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- New Clothes for New Year's Day.
This meticulously illustrated story shows a young girl dressing in her beautiful new clothes in preparation for the Lunar New Year. Translated from the Korean.(jPS BAE) Ages 5-8
- Hiromi's Hands.
A young woman bucks the all-male tradition to become a sushi chef at her family's restaurant in New York. Based on a true story.(jPS BARA) Ages 5-8
- All the Way to Lhasa: A Tale from Tibet.
The holy city of Lhasa is very far away – across snowy passes and rushing rivers. Can a boy and his yak get there before nightfall?(jPS BERG) Ages 4-9
- Ruby's Wish.
Ruby wants a university education, not just a husband. Her grandfather, who returned to China from Gold Mountain, carefully considers the unusual request. (also available in Spanish)(jPS BRID) Ages 5-8
- Sam and the Lucky Money.
It's New Year's Day, and Sam decides to share his leisee money with a homeless man in Chinatown. (also available in Chinese and Spanish)(jPS CHIN) Ages 4-7
- The Story of Chopsticks.
A humorous tale explaining how chopsticks may have been invented.(jPS COMP) Ages 5-8Also: The Runaway Rice Cake; The Story of Kites; The Story of Noodles; The Story of Paper.
For older readers: Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party.
- Nadia's Hands.
Henna is used to decorate the hands of a Pakistani American girl for her aunt's traditional wedding. How will her classmates react when she returns to school?(jPS ENGL) Ages 5-8
- Willie Wins.
Willie is embarrassed by the alkansiya, a Philippine coconut-shell bank, given to him by his father for a school money-saving project.(jPS GILL) Ages 5-8
- Hush! A Thai Lullaby.
- Also: Peek! A Thai Hide-and-Seek.
- A Place Where Sunflowers Grow.
Heartfelt story about a young girl who grows sunflowers to brighten the barren desert landscape of her Japanese internment camp during World War II. Bilingual English-Japanese.(jPS LEET) Ages 5-9
- Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding.
Jenny, unhappy about losing her favorite uncle to his new bride, describes the traditional wedding rituals and eventually accepts Aunt Stella.(jPS LOOK) Ages 4-8Also: Henry's First-Moon Birthday.
- My Chinatown: One Year in Poems.
Poetry chronicles a boy's adjustment to life in the United States, far from his native Hong Kong.(jPS PARK) Ages 2-5Also: Gai See: What You Can See in Chinatown .
- Bee-Bim Bop!
A little girl helps her mother prepare a favorite Korean dish for the family's dinner.(jPS MAK) Ages 5-8For older readers, see Park's fiction: The Kite Fighters (also available in Korean); Project Mulberry; A Single Shard (2002 Newberry Award winner, also available in Korean); When My Name Was Keoko
- My Mother's Sari.
A young girl's exploration of a sari's many uses is seen in this delightful offering originally published in India.(jPS RAO) Ages 3-5Also: My Dadima Wears a Sari by Kashmira Sheth
- My Name Is Yoon.
Yoon hates her American name and longs to return to her home in Korea. (also available in Spanish)(jPS RECO) Ages 5-8Also: Yoon and the Christmas Mitten; Yoon and the Jade Bracelet.
- Grandfather's Journey.
A young Japanese man's sojourn in America leaves him torn between two different countries for the rest of his life. (1994 Caldecott Award winner, also available in Japanese)(jPS SAY) Ages 8+Also: Emma's Rug; Music for Alice; Tree of Cranes; Tea with Milk.
- The Squiggle.
On a class walk, an imaginative preschooler turns a piece of red string into a playful celebration of traditional Chinese sounds and images.(jPS SCHA) Ages 3-6Also: Someone Says.
- The Breadwinner.
In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, an eleven-year-old girl must disguise herself as a boy to earn money and shop for her family following her father's arrest. Also sequels.(jF ELLI) Ages 10+
- The Trouble Begins.
A Vietnamese fifth grader's adjustment is difficult when he and his grandmother finally rejoin the rest of his family in America following ten years in a refugee camp.(jF HIME) Ages 9-12
- 1001 Cranes.
Twelve-year-old Angela must get used to the idea of your parents' impending divorce while living with grandparents whose Japanese ways she is slow to appreciate.(jF HIRA) Ages 10+
- Weedflower.
Relocated to an Arizona Indian reservation during World War II, a twelve-year-old Japanese-American girl struggles with boredom and keeps hope alive through friendships with a Mojave boy and an elderly neighbor.(jF KADO) Ages 11+Also: Kira-Kira (2005 Newbery Award winner).
See also: The Journal of Ben Uchida, Citizen 13559 by Barry Denenberg
- Kimchi & Calamari.
An adopted fourteen-year-old knows a lot about his Italian American heritage but little about his own Korean ancestry, until a school assignment prompts him to learn more. Told with honesty and humor.(jF KENT) Ages 10-13
- Landed.
Will twelve-year-old Sun correctly answer the Angel Island immigration officials' questions so that he may join his father in San Francisco? Quiet tension marks Lee's story of her own father-in-law's experience.(jF LEE) Ages 7-10Also: Earthquake.
- The Year of the Rat.
Pacy matures during a year of change when her best friend moves, and she decides to someday become an author/illustrator. Sequel to The Year of the Dog.(jF LIN) Ages 8-10For younger readers, see picture stories that Lin has written and/or illustrated: Fortune Cookie Fortunes; Lissy's Friends; One Is a Drummer by Roseanne Thong; The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker.
- Alvin Ho, Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things.
The author of the popular Ruby Lu stories introduces a unique second grader who never speaks at school but plays action hero at home.(jF LOOK) Ages 7-10
- The Gold-Threaded Dress.
The only Thai student in her fourth grade class, newcomer Oy struggles to fit in.Also: When Heaven Fell.
- Dragonwings.
A Chinese boy sails to San Francisco, lives through the 1906 earthquake, meets his father for the first time and helps him build a flying machine. (also available in Chinese). See the other titles in Yep's The Gold Mountain Chronicles.Also: ; The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island; The journal of Wong Ming-Chung; The Tiger's Apprentice trilogy.(jF YEP) Ages 9+
- Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam.
By Sherry Garland. Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Harcourt, 2001.
Six folktales are accompanied by source notes and explanations of Vietnamese history and culture.(j398.2095 GARL) Ages 8-11
- Suho's White Horse: A Mongolian Legend.
By Yuzo Otsuka. Illus. by Suekichi Akaba. Translated by Richard McNamara and Peter Howlett. R.I.C. Publications, 2004.
Classic story about the origin of the horse-head fiddle, first published in Japan in 1967. This reissue includes a CD.(j398.2095 OTSU) Ages 6-9Also found under the call number j398 Ot. See also: Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted and Betsy Lewin(j306.0951 LEWI).
- Filipino Children's Favorite Stories.
By Liana Romolu. Illus. by Joanne de Leon. Periplus, 2000.
Classic story about the origin of the horse-head fiddle, first published in Japan in 1967. This reissue includes a CD. Also found under the call number j398 Ot. See also: Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted and Betsy Lewin(j398.2095 OTSU) Ages 6-9
- The Tale of the Lucky Cat.
By Sunny Seki. East West Discovery Press, 2007.
Picture book retelling of a Japanese folktale that explains the origin of the waving cat statue, "Maneki Neko," a story of a good deed rewarded. Bilingual English-Japanese.(j398.2095 SEKI) Ages 5-9
- The Gift of the Crocodile.
By Judy Sierra. Illus. by Reynold Ruffins. Simon and Schuster, 2000.
An Indonesian version of the Cinderella story.(j398.2095 SIER) Ages 6-9Other Asian variants include: Angkat: The Cambodian Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn; Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India by Meredith Brucker; Jouanah, a Hmong Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn; The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo; Tam Cam: The Vietnamese Cinderella Story by Nguyen Thi Nhuan; Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie.
- Thai Tales.
By Supaporn Vathanaprida. Edited by Margaret Read MacDonald. Illus. by Boonsong Rohitasuke. Libraries Unlimited, 1994.
A varied collection of 28 Thai tales, with information about Buddhism in Thai life.(j398.2095 VATH) Ages 10+
- Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China.
By Ed Young. Philomel, 1989.
Dramatic pastel and watercolor art illustrates the tale of three sisters who outwit a menacing wolf. The 1990 Caldecott Award winner.(j398.2095 YOUN) Ages 6-9Also found under the call number: j398 YOUN. Also: Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac(j133.5 YOUN); Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem About China(jPS YOUN).
- The Ramayana for Children.
A lively retelling of the ancient, beloved epic of India. Prince Rama's adventures are filled with gods, heroes and monsters, romance and war.(j294.5922 SHAR 2003) Ages 9+
- The Hmong of Southeast Asia.
An aboriginal people found across several Asian countries, the Hmong observe varying customs and traditions while speaking the same language.(j305.8959 MILL) Ages 9-12
- Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats.
Five major Chinese festivals are highlighted through tales, recipes and activities.(j394.26 SIMO) Ages 9-12
- Floating Lanterns and Golden Shrines: Celebrating Japanese Festivals.
Overview of Japanese and Japanese American cultural life. From the same publisher: Kneeling Carabao and Dancing Giants: Celebrating Filipino Festivals; Exploring Chinatown: A Children's Guide to Chinese Culture; Made in China: Ideas and Inventions from Ancient China; and A Thousand Peaks: Poems from China.(j394.2695 KRAS) Ages 8-12
- Asian Kites.
A noted kite authority introduces 15 kite projects, with clearly written directions and easy-to-obtain supplies, from China, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, and Japan. Part of the Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids series.(j629.1333 HOSK) Ages 7-12
- Cooking the Vietnamese Way.
Popular recipes from Vietnam. Also in the Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks series: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Thailand.(j641.5959 NGUY) Ages 9+
- Come Look with Me: Asian Art.
Interactive introduction to the broad spectrum of Asian art through twelve representative works, from an 11th century Indian sculpture to a 21st century Japanese acrylic painting.(j709.5 LANE) Ages 8+
- A Song for Cambodia.
The life story of Arn Chorn-Pond who survived the harrowing Cambodian killing fields thanks to his musical ability. He grew up to become a human rights leader, also working to revive Cambodian traditional arts.(j780.2 CHOR) Ages 8-11
- Cool Melons – Turn to Frogs!
(j895.6143 GOLL) Ages 8-11For a poetic form that originated in Korea, see Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems) by Linda Sue Park
- Myanmar in Pictures.
A general introduction to the land, history and government, people, cultural life, and economy of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Part of the newly revised Visual Geography series.(j959.1 STRE) Ages 9+
- Asian Indian Americans.
Examines immigration history and contemporary life. Part of the We Are America series.(j973.0491 YODE) Ages 8-11Also: Chinese Americans; Filipino Americans; Japanese Americans; Korean Americans; Thai Americans; Vietnamese Americans.
- Dia's Story Cloth: The Hmong People's Journey of Freedom.
Along with Hmong history, Cha recounts the story of her family's journey from Laos to America. Based on art by her aunt and uncle.(j973.0495 CHA) Ages 8-11
- A Kid's Guide to Asian American History.
History is enlivened by more than 70 activities from the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Asian Indian, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian American cultures, including arts and crafts, sports and games, dance, theater and recipes.(j973.0495 PETR) Ages 8-12
- Confucius: The Golden Rule.
Carefully chronicles the life, times and surprisingly modern ideas of the Chinese philosopher who lived more than 2,500 years ago.(jB CONF) Ages 9-12
- Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story.
A Korean-American boy worked long, hard hours to become an Olympic diving gold medalist and physician.(jB LEE) Ages 7-10
- Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy.
This photo-essay recalls the courageous story of an eight-year-old Amerasian who was brought to the United States in 1975 as part of Operation Babylift and adopted by a family in Ohio. He has since become an emergency room doctor.(jB STEI) Ages 10+


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On the front page of Drudge this morning, the lead item blares in all-cap red "BLOW TO O: MO SAYS NO". But here in Missouri, you'd be hard pressed to find the tiny bullet point "Missouri sets up challenge to federal health care law" on the Kansas City Star's homepage. It gets less billing than their promo for the "Hottest people, places and trends" feature in Ink magazine. So is Missouri's rebuke to Obamacare a big deal or not?
Let's look at the numbers. Proposition C, which rejects the Constitutionally questionable federal health care insurance mandate, garnered 71.1 percent of the vote last night.
- The 667,680 people who voted for Prop. C outnumbered the combined number of people who voted for the winners of both the Democratic and Republican Senate primary races.
- The number of people who voted in the Prop. C contest outnumbered the total number of people voting for all Senate primary candidates.
- The number of people voting for Prop. C outnumbered the total number of people voting for all Republican candidates for Senate, meaning that despite a lopsided Republican turnout, support for Prop. C was thoroughly bi-partisan.
- Even assuming the unlikely occurrence that 100 percent of the Republican turnout voted in favor of Prop. C, that means that at the very minimum, 25 percent of Democrats also supported the measure.
All this despite the fact that:
- Only $115,000 was spent by proponents of Prop. C, while the Missouri Hospital Association spent $300,000 to defeat it, according to the Missouri Record whose editor managed the Yes on C campaign.
- There was a near news blackout on the very existence of the initiative.
- Annectdotally speaking, I never saw a single Yes or No on Prop. C sign and didn't receive a single communication from either campaign, despite being a 100 percent turnout household.
- The only other major statewide race was the Senate primary to select candidates to replace Kit Bond and the result was a foregone conclusion for both parties. Robin Carnahan took 84 percent of the Democrat vote and Roy Blunt took 71 percent of the Republican vote.
- Even the Catholic bishops of Missouri who'd taken strong stands against aspects of Obamacare, took a neutral position on Prop. C - preferring to spend their energies on attempts to exclude abortion from the scheme.
So, with little publicity and virtually no prodding, 7 out of 10 Missourians who voted yesterday sent an unmistakable rebuke to Obamacare. You can call that symbolic. You can say the federal courts will overturn it anyhow. And you might be right on both counts. But politicians who dismiss it are gonna have a heck of a time in November.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
The Magnitude of Missouri's Rebuke
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Test yourself using the Listen and Spell test.
I have just finalised the progress of the year groups and am delighted to see that from December to June 53% of the 98 students using Spellzone have raised their standardised scores to 100 and above.
One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.
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Not long ago I handed over an obscene amount of money every month to my local cable provider. For many years, their digital TV service and dual-tuner HD-DVR let me reliably watch and record analog and HD programs. When I started my service, the fee was actually "somewhat" reasonable at $41.99 per month for TV service and $8 per month for the HD-DVR. However, like most who have subscribed to cable services at one point or another know, cable providers are notorious for jacking up prices and implementing ridiculous fees year over year.
By the time the cable company and I finally parted ways, that very same services I'd used for at least 5 years prior was costing me $78 per month, plus $15 per month for the DVR (which hadn't changed or improved at all), plus some BS "HD Access" fee that was hitting me for another ten bucks or so, and a few other small but pointless surcharges.
Suffice it to say, I was fed up. Paying more per month than TiVo charges for their DVR service without getting to use a DVR as nice as TiVo's seemed, well, ludicrous. Taking matters into my own hands, I cut the cord and built my own HD-DVR using a PC and one of Windows' most underappreciated features - Windows Media Center. For a relatively low cost, it's possible to build an ultra-powerful HD-DVR and media playback device with no monthly fees and a feature set that puts every other DVR to shame. Heck, it may even be something Dad wants for Father's Day.
The Pros and Cons of Windows Media Center
A Media Center PC is a home theater PC (aka HTPC) centered around Windows Media Center for TV recording and most media playback. Before you set out to eschew your Cable Co's set-top for a Media Center PC, it's good to know the ups and downs of Media Center PCs.
- No monthly fees - That $15+ per month that was going to the cable company pretty much covers a subscription to Netflix and Hulu Plus.
- Excellent support for terrestrial broadcast and Cable
- Relatively low hardware cost for a basic setup - and normally the savings per month will pay for itself over time.
- No online content restrictions
- Can be used for many purposes other than TV or video, like browsing photos, gaming, web-surfing, etc.
- PCs can be quirky from time to time
- Not good for those with satellite services
- Windows Media Center doesn't support popular video formats and containers (without effort, but there are many free software solutions available)
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Is a Media Center PC good for me?
A Media Center PC is most ideal for cord-cutters looking to completely ditch pay-tv services entirely in favor of broadcast (network) programming and internet streaming. In fact, Media Center PCs have a distinct advantage for those interested in streaming video from the web. Many dedicated devices, like Google TV for example, are blocked from or lack access to many online sources like the CBS and NBC websites, free content on Hulu, and a variety of other commercial sites. PCs aren't restricted from this content, and because a Media Center PC is simply a PC, it is also unrestricted.
Those who can't live without pay TV services can still build a Media Center PC for digital cable services thanks to CableCARD. The tuners are more expensive and the setup is more complicated, but I suppose that's what it takes to be swimming in channels. Anyone who's looking to satellite for their TV services won't be particularly pleased with a PC-DVR solution right now.
Read "Why You Want a Home Theater PC in the Living Room" for much more about the myths and advantages of HTPCs.


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Make no mistake friends, God exists. God is real. Should you countenance thoughts otherwise, this case involving Jerry Sandusky and his committing unspeakable crimes of violation against a number of young boys proves it. This case demonstrates the existence of God by demonstrating the existence of evil. Now of course, evil is not some deity that is the opposite of God who contests God, as dualistic religions and philosophies propose. Neither is evil some force (whether personal or impersonal) as again some religions or philosophies claim, i.e. the "karma" of eastern religions and the New Age ideas that influence them. Instead, Gotquestions.org (a Christian ministry) provides a very suitable Bible-based definition:
A dictionary definition of evil is "morally reprehensible, sinful, wicked." The definition of evil in the Bible falls into two categories: evil against one another (murder, theft, adultery) and evil against God (unbelief, idolatry, blasphemy). From the prohibition against eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:9), to the destruction of Babylon the Great, the embodiment of evil to come (Revelation 18:2), the Bible speaks of evil.
So allow it to be said, from a reverse-logic standpoint, that because evil exists – as the Bible clearly bears witness of – then God must necessarily exist also. Moreover, God must exist as the answer to evil, the one who defeats evil, which the Bible also bears witness of. Great, unspeakable, incomprehensible craven crimes against the innocent is evidence of the existence of evil, evidence of a great problem with our existence that must be overcome lest we be destroyed by it, and evidence of a solution to this pressing existential problem and threat that only God can provide. If there is nothing more powerful than evil save God, then God must exist. It is said that love is more powerful than evil. This is so, and the Bible bears witness that God is love and that God is loving.
'Tis tempting to deny that the actions of Jerry Sandusky were in fact attributable to evil, which one might accuse of being some abstract idea. Instead, one can propose a more rational, reasonable scientific root cause: that Sandusky is simply disturbed, one possessing an abnormal brain biology or chemistry that causes him to both have abnormal urges and be unable to restrain himself from acting on them; that indeed he might have an inability to discern or respond to reality. Legitimate medical science has proven that such is the case with a number of people, indeed those that have committed monstrous crimes against individuals and humanity. And yes, the problem of evil must be explained in such a way that deals with cases as these, just as explanations are needed for such things as natural disasters, epidemics, and stillborn children that lack an identifiable human villain, antagonist or cause.
But in this case, one not need to consider (solely) Jerry Sandusky when it comes to evil. Instead, we have other figures with regards to this case such as Mike McQueary, Joe Paterno, and many other figures at Penn State University and the surrounding community who had knowledge of the crimes of Sandusky for many years and failed to act in a manner that would have punished the guilty and protected the innocent. These figures chose not to act because of the wealth, power and prestige associated with college athletics, in particular Pennsylvania State University football. 1 Titus 6:10 says "For the love of money is the root of all evil!" At other points in the Bible, the contrast between mammon – the desire for money, power and privilege – and the things of God are given, as are the people who seek the former verses the latter. Thus, even if we deny that Sandusky is evil, then the actions of those who chose not to act in the interests of those that Sandusky victimized and to protect him from committing further harm most certainly was! So the monstrous behavior associated with this case was clearly evil, and evil on this scale demonstrates the need for one with the power and desire to defeat it, and this need can be met only by God.
If God hates and can overcome evil, why does He suffer its existence in the first place? The reason is that the existence of evil was the cost of accomplishing creation. Only God is perfect, containing perfect power, knowledge and righteousness. Thus, anything and everything that is not God will inevitably come to a state of imperfection, and this imperfection is either evil itself, or allows for evil events to occur. So, though creation was not evil at the time that God finished it, creation did what was inevitable, which was lapse into an imperfect, evil state.
The Bible describes this occurring both with Satan in Ezekiel 28:13-19 and Isaiah 14:12-17, and with Adam in Genesis 2-3. The Bible states that both Adam and Satan were created perfect (see Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 1:31 concerning Adam and Ezekiel 28:15 concerning Satan) but that they both abandoned that perfect state of their own accord, through no fault or action of God and without being attributable to any flaw or defect in their making or original condition. God did not create evil, but instead evil was the inevitable result of creation. As God did not cause or force the actions of Adam or Satan, being responsible for creation does not make God responsible for the evil in creation.
That creates the question: if God knows all things, then He knew that His creation would lapse into imperfection and that evil would result. This means that God was willing to allow the existence of evil. Why, then, did God allow the existence of evil, even if He is not to be blamed for evil? The answer is this: God allowed the existence of evil in order to accomplish a greater good: for the glory of His Son. 1 Colossians 1:16 states that all creation was done according to the will of God the Father for God the Son. For God the Father to glorify, honor and please God the Son was the greater good that was accomplished by suffering the existence of evil. This can be put into better perspective when one realizes that though evil will only exist for a time, the exaltation of God's Son that came as a result of creation will last forever!
It is easy to doubt and mock and say "God was willing to allow the existence of evil because it cost Him and His Son nothing; that His creation that He claims to love – including sentient human beings – had to bear all the negative costs and effects." Now be not deceived: even were this so, it would be perfectly appropriate and within God's rights, being that He is the sole Owner and Master of whatever He chooses to create for whatever purposes He chooses to create it. However, it should be said that this is not so! Again, it is not so that creation alone must bear the negative effects of evil; that God kept Himself unaffected and unscathed by such horrible events as what Mike McQueary saw being done to a juvenile boy by Jerry Sandusky yet refused to intervene to save the juvenile, though being a 27 year old former football player he certainly had the ability to. Instead, though He was by no means obligated or required to, God demonstrated the legitimacy and the extent of His love for creation by giving up the very Son for whose glory creation was accomplished in the first place to die on a cross!
You see, the existence of evil in creation was no mere set of bad facts. Instead, it was a situation that required a remedy. It created a debt that had to be paid. It was a crime for which something had to be punished. God could have remedied the situation by simply destroying creation, all of it, forever. But instead, God chose to have His Son, totally innocent and blameless of all imperfection and evil, provide the remedy by paying the debt, by taking on all the punishment upon Himself. God's Son, Jesus Christ, did this by dying on a cross in place of creation. By paying this debt, this allowed creation – or some part of it anyway – to remain forever for the joy and happiness of God's Son – who was resurrected from the dead – and as this same Son of God is forever the joy and happiness of His Father, this state of affairs is certainly appropriate. Thus, the logic of the greater good of allowing evil to exist for a time for the joy of God the Son and God the Father for an eternity becomes explicit, apparent and utterly reasonable. Suffering the existence of evil was a great price, but one that God was willing to pay with the blood of His own Son. Far from being the "cosmic child abuse" that some doubters propose, the truth is that God's Son – also divine and one with His Father and with His Father's Spirit – is a willing participant, is manifestly pleased with the arrangement, and benefit to Him (and His Father) far outlasts and exceeds (in value and duration) the very real and significant loss.
So whenever you learn of – or experience – any great evil, though you may and should mourn it, always remember: the occurrence of this evil does manage to powerfully demonstrate that God exists. So, remember that the God who does exists has already paid the price of evil – through His own Son on a cross – and will one day put an end to all evil forever. God's creation will endure, but the evil will not. This does leave one final pressing issue: your fate. Will you be part of the creation that endures forever, providing joy and delight to God's Son while receiving great benefits from this existence (and absent any and all negative effects or considerations) yourself? Or will you be included in the portion of creation that is destroyed when all evil is destroyed? The answer to this is simple: if you renounce and turn away from all of the evil that you have done and thereby represent and believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died to pay the debt incurred by your evil and was resurrected from the dead, then you will be among the portion of creation that remains. Otherwise, you will be among the portion of creation that is destroyed. (As time will no longer exists – for time is part of creation – the process of your destruction will take place in eternity and last for an eternity.)
For make no mistake, even if you had no part in this incident, we have all committed evil, if not according to our own standards, according to God's standards. Though the debt incurred by your evil actions has already been paid for by Jesus Christ, the Bible makes it clear that only those who renounce their evil actions and ways and believe in Jesus Christ will have their paid debt applied. It is the same as having won a contest, but having to go present yourself and your ticket to those running the contest to claim your prize. Though your debt has been paid, one has to renounce his evil actions and tendencies and believe in the Sonship, Lordship, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to have that paid debt "applied to their accounts." In order to further explain and assist you in this process, please click on "The Three Step Salvation Plan" link below, which contains information presented in both written and video form. I entreat and implore you to do so – to heed and believe – immediately. Thank you.


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Knicks president Phil Jackson and owner James Dolan addressed the Knicks after their final game on Wednesday, a Knicks player confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.
While Jackson commended the team for its effort and complimented coach Mike Woodson, he made it clear that there would be personnel changes this summer, the player said.
He credited Woody," said the player. "But he also said that theres going to be changes, some of us wont be in this room next year.
The player said Jackson told the Knicks that they owed a lot of gratitude to head coach Mike Woodson. The player also said Jackson indicated that the team needed to start thinking differently and thinking about what we can do to contend for a title.
Jackson and Dolans postgame speeches were first reported by the New York Daily News.
Dolan, who told staffers on the eve of the season that he felt the Knicks could contend for an NBA title, told the players on Wednesday that he was disappointed by the season, that he had higher expectations, the player said.
He said we left the fans wanting more, the player said.
The player said Dolan added the Knicks "have to start thinking about a championship and he told us that it starts [Thursday]. It was a great speech."
Woodson was in the room for the speech, according to the player. But his future with the Knicks is unclear.
While it is widely believed that the Knicks have already made the decision to move on from Woodson, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard on Friday that nothing will be announced this weekend.
Woodson's fate is likely to be announced early next week.
Sources close to the situation told ESPNs Marc Stein that Woodson is "bracing" for the worst, especially after the Knicks conducted exit interviews with players Thursday without the coach present.
It is thought, however, that Woodson has not been told of his fate.
Regarding the offseason changes Jackson mentioned, the Knicks aren't expected to have much of an opportunity to re-shape the roster this summer.
Even if free-agent-to-be Carmelo Anthony signs with another team, the Knicks still will be over the salary cap thanks to the contracts for Andrea Bargnani ($11.5 million in 2014-15), Amar'e Stoudemire ($23.4 million) and Tyson Chandler ($14.6 million).
It's been 3 days from the Knicks last regular season game (4-16), and Mike Woodson has not been FIRED.


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Snowball Cocktail
1/6 Crème de Violette. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Benoit Serres liqueur de violette)
1/6 White Crème de Menthe. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Brizard White Creme de Menthe)
1/6 Anisette. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Anis del Mono dulce)
1/6 Sweet Cream. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Cream)
1/3 Dry Gin. (3/4 oz Tanqueray Gin*)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
This is woman's work.
I have, in the past, put myself on record as saying this is possibly one of the worst cocktails in the entire Savoy cocktail Book.
Oddly, I have made this monstrosity on more than one occasion during our Savoy Cocktail Book Nights at Alembic Bar. In fact, one time it was even an out of town bartender who asked for it. I was like, "Really?! You know what is in that, right?" Yet he persisted in his desire to experience the Snowball. Curious. Whenever we make it there, it just seems so much worse than anything else we make in the course of the evening.
Considered on its own, however, and in this rather diminutive size, I am not entirely sure it is without its own charms. Perhaps it was my choice of brands? Tanqueray having a bit more spine than the usual Beefeater, Benoit Serres being a fine Violette, Brizard being a tasty Menthe, and Anis del Mono, one of the finest spanish Anis.
In any case, this wasn't quite the creamy mouthwash disaster I remember. Still, as the Savoy Cocktail Book sez, this really is "Women's Work".
*The jungle wrapped, half bottle of Tanqueray Gin used in this cocktail was sent to me by a firm promoting the brand, and, as you may have read on other blogs, the putative birthday of Charles Tanqueray, alleged inventor of the gin. I actually like to have Tanqueray in the house, as it is a fine example of Juniper heavy London Dry Gin. However, as it is rather more expensive than the always useful Beefeater, I often pass it up and save my "special gin" money for things like Junipero. Drinking it in this cocktail, I am reminded that it is really a very good gin.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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What is the appeal of 'extreme exercise'?
Flogging yourself fitness is all the rage.
Think CrossFit, Bikram yoga, Tough Mudder-type challenges and ultramarathons.
They're same, same but different to your average exercise.
Average exercise we might describe as 'fun' whereas flogging yourself fitness is more about self-flagellation.
It's not just being stuck in a stinky sauna and flicked with someone else's sweat while you workout (looking at you Bikram).
Overheating, vomiting, enduring electric shocks, dehydration, bruises, cuts, kidney-failure and cardiac damage are just some of the potential risks of such high-intensity forms of fitness.
So why are people drawn to them in droves?
Some put it down to our instant gratification, go hard or go home culture. Others suggest that extreme exercisers are sensation-seekers who enjoy the bragging rights earned by doing (arguably) insane yet unique activities.
"It's psychologically more rewarding than plodding away on a treadmill," points out Dr Jeremy Adams, a psychologist with a PhD in sport and exercise psychology. "People get psychological benefits from feeling like they've achieved something."
Plus, he adds, there's often novelty factor, challenge and the bonding that tends to go on within niche fitness cultures.
"They're really tribal," he says of Bikram and CrossFit. "Exercise with others when you find it rewarding and you will get massive benefits."
The physical catharsis of these types of exercise is huge.
But as much as they are physical activities, the feel-good factor seems to lie largely in the mental benefits.
A 2013 study by Australian researcher Eric Brymer found that the challenge of mind over matter - in this case our bodies - can be mentally and emotionally "transformative".
As we break through physical and mental barriers and, often, face our fears we experience "a sense of personal liberation", Brymer wrote in the study which was published in the Journal of Health Psychology.
As well as a sense of liberation, extreme exercise can bring a greater sense of control, new research suggests.
"What we're finding is that when people are feeling a loss of control, they're particularly likely to go for these high-effort things like very intense workouts because it makes them feel empowered," the co-authorof the study, Dr Keisha Cutright told Time.
"You feel like you're in charge of the desired outcome," Cutright added of the results, which were published in the Journal of Consumer Research. "You find a certain amount of control over your life, and that feels good."
While there are benefits associated with stretching ourselves through sport and exercise, there can also be a dark side.
And it's not just the risk that people will become, as Adams puts is, "zealots about a particular brand of exercise".
A 2011 study conducted by University of Queensland psychologists found that those who felt guilt in their life were more prone to punish themselves through pain.
"Going on a hard run is perhaps a convenient way to make ourselves feel better after we've behaved badly," Brock Bastian, the study's co-author, explained. "It makes us feel like the scales of justice have been rebalanced."
There is also the more obvious dark side of pushing ourselves to our limit.
"It might have instant rewards but there is also the potential for massive injury," Dr Adams says.
Potential injury and the potential to become obsessed with exercise.
Adams says there are certain criteria that make it "pretty obvious" that someone's approach to exercise has become unhealthy.
These include not taking rest days, exercising through injury or ill health, subscribing to "logic fallacies" like two hours of exercise must be better than one, becoming upset and irrational when their exercise routine is broken and putting exercise before all else.
For the most part, however, getting hooked on exercise and pushing our limits here and there is healthy. Particularly given that we're becoming more sedentary as a population.
"Provided we have plenty of rest, have good instruction, diets and sleep, you can have high intensity work outs," Adams says. "They give better mood benefits.
"The harder you work out, the better - to a point. If you vomit, you won't feel good."
Sarah Berry is a lifestyle and health writer at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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Inauguration: Barack Obama tells US to seize the moment
Barack Obama has told the American people to "seize the moment", in a speech in Washington DC inaugurating his second term as US president.
He issued a plea for political unity while embracing liberal causes such as immigration reform, gay rights and the fight against climate change.
Mr Obama, 51, who is the 44th US president, was sworn in for his second term by Chief Justice John Roberts.
Hundreds of thousands of people crammed the ceremony on the National Mall.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, along with dozens of senators, congressional leaders and other dignitaries, attended the event at the US Capitol.
'Steeled resolve'
In his inaugural address, the Democratic president laid out his vision for the next four years and repeatedly declared: "Our journey is not complete."
"This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience," he said. "A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America's possibilities are limitless."
He added: "My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it - so long as we seize it together."
In a roughly 18-minute, 2,100-word speech, Mr Obama called for "collective action" to preserve American freedom, which he linked to social and economic equality.
"We, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it," he said.
In an era of congressional deadlock, the president said Americans must make hard choices to reduce the deficit and debt.
But he defended costly federal healthcare programmes which Republicans want to pare back. "These things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us," he said.
And after four years of hyper-partisan struggle, during which he has repeatedly tussled with conservatives, he challenged Washington to change the tone of its politics.
"We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate," he said.
Without making specific policy recommendations, Mr Obama said the US must overhaul the tax code, reform its education system, revamp the voting system and address climate change.
"Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought and more powerful storms," he said.
Mr Obama also referred to his just-launched campaign to curb gun violence.
"Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished, and always safe from harm," he said, naming the town in Connecticut where 20 children were massacred in a shooting at a primary school last month.
Mr Obama also said there was a need to "find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity."
As he was sworn in, Mr Obama placed his left hand on bibles owned by legendary American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and President Abraham Lincoln.
Vice-President Joe Biden publicly took the oath as well.
Mr Obama was also sworn in at a small White House ceremony on Sunday, as the US Constitution dictates presidential terms begin on 20 January.
After Monday's speech, Mr Obama attended the traditional inaugural lunch, dining on bison and lobster with US lawmakers in the Capitol building's Statuary Hall.
The president's motorcade then set off on the parade route down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House. The president and first lady emerged from the limousine to walk part of the route hand in hand.
The zone surrounding the National Mall in the US capital was in virtual lockdown, with movement of people and vehicles tightly restricted.
White tents, trailers and generators lined the parade route, while nearby buildings were adorned with red, white and blue bunting.
Officials estimate about 700,000 people were to attend the inauguration, down significantly from 2009, when about 1.8 million people witnessed Mr Obama be sworn in as America's first black president. About 260,000 people attended George W Bush's second inauguration ceremony in 2005.
In the evening, the Obamas donned formal attire for two inaugural balls in Washington, attended by tens of thousands of people.
At the Commander-in-Chief ball, Mr Obama thanked US soldiers who were present, saying their service "made possible" such days in the country's history.
He also greeted troops stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, via video link.


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Keith Hernandez, a sophomore marine science major at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, is one of 100 students nationwide to be awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ernest F. Hollings scholarship.
The scholarship includes up to $8,000 a year academic assistance for full-time study and a 10-week, paid, full-time internship position during the summer at a NOAA facility. There is also the possibility of reappointment for a second year of scholarship benefits.
The Hollings program prepares marine and atmospheric science students for careers in public service and education.
Hernandez is the seventh Hollings scholar from UH-Hilo since 2004. All have been marine science majors or have taken marine science classes.


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Obama's win: 12 takeaways
It's over.
And the 2012 presidential race pretty much played out as predicted by public pollsters and observers. Except it was a better night for President Barack Obama in certain significant respects than was anticipated.
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He defeated Mitt Romney in nearly all of the battleground states, including Virginia and Ohio, which had long been pegged as pivotal to the race, and he's holding on to a lead in Florida.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama's grind-it-out win)
Here are POLITICO'S 12 takeaways from the Obama win:
1. 2008 was not a drill
For months, Republicans had been working under the assumption that a bad economy would combine with an ebbing of the electorate that gave Obama victory in 2008. White voters would represent a higher portion of the electorate, black voters would never turn out again in such numbers, and Hispanic voters would be in play.
None of that turned out to be the case. The model predicted by Obama's pollster, Joel Benenson, was right, and the one created by Romney pollster Neil Newhouse was wrong. And public polls, especially in battleground states, contrary to an Internet uproar, were not "skewed" as conservatives fiercely insisted.
( Also on POLITICO: Four more for 44)
Black voters turned out in huge numbers, helping the president in urban areas in Ohio and keeping the margins close in North Carolina, despite Obama's loss there.
Black voters, in interviews ahead of the election, were vocal about their displeasure about questions about the president's birthplace and some of the broader Obama criticism. And while Obama has not governed, as he's said, as "the president of black America," pundits and political watchers underestimated how black voters would feel this cycle.
Hispanic voters made up a higher segment of the electorate in 2012, according to exit polls. Romney's camp assumed that the economy would be a winning message on its own, and that Latino voters would be so disappointed with the president over a failed promise of immigration reform that the Republican wouldn't need to cut into Obama's margins with them. That was not a safe assumption. If Obama wins Florida, black and Hispanic voters will be the reason why.
And in New Hampshire, voters seemed to prefer Obama as an authentic politician over the former neighbor-state governor. To be sure, Bill Clinton helped Obama with working-class white voters.
(PHOTOS: Stars react to Obama win)
This was an ugly and bitter campaign, miles away from the "hope and change" prescription of four years ago. Obama has work to do to get past a fractious election.
Still, Tuesday's results validate a few changing perceptions about the nature of U.S. politics right now. And they also are a reminder that a majority of voters do, as polls have shown, like Obama, and that their vote in 2008 wasn't just an experiment — his presidency is not somehow illegitimate.
2. We now know who was bluffing
And it was not the Obama team. The Romney campaign made a late feint at map expansion and touted the prospect of winning 300 electoral votes by capturing historically blue presidential states like Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Michigan.
Yet Romney made no real efforts in any of those states, other than airing some late-breaking ads. Republicans didn't have any real ground game efforts in any of those states.
Meanwhile, the Obama campaign invested in a serious ground game in every battleground state, and the Romney campaign didn't, despite claims to the contrary. The Obama campaign knew the voters they had to target, and did so effectively.
The Romney campaign counted unanswered phone calls and door knocks in its tallies of voter contacts that it frequently released to the press. Political director Rich Beeson told reporters they saw huge momentum and movement, and were counting on enthusiasm, without offering much backup beyond expecting their voters to turn out on Election Day. In fairness to Beeson, he was one of the few out there on the record. Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades never publicly discussed strategy on a conference call, keeping a low profile that has also shielded him from a lot of blame.


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FYI: all issues with my daily lockups in ubuntu 10.04 went away with 10.10.
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Nice laptop. Very big. Consider the size prior to buying. It is heavy.
1TB hard drive space and 8GB Memory make this an awesome desktop replacement.
The screen is very nice.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the HP Pavilion dv8t Quad. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the HP Pavilion dv8t Quad page on LapWik.
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For full specifications see the HP Pavilion dv8t Quad specifications page.
|HP Pavilion dv8t Quad
|Intel Corei7 Processor 820QM/720QM : 1.73 GHz - 1.60 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 8/6MB On-Die L2 Cache
|18.4" Full HD (1920×1080)
|NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
|Up to 8GB
|250GB to 1TB - 7200rpm
|Optical Drive
|DVD Super Multi
Blu-Ray Drive
802.11 b/g/n
|Not sure if the TurboBoost works. I have the 820qm. → Yes TB works with i7-720QM tested under Ubuntu 10.10 64-bits with i7z-0.25.tar.gz
|→ 1920 x 1080 with both Nouveau and nVidia proprietary drivers
|Two hard drives show up if you have dual drives. No hardware options for RAID
|Optical Drive
|Have only tested DVD Reading. Have BluRay Reader, but not tested
|I'm using the Nvidia driver, works great
| Speaker don't mute when headphone plugged in. Switch in Pulse-Audio Preferences to Analog Headphones, or use "alsamixer" to mute the Speaker channel. Or run 'xset b off' on startup.
Workaround :create the file alsa.conf in the directory /etc/modprobe.d/ and add:
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5 enable_msi=1
After this workaround the speaker will be muted when headphone plugged in
|No Modem
|Not Tested
|Card Reader
|SD cards (2-4 GB) are working fine on my Debian 6.0
|ExpressCard Slot
|Not Tested
|Fingerprint Reader
|There is no work being done on this yet as of 1/14/2010
|TV Tuner
|Note that it works only with digital signal, you can't plug it to your standard home analog tv socket
With the new kernel, sensors do not work. I can't see any info on temperature which is a little disconcerting. However, I run very heavy 8 processor applications without any crashes.
→ Under Ubuntu 10.10 just add the Gnome sensors applet to the menu bar.
Booting after Linux always brings up a BIOS warning that the notebook went into hibernation due to temperature. Not sure how to fix this.
→ This is fixed by updating BIOS to the latest F.25 version.
I am running OpenSUSE 11.2. Everything works out of the box as listed above. Very nice laptop. Miss having the fingerprint sensor that I had in my lenovo.
Very fast laptop.
Hello All,
I am owning since one year the HP Pavilion DV8-1190, a great laptop:
CPU Intel Core i7-720QM - GPU nVidia GT230M - 2 x 500 GB HDD each, BD player, etc…
After a lot of issues at the beginning under W7 64-bits which were solved during the first months of use by applying all the needed HP updates (direct nVidia driver, Bios F.25, HP MediaSmart Suite 4.1.x, HP Control Buttons, Finger Print Manager, etc.), everything is since running smoothly…
I am running on my DV8 without any (noticeable) issues the following Linux distributions in Multi-boot with W7 64-bits and WXP 32-bits (installed using nLite 1.4.x) from W7 Boot Manager modified with easyBCD 2.0.2:
- Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 64-bits (Full installation (FI) with nVidia proprietary driver,
- Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 32-bits (Wubi) with nVidia proprietary driver,
- Tango Studio 1.1 32-bits (FI) with Low-latency kernel and Nouveau driver,
- JoliCloud 1.1 32-bits (Wubi) with nVidia proprietary driver,
- Fedora 14 Desktop 64-bits (FI) with nVidia proprietary driver, and
- SplashTop OS beta 0.9.8.2 (kind of Wubi) the small brother of HP QuickWeb.
Time to time, I am also installing other Linux distributions after having tested them on a USB Flash key using the great MultiSystem S/W (running under Ubuntu) like openSUSE, Mandriva, Debian, Linux Mint, Puppy Linux, and less popular ones.
For the time being among all tested Linux distributions, these ones completely failed: xPUD 0.9.2 and Meego 1.1.
Hi again,
situation: Hitachi 500Gb 2.5" drive in enclosure. The enclosure has:
1. Straight USB cable for power and data - connected to USB, works fine.
2. USB Y-connector to DC round plug, plugs in to DC power connector on enclosure, provides power (blue led lights up).
3. When used with #2 above, one eSata connector, connected to USB/eSata connector on computer and eSata connector on enclosure.
The eSata, connected with options 2+3 above (proper way to provide power+data connection), has worked on this computer ONCE, and never again. I mean, during one session, I was able to issue "sudo /sbin/rescan-scsi-bus.sh" at a terminal, and it nicely scanned all scsi devices (install package scsi-tools if you want to try this).
I was able to boot up with the drive connected with eSata (as in option 2+3 above) and Lucid 10.0.4 64-bit recognized the drive nice and pretty. I was able to boot up without the drive plugged in, plug it via eSata (same as above) then issue the rescan command as above, and the drive would mount.
Since then, I don't know what happened (probably some kernel update), but only the straight USB connection work. No eSata.
Anyone experience anything similar?
Thanks in advance
ctrl+alt+F8~F12 = blank screen with blinking cursor
This is a DV8T Quad-Core running Ubuntu Lucid 1.0.04 64-bit.
Pressing ctrl+alt+F8 through F12 just produces a blank black screen with a blinking cursor at the top left corner. I wait as long as a minute, nothing going on.
Maybe I don't understand how this is supposed to work? with F1~F6 I get a login prompt and I can log in correctly. ctrl+alt+F7 brings me back to my original gnome session.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Bluetooth, Processors…
Hi again all, two things to report:
HP dv8t i7-740QM Quad Core processor
1. Looking in System Monitor, it reports 8, count them, EIGHT processors, and shows activity graphs for eight. I know this is a QUAD processor. Bug in System Monitor, or am I missing something?
2. Bluetooth mouse: Works very well, but if I disable the touchpad AFTER booting up, the mouse will still move around, but clicking on menus simply highlights the menu item, does not drop the menu. If I shutdown with touchpad disabled (red led above the touchpad) and restart, touchpad stays disable, and all is well with mouse. Not asking what to do about it, just reporting. Besides, this is a real cheap bt mouse, will try again soon with a better one.
About the 8 processors. It's because of hyperthreading which makes every core show up as 2 CPUs. The same happens in Windows. It is correct. If you check, you will see that they can be at 8 different loads.
I have a PC with Intel Atom single-core. It shows up as 2 because of hyperthreading.
I've hit the touchpad disable button issue on this and also a DV6 laptop, on mine it kills the keyboard completely until I reboot. I can up with a couple of scripts I have put into my gaming WINE scripts and also have on my menu bar
xinput –set-prop SynPS/2\ Synaptics\ TouchPad Device\ Enabled 0
save this into a file, chmod u+x <filename> it then set it up where you want. "Enabled 1" will re-enable the touchpad
I know this bug too. But it seems, that something with the focus is wrong, not the keyboard, as the cursor won't appear in text-fields. But Keyboard-Shortcuts work.
So, instead of rebooting, it's enough to switch the Terminal. Hit [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F1] and go back with [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F7]
I feel silly asking this question, but I've never used an eSATA port before:
Just got my brand spanking new dv8t and after playing with the virus known as win7, installed Lucid Lynx 64 bit. I have a hitachi drive in an enclosure supporting both usb and esata. It has a led on it that lights up when connected via usb. Is that supposed to light up when connected via esata? Does the esata port (doubles as usb of course) need to be set up somehow?
The thing is, it didn't work at all under Windows 7 either. I looked in the bios for a configuration screen, nothing in there to let you set up esata, usb ports, or anything of the sort.
Any ideas?
Other than that, after sneezing a bit with the original nvidia driver that came with ubuntu, installed updates and Lucid runs quite nicely so far.
Thanks in advance.
My eSata port works, also Plug'n'Play. The drive shows up In the Places menu in the Disks section. I'm using Lucid 64bit too.
Does the drive work when connected with usb?
Perhaps your disk doesn't support Plug and Play eSata. Try booting with the disk running.
It could also be, that you need to mount the disk manually, but the entries in the Places menu should handle that.
BTW: If you use your external disk solely with Linux, especially for backups, I recommend to format it with a Linux filesystem like EXT4, since it's more powerful and compatible. NTFS is proprietary and does not support standard linux features e.g. the Owner/Rights-Properties.
Thanks for the quick reply, phiphi,
I wasn't completely clear: My drive is a 2.5 inch in an enclosure supporting both USB and eSATA. It does not have a power supply of its own. The only way to provide it with power when connected via eSATA, is to also connect to a USB port at the same time, and I have the cabling for that. I didn't know this when I posted the question.
I still suspect my enclosure is somehow defective (because of other test results), but I guess the only reliable way to know whether this will work is to compare transfer rates while copying large files, connected via USB only vs eSATA+USB for power. Maybe you can confirm that with such a drive, you actually do need to plug in the USB cable for power?
I completely understand and agree with your point about formatting the external drive as an EXT4, but unfortunately this drive also holds Linux VMs that I need to run under Windows environments, so it needs to be NTFS for now.
Thanks again.
Oh, other than that, the computer is absolutely wonderful and Lucid-64Bit plays nice with it, as long as you have the most recent nVidia driver.
Love everything about it, but with Ubuntu 10.04 - my laptop display locks up about three times a day. I can remote in and reboot the machine… which I what I do (since Ubuntu rocks otherwise.)
I just bought an dv8-1190eo (18,4"). Installed Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit and it works great so far. The touchpad made the desktop freeze, but disabling the touchpad with the HW-button and then updating the system solved it.
Everything that I use seems to work excellent so far. TurboBoost works (confirmed with i7z and turbostat), and temperatures can be read by loading the coretemp module in Ubuntu (modprobe coretemp) and then use "sensors", or for example the "sensors-applet" package for the GNOME panel. Add it to /etc/modules for it to load at boot-time.
The webcam works great. Great quality. Wifi is fast, faster than any other computer on the network.
I guess I have the newest BIOS version. I read that many people have solved problems by updating the BIOS (like temperature warnings and so on).
I have to use "alsamixer" so turn down the speakers if I use a headset. I think this can be solved by installing the latest ALSA, but I haven't tried it yet.
The bass/treble keyboard controls does not work in Linux, but the sound is great for a laptop. You can adjust the settings in Windows, but I don't know if they apply to Linux afterwards. The other touch buttons on the keyboard work nicely.
Also, the fingerprint reader and the remote control does not work (I tried to tweak LIRC), but you can actually wake the computer from sleep with the remote.
Performance is excellent. Running virtual machines like they where not VMs (enable VM-technology in BIOS to be able to use VirtualBox 100% with multiple CPUs pr VM).
The screen is great.
I installed Ubuntu on the second hard drive (which was empty), and it dual-boots with Windows perfectly.
You can switch to the Headphones in the Audio Preferences (in the Panel, where Volume is). There, in the Output Tab you Switch from Analog Output to Analog Headphones.
When Ubuntu was installed on the second Partition, there was a big delay to loading GRUB, or after GRUB.
Because you can't change the boot order of the disks in the BIOS, i installed Ubuntu on the other disk. Then GRUB loaded much faster.
Problem: On the first disk are already 4 partitions, which is the limit if you dont us extended partitions. I anyways had to reinstall Windows as i didn't want the tools mess preinstalled, so i forced Windows to install on a single partition by making a third partion before assign the windows partition.
But you could also simply remove the HP_Recovery or the HP_Tools partiton, and then resize the Windows partition.
There you go Thanks!
Actually, I have to switch from "Analog speakers" to "Analog output".
My GRUB is not delayed unless I use a higher resolution for GRUB, but it's only 2 seconds or so.
This guide will give you the fancy pancy Plymouth splash screen the correct way with the proprietary NVIDIA drivers:
If you don't want Plymouth, simply remove the the word splash in /etc/default/grub and run "sudo update-grub".
BTW: I am going to replace the second hard drive with an Intel X-25M SSD sometime in the near future. It will make it super fast (spinning hard drives really are the bottle neck in modern computers). I don't want to touch the Windows drive. I barely use it, and I HATE all the crapware that companies like HP, ACER, ASUS etc installs on their computers. I want a clean Windows install with only the necessary drivers and easy access to installation of software from HP. A clean Windows install is so much faster. The option is to either uninstall all the crap (which still leaves a lot of traces), use a pirated version or buy another copy of Windows. BTW: When I now own Windows 7 Home Premium, do I have the right to download the CD or borrow from a friend and install it? I guess the answer is no, since I don't have a CD key…
You're right, it's not analog headphones on that machine, I am now on another Laptop, since mine get's repaired at the moment, the network card was defect.
You can simply copy another win7 home premium dvd and reinstall it with the key you have on the back of your notebook. which is what i have done and that's totally legal, as far as I know, since it's the key that you have to pay, not the medium. But windows didn't recognize the nvidia card, it says, there's a standard video card that works fine. even manual install of the nvidia driver didn't work. but i did no further investigation into this, as I'm totally fine with my Ubuntu. But could probably be solved.
Thanks for the quick reply!
I just took it for granted that there was no key on the backside (that recovery was the only option), but there it was :)
Too bad if the NVIDIA card doesn't work. I have som experience with NVIDIA on laptops, where the special driver from the laptop producer was the only one working, and only on one version of Windows.
So far I am not using Windows and if I need it I just wake one of my virtual machines with Windows (VirtualBox) and it takes like 5 seconds and I am ready to rock in Windows 7.
I'm considering buying an Intel X-25M SSD. It has great performance and will make this laptop THE BEST. Does anyone have any experience doing that? Have anyone changed the hard drive? In my experience, on some laptops, it's very easy, and on others you have to read a service manual because it's really difficult.
Purchased Mid-Feb 2010 from Costco (gives you 2 year warranty and 90 days return policy).
Came with windows 7 home edition and I also installed Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 (32 bit desktop edition using the alternate CD).
Bought as a desktop replacement and mobile (well, luggable!) office.
Note: did not have to upgrade BIOS (was loaded w latest at time of purchase)
The machine works perfectly under win7. Very pleased with it. (I see someone complain about bluetooth but I have not used it. Keep in mind that if you like the laptop, a usb/bluetooth adapter is like $5-10 OK?) Great keyboard. Finger print thingy is cool.
Ubuntu compatibility: Everything works out of the box with ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 (See note below). ALL features work pretty much out of the box including sleep, power saving, fan/cooling control, sound etc... (not tested finger print scanner). Skype works fine on Ubuntu using both the built-in webcam and a higher quality logitech 9000 model.
I'm not a big fan of the deep black reflective surface of the screen, a bit too much glare... but this is a minor gripe. Haven't tried to get the finger print scanner on ubuntu yet. I don't believe that the speed booster (cpu frequency goes from 1.60 to 2.xx on demand) works yet on linux/ubuntu. But I'm sure it's just a matter of getting the patches in the distributions... (i.e. a few months down the line).
Ubuntu installation:
Used the desktop-alternate (e.g. non-graphical) CD installation CD) and then allowed Ubuntu to enable the latest proprietary Ndivia drivers (195.x I believe).
Dual Monitors:
At home I use two external monitors:
Main: hdmi samsung 24" at 1920x1200 resolution, Secondary: 23" Asus monitor connected to VGA connector and running at 1920x1080 (I cheaped on the second monitor but could have used two big samsung ones just fine).
You can (only) have two displays working at once. One external screen and laptop screen OR turn off laptop screen (in ndivia control app) and two external monitors (one hdmi and one vga). It works nicely on both windows 7 and ubuntu lucid lynx 10.04.
Extra info: Very few bags available for these 18" laptops. CaseLogic (from Amazon) has one or two that work fine.
Great buy!
@scott: How did you upgrade your BIOS? Do you have a Link? Did you do it with Windows?
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 64 bit and encountered the temperature warning during reboot as well. Upgrading the BIOS eliminated the warning.
With Lucid Lynx on the DV8T - beta 2 (Ubuntu 10.4), when plugging in the headphones - sound appears to continue to go to both speakers and headphones, unless you:
1. bring up the "Sound Preferences" (click on the speaker in the panel)
2. select the output tab
3. change the connector to "Analog Output"
It would be nice if Ubuntu just did this, as it took me almost a week to find this.
With the most recent nvidia driver 195.. the problem with the image noise is solved.
In Ubuntu you can install the driver from following ppa:
On my new HP dv8-1190ez I installed Ubuntu 9.10.
Pre-Summary: This notebook is just a bit too new. With recent drivers for WLAN and Audio, it works almost perfectly.
Problem: Only the Subwoofer-Speaker was working.
Solution: Installing the most recent ALSA-Drivers with the ALSA Upgrade Script.
Problem2: After the Upgrade, it still does not recognise when a Headphone etc. is plugged in. As a workaround, I created a shortcut of alsamixer on the panel, where you can mute Speakers (0-9 keys)
With the compat-Drivers from the Linux Wireless Project, it works perfectly.
I worked with this tutorial (German):
With the proprietary nvidia-driver it works well, but when changing the X-Screen, I get an ugly image noise. Only a reboot helped in those cases.
On the Model in the store on which i could start the Ubuntu-Live-CD seemed to have no problems with sound.
Let's wait half a year and see what new drivers will bring.
This notebook is very similar to HP dv8-1180ez, HP dv8-1090ez resp. HP dv8-1080ez.


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We got going around the turn and finished strong the rest of the wayUPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Jan 19, 2009
But she found room in the 2 path in the stretch and it was a fantastic finishUPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Feb 25, 2002
I feel she enjoys what she's doing and she's so relaxedUPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Feb 25, 2002
The San Rafael Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California. The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile (8 furlongs) on the facility's Cushion Track synthetic dirt race track.
Prior to 2005, the race was held in early March. Beginning in 2005, the race was moved to mid-January to offer a better fit to trainers to race in the Sham Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (formerly known as the Santa Catalina Stakes) and the San Felipe Stakes. It is now the year's first official prep race for the U.S. Triple Crown series.
On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee.


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Your mission: Women will learn how to build homes through Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity clinics in order to build a house for a needy family May 4-10.
What you'll do: Learn to use hand and power tools, paint and finish, work on siding.
When and where: Use of hand and power tools, 10 a.m. Saturday at Lowe's in Houma; paint and finish work, 10 a.m. March 16 at Lowe's in Thibodaux; and siding, 10 a.m. April 6 at the Lowe's in Houma.
What's in it for you: The effort aims to get more women involved with Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, teach them construction skills and move families out of poverty housing, according to Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity officials.
Who to contact: To volunteer or join a clinic, call Aimee McLafferty at 447-6999. You can also sign up at Lowe's.
Your mission: Protect and restore the Louisiana coast, then celebrate with free food, beer and music afterward.
What you'll do: Construct one mile of dune fence and plant thousands of dune grasses on the beach of Grand Terre Island, just to the east of Grand Isle.
When: Two events, Friday and Saturday.
Where: Volunteers will meet at Grand Isle and take a short boat ride to Grand Terre Island.
What's in it for you: Abita Beer is teaming up with Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. The organizations will have a fish fry on Friday afternoon and a crawfish boil and couchon de lait on Saturday, with live music, games and Abita products — beer and root beer — free for all who volunteered.
Who to contact: Register at crcl.org or call 225-767-4181. The groups encourage volunteers to come down and spend the weekend in Grand Isle. If you need assistance finding a place to stay on Grand Isle, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Your mission: Clean Lake Fields Game and Fish Preserve.
When: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. March 10.
Where: Volunteers will meet at the Lockport Boat Launch on Company Canal. Lunch will be provided.
What's in it for you: Hurricanes and careless residents have deposited tons of debris and garbage in the Lake Fields area. It's not only an eyesore but a threat to local wildlife.
Who to contact: Joseph Dantin at 228-0358 or 449-4715 or email Dantin at email@example.com.
Your mission: Provide an animal-protection organization with some much-needed help as they care for homeless animals.
What you'll do: Help out at a fundraiser or visit the Lafourche Parish kennel once a week to feed, water and socialize with the animals. You can also adopt a pet through the organization.
Where: HOPE for Animals houses some of its dogs at a kennel in Lafourche Parish. All other animals are kept in foster homes through HOPE's foster network, a group of members who take in HOPE's rescues until they are adopted.
Who to contact: To volunteer, call 859-5246 for dogs and 859-5245 for cats.
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simonshack » November 22nd, 2016, 10:43 am wrote:bostonterrierowner » November 19th, 2016, 5:13 pm wrote:They are mocking the fuck out of us. "Elections" my ass
Good fecking grief... was THIS umpteenth "9/11 ad" really necessary?
They sure are mocking the f.ck out of us, dear BTO...
Anyone still thinking Trump's gonna blow the horn whistle on the 9/11 scam ?
This one is actually about predictive programming. Trump was announced POTUS ellect on November 9th


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Monday, November 10, 2008
Faston Finds a Hoard.
3 comments:
- 993C4S said...
What a great story! How did you find John (or did he find you?) The pictures are very well done and tell the story as well, if not better, than the written word.
Should we be concerned that your alter ego is now taking credit for your stories. :-)
- November 12, 2008 at 6:15 PM
- Kevin Gosselin said...
No concerns, though it seems that Faston can't help but find interesting cars.
I found the collector when I saw a car he had for sale had a few more in the background. I rang him up and almost fell out of my chair when I heard the extent of his sickness.
It was a truly remarkable experience walking through the collection.
- November 13, 2008 at 4:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
He is now selling cars on Ebay like crazy....a 1973 911T and E.
I am now reading "Hunt for 901", not a bad read. very nicly done as good as the James Patterson novels everybody reads, your book is of course fiction but some good information on cars and food....when is your next novel?
- December 29, 2010 at 10:17 AM


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At the heart of it is a question. It's penned on a whiteboard in a classroom at Denney Juvenile Justice Center.
"If … there is or was something someone could say or do to change your path, what would it be?"
There are answers, too, in the form of questions on posters made by kids confined at Denney. Some of those posters say:
"What if … I put people before drugs?"
"What if … I had a home to stay in for my whole childhood?"
"What if … I understood how my parents felt when I didn't care?" That poster has a stick-figure parent saying "We're worried about you" and a cartoon kid's reply of "I hate you guys."
Into that classroom Thursday walked 20 boys in orange detention clothes, a Seattle police detective, and four adults who served years in prison. With criminal records that run a gamut from fraud and armed robbery to second-degree murder, the former inmates came to the Everett juvenile facility to help.
They are part of the If Project, which uses the voices of former prison inmates to try to keep young people from following destructive paths.
"I'm tired of it — arresting kids your age," said Detective Kim Bogucki, the Seattle policewoman who co-founded the If Project four years ago. As part of the Seattle Police Department's Community Outreach Unit, Bogucki's focus is no longer arresting people. "There are police who need to do that," she told the kids.
With her If Project team of former prisoners, Bogucki's goal is sharing lessons learned the hard way. The hope is that hearing ex-convicts talk about what put them behind bars will keep kids from ever facing hard time.
"You don't have to continue on doing what you're doing. We want to prevent you from moving on to the next level," Honey Jo Herman told the boys. Some of the kids were being held for criminal offenses, others for truancy or At-Risk Youth program sanctions.
Herman, a Seattle native, told them she was "raised hard," in poverty and with a heroin-addicted father. Her life of crime began with shoplifting. "When stealing doesn't scare you anymore, you try something else," she said. "At 17, I robbed a man at gunpoint. I held him hostage three days. Imagine how scared that man must have been."
Herman spent six years at the Washington Corrections Center for Women near Purdy, and has been out for a decade. The real change in her life came after a death in her family five years ago. "I was so tired of being a messed-up person," she said.
She told the kids there's "good news" for them. "You can do whatever you want to do. This is a blip. You have your whole lives ahead of you," Herman said.
The If Project began when Bogucki went to Purdy and asked a group of inmates that question: if there was something someone could have said or done that would have changed their path. One inmate spread the word, inspiring hundreds of women there to write essays answering that question.
At Denney on Thursday, the boys watched a video of prison interviews with some of those women. Girls at Denney saw the presentation at an afternoon session Thursday. Bogucki said the If Project is now working with men at the Monroe Correctional Complex to bring more voices to the effort.
David Lujano spent 14 years behind bars on a second-degree murder charge, both at the Monroe prison and at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. Born in Los Angeles, he said he had moved to Seattle and was 19 when he killed a man in a drunken fight.
In prison, he earned a GED. He has taken college courses and now has a job. Lujano warned the boys of the dangers of "getting used to this life," and told them "for you, change is not going to be easy."
"The one main thing I want to leave you guys with, allow yourself to be helped," he said.
Gina McConnell talked about running away from home at 12. "I started selling dime bags of weed," she said. "The streets will always take you in. There's a cost."
With multiple felonies, she spent a decade in prison. She was still behind bars when she learned about the If Project. Today, she is free, employed and working on a degree.
"Nobody can control you. You've got to do the work," McConnell told the kids.
Denise James was imprisoned eight years for assault and robbery. She said her troubles started after she left college and got involved with a man who used drugs. "All of a sudden, I had no self-worth. I didn't give a crap about life," James said. "The hardest part for me was what it did to my family. I have the most amazing mom."
Amy Perusse, the Everett School District's Denney Juvenile Justice Center success coordinator, said two grants helped bring the If Project to Everett, $1,000 from the Everett Public Schools Foundation and $1,700 from the Howarth Trust. Perusse said the If Project was at Denney twice last year, and once in 2011.
"We'll be able to bring them in four times this year," Perusse said. "They're starting to form a bit of a bond here." She said that from presenters she has learned about needs kids have that they haven't shared with anyone else.
Bogucki said the If Project is supported by the Seattle Police Foundation, Brandi Carlile's Looking Out Foundation, the RealNetworks Foundation and several other trusts and charities.
After speaking to the whole classroom, the former inmates sat down with kids in smaller groups. At one table, Herman asked boys about careers. One hoped to be a pilot. Another was interested in the military.
What if what those kids heard Thursday makes a real difference?
Julie Muhlstein: 425-339-3460, email@example.com.


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|Shoreline, Wash.
|High School:
|Lakeside School
2011-12: Rowed in the #1 seat on the varsity boat in the Head of the Charles (10/22) … saw action in the #7 seat on the MIT freshman boat at Yale (4/7); against Harvard (4/14); versus Cornell (4/21) and at Penn (4/28) … rowed in the #7 seat on the MIT A boat at the Foot of the Charles (11/19) … competed in the # 2 seat at the San Diego Crew Classic (3/31) … raced in the #3 seat on the MIT varsity boat at the IRA National Championship (6/2).
High School: A 2011 graduate of Lakeside School … 2009 Frank Cunningham Award for overall team contribution … Seattle Area Rowing Association National Champion in Jr A 8+ in 2011 and 2010 … also played soccer and lacrosse … National Merit finalist … Laureat Concours National De Francais – Bronze … served as a volunteer crew coach and worked with the Lakeside summer community outreach program.
Personal: Son of Maureen and Joseph Augusciak … father played football at Harvard.


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Our mission is achieved through the development and implementation of Environmental Health and Safety policies and programs throughout the University community, through a customer service approach. Our goal is to work with you to make the University of Texas at San Antonio a safer and healthier place to work and study.
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The safety office staff cannot be everywhere at one time. Consequently the the success of our program is dependent on the successful integration of our programs into all of the academic and health care departments and programs, as well as on the active participation of the entire campus community. It's important that all of the campus community be aware of environmental health and safety rules and regulations as it applies to their workplace, and notify the safety office in the event that a recognizable hazard exists.
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Accidentally Insulting Birthday Cakes
I generally don't post name misspellings, because let's face it: there are people out there who spell Jennifer with a Q. Names are hard.
Still, sometimes a baker will botch a name in such a hilariously insulting way that it. is. magic.
Don't you agree, Whitney?
Talk about a bellyache.
And what "Bart" hasn't known this pain?
Believe it or not, this guy's not fat. He's just a little Cubby.
Good luck losing that nickname, though.
Is Beth happy they didn't dot that second "I"?
Funnily enough, I think Bobby did request some of these on his cake...
And perhaps the most subtle insult of all:
"IF that's your REAL name...."
On the one hand, kudos to this bakery for recognizing that a boy can like pink fairies:
On the other hand, little Jess was PISSED.
(If it's any consolation, Jess, they messed up Jeff's cake, too:)
And finally, while I don't know which name this Asian bakery thought they were writing on their display cake, I'm pretty sure it wasn't this one:
Thanks to Heather B., Susan F., Laura R., Beau S., Brian C., Anna G., Debi, Eric C., and Rebecca M., who will all henceforth be known as Chuckles.
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Join the fun on May 29 at 7:00 PM as the Princeton Public Library and Princeton University Press welcome David Reimer, professor of mathematics and statistics at The College of New Jersey, for an exploration of the world of ancient Egyptian math and the lessons it holds for mathematicians of all levels today.
Prof. Reimer will present a fun introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math. Learn how to solve math problems with ancient Egyptian methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and discover key differences between Egyptian math and modern day calculations (for example, in spite of their rather robust and effective mathematics, Egyptians did not possess the concept of fractions).
Following the lecture, Prof. Reimer will sign copies of his new book, Count Like an Egyptian. Copies of will be available for purchase at the lecture or you can pick up a copy ahead of time at Labyrinth Books.


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SFLR moved WordPress from vagabonds.info/wp to lejordet.com.
In spirit of the site, here are some of the pitfalls of moving WordPress:
Getting search engines to redirect correctly
I set up the old site to return HTTP 301 – Moved Permanently by putting the following .htaccess file in the /wp folder:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^.:]+\.)*vagabonds\.info\.?(:[0-9]*)?$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.lejordet.com/$1 [R=301,L]
This ensures that (most) search engines consider the new location as equivalent to the previous, and will – hopefully – make only the new location appear in search results.
All my WordPress pages are blank after the move!
Assuming you've followed the standard operating procedure for moving the blog, and all database entries are updated to the new path (I did this part manually, but the linked procedure seems OK), the most likely reason is that your plugins are still using the old path. If you can still re-enable the old path (in my case, I moved /wp to /wp-deactivated), go in to the admin panel and deactivate all plugins.
They can also be deactivated from the database, if you have no way of returning to the old installation:
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = '' WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins';
When everything works again you can reactivate the plugins, and things should be back to normal.


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'Defeat Jihad' ads cause stir
A "defeat jihad" advertisement that represents the latest clash between the nation's commitment to free speech and its responsibility to protect against terrorism is headed to a D.C. district court this week — and possibly to Metro stations.
The American Freedom Defense Initiative, an advocacy group that warns against the Islamization of America, submitted advertisements for the New York City subway and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system. The proposed advertisement reads: "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man," with the tagline: "Support Israel/Defeat Jihad."
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Both transit providers deemed the ads incendiary, but after a delay and a court decision the ads are up in New York. On Thursday, an injunction hearing will determine if the same posters will come to the nation's second-busiest subway system, too.
WMATA initially agreed to schedule a run of the advertisements in four stations beginning Sept. 24, but attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts, including the killing of Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, the first fatal attack on a U.S. ambassador since 1979, caused the agency to "re-evaluate" and conclude the timing of the provocative ads would "expose passengers to terrorism and threaten their safety," according to court documents filed in advance of the hearing that were reviewed by POLITICO.
The American Freedom Law Center subsequently filed a lawsuit on AFDI's behalf that "challenges the WMATA's unconstitutional restriction," according to AFLC.
WMATA Police Chief Michael Taborn was instructed to review AFDI's material in the context of the sprawling railroad's security situation, given that Metro received terrorist threats in 2009. In court documents, Taborn revealed he'd been contacted by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI regarding a "potential threat" to transit providers that could result from global outrage surrounding the Internet movie "The Innocence of Muslims."
After consulting further with the Transportation Security Administration, which expressed concern that Metro's close ties to the federal workforce make it a "unique target," Taborn recommended Metro delay.
"In my opinion, airing the AFDI Ad in the Metrorail system, while many Muslims are agitated as a result of the video, presents a danger to WMATA's patrons and its employees," Taborn wrote. "In my opinion, a delay in posting through October 31, 2012, presents a reasonable amount of time for volatile sentiments associated with the video to die down."
Taborn also said WMATA received an email threat on Sept. 25, a typo-riddled message that claims "Defenders of the Honor of Islam" are prepared to do "whatever is necessary" to retaliate against the ads if they should run, including "fire bombing empty metro buses and rail cars" and "sabotaging" ground services.
Pamela Geller, a co-founder and executive director of AFDI, wrote in an email that Metro's argument "grows less timely and more absurd by the day" as time presses on since the slaying of Stevens.
"My ads can run anytime," Geller said. "Their argument was absurd to begin with, as well as dangerous — it sets the precedent that anyone who doesn't like some speech can be violent about it and thereby shut it up."


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Warrant Issued For The Arrest Of Gucci Mane After Hitting US Soldier Over The Head With A Bottle!
"Atlanta police have issued an arrest warrant for a
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The soldier told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri he was
just looking to get a picture with Gucci Mane when the
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