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Anjuta needs now GTK+ 2.18.0 (in fact 2.17.10) while I haven't updated my system and still have GTK+ 2.16.1. The obvious solution is to download GTK+ 2.18.0, compile and install it in /usr/local as other libraries but it's not so easy.
GTK+ depends on other libraries GLib, Pango and ATK. At least my version of GLib was too old, so I have download, compiled and installed all these 3 libraries. This step is not really a problem if you have taken care to set the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig. The configure script will look for a library first in usr/local/lib before checking standard location (/usr/lib).
The troubles come when compiling Anjuta. Anjuta depends on GTK+ and get the new GTK+ version in /usr/local/lib. But it has several others dependencies (by example GConf, Orbit, vte, unique) which depend themselves on GTK+ and they use the old version of GTK+. In the link command, I can see both versions of GTK+. I suppose that the linker keeps only the first one, in this case it is the old one and I get some undefined symbols.
One first easy but lengthy solution, is to download these dependencies (GConf, Orbit, vte…), compile and install them. The problem is that these libraries probably have a few other dependencies so I will have to download and compile quite a lots of packages.
There is a second solution. As GTK+ keeps a backward binary compatibility, there is no need to recompile vte with a newer version of GTK+. Even if it has been compiled with GTK+ 2.16.0, it should work fine with GTK+ 2.18.0. If I can tell these libraries to use the new version everything should work.
How the linker is looking for libraries ? There are several ways to tune this search. One easy way for my case is to define another environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib. With this, all programs looking for a dynamic library will look in /usr/local/lib before checking standard paths. This is used at link time and at run time. So all programs will now use the new version of GTK+. But when I'm trying to compile Anjuta, I still get both versions of GTK+.
Why ? The problems comes from libtool. It is a program part of the autotools stuff, which is taking care of building libraries the goal is to make it easier to build shared libraries on all possible platforms. On Linux, the dynamic linker is quite capable so it doesn't need more information than the library name. On other platform it needs more informations like the list of all dependencies of the library, so even on Linux libtool is replacing each library with a small text file containing these information. It is the .la file. Indeed we can open it in a text editor and see all dependencies using absolute pathes. So by example libOrbit-2 depends on /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.la.
So, to solve my problem I have done the following:
- Copy /usr/lib/libvte.la /usr/lib/libORBit-2.la /usr/lib/libgconf-2.la /usr/lib/libunique-1.0.la to /usr/local/lib
- Edit all these files to change the path of GLib, GTK+, Pango and ATK to /usr/local/lib
When it is done, libtool will find these .la file before the one in /usr/lib and so add the correct dependencies. It will still use the libraries in /usr/lib as the path of the library is included inside the .la file. (libdir). You will a warning at link time:
libtool: link: warning: `/usr/local/lib/libgconf-2.la' seems to be moved.
Then, when you compile a library, libtool will create a .la file for this library and it will be put normally in /usr/local/lib. But the absolute pathes of the dependencies in the .la file seems to depend on the path of the .pc file (used by pkg-config). So It is useful to copy the .pc file in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig too.


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Three- to Five-Year Restricted Free Agents1. Dennis Dixon, SteelersScouting Report: Dixon's 2010 season ended with a torn left meniscus, the same knee in which he tore his ACL as a college senior. While the latest injury necessitated only arthroscopic surgery, multiple operations on the same knee is a long-term concern. When healthy, Dixon has shown the ability to win camp battles over established veterans (Byron Leftwich, Charlie Batch), and move an offense with his legs (5.6 career yards per carry). Though still a work in progress as a passer, Dixon is 2-1 in three career starts, including a Week 1 win over Atlanta last year and a 20-17 loss in Baltimore the season prior. He's got moxie, and seems to be a contagious leader.Availability: A three-year vet, Dixon is a restricted free agent regardless of a new CBA. He received a tender before March 3, although the level is unclear. Even if it was of the "original pick" variety -- Dixon was a fifth-round choice in 2008 -- NFL teams may hesitate to surrender substantial compensation for a quarterback with two year-ending injuries to the same knee in four seasons. Prediction: Steelers on his one-year restricted tender.2. Tyler Thigpen, DolphinsScouting Report: Thigpen's downfall has not been related to talent or confidence. He plays with a gunslinger mentality, is a positive-yards run threat, and can make NFL throws. Thigpen has been unable to grasp a pro-style offense after playing in Coastal Carolina's Pistol Spread, and struggled mightily off the bench last year in Miami, completing 53.2 percent of his passes with two touchdowns, two picks, a fumble, and eight sacks taken in five appearances. The Dolphins were shut out in Thigpen's only start. He remains an interesting, if developmental project at age 27.Availability: The Fins extended Thigpen a second-round tender, the validity of which hinges on the labor situation. Thigpen has enjoyed his lone NFL success in a Chan Gailey offense, which incorporates Pistol concepts and lots of shotgun. Ryan Fitzpatrick needs a backup in Buffalo, so it makes sense that Thigpen would be a strong option there should his free agency be unrestricted, or the Fins be interested in trading him. They'd be smart to, seeing as Thigpen isn't their future.Prediction: Bills via trade or signing.3. Caleb Hanie, Bears Scouting Report: Hanie became a national name in the NFC Championship, but he was already well known to Bears fans for his impressive preseasons. In three years of exhibition games, Hanie has completed 70-of-116 passes (60.3%) for 843 yards (7.27 YPA), and a 6:4 TD-to-INT ratio. He's chipped in 5.2 yards per rush. A sleeper favorite of ESPN's Mel Kiper after the 2008 draft, Hanie is athletic and strong-armed with a quick release. He has a reputation for forcing passes into coverage, which was evident against the Packers but hasn't been in the preseason.Availability: Hanie is a restricted free agent with three accrued years, meaning he won't be unrestricted regardless of a new CBA. But he may still be available. The Bears only gave Hanie an original pick tender, so interested teams could sign him to an offer sheet without having to cough up any compensation. Fifth-round pick Nate Enderle is Mike Martz's new developmental passer.Prediction: Bears on his one-year restricted tender.4. Matt Leinart, TexansScouting Report: QB prospects eligible for the draft are often criticized for exhibiting a "sense of entitlement." It's a perfect description for Leinart. Even after losing his starting job to Derek Anderson last fall, then failing to unseat Dan Orlovsky for the No. 2 spot on Houston's depth chart, Leinart has campaigned loudly for a starting job this spring, claiming he's "paid his dues." In Leinart's best case scenario, he'll be given a chance to compete for a backup job. The former top-ten pick holds a career 14:20 TD-to-INT ratio, 6.5 YPA, and 57.1 completion rate. He plays with no sense of urgency, lacks athleticism, and his throwing velocity is not starting-caliber.Availability: The Texans extended Leinart an original pick tender in February, but drafted T.J. Yates to sit behind Matt Schaub and Orlovsky. Yates will cost far less than Leinart's $1.2-1.3 million tender, so it will probably be rescinded after the lockout. Leinart would then become an unrestricted free agent. Old college coach Pete Carroll's team is a connectable dot, but it's telling that the Seahawks showed no interest in Leinart last September. Only Houston and Oakland did.Prediction: Raiders on a one-year, $1 million contract.5. Brodie Croyle, ChiefsScouting Report: The 85th pick in the 2006 draft, Croyle's career has been marred by injuries, inaccuracy, and a total lack of success. He's winless in 10 starts with eight touchdowns, nine interceptions, and five fumbles. Croyle has completed just 56.7 percent of his passes with a 5.2 YPA. Though strong armed and fairly athletic, Croyle is exceptionally prone to knuckleheaded errors. In his lone start last year, Croyle completed 7-of-17 passes for 40 yards in a 31-0 loss.Availability: Whether Croyle was tendered before March 3 isn't totally clear, but it's believed he did receive an "original pick" designation. Still, he's on notice after the Chiefs drafted Ricky Stanzi in the fifth round. Croyle's offensive coordinator in Kansas City was current Bills coach Chan Gailey, although Gailey's offense was far more productive with Tyler Thigpen than Croyle.Prediction: Vikings on a one-year, $850,000 contract.Other three- to five-year restricted quarterbacks: Drew Stanton, Kellen Clemens, Matt Moore, Jordan Palmer.
Trade Candidates1. Kevin Kolb, EaglesScouting Report: Not yet 27, Kolb has spent his first four NFL seasons as a backup, but it's not a role he's been effective in. In six career appearances off the bench, he's completed 57.5 percent of his passes for 368 yards (4.6 YPA) and a 1:5 TD-to-INT ratio. By comparison, Kolb is a 59.5 percent passer with a YPA that jumps to 6.61 with eight touchdowns (one rush) and eight picks in six starts. Kolb has adequate arm strength, athleticism, and size (6'3/218). He's been a far more aggressive quarterback with a full week to prepare as a starter. To acquire, Kolb will cost valuable pick and/or player compensation, in addition to a pricey new deal. He's in a contract year.Availability: Despite their inability to move Kolb during the draft due to lockout rules, the Eagles must trade him now because Kolb's contract is up after this season. Kolb will be a starter in 2011, probably with the Cardinals or Seahawks. Philadelphia is expected to demand a 2012 first-round pick and a starter on defense, which from Arizona could be someone like cornerback Greg Toler or from the Seahawks defensive tackle Brandon Mebane in a sign-and-trade deal.Prediction: Cardinals via trade.2. Kyle Orton, BroncosScouting Report: Orton is 32-29 lifetime going on age 29. He is an excellent decision maker (71:48 TD-to-INT ratio), though that sometimes comes at the expense of aggressiveness. Orton is a heady player with a strong arm, but not athletic (5.09 forty time) and can be subject to late-season fades. In his first 11 games over the last three years, Orton has completed 61.6 percent of his passes with a 7.35 YPA, 45:19 TD-to-INT ratio, and 16-15 record. The rest of the way, his completion rate falls to 56.9 with an ugly 5.97 YPA, 14 touchdowns, 14 picks, four wins, and seven losses. Still, Orton has shown that he can be a top-15 NFL quarterback at 100 percent.Availability: During the draft, VP of Player Personnel John Elway strongly indicated that the Broncos want Tim Tebow to be their Week 1 starter. That makes Orton an $8.88 million projected backup, who's also in a contract year. The Broncos need to trade him now. Orton has played in several different offenses, from vertical schemes under Ron Turner to a passer-friendly shotgun attack for Josh McDaniels. Orton should be available for a third- to fourth-round pick.Prediction: Dolphins via trade.3. Carson Palmer, BengalsScouting Report: Palmer is a different player than the quarterback who came out of USC in 2003. The 31-year-old's mobility has been all but eliminated since a 2006 ACL and MCL tear with meniscus damage, and Palmer's arm strength was adversely affected by ligament and tendon tears in his right (throwing) elbow in 2008. Palmer's passes tend to flutter, especially in the intermediate to deep range. He's had two winning seasons in his career. Palmer's talent is now more that of a top-20 quarterback than top-10, and ideally he would be protected by a top-notch line plus running game. He has four years and $54.5 million left on a contract signed in 2005.Availability: Depends on who you ask. If it's Bengals owner Mike Brown -- a reliable source -- Palmer isn't going anywhere. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis and most league observers believe Palmer will sit out the 2011 season after threatening to retire if his trade demand isn't honored. We'll optimistically project Palmer to get his wish and land with old college coach Pete Carroll. It's probably in Cincinnati's best interest, too, as they could acquire an early- to mid-round pick in exchange.Prediction: Seahawks via trade.4. Matt Flynn, PackersScouting Report: Flynn was essentially Colt McCoy coming out of LSU: Weak arm, fairly athletic, and a "winner." He's started one NFL game, completing 64.9 percent of 37 attempts for 251 yards, three scores, and a pick in last year's 31-27 Week 15 loss to New England. In that game, Flynn displayed impressive poise and accuracy. In three preseasons, Flynn has gone 83-of-135 (61.5%) for 855 yards (6.33 YPA), five touchdowns, and two interceptions. He's got limited tools, but we suspect Flynn would be a better starter than at least a few teams have in place.Availability: Flynn is due $555,000 in the last year of his deal. The Packers need to either sign him to an affordable extension or trade Flynn while they still can. Flynn has shown that he can keep Green Bay competitive if Aaron Rodgers misses time, so GM Ted Thompson probably prefers the former. Still, he may be hard pressed to turn down a third-round pick if offered.Prediction: Stays with Packers.5. Brian Hoyer, PatriotsScouting Report: Undrafted out of Michigan State in 2009, Hoyer was a middle of the road college quarterback before landing in Foxboro and handily beating out the likes of Matt Gutierrez, Andrew Walter, Kevin O'Connell, and Jonathan Crompton to be Tom Brady's top backup. Hoyer has drawn impressive reviews in practice. In preseason games, he's completed 61-of-101 passes (60.4%) with a sterling 8.17 YPA and 4:1 TD-to-INT ratio. Hoyer threw a 42-yard touchdown missile to Brandon Tate toward the end of the Patriots' Week 17 win over the Dolphins last year.Availability: Hoyer was included on this list because he's been the subject of some trade buzz, but we aren't buying it. The Pats have him under control through 2012 with a $480,000 base salary this year and restricted free agency next year. While aggressive coach Bill Belichick is always willing to listen to trade offers, we wouldn't look for Hoyer to be dealt before next spring.Prediction: Stays with Patriots.More Quarterback Trade Candidates: Jon Kitna, Josh Johnson, Jimmy Clausen.Release Candidates1. Vince Young, TitansScouting Report: Young's ability to move an offense and win games is not in doubt. He's 30-17 lifetime, only 28 years old, and has rare mobility at the position. Young is a game-breaking athlete with a 20:10 TD-to-INT ratio as a passer over the last two seasons, superb 7.55 YPA, and yards-per-carry average of over 5.0. Mental toughness is not V.Y.'s strong suit, however, and he let his team down last year by admonishing Jeff Fisher in the locker room after a Week 11 loss. This led to a permanent benching, and arguably his coach's ouster in Tennessee. Perhaps a change of scenery is the answer for Young. The Titans have already drafted his replacement.Availability: Young is due $12.75 million in 2011, and the rest of the NFL is aware of his situation. He will be cut before a $4.25 million roster bonus comes due. At that point, V.Y. will be the top unrestricted free agent quarterback available on the open market. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan has shown an affinity for rehab projects, and his team has a glaring quarterback need.Prediction: Released, signs with Redskins.2. David Garrard, JaguarsScouting Report: Garrard proponents point to last year's 90.8 rating that ranked 13th in the NFL, besting Eli Manning, Jay Cutler, and Kyle Orton. A closer look reveals an extremely streaky game-to-game passer, who tended to beat up on lesser opponents. For instance, Garrard combined for nine touchdowns and no interceptions against the 25th, 26th, and 32nd ranked pass defenses. Garrard's physical tools are not in question, but the only thing consistent about his performances is inconsistency. He's also 33, so to expect improvement is unrealistic at this stage. Availability: We don't think Garrard will be cut, but it became a possibility when the Jags traded up for Blaine Gabbert at the No. 10 pick. Top-ten QBs rarely ride the pine, and Garrard's $7.975 million salary is too hefty for a backup. The Jaguars also have Luke McCown in reserve. If Gabbert outplays Garrard in the preseason, Jack Del Rio will have a tough decision to make.Prediction: Stays with Jaguars, loses job by Week 5.3. Donovan McNabb, RedskinsScouting Report: McNabb entered the league in 1999 as an elite running quarterback, developed under Andy Reid into a six-time Pro Bowl passer, and bottomed out on the bench in Washington last season. Now going on 35, it's reasonable to wonder if McNabb has much left. Never an especially accurate thrower, McNabb's completion rates have dipped in four straight years, and his conditioning became an issue under Mike Shanahan in D.C. McNabb is likely to enter the 2011 quarterback market without many suitors. He's never been outside a West Coast offense, is in obvious physical decline, and will be viewed as no more than a one-year stopgap.Availability: The phony six-year contract McNabb signed last November contains a $10 million option bonus for 2011 that won't be paid by the Redskins or any other team. He will be released into unrestricted free agency once transactions are allowed. While the Vikings are rumored to have interest, we suspect they moved on from that idea after drafting Christian Ponder with the 12th overall pick. McNabb must latch on with a team running the West Coast offense.Prediction: Released, signs with Bengals.More Quarterback Release Candidates: Derek Anderson, Jake Delhomme, Charlie Batch, David Carr.


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How genunix.org got started (Part 1 of 2)
Early in May, I got the idea to host an OpenSolaris Community/Mirror site. First off was to leave a message for Paul Vixie of Internet Systems Consortium - because I know that they currently host kernel.org and a bunch of other, successful, Open Source projects. I wanted to add OpenSolaris to that list.
Within a week I had been contacted by Peter Losher and we got an OK to proceed. I could hardly believe it - access to a clean one gigabit connection to the internet with the rackspace, power, cooling and bandwidth sponsored by ISC.
Next I needed to scrounge up some equipment. We (at Logical Approach) decided to sponsor the site with a maxxed out V20Z: two 146 gigabyte drives, 8 gigabytes of memory and two AMD 252 (2.6GHz) Opteron processors. This would ensure that a site would go online and indicate our committment to this project. However I was reluctant to bringup the site to support the upcoming launch of OpenSolaris, with just one server. I wanted high performance .... but also realized that high reliability and high availability were primary requirements.
So I put together a generic technical spec - generic in that it described the basic architectural building blocks of the site, but did not specify vendor specific part numbers or detailed configuration. The spec. also broke down the equipment into two procurement phases, which were called a Starter System Configuration and an Enhanced System Configuration. This would allow the site to go online with the starter config and, later, to be expanded to the enhanced config. Here is what the top level generic spec looked like:
Starter System Configuration Overview
- Server Load Balancer (aka Application Switch) standalone appliance with:
- 12 * gigabit ethernet ports configured
- - 2 * optical ports to connect to the ISC infrastructure
- - 10 * copper UTP ports to connect to the web servers
- 2 * A/C power supplies
- Four 1U dual AMD Opteron based rackmount servers configured
- 2 * AMD Opteron 252 (2.6GHz) CPUs
- 8Gb RAM
- 2 * 146Gb U320 SCSI disk drives
- 2 * built-in copper gigabit ethernet ports
- 1 * dual-port gigabit ethernet expansion card
- One Fibre Channel (FC) SAN disk subsystem configured
- 12 * 146Gb Fibre Channel 3.5" disk drives
- 2 * RAID Controllers with 1-GB Cache Each and battery backup
- 4 * 2Gb/Sec FC Host ports
- 2 * A/C power supplies
- Four Fibre Channel Host adapters
- PCI 64-bit low profile form factor
- 2Gb/Sec Optical LC connectors
- 2m Optical cable
This architecture is also cost effective - because you consider each server as a throw away server. I don't mean this literally. Each server can had a single power supply or a single SCSI buss, or non-mirrored disks - because if it fails, it will have little impact on the service you're providing. This is in stark contrast to using high end (read expensive) servers with multiple power supplies, multiple disk subsystem busses and mirrored disk drives.
Next the generic spec was translated into a detailed vendor specific specification, including a parts list. Of course I preferred that Sun would provide hardware sponsorship - so there was a little Sun bias in the original generic spec. For the servers, I really wanted to use the Sun V20Z - it's an awesome server based on the AMD Opteron processor and runs Solaris based applications with impressive speed and efficiency.
I ran the spec by the other members of the CAB as a sanity check. No feedback = good news. Next I presented it to Jim Grisanzio and Stephen Harpster. Initially I got a No - for various reasons. Then Simon Phipps (also a CAB member) told me to forward the proposal to John Fowler.
In the meantime, I was busy upgrading Logicals' V20Z with the required new CPUs, expanded memory capacity and a couple of 146Gb disk drives. Unfortunately the new CPUs were not compatible with the existing motherboard or Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM). The V20Z uses a separate VRM for the CPU and memory. The Sun 252 processor upgrade kits, came with the required VRMs - so that was not an issue. But the included documentation indicated the requirement for a revision K2.5 motherboard, or, in Suns terminology, the Super FRU Chassis assembly, where FRU means Field Replacable Unit. Since this was a Sun supplied upgrade, I called Suns tech support and explained the issue. In less than an hour I had a case number and was told that a replacement motherboard would be dispatched.
It takes about one hour of careful work, to strip your existing motherboard and "transplant" the parts [1] to the replacement. And then about 10 minutes to install the new CPU, heatsink, CPU and memory VRMs. It helps if you are comfortable working on PC hardware - if not, I'd recommend that you find someone who is. One (big) advantage of the updated motherboard is (IMHO) quieter speed controlled fans and support for DDR400 memory parts (with the upgraded CPU).
On June 1 an email arrived with the news I had been awaiting. Bill Channel now had my request, via John Fowler, for Hardware sponsorship and he was ready to get started on making this happen! :)
The hardware was scheduled for delivery on Monday June 6th.
Note [1]: CDROM/floppy assembly, SCSI backplane, PCI risers, Power Supply, SCSI backplane cable assemblies, daughter board with keyboard/mouse connectors, memory, disk drive(s).
Continued in Part II.


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Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White says he has never been so insulted in 25 years in the public eye as during an interview with Adelaide's Triple M announcer Dale Lewis.
Lewis, a presenter on Triple M, insulted White about his three marriages and famed temper and called him a "rude prick".
The interview, which was pre-recorded to promote Network Ten's MasterChef: The Professionals which screens on Sunday, was pulled, although it is available on the internet.
However, the breakfast team still discussed the incident on air.
Pierre White said that apart from being insulted, the language Lewis used was inappropriate for the timeslot.
"Children and mothers are listening to that show and they should not be exposed to that sort of language," Pierre White told AAP while visiting Brisbane with MasterChef judge Matt Preston on Thursday.
"When you are a presenter of a show like that you have a responsibility because you are an ambassador and setting examples.
"If I was an individual advertising on that radio station I would seriously consider my association, and my company's association, with individuals of that nature."
He said the interview said more about Lewis, who played more than 180 AFL games with the Sydney Swans, as a person.
"It's all about him (Lewis) and not the guests," Pierre White said.
"He is very happy to treat the guests with total contempt and when you treat people with total contempt then your career, whatever world you are in, is limited.
"Never in 25 years and the thousands of interviews I have done, whether they be TV, radio or print, I've never been insulted like that ever."


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The terrible losses at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut have renewed the focus on the gun control issue. Yet, many have foolishly asserted that if the teachers were equally armed, this horrid tragedy would not have occurred.
The answer is not in more armament. Contrarily, the answer is in less.
The second amendment does state that citizens have the right of self-protection. However, its author James Madison could not have envisioned Sig-Sauer and Glock pistols and Bushmaster rifles reigning terror on small school children in the era of the musket.
In our modern day of high tech, multi-shot weapons, the access to a particular class of guns must be stratified. Certainly, a man or woman can protect their home or business with a shotgun or a revolver. The accessibility to high capacity weapons should be restricted to police officers and our military.
The mass killings of recent times in Colorado, Virginia and Connecticut should present a clear lesson to our legislature and our society, this madness of virtually unfettered access to high capacity guns must stop now.
Christopher M. Curran
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Stop access to weapons by the mentally deranged. Start setting up half way houses and housing for sex offenders next door to politicians and limp wristed liberal judges until there is real truth in sentencing.
Another misinformed individual who thinks the problem is a particular class of firearms. Start with American History. Our founding fathers kept the most advanced arms at the time and used those arms to defend against the same being used against them. The 2nd Amendment isn't about hunting or sport. Remember, the Japanese didn't invade our shores because of the number of armed citizens. More and more states are issuing concealed weapons permits to qualified individuals and statistics show that there's a related reduction in crime in those areas. The issue isn't guns, it's culture, it's values, it's mental illness. All parents are responsible for teaching their children about respect, values and looking for changes in behavior that could be a warning sign that something isn't right. How many parents let their kids spend 8hrs/day shooting and killing others as entertaining video games? Take off the blinders and look around. Society as a whole needs to change. It doesn't matter what class of firearms honest citizens own, their not the problem.
Another person who does not know what the 2nd amendment is about. It is not about self-defense. The founding fathers just faught a revolution against the largest and best armed army in the world. THey wanted to ensure the people could overthrow any government that became oppressive. That is why we have a 2nd amendment. It isn't to ensure hunting or home defense.


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The Secret Beyond Matter
So We sealed their ears [with sleep] in the cave for a number of years. (Qur'an, 18:11)
The original Arabic of the phrase "We sealed their ears" in the Qur'an is the verb daraba. This bears the metaphorical meaning of "We have made them sleep." Used in reference to the ears, daraba means "preventing the ears from hearing." The fact that only the sense of hearing is mentioned here is very significant.
According to recent scientific discoveries, the ear is the only sensory organ active while a person is sleeping. This is why we need an alarm clock to wake up.163 The wisdom of the phrase "We sealed their ears" is, in all probability, that Allah closed the hearing of the young people in question, for which reason they remained asleep for many years.
163. Kazi, 130 Evident Miracles in the Qur'an, 108.2010-06-30 23:19:23


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This photo of The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, was taken by Samantha Zaino while on vacation in Italy. "I woke up every morning to go running. On the last morning in Rome I took my camera. You can't beat the sights on an early morning run," says Samantha.
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OPM Director Kay Coles James presented the 2001 OPM Director's PILLAR Awards on August 28th at OPM's Strategic Compensation Conference in Alexandria, VA. The OPM Director's PILLAR Award is an honorary award established in 2000 to recognize and publicize effective employee performance management programs, processes, and practices that support alignment of employee performance management practices with organizational strategic goals as well as results-oriented and customer-focused performance. The name of the award stands for Performance, Incentives, and Leadership Linked to Achieve Results. The pillar represents effective performance management because it is the foundation that supports a structure, just as performance management is the foundation that supports good management.
OPM solicited nominations for the award in a March 29 memorandum for heads of executive departments and agencies. We received 40 nominations from 18 agencies. A panel of human resources experts reviewed the nominations and made recommendations to Director James, who made the final selections.
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RickyBobby replied to Maddave's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubVery easy to fit, just require patience. I put ford ones on the front and back of my car in the dark with no experience so you should be fine! Instructions come in the packaging and are pretty clear. Plastic clips you have to remove to fit the flaps are a complete b*****d though. EDIT: No need to remove road wheel btw, there is enough room for manoeuvre.
Matt Black Vinyl Wrap!
RickyBobby replied to Nipz's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubWould love to see how it looked! I'd never have the patience
How Easy Is It To Change Break Pads And Discs
RickyBobby replied to fiesta_lad's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI changed my own on my last car and it was a relatively simple job. There are some clips from memory (was a couple of years ago) which were a pain to get off but managed it all with a basic tool set and the special "ford" allen key. you will need to buy that allen key specifically, i bought 3 different sets before i found i could only get it on its own.
Mk7 Heated Windscreen
RickyBobby replied to Maffoo's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThey did the heated screen in my last fiesta too with that resin. Was still fine afterwards!
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How Do I Activate Auto Door Locking And Unlocking Drivers Door Only
RickyBobby replied to james_60's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThis post seems to have all the info: http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5008&view=findpost&p=39612 Extract: "Anti Hijack Feature 1. Turn on ignition until the dash lights come on but don't start engine! 2. Lock the door using the lever on the door handle and then unlock 3 Times 3. Turn off ignition 4. Repeat 2 but with ignition OFF 5. Turn on ignition - should hear a beep 6. Lock door again as in 2 BUT ONLY ONCE - final beep should be heard 7. Done! Doors should now lock at around 5mph. including reverse!!!" Don't know if any of it works though, have only attempted the drivers door one in the previous posts.
How Do I Activate Auto Door Locking And Unlocking Drivers Door Only
RickyBobby replied to james_60's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubJust tried this and can confirm that it works! B)
Static Shock Every Time I Get Out Of The Car ...
RickyBobby replied to Stanroo's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI get it too but has only started in the last week or so (something to do with the nice weather?) Will try that earthing idea to see if it works!
Thought so. Will have a look for the auto glym stuff, need to check out the detailing thread anyway!
Just been to pick it up. Said that the paintwork is fine, nothing out of the ordinary. If it gets worse then bring it back but it is likely that any warranty claim would be rejected as it is now. Mentioned that the Ford diamond brite thing might help but from what i have herd on here i think i will be avoiding that and hoping that the bulk of the marks will polish out.
I'm glad i'm not alone then but surprised at some of the things above. Shame I don't have any connections in the business :( I have asked the manager to check the depth of the paint but may also get an independent second opinion. Does anyone know what the standard depth of paint coverage should be? Also, would a thorough clean & wax etc help to protect the paint? It does seem to be the case that the plastics, i.e. mirrors/bumper seem to scratch more easily than the metal work so kinda matches what you're saying silverfox. Hillmangimp, i just meant that i would see if his car is showing the same kinds or wear on the paintwork that mine is to compare.
Will have to have a look at the clio, my brother got a 59 plate just after i got mine. such a shame that ford can be let down so much by niggles like this. i suppose they can get away with it when most owners just buy it as a run-around and don't really care, its just frustrating when you do everything you can to look after it and you can't avoid marks etc.
Fiesta Mk7 Paintwork
RickyBobby posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHave just dropped my car into the ford body shop this morning to get the wheel arches resprayed due to flaking (like some others on here) and i mentioned to the manager about checking the paint quality/depth on the car because it seems to be scratching really easily. He said that it was a common thing with the ocean blue and black colours that they seem to show scratches mere than any other colours! has anyone else noticed this or is it just my car? example is when i was hovering the boot the plastic pipe brushed against the lip of the bumper and scratched it lightly. surely the paint should stand up to more punishment than a brush from a plastic pipe! Never had any problems from old fiesta (1996) and i'm obviously looking after this one way more!
Mpg Gone Wrong?
RickyBobby replied to Nico.'s topic in Ford Fiesta ClubDid you fill it last time you got petrol? If so, fill it again and keep a note of your mileage and then enter the info here http://www.torquecars.com/tools/uk-mpg-calculator.php should give you your actual mpg to compare to what the car says B)
Myth Or Truth?
RickyBobby replied to mikael's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubYes, technically, you'll get better mpg on a half tank than a full one. "Red-ex" will clean the fuel injectors etc in your engine if you did notice a drop in performance if its been sucking up the slag, its a fuel additive you put directly into the tank.
RickyBobby replied to adzmcp's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubDitto, gotta love the exclusivity! B)


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"I hate to write!" While that phrase is music to my ears, because it ensures my income will persist, it also saddens me. Far too many people dislike writing, largely because they're intimidated by the process of knitting words into sentences and sentences into paragraphs. Nearly everyone needs to write from time to time, and the ability to assemble words in a coherent way can impact your success. Whether you have to write reports, proposals, memos, or even emails...
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Indiana Liquor Group to Buy Save-On Liquor Chain
Indiana Liquor Group LLC will work with the Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission this week for final approval of its purchase of Save-On Liquor stores. Our partners at The Herald Bulletin report Phillip E. Miller agreed to sell the 31-location package store chain to ILG last month.
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Indianapolis-based Books & Brews has announced its acquisition of Flat12 Bierwerks, also based in Indy. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed, however Books & Brews says it will continue to operate Flat12 under the same brand name. The acquisition is a continuation of an existing partnership between the two entities. Books & Brews says Flat12 has been a brewery partner for the past two years, brewing all of B&B's flagship and seasonal beers.
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The new director of the Indiana Office of Tourism Development says she hopes to create a strategic plan to continue the growth of tourism in the state. Misty Weisensteiner began her new role earlier this month after being appointed by Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch in December. The former executive director of the Orange County Economic Development Partnership says tourism and economic development go hand-in-hand and there needs to be a greater focus on that relationship.
Loeb Stadium Project in Final Design Phase
The $17 million overhaul of Loeb Stadium in Lafayette is in its final planning stages. The Journal & Courier says the overall design of the project is complete, which includes flipping the field, an additional suite and a new entrance designed to be a more visible landmark. Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski unveiled plans for the reimagining of the more than 75-year-old stadium in 2017. The city council earlier this month approved a $17 million bond to fund the project.
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17 Wolves Taken So Far in Late Minnesota Wolf Season
DULUTH (AP) - Minnesota hunters killed at least 17 wolves during the opening weekend of the late wolf season, where trappers had their first chance at the animals.
According to the Department of Natural Resources, seven wolves were taken in the Northeast Zone as of Sunday evening and 10 in the Northwest Zone.
No wolves were reported killed in the state's East-Central Zone.
The total was a decrease from the opening weekend of the early hunting season, when at least 50 wolves were killed. The opening of the early season coincided with the state's firearms deer season, so many more hunters were in the woods.
There is a statewide quota of 253 wolves for the season, which runs until Jan. 31.
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One hundred thirty-five Career and Technical Education Scholars were recognized Tuesday during an awards ceremony in the Bo Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock.
The Henderson County Public Schools CTE program consists of dozens of classes for high school juniors and seniors, who take the courses on the campus of BRCC in order to obtain certifications or degrees in certain careerfocused areas of study.
Courses include automotive systems technology, computerintegrated machining, fire protection technology, mechanical engineering technology, and welding.
The criteria for being named a CTE Scholar include having a 3.25 GPA in all CTE courses taken and 3.0 GPA cumulative overall (unweighted); three student recommendations from CTE staff; and completion of four CTE courses.
Student speakers at the ceremony were Ashley Fletcher of East Henderson High, Karleigh Holt of Hendersonville High, Casey Maslow of North Henderson High and Bethany Garren of West Henderson High.
The 2013 CTE Scholars are:
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Luis Acosta, Kaitlyn Blanken, Jacob Bradley, Alexis Brooks, Samantha Burnett, Tristan Burrell, Cassidy Capps, Lauren Capps, Kyle Couch, Courtney Coules, Andrew Dorn, Taylor Estremera, Ashley Fletcher, Logan Green, Katelynn Hardin, Ryan Haynes, Brooke Hill, Jennifer Hernandez, Amber Jackson, Tristan Justice, Estefany Lara, Breanna Leopoard, Riley Levi, Haley Lively, Dante Lughart, Austin Maybin, Landon Maybin, Havan McKay, Rene Minot, Mauricio Moreno, Austin Morgan, Adam Seth Owen, Carl Owen, Maira Perez, Marlene Rangel, April Russell, Chase Savage, Lauren Sciarratta, Stephanie Smith, Alex Sorrell, Kaci Stepp, Taylor Stepp, Boti Szep, Gabriel Vera, Jessie Whitman and Dakota Zimmerman.
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Jessica Bosshard, Riley Case, Chandler Cosgrove, Carlos Cruz, Keren Fernandez, Tyler Galloway, Gage Garavaglia, Brittany Garren, Karanda Gary, Mitchell Hart, Karleigh Holt, Desean Jackson, Rachel Jantzi, Caleb Jones, Kasey Lowery, Jessica Mason, Jordan Muniz, Mitchell Murphy, Amanda Neumeyer, Matt Parce, Jake Pasqua, Tierra Powe, Brittany Robinson, Elizabeth Roden, Kaleb Schuller, Jeremiah Thorn and Alex Wright.
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Rachel Benson, Abigail Biberdorf, Chelsa Cannon, Carolina Castro, Amber Cate, Joneva Frady, Hailey Freeman, Andrew Frey, Austin Garren, Carolina Gutierrez-Ramirez, Dakota Hartsook, Kailey Holden, Cody Justus, Colby Langford, Dale London, Sydney Lyda, Casey Maslow, Joshua McDaniel, Haley Pace, Sandra Perez, Kristen Powers, Cameron Pryor, Caleb Rogers, Seth Taylor, Bradlee Turner, Justin Uy-Camp and Michael Vanderbeck.
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Logan Allen, Gabrielle Ball, Casey Barnwell, William Bayless, Danielle Buchanan, Rebecca Bullock, Jessica Burnett, Zachary Choler, Connor, Courtney, Brandon Dylewski, Kayla Ellsworth, Bethany Garren, Brian Hecht, Candice Holden, Jamie Hunt, Taylor Jackson, Justine King, Joseph Manzi, Erick Martinez, Stuart McArthur, Elizabeth Muse, Jessica Nicholson, Samantha Onken, Kalen Orr, Samantha Plitt, Brittany Price, Samantha Rhodes, Savanah Seevers, Hannah Smith, Sydney Smith, Kady Tipton, Heather Waldrop, Mary Wallace, Samantha Watkins, Carissa Whitaker and Malorie Woodruff.
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"A nation free of disparities in health and health care." That bold goal expresses the vision behind the HHS Action Plan to reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in April 2011. And it aligns exactly with our high-priority focus on health equity and the need for broad cultural diversity throughout the health care enterprise.
The HHS plan provided a first-ever national road map for moving aggressively toward a future in which members of all racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations have the opportunity to live healthy lives. At Kaiser Permanente, we are pursuing this goal from multiple directions and at an accelerating pace, driven by the understanding that whenever any group or community is left behind on the road to health, we all suffer.
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Rihanna och Chris lämnar en inspelningsstudio tillsammans.
Rihanna and Chris Brown are, once again, making beautiful music together.
On the heels of their recent collaboration, "Nobodies Business," a rep for Breezy tells E! News that the two are indeed currently working on another single.
Which certainly explains why the duo was spotted leaving, albeit separately, from a recording studio in West Hollywood on Thursday night.
Rihanna cozies up with Chris Brown on new single cover for "Stay"?!
This will be the fourth collaboration of sorts for Rihanna and Brown.
In addition to "Nobodies Business," a track on the Barbadian beauty's latest album, Unapologetic, they also joined forces nearly a year ago on remixes of Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" and Brown's "Turn Up the Music."
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The most common misconception about the field of Classics (ancient Greece and Rome) is that it is irrelevant today and studying it is useless. A dead civilization and dead languages will not help you get a job or succeed in any other way. STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) are all that we need. This could not be more wrong. Certainly we need STEM subjects, but the Humanities, and Classics in particular, teach us about life and about people and their interactions with one another. They also teach us to think critically about our world and express ourselves clearly.
People ask me how I make my subject relevant to students. I don't. I just let students read the works of antiquity for themselves. They understand. I think of the older woman who confided after class that she knew just how Clytemnestra felt when her ex-husband abandoned her and their small daughter. Or the young woman who came to my office visibly shaken after reading Euripides' Bacchae; the play, she said, changed her life.
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Gilley's could return to Pasadena party landscape
A whole new batch of Buds and Sissys could soon be flocking to Pasadena to look for love in all the wrong places, if all goes to plan for a legendary country singer and his business partners.
Last week country legend Mickey Gilley took to his Facebook page to tease plans for a new Gilley's location in his native Pasadena. It obviously excited residents in the area and most everyone who's ever seen "Urban Cowboy" at some time.
Plans have been rumored for what seems like years now, with officials from Pasadena and even Gilley himself dropping hints about a new era of honky-tonk to come to the city, nearly 25 years since the world-famous location was gutted by a fire in 1990.
The Original Gilley's is best known to those outside of Texas as the backdrop for the John Travolta film "Urban Cowboy," which was filmed around Pasadena and Houston.
For locals it could be where they met their husbands, wives, or snuck their first beer.
The old Gilley's opened in 1971 and hosted nearly every major country star in the late 1970s and early 1980s. There are recordings of early George Strait shows at the club that are pure Texas heat. You can hear the Justin boots sliding across the dancefloor as women swoon.
Original Gilley's memorabilia is still a big seller on eBay.
Last summer Gilley reached out to potential investors via a video posted on Facebook to see if anyone in the social media landscape would want to invest in the new venture. At the time Jeff McDonald, Gilley's personal assistant, said Gilley wanted his new club to look much like it did in the old days, with an eye on replicating the original interior with a modern twist.
Gilley can currently be seen most weeks in Branson, Missouri, performing at his own theater. He performs there a few nights a week, and comes back to Texas twice a month to attend to business affairs.
He has backed off a bit from Branson gigging as the economy there has taken a dip. He now spends more time on the road playing with fellow Gilley's alum Johnny Lee.
Gilley himself will be back in the Houston area on Thursday night for a party at Katy's No Label Brewing Co., where there will be a screening of "Urban Cowboy".
There will also be plenty of new Gilley's beer on hand to drink. A new version of it was released by the craft brewer in May to the delight of fans of all things Gilley.
Speaking from his office in Branson, Gilley says that the No Label version of his old beer is better than the original that was in the club all those years back.
August 5 will be a big day in Gilley's world, as that will be when he gets word whether or not the new Pasadena club will be a reality.
At 78 years old it sounds like he's ready for a new chapter in his career. He's told family members he would like to solely be in the singing business, and not the club or theater game. Talking to Gilley, it sounds like he feels that he's running out of time to open up back in Pasadena, but he has a sense of humor about it.
"I asked my lawyer the other day "Are we going to get this thing done before I die?" he laughs.
He wouldn't be a part of the daily operations for the proposed club, but he definitely has a distinct vision for what he wants it to look and feel like, since it would have his name on it.
Plans for the new complex last summer included a restaurant, a concert stage, and a museum, and all that a country dance hall would imply. A location off Red Bluff and Fairmont, near the Pasadena Convention Center, is the intended location of the club complex, according to Gilley.
He wants state-of-the-art everything, from lighting, staging, the dance floor, the bar, without losing the charm of the old ghost that he and co-owner Sherwood Cryer helmed.
"The club needs the right kind of atmosphere, you know, cool in summer, warm in the winter, not wet when it rains," he says. He estimates that it will take about 18 months to build the club once work eventually begins.
The decor, he says, won't be much different than the one made famous in the movies, just a bit modernized. Yes, there will be a mechanical bull, but even mechanical bull tech has come a long way since 1980.
There are already Gilley's locations in Dallas, Las Vegas, and two in Oklahoma, but coming back to Pasadena would be a sort of homecoming for Gilley.. It's a gift to the city and the people that treated him so well all those years back, he says.
He and Cryer didn't part on such great terms (almost legendarily), he admits, due to business differences. One of his wishes is for a life-size statue of him and Cryer shaking hands to be included at the site of the new Gilley's club.
"If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have a music career or anything that I have now," he says.


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