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Past listings from Local News from the Past.
Index to Local Newspapers
We have started a general index to the Mundelein Review and the Mundelein News, starting in 1999. Check our News Indexing project page for more information.
We started an index to the notices of births, engagements, weddings and deaths that appear in the Mundelein News and the Mundelein Review back in 1998. For more information, go to Local Newspapers - Vital Records.
We have some materials that relate to the history of the village of Mundelein and Fremont Township.
Other Local Newspaper Information
Local newspapers on microfilm:
The Lake County Independent / The Independent Register 1894 - 1987
The Mundelein Herald 1971 - March 1984
The News-Sun 1987 - present
There is no index to the Independent Register. There is now an index to vital records in the Mundelein Herald. See our Vital Records page for more information.
Some local libraries have a limited index to the News-Sun, but we do not. In the long range, we hope to find volunteers to index these papers for at least births, marriages and deaths, but for now patience will be required.
We will do some limited searching for out-of-area patrons, as time allows. If, for instance, you needed the copy of a birth announcement from the Independent Register, you would need to provide us with a reasonable range of dates to search and a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Be advised that it may be several weeks before you hear back from us.
Fremont Township Office
The Fremont Township Clerk's office has the Township board meeting minutes back to 1850. They have listings of people registered to vote in 1868, 1870, 1871 and 1873. They also have a list of people who voted in the election of 1897.
Voters' Registration List from 1868
People who Voted in Election of 1868
People who Voted in Election of 1897
To ask about records held by Fremont Township, contact:
Fremont Township Offices
22376 Erhart Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
Phone: (847) 223-2847 Fax: (847) 223-2858
Fremont Township Landowners
The Library owns a map of landowners in Fremont township in the 1830's. The Fremont Township Office owns a map that shows land owners in Lake County in 1861. We have transcribed the names of Fremont Township landowners from both maps.
Landowners in the 1830's
Landowners in 1861
Fremont Tax List, 1901
Fremont Tax List, 1904
Fremont Tax List, 1907
Lake County Court House
The Lake County Clerk's Office has the following vital records:
Marriage Licenses - back to 1839
Birth Records - back to 1871
Death Records - back to 1877
For current fees and restrictions on requests for vital records,
contact the clerk's office at (847) 360-6630, or visit their web site .
Before March 1, 1839, the area now comprising Lake County belonged to a bewildering number of government bodies. To see the changes in Illinois county borders, go to Illinois County Boundaries - 1790 - Present at the IL GenWeb Project site.
Records of wills and probates are kept by Clerk of the Circuit Court . These records go back to the 1830's. Indexes of the wills are kept at the probate desk at the Circuit Court office. Photocopying fees for wills are (as of March 5, 1999) $2 for the first page and $0.50 for every subsequent page. Contact the Circuit Court for more information on how to obtain these records. Their address is:
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Sally D. Coffelt
Lake County Courthouse
18 North County Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone: (847) 360-6680
Calls From the Past
Click here to look at local phone books from our collection.
Local History Resources
Census Microfilm at the Library
U.S. Census microfilm: We own the reels that include Fremont Township.
We have the following years:
For more information on genealogy in Lake County, try the Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society website.
Historical Society of Fort Hill Country
601 East Noel Drive
P.O. Box 582
Mundelein, IL 60060
Phone: 566-7743
Hours: 1:00 to 4:00p.m. Saturdays
Closed January and February
Former Mundelein Soo Line depot converted into a museum. Exhibits feature railroad memorabilia, pioneer tools, business machines, quilts, 1774 flint-lock gun, war uniforms and weapons and Diamond Lake artifacts. 1890 caboose on site.
Lake County Discovery Museum
27277 N Forest Preserve Rd
Wauconda, IL 60084 (website)
Phone: 847-968-3400
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The museum features hands-on interactive exhibits about the history of Lake County, in addition to special exhibits on various topics including art, science, and history. It is also home to the largest permanent exhibition on the history and significance of postcards.


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Vehicle Options:
- Fuel Consumption: City: 20 Mpg
- Fuel Consumption: Highway: 29 Mpg
- Remote Power Door Locks
- Power Windows
- Cruise Controls On Steering Wheel
- Cruise Control
- Front Ventilated Disc Brakes
- Passenger Airbag
- Rear Spoiler: Wing
- In-dash 6-disc Cd Player
- Audio System Premium Brand: Mach 460
- Am/fm Stereo
- Radio Data System
- Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
- Surround Audio
- Total Number Of Speakers: 8
- Privacy Glass: Light
- Machined Aluminum Rims
- Wheel Diameter: 16
- Wheel Width: 7
- Leather Steering Wheel Trim
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- Tachometer
- Manufacturer's 0-60mph Acceleration Time (seconds): 7.6 S
- Power Remote Driver Mirror Adjustment
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- Dual Vanity Mirrors
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- Suspension Class: Regular
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2004 Ford Mustang ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Celebrating 40 years.
It's time to celebrate! The Ford Mustang turns 40 next year. On April 17, 1964, the first Mustang rolled onto the streets. Performance and style were its hallmarks and folks loved its long hood, short rear deck, and low profile.
Anticipating next year's milestone, every 2004 Mustang will have 40th Anniversary badges on the front fenders. They also get special exterior and interior upgrades. Wind noise has been reduced on 2004 models through the use of improved sealing, and both the V6 and V8 engines benefit from some minor refinements.
After all these years, the Mustang still represents affordable performance and style. A base coupe, for example, retails for just $17,720 and cash incentives can knock a big chunk off of that. Mustang convertibles are popular and attractively priced.
Mustang GT models are a hoot to drive with their 260-horsepower V8 engines. The Mustang offers good grip when cornering hard, and you can really feel what the car is doing. Just don't expect sophisticated ride and handling. The Mach 1 returns for 2004, boasting a 310-horsepower twin-cam V8, a sports suspension, and a shaker hood designed to remind us of the famous 1969 fastback. Production of the 2004 Mach 1 will be limited, however.
An all-new 2005 Ford Mustang is expected to go on sale in mid-2004.
Base models come with a V6 engine. High-performance GT models are powered by a V8. Each is available in coupe and convertible body styles. Convertibles feature a power top with a scratch-resistant glass rear window. A black semi-hard boot protects the top and gives the Mustang a clean look with the top down.
Every 2004 Mustang will have 40th Anniversary badges on the front fenders. In addition, a new 40th Anniversary Package, a no-cost option, adds exterior and interior upgrades to V-6 and GT models. Convertibles are available with an upgraded Medium Parchment soft retractable top that's more durable and sound resistant.
The Mustang coupe ($17,720) and Mustang convertible ($23,455) come standard with a 3.8-liter V6, an overhead-valve engine rated 190 horsepower at 5250 rpm and 220 foot-pounds of torque at 2750 rpm. A five-speed manual is standard, a four-speed automatic ($815) is optional. ABS and traction control ($730) are optional, but we highly recommend them to help avoid accidents.
Reclining cloth front bucket seats come standard. Leather-trimmed front bucket seats ($595) are optional. Mustang coupes get 50/50 split-folding rear seatbacks. Standard equipment on all Mustangs includes air conditioning, power windows and door locks, tilt-steering column, a floor console, remote keyless entry system and interval windshield wipers. Mustangs come with Standard, Deluxe, and Premium trim packages. Deluxe ($730) adds a rear spoiler, color-keyed floor mats, six-way power driver's seat, and speed control. Premium ($1,385) comes with all that plus a six-way power driver's seat and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.
The Mustang GT coupe ($23,245) and Mustang GT convertible ($27,585) come with a 4.6-liter V8 with single overhead cams and two-valves per cylinder rated at 260 hp at 5250 rpm and 302 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4000 rpm. To manage all that power, GT models are equipped with gas-pressure shocks with unique model calibrations, P245/45R17 performance tires on 17-inch alloy painted wheels, a Traction Loc rear axle, ABS and traction control. GTs come with sport bucket seats and fog lamps. The V8 mates with a Tremec five-speed manual gearbox with a tall fifth gear for improved fuel economy. A four-speed automatic ($815) is optional. Optional audio systems include the MACH 460 ($550) with in-dash 6-CD changer and the MACH 1000 ($1,295).
The Mach 1 boasts a high-performance 310-hp 4.6-liter V8 with dual overhead-cams and four valves per cylinder. Mach 1 gets a sports suspension (stiffer springs, special shocks and struts, lower ride height). Distinguished by its black shaker hood, the Mach 1 ($5,575) is treated as a package. It also comes with special 17-inch wheels, special leather-trimmed seats, special interior trim, in-dash six-disc CD stereo, and special exterior graphics.
The Cobra is powered by the supercharged SVT 4.6-liter V8 from Ford's Special Vehicle Team. The SVT V8 produces 390 horsepower at 6000 rpm, with 390 pounds-feet of torque at 3500 rpm. It comes mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. Cobra comes shod with P275/40R17 tires and loaded with special interior and exterior trim.
Standard safety equipment includes safety belts with pretensioners to tighten the lap belt and shoulder belts in the first moments of a crash. Energy-management retractors gradually slacken the safety belt if necessary to help reduce the force of the belt on the occupant's chest. Mustangs come with anchors in the rear to implement the LATCH child safety-seat system.
The 2004 Mustang design picks up styling cues from the 1964-66 original, but executes them in today's rounder, more organic idiom. The rear fender air intake, for example, has sharp corners and pronounced lines; but the rocker panels curve out, and the fenders have pronounced front and rear wheel well arches. The front end features wraparound complex reflector headlamps with integrated side marker lamps, combined with a square-edged honeycomb grille and a chrome pony. Tricolor front fender badges recall the good old days, as does the prominent but non-functional hood scoop. In back, it's 1965 with vertical, three-element taillamps.
GT models get unique hood and side-scoop treatments, along with fog lights and a rear spoiler.
Mach 1 is easy to spot with special trim that starts with its shaker hood scoop. Attached directly to the top of the engine, the black scoop rears its head through a squarish hole in the Mach 1 hood. (Hood scoops on GT models sit on top of the hood.) A bold low-gloss black stripe runs up the center of the powerdome hood to accentuate the scoop. Stomp on the throttle and you can see it move, or shake, slightly as the engine twists against the motor mounts. In theory, the scoop is designed to channel fresh air into the intake for increased breathing and, therefore, increased power.
The 40th Anniversary Package, a no-cost option for 2004 Mustangs, is distinguished by Arizona Beige Metallic performance stripes on the hood, lower rocker panels and deck lid. Arizona Beige Metallic accents upgraded wheels (16-inch for the V-6 and 17-inch Bullitt wheels for the GT). The 40th Anniversary models are available in an exclusive Crimson Red exterior, as well as Black and Oxford White, with body-colored, fold-in side mirrors.
The Mustang cockpit is a little quieter for 2004. New expandable foam seals designed to reduce wind noise are used around the body, particularly the outside door handles and belt moldings on both doors.
Convertibles and coupes offer about the same amount of room in the front seats. Either way, it's a cozy interior. There's enough seat-track length to accommodate tall drivers and just enough elbowroom to keep from feeling cramped. The Mustang offers good, reclining bucket seats with plenty of travel. The seats are fairly full, yet supportive, a good compromise, and you don't slide around. Seatbelts are attached to the seat frames so they move with the seats. Running horses embossed on the upper portions of the optional leather bucket seats recall the deluxe pony interior of the mid-1960s.
The 40th Anniversary Package upgrades the interior with four-way head restraints, a painted center console surround, and brushed aluminum door lock knobs, shift boot trim ring and pedals. The package includes unique floor mats with an embroidered 40th Anniversary logo and a matching badge on the center console.
The Mach 1 tachometer and speedometer use a tall condensed typeface and more hash marks that make it harder to read than the gauges in the GT models. The instrument panel, center console and headliner are color-keyed. To turn on the headlights, pull out an old-fashioned knob on the left. The center console includes cup holders.
SVT Cobra models offer front bucket seats with Nudo leather trim and suede inserts. The driver's seat features six-way power with power-adjustable thigh and side bolsters, and power lumbar support. Clearly, these seats are made for serious, fast driving. Switches are on the right-front corner of the seat. The SVT instrument cluster has been redesigned to include a boost gauge. The gauges feature titanium-colored faces and electroluminescent lighting. The Cobra's gearshift knob is leather-wrapped, with a brushed-aluminum insert on the top, inscribed with the six-speed pattern. Metal-trimmed pedals and dead pedal are standard.
The back seat is small, with only enough room for small objects or kids. Convertibles have even less hip and shoulder room than coupes, but about the same headroom and legroom.
The trunk is small with an even smaller opening. Coupes hold just under 11 cubic feet worth of cargo, while convertibles hold just 7.7 cubic feet. A split fold-down rear seat is standard and handy for hauling cargo.
Driving Impression
Driving the Ford Mustang confirms it is a throwback to another era. A Mustang GT has more than enough power to break the rear wheels loose. The firm suspension transmitted freeway undulations, and there is some side-to-side jouncing on rough surfaces, but this car makes us feel happy.
The engine sounds so good, so deep and thunderous, it might be the most enjoyable thing about the car. With the Camaro/Firebird gone, they just don't make them like this any more. With a lot of high-performance cars, you have to be going fast to feel the joy, but with the Mustang, even 2000 rpm is fun. Such a broad range of enjoyment adds to the already high value of the car.
The GT's V8 feels and sounds very satisfying as you accelerate through first and second gear, upshifting at a modest 4000 rpm. In fifth gear, 2000 rpm is 75 mph, and the engine doesn't loaf at that speed, it rumbles. No engine we can think of sounds and feels like it's doing more at such low rpm. Not working hard, just doing more. This is particularly noticeable in the convertible, with the top down.
The torque provides steady, smooth acceleration, and the throttle response to blips is wonderful, with an easy heel-and-toe pedal position. The only small problem was throttle control at 5 mph in parking lots with the manual transmission, as it tended to snatch.
The manual gearbox gets very high marks. Because the top speed in second gear is 70 mph, most corners are second or third gear, so you find yourself downshifting a lot. You can drop hard into second, with a beautiful racy blip, and it's great stuff, smooth and solid, inspiring confidence. The GT's leather gearshift knob has the perfect shape for a firm grip.
In corners, the Mustang likes to be muscled, but it doesn't have to be. It's brutish, but still goes where you point it without a struggle. The brakes don't fade when driving on winding roads at an aggressive pace and using them frequently. The optional Bosch traction control system works at all speeds: Whenever wheelspin is detected, the system retards ignition timing, cuts fuel flow, and activates the brakes at one or both drive wheels, in that order. The driver can turn the system off with a console switch.
The Mustang suspension was retuned for 2003 for improved ride quality.
The current Ford Mustang is a hammer of a car, a throwback to another time. Its interior is dated. Stand on the gas and the GT's powerful V8 can spin the rear wheels. The firm suspension and handling make for a fast, racy ride. But it's not sophisticated. This is part of the charm and we love it. Driving a Mustang can put a smile on your face. We particularly enjoy the convertibles.
An all-new 2005 Ford Mustang is expected in mid-2004. Until then, the 2004 Mustang remains a value in performance and style.
Model Lineup
Mustang coupe ($17,720); convertible ($23,455); GT coupe ($23,245); GT convertible ($27,585).
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Dearborn, Michigan.
Options As Tested
ABS and traction control ($730); 40th Anniversary Package (no charge) includes wheels painted Arizona Beige Metallic, spoiler delete, Arizona Beige Metallic tape stripe on center hood, decklid and lower door panels, color-keyed dual fold away mirrors, 40th Anniversary badge on center panel next to power point, floor mats in Medium Parchment w/40th Anniversary logo; convertible soft boot ($95); leather sport bucket seats ($595);.
Model Tested
Ford Mustang GT Convertible ($27,585).
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San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93405
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'Seditious treason: not just stupid. It's criminally stupid. If these nut jobs walk I'd say the country has given up on Constitutional rule of law. Read more here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381
Anyone who thinks mainstream media has a liberal bias ought to have their head checked for dizzyness from excessive RWNJ spinning. I'm thinking of you, max1, LCR in De. What's the difference between a terrorist cell and a militia? Skin color, religion, and media spin.Militia members protesting a federal prison sentence for two Oregon ranchers convicted on charges of setting fire to federal land have occupied the headquarters of a national park.
The protesters include Nevada rancher Cliven Bundys son, Ammon, and two of his brothers. Also among them is Ryan Payne, who organized snipers to aim weapons at federal officers during the Bundy Ranch standoff last year.
They told OregonLive that they are accompanied by about 150 others and are hunkered down at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters. The group is described by reporter Les Zaitz as hard core militia who adopted the ranchers cause as their own.
The facility has been the tool to do all the tyranny that has been placed upon the Hammonds, Ammon Bundy told Zaitz in a phone interview from inside the headquarters. Were planning on staying here for years, absolutely. This is not a decision weve made at the last minute.
He would not rule out the possibility of violence.
If that seems confusing, a shorter description would be: heavily armed militants took over a federal building and they are threatening to fight to the death because they dont recognize U.S. laws.
Wait, that still seems unduly harsh.
Here, let ABC explain it to you via Twitter:
'Seditious treason: not just stupid. It's criminally stupid. If these nut jobs walk I'd say the country has given up on Constitutional rule of law. Read more here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381
none of it matters
cause Donald Trump will be the next president
Donald Trump is the biggest recruiter for ISIS. If he gets elected then we've definitely lost to the international terrorists.
What makes the Oregon group so much different than this?
On this day in 1937, nearly two weeks into a sit-down strike by General Motors (GM) auto workers at the Fisher Body Plant No. 2 in Flint, Michigan, a riot breaks out when police try to prevent the strikers from receiving food deliveries from supporters on the outside. Strikers and police officers alike were injured in the melee, which was later nicknamed the Battle of the Running Bulls.
After the January 11 riot, Michigan governor Frank Murphy called in the National Guard to surround the plant. However, the governor, who wanted to preserve his reputation as a friend to the workingman, decided against ordering troops into the plant.
The strike was organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which wanted GMthen the worlds largest automakerto recognize it as the sole bargaining authority for employees at the companys factories. The fledgling UAW, which was founded in 1935, also demanded improved working conditions and job security for GMs employees. (In addition to the Fisher Body Plant No. 2, workers at other GM plants in Michigan and around the country went on strike during late 1936-early 1937.)
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Chinese police have questioned two more AstraZeneca employees in Shanghai, after a sales representative was taken away for questioning earlier, the British drugmaker said on Tuesday.
The two individuals are line managers of the sales representative who was detained on Friday, a spokeswoman for the company said. One of the managers is continuing to help the Shanghai Public Security Bureau with their inquiries.
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Ubuntu is the "Marmite" operating system within the Linux community. You either love it or hate it.
This review is aimed at the Everyday Linux User target audience which is the guy that uses his computer for common home and desktop tasks such as surfing the internet, watching movies, listening to music and socialising online.
How to get Ubuntu
Click here to visit the Ubuntu download page.
There are three options available from that page:
- Desktop
- Cloud
- Server
When you click the "Desktop" option you will be redirected to a page where you are given a choice whether you want to install the long term support (LTS) release (12.04) or the latest release (13.10).
I have already written a review for the Ubuntu 12.04 long term support release.
This review shows the features of Ubuntu and new features that have been added.
As well as providing a choice of version (i.e. 12.04 and 13.10) you also have a choice of 32-bit or 64-bit. If you plan to install alongside Windows 8 then you must choose the 64-bit option.
After clicking on the appropriate link you will be asked to donate money to the Ubuntu cause. If you are generous then you can supply a donation but if not you can download the software for free.
The Ubuntu ISO file will now be downloaded to your computer.
When the ISO file has finished downloading you can use a DVD burner to burn the image to a DVD or you can use UNetbootin to install Ubuntu to a USB drive.
If you can't be hassled with all that then click here to buy Ubuntu on DVD or USB.
Installing Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 8
Click here if you want to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 8.
Click here if you want to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 7.
Upgrading from Ubuntu 13.04 to Ubuntu 13.10
Click here if you are upgrading from Ubuntu 13.04 to Ubuntu 13.10.
If you are upgrading from any other version of Ubuntu then you should read the release notes for Saucy Salamander (Ubuntu 13.10) before continuing.
Install Ubuntu 13.10 on its own
As we enter 2014 I am going to talk less and less about the option of dual booting as this really is something only a small subset of people really need to do.
If you want to try Ubuntu before committing full time then use Oracle Virtualbox within Windows and boot Ubuntu as a virtual machine or try the Live DVD with persistence until you are ready to commit.
Ubuntu is better than Windows 8. Ubuntu is better than Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. With that in mind do you really need Windows on your computer. Unless there is a key piece of software that you use at home that doesn't run on Linux then you can dump Windows for good.
To install Ubuntu on its own all you have to do is:
1. Boot your computer from the DVD or USB drive
2. Run the Ubuntu Installer
3. Select your timezone, keyboard layout and language
4. Enter a default username and password
5. At the point of partitioning the easiest way to install Ubuntu is to select the replace your existing operating system option.
6. Leave the bootloader to install to /dev/SDA
Ubuntu will install to your drive and you will be up and running. People who think that installing Ubuntu is difficult should compare a Ubuntu install to a Windows installation. (That includes all versions from Windows 95 to Windows 8).
Note: Before following these steps you should back up any files that you wish to keep and make a Windows recovery disk in case you change your mind
Click here for the full Ubuntu 13.10 installation guide.
First Impressions
One of the reasons that Ubuntu has become the "Marmite" operating system is the Unity desktop interface.
If you just like to use your computer and you aren't that bothered about customising things too much then Unity may be right up your street.
On the left side of the screen you have a series of icons on the Unity Launcher. You can add your own applications to the launcher but the initial selection includes:
- Ubuntu Dash icon (Pulls up the dash)
- File Manager
- Libre Office Writer (Word Processor)
- Libre Office Calc (Spreadsheet)
- Libre Office Impress (Presentation)
- FireFox (Web Browser)
- Ubuntu Software Centre
- Ubuntu One
- Amazon
- Ubuntu One Music
- Settings
Along the top of the screen is a panel which includes icons on the right hand side.
The icons include keyboard layout. online accounts, networks, bluetooth, power settings, audio, clock and user settings.
If you thought that Windows 8 was the only operating system without a traditional menu then you would be wrong. Ubuntu dispenses with a menu by introducing the Dash.
To bring up the Dash you can either press the "Super" key (Windows icon on most computers) or click the first icon on the launcher.
The view may seem confusing at first but once you get used to it you will appreciate its beauty (or not).
Along the bottom of the screen are a series of icons (known as lenses) which determine the display that you see within the Dash. The lenses available by default are:
- Home
- Applications
- Files
- Video
- Audio
- Images
- Social
The Home lens includes a search bar, a row of recently used applications, 3 rows of recently used files.
You will notice in the top right corner a filter results option. Clicking on the filter results lets you narrow down the results.
When you search using the Dash you will receive both online results and results local to your computer and therein lies another of the reasons that Ubuntu is a "Marmite" distribution. Some people aren't that keen on their privacy being interrupted outside of their web browser.
You can turn off the online results by going into the privacy settings and turning off the "include online results when searching in the Dash".
You can read the full privacy agreement here.
If all this is too much to take then consider using one of the Ubuntu derivatives such as Kubuntu, Lubuntu or Xubuntu.
Getting Online
Connecting to the internet is as easy as clicking on the network icon and selecting the wireless network you wish to connect to.
If your wireless network is secure you will be asked to enter the security key.
Flash and MP3
To play Flash files and listen to MP3s you will need to install the Ubuntu Restricted Extras package which can be found in the Ubuntu Software Centre.
During the install you will be asked to accept the EULA agreement for True Type Fonts. To do this you will need to press the tab key to select the "OK" button and press enter to continue.
Ubuntu is blessed with a great set of applications to get you started.
For web browsing FireFox is installed and for email you have Thunderbird. Empathy is installed for instant messenging and XChat is installed as an IRC Client.
LibreOffice is installed as an office and productivity suite.
GIMP is installed for editing images and Rhythmbox is installed for listening to music. Totem is the default video player.
Installing Applications
For installing applications that aren't installed by default there is the Ubuntu Software Centre. It isn't the greatest tool in the world and it shows as many paid for results as it does free ones.
Finding applications is easy enough by using the search facility in the top right corner and the results can be sorted in various ways such as by relevance, rating etc.
Ubuntu has Steam included in the software repositories which brings gaming to Linux in a big way.
Ubuntu Social Lens
One of the things that you can do in Ubuntu is attach a number of social accounts.
For example if you have a Twitter, Facebook or Google+ account you can add them to your Ubuntu online accounts and then you will be able to view new messages from the Dash.
Ubuntu One
One thing you should always consider is whether you have your most important files backed up sufficiently.
Now some people don't back up at all and that is a huge mistake. Others back up to other computers or external hard drives.
Whilst backing up your files to computers in your own home is good there is one thing you should consider. What happens if your house catches fire or is burgled?
You may well have heard of Dropbox or Google Drive which allows you to backup your files online.
Ubuntu has the Ubuntu One service which enables you to store files on Ubuntu servers.
This is a good place to store family photos and important documents.
You can store 5 gb of data for free. You can get 20gb for £2.99.
Ubuntu One Music
Ubuntu makes money in a number of different ways and one of those is via the Ubuntu One Music store.
The site hasn't got the back catalogues that other music sites have but the prices are competitive and by buying just one track you get 20gb free on Ubuntu One for 6 months.
The online search results that are shown in the Dash are returned from Amazon.
There is also a link in the launcher that takes you straight to Amazon.
When you visit certain sites such as Youtube for the first time you will be asked whether you want to install it to your operating system.
What this does in Ubuntu is to add an icon to the Launcher.
Navigating Ubuntu
The Unity desktop can easily be navigated using the mouse but if you can get used to keyboard shortcuts then your experience will be considerably enhanced.
One of the reasons that Unity doesn't need you to customise it is because it is very intuitive in the first place.
By holding the "Super" key down for a few seconds you will be able to see a crib sheet with a list of shortcuts.
What is new in Ubuntu 13.10
Search literally hundreds of different online sources directly
from the Dash.
Choose to filter Dash results in several different ways.
Add or remove scopes from the Dash to customize your
Browse messages from your social networks with the new
Friends scope.
Get work done in style with LibreOffice 4.0, now with new, modern presentation
templates and built-in support for Ubuntu's integrated menu bar.
Is Ubuntu 13.10 for you?
If you are a Windows user then definitely give it a go. Try it out in a virtual machine first and commit to giving it a real go. I am 100% sure that you won't regret leaving Windows behind.
If you are using a version of Ubuntu prior to Ubuntu 12.04 then you need to at least move to Ubuntu 12.04 otherwise you are unsupported.
If you are using Ubuntu 12.04 should you upgrade to 13.10? Well that is a judgement call. If you need the support and you aren't too bothered by the new features in Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 13.10 then you can stay where you are. The performance does seem to be much better in Ubuntu 13.10 and there is a level of natural progression.
If you are using Ubuntu 12.10 or Ubuntu 13.04 then you are already away from the LTS release so you may as well upgrade just to keep up to date.
If you are using any other version of Linux then I can't believe you haven't tried Ubuntu at some stage. If your only attempt at using Ubuntu was during the version 11 releases then give it another go. It is much better than it was back then.
Remember you can still get all the good things that Ubuntu brings but without some of the "Marmite" features by using a derivative such as Xubuntu or Kubuntu.
Thankyou for reading.


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Brussels, 3 July 2012
EU's Arctic Policy: Questions and Answers
1. What is the Arctic region?
While various definitions are in use for the Arctic, here, the notion "Arctic region" covers the area around the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle (latitude 66 degrees, 32 minutes North). It includes the Arctic Ocean and territories of the eight Arctic states: Canada, Denmark (including Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and USA.
2. Why is the Arctic relevant to the EU?
While the EU has no direct coastline with the Arctic Ocean, it is inextricably linked to the Arctic, not only from historical, economic and geographical perspectives, but also as an importer of natural resources and through its wider concern and responsibility for the global environment.
Furthermore, three Arctic countries are EU Member States (Denmark, Sweden and Finland). The EU maintains close relations with Iceland and Norway through the European Economic Area. Iceland applied for EU membership in 2009. Canada, Russia and the United States are strategic partners of the EU.
The European Union is one of the world's strongest proponents of greater international efforts to fight climate change, through the development of alternative energy sources, resource efficiency and climate change research. The European Union is also a major destination of resources and goods from the Arctic region. Many of its policies and regulations have implications for Arctic stakeholders. The European Union wants to be engaged at a higher level of cooperation with Arctic partners in order to increase its awareness of their concerns and to address common challenges in a collaborative manner.
3. What is the situation in the Arctic?
The Arctic is rapidly warming up. The period 2005-2010 stands out as the warmest period ever recorded in the region1 and this is projected to continue into the future. The Arctic's rapid change provides a strong rationale for the EU to step up its commitment to environmental protection and combating climate change in the area.
As warming continues, ice-free summers in the Arctic may be evident in the next 30 to 40 years. Already, thawing sea ice and rapid advances in offshore technology have increased human activity in the region, such as shipping, mining and hydrocarbon extraction.
For example, in 2010 six vessels sailed the Northern Sea Route, the shipping lane connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean. In 2011, there were 34 vessels and this figure is set to double in 2012.
Off-shore drilling activities in the Arctic are also increasing, notably in the Barents Sea. In 2009, the US Geological Survey indicated that the Arctic may hold 13% of undiscovered oil and 30% of undiscovered gas reserves. This would be enough to continuously supply current global demand for three years of oil and 14 years of gas. About 84% of the estimated resources are expected to occur offshore.
In view of these developments, the Arctic will be increasingly important to the EU economy. However, more human activity may have a serious impact on the Arctic's fragile environment.
4. Who looks after the Arctic?
There is an extensive international legal framework that applies to the Arctic, including:
All eight Arctic states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and USA) are members of the Arctic Council, as are organisations representing six indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic. Aside from three EU Member State members of the Arctic Council, six observer countries are also EU Member States (France, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK). Representing the EU, the European Commission has been an ad-hoc observer in the Arctic Council and applied for observer status in 2008. This application was reconfirmed in 2011, at the request of the Arctic Council.
5. Is the Arctic not managed under a treaty, like Antarctica?
No. As a matter of fact, the similarities between the two poles are scarce: while the Arctic is mainly an ocean, the Antarctic is a continent. The Arctic has been populated by humans for millennia, while Antarctica is the largest uninhabited area in the world.
The 1959 Antarctic Treaty was negotiated and signed against the background of the Cold War. The Arctic is now an area of successful international cooperation. For example, the recent conclusion of the Treaty between Norway and the Russian Federation concerning Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean is a example of positive cooperation.
6. How is the EU contributing to the work in the Arctic?
EU interests in the Arctic touch upon many topics including environment, energy, transport, and fisheries. The European Union has long been active in Arctic cooperation, not least in the Northern Dimension policy shared with Russia, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden and in the Barents Euro-Arctic Council. The Commission, as well as the European Environment Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency, have also been an ad-hoc observer in the Arctic Council for many years and have contributed to the Council's work.
The EU is one of the largest contributors to Arctic research: € 200 million has been committed since 2002 from the EU budget, excluding the individual contributions from EU Member States. The commercial fleet controlled by the EU Member States is one of the largest in the world and the EU industry has significant experience in shipping, ship-building, satellite navigation, search and rescue as well as port infrastructure development.
Furthermore, the EU provides a significant amount of funding through various initiatives to indigenous peoples and local populations. Funding programmes during the 2007-2013 co-financing period amount to €1.14 billion, or €1.98 billion including EU Member States co-financing.
7. Why are the European Commission and the High Representative presenting this Communication?
In 2008, the Commission adopted its first Communication specifically on the Arctic (see IP/08/1750). Since then, the EU has made significant progress on the 47 proposals concerning the Arctic that were first tabled in 2008, including actions against climate change, protection of the Arctic environment, contribution to Arctic research and economic development in the region.
Following a request by the Council of the European Union, the document adopted today reviews the EU's contribution to the Arctic since 2008. It also sets out a path for future enhanced engagement with Arctic partners. In order to respond to the new challenges and building on the EU's contribution to date, it underlines the need for a coherent, targeted EU approach towards the Arctic, building on the EU's strengths, promoting responsible development while engaging more extensively in dialogue and cooperation with all Arctic stakeholders. The aim is to protect the Arctic environment and support sustainable and peaceful development in this region – through investment in knowledge, promote a responsible approach to commercial opportunities and constructive engagement with Arctic States and indigenous peoples.
8. What actions are you proposing?
The strategy contains a number of actions to further develop the EU's policy towards the Arctic.
A. Support of research and channel knowledge in order to address the challenges of environmental and climate changes in the Arctic by, among others:
B. The EU will respond responsibly to developments in the Arctic by promoting sustainable use of resources and environmental expertise by, among others:
C. The EU is to intensify its constructive engagement and dialogue with Arctic States, indigenous communities and partners by, among others:
9. What are the next steps?
The Commission and the High Representative now await the views of the Council of the European Union (Member States) and of the European Parliament. At the same time, the Commission and the High Representative engage in a broad dialogue and consultation process with Arctic states, indigenous peoples and other relevant stakeholders in order to refine the EU's new policy stance and ensure that the EU's future contribution to the Arctic has the support of regional stakeholders and is supportive of the common actions of Arctic states.
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Source: AMAP's 2011 assessment of the impacts of climate change on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA)
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Seth Crown III was the Corporate Attorney for fCon. He worked along with Eva Popoff and Esmond Baza, as fCon took over ENCOM in a merger deal and worked on the DataWraith technology. According to a line of dialogue in TRON 2.0, it seems that Crown wrote the Seeker program used to find the correction algorithms.
Crown was born on September 25, 1974 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, New York, USA. He graduated from Harvard University with a law degree, and was presumably recruited by the fCon CEO shortly after passing the bar.
His personnel file described Crown as "a natural leader" who "very rarely shows his emotions making it difficult to judge his sincerity and true motives." In person, Crown was s shrewd, determined man with a single minded focus on the goal, and a willingness to do anything - legal or not - to obtain it. Crown was clearly in charge of the DataWraith project for fCon, with Popoff and Baza acting as his lieutenants. Like Popoff, he saw the potential in taking over cyberspace as a means to set fCon (and himself) as shadow rulers of global government and commerce, but his email was more calculating and cautious in tone than Popoff's greedy enthusiasm.
Crown was the one who recruited J.D. Thorne as a corporate spy to obtain access to the digitizing technology. When Thorne was corrupted by the process and became a living computer virus, Crown helped cover up the events and use them to their advantage by attacking Encom';s servers. Crown was also behind the kidnapping of Alan Bradley to obtain the correction algorithms needed for the digitizer to work, successfully intimidating Bradley into giving up the information that the algorithms were stored inside Ma3a.
After successfully capturing Ma3a and launching the first wave of DataWraiths, Crown and his colleagues ran into another problem. A rogue element was fighting off the DataWraiths, forcing them back to the analog world. Angered by the continued interference, Crown stepped up to the task, digitizing himself, Popoff and the reluctant Baza. Unfortunately, the algorithms were not engaged, and the trio emerged into cyberspce as a three-headed, crazed monster. Jet was able to successfully fight off the creature and return home, but Crown and his colleagues were sealed away on a hard disk, and Alan was in no hurry to restore him, or if such a thing were possible.


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Now before you start making fun of LeAnn Rimes' "Then" photo, remember that it was the late '90s and we were all prone to wearing sage green blazers. The singer has always been on the cutting edge of country fashion, so it's safe to assume that this was the style 15 years ago. Teenagers all over America were wearing stuff like that, weren't they?
These days, Rimes can be found looking beautiful on many red carpets, often with husband Eddie Cibrian nearby. One thing that hasn't changed about the singer since she released 'Blue' is that she's still got a smile that lights up a room. In 2012, Rimes will release her 12th studio album called 'Spitfire.'


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Evelyn Hofer
Die unbekannten Fotografien | The Unknown Photographs
Springtime, Washington 1965
Harlem Church, New York 1964
On the occasion of Evelyn Hofer's 85th birthday, Galerie m Bochum is mounting a solo exhibition of works by the photographer that have never before been displayed.
When Galerie m Bochum 2001 presented its first exhibition of works by Evelyn Hofer, her photographs were still virtually unknown in Europe. In the meantime, the gallery's engagement has led to a "rediscovery" of the work of this extraordinary photographer. Playing an important role here was the monograph published by Steidl Verlag in 2004 (edited by Susanne Breidenbach), which provided an impressive overview of her career. The photo museum in The Hague was the most recent venue to honor Hofer's work, with a retrospective of over 100 photographs.
The re-examination of the photographer's career is however far from being complete: Evelyn Hofer's extensive oeuvre is still waiting to be explored in its entire breadth. The current exhibition at Galerie m represents the next important step in this endeavor.
The complicated and expensive production process involved in creating her dye transfers (a color printing process used by fine-art photographers) means that Hofer has as a rule been able to produce her photographs only for exhibitions. Now, the artist has taken advantage of increasing international exhibition activity and the enormous interest in her work to select some previously hidden treasures from her archive, photographs that hold deep meaning for her, and to show them for the first time, at Galerie m. The viewer is thus given the opportunity to rediscover whole groups of works and to gain new insights into various aspects of her approach and technique.
In this selection of black-and-white and color photographs, the diversity of her work once again becomes apparent, encompassing as it does landscapes, still lifes and also portraits. The pieces can be ordered both geographically, with pictures of Washington, New York, London, Dublin, Paris and other cities, as well as by a diverse set of themes. Evelyn Hofer has achieved fame principally for her sensitive portraiture. A series of portraits of children at once differentiates and deepens our understanding of the significance of this genre within the context of her work. A group of six early portraits of Andy Warhol documents in addition Hofer's contact with the New York art scene of the early 1960s.
Alongside the portraits, black-and-white natural landscapes are displayed here for the first time as an independent group of works. In these expressive, picturesque panoramas, the beauty of nature's elemental forces and individual nuances comes to the fore. Dramatic cloud constellations are juxtaposed with rugged or gently rolling mountainscapes, each of which owes its special magic to the specific lighting situation.
Special attractions at the exhibition are the new dye transfers, which captivate the viewer with their fascinating and intense coloration. Again and again we witness a compelling interplay between colors and subjects: for example in the picture showing a proud motorcycle policeman posing in front of tree whose overhanging branches are laden with lush white blossoms, or the US Armed Forces General Staff standing at attention before the polished surface of a conference table in Washington; the three Afro-American women in their Sunday best standing before the Harlem Church, or the young New Yorker on his bicycle, behind whom the Queensboro Bridge can be seen and whose red shirt forms a stark contrast with the green of the lawn. What is always remarkable about Evelyn Hofer's photographs is the keenly felt balance of her compositions and the empathy she demonstrates with her subjects.


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On the side of Arms tor today we found two boxes out in the open, One we were looking for - The 1st Kilimanjaro (postbridge) this was completely in the open but the stamp was intact we replaced it under what I hope was the correct rock, There was also another box very nearby in the open I have no idea what box number it was but the stamp was a turtle, This was intact also and as we had no idea where it came from we replaced it under the nearest rock. finally whilst searching for another we found box number 31050, I have tried searching for the details but cannot see it listed, The box is damaged, stamp missing and the book is wet we replaced it where we found it.
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In Turbine, we have excellent integration with the template tool Velocity, we call this VelocitySite building. The reason why we want to wrap Turbine around Velocity instead of using it on its own is to provide a completely MVC model for building web applications where the framework has control over the authentication, security, connection pool, etc and Velocity is simply used as the View portion of the MVC model. Turbine is responsible for helping you manage all the different templates as well so that you can easily construct a site that both designers and engineers can work together on (that is our primary goal!). The reason why this is good is that it will help you design and build web applications that have more functionality and less duplication of code since Turbine is fully re-usable.
Knowledge of how Velocity works and what a Velocity Context object is are required for understanding this documentation. This documentation also assumes that you are using a Servlet API 2.2 and higher servlet engine such as Tomcat because we are now targeting towards using WAR archives. Although, this should work with older servlet engines as well...it just may be slightly harder for you to setup. You should also be familiar with the rest of the Turbine documentation that is referenced on the index page.
Here is a brief description of the way that the system works: all requests are passed through the Turbine Servlet. The servlet is then responsible for brokering the request, building up the Context object and then calling Velocity's template engine to process your template document and return the results. Pretty simple. Now, lets move on to some more detailed instructions...:-)
Lets start off with a simple Velocity Screen to get things rolling so you can see how powerful things are. You should compile this class into your WEB-INF/classes directory.
Note: In the examples below, you should replace com.yourcompany.app with the correct value for your application.
package com.yourcompany.app.modules.screens; // Velocity Stuff import org.apache.velocity.context.Context; // Turbine Stuff import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData; import org.apache.turbine.modules.screens.VelocityScreen; public class HelloWorld extends VelocityScreen { public void doBuildTemplate( RunData data, Context context ) throws Exception { // the context object has already been setup for you! context.put ("hello", "this is a test..."); } }
Ok, as you can see, you do not even need to return a value from your method! You simply stuff objects into the Velocity Context and that is it! Next, you will want to create a .vm template of the same name as your class: HelloWorld.vm...within that template you will put the BODY portion of your page. In other words, there is no reason to put the header/footer into this file since that will be built seperately (more documentation on that futher down...). You should save this document in your templates/screens/ directory.
You will also need to modify your TurbineResources.properties file to tell Turbine where to look for your new screen class.
module.packages=org.apache.turbine.modules, com.yourcompany.app.modules

  $hello of the emergency broadcast station.

When you request a URL like this:
What that will do is cause the system to first execute the HelloWold.java class (if it exists) and then it will call Velocity's template engine directly and execute the HelloWorld.vm template and then return the results back to you.
NOTE: Turbine capitalizes the first letter in the class file name before looking for the matching class in the classpath. This allows you to follow (somewhat) normal class naming guidelines. For example:
index.vm and Index.vm both map to Index.class roleeditor.vm maps to Roleeditor.class role_editor.vm maps to Role_editor.class
The result will be a fully formed HTML document with the $hello replaced with the value: "this is a test...". If you want to make the URI above shorter or easier to read, you could simply re-write things using mod_rewrite. For example, by removing the "/servlet/Turbine/template" portion of the URI.
As you can see, this is much easier than doing servlet after servlet because it removes a lot of the setup and other things that could potentially go wrong. It also makes the individual template files easier to manage and more re-usable because there isn't any surrounding page layout mixed in with the page.
If you want to do something that is more complicated than this that is reflected across all of your Screens, then you should write a class that is a subclass of VelocityScreen and then put your specific code in there. For example, if you wanted a security method to be called automaticially without having to normally call super() to get it from an overridden method in the superclass, you could have something like this (semi-pseudo untested code):
package com.yourcompany.app.modules.screens; // Velocity Stuff import org.apache.velocity.context.Context; // Turbine Stuff import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData; import org.apache.turbine.modules.screens.VelocityScreen; public abstract class SecureScreen extends VelocityScreen { protected boolean doCheckSecurity(RunData data) throws Exception { if (data.isSecure()) return true; else return false; } /* * override the doBuild() method of the * TemplateScreen to always check security first */ public void doBuild(RunData data, Context context) throws Exception { if ( !this.doCheckSecurity(data)) { // set the template and screen to be different or do // some other short circuit code here } doBuildTemplate(data, context); return super.buildTemplate(data, context); } }
What this would do is override the doBuild() method in TemplateScreen (which is the base class that VelocityScreen subclasses from) and have it always do a security check before displaying the content. The benefit of this is that all you need to do to add security to your screen is to simply subclass this class instead of VelocityScreen. There is also no need to remember to call super() since the doBuild() method will be called for you automatically by Turbine. You can start to see how Turbine is simply an extension of the servlet framework itself. For example, the Servlet Engine will call HttpServlet's service() method for you, just like Turbine will call your doBuild() method for you. Tight integration with tools like Velocity just make things even cleaner. :-)
One other feature in this system is that if you are not building up a Context object that is specific for your screen, then you do not need to create a Java class to match the template file. You simply create the .vm template and put it in a directory and call it with the same URI described above. This is really useful when you have a static site of content that you are converting to be dynamic and you only want to do small portions of it at any one time. You can also do the opposite of this which is to only create a Java class file and no template file. You can do this by simply overriding the doBuild() method in TemplateScreen and returning your results directly instead of attempting to build a template. Later, when you want to add a template and remove the HTML code, you can change the doBuild() into a doBuildTemplate(), build the Context object up and you are done. Cool!
Here is an example of having templates in subdirectories and making links to each of them.
Create a directory structure like this:
WEB-INF/templates/screens/admin/ Put index.vm into the screens/ directory. Put UserAdmin.vm into the screens/admin/ directory.
In index.vm, if you want to link to UserAdmin.vm, you would add something like this to the HTML:
User Admin Screen
As you can see above, I used a "," instead of a "/". The above will create a fully formed URI with the session information encoded into the link if the \ client browser has cookies turned off.
If you really want to use a slash instead of the comma when using the $link tool, you will need to make a change to your TurbineResources.properties file. You need to change the value of tool.request.link from org.apache.turbine.util.template.TemplateLink to org.apache.turbine.util.template.TemplateLinkWithSlash.
You will incur a slight performance hit since this class will replace the slash for with a comma for you. The URL that is build as a result will be identical.
Now that you know how to create simple Screens, you are probably wondering where the layout and navigation portions of the page come from and how you control that. If you were not wondering that, then shame on you. :-) Essentially, it is the same exact procedure as before except you subclass VelocitySiteLayout and VelocitySiteNavigation instead. Again, it is possible to not have Java class files always match up with the template and in most cases, you probably won't need to have a user defined Context in the Layout.
Below is an example Layout. It will be searched for in the templates/layouts directory structure and also takes advantage of the same template path lookup code as described below:
#if($data.Message) $data.Message #end

 $navigation.setTemplate("/default_top.vm")

 $screen_placeholder

 $navigation.setTemplate("/default_bottom.vm")

The variable $screen_placeholder is important here because that is where the output from your Screen will be placed. VelocitySiteLayout is responsible for taking care of this. The other variables are for including your Navigations into the system. The benefit of all of this is that it enforces the View portion of the MVC model because the "body" and "navigation" portions of your page simply becomes a variable that you can plug into any number of Layouts and in any location. If you want to write code so that the Layout is determined by a variable in the database or in the HTTP request or whever, all you need to do is write your own VelocitySiteLayout and override some of the methods in there to determine the layout based on your own conditions instead of the system default conditions.
Since everything is keyed off the template variable, if data.getParameters().getString("template") returns /about_us/directions/driving.vm, the search for the Screen class is as follows (in order):
If the template variable does not exist, then VelocityScreen will be executed and templates/screens/index.vm will be executed. If index.vm is not found or if the template is invalid or Velocity execution throws an exception of any reason, then templates/screens/error.vm will be executed.
For the Layouts and Navigations, the following paths will be searched in the layouts and navigations template subdirectories (in order):
Actions happen when you have an action parameter defined in the URI. For example:
In this case, what happens is that the class UpdateWorld class (located in your WEB-INF/classes/com/yourcompany/app/modules/actions/ directory) is executed first before anything. Then your HelloWorld class (located in your WEB-INF/classes/com/yourcompany/app/modules/screens/ directory) is executed. Then your template (for screen/navigation/layout) HelloWorld.vm is executed. The point of an action is that it should perform some sort of "action" on your system. Usually, this means storing some information from a POST request into a database or sending email or something of that nature. Actions themselves do not return results, but may set a message with data.setMessage(). They can also short circuit the system by changing the Template and Screen to be executed. You might want to do that if there is an error with the form data and you want to re-display the same page again. Unlike most of the rest of the modules (ie: Screens, Navigations, Layouts), there is no corresponding Velocity template file for an Action.
package com.yourcompany.app.modules.actions; // Velocity Stuff import org.apache.velocity.context.Context; // Turbine Stuff import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData; import org.apache.turbine.modules.actions.VelocityAction; public class AddUser extends VelocityAction { public void doPerform( RunData data, Context context ) throws Exception { if ( data.getParameters().getString("username",null) == null) { data.setMessage("Username does not exist"); setTemplate ( data, "AddUser.vm" ); return; } // store user info into database data.setMessage("Information stored!"); setTemplate( data, "MainMenu.vm"); // stuff something into the Velocity Context context.put ("variable", "foo"); } }
In the very basic example Action above, a check is performed to make sure that the form data contained a "username" variable. If there is no data, the template is changed back to the "AddUser" template and the processing is stopped with an error message that can be easily displayed in the template. If the processing finishes, then the MainMenu.vm template will be shown and the message can be displayed.
There is also a new feature of Turbine that the VelocitySiteAction takes advantage of, it is called Action Event. Please click the link and read more documentation about it. This is an excellent way to write your actions because now they are entirely event driven based on which button was clicked in the HTML form.
Frames are easily achieved with Velocity, the frameset tag being implemented at the screen level. The default setting for the layout.default directive in the TurbineResources.properties is the VelocityECSLayout class. The VelocityECSLayout wraps the Screen in Body tags. For frames this needs to be removed. The layout.default needs to be changed to;
The layout Velocity template needs to point to the screen_placeholder. As an example modify the Default.vm in the /WEB-INF/templates/layouts/;
The screen_placeholder marker will load and process the template marked as the template.homepage in the TurbineResources.properties. To create frames this is the template which will need to contain the frameset tag. Edit /WEB-INF/templates/screens/Index.vm;
$page.setTitle("Frames example"); <frameset> <frame src="$link.getPage("FrameTop.vm")" /> <frame src="http://www.something.com/" /> </frameset>
Create a FrameTop.vm template in the /WEB-INF/templates/screens directory. The top frame will load this template. The reference to something.com requires an internet connection and is shown as an example, anything can be linked to the lower frame, another Velocity Screen for instance.
## Example FrameTop.vm
The FrameTop Velocity Template
The VelocityService can support many paths for the Velocity Templates to be loaded and read from. This is specified in the TurbineResources.properties file;
services.VelocityService.file.resource.loader.path = /templates,/my-templates,/more-tempates
The multiple paths are comma delimited and are specified from the Servlet Engines context.


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5000 people dressed beautifully in white, descended upon the the riverfront of New York Harbor. With views of the Statue of Liberty, guests mingled, dined, danced, celebrated and made new friends all in the spirit of Dîner en Blanc.
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By AMANDA LEE MYERS
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A federal judge who recently ordered the marriages of two gay couples to be recognized in Ohio despite a statewide constitutional ban has infuriated some conservatives who paint him as a liberal activist judge who should be impeached, while his supporters say he's a fair and thoughtful adjudicator.
Judge Timothy Seymour Black ruled in favor of the two couples, each struggling with death as they sue state authorities to get their out-of-state marriages recognized on Ohio death certificates. Black found that the couples deserve to be treated with respect and that Ohio law historically has recognized out-of-state marriages as valid as long as they were legal where they took place, such as marriages between cousins and involving minors.
"How then can Ohio, especially given the historical status of Ohio law, single out same-sex marriages as ones it will not recognize?" Black wrote in August. "The short answer is that Ohio cannot."
The ruling has gotten attention nationwide, helping spark a similar but much broader lawsuit in Pennsylvania and leading at least one Idaho lawmaker to publicly wonder whether his state is violating the Constitution by failing to recognize the out-of-state marriages of gay couples. Meanwhile, Oregon officials have declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages of couples who wed in other states or countries.
Black's decision also has drawn the ire of conservative groups and lawmakers in Ohio, most notably from state Republican Rep. John Becker, who is calling for Congress to impeach him.
"The grounds are malfeasance and abuse of power," Becker wrote in a letter last month to U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup in which he asked the congressman to begin impeachment proceedings. "Judge Black has demonstrated his incompetence by allowing his personal political bias to supersede jurisprudence."
Black, 60, has not spoken publicly about the controversy and has declined requests for comment by The Associated Press.
Black's friends and colleagues defend him as a highly intelligent, thoughtful judge who closely examines every case before delivering rulings free of personal bias.
"With respect to his decision, I believe he's probably looked at it thoroughly and dispassionately," said Jean Geoppinger McCoy, president of the Cincinnati Bar Association, who has looked at Black as a mentor since their days at the same Cincinnati law firm in the early 90s. "He's not one who, in my experience, will take up causes without a fundamental basis for his opinion."
Black, a native of the Boston suburb of Brookline, graduated with honors from Harvard in 1975 with a degree in English and American literature before getting a law degree from Northern Kentucky University, where he went to night classes for five years as he worked during the day as a teacher.
Black, who also was on the rowing team at Harvard and still enjoys sailing on Ohio's picturesque Cowan Lake, worked at the prominent Cincinnati law firm of Graydon Head & Ritchey for 11 years before he became a municipal court judge in 1994, sitting on cases ranging from traffic offenses to domestic violence.
Black ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the Ohio Supreme Court in 2000 and 2002 before becoming a federal magistrate judge in 2004.
In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed him to his current position, praising Black's "evenhandedness, intellect, and spirit of service" and expressing confidence that he would "dispense justice with unwavering integrity and impartiality."
At his confirmation hearing, Black said the best decision he ever made as a judge and human being was marrying his wife of 36 years, Marnie Chapman Black, a self-employed tutor, and that the most important work he's done is raising his two daughters, Abby and Emily, who are in college.