Lifebuoy

A lifebuoy, ring buoy, lifering, lifesaver, life preserver or lifebelt, also known as a "kisby ring" or "perry buoy", is a life saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in the water, to provide buoyancy, to prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted with a seawater-activated light, or lights, to aid rescue at night.

The lifebuoy usually is ring-shaped or horseshoe-shaped and has a connecting line allowing the casualty to be pulled to the rescuer. They are carried by ships and are also located beside bodies of water that have the depth or potential to drown someone. They are often subjected to vandalism, which can lead to heavy fines of up to £5000 and/or imprisonment in the United Kingdom, as a lack of this essential device has been, in the past, the cause of deaths. (wiki)

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Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog

Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) founder of Moog Music, was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Bob Moog's innovative electronic design is employed in numerous synthesizers including the Minimoog Model D, Minimoog Voyager, Little Phatty, Moog Taurus Bass Pedals, Moog Minitaur, the Animoog iOS app, and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals.

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Rain drops

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My last approved photo on Dreamstime.

Warning! Cold Boot is a MUST before Asus TF101 update v.24

New TF101 ICS update is available world wide - please COLD BOOT before installing the update - here's how:

 

The cold boot is seemingly a key part to the update, so if you didn't do that before updating most likely you will need to downgrade and reapply the latest update unless Asus brings out some tool to help.
In that video you can see a Transformer Prime but the procedure is the same.
Good luck.

Rose Diseases Pests

Rose diseases are usually rose leaf diseases, diseases such as rose black spot on roses, powdery mildew diseases are rose fungus diseases that can be a problem for rose gardeners. The key here is to prevent trouble from the beginning. To control black spot on roses and other diseases, there are certain things you can do, right from the start, to prevent or minimize troubles. Number one, is to choose tough roses that are suited for your particular region. If your summers are quite hot and humid, buy only varieties that do well and thrive under those conditions. Get advise from a good local nursery with a knowledgeable staff. They will guide you to the correct plant selections.

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Father’s Role in Family

All children go through stages of social development. An infant or very young child will play alone happily. If another child wanders onto the scene, he or she may be physically attacked or pushed out of the way. Next, the child is able to play with another child, gradually learning to share and take turns. Eventually, the group grows larger, to three or four children. By the time a child enters kindergarten, he or she is usually able to join in and enjoy group experiences.

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There is an increasing amount of research on the role fathers’ play in families. The research points to the importance of fathers and the significant and unique ways they influence and impact the lives of their children. The research also points to the many negative ways children suffer when fathers are absent.
The research is clear; fathers have a lasting impact on their children.
According to Dr. Wayne Matthews, Human Development Specialist with NC Cooperative Extension, fathers may be influenced by several traditional stereotyped roles defined by our culture. These roles include: the wallet – a father who is primarily involved with work and finances; the rock – the tough and
overly strict father, often emotionally distant from his children; the Dagwood Bumstead – a father who tries to be a “pal” to his children and is often confused about what to do and may not feel respected by his family.
A more contemporary view of fatherhood is that of the caregiver. The caregiver father works to blend several different roles rather than limiting himself to one. This father enjoys his children and is involved in their lives. (Nancy Abasiekong)

Duck, duiken, drake, hen

The word duck comes from Old English *dūce "diver", a derivative of the verb *dūcan "to duck, bend down low as if to get under something, or dive", because of the way many species in the dabbling duck group feed by upending; compare with Dutch duiken and German tauchen "to dive". Some people use "duck" specifically for adult females and "drake" for adult males, for the species described here; others use "hen" and "drake", respectively. © Photographer: Denys Prokofyev | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Pregnancy

In many societies’ medical or legal definitions, human pregnancy is somewhat arbitrarily divided into three trimester periods, as a means to simplify reference to the different stages of prenatal development. The first trimester carries the highest risk of miscarriage (natural death of embryo or fetus). During the second trimester, the development of the fetus can be more easily monitored and diagnosed. The beginning of the third trimester often approximates the point of viability, or the ability of the fetus to survive, with or without medical help, outside of the uterus. (wiki)
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Photojournalis Horst Faas dies aged 79

Photojournalist's work in uncovering the horrors of Vietnam war helped turn mainstream opinion against US offensive.

Born in Berlin, Germany, Faas began his photographic career in 1951 with the Keystone Agency, and by the age of 21 he was already covering major events concerning Indochina, including the peace negotiations in Geneva in 1954. In 1956 he joined the Associated Press (AP), where he acquired a reputation for being an unflinching hard-news war photographer, covering the wars in Vietnam and Laos, as well as in the Congo and Algeria. In 1962, he became AP’s chief photographer for Southeast Asia, and was based in Saigon until 1974. His images of the Vietnam War won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1965. In 1972, he collected a second Pulitzer, for his coverage of the conflict in Bangladesh.

Faas is also famed for his work as a picture editor, and was instrumental in ensuring the publication of two of the most famous images of the Vietnam War. The notorious "Saigon Execution" photograph, showing the summary execution of a Vietcong prisoner by Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan, taken by Eddie Adams in Saigon on February 1, 1968 was sent under his direction. Nick Ut's famous "Napalm Girl" photograph caused a huge controversy over at the AP bureau; an editor had objected to the photo, saying that the girl depicted was naked and that nobody would accept it. Faas ordered that Ut's photo be sent over the wire. (source: wiki)

High speed train

The Netherlands is connected to the European high-speed rail network with one dedicated high-speed line, HSL-Zuid, and improved traditional rail. Plans for a second dedicated high-speed line, HSL-Oost, have been cancelled. Three high-speed train services currently operate in the Netherlands: Thalys, InterCityExpress (ICE) and Fyra. Thalys started operating on the HSL-Zuid on 13 December 2009.

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New Expert Patterns on LG LED TV

Found this in the last firmware update.
Please look in Picture Mode - Expert (1 or 2) - Expert Control.
See my previous post about LG LED TV firmware update. Good luck.

Asus Transformer tablet ICS problems

Petition link: http://www.change.org/petitions/asustek-computer-inc-repair-or-offer-a-trade-ups-for-tablets-suffering-from-reboots-or-sods

 

"We all bought ASUSTeK's Android Tablets in good faith, the tablets were initially running the Honeycomb version of the Android operating system, in this configuration they were perfectly stable as usable daily, standby time was good (up to 5 days) so you knew that it would be accessible when you needed it, after all, that's the main attraction of tablets, the pick-up and go nature of them.

Since the introduction of Ice Cream Sandwich users have been experiencing random reboots, sleeps of death (SOD), and bootloops which cause the battery to drain. As a result when you come to use the tablet, 9 times out of 10 it requires charging as the battery is completely depleted, ASUS have attempted fixes but have not been successful.

It's come to the time where we need to stand up and be noticed, not to be fobbed off by ASUS once more, they will keep saying that the fix is coming but as we've seen so far, it hasn't. It is now several months after the initial Ice Cream Sandwich update.

What we want from you ASUS, is an assurance that we will be reimbursed with the purchase price or our tablet, sent a replacement working tablet or offer a trade-up program for a minimal price, this is your chance ASUS to restore faith in your brand."