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I was able to watch this through, and it was worth it to see some of the faces of the people in the audience, most notably Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton (I think), and best of all Senator Joseph Lieberman. Putin told the whole world what has been going on, and I doubt he would have said anything if they didn't have the situation well under control.
Because the American people are so poorly informed, I can see how as so many might watch this video and not know what to think. They have been taught over and over again to fear the Russians, to fear Putin, to fear just about everything. I can also see, for instance, how a video like this could be edited and become very misleading, and my people would become even more terrified than they already are.
The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as an alternative to the existing US-dominated World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The Bank is set up to foster greater financial and development cooperation among the five emerging markets. Together, the four original BRIC countries comprise in 2014 more than 2.8 billion people or 40 percent of the world's population, cover more than a quarter of the world's land area over three continents, and account for more than 25 percent of global GDP. It will be headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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About the Author: Doug Walters
Doug is passionate about Presbyterian camp ministry and brings with him a wealth of experience and creativity in his role as Executive Director. It was at summer camp, as a Counselor-in-Training many years back, that Doug came to understand that God gives each of us special gifts and talents and calls us to serve as Christ's hands and feet in the world. In addition to his passion for "all things camp," Doug has a passion for pizza, and makes a pretty mean homemade, from-scratch pie that rivals any you'd find at your local pizzeria.


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B - Blue Breakfast
C- Coffee Catastrophe
D - Dacrycarpus Dragon
E - Ear see you
F - Fairy
G - Grapes
H - Holding Hands
I - Ink
N - Neon at (K)Night
M - Magazine Macro
L - Leaf
J - Jokesters
K - Knob
O - Obsolete?
P - Paper Pines
Q - Quintuple Quench
R - "Rabbit Repose"
The most recent addition to the collection of hand made rabbits from our Daughter to her Mother. Each year at Christmas she hand sews a new rabbit, this year is number sixteen.
S - "Solitary Sea Shell"
T - "Tea 4 Two" or T42
U - Umber Undulation
V - Vivacious Vanilla
W - waveless waterfront welcomes welkin
X - xylophone


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If you've replaced your refrigerator within the last several years, your shiny new model might be making its presence known in noisier way.
For one, foam insulation — often used to make these appliances more energy-efficient — lacks the sound-baffling capabilities of fiberglass insulation incorporated into previous energy hogs.
Here's some other "normal" sounds to expect, along with their abnormal counterparts:
Evaporator coil
A boiling, surging or gurgling sound as the compressor starts and stops. Also, a pop as the evaporator expands and contracts after defrosting.
Evaporator fan
The sound of air being forced through the unit is normal, but a continuous ticking or even intermittent squealing is abnormal.
Defrost heater
Sizzling or hissing sound from water dropping onto the heater during defrost cycle
Newer fridges' compressors are much more efficient and run much faster, giving off a high-pitched hum, whine or pulse. But watch out for clicking during start up (especially if the lights dim), banging or knocking during start or stop, a ping or snap followed by the compressor stopping.
Cold control and defrost timer
A snapping or ticking sound as the refrigerator turns on and off
Plastic liner
Cracking or popping as the temperatures change
Drain pan
Running water during or after the defrost cycle
Water valve
Buzzing, clicking or running water as the icemaker fills or water is dispensed
Cracking of ice and cubes dropping into the bin
Condenser fan
Air being forced over the condenser is normal, but squealing from the motor is abnormal.
You should hear a surging or gurgling sound from the flow of refrigerant when the compressor runs, but an improperly placed drain pan could cause rattling.
If the normal sounds bother you, consider a piece of rubber-backed carpet for underneath the fridge. You could even put sound absorbing materials inside the cabinet if the refrigerator sits in an enclosure.


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Are we in for another record-setting day on Wall Street?
U.S. stock futures were narrowly mixed Wednesday, following a headline-grabbing performance on Tuesday.
The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time ever, and the S&P 500 also finished at a record high. But can the trend hold?
"News from abroad is encouraging, but we do have a lack of economic news in the states," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital, referring to reports about increases in Chinese exports and German industrial output.
Investors in the U.S. will likely take their cues from another round of corporate earnings.
Shares of JCPenney (JCP) rose in premarket trading after the troubled retailer released a preliminary report showing a decline in quarterly sales that may not have been as bad as some had expected.
Wendy's (WEN) shares fell after the restaurant chain reported sales that missed forecasts. AOL (AOL) missed earnings estimates. Toyota Motors (TM) reported a surge in profit for its fiscal year 2013, which ended on March 31.
Walt Disney (DIS) reported better-than-expected earnings and sales late Tuesday, and several analysts raised their price targets on the stock.
Whole Foods (WFM) shares surged after the supermarket chain reported quarterly earnings that beat estimates.
Tesla (TSLA), News Corp. (NWSA) and Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) are up after Wednesday's close.
Shares of Manchester United (MANU) could be in play after the long-time manager of the English soccer team announced he would retire. This comes less than a year after the company listed in New York.
Related: Fear & Greed Index gets extremely greedy
European markets were trending higher in morning trading, with the Euronext 100 index displaying some solid support.
Asian markets ended higher. The Nikkei added 0.7%, the Hang Seng increased 0.8% and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.5%.


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Scranton Is America's Most Financially Fucked City
Sure, it's true, cities and counties from Alabama to California have given up and declared bankruptcy due to this ongoing Recesssion of Doom. Hell, San Bernardino just declared bankruptcy yesterday. But those cities are quitters. They've taken themselves out of contention, the losers. For an American city that is still trying to survive financially, and failing miserably, there is no better example than Scranton, PA—the jewel of Lackawanna County.
You may know Scranton as the setting for the fictional TV show "The Office." But from now on, Scranton may be better known as "The City Where The Mayor Illegally Cut Every Employee's Salary to Minimum Wage Because The City Only Had $5K in the Bank and Nobody Would Lend It Any Money Due to the City's Own Shadiness."
See, the unions representing city workers are suing the hell out of the city because the mayor cut everyone's wages down to $7.25 an hour. When a court ordered the city not to do that, the mayor just did that shit anyhow. Which is frowned upon in the legal world! (Actual quote from the head of the public worker's union: "Morale is low.") In the city's defense: the city has no money, and nobody will give the city any money. In the city's not-defense: no wonder nobody will lend the city any money, just last month they "refused to honor a taxpayer guarantee for a parking authority's bonds," essentially telling lenders to fuck off. "I know we said we would pay back those bonds, but actually, fuck you, and while I have you here, can I borrow another $100 million?" is Scranton, PA's basic approach to dealing with lenders. It is not working out so well.
The NYT has a good rundown of the entire fucked city's fucked up saga of mismanagement, including lowlights such as this:
"The fact that they have only $100,000 cash, that's really next to nothing," said Mr. Ciccarone, who tracks how much cash cities have on hand. He said that last year less than 2 percent of American cities found themselves without enough cash to cover more than 30 days of expenses; the typical city had enough to last 246 days. Scranton, he said, appeared to have only enough for a day.
Better spend all day tomorrow looking for change, or you guys are gonna have a really bad Friday. Hang in there, Scranton. If you declare bankruptcy, you're just another municipality ruined by the economy's decline. But by hanging on by your fingernails as your situation grows ever more dire, irreversible, and illegal, you're America's Very Best (Financially Fucked City)!


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Well it has finally happened, Central Europe, and other odd bits attached to this particular bit of the Continent have frozen solid as the temperatures touch paw freezingly awful parts of the thermometer usually unexplored by us middle earth dwellers and more common in chilly bits of the world like Siberia, Alaska and of course the two all-white bits at the top and bottom of any Atlas.
It's cold here in Prague, currently it's minus 17C which is about just over 1 degree in Fahrenheit and frankly though it was colder over night -26C (which is minus 15 degrees F) Prague is on the warm side compared to parts of Bulgaria, Serbia, Poland and the Ukraine which and covered in blankets of frozen snow producing daytime temperatures of -30C the 'C' in this case meaning 'cold.'
But as this picture from Kiev (below) shows, where it was -30C, life goes on as it does around most of Europe.
Indeed as I sit on the windowsill above a radiator which is full on I can see that the roads here are clear, bundles of people in furry coats are bustling here and there and in the distance there is a Tram rattling on its rails while overhead in the ice white sky there are a couple of vapour trails made by aeroplanes using full throttle to take off from the nearby airport.
You could say therefore that the Czech republic like any other civilised modern country is coping well and still – as the ever awful Mrs Thatcher used to say "open for business." Imagine my surprise then at the headlines of the newspapers from that most modern and go-ahead country of all Great Britain, 'Just 3 inches of snow halts half of all flights at Heathrow' and 'Roads will be like ice rinks for a week, drivers warned.'
What is it with the Brits? The barometer follows the thermometer down and the whole of Britain comes to a halt and that is in spite of having what I read was "records amounts of salt" (used to clear roads in the UK and also to flavour Chips and well everything edible).
Judging by the reports about the roads and the all other forms of transport I imagine the "records amounts of salt" are still safely locked up nice and warm in depots around the country and have been since early December, in fact just like the Queen who begins her Jubilee Year today, she and other members of the royals who have been ensconced in Sandringham a luxury palace in Norfolk on holiday since the middle of December which is rather nice!
Of course you get the feeling that the royals would rather be somewhere tropical but in times of hardship in the UK and nervousness about whether or not someone will give them the latest handout that they want – a new royal yacht – they are keeping their heads down in what is probably one of the best and most exclusive spa resorts in the world, though between you and me I bet the decoration is just plain awful, the royals after all have terrible taste and if you ever troll around a royal palace when open to the public you can see that for yourself.
So instead of spending 60 or so million pounds of a shiny new royal yacht for the monarch maybe the people of Great Britain should spend the money wisely, on some nice shiny gritting trucks and polished snow ploughs and if the royals want to they can drive them when they are not on holiday it might actually give them something to do and let's face it it will be cheaper to the teach them how to drive a truck than it will be to teach them to drive a helicopter which is what they usually want to have a go on!
And looking to the long term when the royals are taken out of service because of budgetary cuts when the country decides it can no longer afford to keep a kennelful they will have a trade that suits their lifestyles, after all it only snows for a few weeks of the year in the UK and so the job of snow shifter would be perfect for them all wouldn't it?
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Rocket Power
At full throttle, the Saturn V's five first-stage engines produced a thundering 7.6 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
The Green Glider
This fall, I went to a hot-air balloon launch, but alas, the wind was too strong and there was no launch. There were hang gliders however and they were fun to watch. These are two sports I think would be really fun to try one day.
Thinking I was going to be shooting large balloons up close, I had my handy-dandy wide angle, so glider shots high in the sky were out of the question. The light coming through this glider caught my eye though.
USS Alabama park
Part of the static displays on the grounds by the USS Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.
Tomcat on Deck
This F14A Tomcat is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum, as were several others on board the USS Lexington.
Phantom Resurrection
This F4 Phantom is undergoing some painting on the lower deck of the USS Lexington aircraft carrier. Most of these restorations are performed by dedicated volunteers, many who served in the military and possibly worked with such airplanes.
Yellow Valiant
Late last summer I shared a photo called the Yellow Valiant Cowling. Since it's been a few months, I figured you were chomping at the bit to see the rest of the airplane.
The Huey
Air support has played a major role in all recent wars, especially in Vietnam. The UH-1E Huey was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been produced worldwide. The first combat operation of the UH-1 was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, with approximately 7,000 UH-1 aircraft used for that war. I thought it proper to process it in black and white, due to the era when it served our country saw little color film.
Planes, planes and more planes. Just when you think you've seen one of everything, you turn the corner and there's another piece of history. The National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida has one of the greatest collections of aviation history, concentrating on those flown by the U.S. Navy.
The Clipper Flying Cloud
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner or "Clipper Flying Cloud" was the first airliner with a pressurized fuselage. This beautiful plane is found at the Boeing Aviation Hanger at the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum.
The Stearman Biplane
This beauty, built in 1942 as a Naval aircraft, now flies with the Commemorative Air Force, with the West Houston Squadron at the West Houston Airport.
Grumman S2F-1 Tracker
The Grumman S-2 Tracker was an anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the US Navy.
NASA's T-38
The Northrop T-38 was used by the Air Force as a two-seat, supersonic trainer and was used by NASA's research pilots for proficiency and mission support flights. With its lower fuel burn rate and maintenance costs, the T-38 is cheaper to operate than the larger and faster F-18.
This is the model plane that you always saw escort the shuttle each time it returned to earth. In Houston, we saw many of the astronauts return to Ellington Field after their missions flying these. It's a plane that isn't large, but looks like it would be a lot of fun to fly. I'm available if anyone takes one up soon.
Bede BD-5B
The BD-5 is a small, single-seat, homebuilt "kit" aircraft by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s. It has a small, streamlined fuselage holding its semi-reclined pilot under a large canopy, with the mid-engine and propeller mounted immediately to the rear of the cockpit. The BD-5 sold over 5,000 kits or plans.
Only a few hundred BD-5 kits were completed and many of these are still being flown today. There was even a version with a jet engine, like the BD-5J from the James Bond movie Octopuss, now on display in the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona. I remember seeing these in magazines as a kid, so it was a treat to view this one sitting under the wing of the Boeing 307 Stratoliner. Both aircraft can be found at the Boeing Aviation Hanger at the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum.
Oh Baby!
My fondness of airplanes is no secret. Like a woman window-shops for shoes she can't afford, I shop over airplanes I'll likely never fly in, let alone ever own. But it's nice to dream and enjoy these beauties through short visits and lasting photos.
This beautifully restored North American T-6 Texan (with the Navy designation SNJ-5) was at the recent Wings and Wheels at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum with it's 600 horse power Pratt and Whitney R-1340 "Wasp" Radial engine. Some lucky person won a charity raffle for a ride in this historic World War II era aircraft. I knew I should have bought more tickets.


text: May 8, 2014 Odd Jobs Clitics By Timothy Leonido Life in the linguistics lab. Image via Giphy In August 2009, I took a job as a "confederate" at the "MIXER" project, run by the linguistics lab of a university in the Philadelphia area. The goal of the MIXER project was to gather recorded interviews for a database of conversational American speech. Over the previous five years, the lab had recorded thousands of speakers; having secured a grant from an undisclosed sponsor, they were gearing up for another year. For three hundred dollars a week, my only responsibility was to receive the participants that came to the lab and to get them to speak. The interviews were conducted in a recording booth known as the Mermaid Lounge, so named for the amphibian girl and paint-by-numbers fish characters painted on the far wall. Inside the Lounge was a single desk where two computer monitors sat head-to-head, surrounded by cameras and all kinds of microphones: clip-ons, standalones, condensers. At the other end of the hallway was the HIVE, a seminar room that served as base of operations for the MIXER-6 team—me, a secretary, and the lead confederate, who liaised with the sponsors. The lead confederate on MIXER-6 had participated in every study so far except MIXER-4, which she'd missed due to dental surgery. Now, after several complicated adjustments, she wore an elaborate dental fixture that rendered her effectively mute. She typically relayed messages through the secretary, Stabler, a burly little man with golden-blond hair and a bushy beard. Stabler was responsible for outreach; that meant flyering, Craigslist ads, and organizing participant data. Unfortunately, he was hamstrung by his terrible stammer, which was particularly pronounced whenever he spoke on the phone: "Hello, thank you for c-c-calling the l-l-ab … Are you r-r-responding to the a-a-ad?" As a confederate, my responsibilities consisted of escorting the participants to the Mermaid Lounge, fitting them with a small, sensitive mic, and seeing them through three "sessions." The first, the Prompt Session, was scripted. Participants read through a series of warm-up phrases as they scrolled across a monitor. These were mostly binomials like riff raff, hip-hop, flim flam, willy nilly, etc. Once the articulatory mechanisms were sufficiently exercised, I moved onto the Natural Session, during which I conversed with the participant on a topic of his or her choice. If necessary, we could discuss the algorithmically generated topic of the day, which might be Netflix, or terrorism, or gun control. Finally, after fifteen minutes, the participant put on a pair of headphones for the Noisy Session. An automated voiced counted down to zero, and then a steady stream of white noise came through the soft earpieces while I continued to converse with the participant. Read More


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For the first time since graduating from vocational technical high school 10 years ago, Ajdin Dedic has a job as a skilled worker in his hometown of Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dedic, 28, is one of 600 local men and women participating in a USAID-sponsored training program launched in Travnik in 2012. Before the training, Dedic worked odd jobs while looking for work using the vocational skills he learned in high school. Now he oversees an entire department at the town's new Prevent automotive parts factory, making seat covers for Volkswagon.
"I could not find a job in my field for years. I was in the unemployment line, and occasionally worked as a waiter," Dedic said. "When I heard that a new factory was about to be opened and that it would organize a training program for auto upholstery sewers, I signed up, completed it successfully, and immediately afterwards, I got a job in the Prevent workshop."
Just three months later, Dedic was promoted from his position as auto upholstery sewer to head of the workshop, managing a team of 20 workers. He also became a sewing instructor with a training course for future employees.
"A few months ago, I could not even imagine that I would be this happy, not only with the work I do today, but also with the factory, my colleagues, the way workers are treated here and the working conditions. I am very glad that I am now in a position to pass on my knowledge to others. I myself benefited very much from the training course, where I actually learned to do this job," Dedic said.
The specialized training was made possible through a unique collaboration of USAID's FIRMA Project (which is co-financed by the Swedish Government agency Sida), local government authorities, employment offices, vocational schools and Prevent. So far, 250 of the 600 participants have completed training and are employed at the factory—and 60 percent of them are women.
USAID, local officials, and Prevent signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) in December 2012 to train 600 new workers. With technical support provided by USAID, the stakeholders will provide resources to develop an adult training program to fulfill Prevent's immediate labor needs, and will adjust the formal vocational school curriculum to ensure that future high school graduates get the skills needed to work for the company, one of Travnik's largest employers.
"It would mean a lot to private entrepreneurs if the educational institutions could educate students that are already skilled to perform specific tasks. The signatories to this MOU have recognized this need and will work together to formalize it systematically," said Prevent Director Sead Kurtagić.
The USAID-Sida FIRMA Project has developed similar forms of public-private cooperation in Tešanj, Goražde, and Kalesija.
The FIRMA Project, which stands for Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement, supports sustainable economic growth, employment expansion and increased household incomes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in three sectors of the economy—wood and metal processing, and tourism. The five-year project, which runs from September 2009 to September 2014, works through a network of local partners—development agencies, chambers of commerce, business associations and business service providers—to ensure sustainability after the project has ended.


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Line Magnetic 219ia Integrated Tube Amp Review!
300B and 845 Tube Magic!
By Steve Huff
Following up to my 1st ever full-blown Audio Review on my Photo Blog which was the review for my Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution Speakers I am now sitting down to write a full-blown review for what has become the best integrated TUBE amp I have ever owned in my life.
With that spoiler out-of-the-way let me first tell you the story of how I found this 24 watts per channel integrated tube SET amplifier to power my not so sensitive speakers. Or maybe, HOW IT FOUND ME.
Over the past 15-20 years I have not only been a photography geek but also an Audio Geek. Some use the term "Audiophile" but I always say that I am just passionate about music and a beautiful reproduction of music. When I sit down to unwind and listen to music I want to be taken INTO the music, not just listen to some muffled sounds or heavy bass or ear-piercing treble. No..I want to listen and FEEL the music..CONNECT with the music…and soak it all in. FEEL as in feel a connection to it emotionally, not FEEL it as in "FEEL THE BASS" (though that has happened with this amp on a few occasions now).
As I wrote in my Guarneri Evolution speaker review, when you have a music reproduction system that can deliver the full experience of the recording it can indeed be a magical thing. This is one reason that I have been hooked on having a 2 channel only music system in my home for the past 15 years that can do just that. Over the years it has went from small in size and price to medium to large and to what I now consider a bit over the top for me, but for some of you out there my system would be in the medium range as there are much more elaborate and expensive systems out there costing MUCH more than what I have here. I recently heard a "million dollar' 2 channel system. Was I impressed? Yes. Would I buy it? NO. Did I like it better than my system? NO, not really….I mean..it was HUGE and I would need a 1500 SQ Ft room just to install it.
I have used speakers of all kinds and types and sizes. Sensitive to power-hungry – bookshelf to huge tower – standard to dipole to horns. I have owned and used all kinds of amps and pre-amps from tube to solid state – low power tube to high power tube and low power solid state to high power megawatt solid state. Integrated amps to separates. Yes, I have owned all kinds from $300 integrates to $8000 integrated amps. $1000 amps to $10,000 amps. $500 pre-amps to $7000 pre-amps. $100 CD players to $5000 CD players. $20 cables to $4000 cables. I have done two channel and home theater systems yet I always prefer a nicely balanced 2 channel system that has great synergy.
Yes, I have tested a ton of audio "Hi-Fi" gear and today in 2014 I can safely say that the system I have now is the best I have ever owned. Others have come close but it is what I have now that continues to put a smile on my face every day and night when I power it on.
One of the reasons for this is due to the absolutely beautiful but beastly Line Magnetic 219ia amp.
It all started when I went into my local dealer to check out the goodies he had on display and on demo. I saw this big hulking looking amp with a golden faceplate and was intrigued. I asked about it and a couple of weeks later I ended up borrowing it to test in my system. I knew from the first 5 minutes that I wanted this amp. I called to place an order, paid 50% down and waited. I assumed the wait would be a week, maybe 10 days but it was just before the X-Mas holidays so I really had no idea. Two weeks go by..nothing. Three weeks..nothing. Then I found out that the US distributor was out of stock. Instead of waiting what could have been months I decided to order the larger and more expensive 219ia as it was the one I was eyeballing online after getting a taste of the other LM amp.
Long story short, 6 weeks after placing the order for the 518ia the 219ia is now mine and now in my system.
As I write this text the amp is powering my Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution speakers in my listening room/office and using only .01 watts to give me enough volume to where I have to close my double doors completely as to not disturb others in the next room over! I am only listening this low as others are asleep in the house right now but the sound is very nice even at this low power being used.
My speakers are NOT sensitive or considered an easy load. At 86 db SPL (2.83V/1 m) one would think that a hefty 200-400 WPC amp would be required for them to "come alive" as many would say.
Normally that would be true as many amps just do not have the grunt needed regardless of wattage. For example I once owned a McIntosh 2275 tube amp powering the previous Guarneri Memento speakers and the sound was flat, dull, non exciting..no fleshiness..no reality and no emotion. It basically pumped sound through the speakers. It was a 75WPC tube amp but just did not have the raw power to properly drive those speakers (which were an easier load than the Evolutions). I also had a McIntosh 7000 Integrated at 200 WPC and it was good with the older Mementos but not even close to what the LM amps give me.
So the fact is that NORMALLY you would need a higher power amp for low efficiency speakers but I decided to go for a good old S.E.T. (single ended triode) amp to power my power-hungry speakers because after auditioning the 219ia's little brother, the 518ia..I knew this was something special. When I saw the price..I knew it was even MORE special.
But Yes, 1/10th of a watt at this moment. These 86Db speakers do not sound thin, small or brittle. They sound beautifully balanced and full. This is a remarkable feat.
Tubes..S.E.T….it's a beautiful thing.
The Beautiful tank like 120-130lb 219ia integrated amp is a behemoth in size and weight. It had to be shipped via freight in a huge wooden crate on a pallet. Took a week to arrive after shipping and when I went to pick it up it required 2 of us to load the box into my car. Line Magentic makes these amps in China but do not think for a moment that this is just another cheap chinese amp because A: It is not cheap and B: It's build rivals amps made in the U.S.A. that cost over $20,000 and up. C: Once properly tubed up it will rival any amp I have ever heard at ANY price.
The amp uses the powerhouse 845 tube for its output and the magical vocal/midrange masterpiece 300B tube for the driver stage. Western Electric 310a replicas and 12AX7's fill out the rest of the tube compliment which I believe are part of the pre-amp stage.
After a few days of ownership I knew that this amp needed new tubes as the stock tubes were a little on the "soft" side (yes, better tubes make huge differences in sound). I quickly went all out and purchased the PSVANE Western Electric 300B replicas and a pair of SHUGUANG 845 Natural Series tubes. I had some NOS 12AX7 and purchased some NOS 310A tubes as well. Once powered on with these new tubes the sound took on a whole new signature. Gone was the softness and slight muffled sound that I encountered when I 1st powered up the amp. Now it was louder and seemed to have even more power..it had airy highs and a tighter yet fuller bass. The soundstage was HUMONGOUS..largest width I have ever experienced in my life – with certain recordings it could spread out from the speakers and fill the entire room making it hard to believe the sound was coming from the speakers. This was with FRESH tubes and I knew it could only get better from here.
The sound is typical 845 with a slight 300B midrange magic present. It was quite different from the 518ia I had in my system for 3-4 weeks (loaner from dealer). It was "bigger" and more "effortless" in its presentation. Yes, effortless with my hard to drive speakers! In fact, this amp replaced a Solid State amp that was giving my speakers 600 Watts per channel! Yes, before this amp I had a Musical Fidelity Tri Vista 300 which gave 600 watts into a 4 ohm load. It was a tad muffled sounding, a bit flat, a smaller soundstage width and height ..but it did go way loud and in fact, way too loud then I would ever need. But it did not make my speakers disappear like the 219ia does. Not even close. It just pumped out music through the speakers and was enjoyable but I knew it was not "IT" for my setup.
The 219ia lets the music flow and breathe through my speakers almost using them as a living being with the amp providing the voice.
Yes I know this sounds extreme for an audio review but there are nights (best time to listen) when I sit in amazement and disbelief (with certain recordings) as to what is coming out of these speakers with the 219ia powering the system. I no longer sit there and think "what can I add or change to make it even better". Different maybe. Better..no. This is the sound I have been hunting for 20 years and it came from a high quality Chinese made low powered SET tube amp that retails in the USA for $7500. Expensive? Yes, but if this was a USA made amp it would cost $25k as some other USA made amps do. The build is the best I have ever seen..anywhere, from any company, no matter the cost. The build beats my old McIntosh 2275 and 7000 Integrated amps, so that puts it in great company.
In fact, Line Magnetic is the ONLY Chinese amp company that I would buy an amp from (I have had a couple of others that were not so good at all). After using and owning this amp for a little while I can say that in all of my years I have never seen anything like it. I have owned Cary 805c amps many years ago that were equal to this one in build and sound but those amps cost me more money and I still needed to add a $5k pre-amp to them. I like this one just as much as those legendary Cary amps and pre-amp but I paid $7500 LESS than my Cary setup.
I have owned Wavelength Audio 300B mono blocks (more expensive just for amps) and I like this better in every way. I have owned USA made, German-made and UK made amps. None of them were any better than this Line Magnetic.
I have never seen any other push-pull tube amp, even when rated at 60-80 WPC come close to providing the power that this amp does at 24WPC. When I play my system "loud" it usually is pumping out between 1 – 20 WPC with loud peaks but it never strains or distorts. To test its limits I have even had it maxed out at the 100WPC mark on the built-in meter for 2-3 songs and never did it strain or give me a hint that it was in trouble. It was still going strong without strain or any audible distortion and my speakers were insanely loud! Crazy.
When listening in the evening the amp provides a full magical sound even when pumping only 0.5 watts..yes, a HALF OF A WATT to my power-hungry speakers. Drives them with ease. It is indeed that 1st watt that is the most special and when it is class A, even better and the 219ia is class A all the way.
This is the 1st tube amp that I have owned that could power just about any speaker. I can only imagine what it would do with high sensitivity speakers. I think this is due to the huge DUAL power transformers. This is a dual mono design and it provides the voltage and grunt to deliver current to the speakers. An amp is always much more than just watts my friends, and this 219ia has all of the magic ingredients to make it work and work well.
The build and design
What can I say. As I already hinted at is that the build of this amp is top-notch. It is the best built amp I have ever owned. Ever. It is tank like with a hammertone finish that will last a lifetime. What I mean is, the amps innards may eventually rot and die but the carcas will never die. It will last forever. Everything about the build is top-notch from the dials, switches and even meters. Nothing was skimped on here. Everything about it of very high quality.
The amp is completely point to point hand wired which is something you rarely see these days. I much prefer a hand wired amp and most US companies today have went to circuit boards, even good old Cary Audio (in newer designs) whose amps I once admired but lately it seems they are producing average run of the mill stuff.
Before committing to Line Magnetic I also took a look at the VERY expensive Ayon Audio line since their showroom is local to me. They have $15,000 dacs, $45k amps, and $15k CD players. I auditioned one of their starter integrated amps that came in at around $3800 and it sounded nice and looked nice but then I found out that their starter items are all made in China and the sound was MUCH different than what the Line Magnetic gave me. Their push-pull 35WPC tube integrated probably would NOT have powered my speakers right, even the dealer had his doubts and tried to steer me to a CD player instead telling me the front end was the most important. It is different when a big name brand that prides itself of being made in Austria has $3k items made in China as we have no idea where they are being made. For LM, they are a China based company, and one of the best in China at making audio products. I know where the LM comes from so I had no issues buying the LM amp.
Lien Magnetic is almost unknown, there is no USA advertising that I have seen and there are not many dealers even carrying them yet it is the best integrated amp I have ever heard or seen or owned… in build AND sound.
The amp came crated and was amazingly protected within two other boxes. Tubes were already installed and each one had a huge piece of protective foam over it. A tube cage was in place and there was even a silk sock over the amp and it was well packed in surrounded by foam and double boxed before being crated. Top notch.
The design of the amp is sort of a frankenstein but it took 3 days for me to really appreciate the beauty. Some will think it is ugly, some will think it is gorgeous. If it is anything it is an eye catcher and conversation starter. The great thing is that not only does it look the part, when powered up it sounds as good as it looks. There is even a switch to adjust the negative feedback and I prefer it set to MINIMUM. To me it sounds best in my setup.
Id give the build a 10/10. Design an 8/10 as it could have been a little cleaner up front with the switches and dials, but either way, I find it beautiful.
A real test…Low level listening
One test of a good amp or integrated amp is if it sounds good at low level volume listening. I listen at night quite a bit and I have a small house. I do not want to disturb others so I have to listen at low levels. Every solid state amp I have owned has been horrible at low level listening. The sound shrinks, gets flat and harsh and the bass suffers. With the 219ia (and 518ia) this is not the case. I can listen at low levels with my low sensitivity speakers and half a watt or 1 watt is enough to fill my room with some S.E.T. magic. It will sound much better turned up some but even at low level it is fantastic. These two 845 LM amps are the best I have owned for this type of listening. If I want to go loud it does so with ease and grace. Never harsh, never with fatigue. I can listen for hours while I work and never suffer ear fatigue.
The sound that comes from these two LM 845 tube amps can be something special. Anyone who has ever owned an 845 amp will know the sound but the 219ia is a little different. Its like 75% 845 and 15% 300B and then 10% KT88 even though there are no KT88 tubes here.
I call the sound "Organic" because with the right recordings (and there are many of them as I am not taking about "audiophile" recordings) the sound is one that will suck you in, make you take notice and help you melt away with the music. Sip some wine, have some beer or even a glass of absinthe. Turn out the lights and watch the amp glow as the music just flows like air through the room. With some songs instruments will appear to float in space before you and in front of the speakers and vocals will appear directly in the middle. Of course speaker setup is required to reach this but that is quite simple and should take no longer than an hour tops.
Once everything is aligned and if your source is a good one with decent cables prepare yourself for a treat.
Also, make sure to Bias your tubes for best sound. My 219ia was perfectly biased out of the box but LM makes it super easy to adjust with built in Bias meters.
It's not cheap but it's a bargain
The 219ia is not in any way a cheap or even affordable amp. In fact, it costs about the same as a Leica M 240 camera (without lens) and Leica is known as the premo camera company with outrageous prices. But how much do we pay for our cars? Our homes? Our hobbies? This is an amp I will use just about every day. It will bring me many many years of enjoyment. How much is that worth? I will use it more than my $27,000 car. I will use it more than if I bought an RV or boat or something else that costs much more.
We live once on this earth..enough said.
I see this integrated amp as something special and I call it a bargain if you are an Audio geek. Yes it is made in China but it is NOT your typical made in China tube amp. Line Magnetic takes pride in their creations and they are one of a small few producing stellar high quality amps and audio equipment in China right now. This amp is just as good as ANY American made amp, and to be brutally honest, better than most.
Tube Replacement Options
The tubes required to return this guy are not cheap. If you stay cheap you can re-tube it for about $600. If you go exotic prepare to spend up to $2100. The PSVANE 300B Western Electric replicas are highly recommended as are the PSVANE Western Electric 845 replicas but buying both of those sets will run you about $1700 and you still have 12AX7 and 310A's to buy. I went with the premo 300b's as they should last me for years and years and my dealer had a pair in stock. I went with $400 pair 845's and had some $200 12AX7's. The 310a NOS cost me $120 for the pair. I now have the stock tubes as backup in case one of these blows or wears out in a few years.
The HEAT
The one negative I have with this amp is the HEAT it puts out. In a closed small room it can raise the temperature by 10 to even 15 degrees when listening for 2-4 hours. I do not have any heat or AC on at this time of year and my office/listening stays toasty (it is winter in AZ as I write this, so 40 degrees at night, 70's day). It can put out some serious heat and if you accidentally touch one of those 845's you will indeed burn yourself badly. If you have pets or kids make sure they do NOT touch the tubes!
The amp does come with a tube cage to protect and cover the tubes, but it is quite ugly when on.
219ia vs 518ia
The Line Magnetic 219ia is not the only 845 SET amp they make. In fact, they make a few SET amps. One other fantastic amp is the 518ia which consists of two 845 tubes, two 6L6 tubes and two 12AX7 with a tube Rectifier thrown in as well. The sound from the 518ia is very similar to the 219ia but a bit less refined and a teeny bit smaller of a soundstage (not much though) while being a bit more fat in the mids. But all in all, the 518ia would have been the amp I went for if it was in stock without a few months wait. The 518ia is $4500 US and is also highly recommended. It comes in at 22 WPC so a whopping 2 watts less but it does not have quite the build and heft of the 219ia nor the dual mono design.
As a side note the 219ia is DEAD SILENT when on. No buzz, no hum, nothing. With my ear up against the transformers I hear nothing. On the other hand the 518ia had a slight buzz/hum when powered on but it could have been the demo model I was using. Both sounded glorious with the S.E.T. sound you would expect from megabuck amps. I'd say the 518ia is a little on the warmer side with a fatter mid-bass. The 219ia is more balanced. I could live with either long term. In other words, if I sold the 219ia I could be happy "downgrading" to the 518ia.
The 518ia comes with a gold faceplate and is $4500 US.
LM 219ia vs McIntosh
There is a huge myth out there that McIntosh amps and pre-amps are great or a perfect match with Sonus Faber speakers. I visit forums where people are spending $20k for their SF speakers and then spending $15-$40k on McInstosh equipment to power them. if you have read my speaker review here then you will know my history with Sonus Faber. I love them. I want nothing but the best match for them and it just seems very hard to find the perfect match for the sound I like. After owning SEVERAL McIntosh amps, pre-amps and CD players over the years I can say that McIntosh is not the best match for SF Speakers UNLESS you want that small, direct and fat McInstosh sound.
I had the 2275 Tube Integrated. It was a fail for my Guarneri's. Muffled, slow, direct, no magic whatsoever and pretty damn weak. I had the MA7000 which was MUCH better but again, while playing with more "oomph" it lacked all of the things that I look for in my music reproduction including air, soundstage and the feeling of BEING THERE. It sounded nice and was made AMAZINGLY well but the sound lacked compared to other amps, especially those in the McIntosh price range.
I have used and tested the 2275, 7000, 352 Amp, 602 Amp, 501 Mono amps and a couple or pre-amps and the SCD500 CD player. ALL of it was made to a high standard and beautiful to look at but sound quality wise it was all below average in my opinion. It just did not cut it. I think those who buy McIntosh do so for the name and the reputation and because many rave about the brand. Many use them and never hear anything else because they want a BIG MAC. McIntosh is nice buy their MA7000 Integrated is the same price as the LM 219ia and the LM is leagues better in sound quality and equal or better in build. The McIntosh house sound is a recessed treble, fat mid bass, and a direct sound. With MAC amps my speakers never disappeared like they do with other fine amps in the same price range (and under). In fact, a $2500 pair of Cary Audio AES Six Pacs beat the hell out of my McIntosh MA7000 with my older mementos.
So McIntosh is not for me. Nice quality product with great resale and reliability but sound quality is not their claim to fame.
BTW, McIntosh has been sold and purchased by Fine Sounds, who are NOT in the USA but they are still made here in the USA.
The Line Magnetic 219ia as a power amp
A cool feature of this powerhouse integrated is that it can also be used a a power amp MINUS the built in pre-amp. Since built in pre-amps are usually the weak spot in an integrated LM gives you the option to add any pre-amp that you desire and this will indeed change the sound. For the better? Maybe. For the worse? Maybe. I have not yet experimented and may not do so as I am very happy with it as is. If I ever borrow or try out any pre-amps hooked up to the 219ia I will update this section here.
My conclusion on the 219ia
The Line Magnetic 219ia is a very special amp. While waiting for it to arrive I felt guilty about spending so much on it and started to have some buyers remorse (as I do not spend that kind of money lightly) but as soon as it was in my system all of that remorse went away and I am now 100% thrilled and happy with my choice. The 219ia is one of those "heirloom" type of pieces that could be handed down to your kids. The build will last forever, it is something special to look at and see in operation and the sound in a system that is matched up with it will be very hard to improve upon. As I said earlier you can get "different" but I do not think it can get much better. FOR ME IN MY SYSTEM AND MY TASTES than this amp does. Your results may vary as all of this Hi-Fi business is trial and error and it can take some work to find components to match together. Speakers are #1, amp/pre is the next, cables are next and then the source. Spekaing of source I use a Cambridge Audio 851C CD player and DAC and mostly use it as my DAC. $1600 or so and it sounds amazingly good. I did wonder what would happen if I tried a $5k player/DAC but decided to leave it as is for now. Why fix what is not broken?
The 219ia. It's s a beast of an amp that will drive even difficult loads with ease. It may not deliver the SPL of a 600 watt megamp but it will deliver sound that is much more refined and special than any SS amp. All of the thing you want is here. Soundstage width and depth, imaging and a sweet magical presentation. Vocals are to die for and when you play a nice vocal track the performer will appear as he or she is in the room, right in front of you singing. Close your eyes and imagine you are getting a personal private performance and you may just believe it.
To get to this point requires proper speaker set up and very good sources. Speaker set up is an art in itself but a sweet spot must be created to enjoy the music like I am describing it. Room acoustics play a part as well. But I am in a nightmare 12X12 square room and getting the sweetest sound I have ever gotten from any room/system I have had in the past.
The two negatives of the 219ia are the HEAT output (those 845's!) and the fact that it could use better tubes that may costs some cash-ola to sound its best. Stock it sounds great. With premium tubes it gets way better.
In my 15-20 years of this hobby I have never owned a better amp or integrated than this and I have owned many that cost more than this one does. To those worrying about the made in China thing I urge you to NOT worry. It is made better than most USA built amps and Austrian amps using premium parts and hand point to point wiring. You can take a look at the Line Magnetic Factory tour HERE. It appears they take pride in what they do and when you mix that with a passion for quality products it is always a win/win.
To sum it up: The 219ia is not only a beauty but in the Audiophile world, it is a bargain.
UPDATE 12/27/17: I sold this amp not too long after this review due to heat output in my small room. Now 3 years later I bought another as I missed it so so much. I stopped in to my local HiFi Shop AZ HiFi (to look at the newer Line Magnetic offerings) and they had a 219ia a guy traded in, but looked NEW. It was gorgeous and they had it playing, and retubed it. I got an amazing deal, and could not pass it up so I will deal with the heat as this sound is not something I can get with ANY amp in this price rage (what I paid). I could have went with newer models but for me, this is it for an integrated. Nothing beats it, not even the $7k Yamaha S3000, Cary 300 SEI, Cary 805 AE's or much of anything. OMG, when I hooked up my Klipsch Heresy III and Forte III the sound coming out freaked me out. BASS was incredible with the little Heresy III. NO SUB required and it easily bested the Yamaha S3000 that I raved so much about. Still today, in 2017 and almost 2018, nothing beats the LM 219ia for an integrated amp.
Where to buy or listen to the Line Magnetic amps?
I bought my 219ia from Arizona HI-Fi. The best shop in AZ IMO for tube gear, cables, speakers, and turntables. If you are ever in the Phoenix area be sure to stop in and audition any of their amazing amps, especially the Line Magnetic offerings they have on hand for demo in their store. My amp and cables (Nordost) are all from AZ HiFi. Great shop, great service! There are other dealers that sell LM products. The best way to find them is to google them. Have fun!
Recommended Tunes to play to see how your sound quality stacks up
As I sit in my sweet spot I am listening to a James Blake song called "The Wilhelm Scream" – the sound is beyond my speakers by 1-2 feet and it sounds like I am inside of a big bubble with James Blake himself. This song has a huge soundstage and huge sound overall. Very detailed and with some very cool effects that will make you look to your left or right from time to time. Another James Black song that gives massive space is "Overgrown". Make sure you give it a full listen.
Another song I use to test my setup is from Martin Gore from his Counterfeit 2 CD. "In my other world" will bring Martin into the room while the hypnotic sounds surround you with every layer of sound being audible and distinguishable.
Want to hear something really beautiful and sweet sounding? If your system is decent this song will sound HUGE and crystal clear at the same time while being full, fat and full of detail. "Not Remotely Blue" by Adrian Legg. It is an instrumental guitar track that fills my entire room with energy, sound and beautiful music. One more track from Adrian is called Mdrundgum. Will blow your mind if your speakers, amp and system can handle all of the details and layers here. This one always blows me away.
One of my favorites is Madeleine Peyroux and her song "Born to Lose" really delivers with the vocals in my setup. The 845 and 300B combo make her voice so real, so palpable, so sweet and so in my room I can close my eyes and imagine she is in the room singing. The instruments all have their own space and the soundstage is deep and wide.
Another one that is beautiful and haunting is from Enya called "Sumiregusa". Turn it up and listen as Enyas quiet and sensitive vocals come direct to your ears before the sound gets huge and louder for the chorus.
Want to Rock and Roll? While many "Audiophile" systems suck with rock or metal, mine can do them just fine and I attribute that to the speakers and the SET amp. KISS's God Of Thunder from their Destroyer Ressurected CD had me freaking out as I have heard this song probably 1000 times in my life, but never ever like this. Same goes for some ZZ Top, Van Halen or Megadeth. This amp seems to make old unlistenable CD's sound pretty amazing. Is it the amp? The Speakers? The Cables? I think it is all of them.
Want even more magical songs to test?
Sarah Brightmans live version of Pie Jesu, Neil Young's "Peaceful Valley Boulevard" will haunt you and deliver amazing sound and textures at the same time. Michael Jackon's "BEN" from his Immortal CD, "Love in Vein" from Madeleine Peyroux…"EXILE" from Enya…"Song of Los" from Apparat and I can go on and on but will stop now otherwise I just might!
Me in my listening spot while auditioning the LM 518ia (YES. I am in my Pajamas) 😉


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Friday, October 10, 2008 | | fall, seeds, seeds, what's colorful
I don't seem to have a lot to say at the end of this busy week (I think all of my word energy must have gone into writing lists – hey, maybe that's why I got out of the habit!) but as usual I have plenty to show. Here are a couple of week's worth of fall(ing) seeds: some in the forms of berries, pods, samaras, something that looks sort of dangerous, something that looks sort of like Phyllis Diller, and maybe even a drupe or two. (What is the difference between berries and drupes, please? Is it that all drupes are berries but not all berries are drupes? I'm so easily confused…)
Hover over for captions and click on for magic picture enlarger.
Have a wonderful Columbus Day weekend – and let me know if you do any seed "shopping"!


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Briefing: Galaxies
Tuesday afternoon's press conference, hosted by AAS Deputy Press Officer Inge Heyer, featured new findings on galaxies and galaxy clusters based on observations from radio waves through gamma rays. Reinout J. Van Weeren (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) showed that colliding galaxy cluster MACS J0717 is effectively a giant particle accelerator. Harry I. Teplitz (Infrared Processing & Analysis Center/Caltech) extended the Hubble Ultra Deep Field into the ultraviolet. Roy E. Kilgard (Wesleyan University) profiled the population of black hole X-ray binaries in the Whirlpool Galaxy. And Marco Ajello (Clemson University) offered new insights into the cosmic evolution of Fermi BL Lacertae objects.Read More


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Mitt Romney Got Weird After the Election; He Saw Breaking Dawn This Weekend
What's Mitt Romney doing now that he's lost the presidential election?
Getting weird.
TMZ reports that Romney, who is 65, took his wife Ann on a romantic movie date to see the Twilight Saga's final chapter, Breaking Dawn: Part 2, in California this weekend, even though there were other movies playing in California, not to mention on FX and Netflix.
Breaking Dawn: Part 2 is the movie Mitt Romney selected, purchased tickets for, and then sat down and watched in silence to completion. Twilight is the cinematic world in which Mitt elected to lose himself for one night.
After the movie, the Twihards moved on to a pizza place across the street, where Mitt Romney probably ordered "a circle of your most classic pie, please" because he's so normal and chill now.
TMZ reports that the Romneys appeared to be traveling without body guards or Secret Service, which makes sense because, according to Slate, those guys hang around for a week or so after a non-incumbent loses an election, then step out one day "just on a coffee run, Mitt" and never, ever come back.
However, the website does mention that the couple was joined by "two young men," so I guess they're swingers into gay stuff now.
Getting weird.
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NIV Devotions for Women - Week of January 16
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At Issue - Doubting God
Verse: Exodus 5:22-23
Shouldn't a goal or ministry, if it's truly from God, be achieved without problems or setbacks? We've done exactly what's expected of us—why are things still going wrong? It's normal to feel frustrated and confused in moments like these. Moses did. He wasn't afraid to share his true feelings with God. Our doubts do not anger God. In fact, God uses roadblocks in our lives to make us doubt our own plans and rely on him. You may have the perfect skills for the job, but your true strength will always come when you're resting in God's arms.
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Is TrueCrypt only for Linux users? Doesn't seem like its meant for a commercial audience. It reminds me of the MyLOK, by ii2p.com, as far as general functionality. But I would like to see something for non-Linux users.
Linux users are blessed with a collection of file encryption tools. But chances are, whatever application you use for that task lacks the efficiency, speed and functionality of TrueCrypt.
TrueCrypt does what any file encryption application is supposed to: It locks down access to your data so no one without a password or keyfile can grab it. But the process TrueCrypt employs and its toolkit of features separates this file encryption product from other contenders.
It stores your data on an encrypted volume that lets you work seamlessly. This on-the-fly access automatically encrypts the data before it is saved and decrypts when the file loads. Unlike other encryption programs, you do not have to click or drag files to interact with the process.
Another essential difference with TrueCrypt is the level of security it brings to your data. This application controls the entire file system. It encrypts everything from file and folder names to the contents of every file. This encryption locker even includes the volume's free space and metadata.
Getting It
Despite how easy it is to work with TrueCrypt, installing it can be a little bothersome. In my case, the standard compressed download file was useless on my Ubuntu 10.10 installation. I had the same problem with another desktop running Ubuntu 11.04 .
I unarchived the tarball file I downloaded from the developer's site. Then I clicked on the resulting executable file as per the directions provided.
That seemed to install TrueCrypt. The installation process planted an entry in the Accessories menu. But TrueCrypt failed to run when I selected it.
First-time users should open a setup wizard. Until TrueCrypt creates its storage volume, the rest of the program is inaccessible. So nothing happened.
Fixing It
The fix for this SNAFU was simple enough to do. But it should have been offered as a download option from the developer's site to avoid my having to hunt down a solution.
I found a .deb file for TrueCrypt here. The .deb format is a native file package format that works on Debian-based Linux distros. Ubuntu is a Debian derivative.
Once I downloaded the .deb installation file and clicked on it, the Ubuntu package manager cleanly installed it. Clicking on the menu entry then ran the set-up wizard as it should.
Make sure that you have the current version, however. The latest stable version is 7.0a released on Sept. 6, 2010.
Next Steps
TrueCrypt offers some options on setting up the storage media. You can create an encrypted volume in a file, a partition a drive. You also have the option to create a standard or hidden encrypted volume to store your data.
Think of the TrueCrypt storage container as a file. You can place it anywhere, such as the hard drive, an external hard drive or large-capacity USB drive or other external media. Just as you can do with a regular file, you can move it, copy it or even delete it.
Use the location selector window in the GUI (Graphical User Interface) to complete your choices. Once you complete these steps, the file selector window disappears.
Almost Gotcha
Be careful when you select a file name and location. I almost walked into a minefield of errors when navigating through the set-up wizard.
TrueCrypt does not encrypt any existing files when it first creates its file container. If you goof and select an existing file during the setup's naming process, you will overwrite it. That, of course, doesn't encrypt the data — instead, it wipes that data out.
Not to worry, though. Just be sure you use a unique name for the TrueCrypt volume. Later in the process you can encrypt existing files by moving them to the newly-created TrueCrypt volume.
Big Tip: After copying existing unencrypted files to the TrueCrypt volume, securely wipe the original unencrypted files. To do this, you will need another tool. But again, Linux offers ample options.
Secret Sauce
TrueCrypt is loaded with features. Perhaps the most important choices in using this encryption application are selecting the degree and type of encryption. The setup wizard asks you to choose an encryption algorithm and a hash algorithm for the volume.
I chose the default settings. My work is not rocket science, so I am comfortable with default security levels.
The next decision involves setting the size of the TrueCrypt container. Ample help is available in the on-screen prompts to guide you.
An equally critical decision is setting your password. Again, read the documentation provided to prep yourself about what makes a strong password. Then apply those tips to creating a rock-solid password to protect your encrypted data.
Engage Encryption
My initial reaction to this next final setup step was mild amusement. I'm glad that I did not fully ignore the importance of establishing the cryptographic strength of the encryption keys. Making light of this final setup step would have greatly weakened the effectiveness of TrueCrypt's security.
This process involves randomly moving the mouse randomly about within the Volume Creation Wizard window for at least 30 seconds. Move it around even longer to create a more secure encryption.
Clicking the Format button begins the volume creation process. When it is finished, you will see a new file or volume created in the location you specified earlier in the set-up routine. Do not forget to click the Mount button so you can use the encrypted volume.
Bottom Line
TrueCrypt is an ideal way to place your critical data files in a virtually impenetrable sealed crypt. The encryption process only requires an entry password. Once entered, file operations work in and out of the virtual storage disk much like with a physical disk.
No room for error exists. TrueCrypt handles file encryption and file-saving chores. Even if I forget to unmount the encrypted file or volume, updated content in temporary memory is encrypted and moves to its iron-clad storage vault when the operating system shuts down.


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Editor's Note: Lonnie Nasatir is director of the Anti-Defamation League's Upper Midwest Region, which includes Wisconsin. He is based in Chicago.
Story highlights
Lonnie Nasatir: Tattooed men pump fists in front of Nazi flags at white power music concerts
Nasatir: This music a part of white supremacist movement subculture since 1970s
For supremacists, the music reflects attitudes toward hate they already have, he says
Concerts don't attract a lot of people, he says, attempts to recruit are not truly successful
Picture a field full of heavy-set men sporting shaved heads and covered with tattoos. They pump their fists in the air and dance raucously in front of a stage festooned with Nazi flags and racist skinhead symbols. Others, including a few women, watch around the perimeter.
Onstage, people are playing deafening music, shouting more than singing, with lyrics urging white people "to stand up and fight."
Without the racism element, this might just be another concert. But this is music with a message – a white power music concert. Every year, versions of this scene play out across the United States, if not in a field, perhaps in an old warehouse or, more rarely, an actual music club.
Some white supremacists drive for hundreds of miles to attend. Others purchase or download white power music from the Internet. Since white power music arrived in the United States in the late 1970s, it has become a pillar of the subculture permeating the white supremacist movement.
White supremacist groups strong
It is in this subculture that Wade Page, the white supremacist responsible for the massacre earlier this week at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, moved, made friends, and fully immersed himself. Page, 41, was a white supremacist skinhead who played in two white power music bands, End Apathy and Definite Hate, affiliated with the Hammerskins.
The Hammerskins are a longstanding hardcore racist skinhead group with a history of violence and hate crimes. Page was a member, identifying himself as a Northern Hammerskin, part of the group's upper Midwest branch.
White power music is a small music scene, not comparable to any mainstream music genre. The largest concerts won't attract more than 300 people; most organizers would be happy to see half that number.
Music, military marked Sikh temple gunman's path
At any given time, about 100 to 150 white power bands are in the United States. The bands' own names defiantly express feelings of hate or violence: Aggravated Assault, Angry Aryans, Attack, Definite Hate, Final Solution, Force Fed Hate, Fueled by Hate, Hate Crime, Jew Slaughter and White Terror, among others.
Most of these bands are the white supremacist equivalents of garage bands—nobody is getting rich from this music. Behind them are small record labels or distributors that specialize in white power music: Label 56, Tightrope Records, Final Stand Records, and others. Many bands are associated with a racist skinhead group such as Volksfront, the Vinlanders Social Club or, especially, the Hammerskins.
The Hammerskins dominate much of the white power music scene. Many bands are Hammerskins-affiliated, while the group itself organizes hate music concerts, including Hammerfest, its largest annual event.
Temple killings put spotlight on hate rock
The music comes in many flavors. The oldest is a racist form of Oi!, associated with the original skinhead subculture in Great Britain. Also popular is hatecore, a white supremacist version of hardcore punk. A white supremacist form of death metal music, known as National Socialist Black Metal Music or NSBM, has become popular. There are other small subgenres of hate music; even a few white power hip hop artists, though most white supremacists dislike hip hop.
White power music conveys many messages. Obviously, it conveys hatred: antagonism toward Jews, immigrants, nonwhites, Muslims, gays and left-wingers. But songs can convey other messages, too. Some white power songs may glorify heroes or martyrs of the white supremacist movement. Some are essentially self-promotional, praising a group or leader.
Songs that urge or celebrate generic violence are also common, emerging from a subculture in which violence is easily condoned. A number of songs attempt to convey some sense of commonality, to strengthen the sense that listeners are in a movement with shared ideas, goals – or enemies.
What are the effects of white power music? It's often hard to know exactly how music of any kind may affect someone. Music is universally acknowledged as powerful, yet its effects are often indirect.
Hate music does sometimes create direct effects. Incidents of hate crimes being committed by people who had just been at a hate music event have been reported. More indirectly, hate music certainly contributes to the shared ideas and notions of the white supremacist movement, including its willing acceptance of violence.
But there is a "chicken and egg" question, too. It is almost certainly the case that, for many white supremacists, the music doesn't motivate them to violence so much as reflect attitudes about hate and violence they already possess. Does the music motivate them to be hateful, or does the fact that they are hateful cause them to appreciate the music? For each individual, there's probably a different answer.
White power music is often cited as a recruiting tool for white supremacists. This is certainly true to some degree, although most of their recruitment tends to be passive rather than active. Organized attempts are made from time to time by white supremacist groups to use white power music to attract young people, but none of these attempts has truly been successful.
Of more importance is simply the existence of hate music. A certain number of people will like the music or the message, or both, and some may be drawn into the movement itself. The Internet has allowed more people to encounter this music than previously.
What can be done about this music and the violence it seems to beget? One solution is to shine the light of day on the hateful lyrics and subculture, so that more people will speak out and reject their disturbing and sometimes violent message. This is part of the work we at the Anti-Defamation League do every day.
A previous version of this commentary incorrectly included the band Hatebreed in a list of white power bands. Hatebreed is a self-described "hardcore metal" band. CNN regrets the error.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Lonnie Nasatir.


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Microsoft has released the security bulletin advance notification for May, and if you've had trouble installing Windows 8.1 Update (variously known as Windows 8.1 Update 1, Windows 8.1 Spring Update, KB 2919355, and GDR1, among others), you may be in for some interesting times. Although Microsoft hasn't blinked on its statement that it won't provide any more Windows 8.1 patches for your PC until you've navigated the Windows 8.1 Update mess, there's at least one security bulletin coming next Tuesday that will test Microsoft's -- and your -- resolve.
The majority of Windows 8.1 customers who try to install KB 2919355 (now up to version 19) have had no problems. For many, though, the patch has turned into a frustrating series of error codes, Byzantine command-line entries, rumors of success, and lots (and lots) of failure. The longest complaint thread (but far from the only one!) on the Microsoft Answers Forum is now up to a record-breaking 93 pages. There are more than a dozen stories of Microsoft techs running remote debug sessions on balking machines, sometimes for hours on end, with no success.
Microsoft only knows how many formal support requests have come through, but I'm getting more complaints about this one patch than I've seen in a long time. Certainly, there are many, many people who failed the automatic update and either didn't know or didn't care to follow up.
For those of us who have been dealing with bad Microsoft patches for a decade or more, this would be yet another story of Patching Keystone Kops -- except for one little detail: Microsoft insists that it won't further patch Windows 8.1 PCs until they have Windows 8.1 Update installed. The original Technet announcement has not been rescinded or modified:
Since Microsoft wants to ensure that customers benefit from the best support and servicing experience and to coordinate and simplify servicing across both Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 RT and Windows 8.1, this update will be considered a new servicing/support baseline. What this means is those users who have elected to install updates manually will have 30 days to install Windows 8.1 Update on Windows 8.1 devices; after this 30-day window -- and beginning with the May Patch Tuesday, Windows 8.1 users' devices without the update installed will no longer receive security updates.
This means that Windows 8.1 users -- starting with Patch Tuesday in May 2014 and beyond -- will require this update to be installed. If the Windows 8.1 Update is not installed, those newer updates will be considered "not applicable."
Those of you who receive your Windows updates from corporate WSUS servers, Windows Intune, or System Center Configuration Manager aren't subject to the cutoff: Microsoft has already extended your deadline until August. Those on a more pedestrian track, though, appear to be on the hook to get the buggy patch installed by next Tuesday.
Or are they?
The security bulletin advance notification for May 2014 lists eight anticipated security bulletins to be released on May 13. Each security bulletin consists of one or more patches. This time around, Windows 8.1 is due for four bulletins and an unknown number of KB-linked patches associated with each bulletin. Three of those bulletins are classified only as "important" (which, if you don't mind the translation from Microsoft speak, means "not really that important").
One bulletin, though, carries the "critical" tag, and it poses an interesting conundrum.
The critical Windows 8.1 bulletin for next week, in fact, deals with Internet Explorer. So the situation raises the question: Will Microsoft keep that patch away from Windows 8.1 customers who haven't installed Windows 8.1 Update? Even if it's the same, identical, patch, to be applied to two different versions of the same Windows fork?
Hard to believe that Microsoft would cut off Windows 8.1 users at the knees, just because their PCs won't install Windows 8.1 Update.
Now would be an excellent time for Windows management to swoop down, deus ex machina, and declare that Windows 8.1 customers (and the Microsoft patching crew) have a couple extra months to get their act together.
This story, "Dear Microsoft: Please call off the KB 2919355 Windows 8.1 Update dogs," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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J. V. Stalin
Source : Works, Vol. 15
Publisher : Red Star Press Ltd., London, 1984
Transcription/HTML Markup : Salil Sen for MIA, 2009
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Yesterday, June 10, troops of the Leningrad Front launched an offensive on the Karelian Isthmus north of Leningrad and, with the help of massed blows of aviation and artillery, pierced the heavily fortified permanent defences of the Finns developed into depth, and within two days of offensive engagements, advanced about 24 kilometres, expanding the breach up to 40 kilometres along the front.
In the course of the offensive the troops of the front captured the town and large, railway station of Terijoki, the important enemy strongpoint and also over 80 other inhabited localities.
In the fighting for the breakthrough of the enemy defences, distinction was won by troops under Lieut.-Gen. Gusev, Lieut.-Gen. Simonyak, Lieut.-Gen. A.1 f erov, Ma j.-. Gen. BusarovMaj,-Gen. Shcheglov, Maj.-Gen. Putilov, Maj.-Gen. Yakushev, Maj.-Gen. Yastrebov, Maj.-Gen. Trushkin; artillerymen under Lieut.-Gen. of Artillery Odintsov, Lieut.-Gen. of Artillery Mikhalkin, Maj.-Gen. of Coastal Services Arsen— yev, Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Zhdanov, Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Vassilyev, Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Solovyev, Col. Ivanov, Col. Korichkin; tankmen under Lieut.-Gen. of Tank Troops Baranov, Col. Shpiller, Lieut.-Col. Krasnoshtan, Maj. Prima-chenko, Maj. Oleinikov;' airmen under Lieut.-Gen. of Aviation Rybalchenko, Maj.-Gen. of Aviation Andreyev, Maj.-Gen. of Aviation Shcher-bakob, Col. Skok^ Col. Khatminsky, Col. Greskov; and sappers under Maj.-Gen. of Engineering Troops Bychevsky, Col. Shubin and Col. Ruy.
To mark the victory achieved, the units and formations which especially distinguished themselves in the fighting shall be recommended for conferment of the name Leningrad and for decoration with orders.
Today, June 11, at 11 p.m., the capital of our Motherland, Moscow, on behalf of the Motherland, shall salute the valiant troops of the Leningrad Front which broke through the enemy defences, with 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns.
For excellent combat actions I thank the troops under your command which participated in the breakthrough of the Finnish defence.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the fighting for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German-Finnish invaders!
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief