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I WAS once thrown off a train by one of those uniformed inspectors who think they are God because they wear a name badge. I was travelling to London for work and I really didn't need the hassle of getting off the train and waiting for the next one in the rain, cursing myself for my big mouth.
The inspector, you see, had taken issue with the ticket I was travelling on and attempted to make me buy another one at a sum that was not far off the cost of my first car. My transgression? I had not realised the precise and particular nature of the ticket I had purchased.
Anxious to get to my appointment in London, I'd arrived at the station early, and hopped on the first train to St Pancras which pulled in. Little did I realise that this would be my downfall and possibly the start of my criminal record. I was shaking with indignation. I had made an innocent mistake and I was being treated as if I had attempted to steal a train.
I am glad then that the Government is stepping in to ensure that rail passengers who make similar innocent mistakes with their tickets are not dealt with like criminals. It plans to overhaul the rail penalty fare appeals procedure to allow passengers a fairer say. It doesn't precisely say that it will teach ticket inspectors to get a grip on reality and stop behaving as if they rule the world, but it is at least a step in the right direction.
After all, it's about time the rail companies cut us a bit of slack. Is it any wonder that people get confused? There are so many fares available that it is a miracle anyone ever gets on the right train, at the right time for the right price.
When I went to Manchester recently, I checked out the train times and cost of ticket on the National Rail Enquiries website before I set off. When I got to the station though I was pleasantly surprised – for once – to find that the ticket I was expecting to buy was actually five pounds cheaper. This was, as the nice young man in the ticket office explained, because I was travelling "off-peak". I swear nothing on the website informed me of this, because I know I put the times of travel in to the dot.
All too often though, it works the other way – usually to the cost of the paying passenger. I've sat on some trains and seen some things. One Sunday morning en route to the Edinburgh Festival, I witnessed a family with three children, the youngest of whom clearly had special needs, treated appallingly.
There had been a mix-up over the reservations and the table seats they had booked were taken by people who had got on earlier. The inspector wouldn't budge, wouldn't help them find another table seat and wouldn't let them sit in the almost-empty first class carriage. The bewildered family were stood in the aisle surrounded by bags and buggy. I ended up giving up my seat at York and letting them sit in my place. The disgusted look I shot at the inspector could have propelled him out of the window and onto the banking.
What redress did we have though? On a train, you're trapped in a metal tube moving at a hundred miles an hour, at the mercy of those with the power. How, though, can the rail companies justify such heavy-handed treatment when all too often, their trains are late, over-crowded, filthy and either freezing cold or sweltering hot?
The Government's plans to overhaul the penalty appeals procedure coincide with the publication of a report from consumer group Passenger Focus, which says that "the outlook for being caught making a mistake can still be bleak". That's what the rail companies need to keep in mind – a simple mistake is not serial fare-dodging.
It is good to see the consumer coming first for once. However, I don't think the Government should rest on its laurels. I'd like to see this as the start of whole new way of looking at consumer rights. It's not just the train companies who treat us like criminals. What about TV Licence enforcers, who bring in the bailiffs at the drop of a hat? What about the owners of certain car-parks who have the power to enforce fines of hundreds of pounds if a motorist inadvertently overstays their welcome? What about the bully-boy wheel-clampers, and the refuse collection companies who put spy-cameras in the bottom of our bins?
We live in a democracy, not a shady police state. It's about time the scales of justice tipped in our favour.


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Attack of the Ewan Fans
tuesday, july 2, 2002
Well darling diary, I haven't written one of these in ages. I hope I haven't forgotten how to do it.
Since I wrote you I've quit my job and graduated college, now I'm a do nothing bum, who needs a job in the publishing raquet.. particularly copyediting. Wish me luck!
Another thing I want to talk about straight off the bat is that today is the one year anniversary of my opening this site. And through it all I don't think I could have done it without the support of all the Moulin Rouge! fans posting on the board and being my frined, and loveing my site. At the time I wrote this, our site had 23,929 hits. That's a lot of hits for just one year of a sh*tty little tripod site. And I've enjoyed every minute, even spending all my money on memorabilia. Ok now onto the real purpose of this entry:
Well you may or may not know that I'm big on planning my trip out to Minnesota to see Moulin Rouge again with some gals from the board coming up this month (more on that later), so I wasn't expecting any big Rouge activity in the super near future.
You could imagine my surprise when a newbie on our board announces she lives in Southern IL and her best friend lives in Arnold, MO which is right in my backyard practically. So I plan on meeting up with Carrie (aka McGregors Wench) and her best friend Charleen. Actually we planned to meet up like one day in advance to go see Attack of the Clones. I swore up and down after my 4th time that I wouldn't go again.
That same day my best friend Jessie and her hubby were going to Six Flags and they invited me to go along, but I didn't have enough money so we were supposed to do something later. When Six Flags fell though for me, I said yes to the movie.
Fast forward to the day of. So my friend Kris(tin) calls me up out of the blue and wants to do something. I haven't seen her in a week, and she's a Ewan fan, so I invite her along. And she shows up.. then Jessie gets back from Six Flags and calls me maybe 20 minutes before we have to leave for the glorious Wherenberg Ronnie's 20 Cinema. So I tell her we're going and ask her if she wants to come along or we could hang out later. Her hubby says yes. This is her third time. We went together on opening day. Anywho.. Kris and I have to haul ass to pick her up, and then we're off to the races.
We arrive at Ronnies and it's packed with little disgusting children (I'm sorry that's just how it is--little hoochies and hood rats all over the place - "I'd pay to have the little buggers wiped out") and we're looking around for the gals and finally Jessie spots Charleen (she told us what her shirt looks like). So like the dork that I am, I go up and shake their hands like its a business relationship. And then we go into the terribly long line that is long enough to go out the door (but if said children would wind the line a little more everyone could be in the air conditioning). Carrie bought The Pillow Book on DVD that day so she was proudly showing it off, I told her she'd like it (who wouldn't like to see a nude McGregor?). Jessie cringed, and then we talked about Star Wars and that got Jessie going. So we're all chatting it up in the line and then in the theater, they go to get seats while Kris and I get junk food. I got a free Twizzler, but it's not really on my stupid Slim Fast diet to eat the whole fricking package so I take out one serving size and buy my gargantuan soda 'cause I was deprived of it for the last 2 weeks.
I wore this kick ass shirt I bought on ebay that was from a Days of Our Lives convention that features the show's Craig and Nancy Wesley hanging off the mill. Below it it says Moulin Rouge! like on everything else that says it (all big and bold). That was how Charleen and Carrie were to spot me, but Jessie spotted them first.
Ok so we spot them in the theater. Star Wars is on it's last run in the theater, but it's still packed. And I hear some girls in front of us talking about my shirt (which is cool anyway because then and there I felt like a celebrity--maybe I'm meant for stardom?) and I said "Yes it is Moulin Rouge!" and they turn around and ask me about it, and I'm bragging, 'cause it's always good to talk about the rouge.. and then one of them shows me her purse, it says Moulin Rouge on it in red letters. And then I was jealous and her parents got it for her in Paris. I think it was at this point that Carrie joked that we were having a convention. So I just wanted to say "hi" to Katelin (the MR fan) and her soon to be converted-fan friend Michelle who seemed to be really looking forward to finally seeing it. I also told them about the site, and Katelin said she'd been here already but I hope they both check it out. A Moulin Rouge! fan is always a good thing, but a fan around these parts is even better..
To get totally off the subject, I almost dated this guy that liked the movie, just for that fact. And had he any other redeeming qualities I would have been more responsive to his advances. But I guess it's a good thing we didn't hook up 'cause he was on the rebound. He hooked up with my friend Megan that night and like 3 weeks later he dumped her on her ass and got back with his old girlfriend. Even guys with great taste in movies aren't perfect!
Ok so everyone of us girls in the row.. from the end it was Kris, Charleen, Carrie, Jessie, and Me in the middle of the theater.. and we're all talking through the whole thing, which was fun.. 'cause we've all seen it. Anyway it was great. Ewan was delish as usual. I really appreciate Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) more and more every time I see it. I also began to notice things that I wouldn't usually... like all the sexual imagry in the film. There were tons of phallic symbols and female symbols (don't know the counterpart of phallic---oh you know what I mean!) and I kept joking about it to Jessie and she said that I need a man.
I think "No duh" so like for the past 2 months I'd be sort of stalking this waiter Josh at Applebees on Manchester (how's that for advertising) just ask for Josh if you go. Anyway it isn't really stalking. But the first time we went (Jessie, her baby and me) he and I were sort of flirting, and so I left him my number and said "from the older woman" cause I'm like a day older than him or something.. stupid lame joke.. and we go back exactly a week later.. and I do basically the same thing except I write something like "If you don't call this time I won't leave you alone :)" VERY stalkerish.. how stupid.. so I do leave him alone. He doesn't call but that's ok. Then a month later we go back, and miraculously he's there again and we are seated in his section. This time he didn't remember my Mudslide (which I had both times previous), but I can't have one anyway on account of the diet.. this was on Saturday btw, the day after the movie. I left a note one more time and told him I missed seeing him or something lame. I don't know why I waste my time and gas driving all the way out there. But I told Jessie that was it. I need to get a job and meet a guy there. I have caught myself singing to strangers in the Galleria, and their not noticing is even worse. I really need a man. I'm not desperate or anything, this is for my own sanity.(Call me JOSH!) I think that's about it.
So after that sidetrack, and after the movie we parted ways, and I hugged Carrie and Charleen. Maybe if a certain best friend of mine hadn't been yapping on I coulda gotten a word in edgewise, but never the less. I had a great time, and we'll do it again sometime.
Talk to you soon my dear diary. MUAH
-Diamond Dog Jessica
Bohemian Dream
saturday february 9, 2002
Words diary of mine, words can't help but to express my feelings at the moment. As you might remember, Moulin Rouge brought out the best artistic spirit I've had in months! The bohemian ideals truely moved me and made me believe in art again. As you know my career is comercial (graphic design...don't forget), still I long for true flavor in my work. But alas! I feel empty again...my friends, you might say, are somewhat bohos and a bit bohemian...they have STILL to believe in love. Their friendship and conduct makes them weird and a bit freakish (that is so cool! just like Toulouse's gang).
No matter, I believe in love very much like Christian does. Even if my heart hasn't found the right man. Wonder if I can have a Christian of my own?...very much want to...oh God! Please find me a "Christian". Anyway, my artistic impulses lack life again as my heart aches for love and my soul for artistic blossoms. Do you think I'll ever be as great like Toulouse or at least be able to express such passion for art? Make people weep and laugh all because of a drawing or painting?
Must keep hopes up! The bohemian ideals are there...I'll get there one day. God give me strength. Will live on! Vive la vie boheme!
-Diamond Dog 'with bohemian heart' Tenshi
Following in Christian's Footsteps
saturday august 25, 2001
Well Diary, I finally went on my dream holiday to England and France. I returned home a few days ago and now its time for you to hear all about it. It's been a dream of mine to cross the pond ever since I got addicted to British comedies and movies and with my new found affection for Moulin Rouge, to see the real thing would be fantastic! My mom and I left Sunday night and arrived in London, Monday morning. It was a short five and a half hour jaunt to the UK and upon our arrival we headed straight to our hotel for a much needed nap to kick the jet lag. We awoke a few hours later feeling refreshed and ventured out to find the nearest tube to explore the great city. On the way we passed by a little news stand where I found a whole bunch of British magazines featuring either Moulin Rouge or Ewan McGregor and I snapped them all up (I had to tote them across half of London that day but I didn't mind).
The remainder of our time in London was spent doing the usual tourist stuff; sightseeing, taking in a show, buying junk (I think I found a new mag each day) and minding the gap, all while keeping an eye out for any devilishly handsome Scottish actors who happen to live there, but alas, none were to be found (sigh). Then all to soon our four days in London were up and it was time to board the train to Paris.
I decided to pass the time on the train by listening to my great collection of Moulin Rouge music. Three CD's: the original, (which I bought five minutes, no lie, after seeing the movie the day it came out and listened to on the way home of all twenty of my viewings), the "Come What May" single that I bought off e-bay because its only available in Aussi land, and a CD I made of bootleg versions of the internet of the songs that weren't on either (I'm still missing "Zidler's Rap" though. The one w/ "Smells Like Teen Spirit"). But the wicked cool thing is, when we arrived in the train station in the North of Paris, very close to the Moulin Rouge and most likely the station depicted in the movie as the one Christian arrived at, I was listening to the very same song that was playing in the movie when Christian pulled in as well. The French one and by complete coincidence, I thought it was cool.
In Paris we stayed in a hotel just off the Champs-Elysees choice location but a bit far from Montmartre. It was a bit on the pricey side eating in the city of Paris, but the most expensive by far was our night at the Moulin Rouge! It was over two hundred dollars for the both of us not to mention all the money I spent in the gift shop but it was worth it!
The show was actually at La Bal du Moulin Rouge next door because the building underneath the sails of the famous red windmill is no longer in public use. The windmill itself is still spinning away at the end of the "Red Light" district of Paris which was a little scary but hey it used to be a whore house so what do you expect! Inside the decor resembled the court yard in the movie minus the elephant (aww) but it was cool. The food was ok but the show was cool! There were a lot of boobies all over the place though as throughout most of the show the women were topless but you would guess that of a vegas type show at the Moulin Rouge. There were four mini stories separated by little time fillers, one of them seemed a little familiar with an Indian theme and two lovers hmmm . . . ? Any way the show was wicked awesome and it was very cool to have seen it since it will be the same show that the Baz's crew will see when they hold the French movie premiere there in a few weeks. After that night ended we tried to fit all our Paris experience into the two days we had left but we knew it could not happen. All too soon we were waving good-bye to "gay Paris" (Parie) and hello to the good old US of A, sad to be done but happy to be home.
Now I'm just biding my time till I leave for college next week toying with the idea of going all the way into Boston to experience Moulin Rouge just one more time but I'm running out of money and I'm trying to make my Halloween costume (can can dancer, what else) plus it will be coming out on video in a few months so I should suck it up and be an adult about it till then.
-Diamond Dog Katie


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Embroidery Buttons
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Making buttons from embroidered fabric has been on my "to make" list for a while, but finding the right piece of embroidery took some time.
But I finally found the perfect vintage piece to use for buttons. It was something to go around your neck or maybe one of those triangle things to hold your hair back? There was a lot of stains along the edges of the fabric, but the fabric in the middle was still in good shape.
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Are you curious to know who makes Cadillac cars? Well, General Motors is the company, which makes Cadillac cars. General Motors also makes different models of Chevrolet cars. Cadillac cars were founded by Henry Leland in the year 1902 and the company produced around 2,500 cars after which it was sold to William Durant, founder of General Motors. By the year 2014, General Motors acquired around 20 different brands and still continues with the brand "Cadillac". We now know who makes Cadillac. Now let's get to know more about the different models of Cadillac.
Cadillac 2017 ATS Coupe:
Cadillac 2017 ATS coupe has stunning exterior looks and offers an impressive performance for the price range of $37,595. It comes with 6 speed manual transmission or 8 speed automatic transmission option. Cadillac ATS coupe 2017 has an 8 inch android touchscreen, Apple Carplay for infotainment, and also 4G LTE Wi-Fi.
Cadillac ATS V Coupe 2017:
Cadillac ATS V coupe comes integrated with a 464-horsepower twin turbo charged engine with 8 speed automatic transmission and also has a suspension that is electronically adjustable.The cabin style of ATS V coupe 2017 falls between Jaguar XF and BMW M3. The interior of Cadillac ATS V coupe is not as great as Jaguar XF, but better than BMW M3.
This car has a performance Data Recorder, which records your driving session using which you can analyze your speed, steering angle, and also a G-Force Meter.
Cadillac ATS V Coupe's twin turbo charged Engine is much more powerful than what experts have felt before driving the car. This car can reach a speed of 0-60 mph within 3.8 seconds because of its 464 horsepower and 445 pound feet of torque on tap. Cadillac ATS V coupe 2017 is priced at $62,895.
2017 Cadillac CTS Sedan:
Cadillac CTS sedan has a well trimmed cabin engaging cabin and highly cutting edge styling. It has strong acceleration in the V sport form. It has earned high scores in crash test, which is one of the brownie points for this car. Another pro for this car as mentioned above is the sophisticated styling and excellent handling in this segment. The cabin of 2017 Cadillac CTS sedan has been loaded with excellent quality materials and top notch technology. Coming to the cons, Cadillac CTS sedan lacks refinement and is not as spacious as its rivals in the same segment. It also has a small trunk.
The technology used in this sedan is same as the technology used in Cadillac ATS coupe, which is equipped with the latest touchscreen, Apple Car Play and android infotainment. A new feature added to this car is the surround view parking camera.
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Cadillac CTS sedan is available in 6 versions: Standard, Luxury, Premium, Performance, V-sport and V-sport Premium.
CTS sedan standard version comes with 4 cylinder engine, rear parking sensors, remote ignition and keyless ignition and entry. One of the impressive features is its dual zone automatic climate control.
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Elizabeth Aston
Mr. Darcys Dream
Elizabeth Aston
Mr. Darcys Dream
Release Date: 4/4/2016
From the author of Mr. Darcy's Daughters, the delightful escapades of the Darcy family continue with an enchanting story set at Pride and Prejudice's Pemberley.
When Phoebe, a young niece of Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy, is shattered by an unhappy romance, she retreats to Pemberley and is joined by kind-hearted Louisa Bingley, unmarried after three London seasons. Once the young ladies are situated in the house, several handsome strangers also arrive -- all hopeful of winning the girls' hearts. As preparations for the ball which Mr. and Mrs. Darcy are to give at Pemberley gain momentum, mischief and love triangles abound, making life as difficult as possible for anyone connected with the Darcy family.
Populated with authentic characters firmly rooted in Jane Austen's mores and stylistic traditions, Mr. Darcy's Dream has an unforgettable combination of romance, societal scandals, friendship, family, and marriage.
""This is historical fiction at its most enjoyable... Miss Jane Austen would be very comfortable in Ms. Elizabeth's Aston's world."" -- Historical Novels Review


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Buttonwood Park Zoo: Toe Jam Puppet Band every Monday 10:30 a.m.-noon; Toddler Tales every Thursday 10:30 a.m. New hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily with last admission 4:15 p.m. www.bpzoo.org. New Bedford.
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: "Whales, Tales and Sails," a free story hour, offered each Friday morning at 10 a.m. No session on Dec. 27 or Jan. 3; resumes Jan. 10. Weekly event will feature acclaimed professional storytellers Jackson Gillman and Karen Chace and includes stories, fingerplay, songs, music crafts and free play at the Corson Maritime Learning Center. www.nps.gov. (508) 996-4095. 33 William St., New Bedford.
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Southcoast RAPPP: Afterschool drop-in hours will take place 2-5 p.m. Monday-Friday for ages 11-19: Open Drop In, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 26; Open Drop In 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 27 and 30. Closed Dec. 31. Free. 1208 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford.
Cape Cod Central Railroad's Train To Christmas Town: Train will run through Dec. 29 and range in prices from $20-$36. For tickets or information visit www.traintochristmastown.com.
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Lloyd Center For the Environment: Call or visit website for information, (508) 990-0505 ext. 15 or visit www.lloydcenter.org. Demarest Lloyd State Park, Dartmouth.
Mommy and Me Yoga: Come join the fun as we explore age appropriate yoga poses and creative movement concepts through games/songs, storytelling, crafts and relaxation. Monday 9:30-10:30 a.m. for children 3-5 years old and Monday 4:30-5:30 p.m. for children Grades K-2. $10 per class, six week sessions. To register call (508) 317-7200 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Yoga 101, 106 State Road, Dartmouth.
Dartmouth YMCA: Free Youth Karate Program Demo nights, Wednesdays Janurary-February. Call to find out how you can receive a Free demo class for karate. Afterschool child care programs. Transportation provided and daily enrichment based programs, homework assistance, recreation and more offered. For information or to register, contact Dartmouth YMCA. Call (508) 993-3361 or visit www.ymcasouthcoast.org. 276 Gulf Road, Dartmouth.
Southworth Library: The upcoming week at Southworth library: Mother Goose on the Loose, 10 a.m. Tuesdays for ages 0-3; Baby Songs, 10 a.m. Wednesdays, ages 0-3; Friday Story Time, 11 a.m. Fridays, ages 3-5. (508) 999-0726. 732 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth.
Fairhaven Recreation Department: Kool Kids Christmas Vacation program, Dec. 26 and 27 and 30. For grades K-5. $100 members, $125 non-members; Registration for lacrosse program taking place. Learn and play programs for boys and girls. For children ages 8-14, cost is $40 members, $50 non-members. Tuesdays 4-5 p.m. starting Jan. 21. For more information call (508) 993-9269. www.fairhaven-ma.gov. 227 Huttleston Ave., Fairhaven.
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How to setup OAuth2 proxy on unRAID
OAuth2 Proxy allows you to set up an OAuth login in front of your existing web services providing you with a secure means of user authentication.
I had previously setup all my web applications to be accessed through Linux Server's Let's Encrypt NGINX reverse proxy container. This gave me security in the form of SSL and nice URL's to access my services with but I still wanted a better and more reliable solution to login to said services. I trust OAuth a lot more than I trust the included login forms with my services such as Radarr and Sonarr.
OAuth2 Proxy works with several authentication services such as GitHub and Facebook, however, in this tutorial, I will be focussing on using google. These instructions, however, can be mostly followed with a couple changes if you wish to use a different authenticator. More details about OAuth2 Proxy and its authenticators can be found on it's GitHub page.
My NGINX reverse proxy is currently set up to use a subdomain for each service I use. For example, I can get to Sonarr at sonarr.domain.com and Plex at plex.domain.com. If your proxy is not set up this way then you may need to make some changes with the NGINX configs I use but the premise should be similar. Final note, although this tutorial is tailored for use with unRAID, you should be able to follow most instructions with slight tweaks for other systems. Now to get started.
Get your NGINX reverse proxy setup. There are plenty of tutorials online to show you how to do this. I may write one in the future but as of now, I have not.
Head to the community apps tab in the unRAID GUI.
Search for OAuth2 Proxy and click install.
At this stage, you shouldn't need to change any settings. You can change the location to store the app data if you wish. You can also change the port if you have a clash, however, take note of what you change it to as you will need to apply this in the OAuth2 config as well.
Once you are happy with the settings, click Apply.
The container will install and once complete you can click Done.
You will probably now notice that the container is not running. This is normal. The configuration file has not be completed and thus the container will not start.
Now it's time to setup your OAuth configuration with Google
Google Oauth Setup
Create a new project here: https://console.developers.google.com/project
Make sure the project is selected in the drop-down menu next to the Google Cloud Platform logo in the top bar.
In the project Dashboard centre pane (found here), choose "API Manager"
In the left Nav pane, choose "Credentials"
In the centre pane, choose the "OAuth consent screen" tab. Fill in "Product name shown to users" (it doesn't matter what it is) and hit save.
In the centre pane, choose "Credentials" tab.
- Open the "New credentials" drop down
- Choose "OAuth client ID"
- Choose "Web application"
- Application name is freeform, choose something appropriate
- Authorized JavaScript origins is your domain ex: https://internal.yourcompany.com
- Authorized redirect URIs is the location of oauth2/callback ex: https://internal.yourcompany.com/oauth2/callback
You will need one JavaScript origin and one redirect URI for each service you plan to authenticate with OAuth. It will look something like this:
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- Choose "Create"
Take note of the Client ID and Client Secret
Now its time to go back and configure the OAuth2 Proxy
OAuth2 Proxy Setup
- Open up the folder containing the OAuth2 app data. By default its appdata\oauth2
- Open oauth2_proxy.cfg in your favourite text editor, Notepad++ 😉
- Fist you want to fill in lines 16 and 17 with your client ID and secret respectively, that you generated at the Google Cloud Platform site.
- Next, go to this encryption key generator and create a 128-bit encryption key and copy it.
- Paste this between the quotation makes on line 36 of the config file
- On the line below, enter your domain name e.g. domain.com
- Save and close this file
- Now open emails.cfg
- Delete the 2 example emails and enter the email addresses associated with the Google accounts you want to be able to log in. One email per line.
- Save and close this file
- Start the container
The final step is to configure NGINX. All you need to edit is the site conf for each domain you wish to authenticate. I have one file per subdomain I use to make management easier, however, this is not compulsory. All you need to do is take the config below and change the listen domain and the proxy address. Any special settings you have for a service may need to be copied over as well.
server {
listen 80;
# Change this to the URL (no HTTP part) of your service
server_name service.domain.com;
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
server {
listen 443 ssl;
# Change this to the URL (no http part) of your service
server_name service.domain.com;
ssl on;
ssl_certificate /config/keys/letsencrypt/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /config/keys/letsencrypt/privkey.pem;
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
add_header Strict-Transport-Security max-age=2592000;
location /oauth2/ {
proxy_pass http://unRAIDip:4180;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Scheme $scheme;
proxy_set_header X-Auth-Request-Redirect $request_uri;
location = /oauth2/auth {
proxy_pass http://unRAIDip:4180;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Scheme $scheme;
# nginx auth_request includes headers but not body
proxy_set_header Content-Length "";
proxy_pass_request_body off;
location / {
auth_request /oauth2/auth;
error_page 401 = /oauth2/sign_in;
# pass information via X-User and X-Email headers to backend,
# requires running with --set-xauthrequest flag
auth_request_set $user $upstream_http_x_auth_request_user;
auth_request_set $email $upstream_http_x_auth_request_email;
proxy_set_header X-User $user;
proxy_set_header X-Email $email;
# if you enabled --cookie-refresh, this is needed for it to work with auth_request
auth_request_set $auth_cookie $upstream_http_set_cookie;
add_header Set-Cookie $auth_cookie;
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proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:9999/;


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The selection meeting for the Asia Cup provided an ideal opportunity to India to start afresh after two awful foreign tours. It could have opened a whole new era in Indian cricket by sending a strong message to the seniors and non-performers in the team. Perform or perish should have been the mantra for looking ahead.

The selectors not only missed to seize the opportunity, they took India back a step further.
What could they have done? They should have dropped non-performing Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja from the Asia Cup team. It would have given the players a clear-cut message that the only criterion to be in the team is to score runs or take wickets.

But it seems performance is not the only yardstick to get a place in the Team India. An out-of-form Suresh Raina, who has just scored 182 runs in 8 matches at 26, played all the matches while talented Manoj Tiwary continued to warm the benches despite the fact that his last international appearance fetched his maiden international century.

In any other country Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja would have been dropped from the team. But not in India as Raina is Dhoni's favourite and so is Ravindra Jadeja.

All-rounder Jadeja (One of my colleague says Jadeja is 'all rounder' because he is equally bad at bowling and batting) continued to frustrate millions of fans back home with his skills (or lack of them) both with the bat and ball. In eight matches, he recorded a batting average of 16 with his sluggish batting. He is a kind of batsman who can at best narrow the margins of defeat. Never expect him to win you matches.

His bowling is more pathetic. In one match he was not even asked to bowl in the entire innings. In 8 matches, he picked up only 3 wickets. When I started watching cricket years back, someone told me that don't consider one a bowler if his number of wickets doesn't exceed his number of matches he played. I think it's a good measurement to judge someone if he is a bowler or someone who can roll over his arm. Hence, Jadeja's performance as a bowler does not make him an automatic choice in the team.

It's also surprising how Dhoni picks Jadeja ahead of Irfan Pathan as an all-rounder. Irfan is far better both as a bowler and a batsman. A big hitter of the cricket ball, he has shown more than enough signs of improvement in his bowling with his changed action. He is the best man to don the all-rounder role in the side. But he misses out because he does not have the blessings of MSD who has created a culture of sycophancy in the team.

It seems that anyone who is close to Dhoni is difficult to be dropped from the team and vice versa, for Dhoni leads a side in the IPL which happens to be the team of BCCI's most powerful man. So if you are close to Dhoni, you will get a longer run in the team. Otherwise, ready to face the axe anytime!

Dhoni has become so powerful that no one can question his decisions. No doubt Sehwag and Gambhir broke team protocols (which I personally don't support) by speaking in public against their captain. But does Dhoni deserve to captain the Test team anymore after two whitewashes he suffered? The fact is that Dhoni has lost respect and command over the seniors due to his own performances with the bat and lackadaisical attitude as a captain. But nobody can question Dhoni as he has the backing of the board president.

You can't expect a democratic set-up in the team when the BCCI officials run the game in an autocratic manner. They don't come up with any explanation why a certain player has been picked or dropped.

Now, Sehwag has found himself out of the team and Gambhir has lost hopes of captaining the side in the future as he was not chosen as the vice-captain. The message is loud and clear: everybody should toe in Dhoni's line.

Look at Dhoni's favourite players: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin; each one plays for Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni, a shrewd man, knows if he keeps the owner of the CSK team happy, he would continue to captain the Team India in spite of India's horrible performances.
The way Sehwag has been dumped and the circumstances under which Virat Kohli has been chosen vice-captain despite Gautam Gambhir's presence in the side, show that Sehwag and Gambhir have paid the price of taking on their captain. MSD may have emerged stronger, but not India. Dhoni may have bright future ahead as Indian captain but India's fortune certainly looks bleak…
Dhoni emerges winner, not India!
The selection meeting for the Asia Cup provided an ideal opportunity to India to start afresh after two awful foreign tours. It could have opened a whole new era in Indian cricket by sending a strong message to the seniors and non-performers in the team. Perform or perish should have been the mantra for looking ahead.


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Given the sensationalism driving much of mainstream US news media coverage of suspect sexual impropriety charges filed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden it's not surprising that other significant news about America involving that Scandinavian nation goes uncovered.
In early November Sweden called on the US to end the death penalty and improve conditions in maximum security prisons when the United States went through its first-ever Universal Periodic Review by the United Nation's Human Rights Council.
Sweden joined nearly two dozen countries calling upon the US to end its pariah-like status as the only western industrialized nation to engage in executions. The US has over 3,200 people under death sentences, a sharp rise from 1968 when America's death row population numbered just 517 according to statistics compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center.
Other countries critical of the US posture on the death penalty -" practiced by the federal government and 35-states -" included Australia (the birthplace of Assange), France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Vatican.
The caustic onslaught in the U.S. against Assange for leaking sensitive documents, where attackers include members of Congress -" some even calling for Assange's death, is curious within the context of December 10th being the annual international observance of Human Rights Day.
That observance commemorates the UN's 12/10/1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
One provision of the Declaration provides people worldwide with the right to receive and impart information "through any media and regardless of frontiers."
The American assaults on Assange extend beyond the White House and Capitol Hill. Amazon removed WikiLeaks from its computer servers while MasterCard, PayPal and Visa have halted payments to WikiLeaks from donors supportive of work of that entity.
While US officials attending that human rights review held in Switzerland proudly pointed to such continuing rights progress in America as the election of a black President and his selection of a Hispanic female US Supreme Court Justice, fifty-six countries including staunch US allies offered 228 recommendations for improving human rights in the nation that presents itself as the world's leader in protecting the rights of all.
Those recommendations involved a wide range of issues from attacking poverty among Native Americans to addressing abuses impacting immigrants and closing the infamous Guantanamo prison. However, most of the recommendations presented at that human rights review centered on concerns about deprivations and disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system.
Belgium and Switzerland, for example called on America to stop sentencing teens to life in prison. Pennsylvania leads the nation in the number of life sentenced teens with over 300.
Haiti called for ending the discriminatory impact of mandatory minimum sentences and Thailand called for addressing sexual violence inside U.S. prisons where homosexual rapes far exceed heterosexual rapes outside prison walls.
France urged the U.S. to study the racial disparities evident in the application of the death penalty. African-Americans comprise 41.43 percent of the people on death rows across America -" a figure more than twice the percentage of America's black population.
The United Kingdom expressed concerns about damning evidence that the death penalty could sometimes be administered in a discriminatory manner.
Respected Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz recently wrote a commentary expressing his concerns about Kevin Cooper, a black California death row inmate facing execution for slaughtering four members of a white family in 1983 despite the lone survivor telling police the murders were white.
Facts now establish that police destroyed blood stained clothing evidence supplied by the girlfriend of one man police never investigated and the prosecution's forensic witnessed falsified evidence against Cooper.


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DURBAN - Social networking site Facebook hired a full-time pollster to monitor the approval ratings for their CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The pollster, Travis McGinn, quit the job six months later after becoming disenchanted with Facebook.
After Facebook was caught in the fallout of the US presidential election 2016 and they admitted that they accepted Russian-linked groups advertising, Zuckerberg went on a national listening tour.
McGinn would have the role of running a continuous poll operation dedicated to tracking the minute changes in the public's view of Zuckerberg.
According to the pollster, it was a very unusual role. He said "It was my job to do surveys and focus groups globally to understand why people like Mark Zuckerberg, whether they think they can trust him, and whether they've even heard of him. That's especially important outside of the United States".
Some of the questions that McGinn tracked in relation to Zuckerberg's public perception included:
1. Do people like Mark's speeches?
2. Do they like his interviews with the press?
3. Do people like his posts on Facebook?
The social networking site worked on developing a grasp of Zuckerberg's perception beyond the normal thumbs-up and thumbs-down metrics according to McGinn.
McGinn said that it was all about looking at different topics that the Facebook CEO was talking whether it was immigration or equal education and seeing what resonated with the various audiences in the US.
They also did similar research on the company's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. They had surveys that measured that awareness of the COO and whether people liked and trusted her. Also how they felt about her speeches, interviews and Facebook posts.
McGinn also surveyed people about whether they linked Sandberg with Facebook or any of her personal initiatives like Option B and Lean In.
Facebook also measured how the public image's between Zuckerberg and Sandberg compared. The results were then directly shared with both Zuckerberg and Sandberg as well as their teams including their communications teams and external public relations agencies.
According to a spokesperson, the tracking of how people view Zuckerberg began two years ago.
The company did not give any comment on McGinn's role but said that the polling was created to influence Facebook products or policies and no specific changes have been made according to a spokesperson.
McGinn left Facebook and started a new market research firm called Honest Data.
He previously worked for Google where he helped big advertisers improve their marketing campaigns across the company's family of products.
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This concluding chapter examines the enduring legacy of Hirschman's works. One reason for this is that his "world-view" is a skeptical optimism; another is a series of ideas, including explanatory arguments, that are themselves simple enough: exit and voice, or passions and interests, or obstacles and development. There is very little sense, in Hirschman's writing, of complexity or involution as a condition that is creditable in itself. He was an inspiring critic of successive varieties of economic thought, but his ideas cannot be mapped in any straightforward way on to a dichotomy of the "orthodox" versus the "heterodox," the "rational" versus the "fully empirical," or the "thin" versus the "thickly descriptive." He aspired to both, and he embraced the conflict between them.
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ITA corner was inaugurated in Salalah Tourism Festival 2012 under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hammoud AlBusaidi Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar. Oman National CERT focused in its participation at Salalah Festival this year more in kids because Council of Ministries allocated 2012 a year of Omani child therefore OCERT has educational corner which contains security materials and kids online security website, also there is a special corner for OCERT services, moreover entertainment corner includes Target the Viruses' game and painting contest for OCERT kids characters (Saif & Amna).
OCERT website has Salalah Tourism Festival Online competition for kids, the question of the first week was: What is the main objective of the Green Initiative of ITA? And the correct answer is: "Reduce the consumption of materials, recycling of materials and reuse them, and spreading the culture of consumption and electronic waste."
The purpose of this question is to define the meaning of Green Initiative for kids, which its mission is to create an environment for green computing and ensure responsible use of energy and other resources.
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So I am doing a detox cleanse (more details to be posted on that later this week) and I always find eating pure natural foods to be boring unless you plan ahead. And of course I didn't plan ahead well enough as I ventured onto this spring's detox, so I found myself bored of the same tastes in the meals I was preparing after week 1. I set out on Google to search for ideas that could excite my palette but would still be considered VERY clean.
I ended up stumbling upon salmon cakes made with brown rice instead of the usual bread crumb recipes on thekitchen.com (check out the original recipe here @ http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-southeast-asian-canned-salmon-rice-cakes-with-sriracha-mayo-recipes-from-the-kitchn-186433. The Sriracha Mayo sauce also sounded interesting but I have never been a fan of Mayo so I couldn't decide if I should do an entirely different sauce such as greek yogurt and dill to be more similar to a tartar sauce? I decided to try the recipe as is as I do like Sriracha sauce and I had recently picked up a can of Vegenaise at the Organic Garage to try.
I decided that I still wanted to incorporate dill so I picked up a fresh bunch. Instead of making a dill sauce I decided to just add the dill into the salmon cake alongside the cilantro. The other change I made was to add some spices; I love incorporating turmeric whenever I can due to its anti-inflammatory health benefits so I decided to throw a couple dashes into the recipe. Turmeric also adds a wonderful yellow colouring to anything it is added to! The recipe was really easy to prepare and only took 15 mins of prep (as I already had cooked brown rice on hand) and about equal cooking time, making it an even bigger winner because 30 mins for a gourmet treat such as salmon cakes is a huge plus.
What I was not prepared for as I tried my first bite was how heavenly, delicious, and incredibly exciting the Sriracha Mayo sauce was. If you couldn't tell how much I loved it by the last sentence this should do it for you – I literally found myself scraping the sides of the ramekin I made it in and licking the spoon. I found this especially weird since I really do not consider myself a sauce'y' type of girl, I usually always opt for seasoning instead of a sauce.
Since trying this out for the first time last week I have bought more salmon to make it again tomorrow night and truly think this will always be a staple in my weekly meal plans! Let me know if you try it and feel the same!
- 2 cans of salmon (I just noticed they were supposed to be skinless and boneless but I just used the regular "aka cheaper" cans when making it and it turned out fine; as I recently learned you can eat salmon bones and skin)
- 1 cup of brown rice (I used basmati brown rice)
- 2 eggs (free run eggs preferably)
- 2 tbsp of minced cilantro
- 2 tbsp of minced dill
- 1 small shallot diced
- Juice of a lime (approx. 1 tbsp)
- 1 tsp of fish sauce
- 1 tbsp of turmeric
- Place all ingredients in a bowl
- Mix
- Use your hands to create salmon cakes (or any other shape you prefer)
- Place onto a greased pan (these do stick – I found my first batch especially stuck to the cast iron pan I used which is suggested as I opted for no oil to save on some calories)
- Bake in the oven at 400 F for 20 mins – I didn't find I needed to turn them over
Srriacha Mayo Sauce
- 3 tbsp of Mayo
- 1 tbsp of Sriracha Sauce (aka rooster sauce) – typically found in the asian section of grocery stores
Just mix both ingredients in a ramekin or small bowl and serve with the cakes either on top or on the side!
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION – Per salmon cake with sauce (9 servings)
Calories: 260.3g; Total Fat: 10.9g; Saturated Fat: 2.8g; Sodium: 268.5mg; Potassium 370.3mg; Total Carbohydrates 15.3g; Dietary Fibre: 1.6g; Sugars: 0.9g; Protein: 23.2g; Vitamin B-12: 75.8%; Vitamin: B-6 17%;; Calcium: 22%; Iron: 10%; Niacin: 33%; Phosphorus: 36%; Selenium: 48%
Wow tons of nutritional value for a great calorie range if you can limit yourself to 1 or 2 that is! Tastes great and ingredients are clean and simple! Love it!


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Wednesday 21 May 2014, 6-7.15pm
Venue: Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, London
When the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet announces that the performance will last two hours, what does Shakespeare mean? Join Professor Tiffany Stern at the new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, as she asks how time was understood in an age of sandglasses, sundials and inaccurate clockwork. Considering the sound and the look of the instruments of time, this event will ask about Shakespeare's works ranging from the practical to the editorial and to the analytical. How long did Shakespeare's plays take to perform? Why are Shakespearean characters associated with ways of measuring time? What textual cruxes in Shakespeare's plays relate to timepieces? And what did terms like an hour, a minute, or a second actually convey to a Shakespearean audience?
About the Speaker:
Tiffany Stern is Professor of Early Modern Drama at the University of Oxford. Her books include Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan (2000), Making Shakespeare (2004), Shakespeare in Parts (2007) and Documents of Performance in Early Modern England (2009). She has edited a number of plays and written over forty articles and chapters on 16th, 17th and 18th century literature.
Admission to this event is Free but you are required to register on the British Academy website in order to book online.


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Mirrie Dancers Small Round Pendant
The spectacular Northern Lights of Shetland.
'Mirrie Dancers' is Shetland Dialect for 'Northern Lights.'
This pendant measures 14mm and depicts the moon in the sky along with the Merrie Dancers.
Each piece is made in sterling Silver and uses the cloisonne enameling technique. Colours may vary. This pendant is fitted with a 18'' snake chain.
Each piece of jewellery is made in our own workshop in the Shetland Isles and carries a lifetime guarantee.


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I have always been a kid at heart. I am 24 now, but I am just a grown boy. I am still very much the same kid who got all moody because someone was calling names or kept smiling to take it all in and let no one know. What would I say, if I visit that time again. I guess, I will pat his back, smile and say, "it is going to be okay. You are going to be the best at who you are, and you are always with me, the better part of me. Let us meet again… When you are me."
It gives a peacefulness when you induce such an innocent thought. Just imagine that you were to meet your 7-10 years old, what would you say? Doesn't it bring to you a smile?


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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Top 10 15/01/2013
Ginger Snaps: Rejigged a largely forgotten horror subgenre with a brave and fascinating angle, managing to be funny, effortlessly clever and, when it needed to be, scary. Remembers, too, that the best horror stories harbour real tragedy.
Groundhog Day: Skillfully extended Twilight Zone style fable of learning to carpe that diem runs dizzingly on the power of its leads and a chemistry you'd never expect. If they make 'em like this any more I haven't seen 'em.
Eraserhead: Because it is what it is and evermore shall be so.
Laura: Mid-Noir with cast at top of their game in this whodunnit of manners as society upstart of the title (a luminous Gene Tierney) appears in the testimonies of the suspects in her murder. High Manhattan was never so low.
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Virtue refers to moral excellence, or a conforming to a standard of right. Knowledge comes in two folds. The first fold is the acquisition of information. The second refers to intimate experience and interaction with something or someone. It denotes having a transformative encounter with something or someone. In order for us to grow in virtue and knowledge, we must, therefore conform to the standard of right that God in Christ has established, have a transformative encounter with Him and acquire information about Him and His ways while we remain intimate with Him. We must abide in him.
Our passage begins by addressing us as those who have received "a faith of equal standing…. by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ". Faith is the first port of call. In faith we recognize a bridge to God. When our faith is weak, we cannot reach God, and our vision of Him is blurred. We lose focus and lose strength, and are eventually dissipated. In faith we also recognize a muscle to exercise. Faith is a spiritual muscle that we must exercise and strengthen frequently in
order for us to be effective Christians.
The second virtue is Grace. Grace is strength to endure and overcome. Grace is God's strength and power released to us at our point of weakness. Grace is also God's divine favour, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. God abolishes merit, introduces favour and demands that we can only reach him through His divine favour, rather than our merited works. We must therefore "grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ" [2 Peter 3: 18]. Peace is God's regulator of our hearts and minds, and is our third virtue. To grow in peace demands that we diminish worry and accelerate our trust in God's ability to save us, protect us, provide for us and take care of the unknown. God's peace guards us from deterioration and weariness, and increases our staying power.
The fourth virtue is God's divine power. This refers to the strength of God's might which is in comparable. He is absolute in power, and has no equal. His divine power provides everything we need for life and godliness to a knowledge of Him who called us. God's might surround's us with provision, abundance, goodness and mercy, so that we lack nothing. This also means that we have no reason to live in sin, or to disobey God because He has made it possible for us to live in obedience
because of the abundant provision that comes through His divine power.
The fifth and last virtue is God's promises. Those promises are as sure as the God who makes them. It is not possible for God to lie or to change His mind because He is not a man that he should lie [Numbers 23: 19] He says it and means it, he means it and does it. With Him there is no shadow of turning. He can be relied upon to deliver what he has decreed. When we believe God's promises, we connect to His divine nature, and this protects us from the defilement that comes from evil desires and the world.


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Does Malcolm Turnbull's penchant for personal popularity weaken him politically and, much more important, strategically as Prime Minister?
First a couple of early revisionist thoughts on interpreting this election result.
Liberals want to see it as a replay of 1998, when John Howard lost the two-party preferred vote to Kim Beazley, lost a lot of seats, but retained majority government.
If it should turn out that Turnbull is reduced to minority government, then the result is a re-run of 2010.
But the odds now favour a small Turnbull majority. This will make the election most resemble, statistically, 1990, when Bob Hawke lost the two-party preferred vote to Andrew Peacock, but just scraped home with 78 seats.
Hawke was a dead duck from that moment on and was replaced by Paul Keating the next year. That term was diabolical for Labor, which expected to lose in 1993 and was saved only because Keating had unique lethality as hunter/killer and in John Hewson faced an unusually vulnerable opposition leader.
A senior Labor figure put it to me quite clinically the other day that Turnbull's best chance of surviving for three years is if he heads a minority government, though that would almost certainly produce a landslide Coalition loss at the next election. As a minority government, all the day-to-day pressure would be to accommodate the crossbenches, which would be populist and generally left of centre. The Liberal parliamentary party would be cowed by perennial crisis.
Whereas if Turnbull has a small majority, the day-to-day policy pressure will come from his party, which is deeply disgruntled with the government's policy performance, mistreatment of the base and woeful election campaign.
This was evident in the very blunt comments of the Liberal member for Canning, Andrew Hastie, to his local newspaper. Hastie is surely a big face in the Liberals' future. A former SAS soldier of the highest calibre, he won this time, he said, by junking all the talking points provided from the national campaign, which he found useless. Words like innovative and agile, which constituted so much of Turnbull and the campaign's rhetoric, were meaningless in his electorate.
Like Liberals everywhere except apparently campaign headquarters, he experienced a lot of blowback over superannuation changes, was angry at the view of Liberal pollster Mark Textor that conservatives didn't matter because they had nowhere else to go and any alienation on their part would be more than compensated by an increased vote in the centre, and he found the whole Coalition national campaign disconnected from ordinary voters.
That is a pretty telling indictment from a young, smart, energetic Liberal who actually increased his vote compared with the by-election in which he first won the seat.
Now back to this question of the PM's love of personal popularity. It may be that Turnbull was somewhat seduced by the unreal, indeed euphoric, approval ratings he enjoyed when he first became PM. Or it may be that, like Kevin Rudd and numbers of other politicians, he just cannot bear to be unpopular in front of any audience he is speaking to.
But an unwillingness to say hard things in public is debilitating to a national leader in two ways politically, and in another way strategically.
First, politically, it means you choose not to make negative attacks on your opponents. Labor in contrast ran this campaign right back on its base strengths of health and education, and it ran big on attack. The Liberals ran a positive campaign but one that was essentially vapid, a corporate tax cut which wasn't going to produce its economic benefits for 10 years, and its campaign refused to go negative on boats, likely electricity price rises under Labor's new carbon tax, trade union corruption or anything else. And indeed it was a very presidential campaign, with all the images around Turnbull and the "Turnbull Coalition", even though the Prime Minister did not enjoy positive personal approval ratings.
Being a political leader is a multi-skilled business. If you can't do successful political attack, you simply won't succeed.
The second big political disadvantage of never being able to say tough, disagreeable or sometimes even negative things is that the leader distances himself too much from his own tribe. Ultimately the nation must always come before the tribe, but a political leader must lead and own and care for his political tribe. He must show some loyalty to his political movement if he expects it to show loyalty to him and campaign for him.
There was an emblematic moment during the campaign when the PM was appearing on ABC's Q&A. An audience member asked an outrageous question which equated conservative Liberal senator Cory Bernardi's opposition to legalising same-sex marriage with the truly appalling homophobic attitudes expressed by some of the sheiks on the National Imams Council.
Turnbull did not explicitly endorse the odious, indeed contemptible, moral equivalence suggested in the question. But when asked if he had had equally tough conversations on these issues with his colleagues as he had with the sheiks, he answered emphatically: "Yes."
Obviously Turnbull doesn't much like Bernadi, but surely as the leader of the Liberal Party that was the moment for the PM to say he would not have his colleague's views traduced in that fashion and that Bernadi had never said anything remotely equivalent to what was being implied. Is a moment's applause in a Q&A studio really more important than defending your parliamentary colleagues against vilification?
And finally, if you won't say anything tough to the electorate you cannot be an effective prime minister in national security or economics. The primary purpose of spending money on lethal, high-end, war-fighting armaments, that is to say the defence force, is because we live in a dangerous world. If you can't talk about that danger, you can't talk meaningfully about national security, as you may well need to.
Similarly, if your public schtick is that this is the best of all possible times in the best of all possible worlds, why should the electorate ever agree to the reduction of any government benefit at all?
Yet without such agreement budget consolidation, which is necessary for economic growth, is impossible.
We would all love to be popular, but popularity is a siren song that can all too easily lead to treachery and despair.


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text: Repaired phone will not rotate [SOLVED] My Droid 2 screen digitizer died after about six months of of use. I bought a Motorola Devourer to use while I researched parts and for a way to fix my phone. I found the A955 screen digitizer and a guide online that I followed step by step very carefully to repair my phone. The good news is now my touch screen works again so I can use my phone like I would expect. During the switch back to my Droid 2 I reset it to factory defaults and re-enabled it on my account. I did this so it would be like a fresh clean phone again because I could not remember which changes I had done to it. It is currently not rooted and was not rooted when I re-activated it. My problem is I get the "Welcome to Droid 2" screen. I touch the droid in the middle of the screen. I then skip the "Learn how to use your Droid2" screen. At this point it wants me to setup my google account. I already have one so I click on sign in. I enter my username and passwd details. Then click on Sign in. It goes to a screen and says "signing in". It then says "Signed in! Slide keyboard back to continue. I then close the keyboard so only the screen is showing and my display will not rotate to the non-landscape position. My phone turns on and is in the landscape postion. It does not matter if I have the keyboard out or put away. My phone will not rotate to the non-landscape screen. At this point I cannot continue or do anything. Shutting off the phone just makes it so I have to re-enter all the information again and end up in the same spot. My repaired droid2 seems to still be broken. After some searching I find things relating to non rotating home screens and such but my issue is not the same. I cannot even get to the setting tools or home screen to adjust any settings at all. If there is any info out there that could help me please help me. If you need more info on something specific let me know I will try to get it to you as best I can.


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Clarity Corporate Growth initiated the transaction, assisted in the negotiations and acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Pro Mach.
September 8, 2014 Cincinnati, OH – Pro Mach, Inc, announced today that it has acquired Pace Packaging, a leading global manufacturer of automated bottle unscramblers and related bottle handling equipment.
Pace Packaging, based in Fairfield, NJ was founded more than 40 years ago. Pace built its reputation on manufacturing high-quality, innovative systems that deliver high-speed performance for a wide variety of bottle types and product applications. In addition to unscramblers and orientors, Pace also manufactures conveyor cleaning systems for filling and bottling lines.
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|English: Town hall of Bradford West Gwillimbury in Bradford, Ontario, Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Lena Tawana left a life of fear behind in Syria, where her neighbours' homes were lit on fire and her church bombed.
"We are Christian. Every Christian is killed, killed, killed. No safety," said the mother of two. "They say, 'We are coming to kill you.' We close the door. The men scared; the women never leave the house. Maybe steal the children, maybe steal the woman. Now, nobody is in my village."
As war continues raging in Syria and refugees flee in a mass exodus to find new homes, Tawana said she is happy to be living in Bradford West Gwillimbury.
"Now we can sleep. Now (my family is) safe, thanks God," she said. "(It) feels like a bad dream."
"As a county, we are leading a number of creative and impactful programs that further open our region to immigration, skilled labour and ultimately support our economic, social and community growth." — Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall
Tawana said she loves living in a quiet, small town with her husband, Jony, and young children, George and Gabriella. Key to her success was finding a community with services for newcomers.
Bradford is one of five municipalities in Simcoe County chosen to be part of a provincially-funded pilot project to make local libraries welcoming hubs for new immigrants. The other locations for Library Link are Barrie, Innisfil, Midland and Wasaga Beach.
The idea is to make libraries a one-stop shop for helping immigrants feel at home, access materials in different languages and find information on the community and referral services.
"As a county, we are leading a number of creative and impactful programs that further open our region to immigration, skilled labour and ultimately support our economic, social and community growth," said county Warden Gerry Marshall in a statement.
Since Library Link began in Midland, no immigrants have come in looking for help, but a family of Syrian refugees recently moved to neighbouring Penetanguishene and a family is expected in Midland.
Midland Public Library circulation assistant Angie Blackwood, who was trained to implement Library Link, said she would complete a needs assessment for all immigrants looking for assistance.
If they need a job, want to better their education or join a conversation circle, library staff can direct them, she said.
Tracy Munusami, manager of the Barrie Public Library's adult and community services, said staff was taught how to communicate better cross-culturally and be more helpful to newcomers.
She said the library has literature in many different languages, including Chinese, Dutch, German, Hindi, Tagalog and Punjabi as well as a large Basic English section.
The library also hosts a variety of programs for new immigrants, such as a weekly English conversation circle. The winter session begins at the city's two branches Jan. 30 at 10:30 a.m., she said.
Georgina's Irina Efimova emigrated from Russia nine years ago. Now, she is the mobile unit facilitator of the Welcome Centre Immigrant Services servicing Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Orillia, Alliston and upper York Region.
She said increasing the role of libraries to help immigrants is a "great thing" because it should help make their transitions to Canada smoother.
"They're looking everywhere (for help) when they arrive in Canada. We didn't have (a welcome hub); we had to do all the searching ourselves," she said.
Marsida Dine, who emigrated from Albania to Bradford three months ago with her husband, Adriatik, and children, Amanda and Andi, said she often goes to the library.
Dine said it is a great source of community information, where she can learn about local events, many of which her family attends.
"You have to start somewhere. We can get information from here. For the newcomer, how much are they going to know about the country?" she said.
Libraries are important for the success of new immigrants and, if anything, she said they should host more events and activities.
"It would be nice if they add a little bit more," she said. "Homework buddies, reading buddies — that would be helpful for us and the kids."
"It's not easy to live here in Canada," added Lina Isho, who immigrated to Canada from Iraq in 2012 with her husband, Mohand, and kids, Maryan and Yousif.
Isho met Dine and Tawana at the Bradford Learning Centre, where they take an English as a Second Language (ESL) class.
"The library helps a lot," Isho said, adding her family has taken advantage of many free activities in town, such as crafts programs and movie nights, which help them socialize in the community.
"It's a small thing, but it's nice."
Thornton's Yvonne Konrad, who has been working with immigrants for 30 years, is Isho, Dine and Tawana's ESL teacher. She also runs a book club in Alliston for Syrian refugees and a regular lunch for immigrant women.
The book club includes people from all over the world, such as Germany, Serbia, Korea and Mexico, along with some Canadians new to Alliston, she said.
Konrad is thrilled Simcoe County has created Library Link because she has been trying to expand services for immigrants in South Simcoe, especially in rural communities, for years.
"You don't have anything that brings people together. If you don't belong to a church, what else is there?" she said, adding some small municipalities do not have meeting places such as community or recreation centres.
"I would love to see rural libraries in smaller areas doing more. A lot of these things can be very easily initiated. There's a lot of opportunity."
In 2014, Ontario was home to about 96,000 permanent-resident immigrants – more than any other province, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
That year, 351 of them resided in Barrie. In comparison, Toronto had 75,821.
Fifty-two per cent of immigrants who have lived in Canada less than five years participate in adult education programs, which is the same as people born here but higher than established immigrants (41 per cent), according to Statistics Canada.
As well, youth who immigrate to Canada before age 15 have higher rates of high school and university completion (40 per cent) compared to third- or higher-generation immigrants (26 per cent).
Immigrants are "very highly motivated to learn. A lot of them are internationally educated people. They want their children to be educated," Konrad said. "Immigrants need a place. Libraries are critical for helping immigrants settle."
It is particularly important for immigrant women who do not work to integrate into the community so they do not become isolated, she said.
"A lot of mothers will walk their children to the bus stop and the other mothers will say, 'Hi, hello' (and not much more). Libraries provide a place for people to talk and connect," she said.
Konrad said she sees the involvement of libraries as part of a larger picture to encourage Canadians' "cultural sensitivity."