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Some of you might be privy to a little bit of confidential BGR info, but for those of you who are not: I went to Chicago recently. In a car. Besides me harboring a hate for the entire of state of Pennsylvania, (because it’s ridiculously long to drive through) the trip was quite successful. One of the main reasons why I didn’t mind being in a car seven times longer than being in a plane was because I was blessed by two MiFi units; a Verizon Wireless unit and a Sprint unit. Plus, what better way to really test out two mostly identical devices on two completely different networks when you’re covering around 1700 miles round trip. I didn’t do a really vigorous string of tests or anything near our much-loved BGR Carrier Wars series. Instead I used one unit exclusively on the way to Chicago from New York City and the other unit on the way back. Here’s what I found…

The first MiFi I used was the Verizon Wireless unit. We all know how good Verizon’s reputation in the data department is and I had high hopes for this little bad boy. Before we get into how it fared, let’s look at the physical unit itself. It’s definitely smaller than you’d imagine if you have never seen or held one before, and Verizon opted to go with a glossy black top plastic piece with a soft touch rubberized finish on the underside. While this obviously goes well with Verizon’s black, red, and white color scheme, the review unit was scratch city already when I received it. Will this affect the device’s performance? Absolutely not, but I’m not terribly sure high gloss black plastic was the best of ideas as far as exteriors go. On the underside of the Verizon unit is a nice little sticker that will give you the pre-set passcode for the wireless network it transmits.

This is helpful so you can get going immediately when you purchase the unit instead of fumbling for the user manual or frantically calling that bastard salesperson that sold you the device. What’s really fantastic about the MiFi in general is that you get access to a router configuration page just as you would on your Linksys, Belkin, or whatever brand router you use at home or at the office. On that page you can customize just about anything including presents for different network modes (temporary hotspot, secure, open, etc.), port forwarding, MAC filtering, power and standby settings and a bunch more. You’ll see that Verizon and Sprint have different network configuration pages and we’ll go over both of them a little further down.

Here’s Verizon’s wireless configuration page and you’ll notice it looks just like their horribly-designed and crafted VZAccess Manager apps. But, Verizon isn’t about sparkle, they’re about substance and their configuration page (and arguably VZAccess Manager software) is extremely simple and quick to navigate and setup. After renaming the wireless network to something a little more clean (Verizon MiFi — original, I know) and setting a new Wi-Fi passkey, I was ready to go.

Immediately 5 bars of glorious mobile Wi-Fi appeared on my MacBook Pro. I entered the passkey and was off and running. After knocking through some work over IM, in the web browser, and in Outlook, I decided I’d start to speed test the Verizon MiFi. The highest speed I saw was around 950kbps and the lowest was around 780kbps (in Rev. A coverage areas). I think I completed one speed test over 1X and that was about 120kbps.

You can see a shot of one speed test I did that yielded 802kbps down and 557kbps up. Not bad at all if you need to have data access while on the move and definitely in line with Verizon’s other data products like USB sticks or ExpressCards.

Both MiFi units support high level security including WPA2-PSK and WEP Wi-Fi networks.

As far as Sprint’s unit goes, the finish is quite different on the top part of the casing. There’s a brushed aluminum texture which is glossed over with a clear coat that really doesn’t show scratches. Major bonus. Besides just looking lighter and being less scratch-prone, the Sprint MiFi externally is basically the same exact hardware as the Verizon device. Sprint doesn’t have a sticker on the underside of the unit with a default passkey for the Wi-Fi network, but since this review unit came with an open Wi-Fi network it wasn’t an issue I had to deal with. Bets are that it would be on the box or in some sort of included paperwork…

After selecting and configuring the Wi-Fi network to my liking (again, Sprint MiFi2200 — totally brilliant, right?) I was a happy camper on I-80 East. For some reason, and this might not actually be the case with every unit, I noticed the range of Wi-Fi signal to be a little worse on the Sprint MiFi than on the Verizon MiFi. I had read about this somewhere and it mentioned that since the Sprint unit was part metal compared to all plastic the Wi-Fi range suffered a bit. That’s obviously not true as the Sprint unit is not any part metal, so I’m not sure what exactly the reason for that was or if maybe the unit I was testing was a little broken in. Just think about how many Wi-Fi clients had been using that MiFi before me. Yikes.

While both units are pretty much identical when you get down to the nitty gritty, Sprint’s MiFi offers the ability to use the built-in GPS. This is really cool if you don’t have a GPS-enabled mobile phone and could possibly be a life-saver in some situations. You have the option of searching directly from the router configuration page using your GPS location, and displaying the coordinates of where you are, among other things. Very nice and very cool. As far as the look and feel of the configuration page goes, Sprint’s was really clean and had a bit more polish, shall we say, over the Verizon page. There was also an option in the power preferences to have the MiFi enter standby mode when plugged into a charger which the Verizon page didn’t have.

Not too surprisingly, speeds were a bit better on Sprint’s unit. We’d say an average of around a 150kbps difference even though there’s about a 300kbps difference from the speed tests we took photos of. The trade off is that Sprint’s coverage was not as good as Verizon’s and many times the Verizon unit would be in a Rev. A coverage area when the Sprint unit would only be chugging on 1X. Battery life was the same on both units at around 4 and a half hours of straight usage which actually ended up lasting throughout maybe half the day when going about the city on and off.

Both MiFi devices can support up to 5 wireless clients each simultaneously which is an incredible feat for a device so small and compact. You can also connect your MiFi via a microUSB cable to your computer and tether it while also charging the unit. The downside here, though, is that once the unit is connected to a computer over USB, routing data over Wi-Fi is not possible. Obviously if the unit is plugged into a microUSB wall charger you’re free to charge and surf without a hitch. Both units got mildly warm with strenuous usage, nothing alarming or even concerning. While I’m not daring enough to keep a MiFi in my pocket, when left in my backpack it turned out to be an awesome traveling companion, gladly picking up the slack from AT&T’s horrendous Chicago coverage.

As you can see from the review, both units are pretty much identical at the end of the day. Little minor exterior differences and even smaller hardware differences (I actually believe they are identical, just Verizon doesn’t enable the GPS function that Sprint does), it’s pretty tough to immediately call one a winner. I wish I could be more clear and really recommend one over the other — Sprint’s was a little bit faster in places, Verizon’s had better coverage and was a tad more reliable — but it’s really personal preference. I’ve been a Bell Atlantic customer and now a Verizon customer for a very long time and like their coverage. After I ship back the Verizon unit, I’ll be purchasing a Verizon MiFi for my personal use, but that’s not to say I wouldn’t be happy with a Sprint one.

Both devices retail for $99 with a 2-year agreement with qualifying monthly data plan.


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Isaiah – Chapter 53

Verse 1 – Who has believed our report? And whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

This chapter continues to speak of Jesus who suffered for the sins of the world. The idea that God would choose to save the world through a humble, suffering servant, is contrary to human pride and worldly ways. God often works in ways we don’t expect. The Messiah’s strength is shown by humility, suffering, and mercy.

Verse 2 – For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.

People miscalculated the importance of Christ. Just as a young plant growing up in dry ground would be withered, they didn’t recognize the importance to man-kind. He was rejected, even though He went around doing good.

Verse 3 – He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Just like today: Many reject Christ because they have never had their eyes opened to a loving and forgiving God. The sad part is because some Christians are not very good examples of Christ’s goodness.

Verse 4 – Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteem Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

Verse 5 – But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Transgressions – to break away from God’s authority; iniquities – moral evil, wickedness, both meaning sin. So how could Isaiah understand that the Messiah would come and take the world’s sin, including all decease, upon Himself? He understood this by understanding the idea of a sacrifice and by God’s great revelation.

Verse 6 – All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Sheep tend to wander off and like sheep, we have to be rescued. The “Good Shepherd,” Christ, is His name. Israel didn’t have hind-sight, they had prophets sent by God. We today have it written out in plain English and yet many still reject Him. When you only follow your own ways and leave Christ out, you go astray just as Israel did. However, the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 2:4 – Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of god leads you to repentance?

Verse 7 – He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth.

Love for us kept Christ on that cross, knowing that His perfect sacrifice would give all mankind the forgiveness that “None of us deserved!” That is one reason we should be quick to forgive others, because He forgave us without opening His mouth.

Verse 8 – He was taken from prison and from judgment, and who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of My people He was stricken.

Can you think of anyone who would be willing to take your punishment for something that you did? No, me neither. Christ was willing to be cut off, crucified and die, and be raised up to live, all for our sin.

Verse 9 – And they made His grave with the wicked-but with the rich at His death, because He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Verse 10 – Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When you make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.

And these verses explain why we are all called to be a witness for the kingdom. In His hand – under His government and direction, He is exalted and converts the heart and mind. A transformation within the spirit takes place in every believer, thus the seed, His seed, being multiplied!

Verse 11 – He shall see the travail of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities.

When you become a believer, you have been made “justified.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 – For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

That’s quite a trade. Christ took our punishment upon Himself and gave us His righteousness. We should all remember – We didn’t get what we deserved. It was by Christ’s obedience to the Father that we live and breathe!

Verse 12 – Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong, because He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressor.

When Christ willingly laid down His life for all sinners, which includes you and I, He became our intercessor, the go between man and the Father. He is forever interceding for all His children today. Believe and receive!

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What's the Big Idea?

Robonaut is literally ascending its stairway to the moon in baby steps. Robonaut, aka R2, the first humanoid robot in space, was delivered to the International Space station on space shuttle Discovery's final flight this past February, and finally powered up this week. "Sure wish I could move my head and look around," Robonaut said in the tweet. (You can follow Robonaut's progress on Twitter here: @Robonaut)

Sorry, R2, but that won't happen until next week, when the robot will finally get to wiggle its fingers and move its arms and hands. R2 will still not be able to walk, as its legs are currently being designed and will not be attached to its torso until 2013.

And yet, who needs legs when you have a Centaur rover (above) as your whip? An improved set of wheels--developed by GM and NASA, called the Centaur 2 was produced in 2010 and features prospecting censors, excavation implants,and devices for converting planetary materials into usable products.

What's the Significance?

While Robonaut may take a while to get its space legs, it is considerably cheaper than a human astronaut. And cheaper is the name of the game in 21st century space exploration. While the U.S. space program has its sights on landing on an asteroid, and making an eventual Mars landing, a permanent robot presence may be the most feasible option for future lunar exploration.

That is still a long way off, as the goal right now is for R2 to fulfill the mission it was primarily designed for--to serve as a human assistant, as explained in the video below.

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There are many ways to participate in this ILoveFS day and we encourage everybody to join in and celebrate. Show your love to Debian developers, contributors and teams virtually on social networks using the #ilovefs hashtag and spreading the word in your own social media circles, or by visiting the ILoveFS campaign website to find and use some of the promotional materials available such as postcards and banners.

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Discrimination in the British Armed Forces-1914

Walter Tull was the first black outfield footballer in Britain. Born in Folkestone in 1888 he was of mixed parentage. His father was from Barbados and his mother was English. Sadly, both his parents died at an early age, so Walter and his Brother were brought up in an orphanage in East London. Walter’s brother Edward was adopted and went to live in Scotland with the Warnocks, where he late worked as a dentist in Aberdeen and Glasgow. Walter stayed behind in London.

While at the orphanage he enjoyed playing football and was an exceptional talent. He was playing for Clapton when in 1909 he was spotted by Tottenham Hotspur. Walter and his Spurs Team mates. Walter was a trained printer but gave up his profession for a more exciting career in football. Spurs paid him a £10 signing on fee, ( the maximum at that time and his wages were £4 per week. After some time it became clear that Walter was not quick enough to be a striker and so he transferred to Northampton Town in 1911.

He played for Northampton until the outbreak of the First World War. Lieutenant Tull and his Brother Edward He enlisted in 17th and 23rd battalion of the Middlesex Regiment (2nd Football). The division was made up of Footballers. Despite military rules at the time forbidding any Black soldiers to become officers, Walter Tull was commissioned in May 1917. Second Lieutenant Tull was killed in action in the 2nd Battle of the Somme,France. His body was never identified.

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  • 17th March 2009 at 2:10 pm

    There is currently a number of campaigns underway to ensure that Walter Tull is remembered and takes his rightful place amongst the great achievers in British history.

    The various campaigns are:

    1. To rename the school he attended in Folkstone as The Walter Tull School.
    2. To erect a statue of Walter Tull at the newly planned Spurs Stadium
    3. To replay the match between Spurs & Bristol City in memory of the racial abuse Walter suffered 100 years ago.
    4. To include the story of Walter Tull in the National Curriculum
    5. To erect a permanent memorial to Walter Tull in Folkstone
    6. and of course… to posthumously award Walter the Victoria Cross that he was recommended to receive, but did not.

    If you would like to support us, please contact:
    On facebook: Join the group @: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33844959524
    Sign the online petition for the posthumous award of the military cross @: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/spurs4tull/signatures.html
    Sign for a statue at the new Spurs Stadium @ http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/waltertullmemorialTHFC

    Thank you for your support.

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    He should be part of the topic in a movie on Black-African-Diaspora people who fought in ww1&www2.Informative article.

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Cat Sims Winter Box 2018
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50 Screenprinted T-Shirt Deal – Sent in her screenprinted illustrated box.

Artist: Cat Sims

Cat Sims is an artist based in London. Her work covers a broad range of mediums, from graphic design to comics and printmaking. She has worked as a freelance illustrator for over ten years‚ her recent clients include: V&A‚ Barbican, Sisters Uncut and STRIKE! Magazine.

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Where did your ‘Palms’ illustration on the boxes and t shirts come from?

That drawing is a section of Kew palm house. I adore that place and try to visit a few times each year.

You recently launched your prints in your own online store. What are your plans for your store?

The store is going really well so far! And it’s really lovely to have a brief dialogue with people who buy my stuff and feel inclined to send messages of support from all over the world. I’m hoping to stock more zines, comics and prints, but only in small batches to see what works.

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You’re working with a new Agent, Illustration Web, how’s it going so far?

My relationship with Illustration Ltd. has only really just begun, but they have been extremely positive and supportive of my work, so I’m really looking forward to seeing what opportunities lie ahead. Watch this space!

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June Ride 2018

June 23rd ride cancelled due to potential thunderstorms.

Street Ride June 23rd

June All-Levels Event: Peace in the Streets Ride

Join us Saturday, June 17, as Black Women Bike DC joins the annual Peace in the Streets Ride for our monthly all-levels event. This is a ride in the streets from the Deanwood neighborhood of D.C. to the White House and back with a police escort. This even is hosted by MPD, The Holy Christian House of Praise for All People Church, and WABA.

Please note:

  • This is a NO DROP ride – no one will be left behind
  • You must have a HELMET to ride with BWBDC
  • Bring your own WATER
  • ALL LEVELS are welcome
  • This ride is open to women and men

Free registration begins 7:00am. Roll out 8:00am

If weather poses an issue, check the Facebook event page or BWBDC’s Twitter feed (@BWBDC).

April Clinic: How to Ride the Streets of DC Safely

In preparation for Bike to Work Day, Black Women Bike will be hosting a seminar on how to bike on the roads safely, followed by a group bike ride on the streets of DC.

10:00 am – 11:30 am: Safety Seminar
At the seminar you will learn the ABCs of bike safety, how to navigate an urban area, and how to be visible to motorists. We will provide you with a bike map, so you can map your route from home to work.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Bike Ride
We will take a short ride around the streets of DC, so you can become comfortable riding with motorists on the road and navigating different

Who should attend?
All levels who want to be more comfortable biking on the road.

What to bring?

  • Bike
  • Helmet (You MUST have a helmet to participate in the ride)
  • Water
  • A friend/neighbor/mother/sister/cousin/aunt/nana
  • An open mind
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Saturday, July 11, 2015

Cannes Film Festival + Cinema Miscellanea

The summer issues of Sight & Sound and Film Comment have landed, and with them their respective overviews of this year's Cannes Film Festival and it's four major aspects; the Competition and this year's award winners, the Camera d'Or, Critics Week and the Director's Fortnight. Covered in-depth by some of the most established names in film journalism, including Amy Taubin's "Setting Sun: Despite Glorious Films the Specter of the Death of Cinema was Never Far" on cinema-as-film's diminishing role seen at Cannes. With the DCP becoming the established projection norm at the world's premier film festival, even for great auteurs who's work continues to be shot on celluloid. There was also some question concerning vision and programming when superior Hollywood crowd-pleasers like George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road", though a masterfully edited and kinetic sensorial onslaught, was still being cited as one of the truly great films seen by the festival's 11th day. With many of the initial offerings by expected directors quite-good-but-minor, or left out of competition entirely in the Director's Fortnight, Gavin Smith asks if these conditions are simply a sign of the times, or is art cinema on the ropes, "Sins of Omission: With Obvious Exceptions, La Programmation Wasn't Great". His sentiment mirrored in the New York Times coverage by Manohla Dargis "At Cannes Film Festival, Good Sometimes isn’t Enough". Further plumbing the divide between the delights of quality entertainment and the richness of art cinema, Laura Kern 's "Slumming It: Days and Nights in the Market" explores the festival's underbelly of low-profile, indie, pulp and genre treats running the spectrum of savage horror films, sleazy thrillers, sci-fi oddities, and other assorted uncharted questionables.

Transcending what Smith referred to as those "quite-good-but-minor" works, Jacques Audiard's "Dheepan" tackles migrant integration in central Europe in his characteristically workmanlike and absorbing fashion as a highly charged thriller. Yet many felt it being awarded the Palme d'Or was a snub to greater films seen. Other highlights include Yorgos Lanthimos Jury Prize-winning Kafka meets H.G. Wells allegory, "The Lobster", the best Best Actress award going to Todd Haynes adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's "Carol" and the Un Certain Regard prize graced Grímur Hakonarson's tale of brotherly hatred between hermit farmers in "Rams". In the same program, Romania's Corneliu Porumboiu earned the Talent Prize for his "The Treasure" and the Directing Prize went to Kiyoshi Kurosawa, apparently back on form with a altogether different spin on the Japanese ghost tale. Kurosawa's exploration of modern unease has taken a more refined turn since 2008's "Tokyo Sonata", a path he continues down with "Journey to the Shore". Rounding out the prize selections, the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize went to Dalibor Matanic's "The High Sun" and the festival's cinematography award, the Caméra d'Or to César Augusto Acevedo for "La Tierra Y La Sombra". Not prize winning, but no less notable for it, Jia Zhang-Ke's "Mountains May Depart" continues his commentary on China's shifting cultural-economic alignment as a extremely ambitious, albeit microcosmic depiction of that nation's rapid transformation. Japan's mainstays of contemporary arthouse familial drama, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Naomi Kawase delivered "Our Little Sister" and "An", with varying degrees of success.

More significant works were relegated to out-of-competition status due to their inclusion in the richly populated Director's Fortnight section this year. Among them were Arnaud Desplechin's intricate memory piece, "My Golden Days" and Philippe Faucon's "Fatima" based on the first person prose of Fatima Elayoubi. Other stand-outs include Stéphane Brize's bleakly dispassionate monitoring of an unemployed European everyman (for which Vincent Lindon won the Best Actor prize) in, "The Measure of a Man" and Ida Panahandeh brought fresh insight to the familiar subject of divorce Iranian-style in, "Nahid". The title of the long anticipated Kent Jones documentary says everything you need to know going into this one, "Hitchcock-Truffaut" is as intelligent and lively as you could hope, filled with memorable images to accompany the historic series of encounters as well as revelatory commentary from David Fincher and James Grey, among others. In disappointing turns, having fallen so far from one film to the next, Paolo Sorrentino's "Youth" apparently gave viewers a sense of what it must have been like to be cast out of Eden after having ascended to the sublime and rapturous heights of 2013's, "La Grande Bellezza". Another disappointment, though one that could be seen coming in the tipping of the balance at "Enter the Void"'s conclusion, Gaspar Noe's "Love" was a somewhat flaccid affair who's highlight was solely the gorgeous cinematography expressed through Benoit Debie's steamy, luminous palette. Almost as disappointing after the late-career surprise of "Paranoid Park", nothing favorable has come out of the festival concerning Gus Van Sant's "The Sea of Trees".

Saving the best for last, the four films delivered this year by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, László Nemes and Miguel Gomes have been received with unparalleled enthusiasm across the festival's reportage. For Film Comment, there was Kent Jones' "Wonders to Behold: A Few Films Touched with Greatness Can Make All the Difference" on the sublime perfection of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's eight-years-in-the-wait period piece and Dennis Lim's reveling in Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Miguel Gomes' further refinement of their storytelling art, "Daydream Believers: Two 21st-Century Trailblazers Stole the Festival’s Thunder". Their sense of wonder at established auteurs on fabulous form was mirrored in the pages of Sight & Sound by Nick James' "Cannes: Hunting Season" and Isabel Stevens' "Cannes: An Affair to Remember". The four pieces focusing on Hou Hsiao-Hsien's sumptuous and oblique Best Director-winning spin on the wuxia genre, "The Assassin", László Nemes’ Grand Prix-winning Holocaust drama "Son of Saul" and Miguel Gomes' audacious three-part modern refashioning of folk tales from the Islamic Golden Age, "Arabian Nights - Volume 1, The Restless One" & "Arabian Nights - Volume 2, The Desolate One" & "Arabian Nights - Volume 3, The Enchanted One". Like Scheherazade, Gomes apparently has pulled out every storytelling trick in the book to span the film's epic 6 hour duration: prologues and epilogues, prolix voiceovers, obtuse framing devices, abundant on-screen titles and nested narratives within narratives. A director who's whole filmography deals in mystic parables couched within modern life, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Cemetery of Splendor" may lack wandering spirits in the night of the Thai jungle this time around, but it's mixing of the political, historic and the spiritual is told through a literally dreamy central metaphor. Sleep acting as a mysterious, uneasy bridge between the two worlds, the protagonists lead the viewer into a heightened sensory exercise of hypnotic motion and hushed sound as we observe their ambulations through neon-lit psychedelic jungle and Escher-like mazes of modern shopping complexes. All the while simultaneously turning increasingly Oneiric as it's political inflections sharpen.


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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

gamed all night.

these 2 days Internet speed very lagging. since today i had frequent problem to open pages, while d/l also usually slow than 30KB/s. gamed all night with baby, who later brought aside by his mom. might clouds gathering silently.


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Beho Beho Bushblog – Heribert – 14th Jan

Happy new year everyone, it’s been a little while. I must say the year has started quite well, we have had amazing wildlife experiences, just this year I have seen dogs twice. I was honestly getting worried about them cause this season has been very different, we haven’t really seen them as often as we used to and even when we did, it were a small pack of just 7 dogs, no pups.  Anyways it’s still a good sign that they are there.

Lions have become very illusive as now they have to follow prey that is widely spread through the park, this has made it very difficult or should I say its lucky to see one. There are a lot of tracks and we hear them in the night but actually seeing them becomes a mission.

General game in our area is amazing at the moment, lots of zebra, wildebeest, hundreds of giraffe, occasional buffalo and friendly elephant bulls. The other day we had a bull at most 2 meters from the vehicle. There is so much to eat right now, water is in abundance and prey is flourishing.
It’s a little strange that most of the migratory birds haven’t come in their normal numbers, carmines are very few and we miss the fun of them accompanying one on a drive. I understand the rains did not come at the right time and I hope they will still come during the few months left in the season.
What is best here though is the scenery at the moment, lush green and full of life, a true paradise right before your very eyes.

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Cereal Treats & Snack Bars: Seriously Tasty!

Are you always on the go? Do your kids want something new packed for their school lunch or snack? Give General Mills snackCinnamon Toast Crunch Barsbars a try! Each snack bar is made from the most coveted cereals: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams, and Lucky Charms!

Cinnamon Toast Crunch treats are just as delicious as a bowl of cereal, but much more functional! They’re great at snack time and even for breakfast in a pinch.  Each box comes stocked with not five, not ten, but twelve 2.1 ounce bars! Get your crunch on with these handy treats.

Golden Grahams Snack BarsOkay, so maybe you’re more of Golden Grahams fan. If that’s the case, then you’re in luck! There are also twelve individually-wrapped snack bars in one box of this wholesome treat. Even though the bars are just over two ounces, that doesn’t mean they’ve skimped on the flavors that you know and love! It’s the same great cereal, just in a new, more accessible form.

And, of course, we cannot forget the Lucky Charms option. Just as fun as a heapingLucky Charms Snack Bars bowl of this magical cereal, Lucky Charms snack bars come loaded with toasted oats and gooey marshmallow goodness! Try these easy to grab-and-go bars today!

With affordable pricing at, try one box, or try all three, today!

“Frozen” Candy – A New Favorite

If you have children, grandchildren, younger siblings or cousins, chances are you’re no stranger to the Disney movie, “Frozen.” Here at Blair Candy it’s one of our favorites, too! We’re pleased to carry “Frozen” treats for all ages to enjoy. There are Frozen Pez dispensers, lollipop rings and even jelly beans fashioned after this family favorite.Frozen candy

Our “Frozen” Pez selection comes as an assortment of 12 dispensers per box. Each box comes with Anna, Elsa and Olaf dispensers, plus candy refills. They make for great children’s favors, whether it’s a birthday party or just a winter-time play date!

Frozen Lollipop Rings will help any young girl feel like a Disney Princess, and give them something sweet to snack on! If you know a little girl who loves this movie, you know how much she wants to be like Elsa or Anna. Treat her to one of these candy jewels to wear, eat and feel like royalty!

And who doesn’t love the extraordinary, or should we say out-of-the-ordinary, flavors of Jelly Belly jelly beans? Now there are “Icicle Mix” Disney jelly beans! Keeping with the “Frozen” theme, Frozen Jelly Beans are great for snacking or for creating a decorative candy display that will almost look too good to eat! But with sparkling flavors like berry blue, grape and cream soda, it will be hard not to snack away!

So grab the movie, along with some “Frozen” snacks from Blair Candy and let the magic unfold!

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We’re excited to announce our new custom filters feature which allows users to analyze the impact of application errors on any of their custom data.

Along with the error data we automatically collect, Bugsnag has always allowed you to include data that is unique to your application. This is helpful in troubleshooting at the individual error level. Starting today that custom data can now be turned into a custom filter in order to measure the impact of errors using custom data.

For example, you can now use the filter bar to analyze error impact on customers in different payment tiers, on users in each A/B test group, or even trace exceptions across your entire tech stack.

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Analyze error impact on different user segments

A very common way for organizations to section their users is by the customer’s payment tier. By sending payment tier along with errors, you can now analyze the product experience of users in various tiers. For example, you might want to focus development efforts on fixing errors affecting users on paying plans versus those affecting users on the free tier.

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Measure performance on your A/B testing and phased roll-out groups

Modern development teams often use A/B testing, experimentation, or even phased roll-outs where product performance feedback is essential. A custom filter can now be used to measure application quality for each test group to help determine which product variant is better.

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Connecting the dots in today’s applications can sometimes be problematic. For example, on an e-commerce site, a user action of searching, viewing, and buying a product all might touch many services or apps. A custom filter can now be used to trace shopping cart ID or request ID through the whole stack.

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Pinoy Cyber Sale

The Philippines will be having its first major cyber sale event this Nov 27 to 30 dubbed Pinoy Cyber Sale.  The event is patterned after the US Thanksgiving weekend spanning Black Friday to Cyber Monday.  Get great discounts from major local e-commerce merchants.

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Dawn over the front yard

Rainy dawn
Kodak EasyShare C613 Zoom

Over the past few months I’ve casually shot my son’s discarded digital camera, a ten-year-old Kodak. That’s positively ancient in digital camera terms. It’s performed reliably, even under some rough service my son dealt it when he was younger. I’ll review it here tomorrow.

I’ve photographed my yard a lot this year. The front garden is better than it’s ever been and I’m excited to see it!

It was probably about 6:30 this rainy morning when I stepped onto my stoop for this photo. I wanted to see how the camera handled the available light. It decided it needed to fire the flash, but given the distance to my subject all that served to do was illuminate the raindrops. Still, this little camera managed to capture the dawn light’s quality very well.

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  1. There must be a bit of emotion here as you tick down the final days in your house. Someday, you’ll look back on these casual snaps and think…”Ah, yes…remember how nice my flowers looked that Summer?”

    • This is the best my front garden has ever looked. It has really come into its own this year. While I’m eager to move on into my future, it’s a shame I won’t be able to enjoy this garden for a few more years yet.

      Leaving this house is hard. I’ve found happiness here. But the happiness I’ve found is, finally, within myself. I know I can take it along with me to anywhere I might live. So I’m trying to remember that my affection for this house is really only displaced affection for myself. Hard-won affection. Something I did not have in the years before.

      I’ve put a lot of film through my cameras this year, but more than half the photos are from around my house. I keep thinking I should get out and take pictures elsewhere, and then I go out into the yard one more time to photograph a new flower.

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Lutheran Hour Ministries :: The Lutheran Hour

“Life Under God’s Construction” #82-40
Presented on The Lutheran Hour on June 7, 2015
By Rev. Gregory Seltz, Lutheran Hour Speaker
(Q&A Topic:What Appeal Does Church Have for Young People?)
Copyright 2015 Lutheran Hour Ministries

LHM is a Christian outreach ministry that provides The Lutheran Hour radio program, daily devotions, help topics and booklets, evangelism training, outreach resources for churches, Bible correspondence courses, international ministries, volunteer trips and service projects.

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These are some of the benefits you will experience in the LATAM Summit

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A daily meditation comes along with multiple benefits, not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally.  Today I want to share with you 3 of them that can make a big impact on our daily lives:

  1. Cultivating patience

We start understanding that everything comes at the right time and with it brings a lesson to be learned. After realizing this simple but powerful aspect, we can easily open ourselves up to forgive the past, enjoy the present moment, and trust the future and following this new awareness, the levels of anxiety will decrease in such a big way that allows us to accept with love whatever may come.

  1. Boosting our creativity

Meditation helps us reconnect with our inner child allowing us to express freely during our daily activities. It’s a feeling of being one with everything that surrounds us. It’s a moment of bliss, joy, and fulfilment that floods our hearts and puts us into a flow state where everything falls into place… just look at any kid for a few minutes, they instinctively know how to be fully present in every moment, don’t they?

  1. Living the art of “Letting go”

This notion could help us understand that nothing is personal, everything changes and the best way to live fully present is to embrace the moment by accepting it how it is. It’s neither good nor bad; it just is and it is as it has to be.

By understanding how to let go, we can realize that our thoughts become our words, our words become our actions, and our actions shape our reality. The outer world is a reflection of our inner world, and our inner world is governed by our beliefs which we have the power to change.

You too can experience these 3 benefits and more during the LATAM Summit . 3 days full of mindful activities, networking spaces with like-minded people, and workshops that will empower us to bring out the best version of ourselves!  Are you ready?

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Linemen Cat Calendar Shows Male’s Softer Side

Who says men don’t like cats? According to the Newark Advocate, Dave Seel of American Electric Power (AEP) wanted to promote the image of men with cats and help felines in need at the same time. The result was a calendar featuring his fellow linemen holding cats.

Seel’s interest in cats stemmed from his experiences finding and rescuing cats while out in the field working on power lines. Subsequently, he developed a relationship with the animals and staff at the Licking County Humane Society in Heath, Ohio.

“I loved (the idea) because they are these macho men,” Lori Carlson, executive director of the Humane Society, told the source. “It’s young men and middle-agers saying it’s cool to have a cat.”

The black and white Lineman of Lions calendar features various employees of AEP in front of company equipment. The calendar contains numerous cat facts throughout its pages and costs $20.

The Licking County Humane Society cares for shelter dogs and cats while facilitating adoption applications. Additionally, the organization is running a special where the adoption cost is reduced to $40 during the month of October. The shelter also offers foster care services and a pet food pantry.

Touching Video Of Faithful Dog Shows He Never Leaves Owner's Side, Even After She Passes Out In Street: Click “Next” below!

The Animal Rescue Site is a place where people can help provide food and care to millions of animals in need, both in the U.S. and around the world. In addition to sharing personal rescue stories, shopping for the cause, and signing petitions, visitors can take just a moment each day to click on a purple button to help animals. Visit The Animal Rescue Site and click today - it's free!
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First yellow flashing right turn arrow arrives in Utah

LEHI — Northern Utah County is developing at a rapid pace, emerging as a new frontier of the high-tech industry. In addition to retail attractions such as Cabela’s and the Outlets at Traverse Mountain, the area around I-15 at Timpanogos Highway (SR-92) has been dubbed the “Silicon Slopes,” attracting businesses who want affordable office space, a reliable talent pool from area universities and the high quality of life Utahns enjoy with a variety of outdoor recreation options just minutes away.

With all this development, UDOT continually evaluates how to improve traffic flow through the I-15/SR-92 interchange.

The latest update to the interchange is also a first in Utah: crews installed the state’s first flashing yellow right turn arrow at the northbound I-15 off-ramp to eastbound SR-92 in Lehi. You have probably driven through dozens of flashing yellow left turn arrows, where turning traffic yields but may make a left if there is no oncoming traffic. So why does the flashing yellow right turn arrow work at this interchange?

A flashing yellow arrow on a right hand turn on SR-92 allows traffic to flow more freely in a fast-growing part of Utah County.

A flashing yellow arrow on a right hand turn on SR-92 allows traffic to flow more freely in a fast-growing part of Utah County.

“The right turn goes into a lane that takes people to the SR-92 commuter lane, but a lot of people want to make a left into Adobe or Cabela’s,” said UDOT Region Three Signal Engineer Adam Lough. “We were seeing traffic back up and drivers getting frustrated because people who wanted to cross traffic to get to the left lane would be stopped on a green light. The flashing yellow signals a yield condition for drivers who want to move to the left lane on SR-92 as well as for the queue of traffic on the ramp.”

Now when the light is green, there is no eastbound traffic for drivers to weave through to move left; and during the flashing yellow, drivers who want to move left must wait for a safe opening in the traffic flow. Drivers who want to access the SR-92 commuter lanes from the I-15 northbound off-ramp still get impatient at times, but Lough said the flashing yellow right turn arrow has improved the traffic flow. “This provides a safer condition and has reduced the amount of backing on the ramp.”

Lough developed the idea of using a flashing yellow right turn arrow to address the traffic problems at this interchange ramp. Although UDOT had never installed anything like it, Lough suggested that it would be the best solution and worked with Traffic Operations Center staff to implement it. So far, he is pleased with the results.

“I am always looking for better ways to do things,” he said. “It is rewarding to see how changes like this make people’s commute a little better.”

Lough said the signal is almost always green or flashing yellow, but it briefly turns solid yellow and red as part of the signal’s cycle. The pedestrian button also triggers the red arrow.

“There is quite a bit of pedestrian traffic between the employment centers and retail outlets on either side of I-15 in this area,” Lough said. “Drivers really need to be on the lookout for pedestrians and bicyclists moving through this interchange.”

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Berlin Food Tour

Berlin Food Tour is for everyone who want to discover not only
Berlin but also the Berlin way of life, and indulge in some of the most exciting eating spots. In Berlin the word neighborhood still means something. The word “Kiez” is used by Berliners to describe the neighbourhood where they live and feel at home. As a city within a city, each district has developed its own charm and atmosphere.

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SQL Serer 2005 – Script Tables and Data

I was asked about the "DUMP" command in MySQL yesterday. It will create a script (in order) of all the database objects and the data they contain. The question was, does SQL Server 2005 have anything like that? Why yes it does!

Check out this free tool from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56E5B1C5-BF17-42E0-A410-371A838E570A&displaylang=en It's called the "Database Publishing Wizard" and it does just that.

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Post-Launch News Conference at 11:30 a.m. on NASA TV

NASA, SpaceX and Federal Aviation Administration officials will conduct a news conference at 11:30 a.m. EST marking today’s successful launch of the SpaceX CRS-10 mission to the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft and its 5,500 pounds of equipment are safely in orbit in pursuit of the station. You can watch the news conference on NASA TV or in the live stream below. News conference participants are:

  • George Diller, NASA Communications
  • William Spetch, Deputy Manager, Transportation Office, ISS
  • Jessica Jensen, Dragon mission manager, SpaceX
  • Pam Underwood, Manager, Operations Integration Division, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation

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BLUE Santa Stew® Holiday Feast For Adult Dogs

Christmas time at Blue Buffalo® means festive family gatherings, cold noses, rapidly wagging tails and a big bowl of delicious Santa Stew.

A hearty holiday feast that features the traditional favorites of turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes and cranberries, BLUE Santa Stew® is the perfect way to let your pup know that he’s a much-loved family member.

So while we celebrate the joy of the season, let’s take time to remember how lucky we are to be together and how much better life is when we have a dog to share it with.

Available in 12.5-oz. cans.

Made Without Wheat

This is an important difference between Blue's Stew and many other wet dog foods. Some brands use wheat as a thickening agent in their food.

Congratulations for Being Naughty AND Nice!

Thanks to everyone for submitting such great pics! Check out our two grand-prize-winning pets.

ALWAYS Starts with Protein-Rich TURKEY

  • NO Chicken (or Poultry) By-Product Meals
  • NO Corn, Wheat, or Soy
  • NO Artificial Flavors or Preservatives

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein 8.0% (min.)
Crude Fat 4.0% (min.)
Crude Fiber 1.0% (max.)
Moisture 82.0% (max.)
Nutrition Statement

BLUE Santa Stew Holiday Feast Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.

Feeding Guidelines

Feeding Instructions

Feed 1 to 1½ cans for every 10 lbs. of body weight per day.

Refrigerate unused portion.

Fresh Water

Be sure to have a clean bowl of cool, fresh water available at all times.

Note: Individual dog's requirements may vary due to age, breed, environment, and activity level. Adjust food as required to maintain optimal body condition, and ask your veterinarian if you are unsure.

Calorie Content:
996 Kcals/kg, 352 Kcals/can.

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3 Ways The American Institute Of Architects Gives Back

Professional organizations don’t usually have much impact outside of their membership, but the American Institute of Architects is an exception to this rule. With almost 100,000 members, the AIA is on the forefront of improving communities and advancing the status of architecture in today’s world. From encouraging positive legislation to educating architects and the general public alike, the AIA strives to improve and beautify the world around us.

1. Giving back to the community

Although it works to improve the lives and careers of its members, the AIA does a lot for local communities as well. AIA members regularly volunteer their time to help people in their own neighborhoods. In 2015, AIA architects volunteered their services to the town of Louisville, Kentucky to help come up with a plan to revitalize the city’s Russell neighborhood, an area filled with poorly designed, hastily constructed buildings. AIA members also receive special training to assess the safety of buildings after fires, floods and other natural disasters. The AIA itself also works with local charities to raise money for good causes like food drives.

2. Legislation and laws

One of AIA’s main goals is to advocate for improved laws and legislation. AIA representatives are active in encouraging Congress to pass helpful laws that provide tax credits for historic buildings and environmentally conscious design. They especially champion America’s energy tax credit program, which has contributed to the national economy by creating almost a million new jobs since its introduction. The AIA is also enthusiastically committed to identifying and protecting historical buildings. They work with the Library of Congress on the Historic American Buildings Survey, a valuable record of historically significant structures within the United States.

3. Architecture tours and events

The AIA hosts many architecture-related events to entertain and educate the general public. Their popular architecture tours offer sightseers the chance to see beautiful cities through the eyes of architectural experts. These tours to important cities like Barcelona, London and Chicago give visitors the chance to delve into lesser-known cityscapes and learn new facets of classic buildings. In addition to worldwide tours, the AIA hosts many local events like ArchtoberFest, an annual San Diego festival that offers a film festival and informative lectures for those wishing to learn more about regional construction styles.

Through education, advocating for historic preservation and volunteer work, the AIA has extended its influence far beyond the realm of architecture.


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Monday, November 22, 2010

The Media Narrative or Reality? Was it really a Landslide?

t r u t h o u t | What Landslide?: A Closer Look at the Midterm Election Results:

"In reality, higher deficits are more the result of a weak economy - both in terms of decreased revenues, increased demand for government benefits (unemployment insurance, Medicaid, Food Stamps, etcetera), and the political necessity of stimulating (or at least maintaining) aggregate demand. One can see how some voters, lacking a clear understanding of this reality, might easily misread the causality and opt for new 'managers of the economy.'"

There is much more to the recent election than meets the eye. The media narratives say one thing, the reality speaks a different story. The "analysis" of the media leaves out almost everything that doesn't fit their mutual consensus (the infamous narrative).

There was no landslide. The American People have remained silent once again. The Honkers and Squeakers have stolen the show. Sadly, our apathy, and our collective willingness to be swayed by this minimalist narrative delivered with breathless vigor by a zealous minority has brought us this political nightmare.

The election was about the economy. The narrative says that the Democrats have mismanaged the recovery. The reality says that the economy is recovering slowly, despite the consistent and stubborn attempts to continue its decline on the part of the Republican minority. The narrative says that Republicans are the fiscal conservatives and good managers of the economy, but the reality says that Democratic policies have been much more effective at job growth, expansion of GDP, and deficit reduction.

Collectively, we must learn to look past the narrative and find the voices in the media that bring the realities to light. Peel back the narrative and see what the real issues are. As the 2012 election cycle approaches, will the narrative win the day? One thing's for sure, if it does, the country will be much, much worse off than even now.

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