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I am using jboss server for my servlets and the postgresql as the database server, listening on port 5432 on localhost. My jboss server is bound to a public IP. I want to know that since my postgesql is bound only to the localhost, is there any chance of an attack at all.
Will any one be able to see the all the table data even if they have the user name and password for the database?
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I am using jboss server for my servlets and the postgresql as the database server, listening on port 5432 on localhost. My jboss server is bound to a public IP. I want to know that since my postgesql is bound only to the localhost, is there any chance of an attack at all.
Starting by securing PostgreSQL according to Erwins answer is a good start. However, there are other ways to attack and gain access to data. Even if you are after data as an attacker, one wouldn't assume that the database is directly accessible from the internet.
But data might be accessible indirectly due to flaws in the application server, in this case JBoss, and its configuration or in the application code (sql injection).
JBoss had a seriuos security vulnerability about a year ago that allowed you to gain root access - and as a consequence full access to any PostgreSQL server on localhost. http://www.darknet.org.uk/2011/02/jboss-autopwn-jsp-hacking-tool-for-jboss-as-server/
Yes, Ashwin, using prepared statements or stored procedures/functions is a good way to minimize the risks of sql injections attacks. OWASP has a check list for prevention of SQL injections. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/SQL_Injection_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet#Defense_Option_1:_Prepared_Statements_.28Parameterized_Queries.29
One advantage of stored procedures/functions is the granular control of permissions. For example you can grant access for the application user to only be able to run specific procedures/functions, whilst access is denied to the underlying tables and other objects. The procedure/function is instead run by the permission of the owner of the procedure/function (a user also with restrictive permissions, just able to operate on the specific tables). This setting can be controlled with SECURITY DEFINER, as in this example function.
This function can be executed by myappuser, but myappuser can not access myschema.mytable directly. In other words myappuser can only run the code you specify in the function. The function is run as myinsertupdateuser, which is assumed to have insert permission on the myschema.mytable table.
Only local connections are allowed, so nobody can log into your database cluster, who doesn't have access to your local operating system. One can forward a port to localhost, but that requires local access first. So nobody "from the internet" can access your database.
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chroot is an operation, it changes the apparent root directory for the current running process and it's children.
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I'd like to have Ubuntu not check for updates as often. How do I accomplish this?
For 10.10 and earlier versions (and 11.04, in an Ubuntu Classic session)
Open Update Manager (System > Administration > Update Manager).
On the Updates tab, there's a drop down box for "Check for updates:", with options for Daily, every two days, weekly or every two weeks.
Or you can turn it off and just check manually whenever you want.
For 11.04 and higher
For people in a hurry!
Press Alt+F2 and search as shown and click
OR open a terminal Ctrl+Alt+T, and type
Via the Ubuntu software center
If you are more comfortable with using the USC then you could open it, and click on edit and then at the bottom software sources. Now just go to step 3.
System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Updates (tab) -> Check for updates: [Daily | Every two days | Weekly | Every two weeks]
And if I want to check monthly? Where are stored this settings?
I don't see this on /etc/update-manager
Ok, now I've found this meaning file in Ubuntu 10.10: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic


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6 Horrifying Implications of Classic Christmas Movies
Christmas movies are all about magic, miracles and faith. It takes a special kind of monster to cast a critical eye on these wondrous films and crudely drag their filthy little secrets out for all to see. Well, our teachers always told us we were special, so let's get monstering: Here are six "family friendly" Christmas films that contain nothing but horror beneath their shiny wrapping paper.
#6. The Santa Clause (1994)
The Jolly:
Tim Allen plays Scott Calvin, a divorced advertising executive who's vying for his son's lost affection (as is the case for every single father in Hollywood; be careful, as soon as the wife dies or divorces you, that kid will turn on you like an ungrateful top). But, since this is a Christmas movie, he's also attempting to reaffirm his son's waning faith in Santa Claus. The tables turn, however, when Scott accidentally startles Santa and Claus falls off the roof, tragically dying in the process. Santa's body mystically disappears, Scott dons the red suit and now there's a new Santa Claus.
Presumably with a teardrop tattoo under his eye.
While reluctant at first, Scott embarks on an emotional journey, during which he comes to grips with the reality of the Santa Clause, reconnects with his estranged son and becomes a better person overall thanks to his new position ...
The Horror:
... and it was all made possible by the death of the former Santa. Not that it was a difficult kill. No, this guy practically murdered himself:
-- Self-disappearing body! No pesky corpse to hide or chop up, since Santa vanishes within seconds after his demise!
"Well, there goes any closure to this sad little incident."
-- Automatic new identity! Afraid you've left evidence behind that might net a conviction? Don't worry: If you murder Santa, he'll leave you his clothes, his physique and his hair color as well! This fat son of a bitch comes pre-Talented Mr. Ripley-ed.
"Yep, dead before you're 50."
-- Complete with getaway vehicle and remote hideout! You've got flying transportation and a kingdom of newly acquired servants to cover up for you. The best part is, it's in the North Pole; not just remote, but inhospitable! No extradition going on up there!
"Wow, this is awkward. Does it make it any better if I just admit all my crimes? I'm on a registry and everything."
Oh, but it's not all fun and games. For starters, you'd better learn to sleep with one eye open. When murder is made this easy and rewarding, you can be sure that there will always be a target on the back of the bright red suit that you can't take off. Being Santa means you have your own kingdom, clothes, vehicle, servants and nigh-omnipotent power. Who wouldn't want a piece of that? And in exchange, all you have to do is work one night a year -- a fixed night where you have to break into everybody's house and quietly rummage around their living room in the dark, thus giving everyone on earth a heads up and an easy shot at the king, all without ever having to put pants on.
"Ho ho ho, there can be only one!"
Fun fact: Near the end of the movie, Charlie (Scott Calvin's son) talks about going into the family business when he gets older. Get ready for The Santa Clause 4: PatriCider and Cookies.
#5. Fred Claus: The Curse of Santa
The Jolly:
A more modern take on the Santa mythos, this holiday film features Vince Vaughn as Fred Claus, the resentful deadbeat brother of Santa Claus.
Christmas has never looked so cheese-filled and hung over.
Along with giving him a disgruntled brother, the filmmakers of Fred Claus also elaborated on the agelessness of Santa. Instead of just Mr. and Mrs. Claus being immortal, when Nick Claus is ordained a saint, then he, his spouse, his immediate family and their spouses were all frozen in time. And it makes sense, doesn't it? Nobody wants to watch a movie about Santa sobbing over the corpses of his loved ones.
The Horror:
But that's all we hear on the subject of immortality. After that, the movie goes on to outline the standard "the magic of Christmas can fix even the most dysfunctional of families (even if Vince Vaughn is in it)" spiel. And we're left alone to ponder the implications of the rules governing Santa's eternal life. Or else, you know, to enjoy the movie for what it is, not overanalyze everything and try to find the fun in the experience.
Then again, this is Fred Claus. Anything that keeps your mind off the plot is good for your blood pressure.
Nah, screw that. On to the logistics of immortality!
Santa himself being immortal is never a problem in the mythos, because his traditional family is a self-contained unit: Himself, the wife and the elves are all isolated from the rest of the world. They're like a little cult up there, bribing us to turn a blind eye to their godless ways with free annual toys. The rest of the Clauses, however, have to live in the real world ... as immortal freaks.
Let us all be thankful Vince Vaughn is mortal.
That leaves two possible outcomes.
One, that the immortality only affects the family members specifically mentioned. If true, this means that the Clauses must contend with the Highlander Complex: They will have to watch their friends and relatives wither and die right before their callous, eternal eyes. And, once all of their current acquaintances and noncovered family members have died off, they have to decide whether it's worth it to make new friends (which they can also watch die) or if it'd be better to just live among themselves and wait for the end of time. Worse still, if the family's immortality doesn't transfer to their offspring (Remember: The movie never said it did), then all of the Clauses are doomed to bury every single child they birth.
Taunted forever by the childlike faces of the elven horde.
Or else there's the other option: That the immortality flows outward from all of the family members to their children, their children's children, their spouses and so on. They say that one in every 200 men traces his ancestry back to Genghis Khan.
Now, what if none of them could ever die?
The world would be crushed by an endlessly repeating clan of jolly, immortal resource hogs. So which is it, Fred Claus? What horrible fate have you wrought on the family of Santa? Do they bury their babies, or bury the world with them?
The last thing you'd hear would be sleigh bells, and then the eternal silence.
#4. Santa Claus (1959): Santa Is Your God Now
The Jolly:
This movie features Santa Claus.
The Horror:
This Santa Claus:
Of course he bites.
This particular Santa has a unique spin on the whole "saint of charity" thing: He's fired all of the elves, started kidnapping children from all over the world and is taking them to his palace in space (yes, space), where they must manufacture Santa's toys against their will. There they subsist solely on cake and ice cream -- probably in order to make sure they never have the strength to start a rebellion against Der Space Kringle -- while the narrator tries to reassure the viewers that the children just volunteer each year to give the old man some help with his toys. But then why do the kids have lines that make it painfully obvious they haven't set foot on Earth since they were infants? Lines like, "What food do they eat on Earth, Santa Claus?"
"... because it sure is hard to build ALL THESE GUNS without any vitamins."
Also of note: Santa segregates the children by race and outfits them in uniforms that range from kind of racist to blatantly racist to holy shit, that's way too racist.
Ironically, the scale of racist used to be color-coded.
This movie's version of Santa Claus depicts the jolly old elf as an omniscient being who spies all with his observatory. He can even peer into your dreams by use of his "Dreamscope." And since it's not specified, we're forced to assume that, yes, he can even see the wet ones. Actually, looking at that picture of him again, we're forced to assume he can especially see the wet ones.
"He sees you when you're cli-max-ing/so stop screaming 'cause it ruins the mood."
Santa's nemesis in this flick isn't "selfishness" or "depression." No, that monster Claus up there would make short work of your Lesser Grinches and your Greater Scrooges. In this movie, Santa is fighting Satan himself. Yes, the actual, literal devil, and his minion, Pitch, Chief of All Demons. You see, every Christmas, Pitch is charged with the task of causing chaos in the name of Lucifer, but is apparently routinely foiled by Santa and his bumbling wizard companion, Merlin.
"I guess between Santa and Satan I would choose you as my new God."
So to recap, this world's Santa is a kidnapping, slave-owning racist tyrant who rules with godlike power from his space palace, but it's OK, because every year he joins forces with Merlin to battle the Prince of Lies and his demon armies into submission.


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The history of Skytop is interesting. What's more interesting though, are the countless histories that have been made here since we opened in 1928. Skytop has seen so many memories, moments, adventures, and experiences over the years, and families, friends, and couples come here daily to create new ones.
But everything begins somewhere, and Skytop's story starts on the mountain summit in 1925 where John Stubbs, Frederic Smith, Earl Mayne and Sam Packer envisioned a grand resort on the peak of a high plateau in the Poconos. They purchased eight tracts of land totaling 2,500 acres three miles north of the town of Canadensis. Quickly, they hired a landscape architect to select the ideal location for the lodge and golf course, and to ultimately make their vision a reality.
They broke ground and began construction. The Main Lodge was completed within three years. It was built to reflect the beauty of its surroundings. Stones and woods found on the property were used in construction. With time, more of the area was transformed. In 1930 a dam was completed and the lake was enlarged to its present size. Later, cottages were built and the 2,000-acre Goose Pond area was acquired to create a 5,500 Pocono Mountains playground with hiking, skiing, swimming, and new adventures, surrounded by places of quiet beauty and restful charm.
Through the years Skytop has become more than just a Poconos vacation destination to its many devoted guests, most from families that have been attending for generations. What keeps them coming back? It could be the spring flowers, summer adventures, fall foliage, or winter wonders. Then again, it could also be the blend of old world charm and character, timeless attention to detail, impeccable service, modern conveniences and amenities, and, of course, the feeling like you're on top of the world.
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I scripted a TV ad with an agency and they required me to work through the night on the shoot as opposed to during the day as I usually would. Should I charge a premium rate for the inconvenience of the work being at night time? Is it standard practice to do so?
For anyone ever wondering, I got some solid feedback from two freelancer friends that work in advertising and for advertising freelancers, no matter the discipline or hourly fee dependent on weighting; here's what they advise.
If you work on a Friday outside of regular work hours - normal hourly rate. Saturdays - X 1.5 normal hourly rate. Sunday - X 2
It's justified based on the value of the personal time it's cutting into. Friday is still considered part of the week and so, normal rates apply. Saturdays and Sundays are your downtime so the rate is greater. Sunday is the highest rate because it's considered by some to be sacred and for others, the day you have to prepare for the upcoming week. These rates conditions are somewhat similar to other industry practices e.g. Legal. The rates are justified by the the reputation of freelancers supplying an extremely fast turn-around in emergencies.
I think the answer to this depends almost entirely on what your terms of contract are with the person or company commissioning you to do the work. If your terms of contract are for work performed in normal working hours, ie 9 - 6pm Monday to Friday then any over work demanded outside those hours would attract a premium hourly rate. Particularly if the over work is not due to an error on your own making.
The rates you mention in your own answer are about industry standard. Time after normal working hours and Saturdays is time and a half, Sundays and Bank Holidays double time.


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2008 TCP 100 List
To view the complete list of 2008's TCP 100 click here, or download the following PDF's: 1-13, 14-40, 41-71, 72-100.
A painter can portray whatever he likes on a blank canvas. But businesses or whole industries do not have the luxury of starting from a clean slate. They must take what is given and make the best of it.
That's what producers did in 2007. They contended with a plunge in housing starts and rising raw material and fuel costs. And still, the industry persevered. Here, we present producers' strategies.
You will find this year's TCP100 listing of North America's largest concrete producing companies, presented by Allen-Villere Partners, in the double-gatefold next to page 46.
There's a rumor that many of the chairs in the offices of the leading concrete producer have been modified recently. Many of the smart concrete producers in 2007 (and so far this year) have been reported to be wearing their new seatbelts. Those who haven't been suitably equipped might have received a serious case of whiplash as they've tried to direct their companies in these topsy-turvy times.
Rarely has a year been filled with more important events. For every piece of good news that seems to indicate things are going forward smoothly, a manager would get jarred with another bit of bad news.
For instance, commercial and public works construction eked out gains of 3% and 2%, respectively, in the U.S. last year. Producers were pouring or getting ready to pour concrete for high-profile projects such as the 92-story Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago and the 1776-foot-tall Freedom Tower on the former World Trade Center site in New York City.
But a staggering 24% drop in total residential construction, triggered by the subprime lending debacle, wiped out these commercial gains. "The continued strength of the non-residential construction sector during the year was offset by a very weak residential sector," reported CRH Plc, the Ireland-based owner of Oldcastle Materials, to its stockholders.
Home builders' losses
The drop has had a dramatic effect on our customers. Eighty-nine of the 100 biggest home builders in the U.S. posted sales losses in 2007.
What's more revealing is that the vast majority posted double-digit, year-over-year losses, according to BUILDER magazine, TCP's sister publication.
This year has brought no relief, as new residential construction was down 39% during the first four months. This is on par with what one Southern producer told TCP: "Residential housing is down 44%, while the commercial market is flat."
Still, residential accounts for only one-third of the concrete produced in the U.S. So producers' batch plants, while impacted by the depressed housing market, have still been humming along with other orders.
Against this backdrop, we again present the TCP100, the concrete production industry's exclusive listing of North America's largest producers by revenue.
Start at the top few positions and you will notice many changes from last year. Industry consolidation in 2007 resulted in many large players being gobbled up by multinationals: Rinker (no. 5 last year) was purchased by Cemex; Hanson (no. 6) was bought by Heidelberg Cement; and Florida Rock (no. 11) was acquired by Vulcan Materials. You can find such changes up and down the list.


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Yes, Virginia, some people enjoy family togetherness
I realize this is a little transgressive. We live, these days in an era of robust family enmity, entertaining our friends and associates with spectacular tales of the appalling behavior of our relatives. Gone are the days when we snuggled together on shag carpeting, playing Parcheesi, while dear ol' Ma roasted chestnuts in the oven.
Now all we seem to remember is that our siblings cheated, got better presents and broke our Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots before we had a chance to knock anybody's block off. Not only that, but there was that dreadful shag carpeting and those chestnuts that gave everybody gas.
It's a wonder anybody would want to split a figgy pudding with these people.
And yet, I can't help myself, I actually look forward to seeing my family. Worse, I can't seem to get enough of these folks.
This, I realize, makes me something of an outlier.
A friend asks what I am doing for the holidays. "I'm going home," I tell her.
"Oh," she says conspiratorily, "Good luck with that." She sneered.
Another friend was more direct. "How are you spending the holidays," she asked.
"With family," I said, suppressing a grin.
"I'm sorry," she said.
Whoa. Somebody clearly unloaded a bale of coal in her stocking.
The season is rife with advice on surviving the holidays under the intolerable compulsion to co-mingle with those who have the effrontery to share your genes. We have an entire economic sector devoted to relief of the "holiday blues," second only to the common cold in incidence and five times less curable. For the sniffles there is Kleenex. For a headache there is aspirin. But for your Aunt Maude, there is only a good, stiff drink.
For a small fee, all sorts of assuaging professionals will assure you that you are the exclusive member of your family endowed with an ounce of sanity and that you're entirely within your rights to ditch the whole thing and go to the movies. They are probably right.
Good sense has taken quite a drubbing in popular culture of late. Inundated with a surfeit of "reality programs" that purport to peer into the lives of louts, losers and lunatics, an epidemic of boorishness has infected American families. In the same way we used to want to imitate June Cleaver or Margaret Anderson, we now feel perfectly comfortable mimicking Kris Jenner and Dina Lohan.
And yet, I still relish the opportunity to celebrate with my family. Perhaps it is because as I have aged I find that the misery of an unresolved grudge pales beside the vexation of a holiday turned fetid. I'd rather be merry than right.
It wasn't always this way. For years, I slogged through the holidays burdened with the overbearing presence of a family member who had all of the warmth of a rotting cod. I spent many Christmases with my stomach set on "spin," watching the clock move inexorably, wondering what egregious sin had saddled me with this insufferable shrew. Eventually, however, the harridan trudged off to plague some other family and I resolved never to let one sourpuss dampen my holiday spirit.
Nevertheless, my commitment to mirth over misery puts me at odds with the gloom that has become the spirit of the age. Most of my friends are afflicted with hostility and dread. My irrepressibly festive spirit must grate.
So, I tend to don my gay apparel in the closet.
Still, I'm anxious about being so out of sync.
I call my mother.
"I'm worried," I said. "I don't think our family has enough dysfunction."
This raises my mother's hackles. "We have just as much dysfunction as any body else and don't let anybody tell you differently," she says.
Well, it's true. I have family members of different political preferences who occasionally spar on matters of national significance, but my mother tends to finesse these differences diplomatically.
"Shut up and eat," she says.
In the embrace of such tenderness, I cannot help but be merry.
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The 7 Stupidest Ways Celebrities Have Tried to Go Green
With the threat of global warming looming, it's more important than ever that all of us appear to care about the environment.
Maybe no one works harder on this than celebrities, who make it a point to show up in the papers every now and then with their latest eco-friendly gesture. We would applaud them for this, if it wasn't for the fact that the gestures are often mind-blowingly retarded.
#7. Paul McCartney Gets a Hybrid... Flown to Him by Private Jet
Earlier this year, Paul McCartney bought (or may have been given) a hybrid car from Lexus, after he had done some promotional work for them. See! This is what John Lennon was singing about, people.
So What's the Problem?
The car was specially flown in from Japan, thus creating several hundred times more emissions than it would ever save. Reports differ as to whether or not McCartney bought the car and demanded it be flown to him, or if Lexus took it upon themselves to send it to him to make McCartney look like even more of a dick than he usually does.
In an interview, McCartney claimed to be horrified by the whole thing, but he couldn't talk for long as he had to go protect animals from potential forest fires by chopping down the Amazon rain forest.
It Could Have Been Worse...
He could have left it in the plane, then just had the plane fly him around England while he sat behind the wheel making engine sounds.
#6. Jennifer Aniston Brushes Her Teeth in the Shower
On the eve of Al Gore's Live Earth gigs in July 2007, Jennifer Aniston said that because every two minutes of showering uses as much water as an African person has for an entire day, she restricts herself to a three minute shower (why fuck just one African's day up?). Also, she pointed out that she brushes her teeth in the shower to save on water, and that she painted her house green so it could be powered by photosynthesis.
OK, we made the last one up.
So What's the Problem?
For the moment we'll forgive the fact that dentists say it takes two minutes to brush your teeth properly, leaving Jennifer only one minute in the shower to clean the rest of her body (though perhaps making it clearer why Brad Pitt left her).
The bigger problem is that two minutes of brushing in the shower uses about five gallons of water, where two minutes of modest faucet usage (even if you're the type who leaves it running the whole time) only uses about two gallons. You don't need a spreadsheet to tell you which one saves the most water. Also, we can say from personal experience that you can save way more water than either method by simply not showering at all.
It Could Have Been Worse...
She could have suggested just taking your toothpaste and brush to the car wash, then sticking your head out of the window as you go through.
#5. Sheryl Crow Uses One Sheet of Toilet Paper Per Visit
Sheryl Crow took time out from her role as least offensive musician ever to tell people to use only one square of toilet paper back in April 2007. Crow had been touring, so we've got a feeling she came up with the "one square" idea after an incident on the tour bus that we never, ever want to hear about.
So What's the Problem?
We don't know about you, but there have definitely been times when one sheet of toilet paper just isn't enough. And that's every time.
"I'm clearly not familiar with standard pooping."
Crow helpfully suggests that we can use two or three sheets for when that rare, exceptional shit calls for it. Now, without getting too graphic here, let's just say that after a night out involving a case of beer and a heap of heavily-spiced Indian food, two or three sheets would be nothing more than a preliminary damage assessment.
Crow later tried to pretend she had meant it all as a joke, but this was probably after she realized everyone was sitting on the opposite side of the tour bus from her.
Look how uncomfortable Sheryl Crow's butt makes John Mayer.
It Could Have Been Worse...
Crow could have taken her war against paper wastage to above anal levels and suggested making clothing with built-in napkins on the sleeves. Oh wait, she already did.
#4. Woody Harrelson Has "Vegan" Clothes... Flown by Private Jet
Woody Harrelson was apparently a huge activist for environmental causes even before it became fashionable. He even boasts that he wears "vegan" clothes. We're not sure what constitutes vegan clothes, but we like to imagine Woody leaving bacon and sausages by his closet overnight, then smiling approvingly when he finds them untouched in the morning.
So What's the Problem?
Woody was attending the Cannes Film Festival this year and took part in a Charity Poker event with other celebrities like Salma Hayek and Tim Robbins, but once there he noticed he had forgotten his favorite vegan shoes and belt.
Woody's favorite belt buckle.
At this point he did what any of us would have done, and had them flown in from California on a private jet.
Actually, upon further consideration, we wouldn't have done that. We would have probably sat at the card table naked from the waist down and yelled "Poker? Damn near killed 'er!" over and over again while staring Salma Hayek right in the eye and rhythmically thrusting our hips in her general direction.
We're rarely, if ever, invited to poker nights.
It Could Have Been Worse...
He could have found a gravy stain on his favorite vegan shirt, and had it flown to California and back to be washed at a special vegan dry cleaner. Or even worse, he could have found out that it was chicken gravy and loudly accused the shirt of eating meat behind his back.


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Fences, locks, and vigilance
After every major disaster, especially of the manmade variety, there is a public outcry that demands: Do something! The cry is rooted in a well-founded frustration with our inability to attain perfection in an imperfect world.
If we can harness the atom/invent the microwave oven/put a man on the moon, why can't we make a cruise ship that won't fail/invent batteries that won't cause fires on airplanes/prevent massacres by deranged gunmen? It is the latter, of course, that causes the strongest demand for solutions, doubly so when the victims are children on a school campus.
Simply the mention of their names becomes synonymous with tragedy.
And of course, Sandy Hook.
Solutions range from the over-simplified (ban guns from people who might some day embark on such a rampage) to the visceral (have teachers wear sidearms in the classroom).
There are calls for putting a police officer on every campus in the nation, much like the bank guard of yesteryear. This concept assumes that the officer will be in the right place on campus the moment that a gunman arrives, will recognize him as a deranged assassin, and will get off the first shot. That is assuming a lot.
As to police presence, we submit that an occasional conspicuous campus walk-through by a patrol officer, perhaps even an occasional lunch in the school cafeteria, would be more beneficial in the long run.
Polk County School Superintendent John Stewart addressed the school security issue in an appearance before the Tiger Bay Club of Polk County earlier this month.
The answer, he said, does not lie in arming classroom teachers.
He suggested three more effective defensive measures:
• Fences.
• Automatic door locks.
• Staff vigilance.
All three make good sense, especially when used in combination.
There was a time when we opposed fencing of school campuses, because a fence imparts a blunt message: "Keep out!" There used to be a national initiative called "Don't fence me out," urging that school playgrounds be made available to neighborhood children after school hours.
But the realities of campus security may have made those paradigms obsolete.
Fenced campuses with a single point of entry at least force all persons arriving at a school to walk past the school office or other observation point.
Automatic school locks are a more recent development. The system allows doors to all classrooms (and presumably other places where students congregate, such as libraries and lunchrooms) to be locked with the tripping of a single switch.
Combined with an alert broadcast over the school public address system, such technology can reduce reaction time to a crisis to a few seconds, much more quickly than teachers could lock their individual classrooms.
Like fencing, automatic locks aren't cheap, but once in place, both become a lasting fix.
And as Stewart acknowledged, there is no substitute for vigilance by teachers, administrators, and support staff.
Without someone watching who walks through the gate, or with the presence of mind to throw the lock-down switch, fencing and locks won't do the job.
It is a shame that the infrequent but tragic attacks on school campuses require that campus security be made a major concern of the school system. But that is life as it is, not as we would like for it to be.
As the public responds with the predictable demand to "Do something!" sensible ideas like fencing, automatic door locks, and staff vigilance make far more sense than turning campuses into armed camps.
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I am newbie to Ubuntu, I got into it 2 weeks ago and I reinstalled it like 10+ times already.
In most cases Ubuntu graphic interface wont show up, just command line.
Few times I had "low graphic settings" error.
All of this happens mostly when I decide to remove useless repository, or install-remove some programs, or remove some pre-installed programs like Rhytmbox or Solitaire, which definitely shouldn't give any problems, but than baah - and my Ubunt wont load.
I think that good way to keep system alive is never to uninstall anything. But sometimes when I install some program from some repository, and I dont need it - I want to remove repository aswell and again my Ubuntu gets destroyed.
How can I keep my system clean yet working?
What should I do?
Should I maybe use some backup-program also? How can I organize my files/system so that I dont have to reinstall it all every time I mess something?
Thanks alot!
P.S.: For example right now I installed LAMP using taskel. Something went wrong, mySQL didn't get installed, so I want to remove it all and retry. how do I do it properly?
Or, say, JDE. I installed Oracle 7 JDE since I needed it for PhpStorm, I failed to install it since some repository didnt exist. Next time failed version installed. After finally removing old stuff and installing Oracle 7 it worked, than I rebooted and bah - again my system wont load. What am I doing wrong? Am I lost for this world? :)


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5 Real People Who Life Never Stops Kicking in the Balls
Some people have such incredible bad luck that it goes sailing headfirst past tragedy and lands face down in a heaping plateful of amazement. We're not saying that what happened to these people was good, or deserved, or anything short of terrible. We're just saying that, if you were looking for evidence that gypsy curses might be real, look no further than ...
#5. Rolando Trinidad Gets Shot in the Middle of a Motorcycle Accident
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We've mentioned it once before, but you should know that owning a motorcycle means running the risk of everything from deadly vehicular accidents to eyeballs covered in spiders. Still, while one might reasonably expect to crash, get attacked by bees, get run down by inattentive texters, and become absolutely besieged by attractive members of the opposite sex (shh! Let us have our delusion), you can never be fully prepared for the Grim Reaper's hat trick.
Not spontaneous combustion. That's just expected.
Just ask Rolando Trinidad: He was roaring down the highway one night when he swerved to avoid a dog crossing the road and lost control of his motorcycle. That's bad enough luck all on its own, but much like a news anchor street fight, things escalated quickly. First, the pistol in his waistband (side note: Who was the first guy to decide that "the area immediately above my genitals" was the only natural place to store a deadly weapon?) went off, shooting him through the groin. The bullet entered "near his testicles and exited at his right buttock." So within a matter of seconds, we have a serious accident and a gunshot wound. Ouch.
But wait, there's more! Act now, and we'll throw in a free heart attack!
That's right: The shock and stress on Trinidad's body from the back-to-back motorcycle crash and bullet wound immediately triggered a serious cardiac episode.
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He didn't tell doctors about the heart attack. He just yelled "Save the BALLS."
So not only an accident, but a motorcycle accident. Not only a gunshot wound, but a gunshot wound to the groin. And then a heart attack, like the deadly cherry atop a disastrous sundae. Miraculously, Trinidad was brought to the Eastern Bicol Medical Center and came out with his life.
At which point the authorities examining the scene of the accident noticed that his gun was likely illegal and unregistered.
And that's why you don't bang fate's girlfriend, buddy.
#4. Costis Mitsotakis Is the Only Man Who DIDN'T Win the Lottery
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Here in America, the lottery is considered something between convenience store voodoo and a tax on people who failed statistics in middle school. But in Spain, they embrace the lottery as a national pastime -- in fact, the Spanish Christmas Lottery is the biggest in the world. Tickets are sold in bulk to associations or entire towns, at which point individuals can buy "participations" of the tickets, all of which are worth an equal share of the prize (or more likely, an equal share of both diddly and squat).
But they can bring you a wealthy Christmas, if you just believe.
Such was the case in the tiny impoverished town of Sodeto, where 249 of its 250 residents purchased at least one "participation" of a winning ticket from their local housewives' association. No, they weren't coerced by the brutal fist of the mighty Association of Domestic Professionals: Buying a ticket was a yearly holiday tradition in the village, despite economic hardships.
So if it was a time-honored tradition and not a protection racket run by the frock set, why 249 and not 250? There wasn't a Spanish Grinch up on the hill or anything -- the women went door-to-door selling the tickets and forgot to knock on one.
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A baffling error, considering each Spanish house's distinct appearance.
That's why, on the morning of December 22, 2011, Costis Mitsotakis woke up to find that every single household in Sodeto was now at least $130,000 richer (many had even won millions). Every single household, that is, except for his.
So, what happened? Did he eat a bullet? Did his head just spontaneously explode? Did he vow revenge and don an eye patch? This is how supervillains are born, after all.
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Or, as he'd call himself, an "avenging hero."
The answer is none of the above: Luckily, Mitsotakis is a filmmaker and wasn't all that interested in his lack of winnings. Without so much as a minute of wailing lamentation, he sprinted out the door to film the townspeople celebrating the moment and plans to release a documentary about the whole experience.
No official word on the title yet, but look for Sodeto: A Town Full of Dicks in your local video store soon.
#3. Johanna Ganthaler Stars in Her Own Private Horror Film
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Johanna Ganthaler and her husband, Kurt, were happily vacationing in Brazil and would have been en route to Paris had they not arrived late to the Rio de Janeiro airport, just missing their flight. God, of all the terrible luck, right? Now they had to sit there and hang out in a shitty brewpub, eating microwaved bread and breathing the exotic airborne diseases of an entire airport while all the other passengers flitted through the sky without a care in the world.
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Plus, no free power sockets or Wi-Fi. What could possibly be worse?
The plane crashed four hours into the flight, killing all 228 people aboard.
There but for the grace of God go you, and all that. It's terrible what happened to those people, but imagine what Johanna and her husband were feeling: It was like having a new lease on life. But their relief was short lived. Having escaped once through sheer coincidence, Johanna and Kurt had no choice but to risk it again. They booked a flight home the next day and crossed their fingers all the way back to Italy. After several hours presumably screaming at every turbulent bump, the couple landed safely. They got in their car and drove home.
Arguing all the way about the insane airport parking fees.
They didn't make it.
After all that they'd been through -- the horrible disasters and miraculous saves, the nerve-jangling return flight and the relief of being safe on the ground again -- the Ganthalers' car swerved across the road into an oncoming truck on the drive from the airport, killing Johanna instantly and seriously injuring Kurt.
Apparently the Italian Grim Reaper is a big fan of Final Destination.


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TEMPLE (November 6, 2012)--Students will get a lesson in overcoming adversity by Opera Singer Keron Jackson on Thursday.
Jackson, a current understudy for the Dallas Opera Company, will visit Edwards Academy at 10:30 a.m.
"Jackson boasts a lower, powerful bass-baritone and a charisma that flavors performances, from opera and musical theater to spirituals, gospel and pop music," a spokesperson said.
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This little beauty is also provided to the LOIRP project courtesy of Andrew Filo of Special Projects from Cupertino CA. The Lunar Obiter model is the same size as the other model provided here but comes with a custom stand where Andrew took a LO image of Copernicus, created a bump map and turned it into a really neat stand with the LO camera looking down on it as it would from orbit!
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) -- Riley County police say a fire at the Salvation Army in Downtown Manhattan was purposefully set by someone who broke into the building.
At approximately 1:45 AM on Saturday, June 23, 2012, the Manhattan Fire Department responded to Poyntz Avenue near the Manhattan Town Center Mall for a report of a smell of smoke.
When crews arrived, they found a fire in the building at 310 Poyntz Avenue, which is occupied by the Salvation Army.
Ryan Almes, the Deputy Chief of the Manhattan Fire Department, stated in a press release: "Manhattan Fire Department unites made an aggressive interior attack and controlled the fire in approximately 25 minutes but the building suffered substantial smoke and heat damage."
The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damage. No injuries were reported.
On Monday, Almes released the following information, stating that the fire was the result of arson: "The fire that occurred on Saturday morning, June 23rd, 2012 at The Salvation Army, located at 310 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kan. has been ruled an incendiary fire by investigators. The result of the scene examination concluded that the fire originated in the middle portion of the building. Sufficient evidence was recovered during the investigation to eliminate all known potential accidental ignition sources and determine the fire was intentionally set. Fire investigators from the Manhattan Fire Department, in cooperation with the Riley County Police Department are currently working on the investigation."
Captain Jeff Hooper, who oversees the Riley County Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division, says it appears that someone broke into the building and stole several items as well as an undetermined amount of cash and intentionally set the fire.
Amanda Waters, Divisional Director of Community Relations for The Salvation Army's Kansas & Western Missouri Division released the following statement Monday: "The Salvation Army Thrift Store in Manhattan, Kansas is closed until further notice, following a fire early Saturday morning that caused more than $150,000 in damage to the building at 310 Poyntz Avenue. The Salvation Army's Community Care office, which provides emergency assistance, was not affected by the fire and continues regular operations, Monday-Friday, 10 am-noon and 1-3 pm. The Salvation Army's worship space was also unaffected. Church services are held every Sunday morning at 11 am. The Community Care office and the sanctuary are located next door to the thrift store."
"We are currently looking for a temporary location to operate out of until we are able to reopen the thrift store," said Major Charles Smith, divisional commander of The Salvation Army for Kansas and Western Missouri. "Revenue from our thrift store helps fund the many community programs and social services we provide to assist people in need in Manhattan."
Riley County authorities Monday afternoon said they are investigating the fire as a burglary and arson.
"It's an ongoing investigation and we're hoping that we can find some leads and actually find who started this fire because as sad as it is to have an arson fire, with the place like the Salvation Army, they lost a lot of goods and a lot of merchandise and clothing that would have helped out a lot of needy families," said Manhattan Fire Chief Jerry Snyder. According to Snyder, the fire started on the first floor in the middle of the building. He commended his firefighters for bringing the blaze under control so quickly.
Meanwhile, the Manhattan Salvation Army is welcoming new leadership this week. Lt. Kirsten Aho will be the new Corps Officer in charge of The Salvation Army in Manhattan. She is replacing Majors Jerry and Nancy Curttright, who are retiring.


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Friday, March 23, 2012
My Chinese Indonesian Father Used To Make This Mean Fried Rice
I also remember that there were rats.
Thousands of them, all white and milling around the feet of the guests. As if that wasn't strange enough, as gross as it seems, they somehow did not frighten me. (Remind me about that the next time that I hide six rooms away from a spider.)
Not long after I had that dream, I learned that certain Eastern cultures believe that white rats symbolize prosperity and protection. And get this. Many also think that they predict the birth of a son. Particularly the Chinese.
Or at least the Chinese teller who works at my bank.
Who also insisted that this is the luckiest year to give birth (The Year Of The Dragon).
She told me this after letting me know (quite loudly in front of a long line of other customers) that all of the girls at the bank were relieved to hear that I was pregnant because, "We think maybe she just getting fat? But, no, you have bay bay. So it good for you. And lucky!"
Chinese Fried Rice
1/2 pound shrimp
2 cups brown rice
15 strips low sodium reduced fat bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
5 tablespoons canola oil
1 large sweet onion, chopped
4 scallions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas
3 eggs + 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons sesame oil
salt + pepper
Prepare rice.
Throw the shrimp in a pan over medium heat with teensy bit of butter. Turn after a minute. Remove when they begin to turn pink. Drain and set aside.
At the same time, cook the bacon over medium heat in a separate pan, turning occasionally until crisp. Drain on a paper towel lined plate.
Return the skillet used for the bacon to the stove and turn the heat to medium high. Add two tablespoons of the oil and three quarters of the scallions and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic, one tablespoon of the oil and the cooked rice and stir to coat. Add the peas and stir again. Make a big well in the middle of the rice and add the last two tablesoons of the oil and the eggs. Let them sit for a minute, then scramble with a fork and cook for two minutes more. Stir the eggs into the rice, breaking them into little pieces. Turn off the heat. Add the bacon, the rest of the scallions, the shrimp, and the sesame oil. Stir. Season with salt and pepper.
p.s. Off subject, I swear we're almost done with Aston's closet. Here is a peek at his tiny wardrobe.
I realized that I may have gone a tad overboard when I found myself purchasing a Baby Gap peacoat the other day after remembering, um, WE LIVE IN FLORIDA. But for some reason I'm learning that miniature clothes are insanely gratifying to purchase. (Seriously, try to stop yourself from picking up a pair of Chucks in a size two. It's impossible.) Who knew.
7 comments:
- Hillary said...
You just decided my dinner for this weekend- That looks amazing!!!
- March 23, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Hartwood Roses said...
How did you know that I'm hungry for fried rice?? Sounds like dinner real soon. I'm right with you on baby clothes. Remember, though, that babies don't have waists or necks (or wrists, for that matter) for a few months ... dress the little guy accordingly.
- March 23, 2012 at 1:37 PM
- Janell @ Isabella and Max said...
Oh, buying clothes for the little ones is beyond satisfying! Then they get a little older and want to make their own decisions, which that leads to outfits you could never in a million years dream up. Enjoy the control while you have it!! Janell
- March 23, 2012 at 6:58 PM
- NotesFromAbroad said...
LOL, "little ones don't have waists or necks or wrists" ... strange but true, so funny to see it written :)
The fried rice looks good, I can do that ! without shrimp.
I love that total strangers have all this advice and bay bay stories to share.. depending on my mood, I find it a nice bonding moment or sharing a bit too much info for my comfort.
I used to hate it when total strangers just felt entitled to put their hands on my (huge) belly.
I knew it was big and stuck way out there but they still shouldn't have petted it like it was at a zoo. you know ?
Hurry up with this Kelly, I wanna see Aston ! :)
- March 23, 2012 at 8:31 PM
- liz @ bon temps beignet said...
Woo hoo for having dragon babies! And aren't pregnancy dreams the weirdest? I have a recurring dream (once a month or two) that I'm in the bayou on a deflating raft or surf board and there are alligators swimming all around me, but they never attack. I must have had that dream dozens of times.
Ps: don't buy too many NB clothes. They grow out of them SO quickly. And then you're left there staring at a drawer full of clothes that your little man has outgrown and it constantly reminds you of how quickly the grow. And then you'll cry. Hard.
Pps: looks like we'll be having yummy fried rice for dinner.
- March 24, 2012 at 2:21 AM
Ha! My Chinese doctor often makes comments about my weight, and my Chinese friends say it's a cultural thing. She'll be like, "You were 108 pounds when you started coming to me, but now you are 120. But it looks good! You are still not too fat! Men like women with meat on their bones!" It totally makes me laugh because it's so not "American doctor" but it also definitely discourages me from getting fat, because she'd be brutal!
- March 24, 2012 at 9:38 AM
- Life in Rehab said...
This is definitely bookmarked!
Oh, right, and we still have all the mini-Chucks. In red.
- March 26, 2012 at 4:14 AM


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HOUSTON (August 17, 2012)--A Mexican man on Texas death row for strangling and raping a teenage girl in Waco 25 years ago has lost a federal appeal, taking him a step closer to execution.
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Friday, refusing Ramiro Ibarra's claims of mental impairment, deficient trial attorneys and that he should have received protections under an international treaty covering foreign nationals.
Ibarra, from Mexico, was in the U.S. illegally.
One judge would have allowed appeals regarding poor legal help at his trial.
Court records show 16-year-old Maria Zuniga was killed at her home in 1987.
Ibarra was a family acquaintance arrested the day her body was found but was released because of an improper search warrant.
He wasn't arrested again until 1996.
Ibarra already has lost an appeal in the Supreme Court, who said in May 2008 it would not hear his appeal.
He argued that he was mentally retarded and ineligible for capital punishment under court guidelines.
The 53-year-old Mexican national also contends he was denied legal assistance from the Mexican consulate after his arrest, which is a violation of Geneva Convention protections.
According to prison records, Zuniga was looking after two young nephews at her family's home in Waco when Ibarra attacked and killed her.
Ibarra was a Zuniga family acquaintance.
He was originally charged in 1987, but the complaint was later dropped after a judge suppressed key evidence because of the lack of a search warrant.
A change in the law, however, allowed authorities to present that evidence and Ibarra was indicted for capital murder in 1996.
He was convicted of the killing in September 1997 and attempted suicide the same day.
Two months later, he was convicted of sexual assault in an incident involving a young nephew in Bell County and was sentenced to life.
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This course is one suitable for beginners. The main emphasis of the
course is in developing conversational skills in Welsh as it is
currently spoken (as contrasted with teaching the forms needed for
understanding literary Welsh). The material is an indirect descendent
of the Cymraeg Byw movement of the 1960s and 1970s. This course
does not assume a general proficiency in learning languages, nor any
previous background in Welsh. The course is also developed in such a
way that it can be distributed either through an ASCII medium wrapped
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A VH1 reality show isn't really "official" until it features its first cat-fight, right? Also... what oddities might one expect to find at a "Mexican Roadside Circus?"
First up, the circus! If I were to mention a scantily clad woman belching fireballs, is that something that would interest you?
Now, here's the background for the ensuing chaos: Sassy's the paymaster, so she gets to decide which of the two mooks in front of her will be sent home. Hot Wings and the rest of her team want Sassy to send Franciso home, and Sassy has agreed to comply, but secretly, she wants to send a message to everyone in the game that she can't be told what to do. Meow!


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If so, how? Do I need any additional software?
I'd instead use LilyPond, which, though not based on TeX at all, has similar goals of human-readable plain-text source files and beautiful, customizable output.
There's also MusiXTeX for the actual typesetting (CTAN). A bit of searching turned up this page about exporting from LilyPond to MusiXTeX.
In addition to MusiXTeX, there's also GregorioTeX for gregorian chant. It's apparently very well suited to typesetting this particular type of scores, and is actively maintained.
Lilypond provides a tool called lilypond-book for creating LaTeX documents with embedded music pieces inside. The embedding works via images, and baselines are not considered. So if you want to display a clef in the middle of a line, it will only be nicely aligned vertically with the rest of the line after you have tweaked its vertical position using additional LaTeX code.
If you don't want to create a document, but rather music sheets on their own, Lilypond wins hands down in user friendliness. I am considered quite unanimously as a TeX wizard and would no longer think of using the TeX-based approaches for typesetting music.
With regard to its implementation: I think Lilypond has always been C++, has gained some Scheme innards rather early, but used TeX as its typesetting backend internally for quite a long time. However, its current mode of operation is to write PostScript files directly as main output (PDF generation works internally by using Ghostscript on those). As a result, utf-8 characters work rather transparently if the font has them. TeX's track record in that area, in comparison, is less than fabulous although in the last years, a few TeX engines (XeTeX, LuaTeX) that can work with larger character sets than 8bit have been developed.
I'd go for Lilypond, myself (see Ben Alpert's answer), but note that there's a TeX FAQ page of discussion about the alternatives


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Linux user for about 2 years
More of a GUI guy than a terminal guy, but I can
sudo apt-get install program-name
Don't know how to compile or install from
.zip/tarfiles. If there are menus I'm good.
I use UbuntuStudio, prefer XFCE as it's faster and don't like desktop effects.
I just purchased these parts to make my first ever build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1HCyb
My first priority is video editing with KDEnlive. Light gaming on the side.
My concerns:
This will be my first experience with SSD for the OS. Is there anything different I need to do with setup? I will also have a 1tb storage drive. Is it better to have the OS on the SSD and the Home folder on the storage drive or have it all on the SSD?
Is this new graphics card plug and play? Or will I have to compile drivers?
Does anyone recommend any specific settings when installing UbuntuStudio on the new system?
Sorry if the questions sound dumb. I have 4 more days until the new parts come in so I would like to be as prepared as I can be.
Thank you for any and all help!


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CARE: past, present and future
Bob Peoples, recently re-named executive director of the Carpet America Recovery Effort, (CARE) has a unique perspective on the evolution of carpet recycling in the U.S.
After gathering experience with Monsanto and Solutia, Peoples joined the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) in 2004 as director of sustainability. When CARE was born that same year, he became executive director of that organization as well.
In 2008, Peoples left CARE to become director of ACS Green Chemistry Institute and Georgina Sikorski took over at CARE. When Sikorski announced her retirement this past spring, CARE began a search that led them back to Peoples.
What is it like to be back as executive director of CARE?
While there was always debate and differences of opinion, CARE was respectful and professional. That's a great environment to work in. I do believe my time in Washington, D.C. leading the ACS Green Chemistry Institute has further prepared me to help facilitate progress on the challenges we face.
What are CARE's greatest accomplishments in the past ten years?
Of course in the beginning, there was little technology that was applicable to carpet recycling (processing), including the basic step of face fiber identification. Nor was there an infrastructure or logistics in place for collection. Fundamentally, there was the very real issue of markets for postconsumer carpet. Let me just list what I believe is a pretty impressive growth process.
• Signing the original MOU that created CARE, set targets and drove annual reporting on January 8, 2002.
• Building the CARE Board, crafting by-laws and getting started.
• Developing and hosting an annual conference to enable networking and sharing of ideas, successes and outlining challenges.
• Building a brand new industry in the United States from the ground up.
• Working with companies to develop state-of-the-art rapid, reliable, portable, durable and cost effective fiber identification technology.
• Working with vendors to develop, test and advance processing technologies and equipment designed specifically to handle postconsumer carpet (PCC).
• Working to help identify and enable outlets that could use PCC in a wide variety of applications.
• Building and supporting a strong entrepreneurial community network.
• Enabling the carpet industry to lead a product stewardship effort that supported customers, consumers and the USGBC.
• Providing a path to meet NSF140 stewardship requirements.
• Serving as a model for other industry EPR initiatives.
• Working with the State of California on their landmark AB2398 carpet recycling legislation.
• Crafting the first Product Stewardship Plan approved by CalRecycle to enable implementation of AB2398.
• Documenting for more than 10 years diversion and recycle progress.
How has the organization changed?
The Board now has active committees and does some of the heavy lifting for CARE. We have also increased the size of the board. Perhaps the biggest change is AB2398 and the demands it has placed on CARE. When California chose CARE as the stewardship organization, it was both a great honor and recognition of the good work CARE has done, but it also added a considerable responsibility in terms of creating the plan, refining based on actual implementation feedback and administering the program.
How is California's AB 2398 playing out in California?
We just met with CalRecycle in late September to do a one year program review and update second quarter 2012 results. All trends are in the right direction and recovery and recycle rates in California were at 35 percent and 17 percent respectively in the second quarter. The amount of funds being dispersed to the processors also grew significantly in the second quarter.
What is the best role for floor covering retailers in CARE and the carpet recycling process?
Retailers must educate themselves on the options of recycling available to them and then in turn pass that knowledge on to their customers. They should offer, where available, an option to their consumers to be a part of the world of carpet recycling and by doing so they should work only with CARE Certified Collectors in the recycling of carpet. They should require of the installers who work with them (note, we recognize most installers are independent contractors of the retailers, but the retailers still have influence with the installers) to follow recycling guidelines and work to keep the used carpet dry and clean of debris.
What is the best role for carpet manufacturers?
As the initiator of the value chain, manufacturers have a leading role in the process but not the only role. Manufacturers should ensure their product is designed with the end in mind. They should help lead a way to providing recycled content in the products they make. They should actively engage in and support third party organizations like CARE to help foster more carpet recycling. They should play a role, along with CARE, in helping train retailers on the options of carpet recycling. I still believe the carpet industry is one of the pioneers in EPR (product stewardship) programs. We are seeing significant growth in PET face fiber. Postconsumer PET carpets currently have no outlets and it is vitally important that we find solutions to this issue.
What does the carpet recycling effort need to move onto the next level?
There is a great experiment going on in California. I think it would be prudent to allow this test to play out and generate another cycle of good data. We should look carefully at what has worked well, what still needs to be modified or changed to make the system even stronger. Then we can look at expanding.
What are the greatest challenges ahead?
I think clearly our biggest challenge remains the development of economically viable outlets for recovered PCC. There is still a large amount of PCC that goes to the landfill each year in the United States. We have made good progress on the nylons (6 and 6,6) and decent progress on polypropylene. However, there are no good options for PET carpet today and its percentage in the waste stream is growing. There is also the challenge of communicating and letting people know that there are viable and cost effective recycling options available. I like to think about how long the recycling efforts for paper, glass, aluminum cans, tires, etc. have been in place and what levels are recycled today. Then I look at how far we have come from a starting point of zero and I feel we have made great progress. If we focus on building what is working today and then enabling expansion tomorrow we have a formula for success.
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The 6 Least Solemn Funerals Around the World
#3. Get Buried in Your Favorite Vehicle
The ancient Egyptians believed that a man should be buried with all his possessions so that they would be available to him in the next world. Ninety-year-old Lonnie Holloway from Saluda, South Carolina, sought to bring this tradition back when he requested to be put to rest in the front seat of his vintage 1973 Pontiac Catalina. To which his family replied with a clear "Sure, why the fuck not?"
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"Oh no, we'll miss the car so much because we totally didn't hate it at all!"
Apparently Holloway thought that your first day in the afterlife is like the first day of high school and that you need to make an entrance in a cool car or else you won't get to sit at the popular table. As if this wasn't cool enough on its own, Holloway also requested that his family place a hundred-dollar bill in the pocket of his suit and that his gun collection be buried along with him. Clearly his conception of the next life was less "pearly gates" and more "GTA Vice City meets Death Race 2000."
Holloway might have had the most baller funeral around, but he still couldn't match the hands-down crazy of a Puerto Rican man who, at his wake, was embalmed and posed sitting on a motorcycle in the middle of the funeral home.
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We should probably take a second to apologize for calling a dead man crazy before something fucked up happens.
During the three-day wake, the recently deceased David Morales Colon was displayed to the public leaning over the top of his sports bike as if he was just about to slide it under an 18-wheeler. He was dressed in his normal street clothes, including a hat and dark sunglasses, presumably so his friends could drive him out into the world and engage in some Weekend at Bernie's-style shenanigans.
His relatives said that their reason for rejecting the traditional "not posing a dead guy on a motorbike" method of funerals was because riding bikes was Colon's hobby. We think we should all breathe a sigh of relief that he wasn't also an avid nudist.
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And apparently, another hobby of his was being Ice-T.
#2. Be a Player at a Palm Mortuary Vegas-Style Funeral
If you can have a Vegas-style wedding, why not a Vegas-style funeral? Seriously, name one reason that doesn't include the words "tacky," "undignified," or "might cause a superior alien race to exterminate us."
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"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Forever."
Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas allows you to personalize the shit out of your future funeral. For example, if you're really into casinos, you can totally have giant decked-out playing cards and slot machines next to the box containing your mortal remains, plus a roulette wheel done in flowers. They're even willing to go so far as to take out the traditional stickers on the slots and put your photo in their place. And yes, the reels spin like in a real machine.
But this is just one of the many themed funerals Palm Mortuary offers, which range from $1,000 to $3,000. If you're into golf, there's a golf-themed option where the casket is surrounded by giant clubs and "golf bags filled with floral bouquets made with golf balls." Or if you like Westerns, there's a version that includes hay, cacti, a plastic pony, and a massive cowboy boot.
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Because nothing describes a personality better than a massive cowboy boot.
If you're looking for something a little more affordable, Bunkers Mortuary, also in Vegas, offers coffins adorned with the city's fabulous logo and Elvis impersonators who sing during the reception. No word on whether they can officiate at the ceremony, too.
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That's weird ... usually in Vegas, they just bury you in the desert with no coffin at all.
For Palm Mortuary, the only caveat is that the funeral must be "dignified and legal." Considering that their definition of the first word is pretty loose, perhaps the second one can also be stretched and you can get some of those Chinese strippers to perform lewd acts in front of everyone.
#1. Get Quick Condolences With a Drive-Through Funeral
We've all had to attend the funeral of someone we didn't know very well, or at all, and just awkwardly stood there for an hour trying to look as somber as possible for the benefit of the bereaved. But that's just how it is, right? Everyone knows that only a fraction of the people who attend the ceremony willingly stick around for more than five minutes, but what are we supposed to do? Set up drive-through funerals for those in a rush?
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That's exactly what a funeral home in Compton, Los Angeles, did: You simply drive in, look at the casket set up on display on the other side of the glass for as long as you feel like, and drive out. The manager says that the parlor is convenient for old people who find it hard to walk and lazy people who find it hard to give a fuck about their acquaintance's death.
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"I'll have two large burgers with- Oh. Shit, I'm so sorry."
And they aren't the only ones to do this. In the 1980s, a drive-through funeral home in Chicago was set up exactly like a McDonald's. Mourners drove up to a speakerphone and pushed a button to give their "order" (that is, say the name of the person they'd come to see). Then they drove up to a "viewing area" where they could see the deceased's face on a 25-inch screen. The picture only lasted three seconds, but they could keep pushing a button to see it again for as long as they wanted.
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The irony of viewing someone who had died in a drive-by shooting would open up a portal to another dimension.
The creator of this system, former construction worker Lafayette Gatling, found the comparison to fast food chains insulting. You know who else might find this a tad insulting? The dead dude who got put behind a window like some damned cheesecake. Yeah, if you put someone up for display like this, you can bet they'll haunt your ass for the rest of your life.
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HSRT's "summer of love" concludes with the award-winning production of The Light in the Piazza. Set in Italy in the summer of 1953, this enchanting musical romance will leave the audience breathless. When a young American, Clara, finds herself falling in love with Fabrizio, a handsome Italian, Clara's mother Margaret steps in to prevent secrets from being told. Will the path to love be easy for Clara?
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BOSTON -- Tonight's scheduled overnight closure of the northbound lanes of the Tip O'Neill Tunnel has been postponed because of weather.
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I love to read! I usually read at bedtime, much to my husband's dismay as he tries to shut his eyes against the glow from the iPad! Biographies, memoirs and current event recaps are great, but, I admit that what I really enjoy is a good novel, be it romance, mystery, thriller or comedy. I read so much true-life material every day that the escapism of a good book is wonderful!
A few months back, I prepared for my vacation by asking you on Facebook to share your recommendations for some good reads that would help me pass the time on my flights. It occurs to me I never checked back in to let you know what I thought, so let me take a moment to pass along a few great reads I discovered, courtesy your suggestions.
First, being the animal lover that I am, someone thought I would like The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. It is told from a dog's perspective and you know up front how it will eventually end. Warning - you might want to reach the ending when you are along, rather than in a packed airport, because you will need tissues!
Next up was the suggestion for Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. Wow! The unique twists had me look up her two other novels, Sharp Objects and Dark Places, to read as well. They might be a bit dark for some tastes, but I appreciated how they were not follow the cookie-cutter path to resolution.
Finally, for lighter beach-bag fare, I checked out the Janet Evanovich crime stories with heroine Stephanie Plum. These are quick reads, perfect when you want to escape into some not-very-thought-provoking with a bit of humor thrown into the mix.
I thought about this list today when I came across a list from Buzz Feed of books to read before they hit theaters this year. Two of the Gillian Flynn novels are among the 16 on the list, and I see several others that are catching my eye. Here's a link to the list - let me know what you think:
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With 10 of its starters out of the lineup, a shorthanded Leavenworth wrestling team faced Blue Valley Northwest Wednesday.
As to be expected, the results weren't pretty — The Pioneers fell 66-15.
"It was mainly our junior varsity out there," LV coach Jay Johnston said. "It was a million different reasons why with the Kansas' point system, injuries and sickness just all hitting at once.
Two highlights from the evening came from two Leavenworth seniors. Both Tilden Edwards, at 160-pounds, and Jesse Colver (220) recorded pin wins on the night.
"Those guys did their usual thing," Johnston said. "Overall, we knew it would be tough with 10 starters out, but with that said we gave up way too many pins tonight and that is unacceptable."
Leavenworth will compete Saturday at the Silver Lake Invitation, which begins at 9 a.m.
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When you are warming up, you got to do so in style. You are getting all amped for your basketball game, thinking about all of your plays, getting your mind wrapped around what it is that you must do so that your team can reign. There is definitely something to be said about the linear relationship with the variables "looking great" and "confidence level". With the Jordan Franklin Street Pants you can be sure that you are maxed out on both.
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When doing a primer coat do I need to get everything or can I pretty much fly through it leaving it kinda blochy?
I find that primer dries so fast that you have to do the job quickly, but it's worth it in the long run to get it somewhat even: any time saved by doing a poor job of priming will be more than made up for trying to get the finish coats looking good.
The primer coat doesn't have to be perfect, but it should cover the surface (no bare spots) and it shouldn't be so blotchy that you get drips or visible unevenness.
You need to prime the surface thoroughly. The purpose of the primer is so give the surface uniform absorbtion properties. I'll need an extreme example to illustrate that.
Recently I tried to paint the wall already covered with glue liming - the cheapest water-dispersion paint possible. The old paint had good adhesion to the wall and looked solid, but when I started to paint I just couldn't shade the new paint - when the new paint contacted the old one the latter absorbed all the water immediately and the new paint got dry before I could do anything.
This is how I found that priming is a good thing. However that was not all. I discovered than when the first layer of primer is applied it looks uniform at first. However when it dries up and I apply the second layer I see dark spots - those are areas where I underapplied the primer during the fist pass and now those areas still absorb water and thus become dark. The third layer of primer doesn't leave dark spots anymore - all the surface is thoroughly primed and the new paint applies allright.
Once I tried to paint over the first layer of primer - it turned out well except those underprimed spots where paint would still dry up very quickly and wouldn't be shaded well.
The bottom line is: prime with at least two layers until the primer doesn't leave dark spots on the surface.
It will come out blotchy because many times it is very thin paint. Spread it on with no drips and let it dry well. You may want to apply multiple coats as needed. It typically will dry fast so you may be able to perform additional coats within an hour after first application.


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Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 13.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.50/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 14.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.48/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 13.7 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 38.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 21.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 4.4 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
"The national average has ticked higher in the last week, as rising oil prices have put upward pressure on gasoline prices," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "Unfortunately for angry motorists, there doesn't seem to be much relief in sight, at least for the time being, as retail prices continue to climb in virtually all areas of the country," DeHaan said.
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What are Outs in Texas Hold'em Poker?
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"Outs" are the cards left in the deck that could possibly make you win. Usually these are discussed most when players are all-in and the cards have been revealed.
If the only way you can win is to draw one of the 3 Aces left in the deck, you have 3 Outs.
To expand on @lilserf's answer... An out is a mathematical probability that one player has to win the hand depending on the situation, and they are always used, not just mostly in all-in situations.
You have to treat them as probabilities because there is always the chance for runner-runner cards which produce a winning hand. For instance, if you have three to a flush, and making a flush is your only opportunity to win the hand on the flop, you still have outs even though there isn't a single card in the deck that will put you in the lead on the turn.
If there are one or more cards still to be dealt and you think your hand is currently inferior to an opponent's hand, the "outs" are cards not yet revealed to you that will improve your hand from a losing to a winning position.
So, for example:
You have an Ace-high. Based on his betting in this hand or earlier in the game, gut instinct, the fact you've seen his cards, whatever, you think your opponent has a pair of Kings. So you think are currently in a losing position.
However, if you hit an Ace on the Turn, you will have a pair of Aces, which beats a pair of Kings. There are four Aces in a deck, you have one of them, so there are three unaccounted for, so you have three outs.
A more complicated example:
You have a pair of Queens, and a four-flush in Hearts. You think your opponent has a pair of Kings, so you think are currently in a losing position.
However, there a number of cards that will improve your hand sufficiently to beat a pair of Kings. Specifically:
So, you have 3+2+9 = 14 outs. Of course, if any of these happens, your opponent still has at least five outs - the two as yet unseen Kings, which would give him three Kings, and the three cards of the same rank as his second hole card, which would give him two pairs.
The reason this is of interest to you is that it enables you to calculate what chance you have of improving your current hand to a winning hand, which in turn enables you to calculate how much you can bet (as a percentage of the pot) and still have a positive expected value for that bet.
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Phil Cianciola. Jon Greene. Jon Jagler. Bill Michaels. Dan O'Donnell. Like them or hate them, they were personalities. All gone. Steve Wexler has sucked the life out of WTMJ/A. The numbers don't lie.
I guess pushing veteran personalities to the side in order to free up chairs for Jodi Becker and Greg Matzek weren't such sage radio moves after all, in retrospect.


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When a sun-gazing NASA satellite designed and built by the University of Colorado Boulder launched into space on Jan. 25, 2003, solar storms were raging.
A decade later, the four instruments onboard the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment, or SORCE, have given scientists an unprecedented look at some of the most intense solar eruptions ever witnessed — including the notorious Halloween storms in October and November 2003 — as well as the anomalously quiet solar minimum that hushed the sun's surface beginning in 2008 and, now, a new solar maximum that appears to be the least active in a century.
"We were there to see it transform from a fairly normal solar cycle to a very low-activity solar cycle," said Tom Woods, associate director of CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, known as LASP, and principal investigator for SORCE. "Of course we couldn't predict or know that, but it's very exciting."
The data generated by SORCE's instruments, which were originally designed to operate for just five years, are downloaded twice a day with the help of CU-Boulder undergraduates working at LASP mission control. Scientists are now using that data to better understand how energy from the sun affects Earth's climate. While human-produced greenhouse gases have been the dominant driver of climate change over the last several decades, the activity of the sun can either enhance or offset the resulting global warming.
"About 10 to 15 percent of the climate warming since 1970 is due to the sun," Woods said. "That's going to change now. Now that solar activity is low, the global warming trend could slow down some, but not nearly enough to offset the anthropogenic effects on global warming."
The SORCE mission is also a critical contributor to the long-term record of total solar irradiance — the magnitude of the sun's energy when it reaches the top of the Earth's atmosphere — which stretches back to 1978, when the Nimbus-7 satellite was launched. The Total Irradiance Monitor, or TIM, instrument onboard SORCE is taking the most accurate and most precise measurements of total solar irradiance ever collected.
"The total solar irradiance provides nearly all the energy powering the Earth's climate system, exceeding all other energy sources combined by 2,500 times," said Greg Kopp, LASP senior research scientist and co-investigator responsible for the TIM instrument. "Any change in total irradiance can thus have large effects on our climate."
The instruments onboard SORCE have doubled their original life expectancy, but they won't last forever. The limiting factor will likely be the satellite's battery. Still, Woods and his colleagues expect that SORCE will continue to function through this year, allowing the satellite to hit another important milestone for celebration: the 11-year mark, the average length of a complete solar cycle.
"Eleven years is special to us," Woods said. "Instead of having a big science conference this year, we're planning it for next January."
For more information on SORCE's 10th birthday, read the full press release here.
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