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This article is designed to help Linux users to play the Blu-ray discs they have legally purchased on their computers. Since no official Blu-ray player software is available on their system, Linux users have to use open-source libraries capable of handling the DRM schemes that protect these disc contents. This is legal in most countries where interoperability allows this.
- 1 How it works
- 2 Playback
- 2.1 Preparation
- 2.2 Decryption process
- 2.3 Media players
- 2.4 Troubleshooting
- 3 See also
How it works
Blu-ray DRM
Contrary to the DVD CSS, which was definitely compromised once the unique encryption key had been discovered, Blu-ray uses stronger DRM mechanisms, which makes it a lot more difficult to manage. Firstly, the AACS standard uses a lot more complicated cryptographic process to protect the disc content, but also allows the industry to revoke compromised keys and distribute new keys through new discs. Secondly, Blu-ray may also use another layer of protection: BD+. Although most of commercial discs use AACS, a few of them additionally use BD+. In 2007, the AACS system was compromised and decryption keys were published on the Internet. Many decryption programs were made available, but the interest to Linux users was the capability of playing their discs - legally purchased - on their computers. Although the industry was able to revoke the first leaked decryption keys, new keys are regularly published in a cat and mouse play.
The AACS specification and decryption process are publicly available at [1]. Many articles and research papers describe it in detail at [2], [3] or [4].
libaacs is a research project from the VideoLAN developer team to implement the Advanced Access Content System specification, and distributed as an open-source library [5]. This project does not offer any key or certificate that could be used to decode encrypted copyrighted material. However, combined with a key database file, it is possible to use it to play Blu-ray discs that use the AACS standard. This file is called
KEYDB.cfg and is accessed by libaacs in
~/.config/aacs. The format of this file is available at [6].
AACS decryption process
The AACS decryption process for a protected disc by a licensed player goes through four stages:
- The software/embedded player's Device Keys, together with the disc's Media Key Block (MKB) data are used to retrieve a "Processing Key", and with that (plus another datum from the MKB) to compute the Media Key.
- That Media Key, together with the disc's Volume ID (VID) obtained by the player presenting a valid Host Certificate to the drive is used to compute the Volume Unique Key (VUK).
- This VUK is used to unscramble the disc's scrambled Title Keys.
- Finally those Title Keys unscramble the disc's protected media content.
Note that it is the disc that contains the MKB. MKBs have been renewed since the first commercial Blu-ray release in 2006. The latest MKB is version 64, but many MKB actually share the same key. The software player provides the Host key and certificate, whereas the drive contains a list of the Host key/certificates that have been revoked. Host key/certification revocation occurs when a newer disc (containing a higher MKB than the previous played disc) is decrypted, or played, or attempted to decrypt or play (the mere insertion of a disc does not update the drive). When this happens, the drive forever loses its capability to use older Host key/certificates.
Using libaacs, the decryption process can skip some of these stages to reach the last step, which allows the media player to play the disc. This is either by providing in the
KEYDB.cfg file either (or both):
- a valid (corresponding to the MKB version of the disc) Processing key and a valid (i.e. non revoked by the drive) Host key/certificate
- a valid VUK for the specific disc.
If libaacs finds a valid processing key for the disc MKB version as well as a valid Host key and certificates, it can start the decryption process from step 2. However, the Host key/certificates are regularly revoked through the propagation of new Blu-ray discs. Once revoked, a drive is not able to read both new and older discs. This is usually irreversible and can only be fixed by providing a more recent Host key/certificate (for Windows users, this corresponds to updating their software player). The advantage of this method is that until the Host key/certificate is revoked, and as long as the disc uses an MKB version for which the Processing key is known, libaacs is able to compute the VUK of any disc. As of today, the Processing keys for MKB version up to 61 have been computed and made available on the Internet. Thus, this method is slightly outdated.
Thankfully, in case no valid Processing key is available and/or the Host certificate has been revoked, libaacs has an alternative way to decrypt a disc: by providing a valid VUK in the
KEYDB.cfg file. This allows libaacs to skip directly to step 3. Contrary to the Processing keys, VUKs are disc specific. Therefore this is less efficient as the user will have to get the VUK from a third party. But the great advantage is that VUKs cannot be revoked. Note that if libaacs is able to perform step 2 (with a valid Host key/certificate), then it stores the VUK calculated in step 3 in
~/.cache/aacs/vuk. At subsequent viewings of the same disc, libaacs can reuse the stored VUK. Thus it may be a good idea to backup these VUKs, or even better, to upload them to [7].
There have been several efforts to compile VUKs from various sources. Early attempts include forum threads, such as available at [8] or [9]. Recently, a centralised VUK database has been made available at [10], with nearly 21,000 published VUKs. This is the most comprehensive source of public VUKs available.
BD+ is an additional but optional component of the Blu-ray DRM. In December 2013, VideoLAN released the long awaited libbdplusAUR which provides experimental support for BD+ decryption. The library does not provide keys or certificates required for BD+ decryption, you need to retrieve and install them separately, as explained at [11] and [12].
bdplus-vm0.bz2. You want to put a folder named
vm0 in
~/.config/bdplus, not a file named
bdplus-vm0. You may have to rename the file to end with .tar.bz2 if you are using a GUI archiving tool.
- Install libbluray and libaacs from the official repositories.
- Download the
KEYDB.cfgfile from [13] and copy it in the directory
~/.config/aacs. This file contains PK, HC and VUK data required for attempting the decryption process described below for nearly 21,000 discs.
- If necessary (i.e. if volumes are not mounted automatically on your system), mount the disc to a directory, e.g.:
# mount /dev/sr0 /media/blurays
Decryption process
Launch a Blu-ray software player, such as VLC, and try to play the disc (on VLC, select Media -> Open Disc, then in the Disc tab, chose Blu-ray. Be sure "No disc Menus" is checked.). The software player will then apply the decryption process described below:
- The user starts playing a Blu-ray with a video player having libbluray and libaacs support.
- If the BR disc is not scrambled with AACS, go to 4.1.
- If the BR disc is scrambled with AACS, libaacs will:
- Check if a valid VUK for the disc is already available in
~/.cache/aacs/vuk/. If yes, go to step 4.1, if not continue to next step.
- Read
- If a valid VUK is available, go to 4.1, if not continue to next step.
- If a valid PK (i.e. corresponding to the disc MKB version) and a valid (non-revoked by drive) Host key/certificate is available, libaacs will attempt to compute the VUK. The VUK is then stored in
~/.cache/aacs/vukfor future use. Go to step 4.1. If no valid PK/HKC are available, go to step 4.2.
- Check if a valid VUK for the disc is already available in
- Result
- The software player is able to play the disc content.
- The software player fails to read the disc content.
Decrypting using VUK (step 3.1 or 3.2.1)
Using the VUK specific to your disc will always work, and cannot be revoked by the industry, as it is the most downstream decryption key for a Blu-ray disc. However, there is one unique VUK per disc, corresponding to one VID, making this method rely on VUK lists or databases. The VUK will be known if either of these are true:
- decrypting using PK and Host K/C described below has worked once, and the generated VUK for your disc has been stored in
~/.cache/aacs/vuk, or
- the valid VUK for your disc has been obtained from a third party (i.e. is available in
KEYDB.cfg). This allows you to read a disc, even if the PK and host key/certificate have been revoked for your disc MKB version.
If none of these are true, then the software player will attempt decrypting the disc using the second method.
Decrypting using PK and Host K/C (step 3.2.2)
The advantage of this method is that - when it works - it can decrypt any disc (up to a certain MBK version) and compute the VUK required to play it. Once the VUK is known, it is then stored for future usage.
This method uses the Processing keys and a Host key/certificate present at the beginning of the
KEYDB.cfg file. Currently, they will work for a disc up to MKB v61 but have been revoked in MKB v62 and above discs) in
~/.config/aacs/. Further, this method will only work if your drive has not revoked the host key/certificate that is in this
KEYDB.cfg file (i.e. if you have not tried to play a disc with MKB v30 and above).
If this method is successful, after you play the disc, libaacs will store the VUK in
~/.cache/aacs/vuk. The filename is the disc ID and its content is the VUK itself. VLC will reuse this VUK even if it does not find a valid
KEYDB.cfg file, so it could be a good idea to backup this directory for the future.
BD+ support
These pages [14] and [15] provide you with further instructions on how to play Blu-ray discs encrypted with BD+. libbdplusAUR provides experimental support for BD+ decryption, but if this fails, users will have to use commercial solutions, such as makemkvAUR or DVDFab (under Wine).
BD+ mainly works by adding errors to the video stream, not enough to make it unwatchable but enough to make it unpleasant to watch due to near constant artifacting. These are fixed in official players by using "fixup tables", which are downloaded from the internet and provide a mapping to convert the broken video stream into the correct video stream. libbdplus stopped working a long time ago, and for right now there's no open source method of playing discs with BD+ protection.
Media players
These are media players capable of using libbluray and libaacs to play AACS-scrambled Blu-ray discs.
To play Blu-ray discs in mplayer the basic playback command is:
$ mplayer br:///</bluray/mount/dir>
$ mplayer br://<title number> -bluray-device </bluray/mount/dir>
Stuttering video
It is likely that you will need to enable hardware acceleration and multi core CPU support for the Blu-ray to play smoothly.
For nvidia cards, enable hardware acceleration by installing libvdpau and using the option '-vo vdpau' with mplayer. e.g:
$ mplayer -vo vdpau br:///</bluray/mount/dir>
For multi core CPU support use the options '-lavdopts threads=N', where 'N' is the number of cores, e.g:
$ mplayer -lavdopts threads=2 br:///</bluray/mount/dir>
Incorrect audio language
You can scroll through the playback languages using the '#' key.
Out-of-sync audio
From your first mplayer output, you must find the codec used for the Blu-ray. It will be at the end of the line "Selected video codec".
For H.264 discs use the option '-vc ffh264vdpau'. e.g:
$ mplayer -vc ffh264vdpau br:///</bluray/mount/dir>
For VC-1 discs use '-vc ffvc1vdpau'. e.g:
$ mplayer -vc ffvc1vdpau br:///</bluray/mount/dir>
For MPEG discs use '-vc ffmpeg12vdpau'. e.g:
$ mplayer -vc ffmpeg12vdpau br:///</bluray/mount/dir>
Since version 2.0.0, vlc has had experimental Blu-ray playback support. Blu-ray menus can be used if you install libbluray-gitAUR instead of libbluray.
Start playback with:
$ vlc bluray://</bluray/mount/dir>
Start playback with:
$ xine bluray://</bluray/mount/dir>
KEYDB.cfg file
If a valid VUK is found in
~/.cache/aacs/vuk, then libaacs does not need to use
KEYDB.cfg to decrypt the content. However, a
KEYDB.cfg file in
~/.config/aacs/ is still required (even if that file is empty).
Revoked Host key/certificate
Unfortunately, what may happen when trying to play a newer Blu-ray disc is the revocation of host key/certificates (which are keys of licensed software players) by your drive. When this happens, aacskeysAUR will return this message:
The given Host Certficate / Private Key has been revoked by your drive.
This is part of the AACS protection scheme: editors are able to revoke old software player host keys that have leaked on the Internet and distribute the lists on newer commercial disc releases. This is irreversible and does cannot be fixed even after reflashing the drive. The only two ways to correct this would be:
- to update the host key/certificate part in
KEYDB.cfgto ones that have not been revoked (yet)
- to add in
KEYDB.cfgthe VUK of each specific disc instead, as explained above. VUKs cannot be revoked by the industry.
When a disc (using mplayer or vlc) is succesfully decrypted, libaacs will store the VUK in
~/.cache/aacs/vuk. If the host key/certificate in
KEYDB.cfg is subsequently revoked, VLC will still be able to use the stored VUK, so it could be a good idea to backup the
~/.cache/aacs directory for the future.
Using aacskeys
Install aacskeysAUR. You need to run aacskeysAUR from a directory that contains valid host key/certificate and processing keys:
cd /usr/share/aacskeys
and run:
aacskeys </bluray/mount/dir>
cd /usr/share/aacskeys && aacskeys /media/blurays
If you wish, you may add the Blu-ray to the key database: edit
~/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg and add the information output by aacskeys using this syntax:
0x<unit key file hash> = Film Title | V | 0x<volume unique key>
If aacskeys is not able to generate the key
Try to generate the VolumeID with DumpVID using wine. The VolumeID can now be used to generate the Blu-ray VUK with aacskeys with the VolumeID option
Usage: aacskeys [options] <mountpath> [volume id / binding nonce]
See also
For DVD, the libdvdcss package supplies the needed decryption libs. Below are some options for Blu-ray/HD-DVD decryption. Users can employ to backup a commercial Blu-ray movie under Fair Use guidelines:
- aacskeysAUR - Opensource
- dumphdAUR[broken link: archived in aur-mirror] - Opensource
- makemkvAUR - Closed source/limited free beta
- anydvdhd - Commercial software requiring users to run it on an Microsoft OS in a VM.
- DVDFab HD Decrypter - Commercial software for Windows, but works fine using Wine.


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Note: If this is your first time using Git on this machine you may encounter a warning upon attempting to commit regarding setting your git config user.email and user.name values. If necessary, follow the instructions on screen to set these and retry the commit command.
Once the git commit command is issued, you will typically be presented with a text editor screen in which to edit the commit message. Enter an appropriate message and save to finalize your commit:
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The time-lapse was created using a GoPro HD Hero worn around my neck on a shoestring and set to take one photo every 2 seconds. The almost 3000 resulting images were processed in Adobe Lightroom. I used the virtual copy feature to make duplicate frames of the photos that I wanted to pause on. Then I exported the images at a smaller size, which created extra jpg files to alter timing of the video.
Next I used QuickTime Pro to assemble the images into a video at 12fps. The titles and music were added in iMovie. The song is "Loss" by A Certain Ratio. From about 41-48 seconds the camera freaked out due to the lighting, or possibly because of the powerful wall of Lee Friedlander photos. What an amazing show.


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Vikings boys outscored the visiting Greene Central in the first half, as the girls thrashed the Rams Thursday.
With a couple of uncharacteristic non-conference losses, Kinston coach Perry Tyndall has been preaching the need to start games with intensity.
Thursday night, the Vikings outscored Greene Central 34-17 in the first half and beat the Rams (9-7 overall, 1-2 Eastern Carolina 2A) in scoring each quarter en route to a 69-41 victory, its third on the conference schedule.
�We�ve just talked a lot about being consistent,� Tyndall said. �We�ve really tried to focus on coming out of the gate with intensity, quit taking the punches and be ready to play. I thought really early we did that.�
While Kinston (11-4, 3-0) was able to take it to the Rams early, it wasn�t without a fight from a very athletic Greene Central team.
GC coach Jim Cole called the Rams performance a solid effort.
�I don�t think the score really reflected how well we played,� he said. �They�re tremendous shooters, tremendous players. I�m disappointed in the outcome but I�m pleased with our effort.�
Brandon Ingram, Kinston�s five-star centerpiece, finished the game with 23 points in a double-double, but Tyndall praised the junior�s work off the ball as well.
Ingram finished with five assists and five deflections.
�Coming into the game we talked about ball movement, intensity and rebounding, boxing out,� Tyndall said. �When we�re balanced, we�re tough and it works for Brandon�s benefit too. When everyone tries to focus on him we have guys who are ready to step up and make plays � and that loosens up things for him.�
Brandon Belcher led all Ram shooters with 18 points.
�Brandon is our heart, our courage,� Cole said. �He does the same thing every night.�
Mykel Hart added 10 for the Vikings.
Kinston, who only practiced once this week due to winter weather, will traveled to Ayden-Grifton (8-7, 1-2) Friday to face the Chargers. Greene Central made its second trip into Lenoir County in as many nights when they visited Deep Run to face off against South Lenoir (11-2, 1-1).
Girls� game:
Shika Mason had a monster night against her former team, draining five first-half 3-pointers � and connecting on a sixth fresh out of the halftime break � to lead Kinston (11-2, 3-0) to a 74-34 thrashing of Greene Central.
Mason who scored her 18th point, all from behind the arc, just a minute into the third quarter, finished with a game high 24 points � and only attempted one more three on the night.
�The biggest thing is that our girls found her � (shooting the ball) is something that she does well.� Kinston coach Hubert Quinerly said. �Coming from (Greene Central), we knew she wanted to get (into the game early), and I think she played very level.�
Led by Mason�s effort, every Vikings player scored against the Rams (1-15, 0-3).
However, it was defensively where the Vikings may have been most impressive.
After giving up only 22 points in the first half, leading 49-22, Kinston scored the first 21 points of the second half, allowing only 1 point in the third quarter � a foul shot by Bria Payton in the quarters waning seconds.
�Defensively, we always have to be ready,� Quinerly said. �I thought we did a good job of containing (GC), making them go east and west. I don�t think we finished as well around basket but we�ve come off of two days not being able to practice (due to winter weather).�
Payton finished with a team high 15 points.
Jada Faison was the Vikings only other double-digit scorer with 13. Lydia Rivers and Brittany Drumgoole each added nine.
With the victory, the Vikings extend its conference win streak to 44 straight, dating back to December of 2010.
Kinston 18 16 14 21 �69
Greene Central 9 8 12 12 �41
Greene Central scoring: Brandon Belcher 18, Lee 8, Rozzelle 3, Ormond 3, Warren 2, Davis 2, Suggs 2, Williams 2, Smith 1.
Kinston scoring: Brandon Ingram 23, Mykel Hart 10, Lopez 9, Ham 8, Berry 7, Dunn 7, Canady 5.
Kinston 20 19 21 14 �74
Greene Central 8 14 1 11 �34
Greene Central: Bria Payton 15, Jones 7, Barrett 6, Lee 4, Campbell 2. Kinston: Shika Mason 24, Jada Faison 13, Rivers 9, Drumgoole 9, Harper 8, Addison 6, Davis 4, Mayo 1.


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Channeling Europe in Long Island
Nancy Keates takes a look at a home renovation 10 years and $1 million in the making.
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John David "Catch" Carlson, Jr. (born May 12, 1984, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.) is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, however his family moved to Litchfield right after his birth. Carlson graduated from Litchfield High School which competes in the Wright County Conference. As a football player, he was all-state Minnesota in his Senior year. He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl alongside fellow Notre Dame Fighting Irish players Brady Quinn, Ryan Harris, and Tom Zbikowski. As a basketball player, Carlson was voted to the preseason McDonald's All-American list. During his senior year, John Carlson managed to shatter three backboards. Carlson was also an all-state tennis player. His dad is also the basketball and tennis coach for the Litchfield Dragons.
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
SamTrans's version of the COA: The SSP
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- arcady said...
"The SSP focuses on SamTrans fixed-route bus service, and does not include analysis of Caltrain"
That is unfortunate, because better integration with Caltrain (in terms of schedule and fares) can make Caltrain the backbone of the SamTrans system. I imagine that it might well be cheaper for SamTrans to subsidize riders taking trains that are already there, rather than running a separate bus service. And schedule integration makes it easy for riders to take Caltrain across the county and transfer for a bus for the last mile, thus solving the problems of both agencies (last mile access for Caltrain, low speed for SamTrans).
- Monday, July 25, 2011 12:27:00 PM
How much does the SamTrans CEO take home?? Apparently more than anyone thought ($500K including committee and multi-agency work). Boards declined his offer of cuts after the "scandals" in So. CA. Maybe some of that "waste" could be put to good use??
- Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:00:00 PM
- arcady said...
Maybe the CEO of SamTrans could ask the CEO of Caltrain to arrange some kind of collaboration in terms of fares and schedules. Can't be that hard for him to just talk to himself. After all, isn't that part of why he's paid to do both?
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011 12:53:00 PM
Ridership could be increased by running kx line differently from 9 am to 6pm, that would involve speeding up and shortening the distance, by running it on the freeway from to sf to sequoia station. It would of course go through the airport but stay on the freeway until whipple in RC.,only stopping at third avenue,SM,and off Hillsdale blvd., and then on to whipple and El Camino with 2 or 3 stops on the way to Sequoia Station. This would free up resources to create a new 292L line that would run as a limited during that time. This new more prompt,convenient line should create more ridership,as it would cut destination time by 20 minutes or more. It should ride on the El Camino from Caltrain Millbrae to Caltrain Palo Alto,after covering the Airport and using the same route until sfo as the 292 local.
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The police chief of the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh was killed by a suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform Thursday in the provincial capital of Mosul, according to the US military. He had arrived to survey the scene of a major bomb attack that had devastated an entire neighborhood the day before.
Brig. Gen. Saleh Muhammad Hassan al-Jubouri is the second Iraqi provincial police chief to be killed in less than two months and his death underscores the fragility of the security situation in northern Iraq which has seen numerous attacks in recent weeks. Al Qaeda-linked insurgents have fled to this area from Baghdad and Anbar Province to the south and are targeting new citizen militias, US officials say.
Al Qaeda in Iraq's "first choice [as a base of operations] was Anbar, and Mosul is the best substitute for Anbar," says Mustafa al-Ani, an analyst with the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center.
General Jubouri had only been the provincial police chief for two months, the province's deputy governor Khasro Goran told the Monitor in a telephone interview from Mosul.
The US military said in a statement Thursday that two Iraqi policemen were killed and a US and Iraqi soldier were wounded in the attack against Jubouri, who was a native of the province. He hailed from a major predominantly Sunni Arab tribe, whose members have in recent months joined US-funded militia groups dubbed Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs) in the fight against Al Qaeda-linked militants.
The Wednesday attack in Mosul, while not unexpected, was on a tragic scale. At least 34 people were killed and 224 wounded when a three-floor building was blown up in the neighborhood of Al-Zanjili, a notorious insurgent stronghold on Mosul's west side.
Mr. Goran, the deputy governor, says the explosion occurred when the Iraqi Army arrived at the scene after receiving a tip that the abandoned building was being used by insurgents to store weapons and arms.
He says the powerful explosion brought down dozens of old homes in Zanjili. Many people were trapped under the rubble for hours. Fresh television footage of the bomb scene broadcast on Thursday showed a massive crater surrounded by heaps of debris from destroyed homes.
"We asked the central government to declare it a disaster zone," says Goran.
The commander of US forces in Northern Iraq, Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling told the Monitor in a telephone interview that US military experts who examined the scene Thursday concluded that nearly 25 tons (50,000 pounds) of explosive material was used in making it one of the largest bombings in Iraq since the start of the war.
General Hertling said that this "spectacular attack" may be the work of new Al Qaeda leaders in Mosul trying to establish themselves after the capture or killing of their predecessors.
Goran blames the worsening security situation in Mosul on militants fleeing from other provinces like Baghdad, Anbar, and Diyala where major anti-insurgency operations took place over the past year and also a reduction in the number of Iraqi Army and US forces, who left Mosul to take part in those same operations. He says the interior ministry has been "very slow" in building up the police force in Nineveh and Mosul.
The province, which has a population of about three million, has a police force of 20,000 on the books, but the actual number of those patrolling the streets is much lower. He says Mosul, where half the population resides, has only 3,000 policemen.
He says one desperate measure the provincial council is considering seriously is to dig a trench around the city of Mosul and allow entry only through a few designated checkpoints to restrict the movements of militants and insurgents.
"The city must be cleansed like Baghdad and Anbar. There are pockets of terror festering here since 2004," says Goran.
But Hertling said that the forces that were taken out of Mosul have been moving back into the area since the end of December. Last week, the Iraqi government appointed a new Iraqi commander to be based in Mosul. He will coordinate the activities of the Iraqi Army, police, and border guards in the province, he said, hinting that major offensives against militants in Mosul may be launched shortly.
Goran cautions that replicating the CLC or the tribal awakening experience in Mosul will not work because of the province's fragile ethnic and sectarian mix which includes Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Sunnis, Shiites, Christians, and other groups like the Yazidis and Shabak.
The Dubai-based analyst Mr. Ani agrees, and says that this mix coupled with proximity to the Syrian border, through which foreign fighters and weapons stream, and heightened tensions between Kurds and Arabs, all combine to make Mosul an ideal base for insurgents linked to Al Qaeda.
Ani says the Kurds claim nearly 15 percent of the land of Nineveh Province and want it, along with the neighboring oil rich city of Kirkuk to the east, to be part of the Kurdistan region. This issue has unified the Sunni Arabs and Turkmen, concentrated in western and southern Nineveh, against the Kurds.
"The radicalization is happening very fast in Mosul," says Ani. "If the Americans do not pressure the Kurds to tone down their demands," he sees some groups in Mosul lining up with the Islamists fighting both the Americans and the Kurds. He says that only a political solution will work.
In addition to becoming a haven for Islamic radicals, Mosul has long had strong pan-Arab sentiments and was home to the highest number of Army officers during the rule of Saddam Hussein, he notes.
On Tuesday, Hertling said that troops have conducted nearly 40 operations in all of Iraq's northern provinces since the end of December. Those operations have resulted in the killing of 130 militants and the capture of another 370.
General Hertling nonetheless highlighted the problem that US forces have long faced against insurgents in Iraq.
"Whenever you feel comfortable that you've eliminated them in one area, they tend to re-emerge," Hertling said. "We'll never say that we've completed pursuing them because they may always come back."
Indeed, Mosul and Nineveh have a history of insurgent attacks. After a period of relative calm following the US-led invasion, Mosul became a major flashpoint and an Al Qaeda stronghold in the fall of 2004 right around the time of the US-led offensive against insurgents in Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad.
In November 2004, militants forced the entire police force of Mosul to quit in a series of bold and coordinated attacks. The US responded by establishing bases and outposts inside the city, just like those set up in Baghdad and Anbar's capital, Ramadi, during the past year, to eject the militants.


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Ski, sip and chill at Oregon's Hood River
The Columbia River Gorge town famed for windsurfing can be a winter wonderland, too.
Seattle Times Outdoors Editor
If you go
Winter in Hood River
Hood River, Ore., is 228 miles from Seattle, via Interstate 5, I-205 and I-84.
Hood River Hotel, circa 1911; 102 Oak St., downtown Hood River. Winter rates start at $99. Light sleeper? Book a room away from the railroad tracks. 800-386-1859 or hoodriverhotel.com.
Best Western Hood River Inn, on the Columbia River waterfront (a short drive from downtown); ski package includes room, breakfast and Mount Hood Meadows lift tickets for two, $189-$229 (depending on dates). hoodriverinn.com or 800-828-7873.
Columbia Gorge Hotel, circa 1904, overlooks the river, a short drive from downtown; winter weekend rates from $149. columbiagorgehotel.com or 800-345-1921.
Next door, Columbia Cliff Villas are modern suites above the river; winter rates start at $129. columbiacliffvillas.com or 866-912-8366.
Nearby ski areas
Mount Hood Meadows, skihood.com or 503-337-2222.
Cooper Spur Mountain Resort, cooperspur.com or 541-352-6692.
Timberline Lodge, timberlinelodge.com or 503-272-3158.
Ski and snowshoe rentals
Doug's Sports, 101 Oak St., Hood River; 541-386-5787.
Second Wind Sports, 210 Oak St., Hood River; 2ndwind-sports.com or 541-386-4464.
Each has cross-country ski rental packages for $20 a day, with alpine skis and snowshoes, too.
Traveler's tip
Show your Mount Hood Meadows lift ticket at Hood River businesses for discounts and special deals.
More information
Hood River County Chamber of Commerce: hoodriver.org or 800-366-3530
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — This town full of extreme-sports nuts owes its late-20th century renaissance to windsurfing and other water sports — things you might think of in summer. Add four craft breweries and you get a town of sports nuts and beer nuts.
When word got out that you could also ski or snowboard pretty much year-round on nearby Mount Hood, snow nuts came, too.
With cozy brew pubs, good restaurants and a walkable downtown that festoons itself in lights well beyond the holidays, Hood River — whose front yard is the Columbia River — is growing a reputation as a getaway for winter as well as summer.
For Washingtonians, it's almost three highway hours closer than Oregon's Mount Bachelor and beer-soaked Bend, with the added attraction of Columbia Gorge scenery, complete with "popsicle" waterfalls when temperatures plummet.
"We've gotten written up in a couple of ski magazines, and while a lot of people (heading for Mount Hood) stay in Portland, here we get that small ski-town winter vibe," said Nikki Guerra-Smith, 33, who moved 12 years ago from Los Angeles after she heard about that summer snowboarding. "Sometimes we've had a couple feet of snow on the sidewalk."
Now she works the front desk at Doug's Sports on downtown's main drag, across from the charmingly old-fashioned, redbrick Hood River Hotel, which is listed on the National Historic Register (the elevator's wire-cage door is a blast from the past).
Hotel guests can rent snow gear at a discount from Doug's and shop staff will cross the street to retrieve it after-hours. Other perks: At this and other area lodging, ask about discounted tickets for nearby ski areas (up to $24 off the usual adult lift price for Mount Hood Meadows).
Besides the commercial slopes at Mount Hood's Timberline, Hood Meadows and Cooper Spur — all within 30 minutes to an hour's drive of town — sports shops send visitors up scenic Highway 35 for cross-country skiing or snowshoeing on a variety of winter-wonderland trails.
Teacup filled with fun
Perhaps most popular is the Teacup Lake trail system, with more than a dozen miles of groomed trails and a warming cabin. A $10 daily donation supports grooming efforts by the Teacup Lake Nordic Club (teacupnordic.org) and a Sno-Park permit is required (Oregon honors Washington permits).
The 200-space lot can fill on winter weekends, reports Stephen Schneider, president of Oregon Nordic Clubs, of which Teacup is a chapter. "On those days, on the trails closer in, there are always lots of skiers of all types — racers, beginners, family outings, couples, you name it ... You'll see many families skiing together, with many of them pulling a child behind in a sled."
Prefer solitude? Go during the week (they groom on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, too). Those days, the only sound you might hear is the swish, swish of your own skis and the occasional plop of snow dropping off ice-coated boughs.
"Weekday traffic counts at Teacup average about 75 skiers per day, which when spread over those trails over an eight-hour period can make it seem like you are alone most of the time," Schneider said.
Pick up a waterproof Mt. Hood Winter Trails map ($14.95 at Doug's) for a topographic guide with detail maps of popular trail systems.
"At some you can cross-country ski and take your dogs, or a lot of people like to take their dogs snowshoeing — just go wandering with the pups," Guerra-Smith said.
One place to do that, at no charge, is on the edge of Timberline ski area, said Robbie Walsh, 30, at Second Wind Sports, up the street from Doug's. He said another favorite place for snowshoers is Tamanawas Falls, a 3.6-mile round trip from the Sherwood Trailhead near Milepost 72 off Highway 35.
"It's very popular in summer for hikes, and it's absolutely gorgeous in winter."
Walsh, with shoulder-length hair sprouting from beneath a wool cap, came from Minnesota three years ago to teach snowboarding on the mountain. He likes Hood River for "the adventures and the awesome people to do it with — a lot of awesome people come here because they really want to be here."
Did we mention beer?
And when you're happily worn out at day's end, wander up Oak Street, Hood River's main drag, past Mystic Mud Studio, with handmade pottery; G. Williker's Toy Shoppe, with a crystal-growing kit in the window and nary a video game in sight; or Rivertap restaurant, with a blazing "Beer to Go!" neon sign shaped like a growler jug.
If you're back from the mountain early enough, save time for a free 30-minute guided tour in the steamy, hop-scented halls of worker-owned Full Sail Brewery (506 Columbia St.), the town's craft-brewing pioneer, named for the 1980s windsurfing craze that spawned the town's renewal. Daily tours are on the hour from 1 to 4 p.m., no reservations needed.
Full Sail started with an output of 287 barrels in 1987 and now sells about 100,000 barrels a year in 29 states, guide Carrie Sidwell told me — making sure to emphasize the brewery's very-Oregon focus on sustainability. (Used grain mash goes to Tillamook, Ore., to feed cows, "and we use Tillamook cheese in our brew pub, so it's a nice relationship.")
Other after-the-snow choices for brewpub tours and noshes include Double Mountain Brewery, 8 Fourth St. (with Fa La La La La winter ale), Big Horse Brew Pub, 115 W. State St. (with MacStallion Scotch Export) and a 2012 addition, Belgian-influenced Pfriem Family Brewers, 707 Portway Ave., near the Columbia River shore.
Sidwell, who came at age 20 from New Hampshire for the skiing, works the terrain-park crew at Mount Hood Meadows in winter. She calls Hood River "an ageless town."
"I'll meet some 50-something guy who parties way harder than I do, and I'm 25. The old windsurfers are amazing! With biking, kayaking, windsurfing — all the extreme sports coming together — you can't be bored here."
With a choice of good restaurants, I end my day in the firelit, red-and-black dining room at Brian's Pourhouse — couldn't resist the name — with a platter of tilapia tacos and a pint of pumpkin ale in a comfy old house at 606 Oak St.
When morning comes again, it's time to stop by a bakery called Knead, 102 Fifth St., with a hardworking young crew rolling dough in the front window, to pack a knapsack with warm cinnamon rolls, then blaze the way back up Highway 35 to the snow.
It's how winter works in Hood River.
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Gotta wonder where Smith's head was ... and is now
The Bears might want to readjust their sights.
Not long ago they were aiming at the NFL's supposed elite teams like the 49ers, Texans, Packers, Giants and Patriots.
Now the Bears have to wonder why they couldn't beat Seattle at home on Sunday.
Not that the Seahawks are bad. Actually they're pretty good, with a really neat little rookie quarterback named Russell Wilson.
But the Seahawks, while 7-5 overall now, came to Soldier Field with a 1-5 road record and left with a 23-17 overtime victory.
The outcome rendered Bears head coach Lovie Smith not only as close to disgusted with his team as he ever sounds. He also was as confused as ever.
When a game is decided in overtime, rarely is so much of the focus on a play early in the second quarter.
That's where Smith's confusion originated, however.
Leading 7-0 with a fourth-and-1 situation at the Seattle 15-yard line, Smith went for it and the Bears didn't get it.
The Bears should have kicked a field goal to go up 10-0. First of all, 1 yard is a lot for their tattered offensive line; secondly, the Seahawks might have become dispirited with a two-possession deficit even that early.
So how did Smith feel about his decision to forsake the field goal? Hard to tell.
First he said that he made a mistake: "We should have taken the field goal." Then he said he would repeat the error in judgment: "Would I do it again? Probably so."
Maybe Smith has to look at the game tape.
"Yeah," quarterback Jay Cutler said when asked whether Smith made the right call. "I'm not going to second-guess anything."
To be fair, Smith's head might be wobbly because the Bears are in a world of hurt -- in a couple ways -- heading into the final quarter of the season.
For starters, the Bears have lost three of their last four games in a haunting echo of when they lost five in a row late last season.
Then there is the matter of those mangled bodies being added Sunday to those -- including Devin Hester, Chris Spencer and Lance Louis -- from a week earlier.
Earl Bennett suffered a concussion against Seattle. Tim Jennings left with an ailing shoulder. Brian Urlacher's hamstring was aching.
Right now this is one of the most unpromising, uninspiring 8-4 football teams you'd ever want to see.
Smith is known for rallying the Bears when they're down and verging on out, though last year's losing streak indicates his methods aren't foolproof.
Magic needs to be woven here. Three of the Bears' final four games are on the road and the other is at home against Green Bay.
The Packers have injury problems of their own, still have an 8-4 record and are going in the opposite direction of the Bears.
Can the Bears blow a playoff berth? A complete meltdown seemed impossible a couple weeks ago, but has been reassessed to improbable and probable is lurking if they don't catch their balance quickly.
"Looking at the big picture," Smith said, "we don't have a lot of time to feel sorry for ourselves we're going to look at this video, take the punishment for it and go from there."
What the Bears will see is an offense that ranks between one-dimensional and un-dimensional, and a heralded defense that collapsed at the end against Seattle.
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In the early morning hours of Aug. 6, NASA and space enthusiasts across the world will be able to monitor the Mars landing of the most advanced robot ever to be sent to another world.
Named Curiosity, the robot — or "rover" — has been heading toward Mars for nearly eight months. The landing is scheduled for 1:31 a.m. EDT.
"Is it crazy? Not so much," said Doug McCuistion, the director of the Mars Exploration Program. "Is it risky? Landing on Mars is always risky. … Every landing is unique. Every landing is like a first."
At a news conference Monday, NASA scientists said they were looking for evidence that life existed on Mars billions of years ago. This evidence could include indicators of water, sources of energy or sources of carbon — all of which are essential to sustain life.
Curiosity was launched into space last Nov. 26 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rover will go from 13,000 mph to zero in seven minutes, and will land in Gale Crater, which NASA scientists think held water billions of years ago.
In the middle of Gale is Mount Sharp, a mountain that's taller than any in the Lower 48 U.S. states, said John Grotzinger, a NASA scientist who's working on the mission. Curiosity will explore the crater and the mountain, looking for clues of life.
"I see it as an extraordinary opportunity to get a bearing on our own existence on Earth," Grotzinger said. "Ascending Mount Sharp, we're going to go through the major eras in the … history of Mars that give us the basis for comparison to our own planet."
Grotzinger is aware that a lot is riding on the mission, given NASA's shifting budget priorities.
"I think we all feel this incredible sense of pressure on MSL to do something grand and profound," he said, referring to the Mars Science Laboratory division of NASA. "I think it's going to be thrilling."
The precision of the landing is a significant improvement from previous Mars missions, said Pete Theisinger, a project manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Helped by better communications technology, scientists will be able to land Curiosity within a very small range, on top of the most valuable scientific resource in the crater.
The entry process also is greatly improved, Theisinger said. In missions in the 1970s, the rover approached the Martian surface "falling like a rock," he said. Curiosity will provide both black and white and color panoramic, high resolution photos of the Martian surface as well as of Gale Crater and Mount Sharp.
In an effort to make the Curiosity landing an interactive and consumer-friendly experience, NASA established a partnership between its Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Microsoft Corp. to create a free video game on Xbox Live with Kinect that lets the player land Curiosity on Mars.
"We are bringing the challenge of landing Curiosity to every living room that would like to play in this game," Theisinger said. A 3-D iPad app, as well as a cellphone app that lets the player simulate being a Martian, are available, too. NASA also will engage the public through social media, museum sleepovers and a Mars art installation.
Despite all the interactive features, NASA says this is far more than fun and games. "This is serious business," said Dwayne Brown, a NASA public affairs officer. "This is the hardest mission ever attempted in the history of planetary robotic exploration."


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You, Team SkyCube, have outdone yourselves. Not only did you meet our original $82.5K funding goal, you surpassed our stretch goal of $110K.
Everyone knows Neil Armstrong's most famous quote. But here's something else he said: "Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10."
We have an opportunity to prove him right once again. This kickstarter campaign has only been the beginning - but it's already proven that we can reach farther than any of us might have dreamt, and that we can get there by sharing the challenge together.
This page will now be archived and frozen on kickstarter's servers, but you can find further SkyCube project updates and news on our continuing project URL:
Thanks again for your support. It's been a privilege to build the future with you.
-Tim, Chris, Kevin, Tyler, Mark, Joe, David, David, Rouslan, Matt, Scott, and the rest of Team SkyCube
The Next Frontier: SkyCube Squared
As of August 30th, 2012, we are annoucing a new stretch goal of $110,000. The additional funds will be used to build a second copy of SkyCube, in case of launch vehicle failure or (much better) to let everyone take even more pictures and send more messages from space!
We have 7 days left to do this. Failure is not an option! And if you're new to this project, here's what it's all about:
We want to create a space exploration experience that can be shared by everyone - including you!
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SkyCube in the News
September 5th: SkyCube stars in ABC News' story on Do-It-Yourself Satellites.
September 2nd: The front page of the San Francisco Chronicle business section announces SkyCube is a small crowdfunded satellite!
August 24th: The Huffington Post proclaims: SkyCube Sets a Precedent for future CubeSat missions!
August 22nd: SocialPixels.tv interviews SkyCube's founder on host Curtis Hollister's Crowded Places segment.
August 16th - Click Here to read MacDirectory's interview with Tim for the story about how SkyCube came to be.
George Takei - Captain Sulu on Star Trek, and the King of Facebook - has endorsed SkyCube:
IDG News has covered SkyCube! Click here for the story, or the image below for the video:
[Note: since this footage was taken, we've gotten the radio working! Click here for a video demo.]
Who Are We? And What is SkyCube?
We're the makers of the SkySafari astronomy apps for iOS, Android, and Mac OS X, and the SkyFi wireless telescope controller. With our mobile apps, we've revolutionized the way people observe the night sky. Now, we want to do for space exploration what we've done for amateur astronomy.
We are developing a nano-satellite, and mobile apps to go with it, as the focus for a global education and public outreach campaign. The satellite, called SkyCube, is a 10x10x10 cm "1U" CubeSat intended for launch as a secondary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2013. Orbiting more than 300 miles up, on a path highly inclined to the Earth's equator, SkyCube will pass over most of the world's inhabited regions.
SkyCube will take low-resolution pictures of the Earth and broadcast simple messages uploaded by sponsors. After 90 days, it will use an 8-gram CO2 cartridge to inflate a 10-foot (3-meter) diameter balloon coated with highly reflective titanium dioxide powder. SkyCube's balloon will make the satellite as bright as the Hubble Space Telescope or a first-magnitude star. You'll be able to see it with your own eyes, sailing across the sky. But SkyCube's balloon isn't just for visibility. It will - within 3 weeks - bring SkyCube down from orbit due to atmospheric drag, ending the mission cleanly in a fiery "grand finale" that avoids any buildup of space debris.
SkyCube: Your Eye in the Sky
SkyCube won't just let you broadcast messages from space. It will also let you look back at the Earth from orbit. You can request images from the satellite using our smartphone or web app. SkyCube's images will be transmitted to our ground stations when the satellite passes over them - and then forwarded to you across the internet. You might just see your entire state (or country!) in one image from space, or catch a sunrise from orbit. Capture hurricanes, oil spills, and other continent-wide phenomena from more than 300 miles up. Here's what you might see:
You can even take pictures with SkyCube's cameras at night! Here are some real pictures, taken with a real SkyCube camera, from an airplane over San Francisco at night. A little processing greatly enhances the raw image:
The International Dark-Sky Association has expressed an interest in using SkyCube to map out light pollution on the Earth's night side. You might also use SkyCube to capture lightning, auroras, and other night-time phenomena from space.
How You Can Talk With SkyCube
The mission will utilize a 915 MHz CubeSat ground station communication network operated by the US Navy, the Boeing Corporation, and the University of Utah. During ground station passes, the satellite will transmit images to the network, which are then forwarded via internet to sponsors who have requested them from our iOS, Android, and web apps.
The satellite will also broadcast sponsors' messages every 10 seconds as data pings - "tweets from space" - detectable by anyone with inexpensive amateur radio equipment. We'll even provide such a radio to our $1000 (and higher) sponsors! However, you won't need anything more than an internet-connected smartphone or web browser to receive messages from SkyCube. They will be archived on our server and accessible from anywhere on the internet.
Here are some examples of possible SkyCube "tweets":
- "Peace on Earth to All People"
- "Happy Birthday Ev, April 27, 2013 - year of the SkyCube"
- "Marry me, my darling THX1138!"
- "Tom: call me when you get this."
- "I went to space and back - Joe Longo, April 2013"
- "If you can read this, then Earth survived the Mayan doomsday of 2012."
Who's Behind SkyCube
MacTech magazine has become our first $25K corporate sponsor, providing advertising, media, and outreach services for the SkyCube mission.
We also welcome The Social Media Monthly, our second major sponsor, who will be providing regular updates on our progress throughout the development of the mission.
Education and advertising opportunities abound at all phases of the mission - you can even put your logo on the balloon! Contact us for details.
We have contracted with experienced CubeSat developers Kevin Brown and Tyler Rose of Astronautical Development, LLC to build our satellite and its radio. Kevin's CubeSat radios have a track record of 100% success, and four of them are actually operating in orbit right now.
SkyCube's space balloon and its CO2 inflation mechanism are being built by Global Western, an experienced manufacturer of aerostats and high-altitude weather balloons. Global Western has built multiple balloons over a million cubic feet of displacement for NASA, JPL, and other clients from Spain, France, Germany, UK, South Africa, and the USA.
Our launch provider is SpaceX - the only private company to have flown to and from the International Space Station. We've already signed a contract with SpaceX's secondary payload integrator, Spaceflight Services, to test, manifest, and launch SkyCube in 2013.
We ourselves will develop server infrastructure and mobile/web apps for sponsors to follow the mission. Our plan has already won a top award at the Funders & Founders venture capital forum in San Francisco!
Sponsorship opportunities begin at $1, and are open to anyone with a smartphone. Sponsors may follow the satellite across the sky, upload messages for it to re-broadcast, and request Earth images from the satellite, using their smartphone or browser. Our highest-value sponsors will get a trip to Cape Canaveral to see the launch - and a chance to operate the satellite for a full day in orbit!
Science with SkyCube
SkyCube will provide an unprecedented opportunity for millions of sponsors worldwide to participate in a shared space exploration experience. SkyCube will be the first satellite "owned" by everyone. Like Sputnik did 50 years ago, SkyCube will boost interest in astronomy, space exploration, and science education for an entire new generation of explorers around the world. We hope you'll help us make it happen!
SkyCube is - first and foremost - a mission of education and public outreach. But it also might just produce some real science. Here are some of the non-profit organizations who expressed an interested in working with SkyCube from a scientific and educational perspective:
Astronomers Without Borders, in fact, is accepting SkyCube sponsorships on our behalf, using PayPal, for potential sponsors who might not have Amazon accounts. Pass the word along!
And Finally...
Since you've made it to the end of our presentation, here's a (mostly irrelevant) space treat:
After it's all said and done ... it ain't worth doin' if you're not having fun!
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Things I Know
Happy Friday! Welcome to the Things I Know linkup. If you want to join in write a Things I Know on your blog including a link back to this post an then add your link below-easy!
Here is what I know this week-
-seeing my Things I Know button pop up in all sorts of places in my reader makes me happy.
-that all of my iPhone angst is forgiven now I have a shiny new iPhone4 and am on a different network.
-Pinterest is the epitome of time wasting and awesomeness at the same time
-cool photo apps amuse my children
-don't try to slow the fall of your laptop with your foot or you may just chip a bit of the bone off. Ask me how I know this. OUCH.
-the SBS's doco "Go back Where You Came From" has contained some of the most upsetting footage I have ever seen. I urge every human being to watch it and do something about the plight of asylum seekers.
-a two year old gaining toilet awareness is both exciting and frustrating-especially for Harper.
-Waking up in our family bedroom is lovely. Love being the first one awake and hearing everyone else swim up out of slumber.
-You can Flog Yo Blog over at Where's My Glow? And next Friday there is gonna be a mashup. Things I Flog? Flog Yo Things? I Know Yo Flog?
So what do you know?
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- Kate said...
Ooh mashup! Will there be singing?? ;)
- June 24, 2011 at 7:19 AM
- Deborah said...
Hope that foot of yours mends itself.
I've been too afraid to start Pinterest - for all the reasons you stated above.
Go Back has been mind-blowing to watch. Really makes me realise how lucky we are living where we are in this world. And makes me want to do something (somehow) about the plight of asylum seekers.
- June 24, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Kellie said...
Very interested to hear about the mashup! Intriguing... ;)
Hope that foot of yours is feeling better too.
And Pinterest? I signed in, had a look around and then realised it could become a little too addictive for me!! LOL!! :)
- June 24, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Leah - Bogue Living said...
That app looks ace! Am jhellus of the iPhone 4 and the new network too :)
- June 24, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- Toushka Lee said...
I love the phrase you've used "swim up out of slumber".
- June 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Grace said...
I am so out of sync with the news and TV programs at the moment...but I know I have to watch Go Back. Thanks for the reminder. Happy Friday !
- June 24, 2011 at 1:31 PM
- •´.¸¸.•¨¯`♥.Trish.♥´¯¨•.¸¸.´• said...
Pin interest - my husband is going to hate it.
Yes seriously I am going to watch go back SBS.
I know I want iphone4 too - I have a boring old not even iphone.
- June 24, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Becky from BeckyandJames.com said...
Ohhhh mashup, hey? Sounds good!
I signed up for Pinterest AGES ago and just didn't do anything with it for ages but now I'm hooked!
- June 24, 2011 at 9:46 PM
- Liz said...
Ouch, ouch, ouch! I hope your foot is healing quickly!
- June 25, 2011 at 12:41 AM
- Tricia said...
Ouch! I hope your foot is feeling better.
I know what you mean about 'Go back Where You Came From' - for parts of it I was sobbing out loud.
And yes - Pinterest looks SO good - but i'm determined not to go there as I can imagine how much time i'd loose.
- June 25, 2011 at 7:58 PM


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POLLARI, Oct. 12, daughter, (Mackenzie Rose), Anthony and Melissa (Russo), Tyngsboro.
RIVERA/BLAKE, Oct. 15, daughter, (Rosaleigh Olivia Blake-Rivera), Frankie Rivera and Katey Blake, Lowell.
VOLIANITES, Oct. 15, son, (Quenyon Lewis), Chrystal Volianites, Lowell.
BERMUDEZ/CAMPANELLO, Oct. 16, son, (Jonathan Isiah Bermudez Campanello), Jonathan Bermudez and Jennifer Campanello, Lowell.
PATENAUDE/SOROTA, Oct. 16, daughter, (Grace Anne Patenaude), Michael Patenaude Jr. and Kerrie Sorota, Lowell.
JOHNSON/IWANKIW, Oct. 18, daughter, (Carlee Faith Johnson), Mark Johnson and Kathryn Iwankiw, Tyngsboro.
ROURKE, Oct. 18, daughter, (Paige Ryann), Ryan and Noella (Sullivan), Lowell.