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Monday, June 25, 2012
Talk to the Hand, Bub
Well, the other day I got to watch this in action.
I ported into Eye of the Storm on Adelwulf. Not my favorite BG, but not the worst, either. A lot of the game depends on how many stealthies the other side has, and whether people can adequately defend the stealth captures.* I could see 3 or 4 stealthies on the Horde side, so I knew that I was in for a long game if my fellow Alliance players chose to leave me alone on a node.
At the start, a bunch of us went straight for the Draenei Ruins. So did the Horde. We found ourselves in a firefight, and in between dodging attacks by a Hunter, I kept fearing the Horde side's healers (Druid and Pally). Luckily, we managed to hold onto DR and finished fending off the Horde when our Priest started bitching in BG chat.
"Way to keep me alive. Jeez, learn to fucking fear next time."
I rolled my eyes, decided to not give that Priest a Soulstone next time, and scanned BET while I began drinking to bring up my depleted mana.**
"Call your damn pet, Lock. How fucking stupid are you?"
Oh great, a real big asshole. Just what I need. Well, I still needed mana to summon my Felpuppy, and so I ignored the Priest. It was only after I'd gotten done drinking and summoned my pet that he finally decided to heal me, kind of an insult-to-injury sort of behavior.
The Priest then kept riding everyone else the entire BG. "What a fucking fail group," he declared at one point. "You're all just a fucking bunch of losers."
Nevermind that we were actually winning at the time, and ended up winning the BG anyway. Just before we were set to cap and finish off the win, the Priest abruptly changed his tune to a "Good job."
"Not too bad for a 'bunch of losers'," I quipped to those around me at the DR, which brought out several laughs.
I took some comfort in that I knew I wasn't going to see that Priest again in another BG, and requeued.
I got WSG, where Locks go to get eaten by Rogues.
And guess who was on our team?
I sighed and was about to take the Deserter debuff when I decided, Hell no, I'm just going to ignore him. I've gone through worse in instances.
Thankfully, I wasn't the target of his egotistical ire. At first it was the DK, who the Priest claimed "should never have been allowed to carry the flag at all; I've got more health than him!" Then, when it became obvious that the DK actually knew what he was doing in spite of his not-so-great health, the Priest turned to the Horde side.
"I love yelling that to piss them off," he declared.
My lips trembled with suppressed mirth. "Do you think he even realizes that the Horde can't read that?" I whispered the DK.
"Nope, and I'm not gonna tell him either," he replied. "Just desserts, if you ask me."
*Okay, I'm shortening things up quite a bit here, because strategies change almost by the minute in EotS. But in general, the fewer stealthies a side has, the more it has to rely upon brute force to capture an area, which depletes any push in the mid.
**I was short on health, and the Priest hadn't healed me yet, so I wasn't planning on using Life Tap. You learn very quickly that if you make excessive use of Life Tap in a BG, that's an opening for a stealthie to come in and finish you off.
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I've often wondered just how many people don't know you can't read what they're saying.ReplyDelete
On quite a few occasions I've had Horde come up to my character and attempt a conversation. They don't seem to be hostile more that they're asking a question. If we could get over this language barrier thing maybe we could work on a treaty.Replies
That is something that has puzzled me for a while now. There's no reason why you can't have a skill or a talent option for 'foreign language'.Delete
Back in my old days when I played Middle Earth Role Playing, they had an elegant system for language knowledge. If you knew a language, you could assign skill points to it so that you could go from a rank of 1 (where you knew a few words such as "food" and "water"), all the way up to 5 (where you spoke the language like a native). For something such as Thalassian, which is spoken by both Quel'dorei and Sin'dorei, why can't other members of the factions not understand that better?
Some people... good thing you had at least some sane team mates to commiserate with.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, I've noticed that most of the people in the mid-upper level BGs (not max level) are pretty normal. Even those who obviously made twinks aren't annoying as a rule; it's just a certain subclass of player who is convinced of their true awesomeness that are so damn annoying.Delete
It's nice to know that doesn't just happen on horde side. Still a funny read though :) Can't say I'm glad you won those BGs, you could have been kicking ME in the arse then /grinReplyDeleteReplies
Having played both sides on a regular basis, I still laugh at how similar Horde and Alliance really are. For instance, you hear "XXX always sucks in BGs!", no matter which side you're on.Delete
If I weren't leveling a Worgen Lock, I'd probably have been on Neve that night, so I'd have been right there with ya. ;-)


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When Maggie first told me about her book, No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog, I thought, that's going to be a great resource--for someone else. For the lame-o who can't come up with a single topic to post about. Not to put those losers down! But such a book—wonderful as it would undoubtedly be—would nonetheless not be of use to myself, the greatest creative mind of the 21st century.
As in most things, I have been proven wrong. It's a goldmine of inspiration even for the veteran blogger who thinks she knows her way around these parts. In fact it may be even more useful for such a person, who might be feeling a tad blocked these days, who may be thinking, "I've been writing this damn thing for two and a half years and I've covered every topic under the sun. I DESERVE TO TELL THEM ABOUT MY LUNCH."
(Leftover shepherd's pie and a Fun-Sized Twix bar. See? Haven't you gained something from knowing that?)
The topic I've chosen from Maggie's book is #14, "Watch Your Language," in which I am to list some archaic words or phrases I wish would come back into popular use. I have many of these, as I find living in the present highly distasteful. Here are a few:
Vo- dee-oh-do. Sometimes "Vo-dee-oh-do-do." Either way, it's a winner. This was used to great effect in the Little Rascals to describe some colorful and suspicious individuals. "They were a couple of vo-dee-oh-dos." According to Google it was also used in "Laverne and Shirley" as a euphemism for sex, but no one wants to imagine either Laverne or Shirley in that way, so let's go with the former useage.
Jackanapes and cock of the walk. Preferably used together. "He thinks he's a real cock of the walk, but I say he's nothing but a jackanapes."
Conniptions. No one talks about anyone having conniptions anymore. That's a shame. I myself make it a habit of having a conniption at least once a day, just to give someone the opportunity to use this glorious word.
…see? I believe everyone should end every statement with "see?" It'll make you sound like a character in Double Indemnity. At the very least, you'll sound like my Grandpa. Either way I will love you.
What olde-timey words or phrases would you like to come back? Place your requests here!


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Angels have been part of aviation myths since the early days of flight — so much so that two successful Hollywood movies, "A Guy Named Joe" and the 1989 remake "Always," were centered on a pilot turned angel who comes to the rescue of fellow pilots. John and Patti Stahr from Eugene, Ore., enthusiastically embraced that angelic connection with their RV-8 "American Angel."
The Stahr's RV, N707AA (that's AA for American Angel), bears images of several angels, each with their own story.
It was one of the most talked-about RVs at this summer's AirVenture. It was not uncommon to see several people gathered around the airplane admiring the detail and imagery that literally reaches from spinner to tail, wing tip to wing tip, inside and out.
John Stahr, who owns Artistic Aviation, did the artwork himself.
"I am an illustrator, but most of my bread and butter and avgas money comes from painting other people's airplanes," he explained. "I have painted scores of other airplanes from experimental aircraft to business jets. Most of the work I do is for someone who wants something a little more outstanding than run of the mill. For me, designing the artwork for someone's project is sort of like the dessert of the project. The artwork creates a focal point that people remember."
Stahr gestured to the field of RVs parked in the experimental area as he said, "There are 100 red and white RVs out there with checkerboards on the tail, but there is only one RV out here with angels plastered on the tail."
Stahr said that, just like in the movie "Always," he believes that all pilots fly with the spirits of pilots who've passed before them.
"It keeps us thinking straight, and the angels help us make good decisions, something that flying requires to an even higher level than most any other motor sport or transportation endeavor," he said.
The RV-8 was acquired in 2007 as a project from his friend Stan Auferoth.
"Stan got his private pilot's license when he was 55 and he was passionate about flying," Stahr said. "He was also a wrench-twisting hot rod builder his whole life, and one day he sold his Cessna and decided to build an RV-8."
Unfortunately, Auferoth's wife fell ill and he had to shelve the project, and then he passed away before he could finish the airplane.
When the Stahrs brought the airplane home, most of the metal work was complete, but the instrument panel needed work and, as John Stahr noted, "It is said that the last 15% takes 75% of the time. The instrument and radio systems are very complex and, of course, the engine system needs every detail and control tuned to perfection."
The airplane made its first flight March 26, 2012.
"Between March and July I flew as much as I could to fly the 50 hours off of it so Patti and I could fly it to Oshkosh," Stahr said.
It's not unusual to see an RV with a military inspired paint scheme, and Stahr admits that his first inclination was to copy the look of the Blue Angels, the US Navy flight team.
"I did some artwork for them and in 1993 I had the opportunity to fly in Blue Angel No. 7, which is the two-place jet they have. It was the most incredible day of flying I've ever had!" he recalled.
His paint scheme plans changed, however, when one of his customers reminded him that he'd be copying a design, and suggested that it would be more appropriate for an artist like Stahr to come up with his own design.
"And the American Angel was born," Stahr said. "It is the paint job that sets the overall mood and this plane has a special design that is a visual tribute to the significant people and the angels that have been guiding this plane to completion. Part of the theme is to honor those who have passed on and who contributed to aviation and, particularly, to our lives."
John and Patti Stahr graciously agreed to explain the images on the airplane, starting the tour at the tail.
"On one side of the tail is your basic reverent angle, lost in thought," John said. "On the other side is an angel dressed in a mylar flight suit. She's my experimental angle, her wings are made of carbon fiber and titanium and she has two experimental planes flying off her wing. One of the airplanes is a memorial to a buddy of mine. He passed away before his time from an aortic aneurysm. He was one of those guys you just loved — the world certainly misses him. The other is an RV-8 to represent Stan Auferoth, who started this RV-8 project which Patti and I got to finish."
A full-length mirror was placed below the aircraft to show off the crowning glory of the American Angel, a female angel with a wingspan equal to that of the RV-8. I couldn't help but notice that the angel looked an awful lot like Patti Stahr.
"The American Angel is my wife," John nodded. "She is wrapped in the stars and stripe gown and is lost in thought in flight. Spiritually, I think that I am flying on my wife's wings every time I get into the airplane."
Patti, he noted, had her own connection to aviation established well before she and John met. Her father, Wilfred Charleton, is immortalized on the right wing, along with the P-38 he flew during World War II.
"He was in a classroom in 1943 learning how to fly B-17s when someone walked in and asked if there was anyone in there who wanted to learn how to fly P-38s instead," Patti Stahr said. "Of course, everyone in the room raised their hands and he was one of the lucky ones and that's what he got to do for the duration of the war. He came home on leave in April of 1945 and never had to go back. He settled down and raised a family."
Aviation was an interest she acquired from her father. "The last time I was at Oshkosh was in 1974," she recalled. "I came here with my Dad just to see the warbirds."
Although her father has gone west, Patti was pleased that, symbolically, her father made it back to Oshkosh for the big show through his likeness on the wing of American Angel.
On the other wing are the images of three members of the Blue Angels who were killed in aerial accidents.
"The image shows the Blue Angels, along with the Blue Angel herself, who is flanked by Blue Angel No. 6 and No. 7 off her wing," John Stahr said. "She is leading them off into the western sunset because over the course of 25 years the Blue Angels have had a few accidents leading to fatalities, so these Blue Angels have given their lives in service to the country as ambassadors to the Navy. I thought it would be very fitting to have a few angels on my left wing. It keeps me in good company and spiritually well protected."
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My Husband Says My Cats are Too Obsessed With Food
Hi all critter people!
This is my first post here, done at the urging of my husband. I will post his concerns below as he wrote them to me. I am interested in any feedback some of you who are familiar and experienced with a high quality pet food diet may have. I have been feeding my cats a diet inspired by Anitra Frazier's book, for 8 years, thanks to Max who in 2000, was sent home from the vet's office to die in a month from kidney failure. He lived for a year on Anitra's "I'll Do Anything For My Cats" diet; he improved and lived well for a year before he succumbed peacefully to kidney failure. My two cats, Freda and Elvis, are three years old and have been on the high-quality diet ever since they adopted us two years ago.
I would appreciate any comments on this!
Here are his concerns:
My wife and I, has two cats around 3 years old who, from the beginning, have been fed a home-made diet of either raw ground chicken, turkey or beef, plus barley, bone meal and peas. This is ground up and frozen, and later thawed by the container for them to eat. They get fed ample portions 2 times a day, occasionally a third. The cats look fine, sleek and healthy and have unusually friendly and outgoing dispositions; the comment we hear most is "these cats are more like dogs!"
Their behavior, however, was a problem for me. They appeared to be constantly ravenous, almost like dogs again!
At every dinner the cats attempted to come up on the table or onto our laps and go for the food. They did this between 4 and 14 times (I started counting). Most frequent is around 4-5 times a meal. We had a plant sprayer at the dinner table and sprayed them as well as making a 'tch-tch' sound, the combination of which got them to back off. It deflected them but did not deter them. They were usually back in a few minutes. This went on every day at every meal.
In addition the cats went after food left on the stove, the counter or in the sink. Some of this is not normally considered cat food, such as cheese, butter and bread. We couldn't leave a salad topped with some shaved feta cheese without the cats going after it. We couldn't leave pita bread or bagels on the counter or they would tear open the wrapping at each some of it. They would tear open a pretzel bag too. They'd go after a cup of ice cream. We had to hide food in kitchen cupboards normally reserved for dishes.
One of the cats, with claws, has successfully opened some of these cupboards and gone after the bread or pretzels we'd hidden inside and my wife installed child-proof latches to stop this. There's a plant sprayer in the kitchen that we used to keep them at bay while making dinner when the ingredients are out on the counter. If we're absent for a few seconds they would go for the food. They also were frequently walking on the stove and kitchen counters, leaving hair and footprints behind. I don't think this is terribly sanitary. On several occasions, one cat went after dishes that were rinsed and soaking in the sink and it took 3 or 4 seconds of turning on the tap water full force on his head to get him to run.
Sitting down for a late evening snack the cats would head for and swipe a small piece of cheese unless I protected it with my hand. They would grab for it even if I was sitting within inches of it. Once I actually fought one of the cats who had grabbed the cheese and literally pulled it out of his mouth, I was so angry.
Another time a piece of pretzel broke off and skittered away on the floor. Both cats were sitting a few feet away intensely watching and as the piece hit the floor one of them made a dash for it and I just managed to grab the piece first. A third sprayer sits in out living room to deal with this situation.
I don't think this is normal behavior for cats. I have had cats in prior living situations, feeding them conventional wet and dry cat food. No cat ever went after my food, took any food off the kitchen counter or tried to grab a piece that had fallen. They never went up on kitchen counters or the stove. I never had a plant sprayer at the ready. I never even gave it a thought.
I've seen cats in other people's houses fed commercial food never bother "people food." I saw one cat ignore an entire holiday buffet of cold cuts spread out on a table with no one to guard it. There was no need. A party we had with snacks for that same group of people required me to stand guard like an old-time western marshall, sprayer in hand, to fend off our cats. It got to be a joke among the people there. Eventually I persuaded my wife to lock the cats in a basement room.
The cats have become a serious nuisance to me because of this and I tired of spending some time each day trying to fend them off, and clean off the stove and counters. This was not pleasant and made me feel tense and irritable with them. They're really nice animals but their behavior around food is awful. I felt under siege by them. I am not alone. Several friends have been shocked by their behavior and have mentioned it. One friend, whose kids we've had feed the cats when we're away on vacation, has told us the kids don't really want to feed them any more - the cats just overwhelm them when they come in the house, and now the parents tend to do the feeding instead.
I don't know if the cats' diet is missing some essential nutrient, mineral or vitamin or if it's perfectly healthy for them but lacks variety or flavor. We added torn up pita bread to their meal in the hope this would satisfy them. They ate it but it has made no difference. We were not skimpy with their portions and if we gave them lots more in one sitting they would wolf it down and sometimes throw it up.
My wife refuses to consider commercial cat food, because of firsthand experiences with feline health problems and death brought on by and/or exacerbated by poor quality commercial pet food. The two cats I had previously on very commercial pet food did not seem to suffer from anything but I'm no expert on this and I have no memory nor knowledge of how the cats ultimately perished.
Most of all, I just found the situation to be taxing. I'd rather enjoy cats rather than spend my time fending them off.
Does anyone have any ideas, insights or suggestions about this situation?
Last edited by Edie Kay; May 5th, 2008 at 02:46 PM.
I have the same problem - my kitten Alley is a food mooch, and I feed her commerical food. I don't think it has anything to do with what you feed her. Here's her thread: http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread....ight=alley+eat
We now lock her up in a room any time we are preparing or eating food. She actually just walks into the the other room now without much prodding.
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Jake - grey DSH (Aug '98) Alley - spazzy grey tabby (Aug '07)
Oh, you might want to get yourself a deterrant like the Ssscat Spray. It's non toxic and it worked well to keep Alley off of the counter. Make sure you have some refills though - she's a determined one, and if it runs out, the counter is fair game again.
Taken over by:
Jake - grey DSH (Aug '98) Alley - spazzy grey tabby (Aug '07)
What a situation
I know we all want answers for ours pets demise, and sometimes it is poor quality foods, but there are so many great high quality cat foods on the market now, that maybe with your cats being so ravenous, a good quality dry cat food left out at all times will help with this situation.
My oldest cat passed away this past September and he was 19 years old! he ate good quality dry food (available at all times to free feed) and canned food in the evenings. I also have 4 other cats ranging in age from 12 to 15, all fed cat food. I have also had a cat die at the age of 7 due to liver failure, so it's really difficult to blame cat food on her death.
I understand where you husband is coming from, it's very difficult to enjoy your pets company when they become such a nuisance, I believe free feeding your cats a good quality dry food, and teaching them some manners, would go a long way. I know you probably love them just the way they are, but if they are as bad as your husband says (you know what they say, love is blind) you may be depriving yourself of human companionship, due to their unruly behaviour.
Please don't think I am to harsh, I am trying to see all sides here (yours, your hubbys and your cats)
What is man without beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.
~~Chief Seattle (Duwamish tribe)~~
Thanks for your replies, Phoozles, Alley and Happy!
It is nice to hear that it is not just *my* cats who are food hounds!
It is my husband's assertion that it is the "unconventional" high-quality food that is causing their behavior. If feeding them a commercial cat food would cure them of this behavior, then I would consider it. I would LOVE to find a high quality cat dried cat food without toxic preservatives that I could leave out for snacking all the time. I have even made them "cookies" that I keep in the fridge for treats. Unfortunately I have been working inhuman hours and don't always have time to do this for them. But it sounds like it may be more of a "personality" issue. I would not like to have the worst of both worlds; that is, a cat with food related health problems and a food obsession.
I have had cats my entire life and have only had older cats since switching to the high quality diet. These are the first young'uns I have had on it; I hoped it was merely behavior consistent with immaturity. And indeed, the cats have mellowed in many ways in my two years with them. But my husband, who is NOT a critter person (in his previous marriage he simply gave cats back to the pound when they became too much of a hassle) has no patience for this.
Last edited by Edie Kay; May 5th, 2008 at 02:47 PM.
never thought i would say this but im with Happycats. we feed raw supplemented with the occasional Evo or Felidae (cause we go out of town once or twice a year.... babysitters and raw?? 'ew' they say).
Shadow is our... stubborn cat. i can imagine if he had company as... troublesome as he is, it would only get worse over time but since he has no cohorts, its manageable. sounds to me like you guys have a handful of stubborn cats and they feed off of each other.
Ssscat is a great product, coupled with squirt bottles, free fed Evo(or other grain free kibble) and some double sided tape... i bet you guys can have some pleasant cats shortly.
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It's no secret that I'm not a fan of kibble for cats, so my opinion (surprise surprise!) is not to go that route. But perhaps your homemade diet could use a bit of tweaking. Although Anitra Frazer is a pioneer of natural cat care, some of her diets are a bit outdated. For instance, you don't need to include the barley or peas, and I'm worried about the taurine content of this diet if you aren't adding any supplements. Also, a better source of calcium would be to either use real bones rather than bone meal, or else use calcium carbonate. Here's a great recipe for a raw diet, developed by a vet who has made feline nutrition her life passion, so it's well balanced:
http://www.catinfo.org/makingcatfood.htm Perhaps that will help your cat's ravenousness!
"To close your eyes will not ease another's pain." ~ Chinese Proverb
We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
you know im not big fan of it either but it sounds like her cats have that sort of habit of scarfing down food maybe because they were starved at some point?? im thinking like Frances situation... or that they ARE missing something... but what would make them psychopaths about food????
i totally agree though, going totally raw meat only, as whole prey as possible will clean up the air a little.
Edie Kay, are you feeding raw muscle meat?? im not familiar with the diet. chicken heart?? clam or oyster??
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Mister- Black LabX, M, 08/06(?)
The Shadow Stalker- Gray Tux DSH, M, 04/04
The Mighty Hunter- Black Tux DSH, M, 04/04
Baby Girl- Tabby DMH, F, 12/03(?)
Frances- Tortie, DSH, F, 2007(?)
I'm wondering if they are indeed ravenous, or if this is just their behaviour.
Are they starving? Were they like this before you started this diet?
The reason I ask is that my kitten does this more out of habit, rather than anything. She could be free fed and will still snatch food. She grabbed some pineapple out of my FH's hand the other day - and didn't even eat it - it's the snatching more than the starving - so changing the diet might not make a difference.
Taken over by:
Jake - grey DSH (Aug '98) Alley - spazzy grey tabby (Aug '07)
Thanks so much for the input!!!
I am no fan of crunchy cat food either, I would love to find a solution that I could control (meaning: make myself.)
I wondered if Anitra's diet could use some tweaking. I do experiment with different vegetables, both cats are fond of many: cooked broccoli, asparagus, greens, corn, potatoes, zucchini, peas. I feed them ground chicken alternating with ground turkey and beef from the butcher. But I can check to see if the bones can be ground in as well. I read Dr. Pierson's recipe and it makes good solid sense to me. I do add a taurine supplement occasionally, though my vet said that they have minimal requirements for taurine and that the raw food should do it.
My calico girl, Freda, came to me as a stray, she is a skilled hunter. She was used to eating prey. Unfortunately she is very bold (not afraid of cars) and we lived on a busy street. I turned her into an indoor cat six months after she moved in with us. Since that time, she has been very needy, literally hangs around me and my every move, which is fine by me. She's good company. She became more emphatic about food about that time. If I am home in decent time, I make sure to give her a third meal and that takes the edge off her hunger. Often I work some very long hours (I am self-employed) and I don't have the chance to do so. My husband sometimes fed her, usually didn't even though he was home at a regular (early) hour everyday.
The other cat, Elvis, was a rescue from a terminally ill man from an assisted living facility. Elvis was a bored and active one year old (on a kibble diet) who LOVED Freda's company instantly. They get along famously and play like crazy. He has better manners but is egged on for sure by his unruly house mate, Freda.
I don't think either cat had any issues with food deprivation. I tend to think that it is something that is lacking in their diet or perhaps a personality issue. I will try eliminating the barley and see if the greater concentration of protein helps.
Some good ideas
Phoozles, I think that it is more to do with nutrition than habit/behavior. Freda especially, will eat whatever it is she scavenges. At least I hope so because that is an easier fix!
Last edited by Edie Kay; May 5th, 2008 at 03:50 PM.
Hey whats that supposed to mean?!
Am I that hard to agree with?
What is man without beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.
~~Chief Seattle (Duwamish tribe)~~
Pastafarians Unite!
Swift Tribe-
Chris- Husband, 04/30/77
Cailyn- Daughter, 07/05/99
Jeffrey- Son, 03/24/06
Alex- Son, 03/25/09
Mister- Black LabX, M, 08/06(?)
The Shadow Stalker- Gray Tux DSH, M, 04/04
The Mighty Hunter- Black Tux DSH, M, 04/04
Baby Girl- Tabby DMH, F, 12/03(?)
Frances- Tortie, DSH, F, 2007(?)
Wow, you've got your hands full at the dinner table!
Cats are carnivores so they don't need all that many veggies in their diet. Change their food around and see what else they would eat(but seeing as they can eat pita bread, they may not be as stubborn as many cats are) and bread's a no-no too as the carbs are bad for your kitties.
I agree with Phoozles. It may just be a habit that they picked up. Could hunting = snatching food out of people's hands? And maybe Elvis learned it from Freda?Well, I hope you find the solution because it would be terrible if they never lose their title of being a nuisance.
What is man without beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.
~~Chief Seattle (Duwamish tribe)~~
I have adopted two strays, one who was on her own for at least 4 months and had to fight off Toms at the feeding stations for food. She has a huge eating issue, and will eat anything she can and trust me, she gets plenty to eat and quality cat food so it is not hunger or a lacking of anything in her diet, the other has some eating issues but not as severe.
I asked my vet about this and she stated that once a cat has been very hungry, they have a tendency to have eating issues. Even though your Freda was a skilled hunter, she may have been extremely hungry at times, could even extend back to her kitten days (large litter, not enough food, mom not producing enough milk, etc).
I fostered this eater with her 7 kittens before I adopted her. As the kittens got bigger, there was huge fighting for a nipple, to the point that I thought they were going to tear each other's eyes out. The smallest of the kittens, who normally lost their nipple to the bigger ones acted exactly the same as Freda (I had them for 5 months, until they were big enough to spay).
As for Elvis, he was young when you got him and he may have picked up habits from Freda.
In saying that, my vote is personality, so some consistent training, with very precise, regular feedings may be needed. If you have a quality raw diet recipe, I think that is better than any cat food you can buy.
Cat maid to:
Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs)
Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs)
Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014)
Puddles RIP (1996-2014)
Snowball RIP (1991-2005)
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb
While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen R. Covey
Just 2 tidbits from me.......
One. I would listen carefully to sugarcatmom's recommendations re tweaking the recipie.
Two. Naturally, our cats will eat in the range of 12-20+ times a day...small meals each time. They are small cats, and small cats' systems work very differently from most other mammals, including large cats (lions/tigers). Just as small cats are "obligate carvivores", they are also "obligate grazers".
This was written by a Vet on another board:
"But if one isn't home or set up for frequent feeding, or believes that
cats are little lions, to let a cat go hours and hours without a meal
runs counter to the way their metabolism works. Certain metabolic
functions in cats occur in the *fed* state whereas in ourselves they
occur in the fasting state, overnight. That's why we call breakfast
"break fast", because we fasted all night. Cats don't, they eat."
So, given the above,
the more i learn about (some) people, the more i luv my cats
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Apocalypse SurvivalPosted in Project Vehicles on December 1, 2012
Civilized society has imploded and it's just you and your 4x4 in a chaotic world. There's no electricity, cell phones are useless, and supermarkets are stripped bare.
But you're healthy, eating well, and able to travel at will. This is because you're utilizing the items you collected prior to civilizations crash (darn zombies). You had the foresight to gather key items (along with several hundred gallons of fuel for your 4x4) to ensure that you will survive the end of the civilized world.
What do you have in your cadre of survival gear? Let's have a look. There are things you need to take care of your body, because ultimately that's the number one priority. There are also things that will make your post-apocalyptic quality of life better.
Since the civilized world has ended, you can't saunter into the meat department at the supermarket, which means you have to hunt for meat if you want it. For this you'll need a rifle. One of our favorites is the Henry U.S. Survival AR-7. This U.S.-made .22LR-caliber rifle can be disassembled and the pieces fit inside the waterproof ABS plastic stock, which will float in water. When stowed, the rifle is only 16.5 inches long and when assembled its 35 inches long. The AR-7 includes a pair of eight-round magazines.
Contact: 201/858-4400, www.henryrepeating.com
Fishing Pole
If hunting game isn't an option you may need to fish. You could lug around a fullsize fishing rod, but you may want to consider something like the Daiwa Mini Systems Travel Kits. Available in both Minicast (shown here) and Minispin Systems, they come with everything except terminal tackle. All of the components are housed in a hard case with built-in tackle compartments.
Contact: 562/375-6800, www.daiwa.com
Water Purifier
It is said that the human body can only go one week without water. Naturally, this makes getting clean drinking water a priority. There are a number of water filters available, and one that has a good reputation is the Swiss-made Katadyn Pocket Water Filter, which is part of Katadyn's Endurance Series. This hand-operated filter weighs only 20 ounces, removes/destroys protozoa and bacteria, and it makes one quart per minute. Katadyn also offers hand-operated and 12-volt desalinators.
Contact: 800/755-6701, www.katadyn.com
First Aid Kit
If you're injured you can forget about the immediate care clinic or calling an ambulance. End of the civilized world, remember? You are now responsible for your own first aid, and things like a simple infection can totally ruin your apocalypse. Adventure Medical Kits is one of the companies that offer an incredible range of medical kits. This is the Fundamentals kit that is part of the company's Mountain Series and it features a wide array of medications as well as contents for treating everything from bleeding to blisters/burns to fractures/sprains. The kit features Easy Care organization that arranges the contents by injury along with specific instructions to enable anyone to administer first aid quickly and confidently.
Contact: 510/261-7414, www.adventuremedicalkits.com
When hunting, there are times when a situation calls for a bow and not a firearm. Like if zombies or other nefarious adversaries are lurking around. You can't go wrong with a quality traditional or compound bow, but if you want something that's designed for easy transportation and quick assembly, you'll be wanting a take-down longbow like the Bear Archery TakeDown recurve bow system. The three-piece riser is made of black Dymondwood or exotic Bubinga wood, the limbs are fascor powered; backed and faced with high-strength black fiberglass, and the tips are handcrafted and layered.
Contact: 812/467-1200, www.beararcheryproducts.com
Another survival essential is a saw. When the saw is on the back of a machete that's even better. A saw has a variety of uses including lopping firewood into smaller pieces or cutting limbs to create a shelter or shelter frame. The Gerber Gator 25.7-inch, 18-ounce machete is forged of high-carbon stainless steel, has a serrated edge on one side and a fine edge on the other. It comes with a riveted nylon sheath.
Contact: 800/950-6161, www.gerbergear.com
Solar Charger (For Small Electronics)
Small electronics can be a big help (or pleasant diversion) after the apocalypse. Stuff like iPods, iPads, two-way radios, LED lights, cameras, night vision goggles, and games need to be recharged and that can be impossible if the electrical grid is down. However, if you have access to the sun's rays you can charge these types of items with the cool JOOS Orange portable solar charger. This 1½-pound unit is waterproof and submersible and uses the highest efficiency commercially available, monocrystalline solar cell and a replaceable lithium-ion polymer battery. You can capture solar energy to charge your devices immediately or store the energy in the replaceable on-board battery for later use. The JOOS Orange can also be charged from any USB power source.
Contact: www.solarjoos.com
Freeze-Dried Food
If the hunting and fishing doesn't go so well or if that's not your thing, freeze-dried food is great to have around. One of our favorites is Mountain House. The company offers a wide variety of food including over 20 entrees. The list includes everything from beef stew to seafood chowder. You just open the entrée's pouch, pour in boiling water, and zip it shut. When the contents are hot you can simply eat them directly from the pouch. Best of all, most have at least a seven-year shelf life.
Contact: 800/547-0244, www.mtnhse.com
Like a toolbox in your pocket, a multi-tool is an item that you definitely need after an apocalypse. The Leatherman Surge is 21 tools in one, including needle-nose and regular pliers, wire cutters, electrical crimper, 420HC serrated and regular knives, scissors, wood/metal file, large and small bit driver, can opener, and even a bottle opener for the end of the day.
Contact: 800/847-8665, www.leatherman.com
Camp Stove
Good luck finding petroleum fuel for your camp stove after the apocalypse. This is where the unique BioLite CampStove comes in. Why? Well, this small, light stove doesn't use liquid fuel; it's powered by renewable biomass like twigs and pinecones. Quite simply, it converts heat to electricity that powers a fan to make the fire ultra-efficient. As a bonus, extra electricity can be used to charge small electronics like iPods and two-way radios via the built-in USB port.
Contact: www.biolitestove.com
Solar Charger (For Your Rig)
You may be able to use and charge your electronics using your 4x4's electrical system, but eventually you'll need to start the engine to charge the battery. This creates noise and uses precious fuel, both of which may be a bad idea in a post-apocalyptic environment. This is where the foldable PowerFilm solar charger comes into play. One of the options of the PowerFilm is to connect it directly to your rig's battery and charge said battery using solar power. We installed a 60-watt panel (PowerFilm offers a wide range of panels from 5-watt on the low side to 120-watt on the high side) and charge controller (required for 60-watt and higher panels) on our Jeep JK and we love it.
Contact: 888/354-7773, www.powerfilmsolar.com
Even with a snorkel our 4x4s are limited in the depth of water we can traverse. So if you need to cross a river or lake or if you need to get out on 'em to fish, you'll need some sort of watercraft. One option is the inflatable SeaEagle 370, which weighs only 32 pounds but has a weight capacity of 650 pounds. It has a polykrylar hull, I-beam construction floor, and removable inflatable seats. You can just stow it in your rig and inflate it when you need it. Best part is, zombies hate watersports so you'll be safe on the water.
Contact: 800/748-8066, www.seaeagle.com
Tire Repair Kit
A flat tire on your rig can really ruin your day, especially if there is a roving band of lunatic zombies eyeballing you. A quick and easy way to get back on your way is a Safety Seal repair kit. We don't go anywhere without ours. This is the Auto and Light Truck Deluxe Tire Repair Kit and it has everything you need including 60 4-inch repairs, metal T-handle insertion tool and spiral probe, lube, and lots more, all in an impact resistant carrying case.
Contact: 800/888-9021, www.safetyseal.com
You never know when you'll need a length of super strong military-spec paracord. From lashing together a shelter to quick repairs, paracord is a great thing to have around. Paracord bracelets are a novel, handy way to always have some of this cord at the ready. Survival Straps offers these bracelets (as well as paracord woven into everything from key chains to rifle slings) in a slew of styles. To use, you simply pull the ends of the cords that are woven into place and unravel the product one weave at a time.
Contact: 800/971- 3360, www.survivalstraps.com
Oh, and …
In addition to what we listed here you should prep for the apocalypse by having a tarp to collect rainwater and/or serve as a shelter; compass and topo maps of your area; foldable shovel; binoculars; candles; sleeping bag; fire starter tools like waterproof matches or a windproof lighter; a 12-volt air compressor (or even a manual pump) for tires and other inflatables; and a quality pair of hiking boots.


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The worldwide buzz continues to build for the Beijing Olympics, which will begin Aug. 8. Eyes from around the world will be focused on two American swimmers, Michael Phelps and Natalie Hoff, as they demonstrate their athleticism with world-record-breaking times and growing piles of medals. (Phelps won six gold and two bronze in 2004.)
What few will be thinking about or even realize is all of the hard work and training all of the athletes competing have done in preparation for the Olympics. For Phelps and Hoff, that training has been heavily influenced by Jesuit teaching.
The Catholic Review in Baltimore recently published this piece about how the Jesuits have influenced the two swimmers and their coaches.


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Tonight would have been a good time to fire up Full Tilt and play some sit n gos. But that can't happen. For shits and giggles I fired the software up. Knowing their problems I was curious to see what would happen.
I can't bring myself to play some of those play money games on Facebook either.
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This week National Guard soldiers claim to have found evidence that KBR knew there were harmful chemicals present on a base in Iraq.
But this is only one of the many outrageous things KBR allegedly did as the sole contractor to the U.S. military in Iraq.
The book "The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving In Iraq" by journalist Helen Benedict traces the story of women serving in Iraq. Here are some shocking stories from the book:
- KBR charged soldiers $45 for a six-pack of Coke and $100 to wash a $3 load of laundry
- If a vehicle ran out of oil or got a flat tire, KBR would douse it in gasoline and set fire to it and then bill the government for the cost of a new vehicle plus extra, according to the book "I Am A Soldier Too: The Jessica Lynch Story"
- A water purification specialist found that 63 or 67 water tanks at Camp Ramadi Marine Base had no chlorine and were polluted with malaria, tyhpus, bacteria from animal and human waste and flesh-eating bacteria, as discussed in the documentary " Iraq For Sale"
- KBR gave soldiers castoff water from purifying units for laundry, showers, shaving and to brush their teeth, according to the book " Betraying Our Troops"
- The dining halls, run by KBR, were only open at specific times in order to save money. This predictable schedule made it easy for insurgents to attack. Most notably in 2004 in Mosul, a suicide bomber entered the mess hall and killed 22 people wounded 69.
In 2005 the Pentagon found that KBR had failed to account for $1.8 billion for feeding and housing troops which included $12 million in meals which were never served. Despite these and other scandals, KBR was given a $150 billion contract in 2007 to support troops around the world, and it continued to get no-bid contracts through 2011 in Iraq.


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This document provides you with all necessary steps to install an OpenAFS server on Gentoo Linux. Parts of this document are taken from the AFS FAQ and IBM's Quick Beginnings guide on AFS. Well, never reinvent the wheel. :)
AFS is a distributed filesystem that enables co-operating hosts (clients and servers) to efficiently share filesystem resources across both local area and wide area networks. Clients hold a cache for often used objects (files), to get quicker access to them.
AFS is based on a distributed file system originally developed at the Information Technology Center at Carnegie-Mellon University that was called the "Andrew File System". "Andrew" was the name of the research project at CMU - honouring the founders of the University. Once Transarc was formed and AFS became a product, the "Andrew" was dropped to indicate that AFS had gone beyond the Andrew research project and had become a supported, product quality filesystem. However, there were a number of existing cells that rooted their filesystem as /afs. At the time, changing the root of the filesystem was a non-trivial undertaking. So, to save the early AFS sites from having to rename their filesystem, AFS remained as the name and filesystem root.
An AFS cell is a collection of servers grouped together administratively and presenting a single, cohesive filesystem. Typically, an AFS cell is a set of hosts that use the same Internet domain name (for example, gentoo.org) Users log into AFS client workstations which request information and files from the cell's servers on behalf of the users. Users won't know on which server a file which they are accessing, is located. They even won't notice if a server will be located to another room, since every volume can be replicated and moved to another server without any user noticing. The files are always accessible. Well, it's like NFS on steroids :)
The main strengths of AFS are its: caching facility (on client side, typically 100M to 1GB), security features (Kerberos 4 based, access control lists), simplicity of addressing (you just have one filesystem), scalability (add further servers to your cell as needed), communications protocol.
Read the
OpenAFS main page is at
AFS was originally developed by Transarc which is now owned by IBM.
You can find some information about AFS on
OpenAFS has great logging facilities. However, by default it logs straight into
its own logs instead of through the system logging facilities you have on your
system. To have the servers log through your system logger, use the
This section aims to help you through the process of upgrading an existing OpenAFS installation to OpenAFS version 1.4.0 or higher (or 1.2.x starting from 1.2.13. The latter will not be handled specifically, as most people will want 1.4 for a.o. linux-2.6 support, large file support and bug fixes).
If you're dealing with a clean install of a 1.4 version of OpenAFS, then you can safely skip this chapter. However, if you're upgrading from a previous version, we strongly urge you to follow the guidelines in the next sections. The transition script in the ebuild is designed to assist you in quickly upgrading and restarting. Please note that it will (for safety reasons) not delete configuration files and startup scripts in old places, not automatically change your boot configuration to use the new scripts, etc. If you need further convincing, using an old OpenAFS kernel module together with the updated system binaries, may very well cause your kernel to freak out. So, let's read on for a clean and easy transition, shall we?
Traditionally, OpenAFS has used the same path-conventions that IBM TransArc labs had used, before the code was forked. Understandably, old AFS setups continue using these legacy path conventions. More recent setups conform with FHS by using standard locations (as seen in many Linux distributions). The following table is a compilation of the configure-script and the README accompanying the OpenAFS distribution tarballs:
|Transarc Mode
|Default Mode
|translation to Gentoo
There are some other oddities, like binaries being put in
Also as a result of the path changes, the default disk cache location has
been changed from
Furthermore, the init-script has been split into a client and a server part.
You used to have
Another change to the init script is that it doesn't check your disk cache
setup anymore. The old code required that a separate ext2 partition be
mounted at
First of all, emerging a newer OpenAFS version should not overwrite any old configuration files. The script is designed to not change any files already present on the system. So even if you have a totally messed up configuration with a mix of old and new locations, the script should not cause further problems. Also, if a running OpenAFS server is detected, the installation will abort, preventing possible database corruption.
One caveat though -- there have been ebuilds floating around the internet that
partially disable the protection that Gentoo puts on
# emerge info | grep "CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/web2c /etc/env.d"
Though nothing in this ebuild would touch the files in
It should be clear to the experienced user that in the case he has tweaked his
system by manually adding soft links (e.g.
Now that you know what doesn't happen, you may want to know what does:
So you haven't got an OpenAFS server setup? Or maybe you do, the previous sections have informed you about what is going to happen, and you're still ready for it?
Let's go ahead with it then!
If you do have a server running, you want to shut it down now.
# /etc/init.d/afs stop
And then the upgrade itself.
# emerge -u openafs
If you had an OpenAFS server running, you would have not have been forced to shut it down. Now is the time to do that.
# /etc/init.d/afs stop
As you may want keep the downtime to a minimum, so you can restart your OpenAFS server right away.
# /etc/init.d/openafs-server start
You can check whether it's running properly with the following command:
# /usr/bin/bos status localhost -localauth
Before starting the OpenAFS client again, please take time to check your
cache settings. They are determined by
# /etc/init.d/openafs-client start
Before cleaning up, please make really sure that everything runs smoothly and that you have restarted after the upgrade (otherwise, you may still be running your old installation).
The following directories may be safely removed from the system:
The following files are also unnecessary:
# tar czf /root/oldafs-backup.tgz /etc/afs /usr/vice /usr/afs /usr/afsws # rm -R /etc/afs /usr/vice /usr/afs /usr/afsws # rm /etc/init.d/afs /etc/conf.d/afs
In case you've previously used ebuilds =openafs-1.2.13 or =openafs-1.3.85, you may also have some other unnecessary files:
Now most people would have their systems configured to automatically start the OpenAFS client and server on startup. Those who don't can safely skip this section. If you had your system configured to start them automatically, you will need to re-enable this, because the names of the init scripts have changed.
# rc-update del afs default # rc-update add openafs-client default # rc-update add openafs-server default
If you had
Don't panic. You shouldn't have lost any data or configuration files. So let's
analyze the situation. Please file a bug at
If you're having problems starting the client, this should help you diagnosing the problem:
If you're having problems starting the server, then these hints may be useful:
You can get the original IBM AFS Documentation. It is very well written and you really want read it if it is up to you to administer a AFS Server.
# emerge app-doc/afsdoc
You also have the option of using the documentation delivered with OpenAFS. It
is installed when you have the USE flag
# emerge net-fs/openafs
After successful compilation you're ready to go.
If you're not part of a specific OpenAFS-cell you want to access, and you just
want to try browsing globally available OpenAFS-shares, then you can just
install OpenAFS, not touch the configuration at all, and start
If you need to access a specific cell, say your university's or company's own cell, then some adjustments to your configuration have to be made.
Firstly, you need to update
Secondly, in order to be able to log onto the OpenAFS cell, you need to specify
its name in
CellServDB: >netlabs #Cell name 10.0.0.1 #storage ThisCell: netlabs
CellServDB tells your client which server(s) it needs to contact for a specific cell. ThisCell should be quite obvious. Normally you use a name which is unique for your organisation. Your (official) domain might be a good choice.
For a quick start, you can now start
You can house your cache on an existing filesystem (if it's ext2/3), or you
may want to have a separate partition for that. The default location of the
cache is
The following command will create the appropriate links to start your afs client on system startup.
# rc-update add openafs-client default
If you haven't already done so, the following command will install all
necessary binaries for setting up an AFS Server
# emerge net-fs/openafs
You need to run the
# bosserver -noauth &
Verify that the BOS Server created
# ls -al /etc/openafs/server/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41 Jun 4 22:21 CellServDB -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 Jun 4 22:21 ThisCell
Now assign your cell's name.
Run the
# bos setcellname <server name> <cell name> -noauth
Next use the
# bos create <server name> kaserver \ simple /usr/libexec/openafs/kaserver \ -cell <cell name> -noauth # bos create <server name> buserver \ simple /usr/libexec/openafs/buserver \ -cell <cell name> -noauth # bos create <server name> ptserver \ simple /usr/libexec/openafs/ptserver \ -cell <cell name> -noauth # bos create <server name> \ vlserver simple /usr/libexec/openafs/vlserver \ -cell <cell name> -noauth
You can verify that all servers are running with the
# bos status <server name> -noauth Instance kaserver, currently running normally. Instance buserver, currently running normally. Instance ptserver, currently running normally. Instance vlserver, currently running normally.
Now we'll initialize the cell's security mechanisms. We'll begin by creating
the following two initial entries in the Authentication Database: The main
administrative account, called admin by convention and an entry for
the AFS server processes, called
# kas -cell <cell name> -noauth ka> create afs initial_password: Verifying, please re-enter initial_password: ka> create admin initial_password: Verifying, please re-enter initial_password: ka> examine afs User data for afs key (0) cksum is 2651715259, last cpw: Mon Jun 4 20:49:30 2001 password will never expire. An unlimited number of unsuccessful authentications is permitted. entry never expires. Max ticket lifetime 100.00 hours. last mod on Mon Jun 4 20:49:30 2001 by <none> permit password reuse ka> setfields admin -flags admin ka> examine admin User data for admin (ADMIN) key (0) cksum is 2651715259, last cpw: Mon Jun 4 20:49:59 2001 password will never expire. An unlimited number of unsuccessful authentications is permitted. entry never expires. Max ticket lifetime 25.00 hours. last mod on Mon Jun 4 20:51:10 2001 by <none> permit password reuse ka>
Run the
# bos adduser <server name> admin -cell <cell name> -noauth
Issue the
# bos addkey <server name> -kvno 0 -cell <cell name> -noauth input key: Retype input key:
Issue the
# pts createuser -name admin -cell <cell name> [-id <AFS UID>] -noauth
Issue the
# pts adduser admin system:administrators -cell <cell name> -noauth # pts membership admin -cell <cell name> -noauth Groups admin (id: 1) is a member of: system:administrators
At this moment, proper authentication is possible, and the OpenAFS server can be started in a normal fashion. Note that authentication also requires a running OpenAFS client (setting it up is described in the previous chapter).
# bos shutdown <server name> -wait -noauth # killall bosserver
# /etc/init.d/openafs-server start # /etc/init.d/openafs-client start
# rc-update add openafs-server default
# klog admin
Start the
# bos create <server name> fs \ fs /usr/libexec/openafs/fileserver /usr/libexec/openafs/volserver /usr/libexec/openafs/salvager \ -cell <cell name> -noauth
Verify that all processes are running:
# bos status <server name> -long -noauth Instance kaserver, (type is simple) currently running normally. Process last started at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 (2 proc starts) Last exit at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 Command 1 is '/usr/libexec/openafs/kaserver' Instance buserver, (type is simple) currently running normally. Process last started at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 (2 proc starts) Last exit at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 Command 1 is '/usr/libexec/openafs/buserver' Instance ptserver, (type is simple) currently running normally. Process last started at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 (2 proc starts) Last exit at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 Command 1 is '/usr/libexec/openafs/ptserver' Instance vlserver, (type is simple) currently running normally. Process last started at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 (2 proc starts) Last exit at Mon Jun 4 21:07:17 2001 Command 1 is '/usr/libexec/openafs/vlserver' Instance fs, (type is fs) currently running normally. Auxiliary status is: file server running. Process last started at Mon Jun 4 21:09:30 2001 (2 proc starts) Command 1 is '/usr/libexec/openafs/fileserver' Command 2 is '/usr/libexec/openafs/volserver' Command 3 is '/usr/libexec/openafs/salvager'
Your next action depends on whether you have ever run AFS file server machines in the cell.
If you are installing the first AFS Server ever in the cell, create the first AFS volume, root.afs
# vos create <server name> <partition name> root.afs -cell <cell name> -noauth
If there are existing AFS file server machines and volumes in the cell
issue the
If the command fails with the message "partition /vicepa does not exist on
the server", ensure that the partition is mounted before running OpenAFS
servers, or mount the directory and restart the processes using
# vos syncvldb <server name> -cell <cell name> -verbose -noauth # vos syncserv <server name> -cell <cell name> -verbose -noauth
# bos create <server name> \ upserver simple "/usr/libexec/openafs/upserver \ -crypt /etc/openafs/server -clear /usr/libexec/openafs" \ -cell <cell name> -noauth
First you need to set some ACLs, so that any user can lookup
# fs setacl /afs system:anyuser rl
Then you need to create the root volume, mount it readonly on
# vos create <server name> <partition name> root.cell # fs mkmount /afs/<cell name> root.cell # fs setacl /afs/<cell name> system:anyuser rl # fs mkmount /afs/.<cell name> root.cell -rw
# vos create <server name> <partition name> <myvolume> # fs mkmount /afs/<cell name>/<mymountpoint> <myvolume> # fs mkmount /afs/<cell name>/.<mymountpoint> <myvolume> -rw # fs setquota /afs/<cell name>/.<mymountpoint> -max <quotum>
Finally you're done!!! You should now have a working AFS file server on your local network. Time to get a big cup of coffee and print out the AFS documentation!!!
OpenAFS is an extensive technology. Please read the AFS documentation for more information. We only list a few administrative tasks in this chapter.
To use AFS you need to authenticate against the KA Server if using
an implementation AFS Kerberos 4, or against a Kerberos 5 KDC if using
MIT, Heimdal, or ShiShi Kerberos 5. However in order to login to a
machine you will also need a user account, this can be local in
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auth required pam_env.so auth sufficient pam_unix.so likeauth nullok auth sufficient pam_afs.so.1 use_first_pass ignore_root auth required pam_deny.so account required pam_unix.so password required pam_cracklib.so retry=3 password sufficient pam_unix.so nullok md5 shadow use_authtok password required pam_deny.so session required pam_limits.so session required pam_unix.so
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The Baltimore Police Department's top brass recognized officers for bravery and excellence on Friday, the first time the awards ceremony has been held in more than two years.
Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake handed out the awards to 30 officers from across the agency. Recipients were shot at and run over. They interrupted assaults, sprang into action while off-duty, or solved complex cases.
"We cannot thank you enough for the hard work and courage you have given in your daily jobs," Batts told the officers. "It's going to be people like you that are going to make a difference in the city of Baltimore."
Top honors — inclusion in the agency's "Legion of Merit" — went to detectives Robert Himes and Joshua Ellsworth for their investigation into the case of a Bloods gang member who was kidnapped and killed.
Himes and Ellsworth arrested Dajuan Marshall in June 2008 for fatally shooting rival gang member Kenneth Jones near The Block adult entertainment district in downtown.
The case, prosecuted by Assistant State's Attorney Traci Robinson, led to a conviction in 2011 on a murder conspiracy charge, as well as the first conviction for charges filed under the state's gang statute. Robinson was also honored.
Another award dates to a 2009 incident, when Capt. Byron Conaway, who at the time was an officer, was slipped a note by a woman who said she was in danger. When Conaway saw the man who had been in a car with her reach for a handgun, Conaway shot him.
The man, Marcus Hill, survived and was sentenced in August 2010 to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a handgun. Conaway received the departmental Bronze Star.
Three officers who fatally shot suspects were given the Silver Star: Officer Charles Smith III, who in 2011 saw a man shooting at his wife and fatally shot him; Detective Olufemi Akinwande, who police said in January 2013 shot a man who fired a weapon at him; and Officer Timothy Copeland, who last May shot Van Keith Johnson, who police say had shot someone moments earlier in Pigtown.
Of the 30 officers honored, 12 had been involved in an incident in which a suspect was shot. A police spokesman said all of the officers had been cleared in internal reviews and the awards were decided in consultation with internal affairs and city prosecutors.
Officers Keith Savadel and Sgt. James Cardarella were recognized for pursuing an armed man whose gun malfunctioned when he turned and tried to fire at them. Police said the officers charged at the man and after a fight brought him under control.
Officer Michael Clanton II, who the agency said responded to an assault-in-progress call and ordered the attacker to drop a weapon, received a Bronze Star. Sgt. Keith Gladstone and Officers Carl Randolph and Lisa Coleman-Smith also received a Bronze Star for tackling a suspect who had fired a shot while holding up a business in Northwest Baltimore.
Members of the check and fraud unit — Lt. Regis Flynn, Sgt. Sarah Connolly, Sgt. Dennis Raftery, and detectives Dale Wood, Samuel Bowden, Shirley Disney, and Christopher Boyd — also were recognized for an investigation that led to the arrest of five people accused of scamming and robbing the elderly.


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Reserved and general admission tickets are sold out for Tuesday's "Battle of the Boulevard" against Belmont, the Lipscomb athletic department announced Thursday.
Standing room only (SRO) tickets are available for $9 online and $10 at the door on Tuesday (if available). Click here to purchase online. Individuals holding a standing room only ticket are allowed to sit in empty seats at the start of the game, but must move if the seat holder arrives. We expect seats to be available in the top of section 101 and possibly in sections 107 through 112.
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Parking on the Lipscomb campus will be extremely limited Tuesday night. We anticipate all on-campus parking spots will be filled by 5:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to park at either Stokes Elementry off Belmont Boulevard or at the David Lipscomb Campus School Football field at the corner of Caldwell and Leland. Shuttle buses will run from both locations to Allen Arena from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. We strongly discourage parking on neighborhood streets as Metro Police actively tickets illegally parked cars.


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All Saints Day is considered a holy day in Christianity – a day for Christians to reflect on those who lived according to God's word and to remember everyone who died. But one local resident chose the day to make a clear but irreverent statement when he spray-painted the front doors of the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church, 2 Bethlehem Pike., around 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, with the words "F*** You."
Chris from Lux Renovations, who declined to give his last name, was doing carpentry work on the church when the incident happened. Chris described the suspect as a white male, about 6-feet tall, thin build, wearing glasses and missing a few teeth.
The man was sitting behind the church drinking and talking to people when Chris and other workers from the Lux firm arrived.
"He kind of went off about nothing and then went on a rant and sprayed the doors and slammed his paint can down and left," Chris said.
Lola, 50, who was walking by and declined to give her last name, said it was a shame because it is a beautiful church.


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Kailyn Lowry shows off her tattooKailyn Lowry may be known as one of the stars of Teen Mom 2 on MTV. But the mom from Pennsylvania has a growing number of fans for something that has nothing to do with motherhood. Kailyn is all about the body art these days. With tattoos popping up everywhere from her wrist to her thigh, this girl is all about ink.
But it seems like every time we turn around, Kailyn has another tattoo. Is she going to ever stop? The Stir had to ask, and Kailyn was more than happy to answer!
"I'm working on covering my whole body, so we'll see," Kailyn told us.
Got that? Her whole body. As in all that skin that's still uncovered! She certainly wouldn't be the first one to be covered in tats, but it's a controversial move. Although an estimated 45 million Americans have at least one tat, some 60 percent of employers in one survey said they wouldn't hire someone with visible ink.
So what about her critics?
"To me it's just art. I look at it as art," Lowry said. "I mean, people are going to judge, but I'm open-minded to it.
"I've had some kind of mixed reviews for my back, but it's not finished, so it's not fair! You can't judge an unfinished piece! The quote on my upper back says 'To the world you are one person but to one person you are the world,' with Isaac's initials. We kind of put a pretty scene of the world around it. That's what's going on with my back. It should be finished hopefully by the time I get married."
Kailyn also has a mermaid on her arm (which she showed off to us in our photo), a large dreamcatcher on her leg that she says is symbolic of her Native American heritage, and an infinity sign that matches fiance Javi Marroquin's. From there, who knows?
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Taylor Swift's 'Mean' Covered by Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba [Listen]
Taylor Swift celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday (Dec. 13) and while we're sure her friends, family and fans showered the beloved singer with presents of all sorts, a fellow musician gave her a gift that keeps on giving and one that she directly inspired.
Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba and his alt/folk band Twin Forks covered Swift's much-loved song 'Mean.'
Carrabba, a pioneer in the "emo" genre, certainly turned in an emotional, sincere and heartfelt version of Swift's song about triumphing over the mean people (like critics) who've taken shots at her.
It's a sweet and honeyed version, but it's also got a little twang, too. This cover certainly honors the spirit of the original. It's a rendition that we're pretty sure Swift herself would approve of, since she is reportedly a fan of Carrabba's work.
It's also a testament to her songwriting prowess when her songs can be reimagined in other genres and still retain their signature, familiar sound.
Happy birthday once again, Miss Swift!
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Alums Key to Top 10 Student Visitsby Howard Hewitt • November 2, 2012 Share:
Alumni return to the College regularly for all sorts of activities. But some of the most important visits are during visitation days to share with high school students their Wabash experience.
A large group of students in the top 10 percent of their high school class visited Friday to consider Wabash as their college destination. The structured day included a morning welcome and keynote address from Kelly Pfledderer '96, founder and President of Apparatus, Indianapolis.
Pfledderer got the young men's attention by illustrating the evolution of computers and, specifically, video games and music devices. When he enrolled at Wabash in 1992 the internet barely existed and his much-honored and growing personal business didn't exist.
"At Wabash you learn what you're not good at," he told the students. Pfledderer discovered he might not be cut out for biology and a career in medicine. But a job working in the computer center excited him. "I was always a 'fix it' guy," he explained. "I just got stopped in my tracks thinking that I could get paid to fix computers."
Pfledderer was hired to work in IT Services at Wabash after his 1996 graduation but two years later opened his one-man Apparatus company. The firm has grown to 140 employees today and is consistently recognized as one of Indiana's top entrepreneurial businesses and one of Indianapolis' best places to work.
Pfledderer's point was that young men should keep an open mind. Pfledderer has made a very successful career from a business that didn't exist when he was at Wabash as a freshman. His point was evident that a successful foundation for any career, regardless of a college major, can be a liberal arts education.
The students moved to Salter Hall later and heard from an alumni panel. The students heard about each alum's personal Wabash experience. The panel also took questions.
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RSRTC - Rajasthan State Road Transport CorporationRSRTC (Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation) is the Rajasthan State Government establishment for providing interstate and intercity bus services. Currently RSRTC is the largest intercity bus transport service provider in Rajasthan.
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June 26, 2012
UCLA Anderson Announces 2012 Gerald Loeb Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Jerry Seib and Winnie O'Kelley receives Lawrence Minard Editor Award
NEW YORK, NY -- Journalists from across the nation gathered tonight at Capitale for the 2012 Gerald Loeb Awards Banquet. The Gerald Loeb Awards are among the highest honors in journalism, recognizing the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the world of business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers around the world.
Judy D. Olian, dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management and chairman of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation, welcomed Loeb Awards honorees and their guests. CNBC's Tyler Mathisen, vice president for strategic editorial initiatives and host of CNBC's Power Lunch, served as master of ceremonies.
The Gerald Loeb Awards includes two special awards for career contributions: the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to Jerry Seib, deputy managing editor and Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, and the Lawrence Minard Editor Award, which went to Winnie O'Kelley, deputy business editor of The New York Times. In addition, winners of 13 competition categories were named at the banquet. Following is a list of the 2012 Loeb Award recipients.
Large Newspapers Winner
Ken Bensinger of Los Angeles Times for "Wheels of Fortune"
Medium & Small Newspapers Winners
Raquel Rutledge, Rick Barrett, John Diedrich, Ben Poston and Mike de Sisti of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for "Shattered Trust"
Spencer Soper and Scott Kraus of The Morning Call for "Inside Amazon's Warehouse"
Magazines Winners
Peter Elkind, Jennifer Reingold and Doris Burke of Fortune for "Inside Pfizer's Palace Coup"
Commentary Winners
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Edward Carr, John Peet, Patrick Foulis and John O'Sullivan of The Economist for "Euro Zone"
Breaking News Winners
Brent Snavely, Greg Gardner and Chrissie Thompson of Detroit Free Press for "GM-UAW Contract Negotiations"
Beat Reporting Winner
John Fauber of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for "'Side Effects' Beat Reporting"
News Services Winner
Brian Grow, Kelly Carr, Laurence Fletcher, Nanette Byrnes, Matthew Bigg, Joshua Schneyer, Cynthia Johnston and Sara Ledwith of Reuters for "Shell Games"
Explanatory Winners
Scott Pelley, Robert G. Anderson, Daniel Ruetenik, Robert J. Shattuck and Nicole Young of CBS News 60 Minutes for "The Next Housing Shock"
Online Enterprise Winners
Mark Maremont, Tom McGinty, Jon Keegan, Palani Kumanan, Sarah Slobin and Neil King Jr. of The Wall Street Journal for "Jet Tracker"
Blogging Winner
Felix Salmon of Reuters for "Felix Salmon's Blog"
Personal Finance Winners
Penelope Wang, Kim Clark and Lisa Gibbs of Money for "'Protecting Your Parents' Series"
Broadcast Enterprise Winners
Laura Sydell and Alex Blumberg of NPR and This American Life for "When Patents Attack"
Business Books Winner
Walter Isaacson for "Steve Jobs" published by Simon & Schuster
Business Books Honorable Mention
Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo for "Poor Economics" published by PublicAffairs
The board of trustees of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation and UCLA Anderson wishes to thank all those who contributed to the success of the 2012 Gerald Loeb Awards. Elite Platinum Sponsor: Wells Fargo; Gold Sponsors: Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal; Silver Sponsors: CBS News, Fleishman-Hillard, Fortune, Mesirow Financial, The New York Times, Reuters, The Washington Post, UBS, Union Pacific Railroad; Bronze Sponsor: ABC News; Loeb Associates: The Abernathy MacGregor Group, USA Today, NPR; Official Hotel: Thompson LES. For more information about the Loeb Awards, please visit the Loeb Awards website at http://www.loeb.anderson.ucla.edu.
Loeb Awards Final Judges
- Rafat Ali, CEO and Founder, Skift
- Amanda Bennett, Executive Editor, Projects and Investigations, Bloomberg News
- Matthew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
- David Boardman, Executive Editor and Senior Vice President, The Seattle Times
- Chrystia Freeland, Editor, Thomson Reuters Digital
- John Hillkirk, Senior Editor, Investigations and National Enterprise, USA Today
- Larry Kramer, President and Publisher, USA Today
- Glenn Kramon, Assistant Managing Editor, The New York Times
- Joanne Lipman, Adviser, Yahoo! Media / Executive Producer, NYPR
- Davan Maharaj, Editor, Los Angeles Times
- Tyler Mathisen, Co-anchor, CNBC's Power Lunch / Vice President for Strategic Editorial Initiatives, CNBC
- Matt Murray, Deputy Managing Editor, International News and Money & Investing, The Wall Street Journal
- Judy D. Olian, Dean, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Allan Sloan, Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune
- Russ Stanton, Vice President of Content, Southern California Public Radio
- Paul Steiger, Editor-in-Chief, ProPublica
- Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
- Jonathan Wald, Executive Producer, Piers Morgan Tonight / Adjunct Professor, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
About The Gerald Loeb Awards
The Gerald Loeb Awards were established in 1957 by the late Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of E.F. Hutton. His intention was to encourage reporting on business and finance that would inform and protect the private investor and the general public. As the most prestigious honor in business journalism, distinguished journalists and outlets nationwide submit entries to the competition. UCLA Anderson has been presenting The Gerald Loeb Awards since 1973 and the awards use a two-tier judging process comprising a preliminary round and final round. The awards banquet and celebration is held in New York City every June and is attended by the country's top business and financial publishers, editors, journalists, producers and celebrities. The Gerald Loeb Awards is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization that operates primarily from sponsorship and private support. Follow The Gerald Loeb Awards on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LoebAwards.
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Masters in Gerontology On Campus Degree Information
The study of gerontology deals directly with aging populations and the sociological, physiological, and psychological effects the elderly have on the world around them. The goal of many of these types of programs is to better serve the aging population and address concerns in healthcare and public policy affected by the elderly. Earning a Masters in Gerontology on campus may be a great idea for students who might benefit from individual attention from professors and physical access to campus resources such as libraries and technology.
Potential Coursework in Masters in Gerontology On Campus Programs
Courses in a masters in gerontology on campus program are widely varied. This is one reason why a gerontology degree might be viewed as a concentration in its own right. There are courses that may be suitable for those who are hoping to pursue a career in healthcare, social work, and even public policy. Students may come across introductory courses to the topic as well as advanced courses regarding health and wellness of aging populations and changes in society.
Many universities offer courses that may help students concentrate in a specific area of the field. Some programs might require the completion of either a thesis or master's project before the degree may be awarded at graduation. In these cases, research courses and thesis hours might also be included in curriculum requirements.
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Different career fields may require slightly different skills and qualities, but it certainly takes a unique individual to work in gerontology in any capacity. Some common qualities and skills that people who work with or around an aging population may benefit from include:
- Being Detail-Oriented – Having strict attention to detail
- is beneficial for most graduate studies. This skill may also be useful in career fields related to the care of the elderly, particularly in healthcare.
- Critical Thinking – There are many different complex issues in sociological, psychological, and physiological fields that require the ability to think thoroughly through to a solution. Critical thinking skills may also assist with research when completing a thesis or project.
- Problem Solving – While many problems may not have clear-cut answers, being able to work through to a solution is an important skill that may carry over from graduate school to a professional career. In addition to being able to solve issues by oneself, it may be beneficial to understand how to work collaboratively with different individuals to come with a suitable solution to problems that benefit a community as a whole.
- Communication – Clearly giving instructions and communicating ideas is essential in many different career fields, but it is particularly important where the health of others is concerned.
- Organization – Along with attention to detail, having thorough organization systems and being able to stay on task is important in health care, the public sector, and social work. Developing an organization system may also help students to stay on track to complete their courses as well as thesis or project work.
- Listening – The ability to listen carefully is a skill that should be honed while in graduate school. Listening skills allow students to better learn and understand the topics they are studying. Listening is also important when working with the elderly, as it is important for concerns and information to be heard in order to better serve and meet their needs.
Earning a Masters in Gerontology on campus provides many students with direct access to campus resources including professors, computers, and libraries. Earning a campus based master of gerontology degree might help prepare students to pursue career opportunities in a wide variety of industries. Individuals who enjoy working with the elderly and plan on pursuing advanced education in healthcare, public policy, or social work might also benefit from earning this type of graduate degree.
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