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President Park Geun-hye yesterday warned Democratic Party members to stop their months-long demonstration in front of Seoul City Hall, following the failed negotiations with the opposition leader to persuade the party to return to the Assembly.
"If the opposition party sticks with its outdoor protest and turns a blind eye to the livelihood of the people, they will face public protests," the president said at a cabinet meeting yesterday. "And then they will have to take responsibility for that."
Park said the protest is not "politics for people" because the opposition party seeks only its own political advantage.
"I was also a leader of an opposition party before, and I also salvaged a party that was in trouble," she said. "But I have never committed an act to sacrifice the people for the purposes of the party.
"If the opposition party continues its protest and refuses to review the bills regarding the livelihood of the people .?.?. there will never be politics for the people."
The president said the largest opposition party, which holds 127 seats in the 298-seat Assembly, is abusing its power by using the newly-revised National Assembly Act to block legislative action. The act prohibits the Assembly speaker from bypassing standing committees to bring a bill directly to the floor, allowing him to break a deadlock in a committee only for bills addressing a national emergency or natural disaster, or when a supermajority of committee members or of the entire legislature agrees to let him do so.
"The National Assembly should not tackle issues regarding the livelihood of the people by using the act excessively," she said. "The opposition party should return to the assembly to discuss everything with the ruling party, not with the president."
Since Aug. 1, DP members including Chairman Kim Han-gill have staged a rally at a tent they set up as their temporary party headquarters to draw attention to what it says was meddling by the intelligence service in the 2012 presidential election.
Chanting slogans about "the crisis of democracy," the DP members say the National Intelligence Service ran an online smear campaign against President Park's opponent, and that she should issue an apology even if she wasn't involved in the campaign.
At the meeting among the president and the leaders of the Saenuri Party and the DP, the president promised to reform the spy agency and get to the bottom of the allegations, according to a briefing by a Saenuri spokesman on Monday.
But she said there was no reason for her to apologize for the NIS case because it is still under investigation by the prosecution.
The ruling party head also tried to persuade Kim to return to the assembly so it can start discussions on bills that have piled up since the plenary session nominally began on Sept. 2.
However, after the meeting, DP head Kim said the negotiation failed, and that the party would continue the tent protest even during the Chuseok holidays.
The DP is demanding an apology from the president and reform of the spy agency, led by the National Assembly, not self-reform.
"I don't understand why the president can't say the single sentence, 'I'm sorry for the spy agency's intervention in the election and domestic politics,'?" Kim said at a party meeting yesterday. He spent yesterday, his 60th birthday, in the party's tent.
The confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties is expected to continue because of the failure of the talks. Despite the DP's complaints, Saenuri members trumpeted that the meeting was successful.
"There were solid achievements," Saenuri Chairman Hwang Woo-yea said at an emergency meeting of senior party officials yesterday. "The president showed her strong will to reform [the NIS] and [improve] the livelihood of the people. We can't ask for an apology by the president [for the NIS case]."
BY KIM HEE-JIN [heejin@joongang.co.kr]


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The AxisTV one application from Visix, Inc. has been named Best Digital Signage Software in the rAVe Readers' Choice Awards.
ATLANTA, GA June 20, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ — The AxisTV one application from Visix, Inc. has been named Best Digital Signage Software in the rAVe Readers' Choice Awards. Nominations for the awards came solely from the AV community, and winners were chosen by 86,126 voters in 47 countries.
"We're honored to have been singled out by the AV community," says Sean Matthews, President and CEO of Visix. "rAVe is a great resource for our industry, and the fact that they don't charge to enter their awards gives them even more credibility. AxisTV has been a beloved digital signage brand across various markets and the reseller channel, and we're thrilled to have it named a fan favorite."
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A cruise into a bygone era on Australia's Murray River
The EmmyLou on the Murray – her engine dates back to 1906
Chloe Cann, Travel writer
9 April 2019 • 4:56pm
Chloe Cann
We're coasting through olive-green waters, enveloped by what might just be the most quintessentially "Aussie" scene I've clapped eyes on. To my right, a mob of grey kangaroos is bounding along beside us in the dappled light of river gums while a swamp wallaby perches on the nearby bank. To my left a sulphur-crested cockatoo is squawking. The sky is cobalt blue. For many of my fellow travel companions, however, these painterly scenes are not the draw.
Instead, they've come for our river boat, the Emmylou. One of the last wood-fired cruising paddle steamers in the world, the Emmylou in all her timber-decked, butter-yellow, 19th-century-styled glory, is a sight to behold. But the jewel in the crown of this old-world watercraft is hidden inside – a restored, wood-burning steam engine dating back to 1906.
The engine has courted the attention of many on our four-night voyage. Some admirers pause to talk to Andy – the engineer tasked with operating this fine piece of machinery. Others simply gaze in quiet contemplation at the nuts and bolts and brass and gauges. A few pace back and forth, waiting patiently until it's time for the boiler to be restoked once again. "Steam is the feature – that's what everyone's here to see," says Andy. "The engine takes up more than half the boat. If we didn't have that, we'd probably have another 20 people on board and a nice big dining room!"
Many who live in Southern Australia take to the Murray for pleasure-cruising or a weekend away on a houseboat. But news for cruisers – especially those from overseas − is that, instead of spending just one or two nights on the river, visitors can now board the Emmylou for up to four days at a time. The extended itinerary offers a chance to scratch the surface of the region and delve into its history while enjoying the languorous pace of life on the river.
Winding its way through three states (New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia), and at nearly 1,600 miles long, the Murray is Australia's longest river. Another superlative feature of this lengthy ecosystem is the Barmah-Millewa forest, straddling the river where it forms the Victoria and New South Wales border; it's the largest river red-gum forest on the planet. The densely forested banks provide shelter for countless mammals and birds. Cockatoos, wallabies and kangaroos aside, it's possible to see eagles, kookaburras, platypus, currawongs, emus, koalas, possums, echidnas and plenty more here. To be precise, the region is in fact home to 236 bird species, 50 mammals and more than 500 plant species.
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On an excursion into the Barmah wetlands on day two we learnt more about the flora and fauna. Slipping through the creeks and narrows in the tiny MV Kingfisher (a custom-designed motor vessel with a shallow draught) we came eye-to-eye with the silver limbs of the red gums that have dipped their feet in the waters, and the pockets of weeping willows which cascade over the river's banks.
At the boat's helm was Benita, one of the first guides in the country to gain eco certification in 2001. She told us that the Murray is estimated to be between 60 and 100 million years old, and that we were riding through its narrowest section.
While we didn't see much wildlife (though I feel fortunate not to have got too close to a tiger snake on Snake Island), we certainly heard it. From the guttural, stuttering croak of the Peron's tree frog to the high-pitched whistle of the treecreeper, the bush was alive with noise.
Sampling the fruits of Australia's vineyards was another perk of the voyage Credit: The Old Winery
A two-course lunch and tasting on a terrace overlooking the vines was scheduled at Morrisons Riverview Winery. Later, we poked around Perricoota station, where a faded, once-grand, mid-1800s homestead sits on the grounds of this former sheep farm. The adjoining packing shed has since become a restaurant with French doors opening on to a wide deck that fronts the Murray. It's a fine spot, but unfortunately the head chef had walked out shortly before our visit, which meant dinner was cancelled.
Thankfully, the food in the Emmylou saloon was rather good.
On our first night we sat down to a five-course dinner that included crispy arancini served with aioli with a hint of citrus and Victorian eye fillets seared until tender and still blushing inside. The menu suggests wine pairing options and the vast majority of reds, whites, sparkling and fortifieds were from the region's esteemed vineyards.
The best thing about dining on board, however, is the sense that you've gone back in time to a more glamorous bygone era conjured by white linens, gleaming silverware, candles and the occasional hoot of the steam whistle. The sound of water rushing beneath the floorboards and an uninterrupted panorama of the river and its banks unfolding before you is blissful.
The rise, fall and resurgence of Echuca
The cabins have benefited from a revamp. Gone are the paddle steamer's once spartan interiors, replaced with modern, cosy and cleverly designed rooms that feature all the trappings of a (very compact) boutique hotel room. And shared bathrooms are no longer part and parcel of a cruise on this 98ft by 32ft boat, with seven of the nine cabins now with en suites.
What promised to be the most spectacular evening of the trip – a riverside campfire and dinner under the stars the following night – was rained out. The friendly crew saved the day, bringing our food back on to the boat along with a local musician. We don't get to sing river shanties around an open-air fire, but the warmth of the hardworking steam engine does just fine.
Echuca has plenty of old school charm Credit: Getty
A folksy chocolate-box town, Echuca (pop 12,906) is a surprisingly charming place to while away a day. The names of ice creameries, bakeries, book shops and pubs are stamped on to glass windows or hand-painted on to wooden doors of single-storey buildings. Just a two-and-a-half hour drive from state capital Melbourne, and Victoria's closest gateway to the Murray, the port has seen its fortunes rise and fall plenty over the past 150 years. The river was "discovered" by Charles Sturt in 1830 but it wasn't until 1853 that it was first navigated by settlers. By then, much of the Aboriginal population had been wiped out by non-native diseases.
A four-night cruise on the Murray River aboard the PS Emmylou costs from £758pp. Includes excursions (0061 03 5482 5244; murrayriverpaddlesteamers.com.au). Departures are year-round. Return flights from Heathrow to Melbourne from £685 per person with Etihad (0345 608 1225; etihad.com).
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There is no youth on Easter Sunday, April 21st.
The title of Sunday's message was, "You Are a Gift".
A gift is a talent or something beneficial given to someone without expecting something in return.
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others." God has given us each gifts and talents to serve others and make a difference in the world around us. We are all part of one body, but we are different with different gifts, and it's important that we don't fall into the trap of comparing your gifts to the gifts that God has given others. Check out some of these gifts: speaking, serving, prophesying, teaching, encourage, giving, leading, mercy.
Each of us has been given gifts and talents, but do you believe that you are a gift? Some my say, I have gifts but I don't see how that makes me a gift?
Paul had received the gift of a minister and servant from God for the benefit of others. Paul used and applied his gift. Our gifts and talents that God has given to us aren't meant to be for our benefit only!
It's still easy to struggle with the lie that we're not a gift worth giving to others, but think about it this way— How would someone feel if they gave a gift and someone gave it back to them because they didn't like it, or didn't think it was worth anything? When we say that we are not a gift worth giving to others, that is exactly what we are saying to God. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20NIV says, You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Jesus paid the price for us on the Cross, and he believes in each one of us so much that he desires to give us as gifts to those around us using the gifts and talents he has blessed us with.
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
God's gift to you was Jesus. Your gift to others, Jesus in you, the hope of glory. Think about this phrase from Colossians for a second— "Christ in you, the hope of glory." Anyone who has a relationship with Jesus has the Spirit of God living on the inside of them— the hope of the world within you. God has blessed us with gifts and talents to make known the hope of the world to those around us!
compassion, drawing, drama, prayer, leading, teaching, athleticism, etc?
You are a gift. How will you give of yourself this Christmas?
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CDC Warns Not To Kiss Or Cuddle Chickens & Twitter Is Losing It
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a bizarre request attached to their latest health warning as the agency urges Americans to stop kissing and cuddling with their chickens.
According to CBS New York, the newest alert was active after the CDC reported that more than 1,000 people across 49 states in the U.S. have been infected with salmonella.
The state of New York has climbed to the top of the chart with just shy of 60 people being diagnosed as of August 23.
More than 50 percent of those diagnosed with salmonella have had to spend time in the hospital while two of the confirmed cases ended in death.
"Laboratory evidence indicates that contact with backyard poultry, such as chicks and ducklings, from multiple hatcheries are the likely source of these outbreaks," the CDC alert explains.
The alert proceeds to give tips for individuals who have backyard poultry.
"Don't kiss backyard poultry or snuggle them and then touch your face or mouth."
Those with poultry in their backyards should always sit aside shoes that are only worn outside when tending to the chicken that do not come into the house.
The CDC recommends not allowing children under the age of five or individuals with a weakened immune system to interact with backyard chickens.
Chicken owners are encouraged to properly wash their hands. Immediately applying alcohol-based hand sanitizer can assist in preventing someone from contracting salmonella.
The CDC also urges individuals to avoid allowing their backyard chickens to be able to go inside and roam around in their homes.
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While salmonella is a very serious infection and CDC health alerts are something people should always take seriously, the internet is often a place where people struggle to do so. In fact, Twitter had an exceptionally difficult time processing the request not to kiss and cuddle with chickens.
Jokes and questions have been steadily pouring in as some struggle to understand why this warning needed to be issued in the first place.
"Why are you kissing chickens?"
"Is this a thing?"
"How about dinner and a movie?"
One Twitter user wanted to know if kissing and cuddling chickens was a common occurrence.
Another Twitter user noted that this was not a new alert. The individual shared a screenshot of a piece from four years ago featuring a similar alert.
Some even jokingly questioned if "a little peck" was acceptable in response to the alert.
A few Twitter users wanted to know if they were free to kiss their chicken after they cooked the bird.
In defensive of chickens, some chicken owners admitted they were not willing to neglect their pet chickens, stating that chickens deserve love too.
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"I love my chickens. They slobber less than dogs, are slightly less judgmental than cats. And they often provide the eggs for making brownies. They deserve snuggles, but…I don't wanna get sick. To show my appreciation, I hand-feed them dried mealworms. Everyone wins," a chicken lover penned in response to the alert.
Responding to the tweet above, some insisted that kissing and cuddling dogs wasn't much better then chickens.
This warning comes just a few weeks after the CDC issued a separate health alert regarding swimming pools. As The Inquisitr previously reported, cryptosporidium (crypto) is lurking in public swimming pools and is extremely resistant to chlorine.
The best way to avoid the parasite is to avoid consuming any pool water, to exit immediately when a child has an accident and to take a hot shower after exiting the pool.


This document is an analysis of patent 5,488,364 on the compression of random data. Read first the analysis of patent 5,533,051 on the same subject if you have not yet done so.
Patent 5,488,364 "Recursive data compression".
The full text of the patent is available here (uncompressed or compressed). Thanks to Gregory Aharonian for providing this text.
step 29 determines a "bit-reversal key": all data will be xored with this key. Random input data is thus mapped to random data by the xor operation.
in step 44, find pattern p so that data & p == p most often, excluding p == 0. (This generally results in a p with only one bit set.) Use this p as "keyword".
at step 66, move the bits selected by the keyword to a first block, other bits to a second block. Both sequences of bits were random, so both blocks are still random. The systematic bit inversion also maps random data to random data.
Averaged over a statistically significant sample of random input data, the first block will have a percentage of adjacent bits of the "1" state that is high relative to that of the original input data, and the second block will have a percentage of adjacent bits of the "0" state that is high relative to that of the original input data.
This is the flaw. For random input data, the first block will have by construction a simple majority of "1" bits, but not a high percentage of "1" bits. The very small reduction in the entropy of each block is cancelled by the bits required to specify the "bit-reversal key" and the "keyword".
The patent claims themselves are harmless. They describe a compression method which will actually slightly expand random data instead of compressing it. It is therefore useless for recursive compression.


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The company claims that the vehicle will have a range of up to 400 km (250 miles) on a single charge and a starting price of $50,000 Canadian (~$37,000 USD).
It does look like an attempt to create the "Mazda Miata of electric vehicles", which is not necessarily a bad approach.
Electra Meccanica is best known for the SOLO, a ~$15,500 all-electric 3-wheeler with 100 miles range, but InterMeccanica is best known for its trademark roadsters and the Tofino is presented as an evolution of that heritage.
Electra Meccanica also unveiled a performance version of the SOLO called SOLO R at the show.
While we will have to wait at least two years to see the Tofino make it to market, the company claims that the first deliveries of the SOLO will start in May – or about a year late. The single-seater is not for everyone, but it is configured in a way that it could take advantage of EV incentives in certain regions and be priced reasonably.
For example, if it ends up getting the full credit in Ontario, it could cost only $6,000, but it's unconfirmed at the moment.


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Khortytsia (, ; , ) is the largest island on the Dnieper river, and is  long and up to  wide. The island forms part of the Khortytsia National Park. This historic site is located within the city limits of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

The island has played an important role in the history of Ukraine, especially in the history of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. The island has unique flora and fauna, including oak groves, spruce woods, meadows, and steppe. The northern part of the island is very rocky and high (rising  above the river bed) in comparison to the southern part, which is low, and often flooded by the waters of the Dnieper.

Geography and location

Zaporizhzhia (direct translation is "beyond the rapids") takes its name from a geographic area downstream of the Dnieper river past the ninth rapid (see Dnieper Rapids). In the 1930s when the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station was built, these rapids were flooded. Only granite cliffs, rising to the height of , testify to the original rocky terrain of the region.

On Khortytsia at Savutyn summit, near a ravine of the same name, are three  electrical transmission towers, called Zaporizhzhia Pylon Triple, which are part of a 150 kV powerline crossing the Dnieper river.

History
Khortytsia has been continuously inhabited during the last five millennia. Other islands in the immediate vicinity also contain indications of intensive occupation during the Proto-Indo-European and Scythian periods. The island of Small Khortytsia is known for its Scythian remains and a derelict Cossack fortress. The islet of Sredeny Stih (to the northeast of Khortytsia), excavated during construction of the hydroelectric station in 1927, gave its name to the Sredny Stog culture.

In the Early Middle Ages, Khortytsia was a key centre for the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. In his treatise De Administrando Imperio, Emperor Constantine VII mentions the island of St. George immediately downstream from the rapids. He reports that, while passing through the rapids, the Rus would be easy prey for the nomadic Pechenegs. The Kiev Rus' prince Svyatoslav I was attacked and killed during his attempt to cross the rapids in 972.

The earliest record about a stronghold known as a sich refers to the one was located on the island of Small Khortytsia (Mala Khortytsia Island) and was established by the Volhynian prince Dmytro Vyshnevetsky. The Small Khortytsia Island is 20 times smaller than Khortytsia itself. The first Khortytsia Sich existed six years (1552–1558). There are a few other locations downstream past the rapids (Zaporozhia area) where the Zaporizhian Sich was located.

There are eight of them: Bazavluk (1593–1630), Mykytyn (1628–1652), Chortomlyk (1652–1709), Kamin (1709–1711), Oleshkiv (1711–1734), Pidpilna (1734–1775). All these places were at river crossings. The uprising led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky was started at the Mykytyn Sich in 1648. Legends state that Cossacks wrote the notorious Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire on Khortytsia.

In 1775, the Sich was destroyed by the Russian general Tekhely on the order of Catherine II, resulting in the displacement of Zaporozhian Cossacks, many of whom eventually settled on the Kuban river in the Caucasus area. These Cossacks became known as Kuban cossacks. A part of the Zaporozhian Cossacks escaped to beyond the Danube to become vassals of the Ottoman Sultan. They dwelt at the mouth of the Danube river.

In 1830, many of these Cossacks moved and established a new sich on the Azov sea shore (between Mariupol and Berdiansk). The last Koshevoy Ataman (leader) of Zaporozhian Sich, Petro Kalnyshevsky, was imprisoned at Solovetsky Island Monastery at the age of 85. After 25 years in prison he was released and died almost blind at the monastery at the age of 113 years.

In 1789, Mennonites from the Baltic port city of Gdańsk (Danzig) were invited by the tsar to form settlements on the vast steppes of the Russian Empire. One of these settlements was located on the island of Khortytsia. They farmed on the rich island soil. Some of their profitable business was trade in lumber from the Khortytsia groves and woods. In 1916 the Mennonite colonists sold Khortytsia Island to the Alexandrovsk city council (see Chortitza Colony).

In 1965, Khortytsia Island was "proclaimed a historical and cultural reserve". The Dnieper Rapids state historical and cultural reserve was established in 1974; this included both Khortytsia Island, adjacent islands and rocks, and part of the right bank of the Dnieper. The total area of the reserve is . The reserve was given national status in 1993.

National Reserve

The major part of the reserve (historic park) covers the Zaporizhian Cossack Museum that includes the Cossack horse show. The museum building is modern, nestling low in the landscape with dramatic views of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station to the north. The museum was opened in October 1983, as the Museum of Zaporizhzhia History. The museum project was approved by the Ministry of Culture and Derzhbud of Ukraine in December 1970. The expo area of the museum was , and portrayed the following themes: Khortytsia in ancient times, the history of the Zaporizhian Cossacks, and the history of Zaporizhzhia at times of construction of socialism.

There were four dioramas: "Battle of Sviatoslav at rapids" (author M. Oviechkin), "Uprising of the impoverished cossacks at Zaporizhian Sich in 1768" (M. Oviechkin), "Construction of Dnieper HES" (V. Trotsenko), "Night storm of Zaporizhzhia city in October 1943" (M. Oviechkin). Part of the museum became the Zaporizhzhian Oak located at the Upper Khortytsia. In 1992 the exposition of the museum was redesigned.

The museum contains exhibits dating from the Stone Age through the Scythian period () down to the 20th century.

See also
Khortytsia District
Russian Mennonite

Bibliography

References

External links

Official website of Khortytsia National Reserve
Official website of Historic Cultural Complex Zaporizhian Sich
website of Lapidarium

Neighborhoods of Zaporizhzhia
River islands of Ukraine
Open-air museums in Ukraine
Zaporozhian Sich historic sites
Viking Age populated places
Former populated places in Eastern Europe
Historic sites in Ukraine
Protected areas of Ukraine
Protected areas established in 1983
Museums in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
History of Zaporizhzhia
Forts in Ukraine
Former German settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Islands of the Dnieper

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The Library of Congress > Blogs > Law Library > European Union: Where is the Beef?
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European Union: Where is the Beef?
April 10, 2013 by Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by my colleague, Theresa Papademetriou, who is the Law Library of Congress Senior Foreign Law Specialist for the European Union, Greece, and Cyprus. Theresa has previously blogged on "New Greek Regulation Designed to Fight Tax Evasion Problem: Will it Work?" and on "The Cyprus Banking Crisis and its Aftermath: Bank Depositors be Aware".
In February, good and bad news about the beef industry in the European Union (EU) appeared in the media. First, the good news. On February 6, 2013, three EU Commissioners announced that Japan and the EU lifted the ban on beef imports. As of February 1, 2013, Japan has allowed beef imports from two EU Member states, France and the Netherlands. For its part, the EU re-opened its market to import beef from Japan, including the much-sought Kobe beef and other beef products, after a 12 year hiatus.
Neither EU nor Japan are immune to the food crises, despite their high standards with regard to food safety. In the past, both have been affected by food epidemics. An outbreak of the highly communicable foot and mouth disease (FMD) disease hit Japan in 2000 and again in 2010. Since 2010, the Japanese government has made significant progress in eradicating the disease. The World Organization for Animal Health which accredits Japanese beef, has designated Japan a FMD-free country.
Subsequently, the European Commission, after receiving a number of guarantees from Japan as to the safety of its beef, has renewed the authorization process which has been on hold since 2010. The EU also experienced a serious food crisis with the outbreak of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as "mad cow disease." BSE is a brain disease that affects bovine animals. It has been found that the disease affects humans as well and has been linked to a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease. During its peak, there were 195 confirmed cases in the EU of mainly young people affected by this disease.
The measures taken by the two trading partners were expected to have a positive impact on EU-Japan trade relations and particularly on facilitating negotiations for a future EU Free Trade (FTA) Agreement with Japan.
News regarding allegations that products labeled as containing beef had horse meat, however, broke out soon after the announcement of the lifting of beef import ban. On February 7, 2013 the British Food Standards Agency found out that horsemeat was mixed into frozen lasagna that was labeled as 100% pure beef. As a result, a large variety of frozen products in 16 countries were withdrawn from the market. British consumers were outraged. "It's a straight fraud," said Britain's environment minister, Owen Paterson, stating that "[i]f a product says it's beef and you're actually buying horse, that is a fraud." Eating horsemeat, however, is not a taboo in other EU Member States and is sold in EU markets, provided that it is labeled as such.
After being alerted by the British Food Standards Agency, the European Commission used its emergency system to notify EU Members of the horsemeat news, and urged them to begin testing meat products for undeclared horsemeat and horsemeat injected with phenylbutazone (also known as 'bute'). This substance is illegal if used in animals intended for human consumption.
In the aftermath of this recent food crisis, the Commission announced its intentions to propose new rules which will be applicable as of December 2014, with a view to harmonizing penalties in case of fraud in the supply chain. In addition, meat products must include information on their origin, and whether they contain added proteins from the same kind of animal or not. For its part, the European Parliament also emphasized the need for more tests and more accurate labeling.
If Brits were dismayed at the mere idea of consuming horsemeat, across the Atlantic many Canadians who are considered as adventurous about new dishes, like shark-fin soup and other exotic foods, expressed enthusiasm and interest in trying this new delicacy.
As they say in Latin, de gustibus non disputandum est (English translation: There's no arguing about taste). Right?
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import java.io.IOException;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeMap;

import org.auraframework.Aura;

import org.auraframework.def.DefDescriptor;
import org.auraframework.def.JavaModelDef;
import org.auraframework.def.ModelDef;
import org.auraframework.def.TypeDef;
import org.auraframework.def.ValueDef;

import org.auraframework.impl.adapter.BeanAdapterImpl;
import org.auraframework.impl.system.DefDescriptorImpl;
import org.auraframework.impl.system.DefinitionImpl;
import org.auraframework.impl.util.AuraUtil;
import org.auraframework.instance.Model;
import org.auraframework.system.Annotations.AuraEnabled;
import org.auraframework.system.Annotations.Type;
import org.auraframework.system.Location;
import org.auraframework.throwable.quickfix.InvalidDefinitionException;
import org.auraframework.throwable.quickfix.QuickFixException;
import org.auraframework.util.json.Json;

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> CESNET > Reports and public outputs > Press releases > The first inter-city quantum key distribution in the Czech Republic – the most secure encrypted communication
The first inter-city quantum key distribution in the Czech Republic – the most secure encrypted communication
Prague, Ostrava, Cieszyn 19th July 2021. The e-INFRA CZ consortium has implemented quantum key distribution, which has reached primacy in many ways. Communication secured by encryption through quantum key distribution (QKD) represents a new shift in the field of communication security and addresses the risks associated with the advent of quantum computers, which brings with it the real danger of existing encryption methods being cracked more easily. This is the first national as well as international inter-city distribution of quantum keys in the Czech Republic, specifically to Cieszyn, Poland. The implementation of the distribution is the result of cooperation between CESNET and IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava and the Polish PSNC academic network.
The quantum channel was assembled on 1st July 2021 on a 75-kilometre fibre-optic route between Ostrava and Cieszyn, Poland, with an average quantum error rate of 2.19%. The implementation was carried out within the framework of the European OpenQKD project, the participant of which is IT4Innovations. The European Commission has provided the OpenQKD consortium with EUR 15 million to develop a testbed quantum network with various use cases. As part of its ongoing network upgrade, CESNET is ready to implement quantum channels on fiber-optic infrastructure, including connections to international infrastructures. This forms the basis of the first quantum network in the Czech Republic.
The security of services on the Internet today is based on the provision of keys using asymmetric cryptography. However, with the advent of quantum computing, there is an increasing risk that these classical methods will be cracked due to the significant reduction in computational complexity. Thus, quantum computers will take significantly less time than conventional computers to find solutions to the complexity problems commonly used in cryptography today.
"The experiment we are conducting in the Czech Republic involves the use of quantum cryptography to secure the management of highly demanding computations with the involvement of two supercomputing centers, the Czech IT4Innovations and the Polish PSNC," says Miroslav Vozňák, Head of the IT4Innovations Big Data Analysis Lab and the coordinator of the entire project for the Czech Republic.
The future of secure, decryption-resistant communication on quantum computers lies in technologies based on Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). Essentially, this involves the generation of random keys between two parties, where the key is encoded into the quantum states of photons distributed through a quantum channel. Such a channel is highly resistant to eavesdropping, both because there is an uncertainty relation that allows such eavesdropping to be detected and because it is not possible to duplicate an unknown quantum state. These physical properties of quantum mechanics are exploited in QKD, making it a technology that enables the highest level of security known. It is therefore envisaged that QKD technology will play an important role in promoting the competitiveness of the European industry and will contribute to enhancing data security in banking, commerce, public administration offices, and in the transmission of personal data such as medical records. The newly commissioned system on the Ostrava-Cieszyn route should also provide new insights into the functioning of QKD.
"QKD is a promising way to secure information transmission. Unlike traditional methods, it is based on physics, not mathematics. However, it has not been used much yet. The problem is the distribution of the key itself between two communicating parties. The moment we ensure that the key distribution cannot be intercepted, the use of symmetric cryptography will be much more secure. This is what quantum key distribution is trying to do," explains Josef Vojtěch, Head of the Optical Networks Department at CESNET.
CESNET works closely with its members in the field of a quantum internet. For example, the Brno University of Technology and the Technical University of Ostrava, it has been working on network security in the post-quantum era for a long time, including the Czech Ministry of the Interior's project titled Network Cybersecurity in Post-Quantum Era (NESPOQ – VJ01010008), which is supported by the expert guarantor, namely the National Cyber and Information Security Agency. In the field of the quantum interconnection of ultrastable optical frequency quantum sources, cooperation has also been ongoing for a long time with Palacký University in Olomouc and the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Brno.
CESNET is an association of universities and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. It operates and develops the Czech national e-infrastructure designed for the needs of science, research, development and education. It provides a wide range of services for data transmission, storage and processing. These include powerful computing clusters, large data storage for data sharing, multimedia communication tools, and distributed team collaboration environments. The main attention is paid to secure communication, data protection and gradual modernization of the e-infrastructure through the results of own research. CESNET is part of the pan-European GÉANT backbone network and the EGI grid infrastructure. More information: www.cesnet.cz
e-INFRA CZ consists of three infrastructures: CESNET, CERIT-SC and IT4Innovations. It includes a high-performance national communication infrastructure, a national grid and cloud infrastructure, cutting-edge supercomputing systems and large-capacity data storage. It provides comprehensive capacity and resources for the transmission, storage and processing of scientific data to all R&D entities, regardless of the industry in which they operate. It offers them a comprehensive portfolio of ICT services, without which today's top research and development cannot be realized. More information: www.e-infra.cz
Last change: 20.7.2021
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national collaboration
current backbone load
IPv4 performance test
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Last night, as we wound our way through the wrought iron at the Margaret Mitchell house on the occasion of that legendary dame's birth, the temperature swooned. Was it the signature BitterSouth cocktail concoction I'd barely coughed down? Or her ghost, dizzy to see denizens of a gentler, if not genteeler, South celebrating on her lawn?
I got invited to St. Simon's by a stranger.
Spoke with a writer and his musical wife who are taking their two children with them on weekend quests to Georgia's coal mines, uncovering our black energy backstory.
I don't "agree with" every story–which is one of the best parts. I strongly agree that every story well told deserves a place for the telling. I strongly believe the South hasn't shared it's share of stories, with enough variety of voice and perspective. Did you know Tim Cook, Apple CEO, was born and raised in Mobile, AL? Seems like South-ness is something hushed up when I want to hear it sing.
I worry about not having a strong fourth estate–about not having broadly informed and free journalists who s educate citizens on the backstories and barricades of our age. These feelings of mine are part of why Jean-Luc and I are "founding members" at The Bitter Southerner. There's a quiet cultural revolution going on, and BitterSouth's simple, story filled, advertising-free site is one of the flags. They aren't political–they're cultural. That may be the most profound politics of all.
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Well we did get back to Broome following our epic trip to Cape Leveque and ended up staying another 1 1/2 weeks.
So what is this place really like. Firstly this is an extremely popular place in the winter or the dry months. The town is transformed from a very low key to an absolutely overrun cosmopolitan melting pot of people, mainly retirees from all over Australia. Broome would have without a doubt the highest profile of any place in Western Australia and Australia for that matter. It is the place that everybody is heading to, whether they are traveling North or South. It is not a place they are just traveling through but a place they are heading to, usually with the intention of staying for many months before being driven out, not by the desire to leave but by the impending wet and associated heat. To be perfectly honest we were a little fascinated by what attracts so many people to a small town that is so remote.
Firstly I will give you what my mental image was of Broome. I expected to drive from the desert (North WA is not tropical green and lush like North QLD) into a tropical oasis, a place of intrigue and mystery situated on a beautiful beach, palms and thick tropical greenery as far as the eye could see. I expected the main street to be overlooking the Indian Ocean with malls and coffee shops that stretched for miles. For some reason I thought it was going to be fairly big with an impressive selection of shops and shopping centres. Perhaps our problem was that we were expecting to much. We have learnt through experience that this is not always a good thing.
Broome is a somewhat disjointed place. It is divided into three main areas: town, Roebuck Bay and Cable Beach. Plonked right in the middle of all these is the 'Broome International Airport'. They really need to look at shifting the airport and then try pulling the town together. (I can just see that happening).
Entering the town (there is only one way in and out) is very uninspiring. So much could be done to get you excited about finally getting there, but there is nothing. Not even the traditional 'Welcome to ------sign. We hope you enjoy your stay' that usually spans both sides of the road. All you see is makeshift bill boards for this tour or that must do tour. My god, you are not even there yet and they have their hands in your pocket (Get used to it, this is an expensive place to visit, if you let it be). All I want is a 'Welcome' sign!!
Town is small but nice and modern. As long as you are after jewelery or should I say pearl shops then you are laughing. Remove all them and there would be only a handful of shops left. How do they all survive??? Surely that must be the '10th Wonder of the World'. Town is not or anywhere even close to being on the beach. There is though, a few low key coffee shops scattered around. Finding a car park in town is about as easy as picking up a super model in Port Hedland and a number of laps and cursing is necessary.
Roebuck Bay (or town beach as it is known) is about 5 kms from town. Other than a few resorts and a caravan park there is not a lot there. The beach is very pretty and has a lovely park, huge car park and a very nice Cafe looking out over the bay. This is getting better. For some reason the industrial estate is also out this way.
Then there is Cable Beach. This is the Saviour of Broome. This is more of what we expected. The beach is first class with miles and miles of lovely white sand and the beautiful vivid blue Indian Ocean as a back drop. The foreshore is landscaped with very much a tropical theme, green grass, palm trees and trendy resorts as far as the eye can see. And yes, there are bars and coffee shops in the parks overlooking the ocean. This is what we thought Broome was going to be like. To sit at Cable Beach at sunset as the camels parade past makes the drive well worth it. It is a sensational sight to be shared with about 500 other cars all parked along the beach, enjoying the same experience as you, some people dressed, others completely naked. You see the northern end of Cable Beach is the local Nudist hang out. Smack bang in the middle of everything is a bunch of mainly oldies showing off all their well worn wares. Most looked like piano accordions on legs. Where are all the Swedish backpackers when you need them??
If you intend to travel to this destination, Cable Beach is the place to stay.
We are not sure what we did for our time in town but it certainly did fly. It was a very social time as we met up again with heaps of people we have met and been bumping into along the track. That really is the greatest part about being on the road.
On Wednesday Chris's mother Jan was back on the plane and on her way home to Brisbane. She had a great time spending just over a week with the nomads.
We did the Saturday and Sunday Court House Markets twice which was great. We all bought some bright 70's tie dyed tee shirts and Alex got a set of 'Devil Sticks' from Grandma for his birthday. He absolutely loves them and spends hours practicing his tricks.
One night we all went to the open air picture theatre to see the movie 'Cars'. It was a great movie and a great experience. The boys thought sitting in canvas deck chairs in front of the big screen a real treat.
As our final farewell to Broome we went on the sunset camel ride through the sand dunes and along the beach. This hour long trip was actually lots of fun and very scenic. A fitting end to our time here.
After an early getaway we first headed for Derby to have a quick look. Our first stop just out of Derby was the 'Boab Prison Tree'. This is a fascinating tree with a fairly sad past. Before Derby was established in 1883, aboriginal people were kidnapped from the West Kimberley. The kidnappers, known as blackbirders, were settlers who were connected to the pearling industry. They wanted divers and workers for the pearling boats. They rounded people up, put them in chains and marched them to the coast. Some held their captives in the 'Boab Prison Tree' waiting for a boat. Although significant, this is not a part of Australian history for which we should be proud of.
One of Derby's claims to fame is its huge tides. This area has 11.8 metre tides which is the biggest in Australia and the second biggest in the world. Nova Scotia in Canada has the highest at 15 metres. The tides are semi-diurnal usually giving two high and two low tides every 24 hours.
There is also a large loading facility in Derby for loading Zinc and Lead. Due to the size of the tides large ships are unable to berth at the facility. Instead the material is loaded into barges 80 metres long with a capacity of 4,500 tonnes. The barge is then towed to the waiting ship 20 nautical miles off shore. Once alongside the ship an excavator fixed to the barge digs out, and transfers the material to the ship. Each loading and discharge cycle takes 25 hours. For the bigger ships this process may have to be repeated up to 4 times. This whole process sounds very time consuming but must be cost efficient.
On the road again just after lunch and off to a free camp called 'Ellendale Lake' only 100 km shy of Fitzroy Crossing. This is a great spot on private property situated on a small lake. We actually bumped into Wayne and Tracey who we thought had gone another way to Windjana. There were dozens of other vans there but plenty of room for everybody to spread out. We had another fire which makes the night, with the kids busily toasting marsh mellows.
Next stop, Fitzroy Crossing. Let me tell you there is very little in the great Fitzroy to get excited about. Our reason for coming was to see Geike Gorge and as a base to leave the van when we headed out to Windjana Gorge in the tent. There are a couple of caravan parks in town but without an absolute doubt the one to stay at is 'The Fitzroy River lodge'. This really is an oasis with resort and caravan park very well blended into a very well appointed establishment. This is a great place to spend a few days to relax or catch up on a few chores. The huge grassy sites, tennis courts, pool, restaurant and bars are a welcome site out this way, let me assure you.
The plan was to spend the night here, pack the car with all the camping gear and head off to Windjana with Wayne and Tracey. All was going well in the planning until on the way home from the historic 'Crossing Inn', Wayne and Tracey's 2001 Nissan Patrol blew up. Lots of black smelly smoke and some really bad noises from under the bonnet spelt the end of their trip to Windjana. A mechanic from the RAA arrived and the news was not good. The car and van would have to be trucked off to Kununurra to the local Nissan agent. Bugger.
Although only 150 kms from Fitzroy the road is a very average 4x4 track that took us over 2 hours. The Windjana camp ground is very nice with large open areas, drinking water and even flushing toilets. Bloody luxury. We set up the tents, tarps and associated gear and set off into the gorge to check out the fresh water crocodiles. We stayed 3 nights and spent one day doing the 8 km Gorge walk. The highlight was seeing hundreds of freshies, some large, very up close and personal. These guys are very docile and considered harmless if not provoked.
Day 2 we set off early for a 300 km return trip up the Gibb River Road to 'Bells Gorge'. The Gibb (as us seasoned four wheel drivers call it) is in good condition at the Derby end but the road into Bells was another story. It is a very pretty gorge and nice camp ground close by and a place we would like to revisit in the future. We did the walk to the bottom of the falls and John and Margaret who we first met back at Cape Range were there sunning themselves on the rocks. We chatted to them and then set off to the car for the trip back to the tent.
Day 3 had us out of the tent early, gear all packed up with the aim to be at Tunnel Creek to meet up with the Joiners who are currently on a 7 week trip. It will be good to see them and the kids especially are very excited to see their friends again. We will travel with them for a bit over 2 weeks before they have to start heading back home.
Tunnel creek is very spectacular and well worth a visit. This huge tunnel has been gouged out of the mountain over thousands of years. It is absolutely huge, dark, wet and very spectacular. At places you need to wade through knee deep water. Hidden along the way and extremely hard to find are a number of caves some with very small openings. We found one that had tremendous stalactites and stalacmites, as well as pillars and sparkling crystal-like walls.
There is' light at the end of the tunnel' (sorry for that) with Tunnel Creek making its way through the countryside. Aboriginal rock art could be seen in a number of places at the exit to the tunnel.
We made our way back to Fitzroy Crossing to spend a few days relaxing and washing (and to get a good nights sleep).
We did spend a few more days in Fitzroy catching up on jobs and doing a cruise up Geike Gorge. This excellent boat trip run by CALM takes an hour and costs only $20-00 per adult. The commentary was excellent and the scenery breathtaking. This is very good value and a must see when out this way.
Time to pack up again and get ready to hit the road. Next stop will be the Bungle Bungles.
Unfortunately we have been told the trip into the Bungles is very rough so the van will be left at Turkey Creek and again the tent will come out. Believe it or not there is some primitive excitement about tenting it. The kids say they are 'going on holidays'?!?!? What the hell have we been on for the last 7 months!!
We broke the trip from Fitzroy to Turkey with an overnight free camp at Leycester rest area. I know I have said it many times but there is something special about pulling into a free camp, having a fire, chatting to other travelers about their adventures and then off to bed. If only life was always this simple and uncomplicated. Maybe for us it will be. We have a few things planned.
We arrived nice and early at Turkey Creek and booked the van into the lock-up compound. This is a great setup and at only $5.00 a night is good peace of mind. After we transferred all the necessary gear from van to car we set off. Although the trip into the Bungles was only 50 km off the main road it still took us 1 1/2 hours as the road is pretty ordinary. It would have to be the worst dirt road we have encountered on this trip so far. The camp ground was again a big open area with large communal fireplaces. These open camps are lots of fun, watching all the coming and goings as well as being very social. By the time we set up camp and showered the multitudes it was getting late and starting to get cold. Very bloody cold. In fact freezing would be closer to the truth. By nightfall I had a t-shirt, 2 sloppy joes, a jacket, tracksuit pants and jeans as well as a beanie, two pairs of socks and boots and was still freezing. The camp host told us it got down to 2 degrees C but we also heard -2 mentioned. I think that would be closer. It was like that for the 3 nights we were there but the days were magic. Did I mention that it was bloody freezing???
Day 1 and we did 3 walks, Echidna Chasm, Mini Palms and The Frog Hole. Although none of these were particularly long or challenging it did take us all day to do the three. They were OK walks but not what I really expected the Bungles to be like. Hopefully tomorrow will fulfill what I expected to see.
Day 2 and off to the other side of the National Park we drove. Now this is the real Bungles. Domes, domes and more domes. Hundreds of them, big ones and small ones extending as far as the eye can see. It is truly spectacular and looks just like all the photos we have seen. Our first stop was Cathedral Gorge. After a short walk down a pretty gorge you are confronted by a huge ampitheatre with a large pond in the middle. It was an awesome sight even though we had to share it with 50 other people. To see this in the wet with water cascading over the edge and into the ampitheatre would be an amazing sight.
We then did the walk around the domes which also was fascinating. These sandstone towers are fragile giants, each encased in a thin, protective skin of orange bands of iron oxide and gray to black bands of cyanobacteria. If the banded skin is damaged, the sandstone will be rapidly eroded.
We then did a walk along Piccaninny Creek to a lookout which gave a great elevated view overlooking the domes. This was a good compromise for those who don't want to, or can't afford the $250.00 for a 30 minute flight to view them from above.
So the Bungles certainly lived up to all our expectations. Even the freezing nights couldn't dampen our enthusiasm for this incredible natural beauty.
We collected the van from the compound, moved all the gear back from the car to the van and set off towards Kununurra. We didn't quite make it all the way and stayed in another free camp only 60 km short of our destination. Once again a great night was spent free of charge, sharing the side of the road with a handful of strangers some of which will end up as friends on the road.
Next morning we packed up and rocked into town nice and early and booked into 'Kona Lakeside Caravan Park'. There are about 7 caravan parks in town that appear to all be of a very high standard.
The minute you arrive in this town it has a very nice feel about it. It is green and lush (thanks to the Ord River scheme), neat and tidy and during the winter months has a sensational climate. The amount of things to do and see around here is staggering. Everyone seems to own a dingy and there are hundreds of kms of waterways to explore and to fish. They even water ski on Lake Kununurra which they say has no salt water crocs. Good reason not to fall off, just in case!!
Due to the fact that we arrived in the caravan park early we scored a lakeside spot. I would have to say that this is one of the nicest outlooks we have had in a park since being on the road. We quickly set the van up and went into town for the Saturday morning markets. Plenty of local fruit and veges so we restocked.
We spent a few days doing the touristy things, one of which was 'Ivanhoe Crossing' which is a long causeway over the Ivanhoe River. The water was fairly deep and also fast flowing. Later in the season (when the water warms up a little) this is a good Barra fishing spot. We drove the crossing a few times (because we could!!) and the boys had a hoot!!
Due to the fact that the Joiners have limited time we will leave the vans in Kununurra and head out to 'El Questro' for 4 nights and then we will head back to Kununurra to finish off the sights and the Joiners will start to make their way home.
This is one of those places everybody talks about and one that you seldom hear a bad word about. I hope we won't be disappointed. We left the van again in storage, this time in Kununurra and again headed off on the Gibb. Believe us, El Questro is well worth visiting and is worth the expensive fees they charge for camping. We spent 4 nights there which was a good length of stay but could have easily stayed 3 weeks and had a ball.
Alex and the Joiner girls went horse riding and they all enjoyed the new experience. For the rest of our stay they all got out of bed at 5-45am and helped clean out the stables, feed and saddle up the horses. Such enthusiasm and such excitement, over something so simple. It was a joy to watch them in action.
Day 1 was spent getting there, setting up the camp and then off to the water hole at the camp ground for a swim. They assured us that there are no crocs in this part of the river!!!! Why not 'just in this part', I couldn't help thinking. The water was lovely, be it a little cool and I always made sure there was some tasty large person in front of me just in case they had the 'no croc thing' wrong.
Day 2 we took off for a bit of serious 4x4 ing up to Branco's lookout which overlooked the Pentecost River and Chamberlain Gorge (known croc country). The famous 'El Questro Homestead' is on this gorge and we could see it from afar. At over $1000-00 per person per night this will be as close as we get to see it.
We then drove to Explosion Gorge which after endless miles of horrible tracks was very average. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Day 3 was pretty special. First up we set off to Zebedee Springs. This place has to be seen to be believed. The hot artesian water which is constantly 32 degrees C cascades down into magnificent fern and palm studded rock pools in which you can laze around and ponder that elusive question. What is the true meaning of life?? This would without a doubt be the most popular part of El Questro. By 9-00am all the pools are filled with grey nomads reminding us of a scene out of the movie 'Cocoon'. With our kids and the Joiners leaping from pool to pool we certainly shattered the peace and somewhat altered the ambiance of the morning. We lounged around for a few hours until we were more wrinkly than a scrotum (Chris prefers 'prune') and then drove a short distance to El Questro Gorge for what was to be a long and difficult walk. This gorge is renowned as the most beautiful in this area. The first part of the walk, where most people stop is less than 2 kms and ends at a deep crystal clear swimming hole. If you wish to continue the next 3.5 kms to the end of the gorge and another swimming hole you had to swim across the first hole somehow carrying all your gear above your head and then climb up a very steep and slippery rock. We certainly were the centre of attention as we endeavoured to get our gear and Harry over this first obstacle.
The rest of the walk was the most challenging we have attempted on our trip so far. It was not really a walk but more a scramble, climb and struggle as we climbed and clawed our way over rocks the size of houses and up steep rock walls and waterfalls. On our way up the gorge we came across an 'Adventure tour' consisting of mostly young people. I am not sure they were all that impressed to see a 4 year old going up and down the terrain like a mountain goat after they had been told that this walk was going to be the most challenging for the day and would push them to their limits!
The boys did really well, and Harry especially impressed us with his effort. Alex was in his element. By the time we got back to the car we all had bruises, cuts and were buggered. A real sense of achievement.
Day 4 we drove back out to and along the 'Gibb' to Emma Gorge Resort and did the walk to Emma Gorge. The walk was relatively easy but at the end the waterfall and large pool was again worth the effort. The pool was 3/4 the size of a football field and had a number of waterfalls cascading into it. Once again it was cool but refreshing as the day was hot. We got back to the campsite and had early showers as we were off to the Saturday night barbecue. At $30-00 per adult it was a little expensive but well worth it with barramundi, steak, chicken and salads on offer as well as soup and dessert. Sitting outside under the stars watching the night's entertainment of whip cracking, bush yarns and then a couple of guys strumming away on their guitars and singing was a great way to spend our last night at El Questro.
If you are out this way, this is a place not to miss.
On our way back to Kununurra we dropped into Wyndham, had lunch at the pub and had a look around town and the surrounding area, including the lookout to view the junction of five rivers - quite an amazing sight.
We arrived back to the caravan park much later than expected (around 5-00pm) and managed to score another lakeside site. Gotta be happy with that!!
First day back and it was Chris's birthday. Due to the fact that we had been away camping for 5 days we had a hell of a mess with boxes to be unpacked and a mountain of washing to do. We did the normal breakfast in bed and pressie opening and then my little princess sat around enjoying herself while I ran myself ragged doing the washing, cleaning and unpacking. True story. Would I lie!?!?! (His nose is growing by the second - Ed) Sharon had the catering under control (lucky for me, or Chris or both of us) and the evening festivities started with drinks and nibblies at sunset at the lookout overlooking town. Sharon had also made pizza for the kids dinner which they had at the lookout. Wayne, Tracey and Bailey also made it up there which was great. We then made our way back to the van, got the kids off to bed and enjoyed a Sharon 'creation' for dinner. We really appreciated the effort she put in and Chris loved her celebrations. Of course the cake Alex and I made stole the evening and would have been a sure winner in the 'Kununurra Show' cake competition. Oh well, maybe next year!!
Tuesday saw the Joiners pack up and start their journey home. They have just over 3 weeks left and have a lot of places yet to see and miles to travel. It was great to see them after so long and we all had a great time, and most importantly they saw some new sights.
Our last few days in town were spent finishing off a few tourist attractions including Lake Argyle & Dam. This massive expanse of water which is 10 times bigger than Sydney Harbour, is to say the least, very impressive. We then spent a bit of time with Wayne and Tracey who we have been traveling with since April as they will be stuck in town for the next 6 weeks while their car undergoes some major repairs. Hopefully they will catch up with us down the road somewhere or we will see them in Adelaide. Their car blowing up 3/4 through their trip was a tad inconvenient, to say the least.
We have really enjoyed our time in this small and somewhat remote town, that sits almost on the NT border. This is one place that we could certainly see ourselves living in for the 6 months of the dry season at some stage.
All the months seem to be flying by, but this one in particular has rocketed along and signals the end of nearly 8 months on the road. It's a scary thought as we now have only 4 months left before we are back at Cotton Tree on the Sunshine Coast for Christmas. Does this idyllic life style really have to end???
In the next day we will be leaving WA, a state we have now been in for over 6 months. It will be sad to leave, but we all very much look forward to our next visit.
This is a state that has a huge amount to offer each and everyone of you, and is absolutely not to be missed. All those people living in the East don't know what they are missing out on. The scenery is hard to imagine and difficult to explain, the people friendly and the sunsets alone, make the trip worthwhile.
The next chapter in our book will be NT. We only hope we enjoy it as much. Be kind to each other and remember to take some time in your lives to breathe and to smell the roses.


PS4's system software v2.00, codenamed Masamune, is making its arrival tomorrow and we can't wait for you to check out all the new enhancements it'll bring to your PS4. This update adds unique, forward-looking features like Share Play, and addresses some of the most highly requested features from the community including YouTube integration, USB music player, ability to find players you may know, sorting options for PS4's game library, and themes that change the look of your home screen. This is the biggest update we've delivered to date for PS4.
For a look at what you can expect, check out our walkthrough video on key Masamune features. And don't forget to watch the walkthrough video of the SharePlay feature.
Share Play: PlayStation 4 will create an online local co-op experience by allowing you to invite a friend to join your game — even when they don't own a copy of it. PlayStation Plus membership is required for certain Share Play features.
YouTube: Upload your gameplay highlights directly from PS4 to YouTube by clicking the "SHARE" button on DualShock 4. In addition, a YouTube app for PS4 will be available to download from the PlayStation Store.
Themes & Colors: Personalize your home screen background with select themes and colors. As a big thank-you to the PlayStation Nation, we want to kick-start your dynamic theme options by giving away a theme for two of the biggest titles gamers will be playing on PlayStation 4 this fall; Destiny and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Both themes will be available for download on Tuesday.
Content Area & Library: Find and access your content quicker with a redesigned Content Area and improved filter and sort functions for the PS4 Library.
USB Music Player*: Insert USB memory with music in your PS4 and start playing your favorite tunes in the background.
What's New: To make the activity feed more relevant and timely for you, What's New will add Friends of Friends suggestions and Live Broadcasting updates from your friends at the top of your feed.
For the full list of features in PS4 system software update (v2.00) and instructions for updating your PS4 system, please visit this page after the update goes live. As a reminder, you can also set your PS4 to download system updates automatically.
Also available tonight is a new system software update (v3.35) for PS Vita and PS TV, which includes 4-player Remote Play support for PS TV, as well as the Live from PlayStation app, which allows you watch game streams from PS4 on both your PS Vita and PS TV devices. A full features list and instructions for updating PS Vita and PS TV can be found here after the update goes live.
This has been an amazing first year for PS4 so far, with more than 10 million units sold and a robust set of new features already added including SHAREfactory, automatic pre-download, and more. We are pleased to see the great feedback we've been getting from fans like you, which helps us to make PS4 the best place to play.
Let us know what you think about these new features and let's keep the conversation going!
*User can play music files stored inside USB storage but cannot copy music files to PS4 HDD. This application cannot be used at the same time with Music Unlimited. USB Music Player will appear once USB storage is inserted, and will disappear once USB storage is removed.
Will the ability to change status (like on PS3) to online, offline or busy be featured in 2.0?
Good things, but when are you going to give us DLNA?
I can hardly wait for the PS4 update plus PSV update as well. It would be totally awesome if sony would release the PS4 update along with PSV update tonight at 9pm or so instead of tomorrow night so I don't have to worry about waiting till wednesday morning to upgrade my gaming systems.
Hopefully we wont have to wait as long next time for new features to come to the PS4.
and btw… FAILCLUB PS+ edition? When?
I wonder when the notifications for friends logging on/off will be put in.
this is a fantastic update the only things that are missing is the ability to sort our trophies in different formats in the ability to change out PSN name.
Can i use music from itunes on the usb stick for backround music?
I uploaded a youtube video and only got 2 views from it. How do you get more people to view your stuff on youtube?
The ability to remove items from my Library would be awesome!
Its too bad there isn't video player support.
Hopefully it goes smoothly without any hiccups.
Any of these will do. Make it happen Sony!
A good step in the right direction! Can't wait to play around with the update!
(1. I dont know if you guys are aware but lately the message system has been broken, you see once i receive a notification for a new message most times it takes 2-5 minutes just to sync with the servers for me to even be able to see my new message.
2. Ability to set and use my Purchased avatars from ps3 on my ps4 plz.
4. Last but not Least can you explain to me why my ps4 cant play my ps 1 classics I brought from the store yet?
Will we be able to pause downloads?
I like everything so far but would prefer a fixed or monthly ish update release with one featture or upgrade or so. i dont get why this waited so long and still some features are half done.
the shareplay update i understand taking long and should have been a big 2.00 update as it is an innovative feature but music and video support should have been released long ago atleast with this usb method DLNA etc could have waited a bit if there was an alternative for video playback.
another thing im wondering is why this auto sorting for the XMB was half done it should have been really easy to implement this fully and allow custom folders and XMB.
anyway love the new features sad that there still isnt any video playback support or why after taking so long some ideas are still have done.
Does the "follow" button mean that the broadcaster will get a follow on Twitch? Or is it restricted to user name on ps4?
@Scott McCarthy-First i want to say great job with this update but I have a couple questions.
1)Will I be able to watch a PC stream on my ps4 and be able to comment also?
2)Will I be able to watch YouTube videos at 720p or 1080p?
3)What was the special surprise theme you guys talked about in the last update 2.0 post?
The ability to switch games without having to end the stream.
i understand some people want to be able to save music/video(eventually) to the HDD but i suspect the reason MS and sony dont do this is to avoid copywrite problems(if its not on their system directly they arent responsible) and to prevent security risks by allowing access to write to the HDD directly. time will tell i gues.
i do admit it would have been nice to be able to do it since my headset alrdy takes up one usb slot but i can see the reasons behind it.
Looks great! Are there any other holiday bundles coming? Looking to get my PS4 soon.
Will this fix error CE-34632-8?
little big planet 3 BETA! I want.
Great stuff! Please add PS1/PS2 compatibility, DLNA, and suspend/resume in the next one. Thanks for the great work!
So will the Vita update upgrade the Remote Play functionanilty in any way? Or will remote play ever improve in any way? 1080p or 60 frames per second streaming?? Especially now that the Z3 tablet can remote play and is native 1080p.
Looking forward to the updates regardless.
so it's a year now, when can we see "Suspend mode"??
I hope that the game Library will appear when offline. Some are telling me otherwise. Also, are Offline Trophies in the works?
Does it mean I can be playing a game and my music list can still be played and controlled while I play?
i gues the "more to come" from the last update was the pause/resume download feature?
anyway what i only really wanted since the beginning was video playback id settle for usb playback but now that it is taking longer still i hope for atleast USB and DLNA suppport.
honestly i dont see the reason why so many want the suspend mode but you prommised it and should deliver on that. you can already suspend the app/game i gues its figuring out how to store all that info in the ps4 memory or reserved HDD space in order for it to go into sleep mode and wake up with everything intact.
Hi. Will be able to have the YouTube app running while we play a game?
Because sometimes I use a video as a guide (collecting things, for example) and (in the browser) I look, pause, return to the game, play, pause, return to the browser, etc.
AWWWWW YEAH!!!!! this plus Freedom Wars in the same day…and the weekly Destiny reset…time to hit that Vault of Glass again.
No DLNA? With all due respect, is Sony that out of touch with what people actually want? The PS3 didn't have DLNA out of the box when it launched, but it didn't take this long either.
Their main competitor not only has DLNA but MKV support as well.
All i want is a working and fast PSN. Come on Sony, invest some of the PS+ money in new servers.
@33 yes it means that the music plays while you do other stuff and from what i remember you can hold the ps button to bring up the menu and change music in there like the unlimited music does.
Not that I won't love the features, or I am ungrateful, but why does Sony insist on putting on the firmware updates the same exact day the PS Store updates and retail gets the games. You are forced to update if you want to shop the store (yes, I could use the web store), and to update before you can play online. In the interest of bugs I usually wait for two days to make sure it is stable, but I can't do that and play the latest release.
1. For custom themes do we only have the option to get them from the PS Store or can we insert our own custom made themes into the system/use pictures from our gallery as backgrounds? Similar to the PS3 options.
2. Can we use the music we have for custom tracks in games, like WWE2k14, for our character customization?
Will this update allow the raiders to win a game?
i wonder what the new friendslist symbol is. there are rumored to be online/offline/busy status now but to me it seems more like its the same circle as the broadcast checkbox (i know is a standard checkbox) maybe it means one of your favorited friends is streaming?
Is live streaming to YouTube not going to be offered? Why not?
We will receive a truly revolutionary thing like Share Play and people just complain for the lack of some features a few really care… geez… the "players" are never happy.


Lee Hsien Loong's administration today will be passing new censorship laws, called the 'Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill', to give its government greater police powers and impose heavier penalties on fake news fabricators and peddlers.
As Singapore's leading proponent of media literacy, Singapore Herald fully support this new law and we totally understand the severity of fake news as an effective propaganda tool to mislead the population (hence this website's existence). However the white elephant in the room boils down to who gets to decide what is fake news.
Unfortunately, the Singapore government cannot be trusted. Neither its police or judiciary could be relied on to deliver independent investigations and judgements, especially on political matters. The dictatorship may create another fake "independent" committee, but the trust remains absent.
Since Independence, the ruling party PAP dictatorship has a record of abusing court process through creative interpretation of the legislation, and manipulating the media to serve as propaganda. The spread of propaganda fake news in Singapore is rampant, so much that its mainstream media is ranked 151st in the world for press freedom.
Trusting the Singapore dictatorship with the absolute power to decide what is true or false, would be yet another sacrifice of what little freedom is left of Singaporeans.
It is now certain that the new censorship laws will be passed. More powerful than any ceremonial king of their own land, Lee Hsien Loong has undisputed dictatorial powers in Singapore. After all, Lee Hsien Loong's words are absolute: if he wanted to do anything, who is there is to stop him anyway. He could even turn an Indian ethnic into a Malay, and called for the world's first race-based presidential election. Singaporeans can complain, within his allowed tolerance of course, or they will be facing criminal charges.
The new censorship law simply allows the government to ban opposing opinions and present one-sided arguments. The little space for a debate is now non-existent, for any argument criticising the government becomes fake news.
Now that we are certain Singapore have new censorship laws, more Singaporeans are expected to be jailed and fined for sharing links on Facebook.
Propaganda news in Straits Times and CNA will be unchallenged, and anyone who dare post a criticism on Facebook would be arrested for spreading falsehoods. Singapore's future is not a free world but that of a totalitarian state. A dystopia where only 'the right things' can be said and heard.
There is no saving to this country, it will degenerate further so long the ruling party remains in power. It is sorrowful to see that future generations of Singaporeans will be groomed to dissolve their inherent sense of right or wrong, and the many young people who would be severely punished for being morally upright.


It's always nice when you see someone who "gets" domain names that also understands affiliate marketing and web site development. One of those people is Austinite Steve Schaffer, who created Offers.com.
Offers.com just closed on a $7 million growth equity investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLLP. It's a minority investment, which should give you some idea of the value Schaffer has created from Offers.com. The company plans to hire 20 more employees over the coming year.
I last saw Schaffer at the DOMAINfest event in New York City. You might call him a domainer, but he's someone who sees the big picture better than most domainers. If you need more proof that he gets it, consider this: he also bought the singular version of Offers.com — Offer.com — for $180,000 back in 2008.


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