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"Politics is war conducted by other means." - David Horowitz, from The Art of Political War
At a key point in Mel Gibson's epic film, Braveheart, Edward the Longshanks, King of England, sends his daughter-in-law to bargain with Scottish warrior William Wallace, who has been leading a successful rebellion against England. The princess tells Wallace that compromise is the answer to resolving the conflict between England and Scotland. "Peace is made in such ways," she pleads with him. "Slaves are made in such ways!" he snaps back at her, thereby delivering one of the most stirring and truthful lines in the film.
Fast forward seven centuries to last week, when European Member of Parliament Daniel Hannan, who represents Southern England in that body, was addressing British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a recent EP meeting. (In case you missed it on You Tube, Google "MEP Daniel Hannan" and watch it for yourself.) Some highlights of Mr. Hannan's remarks:
The truth, Prime Minister, is that you have run out of our money…We are now running a deficit that touches almost ten percent of GDP — an unbelievable figure…In the last twelve months, 125,000 private sector jobs have been lost; and yet you've created 30,000 public sector jobs. Prime Minister, you cannot go on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorging of the unproductive bit.
You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt. And when you repeat, in that wooden and perfunctory way, that our situation is better than others, that we're well placed to weather the storm, I have to tell you, you sound like a Brezhnev-era Apparatchik giving the party line…Everyone knows that Britain is the worst placed to go into these hard times. The IMF has said so. The European Commission has said so. The markets have said so, which is why our currency has devalued by thirty percent — and soon the voters, too, will get their chance to say so. They can see what the markets have already seen: that you are a devalued Prime Minister of a devalued government.
Now back to our side of the pond, where House GOP Leader John Boehner and his band of lackluster cohorts presented a halfhearted, 18-page pamphlet they called an "alternative" to President Barack Obama's bloated, Christmas tree budget. Boehner, who should be railing at Obama like Hannan did at Brown, instead read a prepared statement, part of which follows:
The President's budget spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much from our kids and grandkids. The Congressional Budget Office confirmed all of this on Friday when they pointed out that the president's budget would actually create $2.3 trillion of additional debt over and above what he's already called for in his budget. And, uh, if you look at the debt numbers in this budget, you'll see that over the next six years, President Obama, uh, will create more debt than his 43 predecessors have in the last 220 years. You also yesterday saw the president reiterate his position on the national energy tax, uh, when he said, "It's non-negotiable." Uh, this non-negotiable, uh, proposal of his, uh, is going to cost, uh, the average family $3,150 a year, uh, in higher taxes, uh, for those who drive a car, or those who have the…or would have the audacity to even flip on a light switch.
My own snoring jolted me back to reality. Some of the lines were interesting, but they were delivered with all the passion of a grocery list. It was like watching the Sharks and the Jets bringing switchblades to a street fight with a 21st century gang armed with Uzis! Barack Obama is arguably the smoothest, most elegant politician of our lifetime. He can sell swamp water in the Everglades and get the buyer to think it tastes like champagne. He proved it last year during the campaign when he took on all comers in his own party and the "my turn" candidate of the GOP and chewed them all to pieces with a smile and an empty slogan.
Scotland had William Wallace. Great Britain has Daniel Hannan. We have John Boehner. I hope I can contain my excitement.
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Monday, October 12, 2009
This is my Hermes scarf. This is the Hermes scarf that I was duped into buying.
Here's how this became mine...
I was at the Hermes store in Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive awhile back (August 2009)....on a mission to buy a new Hermes scarf. Thought it would be nice to have a classic silk scarf to wear as a belt with black dresses, jeans or black pants. Chic preppy. That was my goal. Black gold and white...or maybe one in that classic Hermes orange. Definitely with an equestrian feel (as I used to ride horses years ago...and love to pretend that I still have the horse woman in me by occasionally incorporating horsey things into my life). I knew what I wanted...I had a clear vision...focus...resolve.
Well, I walked into the store to buy my scarf just as that day's Birkin bag had arrived. If you haven't been to Hermes lately, in place of the renowned Birkin waiting list, Hermes has now started the clever practice of only releasing one of these $10,000+ bags a day...in a surprise daily ritual with the manager walking the bag down from a secret storage area at an unknown time. This Birkin bag "practice" creates a very bizarre in-store hysteria on a day-to-day basis with uber shoppers thronging the store in hopes of getting their hands on the leather purse of the day. The bags usually are sold within 10 minutes I was later told by one of the sales people. Only 10 minutes to sell a purse that costs over $10,000!!! That's smart...trickery....or magic...you decide?
Well, all I wanted was a scarf.
So as I was standing at the scarf counter speaking with one of the Hermes ladies...the Birkin bag arrived. I was almost shoved aside. A girl and her boyfriend, a middle aged woman who everyone seemed to know, an older husband and wife, and lady who looked like a tourist (whatever that means) were all there waiting...to see the color, to decide whether they would plunk down the $10,000. All eager, all with bated breath. It was then that I got distracted. Totally distracted (which would be much to my chagrin).
Watching this Birkin bag purchasing spectacle made me for one moment think that I needed that day's Birkin. My heart started to race. My American Express felt like it was burning a whole in my not so chic Tod's bag. If that bag was not taken, I was going to buy it. Lucky for me (and my bank account), the young girl and her boyfriend, who seemed to have been first in line, won the coveted bag that day. I didn't even have the option to purchase. What? Why not? How did these people know to even be here? How can I get one? This is not fair? Why didn't I get the memo? Why wasn't I in the know? These were all things that were running through my mind as the Birkin sailed out of the store and I was left at the war torn scarf counter.
Bewildered and bemused, I continued my hunt for the perfect silk scarf. I should have left after witnessing that Birkin whirlwind. I had lost all senses. While I had told the sales lady that I definitely and absolutely wanted a more traditional Hermes patterned scarf (you know the kind that oozes classic style), I did feel a bit like a second class citizen and was very impressionable at that point. Here were all of the ladies ready to fork over $10K and all I wanted was a measly $375 scarf (I know $375 is not cheap...I know...that's why I'm telling this story...it was crazy...craziness...but the whirlwind of the Birkin made me lose my senses I tell you. It did! Aaaarrggghhhh!!!!)
So when the sales lady said in her best French accent, "Zees eeez za scarf you must geeeet. Eeet is so very very chic....I adorrrhhhee eeet!", I looked at the scarf and thought to myself, "Really? I don't know? Is this a joke? Maybe she's right? I don't know. I think it is kind of awful. Ooops, I should never even think anything is awful in Hermes. If I do, I may never be in the Hermes know. Well, she just said many of her clients are scarf collectors and this scarf is the one to have this season. I don't know? It seems...so...so...I don't know? Maybe if I buy one of these more daring scarves, I will feel like I am in the know...like the Birkin bag shoppers. I'll have a collectors Hermes scarf. That's it yes! Forget staid traditional. I'm going daring. I'm part of the "in" scarf collectors crowd. There...yes...aha!"
The scarf she carefully unfolded in front of me is the scarf you see here. Hmmm....
The scarf features a mish mosh of colors, patterns, themes, eras, a cornucopia of flora, fauna and half of a Native American man dressed in traditional garb (notice there is only half of this man on the scarf). Oh yes, did I mention, the palm fronds, the tiger and the medieval times horses?
So the scarf is mine. I've worn it once. I've tried it on a couple of times and even as a belt it doesn't seem to work.
Now I leave it to you...is my Hermes silk scarf UGLY OR PRETTY?
Am I missing something here? I think you know where I stand on this...if you don't by now, I'll just call a spade a spade...I think it is leaning towards ugly...
To tie this into home decor...maybe I can salvage this in some way. I won't ever wear it but maybe I could frame it and make it a piece of art? Hang it on a wall? Add style and panache to my home?!#$%^&... I don't think so.
If all of you see some beauty here...I'll reconsider my point of view...I'm waiting...weigh in please!
All photos in this post by Coco of Cococozy
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I don't care for the scarf at all....no matter the price!ReplyDelete
Sorry, I don't find it pretty. :(ReplyDelete
Sorry, I think you've been jipped! :[ReplyDelete
sorry hun,its vile!!!Could you resell?ReplyDelete
The beauty of Hermes is that you can exchange...today I think. Dont feel bad - if I could show you some of my "fabulous" buys you would be feeling very pleased with yourself...that scarf is nothing compared to my clangers;)xvReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 6:18 AM
i say you MUST keep it. for the story alone. it is so bad, it's good.ReplyDelete
Wondering why you don't just return it? For $400 I need to LOVE it and clearly NONE of us do, including you! Take it back and tell them it just isn't you! Or ANYONE ELSE YOU KNOW! LOL!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 7:37 AM
Not loving it but hope you've read the book Bringing Home the Birkin. It's a quick read, very funny and relates to your experience at Hermes. Maybe after you read the book you'll decide to sell the scarf on ebay and actually make a profit!ReplyDelete
Such a funny and relate able read, lol! I agree, maybe you could exchange it? Or have a pillow made and sell online....Regardless of whether or not we like or dislike it, you must like it or you will never wear it and I can think of loads of great things to do with $400. Exchange it if you can;)ReplyDelete
For those of you who ask, "why don't you just return it?"...by the time I snapped out of the Birkin daze, it was too late for me to return (per my perfectly printed Hermes receipt and their return policy). Also, since I have worn it once (or twice, okay I admit it) as a belt, ethically, I didn't feel like I could just take it back saying I had never worn it (although this scarf's value and beauty are so questioinable that this might be the time where a breach of ethics in returning things is justified).ReplyDelete
So now, I wrote this post, in hopes that there is someone who would tell me it is pretty...so I wouldn't feel so miserable about being so gullible.
It seems I am out of luck as far as getting some moral support...so far all think it is ugly...
I want more honest answers please. I can take it. Might cure me from ever getting lulled and swayed into buying something like this again!
Definitely Hermes way of using left over fabric and duping the public into believing it is the new"it" scarf we all must own. My vote.....pretty horribleReplyDelete
- RuthlessOctober 13, 2009 at 7:50 AM
Oh my dear, it is hideous!! But once you've tied it into one of those scarfy knots that elegant ladies seem to know how to tie (I've never figured it out), it will surely look much better than it does lying there flat. And you can take quiet comfort in the fact that the people who will notice it and find it beautiful are only the very most chic. You'll be walking around with a secret -- only the elite will know it is beautiful. The rest of his will think this: "My goodness that scarf appears to be hideous. This woman must be incredibly chic, otherwise why would she wear it! Surely its appeal is beyond me, but only because I'm not a member of the club. How I admire her!!!"ReplyDelete
You know the phrase " sum of parts is greater than the whole"? Perhaps in this case you need to get those parts away from each other. Can you make 4 pillows out of it?! 4 scarves? Those patterns are desperately asking to be separated. Good luck, we've all been there. TrishReplyDelete
Oh God! We have all been there... tricked into buying something we dont love! Next time buy your Hermes at Bergdorf, they have the best return policy: 90 days!!ReplyDelete
Honestly, I think if you roll it up as a belt or whatever, no one will know the difference. But I would definitely NOT wear it or hang it in a way that shows the whole pattern.
Honestly? I think it's kind of fun! It's certainly not expected or pretty, but I think it's a safe "fun." Crinkled up as a belt, I love all the colors in it, and I'm wondering if your biggest deterrent to wearing it (as a belt, not draped across where you can see every detail) is how self conscious you feel about it. Mixed patterns and textures are pretty "in" right now. For example, just take a look in a JCrew catalogue. If left to my own devices, I would not consider those outfits to be in good taste. But the more I look at them, the more fun I think they are (when toned down and edited a bit). They mix pearls with colored beads and crystals. Cardigans with appliques with ruffles and wrinkled button down shirts. Scroungy boyfriend jeans with satin high heels. I say if those models can make those nutty outfits look chic, you can ROCK THAT SCARF!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Scarf is definately Ugly! you've been dupped.... try e-bayReplyDelete
Sorry Coco but the scarf is horrible. It does look like they took scraps of fabric from different patterns and somehow pieced it together. If you read "Bringing Home The Birkin" then you know that there is a huge demand for Hermes "it" scarves by collectors. I say put it on eBay if you can't return it. Whatever you do, don't wear it!ReplyDelete
honestly coco I hate this scarf - it takes busy to new heights. I think this is a lesson to all of us to hold our ground and stay true to who we are and not get caught up in the whole designer/couture mania. can u return it? I hope so.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM
It is super cool and fashion forward...I like it! Keep it and wear it.ReplyDelete
Hi. I agree with everything "Ruthless" said. Additionally, my opinion is that it's not so much ugly as it is weird. Personally, I don't want to wear part of a lion or native american face. That's just me...ReplyDelete
Well Anyonymous is the one person who thinks it is "super cool"! Someone who dares to be different. Maybe I'll send you the scarf!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your great suggestions everyone...I might just put it on ebay.
BTW your comments are absolutely hilarious! Keep them coming!
It's an amalgam of several classic Hermes designs, just all smashed together. I personally would get a single design, but... two things:ReplyDelete
1. It probably looks a lot better bunched up as a neck scarf or belt than it does all opened up and flat. That way the images get lost in each other with tons of color and pattern.
2. Hermes has a great return policy. If you don't like it, take it back. You have to love your Hermes scarf. It's a rule.
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 1:25 PM
I was miles from thinking that Hermes could come with such a dreadful design - sorry but I would go for ugly on that one!ReplyDelete
oh coco, it's pretty ugly but not as ugly as the one I got at a silent auction for a benefit recently. Fortunately gave it to my mom when she was recently visiting and she wanted to give it to her pastor's wife. So in the end it all worked out. If you do put it on ebay, I'm dying to see what it goes for, I'm going to guess $25.ReplyDelete
So sorry to have to tell you but I find it to be ugly but it might be the lesson learned not to buy anything you don't love or you will regret it in the end that made the purchase worth it. MBReplyDelete
Hmmm...I'm on the fence. I think it's so ugly that it's cool - know what I mean? :)ReplyDelete
I actually really like it!! Am I weird? I do find pieces of a it a bit creepy, but i think this with a simple tee, jeans, boot combo would be cute.ReplyDelete
I haven't laughed this hard in a loooong time. This scarf is a challenge. I really tried to go with the "art" idea, you know, have it beautifully mounted and framed. Kind of a tribute to Hermes, since it feels (and looks) like a thousand scarves in one! A retrospective of collections past and present, yea, yea, that's it!!...but I was laughed out of my own house, by my own partner who suggested I might have had too much champagne! Alas, I think maybe this should be wrapped in tissue and put in the bottom drawer for awhile. Any scarf this "special" has got to end up a collectors item someday. You may get the last laugh yet!ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry for your loss and gain. Wow, it looks like they took a bunch of unsuccessful designs and recycled them into this "work of art"....Roxanne forwarded your blog to me, and she is right, you are funny, smart and witty. So, if nothing else, this gave you wonderful material. Thank you, because I needed a good laugh today. It was worth the $$$$!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 14, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Reading your story just makes me remember all of the white elephants that I've purchased on the spur of the moment. I'm sorry but I have to agree that this is a hideous looking scarf.ReplyDelete
I have a friend who can and will return anything. I'm terrible about returning things which is why I have so many items with the tags still on them!
If can still return it, take it back immediately! It's worth a shot. If not, perhaps you'll find someone on Ebay who will "have to have an Hermes scarf"! You can never account for some people's style ;)
Good luck! Find something else to spend that $400 on or donate it to a worthy charity. You'd feel much better about it. :)
Well well well Coco.... Your story made me laugh out loud and I could feel the frenzy growing in the store! But may I say...that zee salzvoman, perhaps she was on commission? Looking at the scarf is a bit like watching an animated short where all the frames are run together by mistake! But now that it is your treasure...I think you need to write the story that brings all these images together.... it is sort of like a nightmare in silk - a Rorschach test....and just think of all the reactions it will bring when you wear it! Go for it...ReplyDelete
I would return if I could. Hermes in Beverly Hills as a 30 day return policy...it took 31 days for me to come to my senses.ReplyDelete
Jean thank you for making me feel better by informing the crowd that you had an even more questionable scarf in your possession at some point.
Roxanne, I like your thinking...trying to make the best of a bad situation.
Anonymous, next time I will gladly give $400 to charity instead of Hermes. I've learned my lesson. Hope others will...pass on this story and maybe we can make all out of control shoppers take a collective deep breath before making a purchase like this.
Hils, my other friends A.Ro. and RK actually love the scarf and think it is quite chic...they are uber fashionistas btw...so you do have company.
Lastly, if you want to chuckle a little more...go to my facebook page for Cococozy and see a few more images of the scarf that I've posted there! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/COCOCOZY/100535044239?ref=mf
Thank you for all of your amusing comments. I have had quite a laugh reading them!
I love the scarf and your spirit cococozy. You Rock!ReplyDelete
OH NO ... no no no. I would have saved you had I been there. You could use it to line Mr. Boo's kennel. It's so busy - you'll never know when he has an accident. Your loving friend - ATReplyDelete
This is the first time I have read your blog, but I just felt I must comment on the scarf. It is very unique and collectible. For women who have many Hermes scarves, this one stands out in a crowd. It is really for someone for whom this is a sixth or seventh scarf. You can really make the most of it! It is a true art piece and very special. Wear it with pride!ReplyDelete
I think it is worth keeping for the story alone. Hysterical. But if it makes you cringe, eBay it!ReplyDelete
I am not even sure how I ended up here and as a girl who buys her scarves from Target I have no business even commenting, but then again... I'm here, so why not? That scarf scares me and the price scares me even more. However, it's uniqueness would make a great luggage tag. I have a bold scarf tied to my black suitcase so I can grab it easily and distinguish it from the "crowd". I'm guessing if you have that kind of cash to drop on a scarf your luggage perhaps already stands out from the crowd :). Just a thought though. Great blog by the way!ReplyDelete
I think cool--as someone already mentioned-- so ugly it is cool. Framing would be a good idea. You will get more miles out of the bag story--Been there!!!ReplyDelete
- SsafsFLareJanuary 17, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Well seeing as in the various pieces it IS quite lovely, its just when put together that it comes out looking like something from someones nightmare, perhaps you could do your idea of framing it... with additions.ReplyDelete
I would recommend putting a frame around it as a whole. making sure its tight to the frame so that it doesnt ripple, then add some smaller pieces of wood along the mmm I believe its gold? edging between the picture sections. That would look like instead of one garrish piece of art, you have five slender artworks and have framed them together for a bolder display. It should come out rather lovely at that point.
It would also be an eye catcher and a great conversation starter.
Oh, bless it! That thing is fugly. Definitely ebay that bad boy. By the way, just found your blog and I am in LOVE with it!ReplyDelete
The last picture with the blues and white are quite lovely, but then the rest of it is attached...I say ebay it immediately! From what I've seen on your blog you have a great sense of style, and this scarf does not fit. Go and get that classic scarf your intuition craved first! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Ha! This is humorous. OK, so the scarf is definately weird. Don't know that It's something I would wear, but I put this in the catagory of if I had the Victorias Secret Million Dollar bra I would rock that baby everyday in a way everyone would know I was waearing it.ReplyDelete
Either that or frame it.
It could be cool if you cut it with pinking shears in 9 or 8 squares and had it matted and framed really large and grouped them in a vignette.
- AnonymousMarch 26, 2010 at 1:12 PM
the scarf is genious - how could you not totally get it??? why dont you wear it slightly twisted loose around your neck so that you cant see the design but you get a mix of colours? otherwise frame it and be proud to have a nice limited edition scarfReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 24, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Here's the thing. It's fine, actually. What you're not realizing is that it's versatile for the very reason that you fold it in a rolled fashion, so that only ONE theme is showing, then you tie as such. It's limited in use (most Hermes scarves can be twisted, knotted, turned into halters, etc.) but this style is pretty straight-forward: you get four different styles of rectangular shaped belts/scarves/headbands, etc. but can only wear one at a time. Do you get it? Sorry if I'm making it seem more confusing than it is. Girls from France wear them this way. Don't sweat it too much; you're over-thinking it. Opened up, it's choppy and doesn't flow, but it's not supposed to be worn "ensemble". Anyway, that's the truth. You get a 36" silk/twill belt, about 1 inch thick. Four different choices.ReplyDelete
I know by now you have probably made a decision about this scarf... but I love it!! Not in an Hermes $400 scarf way but in an "oh my god this is the most fabulously wrong scarf- I am going to wear it every day for a month" This scarf makes me smile from ear to ear- wear it with pride. I love love love love it!ReplyDelete
I'm afraid I'm with you...I'm not sure, one minute, I think it's so bad it's fab, the next, it's awful. I think it's the tiger...it reminds me of one of those soft fuzzy blankets you see at a Mexican market (they sell them with wolves and dolphins on them too), for $5. And I gotta say, the last thing I would want my $400 Hermes scarf to remind me of would be a cheap $5 blanket. Sorry...sounds like the saleswoman had a bet to see if she could sell one...and you happen to be the unlucky victim.
PS. I'm curious how you feel about now, after 6 months, did you keep it or hock it?ReplyDelete
Hi Halcyon House...It is kind of a like an old computer, I can't really give it away but I definitely don't want it...so it just sits in my drawer. I must admit, I wore at as a head scarf once to keep my hair in place (but this was only at home...not in public) and I wore it as a belt another time. I brought it out at a party and it was great for a "party trick"...people got a total kick out of it!ReplyDelete
Oh, hell no!ReplyDelete
I have about 8 Hermes scarves - all "vintage" (aka "used" - I'm not ashamed) and all chosen by me because I found the colors and patterns beautiful.
I love them.
This, however, I would not love. I recognize the pattern strips as parts of popular scarves - but not my faves and Good Lord, not together!!!!!
- Susan G.December 8, 2010 at 6:32 PM
I tink za scarf ees heed-ee-yoos. I'm sorry....I had to say it. I believe that many of these designers are on the same "creative cocktail" that they were on back in the days of Studio 54. I swear I read not too long ago that one of these designers, and it very well might have been Hermes, designed a handbag that was a collage of many other handbags all sewn together. It was absolutely horrific, and sold like nobody's business. No accounting for taste! Your taste, however, is impeccable...you were hoodwinked. We'll leave it at that!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:39 PM
I think it could work... I don't think it is ugly... I believe if everything you'd be wearing was neutral, and the scarf would be the only piece with colour and such a design, it would look beautiful... very classy... Havea wonderful day... :)!ReplyDelete
Horses and tigers and Indians, OH MY! This post is hilarious. Buyers remorse is the worst!ReplyDelete
- SewingLibrarianSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Don't give up! Take a look at Mai Tai's blog, Mai Tai's Picture Book, for ideas of how to wear this design. Look on the right side of her page under "Blog Posts by Scarf Design" and look for "Carre en Carre." That is the name of your scarf. This scarf can be worn in several very attractive ways. Good luck!ReplyDelete
Coco, you are very funny! Im not a reader of sorts, other than Vogue living uk, elle decor etc & even at that, I pretty much just look at the beautiful layouts. However, your words, enthusiasm and angsts for this scarf peaked my curiosity. I always try, because my budget is VERY limited, to make lemons into lemonade, rotten bananas into delicious, moist banana bread, but I cant seem to find hope for this...piece of cloth.ReplyDelete
Words of advice...If you can leave the store without, it isnt LOVE!!!
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Maybe it's just my odd sense (or lack) of style, but I think the scarf is really pretty. If you really don't like it, I would be glad to take it off your hands (xD). You can try selling it to someone else (for a fraction of the price you paid), or if you don't want to part with it (whether to keep it as a reminder of "Bringing Home the Birkin", or just because it makes you feel "in the know"), you can always frame it.ReplyDelete


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The Cowon A2 is a sleek, attractive, and all-encompassing portable video player with video-recording capability that suffers only when compared to the similarly appointed Archos AV500 Mobile DVR. We really dig some parts of the interface, but we were annoyed by others. While the A2 can play a huge number of audio and video formats, it does not currently support Windows Media DRM 10. On the plus side, the A2, which is available in 20GB ($380) and 30GB ($420) capacities, boasts excellent audio and video playback and recording quality, as well as solid battery life. The Cowon A2 enters a luxury PVP domain currently dominated by the Archos AV500 and the Creative Zen Vision, and it fits right in. While both the Cowon (20GB and 40GB) and the Archos AV500 (30GB and 100GB) offer 4-inch-wide LCDs and PVR capability, Creative's Zen Vision does not record video or audio, and it includes only a 4:3, 3.7-inch screen. Both the Archos and the Creative players are slightly smaller and lighter than the 5.2-by-3.1-by-0.9-inch, 10.5-ounce 20GB Cowon, but the player's curved rectangular shape is easy on the hands and the eyes.
Controls are minimal and austere, with only five buttons adorning the clean A2 face: the familiar Cowon minithumbstick and the four cascading metallic buttons. The latter includes a Back key and three soft menu keys marked A, B, and C that correspond to onscreen options. The buttons flank the Cowon A2's centerpiece, its magnificent 4-inch-wide screen.
Other controls and connections are arrayed around the Cowon A2's perimeter. On the right spine is an indented power button, and on the top spine are the widely separated stereo speakers, with the mic falling in between. Headphone and power-adapter jacks flank a hatch covering dual A/V-in/out and USB jacks on the left spine. Identifying icons for these four jacks are embossed on the inside of the latch and are difficult to read. On the bottom spine is a triposition switch for LCD, hold, and A/V out.
Navigating the Cowon A2 is a mixed bag. The main menu is gorgeous and very PDA-like, with menu items such as Movie, Music, Photo, Text, and Radio, each represented by colorful icons. The background image (ours was soothing blue waves) is customizable, with tiny icons for the volume, the time, and the battery in the upper-right corner, as well as three contextual choices in the lower sliver of the screen that correspond to the A, B, and C buttons. The soft keys are convenient, but we'd often look down at the similar buttons to confirm the selection. The tiny thumbstick takes some time getting used to, especially when selecting down on an item, but it is at its worst when trying to navigate through dozens of folders and thousands of songs. It's no Apple Click Wheel. The thumbstick also serves as the volume control, so you'll need to navigate back to the playback screen to adjust the volume. Because the device is currently a UMS device (with its own advantages), you cannot browse music by album or track unless you organize your media in such a way. Cowon plans to release a firmware update that will sort music by ID3 tag.
Despite tricky navigation (thank goodness for the well-placed Back button), the Cowon A2's solid graphics add to the player's appeal. For example, the music-playback screen is built around a pulsating graphic equalizer, with all kinds of track and setting information populating the readable screen. The A2's folder-tree file browser is PC-like, with preview thumbnails for photos and video--as with the Archos--that show up in an adjunct window as you pass over them. The radio screen is the best interface we've seen for a portable, and the recording interface is nice and simple, though we'd love sound-level meters. The graphical interface is way geeky and not a breeze to use.
Unlike the Archos--which requires a separate hub that enables video recording, including a higher-quality S-Video connection--the Cowon connects directly to a minijack-to-RCA cable familiar to anyone who's hooked up a camcorder to a TV; however, you have to use the included cable. Identical A/V cables that come with camcorders won't work for reasons we have yet to discover. Still, not having to travel with an Archos-like hub gives the Cowon A2 an edge in full-featured portability.
Unfortunately, the Cowon A2 doesn't have a built-in kickstand, but the included carrying case can prop the player up for hands-free viewing. One edge that the Archos AV500 has over the A2 is its removable battery, though Cowon A2 users will be pleased by the battery results (see Performance). Accessories include decent white earbuds, a USB device cable, a USB host cable, an A/V-in/out cable, an audio line-in cable, an AC adapter, a black pleather carrying case, a hand strap, an installation CD, and a user manual. There is no remote control to be found, and there are no other accessories available from Cowon.The Cowon A2 is no stranger to features. It can play back MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, and OGG digital audio files natively, and you can create a playlist on the fly, though you can't save it; it also includes a top-notch FM radio/recorder. The A2 is a decent photo (JPEG, PNG, and BMP) viewer with audioless slide shows and a cool zoom feature, and it can be connected to most digital cameras for direct transfer. It can play back video files encoded in AVI, DivX/XviD, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, ASF, and the new open Matroska (.msk) standard but not motion JPEG.


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May was the warmest month ever. Intense heat waves are currently hitting many parts of the world, yet still we fail to act
(There is a)...problem in addressing climate change, which stems from a combination of the economic implications of the issue and the uncertainty that surrounds it. This is reflected in the brutal, destructive campaign against climate science by powerful vested interests and ideologues, apparently aimed at creating an atmosphere of ignorance and confusion.
Major oil companies and other big corporate interests are also playing this game, and have financed disreputable PR campaigns against climate science. Their general approach is to exaggerate the uncertainties of climate science and to leave the impression that climate scientists are engaged in some kind of conspiracy to frighten the public. It is an absurd charge, but absurd charges can gather public support if presented in a slick, well-funded format.
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Colossal Coils (Part One)''Come on! Let's go! I've been waiting here for over twenty minutes Mary!'' Whined the impatient woman as she stood beside the bus, a least than impressed bus driver sighing in frustration. Across the road came a sprinting woman with sandy-brown hair, knotted together in a pony-tail that was quite lengthy. The gust of wind that swept across the barren road fluttered her hair around like candy-floss in a spinning machine, destroying her appearance, even her skirt, which was humiliatingly short flew up, revealing something no one but herself should view. Like a madwoman tossing her cats around like rags, Mary was shouting 'wait, wait, wait!' Desperately trying to hold up the bus for a few more seconds. On board, an army of elderly people we're moaning to themselves, some sighed, whereas others laughed upon seeing the wind-swept form of Mary run past the windows.Colossal Coils (Part One) by PenelopeHyacinth
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University of Utah Health Care measures all aspects of patient satisfaction. To ensure that we are holding ourselves to the highest standards, we partner with an independent patient satisfaction company, Press Ganey of South Bend, Indiana. For more than 25 years, Press Ganey has been the industry's recognized leader in health care patient satisfaction. Press Ganey works with more than 10,000 health care organizations nationwide, including 50% of all U.S. hospitals, to improve clinical and business outcomes. Press Ganey was founded in 1985 by Dr. Irwin Press, PhD. and Dr. Rod Ganey, PhD.
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The electronic Medical Practice survey is emailed to University of Utah Health Care patients within a few days of their appointment. Patients take a 20 question survey and provide comments regarding specific aspects of care. We use this feedback to improve all aspects of the clinic experience. Our goal is to provide each patient with an exceptional experience of care. Each year we hear back from 50,000 patients who receive care in our outpatient centers.
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Glenbrook Residence by David Jameson Architect
Architect David Jameson designed the Glenbrook Residence in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Two stone structures surround a glass pavilion within a wooded landscape in Bethesda, Maryland. The concept for the Glenbrook residence was to create three distinct structures: one for the most public programs (entry space, garage and guest bedrooms), one for the most private living programs and one where "public" and private can co-exist. Each space has an outdoor terrace or some special connection to the site while the roof of the glass pavilion folds beyond one's cone of vision to create the feeling of being outside. The building is made of all natural materials with a 100-year lifespan and features an underground spring-fed water furnace HVAC system.
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Audrey on 07 Nov 2011 at 3:27 am #
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what great windows! I am giddy just looking at them Thanks for sharing this.
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Now this is complexity I like!
A beautiful marriage of the cave and the tent.
Great as a free standing sculpture and a living space. Great work!
Franck-Olivier on 16 Nov 2011 at 1:27 pm #
I reside in Bethesda, MD (10min away from this house). i know exactly where this house is located, it is not far from The Euro Motor Cars dealership. This house is just amazing, very private, a lot of grass and trees. Awesome job!


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[UPDATED] Will Obama's deepwater drilling moratorium buoy—or sink—Louisiana?
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An oil platform and ships sit at the site of the Deepwater Horizon well head operated by BP on May 6, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico.
A federal judge will decide tomorrow whether President Obama's six month moratorium on new deepwater wells can continue. To the surprise of many watching footage of gushing oil and empty shrimping vessels, Gulf coast residents are some of the most vocal critics of the temporary drilling ban, since oil and natural gas industries play a major role in the local economy. Should the moratorium continue until additional safety checks are completed on existing wells? Or does the Louisiana economy need all the help it can get?
UPDATE: US District Court Judge Martin Feldman has overturned the moratorium on drilling new deepwater wells.
[Updated 11 a.m. PT] A federal judge has overturned the Obama administration's ban on deep-water oil drilling
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The John Muir Way, Scotland
The John Muir Way, a 134-mile (215km) coast-to-coast trail across Scotland, opens on April 21. Linking Helensburgh in the west to Dunbar in the east, it is named after the renowned naturalist and founder of America's National Parks, who died 100 years ago this year. John Muir was also a mountaineer, a glaciologist, and a conservationist, and reportedly said of himself: "I could have become a millionaire, but chose instead to become a tramp". It will take walkers seven to 10 days to complete the new trail, while cyclists will be able to do it in half that time.
How to do the trail: Macs Adventure (0141 5301950; macsadventure.com) has a new 11-night trip along the Way, from £795pp, including accommodation in b&bs, country inns and guesthouses with breakfast included, route notes and maps, luggage transfers from hotel to hotel each day, a pre-departure information pack and 24-7 emergency support.
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CULKIN - One man is dead after being struck and killed at a Culkin rest area.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the incident happened shortly before 5:30 Wednesday night.
The vehicle which struck the pedestrian then left the scene and a trooper later spotted a vehicle matching it's description heading north on I-35.
The vehicle would not stop and fled.
After a chase, authorities say they were finally able to catch the person and make an arrest.
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March 25, 2011 By Wayne Hanson from News Reports
AAA's Free App Helps Motorists Compare Gas Prices
Motorists on the go this summer are just a click away from updated travel information. Anyone with an Apple iPhone can use AAA's TripTik® Mobile application, the first free app of its kind, to find the cheapest fuel prices, maps, directions and AAA offices while away from home. The AAA TripTik Mobile app is a GPS-based, mobile version of AAA.com's TripTik Travel Planner, and similarly shows fuel prices and spots AAA Approved hotels and restaurants, attractions, AAA offices and other points of interest near a user's location. AAA
Refusing Generic Drugs Cost $7.7 Billion More
Approximately five percent of prescriptions submitted by CVS Caremark Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) members in a 30-day period during 2009 included a "dispense as written" (DAW) designation. This practice -- whereby doctors or patients demand the dispensing of a specific brand-name drug and not a generic alternative -- costs the health care system up to $7.7 billion annually, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark. Press Release
States Pass Budget Pain to Cities
The state budget squeeze is fast becoming a city budget squeeze, as struggling states around the nation plan deep cuts in aid to cities and local governments that will almost certainly result in more service cuts, layoffs and local tax increases. The cuts are widespread. Ohio plans to slash aid to Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and other cities and local governments by more than a half-billion dollars over the next two years under the budget proposed last week by its new Republican governor. New York Times
Texas House Passes Voter ID
House Republicans flexed their super-majority power Wednesday night to tentatively pass a restrictive voter ID bill that Democrats contend will suppress the votes of minorities instead of making elections more secure. Houston Chronicle


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Kinder Morgan Midstream's Altamont System gathers casinghead gas from wells in the Altamont, Bluebell, Blacktail Ridge, and Central Basin oil fields of the Uintah Basin in Duchesne and Uintah Counties of northeast Utah. Altamont consists of over 500 miles of low-pressure gas gathering pipelines, 23,000 horsepower of compression, a 60 million cubic feet per day natural gas liquids recovery plant (currently being expanded to 80), and a 5,600 bpd fractionator processing NGL's both recovered in the plant and trucked in as y-grade. Propane, Field Butanes and Natural Gasoline are sold by truck from Altamont.
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Need more proof that seven's a lucky number? Look no further than this classic SNK collection that delivers seven times the action, seven times the thrills, and seven times the damage! The Samurai Showdown Anthology brings together seven Samurai Showdown games: I, II, III, IV, V, V Special Edition, and Samurai Showdown VI, available for the first time in North America. Each plays just like you remember from the arcade, with pick-up-and-play controls and plenty of weapon-based fighting. Unlock bonus content as you succeed in battle against the greatest Samurai of all time.
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Nursing bras (2 to 4): For comfort, buy 100 percent cotton without underwire. Some nursing bras unhook from the strap and others unsnap between the cups. You may want to try a couple of styles to see which you like best.
Nursing pads (disposable or washable): Inserting one of these in each bra cup can keep your shirts dry between feedings. Like diapers, pads come in both cloth and disposable styles. In disposables, look for pads with a self-stick strip. Cloth pads are usually made of flannel and need frequent washing.
Maxi-pads and panty liners: You'll want a couple of boxes of ultra-absorbent maxi-pads. When the lochia discharge slows, usually within two or three weeks, you'll also want a couple of boxes of panty liners.
Hemorrhoid wipes and cream: Even if you didn't get hemorrhoids during pregnancy, you may discover you have them as an aftereffect of the pushing during labor.
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The North Central Coast region includes all state waters along the California coastline from Alder Creek, near Point Arena, to Pigeon Point, including the Farallon Islands. MPAs in this region were implemented on May 1, 2010 under the Marine Life Protection Act.
Baseline Monitoring
The North Central Coast MPA Baseline Program was launched in 2010, and is overseen by a collaboration among the Monitoring Enterprise (a program within the California Ocean Science Trust), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Ocean Protection Council, and California Sea Grant. This program consists of 11 projects, and provides a summary of ecological and socioeconomic conditions inside and outside North Central Coast MPAs near the time of MPA implementation. Researchers monitored a suite of ecosystems, from sandy beaches, rocky reefs and kelp forests, to the 380-foot deep waters around the Farallon Islands. Data were also collected on human activities, including commercial and recreational fishing, beach use, and boating activities. A regional snapshot of North Central Coast baseline monitoring is now accessible, along with final technical reports and data for each project, at Oceanspaces.org (links below).
Data Integration and Synthesis
To enhance our understanding and management of the region's ecosystems, California Ocean Science Trust, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Partnership for Interdisciplinary studies of Coastal Oceans are collaborating to explore ways to integrate data across baseline monitoring projects and with data from other programs in the region (e.g., Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System, California Seafloor Mapping Program). Working with this diverse array of academic, state, and non-profit researchers, we are examining the connections among ecosystems, for example, testing trophic connections between kelp forests and beach ecosystems, and mapping species distributions across depth ranges.
The integration and synthesis of these datasets will encourage continued discussions to maximize the utility of partnerships and datasets, and will lead to a variety of products, such as academic publications, a State of the Region Report, a special session at a conference, and additional reports and products that can help inform adaptive management of this MPA network. These projects will additionally leverage the data to support other mandates, such as fisheries management, and monitoring the impacts of ocean acidification, hypoxia, and other aspects of climate change.
Long-term Monitoring
Following a collaborative process with stakeholders and scientists, we completed the North Central Coast MPA Monitoring Plan, which was adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission on April 7, 2010. This monitoring plan will be updated as we near the 5-year management review for the MPAs to reflect results of North Central Coast baseline monitoring.
Additional Resources
- A regional snapshot of North Central Coast baseline monitoring is available here, which shares project summaries of baseline MPA monitoring projects (2010-2013).
- Data and technical reports for each of the 11 baseline program projects are available at Oceanspaces.org.
- A map the North Central Coast MPAs and additional information, including boundaries and regulations, are available on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife North Central Coast Marine Protected Areas website.


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33.1 General Duties - Before the start of the game, the Official Scorer shall obtain from the Manager or Coach of both teams a list of all eligible players and the starting line-up of each team, which information shall be made known to the opposing Manager or Coach before the start of play.
The Official Scorer shall secure the names of the Captain and Alternate Captains from the Manager or Coach at the time the line-ups are collected and will indicate those nominated by placing the letter "C" or "A" opposite their names on the Official Report of Match form.
The Official Scorer shall keep a record of the goals scored, the scorers, and players to whom assists have been credited and shall indicate those players on the lists who have actually taken part in the game.
At the conclusion of the game, the Official Scorer shall complete and sign the Score Sheet form and forward same to the League office.
The Official Scorer shall prepare the Official Report of Match form for signature by the Referees and forward it to the League office together with the Score Sheet and the Penalty Record forms.
Under the Report of Match section, the Official Scorer must explain if the start of the game is delayed for any reason, any goalkeeper substitutions, time-outs, empty net goals, any delays in the playing of the game due to injury or television, etc.
33.2 Goals and Assists - The Official Scorer shall award the points for goals and assists and his decision shall be final. The Official Scorer shall use the Video Goal Judge system to verify the proper awarding of goals and assists. The awards of points for goals and assists shall be announced twice over the public address system and all changes in such awards shall also be announced in the same manner.
No requests for changes in any award of points shall be considered unless they are made at or before the conclusion of actual play in the game by the Team Captain, or immediately following the game by a Team representative.
In the event that the Video Goal Judge reviews a play and a goal is awarded even though play went for any period of time, the Official Scorer awards the goal and any assists at the time the goal was scored. If he is unsure, he must check with the Video Goal Judge. The Game Timekeeper and the Penalty Timekeeper must also be informed in order to adjust the clock and the penalty clocks accordingly.
A goal is awarded to the last player on the scoring team to touch the puck prior to the puck entering the net. (A puck entering the net is considered to be between the posts, from in front of, and below the crossbar, and entirely across the goal line.)
An assist is awarded to the player or players (maximum two) who touches the puck prior to the goal scorer, provided no defender plays or possesses the puck in between.
Assists can be given to deserving players on a goal that has been awarded by the Referee, if the Official Scorer deems that assists would have been given on the eventual goal anyway.
33.3 Line-ups - It is the policy of the National Hockey League that the Coach of the visiting club provide to the Official Scorer, a list of eligible players, his starting line-up and designated Captain and Alternates, within five (5) minutes of the completion of the warm-up (twenty (20) minutes prior to face-off).
This twenty (20) minutes gives the Official Scorer time to obtain the completed home team line-up, return it to the visiting Coach and provide a copy of both line-ups to the Referees.
The Official Scorer should have an off-ice crew member assist him in order to save time and complete these duties.
The Official Scorer must file a report to the Commissioner or his designate if either Coach fails to cooperate within these recommended guidelines. This report should be forwarded to the National Hockey League Toronto office.
33.4 Location - The Official Scorer should view the game from an elevated position, well away from the players' benches, with house telephone communication to the public address announcer. He should also have access to a television monitor to aid in the awarding of points. He must have access to the Video Goal Judge.
33.5 Penalties - The Official Scorer must help the Penalty Timekeeper with the numbers of the players on the ice, in the event a goalkeeper is assessed a penalty or a player is ejected from a game. He must also keep an eye on the players' benches during an altercation and record the numbers of any players who leave their respective players' or penalty benches and in the order that they so leave.


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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed President George H.W. Bush to the White House on Monday in a salute to public service and to the drive for volunteerism that the 41st president inspired with his "thousand points of light" initiative more than two decades ago.
"We are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you," Obama told the elder Bush, who sat in a room filled with his friends and former aides.
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Step 4. Install Squid Web Caching Proxy
Now we need to install Squid proxy on the proxy.example.lan and set up the Kerberos Negotiate Authentication so that users do not enter their passwords while browsing through Squid and still we are able to see the user name in the logs.
Verify that squid runs correctly by pointing your users browser from client.example.lan to the name of the proxy server (proxy.example.lan) and surfing to some of your favorite websites.
In order to enable Kerberos Negotiate Authentication on Squid do the following:
Finally restart the VM. Open Internet Explorer on client.example.lan, Squid should not ask for authentication and log files in /var/log/squid/*.log should contain correct name of the browsing user.
Step 5. Install Apache Web Server
In order to be able to see the status and report information for Squid and QuintoLabs Content Security it is advised to also install Apache.
Open your browser and navigate to http://proxy.example.lan. You should see the "It Works!" greetings from Apache.
Step 6. Install QuintoLabs Content Security 1.4.2
Next step is to install the Content Security 1.4.2 for Squid from QuintoLabs (I will refer to it as qlproxy further in text). For those who do not know, QuintoLabs Content Security is an ICAP daemon/URL rewriter that integrates with existing Squid proxy server and provides rich content filtering functionality to sanitize web traffic passing into internal home / enterprise network. It may be used to block illegal or potentially malicious file downloads, remove annoying advertisements, prevent access to various categories of the web sites and block resources with explicit content (i.e. prohibit explicit and adult content).
Unfortunately QuintoLabs does not yet have online package repository for qlproxy so we have to get the CentOS / RedHat RPM package manually from QuintoLabs web site at http://www.quintolabs.com/qlicap_download.php using your favorite browser and upload the package to the system using scp. Another way is to type the following commands in the root terminal (as one line):
curl http://quintolabs.com/qlproxy/binaries/1.4.2/qlproxy-1.4.2-32d12.i386.rpm > qlproxy-1.4.2-32d12.i386.rpm
Wait a little until the download completes (approx. 21Mb) and run the following command to install the downloaded package
rpm --install qlproxy-1.4.2-32d12.i386.rpm
The RPM manager will run for a while and the program will be installed into /opt/quintolabs/qlproxy and /var/opt/quintolabs/qlproxy.
Next step is to configure qlproxy and integrate it with Squid. The configuration files are plain text and stored in /opt/quintolabs/qlproxy/etc/ *.conf, simple to modify with a handful of comments inside. I am going to perform the following modifications:
After performing changes make the qlproxyd daemon reload the configuration by
/etc/init.d/qlproxy restart
Next we need to integrate it with Squid. As the qlproxy daemon supports the ICAP protocol this is quite easy, just follow these steps:
Now restart Squid by typing
service squid restart
in the root terminal. After restart try surfing the same sites with your browser and see how nicely ads are blocked. Another useful test is to go to the eicar.com web site and try to download a sample artificial eicar.com virus to see that com files are blocked by the download filter.
The last thing to do is to integrate the qlproxy with Apache to be able to see the reports on user browsing activity. This is actually quite easy, open the /etc/httpd/httpd.conf file and add the following near the </VirtualHost> directive:
WSGIScriptAlias /qlproxy.cgi /var/opt/quintolabs/qlproxy/www/data/qlproxy.wsgi <Directory /var/opt/quintolabs/qlproxy/www/data> WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL} Order deny,allow Allow from all </Directory> Alias /qlproxy /var/opt/quintolabs/qlproxy/www <Directory /var/opt/quintolabs/qlproxy/www> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None </Directory>
Reload the apache by typing in the terminal
service httpd restart
You can navigate to http://proxy.example.lan/qlproxy to see the generated reports. The Negotiate authentication setup described earlier should help with displaying correct user names and not just IP addresses in the activity reports.
Everything is in place to start the web surfing without needs to provide passwords and without much of the internet trash out there - just point your users browsers to proxy.example.lan port 3128 and enjoy.
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