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Theoperation's success was due to fighter cover by the Royal Air Force and (unintentionally) to Adolf Hitler's order of May 24 halting the advance of German armoured forces into Dunkirk.
immediate context of the Dunkirk evacuation was Germany's invasion of the Low Countries and northern France in May 1940. On May 10 the German attack on the Netherlands began with the capture by parachutists of key bridges deep within the country, with the aim of opening the way for mobile ground forces. The Dutch defenders fell back westward, and by noon on May 12 German tanks were in the outskirts of Rotterdam. Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for England on May 13, and the next day the Dutch army surrendered to the Germans.
The invasion of Belgium also began on May 10, when German airborne troops landed on the fortress of Eben Emael, immediately opposite Maastricht, and on bridges over the Albert Canal. On May 11 the Belgian front was broken, and German tanks ran on westward while Belgian, French, and British divisions fell back to a line between Antwerp and Namur.
The German invasion of France hinged on a surprise advance through the hilly and dense Ardennes Forest. On May 10 German tanks crossed Luxembourg to the southeastern border of Belgium, and by the evening of May 12 the Germans were across the Franco-Belgian frontier and overlooking the Meuse River. The next day they crossed the Meuse, and on May 15 they broke through the French defenses into open country, turning westward in the direction of the English Channel. German tanks were at Abbeville, near the mouth of the Somme River, on May 20, and on May 22 they turned northward to sweep past Boulogne and Calais. On May 24 German units were just crossing the canal defense line close to Dunkirk, the only remaining port by which the BEF could be evacuated, when an inexplicable order from German leader Adolf Hitler not only stopped their advance but actually called them back to the canal line. The Allies' retreat to the coast now became a race to embark before the Germans closed their pincers. Evacuation began on May 26 and became still more urgent the next day, when Belgian King Leopold—his army everywhere in retreat and millions of civilian refugees caught in the "Flanders pocket"—surrendered his army.
Even before the Belgian capitulation, the British government had decided to evacuate the BEF by sea from Dunkirk, and the admiralty had been collecting every kind of small craft to help in bringing away the troops. As the troops had to be taken off directly from the beaches, it was a slow and difficult process.
Reporting for the 1941 Britannica Book of the Year, retired U.S. Army officer George Fielding Eliot wrote,
No purely military study of the major aspects of the war could do justice to the skill and the heroism of the evacuation from Dunkirk. Suffice it to say only that, when it began, members of the British imperial general staff doubted that 25% of the B.E.F. could be saved. When it was completed, some 330,000 French and British troops, together with some Belgian and Dutch forces who refused to surrender, had reached haven in England…. One of the most motley fleets of history—warships, transports, merchantmen, fishing boats, pleasure craft—took men off from from the very few ports left, from the open beaches themselves, for German air attacks had virtually destroyed most port facilities. The royal air force, including planes from the metropolitan force in England, met and asserted at least temporary air superiority over the tremendous German air forces, and the royal navy, with daring and precision, assisted by courageous French naval craft, stood close in shore and not only covered the evacuation, but took off thousands of men in overloaded destroyers and other small craft.
The success of the near-miraculous evacuation from Dunkirk was due in part to fighter cover provided by the Royal Air Force from the English coast, but it was also due to Hitler's fatal order of May 24 to halt the German advance. That order had been made for several reasons, chiefly: Hermann Göring, head of the Luftwaffe, had mistakenly assured Hitler that his aircraft alone could destroy the Allied troops trapped on the beaches at Dunkirk; and Hitler himself seems to have believed that Great Britain might accept peace terms more readily if its pride were not wounded by seeing its army surrender. After three days Hitler withdrew his order and allowed the German armoured forces to advance on Dunkirk. But they now met stronger opposition from the British, who had had time to solidify their defenses, and Hitler almost immediately stopped the German advance again, this time ordering his armoured force to move south and prepare to complete the conquest of France.
With Dunkirk, the disastrous defense of the Low Countries ended in a brief flash of glory for the Allies. Yet the brilliance of the evacuation could not hide the fact that the British had suffered a terrible defeat and that Britain itself was in dire peril. The BEF had been saved, but almost all of its heavy equipment, tanks, artillery, and motorized transport had been left behind. Britain was helpless in the face of a seemingly all-conquering foe that stood just a few miles away, across the open water of the English Channel.


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Advocacy Group Calls Long John Silver Meal The Worst In America
(Washington, DC) -- The "Big Catch" fish platter at Long John Silver's is being called the "Worst Restaurant Meal in America." The Center for Science in the Public Interest points out that the dish has more than 1300 calories, 33 grams of trans fats and 3700 milligrams of sodium. The fish platter is made up of fried fish, cornmeal hush puppies and onion rings.
The American Heart Association recommends less than two grams of trans fats per day for a healthy life. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says it plans to pursue legal action if Long John Silver's continues to use cooking oil which it says is unhealthy.

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By Theresa Goffredo Herald Writer
After I wrote a review about Gyro Cave in downtown Everett, I got a call from Herald reader Mel J. Grewing.
Grewing wanted to tell me about his choice for the best place in Everett to get gyros, those Greek sandwiches filled with sliced lamb and beef and served in a pita or naan and topped with Tzatziki sauce.
Turns out Grewing has been a fan of Gyro House on Everett Mall Way for years. He told me to go there if I wanted the best gyro around.
Well, my husband Peter and I decided to go on a little quest for the holy gyro. On a recent Sunday we visited two gyro joints in two strip malls in Everett.
We visited Gyros 2 Go and Gyro House. Bottom line, you will get a delicious gyro well worth the money at either place.
For more details, here's how it went down.
We figured it was Sunday afternoon and, all things being equal, we would do a side-by-side comparison.
The first stop was Gyros 2 Go on East Casino Road. This strip mall near a Fred Meyer was absolutely packed. Several people dining inside Gyros 2 Go, which was warm and good-smelling.
The restaurant boasts of serving Chicago-style gyros and offering halal products, which are foods Muslims are permitted to eat. Pete and I weren't sure what was meant by a Chicago-style gyro but we ordered the basic lamb and beef gyro ($5.99) to go along with an order of regular fries ($1.99) for our 9-year-old son.
The man behind the counter was very friendly and pleasant when he took our order. Pete and I also noticed that it was late enough in the afternoon that the spits of hanging meat from which the gyro filling is sliced were put away and the cook reheated meat on the grill.
We grabbed our food and headed over to Gyro House in another uber-busy strip mall across town. (Weird, what's with the super busy strip mall traffic in south Everett on Sunday afternoon?)
Inside Gyro House there's a square window that opens into the kitchen. You can't quite see all the action so we never got to see the cook slicing the meat but when we got home there was no doubt.
We ordered the same thing at Gyro House, a traditional lamb-beef gyro on pita ($4.99) and an order of regular fries ($1.99).
We opened our gyros at home and discovered they were both packed with meat. We could have easily made two additional gyros if we had extra pita bread. Oh well. We dug in.
The gyros were similar in many ways. The meat was tender and spicy, though the meat from Gyro House was more finely sliced. Both were wrapped in a delicate soft pita and both contained purple onions and tomatoes. Gyro House had a bit more of the white tzatziki sauce made of garlic and yogurt so the whole sandwich might have been a bit juicier, but we're only talking degrees apart here.
Clearly, it was a toss-up.
I told reader Grewing about my findings. He hadn't been to Gyro 2 Go but was happy that we were giving Gyro House some love.
In fact, Peter and I decided we would probably return to both places to try some more of their selections. With gyros this good, there's no telling what other delicious items we'll discover.
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Gyro House
620 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett; 425-513-1884.
Speciality: Greek.
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Festival is looking to up its number of US and international films.
Swedish music and film festival Way Out West (Aug 8-10) is set to expand its film offering this year.
In its eighth year the event, which won an MTV Award for Most Innovative Festival 2012, will host screenings of more than 30 films in five theatres and a new outdoor cinema as well as previews of new TV shows and music videos.
The festival last year played host to the Swedish premiere of Searching for Sugar Man and it is now looking to up its number of US and international films.
Neil Young, The Knife and Kendrick Lamar are due to perform at this year's edition. Film programmer Svante Tidholm's lineup is to announced shortly.
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Blake Shelton name-checks Dixie Crystals in his latest chart-topper, "Boys 'Round Here," and now the sugar company is offering up a sweet thank you. Houston-based artist Reginald Adams says in a YouTube video that Imperial Sugar Company commissioned him to honor the country star in unique fashion.
The one-minute-52-second video also gives a time-lapsed presentation of Adams making the 30-inch square portrait, which took him more than 30 hours to complete.
Adams adds in a statement that he really enjoys working in all sorts of media to create mosaic art, and he's "very excited to be involved with a tribute to a fellow artist" by making his first mosaic portrait in Dixie Crystals.
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Creating Art From 'Anything'
October 16, 2013 - Jane Whitmore
Art: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also, works so produced. The next exhibit on the Art Wall at Wild Rose Casino will be "Recycled, Reused, Refurbished Art." The casino and members of the Palo Alto Arts Council work together to present the Art Wall, with successful and interesting exhibits of paintings created by area artists. Here is the concept for the next Art Wall: Any recycled materials can be used, including fabric, metal, paper, nature, plastic or glass. The project needs to be hung on the wall. My thoughts immediately turned to an art project I?had created years ago. It was a black cat walking down a curved staircase -- made of crushed marbles. That was my first "mosaic" type of project. A few years ago, artist and Arts Council member Karen Ruddy was instrumental in helping students create mosaics that now hang in the hallway at Emmetsburg Middle School. The project was titled "Leaving Your Mark On Your Community." It was my privilege to assist with this project in a small way. Today, my thoughts again turn to mosaics but perhaps out of material different from Smalti glass. There just might be time to create a piece for the Art Wall. The deadline isn't until Nov. 16. In the years the Arts Council hosted Art in the Park, we have seen a number of projects created from recycled, reused and refurbished materials. One artist successfully used clothes dryer lint of different colors to create colorful scenes. Think of the possibilities. Haven't we at one time or another seen art work created from match sticks, jewely, flowers, buttons, wood chips, sand or earth? Here are the Art Wall Guidelines: --Quality art by artists 18 years of age or older. --People who live or work in Palo Alto County, an employee of the Wild Rose Casino &?Resort, or a member of the Palo Alto Arts Council. --Minimum size is 11-inches by 14-inches with a maximum size of 5-feet by 5-feet. --Not to exceed 25 pounds. --The entry must be an original work of art created by you. --Entry must be wired or have two brackets and ready to be hung. The deadline to submit entries is Saturday, Nov. 16. On that date, artists can pick up their entries from the past exhibit, or drop off an item for the new exhibit. There is an entry fee to cover expenses, which is due at the time the art piece is submitted. And, each artist must sign a waiver releasing Wild Rose Casino &?Resort from liability. There are a lot of would-be artists out there that don't necessarily create with a brush and a palate. So, get your thoughts together and create a piece of Recycled, Reused, Refurbished Art. Anyone with questions can contact Laura Blanchet or Julie Leners, Arts Council members, in Emmetsburg.
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Above: Day 2 video highlights from the 2011 Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro
Above: Kolohe Andino and Tanner Gudauskas fend off Brazil's Adriano De Souza and Pablo Paulino in one of the best heats of the day.
Jadson Andre Leads Brazilian Charge on Day 2 of ASP PRIME Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Wednesday, May 4, 2011) – The second day of the ASP PRIME Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro saw ASP World Tour surfer Jadson Andre (BRA), 21, young local talent Tanner Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 22, and up-and-comer Gabriel Medina (BRA), 17, push performance barriers in Round 2 by reveling in the clean one-to-three foot waves at Lower Trestles at San Onofre State Beach to post the highest scores of the event.
The Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro represents the third ASP PRIME event of the year and has attracted several of the world's best surfers in search of the heightened points on offer towards their ASP World Ranking.
Andre locked into a clean lefthander to unload the highest single wave score of the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, a nearly-flawless 9.87 out of 10 with an impressive combination of powerful carves before pulling out his signature, frontside air-reverse to add to his 8.60 for the highest heat total of the event (18.47 out of 20).
"I knew it was going to be a tough heat because Caio (Ibelli) is one of the best juniors in the world and Miguel (Pupo) has been surfing so well lately and Austin (Ware) has been on the tour for a long time and I knew I had to go big," Andre said. "I just did three big carves and a big air." Andre, current No. 12 on the elite ASP World Title Race, has been focusing on improving his surfing in all conditions and feels that the training is paying off.
"I've been trying to mix it up and I feel good because I see that it's working," Andre said. "I'm trying to do other maneuvers, not just one big air. I have been traveling and want to show that I've improved. I'm just stoked that I made my heat, that's my goal."
Above: Bobby Martinez and Dusty Payne advance over Kai Barger and Granger Larsen.
Gudauskas slowly built momentum throughout his heat, notching an excellent score of 8.00 for a ferocious layback before unleashing a near-perfect 9.63 out of 10 by blasting a flurry of powerful backside turns on a long righthand wall.
"I really was just out to pasture when that wave came in and everyone slid right because I think they were looking to go left and I just got this chip from out the back," Gudauskas said. "I felt like I got lucky with the waves I got. I didn't have rhythm in the beginning and I got a wave, it was just like my last heat."
Gudauskas' 17.70 heat total, one of the highest of competition, saw the goofy-footer earn top honors in an intense, high-scoring heat over fellow San Clemente native Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 17, who advanced in second, ASP World No. 11 Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, and Pablo Paulino (BRA), 24.
"That heat was so gnarly, I was thinking that if one more set came in I could easily go to third," Gudauskas said. "Those are fun heats, but at the same time, when you lose those it's a tough one so I feel for Adriano (de Souza) and Pablo (Paulino)."
Above: Gabriel Medina and CJ Hobgood take out John Florence and Dan Ross.
Gabriel Medina continued his strong form in Round 2 by putting on a progressive clinic with tail-drifting turns and airs on two steep Lowers lefthanders to earn two of the event's highest scores of a 9.17 single wave score while dropping a 17.60 heat total to take a victory over ASP Dream Tour campaigners C.J. Hobgood (Melbourne, FL), 31, and Dan Ross (AUS), 28.
"I'm so stoked to get through and it was kind of hard to surf because the water is so cold," Medina said. "I got two good waves and I'm so stoked to be here at Lowers. I've been here twice and I just love it, it's a really cool wave."
Thiago Camarao (BRA), 22, who was testing a new board in his heat, was another high-flying Brazilian who turned heads today by notching a 15.67 out of 20 heat total to take his win over ASP Dream Tour surfer Adam Melling (AUS), 26, who advanced in second.
"I just got a new board yesterday because the waves are so different than where I live," Camarao said. "It feels so good, but I need to practice more on it on my backhand. I'm sure I'll get to practice more on my backhand in the next heat, but I'm really happy to have won that heat and to make it through to the next round."
Lincoln Taylor (AUS), 22, was responsible for the day's biggest upset by issuing defending event champion Gabe Kling (St. Augustine, FL), 30, and Raioni Monteiro (BRA), 28, early eliminations from the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro by finding the best righthander in a wave-starved heat to advance into the Round of 48.
"It was a solid heat with Gabe (Kling) having won last year and Raoni (Monteiro) has been ripping this year," Taylor said. "It was one of those heats that was tough for everybody and its just luck at the moment. If you luck into the good one, you're going to get through and I was lucky."
Running in conjunction with the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro will be the ASP 5-Star Oakley Pro Junior, which will see the 32-man field battle for the vital points on offer towards qualification for the elite ASP World Junior Tour.
The Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro holds a waiting period from May 3 through 7, 2011 and is webcast LIVE via www.nike6lowerspro.com
For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com or www.aspnorthamerica.org
Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Round of 48 Results:
Heat 1: Joel Centeio (HAW) 14.67, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 14.67, Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.80, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 10.56
Heat 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.60, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.50, Daniel Ross (USA) 9.20, John Florence (HAW) 4.19
Heat 3: Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 17.70, Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.53, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.10, Pablo Paulino (BRA) 13.50
Heat 4: Dusty Payne (HAW) 12.33, Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.77, Kai Barger (HAW) 12.33, Granger Larsen (HAW) 10.03
Heat 5: Heitor Alves (BRA) 13.84, Jesse Mendes (BRA) 10.17, Masatoshi Ohno (JPN) 9.53, Pedro Henrique (BRA) 9.03
Heat 6: Taylor Knox (USA) 13.87, Mason Ho (HAW) 12.60, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 11.83, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.10
Heat 7: William Cardoso (BRA) 15.77, Junior Faria (BRA) 11.43, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 11.17, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 9.20
Heat 8: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 14.67, Cory Lopez (USA) 14.07, Nic Muscroft (AUS) 9.47, Dane Reynolds (USA) 2.70
Heat 9: Jadson Andre (BRA) 18.47, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.80, Caio Ibelli (BRA) 14.10, Austin Ware (USA) 11.90
Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Round of 96 Results:
Heat 17: Caio Ibelli (BRA) 10.67, Damien Hobgood (USA) 8.96, Glenn Hall (IRL) 8.90, Messias Felix (BRA) 7.50
Heat 18: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 14.67, Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.27, Brent Dorrington (AUS) 13.10, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 7.83
Heat 19: Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 9.19, Austin Ware (USA) 9.10, Gabe Kling (USA) 5.60, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 2.63
Heat 20: Kai Otton (AUS) 13.57, Jadson Andre (BRA) 12.70, Roy Powers (HAW) 8.27, Charles Martin (GLP) 6.20
Heat 21: Tonino Benson (HAW) 15.67, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 13.67, Tiago Pires (PRT) 9.87, Yuri Sodre (BRA) 8.57
Heat 22: Thiago Camarao (BRA) 15.67, Adam Melling (AUS) 13.73, Stu Kennedy (AUS) 12.13, Ben Dunn (AUS) 10.35
Heat 23: Tim Reyes (USA) 13.33, Heath Joske (AUS) 9.63, Leandro Bastros (BRA) 7.83, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 4.33
Heat 24: Nathan Yeomans (USA) 13.10, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.00, Jack Freestone (AUS) 12.50, Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 10.67
Running in conjunction with the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro will be the ASP 5-Star Oakley Pro Junior, which will see the 32-man field battle for the vital points on offer towards qualification for the elite ASP World Junior Tour.
The 2011 Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro holds a waiting period from May 3 through 7, 2011 and is LIVE via www.nike6lowerspro.com
The Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro will be televised live and in its entirety in Hawaii on Oceanic Time Warner Cable's Oceanic SURF Channel 250 and 1250HD and from May 5 to May 7 on Time Warner SoCal Channel 101 in San Diego and Los Angeles.
For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com or www.aspnorthamerica.org


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Misty Mountain Rustic Farm Cottages offers accommodation in Sanddrif. The accommodation is equipped with a seating area. There is also a kitchenette, equipped with an oven, microwave and toaster. A fridge and stovetop are also available, as well as a kettle. Bed linen is provided. Misty Mountain Rustic Farm Cottages also includes a barbecue. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant, with packed lunches available on request. You can play mini-golf at the property, and the area is popular for cycling and fishing. more
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Smart TV (also known as connected TV or internet-enabled TV) is coming of age just in time for a summer of sport that begs you to upgrade the goggle box. Bringing down the wall between your living room and the internet, it can serve up a dazzling array of social media, on-demand video and apps, as well as dishing out premium grade HD telly. Here are some of the best smart TV options out there.
Samsung UE55ES8000
£2500, samsung.com
Don't by be fooled by its supermodel looks – the ES8000 (as it's known to its friends) also has face recognition, cutting-edge voice and motion control and a cluster of apps that includes social media titans Twitter and Facebook. This 3D-ready 55in Samsung has brains to match the beauty of its razor-thin bezel and shiny frame, and the price tag reflects the eye-opening detail of the steady picture. Read our review and see the ES8000 in action in our video.
Sony KDL-55HX853
£1800, sony.co.uk
The 3D-enabled, internet-loving HX853 is 55in of indulgence for your eyeballs and while it's happy bringing YouTube to your living room, it's happiest when fed the hi-def treats that really help it show off its glossy coat. Access to the Sony Entertainment Network means accessing those from the video shop in the sky couldn't be easier. There's even a dedicated SEN button on the remote. Nice touch.
£2900, lg.com
Traditionally speaking, internet on TVs and consoles has been hobbled by horrible browsers, so it's nice to see LG's 55in LM960V has a decent window to the web. Like the Samsung ES8000, it has gesture and voice control (via the remote) and while expensive, its stunning design and flawless visual performance make it a worthy adversary to the Samsung.
Panasonic TX-P50GT50
£1500, panasonic.co.uk
Turn on Panny's smart plasma and it doesn't muck about, inviting you to head straight for Viera Connect (Panasonic's hub for all things internet). Admittedly, that can be a pain when you're in a rush to watch something on old-fashioned broadcast TV, but it's a reminder that Panasonic's not pulling any connected punches. And the picture? It's stellar in 2D or 3D, as you'd expect.
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CLA Scholarship
Erik Miller Stephanie Nelson William Warren
This scholarship is given annually to selected students who have demonstrated high academic achievement in and commitment to the liberal arts. Students must have completed 60 credits of course work and have an overall GPA of 3.3 or above.
Erik writes, Being selected for the CLA scholarship is an amazing honor and something that I am profoundly proud of. When considering the amount of applicants that applied, the demanding selection criteria, and the monetary value of the scholarship, it is truly something that I am very excited about winning and thankful to be chosen for. I believe winning the CLA scholarship symbolizes my unwavering commitment to the College of Liberal Arts and the university as a whole. The money that I receive will be used to help pay for tuition.
Stephanie writes, I am humbled to have received this award and so grateful for the endless opportunities from the College of Liberal Arts. I am proud to be a part of CLA because this school has so many strong mentors and opportunities for students. Through CLA, I can celebrate diversity, communicate and network with so many people, and walk forward in my quest for knowledge. As a scholarship winner, I plan to use this award to pay for tuition costs next year and get the most out of my education experience as a senior by continuing my efforts with the Communication Club as president next year, setting high standards for my academic achievements, and networking with this great community of professionals. Thank you for this unique opportunity!
William writes, I grew up in Washburn, Wisconsin, and came to the University of Minnesota Duluth to study political science. After arriving at UMD, I have strived to become involved with the campus community while also dedicating time to my studies in the College of Liberal Arts. I cant explain the reaction I had when I opened the letter that announced the scholarship. I am very honored to have been chosen as one of three recipients of the CLA Scholarship. The scholarship will go toward my tuition so I can further advance in my degree of political science.
CLA Board of Advisers Scholarship
Nicole Hackbarth
The CLA Board of Advisers Scholarship is awarded to a CLA student who demonstrates academic excellence, leadership potential, and financial need. This scholarship is intended to help offset the rising cost of tuition and thereby allow a student to take full and continued advantage of all that UMD has to offer. The current members of the alumni board have distinguished themselves in business, law, education, civic engagement, and the military, and all of them cite their liberal arts education as the firm foundation that has served them well in their careers. We hope that this scholarship will help a deserving student have the kind of experience that we all have had at UMD, and that this student will be able to look back from a future career with the same fond memories and gratitude that we all feel for the first class liberal arts education we received at UMD.
Nicole writes, I am honored to be the recipient of the CLA Board of Advisers Scholarship award for 2012-2013. This scholarship will aid me in completing my final semester here at UMD, specifically with tuition expense, before I graduate. Though this is bitter sweet as I love this institution and regard it as a second home of sorts, I am ready to get out into this multifaceted world and dig in using the knowledge and experiences I have gained as a student here.
Ebert Stembler Scholarship
Nicholas Bonko Shannon Kinley Julie Krienke
The Ebert Stembler Scholarship is awarded to CLA students who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. In view off in-state tuition costs at UMD that have surpassed $10,000, Mary Ebert and Paul Stembler hope that these new and impactful $5,000 scholarships give the recipients more of an opportunity to involve themselves in a variety of activities that they will hopefully find rewarding to themselves and to others. What we hoped to accomplish was to allow others to share the experience, the honor, the special feeling that UMD has allowed us to have over the years and this seemed to be a good way to pass that on.
Nicholas writes, It is truly an honor to receive the prestigious Ebert Stembler Scholarship award. Receiving this reward allows me to continue my journey as a liberal arts student. I strongly believe that the principles of the liberal arts will allow me to be become more of an engaged, moral and productive citizen. I plan on using this scholarship to pay for my tuition which will help me come closer to my goal of graduating in four years as a double major minor, debt free.
Shannon writes, I was so excited when I found out that I won this scholarship. I was not expecting to receive one, let alone the very generous amount that I received. It means so much to me to have support from UMD alumni, students, and faculty and recognition for how hard I work to excel in my studies. I will be using this scholarship to help out with my tuition. One less loan I have to take out for next year! Thank you so much for your support. It feels really good to finally be recognized for all the work I put into my education.
Julie writes, This scholarship is a blessing for me as I approach my senior year at UMD and work toward continuing my liberal arts education. The Ebert Stembler Scholarship will assist me in earning my journalism and sociology degrees, which will enable me to pursue a reporting career upon graduation.
Virginia and Matt Klemmack Scholarship
Canyon Bachan
David Klemmack is a 1966 graduate of UMD. He, his wife, and other family members established this scholarship in memory of his parents who strongly supported his academic pursuits.
Canyon writes, I am absolutely honored to have been selected as the recipient of the Virginia and Matt Klemmack Scholarship Award. This scholarship helps to symbolize all of my fantastic academic pursuits I have accomplished throughout my tenure at UMD, but this award is not an end itself, but a means to an end. My time in the College of Liberal Arts is about enhancing my knowledge in the realm of social justice; every class I have taken in this college has given me either an increased awareness as to the wrongs in our society, or a device to correct said wrongs. As a goal in life, I would like to use my knowledge to help the queer community in our struggles through discrimination, as well as providing support to other communities who have been wronged. Winning this scholarship tells me that I am on the right track to achieving this life goal. As for the money, it will obviously go toward my last academic year at UMD, but will also provide me with closure in terms of future debts. As well, the money and the achievement gives me that added push to pursue my master's degree.
Daniel and Mary Levenduski Humanities Scholarship
Megan Chartrand
Daniel and Mary Levenduski, natives of the Twin Ports, were children during the Depression. Both came from large families, and both entered the workplace while still completing their high school educations. For neither of them was a college degree financially possible. Yet both of them embraced the value of a post-secondary education and believed that a broad grounding in the liberal arts was important for future success in all fields. They were grateful to UMD for providing this grounding for their daughter and when, in 1988, they sold the highly successful commercial printing business they started in 1950 in Duluth, they began to give back to UMD and to provide support for the humanities, their daughters chosen field of study. This scholarship honors them and perpetuates their commitment to the study of the humanities across disciplines at UMD.
Megan writes, I am so grateful for receiving this scholarship. It is nice to see my hard work recognized. I plan on using this scholarship towards my English and Communication majors. I will be able to focus on applying my liberal arts education by volunteering and participating in extracurricular activities. I plan to study abroad while I am in college and this scholarship will give me the flexibility to do that.
Frank McCray Jr. Achievement Scholarship
Chélese Ewart
Frank's wife and children honored Frank's wishes and established this scholarship after his passing in early 2011. Frank often gave credit for his success to his background at UMD. The 1967 graduate (he earned his masters in 1971) loved to read as a child. This passion pushed him to pursue higher education. Although he was born in Gainesville, Florida, he turned to Minnesota for education and chose UMD because of its small size.
Chélese writes, I am so thankful for this scholarship. Coming from a home of a single parent raising two children, one of them being severely autistic, this scholarship has been the best thing to happen to me this academic year. I currently work three jobs to support myself, and my family. Just knowing I have this scholarship is a blessing. Im the only one paying for my schooling, and it has been difficult to balance all of the funds on my own. There are no words to describe how appreciative I am to have this opportunity. A year ago I was struggling to get into college, and now Im being rewarded for my hard work. I will use this scholarship to help pay for my next years tuition. I cannot thank the CLA department and Judy McCray enough for selecting me. Im not sure what allowed me to stand out apart from everyone else, but I will continue to keep up the hard work, and hope for more opportunities such as this in the future.
Potter/Lloyd Family Reaching Higher Scholarship
Kayla Kohanek
In the words of Elizabeth Potter Lloyd, Higher education is an important part of a person's growth and maturation. It not only assists in preparing one for a successful career, more importantly, it stimulates one to lead a life of continuous learning. UMD is a special place in this respect. It accomplishes these goals and does so in an affordable manner. Elizabeth was born and raised in Duluth and attended UMD, graduating in 1959. Elizabeth and Stephen Lloyd's son also graduated from UMD in 1989. Based on her personal experiences, Elizabeth Potter Lloyd and her family would like to assist others financially to receive the high quality of education that they received at UMD.
Kayla writes, Receiving this scholarship is such an honor, and I am so grateful to have been chosen for it. In the pursuit of education, students often must rely on the altruistic generosity of others to propel them forward. And this scholarship is just that: true generosity. This money will go towards paying for the completion of my undergraduate degree at UMD in Professional Writing Studies, and a subsequent graduate degree. Also, I will be completing an unpaid internship in publishing this summer, and this money will help me defray the expense of living and working. Once again, I'd like to thank the donors so much for their devotion to the welfare of UMD students.
Richter Family Scholarship
Chloe Meyer
This scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to a deserving student in the College of Liberal Arts at UMD.
Chloe writes, First off I want to thank those who made this scholarship possible as well as those who selected me as the scholarship recipient. I could not be more thankful and more honored. Throughout my three years as an undergrad here at UMD I have learned what it means to be a good student, a good worker, and a good person, and part of that growth is a result of seeing the realities that I never really saw before. College is where we realize how to be adults, it is that transition from the school world to the real world, we realize what we are good at, what we have to work on, who we are as individuals, and what is most important to us. This scholarship is an aid to that growth and development for me. After recently deciding I would double major, I realized I would have to stay an extra year, adding on another year of tuition and academic expenses onto an already expensive college career. This scholarship lessens that burden and only encourages me to continue on with my studies in order to improve myself as well as to help others improve through these next few years at school. It is motivation for me to continue helping transitioning freshmen, as well as older adapted students, into becoming well-rounded and actively involved participants of their college experience. Thank you again, it is opportunities like this that keeps students going.
Tobin Peace and Non-Violence Scholarship
Kaitlin Norwood
Raymond Tobins family has set up this scholarship in the hope that, through education, young scholars can become engaged with the world around them at the local, national or international level while promoting an ethic of care and working toward peaceful solutions. While the scholarship contributes to the undergraduate Liberal Arts experience, it was founded so that the critical thinking, social engagement and integrity fostered at UMD would shape the lives and livelihoods of the UMD Tobin Peace and Non-Violence Scholarship recipients. This scholarship will support a student within a CLA major who has demonstrated a strong interest in non-violence studies. This student is to show potential for contributing to the field of non-violence at the local, national, and/or international level.
Kaitlin writes, I am very honored to have been nominated and chosen as the first recipient of the Tobin Peace and Non-Violence Scholarship. Recognition, not for myself, but for the organizations and courageous people who dedicate their lives to ending violence within our campus and Duluth communities is very reassuring. I am grateful to know that work centered around equity, justice, and non-violence are valued by the University of Minnesota Duluth, as well as Maureen Tobin Stanley, who created this scholarship. The funds from this scholarship will help purchase books and materials for courses this coming fall semester, which are often very expensive.
Freshman/Sophomore Scholarship
Michael Acheson Rupa Erie Breann Thomason
This scholarship is given to a CLA freshman and sophomore student coming from Pine and Carlton counties.
Michael is from Cloquet and pursuing a Criminology major.
Rupa is from Mahtowa and pursuing majors in International Studies and Biology and a minor in Political Science.
Breann is from Esko and pursuing a Criminology major.
Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies Study Abroad Scholarship
Justin Anderson
The purpose of the fund is to provide a scholarship that will assist UMD students to take an approved study aboard program. As the fund is linked to the Alworth Institute for International Studies, any applicant should be able to demonstrate an interest in acquiring international experience including, where appropriate, having attended events at the Alworth Institute.
Justin is an honors student majoring in Organizational Management. He spent the Fall 2011 semester studying in Chile and working on a UROP on the Chilean economy.
Robin and Marjorie Blagburn Award
Casey Bissener
This award is presented for academic achievement, personal growth, and leadership in the UMD Study in England Programme.
Casey writes, I traveled to England last year with 28 other students and a world of possibilities before me. Quickly, England began to feel like home and those other students became family. It was truly a surprise to be recognized among my peers for my personal growth and academic achievements throughout the year. This award was very helpful to me this year in going towards paying for my tuition.
Robert H. and Mary M. Evans Study in England Scholarship
Laurel Wiehe
This scholarship is awarded to a student who attends UMD the year following participation in the Study in England Programme. It is based upon intellectual and personal growth and overall contribution to the vitality of the programme.
Laurel writes, Receiving this award was a great honor. It meant that my professors had recognized the changes I had gone through over my year in the program; they looked at not only my grades and intellectual changes but also my personal growth. I was involved in the yearbook committee for our program and in many other aspects of the group. I greatly enjoyed my time overseas and to be granted a scholarship was a final blessing in a year of blessings. I used the money to help with tuition for the fall semester of 2011. It was a great help.


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DIY - Make your own lipscrub - (PICTURES)
Posted 19 January 2012 - 11:54 AM ( #1 )
Chapped lips are common this season with the harsh cold winter air, even during the summer, so I have an easy and cheap way to make your own Honey Sugar lipscrub <3
This recipe is sure to leave your lips soft, getting rid of the dead skin and also making your feel less bleh It's also tasty but I wouldn't recommend eating it...It's got vaseline in it.
So what you will need is;
Granulated Sugar
Demarara Sugar (optional)
Container (to keep it in)
First off put one and a half teaspoons of Sugar into the bowl,
Next add half a teaspoon of the other sugar (optional) This is for different sizes of grains to exfoliate.
Then add one and a half teaspoons of Honey
Next get half a teaspoon of vaseline and push it with your finger into the mix
Start to mix the ingredients by pushing down with the spoon until everything is mixed even.
Clean out your container and set it down ready to put the mix into it.
Scoop the mix and put it into the container.
You are doooone <3
To use: Take a small ammount and rub it onto your lips with your finger then rub your lips together. When you are done rub the scrub off with a flannal or some tissue.
Enjoy your lips
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 04:29 AM ( #4 )
I'd probably eat it xDD
I licked a little bit...It tasted good at first until I tasted the vaseline ; _ ;
Posted 20 January 2012 - 09:35 AM ( #5 )
He likes to eat a lot of things, even some we don't normally eat.
Anyways, it looks yummy,and I would make it if I could!
Posted 20 January 2012 - 07:21 PM ( #6 )
Wow, I'd love to make this, if my brother didn't eat this.
He likes to eat a lot of things, even some we don't normally eat.
Anyways, it looks yummy,and I would make it if I could!
Eew.. Thank goodness he doesn't eat Tamagotchis..
Posted 24 January 2012 - 09:51 PM ( #7 )
Anyway, I'll probably make this if I have time, as I type this, my lip is cut and bleeding thanks to the fact it's pretty chapped D: I don't even bother using chapstick, since I'm lazy xD Thanks for the recipe :3
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The new standards that took effect Sunday allow jails to serve inmates two meals instead of three on weekends. They also can limit hot showers to every other day.
Jail staff will be able to review prisoners' emails for security reasons and monitor and record inmate visits.
Several mental health agencies supported revisions they said would improve treatment for mentally ill inmates. Those include new regulations on screening, health appraisals, medications and suicide prevention.
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Obviously you did not follow the guide correctly or else this would not happen. Try again and see also the forum faq for more info.
Posting your hardware info would have been more beneficial than telling us that you are sad.
After I use the BackTrack Live USB Install in the backtrack how to I end up with the bottom. Looks like Lilo and I used Unetbootin. And all boots fine but it just cycles to that defualt, as you see in the attactment that I put. I've tried many methods like the
LiLi USB Creator from http://www.linuxliveusb.com/. And still same problem. I thought maybe it could be a bad linux. So i checked the md5 and it was fine, but I still thought it could be a problem so I let it download it. It did install correctly or maybe it didn't and im doing something wrong. After I reboot I get the attached picture and no backtrack. That makes me sad. So what am I doing wrong? I followed the how to in backtrack form to the letter.
Obviously you did not follow the guide correctly or else this would not happen. Try again and see also the forum faq for more info.
Posting your hardware info would have been more beneficial than telling us that you are sad.
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
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Back|Track Wiki
Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.
1. Plug in your usb. Even I get this.
2. Format to fat32. Easy.
3. Download Unetbootin. Easy.
4. Start Unetbootin and select diskimage, and I also let it download it I tried it both ways.
5. Select your usb and click ok. It was the only usb to the Laptop.
So what did I do wrong? Also what does my hardware have to do with this? If you saw the attachment you would see that it boots something from the usb. But I have a HP F700 2GB of ram, Clock at 1.9GHZ dual core. Windows 7 ultimate just incase I missed something. I know it does boot USB memory sticks. In the pass with the same USB I have made a bootable USB memory of XP PRO. This was a pain in the ass to make but it was possible. It booted right up this was before windows 7 and I hated Vista and I wanted to make a bootable usb just because I can. So I know the laptop can boot off of usb and also that the memory stick will hold the information. I did go into the bios to change the boot order and its correct. I can chose a boot device pressing F9 and selecting my device and the usb is there. Also I can also enter the setup though that way as well. So I do know the workings of my laptop and I know the cabilities. I'm not a compleat novice with computers or its hardware.
So did I miss a step? Do I need to reconfigure some file for it to boot the files that where droped from the iso to the usb?
After I kept trying and trying with unetbootin as the backtrack how to form said, I kept getting no where. I also tried LinuxLive USB Creator 2.6 and got no where. Both methods with the same thing, a count down from 10 and no boot to linux. But knowing me I never give up. If one method doesnt work keep and keep trying till a program works. I thought I was doing something wrong but apparently I wasnt. I followed every step like it said and no go.
This is what worked for me.
1. Download Universal-USB-Installer-220.127.116.11 if newer try that one, download it from this page. Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick | USB Pen Drive Linux
2. Run it and agree to terms. Select your Linux then select the iso.
3. Click on create and enjoy.
I used a Compaq Presario F700 1.9 dual core 2gb of ram. I used a PNY 2GB memory stick. I also tested it on a HP ze5600 laptop, which the usb loaded. I had to wire the laptop and buy a PCI wifi card for it. I think I need to get more ram b/c it has 256 mb of ram and its slow but it loaded.
So whats going on with UnetBootin? Why didn't it work for me? My guess to best answer that is that no method is 100% acurate. Sometimes somethings do not work b/c of how your computer handels data would be my best guess. I have known this for many years but was wondering that maybe I am wrong. And I really wish someone here would prove me wrong. Even tho most computers will all act the same, some because of over usage or some small engergy goes a bit bonky but it doesnt make the chip die. Because of that some computers access the data differently. Appartenly this is what is happening with my laptop. So my guess is to buy a new one. But I will keep my laptop .
I was king of hopeing someone on here would figure out my problem before me. But I guess I'm alone in this quest.
I do things not because they are needed, not becuase its a challenge. I do them for the simple fact that I can.
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Morning Worship: 11:00 am
Evening Service: 6:00 pm
Kids 4 Truth: 6:45 pm
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Prayer Meeting: 7:00 pm
Nursery available at all services.
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When it comes to God's will for a believer's life, we get the part about humility and submission to it; the need to yield to God's will; we understand the wrestling that often occurs when confronted with the will of God. We usually calculate God's will in terms of its personal cost--in the light of what one must give up, surrender to God or yield, and we call that "sacrifice." But in reality, that's a very one-sided, self-absorbed perspective: it's narrow and near-sighted. The truth is, God doesn't really have to use any of us as none of us is indispensable to Him or His program on earth--regardless of how intelligent, wealthy, talented, or privileged, any of us may be!
When it comes to the will of God, what is most often not considered is the subject of tonight's message from Luke 1. Looking again at the life of Mary, we learn some really significant truth that is vital for us to embrace--whether as individuals or as a local church--as we look to pursue God's will in 2014.
The Blessedness of Following God's Will is part 2 of 2 in a short series of New Year's messages delivered to the congregation at Ferndale Baptist.
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for the critters
One of the first decisions we at VVC made was that we'd use the conference to raise some money for animal sanctuaries. We're doing that in two ways: by donating 5% of your registration fees, and by holding our Silent Auction during the conference's Saturday night Galarama (where we hope to break some sort of record for velvet, sequins, and rhinestones in one room).
Well, we've made our first donation, and we want to tell you what you're supporting.
Pigs Peace is a sanctuary in Washington. Since 1994, they've been caring for unwanted, neglected, and abused animals (not just pigs!). Please, visit their website—just reading Judy's message and mission will make you want to run out and start your own sanctuary. Also, check out the pigs' bios; their stories are fantastic.
You may have heard of the Seattle vegan store Sidecar—that's Pigs Peace's shop! Every penny of profit from the store goes straight to the sanctuary. Given the three-hour drive from Portland, you might want to tack on a Seattle leg to your trip after the conference.
What's your favorite sanctuary? We'll be looking to spread the love, so leave your ideas in the comments section!
And if you're interested in donating to the Silent Auction, fill out this form or email us with questions. Thanks.
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Ching Farm Rescue and Sanctuary!
I second Ching Farm! 🙂
Two of my favorites here in New York are Woodstock Animal Sanctuary and Catskill Animal Sanctuary.
Awww, hooray! I saw your tweet and I was going to come here to recommend Pigs Peace, so this makes me very very happy!
Ching Farm Rescue and Sanctuary. The best of the best!!!!!
Ching Farm Rescue and Sanctuary outside of Salt Lake City, UT is top notch.
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Ching Farm Rescue and Sanctuary is the best and could also use the support!
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Starting with their first letters — or ¬earlier, with the decision to correspond at all — friendship is the book's overarching subject, and the various topics that come and go are before all else attempts at finding that common ground upon which friendship can flourish. --From the New York Times Book Review (Martin Riker)
Two of my favorite contemporary novelists have published a book of fascinating correspondence between the two that covers a wide range of subjects including the financial meltdown of 2008, sports, friendship, film, love, death and of course, their own work and those books and authors they adore. Paul Auster and J.M. Coetzee, two of contemporary literature's most respected and acclaimed writers began their friendship in 2008. The subsequent result gave birth to a letter writing project collected in Here and Now: Letters 2008-2011. Letters range in length from a few pages to several sentences so one could easily bring this book along with them to the beach. Reading these letters (most of them composed on paper and sent through the mail) is like being a fly on the wall of a darkly lit bar, listening in on two incredibly charming and insightful artists feed off of one another's brilliant minds.
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Linux users, start your engines
Unless you're a motorhead to a varying degree — and an older one at that — you probably don't know who John Cooper is. His contributions in racing circles — putting the engine behind the driver in his Cooper Formula 1 cars in the late 1950s — would normally cement his place in automotive history, but he didn't stop there.
The thing for which Cooper is more widely known is modifying the British Motor Corporation's Mini in the 1960s, adding his name to make it the Mini Cooper while adding a higher degree of performance that won the little car that could a warehouse full of rally trophies and Sports Car Club of America club racing victories.
Around the same time as the development of the first Mini Coopers, across the pond in America Carroll Shelby took the Ford Mustang and with a vision of making it faster and better, he gave us the Shelby Mustang along with the whole Shelby Cobra series (not to mention, later, the Dodge Viper). Shelby's association with Ford started a trend in the U.S. of taking a mass produced car and making it into a high performance machine.
So go ahead and ask: "Larry the Free Software Guy, what the heck does this have to do with Linux and FOSS?"
It's simple. Linux and FOSS has their own versions of John Cooper and Carroll Shelby making high performance versions of mass produced distros, building on the foundation of one of the "big three" Linux distros to make fire-breathing, pixel-burning distros; distros that are the digital equivalent of vehicles that are more than just for taking the kids to soccer practice or zipping over to the grocery store.
Not everyone can drive a Cobra or a Testarossa, nor does everyone want to. But knowing that the option is there, and that there are people out there providing those options, is one of Linux/FOSS's strengths.
We see this in distros like Kororaa, where Chris Smart and his team once based their distro on Gentoo and switched "manufacturers" to use Fedora in producing a solid, quick distro that works well right out of the box.
Jeff Hoogland and his band of developers at Bodhi Linux marry the lightweight Enlightenment desktop environment to Ubuntu. A combination of the lightweight desktop and the users' choice of what to include in their own digital vehicle makes this perhaps the best combination of getting the best performance out of one's machine.
Pixel-burning performance is one of the hallmarks at Crunchbang. Philip Newborough, a web developer and GNU/Linux enthusiast living and working in Lincoln, England, takes John Cooper's legacy to heart — in a digital sense — while he and his team provide a Openbox-based window manager with Debian rumbling under the hood.
We even see this high performance riff on the enterprise Linux side, where in a digital "garage" Derek Carter, Clint Savage and others are gearing up GoOSe Linux. This project deserves special mention because not only is the performance measured on the instruments, but also on the community building process in an enterprise realm.
Examples are abundant, and forgive me if I don't get to all of them. There are others who deserve mention: Salix OS provides a distro worthy of flamed fenders and racing stripes. Kenneth Granerud had a high performance distro in Wolvix which, due to some personal upheavals, became dormant, but in talking with him recently we might see it come back sometime soon.
So when someone complains about the fact that there are 320-something distros out there, bear in mind many of them are not for everyone.
So buckle up, and let's be careful out there.
(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.)
September 27, 2011 at 8:28 am
Mrs. Panik is running Bodhi on the Dell from Hell Mini 12. It is working great
and if it works on that machine you can run it on the cat's litter box.
Those early Minis (car not computer) were fun. Someone was building a
"TwinMini" that had two engines, driving all four wheels. The Colonel
respects all the people who take something and make it better.
Hey, did Ford MoCo sue Mr. Shelby? No they did not. Did that TwinMini
get to the race track without passing through a court of law? Damn right.
When Les Paul hacked that Gibson guitar did he go to jail for it? Nope,
not only was he allowed to play it, Gibson gave Mr. Paul a job. So when
Larry the Free Software Guy mounts a cup holder on the side of his desk
top he is good to go? Not. It will be more like "Gentleman start your lawyers!"
What happened to us? Innovation is illegal?
/Insert video of Colonel Panik atop the worlds highest soapbox, waving his
arms in a vague manner as he cries FREEDOM/
My hours spent in the Linux realm are my protest against any kind of petty
tyrant stopping any kind of innovation.
The hardware hackers need to develop a free and open platform just to run
Linux. Seems like what we have now is going to be "controlled" by some
corporation or the lawyers.
Peace, Bob
January 20, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I'm still using bodhilinux since 8 months ago… It's awesome!
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Mary Ella's Weekly Message
July 23, 2012
Smokefree Vacation
Summer is the time that many folks head out for a little vacation. Perhaps you have a plan for going to the beach, camping in a state park or just taking a few days off to relax and tackle some projects around the house. Whatever you do to take a break, be sure that making a plan to stay smokefree is part of your vacation preparation.
Changing the routine and daily pace of life can recharge our batteries. It gets us out of the daily grind and into a place of few or no responsibilities. It can be relaxing but at the same time, it can be stressful. For example, when you completed the Pack Track activity in Module 2, you may have discovered that you smoked the most when you were bored. Your vacation plan will then need to include what you will do if you find yourself feeling bored in a different setting or out of your daily routine. If the book you chose to read while on vacation turns out to be too dull to finish, what will you do to prevent boredom? The Pack Tracks activity also could have shown that you smoked the most when you were happy. What will you do on vacation if you're having a great time with friends or family and suddenly feel tempted? Maybe you'll see some friends or relatives who used to smoke with you. What will you say when they approach you? Having a plan is half the battle—it gives you tools that you can use if you find yourself in a weak moment. Don't let these situations turn into excuses to slip back and smoke.
Some questions to consider in making your smokefree vacation plan:
- Are you driving somewhere? Do you have directions printed out? A map? A GPS that is up to date?
- Does that family reunion include coping with the irritations of "Uncle Bob"? Are you traveling with some less-than-entertaining family members or friends? If so, what "alone time" do you have planned for yourself?
- What will you do if your plans are interrupted and you find yourself frustrated?
- If you're flying somewhere, do you have plenty of ways to keep yourself occupied in case of delays? Do you know what you'll do if your luggage is lost or you forget to pack something?
- If the weather isn't cooperating with the yard work you'd planned or you finish your housecleaning ahead of schedule, what will you do with your free time?
Making a plan now will help you get through temptation later. You can have a great vacation and remain committed to your new smokefree life.
- Delay. The urge will pass, whether you smoke or not.
- Deep breathe. Listen to a relaxation exercise.
- Drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated, especially if you live in a part of the country that is undergoing a heat wave (eight, 8-oz. glasses a day).
- Do something else—get up and actually do something to distract yourself.
I'll see you on the Message Boards! :-) Mary Ella
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"A lot of men and women gave their lives for this flag," he said sternly, adding that, "as an American, and as a veteran, I was offended by that."


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Ryan Gosling, Best Actor? 2011 Celebrity Superlatives: Part 1!
Class clown? Most talented? Drama queen? Check out our celebrity superlatives for 2011!
-The Betty Editors
It's probably been quite a while since most of you Bety readers were in high school (although if there are some high school readers with us, hello!); it's been a while for us, too. But you know what we miss? High school yearbook superlatives. But then we had an idea! As we were looking towards the end of the year, we figured, why not bring back those old superlative categories? Only this time, we've applied them to the celebrity world. Sure, it's not the end of the school year, but in celebration of having made it successfully through 2011, we offer you these: Our list of 2011 Celebrity Superlatives! Who won most talented? Teacher's pet? Drama queen? Read on to find out!
Most overall talented: Justin Timberlake
Whether acting, dancing, singing, or accompanying servicewomen to the Marine Corps Ball, Justin Timberlake wins our award for most talented. He's come a long way from his 'N SYNC days, hasn't he? Bravo, Justin!
Most musical: Adele
Even in the face of problems with her vocal cords, Adele earns the title for most musical from us. Her sophomore albumm 21, debuted at the beginning of the year, and it's been a whirlwind ride of awards and accolades ever since. Fun fact: According to the Official Charts Company, Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles did it in 1964. Now that's impressive! We can only hope that she recovers from her throat surgery soon—we want more music from her, stat!
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Best actor: Ryan Gosling
Even if he got robbed in the race for People's Sexiest Man Alive, at least we can bestow this honor upon him. Between Drive and The Ides of March, Ryan gets our best actor award. Ryan, you can stop by to talk feminist theory with us any time.
Most valuable player: Daniel Radcliffe
EW's number one Entertainer of the Year? Well deserved! Daniel gave a great performance in the final installment of the Harry Potter series, and he's recently been lighting up Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He's set to leave the show on January 1, alas, but we're sending him out with a bang as our 2011 MVP.
Class clown: Melissa McCarthy
This should be a no-brainer. Melissa McCarthy is a brilliant comedian, and happily, this year she's been getting loads of the recognition she so richly deserves. Mike & Molly? Bridesmaids? Her hilarious Emmy acceptance speech? Melissa, you crack us up!
More celeb superlatives, including most likely to succeed and most infamous, up next!