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Ultra Center - Piano - Outlet - 1082
Ultra Center - Piano - Outlet - 1082
The reference 3-way SVS Ultra Center channel speaker reproduces the most demanding movie and music content with depth, clarity and vigor, while serving as the main soundstage anchor and critical sonic bridge between the front left and right speakers in a surround sound home theater. Amazingly detailed and revealing of the finest nuance and textures with excellent low frequency extension, the SVS Ultra Center combines power and precision to outperform much larger and more expensive center channel speakers.
Built without compromise, the SVS Ultra Center speaker features a painstakingly tuned SoundMatch three-way crossover with dual 6.5-inch glass fiber composite woofers and a vertically aligned 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter and 4-inch midrange driver. From the acoustically enhanced cabinet geometry to the high-end components and build quality, the Ultra Center is a star among home theater speakers.
Frequency Response / Acoustic Data:
- Rated bandwidth: 45 Hz-32 kHz (+/-3 dB).
- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms.
- Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz)
- Recommended amplifier power: 20-225 watts.
Speaker Specs:
- Center Channel Loudspeaker
- Real black oak veneer and piano gloss black finish options
- Dual gold-plated 5-way binding posts
- Dual 1.7" wide-flared rear-firing ports
- Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system
- Elastomer stick-on bumper feet (adds 3mm to height)
- Cabinet Dimensions: 8.2" (H) x 22" (W) x 10.6" (D) (without grille)
- Overall Dimensions: 8.2" (H) x 22" (W) x 10.9" (D) (with grille)
- Shipped Dimensions: 14" (H) x 27" (W) x 15" (D)
- Weight: 31 pounds
- Shipped Weight: 35 pounds
Driver Specs:
1" Aluminum Dome Tweeter:
- Vertically aligned tweeter and midrange improves horizontal axis polar response, with reduced lobing and comb filtering
- FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation
- Aluminum dome delivers exceptional transient response and exceptional stiffness/mass ratio
4" Midrange Drivers:
- Composite glass-fiber cone with excellent stiffness/mass ratio for high sensitivity and pistonic behavior beyond pass band
- Aluminum shorting ring to reduce gap inductance, lower distortion, and enhance high frequency response
- Cast aluminum basket to ensure precise alignment of critical components and additional heat-sinking capacity
- Vented voice coil former to minimize air compression artifacts at high drive levels
6.5" Woofers:
- Composite glass-fiber cone with excellent stiffness/mass ratio for high sensitivity and pistonic behavior beyond pass band
- Aluminum shorting rings to reduce gap inductance and lower distortion
- Cast aluminum basket to ensure precise alignment of critical components and additional heat-sinking capacity
- Vented voice coil formers to minimize air compression artifacts at high drive levels
Crossover & Cabinet Specs:
- 3-way crossover with premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and heavy-trace printed circuit boards
- Midrange-to-tweeter crossover: 2.2 kHz
- Midrange-to-woofer crossover: 500 Hz
- Acoustically transparent and FEA optimized grilles, wedge-shaped front baffle and flush-mounted drivers all contribute to reduced edge diffraction and improved on-axis high frequency response
- FEA-optimized bracing reduces cabinet resonances
A center channel speaker is often considered the most underrated speaker in a home theater surround sound system because it handles the majority of dialogue, vocals, music and sound that's coming from right in front of you in a movie, but rarely does a home theater center speaker get the same love as tower or bookshelf speakers. Many speaker manufacturers compromise with a two-way design or thin center channel speaker with flimsy drivers as an afterthought, not SVS. The SVS Ultra Center channel speaker flexes serious sonic muscle and is optimized for horizontal placement and elevating the most challenging movie and music content to reference quality.
Ultra Driver & Tweeter Design
For the all-important midrange where the majority of audio content lives, the SVS Ultra Center speaker features a robust 4-inch composite glass-fiber cone midrange driver with an excellent stiffness to mass ratio for high sensitivity and maintaining pistonic behavior well beyond the pass-band of the driver. The midrange is housed in its own sub-enclosure and vertically aligned with the 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter, which features an FEA-optimized diffuser to ensure broad dispersion for an incredibly wide and convincing soundstage and perfect on- and off-axis frequency response. This means the largest possible "Sweet Spot" so everyone can experience the same stunning clarity. Dual 6.5-inch woofers deliver effortless bass output and power handling capabilities rarely found in a center channel home theater speaker.
During movie, TV or music playback, all components within the Ultra Center channel speaker act in perfect unison to provide crisp vocal clarity, unerring dialogue intelligibility and powerful dynamics, while anchoring the front stage with seamless transitional effects and a massive soundstage. Whether conveying the breathy dialogue of an intense conversation or the multi-layered, high-impact soundtrack of an action movie, the Ultra Center speaker delivers a powerful and convincing audio experience.
Innovative SoundMatch Crossover Design
A three-way crossover design is imperative for a truly stand-out center channel. The Ultra Center speaker features a unique SVS SoundMatch three-way crossover with precisely tuned crossover frequencies and slopes that result in a smooth off-axis response, outstanding phase coherency and a stable, robust soundstage. Premium-grade capacitors, air-core inductors and other high end components ensure pristine signal transmission and utter neutrality.
Performance Driven Cabinet Design and Geometry
Every feature on the Ultra Center channel speaker's cabinet was designed with a sonic purpose in mind. Tapered edges on the cabinet's front baffle, known as chamfers, minimize edge diffraction for clear and precise soundstaging. Internally, each cabinet employs separate sealed enclosures for both mid-bass drivers and tweeters to optimize performance and minimize interaction. Even the grille design is FEA-optimized to maximize acoustic transparency.


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Colorful Hand Knit Sweater - Baby and Toddler Animal Cardigan Hand-knitted hoodie with unique embroidered details of animals and nature. Knitted with a unique fun pattern of animals, sun and clouds. This cardigan has two pockets at the front, a zipper and a hoodie. Silky wool knit for a soft and warm touch.
A big favorite of little ones and moms ! You have found the perfect baby shower gift, christening or birthday gift for kids. It is truly a fun and unique present to receive ! Our knitted wool sweater collection are handcrafted by the women of the Otavalo community in Ecuador. They express their artisan knitting tradition. Since this is a handmade craft, the product may differ slightly from the picture. The sizes presented may also vary slightly from one product to another. Light green with various color details.
CARE Hand or cold machine dry. For optimal maintenance, hang dry or tumbre dry at low heat.
Materials: Wool
Size: 6-18 months, 12-24 months
Width: 30 cm
Length: 34 cm
Length of sleeve: 30 cm
Shipping: From Montreal (Canada)
Origins: Otavalo Indigenous community, Andes (Ecuador)
Seller: Art Andina

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Administration of the project
4th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT2018)
About this event:
The 4th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT 2018) will be held in Montreal, 26- 29 September 2018.
Biotribology plays an important role in many aspects of our everyday life, from the functioning of articular joints and the comfort of contact lenses to the behaviour of cells and the development of skin injury, such as blisters and bedsores. It is a multidisciplinary field which combines biology, materials, chemistry, surface physics, mechanics and medicine. The aim of the ICoBT meetings therefore is to bring together researchers from across the scientific, clinical and engineering spectrum, to promote communication across the different disciplines and to provide a platform for the presentation of new work in one meeting focused solely on Biotribology.
ICoBT 2018 builds on the successes of the previous three ICoBT meetings. Each meeting had a programme containing over 150 oral and poster presentations and was attended by over 200 delegates with a very diverse background. Sessions covered topics ranging from fundamental science to industrial and clinical applications. The fourth ICoBT will take us to the beautiful city of Montreal, where we introduce a new schedule to the conference, meaning that the meeting will start on the afternoon of Wednesday 26 September and run until midday, Saturday 29 September.
Contributions are welcomed from scientists, researchers, engineers and clinicians working in academia, industry and medicine on fields such as orthopaedic surgery, dentistry, biomechanics, biomaterials, soft matter, cosmetic chemistry, biophysics and biomimetics. The topic of research must be predominately tribology and include a biological surface as part of the interface (e.g. articular cartilage, skin) or have a direct impact on biological function (e.g. prosthetic joints, dental implants). Oral and poster presenters will also be invited to submit a full paper to a Special Issue of the journal Biotribology and participate in the 'ICoBT 2018 Best Paper Award' competition.
- Medical and industrial applications of biotribology
- Biomimetics: bio-inspired tribology; materials; complex fluids;
- Biotribology testing and modelling: developing test methods; correlation with perception and customer experience; numerical methods
- Prosthetic implants: materials and coatings; implant corrosion; synovial joint tribology; explant analysis;
- Articular cartilage: mechanical and biochemical induced damage; modelling; lubrication mechanisms
- Soft contacts: contact lenses; stents; bio-probes; cells and tissue interaction
- Skin and personal care: creams and cosmetics; shaving products; hair conditioners; wounds and wound healing, haptics, tactile perception, toothpaste
- Oral and dental tribology: tongue-palate interaction; 'mouth-feel'; food texture; multi-phase flow, tooth and implant wear; fretting
- Biomaterials for tribology: artificial cartilage; meniscus; bio-scaffolds
- Tribology in sports: equipment design and development; preparation, deterioration and testing of sport surfaces; grip; player interaction and gait analysis
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1 The word of Jehovah that came to Zeph·a·niʹah* son of Cushʹi son of Ged·a·liʹah son of Am·a·riʹah son of Hez·e·kiʹah in the days of Jo·siʹah+ son of Aʹmon+ the king of Judah:
2 "I will completely sweep away everything from the surface of the ground," declares Jehovah.+
3 "I will sweep away man and beast.
I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,+
And the stumbling blocks*+ along with the wicked ones;
And I will remove mankind from the surface of the ground," declares Jehovah.
4 "I will stretch out my hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
And I will wipe out from this place every vestige* of Baʹal,+
The name of the foreign-god priests along with the priests,+
5 And those who bow down on the rooftops to the army of the heavens,+
And those who bow down and pledge loyalty to Jehovah+
While pledging loyalty to Malʹcam;+
6 And those who turn away from following Jehovah+
And who do not seek Jehovah or inquire of him."+
7 Be silent before the Sovereign Lord Jehovah, for the day of Jehovah is near.+
Jehovah has prepared a sacrifice; he has sanctified those he invited.
8 "On the day of Jehovah's sacrifice I will call to account the princes,
The sons of the king,+ and all those wearing foreign clothing.
9 I will call to account everyone who climbs onto the platform* on that day,
Those who fill their master's house with violence and deception.
10 On that day," declares Jehovah,
"There will be the sound of an outcry from the Fish Gate,+
A wailing from the Second Quarter of the city,+
And a loud crash from the hills.
11 Wail, you inhabitants of Makʹtesh,*
For all the tradesmen* have been done away with;*
All those weighing out silver have been destroyed.
12 At that time I will carefully search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will call to account the complacent ones,* who say in their heart,
'Jehovah will not do good, and he will not do bad.'+
13 Their wealth will be plundered and their houses will be devastated.+
They will build houses, but they will not occupy them;
And they will plant vineyards, but they will not drink wine from them.+
14 The great day of Jehovah is near!+
It is near and it is approaching very quickly!*+
The sound of the day of Jehovah is bitter.+
There a warrior cries out.+
15 That day is a day of fury,+
A day of distress and anguish,+
A day of storm and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloom,+
A day of clouds and thick gloom,+
16 A day of the horn and of the battle cry,+
Against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers.+


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fedmsg introduction and basics, SOP
General information about fedmsg
Contact Information
- Owner
Messaging SIG, Fedora Infrastructure Team
- Contact
#fedora-apps, #fedora-admin, #fedora-noc
- Servers
Almost all of them.
- Purpose
Introduce sysadmins to fedmsg tools and config
fedmsg is a system that links together most of our webapps and services into a message mesh or net (often called a "bus"). It is built on top of the zeromq messaging library.
fedmsg has its own developer documentation that is a good place to check if this or other SOPs don't provide enough information - http://fedmsg.rtfd.org
Generally, fedmsg-tail and fedmsg-logger are the two most commonly used tools for debugging and testing. To see if bus-connectivity exists between two machines, log onto each of them and run the following on the first:
$ echo testing from $(hostname) | fedmsg-logger
And run the following on the second:
$ fedmsg-tail --really-pretty
fedmsg configuration lives in /etc/fedmsg.d/
keeps the list of every possible fedmsg
endpoint. It acts as a global index that defines the bus.
See https://fedmsg.readthedocs.org/en/stable/configuration/ for a full glossary of configuration values.
fedmsg daemons keep their logs in /var/log/fedmsg
. fedmsg message hooks
in existing apps (like bodhi) will log any errors to the logs of the app
they've been added to (like /var/log/httpd/error_log
Want to help? Learn how to contribute to Fedora Docs ›


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Mystic Trumpeter, The
HARK! some wild trumpeter-some strange musician,
Hovering unseen in air, vibrates capricious tunes to-night.
I hear thee, trumpeter-listening, alert, I catch thy notes,
Now pouring, whirling like a tempest round me,
Now low, subdued-now in the distance lost.
Come nearer, bodiless one-haply, in thee resounds
Some dead composer-haply thy pensive life
Was fill'd with aspirations high-unform'd ideals,
Waves, oceans musical, chaotically surging,
That now, ecstatic ghost, close to me bending, thy cornet echoing, pealing,
Gives out to no one's ears but mine-but freely gives to mine,
That I may thee translate.
Blow, trumpeter, free and clear-I follow thee,
While at thy liquid prelude, glad, serene,
The fretting world, the streets, the noisy hours of day, withdraw;
A holy calm descends, like dew, upon me,
I walk, in cool refreshing night, the
I scent the grass, the moist air, and the roses;
Thy song expands my numb'd, imbonded spirit-thou freest, launchest me,
Floating and basking upon Heaven's lake.
Blow again, trumpeter! and for my sensuous eyes,
Bring the old pageants-show the feudal world.
What charm thy music works!-thou makest pass before me,
Ladies and cavaliers long dead-barons are in their castle halls-the troubadours
Arm'd knights go forth to redress wrongs-some in quest of the Holy Grail:
I see the tournament-I see the contestants, encased in heavy armor, seated on
champing horses;
I hear the shouts-the sounds of blows and smiting steel:
I see the Crusaders' tumultuous armies-Hark! how the cymbals clang!
Lo! where the monks walk in advance, bearing the cross on high!
Blow again, trumpeter! and for thy theme,
Take now the enclosing theme of all-the solvent and the setting;
Love, that is pulse of all-the sustenace and the pang;
The heart of man and woman all for love;
No other theme but love-knitting, enclosing, all-diffusing love.
O, how the immortal phantoms crowd around me!
I see the vast alembic ever working-I see and know the flames that heat the world;
The glow, the blush, the beating hearts
So blissful happy some-and some so silent, dark, and nigh to death:
Love, that is all the earth to lovers-Love, that mocks time and space;
Love, that is day and night-Love, that is sun and moon and stars;
Love, that is crimson, sumptuous, sick with perfume;
No other words, but words of love-no other thought but Love.
Blow again, trumpeter-conjure war's Wild alarums.
Swift to thy spell, a shuddering hum like distant thunder rolls;
Lo! where the arm'd men hasten-Lo! mid the clouds of dust, the glint of
I see the grime-faced cannoniers-I mark the rosy flash amid the smoke-I hear the
cracking of the guns:
-Nor war alone-thy fearful music-song, wild player, brings every sight of fear,
The deeds of ruthless brigands-rapine, murder-I hear the cries for help!
I see ships foundering at sea-I behold on deck, and below deck, the terrible
O trumpeter! methinks I am myself the instrument thou playest!
Thou melt'st my heart, my brain-thou movest, drawest, changest them, at will:
And now thy sullen notes send darkness through me;
Thou takest away all cheering light-all hope:
I see the enslaved, the overthrown, the hurt, the opprest of the whole earth;
I feel the measureless shame and humiliation of my race-it becomes all mine;
Mine too the revenges of humanity-the wrongs of ages-baffled feuds and hatreds;
Utter defeat upon me weighs-all lost! the foe victorious!
(Yet 'mid the ruins Pride colossal stands, unshaken to the last;
Endurance, resolution, to the last.)
Now, trumpeter, for thy close,
Vouchsafe a higher strain than any yet;
Sing to my soul-renew its languishing faith and hope;
Rouse up my slow belief-give me some vision of the future;
Give me, for once, its prophecy and joy.
O glad, exulting, culminating song!
A vigor more than earth's is in thy notes!
Marches of victory-man disenthrall'd-the conqueror at last!
Hymns to the universal God, from universal Man-all joy!
A reborn race appears-a perfect World, all joy!
Women and Men, in wisdom, innocence and health-all joy!
Riotous, laughing bacchanals, fill'd with joy!
War, sorrow, suffering gone-The rank earth purged-nothing but joy left!
The ocean fill'd with joy-the atmosphere all joy!
Joy! Joy! in freedom, worship, love! Joy in the ecstacy of life!
Enough to merely be! Enough to breathe!
Joy! Joy! all over Joy!


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Unix filesystem
In Unix and operating systems inspired by it, the file system is considered a central component of the operating system.[1] It was also one of the first parts of the system to be designed and implemented by Ken Thompson in the first experimental version of Unix, dated 1969.[2]
As in other operating systems, the filesystem provides information storage and retrieval, and one of several forms of interprocess communication, in that the many small programs that traditionally form a Unix system can store information in files so that other programs can read them, although pipes complemented it in this role starting with the Third Edition. Also, the filesystem provides access to other resources through so-called device files that are entry points to terminals, printers, and mice.
The rest of this article uses Unix as a generic name to refer to both the original Unix operating system and its many workalikes.
The filesystem appears as one rooted tree of directories.[1] Instead of addressing separate volumes such as disk partitions, removable media, and network shares as separate trees (as done in DOS and Windows: each drive has a drive letter that denotes the root of its file system tree), such volumes can be mounted on a directory, causing the volume's file system tree to appear as that directory in the larger tree.[1] The root of the entire tree is denoted /
In the original Bell Labs Unix, a two-disk setup was customary, where the first disk contained startup programs, while the second contained users' files and programs. This second disk was mounted at the empty directory named usr
on the first disk, causing the two disks to appear as one filesystem, with the second disk's contents viewable at /usr
Unix directories do not contain files. Instead, they contain the names of files paired with references to so-called inodes, which in turn contain both the file and its metadata (owner, permissions, time of last access, etc., but no name). Multiple names in the file system may refer to the same file, a feature termed a hard link.[1] The mathematical traits of hard links make the file system a limited type of directed acyclic graph, although the directories still form a tree, as they typically may not be hard-linked. (As originally envisioned in 1969, the Unix file system would in fact be used as a general graph with hard links to directories providing navigation, instead of path names.[2])
File types[edit]
The original Unix file system supported three types of files: ordinary files, directories, and "special files", also termed device files.[1] The Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) and System V each added a file type to be used for interprocess communication: BSD added sockets,[3] while System V added FIFO files.
BSD also added symbolic links (often termed "symlinks") to the range of file types, which are files that refer to other files, and complement hard links.[3] Symlinks were modeled after a similar feature in Multics,[4] and differ from hard links in that they may span filesystems and that their existence is independent of the target object. Other Unix systems may support additional types of files.[5]
Conventional directory layout[edit]
Certain conventions exist for locating some kinds of files, such as programs, system configuration files, and users' home directories. These were first documented in the hier(7)
man page since Version 7 Unix;[6] subsequent versions, derivatives and clones typically have a similar man page.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
The details of the directory layout have varied over time. Although the file system layout is not part of the Single UNIX Specification, several attempts exist to standardize (parts of) it, such as the System V Application Binary Interface, the Intel Binary Compatibility Standard, the Common Operating System Environment, and Linux Foundation's Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS).[13]
Here is a generalized overview of common locations of files on a Unix operating system:
Directory or file | Description |
The slash / character alone denotes the root of the filesystem tree.
Stands for binaries and contains certain fundamental utilities, such as ls or cp , that are needed to mount /usr , when that is a separate filesystem, or to run in one-user (administrative) mode when /usr cannot be mounted. In System V.4, this is a symlink to /usr/bin . Otherwise, it needs to be on the root filesystem itself.
Contains all the files needed for successful booting process. In Research Unix, this was one file rather than a directory.[14] Nowadays usually on the root filesystem itself, unless the system, bootloader etc. require otherwise. | |
Stands for devices. Contains file representations of peripheral devices and pseudo-devices. See also: Linux Assigned Names and Numbers Authority. Needs to be on the root filesystem itself. | |
Contains system-wide configuration files and system databases; the name stands for et cetera[14] but now a better expansion is editable-text-configurations. Originally also contained "dangerous maintenance utilities" such as init ,[6] but these have typically been moved to /sbin or elsewhere. Needs to be on the root filesystem itself.
Contains user home directories on Linux and some other systems. In the original version of Unix, home directories were in /usr instead.[15] Some systems use or have used different locations still: macOS has home directories in /Users , older versions of BSD put them in /u , FreeBSD has /usr/home .
Originally essential libraries: C libraries, but not Fortran ones.[14] On modern systems, it contains the shared libraries needed by programs in /bin , and possibly loadable kernel module or device drivers. Linux distributions may have variants /lib32 and /lib64 for multi-architecture support.
Default mount point for removable devices, such as USB sticks, media players, etc. By common sense, the directory itself, whose subdirectories are mountpoints, is on the root partition itself. |
Stands for mount. Empty directory commonly used by system administrators as a temporary mount point. By common sense, the directory itself, whose subdirectories are mountpoints, is on the root partition itself. |
Contains locally installed software. Originated in System V, which has a package manager that installs software to this directory (one subdirectory per package).[16] |
procfs virtual filesystem showing information about processes as files. |
The home directory for the superuser root - that is, the system administrator. This account's home directory is usually on the initial filesystem, and hence not in /home (which may be a mount point for another filesystem) in case specific maintenance needs to be performed, during which other filesystems are not available. Such a case could occur, for example, if a hard disk drive suffers failures and cannot be properly mounted. |
Stands for "system (or superuser) binaries" and contains fundamental utilities, such as init , usually needed to start, maintain and recover the system. Needs to be on the root partition itself.
Server data (data for services provided by system). |
In some Linux distributions, contains a sysfs virtual filesystem, containing information related to hardware and the operating system. On BSD systems, commonly a symlink to the kernel sources in /usr/src/sys .
A place for temporary files not expected to survive a reboot. Many systems clear this directory upon startup or use tmpfs to implement it. |
The Unix kernel in Research Unix and System V.[14] With the addition of virtual memory support to 3BSD, this got renamed /vmunix .
The "user file system": originally the directory holding user home directories,[15] but already by the Third Edition of Research Unix, ca. 1973, reused to split the operating system's programs over two disks (one of them a 256K fixed-head drive) so that basic commands would either appear in /bin or /usr/bin .[17] It now holds executables, libraries, and shared resources that are not system critical, such as the X Window System, window managers, scripting languages, etc. In older Unix systems, user home directories might still appear in /usr alongside directories containing programs, although by 1984 this depended on local customs.[14]
Stores the development headers used throughout the system. Header files are mostly used by the #include directive in C language, which historically is how the name of this directory was chosen.
Stores the needed libraries and data files for programs stored within /usr or elsewhere.
Holds programs meant to be executed by other programs rather than by users directly. E.g., the Sendmail executable may be found in this directory.[18] Not present in the FHS until 2011;[19] Linux distributions have traditionally moved the contents of this directory into /usr/lib , where they also resided in 4.3BSD.
Resembles /usr in structure, but its subdirectories are used for additions not part of the operating system distribution, such as custom programs or files from a BSD Ports collection. Usually has subdirectories such as /usr/local/lib or /usr/local/bin .
Architecture-independent program data. On Linux and modern BSD derivatives, this directory has subdirectories such as man for manpages, that used to appear directly under /usr in older versions.
Stands for variable. A place for files that might change frequently - especially in size, for example e-mail sent to users on the system, or process-ID lock files. |
Contains system log files. |
The place where all incoming mail is stored. Users (other than root ) can access their own mail only. Often, this directory is a symbolic link to /var/spool/mail .
Spool directory. Contains print jobs, mail spools and other queued tasks. |
The place where the uncompiled source code of some programs is. |
The /var/tmp directory is a place for temporary files which should be preserved between system reboots.
See also[edit]
- Btrfs
- ext2
- ext3
- ext4
- Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
- JFS (file system)
- Unix File System
- Veritas File System
- This article incorporates material from the Citizendium article "Unix filesystem", which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License but not under the GFDL.
- ^ a b c d e Ritchie, D.M.; Thompson, K. (July 1978). "The UNIX Time-Sharing System". Bell System Tech. J. 57 (6): 1905–1929. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.112.595. doi:10.1002/j.1538-7305.1978.tb02136.x.
- ^ a b Ritchie, Dennis M. (1979). The Evolution of the Unix Time-sharing System. Language Design and Programming Methodology Conf.
- ^ a b Leffler, Samuel J.; McKusick, Marshall Kirk; Karels, Michael J.; Quarterman, John S. (October 1989). The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-201-06196-3.
- ^ McKusick, Marshall Kirk; et al. "A Fast Filesystem for Unix" (PDF). Freebsd.org. CSRG, UC Berkeley. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Linux Programmer's Manual – System Calls –
- ^ a b Version 7 Unix Programmer's Manual –
- ^ FreeBSD Miscellaneous Information Manual –
- ^ OpenBSD Miscellaneous Information Manual –
- ^ "hier(7) man page for 2.9.1 BSD".
- ^ "hier(7) man page for ULTRIX 4.2".
- ^ "hier(7) man page for SunOS 4.1.3".
- ^ Linux Programmer's Manual – Overview, Conventions and Miscellanea –
- ^ George Kraft IV (1 November 2000). "Where to Install My Products on Linux?". Linux Journal. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Kernighan, Brian W.; Pike, Rob (1984). The UNIX Programming Environment. Prentice-Hall. pp. 63–65. Bibcode:1984upe..book.....K.
- ^ a b Ritchie, Dennis. "Unix Notes from 1972". Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ System V Application Binary Interface Edition 4.1 (1997-03-18)
- ^ M. D. McIlroy (1987). "A Research Unix reader: annotated excerpts from the Programmer's Manual, 1971–1986" (PDF). Bell Labs. CSTR 139.
- ^ "Chapter 7. sendmail". UNICOS/mp Networking Facilities Administration. Cray. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "fhs-spec revision 44".


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It is our shared responsibility to ensure that your child's first school experience will be a time remembered with joy and a sense of accomplishment. Simcoe County District School Board Kindergarten teachers and early childhood educators strive to provide enriched, varied, exciting, and positive learning experiences for all students. We wish you and your child a warm welcome and a future of exciting learning experiences.
Check out our 'Welcome to Kindergarten' booklet.
For more information on childcare programs available in our schools, visit the Before and After School Programs section.
Simcoe County's public schools will begin registering children for Kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year in January. Visit our registration page for information on how to register using the online registration application. Upon completion of the online form, the school will contact you to finalize the registration. To find your local public school, use the Home School Locator tool. For more information about your home school, including contact information, use our School Search. If you require support in identifying your home school, contact our Planning and Enrolment department at (705) 734-6363 x11326. Each school holds a Kindergarten orientation session in the spring. Learn more about the sessions and find out when your child's school is holding theirs on our Kindergarten orientation page. We look forward to learning and growing with you and your child! In the meantime, please explore the activities, resources and videos on this page that will give you and your child an idea of what to expect when your journey with the SCDSB begins! First day of school for Year 1 students: Thursday, September 5, 2024 First day of school for Year 2 students: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 For more information on the registration process and documents needed to register, see our Frequently Asked Questions below.
EarlyON Child and Family Centres offer free, drop-in programs for children up to six years old and their parents/caregivers. EarlyON centres are places to engage and connect with others in the community and feel a sense of belonging. You will be welcomed by qualified early-year's professionals who can provide support, advice, and helpful resources. EarlyON centres are where children and their parents/caregivers can learn, play, laugh, be curious, make friends and engage with others. Find a location near you: • Barrie and Bradford area • Midland and Orillia area • Collingwood and Alliston area • Francophone EarlyON Child and Family Centres in Simcoe County; les Centres ON y va dans la région de Simcoe
The Simcoe County Early Intervention Services provides young children who may have special education needs and their families with a wide range of services and supports to help them develop to their fullest potential.
To be eligible for attendance in September, your child must be 4 years of age by December 31 of that year. This means that if your child's birthday is between September and December, they will start school just before their fourth birthday.
Simcoe County's elementary public schools will be registering children for Junior and Senior Kindergarten classes in mid January. Contact your local public school for registration information. To find your local public school, use our School Search feature. If you are not sure which school serves your area, please call our Planning and Enrolment Department at 705-734-6363, ext. 11291, or 905-729-3600, ext. 11291.
Birthdate Documentation: Proof of birthdate (original Canadian birth certificate, Certificate of Canadian Citizenship, Canadian Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Record of Landing, or Statement of Live Birth – long version). Residential Address: Proof of your child's address. Below is a list of appropriate pieces of documentation that a parent/guardian may present to verify address: - property tax assessment - lease/rental agreement - ownership title - proof of purchase agreement for the primary residence - utility bill in the name of the parent(s)/guardian(s) - letter of residency - statutory declaration Record of Immunization: A record of immunization is also requested to assist the District Health Unit in meeting its requirement under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) to collect and maintain immunization records for every child registered in school. For further immunization details, contact the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit by dialing 1-877-721-7520.
Yes, you can view the list on the child care programs page.
Kindergarten is a play-based educational program where children explore, discover and learn about the world around them. It is our aim to engage children's curiosity, imagination and creativity, and help them develop a love of learning. The full Kindergarten program can be found on the Ontario Ministry of Education's website.
During the summer, the Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium (SCSTC) hosts the First Rider Programs in various locations throughout the County for primary-aged students new to busing. For more information on transportation, visit the SCSTC website.
There are many great ways to get your child excited about Kindergarten. This process begins at home well before the first day of school. Read our parent information booklet Wonderful Journey of Learning, which has tips on how to get ready for Kindergarten. EarlyON Child and Family Centres in Simcoe County have also developed a number of resources providing early learning activities for children, helpful links and a list of suggested books and songs.
Additional valid documentation is required to register visa/foreign students. Families of Kindergarten students new to Canada are invited to contact our Newcomer Welcome Centre at 705-725-8360, ext. 45160.


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Power-over-Ethernet Regulator 14-24V
This product has been discontinued and replaced with the upgraded PR28V linked here.
This page is left for reference purposes.
Note: This regulator module is not designed for use with commercial PoE systems such as Ethernet switches with 802.3af support. Commercial PoE switches can push up to 48V down the wire, which will overload the regulator module and force it to shut down. If you want to use the Ethernet Shield with commercial 802.3af equipment you will need to use the "Power-over-Ethernet Regulator 802.3af", which will be available soon from Freetronics.
The 14-24V Power-over-Ethernet regulator module mounts on our Ethernet Shield to allow it to accept input voltages up to 24V. If you only intend to pass about 12V down the Ethernet cable to your shield you don't need this module: you can simply put a pair of jumpers across the PoE header pins on the Ethernet Shield and let the Arduino on-board voltage regulator do all the work.
If you want to push a higher voltage down the wires (perhaps you already have a 16V, 18V, or 24V power supply lying around?) the Arduino voltage regulator will get very hot and unhappy, so this regulator module takes the power you send down the cable and pre-regulates it down to 12V before passing it through to your Arduino for the final drop to 5V.
This regulator module is designed for use with home-brew PoE injectors that typically supply 16V or 24V, not commercial PoE switches. You can buy a compatible PoE injector from Sparkfun, and we also have our own 4-Port PoE Midspan Injector.


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Warning labels on junk food would be more effective than a "fat" tax for deterring overweight people from making unhealthy purchases, a new University of Alberta study has found.
A survey of 364 shoppers in random Alberta grocery stores showed that while price alone wouldn't deter people from reaching for junk food, shoppers—including those with the heaviest body mass index—did heed a label that warned of high fat content and included a note that the item was being taxed because of it.
The study asked shoppers to choose between high-fat and healthier snacks in the 50 cent to $2 range. Some of the items came with a hypothetical warning label. The responses were analyzed, and showed three groups of consumers. While two of the groups were already sensitive to either price or less healthy snacks and tended to avoid them, one of the groups—the one with the highest body weight—seemed deterred only by the warning label.
"The consumers who heeded the label didn't care about the price, but responded to the warning and were much less likely to buy the snack," said Sean Cash, an adjunct professor of rural economy at the U of A, who led the study.
The researchers theorize that warning labels pack a bigger behavioural punch because they are far more noticeable than the price differences that would result from snack taxes. Therefore, including warning labels on unhealthy foods would be a better option than a fat tax, which has already been implemented in varying degrees in the United States, and is being considered for Canada.
"Based on the reaction of shoppers, a tax seems to be the least effective for the people you want to reach most," Cash noted. "If you want to use the tax to change the habits of consumers, it won't be effective. A nickel here and there in tax isn't going to change behaviour in a big way."
Instead, people will likely get around the tax by buying in bulk to save money, he added. "For instance, buying less soda pop is a rational response to a tax, but so is buying cheaper soda. A perverse outcome can actually happen."


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MSU timberland workshop helps new, potential owners
RAYMOND, Miss. -- New landowners can learn about managing timberland for profit during a five-part short course in May.
Forestland as an Investment will be offered May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at the Mississippi State University Extension Service office in Forrest County. It starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. each night. The Extension office is located at 952 Sullivan Drive in Hattiesburg.
The short course also is open to those who are interested in purchasing timberland. Topics include taxation, finding timberland, basic management practices, business plan development, timber sale marketing, characteristics of forest investments, and wills and estate planning issues.
Extension is partnering with the MSU Department of Forestry and the Forrest/Lamar County Forestry Association to present the workshop.
Preregistration is required by April 26. Cost is $30 per person for educational materials and dinner the last night.
Professionals can earn 10 Continuing Forestry Education credits or 10 Continuing Logger Education credits.
To register or for more information, contact Matthew Thornton, Forrest County Extension agent, at 601-545-6083.


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Si, Penelope Cruz is indeed pregnant again! After sources confirmed on Feb. 1 that the 38-year-old actress and husband Javier Bardem were expecting their second child, Cruz confirmed the news herself to Spanish TV station TVE!. According to JustJared, the Oscar-winning actress gushed to that she's "tremendously happy and excited" about her baby-to-be with Bardem, 43. (Cruz's rep also confirms the news to Us Weekly.)
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COURSE: Sketch Writing Foundations (8 weeks)
WHEN: 6:30-9:30pm, Wednesday 7, 14, 21, 28 February, 7, 14, 21, 28 March 2018.
LOCATION: Inner west, Sydney, Australia
TEACHER: Tony Starr
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of the Chicago style of writing sketch comedy. You'll create short sketches individually and in small groups using improv techniques and by finding and heightening "the game of the scene". Working in a writer's room, you'll engage in improv and writing exercises that explore different sketch formats using the writing techniques used to create material for stage and T.V. e.g. Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Second City mainstage shows.
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No prior sketch writing or improv experience is necessary — the only requirement for this class is a commitment and a desire to write and learn. Students should have access to a computer and printer and be prepared to work outside of class, preparing sketches for presentation and discussion in every class.
This class is a prerequisite for later levels (2-5) of our Sketch Writing curriculum.
About the instructor: Tony Starr is a writer, improvisor, director, and producer who spent many years in the L.A. improv and sketch scene, has been featured on Funny or Die, and has written for weekly shows at IO West, The Second City, and his own stage and video sketch teams. He originally trained at both the Second City and UCB in Hollywood, and now teaches and performs here in Sydney. He was the first teacher of Chicago style sketch in Australia — first with Improv Theatre Company, and later teaching his original 4 levels of sketch training at LMA. He's the most experienced practitioner in the country, and he's now returned to ITC to take you to the next level!


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Monday, December 20, 2010
This is a tutorial for creating a Christmas Angel trio. They are fairly simple to make, but by adding artistic touches and your own creativity, you can make them as elaborate or as simple as you like.
This is a project that needs time to dry before finishing the last step, so be sure to allow plenty of time.
Either start in the morning and finish at the end of the day, or allow two days for the whole project.
You will need:
3 Waffle cones
1 bowl water
Fondant roller and board
white gumpaste
gum glue*
ball tools of various sizes
Woman Full Torso and/or Girl face mold ( use med. size)
pastel pink and yellow non toxic pastel chalk
cotton swab
Celcake LargeWing molds
several artist brushes
#32 wire
* Gum Glue- add 1/4 tsp Tylose powder to 2 T hot water.
Since the trio of angel will be staggered heights, you will want to shorten one cone by 1/2 inch and one by 1 inch. The easiest way to cut a cone is to place the end of the cone in a bowl of water 1/2 inch deep.
Allow to set for 10-15 seconds, then remove.
Using scissors, carefully cut softened cone over a paper towel .
For one inch cut, you will have to repeat this process twice.
Set upright on paper towel to dry.
Be sure your cut is level.
Now you have the foundation for your angel trio.
Form a one inch square of gumpaste.
Dampen lightly the end of cone with gum glue.
Place the square of gumpaste one the pointed end of cone
and shape around cone as shown below, creating a waistline for angel.
Cut 4 triangles of gumpaste to the pattern shown.
Cover with plastic wrap to protect while working.
I started with the smallest angel, cutting four 3 inch triangles.
For, remaining angels, add 1/2 " to length.
Dampen waistline of angel with gum glue..
Add two triangles to sides of cone, as shown below
On the two remaining triangle, carefully roll back the sides about 1/4"
and brush with gumglue
Cut wider at ends, as shown in photo.
Fold in half and attach to back side of waistline using gumglue.
To create movement, attach part of the sash to skirt
at various points using gumglue.
Roll out and cut a 1"x 3/4" rectangle square and a 1/4"x 3/4"
Fold the 1" at the center to create bow, and wrap
the 1/4" strip around the center, cutting excess and securing with gumglue.
Attach to the back of angel at waistline, using gumglue.
For sleeves, roll out a 1/2" roll of gumpaste about 2-1/2" long.
Narrow the center of the roll, by pressing and rolling in the center, narrowing and
elongating the roll.
When the roll is narrowed as shown below, press the ball tool
into the end of the roll to hollow slightly.
Shape ends of roll into a bell, by thinning and ruffling the
edges using the ball tool.
When finished, press the end of a smaller ball tool (1/4")
into the hollow of the sleeve to create an indention
for attaching the arm of angel.
Dampen the top of bust of angel with gumglue and
press the center of the sleeves over bust to secure, as shown below.
Roll out 1/4" x 1" lengths of gumpaste.
Press on end to flatten for hand.
Cut 4 slits for fingers and gently roll, using hands,
into round fingers and thumb.
Roll and cut a 3/4" circle. This does not need to be precise. Thin and ruffle edges of circle with a ball tool, as shown below. This is the ruffled collar.
Attach the collar to top of bust and insert the
arms into the sleeves using gumglue.
The arms can be a bit tricky sometimes, so be patient and
hold to sleeve until they are secure.
Roll out a ball of gumpaste. Dust with cornstarch, them press firmly
into face mold. I used a young girl face mold for my two shortest angels, and
a woman's face mold for the tallest angel.
The face below is the woman's face mold.
Paint the faces carefully immediately after removing from mold.
I find it is easier to apply color to the face while the gumpaste is still supple.
Paint lips using the pink edible marker. ( This is the girl's face)
Rub the cotton swab over pink pastel chalk
and brush gently over cheeks.
Using the blue and brown edible markers, create the eyes and eyelashes.
Dip a toothpick into white Americolor gel and place highlights in the eyes.
Dampen the bottom of the neck with gumglue and smooth
into the body using the ball tool.
Make a 1/2" ball for each wing.
Press into the mold , then place the two sides of mold
together and press firmly and evenly.
Open mold and remove wing. Cut off any excess from the edges.
Place on a foam pad to firm.
When firm enough to handle, dampen the back of angel with gumglue
and press the wing, securing the center by pressing and smoothing with the ball tool.
Set a styrofoam cone on end to secure the wings
or lay angel over a bowl until wings are secure.
Repeat the process with the remaining two angels.
Set aside to fully dry.
After the angels are fully dried, then you can apply the hair.
Using a little of the yellow pastel chalk, color a small amount of gumpaste (about a 2-3 " ball ) for the angels' hair.
The yellow is quite pale, almost white.
Press through a clay gun using the disc with the multiple small holes.
Cut off desired length, then roll the edges to curl using the toothpick.
Moisten the entire head with gumglue and attach the hair, beginning at the back of the head and moving forward.
When finished, sprinkle hair with rainbow disco dust to create
"heavenly" glow.
Cut the #32 wire about 3" long and shape into a circle,
Twisting to secure and leaving a 1/2" extension.
Brush the circle generously with gumglue and dip into
rainbow disco dust to create the halo.
Insert the extension of wire into hair.
I finished angel by dry dusting using luster dusts. When dry dusting, touch the end of the brush into the dry luster dust and tap off excess dust before applying to your gumpaste.
Dry brush the angel's gown using the ultra white sparkle luster dust using a 1/2 flat brush,
the dry brush the wings with gold shimmer dust.
Place the final touches on the angel by dry dusting the edges of the wings and sleeves
with gold highlighter luster dust.
To all our Friends who visit us weekly, we wish you
a wonderful and blessed holiday season.
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
'Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
Luke 2:9-14
Tutorial by Jacque Benson
All Rights Reserved 2010
This material may not be republished or reproduced in any manner without the expressed permission of the author.
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See No Evil
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See No Evil
November 26, 2011 by Maggie McNeill
'T is the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil. - William Shakespeare, Macbeth (II, ii)
Very young children are unable to distinguish image from reality; they perceive frightening pictures or hostile words as equivalent to concrete threats. Rational adults understand that this is not so; things without physical power to harm, however shocking or unpleasant they may be, can be dismissed by the disciplined mind and therefore cannot be compared to tangible phenomena.
That's why many people enjoy horror movies; they enable us to confront terrifying images or ideas in a safe environment. No matter how awful the fictional spook, it has no actual power to harm us, so we're free to experience fear without long-term repercussions. The same could be said of tragedies, adventure stories and even porn; the feelings they evoke are mere specters, with no ability to reach into the physical world unless we give it to them. Like vampires, the emotions produced by words and images can only cause harm by invitation; as Eleanor Roosevelt wrote,
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,"
and no one can make you feel anything else without your consent, either.
But somehow, people in Western countries have lost sight of this simple principle. I suspect it's due to the fact that so many of them live in a state of complete isolation from Nature; because they are rarely (if ever) in any real danger, words and pictures (which they encounter frequently) seem to be more of a threat than actual physical menaces. How many people in Western countries are really worried about, say, bubonic plague or lightning strike? These dangers are far too remote to cause alarm, because everyone knows they're rare. The "threats" about which middle-class Westerners express the greatest concern are either those they hear of frequently or those which the media can convince them are omnipresent, which is why groups who derive income and power from some particular fear (rape, "illegal aliens", terrorism, "human trafficking", child sexual abuse, etc) cook up bogus statistics to make those threats seem vastly more common than they actually are.
This obsession with the insubstantial and/or inconsequential has created a bizarre inversion of priorities in many Western countries; major issues which are largely hidden from public view, or which affect a comparatively small number of people, are virtually ignored in favor of absurdly expensive, intrusive and punitive campaigns against "crimes" which actually injure nobody.
One example of this is the crusade against "child porn"; mere possession of an image is deemed a "crime" equal to using actual children to create that image, and artificial images such as sketches or written descriptions are in many cases considered equivalent to the real thing; this is tantamount to banning fictional depictions of murder.
The excuse used is that artificial images "create a demand" for porn, but this is mere sophistry; human beings are not computers to be programmed, and as any marketing expert will tell you it's impossible to "create" a demand for something without somehow tying it to a real demand such as the desire for food, sex, status, health, wealth, etc.
In other words, one can't "market" child porn to anyone who isn't already sexually attracted to children, and to argue that draconian anti-porn legislation is justified on "end demand" grounds is equivalent to arguing that everyone should be sterilized at puberty because the male sex drive leads to rape and pregnancy to abortion and child abuse. Demand for movies and music leads to copyright violation, but I don't see anyone campaigning to ban music and movies because of it.
This obsession with the image over the fact leads to abominations like a recent case reported in Reason on November 7th:
Last week a Florida judge sentenced Daniel Enrique Guevara Vilca, a 26-year-old with no criminal record, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for looking at forbidden pictures. A jury convicted Vilca on 454 counts of possessing child pornography, one for each image found on his computer. Under Florida law, each count is a…felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Sentencing guidelines indicated a minimum term of 152 years…"Had Mr. Vilca actually molested a child," The New York Times notes, "he might well have received a lighter sentence."
…the draconian punishments prescribed by state and federal laws for mere possession of child pornography seem to be based on the premise that anyone who looks at records of heinous acts must also be committing them or at least planning to do so. But as I [previously] noted…that simply isn't so: Research indicates that child porn consumers, like fans of violent movies, do not necessarily copy what they see. As Troy Stabenaw, a federal public defender who wrote a devastating 2009 critique of federal sentencing guidelines for child pornography, tells the Times, "we ought to punish people for what they do, not for our fear."
…the familiar argument that "consumers of child pornography drive the market for the production of child pornography…" [is hardly] relevant…now that people typically obtain child porn online for free…[and the prosecutor's claim that] "…when the images are shown over and over again, they're victimized over and over again"…seems even more problematic, since any such injury would require (at the very least) that victims know when people are looking at images of them…[and] would not apply to child pornography featuring victims who are no longer alive…[Furthermore] the offense is not in the same moral ballpark as other crimes that are punished by life sentences…a life sentence is what we give first-degree murderers, and possession of child pornography is not the equivalent of first-degree murder…
The fact of the matter is that possession of child porn is vastly more common than child rape, therefore cops, prosecutors and judges see it more often, therefore they conclude it's a more important issue and push for harsher laws on it. In other words, the punishment is based on the personal emotional discomfort of those in power rather than physical harm to any person.
The current hysteria over "bullying" is another example; what person has never been bullied or observed another being bullied? Such behavior is merely the human equivalent of animals posturing and snarling to establish a pecking order; it cannot be eliminated without lobotomizing the entire population at about the age of four.
If the anti-bullying people were concentrating on instances of actual, physical assault I would find their arguments much more convincing, but they're largely talking about words.
I was bullied in grade school; I was unusually bright, read a lot, was a bit plump, hit puberty at 10, had a severe overbite, used "big words", liked science fiction…you name it, I got picked on for it. And you know when it stopped? When I grew a spine and a thicker skin and stopped letting words get to me. Bullies crave an upset or submissive reaction; when they don't get it they move on in search of easier prey.
But now the sheeple want the nanny state to "correct" human nature, and not just among children; now we've got biologically-adult women whining and crying because men say mean and "sexist" things to them online.
And it isn't just sheltered coeds and mommy-bloggers, either; this November 7th article from The Guardian features pathetic laments from professional women who have somehow managed to succeed in journalism while failing to develop the psychological barriers I had established by the age of 14.
They argue that death-threats or "I hope you get raped" type nonsense is different from "you're ugly" or "you're stupid" or whatever, and in a way I agree; it's certainly symptomatic of a less-evolved individual.
But as long as he sticks to writing empty threats to strangers, he's nothing but a barking dog; people have been making such threats since language was invented, and every statistic shows they are now ("WSJ decline of violence") much less likely to carry them out.
Still, these women argue that Nanny should censor or even punish men who hurt their feelings online, though at least one of them (Zoe Williams) seems to think that bullying is OK as long as a soi-disant "feminist" directs it against another woman. Not that this surprises me; "feminists" are famous for dishing out hatred but being unable to take it.
As I pointed out in my column of one year ago today, people used to understand that it's better to tolerate minor "evils" which prevent greater ones than to indulge oneself in a doomed and quixotic crusade to rid the world of all unpleasantness. If artificial child porn reduces the chance of child rape, and if posting ugly threats on the internet prevents real violence, these things need to be tolerated; I for one would much rather endure empty rape-threats than to know a real woman was raped. Words and pictures are not real, and adults need not concern themselves with painted devils.


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Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott Are Set for Elizabeth Banks' 'Charlie's Angels' Reboot
This is not a drill: Kristen Stewart will be one of Charlie's Angels.
We've heard rumors for some time now that Stewart was circling the Elizabeth Banks-directed Charlie's Angels reboot, along with Pink Power Ranger and the live-action Aladdin's Jasmine, Naomi Scott. Now Deadline reports that it's officially happening, with Stewart and Scott joined by newcomer Ella Balinska to play a new generation of crime-fighting detectives. There was a report a while back that Lupita Nyong'o was being eyed for the third angel, but Sony has gone with Balinska instead, a British actress best known for an appearance on ITV's Midsomer Murders.
Banks won't just direct the reboot, though; the actress/director will also star as Bosley. The character was originally played by David Doyle in the TV series from the 1970s, by Bill Murray in the 2000 film, Bernie Mac in the sequel Full Throttle (though technically playing the brother to Murray's John Bosley), and by Ramon Rodriguez in the short-lived ABC series in 2011. But now we're getting an all-female reboot, and one directed, co-written, and produced by a woman. Banks co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Basu (The Girl in the Spider's Web), based on earlier drafts by Craig Mazin and Semi Chellas. The announcement didn't come with much detail, but here's the description from the trade:
The film will follow a new next generation of Angels working for the mysterious Charlie. Since the original films (starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu) based on the 1970s TV series, The Townsend Agency has grown considerably and gone global, providing security and intelligence services to a variety of private clients with offices and highly trained teams worldwide. This film focuses on one of those teams.
All I know is, if Banks' Angels reboot looks anything like Stewart's Rolling Stones music video, full of denim, cool shades, and speeding cars, the internet is going to melt and implode on itself. I'm ready. Charlie's Angels arrives September 27, 2019.
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Honda will campaign an all-electric, NSX-inspired EV Concept in the Electric Modified Class at the 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The EV Concept features a further evolution of the experimental, all-electric, 4-motor Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) powertrain that won last year's Pikes Peak Challenge Exhibition class.
The concept will be piloted by Tetsuya Yamano, who campaigned last year's CR-Z-based electric prototype to its class win. The powertrain produces three times the total system output of last year's electric prototype and is mated to the NSX body.
"We've been tuning the car for several weeks at Pikes and have advanced its performance significantly," said Tetsuya Yamano. "We're honored to be running at Pikes in this historical, anniversary year – an event respected by racing fans all over the world."
Honda R&D has been developing "super handling" technology for more than 20 years in the pursuit of ideal vehicle handling. By applying separate Twin Motor Units (TMUs), the brains of Sport Hybrid SH-AWD, on each axle, Acura has achieved independent torque distribution to all four corners – true four-wheel torque vectoring. Based upon the learnings from last year's race, the team updated the system management of the powertrain for more precise thrust at each wheel.
Acura's unique Sport Hybrid SH-AWD technology utilizes the highly responsive acceleration characteristics and regeneration capability of electric motors to further advance the torque vectoring systems currently applied to NSX. The system enables ideal handling characteristics in various driving situations by coordinating and managing all dynamic systems, including Electronic Power Steering (EPS), Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) and Sport Hybrid SH-AWD.


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Double Standard
Every additional day that Jonathan Pollard continues to be in prison is proof of the double standard that is used against him. Every additional day that the Israel- Hamas War continues will bring increasing proof of the double standard that is used against us.I use "Mr. History" to guess at how the future will judge us....and speaking of the future, Happy New Year 2009!
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