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Samsung Galaxy S8: The good, a bad, a beautiful
A stunning, winding arrangement and glorious camera accommodate an ungainly fingerprint reader and work-in-progress digital assistant.
Once again, Samsung and LG's opposition phones come face to face. And once again, we're here to assistance we figure out that is best for you.
Both a Galaxy S8 and G6 are glorious high-end phones with slim bezels, waterproofing and a latest Android 7.0 software. And both companies are attempting to recover their change after eccentric setbacks; Samsung from a Galaxy Note 7 remember calamity and LG from a nonstarter that was a LG G5 and a handful of modular accessories.
Overall, a S8 has a sexier, stronger hardware, nonetheless does that unequivocally matter in a end? LG's G6 saves we income and offers a lot of a same features. To assistance we out, we evaluated how these inclination built adult in design, camera, performance, facilities and value.
Design: Eye-candy and durability
The S8 and G6 have copiousness of pattern elements in common. Both are rated IP68 for H2O insurgency and have barely-there bezels. However, a S8 has a somewhat bigger arrangement (5.8 inches compared to 5.7), and is physically lighter, narrower and thinner than a G6. It also fared improved during a dump test. The S8's arrangement uses Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and survived mixed drops from opposite heights. But a G6's shade is coated with Gorilla Glass 3 and during a dump tests, it burst on a initial try. Lastly, a S8's arrangement has a aloft pixel density, so it's a tad crook (though we can't unequivocally discern this with your exposed eye).
One thing that we positively hatred about a S8, though, is a fingerprint reader, that is awkwardly located right subsequent to a camera lens. we many cite a G6's approach, that places a turn aim right underneath a camera lens.
Winner: The S8. While we rebuff a plcae of a S8's fingerprint sensor, a phone is sleeker and some-more pleasing than a G6.
Camera: Capturing pleasing pics and video
The G6 can take wide-angle shots from a front-facing camera and dual back cameras (one's got a wide-angle lens). This means we can fit some-more calm in any frame, including some-more peeps for a organisation selfie. There's also a Square Camera app that edits neat block photos ideal for Instagram.
The S8 does not have dual back cameras (bucking the trend that Apple, LG and Huawei have all hopped on), nonetheless it has tons of facilities like Snapchat-like facial effects and a Portrait modifying choice that blurs a background.
As for print quality, both phones take pointy and splendid pictures. And while we was tender by a G6's white change and tone correctness for dimly illuminated photos, a S8 did a improved pursuit during lighting adult a dim shots in general. The S8 also took some-more tangible selfies, and we elite a S8's deeper contrasts. (You can check out some-more of a G6's print peculiarity with a gallery below. And peruse a S8's camera gallery here.)
Winner: You'll positively be confident with possibly phones' cameras, and a G6's wide-angle choice can come in handy. But we was some-more tender by a S8's print quality.
Performance: Processor speeds and battery life
Given a some-more modernized Snapdragon 835 chipset, a S8 tallied adult aloft scores on all 3 benchmarks we conducted opposite a G6 and a 821 chipset (you can see a Antutu, Geekbench and 3DMark results here). But usually given a S8 is faster on paper doesn't meant you'll see any imbecility from a G6. Indeed, both are as rapid and discerning with real-life usage, like scrolling by web pages, rising apps and gnawing photos.
As for battery life, a S8's reduce ability 3,000mAh battery (compared to a G6's 3,300mAh) outlasted a G6 by scarcely 3 hours in a drainage exam for continual video playback on Airplane mode. It clocked in 16 hours compared to a G6's 13.
Winner: The Galaxy S8, easily. The G6 unequivocally isn't a slump — a processor is still arguable and fast, and a battery life is excellent. But it usually couldn't overtake a S8 on both accounts.
Features: Interface and program goodies
Both a interfaces on a G6 and S8 are essential and easy to understand. While I'm not feeling a dull corners for a app icons (it looks dated) from both phones, any objections we have about aesthetics can be fast bound with a new launcher and idol pack.
The S8 throws in a add-on we can lift out to entrance things like your most-used apps and contacts, a continue and calendar events. we found it minimally useful, nonetheless nonessential.
The S8 also has a digital voice partner named Bixby. While it has other facilities like scanning and retrieving info from objects in genuine life, it's not entirely fleshed out nonetheless and Samsung is still operative on a development. For a meantime, we can use Google Assistant, that comes built-in on both phones.
Winner: This is a tie for me. we like a additional facilities a S8 offers along a edge, nonetheless unless you're an zealous fan and user of these panels (and I'm not), both phones are flattering on customary with one another.
Value: Most crash for your buck
Across mixed carriers and countries, a G6 is consistently cheaper than a S8. In a US, this disproportion can operation from $30 to $100. In a UK and Australia, there's about a £40 and AU$191 difference, respectively. Keep in mind that a S8 comes with twice as many built-in storage (64GB compared to a G6's 32GB), nonetheless both phones have expandable storage adult to 2TB.
True, a cost disproportion between a dual isn't outrageous (compared to, say, a assets you'd get if we bought a OnePlus 3T or others), nonetheless $100 is still a critical volume of mix to keep in your wallet — generally if you're on a parsimonious budget.
Winner: The G6 is a one to get if we wish to save cash. (#Protip: There might be some G6 deals still going on that embody a giveaway Google Home or LG TV.)
Class movement lawsuits: Who's removing sued over what (*bonus round!)
As a PSA, we combined a reward turn about a lawsuits both companies are traffic with surrounding their devices. If you've been vital underneath a stone via 2016 (and who could censure you), Samsung gifted a large failure when some of a Galaxy Note 7s exploded, and Samsung had to remember a phone. As such, lots of people are suing for payment and use fees.
Not to be outdone, there's a category movement lawsuit being brought opposite LG for a bootlooping issue with a G4 and V10 phones. Not usually were some of these handsets bricked, LG is indicted of not doing adequate to repay and reinstate these inadequate products.
To be fair, these complaints and issues are being lobbied opposite past devices, and a S8 and G6 demeanour to be behaving a-okay so far. But we have a right to be heedful about these company's past troubles, given you're handing over your hard-earned income after all.
Winner: Nobody! Particularly you, a consumer.
And a leader is…
Taking home design, camera and performance, a S8 is a transparent leader here. It has a pleasing and stout construction, an overwhelming camera and a strong battery life.
But (and this is a large but), we really won't censure we if we go for a G6. The S8 is improved and it won a many categories, true, nonetheless it isn't so many improved than a G6. The G6 still looks and performs great, and has many of a same facilities as a S8 that make it so appealing (water resistance, slim bezels and Google Assistant). Plus, if we devise on removing a box anyway, you're substantially not going to be hung adult about a G6's demeanour or durability. In general, a G6 does many of what a S8 can do — nonetheless for a reduce cost tab to boot.


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Former education minister Arthur Li has been appointed chairman of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) governing council.
The widely expected appointment was announced by the government on its website early Thursday morning.
It came several hours before the announcement was to be officially gazetted after a hacker leaked the information late Wednesday, Ming Pao Daily reports.
Li, an incumbent council member, succeeds Edward Leong, who stepped down on Oct. 30. Li begins a three-year term on Friday.
Education Secretary Eddie Ng said in a statement that Li is a veteran academic with extensive teaching and management experience.
Li pledged to uphold the traditions of HKU and expressed hope his experience will "help elevate the university further".
Critics were quick to respond.
Council member Joseph Chan said he is disappointed by the decision, calling it "incomprehensible".
Another council member, Timothy E. O'Leary, said Leung Chun-ying's decision to appoint Li shows the system is defective.
He said the council should underake a full-scale review of its structure and operations.
The Academic Staff Association accused the government of bringing politics to HKU through Li and said his appointment will further galvanize students, staff and alumni in opposition in an unprecedented way.
The group is planning "countermeasures" to prevent Li from doing whatever he pleases.
These will be announced Thursday afternoon, it said.
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After months of waiting, the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean update is finally rolling out which means that all Nexus devices in the United States slated to get the upgrade to Android 4.1 have finally received the software.
We've been tipped by several readers who say that the update is rolling out right now to Verizon Galaxy Nexus devices and so it appears that the roll out indeed has begun.
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Until seven years ago, travellers had little choice but to cover the 2,800 km between Perth and Adelaide (that`s nearly two thirds of the vast Australian continent!) by train, plane or express bus. For too long, travellers whizzed across this vast landscape, experiencing a long and boring journey. Only a few knew what was out there, the secret places that lay untouched and undiscovered! The journey that links west and east is fantastic, and that`s why Real Aussie Adventures / Nullarbor Traveller offers camping adventures for free spirited travellers. There are so many things to see and experience, experiences that are unique to this part of Australia. It is a part of Australia that should not be missed! This tour starts in Perth and finishes in Adelaide.
Perth to Fitzgerald River National Park
Our adventure begins as we travel east from Perth over the Darling Ranges with our first coffee break in the historic township of York, WA's oldest inland town. A bit more driving and you'll be eating lunch in the shadow of Wave Rock. By late afternoon, we'll have arrived in Fitzgerald River National Park, an internationally recognised world biosphere!
Today we clock up a few kilometres and travel around 10 hours with stops along the way. Walking time is about an hour. Tonight we swag camp at Fitzgerald River National Park which has toilet but no shower facilities. (LD)
Fitzgerald River to Cape Le Grand National Park
Begin the morning with a brisk hike up East Mt Baron, one of the three quartzite peaks that make up the Barren Range. Legs stretched, we'll take the coastal route into Esperance for a coffee break and mosey around.
Then get ready for some of Australia's most spectacular scenery with this part of WA having no less than 9 National Parks where we camp at the most spectacular of all, Cape Le Grand National Park. The ocean here is practically transparent, the local eastern grey 'roos are regularly sunbaking on the beach and the sand at Lucky Bay has twice been judged Australia's whitest.
Enjoy a free afternoon here and how you spend it is wholly up to you. Set out on a coastal bushwalk, splash about in the sea, fiddle around with your camera aperture or just kick back with your new buds along the beach.
Today we travel 2.5 hours with stops along the way. Walking time is about 3 hours and you'll be swag camping with toilet and shower facilities at Cape Le Grand. (BLD)
Cape Le Grand to The Nullarbor
If you didn't a chance to spot any roo`s yesterday, early morning's a prime time to potter down to the beach and see what's hopping about before our early morning hike up Frenchman's Peak which has stunning views across the inlets and islands of the Recherche Archipelago. Then we head to Norseman for lunch and then hit the Eyre Highway to start our journey east bound. Tonight you will get an IMAX version of the great southern sky where you'll be left speechless by the show of constellations and shooting stars.
Today's driving time is about 5 hours and walking about 1 hour. Tonight we bush camp (no facilities) under the Southern skies on the Nullarbor. (BLD)
The Nullabor & Koonalda Homestead
Driving's the name of the game today (we've got 500 kilometres of the world's longest stretch of straight road to cover!). Today will certainly give you a sense of the sheer size of this vast and ancient land.
The name 'Nullarbor' is derived from the Latin for 'No Trees', so vegetation - along with pretty much everything else - is one thing you shouldn't expect to see today. However appearances can be deceiving as below this barren and dry limestone plain lies Australia's largest underground lake system.
We'll make a stop at Eucla, an old telegraph township now mostly buried beneath sand dunes, then call in for a night's camping at Koonalda Homestead.
Travel time today is about 6 hours and once again be prepared to be bedazzled by the wonders of the southern skies. Koonalda Homestead provides toilets but no showers. (BLD)
Great Australian Bight & Coodlie Park
Stops for today include the highway's famous Camels/Kangaroos/Wombats Crossing road sign and the Bunda cliffs, where the Nullarbor Plain drops dramatically into the Southern Ocean. Running for approximately 200 kilometres along the Great Australian Bight, this is the world's longest uninterrupted line of sea cliffs.
We'll cross the Dingo Fence - at 5,614 kilometres, the world's longest fence - and enter the Yalata Aboriginal lands. In the afternoon we'll visit the Ceduna Arts and Cultural Centre, where you'll hear a bit about the styles and meanings of Indigenous artwork. After stocking up on supplies in Streaky Bay, we'll arrive at Coodlie Park bush camp - a working farm retreat that boasts its own private beach and offers an insight into the demands of rural living.
Tonight you may share a meal and stories with travellers from our other tours sleep in our super cool swag huts with shower facilities available. Today we travel for about 8 hours with stops along the way. (BLD)
Coodlie Park & the Eyre Peninsula
Today is a day you'll remember forever as swimming with these puppy dogs of the sea and beautiful dolphins will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy! The clear waters off Baird Bay, a small fishing village located on the Eyre Peninsula, are a favoured haunt of sea lions and bottlenose dolphins. This morning you'll get to join them for a dip (optional extra). Those who choose to stay dry will have the morning at their leisure.
Following on from a picnic lunch, we'll continue to Murphy's Haystacks, a collection of bizarrely warped rock formations and check out the Talia Caves which are gigantic caverns carved into the coastal cliffs. At the Lake Newland Sand Dunes you have the chance to try sand boarding! Then it's back to Coodlie Park for another night around the campfire with your new friends.
We drive for about 3 hours today. Hours walked is about 1, with some swimming if you choose to as well. (BLD)
Mikkira Station & Port Lincoln
This morning it's back on the road for a final dose of some more very spectacular coastal driving. Along the way, we'll make a stop at Lock's Well, where a 283-step staircase down to the beach invites a beach stroll and the opportunity to admire the cliffs from below.
Enjoy delicious lunch on the foreshore of Port Lincoln and afterwards have some free time to check out the local sites of this pretty little town which is Australia's seafood capital. Then we'll make the short drive on to our campsite in Mikkira which is a working sheep station clustered with Manna Gums with koalas galore! Driving is about 4 hours and walking time is about 2 hours. Tonight we swag camp at Mikkira Station which has toilets and shower facilities. (BLD)
Port Lincoln to Mt Remarkable
Depending on your love affair with fear, today you'll either be diving into the world of Great White Sharks or brushing up on local whaling history at Whaler's Way Conservation Park. Choose the way of the Whalers and you'll be visiting the remains of an old whaling station (where you'll hopefully spot some kangaroos and emus), lunching in Lincoln National Park and stopping by Glen Forest Wildlife Park to hand-feed a few critters.
Choose shark diving (optional extra) and you'll be boating out to sea, changing into dive gear and invited to hop in a cage for a meet-up with some real monsters of the deep. These are some critters we don't suggest hand-feeding.
We visit Wadlata Cultural Centre and have an interpretive walk through the life of the new frontier pioneers of South Australia.
Today we drive for about four hours, and walk for two, if not doing the cage dive. We bush camp with no facilities at Port Gibbon. (BLD)
Mt Remarkable to Adelaide
We're on the home stretch now - and the entrance into Adelaide provides a fitting finale. Travelling on to some of South Australia pioneer mining towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo. Check out the rustic charm of this historic area.
This overland adventure ends up on arrival in Adelaide. (BL)
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How To Win Friends and Influence People
Every person should make this book a part of their life's curriculum. It is widely considered the bible of human behavior and is a must-read for everyone. Although it was written in the 1930s, Carnegie's philosophies still hold true. Timeless. Don't borrow it, buy it. You'll be a much better person for having read this book-- not only to yourself but for everyone around you.


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Monday, February 1, 2016
Eurovision Song Contest comes together through a dandelion
Last year's edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was won by the Swedish entry, which means Sweden will be hosting it this year. Although the contest has a generic Eurovision logo, each edition also has its own visual identity (referred to as 'theme art' by the organisers). A week ago, Swedish broadcaster SVT revealed the theme art for this years contest.
The slogan for this year's contest is "Come Together", reflecting how Europe comes together through the contest. The symbol is made up of dandelion seeds that join up to form a glistening ball as visual expression of the "Coming Together" concept.
The symbol was developed by Stockholm-based agency Ingo. On screen the symbol will be animated by a studio called Swiss and in-screen graphics are to be developed by Broken Doll. Both studios had the same tasks the last time Sweden hosted in 2013.
The event takes place in Stockholm in May.
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Mark Lee
Managing director
Morgan Keegan & Co.
Little Rock
Mark LeeMark Lee came to Little Rock in 1989 to take the reins of Morgan Keegan & Co.'s new branch after its acquisition of T.J. Raney & Sons Inc. He planned to stay a couple of years and then, possibly, return to Memphis.
Eight years later, Lee is still directing Morgan Keegan's operations in Arkansas. He decided to remain in Little Rock because "quite frankly, I fell in love with this place."
Morgan Keegan's success certainly played a part in Lee's decision to stay. Other than the Memphis corporate headquarters. Morgan Keegan's Little Rock branch is the largest and most profitable of 38 offices.
Morgan Keegan's revenue in Arkansas has increases five times since 1989 with about the same number of employees. Through the first six months of this year, Morgan Keegan is the leading underwriter of municipal bonds in the state.
Lee, 38, was Morgan Keegan's top retail broker two years ago and has been among the top five for the past five years.
"What I want to do at Morgan Keegan is to be a part of continuing the growth we've experienced the past several years," says Lee, a graduate of the University of Mississippi who has been with Morgan Keegan for 14 years. "It's a great company to work for, because it's run by brokers, top to bottom."
He is part owner of Morgan Keegan's five-story corporate office in Riverdale Corporate Park. He also is vice chairman and co-owner of Polyflex Film & Converting Co. of Summit, Miss., a $20 million packaging firm.
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What Pulled the Dow Back From the Brink Today
The 170-point opening plunge for the Dow Jones Industrials raised many fears that the long-awaited correction for the U.S. stock market was finally at hand. Coming on the heels of an extremely disappointing jobs report, the Dow's decline showed that fears of overall economic weakness were finally starting to break the complacent attitude that most investors have maintained, even through the Cypriot banking crisis, and other more remote global economic difficulties. Yet, by the end of the day, that fear had apparently subsided, and the Dow closed with a loss of just 41 points.
A couple of Dow stocks even managed sizable gains on the day. Boeing jumped 1.4% on news of another successful test flight in its attempt to get its 787 Dreamliner back in the air after battery problems grounded the aircraft back in January. According to a press release, today's flight completed the necessary final certification test for the battery system, and now, the company will gather and analyze data, and work with the FAA in hopes of getting the Dreamliner up and flying again as soon as possible.
JPMorgan Chase also defied the Dow decline, rising nearly 1%. Late in the day, a Bloomberg report cited a draft copy of legislation that would require JPMorgan and other major banks with assets of $400 billion or more to hold higher amounts of capital than standards under the Basel III accord. With some lawmakers citing the competitive advantages that big banks have over their smaller rivals as justifying the higher capital standards, JPMorgan will face substantial political resistance if it tries to extricate itself from the higher standards.
Finally, several energy companies did well today, with oil and gas exploration company Ultra Petroleum soaring more than 7%, and Arch Coal rising more than 5%. Speculation that natural gas prices may have finally bottomed out lifted several smaller nat-gas producers in the space, which have suffered for a long time from a glut of the clean-burning fuel. Meanwhile, Arch Coal and other coal producers have hoped for nat-gas to return to more sustainable levels, because rising gas prices could end the trend among utility customers to switch from coal to gas, and therefore boost demand and prices for coal. Even with prices having risen to nearly $4 from around $1.80 last April, natural gas could have further to run on the upside.
With big banks like JPMorgan still trading at deep discounts to their historic norms, investors everywhere are wondering if this is the new normal, or whether finance stocks are a screaming buy today. The answer is different for each bank, so to help figure out whether JPMorgan is a buy today, I invite you to read our premium research report on the company today. Click here now for instant access!
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Two weeks after its October 12th release, Fleetwood Mac's Tusk appeared to be selling briskly, although consumer reaction to the LP was considerably less frenzied than that which greeted Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door.
Most of the approximately twenty stores contacted in an informal nationwide survey reported that Tusk, Fleetwood Mac's first album in three years, was the best-selling record in stock at the time, surpassing the two-month-old Zeppelin LP and the month-old Eagles album, The Long Run. A few stores, however, said sales were only fair to poor, and almost all said the record was not selling as quickly as Zeppelin's did the first week out.
"The first day we had it, it sold like crazy," said Ben Karol, president of New York's King Karol retail chain. "But after that, it slowed down considerably." Karol was selling the two-record set, which carries a list price of $ 15.98, for $ 13.98. Invariably, stores that were selling the album for less than ten dollars seemed to be having the greatest success.
"Obviously, we can't sell the record to a kid who walks into a record store with five or six dollars in his pocket," said Ed Rosenblatt, senior vice-president of Warner Bros. Records, Fleetwood Mac's label. "But we think this record is going to bring him back into the store the next day with more money."
Rosenblatt said that Warners has already received reorders for the album. The company's initial shipment, estimated at between 1.5 and 2 million sets, was the largest in its history.
This is a story from the November 29th, 1979 issue of Rolling Stone.


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My web host allows me to create "Add On" domains. I can host multiple sites with the same account. When doing this it adds an entry to httpd.conf that points my new domain (a different website) to a subdomain of the main website.
ex) newdomain.com points to subdomain.mainwebsite.com
It also creates a folder in the root directory (of the main website) that becomes the root directory of my new domain. I've added another .htaccess file here.
I'm running some .pl scripts (I bought these and can't edit them) in the cgi-bin of the new subfolder. Where I run into problems is that these scripts reference URLs of the new domain as:
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Yes, Edit—that four-letter-word which keeps many from writing and others with constant migraines. In Farewell to Arms, Hemmingway wrote the last page 39 times. When asked about this, his comment was that he did so to get it right. This may be a bit extreme, but editing takes more than one or two attempts at revising.
All of us want to leave behind our very best work. That is our vanity. However, your descendants will be grateful for whatever you write. You may choose just to write your memories and stop there, or you may wish to edit your stories and be confident readers clearly understand.
For memoir writing you should not use words to impress your reader, but rather use your natural language. Do not use words beyond your best vocabulary unless the words clarify your meaning more precisely. Your natural language is your everyday expressions, the vernacular. This natural language is used in informal situations and gives your personal history color, individuality, and variety. Even when writing dialog, use the essence of the actual speaker. Capture their personality and attitude. Editing is still important when we use the vernacular.
The language for your stories should be consistent with the tone of the events. Humor is written with a different tone than is a spiritual experience, one being light hearted with the use of hyperbole (exaggeration) while the other more sober and formal.
After writing your first draft, keeping the above tips in mind, you are ready to edit. That four-letter-word for writing is often one which is neglected for many reasons. Most people really do not know how to edit. They do not know where to begin nor understand that editing differs from proofreading.
The goal of editing is to make your reading more easily read. You must use language in a way that you do not call attention to the language, but leave the focus on the story. Language should clarify the meaning you wish to convey. The attention should be on what you wish to express and not how you express it. However, clarity is required for that result.
Books have been written on the many approaches to editing, but with the limited space of a blog, only highlights can be addressed. For the next few articles, various aspects of editing will be examined in more detail. The areas covered are as follows:
.............Educate yourself on grammar and punctuation rules.
.............Draft as many versions as needed for clarity.
.............Incorporate word and sentence variety.
.............Take time to read your story aloud.
Editing takes time. If you feel overwhelmed in the process, just focus on particular sections or aspects of the procedure. As you attempt to edit using the various methods, you will become more aware of proper writing, and you will improve the first few drafts as well as your over all writing. After corrections have been made, you will see your personal writing style emerge. If you are interested in creating that final draft to ensure clarity of your stories, be patient and work methodically toward that end. Perfection takes time.
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Hi Ritesh! On Tue, 05 Oct 2004, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > Hi, > I've just purchased a laptop and will install debian onto it. I just > wanted your generous suggestions regarding installation. > > I am planning to use the following partition structure: > > /boot -- 150mb > /home -- 10GB > /usr -- 15GB > /usr/local -- 5GB > > I don't think having /tmp, /var etc on a laptop would be much > beneficial. Also since Debian already has most softwares packaged > /usr/local doesn't need be much big. And since I've a target to become a > DD soon, whatever I install into /usr/local will some time soon go into > /usr . > > I'll be using Maildir format for emails. So no /var tension. /home will > do that. > > Is there anything else I should be concerned for installation on a > laptop ? Any better suggestion ? If your /var dir is not big enough you will have problems with apt-get not having enough room to put downloaded packages. If your /tmp dir is not big enough you'll have problems downloading large files such as ISO's. The /tmp dir is where it is stored until the download finishes and it is written to where you wanted it put. You said nothing about your / partition. This is where /tmp and /var will be if you don't make them separate. -- "Do you have exactly what I want in a plaid poindexter bar bat??" --Zippy the Pinhead -- B. L. Jilek 52597432 | Reap the Freedom! Use Linux! | ICQ: 83785391 email@example.com | Check out this site. | Yahoo: bljilek www.topazcrow.com | http://www.againsttcpa.com | AOL: brianleejilek ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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You may have heard us talk about your child's occlusion at her visits to our pediatric dental office in Wichita. Or perhaps your dentist has mentioned your own occlusion at your regular appointments. But what exactly are we talking about when we speak about occlusion? Is it something you should worried about? Let's take a closer look at what occlusion means and examine a few concerns that are related to it.
What is Occlusion?
Occlusion is just a fancy, scientific name dentists use to describe the bite, or how the upper teeth match up against the lower teeth when the mouth is closed or while chewing. You may have heard several ways we tend to classify a "bad bite" including crossbite, overbite, or underbite. All of these types of occlusion can lead to unique problems that should be corrected by a dental professional.
In More Detail: Crossbites, Overbites, and Underbites
There are a variety of bite problems that happen, but in this blog we're going to examine the three most common in children.
- Crossbite
- Signs: A crossbite is usually suspected when one or more of the upper teeth fall behind the lower teeth when the mouth is closed.
- If left untreated: Crossbites can lead to premature wear and tear of the teeth, gum disease, bone loss, asymmetrical jaw development, and jaw problems (known as TMJ or TMD).
- Overbite
- Signs: When the mouth is closed and the molars are touching, if the front top teeth cover the bottom front teeth, there's a good chance an overbite is to be blamed.
- If left untreated: An untreated overbite can inhibit teeth from functioning properly, leave the person at increased risk for gum disease and other gum problems, and wear down the front teeth.
- Underbite
- Signs: Opposite of an overbite, an underbite is when the lower teeth fall in front of the top teeth when biting.
- If left untreated: Underbites usually result from either undergrowth of the upper jaw, overgrowth of the lower jaw, or both. If not corrected, teeth may not be able to function properly and can lead to painful TMJ/TMD issues.
If you suspect any potential issues with your child's bite, we welcome you to call our Wichita pediatric dental office to schedule an appointment. We would be happy to see your child and work with you both to determine what, if any, treatment would be appropriate to correct the bite for a healthy smile that lasts a lifetime.


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In recent years, we've heard of more and more apps blocking rooted users, and even all users with unlocked bootloaders. Google's SafetyNet services made such blocks widespread, with applications like Pokémon Go forbidding rooted users from playing, something which we've covered at the time.
With applications like Snapchat and Pokémon Go, one could make the argument that a custom ROM or root method would allow players or users to essentially transgress on the "spirit" of the game or service, such as saving snapchat pictures or capturing Pokémon miles away. Netflix has recently introduced offline downloads for multiple platforms, allowing users to download movies to watch them offline. While this was generally regarded as an excellent move, it could also be tangentially related to what we are seeing now: the latest version of Netflix has been made invisible for rooted users, as it will seemingly not appear on the Play Store if your device is unlocked.
I've tested this with two devices, one of them running an unlocked bootloader but an otherwise-stock, unrooted ROM, and a device with Magisk. Neither could find Netflix on the Play Store, even though I had the application installed. When enabling Magisk Hide, I would then be able to find the listing in one of my devices. So predictably, If you have Magisk and turn on Magisk Hide, you should be fine.
At the same time, we are seeing other reports from various users on reddit having compatibility issues seemingly unrelated to a rooted/unlocked device block. We don't know whether this is a permanent, conscious decision by Netflix or whether it's a mistake or issue that'll be corrected. However, if you are having trouble downloading Netflix on your device, your setup might just be the problem.
Do you think this is a conscious decision by Netflix, or will this be fixed shortly? Sound off below!
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Gog of Magog
Note that we have titled this document Gog of Magog (pronounced Gōg of Mah-gōg), not Gog and Magog (as found in Revelation), because in Ezekiel, Gog is spoken of as being from the land of Magog, and this is a discussion of both prophecies.
The term Gog of/and Magog is found in two places in the Bible, in Ezekiel 38, 39, and at Revelation 20:8. Yet, despite the fact that the description of this individual, his land, and the things that the prophecies say he will do are strikingly similar, many religions teach that the prophecy in Ezekiel doesn't correspond to the one in Revelation. For most of them teach that the prophecy in Ezekiel is taking about things that have to do with the battle of Armageddon, while the prophecy in Revelation is clearly talking about something that will happen a thousand years after Armageddon… and this doesn't seem logical to us.
Notice, for example, that the setting for the events mentioned in Ezekiel 39 and 40 is of a time when 'IsraEl' will be dwelling in peace, whereas the events that lead up to the Battle of Armageddon in the Revelation speak of a time of great turmoil for the earth and for God's people. So, as we will show, the prophecy at Ezekiel 38, 39 really isn't describing the kings and armies that are destroyed at Armageddon, as is commonly taught. Rather, it is describing the attack by Gog that will come after God's people have been living in peace on the earth at least a thousand years after the Battle of Armageddon.
Note these similarities between the prophecies:
Ezekiel 38:1, 2 says:
'And the Word of the Lord came to me and said:
O son of man;
Against Gog and the land of Magog
(The ruler of Mosoch, Tubal, and Ros),
You must now set your face;
And against him, prophesy this!'
Then verses 14-16 read:
'Therefore, O son of man;
Now, you must prophesy this…
Tell Gog that thus says Jehovah:
Against IsraEl, My people, you'll come in that day…
Against those who've settled in peace.
You'll come from your place in the north,
And bring along many nations…
Horsemen all riding horses…
A huge crowd and a great army.
Against IsraEl, My people, you'll come,
Like a cloud that covers the land…
Yes, in the last days, this will happen.'
Revelation 20:7-10 says, 'Now, when the thousand years are ended, the Slanderer will be freed from his prison. Then he will go out and mislead people to the four corners of the earth – Gog and Magog – and bring them together for a battle… there will be as many as the sands of the seas! They will march across the earth and surround the camp of the Holy Ones and the loved city; but then fire will come from the sky and consume them! And the Opposer who misled them will be thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the wild animal and the false prophet already are, and they will be tortured day and night for ages of ages.'
NOTE: There is another mention of Gog in the Bible, at Amos 7:1 in the Septuagint. However, this may not be speaking of the same series of events mentioned in Ezekiel and Revelation. ALSO, Tischendorf's Bible uses the Greek word CHILIOI in Revelation 20:1-7, which, if correct, could be speaking of thousands of years not one thousand years.
As you can see, there are clear similarities between both prophecies. And our experience with the Bible has taught us that whenever we want to understand what Bible prophecies mean, we must simply look for similar descriptions in other texts. So to understand the meaning of just who this character is and what his land represents, we should look to both accounts to see if they describe the same individuals and events… and they do!
So then, why have most 'Christian' religions concluded that there is no connection between these two prophecies? Because the scripture in Ezekiel seems to better support their wrong teachings about what the Battle of Armageddon will involve (see the subheading Who are Destroyed at Armageddon? in the linked document, 'Armageddon When?').
Let us compare the teachings with the scriptures to see why these conclusions are unlikely.
One of the most common beliefs among Protestant religions that teach that the attack of Gog of Magog has to do with Armageddon, is that armies from many countries will be led by Gog to attack the modern city of JeruSalem and its surrounding country, which battle will end at the nearby Plains of Megiddo (resulting in the Battle of Armageddon). Of course, this view accepts the idea that the modern Jews in that land are still God's chosen people, which Paul pretty well argued against in his epistles (see the Note, 'God's Chosen People).
Due to all the things that Jesus said and what Paul wrote about JeruSalem as being rejected; some religions have come to the conclusion that Gog (whom they say represents the Devil or Slanderer) will lead a worldwide attack (along with all the nations of the world) on spiritual Jews ('anointed' servants of God), and this will lead to Armageddon.
This theory also sounds reasonable, for things that Jesus said at Matthew 24 and prophecies in Revelation do indicate that there will come a time of persecution upon Jesus' true disciples. And this persecution will likely follow (or happen during) the destruction of what could be unfaithful religions (assuming that they are 'the Great Babylon,' which is referred to at Revelation 17-19).
But, what if we really can trust the Bible to do its own interpreting and allow that (in harmony with the account in Revelation) the attack by Gog of Magog that is spoken of in the prophecy of Ezekiel is going to happen more than a thousand years into the future?
Contrary to the teachings of some that Armageddon will be 'the final battle,' we know that there will be an attack by Gog of Magog at the end of the thousand (or thousands of) years, because Revelation 20:7-10 says so. And whom will Gog attack? The account tells us that his armies will 'surround the camp of the Holy Ones and the loved city.'
Who are the 'Holy Ones' and what is their 'loved city?' The 'holy ones' are apparently faithful people who will live here on the earth at that time (for more information, see the document, 'The Resurrection'). And regardless of whether the sacred city that they will live in is real or symbolic, we do know that it – and they – will be attacked by Gog and his armies. Notice that those who comprise these armies will be taken from among (unholy) people from 'the four corners of the earth.'
Now, if we can accept the fact that those whose names are found written in God's scroll of life comprise 'the IsraEl of God,' then perhaps we have a picture of what this 'loved city' is. And if so, these enclaves could be 'the camp of the Holy Ones' or 'the loved city' (or 'cities') that will be attacked then.
As further proof that the attack by Gog of Magog in Ezekiel's prophecy refers to what will happen at the end of the thousand years (not Armageddon); consider the similarity to the sequence of events in both Ezekiel and Revelation:
Ezekiel Chapter 36 – The pronouncements against the mountains of (unfaithful) IsraEl.
Revelation Chapters 17, 18 – The destruction of the Great Babylon.
Ezekiel Chapter 37 – IsraEl's valley of dry bones come to life.
Revelation Chapters 19, 20 – After the Battle of Armageddon and the marriage of the Lamb, there is the resurrection. And at Revelation 11:7-13, there is also a description of 'two witnesses' coming to life.
Ezekiel Chapters 38, 39 – The attack by Gog of Magog.
Revelation Chapter 20 – The attack by Gog and Magog.
Ezekiel Chapters 40 through 48 – Description of New JeruSalem, the healing waters, etc.
Revelation Chapters 21, 22 – Description of New JeruSalem, the healing waters, etc.
So, there is strong indication that the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 and 39 and the prophecy of Revelation 20 are speaking of the same people and the same period in time.
Then, who is Gog? Gog may actually be a Greek word meaning 'Leader.' And many teach that his land 'Magog' represents the country of Russia. There are four reasons for this:
1. Magog is described as being in 'the far north'
2. The term Ros (at Ezekiel 38:2, which is really pronounced Rosh) is said to be an early term for Russia
3. Mosoch is said to be the person from whom the city of Moscow derived its name.
4. It is thought that the descendants of Tubal took up residence in the nearby country of Georgia.
Therefore, the conclusion that Gog and his hord represent countries in the old Soviet Union is possible. However, is this really what the Bible was foretelling? Not if the prophecy of Ezekiel was actually speaking of an event that will happen at least a thousand years after Armageddon.
Also, throughout the Christian Era Scriptures (NT), Jesus spoke of JeruSalem as having been rejected as God's people, and Paul (in particular) showed how gentiles would also be accepted to make up a 'New JeruSalem' and a spiritual (not literal) nation of IsraEl.
As we saw in Ezekiel's account, Gog was described as the leader of Mosoch, and Tubal, which were the names of two of JaPheth's sons (grandsons of Noah)… as was Magog. Also, note that the house of Togarmah is mentioned as joining with Gog. If you check the Wikipedia link to this name, you'll see that these are the progenitors of the Caucasian or white races.
It is interesting that the descendants of JaPheth were the first ones who were collectively referred to as the 'gentiles' or 'the nations' in the Bible. Whereas, the descendants of Shem (people of the Middle East) and the descendants of Ham (Middle East and the African continent) were not originally called that (see Genesis 10:5 & 14:2 and the linked Note).
The fact is; there seems to be more to this story than what the Bible accounts tell us. Why were the Caucasian races alone called 'the nations' (or gentiles)? Were they perhaps the only races that were scattered and whose languages were confused by God in ancient Babylon? Also, since Magog was an actual person (the son of JaPheth and the brother of Mosoch and Tubal), then who is Gog, and why was Magog referred to as Gog's land in Ezekiel and in Revelation? Could Gog (possibly the Opposer, Slanderer, and Devil) have been the god of Magog? This could be true, because, notice that The God (Jehovah) was said to be just the God of Noah's son Shem at Genesis 9:26.
How do we know that the prophecy of Ezekiel concerning the attack by Gog has any modern prophetic significance, since the account is bundled between prophecies concerning what would happen to JeruSalem and the nations round about them after the return of IsraEl to their homeland and the rebuilding of God's Temple… things that actually happened in the 6th Century BCE? Because there is no record of nations from the far north (Caucasians) ever actually attacking JeruSalem. So this, as well as the other prophecies, must be assumed to have a future and greater fulfillment.
It appears as though all those who are found faithful (as well as many of those who are referred to as 'the dead' in Revelation 20) will eventually prove faithful and finally receive an inheritance (see Revelation 21:7), and they will then be added to the existing 'twelve tribes of IsraEl.' And if this is true, it simply stands to reason that God will call all the unfaithful who join the Slanderer in his final battle against the Holy City by the names of the people who were first referred to as 'the gentiles' or 'the ethnics' – Magog, Mosoch, and Tubal.
Revelation 20:9 says that this final attack by Gog of Magog will come against the faithful 'holy ones.' So if Gog represents the Slanderer (Devil), then Magog and his associates are likely the ones who will not prove to be 'holy' at the end of the thousand years. For more detailed information, read Ezekiel Chapters 38, 39.
And where will these nations come from? Well, contrary to popular teachings that only the righteous will remain after the Battle of Armageddon; throughout the writings of the Hebrew Prophets, we read about people of the nations (gr. ethnics) who will still remain on the earth. Also, Paul (the Apostle), when speaking in his own defense before the Jewish religious court (Sanhedrin), said in reference to the Pharisees (Acts 24:15): 'And I have this hope in God, which they (the Pharisees) also share, that there's going to be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous.'
So, the Bible does speak of unrighteous peoples who will still live on the earth after Armageddon.
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Who Am I?
It's funny to describe yourself at this age It is a wonderful task and I recommend it to all of you. Get out a piece of paper (or sit at your computer) and write one l-o-n-g sentence about yourself, as if the reader doesn't know anything about you. Do it now, I'll wait.... Now, sit back and look at what you've written. Are you happy with your description? If yes, FABULOUS! If not, CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Here's my sentence: Rompin', stompin' woman who has energy to burn (most days), journalist, rock climber, kayaker, emergency medical technician, cookbook editor, and soon-to-be nursing student.
Now here's the funny part: I was almost NONE of those things before I hit 45, before menopause took hold of my hormones and shook them to the core.
At 50 (or just a few months before), I changed my life. I didn't let the "change of life" change me, I took control. Ok, I'm a bit of a control freak but more on that later. I was working as an editor and publisher for a HUGE New York magazine company, traveling a lot, nice clothes, house in the suburbs, country club membership, husband, two kids, two dogs and all that. Vacations in Europe. Cruises in the Caribbean. A wonderful life, really. But something was missing. That "something" was a connection to the people important in my life and time to enjoy them. I had no time to sit. Sitting is a wonderful thing, like meditation for me. I have to force myself to do it, but when I do, it is fabulous.
I didn't make a big change in my life without being pushed. I was squeezed out of a job, which allowed me to take stock, and actually have a conversation with my husband that we'd both been too busy to have: What do we want to do with the rest of our lives?
We moved to a quaint New England town of 3,000 people, and started a new life. We make a lot less money and the kids have had to borrow to go to college. So what? So did I. So do most kids. We are in a place were I can look at the mountains (really more like tall hills to anyone who lives near the Rockies) and work as an EMT (making a whopping $8.42 an hour) and enjoy my life and my friends. I miss my friends back in New York, but I DO NOT miss my life back there. Tell you what: I do NOT miss lugging around tampons and those bulky overnight pads, and birth control stuff.
What role did menopause play in all of this? I have no idea. I can just tell you that the night sweats allowed me to be up alone at night and really contemplate my future. And when my forgetful brain wouldn't allow me to find the words I was reaching for, whether writing or in conversation, it made me slow down and really think about what I was trying to say. Other symptoms didn't provide much opportunity, I must say, except that like all of us, I had to decide whether to tackle menopause with drugs or fight it on my own. Many of my symptoms were not so severe, so except for a few drugs like Lipitor (which I fought my doctor on taking but now I am convinced of its life-saving effects) and local estrogen therapy, which has helped my sex life somewhat, I went through menopause relatively unscathed.
Which is not to say that you will.
But seeing menopause as a "POSITIVE change of life" can really help you get through it, and your friends can help too, your in-person friends and your on-line friends. This site will be here for you in the middle of the night, when you think you're going to spontaneously combust. And it will be here for you in the middle of the day, when you are depressed and don't know why.
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Good Morning, I hope you all had nice weekend and enjoyed the sunshine.
Today I am sharing with you this two bedroom flat located in St. Andrews Road, Northampton that I have seen come up for auction with SDL Graham Penny, Derby. The property is going up for sale by auction on Thursday 20th October 2016 at The Pedigree Suite, iPro Stadium, Derby, DE24 8XL, Commencing at 11:30 am.
The guide price is set at £68,000 and if it sells for around this price if could turn into a very profitable investment. It does state in the description that it requires some improvements but with a rental value of around £575 pcm it could turn into one of the best yields i have seen for some time.
If you take the plunge please let me know how you get on.
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Maxim Gorky and the fellow travellers
Maxim Gorky rose from poverty to become one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th century, the father of Soviet literature and the heir to Tolstoy. Like Tolstoy, he wrote of the cruelty and insanity of Tsarism, and his struggle to survive his brutal childhood turned him into a revolutionary. He wrote of Russia's poor and oppressed, its factory… Read more →


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If you turn on the news (or, as is more likely in today's world, open up your favorite news website), chances are pretty good one of the first phrases you will notice is "the fiscal cliff." Whether it's a discussion of how it's not really a cliff, or what our various political leaders' plans for avoiding it may be, the one common theme surrounding it all is uncertainty, and that …Read More
Is it Time to Start a New Business?
Starting a new business is always exciting and often times nerve racking. Most entrepreneurs ask themselves the question, is this the time to start a new business? Many experienced business owners and consultants agree that starting a business in a weak or emerging economy can be a benefit for numerous reasons. Thus, now might be a great time to start the new business you have been thinking about and planning. …Read More
Recent Article Regarding Backlash Against Excessive Legal Fees
There was a recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled "Backlash Building Against Legal Fees" by Jennifer Smith (10/22/12) which cited that a number of companies, especially larger companies, were scrutinizing legal bills much closer. What a great idea for these companies to check their bills much closer and demand a reasonable approach. The article cited that many companies were not approving excessive charges for copies, food, legal research, …Read More


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Visit to the Great Pyramids of Egypt
Yesterday, 1 Dec 07, I visited the Great Pyramids of Egypt sitting on the plateau of Giza in Cairo. The trip was organised by my language school Kalimat. This is the second of the old Seven Wonders of the World I have seen so far. The first being the Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
The architecture is simply amazing and I really wonder how those huge stones, each weighing 2.5 tonnes, were stacked up to hundred over metres above ground. No wonder many people still hold the belief that they were the creation of extra-terrestial beings.
After the tour around the pyramids and the Sphinx, we went to a nearby stable where we rode horses into the setting sun. It was my first horse ride and I managed to keep my balance on the steed. Take a look at my photo album in my Facebook.


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Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in the Jennings Randolph (JR) Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program! The United States Institute of Peace is dedicated to supporting advanced research from top academics in a variety of fields that contribute to a wider understanding of how to manage conflict and build sustainable peace effectively. Each year the program awards approximately five to six Peace Scholar Fellowships. Fellowships last for 10 months, starting in September. Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.
Peace Scholar Application Information
Current Peace Scholar, Yelena Biberman, at a seminar on Understanding Pakistan with Indian and Pakistani scholars and government officials in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Proposals from all disciplines and on a wide range of topics related to peacebuilding are welcome, but there are several criteria which, if met, that will strengthen proposals. First, please note that proposals should be consistent with the Institute?s Mission and present a research agenda with clear relevance to policy issues. Historical topics are appropriate if they promise to shed light on contemporary issues. Area studies projects and single-case studies will be competitive if they focus on conflict and conflict resolution and/or apply to other regions and cases around the world, or both. To be competitive, applicants must make persuasive links between theoretical, practical and policy orientations, and between their projects and the Mission and work of the United States Institute of Peace. Second, the Institute's annual strategic objectives for the next year include two major cross-cutting themes: 1) Addressing Fragility, Strengthening Resilience, within which there are three sub-themes of a) Inclusive Politics, b) Delivering Security and c) Access to Justice; and 2) Alternatives to Extremist Violence. While selected applications will not be limited to these themes, persuasive arguments that the proposed research will increase usable knowledge about one or more of them will strengthen the application in the eyes of reviewers.
Peace Scholar awards may not be made for projects that constitute policymaking for a government agency or private organization, focus to any substantial degree on conflicts within U.S. domestic society or adopt a partisan, advocacy or activist stance.
Profiles of current and past Peace Scholars and their projects are available.
Eligible Candidates
Citizens of any country may apply. Applicants must be enrolled in recognized doctoral programs (for example, Ph.D., S.J.D., Ed.D., Th.D.) in accredited universities in the United States. Successful candidates must have completed all course work and examinations towards their doctoral degrees by the time their fellowship begins.
Selection Process
Peace Scholar applications are vetted through a rigorous, multi-stage review that includes consideration by independent experts and professional staff at the Institute. The final authority for decisions about Peace Scholar awards rests with the Institute?s Board of Directors.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the considerations listed above, selection of fellowship candidates is based on the following criteria:
Project significance: Does the project address an important topic of relevance to the USIP mission and the field of international peacebuilding and conflict management and analysis?
Policy and/or practitioner relevance: Does the project demonstrate links to policy and practice in the fields of conflict management, conflict analysis and peacebuilding?
Project Design: Is the project soundly conceived? Does it identify a key problem to be analyzed and does it have a clear methodology?
Potential as a Peace Scholar: What is the applicant?s record of achievement and/or leadership potential? What is the applicant?s capacity to benefit from and make professional use of the fellowship experience in subsequent years?
Terms of Award
Peace Scholar Awards are currently set at $20,000 per academic year and are paid directly to the individual. Peace Scholar awards may not be deferred. They generally may not be combined with any other major residential award or fellowship except with the written approval of the Institute.
Peace Scholars carry out their fellowship work at their universities or other sites appropriate to their research. They are expected to devote full attention to their work and provide periodic reports to the Institute. Peace Scholars may be invited to give a presentation at the Institute, to work with Institute staff to present their work on the USIP website via an interview with a USIP staff member or their own writing, and/or to participate in Institute workshops, conferences and other activities.
The 2016-2017 Peace Scholarship fellowship competition is now OPEN. The application deadline is Friday, December 11, 2015 by 6:00pm/18:00 EST. Please note that the application form is set to close precisely at that time. We strongly advise you to leave a substantial amount of time to prepare and submit your application. We cannot consider requests for late submission. To start the application, please click on the ?Apply Now? button
For more details & Eligibility, Terms and Conditions please refer the Website : www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-peace-scholarship-dissertation-program/how-apply
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There are requests for everyone in the US and abroad to call the White House comment line, between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM EST, once a day, every day, at 202-456-1414 or 202-456-1111, and ask in a respectful way for the release of Jonathan Pollard. Simple, to the point statements, have been suggested, such as, "Please release Jonathan Pollard; 22 years in prison is more than enough."
This is a simple way to be involved in the mitzvah of Pidyon Shvuyim. Even if you're one of those that feel he deserved prison, he did more than enough time, and as a fellow member of Klal Yisroel, we owe it to him. This is besides the fact that he already gave up so many years of his life for doing something that may have saved many lives. You can read more about the case at JonathanPollard.org. Also, most importantly, have Jonathan Pollard in mind in your tefilos – his name is Yehonasan ben Malka.


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CoCom Recommendations to ExCom
IBM Palisades Executive Conference Center
Palisades, NY
November 4, 2004
Four carryover items that involve reprogramming of funds from the original budget include:
$108K in salary and equipment savings will be reprogrammed to various pieces of additional hardware and a little software development.
$79K in salary and consulting savings will be reprogrammed into a teacher workshop and 6months of a new software/webmaster person at HQ.
$21K in cumulative savings from various activities will be reprogrammed into purchase of microbarographs for some sites.
$115K of consultant/travel funds will be reprogrammed to Auxiliary DAS memory to aid field experiments.
General CoCom Recommendations
USArray Promotional Material
IRIS should be more proactive about developing one-pagers and other promotional material for USArray. In addition, these should be shared with EarthScope office and distributed on the USArray web page.
Looming O&M Proposal for USArray
CoCom requests ExCom guidance on the appropriate role for CoCom/ExCom members in preparation and review of this proposal given its potentially quick deadline.
IRIS should consider including the recommendations of the Active Source subcommittee report as part of the O&M proposal.
PASSCAL Instrument Use Policies
CoCom recommends that recent new PASSCAL policies be widely advertised ASAP so PIs can consider them when preparing Dec. 1 proposals to NSF.
DMS Recommendations
Data Archival Fees for Non-IRIS Members
The DMSSC recommends instituting a nominal fee for archiving data from non-IRIS institutions. Recommended fee would be $1000 per terabyte initially and reviewed periodically. CoCom has some concerns about this procedure and how it could be fairly implemented. Concerns were also expressed NSF's view of this. More study is required. ExCom should provide an indication of their desired approach.
E&O Recommendations
New Educational Affiliates
The E&OSC recommends Bridgewater University, Moravian College and College of Charleston as Educational Affiliates. ExCom vote is required.
Educational Affiliates Workshop
The E&OSC recommends holding an Educational Affiliates workshop the day before the IRIS Annual Workshop and encouraging the Affiliates to attend the main workshop.
New E&O Position at HQ
Creating a new E&O position at HQ to provide additional web expertise. The new person would be a software engineer similar to Russ Welti with strong web programming skills and an ability to handle the web needs of E&O and HQ, including USArray responsibilities. They would work closely with Russ, Gayle Levy and Jason Mallett on web programming and design projects. The E&O budget can handle adding a whole person this year, though we are still working with HQ to see if at least part of the position could be covered by the Corporate budget.
New Subawards
New subaward to move US Educational Seismology Network (USESN) forward ($50-80K). A USESN subaward is in the current budget but the university wasn't specified. COCOM expressed concern that the details of the award have not been worked out and if a more general RFP should have been used.
New subaward to ASU to lead university siting efforts in Arizona/New Mexico (<$30K). COCOM sees this as a good prototype for a future USArray siting/permitting approach.
PASSCAL Recommendations
RT125 (Texan) Service Policy
The PASSCAL Standing Committee approved a policy whereby once per year the equipment is scheduled for up to 1 month of maintenance at PIC. The PIC will utilize discretionary travel funds to provide a maintenance crew that could be dispatched to the field to do in-situ maintenance between field experiments. CoCom agrees that this policy is necessary.
USArray Data Policy
The PIC has tuned the USArray Data Policy, especially regarding the Flexible Array. CoCom supports these changes and recommends they be forwarded to "the proper authority".
Antarctic Support
PIC supports several Antarctic field campaigns each year. These experiments required a significant amount of specialized testing and equipment, and disproportionately utilize PIC resources. Furthermore, PIs are often reluctant to request PIC field engineers due to expense. Therefore, to better support PASSCAL experiments in Antarctica, PIC would like the SC to recommend that IRIS discuss with OPP the funding for 1-FTE for Antarctic support. This FTE would be responsible for developing and testing specialized and off-the-shelf equipment for Antarctic deployment and for providing support at a McMurdo Sound based huddle and repair facility.
Active Source Committee Report
The Standing Committee accepted the report from the Draft Report from the Active Source Committee and is passing it on to the ExCom for consideration. Some aspects of this report could be considered for funding during development of the USArray O&M proposal.
Africa Array
The committee approved in principle the release of 10 old instruments to the Africa Array project. However, the committee felt that the staff of the Instrument Center is over committed and charged Jim Fowler to work a way to do this with minimal impact to the PIC staff. It was agreed that up to $10k should be used to get Reftek to re-condition instruments for Africa Array and make an assessment of the nominal cost for refurbishing other instruments. In the meantime a formal policy needs to be in place for disposal of up to 600 old instruments as we get the final deliveries of new units.
GSN Recommendations
CoCom strongly supports IRIS' participation in GEOSS and requests that ExCom give Rhett Butler the green light to pursue this with the formal letter and comments that he has drafted.
Backbone STS1-STS2 change
A "Change Order" is in preparation to formalize this decision. CoCom feels that all necessary technical and scientific implications of this have been considered. When the final wording is worked out, Owens can sign it without further CoCom consultation.
Instrument Committee
Sensor Workshop
The committee requests funding of $15,000 for a joint DoE/IRIS workshop on seismometer testing, to be held in early 2005. CoCom supports this request.
New Standing Committee Members
Recommendations for new Standing Committee members were forwarded to ExCom.
DMSSC members rotating off are: Dodge, Okaya and Garnero.
Kafka and Aster are the only E&O SC members due to rotate. The committee would like to keep its current membership due to the fact that it has just now met in full. Kafka has agreed to serve another 3yr term and Aster has agreed to stay on for one more year as Chair. No new members required.
GSNSC members rotating off are: Tromp, Creager, Laski, along with Fischer and Lay potentially moving to BoD.
PASSCALSC members rotating off are: Collins and Sheehan.


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Thank you both so much! I shall ponder my nominees over the weekend and post them next week :)
I got to visit my sewing buddy this morning and managed to cut two out two quilts, whilst scoffing biscuits and gossiping, not a bad mornings work!!
As I have friends popping babies out left, right and centre this year, I cracked open both my Little Apples and Just Wing it layer cakes. (Apologies for the bad phone pics)
|Tumbler quilt using a Little Apples layer cake
|Just wing it improv quilt and Little Apples tumbler quilt
The sewing part of these quilts is going to have to wait a few days though as I am off to Paris for a party this weekend without the kidlet!!!!! ;-)
Have a great weekend