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McDonald's new Happy Meal toy is a Barbie. We have strict rules in this house about EVERYONE, including dolls, must be appropriately dressed. Lainy Ann is sitting on the couch playing with two of her new dolls. One of the dolls is wearing a pink strapless dress, strictly inappropriate. So Caskey asks me to hand him a sharpie. He is presumably going to draw straps on this Barbie. I remembered that I had 24 different colored sharpie markers. I have saved Barbie from a huge fashion faux pas; black straps and a pink dress.
Once Lainy Ann sees what Daddy is doing she agrees, "She wasn't dressed appropriately." Caskey even managed to make her plunging neckline less plunging. But then the requests started. "Can you put a purple bracelet on her?" "A necklace too?" "The other doll also needs a necklace."
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Twitter Map Charts Presidential Engagement
Twitter has been closely watching the 2012 presidential election, and with just days before polls open, the social media site launched a new political engagement map that organizes tweets from President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney by level of Twitter engagement in each state.
Represented by a colored bar (blue for Obama, red for Romney), the candidates' tweets are listed in size order, indicating high to low levels of interest around the country. Conversely, clicking on a state orders the tweets by relevance in that particular location.
New York, for example, shows Obama is heavily favored in terms of Twitter engagement, while in Utah, one of the states in which Romney carries the heaviest favor, the governor's tweets outrank the president's.
The map allows users to search by state, or dig a little deeper by filtering reesults via keyword. By typing words or phrases like "coal," "Ohio," or "Pell Grant" into the search box, people can find tweets about topics most interesting and valuable to them.
A summary of engagement, from very high and high, to medium and low, accompanies each candidate's map. Additionally, sorting by "noteworthy reaction" transforms the country into a smaller union of states projecting higher or lower than usual interest than usual regarding specific tweets.
In the "noteworthy reaction" section, Mitt Romney experienced a high level of engagement with a tweet from 9/11 about a quest for peace and freedom, which played well in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. President Obama got a good reaction with a September tweet about the high cost of college, which was most popular in South Carolina.
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in a news item on wednesday, we wrote about a new system the fbi is using called carnivore that can sit at isps and sniff people's e-mail, making copies of potentially criminal messages. apparently, isps and users of e-mail are up in arms over the fbi's new system and now janet reno, the united states attorney general, has announced that she will review carnivore to determine whether or not it might infringe on privacy rights.
reno has so far come forward and said that a wiretap such as carnivore cannot be placed at an isp without an appropriate court order.
read more at yahoo.
joel's opinion
we've got some pretty interesting comments trailing the news item from the other day.
the biggest concern that reno seems to have is whether or not carnivore is violating people's privacy. i think i could figure the answer to that question out right now–of course!
isps are uncomfortable with carnivore for a number of reasons, one of which is not really being looked at by reno. from what i read, isps are being placed in an uncomfortable position and revo's investigation isn't going to change that.
it will be interesting to see what she ends up deciding. at the very least, my guess is that the public will get a demonstration of carnivore. that alone will make all of the trouble it has caused so far worth it.
user comments (15 comments)
big brother is a pit bull (10:35am est fri jul 14 2000)
another strike by the federal government against the citizens all in the name of some 'good' cause. i don't have a problem with a reno and her band of merry jackbooted thugs going to a judge and getting a warrant for a suspect's email. then taking said warrant to an isp and saying hey – you've got to store all their stuff until the warrant expires.
but this bullshit of putting a 'wiretap' on the line to capture everything that might have this person's name in it is unconscionable. you get a warrant that describes the time, place, and things to be seized. in this case it's email to someone's box. you don't get to conduct a fishing expedition in the hopes of catching something. if you were too stupid to have it specified in the warrant – tough shit. that's the deal per our constitution.
for my money, this is just one more reason to start encrypting everything. and to return to the .sig's that have echelon keywords in them "icbm, bomb, gun, drugs, assisanate, cocaine, weed, etc." (remember those…)
just say no to this bullshit – by sick and tired
you go reno (10:44am est fri jul 14 2000)
she is the only one in this administration with balls (big one to)
violating people's privacy is one the only reason we have the fbi.
we are not a perfect contry
the need to stop thinking we will be one
if they point is gard us from theorist
well news flash the wold want to seen us go down
and this will be the first step on that road
– by edouard
to edouard (11:41am est fri jul 14 2000)
what the hell did you just say? – by neko2
amazing (11:53am est fri jul 14 2000)
you have to wonder why janet reno is questioning the fbi's "right" to institute a police state in the usa.
on the other hand, you should admire her for it, no matter what her motives may be. it's the right thing to do; the fact that her press release makes obviously stupid statements i chalk up to technological ignorance, not constitution ignorance.
oh, and the correct spelling is "assassinate."
"eduoard" appears to be someone who first language is not english. perhaps he was raised in alabama.
– by icesnake frostfyre
heard thisbefore? (12:09pm est fri jul 14 2000)
aren't we forgetting that this stuff already happens with our phones, our credit reports, our ssn… yadda yadda yadda…
get the warrant, get the criminal. that's all i ask. oh yeah, and leave me, the common citizen, alone. – by uncle marv
carnivore = echelon (1:56am est sat jul 15 2000)
this is just a digital echelon. the carnivore system reads your mail, looks for suspicious keyowrds or phrases, uses complex methods to determine whether or not you might be doing something illegal, and then chooses to save a copy or just pass it along.
for those of you who don't know about echelon, it's basically a worldwide wiretap that's been around for a long time. it's a grid of computers that listens to phone conversations using voice-recognition technology. when a suspicious conversation is recorded, it is flagged for an nsa agent to listen to. they save conversations like that to track down people after a crime is committed, or if they're lucky they prevent the crime.
if you tell someone on the phone that you're gonna blow up a federal building, and the next day a federal building explodes, you can be sure the fbi/cia/nsa is gonna be knocking down your door at 3 in the morning.
so carnivore's been exposed. did anybody really think this wasn't happening already?
– by format c:
which isp's? (5:40pm est sat jul 15 2000)
are certain isp's a target for this software, or is it required for all? how do we know which isps have carnivore? – by keisa
i'm sorry… (3:39am est wed jul 19 2000)
i still can't get over that blast "eduoard" sent. i have read it atleast 10 times and it gets funnier every last time. if anything, the feds should have sniffers to track down horrific grammar and puncuation on the net. g2g, ttyl, hugznkisses.
oh, and tacky abbreviation,
matt – by mattt
put the heat on the politicians (12:02pm est wed jul 19 2000)
take a minute and send an email to your senators, representatives, the white house and the presidential canidates and let them know how you feel about police state tactics…
– by daveinar
oops. aclu.org not aclu.com (12:04pm est wed jul 19 2000)
my bad – by daveinar
carnivore (8:44pm est thu jul 20 2000)
more crap to spend our hard-eared tax dollars on. it makes sense to just not write things down, or use hushmail. screw with those aol lamers that are ignorant enough to discuss launching virii in chat rooms.
www.hushmail.com – by carapace
fbi =ss (9:57pm est thu jul 20 2000)
if this black box is used ,,,maybe we all should put in trigger words in our e-mail, see how much it can stand before it locks up:)….and i wonder why no one trusts the fbi….they never give us reasons to…this is why i stay with earthlink they have a back bone to fight back….. – by quick
|religon (1:26pm est thu apr 24 2003)
the aclu should pay attention>>never knew an atehist who refused to take a religious holiday off from work. if they don't want to look at cross' on govt. land, don't look. god was here long before they were. – by granma
|religon (3:53pm est sun mar 06 2005)
amen to granma – by sue
|husmail.com hacked (10:49pm est sat apr 23 2005)
10:50pm – hushmail has been hacked. just noticed
– by crypto


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The Art of Scent
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The Art of Scent, the first museum exhibition dedicated to exploring the design of perfume, is on display at
The exhibition showcases twelve perfumes that profoundly impacted the design and aesthetics of olfactory art. These twelve perfumes date from 1889 to the present and were chosen for their impact on the art of scent. With emphasis on the perfume craft and the creators of the perfume, this exhibit analyzes the processes of the creators and provides insight into the major stylistic and cultural developments in scent design. In a specially designed installation by Diller Scofidio+Renfro, each scent is experienced individually in order to emphasize the distinct artistry and raw materials used in these creations.
The Art of Scent - A Hint of the Scents Through History
Showcasing the initial three of twelve historical scent points
Scent 1: Jicky, 1889, by Aime' Guerlain
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Born into a family of well-known scent creators in 19th-century Paris, Guerlain developed Jicky using 3 newly available synthetic raw materials, the same year as the Eiffel Tower was completed. Jicky allowed olfactory artists to free themselves from an exclusively natural scent palette for the first time in history.
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Scent 2 : Chanel No. 5, 1921, by Ernest Beaux
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Chanel No.5, noted as the first modern scent, was a revolution. Beaux built a traditional French floral scent, then wrapped it in new synthetics, creating the greatest impace on olfactory arts in the past century.
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Scent 3: L'Interdit, 1957, by Francis Fabron
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As abstract art was becoming popular, offering newer artistic
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counterpoint to Guerlain, who enhanced the natural world, and
Beaux, who reframed the natural world, Fabron sought to transform
nature into an olfactory abstract art form.
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Holly Hotchner, the museum's Nanette L. Laitman Director, describes the exhibition as a "game changer" for scent as an artistic medium. "At MAD, we are always looking to push the boundaries and question the hierarchies in art by exploring the materials and processes behind groundbreaking work. There has not been the exploration or recognition of olfactory art as there has been of art that stimulates the other four senses." Chandler Burr, MAD's Curator of Olfactory Art, reinforces this insight by divulging, "My goal for this exhibition is to transform the ways in which people respond to scent artists and their art."
Walking throught the exhibition, visitors will note a focus on the olfactory experience, and that the exhibition is almost void of all visual indicators. This encourages visitors to concentrate exclusively on their sense of smell.
In addition, visitors get a glimpse into the labor-intensive artistic process of creating perfume by showcasing the stages of development for one fragrance, Trésor by Sophia Grojsman, from the initial written brief to the final work. Working my way through the "mods" to gain further insight into the stages, I note that it's a brilliant display of the history of this scent. What is smelled at the first test site is nothing like the final test site, which is the familiar scent on the market.
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The Art of Scent is exhibiting until February 24, 2013.
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Around the Internet, and even on this blog, various analyses have been done on botnets and which one is responsible for sending the most spam. Whether it's Rustock, Cutwail, or one of the new kids on the block (grum, gheg, or donbot), I don't really see any consensus on which one is the spammiest.
There are a couple of ways to measure which botnet sends the most spam. You could do it by which one is sending spam from the most distinct IPs. You could also do it by which one sends the most amount of messages. But the most amount of messages has a couple of different ways of measuring it – by total number of envelopes, total number of messages, and total number of bytes.
The envelope level is different from the message level. For you see, a message envelope can have multiple messages. A message might be addressed to multiple recipients, in other words:
From: Guy Incognito
To: Frank Grimes, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson
This particular email would be one envelope and three messages, because the message has to get delivered to 3 people. So, at the message level, it is more costly to process a message with multiple recipients. You could scan the message before branching it out, but afterwards when it comes time to deliver the message, you would have to fork it out into each individual messages, and each of these messages costs bandwidth and storage.
At the message level, here are 10 botnets that I have been tracking for around a month along with the average number of recipients per message:
From this perspective, cutwail and lethic are the spammiest botnets. They send spam messages to lots of different recipients which results in higher infrastructure costs for the recipient (not to mention the filterer of the spam). Lethic is a fairly new botnet, I don't have a lot of stats for it before November 2009. I wonder whether or not it is related to cutwail1/2 at all, seeing as how the behavior is so similar. I'd have to dig into our logs and see what the messages look like in order to see if there are enough similarities.
Rustock is way down the list. Rustock is a very clever botnet, contrasting it from cutwail1/2 and lethic. Rustock's strategy is to have a botnet base a mile wide and an inch deep. In other words, the number of distinct IPs is far higher in Rustock than any other botnet (it isn't even close). But the number of messages it sends per envelope is small, approaching 1.0. This allows it to have a wider footprint that is harder to detect. A bursty emission of spam from a small number of IPs is easier to detect than a scattered distribution of it coming from many, many more IPs. On the other hand, while the latter is harder to detect, the former does more damage to a network because of the additional load put onto a network during the peak traffic times.
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It's getting into a slow time of year for records, but a really busy time for gigs, so for the next few weeks this'll probably be quite lopsided.
Meursault have a pair of double A-side 7" singles out, featuring new recordings of William Henry Miller Parts One and Two along with A Few Kind Words and the Dirt & the Roots from Pissing on Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues. These have been on sale at gigs recently You should be able to pick those up in your local independent record shop, or at the Song, by Toad Records website. They are also available as a download too, for those of us without record players. Available from iTunes, eMusic and the like.
Today's Christmas Song of choice, El Dog's cover of Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, is as mentioned previously available today, for the wallet pleasing price of free.
Camera Obscura have a Christmassy single out today too, a cover of the Jim Reeves song The Blizzard, backed with Swans from their last album My Maudlin Career.
He Slept on 57's Turn Your Back On All We Know EP is available on iTunes from today.
The Gothenburg Address album is available on all good download sites now. For a CD, go here.
I mentioned these two last week, but here's a reminder anyway. Monday December 7th, that's tonight, sees The Gothenburg Address launch their critically acclaimed debut album with a gig in Mono. Support comes from The Bucky rage and Loss Leader, with Aiden Moffat doing some DJing for good measure. You du not want to miss the Gothenburg Address album, you can order it here if you can't make the gig.
He Slept on 57 and City of Statues are also playing on the 7th at King Tut's.
On Thursday Malcolm Middleton brings his Long Dark Night tour to the Òran Mór. Support comes from some chap named Aidan Moffat.
You Already Know play their final gig of the year on Friday, in the 13th Note. Having missed their last Glasgow gig, I've been eagerly awaiting this one, and only being trapped under something heavy, or worse, will keep me from going.
If you like crap, well beyond their prime rock, then The Stereophonics are playing at the Classic Grand on Saturday. You need to win a competition to go.
The Edinburgh people have a few belters to look forward to this week.
On Friday eagleowl launch their new single, Sleep The Winter, with a gig in The Bowery. Glasgow folks, we get a single launch gig too, on Monday the 14th in the 13th Note. You might remember that I rather enjoyed that single.
On Saturday there is not only the Trampoline All Day shindig, but also the Song, by Toad Christmas Party. If you want to go to Trampoline, then on to the Song, by Toad bash, tell them at the door you'll only be there for a while and Euan will let you in a wee bit cheaper. Both have cracking line ups, and you can get hours of good live music for hardly any money. Your liver might hate you though.
The Aye Tunes Christmas Party won't be a patch on either of those, since it will mostly be me having a few pints in a pub on my own.


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Harley & Ivy Will Meet Betty & Veronica this October
DC Entertainment and Archie Comics will present the adventure of a lifetime with Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica. Their hijinks are brought to you by the real-life team-up of Paul Dini and Marc Andreyko, with art by Laura Braga. It all starts this October as these teams of best gal pals cross paths between Gotham and Riverdale!
Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica starts with a plan for free college tuition for all Riverdale residents. The town just needs to build a new campus by draining the wetlands that lie between Riverdale and Gotham City.
The only snag? A certain botany-obsessed super-villain.
When Poison Ivy enlists her bestie Harley to kidnap both Veronica Lodge, daughter of Riverdale's most important citizen, and her friend Betty, she's counting on some assistance—and mayhem. Are these two teams of BFF's headed for disaster?
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One of the best DJ's you've ever seen! Also known as The Enciclopedia, DJ Julian will rock your party with the best music.
Info: Starting with American Top 40 before '89 and up to dee-jay sets from en-vougue Bucharest's Clubs today, Julius comes with an impressive repetoire and musical knoledge.
Club Collaborations & Residences: CLUB A, INDIE CLUB, SPICE CLUB, KULTURHAUS, STUF VAMA VECHE, EL COMANDANTE, PANIC! CLUB, ALIVE CLUB, EL DICTADOR, OTA, RADIO LYNX
Band Collaborations: UMBRA ET IMAGO, MELOTRON, SOPHISTICATED LEMONS, SHAZALAKAZOO, ROME DUNCAN PATTERSON, TIDES FROM NBULA, KWOON, LES ELEPHANTES BIZZARES, TIARRA, SILVER BULLET, LYDIA LUNCH, EAST ROOTS, BLUE NIPPLE BOY, ORDO ROSARIUS, RIVERSIDE, THE PIXELS, DEKADENS, THE AMSTERDAMS, TRAVKA, POPA'S BAND, JUKEBOX, PASAGER, ETAJUL IV, MARFAR, ASHA, TRUPA 13 ,ELENA STOICA BAND ,TIPTIL ,FIREWORKS ,MIRCEA BANICIU, PARTIZAN, TAXI, HOLOGRAF ,ODZ, STONEBOX, TONIKA, CORTEZ, SUIE PAPARUDE, IRIS, KUMM, ELECTRIC FENCE, TOULOUSE LAUTREC, PHENOMENON and last but not least Mike Vlahopol & The CROSSROADS.
Styles: pop-rock, pop-dance, dance, brit, funk, jazz, new-wave, alternative, fusion, etc.
Preferate Toys: Unlike other "dj's" DJ Julius will come to your event with professional mixing consoles and othe raudio equipment; PIONEER, YAMAHA, TECHNICS, JBL, SENNHEISER
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As I diagonised, that by forcing the headset pin after inserted, forcing it towards the home button side makes mic working on phone calls. So I have decided to take a try by replacing the below item from ebay. cost 10USD http://www.ebay.in/itm/251235295874?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_841wt_1141. And replaced following the youtube video. How to replace headphone jack in iphone 4. Now the phone is working perfectly and there is no mic problem.
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For couple of weeks, my iPhone 4 was giving a problem during phone calls, i.e my voice would not be heard by the other caller. This was repeating for some calls, some calls not. Few days back, all of sudden, all the calls via phone app, my voice was not heard at all . Searched around the forums to find the reason, also walked into imagine store in Chennai. Since, my iPhone 4 bought in US, no warranty, they said no service, no coverage in India.
I called Apple support team, they said, reset and restore. A week back, I have upgraded my OS. So, straight forward I ruled out any issues with OS reset.
Next day, i wanted to test the cause of the problem, since mic works normal for voice memo and other 3rd party mic applications.
Then, through the research I found, one of the reason for this problem. Hope Apple can find a permanent solution for this.
One of the possible issue with headphone jack leading to mic.
I tried using bluetooth, loudspeaker mode and headphone. The mic non-functional remained. After I read one of a forum post and cleaned the headphone jack with ear cleaning bud. The problem became permanent. But there was a lot dust when I cleaned.
Finally, I tried putting the dummy 3.5mm pin(without mic, PC 3.5 mm headphone jack or original headphone set) and shake the jack. The MIC WORKS. As we all know, there is a spring/mechanical system, which detects the headphone if inserted. Possibly that mechanism is giving a problem. When forced and pressured the headphone jack pin sidewise, the bottom mic starts working. When I leave the side pressure on the jack, the mic again stops working. I felt, for my iPhone 4 the workaround is here. Though the problem remained, when jack is removed.
Next day, I took a bit of coconut oil and cleaner liquid to ear buds and again cleaned the headphone jack port by keeping the phone up down to avoid liquid going down to the main board. I cleaned it and left it to dry over the night.
From next day morning onwards, the mic is working fine. No drop of voice. It is working fine now.
Apple iPhone's has some serious issues with rusting of metal contact points, the home button also was misbehaving for long time, one need to press hard, but after a gentle clean, it is working normally. Thing not to forget, you feel handicapped when your smart phone doest work, and if you need to use button keypad phones.


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FAIRBURN, Ga. and CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Filtration Group Corporation, a leading provider of filtration solutions, and Porex Corporation, a leading global developer, manufacturer and distributor of porous polymer products, today announced that they have executed a definitive agreement whereby Filtration Group will purchase Porex from Los Angeles based investment firm Aurora Capital Group. Filtration Group is owned by Chicago based Madison Capital Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The combined company will have a robust portfolio of products and technologies that serve a diverse range of end markets, including the food & beverage, healthcare, industrial, mining, micro-electronics, consumer, water and energy industries. The companies share a deep commitment to customer service and innovation. Following the transaction close, the combined company will serve customers in over 65 countries.
Founded in 1961 and based in Fairburn, GA, Porex is a global leader and top innovator in the development and manufacturing of porous polymer products. Porex experienced strong growth during its partnership with Aurora Capital, strengthening its market-leading position through a number of strategic initiatives and streamlining growth through industry-leading innovation. Filtration Group is a developer, designer and manufacturer of liquid, air and fluid filtration solutions serving industry leaders across the world. Filtration Group and its affiliates have been at the forefront of filtration design and technology since 1942.
"Since pioneering the industry over 50 years ago, our mission has been to provide our customers with a wide range of advanced, high performance, porous materials," said William Midgette, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porex. "I am extremely proud of our 750 employees and their dedication to developing and manufacturing the products recognized as the standard of performance in porous polymer solutions. Together with Filtration Group, we look forward to further accelerating our growth and success.
"We would also like to thank Aurora, which has been a source of invaluable support and dedication to our team during the past few years," Midgette continued. "With Aurora's engagement, investment and partnership, we were able to elevate our performance to a new level."
Robert W. Baird & Co. acted as financial advisor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acted as legal advisor to Porex. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP acted as legal advisor to Filtration Group.
About Porex Corporation
Founded in 1961 and based in Fairburn, GA, Porex is the pioneer and global leader in the development and manufacturing of porous polymer products. The Company primarily serves the healthcare and bioscience end markets, and also supports high-performance applications in the consumer and industrial sectors. Porex is widely recognized for its materials science expertise and proprietary designs which serve over 1,300 customers across more than 65 countries via operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Porex Corporation, visit www.porex.com.
About Filtration Group
One of the fastest growing filtration companies in the world, Filtration Group is passionate about cleaning air, reducing carbon emissions, increasing energy efficiency and keeping food, water and medical procedures safe through its wide range of filtration solutions. Serving industry leaders across the globe, Filtration Group operates facilities in 20 countries under three operating divisions: Liquid/Process, Environmental Air and Fluid. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Filtration Group provides solutions to customers in the food & beverage; water, micro-electronics & telecommunications; environmental air; medical & bioscience; hydraulics; mining & minerals; industrial finishing and energy industries. For more comprehensive information, visit www.filtrationgroup.com.
About Aurora Capital Group
Aurora Capital Group is a Los Angeles-based private investment firm managing over $2.0 billion of capital across several private equity funds. Aurora's traditional private equity vehicle, Aurora Equity Partners, focuses principally on control-investments in middle-market businesses with leading market positions, strong cash flow profiles, and actionable opportunities for growth in partnership with operating management. Aurora Resurgence invests in debt and equity securities of middle-market companies and targets complex situations including corporate carve outs. Aurora's investors include leading public and corporate pension funds, endowments and foundations active in private equity investing. For more information about Aurora Capital Group, visit www.auroracap.com.
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Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449
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You can find 2 documents on this page - click on the links to view and download curriculum document and our marking (or how we assess pupils) document . This was implemented in the Summer Term 2017.
Our Curriculum is pupil centred and concentrates on what our pupils need to learn - it builds on the work of Swiss Cottage is broken down into three bands Pre Formal, Semi-Formal and Formal - it places onus on being able to learn and asks us what do pupils need to learn, National Curriculum subjects and the knowledge and skills pupils will need to become as independent as possible.
Bookending the 5-16 Curriculum is the Early Years and Post-16 Curriculum. Early Years supports young people as they step into education helping them understand the world around, whilst the Post-16 Curriculum has a focus on enabling pupils to make the next step beyond School.
To download our Curriculum Document please click here
To download our Marking Policy please click here
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Ahead of the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes-Maybach has unveiled the updated S-Class, which comes in three variants – S 560, S 560 4Matic and S 650. As a reminder, the Maybach S-Class features a wheelbase of 3,365 mm – 200 mm more than the long-wheelbase S-Class it is based on.
The increased length benefits rear passengers, who also have access to two individual Executive seats. According to the carmaker, the Maybach S-Class has notched up over 25,000 units sold since it was introduced, and more than one in 10 S-Class models was a Maybach, with primary markets being China, Russia and the US.
In its latest guise, the Maybach S-Class adopts a new grille design that is said to be "inspired by a pinstriped suit" as well as the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concepts. The front fascia also gets a different bumper with a good number of trim elements that are model-specific.
Also unique to the Maybach S-Class is a two-tone exterior paint finish, with up to nine colour combinations available upon request. Those who opt for dark colours can also specify a double clear coat for an even more lustrous look, courtesy of specially trained varnishers at Maybach Manufaktur.
Other aspects of the exterior include a new luxury 20-inch multi-spoke wheel, along with three exclusive 20-inch options. The headlights and taillights follow those on the latest S-Class.
Moving inside, there are two new colour combinations being offered – armagnac brown/black and savanna beige/black. The black Maybach Exclusive nappa leather upholstery can now be paired with copper-, gold- or platinum-coloured contrast topstitching. Also available are trim inserts in designo flowing lines Magnolia.
For the S 560 and S 560 4Matic, a 4.0 litre turbocharged V8 provides 469 hp and 700 Nm of torque. Aside from the presence of the 4Matic all-wheel drive system, both will do the zero to 100 km/h sprint in 4.9 seconds. However, the S 560 is more economical at 8.8 l/100 km (versus 9.3 l/100 km) and emits less CO2 (198 g/km versus 209 g/km) than the S 560 4Matic.
At the top of the range is the S 650, which gets a 6.0 litre turbocharged V12 engine with 630 hp and 1,000 Nm of torque. In this guise, the century sprint is done 0.2 seconds quicker, but fuel economy and CO2 emissions are higher (12.7 l/100 km and 298 g/km) following the combined cycle.


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What is the major element of a hangover? It is a major THROBBING HEADACHE! (or so I have heard.) And that is what this edition of The HR Carnival is all about, things in HR that cause headaches. These include new regulations, cultural changes, technology changes, acclerated learning, online privacy coaching, jobs, healthcare and watching UNDERCOVER BOSS! So link on over to Talented Apps for the Hangover Edition and see if you can find the cure for your HR headache.
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I just watched what is now probably one of my favourite films. I AM, a documentary written, directed and starring Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, Nutty Professor, and many more) takes us on a journey into who we, as human beings, truly are VS what we've become. It is a reminder that no deed is too small and that one person does truly make a difference. For me, it's a reminder of why I make some of the choices that I do – to study and share Reiki, to support causes I believe in, to choose love over anger and hate…and much more.
Tom speaks with many known authors, scientists, and influential figures, posing the questions "What's wrong with the world and what can we do about it?". Between their answers, Tom shares his story of how he found happiness and how it had little to do with his success in Hollywood.
I highly recommend watching this film, especially if you feel that what you do and how you live your life doesn't affect anyone else. Nothing you do, say, think or even feel is meaningless.
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KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Oct. 10, 2018) – USMMA junior Matt McCurnin (Newark, Del.) landed on the Skyline Conference men's soccer weekly honor roll for the week ending Oct. 7, the league announced on Monday. The honor comes after his performances in the Mariners' three games last week, in which they went 2-1 with a 5-1 home win over Mount St. Vincent, a 2-1 home loss to SUNY Maritime on Thursday and a 1-0 road victory at Farmingdale State on Saturday.
McCurnin scored two goals on the week, including the game-winner on Saturday to defeat the Rams. His other tally came in the home win over the CMSV Dolphins on Tuesday night. He now has five points on the season (two goals, one assist), which is tied for fifth on the team.
For the complete release from the Skyline Conference, follow this link.
The Mariners have two players that rank high among Skyline leaders – junior keeper Matthew Milner (Mount Airy, Md.) is tops in the conference with a 0.507 goals against average and with a .838 save percentage, while his four solo shutouts are tied for third; and sophomore Zach Lysakowski (Reading, Pa.) is first in the Skyline with four game-winning goals, tied for sixth with six goals and eighth with 14 points. To view the Skyline stat leaders, click here.
Nationally, Lysakowski is 11th in the country with the four GWGs and Milner's 0.507 GAA is 24th among all DIII players. As a team, the Mariners are 10th in the nation with 21.33 shots per game. The Mariners' complete NCAA statistical ranking can be viewed at this link.
Merchant Marine is in action tonight, when the Mariners host Skyline opponent Purchase. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. at Brooks Stadium. Live stats and a live video stream of the game will be available with links on the USMMA Men's Soccer Schedule Page.
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If you haven't already picked up The Weeknd's full-length album, House of Balloons, you should. But before you do that, you should download his just-released mixtape, "Thursday." The music is what The Weeknd does best: creepy, spooky hip-hop that's equal parts drum-machine and falsetto with accents of guitar and, sometimes, just plain noise. And he's got a knack for killer cover art.
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Watch Dogs Set to Receive a Live-Action Movie
But, will it have a real story?
Looks like Ubisoft is going head first into the feature film business as Watch Dogs is the next title to be made into a full-fledged movie. While Assassin's Creed is set to release December 21st of this year, it's clear that Ubisoft wants to expand their grasp in the film business. Watch Dogs is a title that could offer an interesting take as the hacker culture of today really isn't touched upon outside of the popular television show Mr. Robot.
On the other hand, this could easily be a complete flop for Ubisoft since the last Watch Dogs had a fairly dull story. Given how tricky it is to adapt an open world game into a single, cohesive narrative, it will be interesting to see how Ubisoft does with this title.
Whether it will follow our newest protagonist Marcus Holloway or the original lead Aiden Pearce is still very much unknown, though we can certainly hope for the former. There has been no word on a director or cast, but there is no doubt 20th Century Fox will be involved. Though the one question that must really be on everyone's mind is will it have a "..Real Story."
Make sure to check back here at Twinfinite for all your E3 news and updates.
More From Ubisoft's E3 2016 Show
- Ubisoft Announces Crossover Title Trials of the Blood Dragon
- Producer on Assassin's Creed Movie: "We Have a Real Story"
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Grayslake police are looking for an unidentified woman whose vehicle was "clipped" by a Metra commuter train in Grayslake after she drove around lowered railroad crossing gates with their lights flashing.
The woman was southbound on Route 83 at Route 137 when the crossing gates came down for a Metra train around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, said Police Chief Phillip Perlini.
"Apparently a female driving a blue Toyota went around the gates and got clipped by the train," he said. "We have a truck driver waiting at the intersection who saw everything."
What they didn't see, according to Perlini, was a license plate number on the vehicle, which might have been a Toyota Yaris.
"She apparently got knocked into the parking lot of the Liberty Marine (Center) right there, and she turned around in the parking lot and continued heading south on Route 83," he said.
Other departments were alerted by the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (ISPERN) notification system, and Perlini said Libertyville and Mundelein police were contacted, but officers from those departments did not locate the driver.
"There were no injuries on the train, and the train was fine," said Perlini, adding that his department has turned the case over to Metra police.
Asked what could motivate someone to flee such an accident, Perlini said "it sounds like someone didn't have a driver's license."
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I have recently built a windows 2008 server R2 machine. This is purely for file server purposes and is very much a basic build.
All windows updates installed and part of domain.
I have setup a shared folder on the C:Drive and added permissions for domain users as co-owners.
The client machines run XP SP3 and are part of the domain also. We have a few servers running the same setups on a few of our sites but this one is particular crashes users machines (explorer.exe hangs for at least a few mins) when attempting to access the shared folder.
I have turned off the option on the network card for power save aswell still no change.


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So This was the last time I was participating in GCI as next year I will be ineligible. So again this year I participated from MetaBrainz Foundation from which I was a finalist last year too.
This was the most memorable year for me as it was the first time I collaborated with some organization on Github and thanks to all the mentors who guided me. This year I made many buddies like Anshuman, Tymon, Daniel Theis and it was an awesome experience.
This year I did 15 tasks which mostly involved fixing bugs, making code improvements, documenting the organization's code on Github and help the organization improve their wiki.
This year was mind-blowing although I wasn't able to fulfil my dream of becoming a Grand Prize Winner but I managed to become a finalist again. The results are –
This year although I wasn't able to become a winner and now I can't be in future 😦 but this year I got much confidence and knowledge 😀 which has motivated me to contribute to open-source on so I'll learn much and again try my luck in competitions like GSOC etc.
Again, Thanks MetaBrainz and Google for this 🙂


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Recycling is a good thing and now it can even look good. The Peterboro Large Recycling Storage Basket with Leather Handles will look most attractive in your kitchen or anywhere you store your recyclables. It is a great size for newspapers and magazines, plastic and glass. Line your basket with a kitchen trash bag and all you'll need to do before you head out to your local recycle center is grab the bag from inside the basket. Because of its depth, this basket has a large capacity but, being less than a foot wide, it fits comfortably in small spaces.
As with all Peterboro Baskets, this functional basket is not just designated for one task, it's also useful as a laundry basket for paired socks or entryway storage for hats, gloves and mittens, etc.
The basket has two sturdy leather handles in your choice of color and includes the solid brass Peterboro Basket medallion and limited lifetime warranty. It is available in Honey, Cherry, and Driftwood Gray finishes, as well as in Natural White Ash. The basket measures approx.: 17"L x 11½"W x 11"H
We are the only manufacturer of this "one-of-a-kind" basket design. Handcrafted in the USA from 100% USA made materials.


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Covers from 67 degrees to 74 degrees north at a scale of 1:1,250,000. Includes place names, Latitude/Longitude grid, contours. All 3 maps, Canadian Arctic North Large 1X, Canadian Arctic West Large 2X & Canadian Arctic East Large 3X are at the same scale so they can be spliced together.
Size 59"x 34". Shipping price is rolled flat in a 55" tube by mail.


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Belkin Keyboard Folio Case with Keyboard and Retina Display for Apple iPad 2: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Generation (Black)
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Work, Play, Go This versatile and protective folio features a removable keyboard that lets you switch between work and play with ease-anywhere you use your iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2 and iPad 1st Generation . The premium, stitched case is custom fit to your iPad with a smooth inner lining that's soft against your device. Lightweight and form-fitting, it slips easily into another bag without adding bulk. Removable Keyboard is there when you need it, out of your way when you don't. Use the keyboard to
- A spring mechanism underneath each key ensures a tactile response with every stroke, helping you to type faster and with less error than on a touchscreen. Plus, function-specific keys let you easily copy and paste text, moderate volume and control music.
- There when you need it, out of your way when you don't. Use the keyboard to send an email then tuck it away while catching up on your Netflix queue.
- Multi-angle viewing functionality. Find the angle just right for you with the adjustable stand that customizes to your personal viewing preference.
- Tab ClosureWhen you're not using your iPad, the magnetized tab closure keeps the cover securely closed and your screen protected.
- Magnetic closure tab folds back on itself to disappear
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What is the best touch screen non apple MP3 player?
I looked at the Samsung P3 and I like it alot, but I can't find it, I may wait though… Anyway, what is a really good touch screen mp3 player? I already have an ipod touch, i'm looking for something different/better.
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Loads of people recommend the Cowon D2. It has amazing sound quality, huge battery life (52 hours audio, 10 hours video), customisability with flash skins and themes, flash game support, dedicated volume buttons, multiple codec support, MSC and UMS compatibility AND an SDHC card slot for when you need more storage!
Another alternative is the Cowon S9. It doesn't have the SDHC slot, and not as many themes but it has dedicated playback buttons (play/pause, skip forward, skip back) along with the volume ones. And the screen is AMOLED, meeaning it is alot crisper, brighter, higher contrast ratio and virtually unlimited viewing angles.
So it's a SDHC slot and loads of themes vs dedicated buttons and AMOLED.
Either way, you'll be very happy 😀
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Samsung vs Apple S. Korea has iPhone maker come out on top
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There are a massive number of Apple vs Samsung and Samsung vs Apple court cases going on in the world today, and more still having appeared in the recent past. What we're seeing this week is a single South Korean case ending with Apple winning over …
There are a massive number of Apple vs Samsung and Samsung vs Apple court cases going on in the world today, and more still having appeared in the recent past. What we're seeing this week is a single South Korean case ending with Apple winning over …
Apple iPhone lines vs Samsung Instinct Lines
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Here was the scene in front of the Apple Store and, just down the street, the Sprint store a week after the iPhone was introduced.
Anyone who doesn't think mobile computing has arrived, and that it took an outside force to make it happen is asleep or lying to themselves.


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Sometimes the best part of living in, or visiting, a city is just taking a walk around. The architecture, people, cafés and bars all combine to give a place it's particular feeling or vibe, and street art has an especial effect on how we experience one city to another. Where skeptics see concrete blocks, street artists see blank canvasses; these guys breathe life into the dullest of corners. One guy who knows a lot about injecting colour into city walls is our resident street artist, illustrator and designer Joel Moore, or Mulga.
Mulga(@mulgatheartist) has enjoyed great success since beginning his artistic career in 2012. He has participated in over 50 shows, won countless awards, and has worked with big brands such as MTV, Microsoft and Adidas. Mulga's bold murals have become an iconic feature of Sydney's street art scene, so we caught up with him to get some of his thoughts on the subject and see what he's been getting up to.
How important do you consider street art to a city's identity?
I think street art is a big part of a city's identity. Street art adds flavour and colour to otherwise drab buildings. The more high quality street art there is, the cooler the neighbourhood is.
Where do you find the main sources of inspiration for your murals?
I love painting magical characters, animals and bearded dudes, so I find my inspiration in all of those sorts of things.
Describe your process from idea to completed work.
My process is pretty simple, I sketch out whatever it is that I want to draw using a reference image, then I paint the colours on and add all the sweet black lines, and finally I write a story about it.
What are you working on at the moment?
I just finished painting a big ole gorilla called Griswald the good vibe gorilla down on the Bondi beach promenade art wall. I painted him in support of OneWave (onewaveisallittakes.com) a non profit surf community taking depression and other funks by the balls and throwing them into the shorey. On Fridays all around Australia people dress up in fluro and go surfing together. Pretty radical.
The story about Griswald the good vibe gorilla.
Griswald the good vibe gorilla was born with a very special talent. It was the ability to make anyone who encountered him smile. Sometimes it was because of his happy bright colours and other times it was when he told a funny joke like "Why did the orange stop in the middle of the road? Because it ran out of juice" and other times it was just the good vibes that he emitted from his being. His favourite place to hang was down at Bondi Beach because he liked to provide good vibes to all the surfers and swimmers and people playing that game with the paddles and ball, is it called paddle ball? That game looks fun. For unknown reasons his vibes are strongest early Friday mornings and you can tell just how strong because a lot of the surfers in the line up turn fluro and have a great time. That's why they call it #flurofriday. The End.
Want to hang out with Mulga and create some cool art featuring bearded dudes and gorillas? You can now on Loqules.


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Your Guide to Vehicle Running Costs
Are you purchasing a car soon? If so, it is important to consider the running costs of the vehicle you are buying. Here are some important factors to consider.
What are vehicle running costs?
To help you assess the true running costs for a vehicle, here is a list of things to keep in mind during the car-buying process.
Purchasing a fuel-efficient vehicle can do wonders for your financial budget. Vehicles that are thirsty at the bowser will reduce the amount of money you have for spending on other important ownership aspects such as repairs or upgraded insurance. High-performance cars or big SUVs typically consume a lot of fuel, though they can still vary greatly between models – so be sure to compare fuel consumption figures.
Other types of insurance include:
Third party property only - pays for any damage you cause to another vehicle or other property if you get in an accident.
Fire and theft - covers your own vehicle. In the event that your car catches fire or gets stolen, the insurer will provide a replacement.
Comprehensive - covers any sort of natural damage such as storms or falling branches. Also covers damage to your vehicle after a collision.
Other than CTP, insurance policies are optional. However, if you have invested in a new or valuable car, insurance may be cheaper than having to pay for any damage you incur from car accidents or natural disasters.
Maintenance & Repair
Every vehicle requires regular maintenance at some stage and with varying frequency, including:
• Oil changes
• Fluid checks
• Tyre rotation
• Tune-ups
• Timing belt adjustments
• Routine inspections
Ignoring these tasks could result in damage, costing you more money in the long run.
In addition to these regular maintenance obligations, vehicles can incur trouble through their lifespan. New vehicles usually require fewer repairs, and this is definitely a factor to consider depending on your budget and personal vehicle desires.
Financial Costs
Other than insurance, there are both one-time and yearly costs associated with your vehicle.
• Registration – You must pay a small fee to have your vehicle registered.
• Stamp duty – A one-time charge upon purchasing a vehicle or transferring one to a new owner.
• Vehicle tax – A yearly tax that is part of your annual tax statement.
• Other taxes – Australia imposes other occasional taxes, such as a luxury car tax that is charged for vehicles over $63,189 in value (as at 2015/2016 financial year).
• Depreciation – An "invisible" cost. Virtually every car depreciates in value according to time and mileage. High-end luxury cars and large trucks typically depreciate the most. This cost does not come out of your pocket, but when reselling the vehicle you will almost never sell the car for the same price you paid.
Incidental Costs
These are costs that not everyone pays, but people without cars definitely do not have to worry about:
• Storing your car
• Registering for parking spaces
• Buying aftermarket accessories
• Protecting your vehicle from theft
• Having your car cleaned
Take all of these categorical costs into account when preparing to buy a car. The sticker price only holds a portion of what you will have to end up paying for the accumulating running costs. Always save up for emergencies and buy as much insurance as you can afford for vehicles with significant value.
By taking these precautions and having the money for regular service and repairs, you will be able to get the most out of your investment and enjoy the fun part of your car-buying journey.


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Framework to review programmes
Setting out questions we ask when reviewing programmes, this updated framework gives new examples of good practice and lessons learnt.
23 Apr 2019
Major public projects in the Government's current major projects portfolio are expected to cost over £450bn. There are also many other projects across government. This huge investment of taxpayers' money needs to be spent well. Managing these projects also brings major challenges because they are so long, complex, technically difficult, and are often part of high profile and high-risk transformation of public services.
These projects can also compete with each other for resources, equipment and skills. This means government needs to make sure that the timing of different projects is coordinated - especially as competition for resources can increase costs. One project can depend on the outcomes of another, making coordination and management still harder.
To make sure that these projects are affordable and successful, government needs much stronger project management skills and it needs to make more accurate cost and time estimates. It also needs to improve its ability to identify and manage both risks and the impact of external events.
Key NAO publications:
Setting out questions we ask when reviewing programmes, this updated framework gives new examples of good practice and lessons learnt.
This memorandum sets out background information about the Crossrail programme and the current position
This publication outlines some of the challenges in estimating and managing costs that we have observed in our work on major projects. It offers Accounting Officers and senior decision makers some ground rules and thoughts on factors to consider when challenging costs.
The affordability of the Ministry of Defence's Equipment Plan.
The National Audit Office has today published a briefing describing how the centre of government is overseeing and taking forward implementation of the UK's exit from the European Union. The briefing focuses in particular on the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
24 November 2017
The programme to upgrade to the Thameslink routes through London has a realistic prospect of delivering value for money but there remains risks which the Department for Transport and Network Rail need to manage carefully.
The case for a huge expansion of electronic monitoring using GPS was unproven, but the Ministry of Justice pursued an overly ambitious and high risk strategy anyway. Ultimately it has not delivered.
The Department has made good progress since we last reported on Carrier Strike, however it still has a lot to do to meet its targets at the end of 2020.
This report examines the evidence base supporting the decision to proceed with the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a tunnel running 25 kilometres from Acton to Abbey Mills, as well as progress achieved to date.
The cost of modernising the Great Western railway is estimated to be £5.58 billion, an increase of £2.1 billion since 2013, and there are delays to the electrification of the route of at least 18 to 36 months. The Department for Transport and Network Rail have begun to improve the management of the programme but they have more to do to protect value for money in the future.


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Did Mariah Carey Cheat on Her Fiance with a Dancer?
- Publish Date
- Friday, 28 October 2016, 10:35AM
Mariah Carey recently married Australian billionaire casino mogul James Packer, but it's been reported that their engagement has ended.
Womans Day magazine reported earlier that the couples engagement is off after Packer ended the relationship "over her new reality TV show and extravagant spending".
"It's all over," one close family friend told Woman's Day. "James had huge reservations about Mariah's new reality TV show and the fact that she was willing to expose their lives to the world."
TMZ reports that Carey "had some sort of rendezvous with one of the dancers in her Vegas show ... something that is on video for the reality show."
It's also been said that Packer's family were finding it hard to get along with Carey. Apparently she wouldn't attend James' sisters 50th birthday and "when she refused to come to Australia for Gretel's birthday party it created a lot of tension in the family," the source said.
The couple only began dating after meeting at a movie premiere in Aspen in 2014, then got engaged earlier this year.


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in Norfolk
by James McCallum
(all photos by Martin Garner)
Adult Black Brant X Dark-bellied Brent, Holkham, February 2013
Some of my earliest memories of growing up on the north Norfolk coast are of flocks of Brent Geese and their lovely muttering calls. In my early teens I developed a stronger interest in the local bird life and a closer look at the Brent flocks occasionally revealed the presence of a few Pale-bellied Brents and, more rarely, a Black Brant. Such occurrences set the scene for the following two decades – although in some winters, small influxes of Pale-bellied Brents occurred and occasionally two or three Black Brants graced the local flocks.
In January 2001 I was watching a flock of Brents at Burnham Deepdale when, suddenly, a rather well-marked Black Brant walked into my telescope view. This well-built bird frequently adopted a very upright stance and regularly made threat postures aimed towards other geese that ventured too close. I was confident that it was a gander and it wasn't too long before it became apparent that it was paired to a Dark-bellied Brent Goose. This was the first occasion that I could recall seeing a vagrant Black Brant that had formed a pair bond with a Dark-bellied Brent and my interest turned to surprise when the pair came towards the edge of the flock to reveal four hybrid goslings in tow!
This was the first time that a mixed pairing had been recorded in Norfolk and, prior to this, there had only ever been one other documented British record -a mixed pair with six hybrid young was found by Barry Collins at Thorney Island, West Sussex in the early winter months of 1989 (two of these original hybrids returning during the following three winters). The same observer also found a second adult Brant (another gander, but this one was without a mate) in the same area between October 1991 and March 1992, accompanied by four juveniles that resembled berniclas (the other adult may have died on migration or on the breeding grounds, or the Brant may even have adopted the family).
In subsequent winters after 2001, two more mixed pairings with hybrid young appeared in Norfolk, both in the Wells and Holkham area. They could often be encountered, with ease, on the Pitch & Putt course near Wells Beach Road or in the fields adjacent to Lady Anne's Drive at Holkham. These Norfolk hybrid youngsters have shown high survival rates and, in common with many of the Brent flocks, are largely site-faithful. At least seven birds have returned as adult hybrids and currently, in the winter of 2012-'13, at least four are to be found in north Norfolk – one at Burnham Overy and three in the Wells/Holkham area (with one or two of these also appearing at Cley during a period of cold weather in January).
Picking out a potential Black Brant as it walks into view amongst a flock of Dark-bellied Brents is both instantaneous and exciting – working out whether it is a pure Brant or a hybrid may take a little longer but, so long as the views and light are good, it should prove possible. The returning birds have provided an excellent opportunity for observers to familiarise themselves with the appearance of adult hybrids of known parentage. Interestingly these hybrids have (so far!) all shared a remarkably consistent appearance.
Pure Black Brants show distinct brown hues on their body feathers. The tone can vary in its darkness but the brown hue is always present – I tend to liken the colour to 'plain chocolate' or 'tar brown' whereas others describe the brown colour as having 'tobacco' hues. The pale flank patch usually has a striking chalky-whiteness which contrasts greatly with the rest of the dark brown body feathers. Hybrids, at first glance, can closely resemble a Black Brant, but more prolonged study will reveal some subtle differences in plumage hues that hint at the Dark-bellied influence -the body feathers have distinct grey hues and the flank patch often appears slightly 'dirty', caused by a pale buff-grey wash.
These plumages hues can, however, be influenced by light. Bright but overcast days are particularly good for assessing the subtle plumage hues of Brent Geese. Full sun can sometimes 'burn out' some of these subtleties. On very dull, overcast days assessing the plumage colours can prove problematic. Hybrids can look quite dark and, at times, the grey hues of the body feathers frustratingly difficult to see. During these lighting conditions it is worth concentrating on the back feathers that catch the light e.g. the mantle and upper scapulars. As the bird turns, these highlighted areas will often be the first to show the telltale grey hues of a hybrid. As ever prolonged observation will often provide a more accurate picture of true colour and tone. (It may be worth noting that on very dull days most pure Black Brants appear very 'black and white', they often appear as if the contrast level has been turned up! On such days there is very little or no distinct division between the breast and belly and this dark feathering can make the flank patch and collar especially white and dazzling.)
Neck Collars
The neck collar detail of the returning adult hybrids has varied between individuals. When viewed from the side most birds have a large, striking Black Brant-like collar but on the majority of birds the collar is broken at the front, particularly on the upper edge (see illustration). NB when relaxed or feeding it can be difficult to correctly interpret the detail of the collar at the front, some individuals can appear to have a broad unbroken neck collar at the front and it is only when a bird is alert that the true shape of the collar can be seen.
Neck collars of known hybrid adults – B&C are most frequent whereas A is more unusual (2 individuals). James McCallum.
To date, the plumage colour hues of all of the known hybrids in Norfolk have been consistent. This has suggested that colour hue is probably more helpful than the presence of neck collar that meets at the front when identifying a hybrid.
The following photos, taken in Feb 2013, are of two adult hybrids that continue to return each winter to the Wells and Holkham area.
Hybrid One
This eye-catching individual readily stands out from the accompanying Dark-bellied Brents. At first glance it does look very like a Black Brant. The presence of grey hues in the body plumage and the 'dirty' wash to the rear flank-patch are indications of a hybrid.
In duller light the plumage can appear more contrasting and, frustratingly, the body plumage can sometimes appear to have brown hues. During such conditions this individual can appear extremely Black Brant-like, however, a greyish 'bloom' can often be visible on areas of the mantle and upper scapulars that catch the light as the bird turns.
In better light the grey hues and buffy/grey washed rear flanks area much more evident making it easier to identify this bird as a hybrid. When seen well, the neck collar of this individual is obviously broken at the front. (See Fig 'C' in the illustration of neck collar patterns)
Hybrid Two
This bird has a striking collar. (The collar usually appears unbroken but, at very close range, it has tiny dark flecks eating into the upper edge, immediately below the bill.)
In spite of the bold neck collar this bird is easier to identify as a hybrid due to the paler greyer hues of the body plumage and the obvious buffy/grey wash to the flank patch.
In brighter light the Dark-bellied Brent influence is clear to be seen. In the winter of 2012-13 this bird returned paired to a Dark-bellied Brent, with a gosling in tow. The bird's behaviour showed it to be a gander and it would readily threaten any of goose that wandered too close to his mate and young.
Hybrid gander paired with Dark-bellied Brent and gosling. This family has spent most of the winter at Lady Anne's Drive, Holkham. The Brent flock with which they associate often fed close to the road allowing close views and the opportunity to obtain excellent photographs. The resulting images may well represent the first documentation of definite F2 hybrid.
In terms of plumage the 1st winter F2 gosling shows strong similarities to that of a Dark-bellied Brent. The neck collar is perhaps more striking than an average 1st winter Dark-bellied but it is not exceptional.
Living in the heart of a traditional wintering ground of Dark-bellied Brent Geese it has been possible to get to know many of the local flocks and to watch them in a variety of weather and lighting conditions. This privileged situation has proved invaluable for regularly sharing observations and thoughts with other local observers, notably Andrew Bloomfield, Mark Golley and Richard Millington.
Further thoughts – Vagrant Black Brants in Norfolk can vary in the darkness of their body feathers, not all are distinctly 'black and white' and it is not uncommon to see a distinct division between the brown body feathers and the blackish neck, (as discussed above, light conditions will, of course, have a great influence). The presence of a neck collar unbroken at the front is often a requirement of an 'acceptable' pure Black Brant. It is now clear that an unbroken collar doesn't exclude a hybrid Black Brant X Dark-bellied Brent. The question that has to be asked is – how variable are the neck collars on pure Black Brants, particularly during the winter months? (I have seen a Black Brant in Alaska in early summer with a neck collar that only met at the front on the lower edge). I guess that the answer can only come from those with experience of Black Brants within their native range.
James McCallum
Many thanks to Mark Golley for reading through the first draft and commenting on the text.


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10 Rocking Feature in 10 Days: AppArmor
Corey Burger talks about Novell's AppAPrmour implementation in Gutsy in the 7th part of the series:
So what does AppArmor do?
AppArmor helps you keep your computer secure by restricting what certain applications can do. This means that if somebody discovers a new way to exploit protected software, AppArmor helps reduce the risk by limiting access to resources defined in the application profile.
So what sort of profiles are currently enabled in Gutsy
Currently 7.10 ships with the framework and all the application tools, although only CUPS (the printing tool) has a profile enforced by default. The plan for Ubuntu 8.04 (called Hardy Heron in it's development cycle) is to have a larger set of profiles enabled.
However, there is a beta profiles package in the universe component cunningly named apparmor-profiles. These profiles are in what is called "complain" mode, which warns the user that an application is doing something wrong without actually stopping it. The complain mode contrasts with the "enforce" mode, which does exactly that.
So how do I make an AppArmor profile?
If you are an end user or a sysadmin that wants to help out with the development of Ubuntu or AppArmor or merely needs to create a profile for an application they use, it is fairly easy. AppArmor builds in easy tools to profile applications and create profiles. A great tutorial to get started can be found on the AppArmor page on the help wiki.
So will this break my system?
Nope! One of the key reasons this is being rolled across two releases (the framework in 7.10, the profiles in 8.04) is to eliminate such issues.
What if I screw with AppArmor and it goes boink?
Hey, there is an answer for that too. AppArmor builds in a cool little utility called aa-logprof to help fix AppAmor and get you a working system again. You can read more about aa-logprof on the AppArmor page too.
Got any shiny pictures of AppArmor in action?
Nope. AppArmor is designed to be one of those silent things that you never notice.
If you want to read more about AppArmor, aside from the Ubuntu Help page, you can also try the OpenSuse page on AppArmor
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A few days ago we decided to try and make the Christmas shopping of some of you lovely folk a little bit easier with a short gamers' gift guide. One of the games featured was Fantasy Flight's Hey, That's My Fish! by Alvydas Jakeliunas and Gunter Cornett. At the time of that article we had played a couple of games but hadn't had the time to write a full review, so we're here now to rectify this issue and bring you our full thoughts on the game!
Hey, That's My Fish! is a strategy game for 2-4 players, the aim of which is to gather more fish than your opponents.
There were two things about Hey, That's My Fish! (we'll abbreviate it to HTMF! for the remainder of the review!) which instantly appealed to us. The first was the title/box art, which struck a chord with our daft sense of humour, and the two penguins on the box were soon given the permanent nicknames of Smug Penguin and Shatner Penguin. The second was the price (which we'll address at the end of the review as always), which made it too good to pass up.
Upon opening the box, we were greeted by a noticeable lack of gaming board, which might seem a severe oversight for a board game at first glance. Whilst we do still consider HTMF! to be a board game, the playing area is actually made up from a series of modular hexagonal Ice Floe Tiles, 60 of which are contained in the box.
These tiles are each illustrated with 1-3 fish which form the overall object of the game. The only other elements in the box aside from these tiles are the playing pieces...
While it's nice to support smaller, indie games, the nice thing about buying products from larger companies such as Fantasy Flight is the quality of the overall product. We were overjoyed the first time we opened the HTMF! box and saw that there were no wooden pawns or anything of that nature, but actual models of both Smug Penguin and Shatner Penguin for us to use during our games. There are four colours to choose from, and four penguins of each colour. During 2 player games each player will use all four of their penguins, for 3 players they will each use three, and in 4 player mode only two of each are used.
This summarises the box contents in their entirety! Simple? Of course. Does this mean it's a poor and unchallenging game? You should know better than to ask us that by now! Let's take a look at the gameplay...
Before HTMF! can start, the gaming area must first be laid out. The Ice Floe Tiles are shuffled up and placed in a grid as demonstrated above, with alternating rows of seven and eight tiles. The rules dictate that the tiles should be placed face-down to assist randomisation, and then flipped face-up afterwards. This seemed to us like an unnecessarily fiddly and time-consuming addition to the set up process, and we found that by simply selecting the tiles blindly from the box whilst constructing the grid meant that they could just be arranged face-up from the outset.
This is a little bit of a slow process, and if playing on a smooth surface it can get quite frustrating as the slightest knock to a single tile can upset the entire layout. We'd thoroughly recommend trying to find a nice, high-friction surface to play on - the rubberised back of a card-gaming mat has saved us a lot of aggro during our games.
With the gaming area set up, players must squabble amongst themselves over their favourite colour of penguins, and then they're ready for their initial placement...
At the beginning of the game each player must place their penguins on Ice Floe Tiles containing only a single fish. Players alternate, placing one penguin at a time until all of them are on the board, and then the game is ready to start!
As mentioned earlier, the aim of HTMF! is to gather more fish than your opponents. Each player takes it in turn moving a single penguin. Penguins can move as many spaces as they want in a single turn, but must move in a straight line, and cannot move through other penguins. When the penguin has completed its move, the player collects the Ice Floe Tile on which it started its move, and adds it to their pile. The next player then moves one of their penguins in a similar fashion, and the process repeats.
As Ice Floe Tiles are collected, the playing area begins to shrink around the penguins, limiting the players' movement options. When a player can no longer move any of their penguins they are out of the game, removing their pieces from the grid and collecting the tiles they finished the game on.
This is where the strategic element of HTMF! comes into play. The first instinct of any player is to start collecting as many fish as possible, but by cutting off your opponents' penguins you can cunningly find that you have the entire board to yourself! In the picture above the blue penguin has isolated the red penguin in the corner. Seeing as penguins can't move through eachother the red penguin has no movement options, and once the blue penguin moves away his Ice Floe Tile will disappear, stranding the red penguin on a little tile island until the end of the game. The term "deceptively strategic" did get thrown around a lot during our review sessions, and it is an excellent way of describing the game.
HTMF! doesn't actually end when only one player remains in the game, but continues until that player no longer has any legal movement options. This means that the key to victory is often outmanoeuvring your opponents, isolating and eliminating their penguins, and allowing you to slowly hop around the board collecting as many of the remaining tiles as is legally possible without backing yourself into a corner.
Although a group of strategically-minded players can give a game of HTMF! a very chess-like edge, the simple game mechanic and colourful, friendly game pieces make this an ideal family game, and for specialist gamers who want to introduce their young ones to the hobby then it's an ideal platform. Whilst the temperamental nature of the tiles on a smooth surface can cause frustration, HTMF! is an excellent game in all other areas, being easily accessible, quick to play, deceptively strategic (we had to say it again), and fantastic value for money.
The Good Points
- Visually, Hey, That's My Fish! is a very fun game. Amusing and colourful game pieces and a nice cover make it appealing from the start.
- The modular board keeps games nicely randomised, so that no two grids will ever be the same.
- The simple mechanic makes it accessible to players of all ages, whilst at the same time a group of adults can delve into deeper tactical thinking to make the game more of a challenge.
- Unlike many board games, HTMF! takes up a refreshingly small amount of space on the table, making it nice and easy to crack open for a quick game.
- A game of HTMF! doesn't take too long to play, making it a good wind-down game.
- It's such good value for money!!!
The Bad Points
- The modular board is very prone to being knocked during set up or whilst collecting tiles. We can't stress highly enough the benefits of playing on a surface with a little grip.
- Hardcore "serious" gamers probably won't enjoy this game due to it's colourful and family-friendly theme.
Recommended Number of Players: 3
HTMF! can be played with 2-4 players, and frankly it works just as well with any number! The number of penguins for each player decreases with the number of players, and so the gameplay runs just as smoothly. 2 player games can be a little bit more tactical as players only have to out-think one opponent, whereas 4 player games become more chaotic as the moves of three other people become harder to predict. Our personal preference is for 3 players as it gives a higher penguin count (9, as opposed to 8 in 2/4 player games) and thus makes the grid seem a little busier.
Average Game Time: 15 minutes
HTMF! is a short game, running for around 15 minutes (20 when you include set up time). This makes it good for younger players with short attention spans, and also for games nights when players just want a simple game to break up the evening.
Replay Value: Medium
The modular grid helps to keep HTMF! fresh across multiple games, and the simple nature of the game means that it's easy to introduce new players as well. The difficulty of the game always boils down to the strategic skill of your opponent, so unless you're evenly matched or can provide a stream of new opponents it will probably start to lose its shine after a while.
The Future: n/a
HTMF! is a self-contained game, but let's be honest, there's nowhere it could really go with expansions. Apart from the possibility of more tiles to expand the grid, and thus adding the option of a fifth or sixth player, HTMF! is very much it's own thing.
Price: £10
That's right! We hinted at it being a bargain, and HTMF! will set you back a measly £10! This actually makes it the cheapest game we've ever got our hands on at Games & Tea (technically Felinia and Sedition Wars cost us the same, but they were bought on clearence rather than having a low RRP), and we can't see why anyone wouldn't want to take a chance on it at that price.
Tea consumed during this review: PG tips with milk and 2 sweeteners. Brew rating 6/10 (too much milk).
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Huang Youyi, chairman of the International Federation of Translators, claims that words such as okay, bye-bye, nice, modern and guitar are slipping in to every day Chinese, and causing problems.
Mr Youyi said: "If we do not pay attention and we do not take measures to stop Chinese mingling with English, Chinese will no longer be a pure language in a couple of years.
"The terms DVD, MP3 and CEO are so abundant in Chinese and they are very popular. But these imported terms can cause confusion."
Mr Huang, who went to university in the United States and is also the head of the China International Publishing group, one of the country's largest publishers, fears that the increasing flow of English words and phrases into Chinese conversation could endanger the future of the language itself.
"In the long run, Chinese will lose its role as an independent language for communicating information and expressing human feelings," said Mr Huang.
As China has opened up and modernised, it has struggled to contain the inward flow of Western culture and language. Presently, only 20 foreign films are allowed to be screened in Chinese cinemas each year, while a wide swath of websites, including Youtube, Facebook and Twitter, have been banned.
Nevertheless, Western brands have proliferated, English-language television shows are widely available and there are huge numbers of students wanting to study English. "Some of our people think that using foreign words is a sign of being open-minded and international.
I do not think so," said Mr Huang. "Instead, we should have confidence in our own language. You cannot expect others to respect you unless you respect yourself," he said.
Mr Huang presented proposals to the recent Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference meetings in Beijing that would ban publications from using English names, places, people and companies.
Instead, the publications would have to translate the terms into Chinese. A national committee would be formed to make a series of official translations. "You rarely see Chinese characters in any English newspaper," he said.
However, Mr Huang has had little support for his proposals. Gu Yuego, a researcher at the Institute of Linguistics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said: "If we cleaned out all the borrowed words, less than half of modern Chinese will be left."
He added: "Borrowing words from other languages is a global phenomenon. It is a positive sign of cultural exchange and assimilation. There is no way that China can close the door on this.
France has tried many times to cleanse English words from French and they just make fools of themselves. Our Coke-drinking, Nike-wearing youth is undoubtedly still Chinese, but it has a broader mind and greater knowledge about other countries and cultures."


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News stories from ADInstruments in 2015
The latest Life Science education technology on show at OEB
ADInstruments | 16 Nov 2015
Technology in Life Science education is seeing a revolution and visitors to this December's OEB education conference in Berlin will see a new tool to help teach future Doctors, Nurses, and Life Science professionals - Lt from ADInstruments.
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