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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 7:03 PM GMT on May 01, 2007
Air pollution season is here, and the good news is that ozone pollution in 2006 was considerably better than in previous years. Along with pollution due to small particles (particulate matter), ground-level ozone is the most serious pollutant in the U.S. Ozone levels in 2006 showed improvement in 23 out of 35 of the major cities in the U.S. (Figure 1) compared to 2005, and was at or below the 10-year average in all but five cities. Atlanta, Georgia, showed the greatest jump in the number of unhealthy days, from 17 in 2005 to 30 days in 2006; however, this number was still below the 10-year average. Many western cities reached levels at or above the 10-year average, including San Diego, Sacramento, Denver, and Las Vegas. This was in part due to much above average summertime temperatures in the western U.S. (Figure 2). Los Angeles had the worst ozone pollution in the U.S., with 46 unhealthy days. Los Angeles also was the most polluted city overall in 2006, according to the American Lung Association. However, Los Angeles' bad ozone days declined by 16% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Figure 1. The number of days in May through September of 2005 and 2006 in which ground-level ozone reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups--an Air Quality Index (AQI) above 100. Corresponding 10-year averages are also shown. Image credit: EPA.
Ozone pollution has improved
Is the improvement seen in ozone levels in 2006 merely due to a lack of meteorological conditions that favor air pollution? To check, I've plotted the difference in surface temperature (degrees C) from May-September 2006, compared to the 10-year average from 1995-2005 (Figure 2). The chemical reactions that form ozone are most efficient at high temperatures, so if the summer of 2006 was cooler than usual, we'd expect a drop in ozone levels. However, the summer of 2006 was the second warmest in U.S. history--but ozone levels still dropped. All of the cities where ozone increased significantly in 2006 over 2005 levels were areas where temperatures were above average. Los Angeles had summer temperatures more than 1 degree C above normal, yet still recorded a drop in ozone, suggesting that strategies to control ozone pollution there are paying dividends. In fact, new rules to limit nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants have been enacted nation-wide in the past few years, and the ozone pollution statistics from 2006 are evidence that these emissions rules are working. Ozone pollution since 1980 has dropped 21% (Figure 3), despite the fact that the average summer temperatures have generally been increasing.
Figure 2. The difference in surface temperature (degrees C) from May-September 2006, compared to the 10-year average from 1995-2005. Temperatures were above the 10-year average across most of the country, except for New Mexico, and portions of the Ohio Valley surrounding Kentucky. Image credit: NCAR/NCEP.
Figure 3. Trends in ozone air pollution in the U.S. (white line) and uncertainty (blue areas, marking the standard deviation). The federal standard of 0.08 ppm is indicated by the dashed line. Since 1980, maximum ozone levels have declined 21%. Since 1990, the decline has been 9%. Note that the lowest ozone levels were recorded in 2004, which was an exceptionally cool summer across most of the U.S. Image credit: U.S. EPA.
Next blog (Thursday): Pollution costs and deaths exceed the impact of a new Hurricane Katrina hitting the U.S. each year.
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|Salar 33
The Best of Heart
Sometimes hard work and love of the sport does not always equal the easy life. We, who know what it takes to do what all the outfitters, lodges and guides do understand. I polled a 26' Gaspe boat once. And once is enough.
|Gaspe Salmon
Thanks Salar 33
Salar 33,
Good to be back...
Hopefully the rest of my posts will be about fishing, techniques or the simple love of the sport!
Merci Bill
Vos photos sont toujours aussi jolies!!!
Do you fish too?
|Salar 33
Dear Ann,
Oui, vous êtes correct.
This is Basket Pool on the lower York. The fish sit in Home Pool for a bit and then move on to Basket. We were showing our finest Green McAusland's and Tiger Ghosts to a June 11th monster. She was sitting tight to the opposit shore in a two foot deep hole. She made one last showing and was headed your way.
Hi David,
Good to see you getting active on the posts. Your knowledge and information is always a great read. Hope to have more to keep the winter coat in check.
Always the very best,
|Gaspe Salmon
Timing for the Baie des Chaleurs region
Hi folks,
Thought I might add to this for another region of the Gaspe...
The Bonaventure can start to fish well from about the 6-10 of June, based on my experience. The fish, however, usually push into the middle to upper part of the river, zones C and even D. C is the best and is a NON-reserved zone. Once the 15th of June comes around the fishing gets hot everywhere.
The Petite Cascapedia is a bit different. It gets started around the 18th or so and then hits high gear around the 20-25th of June. Fish can be found almost everywhere!
The Cascapedia, or Grand Cascapedia as many call it, can be hot from June 1 onward, depending on the moon and tides. Yes! they do have an impact. Believe it or not, I have caught fish in the UPPER sectors, D and E of the Cascapedia as early as June 2. Last year was the latest I have ever seen it, hooked and landed my first fish on June 11 but others were taken before that, I believe the 6th, if I am not mistaken.
A couple other rivers to consider, besides the York and Dartmouth, WHICH ARE EXCELLENT early season, as Ann stated, are the Grande Riviere River, the Trois Couronnes beat and the Matapedia River.
When it comes down to later periods, most, if not all rivers, will have a good number of fish in them by the middle part of July. Although July is an excellent time of year to fish here in Quebec, the last two weeks can be a bit more crowded as it is the time of the summer where many civil servants and the construction industry workers take their vacation time. So, if you do not have reserved water, it can be harder to find a spot to fish without other anglers around.
August is probably the most underated time of year to fish many of the Gaspe Rivers. Find one like the Petite, or another COLD water river and you will have a great experience! Over the past 5-years we have had good to huge shots of rain during the first two weeks of August that have provided anglers with EXCELLENT to SUBERB fishing. These two weeks, statistically speaking, have been our best for the last 4-years. I can tell you that it is a tough sell for most, as many people are convinced that the salmon are a bit dull at this time of the year, and this can be true if you fish during the day when the water is low. But, if when the rains come, or, if you fish in the morning and especially just before dark (with small dark flies) the action is hot! I can imagine that some rivers that get a bit warmer do not fare quite as well, so I am only speaking for rivers like the Cascapedia, Petite, and Bonnie, that are generally colder rivers.
September is also a great time of the year to fish and is becoming more and more popular with non-residents, especially. Why? Simple... this is Catch & Release season and the number of anglers on the river drops. Lots of water to fish, TONS of fish around, old and fresh, plus we usually start to get a noticable change in temperature lowering the water temps, resulting in the fish getting a second wind!
So WHENEVER YOU CAN COME, is basically a good time! It all depends on what sort of experience you are looking for. So, whether you are going to be fishing with your favorite guide, booking agent, outfitter, or simply on your own, come based on when YOU can come. Might be a good idea to try out all seasons over the course of a few years as NOTHING is guaranteed in salmon fishing!
Best to you all,
Good choice going with Ann's group. They are world class.
Welcome to our play ground. Hope your trip is the first of any.
Morning Gentlemen
Thanks for the kind words....
Bill, you have intrigued me with that last photo.....
Lower York?? Raymond? Basket??
Je suis curieuse!!! Dis-moi!!
Au Plaisir!!
|Salar 33
Another Great Choice
Your're in good hands with Ann. She works very hard and has some of the best people working with her. She knows more about how to have a successful trip to the tip of the Gaspe than most.
Salar 33,
Thanks again for your help in making this decision. We are going to be guided through Ann's operation so we should get a lot of help with the learning curve. Will "talk" to you more as the time draws near, maybe we will be able to meet up while we are there.
|Salar 33
That's a Wonderful Choice
Dear John,
You are making a very good decision. The first week of July will offer you a wide range of public water choices. I do suggest you use a guide service or lodge for at least a portion of your trip. You can reduce the learning curve dramaticly.
Also have a complete list of all the zec phone numbers with you. You may want to put your name in the 48 hour draws without driving from one river to the other. You may get lucky and find yourself on some wonderful water.
Best of luck,
|Thanks so much to all who responded. At this point, it looks like we will be going the first week in July. I am very excited about finally getting to do this.
A "white hot springer" in the heavy water one can expect in early June not only sends shivers up a fisherman's spine, it scrapes skin from the knuckles. If you ever go at that time of year, be sure to bring heavy rods and extra lines -- you might lose some.
While I have not been going to the Gaspe' for as long as Salar33, I definitely second his comments. For what its worth, I was on the Matapedia last year during the last week in July and the fishing, as far as quantity of willing fish was concerned, was the best I have had in years.
Salar33's advice to use a guide, for at least one day if you are able, is right on. There is a significant difference between steelhead and atlantic salmon fishing. A good guide can really point you in the right direction.
Salar 33 - welcome to the salmon forum! Your knowledge is well appreciated.
"white hot springer" - that brings shivers to my spine!
|Salar 33
It Depends on What You Are After
Your choice depends on what you are after and what water you will be fishing. For instance, on the York and Dartmouth the possibility for a 30+ white hot Springer is possible during the first week of June on the lower public water. For years I have chosen this timing because no other time of the year offers such a pure opportunity. This is also true of The Restigouche, Matapedia, Cascapedia. June first is possibly my favorite overall day of the calendar. Now that I have said this please understand that the odds are not in your favor. This is quality time and by no means a quantity situation.
The next timing in June is around the 10th to the 14th depending on late or early season as well as by river. A wave of 12 to 25 pound class fish arrive. There will still be some large fish and some grilse will be present. This timing up to the 21st can see the holding pools start to collect fish. These are bright and powerful fish. You will have a greater quantity of salmon, the water will probably be lower, and the weather is far better.
Now we move to the end of June into July. This brings a wave of fish of every size. Dry fly fishing is going well and stealth is of major importance. So long as the water and weather cooperate this is the most prolific time for salmon fishing. Please remember that if you are fishing public water the quantity of fish has a direct effect on the quantity of anglers. You are deep into kill season.
This process is happening on all the rivers of the Gaspe. The earliest starting on the Restigouche(Middle May) and later on the Pitite Cascapedia, Bonaventure and Matane.
I first started going to the Gaspe in 1980. I fish all the above time schedules on different rivers public, zec and private. Sometimes success sometime not, but never have I looked back without wonder. My comments are an in general guide. Each year on every river is different. You can only go with the odds of experience and roll with the decision. You are on the path to Salar nirvana in North America. If you can afford to use an outfitter or guide service I would highly recommend doing so. All the very best of luck.
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Booneville, Miss., — Northeast Mississippi Community College's baseball team has rescheduled their game with Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale due to the weather.
Head Coach Kent Farris announced that the Tigers will not play tomorrow, Saturday, March 23 but will travel to Clarksdale on Sunday, March 24 for a first pitch to be tossed out at 1 p.m.
"As of right now, we have moved the game because of the rain," explained Farris. However, we could possibly move it again to Monday depending on what happens the rest of today and tonight."
SCHEDULE CHANGE: ICC softball moves Saturday doubleheader due to weather concerns
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FULTON, MS — Itawamba Community College head softball coach Andy Kirk announced Saturday's home North Division doubleheader against Mississippi Delta Community College has been postponed due to concerns of inclement weather moving into the area.
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Wonderful Jundo. I think that for teachers and students alike there is always a danger in expressing only one side. Perhaps the "good for nothing" is getting overstated but it's still good expression...
...That Zazen is wondrous, that it's "the dharma gate of ease and joy", that it is "an unsurpassable, unfabricated wondrous method" are also good modes of expression. The trick is embodying this good for nothing/wondrous practice day by day moment by moment.
Thank you for speaking out of both sides of your mouth.
With Gratitude,
Very helpful Jundo.
Thank you Jundo for your wisdom, insight and guidance.
I liked what William said about chasing after the next shiny thing. So easy to lose the focus on truth when we keep searching beyond what we have found to be fact only to become bored so soon and go wondering off on another trail.
Still here, still just sitting, and so happy dwelling in the truth.
Thank you Jundo.
I suppose most of us easily chase after more information (books, and yes, even the latest update of our TreeLeaf community forum) for just one more piece of "missing" clarity ????
Have you been "just sitting" this day? Have you carried "just sitting" to some more active (mindfulness) such as kinhin, or preparing the dog's meal, or kitchen work, brushing teeth?
Because, if you haven't, perhaps don't even bother asking your questions. That's how important zazen is to living life. Stop trying to conceptually figure-it-out at the expense of essential
What value is it to possess and study sheet music if you don't understand that the purpose of it all is to direct you to the essential activity of "you-and-the-instrument-and space-and time"
creating MUSIC!
Thanks a lot, Jundo!
I guess many people actually have difficulties with the simplicity! People are used to complex/complicated methods in all areas of life, and now all you are supposed to do is just sit? But there has to be something else?
I like a lot what Taigu once said in one of his videos (can't remember which one though): "Simple, yet difficult."
At the beginning it is easier to sit (one could argue whether shikantaza is meditation or something different) - when everything is new, something to be explored.
When routine sets in people might lose interest (as with many other things in life).
However, if you stay with the practice, if you totally integrate it into your daily life, there is the danger of losing it as well:
Sitting is a bit like eating, drinking, sleeping for me - something I just do every day. However, about a month ago after I finished my daily sit, it struck me: "Wow, I have just been daydreaming all the time!" That sit was NOT zazen!
I became aware that the attitude when sitting down is of greatest importance: to sit in Indra's Net (as Jundo put it so beautifully in the video above) - not on the zafu/bench/chair!
Oh yes!
Nishijima Roshi was very much into the physical experience and effects of Zazen. He used to be a track and field runner, and sometimes compared Zazen to that ... running while still. He also believed very much (maybe even too much) in the positive mental-&-physiological effects of sitting with a straight spine in balanced posture, and that sitting with a balanced spine had certain effects to balance the nervous system.
However, he also expressed Zazen as something beyond the mere physicality of sitting in the Lotus Position, as something sacred and whole just in the sitting. The Sitting of Zazen is Truth, Reality. For example:
Gassho, JundoGudo: If you understand some points about 'Satori' that often have been misinterpreted in Buddhist philosophy, you will find that such experiences can manifest in life hundreds, thousands … any number of times in our lives. In Buddhism, the meaning of 'Satori' is nothing more, nothing less than the state of the body, the state of the mind when we are doing Zazen. Accordingly, anybody, any person, just by the fact that they are sitting Zazen, can immediately and directly enter and attain the state of 'Satori.' This is why Master Dogen stated, '[A] beginner's pursuit of the truth is just the whole body of the original state of experience.' A person who is sitting Zazen, no matter who that person is, should think of himself or herself as already thus attained of the state of Buddha.
Gudo: Yes. When we engage in Zazen ….. from the first moment that we begin to do so ….., we are placed into a state of body and mind wherein we will know personally the great value inherent in Buddhism ….. Master Dogen said of this: "A beginner's pursuit of the Truth is just the whole body of the original state of experience." The meaning here is that, when the beginner first tries Zazen, that itself is nothing other than the full and complete, authentic experience of all that is … contained just there, just then, in microcosm.
Sekishin: But, I think that Zazen is not usually thought of in that way by most people. I think the usual conception of Zazen is as a practice pursued over years and years by monks locked in monasteries, so that one day they will undergo some great Satori experience or transformation ……
Gudo: It is a fact that, in common perspective, Zazen is viewed much as you describe. However, Master Dogen did not understand Zazen in that way. In Master Dogen's view, Zazen is not something which serves for purposes of an outside goal or reason other than Zazen itself ….. Zazen is the objective of Zazen. It is written in the Fukan-zazengi, 'This sitting in Zazen is not learning Zen concentration …… It is practice-and-experience which perfectly realizes the state of Bodhi.' This means that Zazen is not undertaken in pursuit of the goal of reaching or achieving a state. Instead, Zazen is, itself, nothing other than the practice, and the experience, which in and of itself embodies, perfectly masters and encompasses Reality. It is all right here in the Zazen, just by itself.
Sekishin: So, I suppose that the one and only thing that is really necessary in studying Buddhism is Zazen, and that nothing else is needed.
Gudo: Yes. Precisely so. Master Dogen used the term 'Shikantaza' … 'Just Sitting' … with the meaning that it is fully and completely enough just to do Zazen.
[A Return to Original Self.]
Sekishin: I understand that Master Dogen told us: 'Just Sit.' But what utility is there in that, really? It sounds rather pointless …..
Gudo: Kodo Sawaki Roshi, when he was instructing me in Zazen many years ago, used to say that every time he was asked by some student, 'What benefit will come to me from doing Zazen,' he would answer in a booming voice ….. 'Nothing comes from it at all!' Sawaki Roshi would admonish all of us against the attitude of viewing Zazen as a means to a goal other than Zazen itself. He wished to strongly emphasize the sacredness inherent just in Zazen ….. that it should be done simply to be done, without objective or purpose at all.
What womderful post Judo.
Sitting zazen allowing body and mind to just be, not two.
Aware of breath and heart, not focused on anything but energeticaclly aware, settled, calm is "a sacred and complete act," being empty I ask for nothing.
How those words ring happy; interdependece, emptyness, just this, almost revealed.
Poco a poco, solo esto. Bid by bid, just this.
In deep gratitude,


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Description Spreads between 4"-12" (10-30 cm) to a thickness of 3/8" (1 cm). Thin, transparent skin produces cone shaped projections. Red, orange, or (less commonly) yellow. Soft and fragile tissue encrusts large surfaces and grows 12" (30 cm) in height. Produces a burning sensation when touched.
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I made some whole wheat waffles from scratch today (with the help of a few of my tweeps who taught me how to separate an egg and fold them into the batter)! I simply followed a recipe from The Better Homes & Gardens cookbook with a few adjustments. Some of you asked for the recipe. …
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- Ground floor bedroom
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- Garden / Patio
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Pentewan 1 mile. This superb detached Cornwall cottage - a wonderfully cosy bolt hole - provides quality studio-style accommodation in one of Cornwall's most sought-after destinations, in a small hamlet close to the village of Pentewan.
Stylishly furnished and presented to an exacting standard, the cottage has all the ingredients for a wonderful holiday in a restful country setting, just a 25 minute walk from Pentewan Beach.
Pentewan village, with its small shop, restaurant, pub and cycle hire is a 20 minute walk away, whilst a nearby cycle trail winds its way to The Lost Gardens of Heligan (at 1.5 miles it is easily walkable too).
The beautiful fishing village of Mevagissey is just 3 miles away, and with beaches, gardens, great coastal walks, the Eden Project and the incomparable Roseland Peninsula all within a short drive, this Pentewan cottage is perfectly placed for getting the best out of Cornwall.
All ground floor. Superb studio apartment with double bed, fitted kitchen area, small dining area and sitting area with wall-mounted log-effect electric fire. Bathroom with underfloor heating, spa bath with shower over, basin and WC.
- Electric storage heating with electric fire and underfloor heating in bathroom
- Electric cooker, microwave, fridge, washer/dryer, dishwasher, flat-screen TV with FreeSat
- All fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Off road parking for 2 cars
- Shared use of owner's large enclosed garden and shared patio with garden furniture and BBQ
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop, Post Office and pub approx
- 1 mile
- Note: No babies/children please.
About the location
St Austell 4 miles; Mevagissey 2 miles.
Pentewan is a delightful coastal village set back from the sandy expanse of Pentewan Beach. The village shop and pub draw visitors from far and wide, while the beach is good for children. The coastal path passes through the village and as it climbs up the cliffside towards Mevagissey, the views across the bay toward Devon in the far distance are breathtaking. Good cycle paths pass close by the village, there is a great river close by for fishing enthusiasts, the Lost Gardens of Heligan are just a short walk away, and the historic and scenic Charlestown harbour is also close by. The nearby fishing village of Mevagissey offers many restaurants and fresh harbour fish, while the Eden Project is within easy reach and well worth a visit.
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This property offers the following short breaks:
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These were a hit on my Easter table. I doubled the recipe and used a regular size muffin pan (12 muffins). I omitted the salt, added ground rosemary and basil pesto.
I used this as a basic mini quiche recipe. Add what you want! Also, I agree that prosciutto is too salty. Use ham, especially if you want the kids to eat them.
Even with omitting the salt I found this way too salty. Tasty - but salty. Also my egg filling leaked out of my prosciutto cups. Not the end of the world but seemed to defeat the purpose.
I made this for Easter last year, and it has already received numerous requests for brunch this year. Like others, I omitted the olives, and it was wonderful. I also covered it with fresh Parmesan cheese.
Very popular! I used a combination of chive cheddar and sun dried tomatoes, and they turned out very well. Wrapping the prosciutto around the muffin tins took a little finesse, though.
This is an extremely salty dish, but fun to make for a brunch with friends.
These are brilliant! Fast, easy and pretty! I followed the recipe, but like so many others, ditched the olives and rosemary. I tested the recipe with a variety of flavors, modeled after quiche: mushrooms and scallions with parm.; pepper jack; and sun dried tomatoes with parm. All delicious. Will continue experimenting. These would be great for a brunch, and I suspect that they would hold up reasonably well (chilled) for a picnic. Way more fun than the standard egg fare.
I loved this recipe. I made it for a bridal tea and when I tested the recipe, I thought the brand of prosciutto I bought was too salty and the olives were not necessary. I also don't like rosemary with eggs and didn't here. Also, I learned that spraying the pan was really important. When I made it for the tea, I used a different brand of prociutto, eggs from my chickens, left out the salt and used chopped chives and just a little grated parmesan on top. Wow! The ladies loved this dish and were so happy that we made a recipe book as a party favor. Several have told me they have made it to raves. I lined the mini tins a day ahead and wrapped in plastic and filled and baked them on the day of the event without any problems.
I should have listed to the other reviews and not added any salt or the olives. Next time I would add hashbrowns to cut back on the saltiness. Still a fantastic idea.
I won't rate this recipe, as I did not follow it exactly as written. I liked the idea of mini-quiche in prosciutto, in theory, but the idea of black olives (not a huge fan) combined with rosemary turned me away at first. I came back to this to use up some left-over prosciutto and a little greek yogurt, and delightfully, the changes I made still turned out lovely little quiche. Rather than black olives, I substituted chopped roasted red pepper, and rather than rosemary, I used about a tablespoon (and then some) of chopped fresh basil. At the base of the prosciutto, before adding the egg mixture, I sprinkled a pinch of blended shredded cheese (I think it was parm, mozz, and pecorino). Altogether, I got 12 (not 8) quiche, and still cooked them for 12 minutes. So easy, I'll definitely be making this again.


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Spun a new tarball yesterday because a translation got added. This also allowed me to try and put in a patch I had received for the thumbnailer but for which I didn't have time or inclination to push it in before going on holidays. Having to respin the tarball anyway made me submit the patch to the release team together with some good arguments on why this patch makes sense. Nice to see that good arguments help make good decisions.
Then I made an RPM to test and got extremely puzzled by the fact that nautilus crashed as soon as I checked a property page on an audio file. After reading a bunch of bonobo, then ORBit code, which scared me senseless, I figured out the right way to run nautilus from gdb (remove nautilus from the session), and then the problem became readily apparent. It was not finding glade files, and it was not doing so because I forgot a "make" command in the spec file. So the actual build was done from %makeinstall, which overrides datadir and friends, causing the wrong - install-time - location for the UI files to be put in the binary.
So now I firsthand experienced the difference between running or not running make before make install.
With the recent break-in on GNOME servers I wanted to do my part in making sure I'm doing things correctly. I got told that using passphraseless ssh keys is worse than doing password-based ssh access, so I started looking into how it ought to be done instead. Some people asked me to let them know if I figured out the right set of things to do, so here it is.
Basically, I did the following:
- mv .ssh ssh in my homedir
- generate a completely new ssh-dsa key, with passphrase
- replace the old public key in authorized_keys on all the servers I use this key on (for this step, ssh -i ssh/id_dsa is useful, since you want to get on the servers using your old key to install your new pubkey)
After this, you want to set up your session so that you only get asked for your passphrase once, and ssh-agent takes care of authenticating when you move around. If you run Red Hat/Fedora, you can do the following:
- run switchdesk, and choose the same type of session you are running. This will generate .Xclients and .Xclients-default
- edit .Xclients and replace each "exec" instance with "exec ssh-agent". This step makes sure that your session is run under ssh-agent.
- edit .Xclients-default and add "ssh-add < /dev/null" BEFORE the exec gnome-session line. This step makes sure that before your gnome-session is loaded, a GUI window will pop up to ask you for your passphrase.
If I made an important security boo-boo, let me know please.
There's this incredibly nut roasting store in Barcelona. If you're ever around, go over and buy some almonds or hazel nuts. They taste so much better than the ones you buy anywhere else. I feel an addiction coming up.


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In "Decision Time," Editor Brian Lovett will share a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, then see how things actually turned out.
A Bench Too Far
Is it better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all? Who knows? However, it might be better to not hear a gobble than to be thwarted by a seemingly sure thing.
Four years ago, a friend and I stood atop a high Minnesota ridge when a bird sounded off from what seemed like a mile across a deep ravine. I wasn't thrilled about going up or down those slippery, multiflora rose-filled slopes, but the bird was hammering, so I couldn't resist.
We made the hike, and as we neared the crest, the turkey gobbled close -- almost too close -- blowing our hats off. Immediately, we dug into some oaks and assessed the situation. It was almost too perfect. The bird was strutting and gobbling on an open hardwood bench atop the ridge. We were just below the lip of the ridge, probably about 60 steps from the gobbler. If we could just lure the bird 20 to 25 steps to the crest of the hill, he'd be in easy shotgun range when he poked his head up.
I hit the slate call, and the longbeard triple-gobbled. My buddy's eyes lit up as he leveled his shotgun across his knee.
But after several tense minutes, it became apparent the bird wasn't coming. The gobbler honored all of my calls with booming responses, and his loud drumming indicated he was almost within range. However, he remained in the same spot, strutting, gobbling and drumming in the early-morning sunlight.
After 20 minutes, the situation hadn't changed. I sighed and pondered whether to remain patient or have my buddy attempt a bushwhack. The ridge was wide open, so a sneak would be risky. Further, we were at a good setup, and the bird was hotter than a pepper. Surely he'd come eventually -- right?
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1st hearing held in Milwaukee suspect's death
Derek Williams died in police custody in July 2011
MILWAUKEE - A special prosecutor said he might seek outside medical experts in the investigation into a suspect's death in Milwaukee police custody.
John Franke said the Milwaukee medical examiner reports leave unanswered "significant questions" about Derek Williams' death.
Franke also said he is in contact with the U.S. attorney's office as the FBI conducts a civil rights investigation into Williams' death.
The first hearing in the inquest was held Tuesday. But the Journal Sentinel reported it may be months before the actual inquest begins.
Williams was arrested in July 2011. He died after gasping for breath and begging for help in the back of a Milwaukee police squad car.
An assistant medical examiner initially determined Williams' death was natural but changed the ruling to homicide after a Journal Sentinel investigation.


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Legislative session begins with new faces
Republicans control both houses
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Legislature begins its two-year session with the swearing in of new members.
Twenty five new Assembly members and three new state senators officially took the oath of office on Monday and begin their terms.
There are 14 new Democrats and 11 new Republicans in the Assembly. There are two new Republicans and one new Democrat in the Senate.
Republicans have control of both houses, just as they did during the previous two-year session. They have a 59-39 advantage in the Assembly and an 18-15 edge in the Senate.
Republican leaders said they are focused on passing a bill making it easier to open a new iron ore mine near Lake Superior early in the two-year session.
New Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Republican lawmakers want to move forward on a new agenda and look past the divisive elections of the past year.
"We have a lot of issues to deal with. Hopefully we can leave the contentious issues of the past behind us and instead focus on the things that will move Wisconsin forward," Vos said.
Assembly Republicans said a mining reform bill will be their first priority, and they will avoid bills the governor has called "distractions."
"I can tell you that right to work won't come up this session," Vos said. "Will a lawmaker introduce it? It's possible, but it's certainly not going to be something that gets to the floor. I want to focus as best I can in finding ways to bring people together on areas that we can agree."
Democrats said measures that could get more support across the aisle that should be taken up sooner.18043950
"You take something like closing the skills gap. You have the governor appointing the Sullivan commission, which I sat on. I also was part of the Be Bold advisory committee. There are between a half dozen to a dozen ideas here that are strictly bipartisan that we could pass tomorrow," said Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca.
Senate Republicans now hold a three-vote majority, meaning it could be easier to pass GOP priorities in that house.
But the Senate majority and minority leaders said not to count out bipartisanship
"I'm never going to give up on getting all the Republican votes. Certainly that's our goal in our caucus, and I think that it's a real possibility that we get there," said Sen. Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.
"You're going to see a governor who recognizes that he can't win statewide unless he is willing to work bipartisan, so it's a matter of us as Democrats drawing a line for what that means," said Senate Majority Leader Chris Larson.
Republicans and Democrats will first address the rules of the chamber in sessions this week and next.
In the Assembly, Vos said they're working on ways to avoid all-nighters or late-night votes in the session, which is a common tactic by the minority party to delay votes.
The Senate majority leader said Monday he hoped lawmakers could pass a mining bill through the Senate by early March.
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- Poynette woman calls for action over million-dollar scam
- Warmer weather means construction starts on Capitol Square
- Family-owned business disputes child labor laws
- Memorial High all-school read sparks conversations about race, social justice
- DNR provides funding to remove lead service lines from homes
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Not sure if it should go in this area or under the Darth Vader packaging or somewhere else. With Star Wars May the Fourth Be with You on May 4 I watched ROTJ. With this being the month of the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi, it got me thinking which figures from ROTJ should be done or redone. Below are my thoughts. Feel free to ad your thoughts as well but only figures from ROTJ since it is the 30th anniversary.
My number one figure from ROTJ that needs to be done or redone is:
Leia in combat poncho the vintage kenner figure is the best version we have so far. The 1997 one with speederbike is OK at least it has bendable legs to ride the speederbike. Also the 1997/98 Toy R Us coin figure no leg articulation. The 2007 vintage line figure was down right terrible. Had a bad face sculpt, figure seemed over sized and the gun was not to scale and poncho was too dark in color. Overall it was a very disappointing figure. Would be cool to see it in a 6 inch format in the Black Series as well.
Next would be Luke in Endor Battle Poncho
Vintage Kenner figure best version so far of this figure. The versions in the modern area 1995 to present was the 1997 figure with speederbike and the Millennium Coin figure no articulation. Also the 2006 saga figure. That figure came with a blaster like the original Kenner version but was a different design/type of blaster. Needs a better sculpt looked too bulky and the poncho color was off.
I am surprised with it being the 30th anniversary of Jedi that they would not redo these two figures since they were last released in 2006 Luke Endor and 2007 Leia Endor. Updates are severely needed.
Some of the Kenner vintage figures are much better than their counterparts of today like vintage Jawa and the vintage Yoda.


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Printers manufacture books,newspapers, newsletters and posters.
It was about Print and Distribute and Desktop Publishing
Now, it is about Distribute and Print and Printernet Publishing.
It was always about Print's ability to fix information in time and make it available in human space.
Print is a persistent neme that triggers cascades of emotion and cognition.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
For a friend
Time and space are the independent variables.
Matter and energy are the dependent variables.
Space/time tells matter/energy how to look.
Matter/energy tells space/time how to act.
Humans are animals.
Like all animals they can be seen as actors in activity spaces.
Activity space is made of information space and physical space.
For humans, their information space is also their cognitive space.
The stories in their cog space creates meaning.
Stuff happens in physical space.
Humans "explain" the stuff with the stories in their cog space.
But stuff happens independent of the stories they create.
Sometimes the stories predict future stuff happening.
Sometimes the stories don't predict stuff happening.
Humans are scared of stuff that is going to happen.
That's because there is always the danger of being killed by stuff.
Humans know they are going to die.
That makes them always afraid.
Usually they don't think about it.
That's called denial.
They keep their cog space busy, busy, busy so they don't think about it.
They make art so they don't think about it.
They fall in love so they don't think about it.
They create dynasties so they they don't think about it.
Meanwhile, physical space goes on and on . . . until it doesn't.
The head brain talks to the gut brain talks to the head brain.
Humans eat, sleep, fornicate, and play.
Eating, sleeping, fornicating and playing don't need stories.
Meanwhile cognitive space is always buzzing.
Mostly it's buzzing with input and output to physical space.
But it also buzzes with words, sounds and pictures.
Humans have language so the buzzing presents as thinking.
Time and space are the independent variables.
Manic depression is the word for moving too fast or too slow.
When they move too fast, they can bump into things.
When they move too slow, they don't eat, sleep, play or fornicate.
They can move too fast in cognitive space.
They can move too fast in physical space.
They can move too slow in cognitive space.
They can move too slow in physical space.
How fast is too fast?
How slow is too slow?
It depends on their activity space.
"Different strokes, for different folks."
Humans are happy when they feel they have power.
Power means predicting future stuff.
It makes them forget that they are going to die.
But they are going to die.
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You are right but since we agree that most shrinks are useless, could we create a visual story to confort those living in that world?ReplyDelete
I don't think shrinks are useless, just a trapped by the pride of their expertise...ReplyDelete
Check out the videos at the end of the post on Manic Depression and Communication Ecology
at http://sellingprint.blogspot.com/2008/12/manic-depression-and-communication.html
The link to the post shortened http://ilnk.me/eaeReplyDelete
hey that was really nice, I was looking for something like this..I will defintely tweet aboutReplyDelete
this wonderful blog..thanks for the post.
This is brilliant! Simply brilliant! The question is what might we do about it? At times I think survival seems to be the only point. Any thing else is poetry of life that either denies or accept reality. We fight with it every moment forgetting that we must die. All the pomp and splendor come to naught from where it all arose.ReplyDelete
shepherded compartmentalizationReplyDelete
is learned closing of doors
in the rooms of the mind
worst when also taught to fear the insides.
In reference to a nemetics post by DibbyDe ..
I hope the princess in the village of blue and green hills will have the time to find Aladdin, now that she can see.
Alas, science has set us largely free of god fear, and onto the greater fear of mindless humans and nature inconsquential.
Time and space are [somewhat dependant .. but still negligible] independent variables.ReplyDelete
A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime
B http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp-field_experimentsReplies
Perhaps I read wrong as space/time is a relation...Delete
I am feeling it out ... I am no advanced mathematician ...
1 + 2 + 4 .... few funky formulas ... very interesting Michael.


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Thread: Murder Mystery
01-02-2005, 05:19 PM #1Junior Member Guppy
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Murder Mystery
Hi everyone!!!
I have a problem in my tank. During the last three weeks 4 mollies has disappeared. I haven't found the bodies, so I think someone has eaten them. But who?
5 black stripe barbs
3 gouramis
6 black mollies (used to be 10)
2 crabs
01-03-2005, 01:37 PM #2Member Goldfish
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My guess is that the crabs got 'em. My second guess is that they died of natural causes or possibly the wrong water conditions; I think mollies like brackish water. (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/ftopict-24.html)
My third guess is that either the barbs or the gouramis *may* have killed the mollies. I've never kept barbs, but I've heard they can be aggressive. I've had one very aggressive Pearl Gourami.
Whatever the cause of death, the crabs probably ate the corpses before you could find them. Lobsters, crayfish, crabs, and shrimp all eat dead fish. Some even attack live fish. I had a Red Claw shrimp nip half the fins off my Betta in one night, and I had a crayfish take out a goldfish twice its size, also in one night. These invertebrates are mostly nocturnal; you'll have difficulties catching a crab in the act, if this is indeed the case.
Then again, you may want to check around your aquarium to see if any of the mollies jumped out...
01-05-2005, 12:48 AM #3Junior Member Guppy
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I think I ought to buy an other tank for the poor mollies to get them away from that dangerous neighbourhood.
I've been thinking of setting up a new tank for a while, and this way they can have the kind of salinity they prefer.
But what can I put in the first tank instead, something that wont get killed by the crabs OR gouramis, but wont kill anything either?
BTW, I checked, no fish corpses outside the tank. But I do have a kitten, so you'll never know...
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