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State-of-the-art sexual health clinic opened in Crown Heights Medical Centre
5:00pm Thursday 31st January 2013 in News By Helen Morton, Senior Reporter
A SEXUAL health centre has been opened in Basingstoke by Solent NHS Trust.
The centre, in the existing Crown Heights Medical Centre, is a "one-stop shop" for sexual health services, catering for residents of borough and those in the surrounding areas.
The centre offers support and advice on a wide variety of sexual health issues, including sexually transmitted infections and treatment, contraception, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, unplanned pregnancy services and HIV testing and treatment.
It also offers free condoms, psychosexual counselling, sexual health information and advice and referral to vasectomy services.
The service, which opened to the public on January 14, will officially be launched on Thursday, February 21.
Charlotte Bemand, head of sexual health services at Solent NHS Trust, said: "We are really pleased to be opening Crown Heights as a purpose-built, state-of-the-art centre for sexual health services in the local community."
The centre can be accessed by people of all ages living in the Hampshire area and is open Monday to Saturday.
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The Indian rupee will soon get its own unique symbol, joining the dollar, pound sterling, euro and the yen as international currencies with an identity that is instantly recognizable worldwide.
Five designs had been shortlisted by the government following an all-India contest and media reports suggest the Cabinet will choose the winning entry (from the following five) this week.
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A metaphoric bridge intended to span and embrace the differences between young students became a literal one, as The Friendship Bridge was officially dedicated on the grounds of Oak Park and Lakeview Elementary schools.
The two side-by-side Sarasota County schools have always had a mostly unused bridge between them. Over the years, it had fallen into neglect and was pretty much forgotten—until Brenda Smoak, National Very Special Arts (VSA) Teaching Artist Fellow and Teaching Artist with the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, stepped in.
The program "Building Bridges between the School and Community" was funded by a John F. Kennedy Center VSA/MetLife Foundation grant, Smoak said.
"Sarasota was one of the cities chosen by the Kennedy Center and the grant went to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. I was lucky enough to be asked to work with Van Wezel to meet the grant stipulations: to integrate students living with disabilities with students who were not disabled to work side by side on an art project," Smoak said. "The grant also afforded 400 students at Oak Park and Lakeview the opportunity to see two live school-time performances at Van Wezel.
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I'm looking at leveling my 2007 Avalanche. I'm looking at going up in the front 2.5" and keeping the stock ride height in the back. I like the look of a leveled truck, and a friend mentioned the benefits of having a more even weight distribution over all four wheels. However, a retailer told me I need a slight rake to take weight off of the rear suspension! Is he right?? I'm confused. Now it doesn't have to be perfectly level, I would be satisfied if it was within less than an inch. Now my truck has 80,000 miles, and I would like to replace/upgrade the shocks and/or struts as well, so a kit that focuses on replacing those rather than spacers or whatever would be preferable. I have been looking at the Rancho Quicklift Loaded up front with 9000XL shocks in the back. I've also looked at Truxx adj leveling kit that seems to be nice. I would like to hear my options, pro's and con's, price etc. Also if i could get packages that include shocks and struts that would be cool. I have a buddy that has a shop to do it at, so difficulty of installation etc. isn't a problem. Let me know what you guys think I should go with.
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Welcome to the Club!!! The Rancho Leveling kit is very well made. There are a ton of options out there. You may want to check Ebay also. There is alot of options available on there also.
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Welcome! To answer your question regarding the rake, the factory does put a rake on the truck so that when you put weight into the bed or cargo area, the rear end will not sag causing the front to lift. Adding a leveling kit will cause it to do this when hauling heavy loads, but honestly how often does an Avalanche see heavy enough loads to cause excessive front end "lift"?
Bilstein makes a leveling shock (believe it's the 5100 series) that supposedly will level the front out, but don't quote me on that. I myself have a Procomp leveling kit installed on my truck and have had 0 problems. Brought the front end up a total of 1" and 7/8's of an inch. I believe it was about $250 installed at my local tire shop.2005 Chevy Silverado W/T
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Billy Ray Cyrus will forever be known for the catchy, lightweight single "Achy Breaky Heart," which became a line-dancing anthem upon its release in 1992. "Achy Breaky Heart" made Cyrus famous, but it also proved to be his undoing as he failed to replicate its success with future releases. Cyrus' music was never particularly innovative -- it owed as much to the country-rock of the Eagles as it did to the new traditionalism of George Strait and the new country of Clint Black and Garth Brooks -- but his musical worth became irrelevant in the wake of the success of "Achy Breaky Heart" and its accompanying album, Some Gave All. The album became a crossover success on the strength of its chief single, shining a spotlight on Cyrus, whose handsome, hunky good looks only furthered his appeal. However, both his good looks and the single were soon forgotten, and just two years after Some Gave All ruled the airwaves, Cyrus virtually disappeared from both the pop and country charts. He spent a decade as part of the long history of one-hit wonders, only to return to chart success in the wake of his daughter Miley's popular TV show, Hannah Montana, in 2007. Enamored of baseball, Cyrus intended to become another Johnny Bench as he grew up in Flatwoods, Kentucky. While attending Georgetown College on a baseball scholarship, he bought a guitar and began to question his intended career path. Switching gears, he formed a band called Sly Dog with his brother and gave himself a ten-month deadline for finding a place to play. One week prior to that cut-off date, Sly Dog secured work as the house band for a club in Ironton, Ohio, where they remained for two years. When a 1984 fire destroyed the bar -- along with Cyrus' equipment -- the burgeoning musician moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career. Eventually, he decided to return to Kentucky and commuted regularly from there to Nashville in search of a record deal. Grand Ole Opry star Del Reeves convinced Mercury Records to take a look, and division head Harold Shedd signed him in the summer of 1990. When his first album arrived mid-1992, Cyrus -- with his good looks, sculpted body, and the infectious "Achy Breaky Heart" -- became an instant groundbreaking sensation. Spending five weeks at the top of the country charts, "Achy Breaky Heart" helped make its accompanying debut album, Some Gave All, a blockbuster success. By the time it fell off the charts, it had sold over nine million copies and spent 17 weeks on the top of the pop charts. Despite his attempts, Cyrus wasn't able to replicate the success of Some Gave All. He quickly followed the album with It Won't Be the Last in the summer of 1993. The album initially sold well and entered the pop charts at number three, but it fell far short of expectations by only reaching platinum status. Storm in the Heartland, delivered in the fall of 1994, managed to go gold, but it was largely ignored by country radio and only contributed to the decline of Cyrus' profile. When he returned in 1996 with the harder-edged, introspective Trail of Tears, his audience had virtually disappeared: the album only spent four weeks on the charts and didn't even go gold. Nevertheless, Cyrus continued to release records, issuing Shot Full of Love in 1998 and Southern Rain in 2000. In March 2001, Cyrus made his first foray into television by playing a country doctor in the sitcom Doc. He then returned to music world with 2003's Time Flies and the gospel-inspired Other Side. Wanna Be Your Joe arrived in 2006, the same year that Cyrus appeared on the Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, a popular show starring his real-life daughter Miley. While the album failed to spawn a successful single, it nevertheless went gold -- Cyrus' first album in eight years to do so -- and demonstrated the commercial power of his status as Miley's father. Riding on the wave of Hannah Montana's popularity, Cyrus released his tenth studio album, Home at Last, in 2007 on the Disney label. The album debuted at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard charts, both reestablishing Cyrus as a presence in country music and highlighting the popularity (not to mention influence) of his daughter's show. Love Songs, a collection drawn from his peak years with Mercury, was released early in 2008, followed in 2009 by a new studio project, Back to Tennessee, on Hollywood Records. He partnered with a new label, Walt Disney Records, for 2011's I'm American, which found the singer crooning his way through a number of patriotic songs (including a reworked version of "Some Gave All," the title track from his 1992 debut). ~ Tom Roland & Stephen Thomas ErlewinePortions of Content Provided by Rovi Corporation.
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A Woodstock High School student was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a staff member saw him holding a look-alike gun at about 12:30 p.m. in the school parking lot, the Northwest Herald reports.
Alejandro Duron, 18, 1621 Halma Lane, Woodstock, was charged with disorderly conduct, the Herald reports. Duron was showing a non-fuctional BB gun to another student. He never brought the gun into the school building, the story said.
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You guys have alot of great motivational quotes in your signatures. I was going to tell my girlfriend a couple of them but then I realized I had no idea who's signatures they were in. I tried searching but the search popped up everyone's journal. I figure it would be fun and helpful if we designate this thread to motivational quotes that get our asses to the gym or just make us feel good.
Here's a couple that I read yesterday...
"It's not because things are difficult that we don't dare.
It's because we don't dare that things are difficult." -Seneque
"Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can. -Bruce Lee
(I took both those off a youtube.com video I saw yesterday)
Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food.
And 'Vae victis' - Woe to the conquered =)
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Train like God is watching, hahaha nice one
"Who dares, wins."--Motto of the Special Air Service, UK.
"The meek shall inherit the earth, but only after the strong are finished with it."......me....and someone else, I just forget who.
The Gods taught us to forge Iron so that we would not be slaves-----old Germanic saying
buy a chin up bar, sell the arm curl bar---Roddy
There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left.
Are you eating while you are reading this? You should be... --hrdgain81
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"Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy ass weight!" - Ronnie Coleman
"You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time." -Gordie Howe


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August 1, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas first lady Anita Perry has joined forces with state health officials to urge people to get flu shots.
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Thursday unveiled a public service announcement with Perry, who's a nurse, and agency director Dr. Kyle Janek.
The 30-second announcement features Janek warning that flu cases can be severe and even fatal. The wife of Gov. Rick Perry says people with the flu should not wait for symptoms to get severe before consulting a doctor.
The PSA closes with the phrase: "Protect yourself and your fellow Texans."
Health officials say the level of flu-like illness is classified as "high" in Texas. This year's vaccine includes protection against H1N1, known as swine flu.
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District volleyball schedules concluding on Tuesday, with five Parker County teams earning postseason slots. There were two undefeated district champs, one team sharing a district title, a district runner-up and a shared third-place finisher.
Aledo finished in a tie with Granbury for the District 7-4A title, winning a coin flip to assume the top seed.
Springtown beat Kennedale Tuesday to conclude its perfect title run (10-0) in District 6-3A. The Lady Porcupines will host Sanger on Friday in a warm-up match.
Brock also swept its District 9-2A slate (10-0) for the outright championship. The Lady Eagles begin their playoff run on Monday, meeting Whitney in a Region II bi-district match to be held at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.
Also in District 9-2A, Peaster finished league play tied with Boyd and will assume the fourth seed. The Lady Hounds will face Godley in a bi-district match at a time and place to be announced.
With a second-place finish in District 8-1A, the Poolville Lady Monarchs volleyball team is also headed for postseason play. Poolville compiled a 8-2 record to earn the runner-up slot, and will play either Petrolia or Electra on Monday at Bowie High School. First serve is set for 7 p.m. The Lady Monarchs will stay tuned up with a warm-up match against Forestburg on Friday. Poolville will host the match, which starts at 4:30 p.m.


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Hack and / - What Really IRCs Me: Twitter
tircd works with a subset of traditional IRC commands, so it is pretty intuitive if you already are familiar with IRC. Your last Twitter status shows up as the topic of the #twitter channel, and if you want to update your status, all you have to do is type a message in the channel. If you want to send a direct message to other users, simply send them a private message. Likewise, if they send you a direct message, it shows up as a private message in IRC.
There are two different ways to follow or remove users. First, you can follow or remove them from the Twitter site or from any other Twitter client, and you will see those users join or leave your #twitter channel. Second, you can use the /invite IRC command followed by the users' Twitter user names to follow them. To remove them, all you have to do is /kick them from the channel. If you want to block users completely, just use /ban, and use /unban to unblock them. If you want to get information about a user, you can use the standard IRC /whois command.
One of the more interesting aspects of tircd is that you can set up multiple channels with only certain users in it. This can be useful if you follow a large number of accounts and want to organize them. Simply /join a new channel on the tircd server, and use /invite to add those particular users to that channel. Now, whenever those users update their status, it appears both in #twitter and in this new channel.
You also can use new channels for custom search queries. Again, /join a new channel of any name, and then use the /topic command to change the topic to the Twitter search query you want to use. All of the results of your search then appear in the channel.
Okay, I admit it, Twitter isn't so bad when you can access it inside IRC. I still think it's easier and faster to chat with people over IRC, but with tircd, I can find out what Larry King and Oprah had for lunch in my localhost #twitter channel and chat with all the great people in the official #linuxjournal channel all from the same client.
Kyle Rankin is a Senior Systems Administrator in the San Francisco Bay Area and the author of a number of books, including Knoppix Hacks and Ubuntu Hacks for O'Reilly Media. He is currently the president of the North Bay Linux Users' Group.
Kyle Rankin is a director of engineering operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, the author of a number of books including DevOps Troubleshooting and The Official Ubuntu Server Book, and is a columnist for Linux Journal.
Add firstname.lastname@example.com as your
Add firstname.lastname@example.com as your jabber contact; Enable twitter bridge in identi.ca; use bitlbee to connect to your IM account ; /msg firstname.lastname@example.com to post identi.ca/twitter updates;
Just might get a twitter acct after all
Hope they can sustain the additional load
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Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the summer season and the return of Art in the Park in West End.
This year will mark the 14th anniversary of the event which will have "a renewed sense of purpose," according to the Long Branch Arts Council (LBAC).
"February's devastating fire in the West End neighborhood of Long Branch displaced numerous residents and destroyed several longstanding businesses on the Brighton Avenue block across from West End Park, home to the Art in the Park event," a release states. "For the 2012 edition, the Long Branch Arts Council and Long Branch Historical Association join together in a renewed commitment to the vitality of West End, and its continued importance in the cultural landscape of coastal New Jersey."
Last year's event was among the most successful ever, according to the LBAC, with more than 50 participating artists and a record turnout.
This year's Art in the Park is slated for Sunday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in West End Park at the corner of Ocean and Brighton Avenues.
"We're particularly interested in submissions in the categories of Works on Paper, Works on Canvas, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Photography, Ceramics, and Special Materials (including wood, glass or plastic) — so whether you're a seasoned professional or a relative newcomer, this can be a great opportunity to get your work before the public, in a supportive and highly visible setting that offers honors in each category," the release states.
The guest juror this year will be Amy Faris, a graduate of Moore College of Art and Design and the New York Academy of Art whose paintings and drawings have been exhibited at gallery shows in Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Maryland.
The event is sponsored by the LBAC, in partnership with the Long Branch Historical Association, with support from the City of Long Branch.
Interested artists will be asked to send photos or JPEGS of their work for consideration, but those who participated in the 2011 show need not submit material for review.
The deadline to enter this year's event is May 19. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $40 due at time of registration, and locations of tents or stalls within the park will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
All questions about Art in the Park should be directed to event coordinator Mare Akana at 732-542-1307.


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Craig Pearson
The Tribune-Star
In a battle of two young women's basketball teams, Indiana State's senior point guard Taylor Whitley rose to the occasion, scoring a season-high 18 points and swiping seven of the Sycamores' 19 steals Tuesday in Hulman Center.
Indiana State's team defense — primarily a 3-2 zone led by ISU's active guards and Racheal Mahan finishing with many of the rebounds — helped the Sycamores erase a 36-29 deficit early in the second half. ISU's steal total was good for the second best in school history.
After falling behind seven, ISU went on a 16-2 run to take a 45-38 lead on its way to a 58-52 victory against Northern Illinois.
Mahan finished with her third double-double of the season. Coming off a career-high scoring performance in ISU's win at Saint Louis, Mahan had a career-high rebounding night, dominating the glass with 17 rebounds to go with her two blocks and three steals.
"She's a beast," Northern Illinois coach Kathi Bennett said. "Once she learns use her left and counter move, she's going to be something else. But she just is a very physical player, and plays with great will and great tenacity."
As big as Mahan played, ISU coach Teri Moren was thrilled to see her point guard make the game's decisive plays.
"I thought Taylor was clearly the player of the game. We thought our best offense tonight was putting the ball in Taylor's hands and letting her work off the high ball screen or the wing ball screen," Moren said.
Whitley found Anna Munn for her only 3-pointer of the night, with Munn reading the defense off a flare cut. ISU was energized off that play that pulled it within 38-37 with nine minutes to go.
On the next NIU possession, Whitely picked up a steal and made her second 3-point play during that 16-2 run. The Sycamores forced consecutive turnovers — Northern Illinois finished with 26 in the game — and then Whitley attacked the basket to get to the line for two more free throws. Then she found freshman Kasey Johnson for a layup that gave the Sycamores needed separation.
"In the gameplan, they said I could really utilize going off ball screen. That definitely worked to all of our advantages," said Whitley, who credited ISU's defensive intensity for the win. "In the second half, we stepped up at the defensive end. We definitely have to keep fighting."
Munn, who finished with 15 points after knocking down 10 of 10 at the foul line, finished in double figures for the seven time this season, becoming the first Sycamore to do so since Melanie Boeglin did in the first 16 games of 2005-06.
Munn was impressed by the Sycamores' continued play at the defensive end.
"That's just our bread-and-butter really, our defense," Munn said. "We really feed off that end of the court. We've just got to continue that the rest of the year and we'll be good."
ISU was pretty steady at the defensive end in the first half as well, making a 9-0 run to take a 13-9 lead after a sluggish start.
Sophomore guard Natasha Zurek played big minutes for the Sycamores in the opening 20 minutes, making four steals and blocking a shot that led to an ISU bucket at the other end.
Zurek had a pair of steals during the 9-0 ISU run that catapulted her team ahead 13-9 with 11:40 to go before halftime.
"I love playing with Tosh, she's just a hard-nosed player," Whitley said. "She'll get in you defensively. She definitely did that in this game. Our coaches preach getting deflections defensively, and she definitely did that today."
Moren hopes the Sycamores continue to build off the wins. ISU plays host to Illinois-Chicago on Friday.
"You win a game like tonight that helps your confidence. We're a pretty confident group right now," Moren said.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (52) — Thorp 0-1 4-4 4, Buggs 2-7 0-0 4, Hoelmenn 1-3 1-2 3, Taylor 3-6 0-0 8, Corrall 6-11 4-4 19, Sneed 21-4 0-0 4, Lindstrom 1-2 0-0 2, Pulliam 3-5 0-0 6, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Wittman 0-1 0-0 0, Augusta 0-0 2-2 2, Haywood 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-41 FG, 11-12 FT, 52 TP.
INDIANA STATE (58) — Mahan 6-14 0-4 12, Valley 1-5 0-0 2, Johnson 1-2 0-2 2, Whitley 6-11 6-8 18, Munn 2-13 10-10 15, Zurek 3-5 0-0 6, Laramie 1-2 1-2 3, Franklin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 FG, 17-26 FT, 58 TP.
Halftime score — ISU 23, NIU 22. 3-point shooting — NIU 5-12 (Corral 3-6, Taylor 2-3, Thorp 0-1, Buggs 0-1, Lindstrom 0-1). ISU 1-8 (Munn 1-7, Valley 0-1). Rebounds — NIU 30 (Thorp 6, Buggs 6), ISU 30 (Mahan 17, Valley 4, Whitley 3). Assists — NIU 11 (Buggs 3, Corral 3), ISU 7 (Whitley 3, Valley 2). Turnovers — NIU 26, ISU 18. Blocks — NIU 2 (Buggs, Hoelmenn), ISU 3 (Mahan 2, Zurek).
Next — Indiana State (5-2) plays host to Illinois-Chicago on Friday. Northern Illinois (3-4) plays Dec. 15 at DePaul.


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Valerie called me a little over a week ago (just a couple of days after I had signed up on Pilots 'n' Paws!) and indicated that three affenpinschers needed a ride from Denver to Sheridan, WY. I quickly found out at least to some degree the level of dedication she has to saving dogs and finding good homes for them. In operating her rescue/boardiung facility, the K9 Inn in Wichita, KS, she might have 50 or more dogs at any given time. Needless to say, I was happy to help. I should probably also note that Valerie is connected to the Affenpinscher Rescue.
So, the little guys made their way to temporary boarding in Denver, waiting for weekend flight to Sheridan. That was engough time for them to make Steve, the guy that was nice enough to take care of them, fall in love and adopt two of them. So, that left Oscar and I with plenty of room to stretch out on our trip to Sheridan on January 17. It was beautiful weather, unlimited visibility, and a BIG headwind. Our 330 nm trip took much longer than he would have preferred. (We saw 85 kt gs on the way out - going back was nice) With that extra time, I learned very little about Oscar, except that he doesn't like to fly! He was pretty happy to get on the ground in Sheridan. I understand that he got along with Jo very well on their drive up to Billings.
I really enjoyed helping Oscar get to the next phase of his life. I need to bring better treats next time.


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Non-Linux FOSS: Telephone
Whether you're trying to use Google Voice and a free SIP service to get a free telephone system or trying to connect to your company's internal phone system, if you're on a Mac, you need a SIP client. A few free options exist, but none are as simple as Alexei Kuznetsov's Telephone.
Telephone even integrates with OS X's Contacts program, so you can make a SIP call directly from there. It's free, open source, and it's even available in the Apple App Store. If you need to make a VoIP call on your Macintosh, be sure to check out Telephone: http://www.tlphn.com.
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I didn't knew by now that
I didn't knew by now that there are available so much applications from Google, it is really interesting and I think that I am going to start use them.
Working with voip sip calls
There are many voip sip service provider they give us service but our exception is not satisfied so we have to need a good voip, sip service provider where they will help us to setup voip sip and other software supportand softphone building. As the SDK uses this protocol as basic background for data transport, you may want to understand the terms related to RTP
for more information see....
Think of it this way.
If this program does seem to work well in a UNIX like enviroment. Instead of complaining about it not running on Linux, why don't we take the source code of the application, which is open source, and here is the crazy part of my suggestion, compile it to run on Linux. It's not that far of stretch to do it.
So let's all quit are complaining about it not being Linux, it's FOSS, open source, it works and it's free...
I for one compliment Linux Journal for there looking outside of the box attitude. I like to see that there are alternative FOSS applications for all of the platforms that I have to deal with as a consultant. Let's face it our industry majority is the OS none of us like to mention or use, some mac, some Linux (not as much as I want), and mobile devices. It is nice to see a small article showing that there are FOSS/open source applications that will run on these platforms.
Linux Journal; please keep up the good work in showing the wonderful world of open source!
On a side note; I do think the switch over to complete digital caught everyone off guard, and to the guy who hasn't got credited back yet... Have you tried following up with them? I haven't had any problems with them whenever I contacted them before in the past.
I think maybe I am not
I think maybe I am not explaining point well enough. I completely agree with your statement of " why don't we take the source code of the application, which is open source, and here is the crazy part of my suggestion, compile it to run on Linux."
If article was about porting this app or contrasting it against existing projects I would be praising it.
LJ's description of itself is "The monthly magazine of the Linux community, promoting the use of Linux worldwide" That is very different from saying you are "Linux Centered".
Linux is open source. Not all open source is Linux. I am not saying that is a bad thing. And I am also not saying that the project is not worth talking about or reviewing. This article doesn't do or make process towards what LJ stated purpose is. Which ultimately is why I read LJ
No Trolling Intended
I read LJ because as the tag line reads from googling LJ "The monthly magazine of the Linux community, promoting the use of Linux worldwide".
Realistically I know there only so many bash scripts , perl 1 liners you can do. But as it was stated by others before me, there is more to linux then just the kernel and shell tools.
You are putting out a product that is set to service a market that has a specific requirement. If this was an article about what linux could learn from the application or what is being done with it that is not being done in linux or even if it was about the differences in the coding environments. Then really I wouldn't have any thing to complain about.
I don't have a problem with the application , or that it runs only on Mac. As a reader I come to LJ for exactly what your tag line states. To use the analogy "You wouldn't go to an Italian Restaurant expecting curry dishes.
The argument of I don't get it because I am not open source enough is a silly one. No one is saying that Linux is the end all be all of open source. It just that I am going to a Linux Restaurant and tonight I don't want curry.
If you are going to include more articles like this. Then just call the magazine mostly about linux but some other stuff we think is cool. Then that would also take away from my issue with this article.
Your Analogy
To continue your analogy, I think this article is more like an Italian restaurant that has a burger on the menu. You certainly don't have to order the burger, but if the guy at the table next to you is enjoying a burger, shouldn't that be OK?
We are a Linux-centered magazine, for sure. We've done non-linux FOSS articles for a very long time though. By putting "Non-Linux FOSS" in the title, we try really hard not to sell someone a burger by accident. We aren't planning on switching our focus or anything, but I think a certain amount of crossover with the FOSS world is acceptable.
If you're offended it's not about Linux, consider it our evil plan to give folks some FOSS gateway drugs. Once they start using FOSS software on their proprietary system, they'll move to Linux, and we'll TAKE OVER THE WORLD! MWaaaahahahahhaaa!
Maniacal laughter aside, our intent is not to offend, but to include everyone, even those readers that haven't switched to 100% Linux in their lives.
Shawn Powers is an Associate Editor for Linux Journal. You might find him chatting on the IRC channel, or Twitter
Agreed! It's open source! I'm a linux user from more than 14 years and recencly have an OSX desktop lying around. I've used portage and manually selected my bootloader and logger, added yum repos! And used the app store! Enjoyed the burger!
But you don't seek an Italian
But you don't seek an Italian restaurant for a burger.
For that you go to Five Guys ;)
I would
If the Italian restaurant made awesome burgers, I'd go tothe Italian restaurant TO EAT BURGERS.
And probably some cannelloni too.
Enough already with the analogies. There is no harm, except to the devout, in submitting some articles about open-source apps from another 'world'. Quite often that news may well be specifically because the app is good and the the belief is kind of along thelines of more exposure would mean more supporting voices gets you a port. And then the news becomes 'App N gets a Linux port. Yay!'
Excellent app
I have been using this app for the last few months to connect from my macbook to my Asterisk server I have running my business phone system.
No bells or whistles, it just works and doesn't take up a huge memory footprint either.
By far the best OSX softphone out there.
Glad for them
I glad it is open source and I am sure that it is fine application. But this isn't MacWorld and other than the points of 'well it can work with linux services' or 'it is open source'. This really doesn't relate to Linux. That is like writing an article on Safari stating that 'well it connects to apache servers' or 'it is built off of webkit'. Not to take away from the application or the quality of it's code. But it really doesn't relate to Linux.
But what do I know, I am just a reader.
"doesn't relate to Linux"
Hmm, Linux Journal is writing about many things, which "doesn't relate to Linux. I agree with you, but then, every article which "doesn't relate to Linux" has to be abandoned:
Lua "doesn't relate to Linux"
Scribus "doesn't relate to Linux"
imagemagick "doesn't relate to Linux"
"awk doesn't relate to Linux"
"gcc doesn't relate to Linux"
... "doesn't relate to Linux"
These things, and thousands more, have nothing to do with Linux, some exists long time before Linux was even invented. Be a little bit smart and investigate the history of Unix, please. All *nixes are standing on the shoulder of Unix (all flavours) and GNU is not Linux and Applications are not Linux. Only Linux kernel is Linux. A rose is a rose is a rose.
I think, the only problem for you is, that an application were mentioned, which is running on Apple Mac OS X. So what?
Linux is parentage is Unix.
Apple is Unix (derived from freeBSD)
If we all agree that we talk only about things that "does relate to Linux" then Linux Journal could only write about articles that deal with the Linux Kernel. All other themes are only on top of Linux and no one can forbid to compile it on other platforms.
Yes, but they run on linux.
Yes, but they run on linux. This app does not.
Non-Linux FOSS
The title is "Non-Linux FOSS" -- we highlight other FOSS from time to time. We just love us some Open Source. :)
Shawn Powers is an Associate Editor for Linux Journal. You might find him chatting on the IRC channel, or Twitter
That does not answer any of
That does not answer any of the points raised.
You must be new here. This is
You must be new here. This is Linux Journal, the publication that breaks agreements with subscribers, ignores customer service emails, and certainly doesn't address concerns of comment posters.
Contract agreement
That's interesting you mention Linux Journal breaking customer agreements.
I signed up last year for two years of the Linux Journal magazine in print and digital formats. I received the email from Linux Journal stating they were stopping the paper version of the magazine. However I never received a credit on my credit card for the balance of Paper magazines that I paid for.
Wouldn't that be considered mail fraud by the US postal service?
I agree, they may as well
I agree, they may as well wrote about Microsoft Windows software.... idiots
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