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Here's a real beauty of a story by Rachel Toor over at Longform:
It's not like I really thought I was going to marry Frank Shorter. But when I found out that we would be staying at the same house during the weekend of the 2012 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, I thought, well, he's smart and attractive and accomplished. Maybe I'll marry Frank Shorter.
Okay, so probably not, but it's like when you read a book by someone that you love and you want to be BFFs with the author. This may make me sound like, what's it called? — oh, right, a groupie. For the record, I am not a groupie. It would be ridiculous for marathoners to have groupies. But still, I thought maybe I'd marry Frank Shorter.
Here's the thing about running. Even the super-famous, the nationally recognized celebrities in the sport, aren't all that famous. This was not like thinking I might maybe marry Michael Jordan or A-Rod. That would be crazy talk. Runners don't get spotted at airports or stopped and asked for autographs. They aren't protected from the public the way other professional athletes are, shielded by barricades and arena walls and large men. Even at the biggest races, we all stand on the starting line together. In a marathon, we cover the same ground. Sure, they run faster and may be showered and dressed in street clothes before the rest of us slog across the line, but we cross the same finish line.


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EFF Sues Universal Music For Getting Home Video Of Kid Dancing Pulled From YouTube
from the DMCA-abuse dept
The EFF has felt the need to step in again, this time suing Universal Music for getting a home video of a little kid dancing pulled from YouTube. The video is only 29-seconds long and is clearly fair use. More importantly, there is simply no way that anyone would claim that this somehow hurt the commercial value of the song (well, I guess Universal Music implicitly was claiming exactly that). No one is going to use this 29-second clip as a substitute for getting the actual song. In fact, if anything, the video might encourage people to go out and find the song to purchase. Also amusing, of course, is that the song in question is by Prince, who's been in the news quite a bit lately for having a much better understanding of how the music industry works than those who run the record labels. Either way, it appears that the EFF is building up a number of such DMCA-abuse cases -- and it seems likely that they'll eventually use these to demonstrate the problems of the DMCA.

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A video briefly uploaded to YouTube by Brigham Young University - Idaho (before being taken down) will live forever on the Internet, comparing guys who masturbate to wounded soldiers who need help from authorities for the rest of eternity.
"The temptations of the great war are many, the battles are real, and the enemy is clever," a voiceover in the video reads. "The enemy is cruel, ruthless, and relentless. We must not underestimate the danger. We must be vigilant and valiant."
BYU Idaho President Kim B. Clark goes on to instruct students who catch their friends masturbating red-handed (pun intended) to tell anyone who will listen about their friend's "problem." "If you need to," Clark says in the video, "talk to your bishop, tell someone who can do something that you have a friend in trouble."
If God made man in his own image, part of that image includes masturbation. The human Jesus probably engaged in the practice much to the horror of these sexually repressed and frightened leaders of the most aberrant, fascistic bastardization of Christianity. Plural marriage fine and dandy even today amongst many of Charlatan Smith's believers. Even a guy with a hundred wives still finds the time to pinch his nipples and shoot a load of jizz yelling, "dear God...shit!! In a quiet corner.
Life is such an confusing mess,.And no matter how U try to figure it out , It comes at U even more so with other confusing problems. Its one take of one religion , then another religion come along and says another take , then another one and another one, Until its all one gigantic Mess and Pow it all goes off like a ticking time bomb inside Your brain. So thats why there is so much con fusion and so much miss understanding in life. Life is cruel in reality. So we cannot take and use one thing against one another. Because there are so many things in the world that are bad for us, bad for our health mind and souls. But are We any different from any one else.Are we all flaw less and perfect no were not. If we lived in a perfect world then there wouldn't be any room for error which would cause more harm than good. Because making errors in life helps us grow and realize that we can learn from them and by them.
Studies have proven that pornography and masturbation, lead to serious crimes. Prisons are full of men who raped, committed awful sexual crimes towards children, and even murdered, and a large percent of them have a history of porn addiction. So a religion has taken a stand, A religion is helping young men get over a demoralizing and desensitizing habit. I say cudos to the Mormons, an ps they do fight poverty, they have the largest humanitarian aid center tin the world
Yes Talk to your bishop....learn new techniques on how to wank off. Learn about lube, spit and just plain dry handing it. Become ambidextrous and use both hands. You too can become a stronger person for it. Don't fight it....make love to your self. Now that their message has been put out there. I bet they each went home and whacked off to a good gay porn with a 6 pack of beer.
This is a real problem for many people. They become ashamed of their bodies and desires. I grew up in the church and led multiple lives for many years until I finally was able to break away and come out. Coming out and being honest about what I want in life has made such a huge difference in my life. These videos are harmful. They make people feel bad about their behavior and whom they are. I'm glad I can see this video for what it is: propaganda. As a side note, the guys in this video are way hot! ;-)


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The public got its first look at plans Thursday for the proposed $350 million Kalahari Resorts complex in Tobyhanna Township, which will feature the biggest indoor water park in North America.
The public got its first look at plans Thursday for the proposed $350 million Kalahari Resorts complex in Tobyhanna Township, which will feature the biggest indoor water park in North America.
Kalahari officials presented the township's planning commission with its preliminary land development plan, which they hope to have approved in time to break ground in April for a late 2014 opening.
The proposed resort will be located off Interstate 380 and include land that is now the West Course of Pocono Manor's two golf courses.
The indoor water park, which would abut Interstate 380's northbound lanes at full build-out, will be built on the course's seventh hole.
A convention center and hotel would be built near the location of the sixth hole of the course.
The commission took no action Thursday.
The plan first must get a recommendation from the planning commission and then will move on to the township's board of supervisors for approval.
Commission Chairman Mark Sincavage said it isn't known how many meetings would be needed before the commission can make a recommendation.
The township's engineer, Robert McHale, is examining the plans and putting together a list of comments that would need to be addressed before any recommendation is made.
Project and township officials expect the comments to be complete next week.
Thursday's meeting was a chance for the project's engineers, Pennoni Associates, to update the commission and other township officials.
Kalahari plans to build the 150-acre resort complex in three phases, according to Joseph Mullen of Pennoni.
The first phase, to be completed in late 2014 or early 2015, would include 450 hotel rooms, a 100,000-square-foot indoor water park, a 2-acre outdoor water park, 65,000 square feet of convention center space and a 30,000-square-foot indoor theme park and arcade.
Subsequent phases would bring the hotel rooms to about 1,200, the outdoor water park to 15 acres and the indoor water park to 300,000 square feet.
Construction will bring about 1,200 jobs to the area, then another 700 full- and part-time jobs created during the construction and the initial year of operation, according to the Hotel and Leisure Advisors economic impact study.
In addition to the jobs, Kalahari visitors are projected to spend about $18 million annually in the Poconos, according to the study.
The project heard its first bit of public criticism from the Brodhead Watershed Association on Thursday.
Theresa Merli, the group's executive director, said the association has met with Kalahari officials a "couple of times" to discuss the site plans.
She said there is concern that Kalahari's wastewater discharge plans — to use Pocono Township's under-construction sewer system and deposit the wastewater more than 20 miles away — could "circumvent the natural systems" and possibly disturb the water quality of the nearby streams.
She said she hopes the "diminishment would be minimized" during the planning process.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 10 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
ThunderTix is an event ticketing software to sell tickets online for venues across the country. ThunderTix has a unique pricing model in which we charge no per-ticket fees to the actual ticket buyer; Instead, the venue pays a flat monthly license fee to use the software and manage their events both online and in the box office.
ThunderTix is geared towards live music venues, theaters, tours, festivals, and more. The audience of our website is not the ticket buyers, but rather the actual venues where the event takes place. ThunderTix is currently being used by all of the above venue types as well as schools, performing arts centers, sporting events, speedways, and more.
Our desired audience are venues that want full control of how the events are managed. From the fees charged to the customer to the ability to edit event displays & reports, ThunderTix is a full-service solution for in-house use at the venue.
We would like to create an icon set of our most important features to make our features page on our website easier to read.
The specific features that we would like icons for are:
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8. Dynamic Reports
9. Thermal Ticket Integration (for hard tickets)
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12.Season Ticket Packages
13. Reserved Seating
14. Commissions
15. Donations
16. Location Tracking
17. Customer Database
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The icons should look glossy like the ThunderTix logo.
We have included screen shots of the system as attachments by name, corresponding to each icon. We would really like to see the screen shots used.
Example site we like that also uses icons:


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In the early 1970's, Ed Prodehl began his real estate career with a local firm named Robert J. Honig and Associates. Beginning as a sales agent, he became one of the top in the state, and grew his business through hard work, honesty and a strong belief in family values.
"It is with great pride that we offer you the services of our firm and its associates, all of whom believe in honesty, integrity and strong family values."
In 1984, he purchased Robert J. Honig and Associates which consisted of 2 offices, 20 Realtors® and approximately $20 million in residential sales. He changed the company name to Honig Realty and quickly grew to the #1 real estate firm in Will County with 7 offices and over 200 agents. Ed realized that the real estate industry was quickly becoming more than just a local business and began looking for a national brand to help maximize exposure to areas outside of Will County. After researching all real estate brands, one stood above all others, Coldwell Banker.
In February 1997, he purchased Coldwell Banker Bell. The newly formed Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell consisted of 14 offices and over 400 agents. This merger strengthened the company position as the #1 selling firm in the county.
The company has been on an aggressive growth pattern quickly surpassing competing franchises. In 2015, Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell purchased Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group and extended its growth within the Midwest.
In 2017, the final stage of the merger was completed when the Illinois side of the company changed its name from Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell to Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group to match Wisconsin.
We are now the largest Coldwell Banker franchise affiliate in the United States, #1 in Illinois and #1 in Wisconsin. There are over 1,300 professionally trained Realtors® serving clients from our 45 residential real estate offices, 2 commercial offices, and are involved in over $3 billion in residential home sales annually. Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group has been honored with the prestigious Coldwell Banker Chairman's Circle for 30 years. It is one of only 51 Coldwell Banker companies to receive this distinguished award.
Our goal is to help consumers make smart real estate decisions that move their lives forward. We're in the business of fulfilling dreams and never losing sight of that. We equip our agents for success with an unmatched platform for marketing their listings by drawing upon our experience and taking advantage of what we've learned over the past 40+ years. In addition, technology has always been our cornerstone, which assures that we will be able to service today's savvy home buyers and sellers. That's how we continue to grow.
We pride ourselves on being a family owned, full service, customer focused company offering a full array of real estate services. It is with great pride that we offer you the services of our firm and its associates, all of whom believe in honesty, integrity and strong family values.


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Hi I found a couple of carts on my property and am trying to get some information on them so I can sell them. There used to be a mine on my property and I have found other items related to prospecting, but these seem newer than the 1850's.
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US Airways (NYSE:LCC), which is seeking regulatory approval to buy American Airlines out of bankruptcy, said Wednesday its planes are fuller than they were a year ago despite increases in capacity.
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The Tempe, Ariz.-based carrier reported record mainline load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled, of 88.2% for the month of June compared with 86.5% in the year-earlier period.
The fuller planes come despite the fact that capacity is expected to be 3.5% higher this year compared with in 2012 as larger jets replace smaller legacy 737 aircraft and the carrier adds more long-haul flights.
US Airways expects to take delivery of 21 new Airbus A321 and A330-200 jets in 2013, while retiring 18 Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737-400, 3 A320 and 3 767s.
During the four-week period, revenue passenger miles were 6.3 billion, an increase of 7.3% compared with June 2012, while total mainline available seat miles grew by 5.3% to 7.09 billion.
"Despite record load factors and excessive weather challenges, our 32,000 employees have continued to do an outstanding job of taking care of our customers during this busy summer travel period," US Airways' President Scott Kirby said in a statement.
Shares of the airline fell about 1.3% in recent trade to $16.22.


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As the old saying goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself. Tina Roth Eisenberg, founder of swissmiss, the ultra popular design blog/studio says, "life is too short to drink bad wine and wear ugly temporary tattoos. Right?" She was fed up with poorly designed "clip art" tattoos, so Tina decided to take matters into her own hands and create an online store that sells stylish temporary tattoos for cool kids and adults that like to have fun. "I have a personal rule: If I complain about something too much, I have to change it or let it go," she says. And so began her newest venture, her new online store Tattly opened today and is ready to fight poorly designed rub-on tattoos around the world!
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July 12 2011, 11:17PM
Watch one is my fav. Nice swissmiss!
August 29 2011, 06:36PM
I love the Tattly tatts I got and think the one I sported this past weekend http://katespov.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-tattly-tatts.html looked fabulous.


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· the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Synonym(s): stultification, constipation, impairment
Hypernym(s): degradation, debasement
2. deaden - verb
· make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Hypernym(s): dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
3. deaden - verb
· cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
Synonym(s): girdle
Hypernym(s): incise
4. deaden - verb
· make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
5. deaden - verb
· lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
Hypernym(s): retard
6. deaden - verb
· become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
Hypernym(s): change
7. deaden - verb
· make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
Synonym(s): blunt
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
Antonym(s): enliven
8. deaden - verb
· convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Hypernym(s): convert
9. deadening - adjective
· so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
Synonym(s): boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
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I worked with the following: Project Life Kit, Card Kit, and the Pollard Avenue Add-On as well as the printables for January.
For my Week 50, I used only the Block Party Project Life kit and printables, so I am going to share it first. The PL kit is really well-put together. The colors are great, and it coordinates beautifully without being too matchy-matchy. I'd also like to add that I used parts of it in all of the three weeks in this post, and I still have plenty left.
And here is my Week 49 using a mixture of the items mentioned above. I also used one of my new Mister Huey's here. I have to admit that I never thought I would really use those, but goodness, they're so much fun! I've ordered a few more colors and can't wait to get them!
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Google Points Out That What The Authors Guild Wants And What Authors Want Are Two Very Different Things
from the seems-relevant dept
To prove this point, Google commissioned a survey of more than 800 authors about their opinions regarding the project. The majority of respondents, 58%, said they approved of Google scanning their books, while 28% were neutral and 14% objected. Almost three out of four respondents, 74%, said they don't believe that Google's scans would affect them financially, while 19% say they have or would benefit and 8% said they have or would be harmed.Of course, the judge pointed out that there could be advantages to having the Authors Guild declared as the stand-in for all authors. For example, if Google actually wins, then that would make life easier for Google. However, Google's lawyer responded that the company wants the right result, not the most expedient.
"Wouldn't Google be delighted that this is a class action if I find it's fair use?," Judge Chin asked Thursday.Of course, the Authors Guild has a rather different take on all of this, insisting that "millions of authors" have been harmed by Google helping people find their books. I'm not quite sure how that makes much sense, but it appears that if the Authors Guild had its way, libraries would pay extra to build card catalogs, since, you know, that's making use of the works without a license.
"No," Ms. Durie said. "We care institutionally whether the law is being applied correctly. The correct application is not to certify a class."


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EtherSwitch Service Module (NME) Initial Configuration Example
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This configuration example covers an initial configuration for the EtherSwitch Service module or NME.
This example uses an L3 link between the router and the switch module. You should use an L3 link so that the 3750 will route between the vlans in hardware.
Background information
There are a few things to keep in mind when configuring the EtherSwitch service module:
1) The EtherSwitch service module is basically an embedded 3750 switch, which runs it's own code and you need to session into it to configure.
Here are the commands necessary to session into the EtherSwitch service module:
An IP must be set on the internal link, for session to be enabled:
Router(config)# int GigabitEthernet2/0 Router(config-if)# ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)# no shut
To session in, use this command:
Router# service-module GigabitEthernet2/0 session
2) There is an internal GigabitEthernet link between the switch and the router, usually Gig1/0 or Gig2/0 on the router side and Gig1/0/2 on the switch
3) Since the EtherSwitch service module can route between Vlans in hardware (at line speed), it is not recommended to make the internal link between the router and the switch module a trunk link. There is no need to trunk the vlans up to the router, since the 3750 can already route between these vlans. It is recommended to set the link as layer 3 and assign IP addresses to it.
Additionally, you will either need to run a routing protocol between the router and the switch module or set static routers on the router back to each vlan on the switch module (and a default static route on the switch back to the router).
Here is a sample configuration for the internal link between the router and the switch module:
Set the IP address on the internal interface to the EtherSwitch service module:
Router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet2/0 Router(config-if)# ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
Add static routes (or use a routing protocol) for each vlan:
Router(config)# ip route 10.0.50.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.2 Router(config)# ip route 10.0.100.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.2
EtherSwitch service module:
Set the internal interface to be a layer 3 interface and assign it an IP:
Switch(config)# interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 Switch(config-if)# no switchport Switch(config-if)# ip address 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0
Setup an SVI for each Vlan:
Switch(config)# interface Vlan50 Switch(config-if)# ip address 10.0.50.1 255.255.255.0 Switch(config)# interface Vlan100 Switch(config-if)# ip address 10.0.100.1 255.255.255.0
Enable IP routing and add a default static route back to the router internal interface:
Switch(config)# ip routing Switch(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1
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This system was created by our developers after a long experience on working in the bittorrent world and most of them begin to collaborate already when we released btit 1.x. After working for 2 years on the core and making new hacks available, we are proud to present our latest "baby" xbtitFM!xbtitFM is the best and easiest way to setup a complete bittorrent tracker system, you will ba able to add/remove feature only with a single click!You'll be able to use it even if you aren't a php guru or a server's expert, the main requirements for it's use are: * Web server (dedicated server is better) * Apache or Lighttpd * Mysql (4.1 or higher) * php (5.2 or higher) * root access (you'll need to add php extension) * enthusiasm! Main features are: * Work on Windows and Linux * Complete users system * Complete torrent control * Internal forum or smf integration * Admin Control Panel * User Control Panel * Many styles * Securized signup with captcha * Users Groups management * 35 preinstalled hacks (monthly grow) * monthly update (core and hacks) etc
Error: Incorrect key file for table 'xbtit_files'; try to repair itQuery: select count(*) as tot, sum(seeds) as seeds, sum(leechers) as leechs FROM xbtit_files
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Such a question as to whether it is possible to later add an additional templates and the hack?


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I've waited all year for it to roll around again and it is finally here.
I've waited all year for it to roll around again and it is finally here.
Mom, Aunt Vickie, cousins Colleen, Tari, Theresa, Rhonda, Stephanie and I will gather for the weekend and enjoy each others company. We will also be celebrating Mom and Vickie's birthdays. Last Sunday was Vickie's special day and this coming Sunday is Mom's special day. Happy Birthday to both of them!
The girls have so much fun sharing our limited time together that by the end of Friday night, we are sore from laughing! You just never know the topics of conversation and I have to say some would never get it. But it doesn't matter... it's our time to enjoy each other.
The last time I tried to enjoy a weekend away with the girls my brother Larry ended up in the hospital. All ended well and that is the only thing that matters. But what was meant to be a stress-free weekend, became a stress-filled weekend. So, with God's grace, this weekend will make up for that one.
Don't forget Monday is the Holiday Kickoff in Sleepy Eye with the crowning of the Little Miss and Mr. Holiday. Santa will arrive at Wooldrik Park compliments of the Sleepy Eye Fire Department on a shiny fire truck. The jolly man will light the Christmas lights in the park and than head to the Community Center for Supper with Santa and finally crown the new Little Miss and Mr. It's an evening of pure enjoyment.
Also, good luck to the guys heading west hunting in South Dakota. Stay safe and bring home some deer.
Don't forget the Herald-Dispatch goes to press on Tuesday rather than Wednesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. That means your deadline is FRIDAY. Your newspaper will be in your mailbox early, Wednesday, rather than late with the holiday.
We hope this Thanksgiving you have many reasons to be thankful.
Thought for the Week: Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – President John F. Kennedy.


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Alright, if you thought my last column was disjointed and poorly presented, you were right!
It seems that the last third of my essay was lost in the ethereal world of the Internet. Yup, just gone with the wind. However, the editor suggested I try to incorporate it into this column and tie it together. Let's just do that. My original foray into the world of paranoiacs was intended to explore why and how novelists drew such fascinating pictures of alternative futures. My thesis was they drew upon observations of their worlds and created a future based on those rules. "Brave New World," "1984" and "Atlas Shrugged" are the novels I used as examples.
So what did the final third contain? My observations about our current state of affairs and what will unfold in the near future. All attributions are from government documents.
First question: Is our government trustworthy?
Transparency was promised by our emperor. Black Panthers threatening voters? Case dismissed - lack of evidence despite videos of the event.
Benghazi - lied to by the administration and the 30 or so eyewitnesses are still being held incognito and unavailable for questioning.
Gun running to Mexican drug dealers - stonewalled and claiming executive privilege despite thousands of Mexican deaths and our Border Patrol agent dead.
How about the sequester? All agencies will get more money in 2013 than 2012. Ever heard of baseline budgeting? However the supreme commander chose to "make the people suffer" in order to further his agenda. You know - close White House tours, National Park openings delayed, releasing prisoners and furloughing, FAA air controllers to name a few. But our imperial lord and his retinue has taken multimillion dollar vacations while we peons suffer the consequences. The sub-emperor spends two nights overseas and we pay over a million dollars! So much for austerity. Damn it, I forgot - we are the ones who have to tighten our belts!
Let's get to the crux of this mess. Data that follows has been verified with government documents. My paranoia has morphed into "conspiracy theory" and not by choice. It is readily apparent to critical thinkers that 90 percent of the gun-control laws being considered or passed, like those our governor has signed, are ineffective. That's not Larry T's analysis; that is data compiled by the Feds.
"Something must be done" is the rallying cry of the gun grabbers.
BS! How about enforcing existing laws?
Of close to 150,000 fraudulent applications for gun purchase, only 63 were prosecuted - what? I have a concealed carry licensee. How will further restrictions on my rights stop Evan Ebel from killing Clements?
I have a few more tidbits to tickle your neurons.
Joint urban warfare military exercises have been held in Florida, California and Texas involving live-fire and helicopters. The Department of Homeland Security has recently purchased 2 billion rounds of ammunition. That's enough to fight 20 years of Iraqi warfare. They have also purchased 2,000 assault rifles and 2,700 heavily armored vehicles for use by local forces. And then there is the contract to law enforcement targets, Inc., from DHS. This is a $2 million buy for "non-traditional threat" targets. These depict 1) a pregnant woman, 2) an old man with a shotgun, 3) a little boy, 4) a young mother on a playground, 5) an old woman, 6) a young girl. I quote from the company's website "these are meant to help the transition for officers faced with these unusual targets for the first time." What?
Do you remember when the emperor said, "We cannot continue to rely on our military to achieve the national security measures we've set. We've got to have a National Civilian Security Force that is just as powerful, just as strong, just as powerful."
And finally from military manual FM-3-39.40 Internment and Resettlement Operations. The manual states "DoD support to U.S. civil authorities for domestic emergencies, manmade disasters, accidents, terrorists attacks, and incidents."
It allows for detaining and resettling civilian internees and using Social Security numbers as identification. A PsyOps manual discusses the retraining of individuals that require a more amenable attitude.
Have you noticed the heightened emphasis on gun control? The authors of the Constitution were explicit about the need to defend oneself from tyranny. That was the purpose of the Second Amendment.
So now, let's talk about gun control.
Larry Tradlener lives down McElmo Canyon.


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Ask Our Students!
Why Russian?
"If you've ever been even minutely curious about the culture, current events, Communism, or literary classics of Russia, then taking Russian is a satisfying way to gain insights. The language reveals much more than you expect. And if you haven't been curious, Russia is one of the most fascinating and dynamic countries of the Eastern world! Now's the perfect time to start learning." Morgan Holmes '11
"The department is really, really strong and though the language is pretty tough and definitely a fair amount of work, I won't lie about that, it's been worth it to me to take a language that I actually enjoy, as opposed to something that I would just suffer through and have wasted however much time." Liza Styles '09
"Russian is the 5th most widely spoken language in the world, and yet very few Westerners consider learning it. Be among the few who do! The language is musical, sexy, and fun to speak. Russians love to laugh, drink, make music, talk late into the night, and celebrate anything and everything, and the language is the key to the party." Jenny Holm '07
"Russia is a fascinating place, and most know very little about its history, language and culture." Robbie Webber '07
"There is a whole world of Russian music, art, literature, dance, culture, and science that Americans are largely unaware of." Ben Owens '07
What's special about Russian at Carleton?
"Russian class is exceptionally fun - sometimes to the point of it not even feeling like "class" anymore. On Tuesdays and Thursdays you practice conversing in Russian with Anna Mikhailovna by just chatting and essentially playing trivia games. You're learning a lot but also having a really fun time. Laughter is guaranteed!" Mara Kilgore '13
"The class sizes are very small, so you quickly get to know everyone in the class. It doesn't take long for everyone to feel like family, and there is always someone to turn to for personal and academic help." Laura Roberts '10
"The Russian professors are the best I've ever met or heard of - as weird as it may sound, Laura Goering teaching you complex grammar structures is not a terrifying experience. In fact, we usually all wind up laughing!" Kevin McGrath '10
"Because of the department's small size, students are able to receive more attention than they typically would. From writing and performing small skits to enjoying a home-cooked Russian meal courtesy of our professor, it is truly an enjoyable experience." Alex Dvorkin '08
"There are only three professors, your classes will be small, and there's strong community within the department. You can look forward to dinners at Diane/Anna's house and tons of activities put on by the Language Assistant, including the Russian Table during Tuesday lunch, and Russian Tea on Thursday evenings." Dan Callahan '08
"If you take Russian, be prepared to do something fun in class every day like singing, watching TV clips in Russian, acting in mini plays, playing trivia, and if it turns out to be your lucky day, getting to taste Russian sweets imported directly from Moscow's Red October chocolate factory just for the good students in Carleton's Russian classes." Ben Owens '08
But isn't Russian really hard?
"Russian is a fun language to study because, unlike English, it really makes sense. Learning Russian requires a lot of time and effort, but if you know how to study and devote the time, Russian definitely isn't hard. It can seem overwhelming (especially the first term), but it's never impossible because the professors are so dedicated to making sure you understand and really learn it." Mara Kilgore '13
"Russian homework, quizzes, and tests are not sneaky. The homework is straightforward, and if you keep up on the homework, the quizzes are easy. All the grammar that you will be tested on is covered in class, so the tests have no surprises. If you study and pay attention in class, you will do well." Laura Roberts '10
"The general consensus in my class of Russian students is that the 100 level classes were not that stressful or too much work. I've found that the classroom atmosphere in all my Russian classes was pretty relaxed and jovial and I've found that students in Russian classes develop a family-like bond after being together after a while." Ben Owens '08
"Russian is not as difficult as they would have you believe. And when you take Russian here you get to meet a lot of excellent people and know them intimately, besides - not least on account of the small class/department size." Emily Young '05
"Russian does come with a bit of a workload, and it can be challenging, but it's nothing unmanageable. In exchange for your effort, you come away with a phenomenally deep understanding of the Russian language and its history, as well as the culture of Slavic nations. Take Russian" Dan Callahan '08
What is the department like?
"Even after finishing my time in Russian a year and a half ago, Anna Mikhailovna still spots me around campus and calls me by my Russian nickname. She loves theatre and always asks me what plays I'm participating in during the term. Because the department is small, Russian students and professors get to know each other in this close, personal way." Morgan Holmes '11
"The size of the department also means that your Tuesday/Thursday sessions are taught by a prof, instead of a TA. Usually, that means Anna. What makes the deal even better is that Anna speaks not a word of English (to students, at least), so your second class will be conducted entirely in Russian. And you'll understand. That's how good she is." Dan Callahan '08
"It's a strong department, the professors are great, and other amazing people are taking Russian." Ayla Grey '08
"I'm no Russian department fanatic, but I seriously think that the language requirement should just be made into a general Russian requirement." Ben Owens '07
"There is no other department at Carleton in which you can have such small classes with such strong faculty members." Roddy Theobald '06
What about the Carleton Moscow Seminar?
"There is no other program in the US quite like the Carleton Moscow seminar; simply put, ours is on a level that no one else matches. Not only do we have the opportunity to study at Moscow State University, which is unparalleled in its ability to teach Russian to foreigners, we also have the opportunity to travel to Ulan-Ude and Baikal. I consider the 10 weeks that I spent in Russia on the Carleton Program to be some of the best, as well as most important, weeks of my life. If you are considering learning Russian, the Carleton Moscow Program is a key strength of Carleton's Russian Department and sets it apart from every other Russian program in the States." Brian Kilgour '11
For me, the Carleton Moscow Seminar was the best crash course in Russian culture I could have hoped for, and a fantastic chance to improve my language skills. You also get to see Russia outside of Moscow (ie. St. Petersburg, SIBERIA!) and thanks to our travels, I left the program knowing that now I have a true connection to an entire country that most Americans don't know much about. Lily Schieber '12
"The Moscow Program is reason alone to study Russian. I woke up every morning of those ten weeks with a smile on my face, excited for the new experiences the day would surely bring. In Russia, you never know quite what to expect, which makes each hour, each conversation, each turn of the corner an adventure in itself." Jenny Holm '07
"[Unique experiences on the trip included] learning how to brew and drink a cup of Russian tea properly, getting scolded by my 80-year-old babushka whenever I came back after eleven, getting blessed by people from three different religions in one day, seeing Siberia (which is about as different as the moon is from what you're used to, and can look an awful lot like it sometimes.)" Ben Owens '07
Can I combine study of Russian with a major in another field?
"I'm a big fan of language-learning, and decided to start studying Russian when I came to Carleton. I'll be honest--Russian is nothing like the Spanish and French I took in high school--but that's what makes it so great. Studying Russian has taught me how awesome it can be to learn a language so unlike my native English. Even if you don't plan to major in Russian, you gain an understanding of how (in my opinion) incredible and diverse languages are from one another. And, regardless of what major you choose, you will never regret the fact that you have the ability to talk to Anna Mikhailovna." Lily Schieber '12
"Absolutely! I'm an International Relations and Russian double major and the two majors compliment each other extremely well. One of the feature about the Carleton Russian Department is its professors' abilities to combine art/literature with politics and history. In particular, I found the Stalin seminar (RUSS 395) to be very helpful in that it provided me with a background for Soviet politics through both art and history. Carleton's Russian Department closely adheres to the liberal arts philosophy, and I believe that it is possible to combine the Russian major with any other major and pursue any interests you may have." Brian Kilgour '11
One of the best aspects of the Russian Dept. is the amount of interdisciplinary study. Russian majors are challenged with intensive study in language, literature, culture, history and even economics. Furthermore, the department, while plenty challenging on its own, encourages students to pursue interests in other fields. Currently, we have three Russian majors--one is a double in Poli-Sci/IR and I am concentrating in Biochemistry and Pre-Medical Studies. So...YES! you can combine Russian with other academic areas; however, there are more than enough chances to bridge disciplines within the department as well. James Jackson '11
"Definitely. It's always a matter of planning it out right, and the professors are always happy to work with you to help make things fit." Kevin McGrath '10 (International Relations)
"Taking Russian was one of my two or three favorite experiences at Carleton, and as someone who did not end up as a Russian major, I would encourage anyone to consider taking Russian even if their primary academic interests lie elsewhere." Roddy Theobald '05 (Math)
"Diane Nemec-Ignashev has been talking to me a lot about different opportunities to combine Russian and geology. Don't let your potential major decide what language you learn. There will always be ways to use the two together if you look for them." Frances Reid '07 (Geology)
"I know two bio majors for whom Russian is very important (one young woman planning to become a doctor will use Russian next year to volunteer at a clinic with many Russian patients, and a young man I know is going to Russia next summer to study the Russian national parks system.) Another young woman I know took Russian at Carleton largely because she loves the music of Russian composers. For those interested in volunteering, knowledge of Russian provides many opportunities, whether that means working in orphanages, or more recently fighting the AIDS epidemic that is predicted to erupt if the Kremlin continues refusing to admit that Russia has an AIDS problem. This past summer Carleton just had two young women volunteering in both those areas." Ben Owens '07


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Accused Of Copyright Infringement For Reprinting Images Produced In 630 A.D.
from the what-public-domain? dept
I'm working on an educational paper about medieval illumination and needed about a dozen full-color sheets with examples printed up to go with the paper. I called several local printers, found one who could print them today, and e-mailed her my documents.And, just because we can, because it's public domain, here's an image from the Book of Kells, pulled from Wikipedia.
The documents in question feature anywhere from one to six pieces from various illuminated manuscripts on each sheet, including some bits from the famous Book of Kells. The largest image is comprised of a full scan of the original manuscript, but printed in less than half of the size of the original piece (something like 6" x 8") and the smallest are six 2.5" x 2.5" chunks showing specific detailing from five different manuscripts on a single page.
These manuscripts were created between 600 and 900 A.D. and are firmly in the public domain. Even if they were not, printing pages and cutout bits from pages for an educational paper almost certainly constitutes fair use, which the printer had never heard of.
Seriously. No joke. What is the world coming to?"


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Mar 06, 2011
By Chris Whitaker
The Americus Times-Recorder
MONTEVALLO, Ala. — Michael Coffey was 3-for-5, and Andrew Anderson had two RBI as Georgia Southwestern beat Montevallo 6-2 on Sunday for its seventh win in a row.
The Hurricanes scored two in the first inning and never looked back in winning the Peach Belt Conference opener.
Beau Parker, Andrew Archer and Jody Sellars all had two hits in the win.
GSW scored three insurance runs in the ninth behind RBI from Parker, Jared Allen and Anderson.
Trent Franzago (3-2) got the win, working eight innings and allowing one run on four hits. He struck out four and walked one. Gray Carden struck out two and walked two in the ninth.


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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 06:16 AM
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Rick Perry is looking to make a strong first impression on the national stage. Mitt Romney is hoping for another flawless debate performance. And Michele Bachmann, perhaps, is shooting for relevance in what increasingly appears to be a two-man GOP presidential race.
With the national unemployment rate stuck at 9.1 percent, the economy was likely to dominate Wednesday's debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Republicans competing for the chance to challenge President Barack Obama next fall were taking the stage one day before the incumbent Democrat rolls out a jobs-creation plan.
It's the first of three Republican presidential debates scheduled over the next three weeks.
The events promise to shape the GOP presidential race heading into this winter's series of nominating primaries and caucuses. National and state polls show Perry, the Texas governor, and Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, competing for the lead. Bachmann, the Minnesota congresswoman who was running strong in polls earlier this summer, is trailing, along with no less than a half dozen other lesser-known Republicans.
This would be the first debate appearance for Perry, who has been in the race just a few weeks.
But his attendance was in question. Aides said Tuesday that he plans to debate. But Perry, who was in Texas dealing with one of the most destructive wildfire outbreaks in the state's history, left open the possibility that he may skip the debate. Asked whether he would have time to prepare even if he does attend, Perry said, "We'll deal with that when it comes up."
Should Perry attend as expected, he will face a bright spotlight in part because he doesn't have extensive debate experience and is competing in his first national campaign. He's a natural politician, but aides privately acknowledge that Perry doesn't count debating among his strongest skills. In 10 years as governor, Perry has debated other candidates just four times — and last year, he didn't debate his general election opponent at all.
Perry entered the race and immediately jolted the GOP electorate with a shot of energy. But he found himself in hot water for controversial remarks, including suggesting there are "gaps" in the theory of evolution, questioning whether humans play a role in climate change and referring to Social Security as a Ponzi scheme. The debate will test whether he can withstand on-camera questioning or barbs from his competitors over those issues.
Romney, who led the field before Perry became a candidate, has turned in two strong debate performances largely by staying above the fray while his rivals sparred onstage.
This time, he may not have that luxury.
Romney is expected to come face to face with Perry just as the former Massachusetts governor has been stepping up his efforts to contrast himself with his chief rival. Romney has been emphasizing his private-sector business experience and suggesting it's superior to Perry's, who has held elected office since 1985. Romney also has started drawing distinctions with Perry on immigration: Romney opposed legislation to allow illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition breaks, while Texas universities allow illegal immigrants to receive those discounts.
Romney was debating a day after unveiling a major economic plan that he is using to sell himself as the candidate with the most business knowhow.
For Bachmann, the debate comes as she's looking to regain traction she lost when Perry entered the race. Both candidates attract support from tea party activists, and the two are competing for the larger share of their votes.
Perhaps foreshadowing debate skirmishing, a group called Keep Conservatives United — unaffiliated with Bachmann's campaign but seemingly working to help her candidacy — ran a TV ad in South Carolina this week that questioned Perry's record on government spending, a key issue with those voters.
Bachmann has a lot on the line.
Since she won a key test vote in Iowa on Aug. 13, Bachmann has faced questions about the true strength of her campaign. Her campaign manager and deputy manager have left her staff. And she's fallen in early state and national polls.
Among others also planning to be on stage were Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who has called his rivals extreme, as well as ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Georgia businessman Herman Cain. All have struggled for attention.
Another candidate, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, has made waves in recent weeks, coming in a close second in the Iowa straw poll.
In recent days, Paul increasingly has gone after Perry, putting out a TV ad suggesting that Perry wants to unravel Reagan's legacy. It drew a rebuke from Perry's campaign, which said in a statement, "Like President Reagan, Gov. Perry has cut taxes and freed employers from government regulations that kill jobs."
All that is fitting given the debate's location.
Wednesday will be the third time the hilltop library — a shrine to all things Reagan — will provide the backdrop for a Republican presidential debate. Former first lady Nancy Reagan will welcome the candidates.
It's a dramatic setting. The candidates speak within sight of Reagan's jet, Air Force One, and the 40th president is buried on the grounds. The candidates hope to be seen as heirs to the Reagan legacy, while inevitably being measured against it.
It's often said Republicans are in search of the next Reagan — a charismatic conservative with cross-party appeal — and at the library his presence is inescapable.
NBC News and Politico are sponsoring the debate, which will be moderated by NBC News anchor Brian Williams and Politico editor-in-chief John Harris.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
More structured metadata
I want more automation. Throwing more money at a manual cataloging process is not a reasonable solution. First of all, it would take waaaaaaayyyyy more money than we can even dream of getting, and second, much metadata creation is not a good use of human effort. Let's automate everything we can, saving our skilled people for the tasks current automation means are furthest from performing adequately. Let's get more objective types of metadata, such as pagination, from resources themselves or from their creators (including publishers). Let's build systems that make data entry and authority control easy. Yes, there will be some mistakes. There will be mistakes if the whole thing is done by humans too. Are catching the few mistakes that will happen from these automated processes more important than devoting our human effort to that extra few resources? More automation means more data total, and the sorts of discovery services I have in mind need lots of that data.
I want more consistency. Users can't find what's not there. While we can't prescribe all records for all resources everywhere have to have a large number of features (I'm against metadata police!), the more of those features that are there mean more discovery options for those users. Imagine a system that provides access to fiction based on geographic setting. Cool, huh? I read one book recently set in Cape Breton Island and can't wait to get my hands on more. We can't do that very well today because that data is in very few of our records, and when it is there, isn't always in the same place. The more consistent we are with our metadata, the better able we'll be to build those next-generation systems.
I want more structure. I'm a big fan of faceted browsing. The ability to move seamlessly through a system, adding and removing features such as language, date, geography, topic, instrumentation (hey, I'm a musician…), and the like based on what I'm currently seeing in a result set is something I believe our users will be demanding more and more. But we can't do this if that information isn't explicitly coded. Instrumentation (e.g., "means of performance") as part of a generic "subject" string isn't going to cut it. Geographic subdivisions (even in their own subfield) that are structured to be human- rather than machine-readable also aren't going to cut it. Nor are textual language notes, [ca. 1846?], or most GMDs. Many of these things can be parsed, and turned into more highly structured data with some degree of success. But why aren't we doing it that way in the first place? More structure = better discovery capabilities.
What this all means is I'm glad there are lots of extremely bright people with all sorts of perspectives and skills thinking about improved discovery for library materials, but that doesn't necessarily mean throwing out metadata-based searching. The sorts of systems I envision require more, more highly structured, more predictable, and higher-quality metadata. I want more, not less.
I'll stand on one last (smallish) soapbox before wrapping this up. In many communities (including both search engines and libraries), discussions about retrieval possibilities often center around textual resources. However, not everything that people are interested in is textual. That's of course not a surprise, but I'm shocked at how often discovery models are presented that rely on this assumption. I'm all for using the contents of a textual resource to enhance discovery in interesting ways, but we need systems that can provide good retrieval for other sorts of materials too. Let's not leave our music, our art, our data sets, our maps hanging out to dry while we plow forward with text alone.
4 comments:
- Dorothea said...
Can I hear an AMEN?
- Steve said...
(Didn't want to leave you hanging.)
Thank you. We need to "smarten up", not dumb down, cataloging/metadata records. Too many people seem to think that we arguing for updating cataloging practices to work better with contemporary technologies are arguing for a 'dumbing down'. Couldn't be more opposite.
- Thom said...
Check out Free Library of Philadelphia, Fleischer Collection MARC records which have instrumentation requirements, based on the Daniels Orchestal Music model. (i.e. 1-2-2-2, etc.)
And for audio information...how about getting the timing by actually putting CDs into the computer and letting the application extract it, rather than absurdly ca.-ing eveything; that would be better for machines too. And I don't get me started on name-title analytics. Music and sound recordings continue to be round pegs in a square box world, at least for bibliographic descrption and access purposes. All-Music Guide is not perfect, but at least they got the model right for their information.


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I'm trying to eat a little healthier. Trying to be good about not eating rice or potatoes with every meal. Cutting back on some of the more starchy foods and eating more fruits, vegetables and nuts in my diet. I even bought a few bags of nuts and some dried fruit to make my own trail mix instead of going for the sweets when I want to much on something. My weakness is peanut butter cups and snickers…and this time of year with Halloween right around the corner they are on sale, I'm fighting the urge to buy some.
I've been on a salad kick this past week, I can't seem to get enough of them. I had a nice hearty salad for dinner last night and another one for lunch today and why stop here….I had one again tonight for dinner! No lettuce in this one though, just some veggies and cheese.
Green Bean Salad
1 pound of green beans
5 mushroom caps (white button, crimini, what ever you have on hand) sliced
1/4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
1/3 cup of grape tomatoes, cut in half
1/2 inch of goat cheese log, crumbled
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 garlic clove minced
Boil green beans and mushrooms until tender, about 4-5 minutes in lightly salted water. While the green beans are cooking, slice the tomatoes and crumble the goat cheese. Toast the pine nuts in a small sautee pan, until they are lightly browned and fragrant. When green beans and mushrooms are done, drain and run under cold water
In a medium bowl whisk together the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper until well combined. Add the green beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and pine nuts. Mix well and top with crumbled goat cheese.
I served these along side Elana's Pantry's Lemon Rosemary Mini-Muffins! Such a great combination. These little muffins are awesome, give them a try some time.


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Hi learned members of the BSD community at large,
I have a relatively old Compaq NX6110 which I'm having trouble installing BSD onto, despite reading in a few places on the web that this laptop should work with a bit of nudging here and there.
From the NetBSD 5.1 installation disk it makes no difference which option I select at the boot menu (i.e. acpi, smp etc.), and always hangs at
wd0: (hard drive info goes here)
I notice a few lines of the dmesg higher up report uhci errors, such as
uhci1: host controller process error
uhci1: host controller halted
Out of curiosity I had a go with an OpenBSD disk, which also gets as far as
uhci1: host controller process error
uhci1: host controller halted
uhci_freex: xfer=0xd1deb100 not busy, 0x4f4e5155
I can boot OpenBSD by disabling the uhci module but then there's no NIC.
So any ideas on how I can get past this hanging issue using NetBSD? I'm relatively new to BSD, coming from Linux and Solaris.
There was a lot of work done in the USB subsystem after OpenBSD 4.8, wait for 4.9 or try a snapshot.
It's quite likely that the USB controller is quirky or no longer functional, you could go into the BIOS and attempt to disable it there.
Is your Ethernet controller attached via USB?
There isn't much we can do without a complete dmesg and/or a pcidump, even then, bugs should be reported (..with as much info as possible) to the developers.
There is an archived wiki at NetBSD for this specific laptop that I found using the Google search terms
Most of the concerns I saw revolved around firmware for the wireless card though I did not spend alot of time looking. There did not seem to be the type of problem in the NetBSD wiki dmesg so I would wonder if your bios is detecting wd0, ie mis-configured bios, bad hard drive or other hardware problem.
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I encountered this situation when I installed NetBSD 5.1 ... Solution.
A daemon in need is a daemon indeed.
@BSDfan666: Hmm. The network adapter is internal. I was presuming that by disabling UHCI I'd somehow killed it, but as I can't boot without disabling UHCI I can't confirm that theory! I'll look through dmesg when I get home later and look for any broadcom/NIC errors.
@shep: Yeah I found that page before posting, it doesn't yield anything relevant afaics.
@classicmanpro: Thanks, but I also found your solution before posting. As stated in my OP, it makes no difference which option I select from the boot menu.
If anyone has any further ideas I'd sure appreciate them, the BIOS on this thing is rather limited regarding options!
@shep: Ah. Looks like you're right. I discovered the hard disk is bad.
My former experiences with ACPI must have clouded my judgement. Anything can happen with bad disks, sorry to have wasted your time, guys. Thanks for your input.
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Two public gatherings regarding the war in Iraq are scheduled for Saturday at Overlook Memorial Park in Hood River.
American Legion Post commander Randy Leonard said an "informal" gathering is scheduled for noon Saturday at the park at Second and State streets.
"It's basically a showing of support by veterans and veterans' groups," Leonard said. "But it is open to anyone."
"It's not a big flag waving jump-up-and-down kind of right and wrong thing, but to show that we as a unit show support for the people who are in harm's way right now."
Meanwhile, Columbia River Fellowship For Peace has announced a peace parade to start at 1 p.m. at the park. The group has been holding daily 5 p.m. vigils at the park since the war started March 19.
Leonard said planning for Saturday's Legion-sponsored event came about after members suggested some kind of rally to support the troops.
"We've got troops in the Gorge who are in harm's way," he said. "Some of them are in the line (of fire) and our National Guard unit could be put in harm's way at any time. We have a lot of National Guard troops in the state of Oregon who have been called up. We need to show support for all the people who are in uniform right now, and support for people in the paramilitary who are affected by this, the police and firefighters who have been activated."
Leonard, a veteran of Vietnam, said, "In the past few days these young men and women have seen what the war is like and this is the time we should support them, for morale purposes more than anything else. I know there are a bunch of scared young men and women out there."
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Joined: 21 Aug 2007
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Location: Central Kentucky
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:34 pm
Post subject: American Thanksgiving
The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching. I was wondering, for those who celebrate, do you go the "traditional" turkey & fixings route, or do you prefer a different approach?
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Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:37 am
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I'm a vegetarian, so turkey isn't an option for me, but I do like making a meal in the spirit, if not perhaps the letter, of tradition. Last year for a main I made a mushroom wellington (essentially a vegetarian pate en croute) which was so good that I think it may well become a tradition when I'm hosting Thanksgiving dinner. It was a bit of a production to make, but since it can be made a few weeks ahead and frozen before baking with no harm done, it saved a lot of stress on the day itself. To go with it, I made cranberry sauce, but not the jellied kind (which I've never liked) - this was just a rough puree of cranberries, orange juice and zest - plus a big pan of roasted parsnips and sweet potatoes and some spinach, wilted and dressed with a little olive oil and lemon juice.
Dessert was pumpkin pie... that's one tradition I see no need to mess with!
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Location: Central Kentucky
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:05 pm
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That Mushroom Wellington sounds great, Rachel. Did you use a particular crust recipe? I make a wild-mushroom pate' that would probably work really well prepared en croute.
I also agree with you about jellied cranberry sauce. I've always preferred something made with whole berries. We have one recipe that I put up as preserves, because cranberries are only available around now. We then use it all year round:
Cranberry Conserve
In a large, heavy saucepan combine 1 pound raw cranberries (about 4 cups) and 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to boil and simmer until the berries pop. Stir in 3 cups sugar, 1 cup crushed pineapple, 1/2 cup golden raisins, and 1 seeless orange, pith removed and chopped fine. Simmer the mixture, stirring from time to time, for 20 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
Pour the mixture into canning jars, adjust the lids, and process in a boiling water bath 10 minutes. Makes about 3 1/2 pints.
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:13 pm
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I'm not a huge fan of cranberry sauce in any way shape or form but that cranberry conserve with the crushed pinapple et alia sounds really delightful! Thanks for sharing KY!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Location: california
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:43 pm
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At first, I was thinking my post would be a simple "very traditional, nothing ever changes", but I realized that's not exactly true. I'd still characterize our Thanksgiving meal as "traditional", but some things have definitely changed through the years. Every time I talk about making major changes (in the stuffing, for example), I'm met with waves of opposition. So...
My turkey is still roasted (not brined) and stuffed with a simple bread/celery/onion stuffing. I know that brining is "the thing", but I think you sacrifice a certain roasted turkey flavor by using it. I find that by buying a good bird and being careful with timing and flavors, I can turn out a moist turkey without brining. And gravy, of course.
Most years, I do make mashed potatoes, and I always make some kind of yam. No marshmallows--ever--but a bit of sweetness with brown sugar and butter, i.e. "candied". Recently, I've varied that by making a tian of yams/apples.
The ubiquitous green bean casserole made with mushroom soup and crispy onions no longer shows up around here, but a simple green veg, perhaps finished off with a splash of olive oil satisfies. Also, mixed roasted root vegetables are great with this meal.
Breads: sweet potato muffins, anadama bread.
Several types of cranberries: sauce, relish, chutney.
Desserts: pumpkin, apple/cranberry, pecan pies. Cookies for the kids. This year, a childhood favorite dessert for my brother (to celebrate his b'day last month).
A great deal of wine and bubbly stuff to drink. While my wine tasting has expanded to include wines from all over the world, for this meal, I like to drink American wines. It just seems fitting, 'ya know?
So, what's different? There hasn't been a jello mold on our table for years (shows you how old I am), no jellied cranberry sauce, no gloopy green beans.
Every year I pour over my cookbooks and magazines, dreaming of cooking up some fabulous new flavors, and every year I am voted down. In the end, our favorites triumph, we sit around a big table (20 of us this year), happy to be together, and give thanks for all of it.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone
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Location: Central Kentucky
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:08 pm
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Being as I brought it up I reckon I should talk about our preferences.
The "traditional" dishes associated with Thanksgiving really don't go back very far. Most of them stem from the Rooseveldt administration, along with things---like green bean casserole and Jello molds---introduced by food companies to promote their products. So, basically, it's a tradition that only stretches back 50 years. And it certainly does not begin to resemble the "first Thanksgiving" attributed to the Pilgrims.
Being as we hunt, fish, and gather wild edibles, Thanksgiving, for us, is a celebration of the bounty of the earth. For a glimpse of the sort of thing I mean, you can see this year's planned menu at
Or go over to Cheftalk.com to see an alternative version.
Only time we have turkey for Thanksgiving is when we're guests somewhere. We do eat turkey, but at other times of year. Usually we stock up about now, because the prices are so good (I've heard that Wallmart will have them as a lost leader for 40 cents/lb). Two or three of them in the freezer see us through the year. At least one of them will get smoked.
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Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:58 pm
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I've never been a huge turkey or pumpkin pie fan. One year I managed to convince my Mom to make baked chicken instead and was very happy. But since I've been in the Army and haven't been home for Thanksgiving for the last ten out of thirteen years, I partake in traditional Thanksgiving meals for the comfort factor.
And one of my favorite traditions about an Army Thanksgiving in our Dining Facilities is that the Senior Staff ranging from Colonels, Majors, Sergeant Majors, etc.., will serve the meals to soldiers. Which I always thought was a nice touch.
Live as if to die tomorrow. Learn as if to live forever.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:10 am
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Yeah, but O-5s really make terrible servers.
But since I've been in the Army
Thank you!
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Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:14 am
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KYH, no particular crust recipe - I just used puff pastry for the mushroom wellington... frozen at that! I may attempt it in future with homemade rough puff, but I was quite pleased with how it turned out with the frozen stuff (I used the best brand I could find - all butter). If you ever try it with your own mushroom pate, keep us posted as to how it turns out.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:31 am
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KYHeirloomer wrote:
Yeah, but O-5s really make terrible servers.
They're not Le Cirque quality, but it's the thought that counts.
Live as if to die tomorrow. Learn as if to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Location: Central Kentucky
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:42 pm
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Rachel, I've got no problems with frozen puff pastry. Well, one problem---last time I tried using it I waited too long between removing it from the freezer and removing it from the package, and it all grew into itself.
Surely not the product's fault!
I certainly intend trying the Wellington, cuz it does sound so nice. But if anyone wants to beat me to the punch, here's the wild mushroom pate recipe I use.
You want an earthy flavor to this, so strong mushrooms like portobella work best. But I've done it with all sorts of combinations, and it's always good. If you do use portobellas, be sure and scrape the black gills away, because they contribute a sort of dirty, moldy flavor.
Wild Mushroom Pate
1 large sweet onion, sliced thin
1-2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 lb wild mushrooms, cleaned and sliced thin
A good splash of Balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 eggs, hard cooked and coarsely chopped
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup almonds
1 tbls tamari (or other soy sauce)
1/2 tsp chili powder (I prefer ancho)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Saute the onion, garlic and mushrooms in the butter with the balsamic until soft and almost golden. Set aside to cool.
In a food processor fitted with the metal blade pulse the eggs and nuts until thoroughly minced. Add the mushroom mixture, tamari, chili powder, salt and pepper. Process 5-10 seconds to combine.
Transfer mixture to a serving bowl, cover with plastic film, and refrigerate a couple of hours to let flavoes meld. Remove from fridge about half hour before serving.
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:40 am
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Wild mushroom pate? Oooooo!
I am matriarch of a family of purists. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans or sauteed spinach, pumpkin or apple pie. We have access to a couple of half-decent bakeries, so we have baguette. Any deviation will result in picket lines and broken windows.
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet..." Fran Leibowitz
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:13 am
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Well, Rachel et als, I did the mushroom pate wellington thing. With one exception, the way I dished it was 100%.
Decided to make individual servings, as a first course. So I extruded the pate through my apple corer, to make logs. These were wrapped in (frozen) puff pastry. Instead of merely slitting the dough I cut small triangles out of it.
While they baked I quickly sweated beech mushrooms in a little butter. I wanted them to be cooked, but still strong enough to stand on their own.
I also planned a sauce made by boiling plums in mushroom stock, straining, and reducing. Couldn't find plums, and, in a fit of pernicious creativity gone wild, decided to try the same sauce using persimmon.
Anyway, when the logs were done baking I fit a small bunch of the beech mushrooms through the diamond cut-out. A puddle of the sauce was brushed across a serving plate, and the mushroom-bedecked log set on the sauce.
A beautiful presentation for sure. However, the persimmon reduction was, I felt, too sweet for this dish. It's likely a plum reduction would have also been too sweet. So, next time, just a plain brown sauce, or, possibly, sauce diable.
Anyway, I wanted to say thanks to Rachel for steering me in this direction. Sure, the dish needs a little fine-tuning. But I'm confident we've got a winner on our hands.
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Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:21 am
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KYH, you're very welcome! I'd like to give your recipe a try (probably not til Christmas when I am in a house with a food processor again) because, although the method is the same as mine, the seasonings are slightly different - mine uses sherry and tarragon instead of the chili and balsamic vinegar, and cashews instead of pecans.
If you're thinking of experimenting with the sauce again, the original recipe (from
The Cranks Bible
by Nadine Abensur - not sure if it's available in the US) suggests slicing and sauteeing a few mushrooms in butter, seasoning with white wine, salt and pepper and adding a dash of cream. I've never tried it myself, but I imagine it would work nicely.
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:09 pm
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Yeah, I reckon that mushroom sauce would work. But I wanted something dark that would look somewhat like forest duff. Basically the idea would be a log with wild mushrooms growing out of it.
I'm wondering if a duxelle-based sauce wouldn't be the best of both worlds?
We'll get there.
Cashews sound terrif! The recipe I adapted used Brasil nuts, which work fine, too, when they're available.
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by Jennifer Katz
The Chestnut Hill Artists Initiative has arguably brought more culture to the Avenue than the myriad of galleries and home stores peppered along its cobblestoned stretch in Chestnut Hill. This summer the group will unveil its latest and most ambitious project to date, New Trails, an exhibit featuring the work of 20 invited artists interpreting the Wissahickon Valley.
Brookes Britcher, 28, a CHA alum, is an art enthusiast in his own right. He has a Masters of Fine Art in curating, but most Hillers know him from his day job working in the kitchen at Top of the Hill café. Britcher is one of the founders of the Chestnut Hill Artists Initiative and co-curator/project planner for New Trails.
"The Wissahickon valley is one of the main assests of the area and we wanted to develop a relationship between the commercial corridor and the natural corridor," he said.
The idea of creating an exhibit based on the Wissahickon grew out of a Department of Commerce grant application for projects that restore commercial corridors through art. New Trails was one of only four projects selected by the Commerce department.
"We are hoping to build a stronger connection between the two corridors," he said.
Britcher has put together a list of artist from across the country, including several local artists, from New York to Wyoming.
"When we started to research the Wissahickon we found that it had this amazing history,' Britcher said. "It's a rich place for artists to respond to."
The project, as with the previous installations, are supported by Bowman Properties and the paintings will hang in several locations along the Avenue. Although the artists do not receive any funding for participating, there are still minimal costs associated with the exhibit.
To offset the $1,700 Britcher said it will take to produce the project, he and his cohorts have created a kickstarter.com campaign to collect money.
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According to the National Lighting Bureau (NLB), the modest but encouraging, steady growth exhibited by the NEMA Lighting Systems Index (LSI) since the third quarter of 2009 has come to an end, with second-quarter 2010 LSI performance falling 0.3% below first-quarter 2010 results.
"Three months ago we had every reason to be optimistic about a sooner-rather-than-later turnaround, given nine consecutive months of LSI growth," NLB Executive Director John Bachner says. "While we of course remain optimistic about the future, it will take longer for that optimism to be validated." Bachner notes that lighting equipment sales are driven principally by new residential and commercial construction. "Both those markets are fairly anemic right now and they're likely to remain that way for perhaps as much as another year, if not longer."
Brian Lego, NEMA's director of economic analysis, concurs, noting, "Any appreciable growth in commercial or industrial construction activity is not expected for at least several more quarters, especially since most of the major income property markets are still saddled with a large volume of vacant or underutilized space. On the residential side of the market, housing starts were volatile during the winter and spring months, thanks to the federal homebuyer tax credit. But demand for new homes has regressed to levels near historical lows following expiration of the tax-credit program. As a result, residential lighting demand is expected to remain weak for the foreseeable future as the housing market continues to cope with falling prices, tight lending standards, and a feeble rate of job growth."
Bachner notes that commercial lighting "should be less affected by new construction, given the vast amount of obsolete, expensive-to-operate commercial and industrial lighting systems that need to be upgraded or replaced, and the array of incentives to modernize." Some of these incentives come in the form of federal tax breaks and state and utility partial-cost underwriting. Others take the form of savings nonresidential building owners can derive through energy and demand cost reductions, as well as the productivity, safety, security, retail sales, and building value improvements associated with enhanced lighting quality. "Some of the carrots that can be applied to lower the cost of upgrading and replacement will not be around that much longer, because sticks are in place, too," Bachner says. "It will soon become almost impossible to maintain lighting systems that use the most outdated technologies, like T12 fluorescent lighting, because it's no longer legal to manufacture or import key parts. Why incentivize people to do what they'll be required to do no matter what? Right now, an investment in high-quality, modern lighting is probably one of the most cost-effective investments any business could make."
For more information, visit www.nlb.org or contact NLB staff at [email protected] or 301-587-9572.
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Apple's latest iPhone 4 innovation [Updated with video]
Apple once again has built and delivered the most advanced mobile device in the market. Steve Jobs, during his interview at the Wall St. Journal conference last week, mentioned that his companies passion was to build the best products around and in this analyst's opinion they have again set the bar by which other mobile phones will be judged.
This doesn't mean that other competitors won't catch up or include key innovations of their own, however for the time being the iPhone 4 and the newly named iOS4 is packed with innovation useful for everyday consumers and tech enthusiasts alike.
It may be easy for many people within the press - including the Apple naysayers - to look at today's announcements and complain that there was anything truly innovative announced. Statements like these miss the broader picture of not only what Apple is doing but what Apple is doing for the technology industry at large. That being said, I want to highlight several things that require a deeper look.


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Chorisias blooming now through early December
Named after a German artist, Ludwig Choris, the Floss silk tree, Chorisia speciosa, is called 'Palo barracho rosada' ('rosy drunken stick') in its native Argentina because of its odd-angled branches and pink flowers. In the fall it produces a spectacular show of orchid-like pink blooms and then a large crop of avocado like green pods that eventually explode in the spring to produce cotton-like masses of seed impregnated fibers. Here at the Arboretum parrots swarm to the newly exploded fruit to consume the seeds and in the process cause the fibers to scatter in the warm spring breeze like snow. This fiber is resistant to insects and rotting and has been used for pillow stuffing and, because it floats, has been used in life vests and preservers as well. Probably the most interesting use of this fiber has been to acoustically deaden recording studios and radio broadcast rooms. Besides using its fiber Argentineans and Brazilians have used the wood for canoes (it's almost as light as balsa) and the tree is planted extensively in its native range as an ornamental.
In its native, mostly frost-free range Chorisia endures dry seasons and droughts by losing its leaves; however unlike trees in temperate regions where a thick layer of bark is needed to insulate the sensitive layer of food and water transporting tissue known as the vascular cambium from the freezing cold, Chorisia's trunk has a very thin layer of protective tissue. This thin layer allows light to pass through photosynthetic cells containing chlorophyll. This is why Chorisia's trunk appears green. Because the trunk has no bark to protect it from animals that might eat it, large spines cover it and the larger branches of the tree -this is why you'll rarely see a Chorisi


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The Duchess of Cambridge's first trip to Canada and the US is shaping up to be full of memorable highlights – including a trip to one of the world's biggest rodeos.
Kate and Prince William will visit Alberta during the final Canada leg of their 11-day tour at the same time that the Calgary Stampede opens.
At the event, which bills itself as 'The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth' and is televised across Canada, the couple will have the chance to see bucking broncos, chuckwagon racing and generally soak up the festival atmosphere.
The royal couple will visit at least nine cities and travel more than 14,000 miles in 11 days during their first official tour together.
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This year's Chinese zodiac sign is the snake, a somewhat less auspicious symbol that is hard to warm up to. The WSJ's Te-Ping Chen reports on how street vendors are getting creative in their efforts to market the animal.
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