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Basic Installation of PHP on a Unix System11/17/2000
The configuration system that PHP uses for installation is one of those nice, simple things in life that makes it rosy. At first it might seem a little confusing, but it's really very easy. So let's dive right in.
To download PHP, visit the php.net download page and click the link under the heading "Complete Source Code."
The first thing to do after downloading and unpacking your source archive is to kick the tires a little bit.
You can unpack the archive using:
gunzip php-x.x.x.tar.gz;
tar xvf php-x.x.x.tar
(Substitute x.x.x for the actual version number of the php archive you downloaded.)
After which, you should see a directory called php-x.x.x, where x.x.x is the
version number or some variation thereof. Then,
cd into this directory and type:
./configure --help | more
to get a list of all available configuration options. The first few lines of output should look something like this:
Usage: configure [options] [host]
Options: [defaults in brackets after descriptions]
--cache-file=FILE cache test results in FILE
--help print this message
--no-create do not create output files
--quiet, --silent do not print "checking..." messages
--version print the version of autoconf that created configure
Also this week:
Achieving Low-Latency Response Times Under Linux
LAMP Lighter: The Apache Toolbox
Exploring the /proc/net/ Directory
Before compiling PHP you must first decide whether you're going to install it as a CGI binary or as an Apache module. I'll discuss compiling as an Apache module, as the two are virtually identical.
Next you must decide what additional PHP modules you wish to have built at compile time. An example of these modules might be mCrypt or FTP. I'll use these two as examples, but there are many more available. A complete list of supported modules can be found in the PHP documentation or by executing the above configure command.
To configure PHP with the mCrypt and FTP modules built in, type the following command:
./configure --with-apache=/tmp/apache_1.3.12 --with-mcrypt --with-ftp
Here I use
/tmp/apache_1.3.12 as an example. You should replace it with the actual location of your Apache source. The configuration script will now go through a series of checks to see what you have installed on your system. If something the compiler will need is missing, it will let you know of your grievous error and stop abruptly with an error like:
configure: error: Please reinstall libmcrypt - I cannot find mcrypt.h
This is the configuration system's way of telling you it loves you, but you only have twenty-four hours to save the earth. That, and it couldn't find the mCrypt libraries anywhere on your system. So, go download and install any necessary libraries.
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Ex-WWE superstar Nelson Frazier, better known as Viscera, has passed away aged just 43 after suffering a heart attack.
His agent Eric Simms confirmed a few hours ago via Twitter that the former superstar suffered a "massive heart attack" and consequently passed away.
Nicknamed 'Big Dady', Frazier enjoyed three stints in the WWE and recently competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling.
The news has come as a major shock to the wrestling industry and a number of superstar on the roster have paid tribute to Frazier.
William Regal tweeted: "Very sorry to hear of the passing of Nelson Frazier"Viscera".A lovely man who always dressed and conducted himself like a real Pro."
Meanwhile, Kofi Kingston also revealed that he was sad to hear about the passing of the ex-superstar.
Kingston tweeted: "Very sad to hear about the passing of Big Vis. Always very cool to me when I first started out. What a truly good dude."
At just 43-years-old, Frazier's death will come as a major shock to wrestling fans around the world.
It remains to be seen as to whether the WWE will any kind of tribute to Frazier, but he will be remembered as a wonderful entertainer and will be missed by many.
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jeremy, on 01 August 2011 - 07:23 AM, said:
Hi Jeremy,
I checked the response from firebug, nothing is called there..... is there because of the indexing? what I suppose to do in a situation where the _formDetail is called by a javascript function?
I can manage to make it work on the other (normal) case.


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Stars, Statues and the State, Red Carpet Glam Fundraiser for the State Theatre at Icon Lounge
If you've always dreamed of donning your designer duds, sparkling jewels and walking the red carpet, this is your opportunity. The State Theatre presents a celebration of the Oscars--"Stars, Statues and the State" on March 2 at the Icon Lounge and Event Center, at 402 North Main Avenue from 5:30 to 11 p.m.
Parker's Bistro is providing the stellar dinner, there will be a silent auction and a gaming room offering Blackjack and billiards. You'll also be able to watch the Academy Awards live while you sip bubbly with the beautiful people at your table!
Stephen Williamson, Executive Director of the Sioux Falls State Theatre told me that the event will be simulcast on KSFY's website. He also said that they had to get special permission from the Academy Awards organization to be able to make this event happen!
The advancement that has been made with the State renovation is amazing and the work is now focused on the restoration of the stage and balcony areas. It truly is a historical work-in-progress! Stephen said that in the future, when the State is reopened this event will take place in the theatre with the Oscar telecast on the big screen.
So glam it up for a great cause! Black tie attire is de rigueur, but optional. You will need to provide your own paparazzi! Tickets are $125.00 per person, or $250.00 per couple and are available here.
For more information check out the State Theatre website or call 605-335-5757.


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Offense that'll put you to sleep.
Offense that'll put you to sleep.
Ludwick isn't that young, the days off are scheduled in advance between the two of them.
The fact is we're without Votto, Jay Bruce has been absolutely terrible, Phillips has been hurt and he isn't hitting since coming back...and well after that you can't expect a ton of production. Role players can only carry you so long.
Of all the things people have to legitimately complain about, Baker giving Ludwick a day or two off is not one of them.
This team hit a funk in the fourth inning Sunday and still hasn't recovered. Hope they snap out of it soon. These kinds of offensive performances are depressing to watch.
The problem is we are no longer facing the dopes that we saw against Houston, Colorado, and San Diego. We have faced three straight decent right handed pitchers. This has been our achilles heel for a long time. Unfortunately Walt has not addressed it.
We only live in patches. - H. G. Wells
Always nice trying to avoid the sweep to a team who handed the Cardinal 3 wins getting beat 18-4 total.
When Votto comes back, hopefully soon, what move do they make to open the spot on the 25 man?
Paul has earned his spot, Cairo has not, Cairo has my vote.
We only live in patches. - H. G. Wells
I still think we can win this division or make the playoffs as a wild card, but I have big-time concerns about how they're going to generate ANYTHING against playoff-caliber pitching.
Rounding third and heading for home...
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William 'Bill' Shepherd
Date de décès : 20 février 2013
On Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013, our dear father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, Bill Shepherd entered into the presence of his Lord, whom he loved and served.
Born in Sydney Mines, he was the son of the late William and Jessie (McEwan) Shepherd.
He was faithful to the Lord at the Westside Bible Chapel and the Margaree Baptist Church.
Bill is survived by his two daughters, Marie (Doug) Phillips, Sydney, Bev (Fred) Gordon, Dartmouth; three grandchildren, Denise (Michael) MacIsaac, Heather (Dwight) Houston, Ondra (Paul) DeJager; seven precious great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Mary Woodill, Lee MacDougall and Hazel MacDougall; as well as, several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his loving wife, Margie (MacDougall) Shepherd.
The family would like to thank all the staff at the Northside Community Guest Home for all the care and compassion given to our dad.
There will be no visitation by request. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the S.W. Chant & Son Funeral Home Chapel, 564 Alexandra St., Sydney, with Pastor Hugh Morrison officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Northside Community Guest Home or a charity of one's choice.
Online condolences may be sent to our web page at www.chantfuneralhome.com.


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SCOTT SIMON, host: Myanmar mostly makes news in the West these days with blood and iron - when the brutal military regime cracks down on monks and others protesting for democracy. A timeless backwater, brutal and bankrupt, the realm of juntas and drug lords, a place worthy of humanitarian attention, but unconnected to the much bigger story of Asia's global rise. Those are the words of Thant Myint-U, a former U.N. diplomat and fellow at Cambridge University, who says that the nation formerly known as Burma may actually have a bright and bold future as a bridge between China and India and their two burgeoning economies. He has a new book: "Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia." Dr. Thant's name is familiar in Burma. His grandfather, U Thant, was secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971. Dr. Thant joins us from the BBC studios in London. Thanks so much for being with us.
Dr. THANT MYINT-U: Thank you.
SIMON: You don't diminish the importance of human rights, but you note what you call the mammoth projects going on that you think are changing the nature of Burma too.
MYINT-U: The human rights situation in Burma is incredibly important but it's separate from what is happening between Burma and China. China sees Burma in an incredibly strategic way now and has invested or is planning to invest somewhere between 25 and 35 billion dollars over the next few years.
SIMON: What kind of projects are we talking about that cut through the jungle?
MYINT-U: They're mostly infrastructure transport projects. There's a $23 billion high speed rail line that's going to be built over the next two or three years. There's an oil and gas pipeline that's going to be finished in about 18 months' time. There are many roads that have already been built and there will be highways that'll be built between China and Rangoon and then between China and the coasts. And then there are also huge hydroelectric power projects. The Chinese are damming up the Irrawaddy River as well as other rivers in the north of the country.
SIMON: And how do you foresee this may change the nature of a company that has been in so many ways locked off by geography?
MYINT-U: Yes, exactly. I mean, if you look at a map, Burma sits right between India and China but it's never been connected to India and China in a very, very close way because between India, Burma and China are many mountain ranges, there are jungles, places where it was very difficult to travel until very recently. And it's that basic geography that's now being overcome by these infrastructure projects but also by other things; by environmental change, by the forest being cut down, by populations increasing. So, what had been a basic fact of Asian geography, which was that India and China were separated by the Himalayas and by Burma, is now being transformed over these few years, and I think that will have a major impact on all three countries.
SIMON: China wants what from Burma?
MYINT-U: Well, to some extent, over the last 20 years, one thing was it wanted a market for its southwestern province, Hunan, which was very poor, and it wanted access to Burma's energy, it wanted markets for Hunan's manufactured goods. But in the last several years, it's acquired a strategic dimension for Beijing and a leadership in China. They see Burma as the answer for them of two problems. One, is that the west of China, the western provinces of China, are far poorer than the eastern provinces - Beijing, Shanghai and the eastern provinces. And the second problem is that 80 percent of China's imported oil goes through the Straits of Malacca. And they fear that the United States or India in the future could use that as a chokepoint and cut of China's import of oil. So, they wanted a second route to the interior of China; one that wouldn't have to go around the Straits of Malacca and a route that would connect this poor interior of China to the Indian Ocean. And Burma was the answer to both of these questions. So, a bridge across Burma or access across Burma was going to be part of two different grand strategies on the Chinese side.
SIMON: I have to ask, Dr. Thant, wouldn't - at least China's current regime - rather do business with brutal and corrupt generals than take a chance on Democratic leaders?
MYINT-U: Well, I don't know. Perhaps. I mean, I think in general I don't think the Chinese care one way or another because they do business with democracies around the world and they do business with dictatorships around the world as well. I think what's important for the Chinese in most cases and what's important for the Chinese in Burma is stability. They want to know who they're dealing with when they sign a $23 billion contract. They want to make sure that that contract is going to be upheld for decades to come.
SIMON: And human rights advocate that you are, you've seen some reasons to be quietly and carefully encouraged by recent events in Myanmar.
MYINT-U: Yes, absolutely. I mean, I think that, you know, there were the elections last year, which were widely condemned as being far from free and unfair. But what did happen was that the old autocrat, General Than Shwe, who had been in power for 20 years effectively retired. And he surprised many people by retiring, and he seems retired now. He dissolved the junta that had been in control for 20 years, retired many of the other top generals and he set up this new constitutional system, where many ex-generals are now civilians in different positions of power, but in a very competitive system where you have a government, a parliament, local governments, you have real parliamentary debates - up to a point at least. Media freedom has been relaxed very significantly.
And what surprised many people as well is that the new president, Thein Sein, has proven himself to be a real reformer. Aung Sung Suu Kyi herself, who's been a long-time critic and leader, opposition leader, in the country has said herself that she believes the president is genuine in wanting to change things. And he has, since he came to office six months ago, introduced a slew of economic reforms, talked for the first time about poverty, the economic mess the country is in, talked about the need to crack down on corruption and how terrible corruption in the country has become. And he's reached out to the opposition, including to Aung Sung Suu Kyi, whom he met for the first time two weeks ago.
So, you know, it doesn't mean that Burma has become a democracy overnight - far from it. There's still huge problems. There are hundreds of political prisoners. Many of the repressive, sort of state institutions remain intact. The country's, of course, still as poor as ever. But I think we have the first real opening, the first real chance for change in Burma. First time since, I think, 1962. And I think the next few months will be incredibly important in determining where things go.
SIMON: Dr. Thant, thank you so much.
THANT MYINT-U, FORMER UN DIPLOMAT, FELLOW, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR, WHERE CHINA MEETS INDIA: Thank you very much.
SIMON: Thant Myint-U, his new book is "Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia." Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.


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25 Tech Gadgets Of Summer
Ahhh, summer. Sunshine and warm gentle breezes, long days on the beach, the smell of barbecued hamburgers in the air. And tech gadgets. Lots and lots of gadgets. Warm weather means more time outdoors.
Here's a look at 25 tech gadgets that can make summer more fun and at the same time help boost your bottom line.


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Wrappers are small ROX applications which make other, non-ROX, programs behave like ROX ones. This site is intended to provide wrappers for many common programs, as well as utility software to help in the creation of new wrappers.
The software is available directly from the SourceForge files area, directly from CVS, or using Zero Install from </uri/0install/roxwrap.sourceforge.net/apps/>. The Zero Install version is slightly updated
You can use the patch tracker to submit code for possible inclusion on this site.
If you want to help out, please email Tristan A. Mc Leay.


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Thanks so much, guys! I really appreciate it.
Sorry I didn't respond sooner but have been dealing with some discouraging news this past week. The clinical trial he's on is not working. So they want him to start another one. There's no approved treatment for his rare disease, so we have to hope one of these trials will help. More trips to Houston for us, and keeping fingers crossed. Thanks again!


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Poet, songwriter, performer too busy for retirement
- Written by Shannon Michael Features Writer
Most people who are 62 years old are probably looking forward to retirement and slowing down a fast-paced life. Not Italene Gaddis.
A lifelong writer of poetry and songs, Gaddis' sons encouraged her to enter a songwriting contest that offered a recording contract to the winner. Gaddis was the winner out of 84 contestants. That was in 1987 when she was 62 years old.
"I really thought I was too old to be entering the contest!" Gaddis explained.
Fast forward 26 years, and Gaddis, now 88, is performing in concerts with her autoharp all over the Puget Sound region, has a book of poems released in December 2012, "From My Heart to Yours" available on Amazon, a CD of her music available for sale, and her own website, italene.com.
Gaddis often performs at retirement homes and senior centers. She went back recently and counted how many concerts she's performed since winning that recording contract and stopped counting at 325.
She has a few concerts in the area coming up, including September 9 at 3 p.m. at Aegis of Redmond, and October 1 at 2 p.m. at Life Care Center in Bothell.
If you need a positive pick-me-up experience, seeing her perform is a must.
"I'm really not 88, I'm Italene! I still do what I used to do at age 38," Gaddis said, adding, "I've had more fun now than when I was young!"
She went on to say that her attitude has changed since she started doing concerts. "I believe the word 'retirement' should be banished!" she declared.
Gaddis was born in Souix City, Iowa. Her mother wanted a name that couldn't be turned into a nickname, so she made up the name Italene. To her knowledge, she's the only one with that first name in America.
"I tell people to pronounce my name like you're saying, 'It'll lean!'" she explained.
She lived in Iowa until her father left the family when she was two years old. Her mother moved the four children to her family's farm in Arkansas where she lived until they moved to Chicago when she was nine.
There, she met her husband, a man from Kentucky, and after a brief six-week courtship they married and lived in Kentucky until his death in 1982. Gaddis already had her oldest son living in the Seattle area, so she and her youngest son moved to the Puget Sound region in 1983 to join her other son. She lives in Newcastle now.
"I think this area could teach the South about hospitality. People are very helpful here," Gaddis said about her early experiences living so far from Kentucky.
Gaddis started writing songs for her mother when she was about 14 years old, so her mother bought her a guitar. That song she first wrote was the first one she recorded after winning the recording contract.
Writing songs has always come easy for her. "I can write a song in about 10 minutes because I think they're given to me from my Father in Heaven," she said.
To date, she's written about 300 songs.She chooses to write about positive experiences rather than negative ones.
"Everyone needs to be encouraged. That's what I try to do through my songs," she said. She loves writing in rhyme as a way of expressing herself.
Her performance is sprinkled with positive words of encouragement and testimonials on the power of love versus negativity. At a recent concert held at Chateau at Bothell Landing, her song, "I Don't See You With My Eyes, I See You With My Heart" brought tears to a few of the seniors in attendance. It was a love song she'd written for her mother when she was 98 years old.
Gaddis gives most of the credit for her positive outlook on life to her mother, Sarah Elizabeth. "Mother's rule always was I can do anything I want to do as long as I don't hurt myself or anyone else," she said. Her mother taught her that life lesson when she was just nine years old.
Following in her mother's footsteps, Gaddis shared with the Chateau audience as she wrapped up her performance with some more pearls of wisdom, including this gem: "Life is like a ladder. Every day we learn something we take a step up. Everyone's on the ladder standing on a different step."


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FORT MYERS, Fla. – It seems difficult to contemplate, but it was just five years ago this week that a young infielder from Hialeah, Fla., wearing the No. 32 jersey for the All-American Prospects Red, walked out onto the playing fields at Terry Park to begin play at the 2008 PG WWBA Underclass World Championship.
Manny Machado was a junior at Miami Brito Private School in October 2008. Today he has traded that All-American Prospects Red jersey for the one he wears for the Baltimore Orioles, where this season he became a 21-year-old American League All-Star. His rise to the highest level of the game was meteoric, to say the least, while maybe not totally unprecedented.
And so the question begs to be asked: Is there another 16-year-old prospect that at some point this week will walk out onto the playing fields at Terry Park and who in October of 2018 will be looking back on an All-Star season in the major leagues? The obvious answer to that question is yet another question: Who knows?
The 12th annual PG WWBA Underclass World Championship begins with 26 games Thursday afternoon and evening, and continues over the next four days at 16 venues in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Port Charlotte, including the spring training Grapefruit League homes of the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays. Two hundred and eight teams from all across the eastern half of the United States (and as far west as Texas), Puerto Rico and Canada will contend for the Perfect Game national championship over the event's five-day run.
There is certainly no lack of worthy contenders. Rosters of the top underclass teams in the country are teeming with dozens of high school juniors and sophomores that have already made college commitments to NCAA Division I powerhouse programs; nearly 4,200 alumni of the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship have gone on to play college baseball at some level.
With so many elite teams and travel ball programs in attendance it is impossible to indentify a clear-cut favorite to wrest the championship from 2012 winner Florida Burn Orange, but there are about two dozen teams that seem to separate themselves from the pack.
Many of the usual suspects are right there at the top with a few newcomers poking their heads in. Elite Baseball Training-Chicago '15 comes in with 12 D-I commits on its roster, including 2016 shortstop Nick Derr, a Florida State recruit ranked 25th nationally in his class.
Powerhouses FTB Chandler Mizuno (Kissimmee, Fla.) and the Orlando Scorpions '15 Prime (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) both have 11 prospects that have made D-I commitments. The EvoShield Canes (Fredericksburg, Va.), Marucci Elite (Baton Rouge, La.), Dirtbags (Sedalia, N.C.) and South Florida Elite Squad-Louisville Slugger (Miami) are also loaded.
The St. Louis Gamers are bringing the same roster that just won the PG WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship and earned a berth to the PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., later this month.
The Indiana Prospects (Indianapolis), DBAT-Bonesio (Dallas), East Cobb Baseball (Marietta, Ga.), Midland Redskins (Cincinnati), Tri-State Arsenal Underclass 1 (Flemington, N.J.) and Team Mizuno of Puerto Rico (Caguas, P.R.) also look intriguing, to name just a few.
It's important to remember that most of the elite underclass teams from the western half of the country vied for their Perfect Game national championship at the Perfect Game/EvoShield National Championship in Goodyear, Ariz., in mid-September.
Ten of the top 30-ranked national prospects from the class of 2015 and 15 of the top 30 from the class of 2016 appear on rosters for the event. 2015 No. 1-ranked Daz Cameron is with East Cobb Baseball and 2016 No. 1-ranked Austin Bergner is with the Florida Burn '16.
Marucci Elite hit the jackpot in terms of grabbing highly ranked personnel: 2015 No. 2 Jahmai Jones, No. 6 Nick Shumpert and No. 14 Wyatt Cross are all on Marucci's roster. Shortstop Shumpert has committed to Kentucky and catcher Cross has committed to North Carolina.
Some of the other top 2015s include: No. 10 Brendan Rodgers (Orlando Scorpions '15 Prime), a Florida State commit; No. 13 John Aiello (Tri-State Arsenal Underclass 1), Wake Forest; No. 24 Thomas Szapucki (Panthers Baseball Club), Florida; No. 28 Ryan Cole McKay (Team Citius Blue), Louisiana State; No. 29 Daniel Reyes (S.F. Elite Squad-Louisville Slugger), Florida and No. 30 Bryant Harris (EvoShield Canes).
The top 2016s joining Bergner include: No. 2 Seth Beer (Georgia Roadrunners); No. 5 Anthony Molina (S.F. Elite Squad-LS), Miami; No. 6 Bo Bichette (FTB Chandler Mizuno); No. 7 Will Benson (East Cobb Astros) and No. 8 Joe Skinner (Orlando Scorpions '16 Purple), Central Florida. No. 18 Rylan Thomas is a teammate of Bergner's on Florida Burn '16.
Is the next Manny Machado in the house, the next guy that will be playing in the big leagues only five years after playing in the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship? Only time will tell, of course.
Incredibly, Machado wasn't the only prospect that played in the 2008 event that has made his big-league debut. Nick Castellanos was suited up for the All-American Prospects Blue in '08 and made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 1. All told, 54 PG WWBA Underclass World alumni have played in the major leagues and 860 have been drafted.


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GNUnet is a peer-to-peer framework with focus on providing security. All peer-to-peer messages in the network are confidential and authenticated. The framework provides a transport abstraction layer and can currently encapsulate the network traffic in UDP, TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, or direct 802.11 (WLAN). GNUnet supports accounting to provide contributing nodes with better service. The services built on top of the framework include anonymous file sharing and a virtual network providing IPv4-IPv6 transition via protocol translation over the P2P network.
GNU Parted is a package for creating, destroying, resizing, checking, and copying partitions and the file systems on them. This is useful for creating space for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, copying data between hard disks, and disk imaging. It contains a library, libparted, and a command-line frontend, parted, which also serves as a sample implementation and script backend.
CentOS is an enterprise Linux distribution based on the sources from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CentOS conforms with Red Hat's redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. Each CentOS version is supported for 7 years (by means of security updates). A new CentOS version is released every 2 years and each CentOS version is regularly updated (every 6 months) to support newer hardware. Currently, there are 4 different supported CentOS releases: CentOS-5 is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, CentOS-4 is based on RHEL4, CentOS-3 is based on RHEL3, and CentOS-2 is based on RHAS2.1.
Pen is a load balancer for "simple" TCP-based protocols such as HTTP or SMTP. It allows several servers to appear as one to the outside. It automatically detects servers that are down and distributes clients among the available servers. This gives high availability and scalable performance.
nut is nutrition software to record what you eat and analyze your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the latest USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. This database contains values for vitamins, minerals, fats, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, etc., and includes the essential polyunsaturated fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6. Nutrient levels are expressed as a percentage of the Daily Value, the familiar standard of food labeling in the United States, but also can be fully customized. Foods can be added from recipes or food labels, and nutrient intake can be graphed. The program is completely menu-driven and there are no commands to learn.
The GNU Gatekeeper is a free H.323 gatekeeper based on the OpenH323 project. You can use it to manage a Voice-over-IP network and let endpoints (e.g., Netmeeting) communicate through symbolic names. It also has an external interface for billing and other applications. It runs on a number of Unix versions (including Linux and Solaris) and Windows.
KDevelop is an integrated development environment which makes the creation and development of applications an easy task even for beginners. Highlights of the current release are: an application wizard for easy creation of KDE 4, Qt4, GNOME, and terminal C/C++ projects, full project management, a syntax-highlighting editor, code completion, an integrated dialog editor for the Qt/KDE GUI libraries, an internal debugger, a full-featured class browser with class tools, CVS and SVN support, an integrated HTML-based help system offering manuals and class-references, and extensive search mechanisms to browse sources and documentation.
syslog-ng is a syslogd replacement for a wide variety of UNIX systems that supports IPv6 and is capable of transferring log messages reliably using TCP and SSL and filtering the content of messages using regular expressions. Both RFC3164 and RFC5424 style messages are handled, but more esoteric formats like BSD process accounting logs are supported too. Apart from regular text files, it supports storing messages into SQL and MongoDB databases, and forward messages to local processes via pipes or UNIX domain sockets. This makes syslog-ng ideal as an integration platform. syslog-ng supports extracting structured information from the traditionally text based syslog via csv-parser(), db-parser(), and patterndb. Tag based classification, rewriting messages, and outputting messages in JSON is also possible. This makes syslog-ng ideal for preprocessing events for further analysis, be that home-grown scripts or SIEM systems. syslog-ng scales well on today's multi processor and multi-core systems: reaching 1,000,000 messages per second is a reality for the simplest use cases.


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NOVI >>An argument about noise prompted the events that led to the death of a Walled Lake man, testimony revealed Tuesday.
That�s according to a police statement made by Alex Jay Adamowicz, 21, who was ordered to stand trial on an open murder charge at Oakland County Circuit Court following a preliminary exam.
Adamowicz is accused of stabbing John Watson, 51, and storing his body in a closet for weeks before Adamowicz�s mother convinced him to turn himself in on Mother�s Day. Adamowicz and Watson were neighbors at the Tivoli Apartments complex on West Maple Road.
Walled Lake police Detective Anthony Noble was one of three witnesses to testify during the exam. He described Adamowicz�s statement.
Adamowicz told detectives that Watson, who lived upstairs, was �drunk, belligerent, yelling and creating a racket� one night, Noble said. He was not specific about the time or the day that the incident occurred.
Upon hearing the noise, Adamowicz went upstairs and confronted Watson, who shut the door in his face. About 30 minutes later, Adamowicz went back upstairs and again complained about the noise.
At that point, Watson smelled marijuana and asked Adamowicz if he smoked. Adamowicz said he did, and he and Watson went to Adamowicz�s apartment, smoked marijuana together and did a shot of liquor.
Watson became belligerent and Adamowicz said he asked him to leave, but Watson picked up a baseball bat and hit Adamowicz, Noble said.
After falling to the floor in the fetal position, Adamowicz kicked Watson and Watson dropped the bat. Adamowicz told police he picked up the bat and hit Watson, and Watson picked up a small steak knife and swung it at Adamowicz, Noble said, still referencing Adamowicz�s statement.
That swing caused an abrasion. Adamowicz was able to obtain the knife and got on top of Watson, stabbed him and cut his neck, Noble said. Watson gurgled and Adamowicz watched him die.
�I couldn�t dispose of the body because I felt ashamed for taking this man�s life, but I was more afraid of what would happen to me and my family,� Adamowicz wrote in a statement, according to Noble.
�One night I almost took the knife to my own throat, but I confessed to my mother and I voluntarily (turned myself in).�
Police interviewed Adamowicz a second time after learning that Watson also sustained cuts to his wrists. Adamowicz did not mention those cuts initially. During the second interview, he said Watson might have obtained a cut to his wrist while he attempted to stop the bleeding as Adamowicz slashed his throat.
Noble said he asked Adamowicz if he could have run out of the apartment and called police after he kicked Watson away from him. �Yeah, looking back now, I could have gotten away,� Adamowicz said, according to Noble.
Dr. Ruben Ortiz-Reyes, deputy medical examiner for the Oakland County Medical Examiner�s Office, and Bruce Kirby, deputy chief of the Walled Lake Police Department, also testified during the exam. If convicted, Adamowicz could face life in prison.


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I found Noah on a weekend when it was cold & rainy, which may explain his name.
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Not having embraced my neighborhood's philosophy of "let it loose & it will find its way home," I took him in and YCSPCA was nice enough to sponsor him. Unfortunately, with school being out and everyone going on vacation, they haven't been able to find another foster home for him, so he's back here filling in as Billie's personal chew toy.
Noah is 20-25lbs and about a year old. His little man syndrome is improved now that he's neutered and after having 2-3 females at a time all twice his size whip the tar out of him for the last month. My best guess is Jack Russell terrier/corgi mix, which is not as scary a mix as it sounds. He's drivey, but distractable and he's rather a wimp for a JRT mix. He is fine with my two cats, but was apparently a horror with my friend's dog-aggressive cats. Noah is currently in group obedience classes and has improved measurably in 2 weeks from wanting to take on all dogs to realizing that is not acceptable behavior.
Noah would do best with a doggy companion to help him burn energy or at least an active owner. We are currently working on his food guarding, so homes with children will have to be considered individually. He really is a charming fellow, and this from someone who doesn't like small dogs or JRTs in particular, so take that for what it's worth.


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Oscar Movie Month: "The English Patient" Review
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Oscar Movie Month: "The English Patient" Review
-- Rating: R
Length: 162 minutes
Release Date: November 15, 1996
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Genre: Drama / Romance / War
World War II has inspired many films to include scenes ranging from hardened veterans going over the top to passionate damsels finding their lost love in far-flung Moroccan cities. "The English Patient" owes more to "Casablanca" than "Saving Private Ryan," leaving the battlefield behind to explore the lives and love of a series of intense characters. The result is a skillful blend of romance and drama set behind friendly lines. The intense drama of the film may not appeal to everyone, but it is likely to inspire romance films in its own right.
"The English Patient" is a romance story that revolves around two couples. Almasy (Ralph Fiennes) absconds with his love, a married woman named Katharine Clifton (Kristin Scott Thomas), in a small plane during WWII. The plane is shot down, killing Clifton in the earliest parts of the film and leaving Almasy burned beyond recognition. A Canadian nurse, Hana (Juliette Binoche), cares for Almasy. He becomes known only as "the English patient" to everyone in the impromptu wartime hospital. Hana remains with Almasy after the hospital moves to follow the troops, eventually meeting Kip (Naveen Andrews), a Sikh officer sent to the area to disarm bombs. Drama builds when Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe) arrives on the scene to determine if the badly burnt Almasy is the German spy who caused him to be disfigured for thievery.
The acting in "The English Patient" sets the standard for both war movies and romance films. Fiennes gives one of the best performances of his storied career, creating a believable and sympathetic character almost entirely through minor interactions and mental flashbacks. Scott Thomas brings a sense of passion to many of those flashbacks in her role as a married woman with a paramour. Binoche and Dafoe both offer brilliant performances as supporting characters, stealing the scene on more than one key occasion and giving viewers even more emotional attachment to the narrative. Andrews performs admirably, though his role is regularly overshadowed by other members of the cast.
The camera angles and transitions used in "The English Patient," showcase the talent of both the film crew and director Anthony Minghella. Wide overhead shots and intimate close-ups seem to occur effortlessly. Viewers are likely to find themselves leaning in closer to hear a whispered word just as the camera pans or recoiling away from the screen at an unexpected violent outburst. Transitions blend even widely differing scenes into a cohesive whole, mirroring both narrative moments and dramatic tension to great effect. However, the film's lighting is one area where it struggles at times. Beautiful vistas adorn the movie's landscape, but lighting choices may hide many of these elements from all but the most attentive viewers.
"The English Patient" divulges quite a bit from the original novel that inspired the film. Almasy and Clifton's romance takes a much larger role, and this is likely to be a benefit for moviegoers. The dialogue struggles occasionally to keep up with the raw emotion packed into each scene, with many seemingly off-handed phrases seeming downright comical without the tension created during the build-up to support them. The spoken words seem to borrow more heavily from romance novels than films, and this transition is not always perfect. These minor hiccups do not detract noticeably from the film, but moviegoers may find themselves wondering if a particular line was a joke or serious event on more than one occasion.
Minghella's direction is one of the best elements of the entire film. He coaxes the best possible performance out of the actors regardless of the quality of their lines. The film manages to balance captivating moviegoers with new information not found in the novels with still remaining true to the heart of the initial story. The film's pacing is fairly consistent throughout, which may not always deliver the impact that is seemingly desired. Much like "Gone with the Wind" and other period pieces, the focus on pacing is greatly lessened and more emphasis given to the characters' dialogue and dramatic moments.
"The English Patient" delivers exactly what moviegoers should expect from such a stunning cast and a storied director. The emotional moments are full of impact. Viewers are likely to find themselves immersed in the story and holding their breath alongside key characters as it develops. Those looking for more of an action-oriented war film are not likely to enjoy the movie, but the film is sure to find a welcome place on the shelves of drama and romance aficionados.
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|By Richard Minney
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|November 26, 2012 08:00 AM EST
In a tough economic climate everyone is looking for ways to cut costs without sacrificing performance. More and more small and mid-size businesses are realizing the benefits of business management software. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and other business management tools are prohibitively expensive to develop in-house and there's simply no need when you can find great solutions in the marketplace; however, buying a product straight off-the-shelf can prove to be a false economy.
What Are the Risks?
Your first headache when implementing any new software or service is going to be integration. Do you have a dedicated IT department with time to roll out new software? Many packages have a steep learning curve and installation can be more problematic than expected. There will also be ongoing overhead involved in keeping the software up to date.
If you intend to plug into existing systems, then compatibility and security will be another concern. Will you need to splash out for multiple software packages in order to effectively manage and analyze your business? Will those solutions play nicely together? Do you have compliance issues in terms of security guarantees for your customers?
You should also look to cater for mobile device access, which is increasingly complicated by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend. Secure access to the information and functionality that you need, wherever you happen to be, is essential if you are really going to reap the benefits of business management software.
Another major issue with most off-the-shelf options is the fact that one size does not fit all. A set of generic features cannot possibly cater to the nuances of every individual industry. You will need industry-specific solutions that have been designed by industry experts. Ideally you'll also have the ability to further tailor that software to meet the demands of your business.
The Benefits of Cloud Computing
The good news is that there are ready, cost-effective solutions that can circumvent and mitigate these concerns. SaaS can be the perfect middle ground between an expensive bespoke solution and something off-the-shelf.
Marco Limena, vice president, Operator Channels at Microsoft put it like this, "The cloud levels the playing field for SMBs, helping them compete in today's quickly changing business environment by spending less time and money on IT and more time focused on their most important priority - growing their businesses." Research by Edge Strategies revealed that "59% of companies currently using cloud services report significant productivity benefits."
By considering a cloud-based service you can eliminate installation and upgrade issues at a stroke.
Cloud-based software is growing more mobile and secure and cost-effective with every passing year. By allowing you to access your business management tools through a web browser or a mobile app, it can free you from the shackles of the desk. You can access the information you need and effectively run your business from anywhere.
An effective cloud-based solution will also enable multiple points of entry for different members of your staff. Collaboration should be a breeze with the ability to define workflows and roles and deal with situations in real-time without having to go outside the system to communicate via email, chat or phone. That should also give you a solid record of completed tasks, expenses and invoices so you have a central repository for your business records. Over time, that information can prove invaluable, especially if you choose a system capable of providing analysis and reports.
Things to Ask
With any solution you look at, it's vital to examine the ongoing support being offered. Do you have access to technical support? Can you expect to benefit from upgrades and updates to the system going forward or will you be asked to outlay more cash? Will there be any set up costs? You also need to verify the suitability of the software for your specific industry and see that it ticks off all your boxes. Does the software have industry best practices built-in for your specific sector?
Make sure you know the answers to these questions before you decide. Off-the-shelf business management software may look economical on paper, but SaaS will prove to be the smart choice over on-premise software for most businesses in the long term.
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NY1 - Parkinson's Patients Treat Symptoms With Fitness Programs
By Kafi Drexel | NY1 :: May, 2011
"This class, they trick you into moving all your joints. You come to class and it's like you feel like you're at a party, you know? We sing, we dance, there's just no judgment. We just have a good time."
Pat Vega
For many, a Parkinson's diagnosis has paved the path to Tai Chi, Pilates and Nia dance classes as innovative forms of treatment. NY1's Kafi Drexel filed the following report.
Original Source: http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/health/139702/parkinson-s-patients-treat-s...