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Base Hospital #88, Langres France
Dear Em,
Before saying anything I first want your forgiveness for my not writing while on my furlough. Im not sure whether I will get it or not (your forgiveness I mean). I had a wonderful time and after waiting for fifteen long months for it will have to admit that the seven short days were given over to nothing but enjoyment. Don't think that I absolutly forgot you, the folks and home for that is one thing I did remember many times, which I think was more essential than just writing.
I think I told you before I left for this furlough that I had to my credit six months pay and 15 months reinlistment money. Some how or other I didn't receive a cent of this nor have I yet. Had I got this I would have sent some wonderful presents that I saw at this resort. I got by though through the good fellowship of the other boys with what I borrowed. There was something doing every minute. The trip itself was worth going for and the beauty of La Bourboule will never be forgotten by me.
About 30 miles from our stopping place the train was split into two sections for the climb up through the mountains was very steep. Well Em it will have to be a better man than I am to explain these French Alps if they are to be given anywhere near the credit that is due them. As our section left the city of Clearmont (which is a very large place and the starting place of about all tourists to different places in the mountains) we could see the great peaks ahead rising up in our way but never hindering the progress of the little puffing engine that seemed to worm its way picking the gentlest grades but yet climbing as every foot went by. It was just before the sun was setting that we were surrounded with the grandest scenery that I ever did and I guess ever will gaze at. Yes Ill say surrounded, for Em no matter where one looked a feeling would get ahold of them and hold them spell bound. You've read of the towns nestled in the Alps, and they are not only nestled there but sleeping peacefully as though the peaks and the snow that caps these peaks were trusty watch men.
Looking out of the train window, away down there where it seems you could hit the little church steeple (if you were a German) with a stone, sleeps a town. Pretty little towns too. All of a sudden the train is but a toy for on looking from both sides of the car window nothing but mountains confront your view. The little train keeps puffing though, enters a tunnel through one of the mountains, comes out on the other side where lies on one side a valley at least ten miles wide and on the other a mountain it seems as high.
Rest well assured Em I did enjoy the trip and now I suppose I should discribe my stay at one of the most expensive tourists resorts in France. When one speaks of La Bourboule (and I suppose the rest of these places are the same) it is a city of hotels that is meant and a lot of places of amusment. This town (Ill call it town) sets up in the mountains, and while in it you would think you was at any one of our own summer resorts mostly Nantasket. Looming up on all sides are hills and the only reason I call them hills is because beyond these are still higher hills, but they are all mountains. A view from any window in any hotel (and there are many) is as good a picture as any one would care to look at. I wish I could have taken a picture of this place from a point from which I happened to see it. Say it was a picture.
Now I will tell you how I enjoyed myself. Mind, we were sent there as are all men on furlough, train fair, meals, and board, paid by the Government. We are put up at the best hotels and enjoy first class eats. The Y.M.C.A. has a building (The Palace) in which there is reading, writing, dance hall and canteen rooms, besides a grand theatre. Some thing doing at the Y. every afternoon and evening such as Stunt Night, games, good shows by French actors, fights, restling, and dancing. I was there twice when there was dancing and the Y girls were there beleive me. They are a lively bunch. When I wasn't at the Y I was having a fine time also, which I don't imagine is much news to you. I had a good time anyway so Ill can telling you any more about this 7 days leave and answer your letters which were handed to me on my arrival back to the company.
Your birthday cards and Lena's too were both received yesterday and they were great. There is a lot of talk of our going home soon now, but talk and hopes aint going to get us there so I take no stock in what the papers say. That little kitten must have had a tough time of it and as I read your letter I could not for the life of me dope out what I was coming to or what became of the cat. I finally came to the place where it acted the goat and was glad when the assurance came that it was O.K.
When you speak of the cat coughing I might as well tell you that Ive got one of these again myself. I got quite a cold just before leaving La Bourboule and the trip on the train didn't help it any. When I arrived at the company and on being examined by the doctor three words from my lips was enough to convince him that I got cold and away to the hospital I went. I will be back with the company again soon though. The flue is here now and they are acting very careful. My throat is coming along fine now and Im alright so don't worry.
If Lena will remember I had the same kind of trouble with my throat the time I came back from Washington, and now you've got the story. These after war diseases you speak of are never getting me Em so don't worry on that score. I spend too much time having a good time in my own silly way to get mixed up into anything like that.
While away on furlough I just simply raised the devil and smoked a lot of cigarettes, stayed out late nights and sang a lot of songs. Result – a very hoarse throat and a little cough. Im a great deal better off at that than a lot of so called wise guys that are not as noisy as I am when on a good time nor as brave when there is no one around to see them perform. Don't worry about me Em. Ive come through so far and when the 26th goes home Im with it.
Give my regards to all and tell them that I will write as soon and as much as I can. I am at Base Hospital #88 Langres France. Don't address my mail here though for I will soon be back with the company as soon as they are sure I have not got the flue, and that very soon. Will send some souviners as soon as I get some jack.
Hoping to see you son after this letter reaches you if not before I am your brother
S. E. Avery #69762, Hdq Co. 103rd Inf. A.E.F.
© Copyright 2009 by Richard Landers, All Rights Reserved. No reproduction without permission.


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MONTICELLO — Scott Sherwood's wife, Elise Hanlon, testified on Wednesday that murder defendant Paul Novak told her details of Catherine Novak's killing about two weeks after Catherine was found dead in the burned-out rubble of her Lava home.
MONTICELLO — Scott Sherwood's wife, Elise Hanlon, testified on Wednesday that murder defendant Paul Novak told her details of Catherine Novak's killing about two weeks after Catherine was found dead in the burned-out rubble of her Lava home.
Hanlon said she approached Novak and pressed him for details, worried about Sherwood's involvement. Novak reassured her that Sherwood did not participate in the killing and was waiting in the red Blazer parked near the house.
"He told me "� 'We are good. No one would know, that this whole thing was him,'" she said.
Asked by Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell why she withheld the information for so long, Hanlon replied, "I was trying to protect Scott as well as Paul."
Novak is on trial in Sullivan County Court, charged with first-degree murder and other crimes. He is accused of killing his estranged wife and then burning down the home to cover up the crime and gain financially.
Sherwood has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, in exchange for a three- to 12-year prison sentence. He has already testified against Novak, admitting to knowing about the plot to kill Catherine about week prior to her death and driving his then Jamaica Hospital paramedic partner from Glen Cove up to the far western Sullivan County hamlet of Lava.
Hanlon, a Fire Department of New York lieutenant and paramedic, said Novak's then lover, Michelle LaFrance, was the first to tell her the details of the crime. LaFrance came to her office about a week after Catherine's death on Dec. 13, 2008. LaFrance also spoke to her on the phone.
Hanlon said LaFrance told her that Novak tried to put a cloth soaked with chloroform over Catherine's mouth but ended up choking her in a struggle, and setting the house on fire.
Hanlon said she knew Sherwood was with Novak on the night of Dec. 12, 2008. He had told her that he was going upstate to help Novak move some furniture out of the Lava home.
After she found out that Catherine had died in a fire, Hanlon said, Sherwood wouldn't tell her anything. So she spoke with LaFrance.
"My concern was Scott's participation in this," Hanlon said. "I was concerned my boyfriend at the time had been with him and would be arrested."
During his cross examination, defense lawyer Gary Greenwald played sections of Hanlon's taped interview with state police where she initially denied knowing anything. Hanlon acknowledged that she felt pressured to give information. As the interviewed progressed, Hanlon started recalling what she knew and signed a statement. She also testified before a grand jury.
Greenwald also played a recording of a fall 2012 meeting in his office with Hanlon. On that tape, Hanlon expresses concern she might perjure herself if called to testify at a future trial.
Greenwald suggested that Hanlon was worried about perjury because she told authorities that Paul Novak spoke to her about the murder. Greenwald asked Hanlon if she in fact got all her information about the murder from LaFrance, and never spoke to Novak.
Hanlon replied that she did talk to Novak. She said she was worried about committing perjury because Greenwald asked her at that meeting to forget her conversation with Novak. On the tape, Greenwald says, "I prefer that you say you don't have a recollection."
Greenwald also again raised a defense theory that Sherwood and LaFrance were involved in a sexual relationship and the two went upstate together and committed the murder. Under his questioning, Hanlon admitted that she couldn't absolutely be sure if the two were having an affair, but doubted it. Both Sherwood and LaFrance have testified they were never involved.


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After weeks of rumors, the Crew is set to mutually part ways with midfielder Milovan Mirosevic. The Chilean joined the Black & Gold in January 2012 and scored four goals in 26 appearances during his lone season in Columbus.
"[Mirosevic] asked us about three or four weeks ago if it was possible to let him out of his contract for family reasons," Crew Technical Director Brian Bliss said on Sunday. "He has a wife and a daughter, and just his overall comfort with Catolica factored in. We were able to come to an agreement over the weekend and unfortunately, that's the way things work out sometimes. It was a mutual agreement based around his family."
"[Mirosevic] was prepared to come [back to Columbus]. But as it turns out, he really wants to stay in Chile with his family being the primary factor for personal reasons, personal choices. Our players are people, and in extreme situations like this, we do our best to accommodate them," President and General Manager Mark McCullers added.
Though Mirosevic didn't provide the punch in the attack many expected in 2012, the Chilean was a steady contributor in midfield and a leader in the Crew locker room. The Black & Gold are currently working hard to replace him.
"Milo was a big part of this team and unfortunately he had some issues around his family at home," Head Coach Robert Warzycha said. "We had to let him go and be with his family, but we're working very hard to replace him. We have several players in mind and I'm sure before the First Kick, we're going to have someone who is as effective as [Mirosevic] was."
The Crew is already engaged in discussion for a high-profile player to fill the void left by Mirosevic's departure.
"Milo was a high-profile international acquisition and we think that we're going to bring in another high-profile international player that will really help our team," McCullers explained.
During last week's MLS SuperDraft in Indianapolis, trade rumors circulated around Crew midfielder Dilly Duka. On Sunday, the Crew technical staff confirmed it was looking to deal the 23-year-old winger.
"We had a lot of interest in Dilly leading-up to the Draft and he's part of an ongoing discussion with a club right now within the League to consummate a trade," Bliss explained. "At this point, we've asked Dilly to stay out of training for the potential risk of injury and accommodating the possible trade. He's part of an ongoing discussion and hopefully within the next few days we'll be able to close that up."
Entering his fourth season in MLS, Duka may benefit from a change in scenery, as McCullers believes the New Jersey native was never fully comfortable in Columbus.
"Sometimes players don't fit in with the club culture," the President and General Manager said. "I think from Dilly's perspective, he wasn't comfortable here. Sometimes, it's hard to get in a groove or hard to fit in when you're on and off the field like he's been."
"I think Dilly is a good player, but sometimes a player doesn't find a home," Warzycha added. "And even for some good players, they don't fit our system or they can't find the optimum performance. That's why they try to find something different and hopefully, things work out for Dilly."
Bliss and McCullers also confirmed that Homegrown forward and Lewis Center native Aaron Horton is currently on trial with FK Sarajevo in Bosnia. If his trial is a success, the Crew could look to send Horton on loan for a few months to get match experience that has been hard to come by for the 20-year-old striker.
"Horton came to us right around the time Milo did, asking us to explore some opportunities in terms of getting a loan in Europe to help him work to develop his game," Bliss explained. "We talked about it internally and we thought this might be a good opportunity for him to get some valuable playing experience for another team. We hope his trial goes successfully, and maybe we're able to get a loan for him over a six-month term that would give him playing time in a different environment that might be needed."
Added McCullers, "It's a chance for [Horton] to get some minutes in a different environment and improve his game. We agreed to allow him to go do that. We're going to watch his progress closely and we think it will be a good experience for him."
Since being signed as the Crew's first-ever Homegrown product in May 2011, Horton has played just one minute in MLS play. He showed some progress in 2012, scoring the equalizer in the Black & Gold's 2-1 victory over Stoke City FC in an international friendly.
After adding Ryan Finley and Drew Beckie in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, the Black & Gold are positioned to make several player aquisition announcements over the coming weeks.
"We've had some ongoing discussions with guys that are currently on our discovery list who are players from outside the League," Bliss stated. "We'll continue to work on those and we hope to close some of that business up in the next week. We've also got domestic-type discoveries and the remaining picks we own in the Supplemental Draft. Between those three or four mechanisms, we're going to fill out our roster."
"We're trying to find players that will fit in our system," Warzycha added. "We have a couple guys in mind. One is a central defender and one is a central midfielder. They are good players, playing for good clubs, that will give us more depth and they are proven players."
The Crew has also invited several players to next week's training camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. that may be capable of making the final roster.
"We've invited a few guys in to preseason camp. We've invited a couple goalkeepers that will take part in the camp at IMG and the camp in Orlando," Bliss revealed. "We have a couple of other players coming in, Blake Brettschneider is a forward who's played in the League and is without a club. We're going to bring him in to take a look at as well. There are some guys who are invitees that we'll have at training camp that will help round out what we need in terms of filling out our roster."
Brettschneider has scored three goals and tallied three assists in 32 appearances over the past two seasons with D.C. United and the New England Revolution.


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Another reason (like I needed one) for never watching Fox News. Besides the fact that they don't really report news, relying instead on making the viewer feel something about the stories they cover rather than informing them. Besides the point that the facts are inconvenient things for them when it comes to giving the right twist or nuance to a story in order to evoke a visceral response from the viewer. Besides the fact that they are a mouthpiece for the Republican Party, corporate America, venture capitalists, the corrupt portions of America's health care industry, and an overall right wing propaganda machine.
Now they have the always pompous ass, Britt Hume, who has posed as a journalist from time to time in the past without ever really having achieved a mastery of the role. Oh, I know, they've had him for awhile now, so that's not new. Even Fox News understood the vapidness of Britt Hume. Enough so that they now use him as a news "consultant" rather than as a full-fledged member of the sycophantic cult that is Fox News.
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Learn Linux, 302 (Mixed environments)
Domain control
Using Samba for network authentication
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In this article, learn about these concepts:
- Domain membership
- Configuring a primary domain controller
- Configuring a backup domain controller
- Adding computers to a domain
- Managing logon scripts
- Managing roaming profiles
- Managing system policies
This article helps you prepare for Objective 312.4 in Topic 312 of the Linux Professional Institute's Mixed Environment Specialty exam (302). The objective has a weight of 4.
This article assumes that you have a working knowledge of Linux command-line functions and that you understand the basics of Samba configuration. You should be familiar with the overall structure of the smb.conf configuration file and be able to edit it in the editor of your choice. You should be able to bring a Samba server up to serve files.
Setting basic domain features
A domain controller's primary purpose is to manage authentication for other computers. This requires the Samba server to accept certain types of authentication data from its clients and to respond appropriately. Enabling these features requires setting a few smb.conf options. In practice, domain controllers also tend to serve additional roles on the network, so you may need to adjust additional Samba options.
Before proceeding further, you should be aware of the relationships between the computers on a Microsoft® Windows NT®-style domain. The domain controller is at the core of this network. Its clients may be file and print servers running Samba, the Windows® operating system, or some other software. These computers are known as domain member servers, and they function both as servers (to user workstations) and as clients (to the domain controller). The architecture of the network can affect these relationships. For instance, in a peer-to-peer network, a single computer can function as both a domain member server and as a file-sharing client. The domain controller can function as a file server and even as a client.
Setting mandatory domain controller features
The most basic Samba configuration for a domain controller involves setting the following smb.conf options:
workgroup = EXAMPLE security = User encrypt passwords = Yes passdb backend = tdbsam:/etc/samba/private/passdb.tdb domain logons = Yes admin users = ntadmin
Some of these options can be changed, depending on your needs, but others cannot. Specifically:
- The
workgroupoption sets the Windows NT domain name. A domain is just a workgroup with extra features.
- The
securityoption must be set to
- The
encrypt passwordsoption must be set to
- The
passdb backendoption can be set to any legal value; however, if you want to use both primary and backup domain controllers, you may need to set it in a particular way, as described in Configuring a backup domain controller.
- The
domain logonsoption must be set to
- The
admin usersoption sets one or more users (
ntadmin, in this example) as administrative users. These users effectively have root privileges to any share to which they connect. You must either set an administrative user in this way or add root to your Samba account database to join new computers to your domain.
These settings have certain implications. Specifically, your Samba server
computer must have local Linux accounts for all the users it should
authenticate, and these accounts must have entries in the Samba password
database. Once you've configured Samba in this way, it will begin
accepting domain logons—but only for old Microsoft Windows 9x/Me
computers or Samba servers set with the
security = Server option. For more recent
Windows computers or for Samba computers that use the more secure
security = Domain configuration, you must
create machine trust accounts.
Creating machine trust accounts
Unlike workgroups, which any computer on a network can join, domains are
exclusive: To gain the full benefits of a domain, a computer must be a
full-fledged member of the domain. From a user's perspective, the main
benefit of domain membership is single sign-on, which means that
a user need only type a user name and password once to gain access to any
server that's a member of the domain. From a Samba administrative
perspective, domain membership enables use of the
security = Domain configuration option on
domain member servers. This setting is more secure than the
security = Server setting, but fully joining
the domain requires additional configuration.
To fully join a domain, a computer (either a domain member server or a client system) requires its own account on the domain controller. The domain controller itself is exempt from this requirement. This account is independent of the account of any user who might use the computer. This account is known as a machine trust account.
It's best for all your machine trust accounts to use a single Linux group
reserved for this purpose. The following command creates a group called
trust for this purpose:
# groupadd -r trust
With the machine trust group created, you can proceed with creating machine
trust accounts—one for each domain member (client or server) on
your network. You should use the computers' network basic input/output
system (NetBIOS) names, converted to lowercase text and with dollar signs
$) appended, as user names. For instance, if
the computer's NetBIOS name is WEMBLETH, its machine trust account name
would be wembleth$. You can use the
useradd and
smbpasswd commands to create these accounts, as
# useradd -d /dev/null -M -g trust -s /bin/false wembleth$ # smbpasswd -a -m wembleth$
This example creates a machine trust account called wembleth$,
setting the account's home directory to /dev/null
-d /dev/null), telling the utility not to
create the home directory (
-M), adding it as a
member of the
trust group
-g trust), and setting the default shell to
/bin/false (
-s /bin/false). The second command
creates an entry in the Samba password database for the account,
specifying that it should be a machine trust account
If you created a new user for the
admin user
parameter, you must set that user's Samba password with
smbpasswd, as in
smbpasswd ntadmin, to set that user's password.
This account will be used when adding machines to the domain. If you have
no other use for this account's high privilege under Samba, seriously
consider commenting out the
admin users line in
smb.conf after you've joined all your domain clients to the domain.
Setting additional domain features
Although the features just described make up the critical domain controller features, domain controllers also typically take on certain other roles on a NetBIOS network. In particular, they function as domain master browsers, as Windows Internet Name Service (also known as NetBIOS Name Server) systems, and often as time servers. You can configure these features by setting the following options:
domain master = Yes preferred master = Yes os level = 65 wins support = Yes time server = Yes
Once you've saved your changes to the smb.conf file, Samba eventually
detects the changes and reconfigures itself. If you want to speed matters
up, you can pass the server a
SIGHUP signal or
use your distribution's SysV init scripts to reload the configuration.
Adding computers to a domain
At this point, your Samba server is sufficiently configured to function as a domain controller, and you can begin adding computers to the domain. How you do this depends on the operating system installed on the domain member server or domain client, however. In Windows 7, perform these steps:
- Enter the following registry entries.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CCS\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters DWORD DomainCompatibilityMode = 1 DWORD DNSNameResolutionRequired = 0
Alternatively, download the Win7_Samba3DomainMember.reg file and double-click it on the Windows system. This step is not required for Windows Vista® or earlier Windows operating systems.
- Open the Control Panel System and Security item.
- Click System.
- Click Change Settings under the Computer
Name, Domain, and Workgroup Settings heading.
Windows opens a system properties window.
- Click Change.
Windows opens the Computer Name/Domain Changes window, shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. You join a domain in Windows by using the Computer Name/Domain Changes window
- Select the Domain option, and then type your domain name in the text box.
- Click OK.
Windows responds by opening the Windows Security window, shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. The Windows Security window prompts for your administrative user name and password
- Type your Samba administrative account name (as set via
admin users) and password in the window, and then click OK.
Windows prompts you to restart the computer, after which you should be joined to the domain.
Note: Not all versions of Windows can join a domain. The Home versions, for example, are restricted to use in workgroups.
After you have joined a Windows computer to your domain and restarted it, the computer prompts you to press Ctrl-Alt-Del to log on. You should use a user name and password associated with your Samba server to log on. Thereafter, you will be able to access any computer that's a part of the domain and that authorizes the account you used at your first logon without retyping your password. If you configure the computer to share files or printers, the computer relies on the Samba server for authentication.
If you want a Samba server to function as a domain member, you must also join it to the domain. To do so, first set the following options in the Samba domain member server's smb.conf file:
password server = SERVERNAME domain logons = No encrypt passwords = Yes security = Domain domain master = No preferred master = No os level = 1 wins support = No
Many of these options are the opposite of those for the domain controller;
you must set them in this way to ensure that you don't have two computers
competing to be master browsers or to deliver NetBIOS names. The
password server option should point to the
domain controller you intend to use. The
security option can be set in either of two
ways: You can set it to
Domain, as in this
example, to fully join the domain, or you can set it to
Server, in which case Samba will not fully join
the domain but will send its password requests on to the domain controller
using simpler, non-domain protocols. If you set
security = Domain, you must fully join the
domain by typing the following command:
# net join member -U ntadmin
ntadmin to the user name you've chosen
for your administrative account. The program prompts for a password; enter
the password associated with the
ntadmin user.
If all goes well, you'll see a message that you've joined the domain that
you've specified via the
workgroup option in
Once you've joined a Samba server to a domain, the computer relies on the domain controller for authentication—but only for Samba. Topic 313.3, Winbind, covers modifying a Linux computer to use a domain controller for non-Samba authentication tasks.
Creating domain shares and user settings
When you have tested basic domain logon functionality, you may want to go further. One way to do so is to create a special domain share called NETLOGON and configure Samba to store users' Windows desktop settings on the domain controller.
Creating NETLOGON shares
Domain logon scripts are stored in the NETLOGON share. These scripts run on the domain client whenever a user logs on to a domain. Thus, you should create such scripts in Windows and test them in Windows: These are not Linux scripts.
A NETLOGON share is an ordinary file share of that name. (Objective 312.2 covers creating file shares.) Ordinarily, you want to limit who can write to the NETLOGON share. A typical definition might look like this:
[netlogon] comment = Network Logon Service path = /var/samba/netlogon guest ok = No read only = Yes write list = abe
This example creates a read-only share to be stored in /var/samba/netlogon.
write list parameter gives the user
abe write access to the share. Note that abe must have Linux
write access to /var/samba/netlogon; if Linux permissions prevent abe from
writing to this directory, listing the user in the share's
write list does no good.
Windows clients must know what scripts to run from the NETLOGON share. This
is done through the
logon script global
parameter. A basic example sets a simple file name:
logon script = LOGON.BAT
This example tells all clients to run the LOGON.BAT file. Sometimes, though, you need to provide different logon scripts for different clients. For instance, you might need different scripts for different client operating systems. An example that does this might look like this:
logon script = LOGON-%a.BAT
In this example,
%a is a variable that takes on
a different value for different client operating systems, as detailed in
Table 1. You can use other variables, as well,
as described in Objective 312.1. If you were to use the preceding example,
a Windows 7 client would execute the script called
LOGON-Vista.BAT, whereas a Windows XP client would execute
the script called LOGON-WinXP.BAT. Note that not all operating
systems use network logon scripts. For instance, Linux does not, so you
wouldn't need to create a LOGON-CIFSFS.BAT script.
Table 1. Values of the %a variable
|Type of client
|Linux Common Internet File System (CIFS) file system
|IBM® Operating System/2® (OS/2)
|Windows for Workgroups
|Windows 95, 98, or Me
|Windows NT
|Microsoft Windows 2000
|Windows XP
|Windows XP 64 bit
|Windows Server® 2003
|Windows Vista or Windows 7
|Any other client
In addition to network logon scripts, the NETLOGON share can hold a system policies file. This file can automatically make changes to the Windows registry file to help the computer fit into the domain. Under Windows 9x/Me, the policies file is called Config.POL and is generated on a Windows computer using a tool called the Policy Editor (Poledit.exe). Under Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, the policy file is called NTConfig.POL and is generated by clicking Start > Programs > Administrative Tools. Generating these files is beyond the scope of this article, but you should be aware of the possible need to place the file in the NETLOGON share.
Creating roaming profiles
Ordinarily, Windows computers store information on their users' desktop environments locally. This is fine if each individual uses just one computer most of the time; however, this isn't always the case. In a university's computer lab, for instance, individuals might log on using any of several different computers. In such a situation, it's desirable to store users' desktop settings on a remote server. This is the job of a roaming profile.
To enable roaming profiles for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, you must create a PROFILES share. This share is typically made non-browseable so that it doesn't show up in browse lists and confuse users. It's also set with limited file and directory permissions within Samba to prevent users from reading or writing each others' profiles. The Linux directory used for the share, though, must enable all users to read and write to it (0777 permissions may be required, depending on your group policies). The Samba share used to store roaming profiles might look like this:
[profiles] comment = NT Profiles Share directory = /var/samba/profiles read only = No create mode = 0600 directory mode = 0700 browseable = No
This share is conventionally created on the Samba domain controller;
however, it could in principle appear on some other file server. In
addition to creating the PROFILES share, you must tell Windows where to
find it. You do this with the global
logon path
logon path = \\%L\PROFILES\%U
This example uses the
%L variable (the NetBIOS
name of the current server) and the
%U variable
(the user name associated with the session) as part of the path to the
roaming profile directory. Be sure that your roaming profiles are stored
in the PROFILES share you created.
Configuring a backup domain controller
Windows NT domains can have multiple domain controllers to provide redundancy in case one fails. In Windows NT domain parlance, one domain controller is designated as the primary domain controller (PDC), and the other is the backup domain controller (BDC). This configuration entails additional configuration complexity, but it's worthwhile if your network is highly dependent on the domain controller.
In Samba, enabling a BDC is best done by using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to store account information. LDAP was designed to support the sort of database data exchanges required for this type of configuration, so pairing a PDC with a master LDAP server and the BDC with a slave LDAP server makes sense. The LDAP servers can run on the same or different computers than the Samba servers. Other configurations, such as using a single LDAP server with both the PDC and BDC, are possible but not optimal, because you lose at least some failover capability—particularly if the LDAP server runs on the same computer as one of the domain controllers.
A minimal PDC configuration that uses an LDAP server adds several Samba configuration options for identifying the LDAP server. Changed or new global options for the PDC are, at a minimum:
passdb backend = ldapsam://localhost:389 ldap suffix = dc=example,dc=org ldap user suffix = ou=Users ldap group suffix = ou=Groups ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers ldap idmap suffix = ou=Idmap ldap admin dn = cn=ntadmin,dc=example,dc=org
This example tells Samba to use an LDAP server running on the same computer
passdb backend = ldapsam://localhost:389) and
identifies various critical LDAP features used to identify and administer
account information.
Note: LDAP configuration is a complex topic in and of itself. In this article, I assume that your master and slave LDAP servers are already properly configured. Check the Related topics section for links to additional LDAP information.
I recommend configuring your PDC to use the master LDAP server and thoroughly testing this configuration before proceeding. With that task done, you can configure the BDC, beginning with a few preliminary steps:
- Type
net rpc getsidon the BDC computer.
This command retrieves a critical identifier that must match on the PDC and BDC computers.
- Type
smbpasswd -w mypasson the BDC, where
mypassis the LDAP administrative password.
- Synchronize the local account database on the PDC and BDC.
You can do this in several ways, the simplest of which is copying /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/shadow from one computer to another. If you use LDAP for Linux account maintenance, this step may not be necessary.
- Duplicate the NETLOGON share from the PDC on the BDC.
Remember to copy both the share definition in smb.conf and the share's directory. You should synchronize the share directory on a regular basis so as to replicate changes that might be made over time.
With these steps taken care of, you can create your BDC configuration in smb.conf:
passdb backend= ldapsam:ldap://slave-ldap.example.org domain master = No domain logons = Yes os level = 64 ldap suffix = dc=example,dc=org ldap user suffix = ou=Users ldap group suffix = ou=Groups ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers ldap idmap suffix = ou=Idmap ldap admin dn = cn=ntadmin,dc=example,dc=org idmap backend = ldap:ldap://master-ldap.example.org idmap uid = 10000-20000 idmap gid = 10000-20000
These options cause the BDC to defer to the PDC in master browser
elections, to use the slave LDAP server
slave-ldap.example.org) for its password
database, and to use the master LDAP server
master-ldap.example.org) for storing mapping
information between Linux and Windows account information.
Setting up interdomain trusts
In a large organization, different departments may have their own Windows NT domains. This configuration enables each department to maintain its own accounts, but it can limit the ability of departments to use each others' resources. For instance, two departments that are physically close to each other might want to enable each others' users to use their printers as a shared resource. This type of cross-domain resource sharing can be implemented by setting up interdomain trusts, or trusts for short.
Trust relationships have two important properties you should keep in mind. First, they're nontransitive, meaning that they affect only the domains for which they're explicitly configured. For instance, if the PHYSICS domain trusts GEOLOGY, and GEOLOGY trusts BIOLOGY, PHYSICS does not automatically trust BIOLOGY. Second, trust relationships are one-way. For instance, PHYSICS can trust GEOLOGY without GEOLOGY trusting PHYSICS. To enable two-way trust relationships, you must configure each domain to trust the other.
To configure interdomain trusts, each domain must first be properly configured in its own right. The first domain is the trusting domain, which hosts resources that should be accessible to the other domain, which is the trusted domain. For instance, suppose that PHYSICS has a wide-carriage printer to which users of GEOLOGY should have access. PHYSICS is then the trusting domain and GEOLOGY is the trusted domain. To begin configuring a trust relationship, you must first create both Linux and Samba accounts on the trusting domain (PHYSICS) for the trusted domain (GEOLOGY):
# useradd -d /dev/null -M -g trust -s /bin/false geology$ # smbpasswd -a -i geology
Note that you must include a trailing dollar sign
$) when creating the Linux account with
useradd but not when creating the Samba account
smbpasswd. The
smbpasswd command prompts you to enter a
password for the interdomain trust account. Remember this password,
because you will need to enter it again shortly. The GEOLOGY domain
controller will use this account, much as if the trusted domain controller
were an ordinary member of the trusting domain, to enable its own members
to access PHYSICS resources.
With the interdomain trust account created on the trusting domain controller, you can now configure the trusted domain controller to use that account:
# net rpc trustdom establish physics
Type this command on a Linux member of the trusted domain (GEOLOGY, in this
example). You will be asked for a password; enter the same one you typed
for the
smbpasswd command on the trusting
domain. If all goes well, members of GEOLOGY will now be able to access
the servers on PHYSICS. If you want to establish a two-way trust, you must
repeat these steps, reversing the roles of the two domains.
If you want to terminate an interdomain trust, you can do so on the trusted domain:
# net rpc trustdom revoke physics
Alternatively, you can type the following command on the trusting domain:
# net rpc trustdom del geology
Moving forward
The next topic in this series, LPIC-3 objective 312.5, covers the Samba Web Administration Tool, which enables web-based configuration of Samba.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- LDAP-based authentication for Samba (Keith Robertson, developerWorks, January 2006) describes how to configure Samba and LDAP in more detail than can be presented here.
- The Backup Domain Control chapter of the official Samba documentation provides much more detail about this topic.
- The Samba
netcommand documentation includes information on managing interdomain trusts.
- Review the entire LPI exam prep series on developerWorks to learn Linux fundamentals and prepare for systems administrator certification based on LPI exam objectives prior to April 2009.
- Download the Win7_Samba3DomainMember.reg file that's required to join a Windows 7 computer to a Samba domain.
- In the developerWorks Linux zone, find hundreds of how-to articles and tutorials, as well as downloads, discussion forums, and a wealth of other resources for Linux developers and administrators.
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Q3 Once I know how many proteins of a particular type should I do this:
Go to BioGPS
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Make sure I have human selected(since I am making a human stem cell)
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Multiply by 100 to get the amount of protein
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A new survey looks at what influences Americans' views on gene editing.
Strong religious commitments lead to less support for changing a baby's DNA, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. But people of faith aren't the only ones who have concerns about the emerging technology of gene editing.
More than half of U.S. adults (54 percent) believe it's "very likely" gene editing will be used in morally unacceptable ways, Pew reported. Fifty-eight percent say it's very likely that inequality will increase with these technological advancements, since only wealthy parents may be able to afford treatments to alter a child's genes before birth to eliminate disease or enhance physical or mental attributes.
"As people think about a future with possible widespread use of gene editing to change a baby's genetic makeup, more anticipate negative than positive effects on society," researchers noted.
Scientists have called for public input on gene editing as they develop the technology, asking parents and faith leaders about what worries them about this medical advancement, as the Deseret News reported in 2016.
Many religious believers wonder if altering a baby's DNA represents "playing God" and worry about what dramatic cures for some children would mean for the families who don't have access to advanced treatments, noted Ted Peters, co-editor of the journal "Theology and Science," in the article.
"If we end up with a culture that is pressing for perfection, (people will) have disdain for the children who are born less than perfect," he said. Religion reminds us that "culture needs to constantly celebrate all human beings, regardless of their perfection or their potential."
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Fifty-seven percent of Americans who pray daily, attend religious services at least weekly and describe religion as a very important part of their lives said it's appropriate to use gene editing to treat a serious disease that a baby would have at birth, compared with 82 percent of Americans with low religious commitment.
Just 13 percent of women supported gene editing to boost intelligence, compared with 24 percent of men, Pew reported.
There's also a large gap between adults with different levels of science knowledge, which Pew determined using a nine-item index. Half of adults with low science knowledge (49 percent) support using gene editing to treat a disease that may not affect a baby until adulthood, compared with 71 percent of those with high knowledge.
The survey was conducted from April 23 to May 6 among 2,537 adults. The margin of error for the full sample is 2.8 percentage points.
Pew's survey anticipates and asks about treatment options that are not yet available to expectant parents. Gene editing technologies are rapidly advancing, but field trials have been slowed by widespread concerns about the moral implications of adjusting an embryo's DNA.
Gene editing "has been held back by the fact that the National Institutes of Health, the main funding source for most research scientists in America, will not finance gene editing studies on human embryos," The Huffington Post reported.
Religious Americans are particularly concerned about scientific testing on viable embryos, according to the survey. Compared with 65 percent of all U.S. adults, 78 percent of Protestants and 69 percent of Catholics say this testing would involve "taking medical technology too far."
The promise of gene editing is that it could one day eliminate certain conditions altogether. Diseases like cystic fibrosis or Tay-Sachs, which are linked to specific genetic mutations, could be addressed in the womb.
"Genetic mutations that cause birth defects or increase disease risk may one day be repaired in every cell, delivering a complete and thorough cure," according to The Huffington Post.
However, the uncertainty about how researchers and doctors will draw the line to separate appropriate uses of gene editing from inappropriate ones is a concern for both religious and nonreligious Americans.
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"There's an element of fear about this technology. It gets to this notion of control over life," said Dr. Jeffrey Botkin, chief of the division of medical ethics and humanities in the department of internal medicine at the University of Utah, at the time.
Majorities of Americans welcome that control when it prevents diseases that would dramatically shorten a child's life or lead to long-term suffering. Nearly three-quarters of adults (72 percent) say it would be appropriate to use gene editing to prevent early-onset conditions, and 60 percent say the same about diseases that wouldn't affect a child until adulthood.
However, only 1 in 5 adults (19 percent) support a genetic shift that would boost intelligence.
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autooptimiser is a smart optimiser replacement for PTOptimizer and vig_optimize, it is part of the hugin suite of tools for panoramic imaging.
It is not a 100% drop-in replacement for PTOptimizer as it has a slightly different interface and some extra features:
- PTOptimizer will write the output of the optimisation into the input script file as 'o' lines, deleting any that already exist. This behaviour is a little strange, so autooptimiser writes the result to STDOUT or a new file, as is more usual for a command-line tool.
- Not clobbering the original file means that there is no need to create 'o' lines, the output file is in the same format as the input with optimised values applied to the 'i' lines.
- PTStitcher requires 'o' lines, so the output of autooptimiser isn't suitable for stitching with PTStitcher without further processing - Stitch these files with nona instead.
Additional features:
- autooptimiser can perform pairwise optimisation instead of trying to optimise all rotation parameters at the same time, this means that there is no need to pre-position images before optimisation.
- levelling the horizon in a set of images can be performed, this is the same functionality as the Straighten button in the hugin Preview window.
- auto-align mode will pick an optimisation scheme suited to the distribution of control points in the project so there is no need to specify parameters to optimise.
- autooptimiser can adjust the panorama field of view, dimensions and projection to suit the input images.
- the field of view of input images can be specified, this is useful as the project files created by autopano and autopano-sift don't specify the field of view of the input photos.
- autooptimiser can also perform photometric optimisation like the vig_optimize tool. Depending on the input images it selects automaticly these photometric parameters (exposure, white balance, vignetting, camera response curve) which should be optimised.
autooptimiser [options] project.pto
(- can be specified to read the project from stdio.)
autooptimiser works similarly to PToptimizer but with extra command- line options.
It is also different in that PToptimizer appends its output onto the input file in the form of 'o' lines which need further processing. autooptimiser simply updates the project and writes it to a new file.
-o file.pto Output file. If omitted, stdout is used.
- Optimisation options (if not specified, no optimisation takes place):
-a Auto align mode, includes various optimisation stages, depending on the amount and distribution of the control points
-p Pairwise optimisation of yaw, pitch and roll, starting from first image
-n Optimize parameters specified in script file (like PToptimizer).
- Post-processing options:
-l Level horizon (works best for horizontal panoramas)
-s Automatically select a suitable output projection and size
- Other options:
-q Quiet operation (no progress is reported)
-v HFOV Specify horizontal field of view of input images. Used if the .pto file contains invalid HFOV values (autopano-SIFT writes .pto files with invalid HFOV)
When -a, -l, and -s options are used together, an operation similar to the one of the "Align" button in hugin is performed.


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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A suspect accused of beating two men with a piece of exhaust pipe at a South Windsor auto repair shop is headed for trial after a Superior Court judge said his conduct showed he was rejecting a plea deal.
Nathaniel O. Chambers was supposed to accept or reject a plea-bargain offer in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday.
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The marshals removed Chambers from the courtroom. Alexander said she interpreted what she called his "malingering conduct" as rejection of a plea offer.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Interview: Nathan Fillion on Life after One Life
Nathan Fillion first burst onto the scene as Joey Buchanan, a character he played for three years on One Life to Live. After that, he branched out and went on to star in the TV series Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the feature films Serenity and Waitress, to name just a few. But Nathan never forgot his roots, and he is proud of them.
Daytime Dial: Many actors who start out on soaps but go on to other things tend to try to forget their soap-opera past, but you embrace it. Why is that?
Nathan Fillion: OLTL was an incredible experience for me. I've talked to other guys from other shows whose experience wasn't nearly as positive as mine. I went to One Life to Live, and it was my first show, and I knew I had a lot to learn. I was surrounded by people who've been in the business for 15, 20, 25, 35 years. They nurtured me. They took me in and treated me like family. I can't say enough about them and about my experience there.
If it weren't for Bob Woods (Bo Buchanan), I'd have never moved to Los Angeles. I'd probably still be doing daytime. He sat me down and said, "This is how it's gonna work, and this is what you're gonna do." I followed his advice to the letter, and here I am. Every time I go back to New York City, I buy him a bottle of scotch down the street, I walk in and say, "Thank you, Bob Woods."
These people took care of me, they taught me, they mentored me. I'll never pooh-pooh on soap operas. They are a valid source of entertainment with a plethora of talented people, probably the hardest-working people in the industry. I can't say enough about them.
I went back — I think it was two summers ago — and I did two episodes of OLTL as Joey Buchanan to attend the funeral of Asa Buchanan, played by Phil Carey, who tragically died a short while after that. Some people expressed surprise that I had come back. I was like: "Why are you surprised? You know I had a wonderful time here. This is my home." For three years, that was my home, and I loved it.
DD: Your hit show, Castle, will be back to start its second season on Monday, Sept. 21. Why do you think the show has struck such a chord with fans?
NF: I think I am a pretty good judge about what's good. I don't know much about art, but I know what I like. Obviously crime shows, murder mysteries and procedural shows are doing very well right now — I don't know how many CSIs are out there, but I don't think you can hold them all in one hand — so there is something very appealing to being presented with a mystery and trying to figure it out. I get caught up in that as well. I think what we do on Castle is we take away the brooding, haunted cops and the obscure, weird lighting of those shows, and we try to make it more real life.
We filmed the pilot in New York City, and we had a bunch of New York homicide detectives hanging around as consultants. And I tell you, these guys were not brooding, and they weren't haunted, and they weren't tortured. They were hilarious. They had the most brilliant stories that had me bent over double laughing, and they all start with, "So this guy gets killed ...." They bend toward being light to kind of lighten up a bit of a dark job.
DD: Is it fun for you to play a character who is kind of a jerk and do things you would never do in your real life?
NF: There was a time when I said, "I don't care what kind of job I do, so long as I'm acting." But now I've learned that I do care. I want to do things on TV that I don't really do in real life. Castle is a nice guy; there's nothing really wrong with him. I just don't think I'd really want to hang out with him that long. He'd weigh on me after a while.
He just doesn't have that filter that says, "Maybe now's the time to stop" or "Maybe this joke wouldn't go over right about now." He really wears his joy on his sleeve. He's joyous, and I like that about him. He's unapologetic. He's kind of fearless. He doesn't have a sense of "This looks dangerous"; he's more like "This looks fun!" He's living this dream life that he only would write about in the past, and now he's in the position to live it and he is so excited. It's kind of like me in that I used be like "I'd love to be on movies and TV," and now I'm living my dream. So I can really relate.
DD: Richard Castle certainly has a nontraditional home life. How does this factor into who he is?
NF: The nuclear family certainly still exists — the mother and father who are still married and the 2.5 kids. It's still out there, it's just no longer the norm. The nontraditional family is now the majority. I think the family unit that these people have is very realistic: an irresponsible mother who is now a grandmother, living with her son who is now a father, whose daughter is a mother to him, and he is kind of a parent to his mother. These are very realistic family dynamics. It's very modern and contemporary, this whole idea.
I think it plays very well with the kind of person Castle is. He never had a responsible adult role model in his life. He doesn't have any male role models in his life, no father figure. No one ever taught him how to be a man, so he runs around in his life being a boy. It's part of his charm and part of his flaw.
DD: Another aspect of the show that makes it a success is the solid foundation in the cast. You all seem to work so well together and get along. How is the working environment on the Castle set? You must have a lot of fun.
NF: We do have a lot of fun, and it is great. There's not a weak link in the cast. And we've also been blessed with our guest-cast members. It takes only one weak guest-cast member to make your show suck, and we're just always so blessed with who we get on the show. It's been wonderful.
And you have to take into account that there are 200-plus people who are on set when I arrive in the morning and who are still there when I leave. They work harder than we do and they deserve every accolade I can give them.
Tune into ABC on Monday nights at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT to catch Nathan in new episodes of Castle.
Interview B&B: Don Diamont's Dynamic New Beginnings
It was the casting decision heard 'round the world. Fans were shocked to learn at the end of 2008 that Don Diamont's Brad Carlton would be killed off on "The Young and the Restless." Don, a 20-year veteran of the show, was one of those people who were shocked when he heard the news.
"It's hard to encapsulate into a word or two how I felt," Don says. "Obviously it was disappointing. It was shocking. It was many things. I went through a range of emotions."
But don't feel bad for Don. He's back — and riding high as the corporate titan Bill Spencer Jr. on "Y&R"'s sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful," which makes it difficult for Don to recall his emotions that fateful day last fall when he was told the news about Brad.
"I guess I have moved on from it," Don explains. "I am just so happy doing what I am doing now. My time on 'Y&R' was wonderful. The hardest part was that I had spent my entire adult life there, and I had so many friendships and so many relationships, and so many life experiences that I went through while being there. That was really the hardest part of it.
"I got the news two days before Thanksgiving that they were killing off Brad, and my last shooting day was just before the winter break, around the 22nd of December. It was the end of February when I got the call from Brad (Bell, executive producer/head writer of 'B&B') that he was interested in my creating the role of Bill for me."
While Don was excited to sink his teeth into a new role, he was also thankful to be a part of the creation of an entirely new character. "As an actor, you want to act, and just to get a call that there is a part for you is always a terrific call. When Brad and I sat together to talk about Bill, he gave me his character breakdown, and he also gave me the freedom to create him.
"I felt that the beard was really significant, to distance him from Brad. The physical characteristics — the way he dresses, his beard, his physicality — I've gotten a lot of comments from people who watch both shows and they have no problem with my playing a new character. They don't see Bill as Brad in any way."
So what was Don most excited about with his new role? "I loved that Bill is such a different character, and especially different from Brad. And he is such a dynamic guy to play — he's a combination of Richard Branson, Jack Sparrow and just a dash of Hannibal Lector thrown in. So it really was a departure. The character really lit a fire, it really excited me. It wasn't like, 'Let's take Brad Carlton, give him a different name and plug him in here.'"
Bill and Brad couldn't be more different than night and day. "Bill says whatever is on his mind. He's sexually inappropriate, he's politically incorrect. Whatever he is thinking, he says it. He has no fear of anything or anyone. He answers to nobody; that gives him a lot of freedom. Whether anyone likes what he has to say, that doesn't concern him."
When Brad Bell (head writer/executive producer, "The Bold and the Beautiful) created the roll of Bill Spencer Jr. for Don Diamont earlier this year, Don wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but he knew that he was in for quiet a ride. And what an exciting ride it's been so far!
Part of the excitement stems from getting to work with an old friend and former castmate, Heather Tom (Katie, "B&B"; ex-Victoria, "Y&R"). Don gushes: "It is absolutely the best to work with Heather Tom. She is so talented and she is so much fun. She takes her work very seriously, but she doesn't take herself too seriously. We have a good time.
"I have always admired Heather, from when she was 14 and started at 'Y&R,' she just hit the ground running. She was a pro from day one. Here we are, how many years later, and I couldn't be happier."
Don's alter ego, Bill, is a pretty happy guy himself, now that he has found himself falling in love with the sweet Katie. "With Katie, she touched something in him. Their falling in love has certainly taken Bill by surprise. His entire world revolves around his business. This just came out of left field for him."
Don continues: "He really believes that she has so much untapped potential. He thinks she is more on the ball than her sisters combined, she is just afraid to go out of her comfort zone."
Bill has been going out of his comfort zone recently as well, thanks to Katie. "It's certainly hard for Bill to open up and be vulnerable. That's just not something that is comfortable for him. He doesn't let anybody in, which is really the beautiful part about that relationship. He's obviously had plenty of women, but he hasn't let anybody close or revealed much of himself.
"There is just something about Katie that is disarming for him, that touches him. There is a genuineness about her, an innocence about her, and yet there is a strength. She challenges him, and she does it in such a way that he doesn't want to eviscerate her."
Some fans might fear that now that Bill is in love, he's going to go all soft on us. Don wants to reassure viewers that that won't happen. Don explains: "I thought it was very important for Bill — he wouldn't go soft because he is love. While he can soften some of his edges, he cannot lose who he is. He believes in who he is. In the world he lives in, the competition is fierce. You don't get to where he is without being who he is. While Katie will point out some things in his life where he could go a little easier, soften an edge or two, that's fine. But he's not going to become a lovesick puppy all of a sudden."
If Don sounds energized and happy by his new role, it's because he genuine is. "It's been a long time since it's been that I can't wait to open a script. I can't wait to pull that thing open and see what Bill is up to now.
"I will be forever thankful to Brad Bell for not just creating this character, but for his faith in me in being able to bring this guy to life. He really gave me a wonderful opportunity. Here I played Brad Carlton all these years, a character who was named after Bradley Bell, and now I am playing a Bill (after Brad's father, William Bell). It's important to me that I do his dad proud. That is not lost on me. It does have a significance for me."
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Kyle Lowder Fan Event
Meet Soap Star Kyle Lowder (Rick, The Bold and the Beautiful)
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans to meet one of daytime soap's hottest stars, Kyle Lowder who plays Rick on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Kyle will be in Plano, IL as part of Soap Opera Digest magazine's "Shop Like a Soap Star" national tour. The star will be signing autographs and posing for pictures with his fans.
Saturday, September 26th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Wal-Mart Supercenter #1003
6800 West Route 34
Plano, IL 60545
COST: Free.


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It was not smooth sailing for the stock market which was waiting for big bang reforms and ideas from finance minister Arun Jaitley. Stock markets staged a roller-coaster ride with the Sensex and Nifty moving up and down after the NDA government's first Budget provided mixed signals. While the markets generally cheered the tax sops and the opening up of insurance and defence manufacturing for FDI, there was disappointment on the issues of retrospective taxation.
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