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Kubuntu Oneiric Internet
Current revision as of 23:20, 9 February 2012
Internet Applications
Internet applications enable you to make full use of your Internet connection. Web browsers, Email clients, Instant Messengers, and more are included in this category.
Web Browsers
Rekonq is the default web browser included with Kubuntu.
Konqueror was the prior default web browser included with Kubuntu.
Konqueror plug-ins
KGet (Download Manager) plug-in for Konqueror
KGet is a download manager for the Konqueror browser, but it can also work with Firefox as part of the FlashGot plugin.
sudo apt-get install kget
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is the ubiquitous web browser. Based on open source components, it is trademarked and cannot be altered or re-distributed with any change that involves the name or trademarks. Install the current version:
sudo apt-get install firefox
Firefox Plug-ins
Adblock Plus plug-in (block ads in a web page)
Adblock Plus blocks ads that appear in web pages. It is an important tool to limit tracking and undesirable website elements, as well. You can subscribe to a free filter service, and can add to the block list individual ads and website elements with a single click.
sudo apt-get install xul-ext-adblock-plus
- You can also add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> AdBlock Plus. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
- Recent versions of Adblock Plus allow the display of a large number of "partner" ads unless you disable this undesirable behavior:
- Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Adblock Plus -> Preferences -> Filter preferences... -> Allow some non-intrusive advertising (unticked)
Because Adblock Plus appears to now be creating holes in its own blocking service, it is probably worthwhile to stop automatic updates and only update Adblock Plus selectively (in case the developers in the future decide to create even more holes in the plug-in's blocking capability without the corresponding option to disable the behavior).
NoScript plug-in (controls scripts)
The NoScript plugin is considered one of the most important security measures for browsing the Internet. Most viruses and trojans gain access to computers from the Internet through scripts. This plugin allows you to choose which scripts to allow and blocks the rest.
- Add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> NoScript. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
- NoScript has a long of websites on its "whitelist." It is important to review this list and remove the websites for which you don't wish to automatically allow scripts (I remove them all).
- Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> NoScript -> Preferences -> Whitelist
- A large number of websites use multiple locations/URLs to assemble their webpage content, a process which is blocked by NoScript's ABE (Application Boundaries Enforcer) function. I have found it necessary to disable ABE in order for most of my websites to function correctly.
- Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> NoScript -> Preferences -> Advanced -> ABE -> Enable ABE (unticked)
- Many websites now use aggressive pop-ups to place advertising in front of the actrual content. While NoScript can block these ads, there will be a "placeholder" still blocking the content unless you turn off the placeholders:
- Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> NoScript -> Preferences -> Embeddings -> Show placeholder icon (unticked)
- Most websites use scripting extensively these days, so that you may need to "Allow" a website in NoScript. To block the individual undesirable elements of the website, use AdBlock Plus.
Bookmark Favicon Changer plug-in
In the newest versions of Firefox, there are some bugs regarding the Favicons (the small icons that appear in the address bar) and the Bookmark icons. This plug-in will restore the icons that get erased (leaving a blank dotted box) or allow you to choose your own Favicons / Bookmark icons.
- Add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> Bookmark Favicon. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
RefreshBlocker plug-in (prevents redirects)
RefreshBlocker allows the user to decide which websites (and pages) will be allowed to redirect (based on META tags within the webpage). Although Firefox (as of version 3.5) blocks all directs by default, the behavior is not customizable; it is therefore preferable to turn off the Firefox redirect control and use RefreshBlocker instead.
- Add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> RefreshBlocker. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
- Turn off the Firefox automatic redirect blocker:
- Firefox -> Enter about:config in the browser location bar -> right-click on "accessibility:blockautorefresh" -> Toggle to change the value from true to false
Video DownloadHelper plug-in for Firefox
The Video DownloadHelper plugin allows the download of videos (including Flash videos) from sites like YouTube.
- You can add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> Video DownloadHelper. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
User Agent Switcher plug-in for Firefox
Now that Firefox is the world's leading web browser, this plug-in should no longer be necessary. Still, there still exist a few old web apps that will only run on IE (and for them this plug-in may be useful). The User Agent Switcher plugin allows a browser to masquerade as another browser, allowing (most of the time) browser-specific content to be displayed.
- You can add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> User Agent Switcher. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
Unplug Download Management
The UnPlug add-on lets you save video and audio which is embedded on a webpage.
- You can add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Browse All Add-ons. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
Lucifox (eBook reader extension)
Lucifox (Lucidor for Firefox) enables e-books to be read and e-book catalogs to be browsed in a Firefox window.
- To install, go to the website and click "Download Now."
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Firefox Plug-in
- Read Add Extra Kubuntu Repositories and enable the Oneiric partner repository:
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner
- then install Adobe Reader:
sudo apt-get install acroread
Adobe Flash Player for Firefox Plug-in
To install the official Adobe Flash plugin (Flash 10) for Firefox:
sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin
Gnash Plug-in (Open source Flash Player replacement)
Gnash is available in a 64-bit version as well as a 32-bit version. It is the open source replacement for Adobe Flashplayer.
sudo apt-get install gnash
After installing, change your web browser's Preferences -> Applications so that SWF and SPL files use Gnash.
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Firefox plug-in
This package must be installed to run Java in Firefox, even if JRE is installed using kubuntu-restricted-extras or when installing OpenOffice.
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-jre
Note: You must accept the license to use this product.
Kaffeine Plug-in for Firefox
This package also installs the Kaffeine player.
sudo apt-get install kaffeine-mozilla
MPlayer plug-in for Firefox
Gecko-mediaplayer has replaced the Mplayer plugin. This package also installs gnome-mplayer.
sudo apt-get install gecko-mediaplayer
VLC plug-in for Firefox
This package also installs the VLC player.
sudo apt-get install mozilla-plugin-vlc
Helix player plug-in for Firefox
This package also installs the Helix player, which is the open source player that plays Real Player content in Linux.
sudo apt-get install mozilla-helix-player
Moonlight plugin for Firefox
Moonlight is part of the Novell Mono project that is an open source implementation of Silverlight (the Microsoft multimedia presentation platform). It is based on FFMpeg. It is made to work best with the Firefox 3 web browser, as a plugin (but also works with other mozilla browsers). Version 2.3 is available as a plugin for mozilla-based browsers:
sudo apt-get install moonlight-plugin-mozilla
- The stable version 2.4 is available here. The Moonlight 3.99 plugin (compatible with most Silverlight 3/4 content) is here.
- Netflix under Moonlight
- Netflix streaming requires both the capabilities of Silverlight 2.0 and Digital Rights Management modules. Although the current version of Moonlight 2.0 will run most Silverlight content (including Netflix content), Netflix has not yet released Digital Rights Management modules for Linux. Please contact Netflix directly for further information or sign a petition.
- An HTML5 Netflix plugin (currently being developed by Google for the Chrome browser) may soon be available. Another alternative is the Netflix Android app which can be used in a virtual Android environment.
FireFTP for Firefox
FireFTP is a Firefox extension for FTP transfers.
Firefox Widgets
Turn off browser bar drop-down list in Firefox
This is the most frequently asked problem regarding Firefox. To turn off the location browser bar drop-down list (and therefore not show your browsing history):
- Firefox -> about:config (in the location browser bar) -> browser.urlbar.maxRichResults -> right-click -> Modify -> set value to 0
Turn off SSL certificate name in address bar
In newer versions of firefox, the validity of the SSL certificate associated with a website is displayed as a color-coded background to the Favicon (the small icon displayed in the address bar). However, Firefox currently also displays the name of the site issuing the SSL certificate, which can be annoying, since for most sites this is a duplicate of the domain name (which then gets displayed twice in the address bar). To turn off this behavior:
- Firefox -> about:config (in the location browser bar) -> browser.identity.ssl_domain_display -> right-click -> Modify -> set value to 0
View Firefox cache
In a new window/tab, enter about:cache in the Firefox address bar. You can view and save individual elements (from all open windows/tabs) in the cache from there.
SeaMonkey is an open-source integrated internet application suite (web browser, IM (IRC) client, Email client, RSS/News reader, and web development tools). It is based on the same components as the Mozilla products (Firefox, Thunderbird, etc.) and shares the same trademark and branding restrictions. There are many plugins, similar to those for Thunderbird and Firefox. Install the current version:
sudo apt-get install seamonkey
- The browser alone can be installed:
sudo apt-get install seamonkey-browser
- The email/news client alone can be installed:
sudo apt-get install seamonkey-mailnews
- The IRC client (Chatzilla) alone can be installed:
sudo apt-get install seamonkey-chatzilla
IceApe is an open-source integrated internet application suite (including web browser, IM (IRC) client, Email client, RSS/News reader, and web development tools). It is based on the same components as the Mozilla product SeaMonkey, but has no restrictive trademark licensing, and is endorsed by the Debian project. Components can be downloaded as .deb packages and then installed. Packages include iceape, iceape-browser, iceape-mailnews, and iceape-chatzilla.
GNUzilla and IceCat
The GNU project also maintains a version of the SeaMonkey suite that is free of trademarks and branding, called GNUZilla and IceCat. .deb packages can be downloaded and installed through the GNUzilla PPA repositories
Opera is a proprietary browser and internet suite (currently free on PCs) also used in some mobile devices and gaming consoles. It includes email, an address book, IRC chat, integrated BitTorrent, and webfeeds. A limited number of plugins are also available. Download from the website and follow the instructions or install from the Opera repository:
echo "deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list wget -O - http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get install opera
Chromium is the open source browser on which Google Chrome is based.
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is Google's web browser. Based on the Chromium browser, Google adds the Google name and logo, an auto-updater system called GoogleUpdate, RLZ, and other Google add-ons. Download and install it here.
Download Managers
KGet is a versatile and user-friendly download manager.
MultiGet is a GTK-based free-standing download manager utility.
sudo apt-get install multiget
Usenet Clients
Pan is a Gnome-based Usenet reader and nzb binary downloader. Install:
sudo apt-get install pan
Kwooty is a Usenet reader and nzb binary downloader for KDE4. Installation instructions from source or PPA repositories are at the website.
Email Clients
KMail (Kontact Mail) is the default email client included with Kontact. Access it by going to
- K menu -> Office -> Kontact Personal Information Manager
- K menu -> Internet -> KMail
Kontact includes email, an address book, a calendar, reminders, pop-up notes, a link to the Akregator News/RSS reader, time-tracking, and more.
To change view mode or aggregation mode (grouping) of the message list pane, use the icons to the right of the search pane. (Configuration of this doesn't seem to be available from the settings menus.)
PGP and Kmail
PGP-encrypted messages can be emailed using Kmail. See this tutorial.
- Kmail -> Configure Kmail -> Security -> Crypto Backends
Mozilla Thunderbird is a licensed and trademarked free open-source email client that is compatible with Firefox. Thunderbird works with free Gmail and Yahoo Mail accounts (using Imap). Install:
sudo apt-get install thunderbird
Lightning calendar extension
Lightning is the calendar extension for Thunderbird (with functionality similar to the stand-alone application Sunbird). It is currently available in a 32-bit version only. (If using a 64-bit OS, install the Sunbird calendar client instead.) Install by clicking on the Linux download at the website, or
sudo apt-get install xul-ext-lightning
Enigmail is an add-on to Thunderbird that allows you to easily encrypt your email using OpenPGP, which is included in the kernel by default. It also allows you to create and manage the encryption keys. Go the website and click "Download Now". (64-bit versions are found here.) Install:
- Thunderbird -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Install -> select downloaded file
sudo apt-get install enigmail
- Also see these tips for instructions on setting up e-mail with PGP encryption.
New Mail Icon for Thunderbird
"New Mail Icon" is an experimental tray add-on which notifies you of new mail. Download from the website. Install:
- Thunderbird -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Install -> select downloaded file
Evolution is the default Gnome-based email client used in Ubuntu. Installing it will also install many Gnome components.
sudo apt-get install evolution
FetchYahoo is a Perl script to fetch mail from a free Yahoo mail account and spool it locally so that an email client like Thunderbird can access it with POP3. For more info see the Ubuntu Community documentation. Install:
sudo apt-get install fetchyahoo
Akregator is the default news/RSS reader included with Kubuntu. Usage instructions are found in the Handbook.
RSSOwl is a Java-based RSS | RDF | Atom Newsfeed Reader.
Install java and in order to use the internal browser, install the packages xulrunner and firefox:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre firefox xulrunner
Change to your "opt" directory:
cd /opt
Download the zip-archive into your opt directory:
sudo wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rssowl/rssowl-2.0.6.linux.zip
Extract the archive and remove the extracted file:
sudo unzip ./rssowl-2.0.6.linux.zip && sudo rm ./rssowl-2.0.6.linux.zip
Make a startscript:
sudo kate /usr/bin/runRSSOwl.sh
add the following lines to your startscript file /usr/bin/runRSSOwl.sh and save it afterwards.
#!/bin/bash cd /opt/rssowl ./RSSOwl
Make the startscript executable:
sudo chmod u+x /usr/bin/runRSSOwl.sh
To start RSSOwl:
Instant Messengers
Kopete is the default Instant Messenger application for KDE/Kubuntu. Webcam video capability is incorporated. You can access multiple services with it. You can access it by:
- K Menu -> Applications -> Internet -> Kopete Instant Messenger.
Plugins for Kopete
Kopete includes a number of default plugins:
- Kopete -> Settings -> Configure -> Plugins
- A language Translator plugin that can be used with Google or BabelFish is available (but is no longer functional since the closure of both the Google Translate API and BabelFish in 2012).
- An encryption plugin (using Off-The-Record encryption) is available.
- OpenPGP for Kopete is also available by installing the package kopete-cryptography:
sudo apt-get install kopete-cryptography
Kopete Styles
Additional styles for Kopete are available from KDE-look. Install from:
- Kopete -> Settings -> Configure -> Chat Window -> Style -> Get New...
GoogleTalk on Kopete
Kopete can be configured to work with GoogleTalk Instant Messaging (but not VOIP) using the Jabber protocol. See these GoogleTalk instructions.
Facebook Chat on Kopete
- See this Kubuntu forums thread for info on setting up Kopete with Facebook chat.
Konversation (IRC client)
Konversation is no longer the default Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client in Kubuntu, but is highly recommended nevertheless. It functions similar to the venerable mIRC. Make sure you have ports 6667-6670 open in your firewall to use IRC (and ports 1024-1028 open to use DCC). "A little less action and a little more Konversation." -- Elvis. Install:
sudo apt-get install konversation
- K menu -> Internet -> Konversation
Quassel (IRC client)
Quassel is a cross-platform IRC client currently in development and (for some reason) is now included as the default Kubuntu/KDE client. Based on the Qt platform, there is not yet any DCC implementation (which makes this client limited in usefulness) and it has many bugs. Try Konversation instead.
Pidgin is an open source IM application. It is the default in the Ubuntu (Gnome) desktop, but will work in Kubuntu (KDE). You can access multiple services with it.
sudo apt-get install pidgin
aMSN is an MSN Messenger utility that functions like the original client. Unlike Kopete, it is not made for the KDE desktop (but can be installed nevertheless). Install it:
sudo apt-get install amsn
To enable Drag-and-Drop capabilities to aMSN for easy file transfer see Ubuntu Geek.
Emesene is an MSN messenger client that uses a simplified interface similar to the original client. Unlike Kopete, it is not made for the KDE desktop (but can be installed nevertheless). Install it:
sudo apt-get install emesene
Kmess is an MSN messenger client for KDE that is an alternative to Kopete (for MSN users).
sudo apt-get install kmess
KDEuBlog (Microblogging)
KDEuBlog is a desktop widget used for microblogging on sites like Twitter and Identi.ca (StatusNet). The Maverick version does not have OAuth incorporated. Use Choqok instead. Install:
Widget icon (upper right corner of desktop) -> Add widgets ... -> Microblogging
Choqok (Microblogging)
Choqok is a utility used for microblogging on sites like Twitter and Identi.ca (StatusNet). It has incorporated the OAuth mechanism. Install:
sudo apt-get install choqok
- Notifications (popups/sounds) for incoming messages can be set:
- K Menu -> System -> System Settings -> Notifications -> Event Source: Choqok -> New Post Arrived -> Play a sound (ticked)
FTP Clients
Although Konqueror can use FTP via kioslaves, you might wish to use a dedicated FTP client. Also see these FTP tips.
FileZilla is the ubiquitous free open-source FTP client and server for all platforms.
sudo apt-get install filezilla
Filesharing / P2P
Do not share copyrighted material or content that is otherwise illegal to share.
KTorrent is the default BitTorrent client in Kubuntu. Also see the KTorrent wiki.
- K menu -> Internet -> KTorrent
Be sure to have your firewall ports open (by default 6881 and 4444).
- It is possible to use proxies with KTorrent. For example, if you have a tracker proxy at 127.0.0.1:8118 and a socks proxy at 127.0.0.1:9050, then set KTorrent to use these proxies:
- KTorrent -> Settings -> Configure KTorrent... -> Proxy
- -> HTTP:Proxy: 127.0.0.1 -> Port: 8118
- -> SOCKS: Use a SOCKS proxy server: (ticked) -> Server: 127.0.0.1 -> Port: 9050 -> Version 5 (assuming you are using socks5)
- It is possible to use encryption with KTorrent:
- KTorrent -> Settings -> Configure KTorrent... -> BitTorrent -> Encryption -> Use protocol encryption
- It is possible to use PeerGuardian 2 with KTorrent:
- KTorrent -> Plugins -> IP Filter (ticked) -> Settings -> Configure KTorrent... -> IP Filter -> Use PeerGuardian filter (ticked) -> Download/Convert
- Some older routers only allow 20 simultaneous connections or they will continually freeze (as their connection-table cache becomes full). If this occurs, decrease the maximum number of connections to 20:
- KTorrent -> Settings -> Configure KTorrent... -> Network -> Advanced: Maximum number of connection setups: 20
Azureus is a Java-based BitTorrent client.
sudo apt-get install azureus
QBitTorrent is a PyQT-based BitTorrent Client that is supposed to be very fast.
sudo apt-get install qBittorrent
Transmission (BitTorrent Client)
Transmission is the GTK-based default BitTorrent client in Ubuntu (Gnome). KTorrent can be used in Kubuntu.
sudo apt-get install transmission
Apollon (P2P Filesharing)
Apollon is an older BitTorrent client oriented towards KDE. It uses plugins for compatibility with multiple networks.
sudo apt-get install apollon gift
KMLDonkey (P2P eMule/eDonkey2000 Client)
KMLDonkey is a KDE frontend for MLDonkey, the P2P file sharing program (and network) that is able to use different network protocols.
sudo apt-get install kmldonkey mldonkey-server
Opentracker (Torrent tracker)
Opentracker is the most widely used torrent tracker software. It can be used within a private organisation or as a public service to track freely-available torrents. Download (through CVS) and installation instructions are at the website.
Videoconferencing and VOIP
Videoconferencing and voice over Internet (VOIP) applications are merging into integrated applications. Most of these applications now allow placing calls to non-Internet based telephones for a small fee.
Formerly known as Gnomemeeting, Ekiga is a SIP compliant fully functional open source integrated VOIP and videoconferencing program.
sudo apt-get install ekiga
Skype is a proprietary integrated VOIP and video conferencing program similar to Ekiga. Also see instructions on how to record Skype conversations.
- Install pre-requisites:
sudo apt-get install libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml
- To get the most recent version, download and install the 32-bit version:
wget -O skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-32 sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb sudo rm skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb
- In the past. some users have noted that they cannot get their microphone inputs to work with any version later than 220.127.116.11. They installed:
wget -O skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_220.127.116.11-1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb sudo rm skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb
- or
wget -O skype-ubuntu-current_amd64.deb http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-intrepid_22.214.171.124-1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-current_amd64.deb sudo rm skype-ubuntu-current_amd64.deb
How to install Skype on a 64-bit system
The current version of Skype for 64-bit systems is a masqueraded 32-bit module. To use on a 64-bit system you might still need to install the needed packages:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 libqt4-core libqt4-gui
- Then download and install the current Skype .deb package from the Skype website:
wget -O skype_ubuntu-current_amd64.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-64 sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-current_amd64.deb sudo rm skype-ubuntu-current_amd64.deb
- If the 64-bit version doesn't work for you, use the 32-bit version:
wget -O skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-32 sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb sudo rm skype-ubuntu-current_i386.deb
Installing Skype repository
It is possible to install Skype by adding the repository and installing from there. This has an advantage of maintaining updates automatically.
- Install the respository security key. (This requires an open port 11371 in your firewall for the keyserver.)
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 0xd66b746e
- Add the Skype repository, update, and install Skype:
echo "deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install skype
Wengophone is an integrated VOIP and videoconferencing client available on many platforms. Wengophone was initially an open-source GPL-licensed package ('Wengophone Classic'). Both the Classic version (available as a .deb file) and the current proprietary binary version are available from the website. Wengophone Classic has now been rebranded as QuteCom, however. To install the current version as an Ubuntu/Kubuntu package, see these instructions.
- Download and install the older Wengophone Classic version (.deb package):
wget http://download.wengo.com/wengophone/rc/wengophone-0.958m-1.i386.deb dpkg -i --force-architecture wengophone-0.958m-1.i386.deb
Gizmo5 is an Internet soft-phone application, similar to Skype, that uses the SIP protocol. Install (.deb package):
wget http://download.gizmo5.com/GizmoDownload/gizmo-project_220.127.116.11_libstdc++6_i386.deb dpkg -i --force-architecture gizmo-project_220.127.116.11_libstdc++6_i386.deb
Asterisk VOIP PBX system
Asterisk is an enterprise-grade, free open source PBX and telephony system for VOIP.
sudo apt-get install asterisk
Kiax is an LGPL-licensed open source IAX (Inter-Asterisk eXchange) application. It is used for making VoIP calls from an Asterisk PBX. The current version must be installed from source files. See the website for download and installation instructions, or see this Ubuntu Launchpad site.
OpenSIPS / OpenSER (SIP server)
OpenSIPS is an open-source SIP server that allows connections to be made through the Internet for VoIP, IM, and other communications protocols. While there are many public SIP servers, these are subject to spoofing and other "impersonation" problems. A company may wish to host its own SIP server to avoid the problems inherent in public services whose trustworthiness can not be determined. OpenSIPS is the successor to OpenSER (which is the version in the repositories). Install OpenSER 1.3.2 from the repositories:
sudo apt-get install openser
Alternately, the newest version of OpenSIPS can be downloaded as a .deb package from the website and installed. Installation and usage instructions are on the website.
Telepathy is a flexible, modular communications framework that enables real-time VOIP/chat communication via pluggable protocol backends (for protocols such as Jabber/XMPP/Google Talk/Jingle, link-local XMPP, SIP, MSN, Yahoo/AIM and IRC). Telepathy is a communications service that can be simultaneously accessed by many client applications (primarily Empathy), using QT4, Glib, and GtK libraries. Currently a version for the Gnome desktop (telepathy-gnome) is available. Install:
sudo apt-get install telepathy-gnome
Web meetings
Web meeting software allows video conferencing among many clients, with one server as host.
BigBlueButton is a free open source chat/video/audio and desktop sharing platform similar to GoToMeeting, WebEx, DimDim and similar products. Developed by GoogleCode, it utilises all open-source modules. A Moodle plugin is also available. See these installation instructions and these additional detailed instructions.
WebHuddle is a free, open source Java-based browser client (and server) for web meetings. To install the server, first install pre-requisites, including Java, JBOSS Application Server, and xvfb.
sudo apt-get sun-java6-jre jbossas4 xvfb
For more details on setting this up in (K)Ubuntu, see this.
TeamViewer is a proprietary cross-platform package that enables up to 25 participants to share a desktop for online meetings and provides a mechanism for users to control a PC's desktop remotely. Presentations can be viewed through most Internet web browsers, as well. A free .deb package can be downloaded here.


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Assemblyman Tim Donnelly introduced a bill Tuesday to re-name part of Highway 38 "Detective Jeremiah MacKay Memorial Highway" in honor of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy who was killed Feb. 12 during the manhunt for Christopher Dorner.
Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, asks the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of signs showing this designation, then to erect those signs once private donations have been collected to cover the cost.
"Detective Mackay served his community with honor and exceptional bravery," Donnelly said in a prepared statement. "He knew full-well that day that he was putting life at risk, and he gave it freely, preventing anymore civilian casualties at the hands of the rogue cop-killer."
Donnelly's office will meet with sheriff's officials to determine which segment of the mountain highway near which he was killed should be named after him, said spokeswoman Cassandra Joiner.

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Queens Of The Stone Age Announce Halloween Festival
Listen to Queens of the Stone Age Radio on iHeartRadio
Queens of the Stone Age are planning to put an exclamation point on their lengthy ...Like Clockwork tour.
For their final performance behind the Grammy-nominated album, Josh Homme and the guys will host a Halloween-themed festival at the Forum in Los Angeles on October 31st.
In addition to a headlining set from Queens of Stone Age themselves, the event will also feature performances from the Kills, JD McPherson, and Nick Oliveri's Uncontrollable. And if that's not enough, festival-goers will also be treated to side show attractions, costume contests, and a haunted house.
Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, with presale information available at QOTSA.com.
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June 3, 2009
Dear FOS11 Members,
Families of September 11 was formed after the devastating attacks brought upon our country in 2001. We are all too aware that this attack occurred through the manipulation of our aviation security defenses. Accordingly, the organization has worked tirelessly to make sure the lessons of that terrible day are not lost, and that we are doing all we can to ensure commercial aviation is as secure as possible.
It has come to our attention that there is a provision in the current version of HR 2200, Section 201 that changes the deadline for the screening of inbound air cargo. Having supported the 9/11 Commission Recommendation Act of 2007, and its August 2010 deadline to screen 100% of commercial air cargo, we are troubled to see Congress pushing to extend the amount of time passengers are forced to fly while sitting on top of cargo that has not been screened for explosives. For years after Pan Am 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, calls to screen checked bags for explosives went unheeded. That changed after nearly 3,000 people were murdered almost eight years ago, when it became impossible to underestimate the threat and the consequences of not taking action to shore up aviation security. There is no time to waste in continuing this work—two more years is simply too long to wait. Our hope is that Congress will understand the need to push forward in aviation security, not backwards. We need to supply TSA with the resources to do their job, not delay their important work. As we know all too well, the stakes, and the number of lives at risk, are too high not to.


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Autism Speaks - Style Makes Me Happy Hour & Fundraiser
Autism Speaks - Chicagoland Chapter
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Please join Chicagoland chapter of Autism Speaks' Senior Coordinator, Katrina Mesina, & Board Member, Joanne Wilken, for a special evening of sips, style and laughter. Joanne will be walking for Walk Now for Autism Speaks in May; Katrina will be running with Team Up! in June and they need your help to fundraise for their teams!
Liz Opie and Vera Chan, Independent Stylists with Stella & Dot will do personal styling sessions wth their celebrity coveted and fashion editor adored Spring/Summer collection of jewelry and accessories. They have generously offered to donate a portion of the proceeds from your purchase to the Chicagoland Chapter of Autism Speaks. Please come out to shop for Autism Speaks and bring your friends. Drinks and appetizers will be served.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CDT)
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At Autism Speaks, our goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders.
We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. We are committed to raising the funds necessary to support these goals.
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Lenovo Launches ThinkStation Brand in Fast Lane with the AT&T Williams Formula One Team
– November 6, 2007 – Lenovo partnered with the AT&T Williams Formula One team today to launch the new ThinkStation brand – a powerful new entry in the workstation PC marketplace and the first new Think brand introduced in five years.
ThinkStation marks more than ten years since a major PC vendor has entered the workstation market
. The ThinkStation S10 and D10 workstations are designed to offer Lenovo's highest performance and reliability for professionals in the most demanding data and graphics intensive environments, such as computer-aided design/engineering, digital content creation, oil and gas exploration and electronic design automation.
The workstations are based on the upcoming Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series and Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors, the first processors based on new 45-nanometer technology that nearly doubles the density of transistors on the chips for new levels of energy-efficient performance.
Two organizations highly dependent upon using the latest technologies, the NBA and the AT&T Williams team, are evaluating the workstations for integration into their operations.
"We run our motorsports business like our cars – fast, accurate and innovative," said Alex Burns, chief operating officer, Williams F1. "We've relied on Lenovo to diagnose, repair and push the limit on racing performance. In an ongoing battle to be next in the victory lane, Lenovo's new ThinkStation workstations will help change the way our engineers work with faster interaction and design simulation to produce the next winning car."
The dual processor ThinkStation D10 workstation will offer the fastest Quad-Core Inte®l Xeon® processor 5400 series, while the single processor ThinkStation S10 workstation will offer the latest Intel® Core 2 processors including the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor QX9650 along with the latest graphics solutions from NVIDIA. They also come equipped with dual Gigabit Ethernet and multiple slots, bays and USB ports for expandability.
"Lenovo designed the ThinkStation to be the highest performance, highest quality workstation, delivering an unparalled experience for professional users who work in graphically and computationally-intensive environments where a standard desktop PC isn't enough," said Peter Schrady, vice president and general manager, Emerging Products Group, Lenovo. "Not only do the Lenovo workstations provide excellent performance and leading-edge acoustics, but our environmentally-responsible, user-centric design also helps to increase productivity."
Lenovo is collaborating with leading independent software vendors to obtain the certifications that ensure seamless hardware and software interaction. Lenovo will offer a variety of storage, graphics adapters, memory and rail kits for the workstations.
"Both Lenovo and Intel understand the challenges customers face, particularly the increased performance to handle evermore complex computational problems and visualization applications," said Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel. "Lenovo and Intel combined their engineering expertise, Intel's groundbreaking processor technology and Lenovo's understanding of the client experience. The results are systems with greater efficiency, speed, memory and throughput to meet customers' needs."
Beyond the high-performance focus, Lenovo designed the workstations with the environment in mind by offering models complying with the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star® 4.0 requirements to help users manage energy usage and costs. The workstations feature 80 percent efficient power supplies. Additionally, they contain more than 50 percent recycled plastics content.
The workstations also incorporate usability along with cutting-edge performance. Lenovo's user-centric design includes a removable top handle for moving the workstation easily in a variety of work environments as well as a side cover latch for easy access to the system. The workstations also include illuminated front I/O ports to help users work easily in multiple system and low light conditions. For a cool and quiet experience, Lenovo's unique thermal design provides workstation performance with the acoustics of a standard Lenovo desktop PC.
To help increase user productivity and reduce system downtime, the workstations come equipped with a range of ThinkVantage Technologies including Rescue and Recovery, Client Security System and Image Ultra Builder. These unique productivity tools help reduce the total cost of system ownership.
Pricing and Availability
The ThinkStation workstations will be available starting in January through Business Partners and
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the world's best engineered personal computers. Lenovo's business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.
Lenovo is an Official Partner of AT&T Williams, one of the world's leading Formula One teams with 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles and 113 Grand Prix victories to its credit. Today, the Williams F1 company employs around 520 personnel at a 40ha technology campus based in the heart of the UK's Motorsport Valley in rural Oxfordshire. The company is unique as an entrant in the FIA Formula One World Championship as it is the only organisation that exists solely to race. The company's core competencies are the design and manufacture of Formula One race cars, and the deployment of this expertise in running the team's entries into the Grands Prix each season. The company was formed in 1978 and is privately owned by Sir Frank Williams and his long-term business partner, Patrick Head. For more information, visit:
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This past spring, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report on a study that investigated the implementation of booster seat laws (enhanced child restraint laws) and examined the most effective strategies that law enforcement agencies can use to enforce booster seat laws. The study included a literature review, updating an inventory of the Nation's booster seat laws, evaluating enforcement strategies and activities among law enforcement agencies and recommendations for booster seat law enforcement techniques. Bill Hall, manager of the UNC Highway Safety Research Center's occupant protection program contributed to the study by conducting the inventory of the States' Booster seat laws.
Eight law enforcement agencies throughout Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania participated in the evaluation. The 72-page NHTSA document details the study's findings including analyzing the most effective methods to enforce booster safety laws. Officers from the eight law enforcement agencies were debriefed after the study and shared their observations from the six-month enforcement period which ran from March to September 2008. To read more about the Booster Seat Law Enforcement study and the examples outlined, visit http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811247.pdf.
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- 5 Rocket Stocks for Gluttonous Turkey Day Gains
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5 Health Care Stocks Triggering 'Buys' This Week - views
BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Health care stocks have been going through a long convalescence in the last few months.
A performance comparison shows just how serious the sector's malady is: While the S&P 500 has climbed 11.75 in the past three months, the health care sector has only managed to muster a 2.3% climb over the same time period. But there's more to those underwhelming returns than meets the eye. Underperformance tends to be cyclical, after all, and that means that health care stocks are due to play catch up with the S&P.
>>4 Reasons to Buy Stocks in 2013
That's creating some attractive trading opportunities in a handful of health care stocks that are starting to make a move higher. So today, we'll take a technical look at five of them.
For the unfamiliar, technical analysis is a way for investors to quantify qualitative factors, such as investor psychology, based on a stock's price action and trends. Once the domain of cloistered trading teams on Wall Street, technicals can help top traders make consistently profitable trades and can aid fundamental investors in better planning their stock execution.
So, without further ado, let's take a look at five technical setups worth trading now.
>>5 Stocks Poised for Breakouts
Baxter International
First up is medical supply maker Baxter International (BAX). Baxter saw strong performance over the last year, climbing more than 19% on the heels of solid fundamental performance -- but the setup in shares is pointing to more upside in 2013.
That's because Baxter is currently forming an ascending triangle, a price pattern that's formed by a horizontal resistance level above shares and uptrending support below them. In short, as this stock bounces in between those two technical levels, it's getting squeezed closer and closer to a breakout above resistance. When that happens, we've got a buying opportunity in this stock.
Resistance at $69 has been in place since the end of November, and BAX has hit its head on that price level every time it's tested it. A move through resistance means that buyers are definitively in control of shares. But don't buy until the breakout happens. Then, I'd recommend putting in a protective stop at the 50-day moving average – it's been a good proxy for support in 2013.
We're seeing a similar setup in shares of Dublin-based biotech firm Alkermes (ALKS). The key difference in ALKS is that the breakout has already happened -- but that doesn't change the trading implications in this stock right now.
Alkermes broke out above a significant resistance level right at the start of the year, and it's been forming a throwback ever since. A throwback happens when a stock moves back down to test newfound support at its former breakout level -- in this case at $20.50. And while throwbacks look ominous, they're actually constructive for stock prices because they re-verify the stock's ability to catch a bid at support. For that reason, it's best to think of a throwback as a second chance at a low risk entry in ALKS.
Right now, shares are just starting to stage a bounce off $20.50. We could see confirmation of that bounce in today's trading session. I'd recommend being a buyer on the next white bar day with a stop on the other side of $20.50.
You don't have to be an expert technical analyst to see what's going on in Pfizer (PFE). Shares of the drug giant have been climbing higher in a well-defined uptrend for the better part of the last year -- and shares are up more than 14% year-to-date alone. Clearly, PFE is a relative strength leader in the healthcare sector right now.
So how do you trade it?
There's a glut of buyers sitting underneath that trend line support line in PFE -- and it's spurred reversals the last four times shares approached the trendline. Those support and resistance levels give us a high probability range for this stock to trade within. And as you might expect, the ideal time to be a buyer is on a bounce off of support.
When you're looking to buy a stock within a trend channel, buying after a bounce off of support makes sense for two big reasons: it's the spot where shares have the furthest to move up before they hit resistance, and it's the spot where the risk is the least (because shares have the least room to move lower before you know you're wrong).
While that means that some patience will be required for an entry in Pfizer, that patience will pay off.
Opko Health
Opko Health (OPK) is a small-cap pharmaceutical company that's showing traders constructive price action right now. After rallying hard at the start of December, shares have spent the last few weeks consolidating sideways in a symmetrical triangle pattern. With shares up around 53% in the last three months, this setup points to another rally leg along the way for OPK shareholders.
The symmetrical triangle is a continuation pattern that typically splits rallies, giving stocks a chance to bleed off some overbought momentum before moving higher again. For that reason, traders often think it of as a "half-mast pattern." You want to trade the triangle in the direction of the breakout; in other words, if shares push through the trendline resistance level, then you want to be a buyer. But if they fall through support, we've got a sell signal.
Momentum adds some extra confidence to this trade. 14-day RSI has been able to maintain its uptrend from the start of last fall. Since momentum is a leading indicator of price, that supports another rally leg in OPK.
Don't try to predict that, though. Wait for the breakout to happen before you put your money on the line.
West Pharmaceutical Services
A similar consolidation pattern is taking shape in shares of West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) right now. In this case, West is churning sideways in a rectangle pattern after making a big move higher in the middle of January. You want to trade this setup exactly the same way, buying a move through $60 resistance and selling a drop through $59 support. That tight range makes a signal just a matter of time.
Don't get too caught up with the rectangle classification in WST, however.
Whenever you're looking at any technical price pattern, it's critical to think in terms of buyers and sellers. Triangles, rectangles, and other pattern names are a good quick way to explain what's going on in this stock, but they're not the reason it's tradable. Instead, it all comes down to supply and demand for shares.
Resistance at $60 is a price where there's an excess of supply of shares; in other words, it's a place where sellers have been more eager to take recent gains and sell their shares than buyers have been to buy. That's what makes the breakout above $60 so significant -- it indicates that buyers are finally strong enough to absorb all of the excess supply above that price level.
The opposite is true for $59 support. Here again, momentum favors an upside move in WST, but it's unwise to actually make a trade until price moves outside of the rectangle.
To see this week's trades in action, check out the Technical Setups for the Week portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
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At the time of publication, author had no positions in stocks mentioned.
Jonas Elmerraji, CMT, is a senior market analyst at Agora Financial in Baltimore and a contributor to TheStreet. Before that, he managed a portfolio of stocks for an investment advisory returned 15% in 2008. He has been featured in Forbes , Investor's Business Daily, and on CNBC.com. Jonas holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and the Chartered Market Technician designation.


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Vin Diesel Posts Tribute to Friend Paul Walker [VIDEO]
Check out this 18 and a half-minute video Vin Diesel posted honoring his late co-star and friend, Paul Walker. He captioned it, "A glimpse… of Dom and Brian… off screen."
The video includes clips of the two during press junkets and filming their franchise. He wrote on his Facebook, "You have always been so supportive, especially in these past two months… So, I wanted to share something personal that I worked on through the New Year, in honor of my brother Pablo… Paul."
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Northside ISD Marks 100,000th Student
Two students at Scarborough Elementary School in the fast growing area near Taft High School were honored today as the 100,000th student to be enrolled in the Northside ISD, 1200 WOAI news reports.
The second grader, and fourth grader, siblings, were given tickets to Six Flags Fiesta Texas and other items, their teachers get $250 gift certificates to buy school supplies, and the school got a banner reading '100,000th STUDENT' to hang in the building.
It is not surprising that the area in far northwest Bexar County is the home to NISD student number 100,000. The area around Westover Hills, between Bandera Road and Marbach Road, has been by far the fastest growing part of Bexar County in the last decade. In fact, NISD just had to open a new elementary school to relieve the pressure on Scarborough caused by booming attendance in the area.
With 100,000 students, NISD is one of the fastest growing school districts in the state. It is the fourth largest ISD in Texas, behind only the Dallas ISD, Houston ISD, and the Cypress--Fairbanks ISD in suburban Houston.
In fact, the 100,000th student is now in the rear view mirror for NISD, which now has more than 101,000 students.
Northside enrolled it's 90,000th student just four years ago.


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Bethany House, 2002, 393 pp. ISBN: 0764226312 Callie Hayes earns a below living wage so when her friend Meg Riley needs moral support to be a guinea pig in a harmless psychology experiment, Callie reluctantly agrees. At the lab, Callie refuses to trek across a rat maze called Arena. The prompter informs her that her only exit is by staying on the white road to the gate with her only help a field manual. In the Arena battle fatigued Pierce An...
Shadow Over Kiriath
This is the third book of Karen Hancock's �Legends of Guardian-King� series. After the trials of exile, slavery, gladiator games, a civil war against his own brother, and a devastating attack by a monster, Abramm Kalladorne is finally to be crowned the king of Kiriath. Six months have passed after Abramm had fought and defeated the morwhool, a doglike creature made specifically to destroy him. The victory came with a price: Abramm's left arm had been inj...
The Light of Eidon
Abramm Kalladorne, the fifth son of the king of Kiriath, is too far in the succession line to ever become the king; besides, he is not very interested in the worldly affairs, anyway. At the age of 13 he had chosen to dedicate his life to the God Eidon, and joined the religious order of Mataio. After 8 years of training he is about to take his vows when he learns that sudden and mysterious deaths of his father and older brother had brought him closer to t...
The Shadow Within
Abramm, the fifth son of the king of Kiriath, is kidnapped by his brother and sold into slavery where he is forced to fight as a gladiator. Having become the best of the best, he regains his freedom and returns to Kiriath to claim the crown. His younger brother Gillard, who is now the king, is of course unwilling to give up the throne, even after the Council of Lords decides to give it to Abramm. Gillard gathers support and starts a war. Gillard is not ...


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Bob Ross by the Numbers, and Other NewsBy Dan Piepenbring
- Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
- John Jeremiah Sullivan's latest piece is a masterful look at two musicians who have fallen into obscurity: "In the world of early-20th-century African-American music and people obsessed by it … there exist no ghosts more vexing than a couple of women identified on three ultrarare records made in 1930 and '31 as Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley."
- A statistical analysis of the paintings of Bob Ross. (Ninety-one percent contain at least one tree; 39 percent contain at least one mountain; 21 percent contain cumulus clouds.)
- Taking stock of today's art world: "The artist has undergone an enormous increase in value, to the point of idolization. But success has come at a high price, with the power of the art system, the adjustment to taste guidelines, and the dependence on galleries and curators. To create something new all one's own, while remaining in the game, is a balancing act that only few succeed at mastering."
- An interview with Black Dog Bone, the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Murder Dog, hip-hop's most "potent" underground magazine.
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Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger stars as doomed French Queen Marie Antoinette in Berlinale opening night film, Farewell My Queen (sold by Elle Driver.)
"You do set yourself up for failure a little bit," Kruger reflects on the challenge of playing well-known historical figures. (She also starred as Helen in Wolfgang Petersen's Troy.) "Everybody has an opinion already of what they were supposed to look like and what they were. In Marie Antoinette's case, a lot of people judge her already.They either adore Marie-Antoinette and feel she was a poor little girl who was put into this position or…they hate her."
Kruger promises that the new film, directed by Benoit Jacquot, will offers us a new vantage point on Austrian-born monarch. "You get to see her in her room. She is not the Marie Antoinette you saw in (Sofia) Coppola's movie."
The Queen here is not the carefree hedonist who is reputed to have told starving French peasants, "let them eat cake." No, there isn't any Adam and the Ants music or revelling in the luxury at court. "Money was spare and tight. Even Marie Antoinette had to rework her dresses. It wasn't the great crazy hairdos any more! It was past that glory."
Kruger suggests that the film accentuates the grotesque elements of the court in its declining moments, when "you can smell and see that something is coming to an end."
The actress tries not to caricature Marie Antoinette. "I thought it was fascinating to portray her as a woman," Kruger states. "It's irrelevant what I, Diane Kruger, think about her. In this movie, I want to explore the things that I can relate to in the sense of the heartbreak and the sense that something is happening that I cannot control."
To portray Marie Antoinette, Kruger read many books, among them the Chantal Thomas novel that inspired the movie and Stefan Zweig's biography. The German-born former model also drew on her own experiences.
"I don't really believe in destiny but I came to France at pretty much the same age as Marie Antoinette did. I didn't speak a word of French…obviously, I didn't become queen but I started off as a model and I was totally lost in the world that I was all of a sudden part of. My mother's name was Marie Therese. I was born July 15th, which is when this movie took place. I am the same age as Marie Antoinette when she was taken from Versailles. I have lived through heartbreak.
I have (experienced) that sense of responsibility at a very young age… I felt there was a lot of me, my personal life, I could bring to the part."
The film homes in on the relationship between Marie Antoinette and her lady in waiting (Lea Seydoux.) For Kruger, though, a more significant friendship was that between the Queen and Gabrielle De Polignac (Virginie Ledoyen.) The two women met at a masked ball.
"They liked each other on a much more realistic and humane level than any other person at court." Ironically, it is Gabrielle – the one friend Marie Antoinette seems to trust implicitly – who betrays her.
In the end, the Queen was executed on a trumped up charge that she had sexually abused her son.
There have been many other films about the French revolution but Kruger promises this one is different. "You look into the private chambers of Marie Antoinette. You see the revolution happening in the monarch's chambers. Bizarrely, it is very, very personal," she says of the movie. "You feel like you are part of history that you have never seen before."
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"In the end, the Queen was executed on a trumped up charge that she had sexually abused her son."
Is that the journalist's take, or what happens in the plot -- because it's factually inaccurate. Although Marie Antoinette was accused of sexually abusing her son during her trial for treason, it was such an obvious lie, and she acquitted herself of it so magnificently and eloquently before the tribunal, that the charge was swiftly withdrawn. She was executed for treason, and a number of the charges were trumped up, but the charge of incest with her son was NOT the reason she was executed, nor was it one of the final allegations.
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The texting ban is now official in the town of Mount Pleasant.
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While police will probably not be cracking down immediately the law is officially in effect. The town now joins others across the state like Hilton Head, Columbia and Georgetown. For the past few years state lawmakers were trying to get a statewide ban on texting and driving but could not get it passed because of issues on how to enforce it.
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Franklin Springs, Ga. - The Brevard College men's tennis team swept the doubles matches against the host Emmanuel College Lions and Rory Northam clinched the Brevard victory from the #3 singles position as the Tornados won their season opener on the road, 7-2.
The Tornados improve to 1-0 on the season, while the Lions fall to 1-3 in 2012.
Sam MacNeil and Beau Wills teamed up to give the Tornados the victory at #1 doubles, winning 8-3 over Tymon Smith and Pasha Zinchenko, 8-3, while Northam and Stefano Giovanolli topped Joao Lisboa and Matt Lynch on court no. 2, 8-2. Brevard completed the sweep in doubles play as George Finch and Jonathon Lavelle took the point with their 8-3 victory over Vic Knighton and Joaquin Marshall.
In singles play, Smith and Zinchenko achieved a manor of revenge against the Tornados top two as the Lions defeated MacNeil and Wills in three sets with Smith topping MacNeil 4-6, 7-6, 7-5, while Zinchenko downed Wills 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.
The Tornados closed out the match winning the final four sets, with Northam clinching the match with his 6-1, 6-4 victory over Lisboa on court no. 3. Giovanolli, Finch and Havens all won their first singles matches with the Tornados, topping Marshall, Lynch and Knighton respectively to take home the 7-2 victory.
Brevard returns to the road as they travel to Asheville, N.C. to take on NCAA Division I UNC Asheville. First serve between the Tornados and the Bulldogs is set for 3 p.m.
Singles competition
1. Tymon Smith (ECM) def. Sam MacNeil (BCM) 4-6, 7-6, 7-5
2. Pasha Zinchenko (ECM) def. Beau Wills (BCM) 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
3. Rory Northam (BCM) def. Joao Lisboa (ECM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Stefano Giovanolli (BCM) def. Joaquin Marshall (ECM) 6-4, 6-3
5. George Finch (BCM) def. Matt Lynch (ECM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Rob Havens (BCM) def. Vic Knighton (ECM) 6-3, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. Sam MacNeil/Beau Wills (BCM) def. Tymon Smith/Pasha Zinchenko (ECM) 8-3
2. Rory Northam/Stefano Giovanolli (BCM) def. Joao Lisboa/Matt Lynch (ECM) 8-2
3. George Finch/Jonathon Lavelle (BCM) def. Vic Knighton/Joaquin Marshall (ECM) 8-3


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time to contribute back to the excellent m0n0wall and its community ...
Some time ago we were looking for a simple hotspot solution and found
m0n0wall. We didn't want to use a centralized RADIUS server but rather
have m0n0wall (WRAP platform) do the authentication based on vouchers
that are printed beforehand and handed out to customers.
So I added voucher handling support to m0n0wall. Test images for
generic pc
and WRAP , based on the latest beta, 1.3b2, can be found at the
following URL:
Patch has also been committed to the freebsd6 beta branch.
Quick Howto:
To enable, create and manage voucher support via captive portal,
there is
a new Tab under Services->Captive Portal: Voucher.
Enable captive portal first, upload a landing page that contains an
input field 'auth_voucher'. An example can be found on the the URL
Then enable Voucher support on the Voucher tab. Initially you can
leave all
fields with its defaults. Every new install will create unique
Now add at least one "Roll" by clicking '+' on the Vouchers page, right
to 'Voucher rolls': Specify a Roll Number, e.g. 0, how many vouchers
roll shall contain, and how long each voucher allows network access.
Then generate the new vouchers by clicking on the paper logo right to
the newly
added roll. This will generate a CSV file and download via your browser.
Each of these generated vouchers can now be used by users for the
amount of minutes for that roll. Note that as soon as a voucher has been
activated, its timer will run down to zero and then block access, no
if the session is idle or got disconnected due to logout or session
To test the vouchers in the m0n0wall GUI, click on Status->Captive
Portal. New
tabs, dedicated to voucher handling, show up when voucher support is
Click on status->captive portal-> Test Vouchers and enter one or more
of the
newly generated vouchers from the downloaded CSV file and click submit.
A message will be shown with the validation and duration of each given
One can add multiple rolls, e.g. to have vouchers with different time
It is also possible, to enter multiple vouchers, separated by space,
to gain
the sum of time credit of all entered vouchers.
There is more to it, read the comments to each config parameter on
the voucher
Note on the very short public/private RSA keys: I know, those can be
easy and in no time, if one of the keys is known. The idea here was
to make
it a little bit harder than simply adding a shared password into the
config file. Unfortunately I'm no expert on encryption but I assume
with such
short encrypted vouchers, there is no security difference between the
RSA keys and a symmetric encryption. Anyhow, all that encryption/
stuff is done in a newly added binary C program voucher.c, that is
compiled and
added into the m0n0wall image, and can be modified to increase the
and security.
I'm sure there are bugs and issues with this new code, and I'll try
my best
to work them out. Any feedback is welcome.
Best regards,


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I'm continuing my series on the Orange County surf scene in the years I was growing up – before they connected the coastal communities with the freeways. Back then, in the mid 1950's through the mid-1960's, the route of choice, and necessity, was Pacific Coast Highway.
This week we move up the coast from Laguna Beach to an area that was not heavily surfed, nor really all that much known about as far as any kind of surfing destination to those who didn't live there.
I used to call it "middle county." This was the part of the coast that stretched from El Morro at the south to Little Corona at the north. In that stretch of coast there were a few choice surf spots when they were working right. But that was sort of the key thing: WHEN they were working right.
All of them were dependent on swell direction and size, tides and surface conditions. El Morro was epic when it was just right. A raging left tube would let down on a very shallow sandbar on the inside. It came out of deep water and rebounded off the steep cliff. This would form a bowling wedge sort of a wave, not a lot different than the famous body surfing break at Balboa called the Wedge.
The thing would hollow out like Pipeline until it hit the sandbar, at which time it would eat you alive if you didn't get out in time. If you had the nerve to stay in it, the ending could be extremely glorious. Of course it could also break your board and body at the same time.
This spot only worked on a giant south swell that came at just the right angle.
One of the cool things about El Morro and all the spots close by was that the sand would squeak when you walked on it. We used to use the code name "Squeaking Sands" to talk about those spots in public. Not many people had any idea what or where we were talking about.
Also El Morro was not easy to get in to. There was a little trailer park on the beach there and it was private. You had to stop on the highway just above it to check it out, as it was hard to see if you were just driving by.
What most people didn't know was that you could park across the highway and walk over and down the beach. They would not let you drive in and park but they never stopped us from walking in on the beach.
Probably the biggest landmark in that area was the Orange Inn just above Crystal Cove. The Orange Inn offered date shakes. This had nothing to do with your "date." They were milk shakes made with dates. Everybody would stop and get a date shake at least one time. Maybe just out of curiosity, who knows?
For me one was enough. It made me so thirsty that I had to stop for five cokes just to make it home. But many people liked them, I guess, because that seemed to be a popular spot and was always busy.
There were a few "secret spots" below the cliffs between El Morro and Corona del Mar that I am going to leave out of this story because as far as I know they may still be somebody's unknown surf hangout and I don't want to blow it for them.
The main surf and social hang out for CDM (Corona del Mar) locals would have been Little Corona. This could be a really fun wave when it had the peak coming off the jetty and peeling down the beach.
Just about nobody that didn't live there surfed there. I only surfed it once myself and that was because I was dating a chick who lived up the street who was the tandem partner of my pal Bill Silzle. Bill's two sons, Dane and Mark, were the hot CDM locals in those days.
Oh yeah, I can't leave out that the balcony at the Port Theater was very "in" on date nights. Not the Orange Inn kinda dates either. The ones better squeezed than shaken.
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Etowah, N.C. - The Tornados teed off with fellow SAC opponents Newberry, Tusculum and Catawba at the Blue Ridge Mountain Challenge on Saturday afternoon at the Etowah Valley Country Club. Brevard had two tie for first overall for the one day event, but Tusculum took home the title with a one day total of 306, 18-over par.
Grant Carnie and Thomas Rennie carded rounds of 73, 1-over to join Catawba's John O'Planick with the low score of the day as the teams dealt with the tough course that will be used in next month's (April 20-21) 2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament.
As a team, the Tornados finished tied for second overall with #23-ranked Newberry at 307, one stroke behind winner Tusculum. Brevard placed four golfers in the top four for the day as Carnie and Rennie were joined by fourth place finishers Myles Johnston and Bret McGaughey.
Thomas Bush finished his round tied for 12th at 77, 5-over, while Chris White carded a 78 for a 16th place finish.
Champion Tusculum was led by Chase Carroll who joined McGaughey and Johnston in fourth with a 75, 3-over. Houston White was also in the top 10 for the Pioneers with a seventh place finish at 76. Darren Christie (77, t-12th) and Lawson George (78, t-16th) finished in the top 20 as Tusculum took home the trophy.
Newberry was led by a pair of seventh place finishers in Stephen Holmes and Brandon Burnside as they each carded a 76 for their round. Ben Lown (77, 12th) Matthew Campbell (78, 16th) and Daniel Stanley (79, 19th) were all in the top 20, the only team to achieve this feat in the Challenge.
Catawba, led by O'Planick's first place finish, took fourth in the Challenge.
The Tornados take one day off before heading back to the course on Monday, March 23rd, in Carrollton, Ga. for the first day of the West Georgia Invitational.


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I'm just coming back to web design after a long (say – 10 year!) hiatus. I have a small project to undertake to ease me back into it – designing / developing a small website for a local football team. I envisage the site having 3 or 4 pages where the content remains largely static. But I also want some dynamic areas such as an image gallery and a forum. And I also need to be able to use the homepage to accommodate News updates – so need this page to accommodate updated news stories and an archive to old ones – like a blog.
Now, I'd like to be as hands on as possible, without losing sight of the fact that I have a steep learning curve. For this reason, I would like to use basic tools such as Notepad++ rather than Dreamweaver and I want to steer clear or Wordpress (even though WP will probably give me everything I need to create a great site).
I found a template I'd like to use here: http://luiszuno.com/themes/shinra/
So, no specific questions really; just wondering if anyone has any general tips or can see any easy pitfalls I'm about to fall into.
Hi Dom. Welcome to the forums.
My only warning would be that, if you build this as a static site, it will increasingly be a pain to keep everything updated, although it's entirely possible to do it statically. I would recommend setting up a CMS for this. There are plenty out there other than WordPress.
thank you Ralph.
I think you're right. My immediate dilemma is that I want to make the publishing and management of changing content as slick as possible, whilst maintaining a repository of old content that can be accessed / re-published as required. But I also want to learn the skills of development, so I am wary of such tools as Wordpress which is likely to create a confusing structure for someone who wishes to maintain ultimate control of the site.
I wonder if you know of any lightweight CMS tools which might be better? Or perhaps using Wordpress will not be a barrier to my learning.
It won't be hard to understand what your CMS is doing if you learn about that side of things, I'm sure. and then you aren't reinventing the wheel. These systems basically put your content into a database and pull it out again, just as you would do if you were building this from scratch.
SitePoint does have a nice book on how to do this yourself (PHP Novice to Ninja) but I'd still recommend a CMS. There are lots of equally good ones out there. The one I'm familiar with is ExpressionEngine, but is has a price tag. A similar free one is MODx. Another good one is Silverstripe, and you kind of need to understand its basic unlerlying functionality to make a site with it anyway.
There are also some great little CMSes like Perch and Pulse.
Other bigger ones worth a look include Drupal, CMSMadeSimple, Concrete5 and Textpattern.
Thanks Ralph. Pulse looks like a good option.
Out of interest, is there a tool you could recommend for editing HTML/CSS/PHP/Jscript? I don't necessarily want a heavy duty WYSIWYG that will hinder understanding, but feel I could do with something that indents and does some code completion. I have Notepad++ which is doing for now.
I also need to have a think about backing up / code repositories.
I use Bluefish (on Linux, but it's available for other OSs, too) and I'm very happy with it. It's free, so if you try it and don't like it, you haven't lost anything. :)


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