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Daily Digest: May 24, 2013
Time picks the 15 most unusual ice cream flavors ever. [Time]
Could the sun be setting on Argentina's steak industry? [Time]
Want more flavor in that beer? Use a French press. [Lifehacker]
This crocheted food looks good enough to eat. [Smithsonian]
Washington State signs new seafood labeling law. [WSJ]
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Recipe: Grilled Hanger Steak with Peperonata
As summer hits its crescendo this week, we'll be cooking with as many of the season's exuberant flavors as time allows. Thanks to this easy but satisfying recipe from Andrew Matthews of BLT Prime, we've aready got bell peppers, Roma tomatoes, and basil covered. The colorful trio is quickly sautéed into a classic Italian peperonata, which is then crowned with simply seasoned and swiftly seared hanger steak.
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Melissa Clark's ode to Julia Child, who would have turned 100 last week.
Charred Pepper Steak Sauce [Smitten Kitchen]
How to make a perfect grilled steak even better? Drizzle it with this smoky, tangy sauce.
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"Spaghetti with sea urchin and limpets, but only if I could gather them from the shores of Sicily. Otherwise, because it's my last day on earth and I don't care about cholesterol and blood pressure, I would want a four-pound aged steak with a large side of pommes soufflé." –Fortunato Nicotra, Felidia, NYCThe Bookshelf: Betty Fussell Wants You to Eat Your Steak Rare
The unflappable Betty Fussell graced us with her presence yesterday at Beard on Books for a rousing discussion of her book Raising Steaks and all things beef. After discussing the history of the beef industry, from small-scale butcher shops to industrialized slaughterhouses to the grass-fed future, Betty moved on to how Americans eat and think about beef. What has been the effect of industrializing the beef industry? A dulled and "timid" American palate, Betty claims. She believes we need to be re-tasting all kinds of beef from Wagyu to grass-fed, declaring that it's time to "train ourselves to not just eat rib-eyes." Where should we be doing this training? These days, restaurants and chefs have the best access to the choicest cuts and kinds of meat, because they can demand it. And they also can produce the best tasting meat because they have the heat sources to cook it properly. Betty implores us to order our steaks and other red meats "Rare! Rare!The Bookshelf: Betty Fussell
Tomorrow's Beard on Books brings us Betty Fussell, a passionate carnivore who will discuss her new book, Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef. Fussell approaches this tough and proud American industry with an open mind, profiling the many men and women who help bring steaks from the ranch to our plates. She knows her cuts of beef, and that's why we asked her to tell us her five favorites and how to prepare them. Rib-eye: Why? Because of all that marbling, otherwise known as fat. And because you can get it cut thick and on the bone. Thick means you can cook it crusty on the outside and rare within, and bone means flavor. Put on lots of salt and pepper, throw it on that hot grill or grillRecipe: James Beard's Steak Pizzaiola
This saucy, savory steak is sure to impress your friends at your next weekend barbecue. In James Beard's Treasury of Outdoor Cooking, Beard suggests serving this grilled steak (which is then quickly simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce) with a side of buttered noodles (to soak up the sauce), a mixed salad with garlic croutons, and a bottle of Valpolicella.Recipe: James Beard's Steak Pizzaiola
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The French government seems to have scored an early victory in its campaign to help drivers by reducing the cost of fuel. On Monday two French supermarket… 27/08/2012
Many holiday-makers may be forgiven for feeling that taking the car is the most expensive way to travel that doesn't involve booking tickets with NASA. It… 14/08/2012
Italy's brand new high speed train 'Italo' has glided into service described as a "Ferrari on tracks." It is Italy's first privately owned high-speed train… 28/04/2012
In this week's Europe Weekly we report on the four day strike that paralysed Brussels' transport network following the death of a worker. We also take a… 13/04/2012
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United Parcel Service, the world's largest package delivery company, has bought Dutch rivals TNT in a bid to dominate the market in Europe. The deal is… 19/03/2012
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Three days on the top deck of the cruise ship Costa Allegra in the Indian Ocean. Tropical heat, a thousand people, minimal comfort… Swiss television … 02/03/2012
A slowdown in truck orders has led Scania to cut jobs and delay investment in the business. The Swedish lorry maker saw a boom in demand in 2010 and early… 01/02/2012
The British government has given the go ahead for a high-speed rail network initially linking London and Birmingham and later cities further north. The… 10/01/2012
India seems to be locked in a contest to produce the world's tiniest and cheapest cars. The latest, the Bajaj RE 60, has just been unveiled at the New… 05/01/2012
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to spend 73 million euros to increase its stake in Air Berlin to almost 30 percent and loan it nearly 200 million… 19/12/2011
They call it the 'Heathrow Pod', and it is a new way of getting around the urban jungle. Rather than waiting for a bus, business travellers just take one a… 14/12/2011
Demonstrators clashed with police near the Italian village of Chiomonte on Thursday after several thousand protesters marched towards the construction site of… 09/12/2011
The troubled holiday giant Thomas Cook is reported to be ready to cut 1,000 jobs and shake up its boardroom after securing yet another emergency cash… 28/11/2011
Finmeccanica has lowered its full-year earnings forecast and is anticipating a loss of around 200 million euros before interest and taxes. Italy's biggest… 15/11/2011
Critics say that the transport of goods by road damages the environment, because of the high levels of pollution and high fuel consumption. Researchers in… 31/10/2011
In Northern Italy thousands turned out to protest against the contruction of a high-speed train tunnel between Lyon in Franace and Turin. 23/10/2011
The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to spend 50 billion euros on improving Europe's transport, energy and internet networks. Commission… 19/10/2011
Swedish lorry maker Scania is to cut back production in Europe due to weakening demand. It will reduce output by 10 to 15 percent from November compared… 10/10/2011
The launch date has been announced for the first private passenger rail service in France competing with the state owned SNCF. An Italian and French joint… 07/10/2011
Qianan traffic police stopped a 8-seat school minivan overloaded with 66 children. 12 police cars were used to send the kids home. 14/09/2011
Thousands of cab drivers strike in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou over rising fuel costs and low taxi fares. 04/08/2011
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In this edition of U talk our guest answering your questions is from the European Cyclists' Federation. "Hi, my name is Dora Pinto and here's my question… 07/07/2011
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China is going railway crazy with the opening of the new express line between the country's two most important cities – Beijing and Shanghai. Tickets for… 27/06/2011
Europe's first ever solar-powered train is being launched in Belgium. The energy comes from 16,000 solar panels, installed on the roof of a rail tunnel… 16/06/2011
New EU rules to allow governments to charge trucks for air and noise pollution have received final backing from the European Parliament. They are expected to… 08/06/2011
The airline industry says it is seeing signs of business confidence and a recovery in world trade. The International Air Transport Association's chief… 07/06/2011
French energy management company Schneider Electric is moving to buy Spain's Telvent for 1.4 billion euros. Telvent makes information technology systems… 01/06/2011
Too many cars in our city centres can make for a pretty unpleasant atmosphere. Toxic nitrogen levels often exceed the maximum permitted limits in several… 23/05/2011
More business travelers are taking to the air on privately owned and chartered planes. The European air safety body Eurocontrol saw a 5.5 percent rise in… 18/05/2011
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German train drivers at private regional rail companies went on strike for 24 hours on Monday in Berlin and the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. The walkout… 28/03/2011
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Eurotunnel slipped back into the red in last year. Its 57 million euro loss came as the cost of servicing its debt rose by more than a quarter. It is also… 04/03/2011
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Researchers in Europe have come up with a cleaner alternative to power some of the world's biggest polluters: cruise-ships and ferries. They have developed… 25/01/2011
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The traffic saturation of Europe's roads is making it more important than ever to find alternatives for transporting freight. Although moving it by water is… 12/11/2010
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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County Legislator Robert Heins continued his impressive performances in distance racing last week by winning his division in the Ironman 70.3 Vineyard Triathlon race in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Heins, 73, won the 70-to-74 age division by covering the 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run in six hours, 31 minutes and 37 seconds.
Heins (R-Area 10, City of Plattsburgh) turned in a strong bike leg, covering the 56 miles in three hours, 11 minutes and 35 seconds despite breaking the chain on his bike on the rough roads.
"California is so broke they can't afford to fix the roads," he said. "Some guys broke their carbon-fiber bike frames, it was so rough."
Heins, a Plattsburgh dentist, finished the swim portion of the race in 43 minutes and seven seconds and ran the half-marathon in two hours and 23 minutes.
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LEONARD KOREN WAS THE FOUNDER and creative director of WET Magazine, which was published in Venice, California from 1976 to 1981. Its unusual subject matter — gourmet bathing as well as other esoteric topics — combined with its distinctive layout and design, made WET remarkable. I was a WET subscriber and the magazine's wit, depth, and style helped me get through the doldrums of the late 1970s.
Among the contributors were Matt Groening in his pre-Simpson days, Ed Ruscha, Leonard Cohen, Eve Babitz, and Lewis MacAdams. There were riveting interviews with Kenneth Anger, David Hockney, Dick Dale and Elvis Costello; and there were articles on unusual people including Henry Darger, Robert Smithson and Nikola Tesla. The best pieces were the most recondite — they covered such topics as psychic surgery in the Philippines, gourmet bubbles, insect erotica and the eternal nature of coffee. Getting WET was bliss.
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12-29-2006, 07:29 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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I personally don't have much experience with channeling, but I have read several channelled works, and this article really surprised me because I never realized these things about spirit guides/psychics and channeling. Perhaps spirituality and psychic phenomena aren't as safe as we believe it is? Are You Seeking the Light or Just Dancing with the Dark?♥ A Guide to Spiritual Discernment by Peter Newton would love to hear some comments, and possibly discussion on which channeled sources are really positive and which may be dark. im not sure if my spiritual discernment is clear enough to tell, especially since i resonate with almost everything i read and that 1-5% might not be enough to raise any alarms. |
12-29-2006, 05:57 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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I've been reading parts of the book, and I have to say it's a very good read. Thanks for posting the link. At first, I was going to discount it as just another source of fear, uncertainty, and doubt, but having gone past my initial apprehension of being wrong, I'm going to say that it's at the very least quite thought-stimulating. Anyone want to try and make the argument that Abraham is a being of the Dark? Last edited by Reyv; 12-29-2006 at 06:03 PM. |
12-30-2006, 06:10 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Interesting read...I wonder if he's 95-99% correct? I definitely agree that there seems to be a threshold where discernment becomes very difficult, and naturally it seems to be around critical points, like the source of any given information. That has been something I have struggled with for a long time, realizing a number of years ago that my mind is capable of creating or re-creating any sort of spiritual experience or insight I'm looking for. And it takes some serious Buddha mojo to completely extricate your mind and ego from any intuitive practice. Plus a number of prayer traditions and new age practices seem to suggest communication is like talking on the phone, whereas I'm concluding it's more like a CB. Anyone can answer and there's no obvious way to tell who's on the other end or selectively block anyone. I've been experimenting with challenging with mixed results. The part about conviction playing a role rings true, but at the same time I wonder, is the "other team" following an honor code that they leave because you commanded it? If they're a powerful entity, I imagine they're going to have strength against positive vibes/love, just like stronger good entities can withstand greater -- not lesser -- amounts of negative influence. So I think a negative entity will plant themselves until you find some way to get them to leave. My current theory is that all of the confusion enters at the origin of thought and speech, and knowing occurs prior to either of those (when it occurs at all). Any idea that originates in thought or word is immediately suspect because a) it could have come from any source, and b) it has passed through the ego and could have been distorted along the way. So the second we apply interpretation or articulation to any experience, we raise the risk of interference. But if we operate from the place of silent knowing, I think we can be sure that this is coming from our true inner awareness and is reliable. Then what happens is those interfering influences (including ego), having "planted themselves," see you're not paying attention to them and start beating you up for it. But I've found right next to the place of knowing is the place of power, so there seems to be inner resources for dealing with that as well. So having opened my mouth, 95-99% is probably the most right I can ever be, assuming a perfectly accurate interpretation of perfectly reliable information. |
12-30-2006, 01:08 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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If what this guy says is correct, the current Spirituality movement needs to stop and take a close look at things. Think about the syllabus/canon right now - from Abraham-Hicks to Coversations with God, much of what New AGe/Personal Development/Spirituality...whatever you want to call it.... is the result of connecting with 'channelled beings.' Newton makes some good arguments and observations, but like you said Andy, I don't understand why a 'dark' being would go away just because he was challenged. Seems to me, at least in some cases, that 'challenging' them would just give them more power. But for the most part, I think the article is congruent and believable. Not very fashionable right now, but it definitely gives you a lot to think about. Do you realize how many people are able to channel??? It's unreal. They're cropping up everywhere. Why is this? |
12-30-2006, 03:35 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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interesting read. he definetily has a point that it is possible to channel so called 'dark' beings, however if you clearly state that you want a guide that serves light to work with you this is not supposed to happen. i would also have liked if he clarified on what he means by serving self and serving others. if all is one then there is no others, or self (if self refers to ego). serving others to me implies that you are not true to yourself because you have to sacrifice your happiness for others well being which i dont believe is necessary. if eveyone stayed true to themselves (not ego but Self) then the world would have much more integrity. perhaps what he is trying to say is ego vs higher self, in a not so clear manner. about his saying that evil exists, to me that is like reinforcing polarization. i thought the point was to just accept what is and see things as they are without needing to label them as good or bad. if we hold on to that evil exists, wont that lead us to live in fear and reinforce polarization? yes, perhaps there are beings that have alterior motives, such as power over others etc, which could be interpreted as evil. but this is not necessarily evil, its just another choice of being and is no less valid than any other. i am confused. |
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yes i see what you say and from what the other members have said and i feel that there are not many who can channel to the degree that we need to see from spirit as true proof.Now dont get me wrong i have been a medium for 4 years and it does not suit all who try it and it can be very tireing on you.But if you can relax and go deep engouh for them to get through with out you interfering then all the better, the only advice i can give to anyone that i would teach is do what you feel is right for you and wht you are most comfortable with. I hpoe in some way this helps my freind |
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I think it's very plausible to channel dark beings. Being a spirit/4dimensional is no qualification to give advice. The concepts of service-to-self and service-to-others are familiar to me, it may reinforce duality to a degree but life is like that. It's a part of being an emotional creature. I don't like to see harm come to my loved ones. A dark being by it's name is one who seeks to harm. Without judgement that is just an event. But being who I am I won't stand by while people are being harmed intentionally, especially through flawed intelligence about the nature of life. Even if you can verify the information given by such a being you need to verify their motives. I don't intend to advocate fear of such beings but discenment. Know thy Self. | |
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thanks for all the replies, this has been weighing on my mind for awhile and everyone's responses and intentions have been clearing it up for me i'm currently reading the Law of One material advocated in the article (L/L Research Frame Page - under "library") and it explains the Service-to-Self and Service-to-Others in more detail (long but good read). I'm also kind of confused about the phrasing of this and I agree with skydust that working on yourself IS helping others. david hawkins said that the best thing you can do for the world is raise your own level of consciousness, it radiates outward in the metaphysical realm and raises the whole world's consciousness level. all changes stem from within; as gandhi said, "be the change you wish to see in the world." whatever it takes to do it, whether it's service to your higher self or service to others. I personally just had an experience like that a couple days ago, where I had a period of being in unconditional love, and all anger and distrust melted away all around me without me having to do anything! as for polarization, i'm reminded of david hawkin's work again in his explanations of non-duality; "you don't have to hate chocolate in order to like vanilla". we need to keep in perspective that evil and good both need to exist in order for Creation to unfold and for us to be able to choose, and that we are helping the Dark evolve in their own choices and that they are helping us evolve in our own choices. i've been noticing a lot of New Age spirituality focused on manifesting all your desires, and while it talks a lot about how to manifest abundance and make your dream wo/man love you, there was almost nothing on how to increase the abundance of love in the world or addressing other people's free will. maybe this is just one of these things where when people are ready for finer spiritual discernment, they'll attract and find articles like these, and when they're not they won't find it anyway. all we can do is be directed by the divine Presence within and allow higher possibilities for people to find spiritual truth and love when they need it. perhaps everything is unfolding as it should |
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Yeah, I think the assertion here is that "light" and "dark," "good" and "evil" are just names that we come up with based on our own values. "Evil" is anyone who wants to harm me or thinks that I am evil, right? The interesting possibility this opens up is that in the cosmological view of things, "service to self" and "service to others" are equally valid approaches, with radically different outcomes. "God" would seem to recommend one approach, but never to interfere with the agency of either to grow and act. Makes you think about what your choices really mean. Is choosing to do "good" out of fear really choosing "service to others?" Or is it mistakenly choosing the fear/domination ethos? Does it really matter if your facts are "correct" if they don't lead to the outcome you desire? Channeling is difficult this way because you can't remove ego from the connection, and you have no objective way to determine the source. In other words, you can only trust your Self. That means the ancient traditions of Self-realization are critical to develop discernment. Everything true that we learn -- regardless of the source -- is good learning, so long as we can discern the falsehood. I think channeling is just a signpost that reminds us that there is a deeper source of knowing inside us; the only source we can fully trust. And we should not rely on channeled books, however old or new, or the words of any other. Including this guy, and including myself. |
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Richful, I am saying that semi-doubting it myself, as i read it in the book 'opening to channel'. it is also a book that was channeled and its about how to connect with your guides. It sais that : "Guides will not deceive you if you ask them where they are from. if you ask them if they are from the light they will not say 'yes' if they aren't. Ask for a high guide and one will be there." However having read the article, it cleverly points out that being from the light isnt the same as serving it. That makes me wonder if the beings are dark, why wouldnt they lie and say they are serving the light? I do however feel thar fear will just make it worse, and as an IM practitioner i choose to believe fully that i connect with a guide that serves the light regardless of all these details. --- Quote:
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Taken from the Amazon review for The Law of One (the Ra Material): "I discovered this material in the early '80s about the time it was released. I was blown away then and still am. I'll never forget the feeling - something similar to having uncovered a profound and precious secret. I remain convinced that other than ACIM, this may be the ONLY channeled material out there that is what it purports to be. Much more recently, I've begun kinesiologically calibrating books, people, spiritual teachers, institutions with the method taught by Dr. David Hawkins. The Law of One books collectively calibrate (or they did with my calibration) at over 800, in fact somewhere in the neighborhood of 850 if I remember correctly. Astounding, considering that Hawkins states that less than 5% of channeled material calibrates over 455." From Transcending the Control System: Standards of Channeling "There exists no perfect channeled material since corruption is inevitable. Ego biases, mistranslations, quantum laws interfering with transmission of quantitative data, hacking by negative entities, programming of the channeler through abductions and implants, etc can all cause degradation in the conduit over time. And of what material is published, perhaps just a few percent fall within the top three levels of standards. So as much as channeling can be a valuable source of inspiration and insight, I advise extreme discernment and a high set of standards when approaching it." the rabbit hole just gets deeper and deeper... |
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Ethereal, thanks for your posting of this article! I was thinking about it too! Anyways, I have never channeled anything but I have read books by some who say they are "channeled." For example I am reading the workbook from A Course in Miracles right now which was channeled & the entity identified itself as Jesus. However, I'm not so sure of that but nonetheless the book is a great study for me! So you can say I am having a positive experience. A long time ago on the internet I was searching (I did this often) for spiritual information & came across an e-book of which I no longer have a link. The guy said he was contacted & saw & conversed with an entity which also..called itself Jesus. The thing I got from it which was helpful for me at the time though was the translation of the words of the Bible as Jesus saying "I AM" & not just making God something bigger than himself. That was very helpful for my growth. So even if something is not of Jesus persay or.. whatnot.. I have gotten positive benefits from some of the channeled stuff. However, I will add on the other side of this story: I have picked up books & wanted to belch from the amount of BS in them. & they are also claimed to be channeled or psychically known & I suspect them to be channeling astral entities of which there is a very negative intention that calibrates very very low. So if a book has 99% good stuff & 1% not true I'd read it most likely & just chuck out the 1% shruggable stuff. & even if I didn't know I think in time we all know just from experience. It didn't take Hawkins telling me about how certain things were not as positive as you think they'd be to "know" that but rather my personal experiences with them. I saw what happened to some of the people I knew who got themselves so puffed up they thought they were above being duped by negative entities. Eee. I've got stories I could tell. Such as looking into the eyes of a person & seeing darkness so deep it freaked me out (seriously). Anyways! Just thought I'd share & thanks for the link! |
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We work with purpose because what we do matters, our members depend on us, and there is a lot to accomplish. Our time and resources are valuable and must always be put to the best possible use. Just as Prime has an organizational purpose, we, as individual employees must also work and plan our work with intention. We are each responsible for ensuring that our daily work activities have a defined and understood purpose that ties into something we need to achieve and aligns with our organization's priorities. Our activities should have specific expected outcomes that we can measure. Activities without a purpose take away from work that can make a difference.
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It's always nice to have friends, who care about your kids in a sincere way, almost as much as you do. Don't you think? I have had a friend in particular like that, for 13 years now or so. About half-way into our friendship, I began home schooling our oldest, and at the time, only child. Eventually, we added 3 more students to our school, and are now transitioning into our 7th year of homeschooling .
My friend had 3 kids of her own, all close to my daughter's age, adding a 4th along the way. She has also happened to be a teacher. But somehow, all along, those two facts or common interests, have never really come together between us. Until this year. Oh, I may have, at times, happened to say something to her about our schooling, as a friend would in sharing what is happening in their life in girlfriend chit-chat.… Read More


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Podcast Season 4 Episode 12
Title: Higgs Boson
In this episode: The Higgs Boson has been discovered-ish. An extra nano second has wreaked havoc on Linux servers. Diablo III runs on Wine. Ubuntu drops Grub 2 over secure boot worries, and your comments from the last podcast are internet famous. Hear our better-than-average discoveries and your own opinions, in their original format, in our Open Ballot.
What's in the show:
- Lightning News:
The Higgs Boson has probably been discovered. That sneaky additional nano second has caused lots of problems for Linux servers. Blizzard bans Diablo III for Wine users. Or not? Ubuntu drops Grub 2 over UEFI secure boot worries. Grub 2 has finally been released! And you, dear listeners and commentators, are now internet famous, thanks to Slashdot and Linux Insider.
- Discovery of the week:
- Graham:
- Google's top hit for 'discovery of the fortnight' belongs to us!
- Run pro-audio apps from Windows with WineASIO.
- Efrain:
- Where did all the Entwives go?
- Jon:
- KTechLab doesn't work very well with large circuits.
- Andrew:
- His Mint installation is broken.
- Never use a map of Europe on the back of a Euro to win points in a pub quiz.
(the pub quiz was in aid of Julian House)
- Graham:
- Rants and Raves
Effy rants and Effy raves.
- Speak Your Brains:
Many thanks for sending us your thoughts. You are all awesome!If you want this section to continue, email firstname.lastname@example.com. - Open Ballot: Is Linux Marxist or capitalist?
- We're updating Facebook again.
- Special offer: subscribe to Linux Format magazine and save lots
Presenters: Andrew Gregory, Efrain Hernandez-Mendoza, Graham Morrison and Jonathan Roberts
Subscribe to the TuxRadar Podcast. Choose between Ogg Vorbis and MP3.USA listeners can subscribe to Linux Format magazine from here, http://tinyurl.com/lxfoffer, whilst then rest of us can use the following link - http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/content/lp/linuxformat.
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Your comments
Re: Linux Insider
Maverick Steel (not verified) - July 5, 2012 @ 6:07pm
I don't understand why Linux Insider is so popular. I had it RSS'd for about two months, before realising that it includes hardly any original content, and takes the remainder from three other bloggers (seems to be a few more these days): hairyfeet - a slashdot blogger who barely ever uses linux; "Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot who goes by "Tom" on the site" - in fairness, she often had interesting opinions; and Martin Espinoza of Hyperlogos. The only redeeming quality is that it led me to Hyperlogos, which occasionally posts interesting articles. TuxRadar / Linux Format is superior to Linux Insider by orders of magnitude.
darry1966 (not verified) - July 5, 2012 @ 9:42pm
What has happened to Ben?????????
md343 (not verified) - July 5, 2012 @ 9:43pm
What's the big deal? Linux Insider is giving Linux Format more visibility. If even a small percentage of the LI readers enjoy the topics you'll have an increase in Linux Format readers. How is Linux Format adversely effected?
andrew laptop problem
costakis (not verified) - July 6, 2012 @ 2:42am
looks like your disk is full,
try making some space and see if you can login.
Anonymiss Pengwin (not verified) - July 6, 2012 @ 10:35pm
What have I just listened to? I'm confused?!?
great link haakin
dm319 - July 7, 2012 @ 11:27pm
what a terrific achievement the lhc is - that is one mammoth project!
this whole uefi thing is annoying. not sure though what people expect fedora or ubuntu to do about it - I don't think either have the leverage to change ms's plans. I've no doubt the real purpose of it is for ms to gain more control over the hardware, be it for drm or sales. but then again, over the years, these threats to computing freedom have surfaced on a regular basis, and I'm sure another work-around will be found.
hopefully it won't be anything more than annoying.
Pretty Tired
Roy B (not verified) - July 9, 2012 @ 12:41am
The Linux Format guys put together a great magazine. I'd hardly finished reading one issue, for the first time about three months ago, when I started buying other copies at the nearest good bookstore, then I just had to subscribe because the magazine is excellent.
Then I tried the podcast. This week's is only my second, but OMG when's it going to end? I read the magazine and listen to the podcast because I want to learn more about Linux. As interesting as I found the discussion about ents, the rest is a real bore and is hardly related to Linux at all! I hate to say it, but the podcast does seem to need some focus. The most excitement seems to come at the halfway reminder, and that's just sad.
Hi Darry1966, I'm still
Ben LXF (not verified) - July 9, 2012 @ 11:03am
Hi Darry1966,
I'm still here! I missed the last podcast because I was in hospital getting the plaster cast taken off my arm, and I missed this one because of some holiday. But I'll be back in the future.
Hey was with me
Ben LXF 's yacht (not verified) - July 9, 2012 @ 7:34pm
Hey was with me, wave-boarding off the coast of Cape Verde this time. :)
do you want to touch me there, there
Acoholics Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - July 9, 2012 @ 8:41pm
Going back to last episode-- Graham referred to TouchOSC in passing. Did some looking into it and wished there was handy guide to using it in Linux applications. Could you provide some guidance?
(Insert another obscure Joan Jett reference here, here)
Linux as Religion
Django Stonereaver (not verified) - July 10, 2012 @ 11:39am
After listening to your discussion of the political implications of Linux, I was reminded of a similar discussion I had back in the old Usenet days on one of the Unix discussion boards. I don't have the actual posts any more, but I remember the gist of it being that, given the passion that people had for the paritcular dialect of Unix they worked with (let alone the text editor they used; I am a vi guy in the spirit of full disclosure) was quite indistinguishable from the zeal of the committed religous person we were mapping the various editions and versions of Unix onto flavours of Christianity.
The taxonomy was something like:
Unix, System III and earlier: Pre-Vatican II Catholicism
Berkely Unix: Lutheranism
Unix, SVR4: Post-Vatican II Catholicsm
The various proprietary Unixes fit nicely in as various Protestant denominations.
At the time (this would have been around 1994 or so), we decided that Linux was rather like Unitarianism, but as Unix has receeded the mapping of Linux as a whole onto Anglicanism seems rather appropriate, given that Linus (from what I've heard) basically followed the SVR4 SVID guidelines in crafting the earliest kernels, and that makes the proliferation of distros the heirs to the mantle of *nix Protestantism.
(Granted, though, I worked for AT&T doing Unix support for 4 years, and I was raised a good Catholic, so my biases certainly are reflected here).
too lax
Dave Darwin (not verified) - July 10, 2012 @ 3:51pm
Things are getting a bit lax on the podcast, almost like the whole thing is a joke.
pub quiz?
Effy ranting/contributing on non-linux nonsense and general uselessness
Entwives? ENTWIVES?!? Are you kidding me? WTF?
Talking on taxation?
The once good sense of humor has been replaced with silliness.
I know you work hard on the magazine, but things are getting a bit lax on the podcast.
Andrew laptop problem
worcspaul (not verified) - July 11, 2012 @ 12:42pm
are you able to login via CTRL-ALT-F1? If so, then perhaps lightdm/mdm config is munged? If not, perhaps it'll show some meaningful message?
Andrew laptop problem
Andrew (can't remember my password to register) (not verified) - July 12, 2012 @ 10:18am
@costakis, @worcspaul
Thanks for your help chaps. The disk definitely isn't full, as it's a fresh installation (the problems only started when I went to 64-bit), and I can download and install stuff as the root user.
I can log in as a normal user using Ctrl+Alt+F1, it's only using the GUI that I'm forced to run as root, so the display manager sounds like a good place to look. Fortunately I'm going to be spending a lot of time on planes, trains and buses soon on the way to OSCON, so I'll get stuck into it then. Or I could just ask Linus to take a look at it for me…
Don't Vote Yourselves Out Next Time
Mihaly - July 12, 2012 @ 6:44pm
Bear with me a second. Whew! I don't know why but I am breathless! Maybe it's because I actually wasted some 7 hours of my life listening to the crappy podcasts put together shoddily by some who shall for the sake of decency remain nameless. I have very little to add, and I mean that! but By all the Ghods, who in their right mind chose that as the exemplar linux padcast?
Thy name is heathen!
No introductory presentation, the music leads us into halfway at the start, and it ends with some drongo tailing off almost speaking to himself into what sounds like a telephone - before the thing begins! again. Pretty far out, and thats ok, maybe our gun-totin' linux brethren other side of the Atlantic "get things done" that way, but sheesh.
Or perhaps I just managed to catch them on a bad day?
Look, I don't wish to pour crap on them, because every little linux podcast may have their own rubbish bits, but actually, I really have to say that that was the crappiest podcast I've ever listened to.
Why in Heaven you ever voted them as "Best Podcast Ever" strikes me as either seriously wicked British Humour or punishment for those who never listen to anything else.
It was "sadly pathetic" in comparison.
Please tell me I was picking up the "wrong" podcast?
Mintcast sucks as well. Well, it's better than the other one, but they just talk, and they talk, and they go on, and they say "Let me tell you something" and "I just wanna say this" and boy does it ever bore me to tears.
They are up to 120 or so "episodes". and it's like they're in some sort of competition. or something.
Wait. They couldn't possibly be in competition with you, could they? Maybe that's why they keep stealing your stuff?
Oh, I've said too much now.
Wait, come on. We're all friends here! Really. We need these americans anyway to look after all our wonderful olympic sites. Oh, sorry, I forgot, they were already!
now I am being cheeky.
Cmon Aussie!
There is no such thing as a problem
without a gift for you in its hands
big news
t-bone frank (not verified) - July 12, 2012 @ 8:08pm
some important linux related news which you may not be aware of...
a new open source audio codec called 'opus' has become officially approved as a web standard by the Internet Engineering Task Force.
opus is been developed not only by xiph (who gave us the excellent Vorbis codec) but also by Skype. Since Microsoft own Skype I would expect this codec to be supported natively on Windows in the near future.
In listening tests at Hydrogenaudio, including MP3 Vorbis and AAC, Opus came first.
There is a lot of room for the quality to improve further still, since being a very new codec, it has not yet had the benefit of years of tuning the encoder, as it's competitors have.
It is very versatile... being not only a terrific music codec, but also a top drawer speech codec at very low bitrates.
It is also very low delay which makes it suitable for telephony, video conferencing, jamming over the internet, live streaming etc.
A positive, encouraging comment
jarubyh (not verified) - July 14, 2012 @ 10:10pm
Let's face it, gents, this episode was pretty off topic. Effy's bold opinions about Mexican politics, Marxism, Ents and pub quizzes, Linux was not 100% of the conversation topic. This is fine with me. Straight technology is pretty dry, if you're totally information and no politics, opinions and fun, you wouldn't make a very good podcast. Linux is highly political, in my opinion, and the Open Source community can be fairly anti-authoriarian. I appreciate everything that view of the FOSS community you give.
I'm also apalled that we the community gave you no Speak Your Brains material (despite my never having submitted one).
What's Blizzard?
Andrew Bowden (not verified) - July 18, 2012 @ 2:34pm
Just as Blizzard people are going "What's Linux?", I'm wondering what's Blizzard!
We want mike and cereals!
andyy.splash - July 30, 2012 @ 8:13pm
For replacing speak your brains, if there aren't any brains, you could bring back Mike or Paul and his wheel of fortune as guests for a show.
And Maybe the odd creative challenge
1 billion dollars, a thousand people.........
Pink ponies, naturally
i dint read fully but
vickey (not verified) - August 4, 2012 @ 12:40pm
i dint read fully but overall it seems good. thanks


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M-W student among four hospital scholarship winners
Pictured from left to right are: Lisa Gervais, member of the St. Lukeís Cornwall Hospital Auxiliary Board member; Sean OíBrien of Washingtonville, scholarship recipient; Jill Cappa, chair of the St. Lukeís Cornwall Hospital Auxiliary Board; Nelson Polanco of Newburgh, scholarship recipient; Monroe-Woodbury student and scholarship recipient Adrian Rudiak; and Farah Aziz of Newburgh, scholarship recipient.
NEWBURGH — Four local, college-bound high school students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to community service and volunteerism have been awarded scholarships through the St. Luke's Cornwall Health System Foundation.
"These four students are inspirational," Sue Sullivan, vice president of advancement and government affairs, said during the awards ceremony on June 20. "Not only have they excelled academically, volunteerism has been a big part of their high school careers," said Sullivan. "We are happy to reward their hard work, and look forward to seeing their future achievements."
Nelson Polanco of Newburgh received the Michael L. Pappis, MD scholarship for $1,500. Polanco is a volunteer in Pharmacy and Emergency Management in SLCH's Newburgh campus. He will be studying to be a pharmacist at Albany College of Pharmacy.
Sean O'Brien of Washingtonville received the $1,000 St. Luke's Cornwall Health System Foundation Auxiliary Scholarship. O'Brien will be attending Iona College studying to become a physical therapist.
Farah Aziz of Newburgh also received the $1,000 St. Luke's Cornwall Health System Foundation Auxiliary Scholarship. Aziz is a volunteer in patient care areas at SLCH Newburgh campus. Farah will be studying to become a physician at Vassar College.
The Albert M. Berkelhamer scholarship in the amount of $1,000 was awarded to Monroe Woodbury student Adrian Rudiak. Rudiak, who volunteered at the Cornwall campus, will study dentistry at the Poznan University of Medical Science in Poland.


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The charm and character of an older house can sometimes be offset by the frustration of finding the right company or information when it's time to maintain or update such homes. That was the thought behind Decatur's annual Old House Fair—now in its fourth year. It comes to the Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta/Decatur Conference Center in downtown Decatur on Saturday, Feb. 18.
Hosted by the city of Decatur in partnership with the Georgia Historic Preservation Division and the DeKalb History Center, the fair had been a dream for the city for many years, according to Regina Brewer, Decatur's preservation planner and the fair's organizer. "When I came on board here it became one of my first projects," she said. "There are so many homes in DeKalb County that are 50 years old or older. Not all home maintenance companies know how to work on such houses. At this fair, we have many vendors who understand old houses—the plumbing, the paint, the windows. They're not going to do anything to damage the character of house."
While "historic" house is usually defined as one that's 50 years old or older, Brewer said there will be lots of information for owners of houses 40, even 30 years old. DeKalb County has many ranch-style houses, she said, referring to a narrow rectangular style of house that was popular in the middle of the 20th century. "If that's what you've got, come on. We've got lots here for you."
Experts and exhibitors are the main draw for the day-long event that usually attracts approximately 300 visitors, though Brewer said there would be no problem accommodating more people. With a large exhibit hall of professionals, retailers and suppliers specializing in home improvement, historic preservation, and interior furnishings, the fair offers homeowners the opportunity to either learn to restore, renovate, preserve and maintain their old houses or find a reliable contractor they can hire to do it for them.
Installing an additional bathroom is a common project for owners of older homes, Brewer said. "Builders used to put only one bathroom even in relatively large houses," she said. "That just doesn't work for today's families, but figuring out where to put a second bathroom can be a challenge."
Because the event is the only home show in the Southeast focused entirely on older homes, visitors to the fair aren't necessarily from DeKalb County or even from the metro Atlanta area, Brewer said. "I remember someone last year who had driven from Waycross," she added.
This year, featured speakers will include television personality Jodi Marks, co-host of Today's Homeowner, who will present "Fun Projects to Enhance Your Home" and, Roger Moss, nationally known exterior paint color expert, whose topic will be "Exterior Paint Colors from the 19th Century to Mid-Century Modern."
There also will be 30-minute "short bite" lectures on such topics as electrical 101, plumbing 101, selecting exterior colors, aging-in-place and chimneys 101. Traditional seminars include such topics as researching your old house, landscapes for historic homes, energy efficiency and storm windows.
"The wood window workshop is so popular we're offering it twice," Brewer said.
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STANFORD - What started as a small scratch-and-dent furniture business has turned into a full-scale furniture store with two locations.
"It started small and it just grew," said Hulen Wilson, co-owner of the new Buyer's Paradise in Stanford.
Buyer's Paradise, a new furniture store located on U.S. 150 in the old Wal-Mart building, is co-owned by four couples. It's the second Buyer's Paradise to open; the original opened in Somerset 14 years ago.
Between a growing Stanford population, its need for a furniture store and availability of a good location, these eight co-owners felt the timing was right to expand the business.
Two of the eight co-owners didn't come along until it was decided a Stanford location was opening. Stanford attorney Paul Long and his wife, Carol, went in on the endeavor. Other co-owners, Wilson and his wife, Carol, of Somerset, Rodney and Connie Casada of Somerset, and Kenny and Marie Smallwood of Eubank, say Long generated the idea of locating in Stanford.


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Former Olympian living in Airdrie reflects on Sydney Games
Lots of people play badminton, but very few get the opportunity to play it at the Olympic level. Airdrie�s Milaine Cloutier is one of those few. Twelve years ago, she represented Canada at the Summer Games in Sydney, Aus.
Growing up in Granby, Que., a town of 50,000 an hour east of Montreal, Cloutier played every sport imaginable: basketball, volleyball, tennis and figure skating, but it was badminton that stuck.
�I started playing when I was nine years old. My brother was the big instigator,� she said. �He took me to a practise at his high school. I did every sport at the time, so I didn�t know it was going to be badminton.�
She began playing competitively three years later. At her first provincial tournament, she drew the No. 1-ranked player in the first round, defeated her and went on to win the tournament. She started to enjoy the game a bit more and kept climbing the ladder, competing at the national level at 15 and internationally at 16.
However, her dream of competing at the Olympics began years before. When she was four years old, she sat on her father�s lap and watched as Nadia Comeneci became the first female gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10 at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Cloutier told her father that she�d be in the Olympics one day, and he told her she�d have to pick a sport. So, she chose badminton.
Badminton was implemented as a demonstration sport in the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, Korea and became an official Olympic sport in 1992 in Barcelona. Cloutier had her sights set on competing at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Ga., but tore her ACL in 1995.
Her next goal was Sydney, but the qualifying process was an arduous one. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) only required a team to be the top in the Pan-American zone, Badminton Canada stated that the team also had to be among the top 23 in the world. Cloutier dedicated the year leading up to the Games to competing, training and calculating where she and her doubles partner, Robbyn Hermitage, would have to place in order to qualify for the Games.
�It was extremely stressful because you don�t know until the last week (whether you�ve qualified),� she said. �Every Thursday, the new world ranking would come out and I would calculate who was above us, what tournaments they played the following year and where they placed. It was a full-time job.�
When they did qualify, Cloutier and Hermitage, who had been playing together for eight years in the lead-up to the Games, celebrated by getting Olympic tattoos, a trend among many athletes, but the fact that they were part of Team Canada didn�t sink in until they were handed their tickets to Australia.
Once she arrived in Sydney, Cloutier got to experience almost every aspect of the Games. She walked in the opening ceremonies, but said it was a different atmosphere than walking into the Pan-Am Games ceremonies, which were held in Winnipeg in 1999.
�(At the Pan-Am Games), we got to walk in last and you�re at home, so people are going wild for you,� she said. �(In Sydney), once we marched in, we were put in the middle of the field. You have all the volleyball and basketball players who are seven-feet tall in front of you and you can�t see anything, so we played cards until the show was over.
�It�s almost better to watch it on TV because then you can see everything.�
According to Cloutier, Sydney buzzed with the Olympic spirit, even outside of the athletes� village. The competitors were welcomed by the Australians with open arms and treated like royalty. The athletes also got the chance to support each other. While at Canada House to watch Daniel Nestor and Sebastien Lareau win the men�s doubles gold in tennis, Cloutier met triathlete Simon Whitfield, who was Canada�s flag bearer at the 2012 opening ceremonies in London.
�He was a super nice guy,� she said. �He was very humble.�
She also witnessed a number of other young Olympians begin their storied careers, including now-retired gymnast Kyle Shewfelt, diver Alexandre Despatie and multi-sport Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser.
Cloutier played all three disciplines in Sydney: singles, mixed and ladies doubles, but Team Canada�s best placement was in ladies doubles, where she and Hermitage were eliminated in the Round of 16 Even back then, the Asian countries dominated the sport and the match-throwing scandal in the first week of the 2012 Games, which saw eight teams disqualified for purposely losing matches in order to be seeded lower, is something that Cloutier has seen before in her years on the court.
�It�s nothing new,� she said.
�It�s been going on for years, and we�re not the only sport that�s in this situation. I�m glad somebody finally put their pants on and decided to do something about it. This wasn�t a light decision to take and there were a lot of things to consider when they decided to pull those teams out.�
Cloutier said the disqualification of the teams has the potential to impact the sport for the next few years if any of the teams, all of which are highly ranked, decide to boycott future competitions. She also said part of the blame can be placed on a change in the tournament format. In 2000, players who qualified could compete in all three disciplines (singles, ladies or men�s doubles and mixed doubles), but one loss meant they were eliminated from the tournament. In London, the tournament was played as a round-robin format, which led the disqualified teams to throw matches in order to get a lower seeding.
�It was very bad,� Cloutier said of watching the thrown matches. �At this level, in an entire match you might miss one serve. You don�t want to sit there and watch them serve into the net.�
However, Cloutier sees a silver lining in the scandal. The elimination of the eight teams gave Canadians Alex Bruce and Michele Li a chance at a medal and made badminton the most talked about sport in the Games for a few days.
�It was free exposure for us,� said Cloutier, who has played against Bruce and Li before.
�We ended up seeing two Canadians who were battling for medals that you would�ve never seen otherwise. I was pretty proud of my girls.�
Cloutier�s Olympic career ended in Sydney, but she continued to play internationally, competing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and at the World Championships in Paris in 2010. She now plays at the Masters level and won the World Masters 35+ championship last year in Richmond, B.C.
Now, she watches the Games just like any other fan, taking in every sport she can. The only difference is she gets to relive her memories of Sydney.
�I get goosebumps,� she said. �It�s tough to play, especially in badminton. I like watching all the sports. Anything that has Canadians in it, I like to watch. I�m very proud to be Canadian.�
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