[19:00:19] ERIN BURNETT, CNN ANCHOR: OUTFRONT, the top U.S. general says the U.S. needs a new plan to stay and fight in Afghanistan saying al Qaeda and ISIS are on the rise.
Plus, the Oregon shooter and his mother bonded over a love of guns. Should she be held responsible for his massacre?
And new details on what happened to the missing cargo ship. Twenty eight Americans on board. Why did it sail into the path of a massive hurricane? We have the answers tonight. Let's go OUTFRONT.
Good evening, I'm Erin Burnett. OUTFRONT tonight, a dire warning about ISIS. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says ISIS and al Qaeda are growing stronger and the U.S. needs a new plan. General John Campbell saying, U.S. troops need to stay and fight. In testimony before Congress today, General Campbell warning there are as many as 3,000 ISIS fighters in Afghanistan and that al Qaeda forces are surging. This as the U.S. Secretary of Defense says he deeply regrets what he says was a mistaken attack on an Afghan hospital. Doctors without borders, which runs that hospital today saying there was no mistake. The U.S. forces knew exactly what they were doing, killing innocent civilians.
Barbara Starr is OUTFRONT. Barbara, did the U.S. know it was bombing a hospital?
BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Erin, clearly a mistake, but no excuse. The U.S. does not bomb hospitals, mosques and schools. The question now is how could this have happened?
STARR (voice-over): In the aftermath of the attack on the doctors without borders hospital, a stunning military order from the top U.S. commander.
GEN. JOHN CAMPBELL, COMMANDER OF U.S. FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN: I've directed the entire force to undergo in-depth training in order to review all our operational authorities in rules of engagement.
STARR: That order and acknowledgement that something went wrong. And the secretary of defense minced no words saying in a statement, when we make mistakes, we own up to them. That's exactly what we are doing now. Rules of engagement spell out when and how the U.S. military can conduct air strikes like the AC-130 gun ship that hit the hospital. Doctors Without Borders says the U.S. knew it was a hospital. They were under attack for 30 minutes. It could not have been a mistake.
JASON CONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: Until we are told otherwise and until we see an independent investigation, we presume that this was in fact a war crime.
STARR: Did this violate U.S. military rules?
CAMPBELL: Even though the Afghan's requested support it has to go through a rigorous U.S. procedure to enable fires to go on the ground.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: There was no forward air controllers, American's forward air controllers on the ground.
CAMPBELL: We had a special operations unit was in close vicinity that was talking to the aircraft who delivered those fires.
STARR: It comes as the U.S. military is reconsidering troop levels as it seeks to fulfill President Obama's desire to draw down almost all troops by the end of 2016. General Campbell said with the overall security situation in Afghanistan still so uncertain, he needs to revise his recommendations about reducing troop levels.
CAMPBELL: We have to provide our senior leadership options different with the current plan that we are going with.
STARR: A key concern, al Qaeda regaining a foothold and ISIS growing with some Taliban changing sides to take advantage of growing ISIS capabilities.
STARR: ISIS in Afghanistan growing stronger, faster than the U.S. anticipated -- Erin.
BURNETT: Barbara Starr, thank you very much. A pretty damning report.
I want to go straight to Nic Robertson, he is in Kabul for us tonight. Nic, just heard Barbara reporting. The top U.S. commander says, ISIS now spreading throughout the country where you are tonight. (audio gap) How powerful ISIS?
al Qaeda? President Obama as you know has said al Qaeda is on the run again and again. Now though his top commander is saying the opposite.
ROBERTSON: Yes. Multiple times. I mean, pretty much if you go back a decade or so, we were being told that al Qaeda had been run out of Afghanistan, they weren't coming back that they had been defeated. This is the core of Afghanistan, the core of al Qaeda, rather, and they were on the back foot out of the country. But now we hear them as being a threat. One of the reasons fighters are coming over from Pakistan where they've been hiding out in Pakistan, the Pakistan army is clearing out some of the areas with militants. You have some of the groups in Pakistan splitting up, becoming more radical. Some of them coming over and joining ISIS. So, these threats, part of them are coming over from the border. Part of them are beginning to exist here because they've got more space to exist because the Afghan government without the support of all the U.S. forces here on the ground have seated territory that these groups are now taking advantage of to grow -- Erin.
[19:05:38] BURNETT: All right. Nic Robertson, thank you very much in Kabul tonight.
OUTFRONT now, the former CIA operative Bob Baer and retired brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, both has extensive experience in Afghanistan. Bob, let me start with you. You say, you have not been this alarmed since you entered the CIA decades ago. And you warn we are about to have a conflict, a war perhaps like we've never seen.
ROBERT BAER, FORMER CIA OPERATIVE: Oh, absolutely. You look at Syria with Russian so-called volunteers coming in. It's the first time there's been a Russian invasion of the Middle East, if you like. They are siding with the Iranians, with Bashar al-Assad. The Alawites in Damascus. These division are getting deeper and more violent. Saudi Arabia will react to the Russian moves by supporting groups like the Islamic State, if indirectly. You've got Afghanistan, you have the Islamic State rising there, you have the Taliban to move, they attacked Kunduz again today. They are not stopping. And then you have Iraq, at the same time, is there is a movement to expel us among the Shia militias. I don't know it's going to go that far. But I only see things getting worse and of course you have Yemen which is getting worse too.
BURNETT: You talked about a conflict like we've never seen. General Kimmitt, the war on terror has been going on for nearly 15 years. Thousands of Americans have died. And yet here we are, with countries in greater turmoil than they were before. With more terrorists than there were before. But you're not surprised that ISIS is growing so powerful.
BRIG. GEN. MARK KIMMITT, U.S. ARMY (RET): I'm not really. We've said for a long time that this is going to be a long war, possibly a generational war. Nobody ever expected that soon after 9/11 that this strain of radicalism and terrorism was going to be wiped off the battlefield any time soon. We had said -- said, inside of Afghanistan, inside of Iraq that we ought to be prepared for years and years of struggle. And walking away from it is not an option.
BURNETT: Not an option, but staying in also has proven to be a very tough option. I mean, Bob, General Campbell says keeping American troops in Afghanistan is necessary. Right? He is changing the view. Right? This president says he is going to take the troops out. Campbell is now saying he needs troops to stay in. You think though to fight this war which you view as a regional war, and General Kimmitt is saying, it's a generational war. You think it could take a million or more Americans?
BAER: I do. I mean, I think we have to bring back the draft to occupy Afghanistan and completely suppress Islamic fundamentalism would take a lot of troops. I mean, we didn't -- this wasn't a military defeat in Afghanistan in any sense. It was a political defeat because these people have defaulted to Islam. And the same goes for Syria, Iraq and Yemen. We are having al Qaeda in Yemen. Can the United States sustain a presence in the Middle East to this degree? And I do think it would take a million troops. And I don't think the American people would stand for it. And how long would it go on? It would be several generations to try and do anything about this part of the world.
BURNETT: General Kimmitt, a million troops?
KIMMITT: First of all, I agree with Bob's analysis, but I don't agree with his conclusions. I think our best option is to build a partnership capacity in the region. Let these countries fight for themselves. It will take American troops providing counterterrorism support, training support and advisors on the ground, but I think the Americans would not stand for a million troops on the ground and quite frankly I don't think it will take that much. It may take a million local forces doing the fighting. And we need to support them, but I don't think it will take a million Americans to help with that.
BAER: The problem is the locals. I don't trust them. I don't trust the Afghans. It was the Afghans that caused that raid in Kunduz against the hospitals, bad information. We have no allies in Iraq that we can trust. The Shia government we can't. Same way with Yemen and Syria. We train what four or five people, locals? And they will be wiped off the field by the Islamic State. We have no allies in that part of the world we can trust.
BURNETT: All right. Thanks very much to both of you, a very sobering conversation.
Next, we're learning new details about the Oregon shooter including that much like the Sandy Hook shooter, he and his mother knew a whole lot about guns.
Plus, Marco Rubio with one of the worse voting records in the Senate. Now his good friend Jeb Bush is calling him on it.
[19:13:20] BURNETT: Breaking news into the investigation into the massacre at the Community College in Oregon. Police telling CNN they are aware of social media posts made by the gunman's mother. They're now looking into whether she bears any responsibility for her son's evil act.
Sara Sidner is OUTFRONT live in Roseburg, Oregon. Sara, what are you learning tonight?
SARA SIDNER, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Erin, we spoke with police here and they told us that they were, indeed, aware of what the shooter's mother had been posting. That they are looking into her as they would anyone who was close to someone who did something like this. They also are aware of what the son was posting.
SIDNER (voice-over): Hours after the Umpqua Community College massacre, the mother of the 26-year-old gunman shown here talking to police broke down.
BRONTE HART, NEIGHBOR: She was bawling. And she was really upset. And I mean, I can't blame her. I mean, this is insane.
SIDNER: Now, there are new details about what she knew about her son's mental health and access to guns before he went on a rampage killing eight students and a teacher. A series of online posts linked to his mother Laurel Harper reveals he had a developmental disorder on the autism spectrum and there were plenty of guns of all types in the house. In a post for at least three years ago, Harper boasted about her arsenal of weapons on a Yahoo answers discussion thread about state gun laws saying, "I keep two full mags in my block case and the AR's and AK's all have loaded mags. No one will dropping by my house uninvited without acknowledgement."
Police say, they found eight guns at the home she shared with her son and six at the crime scene. She made clear her son was familiar with gun laws. In an answers.com postings where someone asked a hypothetical question about who police would charge if ten people shot simultaneously at one person killing that person? She posted in part, "At the very least they would be charged with accessory to murder. At the worst, they would be charged with felony murder." Citing, quote, "my son who has much knowledge in this field."
She and her son shared more than a knowledge of guns and gun laws. They also shared a developmental disorder, Asperger's according to post linked to her email. "My son has Asperger's, he is no battling idiot, nor is his life worthless. He is very intelligent and he's working on a carrier on filmmaking. My 18 years worth of experience with a knowledge about Asperger's syndrome is paying off. I'm a nurse." In another post, she says in part, "I have Asperger's and I didn't do so bad, wasn't easy, understatement but it can be done." This case bears striking similarities to Sandy Hook gunman Adam Lanza who killed 27 people before taking his own life. Both live with their mother, had a deep interest in guns and were believed to have Asperger's. CNN's multiple attempts to reach Laurel Harper have been unsuccessful. But the shooter's father told CNN he was surprised his son had access to guns.
IAN MERCER, OREGON'S GUNMAN FATHER: I had no idea that he had any guns whatsoever. And I'm a great believer that you don't buy guns, don't buy guns, you don't buy guns.
SIDNER: Now, to be clear, his father lives all the way in California. His mother lives here in Oregon. So, the two of them may not have been speaking about their son. And we also want to mention that Asperger's syndrome, there is no link between having Asperger's and violence, but there are a lot of people talking about all the details of this case, those details coming out surprising quite a few people -- Erin.
BURNETT: All right. Sara, thank you very much.
And now, criminologist Casey Jordan, our legal analyst Paul Callan. Let my start with you, Paul. Now, you heard the breaking news. Police are now looking at these online postings from the mother. They are not only looking at her, they're looking at other things but they are looking. Does that surprise you? Does that mean that they are looking into whether she bears responsibility?
PAUL CALLAN, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Well, I think they are certainly examining that. I doubt very much that they'll develop a criminal case against her. Because you would have to show that she had some sort of conscious awareness that her son was going to engage in this specific act. Now, a civil case is a different matter. She might be accused of knowing that he suffered from mental illness and allowing him access to so many weapons. There were 14 five arms found in the apartment that she resided in with him a large amount of the time. So, that might create a civil theory for a lawsuit against the mother.
BURNETT: So, Casey, on this point about what she knew. She boasted about her guns on line.
BURNETT: Took her son to shooting ranges. It seems that they shared a love of guns when I see things like that. But -- a serious problem. When he was younger, she had actually put him in a psychiatric institution, she has put him in a hospital because he was aggressive.
JORDAN: And not taking his meds.
[19:18:08] BURNETT: A child that she put into a hospital because he was aggressive, she then encourages a love of guns. How does that happen?
JORDAN: Where have we seen this before? That's the most shocking thing about this. The details of this case are almost a carbon copy parallel to that of the Lanza case.
BURNETT: That is the Sandy Hook shooting.
JORDAN: Sandy Hook shooting. And Nancy Lanza paid with her life. That this mother, an LPN, a nurse, someone who prides herself being and being an expert on Asperger's didn't learn from the Sandy Hook case. Where Adam Lanza had the exact same situation. And the mother bought guns and went to the shooting range. And this is where you have to, you know, Paul is correct. There is probably no criminal liability. And civilly was it foreseeable? They can only base that on Sandy Hook. But the key is common sense. If you have a mentally ill or emotionally disturbed child in your house, you don't also have 14 guns. So, there is a level of denial here, parental blinders on. And I think the only forgiving thing that is if she had Asperger's, too, her baseline for normal was off keel.
BURNETT: So, perhaps. But Paul, I mean, you know, do you think she watched the coverage of the Sandy Hook massacre, she saw that mother, they had guns in the house. The mother and son went to the shooting ranges together. That's what they did. The son had Asperger's. She saw all of those things and she didn't see herself?
CALLAN: How could she not have watched it? She would have been drawn into it. And, you know, people who unfortunately have to deal with problems with Asperger's they say this is being unfair. Asperger's doesn't cause violence. And people with Asperger's can have normal lives. But one thing about Asperger's, you have obsessive conduct. And if you are going to have an obsession about something, please don't let it be guns or bombs or fire. Redirect the obsession someplace else. Here she really fed the obsession by telling him it was a great thing that he played with guns.
BURNETT: -- if there was one person other than the shooter himself who is responsible for his act, that could have stopped this, it was her. It was her.
JORDAN: Absolutely his mother. And where is her voice now? In every other case, if you think back even Dylann Roof's family, Abdulazeez the Chattanooga shooter, those parents obviously bereft at the loss of their child and arrest of their child still put out statements expressing shock, disbelief and sympathy for the victims. We are on day five and six and we have not heard from Laurel Harper. And you really have to ask, is that denial? Is she still in shock? Where is her sympathy for the victims? I'm afraid she still has parental blinders on and still doesn't think that her son, this was foreseeable that her son should bear any responsibility.
CALLAN: Given the political unlikeliness that we are going to see major changes in gun control legislation in the United States, it's a real uphill battle, the only way we can protect against this is if family members see somebody, see a child, see a nephew, see a husband or wife who has access to a gun and shouldn't. They've got to act to protect society. Otherwise these tragedies will continue.
JORDAN: You can't get mental illness out of your loved one overnight and you can't change the gun laws overnight, but you can get the guns out of your house if you have a mentally ill person there. Everyone can do that today. Stop the denial.
BURNETT: All right. Well, thanks very much to both of you as we await to learn much more about the shooter's mother and her silence. OUTFRONT next, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. Donald Trump says they literally hate each other. Is it true?
And Joe Biden slamming a report today about using his son's death for political gain. Our report.
[19:25:50] BURNETT: Happening right now, we want to show you some live pictures in Iowa. This is Jeb Bush is going to be taking that stage momentarily. The headline, an annual Ronald Reagan dinner. This as his former protege Marco Rubio just wrapped up a campaign event of his own after spending the day fiercely defending his record from attacks by Bush and the frontrunner Donald Trump.
JOE JOHNS, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Republican Marco Rubio has missed many Senate votes and spends more and more time on the presidential campaign trail.
JOHNS: A point the Florida senator says comes with the territory.
SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R), FLORIDA: Everyone that's run for president in the past has faced this. There are times when you are not going to be there.
JOHNS: But now Rubio is getting called out on his job attendance by his friend and mentor Jeb Bush.
GOV. JEB BUSH (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: A bill to dock the pay of absentee members might not pass the House or Senate. I don't know. Maybe it could. But at least it would get them all there for a vote.
JOHNS: A far cry from years past when Bush and Rubio heaped praise on each other.
BUSH: The most principled -- leader I know, Marco Rubio.
RUBIO: And many of us were here today -- in the legislature grew up politically in the era of Jeb Bush which was an era of politics where you learned the purpose of public service was to make a difference.
JOHNS: Now the party's front-runner is openly mocking their relationship.
DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: They hate each other. They hate. Trust me, I know. They hate so much. They hate more than anybody in this room hates their neighbor. Any. But it's political (bleep), you understand? It's true. It's true.
JOHNS: And even as both candidates maintain they are friends, compliments are just as likely to be replaced by zingers. Rubio dismissing political dynasties like the one Bush hails from.
RUBIO: And we cannot simply promote the next person in line or the most familiar name.
JOHNS: Bush meanwhile jabbing at his protege by comparing Rubio's level of experience to President Obama's.
BUSH: Look, we've had a president who came in and said the same kind of thing, new and improved, hope and change. And he didn't have the leadership skills to fix things.
JOHNS: Political insiders say the gloves were bound to come off in a contest like this, especially because Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio as republican establishment candidates are competing for some of the same political space in the polls and the primaries -- Erin.
BURNETT: All right. Joe Johns, thank you very much.
ANA NAVARRO, JEB BUSH SUPPORTER AND FRIEND OF MARCO RUBIO: Which means that, yes, that I have multiple personality disorder.
BURNETT: All right. Bill, let me start with you. You just heard Marco Rubio today spending the day fiercely defending his voting record or lack thereof. Do you buy it?
BILL KRISTOL, EDITOR, "THE WEEKLY STANDARD": Yes. He's running for president of the United States. He hasn't missed any votes that would have made a difference in terms of getting cloture or passing or defeating legislature. So, I don't think that issue Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton missed a lot of votes in 2007 when they were senators running for president. I don't think it matters.
BURNETT: Okay. You don't think it matters. Let me as you this though. Bernie Sanders is running for president and doing better than Hillary Clinton in a lot of polls. He only missed nine votes this year. Eighty three since he was sworn in in 2007. So, in his entire tenure, he's missed as many as Marco Rubio this year. But he's doing really on all the polls. So, that seems to take the wind out of Rubio's argument, Bill's argument.
NAVARRO: Well, the thing is, Marco can miss all these votes because unlike Bernie Sanders, unlike all the other senators that are running for president this year, he doesn't have a plan B which is staying in the Senate. He's done with the Senate. His only challenge will be, frankly, that he's got constituents in Florida that at some point start paying attention might and will be bothered by this and will vote in what's going to be a very tightly-fought primary come March.
KRISTOL: That is important. Look, maybe we will have little price, maybe they should settle it more time in Washington. I think this campaign is getting obsessed with you've got to spend three days in Nevada in early state.
KRISTOL: They lose the fact that you could make a lot of news and get a lot of media coverage if you're on the floor of the Senate addressing issues. You know, so I think as a tactical matter, it might be a little bit of a mistake. On the other hand, as Ana says, he's not running for re-election. I mean, you have to just give him credit for putting it all on the line. And in that respect, you know, I think he is sort of entitled to say, okay, I'm running for president in that sense.
NAVARRO: Well, the difference is, you are not a Florida voter.
NAVARRO: You didn't vote for him, you know, four-and-a-half years ago and support him like I did.
KRISTOL: Yes. Fair enough. Yes.
NAVARRO: And you know, folks from Florida expect their senator to be there and be strong.
[19:30:13] BURNETT: We would you like to think you vote for someone who wants the job.
BURNETT: You voted for them to take, right? Not the next job. Isn't that the whole criticism Barack Obama gets?
KRISTOL: Bush's criticism of Barack Obama is revealing and silly. I mean, the problem with Barack Obama is not that he was inexperienced, doesn't have leadership skills. That is a wonderful Bush line. The problem with Barack Obama from a Republican point of view, he is a liberal and he's taken the country in the wrong direction.
He's been a pretty effective president. Barack Obama is a pretty determined guy. He shaped policy in the way he wanted to do it. I would be happy if Marco Rubio was as effective in a conservative direction as Barack Obama.
BURNETT: That's an interesting statement.
KRISTOL: It's not he doesn't have leadership skills.
NAVARRO: Look, first of all, leadership skills are important, and crisis management skills are important. And I think one of the reasons I chose to support Jeb is because I lived in Florida for the 14-month period when he had to face something like eight named storms and hurricanes. When you saw that Jeb Bush with his sleeves rolled up behind the podium manning emergency management services, you felt there was an adult in charge and your government was doing everything it could to keep you safe. That's guy I want in the Situation Room.
BURNETT: And that guy is saying, going after Marco Rubio now, saying Rubio not ready to lead as president, right? He's saying all of these things. And yet, you know, they say they're friends. I thought the Donald Trump comment was funny when he said that's bull, they hate each other, because it's very different.
Here is what Bush said about Rubio back in the last election. He said he should be vice president. Take a listen.
CHARLIE ROSE, PBS: He has enough preparation to be one heart beat away from the president?
JEB BUSH (R), FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR: I believe so. He has more experience than Barack Obama had when he ran and more practical experience and got the intellectual acumen and the fortitude to be a good president. And I have a special place in the heart for him. It's hard to describe the pride I feel from his incredible success.
BURNETT: That seems like it's from the heart. So, how can Bush now say Marco Rubio is not ready?
NAVARRO: Well, that was then, this is now.
KRISTOL: Jeb will feel pride when Marco accepts the nomination. In Cleveland in July.
NAVARRO: I know these two guys personally. I do believe they like each other. They have a long history.
You know, this is different. This is a difficult, awkward situation. It's awkward for people like me. There are a lot of us in Florida who are friends with the two of them because they are friends. They are mentor and mentee, but they're also competing with each other.
I hate this. I hate it. I complained to Marco about it at times. I complained to Jeb about it at times. I come to the acceptance it is part of the process.
And let me tell you something, we are just getting started.
KRISTOL: It's pretty light, honestly so far.
BURNETT: You don't think Donald Trump is right when he says the truth is they hate each other?
NAVARRO: He doesn't know Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush from Adam.
KRISTOL: Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton going after each other who served on the same administration, think about that, for four years, vice President and Secretary State. That's going to be more just saying, and I think they will be tougher on each other than Jeb and Marco are being.
BURNETT: So, let's talk about Donald Trump, because Rubio is rising in the polls, right? Because Rubio is rising in the polls, right? And that has put some heat on Donald Trump who has dropped in the polls. Still a frontrunner, but he's dropped.
I did interview him. He told me Rubio is a light weight. We know he's been saying that. Then he tweeted out that he is a kid. He is going after Marco Rubio and even sent a case to Marco Rubio to mock that he is a sweater. You know, he sweat so much in a debate and in speeches.
Does Rubio have a better chance of beating Trump than Bush?
NAVARRO: I don't know. I think it's too early to tell. I do think that this is part of Donald Trump's persona and shtick he's got to continue feeding. He has got to continue creating headlines, causing controversy that we talk about. This is one of the ways of doing it and trolling people, including his opponents. I think it's a testament to Marco's rise in the polls, you know? Donald Trump doesn't bother with asterisks.
BURNETT: Bill, does Jeb Bush stay in this until the end?
KRISTOL: He stays for quite a while. If you're the Bush campaign, you're worried. Rubio is ahead of Bush in the polls.
BURNETT: Jeb Bush has the money.
KRISTOL: He has money and they are putting money on the air, super PAC ads on the air if they don't push Bush's numbers in the next month, if he doesn't do well in the next debate, I think they'll worry. But he's a fighter.
At the end of the day, we have actual votes, caucus February 1st in Iowa. Let's see what happens there. But I would say, we cannot underestimate how shocking it is that Bush is doing so poorly right now.
NAVARRO: It's still quite early. I saw Jeb Bush on Sunday. I can tell you that there is a lot of patience and fight in that man. You know, you can tell when a candidate is deflated.
[19:35:01] The Jeb Bush I saw Sunday is anything but deflated. Yes, he is going to stay on this. He's got conviction. He's got money. He's got structure and he's got a plan.
And OUTFRONT next, Joe Biden, you mentioned him, the vice president firing back.
BURNETT: He says this is an offensive report. We have a story.
And outrage over the cargo ship lost with 28 Americans onboard. We now know why the ship stayed on its deadly force into the face of a category 4 hurricane. That report coming up.
BURNETT: Tonight, Vice President Joe Biden fighting back against a report he leaked the story about his son's dying wish that he run for president in order to test the waters for a campaign. Pretty horrible report. According to "Politico", Biden told Maureen Dowd that his dying son told him he had to run because the White House, quote, "should not revert to the Clintons."
CNN senior Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny is OUTFRONT.
Jeff, this is a harsh report, incredibly harsh report. But this conversation between Biden and his son, would that be enough to get Biden to run?
[19:40:03] JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Erin, it's a great question. I mean, the conversation between the vice president and his son would be the most personal of moments. And we know how close this vice president was to Beau Biden and we know that Beau Biden and his brother Hunter Biden want the vice president to run. They think that he should be serving in the White House.
It is only one part of the equation though, I'm told. Friends and allies of the vice president said this is just one piece of the picture. You can't run on the sympathy vote. You can't run on something like this directly and only on this. So, it is one piece of the puzzle. It is not enough to make a candidacy out of that just entirely.
BURNETT: Well, especially now I've got allegations like this reporting. Some people, Jeff, this is the bottom line, they say, look, if Joe Biden really wanted to run, we would know, this isn't something you hem and haw about. You reach the decision as president of the United States.
What would be the strategy, though, if he knew he wanted to run but was purposefully waiting, waiting this long, missing the first debate. What would be the strategy?
ZELENY: The strategy is in part, I'm told, seeing how this race develops. If this race was, if Hillary Clinton was the far and away front-runner in this campaign, I don't think we would be having this conversation. But in fact, there is an opening. We see that in our polls, we see that in other polls. Voters we talk to in Iowa today say more competition would be better this could strengthen her candidacy.
But the vice president I think in this case, we have to take him at his word that he is working through this. This has been a struggle. He's waiting to see if his family is ready for this. So, it doesn't fit neatly into the box that we saw often pack things in strategically in Washington. No question about that. But I do believe that he is waiting for all these things to come together. Now, we'll find out in the next week or so if his family has actually signed off on this.
BURNETT: We shall see. Everyone will be watching. It will be the elephant in the room, although I guess that's not the animal to use for the Democratic debate.
ZELENY: The donkey in the room.
BURNETT: Yes, the donkey in the room. Somehow, I think Joe Biden would laugh about that. OK, thanks to you.
OUTFRONT now, CNN political commentator and former senior adviser of President Obama, Dan Pfeiffer.
All right. Dan, you know this vice president incredibly well. What's your reaction to this report, the report the came out from "Politico" saying that he leaked the story about his son's dying wish for political -- you know, to test the waters, political gain?
DAN PFEIFFER, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Well, when I read that report, that sounded nothing like the Joe Biden I've known for a long time and worked closely with. He is the least calculating politician I've ever been around. He is incredibly authentic. He sort of campaigns by gut.
And so, this idea that he is some sort of Machiavellian guy behind the scenes sharing personal anecdotes to leak stories is just not how Joe Biden operates.
BURNETT: All right. So, you don't buy it.
BURNETT: The Democratic debate is next week. It's already October. And this question I was talking to Jeff about. You know, some people say it is too late for Biden to get in and run aggressively, credibly with all the ground troops he would need and all the states, the whole logistical operation. But, you know, just say, Hillary Clinton has a bad debate. She has to testify on Benghazi.
Is he waiting to see how those two things go to make his final choice?
PFEIFFER: I don't know he is waiting how those two things go. I think, look, this is a very -- in the best of circumstances, this is a hard decision for anyone to make. It's a nuanced decision about your personal life, what can work.
And he is in a very unique situation begin his tragic family circumstances. So, I think it takes time to do it.
To your question of timing, it is late. It is not -- it is too late for any person to get in this race except for Joe Biden, but everyday he waits, Hillary Clinton's start gets a little bit big deeper. And the mountain gets a little bit steeper. So, if he is going to do it, he's got to do it soon, but the widow is still there, but it's narrow.
BURNETT: He had lunch with President Obama today. Would the president endorse Joe Biden? Would he stay neutral between Clinton and Biden? What would he do, Dan?
PFEIFFER: I think that would be I would be surprised if he were to get directly involved in the race between two people he is very close to personally and people who served him very loyally. People he considers friends. Two people who I think he believes would be excellent presidents and excellent nominees. So, my guess is he would not get involved. But we'll see how the race plays itself out.
BURNETT: Yes, it sure will be interesting to see. Everyone would be reading the tea leaves there.
All right. Dan, thank you so much.
BURNETT: And the first Democratic debate, you see it on the screen is next week right here on CNN. Be sure to watch next Tuesday night. It begins at 8:30.
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[19:49:00] BURNETT: Tonight, new pictures of debris from the missing cargo ship that vanished after sailing straight into the eye of Hurricane Joaquin at a category 4 level. The Coast Guard is scouring the waters off the Bahamas for the 28 missing Americans onboard, hoping for a miracle.
They just released these images. The ship was ripped apart by the category 4 storm. And tonight, rescue crews are holding out hope for survivors. The NTSB is now on the scene investigating why this happened. Why was that ship even in that water to begin with?
MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): These are just some of the missing -- crew members of the container ship El Faro, sinking after its engines failed, (INAUDIBLE) of the powerful Hurricane Joaquin.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm so afraid she's lost to the sea.
MARQUEZ: Thirty-three souls on board, including 28 Americans. The search still going strong from the sea and air after one unidentified victim wearing a cold water emergency suit was found.
[19:50:02] Mary Shevory's daughter Mariette Wright among the missing.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We will scream and cry and pray.
MARQUEZ: Questions now growing, why did the El Faro set out at 8:00 p.m. last Tuesday from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico? The company says at the time it set out, Joaquin was only a tropical storm.
But CNN had reported hours earlier, Joaquin was forecasted to become a full-on hurricane and would cross El Faro's intended path.
Still, TOTE Maritime says the next day, last Wednesday, they got an e-mail from the ship's captain indicating everything was OK.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He understood the weather condition that was out in front of him, the location that he had been monitoring the track and that he had a sound plan that the crew was well-prepared and briefed and that the weather conditions looked very favorable.
mercy of up to 50-foot waves. What started as a research trip for CNN's Derek Van Dam turned into a search and rescue.
DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST: We're directly in the middle of Hurricane Joaquin's eye.
MARQUEZ: They found nothing last Thursday, but by Saturday, an enormous debris field was located, including one of two lifeboats on the ship heavily damaged and no one on board. Today, and even more debris from "El Faro" found.
But still, no sign of life as the excruciating wait for the families of the missing goes on.
BURNETT: So, Miguel, I just don't understand, if they are saying the forecast was for it to become a category 4 hurricane, the ship sailed, a whole day went by, the forecast got worse and worse. Why continue on that path?
MARQUEZ: The captain clearly thought he could get beyond it. Turning back was an option. I spoke to one experienced maritimer today and he said, look, it sounds like because they were listing at about 15 degrees, as the captain said, they had taken on water, they have lost propulsion, to be middle of those waves, he said it would be impossible to keep that ship going, especially a cargo ship. Once that cargo starts to move, that ship probably would have rolled over.
BURNETT: The ship would have rolled over.
And in terms of survivors, obviously, the Coast Guard said to me yesterday, five days would be what they would be looking at in good conditions. This, obviously when it began, was anything but.
MARQUEZ: One of the big lifeboats holds 43 people, could take everybody on that ship is still out there somewhere. They have not found that. So, I think there is hope of that. They clearly deployed some of the emergency suits as well because the one body -- unidentified body they've seen so far was in an emergency water suit. So, it is hoped that they will find somebody.
BURNETT: Hope and pray that they find that other lifeboat. Thank you very much, Miguel.
Next, Jeanne Moos with the airline that offers you, well, pretty much everything, including a shower and a bar and maybe even a seat next to Jennifer Aniston. So what's the catch?
[19:57:58] BURNETT: Jennifer Aniston, America's sweetheart. You know, she always seems to have the right things, the haircut, the clothes, and now the airline seat that you didn't even know you wanted until she had it. Here's Jeanne Moos.
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's not easy to find a place to take a shower eight miles up, even when you're Jennifer Aniston.
JENNIFER ANISTON, ACTRESS: I'm looking for a shower.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There's no showers here, ma'am.
ANISTON: I'm going to look pretty silly dressed like this going to the bar.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There's no bar here, but we do have hot towels and a bag of peanuts.
MOOS: And with this dig at domestic airlines, America's sweetheart begins her gig advertising Emirates Airlines.
MOOS: Next thing you know, Jen wakes up in her Emirates flap bed. It was such a nightmare. I was on a plane and it was nothing like this.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sorry to hear that.
MOOS: Emirate is the only airline to offer showers in first class.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If you go inside, it's actually pretty spacious. You get five total minutes.
MOOS: Showering at cruising altitude is so heady, it's hard to resist a little show and tell.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That was pretty fantastic.
MOOS: The only bad news about the in-flight shower is that you'll take a bath when it comes to paying the ticket price. Round trip first class between New York and Dubai, just over $30,000. But you do get your own little suite to sleep in.
Gulf based airlines are using stars like Nicole Kidman to expands into the U.S. market while big three American airlines pushed back, saying their rivals have an unfair advantage because they are subsidized by their governments.
ANISTON: Is there someone that we can talk to about flying this around a little longer?
MOOS: You never know, the real Jen suffers from fear of flying.
ANISTON: Still, flying to me, it was just terrifying. I struggle with it.
MOOS: But it's less of a struggle when you're in the shower, a shower at 40,000 feet makes you feel less psycho. Unless you hit turbulence -- then, fasten your shower cap.
BURNETT: And thanks so much for joining us.


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Parnell and O'Leary Shine in Munster Vets
The UCC Farm at Curraheen Road proved an ideal venue for the Munster intermediate and vets cross country championships on Sunday. In the intermediate race William Harty, just seventeen years of age, was first to lead in this 8k race. Half way through the first lap Leevale's Bryan Keane was hot in pursuit, although he is only just back from a snmow boarding trip to Austria, where running obviously came second to other pursuits!! The lack of training certainly was evident as Keane was unable to maintain his challenge. Michael Hassett from Tipperary was first to pass, along with Arthur Fitzgerald from Kerry. With 2k to go Josh Palmer from St. Finbarrs ran fastest of all, going into second place. However, he misjudged the lap count and thought he was about to finish. He faded on the final lap to finish fourth, with Keane third, Fitzgerald second, and Harty a decisive winner. Darren Keenan, back running after 'retiring' at the end of a four year scholarship stint in Boston College, started off strongly, but faded a little to finish a good 8th. A few months ago he was unrecognisable, but now is fast returning to his right weight/size, and it shouldn't be too long before he is back in winning form. His brother David also ran, along with Gerry Murphy, Batt Kearney, and Liam Horgan. John O'Leary again won the over 60 title. Leevale were fourth team behind Togher. There was another great performance from Carmel Parnell in the combined womens intermediate and vets race. Carmel McCarthy from West Cork blazed into the lead from the start, leaving the others to fight for the minor places. Carmel Parnell moved into second place at the halfway mark and ran on strongly to take second, one place ahead of Caroline Daly from East Cork, and a former member of the Western Kentucky squad.

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Latest ANYmal walking robot gets ready for inspection
By Paul Ridden
Latest ANYmal walking robot ge...
The ANYmal D walking robot can make its way around an industrial facility to make sure that equipment is running as it should
ANYbotics
The inspection unit on its back includes a powerful LED spotlight
The inspection unit on its back includes sensors for visual, thermal and acoustic measurements
Challenging terrain shouldn't be a problem for the ANYmal D robotic inspector
The ANYmal D walking robot autonomously makes its way around a facility with the help of depth cameras, LiDAR and vision cameras
The ANYmal D walking robot could inspect areas of a facility which could be hazardous to human personnel
The robotic inspector has a per-charge runtime of 90 minutes, and will make its way to a charging point when its power runs low
Inclines, stairs, uneven ground and obstacles are no match for the ANYmal D walking robot
The ANYmal walking robot has been around for a few years now, and even got some wheels last year. Now Switzerland's ANYbotics has announced a new fully autonomous four-legged robot coupled with inspection analytics software for complete end-to-end inspection of energy and industrial processing plants.
The ANYmal D is being tasked with making its way around a facility and checking that equipment is running as it should, potentially saving human inspectors from having to work in hazardous environments or hard-to-reach nooks.
Where tracked or wheeled bots might find the tight spaces and steep stairs commonly found in such places something of a challenge, the walking robot can take them in its stride, while also tackling rugged terrain and avoiding obstacles.
It can also step over gaps in the floor, tackle slopes and move in all directions. And if it does take a tumble, a self-righting mechanism comes into play. All-weather operation is catered for by IP67-rated protection against dust and water ingress.
The combination of depth cameras, 360-degree LiDAR and wide angle color cameras allow the ANYmal D to make its way around a building or plant on its own, without a human operator, and its makers say that it should only need to be walked through its expected inspection route once, after which it will able to repeat the route as often as required while stopping to inspect machinery along the way.
The robot features a pan-tilt inspection unit on its back with sensors for visual, thermal and acoustic measurements. The 4K camera module has a 20x optical zoom that allows the robot to log a visual check without having to get up close, the thermal camera has a temperature range of -20 to 500 °C (-4 to 932 °F), a directional microphone can record acoustic measurements in the audible and ultrasonic frequency range, and there's a built-in computer to cater for continuous operation even when network connection is spotty. And should the robotic inspector need to venture into dark corners of the facility, there's a 3,500-lumens LED spotlight to brighten things up.
If an issue be detected during its rounds, the walking robot sends an alert to the control room over Wi-Fi, or optionally via a 4G/LTE module, for follow up by a human technician.
The ANYmal D is designed for day and night operation, and has a runtime of 90 minutes per charge. When its onboard batteries start to run low, the robot can return to a strategically placed docking station in the facility for a recharge.
ANYbotics says that it will take some of the setup strain out of the installation process by working closely with customers to identify tasks that can be undertaken by the bot, creating inspection simulations, engaging in on-site demonstrations, and employing pilot testing. The company will also provide training and support to facility staff.
With customers already onboard, the first installations are expected to be operational later this year. The video below shows the kind of thing the new bots are expected to get up to.
ANYbotics Introduces End-to-End Robotic Inspection Solution
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While Paul is loath to reveal his age, he will admit to cutting his IT teeth on a TRS-80 (although he won't say which version). An obsessive fascination with computer technology blossomed from hobby into career before hopping over to France for 10 years, where he started work for New Atlas in 2009. Now back in his native Blighty, he serves as Managing Editor in Europe.
WONKY KLERKY April 21, 2021 09:29 AM
All very well, but, can it dance?
Simon M April 21, 2021 05:49 PM
Humans are already turning the hose on the poor robots. :-(
Daishi April 22, 2021 03:49 AM
@Simon I'm just surprised nobody hit it with a hockey stick.
ljaques April 25, 2021 07:50 PM
So, has anyone done a direct comparison between the $? ANYmal and the $75k Spot?


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"It has been my policy to seek information and advice wherever I could find it. I have never relied on any particular person to be my unofficial adviser. I have let the merits of each case and the soundness of all advice speak for themselves. My counselors have been those provided by the Constitution and the law." - Calvin Coolidge
Wise Guys on WHO Radio - April 2, 2016
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In the news this week
Girl uses text-to-911 service to report drunk driver: Her father
This is exactly the kind of thing that technology should be doing: Creating new ways for people to be responsible for their own safety, even when circumstances might not otherwise permit it. Imagine the bravery required to turn in your father as he's driving drunk with you in the car. It's hard to imagine it happening via a voice call, but a text message provides a safe alternative. The value in technologies like this isn't how often they're used -- it's in whether they allow people to call for help in circumstances when they might not otherwise have the choice. If that's a non-zero number, then it's certainly worth further examination.
But first...
I went in for my semiannual cleaning at the dentist's office this week. They decided to surprise me by putting a blood-pressure cuff on my wrist.
I was surprised by this -- seeing as there wasn't any reason to think my molars were experiencing high blood pressure.
The hygienist explained that they had introduced the practice recently for a couple of reasons. First, it could give them early warning if a patient had either very high or very low blood pressure, which could make it dangerous for them to be given sedatives, for example.
Second, they had realized that a lot of people end up visiting the dentist more often than they see a physician to get a full checkup, and giving people a quick blood-pressure reading was a cheap and simple way to screen people who might need to be given a little extra push to go see a doctor.
Now, I'm pretty sure that the preponderance of the decision was based on the fact that it probably helps them control their liability insurance costs to screen people before sedating them. But who cares whether they were doing it out of benevolence or self-preservation? The outcome is the same: People who weren't going to have their blood pressure measured otherwise are going to have it measured now, and that's a good thing.
It got me to thinking: The blood-pressure thing was new this time around. Six months ago, they had introduced scheduling at the chair (rather than giving patients the chance to slip out the door without making their next appointment). Six months before that, they had introduced digital X-ray records. And six months before that, they had started asking patients to wear safety glasses just to add a little protection against the possibility of sharp objects or debris getting into an eye. Prior to that, it was text-message reminders of upcoming appointments.
All in all, I could come up with a pretty unbroken train of small but noticeable improvements going back through semi-annual visit for as many years as I can safely remember. Some have been low-tech -- safety goggles aren't high-end equipment, of course -- but most have involved some kind of technological angle. And I'm sure that there will be more with each subsequent visit -- I don't think it will take more than a year or two before they start offering the option to watch something via virtual-reality goggles while you wait in the chair.
I certainly don't think dental offices are unique in this, but perhaps it's the fact that my visits are spaced pretty regularly, six months apart, that causes me to notice the incremental improvements. They're just little things, but they do add up to a better, safer, and more productive experience each time I'm there.
For all of the lip service that we give to "tech companies", isn't the reality more that every company is a "tech company" if it's really trying to survive and advance in the 21st Century. Sometimes, it's very low-tech -- like those safety glasses -- but accumulated over the long run, these are real improvements that matter. We just often don't see them because they happen in tiny little increments that only add up over time.
I think there's a lesson here, not only for people in business, but for us as voters, too. Things change and get better because people cause them to. I'm sure a lot of the improvements I see at the dentist's office are driven by the insurance companies. But someone has to decide to implement them and to get everyone in the organization on-board with the new procedures.
The same goes for us as a civilization. Someone has to keep on telling all of the big institutions in life -- companies, non-profits, government, schools, and clubs -- that we expect them to keep on getting a little bit better all the time. Big revolutions will happen; the Internet is a testament to that. But for as much as I like to talk about "Dispatches from the Flying-Car Future", a lot of improvements are a whole lot more pedestrian than that.
But someone has to crack the whip once in a while to remind some of our more sluggish institutions that they, too, need to get better with time. Some of them do because they have good management -- the DOT, of all things, happens to be one of those institutions that has used technology to take on a better customer-service focus over the last decade or so.
But this also means we have to shake off the misapprehension that it's enough just to lure a big tech company to town. It's great that Facebook and Microsoft are both plowing huge investments into the Des Moines area. I think we'll continue to earn their trust and attract even more just like them. But I sometimes worry that when people talk about making us into the "Silicon Prairie", we're mistaking startups and social media for a real culture of technological literacy and enthusiasm.
It's possible to get there -- starting with our schools, but quite necessarily reaching out far beyond them. I sincerely think it's time we took up a community initiative to look at ways we can put even the little improvements to work in all of our institutions, public and private alike. If there's such a thing as the "Seattle sound" or "Southern hospitality" or even "Iowa nice", then I'd like to see us work at becoming a community of technophiles. All ages, all backgrounds, all vocations. Let's find ways that as a community we can begin exchanging notes, challenging each other, and broadly building a culture that doesn't look at the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math) as things that people study at Marston Hall up at Iowa State, but as things we all value and talk about -- and in which we all take just a little more interest than the average community in this country.
If the SEC gets to be football-crazy, and Hollywood gets to make all the big TV and movie stars, and Washington is the place where name-dropping is an art form, then Des Moines (and maybe all of Iowa) ought to be the place where early adopters are a dime a dozen, where technology finds its way into conversation just as easily as chatter about the weather, and where grandparents are the ones teaching their grandchildren how to code instead of asking them to stop the microwave clock from blinking.
I don't have a great name for this initiative. I don't have a five-year roadmap to make it happen. I'm not about to go storming up to the capital to demand money from the state legislature to make it happen. But I'm going to talk with some people and run some ideas up the flagpole, and I'm going to come back to this idea again in the future...preferably sooner rather than later. And if you're on board and you'd like to engage on it, let me know. Send me an email at mail@gongol.com or hit me up on Twitter at @briangongol. We ought to get the ball rolling on this before some other "mid-major" town gets the same bright idea.
Your role in cyberwar
FBI breaks into controversial iPhone
They didn't need Apple to corrupt its own security after all. Now, will the FBI tell Apple how they did it so that Apple can fix the problem?
Marine Corps establishes cyberwarfare group
How do you say "Oorah!" in binary code? It's still unclear whether it makes more sense for each branch of the military to have its own cyberwarfare operations, or whether we should seriously consider spinning up a dedicated branch, agency, or corps dedicated to the purpose. The comparable case is probably the Coast Guard, which has a definite mission serving a specific type of territory, but which also executes its role well within the nation's borders -- something that the Army, for instance, isn't supposed to due because of the posse comitatus rule. But because cyberwarfare is often about criminal behavior rather than nation-states bearing arms against one another, cyberwarfare often (but not always) is better described as an act of law enforcement rather than martial defense. Of course, this is the kind of debate that should be dominating the Presidential race, but it's not. Not by a long shot.
Security update
"Petya" ransomware scrambles entire contents of a computer's hard drive
How to protect yourself? Don't open attachments from people you don't know. Use webmail services instead of putting an e-mail client on your desktop. Run antivirus software. Keep your computer at the lowest level of access allowed (in other words, don't log in as an administrator unless necessary). And keep backups of your data -- update the backups frequently and keep more than one backup approach in use (in other words, go ahead and use a cloud backup, but use a portable hard drive as a backup-backup).
Iowa City hospital gets hit by privacy-invasion virus
Hospital databases are natural targets for the depth and scale of the data they collect. It's been reported that 15,000 patients have been notified about the Iowa City attack alone -- that's the population of a small town.
Technically funny
Scientific literacy made fun
A deceptively simple and addictive game called Guess the Correlation reveals just how bad we human beings are at recognizing statistical correlation -- even when it's right in front of us
Brian's Big Picture
Forbes says Amazon is America's "most reputable company"
Netflix, Intel, Sony, and Samsung also make the top ten list. That likely says something not necessarily about technology-oriented companies being inherently more reputable than others, but about how high levels of consumer scrutiny and very low barriers to customer switching helps to keep these companies on their toes.
Jargon alert
Memory and storage -- see the listener question below
Listener question #1
Question from John: I have a Galaxy 10 notebook 10.2 or something like that with 16 gigs of RAM and this is over half full. And 32 gigs of flash memory that is virtually empty. The machine is starting to get slow. How do I free up the memory?
Answer: For clarification, it sounds like we're discussing a Galaxy Tab 4 - 10.1, which has a 10.1" screen and 16 Gb of storage. Many people are confused by the difference between "storage" and "memory", and it doesn't help when we start introducing units like "megabytes" and "gigabytes" and "gigahertz" to the equation.
But in this case, we're talking about 16 gigabytes of storage. If that's getting full, your options are to expand your storage space or to remove items from the memory. This is why I really like tablets with expandable storage -- like the Micro SD storage you can add to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. Many devices (including this one) can take SD cards up to 32 or 64 gigabytes, and that takes a lot of pressure off the storage built into the device.
Things to move:
Non-essential apps
Things tend to slow down when you're challenging the amount of memory on your device -- that's the RAM, or Random Acccess Memory. This particular tablet has 1.5 gigabytes of RAM. It's usually not expandable on a tablet or smartphone, but you can shut down applications that aren't in use. Also, avoid installing excess apps -- it's too tempting to install far more than you actually need. Shut down background apps and use the Application Manager to clear caches and shut down processes you don't need.
Question from Chris: Wiseguy - I got a new passport in the mail and it says there is an electronic device embedded in it know anything about this?
Answer: That's an RFID chip -- or as the State Department calls it, "a vicinity-read radio frequency identification chip". It's like the RFID tags used in stores and libraries and security cards used to gain entry into office buildings. Be sure to keep them inside a secure wallet or holder. The risk is low, but it's non-zero, that someone could try to hack your passport in a "drive-by" swiping. Take precautions.
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Podcast of this episode - segment 1 (An idea for positioning ourselves as the "Silicon Prairie" -- beyond startups and social media)
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The national mindset that could be identified with independent statehood was at nadir in Georgia at that time. Professor Simon Maskharashvili has more.
GJ – Thus the sweet illusion was created that the Soviet Union was a successful country . . .
was the mastermind of that cunning and masterfully precalculated policy.
GJ – What was happening with the national-liberation movement in Georgia which had started on March 9 of 1956? Had it continued in the years to follow?
SM – Good question! The Georgian national-liberation movement had never been as slow and bleak as in 1950's. Even during the Second World War, there was a rebel group functioning in Georgia which aimed at overthrowing the current Soviet administration and driving the Soviet army out of the Georgian territory. In the years between 1964 and 1972 nothing of the sort was taking place in Georgia.
GJ – Where were the young leaders of the Georgian national-liberation movement Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava at that moment?
SM – They were in place, doing their job as they possibly could, but the reality was such that nobody listened to them seriously. Whatever wise and practicable things they propagated, there was almost no chance that their ideas would be taken into consideration by the people, saying nothing about the impossibility to follow them. The Georgian dissidents had their get-togethers every now and then, they discussed national problems, published the anti-government literature and contemplated Georgia's future with the sense of genuine patriotism with a very critical eye against the current situation in the Soviet Georgia, but there was a zero chance even to dream about any radical change in the country at that particular stage. Thus the overall situation in Georgia was that an average Georgian person lived more or less comfortably and achieved some success somehow. Success was achievable in sports and arts and other fields too. The impression was that Georgian men and women were capable of being successful enough to bring fame to motherland and their own people. Nobody was thinking about the fact that in case of a Georgian person's victory in an international sports event, like Olympic Games, it was not Georgia's flag that would be raised or Georgia's national anthem that would be played, but the flag and anthem of the USSR. The world was taking that victory as the victory of a Russian athlete, not an ethnic Georgian.
GJ – In the duration of the entire 70 years of the existence of the Soviet Union, the Soviet flag was associated with Russia as a rule. The world was not even aware of Georgia's existence as such. Is this true?
SM – Yes it is! Georgia went into oblivion as a sovereign country and an independent political unit not only in the eyes of the society in general but also in international political circles. The national mindset that could be identified with independent statehood was at nadir here. There was nothing wrong with good sportsmanship and fine arts, but the state institutions and the entire state was corrupt and interconnected with the 'fathers' of shadow economy in the country. Corruption was rampant and it was turning fast into a popular way life. No matter how good a person you might be or how perfect a personality you possess, corruption will always be corruption and it cannot let you be genuinely good. Further more, the corrupt situation was ruled by state-manipulated 'legalized thieves', the phenomenon which was deliberately created by Soviet secret service, which practically used to be the Soviet mafia. There was only one difference though from the classic understanding of mafia: if mafia had its historical roots in the Sicilian national movement, and initially the indigenous national sentiment kept its members together, the so called 'legalized thief' was just an ugly protuberance on the Soviet body, exclusively created by Moscow. The worst part of the whole thing though was that for the Soviet rank-and-file, especially the younger generation, the criminal world was becoming a certain authority and subject of emulation which was working as a morally destructive force.


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Best concerts events in Verona Summer 2014
Verona certainly knows how to celebrate the whole summer with special concerts of national and international artists. Every year Verona hosts many important concerts and music festivals, but here I would like to relate to the best summer concerts 2014 that will be held in the city.
I will start with the list of the main festivals:
The first is "Vox Pagana Metal Fest 2014" to the Blocco Music Hall located in Via Monte Pastello, 4 San Giovanni Lupatoto, the 31st of May which proposes four of the rising groups in the italian set of metal underground (Hevaenlost, Eternal Samhain, Cruenta Lacrymus, Herjan).
One of the main event is the annual event Verona Jazz and Summer Festivals, since 1985 the jazz festival is taking place in one of the most important attraction of the city which is the Roman Theatre in the Cortile of Mercato Vecchio.
The event organized by the municipality of the city in collaboration with Eventi has been considered as an unmissable event of summer 2014, and it is today at its 41st edition.
In the first night the protagonist will be one of the most great swing orchestra in the world. The second night is dedicated to the piano while the third will see on stage one of the great italian artist through the years, appreciated not only by jazz lovers. In the conclusive night of the event the protagonist will be an extraordinary artist accompanied by one of the best italian orchestras.
Here the respectives main jazz bands listed above:
The 24th of June The Glenn Miller Orchestra come back to Italy with a brand-new live perfomance The History of Big Bands. The legend of Glenn Miller the founder of the orchestra in 1938, tragically disappeared with his plane in 1944 in the Manica Canal while he was taking his music to the ally army on the the french frontline. The epocal sound will be proposed again by the actual ensemble made by excellent musicians guided by the great Will Salden composer and orchestra leader and with the special participation of the vocalist Ellen Bliek and of the Moonlight Serenaders, a little choral group which will add more charm to the show in the whole.
The concert will pay homage to others important orchestra leaders and great musicians such as Count Basie, Harry James and Ray Anthony. A special tribute will be reserved to the the great Ella Fitzgerald, considered by most people as the best female singers of all times.
The harmony of the swing era will make live again to the audience romantique love scenes in the perfect style of the forties. The 25th of June is the turn of Uri Caine and Remo Anzovino & Band. Uri Ucraine is one of the intelligent and sensible architect of the actual music, a genial necromancer which composes in an original way starting from the present perfect of the great jazz to that more remote of the classical music. Able to correct all the collection of each time with intelligence, culture and humour, he will propose a jazz which combines classical music, rock and electronic music.
The 26th of June there is Raphael Gualazzi + Quartet, the artist interprets a new exciting tour accompanied by Bloody Betroots.
The 27th of June Dee Dee Bridgewater and Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini will be on stage with its unique representation and interpretation of the standard and of the classics of jazz.
There are several ways to get tickets for the jazz event in Verona. They are available through Ticketone and Geticket circuits, in the Unicredit filials and others pre-sale. For further informations about Jazz in Verona visit www.estateteatraleveronese.it or write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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Don't miss the great concert of Arcade Fire, an indie rock band founded in Montreal around 200, the 24th of June they will be at Villafranca of Verona
Among the greatest concerts there will be the Soundgarden, the American rock band formed in Seattle one of the seminal bands in the creation of grunge, a style of alternative rock, the 2nd of July at the Castello Scaligero of Villafranca in Verona.
While Emma Morrone a rising star in the musical italian panorama exhibit the 7th of July in the Arena, and than Negramaro band the13th of July,
the 17th of july is the turn of Placido Domingo, the great spanish tenor and conductor well-known for his strong voice, while the 18th of July there's the show of the Afterhours at Castello Scaligero di Villafranca.
Classical music lovers can attend on the 28th of July is the turn of Ludovico Einaudi in the Arena, the famous italian pianist and composer for films and theatre. The Air Supply, the Australian soft rock duo will perform at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, Showroom in Verona on the 14th of August.
While from the 7th to the 10th of August it will be held the third edition of Mand'stock Festival, which had great success in the last two years. The festival held in Mandrea hosts a great amount of concerts and others events related to art and culture attracting a lot of tourists every year. For more informations about this event visit it.mandstockfestival.com.
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Lieutenant Colonel D. H. Brush in command; the Colonel, M. K. Lawler, commanding the Post of Jackson, Tenn. December 11 K Company left the Regiment for Memphis, orders having been received for that Company to report to the Marine Brigade. December 20 the Regiment, with other forces, was marched out towards Lexington and Trenton, to intercept the rebels in a raid then being made against Union troops guarding the railroads, etc. December 23, marched towards Bolivar; reached Medon Station, on M.C. R.R., and camped; next day marched to Denmark, and thence to Toon's Station, and there took cars for Jackson, arriving at midnight of the 26th. Heard frequently of rebels just ahead, and saw signs of their late presence, but could not catch up with them. December 31, E and H Companies of the Regiment were engaged in the fight with the rebels under Forrest, near Lexington. The Companies were commanded by Captain Davis, of this Regiment, General Sullivan leading the Union forces, and driving the rebels with considerable loss. The same day the rest of the Regiment was sent to join in pursuit of the retreating foe. Reached Lexington next day,-one day too late, the rebels having passed. Pursuit was continued to the crossing of the Tennessee at Clifton, but the rebels had gotten over and were out of reach. January 7th, 1863, the Regiment returned to its camp at Jackson, having had the severest tramp yet experienced. More than one hundred and twenty-five miles had been marched in snow, in rain, in mud, over hills and rocky roads, and through ice-cold streams,-yet the men stood it well, few giving out or complaining. The Regiment was not again ordered away from Jackson until March 4, when the command moved out toward Huntingdon; reached that place same day, but found no rebels in arms; scoured the country until the 9th, and then returned to old quarters. March 15 the Regiment was again ordered to proceed to Huntingdon and Trenton to look after rebels; moved out some two hundred strong, mounted; was gone two days; found only citizens "who had taken the oath", in eighty miles travel. April 1 the Regiment, two hundred and fifty mounted men, was again moved toward Bolivar, Whiteville, and beyond, on the hunt of guerrillas and other rebels said to be infesting the neighborhood. Had a brush with a party posted in the road; drove them towards Danceyville; captured some prisoners and horses. Proceeded to Covington, Tenn., where Colonel Lawler established a "Post", and, as Commander, required citizens to come in and take the oath. Captain Reed, of E Company, was sent towards Randolph, on the Mississippi river, with a squad, to find out the doings of the rebels, and was killed by a shot from a thicket as he was returning. A rebel prisoner he had in charge was also killed by the same volley. The Regiment scoured the country from Covington to Porterville, and to "Big Creek Settlement", within twenty miles of Memphis, gathering in horses, mules, some "citizens" with arms handy, and also needed supplies for the men. April 10, returned to Bolivar, and turned over prisoners, some thirty, to Provost Marshal, and captured property to General Brayman's A.A.Q.M. Next day was ordered to Summerville, Tenn.; investigated that place and the surrounding country, routing guerrillas and securing some prisoners. Returned to Bolivar on the 15th, and arrived at Jackson on the next day. One hundred and fifty seven horses and four mules were turned over to Captain Cluff, Department Quartermaster at Jackson; also, one Colt's revolver, taken from a rebel Surgeon captured in a camp found hidden in a swamp,-said property having been secured by the Regiment on said expedition. April 25, Colonel Lawler having been commissioned a Brigadier General, received orders to report to General McClernand, near Vicksburg. The Regiment, on the 27th, escorted General Lawler to the train, with mutual regrets at parting and that all were not going. When General Grant was about to leave Jackson for Memphis and the south on the expedition against Vicksburg, the Commander of the Regiment applied to him for the Regiment to be included with the other forces taken, but as large Government stores were to be left at Jackson, well tried troops must be detailed to guard the property, and the "Old Eighteenth", was one of the Regiments selected for that duty. May 30, ordered to take train at 5 A.M. with General Kimball's Division, which was done. The train moved towards Memphis, arrived there the same day; went on board a steamboat and down the Mississippi. Below Helena received a volley from the Arkansas shore. Two men of the 22d Ohio on the hurricane deck were wounded. June 2, reached the point above Vicksburg and were ordered up the Yazoo to Haines' Bluff; landed there and the next day the brigade moved up the river some five miles and went into camp on the hills about 12 miles northeast of Vicksburg, yet within hearing of the incessant bombardment of that doomed city. June 4, the aggregate of the Regiment, rank and file, was 369 on hand for duty, not including the teamsters and men in hospital and those absent on other service. June 7, the brigade was moved out about four miles to the northeast, and on the 9th again moved farther up the bluff to support a battery. On the 11th the Regiment with the brigade was moved back towards Haines' Bluff and placed in position upon high ground near the Yazoo ("River of Death"). June 16th the Regiment was again moved some four miles west to a position near Division Headquarters, a point more central in the line fronting outward from the forces closely investing Vicksburg. Lieutenant Colonel Brush, promoted to the office of Colonel, was mustered in as such. June 25, the Regiment occupied still its position in the line in rear of, and some twelve miles northeast of Vicksburg, established there to prevent the outside rebels from attacking the Union forces investing that city, doing little but listening to the continuous cannonading going on. July 1, the Regiment was moved about two miles to a position outside the breastworks. July 3, news came that the rebels had hoisted a "White Flag" on the ramparts, and on the ever glorious 4th the assurance that Vicksburg, the stronghold of the enemy, was again under the Union banner, cheered every loyal soldier's heart. July 24, the Regiment, with other troops, was placed on transports and started up the Mississippi, and on the 27th landed at Helena, Ark., and went into camp. The aggregate strength of the Regiment then present and absent was 553, many of them being sick in hospital. August 6, 1863, the Regiment was included in the forces being made ready for the "Arkansas expedition" by Major General Steele, under authority from Headquarters of the 16th Army Corps, and was assigned to second Division. August 13, started from Helena, and on the 17th reached Claredon on White River; remained there until the 22d and then left for Duvall's Bluff, where the division went into camp on the 24th and remained until September 2, then moved to Brownsville 27 miles west. August 31, the Regiment was mustered and found to be so much reduced by sickness that less than 200 remained for duty. Some 1,500 men sick were left at Duvall's Bluff, and about 700 more had to be provided for at Brownsville. September 7, the Regiment was in camp with the other forces ten miles from Little Rock. September 11, the forces advanced toward the city driving the enemy on both sides of the river, and took possession of the intrenchments and the city the same day. Notice of the acceptance of the resignation of the Colonel of the Regiment, who had tendered same because of the great reduction in the number of its men, its condition not entitling it at that time to a Colonel in case of a vacancy, having come to the Regiment, he turned over the command to the next in rank present, the Major. The Regiment remained in Arkansas, being stationed principally at Pine Bluff, Duvall's Bluff and Little Rock, and participated in numerous campaigns and expeditions. Soon after May 28, 1864, when the term of service of those originally mustered in expired, they were mustered out and proceeded to Springfield, Illinois, for pay and discharge. All reenlisted men and recruits who had joined the Regiment since the date of its original muster-in, in compliance with special orders No. 112, of Commander of the Department of Arkansas, dated May 24, 1864, formed into companies under supervision of Major Vincent, Commissary of Musters, an don the 14th of April 1865, the Regiment was composed of two companies of veterans (B and C)' one company of three years recruits (A), and seven companies of one year's recruits assigned to the Regiment in March 1865. December 16, 1865, the Regiment was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., and December 31, thereafter, arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, for payment and discharge. The aggregate of the Regiment since its organization, rank and file, numbers 2,043.


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Chocolate Surpresa
The Chocolate Surpresa was a brand of chocolate made by Nestlé in Brazil. It was introduced on 1983 and made a lot of success on the 1980s decade as well as the early 1990s, but its popularity withered after that and it ceased to be produced in the year of 2000.
The chocolate itself was a common black milky bar, flat and thin. But what really made it achieve so much success was that each of them would come with a figure made on a thin cardboard paper with a picture of an animal on it.
The Albums[edit]
Nestlé, understanding the potential of the pictures, started making themed albums where the pictures would be glued. To obtain the albums, kids in Brazil would get 3 or 4 bars of Chocolate Surpresa and send the packaging in a letter to Nestle. A few days later the album would arrive at home.
Each year, a new album would be available with a different theme, such as "Animals from Amazon", "Sea Wonders", etc.. And of course the pictures on the chocolate would change too. The Chocolate Surpresa "album fever" was so big, that many kids would buy the chocolate only for the picture, and many times discard the chocolate itself or keep it for later.
The albums would include a page for each animal, with the space to glue the picture and also many infos on that particular animal, including popular name, scientific name, natural habitat, etc.
Animais de Todo o Mundo (Animals from Around the World) 1983
Animais do Pantanal (Animals from Pantanal) 1984
Maravilhas do Mar (Sea Wonders) 1985
Animais da Amazônia (Animals from the Amazon) 1986
A Fantástica Mata Atlântica (The Fantastic Mata Atlantica) 1987
Litoral e Ilhas Oceânicas (The Litoral and Oceanic Islands) 1988
Campos e Cerrados 1989
Sertões 1991
Cães de Raça (Dog Breeds) 1992
Dinossauros (Dinosaurs) 1993
Viagem Surpresa ao Fundo do Mar (Surprise Trip to the Bottom of the Sea) 1995
Viagem Espacial (Space Trip) 1998
Shows da Natureza (Nature Shows) 1999 (?)
Guia dos Curiosos (Curious' Guide) 2000 (?)
Chocolate Surpresa is nowadays a cult icon of Brazilian's 1980s and remembered with nostalgia by people that grew up in that decade.
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tuc is a small, experimental compiler designed for learning and experimenting. It compiles a really "special" language
called U.  So, naturally, the name tuc stands for The U Compiler.  U can stand for, in no particular order:

* useless
* uncreative
* unnecessary
* unimaginative
* unfortunate
* unnamed
* unable
* any other word of this kind you like

tuc translates U source code into assembly code for the [nasm](http://www.nasm.us/) assembler.

tuc is very primitive at the moment.  So, only simple mathematical expressions can be compiled. Hopefully, this will
change very soon.

**Note: tuc is not intended to have any useful purpose other than being a way to learn how compilers work.**

## Building

To build tuc, just run `make`.  This will create an executable called `tuc` in the current directory.

## Using

Once you've built tuc, compiling source code into assembly is very simple.  tuc only takes two arguments: the name of
a U source file and the name of the assembly file to be generated.

Suppose you created a U source file called `uncreativename.ul`.  Here is how you could build an executable for a 32-bit
Linux system using `nasm` and `ld`:

1. Compile the file to assembly code using `tuc uncreativename.ul uncreativename.asm`
2. Assemble the assembly code using `nasm -f elf32 uncreativename.asm -o uncreativename.o`
3. Link the assembled file into an executable using `ld uncreativename.o -o uncreativename`

From these instructions, you should be able to figure out what you need to do for whatever system you might have.
You can try using another "nasm compatible" assembler but your millage may vary.

## Testing

The `test/` directory contains some tests useful during development.

Unit tests for individual components of the program are in `test/unit_tests/`.  These use the Boost Test library so you
will need to have it installed in order to build the unit tests.

Actual tests of the compiler are in `test/compiler_tests`.  These are simple projects that can be commpiled using tuc.
They are useful to make sure the compiler actually compiles... correctly.  They also server as good examples of how to
use tuc.

## License

The source code for tuc is licensed under the MIT license and all accompanying documentation is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


This feels a little bit like cheating. The reason? I already wrote a love story about my laundry room here, and now it feels a little gratuitous to continue rambling on about the place. It is a room set up for the sole purpose of doing a necessary, unglamorous chore.
Plus, up until now (with the exception of the living room, I guess) I've been documenting the evolution of rooms in the house that haven't been touched in years, and that rarely grace the pages of this blog. In the past five and a half years that I've been writing here, most of the work we've done has been on the top half of the house. We started at the bottom, worked our way up (improving our skills and taste along the way), and now we're working our way back down fixing all the mistakes and unfinished areas. Our laundry room lies firmly in the center, and has been created once and reborn again, so I guess it's worthy of some additional affection. Doing the quick math in my head, I think we've finally reached the point in our adult lives where we've had our own laundry for a time equal to not having one. Hooray for no longer needing a $20 roll of quarters and a Sunday afternoon to get our clothes clean!
By now you probably know the drill: gut it, clean it up, rebuild. It was no different in here.
And then the laundry room sat like that for awhile. On our first anniversary we flew up to Chicago for the weekend. I remember the airport being really quiet and strange feeling – this was just about ten days after 9-11, so there was this somber feeling in the place. I also remember that we distracted ourselves on the airplane with a copy of This Old House magazine we picked up at the newsstand, and we saw an advertisement for an LG combo washer dryer. We had been tossing around ideas for how we were going to finish out our laundry space and hopefully give up the laundromat once and for all, and we were intrigued with the idea.
So we took the plunge and bought it.
At the time I was teaching a college course in Architectural Graphics, and I had a really amazing student who was also working part time for a local custom cabinet designer. We took in our drawings and she ordered the cabinets for us – the only thing she changed (smartly) was adding that third drawer for miscellaneous things like scissors and batteries and extra buttons. The bottom two drawers are our laundry "baskets" – after lugging laundry around for almost a decade in a plastic laundry basket, I was ready to never see one again. I'm happy to say that I haven't. Good riddance.
We loved our laundry room, and the way the single unit fit so nicely under the countertop. You could throw in a load of laundry in the morning and it would be dry when you returned home in the evening. The problem was this: these things were really popular in bigger density cities, where laundry space is a premium. This unit is the size of a dishwasher, and doesn't require venting or anything more than a standard outlet. So you could plug one into a closet in a New York or San Fransisco apartment. But try getting the thing serviced here – it was a nightmare that required three trips minimum just to get someone who could read the manual and try and puzzle it out. A repairman broke our first one, and so LG replaced it – this time with a white one that we liked even better.
We added a couple of kids, and the room was transformed into our all-in-one baby care center. I never liked diapers (does anyone really?), but I was a little weird about them too. I always thought it strange to have a diaper changing table in the bedroom – and probably because E slept in our room for so long, I really, really didn't want diapers opened where we were sleeping. We had planned our laundry room to operate as a built-in diaper changing station, and it worked so well. There was a handwashing sink right there, and an exhaust fan.
Plus, it was an excellent place for an infant scrub down station. Cue the nostalgia for a moment.
Newly sitting up five month old E, on the changing pad.
I'm quickly outgrowing this setup, new baby F.
Meanwhile, the washer/dryer needed some routine service, and each "service" call seemed to bring new issues up. Eventually we had a machine that washed but didn't dry… and now we were also doing cloth diapers.
Time to potty train, or get a new setup.
and we got down to business.
We moved the shutoff valves so that they were up in the cabinet above. And since our laundry room is on the second floor, we are required by code to have a drain pan and drain under the unit (ours is built into that platform), so we don't have to worry about a flooding washing machine taking out the rest of the house. Side note: my sis and family had a washing machine flood and destroy their finished basement just before Christmas, and they are almost done restoring everything – so take a minute and make sure you have an alarm and an auto-shutoff installed on your machine if it's not hooked up to a drain. It's completely worth it.
We built a new surround for the machines, and M cut that upper cabinet down – including the doors, and you cannot tell at all. Norm Abrams would be so proud.
Some white paint. We should own stock in white paint.
Heavy units up, and then oonched in, for lack of a better word. I think the hookup was pretty fun. And I'm being completely sarcastic. Luckily my husband is skinny and has long arms.
New venting installed above (remember the first unit didn't require it.) Also, my husband is the neatest plumber ever.
This is the Laundry tin that I love, and that everyone makes fun of me for. I even made a tiny one for the model, and put it on the countertop. I love it, but don't use it. Just for looks now.
I love this little gadget – for another $50 you could upgrade the stacking kit to one that had a pull out shelf. Kind of makes up for the loss of countertop.
I also love the fact that all the cleaning supplies are hidden, and now our new vacuum cleaners fit into the lower cabinet on the left. We painted the room aqua, and that frame doesn't sit in there now – it was just hanging out in there at the time.
E made me the rainbow that hangs above my paint sink – the paint sink that's getting a good workout, yet again. I don't really love laundry, but I do love this room for it. It's a room that has cleaned up our biggest messes and our tiniest little ones, and looked pretty good in the process.