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Shorter NRA: We Demand the Freedom to Live In a Permanent Police StateComments
This Tom Scocca piece is pretty much brilliant from soup to cappuccino — I'm not even sure where to start excerpting. Here's a couple of teasers:
Guns kill people. More guns kill more people. What the NRA gets wrong—intentionally or delusionally or, in the psychologically and financially profitable zone where intention and delusion overlap—is its bedrock premise: that gun killings are the work of Bad Guys, predators whose drive to hurt and steal and kill cannot be stopped by anything but a brave Good Guy armed with a powerful firearm and, not at all incidentally, trained through an NRA-backed firearms-training program.
And the NRA insists that these people—"the monsters and the predators," as LaPierre put it—will not be thwarted by gun control, except in the funny T-shirt both-hands-on-my-weapon sense. The next Adam Lanza is already picking out his target, LaPierre said.
That's because the next Adam Lanza is almost certainly able to get his hands on a weapon to point at that target. The original Adam Lanza was apparently too confused and low-functioning to navigate Connecticut's simple waiting period and buy one for himself. But his mother, a gun enthusiast in good standing, had a stock of her own. She reportedly had wanted to feel safe.
This is the most extraordinary thing about the NRA's ideology and the climate it's created. By the time you read this, there will almost certainly be someone who has jumped to the comments to denounce gun regulations as an infringement of fundamental liberties. It is only the presence of uncounted millions of guns, in the hands of uncounted millions of Americans—whether pointy-headed liberals recognize this as a "well-regulated militia" or not—that secures our freedom against the encroachment of a totalitarian police state.
Yet today, LaPierre got up and described the gun lobby's vision of our future: "A police officer in every single school." "Armed security … building design … access control … information technology." "An active national database of the mentally ill."
This is the NRA's idea of a free country. Kindergarteners on lockdown. Federal monitoring of everyone's mental-health status. Cops in every hallway.
But, really, it's all that good. The equation of guns and liberty is a conservertarian reductio ad absurdum on a par with Robert Bork's argument that liberty requires giving public accommodations the right to deny African-Americans service based on their race (although, oddly, similar common law rights that applied to white people posed much less of a threat to liberty.) As Scocca says, it's no coincidence that as the scope of the Second Amendment has been enlarged, the scope of the much more important Fourth Amendment (which actually does protect rights crucial to individual liberty) has been shrinking.


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Ed Crowley's curator insight, May 17, 2015 8:30 AM
Wearable medical technology is quickly changing the potential for health research, and with IoT, health management.
Kim Flintoff's curator insight, April 12, 2016 3:04 AM
Big data is impacting on every industry. Health and personal monitoring devices are increasingly linked and the questions raised in this piece tie together big data, computational thinking and IoT considerations. Shrugging in exasperation is less helpful than modelling innovative new apporahces to problem-solving. Therein lies some of the promise of a data-driven culture.
Gust MEES's curator insight, August 2, 2014 10:53 AM
What's happening, says Mike Armistead, VP and general manager of HP's Fortify unit, is that manufacturers are rushing to get their products on the market without doing the harder work of locking their devices down against the most basic kinds of attacks.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Internet+of+things
- http://globaleducationandsocialmedia.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/why-is-it-a-must-to-have-basics-knowledge-of-cyber-security-in-a-connected-technology-world/
Konstantinos Kalemis's curator insight, August 10, 2015 4:50 AM
Gust MEES's curator insight, March 26, 2014 10:05 AM
I'm talking about your car, fridge, tv, blender, air conditioner, front door, and even your wallet. This inevitable future is why google is starting today with affordable gigabit internet. This new wave of device overload will open up revenue and advertising streams to a whole new level.
Today's infographic states that in 2020, every human being on earth will be connected to 10 separate devices.
I know I'm already using five and I bet one of the most prominent technology coming up soon will be wearable tech. If its for exercising, sports, general information or just making phone calls, wearable tech will be an exciting addition today's digital arsenal.
Learn more:
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, December 21, 2013 1:04 PM
This is an interesting article. What does it mean that the second economy is automatic and invisible? We need to be mindful and attentive to our choices.
Cesar Ajuria's curator insight, December 23, 2013 10:47 AM
Not that we didn't see it but putting into perspective....adapt!
Alain Turpault's curator insight, March 12, 2014 5:36 AM
Very interesting food for thought! I particularly like the ideas of the CIO acting as a Venture Capitalist, the crowdsourcing, the technical debt reversal, the in-memory revolution and realtime DevOps.
Dominique Rivière's curator insight, December 16, 2013 7:53 AM
En dépit de tout, je reste une fidèle utilisatrice de leurs produits.
Shelly Reckow VanVoorst's curator insight, October 24, 2015 10:50 PM
I scooped this article because it supports the idea of having technology in the classroom for useful reasons rather than just to have it in the rooms. Empowering students and helping them gather self-confidence are two aspects that can be energized while utilizing technology within the classrooms. I hope that teachers read this article and realize that while we all say "just Google it" that students hear that too, and want to just Google things as well.
Camilo Toro Arias's curator insight, April 24, 2017 3:24 PM
Nowadays, many teachers sill hesitate about the fact of using technology in the classroom as they were never exposed to it, and yet they learnt. But... Have they really thought thoroughly on the way kids live their lives nowadays? What was a toy for them, is a device for kids right now. From the least to the most rewarded (monetary speaking) kids, they all have access to technology and they enjoy it up to the point of spending hours in a row in front of a screen. Then, the use of technology in the classroom will wake their curiosity up and engage them into the learning process faster. Besides, you will be of their like!
Gust MEES's curator insight, August 2, 2014 11:08 AM
It's time to approach the idea of the Internet of Things properly and start avoiding common misconceptions.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Internet+of+things
- http://globaleducationandsocialmedia.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/why-is-it-a-must-to-have-basics-knowledge-of-cyber-security-in-a-connected-technology-world/
Cas Op de Beek's curator insight, April 11, 2014 5:50 AM
First there came the computer and brought us more jobs and now comes more jobs and more. Technology brings us a lot more than only freedom he brings us more jobs as well. One small step for men but a big step for the future.
Jim Doyle's curator insight, May 9, 2014 9:55 PM
162 Future Jobs: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Yet Exist
Tony Brugman (Bright & Company)'s curator insight, May 3, 2014 4:33 PM
Interesting, but worrisome story earlier in NYT on the shrinking U.S.' Middle Class, and the Way It Affects Businesses.
"The top 5 percent of earners accounted for almost 40 percent of personal consumption expenditures in 2012, up from 27 percent in 1992. Largely driven by this increase, consumption among the top 20 percent grew to more than 60 percent over the same period."
ghbrett's curator insight, September 30, 2013 10:55 AM
Recommended by other Curators, especially @Robin Good!
Pamela D Lloyd's curator insight, March 5, 2014 4:19 PM
Writers interested in converting a document or a blog into an ebook may find this useful.
Miklos Szilagyi's curator insight, December 28, 2013 12:48 PM
Very interesting (and highly relevant to the helping professions such as coaching...) move from the original 4Ps of marketing (the right Product, in the right Place, at the right Price, supported by the right Promotion) to the new 4Ps:
Purpose (what your business stands for),
Passion (all about leveraging the power of your people to build your brand, see Empowerment...),
Participation (companies are looking for partners with the same values whom they can work with to make a difference and further their reach)
Profit (self-explanatory...)
Now, this is not a gobbledygook, these are real elements and here also appears the unavoidable need for a passionate, involved, engaged, aligned and empowered staff... do you understand the importance of this? It is a free advertisement for the helping professions, guys...
Ashley Pero's curator insight, January 31, 2014 10:45 AM
Great insights on marketing that might make the whole concept seem less foreign to nonprofits.

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"Sandwiched" Caring for Kids and Parents? Here's Help!
(NewsUSA) – On one hand, you have aging parents less able to care for themselves every day. On the other, your own children with schedules so difficult you can't find a spare minute. And you're caught in between. You're not alone. You're part of the over 20 million Americans "sandwiched" in between generations, caring for both your own children and your parents.
As a "sandwiched" caregiver, you often bear the brunt of the financial and emotional strain that occurs when the needs of your aging parents must be balanced with those of your children.
If you are faced with this situation, an abundance of resources are available to help when you can't always be there:
- Eldercare Services: The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging's mission is to help older persons, and those with disabilities, live with dignity and choices in their own homes and communities as long as possible. A variety of tools may be found at www.n4a.org.
- Mom's Meals: Mom's Meals brings convenience and good nutrition to independent seniors by preparing, packaging and shipping fresh-made, ready-to-eat meals directly to a customer's door. Whether still in their own home, homebound after a health crisis, or even in an assisted living facility, these meals are created by chefs and dietitians to meet the nutritional needs of seniors, and include options for low-sodium, low-fat or low-carb diets. Visit www.momsmeals.com or call 866-971-6667.
- National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers: Having difficulty assessing your parents' medical needs and finances? Check out www.caremanager.org. It will help you identify local programs and services to meet those needs.
- National Association for Home Care & Hospice. If your parents have become unable to fully care for themselves, yet they would prefer to remain independent, home health care may be the answer. The site www.nahc.org helps navigate the options.


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On this page:
- Overview
- Upcoming Dates and Events
- Announcements
- Chapter Address and Contact Information
- Chapter Officers
- Bylaws
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Photo Gallery
Wright State University Chapter #252
2013 Chapter of Merit
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society inducts approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni every year. Once inducted, Phi Kappa Phi members gain a lifelong passport to a global network of academic and professional opportunities. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."
The Wright State University Chapter (#252) was chartered in Spring 1990 and has since welcomed into membership nearly 3,000 juniors, seniors, and graduate students from all majors who ranked near the top of their classes.
Review the Frequently Asked Questions below, then feel free to contact a chapter officer with questions.
Upcoming Dates and Events
- Brittini Hill wins 2014 Study Abroad Grant
- Berry and Simonalle receive 2013 Study Abroad Grants
- View Photo Gallery from the 2012 Induction Ceremony
- Butler Receives Phi Kappa Phi Emerging Scholar Award
- WSU Chapter Recognized as 2009 Chapter of Merit
- Traner Receives Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
Chapter Address and Contact Information
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – WSU Chapter #252
Wright State University Honors Program
243 Millett Hall
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, OH 45435
(937) 775-2660
Fax: (937) 775-3633
Chapter Officers
- Dr. Susan Carrafiello, President, Treasurer, and Secretary
- Ms. Shirley K. Barber, Administrative Assistant
- firstname.lastname@example.com
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Phi Kappa Phi?
Founded in 1897, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society whose chief purpose is to reward and recognize scholarly achievement in all majors and disciplines in the university. Because Phi Kappa Phi's standards for election are highly selective, membership is a stamp of excellence that is recognized by graduate and professional school admissions committees and employers alike. Phi Kappa Phi is much more than a line on a résumé; it is a 100+-year-old honor society comprised of the best and brightest from all academic disciplines.
How are members elected to the WSU chapter?
Membership is by invitation only. Each fall the WSU Chapter invites to Phi Kappa Phi membership the top 7.5% of juniors and the top 10% of seniors and graduate students, based on cumulative GPA and class ranking. Invitations are sent in August. For more details, please contact a chapter officer.
How much are the membership dues?
New initiate membership dues for the WSU Chapter are $70.00 for the first year. This amount covers initiation fees and first year dues to the Society, as well as local chapter fees for the induction ceremony. Thereafter, annual membership dues are $35 per year, plus $5 in optional chapter dues. Visit the Society's Membership Renewal web page for additional membership options.
What are benefits of membership?
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi offers numerous benefits that can assist members throughout their academic and professional lives. The Society's global focus on resources allows Phi Kappa Phi members to connect and network with one another from every corner of the world. Benefits of membership may include:
- Recognition for academic achievement by the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society.
- Career assistance to post résumés, search newly listed position openings, and manage job applications.
- Opportunities to apply for awards and scholarships valued at more than $700,000 per year.
- Partner discounts on certain products and services.
- Society publications such as the Phi Kappa Phi Forum.
- Networking, training, and leadership opportunities.
Visit the Society's website to learn more about the benefits of membership.
How do I get my member number?
Your member number is assigned at the Society's Headquarters. Following the fall induction ceremony, your membership information is forwarded to Headquarters and entered into their database. A membership card will be sent to the address you provided during the Online Enrollment process. To inquire about your membership status, call the Society Headquarters at 1-800-804-9880 ext.11 or email email@example.com.
What will being a member mean to me after graduation?
Phi Kappa Phi recognizes excellence. Membership in the Society carries with it the respect of your academic faculty and advisors, family, friends, peers, and employers. You may find membership in the Society increases opportunities for future employment and offers an advantage because others know that Phi Kappa Phi members represent the very best and brightest higher education has to offer.
When does the WSU chapter hold its initiation?
The WSU Chapter holds its initiation ceremony each fall, usually a late afternoon or evening in November. Approximately 200 people attend, including faculty, staff, and guests of the new members. The format is similar to a graduation ceremony and includes a reception. The initiates are seated together, and each initiate's name is called to receive a membership packet, which includes the Society emblem and a certificate. Business or business casual dress is appropriate; caps and gowns are not worn. The event lasts approximately one hour.
Is attendance required at initiation?
Attendance is not required but strongly encouraged. You have earned this special recognition!
Where can I purchase a stole or other Phi Kappa Phi memorabilia?
All Phi Kappa Phi merchandise is available through the Society's website. A member number and password are required. Call 1-800-804-9880 x10 for assistance.
How do I claim my membership packet if I missed the initiation ceremony?
If you cannot attend the ceremony, your membership packet may be picked up in the University Honors Program office in 243 Millett Hall. Packets are not routinely mailed but will be mailed upon request by inductees who do not reside locally. Packets are held for approximately one year from the initiation date and then discarded.
How can I transfer my membership from another institution to WSU?
If you were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi at another institution, you can transfer your membership affiliation to the WSU chapter by completing a Reactivation/Transfer of Membership Form. The form allows you to renew your dues if needed and provides a contact at the Society's main office to start the membership transfer process.
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mosesm needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 33 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Let your imagination go wild and still look professional, without looking stodgy!
The Inside Entrepreneur
My company teaches people how to become entrepreneurs on the job...without quitting their jobs. We teach them first to understand their worth where they work. We then coach them on simple marketing strategies that they can take to their bosses that create profit centers in the company.
The design, color scheme, and layout should look professional, but I want it to look inspirational. When a person sees it, I want them to feel alive! Feel like they can conquer the world! Make them feel good about themselves!
I'd like to see a graphical element that symbolizes leverage, connection, exclusivity.
My site is a Web 2.0 site and encourages community. It would be nice to see if that can also be incorporated.
- I'd like to see "The Inside Entrepreneur" incorporated in the design.
- If you, the designer, think it's too many words to include in the design, I'm open to suggestions. After all you are the pro!
- The colors should being a feeling (like mentioned above) of aliveness, inspiration, making the viewer feel powerful.
- I do not want any more than three (3) colors.
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Modeling of Silicon Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor: Application to Prevent Some Diabetes ComplicationsF. Kerrour[1], A. Beddiaf[1], M. Benabbas-Marir[1]
[1]MODerNa Laboratory, University Mentouri, Constantine, Algeria
Several analytical solutions describing the mechanical behavior of a silicon micro membrane deflection, perfectly embedded and subjected to a uniform and constant pressure have been proposed. The obtained results are compared with those obtained by using COMSOL software for a rectangular diaphragm deflection. COMSOL Multiphysics is powerful software for solving problems based on partial differential equations and provides the advantage of allowing the simulation of the entire device. As application, this sensor has been used to measure the value of plantar pressure in particular points. This pressure allows us to have information on the status of a diabetic's foot. This simple system is a very effective prevention tool.


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By Brittany Boroian, Kiva Fellow Class 12 with Faulu Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya
It all started last Monday with a cold. I downed orange juice, popped some sudafed, and went through two boxes of tissues.
A day later, I found myself in St. Theresa's Ward of Nairobi Hospital.
Monday night my cold continued to get worse, which wasn't too helpful considering I had a huge report to write for work and I had already missed one day. Sleeping proved to be impossible, and I stayed up until 5 AM trying every remedy I could think of– hot showers, cups upon cups of hot tea and honey- even boiling water with menthol and huddling with it under a blanket (a trick I learned in India), trying to clear my sinuses. Nothing doing. This cold was relentless and here to stay.
When I was finally able to catch a few hours of sleep, I woke up on Tuesday morning with a splitting headache and burning throat. I promptly decided it was time for a trip to the doctor's office (one that had been recommended by a Kiva coordinator).
As soon as I arrived at the doctor's office, my head quite suddenly began throbbing so painfully that my eyes watered. I found myself gasping for breath, my head spinning and my skin turning clammy- and as I always think of the worst when I'm ill, at that moment I absolutely convinced myself that I had cerebral malaria (I had been in malaria-prone Awassa, Ethiopia two weeks earlier) and that I would be comatose within five hours. Without knowing what to do or who to call, I started having a panic attack. When the doctor finally saw me, I was shivering, wheezing, unable to talk, and sobbing from the pain. After a quick shot of painkillers, I was taken to Nairobi hospital and admitted for two days.
The outcome? Malaria: no. I had acute sinusitis and an upper respiratory infection. Seven fantastically pain-free days later, I am kicking the worst of it out of my system.
Anyway, I am telling this story for a few reasons. The first reason is to demonstrate the level of healthcare available in Nairobi. For a fairly non-life threatening infection, I was admitted to one of the best hospitals in Africa, where I spent two days with nurses hustling in and out of my room every ten minutes to draw blood, check my temperature, feed me medication, plump my pillows, and give me detailed instructions on how to turn on the television. I had men in hairnets deliver a wide variety of cuisine for meals, and supervisors and all kinds of official-looking people stopping by to enquire about my health. And I had an entire room to myself that looked like a mini-apartment. Like so many amenities in Nairobi, I may as well have been in a top-notch institution right back in the United States.
Let me subtly mention here that if you don't have acceptable health insurance, you must pay 170,000 shillings (about $2,200 dollars) to enter this hospital. Most fortunately, I had health insurance (thanks Kiva). But for those who don't, Nairobi Hospital is an impossible dream. Millions around the world suffer not only from lack of adequate hospitals, but from lack of experienced doctors, nurses, and proper treatment. I'd like to draw attention to Frank, a student in medical school in the United States who recently stayed at Kopila Valley, an orphanage in Surkhet, Nepal. Here is an excerpt about his observations of rural healthcare:
"It is midnight in Nepal and your child is sick. There is little you can do on your own, having your own medicine is a luxury and the knowledge needed to dispense it even rarer. Getting an ambulance is next to impossible at this time of night because the driver is either asleep, drunk, or just does not care enough to drive out. If you can acquire another means of transportation you have only made it over the first of many hurdles.
The hospital is a room with eight beds. The only privacy is a small screen used to shield you from the face of agony and muffle the sounds of fear coming from the bed next to you. There is only one nurse on duty and she will give you a bed and then write on a small piece of paper what supplies you need to buy… Then when you return, the nurse who is not qualified enough to prescribe aspirin will inject your child with a potent pain killer. Keep in mind that she not only has barely spoken to you, but she has no knowledge of your child's medical history and most likely will not be able to do anything if your child has an allergic reaction.
Now that your child is no longer crying and in pain the nurse returns to her station where she will call the doctor as you wait with a scared child… Over the phone the doctor will decide whether your case is serious enough for him to drive in and if it isn't you will be told that you will have to wait until the morning to be seen. This is an ironic system because the few cases in which he deems it serous enough for him to drive in the patient will most likely deteriorate or perish in the thirty minutes it takes him to get to the hospital from his house."
These are nightmares that low-income to even middle-income people face in many developing countries. I have also firsthand witnessed a good friend in India who's son nearly died because the only surgeon within a 30 mile radius was on vacation for 12 days- and then on top of it, the six year old boy was given medication designed to treat adults. And so I find myself incredibly lucky to not only have top-notch amenities available to me in the United States, but in Nairobi as well, because I have the means to afford it.
I am not telling this story to try to guilt-trip readers. I am telling this story because this week has brought me more self-awareness to the reason why I am here: why I am doing this fellowship with Kiva, and why, to me, economic development is so important. I find it important because if utilized correctly, it is an opportunity for a single person, a family, a community, a country, to change these things themselves. It's an opportunity for low-income people to build their own self-sustainble businesses, design suitable housing, construct ample educational institutions, instill safe and clean sanitation, and establish the same hospitals that anyone can check into if they have a mere respiratory infection.
Brittany Boroian is a Class 12 Kiva Fellow, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She recently graduated from Global College, with a bachelor's in Global Studies and Economic Development. Support Faulu Kenya by joining their Lending Team on the Kiva website!


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[http://acpid.sourceforge.net/ acpid] is a flexible and extensible daemon for delivering ACPI events. It listens on {{ic|/proc/acpi/event}} and when an event occurs, executes programs to handle the event. These events are triggered by certain actions, such as:
[http://acpid.sourceforge.net/ acpid] is a flexible and extensible daemon for delivering ACPI events. It listens on {{ic|/proc/acpi/event}} and when an event occurs, executes programs to handle the event. These events are triggered by certain actions, such as:
* Pressing the Power button
* Pressing the Power button
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acpid is a flexible and extensible daemon for delivering ACPI events. It listens on
/proc/acpi/event and when an event occurs, executes programs to handle the event. These events are triggered by certain actions, such as:
- Pressing the Power button
- Pressing the Sleep/Suspend button
- Closing a notebook lid
- (Un)Plugging an AC power adapter from a notebook
acpid can be used by itself, or combined with a more robust system such as pm-utils and cpufrequtils to provide a more complete power management solution.
Install the acpid package, available in the official repositories.
/etc/rc.conf as root and add
acpid to the DAEMONS array to have it start on boot.
acpid comes with a number of predefined actions for triggered events, such as what should happen when you press the Power button on your machine. By default, these actions are defined in
/etc/acpi/handler.sh, which is executed after any ACPI events are detected (as determined by
The following is a brief example of one such action. In this case, when the Sleep button is pressed, acpid runs the command
echo -n mem >/sys/power/state which should place the computer into a sleep (suspend) state:
button/sleep) case "$2" in SLPB) echo -n mem >/sys/power/state ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;;
Unfortunately, not every computer labels ACPI events in the same way. For example, the Sleep button may be identified on one machine as SLPB and on another as SBTN.
To determine how your buttons or Template:Keypress shortcuts are recognized, run the following command from a terminal as root:
# tail -f /var/log/messages.log
Now press the Power button and/or Sleep button (e.g. Template:Keypress) on your machine. The result should look something this:
logger: ACPI action undefined: PBTN logger: ACPI action undefined: SBTN
If that does not work, run:
# acpi_listen
Then press the power button and you will see something like this:
power/button PBTN 00000000 00000b31
The output of
acpi_listen is sent to
/etc/acpi/handler.sh as $1, $2 , $3 & $4 parameters.
$1 power/button $2 PBTN $3 00000000 $4 00000b31
As you might have noticed, the Sleep button in the sample output is actually recognized as SBTN, rather than the SLPB label specified in the default
/etc/acpi/handler.sh. In order for Sleep function to work properly on this machine, we would need to replace SLPB) with SBTN).
Using this information as a base, you can easily customize the
/etc/acpi/handler.sh file to execute a variety of commands depending on which event is triggered. See the Tips & Tricks section below for other commonly used commands.
Alternative configuration
By default, all ACPI events are passed through the
/etc/acpi/handler.sh script. This is due to the ruleset outlined in
# Pass all events to our one handler script event=.* action=/etc/acpi/handler.sh %e
While this works just fine as it is, some users may prefer to define event rules and actions in their own self-contained scripts. The following is an example of how to use an individual event file and corresponding action script:
As root, create the following file:
event=button sleep.* action=/etc/acpi/actions/sleep-button.sh "%e"
Now create the following file:
#!/bin/sh case "$2" in SLPB) echo -n mem >/sys/power/state ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac
Finally, make the script executable:
# chmod +x /etc/acpi/actions/sleep-button.sh
Using this method, it is easy to create any number of individual event/action scripts.
Tips and tricks
Extending acpid with pm-utils
Although acpid can provide basic suspend2ram out-of-the-box, a more robust system may be desired. pm-utils provides a very flexible framework for suspend2ram (suspend) and suspend2disk (hibernate) operations, including common fixes for stubborn hardware and drivers (e.g. fglrx module). pm-utils provides two scripts,
pm-suspend and
pm-hibernate, both of which can be inserted as events into acpid. For more information, check the pm-utils wiki.
Example Events
The following are examples of events that can be used in the
/etc/acpi/handler.sh script. These examples should be modified so that they apply your specific environment e.g. changing the event variable names interpreted by
To lock the screen with
xscreensaver when closing the laptop lid:
button/lid) case $3 in close) # The lock command need to be run as the user who owns the xscreensaver process and not as root. # See: man xscreensaver-command. $xs will have the value of the user owning the process, if any. xs=$(ps -C xscreensaver -o user=) if test $xs; then su $xs -c "xscreensaver-command -lock"; fi ;;
To suspend the system and lock the screen using
slimlock when the lid is closed:
button/lid) case $3 in close) #echo "LID switched!">/dev/tty5 /usr/sbin/pm-suspend & DISPLAY=:0.0 su -c - username /usr/bin/slimlock ;;
pm-suspend when the sleep button is pressed:
button/sleep) case "$2" in SBTN) #echo -n mem >/sys/power/state /usr/sbin/pm-suspend ;;
To set the laptop screen brightness when plugged in power or not (the numbers might need to be adjusted, see
ac_adapter) case "$2" in AC*|AD*) case "$4" in 00000000) echo -n 50 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness ;; 00000001) echo -n 100 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness ;; esac
Enabling volume control
Find out the acpi identity of the volume buttons (see above) and susbtitute it for the acpi events in the files below. We create a pair of scripts to control the volume (assuming an ALSA sound card):
#!/bin/bash /usr/bin/amixer set Master 5%+
#!/bin/bash /usr/bin/amixer set Master 5%-
and connect these to new acpi events:
event=button[ /]volumeup action=/etc/acpi/actions/volume_up.sh
event=button[ /]volumedown action=/etc/acpi/actions/volume_down.sh
as well as another event to toggle the mute setting:
event=button[ /]volumemute action=/usr/bin/amixer set Master toggle
Laptop Monitor Power Off
Adapted from the Gentoo Wiki comes this little gem. Add this to the bottom of
/etc/acpi/actions/lm_lid.sh or to the button/lid section
/etc/acpi/handler.sh. This will turn off the LCD back-light when the lid is closed, and restart when the lid is opened.
case $(cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state | awk '{print $2}') in closed) XAUTHORITY=$(ps -C xinit -f --no-header | sed -n 's/.*-auth //; s/ -[^ ].*//; p') xset -display :0 dpms force off ;; open) XAUTHORITY=$(ps -C xinit -f --no-header | sed -n 's/.*-auth //; s/ -[^ ].*//; p') xset -display :0 dpms force on ;; esac
If you would like to increase/decrease brightness or anything dependent on X, you should specify the X display as well as the MIT magic cookie file (via XAUTHORITY). The last is a security credential providing read and write access to the X server, display, and any input devices.
Here is another script not using XAUTHORITY but sudo:
case $(cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state | awk '{print $2}') in closed) sudo -u `ps -o ruser= -C xinit` xset -display :0 dpms force off ;; open) sudo -u `ps -o ruser= -C xinit` xset -display :0 dpms force on ;; esac
With certain combinations of Xorg and stubborn hardware,
xset dpms force off only blanks the display leaving the backlight turned on. This can be fixed using vbetool from the official repositories. Change the LCD section to:
case $(cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state | awk '{print $2}') in closed) vbetool dpms off ;; open) vbetool dpms on ;; esac
If the monitor appears to shut off only briefly before being re-powered, very possibly the power management shipped with xscreensaver conflicts with any manual dpms settings.
Getting user name of the current display
You can use the function
getuser to discover the user of the current display:
getuser () { export DISPLAY=`echo $DISPLAY | cut -c -2` user=`who | grep " $DISPLAY" | awk '{print $1}' | tail -n1` export XAUTHORITY=/home/$user/.Xauthority eval $1=$user }
This function can be used for example, when you press the power button and want to shutdown KDE properly:
button/power) case "$2" in PBTN) getuser "$user" echo $user > /dev/tty5 su $user -c "dcop ksmserver ksmserver logout 0 2 0" ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined $2" ;; esac ;;
See also
- http://acpid.sourceforge.net/ - acpid homepage
- http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/ACPI/Configuration - RIP Gentoo wiki entry - New Gentoo Wiki Archives
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LUCERNE, Switzerland—Caryn Davies '05 won gold with the United States women's eight, highlighting the performance of Harvard and Radcliffe crew alumni at the Samsung World Rowing Cup 3 on the Rotsee.
Six other Harvard and Radcliffe athletes also raced at Lucerne, with Henrik Rummel '09 and Esther Lofgren '08-09 earning fourth-place finishes for the U.S. team and Malcolm Howard '05 placing fifth for Canada.
Davies and the U.S. women's eight rallied to win gold. Through 1,500 meters of the final, Canada led the U.S. boat, which passed the Netherlands in the second 500, by 1.81 seconds. The Americans caught the Canadians in the final 500 and won by just over a second in 6:28.35.
The U.S. men's eight, including Rummel, narrowly missed a medal. The Americans held second place almost until the finish line, when the Dutch and British entries edged ahead. The U.S. missed a medal by one-fifth of a second in 5:45.55, while Germany claimed gold in 5:43.52.
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Apple has been involved in steering new Web standards for some time now—many Web developers take the
<canvas> tag for granted now, but it was an Apple-only technology back when Dashboard was the latest thing. Apple will now be even more vested in Web standards now that Tim Berners-Lee has named Maciej Stachowiak, manager of the WebKit WebApps Team at Apple, as one of the new co-chairs of the HTML Working Group at the W3C.
Stachowiak has been involved in open source development for some time, and was involved in the GNOME and Nautlilus projects for Linux before joining Apple to work on WebKit. Stachowiak is also a member of the WHATWG steering committee, which, for all intents and purposes, is leading the development of HTML5, and has worked on standards for the Web Apps Working Group at the W3C. He is joined by Microsoft's Paul Cotton in replacing Microsoft's Chris Wilson, who co-chaired the working group with IBM's Sam Ruby—Ruby remains a co-chair along with Stachowiak and Cotton.
The march towards HTML5 has been an unusually long process since HTML4 was finalized in 1999. Earlier this decade, XHTML was believed to be the future of Web markup, though a faction of browser developers, led by Ian Hickson, formed the WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group) to hammer out its own HTML5 standard. The W3C recently let the XHTML2 working group fade away, and essentially those involved in the WHATWG have joined or been involved with the HTMLWG to move forward with standardization efforts, mainly centered on technologies to enable more advanced, Web-based applications.
Apple continues to develop and promote new standards for Web applications, and Stachowiak's experience with WebKit and the Web Apps working group made him a good candidate to co-chair the HTMLWG. "The work of this group is tremendously important to the Web," wrote Berners-Lee in an e-mail to the W3C HTML mailing list. "I am pleased that all three co-Chairs have taken on the responsibility for working closely with the editor and group to make HTML5 a success."
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MAPLE GROVE, Minn., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., (Upsher-Smith) today announced that Phase I data for USL261 (intranasal midazolam) in healthy volunteers were presented at the Annual American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Meeting in San Diego, CA. The results demonstrated that maximum midazolam plasma concentrations were rapidly achieved (10-15 min) after dosing with USL261. USL261 also demonstrated increased absorption with an improved bioavailability compared to an equivalent dose of injectable midazolam delivered intranasally. Single doses of USL261 up to 7.5 mg were generally well tolerated.
USL261 is a novel, investigational formulation of the benzodiazepine midazolam, delivered intranasally for the rescue treatment of seizures in patients who require control of intermittent bouts of increased seizure activity, often called seizure clusters or acute repetitive seizures. It is intended to be administered by a caregiver without active inhalation by the patient. USL261 is the subject of the ongoing, global Phase III ARTEMIS1 (Acute Rescue Therapy in Epilepsy with Midazolam Intranasal Spray) trial. Additionally, there is an ongoing long-term, open-label safety study for patients who successfully complete the ARTEMIS1 trial. More information about these studies can be found at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01390220/NCT01529034).
Commented Barry Gidal , PharmD, RPH, Professor of Pharmacy and Neurology/Division Chair, University of Wisconsin, "The data presented at AAN from the development program for USL261 support the safety profile and favorable pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of USL261 in healthy volunteers. These findings support the further development of USL261 for seizure rescue in patients with intermittent bouts of increased seizure activity, a population for which few treatment options are currently available."
USL261 (Intranasal Midazolam) Data
USL261 data presented at AAN 2013 examined the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety, and tolerability of USL261 in healthy volunteers. In this study, increasing USL261 doses corresponded with an apparent linear increase in midazolam exposure, with all doses demonstrating rapid time to maximal plasma concentration (10 – 15 min). Researchers concluded that USL261 dosed up to 7.5 mg was generally well tolerated and did not result in excessive or prolonged sedation or psychomotor impairment. Further, when compared with an equivalent dose of injectable midazolam delivered intranasally, USL261 demonstrated improved midazolam bioavailability with similar pharmacodynamic effects and safety/tolerability profiles.
Abstracts of the poster presentations can be found online at: http://www.aan.com
About Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a medical condition that causes seizures affecting a variety of cognitive and physical functions. More than two million people in the U.S. are estimated to be affected by epilepsy with about 200,000 new cases of epilepsy diagnosed each year. 1
About Seizure Clusters
Seizure clusters, also referred to as acute repetitive seizures or increased bouts of seizure activity, are multiple seizures which occur over a relatively brief period of time with a pattern distinguishable from the usual seizure pattern.2 Typically, there is recovery between seizures.3
Reports of seizure cluster prevalence vary, but it has been estimated that approximately 22% of the intractable epilepsy population (approximately 152,000 people) experience them. 4,5,6,7
Seizure emergencies, such as repetitive seizures and seizure clusters, are serious medical events requiring immediate treatment to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality.8,9 Inadequate treatment of seizure clusters may potentially impact the safety of an epilepsy patient, may result in emergency room visits, and/or may evolve into status epilepticus, a potentially life-threatening condition.10,11,12 Benzodiazepines are the treatment of choice for management of acute seizures.2 Prehospital treatment with benzodiazepines has been shown to reduce seizure activity significantly compared with seizures that remain untreated until the patient reaches the emergency department; however, currently available options are underused.2,8,13 It is important to treat seizure emergencies early for many reasons, including findings that patients treated within 30 minutes of seizure onset are more responsive to first-line treatment.14
Market research has shown that patients and caregivers would prefer a rescue medication for seizure clusters that could be administered in any setting and that provides effective and rapid seizure termination in an easy-to-use, non-invasive form of administration.15 Physicians, much like patients and caregivers, have expressed interest in a non-invasive rescue therapy for use outside of the hospital.16
Upsher-Smith's Epilepsy Pipeline
Upsher-Smith's clinical development pipeline includes three investigational drugs that are being studied for the management of epilepsy. USL255 is an investigational once-daily, extended-release topiramate for the management of epilepsy. The pipeline also includes USL261, an investigational intranasal midazolam for the rescue treatment of seizures in patients who require control of intermittent bouts of increased seizure activity, often called seizure clusters, which is the subject of an ongoing international Phase III clinical trial (ARTEMIS1) with an open-label safety extension study. In addition, USL260 (tonabersat) is in early clinical development as a potential first-in-class neuronal gap junction modulator.
About Upsher-Smith
Upsher-Smith, founded in 1919, is an independent and privately-owned specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota that focuses on product growth and innovation for branded, branded-generic and generic pharmaceuticals. Upsher-Smith has a particular focus on providing therapies to assist people suffering from central nervous system diseases (including epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease) and also markets products relating to cardiology, dermatology, and women's health. For more information, visit www.upsher-smith.com.
1. Epilepsy Foundation. About Epilepsy. Available at: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutepilepsy. Accessed March 14, 2013.
2. Dreifuss FE, Rosman NP, Cloyd JC, et al. A comparison of rectal diazepam gel and placebo for acute repetitive seizures. N Engl J Med. 1998;338:1869-75.
3. Cereghino JJ. Identification and treatment of acute repetitive seizures in children and adults. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2007 Jul;9(4):249-55.
4. Kobau R, Zahran H, Thurman DJ, et al. Epilepsy Surveillance Among Adults – 19 States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005. MMWR. 2008;57:SS-6.
5. Kwan P, Brodie MJ. Early Identification of Refractory Epilepsy. N Engl J Med. 2000;342:314-319.
6. Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Testa FM, et al. How long does it take for epilepsy to become intractable? A prospective investigation. Annals of Neurology. 2006;60:73-79.
7. Haut SR, Lipton RB, LeValley AJ, et al. Identifying seizure clusters in patients with epilepsy. Neurology. 2005 October 25;65(8):1313-1315.
8. Cloyd J. Pharmacologic Considerations in the Treatment of Repetitive or Prolonged Seizures. Journal of Child Neurology. 2007;22(5 SUPPL.):47S-52S.
9. DeLorenzo RJ, Pellock JM, Towne AR, et al. Epidemiology of status epilepticus. J. Clin Neurophysiol. 1995;12:316-325.
10. Haut SR. Seizure clustering. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2006;8:50-55.
11. Mitchell WG. Status epilepticus and acute repetitive seizures in children, adolescents and young adults: etiology, outcome and treatment. Epilepsia. 1996;37(Suppl. 1):S74-80.
12. Epilepsy Foundation. Prolonged or serial seizures (status epilepticus). Available at: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutepilepsy/seizures/index.cfm. Accessed March 14, 2013.
13. Pellock JM. Overview: Definitions and Classifications of Seizure Emergencies. Journal of Child Neurology. 2007;22(5 SUPPL.):9S-13S.
14. Glauser TA. Designing practical evidence-based treatment plans for children with prolonged seizures and status epilepticus. J Child Neurol. 2007;22(5):38S – 46S.
15. Data on File. Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. March 2011.
16. Data on File. Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. January 2011.
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Gensao's Fanime 2011 and Fanime 2011 Masquerade Pics Now Available
So, as I slog through some old pics, I find that Gensao has bequeathed me, not only his Sac Anime Summer 2012 pics, but also his Fanime 2011 pics; including that mega-dose of pics from the main stage of the Masquerade which are no included in their own folder with Mayhem's Masquerade Backstage.
I'll be getting to the Sac Anime Pics in short order, and hope I'll get a minireport done sometime soon as well. If you're one of the cosplayers and want a larger, unedited, and/or raw version of your pic(s), send me a message and I'll make theme available. Well, in Gensao's case, all I have are the JPG's given his enormous picture taking proclivity, but if you really want the raws, I'll see about contacting him concerning them. Have fun!
Beacon's Comic Con 2011 Pics Up
And after bugging him for nearly a year we have Beacon's Comic Con 2011 up for viewing. Almost in time for next year's Comic Con, hehehehe. Enjoy!
Gensao's PMX Pics Now Available
After procrastinating for an ungodly amount of time, I've finally gotten around to posting Gensao's pics from PMX 2011. For those that were looking for more meat to their con going experience, look no further. Gensao is known for his prodigious efforts at photographing anything and everyone he can at conventions, trying to ensure that nothing is lost to the mists of time, and in this he does not disappoint...even though we were only there for one day. Of particular note is the amount of pictures he took of the Ladies Of Tenchi Muyo panel which will be a treat for everyone who was a fan of that series.
To one and all, enjoy!
PMX 2011 Ladies of Tenchi Muyo Movies
Well folks, after some bit of procrastination, I've finally got the Ladies of Tenchi Muyo's appearances at PMX transcoded and up for viewing, both the Fan Q&A Session and the Press Q&A Session which you can see now by clicking on their respective links.
For those that crave higher definition, I give you the torrents for the Fan Q&A Session and the Press Q&A Session as hosted by Nyaa Torrents.
Pictures should likely be going up in a couple of days. We weren't there for too long, but what we do have we'll share as we always have. It was a lot of fun being there and meeting these ladies in person; those of us at this site pretty much started out as uuber fans of this series, and it was a wonderful thing to go back and share some memories with them. Check them out and I hope you have as much fun watching as we did recording it.
PMX 2011 Girls of Tenchi Muyo Press Q&A
FLOW Invites you to Anime Festival Asia 2011
For those of you in the Singapore area on the 13th of November, you can check out the Japanese rock band Flow at Anime Festival Asia. Check out their personal message to the fans after the jump.
Sac Anime Summer 2011 Report Up
After about a month of procrastination, I've finally completed the Sac Anime 2011 report which you can read by clicking ye ol hyperlink.
What can I say about it? It was fun; probably the biggest poster boy for why a small to mid sized convention can be as much, if not more, fun as the larger coventions such as Comic Con and Anime Expo. But hey, why listen to me yapping here, when the meat of my observations is in the report. Enjoy!
Sac Anime Summer 2011 Report
Sac Anime is a biannual convention located in Sacramento, California taking place in January and September, which I attended this past September. Both Mayhem and Gensao had been bothering me about checking it out at least once; so finally caving, I went ahead and made plans to attend. As is usual for me in current years, I attended as Press, which typically allows me to set up camera gear, record events, and whatnot with minimal fuss, especially at smaller conventions like this one.
X Japan's Bejing Concert Cancelled
Bad news for Bejing fans of X Japan; looks like they had some technical SNAFU's which screwed up their Bejing visit. More info on the official press release:
It is with great regret that X Japan announces the cancellation of the band¹s November 2 date in Beijing. Chinese officials had issued a permit and were supportive. The cancellation is due to a last-minute decision by the promoters that included technical and production issues.
TinierMe to Collaborate with Madoka Magica
October 18th TinierMe, the virtual world and gaming site that focuses on Japanese animation, released a Puella Magi Madoka Magica collaboration campaign and avatar item set licensed from Aniplex America on October 11th, 2011. This collaboration will give international Madoka Magica fans an opportunity to "become" their favorite characters by purchasing authentic avatar items at Tinier Me. The collaboration also includes an event that will award free virtual Madoka Magica posters to participants. TinierMe, known for bringing authentic Japanese pop culture experiences to the world through collaborations made possible by TinierMe's close ties to Japan, is adding Madoka Magica to a growing lineup that includes, Hatsune Miku, Durarara, and Black Butler. To view the rest of the press release PDF document, just click here.
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Horatio Walker
Canadian, 1858–1938
Clearing a Field, c. 1910
oil on canvas
29.2 x 38.7 cm
On long-term loan from The Winnipeg Foundation; Bequest of Kathleen Burrows Lightcap
Painting, Canadian Historical (1800-1910)
Despite a lack of formal training, Horatio Walker was one of the most popular Canadian artists of his day, celebrated for his farm scenes inspired by his summers spent on Ile d'Orléans, east of Quebec City. Walker's paintings sold in New York City and Canada to collectors who enjoyed the dark tonalities and rural scenery of his larger finished paintings, reminiscent of the work of Jean-François Millet and his French contemporaries. However, in rare en plein air studies such as Clearing a Field, Walker's approach is more painterly, with brighter tonalities that acknowledge the more radical painting style of the Impressionists.
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