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"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success." – John D. Rockefeller
1. The bibliographic basics of the book –
The book is titled John D. Rockefeller: A Portrait in Oils. The author's name is John K. Winkler. The original publisher is New York: The Vanguard Press (1929), but the newest publisher is Cosimo, Inc. (2007). The ISBN identification number is 9781602069688. There is no author website but both publishers have their own website: http://www.vanguardpressbooks.com/home.php and http://www.cosimobooks.com/. Another basic bibliographic basic of the book includes a length of 260 pages.
2. What is the book about? –
The book John D. Rockefeller: A Portrait in Oils illustrates the "rare and astonishing personality" (Author's notes) of John D. Rockefeller, one of the most memorable entrepreneurs in American business history as the co-founder of the Standard Oil Company. This book focuses on John D. Rockefeller's more popular experiences as well as the lesser known, behind the scenes ones which made up Mr. Rockefeller. It portrays what life was like for John D., from his meager beginnings before his young self first struck oil, to when he eventually created an oil empire with his Standard Oil Company, and even touches up on what life was like for Rockefeller at ninety years old. The book John D. Rockefeller: A Portrait in Oils centers around the experiences of arguably the most successful businessman in American history and the impact his Standard Oil company had on the economy.
3. What are the main points or arguments the author is trying to make?
For this section, I would like to headline each chapter and summarize the author's main points:
I. A Strange Pilgrim and His Son:
- His nickname was Doc Rockefeller (or Bill) and he always had a natural fascination with making money. The author mentions the fact that "Doc would be found glued to the greenbacks" (Winkler, pg. 13).
- Rockefeller was known as a charismatic individual who had "no weakness for alcohol" (Winkler, pg. 13). Due to Rockefeller's strong religious beliefs, he is known for not drinking alcohol.
- John D. learned his business mentality from his father, William Rockefeller, Sr. For example, William required his son to pay board and also highly valued the dollar.
- The author alludes to John's disease, alopecia, which "swept away his hair" (Winkler, pg. 21).
- The main theme of this chapter is Rockefeller's freakish desire to make money.
- While he may have not been the most brilliant student in his class adademically, he was a business genius from the start.
II. A Pious Youth Gets a Flying Start:
- John D. was not like his peers in the sense that he wasn't much of a partier. "Nights, while roisterers were rolling the bones or bidding up a pair of jack, John was quietly at work on the church accounts, adding, subtracting, balancing" (Winkler, pg. 35).
- Rockefeller was extremely frugal because he "squeezed every cent and saved the cent" (Winkler, pg. 40).
- John was not a part of the Civil War. Instead, he focused on establishing himself as a businessman and did just that.
III. A Godly Young Man Strikes Oil:
- Again, Rockefeller was a huge worshipper and man of God. "On his frequent trips to the Oil Regions, Rockefeller worshipped often at the first church built in Petroleum Centre" (Winkler, pg. 62).
- "Oil became Rockefeller's hobby, then his passion" (Winkler, pg. 64). As John's oil business became more lucrative, he focused less on his commission business and in turn his passion for oil continued to grow.
- Standard Oil Company launched with the main strategy of shutting down other refineries.
IV. A Refiner Marches Toward Monopoly:
- "By the close of 1869, Rockefeller, Andrews, and Flagler (his partners) had outstripped all competition in Cleveland" (Winkler, pg. 84). This perfectly portrays Standard Oil's strategy of driving out all other competition and taking control of the oil industry.
- "Rockefeller was more than methodical" (Winkler, pg. 94). John D. Rockefeller reminds me of Frank Underwood in the show House of Cards because they both plan out their every move and are always a step ahead of their competitors.
V. A Business Genius Makes the World Pay Tribute:
- Rockefeller "had snuffed out or absorbed most of the independent refineries of the country" (Winkler, pg. 102-103). Rockefeller truly was a business genius and didn't care what he had to do in order to get his Standard Oil Company to the top.
- Standard Oil didn't have the best reputation. The company faced numerous civil investigations concerning Rockefeller's and other executives' shady business practices. The company was described as "a mysterious organization" (Winkler, pg. 125).
VI. The Malevolent Trust—Raking In a Billion:
- In order to stay in power, Rockefeller raised and lowered the prices of his oil in various regions at will. In doing so he pushed competitors out of the region.
- The price would be mysteriously raised in places where there was no competition; lowered, sometimes below the cost of production, when there were competitors" (Winkler, pg. 138)
VII. The Benevolent Trust—Ladling Out the Billion:
- It was discovered that John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company had illegally seized oil and gained large profits from it.
VIII. John D., Jr., A Character Sketch:
- Remembered as an individual "who did not smoke, drink, chew nor gamble, wore shiny suits, and was faithful in his studies" (Winkler, pg. 191).
- John D. Rockefeller was destined to be a businessman and wanted to be successful without any distractions.
IX. John D., III, The Clan's Future Chieftain, an Intimate Portrait:
- John D., III, Rockefeller's grandson, was projected to become the next "leading figure in America's eleven-billion-dollar oil industry" at the Standard Oil Company (Winkler, pg. 211).
X. John D., at Ninety
- In his later years, he was an avid golfer after retiring from day-to-day operations of Standard Oil in the mid-1890s.
- Rockefeller donated more than half a billion dollars to various educational, religious, and scientific causes.
- John D. Rockefeller lived to be 97 years old; just three years shy of his goal age of 100.
4. What facts or insights did you learn?
- John D. Rockefeller had "an income of about a million dollars a week" (Winkler, pg. 37), which is especially impressive when you take inflation into account.
- John D. Rockefeller's assets equaled 1.5% of America's total economic output when he died.
5. Describe/summarize a current news article/essay/story/blog post you've found on the Web.
Source: http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/10/saudi-arabia-oil-monopoly/
In this article, titled Saudi Arabia Oil Monopoly: Could Russia and Iran End it?, some believe there's a chance Saudi Arabia's oil monopoly in Asia will come to an end, thanks to "Russia's strategy" and "Iran's re-entry in the oil market" (Cabural). The fact is, Saudi Arabia is powerful when it comes to the oil industry. However, as strong as their monopoly is in Asia, Russia has surprisingly surpassed Saudi Arabia as China's largest oil supplier. A statistic to back this up: "In May, Russia supplied 3.92 million metric tons of oil to China, surpassing Saudi Arabia, which sold 3.05 million metric tons of oil" (Cabural). Vladimir Putin, Russia's President, has been attempting to lessen China's reliance on Saudi Arabia's oil by going after OPEC and forming an alliance with Venezuela. Iran's re-entry into the market also affects Saudi Arabia's oil monopoly by regaining traditional oil buyers.
6. What's the connection between the what you read in your book and what the current article/story/essay says?
The connection between this article and the book I read is the similarities between Saudi Arabia and the Standard Oil Company as they are both monopolies in the oil industry. Thanks to John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and their monopolistic control in the oil industry, anti-trust laws such as the Sherman Antitrust Act were put in place. This makes running a monopoly in today's America impossible. Obviously, antitrust laws have not been set in Saudi Arabia and allow their control in the oil industry to continue.
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Almost four years have elapsed since a Tunisian fruit vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, triggered the biggest social and political upheaval of modern times in the Arab world by setting himself on fire. This turmoil, which would afterwards lead to rulers being forced out of power in Tunisia, opened a cataclysmic reaction in other states across North Africa and surrounding countries. The fall from grace of North African rulers continued in Egypt and Libya whilst tensions and protests were found in Algeria, Sudan, Mauritania, Djibouti and Western Sahara with Mali experiencing 'fallout' of what was called the ''North Africa Spring'' or "Arab Spring,".
The spring brought many promises to the people of these regions. However, if it did help score some progress with regard to freedom of speech, it failed to deliver on peace, stability, and most of all on democracy.
The theme, 'North Africa Spring' will look at the impact of the spring from a social, economic and political perspectives. It will explore how communities living in these countries have managed to adapt to new structures, giving a microscopic lens to issues and situations they faced before, during and after the spring. From the phenomenon use of social media during the spring, to highlights of key individuals involved in the fight for freedom as well as rediscovering of old culture and traditions and stories that are coming out related to previous regimes, this theme will look at changes in these dynamics which will retrospectively lead to changes in how citizens go on their day to day basis. For example Berber communities, who were once suppressed and experiencing human rights violations are now being recognised as citizens in most of these states; there is now greater emphasis of freedom of speech which creates room for arts and social dialogue and many of these regions have experienced internal transformations and policy shifts in an attempt to recover from the spring.
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Director: Greg Barker
Synopsis: ordinary citizens face the same moral questions that have defined revolutionary leaders across the ages, from Jefferson to Che to Mandela. With remarkable access, the film takes its audience inside the lives of six extraordinary people who grapple with the agonizing and universal dilemmas at the heart of all struggles for justice and freedom: whether to take up arms and fight, or to advocate change through peace and non-violence.
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After a stint in prison, a young man (Abdelilah Rachid) becomes a violent Islamic fundamentalist and recruits his younger brother (Abdelhakim Rachi) and the youth's best friend (Hamza Souidek) to his cause.
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A late and amazing friend of mine named Spencer was the inspiration behind this recipe. He adored beer. So much so that I'm pretty certain he considered it a major food group. And he would have loved this bread because instead of requiring yeast (and a long wait time to let the dough proof!), the beer provides an instant and flavorful leavening alternative. It will taste delicious on its own or with toppings like caramelized onions and sage. Like Spencer, I'm pretty certain that anyone who holds a special place in their heart for beer will really enjoy this bread.
Beer Bread with Caramelized Onions and Sage
Yield: 1 loaf
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 c. flour, sifted
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
355 ml (12 oz) beer (an unfiltered wheat beer such as Blue Moon is recommended)
1/4 c. butter, melted
1/4 c. sage leaves, chopped, divided into 3 tbsp. and 1 tbsp.
1 egg yolk
1) Preheat oven to 375 F.
2) In a saute pan over medium heat, heat olive oil and saute onions until they become soft and caramelized, stirring often (about 15 minutes). Reserve.
3) In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
4) Gently stir in beer, melted butter, and 3 tbsp. of sage leaves until just combined (do not over-mix).
5) Pour batter into a well-greased bread pan.
6) Lightly brush the top with egg yolk (this will give the top of the bread a beautiful color and sheen once baked).
7) Sprinkle onions and remaining 1 tbsp. sage leaves over the dough.
8) Bake for 1 hour, then allow to cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan.
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The ability of the four singers comprising an "a tenore" group are different. Each part has a specific role which needs particular knowledge and skills.
As far as linguistic knowledge is concerned, the knowledge of Sardinian is, generally speaking, something that every singers have. In the case of the boghe, this is due to the fact that all texts are in Sardinian (only exceptionally and for fun one may sing in Italian or other languages), but Sardinian is the ordinary means through which communication, discussion and instructions takes places in the contexts where a tenore singing is learned and practiced.
While a passive knowledge of the linguistic koinè of northern Sardinia (the Logudorese variety of Sardinian) is common in the majority of the people living in the area in which the a tenore song is practiced (the central and northern part of the island), a boghe should be able to sing the poetical text in logudorese without the phonetic features of his local variety. Therefore, a perfect command of the texts sung is needed.
Particularly in some villages, as Orgosolo, the value of the text (and, as a consequence, a good command of many poetical texts) is considered one of the most important skill for a good boghe. While the perfect knowledge of the village repertoire is essential for every professional singers, a knowledge of the most renowned songs of other villages and/or of the most famous singers is considered a sign of the mastery of an expert singer and is usually a part of the learning process of the singers.
According to many a tenore singers, the boghe should be not only a soloist but also a person with leading capacity in the group. He must be able to lead the choir, to take decisions as for the text to sing, the pitch and the time of the performance, etc.
The ability to make variations and/or to improvise is considered important. This is also the case for the mesu boghes and – in some villages and to a lower extent – for the contras. The singers who comprise the choir of accompaniment must be well synchronized and have the ability to stay in time with the soloist and with the other accompanists, by an accurate and proficient listening of what the other singers do.


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The unique structural design of Kontum Indochine Café in Vietnam gets its distinct edge from the skilful use of bamboo in its construction.
Towering inverted bamboo cones, a stylised representation of rainforest canopies, are the focal feature of the design for Kontum Indochine Café in Kontum City, Middle Vietnam. The Café, designed by the local Vo Trong Nghia Architects, is a part of a hotel complex along Dakbla River. The open, spacious cafeteria is adjacent to Dakbla Bridge and serves as an ideal venue for breakfast, dinner and tea for hotel guests. It also functions as a semi-outdoor banquet hall for wedding ceremonies. What attracts people to this restaurant is not just its food, but also its well-thought-out design.
Cooling indoors Located on a corner plot, the Café is composed of two major elements: a main building with a big horizontal roof made of bamboo and an annex kitchen made of concrete frames and stones. The main building has a rectangular plan surrounded by a shallow artificial lake. All elevations are open: the south façade faces the main street along Dakbla River, the east to the service street, the west to a restaurant and banquet building belonging to the hotel complex, and the north to the annex kitchen which serves the Café.
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Art and arches The roof of the main building is supported by 15 artistic cone-shaped bamboo structures. The form of these columns was inspired by traditional Vietnamese fishing baskets that gradually narrow from the top toward the base. This open structure maximises the wind flow into the building during the summer, while resisting harsh storms during the windy season.
The bamboo arches formed by the columns act as a frame for the panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and the river, while the bamboo columns create a visual continuity with the mountains. The total effect is a delightful sense of being in a bamboo forest.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan to wear No 77 in the Gunners squad for Europa League
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS. Armenia's Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the Arsenal midfielder will wear the No 77 shirt in the Europa League, the Gunners announced.
Mkhitaryan can't wear his No 7 shirt because the digit was already used by Alexis Sanchez in the ongoing season.
Rules of the League ban Mkhitaryan from wearing the same digit shirt in the ongoing season.
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Monday, October 16, 2017
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Lucas Pereira, MF, Jr., UT Tyler
University of Texas at Tyler junior midfielder Lucas Pereira (Barcelona, Spain) recorded a hat trick with three goals in Thursday's 4-0 victory against East Texas Baptist. He added another goal in a 5-2 win over LeTourneau for his fourth goal of the week. This is the second Offensive Player of the Week award in Pereira's career.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – John Nicknish, GK, Fr., UT Dallas
University of Texas at Dallas freshman goalkeeper John Nicknish (Spring, Texas / Klein HS) posted two shutouts as the Comets went 1-0-1 at home. He made four saves in Thursday's scoreless draw against Hardin-Simmons. He added another save in a 2-0 win against McMurry.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Trent Ivy, GK, Fr., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons University freshman goalkeeper Trent Ivy (Plano, Texas / West HS) recorded a pair of shutouts in goal as the Cowboys went 1-0-1 on the road. He came up with five saves in a 0-0 double-overtime tie at UT Dallas. He added four more saves in a 1-0 victory at Howard Payne.
LeTourneau University junior defender Alec Wier (Cypress, Texas / Cypress Woods HS) scored a goal in each game this week, moving his scoring streak to four contests. He scored the first goal of the game in the YellowJackets' 2-2 tie at Ozarks. He also scored in the first half in Saturday's 5-2 loss at UT Tyler.
University of the Ozarks junior forward Thomas Ross (Heath, Texas / Rockwall-Heath HS) had a goal and an assist in the Eagles' 2-2 draw against LeTourneau.
Hardin-Simmons freshman midfielder Luis Castro (Fort Worth, Texas / Boswell HS) scored the only goal for the Cowboys in their 1-0 win at Howard Payne.
UT Dallas freshman midfielder/forward Jesse Ardila (McKinney, Texas / McKinney HS) scored the game-winner on a free kick from just outside the penalty box in the Comets' 2-0 win over McMurry.
Belhaven University junior forward Alex Hale (Walsall, England / Brownhills CTC) scored a goal and an assist in the Blazers' 7-3 win at MUW.


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In 2013, Gartner conducted a survey on Big Data Adoption in Supply Chain Industries and found that adoption has been flat and is lagging behind the overall adoption rate of other industries such as banking, insurance, and retail to name a few. Gartner ascertained that these characteristics pertaining to the Supply Chain industry are attributable to an inherent lack of understanding of what Big Data truly is and a fundamental lack of the required skill sets. This, in essence, is the challenge facing the Supply Chain industry.
In parts one, two and three of this four part series on Big Data, we looked at what makes data "big", how it can benefit organizations that apply the right analytics, and the implications of doing so, respectively. In the closing segment of this series, we focus our attention on examples of how elements of Big Data can be leveraged. The challenges identified by Gartner translate to opportunities regardless of your organization's analytical maturity level.


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Members are invited to approve supplementary provision of $21,340,000 under Head 40 Education Department Subhead 305 Code of Aid for secondary schools to meet increased expenditure in 1996-97 for aided secondary schools.
The approved provision under Subhead 305 Code of Aid for secondary schools is inadequate to meet the requirements for 1996-97.
2. The Director of Education (D of E) proposes supplementary provision of $21,340,000 to meet increased expenditure in 1996-97 for aided secondary schools.
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4. Based on the latest expenditure projection, D of E estimates that there will be shortfall of $21,340,000 under Subhead 305, calculated as follows -
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6. If Members approve the proposal, we shall offset supplementary provision of $21,340,000 under Subhead 305 by deleting an equivalent amount under Head 106 Miscellaneous Services Subhead 251 Additional commitments.
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The Associated Press is very influential and their reportage is re-printed in thousands of newspapers across the country. When they change their style guide, heavily used by journalists as a guide to formatting, it has a ripple effect throughout the media industry. Recently, the AP decided to no longer label those who reject climate change science as "deniers." According to the AP:
We are adding a brief description of those who don't accept climate science or dispute the world is warming from man-made forces:
Our guidance is to use climate change doubters or those who reject mainstream climate science and to avoid the use of skeptics or deniers.
Some background on the change: Scientists who consider themselves real skeptics - who debunk mysticism, ESP and other pseudoscience, such as those who are part of the Center for Skeptical Inquiry - complain that non-scientists who reject mainstream climate science have usurped the phrase skeptic. They say they aren't skeptics because "proper skepticism promotes scientific inquiry, critical investigation and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims." That group prefers the phrase "climate change deniers" for those who reject accepted global warming data and theory. But those who reject climate science say the phrase denier has the pejorative ring of Holocaust denier, so The Associated Press prefers climate change doubter or someone who rejects mainstream science.
As said, climate change denier's certainly should not be labeled as "skeptics," the term they prefer, because true skepticism implies rational analysis, intellectual inquiry and open-mindedness and not just blanket denial. On the other hand, there is some truth to the denier's claim that the very term "denier" is a pejorative, which is associated in one's mine with Holocaust denial and, of course, the Holocaust was one of the true evils of modern times or of any time. Therefore, the term puts deniers in a defensive crouch and their collective mindset closes further.
However, what should the naysayers be called when 97% of climate scientists affirm the existence of anthropogenic or man-made climate change? Well, the phrase the AP advocates "those who reject mainstream climate science" is cumbersome, but realistic and I suppose it could be shortened to "rejecters," if such a term exists in the English language? But then we are back to a term very similar to "denier,' but perhaps with less baggage.
The issue is much more than mere semantics. It is important for the American public to know of the consensus among the scientific community on the subject of anthropogenic climate change to avoid being led like sheep by demagogic politicians who are trying to curry favor with the polluting industries. Republicans can deny climate change, but carbon molecules still do what they do regardless of conservative orthodoxy and the climate is warming, oceans are rising. When Wile E. Coyote ran off the cliff chasing the Road Runner he still plunged downward, regardless of what he believed would happened.
The terms that the AP decides to use are very powerful in influencing and changing public opinion. Cap and Trade, for example, was originally a conservative idea that Democrats have adopted as a possible way to limit carbon admissions. Republicans introduced cap and trade measures to deal with the problem of acid rain with great success back in the George H. W. Bush administration. In fact, Republican demigod Ronald Reagan supported cap and trade measures.
Now his same political party views cap and trade as akin to socialism. Well, how times have changed! This evolution shows how Democrats have moved to the center on such policies as health care and climate change, while Republicans have moved farther and farther right to arrive at a complete dismissal of science, empiricism, and facts themselves.
Language matters! The AP is trying to straddle the comfortable middle while making no one happy and thinking of themselves as practicing objective journalism. "As it stands, the new style guide is a half-hearted attempt at balance where no balance exists." Perhaps the AP can just label climate change denies as "conservatives" because that camp is where the rejection of science is held as a basic tenet!


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ATLANTA -- An Israeli citizen suspected in a string of 18 attacks in three states, including five fatal stabbings, was on his way to Michigan on Thursday to face charges in at least one of the assaults.
Elias Abuelazam had been held in an Atlanta jail since his Aug. 11 arrest at the city's airport. He waived extradition Aug. 13, and officials had 15 days to bring him to Michigan. He left the jail Thursday morning, Fulton County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan said.
The 33-year-old is charged with assault with intent to commit murder in the July 27 stabbing of a 26-year-old Flint, Michigan, man. It's one of 14 stabbings of men in the Flint area, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. He's also suspected in similar stabbings in Virginia and Ohio.
The first body was discovered in late spring, but when another man was fatally stabbed a few weeks later, police had no hint of what lay ahead.
More bodies would be found and victims who survived stabbings in three states told police of a tall, muscular man who attacked them when they offered him help.
After a dozen more men were attacked between late June and early August, a pattern began to emerge from survivor's statements. He was described as a big white man wearing a baseball-style cap and feigning the need for car help or directions was targeting men walking alone.
The description matched Abuelazam, who was arrested in Atlanta as he prepared to board a flight to Tel Aviv. He grew up northwest of the Israeli city, in a small Arab Christian community in Ramle, where he'd been a suspect in screwdriver stabbing earlier this year.
In the U.S., Abuelazam is suspected in 14 attacks in and around Flint, three attacks in Virginia and one in Ohio. The victims were men aged 15 to 67. Most were black, but investigators don't know whether race was a motive.
On Aug. 11, investigators went to a market outside Flint where Abuelazam had worked for a month. A store video showed Abuelazam matched the description of the suspect. He had not been seen at work since Aug. 1, when he told people he was off to Virginia.
Using electronic records, investigators tracked Abuelazam to Atlanta's airport and arrested him at the boarding gate.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 53818
RFE: create disk image instead of writing to device
Last modified: 2007-03-26 23:48:45 EDT
mkbootdisk writes out to an actual device (like /dev/fd0), but I'd like the ability
to simply write out an image instead. During my 7.2 installs, I needed a 7.2
boot floppy (ext3 support) at home and didn't have one around, but I could
login to a remote machine (machine at work) that had 7.2 installed.
Unfortunately, without any way to create the floppy image remotely, I couldn't
create the boot floppy
jmm@jmm:/home/jmm> sudo mkbootdisk --device /tmp/foo.img 2.4.7-10
Insert a disk in /tmp/foo.img. Any information on the disk will be lost.
Press <Enter> to continue or ^C to abort:
/tmp/foo.img: No such file or directory
Failed to format /tmp/foo.img
just updating bugzilla entry that this is still a 7.3 "issue" or whatever
jmm@jmm /home/jmm> sudo mkbootdisk --device /tmp/boot.img $(uname -r)
Insert a disk in /tmp/boot.img. Any information on the disk will be lost.
Press <Enter> to continue or ^C to abort:
/tmp/boot.img: No such file or directory
Failed to format /tmp/boot.img
done in 1.4.4


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The structure of a home can be greatly compromised when a foundation is in bad shape. From weakening the walls to making the floor uneven, these problems will only get worse in the future. This is true for all foundation types, including pier and beam, basement, slab, and crawlspace. In order for homeowners to keep their properties safe, it's important to keep an eye out for warning signs that the foundation is failing. The most obvious red flags that should lead you to promptly having foundation repair Irving done are listed below.
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Interlude: Other People's Poetry
from "Aurora Leigh"
And truly, I reiterate, . . nothing's small!
No lily-muffled hum of a summer-bee,
But finds some coupling with the spinning stars;
No pebble at your foot, but proves a sphere;
No chaffinch, but implies the cherubim:
And,–glancing on my own thin, veined wrist,–
In such a little tremour of the blood
The whole strong clamour of a vehement soul
Doth utter itself distinct. Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God:
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes,
The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries,
And daub their natural faces unaware
More and more, from the first similitude.
poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
photograph by Sarah Ryhanen
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