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Located in Huntsville, TX Springtime Motors is a pre-owned dealer that provides customers with a complete automotive experience at competitive prices. Offering a clean title (Salvage and Flood Free), car fax, and free limited warranty with every vehicle financed with us. Also offering vehicle coverage to fit your budget. And Don't forget short term financing with low bi-weekly payments.
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We may report information about your account to credit bureaus. Therefore, your credit report may reflect late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account.
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We offer a great selection of quality pre-owned vehicles, a FREE In-House limited drive train warranty on every vehicle financed 3 month/3000 miles, clean titles, FREE car fax, and flexible payments to fit your budget. Our popular In-House program has been getting people rolling for over 22 years. We specialize in helping people with bad or no credit. We understand life happens and everyone deserves a second chance. We are not a credit score based company, we look at your paper-work. Stop in and check out our ever changing inventory and let us help you get into your next pre-owned vehicle.
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You do not purchase our warranty, this is a free limited warranty given by Springtime Motors. This is a 3 month/3000 mile drive train limited warranty. This limited warranty covers the engine, transmission, and rear end only. Head gaskets are not covered. This is an in-house limited warranty only to be serviced only by Springtime Motors or one of our shops. You will have a $150.00 deductible for each item needing repairs as well as each visit. Deductible due at the time of service. You are responsible for getting it to the shop (without causing further damage to the vehicle). You will always need to drop the vehicle off at one of our shops to be worked on. Depending on the issue and how the shop is running on how long the repairs will take. We do not provide towing or loaner cars.
This (FREE, no cost limited warranty) will not cover damage caused by neglect, overheating, self inflicted or carelessness with the vehicle. If you allow it to get to the hot (RED) zone and blow the head gasket your warranty will be null and void. RED MEANS STOP/TURN IT OFF ASAP! DO NOT DRIVE IT.
At any time the mileage is altered or does not coincide with past records, the warranty will be null and void. You are required to keep up with your vehicle, this means required work (oil changes, fluids, brakes, tires, spark plugs, ect). If you do not take care of your vehicle, you should not expect us to work on your vehicle. You will be asked to provide us with proof of regular up keep on the vehicle.
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Bella and Edward have decided to move away to Alaska. Jacob is still trying to cope from the pain of losing his true love, and is unintentionally tearing himself away from the pack. But, what if, Leah and Seth Clearwater had an optimistic little sister to begin with? Can she be the one to brighten Jacob's outlook and save a crumbling pack from falling forever? But, what if something happens to Jake that will effect her just as badly in the end? Can she make it through the scenario and still maintain her sense of trust? More importantly...can she make it out alive? new chapters added!
1. Chapter 1
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"Ouch, Leah!" Kiralee Clearwater complained to her older sister. Leah had angrily lifted her sibling up by the elbows and was carrying her over to a puddle of mud.
"You moron!" Leah shouted at her. "How could you?"
"I'm sorry! I was being funny!"
"Not to me!" she snarled.
"Leah, Leah, please!" Kiralee pleaded. "Please, Lee. Seriously. Do you have to take it this far?" her voice went up another octave as Leah held her carelessly over the puddle.
"Yes! You little witch!" Leah dropped her. As Kiralee braced for the pain that was about to shoot through her knee's as they hit the ground, something warm caught her in mid air. She gasped. She looked up at the person who'd saved her, and it was a familiar face. Jacob Black was glaring at Leah, and Leah was fuming back with her fists clenched, trembling from head to toe.
"Thank you, Jake!" Kiralee squealed. He let her down on the clear road on the edge of the mud.
"Leah, what the hell are you doing to her?" he hissed, but kept his voice low and calm.
"All she's been doing to me is making my life miserable. I'm getting revenge on that little evil, twisted girl." Leah threatened.
"Leah!" Kiralee scolded. "I'm not doing anything! You just need to lighten up and have some fun. Ever since Sam…" she drifted off, knowing she'd never survive if she'd finished her sentence.
That did it. Leah trembled all over, and Kiralee started to freak. What if she phased? Kiralee wondered nervously. Here? Now? In front of me?
Before she could say another word, Leah shouted, "You're dead!", and Jacob took her whole torso and whipped her away from me.
"Calm down in the woods," he said to her, throwing her towards the forest's edge. She obeyed his order after a minute of convulsing, sprinting deep into the ferns. Jake turned back around to see Kiralee's astonished and frozen expression, and he sighed.
"Sorry. You just gotta be a little more careful with what you say or do around her. Okay?" He said. His face looked drawn and exhausted.
All she could do was nod quickly. He grinned, but it still had a tired edge. "Loosen up. She'll be okay. C'mon, let's head down to the bonfire on First Beach—I think they're waiting for us."
"Okay," Kiralee breathed nervously, still shaken. As they walked down the road, Jacob strolled with his hands in his pockets, whistling to a familiar tune. Kiralee looked up at him.
"Er…thanks, by the way. This may be a little dramatic—but, I'm pretty sure you just saved my life back there. Thanks," she repeated.
To her surprise, Jacob laughed. "No problem. You're lucky I was there, though. Like I mentioned before—try to be aware of your actions. It sounds completely ridiculous, I know, but Leah's temperamental. And you know that. Safety first." He added with another chuckle. After a minute of silence, Jacob asked, "What did you do, though?"
"You know," he said, looking down at her. "Leah said something about how she was going to kill you and all that. What was that about?"
"Oh," Kiralee said, waving her hand dismissively. "Nothing, really. I just was in her room, rewiring her ceiling fan so it will go off spontaneously in the middle of the night. You've heard that thing creak. It'll wake up the dead."
Jacob stared for a moment, as if processing her story. Finally, he started laughing loudly. Kiralee started laughing, too—but not at her actions, at Jacob. His face was cringed up and he was laughing hard. She saw tears forming in his eyes.
"Jake," she chuckled, folding her arms. "Are you okay?"
He nodded, still laughing, trying to get a hold of himself.
"Jake!" She said, giggling. He was still laughing hilariously. He gasped for air, wiping the tears from his eyes.
"Sorry, sorry…" he sighed, still chortling every now and then. "So let me guess," he said with a broad smile still on his face. "So you did that, because….not only would it annoy the hell out of her…but you knew, right when you got caught and she got pissed, that it would be an even better prank because you know she doesn't know how to fix it, right?"
Kiralee nodded. "Exactly!" She giggled again. He stared laughing for a third time, only not as hard. He tousled her hair. "You are just a little genius."
"Thank you," she beamed.
By that time, they were still smiling, and they'd made it to First Beach, where the others were already looking curiously at them.
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Topic: has anyone got any 30th anniversary action figures?
hey guys have any off you got any 30th anniversary action figures? if so post here. i've got a mcquarrie white boba fett figure ( comes with a blaster rifle, flamethrower blast- attacheble to the flamethrower gauntlet and two helmets and a backpack of rockets.


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Hi Harry,
Over the final days of Sukkot I enjoyed the following:
Asif AvantGarde 2009 - This dry wine is a blend of five different varieties, and each makes itself felt at different times. This wine continues to morph, assuming a pleasant harmony of its various components. The citrus flavors of the Sauvingnon Blanc (30%), combines with the body of the Chardonnay (21%), while the Gewurztraminer (30%) and Viognier (12%), throw their aromatics and lush honeyed floral overtones into the mix. The fifth component is Semillion (7%). It was very enjoyable. 13.5% AbV. B+/**/Y
Tzora, Neve Ilan Blanc 2009 - This Chardonnay showed nice structure and balance. The fruit profile, while restrained is present and shows itself in an elegant manner. I didn't sense the salinity this time. 14% AbV. B+/**/Y
Midbar Sauvignon Blanc/Semillion 2010 - This Semillion (30%) adds enough complexity so that this isn't a straightforward Sauvignon Blanc. Its alcoholic restraint is also very welcome, and it didn't come at the expense of flavor. 12.5% AbV. B/**/Y
Flam Merlot Reserve 2010 - The wine is currently quite pleasant, though I think it would gain complexity with additional time. The tannins are silky now, hinting at a deft hand with the oak. Although the alcohol level stands at 15%, it didn't put me off. The body seems to be more on the medium side. I don't recall the fruit profile, other than it did not taste overly ripe. I'm curious to see what this will taste like in several years, but I'm not willing to double down, keeping my purchase at its current level. B-/**/Y
Four Gates Merlot 2007 - This is on the full-bodied side, and has robust tannins with fruit to match. B+/**/Y
Hagafen Prix Syrah 2005 - The fruit for the wine is sourced from two different regions; 50% coming from Napa and the other 50% grown in Sonoma. The wine pleasantly combines red fruit flavors with violets. The color is a deep purple, the body is medium to full, and the tannins silky. B/**/N
Binyamina Reserve Late Harvest Gewurztraminer (2010?) - Lacking balance between the sugar, alcohol and acid, with the alcohol level at a mere 9%. C+/**/N
Yarden HeightsWine 2011 - While better than the Binyamina Late Harvest, it is not my favored expression of the Gewurztraminer dessert wine. Its approximately 22.9% residual sugar is just too much for the acid to handle, and it overwhelms the fruit flavors. B-/**/N
-> Pinchas
Grading for quality: A - marvelous, B - good/intriguing, C - mediocre/uninspiring, D - subjectively flawed, F - objectively flawed
Grading for value: *** - it's a steal, ** - it's a reasonable deal, * - you've been robbed
Indication of further interest: Y - would purchase again, N - no desire to purchase more


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ICC ODI Team Ranking – Today's Update – www.icc-cricket.com
Last Update: Saturday, March 23rd 2019
- Bangladesh ODI Ranking
- India ODI Ranking
- Pakistan ODI Ranking
- Sri Lanka ODI Ranking
- Australia ODI Ranking
- New Zealand ODI Ranking
- South Africa ODI Ranking
- Zimbabwe ODI Ranking
- England ODI Ranking
- West Indies ODI Ranking
- Ireland ODI Ranking
- Afghanistan ODI Ranking
Also the following teams are not included in official ICC ODI Team Ranking, as they are not yet got the full member ODI status –
- Scotland ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Netherlands ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Hongkong ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Oman ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Nepal ODI Ranking – Not Available
- UAE ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Kenya ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Namibia ODI Ranking – Not Available
- USA ODI Ranking – Not Available
- PNG ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Canada ODI Ranking – Not Available
- Jersey ODI Ranking – Not Available
What is ICC Team Ranking, Rating & how is it calculated?
A ICC ODI Team Ranking is worked out by dividing the points scored by the matches played, with the answer given to the nearest whole number. It can be compared with a batting average, but with points instead of total runs scored and matches instead of number of times dismissed. After every ICC ODI match, the two teams each receive a certain number of points, based on a mathematical formula. Each team's new points total is then divided by its new matches total to give an updated rating. With batting averages, if you are dismissed in your next innings for more than your average, your average will increase. Conversely, scoring less than your average will cause it to fall. Similarly, under the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings method, the points awarded for a win will always be more than the rating the team had at the start of the match. Equivalently, a team losing an ICC ODI match will always score fewer points than its rating. So a win will always boost a team's rating and a defeat will harm it. The ratings therefore give extra meaning to what might otherwise be regarded as 'dead rubbers'.
A tie between a higher and lower rated team will slightly benefit the rating of the lower rated team at the expense of the higher rated team. A tie between two similarly rated teams will leave both their ratings unchanged. Matches abandoned with no result are always ignored.
What does a particular ICC Ranking ODI signify?
A team that over the period being rated wins as often as it loses while playing an average mix of strong and weak opponents will have a rating of close to 100. A rating of 100 could also correspond to a side that wins more often than it loses but who has generally played more matches against weak teams. Similarly, if the majority of its matches are against strong teams, then a rating of 100 could be achieved despite having more defeats than victories. In every match the total rating points available equals the sum of the initial rating of the two teams, so ratings can be thought of as being redistributed rather than created. There is therefore no 'inflation' in this rating system, so a rating of 120 suggests the same degree of superiority over opponents now as in the past or future, and a team can meaningfully compare its rating movements over time.
How quickly do ICC Rankings ODI change?
The amount by which a rating improves after winning an ODI will depend on the rating of the opponent. A win over a much stronger team (i.e. one with a much higher rating) boosts the rating more than beating a much weaker opponent. Conversely, losing to a much stronger team will not cause the rating to drop too far, but losing to a weaker side would.
What period does the ICC ODI Rating table cover?
The ICC ODI Team Ranking table reflects all ODIs played since the annual update made three to four years previously. This pattern is repeated each May, with the oldest of the four years of results removed to be gradually replaced with results of matches played over the following twelve months. Thus once a year, the rankings will change overnight without any new ODIs being played. This process, called updating the data, takes place at the start of May each year. This time has been chosen since it is usually a relatively quiet time in the international calendar. Before 2012, the annual update took place in August.
How are the ICC ODI results weighted?
All matches included within the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings Tables will always fall into one of two time periods:
- Period One covers the earliest two years of matches
- Period Two covers all subsequent series, i.e. the past one to two years
Weightings are applied to these two groups of series so that the ratings more fully reflect recent form.
The weightings are as follows:
- Period One matches have a weighting of 50 per cent.
- Period Two matches have a weighting of 100 per cent.
In the current table, matches completed since last May receive a weighting of 100 per cent. After May 2015, the weighting of series being played now will remain at 100 per cent, while the weighting of series played in the previous year will fall to 50 per cent. The matches total column in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings table along with the number of points earned in each period is multiplied by the weighting factor. For example, suppose a team played 20 matches in Period One, plus 18 in Period Two. The total matches played for rating purposes is 50 per cent of 20 plus 100 per cent of 18, which equals 28. (A small technical adjustment ensures that, for all teams, the total number of matches and rating points is always a whole number.)
How an ICC ODI Team Ranking may change?
There are a few "rules of thumb" that may be useful when speculating how a team's rating could change. Note that the effect would be greater if a team has played fewer matches.
If a team is shown in the table as having played between 30-40 matches then the following would apply:
a) If playing a similarly rated team, a win would typically increase the rating by 1-2 points, while losing would cost 1-2 rating points.
b) If playing a side rated say 20-30 points higher, a win would increase the rating by around 2 points, but a defeat should only cost 1 rating point.
c) If playing a side rated say 20-30 points lower, then the opposite of b) applies – a win might be worth only 1 point, but a defeat might cost 2 points. Finally, it might need two or three wins against a team rated 40 or more points lower to increase the rating by one point, but just one defeat might cost 3 points.
What principles are the ICC ODI Team Ranking based on?
The Reliance ICC ODI Rankings table is based on the following principles:
i. It is based on individual matches, not on series of matches. While the result of an ODI series will remain important for the competing countries, the ratings treat each match as an entirely separate event. Therefore every ODI will count (apart from No Results) and there is no need for a stipulated minimum series length.
ii. All ODIs are treated equally. Although the ICC Cricket World Cup final will have more at stake than any other match, every ODI is subject to the same formula for ratings purposes.
iii. No account is taken of venue. Whether a side wins an ODI at home, away or at a neutral venue will not affect the ratings.
iv. No account is taken of margin of victory. The rating system records only whether a team has won, drawn or tied each match.
v. More recent results have a greater impact than older matches. To ensure the ratings fairly reflect current form, the weighting given to a particular match reduces as times passes.


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RPM scriptlet recipes
Rpm spec files have several sections which allow packages to run code on installation and removal. These scriptlets are mostly used to update the running system with information from the package. This page offers a quick overview of the RPM scriptlets and a number of common recipes for scriptlets in packages. For a more complete treatment of scriptlets, please see the Maximum RPM book .
The basic syntax is similar to the %build, %install, and other sections of the rpm spec file. The scripts support a special flag, -p which allows the scriptlet to invoke a single program directly rather than having to spawn a shell to invoke the programs. (ie: %post -p /sbin/ldconfig)
The scriptlets also take an argument, passed into them by the controlling rpmbuild process. This argument, accessed via $1 is the number of packages of this name which will be left on the system when the action completes, except for %pretrans and %posttrans which are always run with $1 as 0 (%pretrans and %posttrans are available in rpm 4.4 and later). So for the common case of install, upgrade, and uninstall we have:
|$1 == 0
|$1 == 0
|$1 == 1
|$1 == 2
|$1 == 1
|$1 == 2
|$1 == 1
|$1 == 0
|$1 == 1
|$1 == 0
|$1 == 0
|$1 == 0
Note that these values will vary if there are multiple versions of the same package installed (This mostly occurs with parallel installable packages such as the kernel. However, it can also occur when errors prevent a package upgrade form completing.) So it is a good idea to use this construct:
%pre if [ $1 -gt 1 ] ; then fi
...for %pre and %post scripts rather than checking that it equals 2.
Except in some really exceptional cases (if any), we want all scriptlets to exit with the zero exit status. Because rpm in its default configuration does not at the moment execute shell scriptlets with the
-e argument to the shell, excluding explicit
exit calls (frowned upon with a non-zero argument!), the exit status of the last command in a scriptlet determines its exit status. Most commands in the snippets in this document have a "
|| :" appended to them, which is a generic trick to force the zero exit status for those commands whether they worked or not. Usually the most important bit is to apply this to the last command executed in a scriptlet, or to add a separate command such as plain "
:" or "
exit 0" as the last one in a scriptlet. Note that depending on the case, other error checking/prevention measures may be more appropriate, as well as running some commands only if we saw a previous command in the scriptlet which is a must prerequisite to succeed.
Non-zero exit codes from scriptlets break installs/upgrades/erases so that no further actions will be taken for that package in a transaction (see scriptlet ordering below), which may for example prevent an old version of a package from being erased on upgrades, leaving behind duplicate rpmdb entries and possibly stale, unowned files on the filesystem. There are some cases where letting the transaction to proceed when some things in scriptlets failed may result in partially broken setup. It is however often limited to that package only whereas letting a transaction to proceed with some packages dropped out on the fly is more likely to result in broader system wide problems.
Scriptlet Ordering
The scriptlets in %pre and %post are respectively run before and after a package is installed. The scriptlets %preun and %postun are run before and after a package is uninstalled. The scriptlets %pretrans and %posttrans are run at start and end of a transaction. On upgrade, the scripts are run in the following order:
- %pretrans of new package
- %pre of new package
- (package install)
- %post of new package
- %preun of old package
- (removal of old package)
- %postun of old package
- %posttrans of new package
Installing shared libraries requires running /sbin/ldconfig to update the dynamic linker's cache files. These can be invoked like:
%post /sbin/ldconfig %postun /sbin/ldconfig
It is also common to invoke these with the '-p' option as they are often the only program invoked in a scriptlet:
%post -p /sbin/ldconfig %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
If applicable, the latter way is recommended because doing so will automatically add appropriate dependencies on /sbin/ldconfig to the package (and FWIW, will prevent unnecessarily launching a shell process in the scriptlets).
Users and groups
These are discussed on a separate page
Initscripts Conventions
Full guidelines for SysV-style initscripts can be found here: Packaging/SysVInitScript
Scriptlet specifics can be found here: Packaging/SysVInitScript#InitscriptScriptlets
GConf is a configuration scheme currently used by the GNOME desktop. Programs which use it setup default values in a [NAME] .schemas file which is installed under %{_sysconfdir}/gconf/schemas/[NAME] .schemas. These defaults are then registered with the gconf daemon which monitors the configuration values and alerts applications when values the applications are interested in change. The schema files also provide documentation about what each value in the configuration system means (which gets displayed when you browse the database in the gconf-editor program).
For packaging purposes, we have to disable schema installation during build, and also register the values in the [NAME] .schemas file with the gconf daemon on installation and unregister them on removal. Due to the ordering of the scriptlets, this is a four step process.
Disabling the GConf installation during the package creation can be done like so:
%install rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT export GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL=1 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT ...
The GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL environment variable suppresses the installation of the schema during the building of the package. An alternative for some packages is to pass a configure flag:
%build %configure --disable-schemas ...
Unfortunately, this configure switch only works if the upstream packager has adapted their Makefile.am to handle it. If the Makefile.am is not configured, this switch won't do anything and you'll need to use the environment variable instead.
Here's the second part:
Requires(pre): GConf2 Requires(post): GConf2 Requires(preun): GConf2 ... %pre if [ "$1" -gt 1 ] ; then export GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=gconftool-2 --get-default-source gconftool-2 --makefile-uninstall-rule \ %{_sysconfdir}/gconf/schemas/[NAME] .schemas >/dev/null || : fi
In this section we uninstall the old schemas when we upgrade. The way we do this is first to get information about where gconf stores its values via the gconftool-2 --get-default-source line. Then we uninstall the schema from that source. If the package could be upgrading a package which had another name for the schema at one time, then we uncomment the lines to uninstall those as well.
The next section is for installing the new schema:
%post export GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=gconftool-2 --get-default-source gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule \ %{_sysconfdir}/gconf/schemas/[NAME] .schemas > /dev/null || :
Here we do the same things as in the %pre section for upgrading except the gconftool-2 switch used is --makefile-install-rule to install the new schemas instead of the uninstall-rule to remove the old schemas.
The last section deals with deleting the schemas on package removal:
%preun if [ "$1" -eq 0 ] ; then export GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=gconftool-2 --get-default-source gconftool-2 --makefile-uninstall-rule \ %{_sysconfdir}/gconf/schemas/[NAME] .schemas > /dev/null || : fi
This snippet is nearly the same as the one for upgrading. Why can't we just combine this portion with the %pre portion? The answer is that we want to delete any old versions of the schema during an upgrade. But this has to happen before we install the new version (in the %post script) otherwise we end up removing the schema that the upgrading package installs. However, if it really is a removal that will leave no other instances of this package on the system, we have to clean up the schema before deleting it.
Note: RHEL4 and FC <= 4 suffer from GConf Bug #173869 . If you are building for EPEL-4, you need to add
killall -HUP gconfd-2 > /dev/null || : after the gconftool-2 calls in all the scriptlets.
The GNU project and many other programs use the texinfo file format for much of its documentation. These info files are usually located in /usr/share/info/. When installing or removing a package, install-info from the info package takes care of adding the newly installed files to the main info index and removing them again on deinstallation.
Requires(post): info Requires(preun): info ... %post /sbin/install-info %{_infodir}/%{name}.info %{_infodir}/dir || : %preun if [ $1 = 0 ] ; then /sbin/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/%{name}.info %{_infodir}/dir || : fi
These two scriptlets tell install-info to add entries for the info pages to the main index file on installation and remove them at erase time. The "|| :" in this case prevents failures that would typically affect systems that have been configured not to install any %doc files, or have read-only mounted, %_netsharedpath /usr/share.
Gnome and KDE use the scrollkeeper cataloging system to keep track of documentation installed on the system. Scrollkeeper allows the help system to sort and search documentation metadata stored in .omf files. When you add documentation in these systems you need to make scrollkeeper aware that the documentation has been changed.
Note that we 'BuildRequires scrollkeeper as most Makefile's are setup to install the necessary scrollkeeper files only if scrollkeeper is present at install time.
BuildRequires: scrollkeeper Requires(post): scrollkeeper Requires(postun): scrollkeeper ... %post scrollkeeper-update -q -o %{_datadir}/omf/%{name} || : %postun scrollkeeper-update -q || :
These two scriptlets tell scrollkeeper to update its indexes to account for the new scrollkeeper files.
Use this when a desktop entry has a 'MimeType key.
%post update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || : %postun update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
Note: For FC5+, this scriptlet follows the same convention as mimeinfo files and gtk-icon-cache. Namely, the spec file should not Require desktop-file-utils for this. For older releases, one should
Requires(post): desktop-file-utils Requires(postun): desktop-file-utils
(See http://bugzilla.redhat.com/180898 and http://bugzilla.redhat.com/180899)
Use this when a package drops an XML file in %{_datadir}/mime/packages.
%post update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || : %postun update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
Note that similarly to the gtk-update-icon-cache code, these scriptlets should be run only if the user has update-mime-info installed and without a specific Requires: shared-mime-info. If shared-mime-info is not installed, update-mime-database won't be run when this package is installed. This does not matter because it will be run when the shared-mime-info package is installed.
Icon Cache
If an application installs icons into one of the subdirectories in
%{_datadir}/icons/ (such as
hicolor in the following examples), icon caches must be updated so that the installed icons show up in menus right after package installation. This consists of updating the timestamp of the top-level icon directory where the icons were installed, and running
gtk-update-icon-cache. 'touch'ing the top-level dir is done so that environments compatible with the Icon theme specification can refresh their caches, and
gtk-update-icon-cache which is additionally required for GNOME also does its work based on the dir timestamp.
Note that no dependencies should be added for this. If gtk-update-icon-cache is not available, there's nothing that would be needing the cache update, ditto if "touch" is not available, there's nothing that would benefit from icon cache updates installed yet either. Not adding the dependency on gtk-update-icon-cache (ie. gtk2 >= 2.6.0) or "touch" makes it easier to use the package (or the same specfile) on systems where it's not available nor needed, such as older distro versions or (very) trimmed down installations, and generally results in less entries in specfiles, rpmdb, and repo metadatas.
%post touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || : %postun if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || : fi %posttrans gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :


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Interrupting this pilgrimage is an Eternal Light and an enclosed shrine-like space leading to a narrow passage. The decreasing ceiling height of the tunnel creates the feeling of a diminished self, while the names of the most infamous death camps stare out of the two narrowing walls at the visitor.
The sight that awaits the sojourner stuns the eye. A large circular plaza paved in pink-hued Jerusalem stone is surrounded by a high solid wall lined with shining black granite. The multiple reflections in the many granite panels mirror the central object of the plaza - a 42-foot-high bronze sculpture, designed by Kenneth Treister and cast in Mexico City by Fundición Artística. The sculpture depicts close to one hundred figures in different family groupings. They cry out with anguish, they tell of pain, of despair, of life and of death in a man-made hell. Topping the sculpture is a hand evolving from an arm bearing the ultimate mark of man's dehumanization, a number which became man's identification, cancelling his real human identity.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Waaaaaay back in the early days of the iPhone, word spread that legendary creator of 3D first person shooters like Wolfenstein and Doom, John Carmack was eager to develop games for the iPhone. Well, hopefully good things come to those who wait, because Carmack has just posted news that Wolfenstein is on its way, and there's more to come.
In a monstrous blog post, Carmack explains what took so long, the pros (graphics more capable than Nintendo DS) and cons (driver overhead is far, far worse), design notes, and programming.
Must read for anyone interested in iPhone development and id games. For those who just want to play, Wolfenstein is coming, Doom is coming, and undisclosed but hopefully uber-cool new id-goodness is coming.
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Sexual assault in any form is a devastating crime. While the college goes to great lengths to provide for the safety and security of every student and campus community member, it is important to know what to do and what resources are available if you or someone you know becomes the victim of an assault.
In most jurisdictions, the term 'sexual assault' has replaced the term 'rape' in state statutes. 'Sexual assault' is a gender-neutral term and includes more specific types of sexual victimization and various levels of coercion.
Almost any sexual behavior to which a person does not consent, that causes that person to feel uncomfortable, frightened or intimidated is considered sexual assault. Sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, sodomy, lascivious acts, indecent contact, and indecent exposure all are examples of sexual assault charges.
The law generally assumes that a person does not consent to sexual conduct if he or she is forced, threatened, unconscious, drugged, a minor, developmentally disabled, chronically mentally ill, or believes he or she is undergoing a medical procedure.
Some examples of sexual assault include:
If you become the victim of a sexual assault on campus, your next steps are critically important:
Many factors can influence an individual's response to, and recovery from, sexual assault, including: the age and developmental maturity of the survivor; the social support network available to the survivor; the survivor's relationship to the offender; the response to the attack by police, medical personnel, and victim advocates; the response to the attack by the survivor's loved ones; the frequency, severity and duration of the assault(s); the setting of the attack; the level of violence and injury inflicted; the response by the criminal justice system; community attitudes and values; and the meaning attributed to the traumatic event by the sexual assault survivor. Some survivors of sexual assault will find they can recover relatively quickly, while others will feel the lasting effects of their victimization throughout their lifetime.
Effects of sexual assault may be physical, emotional or psychological, or some combination of all three. Learn more about the effects of sexual assault on a survivor.
No two individuals will react in the same way to an assault. As a friend of a survivor, it may be difficult for you to know how to best be there for your friend. Read tips.
Sexual violence is devastating to all victims, regardless of gender, and certain issues are unique to male survivors. Learn more about support for male survivors.
The following offices on campus offer support for sexual assault victims:
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What Are the Top 3 Sushi Restaurants in Evansville?
If you have found yourself in the unique position to finally throw caution to the wind and try this food called sushi, that you have been hearing so much about, but you have no idea which Japanese restaurant to try for the best possible experience – this may be the most important article you read all day.
In no particular order, here are what we consider three of the best Japanese/Sushi restaurants in Evansville.
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Nagasaki Inn Japanese Steak and Sushi Bar
The Nagasaki Inn Japanese Steak and Sushi Bar is one of the most highly revered, award-winning Japanese restaurants in the Evansville area; complete with a full service bar, a number of hibachi grills, a sushi bar, a carry out menu and even a children's menu.
We recommend the Tendon for lunch, which is deep-fried egg battered shrimp served with vegetables on rice. You might want to consider taking a half-day off from work when you go.
To see the full menu, click here.
Located at 5720 Virginia Street – Evansville, Indiana 47714
Phone: 812-473-1442
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Zuki Japanese Hibachi Grill and Sushi Lounge
Over the past few years, the Zuki Japanese Hibachi Grill and Sushi Lounge has become one of the trendiest upscale Japanese family restaurants in Evansville. In fact, the restaurant is growing so rapidly, it was recently forced to undergo an extensive expansion project to accommodate seating for an additional 200 people.
We recommend the Dragon Roll and the Spicy Tuna Crunch, along with swordfish on the Hibachi grill. Bring a friend – you'll need the help!
To see the full menu, click here.
Located at 1448 North Green River Road, Evansville, Indiana 47648
Phone: 812-477-9854
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Kanpai Sushi and Asian Bistro
Kanpai Sushi and Asian Bistro is likely the most talked about Japanese-style restaurant in Evansville, having won numerous awards for raising the bar in the standards of Asian cuisine in Southern Indiana.
We recommend the Eel Crunch and the Avocado Special. However, don't be afraid to try Kanpai's version of the Chinese classic, General Tso's Chicken. To see the full menu, click here.
Located at 4593 Washington Avenue, Evansville, Indiana
Phone: 812-471-7076


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Hi thar! If you guys have any questions or trouble when following this guide, please do post it here, I will come back to you!
--Svenstaro 19:14, 3 June 2009 (EDT)
Package dependency
In the packages.* files, should I add every dependancy as well as the desired packages, or are those intalled automatically ? Also, does it support package groups ? For instance, does adding "kde" or "xfce4" bring the whole DE as well as xorg ? --Gyscos 10:06, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
Edit removing mkarchroot references
I might be misunderstanding the article, but it seems that the edit made on 19th March 2012 was incomplete.
The reasons for the revision was "update according to recent archiso changes (mkarchroot from devtools not used anymore)", so all references to mkarchroot were removed from the section "Building a custom Arch Linux live media. (configs/releng)", however the end of this section refers readers directly to the section "Configure our live medium".
In this section it is assumed that you have created a chroot and are working within it.
My concern is that there is no explanation of how to create this chroot in the article, and no indication if the first section is followed that one should have created one.
Please correct me if I have someone misunderstood or misread this article, thanks.
-- kYd (03/April/2012; 18:33)
Can we get some clarification on this please. Removing the mkarchroot section has rendered the article useless as it seems a pretty vital step.
I used mkarchroot just yesterday and made an iso fine, so it seems to still be applicable.
Thanks. ---
- There is no need to use mkarchroot anymore because chroot things are now part of mkarchiso. You can work safe on your system directly, because mkarchiso/build.sh does not use anymore things from "host system". This chroot was needed only if your system differs to much from "standard Arch" or if you want to build an i686-iso on x86_64 host. Another example, long time ago I changed the execution of mkinitcpio from "host system" (using -B BASEDIR) to mkarchiso/mkarchroot (root-image)
- Now this is managed directly by mkarchiso with run command and also you can directly build an i686-iso on x86_64 host. See for example, the new build mode "all" in releng/build.sh.
- Maybe in the article should clarify about that when say "chroot" is refering to chroot on "$work_dir/root-image" made by mkarchiso.
- In other words this what you made previously:
- mkarchroot (optional but recommended) -> build.sh -> mkarchiso -> mkarchroot [root-image]
- Now:
- build.sh -> mkarchiso [root-image]
- Of course, you can still work on a chroot made by mkarchroot, but you will have issues with pacman signed packages.
- Djgera 15:02, 3 April 2012 (EDT)


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The National Park Service awarded a two-year contract to a Massachusetts company to rent boats and kayaks at a longtime boating facility along the Georgetown waterfront.
The agency announced Friday it selected B&G Outdoor Recreation Inc. of Hopkinton, Mass., for the boating contract. The group is also known as Boating in Boston and runs six boat rental locations in the Boston area.
The new contractor replaces Jack's Boathouse, which has been operating at the site since 1945. It was operating on a month-to-month lease that hadn't changed since 1982. The Park Service said the lease is not in the name of current owner Paul Simkin. Officials sent Simkin an eviction letter in December, prompting outcry from supporters.
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Kirk.flatow needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 126 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
I am the head coach for the Monta Vista High School track & field (and cross country) teams. We are a high-achieving (academically and athletically and fun) group of kids. Monta Vista has a long-term tradition of excellence in running, especially distance running. The 2011 track team has 81 athletes, boys and girls, and competes at a very high level.
Monta Vista High School is located in Apple Computer's home town of Cupertino, California so we share some of the same design aesthetics--modern, clean, cool.
This T-Shirt is for the athletes to wear both for training and as a cover up over their uniforms on race day. The goal is for the T-Shirt to help the team feel 'special'--that being a part of the Monta Vista Track & Field team is cool, that the coaches cared enough to get something special done for us. We want other athletes to look at us and think, 'the athletes on that team are tight; I wish I was on that team.'
The design will be printed on a short sleeve, dark-to-medium gray technical T (specifically, it's a Nike technical tee, color is Nike anthracite).
The main school colors are purple and gold (yellow). White is a tertiary color (not black). A third color for the t-shirt design can be white, a gray or black. No more than 3 colors.
We want a clean, simple design aesthetic that can be used again and again. We really like the USA Track & Field team design aesthetic: It's clean, crisp, classic. The USATF web site usatf.org has good examples. Some specific apparel from USATF with designs we like includes:
I like the idea of MVTF or MVTRACK&FIELD someday becoming as easily recognized as USATRACK&FIELD but today, anyway, Monta Vista needs to be spelled out somewhere. So for example if MVTRACK&FIELD was spelled out, then Monta Vista High School would need to be in smaller print somewhere. Everyone knows what USA is but not MV, at least not yet!


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I want to use a phrasal verb "bring in" in statement connected with introducing new products into the market. I have some doubt how to use it. Can I separate "bring" and "in":
a) "He will bring new products in the market."
In this example above I thing that it additionally sounds a little bit stupid because there should be "into" instead of "in" but it is only my feeling.
b) "He will bring new products into the market."
Or maybe I shouldn't split this phrasal verb and it should look like this:
c) "He will bring in new products into the market."
Which is correct?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by Pierce111; 17-Dec-2012 at 16:54.
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Attention all kids 12 & under we have a special mission for you! The Pacific Tigers are looking for some Super Tiger Fans to help cheer us on to victory! If you want to take on this mission, join the Tiger Cubs Club and you will be on your way!
Membership is FREE and you will receive:
- Official Tiger Cubs T-shirt
- Special Promotions - costume contests, super hero night etc.
- Autograph sessions with the Pacific Tigers
- Members only clinics
Joining the Tiger Cubs Club is a great way to have fun, make new friends, and cheer on the Pacific Tigers! That certainly sounds like a fun mission!
Sign ups for the Tiger Cubs Club will be available at select Pacific Men's Basketball Home Games located on the North concourse of the Spanos Center.


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Gary McBournie never tries for the "wow" factor. Instead, the Boston interior designer unifies textures from nature with patterns and colors found in the surroundings. The end results for your tabletop décor come together to quietly impress with take-notice qualities.
For an outdoor table overlooking Nantucket Harbor, Gary artfully layered a number of ordinary objects to create a tranquil seaside masterpiece that, in the end, wowed us anyway.
"Stirring in lots of details is what makes a design special and your own, be it for a room or for clothing," says Gary. "If you use simple things on the table without accessorizing, you'll get a restaurant look."
For this alfresco table, Gary chose unadorned white plates and bowls in an unglazed matte finish. The dishes' clean lines were given a graphic lift with sea fans placed between them. Frosted glassware reminiscent of beach glass is casual and more durable on outdoor surfaces than del icate crystal . Embroidered linens secured with turquoise-colored napkin rings of dyed coral mimic the current fashion trend —semiprecious stone jewelry.
An asymmetrical place setting sits on three layers of contrasting colors and materials: a raffia runner shared by facing guests, a blue-gray rectangular linen placemat, and, positioned off-center, a round placemat of glistening mother-of-pearl circles. "I love bringing casual things to a level of high style," says Gary. "But ultimately, it's the people and food that you want to be memorable."
When the sun goes down, the temperature often gets brisk. Make throws or lap rugs (beach towels will work, too) available to your guests. Place them in a pretty basket on the deck.
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Stephen Colbert Wrote A Children's Book (And So Can You!)
"The sad thing is, I like it." Having locked in that back-handed blurb/blessing from Maurice Sendak himself in a hilarious interview on his Comedy Central show in Jan. 2012, Stephen Colbert was already on his way to becoming a popular children's book author. Now, he's even closer with the scheduled May 8th release of "I Am A Pole (And So Can You!)."
Grand Central Publishing will publish the 32-page book already available for pre-order. The publishing house released Colbert's previous tome "I Am America (And So Can You!)" (which the soon-to-be-children's-classic takes its name from) and forthcoming "America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't" (Oct. 2012).
The book follows the journey of a pole in search of a purpose. Without spoiling the ending, the slender metal rod finds his lot in an appropriate Colbert Nation identity.
The (not-so-gracefully) aging Maurice Sendak curmudgeonly curses the current status of the children's book world in the chat with Colbert that spawned the book and gets a little giddy on marker fumes with the Comedy Central host, too.
We can't wait to see what he makes a mockery of next.
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A British resident has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal SARS-like virus, British health authorities said today, in the 10th confirmed case worldwide.
The Health Protection Agency said the person, who recently travelled to the Middle East and Pakistan, was being treated at an intensive care unit at a hospital in Manchester, northwest England, after contracting novel coronavirus.
"The HPA is providing advice to healthcare workers to ensure the patient under investigation is being treated appropriately," said John Watson, head of the agency's respiratory diseases department.
"Contacts of the case are also being followed up to check on their health."
He added: "Our assessment is that the risk associated with novel coronavirus to the general UK population remains extremely low and the risk to travellers to the Arabian peninsula and surrounding countries remains very low."
Travellers who develop severe breathing difficulties within 10 days of returning from the region should seek medical advice, said Watson.
This is the second case to hit Britain after a 49-year-old Qatari man was treated at a London hospital in September for the virus.
The HPA said five patients had died worldwide as a result of the disease.
Five cases have been confirmed in Saudi Arabia resulting in three deaths, while two patients treated in Jordan have died, the agency said. A patient from Qatar was treated for the virus in Germany and given the all-clear.
Coronaviruses cause most common colds but can also cause SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
The SARS epidemic killed more than 800 people when it swept out of China in 2003, sparking a major international health scare.
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Wenger warns of Wilshere burn-out
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned commonsense must prevail over Jack Wilshere's involvement with England - insisting having the 19-year-old play too many games for club and country is an accident waiting to happen.
Wilshere made his first senior England competitive start in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales and was named in Fabio Capello's XI for Tuesday night's friendly with Ghana, where he played 70 minutes. Under-21s coach Stuart Pearce is keen for the combative midfielder to be part of his group in Denmark in June - a month which also sees another Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland.
"A lot happened last week that defied commonsense, but I do not want to talk about that," Wenger said. "At the end of the day, what is important is that England has a good player, Arsenal has a good player and the player has the needed rest to produce good performances."
Wilshere himself has spoken of his desire to be involved for England at any level, hoping an amicable agreement can be reached between Arsenal and the Football Association for his release.
Wenger, though, is acutely aware of the risk of player burnout, as Wilshere could have chalked up almost 60 games in total when he finally has a break.
He added: "I do not want to go into these battles any more, and I did it with France. But I have enough experience, and experience helps you only to anticipate problems - you know this car will hit the wall at some stage and you see it a little bit earlier than somebody who has less experience.
"Nobody has brought more young players out than I have and I have a good experience of what kind of stages they go through."
Wenger is also aware of the added pressure the home-grown starlet has to cope with.
"I think the best way to help Wilshere is to leave him alone to play football," said the Arsenal manager. "I don't deny that he is a very promising player. I wouldn't play him in the first team at 19 with the number of midfielders I have if I didn't believe that.
"But let him play and what he will be, he will be. We are all confident that he has a bright future, but it is the first season. Let him play."


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Mexican journalist recalls deadly cost of covering drug war in Mexico
Before a large audience of investigative journalists, Marcela Turati spoke of how reporters have risked their lives and died covering the drug war raging in Mexico.
"Many journalists tried to speak out, but they were silenced," Turati said. "And they are still trying."
Turati, a reporter from the Mexican news magazine Proceso, was the keynote speaker Saturday at the Investigative Reporters & Editors 2013 conference at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter hotel.
She is a recipient of the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism and the author of "Fuego Cruzado: Las Victimas Atrapadas en la Guerra del Narco," or "Crossfire: Victims Trapped in the Narco-War."
Her speech brought the crowd members to their feet to applaud at the luncheon, which also featured journalists being awarded for their investigative works in 2012.
Inside the packed ballroom, Turati said there's a need for American journalists to write about the massacres, rapes and thousands of missing people that is happening "less than three hours away" from San Antonio.
She spoke about reporters who were slain trying to expose corruption in a country that had become a battlefield. She talked about how drug traffickers threatened reporters, causing some to flee to the United States only to earn wages for doing menial work.
Also, she told of how of how the violence has affected the psyche of targeted journalists: One asked a friend for a pistol to kill himself rather than face a torture squad. Another reporter kissed his family members in their sleep and waited in his living room to be taken away by assailants.
IRE President David Cay Johnston said Turati's speech was a warning to Americans that if the nation continues down the current path, it's a matter of time before warfare reaches "the streets of Texas, Arizona, California and eventually other parts of this country."
He said the profits from the drug war are so enormous that it corrupts police, judges and entire governments.
"This woman literally put her life at risk today by speaking to us truths that have gotten at least 140 Mexicans killed or disappeared," Johnston said.
IRE, a nonprofit organization, was formed in 1975 to create a forum where journalists around the world could support each other by sharing resources, ideas and newsgathering techniques. More than 1,200 people registered for the conference, co-hosted by the San Antonio Express-News.
Turati said people who've tried to use social media or recording devices to document shootings also have been targeted. She implored the audience to understand that the need wasn't just about helping journalists across the border, but also helping themselves.
"Help us from here to publish what, there, we can't even find," she said. "Don't abandon us."


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Even on life support, barely breathing and not expected to survive, the Doha Round of trade talks continues to affect U.S. farm bill debates.
The specter of Doha, along with a significantly reduced farm bill budget, makes maintaining the level of protection provided in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 highly unlikely, according to three panelists leading a round table discussion during the 10th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference in Houston.
Panelists Craig Brown, vice president for producer affairs, National Cotton Council, Louie Perry with Cornerstone Government Affairs, and Pat O'Brien, economist with the economics analysis team for the American Farm Bureau, outlined the challenges legislators face to craft the next farm law.
Current legislation must be extended or rewritten this year. Otherwise, it reverts back to permanent law, which would be a "train wreck," Brown said.
"WTO litigation pressure will continue to affect farm bill debates, with or without a Doha," O'Brien said. Trade disputes will weigh on legislators' minds as they try to develop a farm law that's not vulnerable to the kind of litigation Brazil successfully pursued against the U.S. cotton program, he said. Few believe litigation-proof farm law is possible, but a shift in world trade disputes from negotiation to litigation may affect how the U.S. Congress develops the next farm program.
O'Brien said expiration of the Peace Clause, a provision that prevented WTO signers from suing each other, opened the door to lawsuits. The Brazil case followed soon after the 2004 Peace Clause expiration date. Canada is currently initiating a corn case and other WTO participants, including the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, may follow suit.
Litigation may put pressure on the marketing loan, a staple of the 2002 law.
O'Brien said to reduce U.S. vulnerability to trade litigation the next farm bill would have to remove the fruit and vegetable replanting provisions, restructure crop insurance and disaster programs and change the way the current credit program operates to make certain it does not count as a subsidy.
"In 2002 Congress made a conscientious effort to craft a farm bill that was compliant with WTO," Brown said. The Brazil case against cotton showed that, at least to a WTO panel, the law was vulnerable. "I'm not certain any new farm bill can be in compliance," he said.
"We hear rumors of renewed efforts to revise the Doha Round of talks. It's uncertain. The Senate and House are not hopeful of an agreement. And agriculture is a key to getting an overall agreement."
Brown said trade promotion authority for the president also poses a challenge for Congress. "It's critical for the president to have this authority to continue negotiations on Doha or other trade agreements."
"Trade disputes will be used to pressure Congress to change the farm bill," Perry said. "Some want a farm bill without challenges. I believe that's an impossible task."
An equally daunting task will be to maintain the level of protection provided in the 2002 law.
"Spending authority will be the overriding influence on the farm bill debate," Brown said. "The budget resolution will set spending authority."
"The budget will define the farm bill debate," Perry said. And that budget is shrinking.
"We're something of a victim of our own success," he said. "High grain prices result in less spending."
O'Brien said the commodity spending for the 2002 law was $8 billion. Continuing that level of protection in the 2007 bill would require from $11 billion to $12 billion. Add to that requests for new spending, such as:
- Research and promotion for fruit and vegetables, $1 billion.
- Environmental programs, $3 billion.
- Ancillary programs (insurance, trade, etc.), $4 billion to $6 billion.
- New initiatives such as renewable fuels, $1 billion.
- Total spending, $20 billion to $25 billion.
Projected budget figures are $12 billion to $13 billion.
O'Brien said the target price would need to rise to $11.88 for rice and 76 cents for cotton to keep protection at 2002 farm law levels.
"We have a budget disconnect," he said. "We want to continue support from the 2002 bill and we have to live within the new budget proposal. The two do not fit."
None of the three panelists expects Congress to meet its optimistic schedule to have a farm bill ready to sign by September.
"I think it will be Thanksgiving and maybe Christmas before we get a farm bill," Brown said.


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2013 Grand Rapids Labor Day Bridge Walk
The 2013 Grand Crossings Mayor's Labor Day Bridge Walk is set for Monday morning in Grand Rapids.
Prepare to get up early, get some exercise, and have some fun!
The bridge walk will begin at 8:00am at Ah-Nab-Awen Park near Pearl Street and Front Avenue.
The walk will head on a new route this year as it crosses more than one bridge.
The five mile walk is wheelchair accessible, is appropriate for all fitness levels, and no sign-up is necessary.
It's an easy and fun way to enjoy a Labor Day bridge walk without spending the time and gas money to head up north.
Free parking will be available in City Lot Area 7 by Big Boy and in the Scribner Lot.
Have fun!
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The Department of Biological Sciences offers opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to join research projects that coincide with faculty research and expertise.
Many research projects are supported by research grants from a number of agencies and foundations - both public and private. Current funding sources include the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense and Department of Justice.
Our research facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation, including automated DNA sequencers, real-time PCR instruments, DNA WAVE HPLC, a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer, an Hitachi transmission electron microscope and an Olympus Fluoview 1000 confocal microscope.
Students who are interested in fieldwork and research in Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution can take advantage of unique field study sites, including an alpine research station on Mt. Evans in the Arapahoe National Forest (about a one-hour drive from campus) and collaborative research opportunities with the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Rocky Mountain Center for Conservation Genetics & Systematics.


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AIKEN, S.C. – The Georgia College women's basketball team (15-6, 7-6 PBC) let one slip away early Saturday evening, falling to No. 14 USC Aiken (21-4, 13-2 PBC) by a score of 46-43.
GC held a 41-34 lead with 5:42 remaining, but could only manage two more points the rest of the game, as the Pacers went on a 12-2 run.
The Bobcats lacked the scoring balance seen in their win over Augusta State University Thursday night, as only two Bobcats reached double figures. Seniors Chimere Jordan (Gray, Ga.) and Dominique Huffin (Tucker, Ga.) scored 18 apiece.
While that duo accounted for 36 of the Bobcats 46 points, they did receive some help on the glass from freshman Abby Slocumb (Suwannee, Ga.) who pulled down 10 boards. Sophomore Karisma Boykin (Carrollton, Ga.) managed to chip in nine rebounds of her own.
Both defenses proved to be very stingy, as neither team was able to shoot very well from the field. GC shot just 30 percent (13-of-43), and held the Pacers to just 26 percent (13-of-50).
Ultimately the two biggest factors in the close loss came down to free-throw shooting and turnovers, a pair of categories in which the 'Cats usually succeed. Georgia College managed to shoot just 58 percent (11-of-19) from the line, while USC Aiken shot 74 percent (17-of-23). The Bobcats also committed 21 turnovers compared to only 13 from the Pacers.
Huffin's 19 points give her 1,157 in her career at Georgia College. She passed two GC players and tied a third this evening, bettering No. 8 May Neloms (1984-88), and No. 7 Beth Heyer (1997-2001) and deadlocking No. 6 Alicia Wilson (1994-97) to take sixth. Up next is Tracy Davis (1994-98) and the top five at 1,183.
GC will need to have a short memory, as they hit the road again for a crucial PBC West Division showdown with Georgia Southwestern State University Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/GCSUBobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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"We're all living a dream out here. But sometimes you've got to give up your dream to survive. No one wants to hear this, but this is reality." –Charlie Claburn, owner-operator and northeast director for Truckers & Citizens United
I caught up with Charlie Claburn the other day and got a vivid update of just how bad things are out there in trucking right now.
Charlie was in the middle of hauling his first load in over three weeks and thinking some very heavy thoughts – primarily about giving up on being an owner-operator and going back to being a company driver. Right now, Charlie figures by the end of a typical week, with all the money he's paying out in taxes, tolls, fuel, etc., compared to what the available freight rates are, he's lucky to take home what an average company driver gets paid.
Considering, too, that most of the carriers out there are trying to keep their own trucks full of freight first and foremost, leaving any leased on owner-operators to scramble, and the picture doesn't get any prettier. From Charlie's point of view, the way things are going, the days of the owner-operator may be numbered indeed.
"Based on what the costs are versus what we're getting paid, we can't compete," he told me by cell phone. "The owner-operator I believe is a dying breed now – we're going to be extinct if things keep on like this. In 10 or 15 years, there will hardly be any of us, I think."
The hell of it is, Charlie – and thousands of independents just like him – are doing everything right. When he became an owner-operator, he went out and bought a good used truck out of Wal-Mart's fleet – a decent 2000 model year International tractor with a sleeper cab that's getting almost 9 miles per gallon on average.
"If I'm pulling 32,000 to 36,000 pounds, I'm getting almost 10 mpg," Charlie told me. "For over 41,000 pounds, I get about 8.5 mpg. Shows you that Wal-Mart's been way ahead of the curve."
Charlie's truck payment is only $700 since he went the used truck route and the company he's leased on with – Blackhawk Transportation out of Appleton, WI – pays 100% of his plate costs and passes on 100% of its fuel surcharge to him (though that's gotten pretty skimpy since diesel prices crashed over the last half of 2008). They even pay his road taxes as long as he records everything properly.
"They've been really good to me – and you can't say that about a lot of trucking companies out there today," Charlie said.
Yet Blackhawk's barely got enough good freight to keep its own trucks filled these days, much less its corps of owner-operators – especially for guys like Charlie, based in some out of the way places such as Hudson Falls in upstate New York, where good paying backhauls are even scarcer than decent outbound loads.
"I don't know if I'll get anything decent to get me back home," Charlie explained to me, as I listened to him shifting gears smoothly in the background. "The problem is the shippers out here seem to be beating us up on freight rates, upset at all the fuel surcharges they paid last year when oil costs were so high. They don't understand that those high oil prices were killing us. They think we're rolling in the dough. We're not."
Another beef Charlie's got is with state governments – and not just New York's. It seems to him that every time he turns around, taxes on trucks are going up, along with highway tolls. And it seems more and more states are either raising tolls or looking to privatize roads to get more money – leaving all highway users, not just truckers, at the mercy of for-profit corporations.
"They just don't seem to get it – if you add $65 worth of tolls to our hauls every week, after a month that equals a car payment or credit card bill for guys like me," Charlie pointed out. "Only the large companies can absorb costs like that – smaller carriers and owner-operators can't. With the economy the way it is right now, you can't put any more financial stress on us."
Those are just some of the reasons Charlie got on board with Truckers & Citizens United – trying to bring truckers and ordinary motorists together to fight these issues. Despite protests across New York state and in Washington, D.C. last year, though, the problems just seem to get worse.
The sad irony is that Charlie gave up on another dying traditional American occupation to become a trucker – dairy farming. He'd grown up in farming and has a degree in animal husbandry, but when it cost him $18 to produce a hundredweight of milk yet he could only get $16 for it, he knew his way of life had to change – with a wife and three kids to take care of, he explained, you have no choice.
"We raised our animals like pets – it was more than just a job; it was a way of life," he told me at the Truckers & Citizens United protest in Washington D.C. last year. But he had to give it up – becoming a truck driver in 2000. "Living on a farm and knowing how to operate equipment, I figured I would be able to make money in trucking. But I found out this industry is harder and more cutthroat than farming ever was."
Now, though, he's faced with change again – for when it comes down to it, despite everything he's doing, the ability to make a living driving a truck for himself is getting almost impossible. "Look, I know how to plan a trip and I know how to keep my costs in line," Charlie stressed to me. "But when it starts costing you money to work – when you are coming up short despite doing all the right things – it's time to do something else."
That's a hard, horrible truth to face. But if anyone can face it and overcome it, it's Charlie. Good luck to you my friend.


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The World Congress of Families, listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-gay hate group for its vicious rhetoric and support of discriminatory laws, convened in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, over the weekend.
One speaker -- Family Life International Australia's Paul Hanrahan -- compared abortion to horrific acts of terrorism and murder in Syria, while an American doctor, Angela Lafranchi, headlined on the strength of a purported link between abortion and breast cancer. UK newspaper The Guardian noted that Lafranchi's putative link between abortion and breast cancers has been "thoroughly debunked."
But facts have never gotten in the way of a good hate rally, and gay bashing was the order of the day. Notoriously homophobic Australian Minister of Parliament Fred Nile was on hand along with a host of other locally-sourced leading homophobes such as the leader of a hard-right church, Daniel Nalliah, who once declared devastating bushfires to be the direct result of legal abortion.
There was also a hefty dose of imported nonsense in the form of claims by Larry Jacobs, the American managing director of the WCF, who tossed economic reality out the window when he placed the blame for global poverty statistics at the feet of same-sex couples who take up the legal and financial responsibility of caring for one another and for children they might raise together.
The fix for the kind of economic disparity that's taken root in the United States and long defined lives of limited opportunity in third world nations? Restricting marriage as a special right to be enjoyed solely by heterosexuals. "Ninety per cent of poverty can be solved simply through the affirmation of marriage," Jacobs announced, Australian newspaper The Age reported on Aug. 30.
Jacobs also shrugged off an enormous body of evidence that homosexuality is rooted in biology, declaring that members of the WCF "do not believe that homosexuality is innate or genetic" and suggesting that gays should still be classified as mentally ill, as UK newspaper The Guardian reported on Sept. 1.
The usual tirades against marriage equality and same-sex parents were only some of the featured attractions to the event's carnival of magical thinking, however; colorful protestors served to enliven the convention, with an anti-abortion protestor covering herself in fake blood, and drag performer Barb Wire on hand.
The righteous simply looked down their noses at their counterparts, with Australian Marriage Forum's Dr. David van Gend calling the protestors a "feral mob" and MP Nile declaring that Satan had made pawns of the protestors.
For a "feral mob," the protestors were extraordinarily well behaved. The only act of actual violence was committed by a conference attendee: As reported by The Age, "One protester, Sam Castro from the Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance said she was hit in the back of the head by one of the World Congress of Families attendees on their way in Saturday morning."
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CULIACAN, Mexico — The cartel henchman nicknamed "El Loco" was reported behind the latest atrocity in Mexico's ever-more-depraved drug war: mutilating 49 people and piling their bodies — heads, hands and feet missing — by the side of a road leading to the U.S. border.
Authorities say he acted this month on orders from the top commanders of the brutal Zeta paramilitary force, who wanted to send a message to the long-dominant Sinaloa cartel and its allies, in a new phase of a conflict that has claimed more than 50,000 lives in less than six years.
In Mexico's eight most violent states, the battle has essentially boiled down to a no-holds-barred fight between two cartels: the Sinaloa network, Mexico's oldest and traditionally most powerful gang, and the newer and exceedingly vicious Zetas.
In the most brazen offensive of that war, the Zetas, smelling an opportunity, are moving steadily deeper into their enemy's ancestral homeland here in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, long regarded as the cradle of Mexican drug-trafficking and the virtually impenetrable bastion of one of the world's biggest drug lords, Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman.


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The Eugenia Corrigan Award
Regina Isaac, secretary in tavern administration, was honored as the 2012 recipient of the Eugenia Corrigan Award from The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at the May 14, 2012, administrative support staff lunch held at the Williamsburg Inn.
Regina joined Colonial Williamsburg in 2007 as a secretary in hospitality support services. She consistently serves as a model for collaborative relationships with other support staff members, supervisors and managers across all divisions. As the administrative liaison for the taverns, she plays a valuable role in communicating with staff and guests alike.
She serves as a clearinghouse for updating communications such as the Daily Flash and Colonial Williamsburg This Week for tavern and hotel employees who have front-line interaction with guests. Through her knowledge of Foundation departments and operations, along with her eagerness to assist others in the area of administrative support, Regina has built an invaluable reputation for providing the highest level of professionalism and integrity. She reaches across divisions to assist in coordinating events, VIP reservations, itineraries and publications. She has worked with research and historical interpretation staff to gain accurate 18th-century wording for tavern menus and images for our refillable mugs. When new products sales staff members join the team, they benefit from a successful tavern tour process Regina helped develop. She provides the necessary oversight to keep all the moving parts operating smoothly while always looking for—and finding—innovative ways to reuse, rework and recycle goods, materials and supplies. Her managers cite her integrity and professional approach in projecting a consistent image of helpfulness, courtesy and hospitality to both guest and staff.
The award recognizes the work of administrative professionals, celebrating the attributes of guest focus, communication, collaboration and stewardship/accountability as exemplified by the late Eugenia Corrigan during her 38 years of service to Colonial Williamsburg.
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Hatley is a new to me company that I discovered via Zulily today. I've said it more than once. *gasp* Wolf needs something other than stripes. it seems like most boy prints are kinda cheesy, so whenever I happen upon some cute prints, I snatch them up. I got Wolf some bear pjs and a robot footie from the sale on Zulily today, and I'm thinking of ordering more directly from Hatley, too. I think he might need a moose suit as well.