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Houston, TX - A 2 wk-old infant was fatally mauled on Saturday night by the family dog.
The baby had been sitting alone in an infant carrier inside of the family home - the infant's mother was outside of the house, looking in through a window.
According to multiple reports, the family dog, a Labrador Retriever, pushed through french doors and approached the baby.
After sniffing the child, the dog began to attack.
Though the family rushed to pull the dog off of the newborn, the damage was already done - the child was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital, but died five hours later.
The infant has been identified as Brayden McCollen.
Few other details about this tragic incident have been shared - no word on how long the child had been left in the room alone.
An investigation is being conducted to see if the infant's parents will be charged with negligence.
The dog is being held in quarantine - after 10 days, his fate will be determined.
Tragic and senseless and easily prevented. And need I point out that if it had been a pit bull the breed would've been mentioned in the headline and the dog would already be dead. Oh yeah, there would also be a breed ban being considered.
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As a student, Charles Mitchell was taught it was impossible to build organic matter on cropland in the wet, humid South. Now, after working two decades as an Alabama Cooperative Extension System agronomist, he doesn't buy this argument. He's seen firsthand the dramatic successes producers have had building organic matter in their fields through practices such as conservation-tillage.
Even so, he is convinced conservation-tillage alone is no guarantee of adequate organic matter. Crop rotation and high residue management are just as important. Indeed, without them, you may end up farming dirt rather than soil.
Mitchell has always appreciated the merits of crop rotations — an appreciation gained from years of experience working with Auburn University's Old Rotation, the oldest continuous cotton rotation study in the United States.
"We've known about crop rotation for more than 100 years now," Mitchell says. "There are benefits, and we've seen them. But they have not been dramatic. And when you throw in the economics, it hasn't been profitable up to now."
However, in 1997, when the Old Rotation was converted to conservation-tillage, Mitchell began noticing something different — different enough that it eventually turned his lukewarm enthusiasm for rotation into a red-hot passion, one he now shares freely with producers. Rotation coupled with conservation-tillage, he discovered, resulted in marked yield increases as more organic matter was added to the soil.
But that was only one lesson. Earlier in the decade, another important lesson was driven home to Mitchell while he was working with Extension agents in central Alabama surveying cotton fields for the presence of nematodes, soil fertility and hardpans. The survey revealed 63 percent of those fields had significant hardpans.
In 2001, a similar survey turned up the same problems, even though 55 percent of these fields had been switched to conservation-tillage.
"Most of these fields had some type of in-row subsoiling, a vast improvement from 10 years earlier when 100 percent of the fields were in conventional-tillage with no subsoiling. So we were pleased with that," Mitchell stresses.
Even so, the hardpan remained, despite the widespread use of in-row subsoiling.
"What's going on?" Mitchell recalls asking himself.
The problem, he soon discovered, was that only 15 percent of these fields were planted in winter cover crops. And in cases where fields were planted in cover crops, usually rye, the crops were being killed before they could provide any benefit from organic matter.
"Of the roughly 80 fields surveyed, we found the average amount of soil organic matter in the upper 2 inches was only six-tenths of a percent," Mitchell says. "Our best yielding crops typically have between 2 and 2.5 percent organic matter."
Simply put, it seemed the vast majority of producers "were farming dirt, not soil," Mitchell says. "The definition of soil is something that has organic matter in it. But the survey showed we didn't have organic matter in these fields, and, equally bad, the hardpans were returning."
Mitchell's advice is not falling on deaf ears. In fact, several producers in central Alabama already are practicing what Mitchell is preaching, including Macon County farmer Shep Morris, who is rotating corn and cotton on his farm near Shorter.
"Corn really makes a difference," Morris observes. "Just starting out with rotation, you see slight differences, but as organic matter rises after three or four years, you see a lot of benefits.
"I've seen less crust on my soil and less nematode pressure. We've also seen less seedling disease, and we're not putting out quite as many fungicides at planting as we once were."
The organic matter, which started out at around a half percent, now has increased to around 2 percent in some cases. Morris also is seeing reductions in soil erosion — a recurrent problem associated with the prairie soil in which his crops are grown.
The buildup of organic matter also is reflected in his yields. One Extension agent, Lee County Extension Agent Jeff Clary, is predicating Morris could end up with corn yields as high as 180 bushes an acre, and cotton yields as much as three bales per acre.
"It all gets back to soil organic matter," Mitchell stresses. "That's the one key to soil quality above all others.
"Conservation-tillage is a key, but so are high-residue management and crop rotation. All three will make a difference."

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Its finely sculpted body has beckoned many a lover of the finer things in life to stop and gawk and even make advances.
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Seems the excuse-making shoe is now on the other foot as Lindsay Lohan is now defending mother Dina and her insane interview with Dr. Phil ... placing the blame squarely on his shoulders.
Dina seemed completely out of it during her interview with Dr. Phil that aired earlier this month (check out a clip below), swearing she was not drunk.
Lindsay came to her mother's defense on Twitter yesterday, saying Dr. Phil should be "ashamed" of himself and calling him a "fraud" and a "bully."
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11-07-2009 09:41 PM - edited 11-10-2009 04:41 AM
Here is a followup on my earlier reported backup problem.
In summary, I attempted to run a backup of my Vista 32 T500 2081-CTO preparatory to installing the Win 7 Update (when the disks arrive). Using my SimpleTech FV-U35/1TB drive which has been working properly, I was unable to complete a backup. The system froze three times. Previous to this attempt I had updated BIOS and drivers and assumed the fault was with those changes.
Not true.
I tried to backup the USB drive to a second similarly configured T500 2081-CTO with the same result. The backup failed and the laptop froze.
Then I tried to backup a desktop. No success. Clearly the problem was the the external USB drive.
Today I bought a new WD 1.5TB Elements external USB drive and was able to backup all three computers--surprisingly quick, too.
Apologies to Lenovo for suggesting the problem was theirs.
Hi again!
Thank you for your answers, but it does not help my problem.
1. I tried to backup to my local HD, same problem... so the external HD ist not dammaged
2. I did a backup to my external drive, just bevore installing the software I described.
Again: I have no problem starting the Backup, and my thinkpad does not freeze either, but the process stais at 0%
and I can't abort, the only way is quiting through taskmanager or restarting the laptop.
After restart I get the message that A backup was not successfully done, and asks if it shoud be done again. If i hit yes - same scenario - 0%.......
Does any one know where RnR stores the temporary data? because when I tried overnight again, and had it running for 11 hours, the data consumtion on my HD got more by around 3 GB..... but I couldnt finde where..... there is a folder RRbackups, but it has less than a MB in size.
thanks for helping anyway!
still no one with the same problem?
Windows 7 has a Backup and Restore option in Control Panel. Will this help you make the backup you're wanting.
jep i does the trick, but the backups are really big, and I really would like RnR to work, because it was one of the reasons I baught my W500 - 4063 A45
11-13-2009 03:54 AM - edited 11-13-2009 06:57 AM
Maybe it's a Windows 7 32-bit vs. Windows 7 64 bit issue?
I have a T500 2081-CTO, and did an update of my Vistal Ultimate 32-bit drive to WIndows Ulitmate 7 32-bit. I was able to successfully back up my system using Rescue & Recovery to my external Western Digitial Passport USB drive. (However, I did notice that R&R 4.3 did not see my older Vista backups using the previous R&R version on the same USB drive. Hopefully I'll be able to recover that space sometime in the future.)
Next, I did a fresh full install of Windows 7 64-bit on a seperate hard drive, and had some quirks (e.g. Fingerprint reader lockout, HP Print Drivers, OS installed into the smaller disk partition, etc.). I tried to backup the system and I recieved "The Backup Failed" message.
Then I started over again. This time I reformated the hard drive (left some space unallocated so that I could create a virtual drive later), and re-performed the full fresh install. I downloaded Sytem Update 4.0, and applied all of the recommended driver updates. I then went to the Lenovo web site and downloaded the drivers that System Update 4.0 didn't suggest (primarily my wireless devices; 5350 Wifi, Wimax and Verizon devices, and TVT Rescue and Recovery 4.3, TVT Client Security Solution & TVT Toolbox). I also applied the recommended Microsoft updates and patches as well. Now I had what I would consider a vanilla 'base' image'.
Then I went to run Rescue and Recovery on this image. R&R did recognize that I had a backup for my other 32-bit image. I received a message that I needed to allocate more space on my backup drive to handle this backup image. I choose to add 100GB, even though my image was under 20GBs. I continued on, and things looked like it was going fine, right up to the final stage. I watched as the estimate time left counted down from around 90 minutes till 0 seconds. Then I got the fatal message that "The Backup Failed", with no additional information as to why it failed!
Obviously, I don't feel comfortable switching to Win7-64 without being able to backup and restore my system. I need to resolve this before my activation period expires in 2 weeks, so I can decide on which OS to go with (Win 7 32 vs. 64-bit).
Does this help to narrow down the problem, or are other people experiencing the problem on Win7-32 bit machines as well?
11-13-2009 04:52 PM - edited 11-13-2009 04:53 PM
Some negative help here. As I said on another thread, I did basically the same install you did and was able to save a similar vanilla base image to CD and DVD.
Your post got me worried so I tried saving an image to an external HD. (Seagate 750G SATA in a Vantec "toaster" connected via USB. This image was much larger since lots of things are now installed. Took 3 hours, but ran to compltetion and announced success. I haven't tried restoring from it.
R&R left some kind of lock on the drive so I couldn't "eject" it until a reboot, but that's another story.
Not very helpful but at least what you want to do is possible on a T400 + Win 7 Pro 64.
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hi, the problem is indeed similar... except, that My Backup does not run at all... or keeps running forever... (another way to put it)
As I have to work on my laptop, I chose to go with windows 7 backup solution until there is a new version either of RnR or a Service Pack....
Hi, I searched all over the site and did not find a solution so I apologize if this has been gone over before.
I have a T500 running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I downloaded and installed RnR ver 4.3 and then went to run. The program created rescue media using a DVD burner no problem, but WILL NOT begin a backup to an external hard drive. I set the options to backup to the external USB drive, made sure the drive had plenty of space, etc... and when the program goes to start the backup nothing happens. I have left it for MANY hours to see if time was the problem, and still nothing.
Anyone else experience this and how to fix?
T500 - Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD
Thanks for any responses,
anything new?


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Thanks all, I almost understand now, the one aspect left for me to understand, is why the saints would have such supernatural qualifications as to be able to hear individuals prayers on earth
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The Daleks have been on Earth for years, disguised as ordinary wheelie bins. During the recent flooding in Newcastle, they decided to finally make their move, rolling down the watery streets.
YouTuber ROFLcopterEvo filmed these bins racing each other down the street, and Nick Hills noted their Dalek-like movements. Perhaps the owners of those renegade bins can appreciate the goofy fun that came out of their flood-swept loss.
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Free health screenings and demonstrations will be part of the three-day National Latino Family Expo, beginning Saturday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Billed as the largest event of its kind in the country, the expo, organized by the National Council on La Raza will include 200 exhibitors and seven specialty health and wellness areas:
• NCLR Family/Familia Pavilion
• Community/El Barrio Pavilion
• Culture and History/El Museo Pavilion
• Health/Tu Salud Pavilion
• Sports and Fitness/Deportes Pavilion
• Science and Technology/El Futuro Pavilion
• Career and Education/Tus Oportunidades Pavilion.
"With themed activities and information dissemination, each pavilion contributes to NCLR's objective of providing Latino families access to a wealth of knowledge on timely topics," said organizers.
Admission to the event is free, but there is a fee for parking.
The expo will run 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday at the L.A. Convention Center, West Hall A, 1201 S. Figueroa St. For more information, visit NCLR.org, or call 213-741-1151.


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Merle Haggard will be heading home to northern California soon. WMAZ in Macon, Ga. reports that the 74-year-old singer's condition has improved and that he'll be released shortly.
The television station is relaying information from someone in Haggard's touring group. His silver bus was seen parked outside the Georgia Heart Center in downtown Macon. Furthermore, Haggard's wife and family are now in town, visiting with him at the hospital.
Haggard took ill prior to a Tuesday night show in Macon and canceled all remaining January tour stops to recover from pneumonia. A number of those shows will be rescheduled; WMAZ reports that the Macon date will be made good on April 25.
John Rich also tweeted about Haggard's condition. "Just heard from Merle Haggard's camp and they say "he's going to be released from the hospital and get's to go home." HANG TOUGH HAG!" he said Friday afternoon.


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Liverpool's Luis Suarez was embroiled in more controversy after being caught biting a Chelsea defender in a soccer game. Although he's been fined and offered an anger-management course, he's still likely to face a lengthy ban, says WSJ's Joshua Robinson.
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Remember that Samba exports Unix objects in a means that is palatable to Windows clients. In keeping with this philosophy, Unix groups are handled in a very similar fashion to Unix users. The underlying Unix group must already exist. Samba then associates a SID and name with that group and displays it to Windows. This operation is referred to as group mapping. The additional attributes can be manipulated using the net groupmap command.
The group mapping functionality is provided as part of Samba's passdb API and therefore shares the same storage mechanisms as user accounts. Both the smbpasswd and tdbsam passdb modules use the group_mapping.tdb file (stored in /usr/local/ samba/var/locks by default). The ldapsam backend stores mapping entries by adding the sambaGroupMapping auxiliary object class to an existing posixGroup entry in the directory service. For all three backends, the actual table entries can be managed using the same Samba command-line tools (as was the case with user accounts).
The group mapping interfaces and internal design have been given a new look starting with the 3.0.23 release. However, the basic concept is the same as in previous releases. Only the tools have changed. The new interface is a command set named net sam, which provides an interface to users, groups, and password policies. At the time of writing, the toolset is not yet complete.
A group mapping entry is primarily an association from a SID to a Unix gid. A current entry can be viewed using the net groupmap list command. Be aware that all of the net groupmap commands must be run as root, because they operate on the passdb storage service directly.
root# net groupmap list verbose ntgroup="Printer Admins"
Printer Admins
Unix group: prtadmin
Group type: Domain Group
Comment : Domain Unix group
Printer Admins is the name that will be displayed to Windows clients. The membership of this group is handled by managing the prtadmin Unix group membership. Only those Unix groups that posses a valid group mapping entry are displayed, as illustrated by Figure 5-3. The same is true for users: only those users who have an account in the current passdb backend are displayed in the Windows object picker UI.
You can view a complete list of current group mappings by omitting the group name when entering net groupmap list. But groups mapped to a value of –1 are placeholder entries created by smbd and are ignored.
root# net groupmap list
Printer Admins (S-1-5-21-391507597-2097566357-2340928898-3091) -> prtadmin
Administrators (S-1-5-32-544) -> -1
Domain Admins (S-1-5-21-391507597-2097566357-2340928898-512) -> -1
Users (S-1-5-32-545) -> -1
Domain Guests (S-1-5-21-391507597-2097566357-2340928898-514) -> -1
Domain Users (S-1-5-21-391507597-2097566357-2340928898-513) -> -1
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The placeholder entries are not present when using an ldapsam passdb backend. Future versions of Samba will remove them from the remainng backends for the sake of consistency.
New maps can be added by executing net groupmap add and including the Unix group name and either a SID or simply a Windows group map. It is better to define the ntgroup name value and allow Samba to allocate a SID unless you have a specific group (e.g., Domain Admins) that you require.
root# net groupmap add ntgroup="System Managers" unixgroup=sysadmin
No rid or sid specified, choosing algorithmic mapping
Successfully added group Systems Managers to the mapping db
Figure 5-3. Displaying users and groups in the windows object picker
The associated Unix group and group description can be changed with the modify subcommand:
root# net groupmap modify ntgroup="System Managers" unixgroup=sysops comment="Server
administrators group"
Updated mapping entry for System Managers
The Unix gid is not stored in the map entry and is therefore unaffected by renaming a group in /etc/group. In this example, the sysops and sysadmins groups are entirely different groups on the Unix server.
Finally, you can remove entries using net groupmap delete:
root# net groupmap delete ntgroup="Systems Managers"
Successfully removed Systems Managers from the mapping db
Table 5-14 gives a brief overview of the net groupmap command-line arguments.
There are more esoteric things that can be done with the net groupmap tool. Most of these are prone to error and are not recommend for nor mal use. The options covered in this section are the most common and the least likely to change in a future Samba release.
Table 5-14. net groupmap command-line options
{ntgroup=name,sid=sid_string} unixgroup=name
Add a new group mapping between a Unix group and a Windows group name or SID.
Remove an existing group mapping entry.
[verbose] [ntgroup=name,sid=sid_string]
List all or a specific group mapping record. The verbose option includes all map attributes.
Update an existing group mapping record.
{mospagebreak title=User Privilege Management}
The user privilege model was introduced in Samba 3.0.11 to alleviate the need to log on as root to perform certain administrative duties, such as joining client machines to a Samba domain or managing printer properties. A user privilege, sometimes called a user right, is the inherent capability to perform certain actions regardless of the access control settings. For example, a printer administrator should be able to manage printer settings irrespective of whether the printer's security descriptor allows his user account administrative access. Currently Samba supports eight different privileges, which are described in Table 5-15, along with references to the chapter that fully covers each one.
|Add, modify, and delete users, as well as group membership (Chapter 9).
|Not currently used.
|Create, modify, and remove file shares, as well as modify share ACLs (Chapter 9).
|Create, modify, and remove printers, print drivers, and forms (Chapter 7).
|Add and remove client machines from a Samba domain (Chapter 9).
|Issues requests to initiate and abort a shutdown of the Samba server (Chapter 9).
|Set the ownership of a file or directory to an arbitrary user (Chapter 6).
|Take possession of a file or directory (Chapter 6).
The first thing that must be done to take advantage of this administration delegation model is to enable the feature in smb.conf:
enable privileges = yes
Table 5-16 provides a short description of the enable privileges parameter, as well as its current default value.
Table 5-16. User-privilege-related parameters
|enable privileges
Controls whether smbd supports the assignment and honoring of user rights assignments.
|no a
Once this feature is enabled, the primary means of managing privilege assignments on a Samba server is the rpc rights subcommand of the net utility.
It is possible to manipulate user rights assignments with the Windows NT 4.0 User Manager for Domains utility, but only when run from a Windows NT 4.0 client. This specific functionality in usrmgr.exe does not work correctly when run from a Windows 2000 or later client, due to a bug in the application.
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The net tool began as a variation of the net.exe command on Windows. The motivation was to be able to perform simple remote administration tasks, such as adding a user or enumerating the open files on a server. To that end, the tool initially supported three main subcommands: RAP, RPC, and ADS. Each of these network commands has a myriad of additional subcommands. This list has grown to include nonnetwork related activities, as is the case with the groupmap subcommand. Chapter 11 expands on the net command, as we examine some simple scripts that make use of Samba tools. All three of these remote administration protocols share a set of common command-line arguments specifying the server and connection credentials.
When using the commands, first ensure that Samba is running, because the net rpc commands make use of the network to communicate rather than directly accessing any local configuration files.
You can anonymously enumerate the available user privileges on a server by running:
$ net -S localhost -U% rpc rights list
SeMachineAccountPrivilege Add machines to domain
SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege Take ownership of files or other objects
<remaining output deleted>
The -S option specifies the server to query and the -U option specifies the username to use when making the connection. Like most Samba tools, these tools let you specify the full connection credentials in the -U option: a username followed by a % character and then the password. In this example, both the username and password are left empty.
It may be necessary in some circumstances, such as connecting to a server belonging to Active Directory, to define the domain for a username as well. This can be accom plished using the -W command-line flag. The following example connects to a server as the user ADAdministrator. If no % character is found in the username, net and other Samba client tools prompt for a password.
$ net -S localhost -U Administrator -W AD rpc rights list
Password: <enter password>
Once you are able to successfully enumerate available privileges, it is time to grant specific privileges to users. The capability to manage user rights assignments is implicitly granted to the root user. It is also implicitly granted to members of the Domain Admins group if the server is participating in a domain either as a domain controller or a member server. For now, this example relies on the presence of a root account that can connect to the server.
In this example, assume that there is a Unix user named lizard and that the server's name is RAIN. We can grant this user the SeDiskOperatorPrivilege by running:
$ net -S localhost -U root -W RAIN rpc rights
grant 'RAINlizard' SeDiskOperatorPrivilege
Password: <enter password for root>
Successfully granted rights.
If you receive an error indicating that the named privilege does not exist, ensure that you have spelled the privilege name correctly and that enable privileges = yes is correctly specified in smb.conf.
Privileges can be assigned to any name that can be resolved to a SID. This means that the account being granted a right need not be a local user or group. In fact, a com mon configuration is grant domain groups certain rights on the Samba host in order to leverage the existing domain infrastructure rather than duplicating it locally. (Future chapters expand on this idea.)
It is possible to view specific privilege assignments by using a variant of the net rpc rights list that was discussed earlier. The following command enumerates all accounts stored in Samba's privilege database (account_policy.tdb) and any rights associated with that user or group:
$ net -S localhost -U% rpc rights list accounts
BUILTINPrint Operators
No privileges assigned
This command lists all users and groups stored in Samba's privilege database. If you prefer to list only the rights assigned to a specific name, you can alternatively run this command:
$ net -S localhost -U% rpc rights list accounts 'RAINlizard'
Or, if you wish to find all owners of a particular privilege, run:
$ net -S localhost -U% rpc rights list privileges
At times it is necessary to remove a privilege assignment from a user or group. The net rpc rights revoke command performs the inverse function to the grant subcom mand. Here the SeDiskOperatorPrivilege previously assigned to lizard is removed:
$ net -S localhost -U root -W RAIN rpc rights revoke 'RAINlizard'
Password: <enter password for root>
Successfully revoked rights.
In all of these examples, it is possible to list multiple privilege names when listing, granting, or revoking rights. Table 5-17 collects the various options to the net rpc rights command covered in this section.
Table 5-17. net rpc rights commands
list[{accounts,privileges} [name]]
Enumerate supported privileges or assigned rights.
grant nameright [right]
Assign a list of user privileges to a user or group.
revoke name right [right]
Remove a list of assigned privileges from a user or group.
{mospagebreak title=Controlling Authorization for File Shares}
We began this chapter discussing authentication, and we now end it with a discussion about authorization. Authorization under Unix relies upon the user's uid and a list of group gids. Samba can use this same information to perform preliminary access checks to to control whether the user or group should be allowed to modify any files within a share. For example, perhaps you would like to export a set of files as read-only to students but allow modification by teachers. There are several ways to accomplish this goal. The final access granted to a file or directory for a user is the most restrictive permission set allowed after passing the user credentials through the share's:
- Security descriptor
- Access controls in the share's definition in smb.conf
- Filesystem permissions
The initial access check is performed by comparing against the share's security descriptor. These share permissions are maintained separately from the server's configuration file and are stored by default in /usr/local/samba/var/locks/share_info.tdb. All shares initially have a neutral ACL that grants Everyone full control of the share.
Figure 5-4 shows the share permissions for [public] viewed from the Computer Management MMC plug-in connected to a Samba host. Expand the Systems Tools -> Share Folders -> Share hierarchy to list the available file shares. Finally, select an individual share and right-click to navigate to the Properties menu option. The security tab in the dialog box that appears provides access to the share ACL settings. Note that you will not be able to modify the security descriptor unless you are connected as root or possess the SeDiskOperatorPrivilege .
Figure 5-4. Share permissions for \RAINpublic
Next, we focus on the category of smb.conf authorization options that make use of a list of names. Consider the admin users option as a first example. This option accepts a list of users or group members that should be mapped to the root account when they access resources on a given share. Assume that we want to allow the users rose and lily to be able to manipulate files regardless of the filesystem permissions. A basic way to achieve this is to add the admin users list to the share definition in smb.conf:
path = /data/docs
read only = no
admin users = rose, lily
When a user connects, Samba determines whether that user is a contained within the list rose, lily. Evaluating user names is straightforward. A single string comparison returns success or failure depending on whether the login names match.
Authorization lists such as admin users can accept group names as well. The next example expands the [documents] share to add the Unix group named staff as a member of the admin users list:
path = /data/docs
read only = no
admin users = rose, lily, +staff
When a name is prefixed by the plus sign ( + ), Samba resolves that name as a Unix group by querying the operating system for its membership. Once the list of user names is expanded, the login name comparison continues until a match is found or until all the members in the list have been checked.
Any files or directories created by a user contained in the admin users list will be owned by root, not the actual user.
In most cases, the + character is all that is needed. There are two other available characters to inform Samba of the properties of a name:
@ Attempt to resolve the name as an NIS netgroup,
and fall back to evaluating it as a Unix group in
case of failure.
& Attempt to resolve the name as an NIS netgroup,
with no fallback mechanism in the case of failure.
It is very likely that Samba's support for NIS will be deprecated at some point, so don't rely upon the @ and & characters unless you actually use netgroups. Doing so prevents you from having to update your smb.conf, should support for descriptive characters other than + be removed.
Other parameters that make use of the user and group list syntax are frequently found in pairs. For example, the valid users and invalid users options allow and restrict specific users or groups from accessing a specific share. Although these parameters are not mutually exclusive, the configuration is much easier to understand when only one is present. If one parameter is defined—for example, valid users=+staff —everyone who does not belong to that list is considered to be invalid and is not allowed access to that share. This is a simple method to either disallow everyone and specify a few exceptions ( valid users ), or to authorize all users and then reject a few particular ones ( invalid users ). If both parameters are defined, a user must not appear in the invalid users list, but must match the valid users list.
Similarly, the read list and write list options provide a means of deviating from the read only setting for a user or group. A share may be marked as read only with the exception of a few users or groups. The following [administration] share is read only for those who do not belong to the pcadmins Unix group:
path = /data/administration
read only = yes
write list = +pcadmins
In a complementary fashion, a share named [documents] is defined here to be modifiable by all users except those in the guest group:
path = /data/documents
read only = no
read list = +guest
Finally, a share can be restricted to a maximum number of simultaneous connections across all user sessions by specifying a nonzero max connections parameter. This approach provides a crude mechanism for metering network software installations. For instance, if you have only 10 licenses for an application, you can install it in a dedicated Samba file share and have the clients run the software from there. To help illustrate the use of the option, the following example configures a share named [cad] that allows only 10 connections at any given time:
comment = CAD software for Engineering Department
path = /data/applications/cad
read only = yes
max connections = 10
Note that this example restricts only the number of connections to the share. It does not track how many users are currently running an application. A user who has the share open in a Windows Explorer window is consuming one of the connections, even without accessing any files contained in the share.
Table 5-18 concludes this chapter with an overview of the authorization parameters discussed in this section. In the next chapter, we examine many more configuration options and advanced capabilities of Samba's file serving functionality.
Table 5-18. File share authorization-related parameters
admin users
user/group list
List of users or members of a group who are mapped to the rootuser for all access to this share.
invalid users
user/group list
List of users or members of a group who are denied access this share.
max connections
Defines the maximum number of concurrent con-nections to this share across all user sessions. A value of 0 indicates that access should not be restricted.
read list
user/group list
List of users or members of a group who are restricted to read only access to this share.
valid users
user/group list
List of users or members of a group who are granted access to this share, if permitted by the other autho-rization checks as well.
write list
user/group list
List of users or members of a group who are granted write access to this share, if permitted by the other access checks on the share and filesystem permis-sions as well.
* The term security level refers to the capabilities of the SMB/CIFS protocol and the term security mode describes Samba's various implementations of the SMB/CIFS security levels.
* Details of NTLM and other authentication protocols used by CIFS can be found at Chris Hertel's site http://ubiqx.org/cifs.
* Samba 2.2 did support both the LDAP and TDB storage backends. But it was only with the Samba 3.0 releases that developers considered these to be first-class citizens when managing user accounts.
* This is the posixGroup from the original RFC2307 schema and not the auxiliary version defined in the RFC2307bis extensions.
* In any discussion of Unix utilities, it is admittedly hard to remember which password-related options and files are called "password" and which are called "passwd."
a Future versions of Samba will enable this feature by default. Be sure to check the current smb.conf(5) manpage for your version.


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Thursday, 27 December 2007
Gingerbread House
I knew that gingerbread homes must be decorated but I was also aware that my eatership on this one would be at the more 'aged' end of the spectrum so it couldn't be too over-the-top as to turn them off it fearing indigestion, or worse.
It's difficult to be specific really about making a gingerbread house as you can make it any size or shape you want and decorate it pretty much how you wish. What I will provide is the basic gingerbread recipe and the icing recipe that will hold the house together.
More experienced gingerbread builders draw their own templates for house panels. I used a tin that had been pre-marked.
I thought the dough was particularly attractive and glossy (yes, I know, I need to get out more....)
I approached it like an IKEA flat pack project – here are the panels:
Anything that required detailed piping work, I thought best to do while I could still lay the panels flat. I am particularly proud of my piped tree!
Assembling the panels is the tricky bit. Don't be afraid to use mugs or pots to rest the panels against whilst the icing is drying:
I'm not sure you'd get a clean survey on this house – the chimney looks a bit wonky!
And here's the finished house from the other side:
Of course, this is a house for eating and it's a tricky task to break into it. Luckily, my nephew's friend, Merf Gustav Mulpeno (for years we thought he was a raccoon, only to discover recently he's actually a ring-tailed lemur) was on hand to do the necessary:
Unfortunately, he then claimed squatters' rights!
For the gingerbread (this quantity made my whole house):
250g unsalted butter
200g dark muscovado sugar
7 tablespoons golden syrup
600g plain flour
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
4 teaspoons ground ginger (I confess to putting a lot more in)
For the icing to hold the house together:
454g icing sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
6-8 tablespoons warm water
How to make:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan oven 180°C/Gas mark 6
- Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a saucepan.
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger and then stir in the butter mixture to make a stiff dough. If it won't come together add a tiny amount of water.
- Roll out a portion of the dough, between two sheets of baking paper, to about the thickness of two £1 coins and using your template, tin or cutters cut out the house panels. I recommend rolling only part of the dough at a time as it doesn't re-roll that well. If the dough starts drying out and getting stiff it can be revived by a dash of water.
- Whatever method you use for cutting out the panels you need: two side walls, two roof panels and a front and back wall.
- Bake for approximately 12 minutes or until firm and a little dark at the edges.
- Leave to cool and harden up. It is best to make the gingerbread a day or so before assembling the house as you want the gingerbread to firm up and settle so it doesn't crumble in your hands when building.
- To make the icing which will hold the house together put all the ingredients in a mixer and mix until it holds a stiff peak.
- Assemble the house by using the icing as cement. Pipe around the edges of each panel and stick onto a large board.
- When the construction is complete you can decorate however you wish.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.
5 comments:
- glamah16 said...
Cute! Next year I'll try to attemptone. The only time I did it , it fell apart. Happy New Year.
- 27 December 2007 at 22:29
What a great house! Though, if I'm honest, it's quite annoying that your first one is such a work of art!
- 28 December 2007 at 06:59
what an adorable fluffy faced raccoon puppet in that biscuit shed, he looks full of fun.
we will shortly be visiting our grandchildren and would love to know where we can buy him and maybe more themed merchandise from as gifts for all of them. Their previous seal puppets got infested and had to be thrown.
could you please advise ?
- 28 December 2007 at 10:40
- The Caked Crusader said...
Hilda - unfortunately Merf is aged and worn. He was a copy of a range of toys popular some 20 years a go and purchased from a person selling such items from a basket in Covent Garden.
Like the Doctor, in Dr Who, I fear he is the last of his kind. Unlike the Doctor, Merf is unable to regenerate and faces an uncertain future where he is likely to disintegrate.
I'd stick with seal puppets if I were you.
- 28 December 2007 at 11:04
- Margaret said...
A true work of art. Wonderful!
Happy New Year.
- 1 January 2008 at 20:43


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Condado Summary
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- Outstanding restaurants
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- Hopping nightlife
- 10-minute drive to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Crowded beaches
- No historic sites (but adjacent to Old San Juan)
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What It's Like
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Where to Stay
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FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation's eco-tire technology is now officially on display at the Museum of Science, Boston. The two-year exhibit, which opened today, showcases Yokohama's BluEarth-1™, the company's latest orange oil-infused passenger car tire, as well as the ultra-thin AIRTEX™ Advanced Liner, which helps consumers cut fuel costs by keeping their tires properly inflated.
"Yokohama is the first - and only - tire manufacturer in the world to employ orange oil technology," said Yasushi Tanaka, Yokohama president and CEO. "It's very rewarding to see it highlighted in a leading educational and cultural institution like the Museum of Science, Boston. The exhibit validates our commitment to advanced technologies that will protect earth."
The Museum, founded in 1830, attracts about 1.5 million visitors a year via its programs and 700 interactive exhibits.
The "Making a Greener Tire" interactive display, in the museum's Transportation, Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology area, utilizes tactile, visual and video elements to explain BluEarth-1's technology, which combines oil extracted from orange peels with fine silica and a blend polymer to form a nano-blend compound. This BluEarth-first technology, initially utilized in Yokohama's revolutionary dB Super E-spec™ tire, eliminates a significant amount of the petroleum-based products normally used in tire manufacturing.
Nano-blend compounding allows for less petroleum use during the manufacturing process and conserves fuel by reducing rolling resistance up to 20 percent - minimizing the energy wasted (as heat) as the tire rolls down the road.
Besides orange oil, BluEarth-1 features the AIRTEX™ Advanced Liner designed to reduce the amount of air seeping from the tire. Maintaining appropriate inflation levels is crucial because under-inflated tires require more power, thus using more fuel.
"Yokohama's display is especially timely because it shows an innovative, green approach to manufacturing," said Paul Fontaine, the Museum's vice president of education. "We welcome the opportunity to bring this cutting-edge technology to our visitors. The BluEarth exhibit reflects the Museum's commitment to highlighting environmental issues and enhancing technological literacy."
"Technologies such as orange oil and the AIRTEX Advanced Inner Liner are part of Yokohama's global mandate to protect the environment," Tanaka said. "Our new overall global environmental initiative is called 'BluEarth,' which includes the BluEarth-1 tire. We thank the museum for presenting it to the public via this special exhibit."
BluEarth-1, available now in Japan and Europe, will launch in the U.S. in 2012 in three sizes for hybrids and other vehicles, including the Toyota Prius, MINI Cooper, and VW Golf and Jetta.


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by JIM HARRIS
I actually attended that $50,000-dollar-a-plate dinner in Boca Raton back in May where Mitt Romney talked about the 47% of Americans who don't pay any federal income tax and who depend almost entirely on the government for support.
First of all, I have to say that the peas were cold and the mashed potatoes were extremely lumpy. Luckily, my bill was paid by my Chestnut Hill Local expense account, but personally I would not have paid a penny over $47,500 for that meal. Plus, the waitresses were very slow and surly. I suspect that they may have been Democrats and may have been spitting in the food, or worse.
Anyway, I was lucky enough to have a conversation with the candidate after his talk, which I share with you now.
•Harris: Exactly who are the 47%?
•Romney: Well Jim, some of them are babies, literally. Children don't pay income tax in America, and I think that's something that we'll have to look at if I'm elected. As for the adults, they're people who won't commit to getting married but will commit to idiotic tattoos for life. They'll use their food stamps to buy Twinkies, but they won't bag their own groceries. They just stand there, all tattooed, yapping on their government-subsidized Smart Phones while some hard-working Americans have to actually pay for their own Twinkies.
Eventually, they almost all become morbidly obese. I'm talking like 300, 400 pounds or more. At least 52% of the freeloading 47% are over 400 pounds. Now Jim, there aren't any 400-pound people in other countries. Well, maybe Sumo wrestlers in Japan, but at least they have jobs. It's outrageous. So then the government gives these super-fat welfare freeloaders handicapped license plates and primo parking spots and builds them ramps everywhere so they don't have to strain any muscles stepping up on the curb. Obama's Justice Department is even proposing a new civil rights crime — "failing to help a moocher."
Let me tell you something. My grandfather didn't need ramps, and he sure didn't need Twinkies. He rose every morning at 4 a.m., ate a squirrel that he had killed with his own machine gun and hammered square pegs into round holes for 18 hours straight. That's the kind of dedicated, hard-working American he was. He never sucked on a government breast.
Anyway, today these bloated spongers who make up the 47% use Medicaid to have their fat surgically removed so they can start the fattening-up process all over again. You'd be amazed at what Medicare and Medicaid pay for. A man in Ohio was given medical marijuana for depression because he claimed he got depressed when he didn't have marijuana. In Mississippi, a guy was granted permanent disability because he couldn't cope with gravity. Our taxes are paying for this stuff.
And thanks to President Obama, the economy is so bad that half of the CEOs of the nation's biggest corporations have had to move back in with their parents. It is so bad that Green Bay Packer fans are forced to wear government-handout cheese on their heads.
And when Iran attacks us with nuclear weapons, guess who will be the only ones to survive? You guessed it — the 47%. You see, their blubber will protect them from radioactivity as well as provide them with fuel to survive the post- apocalyptic famine. All the preservatives from the Twinkies will also help keep them alive. Hard-working folks like you and me, we're doomed. Our Gucci bags and Rolex watches won't help us at all.
In addition, it's well known that they're all flatulent, which contributes to air pollution. And they're so lazy that they've eliminated all consonants from their speech because vowels require less energy to pronounce. Next year I'm going to ask my accountants if I can claim the 47% of Americans as dependents on my income tax return.
And last but not least, they're stupid. They believe in all those liberal hoaxes like evolution and global warming. Many are too dumb to even obtain voter ID cards. But I will admit that even one of my own supporters goes too far once in a while. For example, Donald Trump may have gone too far when he demanded to see Abraham Lincoln's birth certificate.
•Harris: We'll it's been great speaking with you, Governor Romney. Your faith in the American people is contagious. When I get home tonight, I'm going to go put my head in the oven and turn on the gas.
•Romney: OK, but pay your gas bill first so the taxpayers don't wind up getting stuck with it.


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For the next week, we will be introducing you to our new panel of OnDivas. The OnDivas are each fabulous home cooks, creative recipe developers, talented food photographers and entertaining culinary writers all rolled into one. They are helping Discover Endive spread the word about California endive: the health benefits of eating endive, its value at the grocery store, and its versatility in your weekly menu. What's more, this week the OnDivas offer you more wonderful holiday recipes and entertaining suggestions that will reduce your stress in the weeks to come!
Today, Paula, from bell'alimento shares one of her "go-to" recipes for holiday entertaining, as well as revealing some of her favorite memories and foods from this joyful season.
What foods or recipes do you find that you save for the holidays, only making them at this time of year?
When I think of Christmas foods for us it HAS to include my Mom's Sugar Cookies, my Grandma's Divinity and Fruitcake. It isn't the holidays without those.
Finish this sentence: The holidays just aren't the holidays without:________________?
My Family!
What is your favorite holiday movie, television special, character or song?
My favorite Christmas song would have to be Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." My Mom would blare it every year while we were decorating the tree, and we'd dance and sing as loud as we could. Good times.
What is one go-to recipe for the holidays that you can share with the Discover Endive audience?
Easy appetizers that I can throw together at a moment's notice. Crostini are my go-to appetizers. A favorite is this Sausage Crostini
What is one tip, suggestion or piece of advice for the Discover Endive audience to cut back on stress during holiday entertaining and/or cooking?
Breathe and remember that your guests are there to see YOU and not the house.
Thanks, Paula!
Be sure to visit Paula's food blog, bell'alimento for more great recipes and ideas. Stay tuned for another interview, recipe and tip with another fabulous OnDiva, coming tomorrow!


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text: Main Content House Bill 5125 (2011) rss? friendly link printer friendly Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2011-HB-5125 Public Act 14 of 2012 (Effective: 2/21/2012) Find this PA in the MCL Sponsor Jon Switalski (click name to see bills sponsored by that person) Categories Counties: boards and commissions; Counties; boards and commissions; powers and duties of county road commissioners to be exercised by the county board of commissioners; provide for. Amends sec. 6, ch. IV of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 224.6). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5126'11 Bill Documents Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2011-2012 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in BOLD AND UPPERCASE.- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. (gray icons indicate that the action did not occur or that the document is not available) Documents House Introduced Bill Introduced bills appear as they were introduced and reflect no subsequent amendments or changes. As Passed by the House As Passed by the House is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adopted House amendments. As Passed by the Senate As Passed by the Senate is the bill, as received from the House, that includes any adopted Senate amendments. House Concurred Bill Concurred bill is the version passed in identical form by both houses of the Legislature, issued prior to availability of the Enrolled bill. Public Act Public Act is a bill that has become law. Legislative Service Bureau Compiler Notes Public Act 14 of 2012 with Editorial InformationThis document analyzes: HB 5125 Bill Analysis House Fiscal Agency Analysis Summary As Introduced (11-01-11)This document analyzes: HB5125, HB5126 Summary as Reported From Committee (11-09-11)This document analyzes: HB5125, HB5126 Senate Fiscal Analysis COMMITTEE SUMMARY (Date Completed: 12-13-11)This document analyzes: HB5125, HB5126 FLOOR SUMMARY (Date Completed: 12-14-11)This document analyzes: HB5125, HB5126 History (House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 10/26/2011HJ 86 Pg. 2480introduced by Representative Jon Switalski 10/26/2011HJ 86 Pg. 2480read a first time 10/26/2011HJ 86 Pg. 2480referred to Committee on Transportation 10/27/2011HJ 87 Pg. 2492printed bill filed 10/26/2011 11/9/2011HJ 92 Pg. 2585reported with recommendation without amendment 11/9/2011HJ 92 Pg. 2585referred to second reading 11/29/2011HJ 94 Pg. 2649read a second time 11/29/2011HJ 94 Pg. 2649substitute H-7 adopted 11/29/2011HJ 94 Pg. 2649placed on third reading 11/30/2011HJ 95 Pg. 2680read a third time 11/30/2011HJ 95 Pg. 2680passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 508 Yeas 66 Nays 40 11/30/2011HJ 95 Pg. 2680transmitted 12/1/2011SJ 94 Pg. 2688REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION 12/14/2011SJ 99 Pg. 2854REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 12/14/2011SJ 99 Pg. 2854COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT 12/14/2011SJ 99 Pg. 2854REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 12/15/2011SJ 100 Pg. 2883REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-5 12/15/2011SJ 100 Pg. 2883SUBSTITUTE S-5 CONCURRED IN 12/15/2011SJ 100 Pg. 2883PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-5 12/15/2011SJ 100 Pg. 2884RULES SUSPENDED 12/15/2011SJ 100 Pg. 2884PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE 12/15/2011SJ 100 Pg. 2884AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED 12/15/2011SJ 100 Pg. 2884PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 836 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 12/15/2011HJ 102 Pg. 2943returned from Senate with substitute S-5 with immediate effect 12/15/2011HJ 102 Pg. 2943laid over one day under the rules 2/7/2012HJ 11 Pg. 128Senate substitute S-5 concurred in 2/7/2012HJ 11 Pg. 128 Roll Call # 28 Yeas 63 Nays 41 2/7/2012HJ 11 Pg. 128bill ordered enrolled 2/14/2012HJ 14 Pg. 180presented to the Governor 2/9/2012 @ 2:40 PM 2/22/2012HJ 18 Pg. 245approved by the Governor 2/21/2012 @ 2:40 PM 2/22/2012HJ 18 Pg. 245filed with Secretary of State 2/21/2012 @ 4:22 PM 2/22/2012HJ 18 Pg. 245assigned PA 14'12 with immediate effect


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Arms show April 10
An antique and modern arms show, featuring items from pre-Civil War to modern times, including muskets, swords, bayonets, medals, insignia and militaria, will be hosted by the North Eastern Arms Collectors, Sun., April 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Post 94, 22 Grove Place, Babylon. Tickets are $6. For info., call 631- 643- 6347.
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I had to reinstall Linux Mint on one of my computers. I redownloaded Bible Analyzer, and then manually copied the Strongs's modules to the appropriate folders, using the correct commands. Looking at the /Modules/Bible folder, the file av1769.bib is there. But when I try to start Bible Analyzer, I'm given an error message that tells me that the file isn't there, that it must be there in order for the app to start.
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dresses are hard for me. i rarely find one that i can wear more than once or twice before i sell it. currently, there are only 3 in my closet that i care about. i do believe this little white gem is gonna be number 4. mostly because it's kinda like an oversized t-shirt and that makes me think of being in jammies which makes me feel all cozy comfy and i like that a lot. so i'm going to fantasize about taking a nap because i could really use one right now......
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NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday the Men's 2012 All-Academic squads. A total of 431 student-athletes representing 148 institutions were honored including Lipscomb sprinter Tucker Peabody.
Coach Bill Taylor stated "Tucker is another great example of what our program is about, excelling in every way. I am proud of his effort both on the track and in the classroom."
Peabody, a rising junior, qualified for the NCAA Championship Preliminary Round before falling short in his bid into the national championship round in the 200m dash.
In the A-Sun championships, Peabody earned four medals including two gold, in the 200m dash and the 4X400m relay.
To qualify for the USTFCCA award, a student-athlete must possess a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met qualifying standards for either the indoor or outdoor season.
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My friend Diane invited me to go to a networking event. I said yes right away, seeing it as another invitation from the universe to step out of my comfort zone and share my passion for my coaching work with the world. As the time neared however, I felt that familiar sensation of unease in my belly and several times had the thought, "I don't want to do this!" (yes, quick run the other way, fear is here!) I'm happy to report that in spite of feeling afraid, I attended my first ever women's networking event the other night AND lived to write about it. What, you mean feeling afraid won't kill me? I know this sounds silly because of course we all know this. Yet, more often than not, we AVOID doing things that create feelings of fear in us (anything unfamiliar!) This tends to make whatever we are avoiding even more powerful and scary in our minds so that we continue to AVOID. If we don't face into our fear, breath and do it anyway, we never get to learn that actually that it wasn't actually so scary after all.
I want to appreciate Tammy Burgess, owner of Women Making Connections, who was the organizer of this event. Tammy is very gifted at being warmly supportive while at the same time firmly AND gently nudging women business owners to make connections with other women to grow their businesses. Not only did I get to meet other brave and passionate women, but I took one step further towards adding this type of milieu to my comfort zone. Go, me!


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Our Best Cupcake Recipes
Soda Fountain Cupcakes [1]
Chilled cupcakes (aka poke cakes) get cheerful colors from gelatin poured over the cakes and swirled into the cream cheese frosting. The recipe makes two colors of cupcakes. If you like, simplify and use two boxes of a single flavor of gelatin.
Root Beer Float Cupcakes [5]
These soda-shop-cute cupcakes are inspired by the whimsical treats served at Designer Desserts Bakery in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Malt Shop Special Cupcakes [9]
As cheerfully cute as an ice cream sundae, these showstopper cupcakes have a luscious and oh-so-easy frosting made of whipping cream, pudding mix and malted milk powder. The recipe comes from Designer Desserts Bakery in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Blueberry Cheesecake Cupcakes [13]
Graham cracker crumbs, cream cheese and blueberry pie filling turn yellow cake mix into a whimsical twist on a favorite dessert. The idea comes from Designer Desserts Bakery in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Cream Soda Toffee Cupcakes [17]
These moist cupcakes feature old-fashioned cream soda, a browned butter frosting and a crunchy toffee topping.
Meringue-Topped Raspberry Cupcakes [21]
Raspberry juice or raspberry liqueur flavors these cupcakes, while meringue adds a so-light topping. Press a raspberry into the meringue for a final touch.
Chai Cupcakes [25]
Put some heart in your baking and fragrance in your kitchen with our easy, cake-mix cupcakes seasoned with chai spice. They mix up in 20 minutes. Can't find chai blend? Use 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice with 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom.
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Brownie Cupcakes [29]
A surprise candy-bar center awaits those who bite into these fudgy delights. Based on a box of brownie mix, they're super-simple to bake--and easy to tote to potluck or tailgate parties.
Brownie Cupcakes [30]
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes [33]
White cake mix and crushed chocolate sandwich cookies go together quickly for these scrumptious cupcakes.
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes [37]
Vanilla cream oozes out of vanilla cupcakes. Top it all off with a rich chocolate ganache.
Buttermilk Cupcakes with Sour Cream Frosting [41]
Swirls of sour cream frosting and sugar flowers decorate tender buttermilk cupcakes. You can add a dab of jam below the frosting, if you like. Look for sugar flowers among baking ingredients at the grocery store or at baking supply stores.
The BMC 2 [45]
This sweet-salty bacon-topped cupcake was one of 11 finalists in our first Best of the Midwest® Recipe Contest. Its creator, pharmacist Jill Drury of Chicago, used a scientific-formula approach to name her cupcake based on its ingredients: bacon, maple syrup and cinnamon (squared).
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Peanut Butter Cupcakes [49]
A chocolate-covered peanut butter cup tucks inside each of these treats. The tops will sink a bit as the cupcakes cool--creating a perfect spot for a dollop of jam.
Fun Flower Cupcakes [53]
Silicon flower-shape baking cups (such as Wilton's Fun Cups) and miniature candy-coated milk chocolate candies transform cupcakes into a flower bouquet. Marzipan bees add another fun touch. For edible stems, try green shoestring licorice.
Fun Flower Cupcakes [54]
Kansas Sunflower Cupcakes [57]
The Sunflower State's wheat crops and native state flower inspired this cupcake. Frosting piped into petals turns the individual Kansas Sunflower Cupcakes into pretty treats, while wheat germ adds a hearty touch to the buttermilk-vanilla cakes.
Islands Banana Foster Cupcakes [61]
Top coconut cupcakes with bananas, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon for a tropical-flavor treat.
Fresh Rosemary & Lemon Cupcakes [65]
Italian flavors inspired this cupcake with its refreshing blend of fresh rosemary and lemon and topping of lemon glaze.
Ebony and Ivory Cupcakes [69]
Drizzle this chocolate cupcake with Powdered Sugar Glaze and then rolled in chocolate shavings if you want it to look like ours. Or top the glaze with nuts, hard candies, chopped chocolate or colored sugar.
Sweet Potato Cupcakes [73]
Crown these cinnamon-spiced cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and a curl of finely shredded orange peel.
Pina Colada Cupcakes [77]
Cocktail meets cupcake with the tropical marriage of pineapple preserves, crunchy macaroon bits and toasted coconut. We bet you won't even miss the rum.
Pina Colada Cupcakes [78]
German Chocolate Cupcakes [81]
Creamy chocolate-pecan ice cream, caramel sauce and toasted coconut top these showstopping cupcakes. For a shortcut, start with bakery cupcakes or use a cake mix.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Filling and Mascarpone Frosting [85]
These special-occasion cupcakes have decadent white chocolate whipped cream centers and a rich mascarpone frosting.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Filling and Mascarpone Frosting [86]
Mochaccino Cupcakes [89]
Swirl coffee buttercream frosting on chocolate-coffee cupcakes; add a cream-filled cookie "straw" for a pretty finishing touch.
Mochaccino Cupcakes [90]
Dark Chocolate-Raspberry Cupcakes [93]
Turn raspberry-filled cupcakes upside down before drizzling with a rich chocolate truffle icing.
Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes [97]
For this party-special cupcake, combine white cake mix, orange-flavor gelatin, orange juice, and cheesecake-flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix. Cream cheese frosting gets a flavor punch from orange gelatin and shredded orange peel.
Firecracker-Red Cupcakes with Coconut Filling [101]
A red, white and blue dessert stars at any patriotic potluck. Red velvet cake mix makes our moist and gooey Firecracker-Red Cupcakes extra easy to prepare.
Blueberry Cupcakes [105]
Fresh blueberries get baked into these vanilla-flavored cupcakes and scattered on top.
Blueberry Cupcakes [106]
Easy Berry Cheesecakes [109]
Transform vanilla cupcakes into a patriotic treat with a swirl of cream cheese frosting and a topping of fresh berries.
Easy Berry Cheesecakes [110]
Black Tie Cupcakes [113]
You can get creative with the finishing touches on these cupcakes, which are topped with seedless red raspberry or blackberry preserves, chocolate ganache, decorative icing and small decorative candies.
Black Tie Cupcakes [114]
Gingerbread Cupcakes [117]
These crackly-topped low-calorie cupcakes will remind you of gingersnap cookies.
Gingerbread Cupcakes [118]
Easy Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes [121]
You decide how easy you want these to be! We're partial to our homemade Pumpkin Cupcakes with Sweetened Whipped Cream Frosting, but you can substitute purchased plain cupcakes or purchased whipped white frosting to make this recipe even simpler.
Carrot-Zucchini Party Cupcakes [125]
Shredded carrots and zucchini get equal billing in this cupcake. We added raisins, crystallized ginger and pecans for extra flavor and texture; fluffy cream cheese frosting tops it off.
Delicious Lemon Cupcakes [129]
Coconut-Tangerine Snowball Cupcakes [133]
Add seasonal color to the coconut topper by tossing coconut with liquid food coloring.
Catch-a-Baseball Cupcakes [137]
Put together this cute cupcake and cookie combo with cake mix, refrigerated sugar cookie dough and canned frosting. For another shortcut, use red shoestring licorice for decoration instead of piped red frosting.
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