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Centralized Login Management Comes to MySQL: Introducing PAM and Windows Authentication Support
By User13177919-Oracle on IX 16, 2011
This is why you need authentication plugins that fit the largest possible number of authentication setups.
I can only guess what these authentication solutions look like for your server. But chances are that your OS has a pretty good idea on how best to authenticate users in it. This is why we've decided to hook MySQL to the two most widely used OS authentication APIs : Pluggable Authentication Modules (a.k.a PAM) and the Windows Security Support Provider Interface
Let's see first how PAM works.
We'll first consider the simple scenario where each OS user holds a corresponding user account in MySQL's mysql.user table. Sounds pretty easy to setup ? Right : you just need to remember to create a MySQL user for each of the people that have access to the computer and grant them some access.
There's one inconvenience though : you'll need to maintain the correspondence between the MySQL user and the OS user. Ask the user to update his mysql password in addition to his OS password, remember to disable access in both mysql and the OS etc.
This is where the PAM authentication plugin in its simplest form can help you: if properly configured it will ask the OS if this user can login each time a user tries to login to the MySQL server. All you need to do is create your MySQL users in such a way that they use the PAM plugin to login.
Note that externally authenticated MySQL users don't need a password stored into the mysql.user table, as they are relying on the PAM library to check the login credentials. Good ! One less password to worry about and maintain.
So how do I set things up ?
First I need to check if I have the PAM library set up on my box. Usually PAM keeps its configuration in /etc/pam.d. Looking in my macbook's /etc/pam.d I see a number of configuration paths
mbpro:~$ ls -la /etc/pam.d/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 17 root wheel 578 Aug 29 20:46 ./ drwxr-xr-x 103 root wheel 3502 Sep 12 19:22 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 264 Aug 29 20:42 authorization -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 174 Aug 29 20:46 checkpw -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 200 Aug 29 20:46 chkpasswd -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 203 Aug 29 20:46 cups -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 204 Aug 29 20:46 ftpd -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 587 Aug 29 20:46 login -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 152 Aug 29 20:46 login.term -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 191 Aug 29 20:42 other -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 197 Aug 29 20:46 passwd -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 211 Aug 29 20:46 rshd -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 408 Aug 29 20:46 screensaver -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 140 Aug 29 20:46 smbd -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 602 Aug 29 20:42 sshd -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 356 Aug 29 20:46 su -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 203 Aug 29 20:46 sudoGood, looks like the PAM library is already configured and under heavy use. Now all I need is to pick the right PAM path for my MySQL server. login sounds good. Let's see what's in it :
mbpro:~$ cat /etc/pam.d/login # login: auth account password session auth optional pam_krb5.so use_kcminit auth optional pam_ntlm.so try_first_pass auth optional pam_mount.so try_first_pass auth sufficient pam_serialnumber.so try_first_pass serverinstall auth required pam_opendirectory.so try_first_pass account required pam_nologin.so account required pam_opendirectory.so password required pam_opendirectory.so session required pam_launchd.so session required pam_uwtmp.so session optional pam_mount.so mbpro:~$I will not go into the details of all this, but will just highlight pam_opendirectory.so. This means that this PAM config will use Apple's OpenDirectory to verify logins. Nice ! But there's a number of bookkeeping modules that I don't really need for MySQL : e.g. pam_launchd.so.
I need something simpler. Hmm, let's try some of the existing daemons. Let's check cups.
$ cat /etc/pam.d/cups # cups: auth account password session auth required pam_opendirectory.so account required pam_permit.so password required pam_deny.so session required pam_permit.so
Good ! pam_opendirectory.so still there, there's auth and it's really short and sweet. This should do just fine. I could have created my own pam configuration file. And if I call it mysql the PAM plugin will pick it up without me needing to specify an authentication string. But I'll stick to what I have already.
Let's start the MySQL server and make sure the PAM plugin is available and installed.
mysql> select plugin_status from information_schema.plugins where plugin_name='authentication_pam'; -------------- select plugin_status from information_schema.plugins where plugin_name='authentication_pam' -------------- +---------------+ | plugin_status | +---------------+ | ACTIVE | +---------------+ 1 row in set (0.04 sec)
Now I can experiment. I need to create a MySQL user for my gkodinov OS account
mysql> create user gkodinov identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups'; -------------- create user gkodinov identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups' -------------- Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
One can never check too much, so let's see how is the user defined in the mysql.user table
mysql> select Password,plugin from mysql.user where user = 'gkodinov'; -------------- select Password,plugin from mysql.user where user = 'gkodinov' -------------- +----------+--------------------+ | Password | plugin | +----------+--------------------+ | | authentication_pam | +----------+--------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Goody ! No password to maintain and worry about.
I can now try logging in. Note that I'm not supplying my password as an argument on the command line : it's insecure. It's better to enter it on the prompt.
../client/mysql -u gkodinov -p test Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 6 Server version: 5.5.16-debug-log Source distribution Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. mysql> select user(),current_user(); +--------------------+----------------+ | user() | current_user() | +--------------------+----------------+ | gkodinov@localhost | gkodinov@% | +--------------------+----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Wow ! I'm in. Let's see what happens if I mistype my password.
../client/mysql -u gkodinov -p test Enter password: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'gkodinov'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
Nothing unexpected. But there's nothing in the logs either (depending of course on you logging setup. On Linux you'd get a note in the secure syslog saying that the login failed). This can be quite annoying, specially if you're setting up PAM. So what can I do to diagnose PAM related problems ? I can start the server in a special debugging mode by setting the AUTHENTICATION_PAM_LOG environment variable to 1 before starting my server. Use it with caution : it prints a lot of data on the server's standard error. Thus it's not suitable for production use. You better set up your PAM modules or your external credentials storage to log authentication errors.
Among other things the debug log prints is the PAM error returned by the pam_authenticate() function. So for my failed attempt above I'd get:
... auth_pam_server:password haha received ... auth_pam_server:pam_authenticate rc=9 auth_pam_server: rc=9 PAM error: authentication error ...
9 is PAM_AUTH_ERR.
The above debugging log exposes one more possible problem that users should be aware of : When using PAM authentication the passwords are transferred from the client to the server in clear text. This may be dangerous if you're doing it over a network link that others can listen to. Unfortunately this is about the only way PAM can work : the library requires the password in clear text. So plan carefully and use SSL encryption of the client connection where needed !
Now that we seen how the PAM plugin can be used in simple scenarios it's time to think about more complex ones.
If you have more than a handful of users creating all these MySQL accounts for each such user can quickly become a problem. Each time you e.g. add somebody to your corporate directory you'll need to go to each and every MySQL server instance and add it as an externally authenticated MySQL user. And what's worse : grant him the privileges that he needs.
Luckily in such environments large groups of users share the same set of privileges : e.g. all DBAs have access to all the data in a MySQL server instance, all accountants have access to the tables holding the accounting data etc. While designing your application you have a pretty good idea what these typical privilege sets are. And you probably even have "template" users of different kinds : e.g. "accountant" with all the rights necessary to do his job. Or "dba" with a larger set of privileges etc. And those are pretty static user definitions. They change only when your application logic changes.
How cool would it be to only have these template users defined in each MySQL server and somehow map incoming logins to them ? And keep all logins and the mapping to the template users definable at OS level ? Of course the MySQL DBAs still need to be able to control the mapping. But other than this it's a good idea to let the OS user definitions be the only place where you need to add a new user account when you e.g. hire somebody.
The PAM plugin can answer this call. But since the PAM library API is so basic the PAM plugin needs to do the user mapping somehow otherwise.
In Unix the most obvious way of handling groups of users is through OS groups. Each user can belong to several such groups. E.g. on my Mac I have:
$ groups staff com.apple.sharepoint.group.2 com.apple.access_screensharing everyone _appstore localaccounts _appserverusr admin _appserveradm _lpadmin _lpoperator _developer com.apple.sharepoint.group.1This means my user id belongs to all the above groups. The information about the group membership is available to programs through the group information functions of the C standard library.
We have two questions to answer:
- How can we make the standard C library group information functions talk to an external directory (e.g. LDAP or OpenDirectory) ?
- How can we use OS groups to map OS logins to MySQL "template" user accounts that have the rights granted to them ?
The answer on the group mapping functions question is pretty standard. E.g. On linux you'll need to tweak your /etc/nsswitch.conf to allow groups to be stored and retrieved from a remote repository. In this way standard C library function like e.g. getgrnam() can connect to a remote repository and retrieve group and user information from it.
On my Mac I don't actually need to do anything : the C library functions just talk to OpenDirectory. And I can use the standard Mac admin tools to assign groups to my users.
This is why I will assume that the group mapping C standard library functions work in conjunction with the user verification PAM profile used and will concentrate on doing the mapping of OS groups to MySQL template users using the PAM plugin.
The second question has an easy answer too : the PAM plugin supports proxy users. So we can map the incoming logins using a default proxy user. To achieve this we use the full PAM authentication string syntax :
<pam service name>,<os_group_name>=<mysql user name>, <os_group_name>=<mysql user name>, ...
I assume my MySQL application has 2 "template" users : reader and writer. I will be mapping these to the everyone and admin OS groups. I do this by thoughtfully creating my MySQL default proxy user (as root) :
mysql> create user reader identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups'; -------------- create user reader identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups' -------------- Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> create user writer identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups'; -------------- create user writer identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups' -------------- Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> create user ''@'' identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups,admin=writer,everyone=reader'; -------------- create user ''@'' identified with 'authentication_pam' as 'cups,admin=writer,everyone=reader' -------------- Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> grant proxy on reader to ''@''; -------------- grant proxy on reader to ''@'' -------------- Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> grant proxy on writer to ''@''; -------------- grant proxy on writer to ''@'' -------------- Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)Now when I login with my user account (gkodinov) I get :
mysql> select user(), current_user(), @@proxy_user; +--------------------+----------------+--------------+ | user() | current_user() | @@proxy_user | +--------------------+----------------+--------------+ | gkodinov@localhost | writer@% | ''@'' | +--------------------+----------------+--------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)What does this mean ? I've logged in as gkodinov@localhost (as returned by user()). My effective user id (who's privileges set will I be enjoying during my session) is 'writer@%' (as returned by current_user()). And I was able to achieve this using the ''@'' proxy user. Note that the order in the authentication string is important : I've purposely specified the writer mapping before reader's. I did this because I assume that if a user is a member of both OS groups (as gkodinov is) I prefer it to map to the writer group.
Note also that I've defined my reader and writer users as authenticated through PAM. This is to cover "direct" login attempts for login ids reader and writer. In this case the initial MySQL user lookup will find the more specific names (reader and writer) instead of the catch-all user. But this will not matter, as both the template MySQL users and my proxy user are defined as authenticated using the PAM plugin, so the same PAM plugin will be used, this time without a proxy user.
As usual you can find more about the PAM plugin in its excellent online documentation.
Now let's see how Windows Authentication Plugin works
The plugin name is authentication_windows. Unlike the PAM plugin it is not forced to use the clear text password. The Windows API allows programs to use single sign on. Once the user is authenticated with the Windows OS any program can take a "ticket" and verify that this ticket was produced by a specific OS user. As a result the Windows authentication plugin doesn't even require the client to send a password. At connect time it will securely find out what OS user was used to run the MySQL client. In fact you don't even need a user name as well. If you don't supply a user name some clients will use a predefined user name ("auth_windows") and let the server windows authentication plugin to retrieve the OS user name and do the mapping to an SQL user based on it. As a result you also don't need to touch on ''@'' as you do with PAM.
You can find more detailed example on using the Windows authentication plugin in its documentation (in the Using the Windows Authentication Plugin section).


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I have a few ports that I opened up. On my router and I allowed then on my firewall too with sudo ufw allow 30999.
But still the application which would use it, for example ssh server, still can't. And if I go to an open port checker site it still says that the port is closed.
So I ran out of options. I did the usual. I restarted and stuff like that, but nothing seems to help.
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How do I send someone a .CR2 raw file with Lightroom adjustments applied?
In that way someone could open the raw file in their Lightroom and see what development settings I have used, apply other adjustments and send it back to me such that I can evaluate it and work further on it.
How do I send someone a .CR2 raw file with Lightroom adjustments applied?
You can export to a DNG file which is not a CR2 file, but is a digital negative (RAW file). It isn't the original Canon format, but should contain most of the same information, if not all of it (it also has an option to embed the original). I believe that the DNG will have the Lightroom alterations applied to it. You can export it using Export and choosing DNG as the format.
All changes are saved in xml "sidecar" file. Raw file is never touched.*
So you send him both files and then you can exchange only the small xml file that holds all changes.
[*] Unless you use DNG format and you set "do not use sidecar file, modify DNG file instead" option.
In Lightroom you can store the development settings (Lightroom settings you have applied to an image) as a Preset. This Preset can then be shared with other Lightroom users together with your raw photo.
This YouTube movie shows you how to create presets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFuz0IwcyLs
Once created you can right-click on a preset and choose Export to save it to a .lrtemplate file.
The person you are sending your photo to, can then import .lrtemplate into their own Lightroom installation, import your photo, and apply the template to the photo.
Hope this answers your question.


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She's single, but not alone
Teacher relies on friends in cancer fight
|Karen Hartery, left, listens to her friends Pamela Sarasin and Tracey Genua, right, as they talk about their support system. Without a husband or children, Hartery has turned to her fellow teachers at Generali Elementary School for help. She says the second family has been a factor in the healing process. Erin Covey / Republican-American.
It took only a smidgen more time for Hartery, who suffers from rectal adenocarcinoma, to discover how many friends she had.
"It's fabulous," said Hartery, 43, of Wolcott. "I have unconditional support and love from a lot of friends."
For Hartery, a first-grade teacher at Waterbury's Margaret M. Generali Elementary School who never married and has no children, that circle of friends is critical.
"When you are single, your support system becomes people you might not necessarily have thought would be your support system," said Hartery, an unassuming, soft-spoken redhead. "It's wonderful knowing that there's help and support, even though I may not have the family support system in the traditional sense."
During a health crisis, patients routinely turn to family members for the often extensive assistance they need, traveling to and from doctor's appointments and therapy, picking up prescriptions, ensuring there is adequate food in the house and providing the emotional support that can be a lifeline to those who are sick.
Hartery was helped by a cabal of teachers who had long been impressed by what they said is the Waterbury native's preternatural calm, grace and poise.
"The minute we found out, we were all in shock," said fellow first-grade teacher Robyn Medina. "It was like, 'What do we do next? How can we help?'"
Women generally face a greater burden when they become ill because they typically outlive their spouses. Census figures indicate that two-thirds of the 11 million Americans who have lost their spouses are women. Lacking a spouse, they count on their kids and grandkids to help. Family caregiving has traditionally been the heart of long-term care, with more than 65 million Americans today caring for ill or aging relatives.
Yet the AARP Public Policy Institute reports that 16 percent of frail adults ages 85 and older have no surviving children to help care for them. And by 2040, when the oldest boomers are in their 90s, that number will reach 21 percent. The problem is expected to become more acute, in part because nearly one in five American women today never have children. In the 1970s, only one in 10 women ended their childbearing years without having children.
Hartery, whose aged father often shepherds her to appointments, says she had always considered herself a reserved person and was unaware of the high esteem in which she was held and the extent to which people would help until her cancer diagnosis.
"We just wanted to be there for her," said Kathy Scovill, a kindergarten teacher at the school. "This is a beautiful girl."
Although Scovill's family was afflicted with the flu over the winter holidays, she managed to bring Hartery a home-cooked Christmas dinner.
"It's a sisterhood," said Scovill, of the circle of friends that has embraced and upheld Hartery throughout her illness, whether driving her to appointments, slathering her with clementines and dark chocolate or just being in constant phone contact.
"The dignity, the class that she brings to the classroom," said Holly Leone, a friend and former teacher at the school. "She is always so calm. She is the type of teacher who could be lying on the floor on her side, giving a lesson, and she would be in total control of that classroom."
And lying down — or finding any comfortable position — has been difficult for Hartery, who has had more than 11 surgeries.
"Sitting has been a huge challenge for me," Hartery said. "I can stand, but not for very long. Walking long distances, bending, up and down, things you take for granted."
Scovill said the women's phone conversations to Hartery have developed a nickname, "40 Questions." The teachers said they have benefited from a lack of discomfort with what Hartery calls "tush conversations."
"I think a man would be embarrassed to say, 'This is what's going on and here's where it is,'" Hartery said. "There's no embarrassment to being sick."
Along the way, Hartery has learned to get beyond her reticence to ask for help.
"We have to find a way to be persistent," says Tracey Genua, another kindergarten teacher. "It's like, 'No I want to help. What can I do?'"
"Nobody likes to be the center of attention," Hartery said. "And all of this has put me at the center of attention. I like to do for people, so it's a flip for me. I would rather be in the background, doing the organizing, with the healthy tush. I feel like I'm much more open to everything now. I also embrace the small moments in life that you often overlook. I discovered I'm a whole lot stronger than I thought I was. I really believe anything is possible, between medicine and my faith and friends. I don't doubt that miracles can happen."
She said he believes she was the recipient of such a miracle after her first regimen of radiation left her with no discernible tumor, for which her doctors had no medical explanation. She has since had several recurrences of the cancer, including two current spots.
Hartery missed the 2010-11 school year but was back last fall and was eager to return as soon as possible.
"No matter what she went through, she was still coming back the next day," Medina said.
"She has been such a testament of love and faith for me," Leone said. "We're praying for her every day."
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The Office of New Urban Mechanics, founded by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in 2010 as the city's "civic innovation incubator," works to build partnerships between constituents, academics, entrepreneurs, non-profits and City staff.
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Did anyone get a server error while trying to get on the page deals.woot.com?
This morning i was trying to get on to the page deals.woot.com and i kept on getting a server error never seen it before.
the rest of woot.com worked but when i clicked community source deals i got a server error .
please let me know if you had also experienced this problem
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Yes, but I'm pretty sure it's a conspiracy. And who is behind it is for me to know and...well, never mind.
It's been funky for me since sometime Monday evening.
Yep. Same here. Was probably the infamous hacker group Anonymous.
I've been getting errors off and on all morning as well.
I still am. It sure would be nice to be able to answer this question. I promise I will answer when I can get on the site to do so. ;)
Sorry, sorry - I let the monkeys out this morning.
hmm...haven't had an issue yet, but i'll do a little gentle poking and prodding.
i had a few server errors this morning, but i haven't had issues since then. hopefully it was just a temporary glitch.
I had the same problem, and sent them an email. Figured I'd give it a few hours, and all seems better now.
Yes, this am. Hopefully that's the end of that.


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Oh my. She is GORGEOUS!! What a perfect little model, too! Thanks so much for sharing!! Lovely shot of a lovely dog!
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
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Ooooh I am getting such an urge for a ruby!!
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We went to the Whole Life Expo in Toronto and saw familiar faces plus a few new ones.
We had to stop at the Upaya Naturals booth and take a few pictures of interesting items they had at their booth. I am not a fan of coffee, so if you're also not a fan perhaps Dandy Blend is for you?
I noticed a new personal blender, looks like a handy tool to have in the kitchen.
Can't say I've seen a humidifier like this one, I have a Hello Kitty one, but it looks really neat. It's also a night lamp and has a compartment for natural oils if you like aromatherapy.
Being the urban hippies that we are, we use mason jars to drink with and this is a blender that works with exactly that. Again, how cool is this?
We wandered over to Cruda Cafe's both.
Had to try a raw food wrap. It was rather large and for $13, not bad at all. Easily something you could share, if you were nice.
The ever fun owner of Nud Fud – Julia, she is incredibly nice and knowledgeable. This time she had a few new products: Green Energy Snack Bar and Cacao Energy Snack bar. Both look pretty cool and I can imagine taste amazing. Not featured are Chai and Goji Energy Snack bars. You can check out Nud Fud's nutritional information on their bars here. All of their products are vegan, gluten free, raw and organic. Love that!
New on the scene is Justyna Kozlowska, owner of Jbars Protein Snack. I had the pleasure of trying a few and they are incredibly tasty. I love that they are exactly the kind of products I can enjoy: vegan, gluten free, low in sugar, organic and not processed.
Since the product is made fresh they're in the refrigerated section of stores. Click on the image below to see where you can get your hands on these tasty protein packed morsels.
We had to stop by Giddy Yoyo and stock up on Mint chocolate. I found it hilarious they had these promo yoyos. Hands down it's amazing. I got to speak to one of the former chocolate makers and she told me about how she meditated and sang to the chocolate. Now that's love.
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Having just launched their new range of malts, Jon, Mark and Robbo of The Easy Drinking Whisky Company are hitting the road with a "Does your nose know?" tour.
They will be visiting various UK Oddbins stores over the coming months, where you will have the chance to find out if you have the nasal capacity to be the next Michael Jackson or Dave Broom.
The "session" will finish with a tasting of their malts and a chance to ask questions of Jon, Mark or Robbo.
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To the editor:
Here's what our Constitutional scholar president has done to destroy our Constitution.
We have to take his word that he's a scholar since we can't view his transcripts.
Amendment I, spied on news journalist, our phone and e-mail messages, mandates religions follow his policy. II, Gun control, first step toward confiscation. (See Hitler, 1933). III, Asset forfeiture, don't pay your Obumacare bill, see what happens to your bank account, house. IV,
Couldn't stand Patriot Act as a senator, now he drones anybody. IX, Judicial activism. X, Federal supremacy.
For the valley amigo illuminati across the water, you'll find the above amendments under Bill of Rights, Constitution of the United States.
Here's a quote from our real president, Valerie Jarrett: "After we win this election, it's our turn. Payback time. Not with us, you're against us. We don't forget. Help us you'll be rewarded. Oppose us get what you deserve."
We have two judges ready for the Supreme Court. Isn't this person just darling? She and Obuma know that people understand socialism destroys freedom. So Obuma, Dept. of Injustice head Holder, Jarrett, Hilary, Reid & Pinocchio Pelosi sell it as "progressivism," "economic democracy," "social justice."
And the latest, from a lawyer representing Trayvon Martin's family, since she didn't like the verdict "social engineering." Americans better take notice, these type of loons are little by little destroying the greatest nation ever. They think their utopia of holding hands and giving everything to everybody will save the world. Their dream is a nightmare, but they don't see it.
Obuma swore to uphold the Constitution and our laws. So what does this fake do?
He's not implementing a part of his Obumacare law. Guess he thinks since it's "his" law he can do whatever he wants with it. Another example of his elitism.
The individual mandate requiring individuals to pay is still enforced. But his buddy Warren Buffet got a pass on implementing employer contributions for a year.
By the way, Obuma postponed the effective date from January 2014 to January 2015, except for individuals.
Think he did it to save Democrat jobs in Congress? He knew they couldn't justify Obumacare in the midterms.
Teamsters, and two other unions wrote to Obuma explaining it's going to cut back their members' hours, benefits. Oh, shock.
Liberals that can't argue facts, imply or drop the racist word to detract from the argument or say "sore loser."
Can I prove it? Sure. Read my letters, then the comments on the Herald-Star comment posts.
Want to see sore losers and racists? Those that disagree with the Zimmermen verdict.
Biggest one is bubblehead Al Sharpton. Now there's a racist and loser. He had no problem with the O. J. verdict.
Using the same logic the lame media used by defining George Zimmerman a "white" Hispanic, then if Obuma is ever on trail he must be a "white" African. Confusing, isn't it?
Don't like the verdict? Get Holder to change it, riot. Disgusting.
See any conservatives riot after the ruling by Roberts on Obumacare?
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Rhythm Heaven - Nintendo DS for $2.99 + free shipping
I don't see it ever getting any cheaper than this.
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Great game.
Still a great deal if your store has it for store pickup, but it doesn't look like they're shipping anymore. That's the problem with these Best Buy deals, I swear they only have 20 of any game in stock at their warehouse.
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As a San Diego native now living in Massachusetts, I make all our mexican food as I haven't found any good restaurants serving authentic mexican food. I added a diced jalapeno, one-half a red pepper and extra cumin. Added hot sauce at the table
Chilaquiles Casserole
From EatingWell: June/July 2006
Our version of this enchilada-style chilaquiles casserole is packed with nutritious beans and vegetables. Canned prepared enchilada sauce has great flavor and keeps the prep time quick. It can vary in heat level so find one that suits your taste. If you want to eliminate the heat altogether, try a green enchilada sauce (which is often milder than red) or substitute two 8-ounce cans of plain tomato sauce.
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I made this exactly as the recipes states and it was wonderful! It was so good that it was hard to stick to the portion size...I wanted more!
A delicious tasting casserole enjoyed by the family butan agree with anonymous" I Live in New York City" and being from Southern California bypassing the all time favorite pinto and refried beans is unheard of, all of a sudden it's black beans in many of these Mexican recipes ? We omitted the black beans,chicken or beef makes for an excellent addition for this delicious meal ...
Very good, I live in Arizona and know how Mexican food should taste and this was delicious. I made a few changes that I think improved the flavor. Added three cloves of minced garlic and one jalapeno. Also added 1/2 tsp of coriander to the mix and a bit of salsa to the enchilada sauce. The biggest change was that I sprayed the corn tortillas with an oil spray and baked them in the oven until they were crisp that way they didn't completely turn to mush in the casserole. I really liked this and didn't miss the meat at all. But my husband who is a big time carnivore said the flavor was great but he wished I added some chicken or beef to it. Next time I will add a shredded chicken breast to make the hubby happy.
So easy to make, happy with results. Love veggies, but had leftover chicken and no zucchini...so I replaced zucchini with 2 cups of cooked chicken and it was splendid!!! Next time will probably add green chiles too. Oh my gosh...I just realized I forgot to put the cumin in...and it was still fantastic! Will definitely make again!


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I hope you have an AMAZING 4th of July weekend. I was inspired today by reading USA today, they had a story on how you can Make A Difference this weekend. Here are some of the ideas:
-- Celebrate the 4th by sending a message of thanks to our troops defending our freedoms abroad. Visit the USO.org website to leave your message and be inspired by the other messages of thanks.
-- Or you can dedicate your celebration to the troops, encourages the folks at DoSomething.org. Take a moment of silence for them, or collect supplies for a DoSomething HeroBox to send to military currently serving.
-- Invite a neighbor or lonely relative to join in your 4th of July festivities this weekend. Or drop off a pie or freshly baked cookies to a neighbor or friend who might be stuck at home or the hospital due to an illness.
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I have no problem myself seeing a mid-level for my primary care."
What concerns are you hearing from your physicians and specialists?
"I think the providers have the same concerns that the hospitals have as more and more of the payment shifts to government based, which is not paying us the full cost of providing that care.
It's making it more and more difficult for us to be able to stay in business.
The ability to cost-shift that to others just isn't there, nor should it be.
So, the economic challenges are really what is primary, I think, in many minds."
"Again, it's important for us to understand that when the healthcare industry, specifically the hospital industry got behind support for the Affordable Care Act, it was under the assumption that we woudl take the cuts in medicaid payments, and that would be balanced by increased coverage through medicaid expanstion.
Now that many states have decided not to expland medicaid, and the cuts are still going into effect, I think it's creating a real economic hardship, specifically on hospitals like Community that are safetynet hospitals; hospitals that have a disproportionatly high medicaid load. We need to do something about that.
We have talked to our legislatures relative to passing legislation to change that.
With the support of the Hospital Association, Washington is beginning to listen, and I am hopeful this error for unjust position we have today ultimately will be corrected."
What do you need Washington to do? Do you need more money?
"If you have decided you are not going to expand Medicaid, which we have decided here, then you can't impliment the dish cuts, or the medicaid cuts until that expansion has been reconcidered and hopefully embraced.
You have to have balance. These are very tight.
When hospitals operate, as we do at about a 2% margin, we don't have a lot of room for error.
so, when we thought we were going to have a balanced solution, we can't take the cuts until we get the opportunity to cover them in some way."
"Could we see fewer doctors here if that balance doesn't happen?"
"Ultimately, we have to reduce our costs and that could result in us rethinking what services we can afford to offer. So, yes, as in any business, if we don't have the economics to support it, Then we are going to have to make changes."
Does that mean eliminating a specialty, or having fewer doctors in that specialty?
"Many of the specialists in our market are independent and not employed by the hospital. Both hospitals are focused primarily in employing primary care physicians. Where would you see the cut-backs? I think you would see the cut-backs likely in in-patient services. Trauma centers like St. Pats may have to reconsider whether they can afford to continue to provide that service, if they are seeing reductions in reimbursement without any counterbalances.
So, I think it will be questions like that: can we continue to offer all the services that we've had. Do we have to eliminate some services, or do we have to reconfigure how those services are delivered?
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Welcome to the University of North Dakota Lettwinners Association Hall of Fame.
The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize the efforts and achievements of former UND student-athletes, coaches and other outstanding supporters of North Dakota athletics. Individuals are selected by the UND Letterwinners Association and representatives of the UND athletic department.
The Hall of Fame is located on the upper concourse at the south end of the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Tours are available daily at 1:30 p.m. Contact the REA Sioux Shop at 701-777-6636 for more information.
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony, proudly sponsored by the UND Letterwinners Association, is held each fall in conjunction with a football game. For more information, please call the athletic department of 701-777-2234 or contact a member of the Letterwinner Board.


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I've been tasked with implementing a rōmaji keyboard in a medical device. As I understand the problem, the user is to be permitted to enter katakana, hiragana, and/or kanji via the rōmaji keyboard. I have resources covering the mapping of rōmaji to katakana/hiragana symbols; however, I'm having difficulty locating resources to guide mapping of the resultant katakana to kanji symbols. Can anyone recommend a resource that would assist in mapping the katakana to kanji?
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Mostly it's just obtaining a list of kana -> kanji conversions that will solve your problem. You can find that in any freely-available dictionary database, such as EDICT. Creating your own is going to be difficult on the same order of magnitude as writing a dictionary.
However, what really determines the quality of an input method editor (IME) for Japanese is how well-sorted the results are, e.g. when I type きょう, the first result should be relevant to the other things I'm typing. There is, unfortunately, not an easy solution to this problem, and mostly I imagine it will require a lot of resources (time or effort) to reach a satisfying solution.


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Dear Editor
In Bill O'Reilly's Presidential interview before the Super Bowl, President Obama seemed amused by O'Reilly's substantive questions as well as O'Reilly's apparent expectation that he would actually answer the questions truthfully. Whether the President did or didn't remains to be seen but merely having him on the record matters little to a man who views himself as impregnable. Whatever he says in the moment is "the truth" period even though he may say the exact opposite in a future moment. For example, with supreme confidence or arrogance depending upon your view, he would not even acknowledge his words uttered five days before being elected President to effect a "fundamental transformation of America." Furthermore, he boldly denied that he was doing just that.
Remember in the 2011 "Sixty Minutes' Interview" he boasted of accomplishing seventy percent of his agenda and ranked himself among the top four Presidents in accomplishments during their first term, the others being Lincoln, FDR, and LBJ. The question must be asked "What made up those successes?"
From my perspective, the President is a "Master of Spin" who glibly obfuscates the fundamentally antithetical nature of his policies to America's founding. Thus his self-congratulations are based on reducing America's stature in the world abroad while domestically promoting the redistribution of wealth to achieve his egalitarian vision of equal outcomes not equal opportunities as the "Master Arbiter of Fairness". Justice based upon equity "according natural law or right" as contained in the Declaration of Independence and codified in the Constitution is being destroyed by his policies. His claims to the contrary amount to "duping the gullible" which appears to be sport to him. After all, his education and the authorities he knows assure him that he is riding the ultimate wave of history as the "Master Surfer". President Obama is not the first in history to believe that he is doing so.
Depending on your preferred view, a massive wipeout looms or an ecstatic burst of praise celebrating his expertise for deconstructing the United States on his way to Utopia's shore. If the former occurs, it will be the peoples' fault for getting in his way, if the latter, all glory will be claimed by himself for redefining what is rational.
William M. Yavelak


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Dr. Robert Genetski, one of the nation's leading economists and financial advisors, has spent more than 35 years promoting the use of classical economic and investment principles for sound financial decisions. He heads ClassicalPrinciples.com and is a popular speaker who entertains thousands of people at conferences and investor meetings around the world each year. He is one of the nation's premier interest rate forecasters and investment advisors, providing insights to economic, financial, and investment matters.
Dr. Genetski is well known for his research and advocacy of classical economic principles. These principles provide a reliable guide to creating both a healthy economy and profitable investment opportunities. He has conducted pioneering research into the role of taxes and their impact on economic prosperity.
In the early 1980s, Dr. Genetski correctly forecast that tax cuts would end the nation's economic malaise by boosting productivity and helping to reduce both inflation and interest rates. In 2001 he accurately explained why interest rates were headed to historically low levels. In 2003 he correctly predicted that tax cuts would dramatically increase economic growth and lead to higher stock prices. In 2007 he told audiences that monetary restraint would create serious problems for the economy and financial markets. And in March 2008, as the Fed was forecasting an economic recovery, he warned the Fed had inadvertently adopted an overly restrictive policy that threatened to lead to a financial collapse.
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Warner Bros. // 1961 // 170 Minutes // Not Rated
Reviewed by Judge Patrick Naugle // February 25th, 2003
The Power. The Passion. The Greatness. The Glory.
The life of Jesus Christ is quite possibly one of the greatest and oldest stories ever told. Though there have been many biblical epics over the decades (including the ever popular The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur), MGM's King of Kings stands as one of the best adaptations of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazarene. Directed by Nicholas Ray (the James Dean classicRebel Without a Cause, 55 Days in Peking) and produced by Samuel Bronston (The Fall of the Roman Empire, El Cid), King of Kings is now available on DVD care of Warner Home Entertainment.
In King of Kings, we are introduced to Jesus Christ (played with restraint by Jeffrey Hunter, The Searchers), the holy son of God and Savior of man. In his time Jesus was both loved and hated, admired, and despised for who he was and what he did. The film chronicles the life of Christ as he grows from a young boy to a full grown man, the only human who ever lived without sin. Along the we meet the people who played a part in Jesus' life, including Jesus' loving mother Mary (Siobhan McKenna, Dr. Zhivago), the apostle Peter (Royal Dano, House II: The Second Story), the sniveling King Herod (Frank Thring, Ben-Hur), Lucius the Roman Centurion (Ron Randell, The Longest Day), the spiteful Salome (Brigid Bazlen, How the West Was Won), the egotistic Pontius Pilate (Hurd Hatfield, The Picture of Dorian Gray), and Judas (Rip Torn, Men In Black), one of the twelve disciples who would eventually turn his back on Jesus and bring about his demise. As Jesus spreads his message of love and peace, many will come to know him as the Son of Man, and yet others will devise a way to quiet the Messiah. But in the end, the power and majesty of Jesus life endures as his message is carried into the world, even after his crucifixion and eventual rise from the dead.
Today, there are some stories and themes that Hollywood has trepidations about. Religion -- specifically those of surrounding the teachings of Jesus Christ -- don't show up on the silver screen very often. Though there was a small resurgence in Jesus' life on television (two biopics about Christ aired on two different stations a few years back), generally Hollywood shies away from stories based on the Bible (and I won't comment on such films as Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ, as my recollections of it are not complete and accurate). This is a shame since the Bible is, among other things, a very fascinating and intricate book of stories and characters.
Ah, but there was a time when producers put together spectacular events featuring some of the greatest stories ever told. In Cecile B. Deville's classic The Ten Commandments, we had Charlton Heston as Moses, preaching the word of God from two stone tablets (little known fact: Commandment 11 was "Thou shalt speak softly and carry a big NRA card"). Though there have been a few "Christian" movies playing in theaters lately, they're generally of very poor quality and far too preachy for the general public's tastes (Omega Code, Champion, and Left Behind, I'm talkin' about you). Though producer Samuel Bronston's King of Kings is filled with speeches and Christian dialogue, it does so in a straightforward manner with intelligence, honesty, and quality.
I myself am a Christian who attends church every week. I believe that Jesus was the Son of God and will be coming back someday to judge, as Rich Mullins might say, "the quick and the dead and the sons of man." However, I won't pretend to be a scholar of the Good Book -- I don't read the Bible half as much as I should. To this end, I can't say how entirely faithful King of Kings is. Certainly it gets all the major events right: Christ's sermon on the mount, the last supper, and Jesus' crucifixion are all on display with stunning visuals and color. The rest are possibly just details -- I have the feeling that for the sake of film a few liberties with the characters and dialogue have been taken. Though the movie clocks in at just under three hours (phew!), it moves briskly over Jesus' life and events by way of narration (in a booming voice that could pass for the Lord himself).
The performances are all very good, albeit in a 1960s sort of way. There is the occasional overacting, especially by a young Rip Torn as the traitor Judas Iscariot. Some other actors play it up with a side order of ham, though the late Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus Christ shows great restraint and an imposing screen presence. I suspect that the most daunting character an actor can play is that of Jesus Christ...you never know who -- or what -- may be watching. Other standouts include Frank Thring as a sleazy looking King Herod, and Hurd Hatfield as the smug Pontius Pilate (the man who would eventually lead Christ to his death). While the characterization tends to be a bit stiff and one sided, overall these are enjoyable performances by actors with respect and admiration for the material. Complimenting this is director Nicholas Ray's direction featuring some wonderful battle scenes and beautiful photography.
Of the handful of movies dealing with the Christian faith -- and Jesus Christ's life in particular -- I can easily recommend King of Kings. For me it's one of the most important stories that can be told. For others it's a beautifully shot film with decent performances and a moral message. Either way, King of Kings is worth the watch. Amen.
King of Kings is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Like the film's production values, this transfer is grand and full of life. The Technicolor schemes and patterns are a sight to behold in a glorious widescreen image. Overall Warner's work on this disc (the film was originally distributed by MGM) is very good -- the colors and black levels are all solid and dark without any major flaws hindering the image. Though there are a few small inconsistencies in the image (including a tiny amount of grain and some softness in the image), I was pleased with how nice this transfer looked.
The soundtrack has been remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English (as well as Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono in French). I was more than happy with how full and bombastic this mix sounded. To my surprise, there are a good number of directional effects throughout the three hour running time, plus a wonderfully majestic musical score by composer Miklos Rozsa (20 Million Miles To Earth, Time After Time). Though a small amount of distortion can be heard in some of the dialogue and effects, overall this is a very enjoyable audio track that should please those in possession of a home theater system. Also included on this disc are subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
I shall not judge Warner for adding only a few extra features on this first DVD edition of King of Kings, lest I be judged. That being said, the supplements included on this disc are pretty light. Making up the heart of the features are three interesting black and white shorts from the early 1960s: "The Camera's Window to the World," "King of Kings: Impressive Premiere on Two Coasts," and "King of Kings: Egyptian Theater Premiere, Hollywood, CA." The two premiere specials feature cheesy narrative ("Jeffery Hunter, youthful American actor chosen from scores of actors to play Jesus Christ...") and the stars all smiling for the camera. Each is very short but worth a look for nostalgia value. "The Camera's Window to the World" is a brief look at the scene involving Jesus' sermon on the mount and the scores of extras (over 7,000 of 'em) that were needed to make film this daunting speech. All of these are presented in a full frame version with a minimal amount of scratches and imperfections. Also included on this disc is a pointless list of the cast and their characters, and an entertaining anamorphic theatrical trailer that's so overblown that you'd think it was touting the actual Second Coming.
For those interested in checking out Christianity, or just brushing up on theology, King of Kings is a good place to start -- though keep in mind this is Hollywood's version so nothing is set in stone (except the commandments...har-har-har). Warner Bros. has done a fine nice job on the transfer and audio, and while the supplements are light, they're a lot of fun.
I have a bad feeling that baaaaaad things will happen to me if I find this movie guilty. All prior charges are dismissed!
Review content copyright © 2003 Patrick Naugle; Site layout and review format copyright © 1998 - 2016 HipClick Designs LLC
Scales of Justice
Video: 89
Audio: 87
Extras: 76
Acting: 82
Story: 90
Judgment: 88
Perp Profile
Studio: Warner Bros.
Video Formats:
* 2.35:1 Anamorphic
Audio Formats:
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono (French)
* English
* French
* Spanish
Running Time: 170 Minutes
Release Year: 1961
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Distinguishing Marks
* "The Camera's Window to the World" Featurette
* "King of Kings: Impressive Premiere on Two Coasts" Featurette
* "King of Kings: Egyptian Theater Premiere, Hollywood, CA." Featurette
* Cast and Crew List
* Theatrical Trailer
* IMDb


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Are there necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a circuit, or a disjoint set of circuits, that passes through each vertex once in a directed graph?
According to the classic text, "Computers and Intractability, A Guide to the Theory of NP-Completeness" by Garey and Johnson, the following problem:
Partition into Hamiltonian Subgraphs
is NP-Complete, by a reduction from 3SAT.
The book also mentions that if we allow each $V_i$ to contain at least two vertices, then this is solvable in polynomial time using Matching techniques.
A collection of disjoint cycles that cover all vertices of an (undirected) graph is known as a 2-factor. This paper references some criterion of Tutte for the existence of these, which, paraphrasing the authors, in some sense completely solves the problem. It's Theorem 1 on page 2, which points to "The factors of graphs" by Tutte (1952).
I don't think any are known. A quick search on the web gave a paper by Gutin and Yeo, which also directs to Chapter 1 of Digraphs - Theory, Algorithms, and Applications by Bang-Jensen and Gutin (Springer Monographs, ISBN: 978-1-84800-997-4).
In any case, if there were necessary and sufficient conditions, then taking any graph and replacing each edge by a pair of directed edges going back-and-forth would give you a characterization of Hamiltonian graphs, if I'm not very confused, which is not known.


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Debutantes announced for Saturday's Rose Cotillion Ball
Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 11:05 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 11:05 a.m.
The Epsilon Beta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. recently announced its 2013 Rose Cotillion Ball, which provides fellowship, fun and social and educational enrichment for young ladies in grades seven through 12.
This opportunity aims to assist the young ladies in realizing their full potential as productive and contributing members of society. Eleven debutantes and 12 subdebutantes participate in a series of experiences and activities that encourage healthy lifestyles, academic achievement and economic independence.
The following young ladies are debutantes: Moesha Belton, daughter of Pastor Walter and Sharon Belton, escorted by Cameron McKennedy; Courtney Etheredge, daughter of Robert and Sonya
Matthews, escorted by Preston Rice;
Ashley Graham, daughter of Robert and Kim Graham, escorted by Eric Grant; Jasmine Harris, daughter of Cecily Baker, escorted by Pierre Baker;
Tchacona Means, daughter of Benjamin and Harriett Means, escorted by Jaquan Jackson; MyLisa Miller, daughter of Donald and Lisa Miller, escorted by Rosh Miller; Shavon Miller, daughter of Maxie and Yvonne Miller, escorted by Will Barnes;
Tiraney Mills, daughter of Roderick and Leslie Mills, escorted by Denton Powe; Lindsay Sims, daughter of Leonard and Pamela Sims, escorted by Brion Floyd;
Diamond Williams, daughter of Solomon and Gail Williams, escorted by C-rell Ellis; and Jessica Wise, daughter of James and Bonita Wise, escorted by Kelly Brannon.
Sub-debutantes are Tiarra Brown, Kenelia Cannon, Taylor Fowlks, Kerrington Garrett, Brianna Hardy, Ravin Jones, Alexis McCollum, Cydny Meeks, Deona Mims, Kennedy Peterson, Chandlar Williams and Margaret Young.
The public is welcome to attend the Rose Cotillion Ball at the Spartanburg Marriott at Renaissance Park at 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $40 per individual (dinner included).
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I have a website, on which I have Facebook like button. Now, problem is, that I have open graph meta tags; og: type set to Article, but when someone likes and posts my link, Facebook takes it like LINK and NOT article as it should. For ex.: John Doe likes link bla bla bla.
But it must be like this:
John Doe likes article bla bla bla.
I tried Open Graph debugger, which takes right type. So I don't know where is the problem now. I have enabled and connected my Facebook app with website.


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I am looking at studies about iPad and Android tablet behaviours and habits. Are there any difference between iPad and Android tablet users?
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Jakob Nielsen, the 'King of Usability', gave an interview in April 2011 where he outlined some general trends and user preferences for tablet usabilty.
He also did a multiyear iPad usability study. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here.
There is one article by LukeW on the use of tablets at Home VS Mobile use of tablets. http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1518
The insight here is that we can see indicators showing tablets are used more at home or in places with Wi-Fi connections than actually using them on-the-go. For instance I know a lot of people report using smartphones in the bathroom, I image less people pick out an iPad in that situation :)
As for why people buy Android tablets, reasons I've seen include:


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See PDF below for the 2009 Aircraft Guide.
Buyers' Guide » 2009
August 1, 2009
August 1, 2009
I'm a numbers guy, always have been. I can remember studying the stock quotes in The Wall Street Journal when I was a kid, scanning for companies I recognized and trying to recall what my father had said about the importance of each column of tiny figures.
August 1, 2009
On a recent airline flight, a CNBC reporter noted a businessman, whom he did not know, sitting one row ahead and across the aisle from him. "For nearly the entire five-hour flight from Newark to Los Angeles," the businessman's laptop computer "was wide open," wrote the reporter, who covers the pharmaceutical industry.
August 1, 2009
Corporate aviation has been hit particularly hard by the economic downturn. But the charter field may do relatively well, according to some industry insiders, as business jet travelers seek less costly alternatives to fractional jet shares and ownership of whole aircraft.
August 1, 2009
"I just spent eight hours in the Atlanta airport waiting for a delayed airline flight. I missed my connection, wasted a day and had to reschedule the trip. This has happened too often. I want to fly privately and I have brochures from fractional and jet card programs. But I'm not sure which one is right for me and I can see that making the wrong choice would cost me a bundle.
August 1, 2009
With manufacturers adding a dizzying number of derivative models to their lineups, classifying the available crop of business jets is becoming harder than ever. In an attempt to make better sense of the groupings, Business Jet Traveler uses cabin volume as the chief attribute defining the cutoff points for each category.
August 1, 2009
Many individuals and corporations are deciding to keep the jets they have rather than upgrade. Others are taking advantage of a weak market to buy used models at bargain prices. For those in either camp, interior refurbishment offers an economical way to extend the life of an aging cabin.
August 1, 2009
Despite the recent public flogging of owners of private jets for allegedly engaging in wretched excess, we suspect that cabin completion and refurbishment centers have yet to meet an owner who wants a cabin with Naugahyde seats, paper plates and plastic champagne glasses.
August 1, 2009
If you crave having worldwide access to e-mail after takeoff, there's really only one choice: Inmarsat's mobile satellite communications services. Well, actually, there are two choices, both from Inmarsat: Swift64 and SwiftBroadband. Swift64 provides download data transmission speeds of 64 kilobits per second (kbps) per channel maximum.
August 1, 2009
Fewer than a dozen airplane manufacturers account for the vast majority of business jets and turboprops being built today. Here are the key facts about each of those manufacturers, including data on their parent companies, their 2008 business aircraft sales and the models they offer.
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Device Setting Triggered Super Bowl Outage
Human error appears to have played a role in the partial power outage that disrupted the Super Bowl last Sunday in New Orleans.
Utility Entergy Corp. ETR 1.08 % said Friday that it had traced the problem to a relatively inexpensive electrical relay device costing several thousand dollars that was recently installed as part of a $4.2-million electrical upgrade.
The upgrade was intended to make service to the Superdome, the site of the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, more reliable. Instead, it caused the stadium to lose about half its power supply after it erroneously activated protective equipment that should have remained inactive.
The vendor that furnished the part, S&C Electric Co. of Chicago, said Friday that the problem was triggered because some settings on the relay device appear to have been set too low, making it overly sensitive.
That led the relay, a kind of sensing device, to incorrectly conclude there was an electrical problem—and tell a nearby electrical switch to isolate the perceived problem, reducing the flow of power to the Superdome during the game's third quarter. All power wasn't lost, because a second switch remained active, allowing some electricity to flow over an alternate route.
"Based on the on-site testing, we have determined that if higher settings had been applied, the equipment would not have disconnected the power," S&C said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal on Friday.
It was not immediately clear who programmed the settings on the device, but an S&C official said Friday he believed it was Entergy employees. Entergy officials declined to comment on who programmed the device. In a hearing Friday before the New Orleans City Council, the president of Entergy's New Orleans utility division repeatedly blamed a faulty device and said it was "premature" to levy blame. Charles Rice, the Entergy official, said the utility "possibly may not" ever know the exact cause. He appeared to backtrack from a pledge made a day earlier to bring in outside experts to determine the cause.
Entergy said it has since replaced the problem device. S&C furnished some of the equipment used in the recent upgrade but it was unclear whether S&C manufactured the device or furnished one made by another supplier.
The Super Bowl outage, which interrupted the big game for about half an hour, was an acute embarrassment for Entergy, which is based in New Orleans.
Company officials met with New Orleans city officials Friday morning to explain what happened. The city still is hoping to host the 2018 Super Bowl game.


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So I've had my I've had my 4s for almost 6 months now, and haven't had a problem with my email - or that I've noticed. However, recently, I've found I am unable to send emails, only recieve them.
I've tried deleteting and readmistering the mail address - but to no avail. Any ideas anyone?


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gammon 1
noun[mass noun] British
1Ham which has been cured or smoked like bacon: [as modifier]: gammon steaks
More example sentences
- Twelve ounce steaks are available, as are moussaka, deep fried scampi and gammon steaks, as well as a choice of reasonably-priced burgers and kebabs.
- Half an hour later, I left laden with gammon steaks, beefburgers, bacon, a side of beef, poultry, a bag of aubergines and two dozen eggs - all from local producers.
- Chicken goujons, sausage rolls and turkey gammon roasts are soon to go the way of spaghetti hoops in Hampshire's school kitchens: they will be kicked off the menu.
1.1 [count noun] The bottom piece of a side of bacon, including a hind leg: a whole gammon on the bone
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- We take pride in our home dry-cured bacon and gammons.
- Today, few of us have pans large enough in which to cook a whole gammon, or even an end of gammon on the bone.
Late 15th century (denoting the haunch of a pig): from Old Northern French gambon, from gambe 'leg'.
Words that rhyme with gammonAlabaman, Amman, Ammon, Drammen, Mammon, salmon
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gammon 2
A victory in backgammon (carrying a double score) in which the winner removes all their pieces before the loser has removed any.
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- Earlier we mentioned briefly the possibility of gammons and backgammons, where the winner wins twice or three times the stake.
- Her probability of winning may still be far below 80%, but if she doubles, Player B will gratefully refuse and concede just a single point, rather than the two he would concede if he lost a gammon.
verb[with object]
Defeat (an opponent) with a gammon.
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- I now roll a real caffeine-rush, high-velocity 5-5, closing him out, and gammoning him for the match.
- Players starting with less than 15 checkers in play may still be gammoned or backgammoned.
- He took down the third game, narrowly, and then I almost gammoned him again on the fourth.
Mid 18th century: apparently from Old English gamen or gamenian (see game1), with survival of the -n ending.
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informal, dated
Nonsense; rubbish: 'That's gammon,' he said, 'how much real money did you stump up?'
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- 'Come, that's gammon, Pink' said Christian.
- I wonder you will talk such gammon, I do, indeed!
verb[with object]
Hoax or deceive (someone): you're gammoning me!
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- "He was always telling interviewers about his people," said the author; "but he gammoned them."
Early 18th century: origin uncertain; the term was first used as criminals' slang in give gammon to 'give cover to a pickpocket' and keep in gammon 'distract a victim for a pickpocket'.
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I particularly want to disable:
/private/etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist.disabled, but in general for any daemon.
Does changing its
plist extension prevent it from loading?
In the past I moved them to a different folder, but this is more convenient.
launchctl list and sudo launchctl bstree will show you the jobs. You'll need to read up on the mach_init part as well as be aware that launchd gets more and more of the pie as you go from Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard/Lion - your in general question is basically "walk me through launched" - The command mdfind dashboardadvisory will search in the areas hidden by default in spotlight as system files.
The answer is yes. OS X looks only for plist files when loading LaunchAgents or LaunchDaemons, regardless of whether you use the old style "Mach" way (which as bmike has pointed out has long been deprecated) or the current, modern method.
The contents of the plist file are as follows (this shows the AELWriter service):
You can see that what actually launches the service is a string under the key
You can also disable a given LaunchAgent or LaunchDaemon with launchctl without renaming the file.
If you omit the -w, it'll only disable the task for the current boot. This is handy for testing if disabling a launchd task will fubar your system - if you run into trouble all you'll need to do to fix things is reboot, and things will be back to normal. Otherwise you'll have to boot into single user mode and manually edit the plist to re-enable the launchd task.


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I am replacing my chainset and chain, as its totaly worn and causing the chain to jump off when I pedal. The cassette is fairly worn too, but is not causing any problems. If I buy a new chain and chainset will these wear out a lot quicker if I leave the old cassette on?
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You'll probably need to replace the cassette as well.
Generally once the chain has worn ("stretched") a little, it starts to wear down all the gears (front and back) that it touches. If there's enough wear that the front chainrings need to be replaced, it's almost certain that the gears on the cassette that you use most are also worn enough to need replacing. Usually the gears on the cassette will wear faster than the chainrings simply because they're smaller (so each individual tooth gets more wear).
The new chain will wear faster if the cassette is worn out, but a chain is generally cheaper to replace than a cassette. It should only wear the chainrings if you let the chain wear go.
You can look for signs of wear on the cassette, it will mostly be in the form of the teeth being thinner, often with a sort of "shark fin" appearance (sloped on one side). It's likely some gears (your favorites) will be worn more than others, which can give you something to compare against. If you can see signs of wear you should replace the rear cassette.
If you replace the chain and chainrings but not the cassette, I suggest paying very careful attention to how the chain runs when you first put it on. If there's any kind of roughness to how the bike pedals, any kind of noise coming from the rear end when you pedal, or problems with shifting the rear, then it's probably time to replace the cassette.
Another thing you can do if you keep the old cassette is check the chain for wear regularly. If the chain wears down ("stretches") faster than it seems like it should, replace the cassette.
First off, a good bike shop will have a tool for testing the wear on the cassette. Generally the rear sprockets wear out about twice as fast as the front, so the cassette is probably due for replacement if the front sprockets are gone.
After you replace the chain, you may notice that the chain and cassette "don't get along" very well together, with the chain tending to skip, jerking, not shifting well, etc.
Riding with the old cassette will likely cause the chain to wear faster, but not by much. Should not cause any untoward wear on the front sprockets unless you let the chain become too worn.


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| Meche, Helen, Hydrocarbon Processing Staff, Houston, TX
[coal gasification]
[substitute natural gas]
KBR was awarded a license and
process-design package contract for a new olefins-recovery unit
in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China.
The client owns an existing commercial plant of
coal-to-olefins, which was put into production in 2011, and, is
said to be the first and largest coal-to-olefin project in the
world. It uses coal as the feedstock to produce polyethylene
and polypropylene by coal gasification to methanol, then methanol to olefin (MTO), and then
olefin polymerization.
This is the second MTO plant for the client with the
capacity of 600 kiloton/yr of olefins (ethylene plus
propylene). It is planned to be put into production in
Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its
production capacity for vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer
dispersions by constructing a new plant with a capacity of
40,000 metric tpy at its site in Ulsan, South Korea. This will
almost double Ulsans VAE dispersion capacity, reportedly
making the enlarged production complex one of the biggest of
its kind in South Korea. Expected to start up in January 2013,
the new plant will enable WACKER to meet accelerating demand
for high-quality VAE dispersions, especially in Southeast
Asias developing countries. Having budgeted around
10 million for the expansion project, WACKER is strengthening its
position as one of the worlds major suppliers of VAE
Stamicarbon, the licensing and IP
center of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., has a
contract with China Chengda Engineering Co.
(CHENGDA) for the supply of high-pressure proprietary equipment
for the Shahjalal Fertilizer Project (SFP) in Bangladesh. This
contract follows on from the license and PDP agreement signed
at the beginning of 2012 with CHENGDA and China
National Plant Import & Export Corp. (COMPLANT)
for the design of this projects urea-synthesis and
urea-granulation plant.
The plant will be operated by Bangladesh Chemical
Industries Corp. (BCIC) on behalf of
the Bangladeshi government, and will be located adjacent to the
existing Natural Gas Fertilizer Factory Ltd.
(NGFF) at Fenchuganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh. The urea plant
synthesis and granulation units will each have a capacity of
1,760 metric tpd.
The urea plant will use Stamicarbons Urea2000Plus technology, which features
Stamicarbons unique pool reactor. Startup is planned for
Davy Process Technology (Davy), a wholly
owned Johnson Matthey subsidiary, and Johnson
Matthey have successfully started up a new substitute natural
gas (SNG) plant owned and operated by Datang Energy
Chemical Co. Ltd. (Datang) in Keshiketeng County,
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
The plant uses Davys SNG process technology in
conjunction with Johnson Mattheys purification and
methanation catalysts to convert coal-derived synthesis gas
into SNG, essentially methane, which will be transported via a
new gas pipeline to Beijing. The plant capacity is 4 million
Nm3/day, and it is one of three plants Datang is
building at Keshiketeng, giving an overall site capacity of 12
million Nm3/day. The second plant is in the detailed
engineering phase, and the third plant is in the final stages
of approval.
The plant is one of six SNG plants that Davy and Johnson
Matthey have licensed in China, and it is the first to start up
and produce gas. Another Davy/Johnson Matthey SNG plant is
expected to start up in 2012, with two further plants coming
onstream in 2013.
Versalis, Enis chemical
subsidiary, and Honam Petrochemical Corp. have
signed an agreement for the development of an elastomeric
production plant at its Honam facilities in Yeosu, South
The new site will use Versalis proprietary
technologies and will have an elastomers production capacity of
about 200,000 tpy. Startup is planned by the end of 2015.
Versalis will provide its engineering services, commercial
development skills and technical assistance, while Honam will
provide the primary raw materials, operative sites and existing
KBR has a license and process-design
package contract from Jiutai Energy Group for
its methanol-to-olefins (MTO) recovery project in Dalu New Area, Zhungeer
Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.
KBRs MTO technology will be used in the
recovery process for Jiutais 600-kiloton/yr ethylene and
propylene unit. The recovery process will take 1,800 kiloton/yr
of methanol to the MTO reactor and
convert it. The effluent from the MTO reactor will then enter
KBR MTO recovery to separate 600 kiloton/yr of polymer-grade
ethylene product and propylene product.
A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler AGs
Global Engineering and Construction Group has an
engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm)
contract from LANXESS Butyl Pte. Ltd. for a
new neodymium polybutadiene (Nd-PBR) rubber plant to be built
on Jurong Island, Singapore. This award follows Foster
Wheelers successful completion of this projects
front-end engineering and design earlier this year. Foster
Wheelers scope of work is expected to be completed in
The new facility, which LANXESS states is expected to be the
largest of its kind in the world, will produce 140,000 tpy of
Nd-PBR, and will include process and finishing buildings, a
central control room, a substation and a tank farm. It will be
built alongside LANXESS 100,000-tpy synthetic
butyl-rubber plant, the largest facility of its type in Asia,
due to start up in 2013, and for which Foster Wheeler is also
the EPCm contractor.
CB&I has a contract from
Huating Coal Group Co., Ltd., for the license,
basic engineering and related services for a polypropylene
plant at Huating Industrial Development Area, Gansu, China.
The plant will use the Novolen advanced gas-phase
polymerization technology to produce the full scope
of polypropylene homopolymers, random copolymers and impact
copolymers. The plant will be part of an integrated
600,000-metric-tpy coal-to-methanol project, which started
production at the end of 2010. The 200,000-metric-tpy
polypropylene plant is expected to start up in 2014.
Major construction has begun on the
Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, reported
to be the worlds biggest offshore floating facility.
Shell has celebrated the cutting of first
steel for the facilitys substructure with joint-venture
participants (Inpex and
KOGAS) and lead contractor (the
Technip Samsung Consortium) at Samsung
Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard in South
When completed, the Prelude FLNG facility will be 488 m long
and 74 m wide, reportedly making it the largest offshore
floating facility ever built. When fully equipped, and with its
cargo tanks full, it will weigh more than 600,000 tons. There
will be over 3,000 km of electrical and instrumentation cables
on the FLNG facility, the distance from Barcelona to
The Prelude FLNG facility will be deployed in Australian
waters over 200 km from the nearest point on the coast. It will
produce gas at sea, turn it into liquefied natural gas, and
then transfer it directly to the ships that will transport it
to customers.
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. (JX),
Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.(SCI) and
SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd. (SCG Chemicals) will
jointly conduct a feasibility study (FS) for a new 20,000-tpy
ethylidene norbornene (ENB) plant in Rayong, Thailand. JX and
SCI, together with SCG Chemicals, have signed on the FS
agreement to study the projects commercial
ENB is an important third component in the manufacture of
EPDM, an advanced heat- and weather-resistant synthetic rubber.
The demand for ENB is forecasted to increase mainly in Asia, in
accordance with the growth of Asias car industries.
The three parties will proceed with the FS for one year,
with the target of commencing commercial operations in
Toray Industries, Inc. has decided to
establish a new resin-compounding base at its subsidiary,
P.T. Indonesia Toray Synthetics (ITS) in
Indonesia. With the establishment of the facility, ITS will
reportedly be the first resin-compounding base by an
engineering-plastic manufacturer in Indonesia.
Toray will invest approximately 600 million yen for
installation of the 6,000-tpy nylon and polybutylene
terephthalate (PBT) resin-compounding facility, which is
expected to start operation in November 2013.
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I get this message every time I bootup the machine
Schedule Backup delayed
Backup will begin when a network connection becomes available
The network is working fine and I can use the internet, also I can manually perform backups. I am a new user & using ubuntu 12.04 precise pangolin. Below is the link of screenshot of the error message(Unable to attach image as a new user).
Here is the error message:


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NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation has elected Saks chairman and CEO Stephen I. Sadove to chairman of the NRF board of directors and chairman of its executive committee. Sadove succeeds NRF's chairman, Terry J. Lundgren, who is chairman, president and CEO of Macy's.
The Container Store chairman and CEO Kip Tindell was elected first vice chairman of the board, treasurer and chairman of the finance committee, and HSNi CEO Mindy Grossman was elected second vice chair of the board and secretary. The three executives join NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay to form NRF's leadership team. Each board officer will serve a two-year term.
"Representing the breadth and diversity of the retail industry from small business owners to global brands, the board will help shape NRF's strategic objectives and advocacy agenda," said Shay. "The expertise and experience of these retail leaders will leverage our ability to shine a spotlight on the industry's role in building careers, growing communities, and driving innovation."
Other newly elected retail board members included Beth Aberg, president, Random Harvest Inc.; Sasha Bopp, CEO, Crate and Barrel; Brendan Hoffman, president and CEO, Bon-Ton Stores Inc.; and Ravi Saligram, president and CEO, OfficeMax.
State retail association executives elected as ex officio board members included Michelle Ahlmer, executive director, Arizona Retailers Association and Roland Myers, president and CEO, Tennessee Retail Association.
Associate Member Advisory Council representatives re-elected to the board included Karen Lowe, general manager, Global Retail Industry, IBM Corporation; Ramón B. Martin, president, Merchant Services Americas, American Express Company; and Alison Paul, principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP.


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Cindy Ann Morgan, 49, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 at her home.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Concordia. Rev. R. Lee Hagan will officiate.
Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home, Inc. in Concordia is in charge of arrangements.
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The success of the CWC golf teams has been recognized as a large number of boys and girls golfers have been named to the All-BDC team.
From the boys team, Andy Vaughan, Drew Brown, Neal Northcott and Colin Winter were all named to the team.
For the girls, Ryse Douthitt and Arwen Aylsworth were named to the team.
The postseason starts this week for the teams, with the boys playing in the regional in Robinson and the girls playing tomorrow in the regional at Anna-Jonesboro.
The CWCHS Girls and Boys golf teams would like to thank the community for supporting the golf ball drop fundraiser. They would also like to thank Stan and Martha Williams. Without them, the drop would have not been possible.
The team would also like to thank the parents, grandparents and friends who came out to recognize the seniors, Drew Brown, Colin Winter, Kramer Williams, Ryse Douthitt and Arwen Aylsworth.
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Oct. 30, 2013 Scott Bruce
It's Halloween - a day to wear costumes, carve pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and go door-to-door trick-or-treating. But just how did these traditions get started? According to Scott Bruce, associate professor of history at CU-Boulder, people have been celebrating Halloween in one form or another since ancient times.
The origin of Halloween
Oct. 30, 2013 Scott Bruce
It's Halloween - a day to wear costumes, carve pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and go door-to-door trick-or-treating. But just how did these traditions get started? According to Scott Bruce, associate professor of history at CU-Boulder, people have been celebrating Halloween in one form or another since ancient times.
CUT 1 "Our modern holiday, Halloween, is most commonly associated with ancient Pagan rituals practiced by the Celts 2,000 years ago in the Roman period. (:10) The name Halloween itself speaks to the Christian origin of our modern holiday. Halloween comes from All-hallows Eve and all hallows refers to the Feast of All Saints, a Christian feast day that falls on November first." (:23)
But instead of the fun and frolic we see in modern day Halloween festivities, in Celtic times the festivals were far more somber, says Bruce.
CUT 2 "We have to remember that as the seasons changed, and as the harvest time came and animals were slaughtered and people got ready for the winter and the daylight receded and night encroached upon them, this had a far greater effect on the pre-modern psyche than it does to ours. (:17) We live in a time when we control light. For them that time of the year was much more loaded. The darkness weighed upon them." (:24)
And what about ghosts and other goblins? In medieval times it was believed that ghosts and other spirits would return this time of the year seeking help, says Bruce.
CUT 3 "In the medieval imagination, much more so than the modern imagination, the dead were present in the lives of people and at no time more than that time of the year when the days began to get shorter. (:12) Ghosts figure very prominently in stories told by the monks - ghosts of dead people who were suffering who came back and said please pray on my behalf. So there's the sense then that in late October and early November, the dead are afoot, the dead are around and your obligation towards the dead is much more acute than any other time of the year." (:29)
This might also be when the tradition of trick or treating began. According to Bruce, in the Middle Ages, especially in northern Europe, poor people at the time of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, celebrated by Catholics on Nov. 2, would go from house to house and expect to receive an offering of food.
CUT 4 "This was called 'souling.' And the piece of food that they received was usually a little wafer with a cross on it that was called a soul cake. In popular tradition the giving of the soul cake to a poor individual was an act of alms giving, it was good for the soul of the giver. But a soul cake consumed represented a soul being released from purgatory. (:21) Now some historians, it's tenuous, but some historians like to see the origin of trick or treating as this very act of moving from residence to residence and obtaining something." (:28)
And, Bruce says, the lighting of carved pumpkins, or jack-o-lanterns, might also be traced to this time period.
CUT 5 "Now there were no pumpkins in Europe in the Middle Ages but allegedly those people who went souling, who went door to door, had to carry with them some kind of light. Legend has it that these people carried around hollowed-out gourds with candles inside to light their way as makeshift lanterns, as it were. And this may be the origin of jack-o-lanterns." (:21)
While Bruce could not find a precedent for dressing up in costumes some historians think people in Celtic times believed that if they wore ghoulish costumes they would scare the spirits away.
Bruce says modern day Halloween began in the 1920s and has become a very popular day. It is second only to Christmas in holiday revenue bringing in over $6 billion every year.
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