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April 17
Kindergarten registration for the 2013-14 school year will be held at the Alma Primary School Safe Room from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Parents should bring the child's birth certificate, shot record, social security card, and proof of physical within the last two years.
Alma Public Library will hold a scrapbooking activity from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring adhesive, photos and scissors. Call 632-4140 to register.
April 17, 24
Preschool Story Time will be held at the Alma Public Library at 10 a.m. Refreshments will be served.
Tween and Teen Scene will be held at the Alma Public Library at 4 p.m. Call 632-4140.
April 18
Cedarville Public Library will hold an activity at 3:30 p.m. for kids to make a Chia pet. Call 410-1853.
April 19
Library Patron Appreciation Day will be held at the Cedarville and Alma public libraries. Cake and punch will be served.
April 19-20
Alma United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Main and Cherry streets, will hold its semi-annual rummage and bake sale.
April 19, 26
Van Buren Public Library will hold a class from 1 to 3 p.m. to make a quilted bag using charm squares. Registration is required and participants should bring their own materials and a portable sewing machine. Call 474-6045 by April 12 for a list of needed supplies.
April 20
Miss Cedarville Pageant will be held at 3 p.m. in the Cedarville Elementary gymnasium. The pageant is for girls birth through 12th grade. School-age children must reside in the Cedarville School District and/or be a student in the Cedarville Public School System. Contact Jennifer Nolan, 474-5073 or email@example.com.
J.R.'s Country Variety Show will be held at the King Opera House at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. Call 474-2426.
Alma Public Library will hold a book sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 632-4140.
April 22
Kirksey Hospital Revitalization Committee will have a kickoff meeting at 5 p.m. at the Mulberry City Complex. Future plans for the property, repairs needed and fundraising ideas will be discussed.
April 23
Alma Public Library will hold a class on making your own household products at 4 p.m. Call 632-4140.
Money Smart Week will be observed at the Mulberry Public Library at 3:30 p.m. A representative from Bank of the Ozarks will be at the library to talk about how to be money smart and answer questions. Call 997-1226.
Van Buren Public Library will host an Edward Jones seminar on investments from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call 474-6045 or e-mail email@example.com.
Van Buren Public Library will host a community blood drive from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Call 474-6045.
Mountainburg Elementary School will hold pre-kindergarten and kindergarten pre-registration. Parent meeting is at 8 a.m. and student activities begin at 8:30. Kindergarten students must be 5-years-old on or before Aug. 1. Parents must bring a copy of the child's birth certificate, social security card and proof of a physical/wellness check within the last two years. Pre-K students must be 3-years-old on or before Aug. 1. Parents must bring a copy of the child's birth certificate, social security card, proof of a physical/wellness check and proof of income (copy of 2012 tax return).
April 23, 30
Baby and Me Story Time will be held at the Van Buren Public Library from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Call 474-6045.
April 24
Garden Gate Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. at Legacy Heights, 1012 Fayetteville Road in Van Buren. Hostesses will be Mary Ellen Weidman-Burris and Joyce Hopkins.
April 25
Crawford County Hospital Board of Governors will meet at 6 p.m. in the conference room at Summit Medical Center.
Alma Public Library will hold an afterschool program at 4 p.m. for kids to make their own piggy banks. Refreshments will be served.
April 25-26, 28
Van Buren High School will present Noel Coward's comedic stage play, Blithe Spirit, at 7 p.m. April 25-26 and 2 p.m. April 28. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online. Call 471-4017 or visit www.centerforfinearts.org.
April 26
Van Buren School District will host kindergarten registration for the 2013-14 school year beginning at 8 a.m. Parents will report to the elementary school in the zone where they reside.
April 27
Center for Art and Education will host a trip to view the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Norman Rockwell Tour. To book a seat for this tour call the art center, 474-7767.
April 30
Science Club will meet at the Alma Public Library at 4 p.m. with Chris Dickens from UAMS showing kids the properties of polymer. Refreshments will be served.
Alma Public Library will host Tasty Tuesday with Tammy from 4 to 5 p.m. Participants will make cheese balls. Call 632-4140.
May 10-12
The Old Town Merchants Association will hold Old Timers Day in downtown Van Buren.
May 11
Boys and Girls Club of Van Buren will hold a 5K/1Mile fun run.
Alma Masonic Lodge meets the second and fourth Mondays at the lodge building. Supper is at 6:30 p.m.
Children/family practice night is held Mondays at Hero's Arena with barrel racing on Tuesdays and team sorting on Fridays.
Cowboy Mounted Shooting practices are held the second and fourth Sundays at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds arena in Mulberry. Call 414-4507 or 926-0247.
Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy, 513 Main Street in Van Buren, offers adult reading, math, English as a second language and other classes. Classes are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Call 474-4594.
English as a second language classes are offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Call 471-0019.
GED classes are offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 471-0019.
Introduction to computer classes will be offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center. Call 471-0019.
Pickleball is played at City Heights Methodist Church's family center Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8:30 a.m. Call Buck Buchanan, 474-2545 or 462-4973.
Sparky's Country Music Show is held Saturdays and karaoke on Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m. at 4918 Alma Highway behind Dub's Convenience Store. Call 461-9768.
Van Buren Lions Club meets at noon the first, third and fourth Wednesdays at Western Sizzlin' in Van Buren.
Van Buren Writers Group meets at several locations. Call Sheila Parochka at 474-5064 or Judy Bossarte at 474-3733.
AA meetings are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church in Van Buren.
AA meets at 7 p.m. Monday and Fridays in the ground floor conference room at Summit Medical Center.
Alma Rotary Club meets Wednesdays at noon at the Alma Community Center.
Caregiver's Day Out is held Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Van Buren First Assembly of God Church, 1014 Fayetteville Road in Van Buren. Trained volunteers will care for those suffering from Alzheimer's Disease or dementia so their primary caregivers may enjoy a few hours of rest. Call the church, 474-7573.
Citizenship classes are offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center, Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. Call 471-0019.
Freedom for Life Ministries offers Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, 523 Main Street in Van Buren behind the literacy council office, Tuesdays from 9 to 10 a.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Call Lonnie Bennett, (479) 226-9476, or Jerry Cowan, (479) 650-4738.
GriefShare is held at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, excluding holidays, at Heritage United Methodist Church, 1604 Pointer Trail in Van Buren, and at 6:30 p.m. at Legacy Heights Independent Retirement Center, 1012 Fayetteville Road in Van Buren. Call Shirley Touchstone at (479) 629-7901.
Handprints Sign Language Choir holds practice at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Shibley Baptist Church, 1136 Shibley Road in Van Buren. Call Kerry Scott, 650-0215.
Hearts of Hope "Way Out" drug program meets 8 p.m. Mondays in Alma. Mulberry division meets Saturdays at 7 p.m.
Kiwanis Club of Van Buren meets at noon Tuesday at Butterfield Assembly of God Church in Van Buren.
Old Town Sertoma Club meets at noon Wednesday at Big Jake's Cattle Co. in Van Buren.
Spirit Plus Christian Life Center holds baseball classes each Tuesday. Call 474-2168 or 806-3134.
TOPS meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at the Van Buren Community Center. Call (479) 434-4010.
Van Buren Rotary Club meets at noon Thursday in the Community Center.
Wednesday Lunch Bunch meets 10:30 a.m. in the Center for Arts and Education, 104 N. 13th in Van Buren. Fee is $3.
First week
Clear Creek Masonic Lodge in Mountainburg meets the first Thursday with dinner at 6:30 p.m and the meeting at 7:30.
Crawford County 4-H Horse Talk Club meets 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday at the Alma Library. Call 474-5286.
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 42, and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Unit 42, Alma, meets for a potluck at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 the first Tuesday at 6307 Alma Highway across from Kopper Kettle.
Fort Smith Area Huntington's Disease Support Group meets 6 p.m. the first Tuesday at Big Jake's Cattle Co. in Van Buren, 1702 Fayetteville Road. Call Pat, 462-7711, or Sandee, 474-2221.
Friends of the Van Buren Public Library meet the first Monday at the library at 5:30 p.m. followed by a book talk.
Kenner Chapel 4-H Club meets the first Monday at 7 p.m. Call 474-5286.
Mountainburg FFA Alumni meet the first Saturday at 7 p.m. at Mountainburg High School.
Natural Dam Volunteer Fire Department meets the first Thursday at 7 p.m. at the station on Arkansas 59.
Parkview Elementary School PTA will meet the first Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., September through May, in the Parkview cafeteria.
Remy Masonic Lodge No. 487 in Mulberry meets 7:30 p.m., with dinner preceding at 6:30.
Van Buren Masonic Lodge hosts a breakfast in the lodge the first Saturday, from 7 to 10 a.m. Cost is $5 per person. Children 6 and under are free.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1322 and ladies auxiliary meets 6:30 p.m., the first Monday at 23 N. 20th St., Van Buren. Call Post Commander Joseph Armstrong, (479) 651-7467, or Renee Mansfield, (479) 208-2702.
Women's Ministries of Van Buren First Assembly of God, 1014 Fayetteville Road, serves home-cooked lunches from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $7 each the first Thursday. Call 474-7832.
Second week
Alma High School Class of 1955 meets 11:30 a.m. the second Monday at D's Family Restaurant on Collum Lane in Alma in February, May, August and November.
Bond Special EHC meets at 10 a.m. the second Thursday at the Crawford County Extension Office, 105 Pointer Trail West in Van Buren.
Boys and Girls Club of the Alma Area board of directors meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday at the club, 410 East Main. Call president Becky Newton at 632-2070.
Crawford County Car Club meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday at Dee's Restaurant in the Meador's Inn in Alma. Call Ethan Gordon at 719-0757.
Crawford County Genealogical Society meets 1 p.m. the second Tuesday in the Mushrush Room at Alma Public Library.
District 4 Volunteer Fire Department meets the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Cove City Station.
Friends of the Alma Public Library meets the scond Monday in the Alma Public Library. Call 632-4140.
Kibler Community 4-H Club meets at the Alma Public Library the second Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Natural Dam Community Center meets the second Thursday at 7 p.m. at the community center.
Order of the Eastern Star Fidelity Chapter 86 meets the second Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Van Buren Masonic Lodge, 18 Fayetteville Road. Potluck supper begins at 6:30.
Republican Women of Crawford County meets the second Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the SPMI building, 1700 Main Street in Van Buren.
River Belles EHC meets 7 p.m. the second Monday at 105 Pointer Trail West in Van Buren.
Rocky Top 4-H Club meets in the Turner Community 2:30 p.m. the second Sunday. Call Luann Wise, 217-0280.
Rudy Park Community Association meets 7 p.m. the second Monday in the Rudy Community Building.
TLC Extention Homemakers Club meets 6 p.m. the second Monday at the Turner Community Building. Call Shirley Donnohue, 997-1590.
Turner Community Development Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Friday in the community building. Potluck follows at 6:30 and family night at 7.
Van Buren Masonic Lodge No. 6 meets the second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30.
Woodmen of the World meets the second Monday at 6 p.m., 2410 Alma Highway. Call 410-1726.
Third week
Alma Area Chamber of Commerce meets at noon the third Tuesday at D's Family Restaurant.
Alzheimer's Support Group from Memory Lane meets the third Thursday at Legacy Heights, 1012 Fayetteville Road in Van Buren, at 2 p.m. Call 474-7233 or 262-6466.
Crawford County Conservation District board meets the third Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at 701 Fayetteville Road in Van Buren.
Diabetes Support Group meets 5 p.m. the third Tuesday in Summit Medical Center's conference room. Call Katie Whitlow at 471-4345.
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 61, Van Buren, meets 6:30 p.m. the third Monday at 23 N. 20th St., Van Buren. Call Danny Molina at 632-2588.
Mt. Olive Church, 500 Jefferson St. in Van Buren, serves a free community meal the third Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 260 meets 7:30 p.m. the third Monday at the Remy Masonic Lodge No. 487 in Mulberry. Dinner precedes the meeting.
Order of the Eastern Star Melody Chapter 579 meets the third Tuesday at Fine Springs Masonic Hall in Alma at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments are served at 6:30.
Van Buren High School class of 1961 meets the third Saturday at noon at Western Sizzlin' in Van Buren. Call Phyllis Brammer Hamlin, 632-3343, or Judy Bushong Coleman, 474-6455.
Women's Literary Club meets the third Monday 1 p.m. at 421 Webster in downtown Van Buren, September through May.
Fourth week
Alma Extension Homemakers Club meets 1 p.m. the fourth Tuesday in the Alma Public Library.
Alma VFW and VFWA Post 6465 meets 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday at the Alma Senior Inn.
Cedarville Community Association meets the fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Old Rock School.
Clear Creek Masonic Lodge in Mountainburg hosts a pancake breakfast 7 to 10 a.m. the fourth Saturday. Cost is $4 per person.
Crawford County Animal Science 4-H Club meets at 6:30 p.m. at the county extension office the fourth Thursday. Call Penni Templeton, 629-1016.
River Valley Museum of Van Buren Inc. meets 5:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday in the Municipal Complex.
Summit Medical Center Auxiliary meets 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday in the hospital conference room. Call 471-4344.
Van Buren Public Library Board meets 4 p.m. the fourth Thursday in the library, 1409 Main St.
Information on upcoming events will be published on a space-available basis within 30 days preceding the event, for non-profit groups and organizations meeting in Crawford County only. Submit pertinent information to: In and Around, Press Argus-Courier, P.O. Box 369, Van Buren, AR 72957, fax to 471-5607, or e-mail to: email@example.com.


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CNN's Victor Blackwell interviews the owner of Hog Swat who demonstrates what some call a practical use for the AR-15 - protecting crops from wild hogs.
It is very easy to tell those folks who have no concept of what it takes to put food on our tables and how small the profit margin to do so is. Those of you who are against the extermination of these pests are more than welcome to travel to Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, or any of the other states that are trying to get a handle on this problem and implement your solutions on your dime. AR-15 rifles are tools, nothing more. They are not evil, sometimes they are used by evil people. That does not change the fact that they are just tools. I know, I know, I am just one of those dumb hicks who clings to his guns. Go back to your triple-mocha latte and lament about the poor little piggies being assaulted.
Very well selected weapon, excellent choice !
Cool story! I hope some of that meat goes to feed some hungry folks as well. I have had wild boar and it was very tasty! Seems like some good bbq or pig roasts should be going on in southern Georgia! I hope the farmers can get a decent crop in this year and see some profit.
@CVWeigle "Heavy Artillery" for hogs? The standard 5.56×45mm (.223) used in the AR15 in most OK/TX hunters opions would be too light for hog hunting at distance. Most would say a .30 or .338 caliber would be more appropriate. Hogs are not the easiest of animals to bring down. The AR platform is an excellent choice do to size and ease of use and large capacity magazines are a must.
@Crysmyra I am an animal lover and avid hunter and agree that all animals have their place, but consider this... If you go by the interview above and you have one sow that has 48 piglets in a year and lets just say that half (6) are female, so that first year one sow has 24 female pigs.... 24×48=1,152 then 576×48=27,648 then 13,824×48=663,552.... Your one sow unchecked can be the mother to a HUGE problem for farmers in about 2-3 years unchecked... The ones they have now are causing thousands and thousands of dollars in damages yearly... You can trap them but then what do you do with them? Release them? Nobody else wants them. You don't want to poison them because that is just bad for the ecology. Shooting them is the best, effective way of dealing with the growing problem and if money can be made in the process then all the better for everybody.
@GSCOTT Have you seen the damage a feral hog can do? Fences are like paper to them. We aren't exactly talking about "Wilbur" here.
This was a well done interview and the growing population of hogs across the country is becoming an issue. Not only do they destroy crops, they kill wild turkey and deer. They eat anything. They are are a very cunning animal and can be dangerous to people as well. Also, to say "nobody hunts with an AR15" is smooth lie.
Well, I'd call it not a hunt but a massacre 🙂 And while I'm a huge proponent of wild animal population regulation this case shows that ar-15 if a very effective and an *extremely dangerous* weapon. I would say – make hog-exterminator a licensed profession and allow them to have these weapons.
Ok where do I start with all these people commenting on here. Doug claims that 10 rounds is plenty of rounds to do this job. Look at the video he uses 6 just in one shoot. What if it take more than on shot, what if the boar charges him it would be safer to have a 30 round magazine. GSCOTT claims that a fence is in order to keep the poor little hoggies safe. I am calling you out here. A hog has no problem running through a fence at all, and it can't be baiting. If the farmer did not intend to have hogs on his land than how is it baiting. To crysmyra the hogs are looking for food, but causing 9000 dollars worth of damage in two days is a very good reason to rid these vermin from the farm. If shooting them wasn't the easiest and best way you would hear about it. Hogs are like rats in your house. They destroy alot and you would probably terminate them. Finally to C.V Weigle. Sure it doesn't take an AR-15 to kill a hog, but it is the most efficient form of killing one for this mans purposes. Think about it. It doesn't take an f-350 to work in construction. You could drive a prius and tow with one, but would it be the most efficient tool for the job...NO. He uses this tool for protecting the crops that you eat, and this man is not the only one. Take a step back and look at what he uses the AR-15 for. A legitimate save and valuable service to his community. As a law abiding citizen he has every right to use this platform to do what he does.
Good point! ..........PETA will be complaining about this, I am sure.
Very well put and awesome reporting Victor! We have a similar problem in the Midwest with Coyotes and the AR-15 platform makes a huge difference.
I here the OTMRP Mk13 round is great on feral pigs. Anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
The MK-19 would be much better for the pigs in large groups. One trip would get rid of the problem. With coyotes, they tend to travel by themselves so good .223 should be excellent. Should use a good bolt action w/a scope.
I would recommend that gun to anyone who hog hunts.
I loved the video. I thought Hal did great expressing his rights, his desire and his needs for the AR15. I also thought CNN remained neutral on that front...Good Job! I cant stand when the media twists stories for their own political agenda or beliefs. I wonder does the media believe the audience is stupid and will consider what is reported as fact when the truth of the matter is reporter biases spewed out invoke further separation and controversy. So thanks for not making this story about those bad guns. We sell Military Thermal Imaging systems that would work perfect for this need and with the DOD not buying these days we hope we can keep our business running from alternative angles such as monitoring and control of invasive species animals.
Why not use an AR-15? Does the type of gun really matter? I have to drive to work every morning, does the make/model of my car determine whether I actually get there? Stop being so ridiculous over gun control.
We should all have the right to choose witch guns we can use. in this video they were just giveing another reason for the ar- platform.
The gun type does matter. Have you tried shooting a 500 lb hog with a pistol? Doesn't really work out well. lol
His premise for needing a 30 round mag is a farce. He's lucky to hit two in one firing spree. They run so fast you can't get off thirty rounds and hope to hit anything. 10 rounds would be quite sufficient. By the time you fire 10, the living hogs are long gone. Now, he could justify having a fully automatic 50 caliber machine gun by that argument. That way he could probably kill 5 or 6 before they get to scatter, but that would be a ridiculous demand just for hog killing.
I have literally shot a hog, in the head, under a feeder at night that was standing in a large group and watched the rest of the group continue eating.
Something they dont mention is that feral hogs will get angry and even charge at people and they can do serious damage. What are you gonna do if your 10 rounds are gone?
You obviously didn't watch the video where they showed him kill 8 hogs while firing more than 10 shots.
There's obviously quite a few people that aren't very familiar with feral hogs. First off, fences don't stop them!! They will root under them or just tear them up. Chain link, barbed wire, doesn't matter.
They do move FAST and if your come across a pack of them (NOT uncommon) many times, when they "Scatter" and handful will end up charging straight at you.....so yes, the extra magazine capacity might be the difference as to whether you will keep your leg or not. I had a buddy who was checking his traps last year and lost a tire on his truck when a bore charged his truck and "Gored" his rear tire....actually tore a chunk out of the sidewall.
I prefer the 7.62×39 round. It's got a little more punch than the 5.56 round. Pull two pins and swap the upper assembly and go to work.
I've actually hunted with a suppressed .300 whisper, that was NICE. You get to hit two or three before the "Scatter" begins...then if your good, you can still get a couple more. Seeing that we took almost 400 hogs last year off that one ranch alone, it's not hard to do. Oh, and it borders the San Jacinto River for several miles so it's kinda impossible to fence it anyway... 27 THOUSAND acres isn't exactly a LITTLE back yard to fence!!!
Based on the video, he got about 3-4 but it took about 15-20 rounds if you listen to the firing. He could, in fact do w/less rounds but, like he said, would be less successful. On the other hand, if these guys did their homework, found out where the hogs travel into the fields from, they could set up better ambushes and take care of them more efficiently.
That's called actual hunting. Gotta do the homework.
While you sound believable, you are incorrect. Two weeks ago I did away with twelve hogs in one sitting using subsonic rounds with a silencer. I believe I used 22 rounds – gave away lots of meat after a not so pleasant loading and cleaning party.
I have heard of a rather new invention call a FENCE you may have heard of this. This is basically baiting the hogs. It sounds like it is more about recreation and making money rather than protecting the crops. Even if the farmer builds the fences a little at a time made from some natural materials like trees it would be better than a slaughter on innocent "baited" wildlife.
Get a clue please. Have consideration for God's creatures.
A large wild bore is more than capable of uprooting or knocking down an average fence. Unless you are talking about surrounding thousands of acres of farm land in high-strength concrete walls it won't make much of a difference, and who is going to pay for that.
The areas in question are large enough they aren't described in feet or even acres, the land area is described in square miles. Fences are, at best, a 'this is where my property begins' indicator.
A fence wouldn't stop them. Hogs can dig like crazy. Also they would destroy a wooden fence. They are considered pests like rodents...just bigger.
Get out a calculator...then calculate how much a fence costs per linear foot..then calculate how many feet it takes to enclose about 20,000 acres, then calculate the man power needed to build the fence, then calculate the cost of up keeping said fence, then calculate how much you're willing to pay for the vegetables in your meal this evening.
Have you ever priced out how much it would cost to fence off 700 plus acres? we did it at our 30 acre farm and it took a year for us to set up, constant maintenance, electricity bills and thousands of dollars to pay for the materials and manhours required to do it. And then deer still got into it on a regular basis.
Not sure if you quite comprehend how many miles of fencing that would require just in south GA, not to mention the cost and loss in profits from tree removal and time commitment to actually build that many fences. Also they may be gods creatures, but they are a non native invasive species in the United states, brought over from Europe in colonial times. It's significantly easier, and cheaper to shoot them. Not to mention they taste good and the meat is all natural!
As far as baiting traps go, they give a seriously unfair advantage to the average hunter. But save a lot of tax payer dollars when DNR Wildlife Services is called out for hog removal from a site, because it makes the job that much quicker and easier.
This is very distrubing, the hogs deserve a place to live and they are simply looking for food, there has to be another way to keep the out of the crops other than slaughtering them. This is terrible, again we distroy things for our pleasure.
An overpopulated species that destroys habitat and property.
Hogs moved from being part of the ecosystem, to being a damaging and destructive invasive species long ago. There is nothing they won't eat or tear up, destroying the indigenous plant/animal habitats and ecological balance.
You know they cause millions and millions of dollars in damage to farmer's crops right? they are an invasive feral species.
The hog population have booming over the years witch has ended up to this. If we dont take care of a few hogs mother nature will take care of them.
This is the result of a species of animal being introduced into a habitat (by man) that it was never intended to be in. They only have 2 capable predators down here.....gators and MAN. They multiply like rabbits and completely destroy the natural habitat, literally causing ALL of the other natural wildlife to suffer....if not starve.
There is only ONE plausible answer......remove them and restore the wildlife back to it's natural state.
Since the states down here don't have the budgets to take care of the problem, they simply have removed ALL hunting restrictions in order to allow the hunters and sportsman to take care of the problems for themselves.
Here's an example:
If one female can have a litter of up to 12, 3 times a year......and you estimate there's almost a hundred on your property now, how many do you have to kill every year just to keep the population IN CHECK?
Crysmyra, if it were your property and your livelihood, I bet you wouldn't mind if someone protected your assets for free. It's a win-win situation. He's not having the guy destroy it for pleasure. He's getting his assets protected for free by allowing the other guy to sell the opportunity to make money by having other people kill them for sport. The other thing he could do is to pay some guy out of his pocket. If it were you, how much would you pay for a full time person or persons to keep watch on your ten/hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of product?
...and using Guns to do it. Only in America.
Anderson, It doesn't take an AR-15 to kill deer or bears so why the heavy artillery for hogs? By the way, I can' believe that you have not put the South Carolina State Legislature on your ridiculist. The state Senate recently passed (to thunderous applause) a bill that will allow South Carolinians to carry guns WITHOUT A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT. I will feel about as safe as the hogs in Georgia. God help us! C.V.
Yes, it doesn't take an AR-15 to kill a bear, it takes a lot more. The .223 round that an ar-15 fires wouldn't even phase a bear, people usually carry 12 gauge shotgun slugs and large caliber revolvers for protection from bears. An ar-15 is hardly "heavy artillery" as far as firearms and is perfect for hunting smaller game and varmints like wild bore and coyotes.
By law, the ammunition used in AR-15s (.223 Remington or 5.56mm NATA) is too weak (in ft-lbs of energy delivered to the target) to be used for most large game hunting. 'Bigger' caliber guns are therefore needed. Smaller calibers are typically allowed for pest or varmit extermination.
If you are instead speaking of ammunition capacity, the 'need' falls more towards convenience and safety of the shooter if the hogs happen to charge the hunting party, which is not unheard of, especially in close or unexpected encounters.
If you knew anything about guns, you would know that the reason people dont use AR15's for deer or bear hunting is because the round they shoot is not powerful enough to be effective. .223 is less than half the power of your typical deer hunting caliber like .30-06.
That said, some AR's in larger calibers are used for larger game hunting(like the rare ones in .458 socom, .300 black out or AR10's in .308), but other wise the .223 standard AR's see use in varmint hunting like in the video.
First off, an AR 15 is nothing more than a .22 on steroids.....but it's still a .22 caliber projectile. A far cry from heavy artillery.
Second, the AR is a very modular weapons platform. I can pull 2 pins and change the upper assembly on mine to change between multiple calibers in just a few seconds. 6.8 SPC for deer, .223 for coyotes, .204 for varmints, 7.62×39 for hogs, etc... Doing so allows me to use the same rifle instead of 5 or 6 different rifles. Familiarity is key when it comes to accuracy...since the same lower assembly is used for all of the above listed calibers, the trigger always feels the same.
As for the concealed carry, many states are the same way. Some even allow "Open carry" without a permit.
Not to worry, I haven't seen any "Wild West" shootouts on the news lately.
SANDY HOOK: How can our representatives in Congress dare tell the American people they hold 'NO POSITION' on banning 'WOW'! -'Weapons of War' on Main St., after we've suffered one of the great American tragedies of the New Millennium? (Anderson, you tell me.)
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Being heavily invested in the filter brewed coffee sphere over the espresso, let's stir some some fun.
What coffees are exciting people at the moment? Had anything amazing, perception changing recently? Something different that made you sit back and think?
Personally I've really been enjoying my recent flirtation with the american countries, not traditionally my favourite region but I am incredibly impressed by the diversity of coffee around at the moment. Has Bean have been stealing the show for me here (Loayza, Bolinda and Limoncillo pacamara all stand out highly) but have a few bags from intelli floating around at the moment and they are well up there, if in a slightly different manner profile-wise.


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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, September 28
Oh, hello there …
? Carlos Quentin: .636 AVG (7-for-11) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey
? Kelly Johnson: .583 AVG (7-for-12) lifetime vs. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez
? Chase Utley: .480 AVG (12-for-25) lifetime vs. Nationals starter Jason Marquis
? Jose Reyes: .423 AVG (11-for-26) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Randy Wolf
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Ryan Ludwick: .444 AVG (12-for-27) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster
You'll thank me later…
? Jay Bruce: .059 AVG (1-for-17) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez
? James Loney: .067 AVG (1-for-15) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Jeff Francis
? Ian Kinsler: .174 AVG (8-for-46) lifetime vs. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez
Top MLB streakers
? Trevor Crowe: 13 games
? Victor Martinez: 12 games
? Jonny Gomes: 11 games
? Corey Hart: 11 games
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I'm on a 6 game losing streak in Survivor. If I were you I'd take the opponent of my pick for a guaranteed win. Then again there are 15 games out there to choose from. It is shameful if you (or me) can't find the winner from one of those games.
Survivor: Rays, Phillies, Braves or Giants.
Home run: Ryan Howard or Chase Utley
HR – Utley
Survivor – Phils
Survivor: Rays (Win) – My all time worst 6 game losing streak is over!
Home run: Ryan Howard


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Whenever anyone plans on transiting from Windows to Linux, the first Linux distro that everyone recommends is the Ubuntu LTS and for a good reason, that it is very easy to use than most of the other distros out there. But most new Linux users come to Linux with an impression that Linux is highly customizable. Though it is true for Linux, but Ubuntu with it's Unity Interface is beautiful but it is not that customizable out of the box. And you need to do some changes to customize it beyond just changing the wallpaper. So without further waiting lets skip right on to the steps.
Install Ubuntu Tweak
Ubuntu tweak is an awesome tool that as the name suggests is used to tweak the settings in Ubuntu. It can be used for a lot of stuff, but here we will just use it to change themes, fonts and some other minor tweaks.
So to install it, head over to http://ubuntu-tweak.com/ and just click the "Download Now" button on the page. It will download a .deb file and after it is finished downloading, just run that file and let it install. Now since it is installed we shall continue to our next step.
Get Some Good GTK 3 Themes
So yeah, now we are there, the step which is the most fun part, at least for me. Now you have to search for some themes that you can apply to your Ubuntu. There are some good sites out there, but the best place is to look for themes at gnome-look.org gtk3 themes section. A nice theme I would recommend for starters is the "MediterraneanNight Series" by trastes as it has many themes that might suit as per needs of most of users.
Though, gnome-look.org is the best place to get themes for Linux, but some honorable mentions include "DeviantArt" , it also has some great themes available. But it is not as easy as browsing in gnome-look.org and most of the themes that are available in DeviantArt are already available on gnome-look.org. But yeah, look out for that too. It is a great site after all.
Installing And Applying Themes
So now since you have got your theme and also installed Ubuntu Tweak, now you are all set up to install themes on your Ubuntu LTS.
Step 1. Open up the "Home" folder in your file manager (Nautilus, by default).
Step 2. On your keyboard press "Ctrl + H" to show up all the hidden files and folders.
Step 3. Look for a folder named ".themes" and if it is not there then right click and create new folder and name it as ".themes"
Step 4. Open up the theme archive you have just downloaded and extract the folders in the ".themes" folder you have just created.
Step 5. Now open "Ubuntu Tweak" and then open the "Tweaks" tab and then click on "Theme" option.
Step 6. Change the "Gtk theme" and "Window Theme" to your desired theme.
Note:- Not all themes comes with "Window Theme" . But most of the major themes comes with that.
After following these steps, you will suddenly see a change in the overall look and feel, if not then Logout and again Log In. And you will see the same
Getting And Changing Icons
So, now you have changed your theme, you might find that the icons does not go well enough with the theme you have just installed. So to solve that you can change the icons in Ubuntu as well. To get icon themes I recommend having a look at gnome-look Icons Page . They have a lot of beautiful icon themes.
To install icon themes follow the below steps:
Step 1. Create a folder named ".icons" in your home folder and copy the icon theme folders from the icon theme you have downloaded.
Step 2. Open "Ubuntu Tweak" and go to Tweaks —> Theme —> Icon Theme .
Step 3. Change the icon theme to the one you like.
And then you are done changing your icons as well.
Changing Fonts
To change fonts of your Ubuntu just open up "Ubuntu Tweak" and navigate to "Tweaks —> Fonts" and change the font to the one you like.
You can get a tonne of fonts online. To install fonts just create a folder named ".fonts" in your home directory and just extract the fonts folder to that directory.
Some Minor Tweaks.
Now since you have done all the necessary things you need to customize the look and feel. Why now go a bit further. So here are some other things that you can do to make yourself at home in Ubuntu.
- Change Window Border transparency:
Who does not love transparency, I surely do, and to do that, open up terminal from dash or by hitting "Alt+Ctrl+T" and type in "sudo apt-get install gconf-editor" (without the quotes of course.) and then open it from the dash by searching for "gconf-editor" and then navigate to "apps —> gwd" and then change the "metacity_theme_opacity" and "metacity_theme_active_opacity" values to your liking.
Note: Value "1" means 100% and similarly value "0.6" means 60%
- Change Launcher Width:
To change the width of launcher, right click on desktop and select "Change Desktop Background" and then it will open a window and at the very bottom there is an option as "Launcher Icon Size" slide it to change the width of the Launcher.
- Change Launcher and Panel Transparency:
To change Launcher transparency, open up Ubuntu Tweak and navigate to "Tweaks —> Unity" and then there are two options "Launcher Opacity" and "Panel Opacity" . Change the value using the slider and hence change the Opacity.
- Change Window Button Position:
If you are a guy coming from windows, you might find it annoying to go to the left top of the window to close when you are actually habitual to those buttons at right. There is a very easy way to do this.
Open up "Ubuntu Tweak" and navigate to "Tweaks —> Window" and there you will find an option "Window control button position" change it from "Left" to "Right" or vice versa.
So here was a basic guide on how to customize Ubuntu for a new person coming to Ubuntu who does not have that much knowledge about Linux. And it is also my first blog post ever, so thanks Lifehacker for that.
So guys share how you like your Ubuntu desktop to be. And what icon theme, Gtk theme and fonts you use. Also if you have any other tweak that you use a lot, then feel free to add that in the comments.
Update: The part 2 of this tutorial has been made live at http://hackerspace.lifehacker.com/short-guide-to… , so check this one out after reading the first part for more customization.


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text: Jahnny 1,940 Report post Posted August 14, 2014 Senior Career Malmö FF 1999-2001 Ajax 2001–2004 Juventus 2004–2006 Inter 2006–2009 FC Barcelona 2009–2011 → Milan 2010–2011 Milan 2011–2012 Paris 2012–2016 Aloitetaan tämä ketju hyvällä ESPN:n haastattelulla. Linkistä alkuperäiseen artikkeliin ja videoon. Talking football, life with Zlatan Throughout his illustrious career Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become renowned for his uncanny ability to produce the spectacular on a regular basis. Zlatan Ibrahimovic doesn't need introduction anymore. He reminds everybody in this interview (in case some had forgotten) that he has already won 23 titles already in his career. At 32, the PSG star is without a doubt among the top five strikers in world football, even if he fell short again in Europe last season being knocked out in the quarterfinals against Chelsea, just a few weeks before winning the French league for the second year running. On Wednesday, during his lunch at the PSG training ground, he gave ESPN FC a long and exclusive interview. His childhood, his career, the PSG project, the Ballon d'Or: it's Ibra at his best. The state of the game ESPN FC: How has football changed compared to when you first started out? Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Now, it's a business. At the beginning when I started, everything was fun. I was doing what I wanted to do. Now it's all more serious. You represent a club and you need to win. If you don't get results, someone else comes and takes your place. It is a totally different situation. But I am still here for a couple of years and then I will watch in front of the television. After a positive summer, Ibrahimovic is clearly ready for the new season. FC: Have you changed the way you play too, then? ZI: I think I have changed a lot. You don't have the same body and physical strength. You don't have the same mental strength and thinking. Now, everything depends on me in every occasion but it's not like I am 20. I can't run like I used to then! I play more intelligent today and more complete. FC: But the goal you scored against Bastia last season, the back-heel volley, that with your instinct like when you were 20! ZI: Yes, but that is something I bring with him. I will never lose my instinct. I play differently all around but the things I have in myself, like my instinct, will always be there and I will always play with them. That goal was pure spontaneity. It was not planned or thought about. It just happened. Zlatan rarely scores a boring goal, as evidenced by his iconic strike vs. England. FC: Surely this was your best goal ever, better than the one for Sweden against England! ZI: [Laughs] I won prizes for both of them. I rank them very high but I have to say the one for Sweden is top. It was a different situation: it was the first game in the new stadium, against England, and I scored four goals that night as well. People also forget the one against Italy at the Euros 2008. All of them are goals people will remember forever, so I am happy with that. FC: Is it important for you to be remembered? To be part of history? ZI: I am sure people will remember those goals for a long time and that's what you want as a player. Not all the players will be like that. Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few. FC: You never talk much about the Ballon d'Or. Why? ZI: I think it's not only about who is the best. I think there is a lot of politics around it, the good boy/bad boy thing and all of that. For me, what's important is what I think and what people around me think. What the judges [of the Ballon d'Or] think is not important for me. FC: Do you watch football on TV? ZI: Ha, no, I don't watch it. Come on, man; I play every day. Big games or the World Cup, sometimes I watch. But I never think: oh, at 9 o' clock there is a game and I need to sit in front of the television. Getting ready for the new campaign FC: How are you feeling as the season has just started in France? ZI: I am still in the phase of preparation but I feel really good. We went to China for the French Super Cup and then we started the league at Reims with a draw. I am not 100 percent yet but it's going the right way. PSG has changed a lot since Ibra joined but his team is ready to compete for Ligue 1 and Europe. FC: You have scored five goals already in three games if we count the Napoli friendly. It must feel pretty good already? ZI: It is always good for the confidence. It's true. The team is doing well at the moment too. Hopefully I can continue like that. FC: Four years ago, you would have never thought you would play in Ligue 1 one day ... ZI: After what happened to me at Barcelona, I said that anything can happen in football. And it's exactly what happened. I had never seen myself playing in France before now I am here. I am very happy in France. I am enjoying my time here. I take pleasure to play here in France and I think the French are appreciating watching me play too. I want to continue to deliver like I have done since moving here. FC: Can you see the difference at PSG compared to when you arrived? ZI: Totally. All around the club, with the fans, with the media, everything is different. A lot of things have happened in the past two years. I have seen so many changes from the training ground to the stadium, the city. Everybody talks about PSG. I was told that now PSG even have fans in the South of France! PSG never had fans in the South of France before. That would never have happened before. It is amazing, and things are going very fast. FC: Is it exciting for you to help the club reaching another dimension? ZI: It is very special. I was here from the beginning. I wanted to join PSG for the project that I believed in at the time and still believe in. I knew it would be a great choice, and so far it has gone exactly like I expected to be. I am very happy and proud. To see how the club was on day one and now is fascinating. And hopefully, the future is even brighter. Is Ligue 1 too easy for PSG? Hardly, says Zlatan. FC: Be honest: does Ligue 1 feel too easy for you at times? ZI: No, not at all. We are preparing in the best way possible and yes, we have a very good team. And when you play in a strong team, it's not easier, but you have better opportunities to shine. FC: What are your objectives this season? ZI: I think that to reach the next step, I have to do better than last year. I have reached the level I am at now because I have always wanted to be better than the season before. I have to score more, to give more assists, to be decisive more. I want to get to a higher level. FC: Some people say Ibra is PSG now. How does it make you feel? ZI: I don't feel like that at all. I would be nothing without the team and my teammates. I am playing with very good players, players who respect me. I respect them. Respect is a very important notion for me. You can't do well if there is no respect. We work hard every day to reach the same goals and objectives. Everything comes with hard work. FC: How would you qualify your role in the dressing room? ZI: I am one of the leaders. There are a few. We have a good group here. We have a great atmosphere in the dressing room. We never had any problems. It is a funny dressing room. Everybody likes to have a laugh and take the piss of the other ones, so it's good. I like it. Ibrahimovic is happy working with Blanc but isn't sold yet on management after he retires. FC: What do you think of Laurent Blanc? ZI: He is very calm. He knows what he wants and he gives the players the space they need. He likes to play good football. He has a winning mentality. It's his second season at the club, so it will be easier for him because he knows the squad better. FC: Would like to be a manager one day? ZI: I don't know, man. It is too early. If I say no today and then become a coach, I will disappoint you. FC: Will you finish your career at PSG? ZI: I have a contract until 2016. I will be 34 next season and I don't see myself continuing to play at the top level after that. So probably the answer is yes. FC: Then you can become sporting director at the club like the chairman Nasser al Khelaifi mentioned once ... ZI: [Laughs]. We will wait and see what happens then. First, I will try to bring great results to the club on the pitch. Chasing the Champions League FC: The only missing, at club level, in your trophy cabinet is the Champions League. Is this the year for you? ZI: I think we can win it. We have a good opportunity. This team is made to play in good tournaments. You need to work hard and to have a bit of luck with you. In the key moments, you need to have the small details on your side. I think we have that in our team now. We have more experience too, especially after last season. So we can do it. PSG failed in their UCL quest last season but it's not an obsession for Ibra or his club. FC: Is it an obsession for you to win it? ZI: No, it's not. Because if it becomes an obsession for you, it feels that you have not reached what you wanted in your career. Me, I have achieved what I wanted in my career, 100 percent. I have won 23 titles. I have given my best and done everything I could through my career to win as many trophies possible. Of course, it would be nice to win the Champions League, and I feel I can and will win it. But if my career finishes without it, I would still be happy and proud. FC: Does it annoy you when people keep saying you haven't won it? ZI: [Gets animated] No. When someone is on top, people always want to find something to criticize him. The real Ronaldo didn't win the Champions League either. What do people say about him? It's the same thing [with] me. You win because you win, but it doesn't change the player you are. If Maradona hadn't won the World Cup, would people not say he was still the best? They would. FC: Do you feel PSG need one or two more players to win the Champions League? ZI: I think we are stronger than last year already. It's not always the best team that wins the Champions League. Anything can happen in that competition. There are years when the winners are not the favourites at the start of the tournament. That's why it is so interesting. Talking about Zlatan FC: It's your third season in Paris now. Do you feel like a real Parisian? ZI: [Laughs] For sure. I know Paris much better now. I understand the people and the city much more than before. It's my third year now and everything is going like I expected to go. The more time passes, the more a real Parisian I feel. The first year was not so easy but now it's much better. Helena and the boys [Vincent and Maximilian] feel the same as well. They are settling down and everything is going like we want. It is important for me that they are happy. If they are happy, I am happy. So they have made it easier for me. To be Zlatan means a life permanently in the spotlight, but the star striker doesn't mind. FC: Is it difficult to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic? ZI: The problem is that I am not free to do what I want when I want. I am used to it. It's part of my job. I didn't choose things to be like that. It's the way it is. There is nothing I can do about it so I try to find a way to enjoy it somehow so you don't lock yourself in. FC: Do you wish things were different? ZI: I wish I could do much more than what I am doing today, yes. It doesn't mean that it stops me but sometimes I wish I could be more free. FC: Do you have any regrets? ZI: No. I don't think so. Anything that happens in your life was meant to happen. It is your destiny. I was destined to have the life I have now and I can't have any regrets. Growing up Zlatan FC: In your book "I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic," the updated version of which will be released soon, you talk a lot about your childhood and how you grew up. Do you still think a lot about it now, about Rosengard, the tough neighbourhood of Malmo where you were raised? ZI: Of course. Wherever I go, I represent Sweden but I also represent Rosengard. For me, my neighbourhood is Rosengard. It is part of me, and wherever I play, I am Zlatan from Rosengard. You never forget where you come from. It was my home when I was a child. And it is still my home. I wish I could go back there and live there, hang out with my friends there. The problem now that I am famous is that I can't do it. And it's a shame. FC: Do you talk about those years sometimes with Sanela, your sister, or with Helena, whom you met when you were quite young? ZI: Yes, it happens, often. I realise the incredible journey from Rosengard to Paris. It all happened very fast but I haven't lost my head. I remember everything, where I came from, what happened, what I came through. I still have my feet on the ground. It is a fantastic adventure that I had, and hopefully I can continue a bit more. FC: In the book, there is the story about the fridge and how at your dad's place, growing up, the fridge was always empty, and that now you always want to fridge to be full for your two sons. ZI: It is still the case. It is one of my principles at home. The only thing I ask Helena to do is to make sure the fridge is always full. I wish anyone in this world could go to his fridge and pick whatever he wants. Because the day you open your fridge and there is nothing in it, it is difficult. Hunger is one of the worst things on earth. It was the case for me. I could not have had more because it was like it was and I was still happy. 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Any former UNCP student who was academically suspended or placed on academic probation at the end of his/her final semester and has not attended UNCP for a period of four (4) academic years may apply for re admittance under the Special Readmission Policy. All students admitted under this policy return on probationary status and must follow the policies and procedures outlined under "Suspension and Re admittance" in the Academic Policies section of the UNCP catalog. In order to qualify for the Special Readmission Policy, students must earn a 2.0 or higher in their first 12 hours after being readmitted. Students may apply for re admittance under this policy one time. Once approved, the decision will not be reversed.
Upon meeting the requirements for this policy, the student's QPA will be computed excluding all previous grades below C (2.0). All grades will remain on the student's transcript, but only those previous courses in which a grade of C or better was earned will count toward graduation. All course work, however, will count toward attempted hours, and all grades, including those from the student's previous QPA, will be calculated for honors purposes.
Students admitted under the Special Readmission Policy may not make use of the grade replacement policy and must continue to maintain a minimum QPA of 2.00. Failure to maintain this minimum QPA will result in a two-semester suspension.
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Time is so important to us. Years ago, people told the time from the seasons and the tides and the sun.
Today, we rely on calendars and clocks to keep us on track, and we pay attention to our time right down to the second (and in sports, we even pay attention to time right down the millisecond).
We make sure that we get to work on time and get the kids to soccer practice on time. Time is an asset that we all wish we had more of. We envy people with perfect timing. We save time when we can so we can spend time doing things we enjoy.
When it comes to credit scores, time is a valuable commodity. If you want to achieve or maintain a great credit score, use these four time-related tips to help you.
- Pay your bills on time. Payment history, including on-time and late payments, have the most significant influence on your credit score of all the various elements that make up your score. So paying bills on time consistently is the best, most positive actions you can take. Set reminders on your calendar to pay your bills -- don't just wait for the bill to show up in the mail as your reminder. Make sure you know what is going out and when so that you can have enough money in your bank account at the time to avoid missed payments because of insufficient funds.
- Time your loan applications (part 1). In general, you shouldn't apply for new credit too frequently. Too many inquiries and new accounts can count against you. So if you are looking to make an important loan application (such as a mortgage) within the next six months, hold off on applying for other credit in the meantime.
- Time your loan applications (part 2). Although you shouldn't apply for too many credit accounts in too short of a time, credit reporting agencies recognize that sometimes you have to shop around for a "big ticket" loan (like a mortgage or car loan). In those cases, it's OK to shop around as long as you keep those loan applications within a focused period of time, such as 14 days. Again, timing is important so make sure that you are doing your multiple big-ticket credit applications within a small window of time.
- Bide your time. In spite of our best intentions, bad things do happen sometimes and negative information can appear on our credit reports. Perhaps we simply missed a payment or maybe a bankruptcy was unavoidable. In those situations, the best thing to do is simply "bide your time" and wait, while re-establishing your credit, because time does heal all wounds. Most of those negative items will eventually fall off in 7 to 10 years.
In our modern age, time is important. It's the one thing that we all get the same amount of (24 hours each day) and it's how we spend that time that matters. You can use time to your advantage to help boost or maintain credit by doing the right things at the right time and letting time heal the credit items we don't want on our report.-- Jeanne Kelly is a nationally recognized authority on credit, the founder of The Kelly Group and the author of The 90-Day Credit Challenge. She has appeared on The Today Show, and blogs for Huffington Post & Poughkeepsie Journal. Visit her online at www.JeanneKelly.net and follow her on Twitter @CreditScoop.


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The last few weeks have been busy ones for us in the office. As you saw in my last post, our decision letters have already gone out–so we're currently experiencing a very different kind of energy. High school students from across the country have enjoyed their "spring break" over the last two weeks, making it an excellent time to go look at schools. Now, however, it's not only the seniors who are looking, visiting many of the wonderful institutions they've been admitted to, but also the juniors who are out in full force (and occasionally a sophomore or two!).
I've been reflecting recently on why these last few weeks have been so enjoyable. As much as I enjoy a smaller, more intimate information session held in the conference room here in Penrose, there's also something invigorating about speaking to a group of 30 or 40 visitors. (Perhaps this is just my more theatrical side talking.) But there's something else that's special about this time of year, I think, and it has to do with applying all that our work with the newly admitted class has taught us–or perhaps reminded us of–to this next cycle. We are sure to be reminded of things as specific as the importance of sending in your financial aid forms in on time, to more abstract philosophies about why we do the work we do. I've asked a few of my fellow admission officers to chime in on how our work with this class of high school seniors has prepared us for this next year.
Bruce Jones, New England Regional Officer: Spring is transitional, in the normal snow-melting/crocuses-sprouting sort of way, but also as I shift from this year's class to next year's. It's 7 a.m. and I'm catching up in my Hampton Inn in White River Junction, VT after a night college fair before heading to Connecticut for more fairs. I'm writing notes to (and answering emails from) admitted students while wondering if I will be writing congrats a year from now to newbies I'm meeting on the road. Spring is slow in coming to this neck of the woods but by May 1, the national reply date for admitted students, spirits will be lifted.
Katherine Buckley, Greater Oregon, WY, and ID representative: While out on the road, I met wonderful prospective Whitman students from religious schools in Seattle, tiny schools in Boston, farming schools in northern California, and outdoor-focused schools in Idaho. It is amazing to see how Whitman is accessible, welcoming, and the right fit for students from so many walks of life.
Tillie Gottlieb, Canada, CO, and the Mid-Atlantic: I think this cycle has made me so much more aware of the resiliency of our young applicants. This year in particular their struggles seemed more numerous and difficult, but I was so impressed by the maturity and clarity of their perspectives regarding hardship. I thank them for inspiring me and reminding me that there is always hope and always the possibility of positive change.
Tony Cabasco, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid: It's a privilege, truly it is!
In finishing my 20th admission cycle, I reflected on the thousands of applications that have come through the admission office (over 50,000) and the hundreds of thousands of essays that have been read collectively by admission staffs during that period. Each cycle and group of applicants amazes me with the variety of backgrounds, experiences, and stories that they share with the admission staff. These stories of childhood memories, hardships overcome, personal battles won or lost, hopes and dreams for the future, study abroad experiences, epiphanies of many varieties, etc., all delight and move the admission staff. It's inspiring to see such wonderful energy, creativity, spunk, and sparkle. Whitman is blessed with a wonderful group of applicants every year. It's truly been a privilege getting to know these young people who are on the verge of coming into their own.
I would be remiss if I did not end on a note to our newly admitted seniors, however. As you move through these next few weeks–likely the last few weeks in your college search process–we hope that you've had an opportunity to visit our campus, speak with current Whitties, and visit with professors (or perhaps you'll be joining us for Admitted Students' Day on April 20, which will provide an opportunity to do all this and more!). We've welcomed each one of you into this community because we know you will have a lasting impact. These next few weeks are certainly full of decision-making and discussions about financial aid packages, program offerings, and locations. Just as we, as admission officers, are poised to begin seeking out a new class of Whitties, you all–the members of Whitman College Class of 2017–are poised to begin to contribute vastly to this community and education. We sincerely hope you choose to do so.


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Shabazz Napier was at his best at just the right time and Enosch Wolf made some big plays for the first time in his college career.
It all added up to another win for No. 23 UConn and new coach Kevin Ollie.
Napier scored all 16 of his points in the final 10 minutes and Ryan Boatright also scored 16 to lead UConn to a 77-71 victory over Wake Forest in the Paradise Jam on Friday night.
Napier scored 10 points during a 12-0 run that put the Huskies ahead for good midway through the second half. UConn (3-0) took a 65-55 lead on DeAndre Daniels' driving layup with 6:18 remaining.
Wake Forest (1-1) pulled to 73-69 on Travis McKie's 3-pointer with 53 seconds left, but Napier knocked down four free throws over the final 28 seconds to clinch it for UConn.
"Shabazz finally showed up for us those last (10) minutes," said Ollie, who replaced retired Huskies coach Jim Calhoun this season. "I'm glad he did."
Enosch Wolf and Daniels each added 12 points for the Huskies, while Wolf, a 7-foot-1 junior, had six rebounds.
"Enosch was huge," said Ollie. "He did a wonderful job. It seemed like we had a big presence, a big fella down there. That felt good, coming down the stretch. He wanted the ball down the post. I liked his confidence."
Wolf played 25 minutes, nearly doubling his previous career high of 13, thanks largely to foul trouble incurred by starting forward Tyler Olander.
"I've worked hard for this, I got a chance," said Wolf. "I've got to show what I can do and keep going from here."
Codi Miller-McIntyre led the Demon Deacons with 21 points, C.J. Harris added 17 and McKie had 16.
In a back-and-forth affair that saw eight lead changes and two ties, UConn made five of its final six shots in the first half to take a 36-32 lead into halftime. Daniels had 10 points at the break.
Wake Forest went on a 10-0 run, highlighted by consecutive 3-pointers from McKie and Arnaud William Adala Moto, to take a 50-46 lead with 12:08 left.
Napier hit a driving layup to bring the Huskies within one, then Wolf's 17-foot jumper from the wing put UConn ahead for good, 53-52.
"It was a great game, a hard-fought victory," said Ollie. "We stayed within our game plan. Defensively, I thought we made the key stops when we needed them. That's something we pride ourselves on."
Boatright, a 6-foot guard, led UConn with seven rebounds.
The Huskies shot just 3 for 18 from 3-point range but made 80 percent (24 for 30) of their free throws. Wake Forest went just 55 percent (12 for 22) from the foul line and turned the ball over 18 times.
McKie grabbed eight rebounds for the Demon Deacons and Devin Thomas had seven.
Basketball's a game of runs," said McKie. "The first half was kind of evenly matched. The second half we came out and attacked. They had a late run, and we never recovered from that. They're a very good team. We have several freshmen, it's a great game for us to build on. We have another game tomorrow."
UConn, which won the Paradise Jam in its last appearance at the event in 2008, will now face either Iona or Quinnipiac on Sunday night. Wake Forest will face the loser of tonight's Iona-Quinnipiac game on Saturday.


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"The Fixer" is Pearl Jam's most radio friendly cut in years. As the first single from the band's new disc, "Backspacer," due Sept. 20 exclusively at Target, it leaves you wanting to hear the rest. A catchy, clear guitar riff kicks off the track and keeps it rocking forward, no meanderings here typical of much of Pearl Jam's recent music. (I am not saying that is bad, just typically less radio-ready.)
Singer Eddie Vedder keeps up a spirited burst of energy throughout the whole track, while belting out a memorable, immediate melody. So, you will find yourself singing along halfway through the first listen, and you don't stop — "Fight to get back again…yeah yeah yeah yeah!"-- I am singing it now! Simply, it's catchy.
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And here's why. You can divide up much of Pearl Jam's music into two categories-- songs, whether fast or slow, that are based around Vedder's immensely unique voice and his gift of matching lyrics with melody, where he often seems to hang his soul on a stake ("Alive," "Release," "Daughter", "Betterman", "Come Back") with his passion — and songs that center around the group's love for 70s classic rock such as The Who and Neil Young, which therefore feature more straight ahead guitars and shy away from Vedder's soulful melodies ("Cordoroy", "Hail, Hail", "Brain of J", "Breakerfall", "World Wide Suicide"). As a fan, both categories are great. I am just recognizing each, and each of you are welcome to pick which category you like better…I flip, depending on day, weather, and mood.
Luckily, on "The Fixer," the band finds a middle ground. You get the great rock riff without losing Vedder's melody…his soul. Heck, you can even understand what he is saying! And the result is one hot, memorable rock n' roll track. It's the band's best chance at a true radio hit in years — and a tantalizing taste of the new album. I want more… Sept. 20 can't come soon enough. Bring on "Backspacer!"
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Brittany Maynard's mom, husband clash over her story
(NEWSER) — When 29-year-old Brittany Maynard took her own life in a physician-assisted suicide in 2014, it brought an end to her own role in a national debate about the right of terminally ill patients to choose the terms of their own death. Now, Maynard's mother is continuing her daughter's quest for right-to-die legislation with a new book about her daughter's journey, Wild and Precious Life. The book, however, is making headlines for another reason as well—Maynard's widower doesn't think Deborah Ziegler should have written it, Cosmopolitan reports. In a post shared on Facebook, Dan Diaz writes that Maynard told him, "No one else can tell my story Dan, except for you." He has criticized the book as inaccurate and colored by Ziegler's own "opinions, concerns, and thoughts."
Diaz says his wife told him that while she loved her mother dearly, she did not want Ziegler to tell her story. He is working to share his wife's story in a film, a medium he believes is more suited to the story. Publisher Atria Books defends the book, saying it honors Ziegler's promise to her daughter to push for right-to-die progress, reports People. Ziegler herself, meanwhile, talks about Maynard in an interview with Katie Couric at Yahoo News. "She said, 'Mom, instead of grandkids, this is what I'm giving you. I can't give you grandbabies, but I can give you this, to champion the cause of the terminally ill.'" (This teen decided to end her treatment after a special "last dance.")
This story originally appeared on Newser:
Brittany Maynard's Mother Speaks Out in Heartbreaking Interview With Katie Couric
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'The nature legends retold in this book are genuine products of the aboriginal [sic] mind. The presentation of the animal legends of the aborigines [sic], together with the facts, as at present known, regarding the lives and habits of their heroes and heroines, has not been attempted before.' (Dust jacket)
McKeown explains in the 'Preface' (pp.[xi]-xiv) that many of the tales in this volume come from the 'Wiradjurie of western New South Wales'. He blends retellings of dreaming stories with explanations of their context and photographs of Indigenous people and Australian animals.


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Congrats to the 2013 JavaOne Rock Stars!steveonjava | December 5, 2013
Each year at JavaOne we recognize the best speakers of the conference as voted on by attendees through the surveys. This year the overall reviews given by attendees were higher on average, so I guess we did something right with the content… 🙂 However, it also means the criteria for getting awarded a JavaOne Rock Star was even more difficult.
Here are all the folks who made the cut, and were the best-of-the-best at the JavaOne 2013 event. Give them a virtual round of applause (I linked to their twitter handles to make this even easier to do):
To see all the JavaOne Rock Stars past and present, visit the JavaOne Rock Star Wall of Fame page.
And a new year begins… we are just starting planning for JavaOne 2014, so I hope you are looking forward to the new content!


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Operation Squad is running very hot these days within my gaming circle(I'll give a review of the rules one day time permitting). In summation we love the rules!!
I noticed that I had too few Fallschirmjäger to play them properly the way I wanted so I've painted up a few more.
What I had forgotten was how darn hard they are to paint with several hours at least for each figure! However, I'm pleased with results and looking forward to adding them in my next game.
All are armed with Kar98's and in jump uniform.
From left to right:
FJ in Sumpmuster 44' smock, FJ in Sumpmuster 43' smock, FJ in Splinter smock
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In mid-March, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced to the GME community that preliminary work had begun on two national multicenter trials designed to investigate the impact of resident duty hour limits instituted in 2011.
In a letter dated March 13(www.acgme.org), ACGME CEO Thomas Nasca, M.D., expressed his support for the research efforts and urged cooperation from the greater GME community, noting that such engagement in the research would be essential.
"The ACGME looks forward with great anticipation to the results of these important research projects," said Nasca. "We encourage internal medicine and general surgery program directors and faculty to consider participation in the trials and their sponsoring institutions to approve their participation."
The letter explained that two groups of investigators approached the ACGME and petitioned the organization for a waiver of certain duty hour standards (excluding core standards), and the ACGME approved the proposed waiver.
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- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recently alerted the graduate medical education community to the startup of two national multicenter trials aimed at studying the effects of the ACGME's 2011 resident duty hour regulations.
- The ACGME granted two groups of investigators a waiver of certain duty hour standards to conduct the research; the investigators will focus their efforts on internal medicine and general surgery residency programs.
- Although family medicine programs are not included in the trials, ACGME CEO Thomas Nasca, M.D., said the results "will have a degree of validity across other specialties."
That approval was the green light needed to move ahead with the iCompare trial(www.icomparestudy.com) (Comparative Effectiveness of Models Optimizing Patient Safety and Resident Education), a randomized crossover study that will involve 40-50 internal medicine residency programs and run through June 2017, with data analysis expected to be completed in 2019.
Data collection for the surgical residents trial, dubbed the FIRST trial(surgapps.fsm.northwestern.edu) (Flexibility In Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees), will commence on July 1, and the active period of the study is expected to end in October 2015. Data analysis will continue into 2016.
Nasca made it clear that the ACGME was not involved in the design or implementation of the trials and would not be involved in the interpretation or publication of any results. The ACGME did agree to provide "seed funding" for the two trials using interest from its reserves (but no current accreditation fee revenue).
Family physicians likely remember that the ACGME's Duty Hours Task Force implemented new rules in July 2011. Those regulations stipulate that first-year residents (interns) can spend no longer than 16 consecutive hours in the hospital and can work no more than six consecutive days. Senior residents can be scheduled for a maximum of 24 continuous hours on duty.
Debate about the effectiveness and unintended consequences of those 2011 rules has raged among residents, faculty members and throughout the GME community since the regulations were put into place.
"I do not believe that I am alone in the assertion that we need large multicenter trials to address key questions concerning the effects of duty hour standards on patient care and safety and the development of the physician," wrote Nasca. "The ACGME, who promulgates these regulations, aspire to use evidence to modify these standards."
In an interview with AAFP News, Nasca reiterated that the pending research was of utmost importance to everyone invested in the GME community.
"There is a consensus, supported by recent publications, that certain components of our duty hour standards may not be having the intended impact," said Nasca. "The ACGME believes that, to the extent possible, these standards should be driven by evidence, and multicenter controlled trials provide us the greatest opportunity to obtain reliable and generalizable information."
Although family medicine programs were not chosen to participate in the trials, the results "will have a degree of validity across other specialties," said Nasca.
For its part, the Academy is pleased with the prospect of legitimate research helping answer questions that have arisen about resident duty hours, said Stan Kozakowski, M.D., director of the AAFP Division of Medical Education.
"Bottom line: Yes, we are in favor of this research and the evidence it may bring to light regarding the latest duty hours regulations. This is long overdue," said Kozakowski.
"The concern voiced by many in the GME community when the current set of duty hours was instituted was that there was little evidence to suggest that the duty hours would protect patients or residents," he added.
Furthermore, at least one previous study highlighted concerns by residents that duty hour limits were creating more patient handoffs, which, in turn, could create a scenario that increased medical errors, said Kozakowski.
Both Kozakowski and Nasca agreed that much of the literature that served as a framework for the current duty hour standards was extrapolated from laboratory sleep studies and anecdotal reports from individual institutions and, therefore, lacked the statistical power needed to explore the real issues of patient safety and the effectiveness of residents' training.
"The studies just announced will be the first of their kind to actually try to obtain hard evidence as to what makes a difference when it comes to controlling residents' work hours," said Kozakowski.
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In the 90s, "alternative" became the buzz-word used to sell everything from fashion to fast food, and the word "indie" truly departed from its dictionary definition as music released on an independent label.
During the 90s, indie became a worldwide phenomenon. Siamese Dream traces this history back to its roots, working through indie rock, grunge, lo-fi, Britpop, shoegaze, post-rock, electronica, trip hop and more.
Digging through the rubble to bring you not just the indie crossover hits from the 90s, but also the vanguard tracks of the 80s and in-depth investigation of lesser-known artists and nuggets from the era where flannel and corduroy ruled, Siamese Dream remembers a time before skinny jeans and haircuts took over – when playing it loose, loud and messy was the only way.


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Linked Archival Metadata: A Guidebook (version 0.99)
I have created and made availble 0.99 of Linked Archival Metadata: A Guidebook. It is distributed here in two flavors: PDF and ePub (just because I can). From the Executive Summary:
Linked data is a process for embedding the descriptive information of archives into the very fabric of the Web. By transforming archival description into linked data, an archivist will enable other people as well as computers to read and use their archival description, even if the others are not a part of the archival community. The process goes both ways. Linked data also empowers archivists to use and incorporate the information of other linked data providers into their local description. This enables archivists to make their descriptions more thorough, more complete, and more value-added. For example, archival collections could be automatically supplemented with geographic coordinates in order to make maps, images of people or additional biographic descriptions to make collections come alive, or bibliographies for further reading.
Publishing and using linked data does not represent a change in the definition of archival description, but it does represent an evolution of how archival description is accomplished. For example, linked data is not about generating a document such as EAD file. Instead it is about asserting sets of statements about an archival thing, and then allowing those statements to be brought together in any number of ways for any number of purposes. A finding aid is one such purpose. Indexing is another purpose. For use by a digital humanist is anther purpose. While EAD files are encoded as XML documents and therefore very computer readable, the reader must know the structure of EAD in order to make the most out of the data. EAD is archives-centric. The way data is manifested in linked data is domain-agnostic.
The objectives of archives include collection, organization, preservation, description, and often times access to unique materials. Linked data is about description and access. By taking advantages of linked data principles, archives will be able to improve their descriptions and increase access. This will require a shift in the way things get done but not what gets done. The goal remains the same.
Many tools are ready exist for transforming data in existing formats into linked data. This data can reside in Excel spreadsheets, database applications, MARC records, or EAD files. There are tiers of linked data publishing so one does not have to do everything all at once. But to transform existing information or to maintain information over the long haul requires the skills of many people: archivists & content specialists, administrators & managers, metadata specialists & catalogers, computer programers & systems administrators.
Moving forward with linked data is a lot like touristing to Rome. There are many ways to get there, and there are many things to do once you arrive, but the result will undoubtably improve your ability to participate in the discussion of the human condition on a world wide scale.
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i want to cut out connections of users that have been idle for some time.
just to test it use ClientAlive* options. set *Interval to 1 second and *CountMax to 2 so in 4-5 sec connection must be killed. now by idle i mean user doesn't type any commands and/or watching some output of a command e.g dmesg (if that make a count for "idle").
default fbsd 7.0, ssh version OpenSSH_4.5p1 FreeBSD-20061110, OpenSSL 0.9.8e 23 Feb 2007.
the problem is that, that ClientAlive* options doesn't do anything - e.g connection still alive after 5-10 mins
fbsd is running on vmware on windows host, using putty to connect. try it from within vmware, e.g. fbsd to fbsd ssh connection - no time out, try it on physical machine - same.
any input appriciated
# $OpenBSD: sshd_config,v 1.74 2006/07/19 13:07:10 dtucker Exp $ # $FreeBSD: src/crypto/openssh/sshd_config,v 1.47 2006/11/10 16:52:41 des Exp $ # This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file. See # sshd_config(5) for more information. # This sshd was compiled with PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin # The strategy used for options in the default sshd_config shipped with # OpenSSH is to specify options with their default value where # possible, but leave them commented. Uncommented options change a # default value. # Note that some of FreeBSD's defaults differ from OpenBSD's, and # FreeBSD has a few additional options. PrintMotd no #VersionAddendum FreeBSD-20061110 Port 22 Protocol 2 AddressFamily inet ListenAddress 192.168.250.2 ListenAddress 192.168.252.2 # HostKey for protocol version 1 #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key # HostKeys for protocol version 2 HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key # Lifetime and size of ephemeral version 1 server key #KeyRegenerationInterval 1h #ServerKeyBits 768 # Logging # obsoletes QuietMode and FascistLogging SyslogFacility AUTH LogLevel INFO # Authentication: LoginGraceTime 2m PermitRootLogin no StrictModes yes #MaxAuthTries 6 RSAAuthentication no PubkeyAuthentication yes AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys # For this to work you will also need host keys in /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts RhostsRSAAuthentication no # similar for protocol version 2 HostbasedAuthentication no # Change to yes if you don't trust ~/.ssh/known_hosts for # RhostsRSAAuthentication and HostbasedAuthentication #IgnoreUserKnownHosts no # Don't read the user's ~/.rhosts and ~/.shosts files IgnoreRhosts yes # Change to yes to enable built-in password authentication. PasswordAuthentication no PermitEmptyPasswords no # Change to no to disable PAM authentication ChallengeResponseAuthentication no # Kerberos options #KerberosAuthentication no #KerberosOrLocalPasswd yes #KerberosTicketCleanup yes #KerberosGetAFSToken no # GSSAPI options #GSSAPIAuthentication no #GSSAPICleanupCredentials yes # Set this to 'no' to disable PAM authentication, account processing, # and session processing. If this is enabled, PAM authentication will # be allowed through the ChallengeResponseAuthentication and # PasswordAuthentication. Depending on your PAM configuration, # PAM authentication via ChallengeResponseAuthentication may bypass # the setting of "PermitRootLogin without-password". # If you just want the PAM account and session checks to run without # PAM authentication, then enable this but set PasswordAuthentication # and ChallengeResponseAuthentication to 'no'. #UsePAM yes AllowTcpForwarding yes #GatewayPorts no #X11Forwarding yes #X11DisplayOffset 10 #X11UseLocalhost yes #PrintMotd yes #PrintLastLog yes TCPKeepAlive no #UseLogin no #UsePrivilegeSeparation yes #PermitUserEnvironment no #Compression delayed ClientAliveInterval 1 ClientAliveCountMax 2 #UseDNS yes #PidFile /var/run/sshd.pid #MaxStartups 10 #PermitTunnel no # no default banner path #Banner /some/path # override default of no subsystems Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server # Example of overriding settings on a per-user basis #Match User anoncvs # X11Forwarding no # AllowTcpForwarding no # ForceCommand cvs server
Verbose mode can also be turned on for SSH2 with the (surprise!) VerboseMode keyword.
Verbose mode can also be turned on for SSH2 with the (surprise!) VerboseMode keyword.
Alternatively you may use idled for this purpose
Did you reload the sshd daemon?
reload, restart, start/stop, install from ports ( fetch the source and use --prefix=/some_dir, started it from $prefix ) and again no time out. is ClientAlive* depend on something else like PasswordAuthentication on ChallengeResponseAuthentication option ?
Verbose mode can also be turned on for SSH2 with the (surprise!) VerboseMode keyword.
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Past, Present & Future Watch 33mm is for here and now!
With the past, I have nothing to do nor with the future. I live now- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Past, Present & Future Watch 33mm makes you live in the present. That's what we strive to do. This unique timepiece beautifully reminds you that "there's no time like the present."
You only see the present time: what's past is past. The future doesn't exist yet. The time is now. At once coolly minimal and warmly conceptual, Past Present, Future Watch is a meditation on time.
As Albert Einstein says, I never think of the future as it comes soon enough. Our Past, Present & Future Watch 33mm is one with one of the great minds of the 20th century. Time is always in the present; a meditation on time.
All watches can tell you what time it is. Past, Present & Future Watch tell you what time is.
Like its cousin, REVEAL, The PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE WATCH (PPF) Watch 3mm is now also available in a LARGE 40mm (1.57") diameter size. Although larger in size, the new 40mm size has been designed as a unisex watch. Prefer something a bit smaller, then you are at the right page! Try try classic 33mm PPF.
The PPF Watch (like we refer to it as!) is a new twist on time, modern and a bit unusual. Way up there on the cool factor!
Be sure to scroll down a bit to see how it works. At once coolly minimal and warmly conceptual, Past Present, Future Watch is a meditation on time.
Past, Present, Future Watch 33mm in diameter (1 1/3″) and 8.0mm high (0.31″) unisex watch . The case is solid stainless steel and is water-resistant to 100ft. It is is available with either a matching stitched leather band or stainless steel band. Or we can even put a silicone band on it for you!! Past, Present & Future Watch 33mm is not the only size available. Also, available in a 40mm size for slightly larger wrists. Past,
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MoMA called Will-Harris "a computer graphics pioneer," and his work "truly unique."
Daniel Will-Harris is a computer graphics pioneer who literally wrote the book on computer typography, design and publishing in print and on the web.
He invented the EsperFonto system which created a new paradigm in typeface selection. He has designed award-winning books and book covers for major publishers, visual systems for the entertainment industry and identities for restaurants listed among the top 50 in the country.
He has written and edited seven best-selling books, as well as international design publications. He is currently at work writing and designing his second book of short stories, creating a cutting-edge clothing line called "Under Cover" and a series of of "souvenirs of imaginary places," and acting in independent films.
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Publication Archive
This archive contains all documents published by cep over the last few years:
cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues.
cepPolicyBrief: Concise 4-page reviews of EU proposals (Regulations, Directives, Green Papers, White Papers, Communications) – including a brief summary and economic and legal assessments.
cepInput: Impulse to current discussions of EU policies.
cepStudy: Comprehensive examination of EU policy proposals affecting the economy.
The Commission wishes to to enhance the efficiency and overall quality of groundhandling services at EU airports. To this end, the market to groundhandling services is to be further opened up, in particular at large airports where at least one additional supplier is to be admitted.
The wishes to limit the term of the contracts entered into by credit rating agencies and issuers as well as the participation volume in credit rating agencies in order to strengthen the independence of credit rating agencies. In future, structured finance instruments will be subjected to ratings by at least two credit rating agencies. Moreover, the Commission wishes to prescribe civil liability for credit rating agencies.
With its Regulation, the Commission wishes to exempt aid of up to 500,000 Euros for the provision of services of general economic interest (SGEI) from the obligation to obtain approval for the period of three fiscal years. According to the Commission de minimis aid is unproblematic for they are regarded as measures which do not distort competition and also do not have a negative effect on trade between Member States.
According to the Commission, the EU needs to invest in energy infrastructure in order to achieve its energy and climate policy targets by 2020. To this end, the guidelines, which are proposed in the form of a Regulation, streamline and better coordinate national permit granting procedures for projects of common interest (PCIs).
The Commission presents three options for the implementation of Eurobonds and puts up for discussion the related pros and cons. With regard to the pros it mentions in particular the alleviation of the current debt crisis, the stabilisation of the banking system and the increased liquidity of the government bonds market. With regard to the cons it mentions the reduced incentives for budgetary discipline. For instance, Member States can run up debts at the expense of the budgetary discipline of other Member States, without this having an affect on their financing costs.
The Commission announces to draw up together with enterprises and other stakeholder a code of conduct in 2012. All enterprises are to commit to comply with CSR approaches on a voluntary basis. In addition, enterprises with more than 1000 employees are to adhere to the internationally recognized ISO 26000 Guidance Standards. In order to establish such self-commitments, the Commission wishes to revise the legal framework, in particular in the field of public procurement and thus put enterprises under pressure.
The Commission is initiating a consultation with the aim to (at first) adopt a non-binding recommendation. The recommendation is to serve as guidance to national regulatory authorities for fixing access prices during the transition phase between copper networks and fibre glass networks. This approach is to create incentives for investments in ultra-fast NGA networks.
The Commission proposes to introduce EU-wide minimum rules regarding criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation. It wishes to harmonise the offences yet not the levels of penalties. To date, there are only administrative sanctions. The Commission's aim is to increase the deterrent effect of national sanctions.
The EU wishes to establish a "complete and integrated trans-European transport network" (TEN-T) which includes all transport modes and a "dual-layer structure". To this end, the Commission wishes to enhance coordination in planning and the design of a sound governance structure. TEN-T is to meet the mobility and transport needs within the EU and third countries, guarantee the "accessibility" of all regions of the EU and remove bottlenecks in transport.
The tax is to apply to transactions with financial instruments, both in the organised markets and over-the-counter trading. It is to generate revenues for the public purse and to increase the stability of financial markets. The Commission expects EU-wide tax revenues of roughly 57 billion Euros a year. They are to flow wholly or partly into the EU budget through an own resources system of the European Union.