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The 2007 farm bill is a critical issue for farmers across the country. Congressmen Collin Peterson, ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, and Rubén Hinojosa, Democratic from Texas, brought that message home to Texans at a recent town hall meeting in Weslaco, Texas. Both agreed on ways that the 2007 farm bill could help both the farmer and the country.
Peterson and Hinojosa are optimistic that the new farm bill will include a permanent disaster relief program for farmers instead of through hoc bills to deal with disasters that have already occurred, bills that often have expensive riders tacked onto them not related to agriculture.
"Farmers and ranchers across the United States are struggling to recover from disastrous floods, droughts and other natural disasters that damaged or destroyed crops and livestock in 2005 and 2006," said Peterson. Democrats have sought to include agriculture disaster relief in legislation being considered by Congress for more than a year.
Hinojosa agreed: "For months we have been pushing for an increase in disaster and drought assistance, but these efforts have been blocked. Now is the time to debate legislation that is comprehensive and will directly address the losses suffered from natural disasters. Providing this assistance makes sense and will strengthen rural communities and our nation's economy."
Hinojosa regrets that there has been "no spirit of bipartisanship" that would allow a bill to be passed.
"It's clear that the country will have a disaster some place every year," Peterson said. Hinojosa agreed. In 2005, the USDA declared that 80 percent of all U.S. counties either primary or contiguous disaster areas, while 70 percent have already been declared disaster areas in 2006. Peterson says at this point many Republicans agree with him, and that the bill will reach the floor of the House of Representatives.
Peterson said the farm bill also must deal with energy. "Right now," he said, "we're funding both sides of the war on terror."
Peterson said the United States has to curb dependence on foreign oil where the profits are going to countries funding terrorism. He stressed the importance of an aggressive energy program to produce biofuels that would be part of the 2007 farm bill. "The quicker we can get off foreign oil dependence, the better off we'll be." And that's where the farmer comes in.
Alternative energy from agriculture offers a great opportunity for the rural community. Peterson stressed the importance of developing the biofuel industry in the United States. "It's the private sector that is going to have to do it."
Minnesota has taken the lead in developing biodiesel and ethanol plants. Throughout the state, 19 plants produce ethanol from corn and soybeans. Owned by the private sector, all are highly profitable. The biofuel industry is spreading across the country, and provides opportunities for investors to make money. Ethanol can be derived from many plants, including wheat, corn stalks, sorghum and even mesquite.
"I'm for everything," Peterson said. "Coal, nuclear, anything" that could allow the U.S. to be energy independent.
"We have to place our resources into research." Grants and loans from the government are needed for research on many components of the biofuel industry including cellulose. The fibers in cellulose can eventually be converted into ethanol and other biofuels, so there are huge incentives to learn more about how plants produce and modify cellulose.
The biofuel industry is growing by leaps and bounds. According to the American Coalition on Ethanol, this year the U.S. ethanol industry will grow to provide more than 5 billion gallons of this renewable fuel to our country's supply. And The New York Times reported "about 76 commercial biodiesel plants are in production today, up from 22 in 2004. Some companies are planning refineries capable of brewing up to 100 million gallons a year. Nationwide production of the fuel tripled last year over 2004 to 75 million gallons."
"We have to fuel this country and clean up the environment," said Peterson. And if the 2007 farm bill passes with the provisions that we propose, it will be a big step towards that goal.

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Another weekend and yet another calamitous result for Crewe Alexandra. Their latest disappointing loss was a confidence quelling 5-0 self-destruction on the road at Brentford. The Bees punished the visitors with two goals either side of half-time which effectively diminshed the Alex's prospects of returning north with anything to show for their endeavours.
The disheartening defeat thwartened their opportunity to extricate themselves from the constraint and pressure of being in the drop zone. That Brentford's five goals came in the space of just 30 minutes, from the 43rd minute to the 73rd minute, highlights the deficiencies prevalent within the current crop of players.
The Railwaymen enjoyed unanticipated success earlier in the year as they enjoyed a successive victory at Wembley, winning the Johnstone's Paint Trophy against Southend United. In spite of this the feel-good factor surrounding Gresty Road has long been suppressed as the Alex languish in the relegation zone with just 13 points from a possible 48. The cautious optimism which existed in pre-season has been completely vanquished as they recently became dubbed "the whipping boys" of League One by some fans.
Crewe have only four more points now than they did at the same stage when they were relegated into League Two in 2008-09. 16 games into that campaign, they had drawn three times and won just twice. It took until the 20th game that season when they began to confront the battle and turn around their form. The reaction was profound as they lost just 10 of the remaining 26 in comparison to the 14 losses from 20 previous games. This though was insufficient, as they were relegated with 46 points, just four points from safety.
For Crewe Alex to stay in League One this year, it is likely they will need to hit the infamous 50 point benchmark. Only one team has survived without hitting that mark since Crewe were last relegated from League One, that was Walsall who stayed up with 48 points in 2010-11. Though this was only by the skin of their teeth, as Dagenham and Redbridge were relegated in the position below them with just one point less than the Saddlers.
In addition since 2008-09, only one team to have reached 50 points has been relegated. Kent-based Gillingham reached the tally but were starved from safety by Hartlepool due to having a worse goal difference. Of all the teams to narrowly survive the drop, they lost no more than an average of 21.4 games. As Crewe have already lost nine, it means they have to begin to transform their disconcerning defeats into draws and eventually wins if they are to avoid returning to League Two football next term.
Furthermore, Crewe must gain at least 37 points from the next 30 games, an average of 1.2 points per game if they are to reach the coveted 50 points which has kept so many other teams up in recent years. Their 13 points from 16 averages out at just 0.8 points per game, which means an immediate improvement is necessary.
If the Alex continue accumulating their current rate of 0.8 points per game, by the 46th game of the season they will have ascertained approximately 36.8 points, which whilst obviously impossible to gain the 0.8, shows that drastic enhancement is requisite as a tally of below 40 will almost certainly see them relegated.
On home turf, they have taken eight points from eight games, averaging one point per game. Meanwhile their away form is drastically inadequate, With a win and a draw from eight games and four points from an available 24 assembled, they have averaged a infinitesimal 0.5 points.
Therefore Steve Davis must recognise that a positive upsurge in points gained away from home will be crucial if they are survive, with another 14 games on the road awaiting his side this season. Including these are trips to high-flying Wolves, Peterborough and a tough game away at arch rivals Port Vale.
Not only that, they face away games at teams challenging for a play-off place such as Bradford and Rotherham, all of which will prove stern tests to Steve Davis' side. Though their home fixtures do not look much kinder as they are yet to face thriving sides such as Wolves, Preston, Leyton Orient and Brentford. Obtaining points against these sides will be all the more vital for to solve the deprivation of confidence amongst the squad.
Their start has come somewhat as a shock to all, as Crewe finished comfortably in mid-table last season. At the same stage of their return to League One last season, they were seven points better off despite having played nine teams that would eventually finish above the South Cheshire club's 13th spot.
By 16, they had conceded 21 goals in comparison to this season's monumental figure of 36. In response they had converted 15 goals which meant that they had a goal difference of -6, this year however that has spiralled into a tremendous figure of -24. They unfortunately posses the worst goal difference of all the 92 teams within the English leagues, with Crystal Palace and Barnsley both penultimately on 15.
Whilst they had only kept one more clean sheet by the 6th of November 2012, this season's defensive performances have dramatically decayed. The defeat to Brentford was the 10th time this season in all competitions that Crewe have failed to score in a game and also the 10th time that they have conceded three goals or more, from just 20 games.
42% of these goals have come in the 15 minutes before or after half-time, which clearly exemplifies the time in which Crewe are at their weakest. Meanwhile only 22% of their goals come in the first half-an-hour, showing that Crewe do have a slight resilience. However their goals against tally clearly suggests it is not strong enough to hold out for the full 90 minutes and once they concede the first goal, the "flood gates" open.
It is clear that confidence is abject in the camp, the downcast dejected expressions painted upon the faces of the players once conceding demonstrates this. Their results have been threateningly inauspicious, considering they have been beaten twice by teams rock-bottom of the table with the with seven goals against them in those two games and none in their favour.
The Railwaymen's supporters will hoping for a run similar to that between 24 November and 1 January of last season which saw the Alex pick up 15 from 18 points. A string of positive results could subsequently see an upturn in belief that the squad could emphatically modify the conclusion of their 2013-14 campaign.
Next up in the league for Crewe is a trip to their enemies Port Vale, but before that awaits an FA Cup 1st round replay at home to Wycombe, a faily negligible tie to Crewe fans as a potential morale-boosting tie against Vale awaits just four days afterwards.
Nevertheless, the FA Cup is their last faint hope of obtaining silverware this campaign and though it is highly improbable that they will win it, sustaining a streak through several rounds could help boost morale to improve their league fortunes.
Whilst Davis pleads for the fans to stick with their side, he will inherently know that the ominous outlook to Crewe's campaign can only change once results begin to amass a positive perspective. Until then, supporters of the club will can only keep faith in the cause and pray that the manager can ameliorate their season.
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Badminton England have set out new plans for their Performance Programme in the light of the funding cuts imposed on them by UK Sport.
A whopping 20.6 per cent cut was announced in December after the poor results experienced in the past years.
The knock-on effect means Badminton England has decided that 37 Performance Centres around the country will slowly be cut loose and eventually left to fend for themselves by 2017.
The England Performance Training (EPT) project will continue to be implemented though the two High Performance Centres the EPT was set up to supplement will be abolished.
However, the launch of a new GB Talent Programme will supposedly pick up the slack of identifying young talent from around the country.
The upshot of the cuts is that Badminton England's net is not being thrown as wide in the search for new candidates to join the National Badminton Centre.
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Much to our sorrow, Gilbert T. Clarke, 84, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at The Oregon Veterans Home with his family around him. Gilbert was born Aug. 11, 1925, in the back of the Valley Christian Church to Robert A. and Margaret M. (Taylor) Clarke.
Gilbert was born the fifth child of seven in the Clarke family. He was a very feisty and talented child. He frustrated many a teacher as he was only interested in art, music and physical education.
One teacher took a special interest in Gilbert, keeping him after school for art lessons. He won his first state award for art in the fourth grade. That was the first of many recognitions for art he would receive in his life.
A singing contest found him in his own radio show for KODI, at the age of 15, singing and playing the guitar. He was known as the "Yodeling Cowboy." He was later offered a chance to move to Montana to a larger station and a possible singing career, but he felt at 15 that he just wasn't ready for that.
In 1943 during World War II, his early singing career ended when he left school at 17 to join the navy. He spent three years in active duty on the destroyer USS Gwin. After returning home, he pursued his love of art and graduated from the Institute of Commercial Art and later studied horse anatomy at Washington State University.
In 1946, he married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Ann Harder. They raised three children, Peggy, Ken and Colleen. He soon started his own house painting business, once advertising to paint any church in town for free.
Besides painting houses, he also spent many hours painting pictures in his studio. He became well known for his western art, winning state and national competitions with paintings throughout the United States. When the children were small, he was first offered a job with Disney in Los Angeles, Calif., but he turned it down as he didn't want to raise his children in a big city.
Throughout his life, he was also a dog trainer and a boxing coach, an Oregon state turkey calling champion, a 4-H leader, and a wonderful father.
In 1984 Gil and Shirley divorced. In 1985, Gilbert married Vaughna Walston. In 1990 they moved to Montana to follow his dream of western art, showing his paintings in many shows — including the Jay Contway and Friends show during the Charles Russell Show in Great Falls, Mont.
Gilbert has shown in many galleries and art shows in Oregon, Washington and Montana over the last 25 years. In 1995, Gil and Vaughna had had enough of the Montana winters, and moved back to Vaughna's hometown of Wasco, Ore.
Gil was a man of so many talents. He was amazing to watch with a brush and canvas — he made it look so easy. It's one of the many things we will miss about him. He said he wanted to paint a masterpiece before he died. We think he has painted many.
Gilbert was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Robert Clarke and Alan Clarke, and his sisters, Violet Nelson and Theresa Sherrell.
He is survived by his wife, Vaughna Clarke; his daughter Peggy Courtney, of Eugene, Ore., son Ken Clarke and his wife, Alice, of Hood River, Ore., and daughter Colleen Vannet and her husband, Chris, also of Hood River; stepchildren Chuck Walston, of Hood River, and Julie Walston, of Milwaukee, Ore.; his brother Richard Clarke, of Hood River, and sister Vera Owens, of Gresham, Ore.
Also surviving are grandchildren Travis Brown and his wife, Tegan, Shannon Webster, Marsha Beldon, Amy Bauer, Nathan Clarke and his wife, Christie, Renee Clarke, Calli and Casey Vannet and Summer Walston; and four great-grandchildren: Shayla and Carly Webster, DeShawn Brant and Drew Brown.
A service for Gilbert will be held at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Hood River on Monday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. A reception will follow at Anderson's Tribute Center.
Family requests that donations be made to Hospice of the Gorge and the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.
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Make Magic Ice
Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed together to form new ones. This fun activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun. Your child will enjoy making colorful designs on the magic ice, but because food coloring may stain, be sure to wear old clothes and protect your table with newspaper.
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- Pour ½ cup of water in each of the bowls. Show your child how to use the measuring cup and let her pour the water in the bowl herself.
- Put a few drops of each color of food coloring into each bowl until the coloring is the desired intensity.
- Place the ice cubes in the shallow dish or pan.
- Discuss primary colors and how these three colors can be used to make all of the other colors.
- Show your child how to use the eyedropper to pick up some of the red color water and dribble it on the ice cube. Watch how the water reacts to the ice cube.
- Have your child dribble blue water on the same ice cube. Talk about how the blue water combined with the red water to make purple, and discuss the designs the colored water makes on the ice.
- When she is done experimenting with red and blue, give your child another ice cube and let her use yellow and blue to make green. Be sure to also experiment with the red and yellow color combination to make orange, too.
- After your child has experimented with all the color combinations, let her mix all of the different colors on the ice to see what happens. You can also show her how to pick up some of the new colors that she made with the dropper and put them on another piece of ice.
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Red Sox's Sale aims to tie strikeout mark vs. A's
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale will be in familiar territory when he tries to extend his streak of games with double-digit strikeouts to a major-league-record-tying eight on Friday night against the Oakland Athletics.
Sale already shares the record with former Boston star Pedro Martinez, having accomplished the feat in 2015 with the Chicago White Sox.
This year, Sale (4-2, 2.15 ERA) leads the majors with 85 strikeouts, failing to fan at least 10 only in the first of his eight starts. He is tied with Randy Johnson (1998, Houston Astros) for the most strikeouts in major league history by a pitcher in his first eight starts with a team.
"We're looking at one of the premier guys in baseball," Red Sox manager John Farrell said before Boston lost 8-3 to the A's on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series. "We're fortunate to watch it each time he walks to the mound.
"You love the competitiveness. The physical stuff speaks for itself, but I think his attack of hitters has rubbed off on other pitchers that we have on our staff. He's a leader in his own right. But again, you just love the competitive nature that comes out with a left-hander who's very uncomfortable to hit against."
The Red Sox acquired the five-time American League All-Star from the White Sox on Dec. 6, 2016, in exchange for four minor-leaguers.
Farrell had admired Sale's ability from afar but has a deeper appreciation for him now.
"Well, you never know about the person and how consistent a guy he is, how accountable and how much of a stand-up person he is," the manager said. "He's competitive in everything we do here, whether it's a ping-pong game in spring training to (pitchers' fielder practice)."
Sale is 5-2 with one save and a 2.60 ERA in 12 career games (seven starts) vs. Oakland.
A's catcher Josh Phegley has never faced Sale, but they were teammates with the White Sox for part of the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
"I caught him in Chicago," Phegley said. "He definitely has punch-out power. He's got some really nasty stuff. He's aggressive. He's not afraid of anybody. He gets after it in the strike zone. He's got a lot of nasty stuff. He trusts all his pitches. He's going to come right at you."
The A's will send right-hander Kendall Graveman to the mound for his eighth start of the season and fifth since coming off the disabled list after recovering from a strained shoulder in late April. He is 2-2 with a 3.95 ERA overall and 0-2 with a 5.48 ERA since coming off the DL.
Graveman is 0-0 with a 1.35 ERA in three career appearances against Boston, including two starts. In his lone start against the Red Sox last year, he allowed six hits over 6 1/3 shutout innings and had a no-decision in a 1-0 Oakland victory. He struck out seven and walked two.
"He's a bulldog on the mound," Phegley said of Graveman. "He's going to compete. I think he's right where he needs to be, and he gives us a good chance to win every time he's on the mind."
The A's will be without first baseman Yonder Alonso for the second straight game because of an injury to his left knee he sustained on Wednesday night at Seattle during an at-bat.
An MRI revealed no structural damage, and A's manager Bob Melvin said Alonso would take some swings in the batting cage Friday and might return to the lineup later in the series. Alonso is tied with left fielder Khris Davis for the team-lead in home runs (12) and leads the A's in RBIs (29).
Red Sox rookie outfielder Andrew Benintendi, who is in an 0-for-26 slump, is expected to return to the starting lineup after getting a night off Thursday.
Boston infielder/outfielder Chase d'Arnaud was designated for assignment before Thursday's game, making room on the 25-man roster for right-hander Hector Velazquez, who started and took the loos in his major league debut.
The Red Sox have an eight-man bullpen but just a three-man bench, minus d'Arnaud. Farrell said he needed an extra arm in his bullpen after a 13-inning win against St. Louis on Wednesday. He said he would stick with that plan until his bullpen gets some rest.
"That could be through the weekend," Farrell said. "We'll see where we go with a day to recoup and recover on Monday and possibly reset at that point."
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- State officials are urging hunters to make safety a top priority this hunting season.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the seven-day firearm deer season includes dates in November and December. The opening day is Nov. 16.
The agency's safety tips include always being aware of surroundings and knowing what is beyond the target.
State officials say there were 26 hunting incidents last year and one was fatal. There have been six incidents so far this year.
Not all incidents involved weapons. More than a dozen last year were falls from tree stands. State officials are reminding hunters to use full body safety harnesses.
State estimates show deer hunters took home 97,760 deer during the seven-day season last year. That's slightly down from 2010 when it was 98,944.


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Tea Zen by Don Wong, Lam Wong & Bryan Mulvihill
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
578 Carrall Street
Vancouver, BC
Canadian premiere of master calligraphy scrolls meditating on the poetry of tea
Opening Reception JULY 4TH 4-7PM free to publicTea is the world's most popular drink. Behind this simple drink lay many layers of meaning and beauty. Tea has specific symbolic qualities that relate to the view of Asian philosophical traditions. The first is simplicity. Both Buddhism and Taoism stress that a life of simplicity brings great peace. Yearning for extravagance never brings satisfaction. The taste of tea is thus very special because it's not extravagant or excessive. It is beautiful in its simplicity.
Tea Zen exhibition gives a glimpse of how the tea captures the human spirit and relates to Zen. The exhibit showcases Lam Wong's documentary in which he interviews tea farmers, tea lovers, artists, tea masters and a Zen monk, and the exquisite calligraphy scrolls written by master calligrapher, Don Wong.
Don's cursive script is fluid with well controlled brush strength, a harmony of boldness and softness, full of drama and spirit. His works are highly regarded and collected in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the United States, the UK, Germany and France.
Joining is Bryan Mulvihill, Vancouver and New Delhi-based artist, calligrapher, Asian scholar, tea historian, and a founder of the World Tea Party. His calligraphy scrolls intend to inspire the creative participation of the viewer.


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Superintendant Phil Cain, of North Yorkshire Police, reads a statement regarding missing student Megan Roberts.
Police hunting for a missing university student in York say there is "nothing to suggest" a stalker or any other criminal activity was responsible for her disappearance. Police searching for missing Megan Roberts in York have said the most probable scenario is that she "entered the river" while "heavily affected by alcohol". Detectives searching for 20-year-old Megan Roberts are now scouring the river near where the York St John University student was last seen in the early hours of Thursday following a night out with friends. But it was only when family and friends realised she was missing on Tuesday that the alarm was raised. North Yorkshire Police have studied CCTV footage and interviewed her friends in an effort to trace Miss Roberts' last movements.


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Aggressive play planned on both sides of the ball
There is no confusion in head coach Craig Haake's mind about this year's game plan.
"We are going to run the ball and play very physical football," Haake said. "On offense we want to punish the opponent and when we are on defense we are going to attack the football."That mindset may attest to the players' summer spent in the weightroom.
Haake said the kids came into practice in very good shape and were ready for conditioning.
Gothenburg has 15 letter winners returning from last year's 6-5 team, and a number of those returners were starters a year ago.
"When you have returning starters and captains that work hard in the summer and preseason, it makes for a good team makeup to form around," Haake said.
Despite having six starters returning on offense and eight returning on defense, a lack of depth is a problem. He said that was the focus of preseason practices.
"Somehow we have to generate and produce some depth," Haake said. "Our frontline guys are good, but we must form depth and get kids reps to be good in the long run."
The C1-9 District is tough and will be a grind every night, Haake said.
Minden brought back a lot of talent from last year's team. Chase County is a young team that beat the Swedes during the regular season last year.
Cozad, who Gothenburg beat in the playoffs last season, is loaded, Haake said.
"They have a lot of talent that has game experience."
Kearney Catholic will also be good even though they lost kids from last year's team.
"They will be good and have a lot of athletes," Haake said.
Gothenburg has athletes of its own in the backfield, he said, but defensively no individual stands out.
"Our defensive line is going to be tough to handle 1-on-1, and our defense has some quick guys," Haake said. "We will have to cover ground as a unit."
He said he feels good about where the team is heading into its first game, and hopefully guys go to the right spots at the right time.
Members of the 2013 Swede football team are (*denotes returning letter winners) :
Seniors—Talbot Buchholz, Skyler Kottwitz*, Trenton Long*, Tyson Miller*, Carson Mes-sersmith, Pete Peterson*, Ross Ostendorf*, Blake Ristine*, Roy Slack* and Adam Speck*.
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Freshman—Wyatt Anderson, Kaihden Dorsey, Quinton Fair, Dawson Graham, Trevor Holley, Dominic Long, Myles Mendell, Jacob Meyers, Patrick Peterson, Tyler Rasch and Noah Royce.
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Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
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Christine Brammer
808-397-2651, ext. 252
September 30, 2008
NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is seeking to fill seven primary seats and nine alternate seats on its advisory council, which represents the public's interests in sanctuary matters and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent.
The sanctuary is currently accepting applications for primary and alternate seats representing business/commerce, citizen-at-large, commercial shipping, conservation, ocean recreation, tourism, and whale watching. Sanctuary staff are also seeking applications for the fishing and Native Hawaiian alternate seats. Candidates will be selected based on their expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying, community and professional affiliations, and views regarding the protection and management of marine resources.
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Advisory Council was established in March 1996 to ensure continuous public participation in the management of the sanctuary. The council's 17 voting members and 14 ex-officio members, who serve on a volunteer basis, represent a variety of local user groups, the general public, and state and federal governmental jurisdictions. Alternates attend meetings when primary members are not available and assume a seat if a primary member resigns.
The council's role is to provide the sanctuary management with advice on the sanctuary's resource protection, research, education and outreach programs. Recently, the council has focused on vessel-whale collisions, a primary threat to humpback whales.
Applications are due by Nov. 15, 2008. To receive an application kit or for further information, please contact council coordinator Christine Brammer via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com, by phone at 808-397-2651, ext. 252, or visit the sanctuary website at hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov. Completed applications should be submitted to: Christine Brammer, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 6600 Kalanianaole Highway, Suite 301, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is administered by a partnership of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program and the State of Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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How can I improve the range of an Airport Extreme Router (2011)?
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I live in an apartment building, and I am trying to share the cost of internet with a neighbor just a few doors down. She recently got an Airport Extreme (b/g/n) router with the expectation that it would provide a bit more range than other models and allow me to connect my Macbook Pro (N enabled) in my apartment, but so far the results are not great. I live in an older stone building, but there aren't too many walls between my apartment and hers, and we are connected by a main corridor.
At this point, I have experimented with switching the 2.4ghz channel as there are many other wireless networks in my building. However, that hasn't resolved the problem. Connectivity, signal, and link strength are all underwhelming, and frankly are inadequate for most of my needs.
What's the best way to improve the range? Is there software that can help identify/quantify a better channel/signal strength? What are other alternatives? I know that it is possible to run ethernet through power lines, but since we don't share an apartment, just an apartment building, would that work?0
You can improve your Macbook's WiFi reception with BearExtender. You connect it t oyour USB port, it has an external antenna and it picks up WiFi signals much better than the MacBook's internal antenna.
Try BearExtender. It has an external antenna and, I guess, a signal amplifier and you connect it to your USB port. Without it my MacBook finds some 5 WiFis in my proximity, and the BearExtender finds about 16.
Get the router near an external window.
Place the WiFi router higher up and in a more central location relative to where you'll be using your computers/smartphones. WiFi routers tend to have better coverage in the horizontal direction than in the vertical, so if you have one on one floor in a multi-storey building, coverage won't be as good on other floors.
You could buy an Apple Airport Express, which would plug into an outlet in your apartment where the WiFi signal is the strongest. If you configure it in "extend an existing wireless network" mode, it will act as a repeater and should give you a stronger signal in your apartment generally.
As a side benefit, you can also plug speakers into the Express and then stream music from iTunes on your MBP.
You can also attach a USB printer to the Express so you can print from anywhere in your apartment.
Apple dramatically improved the performance of the Airport Extreme in June. See http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/08/latest-airport-extremes-bring-improved-range-and-performance/
They are preparing to release an Airport Express update that has the same range-improvement enhancements. See http://www.macrumors.com/2011/09/13/apple-preparing-to-release-updated-airport-express-base-station/
Your first step is to verify that your neighbor's Extreme is one of the brand-new ones. If it isn't, I recommend finding someone who will give you a loaner or the newest Extreme. Substitute it for your neighbor's existing WiFi to see if that itself boosts the performance sufficiently. If the newest design doesn't help, the next step would be to do what @Josh recommends: get a second Airport to act as a logical relay to your neighbor's station. I believe you'd get a bit better boost with a second Airport Extreme, but I'm not basing that on any real experience. The newest (unreleased?) Airport Express may be good enough to boost the signal.
Apple may be willing to give you a loaner for an overnight test if they put a hold on a credit card. That would be better than testing with new product and returning if it didn't work.
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Appreciate a good beer
WE ALL have our beer of choice, be it XXXX, Tooheys, Corona or VB.
For decades, a well-earned beer at the end of the day has been part of the Aussie way of life.
This week, beer is being celebrated across the state as part of Queensland Beer Week.
The week has been organised by the publishers of the Beer Lovers Guide to Australia and Critics Choice - Australia's Best Beers.
Event co-ordinator Mark Midro said Queensland Beer Week will be a state-wide celebration of beer for its finest properties.
"Beer is rapidly changing, as is our perception of it and Queensland Beer Week will seek to showcase the best that beer can be," he said.
"Queensland Beer Week will act as a focus for this developing beer scene and help to responsibly promote this growing beer appreciation movement across the State."
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Origin is embracing Lucid's Virtu MVP on their laptops
Subject: Mobile | October 19, 2012 - 04:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: origin, EON11-S, lucid, virtu MVP, virtual vsync, hyperformance
As we read about in Matt's review of the Origin EON11-S the new Lucid Virtu MVP technology can really help a moderately powered laptop perform above its class when gaming. The two technologies, Virtual Vsync and the poorly named Hyperformace both work to give a much better gaming experience than you might expect from a Core i7-3616QM paired with an NVIDIA GT 650M 2GB. On the other hand because of the nature of the technology it makes properly measuring performance quite difficult. The Tech Report were up to the challenge of testing games that support both Virtu MVP technologies as well as games which do not support Virtual Vsync. They found that older games received a better performance boost, with many newer games suffering a variety of problems when Hyperformance is enabled. As you can always turn off these features, they were quite impressed with the Origin ultrabook and see only benefits from having a system with Lucid's Virtu MVP.
"Origin's Eon laptops are the first to offer Lucid's Virtu MVP Mobile virtualization scheme. We've taken the 11.6" representative of that lineup for a spin to gauge the technology's benefits in a mobile context."
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- Toshiba Satellite U845W Ultrabook Review: Going Wide at 21:9 @ AnandTech
- AVADirect Clevo P170EM Part 2: GTX 680M Grudge Match @ AnandTech
- ASUS ZENBOOK PRIME UX31A Ultrabook Review @ Legit Reviews
- Toshiba Satellite U845: Ultrabooks Go Mainstream @ AnandTech
- Alienware M18x R2 Review @ TechReviewSource
- ULTRA eXo Bluetooth Mini Keyboard with Touchpad @ CoD
- Packard Bell Dot S @ XSReviews
- Samsung Galaxy Note II: Bigger, faster, better @ Hardware.info
- Sony PRS-T2 e-reader @ Hardware.info
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 @ The Inquirer
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet Review - A Hit And A Miss @ SSD Review
- Blackberry 10 hands-on @ The Inqurier
- Apple iPhone 5 @ Hardware.info
- Sony Xperia Tablet S @ Hardware.info
- Apple iPod Nano (2012) Review @ TechReviewSource
- The iPhone 5 Review @ AnandTech
- Alcatel One Touch 991D @ Hardware.info
- Motorola Droid RAZR HD (Verizon Wireless) Review @ TechReviewSource
AMD and Virtual Vsync for Lucid Virtu
Lucid has grown from a small startup that we thought might have a chance to survive in the world of AMD and NVIDIA to a major player in the computing space. Its latest and most successful software architecture was released into the wild with the Z68 chipset as Lucid Virtu - software that enabled users to take advantage of both the performance of a discrete graphics card and the intriguing features of the integrated graphics of Intel's Sandy Bridge CPU.
While at Computex 2011 in Taiwan we met with the President of Lucid, Offir Remez, who was excited to discuss a few key new additions to the Virtu suite with the new version titled "Virtu Universal". The new addition is support for AMD platforms including current 890-based integrated graphics options as well the upcoming AMD Llano (and more) APU CPU/GPU combinations. It is hard to see a reason for Virtu on current AMD platforms like the 890 series as there are no compelling features on the integrated graphics on that front but with the pending release of Llano you can be sure that AMD is going to integrate some of its own interesting GP-GPU features that will compete with the QuickSync technology of Sandy Bridge among other things. To see Lucid offer support for AMD this early is a good sign for day-of availability on the platform later this year.
The second pillar of Lucid's announcement with Virtu Universal was the addition of support for the mobile space, directly competing with NVIDIA and AMD's own hardware-specific switchable graphics solutions. By far the most successful this far has been NVIDIA's Optimus which has filtered its way down basically into all major OEMs and in most of the major notebook releases that include both integrated and discrete graphics solutions. The benefit that Lucid offers is that it will work with BOTH Intel and AMD platforms simplifying the product stack quite a bit.
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Warrior for Peace: Uri Avnery passes away at 94
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Liberman, Bennett spar over Gaza policies
Lana Del Rey Defends performance in Israel
Bennett slams Liberman: 'Gazan persuasion' is hollow and dangerous
No reason to evacuate settlements, U.S. ambassador tells Israeli group
Amb. Danon blasts official who suggested Israel be suspended from U.N.
Brace yourselves: The next Israeli election is on the way
The Beatles, with strings attached
Tel Aviv's Piano Festival celebrates 20 years
Sax appeal comes to Eilat
Ben Kingsley: I carried a photo of Elie Wiesel on 'Operation Finale' set
Israel's Ashram sets world record in rhythmic gymnastics, grabs gold
Former IFA chairman Levy passes away
Another great achievement for Israel's Pezaro in the pool
Herzog has big challenge ahead with blue-and-white
Workers make explosive threats as massive Teva layoff strikes continue
Israel seeks to bring more women into the hi-tech industry
Nation girds for general strike today in protest of Teva layoffs
Teva Pharmaceuticals to lay off 14,000 employees worldwide, 1,750 in Israel
Can medical empathy survive the technological revolution?
Israeli-founded start-up raises $15m. to help fight heart failure
Israeli doctors are first to implant device for congestive heart failure
Rambam Hospital hosts Chinese teams, treats deformed children in Ghana
IN PHOTOS: Israel's winged winter residents
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The same great MS 261, but with advanced STIHL M-Tronic™ and STIHL Quickstop® Plus technologies.
Model Features
STIHL M-Tronic™
This product features M-Tronic™ (M) - a new generation of Intelligent Engine Management that eliminates the low and high speed carburetor adjustment screws, compensates for dirty air filter and changes in elevation and fuel quality for optimum engine power at all times.
See it in action!
Pre-Separation Air Filtration System
This time-saving technology boosts the efficiency of the engine's filter system, doubling the time between air filter cleanings. Air drawn into the engine is first separated via centrifugal force, ejecting the heavier dirt particles before being routed to the air filter. This pre-separation means less dirt to be captured by the air filter, resulting in less frequent cleaning and maintenance.
STIHL Quickstop® Plus (Q) - an additional chain braking feature
STIHL offers an additional, manually-activated chain brake on some models. This system is designed to engage when the operator's right hand completely releases the rear handle, stopping the chain within one second. Available on some models.
See it in action!
Toolless fuel and oil caps with retainers
Simply lift the lever and twist the caps to remove or tighten. There's no need to use a tool to tighten or loosen.
Reduced-Emission Engine Technology - Caring for Nature
The STIHL Inc. "Caring for Nature" seal identifies its powered products that are more environmentally conscious, producing zero or low exhaust emissions. STIHL Inc. defines "low exhaust emissions" as being cleaner than EPA and/or CARB exhaust emission standards.
Standard Features
Common Features for Chainsaws
View the features common to many STIHL chainsaws.
Important Information
STIHL recommends the use of green reduced kickback bars and green low kickback chains on all STIHL chainsaws.
STIHL products sold through U.S. STIHL Dealers are for distribution in the United States only.
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HP Ultra 2-Cycle Engine OilHP Ultra is a fully synthetic 2-cycle engine oil specially suited for high performance chainsaws and power tools. This oil has outstanding engine cleaning characteristics, plus "ultra" superior lubricating qualities in comparison to other 2-cycle engine oils. It is ideal for use in STIHL 4-MIX® engines. This oil is biodegradable, degrading by 80% in 21 days.
•2.6 oz. bottle makes 1 gallon mix
•5.2 oz. bottle makes 2 gallon mix
•6.4 oz. bottle makes 2 1/2 gallon mix
•12.8 oz. bottle makes 5 gallon mix
STIHL recommends a mix of 50:1 high-quality 89 octane or higher unleaded gasoline to STIHL engine oil. This same mix ratio should be used during break-in.
Bar and Chain OilSTIHL Bar and Chain oil is formulated to adhere to the bar and chain, and to reduce wear. Special agents in the oil formulation help keep sap and pitch from clinging to the bar and chain.
Available in quart and gallon bottles, 5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drums, in both summer and winter weights.
Woodsman Chainsaw Carrying CaseWoodsman carrying case. Unique, removable bar scabbard has built-in tool holders to carry tools to the cutting site. Fits MS 170 to MS 460 M with 20" bar.
Replacement latches and scabbard are available.
Complete Filing KitsKits available for the following chain types: STIHL PICCO™ Mini; 1/4" pitch chain; .325" pitch chain; 3/8" pitch chain; .404" pitch chain.
Includes file guide, depth gauge, round file, flat file and two file handles in tool pouch.
Chain Pitch File Diameter File Guide
Part Number
Sharpening Kit
Part Number
in. mm in. mm Part Number 3/8 PMN 9.32 5/32 4.0 0811 411 8073 1/4
5/32 4.0 0811 411 8091 0.325 8.25 3/16 4.8 0811 412 8088 3/8 9.32 13/64 5.2 0814 243 3384 5605 750 4329 0.404 10.26 7/32 5.5 0811 412 8108 5605 750 4330
For Your Safety
Pro Mark™ Hi-Vis Zip Chaps - 9 Layer
If you are a tree care or emergency service professional working along roadways, we recommend the Pro Mark™ Hi-Vis Zip Chaps - 9 Layer. They combine full wrap-around lower leg protection with high-visibility nylon fabric that meets Class E reflective requirements and earns a Class 3 reflective rating when worn with the Class 2 reflective vest. The chaps also feature reflective tapes made from Reflexite Brilliance Series GP-340, making them visible by motorists traveling up to 50 mph. Inside, there are nine layers of Avertic™ Pro by Engtex® cut retardant material, helping reduce the risk or severity of injury in the event of contact with a rotating saw chain on a gasoline-powered chainsaw. Rows of heavy-duty zippers run along the entire inseam of the chaps, helping to ensure they are an effective fit and are easy to put on and/or remove. Stop by our showroom today and check out these versatile chaps.
Pro Mark™ Forestry Helmet SystemThe STIHL Pro Mark™ Forestry Helmet System is a premium quality product, designed with NRR 25 hearing protection and adjustable ratchet-style six-point suspension.
Ultra Flex GlassesForm fitting and lightweight, the STIHL Ultra Flex Protective Glasses provide comfortable eye protection. A hypoallergenic, vented rubber nosepiece is crafted to provide reduced slippage. Provides 99% UV protection.
Reserve with STIHL Express for In-Store Pick Up
With STIHL Express, you can reserve the STIHL product you need right from your home or office and pick it up at your local STIHL Dealer.
- Compare STIHL products online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Pick up products assembled and ready to go
- Get the ease of reserving online while still having access to advice from your local STIHL Dealer.
Distributor Suggested Retail Price
Buy Now for Home Delivery
STIHL OUTFITTERS™ goods are sold and shipped by authorized STIHL OUTFITTERS™ Licensees. Ordering online is easy and items can be delivered directly to your address.
Show off your STIHL pride today!


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If your doctor suspects you may have a brain tumor, it is normal to feel worried or overwhelmed. You might wonder why this is happening to you. Here at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, we understand – and we put your needs and concerns first every step of the way – from diagnosis through survivorship.
If you need a diagnosis, we schedule your appointment within 2 working days. Our team of nationally recognized experts, which includes medical oncologists, neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and neurologists will evaluate your case. You will see all appropriate specialists on the same day, and they may recommend a brain biopsy. We recommend that you bring along a friend or family member to help support you through your diagnosis day.
Our specialists are your team. And like any team owner, your input is essential to every decision we make. Once we have a diagnosis, our team works together with each other, and with you and your family, to develop the most advanced and effective treatment plan—treatment that may include brain surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and/or novel therapeutics.
As you and your family navigate through the treatment process, we continue to offer a broad range of support through patient and family support services including:
There is no question that dealing with a brain tumor will be a challenge. However, at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, our combination of compassionate, innovative care and patient-centered approach is helping us all win the battle against brain tumors.
1st Floor Information Desk 336-713-6979Appointments 336-716-WAKEToll-Free 888-716-WAKE
Disclaimer: The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and SHOULD NOT be relied upon as a substitute for sound professional medical advice, evaluation or care from your physician or other qualified health care provider.


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Reserve online or call 01993 824 252
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This exceptional three bedroom apartment is situated on the edge of the La Manga Club resort. Internally the property offers spacious and high quality accommodation with superb views towards the golf course and mountains beyond. This property will suit customers who prefer peace and tranquility while being in good proximity to the Clubs facilities. We love this area as it really is a superb quality development!
This property is a newly built modern 3 double bedroom apartment – all en-suite – with great views over the La Manga Club North golf course. It has full air conditioning throughout and a private pool (4m x 3m) on a large terrace, overlooking the golf course.
Please note that we strongly recommend car hire while staying at this property.
From the car park, the property is accessed by 20 steps.
Entrance through to large living / dining room.
Living Area with seating for up to six people along with Club TV DVD, CD player.
Dining Area with table and chairs for six people.
Kitchen, modern and fully equipped with hob, oven dishwasher, washing machine, microwave and fridge/freezer.
Bedroom One with double bed and wardrobe plus Ensuite Bathroom with shower, WC and washbasin.
Bedroom Two with two single beds and wardrobe plus Ensuite Bathroom with shower, WC and washbasin.
Bedroom Three with two single beds, wardrobe and Ensuite Bathroom with bath, shower over, WC and washbasin.
Full Air Conditioning included. NB there are no sports rights associated with this property therefore rates for any golf and tennis bookings customer make will be at full public rate.
Relevant information: In school holidays please and all of July and August, Saturday changeovers only.
This apartment has free wireless internet available.


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March 8, 2007
CNO: Lockheed LCS could be cancelled
CNO Adm. Michael Mullen today told a breakfast meeting of defense writers that Lockheed Martin Corp. could lose part of its Littoral Combat Ship contract, depending on the results of a pending review.
In January, the Navy ordered Lockheed to halt work for 90 days on the LCS-3 because of soaring costs.
Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter will decide in the next few weeks "whether to move to termination or to continue the program for LCS 3," Mullen said in answer to a question.
"We've got to sort out where we are before we make a decision on whether or not we continue LCS-3," Mullen said.
"In the next couple of weeks Secretary Winter will make a decision on how to proceed with respect to the program, including ... whether to move to a termination or to continue the program for LCS-3," he said.
Asked how seriously the Navy was considering termination of the Lockheed LCS, Mullen said, "All options are on the table right now." He added, "I couldn't tell you which way it's going to go at this point. I really don't know."


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Marin County Board of Education and Berkeley Unified School District Pass Resolutions Supporting the Implementation of the School Success and Opportunity Act (AB1266)
Local school boards and communities this week continued their progress towards implementing the School Success and Opportunity Act, which Governor Brown signed earlier this year. The new law, AB1266, restates existing anti-discrimination law to ensure that all students, including transgender students, have the opportunity to fully participate and succeed in schools.
Kane Tajnai, a student at Gunderson High School in San Jose, said: "When I came out as transgender, my administrators told me they would use the newly signed School Success and Opportunity Act as their guide to ensure everyone would have a good experience and I could continue to fully participate in school. The law – and my administration's support – made all the difference. I'm so glad other Bay Area counties and districts are leading their schools to do the same."
The Marin County Board of Education resolution noted that, "due to lack of awareness of how to support transgender students in some school districts, transgender students are often improperly excluded from participating in school-based activities, programs and facilities…(which) isolates and stigmatizes transgender students, puts them at increased risk of harassment and violence, harms their long term health and well-being, and often prevents them from earning the credits they need to graduate."
Marin County's actions were followed Thursday by a vote of the Berkeley Unified School District to adopt a new policy to provide a "safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment for all students, including transgender students….in all school activities, programs, facilities, and educational opportunities." Sacramento City Unified School District will consider a similar measure this week.
"We applaud these educators for doing everything they can to provide an environment in which all students can succeed," said Carolyn Laub, Executive Director of Gay-Straight Alliance Network. "By supporting the School Success and Opportunity Act, these counties and districts are leading the way in ensuring all students, including transgender students, have the same opportunity to fully participate in school as themselves and graduate."
AB1266 is poised to take effect in 2014, and to ensure that school administrators understand their responsibility for the success and well-being of all students, and parents and students understand their rights. The Support All Students coalition, comprising Equality California, Transgender Law Center, GSA Network, National Center for Lesbian Rights and the ACLU, thanked the educators for their support of this historic bill. To learn more, please visit www.supportallstudents.org.


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Moving Image Collection
Spanning a century of scientific history, the Moving Image Collection documents the Museum's involvement in scientific exploration, discovery, and public education over a period of significant change in the world; its landscape, biodiversity, and cultures.
Film making equipment was first taken into the field by American Museum of Natural History ornithologist Frank Chapman in 1908 and by explorer and taxidermist Carl Akeley in 1909. Akeley later invented the revolutionary panning motion picture camera and tripod that bear his name. A significant portion of the Archival Film Collection was created during the 1920's and 30's when the Museum sponsored hundreds of expeditions across the globe. Expedition members were required to bring back film footage and Museum trustees and affiliates were invited to contribute films from their personal travels. In the early 1950's, the Museum collaborated with CBS Television to make the Adventure Series. This live-broadcast television series aired for three years and covered scientific topics of the day.
The collection also includes video recordings of lectures held at the Museum, copies of televised interviews with Museum scientists, and other miscellaneous Museum-related recordings. These materials are not yet cataloged or accessible.
Film Collection
There are a total of 291 titles in the cataloged Film Collection representing all the films that have been identified, cataloged, and transferred to videotape. For a complete list and descriptions of these films, please see our film list.
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
More recent additions to the Collection include copies of many of the productions shown at the Museum's annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival.
Science Bulletins
Science Bulletins are documentary feature stories produced by the Museum on the latest developments in the fields of astrophysics, Earth science, biodiversity and human biology and evolution. You may view Science Bulletins online at http://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins.


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2.2 pounds (1 Kilo) - Italy
Instead of the usual raisins and candied citron, this wonderful panettone from Albertengo - Master Panettone Maker - is studded with chunks of local apricots, whose slight tartness is the perfect complement to the rich sweet bread surrounding them. Like all the wonderful panettone from Albertengo, this one is light and buttery, has a soft texture with no icing that will melt in your mouth. Just like the lemon, everyone loves the one fruit breads! Perfect for the panettone lover in your life. Note: Packaging may vary slightly from year to year.
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Are you getting tired of running Unity, Gnome or KDE on your Ubuntu desktop? Try Fluxbox, a windows manager that is light on resources. Fluxbox is based on Blackbox. It's extremely easy to use. If you are looking for an alternative to Unity, Gnome or KDE, then you should give Fluxbox a try.
How To Install Fluxbox
To install Fluxbox, you can access the Ubuntu Software Center and search for Fluxbox, and then Click Install. If you prefer the Terminal, you simply type the following command:
sudo apt-get install fluxbox
Start Fluxbox
To start Fluxbox, you will need to log out of your current windows manager. There is no need to reboot your computer. You will be taken to the Ubuntu Login screen instead. You can choose Fluxbox instead of your default windows manager. Mine was originally set to Gnome.
Right Click
Once inside Fluxbox, you can access everything using the left click of your mouse. Fluxbox has a simple menu that is accessible anywhere on the screen. Just right click and select any application that you want.
Adding to the Menu
Not everything is on the menu. You may have to add a few things. It's easy. The file is located in ~/.fluxbox/menu. You may want to edit it and add your own entries.
vi ~/.fluxbox/menu
It uses the following format:
[exec] (Gimp) {/usr/bin/gimp}
Change Background Image
You can change background by typing this command on the Terminal:
fbsetbg -f path/to/file/image.jpg
In addition, you can also change themes. Just right click and select Styles. Choose one from about 25 different themes. I happen to like bora_black.
Give Fluxbox a try. If you don't like it, you can always go back to your default windows manager. If you like it, you might want to stick around for a while. Enjoy the fast response of Fluxbox.