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Israeli Artificial Intelligence Keeps Satellites in the Sky
Artificial intelligence program will allow earth-observation and communications satellites to have longer working lifetimes in space.
By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced Tuesday that it has developed an innovative artificial intelligence system that will help keep observation and communication satellites in orbit beyond their previous life expectancy.
Based on years of focus and experience in space by IAI's Systems, Missiles and Space Group, the new SatGuard system extends the life of satellites deployed into orbit by detecting irregularities in the satellite's operations.
Telemetry information received from the satellites enables the system to analyze trends and identify irregularities and changes that occur in the satellite, address them, and prevent future anomalies.
Some measurements tested and monitored by SatGuard include sub-systems navigation accuracy, temperatures, electric currents and voltages, dynamical behavior, communication sub-systems, and more. The analysis of satellite activity data over the years of activity in space is made possible through artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and machine learning that can later develop a system that supports decisions and problem-solving for IAI's satellites.
The company has already proven the concept of the new system by using data received from the "Venus" research satellite that was developed and built by IAI for the Israeli and French space agencies.
"SatGuard is an innovative anomaly-analysis system that leverages big data in satellite management," said Inbal Kreiss, head of the Innovation Center for IAI's Systems, Missiles and Space Group. "Advanced machine learning, big data, and AI capabilities enabled the accelerated development of a system that provides accurate results in real-time.
"SatGuard will be used on satellites as well as in other lines of business, including customer service, online support, and implementation of trend-analyses findings," Kreiss added.
The new satellite operating system is only the latest in a series of high-tech space advances from Israel that have been making their way into orbit.
In February, a nanosatellite made by Tel Aviv University was launched to the International Space Station where it was released into orbit.
Earlier this month, the Israel Space Agency announced that a research project to improve on advanced Israeli battery technology would be conducted on the ISS to make electric cars more viable.
Eytan Stibbe, the second Israeli astronaut, is training to prepare for blast-off into orbit early next year.
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Q: Grant account write access to specific attributes on Active Directory User object I am trying to allow an account to update very specific attributes on all User objects.  I am setting this security on the "User" object.  When I add the account on the security tab, go to advanced, edit the accounts permissions, and start going through the list of attributes I am only able to find a few, like First Name, but most of the attributes I want to let them write to are missing.  How can I grant the account write access to these attributes?
Attributes I need to grant permission for:

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*First Name (givenName)

*Last Name (sn)

*Initials (initials)

*Department (department)

*Company (company)

*Title (title)

*Manager (manager)

*Location Info (physicalDeliveryOfficeName, streetAddress, postOfficeBox)

*Work Phone (telephoneNumber)

*Pager (pager)

*IP Phone (ipPhone)

*IP Phone Other (otherIpPhone)

*ThumbnailLogo (thumbnailLogo)

*jpegPhoto (jpegPhoto)

*Description (displayName)

Thanks

A: While @sysdmin1138 answer was correct it's worth mentioning that changing the scope is not the only reason why things are missing from the view. There are things that invisible by default.
Some objects such as physicalDeliveryOfficeName are hidden from view so you can't delegate them easily. A lot of other attributes are also hidden, but physicalDeliveryOfficeName is very specific and can be good example on how things works for Delegation.
The Per-Property Permissions tab for a user object that you view through Active Directory Users and Computers may not display every property of the user object. This is because the user interface for access control filters out object and property types to make the list easier to manage. While the properties of an object are defined in the schema, the list of filtered properties that are displayed is stored in the Dssec.dat file that is located in the %systemroot%\System32 folder on all domain controllers. You can edit the entries for an object in the file to display the filtered properties through the user interface.
A filtered property looks like this in the Dssec.dat file:
[User]
propertyname=7

To display the read and write permissions for a property of an object, you can edit the filter value to display one or both of the permissions. To display both the read and write permissions for a property, change the value to zero (0):
[User]
propertyname=0

To display only the write permission for a property, change the value to 1:
[User]
propertyname=1

To display only the read permissions for a property, change the value to 2:
[User]
propertyname=2

After you edit the Dssec.dat file, you must quit and restart Active Directory Users and Computers to see the properties that are no longer filtered. The file is also machine specific so changing it on one machine doesn't update all others. It's up to you whether you want it visible everywhere or not.

Full story about physicalDeliveryOfficeName and how to change it with screenshots can be read at my blog.
PS1. Since physicalDeliveryOfficeName is special case, after modifying this setting look for Read/Write Office Location. Unfortunately the name physicalDeliveryOfficeName never shows up.
PS2. Unless those settings are uncovered by modifying dssec.dat you won't be able to see them. Since this file is per computer it's entirely possible it's visible on some computers and not visible on others depending whether someone made the change earlier or not. This could explain why you could see it before and not later on.
PS3. Sorry for resurrection but just spent few hours trying to find the cause so thought I would share it for future reference.

A: I believe to get the full list you have to change "Apply onto" to "user" instead of "this object and all child objects". This changes the property selection dialog to include all of these.

A: Go to the "Advanced" ACL editor. Add the principal to whom the rights should be granted. In the "Permission for [principal name]" dialog, go to the "Properties" tab, choose "User objects" in the "Apply onto:" list, and select the properties and desired permissions from the list.
I spot-checked most of your list and I found everything I looked for there.

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Small Press Expo proudly announces more Special Guests for SPX 2018. The festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 15-16, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center and will have over 650 creators, 280 exhibitor tables and 22 programming slots to introduce attendees to the amazing world of independent and small press comics. Additional Special Guests will be announced shortly.
Rebecca Sugar is the creator of Cartoon Network's Emmy-nominated series Steven Universe, an animated coming-of-age story told from the perspective of Steven, the "little brother" to a team of magical guardians of humanity—the Crystal Gems.
Sugar was recently included in Variety's Hollywood's New Leaders 2016: The Creatives list, where she was recognized alongside other notable artists such as Damien Chazelle, Jerrod Carmichael and Donald Glover. A children's book adaptation of the Emmy-nominated Steven Universe episode "The Answer" also written by Sugar was released on Sept. 6., 2016 where it became a New York Times bestseller.
Kat Fajardo is an award-winning comic artist and illustrator born & raised in NYC. She is best known for her playful and colorful auto-biographical work about self acceptance and Latinx culture. She's recently illustrated the cover for Celia C. Pérez's The First Rule of Punk (Penguin Random House) and was featured in several anthologies. Hoping to boost Latinx narrative in comics, she's also edited La Raza Anthology and created the grant-winning series Bandida! You can check out her artwork on this year's SPX program cover or at her website.
In DAYGLOAYHOLE 2 Ben is a cockroach that even is guts can't love. Social and political commentary mixed with punk nonsense and gore drawn in vibrant florescent colors.
Jason Lutes was born in New Jersey in 1967 and grew up reading American superhero and Western comics. In the late 1970s he discovered Heavy Metal magazine and the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, both of which proved major influences on his creative development. Lutes graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration, and in 1993 he began drawing a weekly comics page called Jar of Fools for Seattle's The Stranger. Lutes lives in Vermont with his partner and two children, where he teaches comics at the Center for Cartoon Studies.
Carolyn Nowak graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Art and Design in 2011. She lives in Ann Arbor.
At SPX 2018, Nowak and Top Shelf Productions compile the Ignatz-winning "Radishes" and "Diana's Electric Tongue," along with several other stories old and new, in her full-color debut collection, Girl Town.
Carol Tyler emerged as a distinctive voice from the underground comics scene of the 1980s, with work featured in Weirdo, Wimmen's Comix, and Twisted Sisters. Her long form works include the autobiographical Late Bloomer (2005) and Soldier's Heart (2012), and her books have been nominated for various awards, including multiple Ignatz Awards, an Eisner Award, and the LA Times Book Prize. Tyler received the 2016 Cartoonist Studio Prize from the Slate Book Review. Her most recent book, Fab4 Mania, chronicles her teenaged obsession with The Beatles in a facsimile of her 1965 journal.
His work includes March, the graphic novel autobiography of congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis; You Don't Say, Any Empire, Swallow Me Whole, The Silence of Our Friends, The Year of the Beasts, and Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero. Powell is the first and only cartoonist ever to win the National Book Award.
Powell's newest book is the demon-haunted Arkansas fairytale Come Again (Top Shelf Productions, 2018).
The issue of abortion, has been a hot topic longer than most of us have been alive. It is also very complicated on so many levels. The thing is no matter what side of this issue you accept as right, we all should believe that it is a woman's choice, whether she should have one. Unfortunately, the die-hard anti-abortionists don't believe in this idea, and the sad truth is no one and no man should have domain over a woman's body. In a recently published anthology addressing this subject, Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor and OK Fox, and a host of other creators share stories in a Comics For Choice.
In Encountering Abortion Restrictions: From Kenya to Texas MJ Flores and Kat Fajardo, tells MJ's own distressing story of what lead her to an abortion halfway around the world. In They Call Her Dr. D, Dr. Cynthia Greenlee and Jaz Malone tells Dr. Dorothy Brown's story, who was Tennessee's first black woman legislator and pushed one of the first state sponsored pro-abortion bills. In The Outcasts Heidi Williamson and Julia Krase, imagine a future where women's sexual activities and reproductive health decisions were monitored daily and those who don't comply, were jailed. In Body & Soul, Science and Religion Kriota Willberg, dives into the whole evolution from conception to birth in painstaking detail.
In Saturday Morning, Benita Ulisano and Laura Martin, shows how pro-life protesters attack people who go to these clinics. In Plan C, Nomi Kane educates readers about a third effective method to avoid pregnancy, that is not as widely known. In October, Kris Louis tells her story and the anxiety, and the loneliness brought it to her. In Bearing Witness, Mick Doran tells her story as an Abortion Doula, and how her work extends beyond the clinic.
Overall, each of these stories I highlighted as well as those I did not are universal, powerful, personal and beautiful. The stories by each of these creators, are deeply affecting, some are heartbreaking, some are relatable, but all are instantly connected. The art by different creators, makes for some visually striking work while at the same time educating the reader. Altogether an excellent anthology that should be read by all, regardless of your political or philosophical ideology.
Susie Cagle's thoughtful exploration of California's Salton Sea.
A look at life in Iraqi Kurdistan by Sarah Glidden.
Kat Fajardo and Audrey Quinn on evolution and a fish called "The White Man's Office" in the Lower Congo River.
The bold history of Zambian Psychedelic Rock, by Chris A. Smith and Damien Scogin.
Andy Warner and Lauren Sommer tour the millions of microflora in our guts.
Publisher's Weekly has a bit more details on how it all works.
Graphic journalism as a whole is seeing a Renaissance now with amazing works being released weekly, fueled by the power of the internet. Some of my favorite graphic novels this year have been of this type.
Symbolia is also open for pitches, so head to their site and submit your best ideas.


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"Soon enough": How to run your Android apps on Chrome?
It remains quite an exciting rivalry in modern technology: Android vs. iOS.But did you know that, although, there are more Android than iOS users worldwide — also in the Netherlands — developers still choose to build their apps for iOS first before they appear on Android. Why is that?
Well, from both the developer and the user side there seems to be a preference for iOS apps to be built first. iOS is often used as testing ground for developers. Apple ensures a closed ecosystem and has made some great tools suitable for building apps which make it easier. Compared to Android they don't need to take into account the different types of Android devices and their screen sizes. Developing an app is pricy and takes quite some time. The revenues of building an app for iOS has proven to be much higher. Moreover, the advertising rates on Apple are also higher. iPhone users tend to spend more on profitable apps and on in-app purchases. Often when an app is successful on iOS, an Android version follows later on.
But Google is making some strategic moves. In the first place, it introduced its Chromebook a few years ago — an affordable laptop, rather considered as an 'upgrade' from smartphone or tablet — to reach out to a broader international audience. Teaming up with more local partners Google is trying to enter new consumer markets with new Chrome devices. Likewise, Google has launched its new project 'App Runtime for Chrome' (ARC), which allows Android apps to be converted to run on Chrome OS, Windows, Mac, OS X and Linux (almost every popular operating system except for iOS). It's enabling any developer to run their app on ARC via a new Chrome app packager, and it's allowing ARC to run on any desktop OS with a Chrome browser. Through this app developers can now submit their apps to the Chrome Web Store.
This means that over time the Chrome Web Store could become as important as the Google Play Store… And Chrome another suitable testing platform for developing apps? With the new release ARC includes some of the Google Play Services API's. However, more support of Google Play Services will be a major improvement for ARC. Fortunately, the process of submitting an app to the Google Play Store is a lot easier and faster compared to Apple. So perhaps, developers will now be more convinced to write their apps for Android first. Just let the two giants in Mobile further 'inspire' and challenge each other. This to ultimately make our devices and apps work better and more beautiful.
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'Treble Viol, Baroque Guitar & Flute,' the opening performance among seven in the 2018 Salish Sea Early Music Festival, features Annalisa Pappano from Cincinnati, one of the world's foremost players of treble viol, who also plays the pardessus de viole, lirone and viola da gamba and directs the Catacoustic Consort, and Michael Freimuth from Kiel Germany, one of Europe's most active performers on baroque guitar and theorbo, along with renaissance and baroque flutist and artistic director Jeffrey Cohan.
The treble viol was widely used during the 17th and early 18th centuries, but is extremely seldom to be heard today, as is also true of the renaissance transverse flute. This exploration of mostly French and Italian repertoire for treble viol, baroque guitar and flute from about 1625 to 1725 will present solos, duos and trios by Buonamente, Sweelinck, Heudelinne, Lully, De Visee and Cheron.
This opening concert takes place on Wednesday, January 24 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church (4548 Brooklyn Ave NE) in the U-District in Seattle. Please see http://www.salishseafestival.org/seattle or call Christ Episcopal Church at (206) 633-1611 for additional information.
Admission to the Seattle concerts is by suggested donation: $15, $20 or $25 (a free will offering), and those 18 & under are free. Tickets are available through http://SalishSeaSeattle.brownpapertickets.com and at the door.
The concerts are repeated on Vashon, Whidbey, Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands and in Tacoma, Bellingham and Port Townsend. All concerts are at 7pm. For complete information, see www.salishseafestival.org.
'Flute Trios' - Fabulous baroque flute trios with harpsichord with renowned flutists - Tuesday, February 13 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church. The concert features Janet See and Mindy Rosenfeld of the Baltimore Consort with Janet See, Mindy Rosenfeld (San Francisco) and Jeffrey Cohan on baroque flute and Jonathan Oddie on harpsichord.
'Four Part Canzonas 1585-1625' - Rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons, which blossomed in print from 1582 to 1628 concurrently with the emerging 'baroque' style - Saturday, March 10 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church - with Anna Marsh on dulcian (Renaissance bassoon), Courtney Kuroda on violin, Stephen Creswell on viola and Jeffrey Cohan on Renaissance flute.
'The Capable Virtuoso' - Johann Mattheson's 'The Capable Virtuoso,' published in Hamburg in 1720, sets the tone for this program of trio sonatas inspired by Corelli and the idea that Italian, French, and German styles might be fused in an integrated musical style - Tuesday, May 22 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church - with Carrie Krause (Bozeman) on baroque violin, John Lenti on theorbo & baroque guitar and Jeffrey Cohan on baroque flute.
'Bach's Brandenburg Concerto' - The 5th Brandenburg Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach and other works for flute, violin, harpsichord and string chamber orchestra - Wednesday, May 30 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church - with Carrie Krause on baroque violin, Jeffrey Cohan on baroque flute, Jonathan Oddie on harpsichord, Courtney Kuroda on baroque violin, Stephen Creswell on baroque viola and Anna March on baroque bassoon.
'Frederick the Great' - Slvius Leopold Weiss, the most prolific and highly esteemed lutenist of the baroque and teacher of Frederick the Great, wrote sonatas for obbligato lute and flute from which this program branches out to explore music at the court of the flutist King Frederick II of Prussia - Saturday, June 16 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church - with Oleg Timofeyev (Iowa City) on baroque lute and Jeffrey Cohan on eight-keyed flute.


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A knocking on the barn door drags us out of our sleep. No, the knocking isn't inside us, it's outside, where the other people are." With that, six blind beggars in 16th century Flanders-a ragged, profane, and irascible crew-find themselves waking to yet another grim day in the dark. Today, however, something is different. Today these men have an appointment with a painter: they have been hired as models, to pose for Pieter Bruegel's grotesque masterpiece-in-the-making,The Parable of the Blind. With startling verbal ingenuity and black humor worthy of Beckett or Jose Saramago, Gert Hofmann's novel follows this tattered sextet's shambling progress across a Renaissance landscape peopled by half-heard voices and unseen dangers, towards their ultimate encounter with the great, capricious artist, and (perhaps) their own immortality. A profound (and profoundly skeptical) meditation on the pitfalls and contradictions of art-making, and the fragility of human communities,The Parable of the Blindstands as a high-water mark of postwar German literature.
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Inspired by Breughel the Elder's painting, this provocative parable asks: who are these blind men and what were they like? What did they do, say, feel, think, suffer--as their eyes were pecked out by ravens, as they stumbled, fell and clawed at each other? PW called this an ``implacably bleak fable.'' (Sept.)
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On the surface this deceptively simple narrative is the story of how the blind beggars came to be painted by Pieter Brueghel. His painting was also called ``The Parable of the Blind.'' Cast in prose, the parable evokes an even more distressing picture of the fate of man. The words more variously and pathetically image the condition of humanity, which lives ``in darkness, so to speak, forever.'' Hofmann, a German writer, manifests an essential skepticism of the ``ways of the world'' and how people interact and communicate with one another. In this most understated of satires he has created an eloquent allegory of the modern age, a spare but revealing picture of alienation, confusion, and insensitivity. Recommended for all literature collections. Carol J. Lichtenberg, Washington State Univ. Lib., Pullman
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Has anyone tried the Audience Forte F3 power cord?
I'm also looking at AudioQuest NRG-2 and Shunyata Venom.
Save your money and buy something that will really make a difference - speakers!
I read a very good review on this pc, maybe google it, you might find it.
This is the only thing I've found, and it's on their page.
I read the review on the Forte F3 and I am wondering what the review on the $1200 power cord was like? I agree with roberjerman, spend your money on something that makes a real difference. I recently purchased a Bryston BP26 preamp to replace my 32 year old Bryston .5 preamp. The person that sold it to me was local and he had not been using the preamp for a few years, and did not have a power cord for it. He let me use one of his Pangea power cords until I was able to get a cord of my own. It was a Pangea Audio AC 9SE MKII three meter cable that I priced online at $349. I just bought a $10 power cord on Amazon. I can tell you that I heard absolutely NO difference in audio quality when doing A/B comparisons of these two power cords. However, I really heard a substantial change in my system when going from the 32 year old Bryston .5 preamp to the BP26.
I can't speak to the new Forte F3, but I have a few Audience PC's and they do have a house sound; organic but tend to be rather warm, spacious. But their greatest design element is the incredibly low noise floor.
Hi Jim - I have 2 of the Forte F3's in my house. Jim McDonald sent them to me a couple months ago and unfortunately I just haven't had the time to listen to them extensively. I'll try to do that this weekend and get back to you.
I've been using some of the older Audience powerChords for years, and lately have been using the powerChord SE-i which is superb (review also pending). My first impression of the Forte was that it wasn't as full, refined and harmonically complete as the powerChord, which is to be expected at 1/4th the price, but it was pretty nice, much much better than an $80 Pangea I have lying around, or an expensive older Cardas cord for that matter. For an Audience cord, it is a little brighter and airier-sounding. However it is not broken in yet so I expect that to change a bit.
Not meaning to shamelessly plug, but if you follow my page on Facebook, you'll see when I post updates and reviews.
I'll be looking forward to your review.
taww - I tried one and my observations are similar to yours. I am running it in some more and will give it another try.
The brightness may be due to the unplated brass used in the connectors.
I also wonder which $1200 power cord in the above review the f3 was " ... better [than] in nearly every category right out of the box ...".
@maxima95 who knows about the $1200 cord, but I don't think it matters all that much. Price-quality correlation is largely a crapshoot with these things. :) If it's a highly-regarded cable that many people can vouch for, that's a different matter.
Good call about the brass. My friend is playing with different connectors and was shocked how different they sound, e.g. Wattgate vs. Cardas copper/rhodium, with the same wire.
BTW the "brightness" of the Forte is relative to the ultra-smooth powerChord, or a Cardas cord. It's definitely much less bright than the Pangea.
I had it on a Hagerman Fry Corder for a few (more) days and tried it with a tube preamp. Better than the first trial on a solid state DAC. Still a slight "brightness" or something like that - but not objectionable or attention grabbing in a negative way.
I'll leave it in for a while; it has some potential.
Have you been able to log some hours with the f3 and form any conclusions yet?
So I bought two Fotre, f3's. I hooked them into my power conditioner and my Servo amps. I'll let you know my thoughts in a few weeks.
taww, have you a report yet?
Anything to report on the Audience Forte power cords? Thanks.
The 3's now have about 250-300 hours of use. The difference between the 40 year old stock cords is noticeable mostly in the base. I have Acoustat Model X's the have a really great midrange, a very good upper end and a somewhat weak bottom end. While nothing will give them the punch of an (your speaker here), the definition and clarity is definitely better.
Yeesh, "40 year old stock cords"! 1978 vintage?!
Guess it WAS time for an update.
Yep, mine are numbers 502 and 504. They were made in 1978 or maybe 1979. I replaced some of the caps and the Opamp chip thirty years ago. They were mostly stock until late last year when I got the bug to update. I replaced the input jacks and added tube risers last year. I had the the fuses replaced with hydraulic circuit breakers, the auto on circuit was removed and replaced with switches, and a few odds and ends replaced. So while I was at it I replace the power cords and even got a set of new tubes for them!
I've added Audience Forte F3 to my CJ ET5 pre-amp, Auralic Aries G2, and PS Audio DirectStream DAC. Very noteworthy improvements in sound over my older cords, which were between $500-$700 cords. At their $300 MSRP, they are truly one of the most astounding values in all of high end audio. I bought mine for $125 as b-stock, and at that price they are simply a preposterous value. I loved them so much, a bought 4 more for my home theater system (different audio stack than my 2-channel system), with equally remarkable improvements in sound. If you can find any still available at $125 b-stock price, run, don't walk and snap them up. Even at the full $299 they are worth it. Very highly recommended and I agree very much with the glowing reviews written about them.
They sound good out of the box, but like many power cords, need 300 hours to fully burn in.
The component's stock cords will rob and steal dynamics and clarity.So? If you are going to try a audiophile cable in your system? In able to hear the difference? All the other components that are still using their OEM cables will veil and muffle the benefits of the better cord. You might as well not bother.
I find that typical stock cables choke and veil. You need to find a place that offers a thirty day return and order a power cable for all your system. A good place to start is Audio Advisor Pangea cords. Cords need to burn in for awhile. But, if you can not hear a difference right away (which will keep getting better burning in) ? Then there is no hope.
I have been using Pangea for about four years now. With better cables when you try a different audiophile cable? They will allow you to hear the change in sound quality when trying a different cord. I find trying the new cord in a source component shows up the best to test the difference.
It's now been almost 7 months, and everything seems to have stabilized and is good as it's going to get. I'm glad I purchased the F3's. So all is good until I get the bug again. Might buy another PC for my spinner, an OPPO UDP 93.
Shunyata vs. Audience vs. Bybee?


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Naming Notes The name for this phage was determined by the images of the phage itself. The phage had multiple images of curved tails that reminded us, the discoverers, of a scorpion ready to attack.


As the Owner, the Trust makes the facilities at Ecton available to operators of various courses.
EHFSA has for many years run tutored one-day courses to support A level science courses in Chemistry and Geology. Recent developments include one-day courses for GCSE students.
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EvoBus (UK) has announced the appointment of Michael Thielmann as CEO and Managing Director with effect from 1 June 2014. Michael is currently responsible for Sales and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmBH. Since joining Daimler Buses in 1993, he has held a variety of senior management positions in sales and after sales including experience of the Far East right hand drive markets.
Interim CEO and Managing Director, Mike Beagrie, who has been with EvoBus (UK) since 2002 has personally decided the time is right to step down and will leave the company at the end of July allowing for a smooth transition of responsibility. During his time at EvoBus (UK), Mike's roles have included Director Coach Sales and General Manager Setra Sales.
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Business entities organized by U.S. taxpayers in foreign countries, except for certain foreign entities treated as per se corporations, may elect to be treated as corporations or partnerships for Federal income tax purposes if they have two or more owners, or may elect to be treated as corporations or disregarded entities if they have one owner.
Frequently, an entity organized in a foreign country (even if not a per se corporation) will provide all owners with limited liability. In that case, the foreign entity must file a Form 8832 if it wants to be treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for Federal income tax purposes. If a Form 8832 is not filed, the foreign entity will be classified as a corporation for Federal income tax purposes under the default classification rules.
If the foreign entity fails to file a Form 8832, the foreign entity must seek 9100 relief to avoid classification as a corporation under the default rules. This is a common oversight, and the National Office receives scores of these applications. See, e.g., PLR 201108019 (foreign entity that failed to file a Form 8832 requested permission to be treated as a partnership) and PLR 201108007 (foreign entity that failed to file a Form 8832 requested permission to be treated as a disregarded entity).
A related issue arises where the foreign entity files a Form 8832 and elects to be treated as a passthrough entity (either a partnership or a disregarded entity), but incorrectly determines whether it has one or more than one owner for Federal income tax purposes. This can arise because of uncertainties whether an economic interest in the foreign entity is an equity interest, or a debt instrument or the interest of an independent contractor providing services. The National Office recently issued a revenue procedure (Rev. Proc. 2010-32) which grants foreign entities relief where the entity files a Form 8832 electing to be treated as a passthrough entity, but incorrectly determined whether it has one or more than one owner. Where Rev. Proc. 2010-32 applies, the foreign entity is not required to file a 9100 application.


Summary: "Listen, you're a journalist; here's the deal: a ride home for the story of your career." "And what would that be?" I asked. "An interview with a man I know who performs human sacrifices."
Driving on Route 17, east of Binghamton, New York, I saw him... standing by an old Plymouth station wagon, staring with resignation at a steaming radiator, his pony tail dancing in the hot, summer breeze. I slowed the car, pulled in behind him and rolled down my window. "I've got a phone," I yelled.
He walked over to where I'd parked, crouched on one knee and poked his head in my car. "Hey, thanks for stopping, but with all this highway noise, I didn't catch what you said."
"I said I have a phone."
"And I'll bet your folks are pretty proud of you, too," he said, wiping the road sweat from his neck with a blue, paisley bandana - a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
I was still laughing when I opened the car door and stepped onto the hot pavement," You got a name?" I asked, as traffic sped by like large, frightened locusts.
"Yeah, name's Joel Davidson." He extended the calloused fingers of an ironworker or carpenter, "And you?"
"Marc Richter." I walked over to his car and rolled up my sleeves. "Mind if I have a look?"
He smiled as he ran his fingers through his long gray hair, "Nope, be my guest."
I leaned over the grill and gave the engine a cursory inspection. "When was the last time you changed the oil filter?"
"About 180,000 miles ago, first month I bought it."
"That might explain why two of your pistons are welded to the cylinder wall. How did you manage to get 180,000 miles out of this sweat hog?"
"Just unlucky I guess. Can you fix it?"
"I'm a journalist, not a magician." He used my cell phone to call a local garage. The car was towed for scrap, leaving Joel with a brown paper bag, license plates and a flashlight. "What now?" I asked.
"Now I go home," he said, squinting into the line of approaching traffic.
"If I'm not mistaken," I said, "those are Vermont plates. Can I drop you off at a bus station or rent-a-car office? "
"I've got a better idea," he said, "why don't you drive me home; I live just outside of Rutland."
"You're kidding, right? That's a six hour shag from here."
"Listen, you're a journalist; here's the deal: a ride home for the story of your career."
"An interview with a man I know who performs human sacrifices."
I stiffened as a single bead of cold sweat rolled down my back. "Come again?"
"A serial killer," he said, casually.
"And you're telling me you know this guy?" I said, trying to hide the quiver in my voice.
"Know the guy? I am the guy," Joel said, his sardonic smile pulling his lips back to expose large, carnivorous incisors.
I looked at my watch. "Who would be ringing my doorbell at this hour?" I decided to ignore whoever it was and finish this story. I took a sip of coffee and returned to my word processor.
"Sorry, Joel, you're going to have to do better than that," I said.
He reached into the bag he was holding and withdrew the largest hunting knife I'd ever seen. "What will it take to convince you?"
"Look, no offense," I said, "you just don't strike me as the serial killer type. Now, about that ride to the bus stop?"
He pulled the knife from its scabbard and placed it firmly against my throat. "What's it gonna' take, Newspaper Man?"
It was then I noticed his cold, lifeless eyes. "Maybe this guy's on the level," I thought. "OK, Joel," I said, "flag down a passing motorist and cut off his head."
"In broad daylight? Are you cra�?"
The doorbell now became one continuous ring. "All right, already," I shouted, "I'm coming." I walked toward the door mumbling obscenities.
There were two of them: a man and a woman; late twenties, early thirties. Their hats were blocked and they carried badges.
"I'm Officer Cahill," said the muscular woman, "and this is my partner, Officer Johnson. New York State Literary Police.
I started to speak, but they ignored me and headed straight for my ink jet printer.
Officer Johnson adjusted his hat and squared his shoulders. "Is this yours?" "Citronella Memories?"
"You're darn right it's mine. Exactly what right..."
"I'll ask the questions, Bayne. The protagonist, this 'Richter' character; a little cavalier with a knife at his throat, wouldn't you say? And the bit about cutting off the head of a passing motorist," he said, shaking his head, "I can't remember the last time I read something this contrived."
"It's only the first draft and I..."
He ignored me. "You know, I could have lived with 'sweat hog." I didn't like it, but I could have lived with it. But 'carnivorous incisors?' I've got to draw the line somewhere. No, I'm afraid we're going to have to call this one in."
And that's how it went down. Later that night I confessed to hundreds of outrageous characters, mangled plots, and long-winded narratives.
Four months later, I pled guilty to Trash Flash - a Class D felony, and paid a $5,000 fine.
Fortunately, even as a felon, I was able to land a job working for the government -- as President George W. Bush's Speech Writer. It's not as much fun as fiction, but the benefits are pretty good and I can write whatever I want.
Laughed my socks off at this.
Great piece of tongue in cheek flash.
Keep the faith Red Ranger.
stinks when it was deliberate all along.
It's hard to imagine what his last conscious moments must have been like in the seconds before his fragile, four week-old body slammed into the tractor trailer at 70 miles an hour. I watched the impact; the explosion of blood and bits of brain matter, and imagined the small, lifeless body on the shoulder of the road. I finished my tuna sandwich, and activated a button on the steering console. Seconds later, a flush of scented, peacock-blue liquid removed what was left of the exoskeleton from the windshield. One less mosquito in the universe I thought as I removed a piece of celery from my teeth.
Well, what ever it started out as it certainly finished very well. A very enjoyable and funny story with a real sting in the tail.
Absolutely love this. I was just getting ready to say, 'He's a bit calm in the face of this' when it went all metafiction on me. Really sharp and clever.


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There are very different reasons why dogs or cats can suffer from diarrhea. In many cases, pet owners do not know the cause at all, because the diarrhea is only moderate and after only two to three days it subsides on its own. Veterinarians then speak of idiopathic diarrhea. Sometimes, however, there are serious diseases behind them, which should be treated quickly.
Common causes of diarrhea in dogs and cats include:
Feed conversions
Feed intolerances or food allergies
Eating spoiled (e.g. old food leftovers, carrion, etc.)
Infections, e.g. with viruses or bacteria
Parasites (e.g. worms or giardien)
Diseases of other organs, e.g. pancreas or liver, or metabolic diseases
Side effects of medications, e.g. antibiotics
Animal diarrhea is usually noticed by keepers because their dog or cat suddenly releases feces more often than normal, which is of brittle, sometimes watery or slimy consistency. Blood constrictions can also occur in more serious cases.
But when is diarrhea rather harmless and when is the veterinarian in demand? In principle, it is good for pet owners to observe their animals more closely when they suffer from diarrhea. Free-range cats should, therefore, stay in the apartment first. If the animal works cheerfully and the unformed feces does not occur more than three or four times a day, one can wait for otherwise healthy, adult animals.
This is different, however, if dogs or cats have watery or even bloody diarrhea more than six times a day, make a sloppy or sick impression or sleep remarkably much. These are signs of a serious illness that pet owners should take seriously and therefore present their pet to a veterinarian as soon as possible.
A special situation concerns young animals: dog and cat puppies suffering from diarrhea dry out very quickly (within a few hours) – if you wait too long here, it can also become life-threatening.
Therefore, a dog or cat baby with diarrhea should be taken to the veterinarian immediately for safety reasons. Animals whose diarrhea subsides on its own but recurs after some time should also be examined by the expert. This is the only way to find and treat the cause of diarrhea.
If your dog or cat has moderate diarrhea but otherwise looks healthy, you can first prescribe a diet for the animal: do not feed it in the next 24 hours, even if it is difficult for you! The zero diet relieves the stomach and intestines and gives the digestive tract the opportunity to recover.
Fresh, clean drinking water, on the other hand, should be available at all times. If you go outside with your dog, don't let it drink from puddles or other waters as they may be contaminated!
Diarrhea not only removes water from the body but also many important minerals – so-called electrolytes – so it may be useful to replace them with electrolyte solutions or powders (available from the veterinarian or pharmacy).
Whether it's a change of food, stress or antibiotic therapy: Often, in case of diarrhea, the intestinal flora is out of balance. The disturbed composition of the intestinal bacteria can be both the cause of diarrhea and the consequence of diarrhea.
Healthy microbiome – a healthy animal
Scientists also refer to the many different bacteria and their quantitative composition as a microbiome. Some see the intestinal bacteria as a veritable organ that contributes far more to health than previously thought. The intestinal inhabitants participate in digestion by splitting up and re-using food components and promoting their uptake.
They also produce important substances themselves, such as vitamins, amino acids, and enzymes. In the intestine is also an important component of the defense system.
The intestinal bacteria support the work of the immune cells, as they themselves partly counteract pathogens and their reproduction. They also provide an intact intestinal mucosa – which prevents disease-causing germs from entering the body via the intestine.
Scientific evidence shows more and more clearly that the composition of the intestinal bacteria has a decisive influence on health.
Various strains of bacteria that support the physiological intestinal flora are also called probiotics. Probiotic bacteria that have shown positive effects in studies include Lactobacillus spp. enterococcus faecium.
Among the advantages of these bacterial strains, in particular, are their synergistic effects on each other: the bacteria support each other and promote each other in growth.
It is now also known that other components of the diet also make a positive contribution to a healthy intestinal flora, as they stimulate the growth of those "good" intestinal inhabitants.
This so-called prebiotics includes certain indigestible substances such as inulin. This multiple sugar is dietary fiber. Probiotic bacteria use it as an energy source and can, therefore, reproduce particularly well.
So-called synbiotics combine the beneficial properties of probiotics and prebiotics. Especially for dogs and cats, synbiotic dietary supplements are available which contain exactly the three components mentioned (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, and Inulin) (e.g. Enterocomp Forte®).
They are suitable to bring the intestinal bacteria, especially in situations with acute indigestion, back into balance quickly. Especially in the case of diarrhea, synbiotics are also characterized by other effects, as they can positively influence the moisture and hardness of the feces.
For pet owners, handling is straightforward, as synbiotics such as Enterocomp Forte® can be easily administered with drinking water or – following the food carcinogen – also with the food.
But synbiotics can be used not only in acute situations but also to support intestinal health as a long-term therapy – for example in chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Further measures in case of diarrhea
After the diet, it is important not to overwhelm the gastrointestinal tract with the first feedings. Suitable are, therefore, gentle food, which is offered in several small rations throughout the day.
Dietary foods include rice or potatoes, cooked carrots and low-fat meat (e.g. chicken without skin and bones). In dogs, two parts of the carbohydrate-rich feed should come to one part protein (meat or another protein source), in cats the inverse ratio applies. Once diarrhea has survived, the animal may gradually regain its usual food.
The following always applies: In order to remain healthy, animals also need a good, species-appropriate diet. This also means that much of what we humans like to eat is taboo for dogs and cats. These include treats such as chocolate, but also very fast, deep-fried or spicy foods.
As for us humans, raw animal food (raw meat, raw eggs) is a source of infection for animals.
Even if it is difficult to stand up to the begging eyes of dogs and cats – stay steadfast and feed your animal only suitable food!
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Q: Detect Windows processes start and exit events with C# without WMI Using WMI's ManagementEventWatcher/EventArrivedEventHandler will result in creating another thread which I'm trying to avoid. WMI also is knowing for its delay.
So my question is : how can I detect Windows process creation/termination with C# without WMI ? is there a way to do this from unmanaged code ?

A: You can use Event Tracing for Windows (ETW).  Specifically, you want to look at subclasses of the Process class in the kernel event tracer.
I haven't ever used this from managed code, but this blog post looks useful.
And I don't know if this creates extra threads in your process.
In summary, you don't need WMI to monitor process events.  You can use ETW instead but I don't know if it exactly meets your requirements.

A: To the best of my knowledge, the only supported way to subscribe to process create/destroy events is through WMI. I think you are rejecting the option of polling, in which case it is either WMI, or bust.


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THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG: a bin Laden story.
Posted: May 17, 2015 in Afghanistan, America Asleep, Bandar bin Sultan, Bull Shit, CIA TERRORISTS, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, Diplomacy, Don Rumfeld, FBI TERRORISTS, FRANCE, General Stanley McChrystal, George Bush, Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, Iran, IRAQ, ISRAEL, John McCain, Leon Panetta, Obama, Oil, Russia, Seal Team 6 - DEVGRU, TERRORISTS CREATED BY U.S., U.S. Marines, War Criminals
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Now everyone knows when it comes to fowl stories Tubularsock is on top of his game. Some even go as far as to say that Tubularsock is for the birds. Whatever!
Tubularsock just loves a good story and as luck would have it it is, THE SAME OLD STORY.
So let's start at the beginning.
Mohammed bin Laden and his tenth wife Hamida al-Attas fucked and had little Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden.(an interesting fun fact is that Bin Laden's name was as long as his 6' 4" body when he became an adult. Could that have been some kind of sign?)
Osama's dad had 58 children from 22 wives but as Sharia Law requires he only had four wives at a time. Damn rules!
Now like any good Moslem dad Mohammed divorced Hamida soon after Osama was born. ( Which may or may not tell us something about what Bin Laden was like as a baby.)
And Bin Laden's mother then married a man named Muhammad al-Attas, who worked at the bin Laden company. (Sure, Tubularsock wonders just how many of the 22 wives ended up with bin Laden company employees. Just one big happy family. Just imagine the Christmas party, oops.)
Ok. Let's fast forward ……… is this fun or what?
There is enough agreement that Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was born. In fact Tubularsock has not seen any documentation to date to question that this did not occur.
The problem? How did, when did, and who did die and was it bin Laden at all. There's the rub!
So what is clear is bin Laden was born from there on, a story but "facts" ….. NOT SO MUCH!
It has been reported that Osama was 6'4" or maybe 6'6" tall. Or maybe less. It occurred to Tubularsock that math and measurement was an early achievement of the Arab World but no one even thought about getting out a measuring rod?
Remember The Navy Seals AFTER THE SUPPOSED KILLING of Bin in his bedroom laid down beside his crumpled bloody body to judge how tall he was ….. wow, those Navy Seals are kinky fuckers and none-too bright.
With all the equipment that they carry no one thought a measuring tape could be handy? Very poor planning if you ask Tubularsock. (you may have noticed no one has asked Tubularsock)
And after the unarmed old man in his bathrobe is blown apart by massive gun fire THEN they start to wonder if it was Bin or not? (side note to self: don't hang out with Navy Seal bat-shit-nut cases)
In terms of personality, bin Laden was described as a soft-spoken, mild mannered, left handed man who used a cane.
Because Bin never exhibited any Fred Astaire moves it was assumed the cane was for health reasons. His bodyguard CONTENDED Soviet chemical weapons were to blame for his malady but reporters SPECULATED that kidney disease was the cause.
The CIA BELIEVED that bin Laden had Marfan syndrome or kidney disease.(Wright, Lawrence. The Looming Towern. New York: Vintage, 2006.)
The CIA THOUGHT that the possibility of kidney disease was credible. They concluded that bin Laden did not need dialysis, but does suffer from kidney stones.(Robert Windrem. "CIA is looking for a few good doctors." NBC News, Dec. 29, 2004.)
On July 1, 2002, Time Magazine reported ". . . that physicians who analyzed photos of bin Laden determined that he PROBABLY suffers from secondary osteoporosis, which is often related to diabetes and kidney trouble". ("Bin Laden Alive as of Late December", Reuters; Sun Jun 30, 2002.)
Are you getting the picture? CONTENDED, SPECULATED, BELIEVED, THOUGHT, PROBABLY these are descriptive words for we don't know shit about bin Laden's true health condition.
Now David Ray Griffin, who Tubularsock has very high regard for concluded that Osama bin Laden died in late 2001 or 2002. But when you look closely at Griffin's claims his evidence is based on rather weak information, if you ask Tubularsock. (you may have noticed no one has asked Tubularsock)
David Ray Griffin states the following five things from his article "Osama Bin Laden: Dead or Alive?" to show that Bin Laden is dead:
"1. The CIA up until mid-December 13, 2001, had regularly been intercepting messages between bin Laden and his people. At that time, however, the messages suddenly stopped, and the CIA has never again intercepted a message. (maybe he figured out he was being listened to?)
2. On December 26, 2001, a leading Pakistani newspaper published a story reporting that bin Laden had died in mid-December. ( oh! a leading Pakistani newspaper, then it must be true)
3. Osama bin Laden had kidney disease. He had been treated for it in the American Hospital in Dubai in July 2001, at which time he REPORTEDLY ordered two dialysis machines to take home. (see below)
4. In July of 2002, CNN reported that bin Laden's bodyguards had been captured in February of that year, adding: "Sources believe that if the bodyguards were captured away from bin Laden, it is likely the most-wanted man in the world is dead." (maybe they were on break)
5. The United States has since 2001 offered a $25 million reward for any information leading to the capture or killing of bin Laden. But this reward offer has produced no such information." (until now)
But when you look at all five of these examples and follow them out they are all based on conjecture NOT HARD FACTS. Even Number 3, the Dubai hospital information can be called into question if you look at it.
The one reported "fact" that bin Laden was in the American Hospital in Dubai in July 2001 and according to CBS News ". . . was being given kidney dialysis treatment in a hospital in Pakistan . . . the night before the 9/11 attacks" was first reported by the French newspaper Le Figaro.
The story was drawn from a leak from French intelligence (according to The Guardian) and not only provided bin Laden's hospital visit but also the story that the CIA Bureau Chief ". . . was seen in the lift, on his way to see Bin Laden, and later, it is alleged, boasted to friends about his contact. He was recalled to Washington soon afterwards".
The hospital "emphatically" denied that bin Laden was admitted to the hospital and the CIA denied that their bureau chief visited. Oh gosh, just who can one believe?
And then there is the kidney dialysis treatment itself.
CNN reporting on Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, speculation that bin Laden had likely died of kidney failure was then supported by CNN's medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta who proceeded to evaluate A VIDEO with some earlier photos of bin Laden and concluded ". . . that he appeared to be in the last stages of kidney failure".
From this Tubularsock would not go on record that bin Laden died in 2001 or in 2014 either. But what is clear is that whatever story the United States Government comes up with will be and is A LIE. That is the only FACT Tubularsock can draw from all of this bullshit.
Oh, but there's more ……. wouldn't you know.
According to Salon, in the article, The Many Deaths of Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011 Justin Elliott writes:
"The false reports of Osama bin Laden's death began almost immediately after Sept. 11, 2001, and persisted at a rate of at least once or twice a year, every year. The reports — generated by (usually anonymous) statements by American officials and a dizzying array of foreign sources — often generated international headlines.
Here's a sampling:
July, 2002 FBI counterterrorism chief Dale Watson tells a law enforcement conference of bin Laden: "I personally think he is probably not with us anymore, but I have no evidence to support that."
August,2002 Popular conspiracy-mongering radio host Alex Jones announces, citing high-level Bush administration sources, "that bin Laden died of natural causes and that his family has given the body to the CIA." Jones added, "they're gonna roll him out right before the election, he's on ice right now."
May, 2003 French military analyst announces that bin Laden was killed in an American air raid in Tora Bora shortly after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
February, 2004 Iranian Radio reports that bin Laden was captured in the Afghan-Pakistan border area "a long time ago" — but the official announcement was delayed because "Bush is intending to use it for propaganda maneuvering in the presidential election."
April, 2002 The Israeli press picks up an account from a radical Muslim London newspaper: "We now report that the al-Qaeda organization has announced the death of Osama Bin Laden."
September, 2006 French intel document says that Saudis believe bin Laden had died of typhoid in Pakistan.
June, 2008 Citing two unnamed officials, Time magazine reports that a recent CIA study has concluded bin Laden has long-term kidney disease and "may only have months to live."
April, 2009 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari tells the media that his country's intel services "obviously feel that [bin Laden] does not exist anymore"'
But even here Justin Elliott shows bias by starting off his report with "The false reports of Osama bin Laden's death . . ."
An interesting link that Tubularsock found in these travels to find bin Laden is:
http://www.newsmine.org/content.php?ol=9-11/binladen/death/fbi-%20says-bin-laden-probably-dead.txt
You will discover here that Osama bin Laden has spent more time dead than living. Which in itself is an amazing feat for this amazing man.
So all the attack toward Seymour Hersh and his article on the re-death of bin Laden on May 11, 2011 is just another bin Laden death. The only thing it lacks is the Dairy Queen sightings with Elvis.
But it could be the true death of bin Laden or it could just as easily NOT be his final death.
So it might be helpful for a quick "fill in the blanks" historically for you and this little video made by Tubularsock in 2007 may help you recall what all this Afghanistan business was all about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFn407MpZc
If you ask Tubularsock ……. I LIKE BIN LADEN AND ALWAYS DID. (BUT NOBODY ASK TUBULARSOCK)
HOW MANY ENEMIES?
Posted: February 16, 2015 in Afghanistan, America Asleep, American Exceptionalism, Assad, Bagdad, Bandar bin Sultan, boots on the ground, CIA TERRORISTS, Delusional, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, Don Rumfeld, Drones, FBI TERRORISTS, George Bush, Guantanamo, Gulag mentality, Hamid Karzai, Hunter Biden, IRAQ, ISIS, ISRAEL, Joe Biden, John Kerry, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Neo-Nazi, No Fly Zone, NSA, Obama, Oil, PALESTINIANS, psychomania, RACISM, REPUBLICANS, SYRIA, Terrorism, TERRORISTS CREATED BY U.S., The Matrix, torture, U.S. Marines, Ukraine, War Criminals
Tags: al Qaeda, barack obama, CIA, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, drones, global arms trade, Human Rights American Failure, John McCain, middle-east, Obama foreign policy, Rule of Law, Syria, terrorism, Ukraine
Tubularsock was sitting in his top floor corner office in his underground bunker overlooking Washington, D.C. from Oakland, CA and pondering.
How is it that the United States can keep all the wars going on for years and years and just not run out of enemies. How can we be so good at this and can't seem to fix our own streets, roads and bridges?
Is THIS what American Exceptionalism is all about? Being able to PREACH caring and peace by running undisciplined about the world kicking and screaming in reality about getting OUR own way? Disregarding ALL peoples in our way so we can get OURS even when what we want doesn't belong to us.
So let Tubularsock define some terms to get things a bit more clear.
Now Tubularsock knows many of you know this already but as time passes we all forget some things because it just has become the way the United States does things.
The debate about how the U.S. does things is pushed aside by the continued doing of it to the point that it is soon forgotten by so many that there may be a different way to do it.
pre-emptive strike IS AGGRESSION. Clear and simple.
Un-declared war while bombing another country IS WAR.
Torture IS torture no matter what fancy word one comes up with to attempt to cover it up.
Signed treaties and agreements legally need to be followed by ALL. Not just by OTHERS.
The rule of law NOT of men MEANS just that, the rule of LAW not of men.
War criminals must be held accountable even if they are Americans.
Regime change by "assisted" revolt or assassination is WAR.
Iraq had NOTHING to do with 9/11
Afghanistan didn't either!
An example of a terrorist state IS the United States.
And to bring this home to you personally Tubularsock will remind you what your mother told you, "Just because your good friend is a jackass doesn't mean you have to copy him!"
al Qaida, ISIS, Neo-Nazis of Ukraine were all created and are supported by the U.S., Israel, and England and have and will continue to create BLOWBACK for years to come.
Drones create more terrorists than they destroy.
And sure the list could go on but Tubularsock figures you got his point with the first example which only goes to show you that redundancy is so redundant.
And because you "got-it" from the first example Tubularsock is going to use the last example as his template for all examples. Now how easy is that?
About a little over two weeks ago the BBC News reported that, "A US drone strike in Yemen . . . killed three suspected al Qaeda members suggesting that US policy in the region is continuing as normal".
Now ". . . continuing as normal" means that the U.S. has been killing people by drones in Yemen since 2002 or for the past thirteen years. And up to this point the U.S. had a Yemenis puppet leader who went along with the U.S. killing but recently that leader was overthrown and the current Yemen government is a Shia-led rebel grouping known as the Houthis.
But the U.S. doesn't care who is the leader of an independent country, we'll drone them if we want because it's "normal"! Makes Tubularsock wonder why somebody has taken all that time to draw all those border lines on all those maps if they really have no meaning. Oh, Tubularsock forgot …… the U.S. border lines are sacred, of course.
And when those supposed Arabs took out the Twin Towers the CROSSING of those U.S. border lines were duly noted, if you recall. It was even considered an attack!
But Tubularsock again is in a middle of a digression. So back to the main point.
Now " . . . killed three suspected al Qaeda members . . . " means …… well what it means in this case is not true.
You see "suspected" is a funny way to die. The drone operator doesn't know if the occupants of the car they blew to hell really has REAL al Qaeda members inside.
So they are "suspected" which means that AFTER they are dead, well people on the ground report if they were al Qaeda or just another wedding party.
In fact, the Obama administration considers "all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants," several administration officials told the New York Times in June 2012, "unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent." And if they weren't a "combatant" they are just dead with the distinction of being counted differently. You know how important accuracy is to the United States!
Well in this case two of the PEOPLE in the car were al Qaeda but the third PERSON was a thirteen year old boy ………. So who was he?
Mohammed Saleh Duaayman was 13 years old and in the sixth grade.
(another digression: you do realize that EVEN if Mohammed had skipped death and got to the United States he still would have NOT been able to go to school with the Obama kids. They go to a private school for important people!)
According to his eldest sister, Mohammed was traveling from their home in Al-Zoor village to visit his father's second wife at the time of the Jan. 26 drone strike.
Mohammed was traveling with two men who were members of AQAP (al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula), a source within the group previously told the Yemen Times. The sister said she is unaware whether the two men were AQAP members or not, but reaffirmed that her brother was innocent and was not a member of the organization.
Funny thing, Mohammed's father and one of his brothers who was 17 at the time were blown apart by a drone back in 2011 while they were searching for a camel. It seems that his father and two of his brothers were sleeping when the drone spotted them. The drone was controlled by a CIA controller who had never been tired following a missing camel. And you know how difficult it is to ask questions about a situation from 20,000 feet so he blew them up. Hey, you can't be too careful driving a drone.
But the 14 year old brother hid in the rocks and was not killed but his brother and father were killed. He came home a day and a half later with the story. He had stayed in the rocks for a full day before he made his move.
Mohammed was 9 years at the time. Mohammed came from a large family. His father had four wives and 26 children—12 boys and 14 girls. And these are just a few of his brothers and sisters.
His father supported his family by buying and selling used cars and herding sheep and camels. He also received about $500 a month from the government. He had fought against the Russians in Afghanistan and on his return the Yemenis security officials provided these funds to him so he would not join the al Qaeda forces within Yemen.
After his death the Yemenis security officials stopped the government payment and the local AQAP (al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) started to help out the family and has done so for the last three years.
So what does that tell us? Well 10 boys left to join the AQAP. That's what!
So two drone strikes kills a father and two sons and sets up an additional 10 fighters for al Qaeda. That's the math which then explains why we have a continued supply of enemies. AND THIS IS JUST ONE FAMILY!
Data collected by the human rights group Reprieve and presented last November maintains that attempts to kill 41 targeted individuals across Pakistan and Yemen in recent years resulted in the deaths of some 1,147 people, the vast majority civilians and families. At that rate the U.S. has created a fucking shit-load of enemies and Obomber still says, "It is not neat and it is not simple, but it is the best option that we have".
IS IT, REALLY?
TUBULARSOCK SAYS: MID-EAST POLICY
Posted: November 22, 2014 in Abu Bakr Al-Bagdadi, Afghanistan, Assad, Bagdad, Bandar bin Sultan, boots on the ground, Bull Shit, CIA TERRORISTS, Drones, FBI TERRORISTS, George Bush, Guantanamo, Hamid Karzai, HEZBOLLAH, Iran, IRAQ, ISIS, ISRAEL, Joe Biden, John Kerry, John MaCain, Kim Kardashian, Obama, Oil, PALESTINIANS, SYRIA, torture, War Criminals
Tags: al Qaeda, barack obama, Benghazi, Big Oil, Bradley Manning, CIA, Dick Cheney, drones, global arms trade, Human Rights American Failure, Iran, John McCain, Keystone XL pipeline, libya, middle-east, Obama foreign policy, Syria, terrorism
MITIGATING EVIL
Posted: October 17, 2014 in Abu Bakr Al-Bagdadi, Afghanistan, Assad, Bagdad, Bandar bin Sultan, boots on the ground, Bull Shit, CHEMICAL WEAPONS, CIA TERRORISTS, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, Don Rumfeld, Drones, economics, FBI TERRORISTS, Guantanamo, Iran, IRAQ, ISIS, ISRAEL, James Clapper, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Neo-Nazi, NSA, Obama, Oil, Russia, Russia-Syria Chemicals, SYRIA, TERRORISTS CREATED BY U.S., The Matrix, torture, Ukraine
Tags: al Qaeda, barack obama, CIA, Dick Cheney, drones, global arms trade, Human Rights American Failure, Kim Kardashian, middle-east, Putin, Russia, Syria, terrorism, Ukraine
You know Tubularsock has been thinking about ISIS because Tubularsock doesn't know what action is the patriotic thing to do.
Too much thinking CAN spoil the broth.
ISIS on the one hand is the evil of all evils. Or is that Dick Cheney? God! I get them so confused. ISIS on the other hand is the creation of the US, UK, and Israeli intelligence apparatus or at least that is what has been revealed by the leaked NSA documents by Edward Snowden. (Thanks Ed.)
The US, UK, and Israeli intelligence apparatus created a strategy known as the hornet's nest in order to attract the fundamentalists from around the world to Syria to overthrow Assad's Government.
Now does Tubularsock support ISIS because America created them or does Tubularsock not support ISIS because they are the most evil of evils, except for Dick Cheney? What would a real patriot do?
You see the U.S. wants a U.S.-friendly government in Syria. You know like a puppet government that would not cooperate with Iran and block the oil pipeline that is being built. If the Assad government had gone along with the U.S. and did their bidding then Syria would be classified as a wonderful world government. You know like Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait all with police state governments. But that works for the United States much like the newly American created neo-nazi government now in the Ukraine.
The United States support of oppressive governments is done because it's GOOD FOR BUSINESS but the mantra has always been that we are doing this to BRING DEMOCRACY to the people.
You guessed it ……. the mantra, in truth, goes like this:
BULL SHIT, BULL SHIT, BULL SHIT, BULL SHIT, BULL SHIT, BULL SHIT, BULL SHIT …
Try it …………… no, aloud. It's got great rhythm like most truth does.
Now anyone who is just this side of mental retardation knows all this already. But Tubularsock likes to keep his eye on the prize and that is that repetition keeps the facts from falling down that sucking rabbit hole. You see once the news cycle spins the bull shit to scare you then they move on and funny thing ……. they don't review. Especially when the "new facts" show that the stories being pushed are FALSE. It's called propaganda.
Which brings Tubularsock to this, that may have been skipped over by the maimed-streamed-media. A document released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that Ibrahim al Samarrai AKA Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the man who leads ISIS, is an intelligence asset. Well imagine that!
An Intelligence Asset? You know, a CIA patsy. And he is the guy that is leading this evil of all evil (besides Dick Cheney) military operation.
Funny story, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was radicalized by the 2003 invasion of Iraq and was captured in 2005 and spent four years in the United States' Camp Bucca where he was constantly humiliated by the American forces much like the torture and humiliation conducted at Abu Ghraib Prison.
So here we have exactly why attacking and bombing isn't effective. By doing it it only creates more terrorists and humiliation is a very powerful factor in solidifying resolve.
It has been reported that ISIS has grown in number by over 6000 since the beginning of this American bombing escapade. Now exactly what is it about the reality that bombing and drones create MORE terrorists that the Western mind doesn't seem to understand?
It was reported around September 8th that Abu Bakr al Baghdadi had been killed by the American bombing but it still hasn't been officially confirmed. But even if this is true Tubularsock hopes we don't have to go through that same silly game that we did with Osama bin Laden's death —— do you recall, he was reported "confirmed-dead" seven times! And now that he is reported at the bottom of the sea we still can't say for sure that he isn't hiding out in Geneva, Switzerland.
And did "killing" bin Laden even matter to al Qaeda? Nope!
And if true, will Abu Bakr al Baghdadi death matter to ISIS? Nope!
And if someone on Halloween reaches into Dick Cheney's chest cavity and rips out his previously-owned heart and eats it ……… will that end evil? Well, Tubularsock thinks it may be a good start!
TUBULARSOCK SAYS: FOREIGN POLICY?
Posted: October 15, 2014 in Advertising, Afghanistan, American Exceptionalism, Assad, Bagdad, Bandar bin Sultan, boots on the ground, Bull Shit, Chemical Warfare, CIA Drugs, CIA TERRORISTS, Cuba, CYBER-ATTACKS, Death Valley Days, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, Economy, FBI, FBI TERRORISTS, Flight MH17, freedom of the press, Guantanamo, GUATEMALA, Iran, IRAQ, ISIS, ISRAEL, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Michelle Obama, Neo-Nazi, NSA, Obama, Oil, PALESTINIANS, Russia, SYRIA, TERRORISTS CREATED BY U.S., The Matrix, torture, U.S. General's ethics, War Criminals
Tags: al Qaeda, barack obama, bull shit, CIA, Dick Cheney, drones, Human Rights American Failure, middle-east, NSA, Obama foreign policy, Rule of Law, Russia, Syria, terrorism, Ukraine
"MODERATE-EXTREMIST"
Posted: September 21, 2014 in Advertising, Afghanistan, American Exceptionalism, Bagdad, Bandar bin Sultan, boots on the ground, CIA TERRORISTS, Economy, FBI TERRORISTS, IRAQ, ISIS, ISRAEL, Joe Biden, John Kerry, NSA, Obama, REPUBLICANS, Senate Intelligence Committee, SYRIA, TERRORISTS CREATED BY U.S., The Matrix, torture, U.S. Marines
Tags: al Qaeda, barack obama, Benghazi, Big Oil, CIA, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, global arms trade, Human Rights American Failure, Iran, John McCain, middle-east, Obama foreign policy, Syria
Ever wonder what a "moderate-extremist" could be?
Now Tubularsock, knows what 'moderate" means.
And Tubularsock knows what "extremist" means.
And Tubularsock knows what "give me a break!" means.
Really? A "moderate-extremist".
Now, that has to be one fucked up person!
Do you think that a "moderate-extremist" would be the one to cut off only three-quarters of your head?
Do you think that a "moderate-extremist" only massacres half of a village?
Do you think that a "moderate-extremist" is ONLY a moderate so he can get more weapons and be able to sell them to the EXTREMISTS for a profit?
That is called (in economic terms) the Middle-Man.
You see Congress loves the free enterprise system. So they voted for the middle man and why not? Congress plays to the middle for votes and then returns to the self-serving people they are. NO party excepted!
Now Tubularsock is not expecting any change in this "moderate-extremist" bull-shit but it is being brought to your attention as one of the many pearls of unexamined bull shit that is just sitting everywhere until you don't even realize that it saturates your consciousness.
It' is like "the jobless recovery" and "humanitarian-bombing" ………. sure ….
TUBULARSOCK SAYS: LEAD FROM BEHIND
Posted: September 13, 2014 in Afghanistan, American Exceptionalism, Assad, Bagdad, Bandar bin Sultan, CHEMICAL WEAPONS, CIA TERRORISTS, Crimea, Cuba, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, Don Rumfeld, Drones, FBI TERRORISTS, Flight MH17, Guantanamo, HEZBOLLAH, Iran, IRAQ, ISIS, ISRAEL, James Clapper, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Kim Kardashian, Michael Hastings, Michelle Obama, Neo-Nazi, NSA, Obama, Obama win?, Oil, PALESTINIANS, Rose Garden, Russia, Russia-Syria Chemicals, SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, SYRIA, TERRORISTS CREATED BY U.S., The Matrix, torture, Ukraine, Zionism
Tags: al Qaeda, barack obama, Benghazi, Big Oil, CIA, Diane Feinstein, Dick Cheney, global arms trade, Human Rights American Failure, middle-east, North Africa, NSA, Obama foreign policy, Rule of Law, Syria, terrorism


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Laudrup: Atletico can win CL
By andrew - 9 April 2014, 11:00
Michael Laudrup believes that not only can Atletico Madrid win La Liga, but they can claim the Champions League too.
The former Barcelona and Real Madrid forward spoke to AS while in Malaysia at a promotional event for Ferrari's Formula 1 team that also featured driver Fernando Alonso.
Laudrup, who was Alonso's childhood hero, AS notes, feels the competition between Barca, Madrid and Atleti will go to the wire.
"The truth is, after Madrid lost El Clasico and to Sevilla it is more difficult for them, when it seemed they were going to be seven points clear," the former Swansea manager said.
"Now they're behind. And Barcelona has many options to win the League. And then there's Atletico.
"They're a great team and they have a great chance to win the League. They're a very organized team who with outstanding players and a great Coach.
"Diego Simeone is doing a great job with a team that has great players, people who are hungry and eager to prove they can win the title. He's doing an exemplary job."
Laudrup was asked by AS which of his former sides, Barca or Madrid, he would prefer to work at.
"That's the big question I ask myself sometimes," the Dane replied.
"I don't know. But it would certainly be a dream to coach one of the two. Two greats."
Asked which of the sides remaining in the Champions League are the favourites to win the trophy, Laudrup offered a diplomatic response.
"All the teams in there have enough to win the competition, all of them," he added.
"Madrid have a great squad and are eager to win the title they crave. Bayern Munich are also there and Barcelona, but I think the other teams have chances too.
"Chelsea are one of them, but mostly Atletico. I really think they can win it.
"They're a tough team, very difficult to play against and they can win the Champions League. This may be the year."
9 April 2014, 11:00
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