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Gets me hot: Kisses on my neck.
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Fantasy: Do it everywhere.
I lost my virginity: I'm a virgin, I'm a UFO.
Cigarettes: Nope.
My diet: Omnivore.
Alcohol: Occasionally.
My drug use: Down the hatch.
I'm looking for: Whoever comes along.
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I want: Friendship.
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Vices: Smoke weed before going to sleep.
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The answer: "...times are tough, and now it's time for some tough love. Being unemployed doesn't make someone a charity." --Jeanne Fleming and Leonard Schwarz
The Ethicists argue that the friends should stop paying Amy's entertainment bills. " [T]he free lunch window closes," the columnists say, adding: "You might try softening the blow by making plans to do things together that Amy can afford right now. Netflix, anyone?"
Good advice, but I'm torn. I certainly believe in tough love, but I would recommend tough love for the all four friends. Maybe the entire quartet needs to take a time out from expensive entertainment, restaurant meals and other budget-guzzling outings.
The laid-off friend/housemate won't feel left out, and the rest of the group can put their cash into an emergency fund.
Suggested entertainment:
- A gallery opening. (There might be free food!)
- Picnic
- Sports in the park
- Covered-dish dinner party
- Free event at a bookstore, museum or library
- Board game night
- House party (DIY club night)
- Yard sale tour
- Thrift store clothing excursion
- Free classes at a craft store, hardware store or home supply chain
- Bike riding
- Sports clinic at an athletic store
- Volunteer
- DIY home spa
- Clothing swap party
- Cooking class or wine-tasting class at Whole Foods
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The Governor, now back in Alaska, is responding to recent allegations that she didn't know Africa was a continent, and can't name the countries in NAFTA -- calling the people who said them "cruel, mean-spirited, immature, jerks." Palin claims the rumors aren't true, calling them ridiculous.
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The most memorable photographs of 2012
The San Antonio Express-News photography staff captured tens of thousands of moments in 2012. Several thousand of these photographs were published in print and on mySA.com.
Each photographer was asked to select his or her most memorable photograph of the year. The 10 photographs – though in some instances not their most exemplary work – carry special meaning for each photographer.
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Just got a used 2013 SS surfboard with one set screw thread stripped, my first repair attempt using the most common "fill the hole with epoxy and re-thread"-method came out so-so... It will hold for the next couple of fin install/removals, but I surely can do better.
Which brings the main question of my topic - is there a better method of making a solid and long-lasting repair? I do remove fins between sessions - and since the whole FCS interface doesn't look like it was made to last (shame on you SS for switching from mini-tuttles) - I foresee a lot more repairs...(((
With that said I was thinking about 3 other possible solutions:
1)Stainless steel thread inserts
2)Stainless steel helicoil inserts
3)Go radical by replacing all fin-boxes with FCS-II
Only thing that worries me about #1 is that most thread inserts require re-drilling the hole to .375" - which i s lot over the original 9/64" and there isn't that much "meat" to begin with. I've seen some inserts that only require .281" hole, but I have yet to find these in stainless. Has anybody tried that solution already? Inserts of which length are required?
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Being in the great outdoors is always much more enjoyable when you have the proper clothing and equipment, but quality goods command premium prices at the local sporting emporium or department store and such expenses aren't always easy to squeeze into most people's already tight budgets. Furthermore, while MOTHER EARTH NEWS thinks it's great that some people can whip up a hooded parka or sleeping bag from scratch, not everyone has that kind of sewing ability.
The answer to the problem of obtaining moderately priced, quality outdoor gear may be the "sew-it-yourself" sewing kit, which is made up of premeasured and precut fabric (including all the thread and fasteners you'll need to put the project together), and contains step-by-step stitchery instructions. Besides saving you between 30% and 50% compared to similar ready-made's, such custom construction packages offer the satisfaction of doing-most-of-it-yourself; allow you to add personal touches like fur trims, appliques, yokes, embroidery, and contrasting colors; and even help you develop the kind of sewing skills you'll need to start from scratch in the future!
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But, while "prefab" kits will definitely save you money and—in the end—probably provide products that are better constructed than their factory-made counterparts, they can be time-consuming projects to assemble. Also, though there are a number of "sew-easy" items available, some of the more advanced kits require a great deal of stitchery skill.
Then, too, unless you're making small items (such as bicycle or tote bags, booties, or mittens) you'll need plenty of room to work, because considerable quantities of material are involved in the construction of a tent, comforter, sleeping bag, or long coat. And, despite the fact that some companies enclose their pre-measured down in convenient plastic pouches, you'll likely still have a small blizzard on your hands when you actually pack your garment with insulation.
One time-consuming job you'll encounter when working with a great many kits is "searing the seams." You see, many sew-it-yourself items are made from rip-stop nylon or nylon taffeta, and it's absolutely imperative to apply heat to the cut edges of such materials to prevent their unraveling. This means that—before seaming 'em together—the pieces of fabric have to be fused all around with a candle flame (and then re-seared if you're working, for example, on a curved seam that has to be clipped in order for it to lie flat). This sealing process must be done slowly and carefully in order not to burn your product or yourself.
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We decided to find out just how much work and talent it takes to assemble some of these attractive items from moneysaving kits. Using four different packages from Frostline (one of the leading manufacturers of sew-it-yourself outdoor clothing and equipment), a quartet of MOTHER EARTH NEWS's helpers-folks with varying degrees of sewing skill constructed four items: a small (16 1/2" X 9 1/2") duffel bag, a "High Country" down vest, a "Decorator" down-filled twin size comforter, and a fashionable "Down Around" maxi coat.
Babs, who made the duffel bag, knows the rudiments of sewing, but doesn't claim to be an expert by a long shot. Though the kit took three "spare time" evenings to put together, she found the bag quite easy to make and was pleased with the results!
Johnnie, on the other hand, is an experienced dressmaker. Yet she had to spend a number of evening hours—plus the good part of one weekend—working on her fairly complicated down vest with its "hand-warmer" pockets. The cozy, solidly constructed end product, however, seems to confirm that it was time well spent.
Pat assembled the comforter using her 1911 hand-operated Pfaff sewing machine in approximately eight hours. Since the bedcover's fabric (Trinyl) didn't have to be seared (though Pat did turn in all the edges twice to prevent any chance of ravels) and involved straight seams, her "just basic" sewing knowledge was quite adequate. The task of getting the down into the comforter's "tubes" did take a fair bit of patience. (Pat claims to have absolute proof that the kit's down is "the real thing": When she brought the package home, her bird dog immediately "pointed" it!)
Our fourth stitchery "guinea pig", Celeste, had made a Frostline down jacket some four years before, and—since she sews most of her own clothes—didn't hesitate to take on the myriad complications of making a down-filled maxi coat. Even so, she was a little taken aback by the sheer quantity of material and complexity of parts she had to deal with, the more than two hours it took just to sear the taffeta material,. and the patience required to get the proper amount of down inserted and distributed evenly before machine-quilting the garment.
Though she found the instructions "pretty good," Celeste thinks some important little details (that wouldn't be "common knowledge" to any but a very experienced seamster or seamstress) were left out. However, after almost 30 hours of work, she had a gorgeous down coat for less than half the price she'd have paid in a store.
The Perfect Winter Project
Our conclusions? There's no doubt that -if you pick a project to match your skills -the do-it-at-home sewing kits can give you a sturdy, stylish piece of clothing or outdoor equipment at about half the price of its ready-made equivalent. Of course, the stitchery will occupy a number of hours of your "spare" time. But there's a big stretch of long winter nights ahead . . . and these practical and personalized outfits, packs, and camping-gear pieces could be the perfect way to fill up those evenings with some projects that will make you "right proud" of yourself!


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Yesterday Jacques Chirac vetoed a U.S. plan to send NATO troops to help maintain security during Afghanistan's upcoming election. Chirac ignored a direct plea from Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, who traveled to Istanbul to ask NATO to help:
I would like you to please hurry, as NATO, to Afghanistan. Come sooner than September
Which tells us something about France and its position in the war on terror. France's position has nothing to do with Iraq; nothing to do with the U.N. and international law; nothing to do with U.S. invasions; and makes no distinction between controversial American policies (Iraq) and non-controversial American policies (Afghanistan). France's hostility isn't even driven, necessarily, by its commercial interests, since France has no economic interest in Afghanistan one way or the other. I don't pretend to know what calculation drives Chirac's pro-Arab and anti-American policies. But it's hard to see how John Kerry or anyone else can fault President Bush for being unable to secure Chirac's cooperation on Iraq, when France not only won't help out in Afghanistan, but won't let NATO help, either.


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Dr. Lynn Moore chosen to succeed Dr. Bruce Ayers as Southeast Kentucky Community Technical College PresidentVersailles, Ky. (May 16, 2013) Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) President Michael B. McCall announced Thursday the appointment of Dr. F. Lynn Moore as president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC).
After consideration of three candidates the SKCTC Board of Directors unanimously recommended Dr. Moore for the position. Board Chair Reecie Stagnolia commented, Dr. Moore is the best candidate for the job. She has a lot to offer this area and the Southeast Board, Foundation, faculty and students all gave her high marks.
Dr. Moore has served as the vice president for student development at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon since 2008, and took on an additional role as vice president of administrative services in 2011. Prior to that she was the dean of students and an adjunct instructor at Hill Community College District in Texas, and the supplemental education services director at Texas State Technical College. In addition to her experience in higher education Dr. Moore has also held positions with the Texas Comptrollers Office, the Texas Department of Corrections and she is a former co-owner and manager of a private dental clinic.
Dr. Moore brings a range of skills and experience to the position, said Dr. McCall. We are pleased to welcome her to SKCTC and KCTCS.
Dr. Moore earned a doctorate of philosophy in educational administration from the Community College Leadership Program at The University of Texas at Austin. She holds a masters degree in business administration from Baker College with a concentration in human resource management and a bachelor of science degree in business management from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Moore is a member of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) and has experience in community service and fundraising for a variety of organizations.
"I am incredibly honored and proud to have been chosen to serve as the next president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, said Dr. Moore. I appreciate the confidence the college family, Dr. McCall, the Southeast Board of Directors, and the Southeast community have placed in me as I assume the leadership role of this fine institution. SKCTC is indeed one of the Nations Top 10 Community Colleges. It will be a privilege to work with many local professionals to ensure a seamless transition of leadership."
Dr. Moore will begin serving as president effective July 8 following the retirement of long-time SKCTC president Dr. Bruce Ayers.


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**Hazmat Endorsement required or must be able to obtain within 90 days of hire. / PAY RATE - is mileage at $0.525 Downtime is $15.90/hr Position drives a tractor/trailer truck to make long-distance pick-ups and deliveries of predominantly finished products or materials/supplies. Checks and/or assists in the loading/unloading of the trailer. Position obtains proper authorization for all deliveries/pick-ups. Inspects vehicle for proper and safe operating conditions before and after each trip. Must maintain a DOT driver's log and adhere to all DOT regulations. Position will require multiple nights away, sleeping in sleeper cabs. May require driving in adverse weather conditions. Position requires CDL license. Position requires working tractor/trailer components, including bending and cranking landing gear as well as climbing in and out of cabs and sitting for extended periods of time. Also requires lifting cases weighing 20-45 pounds if they fall in trailer. PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES: * Deliver finished products or raw materials to assigned destination* Ensure safety and compliance of load* Maintain DOT driver log and other required transport documentation * Regular, reliable, predictable attendance BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: * 21 years or older * Must submit to a drug screen * Pass the required background check * Pass DOT physical and DOT Road Test * Valid Class A CDL license (with HazMat/Double and Tanker endorsements) *If applicable * Follow DOT Regulations HELPFUL EXPERIENCE: * Operating trucks requiring a CDL Class A license (e.g., driving forwards, driving backwards, maneuvering in tight spaces, dropping and hooking, operating landing gear, backing into docks and confined spaces, etc.) * Hauling consumer products and perishable consumer goods (e.g., transporting unstable loads, hauling different weights on different trip segments, etc.) * Operating a tractor-trailer in different conditions (e.g., highway driving, side/local roads, city/country, maneuvering in tight spaces, etc.) All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. PepsiCo is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities/Females/Disability/Protected Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity


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The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis (2nd Edition)By: D. Burnett (author)Hardback
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DescriptionThis fully revised and updated edition of "The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis" provides a concise description of all common laboratory tests available in medical practice with notes on their application, the accuracy of each test, the historical background to the adoption of various tests and their effectiveness in diagnosis. The book is well illustrated, with clear headings, tables, flow charts and pathology slides, most in full colour. It provides an accessible reference book in which relevant information can be found easily. Page design facilitates rapid assimilation of principles and key facts. All the chapters have been updated and new material has been introduced to cover recently developed techniques, such as fluid-based cytology, telepathology and proteomics. "The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis, Second Edition" is an essential primary reference source for everyone working in a clinical laboratory. This book is essential reading for pathologists, biomedical scientists, medical laboratory scientific officers and all clinicians involved in laboratory research. Reviews of the First Edition: 'The text is concise, wide-ranging and easy to digest. The ease of extraction of the important facts make it an ideal source of information for use in a variety of situations from the postgraduate examination to the clinical directors' board meeting' - 'Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists". 'The editors have done a marvellous job, more than fulfilling their stated aim of producing a volume describing the multidisciplinary state of modern pathology which will be of interest to a wide range of readers...I was particularly impressed by the many tables and flow charts, which can be used as aids to decision making' - "Journal of Clinical Pathology". 'This is an excellent book to dip into and get a feel for techniques used in the other disciplines of pathology' - "Annals of Clinical Biochemistry".
About AuthorJohn Crocker is the editor of The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. David Burnett is the editor of The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.
ContentsPreface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Contributors Lists. Section 1: Histopathology. 1: Specimen Handling and Preparation for Routine Diagnostic Histopathology (Paul J. Smith and Janine L. Warfield). 2: General stains (Barrie Sims). 3: Enzyme Histochemistry (Trevor Gray and Neil Hand). 4: Immunohistochemistry (Jane Starczynski and John Crocker). 5: Electron Microscopy in Pathology (Brian Eyden). 6: Light Microscopy (Brian Boullier). 7: Quantitative Methods in Tissue Pathology (Peter W. Hamilton and Derek C. Allen). 8: Proliferation Markers in Histopathology (Cheryl E. Gillett and Diana M. Barnes). Section 2: Cytology. 9: Cytopathology (Adrian T. Warfield). Section 3: Microbiology - Bacteriology 10: Microscopy in Bacteriology: Application and Sample Preparation (Dugald R. Baird). 11: Culture Media in Bacteriology (Eric Y. Bridson). 12: Identification of Bacteria (Andrew Hay ). 13: Automated tests in Bacteriology (Paul C. Boreland). 14: Bacteriology Molecular Techniques: sample preparation and application (Richard E. Holliman and Julie D. Johnson). 15: Other tests in bacteriology (Darrel Ho-Yen). 16: Control of antimicrobial chemotherapy (Ian M. Gould). Section 4: Microbiology - Virology,Mycology and Parasitology. 17: Microscopy in virology: application and sample preparation (Marie M. Ogilvie). 18: Electron microscopy in virology (Hazel Appleton). 19: Tissue culture (William L. Irving and Alan Pawley). 20: Serological tests in virology (Goura Kudesia). 21: Automated tests in virology (Roger P. Eglin). 22: Molecular techniques in virology (Paul E. Klapper). 23: Other tests in Virology (Alex W. L. Joss). 24: Mycology (David W. Warnock). 25: Parasitology (Robert W. A. Girdwood). Section 5: Haematology. 26: Blood Cell and Bone Marrow Morphology (Supatrik Basu). 27 The Principles of Automated Blood Cell Counters (Graham Martin). 28 Methods for the Identification of the Haemoglobinopathies (Nick Jackson and Anne Sermon). 29: Special von Willebrand Factor investigations (Mohammad S. Enayat). 30 Platelet Investigations (Steven Walton and Peter Rose). 31 A Hospital Transfusion Service (Steven Walton and Peter E. Rose). 32 Flow Cytometry and Molecular Biology in Haematology (Ian Chant). 33: Haematinic Investigations (Frank Wells). 34: Laboratory Investigations of Haemolysis (Paul Revell). 35: Laboratory investigation of haemostasis (Peter E. Rose and Catherine Caveen). Section 6: Cytogenetics. 36: Chromosome Banding and Analysis (Mervyn Humphreys). 37: Fluorescence in situ hybridization (Ivor Hickey). Section 7: Clinical Chemistry. 38: The acquisition, uses and interpretation of clinical biochemical data (William J. Marshall). 39: Immunoassay in clinical biochemistry (Joan Butler and Susan M. Chambers). 40: Ion selective electrodes (Alan D. Hirst). 41: Light absorption, scatter and luminescent techniques in routine clinical biochemistry (Bernard F. Rocks). 42: Analytical atomic spectrometry (Andrew Taylor). 43: Dry Reagent Chemistry Techniques (Jessica A. Schroeder, Jacqueline C. Osypiw and Gordon S. Challand). 44: Separation techniques (Roy Sherwood). Section 8: Immunology. 45: Protein Assays (David Burnett). 46: Complement Assays (Jonathan North and Keith Whaley). 47: Cellular Immunology (Aarnoud Huissoon) 48: Immune Complex Diseases and Cryoglobulins (Siraj A. Misbah). 49: HLA typing (Mark Hathaway). Section 9: Molecular Pathology. 50: Laser Capture Microdissection (Orla Sheils, Paul Smyth, Esther O'Regan, Stephen Finn, Richard Flavin and John O'Leary). 51: TaqMan PCR Gene Analysis (Cara M. Martin, Orla Sheils and John J. O'Leary). 52: In-cell PRC (John J. O'Leary, Cara M. Martin and Orla Sheils). 53: High-density SNP and cDNA array analysis (Orla Sheils, Cara M. Martin, Paul Smyth, Jon Sherlock, Stephen Finn, Esther O'Regan, and John O'Leary). 54: CGH Array Analysis of Human Tissues (Esther O'Regan, Paul Smyth, Stephen Finn, Cara M. Martin, Orla Sheils and John J. O'Leary), 55 DNA Sequencing (Cara M. Martin, Steve Picton and John O'Leary). Index.
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Frailty is a dynamic condition experienced by many older adults. It is a vulnerability to adverse outcomes resulting from an interaction of physical, socio-economic and co-morbidity factors: major adverse events are more common among frail patients in comparison to non-frail patients. (1)
1. Bagshaw, S.M., et al (2014). Association between frailty and short and long-term outcomes among critically ill patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study. CMAJ, 186 (2), doi: 10.1503/cmaj. 130639. Retrieved Feb. 2014
2. B.C. Ministry of Health. (2012). Frailty in Older Adults- Early Identification and Management. Retrieved February 2014 from: http://www.bcguidelines.ca/guideline_frailty.html
3. Fried, L.P., et al (2001). Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype. Journal of Gerontology: MEDICAL SCIENCES, 56A(3), M146-M156. Retrieved Feb. 2014 from: https://rds185.epi-ucsf.org/ticr/syllabus/courses/83/2012/02/15/Lecture/readings


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Atlantic Records has announced the release of "(Acoustic Sessions)", the forthcoming EP from SMITH & MYERS, better known to rock fans everywhere as Brent Smith and Zach Myers of SHINEDOWN. The EP arrives on the iTunes Store and at all leading digital retailers on January 28.
"(Acoustic Sessions)" sees Smith and Myers tackling a half dozen classic songs by such legendary artists as THE CLASH, METALLICA, Otis Redding, Kenny Wayne Shepard — who makes a surprise cameo on the recording of his own "Blue On Black" — BLACK CROWES and SOUL ASYLUM, all selected by SHINEDOWN fans as the tracks they'd most like the band to cover. The stripped-down recording sessions were filmed in their entirety by SHINEDOWN's longtime collaborator, filmmaker Darren Doane, resulting in intimate companion videos for each of the EP's six tracks. The second and third songs/videos from the collection to be unveiled, OTIS REDDING's "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" and PEARL JAM's "Black" (not included on the EP), can be seen below. Videos for each of the EP's remaining tracks will premiere there daily leading up to the collection's January 28 release day.
"This is for the fans," says Smith. "They picked the songs and we recorded them — it's as simple as that. And I must say that our audience has great taste."
According to The Pulse Of Radio, SHINEDOWN initially planned to release an album of acoustic cover songs this year, but the original 10-song set turned into a six-track EP somewhere along the way. Smith told The Pulse Of Radio that the band's idea of posting videos on YouTube of them recording all 10 songs was what caused the problem. "Some of the artists were cool with letting us put them up, like basically on YouTube, and like show the video of the song being recorded," he said. "Some of the artists were cool with the video and some of the artists weren't cool with the video, and that's totally their decision. So the first six were approved and good to go and you could show the video with it and everything else, so those are the first six that we're gonna release."
The four songs left off the EP — which include BON JOVI's "Wanted Dead Or Alive" and ADELE's "Someone Like You" — will eventually surface without videos on iTunes.
In other news, January 22 will see the eagerly anticipated broadcast television premiere of SHINEDOWN's installment of "The Live Room" on Palladia. Filmed at the famed Henson Studios in Los Angeles, the exclusive set features electrifying versions of SHINEDOWN favorites like "Bully" and "I'll Follow You" — both featured on the band's chart-topping 2012 smash, "Amaryllis" — alongside a surprising and powerful cover of Carole King's "I Feel The Earth Move".
"The Live Room: Shinedown" debuts January 22 at 9 p.m. EST, with additional airings slated for the coming weeks (check local listings).
SMITH & MYERS - "(Acoustic Sessions)" EP track listing:
01. London Calling (originally performed by THE CLASH)
02. Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay (originally performed by OTIS REDDING)
03. Nothing Else Matters (originally performed by METALLICA)
04. She Talks To Angels (originally performed by BLACK CROWES)
05. Blue On Black (originally performed by KENNY WAYNE SHEPARD)
06. Runaway Train (originally performed by SOUL ASYLUM)


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The most famous square in Buenos Aires is the Plaza de Mayo. This is not only the heart of the city but also the political heart of Argentina: protests take place here every week. One of the most famous demonstrations is the one by the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. The square is framed by monumental buildings of great cultural, historic and political importance.
The name Plaza de Mayo (May Square) refers to the date that Argentina became independent from Spain on 25 May 1810. The stately white pillar in the middle of the square, the Pirámide de Mayo, is a monument that marks this important day. The monument is surrounded by gardens and footpaths, perfect for a romantic stroll, especially at night when the area is beautifully illuminated.
One of the attractions on the Plaza de Mayo is the Casa Rosada (the pink house). The salmon-coloured building occupies the entire east side of the square. This is the centre of presidential power in Argentina. The Casa Rosada is especially famous for Evita Perón's balcony scenes in the late 1940s. Beloved by the people, the First Lady would address the crowds from the stately balcony. Madonna sang the hit 'Don't cry for me Argentina' on this very balcony when filming a scene for the movie 'Evita' (1996), which tells the life story of this extraordinary woman.
Join one of the free Casa Rosada tours on weekends and stand on this famous balcony yourself. The tour takes about an hour and visits the President's Office, the Salón Blanco (the white room) and the Palm tree patio. The icing on the cake will be your own balcony scene with a great view of the Plaza de Mayo.
Every Thursday afternoon around 3:30 pm, the Madres de Plaza de Mayo walk around on the square. This group of Argentine mothers has been coming here together since 1977 to protest the disappearance of their children under the dictatorship of the military junta that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983. Wearing white headscarves, the mothers walk in silence around the Pirámide to call attention to the unsolved disappearance of their children.


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They say "walk before you run," but for politicians like Jim DeMint it's the other way around. First you run, then you walk – walk out, that is, on your commitment to serve.
But DeMint's performed one public service by abandoning his post: He's given us a glimpse of a half-hidden Washington where leaders don't lead, think-tankers don't think, and the house always wins.
Always Be Closing
DeMint's leaving to run the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing Reagan-era "think tank." Is he a policy expert, a problem solver, a "thinker"? What was DeMint's professional background before he entered politics?
Sales. DeMint ran a small marketing group (1-4 employees, according to business databases) in Greenville, South Carolina.
That's not as incongruous as it sounds.The Heritage Foundation is a marketing organization, founded by billionaires and corporations to provide cogent-sounding arguments – sales pitches, really – for policies which favor them at the public's expense.
"Join Rush Limbaugh and nearly 700,000 other conservatives as a Member of The Heritage Foundation today," chirps the "think tank's" website – presumably because the first name that comes to mind when Americans hear the word "thinker" is Rush Limbaugh.
DeMint's new job will undoubtedly consist of promoting far-right ideas, lobbying his fellow politicians, and raising money from millionaires, billionaires, and corporations.
(De)Minting Money
That last part should come naturally. DeMint's collected more than $17 million in campaign contributions, raising four times as much as the average Senate candidate during the last two campaign cycles alone. His donor list includes defense contractors, megabanks, and the ubiquitous Koch Brothers.
DeMint's also raised more than $20 million in the last two years for his Tea Party PAC. You remember the Tea Party, don't you? That's the "people's revolt" against powerful Washington interests.
Good luck with that.
DeMint should feel right at home at an organization co-founded by right-wing beer magnate Joseph Coors. According to Right Wing Watch other corporate donors include General Motors, Ford, Proctor and Gamble, Chase, Dow Chemical, Mobil Oil, and Smith Kline pharmaceuticals.
The job pays more than a million dollars a year.
Call Them Irresponsible
DeMint's following the new, growing practice of walking out whenever a better offer comes along. First came trendsetter Sarah Palin, who quit halfway through her first term to pursue lucrative personal and television appearances. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri followed in the Demi-Governor's footsteps this year, announcing she'd be leaving Congress less than a month after winning re-election.
Emerson's "better offer" came from a group which lobbies for not-for-profit electric utilities. She refused to disclose how much she'll make at her new job as its President. "I am not leaving Congress because I have lost my heart for service," she added. "To the contrary," she added. "I see a new way to serve."
Bipartisan Betrayal
Most of these cash-and-carry quitters seem to be Republicans – but not all. Democratic Senator Evan Bayh announced his decision not to seek re-election just one day before the filing deadline for his state's primary, a denying Democratic voters the right to choose their own nominee.
That left Bayh with a $10 million trove of campaign cash. Some said that would come in handy for a future lobbyist, but Bayh insisted he had nobler aspirations. "I want to be engaged in an honorable line of work," said the sanctimonious solon, who accompanied his departure with a self-righteous outburst about the evils of "partisanship."
Instead, as Ezra Klein noted, Bayh joined a lobbying group which says its "principal clients" include "national energy companies, foreign countries, international manufacturing companies, trade associations and local and national businesses." He also hooked up with an investment group and – like fellow walkout Sarah Palin – got a gig with Fox News.
Bayh's Senate career was distinguished only by his effectiveness in watering down important legislation on behalf of corporate interests. His new gig just made the role official.
Wine Dark Washington
DeMint's resignation exposes a seamy web of influence which includes politicians, ex-politicians and lobbyists, along with a flotilla of ""senior vice presidents," "advisors," board members, "Commissioners," and other well-fed possessors of vague sinecures.
(I'm looking at you, Alan Simpson.)
Big-money minions always make money. Take health reform: A key provision in the health bill – its most unpopular – is the "individual mandate" forcing people to buy overpriced and inadequate insurance from private insurers. It would have been much better policy to include a "public option" which offered the alternative of buying Medicare coverage. That idea was extremely popular, supported even by a narrow majority of Republicans.
But it was killed during closed-door negotiations. The lobbyists delivered for corporate America during those negotiations, and in return the money flowed like wine.
So, undoubtedly, did the wine.
The Game
The public option was delayed by filibuster threats from Senators like Jim DeMint, then suffocated by corporate Democratic "centrists" like Evan Bayh. That left no alternative to the despised "individual mandate,"first proposed in 1989 – by the Heritage Foundation.
See how it all fits together? And just yesterday a key player in health reform announced she was leaving government to become a drug company lobbyist.
The beat goes on.
The Producers
Now, as Politico reports in an excellent piece, the same crowd's making millions from the "fiscal cliff" talks, a bonanza for players like "Fix the Debt's" Maya MacGuineas.
"It's springtime in Washington in January," said a DC lawyer who probably didn't intend to evoke this song. But his words matched the melody perfectly.
Those talks, like those over health reform, are being held where this seamy web of insiders works best: in the dark.
Virtual Democracy
How many politicians want to vote against big-money interests when they know there's a pot of gold at the end of the political rainbow? Some can't wait and cash out early, like DeMint.
And who knows? Maybe a creative "think tank" is working on a new system that lets them skip the dreary work of governing altogether. Then they can just make their sale with the voters, turn their voting proxy over to their sponsors, and head straight for the cashier's window.
Heritage co-founder Paul Weyrich was forthright about his feelings toward democracy. "Our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up," he said," as the voting populace goes down." Who knows? Maybe someday they'll eliminate voters altogether. In the meantime they need their DeMints and Palins and Bayhs.
These politicians aren't leaders. They're corporate America's sales force.
"Will You Help Save the American Dream?" asks the Heritage Foundation website. But that's just another sales ploy. These politicians have already cashed in on their dreams – by selling yours.


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Redskins coach Mike Shanahan has taken plenty of criticism for putting quarterback Robert Griffin III on the field with a knee that was less than 100 percent healthy in Washington's playoff loss. But Shanahan says that Griffin won't be on the field again until he's all the way back from the reconstructive knee surgery he needed after that game.
Shanahan said at his press conference today that Griffin won't see the field "unless he's 100 percent." And Shanahan also said that Griffin won't be allowed to push himself too far in rehab, as much as he might like to try.
"We need to make sure he doesn't go too quickly because he could set it back," Shanahan said. "There's time it's going to take to do it the right way. The ligament needs time to heal. . . . When you see how hard he's working, everyone is really optimistic. But you have to let a ligament heal."
All of the reports about Griffin's rehab this year have been so optimistic that it sounds like there's little doubt that he'll be ready to play in Week One. But the Redskins are wise not to push it, even if it means starting the season with Kirk Cousins under center.


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ATB: Quiet Before the StormPosted by rtmsf on November 18th, 2008
News & Notes. We'd like to take a moment at the beginning of tonight's ATB to honor former Cal head coach and legendary big man guru Pete Newell, who died today at the age of 93. He led Cal to its only national championship in 1959, won a gold medal as the US Olympic team coach in 1960, and was elected to the basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. Although he was before our time, we've heard the stories of his legend and he is considered one of the most influential figures in basketball history. May he rest in peace.
Game of the Night. UAB 64, Santa Clara 61. We're throwing some love to the mid-majors tonight with this one, but we expected this game to be a dandy, and it was. Santa Clara led most of the game, but UAB made a valiant comeback in the second half to tie the game with three minutes remaining and held on to win Robert Vaden had 23/9 and Paul Delaney III had 20/5 for UAB, who didn't get much production from anyone else. SC's John Bryant had a huge 17/15 performance, but it wasn't enough. In an interesting sidenote, the game tipped off with 100 people in the stands at the McKale Center in Tucson. People are really excited about basketball in Arizona right now.
Upset of the Night. Oakland 82, Oregon 79 (OT). We really feel like you could throw Ernie Kent, Mark Gottfried, John Brady, Dave Odom, and a few others into a jar, shake them up and let them float to any school in America, and you'd end up with the same mediocre programs wherever they land. Not much was expected from the Ducks this year (heck, ATQ doesn't even have commentary on the game yet), but they could usually count on their home court for the push to win most of their OOC games. No longer. Oakland's Johnathan Jones dropped 32/7 on the Ducks, (10 in OT, including the decisive bucket with seven seconds left) who were outshot from the floor by their visitors (43% to 39%). Joevon Catron (13/11) and Michael Dunigan (15/10) both contributed double-doubles in the losing effort. So far, the Pac-10 is not looking too impressive.
Preseason NIT Action.
- Davidson 99, James Madison 64. Stephen Curry is just ridiculous. 33/9 assts/4 stls on 14-19 shooting. The Wildcats got off to an 11-0 start and never looked back. They'll face Oklahoma tomorrow night.
- Oklahoma 94, Miss. Valley St. 53. This OU team has looked scary in two games thus far. Blake Griffin dominated inside, with 20/19/6 stls. MVSU more than doubled its output from Saturday night against Wazzu, but they looked completely overmatched in this game.
- BC 90, Loyola (MD) 57. Vermont transfer Joe Trapani led the Eagles with 20/4 as Tyrese Rice came back from suspension to contribute 16/6 assts. BC might be better than people were thinking, folks – they will play Cornell in round two.
- St. John's 86, Cornell 75. The Johnnies, led by Anthony Mason Jr.'s 24 pts, held off a late Cornell rally that had cut the lead to 80-75. Cornell was led by Ryan Wittman's 25/4.
- Purdue 87, E. Michigan 58. Purdue shook off a slow start to go on a 26-6 run to put this game away by the mid-first half. E'Twaun Moore and Robbie Hummell combined for 35/8/8 assts in the win. Purdue will play Loyola (IL) next.
- Loyola (IL) 74, Georgia 53. Let's just go ahead and fire Dennis Felton right now and avoid this lame duck nonsense for the next four months.
- Arizona 75, Florida Atlantic 62. Get used to this – Budinger, Wise and Hill scored 52 of Arizona's 75 points tonight. The Wildcats never really pulled away from FAU – we remain unconvinced. UAB will beat this team tomorrow night.
Big East Tuneups.
- Marquette 106, Chicago St. 87. Are teams hitting the century mark more often this year? Wesley Matthews led Marquette with 26/9/3 assts, but new coach Buzz Williams was largely disappointed with his defense for allowing 51 second-half points to Chicago St.
- Villanova 107, Fordham 68. Wow, Dante Cunningham absolutely dominated the interior (31/11) as Villanova rolled up Fordham, shooting a blistering 58% with all five starters reaching double figures.
- Georgetown 71, Jacksonville 62. Freshman center Greg Monroe's debut at Georgetown went well (14/7), even though the Hoyas struggled to put away Jacksonville. Georgetown needs to shore up their three-point shooting (5-23), but their defense was typically solid, holding Jax to 35% for the game.
- Pittsburgh 82, Miami (OH) 53. Miami head coach Charlie Coles gave the nod to Pitt as the better team between the Panthers and UCLA at this juncture in the season. Levance Fields is just so important to this team, getting 12/12 assts as every starter reached double figures.
- Connecticut 99, Hartford 56. With 14:30 to go, this was a three-point game. UConn then went on a late 54-12 run to put this one away. AJ Price was on the bench for being a knucklehead with a sprained ankle, but Craig Austrie and Kemba Walker both had 21 to make up the slack. Hasheem Thabeet had a somewhat disappointing 9/8/2 blks.
Other Games of Interest.
- Xavier 81, Toledo 65. Xavier enjoyed a comfortable margin throughout the second half, but the story of this game was returning MAC scoring leader Tyrone Kent's 37 pts. He even went 10-10 from the line – true scorers understand that's where the easy points are.
- Austin Peay 86, Belmont 84. Drake Reed's two FTs with 0.2 showing on the clock sealed a comeback win for Austin Peay over Belmont. He contributed 24/9 in the win, along with Wes Channels, who put up 25 pts. AP shot 58% in the second half to come back from 12 down at halftime.
- Penn St. 74, NJIT 47. NJIT now holds the record for college basketball futility with 35 Ls in a row. Another 26% FG shooting night. Can we send them back to D2 now?
On Tap Tuesday (all times EST):
- 24 Hour Marathon of College Hoops – see separate post here for schedule and times.
- Indiana v. IUPUI (BTN) – 6:30pm
- Bucknell v. Boston U. – 7pm
- Tennessee (-25) v. UT-Martin (ESPN FC & 360) – 7pm
- Ole Miss (-10) v. South Alabama – 8pm
- Texas (-22) v. Tulane (ESPN FC & 360) – 8pm
- USC (-16) v. New Mexico St. – 9pm
- Gonzaga (-27.5) v. Idaho (FSN) – 9pm
- San Diego (-5.5) v. Nevada (ESPN FC & 360) – 10pm
- Arizona St. (-3) @ San Diego St. (CBS CS) – 11pm


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Penn State Shenango will continue its 2013-14 Faculty Lecture Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, with Assistant Professor of Psychology Yuna L. Ferguson speaking on "Improving Well-Being through Positive Psychology." The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Sharon Hall room 105, located on Penn Avenue in downtown Sharon, Pa.
Ferguson received her doctorate in psychological science from the University of Missouri. Her expertise is in social-personality psychology, although her research is vast and reaches into the well-being of adolescents and adults, including self-compassion, personal goals and motivation, happiness strategies, and cultural identify. Her current research is on collected survey data from Zambian adolescents and their exposure to and identification with American culture. A recent published article on intentions to become happier by listening to music has been mentioned in several media outlets including a Wall Street Journal blog and UK based Daily Mail.
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Robots and Self-Extension
Victoria Groom of Stanford University has been performing teleoperation and autonomy experiments at Willow Garage, looking for ways to improve usability, safety, and effectiveness in human-robot interactions. While some robots are driven by co-located operators (e.g., surgical teleoperated robots), other robots are teleoperated remotely (e.g., search and rescue robots) or are even sent to act autonomously (e.g., drones). These different types of interaction affect how people think and feel about these robots. While remote teleoperation may be appropriate in one instance, the same type of interaction could be ineffective or even dangerous in another.
Victoria just finished running the last of approximately 84 study participants, and has just disassembled her experimental set-up.
For the last few months, one room at Willow Garage has been dedicated to Victoria's human-robot interaction experiment investigating the effects of autonomy vs. teleoperation, direct vs. mediated view, and real vs. simulated robot presence, on the user experience of self-extension into robots. Self-extension refers to the feeling that an object is a part of oneself-- more like a limb or familiar tool than a separate entity.
To accomplish this, she set up a floor-to-ceiling curtain with a monitor-size rectangle cut into it. The curtain separates a small workspace with desk, chair and computer, from the robot and prop area. The robot area is outfitted with pictures of such items as a flashlight, tarp, rope, and water. These objects are part of the desert survival task, an exercise that asks participants to imagine that they are stranded in desert and must select a limited number of survival-critical objects to salvage from their luggage. In Victoria's experiment, participants used the surveillance robot Rovio, and were told to select their choices with the assistance of the robot.
Half of the participants were told that Rovio autonomously approached the selections they made, while other participants used a small mobile device to drive the robot to their item choices. Volunteers were also put into different viewpoint conditions. While some were able to see the robot directly through the rectangular window in the curtain, others watched the robot on a large monitor with the help of a webcam mounted in the robot area. Additionally, some participants carried out the study with an actual Rovio, while others were shown the entire setup in a simulation format.
This study aims to help uncover important insights on how robot autonomy, mediation, and virtuality affect people's behaviors and feelings about robots. With this increased understanding, we will be able to design and build robots that can be used more easily and effectively.
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Necklaces So Large You Don't Notice Cleavage — Morning Eyegasm [PICTURES]
Men may not know much about jewelry, but what we do know is that anything that distracts our attention away from the awesome accessories that God already gave women (aka boobs) is overstated and unnecessary. Still, some ladies fail to understand the sheer beauty that Mother Nature has bestowed upon them, and instead choose to accessorize their necks with gaudy chest chokers that could double as an anchor for an ocean liner.
Here is a gallery of necklaces so large they take attention away from some pretty fantastic cleavage.


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so it seems only ai file will make photoshop raster around the artboard? will it be a problem that eps raster size is not same as jpg preview? I mean seem photoshop doesn't recognize the artboard in eps, so if buyer or the site system generate a jpg if will be fit to the vector instead of artboard.
saying the invisible frame can be a problem to some applications.
I recently adopted this technique of an invisible frame around the artboard (not transparent but with no fill and no stroke). Mostly for the sites that generate the jpeg on the server side. For now, I had no rejection by Istock for that reason. Quote from: mtkang on April 22, 2012, 00:28saying the invisible frame can be a problem to some applications.Would be nice to have confirmation of this.
I use Illustrator. When I make my jpeg for iStock submission I export my file. If you do this there is an option at the bottom left of the dialog box that you can check and then Illustrator will use your Artboard instead of fitting the vector. Hope this is useful.
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Associate Professor and Director of Piano Studies at Utah Valley University in Utah, USA, Hilary Demske is a native of Dallas, Texas. Hilary holds a Doctorate in performance from the University of Michigan, a Master of Music from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree from The Peabody Conservatory of Music. She also studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, Germany (the Munich Conservatory), where she won the highest graduate honor, the Meisterklasse Diploma in performance. Her principal teachers include Julian Martin, Logan Skelton, Margarita Höhenrieder, and Sam Wong.
A Steinway Artist since 2010, Hilary's album 'Henry Martin: Selected Piano Music' has received wide-spread critical acclaim. American Record Guide described it as full of "splendid panache and assurance", Deseret News wrote that she is "a pianist of rare technical finesse and musicality", and Fanfare noted that "a composer couldn't ask for more committed or convincing performances".
She has been featured on Bavaria's national radio station (Bayerische Rundfunk), Houston Public Radio's "From The Top", and numerous national radio broadcasts in the United States. Publications include "The Pianist's Craft" by Scarecrow Press in December 2011 as well as Munich Found, the city's largest English language magazine. She has presented papers at a wide range of international conferences, including the Performing Tangier conference in Morocco, the European Piano Teachers Association conference in Serbia, the International Bertolt Brecht Conference in Hawaii, and a Symposium on Oswald Spengler in Belgium.
Hilary has adjudicated at numerous national and international competitions, including the 2012 Gina Bachauer Junior and Young Artists International Piano Competition preliminary auditions, the 2012 Florida State University piano solo competition, and the Utah Symphony Salute to Youth preliminary auditions.
Hilary is a seasoned performer and composer, regularly appearing across the globe in prestigious venues. This season includes recitals in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, Japan, and venues across the United States. She received the School of the Arts Faculty Excellence Award in 2012 at Utah Valley University, where she directs the piano major program and teaches piano literature, piano pedagogy, and group piano.


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EP038: L'Alchimista
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She did not particularly care whether he paid; it wasn't her inn. But
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SOCORRO, N.M., March 24, 2003 -- New Mexico Tech has not fielded an intercollegiate baseball, football, or basketball team since the late-1940s; however, rugby football has filled in its own special niche in the research university's student life, social life, and sporting life since the early 1970s.
"The rugby team at Tech gradually morphed over its 30-year existence from what was once more or less an underground group of students engaged in a lark to what is now a serious athletic endeavor," says New Mexico Tech rugby coach Dave Wheelock.
"While everyone knows rugby is a collision sport, it's remarkable how inclusive the game actually is," Wheelock relates,
"even for those of less-than-heroic stature. . . . And, although most Tech students never step onto the rugby field, there is quite clearly a widespread sense of pride at this school that we, 'the geeks,' have a competitive rugby team."
The New Mexico Tech Rugby Football Club's humble origins hark back to the efforts of former Tech students and ruggers Timothy Franklin and Hans Waight Paap, who in 1973 first began organizing and coaching the rag-tag team whose founding members would affectionately dub themselves the "Pygmies" because of their collective short stature.
"To this day, the Tech rugby club is always physically smaller than its opponents, whether they be college teams or club sides composed of older players," Wheelock asserts. "This unique feature of our club gives rise to the rallying cry, 'We do more with less!' and, I believe, accurately describes the prevailing attitude of all our players."
The rugby club at New Mexico Tech also to date remains a charter member of the Rio Grande Rugby Football Union, which was established in 1974; and, Tech Rugby Club members have continued to play fall and spring seasons ever since the union's inception.
In the 1990s, the Tech Rugby Football Club (RFC) established a well-earned reputation for itself in rugby circles as "giant killers," with memorable victories over nationally ranked college rugby teams, such as the U. S. Air Force Academy in 1994 and San Diego State in 1996.
In 1998, the New Mexico Tech rugby team undertook a playing tour of the British nation of Wales, winning one out of three matches, with a victory against the highly favored North Wales Under 19-year-old All Stars.
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This is a page about creating an LUKS+LVM install, and also to clear up a lot of the confusion based around old and out of date wiki articles.
Keep in mind that this is DESTRUCTIVE and encrypting a drive will make any previous data unreadable! The following must be done on a fresh drive, or one where you do not mind losing the data (because backups!).
The following section will refer to your target hard drive as /dev/sdx. Be sure to change "sdx" to a proper target like /dev/sda. I will also assume this is a NEW Arch installation (complete with GPT and GRUB2).
I highly recommend reading through the LVM Wiki if you have not already, and perhaps even playing inside a Virtual Machine before you start playing with your real data.
A DISCLAIMER: Please read through this whole document before you start running luksFormat, and have some SOLID backups - no one but you is responsible for your disks!
Encrypted LVM can be set up in 2 ways: LVM on LUKS, or LUKS on LVM. In a single-disk system, either is acceptable. However, IF YOU WISH to span your LVM across multiple drives in the future, you must use LUKS on LVM (explanation is below in the "Spanned" section). For each of the two config examples you should be able to modify it for your own partition layout. Note that LUKS has special options to extra secure temporary data partitions (e.g. /tmp, swap). If you want to do that, you find some info here.
In all cases, we must first clean the target drive and fill it with random data. This is to make our new encrypted partition blend in with the 'noise', and make it impossible to tell where the random data ends and where the LUKS container begins. The small frandom module is very quick at spitting out randomized data; much faster than /dev/urandom, which is helpful when we are dealing with 1TB+ size disks! You can find in the AUR. We will also use dcfldd, a small program that works exactly like dd, but is more verbose. It is available in the Official Repositories.
You can also use /dev/urandom if you would rather not install frandom.
# dcfldd if=/dev/frandom of=/dev/sdx
Wait for this to finish -- it might take a while depending on how large your disk is.
LVM on LUKS
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |Logical volume1 15GB |Logical volume2 35GB |Logical volume3 200GB | |/dev/MyStorage/rootvol|/dev/MyStorage/homevol |/dev/MyStorage/mediavol | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | (LUKS Encrypted Disk /dev/sdxx) | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In this first case a LUKS encrypted blob is created directly at the partition level, and then an LVM system is placed inside of the blob. This config hides all information about the underlying partitions -- while the LUKS container is encrypted, the disk simply looks full of random data. Only when the container is decrypted can you see that there is in fact an LVM system inside. To set up this config:
Start with partitioning your newly randomized drive:
# gdisk /dev/sdx
Make the following:
- sdx1 - Size 2MB, Partition Type EF02 (This is so GRUB plays nice with GPT)
- sdx2 - Size 200mb, Partition Type 8300 (This is your /boot partition)
- sdx3 - Remaining space, Partition Type 8E00 (LVM)
Create the LUKS encrypted container (sdx3. We do not encrypt /boot or the BIOS partition)
# cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdx3
NOTE: cryptsetup has a TON of options (which you can find in its man page). The defaults now are quite secure (aes-xts-plain64 with 256bit keysize results in a 128 bit AES encryption for the data), but you may change whatever settings you like here. A description of the options you find in the LUKS page too. Enter your password twice.
# cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/sdx3 lvm
Now we open our container. Your decrypted disk is now available at /dev/mapper/lvm
From here, create your LVM system....
# pvcreate /dev/mapper/lvm # vgcreate MyStorage /dev/mapper/lvm # lvcreate -L 15G MyStorage -n rootvol # lvcreate -L 35G MyStorage -n homevol # lvcreate -L 2G MyStorage -n swapvol # lvcreate -L 200G MyStorage -n mediavol
# mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/MyStorage-rootvol # mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/MyStorage-homevvol # mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/MyStorage-mediavol
If you created a swap partition, format and activate it now so it will be detected by genfstab
# mkswap /dev/mapper/MyStorage-swapvol # swapon /dev/mapper/MyStorage-swapvol
.....And then mount the proper folders to their locations. IE:
# mount /dev/MyStorage/rootvol /mnt # mkdir /mnt/home # mount /dev/MyStorage/homevol /mnt/home
Setting up a bootloader
In most setups, a dedicated /boot partition is not necessary, but it is in a complex setup like this one, because GRUB needs to be able to read the kernel, initramfs, it's own configuration files, etc. from the /boot directory. Since GRUB does not itself know how to unlock a LUKS partition (that's the kernel's job), /boot must not be encrypted, and therefore must be a separate disk partition.
Create an ext2 filesystem on the partition you created for /boot earlier (/dev/sdx2 in the example above).
# mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sdx2
Mount this partition under the /boot partition of the installed system. If you skip this step (or if you mount /mnt after /mnt/boot), GRUB's installation scripts will be writing to the root partition's /boot directory, which will be encrypted and thus unreadable by GRUB at the next reboot. Note: you may wish to delete the /boot/* directory contents from /dev/sdx3 (root partition) to make it obvious that /boot is not mounted, in case you need to make changes in the future.
# mount /dev/sdx2 /mnt/boot #if you are outside the chroot, OR # mount /dev/sdx2 /boot #if you are inside the chroot
Now continue through the Arch setup. (Pacstrap, arch-chroot /mnt, and so on. This HOWTO will assume you are also installing grub-bios to GPT as per the install guide.)
IT IS CRITICAL, before exiting the install, that you modify GRUB2 and initcpio so that it will unlock your LUKS container on boot!
Chroot, if you have not already.
# arch-chroot /mnt
Edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf, and change HOOKS=" " to include:
# ....... keymap encrypt lvm2 filesystems..."
shutdown hook is also strongly recommended for encrypted root filesystems. Example line in mkinitcpio.conf:
HOOKS="base udev autodetect modconf block keymap encrypt lvm2 filesystems keyboard shutdown fsck". See mkinitcpio for more information on initial ramdisk hooks.
Now we need to tell the kernel which partition contains the encrypted root file system, so it can be unlocked at boot. You should use Persistent block device naming, rather than /dev/sdx3. For example, to use the UUID, run the blkid command to get the UUID of the encrypted partition. You'll see something like:
# blkid # /dev/sdx3: UUID="e239b6b6-f7a9-473a-a17d-872de2982c46" TYPE="crypto_LUKS" PARTUUID="0005ea07-05"
Next, edit /etc/default/grub and change the following line to say:
# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="cryptdevice=/dev/disk/by-uuid/e239b6b6-f7a9-473a-a17d-872de2982c46:MyStorage"
# mkinitcpio -p linux # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg # grub-install /dev/sdx
Done! Exit the chroot, unmount all your partitions and reboot. After GRUB2 loads, you will be prompted to enter your volume password -- do so and Arch will continue to boot.
LUKS on LVM
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |Encrypted Volume1 |Encrypted volume2 |Encrypted volume3 200GB | |/dev/MyStorage/rootvol|/dev/MyStorage/homevol |/dev/MyStorage/mediavol | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
This is the opposite of above: your disk is partitioned openly, and each LVM section is visible. However, the contents of the LVMs are safely encrypted until unlocked. THIS IS THE REQUIRED CONFIGURATION IF YOU WISH TO ADD/SPAN MORE PHYSICAL DRIVES IN THE FUTURE.
Start with partitioning your newly randomized drive:
# gdisk /dev/sdx
Make the following:
- sdx1 - Size 2MB, Partition Type EF02 (This is so GRUB plays nice with GPT)
- sdx2 - Size 200mb, Partition Type 8300 (This is your /boot partition)
- sdx3 - Remaining space, Partition Type 8E00 (LVM)
Create your LVM partition from sdx3:
# pvcreate /dev/sdx3 # vgcreate MyStorage /dev/sdx3 # lvcreate -L 15G MyStorage -n rootvol # lvcreate -L 35G MyStorage -n homevol # lvcreate -L 200G MyStorage -n mediavol
Now, encrypt each LVM partition seperately:
# cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/MyStorage/rootvol # cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/MyStorage/homevol # cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/MyStorage/mediavol
Again -- as above, cryptsetup has many options, and you can use whichever cipher or keysize you like, or simply accept the defaults.
Unlock each LUKS container:
# cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/MyStorage/rootvol root # cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/MyStorage/homevol home # cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/MyStorage/mediavol media
And format as ext4 for all partitions including boot:
# mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/root # mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/home # mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/media # mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdx2
Now continue through the Arch setup. (Pacstrap, arch-chroot /mnt, and so on. This HOWTO will assume you are also installing grub-bios to GPT as per the install guide.) Be precise with the following edits! IT IS CRITICAL, before exiting the install, that you modify GRUB2 and initcpio so that it will unlock your LUKS container on boot!
Edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf, and change HOOKS=" " to include (order is important here):
# ....... keymap lvm2 encrypt filesystems..."
Next, edit /etc/default/grub and change the following line to say:
# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="cryptdevice=/dev/mapper/MyStorage-rootvol:root root=/dev/mapper/root rw"
# mkinitcpio -p linux # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
A note about LUKS encryption keys: below we will be editing /etc/crypttab. This is necessary to unlock each non-root LUKS container (like /home, /media, etc) -- these logical volumes are just as important as /root, and if they are not visible the entire system will fail to boot! LVM must have all volumes present and accounted for. Now, in order to avoid typing in multiple passwords (1 per container) every boot, we may generate some strong encryption keys and save them in /etc. Some more background about possible encryption keys, you find here. When the PC is powered off, these keys are perfectly safe: they are being saved inside the root LVM container, which must be unlocked by you at boot with a password. As well, having different passwords for each disk makes breaking the encryption even more difficult -- even if one password is compromised, the LVM WILL NOT activate without the other partitions.
# dd if=/dev/frandom of=/etc/home.key bs=512 count=4 # dd if=/dev/frandom of=/etc/media.key bs=512 count=4
# cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/mapper/MyStorage-homevol /etc/home.key # cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/mapper/MyStorage-mediavol /etc/media.key
Finally, we must add the non-root LVMs to /etc/crypttab
# home /dev/mapper/MyStorage-homevol /etc/home.key # media /dev/mapper/MyStorage-mediavol /etc/media.key
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE KEYS HERE, simply delete the columns above containing "/etc/<keyname>" and you will be asked for each unlock password on boot.
Now exit the chroot, unmount all your partitions and reboot. After GRUB2 loads, you will be prompted to enter your volume password -- do so and Arch will continue to boot.
Spanned/Multiple Disks
Why So Serious?
This section is a continuation of the Encrypted_LVM#LUKS_on_LVM config, above. It is required you have setup your initial LVM drive in this way. If you have not, go back and start over. Why, you ask?
Because the
encrypt hook only allows for a single
cryptdevice= entry. For example, take "LVM on LUKS": The entire LVM exists inside a LUKS container. This is perfectly fine for a single-drive system: there is only one container to decrypt. But what happens when you want to increase the size of your LVM? This is in fact the main advantage of LVM: you can add and remove entire drives without having to change the underlying partition.
So, you add another hard drive in order to expand
home (which is a logical volume of its own). You encrypt the second drive, add it to the volume group, expand the
home LV. But now, how do you tell initrd to unlock BOTH drives at the same time? You cannot, at least not without modifying the
encrypt hook. And as stated in the section above: if only a part of an LVM is available, it will not boot. So, adding a second drive that requires decryption before it can be read is out of the picture.
Luckily, we can get around this by making the LVM's visible to the system even before they are encrypted. This is why LUKS on LVM is, in general, the option offering more flexibility to change partitioning.
Add A New Drive
Assuming you now have a working single-drive LUKS-on-LVM configuration, it's now time to expand one of your logical volumes.
Connect your drive (if it's new, or completely randomize it as you did with your root drive). Open gdisk and create a single partiion:
- /dev/sdy1: Use ALL space, Partition type 8E00 (Linux LVM)
Now, attach this new disk to your existing LVM:
# pvcreate /dev/sdy1 # vgextend MyStorage /dev/sdy1
Extend The Logical Volume
You will have to unmount whatever partition you want to grow, meaning you may need to boot via an install cd. Details for this will follow below. In this example, we will extend the "HOME" logical volume by 100% of the free space of our new drive (ie, put the WHOLE thing into /home!)
From a root console:
# umount /home # fsck /dev/mapper/home # cryptsetup luksClose /dev/mapper/home # lvextend -l +100%FREE MyStorage/homevol
Now the LV is extended. Let us make LUKS aware of the change:
# cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/mapper/MyStorage-homevol home # umount /home ((JUST IN CASE IT WAS AUTO RE-MOUNTED AGAIN)) # cryptsetup --verbose resize home
And finally resize the ext4 partition itself:
# e2fsck -f /dev/mapper/home # resize2fs /dev/mapper/home
# mount /dev/mapper/home /home
Note how /home now includes the span of the new drive, and you DO not have to change or add any more encryption keys -- the key for your Home LVM will continue to work and fill into the newly added space.
- A note on extending your root partition:
The procedure works exactly the same for your root LVM, with the exception that it must be done from an Arch INSTALL CD. (you can't unmount your root partition while it's in use).
Help It's Not Booting!
First, DONT PANIC! You can always boot a rescue CD and get into your LVM manually!
Start up via the Arch installer. When you reach the root shell, for each encrypted LVM:
# cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/mapper/MyStorage-rootvol
Simply unlock each logical partition -- they will appear in /dev/mapper/<lv> and you can mount each from there.


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This piece is from the Kigali Zigzag Font Initials collection by Arthur Baker.
Arthur Baker is the designer of hundreds of professional typefaces, including Baker Signet, which won a major award in the type industry, and 2 fonts - Marigold and Oxford - included in the Adobe core collection of fonts included in all new computers - quite an accomplishment from a master calligrapher and type designer!
Kigali is a bold, contemporary display font by Arthur. There are a few different variations on the basic font. Kigali Block contains a solid square encasing each letter and then there's Kigali Zigzag, a font that comes alive with the celebration of fun zigzag cutouts in each letter.
The letter forms in this font make for a playful, personal statement when worn as your very own identity. There is nothing like this anywhere - you definitely won't see yourself coming and going when wearing this fabulous initial!
Presented here is the letter "g" which would be perfect for anyone who's name begins with an "G." Initial and Name jewelry is making a major comeback and you will be fashion forward wearing this piece.
Measuring approximately 1 1/2" high in the large or 1" in the smaller size, a longer 24" chain might look best, however, it would make a spectacular choker as well. You can also choose to have it made as a pin - just remember to let me know all of your preferences when ordering or when I contact you after purchase.
Due to the fine detail in each letter and the fact that the solid areas on the image get thinner as the size is reduced, earrings are available to match this piece only in the corresponding solid Kigali letter. This complements the Zigzag pendant perfectly since the basic form is the same whether solid or zigzag - Earrings are approximately 3/4" plus the earwire. Pictures to follow soon, but for now, check the Kigali font above for the look of the solid "G."
IMPORTANT: Choose your personal selection of chain and findings after purchase - these are shown in the last 2 photos above.
Please note that these are custom created to your specifications and therefore may take about 14 days domestically or 21 days internationally for delivery, if not in stock.
If your order is urgent, please contact me before ordering and paying to see if I have all of the parts in stock.
Material options and prices (All prices are in US$ and exclude shipping costs):This item is available in the following options:
Option 1
Made from black acrylic. After purchase, choose your neckchain and findings.
Size Large, approximately 1 1/2" high.
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Option 2
Made from black acrylic. After purchase, choose your neckchain and findings.
Size Small, approximately 1" high.
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Earring Option 1
Made from black acrylic, gold-plate over surgical steel eawires - recommended for sensitive ears.
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Earring Option 2
Made from black acrylic, gold-plate over surgical steel eawires - recommended for sensitive ears.
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Earring Option 3
Made from black acrylic, sterling silver earwires. (+ $2.00/pr)
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