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Durban [50] is located on the east coast of South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the municipality of eThekwini. It is the third largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa. According to the 2007 Community Survey, the population of the eThekwini municpality was 3,468,086 [51].
Durban was originally called Port Natal, and was founded by British settlers. Indian workers were brought in to work the sugar cane plantations, making this one of the largest population centers of Indians in the world, outside of India. Zulu and English are the most common languages in Durban.
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By plane[edit]
Durban International Airport[52] (formerly Louis Botha Airport) is now closed. The King Shaka International Airport [53], at La Mercy 40km north of Durban has been completed and is fully operational.
Taxi fares from the new airport to the hotels on Marine Parade and centre of Durban can cost well over R400 ZAR (~US $53). However, next to the taxi rank, there is an airport shuttle bus service that leaves every hour on the hour (or as soon as the bus has several passengers) for R80 ($ 10.50) per person, though it may take longer to reach your hotel. Beware, the taxi drivers can be quite aggressive and will try to intercept you before you reach the shuttle. Please also check that your belongings have not been tampered with if you do take the taxi.
The following airlines offer domestic service to/from Durban: 1time [54], Airlink [55], British Airways [56], FlySafair [57], Kulula [58], Mango [59], and South African Airlines [60]
The following airlines offer international service to/from Durban: Airlink [61] (to/from Maputo), Air Mauritius [62] (to/from Mauritius), Emirates [63] (to/from Dubai), Ethiopian Airlines [64] (to/from Addis Ababa), ProFlight Zambia [65] (to/from Lusaka), Qatar Airways [66] (to/from Doha), SA Express [67] (to/from Harare and Lusaka) and Turkish Airlines [68] (to/from Istanbul)
See also Discount airlines in Africa.
By bus[edit]
All national carriers and the Baz Bus offer regular services to Durban.
By train[edit]
The central train station is in the city centre.
Spoornet [69] operates inter-city trains to Johannesburg and Pietermaritzburg. There is no longer a direct service to Cape Town. A change at Johannesburg is required for other long haul destinations.
MetroRail [70] operates frequent commuter trains to various suburbs of Durban and towns nearby (such as Pinetown and the resort towns of both the south coast (eg. Kelso and Park Ryne) and the north coast). Reports indicate that Metro trains in Greater Durban can be unsafe, particularly at night.
By boat[edit]
Some cruise ships dock in Durban, but generally there are limited "one-way" entries by boat to Durban. In theory passage on a freighter might be arranged, but it's not widely advertised. Cruises from Durban available on the MSC Sinfonia [71].
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By car[edit]
The best way to get around Durban is by car. Be sure to check that you have the latest updated street maps and/or GPS device as a number of street names have changed in recent months. It also helps to have a list of old and new names as some of the new names are vandalized.
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By bus[edit]
Durban is attempting to upgrade its public bus system in time for the world cup; however, problems with the union sometimes makes buses unreliable.
Durban People Mover [72] buses feature CCTV cameras and wheelchair-friendly ramps. They run from 6AM until 11PM every 15 minutes. These buses stop in the CBD, the Victoria Street Market, the Workshop, Suncoast Casino, Ushaka Marine World and along the beach route. (R4 per trip, valid for 1 hour on a hop-on, hop-off basis; R10 for a full day pass on a hop-on, hop-off basis).
To travel between the Berea surbubs and the city its cheaper to travel by Mynah buses, R2.40 off peak (8AM 3:30PM), peak R3.80. The Mynah buses depart from the Workshop terminus every 30 minutes to Musgrave, The Ridge, Kensington, Mitchell Park/Florida road, Tollgate(cnr Aliwal/Smith streets), To South Beach/Ushaka, North Beach/Suncoast (in Pixley ka Seme {west} street, opposite the City Hall).
The Aqualine buses to the suburbs (depart from the Pine street terminus ) are usually within 5 minutes of the schedule every hour.Peak cash fare can be quite steep. If you're travelling daily by bus to work,its advisable to buy a weekly coupon, which can save you up to 35% of the cash fare. Fare, bus route & time table enquiries (+27 (0)31 309-5942/3).Please note that due to the ongoing dispute some routes have be suspended. *= service suspended.
Most buses depart on the hour every hour, check the bus schedule. Please note that sometimes to get to your destination, you might have to catch a couple to three buses. When not sure about bus route number, ask the locals or the bus driver (tell him the nearest landmark to your destination). Mynah buses do not have route numbers, only the destination will be displayed on the electronic display in front of the bus. Please note that u must flag the bus down to stop at the bus stop. It is advisable to have the exact change before you board the bus and get a receipt!
By metered taxi[edit]
Registered taxis are common, generally safe and relatively inexpensive. Taxis do not rove and hence need to be called so that one can be fetched from your pick up point. A lot of these will conduct point to point transfers, airport shuttles, and corporate transfers. The ones that can be recommended for the Durban and surrounds are:
Shashis taxis[78] 0313031356 +27832726505
By minibus taxi[edit]
There are also group taxis, referred to as "combi taxis" (or "minibus taxis"), that are impossible to miss as (in Durban) they're brightly decorated and always have music pumping. There is always someone hanging out of a window making the hand gestures that indicate whether there are seats available and where the combi is going. Minibus taxis are very common and less expensive than metered taxis. Strictly speaking, they are minibuses that take people to and from work, they stick to set routes and they are generally not suitable for tourists unfamiliar with the area they are going to; when in doubt stick to metered taxis or buses. There are minibus taxis plying same routes as Mynah buses,they are more frequent and faster then buses.
Minibus taxis also provide longer distance services. Most leave from recognised ranks around the Umgeni Road. Services to Swaziland leave from the uncovered rank across the street from 22 Umgeni Road, not far from Durban train station. There is a building opposite the rank, emblazoned with this address in huge letters. Be advised that this area has a reasonably high risk rating for street crime, so be on your guard. If travelling to this rank by local minibus, ask for YMCA. The Swaziland combis tend to depart in the mornings and leave when full. 09:00AM seems to be a good time to arrive at the rank. Currently (Dec 2013),the fare from Durban to Manzini is 220SAR.
By rickshaw[edit]
Rickshaw rides are offered to tourists along the beach front, for amusement rather than getting around. Watch out for the many ups and downs in the ride; the tipping back of the rickshaw cause the contents of your pockets to fall out, into the coffers of the drivers!
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Its winter festival is held on the main beach and the summer festival on the main street where live jazz bands play out late into the evening A must to visit.
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Popular items to buy are Zulu beadwork, wirework, wicker work - from baskets and sustainable conference bags to fantastic lights and furniture, Spices - anyone dare 'mother-in-law's revenge' ? Fantastic!
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As Durban has one of the largest Indian populations outside of India itself, a Durban curry is a popular dish and can range from mild to very hot. There is also the Bunny Chow which is unique to the city, a quarter loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with a curry of your choice. Check out the Workshop restaurants for some of the best bunny chow in the city. Or head over to the Indian neighborhood near Victoria Market for more authentic Durban Indian food.
More good Indian dining can be found at Vintage Restaurant next to Bean Bag Bohemia - Windemere Road.
Try the Roma Revolving Restaurant at the top of John Ross House on the Esplanade for Italian food and the best view of Durban.
Wilson's Wharf, a long pier built into the harbour, hosts a wide selection of international restaurants where you can relax and watch the busiest harbor in Africa's activity. Take in a show afterwards at the upstairs Catalina theater.
Try Morningside restaurants, along Florida Road, for trendy cafe sidewalk eateries including one Italian style, Spiga d'Oro, frequented so often by South Africa's notorious businessman, Schabir Shaik, that a dish is named in his honor 'Pasta a la Shaik'. Bill Clinton and Bill Gates ate at "Spice" set off the busy street in a quiet upstairs courtyard. And nearby, be nearly guaranteed to rub shoulders with the up-and-coming in-crowd at the Bean Bag Bohemia, Windermere Road, a restaurant that makes great dining an artistic event.
Definitely try some 'biltong' when you're in South Africa. It's South African-style jerky, and available in a whole range of flavors and textures.
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Zacks, located at Wilson's Wharf on Victoria's embankment, is a popular place to get thirst-quenching drinks and just relax and enjoy the view of the harbor. Joe Kool's, on the beachfront, is also well known as the best place for a "sundowner" after a long day on the beach. Check out their roof-top deck for the best views. The BAT Centre, on the port, is also a good place for a quick meal or drink. There's free jazz most nights as well as other concerts, hip-hop and the occasional poetry slam. The Firkin is a micro-brewery on the top floor of the Pavilion shopping centre in Westville. It has some great ales and beers and good snacks at reasonable prices. Tilted House is a trendy place situated in the city center in an old Victorian house. It has its own VIP section, but it is open to the beautiful as well as important. Cool Runnings is a reggeaton place with cheap beer and a relaxed atmosphere. Burn is a good concert scene for Metal and Rock music with club evenings every weekend. Durban is known for its pot, and you will easily find it around the clubs, but beware -- the police do care if tourists break the law, and you can be thrown out of the country if you are caught with it.
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Stay safe[edit]
The beach strip is frequently patrolled by policemen, there are CCTV cameras and many lights at night. As everywhere else, there are several basic safety rules to follow. Avoid dark, deserted areas, and do not go out alone in the early hours of the morning. The promenade along the beach is safe to walk, but do not venture to the side and back roads of the hotels.
At night, it is still a good idea to stick to the main streets and not go out at night unless you are very familiar with a particular area. Avoid the usually busy central business district, which is empty after dark. Above all, use common sense.
Remember, you're a tourist, not a celebrity. Dress down to blend in with the people in the CBD (keep the fancy stuff to a minimum).
The harbour area is quite safe, as are the shopping malls and higher residential areas.
The Point, the area between downtown and the port, is known for prostitution and cheap hotels has higher crime rate (although parts are currently undergoing a massive redevelopment). Avoid walking here alone or at night and take cars or metered taxis if you need to go to this area. .
Street children can be a problem, and its best to keep clear of them. Many sniff glue, carry knives, and act quite unpredictably.
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"I'm not sure about 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco.' I haven't made up my mind about whether or not I will include it, because it is not my favorite song. This show is not really about the hits of Tony Bennett, but more about one album, 'Alone Together,' that really influenced me when I was very young and which has since become the basis of my tribute to Tony Bennett," explained Vannatter by telephone last week from his home in Watertown. "The album came out on Columbia in 1964, and so far it has not been released on CD. It was part of my Dad's album collection, which I didn't always take seriously. I remember when I heard this one, though, immediately thinking how very honest and vulnerable Bennett sounded on this album. It is a collection of perfect songs that mean a lot to me personally."
One in particular still stands out to Vannatter as being very different from the music Bennett and most other male vocalists were recording in the 1960s.
"His voice sounds gorgeous on a track called 'Poor Butterfly.' He performs the song in a non-belting, soft and beautiful style that I love more each time I hear it."
Vannatter, 45, has previously done musical tributes to Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and female songwriters including Dorothy Fields, but this is the first time he has developed an entire show around one singer. Like Bennett, Vannatter will be backed by a jazz quartet of piano, bass, drums and reeds with Dick Johnson of the Artie Shaw Orchestra on the latter.
"I've been wanting to do a show based on this album for a long time. This music is very personal to me," says Vannatter, who spent his early years in Muncie, Ind., before heading east to attend Northeastern University.
"Growing up, I spent a great deal of time with my grandparents who were fundamentalists. There was no television in their house, but there was a piano and a guitar. My grandfather was a minister and, through his church, my grandmother was very connected to music. I knew I liked music, too, from a very early age, but I had no idea how to pursue it as a career. In fact, my first part in a high school production was in 'Oklahoma!' but in a non-singing part. I dabbled in performing in those years, but when it came time for college I studied journalism first at Indiana University and then at Northeastern. After graduating, I stayed in Boston and did a lot of work in arts administration and a little on the Boston theater scene. In those days, I had no idea about the cabaret world or how to plug into it. For that matter, I didn't know the jazz or club scene either."That all changed for Vannatter on Halloween night in 1990.
"Several of my friends and I had gone out to Diamond Jim's at the Lenox Hotel in Boston to say goodbye to another friend who was relocating to Chicago. It was Halloween, so I still had the cow costume on that I had worn to work that day. Luckily, they were having a costume contest at the club that night. Since it was a piano bar, the contest required that you sing. I did 'Summertime,' from 'Porgy and Bess,' the one song I knew I could get through, and it brought down the house. For my encore, I did 'If I Loved You' from 'Carousel.' I won the contest, which was dinner for two at the hotel. Not long after, I entered a juried singing competition where I went up against 14 professional singers. I won that one, too, and I knew there was no turning back."
After studying with cabaret coach Michael Oster and attending the annual Cabaret Symposium at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in New London, Conn., Vannatter soon started booking gigs and getting noticed. In the years since, he has played local venues like Scullers Jazz Club, recorded several CDs, and earned a loyal following on the New York cabaret scene. As evidence of his Big Apple acclaim, Vannatter won a 2006 Back Stage Bistro Award for Outstanding Excellence in Cabaret as Best Vocalist for his engagement at Danny's Skylight Room. The singer enjoys his New York notoriety, but plans on keeping his local address.
"Years ago, I almost moved to New York, but I just couldn't leave this area," says Vannatter, who supplements his singing with work as a yoga instructor. "New York is great, of course, but I knew it wouldn't do anything for my soul. Home is really important to me. And this area is home to me, now. I just don't think I could live anywhere else."
JM Productions Dinner Theatre will present Dane Vannatter at Raffael's, 45 Hull Shore Drive, Hull, on June 15. For tickets and information, visit jmproductionspresents.com or call 617-786-7469. Reservations may also be made by calling Raffael's Nantasket at 781-925-4515.

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Antonio Conte believes that Giorgio Chiellini will be better than ever before once he overcomes the fitness issues that have plagued his season so far.
The Italy international has struggled with injuries during the first-half of the campaign, and could be sidelined for up to three months with a calf problem, much to the disappointment of Conte.
"It's a shame Chiellini's injured, he's a player everyone would like to have, for what he offers both on and off the field of play. He's one of our leaders," the Juventus trainer said at a press conference.
"But I'm convinced he'll come back stronger than before, looking to recover as soon as possible with the help of the club's medical staff."
Conte then went on to discuss the fitness of Mirko Vucinic, who could miss Friday's Serie A match against Cagliari.
"Vucinic is another player with a slight ailment. We'll look to manage the current situation in the best possible way, perhaps it's the first game we'll face with a series of injury problems."
Friday's encounter is scheduled to kick off at 19:45CET.


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Matters On Design (MOD) is a new program which aims to bring to the forefront the two elements essential in all great design: style and technology. This year, the program partnered with
Kia Motors America and
Hachette Filipacci Media to present a night of fashion and fun with bebe at
The Grove in Los Angeles. It is MOD's mission to demonstrate that the love of great design aesthetics doesn't limit itself to just fashion, but it bleeds onto all aspects of our life. The cars we drive, the art that we find pleasing to the eye, the music that we find pleasing to the ear, and the sophisticated technology that we gravitate toward; these are poignant objectives of our sense of style.
The Grove became the center stage for
bebe's Spring 2010 Collection which highlighted the successfully launched
Kardashian Capsule Collection. 50 models dawning 50 looks that ranged from pastels and prints, to rocking pin-up girl, made their way down the a strip of red carpet lined with hundreds of eager fashion enthusiasts. Although many haute fashion connoisseurs may dismiss bebe as your typical mall chain fashion and mock its designs for having a lack of originality, it is stores such as bebe and its fashions that helps make the sheer love of fashion accessible to us all. Average women, and men for that matter, might not be able to afford a $2,000 outfit from Bergdorf's, but they could very well afford a $200 one from bebe. Although some consumers may feel that rhinestone lettering intricately placed across the derriere may be a little too crass, and who can blame them, bebe has managed to take a taste of the most highly praised runway fashions and turn them into something rather chic and fashion forward.
Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and this has been translated to designer apparel. Bebe took note of this trend and highlighted rouched mini dresses and hip-hugging skirts with delicate pastel blooms. From delicate to bold, models strutted in striped minis, leather embellished dresses with sharp shoulder pads, and legs highlighted with footless tights in bright colors of hot pink, orange, red, green and blue. Geometric prints also showed up on shoulder baring tees and will be a must have for the season.
Bebe founder and COO, Manny Mashouf has spearheaded the store chain to be one of the premiere shopping destinations in any city. Reasonable prices by designer comparison and clothes that are about confident and sexy fun without pretentious attitude seems to be the theme…a theme that is working since Mashouf founded the retail line in 1976. Bebe stores, inc. currently operates 312 stores, of which 215 are bebe stores, 32 are 2b bebe stores, 64 are bebeSPORT stores (this includes bebe/bebeSPORT 2-in-1 stores) and 1 is a bebe accessories store.
Bebe wasn't the only thing wowing the audience at The Grove.
The Zodiac Show hosted by
Carmit Bachar with aerial acrobatics, dancing, and live music from newly formed band
Vintage Trouble. The show was amazing and each act captivated the audience through visual or vocal expressions that tied into the creativity of the night. Who was in the audience?
Jessica Lowndes of the newly revived series
Gretchen Rossi of the
Real Housewives of Orange County, professional skateboarder and musician
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Special thanks to
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson has appealed a pending three-game suspension for a repeat violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
Simpson confirmed Tuesday that he was absent from practice Monday to attend a hearing on his case at league headquarters in New York. Simpson told reporters he ''just told them the truth'' and that ''the records and the facts show what happened.''
He acknowledged, however, he was unsure whether his argument would persuade the NFL to reduce or eliminate any punishment.
''I'm not a decision-maker with that, so I really can't put a fact on that or point to it,'' Simpson said.
Simpson was arrested last November on suspicion of drunken driving when his sports car broke down on a freeway just outside of downtown Minneapolis. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a trooper observed him with watery eyes and slightly slurred speech, but Simpson denied he'd been drinking.
In January, Simpson pleaded guilty to careless driving and refusing to submit to a chemical test, avoiding jail time and the DUI charge. He was ordered community service and two years of probation.
David Valentini, Simpson's defense attorney, accompanied him to the league office.
''It went great. My lawyer said I did great,'' Simpson said.
Simpson served a three-game suspension to start the 2012 season, stemming from a felony drug conviction for a marijuana shipment authorities found at his home in Kentucky while he played for Cincinnati.
Simpson signed his third straight one-year contract with the Vikings. He's their third wide receiver, behind Greg Jennings and Cordarrelle Patterson.
''Until I hear differently, I expect him to be here,'' coach Mike Zimmer said.
Offensive coordinator Norv Turner dismissed any concern about losing Simpson, the team's best deep threat, in September.
''I just have a different take on those things. You have to have a varied plan. Unfortunately, in this game, guys miss,'' Turner said. ''If it's a case where someone misses because of an off-the-field thing, that's one thing.
''We could be in the opening game and someone we are counting on to play a big role sprained his ankle on the third play. We have to have a plan to go play and do the things we want to do. So, yeah, we have plans and there are certain plays that Simpson is really good on. There are other guys that have to fill in, if he's not in for that play.''
AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL


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Tommy Gurrola Foundation's newest Am introduced his skills to spectators on the Gareth Stehr Go Go Toe jam Tour. If you didn't get to witness first hand be sure to see the video from the tour due out for Holiday.
Emerica will be visiting Rotterdam from July 13 - 23. Foundation riders Leo Romero and Matt Allen will be going on the trip. The Emerica team are doing 2 shop appearances. The first one is on July 19 at B Sports in Roosendaal. The second will be on July 21 at Burnside in Deventer.
Foundation skateboards presented a $1000 scholarship to Daniel Stone. He will attend the University of Massachusetts and major in Studio Arts. As his Eagle Scout project, Daniel organized the members of his Boy Scout troop to work on the creation of the Maynard, MA public skatepark.
Transworld jsut released its nost recent video "First Love", in which Leo has the last part. People are saying this is the best TWS video to date.
Ethan just off the Gareth Stehr Go Go Toe Jam will be leaving for another Tour of the Pacific Northwest with Vans July 15th - 24th.
July 16th -demo/signing seattle
July 20th - demo eugene
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4.3 Setting Up Name Services
Your LAN is going to have a combination of hosts with static IP addresses and DHCP clients that come and go, especially wireless clients. And, you want DHCP clients to automatically be entered into DNS so they can be accessed by hostname just like the hosts with static IP addresses.
You don't want much. Fortunately, you can have it all. Pyramid comes with dnsmasq, which handles DHCP and DNS, and automatically enters DHCP clients into DNS. This requires the clients to send their hostnames when they are requesting a DHCP lease. Windows clients do this by default. Most Linux clients do not, so go to Recipe 4.5 to learn about client configuration.
Now, we'll edit /etc/dnsmasq.conf on your Pyramid box. First make the filesystem writeable by running /sbin/rw . Copy this example, using your own network name instead of alrac.net, whatever DHCP range you prefer, and your own upstream nameservers:
pyramid:~# /sbin/rw
pyramid:~# nano /etc/dnsmasq.conf
#upstream nameservers
Next, add all of your hosts that already have static IP addresses to /etc/hosts on your Pyramid box, using only their hostnames and IP addresses. At a minimum, you must have an entry for localhost and your Pyramid router:
## /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.50 pyramid
192.168.1.10 xena
192.168.1.74 uberpc
Restart dnsmasq:
pyramidwrap:~# killall dnsmasq
To test your new nameserver, ping your LAN hosts from each other:
$ ping pyramid
$ ping xena
$ ping uberpc
You should see responses like this:
PING pyramid.alrac.net (192.168.1.50) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from pyramid.alrac.net (192.168.1.50): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.483 ms
64 bytes from pyramid.alrac.net (192.168.1.50): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.846 ms
You should be able to ping both wired and wireless clients, and DHCP clients should be entered automatically into the DNS table as well.
Finally, verify that their domain names are correctly assigned by DNS:
$ hostname
$ hostname -f
$ dnsdomainname
Pyramid Linux mounts a number of files into a temporary, writeable filesystem, like /etc/resolv.conf. You can see which ones they are by looking in /rw, or running ls -l /etc to see which ones are symlinked to /rw. These are copied over from /ro on boot. It's designed to keep flash writes down. So, you can either edit /ro, or make the files in /etc immutable.
dnsmasq.conf crams a lot of functionality into a few lines, so let's take a closer look:
Do not forward requests for plain hostnames that do not have dots or domain parts to upstream DNS servers. If the name is not in /etc/hosts or DHCP, it returns a "not found" answer. This means that incomplete requests (for exam ple, "google" or "oreilly" instead of google.com or oreilly.com) will be cut off before they leave your network.
Short for "bogus private lookups." Any reverse lookups for private IP ranges (such as 192.168.x.x) are not forwarded upstream. If they aren't found in /etc/hosts, or the DHCP leases file, "no such domain" is the answer. Using domain-needed and bogus-priv are simple options for practicing good Netizenship.
Put your local domain name here so queries for your local domain will only be answered from /etc/hosts and DHCP, and not forwarded upstream. This is a nice bit of magic that lets you choose any domain name for your private network and not have to register it. To make this work right, you also need the expand-hosts and domain options.
This automatically adds the domain name to the hostnames.
expand-hosts looks here for the domain name.
Define which interface dnsmasq should listen to. Use one line per interface, if you have more than one.
This tells dnsmasq to also use its own local cache instead of querying the upstream nameservers for every request. This speeds up lookups made from the router, and it also allows the router to use your local DNS. You can verify this by pinging your LAN hosts from the router by their hostnames or FQDNs.
The server option is used for several different purposes; here, it defines your upstream DNS servers.
Define your pool of DHCP leases and lease time, and define a network zone called "lan." Using named zones lets you assign servers and routes to groups of clients and different subnets; see Recipe 3.13 to see this in action.
Maximum limit of total DHCP leases. The default is 150. You may have as many as your address range supports.
See Also
- Recipe 4.12 for an example of using named zones
- man 8 dnsmasq contains a wealth of helpful information about all the available command-line options, many of which are also dnsmasq.conf options
- dnsmasq.conf is also a great help resource
- dnsmasq home page is where you'll find mailing list archives and excellent help documents: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
- Chapter 24, "Managing Name Resolution," in Linux Cookbook, by Carla Schroder (O'Reilly)
{mospagebreak title=4.4 Setting Static IP Addresses from the DHCP Server}
You want to manage your LAN computers from DHCP instead of configuring them individually, so you don't have to run around tweaking individual computers all the time. You want to assign static and dynamic IP addresses, gateways, and servers all via DHCP.
dnsmasq does it all. There are a couple of ways to assign static IP addresses from dnsmasq.conf. One is to use the client's MAC address as the client identifier, like this:
My favorite way is to set it by hostname:
Make sure you do not have entries for these in /etc/hosts.
The only client configuration that's necessary is the hostname, and for DHCP clients to send the hostname to the DHCP server when they request a new lease. Once you have that, you can control everything else from the server.
Remember to run killall dnsmasq every time you change dnsmasq.conf.
There are some tricky bits to client configuration, so see Recipe 4.5 for this.
Changes in dnsmasq.conf are easy to test. After restarting dnsmasq, try the following commands on your Linux clients.
ifupdown stops and restarts interfaces:
# ifdown eth0
# ifup etho
Sometimes, that doesn't quite do the job, so you can also try:
# /etc/init.d/network restart
# /etc/init.d/networking restart
The first one is for Fedora, the second for Debian. You'll see it acquire the address you assigned it from the DHCP server, and it will write the correct DNS server or servers to /etc/resolv.conf.
If those don't work, reboot.
Find MAC addresses with ifconfig for wired NICs, and iwconfig for wireless NICs. ifconfig sees both, but it doesn't differentiate them. iwconfig identifies only wireless interfaces.
When you use the MAC address, don't forget to change the entry in dnsmasq.conf if you replace the client's network interface card.
MAC addresses are unique, but hostnames are not, so you have to be careful not to have duplicate hostnames. You can't have duplicate hostnames, anyway.
MAC addresses are ridiculously easy to spoof, so don't think you're adding any security by relying on them as secure, unique identifiers.
See Also
- man 8 dnsmasq contains a wealth of helpful information about all the available command-line options, many of which are also dnsmasq.conf options
- dnsmasq.conf is also a great help resource
- dnsmasq home page (http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html) is where you'll find mailing list archives and excellent help documents
- Chapter 24, "Managing Name Resolution," in Linux Cookbook, by Carla Schroder (O'Reilly)
{mospagebreak title=4.5 Configuring Linux and Windows Static DHCP Clients}
What with having both Linux and Windows clients, and various Linux distributions that like to do things their own way, you're a bit befuddled as to how to configure them to have dnsmasq give them static IP addresses.
The key to getting static IP addresses from DHCP is for the clients to send their host-names to the DHCP server when they request a lease.
Windows 2000, 2003, and XP clients do this automatically. All you do is configure them for DHCP in the usual manner.
First, on all Linux machines, make sure there is nothing in /etc/hosts other than the localdomain entry.
Most Linux distributions are not configured to send the hostname by default. To fix this, add one line to their DHCP client files. On Debian, this is the /etc/dhcp3/ dhclient.conf file. This example is for the computer named Penguina:
send host-name "penguina";
You must also enter the hostname in /etc/hostname:
Just the hostname and nothing else. Then, set up the normal DHCP configuration in /etc/network/interfaces, like this:
##/etc/network/interface s
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
On Fedora, each interface gets its own DHCP client file, like /etc/dhclient-eth1. You may need to create this file. This takes the same send host-name "penguina"; entry. Then, add this line to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:
Make sure the HOSTNAME line in /etc/sysconfig/network is empty.
The sure way to test your new configurations is to reboot, then run these commands:
$ hostname
$ hostname -f
$ dnsdomainname
Ping will look like this:
carla@xena:~$ ping penguina
PING penguina.alrac.net (192.168.1.75) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from penguina.alrac.net (192.168.1.75): icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=8.90 ms
carla@penguina:~$ ping penguina
PING penguina.alrac.net (192.168.1.75) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from penguina.alrac.net (192.168.1.75): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.033 ms
The most common cause of problems with this is not configuring the hostname correctly. Check all of your pertinent configuration files.
Here is a complete example Fedora configuration for eth0:
ifcfg-eth 0
Either edit Fedora configuration files directly, or use the graphical network configurator, but don't use both because the graphical tool overwrites your manual edits.
dnsmasq automatically enters DHCP clients into DNS. This is a great convenience, and when you deploy IPv6, it will be more than a convenience—it will be a necessity, unless you're comfortable with remembering and typing those long IPv6 addresses.
dnsmasq combines a lot of complex functions into a short configuration file, and can be used in conjunction with BIND, djbdns, MaraDNS, and other nameservers. Use dnsmasq for your private LAN services, and one of the others for a public authoritative server. This makes it easy to keep the two completely separate, as they should be. Remember the number one DNS server rule: keep your authoritative and caching servers strictly separated, which means using two physically separate network interfaces and different IP addresses. Authoritative servers do not answer queries for other domains; that is the job of a caching resolver like dnsmasq. Maintaining two separate servers might sound like more work, but in practice, it's easier and safer than trying to configure a single server to handle both jobs.
See Also
- man 5 dhclient
- dnsmasq.conf is a great help resource
- dnsmasq home page (http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html) is where you'll find mailing list archives and excellent help documents
- Chapter 24, "Managing Name Resolution," in Linux Cookbook, by Carla Schroder (O'Reilly)
{mospagebreak title=4.6 Adding Mail Servers to dnsmasq}
You have some local mail servers that you want your LAN hosts to know about. How do you do this with dnsmasq?
dnsmasq has a special record type for mailservers. You need these three lines:
mx-host=alrac.net,mail.alrac.net, 5
The mx-host line needs the domain name, server name, and MX priority. The mx-target line is the server name. localmx means all local machines should use this server.
A priority number of 5 means the server is higher priority than servers with larger numbers, typically 10 and then multiples of 10. If you have only one mail server, you should still give it a priority to keep clients happy.
See Also
- man 5 dhclient
- dnsmasq.conf is also a great help resource
- dnsmasq home page (http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html) is where you'll find mailing list archives and excellent help documents
- Chapter 24, "Managing Name Resolution," in Linux Cookbook, by Carla Schroder (O'Reilly)
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Hunting Season For Blu Moon At Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship 2013
21 August 2013
Medemblik, Netherlands - 20 August 2013 - After two days of strong wind and breathtaking surfing, the protagonists of the Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship have had to deal with conditions less spectacular and fun but very complicated from a tactical point of view. As predicted by the forecasts, the third day of the event, organized by Royal Yacht Club Hollandia in collaboration with the International Melges 24 Class Association, offered a weak and unstable wind. Conditions reflected in three races that suffered from the continuous and sudden fluctuations of the breeze.
It was extremely difficult to interpret the Medemblik race course which dispensed both joys and sorrows, offering moments of celebrity to medium-low ranking crews and putting in serious trouble the top teams, who sometimes found it impossible to recover lost ground.
This is not the case for Blue Moon (1-15-2), who took advantage of the situation to take important steps towards winning the continental title. After leaving the dock on equal points with the Italian Champions of Giogi (21/02/14), the crew of the former World and European Champion Flavio Favini has logged in with a margin of fifteen points over Matteo Balestrero and tactician Nicola Celon, who slipped to third place behind the surprising ICZ (6-3-1), led by double Olympian Martin Trcka, who claimed the eighth race and the title of Boat of the Day
Audi Ultra (7-24-15) also paid pledge to today's difficulties. Riccardo Simoneschi's Melges 24, now one point away from the provisional podium and pressed by a brilliant Altea (5-5-5). Discarding their dnf claimed during the first day, Andrea Racchelli's Melges 24 moved in the top five and looks forward to the podium, only four points distant.
Among the Corinthian, in a fleet larger than that of the open division, Lenny (3-2-14 in the special ranking and ninth in the overall) of Estonian Tonu Toniste defends a lead of eight points compared to the Dutch Team Kesbeke. The hull of Ronald Veraar however, must guard against attacks from another Estonian owner, Tiit Vihul, whose Rock City is third, just five points adrift of second place. Spirit also moved significantly closer to the Corinthian podium: the German crew, skippered by Christopher Gelsdorf, celebrated the birthday of a team member taking the overall win in the seventh race of the series.
With eight valid races and the discard counted, the Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship, an event organized by the Royal Yacht Club Hollandia in collaboration with the International Melges 24 Class Association, is preparing to celebrate its closing days. Despite the weather forecasts being less than comforting - the wind is expected to decrease further in the coming days - Principal Race Officer Hank Stuart does not despair of completing the series by sending in results for another four races.
Live updates from the Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship 2013 are available on Facebook and Twitter pages. Daily reports, results and pictures will be published on www.melges24.com and on the Event Website, while video contents will be published on the Melges 24 YouTube channel.


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C. Christina Warfield, 75, of Mt. Airy, advertising director for Germantown Newspapers, died July 21 from ovarian cancer at Hahnemann Hospital.
Germantown Newspapers,which publishes the Germantown Chronicle and the Northwest Independent, is owned by Ms. Warfield's husband, Jim Foster, a former board member of the Chestnut Hill Community Association.
A former legal secretary, Ms. Warfield had worked as a proofreader and advertising sales representative at the Germantown Courier and the Mt. Airy Express – the two newspapers that preceded her husband's papers.
Earlier she was an office manager for Videojet, a manufacturer of bar code equipment in Mt. Laurel, N.J.
Born Cora Christina Blackley in Newtown Square, she was a graduate of Marple Newtown High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at St. Joseph's University by taking night classes while working during the day.
Her first marriage to Harry Warfield ended in divorce. She and Foster were married in 1982.
In addition to her husband of 30 years, Ms Warfield is survived by a sister.
A funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at the Kirk & Nice Funeral Home, 80 Stenton Ave., Plymouth Meeting. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – WF C. Christina Warfield, advertising director


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Lady Antebellum Lines Up Fall Tour Dates
On September 13, Lady Antebellum will release their highly anticipated new album, 'Own the Night.'
For the rest of the year, the multiplatinum country trio will own the road.
Lady Antebellum's fall tour will kick off November 11 in Knoxville, Tennessee and keep them in front of screaming audiences at least until December 18, when the first leg ends in Morgantown, West Virginia. In between, they'll play all over the country — their schedule includes dates in Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and points in between.
"We named our new album 'Own The Night' after one of our favorite songs 'We Owned the Night' off the new album, and felt it was a great description of how we wanted our fans to spend each night on tour with us," says band member Dave Haywood. "When people come out to our live show or hear the song on the radio it's a call to action. Be confident, live in the moment and enjoy the experiences you're going through … own them."
Josh Kelley, brother of band member Charles Kelley (and a recording artist in his own right), will join the band for the first 21 dates of the tour. Randy Montana and Edens Edge will switch off in the opening slot.
Lady Antebellum 2011 Own the Night Tour Dates:
11/11 – Knoxville, Tenn. | Knoxville Coliseum*
11/12 – Macon, Ga. | Macon Centreplex*
11/13 – Pikeville, Ky. | East Kentucky Expo Center*
11/16 – El Paso, Texas | El Paso County Coliseum*
11/17 – Phoenix, Ariz. | Grand Canyon University*
11/18 – Las Vegas, Nev. | The Joint @ The Hard Rock*
11/25 – Huntsville, Ala. | Von Braun Civic Center**
11/26 – Florence, S.C. | Florence Civic Center**
11/27 – Savannah, Ga. | Savannah Civic Center**
12/1 – Colorado Springs, Co. | Colorado Springs World Arena**
12/2 – Lubbock, Texas | City Bank Coliseum**
12/3 – Wichita Falls, Texas | Kay Yeager Coliseum**
12/4 – Belton, Texas | Bell County Expo Center**
12/8 – La Crosse, Wisc. | La Crosse Center Arena**
12/9 – Sioux City, Iowa | Tyson Center**
12/10 – Springfield, Mo. | JQH Arena**
12/11 – Murray, Ky. | CFSB Center**
12/15 – Amherst, Mass. | The Mullins Center**
12/16 – Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | Mohegan Sun Arena**
12/17 – Roanoke, Va. | Roanoke Civic Center**
12/18 – Morgantown, W.V. | WVU Coliseum**
* Tour Dates with Randy Montana
** Tour Dates with Edens Edge


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When you talk about great motherboards of the past, you can hardly name any board before the name ABIT will come up. Some of my most exciting adventures in overclocking were done on ABIT boards. ABIT was a name that I swore by with my Intel Pentium 4 Northwood CPUs. Those were fun days… the Max line of boards were just awesome, and there was hardly and Intel overclocker or enthusiest that did not have one. If I remember correctly, those were also some of the first boards that gave us advanced vdimm options without having to do any mods to the boards. That was some good stuff! Fast forward a number of years now, and as we look at ABIT's recent history, they have struggled, and even at one point many rumored that they were going to go under. It was a sad day when I first heard that rumor, but I am glad to report that it was just that… a rumor! ABIT is still going strong, and their recent merger with Universal Scientific Industrial Co. Ltd. has put them in a much stronger financial position. Now, with a new name, Universal ABIT Co., Ltd., ABIT hopes to once again compete for the top dog of motherboard manufacturers in the enthusiest community.
We are pleased to be able to look at the first ABIT board for review that Legit has done for quite awhile. On the bench in this review in the ABIT AN8 32X motherboard.
Take a look at the specs:
– Supports Socket 939 Athlon64/ 64FX/ 64X2 Processor
– 2GHz system bus using Hyper Transport? Technology
– Supports AMD CPU Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
– NVIDIA NF4 SLI X16 / NF4 SLI Chipset
– Four 184-pin DIMM sockets
– Supports Dual channel DDR 400 ECC/non-ECC un-buffered memory
– Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB
NVIDIA SLI Technology
– Two PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface
– Two full-bandwidth 16-lane PCI Express
NV SATAII 3Gb/s RAID
– Supports 4 ports SATAII 3Gb/s RAID 0/1/0+1/5
– Supports SATA AHCI, providing native command queuing & native hot plug
2nd SATA RAID
– Serial ATA 3Gbps by Sil 3132 PCIE controller
– Supports SATA RAID 0/1 NCQ
– On board 7.1 CH Audio CODEC (ALC850)
– Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out
NV GbE
– NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet with NV Firewall ActiveArmor
– Supports IEEE1394a
Internal I/O Connectors
– 2 x PCI Express x16 (two full-bandwidth 16-lane PCI Express)
– 2 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots
– 1 x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB
– 6 x SATA connectors
– 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 connectors
– 3 x USB 2.0 headers, 1 x IEEE 1394 header
– 1 x Guru Link?
Back Panel I/O
– 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse
– 4 x USB ports, 1 x RJ-45 LAN port, 1 x IEEE 1394
– 1 x S/P DIF In, 1 x S/P DIF Out
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The wheels have well and truly come off down at Molineux.
A club of great tradition stands on the verge of creating a piece of history which is unwanted to say the least, becoming the first club in the history of the Football League to be relegated in successive seasons.
With Wolverhampton Wanderers now sitting second bottom of the Championship with nine games of the season remaining, there is an air of gloom and inevitability setting in this particular corner of the Midlands.
Last week, owner Steve Morgan offered to step down in order to improve the club's fortunes and relegation would be a devastating blow to all involved.
Having lost Matt Jarvis, Steven Fletcher and Michael Kightly to Premier League clubs in the summer following last season's relegation, Wolves fans will be preparing themselves for the loss of more of their most prized assets should the worst case scenario become a reality.
Here's a look at those most likely to seek pastures new . . .
Kevin Doyle
The Republic of Ireland frontman has had a poor season with only five goals to his name this term, but has proved himself before and will catch the eye of some Premier League clubs should Wolves drop another level. Linked with Manchester United in the past, those days are now gone but others should be interested in the 29-year-old striker.
Wayne Hennessey
The Wolves stopper has caught the eye of some of the Premier League big boys before, with Arsenal strongly linked to the 26-year-old. Premier League interest is sure to resurface for the 6"6 Welsh 'keeper who has been capped 38 times for his country.
Roger Johnson
Johnson set Wolves back £7m when he moved across the Midlands from Birmingham back in 2011. Not quite the fans favourite, captain Johnson has come in for stick for some of his lacklustre displays in a Wolves shirt, but could represent a bargain for a Premier League club willing to take a chance on the 29-year-old.
Jamie O'Hara
O'Hara's career has stuttered to say the least from the player that forced his way into the first-team set-up at Tottenham, before playing a key role in Portsmouth's ultimately unsuccessful bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League back in the 2009/10 season. His displays saw him voted Pompey's 'Player of the Season', but back injuries have hampered his progress since. Still just 26 years of age, O'Hara still has plenty to offer and could rediscover his best form with a move away from Molineux.
Christophe Berra
Scottish international Berra moved south of the border to join Wolves from Hearts in 2009 for a fee believed to be £3m. Berra had a transfer request accepted by the Midlands club in the summer but no move prevailed. At 28 and looking to move on, his departure shouldn't cost the earth for any potential suitors.
Whether or not Dean Saunders can keep Wolves in the Championship, it will be a struggle to keep hold of their best players, especially given their impact on the wage bill, so we can expect to see plenty of transfer activity at Molineux come the summer.
Personally my money's on Karl Henry to Real Madrid . . .
DISCLAIMER: This article has been written by a member of the GiveMeFootball Writing Academy and does not represent the views of GiveMeFootball.com or SportsNewMedia. The views and opinions expressed are solely that of the author credited at the top of this article. GiveMeFootball.com and SportsNewMedia do not take any responsibility for the content of its contributors.


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It's still winter in the Chicago area following spring-like temperatures a day earlier.
The National Weather Services predicts a high of 15 degrees Tuesday, with windchills dropping down to around zero.
Snow and hefty winds are expected to continue throughout the morning, which could cause some travel problems on the roadways during the rush-hour commute.
Will hover between 25 to 35 mph, with gusts of more than 40 mph expected in some areas, according to the NWS. The blowing snow could reduce visibility less than 1 mile and cause drifts on the roadways.
Motorists should allow extra time driving Tuesday.
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As a cyclist, you contribute to environmental sustainability every time you ride. But in honor of Earth Day, it's great to know some facts about the benefits of cycling (especially bicycle commuting) that you can share with friends and coworkers. For instance, did you know…
- A four-mile round trip by bicycle prevents the production of 15 lbs of air pollution.
- A seven mile daily commute by bicycle instead of by car saves almost 9 pounds of hydrocarbons, more than 66 pounds of carbon monoxide, 4.4 pounds of oxides of nitrogen and 1319 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
- If just one out of every 10 commuters who now drive to work switched to bicycling, the savings would amount to 2 billion gallons of gasoline per year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25.4 million tons.
- 8 bicycles can be parked in the space required for just one car.
- According to the US Department of Energy, more than 50% of the working population in the US lives within 5 miles of the place they work.
- Although more than 60% of all trips are 5 miles or less, fewer than 1% are actually made by bicycle.
- One-fourth of all trips people make are one mile or less, yet three-fourths of these short trips are made by car.
The more that we all talk about the benefits of cycling, the more people we can get cycling for National Bike Month in May! Here at Performance, we work hard to make our company greener every day. As the nation's largest cycling retailer, we're proud of our efforts to make every day Earth Day by employing sound environmental practices as a responsible corporate citizen. Our green initiatives include:
- Recycling paper, plastic & corrugated company-wide.
- Donating old PCs to charity and sending toner cartridges and ribbons back to vendors to be reused.
- Using environmentally responsible packaging.
- Printing our catalogs on paper manufactured with Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified content.
- Practicing energy conservation in stores & corporate offices.
- Encouraging bike commuting, car-pooling and use of public transportation by our associates and other organizations.
- Developing tire, tube and chain recycling programs for eventual implementation at Performance Bicycle retail stores nationwide.
- Complying with LEED-CI certification requirements wherever possible in the construction of our new retail stores.
We can all make a pledge to do more this Earth Day:
- Participate in Earth Day activities in our communities.
- Renew our commitments to enhancing sustainability in every way that we can.
- Reduce our carbon footprints even further by riding our bikes instead of driving whenever possible.
To learn more about Earth Day and its history visit Earth Day Network.


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ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 lets you quickly view and find photos, fix flaws, and share your favorites through e-mail, prints and free online albums.
Never wait for an image to open again - ACDSee 2009 is the fastest viewing software around. Fill your screen with photos, zoom through your thumbnails, and view photos at full size. Plus, instantly see e-mail attachments or files on your desktop, with ACDSee's handy Quick View feature.
NEW! View images from around the world with UNICODE support.
Stay on top of your entire collection. Drag and drop photos into Windows® file folders, add keywords and ratings, edit your metadata, and create your own categories. Assign images to as many categories as you like without taking up more space on your computer. Rename, rotate and resize groups of photos at once.
NEW! Get organized right away. Define categories, keywords and create backups and more as you pull images in from your camera or other storage device. When importing is complete, your files are already organized and ready for you to browse and share.
NEW! Easily share photo information such as categories, keywords and ratings, by embedding them in your image's XMP fields.
"As a long time user, ACDSee Photo Manager has seen me through my growing graphics and photography needs. With everything Photo Manager 2009 lets me do, ACDSee is an integral component of my digital imaging equipment. I love it!"
- Graham Vodden, Amateur Photographer, Canada
With ACDSee, you'll never lose track of a single shot again, even if you have thousands of photos in your collection. Enter multi-word keywords like "New Jersey" or "wedding party", search only specific folders, and find that one special image with the Quick Search bar.
Use the handy Calendar or Events view to see photos from a birthday party, vacation trip or other special occasion.
NEW! Store your frequently used searches so you can use them again and again.
Show off photos in their best light. Instantly adjust exposure, fix common problems like red eye and blemishes, and erase distracting objects. Rescue photos that are too light or dark with a single click, thanks to ACDSee's patent-pending Shadow/Highlights tool. Write text, add a vignette, or apply an artistic effect such as sepia, stained glass, or crayon drawing. You can even adjust a selected area of your photo, such as a single flower or a face in the crowd.
NEW! Let your creativity run wild. ACDSee always saves a copy of your originals so you can restore them at any time.
NEW! Add a finishing touch to your photo with a custom border, drop shadow or edge effect.
"ACDSee is unbelievably fast and it's powerful enough to organize hundreds and hundreds of items. It took me a while to organize everything, but once it is done, it is so easy to find things."
- Becky Prochnow, Digital Scrapbooker, USA
E-mail photos without worrying about file sizes. Create CDs, DVDs, prints and more. Upload to sites like flickr™ and Smugmug without having to leave ACDSee. Post a photo widget on your website or blog, powered by your free SendPix online album.
NEW! Play the enhanced slide show of your photos, complete with music, pan and zoom, and color effects. With ACDSee, it's easy to share your best shots with the world.
With ACDSee's print layout tools it's easier than ever to print your photos from home. ACDSee works within your print margins and helps you print multiple prints on a single page, fill an entire page, or create custom print sizes.
ACDSee helps you keep copies of your images so you don't lose them if your computer fails. Use the Sync tool to synchronize your image folders with an external hard drive or networked drive. Or, use the Database Backup feature to backup your photos and database information to CD or DVD. You can even schedule backups and reminders.
Get extensive format support for audio, video and images including BMP, GIF, IFF, JPG, PCX, PNG, PSD, RAS, RSB, SGI, TGA and TIFF. Take a look at the complete list of supported file formats.
Take this quick quiz to find out if ACDSee Photo Manager or ACDSee Pro Photo Manager is best suited for your photo management needs.
Quickly get started using ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 with these image-rich tutorials. Each quick and easy step-by-step tutorial will help you accomplish common tasks right away.
ACDSee Photo Manager 2009's Easy-select bar makes it extremely quick and easy to browse, display, group, and search for the exact combination of photos you want.
ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 offers a number of ways to browse your photos. In this tutorial, we explore how you can browse by date or event.
Let us show you the most effective way to remove red eye from your photos using ACDSee Photo Manager 2009's Red Eye Reduction tool.
ACDSee takes the information a camera records about the settings used when taking a photo and displays it as Auto Categories that you can see and use easily to organize and find your photos.
ACDSee's powerful Import From window offers you many options for saving and organizing your photos as you import them from your camera to your computer.
With Saved Searches, you can quickly find files or folders by searching a database by file names, folders, categories, image properties or other advanced criteria plus save it to use next time you want to search for similar files.
ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 allows you to insert additional metadata, the embedded file information such as captions, keywords and many others, into fields in the ACDSee database. It includes information, EXIF and IPTC information, and general file properties such as name, size, and location on your hard drive.
Executive Editor,
Digital Media Thoughts
"As an avid digital photographer with just under 18,000 digital photos, it's important that I have a great tool for keeping things organized. The search function is excellent and very fast, and when you have as many photos as I do, speed matters."
As the Executive Editor and founder of Digital Media Thoughts, Jason Dunn is constantly on the lookout for the best technology on the market to share with his readers.
A long-time user, Jason appreciates the speed of ACDSee in both his professional work and at home.
"My favorite aspect of ACDSee over the years remains speed: speed of viewing, speed of editing, speed of batch processing, and speed of metadata manipulation. When I'm working on a product review for Digital Media Thoughts or one of the other Thoughts Media sites, I need to quickly resize the images and change the file names to match a certain pattern before I upload them to my server. The tools in ACDSee allow me to do that."
ACDSee's speed is just as important for Jason's home photos. "Accessing a folder with just under 1000 images is just as fast as a folder with 10 images – and that's without cataloguing the files first. ACDSee 10 is smooth and fast. There's no delay switching from one photo to another in full screen mode, even when those photos are 70 megapixel (no, that's not a typo) photo collages."
Jason is particularly excited about the new upload feature in ACDSee 10. "I'm a Smugmug user with a gallery (photos.jasondunn.com) customized to match my personal blog (jasondunn.com). Being able to upload right from within ACDSee after I've finished working with the files is a big plus."
Skateboard and snowboard photographer
"My workflow today is set-up pretty tight using ACDSee; files are named properly and stored in the proper folders library."
Brendan Rohan has been shooting skateboarders and snowboarders for years, ever since he moved to Whitefish, Montana to work at the Big Mountain Resort in the early 1990's. More recently, he has drawn on his love of outdoor activities to build a successful company, Whitefish Skate Ramp Co., and had his photography published in a variety of magazines, including Transworld Snowboarding, National Geographic Adventure and Montana Magazine.
With such an accumulation of photos, on a wide variety of storage media, Brendan needed a solution to get his photos organized and accessible.
"With ACDSee, I can quickly browse through my mess and locate the files I need to organize and store."
Brendan also finds ACDSee's slideshow capabilities very useful to show his photos off.
"The auto slideshow function is a great way to show images to a group. There's always someone who wasn't looking when the group "Ohh'd and Ahh'd" about a great shot.
Just right click on the mouse and the slideshow smoothly backs up to the shot you choose to show again - and smoothly continues on. That has been really helpful."
Wisconsin, USA
I have been scrapbooking for about 7 years now. Recently, my scrapbooking has taken a new turn - I discovered digital scrapbooking! I started by downloading "freebies" to create layouts, but soon my collection of digital papers and elements was growing and growing. I needed a way to organize my stuff - how was I ever going to find a blue paper or pink flower in that huge collection! I used the organizer that was included with my photo program, but that soon began bogging down when I would try to open it, or create a page.
That's when I found out about ACDSee 9 Photo Manager. I had been reading on one of the scrapbook forums about it, and listening to everyone rave about it. I was hesitant to spend more money on software programs, but when I found out how inexpensive it was, I had to have it. I downloaded the free trial first, but within days decided to purchase it. I couldn't wait to get started.
ACDSee is unbelievably fast and it's powerful enough to organize hundreds and hundreds of items. It took me a while to organize everything, but once it is done, it is so easy to find things. It even lets me sort by "uncategorized" so that I was able to find those objects that I had forgotten to categorize.
I love that I am able to see white .png elements such as my stitches. With my other program I could never see them, therefore they didn't get used much.
The program has streamlined my digital scrapbooking immensely and enables me to spend more time working on pages rather than searching my database!
Florida, USA
I started exploring the art of digital scrapbooking in late 2005. Soon I found myself lost in a sea of digital kits. I did not feel efficient when creating and it was hampering my desire to create layouts for my family. Initially, I tried to utilize the Bridge program within Photoshop. I found it to be extremely slow and inefficient. I struggled along until PSCS2 was released. I upgraded hoping they had addressed the issues in Bridge, which I found they did not.
Frustrated with endless searching for items I thought would look good with the scrapbook page I had in mind and that I knew I had them SOMEWHERE on my hard drive, I decided to search for a software program. The features I wanted in a program included the ability to categorize these digital items and be stable. I reviewed many programs, one of which was ACDSee. To say I was ambivalent about trying and learning a new software program, was an understatement. I wanted proof that it would suit my needs. So, I read a lot of the tutorials that were being written and listened to testimonials from friends who were enjoying it, before I finally downloaded the trial.
I believe in this product. The interface is extremely user friendly. Even without a "guide" you can find your way around it easily. I like that you can "tag" your items and never move them from where they are stored on your hard drive. No breaking apart kits, unless you choose to. The flow of my work is infinitely faster now, as the tree system of clicking through your categories to narrow down what you are looking for takes milliseconds. I also believe the quality of my digital scrapbook pages are improving solely due to the better flow of creativity that this program is allowing me.
I would highly recommend this product to any digital scrapbooker!
I heard so many great things about ACDSee, I had to see for myself. At first I didn't know all the features and how it would cut my scrapping time in half, but with the help of some tutorials from www.digiscrapinfo.com it became so easy!
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What Would the World Look Like if the New Atheists Won the Day?. He's just read Penn Jillette's new book, God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales, and he's "discovered" by selective quote mining that Penn would persecute Christians if the atheists ever gained power in America.
This leads Casey to speculate on what the secular world would look like if people abandoned their religion. He imagines that it won't be a nice place.
Back to the Secular Decade. If there's one thing to admire about Penn Jillette, it's that he's transparent about what he really thinks. If only more "new atheists" were so transparent, then the public might get a more realistic picture of what Faircloth's "Secular Decade" would really look like.If Casey had been paying attention, he wouldn't have to look very far. Many European countries are well on their way to being truly secular societies. In the Netherlands, for example, only 34% of the population believes in God [Demographics of atheism]. If the New Atheists were to succeed in America then most people would abandon religion and life would go on pretty much as usual except that the society would become more rational, more understanding, and more tolerant. Creationism would become a joke, gays could marry, and women would have the right to choose. That's what's happened in the Netherlands and many other civilized countries.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I. Research Using Academic Journals
What is an academic journal?
Print Indexes and online databases
How to find academic journal articles that are not full-text online
Why can't I find journal articles in the online catalog?
How to cite journal articles
II. Internet Search engines such as Yahoo! or Google
Finding information on the Internet (as opposed to the library databases)
How to evaluate web information for authenticity
How to cite Internet resources
III. Other libraries
Researching at other Cincinnati area libraries
Requesting books and articles be sent to Thomas More College via Interlibrary Loan
IV. Remote Access
Using library databases from home
I. Research using academic journals
1. What is an academic journal?
An academic
journal (also known as a scholarly, peer-reviewed or refereed
periodical) contains content that has been reviewed and accepted by scholars
in its particular field.
A regular magazine, such as Time or Newsweek, can contain accurate information. However, magazines articles are not reviewed by experts and usually do not include citations, so accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
Another type of periodical
is called a trade-journal. Trade journals are created by members of professional
groups and are rarely academic in content.
If you are unsure whether a periodical is peer-reviewed or not, ask a librarian or consult Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory ( Ref. Z6941 .U5 2003). If the journal summary in Ulrich's states that the journal is "refereed", then it is an academic journal.
2. Print indexes and online databases
Journal articles can be found most efficiently in two places: print indexes and online databases.
Print indexes, (in both the Periodicals and Reference sections of the library) are subject-specific and include ALL books and journal articles published on a topic in a given year. There is no full-text of articles in a print index, and each year must be searched separately.
Online databases can be subject-specific, or include many disciplines. Most online databases include some full-text of articles. However, unlike print indexes, online databases rarely cover articles published before 1990.
When searching, keep in mind that general searching databases (such as EBSCO's Academic Search Premier or ProQuest) only include select journals and magazines. For this reason, general searching databases are best for beginning research. Be sure to consult a subject-specific index or database for advanced research.
For the most thorough search, consult our research guides to see which print indexes and databases are relevant to your topic. A TMC librarian can assist you if you have any questions, or wish to conduct your research at another SWON library.
3. How do I find journal articles that are not full-text online?
First, check to see if the TMC Library has the article by searching for the journal title -- not the article title -- in the online catalog.
If we do not own a journal, you may order it via Interlibrary Loan online or at the circulation desk. Alternatively, you can search the library catalogs of other area SWON institutions (such as NKU or UC) individually or all at once using the FirstSearch WorldCat database. As a TMC student, you have borrowing privileges at all the SWON member libraries.
4. Why can't I find journal articles in the online catalog?
ONLINE CATALOG DOES NOT INCLUDE TITLES OF ARTICLES. Only the
titles of journals that the TMC Library owns are in the online
catalog. To find journal articles, use bibliographies, online databases or indexes
appropriate to your subject.
If you cannot find all the journal articles you need using the library's online databases, and/or need assistance using subject-specific print indexes, please consult our research guides or a librarian.
5. How do I cite
The following style manuals will give you detailed instructions for citing a variety of resources, including journals, books and Internet resources. Please consult with your instructor to determine which citation format is best for your discipline.
MLA handbook for writers of research papers (Ref. LB2369 .G53 1995)
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (Ref. BF76.7 .P83 2001)
The Chicago manual of style : for authors, editors, and copywriters (Ref. Z253.U69 1982)
II. Internet Search engines such as Yahoo! or Google
1. Finding information
on the Internet (as opposed to the library databases)
The library databases belong to what is called "the hidden web". This means that the information in the library databases cannot be detected by an Internet search engine. The TMC Library subscribes to these databases, and they require passwords to access away from the TMC campus. Ask for a list of passwords at the library's Circulation Desk.
Unlike free Internet resources, ALL of the information in the library databases comes from reputable publishers whose reputations depend on the quality of the information they provide. Most of the articles found in the library databases are even peer-reviewed and are therefore the most reliable sources of information available.
When searching the free Internet for information, you will only occasionally find peer-reviewed articles. In fact, the author of a web document is usually unknown. You will rarely have a way of knowing if information posted in the web is the truth or even if the page will still be online the next day!
2. How to evaluate web information for authenticity
A small percentage of the information found online can be reliable and authoritative. For example, the US government is the world's largest publisher of statistics and can provide a wealth of information on any topic. Also, the Kentucky Virtual Library, Cincinnati Public Library and Internet Public Library are nonprofit organizations that provide links to valuable Internet resources.
To evaluate the authenticity of information found using a search engine, closely examine the site. Is it published by a well-known entity or author whose reputation would be damaged by providing false information? Is there a bibliography included with the work? A sign of good scholarship is a list of works cited. This shows that an author is building on previous scholarship and using documented facts to support his or her thesis.
If you are unsure of the veracity of a web resource, please consult with your professor or a librarian.
3. How to cite Internet resources
MLA handbook for writers of research papers (Ref. LB 2369 .G53 1995)
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001)
The Chicago manual of style : for authors, editors, and copywriters (Ref. Z 253.U69 1982)
The Internet Public Library provides this online FARQ.
III. Other libraries
1. Researching at other Cincinnati area libraries
Thomas More College is a member of the SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON). This means that you may check out books at any of the member libraries using your TMC ID card.
Books and journal titles held at neighboring institutions can be found by searching their catalogs individually, or search them all at once using FirstSearch's WorldCat database.
2. Requesting books and articles be sent to Thomas More College via Interlibrary Loan
Materials from other libraries can be sent directly to the TMC Library. This can be done using the orange and green Interlibrary loan forms at the Circulation Desk, or by filling out our online ILL form. Interlibrary loan services are limited to TMC students, faculty and staff.
IV. Remote access
1. Using the library databases from home
Lists of IDs and passwords for remote access to the Library's databases are available at the Library Circulation Desk.


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Production controversy anime Miname-ke is to receive what is either a 4th, 3rd, or even 2nd season, depending on the level of acknowledgement fans choose to bestow on the notoriously problematic previous seasons.
The announcement, which is painfully short on actual details:
Whether it is a full TV series or a mere OVA is not explicitly stated, but the "4th season" wording tends to suggest another TV series.
Probably of more interest to fans at this stage is who is to be animating it…


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Laws of Logarithms: Example 12. Simplify the difference of two natural logarithms. All numerical values.
Grade Range:
6-12, college developmental math
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Giants ink Sabean, Bochy through '16
The brass behind two of the last three World Series titles plans to stick together for at least another four seasons.
The San Francisco Giants extended the contracts of general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy through the 2016 season Thursday night, bringing even more stability to a franchise that has counted on continuity during its recent run of success. Both had previous deals set to expire after this summer.
"The glory days of the franchise are now," Giants President and CEO Larry Baer said before the opener of the Bay Bridge Series against the Oakland Athletics began at AT&T Park. "I think it's important to acknowledge that and pay tribute to the people who have done it, from the general manager's office to the manager's office, to get us where we are now."
San Francisco has come a long way the past three years.
In 2010, the Giants made an improbable run to the franchise's first title since 1954 — and first since moving from New York in 1958 — when Sabean assembled a collection of self-described "misfits and castoffs." Bochy blended the talent together perfectly, beating the Texas Rangers in five games that fall.
Last season, San Francisco won the NL West well before the final day of the season but took a far more perilous path through the playoffs. The Giants overcame a 2-0 series deficit to beat the Reds three straight games in Cincinnati, rallied from a 3-1 hole against St. Louis to capture the NL pennant and swept the Detroit Tigers for seal another World Series crown.
The cohesion between Bochy and Sabean has been apparent all along. The two are remarkably different personalities – Bochy always "calm and cool," Sabean "fiery and emotional," as both men described the other – but have become friends on and off the field to form one of baseball's top front-office tandems.
"We've been collaborative, and I really believe that's the reason we've had success," Sabean said.
Both men credited the close living quarters for furthering their relationship. They live in separate condos in a high-rise building across the street from AT&T Park during the season, and it's not uncommon to see them walking together with their families before and after games, or even just a random afternoon.
"It makes the task of managing a little less daunting when you have the support that I get," Bochy said. "We've been through a lot together, the ups and downs, he was always there."
Sabean hired Bochy, now 57, away from the rival San Diego Padres in 2007 to replace Felipe Alou. But there wasn't immediate success and both men received harsh criticism along the way for moves they made and those they didn't.
In October 2009, the futures of Sabean and Bochy were uncertain. At that time, both received two-year extensions from then-Giants managing partner Bill Neukom.
Neukom saw enough positive signs from a club that stayed in the wild-card chase until mid-September in `09 but missed the playoffs for a sixth straight year. Even after Bochy's first season – and home run king Barry Bonds' last – ended with a 71-91 record, some fan message boards called for his firing. Others figured Sabean deserved a shot to turn things around with Bonds finally out of the picture.
Together, Sabean and Bochy have done just that at last — Sabean making a handful of risky moves, and Bochy finding a way to bring it all together.
Three years ago, Pat Burrell got a second chance after Tampa Bay released him. The Giants picked up Cody Ross in August off waivers from the Marlins, and he became a postseason star, winning NL championship MVP honors in San Francisco's six-game victory over the favored Philadelphia Phillies.
Sabean also promoted catcher Buster Posey that May and traded away Bengie Molina. All Posey has done since is win Rookie of the Year, the 2012 NL MVP and batting title and two World Series titles sandwiched around an injury-shattered 2011 season.
Last year, Sabean found a similar spark in second baseman Marco Scutaro, acquired from the Colorado Rockies before the trade deadline. Scutaro won the NL championship MVP and reached agreement on a three-year deal a day after center field Angel Pagan earned a four-year deal in December.
Bochy's calming influence also helped players move past All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera's suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The Giants also decided to keep Cabrera off the postseason roster when his 50-game suspension expired.
And once again, Sabean has kept nearly the entire roster intact to make another run at a title.
"A lot of continuity," Sabean said. "I think that's what defines this organization."
Keeping the architects of the team intact for the long haul had been a top priority this offseason for Baer, who said the club first picked up options for next season on both deals during the winter meetings. Baer said he met with Bochy and Sabean again during spring training when time allowed them to hammer out longer extensions.
Sabean, 56, is the longest-tenured GM in the majors heading into his 17th season with San Francisco — the place he has said he'd like to stay for the rest of his career. He became the Giants' GM in 1996 after three years in player personnel. He was in the Yankees' organization from 1985-92 as a scout, scouting director and player development director.
All three front-office members said there was an incentive to get the deals done before opening day.
"Four more years, it sounds like a political campaign," Baer said. "But the good news is, as we all know, there are no term limits around here."


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UPDATE: A full list of nominations for the 86th Annual Academy Awards is available here, with analysis of surprises and snubs here.
Nominations for the 86th Annual Academy Awards will be announced Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT.
Expected to feature prominently in the list of nominees are director Steve McQueen's pre-Civil War epic "12 Years a Slave," the Sandra Bullock space odyssey "Gravity," 80's AIDS drama "Dallas Buyers Club" and David O. Russell's art-heist caper "American Hustle."
Other titles in the best picture mix should include the Coen Brothers' folk-era tale "Inside Llewyn Davis," the modern-day pirate drama "Captain Phillips," Martin Scorsese's ode to greed, "The Wolf of Wall Street," and the disfunctional family dramedy, "August: Osage County."
"Lee Daniels' The Butler" will be looking for love from the Academy for the film and its stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey after the historical civil rights drama was completely shut out of Sunday's Golden Globe Awards.
While a nomination (or win for that matter) at the annual Hollywood Foreign Press Association fest is rarely an indication of Oscar inclusion, "The Butler's" snub at the Globes delivered a window of promotional silence during the period Academy voters were filling in their nominations ballots. Those ballots had to be filed prior to the Globes telecast.
If Whitaker gets a best actor nod Thursday morning, he'll be sure to face heavy-hitting competition from the likes of "12 Years'" Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce Dern of "Nebraska," Robert Redford for "All Is Lost" and Matthew McConaughey, who won the best actor Golden Globe for "Dallas Buyers Club."
Other possible contenders include Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Wolf of Wall Street"), Joaquin Phoenix ("Her"), Oscar Isaac ("Inside Llewyn Davis") and Tom Hanks ("Captain Phillips").
The best actress competition should see Globe winner Cate Blanchett receive a nomination for her critically-acclaimed role in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine." Also expected to be named are perpetual nominee Meryl Streep ("August: Osage County"), Amy Adams ("American Hustle"), Judi Dench ("Philomena"), Bullock ("Gravity") and Emma Thompson ("Saving Mr. Banks"). In with an outside chance of hear their name called are Brie Larson ("Short Term 12"), Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Enough Said") and Adele Exarchopolous ("Blue is the Warmest Color").
The 2014 best supporting actress field is crowded with strong performances. Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave"), Julia Roberts ("August: Osage County") June Squibb ("Nebraska") and Sally Hawkins ("Blue Jasmine") all deserve a nod. Winfrey's inclusion here for "The Butler" would add interest for viewers and voters alike.
A pleasant, though unexpected, surprise would be to hear Scarlett Johannson's name among supporting nominees. In "Her," Johannson plays Samantha, the disembodied voice of an advanced operating system used by Theodore (Phoenix). Think a sexy Siri without the autotune quality. Samantha is capable of insight and emotional growth akin to a human's. In effect, Johannson is Phoenix's leading lady, even if we never actually see her. Her nuanced take on the role should be considered, though voters will probably balk at the idea of nominating a strictly aural performance.
Jared Leto's gender-bending role in "Dallas Buyers Club" (he also took home a Golden Globe Sunday for his performance) looks set for a berth on the supporting actor list. Michael Fassbender ("12 Years a Slave"), Daniel Bruhl ("Rush") and Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips") will be hard pressed to beat Leto when the award is finally handed out in March.
A sentimental, though justifiable, inclusion here would be the late James Gandolfini for his role in "Enough Said").
In other races, the near-space beauty of "Gravity" should garner a slew of technical awards, while Disney box-office juggernaut "Frozen" looks to be a certain inclusion in the best animated film race.
The 86th Annual Academy Awards will be telecast on Mar. 2, on ABC.


text: Battle for Market Share February 25, 2014 07:05 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Julie (Douglas) Deering Top Producer Managing Editor Email EPA's proposed rule pits corn-based ethanol against cellulosic ethanol While the production of renewable fuels has increased during the past decade, U.S. gasoline consumption, having peaked in 2007, did not increase to analysts' projections. As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to reduce the advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel standards (RFS) for 2014. In its proposal, EPA recommends setting the total renewable fuel volume for 2014 at 15.21 billion gallons, down from 2012's estimates by 3.93 billion gallons. For advanced biofuels, which includes cellulosic, biomass-based diesel and non-ethanol advanced biofuels, EPA proposes a level of 2.2 billion gallons, down 2.55 billion gallons. According to EPA, the proposal addresses two important constraints: gasoline consumption as it relates to the ethanol blend wall and the ability of the industry to produce sufficient volumes of qualifying renewable fuel. 15.21 billion: The number of gallons EPA recommends setting the total renewable fuel volume for 2014, according to its proposal. $100 million: The investment in São Paulo, Brazil, to build the first of its kind commercial cellulosic ethanol facility with Iogen's technology. 2.55 billion: The number of advanced biofuel gallons that EPA recommends cutting for 2014 from its original target level set forth in the RFS. But renewable fuel industry experts say EPA's proposal is short-sighted. "I'm concerned that if people in America look at the ethanol market as fixed, there will be no incentive to invest in new technologies for delivering these fuels," says Brian Foody, president and CEO of Iogen Corporation, a company that develops cellulosic technology. He says that the proposal undermines the good intentions and public policy benefits that the RFS promotes, which are energy independence and fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Iogen's technology is being used to build a commercial cellulosic ethanol facility, worth $100 million, next to a sugar cane mill in São Paulo, Brazil. "There are huge opportunities in the U.S. to convert ag residues and other cellulosic materials into biofuels to meet the RFS," Foody says. "But the RFS is the single most important market driver. It's critical that investors see this as continuing." Chris Standlee, executive vice president of Institutional Affairs at Abengoa Bioenergy U.S., adds that his company has placed a hold on U.S. investments. "This has taken our business plan and has forced us to look at potential investments in other countries," Standlee says. During the past few years, Abengoa has invested more than $1 billion in the United States, according to Standlee. He explains that EPA's proposal validates the "blend wall" and essentially limits the biofuels market to 10% of fuel consumption. "Investments in first-generation biofuels plants are not a priority," says Standlee. "First-generation biofuels are inextricably tied to second-generation biofuels. We expected investments for second-generation plants to be done largely by those first-generation producers." EPA's proposal asks first-generation producers to strand millions of dollars of investment to advance second-generation biofuels, Standlee says, noting that it puts a box around the ethanol market and pushes the first generation to compete with the second generation for market share. Commitment Needed. "EPA has put into question the administration's support of this policy, which we're only five years into a 15-year plan," Standlee says. "This will significantly impact and make it almost impossible for existing biofuels producers and new investors to have the confidence that a market will be there in order to invest a large sum of money for a new facility." The proposed target levels for 2014 are a step backward for the renewable fuels industry, says Delayne Johnson, general manager for Quad County Corn Processors in Galva, Iowa. Since 2000, Quad County has operated a corn ethanol biorefinery, producing 35 million gallons a year. With the same feedstock already on site, Quad County planned to turn the fiber from corn kernels into a high-octane, clean-burning ethanol and broke ground on a cellulosic ethanol plant in July 2013. The new plant is forecast to produce 1.8 to 2 million gallons of ethanol a year. If EPA makes changes to the RFS, investments will be stifled, Johnson says. "Without the RFS, it gives a 90% mandate for consumers to use petroleum and removes consumer choice at the pump," he says. EPA is reviewing testimonials and written comments. According to the Renewable Fuels Association, it will likely be months before a final rule will be released. Listen in as industry experts share their perspective on EPA's proposal at www.TopProducer-Online.com/RFS. Back to news


text: The Umm Suqeim Veterinary Centre in Dubai, UAE provides the most comprehensive medical and surgical companion animal care. It was opened by Dr Malcolm Rose in 2014 and his team of dedicated vets. Dr Malcolm Rose and his wife, Dr Monique Strange were the first to open a 24 hour veterinary clinic in the Middle East, and continue to forge new horizons to bring the best quality veterinary care to you throughout the life of your pet. Our services and facilities range from routine preventive care for young, healthy pets; early detection and treatment of disease as your pet ages; and complete medical and surgical care as necessary during their lifetime. We are the only facility in Dubai to be 24 hours which means we are fully staffed with vets, nurses and support every day and every night.


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Many pilots have upgraded their headset to one of the many popular ANR headsets on the market. But what to do for a passenger without a headset or for someone yet to make the leap to an ANR?
If you have an old non-ANR headset, consider an ANR Kit from Headsets Inc., which makes kits for a variety of popular models, most priced at $169 or $189.
Headsets Inc. even has a kit installation video available on its website that should dispel any concerns you might have about taking a wire cutter to your beloved headset.
For more information: 800-876-3374.


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This solemn and inspiring track is written entirely orchestral instruments in the Baroque style, with a small addition of electronic sounds. It is perfect for a movie about space, catering and other projects that require emphasize the solemnity of the moment.
If you like track, but you would like to change something, I will introduce small changes free of charge and others for a reasonable fee.
I would be grateful if you send me a link to your work featuring my music – at your own discretion, of course.


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how would a transfer student explain to employers that they've transferred on the resume?Do you list both schools? Because it seems odd that you list your first year GPA next to the name of your new law school (obvivously you have not earned those grades there) Can somebody please explain how I can re write my resume? Many things have changed since I learned about my interview, which will take place next week. Thanks
Mine looks like this:Current Law School, Candidate for J.D., May 2011Old Law Schoo, Dates attendedGPAHonorsActivitiesUndergrad info.