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vegan fashion necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 110 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
Kind Couture
We've owned a vegan boutique for the past 6 years and sell all over the world. We sell fashionable leather alternatives to those who want high fashion that's animal-friendly and eco-friendly. We have decided to start our own line which will include Shoes, Handbags, Belts, and Wallets; perhaps more products down the road as well. We do not sell anything that contains leather, wool, or silk and many of our products are made using sustainable and recycled materials.
We will make shoes and accessories for both men and women ages 18-45. We want it to be a logo that appeals to a mainstream audience as well as fashionable vegans. Our customers are less on the hippie side and more on the high fashion side.
This is a logo that will go in shoes, on hang tags on bags and belts, etc. So it needs to be clear and distinguishable.
We want a logo that will look good in black and white, but may also be used in color or have a splash of color.
It will be a unisex logo that will work for both men and women's shoes and accessories.
We want a clean, clear, contemporary, fresh and innovative image. Classy, not cute.
Focus should be on the font (it can also be in upper and/or lower case) and the word Kind should stand out in some way.
We would like an image that works nicely as just a font/word image, but also one that may have additional images along with the font.
Something we like: We like this Disney Couture logo, because it has a unique font that can stand alone (although we don't really want it to curve around like it does). We do not want to actually copy this font since it needs to be unisex and this one is too feminine. But we also like that there is some additional design around the font that we could use for hang tags, etc.
Here is an example of something we do NOT like. This logo is too casual and too cartoony.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
Final result must be delivered in Adobe Photoshop or another vector format.
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PSU's Judaic Studies announces creation of the Rabbi Stampfer Professor of Israel Studies
Professor will be the Northwest's only designated Israel Studies scholar; new position enables creation of Judaic Studies major
(Portland, Ore.) December 14, 2010 —The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University announces the creation of the Rabbi Stampfer Professor of Israel Studies.
This position will be the Pacific Northwest's only designated professorship in Israel Studies, and the Judaic Studies program's fourth tenure-line faculty member. With four core faculty in Judaic Studies, PSU can now offer a baccalaureate degree on par with the best undergraduate programs in the field.
"Judaic Studies is a microcosm of PSU itself; as the University has grown and continues to do so, so does the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies," said Wim Wiewel, PSU's president. "PSU is so fortunate to partner with the Schnitzer family. I look forward to graduation day in the near future when I will bestow an undergraduate with the Judaic Studies bachelor's degree."
Two recent, transformational gifts—along with more than 400 different individual donors, largely from the greater Portland community—allowed Judaic Studies to top its goal for the endowed position. In mid-July the Harold Schnitzer family offered a $150,000 matching challenge grant to which many Judaic Studies supporters responded. International philanthropist and Portland native Lorry I. Lokey, moved by the tremendous growth – and potential for more—in Judaic Studies, announced that he would match the Schnitzer's challenge with his own $150,000, completing funding for the position.
"My family and I feel privileged to have taken part at the inception of the Judaic Studies Program and, now, to be taking part in its continued expansion," said Harold J. Schnitzer for whose family the program is named. "The community has really answered the call to help grow Judaic Studies, and now with Lorry Lokey's additional involvement, the program soon will have an Israel scholar to benefit not just Judaic Studies, but all of PSU and the Pacific Northwest as a region."
Founder of Business Wire, Lokey has been a strong supporter of PSU's Judaic Studies program, applauding its development and playing a key role in its growth. In 2007, Lokey gifted Judaic Studies with what was then its second professorship. With that support, PSU recruited Natan Meir, a scholar of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust, to become the Lorry I. Lokey Professor of Judaic Studies.
In addition to Lokey's new gift completing the Schnitzer challenge grant, Lokey is offering an additional $150,000 toward Israel Studies, also in the form of a matching-challenge grant. These funds will support research and travel scholarships for both faculty and students, as well as bring more guest scholars to PSU and continue to build the Millar Library's Judaica collection.
"Judaic Studies is a model program, growing at an impressive rate, partnering with other organizations and attracting hundreds of students and community members every year to its courses and events held both on campus and at venues out in the community," said Marvin A. Kaiser, dean of PSU's College of Liberal Arts and Science, which houses the program. "The University now can offer not only a more robust Judaic Studies program, but another scholarly component to its Middle East Studies Center, now that Israel's culture, history, politics and more will be part of PSU's course catalogue."
It is very fitting that the professorship is named in honor of Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, who was the first instructor to teach a Jewish studies course at PSU. He did so in 1961—then through PSU's Middle East Studies Center—and remained an adjunct professor until 2001. Rabbi Stampfer has left his mark on many Portland institutions, both Jewish and interfaith. PSU's Judaic Studies now will have a permanent professorship in an area dear to the concerns of this community pillar.
"For me, the fulfillment of the professor of Israel Studies is truly the realization of a dream," said Joshua Stampfer, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Neveh Shalom. "A university campus is the best venue for measured dialogue, debate, learning and understanding, especially concerning complex topics like Israel."
"This is a joyous milestone for Judaic Studies," said Michael Weingrad, academic director of Judaic Studies. "It is testimony to the relevance and rigor of our vision and intellectual mission. I'm grateful to the Schnitzers, to Lorry Lokey and to the hundreds of community members of all backgrounds who have shown their support for high-quality university education in Israel and Judaic Studies."
For more information about the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, call 503-725-3976 or visit https://www.pdx.edu/judaic.
About the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at PSU
Judaic Studies employs the critical methodologies of university scholarship to examine all aspects of the history, religion, culture, and social and political formations of the Jewish people. Judaic Studies therefore enhances our understanding of world history, and allows critical insight into a vital strand in the tapestry of world culture. It offers the opportunity for students of all backgrounds to explore a rich civilization that is both nourished by ancient traditions, and shaped through creative encounters and ongoing interactions with other cultures. At the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, this enterprise is conducted through a variety of academic courses and summer programming, lectures and research symposia, scholarly conferences and cultural events.
About Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) serves as a center of opportunity for nearly 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in Portland, Oregon, one of the nation's most livable cities, the University's innovative approach to education combines academic rigor in the classroom with field-based experiences through internships and classroom projects with community partners. The University's 49-acre downtown campus exhibits Portland State's commitment to sustainability with green buildings, while many of the 213 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees incorporate sustainability into the curriculum. PSU's motto, "Let Knowledge Serve the City," inspires the teaching and research of an accomplished faculty whose work and students span the globe.
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The battle between the competing temporary tax measures of Gov. Jerry Brown and his union allies on one hand, and civil rights lawyer Molly Munger and the PTA on the other, shows what's missing from California's initiative process.
Real deliberation on the content of the measures.
The Munger-Brown battle has been about insults and tweets and specious claims about exactly what each measure would do for education. It's been a political story, not a policy story, even though these initiatives make policy changes in taxes and the budget.
What are those changes and what would the measures really do? No one is clear on that.
Which is why California badly needs a deliberative process that gets to the bottom of what's in the initiatives.
What would that mean? Up in Oregon, a new process uses citizens' juries to consider initiatives. Under this Citizens Initiative Review, a representative sampling of voters assembles and spends five days studying all sides of an initiative. The process is public, and so are the results. The participants write up descriptions of the initiative -- and arguments for the yes and no sides -- that can then be published in the voter guide.
Imagine how much more we'd know about these competing measures if we had a process like this in California.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).


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Dir: Dilip Ghosh. India. 2013. 124mins
Muscular Hindi action adventure Commando: One Man Army is a pure example of 'it delivers what it says on the tin' cinema…supremely ripped action hunk Vidyut Jamwal is a one-man fighting machine who thinks nothing of dealing with hordes of villainous bad-guys before breakfast, and then settling down for a few hundred press-ups as well as romancing his leading lady.
There may be romance in the air, but for Commando: One Man Army is about the killings and not the kisses.
Extremely silly, but rather enjoyable, Commando: One Man Army opened in India earlier this year to strong numbers (it took $1.9million over its opening weekend), and had its North American premiere at Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival. A sequel is already being planned.
As can be expected from such a Bollywood romp, the all-action tale is also punctuated with a few nicely staged song and dance numbers, and while these show off the talents of beautiful co-star Pooja Chopra they really only detract from the action (and make the film too long when it should be pacier), with steely-jawed Jamwal looking far more at ease handling the stunts than the dance moves.
Karan (Jamwal) is a commando with the 9 Para Commandos of the Indian Army. His helicopter crashes on the Chinese border and he is held and tortured as a spy. Eventually escaping – he is a 'one man army' after all – he crosses into Himachal Pradesh at the Lepcha border and travels through Kinnaur to try and reach his base at Pathankot.
As he crosses the Himachal-Punjab border he meets Simrit (Chopra) who is trying to escape goons in the employ of corrupt local MP Amrit Kanwal Singh (Jaideep Ahlawat) – aka AK-74 – who wants to marry her to further his political career (ah, that old gambit!).
Naturally enough Karan agrees to help her, with the pair eventually disappearing into dense woods, giving him a chance to work on his cunning guerilla warfare to take on AK-74's men as they flood into the forest to search for them.
It is all pretty predictable fare, and while the fight scenes are many and familiar, they are really there as a platform for the muscular fighting machine to show off his moves. And there is no denying that Jamwal (a skilled practitioner of Kalarippayattu a south Indian martial art practiced mainly in Kerala) is impressive - a disclaimer at the start of the film tells claims he has done all the stunts, barring a few scenes in the end – and while he needs to work on a little more facial movement, he looks the part and the camera does love him.
Jaideep Ahlawat - who had a key role in Gangs Of Wasseypur - chews the scenery to good effect as the villainous AK-74, and while Pooja Chopra is given little to do but wear shorts and look admiringly at her protector she at least plays her role with an engaging feistiness. There may be romance in the air, but for Commando: One Man Army is about the killings and not the kisses.
Production company: Reliance Entertainment, Sunshine Pictures, Cinema Capital Venture Fund
Contact: Reliance Entertainment, www.relianceentertainment.net
Producer: Vipul Shah
Screenplay: Ritesh Shah
Cinematography: Sejal Shah
Editor: Amitabh Shukla
Music: Mannan Shaah, Prasad Sasthe
Main cast: Vidyut Jamwal, Pooja Chopra, Jaideep Ahlawat, Jagat Rawat, Darshan Jariwala


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Skip to comments.Iranian Alert - February 24, 2005 - Jerry Corsi threatened with lawsuit over new book on Iran
Posted on 02/24/2005 12:21:19 AM PST by DoctorZIn
Top News Story
Swiftvet author threatened with lawsuit
Kerry fund-raiser angered by new book on nuclear Iran
Posted: February 23, 2005
9:19 p.m. Eastern
By Art Moore
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
Picking up where he left off with best-seller "Unfit for Command," author Jerome Corsi once again is entering a maelstrom with the impending publication of a book that blows the whistle on U.S. politicians and activists allegedly on the take from Iran's radical Islamic regime.
New York Daily News columnist Lloyd Grove plans to report tomorrow that Iranian-American activist Hassan Nemazee, a figure Corsi criticizes in his upcoming WND Books title "Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians," has threatened the author with a $10 million defamation lawsuit.
Corsi, a WND columnist, was the co-author with John O'Neill of "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry," regarded by many political analysts as a crucial factor in the 2004 election after it reached the top of the New York Times list.
Nemazee is a New York investment banker and former board member of the pro-Tehran lobby American-Iranian Council who served as Kerry's chief Iranian-American fund-raiser during the recent presidential campaign.
Corsi, whose book is scheduled for an April release, told WorldNetDaily the multi-million-dollar threat does not concern him.
"Why so little?" is his response, Corsi said, pointing out one of his sources already has been sued by Nemazee for $10 million, Aryo Pirouznia, leader of the Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran.
"I'll say the same thing as I said to John Kerry I'll send him the Federal Express package and save him the trouble," Corsi said.
According to Grove, Nemazee is upset at allegedly being cast as an agent of the mullahs who control Iran.
Corsi insists the book does not make that claim.
"I don't have any proof of that," he said. "But he was part of the pro-mullah lobby who worked with the Iranian-American Council, a group whose policy was to establish relations with the mullahs."
During testimony last October in his suit against Pirouznia, Nemazee admitted Tehran's Islamic regime is sympathetic to terrorism and presented a threat to the world and the United States, essentially repudiating Kerry's position on Iran.
Despite top Iranian officials openly calling for the development of nuclear weapons and overwhelming confirmation from intelligence, Kerry had vowed that as president he would provide Tehran with nuclear fuel as long as it were used only for peaceful purposes.
Nemazee warned that Kerry should do nothing to lend credibility to the regime and that normalizing relations with Iran would be a mistake.
However, the Iranian-American said he could not explain the inconsistency of having been a board member of a group on record in support of normalizing relations with Tehran.
Corsi said he still plans to take up residence in Boston this spring as the first step of a plan to challenge Kerry for his Senate seat in 2008.
He acknowledges an issue likely to come up amid publicity for the book and his political aspirations is allegations made by opponents last year of bigotry against Catholics, the pope and Muslims, based on some of his posts to the Internet site FreeRepublic.com.
Corsi insists he wrote the posts only to be satirical and provocative.
"I apologize to anyone who took them as a direct expression of my beliefs," he said.
Corsi emphasized he's a Catholic who has created a mutual fund for Israel and now is establishing a group led by two Muslims, called the Iran Freedom Foundation.
"I'm reaching out to Christians, Muslims and Jews to stop these criminal mullahs who have hijacked Islam and stolen a good country," he said.
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Atomic Iran, another in a long list of foreign policy disasters created by that catastrophic fool Jimmy Carter.
I understand that Mr. Carter was a good peanut farmer. His other endeavors are suspect!
I called Jerry tonight to congratulate him on the lawsuit.
It's great news...
When you're being threatened by heavy hitters, that means you're now a heavy hitter yourself. Jerry is definitely a big time geopolitical player. Unfit for Command was brilliantly written by Jerry and John O'Neill. I'm looking forward to reading his new book on Iran.
That's putting it diplomatically. I usually just call him a fool....(lol)
"I'm reaching out to Christians, Muslims and Jews to stop these criminal mullahs who have hijacked Islam and stolen a good country," he said.
Sounds like a good man.
God's speed to him.
"I called Jerry tonight to congratulate him on the lawsuit."
According to Charles at LGF :
"It looks like this person (or bot) was downloading all our archives."
Is john kerry still alive? LoL
Warning flags
Forbes Magazine - By Graham Button and Kerry A. Dolan
May 3, 1999
THE WHITE HOUSE press release about the nominee for U.S. ambassador to Argentina is wonderfully abbreviated. It says that Hassan Nemazee is a "New York investor." True enough, but there is quite a story that goes with his investing, and it is not a happy one. People who have done business with this man have come to regret it.
If Nemazee, 49, is destined to be confirmed by the Senate, he at least fits the part of an ambassador. This polished socialite has a Harvard degree, a position on one of the university's prestigious visiting committees and a lot of well-connected friends. In November 1995 he hosted a dinner featuring Al Gore, raising $250,000 for the Democratic National Committee. Over the past four years Nemazee and his family have given more than $150,000 to Democratic politicians and the DNC. Six of Nemazee's friends and relatives have given $10,000 apiece--the maximum allowable per year--to Bill Clinton's legal defense fund. Among them was the caretaker of Nemazee's 12-acre estate in Katonah, N.Y.
Nemazee was born in Washington, D.C., the son of an Iranian shipping magnate then serving as the commercial attache to the U.S. for the Shah's government. After college he formed a joint venture in Iran with insurer American International Group to sell life insurance, but the business fell victim to the Iranian revolution. Nemazee, on a business trip to the U.S. when the Shah was overthrown, escaped with his wife and a fair amount of wealth outside of his homeland, including property in the Washington area that his father had given him. [/snip]
[snip] But (John) Kerry receives far more Muslim money than his wifes foundations give. As this column documented last January, one of Kerrys biggest money men, who bankrolled the Senators primary campaign with more than $180,000, is Hassan Nemazee. [/snip]
Kerrys Secret Muslim Connections - FrontPageMagazine (10/5/2004)
The Republican controlled Senate approved Nemazee to be the US Ambassador to Argintina. From the State Department website:
Nemazee, Hassan (1950- )
Non-career appointee
1999 [Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina]
A lawsuit is threatened?
Mr. Corsi must be over the target then. Congratulations.
Thanks for the ping!
No question about it....the target is lit.
Iranian blogger sentenced to 14 years
Jo Best
February 24, 2005
An Iranian blogger has been jailed for 14 years - for criticising Iran's arrest of other online journal keepers.
Arash Sigarchi was convicted this week for charges against the state, including espionage and insulting Iran's leaders, after the 28-year-old criticised the Iranian government and its treatment of web log writers on his own blog.
Sigarchi worked as a newspaper editor before his arrest and had also been arrested last year after he posted a pictures of demonstration by Iranians whose family members had been executed in 1989, according to Reporters Without Borders. The government had also blocked Iranian citizens from accessing the blog, the organisation said.
Another blogger who spoke out against the government, Motjaba Saminejad, remains in custody. Saminejad had been using his blog to spread news of the arrests of other bloggers within Iran.
The Iranian government has already locked up a number of bloggers and internet journalists who have criticised the state through their online postings, as well as arresting political activists.
The sentence passed on Sigarchi is thought to be a harsh warning to other would-be bloggers and is intended to restrict the freedom of the media, human rights groups believe.
News of the arrest follows a day of action by the blogging community to draw attention to Saminejad and Sigarchi's treatment.
Bloggers across the web were asked to add a Free Mojtaba and Arash banner to their blogs and contact Iranian government representatives.
Six hours is not really a long time. It won't be easy to hold a protest lasting that long. If the Tehranian people come out in large numbers from nearly every neighborhood - say, a small but sizeable protest in each neighborhood, burough, etc. The regime security elements would soon recognize that they have a large-scale protest going on. If enough people get out into the streets - say, 100,000 (not too unreasonable, I think) - then the liberation of the country might soon occur. Of course, there is also the frightening possibility that the regime upon the realization that this hypothetical protest cannot be controlled semi-peacefully - that the regime would try to kill all of the protestors. In a technical sense, it would be fairly easy. There would be consequences to the slaughter of tens of thousands of Iranians - the city would be a mess from a practical standpoint. Bush would all but declare war on Iran within hours, I believe.
I know, the situation I envision is beyond horrible. But I have always believed that Tehran will never give up. I have no reason to believe that they would be opposed to killing their own people so that they could stay in power for a few more days.
The six hours is probably a reference to the belief that if a protest can go on for six hours, then all peaceful countermeasures will likely have been exhausted.
It's great seeing all these protests in Iran. Hopefully, one day soon, there will be an explosion of a protest.
I recently said that I wasn't convinced of the democratic movements in Palestine. Well, I must say, it's really looking good, beyond my own expectations (which were quite low, I must admit)!
It really is stunning to realize what's been going on since 2001. We have indeed unleashed the fire of freedom, like the president said. Five years ago, you would have been laughed out of the room if you suggested that democracy would sweep through the Middle East very, very soon. More than that, they would have called you insane. And back then, it would have been difficult to disagree with such people. But not today.
I wonder if bin Laden regrets at all the events of 9-11-01? Look at what has happened since.
Thanks for the ping!
Thanks for the good info! Filed.
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Govt operating deficit smaller than forecast
The government had a smaller than expected first-half operating deficit after Treaty of Waitangi settlement costs did not eventuate in the period and tax revenue was in line with forecasts.
The operating balance before gains and losses (obegal) was a deficit of $3.19 billion in the six months ended December 31, 4.7 percent smaller than expected in the December half-year economic and fiscal update, according to the Crown's latest accounts.
Core tax revenue of $27.34 billion was just 0.1 percent off the HYEFU forecast, while core expenses of $34.14 billion was 0.8 percent below.
The main reason behind the lower expense line was $186 million of costs for Treaty settlements being delayed by complex negotiations, Treasury says.
The government is trying to get its books back in the black in the 2014-15 financial year after taking serious hits from the global financial crisis and Christchurch earthquakes.
In the update just before Christmas, Treasury forecast an obegal surplus of just $66 million in the 2014-15 financial year, down from the $197 million buffer flagged in the May Budget.
The Crown posted an operating surplus of $1.71 billion in the six-month period, beating the deficit of $541 million forecast, after the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Accident Compensation Corporation's investment portfolio posted better than expected investment gains, and as the accident insurer reported an actuarial gain reflecting changes in the discount rate.
The discount rate is linked to the government bond rate and influences how ACC expects puts a dollar figure on future payments.
The investment gains were $1.29 billion ahead of expectations, while ACC's actuarial gain was $780 million.
Today's accounts show company tax accrued in the period was 7.1 percent below forecast at $3.13 billion, though non-resident withholding tax of $190 million was 17 percent higher.
Personal income tax accrued was 1 percent ahead of forecast at $11 billion, while other persons tax was 5.2 percent above forecast at $2.3 billion. Goods and Services Tax after refunds was 1.4 percent short of expectations at $7.07 billion.
The government's net debt of $59.1 billion, or 28.4 percent of gross domestic product, was 2 percent below the half-year forecast.


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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Tunisia is seeking a $60 million Foreign Military Sales deal from the United States to upgrade avionics on its F-5 aircraft.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in its required notice to Congress, said the upgrade package would include associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support.
"The proposed sale will improve Tunisia's capability to deter regional threats and strengthen its homeland defense, as well as support counter-terrorism operations," the agency said. "These systems will bolster Tunisia's ability to continue supporting its air and ground forces in counter-terrorism and border security operations."
Tunisia operates 12 F-5 fighters. The Block 1 avionics upgrades include 12 LN-260 Standard Positioning System Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems; control display units, electrical power and environmental control systems; personnel training; training equipment; and logistical support.
The main contractor would be Northrop Grumman. If the proposed sale is approved, as many as 23 U.S. contractor representatives would be deployed to Tunisia for about two years.


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You can make changes to a user list at any time. For example, you can edit the name of the list, the membership duration, or change the membership status. The "Rule type" option cannot be changed.
Some older imported user lists cannot be edited.
Sign in to your Authorized Buyers account at https://realtimebidding.google.com
- From the left navigation menu, click the Bidder settings > User lists..
- Locate the list you'd like to edit and click the name in the Edit column.
- Edit any of the available options.
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Chroot (简体中文)
Chroot is the process of changing of the apparent disk root directory (and the current running process and its children) to another root directory. When you change root to another directory you cannot access files and commands outside that directory. This directory is called a chroot jail. Changing root is commonly done for system maintenance, such as reinstalling the bootloader or resetting a forgotten password.
- You'll need to boot from another working Linux environment (e.g. from a LiveCD or USB flash media, or from another installed Linux distribution).
- Root privileges are required in order to chroot.
- Be sure that the architecture of the Linux environment you have booted into matches the architecture of the root directory you wish to enter (i.e. i686, x86_64). You can find the architecture of your current environment with:
# uname -m
- If you need any kernel modules loaded in the chroot environment, load them before chrooting. It may also be useful to initialize your swap (
swapon /dev/sdxY) and to establish an internet connection before chrooting.
Mount the partitions
The root partition of the Linux system that you're trying to chroot into needs to be mounted. To find out the device name assigned by the kernel, run:
# lsblk /dev/sda
Then create a directory where you would like to mount this partition and mount it:
# mkdir /mnt/arch # mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/arch
Next, if you have separate partitions for other parts of your system (e.g.
/var, etc), you should mount them, as well:
# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/arch/boot/ # mount /dev/sdb5 /mnt/arch/home/ # mount ...
While it's possible to mount filesystems after you've chrooted, it is more convenient to do so beforehand. The reasoning for this is that you'll have to unmount the temporary filesystems after you exit the chroot, so this lets you umount all the filesystems with a single command. This also allows for a safer shutdown. Because the external Linux environment knows all mounted partitions, it can safely unmount them during shutdown.
Change root
Mount the temporary filesystems:
mount commands can be replaced with
arch-chroot /mnt/arch, if the root partition was mounted in that location. Of course, you may still type these, if you want, or if you only have some other "live" Linux distribution.
# cd /mnt/arch # mount -t proc proc proc/ # mount -t sysfs sys sys/ # mount -o bind /dev dev/ # mount -t devpts pts dev/pts/
If you established an internet connection and want to use it in the chroot environment, you may have to copy over your DNS servers so that you will be connected to the network:
# cp -L /etc/resolv.conf etc/resolv.conf
Now chroot into your installed system and define your shell:
# chroot . /bin/bash
chroot: cannot run command '/bin/bash': Exec format error, it is likely that the two architectures do not match.
Optionally, to source your Bash configuration (
~/.bashrc and
/etc/bash.bashrc), run:
# source ~/.bashrc # source /etc/profile
Optionally, create a unique prompt to be able to differentiate your chroot environment:
# export PS1="(chroot) $PS1"
Run graphical chrooted applications
If you have X running on your system, you can start graphical applications from the chroot environment.
To allow the connection to your X server, you have to run the following from a terminal:
# xhost +
Then, to direct the applications to your X server, run:
# export DISPLAY=:0.0
Perform system maintenance
At this point you can perform whatever system maintenance you require inside the chroot environment. A few common examples are:
- Reinstall the bootloader.
- Rebuild your initramfs image.
- Upgrade or downgrade packages.
- Reset a forgotten password.
Exit the chroot environment
When you're finished with system maintenance, exit the chroot:
# exit
Then unmount the temporary filesystems and any mounted devices:
# umount {proc,sys,dev,boot,[...],}
Finally, attempt to unmount your root partition:
# cd .. # umount arch/
/mnt (or any other partition) is busy, this can mean one of two things:
- A program was left running inside of the chroot.
- Or, more frequently, a sub-mount still exists (e.g.
/mnt/arch). Check with
lsblkto see if there are any mountpoints left:
lsblk /dev/sda
- If you are still unable to unmount a partition, use the
# umount -f /mnt
After this, you will be able to safely reboot.


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NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Hollywood writer-director-producer Alexander Payne says he is pleased people recognize the tone of his Best Picture Oscar contender "The Descendants" is reflective of real life.
The Hawaii-set drama tells the story of Matt King, a lawyer whose wife falls into a coma following a boating accident, and how he reconnects with his two daughters through their shared grief and anger. When doctors inform Matt Elizabeth isn't going to recover, Matt encourages her loved ones, including her parents and even the man she had been having an affair with, to say their goodbyes as she is removed from life support. A subplot of the movie finds Matt's extended family pressuring him to sell their ancestral land to developers because he is the trustee and they all stand to get rich off the deal.
George Clooney earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Matt while Patricia Hastie plays his dying wife and Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller play their daughters. Beau Bridges plays Matt's cousin, Robert Forster plays Elizabeth's father and Matthew Lillard plays the married man with whom Elizabeth had been cheating on Matt.
Asked how he kept the film from becoming too heavy or preachy, despite its serious subject matter, Payne told United Press International in New York recently: "The style is the man himself.
"Questions of tone, questions of style always speak to just what occurs to the writer or the musician or, in this case, the director -- and I don't work alone, I have many, many collaborators, but I make the final decisions -- of what he or she would like to see. That tone is just what I think comprises a good movie," he explained.
Acknowledging how the film features comedy and pathos, sometimes in close proximity, Payne said he thinks that is indicative of how life is.
"I don't think that's me. I think that's life," he reasoned. "Life has a thick tone, like that of constant hairpin turns from laughter to tears and if I'm able to achieve that somewhat in my films, then I'm happy about that."
Payne, who is also nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at this year's Oscars, said the creative process of making a film is more important to him than how the picture is received after it is completed.
"My life is not the resulting film," he confided. "What affects me is the time I have making it. The fun I have, who I get to meet, the camaraderie of that crew, getting to work artistically with those actors and those creative collaborators behind the camera. But I am complimented if each individual film presents a world of its own."
Payne, whose film credits include "Citizen Ruth," "Election" and "About Schmidt," said he tends not to overshoot footage, but does film a little more than he needs so he can shape the movie in the editing room.
"So, I have wiggle room," noted the filmmaker whose latest effort is also up for the Editing Oscar. "Directing is only harvesting things to edit. ... We spent months and months and months calibrating that tone down to the frame. Exactly where does the music begin? Exactly where does it end? All of those fragile elements ... I think film is comprised of fragile things, not broad strokes. Everything in a film is fragile and very unique and particular."
So, how did Payne go about assembling his stellar ensemble for "The Descendants," his first feature film since 2004's wildly popular, wine-country buddy flick "Sideways?"
"Everyone in the movie auditioned except for Clooney, that was an offer. And the two old lions -- Bridges and Forster -- I met with them, they didn't need to audition. But they read the screenplay and then we talked and then I was able to consider them," Payne said. "Shailene auditioned for me here in New York in December '09 and just knocked my socks off. There was no also-ran. She was the only one out of hundreds of girls I considered even remotely right for the part. My model had been a 17-year-old Debra Winger, who would have been really perfect casting for that part, that fire and that vulnerability."
The filmmaker admitted he was particularly excited to work with film and TV icons Forster and Bridges.
"What an honor it was to direct those cats," he recalled.
Pressed to describe what appealed to him about adapting Kaui Hart Hemmings' novel for the big screen, Payne replied: "I, in general, am attracted to good stories about people and a story about people I would believe could really happen in real life and free of movie contrivance and then that it would happen in a place and among a class of people that make it even more interesting, someplace I'd like to go.
"I'm so grateful to Kaui Hart Hemmings, the writer of the book," he added. "I could have never thought of a story like this in a million years."
"The Descendants," which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama, is in theaters now.


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While cupcakes get some frosting lovin' on a regular basis, sometimes they get jealous of English muffins (or as I call them, stud muffins). Stud muffins are a key player in Eggs Benedict, where they are topped with bacon, eggs, and drippy, buttery hollandaise. Cupcakes are used to playing it safe with perfectly coiffed frosting, but after years of dreaming, they were ready to get a little dirty. They came to me for help and I arranged a cupcake and Eggs Benedict liaison – Cupcakes Benedict.
Start with jumbo, Texas-sized cupcakes (a regular-sized cupcake isn't big enough to please its new partner). You can use any flavor cupcakes that you like – but I recommend maple cupcakes (see the recipe below).
Top the cupcake with the sweetest bacon you can find. I used Black Forest bacon. Don't overcook it. The cupcakes don't like bacon that's all shriveled up.
Top the bacon with a poached egg. It takes a bit of practice to learn how to make a poached egg. If you've never made one before, check out the tutorial from Simply Recipes and purchase more eggs than you will need – you will undoubtedly waste some in the learning process. Because the eggs won't be fully cooked, I highly recommend Safest Choice pasteurized eggs to those concerned about food safety (which may be you after reading the Safest Choice page about egg safety myths). You can eat Safest Choice eggs completely raw with no worries! Getting sick from the eggs would totally kill the sexy moment.
Top the poached egg with maple Hollandaise sauce. English muffins everywhere are now feeling a bit burnt with envy. They are stuck with plain old Hollandaise – boring!
Grab a fork.
Dig in!
Maple Cupcake Recipe
Note: The cupcake shown in the photos above is an earlier version of the recipe below that I didn't like quite as much. The recipe below will yield a slightly lighter-colored cake. I wanted to let you know so that you don't over-bake your cupcakes trying to match the color in the photo.
Cupcakes Benedict
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup real maple syrup
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 large eggs room temperautre
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon maple extract optional for a stronger maple flavor
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix in the sugar and maple syrup until fully combined.
- Add the butter and mix on medium-low speed for three minutes.
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla until just combined.
- Mix in the milk and maple extract until just combined.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until cupcakes bounce back when lightly touched.
My Inspiration and Full Disclosure
My inspiration for this post came from a call put out by Sarah from Tastespotting for recipes using Safest Choice eggs. If you have never been to Tastespotting, check it out now (unless you are really hungry). It's a gallery of the best of the best food photos – all of which link to recipes. Sarah told us that if she picked our Safest Choice egg idea, it would be featured on the top of Tastespotting for a month. She picked these cupcakes and I was sent some egg coupons for writing the post.


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It's a nightmare scenario for any parent - your child's favourite toy has gone missing, prompting anything from heartbreak to temper tantrums.
In fact, one in four parents surveyed said it would be such a family truama that they would rather lose an essential item such as a smartphone, wallet or house keys.
Now, in a quirky marketing campaign, a food firm has come up with a technological approach to solving the problem - a toy-tracking chip.
Richmond Sausages is giving away 200,000 of the tracking devices in its Sausage & Chip campaign.
During the research, parents were asked to give details of what their child's reaction would be if or when a toy was lost and it was estimated that 75 per cent of children would be distressed, of which one in five would be described as 'extremely distressed' – meaning long-term temper tantrums and a prolonged mourning period. Only three per cent said their child would not notice.
Given this emotional bond, the lengths parents go to prevent or cover up the lost-toy scenario can be extreme. Just under a third of parents (32 per cent) ban the cuddly toy from leaving the house, while a further 15 per cent confess to having bought multiple versions of the favourite toy to ensure a 'body double' can be rolled out if all is lost.
Professor Bruce Hood, a cognitive scientist, said: "We know that children form a strong bond with their childhood toys, this is important, but loss can also cause extreme distress.
"The toy-tracking chip that Richmond has developed will minimise situations where a child might loose their toy and ultimately, lower the amount of anxiety from parents around losing a toy."
Sarah Davies, senior brand manager, said: "The research we have collected demonstrates that childhood toys are so important to families, that many parents genuinely consider them to be part of the family, rather than an unconscious add-on.
"We want to help parents keep the whole family together so they can spend more time having fun together, which is why we've created our first ever toy-tracking chip.
"This has been designed to save the tears and heartache and with so many new toys arriving at Christmas it's the perfect time to unveil it.
"Our chip makes sure that if you lose a toy, you are able to find it quickly and with minimal fuss."


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Local, Nar & Far Memory part 5 - Low Entitlement has a Bad Side Effect
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With a shared processor virtual machine (I am calling this "VM" but was called LPAR!) there are various suggestions of setting Entitlement ("Desired processing units" on the LPAR profile on the HMC, I am calling this "E") and Virtual Processor numbers (I am calling this "VP").
For Capped, the Entitlement is the maximum guaranteed CPU time that you can't go over and you round up the Entitlement to the next whole number (there is no point of having higher VP as AIX will fold them away as high numbers of CPU are inefficient).
For Uncapped I have seen many possibilities like the following options. For illustration purposes let us take a VM which averages in busy periods 16 physical CPUs, peaks regularly for a few minutes to 18 physical CPUs and we have a shared processor pool of say 48 physical CPUs. Four scenarios:
All of these involve some compromise but there are two hidden side effects that you should know about. The first is covered below and the virtual Processor numbers in the next AIXpert blog (part 6).
To Low an Entitlement
If you go for suggestion 1 (above) the VM is gaurenteed the E CPU time but then needs to compete in the pool for further CPU time. If the weight factor is the same for all VM then it will get its fair share. You may have decided that it is production (or more important than others in some way) and mad the wight factor larger - a good move this just gets the shared of CPU time larger but there is a scheduling side effect that can slow your VM down.
Let me go through the below diagrams to show you the effect:
Below we have the 10 millisecond dispatch cycle which the Hypervisor uses to run virtual machines (VM) on the physical processor - we have just one processor here but a number of VM to run on it. The Entitlement is guaranteed to each VM within these 10 millisecond windows.
Below the other VM run and either use up there Entitlement can get forced off the processor or run out of work and voluntarily yield the processor for some other work.
Below - we have 4 milliseconds "spare" to allocate.
Below - we have some virtual machines that don't want any CPU time (they are waiting to an external event = interrupt) but some are still runnable and would like more CPU time. The weight factor is used to allocate more time and we let them run again.
Below - but again some stop and in this example only our VM is still runnable and wants more CPU cycles so it is scheduled again and runs to the end of the 10 millisecond dispatch cycle.
Below - we have used all the CPU cycles available between the VM running and every VM has got its Entitlement and uncapped VM got extra CPU cycles based on the weight factor so every one is happy - now we get to start over in the next dispatch cycle.
Below - You may have notices that our VM was scheduled 3 times in 10 milliseconds.
Below is the bit you may not know. The virtual machines are all running on the same physical CPU which has a single Level 1 and Level 2 cache for the program code and data of the programs running in the VM. They are highly secure so one VM can't access the cache lines of another VM (this is normal virtual memory features) but as one VM runs it brings in its memory and knocks out cache lines for other VM. So when our VM starts it may have to reload cache lines that are now "missing" while it waited for CPU time.
The below is a grossly exaggerated worst case scenario to make the point but don't forget to keep the pictures simple our VM got on the CPU only 3 times - it could be much higher numbers of on and off the CPU.
Below we highlight the cache warming up again periods
Below - is the alternative is we give the virtual machine a high and more appropriate Entitlement - then it does not have to give up the CPU until it has used its entire allocated CPU time
In the next AIXpert Blog, we look at the issues of to Many a Virtual Processors.


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The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence is a national program that honors the role that young people, through their own decisions, can play in reducing gun violence. This campaign against youth gun violence culminates each year on a Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence. The program provides a means for beginning the conversation with young people about gun violence. It refers teachers, counselors, and community leaders to valuable resources, includes curriculum suggestions that can be integrated with existing academic programs, and contains information about how your school can participate.
Since 1996, over 10 million students have signed the pledge!


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Pharmacists must remain active
KINGSVILLE, Texas — State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, a practicing pharmacist for more than 30 years and current president pro tempore of the Texas Senate, encouraged student and campus leaders at the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy on March 22 to direct future change in the state and nation.
Students will play a critical role in the future of pharmacy, especially with the rapid changes in the health care industry, she said.
"As I look at the opportunity you have, it is limitless in the wellness field," said Van de Putte, D-San Antonio. "We cannot play a clear role if we are not involved in our profession."
Van de Putte, R.Ph., asked students to be involved in professional organizations while in school and after leaving so they can be part of the decision-making process to control the practice of pharmacy.
"Our meeting with the senator was very enlightening and a pertinent reminder that staying involved post pharmacy school is essential in ensuring that our profession continues to have a voice in the legislature," said Purvi Patel, chapter president of Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA).
The TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy is the first pharmacy school for the senator to visit in her goal of rallying pharmacy students to lead in health care policy.
"We were delighted to host Senator Van de Putte," said Indra Reddy, Ph.D., professor and founding dean of the TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy. "Her service as an independent pharmacist and a leader is truly inspirational. The senator has created a legacy of commitment to education and to the advancement of the pharmacy profession. Our students will greatly benefit from her words of encouragement and advice to be more actively engaged in professional organizations."
A national policy Van de Putte supported was the Affordable Care Act. When the Supreme Court upheld the act in a 5-to-4 decision in 2012, the senator was pleased it would continue to bring care to Texans who otherwise would not have health insurance.
"Today, 32 million people have the promise of health care, including 9 million Latinos and 6 million Texans," she said. "As a pharmacist, I swear an oath that reads, 'I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of human suffering my primary concerns.' I am so proud that President Obama and the federal government will do so as well."
The Affordable Care Act could lead to more hands-on decisions by pharmacists who can utilize their clinical training in the practice setting. Pharmacists would be instrumental in coaching patients as they transition from the hospital to the home setting to ensure they stay on their medication regiments.
"I am kind of a health coach," Van de Putte said. "I listen to patients and try to improve their lives. It's the same thing I do in the legislature. I listen to my colleagues."
The senator was fundamental in developing legislation allowing pharmacists to give vaccinations. She said she knew when her colleagues were going to vote "No," but she needed to know why.
After serving in the legislature for 22 years, Van de Putte understands the dynamics of policymaking, having been involved with hundreds of bills.
"A loud unified voice captures and commands and directs public policy," she said. "While we all have different competing practice settings, that's great, but the fragmentation of our profession and not having that unified voice really does not serve us well."
During her pharmacy visit, Van de Putte pleaded with students to not abdicate their role in leading the profession.
"I have to tell you how sad I am that I have seen the diminishment of engagement and activity in the different pharmacy profession groups," she said. "I say that with a plea and an admonishment. If we abdicate that, then someone else will fill that space."
The senator asked students if they wanted other people deciding what they can do in their pharmacy practice settings "because you are too lazy to check an email about an alert that a decision may be happening."
"Make a phone call; form that relationship," she said. "If you want other folks to decide your destiny, then don't be involved. Step it up. Don't be lame. Control your own future and your destiny by being the leaders."
Van de Putte believes students from the TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy will be the next set of great pharmacy leaders in the state and nationwide, as they already are demonstrating leadership qualities.
"Hearing her words of encouragement reminded me that my involvement can make a difference, even if its extent is just inspiring others to get involved," said Patel, third-year doctoral pharmacy student. "If we don't care enough about our profession to stay informed and voice our opinions, then someone else will start making decisions for us."
TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy is ranked 48 among the best schools of pharmacy, according to U.S. News & World Report. It is the only program less than 10 years old listed among the top 50, with the average age of the other schools being more than 40 years old. The school was created in 2006 and graduated its first class in 2010 to help improve the shortage of pharmacists in the Texas border region.
"Having Senator Leticia Van de Putte in our school was a great honor," said Stephanie Staudt, chapter president of National Community Pharmacists Association. "I was thankful for the opportunity to converse with her about key issues in pharmacy today. She was very helpful and insightful with these issues, and I am privileged to have met her.
"Her passion for pharmacy is remarkable and she has definitely inspired me to become a more proficient pharmacist with her words of encouragement," said Staudt, who is a third-year doctoral pharmacy student from New Braunfels, Texas.
For Van de Putte, the late State Rep. Irma Lerma Rangel was her mentor as a legislator, and Rangel's sister, Minnie, her mentor as a pharmacist. She said her heart was in Kingsville, Texas, at the TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy because of the time she spent with her mentors.
Irma Lerma Rangel was first elected to the House of Representatives in November 1976. She was the first Mexican-American female attorney in Kingsville, first Mexican-American female assistant district attorney in Nueces County, first Hispanic female elected to the Texas Legislature, and first female elected to serve as chair of the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus. She served her South Texas district for 26 years.
In authoring House Bill 1601 in 2001 to establish South Texas' first professional school, Rangel united her aims of increasing educational opportunities for the underprivileged and revitalizing her home region. She passed on March 18, 2003, following a battle with cancer, and the Texas A&M University System named the college after her.
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Old Globe's revival of Nash play buoyed by strong cast, direction
If a hard rain's a-gonna fall on the parched Western town where the Old Globe's latest show is set, the method for coaxing it — which apparently involves table salt, tied-up mules and "good ol' Nebraska cuss words" — seems about as coherent as a
But then, it's likewise a little hard to figure the alchemy behind director Maria Mileaf's staging of "The Rainmaker," the 1954 play by N. Richard Nash about stifled lives thirsting for some passion and purpose.
The play is a gentle kind of fairy tale that can be folksy to a fault, and its ideas of female fulfillment risk leaving a modern playgoer feeling wilted.
And yet this turns out to be a seriously charming show — one that's shot through with humor and humanity and an inspired balance between the sobering realities of the time and place (a drought-stricken farm during the 1930s) and the story's more fanciful elements.
That contrast is crucial, because at heart "The Rainmaker" is all about finding beauty and amazement in the seemingly ordinary. and believing dreams can bloom from the cracked earth.
The play may be named for the flimflam man who comes to town promising he can summon storms on cue. But this is really the story of Lizzie Curry (Danielle Skraastad), the farm gal who's just about past believing she'll find a life (and love) of her own outside the spread she shares with her widowed dad and two brothers.
One more thing about the puzzle of why this play and production work so well: On the surface, subtlety doesn't seem to have much to do with it.
It's not just hot in this town, it's 101 degrees, and the elegantly spare, rustic set by Neil Patel (Mileaf's husband and fellow UC San Diego alumnus) blazes in elemental shades under Japhy Weideman's vibrant lighting.
When Lizzie finally begins to open her heart to the possibility of romance, she literally lets her hair down. She's inspired to do so by the rainmaker Starbuck (Gbenga Akinnagbe of HBO's "The Wire"), whose name comes straight from a highly watery book, "
(Akinnagbe, by the way, is the sole African-American cast member — a fact that bears mentioning only to affirm that Mileaf clearly means it as an instance of "color-blind" casting, rather than an attempt to inject a racial dynamic into this story set in pre-Civil Rights Era America.)
And when Starbuck blows into the place, he really blows in: A sudden wind swings open the door of the Curry digs for his grand entrance.
The kinetic and entertaining Akinnagbe brings a suitably destabilizing energy, knocking the family off its axis by making Lizzie see herself in a new light — as a woman instead of a wallflower and spinster-to-be.
Not that there aren't already fault lines: Elder brother Noah (speaking of water-related names) is the self-righteous, self-appointed moral arbiter who insists Lizzie should set her sights low. (The deep-voiced Peter Douglas plays him with a laugh-inducing humorlessness, if that's not a contradiction; he's like a prairie answer to Eeyore.)
Skraastad, by contrast, is a fresh, zesty breeze as Lizzie, with an affecting emotional range and genuine wit. John Judd is likewise funny and a little heartbreaking as the patriarch, H.C., who is as intuitive as Noah is relentlessly logical.
Tug Coker is a taciturn treat as File, the local deputy who has an eye for Lizzie but is loath to be bulldozed into marrying again. And how fun is it to see Culture Clash co-founder Herbert Siguenza on the Globe stage, as the wry Sheriff Thomas? (Answer: Very.)
As Lizzie's younger brother Jim, though, Kyle Harris just about waltzes off with every scene he's in. The shaggy-haired actor actually looks a bit like a young Dylan, and he makes his guileless, excitable character the comic equivalent of a cloudburst.
And if the show (with smartly detailed costumes by Katherine Roth and a well-calibrated sound design by Bart Fasbender) pours it on a little thick at the end — again, pretty literally — the skill involved in this production still helps wash away a sense of artifice.
'The Rainmaker'
When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 11.
Where: Old Globe Theatre's Shiley Stage, Balboa Park
Tickets: About $29-$97
Phone: (619) 234-5623
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Boat Test Videos
Content courtesy ofThe Boston Whaler 380 Outrage has a 23-degree deadrise at the transom, near the max available in production boats, and this results in an exceptional ride offshore -- as can be seen in our test video. Our test of the 380 Outrage was in some of the roughest water we have tested in and the 380 took it easily in stride. With an 11' 8" (3.56 m) beam and an equipped weight of over 20,000 lbs. with triple 350 Mercury Verados and a 23-degree deadrise, she felt like a far larger boat.
Key Features
Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
Contents of Report
Boston Whaler has retired the 370 Outrage while it was among the most popular of the company's lineup. And it did so not by making the usual adjustments to the existing model that we typically see, but from starting over with a clean sheet of paper. In doing so, it created a new and revitalized battle wagon that has many improvements both below and above the waterline. The most significant, in our eyes, is a completely new running surface. This could either make or break the legendary handling characteristics that Boston Whaler's are so well known for, so let's start with those changes and what they resulted in.
New Hull Design
With the world adopting a "don't fix it if it ain't broke" mentality, Boston Whaler begs to differ. This new hull design is significant.
First, the obvious… the designers increased the deadrise from 15-degrees to a whopping 23-degrees. The design then focused on deadrise distribution to get more deadrise midship for a more comfortable ride at the helm. Then added a padded keel with minimal rocker angle to help the boat get on plane easily, minimize bow rise, and increase visibility at all speeds. Finally, there's the incorporation of the "dynamic running surface" trim tab system. Larger triangular planes integrated in the running surface increase lift and effectiveness compared to traditional transom-mounted tabs, reduced drag and allow for a cleaner flow off the tabs as compared to transom-mounted tabs.
The Boston Whaler 380 Outrage has a LOA of 38' (11.58 m), a beam of 11'8" (3.56 m) and a draft of 23.5" (59.69 cm). With an empty weight of 14,500 lbs. (6,577 kg), 44% fuel, two people and test power, plus nearly 1 ton (2,000 lbs. / 907 kg) of optional features added on, we had an estimated test weight of 20,094 lbs. (9,114 kg).
We tested with Mercury's new cruise assist system controlling the engine speeds and all the engines were set on auto trim… and both systems performed flawlessly. So… for our first time testing with everything on full auto, and the triple Mercury 350 Verados turning 16x17 (40.6 cm x 43.2 cm) Enertia Eco props.
We reached our top speed of 50 mph at 6200 rpm. Best cruise was measured at 4000 rpm and 29.3 mph. At that speed the 32.7 gph fuel burn translated into .9 mpg and a range of 359 miles, all while still holding back a 10% reserve of the boat's 445 gal. (1,685 L) total fuel capacity.
And remember, this performance is with the added weight of the many options… the tower and sea keeper gyro among the heaviest.
As for her handling, we tested in protected water and got a good feel for the way the 380 Outrage handles. We found her newly designed hull to be responsive and well mannered in the calm waters of our test area. But that just doesn't tell the full story. This is a Boston Whaler, so what matters is how she handles offshore.
So we took her out in winds blowing 30 to 35 mph with 8' to 10' rollers and had at it. Turns out this 380 outrage handles with the grace of the 420… solid, predictable and well mannered. It was unbelievable. There was never a moment where we felt compromised, and indeed we had no desire to turn around and head back in to the protected inlet.
She has a narrow entry giving clean penetration, and that new 23-degree deadrise makes for a soft re-entry with water being thrown wide and low. She'll still take spray, wind being what it is, but it's minimized from this new design. And the ability to take the dynamic tab system and lower the nose into this heavy surf is just without equal… and it's all automatic.
Steady Now
This boat also has a SeaKeeper gyrostabilizer so we powered that unit up for a look. No surprise, it worked great and this is a feature that will not only be appreciated by the families, but the fishermen that will be standing for long periods.
Features Inspection by Category
The ships 110v electrical panel is protected inside, just at the cabin entry. The 12v panel is behind a hatch to the starboard bulkhead, adjacent to the helm seats, and this space also includes the ignitions that will activate the push to start buttons at the helm.
Lower Helm
The helm console is surrounded by tempered glass on three sides and an electrically actuated vent is at the top of the forward windshield. Defrost vents are just behind and this is a feature that we've seen forgotten on some other builders designs. Overhead and facing the operator are the SeaKeeper control panel, the Mercury Active Trim panel controlling the engine trims, the latest iteration of Mercury's VesselView display, and an opening glove box with tension hinges.
The operator, helm and compass are right on the centerline, in the sweet spot of handling. A soft-touch vinyl dash cover and brow top off the console and Boston Whaler thoughtfully added a welcome space for putting stuff like cell phones that includes an accessory plug and USB port (the requested features begin).
Rocker switches line the top of the panel, heat and ac vents are in the center. To our eye, the most significant switches are the boost switch for the heat and ac (temporarily labeled Acc 2 on our hull #1 test boat), and switch to open the forward vent.
The panel that has been cleaned up significantly over previous models and the glass dash concept features two 165 GS screens mounted into an acrylic backing. Below are the three engine start/stops, the fusion stereo, the remote for the spotlight, the stainless wheel has a convenient steering knob and it's all mounted to a tilt base.
The automatic trim tabs are alongside, and this hull really made us a fan of those. The digital throttle and shift binnacle is next and then the Mercury JPO or Joystick Piloting for Outboards with its features that include Heading Hold Autopilot, Waypoint Steering, Skyhook, Boathook, and Bow Hook included. Dual footrests are below.
Directly overhead is storage for the full weather enclosure, and this highlights a theme of Boston Whaler storing items near where they will be used. And it's not lost on us that we still have 6'8" (2.03 m) of headroom under this storage space.
Helm Seats
The seats are three across with each one having individual armrests and bolsters. The captain's, in the center, is electrically adjustable fore and aft. The port side observer gets a separate flip down footrest since this seat is not at the console. And our vertically challenged test captain loves the flip down elevated deck brought him up six more inches (15.24 cm). In a thoughtful touch, it's covered with anti-fatigue SeaDecking. With the flip down decking in the lowered position, a panel is exposed that houses the SeaKeeper gyro.
Tower Helm
We access the tower from a set of stairs and a sliding hatch to the port side. This elevated helm is functional and minimalist but still features a small nav display, a Vessel View display, the remote spotlight control, horn, engine start stops, tilt base steering, vhf, DTS engine controls and a second joystick. The doublewide seat has individual bolsters with storage underneath. Outriggers are to the sides and overhead is a protective Bimini providing much appreciated shade.
Ground Tackle
At the foredeck, a hatch concealed the vertically mounted Lewmar windlass. The anchor is mounted through the stem. A cleat is provided for securing the rode. A remote control on a coiled cord mounts to the void area that also houses a washdown spigot and room to access the rode.
The hatch cover is finished to both sides, it's supported with a stainless steel support strut and opens with a turn and lock latch. When closed the entire foredeck is treated with diamond non-skid and includes pull-up cleats and rod holders.
Mechanical Room
Here's one of our favorite features. We first saw this on Boston Whaler's and now it's a theme that's repeated by other manufacturers. At the cockpit, a deck hatch lifts to reveal a mechanical room with basically all of the mechanical components of the 380 Outrage combined into this one compartment.
There's a flip down deck with diamond non-skid that makes it easier to work here. Underneath it are the batteries. Looking around in a clockwise direction we've got the fire suppression system, the port fishbox macerator pump, the holding tank discharge, the livewell pump, two power steering pumps, the battery charger, a freshwater pump, a raw water pump, water manifolds, automatic battery switches and parallels, another power steering pump, three fuel filters, the starboard fishbox macerator, the air conditioning pump, the gyro cooling water pump, raw water strainers, the bilge pumps, probably a partridge in a pear tree, oh… and the generator.
Fishing Features
For fishing features, the cockpit measures in at 45 sq. ft. (4.18 sq. m), providing plenty of fighting room. To both sides are huge fishboxes that are refrigerated and macerated. Forward there are spreader lights behind the hardtop, two color courtesy lights, a remote camera and rod holders integrated into the supports.
In the quarters, there are 10" (25.4 cm) cleats, washdown spigots, speakers, and cannonball holders integrated into toe rails. A hatch alongside opens to a drawer designed to hold a 5-gallon (18.93 L) bucket. The whole deck is canted to channel water to the twin deck drains to each side.
In the port quarter, the button to the top activates the auto flush system for the engines. Just hook up a single hose and press this switch to flush all the engines out with fresh water. back and forth. We'd like to see an acrylic cover to this. It's connected to a huge pump that keeps the water well circulated.
At the bow, we can create an elevated platform, complete with diamond non-skid that's great for a cast netter or bait caster.
Lastly, a tuna door is to the port side bulwarks for hauling that big catch in, and when using it as a dive door, a reboarding ladder that stores close by at the transom mounts right in. A grab handle rotates into position from just inside the opening. Because this opens inward, this also makes an ideal spot to board from a floating dock. And Boston Whaler was clever enough to design the bulwarks to come out slightly to allow for walking right past the open door without the risk of jamming a leg into it… nice touch there.
Family Features
Families will also appreciate a lot of what the 380 Outrage has to offer and to us, the newly designed Outrage bow is the main attraction. The bulwarks are drawn outward to provide more room so facing each other does not equate to knees being interlocked. In fact, with 7'8" (2.34 m) between the bolsters, they're not even close.
Sitting forward, the seat bases flip up to form backrests and the arms are drawn to the top of the bolsters 20" (51 cm) above the seat cushions recessed grab rail. The teak table actuates up and down and a pad on top will convert the whole area into a sun pad.
Bow Lounge
Just behind is a large doublewide lounge. Armrests are to the sides and in the center an armrest flips down that includes a pair of beverage holders, a self-draining cell phone cubby and a connectivity port just behind.
Bow Storage
The storage in the bow is greatly improved over the previous models. In the deck between the V-seats alone we can fit several 5-gallon (18.93 L) buckets in this 3'2" x 3' x 20" (.97 m x .91 m x 50.8 cm) compartment. If the electrically actuated table isn't chosen then this can be a macerated fishbox.
The V-seat storage opens with a single remote latch for one-handed access. And there have been great improvements to the storage under the lounge seating. With previous models, this was the location of the rod storage, so to get to anything, the rods had to come out first. Now, the rods are moved into the cabin, in a climate controlled environment by the way, so this is now wide-open storage space that can hold huge amounts of gear and tanks.
At the Side Decks
As we move back, to both sides the rail tops out at 36" (91 cm) with 20" (51cm) wide deck space. There's open storage under the gunwales, a forward facing speaker, cargo net storage and flip down jump seats. The padded bolsters wrap-around the entire boat. To the port side of the helm seat there's a refrigerated drawer.
Back in the cockpit, the aft facing seat enhances the utility of the cockpit. It has storage underneath, converts quite easily to a buffet table, and notice the teak surface.
A flip out seat at the transom adds even more seating and closes when more room is needed. We can also add a set of cockpit tables for even more versatility and there's yet another flip down seat to the starboard bulkhead. The tables store close by under the deck hatch, and notice how cleverly the brackets allow the table to pivot away before sliding out. Overhead a retractable awning electrically actuates to provide shade to the entire cockpit area.
With the starboard helm console, Boston Whaler created the ability to move the cabin entry to the area just to port of the helm. Now we can have a full weather enclosure option while still being able to access the cabin from that protected environment. This is a huge improvement over the side or front of the console entry. We measured 6'5" (1.96 m) to the overhead skylight.
To starboard, there's a microwave behind a retractable door. Below there's a vessel sink recessed into a Corian counter and an opening portlight is just beyond. Notice that the sink is elevated just above the counter so we also have a quick drop spot for cellphones and wallets, complete with a raised edge. Trash goes below. Ahead is a seating area that converts to a double berth.
Storage solutions played a big part in the cabin. Of course there's the rod storage we discussed, that moves the rods out of the bow compartment. And there's the blue courtesy lighting just above, adding a touch of bling to the high-end reels. Cabinets are above and shelving is above that.
Forward is where the real innovations take place. There's regular V-seating, but by flipping the hinged cushions down, Boston Whaler added rubberized surfaces, so when we bring aboard our plastic storage totes, this gives us a place to put them without having then slide off. Additional bins, or other items, can go just ahead of the cushions and they're also prevented from sliding by the cushions themselves. It's a real world solution and a clever one.
However, the biggest improvement is the now fully enclosed head. The door is held open with a magnetic catch. The head includes a flip-down teak seat, pull-out shower wand, opening portlight, mirror, and our favorite feature… the flip down foul weather gear hooks… great place to dry out wet jackets. The heat and AC vent speeds the process up.
Clearly, this is a boat with a lot to offer and she's pretty well set up with everything customer research has shown that boaters in this class are looking for. Her new hull design performed flawlessly and the automatic controlling from the Mercury systems are a perfect complement. As for comfort, it's everywhere we stepped, and then some.
Test Result Highlights
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Full Warranty Information on this brand coming soon!
Test Results - Change Measurement Unit
All fuel consumption numbers are the total for all engines in the boat. Speeds are measured with Stalker ProSports radar gun or GPS. Fuel consumption (gallons per hour) measured with Floscan digital fuel-flow meter or by on-board factory-installed diagnostic instruments. Range is based on 90% of published fuel capacity. Sound levels determined using Radio Shack digital decibel meter on A scale. 68 dBA is the level of normal conversation. Time to plane is measured from start of acceleration to formation of rooster tail behind boat.


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BEECO Abbreviations Guide(DOC, 27KB)
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Specification: The Beeco Full Port Ball Valve is a two piece Bronze Ball Valve with a chrome plated ball. The valve has a blow out proof stem with adjustable packing. Its full port design eliminates the significant pressure losses caused by standard reduced port valves.
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Movies have ruined some of the gothic romantic flair that this book has. Reading this book made me wish that I had not already seen so many vampire movies that have clouded up my judgement of a vampire.
Amore a prima lettura. Sono sempre stata influenzata male dalle mille mila versioni esistenti oggi di vampiri e di Dracula nel particolare. Nessuna regge il confronto con l'originale... Nessuna.
I read this book because I love the language used in the 1800s, and it left me amazed indeed.
But, having already read Frankenstein, it also left me a bit disappointed. I think Mary Shelley has done a much better job giving psychological depth to her characters (both "good" and "evil" though I believe there are no such concepts in her work), giving action and movement to the story but also well studied and meaningful pauses, giving a stark significance to her words, than Bram Stoker.
I mean, the characters are of an incredible flatness: they don't develope or grow with the unravelling of the mystery behind all the sequence of hideous events, they don't even seem to feel anything at all, and they are clearly Very Good or Very Evil. In this sense, it is a very boring novel.
Also, the second part of the story is really annoying with all the transcriptions of useless harangues by Van Helsing, in which it is also difficult to understand the point. Most of the times, it was Mina's two lines summaries of the endless speeches who let me see the point of it all, and it wasn't even a real point since it only was "God help us all, we must fight back the evil". YES but when are you gonna fight it back for real? I'm not one who only looks for action, but whole chapters of repetitions of the same plan over and over again would annoy the most patient reader in the world. I just understood you have to track all the boxes down, but, Jesus Christ, just do it without telling me how many frigging times you all have been having that damn breakfast that occurred I think at least two times in every chapter. And, if a chapter is composed by extracts from many different diaries, could you tell the same event only ONCE and not by the point of view of five different characters?
I think there are also three characters who didn't need to be in the story at all: the two female vampires and Renfield, whose story I especially hated since it all had no point apart from letting the vampire into Seward's house. Was telling all his zoophagia story really needed? I don't think so.
By the way, many passages were really frightening and thrilling, especially in the first part, were Jonathan Harker is by himself in the Castle. I really liked the part in which he finds the Count in the crib.
Anyway, I wouldn't recommend it.
Estupenda historias enserio la recomiendo, la forma de relatar las situaciones es realmente muy buena. Me encanto!!!!
Bello e coinvolgente grazie alla struttura in lettere che conferisce senso di veridicità a tutto il racconto. A tratti un pò lento, effetto forse voluto dall'autore per suscitare maggiore enfasi nei momenti clou. In generale un must per gli amanti del romanzo gotico....Continua


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Host: Joan Neuberger, Editor, Not Even Past and Professor, Department of History
Guest: Francesca Consagra, Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings, and European Paintings, Blanton Museum of Art
Our first episode of season 3 features the curator of the exhibition In the Company of Cats and Dogs. We consider some of the inherent personalities and temperaments of these animals as well as those imposed or projected by humans onto them. Throughout history, these animals have been viewed and represented as family members, hunters of prey, strays, and as figures and symbols in mythological, religious, political, and moral images.
Guest Francesca Consagra helps us make connections across centuries and genres and underscores our complex relationships to these animals, revealing the many ways in which they say as much about us as we do about them.
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"Mobile robot exploration and map-building with continuous localization", in Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Leuven, 1998. Download PDF (654.66 KB),
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"Integrating Exploration, Localization, Navigation and Planning with a Common Representation", Autonomous Robots, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 293–308, 1999. Download PDF (465.82 KB),


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manfred wrote:Moses, on the other hand, lives at least 300 year BEFORE the oldest of these writers.
great, so how do we know there's any historical error, if we even don't have the original history?
manfred wrote:We also know that what he recorded are not simply his own thoughts of biblical texts, but mostly the traditions from many rabbis he had access to.
(oral) tradition which possibly is the original Torah?


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By Mohammad Omar
Jordanian deputies declined to comment on a letter reported signed and sent by nearly 53 members of the Lower House to King Abdullah criticizing the government's performance.
Lower House Deputy Speaker Bassam Haddadin told Albawaba.com that he and more than 50 of his colleagues in the parliament had signed the letter, and that they "were waiting for the king to respond, or to meet with them to discuss the letter."
However, Haddadin refused to divulge information regarding the content of the letter.
Asked if the letter demands that confidence in Abdur-Ra'uf Rawabdeh's government be withheld, Haddadin said he has "no comment until His Majesty the King takes a decision regarding the letter."
Deputy Mahmoud Kharabsheh, a prominent opposition figure, declined to say whether such a letter exists in the first place.
Local press reports said the letter criticized the government for failing to implement economic reforms.
Al Arab Al Yawm daily quoted on Thursday a MP as saying the major outlines of the letter "deal with the government's failure to address economic problems and commit to declared policies administrative appointments."
However, press sources told Albawaba.com that some of the signatories to the letter have already withdrawn their signatures, "because they discovered the MPs involved were not serious."
A report quoted a deputy, who wanted to remain unnamed, as charging "personal interests and disputes are behind the letter."
This was the second time members of the Lower House take such a move. In 1992, deputies succeeded in overthrowing Taher Masri's government its participation in the 1992 Madrid Peace Conference, after they sent a similar letter to the late King Hussein.
Parliament is currently in recess, and some deputies have called for an extraordinary session to be held in May -- Photo by AFP.
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Have you thought about an internship because you value mentorship, but you're hesitant to commit to long hours and low salary? Northwood Animal Hospital offers a mentroship-type position where you can explore all facets of private practice and emergency medicine by rotation through different areas of our hospital, while enjoying standard associate pay and a 35-40 hour work week. We are looking for several full time associate veterinarians, servicing Northwood Animal Hospital/PETS Emergency and The Animal Hospital and Pet Resort at Southwood in Tallahassee FL. Our two hospitals currently employ 14 veterinarians. We are in need of veterinarians willing to work a varied schedule and varied positions, on salary (with possibility for production bonus), to cover for the other vets when out for vacations, CE, etc. This position would also rotate through all aspects of the hospital, specifically emergency medicine; surgery; urgent care position to help manage our ICU cases and assisting with walk in appointments throughout the day. Rotation would be on a quarterly basis. This position would offer excellent mentorship to new graduates wanting to learn the different aspects of emergency medicine, surgery and exotic animal medicine. Northwood Animal Hospital is a 40 year AAHA-accredited small animal day practice and a 24 hour emergency hospital, treating dogs, cats, exotics and wildlife. Our overnight hours are staffed by dedicated full time veterinarians and technicians. The Animal Hospital and Pet Resort at Southwood is a traditional day practice animal hospital with a full scale pet resort. This facility is also AAHA accredited, as well as being a certified Feline Friendly practice. Our focus at both hospitals is to provide high quality, compassionate veterinary care for our patients while educating clients.
Both hospitals have state of the art diagnostic and surgical equipment. We perform advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Some of our equipment includes Cornerstone paperless record keeping system; Sedecal digital x-ray machine (D/R); ultrasonic dental unit with high speed hand piece; digital dental x-ray; Companion Therapy Laser; Philips ultrasound machine (2017 model); Idexx ECG; in-house laboratory including Abaxis clotting machine, Idexx Procyte Dx, Catalyst Dx, VetScan iStat; Cardell anesthetic monitoring; Heska IV pumps; Ellman Cautery unit and an Airnetics Oxygen Generator.
Northwood is a drop-off point to provide emergent care to wild animals for St. Francis Wildlife, a local wildlife rehabilitation group. Both hospitals work with CARE (Companion Animal Rescue Endeavor), a 501(c)(3) set up to allow us to provide medical and surgical care to relinquished, stray or orphaned companion animals that our doctors feel can be rehabilitated and re-homed.
Tallahassee is the capital of Florida and is home to the Florida State Seminoles. We are 45 minutes from the Gulf coast with a climate and geographical location ideally suited for a variety of outdoor activities including beach trips, hiking, kayaking, fishing, mountain biking and running.
Salary will be commensurate on experience. Benefits including 401K with matching funds, continuing education allowance, liability insurance, vacation time, dental and vision insurance, health insurance allowance, and optional gym membership.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Review: Watertight Yet Still Not Quite Right
A Water-Resistant Phone That Doesn't Make a Splash
Here's what you need to know about the new flagship smartphone from Samsung: It can swim, but it won't make any waves.
The Galaxy S5 has a waterproof exterior that survived a dunking in a margarita, a plunge in to a toilet, and left overnight in strawberry Jell-O. (Yes, I tried.)
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Fake Knee Surgery as Good as Real Procedure, Study Finds
Result Likely to Fuel Debate Over Common Orthopedic Operation
A fake surgical procedure is just as good as real surgery at reducing pain and other symptoms in some patients suffering from torn knee cartilage, according to a new study that is likely to fuel debate over one of the most common orthopedic operations.
As many as 700,000 people in the U.S. undergo knee surgery each year to treat tears in a crescent-shaped piece of cartilage known as the meniscus, which acts as a shock absorber between the upper and lower portions of the knee joints. The tears create loose pieces of cartilage...