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Sounds like you could just get the top stone (21") and see how the kettle pizza does with its supplied stone for the hearth. I'm sure it won't be a extremely-high quality stone, but what the hell, use it till it breaks. Replace it with another corderite shelf when that happens, last money you'll have to spend on it. I bet you're looking forward to the 800+ temps!
I used the Fibament grill stone in the metal tray on my grill do years with no problems. It worked great for me.CL
Jon, have you pulled the trigger on the KettlePizza insert yet? If you have any DIY inclination you can fashion a much cheaper equivalent with a thin long string of metal flashing.Since you plan on working with wood, that rules out the fibrament grill stone, because it uses an aluminum shield, and aluminum could melt at wood burning temps.As Brian points out, cordierite is the way to go, both for the hearth and the ceiling.If you have pulled the trigger on the KettlePizza, here's the thread to readhttp://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2012/06/pizza-lab-in-which-we-get-the-kettlepizza-insert-working-and-meet-its-maker.htmlPay close attention to Redwings' experiments- he's trying to use the 21" round axner shelf as a ceiling without a top grate.
I've read thru a lot of threads but no sure answer on what kind of stone for a charcoal grill. Shielded Fibrament, Cordierite, ect. What do you all recommend. I have a Fribrament in my home oven and like it but will there be a heat up time that is too long or would the cordierite be better being careful of crust burning and such. Figuring temps of 600+Thanks Jon
Craig I like the Fibrament a lot, have had it in my indoor oven for years but the cordierite sounds like the deal for the grill and can get 2-3 stones for the fibrament price.
http://www.ssfbs.com/I am in North Oaks, MN and just purchased 10 medium density firebrick splits from them for about 25 bucks. I also use a Fibrament stone. The bricks are used in my oven and have a shorter heat up time and give me a perfect 18 x 18 inch surface. Smith Sharpe is not that far from Hastings if I am looking at the map correctly. They also have cordierite and any other type of refractory material you can imagine. Almost 50% of their business is now baking related according the person I was working with.
Jon, for sure it's not the least expensive. I just wanted to give you my $0.02 about the durability in a rather harsh environment. I broke several less expensive stones before I broke down and went for the Fibrament grill stone.
Jon, Do me a favor and let me know if the St. Paul Restaraunt Depot will give you a day pass without a tax ID number if you head over there. Would like to check it out but I know some won't let you in at all without the certificate of incorporation or a tax number.Thanks,Barry/Riprazor
Scott, yes, order was shipped about 20 minutes ago. I figure for the price of a couple good dinners out the deal's paid for. I'm thinking of a ceiling drop to just above the opening of the insert with a gap in the back of the bottom stone for flame/heat to come up, hit the dropped ceiling and come over the pizza and a gap in the front of the dropped ceiling stone plate so when the heat comes to the front it will be sucked up thru the dome with the top vent open to bring it in the back again. I certainly will post pics of the new toy and it's results. Thought of doing the DIY and thought what the hell, work an extra shift at the hospital....done, overtime is ALWAYS around ;-)
you're getting a stone with the kettlepizza- a very durable cordierite stone.
Was also thinking of using a thin metal plate that could be cut to the exact size and the extra stone on top it it. No gaps and heat sink to boot.Jon

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NBC cancels Mockingbird Lane, proposed remake of The Munsters, after airing only pilot.
Source: Deadline
Deadline report today that Mockingbird Lane, remake of popular sixties sitcom The Munsters, is not picked up by network for production. NBC pass on pilot in September, but aired as Halloween special to reduce losses. Airing do okay in ratings, leading fans of show to hope for resurrection. Alas, NBC no possess technology to bring dead back to life, so show is officially finished. Should have asked Frank for help.
Frank surprised by news. Munsters was very popular for years after original run in 1960s, airing in syndication for decades. However, NBC executives reportedly feel show about family of monsters does not "work" with modern audience. Frank say this blatant case of racism, and urge monsters and supporters of monsters rights to boycott NBC's shows, at least until Community come back on, because, let's face it, not even Frank have willpower to not watch Community.
With Mockingbird Lane off table, NBC will need new show to take place. Frank recommend remake of another sixties classic, Mister Ed, which is about talking horse. Show is not as well known as Munsters, but high concept would work well with intelligent, sophisticated viewers like Frank.
Concept go like this: Horse is horse, of course, of course. No one talk to horse, of course! Unless, of course, horse, of course, is famous Mister Ed.
Haha! Talking horse make Frank laugh. Frank have horse once. Horse no have anything to say no matter how much Frank try to make conversation, so Frank strangle horse to death.
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by IvCNuB4 » Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:41 pmI watched the pilot on Halloween. It was surprisingly good
Too bad they passed on it.
by misac » Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:49 pmYeah, I liked it too. The part with the spiders was pretty cool.
I think they're making a Mr. Ed movie.
by avengingtitan » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:01 pmI thought it was outstanding. Too bad.
by Grayson » Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:29 pmI assume that NBC found Mockingbird Lane to be redundant when they already have Whitney. Although if given the choice between 2 shows featuring grotesque monsters, I would have chosen the Munsters myself.
by Lord Ice » Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:45 pmSo much for pedos hoping to see more naked werewolf boy.
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The "good-neighbor fence" style is what divides most properties in the city. These feature an overlaying plank structure that looks the same from either side. Some fences stand on their own, while others are covered by vines or other landscaping, obscuring them from view.
Fences located in front of a home can be far more decorative or experimental. These are what Redwood City contractor and fine carpenter Jon McAllister calls "house jewelry" because they are the first thing that people see. Fences can range from simple white pickets to more custom designs, such as rustic or curvy national park-style redwood fences.
For a traditional 6-foot tall good-neighbor fence, companies typically charge $27 per square foot for low-quality redwood (known as construction common, or concommon), while higher quality redwood (construction heart, or conheart) can cost between $32 and $40 per square foot. Contractors say that large-scale projects reduce costs for homeowners. Daniel Cardwell, a contractor with San Jose-based Sierra Lumber and Fences, said that for picket fences the price for redwood and vinyl is between $23 and $26 per square foot, and that the main advantage of vinyl is that it is easier to maintain.
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Turbow has now hired the same company again for work on the white picket fence at his Palo Alto home. He originally wanted to save the pickets, which are in good condition, and replace the posts. But the company told him that it would be easier to replace the whole thing.
"They said, 'Look, we can replace the posts, we can save all the wood pickets, but because of the labor involved it's not going to cost you much different to replace the whole thing and we can just duplicate what you have there.'"
Turbow also looked to see if vinyl picket fences would be a good replacement because of their long life. But he found that their prices are at least 30 percent higher than redwood so he decided to stick with redwood.
While the aesthetics of vinyl fences may be lacking, the quality of some newer PVC material has increased. When reviewing what appeared to be a normal picket fence, McAllister revealed that the material was not redwood or cedar, but a PVC material called AZEK. McAllister used this material because of the multiple curves in the design, curves that would be hard to make with wood. The AZEK material allowed for McAllister to make an aesthetically pleasing structure that still looked (and arguably feels) like wood.
Palo Alto homeowner Phyllis Sherlock faced a less complicated dilemma when it came to replacing one part of her cedar grapestake fence. After 75 years, many spent covered in ivy, the fence had rotted through in some places, and balls from the neighboring children were getting over its 5-foot height. Her two sons, one who is a contractor, John Sherlock of Palo Alto-based Sherlock Construction, helped her install the new fence, which retained the old style but pushed the fence to 7-feet tall, the height limit of fences in Palo Alto. Sherlock split the cost with her neighbors, a normal practice among homeowners.
Keeping with the previous style, the new fence used old railroad ties as posts, giving the fence an even more natural feel.
"I really like the rustic look, and it goes well with (my) house," Sherlock said.
Sherlock's cedar fence is unusual not only in its style but its material. Redwood is the dominant material in the Bay Area because of the proximity to belts of redwood forests and a climate that encourages the farming of redwoods. This means that, according to local contractors, redwood makes up almost all of the material that they use for their work.
But not all redwood is the same. Two types of wood come from a redwood tree: all heartwood and lumber that contains sapwood. The all-heartwood lumber has a darker hue and is taken from the center of the tree, where the wood has been infused with rot- and insect-resistant resins over the period of the tree's life.
Differing grades of heartwood are based on the number and size of knots that it contains, but the resistance to decay is similar. Sapwood, on the other hand, is lighter in color and is taken closer to the outer layer of the tree. Because of its young age it does not contain the resistance-creating resin and is much more vulnerable to rot. According to McAllister, most sapwood is used inside of buildings or in very low-exposure areas above ground because of its lack of rot resistance.
McAllister warns homeowners that some contractors will try to save themselves money by using heartwood that also contains sapwood for fence boards. This means that, while the heartwood can remain untreated, the untreated sapwood will rot and jeopardize the rest of the fence. When someone is investing significant time and money into a fence that should last between 20 and 40 years, this technique is a major problem that shortens the fence's lifespan.
Simple maintenance is necessary in order to maintain a long-lasting and sound structure. McAllister emphasizes the importance of landscaping and irrigation when it comes to preserving fences, especially around the bottom running boards and posts.
Dirt buildup from landscaping can encroach on posts that had previously been raised above ground, and contact with dirt and water encourages and accelerates rot in the fence. McAllister said that if homeowners can ensure that their fences are kept clear of these two dangers, than they can rest assured that they will get plenty of use out of their structures.
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Evolutionists often say that creationist theories are not "real science" because, they claim, such theories make no predictions which can be tested. But in this theory we have a counterexample to their claim. Here are some specific predictions of the theory which could be tested by future data from space missions:
And that is a show of double standards by the evolutionist side, since their "theory" cannot make any predictions as well, (rather the predictions are made ad hoc, which isn't a prediction).


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Two men attempt robbery in downtown Palo Alto
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a resident of Downtown North
on May 16, 2013 at 10:19 am
There are many burnt out lights in city light poles all over downtown, especially the alleys where employees of businesses pass in the middle of the night (because that's where the exit doors are). Other than considering cameras, the utilities department needs to be on top of these things on their own and not waiting for someone to report that.
Lighting is necessary for safety reasons.
a resident of Community Center
on May 16, 2013 at 10:21 am
This is what happens when you have 3 police cars at the Stanford Ave Starbucks and zero police cars downtown.
a resident of College Terrace
on May 16, 2013 at 10:40 am
Wow. 2 male would-be robbers, 1 gun, 3 female victims. I am impressed that the women successfully scattered in 3 different directions, thwarting the bad guys. Reads like the robbers are remarkably inept (thank goodness)AND the women are incredibly remarkable. If those women are reading this: KUDOS TO YOU!
a resident of Southgate
on May 16, 2013 at 10:52 am
Wally, and you're certain that 3 police cars were at the Starbuck's on Stanford Avenue precisely or just prior to this robbery taking place? And you're equally certain that zero police officers were downtown at that time? And how did you figure that out I have to ask. Yeah, that's a real qualified, credible complaint. No mention or expressing any frustration with the robbers who perpetrated the crime, just a cheap shot at the officers. Unreal.
a resident of South of Midtown
on May 16, 2013 at 11:08 am
I don't know how accurate Wally is on those numbers, but I CAN say that I watched 3 of our Midtown Safeway employees chase a couple of thieves and come back empty handed, while I was checking out and leaving the other day.
When I left the parking lot, heading south, one our PA's Finest in an SUV was sitting in the church parking lot, almost directly across from the lot. REALLY! No help from him.
If they sit somewhere, they should sit where they can help watch for something - Safeway, Chase bank, CVS, Walgreens. The church isn't getting robbed daily!
BTW - he was not checking our speed with radar either!
a resident of Palo Verde
on May 16, 2013 at 11:41 am
What's the bigger problem, lack of police or lack of probation officers?
a resident of another community
on May 16, 2013 at 11:46 am
The biggest problem is too many poor people [portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff] who see a bunch of people with money in Palo Alto, money that they need for drugs, booze, food.....whatever. When there are this many people who "need" the money, there's no possibility of enough cops to be everywhere to catch them.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 16, 2013 at 12:02 pm
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a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 16, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Palo Altans and our inept city council members are getting what they asked for. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] They want more homeless shelters and opportunity centers. And ugly, massive low income housing structures popping up around town. And they don't want security cameras downtown. And they don't want to crack down on loitering and begging. What is happening to our fair city!
a resident of Southgate
on May 16, 2013 at 1:48 pm
KP, I believe that officers driving an SUV are supervisors or command officers. If you saw the officer nearby, he may have very well responded to the original call of the theft and was on a perimeter post. It's likely that an employee who remained in the store called the police to report the theft. There were probably several other officers posted at the likely routes of escape, given the timing of the call and how quickly they arrived. The thieves probably aren't going to stay close to the scene of the crime, and I believe the responding officers would account for these factors.
If you saw the employees chase the thief, and return empty handed, and then saw the officer as you were leaving afterward, then the scenario I described is a likely possibility. I highly doubt that the officer you saw in the SUV was sitting there prior to the theft, heard the call, saw the employees chasing the guys, and did nothing. Neither of us know for certain of course, but it seems like there would be more likely explanations other than the complete disregard by the officer that you suggest.
a resident of Barron Park
on May 16, 2013 at 1:48 pm
I am so sick of people talking about poor people. Heck, I work my butt off and I still don't have a lot of money but I don't go around robbing folks.
a resident of Professorville
on May 16, 2013 at 1:49 pm
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a resident of Community Center
on May 16, 2013 at 2:18 pm
"Wally- I think your comment about the police is so inappropriate."
No one else works long hours? Do you think Palo Alto police deal with even HALF of the felonies that Redwood City police does?
I see the same thing over and over and over. It used to be the Colorado Ave 7-11.
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Go downtown sometime after dark. See how few police there are. Ask yourself what kind of city Palo Alto is now with robberies occurring within a couple blocks of the PD again and again and again.
If you went into a store/bank/utility/fast food/etc and ended up in a huge line full of other frustrated customers would you be happy to hear the excuse "oh well we only have 2 cashiers right now."
That is going to be the response. Oh we only have ___ officers at that time of day.
If you're going to retire and get "3 @ 50" for the rest of your life, while everyone else faces working until their 75 or 80, you'd better work even HARDER. Because those are THEIR tax dollars you're retiring on. Those are their tax dollars you saved up those 12 weeks of vacation for padding your pension.
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a resident of University South
on May 16, 2013 at 2:19 pm
You all are focused on the police and where they should be - at all times. The police cannot be everywhere. We as neighbors also need to watch out and help ourselves.
I am a single woman - who walks from my home to University Avenue at least 3-4 times a week - at night - alone. I grew up in Palo Alto and am disappointed that I now feel the need to carry pepper spray with me.
Just last night, I was fortunate I guess to have just missed this past incident. I was there in that exact location about 30 minutes prior - alone!
It's sad. I'm frustrated! But I know bashing the PAPD is not the answer. The PAPD has been there every time I have needed them. They have responded to every call in my neighborhood with urgency and professionalism.
Let's all put this energy together and do something constructive, like help the PAPD and help to make our community safer. I don't know what that answer is - and I really don't need negative feedback - I just want out streets to be safer!!!!
a resident of Community Center
on May 16, 2013 at 2:22 pm
yet another **robbery **not murder...had San Jose on my mind for a moment
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OCEAN PINES – A Salisbury man who was working as a mail carrier out of the U.S. Post Office in Ocean Pines was arrested on fraud and theft charges this week after a four-month investigation linked him to an identity theft scheme.
Nikhilkumar Patel, 27, of Salisbury, was arrested this week and charged with theft, credit card fraud and obtaining a credit card in the name of another after a four-month joint investigation by the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) and the U.S. Postal Inspectors Office tied him to a string of thefts carried out over several months while working in the capacity of the mail carrier.
The investigation revealed Patel was allegedly stealing credit cards and ATM cards from the mail and making unauthorized purchases and withdraws with them. He is being held at the Worcester County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
The scope of Patel's alleged theft is not entirely known and the investigation is continuing. Anyone with information regarding the case is encouraged to contact WCBI at 410-352-3476.
See The Dispatch tomorrow for more information.


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IBM (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled new cloud services aimed at helping business leaders and senior management transform their organizations using social business technology. Big Blue has been making inroads into the cloud services market, but this time the company is playing toward the Big Data and social media trends.
According to Big Blue, new social software being launched will provide businesses with the ability to "gain deeper insights into Big Data generated through the use of social networks." That's a lot of data, of course, and businesses are continuously struggling with how to best manage and mine that data for market information and for setting their own strategies.
Included in the IBM announcement are:
- A web-based social networking environment that provides human resources professionals with a different way to recruit and onboard new employees. At the same time, the HR app provides employees with access to digital media and data in real time, enabling faster decision-making. The app came about thanks to IBM's December 2012 $1.3 billion acquisition of Kenexa.
- Software to help marketing teams design advertising campaigns and quickly publish them to social networks. The goal is to provide a more consistent customer experience through every online channel.
- The next release of IBM's social networking platform will further enable users to access and analyze big data both inside and outside the organization, including using Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter, audio and video.
- IBM plans to release the next version of IBM Connections, its social email client that incorporates file-sharing, activity streams and a simplified user interface. Currently in beta, IBM Connections 4.5 will be available in March 2013. At the same time, IBM will ship IBM Notes and Domino Social Edition 9, the first major release of the two applications in five years.
"Social business has transitioned from being an emerging idea to a fundamental platform that clients everywhere are using to change the way they empower their employees and engage their customers," said Alistair Rennie, general manager of social business at IBM, in a prepared statement.


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In celebration of a half-century of life-changing, Christian worldview education, Summit Ministries will hold a dinner Celebration on October 20 in Colorado.
Under the leadership of new president Dr. Jeff Myers, Summit Ministries has provided a significant impact on the youth that it trains with its summer conferences and adult training programs. In a recent study, Summit's Turning the Tide: Evidence of Impact Study, it was found that graduates of Summit Ministries affirm a Biblical worldview at four times the rate of the average born-again Christian. Graduates also experience up to a 429 percent growth in spiritual disciplines and positive habits of cultural engagement.
Summit grads not only understand their own Biblical worldview better after their experience at Summit training courses, they alsobetter understand many other major worldviews and topics covered during the course of the training. And when Summitstudents graduate from Summit's programs, they show demonstrable increases in political activity.
"Scores of Christian leaders have been raised up based on the mission and vision that Dr. David Noebel started in 1962," Myers said. "As we watch our culture deteriorate by moving closer to secularism and moral relativism, injecting our nation with the inoculation of committed Christians who understand the critical nature of the times we are in and who are able and willing to defend Christianity in the culture is critical to help turn the tide, and the hearts of non-believers, toward redemption."
Christian leaders such as Dr. James Dobson and Josh McDowell have trusted Summit to help train their own children to think and act from a Christian worldview. Cultural leaders like Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachman, pro-life activist Lila Rose and author Joshua Harris are only a few who have attended Summit's training courses and utilized their education to produce life-changing impact across the United States. Numerous Summit alumni, stakeholders, and faculty will celebrate Summit's ongoing influence on the culture during the upcoming event.
Summit continues Noebel's mission of grounding young Christian adults in their faith to help counter the barrage of secular challenges and progressive agendas they often find on college campuses. The ministryis working to expand its facilities to house cultural innovation events. Top Christian scholars and high-potential young adults come together to strategically plan ways to bring a Christian influence to areas of economics, sociology, journalism, media, business, entertainment and law.
Summit Ministries encourages students and adults to share their faith intelligently and compassionately, focusing on topics that range from respect for life to economics and understanding the nuances of various worldviews. Summit also sponsors events for adults and educators, as well as one- and two-day workshops from Jeff Myers, John Stonestreet and John Hay. For more information, visit www.summit.org/conferences.
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- I tried your experiment, I used a Sunny Delight plastic cap. I placed the magnet in the cap and placed the cap against the fridge door, and the magnet had 'sticky' qualities with respect to the door.
- On Feb 28th, the Interplanetary Magnetic Field
swung to a strong south-pointing orientation. That,
coupled with an elevated solar wind speed and density,
triggered a G-1 class geomagnetic storm. The result was
some high latitude aurora. See this link for a
photgraph of aurora observed over Quebec :
http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/images/01mar02/Moussette2.jpg . As of right now, there are 3 sunspot regions,
namely 9839, 9842, and 9845, that appear to be capable
of producing M-class flares. Regions 9839 and 9842
are close to rotating out of view over the western
limb of the solar disk. Sunspot region 9845, however,
is close to the sun's central meridian. A rather
large coronal hole is also approaching the sun's
central meridian, and coming into an Earth-pointing
position. High speed colar wind gusts are likely around the
first of next week.

The current solar and
geomagnetic conditions are :

NOAA sunspot number :
153
SFI : 188
A index : 10
K index : 1

Solar
wind speed : 372.3 km/sec
Solar wind density : 4.4
protons/cc
Solar wind pressure : 1.1 nPa

IMF : 8.4
nT
IMF Orientation : 0.7 nT North

Conditions for
the last 24 hours :
Solar activity was low. The
geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled. Stratwarm Alert
exists Friday.

Forecast for the next 24 hours
:
Solar activity will be low to moderate. The geomagnetic
field will be quiet to unsettled.

Solar Activity
Forecast :
Solar activity is expected to be low to
moderate for the next three days. Region 9845 is a
possible source for isolated M-class
flares.

Geomagnetic activity forecast :
Geomagnetic field activity
is expected to be mainly quiet to unsettled, until
the onset of high speed stream effects from a
recurrent coronal hole begin to develop by day three of the
forecast period. Isolated active conditions are
anticipated thereafter.

Recent significant solar flare
activity :
None
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Summaries of EU Legislation
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Communication from the Commission on the establishment of Eurojust
To set up a Eurojust unit in order to promote effective cooperation between national prosecuting authorities and assist investigations into organised crime.
Communication from the Commission on the establishment of Eurojust [COM(2000) 746 - Not published in the Official Journal].
Further to point 46 of the conclusions of the Tampere European Council, which provided for a unit known as Eurojust to be set up, several Member States (the Federal Republic of Germany on the one hand and Portugal, France, Sweden and Belgium on the other) have presented proposals for framework decisions to the Council pursuant to Article 34(2) TEU. While not ruling out the possibility of presenting a proposal on that subject, the Commission has preferred to adopt a position in the form of a communication.
The Commission takes the view that Eurojust's activities should not be confined to combating serious organised crime but should extend to all major criminal offences. It rejects the idea of drawing up a definitive list of responsibilities for Eurojust as that approach would require a Council decision to be taken every time a new offence was included.
In the light of Eurojust's broad mandate, the Commission suggests that it identify a number of priorities, such as combating organised crime and counterfeiting of the euro. It advocates close cooperation between Eurojust and OLAF on offences affecting the Communities' financial interests.
The Commission believes that Eurojust should mark a further qualitative step in closer judicial cooperation and go beyond the work carried out by the European Judicial Network.
Tasks of Eurojust
In the Commission's opinion, Eurojust should be more than a documentation and information centre which cooperates with the national authorities on an abstract level. The unit should be involved in individual criminal investigations and should be able to contribute actively to the coordination of cases. It should also be enabled to mediate between national authorities so as to reveal correlation between cases and the investigations conducted by the various national authorities.
The Commission also suggests giving Eurojust responsibility for the following areas:
- pooling expertise and setting up direct personal contacts with the European Judicial Network or the competent national authorities;
- addressing opinions and formal recommendations to national authorities;
- issuing binding information requests to national authorities;
- consulting national registers of convictions and proceedings;
- consulting records of criminal cases involving two or more Member States;
- promoting active cooperation with Europol;
- developing relations with prosecuting authorities in the applicant countries.
Status of Eurojust
To ensure that Eurojust provides rapid and effective support, its structure should be as clear-cut and simple as possible. In the event of Eurojust being called on to provide legal advice, the Commission suggests applying the collegial principle for questions concerning the law of more than one Member State or international law. The unit should be given legal personality and its own budget in order to guarantee a certain degree of independence and autonomy.
National delegates
The national delegates appointed by each Member State should be based permanently at Eurojust's central office, thus ensuring access to its databases and infrastructure. The Commission is in favour of limiting the number of delegates given that the Member States already have contact points within the European Judicial Network. The national delegates should be authorised to provide advice on national law directly to the requesting delegates, on their own responsibility. Together with a delegate from the Commission, the national delegates will form a Steering Committee which will be the central body of Eurojust.
The Steering Committee will be able to adopt common positions, opinions or recommendations. These will be considered as decisions taken by Eurojust as a body.
Relations with the European Judicial Network
Given that Eurojust and the Judicial Network have different characteristics and responsibilities, the Commission is in favour of taking action to avoid conflicts of responsibility and duplication. It suggests that national judges and prosecutors continue to address queries to the contact points of the European Judicial Network, whereas those contact points and the relevant bodies and institutions at Union level should deal direct with Eurojust. Eurojust will function as a kind of central headquarters of the Judicial Network, or as a central unit working in conjunction with the national contact points.
Relations with Europol
Eurojust will complement and support Europol's work by:
- providing legal advice on judicial matters;
- coordinating the activities of the national prosecuting authorities.
To ensure effective cooperation, Eurojust will have access to Europol data.
4) implementing measures
5) follow-up work
On 28 February 2002 the Council adopted a Decision establishing Eurojust.
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Mavericks spoil Jason Kidd's first visit as a Knick with comeback victory
Jason Kidd's introduction brought warm, though less than rousing cheers from the American Airlines Center sellout crowd Wednesday night.
Perhaps that could be construed as appreciation for helping lead the Mavericks to the 2011 NBA championship, but recognition that Kidd spurned Dallas to become a Knick this summer.
Kidd never acknowledged the crowd, but clearly the 39-year-old was energized for the occasion, though not enough to prevent a 114-111 Mavericks comeback victory.
Kidd finished with 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals, but the Mavericks rode O.J. Mayo's 27 points and Vince Carter's 25 to an emotion-charged victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Knicks. Dallas had lost five of its previous seven games.
It was a rousing culmination to a Thanksgiving Eve in which debate continued about whether Kidd's jersey number will someday hang in the AAC rafters.
After the Mavericks' morning shoot-around, coach Rick Carlisle answered the question with a succinct "I do, yes."
Of course, everyone knows the decision will be made by a committee of one — Mark Cuban — whom Kidd alienated this summer by reneging on an oral commitment to stay in Dallas.
Cuban refused to discuss Kidd before the game, but the 54-year-old owner showed by his actions during the game that he was as fired up as Kidd. When Kidd made an early 3-pointer, he glanced toward the Mavericks bench and smiled at buddy Dirk Nowitzki.
When Kidd air-balled a 3-point attempt later in the first quarter, Cuban stood, applauded and smirked. Cuban has said he is past Kidd's summer decision, adding "what's done is done," but it may be years before we know whether Cuban is truly over it.
The only definitive sign would be if the Mavericks retire Kidd's jersey.
"He left on great terms with me," Carlisle said. "I was super appreciative of everything he did for me and our organization when he was here. Guys at that point in their career, they have the right to do what they want to do. So I could only wish him the best. I can't speak to the other aspects of it."
The other aspects are between Kidd and Cuban, and for them to settle. Besides the championship, Cuban should be grateful that Kidd made Cuban and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson look smart for their somewhat criticized Feb. 2008 acquisition of 35-year-old Kidd.
In that multi-player deal, Dallas sent young point guard Devin Harris to New Jersey. Kidd certainly was grateful to the Mavericks for taking the risk and for giving him a second chance in the city where he began his career in 1994, as a 21-year-old rookie.
"If I could end my career here, that would be the ideal situation, with hopefully a championship under my belt," Kidd told The News two weeks after the 2008 trade. "And if we can do that, and if I ever was selected to the Hall of Fame, I would love to go in as a Maverick.
"That would be the ideal situation because this is where I started. If I could end it here, that's the way the book should end."
Kidd got that championship, but now he's writing his final chapter as a Knick.
Guess what? Unlike Major League Baseball players and managers, basketball players and coaches don't get a say in how they go into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
"The Naismith H.O.F. does not induct any individual as associated with a particular franchise/university/other," basketball hall of fame curator and historian Matt Zeysing explained in an email to The News.
"The Baseball H.O.F. faces this dilemma because of the issue of the hat on the plaque. Our equivalent — a portrait plaque — is simply a head and shoulder shot of the Hall of Famer with no part of a jersey showing, in the case of a player. … For Baseball, it revolves around the hat. For us, we do not have the same scenario."
The 313-member Naismith Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., has little evidence of the Mavericks' 32-year history. Of the players in the hall, only Alex English, Adrian Dantley and Dennis Rodman ever wore a Dallas uniform — for 79, 76 and 12 games, respectively.
Former Mavericks coach Don Nelson was enshrined in September, although "only" 339 of his NBA record 1,335 victories were with the Mavericks.
Spots in Springfield are all but reserved for Nowitzki and Kidd — the latter whether or not his jersey makes it to the AAC rafters.Follow Brad Townsend on Twitter @Townbrad


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Italy's final World Cup qualifier ended in a 2-2 draw against Armenia, costing the Azzurri a top seeding at the World Cup. Luca Cetta assesses the best and the worst from the Naples contest.
Another Italy game, another draw and another comeback required. Anybody would be forgiven for thinking the visit to Naples was the latest episode of the Mario Balotelli Show given the coverage he received leading up to the contest. From camera crews to the Camorra and tweets along the way, Balo was again the centre of attention. Amid it all was the World Cup qualifier with Armenia.
Not that the Azzurri seemed to get the memo early. Cesare Prandelli called the opening 20 minutes embarrassing. Yura Movsisyan pounced on a sixth minute error from Alberto Aquilani to open the scoring. An already shaky makeshift defence took little time to crack. The boys in blue couldn't string three passes together.
In typical Italian fashion having already sealed qualification meant taking the foot off the pedal, but there was still something to play for. Aside from protecting an unbeaten run in World Cup and European Championships qualifying stretching back to September 2006, there was the small matter of World Cup seedings.
A win either against Denmark or Armenia would seal a top eight seeding and less potential for a Group of Death scenario. However, in two matches the Catenaccio gods would have been appalled with, Italy conceded four avoidable goals.
At the Stadio San Paolo, Aquilani's mistake was compounded by Federico Marchetti in the second half. He fumbled the ball behind for a corner, then, echoing Walter Zenga at the same end 23 years earlier, came for a cross but was not close. Henrikh Mkhitaryan's header struck the underside of the bar and crossed the line. Italy left their fate in other hands. Switzerland's win aided their top eight push. Colombia and Uruguay's final qualifiers would decide the rankings.
If the performance was disjointed, a look at the starting XI reveals why. It was a side filled with reserves. Prandelli was not too worried about the seeding situation, rather he concentrated on giving these players one last test in a competitive environment pre-Brazil. A number of regulars were absent, while the match showed the defensive stocks are low on depth. Nonetheless, the tactician was pleased with the spirit shown in erasing two deficits.
The match also glimpsed Italy's future. Two wingers continued to stake their claim for a plane ticket across the Atlantic with fine performances. Lorenzo Insigne sparkled on home soil. After Fabio Cannavaro, Ciro Ferrara and Antonio Juliano, he was the fourth Neapolitan to represent his country at the fabled venue and if not for the post, would have been the first to score. Alessandro Florenzi netted a first Azzurri goal from Insigne's cross and is really taking to his new position wide on the right, giving Prandelli another option.
Balotelli put aside the controversy and his weekend illness to make a substitute appearance. He rescued Italy with the second goal, hooking Andrea Pirlo's pass into the far corner. Super Mario was in one of those moods and very nearly won it late on. Then there's Giuseppe Rossi, who began the latest chapter to his Azzurri adventure following a two year absence. Rossi's last game was on 7 October 2011, in Serbia. "It was a huge emotion to wear the Nazionale jersey again, be on the field with the lads and moving the ball around," he said.
These players are the future, but the future is now, on the road to Brazil. The quartet will surely – barring injury – be heading to Brazil. Prandelli has already conceded he couldn't conceive of a World Cup squad lacking Balotelli.
So what to take from the match? For long stretches it looked the classic nothing-on-the-line Italy match. The Azzurri lacked urgency and fluency. Yes, they twice responded to falling behind, but with the added carrot of top seeding up for grabs they failed to achieve their goal. Colombia and Uruguay's wins ensure it's the first time since 1978 that Italy are not top seeds. On the flipside, players such as Insigne and Florenzi highlighted what there is to look forward to in the upcoming months.
Keep up to date with the latest news and action from Spain's Primera Division with Football Espana - from the team behind Football Italia. [13]


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The Filibuster
Lot of talk about weiners, Weiners and Weiner's weiner the past couple weeks. This is nothing new in the sports universe, though, especially in the NFL. However, which MLB player do you think will most likely find himself involved in some sort of similar scandal?
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As is the case with most famous weiner (and Weiner) related exposés, the following will certainly be an exercise in self-restraint, as I think we all know the immense public propensity to go for the easy male-member joke. But the easiest joke here, as far as I can tell, is that the Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal is even a scandal at all!
I am not saying we should give the guy a medal of honor or anything, but, what exactly did he do to warrant a public scandal of such magnitude? So he donned a swaggering internet persona and talked dirty to some chicks online… and then didn't have sexual relations with any of them? Um, okay, if this illegal then somebody come lock my @$$ up!!!
Yes, Rep. Weiner is a creepazoid. So what? Aren't most politicians? From my vantage point, Weiner didn't break any laws. He didn't physically hurt anyone. He is only guilty of being stupid — of being aloof and naive a la John Edwards to mistakenly think the interwebs are a completely private domain and that interacting with folks in a lewd manner outside of his marriage would never be revealed by the parties involved.
Like our future 45th president alludes, the online lust-quest has become common for modern man; and this "scandal" is really something that should be left between Rep. Weiner and his wife. Unless he's Marv Albert-ing these women or wasting tax dollars on callgirls, I don't see how any of this is of public interest.
But since you asked, Eric, what MLB player would most likely find himself in the same Weinerific situation, I gotta say, right now, it would have to be Adam Dunn.
I mean, come on… SOMETHING is eating at the Big Donkey and it ain't Ozzie Guillen! When a perennial homerun monster like Dunn suddenly lives under the Mendoza line with only a handful of bombs while playing his home games at launching-pad Sox Park, and it's mid-June, something ain't right.
Hmm… you thought I was gonna say A-Rod, didn't ya? Well, A-Rod probably does take lewd photos of his "attributes" with intentions of sending them out to virtual partners; however, I think his tenacious love for himself would force him to keep such images for his eyes only.
Hate me, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Newt Gingrich is Equally Afraid of 'The Left' and Terrorists
In plugging his new book, the former GOP Speaker of the House writes that leftists have infiltrated nearly all facets of society with their brand of "secular-socialism," and they will destroy America faster than you can say firecracker jihadist.
The politician-turned-author-turned-expert on everything, who has also written several odd historical novels about the American Civil War, has a new book coming out, called, To Save America: Stopping Obama's Secular Socialist Machine. Gingrich begins his screed, published in Human Events, by saying, "In the 20th Century, America fought and defeated Nazism, Fascism, Imperialism and Communism — four existential threats to our survival." Okay. But what about existential threats in the 21st Century? Gingrich says there are two: non-state terrorist groups, and liberals! You see, these left-wingers in power today have a death grip on "academia, the elite news media, Hollywood, union leaders, trial lawyers, the courts, the Congress, and the bureaucracy at all levels of government." And if we don't do something about it, America will soon resemble Greece or Portugal, becoming a "European-style, high-tax, big-bureaucracy, low-economic-growth state." And we all know how much bourgeois Obama, "the most radical President in American history," loves the socialist vibe across the Atlantic. Consider yourself warned (again).


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Using pv-grub to run custom kernels on RHEL - preparing the slice
The pv-grub kernel option allows your RHEL slice to boot from your own kernel instead of one of ours. Before you can try it out you need to prepare the slice with some config changes.
Your own kernel
The Linux kernel manages processes and how they carry out their tasks. The kernel is what makes Linux "Linux". Every distribution has a Linux kernel at the core, often with their own tweaks included but still using the standard kernel as the base.
We provide several kernels that have been tested with our Linux images and are known to work well with them. Most users will want to stick to those kernels. It's safe, it's stable, and it's easy.
There are times you'll want to install a different kernel from what we offer. Maybe a new kernel version has a feature you really want (or an older version lacks one you don't want), or perhaps you want to change some aspects of the configuration of our stock kernels. That's where pv-grub comes in.
These instructions are for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and higher. The process will probably work with earlier versions but has not been tested with them.
Normally the kernel running on your server is selected by the virtualization layer that creates your VPS instance (in our case, a program called "Xen"). That means your kernel is not in your VPS filesystem.
If you tell Xen to use a feature called "pv-grub" (by contacting support through the SliceManager) you can change that behavior. Instead of the virtualization layer selecting your kernel from its own list it will look for the kernel on the VPS filesystem. That kernel can be a distribution's stock kernel (with Xen support enabled) or it can be one you've compiled yourself.
There are several changes that need to be made in order to make pv-grub work with your system. We'll cover those changes in this article and its sequel. We'll also talk a bit about how to recover if something goes wrong.
The kernel is really important to a Linux installation. If there's something about the kernel that doesn't work with the (virtual) hardware you're running on, the system just plain won't start. So installing your own kernels carries some risk.
Take precautions before diving into kernel experiments. Back up important data or take a backup snapshot of the VPS. Test the process on a new VPS before trying to implement it on a production instance. Keep track of the changes you make so you can backtrack and revert them later if necessary.
It may be useful to be familiar with the kernel in general and how it works. There's good information to be found at the official kernel archive site and in your distribution's documentation as well.
Kernel config
More advanced users may just want the skinny on what's required for a custom kernel. This section is for them. If you want to start with a stock kernel (recommended, since that gets you a kernel for pv-grub that you know works and lets you tinker from there), skip ahead.
The important points to keep in mind:
Use Xen config options. You can narrow down the ones you absolutely need by running a "make localmodconfig" to generate an initial config file based on the kernel you're already running on your VPS, or get the config for your current kernel from /proc/config.gz. At the least, "Xen guest support" must be enabled for the kernel.
Use gzip compression for the kernel. There are problems trying to load a kernel that's been compressed with bzip or LZMA through pv-grub. Make sure to set the compression type in the config to "gzip". Alternately, the uncompressed "vmlinux" version of the kernel will work with pv-grub (found in the root of the kernel source directory after compiling).
Change the TTY. Details on the changes that need to be made to enable the different TTY device are later in this article. Remember to make sure the new TTY device is in /etc/securetty too.
Change the fstab. The disk devices change when using pv-grub, so before booting with pv-grub the /etc/fstab file will need to be updated to reflect the new device names (from /dev/sda to /dev/xvda, basically).
Other interface names change. This generally is not an issue if your kernel has udev enabled, but you should skim ahead and check for changes to module aliases just in case.
Set up /boot/grub/menu.lst. Instructions for setting up the menu.lst file are listed later in this article. You won't be able to boot with pv-grub unless there's a menu.lst file telling pv-grub what kernel choices are available.
Using a stock kernel
This article will describe the process of switching to one of your distribution's stock kernels. It is possible to compile your own kernel from source and use it instead.
We're using a stock kernel here for convenience and for practicality. Having pv-grub enabled for your VPS means that if pv-grub can't boot from a working kernel on your filesystem it won't boot at all. It's a good idea to have something you know will work in place (like a stock Xen-enabled kernel) before you introduce another variable into the experiment like a custom-built kernel.
Besides, compiling a kernel from source is a whole different bag of weasels. One thing at a time.
Update the system
Before downloading a stock kernel from the RHEL repository it's a good idea to upgrade your installed software to the latest versions, particularly if you're moving to a newer kernel release:
sudo yum upgrade
Module aliases
To tell the system to use the right references for the network and virtual disk interfaces we'll want to add some lines to /etc/modprobe.conf. Before we do that, make a backup in case you want to revert the changes later:
sudo cp /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf.bak
Next we want to replace the contents of /etc/modprobe.conf with the following three lines:
alias eth0 xennet alias eth1 xennet alias scsi_hostadapter xenblk
To skip the text editor, you can make this change by running these commands:
sudo echo "alias eth0 xennet" > /etc/modprobe.conf sudo echo "alias eth1 xennet" >> /etc/modprobe.conf sudo echo "alias scsi_hostadapter xenblk" >> /etc/modprobe.conf
This change won't necessarily keep your VPS from booting with a non-pv-grub kernel, but if you do decide not to stick with pv-grub you'll want to move the backed-up modprobe.conf.bak file back to modprobe.conf.
Install the kernel package
There are a few kernel packages in the RHEL repositories. The one you want is the one with Xen support enabled, which should be "kernel-xen". To install it run:
sudo yum install kernel-xen
Installing the kernel package won't reboot your slice or configure it to use that kernel, it just puts the files we need in the right places.
Make sure you've made the change to /etc/modprobe.conf before installing the kernel package. The package manager uses that file when building the initrd image (the kernel's initial ramdisk).
A look at /boot
To tell pv-grub where to look for the new kernel you'll need to know what it's called and where it is. The where part is straightforward — it's in /boot. Check a directory listing of /boot and you'll see something like:
$ ls /boot config-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen initrd-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen.img xen.gz-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 symvers-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen.gz xen-syms-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 System.map-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen
The two files you need to take note of are the one that starts with "initrd" and the one that starts with "vmlinuz". The former is the initial ramdisk (and may not always be present, or may start with "initramfs") and the latter is the actual kernel. If you see more than one of each it means you have more than one kernel version installed. Pick the files that match the version of the kernel you are trying to install (probably the ones with the newest version number).
To tell pv-grub to use the new kernel we'll be editing a file in the "grub" subdirectory of /boot.
The grub directory
To tell pv-grub to use the new kernel we'll be editing a file in the "grub" subdirectory of /boot.
The grub package is a bootloader, which is to say, it lets you pick how you want your system to start up from a menu at boot time. If you've set up a linux installation on a workstation you may have used it before. For your VPS editing the grub menu works similarly to editing it on a workstation.
The menu configuration file needs to be in /boot/grub, which may already exist. If it doesn't, create it:
sudo mkdir -p /boot/grub
Create /boot/grub/menu.lst
There's one last step before telling the VPS to use pv-grub: create the grub menu.lst file. If you've used grub on a workstation you may or may not have looked at a menu.lst file before. Many newer distributions install grub 2, which uses a different configuration scheme from the original (and uses a different file, "grub.cfg"). Pv-grub uses the "grub legacy" format.
Tell your favorite text editor to open menu.lst for editing:
sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst
Your favorite text editor doesn't have to be "nano" of course. That's just an example.
Editing menu.lst
We'll want the contents to look something like:
default=0 timeout=5 title=RHEL kernel 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen root (hd0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen ro console=hvc0 root=/dev/xvda1 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen.img
The most important parts to change are the "kernel" and "initrd" lines. Those lines in particular will need to be changed from the above example. The version installed by the kernel package will probably be different, and the name can differ depending on whether you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit Linux image.
Change the "kernel" reference in the example above to point to the kernel on your filesystem. Don't forget the "/boot" part. Leave the rest of the line the same.
If there's an "initrd" or "initramfs" file in /boot, or one that ends in ".img", edit the initrd line above to point to that file. Again, remember the "/boot" part, pv-grub needs to know exactly where to find the file.
You may want to change the "title=" line. You can have anything you like after the equals sign. The title just reflects what text will appear in the grub menu. You're probably the only person who will ever see the title, so indulge your whimsy. Name the kernel after where you got it and the version number like I did above, or pick your favorite Flintstones character.
The "timeout=5" line tells pv-grub how long to linger on the grub menu before proceeding to use the default kernel. It should be fine at 5 seconds.
The "default" line tells pv-grub which kernel to use as the default. The "0" refers to the first one listed, which in this case is also the only one listed. If you had two items in your menu.lst file and wanted the second to boot by default you would change the "0" to "1".
Adding more choices
You may want to add more items to the grub menu if you have more than one kernel available. To do so just copy that block of text that starts with "title=" and edit the new menu item settings for each other kernel. For example:
default=0 timeout=5 title=My custom 22.214.171.124 kernel root (hd0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-22.214.171.124-mine ro console=hvc0 root=/dev/xvda1 initrd /boot/initrd.img-184.108.40.206-mine title=RHEL kernel 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen (works) root (hd0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen ro console=hvc0 root=/dev/xvda1 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5xen.img
Having more than one choice in the menu.lst can be especially useful when you're upgrading to a new kernel. You can keep the original kernel in the menu (the one you know works) so you can easily switch back if there's a problem. You'll be able to access the grub menu at boot via the web console for your VPS.
Remember that "default=0" means that the first kernel in the list is the one pv-grub will use if you don't select a different choice from the grub menu.
Add the TTY
The name of the TTY device, which represents your ability to interact with the system (via ssh or the console), is different when booting through pv-grub. To prepare the system for that change we can add to the VPS configuration without breaking the non-pv-grub configuration.
RHEL keeps the configuration for the TTY in /etc/inittab. We just need to add a line for the new TTY device, xvc0.
The line we need to add to /etc/inittab can be added at the end of the file. It will look like:
8:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty xvc0
It's okay to leave any previous TTY device lines in place for now.
You can use a text editor to add the line, or run the following command to tack it onto the end of the file:
sudo echo "8:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty xvc0" >> /etc/inittab
You can make sure the line was added by checking just the end of the file:
tail /etc/inittab
Add to securetty
We may need to tell the system that the new TTY is okay for root to use by adding this line to /etc/securetty:
If it's already in that file, great. If not, add the TTY on its own line.
Again, we can save a little time by turning the edit into a one-shot command (that adds xvc0 only if it isn't already in securetty):
sudo grep xvc0 /etc/securetty || echo "xvc0" >> /etc/securetty
Disabling the old TTY
It's possible after rebooting that you may see a bunch of statements in the console similar to:
INIT: "Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
That message is fairly harmless, it just means that the system is trying to spawn that TTY device (probably the old one) and can't. If you want to get rid of those messages comment out the TTY line or lines in /etc/inittab that correspond to that TTY by putting a "#" character in front of them.
For the example above I would look for the line that starts with "1:" (the ID of the init directive listed in the error) and comment it out like so:
# 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
I recommend waiting until you're certain that you have pv-grub working and will stick with it before commenting the TTY out. Having the line in there makes it easier to switch back to a non-pv-grub configuration if you need to troubleshoot (more on that in the next article).
The changes made in this article are safe to leave in place if you take a break or want to revert to a non-pv-grub boot later. They won't interfere with the normal operation of your VPS when pv-grub is disabled, nor will they cause a problem if the VPS is rebooted.
The more disruptive changes are reserved for the next article, which will also cover actually enabling pv-grub.
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Rookie Porcello set for daunting task
Tigers hurler to start tiebreaker in front of hostile crowd
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Tigers at a glance2009 record: 86-76
2008 record: 74-88
AL Central: Tied with Twins
Possible matchup:
Tigers at Yankees
Postseason tix: Information
• Porcello: Daunting task
• Rotation: Lined up for ALDS
• Ordonez: Trying season
• Jackson: Stepping up
• Rodney: Nearly perfect
• Inge: Ignoring pain
• Verlander: Big statement
• Granderson: Good timing
• Leyland: Calm, cool leader
• Defense: Key to success
• Detroit: Tigers lift spirits
• Jackson: Back on track
• Verlander: Off the charts
It wasn't a long thought. He didn't want to ponder it.
Now, he has some more work to do, and it'll be on the biggest stage of his brief career, not to mention the loudest.
"I'm sure he's pitched in a tough environment," manager Jim Leyland said, "but I doubt that 50 scouts down the right-field line freezing their tails off in New Jersey somewhere is going to be like this."
Try 50,000 Twins fans shouting their loudest, their voices echoing all over the Metrodome.
Technically, it's Game 163 of the Tigers' regular season, but Tuesday's American League Central tiebreaker between the Tigers and Twins will be unlike any of Porcello's previous 30 starts this season. He has pitched in high-pressure situations like Fenway Park on a summer night, Busch Stadium in a big Interleague Play matchup, and the Metrodome a few weeks ago to start Detroit's key three-game series there. Still, the last time Porcello pitched in a true win-or-go-home situation was likely high school.
His poise in all the situations he has faced to date, however, gives reason to believe that he can handle this one. He has long since proven that he's more mature than an average 20-year-old, and the fact that Leyland let him throw 111 pitches in his last start challenges the notion that he's a rookie anymore.
His teammates don't seem to see him like one.
"I think he's surprised a lot of people all year," said Justin Verlander, who essentially pitched the Tigers into this situation Sunday with his 7 2/3 innings to beat the White Sox. "He's got one more chance to do the same. I really think he can draw from what he did last start.
"In my opinion, he's going to have the same amount of pressure on this start that he did last one. Not knowing what was to come, he had a ton of pressure on him his last start and was able to handle it very well. Like I've said all year, he's so mature for his age, he's unbelievable. He's confident in himself. He'll be able to draw off that, go in and do a good job for us."
Catcher Gerald Laird, who has worked with Porcello all season to hone his sinkerball arsenal and mix it with a fastball, has seen the growth.
"He's grown all year," Laird said. "From start to start, from month to month, he's gotten a lot better. He's learned how to pitch and not be a power guy."
Porcello has had two quality starts in as many tries against the Twins over the past 2 1/2 weeks, but he received two runs of offensive support in those two games combined. His six innings with three runs allowed kept the Tigers close on Sept. 18 at the Metrodome, but a hanging sinker over the plate to Michael Cuddyer ended up heading out to left field for a two-run homer. Detroit went scoreless that night.
Denard Span's fifth-inning sacrifice fly was all the scoring the Twins managed off Porcello on Tuesday at Comerica Park. He fell behind hitters more often, but battled his way back, scattering six hits with a run and a strikeout.
The Twins showed in both starts that they can put the ball in play off him, but Porcello showed he can get them to hit his sinker for outs. Now that he's back on the fast turf of the dome, that plan won't change.
"That's my game plan from the get-go," Porcello said. "I'm trying to get ground balls."
The fact that he'll now be throwing more pitches than might've been in the plan when the season started shouldn't make a difference. Porcello said late last week that he feels strong, surprisingly so for the tail end of a full season, and credits the work the Tigers have put in to hold down his workload.
Those stats show in his late-season roll. Porcello is 5-2 since the start of August with a 3.19 ERA and a .244 batting average allowed.
Now, he'll be throwing the Tigers' biggest pitches of the season.
"I expect a big game from him," Laird said. "He's got the makeup of a big-game pitcher."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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These are talented people and I look forward to sharing some of their work next week. Have a get weekend and a fun 4th of July.


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The Lady Apaches (17-8) first beat the Maumelle Lady Hornets 15-2 in the first round of the tournament.
Pottsville scored in the first inning on a walk to Laken Gray, an RBI double by Kaitlinn Bailey, an RBI single by Mikayla Scheide, a walk to Taylor Phillips and a two-RBI triple by Avery Simpson to make the score 4-0 after the first.
In the second inning, Martin singled, Barnett and Gray each walked, Bailey hit a two-RBI double, Schiede had an RBI single and Avery Simpson had a long sacrifice fly to center to make the score 8-0.
In the third inning, Hope Huffman reached on a error and scored on Martin's sacrifice bunt to make the score 9-0 after 3. In the top of the fourth, Maumalle scored 2 runs on two hits, two walks and an error.
Savannah Gosnell came in relief of Alex Gantt and was the winning pitcher. In the bottom of the fourth, Schiede got her third hit, Haley Stanton was safe on an error, Huffman then hit a two-RBI single, Martin had a RBI single, Barnett walked, Gray had an RBI single and Bailey hit her third double which drove in the final two runs to set the final score.
The Lady Apaches fought hard against Booneville in the semi-finals, but lost by a narrow margin. The Lady Bearcats scored one run in the bottom of the fifth and another in the bottom of the sixth.
Pottsville's next game will be in regionals on Friday at Farmington.


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2014 Accord Hybrid
lucien4 Posts: 68See official Honda site:
http://hondanews.com/channels/honda-automobiles-accord/releases/honda-expands-ac- cord-lineup-this-fall-with-2014-accord-hybrid-featuring-class-leading-mpg-rating- s-and-exclusive-styling
Available October 2013 but prices are not revealed yet. Looks like it will be available not just in EX trim but also lower trims since some EX only options appear to be optional.
Also some additional info: fuel tank capacity is about 15.8 gallon I believe (slightly smaller) and rear seats do not fold unfortunately.
kyrpto Posts: 216Sure Honda will price this about like the Camry h.
You can get a much better deal on the new Hyundai hybrid which has a conventional 6 spd. advanced Li-Po battery and a 17.5 gallon tank that will get you over 700 miles between fillups.
Their earlier Civic hybrid had many problems so it may be best to wait a while before spending your $$$.
Firebird_EOU Posts: 250Also does it show individual tire's pressure psi?
isellhondas Issaquah WashingtonPosts: 19,830Were dismal flops.
The were quite a bit more expensive, only came as V-6's and didn't get that much better gas mileage.
I'm sure they learned some lessons and, although I'm no fan of hybrids I'm sure IF they are doing this again it'll be much different and better.
Firebird_EOU Posts: 250It's not like Prius is now getting 75mpg while Honda pushes out a 50mpg model.
Accord Hybrid 50/45 beats 2014 Camry hybrid 40/38.
I found my answer - it's still not displaying each tire's individual psi like Toyota.
Come on, it's forcing people to have to check individual tire's psi to see if it's low rather than looking at the dash. Also when there is a low tire pressure warning you'd have to again check each tire to see which one is leaking.
2nd thing about Accord's safety features is that they don't take over and brake for you like other brands for the 2014 model (e.g. 2014 Mazda brakes for RADAR cruise and low speed, 2014 BMW brakes for its RADAR cruise)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101066163?__source=msn|money|headline|headline|story|&par- =msn
Accord has the leg up on the right lane camera but no Heads Up Display (in Mazda 3).
ushy66 Posts: 366Hi y'all. Looks like the new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid has 'knocked it out of the park' for the mid-sized sedan hybrid segment. I had been looking at the 2013/14 Camry hybrid and the 20142/14 Avalon hybrid, but recently came across some excellent print and video reviews by Alex Dykes which have caused me to reconsider the field, including the Accord hybrid and Fusion hybrid. For access to these print/video reviews, click on the following links:
2013 Avalon and Avalon hybrid link: link title
2013 Ford Fusion hybrid link: link title
2014 Accord hybrid link: link title
Also there is good info on the mid-sized sedan hybrid segment via US News and World Report's Ratings at the following link (to get more info for each car click on 'full review'), where the 2014 Ford Fusion hybrid ranks 1st, the 2014 Accord hybrid ranks 2nd, the 2014 Camry hybrid ties for 3rd (with the Hyundai Sonata hybrid), and the 2014 Avalon hybrid ranks 10th: link: http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/rankings/Hybrid-Cars/
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hi, please kindly see the website.
did anybody check the honda accord hybrid 2014 odometer. thanks.
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did anybody check the honda accord hybrid 2014 odometer. thanks.
Rather than some grand conspiracy, from 2007 no less, I'd bet good money that most odometers read high simply because people don't keep careful track of their tire pressure. Under-inflated tires have a smaller diameter and have to turn more rotations to cover the same distance.
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The paper describes what would happen to humans and other mammals if global temperatures were to rise a certain amount over the course of this century
A Purdue climatologist has published a paper that questions, "How much
can humans physically handle?"
Matthew Huber, a Purdue University climatologist, wrote a scientific paper that describes what would happen to humans and other mammals if expected
rises in global temperature
were to occur by the year 2100. Average estimates from certain models land in the 3 to 4 degrees Celsius range, while others predict 10 or even 20 degree hikes.
Using a measurement technique called "wet-bulb temperature," Huber and Sherwood were able to model what would happen to humans if the 3, 4, 10 or 20 degree increases were to occur by 2100. The wet-bulb temperature method consists of a thermometer bulb wrapped in wet cloth and ventilated, which represents the most perfect scenario for a human to withstand increasing global temperatures: a naked, healthy adult standing in the shade while drinking gallons and gallons of water. Any other scenario that strays from this perfect example would place heat-related stress on a person or mammal to some degree depending on the increase in global temperature.
"We intentionally were trying to explore the upper limit of what humans can possibly stand," said Huber. "Essentially we were assuming a perfectly acclimated person, in perfect health, not performing physical labor, and out of the sun, and were then asking, 'What would it take to kill them quickly?' A real person would be profoundly uncomfortable, miserable and/or sick long before we reach the limit discussed in our paper. Infants, pregnant women, and the elderly would be especially vulnerable long before we hit the limit discussed.
"Thus, the global mean temperature increase of about >10°C that causes widespread heat death in our paper probably is a significant overestimate of the threshold at which substantial harm [would come] to societies and individuals would suffer harm and/or reduced productivity. Put in more prosaic terms, large parts of the world would be violating OSHA and international health standards for work long before we approach this >10°C threshold. But we wanted to be sure we had a limit set by physical and thermodynamic laws and not by human ones (since those are mutable)."
According to Huber, it's most important for the world to set a goal of what temperature increase to avoid. He believes avoiding a 2 degree Celsius increase by 2100 would be impossible by this point, but maybe a 6 degree (and definitely 10 degree) increase is preventable if the proper actions are taken.
If a 10 or 12 degree global temperature increase was achieved by 2100, Huber said people would likely be dying in the streets or running to air conditioned-only locations. However, increased air conditioning can lead to power grid issues, and the grid is strained enough as it is.
What would the world be like if we hit a 12 degree Celsius increase?
"My nightmare," said Huber. "I'm in Oklahoma on a hot summer day. Under a heat lamp. Running. Wrapped in plastic."
There is much debate over whether climate models are correct or not, so Huber's method of basing his results of off many of them (which have varied results of 3 to 20 degree Celsius predicted hikes by 2100) have caused scientists to be skeptical.
"The models aren't perfect," said Huber. "The thing to ask is, are they biased to produce a world that is too warm or
too cold in the future
? For 30 years, climate modelers have compared simulations of past climate change (glacial intervals, greenhouse climates such as the Eocene) against data and found that models get the general climate right but that they are systematically biased to be somewhat too insensitive to forcing. In other words, what modeling of past climates tells us is that these models are—if anything—biased to underpredict future climate change."
Another question addressed is whether humans can adapt to the increase in global temperature. Huber seems to think some can through burrowing, staying near bodies of water, reducing activities and becoming more active at night.
"The most direct way for humans to respond physiologically, which would take thousands of years if at all (we are most likely to change our behaviors) is to get small and skinny, to decrease our volume and maximize our surface area so we can lose heat more effectively," said Huber.
Earlier this week,
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson
said that manmade global warming has been overexaggerated, and that humans could easily adapt to rising global temperatures.
He also blamed a lazy press, illiterate public and fear-mongering advocacy groups for the bad light placed on the oil industry.
"We have spent our entire existence adapting," said Tillerson. "We'll adapt. It's an engineering problem and there will be an engineering solution."
Huber and Sherwood's
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Shakedown at the Summit: Race Gets A Second Life, Heads to Norwalk
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(Norwalk, Ohio) Many racers and race fans know of the legendary Shakedown, a heads-up race that grew in ten years from having just a dozen cars, to hundreds of the country's best "outlaw" racers. It was a race that sadly, didn't look like
it would continue beyond its tenth year. But, to paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of its death were greatly exaggerated.
For numerous reasons it looked like the Shakedown was over for good after the 2012 race, but an eleventh hour agreement gave it a second lease on life. It is coming to Summit Motorsports Park as the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment Shakedown at the Summit presented by Mickey Thompson Tires, October 4-6, 2013. The Shakedown at the Summit will be one of the events to cap off the track's 50th anniversary season.
The Summit Racing Equipment Shakedown at the Summit presented by Mickey Thompson Tires will bring in several hundred of the top racers from across the country as well as Canada, the Caribbean, and as far away as the Middle East. Classes will include Pro Modified, Top Sportsman, Outlaw 10.5, Limited Street, X275, Heavy Street, 8.50 Index, Pro Import, and Pro Street Motorcycle.
"We have been amazed with the interest in this event," said Bill Bader, Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park. "The phones have been ringing since rumors of the Shakedown moving to our track started surfacing. I honestly think there is more 'buzz' in the racing community for this year's Shakedown at the Summit than any other announcement we've ever made. It's a great announcement to start 2013, our 50th anniversary year."
"We're also surprised with the interest from sponsors," Bader continued. "It's unusual to have sponsors call us and ask how they can support an event, but that's exactly what has happened. The Shakedown at the Summit will have a purse in excess of $130,000.00."
One thing making the Shakedown at the Summit more amazing is the way it came about. New York promoter Dave Hance, originator of the race, offered to let Summit Motorsports Park continue his event while refusing any compensation for it. Although Bader offered to pay him, Hance was more interested in having the event continue into the future and said he trusted Summit Motorsports Park to host an event worthy of his decade-long efforts. Hance, an accomplished racer, plans to continue his involvement with the race he created as a participant.
The Shakedown at the Summit is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-6, 2013, with a test and tune session on Thursday, Oct. 3. More news on the Shakedown at the Summit presented by Mickey Thompson Tires will be posted in the coming months on the track's website at SummitMotorsportsPark.com.


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Hey JETS!!! I'm available! I'm ready, willing & able! Call my agent @jordanwoy & let's make it happen.
Sorry T.O. we have Jason Hill.
WTF sign him
Nah.........cro is better
He cant be any worse than Plax was last year.
i know part of the complaint should be that we should suck for a draft pick - but the team still has heart. if the FO quits on them, well those scars can be harder to heal than people think. Jets need to try to remain competitive. i dont want to get blown out in NE.
But T.O. is one of the best route runners in the NFL so that's just going to make Sanchez miss by a bigger margin
i wish they would sign him
I'm all for it, everyone talks about developing the young WR's and let's see what they got but what about our QB? T.O. is nowhere near what he was but a good route runner and a veteran presence, something the Jets could desperately use on offense.
Out of any of name FA WR's available, I thought the team would have considered TO and I am very much for it, given TO's current stature. I thought he looked pretty good in Seattle, he would be coming here he to work because he's desperate, and I think he still has something to offer.
Ocho/Johnson is a player I think is done, and wouldn't offer much, I want no part of Burress back.
Owens is still in great shape, and can still play IMO.
why not? gates is injured and the hill that played last night sucks.
What do we have to lose?
Absolutely nothing, bring him in
Didn't he get released from an arena league team of which he was part owner?
Lets not totally lose our minds here.
I'm sure the guy can at least run curl routes. Sanchez doesn't even have any safety valve receivers at all. Our backs can't catch and we have no TEs.
Is really anything worse than whats there now
And if he wants to play he will keep his mouth shut
We are getting younger not older, if this were a SB run maybe.