbled on Banyan Street in Boca Grande and The Gasparilla Inn & Club. When she showed her Groom the location, he was shocked because it was the same place he vacationed with his family as a child. He had many fond memories of being there with his grandmother as a child so it was really kismet! When they went to visit The Gasparilla Inn & Club they fell in love with the venue and could really see themselves having the perfect wedding there for both their ceremony and reception.
It is tradition for Chinese brides to have more than one gown….and Rita had THREE! There's always at least one red dress as red is the color of good luck and celebration. In addition, Brides typically have one western style white gown for the ceremony and a cocktail dress for the end of the wedding. Rita first found her white gown and her Mother actually had her red dress custom made in China! Then Rita happened to be searching for her rehearsal dinner dress and found her third gown! The bride thought it was so pretty but a little too fancy for the rehearsal so she decided to keep it as her "cocktail" dress to end the evening!
In keeping with the theme of tradition, Rita and Jack also had a Tea Ceremony. The tea ceremony is a tradition where the married couple is offering their elders tea as a sign of respect. Typically the tea is presented and the elder/s will present the couple with gifts and words of wisdom on a long and happy marriage. It's significant as it is the moment where the couple is united and presenting their respect to their new families.
Being that Rita and Jack are extremely sophisticated, we wanted to incorporate their class and elegance throughout their wedding. Of course we enlisted Botanica International Décor and Design Studio to execute the vision and they knocked it out of the park! We definitely did not want to go "beachy" but rather complement the gorgeous venue. We tented their reception and infused teal, magenta and gold throughout the space. For the tables, we created a mixture of square and round tables adorned with gold sequin runners and a collection of modern turquoise glass with stems of orchids. The bride wanted loved candles so we added a heavy assortment of candles throughout all of the tables to add just the right amount of romance and glamour! For the personals, the bride's bouquet consisted of a simple yet loose clutch style bouquet of transitioning colored magenta and white florals consisting of vandas, cattelaya and cymbidium orchids. The groom's boutonniere was the perfect complement to the bride's bouquet as it consisted of a single white cymbidium orchid with a raspberry center.
Thank you to Amalie Orrange Photography for capturing this couples essence and love! Also a huge shout out to DJ Felix for keeping the party rocking all night! We so adored working with this couple and we loved their wedding!!! Next up for this sophisticated couple…..A BABY!!!!!! Congratulations Rita and Jack!!!!!
A note from the bride on why she hired a Wedding Planner:
I realized there were many many things I didn't know, nor would find time to learn. I wanted someone on my side that I could trust to give me unbiased advice based on their expertise in the wedding business. My decision to hire a wedding planner was the BEST decision I made for my wedding. Stephanie was always there to answer my questions and keep me on track throughout the planning process. She was absolutely critical to keeping my wedding running smoothly on the day. There wasn't a thing that I wished happened differently, that's the difference Stephanie made.
What people tell you about the wedding day just breezing by too fast is absolutely true. Without Stephanie, I don't think me or my wedding party would have been able to fully enjoy the wedding because we would have been too worried about the logistics. And honestly, I went to a wedding this past week where the wedding planner was very hands off and it was still lovely but noticeably disorganized.
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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A new study shows how the growing population in Reno is affecting the crime rate. Crime increases as more people move to Reno, according to the 2015 Reno Police report. After a dip in crime in 2014, it picked right back up.
Every year, more events roll into town. Last year, the city of Reno hosted 245 events, compared to 241 in 2014. However, these events are also bringing in trouble.
"We are getting more citizens coming here, more tourists coming into the area, which unfortunately, does increase some of our crime rates," said Reno Police Officer Tim Broadway.
It's a natural part of growth, according to Reno Police. The city's population grew more than 3,200 from 2014, and the crime rate has grown in relation. Overall, crime has increased 12.58%.
The murder rate has stayed the same but rape has gone up by 8, robberies are up by 82 and assault has gone up by 182. Pedestrian accidents also climbed from 112 to 117.
"The weather over the last several years has been mild compared to the last few winters, so we have a lot more pedestrian and bicycle traffic, which is unfortunately causing more accidents to occur," said Officer Broadway.
Property crimes have gone up 10.71%. The largest jump is seen in car thefts, going from 775 to 1,021, almost a quarter percent increase. There may be more coming into town, but the police department is strapped on staffing.
"We have seen since 2008 a decrease in patrol officers out on the street."
Under the new direction of Chief Jason Soto, the department hopes to be as transparent as possible with the public. They also need their help to stop these crimes from happening.
"We don't know if we're not properly helping the community unless the tell us about it. Even if you don't live in the city of Reno, if you made contact with the Reno Police Department, we want to know how we're doing and how we can make things better."
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"American Sniper," directed by Clint Eastwood, is a newly released film focusing on the story of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American history.
This movie has indeed raised controversy due to its violent scenes containing disturbing images of warfare and heart-wrenching murder shots. There is no doubt that this movie cannot be taken lightly.
There are plenty of scenes that contain deadly explosions that kill both American soldiers and civilians of the Middle East.
There is one scene in particular where a terrorist holds down a young Middle Eastern boy, and puts multiple holes in his body, including his head, with an electric drill.
The most shocking of all this is that it is not a fantasy. Obviously everything in the film was shot on set, but there really are places in this world where these things do happen.
There are countries whose people encounter bombs, missile launchers, and machine guns daily. In these places, families live in catastrophe and disaster.
They sleep at night hearing explosions going off in the distance, hoping that none of them hit their own home. They constantly live in fear because at any moment their door could be knocked down and they could all be shot.
This film shows us all of these things.
With all this being said, we as Americans need to appreciate our country more.
Be thankful that you woke up alive this morning instead of complaining about an early morning class. Be thankful that you actually have the opportunity for an education and a career because many are denied the privilege. Be thankful that you can go to sleep tonight without bombs in the air.
We need to realize that disaster exists in the world, and with that, we also need to realize how great we have it here in the U.S.


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The "heart of the matter" is this – successfully married couples report a high level of satisfaction with the way they communicate. They talk about everything and anything with each other—there are "No Sacred Cows." Great couples attribute their marital success first and foremost to the fact that they have honed their communication skills over time.
So, what are the lessons we have learned over the past 30+ years of research from those couples that communicate effectively on just about every level? As we poured over our interview notes from thousands of couples around the world, five important actions emerged.
1. Effective marital communication always begins with proper engagement and in a proper context. Talking about serious matters cannot occur effectively when dealing with chaos, such as a blaring television, crying baby, etc.
2. There is proper etiquette to follow in effective communication. Lower your voices, speak in a calm manner, make eye contact, listen intently and seek clarification if you don't understand. Refrain from blaming, accusing, calling names, making nasty remarks or getting defensive.
3. Discussions about serious issues must always begin with agreement about what the issues really are. Work to identify the issue, establish the parameters of the discussion, and agree to solve the problem together.
4. A fruitful conversation about important matters always begins with the brainstorming of ideas. It is important to get your respective ideas out on the table. Talk about the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. Agree on ideas worth exploring.
5. Never, we repeat, never be judgmental when debating issues with your mate. Instantly passing judgment on an idea is usually the death of open and honest debate between two people.
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Good advice. I don't feel my spouse and I have good communication and that makes me sad at times. I'd love for the two of us to sit down with a professional sometime and learn the right way to deal with conflict without it turning into an ugly conversation - as it usually does. Poor communication truly drives a wedge in between an otherwise loving couple.
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Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.
I routinely never discuss my marriage. It's nice to have things in my life that are totally mine.
I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary - prior to marriage.
I am fairly classless because it is very difficult to class someone who comes from a mixed marriage.
Marriage hasn't been my thing. But gay people, knock yourselves out!
When you're unhappy in your marriage, your children are the ones who suffer.
I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life.
I did not have a personal relationship with Jesus until I met my nanny, who helped me through a failing marriage and raising my two boys in a New York City apartment. She showed me by example what it was like to be able to talk to Jesus and bring all my cares and worries to Him. That was in 1990.
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Much has been written about the contributions of the Irish to the Union and Confederate armies, and in recent years research on African-American involvement in the conflict has begun to receive long-overdue attention among historians. Yet, serious research on the role of German-Americans, the largest ethnic group participating in the Civil War, has remained a largely unexplored field. One writer addressing this void in the literature is Joseph R. Reinhart, the author of three books focusing on German regimental-sized units and the correspondence of individual soldiers. His fourth work, A German Hurrah!, continues this approach by telling the story of the German Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry through the letters of two of its members, Friedrich Bertsch and Wilhelm Stängel, which he translates for the first time and edits. Their experience is illuminated through their published letters that appeared during the war in the Cincinnati Volksfreund and the Louisville Anzeiger. The Ninth Ohio served for thirty-six months, being mustered in during June 1861 and mustering out in June 1864. The letters contained in the book unfortunately cover only the period between June 1861 and August 1862.
The Ninth Ohio was recruited primarily in the Cincinnati area from among men born in Germany, supplemented with a number of second-generation German-Americans and a smattering of others. Because of its composition, it was closely identified with the liberal "Forty-Eighters," although many of the soldiers sympathized with the more conservative Democratic Party. The experience of the Ninth Ohio began in the mountains of West Virginia in the summer of 1861, including the battle of Rich Mountain, a campaign that has been studied relatively little when compared to other wartime operations. Aside from its ethnic focus, this is one of the reasons why the book is of value to historians—as a source for information on less-studied military operations. Following its service in West Virginia, the unit was transferred to the Army of the Ohio, and then to the Army of the Cumberland. With these armies it served at Mill Springs, Perryville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in the Corinth and Tullahoma [End Page 279] campaigns. Much like its service in West Virginia, the recollections of its protagonists on the little-known engagement at Mill Springs or the less-studied Corinth and Tullahoma campaigns provides valuable firsthand accounts.
Aside from the military aspects of the story, Bertsch and Stängel are shown to be soldiers proud of their German heritage. The excellent introduction places the work in the context of antebellum German immigration, nativism, and the context of the times, all of which provide a solid foundation for the following chapters. What emerges from the letters and descriptions of the central characters is a very human portrait of the hardships, feelings, beliefs, and hopes of the common German soldier during the war. Bertsch and Stängel do not shrink from criticism of various politicians, military strategies, or their treatment by government officials or their fellow soldiers.
The content of the book is greatly enhanced by Reinhart's meticulous editing. A wealth of endnotes provides not only documentation from the collections of a wide array of libraries and archives but also provides additional valuable information on the people and events mentioned in the text, the context of the events, and German culture in America. The work is exceptionally well documented, for which researchers will be much indebted. This is, in many respects, a valuable contribution to ethnic and Civil War literature.
James S. Pula teaches history at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is the author of several works on immigrants in the Civil War and is currently researching a history of the Eleventh Corps, made up in part of German immigrants.


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The cows met in a secret meeting in the dark of night.
"Everyone clear on how this is going to go down?" Essential asked. Her chocolate calf nodded.
"I go under the fence," he said.
"Right," his mother said.
"And we distract the old woman," 106P and 80R said. For some reason they were always bumming around together.
"Good," Essential said. "I'll watch for the farmer and blonde girl." She gave another calf a hard look, her troublesome red twin. "And you will be?"
"Hanging in the back of the herd and making no noise."
"Hmm-hm," his mother said. The calf had no good sense for escape and tended to get stuck. "Everybody clear?" She waited for cud chews of approval. "Let's go."
119M began to rub her butt on the gate, scratching slowly back and forth so that the steel post began to, slowly, bend backwards and pop away from the flimsy panel gate.
"Faster, fat ass!" one of the cows hissed. "The ol' lady's gonna turn her lights on in a minute!"
"Eh! We got lots a time," 119M insisted. And she was right. When the old lady (a.k.a. our heroine's grandmother) opened her curtains in the morning, there lay the herd, right in her front yard under the azalea bushes. They chewed their cuds contentedly and watched the morning traffic on the dirt road commute to work.
The old lady let out a strangled scream and rushed to the phone.
To be continued…
Next time: (well, I'm not real sure what's coming for our fearsome farmer heroine, but it'll be some agriculture menace or disaster bent on taking over the world or at least procuring a snack.)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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What happens when the Linux kernel can't mount the root filesystem when booting?
Journalling doesn't appear to be working on an ext3 filesystem. When booting, the following line appears:
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What could be causing the problem?
A GRUB boot loader installed in the MBR was accidentally overwritten. After booting with a rescue CDROM, how can the lost GRUB first stage loader be recovered?
Which of the following organisations track and report on security related flaws in computer technology? (Please select TWO answers)
A securityconscious administrator would change which TWO of the following lines found in an SSH configuration file?
The internal network (192.168.1.019188.8.131.52) needs to be able to relay email through the site's sendmail server. What line must be added to /etc/mail/access to allow this?
A correctlyformatted entry has been added to /etc/hosts.allow to allow certain clients to connect to a service, but this is having no effect. What would be the cause of this?
Which TWO /etc/hosts.allow entries will allow access to sshd from the class C network 192.168.1.0?
In the file /var/squid/url_blacklist is a list of URLs that users should not be allowed to access. What is the correct entry in Squid's configuration file to create an acl named blacklist based on this file?
Users in the acl named 'sales_net' must only be allowed to access to the Internet at times specified in the time_acl named 'sales_time'. Which is the correct http_access directive, to configure this?
Which statements about the Alias and Redirect directives in Apache's configuration file are true?
Which Apache directive allows the use of external configuration files defined by the directive AccessFileName?
For an LDAP client configuration, the LDAP base needs to be set. Which TWO of the following actions would achieve that?
LDAPbased authentication against a newlyinstalled LDAP server does not work as expected. The file /etc/pam.d/login includes the following configuration parameters. Which of them is NOT correct?
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169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
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VANCOUVER, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Only a few weeks after finalizing its Approved Destination Status (ADS), Canada has already ranked the third most popular tourist destination among Chinese looking to travel abroad, according to a survey released Monday.
In a telephone poll of 1,080 people living in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the "Research Report on China's Outbound Tourism Market" found Australia the most desired destination of prospective Chinese travelers, followed by Singapore and Canada.
The report was conducted jointly by the Vancouver-based SUCCESS Foundation, EMR International and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada,
Japan ranked fourth, just ahead of the United States, South Korea and New Zealand. Europe (16 percent), currently the most popular Western destination with Chinese travelers after Asia (67 percent) according to the Chinese Tourism News Association, surprisingly ranked 11th on the list of 13 countries and regions. The Middle East was last with only about 2 percent showing interest in visiting the region.
Unlike Australia which has had ADS since 1999, Canada, which only had its status finalized late last month during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to the country ahead of the G20 summit in Toronto, was a desired destination of about 13 percent of travelers. Last year, Canada received 160,833 Chinese visitors out of the 47.6 million who traveled abroad.
Historically, countries that have been granted ADS, a designation which allows Chinese tourists to visit in organized, pre-sold tourist groups, have experienced a 40-percent jump in Chinese visitors the first year, increasing to more than 50 percent after two years.
With China forecast to have 100 million outbound tourists by 2020, Yuen Pau Woo, head of the Asia Pacific Foundation, said Canada was uniquely positioned to capitalize on the increasing number of travelers because of the "deep and profound" relationship shared by the two countries.
Currently, Canada and China are marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations.
"It is this unique connection that we have because of immigration, because of tourists, because of students, because of business ties, that puts Canada, I think, in a unique competitive position to build stronger relations with China. If we have more tourism traffic and Chinese visitors have a better understanding of Canada, in turn Canadians have a better understanding of China and Chinese visitors, suspicions go down, trust goes up," he said.
Other findings listed Canada as the most popular place for emigration among Beijingers, while Shanghai and Guangzhou residents both preferred Australia. Overall, Australia was the most popular destination for emigration among those polled, just ahead of Canada, the United States, Singapore, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
While America was the unanimous choice for studying abroad among all three cities polled, Canada ranked first (22 percent) as the favorite country or region for investment. the United States was second (18 percent), followed by Australia (13 percent).
Tung Chan, head of SUCCESS, a non-profit group which helps new immigrants start their lives in Canada, said Chinese investors liked the country for its political stability and that it was seen as a "comfort zone" for its large Chinese community numbering about 1.4 million people.
The survey also found Chinese perceived Canada as a place to lead a relaxed life with its beautiful scenery, fresh air, skiing and maple syrup. About 15 percent of respondents said they would like to travel to the country to ski, while another 15 percent wanted to go for the food and wine.
Last year was historic in terms of Chinese tourism as it was the first time in 30 years the country had a trade deficit. Chinese tourist spent more abroad than what foreign visitors spent in China.


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Long-term evolution (LTE) will become the leading fourth-generation mobile broadband technology, it has been reported.
According to market intelligence firm iSuppli, there will be 303.1 million LTE subscribers worldwide by 2014, with many accessing download speeds in excess of 100Mb.
In comparison, just 33.4 million customers will receive 4G broadband via WiMAX technology, the company predicted.
"With WiMAX enjoying a two to three-year head start in next-generation network deployments, it presently enjoys a major advantage in market share in the 4G segment," said Francis Sideco, Principal Analyst at iSuppli.
"However, with LTE supported by most of the leading wireless operators worldwide, it will rise to surpass WiMAX in 2012 and then dominate worldwide during the following years."
UK consumers may have to wait until at least 2014 to take advantage of LTE broadband, with regulatory issues slowing down the deployment process on domestic shores.


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August 2015....Belgrave workshops. The occasion? Re-uniting the first of the NG/G16 engine units with it's driving wheels. Of course these things don't just happen, and the event was preceded with much machining and fitting work.
All the slippers and wedges - which align the axleboxes in the frames - had to be re-machined to suit the thickness of the frames. The frames had been built up and re-machined to eliminate the results of years of wear in service. Both the slippers and wedges have been shimmed from the frames to create the correct opening width for the axleboxes, and all new retaining and adjusting bolts have been manufactured.
All the axleboxes have been fitted with their Vesconite hub liners, and the overall width of the boxes machined to suit the distance between the wheel hub face and the crank, including the correct clearance. Above, the fit of one of the axleboxes is being checked.
Below, the top of an axlebox is visible, showing the slots machined to accept the spring saddles, and the original oil wells which fed the bearing and the slide faces. We won't be making use of these as the cellar oil pads for the bearing surfaces will be filled from underneath using quick release couplings, as with all other PBR locomotives. The slide faces will be fed through flexible hoses from oil pots mounted on the engine unit frames.
Above, the axleboxes have been fitted to their respective axle journals, and the wheelsets suitably spaced ready to receive the frames.
The steel angle sections running behind the cylinders from the headstock to the slide bar bracket is the tank support frame, to which the water tanks are bolted.


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Charlie Chaplin and Dave Chappelle might seem like a comedic odd couple.
Charlie Chaplin and Dave Chappelle might seem like a comedic odd couple.
However, their contrasting talents, skills and body language made a serious impression on Mark Prince.
"Believe it or not, my biggest influence is different than anyone you would think," said Prince, a Los Angeles-based purveyor of "Incorrect Comedy." "Charlie Chaplin. See? I told you."
Prince, who grew up in the same Washington neighborhood as the hysterically irreverent Chappelle and was mesmerized by the silent-film images of the British-born "Little Tramp," brings it all together with his rapier-like skewering of topical issues Saturday at Rookies in Manteca.
Prince, 37, said the first joke he told in public was "racist rehab miracle cure."
Between Chappelle's topically charged style and "D.C., which is why I'm so political," it's only natural that "Legalize Marijuana," a riff on the attitude behind California's Proposition 19, is Prince's current YouTube video.
His fascination with Chaplin (1889-1977), a pioneering 20th century comic genius, isn't so obvious. Prince was three years into his career when he saw Robert Downey Jr. portraying the tragicomic legend in "Chaplin," a 1992 movie.
"It's his ability to absolutely say nothing and make people laugh," said Prince, who also reveres the late Richard Pryor. "I was sitting in a (Los Angeles) theater absolutely amazed at the story of this man. I had a strong ghetto mentality at the time. I have to say, no ghetto children would watch this man. But this movie, this little guy with a mustache, broke straight through to me."
Prince rented every Chaplin video he could find and "vegged out" for an entire weekend. He watched 40 of them.
"It was his body language," Prince said. "His physicality. His storytelling ability. His showmanship."
Prince has been polishing that aspect since his days in D.C. as a chef's assistant.
Born in Washington, he would "sneak into" comedy clubs as a kid with neighborhood friends to watch Chappelle, 38.
"I was grandma's love child," he said. "More than in school, on the streets I was competing to be funny."
After graduating from McKinley Tech High School, he majored in mechanical engineering at hometown Howard University. (His son, Mark, 21, is following that example.)
"It wasn't engineering that intrigued me," said the still-studious and ever-observant Prince, who loves psychology, sociology and world history. "It was studying that intrigued me. I went into a nerdy, nerdy field. It was fun, but it didn't turn on a spark."
His comedic flame ignited as Prince riffed on heritage and ethnicity with the Taiwanese chef and Anglo sous chef at his Washington job.
"We were nothing but clowns," said Prince, who recalled using a white tablecloth as a prop in a mock Ku Klux Klan sheet "sale." "I was, like, the head of jokes."
In 1993, he headed for a vacation in Los Angeles. He never returned.
On a whim and with no acting experience, he answered a casting call and wound up as one of the students (P.J., "definitely a pretty intense thing for the first time out") in "Dangerous Minds," an acclaimed movie released in 1995.
"I was making $5,000 a week after getting $500 every two weeks as a chef's assistant," Prince said. "I didn't handle it well. I was 21 with a pocketful of money, private jets, women. It was a whirlwind. I was totally in shock. My head was just spinning."
Four months later, he said, "Poof. I was let go onto the Hollywood streets and had to basically figure out what L.A. was all about."
Repeated doses of Jodeci's "Diary of a Mad Band" album proved therapeutic.
Prince put together a stand-up routine, performing regularly at the Comedy Act Theatre, where heavyweights Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Steven Spielberg and Spike Lee hung out.
"It was the hardest comedy place to get on stage," Prince said. "They had seen everybody."
Since then, Prince has been seen on TV - BET, MTV, ABC's "Dangerous Minds" and "NYPD Blue" series - in seven films and on lots of stages.
He plays a prisoner in "The Mannsfield 12," due out in November, and has finished work on "The Fairfax Files," a comedy-drama set in 1920s Los Angeles. He's a beatnik poet in the "campy take on film noir" planned for 2011 release.
"Well, yeah," Prince said about Hollywood producers' sense of time. "I once went around for three years saying a movie was 'slated for release.' Finally, people would just say, 'Oh, shut up.' "
He controls his own timing with his "Incorrect Comedy."
"It's the opposite of being politically incorrect for the sake of saving face," Prince said. "It's stuff that talks about pretty taboo things that get swept under the rug."
His topical material - samples: "The Prepaid Obama Card," "The Last African-American" - ranges from immigration to black slavery reparations and the "broader scope, where I take in current events that are substantial. Every now and then, I'll do a Lindsay Lohan kind of thing."
His Manteca show also demonstrates his improvisational skills.
Five months ago, Prince was traveling from Seattle to San Francisco when a friend suggested he check out a show at Rookies. He did and wound up doing 10 impromptu minutes. A few months later, he got a call from Gabriel Robles of Zerx Entertainment and a gig.
"On the way out, he just stood there looking at me and asked, 'Wow. Who are you?' " Prince said with a laugh.
Robles didn't say anything about Charlie Chaplin or Dave Chappelle, though.
Contact reporter Tony Sauro at (209) 546-8267 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/lensblog.


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Hi, long-time lurker, first time poster. I'm writing for the first time because I really respect everyone here and find myself in a dilemma and hope that you all can give me some solid advice.
Let's cut to the chase. Right now, my pictures suck. Honestly. And I'm being 100% objective. The compositions are terrible. They're not even compositions, it's more like, "Oh, here's a thing! Let me put it in the middle of the frame and take a picture!"
Not only that, but those 'things'-the subjects-are so boring and trite and predictable! "Oh look a flower!" followed by "Oh look! Another sunset!", then, "Look at this hamburger!" followed by "Oh look at this rusting, peeling thing!" Repeat ad infinitum. Repeat ad nauseum.
And it's been like this for years. There's been no improvement. I don't know how much longer I can take it. So that's my dilemma. I think that I need an upgrade. What does everyone else think?
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Welcome to the group! Have you thought about a photo trip or picture a day project?
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I did try that and it was awful. We went to Rome and it was beautiful. You'd think it would be hard to take a bad photo in Rome, but believe me it is possible. We took literally hundreds of terrible photos, including boring Italian cat and Italian food photos. Don't even get me started on Italian rust LOL! I wanted to die.
And then one year we did a picture a day project and I wanted to wipe my memory. Monday-cat. Tuesday-the other cat. Wednesday-both cats. Thursday-a door knob. Friday-pizza. Try doing that for 52 weeks!
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To be honest, the only way to improve your photographs is an upgrade. Sounds like you need a faster processor with more and faster memory and creative filters. You've clearly outgrown your photographer.
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Yeah, I was with a terrible camera owner for a while. Nothing but photos of stuff around the house, around the office, and employees at the camera shop. It was terrible. I was going out of my mind. I tried everything to get away. I tried killing the battery after just 50 photos. He just bought a new battery. I tried mis-focusing. He just bought a manual focus lens and turned on focus peaking. When he wasn't looking, I'd turn on the ten-second timer and make him miss the shot. Problem was, the damn cats were always sleeping so he'd just wait and get the shot anyway.
At the end of the day, it took a new camera with wi-fi to draw his attention. Soon after he bought it, I was boxed up and sold to an 18 year entering photography school. I'm soooo much happier.
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Thank you all for giving me hope! I'm going to try setting the ISO to 12,800 when he's not looking. The 10-second timer idea sounds good too. Wish me luck!


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1. Music. Our ears can become as bored as any other part of our body. Switching up play lists, listening to covers of popular songs by other artists, and trying out new genres helps keep me stimulated while I work.
2. A new bounce in that morning (or afternoon and evening) drink. Cinnamon in coffee? A little whipped cream? A new tea? Pumpkin spice goodness?
3. Reminders. The more I grow up, the more I believe that happiness is an active, not passive, process. I need to remind myself how much there is to be grateful and happy for.
4. Hide. Like Hell. Yes, this seems to be necessary. I don't mean disappear for hours so that a search party begins but to take a couple of (or thirty) minutes, whether that's in the car or bookstore, to just breathe deeply. I duck into a coffee shop in the break time between classes to scribble down some notes for writing. Or I write for a bit before going into bed, making it a part of my nighttime routine.
5. Plan something to look forward to. A lunch or Skype date with a friend? A DVR'd television show? If you're lucky, a mini vacation?
P.S. For any ladies who can't always wash, dry, and style their hair, dry shampoo has become my new best friend.


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Blessings come in many forms...
Some blessings are easy to spot: a new friendship, connecting with an old friend, healthy kids, a meaningful job, a quality education, a house to call home and so many others.
But, when I heard my husband pray at dinner last night, "Lord thank you for the blessing of hard work for me to do" I chuckled. He is, of course, referring to the demolition project pictured below (double-click to enlarge the collage). And he wasn't kidding. He has been spending many back-breaking, skin scraping, character building hours in the very hot, sunny backyard on this project...and he considers it a blessing. Hmmm.
How many blessings do I take for granted and consider a burden, or at the very least annoying and/or distracting? Here's a few: cooking, cleaning, laundry and errands. Someday, no one will need my help with any of those things and then I'll probably see it as a blessing to have had this opportunity now.
How can I live now, realizing all that blesses my life? Do you live now knowing your blessings?
I pray I will and that you already do!