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The much hyped Cold Mountain was a heavy loser at the Golden Globes, as was Big Fish. Both films, which are doing pretty well at the box-office, do not have to worry too much over their commercial fate as they have proved themselves as audience pleasers.
The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King proved the monarch at the awards as it snatched three Globes in significant categories, including Best Dramatic Picture and Best Director (Peter Jackson). The film, which has amassed nearly $900 million worldwide, was the fourth highest grossing film in America last weekend. In many countries abroad, it was either the first or second highest grosser.
More on rediff.com!Rahman: Live in MumbaiThe Oscar nominations are outWho's in the race for awards?And the Globe goes to...Special: Who will get the Globe?The Golden Globes were given out on Sunday. Given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press, the awards are divided into two categories -- dramatic and comic films.
The wry comedy about the temptation of an extramarital affair, Lost In Translation, found itself in an enviable position at the Golden Globes. The second film directed by Sofia Coppola, it was voted the Best Film in the comedy section. It also fetched for Bill Murray, who plays a washed out Hollywood actor drawn toward a lonely and much younger married woman during a Tokyo sojourn, the Best Actor Award.
Sean Penn won the Best Actor for his role inĀMystic River. He played a bereaved father who takes the law in his own hand to punish the alleged murderer of his young daughter.
While Mystic River, which has been running worldwide for more than three months, has grossed a decent $100 million, Lost In Translation has also done pretty well. The Coppola film, made for $5 million (Mystic River cost $35 million), has grossed a strong $45 million worldwide. It is yet to open in many countries. Coppola was also honoured for her screenplay with a Golden Globe.ĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀ
Diane Keaton, whose career has been resurrected by Something's Gotta Give, in which she falls in love with a wild Romeo (Jack Nicholson), received a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a comedy. SheĀthanked director Nancy Myers and for creating a romantic filmĀabout people over 50. "With hope as our light at the end of the tunnel, we made our unlikely alliance work in the name of love at any age," she said.
Charlize Theron won the drama actress honour forĀthe gritty serial killer drama Monster. It is the first significant award the actress has won in her short Hollywood career.
Though Clint Eastwood's gripping murder mystery drama Mystic River lost out in main categories, it won a second Globe in the acting category. Tim Robbins, who plays the anguished friend of Sean Penn in Mystic River, and who is suspected of murder of Penn's young daughter was named Best Supporting Actor.
Renee Zellweger received the Supporting Actress award for playing a tough young woman who befriends Nicole Kidman waiting for her lover to return from the Civil War fields in Cold Mountain. SheĀtook home her third Golden Globe. Last year, she took one for Chicago and one three years ago, for Nurse Betty.
The first film to come from Afghanistan after the Taliban were driven out of power, Osama, won the Best Foreign Language Film Globe. It tells a poignant story of a young girl who, under the harsh Taliban regime, poses as a boy so that she could help her mother go to work. Women were forbidden to leave their homes unless a husband or a male relative accompanied them.
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Nightly News | February 11, 2010
>> story live tonight.
>>> now, overseas to iran . on this anniversary of the islamic revolution , many fear, as you may know, this was going to be a day of serious new confrontations in the streets. in fact, the ruling regime there did send forces into the streets and sent a new message to the west, we have been watching this all day long very closely. we are joined tonight by our chief foreign correspondent richard engel in our london newsroom. richard, xwechk.
>> reporter: good evening, brian. while there were some clashes today, iran effectively cracked down and proved it still controls the streets. surrounded by cheering supporters, president mahmoud ahmadinejad today bragged of new advances in iran 's nuclear program. "we have the capacity," he said," to enrich uranium more than 20% or 80%, but we won't because we don't need it." 90% is considered concentrated enough to make a weapon. u.s. officials suspect the claim may be exaggerated for domestic consumption on today's highly-managed show of national pride . big enough to be seen from miles above. and which was at times theatrical, complete with three efagies of the rim reaper, one for the united states , britain and israel. the few fornl journalists in iran , including ali arouzi were restricted.
>> reporter: this year the event has been very carefully staged. we are penned into a certain area and not allow to talk to pro government supporters. buses brought us in and brought us out. this doesn't reflect the bigger picture of what's going on in the city.
>> reporter: that picture was filled in yet again by cell phone videos. there is now an efficient distribution network for the undercover videos. some run from los angeles by the large, mostly anti-government iranian community. today's videos showed protestors cheering opposition leaders. and more controversially, tearing down a poster of iran's supreme leader and trampling it. but the protests were small. just a few hundred turned out. and they were quickly overwhelmed by security forces . thousands of them, with batons, tear gas and colored smoke .
>> i think it's going to be disappointing for some, certainly disappointing for people who are wishing for a revolution to take form today.
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TEMS keeps track of times entries and expenses reports of employees and contractors by projects and accounts, automatically generates invoices with details. You can print weekly time cards and expense reports by employee, project, and account. It allows you to review and approve times & expenses before generating invoices.
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Taxing Trust Issues presentation
Published on 24 Jul 03 by VICTORIAN DIVISION, THE TAX INSTITUTE
This presentation covers the following:
- where a business is held in a discretionary or non fixed trust or where a person is a beneficiary under such a trust there is the real possibility of a denial of the Div 152 CGT concession on the sale of a CGT asset
- to ensure the concession can be obtained trust deeds need to be amended and this requires careful drafting. GST and stamp duty issues also are complex. Added to these issues is Part IVA, and the ATO Practice Statement on resettlements
- a discussion on ATO ID 2002/901 where it appears that all the charities in the world are capable of being counted toward the net value test of a discretionary trust and beneficiaries
- the Treasurer's Press Release dated 25 June 2003 was designed to provide certainty and assistance to taxpayers and their advisers. However the lack of clarity about which payments are excluded is an ongoing concern given the start date of 12 December 2002 and the fact that any law is months away.
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"They're so cute!"
Eta instead of responding to everyone individually I'll do it here...
The way it was explained to me was in a snide or rude way. Personally a child is a child, whether they are SN or not..maybe I'm looking at it from a different view point because I don't have a SN child myself, I dont know.
Thank you for the input, and thank you all again for answering my questions when it comes to SN kids, this group has helped me a lot with my class :)
I don't find it rude or offensive at all. People say my son is cute all the time...I like to think they mean it:) If they don't, oh well.
I think my kids are cute too, so I do not take offense at all. And if they were trying to be rude, I'd rather hear 'cute' than the R word I get to hear all too often!
I dont find it rude either, I hear all the time how cute Alyssa is. She's got a cute personality, and her being the smallest one in the school (all 600 lol) it stands to reason that alot of people are going to think she's cute lol. Unless the comment was made in an obviously snide, or sarcastic voice, I wouldnt take offense or find it derogatory.
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i have heard this with NT'S too , it dont bother me unless i get a FEEL OF its being said because of special needs
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originally imported entheosww.blogspot now can't access username and password on the 27th june, due to hard drive failure before i had chance to do a backup.
Could you reconfirmed the above and let me know. I have recovered the audit file of work done on entheosww from 27th June 2012 at time 12:07
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first file corrected on the bog was :
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I worked throughout the day and one of the last files was:
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I have the complete audit in .xls if required.
Have reloaded into http://entheoswww.wordpress.com but i dont want to loose all this work if possible.
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Students analyze archival material such as photos, documents, and posters, to understand the phenomenon of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Students examine photographs of sod houses, build a model sod house, and picture themselves living in a soddie to gain a firsthand perspective on this important period of American history.
Students compile information to examine hypotheses explaining why the first nine states to grant full voting rights for women were located in the West.
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This apartment is located in one of the best locations in the neighborhood of Chamberí. Located just steps from the Nuevos Ministerios station with the best connection at Madrid airport and Renfe, Metro and buses
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There are now different teams and groups to inspire you. I am in three teams :
Each of these teams feature different types of projects to inspire you throughout the year. Whether you are a scrapbooker, TN documenter, art journaler or a writer; you will find what you are looking for in this community.
Each of the Awesome Ladies is encouraged to make their own 2017 project. This is a project for you or about you, whatever strikes your fancy. Personally, I will be making a feminist quotes journal.
I'll be using this notebook to make art journal spreads that feature the most badass quotes by feminist artists, to inspire me to be all I can as a woman and as an artist.
The notebook I am using is a 5 x 5 one with different types of pages. Some are plain, other have circles or even colored paper.
I am very excited to see where this will take me. I have no minimum that I want to make and I am keeping my options open in terms of media. The paper is quite thin but I think I can make it work.
I'm calling this project V's Femquotes and I'll be sharing under that hashtag as well.
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Elizabeth & Clarke Subscription Box Review – Spring 2016
Elizabeth & Clarke is a women's clothing subscription box – and they specialize in just shirts and tops! They make all their styles in-house, and only do a limited amount of new designs each season, so they are able to keep the prices very reasonable. Each season you get to preview the tops and pick your favorites. (There are usually 3 new tops, and a few classic styles they have available every season).
Elizabeth & Clarke sent us this box for review purposes. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes).
The Subscription Box: Elizabeth & Clarke
The Cost: $30 for one shirt, $50 for two shirts, $60 for three shirts (once a quarter/season)
COUPON: Use coupon code MSA10 to save 10% off your first box!
The Products: Classic shirts with on trend styling and materials.
Ships to: US (and International countries for a $25 shipping surcharge).
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They included a card this month showing each of the tops.
The Catalina
(40% viscose, 40% acetate, 15% poly, 5% elastane; machine-washable, tumble-dry low)
I'm really impressed with this top. It's quite different and original. I'd style it with different pants, though. The fabric is thick (in a high-quality way), has some stretch, and it's very comfortable. I think it's really unique and perfect for a chic Spring.
The Holloway
(100% Crepe de Chine; machine-washable, tumble-dry low)
This is a really comfortable and versatile blouse. Again, it has some nice, high-quality thickness to it! I need to invest in a steamer to get the wrinkles out gently, but I really like this pretty blush top.
The Edwards
(100% Ponte de Roma knit, lining: 100% cupro; machine-washable, tumble-dry low)
This is probably my favorite top this quarter! It's edgy chic, and the neckline has a nude lining underneath.
The back is gorgeous, too.
The Verdict: This is my second Elizabeth & Clarke box and I'm really happy. I love the style of the items and the quality is amazing. I can't believe that a 3-top box is only $60 and I definitely think the value is worth it to go for the 3 tops instead of 1 or 2. I think this box is great for quality, chic, and classic tops. Also: How awesome is it that all of these are machine-washable? I'm so excited about that. Personally I feel like I have too much on my plate to wear things I need to hand-wash or take to the dry cleaners!
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Hub for 6" roll wheels used on all 6" front of Kartco karts, plus many others. Bearings (uses 2 #11201) and nuts not included. Excellent generic hub for projects. Works well with rims 379 & 6719.
Different design and color, but this hub will substitute from Brister's ThunderKarts 20483Z0005.
Bolt pattern "circle" is 2 3/4" through center of bolts. Hub width (no bearings) is 2 1/4".
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Beautiful BEACH FRONT townhouse on Sugar Beach. 'Maalaea Surf is one of Maui's best kept secrets.' Spaciously spread over 5 acres of tropical gardens, Maalaea Surf sits directly on a beautiful white sandy beach which stretches for 5 miles. Beautiful sunsets and seasonal whale watching from the ocean front lanai. The secluded privacy of Maalaea Surf offers a peaceful and relaxing vacation spot while centrally located to Wailea (10min.), the airport (20min.) and Lahaina (35min.).
Unit H-6 is a two bedroom, two bathroom two-story unit, with vaulted ceilings, that is immaculately maintained and well equipped with all of the comforts of home. This second floor townhouse offers security and privacy while maintaining easy and open access to the beach and views.
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We spent more than two weeks in beautiful Maui last August, and had the chance to stay at this incredible townhouse, right at the heart of the island. Along with our three teenage daughters, we were amazed by the location of Maalaea Surf Resort, sitting almost directly on the beach. The unit itself was very confortable, very clean and well equipped.We had all our meals on the laina, walked miles on the sandy beach every morning, enjoyed the beautiful sunsets. The complex itself is perfect, very well maintained and calm. The large impeccable pool is a nice addition to the sea. We found everything we could need in our "Maui home". We absolutely recommend it and if we ever go back to this paradise, we would stay there for sure.
My daughter and I stayed here for a week in May. Love sugar beach, walked to farmers market and bakery on mornings to get breakfast. Condo is very warm and inviting. Complex is very peaceful. Kitchen is well stocked - we grilled 3 nights. Owners are great to work with. Would definitely stay here again when on Maui.
Loved the condo, grounds and location!!!! Will definitely try to go back. Right on the beach!
My friends and I could not have loved this townhouse and its location more! Once we arrived, we instantly loved the amount of space we had and everything we needed was equipped in the townhouse. The view of the water was right in front and you can hear the waves crashing every night which was so rhythmic and soothing. The location of the townhouse is pretty central which was very nice because it was easy to get to just about anywhere on the island. The local shops, grocery stores and eateries are only minutes away. I totally recommend staying at this townhouse. The owners are super nice and accommodating and the property is well maintained and the management team on the property are also very helpful and provided some great tips for us to see and do while in Maui. I am looking forward to returning to Maui and I will definitely be staying at this property again!
We stayed at this AWESOME townhouse for a week while visiting Maui. We could not have selected a better location as it is centrally located, easily accessible to all the major sites. We LOVED the townhouse! Woke up and had our coffee on the lanai which was about 10 foot from the beach and so, so peaceful and relaxing. We had two teenagers with us and they loved it as well. Don't forget to go to the farmers market (we got their fresh fruit smoothies every AM). The townhouse complex was very quiet and serene. The pool was very large and right next to our townhouse. The townhouse itself was very clean and had all the necessary items to make our stay perfect. Susan was so nice and so easy to work with. We didn't want to leave but next time we come to Maui, we will choose this townhouse. Would recommend to anyone seeking a peaceful, relaxing, and centrally located spot to travel around the island.
Myself, my wife, 1 year old son and my parents stayed here for 10 days at the end of May/start of June. It was an absolutely amazing place! The complex and grounds were impeccable. The pool(s) were clean, they were the perfect temperature and NEVER busy. The BBQs were brand new and always spotless. The location was perfect as well (less than 20 minutes from the airport, and 5-10 minutes from local grocery stores, shops, etc) and of course, the townhouse was RIGHT on the beach.
The unit itself was also great! It is slightly dated, but it did not bother us at all as there was comfy furniture, beds and everything we needed for our 10 day stay, including sporting equipment for tennis or boogie boarding. We loved watching the waves whether it was during dinner or up bright and early drinking coffee. The view simply could not be beat!
The owners were also very accomodating, allowing us to stay a little later than planned due to our late departure flight.
Can't wait to go back and enjoy this property again in the future!
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~~Hey I'm new to instructables, i haven't posted anything yet. Let me take this chance to to say something about myself~~ So corruptedppl left. Which means that I am back lets hope the same thing won't happen with all the bugs and errors and logging issues like when chicken2209 left I'm back baby! did you miss me?
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'rilla, am I supposed to have any idea who this person is?
No, I have no idea who this person is, I'm just welcoming them back. (I'm not being sarcastic)
you don't mean that, you pop in and talk to me every so often
:o I remember you know. You just changed your avatar...
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MENU BUTTON I tried to access the menu on my Kodak Z612 (with in days of warranty expiration of course) and nothing happens. As if the button stopped working. Can you shed any light on this matter?
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The function button on my d40x i think is sticking because when i turn my camera on the self timer keeps flashing and when i try to access the menu or any other functions like playback it wont allow me the only thing i can think is that the function button by the lens is sticking hints the reason it is flashing and wont stop is there a way to fix this?
Since you can't get into the menu, let's try a manual reset. Remove the card and the battery...press all the buttons...leave it alone for 20 minutes...insert the card and then the battery...turn it on. ... Nikon D40x Digital Camera
I have a d80, i have tried to take a photo when i press the button it wont click, also the playback button and the menu won't go on. I get r11 coming up. I have taken the lens off and reconnect to see if that was the problem but that didnt work. APpreciate any other tips to get it working
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I have got a Panasonic NV EX3EN digital camera.I am experiencing the following problem, can any one solve it out please. menu button not working-wont record or play back....there is a red light flashing o the lCD and a command is comuing up on the LCD screen U 10.when i disconnect the battery and reconnect it , the camera works for few seconds and again stops working.
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Menu button doesn't work. Can only see pics thru viewfinder then have to unload pics off chip to view. Pics are always out of focus and discolored (usually too much red or yellow). Also can't use flash because of no access to menu. Would like a fix or will need to purchase another camera. This one is only 3-4 years old.
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My sony cyber-shot dsc-w55 7.2 mega pixel camera turn on but the lens goes in and out many times and i get the word access on the screen then i get a message says turn the power off and on again, I did that many times , but it did not work, and I can't get the menu button to work or display any thing, so I am wondering what is the problem and how to fix it?
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CANON 40D. Had Flash Error code 05. Powered down for 12 hours. Camera now gives message "Busy" when shutter trigger button depressed. Flash works manually and antennae pops-up , Flashes works manually. Have no access to any other control or menu. Both memory card and battery have been taken out and replaced several times.
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Hard reset of Nikon s8100? My menu button isn't working at all. The only one that is working is the round scene-selector button on top...and even that one stops working after I press the shutter button (which doesn't respond either). I've tried removing the battery for a few hours and replacing it, but that didn't help. Is there a way to remove the backup battery as well? Is there a button or a trick to doing a "hard reset" without having to use the menu??
... Nikon S8100 Digital Camera
Hard reset of Nikon s8100? My menu button isn't working at all. The only one that is working is the round scene-selector button on top...and even that one stops working after I press the shutter button (which doesn't respond either). I've tried removing the battery for a few hours and replacing it, but that didn't help. Is there a way to remove the backup battery as well? Is there a button or a trick to doing a "hard reset" without having to use the menu??
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'ok' button wont work. no response. cant delete pics or format. also, zooms in and out by its-self
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I have a kodak easyshare c330 digital camera , the screen on the back of the camera only works for less than a 1 second when i 1st turn the camera on , then it never shows anything at all thats the problem , i cant access the menu or anything so id appreciate it if someone could help if not thank you still
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Got in the hot tub with camera and then turned it on to take a picture. Took one pic then it took 2 pics on its own and now the screen comes on for about 5 sec then turns off and wont come back on. I can hear the buttons beeping so I know the menu comes up but cant see anything on the screen.
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The menu button is not working. Does not perform any action.Can be pressed and is not jammed. I cannot toggle between pictures. Pls advise???
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Blurred pictures Okay so my pictures just started to get blurry and stuff like that for no reason (i took good care of my camera). and then it got a bit wet i think and now the flash won't work either and when i press the flash button thing it won't let me go to the flash menu. the red hand in the top right hand corner wont go away. What do i do? i just got this camera 2 months ago:(
WATER + CAMERAS = NOT GOOD!!\015\012does anyone besides me see this? ... Nikon COOLPIX L3 Digital Camera
Hi im frm mumbai india. i got a 5.0 megapixel digital camera as a gift frm the united states. ther was a battery leak & the camera is not working at all. i tried to gt it repaired but its no good. nw im told dat the memory card is good , but when i connected it to the computer its showing a virus & the camera's ok button does not function, because of which i cant access the photos
Just take the memory card out of the camera and read it with a card reader attached to the computer. I very much doubt that there is a virus. Your anti-virus software is probably giving a false positive. If you are worried about this sort ... Polaroid Digital Cameras
My D90 sometimes has an err message and also a CHA in the the ISO mode. Also there is a green LED on the back of the camera that stays on. The only way to get all this cleared is a battery pull. When this happens it wont take a picture, you cant access the menu or anything.
CHA indicates a problem with the SD card. ERR indicates a camera malfunction. Try reformatting the card which may clear the problem or try a different card. The card may be creating the ERR message. On page 259 of the D-90 users manual, Nikon says th ... Nikon D90 Digital Camera with 18-105mm lens


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Last week in this post, I wrote about the California Controller John Chiang's announced intention to sponsor legislation to shut the revolving door between California's two largest public retirement systems, CalPERS and CalSTRS, and the private sector. Last week, Assemblyman Warren Furutani introduced AB 873. Below is the Legislative Counsel's description of the bill:
This bill would prohibit an individual, who was a member of the retirement board of PERS or STRS or an administrator, executive officer, investment officer, or general counsel of the system, from accepting employment, within 2 years after separation from the system, with any employer with which the individual participated personally and substantially with contracts or investments valued greater than $10 million any time in the previous 5 years while the individual was employed by, or served on the board of, the system, as specified. The bill would except from that prohibition a former employee of PERS or STRS working for any entity whose principal market is unrelated to the individual's prior service.
The bill would also prohibit an individual from, for 2 years after separation from the system, accepting employment with any placement agent who has successfully placed an investment with either PERS or STRS during the prior 10 years.


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Not just a number but a powerful rock force to be reckoned with. When Eight popped on the scene is early 2003 with their three song EP they quickly began to spark peoples interest. All the honest, soulful aspects of music that were lost for so long seemed to be somewhere within. The band played shows on and off for the remainder of the year and landed a spot at the 2003 Nemo Conference in Boston. Shortly thereafter they teamed up with rapper Young Zee (eight mile, D12) and collaborated on the hooky rock/ hip hop "'Faultlines.'" They rearranged the tune and gave the piece a whole new feel. The band became known for their compelling live performances and seem to push it further every time. During the downtime in late 2004 Eight buried themselves away and began writing what would come to be their first full length release, Faultlines. Frontman Joe Creamer, "Everywhere you go people talk about the horrific state of the industry. We tried to write a record that was diverse and could reach people of all ages, culture, background, and intellect. I have yet to hear a record as diverse and as accessible as ours." Faultlines was produced by Jason Alberts and Joe Creamer. They spent the majority of the winter in ELG studios, Long Island, and the world famous Carriage House Studios in Stamford, CT. It was here they developed a sound that is and is not entirely their own. Their extremely diverse sound has been compared to the likes of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Guns N Roses, Outkast, The Black Crowes, and Matchbox Twenty with heavy 80's influences. Some say throwback, others argue revolutionary. With their sharp image and tremendous hooks this is a force to be reckoned with and shall make their mark.
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Sustrans is leading calls on Mayor of London Boris Johnson, as well as the candidates looking to succeed him following this May's mayoral elections, to commit to spending more money on walking and cycling to help reduce the effects of air pollution in the capital following research that showed "incredibly strong results showing the dramatic benefits in air quality on quietly trafficked and off road routes."
It has also highlighted a recent study it undertook that it says demonstrates the benefits, in terms of air quality, of the London Greenways network of cycling and walking routes, revealing ""incredibly strong results showing the dramatic benefits in air quality on quietly trafficked and off road routes."
The sustainable transport charity was joined in making the appeal by nine other organisations – the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), the Campaign for Better Transport, Clean Air in London, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), Environmental Protection UK (EPUK), the Healthy Air Campaign,
London Play, Mapping for Change and Ramblers.
The coalition of groups has addressed a motion to Mr Johnson and the other mayoral candidates that says: "We call on the Mayor to commit to a major increase in investment in walking and cycling as part of wider approaches towards the reduction of harmful emissions from road transport. We also call on the Mayor to make resources available for the education and involvement of communities in local air quality monitoring."
Pointing out that Mr Johnson himself is on record as saying that 4,300 deaths in the capital in 2008 were due to people suffering long-term exposure to dangerous airborne particles, Sustrans said that its own research, in which it commissioned monitoring of air at five locations in London, found a significant improvement in air quality compared to nearby major roads.
Carl Pittam, Sustrans London Director, commented: "Our study shows just how important it is that we see the wider benefits of making spaces for people to walk and cycle.
"London Greenways are a unique and high quality network of routes which offer people a green, healthy way to travel and we need to ensure that the network can be expanded.
"Sustrans hopes that this study will show the mayor and all mayoral candidates just how important it is to ensure a major step-up in investment for walking and cycling infrastructure," he added.
Simon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London said that action needed to be taken to combat what an issue that is affecting the health of many of those living in London, often with fatal consequences.
"In the last 10 years scientists have discovered that the health impacts of long-term exposure to air pollution are 'around ten-fold greater' than the effects of short-term exposure," he explained.
"As a result, we now know there were more early deaths in London in 2008 than we thought occurred during the Great Smog of 1952.
"A major increase in cycling and walking must be at the heart of efforts to tackle this invisible public health crisis as these activities reduce pollution and make it easy for people to avoid the most polluted roads."
The London Greenways network seeks to provide safe, quiet routes for cyclists and walkers, linking parks and woodland throughout the city, including following quiet residential streets and canal and river towpaths.
Examples of routes included in the project are the Regents Canal towpath, the Wandle Trail and the Hackney Parks Olympic Route.
It is funded by a variety of organisations including Transport for London (TfL), the Olympic Delivery Authority and local authorities in the capital, and encompasses projects including some delivered by Sustrans itself under its Connect2, National Cycle Network, and Greenways for the Olympics and London (GOAL) project.
An overview of some of the more recent developments and research into use of the network can be found in the 2010 London Greenways Monitoring Report, published by Sustrans in partnership with Transport for London (TfL).
One criticism that has been aimed at the London Greenways network is that it is primarily aimed at leisure use, rather than providing an alternative to busy roads on key cycling routes in the city, although many cyclists will follow sections as part of their commute.
A brief review on the website Garden Visit says: "Cycling is restricted on too many sections of London's Greenway Network, resulting in the network being underused," and adds "The aim should be to create a continuous network of greenways in London."
It also points out, in a comment on the South London Green Chain, that "people do not want to walk from the [sic] Crystal Palace to Chislehurst or from Chislehurst to the Thames Barrier," and in a damning verdict of the chain's easternmost outpost, says it is "doubtful if anyone wants to visit Erith."
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.


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I've asked on the XBMC forum as well and filed a ticket on XBMC trac, but no help anywhere really. I understand my setup is pretty unique with how my card works in linux, so I'm just going to the above until I get my new video card in a while and HDMI out to my receiver, and that'll be that.]]>
For now I downgraded to Eden and its working, but Frodo is broken. Not helpful, I know, but at least you aren't the only one with new AE problems in Frodo.]]>
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format "S32_LE"
channels 6
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_time 0
buffer_size 8192
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This has worked fine, using "default" for system-wide and in XBMC and mplayer I'd specify "plug:dmix6" and surround sound works great.
However, XBMC just updated to Frodo 12.0 and there is no place in the Settings > System > Audio to specify anything, the options now only allow one to choose between devices. I have posted on the XBMC forum and been told to get rid of my asound.conf and just used the devices offered in the settings, but they do not work.
Here are a couple screenshots within XBMC of what I mean: http://i.imgur.com/leWaJ0n.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/MSQDEnO.jpg ("Audio output device" gives 3 options, and only that one there Default works, giving 2-channel sound to all 5 speakers, but no surround. The other two give no sound, and if I remove my /etc/asound.conf I get no sound at all in linux).
Now, if what I've been doing despite it working is outdated and I need to redo something I'd appreciate any help as I don't quite know what to change, I just need some way to get the surround working in another way if possible, or abandon the Revo card if not possible and stick with onboard audio.
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New survey results of 1000 respondents show that almost one in four UAE residents surveyed say their digestive health could be improved and 23% who suffered from diarrhea did not treat the condition
Leading experts from the fields of gastroenterology, general medicine and pharmacy from across the Middle East met in Dubai over the weekend to obtain input on the unmet needs in the treatment of diarrhea and to gain an understanding of the prevalence of digestive health issues in the UAE and across the region. New UAE survey results based on a survey of 1000 respondents, which were discussed at the meeting, have revealed that nearly one in four UAE residents say their overall digestive health "could be improved". Common digestive health issues include diarrhea, constipation and heartburn. Twenty three percent of the 1000 people surveyed who have suffered from either acute or chronic diarrhea did not treat the condition, even though the condition can interrupt daily activities such as causing respondents to miss school, work and family or social gatherings. The survey was commissioned by Johnson & Johnson.
Chronic diarrhea is a prolonged condition, lasting more than four weeks. Acute diarrhea-characterised by abnormally frequent and loose bowel movements-generally has a sudden onset and while the episodes are brief, the symptoms include cramps, anxiety, nausea, bloating and headache, and can be both distressing and incapacitating. While acute diarrhea is more commonly seen among travellers, or as a result of bacteria in food or poor hygiene, chronic diarrhea can be caused by stress, hormones, medication and even dietary intolerances.
Dr. Fatma Al-Attar, a Consultant Family Physician and Head of the Preventive Services Center, Dubai Health Authority, who served as Chair of the advisory council said: "There are many myths in the region associated with the treatment of digestive conditions such as diarrhea. For example, some patients believe they shouldn't treat diarrhea because their condition isn't "severe enough," or that diarrhea is a defence mechanism to flush out toxins and pathogens from the body. These are barriers we face as medical professionals in ensuring patients receive the recommended medical care to treat digestive health issues such as diarrhea effectively, whether the condition is acute or chronic."
Of the 1000 respondents in the UAE survey who have suffered from diarrhea, 23% admit they did not treat their condition. Forty five percent who didn't seek treatment believed it's best for diarrhea to run its course and 28 percent weren't sure how to treat it.
Interestingly, 21% of the 1000 people surveyed who have suffered from either chronic or acute diarrhea have treated their condition with natural remedies, for example by using an absorbent such as charcoal, rather than with Loperamide-based medication or antibiotics. While these natural agents were included in traditional anti-diarrheal mixtures, research shows these natural absorbents provide little, if any, benefit to adults suffering from diarrhea.
Dr Al-Attar continued: "As digestive health is the cornerstone of overall wellness, it's important to seek help if you are experiencing on-going or irregular digestive issues or think your digestive health could be improved. UAE residents should consult their healthcare providers to ensure their digestive health remains balanced throughout the year."
The medical advisory council, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, featured a full day of interactive sessions, roundtable discussions and workshops where expert attendees discussed clinical updates as well as their perception and understanding of various diarrhea treatment options. A report on the findings of the advisory council is expected to be published following the meeting.
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Hi! I've been working on this on and off for a few weeks now. I didn't plan it out as well as I should have and I've been having issues with getting the depth that I want. It also feels like something is off with the colours but I can't put my finger on what.
I'm trying to go for a detailed yet loose style where only the focal elements of the foreground are rendered sharply (i.e. the ship thing in the front) and the brush work is looser in the background, but I can never seem to get the balance right. It just looks flat and weird to me. I'm not shooting for realism but I want to give it a sense of mass and space.
Please go ahead and critique the hell out of this... I'd love to be able to finish it. Thanks for your help!


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I would'nt worry about some "wantabe" that has to "crack" on someone just to make himself feel better about his own inadequacy (lack of skill).
What is amazing is how America talks about strong laws and order, yet the US is overun with millions of illegal aliens, career criminals, career corporations that were able to change laws to steal America's retirement funds and continue practice business the same way .... and now ridiculous wantabe "celebrities" trying to gain attention by breaking laws and become a "star".
Secret Service agents visit winery to chat with state dinner couple
Sarah the almost vice Prez and Prez wantabe isn't a nut case?
AND I am constantly amazed at our favorite dictator-wantabe's restraint.
Iraq and the Defense Bill: A Post-Mortem Guide for the Perplexed
George Will has always been a prissy fucktard, and an intellecual wantabe.
Howard Kurtz Slaps Fellow Postie George Will For Smearing Webb
We know that part of the gas money we fork over to the gas station attendant funds terrorist and nuclear wantabe countries; we know all that outgoing oil money is a drag on our trade deficit and we know that our quarter share of all the world oil demand is an upward force on world oil prices dampening the whole world economy including our own.
So Which Is Best, Increase The Supply Of Oil Or Cut The Demand? Well, What About Both
It would be lovely to take this energy and connection between the Democratic electeds and wantabe electeds and the grassroots down a level.
Evidently this Jim Rockford wantabe has been given telepathic powers of observation.
And no not wantabe an intelectual Johnson or Bieneme ....
Keep the real cops running the department, not some Political wantabe.


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For India to achieve its goal of a second World Cup win in this edition, they will have to play with a passion and team spirit rarely seen in Indian teams of the past. History tells us that the winners of the previous seven World Cup campaigns were teams with flair and passion, who developed a strong team bond during the Cup proceedings.
Imran Khan, perhaps, had to work harder than most to get his young side over the line in 1992, in Australia. India has managed it before, when as underdogs they upset Clive Lloyd's marvellous West Indian team in the 1983 final.
The most important task in front of Sourav Ganguly and John Wright over the next six weeks is to keep the squad happy and relaxed and playing the type of cricket we know they are capable of producing.
Possibly, one of the most important games they play will be against one of the lesser lights of the tournament in their first match of the series. Holland will be the first opponent, at Paarl, on February 12, and while they are not expected to beat any of their more fancied opponents, it is a must win game for India.
Just how well India plays in this game could decide the pattern for the Cup campaign. Having come off a disturbing series loss in New Zealand, the team needs to establish some equilibrium quickly and the match with Holland will provide an ideal opportunity.
Not only must they win but they must do it in an imperious fashion. It would be best for India to be able to bat first and build a big total with as many batters getting some time in the middle as possible. To follow this up with a clinical bowling performance, backed by some energetic fielding, would be just what the doctor and, no doubt, the coach ordered.
Fitness will be an important part of the winning teams' armoury and Wright would have used some of the build-up period to have his team, especially some of the older players, spend some time on this facet of their game.
I can an remember taking a team to New Zealand, leading up to the Centenary Test, many years ago and deciding that fitness was going to be an important part of our success on that tour and the subsequent Centenary Test back in Melbourne.
Many of our players complained of the extra work load early on the tour, but by the end of the trip we were fielding much better and a number of our players turned in career-best performances. Doug Walters scored his only double century on that tour and Gary Gilmour scored his only Test century in a record-breaking partnership with Walters that helped us clinch the series.
Some of the senior Indian players go into this tournament without a great deal of good form recently. How they deal with this will have a big effect on how the team will perform. Most of the younger Indian players will look to the experience of Ganguly, Tendulkar, Dravid, Srinath and Kumble to guide them through the gruelling format of the next few weeks. Living out of a suitcase far away from family and friends and the comforts of home can be the biggest test for any international cricketer. So success early in the campaign will be essential for all teams.
Australia struggled for much of the early stages of the 1999 World Cup, but it was the experience, and the resilience, of the experienced campaigners which got them through to the Super Six stage; and then, the depth of talent and an unshakable belief in themselves got them through the tough match with South Africa before they overwhelmed Pakistan in the final.
If India is to reverse the recent form slump it will require the experienced players to throw off the torpor of the New Zealand tour quickly and start emphatically against Holland. It is dangerous to look too far forward in any World Cup tournament or take any opponent for granted. Australia made this mistake against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in 1983 and the West Indies fell to Kenya at Pune in 1996.
The brains trust of the Indian party must have their players focussed for the game against Holland and must set a standard for the series. If they intend to go in with seven batters and only four front line bowlers, as they have done recently, they need to get the right combination at the outset and start working the game plan they intend to use.
Former Australia captain Chappell played in 88 Tests for Australia, 48 as captain, scoring 7110 runs at an impressive average of 53.86.


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Church Dedication anthems
Thank you for all of the suggestions. Here is a compilation of
Dedication Anthems for a new church.
Denise Makinson
Director of Music
Southwood Lutheran Church
5511 S. 27th St.
Lincoln, NE 68512
Dedication Anthems:
"Great is Our God" (C. Courtney) for SATB, opt. bells, opt. brass, and
organ. Beckenhorst
"Hark, Ten-thousand Harps and Voices" (C. Courtney) Beckenhorst Press.
"Upon This Rock" (John Ness Beck)
Come Build a Church (Ken Medema)
Locus iste (Anton Bruckner)
[Locus iste a Deo factus est, inaestimabile sacramentum;
irreprehensibilis est--
This place was made by God,a priceless sacrament; beyond reproach.]
Christ is our cornerstone (Edgar Aufdemberge) Concordia Pub
Behold! I Build A House (Lukas Foss)
Lord We Give Thanks To Thee (Undine Moore) GIA Publication
Behold, the tabernacle of the Lord" (William Harris)
Our Dream (Linda Sobo)
Built on this Rock the church doth stand
Rock of ages
When in our music God is Glorified (Judy Hunnicutt)
Rejoice ye pure in heart
In this Very Room
"Consecrate the Place and Day" (Lloyd Pfautsch)
I was glad (C.H.H. Parry)
Joy in the house (Kenn Mann)
To my Father's house (Spiritual)
Bless This House (o Lord we pray, make it safe by night and day (May
"Blessed City, Heavenly Salem (Edward Bairstow's )
[Blessed City, Heavenly Salem, vision dear of peace and love, who of
living stones art builded in the height of heaven above, and by angel
hands apparelled as a bride doth earthward move!
Out of heaven from God descending, new and ready to be wed to thy Lord,
whose love espoused thee, fair adorned shalt thou be led; all thy gates
and all thy bulwarks of pure gold are fashioned.
Bright thy gates of pearl are shining, they are open evermore; and their
well earned rest attaining thither faithful souls do soar. Who for
Christs dear name in this world, pain and tribulaton bore.
Many a blow and biting sculpture polished well those stones elect,in
their places now compacted, by the heavenly Architect. Nevermore to leave
the temple, which with them the Lord hath decked.
To this temple, where we call thee, come, O Lord of Hosts, today, with
thy wonted oving kindness hear thy servants as they pray; and thy fullest
benediction shed within its walls alway.]
Check out www.umcmusic.org for suggestions and even services.
I know i'm almost a year late with this post, but Z. Randall Stroope's "Come Dwell in Solomon's Walls" was commissioned for the dedication of an addition to a large church in Lincoln, NE. It's an accessible, yet powerful setting of a fantastic text.
"Choir Invisible" is an effective SATB dedication piece with violin obbligato. Go to http://www.songsforall.com/songinfo.php?SongID=16 for FREE downloads of the music. Contact kayne_@_songsforall.com (eliminate underscores) if you'd like to download and/or rehearse and perform the piece.


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Mass incarceration raises more bars but guarantees less justice. The Torah commands me as a Jewish person, "Justice justice you shall pursue" (Deuteronomy 16:20). Commenting on the unusual repetition of the word "justice," 19th century Rabbi Simcha Bunim teaches that we are to pursue justice justly. A system that imposes harsh minimum sentences and inconsistent policies
We know "African Americans and White Americans have the same rate of drug use, but African Americans are 3-5 times more likely to be arrested for drug use" (source: T'ruah) "African Americans are incarcerated 10 times more than whites" (source: JCA).
Let us not become imprisoned to the consequences of pursuing justice unjustly. Our system needs drug sentencing reform. Let's raise more justice, not more bars. As a rabbi proud to stand with Jewish Community Action, I support these critical reforms so that we pursue justice justly for all Minnesotans.


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I can not agree with you more.
Granular Linux is fantastic!
Archlinux is more fun, though. A big thank you to each and every one who contributed to this fine distro!
Been using linux as my main workstation os for about 7 years. Started with RedHat 7.3, 8 and on to Fedora. At that point I really wanted to see what else was out there. Tried Mandrake, SuSe, and Slackware which I stayed with few about a year. I just found Slack to be too hard to keep up to date without breaking things (I am still learning!). I made my way to Gentoo. There I stayed for about 4 years. I still love Gentoo, but Arch is stealing my heart.
And as ewl said:
Arch has the simplicity of slackware with the ease of use of debian...
And yet, with ABS and AUR, Arch also has all the power of Gentoo without the hassle!
I've already got Arch on my main workstation and my laptop. I think I'll make myself at home and stay a while. Thanks to all that have made Arch happen.
using linux from december, and started with ubuntu. great distro to learn difference between \Program Files and /usr/share...
but... i have slow celeron with tiny ram, and i hate calculattors and calendars bundeled with os-s, arch is great! ive installed what i want (even calendar ), its easy to update, and it makes you think, ubuntu made me lazy and stupid. its much easyer to learn with arch, nice community and wiki!
so here is my "arch is the best distro ever" story. It all started a year or so ago when I bought a really cheap computer from Fry's Electronics, because I was uber poor and didn't have the cash for a nice smokin machine. It, of course, came standard with Windows Vista. long story short, Vista doesn't run too well with a cheap Sempron processor and only 512 MB of Ram. I could have upgraded my hardware, but that costs money, and at the time I was living off of ramen noodles and hope. a freind of mine at work recommended Ubuntu, which I subsequently put on my machine and used for a few months, I think it was a great stepping stone into the linux world. what I didn't like about Ubuntu is it's a lot like windows in that you rarely if ever have to open the command line and everything is done FOR you, leaving you without much control or power over your computer, my machine, although running better, was still slow. and it was difficult to get the help I was looking for in the Ubuntu Forums because I would get 27 conflicting answers for every problem, not to mention the overwhelming number of trolls! It was actually a moderator on the Ubuntu forums that recommended Arch for me. Arch was definitely a learning experience! I love how simple it is, making it easy to learn and providing AMAZING amounts of power for the user! I love how small it is, combined with Fluxbox, it uses hardly any system resources, leaving processor power and memory free for what I want to do. and probably the best part about it is, due to the small and elite number of people using arch, it's easy to get high quality answers to all of my questions here on the forum. I just bought a laptop a couple days ago and of course arch was my first choice. now, with 2 computers running arch I have a million more possiblities and projects that I'm free to work on.
in summary. Arch is the best, ever. which I guess is the whole point of this thread.
Hofstadter's Law:
It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
cyrusm, it's nice to have you one the forums! By the way, where I shop, buying "regular" noodles (e.g. spaghetti) is a lot cheaper by the gram than buying packs of Ramen. I live on spaghetti and a job; I just can't cook.
Cyrusm is the author of some of my favorite posts. I remember when he first announced he would be installing Arch; it was a lot of fun to follow his progress.
My first contact with linux was when i got from a neigbour Susu 3.4(?) i used it for quite some time but it was not really usable for daily stuff. So i stucked with windows until my system got heavyly infected by virus trojans and so on. I was PISSED so i start to use debian and then Ubuntu.
I must say that ubuntu makes some thinks so much better then debian and i enjoyed the time.
then about 3 weeks ago i buy the eeePC from asus. The Xandros on it is a joke even for me so i gave ubuntu a try again. But due the slow nature of the eee it runned kinda sluggish so i found arch.
after very much issues with the Usb install i finally installed arch (pretty fast) and i was realy positivly surprised from it. My eeePC runs great now and my workmates are jeallous on it (and they have 1200$ thinkpads^^).
after the installation was so fast and easy i switched my desktop also to arch.
Arch is not easy but after initial tweaking and "setuping" i have few to worry and it just works
btw the mirrors are FREAKING FAST!!!
Pro contra
+Very worryfree installation
+build my own system
+Good hardware detection
+Clear design
-There is no stable version (repository) so far i know
-i still have to cook coffee myself !!!
-no guitool for pacman (so far i know). should be not that hard to implement.
+ The [core] and [extra] repos are considered stable.
+ Too much coffee is bad for your health.
+ There are people developing pacman GUIs, the most outstanding one, according to public opinion, is called Shaman (don't have the link right now).
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Have you Syued today?
Free music for free people! | Earthlings
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -- A. de Saint-Exupery
I'm not usually one for gushing... but I do feel at home on Arch. I have it installed on my server, and it's making me doubt the XP I have installed on this laptop. Arch feels like a steam locomotive- it's clearly a beautiful feat of engineering, it smells and feels right. It wirls away and fills the heart of anyone looking on it with joy. Ubuntu- I tried it. It made me doubt linux- it ate my files and was slow, cumbersome. It was like a diesel locomotive, ugly, pungent.
Even over SSH I enjoy working with Arch. It's a temptation to install it on my desktop, even though Vista has been growing on me (enough ram for it to be happy, a fast dual core to make it more so). But I daren't, for I know if I have a desktop Arch I'll be so engrossed I'll fail my A levels for sure. Alas, such is life. Python and Linux are so much more interesting than Ligands and reptitive Trigononmetry (I'll grant you, a maths problem is an interesting excersise, but repeating them ad nauseum in order to reliably complete in a paper in the time limit gets tiresome).
And of course, I like the arch community. It's small enough not to have all the answers, or any really tiresome individuals, which is excellent because it improves my Internet Sleuthing and keeps me happy, and big and friendly enough to provide interesting ideas and help on the vast majority of problems.
My story with Linux begins in 2000, when I installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 (Helium if I remember correctly) and fell in love with it. It was so nice, and way better than Windows...I never looked back. But then Mandrake grew, and the more it grew, the more bloated it became, eventually changing it's name and becoming quite a mess. I then distro hoped in the hope of finding something nice and found Debian, wich was really nice, but it quickly became old so I tried Ubuntu...and it reminded me of my Mandriva days. so bloated (easy to use yes, but oh so slow).
I heard many times of Arch, never gave it a shot...I should've. Arch is awesome, and it will be my distro of choice for a long time!
As far as the topic of this thread is concerned, I find it to be somewhat elitist (no offense OPP, I know that was not your intention ).
Some respondents in this thread reside in the imho camp, their attitude respects & is also grateful for freedom of choice & taste, giving credence to the unimaginable plethora of possible alternate usage circumstances that other computer users may experience. The opposing position in the extreme is held by those who sincerely believe that their current OS, or Linux distro' of choice is sanctified by the God of computing & is the holiest of holies (note the spelling ). Now there are those that consider Bill & Windows, Steve & Apple, Richard & GNU or Linus & Linux to fill the God & holy whatever? Paradigm. Which is ultimately egotistical, elitist, masturbation. IMHO Which can never be as satisfying as the real thing!
Different OS's & Linux distro's suit different people at different times & for different reasons. We all have different strengths & weaknesses & usually (but not always) are attracted to things that we are capable of achieving. So, I try to always be mindful of the fact that most computer users are not in the slightest bit interested in setting up an OS. They just want to get done what they need to, & get on with something far more important than sitting in front of the damn computer which is stopping them from doing what they really want to be doing!
The general level of computer knowledge is growing, faster in the wealthier nations as they have had more exposure to the technology & generally have more public education systems in place, so literacy & numeracy are expected norms. This situation I think is working against MS, in the developed world at least, as many people (who can afford it & if the applications that they need to use are supported, or they run Windows on their Mac if they need to) are leaving MS, & heading to Apple. This is both good & bad: The good is MS, is loosing customers & monopolies restrict freedom, development & horde wealth. Another good thing when people leave Windows & move to OS X, is that they have usually made their first change in OS; when done from Windows to OS X, people find that they don't have a virus problem anymore, & that they have reliability, they will love or hate the OS X interface, but it is basically simple for the average user to use & they are becoming somewhat familiar albeit at a very superficial level with *nix!
The bad: Apple is even worse than MS, when it comes to vendor lock-in, they are a hardware manufacturer first & foremost, who happens to develop software products which they integrate with their hardware in a fashion that not only compliments it but also ensures maximum profit. Apple's hardware is somewhat overpriced, likely a necessary requisite to pay for their marketing, which presents their often excellent products as a fashion statement for those that like to live on the cool edge of town. If we swapped Apple with MS, the Apple monopoly would be far more limiting on the broader computing worlds freedom of choice. imho.
I don't know what proportion of the computing user population of the world uses *nix on their desktop? If I pull a number out of the air, & say 10%, it demonstrates that I have no idea how many people in China & India are using *nix, I have heard that MS, is using a number of strategies, including the welcoming of piracy of their products in the developing world so as to increase the level of addiction to their products! Apple computers will always be in trouble in the poorer countries, so *nix basically means free Linux/BSD, which hopefully will grow at a faster rate than the MS opposition. Though MS, is always able to afford to make deals at the government level in countries, & push cheap products into the education system where they can create the future addicts that will keep the pusher in funds & power, prolonging the MS monopoly. :-[
Anyway, I can't foresee the computing future of humanity, though it does look good for *nix, as general computing smarts grow, & education/experience regarding DRM also grows, these things in combination with the perpetual & rapid development of Linux/BSD (& we shouldn't forget BeOS either) will continue to see a steadily growing number of computer users participating in the free software experience - by the people for the people - as it should be. So, really statements about my free OS or Linux kernel based distro' being the best is just flag waving coming from the prevalent human weakness for being chauvinistic.
Personally I have an extensive Windows background, as a self employed service tech' for 10 years. I retired from that 2.5 years ago, dumped Windows & went straight to Debian as a complete Linux beginner, quickly thereafter to Ubuntu, have lived on the Ubuntu forums since (where contrary to a post or 2 I've seen here, the trolls are extremely well handled by the great moderating staff, & the community spirit of the Ubuntu forums sets the highest standard I have thus far seen on the net ). I've been a distro' whore, including other free OS's such as PC-BSD, Solaris, Nextenta. Had a failed attempt at installing Arch about 9 months ago, which came immediately after spending 3 days on Gentoo, which would not under any circumstances install X (apparently a possible problem with my motherboards BIOS!?) So, I coudn't be bothered battling it out with Arch that first time after the install failed at the update stage, I went on to install something easy like Ubuntu or Sabayon, I don't recall which.
Arch seems to be put together more simply than any of the other OS's I've experienced, (apart from perhaps the Amiga, which had so much of the OS in ROM anyway) it has taught me a good deal more about Linux than any of the other distro's, probably due to the simplicity of design, which makes it easier for my old brain to grasp, due to this aspect of Arch alone I will use it, as I consider Arch to be the best teaching about Linux, Linux distro' I have experienced. Of course I like all of the other great things about Arch that have already been stated so many times in this thread. So, I expect to be using Arch for quite some time as it will need to be quite a distro' / OS (perhaps BeOS, which is at alpha now) that can satisfy my current computing needs better. The possibility of running both Arch & BeOS on the 2 machines in my office I find quite pleasing.
Currently Arch is running on my PC & on an alu' 24" iMac, the only problems on the iMac are due to ALSA's sound quality still not being as good as it could be, & video problems when playing DVD's that I expect are due to the ATI's proprietary drivers not being up to scratch. Both of these problems will pass, though the video playback quality is bad enough to force me to boot OS X to watch DVD's.
Arch is a great Linux distro', certainly my favorite out of all I have looked at, though none of them are perfect.
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I used to be surprised that I was still surprised by my own stupidity, finding it strangely refreshing.
Well, now I don't find it refreshing.
I'm over it!
no! it's ultimate, it can even cure cancer! perfect I say!
I tried a lot of distro's and arch satisfies me the most.
arch rocks !
HELP!!!! I am forgetting the operating system!!!!
how come nothing gets screwed up anymore??? HELP!!!
i love arch ............
just want to tell you!…………
It dawned on me a couple of weekends ago that I was missing that vital masochistic streak to deal with another attempt at gentoo. More likely I was trying to bite off more than I could chew, but in my frustration I found Arch. I was hooked just a few paragraphs into its introduction and I knew I had to try it out. I'm still on that original install no thanks to the quality of the guides available and info in the forums. I've had no problems putting together my own system, the way I want it. It's stable, everything works, and I mean everything that I've thrown at it has worked It simply amazes me with its speed and frugal requirements of the systems resources. Only running a 2.4g P4 with 1g of ram and yet last night was able to watch dvb hdtv and compile firefox-spookyet 3.0rc1-2 from aur at the same time with no loss of frame rate on kaffeine. And spin compiz's cube, fire up Outlook from the vmware xp virtual machine running backgrounded...all at the same time with no hassles, no freezes. Simply amazing.
My intro to linux was with red hat 6.0 many years ago. I quickly scurried back to windows until Ubuntu came along. That's a good distro, especially as an intro to linux for people more familiar with windows. Tried many others to see what was out there but I reckon I'll settle down with Arch. It's the only one out there that seems to be able to handle this sadistic streak i've discovered!!
This is my first post on my first login as a new member. I am not and have never signed up on any other distro's forum.
I am home.
Welcome MyOpic!
I'm sure you will enjoy your stay.
Being new to Arch, & coming from a Ubuntu Linux induction, I can easily relate to your post.
I used to be surprised that I was still surprised by my own stupidity, finding it strangely refreshing.
Well, now I don't find it refreshing.
I'm over it!
I agree Arch is the best!!!
It runs faster than Ubuntu by far (at least 20seconds on bootup)
I agree Arch is the best!!!
It runs faster than Ubuntu by far (at least 20seconds on bootup)
Arch may suit some of us more than any other OS or Linux distro' that we have tried, BUT there are many people that would find Arch far from best & a most unsuitable computing environment.
It all comes down to the individual's needs, taste, available time, background knowledge, aspirations...
One mans feast is another's poison... It is wonderful to have so many fantastic distro's available & all for free too!
I used to be surprised that I was still surprised by my own stupidity, finding it strangely refreshing.
Well, now I don't find it refreshing.
I'm over it!
Yeah...I know many people who would throw themselves off a building if they had to deal with Arch everyday.
And yet, I spent a couple of hours today learning how to manually set up iptables (well worth learning, by the way), and I only feel satisfaction. It's great when you are standing upon the conquered foe, and now stand as it's master.
Or maybe I'm just a control freak.
Regardless, I love Arch!
Stop looking at my signature. It betrays your nature.
It's nice when the foe is really your friend too...
I used to be surprised that I was still surprised by my own stupidity, finding it strangely refreshing.
Well, now I don't find it refreshing.
I'm over it!
It's nice when the foe is really your friend too...
Too true...
Stop looking at my signature. It betrays your nature.
Fedora rules!!!


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Born to Robert and Nancy Brownback, Sam grew up on the family farm near Parker, Kansas. His parents still live and work on the family farm.
Growing up, Sam learned the importance of hard work, responsibility and family. He watched his parents persevere during droughts and heavy rains. He worked alongside his family to bring in the crops and take care of the livestock.
Sam's passion for public service began when he attended Prairie View High School when he was elected state president of the Future Farmers of America and then later national FFA vice-president. His participation in FFA taught him about leadership.
After graduating for Prairie View in 1974, Sam attended Kansas State University in Manhattan where he served as KSU student body president his senior year. He also belonged to the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. He received his degree in Agricultural Economics in 1978.
After working for a year hosting a radio show, Sam attended the University of Kansas Law School where he was his class' president before completing his law degree in 1982.
Sam met his wife Mary while they were both in law school. They have been married for 28 years.
Sam calls Mary "the glue that holds our family together". They live in Topeka and have five children – Abby, Andy, Liz, Mark and Jenna. After their own adoption experience, the Brownbacks helped establish the Building Families Fund to assist Kansas families with adoption expenses.
After law school, Sam and Mary moved to Manhattan where Sam went to work for a local law firm and Mary commuted to Lawrence to finish her law degree. While in Manhattan, Sam also taught agricultural law at Kansas State University and co-authored two books on the subject.
A Career of Public Service
In 1986 two events took place for Sam and Mary. Their first child, Abby, was born and Sam became Secretary of the Kansas Board of Agriculture, the youngest in state history.
The farming industry was struggling in the late 80s. Sam worked to renew the rural heartland by actively engaging in re-opening U.S. beef trade in Asia; expanding market opportunities for agriculture products; and promoting new uses of farm commodities.
During his time as Ag Secretary, Sam served as a White House Fellow in the first Bush Administration.
In 1994 Sam was elected to congress in the Republican Revolution that brought the first Republican-controlled House of Representatives to Washington since Dwight D. Eisenhower was President. Sam was selected by his classmates to be the head of the New Federalist, a group focused on producing a smaller federal government and a balanced budget.
Two years later Kansans elected Sam to the U.S. Senate seat once held by Bob Dole. In the Senate, Sam was an effective advocate for Kansas interests. From his position on the powerful Appropriations Committee, he supported vital transportation projects, creating thousands of Kansas jobs and improving the competitiveness of Kansas businesses. He also won significant support for Kansas schools including the National Institute for Aviation Research in Wichita, KU Med Center and the Kansas Polymer Research Center at Pittsburg State University.
He served as the top-ranking Republican on the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees U.S. Department of Agriculture programs as well as food safety and agencies responsible for protection of public health such as the Food and Drug Administration.
And as a member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, Sam's top priority was to insure full support for the National Bio-Agri Defense facility in Kansas. As part of the team that won this competition for Kansas, Sam worked hard to see that Kansas reaped the full benefits of this exciting development, new high-paying jobs, value-added research and billions of dollars in long-term economic development.
Sam also pushed for meaningful tax reform and an optional flat tax, a BRAC-like commission to review and terminate failed or completed federal programs, and to build market and consumer based solutions to health care reform. He was a founding member of the Senate Fiscal Watch Team and strongly supports a balanced budget and reform of the earmark and appropriations process.
He believed deeply then as he does now that we must defend traditional marriage, confirm judges who will interpret the law and not legislate from the bench, protect and renew our American culture and defend innocent human life at every stage of development.
He pledged he would serve only two elected terms in the U.S. Senate and in 2010 honored his pledge and did not seek reelection in 2010.
As governor, Sam is focused on getting the state's economy growing again. Kansas is in its third year of declining revenues. It has forced the state to cut nearly a billion dollars in spending. Despite these efforts, Kansas still faces a $500 million budget shortfall in Fiscal Year 2012.
Sam believes the only lasting solution to our state's fiscal crisis is sustained economic growth and new job creation. Getting the more than 110,000 unemployed Kansans working again and businesses growing will lead to increased revenues, less reliance on government, and funding for core state programs and services.
Governor Brownback is working with Kansas business and community leaders from across the state as well as current and former state legislators to craft policy solutions. His "Road Map for Kansas" is a detailed plan to Grow the State's Economy; Excel in Education; Reform State Government and Protect Kansas Families.