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Marge, the way most of my azaleas are situated doesn't lend itself to
fencing. They are massed - about six bushes - around the base of an old Black Birch
tree that is growing almost on top of a rock outcropping toward one side of
our so-called lawn (at least it's a green, open space). The downhill side of
the cluster has more shade-loving things (several ferns, wild sarsparilla -
can't remember the botanical name and I'm too lazy to look it up right now - and a
couple of native deciduous azaleas, a small dogwood, etc.), because there is
a large White Pine just beyond it. As I have said before, I'm not
"landscaped." Things are really sited by where I can dig a hole among the rocks. There
is a very large azalea in front of the house which the deer only nibble from
the drive. None of these are fancy named varieties. The ones in back I bought
the year we moved in here - 1970 - for about $1.00 apiece from a local store -
like 3" pots. They did very well until the deer got so bad about 15 years
ago. The one in front was here when we moved in, but just a very scrawny plant
with two or three branches. My DH said we should just yank it out and replace
it, but I'm too soft-hearted, and said let it go and see if I can bring it
back. It came back very well and is about 6 feet in all dimensions. I have no
idea what it is - a fairly bright apricot shade.
I have several deciduous azaleas - native species - which the deer don't seem
to bother. The two I know are R. calendulaceum (sp?), and R. viscosum. The
first is a brilliant red-orange, and the viscosum is white and fragrant. Both
bloom much later than the cultivated ones - late June or early July.
Another is a soft yellow with orange markings. I know it's a native species, but
I'm not sure which - they do hybridize among themselves. Then I have another
that I have never been able to pin down - deciduous, blooms quite early, has
large lavender blooms. My one good named azalea is a 'Hilda Niblett' but she
lives in the vegetable garden.
Yew is really a deer favorite. Nurseries around here don't even carry it any
more for that reason. They haven't bothered my junipers, hemlocks or white
pine, but did a job on my Japanese black pine a few years ago. Now a
miscanthus grows in front of it and it's tall enough they can't reach the branches.
We got about 10" of snow the other day, and it's been quite cold since -
promises to get above freezing by early next week, but who knows if spring will
ever get here.
Stay warm,
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> Well, mine had a nice smorgasbord of yew and azaleas as well at just
> the perfect height for them. For about 6 years I saw virtually no
> azalea bloom. Oddly enough, there were only a couple of
> rhododendrons they chomped and they left most of them alone. For
> years, my poor yew hedges had little green tufts at the top of bare
> stems...not exactly the look I had envisioned when planting them.
> Luckily, they seem to be coming back tho' slowly.
> I tried that thin black mesh netting, too and agree - it is a royal
> pain in the derrihre. I have miles of it in the garage; hate it.
> Had better success with that heavy green mesh plastic garden fencing
> attached to metal garden stakes. Used to erect it around all
> vulnerable shrubs in the fall and remove it in the spring as the deer
> really only hit the azaleas in the winter - too many other nice,
> tender items for them come spring, I guess. My DH said the garden
> looked like a concentration camp in winter with all the fencing
> around everything. It was a major chore to erect and remove
> annually.
> The heavy duty black plastic deer mesh is easier to work with and
> works better than the light weight stuff, but it is still a pain to
> put up and take down every year. That can be tied to tree trunks
> around groups of plants if trees happen to be in the right place for
> this - or trees and stakes can be used. Draping it on plants doesn't
> really work. The only time using it as fencing around plants doesn't
> work is in deep snow, when the deer can get up high enough to reach
> over it or the snow weighs it down too far.
> Fencing azaleas works best if you keep the fence a foot or so away
> from the shrubs and then cover the top with the heavy weight black
> deer fence mesh. If you make the 'fence' around the shrubs at least
> 5' high, they can't get their necks over it far enough to do too much
> damage. They won't jump into the middle of a bunch of shrubs if
> they're fenced in as a group, either, because they fear they won't be
> able to get out; only works if it's solid shrubbery, tho'...if
> there's a clear spot in the middle, they'll jump the fence into it.
> My herd never hit my big Pieris by the front deck, but they did
> nibble some smaller ones I have out in the holding beds. Never
> touched Miscanthus at all nor Carex. Carex foliage is often really
> sharp; you can get a paper cut from it, so that might be one reason
> they don't eat it. Or, maybe it just doesn't taste good to them.
> I've never heard of them eating any of the species, actually.
> I've finally lost my last 'Powis Castle'. The last lot of cuttings I
> took didn't take and my last plant was completely mangled by a
> falling gutter and collateral damage:-( Need to get another one and
> I've been rather looking and not finding, but I haven't really
> concentrated on it.
> You're right - Aquilegia is another plant my herd did not eat - I
> have them popping up everywhere. They never hit my Epimediums either
> nor my prickly holly - they will eat Ilex crenata with gusto. Now,
> your friend's experience with holly just proves that they will eat
> anything. They never touched my Junipers, yet I have read many
> accounts from those whose Junipers were munched to nothing. Deer
> have leather mouths.
> Well, we got another inch or two last night on top of the ice but the
> roads are pretty clear. Just a challenge to get up our drive. I am
> sick of winter at this point and Feb. is usually the month we get our
> heaviest snows...ack! Hope you didn't get too much of that white
> stuff!
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|Blue cheese topping/Saut ed-onion, mushroom-and-pepper, or tomato-salsa topping
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Ground beef
|1 Pound
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|Lettuce leaves
1. Prepare one of the toppings; keep warm. Meanwhile, shape ground beef into four 3/4-inch-thick oval patties; sprinkle lightly with pepper. Over high heat, heat 12-inch skillet until very hot. Arrange beef patties in hot skillet; cook patties 5 minutes for medium-rare or until of desired doneness, turning patties once.
2. To serve, arrange lettuce on platter; place patties on lettuce; serve with topping.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2565 Calories from Fat 2201
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 248 g381.7%
Saturated Fat 64 g320%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 320 mg106.7%
Sodium 2897.2 mg120.7%
Total Carbohydrates 9 g3%
Dietary Fiber 0.42 g1.7%
Sugars 8.3 g
Protein 76 g152.9%
Vitamin A 44.4% Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 1.1% Iron 23.7%
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The Edge of Desire
HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2008 - Great Britain - 368 pages
"Christian, I need your help. There is no one else I can turn to..." When Christian Allardyce, 6th Marquess of Dearne, reads those words, his world turns upside down. Lady Letitia Randall is a woman like no other, and the day he left her behind to fight for king and country was the most difficult of his life. He never forgot the feel of her lips against his, but never expects to see her again. Yet now she seeks his help, and Christian knows he will not resist her plea. Letitia believes that Christian abandoned her when she needed him most, and she hate to call on his aid, But to clear her brother's name, she has sworn to use every weapon at her command, even if it means seducing her ex-lover. Yet all the while, Christian is waging a war of his own-a campaign of pure pleasure and sweet revenge that will take them both beyond the edge of desire.
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- Replace standard lighting with something different. If you've got the height and ceiling space, hang a chandelier for instant drama.
- Trade in your old bath mat, shower curtain and hand towels for new ones for an instant bathroom refresher.
- Add a reading corner. All you need is a long-neck floor lamp and comfy chair to curl up in. If you have the space, add a small end table for stacking your must-reads.
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Causal Assessment of Biological Impairment in the Bogue Homo River, Mississippi Using the U.S. EPA's Stressor Identification Methodology (Final)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)'s Stressor Identification (SI) procedures were used to identify causes of biological impairment in the Bogue Homo River in southeast Mississippi prior to the development of a TMDL. The Bogue Homo was initially listed as impaired based upon an evaluation of geographic information with no field measurements. Follow up biological monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrates by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), confirmed that the stream was impaired. Candidate causes included decreased dissolved oxygen (DO) and altered food resources (organic matter), unsuitable habitat, increased temperature, increased ionic strength, and/or increased toxicity.
A standard list of candidate causes and measurements routinely used by MDEQ was developed by the State to expedite the process. Field data collected during the 303d listing verification visits were used to develop tables for the bioregion (similar biological communities) and site classes (similar physical and chemical characteristics). Once made, these tables were used in this case and all subsequent cases again saving time while strengthening the assessments.
Data for these cases were limited. And yet, for the Bogue Homo, MDEQ developed evidence to show that some causes co-occurred with the biological impairment, were a part of a larger causal chain of events, occurred at sufficient levels known to cause the observed effects, and were coherent with general ecological and scientific theory. Although available evidence was not equivalent in amount or quality for all candidate causes, it was enough to identify some probable causes and to suggest what additional, targeted data might improve the confidence in the determination.
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Winona Republican-Herald, The (Newspaper) - May 10, 1954, Winona, Minnesota
Fair, Continued Cold Tonight And Tuesday River Stage Noon Today 14.72, Sunday 15.25 NINETY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. T44 SIX CENTS PER COPY WINONA, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1954 IIGHTEEN PAGES A Vancouver Police constable, Cliff Cooper, and his horse, Trouper, prepared for a hasty retreat Sunday as they were attacked in the rear by an enraged Canada goose. Constable Cooper and Trouper were peacefully patrolling Vancouver's Stanley Park when they came upon momma goose tending her nest on a stump. Right away poppa goose went on the attack and succeeded in repulsing the intruders of his privacy. (AP Wirephoto) New Red Invasion Seen in Indochina By JOHN RODERICK SAIGON, Indochina seven-year Indochina war was back in the fearful waiting phase again today after the fall of Dien Bien Phu. In the kingdom of Laos, south of the fallen fortress, there was un- easy speculation that a new invasion toward the Laotian royal capital of Luang Prabang might be high on the war plans of the Communist- TODAY led Vietminh. A French high command spokes- man in Hanoi said he doubted the rebels would mount another gen- eral offensive in northern Indo- china before the seasonal monsoon rains hit their peak at the end of June. The Vietminh kept up their daily West Has Plan to Save Fort By JOSEPH and STEWART AL.SOP WASHINGTON month ago, the American Air Force and Navy i joined in offering a plan that would I clude one general, the French Army Delays Decision on Trimming Quiz Propose to Limit Testimony to Stevens, McCarthy BULLETIN WASHINGTON cloitd meeting of the Senate Investi- gations Subcommittee to con- sider proposals for cutting short public heatings on the McCarthy-Pentagon row broke up .this afternoon without any final decision. new move was launched today to trim down the McCarthy-Army hearings to public testimony by Secretary of the Array Stevens and Sen. Mc- Carthy, but a decision was deferred when Army counsel objected. Joseph N. Welch, counsel for the Army, contended the proposal would "do violence to justice and equity." Welch asked that the Senate In- vestigations Subcommittee public- ly hear Roy M. Conn and Francis P. 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PAUL W) The Civil Aero- nautics Board today has under con- sideration a request that it grant North Central Airlines authority to continue scheduled service on a route including St. Cloud, Brainerd, Bemidji, Alexandria, Fergus Falls and Thief River Falls, A memorandum prepared by L. L. Schroeder, .state commissioner of aeronautics, and the attorney general's office said Saturday that experimental service to the cities has been "adequate to demonstrate that there is a strong traffic po- tential, and a need for service but that the period has not been long enough to permit, the traffic po tential to be developed nor has th service rendered ir. the past bee of a quality to meet the needs o the area." The memorandum requested tha minimum .service to be contemplat ed should be two round trips daily In another memorandum by the state, the CAB was asked to au Jiorize North Central to provid.. schedule air service to Internation al Falls on a year-around basis .nstead of only for the months o: June through September. Military Aid to French In Indochina to Continue meeting subcommittee of the small attacks on French commu- scheduled for p.m. nications and scattered French! Jt aPPeared doubtful that Dirk- sen's proposal would be adopted if pressed to a formal vote. Union defense posts in the Red River delta centered oa Hanoi. (A Radio Vietminh broadcast, heard in Hong Kong today, said the captives taken in the defeat of Dien Bien Phu last Friday "in- Bien Phu. Aircraft carriers were already standing by in the Gulf of Tonkin, within easy flying range. Planes from naval carriers and longer range planes from the American Air Force bases on Okinawa werej to join in dropping hardly more than a hatful of tactical atomic bombs on Dien Bien Phu's Com- This was an apparent reference to Brig, Gen. Christian de Castries, though the broadcast did not use his name. Previous rebel broad- casts had claimed only the capture of the fort's "French without identifying him either by munist beseigers. rank or name. Others Seized (The broadcast added that other officers, ranking from colo- nel to warrant officer, also had been seized, along with At that time, the area held by no mention Gen. de Castries and his heroic defending force was large enough so that the danger to our friends would have been slight. A hatful of atomic bombs would have destroy- ed the Communist artillery the key to the battle and would have French Union troops. There was decimated forces. the Vielminh ground The odds would thus have been changed overnight, from four to one against de Castries to even or better in de Castries' favor. When this plan for saving the now-lost fortress was offered, it is highly probable that it would have worked. The enemy forces were closely concentrated along the per- iphery of the Dien Bien Phu for- Genevieve de Galard Chairman Mundt (R-Sd) said if the Army insists on hearing all the scheduled witnesses, he would go along with the Army. He said he has no disposition to "superimpose" on one of the par- ties in the bristling dispute a course which either party finds objectionable. In view of Mundt's stand, and with Democrats opposed, it appear- ed improbable Dirksen's proposal could carry. The subcommittee is composed of four Republicans and three Democrats. The main argument advanced by Dirksen was that the issues would be pretty well covered in testimony from Stevens and McCarthy. 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Ray Lewis also officiated at that FA Cup tie in 1989 where 96 in the crowd lost their lives. 'When I saw a woman carried away on a stretcher, Hillsborough flashed through my mind,' he said. 'I thought, 'Oh no, not again'. Mercifully, what happened here was controlled very quickly.'
He had been frightened, and concerned for the players' safety, but had not considered abandoning the match. 'I was determined to make sure that the idiots weren't going to beat us. Both clubs wanted to finish the game, and so did I'
Superintendent Roger Coupe, match day commander, said last night that only prompt action by his officers and club stewards had prevented catastrophe. A report will go to the Football Association.
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Even though it hasn't officially renewed "Heroes" yet, NBC has been assuring the media that the superhero drama isn't going anywhere any time soon. At January's Press Tour they went as far as to say that its future is "very secure."
Which is a bit of a puzzle. Obviously expensive to produce, the show lost its way creatively in the second season. Viewers noticed and and its ratings quickly suffered and have never returned to their first season levels.
Last week, out of the blue, "Heroes" had a rare return to what made the show so great to begin with. "Cold Snap" was the reward for those who've stuck in for nearly two years waiting for the lost show to find its way back. Not to say that there was a giant payoff, or we're confident the showrunners suddenly know where they're going and what they're doing, but it was a top notch episode that gave us real conflict, characters we could care about again and a story we could be invested in.
What was different? It was written by producer Bryan Fuller ("Wonderfalls," "Dead Like Me"), who hasn't penned a script for the show since Season One's "Company Man." Fuller left "Heroes" after the first season in favor of producing his own show, "Pushing Daisies," for ABC. With "Daisies" canceled, Fuller is back in the "Heroes" fold.
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Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling: Gender Spillovers in Corporate Leadership
David A. Matsa
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Amalia R. Miller
University of Virginia - Department of Economics
January 20, 2011
RAND Working Paper No. WR-842
This paper examines the role of women helping women in corporate America. Using a merged panel of directors and executives for large U.S. corporations between 1997 and 2009, the authors find a positive association between the female share of the board of directors in the previous year and the female share among current top executives. The relationship's timing suggests that causality runs from boards to managers and not the reverse. This pattern of women helping women at the highest levels of firm leadership highlights the continued importance of a demand-side "glass ceiling" in explaining the slow progress of women in business.
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The location is at the Vondelpark, public transport is at the front door and Leidseplein is at walking distance. Leidseplein is the spot for restaurants, theatres, cinema and nightlife. Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum and the contemporary art museum Stedelijk are also very close. A supermarket is at 100 metres. Open 8 am/22 pm.
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The stay at the guestroom two minutes walking from the Vondelpark was really amazing. Very nice and romantic setting and the host, very helpfull, friendly and social man called Har made our stay something very delightfull and easygoing. Also is it close to the center and you can rent bikes at a cheaper rate. You can also take a very cheap but delicious breakfast in a also very nice room with a balcony. You also have a supermarket and few delicious restaurants at walking distance. Maiko and Kristof
We stayed 2 days and 2 wonderful nights in Amsterdam, thanks to our great host Har and his nice guestroom. Very clean and cozy place. The location next to VondelPark is perfect, 5 minutes by bike to the city centre. We could rent 2 bikes from Har and were able to discover the city the dutch way, very nice. I can definitely recommand that place and I hope to find a free room there on my next trip to Amsterdam.
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We had a really nice stay and would recommend it any time. Har is very friendly and helpful and the room is nice and clean. It was perfect.
Har was very friendly and very helpful. He gave us museum cards which gave us free entry. The room is bright and a great size, the bathroom is not in the bedroom but we didn't have to share it. We rented bikes for a cheap rate from Har for our three night stay which is a must for anyone staying in Amsterdam. Vondelpark is just around the corner which is another bonus! There are other guest rooms in the house with more facilities which would be worth checking out too. Overall a brilliant location, great accommodation and a super host!
Our stay was wonderful. The room was very clean and the bed very comfortable. The landlord was very nice and even had a bottle of wine for us in the room. We can highly recommend the apartment. The only thing we didn't like was the bathroom in the hallway. Other than that it was perfect. Location is perfect, too. Right by Vondelpark, Leidseplein, etc.
We had a great stay here! Har was a brilliant host, was always willing to attend to us throughout our stay and even let us check out late to suit our flight times.
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Thank you for the nice stay in Amsterdam. The room was great. Har is a very nice host and took care of us very well. I really can recommend this accomodation.
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Peter Hannaford: California's Nanny State Gone Wild
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Boston Herald: Same Old Barack Obama
Contends problems solved by more government spending. So that was it? That was President Barack Obama's really big jobs speech? The one that required a joint session of Congress to be both window dressing and whipping boy? The one that after his nearly three years in office is going to set things right? Honestly? "There should be nothing controversial about this piece of ... MORE
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Chuck Roper: Obama's Newest Worst Idea Ever
Fannie II will give unions carte blanche. February 2009 brought us Barack Obama's "stimulus" plan--$800 billion worth of progressive agenda-packed deficit spending that produced zero economic improvement and increased the national debt. One year later, President Obama offered the American people a $3.8 trillion 2011 budget that increased the national debt. One year later ... MORE
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Labels: business, capitalism, crisis, free market, income, intervention, laissez fare, prosperity
Steve Chapman: Who Really Kept Us Safe After 9/11
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Dan Mitchell: Obama's Failure On Jobs
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Christopher Chantrill: Invisible Hand vs. Clenched Fist
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Was just out cruising the garden and notice the flower scape on Snow Cap.
All the flowers had apparently opened today. Is that typical of this
variety? It only had about a dozen buds on it is the low bud count also
typical? This is the first time after 3 years it's had a flowerscape
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Top Security Tips for the Home User
Download CSOC Protect Notice, Top Security Tips for the Home User (PDF), October 2012
There are a lot of things to think about when it comes to security on your computer. In the same way that you are careful about how you use your computer at work, why not have the same level of security at home? So what are the most important things that you can do to improve the security of your personal devices and the security of your information? Here are our eight top tips.
- Update your software. Recently Skype conducted a survey in Europe that found that at least 40% of people do not update their software. Most people think it takes too long or they don't understand why it is important. Did you know you can set your computer to apply most updates automatically in the background so you do not have to remember to check? Why is it important?
- New versions of software are released to address security problems that have been found. Updating your software ensures you take full advantage of all the security upgrades.
- If you do not update the software you can put your computer at risk of viruses and other problems because the software is no longer supported.
- Use anti-virus software. This means it should be from a reputable company and you need to keep it up-to-date. Anti-virus software does not have to be expensive. Many companies have anti-virus software that is free to download from their websites. Why?
- Anti-virus companies spend their time ensuring their software helps stops known viruses. If you have a current and up-to-date version, you can be assured that the software is looking out for problems and blocking them.
- Think about your online presence. Check your privacy settings on sites like Facebook to make sure you know who can see your information. Privacy settings sometimes change after functionality is added to the website so it is important to check them regularly. It is best not to put personal details on to the internet unless you are sure they are safe. Consider checking the information that others put on the internet about you. While some information might not seem important, many pieces of information can be put together to form a picture about you. Why?
- If your personal information is accessible to others it can be used against you. This could range from something as simple as sending you spam emails to something as serious as accessing your accounts and deleting all your information or even identity fraud.
- Be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls or emails. Do not follow instructions from someone who rings to tell you your computer has 'technical problems', unless you can prove they are from your internet service provider. You should also check out an email before you open it or click on any attachments or links. If someone has sent you an email that you think is a bit strange or you do not know the person sending the email, consider deleting it before you open it. Why?
- Unsolicited emails and phone calls are trying to get you to do something that will benefit someone else. It might be just spam trying to get you to buy things, or it might be trying to get you to access something that will put a virus on your computer or give others access to your information.
- Back up your data. This means saving all your files onto a different device such as a USB, external hard drive, cloud-based service or DVD. Why?
- If you have a problem with your computer and it needs to be reset or even replaced, you will still have access to your information.
- Use legitimate software. You should always use legitimate software that you have purchased from a vendor or downloaded from the company's website. Why?
- If you use pirated copies you open up your computer to viruses that you may not know about. The software itself may contain a virus, or it won't be supported by the vendor, meaning you won't receive regular security updates.
- Set strong passwords and use different passwords for different accounts. You should have passwords set for your computer and any login account that contains a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols, wherever possible. It is a good idea to change your passwords regularly. Try to use different passwords for different accounts and most importantly do not store an unencrypted list of your passwords on your computer. Why?
- A password that is strong and changed regularly makes it harder for people to access your information.
- If you use the same password for all your accounts and one account is compromised, the person accessing your account is more likely to be able to guess all your other passwords and access those accounts too.
- If you store an unencrypted list of your passwords on your computer and someone gains access to the computer, they then have all your passwords.
- Do not lose your device. It may sound logical but one of the biggest risks to your information is from a lost or stolen device. So make sure you know where your tablet, phone or laptop is at all times and avoid leaving them unattended. Why?
- If someone gets your device, they may have access to all your information and plenty of time to access it.
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Amazon Linux
Amazon Linux is provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is designed to provide a stable, secure, and high-performance execution environment for applications running on Amazon EC2. It also includes packages that enable easy integration with AWS, including launch configuration tools and many popular AWS libraries and tools. AWS provides ongoing security and maintenance updates to all instances running Amazon Linux.
The Amazon Linux AMI repository structure is configured to deliver a continuous flow of updates that allow you to roll from one version of the Amazon Linux AMI to the next. To lock existing instances to their current version, see Repository Configuration.
To launch an Amazon Linux instance, use an Amazon Linux AMI. AWS provides Amazon Linux AMIs to Amazon EC2 users at no additional cost.
- Finding the Amazon Linux AMI
- Launching and Connecting to an Amazon Linux Instance
- Identifying Amazon Linux AMI Images
- Included AWS Command Line Tools
- cloud-init
- Repository Configuration
- Adding Packages
- Accessing Source Packages for Reference
- Developing Applications
- Instance Store Access
- Product Life Cycle
- Security Updates
- Support
Finding the Amazon Linux AMI
For a list of the latest Amazon Linux AMIs, see Amazon Linux AMIs.
Launching and Connecting to an Amazon Linux Instance
After locating your desired AMI, note the AMI ID. You can use the AMI ID to launch and then connect to your instance.
Amazon Linux does not allow remote root SSH by default. Also, password authentication is
disabled to prevent brute-force password attacks. To enable SSH logins to an Amazon Linux
instance, you must provide your key pair to the instance at launch. You must also set
the security group used to launch your instance to allow SSH access. By default, the
only account that can log in remotely using SSH is
ec2-user; this account
also has
sudo privileges. If you want to enable remote root log in, please
be aware that it is less secure than relying on key pairs and a secondary user.
For information about launching and using your Amazon Linux instance, see Launch Your Instance. For information about connecting to your Amazon Linux instance, see Connecting to Your Linux Instance.
Identifying Amazon Linux AMI Images
Each image contains a unique
/etc/image-id that identifies the AMI.
This file contains information about the image.
The following is an example of the
/etc/image-id file:
[ec2-user ~]$
cat /etc/image-id
recipe_name="amzn ami"
image_version, and
items come from the build recipe that Amazon used to construct the image. The
image_stamp is simply a unique random hex value generated during image
creation. The
image_date item is in YYYYMMDDhhmmss format, and is the UTC
time of image creation. The
recipe_name and
recipe_id refer to
the name and ID of the build recipe Amazon used to construct the image, which identifies
the current running version of Amazon Linux. This file will not change as you install updates
from the yum repository.
Amazon Linux contains an
/etc/system-release file that specifies the
current release that is installed. This file is updated through yum
and is part of the
system-release RPM.
The following is an example of an
[ec2-user ~]$
cat /etc/system-release
Amazon Linux AMI release 2016.09
Amazon Linux also contains a machine readable version of the
/etc/system-release file found in
/etc/system-release-cpe and follows the CPE specification from
Included AWS Command Line Tools
The following popular command line tools for AWS integration and usage have been included in Amazon Linux or in the default repositories:
The minimal versions of Amazon Linux (
amzn-ami-minimal-*) do not
contain the above packages; however, they are available in the default
yum repositories, and you can install them with the following
[ec2-user ~]$
sudo yum install -y
Although the
aws-apitools-* command line tools are included with
every Amazon Linux version, the
aws-cli command line tools provide a standard
experience across all Amazon Web Services and will eventually replace the service-specific tool
For instances launched using IAM roles, a simple script has been included to prepare
PATH, and product-specific environment
variables after a credential file has been installed to simplify the configuration of
these tools.
Also, to allow the installation of multiple versions of the API and AMI tools, we have
placed symbolic links to the desired versions of these tools in
/opt/aws, as described here:
Symbolic links to
/bindirectories in each of the installed tools directories.
Products are installed in directories of the form
versionand a symbolic link
namethat is attached to the most recently installed version.
Used by
/etc/profile.d/aws-apitools-common.shto set product-specific environment variables, such as
cloud-init package is an open source application built by
Canonical that is used to bootstrap Linux images in a cloud computing environment, such
as Amazon EC2. Amazon Linux contains a customized version of
cloud-init. It enables you
to specify actions that should happen to your instance at boot time. You can pass
desired actions to
cloud-init through the user data fields when launching
an instance. This means you can use common AMIs for many use cases and configure them
dynamically at startup. Amazon Linux also uses
cloud-init to perform initial
configuration of the
ec2-user account.
For more information about
cloud-init, see http://cloudinit.readthedocs.org/en/latest/.
Amazon Linux uses the following
cloud-init actions (configurable in
INIT(always runs)
Sets a default locale
Sets the hostname
Parses and handles user data
Generates host private SSH keys
Adds a user's public SSH keys to
.ssh/authorized_keysfor easy login and administration
Prepares yum repo
Handles package actions defined in user data
Runs a shell command
Executes user scripts found in user data
Mounts ephemeral drives
Sets the locale in the locale configuration file according to user data
Supported User-Data Formats
cloud-init package supports user-data handling of a variety of
If user-data is gzip compressed,
cloud-initdecompresses the data and handles it appropriately.
MIME multipart
Using a MIME multipart file, you can specify more than one type of data. For example, you could specify both a user-data script and a cloud-config type. Each part of the multipart file can be handled by
cloud-initif it is one of the supported formats.
Base64 decoding
If user-data is base64-encoded,
cloud-initdetermines if it can understand the decoded data as one of the supported types. If it understands the decoded data, it decodes the data and handles it appropriately. If not, it returns the base64 data intact.
User-Data script
Begins with
Content-Type: text/x-shellscript.
The script is executed by
/etc/init.d/cloud-init-user-scriptsduring the first boot cycle. This occurs late in the boot process (after the initial configuration actions are performed).
Include file
Begins with
Content-Type: text/x-include-url.
This content is an include file. The file contains a list of URLs, one per line. Each of the URLs is read, and their content passed through this same set of rules. The content read from the URL can be gzipped, MIME-multi-part, or plain text.
Cloud Config Data
Begins with
Content-Type: text/cloud-config.
This content is cloud-config data. See the examples for a commented example of supported configuration formats.
Cloud Boothook
Begins with
Content-Type: text/cloud-boothook.
This content is boothook data. It is stored in a file under
/var/lib/cloudand then executed immediately.
This is the earliest "hook" available. Note that there is no mechanism provided for running it only one time. The boothook must take care of this itself. It is provided with the instance ID in the environment variable
INSTANCE_ID. Use this variable to provide a once-per-instance set of boothook data.
Repository Configuration
Beginning with the 2011.09 release of Amazon Linux, Amazon Linux AMIs are treated as snapshots in
time, with a repository and update structure that always gives you the latest packages
when you run
yum update -y.
The repository structure is configured to deliver a continuous flow of updates that
allow you to roll from one version of Amazon Linux to the next. For example, if you launch an
instance from an older version of the Amazon Linux AMI (such as 2016.03 or
earlier) and run
yum update -y, you end up with the latest packages.
You can disable rolling updates for Amazon Linux by enabling the lock-on-launch
feature. The lock-on-launch feature locks your newly launched instance to
receive updates only from the specified release of the AMI. For example, you can launch
a 2016.03 AMI and have it receive only the updates that were released
prior to the 2016.09 AMI, until you are ready to migrate to the
2016.09 AMI. To enable lock-on-launch in new instances, launch it with
the following user data passed to
cloud-init, using either the Amazon EC2
console or the
ec2-run-instances command with the
-f flag.
If you lock your AMI to a version of the repositories that is not
latest, you will not receive any further updates. The only
way to receive a continuous flow of updates for the Amazon Linux AMI is to be using the
latest AMI, or to be consistently updating your old AMI with the repositories
pointed to
repo_releasever: 2016.03
To lock existing instances to their current AMI release version
Comment out
Run yum clean all to clear the cache.
Adding Packages
Amazon Linux is designed to be used with online package repositories hosted in each Amazon EC2 region. These repositories provide ongoing updates to packages in the Amazon Linux AMI, as well as access to hundreds of additional common open source server applications. The repositories are available in all regions and are accessed using yum update tools, as well as on the Amazon Linux AMI packages site. Hosting repositories in each region enables us to deploy updates quickly and without any data transfer charges. The packages can be installed by issuing yum commands, such as the following example:
[ec2-user ~]$
sudo yum install httpd
Access to the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository is configured, but it is not enabled by default. EPEL provides third-party packages in addition to those that are in the Amazon Linux repositories. The third-party packages are not supported by AWS.
If you find that Amazon Linux does not contain an application you need, you can simply install the application directly on your Amazon Linux instance. Amazon Linux uses RPMs and yum for package management, and that is likely the simplest way to install new applications. You should always check to see if an application is available in our central Amazon Linux repository first, because many applications are available there. These applications can easily be added to your Amazon Linux instance.
To upload your applications onto a running Amazon Linux instance, use
scp or
sftp and then configure the application by logging on to your instance.
Your applications can also be uploaded during the instance launch by using the
PACKAGE_SETUP action from the built-in
cloud-init package.
For more information, see
If your instance is running in a virtual private cloud (VPC), you must attach an Internet Gateway to the VPC in order to contact the yum repository. For more information, see Internet Gateways in the Amazon VPC User Guide.
Accessing Source Packages for Reference
You can view the source of packages you have installed on your instance for reference
purposes by using tools provided in Amazon Linux. Source packages are available for all of the
packages included in Amazon Linux and the online package repository. Simply determine the
package name for the source package you want to install and use the
get_reference_source command to view source within your running
instance. For example:
[ec2-user ~]$
get_reference_source -p bash
The following is a sample response:
Requested package: bash
Found package from local RPM database: bash-4.2.46-20.36.amzn1.x86_64
Corresponding source RPM to found package : bash-4.2.46-20.36.amzn1.src.rpm
Are these parameters correct? Please type 'yes' to continue: yes
Source RPM downloaded to: /usr/src/srpm/debug/bash-4.2.46-20.36.amzn1.src.rpm
The source RPM is placed in the
/usr/src/srpm/debug directory of
your instance. From there, it can be unpacked, and, for reference, you can view the
source tree using standard RPM tools. After you finish debugging, the package is
available for use.
If your instance is running in a virtual private cloud (VPC), you must attach an Internet Gateway to the VPC in order to contact the yum repository. For more information, see Internet Gateways in the Amazon VPC User Guide.
Developing Applications
A full set of Linux development tools is provided in the yum repository for Amazon Linux. To develop applications on Amazon Linux, select the development tools you need with yum. Alternatively, many applications developed on CentOS and other similar distributions should run on Amazon Linux.
Instance Store Access
The instance store drive
ephemeral0 is mounted in
/media/ephemeral0 only on Amazon
instance store-backed AMIs. This is different than many other images that mount the
instance store drive under
Product Life Cycle
The Amazon Linux AMI is updated regularly with security and feature enhancements. If you do not need to preserve data or customizations on your Amazon Linux instances, you can simply relaunch new instances with the latest Amazon Linux AMI. If you need to preserve data or customizations for your Amazon Linux instances, you can maintain those instances through the Amazon Linux yum repositories. The yum repositories contain all the updated packages. You can choose to apply these updates to your running instances.
Older versions of the AMI and update packages will continue to be available for use, even as new versions are released. In some cases, if you're seeking support for an older version of Amazon Linux; through AWS Support, we might ask you to move to newer versions as part of the support process.
Security Updates
Security updates are provided via the Amazon Linux AMI yum repositories as well as via updated Amazon Linux AMIs. Security alerts are published in the Amazon Linux AMI Security Center. For more information on AWS security policies or to report a security problem, go to the AWS Security Center.
Amazon Linux AMIs are configured to download and install security updates at launch time.
This is controlled via a
cloud-init setting called
repo_upgrade. The following snippet of
configuration shows how you can change the settings in the user data text you pass to
your instance initialization:
repo_upgrade: security
The possible values for the
repo_upgrade setting are as follows:
Apply outstanding updates that Amazon marks as security updates.
Apply updates that Amazon marks as bug fixes. Bug fixes are a larger set of updates, which include security updates and fixes for various other minor bugs.
Apply all applicable available updates, regardless of their classification.
Do not apply any updates to the instance on startup.
The default setting for
repo_upgrade is security. That is, if you don't
specify a different value in your user data, by default, the Amazon Linux AMI performs the
security upgrades at launch for any packages installed at that time. The Amazon Linux AMI also
notifies you of any updates to the installed packages by listing the number of available
updates upon login using the
/etc/motd file. To install these
updates, you need to run sudo yum upgrade on the instance.
If your instance is running in a virtual private cloud (VPC), you must attach an Internet Gateway to the VPC in order to contact the yum repository. For more information, see Internet Gateways in the Amazon VPC User Guide.
Support for installation and use of the base Amazon Linux AMI is included through subscriptions to AWS Support. For more information, see AWS Support.
We encourage you to post any questions you have about Amazon Linux to the Amazon EC2 forum.


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Scarves are a staple of any knitter's diet. Every knitter's first project is a scarf. Oftentimes, their second and third projects are scarves. They are simple, a great way to learn basic knits and purls, and when you are done, you can wear it. But scarves don't just have to be boring garter stitch affairs. They can be wild, crazy, complicated, and works of art.
Knitting master Nicky Epstein proves this with her newest book, Signature Scarves, a collection of over 30 scarf patterns for a variety of skill levels. Excellent photography clearly shows each scarf, and styles range from funky to sophisticated. Almost every age range and taste is addressed here.
Notable patterns: Winter Roses, a loose, open drop-stitch scarf covered in knit "roses." Heathered Leaf Wrap uses a purple tweed in a large basketweave, and adds a sprinkling of green leaves – including leaf tassles. Tea Rose uses a classic houndstooth pattern as a backdrop for red knit roses. Bullets is an extremely simple pattern that creates a unique 3-D effect and is unisex. I'm not sure how I feel about Skull-Face Mosaic, an intricate intarsia pattern, because the skulls don't really look like skulls. Yo-Yos, the cover look, is made up of individual rounds that can then be stitched together in any shape you desire. Chain Gang is a very unique scarf, with large circles knit together to resemble a chain.
Then there are some misses, as there always are. Patchwork Floral looks better suited for a child's afghan than a scarf. Chakra is an odd scarf-vest combo. It's a scarf with a zipper on either side. Might be good for kids, but I don't really see adults wearing this. Kookie-Cutter Felt is one of those scarves that you don't really need a pattern for. Knit in stockinette stitch until desired length, felt, then cut out wacky shapes. The excessive, random, and sloppy cuts make the scarf look ragged. Mouse Trap is a cleaner version – felt a yellow scarf and cut circles into it, making it look like Swiss cheese. Bonus points for the little mouse pattern included.
Workshops are also included throughout the book, to assist with more difficult or uncommon techniques. There are even several scarf-tying tutorials, revealing nearly a dozen different ways to wear your scarf, as well as instructions for a dozen different kinds of trims and tassels you can add. The interesting and wearable scarves far outweigh the bad, and there is enough variety and creativity to keep even the most experienced knitter entertained.Powered by Sidelines