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Description of problem: Console corruption on quitting X
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Build Date: 12 February 2006 xorg-x11
How reproducible:
from run level 3 startx --logout and tty is hosed unusable requiring a reboot.
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Additional info: ATI Radeon 7200 VIVO [AGP]
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If you disable DRI by commenting out "Load "dri"" in the config file, does
the problem still occur?
If so, what if you also disable acceleration with:
Option "noaccel"
in the device section?
I think this bug can be closed.
I re-installed KDE Desktop and Sun java; the problem has not shown itself since.


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WASHINGTON – Federal accident investigators are set to determine the probable cause of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in 2015, the worst maritime disaster for a U.S.-flagged vessel in decades in which 33 mariners were killed.
The National Transportation Safety Board will meet Tuesday to issue more than 50 safety recommendations related to the loss of the 790-foot-long (240-meter) ship on Oct. 1, 2015.
The El Faro sank 34 hours after leaving Jacksonville, Florida, on a cargo run to Puerto Rico. The freighter lost propulsion while sailing through Hurricane Joaquin, coming to rest 15,000-feet (4,570 meters) on the sea floor.
The NTSB says it will address problems with weather forecasting, management of the ship, the suitability of the ship's lifeboats and the oversight of the vessel by its owner, TOTE Maritime, Inc.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduates Keith Griffin and Jeffrey Mathias were among those onboard.

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Merveille Malaki
What does your name mean?
My name basically mean "marvel/wonder".
What appeals to you about goth and punk fashion, the 90's the 00's?
I always found the goth and punk aesthetic really fascinating since my childhood actually , I remember watching those documentary about goths and I was mesmerized by them. Then I grew up and I started dressing this way because I wanted to but especially cause it was in phase with the person I am. The 90's and 00's are more like influences to me , I like the shape of the clothes during these eras or the way clothes were worn , the movies (Cruel Intentions and Jawbreaker 4ever) , the music etc
Why does Harajuku's fashion catch your attention?
Harajuku's fashion caught my attention cause it includes so many different and interesting subcultures from the most colourful to the darkest ,I love the diversity and how everyone can find what he likes.
How do you stand out?
I stand out by customizing my clothes, by the way I wear them and how I accessorize my outfits I guess?
What is the craziest thing you have ever done while studying fashion?
I skipped a very important test cause I was going to Fashion week, to attend my favorite brand's show. Fashion week should be a valid reason to skip class if you are a fashion student ahah.
Which fashion icon do you aspire to be like?
I don't have one in particular but I'm really inspired by Bajowoo the designer of 99percentis, Vivienne Westwood and Hedi Slimane I love how these three perpetuate different movement.
Does Instagram help you showcase your style?
A lot ! Instagram has become such a platform for fashion. You can express yourself , you can show your universe to people and inspire them or being inspired by theirs. The impact of this app on the fashion world is really interesting.
What does your career goal entail?
Keeping to scam my way into the fashion industry, being a stylist, launching my own brand someday, but above all working with my friends.
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Pomp And Circumspection
So here's my question: When is your son or daughter old enough for a cellphone?
In the town I live in in New Jersey, three elementary schools feed into one large middle school, starting in 6th grade. My older son is "graduating" from elementary school this week, and the rule of thumb for most parents around here is the kid gets a cellphone when he gets to middle school.
It's not a privilege thing necessarily; it's more of a practical decision. The middle school is further across town. He is juggling baseball, basketball, tennis, scouting and other activities. He will not be bussed. My wife and I spend a good part of our week acting as chauffeurs, dropping off at various fields, gyms and friends' houses. Carpools are the norm. Occasionally signals get crossed or circumstances arise and suddenly you have a kid stranded across town without a ride. A cellphone, in that case, is a necessity. As is a phone that texts, because in all honesty, once kids around here get a cellphone, for the most part their voices shut off and their fingers take over all forms of communication.
However ... and here's where it gets tricky ... does an 11-year-old need a smartphone? My immediate response to that question is: Of course not. But the reality here in my neck of New Jersey is the majority of kids end up with smartphones, mostly because they have been handed down from a parent or older sibling. I get it. Take advantage of the upgrade, get a new phone, and your kid makes do with your gently used iPhone 5 or Galaxy S4.
My concern is the ubiquitousness of the Internet in his life. My kids are plugged in as soon as they walk in the door. They do their homework on a computer, and check their answers on the school website. Or they're searching eBay for desired Pokemon cards, or breeding exotic dragons on the iPad with DragonCity, or hitting bombs with Mike Trout on RBI '15.
The idea of just the slightest disconnect from the online world — just during school hours — I think is healthy and ultimately more productive. But what to do if everyone around him is plugged in, and he's not? Should I care?
I've posed this question to more than a few people in the past few weeks, both industry types and non. I'm curious what our readers' take is. So consider yourself being crowdsourced. Should I get my 11-year-old a smartphone? Drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com or tweet me @johnlaposky if you have had to make a similar decision. I'd love your feedback.


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[AltWire Video Interview] Forts Like Vana
- Posted on May 25, 2018 at 6:15 PM by Hannah Schneider
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AltWire contributor Hannah Schneider sits down with the boys of Forts Like Vana!
Recently we had the opportunity to talk to a new and upcoming band called Forts Like Vana. Hailing from Nashville, TN and having only founded in January 2018, they are a young alternative band in their early 20's who "give a damn about working harder and playing [their] hardest".
Their goal as as they grow together as a band are to rock out, party, meet people, and shake things up. They said, "you could say we like to go against the grain but as far as we're concerned we do things the Forts Like Vana way".
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LG Offering Bonus Television With Pre-Order of LG G7 ThinQ Starting May 18 Français
May 14, 2018, 14:51 ET
Pre-Order LG's Latest AI Premium Smartphone and receive a 43" LG 4K UHD Smart TV
TORONTO, May 14, 2018 /CNW/ - To celebrate the coming release of the latest LG Electronics (LG) smartphone in Canada, participants who pre-order a new LG G7ThinQ (LM-G710AWM) from a participating operator or retailer between May 18, 2018 and May 31, 2018 will be eligible to receive a 43" LG 4K UHD Smart TV (43UK6300) by submitting their proof of purchase.* LG previously announced that its LG G7ThinQ smartphone will be available in Canada on June 1, 2018.
The LG G7ThinQ pre-order bonus television is a part of the company's ongoing commitment to creating 'Life's Good' moments for its customers and gives them the opportunity to start or continue to build their smart home.
The LG G7ThinQ is equipped with a 6.1-inch Full Vision QHD+ (3120 x 1440) display, AI Capable dual wide-angle rear cameras and a powerful Boombox Speaker.
Continuing this visual experience at home, the LG 4K UHD Smart TV delivers stunning visual quality. The TV uses in-plane switching to deliver rich colours and a strong contrast ratio that remain consistent even at wide viewing angles and supports many premium content choices, all optimized with scene-by-scene picture adjustment. The multi-format 4K high dynamic range support includes HDR10 and HLG.
This gift with purchase is available at participating LG G7 ThinQ retailers and operators.
To participate in the promotion and claim the exclusive offer, visit www.LGG7TVGift.ca to complete the online claim form and submit a copy of proof of purchase in accordance with the instructions provided. The final date for submission of claim is no later than 23:59 (EST) on July 31, 2018.
*The terms and conditions of this offer are as follows:
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1. LG Electronics Canada, Inc. (the "Promotion Sponsor")
Promotion Period
2. The Promotion will commence at 00:01 (EST) on May 18th 2018 and shall close at 23:59 (EST) on July 31st 2018 ("Promotion Period"). Promotion Sponsor's clock is the official clock of the Promotion.
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5. The Promotion is not open to: (i) an employee, officer, director, representative or agent of the Promotion Sponsor; (ii) any of Promotion Sponsor's advertising or promotional agencies, or any of their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, or agents; (iii) the spouse or partner and any member of the immediate family of a person described in item (i) above; and (iv) any person who resides or is domiciled with any person described in item (i) above. For purposes of this Promotion, "immediate family members" shall include the mother, father, brothers, sisters, daughters, sons of an individual (regardless of where any such immediate family member resides) including step-, half- or adopted.
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8. Participants who purchase a new (i.e. not second hand or refurbished) qualifying product from the table below by way of pre-order from a participating operator or retailer between May 18th 2018 and May 31st, 2018 (a "Promotion Product") will be eligible to receive an LG 43" Smart TV Model Number 43UK6300 (the "Reward") by submitting their proof of purchase as set out below (the "Promotion"). Promotion void where prohibited.
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10. The Reward may not appear as advertised. Each Reward must be accepted as awarded, without substitution, and is not transferable, refundable, for resale or, where applicable, convertible to cash or other tender. IN THE EVENT THAT A REWARD, OR ANY COMPONENT OF A REWARD, CANNOT BE PROVIDED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN FOR ANY REASON RELATING TO PROMOTION SPONSOR (AND NOT A PARTICIPANT) THE PROMOTION SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO SUBSTITUTE THE SAME FOR ANOTHER ITEM OR COMPONENT OF SIMILAR VALUE, WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY TO PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER PARTY. By accepting the Reward, or any substitute Reward, Participant agrees to waive all recourse against Promotion Sponsor if such Reward (or substitute Reward) or a component thereof does not prove satisfactory, either in whole or in part.
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Twenty-five years ago today, on a unseasonably dreary June day presumably a lot like the one we're experiencing right now in the Mile High City, a marginally known band from Ireland played a now legendary set at Red Rocks. The gig essentially turned Bono and his mates into bona fied icons and elevated the fabled Colorado venue onto the bucket-list pantheon of venues every great band must play. In honor of that historical moment, local tribute actUnder a Blood Red Sky
will recreate the show tonight at theGothic
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The Welkin Weasels Series
by Garry Kilworth (Author)
The second trilogy starts with Gaslight Geezers, and these three books can be read independently of the first three. Set in Victorian times, a famous weasel detective, named Montagu Silver, investigates mysteries from his home in Breadoven Street.
Note: Readers who enjoy this series are likely to enjoy the Redwall series.


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"I want Death to find me planting my cabbages."
By Bill Tarpenning (http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/96cs1134.htm) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
French Renaissance writer Michel de Montaigne is sometimes credited with being the father of the essay, as well as a philosopher who has influenced thinkers from Friedrich Nietzsche to Isaac Asimov. But the author-statesman was also a gifted practitioner of the art of the aphorism. Here, to mark his 480th birthday, are 15 of Montaigne's enduring witticisms, as collected by James Geary in "Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorisms."
"I want Death to find me planting my cabbages."
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Big West Oil, LLC (BWO) entered into a STIPULATION AND CONSENT ORDER issued by the Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (WMRC) (formerly DSHW) pursuant the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Act, Utah Code Annotated 19-6-101, et seq., dated August 5, 2015, for the purpose of conducting a Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Investigation (RFI). BWO shall undertake the investigation and corrective action (if necessary) for the Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) and Areas of Concern (AOC) identified at the BWO Refinery (Refinery) according to the terms of this Order.
The WMRC approved the BWO Phase I Work Plan on July 5, 2017. BWO is scheduled to begin the Phase I Work Plan on September 25, 2017 and complete the field investigation in approximately 6-10 weeks. A Report of Findings will be submitted to WMRC following completion of the RFI field investigation.
For questions, comments, and/or to be added to the BWO email or direct mailing list for this project, please contact the following:
Mark Keim, BWO President
333 West Center Street
North Salt Lake, Utah 84054
Email: email@example.com
Phone: (801) 296-7700
Hard copy documents pertaining to this project can be reviewed at:
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Hours: Monday through Friday 8-5
Phone: (801) 536-0200
Electronic Files: https://deq.utah.gov/legacy/businesses/b/big-west-oil-refinery/index.htm
UDEQ DSHW Project Manager: Rolf Johnsson,
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Director: Anil Sharma
Cast: Utkarsh Sharma, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ishita Chauhan and others
Rating: *
No industry kid should have to bear the weight of the family's overbearing expectations, the way Utkarsh Sharma has to do in 'Genius', directed by his father Anil Sharma. Left to himself, he might have debuted, if he was lucky, with a harmless little love story. But here he has to romance, dance, fight, rage, growl, do some comedy, spout 'deshbhakti' and act like a cut price Sunny Deol, which is not the right fit for him at all.
Vasudev Shastri (Utkarsh Sharma) grew up in Mathura, so his greeting of choice is "Radhe Radhe". He tops the entrance exam for IIT, for which the runner up, Nandini (Ishita Chauhan) snubs his friendly (read stalkerish) overtures. But how can she not fall for a guy, who knows his science as well as his 'shastras'? For a gift he gives her contact lenses and earrings with trackers, so that he can see and hear what she does! Because he can also defeat international hackers and jam traffic signals, RAW hires him, and, when he emerges from a shootout with a limp and crippling tinnitus (so that he can act out torment), also dismisses him.
Never mind, says Vasu, they can't prevent him from fighting for his country, so he goes after the villain MSR (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), an ISI agent, who wants to plant bombs (what else!) and blow up temples in Mathura, because in the past a 'kaalia' cop (Mithun Chakraborty) gave him grief for killing his parents. What else can Vasu do but stop him single-handed?
The film is ludicrous, and since both Vasu and MSR call themselves "genius" (mostly pronounced gin-ee-yus by various characters) – the latter also calls himself "handsome" – you look for some brain or brawn on the screen, and find both severely lacking. There is plenty of flag-waving though, because Sharma had made 'Gadar' (plus 'Elan-e-Jun', 'Tahalka' and 'Farishtey') before patriotism had become the flavour of the season.


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03 August 2018
HAPPY SINGERS usually meets on Wednesday at 7pm in the church. It's an informal singing group that is open to church and non-church members alike.
Here is the Summer schedule:
8 Aug - no 'Happy Singers' - Victoria away
15 Aug - anyone who plays an instrument, please come along.
22 Aug - special call to children, to come and rehearse a creation anthem (by Maurice Greene) to be sung on Sun 23 September at the 10am service
29 Aug - adult rehearsal of the Maurice Greene anthem.
Monday 20th – Friday 24th August
10.00 – 12.30 each morning SUMMER HOLIDAY BIBLE CLUB
for children aged 5 – 11. St Barnabas, Homerton High Street are running a 'Teambuilders' Holiday Bible Club in August at St Barnabas, using Scripture Union resources. Each day the programme includes Christian teaching, quiz, video, games, songs, craft activities + FUN!! Cost: £1 per day. All children are welcome, whether they attend St Barnabas or another church, whether they have a church background or none. If you would like to register your child, please contact Rev Clive Main 020 8533 1156 email@example.com
There's a man - Habib Sadat - who has been living in a house in South Hackney for the last few months who is an asylum seeker from Afghanistan. His host is getting married and can no longer house him. So Habib needs somewhere to live. If anyone feels that they are in a position to offer him accommodation, please speak with Andrew, Gill or Doug.
Sun, 26 August - there'll be an informal 4pm 'Last Sunday of the Month' service here in church. August theme: Songs of Praise. All welcome!
Concert - Thurs 30 August, 7pm. Wyatt Sinfonia & East London Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Zoe Kundu & Jamie Conway. Sibelius - Violin Concerto; Pejacevic - Symphony in F# minor; World Premiere of Robin Haigh's 'Lago for Clarinet, Harp & Strings'.
We'd like to run a Book Sale on Sat 1 Sept. The key to this is finding enough volunteers to help. If you can help - please sign the list at the back of church. Please let Andrew know asap as we need to start advertising it.
This year's Confirmation will be on Sat 3 Nov at 5pm (rehearsal for all at 3.30pm at St Paul's Cathedral). If you would like to be confirmed, please sign the list at the back of church. If you'd like to talk about what Confirmation involves, please speak with Andrew or Gill. Deadline for signing up - 9 Sept.
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in the UK on 25 May 2018. To help us become compliant as a parish, please - if you haven't done so already - could you fill out a 'Consent Form', which you'll find at the back of church. Please leave filled-in forms at the back of church before you go home.
The next church cleaning is Sat 4th August.
Some volunteering opportunities:
We'd like to hear from you if you would be willing to:
(A) Join a rota of altar servers
(B) Do some ushering when we have baptisms and at major festivals such as Easter and Christmas. These people would be in addition to the Stewards on the rota
(C) Be willing to come in to church to organise the altar linen kept in the Vestry
Dates for FUTURE PCC meetings in the Parish Room (8.05pm): 18 Sept, 9 Oct, 20 Nov.
Please sign up in the file on the table at the back of church if you have time to get involved in church opening on a Saturday, 9.30 - 3pm. As little as half an hour of your time is really useful. We have an obligation to one of our funders for the repair work on our Tower to be open 40 Saturdays a year. And anyhow - we'd like to be open as much as possible.
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News release from 5 July 2018, 2:53pm
WILDFLOWER meadows are currently bringing a splash of summer colour to parks and open spaces managed by Cambridge City Council.
The meadows are now in bloom at 13 parks and open spaces:
- Cherry Hinton Hall (Cherry Hinton ward)
- Coleridge Recreation Ground - two meadows (Coleridge ward)
- Parker's Piece (Market ward)
- Barnwell Road (Abbey ward)
- Fison Road (Abbey ward)
- Ditton Fields Recreation Ground (Abbey ward)
- King's Hedges Recreation Ground (King's Hedges ward)
- Jesus Green (Market ward)
- Trumpington Recreation Ground (Trumpington ward)
- Chesterton Recreation Ground (East Chesterton ward)
- Brown's Field Youth and Community Centre (East Chesterton ward)
- Nightingale Recreation Ground (Queen Edith's ward)
- Christ's Pieces (Market ward)
The colourful displays include flowers from both native and non-native species which have been chosen to attract an array of pollinating insects, including butterflies, bees and hoverflies.
Numbers of pollinating insects in the UK have declined significantly in the last 20 years, which first prompted this initiative by the council in 2016.
A consultation is currently taking place on creating another wildflower meadow at Histon Road Recreation Ground, while plans for further meadows at other locations are also being considered, as are plans for perennial planting.
Cllr Anna Smith, Executive Councillor for Streets and Open Spaces, said: "Over recent summers our beautiful wildflower meadows have proved immensely popular with people visiting our parks.
"But they are not just beautiful, they are playing an active role in attracting more pollinating insect species to the city, at a time when many are in decline or under threat.
"We hope to develop more of the meadows across the city in future years. In the meantime I would encourage everyone to visit a meadow nearby – or even take a bike or walking tour and visit them all – while they are at their peak during the summer months."
Anyone taking photos of the wildflower meadows is invited to share them on social media using the hashtag #cammeadows.


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Spoiler Alert: Plot Summary
Anne of Green Gables is a tale of acceptance, family, imagination, and the pleasures of a simple life. It begins with the (accidental - they were planning to adopt a boy) adoption of Anne (with an e) Shirley by middle-aged sister and brother Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island, and chronicles Anne's time with the Cuthberts through adolescence and into maturity. [NB: This is the first of a series of books, but I have opted to just read the first one for now. I would imagine Anne is quite a bit more grown up by the end of the series - she is eighteen at the end of this one, I think, or thereabouts.] Anne is an ardent romantic and has an active imagination, while Marilla is of a more somber and sensible disposition. Green Gables is a lovely farm full of lush natural beauty, and as Anne falls in love with Green Gables and its surrounding town, Avonlea, Marilla and Matthew fall head over heels for Anne. Anne's path to adulthood, like any teenager's, is full of stops and starts, and plenty of mini-catastrophes and hijinx ensue along the journey. But, nurtured by the love and affection of the Cuthberts and the rest of the Avonlea community, the erstwhile orphan eventually finds her way.
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While I don't think I've ever read Anne of Green Gables, the Canadian-produced TV movie was a staple in our house growing up, and, like any good video that takes up two whole VCR tapes (hehehe THROWBACK), it stayed quite true to the novel, so I felt like I'd already read it when I dove in. Reading this book was like coming back to an old friend - Anne Shirley occupies the same place in my heart as Josephine March, Elizabeth Bennet, Scarlett O'Hara, or the Pevensie children. Some characters are so familiar to me that I can't remember a time in my life when I wasn't aware of them. They feel like intimate friends, and I know their habits, trials and tribulations, and what makes them tick almost instinctively. Reading about them is less about discovery and more about remembrance of things past (AHGHAGHAG get it? PROUST JOKE. #iknowimawesomeright)
Who are these characters for you? Who feels so familiar to you that you can barely remember a time in your life when they weren't a part of your imagination?
A Quick Character Study:
- As in any great series of books, Anne of Green Gables builds a rich and familiar cast of characters from the Cuthberts, to Mrs. Rachel Lynde, to Josie Pye, Diana Barry, Miss Stacy, and Gilbert Blythe. Here are a few snapshots that capture the leading ladies and gents...
Mrs. Rachel Lynde (the Cuthbert's neighbor, town gossip, and friend of Marilla and Matthew)
- "She thought in exclamation points." (ex: after she finds out the Cuthberts are adopting a child: "Well the world was certainly turning upside down! She would be surprised at nothing after this! Nothing!") heh heh heh.
- "[Marilla was] always slightly distrustful of sunshine, which seemed to her too dancing and irresponsible a thing for a world which was meant to be taken seriously." hear that, sunshine? stop your pesky dancing! I mean it!
- "Matthew dreaded all women except Marilla and Mrs. Rachel; he had an uncomfortable feeling that the mysterious creatures were secretly laughing at him." Matthew is such a soft, sweet soul. When I think of the word 'avuncular' I see Matthew in my head.
- "I didn't mean to be wicked. It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it?"
- To Marilla: "You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair."
- "Isn't it splendid there are so many things to like in this world?"
- To Marilla, on spelling Anne with an 'e': "Oh, it makes such a difference. It looks so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can; and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished. If you'll only call me Anne spelled with an e I shall try to reconcile myself to not being called Cordelia." Anne tries to get Marilla to call her Cordelia, but Marilla stolidly refuses. What would you pick as a new name if you could switch yours? I think I might like to be called Katerina - it's my middle name, so it's not really cheating... right?
- To Anne, after she's been punished in front of the class for smashing a slate over Gil's head when he called her 'Carrots': "I'm awful sorry I made fun of your hair, Anne. Honest I am. Don't be mad for keeps, now." Oh, but Anne IS mad for keeps. It takes her a LONG time to get over that.
Part of Anne's charm is her dramatic sensibility - here are a few of my favorite exchanges:
--When Anne thinks she won't be allowed to stay at Green Gables because Marilla plans to return her for a boy:
Marilla - "You're not eating anything."
Anne - "I can't. I'm in the depths of despair. Can you eat when you are in the depths of despair?"
Marilla - "I've never been in the depths of despair, so I can't say." Welcome to the pit of.. Excuse me. (clears throat) Welcome... to the Pit of Despair.
Marilla - "Good night."
Anne - "How can you call it a good night when you know it must be the very worst night I've ever had?" Poor Anne - it is really a very sad moment, but she's so adorably dramatic about it that it becomes comical. I also found it amusing because I knew already that Anne would get to stay. ;)
--On not being a part of the newest town fashion:
"Anne felt that life was really not worth living without puffed sleeves." Ah yes. What IS life without puffed sleeves?
--Anne, on an upcoming event:
"I don't feel that I could endure the disappointment if anything happened to prevent me from getting to the picnic. I suppose I'd live through it, but I'm certain it would be a lifelong sorrow."
--Anne, on the new dresses Marilla has made:
Marilla - "Well, how do you like them?"
Anne - "I'll imagine that I like them." haghaghahghaghag. Nice, Anne. Reallll subtle. ;)
--Anne, on why she likes the new teacher Miss Stacy:
"When she pronounces my name I feel instinctively that she's spelling it with an e."
--Anne, apologizing to Diana's Aunt Josephine after they've jumped on her by accident when she was sleeping in the spare room bed:
"Miss Marilla Cuthbert is a very kind lady who has taken me to bring up properly. She is doing her best, but it is very discouraging work. You must not blame here because I jumped on the bed."
--Anne, via note, to Diana, after Diana ignores her at school at her mother's behest:
"Of course I am not cross at you because you have to obey your mother. Our spirits can commune."
--- Yours until death us do part,
Anne OR CORDELIA Shirley haghahghaghaghaghag. XOXO, ANNA
--Anne, on praying:
"Why must people kneel down to pray? If I really wanted to pray I'll tell you what I'd do. I'd go out into a great big field all alone or into the deep, deep woods, and I'd look up into the sky - up - up - up - into that lovely blue sky that looks as if there was no end to its blueness. And then I'd just feel a prayer." I couldn't agree more, Anne. I like to look up when I pray and think of the heavens and nature expanding wide open above me to accept my thoughts.
- Anne's first view of Green Gables:
"Below them was a pond, looking almost like a river so long and winding was it. A bridge spanned it midway and from there to its lower end, where an amber-hued belt of sand hills shut it in from the dark blue gulf beyond, the water was a glory of many shifting hues - the most spiritual shadings of crocus and rose and ethereal green, with other elusive tintings for which no name has ever been found. Above the bridge the pond ran up into fringing groves of fir and maple and lay all darkly translucent in their wavering shadows. Here and there a wild plum leaned out from the bank like a white-clad girl tiptoeing to her own reflection. From the marsh at the head of the pond came the clear, mournfully-sweet chorus of the frogs. There was a little gray house peering around a white apple orchard on a slope beyond and, although it was not yet quite dark, a light was shining from one of its windows."
I think if I could live in any fictional place, Green Gables might just be it. It reminds me of everything I loved about growing up in Lebanon (cooking with 4-H, learning to quilt and cross-stitch, running past cows and cornfields, and knowing everyone tangentially from the grocer to the movie store clerk) and simultaneously stimulates my nostalgia for Rosehaven, the family farm my mother and aunts and uncles grew up on, riding horses, skating on the pond in winters, and making jams and canning vegetables in the summers. My grandmother had to sell Rosehaven when I was only three, so I have almost no recollection of it, but my adult life has been pervaded by a deep longing to recreate the atmosphere and magic of Rosehaven by finding a farm of my own to inhabit. Maybe one day I'll find my own Green Gables. Where would you choose to live if you could pick your own fictional home?
- Anne, to Marilla, on bosom friends:
"Do you think I shall ever have a bosom friend in Avonlea? An intimate friend, you know - a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul." Anne finds a bosom friend in Diana Barry, her next door neighbor. I have been lucky to find many a bosom friend in my time, from my very own next door neighbors the Light ladies, to my roomie Laura Beth 'Longfur' Ryals, to my fellow cellist Margalit Monroe, to my work bestie Michelle Staack, to my longest friend and French buddy, Deanna Blouch Gamon, to my quartet mates Dennis Earl Norris and Halley Jean Cody, to my nearest and dearest darlings, my very own sisters Lexie and Diana. These and many others have filled a space in my heart, and I hope that the future holds more bosom friends for me (and you!) to find. I wish love, hugs, and happiness to all of my bosom friends out there in the world.
- It will not rain! You always Say that, and it oolWays Does!
Anne is terrified it will rain on the day Mrs. Allan (the minister's wife) invites her to tea.
"The rustle of the poplar leaves about the house worried her, it sounded so like pattering rain drops, and the dull, faraway roar of the gulf, to which she listened delightedly at other times, loving its strange, sonorous, haunting rhythm, now seemed like a prophecy of storm and disaster to a small maiden who particularly wanted a fine day."
This line reminded me of To the Lighthouse, when Mr. Ramsay claims that the clouds ominously portend rain for the coming day, and Mrs. Ramsay says to her son James, who desperately wants to visit the lighthouse tomorrow, "Perhaps you will wake up and find the sun shining and the birds singing."
- Who needs city life when you can have the country expanding before you?
Anne: "I wasn't born for city life and I am glad of it. It's nice to be eating ice cream at brilliant restaurants at eleven o'clock once in awhile, but as a regular thing I'd rather be in the east gable at eleven, sound asleep, but kind of knowing even in my sleep that the stars were shining outside and that the wind was blowing in the firs across the brook." I couldn't agree more, Anne. I've found myself living in cities for the last few years, but more and more I ache for country living with crickets and trains sounding in the night.
Passages I parTicularly Liked:
- "Marilla was not given to subjective analysis of her thoughts and feelings. She probably imagined that she was thinking about the Aids and their missionary box and the new carpet for the vestry room, but under these reflections was a harmonious consciousness of red fields smoking into pale purply mists in the declining sun, of long, sharp-pointed fir shadows falling over the meadow beyond the brook, of still, crimson-budded maples around a mirror-like wood pool, of awakening in the world and a stir of hidden pulses under the gray sod. The spring was abroad in the land and Marilla's sober, middle-aged step was lighter and swifter because of its deep, primal gladness." Spring is on the horizon! Get excited!
- "A cool wind was blowing down over the long harvest fields from the rims of firry western hills and whistling through the poplars. One clear star hung above the orchard and the fireflies were flitting over in Lovers' Lane, in and out among the ferns and rustling boughs. Anne watched them as she talked and somehow felt that wind and stars and fireflies were all tangled up together into something unutterably sweet and enchanting."
- "The night was clear and frosty, all ebony of shadow and silver of snowy slope; big stars were shining over the silent fields; here and there the dark pointed firs stood up with snow powdering their branches and the wind whistling through them."
- On Anne's room at Green Gables - "It was full of a new vital, pulsing personality that seemed to pervade it and to be quite independent of schoolgirl books and dresses and ribbons, and even of the cracked blue jug full of apple blossoms on the table. It was as if all the dreams, sleeping and waking, of its vivid occupant had taken a visible although immaterial form and had tapestried the bare room with splendid filmy tissues of rainbow and moonshine."
- On the Barry's garden: "It was a bowery wilderness of flowers which would have delighted Anne's heart at any time less fraught with destiny. It was encircled by huge old willows and tall firs, beneath which flourished flowers that loved the shade. Prim, right-angled paths neatly bordered with clamshells, intersected it like moist red ribbons and in the beds between old-fashioned flowers ran riot. There were rosy bleeding-hearts and great splendid crimson peonies; white, fragrant narcissi and thorny, sweet Scotch roses; pink and blue and white columbines and lilac-tinted Bouncing Bets; clumps of southernwood and ribbon grass and mint; purple Adam-and-Eve, daffodils, and masses of sweet clover white with its delicate, fragrant, feathery sprays; scarlet lightning that shot its fiery lances over prim white musk-flowers; a garden it was where sunshine lingered and bees hummed, and winds, beguiled into loitering, purred and rustled."
"'Well, I don't want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life. I'm quite content to be Anne of Green Gables.' Anne's horizons had closed in since the night she had sat there after coming home from Queen's; but if the path set before her feet was to be narrow she knew that flowers of quiet happiness would bloom along it. The joy of sincere work and worthy aspiration and congenial friendship were to be hers; nothing could rob her of her birthright of fancy or her ideal world of dreams. And there was always the bend in the road!"
May you find the joy of sincere work and worthy aspiration and congenial friendship, and if you find yourself stagnating, look once more to your ideal world of dreams. As Anne would say, isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?
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Based on his charisma alone you would think Michigan goaltender Al Montoya would be the drop-dead certain first pick among goaltenders eligible for this weekend's NHL entry draft.
Throw in a gold medal performance for the United States at the World Junior Championship in Finland last winter and a .917 save percentage for the Wolverines, en route to a 26-12-2 record there, and there's little reason to doubt that the likable, articulate and poised 6-foot-1, 190-pound young man deserves his Central Scouting ranking of No. 1 among North American goaltending prospects.
But that doesn't mean he's a lock to go No.1 at the position.
Czech native Marek Schwarz, No. 1 in the international rankings and probably the best goalie you've probably never heard of, could own the honor if some talent scouts have their way.
Devan Dubnyk of the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers is also considered first-round material, as is U.S. prep schooler Cory Schneider out of Phillips Andover. Still, some argue it could be the Mississauga Ice Dogs' David Shantz, who is ranked third among North American players, or Gabriel Bouthillette, the top rookie goaltender in the Quebec Major Junior League, a breeding ground for top NHL prospects.
Where goaltenders are selected and in what order often is dictated by league economics and the strange rules the NHL has regarding where players are drafted from. Though all are highly regarded, and Montoya and Schwarz are said to be a notch above the rest, even the goalie deemed to be the best could be selected anywhere from as high as the No. 3 spot to perhaps as low as 15.
"Yes and yes," Buffalo Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said when asked if goaltending is still the most important position and if teams still don't quite know where to make such an important selection.
"Certainly you can't win without outstanding goaltending; we've all seen that," he added. "But where you pick and when ... it often comes down to need combined with patience."
The Sabres have been heavily invested in young goaltending from all points on the map. They have a still-developing veteran from the QMHL in Martin Biron. His backup/challenger is the still-developing Mikka Noronen, a native of Finland, which is fast becoming Europe's version of the QMHL. Then there's prospect Ryan Miller, a Michigan State product who has played most of the last two seasons in the American Hockey League.
Biron, a first-round pick in 1995, and Noronen, a first-rounder in 1997, both won minor league pro player of the year honors before they graduated to the NHL. Miller, a seventh-round pick, has the 2001 Hobey Baker Memorial Award on his resume and was tapped a "can't-miss" prospect by numerous hockey publications. While none of them have established themselves as clear No. 1's in the NHL, Biron is anointed with the title in the organization basically because he makes more money than the other two combined.
The Sabres had to sign Biron earlier than the other two in order to retain his rights. Major junior players must be signed within two years or they re-enter the draft, while U.S. college players and Europeans remain property of NHL teams longer. As a result, the Sabres could allow Noronen and Miller more time to develop in their respective amateur programs before signing them to their first contracts.
That could happen for Montoya, who still has two years of eligibility remaining at Michigan, and for Schwarz, who could continue to develop in the highly regarded Czech system and a prospect some scouts liken to Dominik Hasek.
"It's a tricky proposition," Regier said. "You can see their talent, but you also know it takes a long time. You're always looking to speed it up, but some of it is just learning and experiencing things and that can't be rushed. The difficult thing is after the fourth year you have to qualify them or they are subject to waiver claims. It's why you see a lot of goalies playing in this league with a team other than the one that drafted them."
GMs take that into consideration at the draft table. Many teams will select a forward or defenseman higher up and hope the goalie they want is still there in the later going. The thinking is the forward and defenseman will get to the NHL faster, while the goalie, even the most talented ones, may not get there at all.
Historically, it can take up to five professional seasons before a goalie starts making a significant contribution. It takes longer still to emerge as an accomplished veteran, and even longer for one to reach his prime, which is about 30 years old.
There are exceptions, of course, but no matter how talented the prospect, rare is the goalie who moves directly from high school or a junior program to the NHL.
Despite that fact, goalies continue to move up in the selection process largely because they are better athletes and receive better training than in the past. However, teams still don't expect them to play in the NHL right away.
In the five drafts prior to 1997, 10 goaltenders were taken in the first round. From 1997 to 2001, 14 were selected.
The benchmark in 1997 was Roberto Luongo, who went fourth overall to the New York Islanders and has now emerged as a standout for the Florida Panthers. In 2001, the Islanders again traded up and turned Rick DiPietro into the first goalie ever taken with the first overall pick. It was touted as a daring move at the time, but GMs began to look at goaltenders with the same regard as other coveted prospects. In 2002, the Atlanta Thrashers took Finland's Kari Lehtonen with the No. 2 pick, and the following year QMHL goalie Marc-Andre Fleury went first overall to Pittsburgh.
Montoya and Schwarz aren't considered to be quite as good as Fleury and Lehtonen were at the same stage in their development, but that doesn't mean much. They could easily end up better. They could be worse.
After all, of the 16 goalies that stepped out onto the ice for the first game of the Stanley Cup playoffs this season, only three -- DiPietro, Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Dan Cloutier of the Vancouver Canucks -- were drafted in the first round. Miikka Kiprusoff of the Stanley Cup runner-up Calgary Flames was taken in the fifth round. Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, the Stanley Cup champion, was taken in the eighth.
And neither was playing for the team that originally drafted him.
Jim Kelley is the NHL writer for ESPN.com. Submit questions or comments to his mail bag.


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* Softer U.S. dollar helps commodity prices rise
* Gold stocks see biggest gains in material space
* CBA, NAB trade lower after criticism by inquiry
By Nikhil Nainan
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares were flat on Monday, as a rise in mining stocks on the back of higher gold and metal prices was offset by a weaker financial sector following the initial findings of a powerful inquiry into the local market.
The S&P/ASX 200 index was flat at 6,247.2 by 0200 GMT. The benchmark closed slightly higher on Friday.
The U.S. dollar weakened on the back of comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirming the Fed's current pace of rate hikes, disappointing dollar bulls.
In the resource space, gold stocks were notably higher as Powell's comments, which were interpreted as dovish by some, put the U.S. dollar under pressure, supporting the yellow metal.
Newcrest Mining and Evolution Mining gained as much as 2.7 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, top miners BHP and Rio Tinto each rose more than 1 percent, as commodity prices also clocked gains on the softer dollar.
"Falling dollar also fed directly into commodity markets - precious and base metals rose," said Michael McCarthy, chief strategist at CMC Markets and Stockbroking.
Copper prices rose 2 percent to close at $6,105 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange on Friday, while aluminium, zinc and lead also gained.
A "stronger Aussie dollar works against lot of these companies, so the strength in the commodity prices seems to be overwhelming the currency effect," McCarthy added.
The Australian dollar bounced on Friday, after Treasurer Scott Morrison won leadership of the warring Liberal party to become the country's sixth Prime Minister in less than 10 years.
The 'Big Four' banks eased as initial findings from a Royal Commission inquiry into the financial sector strongly criticised pension funds run by National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. (reut.rs/2NiCE6k)
NAB and CBA were both trading around 0.2 percent lower, retreating from slightly heavier losses earlier in the session, with the sector index down 0.4 percent.
Telecom and technology stocks were the biggest boosts to the index, with Telstra Corp rising as much as 2.2 percent.
Child care centre operator G8 Education Ltd was the biggest percentage loser on the index, down as much as 15.3 percent, after forecasting weak market conditions until mid to late 2019.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.2 percent or 14.62 points to 9,174.25.
The gains were driven by heavyweight a2 Milk Company , which was up as much as 2.1 percent to its highest in just over two-months, while Synlait Milk was up 4 percent. For more individual stocks activity click on (Reporting by Nikhil Kurian Nainan in Bengaluru; editing by Richard Pullin)


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The UK Home Office research estimates that modern slavery costs the UK up to £4.3 billion, with each instance estimated to cost around £330,000, including the cost of support, lost earnings and law enforcement, but most significantly the physical and emotional harm suffered by individuals, who are often exploited over months and sometimes years.
Second only to homicide
The Home Office argues modern slavery crime is second only to homicide in terms of harm to its victims and society. Victoria Atkins, Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability, said 'as this awful crime is evolving, it is our responsibility as citizens, businesses and governments to do all we can to stop exploitation. This independent review will help us identify what more we can do to tackle this terrible, global injustice by enhancing the Modern Slavery Act where necessary.' She said, 'it is clear some companies are leading the way but others are falling behind. I've asked for this review to look at if we should strengthen our legislation to ensure businesses are taking robust action to eradicate forced labour in their supply chains.' Among key areas of focus for the review will be developing understanding of the nature of modern slavery offences and supporting victims.
Farming in spotlight
In the last year, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), which is an arm's length body of the Home Office, made 107 modern slavery arrests. Laura Brown, an associate in the employment team at Birketts, explains 'the spotlight on the farming sector has revealed some horrific conditions that an alarming number of farmworkers are subjected to. With the media revealing such shocking practices, it is unsurprising that the farming industry is facing pressure to improve standards. Even for the majority of farming businesses that would not even contemplate exploiting their workforce, the pressure is still on to show the public how they have committed to maintaining and improving working conditions.' She argues consumers are constantly raising questions and more willing than ever to apply pressure.


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Monday is when I tackle some Five Sentence Fiction. Feel free to take Lillie McFerrin's challenge to write a five sentence story based on a single word prompt. The word does not have to appear in your five sentences, just used for direction. This week's word is Beauty.
Here's my offering:
She stretched and yawned telegraphing her boredom with the current conversation. Lilly had things to do; she had to get herself ready. And why hadn't dinner been served yet? My God, she thought, these people are insufferable. She resumed her bath on the couch, straightened her whiskers, and despite deciding that being beautiful was hard work, began to purr.
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I did a story about a dog last week so in an effort to remain fair and balanced I thought a cat story was only proper. I hope you enjoyed it.
This is my beautiful cat, Fern, who knows that the secret to beauty is all in the beauty rest, which she has raised to an artform.
Got five sentences? Share them!
If you enjoy flash fiction challenges stop by each week to participate in my writing challenge offered every Tuesday. Take your pick from two, yes that's right, two different prompts that I will be providing right here weekly.


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Are you the new Account Manager France at BabyBjörn?
Account Manager France, BabyBjörn
Are you looking for an exciting, dynamic position in an international environment? Then Account Manager France at BabyBjörn, headquarters in Solna is for you!
Job description
We offer an exciting position in an international environment. As Account Manager France, you will be an important member of Team France.
At BabyBjörn, we work with a global and strong brand, and well-designed quality products. We expect you to drive sales and increase profitability by being active on your market, both online and in physical stores. This position includes about 80 travel days per year (occasionally on weekends) in order to implement planned market activities, train store staff, optimize store merchandising and participate in fairs and customer activities. You are responsible for planning and follow up of customer and market activities. We expect you to propose ideas for improvements of our activities and achieve sales and profitability goals for your assigned customers.
Are you the One?
Personal skills:
You are a result and solution-oriented person who sees opportunities rather than problems. You are proactive, self-driven and responsible with good cooperative skills. You work for the company's common good. You are curious, have great social skills and enjoy meeting customers and consumers.
You have a higher education degree in Economics/Marketing, a driving license and are fluent in writing and speaking French and English. Swedish is a plus. You have previous experience in sales and demonstrate good negotiation skills. You are flexible, well organized and willing to travel extensively. Knowledge in consumer goods, marketing and social media is an advantage.
Welcome to apply!
This position is full time with a 6-month trial period. Our office is located in Bergshamra, Solna, with a beautiful view over Brunnsviken. Selection and interviews are ongoing, please send your application marked "Account Manager FR" as soon as possible, at the latest February 10, 2019 to jobb(@)babybjorn.com
If you have any questions, please contact our HR Manager Malena Lindblad or our Sales Area Manager France Amélie Bottéro: 08-544 968 00.


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Day 7, the final day, travel day. We prepared with a quick breakfast and headed out to the airport.
Reports on trips made by U.S. mission teams.
Day 7, the final day, travel day. We prepared with a quick breakfast and headed out to the airport.
The final day was sightseeing day. We began the day with Roger sharing the devotion about how easy and open it is with the people in Honduras and how we should live a peaceable life among all people.
After a great breakfast we departed for the Pulhapanzak Waterfall. Everyone had a great time as we all ziplined the falls. Don has some great pictures and video to show.
Day 5 began early for as we had a full day of construction ahead of us. We had breakfast and share time from the previous day and then headed to El Higuito church the location that we did the clothing ministry earlier in the week.
And Ms. Becky helped too.
And we had to shovel gravel into the area for the concrete to go over.
Unfortunately our time was cut short as there was not enough gravel to cover the floor, we have more coming today and will finish up the project then.
It was a great time doing work for the church.
Day 4 started with devotion by Susan. Susan taught about devotion. In her teaching she discussed the tools and ways we should go about our devotion. By doing so it make us more consistent with our devotion.
After the feeding program we came back to the house and prepared rice and beans for door to door evangelism. We met up with Pastor Joel and his church members and started going door to door. God was working with us, we saw 7 accept Christ, it was truly a bountiful harvest.
Good morning from Honduras or Buenos Dias desde Honduras.
Day one on our trip to Honduras went very well. Roger did forget to take out his knife as he went through the security checkpoint.
Some of us weren't so lucky.
Here are the pictures of when we left and one of when we arrived.
The ride over to the mission house went very well and we were amazed seeing the housing on the sides of the mountain.
Day 3 began with Devotion by yours truly. It was a discussion about helping others in need.
We then prepared clothing for a local church.
While we were there Don shared his testimony while Rebeca interpreted.
There was time to play with the children, they loved baseball and bubbles.
You could feel the love. One young man, Christian, came around introducing himself and hugging everyone.
After that was complete we came back to the house and prepared for the evening church service with Pastor Robert. He is the one that keeps the girls for the Mission of Hope. While we were there I delivered the message for that service and Pamela interpreted for me.
It was a great experience and I for one have been truly blessed to be a part of it.


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Is it actually possible to still be hungover from the weekend
I did drink a lot....and I still don't feel great.
I got very sick after 4 pints of snakebite on Saturday
(I know lightweight)and still feel a bit nauseous. Never touching that stuff again... :(
It is indeed possible to be hungover the day after you've been drinking. I checked Wikipedia.
From saturday/sunday morning
does your precious wikipedia know the answer to that brainbuster?
if you drunk enough
your body is probably just still feeling run down, even if you don't have a hangover per se.


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Researchers Hack Older Hotel Key Locks Based on RFID
Two researchers at F-Secure have recently announced to the press that they have devised a method to hack hotel room key locks operated via the older RFID technology. Now they plan to provide a presentation on their findings at this year's Infiltrate conference. Researchers Take over a Decade to Develop Technique The locks in question are made by VingCard. In a press meeting, they informed that they initiated the entire


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Many people would not consider filming a movie the ideal honeymoon, but it was just that for newlyweds Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The couple has since divorced and is currently in the middle of a custody battle over their 6 children,
When the 41-year-old Jolie and the 52-year-old Pitt initially got married the pair hit the Mediterranean nation of Malta so that they could get started on Jolie's film By the Sea. Oddly enough, the film was a drama that took place in the 70's, and you guessed it, involved a couple that was going through marriage issues.
According to many sources, the two were already off to a bad start. A couple said that the two seemed like they were super distant from one another and generally seemed like they were not happy together.
The same source was quoted as saying "They hardly spoke when they were together." Some people even went on to say that they would not even take business trips together when they were not working on the film.
During their time on the island, they rented three separate villas. These three villas were suited to hold Brad and Angelina, their 6 kids, and their 8 nannies.
The 6 kids were allowed free reign of the villas but were not permitted to wander off of the property due to safety issues.
It was reported that Pitt would often go to the bar by himself at the end of the night and overall it does not seem like this was a good honeymoon for either one of them.
This could have been the beginning of the end for their marriage. It is over now, but you have to wonder if things would not go south during their honeymoon maybe they would be together today.


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This section lists associations from Campbell to Culpeper giving details about each one and what resources and publications they offer.
The aims of the society are to preserve Campbell County Courthouse as a museum, to preserve manuscripts relating to the history of Campbell County, and to research racial and cultural histories.
Some publications are available for sale, which include:
Many databases are available, which comprise:
Databases also incorporate:
Databases also include Newspaper Information, which incorporate:
In addition, School Registers are also available:
Many archives can be accessed in their Library, which comprise:
The Chesterfield Co. Death Register 1853-1896 is accessible, along with a list of Cemeteries.
Chesterfield Co. Marriages 1771-1854 is available to purchase from the association.Website:
The association was established in 1939, its aim being to preserve the history of Clarke County.
Many archives can be accessed in their Library, which include:
It is possible to peruse the Library's on-line catalogue. Links to other sites you may find of use are also accessible.Website:
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BAGHDAD • A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group ripped through a busy Baghdad shopping district yesterday, killing at least 125 people in the deadliest single attack this year in Iraq's capital.
The blast hit the Karrada district early in the day as the area was packed with shoppers ahead of this week's holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. It came a week after Iraqi security forces recaptured Fallujah from ISIS, leaving Mosul as the only Iraqi city under the militant group's control. The bombing also wounded about 200 people, security and medical officials said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited the site of the attack and vowed "punishment" for its perpetrators, his office said.
The huge blast set buildings in the area ablaze, and firemen were still working to extinguish them some 12 hours later.
Men carried the bodies of two victims out of one burned building and a crowd of people looked on from the rubble-filled street as firefighters worked at the site.
I will return to the battle front. At least there, I know the enemy so I can fight him. But here, I don't know who I'm fighting.
FORMER SOLDIER HUSSEIN ALI. Six workers at his family shop were killed in the attack.
Mr Hussein Ali, a 24-year-old former soldier, said six workers at his family's shop were killed in the attack, their bodies burned so badly that they could not be identified.
"I will return to the battle front. At least there, I know the enemy so I can fight him. But here, I don't know who I'm fighting," he said.
ISIS issued a statement claiming responsibility for the suicide bombing, saying it was carried out by an Iraqi as part of the group's "ongoing security operations".
The militant group said the blast targeted members of Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim majority, whom the Sunni extremists consider heretics and frequently attack in Baghdad and elsewhere.
Another explosion in the Shaab area of northern Baghdad killed another five people yesterday, the BBC reported. But the cause of the blast was disputed.
Bombings in the capital have decreased since ISIS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in June 2014, with the militants apparently occupied with operations elsewhere. But the group has struck back against Iraqi civilians after suffering military setbacks.
A video posted on social media showed men - apparently angry at the government's failure to prevent the carnage in Karrada - throwing rocks towards what was said to be Mr Abadi's convoy.
A bystander could be heard cursing Mr Abadi in another video.
Iraqi forces completely recaptured Fallujah, a city 50km west of Baghdad, from the militants a week ago.
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Greatest Non-Heavyweight Boxers of All TimeLilEli The best of boxing comes from the lighter weights so here's my list of the greatest non heavyweight boxers of all time
Honorable mentions(In Order):11.Floyd Mayweather 12. Juan Manuel Marquez 13. Prince Nassem 14. Jimmy Wilde 15. Joe Gans
The Top Ten
Robinson dominated both the amateur and professional ranks with his speed, punching power and grace for around 25 years. Robinson retired with a 173-19-6 record with 108 knockouts. - LilEli
Greatest Featherweight boxer. Will-o-the-whisp record was 229-11-1 with 65 knockouts and was the slickest boxer. - LilEli
The Human Windmill had quick hands and used them to pressure opponents with fast bursts and unrelenting attacks and defeated multiple champions during his carer - LilEli
The Undisputed Middleweight Champion was a powerful puncher and defeated boxing legends like Duran and Hearns. His record was 62-3-2 - LilEli
Manos De Piedra was the greatest lightweight boxer. He was the only person to beat Prime Leonard. As a lightweight he only lost to Esteban de Jesús then beat him during their two next matches. - LilEli
Beat Hagler, Duran & Hearns.
Gold Olympic winner and five time champion. He only lost to one man in his prime(Roberto Duran)but beat him in their next two bouts. One of the greatest Welterweight champions. - LilEli
A spectacular lightweight boxer. Elusive, quick, and great strategist. - LilEli
The Golden Boy De La Hoya beat 17 world champions and won six titles in six divisions. Won the 92 olympics and beat Julio César Chávez twice. - LilEli
Fast puncher and only out of two boxers in history(other is De La Hoya)to win at least six championships. Beaten multiple Champions - LilEli
The Six time champion in three divisions was the best p4p boxer in his prime. Longest undefeated streak(89-0-1 but if you count draws then 86-0) and drew one of the largest crowds. Excellent body puncher and one of the greatest Mexican boxers. - LilEli
The Contenders
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Q&A: Just how secure are cryptocurrencies?
The complex networks involved in cryptocurrencies make them difficult to breach – but could they be fallible once adopted on a mass scale? Mustafa Al-Bassam, 21 years old, is a security advisor at online payment processor Secure Trading and PhD researcher focusing on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. At age 16, he co-founded LulzSec, a group that hacked Sony, Fox and the FBI.
Q&A: Just how secure are cryptocurrencies?
The complex networks involved in cryptocurrencies make them difficult to breach – but could they be fallible once adopted on a mass scale? Mustafa Al-Bassam, 21 years old, is a security advisor at online payment processor Secure Trading and PhD researcher focusing on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. At age 16, he co-founded LulzSec, a group that hacked Sony, Fox and the FBI.
How does the system around cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin work?
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer decentralised electronic cash system. Bitcoins are generated using a process called mining. That's where blockchain comes in: it is the unique part of Bitcoin and what makes it so secure. Blockchain is a ledger that authenticates and records Bitcoin transactions; it stops people spending money twice.
How are they secured?
Bitcoins are secured using a combination of cryptography and economics. You have to solve a difficult cryptographic puzzle and this means very powerful computers are needed to do Bitcoin mining. These computers are very expensive to buy – which at the same time makes them very secure.
How does the economics of Bitcoin mining make the currency unattractive to hackers?
At the moment the reward for mining a block is 12.5 Bitcoins, or around $12,500. Blocks are generated every 10 minutes, and transactions are generally considered confirmed after six blocks. Miners spend a lot of money on resources to get the reward, and have small profit margins. This means a fraudster trying to orchestrate a double spend attack would have to spend up to hundreds of thousands of dollars to successfully execute one, to fork the blockchain with new blocks and reverse transactions. It is not really worth it for most transactions.
So what is the cyber security risk of Bitcoins?
The risk is that Bitcoins would be stolen, in the same way that money could be taken from a person's bank account. Criminals might look to infect someone's computer using a virus by sending out phishing emails targeted at those with Bitcoin wallets.
How can users secure their cryptocurrencies?
One way of securing Bitcoins is by storing them in something called a cold storage wallet. This is essentially a Bitcoin wallet that's kept on your computer. It is secure because it isn't connected to the internet, so a potential hacker can't get into it.
What is the challenge for Bitcoin users?
Bitcoin gives you lots of power but also responsibility: it's like having your entire bank account in your pocket. You can't reverse transactions because of how it is secured, but this also makes it harder for people to use.
How is this being resolved?
There are an increasing number of services aiming to make it easier for users to manage their Bitcoins. They have a usable interface and they are financially regulated. But the trade-off is, you then have to trust a company with your Bitcoins.
What does the future hold for cryptocurrencies?
The easier they are to use, the more likely they are to take off – and criminals will always go to where money is available.
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UberKinky T-Shirt - It's Not a Fetish, It's a Way of Life
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- Features UberKinky tagline and mascot, Jeff
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May the 4th has become a de facto Star Wars holiday, and the Burlington Town Center is looking to get in on the fun with an event next week! They will be hosting video game demos, theatrical presentations from the Flynn Theater, Gaming demonstrations from Quarterstaff Games, will have prizes and other fun activities. Additionally, members of the 501st Legion's New England Garrison will be on hand to keep the peace.
Festivities will take place from 4-7 in the center's Center Court.