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As I am sure you know, once upon a time there were three little pigs. One built his house of bricks, one of sticks, and the lazy one built a house of straw. I forget the details, but I think the lazy one got eaten by the wolf — a moral for all kids and gardeners. Work hard, survive. But one exception to that rule is the asparagus patch.
Each year you can have delicious food relatively work-free. OK, I exaggerate. There is considerable work in starting an asparagus patch, and a certain amount of work in keeping it weed-free. But it should come back reliably, year after year. So plant it well and keep it mulched to hold down weeds, and you can garner rewards year after year.
Twenty-five plants is a reasonable number of plants for a family of four, or for two people with my appetite for those sumptuous green spears. Asparagus needs rich soil with lots of nutrients, so have a good supply of compost or aged manure and some slow release organic fertilizer at planting time. Get a soil test done before you plant, or get at least get a kit that will tell you the pH. Asparagus does best with a near neutral pH, in the range of 6.5 to 7.5. If your pH is less than 6.5 you will need to add limestone to "sweeten" the soil. The test kit will tell you how much limestone you need.
Before planting, dig out all weeds and especially grasses. Rototilling does not kill weeds and grasses, it just hides them. And they will come back to plague you for years. So weed well. Because asparagus lasts for many years, it is important to enrich the soil more than you would for annual veggies like tomatoes or lettuce. In the old days — back when I was a kid — asparagus beds were dug deep, and manure was worked into the soil down to a depth of 18 inches. Asparagus roots were planted in a trench with the crown (where the roots originate) planted a foot deep and 18 inches apart.
Current thinking is that asparagus still needs good loose soil, but that the crown only need be planted 6 inches below the soil line. Using a hoe or shovel, create a trench 9 to 12 inches deep and 12 to 18 inches wide. Then loosen the soil in the bottom of the trench with a spading fork. Space rows 2 feet or more apart. Plan on working in 4-6 inches of aged compost into the soil down at the depth where the roots will be, and in the soil you will use for backfilling the trench. Don't skimp, even if you have good soil.
Work the compost in with a spading fork or shovel. A rototiller would also do the job, but can adversely affect soil tilth or texture if done when the soil is too moist. And rototilling disturbs microorganisms and earthworms in the soil. I also like to broadcast a generous dose of Pro-Gro or other slow-release organic fertilizer everywhere in the planting trench and mix it in. A quart yogurt container of organic fertilizer is fine for a dozen plants.
Azomite, a mineral mix that provides micronutrients is a good additive, too. Green sand is an organic source of potassium and micronutrients from the sea. All of the above should be available at your local feed-and-grain store or garden center.
Asparagus roots are now sold that are all male — generally anything that has the word 'Jersey' in the name is all male. (Is New Jersey a macho state?). 'Martha Washington' is the classic asparagus variety, but it has male and female plants, so they produce seeds — and little seedlings. This is not good. You don't want extra seedlings growing in your patch, as they will compete with your plants for water and nutrients, just like weeds. Of course, you can pull the seedlings growing under Martha, and re-plant them elsewhere, but that sounds like work to me.
In the bottom of your trench build mounds of soil/compost mix. Drape the roots over the mounds with the crown sitting on top the mound. If the roots are longer than your trench is wide, swirl the roots around the mound a little. Then gently backfill your trench (or hole, if you did individual holes instead of a trench). Just an inch or two of soil is all that is required at the start. As the season progresses and the sprouts grow, add more soil/compost mix. By the end of the summer your plants should have 6 inches of soil over the crown.
A few recommendations: Have patience. Don't pick any spears this year. Next year, just take one or two stalks per plant. Each year, take more — but never pick for more than 4 weeks. Taking too many spears will draw down their reserves and weaken the plants.
Keeping your asparagus patch well-weeded is important. Wood sides to an asparagus bed can help keep out creeping grasses, or you can dig a little moat around the bed to keep grasses from creeping in. Mulching with 6 pages of newspaper and 4 inches of straw will help keep down weeds and will hold in moisture. Even if you are the quintessential third pig when it comes to gardening, don't be lazy when planting asparagus. A little extra work now getting out weeds and working in healthy soil additives will pay you back many times over. Bon App�tit!
Henry Homeyer is a gardening consultant and author living in Cornish Flat, NH. His Web site is www.Gardening-guy.com.
Asparagus bed takes work to establish, then it's almost free
As I am sure you know, once upon a time there were three little pigs. One built his house of bricks, one of sticks, and the lazy one built a house of straw. I forget the details, but I think the lazy one got eaten by the wolf — a moral for all kids and gardeners. Work hard, survive. But one exception to that rule is the asparagus patch.


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In the article, Matt talks about the difference between SEO and Search Engine Abuse or Manipulation. That abuse is all too prevalent these days in the blogging world, and consists of a variety of tricks and deceptive practices designed to make search engines think your site is more relevant than it really is, to make your site come up higher on someone's search results than other pages.
Fortunately, I don't see much of this in the Genealogy Blogging world. Most of you do SEO the right way, by frequently and consistently writing interesting, truly relevant posts, and doing it well enough that other people read your pages on a regular basis. In fact, most of you do a much better job of this than I do. This is the natural, organic way that SEO is done. If you're really writing articles of real interest and relevance, then you deserve the higher search ranking than someone who sets up a private network of dozens of fake blogs to refer to each other to raise their rankings.
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No less respectable a media organ of the Cathedral than The New York Times reported the same half a decade ago.
If the presumption is that marriage precludes extramarital sexual activity, then it seems reasonable to argue that opening it up to same-sex couples does in fact "disrespect the idea of marriage".
Perhaps it's time for that aspect of the definition of marriage to change as well. Expect it to be the next big Cathedral objective after the holy warriors are done mopping up any residual resistance to transgendering.
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Most virtual searches are not Fourth Amendment searches or, if they are, they can usually be carried out on little or no suspicion if they do not involve interception of communication content. Given the huge amount of information that virtual searches provide about everyone's activities and transactions, traditional physical searches--with their cumbersome warrant and probable cause requirements--are much less necessary than they used to be. American citizens may eventually live, and indeed may already be living, in a world where the Fourth Amendment as currently construed is irrelevant to most law enforcement investigations. Technological developments have exposed the fact that the courts' view of the Fourth Amendment threatens the entire edifice of search and seizure law.The paper suggests some principles for bringing such searches back under the purview of the 4th Amendment -- something that law enforcement and the government would almost certainly fight. However, it does make a really strong case for why such searches do deserve 4th Amendment protections. Between mistakes and abuse, there's a reason why the founding fathers wanted to make sure that there was probable cause before the government invaded your privacy. Why should that change when things are digital?


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Halfway to Homestead
The Chase for the Sprint Cup has run five races, which means that there are five more to go before the Sprint Cup champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It also means that about half of the Chase drivers have at some point or another been unofficially eliminated from the Chase.
Greg Biffle is 58 points back in sixth place. That means that even if he wins a race and leads the most laps, he'll end up 11 points short of leader Matt Kenseth, should Kenseth wreck out in 43rd place. With five races left, that gap is too much to make up.
Thanks for playing Biffle, Kurt Busch (-59), Clint Bowyer (-63), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-66), Carl Edwards (-67), Joey Logano (-75), Ryan Newman (-78) and Kasey Kahne (-81), but this isn't your year to be crowned champion.
That leaves five drivers with five races to go. Here's a look at how they stack up atthe tracks they'll visit and their potential chances of winning the championship:
5. Kyle Busch (2,188 points, 37 back)
Statistics at remaining schedule:
Talladega - 22.9 average finish (17 starts, 1 win, 3 top-fives, 4 top-10s)
Martinsville - 16.1 average finish (17 starts, 0 wins, 8 top-fives, 9 top-10s)
Texas - 14.1 average finish (16 starts, 1 win, 6 top-fives, 7 top-10s)
Phoenix - 13.9 average finish (17 starts, 1 win, 3 top-fives, 10 top-10s)
Homestead - 23.1 average finish (8 starts 0 wins, 1 top-five, 2 top-10s)
Perhaps if the wreck at Kansas didn't happen, Busch would still have a reasonable shot at sitting atop the standings. Unfortunately, at this point, he's a long way back and has four drivers to leap frog. Put it this way: he finished fifth last week at Charlotte and still lost ground. That has to be frustrating for a driver that has four top-fives in five Chase races.
This final stretch of tracks haven't been kind to Busch. Talladega might be a wild card, but he's flat out struggled at a place like Homestead. He's been so strong in the Chase that he could go on a tear, but that still probably won't be enough to overcome the the 34th at Kansas. Kyle Busch's odds of winning the championship are only about 5%.
4. Jeff Gordon (2,189 points, 36 back)
Statistics at remaining schedule:
Talladega - 16.3 average finish (41 starts, 6 wins, 15 top-fives, 19 top-10s)
Martinsville - 7.0 average finish (41 starts, 7 wins, 26 top-fives, 33 top-10s)
Texas - 17.0 average finish (25 starts, 1 win, 8 top-fives, 11 top-10s)
Phoenix - 11.4 average finish (29 starts, 2 wins, 10 top-fives, 20 top-10s)
Homestead - 10.6 average finish (14 starts, 1 win, 7 top-fives, 11 top-10s)
Gordon is winless on the season, and it's unlikely he'll close the 36-point gap without the help of those three bonus points. The next two races will be key. He doesn't need to win at Talladega, he just needs to survive. He does need to take the checkered at Martinsvillle, and he should be running up near the front, considering his 26 top-fives in 41 starts.
Gordon is one of the better drivers in NASCAR history, but if he won, the offseason would be filled with discussion on whether he should have been added to the Chase or not. There's really no right or wrong answer, and it'd be best for the sport to avoid that uncomfortable controversy. All in all, it likely won't be an issue, as Gordon hasn't been dominant enough at any point in the last few years to close 36 points on the top of the field. However, he has been good enough at most every track remaining, except for Texas, that such a run is fathomable. Jeff Gordon's odds of winning the championship are about 5%.
3. Kevin Harvick (2,196 points, 29 back)
Statistics at remaining schedule:
Talladega - 16.4 average finish (25 starts, 1 win, 6 top-fives, 10 top-10s)
Martinsville - 16.6 average finish (24 starts, 1 win, 3 top-fives, 10 top-10s)
Texas - 12.5 average finish (21 starts, 0 wins, 3 top-fives, 10 top-10s)
Phoenix - 12.9 average finish (21 starts, 3 wins, 6 top-fives, 10 top-10s)
Homestead - 7.9 average finish (12 starts, 0 wins, 5 top-fives, 10 top-10s)
In the most meaningless stat of the day, Harvick has 10 top-10s at each of the five remaining tracks on the schedule. What does that mean? Well, the answer "nothing" comes to mind, but not so fast. Harvick's calling card (they still have those!?) is his consistency with the ability to sprinkle in a win now and again, and that shows up in this stat.
That approach has put Harvick closer to the championship in recent seasons than most drivers and it's worked again this year. He picked up a win two weeks ago at Kansas, his third of the season, and is in position to move up should Kenseth and Johnson each have a bad race in the next five. Unlike Busch or Gordon, he doesn't need to leap frog anyone other than those two, and if he can hang around with top-10s and pick up one more win, he could win it. Kevin Harvick's odds of winning the championship are about 15%.
2. Jimmie Johnson (2,221 points, 4 back)
Statistics at remaining schedule:
Talladega - 17.1 average finish (23 starts, 2 wins, 6 top-fives, 10 top-10s)
Martinsville - 5.3 average finish (23 starts, 8 wins, 16 top-fives, 20 top-10s)
Texas - 9.1 average finish (20 starts, 2 wins, 9 top-fives, 15 top-10s)
Phoenix - 6.4 average finish (20 starts, 4 wins, 13 top-fives, 16 top-10s)
Homestead - 15.3 average finish (12 starts, 0 wins, 4 top-fives, 7 top-10s)
This is right where Johnson wants to be. In three of his five championship runs from 2006-10, Johnson sat in second with three or less races to go. He racks up top-fives throughout the Chase and then strikes for a win when the opportunity arises. He did that last year with wins at Martinsville and Texas before bad luck at Phoenix knocked him back.
The key will be simply surviving Talladega this weekend. Then, that Phoenix race should be where he makes his move, as he won that race in three of five championship seasons and finished second and fifth in the other two. His gaudy average finishing numbers and win totals at three of the five tracks suggest that he is certainly capable of giving the points leader the good, ol' bump-and-run. Jimmie Johnson's odds of winning a championship are about 45%.
1. Matt Kenseth (2,225 points, leader)
Statistics at remaining schedule:
Talladega - 17.6 average finish (27 starts, 1 win, 5 top-fives, 9 top-10s)
Martinsville - 15.8 average finish (27 starts, 0 wins, 3 top-fives, 8 top-10s)
Texas - 8.5 average finish (22 starts, 2 wins, 12 top-fives, 15 top-10s)
Phoenix - 17.2 average finish (22 starts, 1 win, 5 top-fives, 9 top-10s)
Homestead - 17.6 average finish (13 starts, 1 win, 3 top-fives, 5 top-10s)
Kenseth would make the late Oakland Raiders owner, Al Davis, proud with his "just win, baby, win" attitude. He's reeled off a series-leading seven wins on the season, but that has really been the crux of his success. In fact, even with those wins, he's only fourth in the series in average finishing position at 12.4 and has just two other top-fives outside those seven wins.
He's been good at tracks that he hasn't in the past; his first career win at New Hampshire in September was a testament to that, but he's going to need to go above and beyond to hold his points lead over the last five races.
He gives up nearly 21 average finishing points combined to Johnson at Martinsville and Phoenix. When a driver wins, he gets four points more than his closest competitor (before bonus points for laps), and that's Kenseth's lead on Johnson. With the No. 48's ability to win at those two tracks, Kenseth's finish immediately turns into trying salvage points behind the new leader, should Jimmie win one of those. Kenseth needs to outperform his stats, and he needs to win again; Texas is his best bet. Matt Kenseth's odds of winning a championship are about 30%.


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TORONTO — Citizenship and Immigration Canada has announced grants totalling $800,000 that will go to four Jewish organizations to gather video testimony from survivors of the Holocaust.
"Canada has been profoundly shaped by approximately 40,000 Holocaust survivors who resettled across our country after World War II," said Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. "As Canadians, it is our responsibility to learn from these brave individuals and ensure that the horrible events of the Holocaust are not forgotten and ensure that such atrocities never happen again."
The grants will be allocated through Inter-Action, Canada's multiculturalism grants and contributions program.
The recipients are:
• The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, for a program to support the preservation, access and use of Holocaust survivor testimonies in schools;
• The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre and the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, which will partner to digitize existing footage of Holocaust survivors' testimonies;
• The Jewish Federations of Canada-United Israel Appeal of Canada for a digital archive of Holocaust survivor testimonies for use during the March of the Living.
The March of the Living is an annual educational program that brings students from around the world to Europe to explore the remnants of the Holocaust.
These projects support Canada's goal, as 2013 chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), held in Toronto Oct. 6 to 10, to promote Holocaust remembrance, research and education across Canada. Federal support will enable these organizations to educate Canadians on what Holocaust survivors went through and to make essential teaching tools more accessible to Holocaust educators, the ministry stated in a news release.
Kenney announced the grants at a special event to honour Holocaust survivor educators, held in conjunction with the biannual IHRA working meetings.


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In Utah, most adults without children are completely ineligible for Medicaid benefits. Adults with children are eligible, but only up to 44 percent of the federal poverty limit, which is $10,360 for a family of four. That's why AARP Utah supports expansion of the program in our state as outlined in the Affordable Care Act.
It's important for people to pay their fair share for health care, but it's also important to provide a safety net for those with disabilities or extremely low income. It also makes good economic sense. The government will pay 100 percent of the cost of expansion for the first three years, and 90 percent thereafter. People will receive affordable care when they most need it instead of relying on emergency rooms for primary care.
AARP Utah will be working with legislators throughout the interim session to find a solution that works for our state. We urge the public to stay involved as well. Information about the interim session and Medicaid deliberations can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (January 19, 2008) - The ETSU track and field team wrapped up the 2008 Niswonger Invitational with several strong performances on Saturday.
Competing in the 60-meter hurdles, freshman Michael James (Palm Bay, Fla.) finished fourth with a time of 8.43.
"Michael is only a freshman and I love his competitiveness. He could be the best hurdler to come to ETSU. He had the best start as a collegiate, but he got bumped a little because of a collision and it threw him off a little bit," said coach Michelle Byrne. "Even though he didn't finish first today, I am really excited about how he is progressing."
Junior Jeff Crane (Taylors, S.C.) finished fourth in the mile run invitational finishing in a time of 4:25.53. Also competing in the mile run was freshman Manuel Gonzalez (Maryville, Tenn.). Gonzalez finished eighth in his flight clocking in with a time of 4:45.69.
Junior Josh Cloyd (Telford, Tenn.) appeared in the long jump, and finished fifth overall with a leap of 23-06.75 (7.18m).
"Last year Josh jumped 21-09, and this year he really did well getting 23-06. I am really excited about how he is developing even thought we haven't been able to work on his technique as much as we would like," said Byrne.
On the women's side, Nae-Nae Bailey (Statesville, N.C.) finished fourth in the 200-meter invitational with a time of 25.03.
"Nae-Nae rounded out a positive weekend with a good showing in the 200-meter finals. It was the first time she has made the finals in her career, and with her coming back from an injury she will hopefully do better next time out," said Byrne.
In the women's mile run, sophomore Victoria Currie (Dumfries, Scotland) finished second in her flight, posting a time of 5:26.81 which placed her eleventh overall.
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It's like an Ebert and Roeper disagreement on a movie. One says it's a blockbuster. The other says it's a dog. Unlike the reviews of the Palin or the Obama speech, which were almost universally applauded, McCain's speech last night is getting mixed reviews. And the perceptions couldn't be more stark.
On CNN, Jeffrey Toobin called it a disaster:
"I thought it was the worst speech by a nominee that I've heard since Jimmy Carter in 1980, Toobin said. "I personally cannot remember a single policy proposal that he made because they had nothing connecting them. I found it shockingly bad."
While NBC's Ann Curry said it was emotional:
"During the speech all around me there were people of all ages, men, women, older, younger, weeping. Lots of tears during John McCain's speech, especially when he spoke about his experiences as a prisoner of war."
No, it was boring said the New York Times liveblog:
"Sleepy? Our colleague Patrick Healy reports from the floor: There is a delegate in the Utah section and a delegate in Puerto Rico who are both drooping, eyes closed -- look asleep -- both are men."
Actually, the crowd loved it said the Associated Press:
"His own measured style left the hall in cheers, and as is his habit in campaign stops around the country, he stepped off the stage to plunge into the crowd after his speech."
Disappointing, said Michael Gerson on MSNBC:
"The policy in the speech was rather typical for a Republican. Pretty disappointing. It didn't do a lot of outreach to moderates and independents on issues that they care about. It talked, about issues like drilling and school choice which was really speaking to the converted. I think that was a missed opportunity."
Strong, said Charlie Gibson on Good Morning America:
"The words that he used at the end I thought were strong, and they sort of got lost in the crowd applause."
It's go time
No matter who you side with, last night's speech marked the end of the pre-season and the beginning of Campaign 2008 (although it's been going on since 2005). And Romney's already gearing up for 2012. And the web domains Palin2012.com, Palin2016.com and Palin2020.com are already taken. Biden2032.com is available, however.
As if they needed any motivation, both campaigns could check out that scene in the greatest movie ever made - Rocky II - where Adrian wakes from her coma and whispers to Rocky "There's one thing I want you to do for me. … Win."
Campaign managers David Axelrod and Steve Schmidt can play the part of Mick responding "What are we waiting fer..."
They weren't waiting fer anything, in fact. Schmidt and Axelrod were up early seeing who could outdo each other with the "my candidate is more about change than yours, so there."
Schmidt on the Today Show said McCain has a "record of fighting to change" while for Obama change is a "campaign tactic."
Axelrod, over on CBS's "The Early Show" said, "Last night Sen. McCain used the word 'change,' but the policies that he describes were very familiar. ... This isn't change, this is more of the same."
It's off to the battleground states
The same states will see a lot of attention in the next eight weeks. Those are the battleground states.
Today, the McCain-Palin ticket is in Wisconsin and Michigan. They're doing the tag-team thing. Palin's not solo-ing yet. But if Wednesday's speech was any indication, she'll be on her own very soon.
As for the Obama-Biden duo, they're all over Pennsylvania - but separately.
Their focus? Totally different says USA Today's Susan Page.
"It's almost as if the two contenders are running in different races," Page writes. "Democrats calculate that the presidential election will turn on bread-and-butter issues. To judge by their speeches at the convention, Republicans are convinced it will be defined by questions of character and trust."


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With a menu of plates like fried yucca, Spanish-style ribs and shrimp ceviche, how might one ever decide? The short answer: all of the above. Culinary monogamy is so 15 years ago.Ever been frozen with indecision at the sight of a menu? Ever ended up stealing bites of your dining companion's superior dish? If so, you just might be a culinary commitment-phobe, a common affliction that often presents itself in the form of "we might need just a few more minutes to look over the menu." Sound familiar? Then you'll be pleased to know that, miraculously, there is a cure. The Spanish style of small plates dining, otherwise known as tapas, was brought to Atlanta 15 years ago with Eclipse di Luna's original location, before expanding to its roomy Dunwoody digs several years later, and we've been sippin' on its sangria ever since.
With a dramatic space festooned with festive Spanish accoutrements and a downright lovely little patio, the Park Place tapas lounge has easily become the small plate-nibbling, mojito-sipping, Latin jazz-dancing hangout of choice for many a Dunwoodian. Speaking of nibbling: with a menu of plates like fried yucca, Spanish-style ribs and shrimp ceviche, how might one ever decide? The short answer: all of the above. After all, with all the delicious options on the menu, 'twould be foolhardy to pick just one. Culinary monogamy is so 15 years ago.
Menu Highlights:
Ejotes Fritos (Beer-Battered Fried Green Beans), $4.25
Remolacha (Roasted Beets with Strawberries), $5.50
Brochetta de Chorizo y Datiles (Chorizo with Dates & Bacon), $6.95
Patatas Bravas (Spiced Potatoes), $4.50
Mejillones de Eclipse (Steamed PEI Mussels), $6.25
Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight
Saturday, 5 p.m. to midnight
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April 29, 2016 | The last time the Democratic and Republican parties had to stage the quadrennial spectacles that serve as their presidential nominating conventions, they got a big assist from the taxpayers: The Federal Election Commission cut checks to each of the two parties for $18.2 million to pay for construction and other basic services required for the…
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January 21, 2016 | In the world of campaign finance, this is becoming a familiar story: A nonprofit group is launched by individuals with political connections; has no physical office, volunteers or employees; and spends much of its money on political consultants, some of whom are linked to the operatives running the group. Also, it does little or no…
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August 1, 2015 | The 2016 presidential race may be a whole new ballgame in terms of fundraising, but most of the players' names are awfully familiar — even if their faces are a bit more lined. Very few of the top donors to the super PACs backing one of the many GOP White House hopefuls or the handful…
The Political One Percent of the One Percent in 2014: Mega Donors Fuel Rising Cost of Elections
April 30, 2015 | In the 2014 elections, 31,976 donors — equal to roughly one percent of one percent of the total population of the United States — accounted for an astounding $1.18 billion in disclosed political contributions at the federal level. Those big givers — what we have termed the Political One Percent of the One Percent —…
Friends Helping Friends: Melgen's Contributions Came Early and Often for Menendez
March 9, 2015 | The Justice Department reportedly is on the brink of filing criminal corruption charges against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) for allegedly pushing the interests of a Florida ophthalmologist in exchange for gifts and contributions. Menendez says he's done nothing wrong, and that Salomon Melgen's generosity over the years was spurred because the two are friends. Friends…
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September 24, 2014 | Fund for Freedom, a super PAC formed in the dead of winter in 2012, had a short life and a singular purpose. Barely more than a week before the election, it dropped $670,000 on TV ads praising Hawaii GOP Senate candidate Linda Lingle and attacking her opponent, the group's only election expenditure of the cycle.…
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January 15, 2014 | In anticipation of the Supreme Court's ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the Center for Responsive Politics and the Sunlight Foundation have teamed up to look at the deep-pocketed donors who could give even more if the justices strike down another limit on the amount of money in U.S. politics.
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January 8, 2013 | The Club for Growth gave a huge helping hand to a group of new Republican congressmen known as the "Hell No Caucus."
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August 22, 2012 | Super PAC spending has taken a hard turn for the right -- conservative super PACs have now spent $100 million more than their liberal counterparts. But who is funding super PACs? It turns out several of the top super PACs have developed distinctive bases of financial support.
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Influx of Corporate Political Cash Followed Pivotal Federal Court Decision
March 25, 2011 | Corporate treasury money accounted for about $15.5 million of the cash donated to so-called "super PACs" -- political committees created by the dozen in the wake of the SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission ruling one year ago, the Center for Responsive Politics finds. That represents more than 17 percent of these new groups' funds.
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In honor of October being the month of Halloween - and other things spooky - all of my blogs this month will deal with a haunted location and the cemetery that ties into the story.
|Historic White Hall
|Green Clay
Green Clay was a landowner of magnificent proportions. It was never known how much acreage he actually owned, but the land made up at least two counties! Green Clay came to Kentucky with Daniel Boone. He made his fortune as a surveyor, taking 50% of the land surveyed for his work. On these lands he grew hemp, raised sheep and owned farms, distilleries, taverns, and a ferry, which crossed the Kentucky River. He became one of the wealthiest land owners and largest slaveholders in Kentucky.
|William Lloyd Garrison
|Cassius Clay
|Mary Jane Warfield
In 1845, Clay started and published the True American newspaper, in Lexington. The newspaper championed freedom from slavery.
|Clay during the Mexican War
Clay also served in the General Assembly three times and made an unsuccessful bid for Governor of Kentucky in 1851.
|Abraham Lincoln
|Czar Alexander II
Clay was also appointed as minister to the court of Czar Alexander II of Russia for two terms. Because of this, he was able to act as a liaison in the U.S. purchase of Alaska.
Cassius M. Clay
|Dora Richardson Clay
In 1879, Clay married 15-year–old Dora Richardson, bringing national scandal on the family. The marriage lasted only four years before they too, were divorced.
|White Hall
|Cassius Clay Memorial
|Cassius Clay
|White Hall in the 1960's
|Lion in garden
|White Hall Gardens
It was 1967 when the Madison County Garden Club suggested that the state consider saving the old mansion and turn it into a state park. In 1968, the deed for the mansion and 13 acres was donated by the Clay heirs to the state of Kentucky. Restoration was undertaken immediately by Kentucky's First Lady, Beulah Nunn and the Kentucky Mansions Preservation Foundation. The mansion, restored to its former glory, was opened to the public in September of 1971.
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|White Hall near Richmond, Kentucky
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Web graphic identity, website design, iconography, UI, banners, etc.
For the last 13 years I've been working in web development, and it has been an exciting journey. I offer simple and custom-made web solutions according to the needs of each client, crafting designs and hand-coding delicately.
That's a good question!
Essentially, a web developer is someone who develops for internet (it may be web apps, corporate websites or complex payment platforms). Personally, I like to define myself a web dev in a broader sense.
I believe a web dev is someone who can accomplish an internet project from the very first design stage, to the back-end programming and implementation online. And even the subsequent work and monitoring of SEO, online marketing (SEM) and Social Media.
Web graphic identity, website design, iconography, UI, banners, etc.
Front-end, HTML5, CSS3, responsive, mobile, crossbrowser, and future friendly
Design and integration of WP themes, custom plugins development and more ...
Development according to w3c standards and web accessibility.
Optimizing sites for search engines, and online marketing campaigns management.
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I create designs, websites, logotypes, stationery... I love creating things!
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Development of applications for content managment, online shops, web sites and personalized mobile applications.
I mainly develop in PHP + MySQL, JavaScript / jQuery and HTML5 + CSS3 for the front-end.
Everything that comes after launching a website; SEO, online marketing campaigns, web support and maintenance, banner design, social media management, etc.
Outside the digital-internet world, I also offer photography services (Spanish) of products or establishments, you can visit my photo gallery: MFotos.org.
Design and development under WordPress of a site for the modeling agency Valentino Bookings.
My career as a web developer was mainly self-taught. For many years, even before finishing high school, I used to study and test with small projects or websites uploaded to the Internet via 56K modem ...
I remember the first site I made, hosted in a free geocities account, it was a 'Lord of the Rings' and RPG website (two of my passions besides web development). The first site to have its own domain was uruguia.info, which then turned into elFaro.com.uy, which, tough a bit abandoned, continues online until now, almost 13 years later.
From that first moment until now, I've attended several courses, read many books, worked on dozens of different projects and jobs with many colleagues from whom I've learned a lot, and hundreds of sleepless nights, which have allowed me to evolve professionally to the web developer I am today.
I am aligned with the ideals of w3c, an international organization responsible for establishing web standards and ensure the long term growth of the Internet.
I use valid HTML5 and CSS3 and the latest technologies. I follow web standards in my developments, which allow websites to be semantic, and thus have good organic search engine optimization. It also provides a correct visualization and navigation on diferent browsers, operating systems and devices, allowing greater accessibility, without leaving out minorities or non-traditional visitors.
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This month our facilities are featuring the Lentil. Lentils are a type of legume, but unlike most, lentils are quick-cooking and do not have to be soaked ahead of time. They come in many colors -- although the most common ones are green or brown, you can also find ones that are pink-orange, yellow, and black. They are high in protein, and can be used to create soups, stews, side dishes, and are even delicious as an addition to salads.
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Repeating old apps over and over again just to show what you're using does'nt seem to be productive for this (or the old) thread. The only reason to post in this thread is if you have a new application that could rival the others, or perhaps if you have some new or meaningful thing to say about already suggested applications.
Now back to topic.
Editor: Geany, because I do alot of editing in html and theme files, I find the syntax and color picker very useful.
Movie: Gnome-mplayer: Strange that not many seem to use this frontend, since its very minimalistic and still does the job very well.
Notes: hnb
Also screen should be mentioned because it seems to have had an upswing the last year. Specially amongst those few hardcore people who only play in the land of the framebuffer
edit: Forgot one thing. Terminal : for an X enviroment, what could be more light than xterm?
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what could be more light than xterm?
It is a little hard to judge the weight of an application these days. One metric is the install size, counting all dependencies. All the way back to glibc.
xterm weighs in at 87 MB. Most terms are in the 200-300 MB range, usually due to a perl dep.
kdebase-konsole: 611 MB
guake: 513 MB
gnome-terminal: 291 MB
terminal: 291 MB
roxterm: 271 MB
lxterminal: 267 MB
tilda: 267 MB
mlterm: 266 MB
sakura: 266 MB
eterm: 96 MB
rxvt-unicode: 91 MB
xterm: 87 MB
mrxvt: 81 MB
aterm: 72 MB
rxvt-unicode-256color: 71 MB
So, to answer your question: several.
If I missed one, you can measure it with
pacgraph -c -m arch-repo [package name]
Sorry, this does not yet work with AUR packages.
Kernel: Customized Vanilla
The kernel I've had best results with. Although, it's probably placebo.
WM: Openbox
It's still a simple to use, easy to configure and very fast WM. My favourite floating WM.
Editor: Vim (CLI), Geany (GUI)
Vim is still an awesome editor, and Geany is a really lean IDE/text editor. They're very light and feature rich at the same time.
File Manager: PCManFM
It's the best file manager when used in a non-DE setting.
Terminal: urxvt
Fairly simple to configure, fast, and no bullshit.
Browser: Chromium
It's a really interesting browser, and when it matures, it will be my prime browser of choice. It's fast!
Email: N/A
Music: MPD + ncmpcpp/Sonata
MPD is a blessing from the computer gods, and is one of the reason I can't switch back to Windows.
Image Viewer: Mirage
Mirage is very simple and does just what you need. It even features basic image editing (cropping/resizing), which is really handy (and needed!).
Image Editing: Gimp
It's the only real alternative.
Pdf Reader: ePDFview
It's lean and simply a great PDF reader!
CD burning: Brasero
Not the lightest around, but I haven't used other software as much.
Torrents: rTorrent
Because screen and wTorrent is super awesome!
Video Player: MPlayer (no GUI, VDPAU)
The best media player there is. With VDPAU, it's even better.
System Monitor: htop
The best.
Archive Manager: N/A
Office: OpenOffice
The only alternative for serious office work.
Chat: Emesene
Not the most light around, but its pleasing aesthetics and simplicity makes this the winner.
CD Ripper: abcde
A great script
Best new LnF App of 2009: Chromium Browser
So, to answer your question: several.
If I missed one, you can measure it with
pacgraph -c -m arch-repo [package name]
Sorry, this does not yet work with AUR packages.
My fault, it was some time ago I did install xorg-server that I somewhere on the road got the delusion that xterm came with that package , hence my somewhat faulty statement.
WM: Openbox
I just love it
Filemanager: emelFM2
by far my favourite, does a lot of extra stuff as well!
Wieso ist es nicht mehr so wie es noch nie war?
Editor: VIM
Terminal emulator: rxvt-unicode
Shell: Zsh
Browser: Vimperator/Uzbl
Just a few scripts away from a total switch to Uzbl.
Email: Mutt
Music: MOC
Image viewer: Gliv
Image Editing: GIMP
Video Editing/Compositing/Modelling/Animation: Blender
PDF viewer: ePDFView/MuPDF
MuPDF has raw speed but is missing search, text selection and a chapter list for which I use ePDFView.
CD burning: Recorder
Torrents: rTorrent
Video Player: MPlayer
System Monitor: htop
Archive Manager: atool
Best new LnF App of 2009: Uzbl
Its sad that I run the same apps on my Quad Core Dev machine, Eee 701 and 901...
WM: awesome
Description in itself
Editor: Vim
Terminal Emulator: baulkTerm
Yeah, you've never heard of this one, because its my own project. It derived from QTermWidget which Konsole ported to pure Qt4. So its only dependency is Qt4. Currently you can think of it like a lightweight Konsole, with no menus, readable config files, defaults I like, and daemon support. Its available in AUR for those that want to try (its quite stable, I've been using the current version for half a year). I won't tout any of the new features, because its on hold until my work term in Japan is done next year. The website is there for those that are interested, though baulkTerm is just one small part of the project.
Shell: zsh
Browser: Opera
Been using it since Firefox pissed the hell out me in 2006. Chrome is nice, but I need better tab support (tab lists, moving multiple tabs between windows, closing multiple tabs at the same time). Though I do wish Opera had some sort of Vimperator plugin (I can palette Firefox with it installed).
Email: GMail
Music: mpc + ncmpcpp + ampache
Never again will I dread killing X.
While ampache doesn't seem very light, it is if its hosted on another computer
PDF viewer: xpdf
I really need to write a good/fast PDF reader with Qt4.
An EeePC 701 makes a perfect torrent server with screen + rtorrent
Video Player: MPlayer
For me the killer feature of MPlayer (beside lack of a GUI) is the ability to configure the cache.
System Monitor: htop
Archive Manager: Can someone say "command-line utilities"
Chat: Pidgin and weechat
In actuality I think Pidgin is way too slow (and was crashing a lot earlier this year) but needing something with GoogleTalk + MSN restricts me.
I'm not a hardcore IRC guy so weechat is good enough for me (and it runs in a terminal).
Office: LaTex
I really hate using WYSIWYG apps for document creation.
File Manager: coreutils
Best new LnF App of 2009: Uzbl
I was very intrigued by the idea of Uzbl. Unfortunately I'll have to get off my ass and write the functionality I want into before I'll be able to start using it.
Well, these days I'm actually using a number of heavyweights like KDE but it runs just fine on a netbook so whatever. Here's some of my favorite lightweight apps though:
Email: alpine
An excellent console based mail-reader, based off of "pine", handles attachments, pop3, imap. calling an external web-browser or text editor and the original spawn of pico (nano is a pico clone).
Web-browsers: links II and arora
Wireless management: wpa_auto + wpa_supplicant + wpa_gui or wpa_cli
I've got to install wpa_supplicant anyway, why add 3rd party management tools?
By the way, I love LaTeX, but the tex-live packages (well, I've got most of them, so I guess this varies depending on what you need) take over 1/2 a Gigabyte on my harddrive so I don't think they qualify as "light".
Kernel: Stock arch kernel
WM: sawfish
I cannot use tiling wms in a productive way. I do not bother where on my screen a window stays, but I do bother how big it is, and using tiling WMs
I always have to adjust windows' sizes.
DE: no
Editor: emacs, ex-vi (yes, I use both!)
File Manager: emacs dired, bash-commandline
Terminal: lilyterm: easily customizable, light
Browser: conkeror
Music: emacs with emms, mpg123, ogg123
Image Viewer: gqview, fast and with basic filemanager capabilities
Image Editing: fotoxx
Pdf Reader: xpdf, apvlv, want to switch completely to apvlv
CD burning: cdrtools (the original ones)
[Video Player: mplayer
System Monitor: htop, top, xrestop
does not bother much, all are good. xrestop has another purpose than the others
Office: no, LaTeX for text documents
Chat: emacs-jabber=jabber.el, ERC for irc
CD Ripper: abcde
Kernel: 126.96.36.199 configured and compiled for my notebook.
WM: Openbox. I really want to try Awesome or xmonad, but school don't give me time, and I have OB configured for my needs since months ago.
Editor: Vim for configs and code (somethimes Beaver because when I paste iit gets too many -TABS-, and it's annoing. Anyone knows how to disable that?), Pyroom or Medit for novel-writing.
File Manager: Pcman or the shell, depending on what I need.
Terminal: urxvtd/urxvtc. I admit, copy/paste is a pain.
Browser: Vimperator. There is no more.
Email: Claws-mail for Gmail IMAP.
Music: MPD with Sonata, and MPC for my multimedia keys.
Image Viewer: Geeqie. Fork of Gqview, since the last is not developed anymore. Configurable, good keybinds, and looks good.
Image Editing: GIMP, mpaint. I rarely use this.
PDF reader: Evince. I'd like something lighter, but just Evince remembers my last seen page in each file. I read a lot of novels. xD
CD burning: K3B. Almost never used.
Torrents: Deluge. I prefer Transmission, but sometimes it just don't download, while Deluge does.
Video Player: VLC.
Archive manager: Xarchiver. Light, fast and enough.
Office: Sometimes, JUST sometiemes, Abiword.
Chat: Kopete. Not light, I know. (And zenity via SSH to annoy my girlfriend with lovely attention-demanding dialog boxes).
CD Ripper: Asunder. ANother rearely used.
Screenshot: Gscreenshot.
Masive file renamig: GPrename. Simple, complete and powerful.
See ya~
The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, and we are only the thread of the Pattern."
—Moiraine Damodred
Isengrin: You can use :set paste to get proper pasting behavior in vim.
Isengrin: You can use :set paste to get proper pasting behavior in vim.
Alternatively, if you use X11-enabled vim (default vim package in Arch), you can paste teh content of the X11 selection buffer using "*p or of the X11 copy buffer using "+p
:he x11-selection
:he paste
for more information.
Why does no one mention SoftMaker Office? I know it's paid and closed source, but it is faster and superior enough than OpenOffice to me to justify the payment (though it's much cheaper than M$ crap). It's also more compatible with Office files than OpenOffice... it doesn't support Office 2007 format yet, but the way those files are shown in OOo is equal to not supporting it to me.
Just my 2 cents.
All your base are belong to us
Kernel: stock kernel
WM: pekWm and FluxBox; I prefer pekwm over fluxbox, but I like both and use both at different times. It is as lightweight as I have tried yet in WM, much lighter than gnome, kde, and xfce. I have used openbox but I like pekwm and fluxbox's window grouping and pixmap support (still like some nice looking decoration) I have also used icewm and e17... but again no window grouping. I am not a true minimalist... i just like window grouping and the speed of pekwm and fluxbox
Editor: Leafpad and Nano. I also like to an extent tea-gtk, but it seems heavier than leafpad.
File Manager: pcmanFM. It's the best one that I have found that is light weight. I am not that good at command line file management yet.
Terminal: Terminal. I like it's configurability.
Browser: Iron. Have any of you tried this? It's in AUR. It's lighter than Firefox, is based on chrome but faster and without google keeping track of my computing and such.
Email: gmail
Music: MPD with Sonata
Video Player: VLC.
Office: I've always used open office... but I want to try latex out. So.. I think I will.
Chat: Pidgin... but is that really considered light?
Best new LnF App of 2009: Iron. What can I say, I love it. I've been hearing alot of talk about Uzbl though.. maybe I should take a good look at it.
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1. Openbox (nothing better!)
2. Emacs
While emacs is a "heavy weight" compared to vim, I consider it lightweight given that it uses appr. 50 MB to do all of the following:
- text editing (of every kind and variety: code, LaTeX, etc)
- PIM and outliner (org-mode)
- publishing (org-mode and muse)
- contacts (BBDB)
- email (wanderlust)
- news/mailinglists/rss (gnus and newsticker)
- irc (erc)
- jabber (jabber.el)
- web browsing (emacs-w3m as frontend to w3m)
- emms (for managing music collection and streams)
- and basically anything else...
well, with 3 months of Arch and 3 years of linux under this previously corporate windows person, here is my take. I should mention i am obsessed with low memory usage and efficiency even though I have a fast laptop (lenovo x 60s)
DE: xmonad/ xmobar/ dmenu. Fast, reliable, low memory usage and limited mouse.
DE backup: lxde:
email contacts: gmail (why are we still talking about email clients?)
news: google reader
web: firefox
docs/ spreadsheets: Go-Office
note-taking; zim - (most underated app ever)
terminal: lxterminal
file manager: thunar
text editor; nano/ gvim/ gedit
music; gmm
backup: jungledisk --> S3
Office 2007: Virtualbox, XP, Office 2007 (only when I have to)
tunnelling: rdesktop
apps: github
thats it. works fine with a small memory footprint, super fast and reliable.
Last edited by chender (2009-12-02 06:26:56)
thinkpad X60s [t400s coming soon] | archlinux i686 | xmonad | dmenu |
de: wmii-hg + plan9port
email/contacts: mutt/abook/muttprint
news: rss2email
browsing: uzbl / firefox (sometimes because of lastPass addon)
terminal: plain xterm
file manager: xterm together with some aliases in .bashrc
text editor: vim
backup: rsync over ssh
working: subversion, r, eclipse (unfortunately, but there isn't anything better as statET for remote access and pretty good sweave implementation too)
music: mpd + ncmpc
pics: feh
pdf: zathura (wonderfull app!)
chat: bitlbee + irssi
downloading: lsd-svn
cdburning: bashburn
suggestion for lnf-award 2009: zathura
Last edited by dw (2009-10-11 11:13:13)
Kernel: Stock arch kernel
Not gonna bother with anything else, it works nicely
WM: Openbox
Self explanatory, very fast and light, customizable, and lots of features.
LXDE is basically Openbox with Pcmanfm, LXpanel, and some other great light apps that together make a great, speedy environment.
Editor: Leafpad / Nano
Leafpad in X, nano from the commandline. My editing needs are limited and these are fast and easy to use.
File Manager: PCmanFM
My favorite file manager, possibly better than Dolphin and Nautilus, but a lot lighter.
Terminal: Terminal
Not many dependencies, very fast, as many features as gnome-terminal and konsole.
Browser: Chromium / Midori
Both are great. I use Chromium on here, and for me, it's just as fast as Midori, maybe faster, but on older computers, Midori is quite a bit faster. They both are great, light, and fast.
Email: Gmail
Don't wanna bother with seperate E-mail clients when going to gmail.com works just as good, and I always have a browser window open anyways
Music: Goggle's Music Manager
One of my top 3 music programs (the other two being Amarok and Exaile, in no particular order). It's really light, but it uses I think the FOX toolkit, which is very light, but can be a little on the ugly side. Great program though.
Image Viewer: Gpicview
The default image viewer in LXDE, it resembles the XP image viewer (that's a good thing), and it works very well and is light.
Image Editing: GIMP or Kolourpaint
Neither are particularly light, but they're the best options. GIMP for the more advanced stuff, Kolourpaint for simpler stuff (don't bother with Kolourpaint if you don't want KDE libs installed)
Pdf Reader: Okular
Yeah, I use KDE, that's all I'm very familiar with, don't use PDFs much
CD burning: K3B
I've tried everything else, and still nothing comes close to the power of K3B, don't care if it's not that light
Torrents: Deluge (Ktorrent in KDE)
Again, there are certainly some lighter options, but these two programs, IMO, are the best. They resemble Utorrent, and have plenty of features and stuff.
Video Player: VLC
Well, it's the only one that works well for me, so I'll take it
System Monitor: htop
Best. Period.
Archive Manager: Xarchiver.
Fast and works. I prefer using right click menus of my file manager though, or the terminal.
Office: Openoffice
It's big, it's slow, but it works, and it works well. Nothing comes close.
Chat: Pidgin
Connects to all the protocols I use, all in one app, what more can I say?
CD Ripper:
Don't know really. K3B or Sound Juicer I guess (sound juicer might have a lot of gnome dependencies, don't remember really)
Best new LnF App of 2009: Chromium Browser
It's already my default browser, and it's still under development. Very good.
WM: Openbox
Its a fast WM and can be customized quite a bit.
DE: Xfce
Its a good balance between the heavy Gnome and light weight WMs.
Editor: Leafpad / Nano
Leafpad for GUI and nano for cli. Both are easy to use text editors.
File Manager: Thunar
Its light weight but still powerful. Custom actions rule!
Terminal: xterm
It works.
Browser: Arora / Midori
One is QT4 based, the other GTK. Both use the webkit engine and are getting better with each release.
Email: Gmail
I never quite "got" email clients. And for web mail, I find Gmail one of the best (particularly its spam filter).
Music: Quod Libet / moc
For GUI I prefer Quod Libet due to its clean and simple interface. For cli, I like MoC. It simply plays music and its easier to setup than mpd.
Image Viewer: Viewnior
A rather new image viewer in active development and it works well.
Image Editing: GIMP
Theres no better alternative.
Pdf Reader: Evince-gtk
To me, it renders PDFs better than ePDFView.
CD burning: K3B
No other Linux burning program can even compare feature-wise.
Torrents: Transmission / rtorrent
Transmission for GUI and rtorrent for cli. Both are light.
Video Player: GNOME MPlayer
GTK-based frontend for MPlayer. Not as many options as SMPlayer but it does the job.
System Monitor: htop
Its simple.
Archive Manager: File Roller
Not the lightest but I need 7zip and rar support in my right-click menu.
Office: Abiword / Gnumeric
Its good for basic needs and the speed over OOo makes it worth it.
Chat: Pidgin
Its supports multiple protocols and works.
CD Ripper:
Don't know; haven't used one lately.
Here are a few lesser known gems.
WM: Scrotwm. The velocity of development has really taken off lately. Somehow it is smaller than evilwm or dwm, despite being configured by a no nonsense text file.
Word processor: Wordgrinder. I can't give this a solid recommendation yet, still learning it.
Spreadsheet: Teapot. Compared to the alternatives (sc and oleo), it is both easier to use and a smaller binary.
Graphs: Ploticus. Console based spreadsheets need something to draw charts. Ploticus is the lightest decent looking one around, but it can be a pain to use sometimes.
Calculator: Mathomatic. The built in CAS is quite good for quick algebra and simple calculus.
Console eye candy: Clockywock. It's a nifty looking clock.
X11 eye candy: Synaesthesia. Fast (works on a P3), light (230K) and standalone music visualizer.
Misc: get_flash_videos. No need for X, a graphical browser or flashplugin. The only way to watch HD youtube on a low end computer.
Isengrin: You can use :set paste to get proper pasting behavior in vim.
Wow. Thank you.
I probably use vi more than any other app on my pc. I don't paste often enough to have looked into fixing this, but it's been bugging me a while. It is much much simpler than the round about way I was doing things when I needed to paste a chunk into a config file or what not - (opening nano, pasting, saving, re-opening in vim to edit!).
To understand recursion, you must understand recursion.
wm: dwm
very sleek and fast. no frills design philosophy. some call it unusable but once you master the keybindings (or make your own) it owns. unlimited customization if you know C.
terminal: urxvtd+urxvtc
daemon mode is cool
editor: vim
file management: core utilities/fstab
i tried thunar, pcmanfm, etc... but found that i never used them unless i was trying to mount/unmount something
for now fstab for usb drives i own and use, dmesg+temporary mount for others.
music: mpd+ncmpc
it only ncmpc had clock screen...
i prefer it over ncmpcpp because its simpler
video player: mplayer
pics: feh (scrot for screenshots)
pdfviewer: epdfview
can't figure out how to print with apvlv
chat: irssi+bitlbee+screen
i don't use IRC much, but bitlbee lets me use my AIM account, so that's cool. very lightweight and hard to kill.
torrent: rtorrent
works well in screen
web: firefox+vimperator
can't surf without vimp now haha
email: gmail
word/spreadsheet: openoffice
all in one app--does everything i need it to do, despite its bloatedness
Last edited by edma2 (2009-10-31 22:00:33)
Kernel: Stock arch kernel
WM: dwm (Desktop)/Openbox (Laptop)
Love tiling on a nice big screen, very configurable. Openbox is just a pleasure, even on my tiny netbook.
Editor: emacs
its my religion, nuff said
File Manager: Thunar
don't use that much, but when I need it, it works
Terminal: urxvt
easy to configure, light, does what I need.
Browser: Chromium
really really quick, but if ubzl keeps it up, it will be the be-all of linux browsers
Email: mutt
only a few quirks with gmail that piss me off, but quickly switching the sorting, and searching with a keystroke or two is really cool.
Music: mocp/pianobar
pianobar is awesome for Pandora listening.
Image Viewer: Feh
does what i need, which is usually viewing images.
Pdf Reader: epdfview
i would like a bookmarking feature, but i guess i can add that myself when i get a chance.
Torrents: Transmission
downloads my torrents, plus there are great clients out there, including an awesome android app (Transdroid).
Video Player: mplayer
i don't have many requirements, just display the video in the center of the screen.
System Monitor: htop
easy as pie, and kinda cool looking in a weird way
Archive Manager: unrar, tar, etc
they work fine
Office: emacs
cause Open Office is a retarded answer here
Chat: irssi
although I flip flop between weechat and irssi, both are great once you get the configs down.
Best new LnF App of 2009: Chromium Browser
raised the bar in the ever bloated web browser category.
i really would live in the cli all day, and there the abundance of lightweight apps is enormous. makes it alot easier.
Kernel Stock
WM dwm (desktop), Openbox (laptop)
Editor Vim
File manager Vifm
Terminal Urxvt
Browser Conkeror
Music Moc
Utilities Conky,htop, TTYtter
Best LnF App 2009 Vifm
Arch + dwm • Mercurial repos • Github
Registered Linux User #482438
Kernel: Stock, but I might try -ice since I would like to suspend to file.
WM: PekWM and tint2. Nice, fast and good looking.
Editor: Emacs (daemon and clients)
Terminal: Urxvt (daemon and clients) or Eshell (Emacs-shell)
Filemanager: Mostly core utils. Otherwise Worker with XFT support.
Music Manager: Goggles Music Manager or J River Media Center through Wine
Music Streamer/Podcast Listener: DRadio
Pictures: For quick viewing: Feh; For organizing: J River Media Center through Wine
Video Player: Mplayer
Browser: Firefox and Iron. I love Firefox but it is slow compared to Iron... I will have to look at Surf though.
Mail+calendar: Thunderbird 3+Lightning. A nice improvement, although I wish it was faster.
Pdf viewer: Evince with Synctex-support
Presentations: Impress!ve showing a nice Beamer presentations. For less demanding presentations I use Org-mode to generate Beamer-code.
Version Control: Git. I use SVN for projects with people beside myself; mostly because I do not want to introduce a new version control system. I use git.el as a gui.
Backup: Tarsnap.
Pretty Documents: LaTeX and Org-mode
"Spreadsheet": R + pgfSweave + tikzDevice
Best LnF App: Emacs 23 with daemon support
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Arch x64 on Thinkpad X200s/W530


text:
Oct. 31, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshman defensive back Phil Bellafiore had two interceptions in the first eight minutes of the game that each led to a Seahawks touchdown as Salve Regina (2-7, 1-4) defeated MIT (2-5, 0-4) on a Halloween Sunday at Steinbrenner Stadium. Robert Higle handled the Salve Regina offense, completing 13-of-20 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns.
Although MIT received the opening kickoff, Bellafiore intercepted senior Phil Deutsch's first pass, resulting in a short field for the visiting Seahawks. Nine plays later, Dan Decosta bounced into the endzone on a 13-yard run to give Salve Regina an early, 6-0, lead. On the Engineers next possession, Bellafiore picked Deutsch again. The Seahawks worked for their second score, although Sean Peters led the way. Finishing with a game-high 134 yards, Peters capped the Seahawks' second drive with a one-yard run. Salve Regina missed on the ensuing two-point attempt, but still enjoyed a 12-0 lead midway through the opening frame.
The Cardinal Red and Silver Gray slashed into the Seahawks' lead with an eight-play drive in the second quarter. Rookie Thomas Scotton punched in for six with a two-yard run that capped a 58-yard drive. With 3:20 showing on the clock until halftime, the Salve Regina offense again went to work. A balanced attack featuring Peters, Decosta and Carl Frye led the Seahawks' march down the field. After seven plays and 74 yards, the Seahawks stretched their advantage to 14 with a six-yard touchdown pass from Higle to Frye.
MIT slashed into Salve Regina's lead in the third quarter, behind the game's longest drive. Totaling 13 plays, and spanning 87 yards and seven minutes, the Engineers crossed the goal line on a two-yard scamper by Scotton. MIT's rookie halfback finished with a career-high 124 yards and two touchdowns.
Salve Regina entered the fourth quarter with a 20-14 lead, although it had lost its early momentum. Looking for an offensive spark, the Seahawks went back to the ground, where Peters ate away the clock, while picking up valuable yards for the Salve attack.
The Seahawks started their final scoring drive from their own 10, but behind Peters and a few big plays to wideout Antonio Guzzo, Salve Regina covered 90 yards in just over five minutes. Facing a fourth-and-three from the MIT 30, Higle sealed the Engineers' fate with a bootleg connection to Dan Decosta, who promptly raced down the sideline for the uncontested score.
Guzzo led all receivers during Sunday's tilt, picking up 94 yards on eight catches.
Defensively, the Engineers were led by Kevin Yurkewich. Enjoying the best season of his career, Yurkewich made 11 solo stops and finished the game with a game-high 15 total tackles. Bobby Lacerda had eight tackles and an interception to pace the Seahawks' defense, which also boasted nine tackles for loss including three sacks.


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State officials are wondering where more than $600,000 in monies given to KCA is at right now
Kinston Charter Academy is still making waves two weeks after surrendering its charter.
There are questions being raised by state officials, who are wondering what happened to more than $600,000 in state funding received by KCA.
Ozie Lee Hall Jr., the principal and CEO of the school from 2007-13, said that $666,818 was given to the school in July as part of an allotment based upon projections for 336 students to enroll in the fall. At the time of the school�s closure, there were only 230 students at the school.
The school, which opened in 2004, closed its doors Sept. 6 due to financial reasons. Hall attributes part of the closure to failures to secure a $300,000 loan and an additional loan to refinance the school.
�Without refinancing the mortgage equity in the building, which was $2 million, the school was insolvent,� Hall said.
Hall said all of the money received in July has been spent, but the funds were used for valid expenses.
According to Hall, $230,000 was used to repay a loan that was due in July, $163,000 for taxes and paying the employee retirement system and $170,000 to cover payroll for July and August.
Other smaller expenses included $80,000 to the state for employee benefits, $27,000 for building maintenance, $20,000 in insurance, $12,000 for buses and $18,000 in advertising, Hall said.
Hall said the school only has $3,000 currently in its bank account and has no other source of income. He said the school does not have the funds to pay teachers their finial paychecks and is under the impression the state will foot the bill.
Joel Medley, director of the office of charter schools, said the money given to KCA in July was supposed to last the school until the second allotment, which would have been dispersed in November.
�The money they received should have been able to pay teacher salaries,� Medley said. �To say that this is a department responsibility is not exactly accurate.�
Medley said it was a �budget issue� and if the school had remained open they would have run out of money in the middle of the year.
He also said the state was reviewing the matter as part of normal close-out procedures.
�Anytime a school closes it is never just over and done,� Medley said. �There�s always a process.�
Medley said state officials have already been down to KCA to make sure the process of transferring student records to the proper schools and an inventory of assets is conducted.
After learning that the state does not intend to provide money for teacher salaries, Hall wrote a letter dated Sept. 17 to State Superintendent June Atkinson asking for clarification on the matter.
Hall said he hopes there will be a resolution soon.
Noah Clark can be reached at 252-559-1073 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @nclark763.


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Scout Sunday-Sabbath
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
The Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 as Scout Sunday. However, a chartered organization or local religious organization may choose to celebrate on another day.
The Presbyterian Church and United Methodist Church celebrate Scout Sunday on the second Sunday of February so as to not conflict with Communion Sunday. In the the Jewish faith, Scout Sabbath is celebrated on the Saturday after February 8, Scouting Anniversary Day.
February 8, 1910 was the founding of the Boy Scouts of America by W. D. Boyce and the first Scout Sunday was in 1914. See Boy Scouts of America Historical Highlights for more.
The Scout Law says that a "Scout is Reverent" and the Scouts of all ages promise to do their "Duty to God". These values strengthen youth character in their family, community and faith.
Scout Sunday Observance
- This is a sample format for your unit's annual Scout Sunday observance from Scout Sunday:
Suggested Scout Sunday Service of Worship (outline)
- Call to Worship
- Responsive Reading
- The Scout Law
- On My Honor
- Hear Our Prayer
- Pastoral Prayer
- Offertory Prayer
- Scripture Reading
- Prayer of Dedication or Offertory
- Meditations
- Benedictions
- Closing Hymn
Scout Sabbath
- These are sample materials from Scout Sabbath Services:
Scout Sabbath offers an opportunity for worshippers to honor Scouts and Scouters, as well as to learn more themselves about the value of Scouting as a youth program chartered to a Jewish organization. It gives a rabbi a framework to address Scouts directly, in addition to speaking about Scouting to the congregation.
Some rabbis use regular liturgy and supplement it with special reading. Others devote the entire worship services to Scouting themes, using Scouts and Scouters as readers. There is no "one right way " to conduct such a service. Most rabbis understand the purpose to be a strengthening of the bonds between the synagogue and the Scouting unit and plan accordingly.
A variety of Scouting-related resources, prayers, and readings are available:
- Religious Awards for Youth and Adults
- Based on the Twelve Points of the Scout Law
- Sermonic Material
- Statements by Lord Baden-Powell
- Scout Camping
- Scout Sabbath Sermon by Rabbi Jack Bemporad
- Sample Ner Tamid Presentation
Scout's Own Worship Service
The Scout's Own Worship Service is an interfaith service such as those above. It is a brief worship or meditation, specifically designed for Scouting events where there may be members of more than one faith group. The intention of an interfaith service (formerly known as a Scouts' Own) is to provide a spiritual focus during a camping experience that does not reflect the views of a particular denomination or faith. An interfaith service can be defined as a gathering of Scouts held to contribute to the development of their spirituality and to promote a fuller understanding of the Scout Oath and Law, with emphasis on one's Duty to God. Let's take a look at what this definition means.
An interfaith service is a gathering of Scouts consistent with the 12th point of the Scout Law. This can be in groups as small as two or as large as a world Scout jamboree, though groups of a few patrols work best. In smaller groups, Scouts are able to get involved, share their experiences, and learn that spirituality is something that affects everyone.
An interfaith service is held for the development of the Scouts' spirituality. Spirituality is that which is beyond the material, that which gives meaning and direction to one's life. Scouting is primarily concerned with how people live out their beliefs in everyday life.
Scout Sunday Suggestions
If you are not chartered to a religious organization, choose a church for your Unit to attend together.
See Also
External Links
- Official Boy Scout Links
- Scout Sunday - official BSA materials and links
- Scouting in Protestant Churches
- The Scout Law with references to the Bible
- BSA Religious Calendar
- Scout Sabbath
- Manual for Chaplain Aides and Chaplains with a sample Scout funeral.
- Suggested Worship Aids for Scout Sunday Service(hymns)
- On My Honor (hymn) (PDF)
- Scouter Prayer
- A Psalm for Scouts and Scouters
- The Guy in the Glass (prayer)
- Program Covers and Inserts
- Bringing Youth to Christ Through a Scouting Ministry (newsletter article)
- Scout Sunday Links
- Scouts Own Service Links