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Black Label Society announce album title & release date
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Black Label Society's next album is finally official. Zakk Wylde's band announced Tuesday that their ninth studio effort, Catacombs of the Black Vatican, will be released on April 8th.
The album will be the first from Black Label Society since the group amicably parted ways with longtime guitarist Nick Catanese last month. Lizzy Borden ax-slinger Dario Lorina has been picked to take over on guitar duties along with Wylde.
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The gospel of libre software
Author Don Parris, who wrote "Penguin in the Pew" several years ago to help churches convert to GNU/Linux, has been a free/libre software advocate for years. So if anyone is qualified to write a "gospel" and give the good word of libre software, it is Don.
So when he wrote this blog item today, it is certainly one that deserves a read by everyone, whehter or not you are a free software advocate.
Go ahead and take a look — I'll wait.
Don aptly sets up the challenges and issues facing libre software, and offers a solution where the core message of libre software is one that builds up, liberates and inspires people.
In my opinion, the most significant of many poignant and insightful points Don makes is this: "I am saying we don't have to resort to negativity and name calling. In fact, if we resort to name calling, we're in trouble already. I know. It's really tempting at times. But we must never resort to name calling. Instead, we should encourage people to live, think and be free. We should connect digital freedom more closely with freedom of speech."
Amen to that, Don. And thanks for writing a very insightful blog item.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)


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WATCH: Aloe Blacc releases video for 'The Man'
Listen to Aloe Blacc on iHeartRadio
Aloe Blacc has proven he's the man. After collaborating on Avicii's huge crossover success "Wake Me Up," Aloe has come out with his own radio hit, "The Man."
The singer just dropped the music video for the single, which finds him prevailing over any obstacle standing in his way - which includes police protests, boxing matches, paparazzi ... he's basically the man.
"The Man" is off Aloe Blacc's new album Lift Your Spirit, which is set to be released March 11th.
[Pre-order Aloe Blacc's Lift Your Spirit on iTunes]
Check out the official music video for "The Man" below:


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Tomato Salad with Avocado, Tuna, Cilantro, and Lime
(Makes 2 servings, but can easily be doubled. Recipe created by Kalyn.)
1 avocado, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
salt to taste (I used Vege-Sal)
1 can tuna (I love Tonno Genova Italian tuna)
2 cups diced tomatoes (cut into 1 inch pieces)
1/2 cup sliced green onion (or less)
1 cup coarsely chopped cilantro (measure after chopping)
2 T + 1 T fresh squeezed lime juice (I like sour flavors, but you might want to use less lime juice for the dressing.)
2 T extra virgin olive oil
fresh ground black pepper
Drain tuna well, flake apart slightly with a fork, and add to bowl with avocado and diced tomatoes. (I chopped the green onion and cilantro while the tuna was draining.) Add sliced green onions and chopped cilantro, then stir very gently to combine. (You will be stirring a bit more when you add the dressing, so don't overmix at this point.)
Whisk together 2 T lime juice and 2 T olive oil. Add dressing to the salad and stir a couple of times, just enough to distribute dressing through salad ingredients. Season salad with fresh ground black pepper and more salt if desired. Serve immediately.
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Summer Salads with Tomatoes, Including a Couple That May Have Subliminally Inspired This One:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Pinto Bean Salad with Avocado, Tomatoes, Red Onion, and Cilantro
Tuna Stuffed Avocado Salad with Tomatoes, Cilantro, and Lime
Garbanzo, Tomato, And Cilantro Salad with Lime and Chile Dressing
Summer Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese, Basil Vinaigrette, and Fresh Herbs
Chopped Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Mint, Feta, Lemon, and Thyme
Avocado Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes from Simply Recipes
BLAT Salad from Vicarious Foodie
Tomato, Avocado, and Red Onion Salad from The Spicy Skillet
Mango, Tomato, and Avocado Salad from Mango and Lime
Avocado and Tomato Salad from Karma-Free Cooking
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)
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Always interesting early in the season when familiar names pop up unexpectedly--Lannan lahst nigt. Let's see similar results.
Always interesting early in the season when familiar names pop up unexpectedly--Lannan lahst nigt. Let's see similar results.
"What would your feelings be, seriously, if your cat or your dog began to talk to you, and to dispute with you in human accents? You would be overwhelmed with horror. I am sure of it. And if the roses in your garden sang a weird song, you would go mad." --Arthur Machen
Philllips singles to center.
Bruce wanted that one to leave the yard... Jumbo swing.
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Do you have your shirt on? - Adam Dunn to Marty on the Bananna Phone.
Bruce walks. 1st and 2nd.
Did Xavier already hit a grand slam this year?
I see great things in baseball. It's our game.
Frazier singles to left. Bases loaded no outs.
It's strange. But I kinda lovin' seeing all the non home runs. Good to see singles and doubles, and stringing together hits rather than everyone swinging for the fence.
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
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Paul pops out to 3rd.
X not gonna give it to ya.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Wild pitch. 6-1 Reds.
I had a feeling Mes was about to hit a grand slam. We won't know, as they decide to intentionally walk him.
Mesoraco walks. Bases loaded again. Heisey pinch hitting
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Marquette University will accept courses from tertiary level international institutions for transfer credit when the institution is formally recognized by that country's ministry of education or its equivalent. In addition, Marquette will accept courses from accredited U.S. institutions for transfer credit. Credit is also awarded for Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and A-level programs.
The Office of International Education evaluates your credentials for transfer credit after you have received final admission to Marquette University. Once approved, transfer credit will be posted to your CheckMarq student account.
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Universities in the U.S.
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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
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
The Firefox web browser supports a wide variety of third-party add-ons, extensions, and plug-ins. They are referred to as "plug-ins" in this guide (the original term) but many are found and configured under the "extensions" or "add-ons" tabs in Firefox (once they are installed).
- Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions (or 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 actual 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.)
Hide Tab Bar With One Tab plug-in
In Firefox v. 23 and later, the ability to hide tabs has been disabled. This plugin restores the ability to hide tabs if only one tab is open, restoring the function to hide tabs during normal browsing.
- You can add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> Hide Tab Bar With One Tab. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
User Agent Switcher plug-in for Firefox
The User Agent Switcher plugin allows a browser to masquerade as another browser, allowing browser-specific content to be displayed (most of the time). In the past there were a few old web apps that ran only on IE (and if one is encountered this plug-in may still be useful). Now that Firefox is the world's leading web browser, however, this plug-in should no longer be necessary for the average user.
- A user agent string also identifies your OS. Users of an uncommonly used (and easily identifiable) OS may wish to protect their privacy and not identify their OS correctly; for these users, User Agent Switcher is valuable for privacy reasons. Some users, for example, may wish to identify their very specialised OS as Debian or Ubuntu instead.
- 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.)
- To use this add-on, the settings for Firefox must be changed prior to usage:
- Firefox -> about:config -> Search: useragent -> general.useragent.enable_overrides -> Toggle (so that the value is true) -> Restart Firefox
Lightbeam (website crosslink visualization)
Lightbeam is a Firefox plug-in that is able to display the links on a website (to which you are connected) while browsing, giving you an indication of who can see your browsing habits at that moment.
- You can add this extension from Firefox -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Search All Add-ons -> Lightbeam. (This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox.)
Privacy Badger (tracking management)
Privacy Badger is a Firefox plug-in sponsored by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Currently in alpha stage, it blocks many tracking mechanisms more stringently than the native Firefox mechanisms. Install the .xpi add-on from the website.
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."
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Firefox plug-in
- The IcedTea Plugin allows browsers to execute Java applets. The default icedtea-plugin package points to the icedtea-6-plugin package. Install:
sudo apt-get install icedtea-plugin
- Alternatively, install the IcedTea Plugin for version 7:
sudo apt-get install icedtea-7-plugin
- This package may need to be installed to run Java in Firefox, even if the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is installed using ubuntu-restricted-extras, when installing OpenOffice, or installing the Java enviroment manually.
sudo apt-get install default-jre icedtea-plugin
Note: You must accept the license to use this product.
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Firefox Plug-in
This plugin is allows you to view Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files within the Firefox browser.
- Read Add Extra Repositories and enable the Oneiric partner repository:
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu Oneiric partner
- then install Adobe Reader:
sudo apt-get install acroread
- Alternatively, this plugin is also available from the Medibuntu repository. Add the Medibuntu repository to your repository list:
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ Oneiric free non-free
- then install:
sudo apt-get install acroread mozilla-acroread acroread-plugins acroread-fonts
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.
VLC plug-in for Firefox
This package allows the popular VLC player to play media within the Firefox browser.
sudo apt-get install mozilla-plugin-vlc
Gecko MediaPlayer Plug-in for Firefox
Gecko MediaPlayer is a browser plugin for all Gecko-based browsers (Firefox, SeaMonkey, IceApe, Opera) that allows Mplayer to play multimedia within the browser. Install:
sudo apt-get install gecko-mediaplayer
An alternative is to use the mplayer plugin for Firefox. Install:
sudo apt-get install mozilla-mplayer
Kaffeine Plug-in for Firefox
This package allows the Kaffeine media player (often used in KDE-based desktops) to play multimedia within the Firefox browser.
sudo apt-get install kaffeine-mozilla
Helix player plug-in for Firefox
This package installs the Helix player (the open source player that plays Real Player content in Linux) as well as the plugin that plays RealMedia within the Firefox browser.
sudo apt-get install mozilla-helix-player
Moonlight plugin for Firefox
Moonlight is part of the 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 web browser, as a plugin (but also works with other Mozilla browsers). It is available as a plugin for mozilla-based browsers:
sudo apt-get install moonlight-plugin-mozilla
- Source code for all versions is available here. See these instructions.
- 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. Other alternatives are to run Netflix in Wine or to use the Netflix Android app 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.
- Due to trademark restrictions of Mozilla products, the Debian project has created versions of the (otherwise free) software that has been stripped of the non-free trademarks. See here and the Debian wiki for more information. To install them, use a package manager to add the Debian repository for your country ( e.g. deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main ) temporarily while installing the software. Then install the software package using the package manager or from the command line:
- IceWeasel replaces the Firefox web browser (sudo apt-get install -t iceweasel).
- IceDove replaces the Thunderbird email, newsreader, and calendaring client (sudo apt-get install -t icedove).
- IceOwl replaces the Sunbird standalone calendaring client (sudo apt-get install -t iceowl).
- After installation of the individual package, it is best to disable the Debian repository so it does not interfere with the (K)Ubuntu repositories.
- A user that is interested in the philosophy of free software that Iceweasel symbolises may wish to consider a full Debian OS installation (of which (K)Ubuntu is a fork) instead of (K)Ubuntu.
GNUzilla IceCat
The GNU project also maintains a version of Mozilla Firefox that is free of trademarks and branding, called GNUZilla IceCat. .deb packages for (K)Ubuntu 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. It does not include the undesirable user tracking mechanisms of Google Chrome or the Google logos (and is therefore recommended by many users instead of Chrome).
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is Google's proprietary web browser. Based on the open-source Chromium browser, Google adds the Google name and logo, an auto-updater system called GoogleUpdate, RLZ (a user-tracking mechanism), and other Google add-ons. To use this instead of Chromium, download and install the .deb package here.
Download Managers
MultiGet is a GTK-based free-standing download manager utility.
sudo apt-get install multiget
Usenet Clients
- Here is a sample list of free Usenet servers.
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
Evolution is the default Gnome-based email client in Ubuntu. If not installed:
sudo apt-get install evolution
Evolution and PGP
Email messages can be encrypted in PGP and sent by email using Evolution. See this tutorial for an example how to configure it.
Mozilla Thunderbird is a licensed and trademarked free open-source email client that is compatible with Firefox. 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). Install:
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.
Miniminize to System Tray
MinimizeToTray revived is a valuable plugin/add-on/extension, IMO. It allows Thunderbird to be minimized to the System Tray instead of to the Taskbar. This allows Thunderbird to run discreetly in the background, checking for new mail and calendar events (e.g. through the Lightning extension). The same plugin/add-on/extension also is available for Firefox. Install:
- Thunderbird -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons -> Browse all add-ons (takes you to an external webpage) -> search for add-ons: MinimizeToTray revived -> + Add to Thunderbird -> Install Now -> Restart Thunderbird
New Mail Icon for Thunderbird
New Mail Icon is an experimental tray add-on which notifies you of new mail. (Note: If you leave Thunderbird running minimized to the System Tray (with the MinimizeToTray add-on, for example), it has a built-in "new message" notifier already, so that this add-on would not be necessary in such a situation.) Download from the website. Install:
- Thunderbird -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Install -> select downloaded file
KMail (Kontact Mail) is the default email client included with Kontact in KDE (Kubuntu). Kontact includes email, an address book, a calendar, reminders, pop-up notes, a link to the Akregator News/RSS reader, time-tracking, and more. Install:
sudo apt-get install kontact
Akregator is the default news/RSS reader included with Kubuntu (KDE). Usage instructions are found in the Handbook. Install:
sudo apt-get install akregator
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 gedit /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
Empathy is an open source IM application. It is the default in the Ubuntu (Gnome) desktop. You can access multiple services with it. If not already installed, you can install it:
sudo apt-get install empathy
Pidgin is an open source IM application. It is the previous default in the Ubuntu (Gnome) desktop. You can access multiple services with it.
sudo apt-get install pidgin
Kopete is the default Instant Messenger application for Kubuntu. You can access multiple services with it. Install:
sudo apt-get install kopete
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.
Konversation (IRC client)
Konversation is the default Kubuntu Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. It functions similar to the venerable mIRC. "A little less action and a little more Konversation." -- Elvis. Install:
sudo apt-get install konversation
XChat (IRC client)
XChat is a cross-platform IRC client that allows DCC downloads and scripts. Install:
sudo apt-get install xchat
- or a Gnome-integrated version:
sudo apt-get install xchat-gnome
aMSN is an MSN Messenger utility that functions like the original client. It is alternative to Pidgin for MSN users. 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. It is alternative to Pidgin for MSN users. Install it:
sudo apt-get install emesene
FTP Clients
You might wish to use a dedicated FTP client instead of the one in your browser. 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.
- In an era of increasing censorship, spying, and surveillance using Deep Packet Inspection, encryption has become an essential componenet of data transfer. Look for clients that allow data encyrption.
- It is possible to use PeerGuardian 2 with several clients. This service attempts to monitor and filter IP addresses known for censorship, spying, or provision of false or malicious data to this type of Internet service. Look for clients that are able to use this service.
Azureus is a Java-based BitTorrent client.
sudo apt-get install azureus
QBitTorrent is a PyQT-based BitTorrent Client that is based on the uTorrent model.
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
Deluge is a GTK-based BitTorrent client, with plugins and a server package / daemon available. Install the client:
sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent
or the GTK-based interface:
sudo apt-get install deluge-gtk
- The server daemon and web interface (for server functions) can be installed:
sudo apt-get install deluged deluge-web
Bittornado (BitTorrent Client)
BitTornado is a KDE-compatible BitTorrent client. Install:
sudo apt-get bittornado bittornado-gui
Torrentflux (P2P client and server)
TorrentFlux is a PHP based BitTorrent controller that runs on a web server (using a MySQL database with the mysql-server package for server functions or the mysql-client for client functions) and uses a web interface that can be accessed remotely (e.g. http://localhost/torrentflux). This makes it ideal for seedbox purposes. It uses the BitTornado client for downloads. Install:
sudo apt-get install torrentflux
Apollon (P2P Filesharing)
Apollon is an older (now relatively obsolete) BitTorrent client that uses the Gift network (Gnutella, etc.). It uses plugins for compatibility with multiple networks. Obtain the packages from the Debian Etch archives for apollon and gift.
MLDonkey (P2P eMule/eDonkey2000)
MLDonkey is a P2P file sharing program (and network) that is able to use different network protocols. To install the MLDonkey core server, follow these instructions.
MLDonkey GUI frontends
- Install the Gnome GUI frontend for MLDonkey:
sudo apt-get install mldonkey-gui
sudo apt-get install kmldonkey
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.


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Judge Walton has set a date of Sept. 2nd to determine whether Clemens should be retried.
"That was another scene that Walton was hot for, adamantly," said Carter.
There is an immense amount of money coming from big sources, like the Walton family, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
And my buddy Walton Goggins [of Justified] is nominated for the first time, too.
"The terrain is so rugged that they had to bring him out slung over the back of a horse, like the Wild West," Walton recalls.
Walton hears that James believes Charles to be imprisoned in a French fortress.
"I am glad to make your acquaintance, Mr. Walton," said Mordaunt.
From old Dan Whitner, who keeps a bookshop back on Walton place.
But neither Gafferty nor Walton was as strong on defence as Don.
"Don't say that, Lloyd," said Mrs. Walton, still caressing her soft hair.


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Almie Rose Does Every Episode Of "Scandal" In Two Minutes
Never seen an episode of ABC's "Scandal," starring the divine Kerry Washington? No worries, Almie Rose has got you covered. Above, Almie sums up basically every episode of the show in just two minutes. You DO want to watch this, you DO need to press play, and DON'T forget to pour yourself an extremely large glass of wine first. [YouTube]
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You got a right hard on for leeroy , need to watch some tv and stop watching him all the time
dudes clearly on gear.....so what? Loads of fighters are, and there is nothing to say he cant.....unless his BAMMA contract prohibits it, which i doubt it does unless they enforce it.
Gear doesnt show up in blood tests unless you are looking for it....and that isnt cheap
just one last point when Dana started running the UFC they lost money building it but it paid off as it got huge mainstream acceptance. Cutting corners to save a bit of money if it is about money leaves a bad taste.
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I would say a good percentage of UFC fighters juice as well, they just have good doctors who help them mask/cycle off properly... its pretty much impossible to 100% prevent juice abuse in any sporting event no matter how much money you threw at it.
Leeroy looked pretty sharp in the end, 47 second victory, hard left hook followed by guillotine. Job Done.
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SIGNAL HILL - Construction has resumed on Signal Hill's new police station, months after the initial contractor walked off the job.
According to Deputy City Manager Charlie Honeycutt, the contractor, FTR International Inc., vacated the project site on Feb. 15 without providing any formal notification of the company's action or intent to finish the project, he said.
Since that time, several attempts to contact the company went unanswered, Honeycutt said.
Around the same time, FTR was embroiled in a legal battle concerning the company's five-year debarment from doing business with the Los Angeles Community College District.
According to reports, the College District Board of Trustees accused FTR of performing substandard work and submitting fraudulent claims on two district projects. Signal Hill officials also learned that the contractor had stopped work on other projects in Southern California.
At the time the contractor abandoned the Signal Hill project, the police station was about 70 percent complete, said Honeycutt.
The city requires all contractors that are awarded public works contracts to provide surety bonds, which serve as insurance to protect the city in case a contractor fails to perform due to circumstances such as financial difficulties, Honeycutt said.
Kemp Bros. Construction, which specializes in taking over unfinished projects, was brought in by the surety company to finish the station.
"It's reassuring to go by the police station site and see construction activity, and I'm looking forward to the opening of the first-class facility that the Police Department deserves," said Mayor Tina Hansen.
The new contractor has been on site since March developing a plan to complete the project, which had been slated for completion next month, Honeycutt said.
"Construction resumed late May, and Kemp Bros. wants to finish the construction of the building by the end of the year," he said.
The slight delay will have no effect on police work, said Chief Michael Langston.
"The Police Department will continue to operate out of the existing facility as we have always done without any impact to our ability to provide responsive service to the community," he said.
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The Australian dollar is slightly lower ahead of a local interest rate decision next week.
At 1700 AEST on Friday, the local currency was trading at 93.52 US cents, down from 93.54 cents on Thursday.
Investors have moved into safe haven assets due to worries about increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but the Australian dollar had remained resilient, Easy Forex general manager Francisco Solar said.
"The Aussie has held on to gains ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting next week," he said.
No change to the cash rate is expected at the meeting, but the RBA's statement will be closely monitored.
At 1700 AEST the Australian dollar was at 97.06 Japanese yen, down from 97.08 yen on Thursday, and at 71.04 euro cents, up from 70.85 euro cents on Thursday.
Australian bond futures prices are firmer as traders moved into safe haven assets due to worries over Ukraine.
JP Morgan interest rate strategist Sally Auld said local bond futures prices were slightly firmer amid heightened worries.
"We've added to the rally that started overnight," Ms Morgan said.
European bonds rallied earlier on the prospect of quantitative easing in Europe, and US Treasuries followed suit amid softer US home sales data.
"Today our market has continued to rally more than we did overnight," Ms Auld said.
"Traders are pretty happy not to do very much ahead of event risk in Ukraine."
At 1630 AEST on Friday, the September 2014 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.710 (implying a yield of 3.290 per cent), up from 96.680 (3.320 per cent) on Thursday.
The September 2014 three-year bond futures contract was at 97.360 (2.640 per cent), up from 97.350 (2.650 per cent).


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'"He's still growing as a player," Rolston said. "He's still working on his defensive game. You do see a lot of good signs from him in the process. He's a young player we have to keep working with and there's a lot of real strong gifts that he brings to the table."'
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By Melanie Munk, Features editor
Summertime, and the living is easy.
The sunshine, however, so welcome after nine months of dreary Northwest gray, is almost a siren song.
That welcome sun on your shoulders — and your nose, the tops of your ears, the part in your hair and those spaces between your sandal straps — can cause painful sunburns and, in time, wrinkles, spots and skin cancer. Don't even mention sunstroke.
And water. We flock to the lake, the shore, the pool. We want to wade in the creek, float and ski and swim. Two words: Life jackets.
Too much water? How about not enough? Dehydration is dangerous. If you are thirsty, it's already too late.
Other ailments and indignities, like bites and blisters, scrapes and stubs, are seasonal: this season of more light, more outdoors, less clothing and lighter shoes.
Despite the dangers, you can be safe if you follow a few precautions and use common sense.
Our stories on summer safety, tetanus shots, skin care and sleep reinforce the rules and serve as a reminder of the best family practices.
Also in this issue, you'll learn the simple steps you can take to ward off diabetes. It's not as hard as you think it is.
And you'll meet Ndnd, cover girl of the Chihuahua world. Find out how the formerly portly pet lost half her body weight and regained her self-esteem.
Now, put together a good first aid kit, stock up on sunscreen and enjoy the glories of summer in the Puget Sound.
Good night, sun: How to get some shut-eye when the days are long.
Summer-proof: Safety tips for the season of adventures.
Cover up: Sunshine is fine, but it's hard on your skin.
Start small: Little changes do a lot to stave off diabetes.
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Topic: Bob's move to hospice
I havn't written in a while. Bob has been having a rough time lately. I beleive that I wrote earlier that he was running through his options quickly. Now with all the possible input from all of his doctors, the decision has been made to begin comfort care. We had some friends in from out of town and Bob did pretty good while they were here. They left early Thurs. and I had the admission meeting with the hospice nurse the same afternoon, pretty routine history, meds and such. I had decided to get the ball rolling because he was very weepy and depressed. Anyway he did okay with all that and met his regularly scheduled nurse on Friday and he seemed happy with her. Friday night was however a whole different story. He got up about 2am and fell in the bathroom. Real scary, he busted his head open in back and over his eye. I went through the whole call hospice call 911 all the while trying to staunch bleedind and put street clothes on. Thank God my son was home! Bob ended up with stiches above his eye and staples in the head. He really doesn't remember what exactly happened, but pain meds had been upped and he may have just tried to get up too quickly. New results of all of this is he is no longer to get up without assistance. hospice brought a potty chair and bed alarm. I slept thrpogh the alarm apparently, he said he got up twice lastnight! Not cool! He doesn't sleep with me because he feels uncomfortable getting out of our big bed, I guess we may have to move that bed and get a hospital bed put in soon. My son (16) is doing pretty good, but I think he is finally realizing his Dad is fading quickly. He said the hospital equipment really brought it home for him. Bob has been sick for so long that he just was thinking just more sick until now. We are going to be okay God willing I will be able to care for him at home with the care of a hospice nurse. I know he want to be here and that is what I want also! If anyone has any input on any of this I will be glad to know it. We reall have exhausted all avenues for treatment and now just want to get and keep Bob comfortable.
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Artist's BiographyGlen Gillis, Professor of Music, conducts the Concert Band and several saxophone ensembles, and teaches saxophone, conducting, and music education courses at the University of Saskatchewan.
Dr. Gillis is a Conn-Selmer Artist/Clinician and continues to maintain an active schedule in saxophone performance. He has performed at numerous international music conferences (World Saxophone Congresses and North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial and Regional Conferences) and has appeared as a guest soloist with orchestras and wind ensembles in Canada. As a member of SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada), his diverse performance career and musical experience has spanned over three decades in the realms of classical and jazz, with many published compositions for saxophone, and band through Eighth Note Publications (distributed by Alfred Music). In 2009 he released SaxSpectrum through the MSR Classics label (MS1328) performing and displaying many of his compositions and commissioned works, all world premiere recordings. Recently international music magazines such as American Music Guide, BBC Music Magazine, and Gramophone gave stellar reviews of his CD. He can also be heard on Hoot/Wisdom Recordings: didgeridoo.diversions (2007) performing an original work for saxophone and didgeridoo. In June 2012 he toured China and performing at five city/university venues that include: Beijing, Tianjin, Xi'an, Kunming, and Shanghai. Last July he performed at the XVI World Saxophone Congress at St Andrews, Scotland, and February 2013 he hosted the Western Canadian Region IX NASA Conference.
In the last two decades Dr. Gillis has commissioned numerous works for classical saxophone and has collaborated with many artist musicians, conductors, and composers. He has matriculated many saxophone students at the high school and college level who have received provincial and national awards. Dr. Gillis has given numerous clinics at high schools and colleges over his career and has also served as an artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre in Alberta on five occasions. As an original member of the Saskatoon Saxophone Quartet, he leads the ensemble that performs for special functions in and around Saskatoon.
As an educator and scholar, he has written many articles that appear in National Music Journals on the subjects of conducting, woodwind pedagogy, and music education. As well, he has presented research papers or clinics at several international and national music conferences such as the 2010 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, 2009 World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference in Cincinnati, the 2011 and 2009 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities in Honolulu, the 2007 College Band Directors National Conference at the University of Michigan, and the U of S Fine Arts Research Lecture Series in 2002, 2006, and 2009. Dr. Gillis has remained active as a clinician and adjudicator for solo/ensemble festivals and workshops as well as guest conducting Provincial Honour Bands, the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra, and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, Dr. Gillis returned to Canada after a ten-year residence in the United States, where he spent five years as Director of Bands at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. During the last three years in Oklahoma he regularly appeared as guest conductor for the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra for both the Masters and Chamber Concert Series.
As director of the U of S Wind Orchestra from 2001-10, the ensemble released three commercial CDs in 2005, 2007, and 2009. In 2006, the WindOrchestra toured Texas with a clinic performance at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio. In 2004 he created the Band Directors Professional Development and the High School Select Wind Orchestra. In 2005 he created the North Saskatchewan Wind Symphony, a community ensemble comprised of some of the finest wind and percussion players from Saskatoon and the surrounding area.
Dr. Gillis' professional affiliations include WASBE, CBDNA, SBA/CBA, SMEA/CMEA, MENC, CMS, SOCAN, NASA, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia.


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with Za'atar and Roasted Garlic Dressing
A full 24 hours of travel awaits me and I couldn't be more excited.
Flying over an ocean and a whole country to get to the people I love the most, is a small price to pay.
Not to brag or anything, but I'm a good flyer. I kind of love it. I mean, I don't loooove sitting in the same spot for 12 hours. But I like airports, buying new books and magazines and in-flight entertainment. I like the excitement of going somewhere. Somewhere new or old. Loved or unknown. It's a thrill.
And going back to New York tomorrow might be one of my biggest thrills yet. We moved to the other side of the world 8 months ago and I've missed my side every minute since. Missed my people, mostly.
And now I am bursting with happiness in anticipation of touching down in JFK.
New York or bust.
Za'atar and Roasted Garlic Dressing
– 4-6 cloves roasted garlic (I used 4 abnormally large cloves)
– salt
– 3 tablespoons olive oil
– 1 tablespoon za'atar
– 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
To roast garlic: Heat oven to 200 C/ 400 F. Chop off the woody bottom of a head of garlic and place on an oiled piece of foil. Wrap the foil around the head of garlic and roast for 30-40 minutes until the cloves are golden and soft.
Squeeze garlic out of the husks and mash up with a pinch of salt. Place olive oil in a small pan over a medium-low heat. Heat until oil is warm but don't boil. Stir in za'atar and mashed garlic, remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes and pour in a small bowl. Whisk in vinegar.
Wheat Berry Sweet Potato Salad
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– 1 medium sweet potato
– 1 tablespoon za'atar
– olive oil
– 1 1/2 cups wheat berries, cooked
– 1 cup kale, shredded finely
– 2 tablespoons feta
– 1-2 tablespoons dried cranberries
– 2 tablespoons toasted almonds, roughly chopped
– 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Cook wheat berries: Place 3/4 cup dry wheat berries in a sauce pan with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 40-45 minutes until wheat berries are soft but with a chewy, al dente bite to them. Place wheat berries in a colander over the sink to dry.
Roast sweet potato: preheat oven to 220 C/425 F. Cut sweet potato into 1 inch/2.5 cm chunks. Toss with olive oil and za'atar. Cook for 20-25 minutes until sweet potato is soft.
Mix wheat berries, sweet potato, kale, feta and cranberries together with the dressing, tossing well to combine. Top with chopped almonds and sesame seeds. Serve warm, at room temp or cold.


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Take A Break
The Wall Street Journal editors give a rather balanced assessment of Sarah Palin and conclude:
As for Mrs. Palin's Republican critics, they might consider if they can afford to write off a young leader with such natural political talent. We don't see a large constellation of other GOP stars on the horizon. Mr. McCain was right to understand that his party needs a new generation of leaders who haven't grown comfortable with the perks of Washington. Especially as Democrats once again grow the Beltway, the next GOP leaders will need to make a better case for entrepreneurship and limited government. Mrs. Palin deserves a chance to see if she has the skill and work ethic to become that kind of leader.
The Palin Derangement Syndrome has always seemed bizarrely personal. It now seems out of kilter with events in real time. She isn't the VP nominee any longer, yet critics are still fussing over her wardrobe bill and whether she is ready to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Guys, the election is over.
But so many have invested so much in ridiculing and attacking her they can't let her go; they seem unable to abide by the thought that she really is among the most personable and effective messengers for the Republican cause. She's going back to Alaska, just as other Republicans who didn't get thrown out of office are going back to the job of proving that Republicans are relevant, competent, and effective leaders. It defies logic that conservatives would want to perpetuate the hate-fest.
Now, some don't like her views, and some don't think her message is a winning one for the presidency. Fine and perfectly legitimate arguments can be made. But now? It's not 2012; she's not running for anything right now. So maybe those who claim to have the interests of the Republicans at heart should think twice about eviscerating one of the few recognizable leaders in the GOP.
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Must-Reads from Magazine
Challenging Violent Speech—Unless It's About Israel
The border of incitement.
The idea that speech can itself constitute an act of violence grows ever more popular among the left's leading polemicists. They argue that employing a politically incorrect word can be triggering; that the wrong gender pronoun can provoke; that words and sentences and parts of speech are all acts of aggression in disguise. The left seeks to stop this violence, or less euphemistically: to silence this speech.
Given their particular sensitivity to the triumphant mightiness of the pen, it's profoundly disturbing to note where lines are drawn and exceptions made.
Linda Sarsour, the left's darling of the day, posted a widely-shared picture of Palestinians praying in the streets of Jerusalem, an act protesting the placement of metal detectors outside the Al Aqsa Mosque. "This is resilience. This is perseverance. This is faith. This is commitment. This is inspiration. This is Palestine," Sarsour wrote. "Denied access to pray at Al Aqsa Mosque in their own homeland, Palestinians pray on the streets in an act of non-violent resistance. They are met with tear gas and rubber bullets."
Absent from her platitudinous prevarication was any mention of the inarguably violent act that led Israel to construct the metal detectors in the first place, the recent killing of two Israeli police officers at the Temple Mount. Also absent: any reference to the three Israelis who were brutally murdered in the settlement of Halamish on Friday night. It was a far cry from nonviolent resistance when 19-year-old Omar al-Abed entered a home, saw a family finishing a Shabbat dinner, and began indiscriminately stabbing his victims.
Sarsour's rhetoric is dangerous precisely because she understands her audience and how to appeal to their emotions. She peppers her statements with a few felicitous bromides like "non-violent resistance" and hopes no one notices the inconsistency of her arguments. Others on the left are slightly more honest about their intentions.
Writing in Al Jazeera, Stanley Cohen called on Israel to "accept that as an occupied people, Palestinians have a right to resist—in every way possible." He begins by telling his readers: "long ago, it was settled that resistance and even armed struggle against a colonial occupation force is not just recognized under international law but specifically endorsed." His entire article is predicated on a false premise in that it demands the characterization of Israel as a "colonial occupation force"— a characterization that is categorically incoherent.
Cohen cites a 1982 UN Resolution which "reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle." He does not mention which countries voted for and against this resolution.
Among the countries that voted for it: Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Qatar, Niger, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq.
Among the countries who voted against it: Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
On college campuses, the call for armed struggle has become the Cri de Coeur of leftist students who are otherwise hypersensitive to the impact that intangible words can have on corporeal beings. On Columbia's campus, students who form the backbone of the BDS movement have successfully blurred the line between incitement and impassioned—albeit severely misguided—opinion. In 2016, the Columbia/ Barnard Socialists concluded one social media post by declaring: "long live the intifada." As recently as Sunday—after the Halamish attack— the Students for Justice in Palestine shared the Al Jazeera article calling for armed resistance. Where are the outraged professors, administrators, and students concerned for the safety of the student body? Where are the charges of bigotry and racism, the calls to silence this speech, to stop this violence?
Nowhere does the idea that speech can constitute violence find more support than on elite liberal arts colleges. But regardless of whether they have intellectual or moral merit on their own, calls for safe spaces, trigger warnings, and micro-aggression-free environments that come from groups or individuals who not only condone, but use their words to quite literally call for violence, must be ignored, and the hypocrisy highlighted.
From the safe confines of an ivory-covered campus–or from the relative safety of this country, for that matter–it's easy to preach justice and retribution, to portray armed struggle as the necessary means that will find justification through a righteous end. But especially those who are sensitive to the power of language should understand: euphemistic terminology does nothing to mitigate the violent nature inherent in this rhetoric. There must be no confusion. The left's glorification of armed struggle is nothing short of approval for those Palestinians who target and kill innocent men, women, and children. Those who proclaim to speak for social justice have been damningly silent.
Russian Undressing: An Explanation
Podcast: How bad is it?
On the first of this week's COMMENTARY podcasts, Noah Rothman and Abe Greenwald join me to sort through—and we do it systematically, which is a first for us—what is going on with the Russia investigation and how it divides into three categories. There's the question of the probe itself, there's the question of collusion, and there's the question of obstruction of justice. It's really good. I mean it. Give a listen.
Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.
Polish Democracy in the Balance
Democracy dies while the president looks the other way.
Past U.S. presidents have used their bully pulpit to campaign for human-rights and democracy. By encouraging the unprecedented wave of democratization that has swept the world since 1945, their words and actions had consequences. That's not something that Donald Trump does. Far from it; he positively praises dictators. His words have consequences, too, and they are not good.
After Trump praised Rodrigo Duterte for his war on drugs, which involves sending out death squads to kill thousands of people, the Philippine president was emboldened to impose martial law on Mindanao. After Trump visited Saudi Arabia and praised its rulers, they were emboldened to launch a counterproductive boycott of Qatar that is splintering the anti-Iran coalition in the Middle East. And after Trump visited Warsaw on July 6 and embraced the ruling Law and Justice Party, it was emboldened to push through parliament a law that would essentially destroy the independence of the Polish judiciary, the last major institution standing in the way of its authority.
Now, it's perfectly plausible to argue that, in each case, local officials reacted to their own imperatives and that the words of Trump were not decisive. The president of the United States does exercise an outsized influence on allies, though; especially allies like Saudi Arabia and Poland, which rely on American protection for their very existence. Strong words of censure from Trump might not have dissuaded any of these rulers from the path they chose, but his words of support undoubtedly encouraged him to take actions that are antithetical to American values.
That's particularly the case in Poland, which has long been held up as a shining star of the post-Communist world. Now its star is faded, its stature diminished because the populist Law and Justice Party appears intent on imposing quasi-authoritarian control over its unruly democracy. Party members have just pushed through parliament, without the benefit of hearings, a law that would remove all of the country's supreme court judges and replace them with alternatives handpicked by the justice minister, who is a party member.
Under pressure from crowds of protesters and the European Union, President Andrzej Duda unexpectedly vetoed the supreme court bill, while signing other legislation that increases political control over the lower courts. The question now is whether Law and Justice will try again to politicize the judiciary as part of its larger assault on Polish democracy.
Already, Law and Justice has taken over the state-owned news media and turned it from the BBC model to the RT model, labeling political opponents as traitors to the Polish people. As the Wall Street Journal noted, the party's leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, "has accused the opposition of conspiring to kill his identical twin brother, who died in a 2010 plane crash in Russia. 'You murdered him, you scumbags,' he said to the opposition during the parliamentary debate on the new law."
There is not a shred of evidence to support this incendiary accusation; the plane crash was almost certainly an accident. Poland's own investigation "blamed the disaster on a combination of factors, including bad weather and errors made by a pilot who was not adequately trained on the plane he was flying, a Tupolev-154. That probe also said Russian air traffic controllers gave incorrect and confusing landing instructions to pilots — but it stopped short of alleging intentional wrongdoing."
In his disdain for political opposition and the media and his embrace of conspiracy theories, Kaczynski is reminiscent of Trump, except that he operates in a much more fragile political system without the protections enshrined in a centuries-old constitution.
During his ballyhooed speech in Warsaw, Trump defended "Western civilization," but he had not one word of rebuke for his hosts in the Law and Justice Party over their efforts to undermine Polish democracy. The State Department, to be sure, is speaking up against the Law and Justice power grab. "The Polish government has continued to pursue legislation that appears to undermine judicial independence and weaken the rule of law in Poland," it said in a statement. "We urge all sides to ensure that any judicial reform does not violate Poland's constitution or international legal obligations and respects the principles of judicial independence and separation of powers."
Nice words, but they don't carry much weight. The whole world knows that the State Department does not speak for the president. And, while Trump tweets about a plethora of other topics, he remains conspicuously silent about the sabotage of Polish democracy. Despite the veto of the supreme court bill, the future of Poland's institutions remains very much an open question. It's not too late, Mr. President, to speak up for the very principles of Western civilization that you praised in Warsaw when you said: "We treasure the rule of law and protect the right to free speech and free expression."
How Corruption Cripples American Universities
Are the rewards worth the costs?
Universities may be non-profit, but they are big business. At the end of fiscal year 2015, for example, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton's endowments were $38 billion, $26 billion, and $22 billion respectively. Those are correspondingly equivalent to the gross domestic products of Mongolia, Cyprus, and the West Bank and Gaza. University presidents make salaries on par with and often higher than corporate CEOs. Fundraising—traveling the world glad-handing alumni and lobbying—rather than academe has become the primary function of many university presidents.
To be fair, universities have become ever more expensive to run. Government regulations and mandates attached to the receipt of federal funds have burdened campuses with ever more administrators. So, too, has the culture of victimhood, which requires an ever-expanding support staff. Add into the mix the transformation of universities into country clubs competing to offer increasingly luxurious amenities, and management of a university requires ever more cash.
Universities pride themselves on diversity, which they too often define superficially in terms of skin color. Attracting international students to campus kills two birds with one stone: diversity plus full tuition since the foreign students accepted seldom qualify for financial aid from the university.
I am fortunate in my current job to be able to visit perhaps ten different colleges and university campuses each year, sometimes for stand-alone lectures but often for debates. During these visits, I am able to talk to students, professors, and administrators. In addition, many of my peers from graduate school are now tenured faculty, and rising through the ranks of their respective universities. Some of them have raised concern that certain dynamics surrounding ever increasing numbers of foreign students from certain countries have been counterproductive to universities' educational mission.
The Peoples' Republic of China sends several hundred thousand students to U.S. colleges, for example. Saudi Arabia sends 60,000. Many of these students fit in and receive a top notch education, but many also cheat on their applications. Academic corruption is fairly commonplace in both countries. In the most blatant cases, students pay others to take various exams required for college admissions, such as the Test of English as a Foreign Langue (TOEFL). Politically-connected students in each country can ensure that their transcripts and extracurricular portfolios highlight what American universities seek rather than what reality is.
Once admitted and on campus, it is clear that these students are not what they claimed to be. In some extreme cases, they cannot speak English well-enough to communicate and cannot understand what is said in class. This forces a choice upon the university: expel the sub-par students or expel them. The former maintains the school's quality of education; the latter protects its bottom line. The unending quest to raise funds leads universities to choose the later. Some justify this practice because the tuition paid by the substandard students or their governments subsidizes the financial aid awarded to other students. Others recognize the problem but feel they have no recourse. Add into the mix the fact that some Chinese national students appear to be conducting surveillance on their peers, and the dynamics only get more complicated.
To be fair, fewer university administrations succumb to the quid pro quo of loosening standards than do those which rationalize limits to free speech and intellectual inquiry. The general pattern seems to be that middle-ranked undergraduate programs and masters programs at elite schools make the greatest compromises.
How to resolve the problem? Financial discipline among management would go a long way. So, too, would be a no-nonsense approach to standards. If necessary, universities should proctor their own exams overseas. After all, if dozens of mainland Chinese students can pay $50,000 per year to a university, that university should be able to find $5,000 to send a proctor to one or two cities in that country to oversee and mark exams and conduct in-person interviews.
American universities are facing multiple crises. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has documented threats to free speech on campus and, admirably, stands on objective principle; it does not pass its judgment through partisan litmus tests. Threats to free speech may get the headlines—and deservedly so—but as American universities increasingly become global campuses, willingness to bend standards after the fact when foreign nationals admitted do not match the abilities reflected on their applications can have a deeply corrosive effect on educational quality in America's most elite colleges and universities.
So many foreigners—the sons and daughters of political and business elite—flock to American universities because they offer the best and broadest education. To destroy that reputation for short-term gain would be mismanagement in the extreme.
Republicans Need to Prepare for the Worst
Expect the impossible.
If the 2016 presidential election cycle demonstrated anything, it was that Republicans suffer from a crippling lack of imagination. That ordeal should have established that the unprecedented is not impossible. Even now, Republicans seem as though they are trying to convince themselves that their eyes are lying to them, but they are not. The tempo of the investigation into President Trump is accelerating, and a nightmare scenario is eminently imaginable. Only congressional Republicans can avert disaster, and only then by being clear about the actions they are prepared to take if Trump instigates a crisis of constitutional legitimacy.
The events of the last 36 hours unrolled like a cascade. Late Wednesday, the New York Times published an interview in which Trump delivered a stinging rebuke for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, scolding him for recusing himself from the investigation into the campaign's ties to Russian operatives. In that interview, Trump appeared to warn special counselor Robert Mueller not to dig too deeply into his personal finances, or else.
Hours later, Bloomberg News revealed that Mueller's probe was investigating Trump's business transactions and tax records—a leak surely made in response to Trump's arm-twisting. More leaks from the investigation confirmed that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was being investigated for involvement in a money-laundering scheme, a revelation made more discomfiting by the discovery that he owed pro-Russian interests $17 million before joining the Trump campaign.
With the noose tightening, the lead attorney on Trump's personal defense team, Marc Kasowitz, and the legal team's spokesperson, Mark Corallo, resigned. The Washington Post reported that "Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe." Trump's spokespeople insist the president has no intention of pursuing the dismissal of the special counsel investigating his campaign, but his every action indicates that this is a lie.
Prominent Republicans reacted to all this incredulously. "There is no possible way anybody at the White House could be seriously thinking about firing Mueller," Sen. Bob Corker insisted. "We all know the president," said Sen. Orrin Hatch. "He makes some of these comments that he really doesn't mean." Sen. Susan Collins was willing to go a bit farther: "It would be catastrophic if the President were to fire the special counsel."
Off the record, however, Republican lawmakers are far less circumspect in relaying their fears about what the president is capable of doing to the republic. "Any thought of firing the special counsel is chilling. It's chilling," an unnamed GOP senator told CNN. "One gets the impression that the President doesn't understand or he willfully disregards the fact that the attorney general and law enforcement in general—they are not his personal lawyers to defend and protect him," another added.
These tepid comments for the record, with courage reserved only upon condition of anonymity, expose how Republicans in Congress have again failed to meet the measure of the moment. These are dangerous days, and it is incumbent upon Donald Trump's party in Congress to deter the executive branch from overstepping its authority. The only way to do that is to be clear about what the consequences for that kind of transgression will be.
The Congressional Research Service defines how the president could execute a nuclear option against the independent counsel's office. The Attorney General has recused himself from campaign-related investigations, so Trump would have to insist Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein remove Mueller. If Rosenstein declined, his resignation would likely be on offer, and his acting replacement (Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand) would have to field the same request. At this point, the comparisons between the Trump White House's behavior and that of the Nixon administration ahead of the 1973 "Saturday Night Massacre" are no longer hyperbolic.
In lieu of any ability to contain or control the special counsel's office, Trump's defenders have mounted a public relations campaign designed to undermine its authority and discredit its members. That will rally Trump's diehard supporters, but the president remains unsatisfied. National Review's Rich Lowry speculated convincingly that Trump would have little choice but to move against Mueller. Sooner rather than later, the conditions the president said would force his hand—a probe of Trump's personal finances—will be met. Lowry observed that Trump seems to believe his tax records and business practices should be off limits and his experience has taught him "that fortune favors the recklessly bold."
Republicans in Congress must stop comforting themselves with the notion that the worst cannot happen. They have to summon the courage to state publicly what they so freely tell reporters on background. If they are so concerned that the norms and traditions that have preserved the rule of law in this republic for 240 years are in jeopardy, they must say so. And they must say what the consequences will be for Trump, his associates, and his family if he goes too far. Republicans in office are disinclined to pursue a course of action against Trump that might jeopardize their standing with the voters who love him. None of that matters. Prioritizing their parochial careerist considerations over the best interests of their party and their country is how they got themselves into this mess.
Republicans may dislike the prospect, but it's fast becoming time for them to start saying the "I" word if only to save the president from his most reckless impulses. The longer they tell themselves that the unthinkable is impossible, the more likely it becomes.


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Conservative media raise ACORN bogeyman to baselessly cast doubt on Franken's campaign victory
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The Fox Nation, Gateway Pundit blog, and Mickey Kaus all highlighted a Minneapolis Star Tribune column to claim or suggest that ACORN stole the 2008 Minnesota Senate election for Sen. Al Franken (D). In fact, the column -- which Gateway Pundit and Kaus falsely claimed was a Star Tribune "report" or "story" -- did not contain a single allegation of a fraudulently cast vote, and the Minnesota Supreme Court stated that counsel for Franken's 2008 opponent, Norm Coleman, "confirmed at oral argument that Coleman makes no claim of fraud on the part of either voters or election officials."
Media cite Star Tribune columnist to tie ACORN bogeyman to Franken victory
Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten: "Did ACORN folks pull some fast ones to help get their favorite son Franken elected?" Kersten wrote: "Here in Minnesota, ACORN has boasted of playing a major role in the 2008 elections. It claims to have registered 43,000 new voters, which it describes as 75 percent of the state's new registrations. Franken's margin of victory in the Senate race was razor-thin: 312 votes out of about 3 million cast. And Minnesota's laws on proof of voter eligibility are notoriously loose." Kersten added: "Did ACORN folks pull some fast ones to help get their favorite son Franken elected -- a win that handed Democrats the 60-vote, veto-proof majority that they needed to enact their liberal agenda? Secretary of State Mark Ritchie assures us that Minnesota's system of voter verification protects electoral integrity. But here's an uncomfortable fact: Ritchie himself was endorsed by the now-notorious ACORN and elected with its help." [Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9/26/09]
Gateway Pundit: "Figures. ACORN Was Behind Franken's Stolen Senate Seat." Following Kersten's column, GatewayPundit.com posted a piece with the headline, "Figures. ACORN Was Behind Franken's Stolen Senate Seat." The post falsely claimed that Kersten's opinion piece constituted a Star Tribune "report." The post stated, "Here's a shocker. ACORN may have helped Al Franken steal the US senate seat from Minnesota." It then added, "The Minnesot [sic] Star-Tribune reported," and then quoted extensively from Kersten's piece. [GatewayPundit.com, 9/28/09]
Fox Nation: "New Questions About ACORN Role in Franken's Victory." From a Fox Nation headline linking to Kersten's column:
Mickey Kaus: "Did ACORN chicanery elect Al Franken? That's the import of this tactfully phrased Minneapolis Star Tribune story." On his Slate.com blog, Kausfiles, Mickey Kaus linked to Kersten's column, which he falsely claimed was a "Minneapolis Star Tribune story," and stated: "Did ACORN chicanery elect Al Franken? That's the import of this tactfully phrased Minneapolis Star Tribune story. Franken won by 312 votes. ACORN claimed to have registered 48,000 new Minnesota voters. If just 1% were ineligible but cast ballots, or had ballots cast for them illegally, and survived the recount process ... that's 480 votes, almost certainly overwhelmingly cast for Franken. ... Maybe in pristine Minnesota even ACORN is clean. If so, the state would apparently be an outlier." [Kausfiles, 9/28/09]
Star Tribune column does not contain a single allegation of a fraudulently cast vote
Star Tribune column contains no allegations about fraudulently cast votes in Minnesota. Kersten's column acknowledges that in Minnesota, ACORN "has so far been able to keep its nose relatively clean." Kersten does not point to any allegations that any vote was fraudulently cast in Minnesota. Indeed, she states that "Secretary of State Mark Ritchie assures us that Minnesota's system of voter verification protects electoral integrity." She then added, "But here's an uncomfortable fact: Ritchie himself was endorsed by the now-notorious ACORN and elected with its help."
Column highlights allegations of fraudulent registration in Minnesota and other states, not fraudulent votes. Rather than point to any evidence of fraudulently cast votes, Kersten highlighted allegations of voter registration fraud in Minnesota and other states. For instance, Kersten stated: "In October 2008, ACORN announced triumphantly that it had registered about 1.3 million new voters in 18 battleground states, among them Minnesota. A few weeks later, however, the director of Project Vote -- an ACORN affiliate -- acknowledged to the New York Times that election officials had rejected about 400,000 of those, for reasons including duplicate registrations, incomplete forms and (in the Times' words) 'fraudulent submissions from low-paid field workers trying to please their supervisors.' "
Justice Department statistics do not support suggestion that fraudulent registrations lead to fraudulent votes. As Media Matters for America has documented, during the 2008 election, media frequently reported Republican charges that ACORN was engaged in "voter fraud," echoing charges of voter fraud Republicans had made in previous elections. In fact, while a 2005 Senate Republican Policy Committee paper claimed, "[v]oter fraud continues to plague our nation's federal elections, diluting and canceling out the lawful votes of the vast majority of Americans," Justice Department statistics indicate that few actual instances of voter fraud have been prosecuted in recent years. According to a report by the Justice Department's Criminal Division of prosecutions between October 2002 and September 2005, the Justice Department charged 95 people with "election fraud" and convicted 55. Among those, however, just 17 individuals were convicted for casting fraudulent ballots; cases against three other individuals were pending at the time of the report. In addition, the Justice Department convicted one election official of submitting fraudulent ballots and convicted five individuals of registration fraud, with cases against 12 individuals pending at the time of the report. Thirty-two individuals were convicted of other "election fraud" issues, including people convicted of offenses arising from "a scheme to block the phone lines used by two Manchester [New Hampshire] organizations to arrange drives to the polls during the 2002 general election" -- in other words, these convictions were connected to voter suppression efforts, not voter fraud. Several other people listed in the report were convicted of vote buying.
NYU's Brennan Center: "[W]e are aware of no recent substantiated case in which registration fraud has resulted in fraudulent votes being cast." From a 2007 report by New York University's Brennan Center for Justice:
There have been several documented and widely publicized instances in which registration forms have been fraudulently completed and submitted. But it is extraordinarily difficult to find reported cases in which individuals have submitted registration forms in someone else's name in order to impersonate them at the polls. Furthermore, most reports of registration fraud do not actually claim that the fraud happens so that ineligible people can vote at the polls. Indeed, we are aware of no recent substantiated case in which registration fraud has resulted in fraudulent votes being cast.
Coleman challenged vote count but did not make a single allegation of vote fraud
Minnesota Supreme Court stated that Coleman did not make any allegations of vote fraud. In its decision rejecting Coleman's appeal of the decision declaring Franken the winner of the 2008 Minnesota Senate race, the Minnesota Supreme Court stated that "[n]o claim of fraud in the election or during the recount was made by either party" and that "Coleman's counsel confirmed at oral argument that Coleman makes no claim of fraud on the part of either voters or election officials."
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Experts said there was a "lack of crookedness in the election." The Pioneer Press reported in a June 29 article (via Nexis): "Experts said the lack of crookedness in the election, as well as a commitment to the law and not politics, allowed the five state high court justices to explore the key issues in depth." The Pioneer Press added: "Rick Hasen, an election law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said the court's ruling Tuesday was so thorough that it also ruled out the possibility that either candidate -- or their lawyers -- could be accused of stealing the election."
Fox News, conservative media have repeatedly baselessly claimed MN election was stolen
Conservative media promote stolen election claims. As Media Matters has documented, Fox News personalities have repeatedly promoted baseless claims of fraud in the Minnesota race and claimed that there was a lack of impartiality in the recount process to accuse Franken of "stealing" the election. Additionally, radio host Jim Quinn has claimed the Minnesota Senate race was "stolen" and that ACORN played a role.
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Light Artichoke and Mushroom Lasagna
Substitute Basic Bechamel Sauce for the pasta sauce to make a richer version of this recipe.
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- Servings: 6
Source: Everyday Food, October 2010
- 1 1/2 pounds cremini or button mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 3 cups drained canned artichoke hearts (two 13.75-ounce cans)
- 1/4 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh chives
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 5 cups prepared pasta sauce
- 8 no-boil lasagna noodles
- 1 3/4 cups grated Parmesan (3 1/4 ounces)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with racks in middle and upper third. Divide mushrooms between two rimmed baking sheets. Toss each with 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake until tender, 20 minutes, stirring mushrooms and rotating sheets halfway through. Let sheets cool on wire racks.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add artichokes and cook, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes. Add lemon zest, chives, and thyme, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 3 minutes. Transfer artichokes to a medium bowl.
Spread 1 cup sauce in an 8-inch square baking dish. Top with 2 noodles. Layer with half the artichokes, then 1 cup sauce and 1/4 cup Parmesan. Top with 2 more noodles, half the mushrooms, 1 cup sauce, and 1/4 cup Parmesan. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients, reserving the last 1/4 cup Parmesan. Cover lasagna loosely with foil and bake on top rack until sauce is bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes. (Place a rimmed baking sheet on middle rack to catch any drippings.) Remove lasagna from oven and heat broiler. Sprinkle with reserved Parmesan and broil until cheese is browned and bubbling, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool 20 minutes before slicing.


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Why I'm So Happy the Sandy Hook Children Will Perform at the Super Bowl
The kids of Newton will help remind us all of the beauty in the world.
-April Daniels Hussar
I'm no football fanatic, but after hearing this, I can't wait for the Super Bowl this weekend: 26 kids from Sandy Hook elementary school in Newton will be singing "America the Beautiful" in the pre-game show. Just typing that makes me want to cry.
The NFL, which has previously shown great public support for the community of Newton, is flying the kids in to Atlanta, and their performance will air live on CBS right before the National Anthem. (Sorry, Alicia Keyes, that's going to be one tough act to follow.) I find this so particularly moving because I'm (trying to) recover / move forward / whatever you want to call it from my own personal tragedy and you know what? The world IS a beautiful place, in spite of all the sorrow, heartbreak and just general mayhem everywhere. And that's the message that something like this sends — to those children and to everyone watching. Horrible things might happen, but there is love, and there is support, and there is beauty, and there is life.
It doesn't always feel like it, and that's why we need reminders.
If you haven't seen it yet, watch this video of the children recording "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" to support charity efforts in Connecticut earlier this month. According to the Today.com, twenty-one children, ages 6 to 9, joined indie singer Ingrid Michaelson to record the song and their recording is now available for download on Amazon and iTunes.
Proceeds go to the Newtown Youth Academy and the United Way of Western Connecticut (Visit sandyhooksomewhereovertherainbow.com for more information on the charity recording.)
We love you, Sandy Hook babies — we mourn those who are lost, and we celebrate ALL of your lives, and we can't wait to see your light shine on Sunday.
Image above via Newser.com: Children from Newtown, Conn. and Sandy Hook Elementary schoolperform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)


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'"Ales is a young forward who has size, strength and excellent playmaking ability," said Sabres general manager Darcy Regier. "Last year he proved he can score goals in this league and we are excited that he will continue his development with our organization."'
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The Day, of New London, Conn., went live with a multi-platform print and digital subscription service and membership program powered by Clickshare Service Corp. The new membership program offers unlimited access to its website, theday.com, including its premium online and mobile content.
"We take great pride in the quality journalism we provide to the communities we serve. We've spent nearly a decade building and establishing theday.com as a brand. That's what is driving us to put a price on our growing digital platform," said Gary Farrugia, The Day's publisher.
The membership program, which ranges in price per month from $9.99 to $22.99 for top-of-the-line Platinum service, will begin on Wednesday, September 14. Current home delivery subscribers to The Day are automatically members in the new program once they complete their registration at theday.com. Non-member visitors to theday.com will be allowed up to 10 "premium" staff-written articles or features each month. Only members will be allowed commenting privileges on stories at theday.com.
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