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Our diving is offered through Aquatic Sports and all boats leave out of the harbor of the El Presidente at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 2:30 pm. We feature 2-tank boat diving on a large comfortable boat and a complimentary lunch is served on board. A taxi is provided from the hotel to Aquatic sports.
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If you are new to the sport of diving and are interested in being certified, we can help you out! Cozumel is a terrific place to learn to dive with its consistently warm, clear waters the whole year round. The reefs of Palancar are not to be missed and are rated as the top in the world. Certifications are available through our in house PADI dive instructor that will help introduce you to the under water world. Classes can be completed in 3 to 5 days depending on your pace. We also offer a resort course, which introduces you to the world of diving and can be completed in just three hours.
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Our dive operation will take you out to various reefs such as Palancar, Santa Rosa. Special diving for the truly adventurous in the Cenotes of the Yucatan can be arranged as well, while on island. Cave and Cavern diving is some of the best in the world, only a few miles away from here on the mainland.
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Yamazaki Heavily Peated 2013
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6 comments:
- Emilien said...
Une version en français pour ton live ?
J'espère que quelques bouteilles seront disponible sur rakuten...
À bientô
- March 15, 2013 at 1:18 AM
Thanks Stefan, where can one buy this online in Japan? I notice that Malt City does not carry Japanese whiskies for some strange reason!
- March 15, 2013 at 7:16 AM
- Stefan said...
To be honest, the consumer market for these sort of bottlings at home is becoming incredibly competitive. Even for me - someone who deals with Japanese whisky on a daily basis - it is sometimes difficult... Like with the Hakushu Sherry Cask: I managed to get one, but it was pure luck. Then, a few days ago, in fact, I managed to get my hands on another one, but again - just luck. It will be available online but you need to look at this from the perspective of Japanese retailers: there is no need for them to go through the extra trouble of offering this to people abroad, because they can easily sell their allocation to the domestic market. Malt City does not carry Japanese whiskies, because doing so would conflict with the interests of the distilleries themselves (who have exclusive contracts with distributors abroad). This may change in the future, though. It's something that's on the table. Finding the right way to do it, will take some time, though.
- March 15, 2013 at 7:21 AM
Thanks Stefan; I'm looking for a Japanese retailer online who will deliver in Japan, not abroad, as I can appreciate the considerable difficulty in doing this! Any links would be much appreciated.
- March 15, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Oh and by the way, thank you for making the Karuizawa available on Malt City for international buyers, big props to you for that!
- March 15, 2013 at 11:55 AM
- Stefan said...
Thanks for the kind words, Johanna.
There are many good online retailers in Japan. My personal favourites (in no particular order of preference!) are Shinanoya, Liquors Hasegawa, Musashiya, Kameya, Whisky Shop Tamagawaya, Kinko (Liquors), Tsuzaki, and Big Tsukiji. You can easily find their online shops by googling. (You will need to be able to understand Japanese, though - or have someone by your side who can you help you with this.) I can't advertise too much as this would break Nonjatta policy, but the above should go some way to helping you track down a bottle when it is released in April. Thanks again for your support.
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The 53 European FIFA member associations have unanimously adopted a declaration regarding proposed amendments to the FIFA Statutes following a meeting of the associations' presidents and general secretaries at the House of European Football in Nyon.
The meeting, conducted by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and attended by UEFA President Michel Platini together with the members of the UEFA Executive Committee, was requested by FIFA as part of a consultation process with all member associations regarding possible statutory amendments.
Discussions included a review of the amendments to the FIFA Statutes approved at the 2012 FIFA Congress; remaining proposed amendments to the FIFA Statutes; and other potential amendments focusing on good governance matters related to the FIFA Statutes.
Among the key points of the declaration, the member associations were of the opinion that members of the FIFA Executive Committee should continue to be appointed by the continental confederations, and that confirmation by the FIFA Congress would not be necessary. In addition, any integrity checks on FIFA Executive Committee members should be carried out by the confederations. The full declaration reads as follows:
Declaration of the 53 European FIFA member associations regarding the revision of the FIFA Statutes
I. Introductory remarks
Following the meeting of the presidents and general secretaries of the 53 European FIFA member associations in Nyon on 24 January 2013, the 53 European FIFA member associations unanimously adopt this declaration in relation to the outstanding statutory amendments proposed by FIFA in order to improve its governance.
II. Amendment proposals
1. Confirmation of the members of the FIFA Executive Committee:
• Members of the FIFA Executive Committee shall be appointed by the confederations as they are today. There is no need for members of the FIFA Executive Committee to be 'confirmed' by the FIFA Congress;
• If 'integrity checks' are needed for members of the FIFA Executive Committee such checks shall be conducted at confederation level on the basis of agreed minimum criteria. In particular, a person who has been banned by a sports disciplinary organ for corruption, match-fixing, doping or violence shall not be eligible to become a FIFA Executive Committee member.
2. Composition of the FIFA Executive Committee:
• There shall be no change to the basic composition of the FIFA Executive Committee, in particular, to the number of vice-presidents;
• The four British associations shall retain an automatic vice-presidency (possibly elected by the confederation of which these four national associations are members).
3. Election of the FIFA President:
• A minimum level of support (ten national football associations from at least two confederations) may be required for a candidate to run for the FIFA Presidency (though it would also be acceptable for these ten associations to belong to the same confederation);
• Candidates for the FIFA Presidency should be supported by their own national association and/or confederation and have an 'active office' within that national association and/or confederation.
4. Term of office:
• A maximum term of office for the FIFA President should be introduced as of 2015 (with the current IOC rule providing a good model to follow, i.e. a first term of eight years and a second and last term of four years);
• There should be no restrictions on term limits for members of the FIFA Executive Committee or other FIFA bodies.
5. Age limit:
• A general age limit of 72 years at the time of election/appointment is appropriate for members of all FIFA bodies.
6. Stronger representation of interest groups in FIFA:
• The wording proposed by FIFA in Article 10(1) should be amended to foresee that national associations involve relevant stakeholders, either directly or indirectly, for example through consultation, in their decision-making processes;
• National associations and confederations must always be represented in those FIFA bodies which discuss matters affecting their interests, such as the club football committee whose tasks include matters such as release of players for national teams, international match calendar etc.
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• As already agreed, the FIFA Congress should decide on the venue of the FIFA World Cup based on a transparent bidding process. To this effect, the FIFA Executive Committee should, if necessary, make a pre-selection and submit a maximum of three bids to the FIFA Congress.
8. Various clarifications and specifications in the FIFA Statutes
• The clarifications and specifications proposed by FIFA are in principle supported although precise definitions (e.g. concerning calculation of majorities) should always be as clear as possible.
Clear and transparent rules should be established on:
• How the process for proposals to amend the Laws of the Game works;
• How the FIFA Executive Committee exercises control over the four FIFA votes in IFAB, after it has previously consulted relevant stakeholders;
• The Laws of the Game can be amended only every two years.
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11. Other proposals
In addition to the ten points mentioned above, the 53 European FIFA member associations also propose that FIFA takes steps to meet the following objectives:
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• To ensure complete transparency regarding the in-flow and out-flow of financial payments;
• To ensure the FIFA Executive Committee always receives appropriate prior notice of matters (including relevant documentation) that it must discuss and decide;
• To appoint all members of FIFA committees and organs to commence their term of office in the year following the election of the FIFA President and then every subsequent four years;
• To abolish the commercial levy currently provided for in Article 77 of the FIFA Statutes;
• To give the Court of Arbitration for Sport exclusive competence to decide on provisional measures.
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Our findings further show that the adaptive mechanisms through which regulatory mutations reshape the cellular fitness landscape reach throughout the cell's regulatory and metabolic networks, underscoring the need for systems-level data in attempting to understand adaptation to new conditions. Existing approaches for directly measuring the regulatory state of cells, however, must target a single transcription factor at a time, requiring a combinatorially increasing number of experiments to obtain measurements on multiple factors under multiple environmental conditions. We have recently developed a method enabling the simultaneous measurement of the complete regulatory state of bacterial cells, by physically separating protein-DNA complexes from bulk genomic DNA, sequencing the footprinted complexes, and then applying a statistical mechanics-based model to identify protein occupancies. The newly developed method is applicable to any bacterium without the need for prior knowledge of its regulatory network, and will allow the rapid dissection of bacterial responses to environmental stresses.
I apply a combination of computational and experimental approaches in order to understand how cells sense and respond to their environment, with foci ranging from the molecular details of perception to the evolutionary basis for existing regulatory architectures. In the process, I make heavy use of microbial population genetics and systems biology tools, bioinformatic analysis, and molecular and atomistic-level simulations. Some of my current projects include:
Investigation of the phenotypic and evolutionary consequences of mutations to the bacterial transcription termination factor Rho Identification of evolved instances of anticipatory regulation in bacterial populations and their link to the corresponding native habitat Development of more efficient methods for measuring changes in cellular transcriptional regulatory state -Taken from Dr. Freddolino's profile page for the Tavazoie Lab
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I guess I hadn't paid close enough attention to the development of Keith Benson, Oakland's 6-11 redshirt junior center.
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The state's solicitor general, Aaron Lindstrom, opened an afternoon of arguments Wednesday about gay marriage bans in four states before federal appeals judges in Cincinnati. The arguments on Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee cases are the biggest such court session on the issue so far.
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Dell Goes Up, TXU Goes Down, a Rollercoaster Week for PE
One step forward. Two steps back.
That's how the private-equity world might be feeling after this week. The industry reached its biggest deal in five years and saw the biggest buyout of all time take another step closer to collapse.
Thursday WSJ colleagues reported that the company once known as TXU Corp. has hired restructuring advisers to help handle its $40 billion in debt.
Private-equity firms KKR, TPG and others purchased TXU in a $45 billion deal at the top of the market in 2007 in a transaction many in restructuring circles considered the epitome of overleveraged buyouts. The company, now known as Energy Future Holdings Corp., currently owes total debts worth ten times its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.


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This post is the second in a new series, "Things I Want" for my new house. Be impressed with my previous post about refrigerators.
While taking turns bashing our antique dishwasher last week, my roommate mentioned how much water it wastes.
And it does.
We can hear the 12-gallon tsunami rage against the Cuisinart and CorningWare.
But, I told her, the washing machine is muuuuuch worse.
Her jaw nearly dropped at the news that while our dishwasher probably wastes about 8 gallons of water per cycle due to its age, our washing machine wastes about 30 gallons.
And for what? A puny capacity and agitator-worn blouses.
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Oh, how I long for the days when I had an Electrolux steam washer and dryer. The steam dryer quickly unwrinkled dresses without me unloading the ironing board. And with the 18-minute wash/18-minute dry feature (the next generation laundry shortens the wash-dry time to 30 minutes total!), my running clothes were ready before I was on Saturday mornings.
Everything came out of the washer super clean– even when I stuffed it full and ran the cold cycle — and nearly dry. Plus, I got to do the Kelly Ripa-hipcheck-to-open-the-door move. Sweet.
However, at nearly $2,600, I wouldn't have any clothes left to wash.
Acquirable: Frigidaire Affinity Ready Steam Washer
Frigidaire is made by Electrolux, so the washing machines bear many similarities. The Affinity washer's capacity of 4.4 cubic feet is only 0.3 cubic feet less than the Electrolux.
What's that? A pair of shorts?
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WHO Confirms Recommendations Regarding HIV, Female Hormonal Contraceptives After Review of Studies
February 17, 2012
"A stakeholder consultation convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva has reviewed recent epidemiological studies related to HIV transmission and acquisition by women using hormonal contraceptives," a UNAIDS press statement reports (2/16). In a technical statement (.pdf), "[t]he Geneva-based United Nations health agency confirmed its existing recommendations [Thursday] after a study published last year found using contraceptive injections doubles the chance women will catch HIV and transmit it to a male partner," Bloomberg Businessweek reports (Hallam, 2/16). The WHO "concluded that hormonal contraception -- whether the pill or injection -- was safe for women at risk of HIV to use if they wanted to prevent pregnancy," the Guardian notes (Boseley, 2/16).
According to a WHO media note, the agency recommends there be "no restrictions on the use of any hormonal contraceptive method for women living with HIV or at high risk of HIV," and "[c]ouples seeking to prevent both unintended pregnancy and HIV should be strongly advised to use dual protection -- condoms and another effective contraceptive method, such as hormonal contraceptives" (2/16). "UNAIDS recommends that people who are sexually active -- particularly women and girls -- have full access to information and counseling to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health needs," the U.N. News Centre writes (2/16).
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Tuesdays, 6pm
Bend Sr Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend, OR
California HEAT Chorus - Red Bluff, CA2015 3rd place Small Chorus
Anita Main, Director
Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Metteer Elementary School, 695 Kimball Rd, Red Bluff, CA
Contact Info: Phone: 530-895-0139
Mailing address: 75 Chico Canyon Road, Chico, CA 95928
Central Oregon Showcase Chorus - Redmond, OR
Susan Couch and Cindy Hadduck, Directors
Mondays, 6pm
Redmond Senior Center, 325 NW Dogwood, Redmond, OR 97756
Mailing address: P.O. Box 904, Redmond, OR 97756
Diablo Vista Chorus - Walnut Creek, CA
Caitlin Castelino, Director
2017 4th place Chorus overall, 3rd place Division AA
Tuesdays, 7:15 pm
860 Bancroft Road,Walnut Creek, CA
Voice Mail 925-295-0985
Greater Eugene Chorus - Eugene, OR
2017 3rd place Division A Chorus
Lauren Kahn, Director
Mondays, 7pm
Contact Phone: 541-341-3756
Harmony Fusion Chorus2016 3rd Place Mid-Sized Chorus
Barbara Vander Putten, Director
Hayward, CA
Mondays, 7:00 pm
The Hill and Valley Club, 1808 B Street, Hayward, CA
Contact Info: Phone: (925) 373-0210
High Desert Harmony Chorus - Reno, NVAmy Fleming, Director
Mondays, 6:15 pm
3201 Plumas St., Reno, NV
Contact Info: Email: mailto:email@example.com
Mendo-Lake Chorus - Lakeport, CAPam Klier, Director
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm
New Life Four Square Church,
125 Martin Street, Lakeport, CA
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mission Valley Chorus - Los Gatos, CA2017 1st Place Chrous
Representing Region 12 at Sweet Adelines International, 2018
Angela Suraci, Director
Tuesdays, 7:30 pm
Nordahl Hall, 580 West Parr Ave, Los Gatos, CA
Mailing Address: PO Box 1582, Los Gatos, CA 95031
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Na Leo Lani Chorus - Honolulu, HIWiwik Mau, Director
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
St. Francis School Auditorium, 2707 Pamoa Road, Honolulu
Contact Info:
Na Leo Lani Chorus
Email: email@example.com
Northern Gateway Chorus - Redding, CA
Martha Segura, Director
2016 2nd place Mid-Sized Chorus
2016 4th Overall Chorus
Mailing address P.O. Box 990001 Redding CA 96099
Thursdays, 6:30 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA
Phone: 530-246-SING
Oregon Coast Chapter - Newport, OR
Paula Dahl, Director
Thursdays, 6:15pm
American Legion Post #116, 421 W. Olive St., Newport, OR 97365
Contact: Ellen Cowden firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 541-270-4664
Oregon Spirit Chapter - Salem, OR
2017 1st place Division A
Kathy Scheel, Director
Tuesday, 7:00pm
Salem Elks Lodge 336, 2336 Turner Road SE, Salem, Or. 97302
Pacific Empire Chorus - Petaluma, CA
2017 2nd place Overall Chorus
2017 2nd place Division AA
Patty Hawley-Pennycook, Director
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church, 939 B Street, Petaluma
Mailing Address: PO Box 5976 Petaluma, CA 94955
Phone: (877) 772-0087
Email: email@example.com
River Lights Chorus - Modesto, CA
Shirley Kout, Director
Mondays, 7:00 pm
Congregation Beth Shalom, 1705 Sherwood Ave, Modesto, CA 95350
Mailing Address: PO Box 1330, Modesto, CA 95353
Phone: Marge Boyd, 209.526.5053
Sacramento Valley Chorus - Sacramento, CA2016 2nd Place Chorus
Representing Region 12 (Wildcard) at Sweet Adelines International, 2017
Dede Nibler, Director
Wednesdays, 6:45 pm
DDSO, 2331 St. Marks Way, Sacramento, CA
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 601912, Sacramento, CA 95860
Voicemail: 916-420-1662
Website: www.sacramentovalleychorus.com
San Francisco Sound Wave Chorus - San Francisco, CADiane Myrick, Director
Thursdays, 7:00 pm
St. Anne's Church, 850 Judah Street, San Francisco
Voicemail: 415-370-1596
Website: http://www.sfsoundwave.net
Seabreeze Harmony Chorus - Coos Bay, OR
Gail Elber, Director
Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Harmony Hall, 2055 Union Avenue, North Bend, OR
Sierra Gold Chorus - Auburn, CA
Terrie Carrozzella, Director
Mondays, 7:00 pm
Parkside Church, 3885 Richardson Drive, Auburn, CA 95602
Voicemail: 888-625-3430
Website: http://www.sierragoldchorus.org
Song of Sonoma Chorus - Santa Rosa, CA2017 3rd place Chorus
Sharon Carlson, Director
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm
New Vintage Church, Warehouse Building
3300 Sonoma Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Phone: (707) 696-SING
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://www.songofsonoma.org
Sounds of the Valley Chorus -Chico, CA
2016 Audience Choice: Sounds of the Valley
Lu Fox, Director
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm
Marigold Elementary School Multi Purpose Room, 2446 Marigold Ave, Chico, CA 95926
Phone: 530-343-5183
Southern Oregon Sound - Medford, OR
2017 5th place Overall Chorus
2015 4th Place Chorus
Martha Segura, Director
Tuesdays, 6:30pm
Eastwood Baptist Church , 675 N. Keene Way, Medford, OR 97504


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Last time out, Ole Miss rallied to get within six, down 76-70, with 1:49 left, but fell 84-70 to No. 18 Kentucky in Oxford Tuesday. It was the Rebels' third straight loss, having lost heartbreakers at Alabama and at Georgia the previous week.
Ole Miss looks to snap its current losing streak and notch a marquee win, as it hosts No. 2 Florida, which has won each of its first 13 SEC games and a school-record 18 straight games after a 71-66 home win over Auburn Wednesday.
"I know that we have the No. 2-ranked team in the country coming into our building in a couple of days, and my hope is that they will be excited about having that opportunity," said head coach Andy Kennedy of his team's mindset entering Saturday's game.
Florida, ranked No. 3 in the latest Ratings Percentage Index (ESPN.com), is not only an opportunity for Ole Miss to boost its RPI, which has dropped to No. 75, but a win over the Gators would give the program its highest-ever win over a ranked opponent.
"They're a very good basketball team," Kennedy said. "The four seniors, they are better collectively than they are when you start breaking them down individually. That's not a slight on them individually, but they are truly a consummate team. It's Billy (Donovan)'s job since I have been a part of the league for eight years, and one of those was a national championship.
"He's maximized this group, and they have developed guys that were 'role players' in the past into all-league-type players. I have been really, really impressed with them as a team. We're going to have to play an 'A' game to give ourselves a chance from an effort and efficiency standpoint. We have to make sure that we take the right approach to have a chance to beat a team of their caliber."
The Gators lead the Southeastern Conference in scoring defense (57.8 ppg) and scoring margin (+12.8). On the glass, where Ole Miss ranks last in rebounding margin (-4.1), Florida ranks third in rebounding margin (+5.8), second in defensive rebounding percentage (70.7%) and fourth in offensive rebounding percentage (37.3%).
"We have to do what we do," said Kennedy of Florida's defensive pressure. "We have to be efficient. We weren't very efficient against Kentucky, and they exposed us. We have to be efficient because I don't anticipate the game being as many possessions based on the way that they play. We have to be efficient offensively."
Four players average double figures for the Gators, led by two of the four seniors in Casey Prather and Scottie Wilbekin, who average 15.7 and 13.6 points per game, respectively. Prather also leads the league and ranks fourth in the nation with a 62.8 field goal percentage. Kennedy said he anticipates Wilbekin to guard Marshall Henderson, who leads the SEC and ranks third in the nation averaging 4.48 3-pointers per game. Henderson also ranks third in the league in scoring at 20.2 ppg.
"He's a terrific on-ball defender," Kennedy said. "Our anticipation would be that he is going to guard Marshall off the ball. He's very, very good at fighting through screens and reading defenses. He has improved his ability to make plays with the ball. In the past, he has always deferred, whether it be to Kenny Boynton or whether it be to Erik Murphy, whoever it may be. Now he's the guy. When the game is on the line, he's going to make plays off the bounce."
"Andy (Kennedy) puts him in a lot of really, really good situations for him," said Florida head coach Billy Donovan of Henderson. "Since I have been in this league, I don't recall a players as fast as he is coming off screens and getting shots off. He is incredible doing that. There are times that you play really, really good defense and it doesn't make a difference. That's probably a tribute to Henderson and his ability to shoot the ball. He is a unique, talented player. The thing that I admire most about him is what a great competitor he is and how much he loves playing. He's certainly a handful to get ready for, but they also have a lot of other good players besides who him are playing well."


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Mark Moyar is the author of the revisionist Vietnam war history Triumph Forsaken, which we have discussed here previously. Today's New York Sun carries Mark's thoughtful review of the new book by H.W. Crocker III, which Mark highly recommends: "Over There: America's Unsung Heroes." Here is a part of Mark's lead-in to the review proper:
The Vietnam-era journalists began a tradition that today's press consistently upholds. We hear very little from most large press outlets about American heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan, men like James Coffman Jr., Danny Dietz, and Christopher Adlesperger, or about our military successes there. Instead of associating such names with these wars, Americans associate the words they hear most often from the press, like Abu Ghraib and Haditha. As in Vietnam, too, the shunning of heroes does not extend to the press's coverage of itself. Awards to journalists, both those who have spent time in Iraq and Afghanistan and those who have not, are considered worthy of lengthy news stories.
Publicizing American heroism and success is essential today for two reasons. First, it permits a nuanced view of Iraq and Afghanistan, one which cannot be discerned from the daily stories of sectarian murders and the photos of American troops who have just been killed. Second, American troops and the American people become more courageous and resolute when they hear of their countrymen's military heroism and success, past and present. In earlier times, Americans ingrained their traditions of heroism and victory into the country's youth through historical instruction. Today's history textbooks largely ignore America's military past, a reflection of the anti-military prejudices, lack of military experience, and cosmopolitanism that pervade the intelligentsia.
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WASHINGTON – An Idaho man charged with trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting an assault rifle at the White House is scheduled to be in court to accept a plea deal in the case.
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez is scheduled to appear in federal court in Washington on Wednesday for a plea hearing. One of Ortega-Hernandez's lawyers, Robert Feitel, confirmed earlier this week that he anticipated the case would be resolved by a plea.
Ortega-Hernandez was scheduled to be tried later this month for the 2011 shooting. It didn't injure anyone but left more than five bullet marks on the executive mansion.
Prosecutors say Ortega-Hernandez told acquaintances before the shooting that Obama was the Antichrist and "the devil" and that he needed to kill him.


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Chiefs 37-6 Sharks, Super Rugby Final, Hamilton
Chiefs crush Sharks for Super Rugby glory
ESPN Staff
August 4, 2012
The Chiefs' Tim Nanai-Williams touches down for a try in Hamilton
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The Chiefs wrapped up the Super Rugby title with a thumping 37-6 victory over the Sharks at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday night.
Story of the Game
The hosts produced a superb display to sweep a bruised and battered Sharks outfit aside and lay claim to their first championship, with departing centre Sonny Bill Williams setting the seal on their deserved victory with the final try of the game.
Winger Tim Nanai-Williams got the dominant Chiefs on their way in the first-half but they found another gear after the break with No.8 Kane Thompson, replacement Lelia Masaga and Williams taking the game away from a limited Sharks side. Fly-half Aaron Cruden pulled the strings on his way to an 18-point haul.
The Sharks failed to reproduce the heroics that helped them account for Australian conference champions the Reds and their South African counterparts the Stormers earlier in the play-offs, and two penalties from Frederic Michalak were never going to be enough to secure their first crown. Instead, they must reflect on what is their fourth defeat in a Super Rugby title-decider.
The Sharks began strongly and held their own in the opening exchanges but got little reward from a resolute Chiefs defence. Michalak opened the scores from the kicking tee but the home side soon found their feet in front of a vociferous capacity crowd.
Rain made the playing conditions difficult but the Chiefs finally hit their stride midway through the opening period. A clever chip from Cruden sparked what would prove to be a crucial move, with centres Andrew Horrell and Williams driving the Sharks back before the ball was worked wide to Nanai-Williams who squeezed over for a try.
Cruden followed up the excellent conversion with two penalties to edge his side into a 13-3 lead at the break as the Sharks' epic play-off travel schedule began to catch with them.
Desperate to erase the memory of their mauling at the hands of the Bulls in the 2009 Super 14 Final, the Chiefs raised their game after the break and soon forced a five-metre scrum, from which Thompson powered over for his first try of the season.
A dangerous tackle from Chiefs tight-head prop Ben Tameifuna on Sharks No.8 Ryan Kankowski then threatened to undermine much of his side's good work but the challenge went unpunished by referee Steve Walsh.
Michalak's second penalty offered a glimmer of hope to the Sharks but the result was all but confirmed when Masaga pounced on a loose ball before showing a great turn of speed on his way to the Chiefs' third try.
A crowd-pleasing desire to keep the scoreboard ticking over resulted in a perfect send-off for Williams, who will now move to Japan before returning to rugby league next year. A strong run from the All Blacks international had the Sharks scampering in defence and while they thwarted his initial attempt to cross their line, they could do nothing to prevent him dotting down a couple of phases later.
Cruden's conversion capped a fine game for the Chiefs' playmaker and sparked celebrations throughout the country as New Zealand claimed the Super Rugby honours for the first time in four years.
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Steve Miller needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Big Business Store & Big Business Store.com
Big Business Store is a store for all size businesses. Big business store is a very large place that has a broad variety of products for business. BBS helps business owners and managers grow and develop their business. It's a virtual business big box store. A place where business owners can come and browse and shop for tools, products and solutions that will increase their businesses sales, growth, efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. I'm looking for a logo that implies a very big store built for business.
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Tommy Amaker is more dreamer than pragmatist. Always has been.
He believed that Mike Krzyzewski, with little more than Chicago toughness, a West Point education and Bob Knight's endorsement, could coach Duke basketball back to national prominence.
After playing and coaching under Krzyzewski for 13 wildly successful seasons, Amaker believed that he, at the tender age of 31, was ready to lead Seton Hall in the Big East against the likes of John Thompson, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun.
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Editor's Summary
The two-to-five year lifespan of a typical computer leads to many machines being unnecessarily disposed of, while over one in four Americans has no access to a computer. The troubling combination of electronic waste and digital deprivation can be resolved through computer refurbishing. Distinct from recycling in which computers are rendered unusable, computer refurbishing extends the usable life of donated computers, avoiding the consumption of additional natural resources. Electronics trade-in or recycling programs often ship machines overseas, leading to environmental pollution and harming workers health. Refurbishers determine which machines are suitable for refurbishing or teardown, securely destroy any residual data and often install free and open source software. Consumers can help narrow the digital divide by turning to computer refurbishers such as Free Geek, ultimately helping to broaden computer access in an environmentally sustainable manner.
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Computer Refurbishing: Environmentally Reducing the Digital Divide
by Howard Fosdick
In modern America those who don't routinely use computers and the Internet are at a severe disadvantage. Yet a government report based on 2010 census data reveals that 28% of Americans don't normally plug in [1]. One reason is that many lack a capable computer device (desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone).
Meanwhile, the lifespan of the typical computer ranges between two to five years. Many are discarded before the end of their useful lives due to minor software or hardware problems [2]. The majority are not properly disposed of and end up in open-air incinerators or landfills. Electronics contain many toxins, including mercury, arsenic, cadmium, lead, phosphorus, BFRs, beryllium and more. E-waste disposal is a vital environmental challenge, and its status in the United States today is little short of scandalous [3].
Digital deprivation. Rampant e-waste. Two different problems. Yet one solution addresses both: computer refurbishing.
Computer refurbishing takes donated computers, fixes them up and gets them to people who otherwise may not own a computer. It addresses the problem of digital access for underserved populations by extending computer lifespans. It even reduces the rate at which we consume natural resources, since reusing computers ameliorates the need to manufacture new ones. It takes a lot of chemicals and fossil fuels to manufacture a computer, up to 10 times the product's weight [4], which explains why your laptop, measured on a per pound basis, costs more than your car or any appliance you own.
This paper overviews computer refurbishing, its benefits and its limitations. It describes how charitable organizations serve the digitally disadvantaged while simultaneously tackling the critical issue of e-waste disposal.
How Refurbishing Works
Most computer refurbishing is done by charitable organizations. Here's how one volunteer group, Free Geek Chicago, does it. FGC is one of over a dozen Free Geek locations in the United States and Canada.
Individuals and companies donate used computers to Free Geek on a tax-deductible basis. Table 1 summarizes the desktops that come in the door.
|Processor Speed
|Typical Memory
|Maximum Memory
|Pentium IIs and older
|Before 2000
|Less than 450 mhz
|Less than 64 M
|Less than 256 M
|Pentium III
|1999 - 2003
|450 mhz to 1.4 ghz
|128 to 256 M
|512 M to 1 G
|Pentium IV
|2000 - 2008
|1.3 to 3.8 ghz
|256 M to 1 G
|2 to 4 G
|Early dual processors (Pentium D, AMD 64 X2, Pentium Dual Core)
|2005 on
|1.3 ghz times 2 to over 3 ghz times 2
|1 or 2 G
|4 G or more
Table 1. Processors received by Free Geek. All numbers are approximate because computers vary by manufacturer. Typical memory is what donated computers usually come in with. Maximum memory is their maximum configurable memory. Sources: [5] and personal experience.
Computers need more than a 1-ghz processor to run web video smoothly. With sufficient memory and suitable software such a computer can perform almost any common consumer task [6]. So a 10-year-old computer can do anything a new one can if it's properly configured.
Charities must decide which machines are worth refurbishing versus what can only be recycled. FGC selects Pentium IVs or better for refurbishing. Standards are a bit lower for laptops, as fewer laptop donations come in and they are typically not as powerful. Plus there is a huge demand for them. Many people are grateful to obtain even a Pentium III laptop.
The most desirable computer donations have single hardware problems that prompt owners to replace them. Perhaps the disk drive failed or memory has become unreliable. Laptops often overheat. FGC easily diagnoses and fixes these minor hardware problems, yielding powerful machines for reuse. Many people abandon perfectly good machines due to software problems. Windows tends to slow down with age and most consumers don't know they need to tune it up (just like you would your car [7]). Or Windows may develop registry problems or get hit by malware or viruses. FGC fixes all software problems quickly and easily. Just wipe the disk and install a fresh operating system. About one-quarter to one-third of our donations are perfectly usable computers that have developed these easily fixed issues.
Here's how FGC processes donations:
- As donations come in the door, FGC assesses their power. Older systems are consigned to teardown, where they are disassembled into their components. Some components can be saved and reused even from these systems. They are removed and will be built into refurbished systems. Or they are sold back into the community for rent money. Parts that are obsolete or broken are segregated by material a precondition to proper recycling and then are environmentally recycled. For refurbished systems all components are thoroughly tested. Broken parts are fixed or are removed and replaced.
- Disk data is always securely destroyed by overwriting the entire disk using a tool named Darik's Boot and Nuke [8]. DBAN meets U.S. government standards for data destruction. If the disk doesn't work it is physically destroyed. Windows commands for deleting or erasing files from a disk drive do not make that data inaccessible. Nor does reformatting the disk! Thus there is a big business in third world countries in buying disk drives and recovering their "deleted" data for the purposes of identify theft. Your used drive sells for £20UK in Nigeria, for example [9]. You can't retain the Windows operating system and the installed applications while thoroughly destroying user data on that disk [7]. The only sure method for destroying user data overwrites the entire drive, wiping the OS, applications and all data.
Refurbishing requires labor. At Free Geek, the computer recipients themselves supply this labor (along with expert volunteers). A free computer recipient starts in teardown. Here he learns about computer components and how they are connected into a working system. Eventually he moves to component testing and fixes. After several days he is ready to assemble his own computer. Thus the recipients of refurbished machines provide free labor. FGC educates people about computers while they build their own free machines.
Refurbishing Vs. Recycling
The Free Geek model highlights the key distinction between refurbishing and recycling. Refurbishing means reusing a computer. Recycling means destroying the computer and then environmentally recycling its constituent materials.
Refurbishing is preferable to recycling. This sequence describes the ideal lifecycle of the typical computer:
- Purchase the new computer
- After several years of use, donate the computer for refurbishing
- Recycle the computer only when it is truly obsolete or broken beyond repair
Unfortunately the typical progression is like this:
- Purchase the new computer
- After several years of use, recycle the computer whether or not it's obsolete or broken beyond repair
- After several years of use, throw the computer into the trash whether or not it's obsolete or broken beyond repair
Retail store, computer vendor and local recycling trade-in or recycling programs rarely refurbish! They simply recycle because refurbishing requires labor. It costs money. Refurbished machines cannot be sold at high enough prices to cover these costs. Charitable organizations like Free Geek don't face this quandary because they use volunteer labor.
Many recyclers address their labor costs by shipping used electronics overseas. There overseas operators either refurbish or recycle the equipment. Often the goal is to avoid American environmental and labor health and safety laws. Thus has evolved what is termed the toxic trade, by which used electronics go overseas for dismantling in unsafe conditions or for open-air incineration [3]. (Burning a computer is the cheapest way to separate valuable metals from the worthless plastics. It's also highly pollutive.)
Environmentalists and labor activists argue that the United States should ban overseas shipping of used electronics [10]. Some vendors and for-profit recyclers respond that overseas companies provide much needed jobs and operate within local environmental and safety standards [11]. In actuality, no one really knows what happens to most exported equipment. There is no oversight. What we do know is that overseas abuses are routine and have been documented by many sources including 60 Minutes, NPR, BBC World News, PBS Frontline, Huffingtonpost and CNN [12]. But it's not a simple situation. Some exports do provide jobs and computers for developing nations.
Free Software The Secret Sauce
Free and open source software (FOSS) presents an alternative to Microsoft Windows and Office. While Windows and Office dominate on desktops and laptops, FOSS dominates on tablets, e-book readers and smartphones.
Refurbishers divide between those who install Windows and those who favor FOSS and Linux. Windows requires that refurbishers license software through Microsoft licensing agreements. Microsoft has two programs specifically for refurbishers that sell reduced-fee licenses to organizations that adhere to their program requirements [13]. Microsoft also financially contributes to TechSoup Global, a non-profit that promotes commercial software for refurbishing [14].
FOSS and Linux are the better choice for these reasons:
- Cost. FOSS is free. It is fully competitive with commercial software. Why would charities spend on software when they don't have to?
- Runs on Older Equipment. Microsoft's business plan is one of planned obsolescence, and therefore it designs its software to run only on the latest hardware. Refurbished machines can't run current Microsoft software. For example, a refurbished Pentium IV with 512 M memory can only run Windows XP, which has long been made obsolete by Vista and Windows 7. That same computer will run almost any current Linux offering [6].
- Performance. Linux makes more efficient use of aging hardware than Windows. One reason is that Linux is not burdened with the overhead required by Windows' malware scanners. Another is that it is not designed for planned obsolescence. There are even Linux distributions (offerings) that are specifically designed for older computers.
- Free Applications. FOSS is more than just a free operating system. Linux distributions like Ubuntu offer over 10,000 free applications. Microsoft charges for its applications such as Office over and above what Windows itself costs.
- Flexibility. FOSS lacks activation and other restrictive anti-piracy technologies embedded in Microsoft products. These restrictions get in the way during refurbishing work.
At Free Geek, Linux and FOSS are our "secret sauce." Without them we could not hope to achieve what we do.
Reducing the Digital Divide
The United States now ranks 94th in the world among nations in family income equality. This continues our 20-year descent in the rankings and puts us just below Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire [15]. There is no question that a key contributor to growing inequality in our country is uneven digital access [1].
You can reduce the digital divide by donating your used computer to a suitable refurbisher. Donations from colleges, libraries and schools are especially welcome. For a list of refurbishers, please see Table 2. To ensure you donate to the right place, follow these simple rules:
- Select a refurbisher over a recycler. This ensures your computer is reused if possible and only recycled at its true end of life.
- Ask the refurbisher how old a machine they will reuse. Most Windows refurbishers only reuse machines up to about five years old [16]. Most Linux refurbishers reuse computers made since 2000. Linux groups reuse many machines; Windows refurbishers will only recycle.
- Ask if they perform the work in the United States. Organizations that ship systems overseas often misrepresent the conditions under which the work is performed. Since there is no way to verify any claims, the overseas trade is now rife with scams. To prevent your good deed from being turned into abuse by a fake recycler, pick an organization that performs all work in the United States.
- Ask how they securely erase your disk data. And if they erase the entire disk. A good refurbisher overwrites the entire drive using a tool that meets government security specifications, such as DBAN. Don't trust any guarantees given by an export recycler. They don't control what happens to your computer once it leaves the country.
- Ask if they train recipients. An effective refurbisher provides free basic computer training to all recipients. The digitally underserved need computer education as much as they need hardware.
Today, many well-meaning people face the complexities of computer donation without these rules of thumb. They donate their computers to recyclers with the best of intentions, but unknowingly contribute to overseas pollution or hurt the health of workers. Or their computers are destroyed for recycling when they could have been reused. This devastates the secondary market from which most low-income people acquire computers. Thus far neither legislation nor voluntary efforts have rectified this situation. You can make a difference by making the right personal choices.
|Free Geek
|Linux refurbisher. Find locations here -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_geek#Locations
|Free Geek Chicago
|Please donate to us if you're in the Chicago area -- http://freegeekchicago.org/
|Electronics TakeBack Coalition
|Excellent summary material on refurbishing, recycling, etc -- www.electronicstakeback.com/home/
|Another excellent summary web site -- http://earth911.com/recycling/electronics/
|Basel Action Network (BAN)
|Works to stop exports of used electronics www.ban.org/. Generally opposes WR3A
|World Reuse, Repair, and Recycling Association (WR3A)
|Business consortium supporting development of Fair Trade standards for international electronics recycling -- www.wr3a.org/. Generally opposes BAN
|Certification program for environmentally correct recyclers -- http://e-stewards.org/
|Computer Aid International
|Major U.K.-based refurbisher for developing nations www.computeraid.org/
|TechSoup Global
|Vendor-supported non-profit that promotes commercial software and Windows-based refurbishing http://home.techsoup.org/pages/default.aspx
|Microsoft refurbishing programs
|Microsoft's two refurbisher programs www.microsoft.com/refurbishedpcs/Programs.htm
Table 2. Refurbisher information.
Resources Mentioned in the Article and Notes
[1] NTIA (U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration). (February 2011). Digital nation: Expanding Internet usage. Retrieved September 10, 2011, from www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/ntia_internet_use_report_february_2011.pdf.
[2] Fosdick, H. (June 5, 2010). Smart reuse with open source: Linux goes green. OS News. Retrieved September 10, 2011, from www.osnews.com/story/23451/Smart_Reuse_with_Open_Source_Linux_Goes_Green.
[3] Fosdick, H. (July 7, 2010). Scandal: Most "recycled" computers are not recycled. OS News. Retrieved September 10, 2011, from www.osnews.com/story/23526/Scandal_Most_Recycled_Computers_are_Not_Recycled.
[4] United Nations University. (May-June 2004). Study tallies environmental cost of computer boom. update.unu.edu. Retrieved September 10, 2011, from http://archive.unu.edu/update/archive/issue31_5.htm.
[5] The website Tom's Hardware at www.tomshardware.com/ provides processor and product specifications. Wikipedia entries for processors also provide good summaries at www.wikipedia.org/. Data retrieved on September 12, 2011.
[6] Fosdick, H. (August 4, 2010). How to revitalize mature computers. OS News. Retrieved September 12, 2011, from www.osnews.com/story/23645/How_to_Revitalize_Mature_Computers.
[7] Fosdick, H. (October 2010). How to tune-up windows. OS News. Retrieved September 12, 2011, from www.osnews.com/story/23916/How_to_Tune_Up_Windows.
[8] Darik's Boot and Nuke software is freely available at the DBAN website www.dban.org/.
[9] ICC Computer Crime Services. (September 11, 2006). Nigerian based financial fraud linked to UK computers. ICC News. Retrieved September 12, 2011, from www.icc-ccs.org/news/121-nigerian-based-financial-fraud-linked-to-british-computers.
[10] Basel Action Network (BAN) lobbies for completely banning overseas exports; see www.ban.org/.
[11] World Reuse, Repair, and Recycling Association (WR3A): www.wr3a.org/. WR3A is a business consortium supporting development of Fair Trade standards for international electronics recycling.
[12] News stories. All items were retrieved on September 9, 2011.
60 Minutes: www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60minutes/main4579229_page2.shtml
NPR: Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.
BBC World News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7543489.stm,
PBS Frontline: www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/
Huffingtonpost: Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.,
CNN: Error! Hyperlink reference not valid..
[13] For Microsoft's two refurbisher programs see www.microsoft.com/refurbishedpcs/Programs.htm.
[14] TechSoup. (July 20, 2011). A quick guide to discounted software programs. Philanthropy News Digest. Retrieved September 13, 2011, from http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/techsoup/ts_print.jhtml;jsessionid=04GQFAUUNZMRNLAQBQ4CGW15AAAACI2F?id=350600001. See TechSoup Global's financial contributors in their annual report, downloadable as of September 12, 2011, from www.techsoupglobal.org/sites/default/files/TSG_Annual_Report_2010.pdf.
[15] U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. (Updated weekly). The World Factbook: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/. See https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html. The CIA chart ranks nations from highest down to lowest income inequality. The corresponding Wikipedia entry allows you to dynamically sort country rankings by any of several criteria, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality. This statement is based on sorting the Wikipedia entry by the column "CIA Gini as a percentage." The U.S. ranks 94th of the 134 countries for which there is data. Both items were retrieved on September 12, 2011.
[16] As per the non-profit website for TechSoup, which supports refurbishing using Microsoft and other commercial software. See www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/hardware/page5496.cfm. Retrieved on January 8, 2012.
Howard Fosdick has written many technical articles and several books, founded two software users groups and been an independent computer consultant since 1989. He frequently presents before both technical and non-technical audiences. Email him at contactfci using the domain name sbcglobal.net.
Articles in this Issue
Preservation: The Final Frontier
How to Identify Ducks in Flight: A Crowdsourcing Approach to Biodiversity Research and Conservation
Museum Informatics: Something New, Something More: Introduction
CollectionSpace: A Story of Open-Source Software Development and User-Centered Design
Unintended Consequences: Unlimited Access, Invisible Work and the Future of the Information Profession in Cultural Heritage Organizations
A Haystack Full of Needles: Scholarly Access Challenges in Museum Video Archives
Advanced Imaging Tools for Museum and Library Conservation and Research
OpenART: Open Metadata for Art Research at the Tate
The Future of Museum Scholarly Catalogues
Teens, Virtual Environments and Information Literacy
Computer Refurbishing: Environmentally Reducing the Digital Divide
IA Column: What Happens When Context Thwarts an Information Architect's Vision?


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Tips to plan your college festSource: Y! Campus
College fest is one event students eagerly await. Apart from being on stage, showcasing talents and having fun, there is a lot that goes on behind the screen. From managing the crowd to organising events, college fests demand a whole lot of planning.
DecorationDecoration is of prime importance in any college fest. The stage should be set well, depending on the theme. Lighting can spice up the atmosphere and is very crucial. However, do not over do the lighting. Ensure the sound systems are in place.
Sponsors,Pen down a list of expenses and frame a budget. With this in mind, try and get sponsors so that the funding can be eased out. A well-written sponsorship proposal can do the trick. Sponsors can be in the form of cash or kind.
Chief guests,Once the sponsors are in place, decide the chief guests or judges for the events. Make sure you are in constant touch with them. Two days prior, meet the guests in person and invite them. Get all the credentials right before introduction.
Managing the crowd,Any college fest is bound to have a lot of hooting and whistling. However, in order to control this, assigning volunteers to manage the crowd, both inside and outside the auditorium is mandatory. You could also take help from teachers.
Food counters,Food counters must be distanced from the place where the events are organized. This can minimize chaos and confusion. Proper disposal of waste, regular cleaning of the premises and having enough trash bins is also important.


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- 1 Tips and tricks
- 1.1 Organizing
- 1.2 Last.fm/Libre.fm scrobbling
- 1.3 Never play on start
- 1.4 Example configuration: Output with 44.1 KHz at e. g. 16 bit depth, multiple programs at once
- 1.5 Control MPD with lirc
- 1.6 MPD and PulseAudio
- 1.7 Cue Files
- 1.8 HTTP Streaming
Tips and tricks
MPD does not provide a tool to preserve the file structure of your audio files. Check out beets or picard.
Last.fm/Libre.fm scrobbling
To scrobble your songs to Last.fm or Libre.fm when using MPD, there are several possibilities.
mpdas is an AudioScrobbler client for MPD written in C++. It uses curl and libmpd. mpdas supports the latest AudioScrobbler protocol (2.0) and will also cache unscrobbled plays in ~/.mpdascache if there's no network connectivity.
mpdasAUR is available in the AUR. Visit the official website for more information.
Configuration of mpdas is very simple, below is an example:
- Edit the file
username = LASTFM USER password = PASSWORD IN MD5 debug = 1 #runas is an optional feature. It change the user mpdas runs as runas = USERNAME #host is an optional feature to set the current mpd host host = HOST #mpdpassword is an optional feature to set the current mpd password mpdpassword = MPDPASS #port is an optional feature to set the current mpd port port = MPDPORT
A very basic example of
/etc/mpdasrc is also available as
To get your password in md5 hash, just run:
echo -n 'PASSWORD' | md5sum | cut -f 1 -d " "
- Add
mpdasto the file in which you start
mpdas well (e.g.
pidof mpdas >& /dev/null if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then mpdas & fi
mpdcron is a mpd 'cron-daemon' that listens for events and executes user defined stuff.
mpdcron-gitAUR is available in the AUR. Visit the official website for more information.
After you have installed mpdcron, do the following (not as root):
$ mkdir ~/.mpdcron
Create the file ~/.mpdcron/mpdcron.conf, add the following and configure it:
# mpdcron configuration file [main] # Path to the PID file, by default the PID file is MPDCRON_DIR/mpdcron.pid # pidfile = /home/username/.mpdcron/mpdcron.pid # Wait this many seconds after sending signal to kill the daemon. # Default is 3 seconds. killwait = 3 # Logging level, default is 0 # 0: Warnings and errors only # 1: Info and below # 2: Debug and below loglevel = 0 modules = scrobbler;stats;notification [mpd] events = database;stored_playlist;playlist;player;mixer;output;options;update # Semicolon delimited list of events to wait for. # By default mpdcron waits for all events. # Valid events are: # database: Song database has been updated. # stored_playlist: A stored playlist has been modified, created, # deleted or renamed. # playlist: The queue has been modified. # player: The player state has been changed: play, stop, pause, seek, ... # mixer: The volume has been modified. # output: An audio output device has been enabled or disabled. # options: Options have changed: crossfade, random, repeat, ... # update: A database update has started or finished. events = player;mixer # Interval in seconds to reconnect to mpd after an error or disconnect. reconnect = 5 # Timeout in milliseconds for mpd timeout, 0 for default timeout of # libmpdclient. timeout = 0 [scrobbler] # Http proxy to use, the module also respects http_proxy environment # variable. #proxy = http://127.0.0.1:8080 # Journal interval in seconds journal_interval = 60 [libre.fm] url = http://turtle.libre.fm username = username # Password can be specified in two ways: either bare or in the form md5:MD5-HASH password = md5:password (or just password) [last.fm] url = http://post.audioscrobbler.com username = username password = md5:password (or just password) [stats] # Path to the database, default is MPDCRON_DIR/stats.db where MPDCRON_DIR is # ~/.mpdcron by default. # dbpath = ~/.mpdcron/stats.db # Semi-colon delimited list of addresses to bind. # By default this module binds on any interface. # bind_to_addresses = localhost;~/.mpdcron/stats.socket # Port to bind to, default port is 6601 # port = 6601 # Default permissions for accessing the database. # This is a semi-colon delimited list of permissions. # Available permissions are: # select: Allows the client to do a select on the database. # update: Allows the client to do updates on the database. # The default is select;update default_permissions = select;update # Passwords to access the database. # This is a semi-colon delimited list of passwords in the form # password@permission. # passwords = needvodka@update;needbeer@select [notification] # Covers path, defaults to ~/.covers #cover_path = ~/.covers # Cover suffix, defaults to jpg #cover_suffix = jpg # Notification timeout in milliseconds. timeout = 50000 # Notification type type = mpd # Notification urgency, one of low, normal, critical urgency = normal # Notification hints in format TYPE:NAME:VALUE, specifies basic extra data # to pass. Valid types are int, double, string and byte hints =
Then create the database with:
$ walrus
Then copy hook files to home directory and make them executable:
$ cp -r /usr/share/doc/mpdcron/conf/hooks ~/.mpdcron/ $ chmod +x ~/.mpdcron/hooks/*
- To autostart mpdcron as a daemon add
mpdcronto the file in which you start
mpdas well (e.g.
pidof mpdcron >& /dev/null if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then mpdcron & fi
mpdscribbleAUR is a daemon available in the AUR (if you prefer, mpdscribble-gitAUR is also available). This is arguably the best alternative, because it is the semi-official MPD scrobbler and uses the new "idle" feature in MPD for more accurate scrobbling. Also, you do not need root access to configure it, because it does not need any changes to
/etc at all. Visit the official website for more information.
After you have installed mpdscribble, do the following (not as root):
$ mkdir ~/.mpdscribble
- Create the file
~/.mpdscribble/mpdscribble.confand add the following:
[mpdscribble] host = your mpd host # optional, defaults to $MPD_HOST or localhost port = your mpd port # optional, defaults to $MPD_PORT or 6600 log = /home/YOUR_USERNAME/.mpdscribble/mpdscribble.log verbose = 2 sleep = 1 musicdir = your music directory proxy = your proxy # optional, e. g. http://your.proxy:8080, defaults to none [last.fm] # last.fm section, comment if you do not use last.fm url = http://post.audioscrobbler.com/ username = your last.fm username password = your last.fm password journal = /home/YOUR_USERNAME/.mpdscribble/lastfm.journal [libre.fm] # libre.fm section, comment if you do not use libre.fm url = http://turtle.libre.fm/ username = your libre.fm username password = your libre.fm password journal = /home/YOUR_USERNAME/.mpdscribble/librefm.journal
Please note that passwords can also be written down as MD5:
echo -n 'PASSWORD' | md5sum | cut -f 1 -d " "
- Add
mpdscribbleto the file in which you start
mpdas well (e.g.
pidof mpdscribble >& /dev/null if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then mpdscribble & fi
mpdscribble per user with systemd
Since systemd is default on new installations, starting mpdscribble with .xinitrc is outdated. mpdscribble should be started per user with systemd. See Mpd#Start_MPD_per_user_with_systemd and Systemd/User.
Install mpdscribble.
Create a directory for mpdscribble and copy the example .conf
$ mkdir ~/.mpdscribble $ cp /usr/share/mpdscribble/mpdscribble.conf.example ~/.mpdscribble/mpdscribble.conf
With the current version mpdscribble 0.22-5, adding the sections mentiond above to
~/.mpdscribble/mpdscribble.conf is not necessary. Just add your username and password.
Then, edit a new file ~/.config/systemd/user/mpdscribble.service
[Unit] Description = MPD Scribbler [Service] ExecStart = /usr/bin/mpdscribble -D Restart = always [Install] WantedBy = default.target
Now, enable and start mpdscribble.service as per user
$ systemctl --user enable mpdscribble $ systemctl --user start mpdscribble
Sonata and Ario
Sonata has built-in support for scrobbling, although that requires the program to run the whole time. Additionally, Sonata does not cache the songs if they cannot be forwarded to Last.fm at the time of playing, meaning they will not be added to the statistics.
The daemon lastfmsubmitd is a daemon which may be installed from the official repositories as well. To install it, first edit
/etc/lastfmsubmitd.conf to reflect your requirements and activate both
lastfmsubmitd and
lastmp systemd services.
Never play on start
This feature is present in mpd after version 0.16.2. When this feature is enabled, the mpd process will always start in the "paused" state, even if a song was playing when mpd was stopped. Add the line below to your
mpd.conf file to enable this feature.
restore_paused "yes"
Example configuration: Output with 44.1 KHz at e. g. 16 bit depth, multiple programs at once
Why these formats? Because they are standard CDA, because ALSA on its own allows more than one program "to sound" only with dmix — whose resampling algorithm is inferior — and because dmix by default resamples anything lower to 48 KHz (or whatever higher format is playing at the time). Also, some get clicking sounds if at least
mpd.conf is not changed this way.
What is the downside? These settings cause everything (if necessary) to be resampled to this format, such as material from DVD or TV which usually is at 48 KHz. But there is no known way to have ALSA dynamically change the format, and particularly if you listen to far more CDs than anything else the occasional 48 → 44.1 is not too great a loss.
The following assumes that there are not already other settings which conflict resp. overwrite it. This applies especially to the current user's potential
~/.asoundrc — which MPD as its own user ignores, therefore the following should go to
defaults.pcm.dmix.rate 44100 # Force 44.1 KHz defaults.pcm.dmix.format S16_LE # Force 16 bits
audio_output { type "alsa" # Use the ALSA output plugin. name "HDA Intel" # Can be called anything or nothing tmk, but must be present. options "dev=dmixer" device "plug:dmix" # Both lines cause MPD to output to dmix. format "44100:16:2" # the actual format auto_resample "no" # This bypasses ALSA's own algorithms, which generally are inferior. See below how to choose a different one. use_mmap "yes" # Minor speed improvement, should work with all modern cards. } samplerate_converter "0" # MPD's best, most CPU intensive algorithm. See 'man mpd.conf' for others — for anything other than the poorest "internal", libsamplerate must be installed.
If one wants to leave the bit depth decision to ALSA resp. MPD, comment out resp. omit the dmix.format line and change the one for mpd with format to "44100:*:2".
Control MPD with lirc
There are already some clients designed for communications between lircd and MPD, however, as far as the practical use, they are not very useful since their functions are limited.
It is recommended to use mpc with irexec. mpc is a command line player which only sends the command to MPD and exits immediately, which is perfect for irexec, the command runner included in lirc. What irexec does is that it runs a specified command once received a remote control button.
First of all, please setup your remotes as referred to the Lirc article.
Edit your favored lirc startup configuration file, default location is
Fill the file with the following pattern:
begin prog = irexec button = <button_name> config = <command_to_run> repeat = <0 or 1> end
An useful example:
## irexec begin prog = irexec button = play_pause config = mpc toggle repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = stop config = mpc stop repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = previous config = mpc prev repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = next config = mpc next repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = volup config = mpc volume +2 repeat = 1 end begin prog = irexec button = voldown config = mpc volume -2 repeat = 1 end begin prog = irexec button = pbc config = mpc random repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = pdvd config = mpc update repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = right config = mpc seek +00:00:05 repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = left config = mpc seek -00:00:05 repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = up config = mpc seek +1% repeat = 0 end begin prog = irexec button = down config = mpc seek -1% repeat = 0 end
There are more functions for mpc, run
man mpc for more info.
MPD and PulseAudio
mpd supports both local and remote use of PulseAudio.
Local (as your own user)
No special options are required; just add a pulse output as described in the comments of mpd's config file.
If you want to start mpd with systemd, put the following file into
.include /usr/lib/systemd/system/mpd.service [Unit] Description=Music Player Daemon (running as MYUSER) [Service] User=MYUSER PAMName=system-local-login
(replacing MYUSER for your username). Then do
sudo systemctl enable mpd-myuser && sudo systemctl start mpd-myuser.
Local (with separate mpd user)
When run as its own user as per the wiki instructions, mpd will be unable to send sound to another user's pulseaudio server. Rather than setting up pulseaudio as a system-wide daemon, a practice strongly discouraged by upstream, you can instead configure mpd to use pulseaudio's tcp module to send sound to localhost:
First, uncomment the tcp module in
/etc/pulse/default.pa or
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/default.pa (typically
~/.config/pulse/default.pa) and set 127.0.0.1 as an allowed IP address; the home directory takes precedence:
### Network access (may be configured with paprefs, so leave this commented ### here if you plan to use paprefs) #load-module module-esound-protocol-tcp load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 #load-module module-zeroconf-publish
Additional IP ranges in cidr notation may be added using
; as the separator. Once this is complete, restart pulseaudio:
$ pulseaudio --kill $ pulseaudio --start -or- start-pulseaudio-x11/kde
Next, edit
/etc/mpd.conf and add a new pulse output pointing to 127.0.0.1 as a "remote" server:
audio_output { type "pulse" name "Local Music Player Daemon" server "127.0.0.1" }
Once this is added, restart mpd.
Enable the output in mpd; you should now have a working local mpd, usable by all users whose pulseaudio servers allow sound from 127.0.0.1.
As with any PulseAudio-enabled program, mpd can send sound over the network. The complete PulseAudio system is not required on the server running mpd; libpulse is the only requirement to act as a source and is already a dependency of mpd.
In order to send audio from mpd to another computer follow the directions above, editing
/etc/mpd.conf on the server running mpd using the IP address of the target computer and
/etc/pulse/default.pa or
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/default.pa (typically
~/.config/pulse/default.pa) on the target computer using the IP address of the server.
Once this is done, the server's mpd source should show up on the target computer while playing or paused as a normal source able to be rerouted and controlled as usual; there will be no visible source on the target while mpd is stopped.
Cue Files
No additional steps are needed for cue support in mpd since 0.17. MPD has its own integrated parser which works with both external and embedded cuesheets.
For example, the command
mpc load albumx/x.cue loads the file
music_directory/albumx/x.cue as playlist; or in the case of an CUESHEET tag,
mpc load albumx/x.flac.
HTTP Streaming
Since version 0.15 there is a built-in HTTP streaming daemon/server that comes with MPD. To activate this server simply set it as output device in mpd.conf:
audio_output { type "httpd" name "My HTTP Stream" encoder "vorbis" # optional, vorbis or lame port "8000" # quality "5.0" # do not define if bitrate is defined bitrate "128" # do not define if quality is defined format "44100:16:1" }
Then to listen to this stream simply open the URL of your mpd server (along with the specified port) in your favorite music player. Note: You may have to specify the file format of the stream using an appropriate file extension in the URL. For example, using Winamp 5.5, You would use http://192.168.1.2:8000/mpd.ogg rather than http://192.168.1.2:8000/.
To use mpd to connect to the stream from another computer.
mpc add http://192.168.1.2:8000


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By Bruce E. Reinhart
Sometimes, the worst mistake is to not listen.
George Zimmerman did not listen to the police dispatcher who told him to stay back from Trayvon Martin. Why not? Maybe he was angry and fed up. Maybe he was too busy talking. Maybe he didn't like what he heard. Maybe he didn't trust that the police would keep their word. We don't know why he didn't listen, but we know that his failure to listen led to a tragedy that could have been avoided.
Our society risks making the same mistake in the aftermath of the verdict in the Zimmerman case.
Some people are protesting, claiming that justice was not served. They are angry and fed up with a society that perpetuates racial stereotypes. They perceive a criminal justice system that disproportionately incarcerates young black males while letting white financial criminals go free. They do not trust that the police and the government are doing enough to protect the equal rights of all Americans.
Other people claim that our justice system worked perfectly because a wrongly accused man was not found guilty of a crime he did not commit. They are angry and fed up with living in fear of criminals. They feel George Zimmerman did exactly the right thing. They do not trust that the police and the government are doing enough to protect law-biding citizens.
The truth is that, in their own minds, both sets of people are right. Each can use the Zimmerman case to argue their position more strongly. Or, they can listen to each other and reassess their perceptions. They may not like what they hear, but not listening will only make it worse. Talking only to people who agree with you is comforting and easy, but it reinforces stereotypes and drives us farther apart.
Prejudice arises from ignorance. We fear things that are unfamiliar to us. Last week, President Obama spoke about the perspective of an African-American male in 21st century America. He didn't propose new legislation; he didn't cast blame. He simply tried to sensitize people to the reality of what life is like for a large segment of our population. It was a valuable start to an important discussion.
As any advocate knows, the most persuasive arguments evolve from understanding and directly addressing the arguments on the other side. In the public debate about race in America, that understanding can only come from talking about difficult and painful issues, and listening with empathy and an open mind.
After a year of press coverage and a month of trial, we don't know for certain what happened that night in Sanford, Florida. We never will. It doesn't really matter. George Zimmerman being convicted was not going to make America a more egalitarian, less racially divided country. George Zimmerman being acquitted should not make us a less egalitarian, more racially divided country. Trayvon Martin will not have died in vain if we use this incident to motivate a productive discussion about race in our country. And when that discussion starts, let's all listen to each other.
The author, Bruce Reinhart, is a former federal prosecutor and currently a criminal defense attorney at the West Palm Beach, Florida firm of McDonald Hopkins.


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CFP: [Gender Studies] ACLA (Due Nov 3rd): Global Dictator Fictions Panel
ACLA 2009 Convention
March 26-29, 2009
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
"The Form of Power, the Power of Form: Global Dictator Fictions"
Co-chairs: Ulka Anjaria and Jennifer Harford Vargas
This panel seeks to mobilize the seminal work undertaken on the Latin American dictator novel
in order to explore the globally diverse forms of the subgenre. While interested in varying
methodologies for analyzing totalitarian fictions, we aim to develop the category of the dictator
novel in specifically formal terms by examining how the novel form is utilized in response to
unmitigated power. To this end we pose the following questions: What is the relationship
between the novel and authoritarian power? How does the novel structurally register the
presence of dictators and other totalitarian figures (i.e. through formal instability, crisis of plot,
etc.)? What theories of character are appropriate for this particular subgenre? What other
narrative modes (i.e. oral testimony, communal story-telling, etc.) are marshaled to interrogate
dictatorial power? We are interested in comparing the ways in which different literary traditions
formally construct their authoritarian fictions as well as how the dictator novel serves as a mode
of resistance in different parts of the world. In order to adequately analyze its global reach, the
panel anticipates examining a geographic array of dictator novelsâ€"from Latin America, the
Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, and other parts of the worldâ€"that represent a
range of authoritarian figures, from military rulers and freedom fighters to demagogues and
megalomaniacs. Through our dialogues we hope to distil a narrative hermeneutics for
interrogating the dictator novel's global reach and explanatory power with regard to the wide
diversity of local authoritarianisms found around the world.
**Important note: All paper proposals must be submitted by NOVEMBER 3rd on the ACLA
conference website, located at http://www.acla.org/submit/. Just select the "The Form of Power,
the Power of Form" seminar under the paper proposal submission form and your abstract will go
directly to the conference organizers.**
If you have any questions prior to submitting your abstract, please don't
hesitate to contact the seminar co-chairs, Ulka Anjaria (uanjaria_at_brandeis.edu) and Jennifer
Harford Vargas (jmhv_at_stanford.edu).
From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
more information at
Received on Sun Oct 19 2008 - 19:29:25 EDT


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The main family names explored on my site are those of my grandparents and great-grandparents:
My maternal grandfather was Stanley "Spud" Percival Davis, son of Percival "Percy" Leland Davis and Viola Edith Bausman.
My maternal grandmother was Marian Minnie Bohnsack, daughter of Leo Carl Bohnsack and Minnie Marie Deininger.
My paternal grandfather was Albert Wallace "Wally" Lightcap, son of Ernest Edward Lightcap and Henrietta "Hattie" Doose.
My paternal grandmother was Eunice Irene Strelesky, daughter of John Joseph "Jack" Strelesky and Ernestine "Ernie" Bertha Sanders.


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Happy new decade too, if you're one of those folks who start counting from 1.
Long time, no post, but I've a new job, which somehow grabs more time than before, guess I'd better re-read the four hour work-week...
No predictions here, other than perhaps Apple and Android making some major slip-ups (Symbian's nowhere near as lame or near death as some might suppose). Rui's predictions are no doubt more exact and precise.
Happy New Year!