Discussion in 'Android Tablet News' started by wuyanks, Jul 26, 2010.
When you thought "inexpensive" and "tablet" don't belong in the same sentence, K-Mart is about to prove you wrong. The Augen GenTouch Android tablet is hitting K-Mart shelves this weekend, according to its latest circular, for the low price of $149 ($169 now). You will be getting a 7" 800x480 TFT LCD screen, 800Mhz CPU, 256MB RAM, 2GB storage, WiFi connectivity, SD/MMC slot (up to 16GB) and Android 2.1 with Market capability. The rest of the specs are unknown at this time, but for $169 I would expect the CPU to be an older ARMv6 or ARM11. And if that wasn't enough, the Augen GenTouch comes with a leather carrying case and AC Adapter. The GenTouch may not be as spiffy as the German WeTab or the Dell Streak, but for the price, you certainly can't go wrong! We believe this to be the first readily-available-in-the-US Android 2.1 tablet, and are extremely excited to get our paws on one soon.
But this tablet is being delayed.
Anyone planning to pick this up?
I've checked with local K-Marts. They have not received any, despite the fact it is advertised in the local flier.
Probably not. Lacks portrait view and capacitive screen.
I called down to my local store and was told they never received them so they are handing out rain checks. But seeing as EdTheUniqueGeek just mentioned it doesn't have the capacitive screen it seems it not worth my time. I will continue with my Moonse E7001 like I never saw that shiny gadget calling my name.
@ manfly9884: None of the stores received their shipment for some reason. Just ask for a rain check so if they raise the price you get it at the ad price.
I noticed that you say that this unit is the first available in the US. Flat Computing has had a 10.2" Android Tablet for sale and shipping from the US since July 2 making t hem the first to market in the USA.
I have purchased an android tablet from Flat Computing and it was everything they said it was. Their support is awesome and the developer from SlatDroid.com is building their 2.2 ROM available in lat Aug.
10.2in Tablet PC 1Ghz CPU with 256MB of Memory and Android 2.1 OS!
Question. Does the tablet include the Android market place?
Thanks got one. Got info from them through twitter and they said that they will shortly have them in their sstores.
Thanks. Got one.. Now waiting for them to get the tablet to their stores. Through twitter I got a response stating that they had some difficulties with their deliveries and that they soon will be stocking their stores.
yes it does. and the 2.1 version will support Flash.


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A critical period for axon regrowth through a lesion in the developing mammalian retina.
MacLaren RE., Taylor JS.
Although the central nervous system of mature mammals is incapable of regeneration, certain elements present in the developing system must permit and promote the growth of new axons to their initial targets. We investigate whether the environment of a developing visual system is capable of supporting regeneration in the Brazilian opossum Monodelphis domestica, in which the retinofugal system develops postnatally. Retinae were lesioned up to the 16th postnatal day and analysed for regeneration after a further 7-10 days. Anterograde tracing with Dil showed axons to have regrown from the axotomized area of retina directly through the lesion. Retrograde tracing with horseradish peroxidase injected into the superior colliculus confirmed that axons from the lesioned area of retina had grown to an appropriate position in the midbrain. The proportion of retinae in which axonal continuity was restored across the lesion decreased as the visual system matured, falling to zero after the 12th postnatal day. Thus a critical period exists in the postnatal opossum in which a retinal lesion permits axon passage. Correlating these results to the known pattern of retinofugal pathway development provides an insight into factors that may restrict this critical period to the 12th postnatal day, and suggests that at least some of the axotomized neurons are regenerating.
10.1111/j.1460-9568.1995.tb00633.x
Eur J Neurosci
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Axons, Nerve Fibers, Nerve Regeneration, Opossums, Retina, Time Factors, Visual Pathways

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In the land of Zenozoik, the city of Halstedom is ruled by a powerful clan, one which Ghat has betrayed by committing a terrible sin. Now, Ghat's brothers and sisters are pursuing him and his companion Deadra through strange and twisted lands, beyond the boundaries of the sane to the ends of the world. What was Ghat's crime and why did he commit it? The bare-knuckled brawl to reach the truth has just begun. A fascinating world of grotesque beauty--Equal parts breathtakingly beautiful and utterly disturbing, prepare to be swallowed up in a surreal fantasy world powered by the Source engine. Explore lush environments and confront bizarre animal-humanoid foes on your mission of discovery and redemption. Visceral first person fighting--Combat is up close, personal, and entirely satisfying. Start with a series of punches, kicks, and grabs, follow up with a knee to the enemy's face, and hit him with a finishing move to send him flying yards away. Learn new moves to mix it up.
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INS Amba (A54) was the only submarine tender ship in service with the Indian Navy. It is a modified Soviet  design built to Indian specifications in Nikolayev (the present-day Mykolaiv in Ukraine) in 1968. Deviations from the standard Ugra design include four 76 mm guns instead of the 57 mm ones mounted on Soviet units.

On 26 May 2001 a fire broke out in the laundry section of Amba during a routine refit at the Cochin Shipyard, suffocating two washermen. Amba was decommissioned from service in July 2006.

References

Ugra-class submarine tenders of the Indian Navy
India–Soviet Union relations
Ships built in the Soviet Union
1968 ships

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Left-Wing Guardian 'Names and Shames' Tory MPs Who Joined 'Far-Right' Parler
Britain's leading left-wing newspaper The Guardian has published a list of Conservative MPs and prominent personalities who joined the social media platform Parler, which the newspaper claims is favoured by the "far-right" and "Trump supporters".
Kurt Zindulka
18 Jan 2021, 10:06 AM PST
Hero Worship: MSM Journo Fawns Over Govt Covid Scientist
A Westminster correspondent used an online interview with the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of England to show him a T-shirt she had with his name and face on it.
Jack Montgomery
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Network: Man Featured in Project Veritas Video 'No Longer Works for PBS'
PBS fired Michael Beller after a Project Veritas investigation revealed his remarks about "re-education camps" for Trump supporters' children.
Robert Kraychik
12 Jan 2021, 12:15 PM PST
CNN Reporters Admit Change in Coverage After Trump: Shouldn't 'Whip Up' Biden Presidency
Establishment media reporters confessed in a story for the Atlantic published this week that they will not cover Joe Biden's administration in the same manner as President Trump's, with CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta floating "hazard pay" for covering the Trump White House during the past four years.
29 Dec 2020, 12:36 PM PST
Pollak: 5 Things Trump Did for the Left That They Refused to Thank Him For
President Donald Trump was vilified by the media and the left as a would-be fascist, and a divisive leader. Yet he did things that the left claimed it had wanted for years, and that Democratic presidents had never done.
13 Dec 2020, 8:25 AM PST
NBC Mocked for Still Claiming Hunter Biden Accusations During Campaign 'Unfounded and Baseless'
NBC News is being mocked for an article reporting on the federal investigation into Hunter Biden in which the sub-headline refers to the accusations, dating back to the 2020 presidential campaign, as "unfounded and baseless."
Nolte: Fake Media Wait Until States Certify Election to Cover Biden Family Corruption
This is why New Media needs to start ignoring the fake media, needs to focus instead on continuing to build up its infrastructure and stop worrying about what the fake media do.
John Nolte
10 Dec 2020, 1:57 PM PST
Nolte: 14 Media Outlets that Lied About Hunter Biden's Laptop Scandal Being Russian Disinformation
The only disinformation being spread was by the people and outlets listed above. They all knew the laptop was real. And they are only reporting that fact today to troll us once again.
Pollak: Mainstream Media, Big Tech Coverup Collapses with Hunter Biden Investigation
The media and Big Tech censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, falsely claiming it was Russian disinformation. Here are some major offenders.
9 Dec 2020, 9:40 PM PST
Victory For Sikh Campaigners Against Blanket 'Asian' Description of Child Rape Gangs
The Network of Sikh Organisations praised the Editors' Code for recommending against using the word 'Asian' in reference to grooming gangs.
9 Dec 2020, 2:32 AM PST
5 Times Studies Proved Wikipedia's Left-Wing Bias
Multiple academic studies and critical analyses of Wikipedia have pointed towards the site's left-wing bias. The findings include its content being more left-leaning than Encyclopedia Britannica and left-leaning editors being more active and partisan than right-leaning editors. Left-wing outlets have been found to be the top-cited sources and represent most citations on articles about American politicians, and right-leaning editors have at the same time been found to be six times more likely to face sanctions.
T.D. Adler
28 Nov 2020, 9:11 AM PST
Bozell: Media Censorship Succeeded in Getting Joe Biden Elected
An MRC poll of Joe Biden voters shows that the media not covering significant stories led to the former vice president's apparent win.
Penny Starr
24 Nov 2020, 1:44 PM PST
Pollak: Trump, as Always, Is Fighting, as Promised
President Donald Trump is doing exactly what he promised his supporters he would do by fighting for every possible legal way to win the election.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour Apologizes for Comparing Trump Presidency to Nazi Germany
CNN's Christiane Amanpour has apologized for comparing President Donald Trump's tenure to Nazi Germany on the recent anniversary of Kristallnacht, the 1938 pogrom that is often regarded as the starting date for the Holocaust.
Joshua Klein
Reporters Ask Joe Biden 12 Questions, Not One About Violence
Former Vice President Joe Biden fielded twelve questions. Not one of them dealt with violence carried out by leftists against Trump supporters.
Macron Condemns Media Excusing Islamist Terror by Alleging French 'Racism and Islamophobia'
French president Emmanuel Macron has complained that the mainstream media appear to be "legitimising" a spate of radical Islamic terror attacks against his country by claiming it is "racist and Islamophobic".
Italian PM's Office to Fund Politically-Correct Training for Journalists
The Department of Equal Opportunities at the Italian Prime Minister's Office has pledged nearly €78,000 to programmes that include teaching journalists politically correct language on migration and LGBT issues.
Chris Tomlinson
CNN's Brian Stelter Hails 'Normal Relations' Between Joe Biden and the Press
CNN media reporter Brian Stelter hailed the possibility that "normal relations" between the president and the press would be restored in a Joe Biden presidency in an op-ed Monday.
9 Nov 2020, 11:27 AM PST
Nolte: America Now Has Two Medias, and the Corporate Media's Losing
The corporate media literally spent billions of corporate dollars, four years, and millions of 24/7 hours pushing this woke/identity politics BS, and it failed. Badly.
7 Nov 2020, 7:11 AM PST
Tucker Carlson: Media Should Admit Some of Their Polls Were 'Misleading'
Fox News' Tucker Carlson said early Wednesday morning on live Fox News coverage of the presidential election that the media should admit that its polls were wrong, and "misleading."
3 Nov 2020, 11:07 PM PST
Tucker Carlson: Media Pollsters Should Be Fired Immediately — 'They Cannot Keep Discrediting the Work of the Rest of Us'
Tuesday during Fox News Channel's election night coverage of the Donald Trump-Joe Biden race, network host Tucker Carlson railed against the media and the polling industry for getting the election wrong.
Jeff Poor
Victim-Blaming: AP 'Explainer' Asks 'Why Does France Incite Anger in the Muslim World?'
The Associated Press (AP) has received backlash for appearing to blame France for the spate of radical Islamic terrorist attacks it has suffered in recent months, citing its "brutal colonial past" and "staunch secular policies".
Tucker Carlson: The Media 'Are Your Enemies' — 'They Are Misleading You So That You Will Obey'
Friday, Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson opened his program by highlighting what he described as a "secret alliance" between journalists those that journalists are expected to hold accountable.
31 Oct 2020, 8:04 AM PST
Carlson Slams Media for Ignoring Hunter Biden Story — 'How Do You Maintain a Democratic System When Reality Itself Has Been Banned?'
Thursday, Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson commented on the media's refusal to acknowledge accusations of potential wrongdoing by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his family in which the Biden family allegedly peddled influence given Biden's position of power.
29 Oct 2020, 11:43 PM PST
Media Fail to Ask Joe Biden About Secret Family Business Deal with Chinese Company
Journalists failed to ask Vice President Joe Biden Wednesday about the latest revelations that he met with businessman Tony Bobulinksi to discuss a business deal between a Chinese energy company and members of his family, including his son, Hunter Biden.
28 Oct 2020, 1:05 PM PST
Report: Overwhelming Majority of Political Donations from Members of the Media Went to Democrats
The vast majority of political donations made by members of the media go to Democrats, according to an analysis from Business Insider.
28 Oct 2020, 10:33 AM PST
Donald Trump Jr.: Mainstream Media, Social Media Complex 'in the Pocket of the Democrats'
Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends," Donald Trump, Jr., executive vice president of the Trump Organization, talked about what his father President Donald Trump's priorities should be to improve his Election Day chances.
'R.I.P., G.O.P.': New York Times Declares Republican Party Will Die with Trump's Defeat
The lead editorial of the New York Times Sunday declares that the Republican Party will die with President Donald Trump's defeat in the November election.
Report: Former UK Ambassador to U.S Investigated for Possible Leaks to Alleged CNN Lover
The former British Ambassador to the United States was investigated for possibly leaking secret White House information to a married CNN journalist he was reportedly having an affair with.
ABC's George Stephanopoulos Fails to Ask Joe Biden About Hunter Biden Emails
Despite having 90 minutes in which to ask Joe Biden about the Hunter Biden story, ABC's George Stephanopoulos never did so.


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Selection board: How India's World Cup probables have fared in IPL 2019
Though skipper Virat Kohli had said before the start of the IPL that performances in the tournament won't have any bearing on the final 15, current form does hold the key.
New Delhi | Updated: April 11, 2019 6:53:13 am
IPL 12 has seen a vintage Dhoni so far. But Rayudu's form has deserted him at the worst possible time.
India's squad for the World Cup is set to be announced on Monday, April 15. Though skipper Virat Kohli had said before the start of the IPL that performances in the tournament won't have any bearing on the final 15, current form does hold the key. Niharika Raina looks at the performance of the players who are certainties as well as potential picks for the quadrennial event.
6 matches, 203 runs @ 33.83
Virat Kohli. (BCCI)
Apart from an 84 against Kolkata Knight Riders, Kohli hasn't dominated the league in his usual manner. His captaincy has also come under scrutiny with Bangalore rooted to the bottom of the table with no wins. With the calls of resting him ahead of the World Cup growing louder and Bangalore's hopes of playoffs nearing a dead end, it won't be a surprise if he takes a break ahead of the mega event.
Before the IPL, Rohit had announced that he would be opening the innings after being in the middle order for the last two seasons, looking ahead to the World Cup. The shift, though, hasn't been as rewarding for the Mumbai captain he would have liked, as he's yet to go past a fifty. The injury that forced him to miss the KXIP clash would also be a cause of concern.
READ | India's World Cup squad to be selected on April 15 in Mumbai
Delhi Capitals Shikhar Dhawan bats during the VIVO IPL T20 cricket match against Mumbai Indians. (AP Photo)
It hasn't been a happy homecoming for the Delhi native. The left-hander hasn't been able to replicate his aggressor role. With eight league matches still remaining, Dhawan would be hoping to get some runs under his belt.
6 matches, 76 runs @ 15.20
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Ambati Rayudu. (PTI)
Though the Hyderabad batsman has got the backing of Virat to do the job at four, the recent record is a worry. For Chennai, he opened the batting four times but couldn't find much success. From the match against Punjab onwards, Rayudu was pushed to five where he remained unbeaten once.
6 matches, 156 runs @ 156, 3 catches + 2 stumpings
MS Dhoni during Chennai Super Kings training session. (Source: Instagram/Chennai Super Kings)
Dhoni's unbeaten knocks of 75 against Rajasthan Royals and 37 against Kings XI Punjab lifted the team out of trouble. His big-hitting abilities returned when he slammed Jaydev Unadkat for three sixes in the final over and smacked Sam Curran for two fours apart from a six in the 19th over. He has also been his swift self behind the stumps.
6 matches, 91 runs @ 22.75, 2 catches
After single-digit scores in the first two matches, Karthik found his groove with a fifty against Delhi. He couldn't make much use of his opportunity against Bangalore and didn't get to bat against Rajasthan.
6 matches, 176 runs @ 35.20, 6 catches + 1 stumping
Rishabh Pant. (Image Source: IPL website)
A scintillating 27-ball 78 with seven fours and sixes at a strike rate of 288.88 was the bang Pant needed to begin his IPL. Post that, the runs haven't come in quick stead. He has been guilty of throwing his wicket away in run-a-ball situations, triggering middle-order meltdowns.
7 matches, 317 runs @ 79.25, 4 catches
The Kings XI Punjab opener started his IPL on a sour note, lasting for four balls, but has grown into the competition since. Against Mumbai at home, he anchored the chase with an unbeaten 71, and hit a hundred in a losing cause in the return fixture. His 55 against Chennai kept Punjab in the hunt. He saw Punjab home against Hyderabad, returning unconquered at 71.
6 matches, 121 runs @ 30.25, 6 wickets, E.R.-10.57
Pandya has been a saviour for Mumbai in the IPL. His cameos at the fag end of innings and crucial wickets indicate that he is getting back in the groove. His all-round show against Chennai is a case in point and augurs well for India going into the World Cup.
6 matches, 9 wickets, E.R.- 6.87
As one of the few bright spots in a nightmarish campaign for Bangalore, Chahal has been the leading wicket-taker amongst Indian bowlers. His economy rate has stayed under seven and he's picked wickets despite being hit for runs. Yuvraj Singh hit him for three sixes off the first three balls of the over but Chahal had the last laugh by getting him out on the fourth.
6 matches, 3 wickets, E.R- 7.77
Kuldeep has got the ball to turn despite not many wickets against his name. His 18th over against Delhi (one wicket, 3 runs) took the match into a Super Over.
6 matches, 15 runs @ 15, 5 wickets, E.R.-5.60
He has been tidy with the ball, with an economy rate of below six. But that has also got something to do with the spin-friendly nature of the Chepauk pitch. He hasn't got many chances with the bat.
After scoring quick-fire 40 and 35 in the first two IPL matches, Shankar hasn't made much of an impact with the bat. He got to roll his arm over for only three wicketless overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Standing in as the skipper in Hyderabad's five matches, Bhunveshwar hasn't been at his best. Going wicketless and coming in for thrashings in the death overs, he got his first wicket in the match against Mumbai.
His scalp of Pant triggered Delhi's capitulation against KXIP and bowled with pace and venom against Mumbai. He has been fast and generally accurate.
The sight of Bumrah hurting his left shoulder while trying to save a run against Delhi had the whole of India skipping a beat. He recovered in time and produced a sterling display against Bangalore, taking three wickets while conceding just six runs at the death. He has been at his best in keeping the scoring rate in check and taking match-changing scalps.
Just one fifty in five matches is not enough to push his case for the World Cup.
(Niharika Raina is an intern with The Indian Express.)
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I have attached some pictures of Tawny. The initial ones are when Anne Hall rescued her and gave her a chance for life. The latest one is her today.
I received this email yesterday, and we have been working on a plan that would allow us to at least help 2 or 3 of the babies and save them from being slaughtered and turned into "filet of foal".
By moving out Tawny and Mica, our current orphans, we will be able to help save at least 2 or 3 of the babies that have about 2 weeks from Thursday before they are sent to the auction and end up on someone's dinner plate.
We have found a wonderful foster home for Tawny, but we need to raise enough funds to provide her with her munchies and hay, as well as pay for her hernia surgery. So we are asking for your help. If y'all can donate anything, whether it be one bale of hay (about $18.00) or even $5 for part of a bale, that would be awesome. In doing so, you will be keeping the 2 or 3 babies off of the grill (if they even survive the trip to the slaughter plant) and allowing us to have room to keep doing what we do.
The following is from the email we received via Suzanne Roy, and everyone is trying to do whatever they can to save these horses. Unfortunately, most all of the rescues are full to over flowing and it is totally irresponsible for folks to take on more than they can care for. If we do not make room by moving these babies, we will not be able to save the new babies. We have to be responsible and make sure we can take care of the horses in our care.
I hope this email finds you well. I'm reaching out today to our coalition partners to seek help in finding a place for some very special wild horses who face sale at a slaughter auction in under a month if placement is not found. These horses include Bond, a stallion (now gelding), and his family, and over a dozen other horses who are now sitting at the Carson City prison after being captured from the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) from their homes in the Virginia Range in northern Nevada. A total of 28 horses were captured. Six have been placed, leaving a total of 22 horses in need of homes.
These are beautiful and historic mustangs -- from the population that first inspired Wild Horse Annie's quest to save America's wild horses. AWHPC/Return to Freedom has a cooperative agreement with the NDA that allows us to purchase horses directly from the state and place them in rescues so that advocates are not forced to outbid kill buyers at the slaughter auction. Over the past two years, 170 wild horses captured by the NDA have been rescued, including 23 under the direct care of AWHPC. Local rescues are full and cannot absorb the additional horses at the prison, which means that they will be sent to the livestock auction if placement is not located."
Time is running out for these horses. Anything will help and if we all work together, we can make a difference.
Also, PLEASE TELL SANCTUARIES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN RANDOM AND INDISCRIMINATE BREEDING TO STOP!! OUR HORSES ARE IN CRISIS!


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Thanksgiving I was able to sneak out for a few hours. A Battle of the wind and current made boat control interesting. I had one take a sucker, felt like a good fish but a short lived battle.
Found one on a back side of a current eddie. Nice fish, sorry for the poor picture but I got blown into shore and I was by myself.


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Uganda: 12-Day Tour
Uganda, Uganda (W)
Uganda is a beautiful country - lush and green (which means it gets its fair share of rain). Uganda has a variety of wildlife and birdlife that is unmatched by almost any other country, with the big draw being the mountain gorilla. But there are lots of other things to see along the way. We planned a 12-day tour which covered most of the south-western part of Uganda. For Uganda, we decided to use a tour company, who provided a car and driver for our 12-day itinerary. We decided to not self-drive in Uganda to give us some time to adjust to what being on the road in Africa might be like. It turned out to be a good decision!
Uganda: Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda, Uganda (N), Uganda (W)
Lake Mburo National Park is a very special place; every part of it is alive with variety, interest and colour. It contains an extensive area of wetland and also harbours several species of mammals and birds found nowhere else in Uganda. Another nice thing is that this Park is close to Kampala and Entebbe, and can be reached within 3 to 3 1/2 hours by road.
Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable Rainforest
Uganda, Uganda (N), Uganda (U), Uganda (W)
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the southwestern part of Uganda on the rim of the Rift Valley. The hillsides which are mist-covered are sheltered by one of the ancient and very biologically varied rainforests in Uganda that dates back to more than 25,000 years, comprising of about 400 varied plant species. More notably, this "impenetrable forest" in addition protects an predictable 320 population of mountain gorillas – approximately half of the population in the world, among which are a number of habituated groups, that can be tracked by visitors
Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most popular savannah reserve and has the widest variety of wildlife of any Ugandan park. The variety of habitats includes grassland savannah, forests, wetlands and lakes. This provides the setting for an extensive range of large mammals and primates. Four of the Big Five are present (rhino are absent) and chimp tracking is available.
Uganda: Kibale National Park
Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee trekking safaris and has the highest number and diversity of primates in East Africa. There are 13 species of primates including chimpanzees living within its 795km2 land cover with the most beautiful and most diversified tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. The Forest covering predominates in the central and northern part of the park on the raised Fort Portal plateau. At the park's northern tip, Kibale is highest and stands 1590m above sea level
Uganda: Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda's largest wildlife reserve – but that's not all this veritable Eden has to offer. Four of the Big 5 roam about and sip at the edge of the Victoria Nile whose waters eventually burst through a narrow rock face in a potent torrent and drop down a steep cliff before reaching the bottom in a frothy fury. Welcome to Murchison Falls! Along with Bugungu Wildlife Reserve and Karuma Wildlife Reserve, the park forms part of the greater Murchison Falls Conservation Area in north-west Uganda
Uganda: Ziwa Rhino Sancturary
In 2005, Rhino Fund Uganda reintroduced the highly endangered rhinos in Uganda at the 7,000-hectare Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Initially, six breeding rhinos were brought in from the US and Kenya. The sanctuary is currently home to 33 herbivores of the southern white rhinoceros family and the lone breeding centre in Uganda.


Me with Motorhead in 1982 aged 12.
Welcome to 'Friday 13th' Zine, here is the history which is probably the longest lasting Zine on the planet, well one of them anyway!! The Zine was originally formed out of the ashes of a Zine I was about to contribute too but in the end I decided to try it for myself, glad I did otherwise I would not be here today. The name of the Zine was not hard to pick as I was born on the 13th (1970) and well with my name been Jason I thought it suited the Zines name, a really Heavy Metal name right?
Over the years the Zine has been receiving overwhelming praise from die hard metalheads and bands from around the world, along with the labels that have stood by me over the years, without all the label's, band's, & readers the Zine would have not lasted as long as it has. so thanx a million!!!
The very first issue released in early 89 featured interview with some classic metal acts such as: Crimson Glory, Forbidden, Sacred Reich, Slammer (UK), Bloodfeast, Incubus (Death Metal), Leeway, Liege Lord and many more killer acts!!! I am so glad I started the Zine back then as I had the chance to interview some of the finest underground metal acts of all time, some of which are no longer with us (Yet) but I am sure with the way the scene is going it will all come back - lets hope & pray!!
Friday 13th has also had the pleasure of interviewing the following bands, as well as 1000's more, too many to mention, but here are a few names: Metalllica ,Judas Priest (Metal Gods), Halford (Metal Messiah), Over Kill, Vicious Rumors, COC, DRI, Onslaught, Queensryche, Annihilator, Conception, Slayer, Sepultura, Heathen, Dark Angel, Death, Cannibal Corpse, Malevolent Creation, Deicide, Morbid Angel, Fear Factory, Doro, Machine Head, Pantera, Trouble, Kings X, Psychotic Waltz, Fates Warning, Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Biohazard, Kreator, Exciter, Helloween, Tad Morose, Nevermore, Testament, Iced Earth, Saxon, Destruction, Exodus, Symphony X, and many more!!!
Friday 13th welcome's Mike Exley to the camp, a true Metalhead - cheers bro!!
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Since issue #14 (I believe) the zine started to have a full colour covers up until I decided to create a web zine . Below are some older covers for you to check out.
Linx, reviews and Interviews updated, so please keep checking, thanx.
Here's a list of my favourite album's all in order.
Well here is a list of my all time favourite album's in just in case you're interested to know what I grew up on, all in order.
Tygers Of Pan Tang "Crazy Nights" Fates Warning "No Exit" Omen "Warning Of Danger" Exciter "Violence & Force" Death "Human"
Trouble "The Skull" Symphony X "V" Hexx "Under The Spell" Metallica "Master Of Puppets" Believer "Sanity Obscure"
Queensryche "The Warning" Enchant "Wounded" Vicious Rumors "Same" Anthrax "Fistful Of Metal" Sacrifice "Forward To Termination"
Glenn Hughes "From Now On" Conception "In Your Multitude" Hades "Resisting Success" Slayer "Reign In Blood" Suffocation "Effigy Of The..."
Lita Ford "Dancing On The Edge" Section A "The Second Sign" Apocrypha "Eyes Of Time" Laaz Rockit "Know Your..." Morbid Angel "Alters of Madness"
Kick Axe "Vices" Ark "Burn The Sun" Bloodlust "Guilty As Sin" Agent Steel "Unstopable..." Cannibal Corpse "Suicide Gallery"
Gillan "Double Trouble" Dream Theater "When Dream &." Liege Lord "Master Control" Sacred Reich "Ignorance" Carcass "Heart Work"
Black Sabbath "TYR" Catharsis "Pathway To Wholeness" Deadly Blessing "Ascend From..." Forbidden "Forbidden Evil" Exhorder 'The Law"
Jorn "World Change" Vanden Plas "Beyond Daylight" Fight "War Of Worlds" Bloodfeast "Kill For Pleasure" Gorguts "Considered Dead"
Pretty Maids "Lethal Heroes" Artension "Phoenix Rising" Racer X "Second Heat" Artillery "Terror Squad" Napalm Death "Killing Greed"
Barren Cross "State Of Control" Silent Force "Empire Of The Future" Winters Bane "Heart Of A Killer" Nasty Savage "Indugence" Obituary "Cause Of Death"
TT Quick "Metal Of Honour" Mystic Force "Man Vs Machine" Hittman "Same" James Murphy "Feeding.." Invocator "debut"
The Rods "Wild Dogs" Visionary "Strange But Familiar.." Toxic "Think This" Kreator "Terrible Certainty" Illdisposed "Four Depressive.."
Saxon "Heavy Metal Thunder" Pagan's Mind "Celestial Entrance" Sword "Metalized" Sepultura "Beneath The.." Deicide "Same"
Thin Lizzy "Thunder & Lightning" Greyhaven "Same" Malice "In The Beginning" Destruction "Eternal...." Mearuder "Master Killer"
John Norum "Final Destination" The Quiet Room "Introspect" Warlord "Cannons Of Destruction" Coroner "R.I.P." Cro-Mags "Ages Of Quarrel"
Kings X "Dogman" Magnitude 9 "Chaos To Control" Cities "Annihilation Absolute" Dark Angel "Darkness..." Crumbsuckers "Beast On My.."
Accept "Restless & Wild" Twilight "Eye For An Eye" Oliver Magnum "Same" Exodus "Bonded By Blood" Ludichrist "Deception ..
Blacksmith "Once Upon A Star" Lana Lane "Secrets Of Astrology" Sanctuary "Into The Mirror Black" Heathen "Victim Of..." Leeway "Born To Expire"
Tsunami "Same" Digital Ruin "Listen" Recon "Behind Enemy Lines" Whiplash "Insult To Injury" Bad Brains "I Against I"
Y&T "Black Tiger" Spirial Architect "A Spectics.." Steel Prophet "Goddess Principle" Quick Change "Circus Of.." Biohazard "Urbane Discipline"
Dokken "Tooth & Nail" Sanvoisen "Exotic Ways" Powerlord "The Awakening" Testament "Low" Misery 'Unnecessary Evil"
Mad Max "Stormchild" Pryamaze "Melancholy Beast" Nevermore "Politics Of Ecstasy" Exhumer "Rising From..."
Whitesnake "1987" Minds Eye "A Work Of Art" King Diamond "Abigail" Gothic Slam "Another Face.."
Strangeways "Walk In The Fire" Tunnelvision "While World Awaits" Cage "Darker Than Black" Evil Dead "The Underworld"
Bad Moon Rising " Last Tribe "The Ritual" Nartia "Changes"
Lynch Mob "Wicked Sensation" Threshold "Subsurface" Brainstorm "Ambiguity" Meanstreak "Roadkill"
Cea Serin "Where Memories.." Edwin Dare "Cant Break Me"
Scenes "Call Us At... "
Motley Crue "Shout At The"
Cloudscape "Same" Grave Digger "War Games"
TBA Sacred Warrior "Wicked Generation"


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By Nick Waddell August 9, 2011 Filed under: RIM, Tech Triangle Stock: rim
RIM's BlackBerry Blog Hacked. Who is TeaMp0isoN?
RIM's BlackBerry Blog was hacked after the company posted this message on Twitter yesterday.
This past weekend it was revealed that, due to its inherent privacy, Research in Motion's (TSX:RIM) BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM, was the preferred platform for London rioters to communicate with one another.
This prompted a response from RIM, through its Twitter account @UK_Blackberry that the Waterloo based company would comply with authorities, who are still trying to contain the after affects of the riot, which began in the London borough of Tottenham. RIM spokesman Patrick Spence subsequently told the UK's Inquirer that "Similar to other technology providers in the UK we comply with The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and co-operate fully with the Home Office and UK police forces."
This morning, a bit of cloak and dagger as the normally staid BlackBerry Blog, which typically talks about the features of the BlackBerry Bold or new apps in the BlackBerry App World, was hacked by a group called called TeaMp0isoN, who left the following message.
"Dear RIM:
You Will _NOT_ assist the UK Police because if u do innocent members of the public who were at the wrong place at the wrong time and owned a blackberry will get charged for no reason at all, the Police are looking to arrest as many people as possible to save themselves from embarrassment…. if you do assist the police by giving them chat logs, gps locations, customer information & access to peoples BlackBerryMessengers you will regret it, we have access to your database which includes your employees information; e.g – Addresses, Names, Phone Numbers etc. – now if u assist the police, we _WILL_ make this information public and pass it onto rioters…. do you really want a bunch of angry youths on your employees doorsteps? Think about it…. and don't think that the police will protect your employees, the police can't protect themselves let alone protect others….. if you make the wrong choice your database will be made public, save yourself the embarrassment and make the right choice. don't be a puppet..
p.s – we do not condone in innocent people being attacked in these riots nor do we condone in small businesses being looted, but we are all for the rioters that are engaging in attacks on the police and government…. and before anyone says "the blackberry employees are innocent" no they are not! They are the ones that would be assisting the police."
So who is TeaMp0isoN? According to Wikipedia, they are group of Black-Hat Computer Hackers established in mid-2009. The group is said to be pro-Palestinian and pro-Kashmiri. Previous targets of the group have included Obama, Sarah Palin, Facebook and "various US Government servers containing confidential information." TeaMp0isoN gained notoriety in June after posting the contents of Tony Blair's electronic address book, reportedly for his role in supporting the war in Iraq.
Meanwhile, the London riots, which started on the August 6th after London's Metropolitan Police Service shot and killed 29 year old Mark Duggan, have now prompted a digital response from authorities. The police have established a Flickr page entitled "London Disorder – Operation Withern" to help identify rioters.
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PHOTOS People celebrate upcoming Dragon Boat Festival across China
People celebrate upcoming Dragon Boat Festival across China
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A student from a primary school shows her handmade Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, in Neiqiu County, north China's Hebei Province, June 6, 2019. Various activities have been held to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, which falls on June 7 this year. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
Enthusiasts present traditional Chinese costumes in Shengjinta scenic area of Xihu District in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 6, 2019. Various activities have been held to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, which falls on June 7 this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A teacher guides students to make Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, in a primary school of Neiqiu County, north China's Hebei Province, June 6, 2019. Various activities have been held to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, which falls on June 7 this year. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
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Sign on the wall of Amtrak Houston Station
9:00 AM Departing from New Orleans
After three jazzy days (and nights) in New Orleans, it was time to leave. The driver/guide who took us to plantations the day before had said "no matter what you ask, New Orleans will say 'the answer is love.'" I was sure that I would miss the colorful, vibrant, and smiling city of New Orleans. I downloaded some songs by Louis Armstrong as memories and headed to the Amtrak station.
My next destination was a totally different city, the city of (wow!) World Series Champions, Houston! (New Orleans doesn't have a Major League baseball team.) Appropriately, the train number of Amtrak train (Sunset Limited) from New Orleans to Houston was '1', yes, ONE. I have no idea how Amtrak numbers its trains, but the route of 'one' train definitely is the longest one I have ever seen, 48 hours! The train (only leaves on Mon, Wed, and Saturdays) runs from New Orleans all the way to Los Angeles passing Houston and Tucson etc. I was heading west and planning to go to LA as well, but surely wasn't brave enough to take the 48 hours train ride. So I decided to get off at Houston: only 9.5 hours ride.
Routes of Sunset Limited
New Orleans was the starting point of this looooooong train. Like the trains before, Amtrak staff gave out the seat numbers as people were getting on the train. We got the second to last seat from the back of a coach car. The last seats were for crew members. For the next nine hours, I could not help but listen to the conversations between two Amtrak employees, mostly about the heavy workloads that they have to endure. They argued about how hard oneself worked, and how another didn't.
The train started the long journey as the the rivers, wetlands, and swamps of Louisiana were folding. The water was green, abundant with water plants. I could hear people shouting "look, alligator!" here and there, but I could not spot one. One woman said "wherever there is a water, there is an alligator." (!)
On a way from New Orleans to Houston: Lake Charles (Louisiana)
On a way from New Orleans to Houston: El Dorado (Texas)
On a way from New Orleans to Houston: Trinity River (Texas)
This train too had an observation car where you can look out the windows. The views of Southern states were fascinating so I spent about two hours in the car. Not like the train from Chicago to New Orleans, where the observation car was very loud like a party car, the train from New Orleans was very quite with people observing the sceneries of Mississippi River and Lake Charles. The train kept running westward as the weather changed from sunny to rainy to sunny to cloudy to sunny again.
Observation Car in Amtrak Sunset Limited
There were a couple of more things I learned on this trip, about the long distance Amtrak train.
1. Dining car and lunch box option
Passengers on a reserved coach could have meals at dining car too. Food at dining car for sleeping car passengers are all free, and coach passengers need to pay for the meal if you want to dine in the dining room.
To use the dining car, you need to make a reservation first. The crew will announce that coach passengers should come to the dining car to make a reservation after they take reservations from the sleeping car passengers. (So it might not be possible to get the best time slot for your choice, if you are coach passenger.)
In case of Sunset Limited I took, the dining staff announced if anybody would go for an 'early bird' takeout option around 1~2 hours before the regular meal time (10:00 AM for lunch for example.) You can get a lunch box with something similar to angus beef burger, chocolate chip cookies, water etc. at around $15.00 which seemed like a good deal (I packed a simple lunch before I got into the train so didn't have chance to try one though.)
In the dining car, you have to share a table (the Amtrak crew described it in such a friendly way as "you will make new friends.") If you are not comfortable with eating with strangers, lunch box seemed like a good idea. (Below is Amtrak dining car menu, in case you are interested. Click to enlarge.)
2. 'No Wifi' is common
There was a free wifi on a train from Boston to Chicago. Most of the train I took on the east coast area offered free wifi. I figured that the train tickets are so expensive, it is obvious that Amtrak offers a free wifi. I was so wrong! Apparently, free wifi is only a thing of an east coast train.
The train from Chicago to New Orleans didn't seem to have wifi but I didn't bother to ask because it was a night train and I slept for the most of the time. On the train to Houston I asked the crew if they have a wifi and he answered back "only on business and sleeping cars."
However, three days from this train, I took a sleeping car and there was no wifi either. I needed to use a wifi and my mobile phone data plan was running out, so I had to upgrade my plan for more data to use hotspots.
(another) However, trains often run through remote lands so 'no service' or '4G' on cell phones are very common. Then you are doomed to read a book. 😛
8:00 PM Arriving at Houston
We arrived at Houston around 8:00 PM. It was about 1.5 hours late because the train had to go around the city as we got closer to Houston due to some construction or something. I was excited see the skyscrapers of Houston as the train slowly approached this big city. Being delayed wasn't something unexpected, the thing that surprised me was the size Houston Amtrak station. It was so small! It was smaller than any ordinary subway station in NY. I thought "oh, it must be a temporary one." I was wrong!
View of Houston from the Amtrak Station
Unexpectedly small Houston Amtrak station
I called Lyft to go to the hotel (Club Quarters Houston) and the first thing the driver said was "Gosh, I didn't know there was a train station here." I asked him where the 'real' train station (not the temporary one) was, and he said "no, no, this must be the real one." He added, "nobody rides a train in Houston. Nobody uses public transportation in Houston. There are very fancy metro, and you will find there are so little people there. And nobody walks in Houston. It is car, car, and car." Really?
It was only about 5~10 minutes drive from the train station to the hotel. After dropping the luggages, I went out for a late dinner to one of the casual restaurant nearby and grabbed a beef brisket taco with a glass of local beer. The hotel was near the 'central' metro station, and interestingly enough the street was quite empty. 'It is only around 9:00 PM, where is everybody,' I thought, or is 9:00 PM too late for Houstonians? As I walked back to the hotel, I witnessed a gentleman with a very formal suits running into a building with a brown bag meal. Is everybody just working? I shall find out!
Very quite night streets of Houston
***Amtrak trip: full list***
9:00 AM Plantations Tour
After eating surprisingly good free breakfast (with warm sausages, egg scrambles, grits etc.) at the Drury Inn, I went for a tour to a couple of plantations in Louisiana. There are several plantation tours offered by tour companies. I made a reservation the day before to go for Gray Line (one of the biggest tour companies it seemed) Double Plantation tour ($88.) You could choose two plantations among three on the list (Laura, Whitney, and Oak Alley.) I googled some pictures and basic info, and picked Laura and Oak Alley plantations. The tour was from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM and the pick-up area was near the French Quarter, right beside the Mississippi pier.
The big coach bus was about 2/3 filled with tourists. 1.5 hour bus ride itself to the plantation was quite fun. The New Orleans native bus driver (interestingly without the accent though) was also a very good tour guide, telling us various interesting stories about New Orleans with his headset microphone (something like that New Orleans people call an avocado 'alligator pear.') The view of Mississippi river, the second longest river in the world after Nile (according to the driver, fourth longest river according to Wikipedia,) through the bus window was stunning.
Mississippi River from the tour bus to the plantations
The first stop was Laura plantation. About 10 minutes after the bus dropping us off, the tour guide walked us through the plantation. Laura plantation is a typical creole sugar plantation that was happened to be run by women most of the time. I had been confused about the word 'creole' that was being used everywhere in New Orleans, from food to housing, and the guide finally made it clear for me. The term means people who are 'French speaking (doesn't need to be a French), Louisiana born (regardless of ethnicity), and Catholic.'
Laura plantation
A pot that was used to purify sugar in Laura Plantation
After about 1.5 hours at Laura plantation, the bus drivers picked us up again and headed to the next plantation, Oak Alley (15 mins drive.) Oak Alley plantation is one of those very photogenic spots that make you shout out 'OMG, I must go there!' The real thing was no less than the pictures in the internet. Big oak tree branches were making a beautiful entranceway to the front door of the main building.
There was a restaurant in one of the buildings inside the plantation complex, so I had a quick lunch there. They served mostly traditional Louisiana meals in a cozy atmosphere. We had chicken+smoked sausage gumbo ($9.95) and fried oyster poboy royale ($14.95.)
After the lunch, the tour guide of the plantation walked us through the main house. Contrast to the beautiful scenery, we of course learned about the painful history of slavery embedded in the plantation. It was also a little bit sad to learn that the family who owned this beautiful plantation couldn't hold it for more than two generations due to mis-judgement on some investments.
Oak Alley plantation
Lunch at Oak Alley. (top) Poboy and (bottom) Gumbo
5:00 PM Dinner at Pier 424 Seafood Market
(top) Boiled jumbo shrimp and (bottom) alligator fries at Pier 424 Fish Market
After coming back to New Orleans by the same bus, it was a time for an early dinner. The day before, I reserved the famous Natchez steamboat cruise ($48, without dinner) that goes up and down the Mississippi River and the boat was to leave at 7:00 PM. There was an option to eat dinner on the boat ($83, including the cruise) but eating something on the boat wasn't my thing, so I went for a dinner before the cruise. There were still several things left on my list of 'ten things I must eat in New Orleans' and I was to leave the day after, so I felt like I should hurry.
I went to Pier 424 Seafood Market for the dinner because they had boiled crawfish on the menu. However, I was disappointedly told it was not the season. I tried boiled jumbo shrimp with potatoes and corns (MP, around $30 I think I paid) and fried alligator ($12, tasted like chicken) instead. Big dishes of fresh seafoods were satisfying enough.
7:00 PM Natchez Steamboat
After the dinner, I finally headed for the cruise, the famous steamboat that had been hosting various people since 1823. The current boat is the ninth generation of Natchez, cruising since 1975. The jazz band was already playing on the boat. The vibe was lively while the boat cruised into the sunset. My last night of New Orleans was passing with the tune of jazz and the sound of the steamboat foghorn.
Natchez steamboat (panorama)
Jazz at Natchez steamboat
9:30 PM Jazz at Musical Legends Park
The boat brought us back to the land at around 9:00 PM. For the last sprinkle of New Orleans, I headed to the casual outdoor jazz bar in the middle of French Quarter. Cafe Beignet at Bourbon St. was located in the Musical Legends Park. The tiny park is famous for the three statues of jazz legends standing near the gate (Al "Jumbo" Hirt, Antoine "Fats" Domino, and Pete Fountain.) And of course, there was a live jazz being played in the middle of the courtyard. The wind was still warm as the sound of live jazz danced through the night air.
Musical Legends Park
Jazz at Musical Legends Park
Be nice or leave! Motto of New Orleans
10:30 AM The oldest tram in the world
I started the second day in New Orleans quite late. It seemed it was the way everybody was doing it in New Orleans. After taking a good rest, I went for a lunch at Carrollton Market in the west side of the city (Carrollton) beside the Mississippi river.
It was about 4.7 miles from my hotel. I decided to try the historic New Orleans tram #12, oldest streetcar in the world! I could buy the ticket very easily with the smartphone app 'RTA Go Mobile.' One day unlimited ride ticket (Jazzy pass) was $3.00.
The tram was made with wood and rattled as it went slowly. There was no window glass on the driver's seat so the driver could announce whatever he/she wants (like "take the next tram!") by shouting it out loud to the streets. The tram took the historic St. Charles Ave, which was filled with beautiful/huge houses and large trees.
The oldest streetcar in the world
12:00 Lunch at Carrollton Market
Carrollton Market was reported in Forbes magazine as one of the four restaurants that you shouldn't miss today in New Orleans. And the owner/chef Jason Goodenough had been named the chef of the year by New Orleans Magazine last year. The food was very elegant and interior was cozy. I had Oyster Goodenough French Omelet ($17) that was very unique and rich in taste.
Carrollton Market
Oyster Goodenough French Omelette at Carrollton Market
2:00 PM Waking around Magazine Streets
Magazine Streets are 6 miles stretching streets in the west side of New Orleans filled with local shops. The streets are abundant of vintage shops, antiques, and various local products. I was not planning for shopping but ended up buying a leather pencil case at Box Paper Scissor (beautiful stationery shop) and two vinyls (SP) of Quincy Jones and George Harrison at Peach's Record.
Kaweco fountain pens at Box Paper Scissor
Peach's Record
Very very interesting coloring book at Peach's Record
4:00 PM Cocktail time
We took the tram again to come back to the French Quarter. It was now sizzling and impossible to stay outside for too long. So like everybody else in New Orleans, we went for cocktails. At first, we just grabbed any seat at the bar Famous Door that was playing live music (something like Irish country songs…?) and drank a big cup of Hurricane cocktail that so many people were drinking (rum+passion fruit juice.)
Famous Door at Bourbon Street
It was a bit early for a dinner and too hot to walk around, so I decided to go for… another cocktail, thinking it must have been weather that made New Orleans a birthplace of cocktail. My next stop was Carousel Bar at Monteleone Hotel. The bar is the only rotating (yes, spinning slowly like a carousel) bar in New Orleans and according to its website it had been spinning for 65 years now! I had Vieux Carre ($12.00), signature cocktail created in 1938 (Rey Whiskey+Sweet Vermouth+etc.) which was strong enough for a hot summer day
Vieux Carre cocktail at Carousel Bar (minions not included :-P)
7:00 PM Seafood Dinner at Felix
I had this list of '10 things that you must eat in New Orleans,' from USA tourism site and felt like I was running out of time to eat them all in three days. So to check out several menus at once, I went to Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar. It was very casual restaurant that served New Orleans style seafoods. We had half shell oysters, char-grilled oysters, Crawfish Etouffee, and Jambalaya. The waitress recommended seasonal local draft beer which was watermelon (!) beer. It was perfect for the weather and the food.
Char grilled Oysters at Felix
The list of 'ten things I must eat' in New Orleans
After the dinner, it was cooler than before so we walked to the next spot, Frenchmen St. On a way, I encountered a wonderful shop (Magnolia Sugar & Spice Praline Kitchen & Hot Sauce Bar) that had hundreds (or thousands) kinds of hot sauce. They even had hot sauce tasting bar ("Taste at your own rick") to feel the different tastes of hot sauces. I couldn't resist but to buy one Louisiana 'original' hot sauce, although for me it was almost impossible to tell the difference among various kinds.
Magnolia Sugar & Spice Praline Kitchen & Hot Sauce Bar
Hot sauce tasting
9:00 PM Jazz time
The main street for New Orleans jazz is Frenchmen St, about 15~20 mins walk from the crazy Bourbon St. According to the website, Frenchmen St. is "the capital of live music in New Orleans. With 20+ bars, venues, and restaurants all within a 2 block area, each hosting various live music events 7 days a week." So how could I skip it?
The first jazz bar we hopped into was the Maison where the band, Smoking Time Jazz Club, was playing. We sat at the bar and nobody asked for a cover charge. (Later I found out the show is all free unless otherwise specified.) The show was great and so jazzy, quite different from something like $50.00 cover charged live in New York.
After the show and a glass of local IPA, we headed to another jazz bar nearby, the Spotted Cat. This time we had to pay $10.00 entrance fee but the didn't have to order anything. We were standing in the crowd so it was not easy to drink anyway. The night was turning deeper and so was the music. It was getting warmer from heat of the crowd, but nobody seemed to care and nor did I.
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The Spotted Cat
[Amtrak trip] Chicago to New Orleans
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Day 5. From Chicago to New Orleans
Chicago–>New Orleans
Amtrak 59 <City of New Orleans>, Reserved Coach
Departure 8:05 PM
Arrival 3:47 PM (next day)
8:05 PM Departure from Chicago
The daily train from Chicago to New Orleans, 'The City of New Orleans' started around 8:00 PM, just in time to enjoy the sunset of Chicago from the departing train. I remembered the docent from Chicago architecture boat tour telling us the quote from Mark Twain. "She is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time." Indeed, I shall come back one day.
The train slipped quietly through the night. It was to pass Champaign-Urbana, Carbondale, Memphis, Jackson, and arrive at its final station New Orleans after about 19 hours (934 miles.) I fell asleep as soon as it left and woke up around at 5:30 AM near Memphis. The crew announced that it was 'designated smoking stop,' and so many cigarette lovers jumped off excitedly. I realized the train was running about one hour early, meaning that it needed to wait for passengers for about an hour. I had more than enough time to get off and to stretch myself. After Memphis, I couldn't go back to sleep.
Stopping at Memphis
Observation car in 'City of New Orleans.' Later this car turned into a party car.
The Amtrak train from Chicago to New Orleans was a little bit different from the train from Boston to Chicago. The biggest difference was that it had an observation car, where the chairs were installed sideways to look at sceneries through the large windows. It was the next car from my seat, so I went to take a look around 8:30 AM. Then I found out that there was a whole different world being unfolded in observation car. It was not an observation car, it was a PARTY car! People were laughing, talking, singing, playing cards and it was so loud and joyful. Someone even was playing wild music with a Bluetooth speaker and one group was having bachelorette party. The city of New Orleans in the train already!
Scenery going into New Orleans, Lake Maurepas
Scenery going into New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain
2:50 PM Arrival: New Orleans
The scenery outside was changing from coolness of Chicago to warm, hot, wet, swampy scenery of the South. The driver of the train must have been pumping the gas hard, because the train surprisingly arrived in New Orleans about one hour early (!) at 2:50 PM. I was shocked that New Orleans was a large city with high rises. How stupid I was to think that it would be a small city similar to Cambridge (MA)!
The famous Mercedes Stadium near New Orleans Amtrak station
Colorful New Orleans Amtrak Station
Street near the hotel. "Jazz it up"
It was so hot and sunny in New Orleans. I walked about 15 minutes from the station to the hotel, Drury Inn & Suite. The lobby was really luxurious, and the check-in staff was very kind. She let us know that we get three free drinks (including beer, wine, or cocktail) and free food every day from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. I couldn't believe my ears so asked back, "you mean it's all free?" (Yes, it really was.)
4:00 PM Walking around French Quarter
It was the first day in New Orleans, so I decided to explore the most famous spot, French Quarter, about 20 minutes' walk from the hotel. It was only 4:00 PM the streets were filled with partying people. The live music was being played in every corner and everywhere you turn, there were street performers playing jazz.
Park near French Quarter (Jackson Square)
Colorful phone booth in French Quarter
Everybody walking the alleys were carrying some kind of cocktail in their hands. 'You can drink outside, smoke inside' has been the motto of New Orleans, I've read, and it seemed to be true. Nobody was covering their alcoholic drinks with brown bag and there were several cigar bars with signs 'you can smoke inside.' People used to really smoke inside the bars until several years ago, but it is now banned except designated cigar bars.
We headed for the first food of New Orleans, the world-famous Beignet. The most famous spot for Beignet was Café du Monde. Luckily there was no line for the inside seats, so we just dived in and ordered iced Café au Lait ($5.00) and one dish of Beignet (3 pieces, $2.73.) According to Cafe du Monde's website, Beignet is "a square piece of dough, fried and covered with powdered sugar." Hot and crispy fried dough was covered with the finest powder of sugar and it tasted like heaven.
The famous Beignet cafe <Cafe du Monde>
Beignet with Cafe Au Lait
7:00 PM Dinner at Compere Lapin
After taking a walk for about an hour, we went to Compere Lapin (French for 'brother rabbit') for a dinner (about 10 mins walk from French Quarter.) It was a nice Creole restaurant serving local food. I had curried goat which was very unique and tasty. My travel companion drank the signature cocktail 'Copper Bunny' which was served in very heavy rabbit shaped copper cup that kept the cocktail cold for a long time.
Copper Bunny cocktail at Compere Lapin
9:15 PM Jazz at Preservation Hall
We went back to French Quarter to watch the Jazz performance at the historic Preservation Hall. It felt weird to walk around with no cocktail at hands, so I bought the cocktail that seemed most popular among the crowd, Hand Grenade. Finally, I really felt like fitted to New Orleans.
According to Preservation Hall's website, it has been operating since 1961. You can book for a seating ticket in advance for $35~50 dollars. We didn't make a reservation so stood in line for walk-in 'standing' tickets ($20.00.) The show started at 9:15 PM and we went in with the crowd. It was not a bar, just a music hall, and we were allowed to bring our own drinks. The hall was very small and had the original decoration from 1960s (no air conditioning.) The 45 mins show (by a sextet) was truly great. Its finale was, of course, 'the Saints.' (no photo allowed)
It was already 10:30 PM at night but the air still felt very warm, or even hot. Nevertheless, I felt really festive. I bought a beads necklace that everybody was wearing for 50 cents to celebrate my first day in New Orleans and walked back to the hotel.
Hand Grenade cocktail
Lively street of French Quarter, New Orleans
Oh-I-must-buy-this beads accessories
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Lawsuits and legislation on COVID-19 losses inch forward
by Alicja Grzadkowska 17 Jun 2020
Lawsuits and legislation on COVID-19 losses inch forward | Insurance Business
The fight around business interruption coverage and whether it will apply for businesses that experienced losses from COVID-19 shutdowns continues. Recently, insurers have opposed the consolidation of more than 100 federal lawsuits filed by insureds stating that they should receive business interruption coverage in these circumstances, with insurers arguing that each policy and circumstance is too unique to make a broader, overarching decision.
The stakes are clearly high in these legal battles. In the meantime, some states have looked into introducing legislation that could force insurers to cover business interruption insurance claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Ohio. However, in some cases, such as Louisiana, these bills have been shelved due to concerns that they could devastate insurance industries within states and bring years of litigation.
Read more: Louisiana legislators take a look at COVID-19 business interruption insurance bill
"It's now more than half a dozen states that have proposed legislation and yet we don't see this legislation being passed that negates the virus exclusions and mandates the coverage," said Carl Bloomfield, managing director at Graham Company. "Doing it through state legislation would be very detrimental to the country on a go-forward basis from the aspect of overturning centuries of contract law … if you start upsetting the precedent of contract law that's been established for centuries, that creates a very dangerous environment for all businesses because there'll be no certainty around something that's in the contract today, but could be overturned in court [later]."
Moreover, as some legislators have realized, if insurance companies are forced to pay these claims when they didn't underwrite for them, they're going to leave the state. Over the long-term, this would be detrimental to insureds because they'll have fewer coverage options, argued Bloomfield. In this scenario, insurers would also take such a hit to their bottom lines that insurance rates would be increased to the point where coverage could be unaffordable.
Another development regarding COVID-19 losses and easing the burden on businesses has been the proposition of liability shields by state governments, as well as the federal government. The Hill reported in May that Utah had signed legislation making all businesses and individuals immune from litigation based on others' exposure to coronavirus on their property, and North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Wyoming have followed in similar footsteps.
This isn't the first time that liability shields, which have an impact on insurance, have been afforded to businesses.
"Liability shields for healthcare providers and first responders have been adopted in many states and they protect them against lawsuits in connection with their activities as healthcare providers," said Tom Morante, partner and chair of the Insurance Regulatory & Transactional Practice Group at Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck. The result of implementing liability shields for the industry has included, noted Morante, fewer people utilizing healthcare and fewer professional negligence claims because there's less medical care being afforded.
In the case of liability shields and the coronavirus, businesses could not be sued if someone contracts coronavirus on their premises, which means they might not need to invoke their insurance coverage. Morante compared this to the situation with auto insurance where fewer claims are arising because there are fewer people driving and thus fewer accidents, which in turn has led to insurers refunding consumers for auto premiums.
Read more: A plaintiff attorney's view on COVID-19 business interruption claims
Legislation aside, business interruption cases that are going to court might in fact bring results for insureds. In Paris, a court recently ruled that AXA should compensate a restaurant owner whose insurance contract provided compensation in the event of administrative closure, though it's difficult to tell whether courts in the US will take significant notice of this decision.
"It's hard to know how those cases would be viewed in the context of US courts and whether they'd be viewed as any type of judicial precedent," explained Morante. "We don't often look to the laws in foreign countries."
While it's hard to predict the future of business interruption coverage and how it will respond to pandemics right now, one thing is certain, which is that deciding how many claims insurers will be on the hook for will involve many months and potentially years of debates.
"We're going to see these federal legislative proposals debated aggressively and we're going to see insurance companies seek cautiously to make sure that the policies are interpreted consistently with case law," said Morante. "There are a number of arguments that I think you're going to see plaintiffs' attorneys make to try to challenge whether an exclusion applies or whether business interruption should be interpreted in such a way as affording coverage for the coronavirus itself once it theoretically contaminates surfaces in a given facility."
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Preston seems to have inherited somewhat of a shoe fetish from me.
He's not particular. He just likes shoes. And he'll wear any shoes.
I've caught him trying to put on my heels, attempting to slide into my slippers, putting his already shoe-d feet into a pair of Brad's shoes, and more. Usually his attempt fail.
Until Brad stepped in to help. Preston was unsucessfully trying to test out a pair of Brad's shoes and couldn't seem to keep his feet in them while standing up. In swoops Brad to lend a helping hand. For support.
Preston loved it. He walked a few steps before his feet promptly slid out of the way too large shoes.
That didn't stop him. He ran back into the closet and grabbed another pair. And another. And still another. And so on and so forth. Am I the only one who's husband has more than three pairs of shoes?
Perhaps Preston was trying to get a feel for Brad's day, by walking a mile in his shoes?
Kids seem to gravitate towards shoes! I dont under stand it. My cousins baby also had a fetish for handbags.. :) He would carry them all around and they were bigger than he was.. My cousin tried to take it from him when they would go out, but he would insist on bringing purses to the grocery store or Walmart..


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Vince Lombardi, Vlocity and the TM Forum Excellence Awards
Vince Lombardi, Vlocity and the TM Forum Excellence Awards By Rip Gerber | April 10, 2017
Vince Lombardi, Vlocity and the TM Forum Excellence Awards: http://bit.ly/2owXEgv
Vince Lombardi once said: "Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is." For the second year running, Vlocity has been nominated to win the prestigious TM Forum Excellence Award.
If you are in the communications industry, you know that making it to the finalist round for this coveted award is a significant accomplishment, a recognition of innovation and proven success in transforming the telco industry.
Last year the winners included Salesforce, O2 and KPN: The best-of-the-best in the communications space. And for 2017, the slate of finalists is a "who's who" of innovators.
Vince Lombardi is considered by many to be the greatest coach in football history. During the 1960s, he led the Green Bay Packers to five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls. Like Vince, Vlocity wants to win, too: We want to win for our customers, for Salesforce, for our partners and for the "Industry Cloud" team.
And like Vince's two Super Bowl wins, Vlocity has achieved two finalist slots this year in Nice, France (when the winners are announced on May 15, 2017 at TM Forum Live!). Two nominations in one year? That's correct: Vlocity+Salesforce together have been nominated as a finalist TWICE – in TWO leadership categories. The official announcement can be found here.
Finalist Award #1: Smart Service Provider – Business Transformation of the Year Award. This award recognizes the communications, digital infrastructure or media service provider which has made the greatest strides in transforming to a low cost, agile and customer-centric operating model. Vlocity+Salesforce has been nominated for "Transforming the Customer Experience for a Leading Pay TV Provider." Other finalists include our partners and customers: Bharti Airtel, Tata Consultancy Services, and Verizon / Ericsson.
Vlocity is being recognized for its work with Salesforce, the world's leading Customer Success company, and Sky Italia, a leader in the communications industry. Sky Italia implemented Vlocity and Salesforce to modernize its customer experience, enhance operational efficiency and enable a phased transition from its on-premise CRM system to the cloud. The Sky Italia team decided the telecom-specific Vlocity Communications solution with Salesforce would enable faster time to value, a lower cost of ownership and provide additional business benefits than other options in the market. Today, more than 7,600 contact center, sales, retail and field service users use the Salesforce and Vlocity solution.
"We have already exceeded its business case targets halfway through our transition from a legacy system to using Salesforce and Vlocity," said Gabriele Scarponi, CIO, Sky Italia. "We are honored to be recognized by the TM Forum for our innovation."
Finalist Award #2: Outstanding Contribution to Enabling Improved Customer Centricity Award. This award recognizes the company which has made an outstanding and innovative contribution to accelerating the use and adoption of data analytics within the communications industry. Achievements can include enabling new levels of customer experience, supporting new Internet of Everything business models, enabling new levels of security, privacy and trust, or driving new service provider revenue. The award can be for a product, service, concept or idea which will inspire wide adoption. Salesforce.com / Vlocity have been nominated for the Salesforce+Vlocity Customer-Centric Platform of Engagement.
"These recognitions show how moving to the cloud helps modernize customer experience and enhance operational efficiency," said Dan Ford, general manager of Vlocity Communications. "Sky Italia's goals were to accelerate time to market with new offers, improve the customer experience, enhance operational efficiency and reduce IT costs."
The TM Forum Excellence Awards 2017 are judged by an independent panel comprised of leading industry and subject matter experts, analysts and investors. "Congratulations to the finalists of the TM Forum 2017 Excellence Awards," said Nik Willetts, deputy CEO, TM Forum. "These are the companies at the forefront of accelerating digital transformation across multiple, diverse industries and delivering groundbreaking solutions through collaborative efforts. The leadership of these members continues to cement TM Forum's critical role in navigating the ever-changing landscape of the digital economy."
TM Forum will announce the winners of the 2017 TM Forum Excellence Awards during a special ceremony at TM Forum Live! on Monday, May 15th. Here at Vlocity, we are honored to be nominated among some of the world's leading companies for their achievements spanning digital transformation, business and IT agility, customer centricity, cross-industry partnerships and collaboration, and innovation in product and services.
There are many inspiring quotations attributed to the great Vince Lombardi. Vince once said: "The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual." While true for the football field, I'd like to amend Vince's quote for the innovation field. In our industry, achievements are the result of the combined effort of each individual across many organizations. In achieving the TM Forum recognition, the efforts of each Vlocity team member, and those at Salesforce, our partners and our customers like Sky Italia, mark our collective achievement. We humbly accept these prestigious nominations on behalf of the broader community, in honor of the incredible ecosystem that Salesforce has created, and in celebration of our extended team.
Winning is always a team sport.
Rip Gerber
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Rip Gerber has 25 years' experience inspiring and leading great people to build disruptive, market-leading companies, raising over $500M in venture and IPO funds that have delivered a collective 5x return on invested capital. He currently serves as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer of Vlocity, Inc. where he leads all go-to-market activities, brand strategy, and global business development. Gerber has helped propel Vlocity as the fastest-growing Salesforce partner (out of 5,000) for four years in a row.
Rip is also an international best-selling author and accomplished musician. Throughout his career he has driven a dual agenda of 'pragmatic creativity' and 'warp-speed innovation' in the enterprise software, mobile, and Software-as-a-Service industries, where he has served in CEO, GM, Board Director and CMO roles for several venture-backed and seed-to-IPO companies. He started his career at the CIA and has served in management roles at Firestone, American Express, Nokia, Publicis, as well as founding and selling several tech companies including @once, Commtouch and Locaid. He has a biochemical engineering degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard University.
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Q: Max in an array of 6 numbers// It does not display the max I need the max of this array and it's position.In my opinion right now it should display the max of the array but it does not.
I would mainly need help and the loop that get the max and at another loop that right now I had not created that get position of the max, the final program should display the max mark and the number of the module.
 #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
int main(void){
char get1[] = "Enter the mark for module 1:";
char get2[] = "Enter the mark for module 2:";
char get3[] = "Enter the mark for module 3:";
char get4[] = "Enter the mark for module 4:";
char get5[] = "Enter the mark for module 5:";
char get6[] = "Enter the mark for module 6:";
char out1[] = "Best mark is ";
char out2[] = "for module";
char format[] = "%d"; // format string for the scanf function
int x;
int myarray[5];
int max = 0;
int module = 0;// declare variables in C
_asm {
    mov ebx, 0
    mov eax, x
    mov myarray[ebx], eax
        while1:lea eax, get1;
        push eax
        call printf
        add esp, 4

        lea eax, x;
        push eax
        lea eax, format
        push eax
        call scanf
        add esp, 8

        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 0
        jl while1

        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 100
        jg while1

        mov ebx, 1
        mov eax, x
        mov myarray[ebx], eax

        while2 : lea eax, get2;
        push eax
        call printf
        add esp, 4

        lea eax, x;
        push eax
        lea eax, format
        push eax
        call scanf
        add esp, 8

        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 0
        jl while2
        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 100
        jg while2

        mov ebx, 2
        mov eax, x
        mov myarray[ebx], eax

        while3 : lea eax, get3;
        push eax
        call printf
        add esp, 4

        lea eax, x;
        push eax
        lea eax, format
        push eax
        call scanf
        add esp, 8

        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 0
        jl while3
        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 100
        jg while3

        mov ebx, 3
        mov eax, x
        mov myarray[ebx], eax

        while4 : lea eax, get4;
        push eax
        call printf
        add esp, 4

        lea eax, x;
        push eax
        lea eax, format
        push eax
        call scanf
        add esp, 8

        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 0
        jl while4
        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 100
        jg while4

        mov ebx, 4
        mov eax, x
        mov myarray[ebx], eax

        while5 : lea eax, get5; // ask for the mark
        push eax
        call printf
        add esp, 4

        lea eax, x;
        push eax
        lea eax, format
        push eax
        call scanf
        add esp, 8

        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 0
        jl while5
        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 100
        jg while5

        mov ebx, 5
        mov eax, x
        mov myarray[ebx], eax

        while6 : lea eax, get6;
        push eax
        call printf
        add esp, 4

        lea eax, x; //read it in
        push eax
        lea eax, format
        push eax
        call scanf
        add esp, 8

        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 0
        jl while6
        mov eax, x
        cmp eax, 100
        jg while6

            MOV ebx, 0
            MOV eax, myarray[ebx]
            MOV ecx, 5

            LAB1:CMP myarray[ebx], eax
            JAE PASS
            MOV eax, myarray[ebx]

            PASS : inc ebx
            dec ecx
            cmp ecx, 0
            jg LAB1
            MOV max, eax

            push max
            lea eax, out1
            push eax
            call printf
            add esp, 8

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int myarray[5];

This defines an array containing 6 dwords.
Because you don't seem to understand what an instruction like mov myarray[ebx], eax really does, all of your assignments to the array overlap. The [ebx] part is actually an offset in the array. It is not an index like the one's found in high level languages. What you need then is scaling like:
mov myarray[ebx*4], eax

LAB1:CMP myarray[ebx], eax
     JAE PASS
     MOV eax, myarray[ebx]

This code really does the opposite of what you want. If an array element is smaller than the EAX register, you put it in the EAX register. This way the EAX register gets smaller and smaller. Later on you will display this as the maximum where in fact (if the rest of the code were correct) it would be the minimum.

Why do you input 6 numbers?

*

*The 1st array element is filled from a variable x

*The 2nd array element is filled using the 1st input

*The 3rd array element is filled using the 2nd input

*The 4th array element is filled using the 3rd input

*The 5th array element is filled using the 4th input

*The 6th array element is filled using the 5th input

The 6th input goes nowhere!

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