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Here is your week 3 thread! Sorry for my lateness Life happened. I will have stats ready for you tonight! Enjoy ;)
20-Somethings BL Corner - Lovely Leaves Week 3 Chat 8/15-8/21View Full Version : Lovely Leaves Week 3 Chat 8/15-8/21 SMSDREAMER2007 08-15-2011, 03:45 PM Here is your week 3 thread! Sorry for my lateness Life happened. I will have stats ready for you tonight! Enjoy ;) SMSDREAMER2007 08-15-2011, 04:22 PM Hey all. In doing the stats here is what I have noticed. A few of you have changed your starting weights AFTER giving me one meaning you signed up, put in a starting weight, I took that starting weight because I made a list as people signed up and then you came back and changed it after I recorded your starting weight. This unfortunately fuggers the numbers up and percentages come out wrong. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not do this. I will be going with the starting weights I was originally given for you as far as percentages. When numbers are changed it makes it sooooo much harder for me. Please stick with your ORIGINAL starting weight. On that note. Here are the stats for the week! Lovely Leaves week 2 Biggest Loser Katylil -5lbs (3.25%) Honorable Mentions: Philana -2.8(1.90%) Kittykat -4 (1.72%) 2 freebies used: jaimie1980 1 freebie used: Chloekinsikle, katylil, kristina29, mommy1028, kuritsu Winners thread is now updated here http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/20-somethings-bl-corner/240441-falling-into-fall-weigh-thread-both-teams.html Brown 08-15-2011, 05:38 PM BeeOptimistic Ugh, I had a horrible weekend It was my boyfriends birthday this weekend and we went away to celebrate. Hotel, meals out, shopping... the whole nine yards. I knew it was a very slippery situation for me to partake in and sure enough I blew my diet out of the water. I ate C*@p all weekend and really didn't monitor anything. I basically just had one of those (@*$ it moments and took a nosedive with all diet and exercise. I'm just so disappointed with myself. I weighed myself this morning and it says up 2.2 pounds. I figure some of its water weight but still. I feel like such a loser Am I the only one who does these self sabatoge missions!?!?! Please tell me I'm not alone girls! I'm back at it today with diet and exercise and feel motivated so hopefully the scale starts moving down again soon Hope everyone else had a great weekend! I actually think you're REALLY amazing for only being up 2 pounds. I can gain 6 in a day eating off plan. girlonfire 08-15-2011, 07:52 PM How did I gain SIX STINKING POUNDS OVERNIGHT????? Yesterday 274; today 280 again (Although, all my traveling means I have been using different scales) My starting weight from a month and a half ago. I have been doing too much family stuff recently that involves lots of eating out, tons of cooking, etc. Hopefully now that I am on my own (yay!), I can get back to cooking what is best for me and not letting myself give into temptation. Ahhh, back where I started. SMSDREAMER2007 08-15-2011, 08:48 PM Sodium is my best bet chloe ;) DivineFidelity 08-15-2011, 11:49 PM Hey everyone! I'm glad to know that my gain didn't hold the team back last week, seeing as we still won. I was feeling guilty about it, so that's a big relief. I had my Pre-Op appointment today. They are going to do my cholesystectomy outpatient, so I don't have to spend the night in the hospital and I can go home. That's what I was HOPING for, and it's not common, but they've agreed to do it outpatient because mine isn't a risky case and my mom is an RN and will be with me during recovery. I just wanted to be able to sleep in my own bed, those hospital beds are AWFUL...and I didn't really want a nurse waking me up every 4 hours. lol I'm having an off week with my food. I was supposed to be starting to count everything again, but they gave me specific things to eat this week, and then nothing before the surgery. I'll probably end up missing the weigh in next Sunday since I don't know if I'll even really be able to stand on a scale yet (the surgery is Friday), but we'll see. I did end up joining the gym with my boyfriend. They even gave us both really nice duffel bags and towels and headphones and water bottles and lanyards and hats because I joined this month instead of waiting till after the surgery like I was telling them I was going to. My BF's parents decided to help pay the starting costs, so we joined earlier then expected =D Anyways, I'm off to bed. I've got work in the morning! ^^ bee optimistic 08-16-2011, 12:50 AM I know it could always be way worse, but it's really hard not to be dissapointed in yourself when you get off track and see the scale start to climb... even if it's just a little tiny bit. Thanks for your support Brown and reminding me that it's only two pounds. Just get back on track :) chloekinsicle- Being with 'family' always gets me too, so I totally understand your pain. It seems like when we get together everything revolves around food. I always find it easier when I'm on my own and it's nice to be accountable to yourself (and of course us girls here!) and I know when I'm alone I'm less tempted... perhaps it's the same for you? Anyways glad your back on track and ready to rock the weight right off!! Go you! Divinefidelity- I hope everything goes well for you with the surgery. I'll be thinking of you and sending many get well soon thoughts! PS: congrats on joining the gym! I hope it turns out to be a fun exercise adventure for you :) Riestrella 08-16-2011, 06:27 AM Woohoo! We won this week! Well done ladies =D katylil 08-16-2011, 08:14 AM Hi all! :) Sorry I haven't been joining in much with this thread. I'm a waitress and been working a ridiculous amount of hours at the restaurant this week due to staff shortages. Eeeek! I can't believe I'm Biggest Loser! :D so happy! I've started doing IF this week and it's obviously been working for me! Going to keep on like this and aiming to hopefully be at Goal by Christmas :) Hope everyone's having a good week! Brown 08-16-2011, 09:58 PM I can't seem to get myself together and stay on plan. I am pretty proud of myself that we've been going to the gym consistently, and I'm back to weightlifting and feeling super good afterward. But I cannot get my food back on track for anything. Whether I'm simply eating too much, or just refusing to fitday. Anyway, I just spent an hour and a half in the bathroom doing a hair mask and some face masks, and epilating, and coloring my brows/lashes, and other stuff I've neglected for a long time. I'm hoping it'll motivate me to bring the rest of my sexy back. ;) kurisitaru 08-16-2011, 10:24 PM Congrats to the biggest losers! Sorry, I was all on vacation... I'll definitely be here more now that I'm back. Was SO fun. Went to Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, Bear Country, Gillette, Casper, Black Hawk, and... Seargis! Motorcycles EVERYWHERE! I really wanted to wear something more... "skimpy" and such. >< I was just too self conscience of how big I felt. I also realized I didn't want to take any photos. I avoided them... When I did take them, I was so scared to look at them, I asked not to see a single one and begged all my friends not to post them on their face books. I feel guilty about it, but I also kept telling myself that this time next year, I won't feel this way. I'll jump into pictures and happily view them. >< ruby5839 08-16-2011, 11:04 PM Ugh! Last night I went out for drinks with co-workers then gave into a McDonald's craving! I haven't eaten McD's for a long time and afterwards I realized why. I hate that gross greasy, queasy feeling you get after overindulging on fried foods. Now I'm paying for it on the scale today. Hopefully the sodium will leave my system soon. I'd better go try to work some those calories off now. Yay team for winning this week!! kurisitaru 08-16-2011, 11:12 PM Ruby, drink a ton of water, it helps flush it out. I noticed a bit of extra weight gain when eating cruddy food was washed away with lots of water and some extra movement. Rated 08-17-2011, 12:28 AM kuri - Sounds like you had a lot of fun. I would love to see Mount Rushmore. I think it is important to stay on track but make sure you are loving yourself at any size. I hope your friends snuck a few pictures so you can remember the trip. I am on track this week so far but the scale doesn't seem to be moving very fast. Hopefully I get a whoosh soon! DivineFidelity 08-17-2011, 09:27 AM Well I thought I was definitely going to be up on the scale today. Yesterday I had a whole bunch of cake. I was baking for work, and so I was licking my fingers and stuff, and then when I was actually AT work we were all trying everyone else's cakes and brownies and stuff...and then I forgot my lunchbox and asked my mom to bring me something, and forgot to specify what, so she showed up with Whataburger which I ate because I didn't have any other option and I was working from 9am to 6pm....so I couldn't exactly go without.....but anyways, even after all of that junk, I came home and I passed out because I had a killer headache and was exhausted, and when I woke up I was down to 242.6....That's a 2.4 pound loss since Sunday, and it has me super excited! Once they take out my gallbladder, I should be able to get under 240!! lol. I know it's kind of cheating, since it's not losing fat it's losing an organ, but still...I think it will give me some of the motivation that I've been lacking. Anyways, I have to go get ready for work now. I hope everyone has an incredible day today! =D SugarRomeoTango4852 08-17-2011, 09:43 AM Good Morning, Ladies @Divine: Congrats on the loss! 0_0 I can't imagine losing an organ but if that is what moves you forward then ya gotta use it. @Rated: Praise the whooshes and I hope you get one too. @Ruby: I can feel your pain with the McD craving. I never eat McD but I drive past Wendy's daily and I can hear it calling my name. I might be getting on the right track but I am not losing like I should be. I am wondering if I don't have to get my medication adjusted (hypothyroidism) since I was only diagnosed in May. It was a trial for the first dose so.. bee optimistic 08-17-2011, 12:10 PM Ugh girls, I am a plain mess. Totally binged last night on anything and everything I could get my hands on :( Why am I sabotaging myself? I just feel like I should give up and throw in the towel....... I'm sinking without a lifejacket!!! girlonfire 08-17-2011, 01:19 PM bee-optomistic- have you thought about mosying on down to the chicks in control thread? I have found it a super-helpful place to go when the binge monster rears its ugly head. :hug: I am slowly losing the weight I seem to have regained overnight. I got waaaay off track for a couple of weeks there and now I am struggling to get back into that awesome place I was at when I was super focused and determined. Brown 08-17-2011, 08:43 PM Once they take out my gallbladder, I should be able to get under 240!! lol. I know it's kind of cheating, since it's not losing fat it's losing an organ, but still...I think it will give me some of the motivation that I've been lacking. This made me laugh. When my cousin had her appendix burst, we went to see her in the hospital after emergency surgery. She said she was so sad because she seriously thought it'd be like 10 lbs, but it was only a couple ounces. KittyKat1465 08-17-2011, 11:09 PM Great job on the losses this week! My week is not going so good with the weight loss. The scale isn't budging at all!!!!!!!! I will be weighing in tomorrow cause it is my b-day weekend and I am going to enjoy myself with no reservations :) Back OP on Monday. Not gonna be too bad though cause I am still planning on some serious gym time. DivineFidelity 08-17-2011, 11:50 PM This made me laugh. When my cousin had her appendix burst, we went to see her in the hospital after emergency surgery. She said she was so sad because she seriously thought it'd be like 10 lbs, but it was only a couple ounces. I'm not expecting the organ to be more then a half a pound at most....but there are a couple large gallstones that might weigh something, and then they've told me I'm going to be nauseous for a couple days afterwords and probably won't want to eat much (but that I have to drink tons of water to make up for not eating)....so I won't be eating all the junk I usually crave, so I'll HOPEFULLY be under 240. That's my logic anyways. If I'm not, i'll be sad, but I'll deal with it. lol. DivineFidelity 08-18-2011, 09:22 AM Wow...You guys are awfully quiet! It's starting to make me feel like I talk too much. lol Anyways, Today is my last day at work for a while, and it's probably the last day that I'm going to see any of the Pre-K kids that have been in my class for the last year...because by the time I come back they will have gone off to kindergarten. It makes me sad, especially because I won't even be working with them today, I'll be working with the babies....it's my first class to ever graduate and move on to kindergarten, and I hope I don't ever forget them. They were little balls of energy and happiness, and I care so much about them. I would go to work upset and stressed, but after 5 minutes of kids running up to me and giving me hugs and telling me all of their stories, I couldn't be upset anymore. They made me happy and I just want the best for them. No one told me it would be this hard....lol I went and worked my butt off at the gym yesterday. I can still feel the burn in my legs. I plan on going back again today, since it's the last time that I'm going to be able to do any kind of intense work out for 6 weeks (according to my surgeon). It sucks, especially because I JUST started paying for the gym membership....but I'll get over it. I'm going to ask him if I can still go swim after the surgery....even if I'm not on the machines, swimming is still a good workout...and hopefully it will be okay. I hope everyone else has been having a wonderful week! =D SugarRomeoTango4852 08-18-2011, 09:57 AM My scale isn't moving for me and it is making me very very depressed, angry and worried (worried that my hypothyroidism will forever plant me on the obese side of life). It kinda blows big but the doctor's appt is next week so. I have a question: I am having issues getting my butt to the gym and I don't understand why. I like going to the gym and being there and feeling good about what I am doing. Heck, I even look forward to it yet I am still trying to convince myself to NOT go. Like "I'm so tired, I don't wanna, etc etc etc" all day long. Most of the time it doesn't win out but...does anyone else have this issue? Where you like going and being there but spend all day trying to "trick" youself to NOT go? @Divine:You don't talk to much at all! I am just kinda meh lately so I have not been around much. I wish I could relate to the kids thing but there are zero children in my life right now >_<. I keep telling my friends I need one of them to have a child so that I can have a little niece or nephew to spoil and make me happy. I would ask the gym if you can suspend the membership until the 6 weeks are up, most will or should allow that. Swimming is a great work out and I hope he says you can! kurisitaru 08-18-2011, 02:00 PM College starts Monday.... I'm all worried I'll get off track again. >< My mini goal is to not buy any beverage while on campus, to have a water bottle with me, and to bring my own food. I want to do this for 1 month no deviating! kurisitaru 08-18-2011, 02:02 PM SugarRomeoTango4852: I do that with working out as well. "It's sooo late... I shouldn't work out." "I'm tired, I can do double the effort tomorrow..." Then when I just do it it's not that big of deal and I wonder why I was so complainy in my head... I guess it's like Nike says... Just do it. girlonfire 08-18-2011, 03:55 PM Good luck on your surgery DivineFidelity! I'll be thinking of you and I'm sure you can find some exercise to do. I have gotten back into my workout routine after slacking off for awhile to kick-start my weight loss and let me tell you; it has not been pretty. I am so sore, but I am dropping my sodium weight pretty well. I'm getting the nagging suspicion it isn't just sodium, but REAL weight that finally caught up to me and I just hope I can get it off and not fail you guys this week. I'm watching Heavy to motivate myself haha...good luck team lovely leaves!!! Brown 08-18-2011, 05:05 PM I'm planning on not leaving the house today, so maybe I'll actually stick to my Fitday planned food for the first time in a long time. ETA: HEY I STUCK TO FITDAY. Actually, I took a couple things off because I'm full and reached the end of my IF window. :) Riestrella 08-19-2011, 06:34 AM Right now I've been weighing in at 175 lbs, which if it keeps up could mean a 2 lb loss this week!! This hasn't happened since I started in April!! Excited!! DivineFidelity 08-19-2011, 08:32 AM well, it's surgery day. I have got to get ready, because we have to leave for the hospital in about 30 minutes and i'm still sitting in bed in my pajamas, but whatever. I just wanted to check in this morning. I'm not allowed to eat or drink anything until after, which sucks because i'm super thirsty right now, but i'll survive. I hope the rest of you ladies have a wonderful day! If i'm feeling up to it I may check back in later....we'll see =) KittyKat1465 08-19-2011, 11:30 AM Good luck Divine! DivineFidelity 08-19-2011, 09:00 PM Thanks KittyKat! I'm doing fine. I'm back home recovering. The doctor said that my gallbladder was definitely what was causing all of my problems. I am in a lot of pain, but it's not unbearable. The only thing that really hurts is bending. I can't eat anything today but liquids, soup and crackers, doctors orders....so i've had a couple of popsicles and lots of grahm crackers. I'll probably have soup for dinner. I'm super exhausted....but that's to be expected after the anesthesia. Just thought I would check in with everyone. I'm about to fall asleep, so i'm going to go...bye everyone. girlonfire 08-20-2011, 02:04 PM Good luck on your recovery DivineFidelity! My sister had her gallbladder taken out and it is no cakewalk. Just rest up and you'll be back in the game in no time :hug: My weight has been all over the place this week. Sunday it was 274 before spiking up to 282 on Monday and I've steadily been getting it down all week. Right now I'm at 276, which is a good loss from Monday, but I have to lose 3 lbs overnight to get it down to where I can post a challenge loss. All my bad habits these past couple of weeks finally caught up with me! I'm just glad it's only taking me a week to undo the damage. melni 08-20-2011, 07:46 PM Hey ladies! Sorry I've been MIA, I just moved back to school on Thursday. Luckily, everyone noticed my weight loss! :carrot: Hope all is well! kurisitaru 08-20-2011, 11:57 PM !!! School is about to start and I haven't really put in effort into weight loss. I have had nothing to do all summer so it's been so easy to focus on weight loss. Now, with work starting up and school getting ready I've been so focused on my tasks now I haven't bothered to really check this site, to bother to update fitday or fitocracy, and working out has pretty much been walking and no shredding or anything. I can't fail before school even starts! >< I always do this... So... tomorrow I'm updating fitday no matter what and doing a big work out no matter what. Right now I'm going to do the SHRED and then clean before passing out. I won't slip into bad habits again... Brown 08-21-2011, 12:36 AM DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN. I hope tomorrow's weigh-in is better than I think it'll be. I've been on track for a few days, but I don't FEEL thinner like I usually do after a good day or two. I'll be eating off plan tomorrow, as we're going to my boyfriend's grandparents' for a birthday dinner, so no Fitdaying. Riestrella 08-21-2011, 06:11 AM I lost 2 lbs this week! Woohoo!! Good luck everyone =) DivineFidelity 08-21-2011, 12:17 PM Hey guys. I was able to get up and get on the scale. I'm back to where I was 2 weeks ago before they put me on all that medicine before the surgery, which is a 1.4 pound loss this week (i believe. lol)....which could have been better, but considering I haven't been able to exercise much the past few days, and I haven't had any say in what I have been eating (it has been what my parents are willing to cook and bring to me....which is mostly cheap nasty stuff) then i guess it's not too bad. Hopefully I'll be feeling better in the next few days and I'll be able to do more things for myself, like cook my own food instead of eating the junk my parents cook. I've been told I can't do any strenuous exercising or anything for 6 weeks, which SUCKS...but on thursday when I go see the surgeon for the post-op appointment I'm going to ask him if swimming laps (if I go slowly) would be okay. I just want to be able to do SOMETHING, you know? I'm still not feeling too great, but hopefully I'll be feeling better soon. I'm staying home from work all this week (which I cannot afford but have no other choice), and HOPEFULLY I'll be able to go back to work next monday, the 29th. That's the first day that my new Pre-K class will be in my room, and I would like to be there with them. Anyways, I'm going to go lay down because I'm really not feeling well right now. I hope everyone has a terrific day, and that everyone remembers to weigh in! =D girlonfire 08-21-2011, 10:46 PM I was expecting a HUGE gain because the Korean food I ate last night was SO sodium packed (my jeans were tight, I was so bloated). BUT I didn't gain, just broke even. I feel like I have been massively failing at this challenge, but I am hoping for a big loss next week! SMSDREAMER2007 08-22-2011, 02:16 PM New thread has been posted ENJOY! vBulletin® v3.6.7, Copyright ©2000-2015, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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I really want to just synchronize two directories on multiple machines. I don't want to worry about IP addresses and things like that and I don't want to store my private files "in the cloud". Has anyone done a cute hack using ssh, avahi and inotify for GNOME? Note: I don't want to backup a folder like DejaDup wants me to do, I want live multi-master replication. Unison also fails for me, as it currently doesn't work in Fedora 15, and has to be run manually. Ideas?
37 responses to "Auto-sync in GNOME"
Sparkleshare? http://sparkleshare.org/
Sparkleshare? http://sparkleshare.org/
It's a free Dropbox clone that allows you to store your stuff in a git repo on your machines.
Sparkleshare! is write in Mono. Bad Idea
Dude, I think we ended this argument 10 years ago. Get a life.
This does not remove the danger posed by Microsoft and its patents.
Using Linux without Mono doesn't remove those dangers either
No, but it reduce.
Play with Mono is like play with a grenade offer by your ennemy.
(replying to korbe)
yeah why don't you go wank yourself with your reduced-patent-danger system on youporn with your proprietary flash plugin
(replying to antimonio)
1: I don't have Flash Player.
2: I don't want to go to youpporn.
3: I don't want to go wank.
4: Stay polite. Thanks.
Alberto: neat – didn't know about that one!
Though – can you use it to share a folder containing a git repository? Looks a little tricky.
@korbe: So?
@Janne: Share a folder per repository? I do not know about that. It's meant to replace Dropbox.
I'd say dbus service that uses fanotify to keep a list of changed files across the filesystems, and replicate the files across the network to a separate incremental directory, a-la Time Machine.
Or make it possible to export btrfs snapshots across the network.
could always give gluster a shot. you'd configure the two servers as a replica pair, and then mount the export locally. You can also then expand to replica over more servers (not sure what the limit of the replica count is) if you want, and it is default accessible over the network.
rsync or backintime
rsync: command line tool for synchronizing
backintime: powerful gui for rsync with automatic sync function
repair the unison-starter with a start-script (I think the autostarter doesn't work because of systemd)[WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The poster sent us '0 which is not a hashcash value.
ubuntu one
Have you ever heard of Dropbox? https://www.dropbox.com/
Far easier to setup than a manual solution, and you can even access your files on a mobile.
There is csync and currently there is a csync daemon and kde client for the daemon in development which I think does what you want to do.
Rsync rules. There are many scripts around that are quite neat. Some even do backups and have fallback options.
Sparkleshare is also git backed. Without git-annex, thats not a very viable backup or file sync method for large files.
Just this week, joey hess mentioned the following git-annex-based starter project on his identica:
"a distributed FUSE filesystem with offline operations support " (sounds pretty awesome—when it's done)
As far as I know Unison has a command line interface and can run automaticically. Of course you have to set the appropriate options in the .conf file. I used Unison to automatically make an update on a backup-server on my girlfriends laptop, once a day and the setup worked for years, without manual interaction.
But perhaps I did not quite get what type of solution your are looking for?
If you are looking for something that makes efficient updates, say once per hour, Unison might be worth to be considered. -
For what it's worth, I put together a thin wrapper around git to implement that:
I have been using it to sync documents and pictures from two laptops and a desktop machine. One of the laptops is my wife's laptop so one of my goals was to ensure no special manipulations was required (that is, until there is a conflict…)
It is not inotify-based, I just run it from cron.
Has Jeff said, it is not a good solution if you want to sync large files. I investigated integrating with git-annex, but my understanding of git-annex was that it was difficult to integrate seamlessly (I don't want to have to run git-annex commands to get my files)
unison is pretty good, but it's not automatic.
"Unison also fails for me, as it currently doesn't work in Fedora 15, and has to be run manually."
No, that's how unison works. It doesn't do live syncing, it just syncs when you tell it to.
Drbd and GFS2. Maybe a little overkill, but works beautifully. At least on my two servers.
>I really want to just synchronize two directories on multiple machines.
>I don't >want to worry about IP addresses and things like that and
>I don't want to store my >private files "in the cloud".This is the same I want.
You could have a look at:
http://git.csync.org/users/cjann/csync.git/plain/doc/userguide/csyncd.htmlThe GUI is written for KDE but the daemon only needs a c compiler.
But it's not finished yet and I have still a lot to do.
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and trying to port unison to Fedora 15 ?
Then you can use something like : EeepcSync, a script I wrote to sync some folders between my laptop and my eeepc
That's the holy grail for me too.
Live async multi-master replication. And oh yeah, disconnected mode, because of laptops.
Contenders are unison, csync (with pam_csync to replicate on login and logout), chironfs (fuse based).
Things I've looked at too were DRBD, Zumastor (seems dead now, but some ddsnap concepts are going in-kernel in devicemapper), Coda, InterMezzo (never went anywhere), etc.
In the end, unison has always been most reliable for me.
In practice, there's a lot of stuff you shouldn't sync when syncing home directories.
Syncing gconf/dconf is problematic (especially if you want exceptions for different machines). Maybe a one-file-per-key backend would help – but I guess that would slow things too much.
Proper use of XDG_*_DIRs would also be helpful:
– Epiphany still does too much in ~/.gnome2/
– FireFox and Thunderbird also mix caches and settings too much)
– ~/.thumbnails, ~/.fontconfig etcWell – enough said.
… well, for the rest of us, using cloud-based backup ala ubuntu one, dropbox, spideroak and many others works just wonderful.
If you don't mind closed source there's AeroFS [1]. It has optional backup to the cloud, but works just fine without it (default). It's still in alpha, but I can give you an invite.
On the vcs-home mailing list [2] there's been a lot of discussion [3] about dvcs-autosync [4]. It aims to to provide automatic keep dvcs in sync with each other. It has been described as being similar to SparkleShare, but without Mono and a GUI.
[1] http://www.aerofs.com/
[2] http://lists.madduck.net/listinfo/vcs-home
[3] http://lists.madduck.net/pipermail/vcs-home/2011-March/000314.html
[4] http://gitorious.org/dvcs-autosync -
what about utilizing bittorrent for that, like twitter's murder or https://github.com/russss/Herd?
Aerofs does something like this. They're not open-source and are in beta still.
I've used Unison to perform automatic synchronization in the past. There is a "batch" options that can be set in a Unison for this purpose. Also a Unison profile can be created rather than specifying everything on the command line, if you wish. The options available in the preferences section of the Unison manual can be used in the the profile.
Use "batch = true" in the profile or "-batch" option to automate the synchronization. Other options can be specified to control behaviour. For instance, in my case, I specified "prefer = newer". These options would depend on how you want to resolve conflicts.
I just did this with two systems, but I'm pretty sure it could be extended to more. I would think that with multiple hosts it would best be accomplished by coordinating changes via one primary host. Primary host actions sync to all hosts and all secondary hosts would only initiate sync with primary. This should propagate changes to all hosts with minimal issues.
I've also had success using incrond. With this you can make use of inotify if you find this more useful then scheduling in cron.
I tried Unison on F15 and the -ui text option seems to work.
lsyncd uses rsync with fnotify
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LAS VEGAS — Mastronardi Produce debuted a new tomato, Minzano, at the United Fresh Produce Association convention and expo.
The tomato is a mini San Marzano-type tomato, and comes from a limited lot, said Chris Veillon, marketing manager.
The Kingsville, Ontario-based company is positioning the tomato much like small batch liquor made by distilleries, because supplies are limited and it comes from the company's home test facility in Leamington, Ontario, Veillon said.
"It's not like biting into a normal tomato — it's got a meaty texture," Veillon said. "We're branding this as a snacking tomato."
The tomatoes are available in a dry pint format.
The company also used the convention to showcase two of its newer items, the mini Kumato tomato and One Sweet peppers.
The mini Kumato is a snack-size version of its original Kumato tomato, a brown tomato with a unique flavor, Veillon said.
"Kumato is still a phenomenal product," Veillon said. "Its following online is unreal. It totally surpassed our expectations."
One Sweet Peppers are bite-sized sweet peppers.
The annual timing of United Fresh generally works out well for Ontario's greenhouse growers, because their products are at their peak during the spring and early summer.


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She was the youngest of five girls; she exuded a sense of strength through her grace, courage, vivacity and most of all, her love.
After graduating from Lanesboro High, she received a degree from Southeast Technical in retail sales. As she began her career she met many lifelong friends. She was the smiling face behind the counter at Pamida, Thrifty White and Fleet and Farm. She was a lady who would listen to you and laugh with you, because she truly enjoyed her job and the people that came with it.
Her love was both tough and sweet. Felt by many from her family and friends to her husbands and children, and their children.
Her first marriage was to Terry Block with whom she had three children: Mitchell, Tiffany and Jordan, for which she had undying love that will live on through them.
Her second marriage was to John Bublitz when she came to find her love for the ridge and its open sky.
Her last love was Pat Flanigan. Though their time was short it was the type of love she had truly deserved. Their connection so strong and devotion so true that it took her to her final day.
Lynne enjoyed life. She was a decorator, at times the life of the party, and a great role model. She enjoyed her occasional motorcycle rides with Pat as well as her trip to the Florida Keys with him. She also had the sisters whose bond would not be broken.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Pat Flanigan of Witoka, Minnesota; children: Mitchell (Necole Schueler) Block of Goodview, Minnesota; Tiffany (Tony Ott) Block of Winona, Minnesota; and Jordan (Dana) Block of Minnesota City, Minnesota; grandchildren: Bailee, Cole, Riley, Alba and soon to be born baby girl; mother, Donna Gullickson; stepchildren: Emma Flanigan of Winona, Minnesota; and John Flanigan of Wabasha, Minnesota; sisters: Valerie (Dave) Grewe of Cochrane, Wisconsin; Carol (Tom) Dybing of Lanesboro, Minnesota; Diane (Jim) Wehrs of Tigard, Oregon; and June (Dave) Heins of Kellogg, Minnesota; several nieces and nephews; other extended family and many friends.
Lynne was preceded in death by her father and grandparents.
Funeral service will be Monday, August 6, 2012, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Nodine, at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Jim Nelson presiding. Visitation will take place Sunday, August 5, 2012, at the Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home in Winona, 1476 West Broadway, from 2-6:00 p.m. as well as one hour prior to the service Monday at the church. Burial will be in the Witoka Cemetery in Witoka.
Casket bearers will be Josh Heins, Jarod Dybing, Aaron Dybing, Mike Flanigan, Douglas Block and Joe Loshek.
The family requests that memorials be directed in Lynnes honor to be used in her memory to an organization of the families choice.
Words of sympathy or remembrance may be left at www.fawcett-junkerfuneralhome.com. Services entrusted to Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Winona.


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PHOENIX - An independent team named by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to review the state's troubled child welfare agency is calling for a top-to-bottom overhaul of the department to focus it purely on child safety.
The report released Friday outlines steps needed to address years-long problems at Child Protective Services. The most severe issue was revealed in November when more than 6,500 child abuse and neglect reports were found to have not been investigated.
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I noticed a few weeks ago that my peach tree had these little clear "drops" that looked like water drops at the base of their leaves. A few days ago I spotted some thrips, and today I noticed that when I handled the tree, it was sticky. I don't know if they are all related. I tried to have the thrips ID'd at bugguide.net, but only got an unsure response that it looked like a predatory thrip- not sure. Anyway, I thought the drops were just on my peach, but today I noticed one on a maturing raspberry fruit in close proximity. i also saw one on the peach that was not at the base, but on a leaf. Other than that, they are all at the base of the leaves.
All my plants are young (got them this year) and I am growing them in containers on my balcony. Does anyone have any idea if all these things are related, or what type of thrips like peach trees (mine was black with three white bands across the thorax (?) area- there were also completely brown thrips that were smaller on the same tree, perhaps an adolescent of the black one?) and if I need to be concerned, and, lastly, what could be causing the stickiness? No aphids spotted! Thanks! |
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Besides aphids the only insect I've seen that causes stickness is scale. Thrips don't seem the likely culprit. In fact if the drops are all at the base of the leaf that doesn't sound like an insect at all. Rather something with the plant itself. The Fruitnut |
- Posted by alexander3 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 08 at 0:05
Some plants will exude drops of water from their leaves when there is a lot of water available to them. This is called guttation. I've never noticed these drops to be sticky, but a quick google search indicates they can contain sugars. Do you see the drops the day after watering the tree? Alex |
- Posted by ilikewinter (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 08 at 11:50
Thanks for the follow-ups. Alex, they are there all the time. I tried searching it on google, but was unable to find anything previous to my first post- I will look up "guttation" and see what I can learn about it. I don't see any aphids on the peach tree, but it is definitely sticky. I don't notice any damage to the young leaves, but I do have (perhaps from a caterpillar?) holes chewed in the leaves and bites otherwise taken out. This is my first time growing fruit trees, so I'm not really sure what the leaves on a peach should look like- they are generally folded together until they get larger and then unfurl and they have an arc shape to them (the spine arcs). Is this normal? |
- Posted by michael357 5b (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 08 at 22:43
Hey alexander3, did you ever take any horticulture classes? I haven't heard or seen anyone use the term guttation for years! By the way, I agree. Now for the bonus question: under what conditions are guttation more likely to occur in a plant? |
- Posted by alexander3 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 08 at 23:10
No horticulture classes under my belt....in high school I had a banana tree in a pot, and it always had drops of water coming out of the leaves the day after I watered it. Somehow (this was before the modern day internet!) I learned the term guttation. Certainly there needs to be plenty of water available, and it would help if the stomata were closed (like at night), so there's no other easy path for water loss... ....so I guess if it rains in the late afternoon or evening so the plant can soak up water all night, but not lose any moisture through transpiration, guttation is likely to occur. Do I win? |
- Posted by ilikewinter (My Page) on Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 0:16
Well... that may be so, but... it doesn't match my conditions here too well. I'm really concerned with why the tree is all sticky! No aphids, and no scale that I can see- only thrips and perhaps a caterpillar (judging on the holes in the leaves). It's just a little peach tree- in a container on my balcony, just got it this year, so I should be able to spot aphids or scale if they were there, right? |
Scale will be on the stems and are not nearly as easy to spot as aphids. They can be many different colors, sizes, and shapes. All of which change as they grow. I had them on my trees in my greenhouse for a year before I figured out what was causing the occasional sticky area on the trees. I noticed the stickiness on the leaves. But it was only there because it dripped off the scale on the small twigs. I sprayed once with Malathion and got nearly 100% control. Next winter I'll spray dormant oil. This is the first scale I've seen on my fruit trees in 40 yrs at this hobby. The Fruitnut |
Does it look like this? If so, I've been told it is oriental fruit moth |
Here is a link that might be useful: sap dripping from peaches
- Posted by michael357 5b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 08 at 0:05
By jove alexander3, I think you've got a keen sense of observation. The main conditions are an ample supply of available moisture to the roots and high humidity. The stomata close leading to high pressures in the root. It is commonly seen in grasses. Grasses fertilized with ammonium salts may exude a white crystaline material containing high amounts of glutamine on their leaf tips. |
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I am unable to get into the bottom part of the page that lists the various forums. I cannot access Kitchen Table, Garden topics, etc. as the page just ends under the Computer Help listing area. Is anyone else having this happen? I was able to reboot, or restore, to cure this, but this morning can't even do this. |
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- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Thu, Sep 8, 11 at 11:10
on which page are you talking about? I can get to the forums by clicking at the top of this page on forums or other forums. I do not have any problem with the bottom of the page however I still have all of those links to click on too. |
- Posted by phyllis__mn (My Page) on Thu, Sep 8, 11 at 11:19
I got into it now, but am sure I will have trouble next time I try. It's the part that shows all of these forums, but in their own columns, such as under Community it has The Kitchen Table and Get Togethers, etc. It's when I first open up the garden web that it happens. Of course, I don't shut it down the rest of the day! FAMILY Care Givers Grandparents Grieving Marriage Parents Parents of Infants Parents of Toddlers The Single Life Stepfamilies Vacations Weddings THS COMMUNITY Get-Togethers The Kitchen Table GARDENING - at GardenWeb Over 150 forums! THE ARTS - at Glyphs Art, music, books, movies, etc. NATURE - at Nature.Net Birding and the Outdoors |
- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Thu, Sep 8, 11 at 11:37
well why don't you save your fave one as a favorite then you can always get to that one and from your faves/bookmarks you should be able to get to the others with out having to go to the original first page, I never go to that first page since I have saved the ones I visit to my bookmarks/favorites. Could it be that you have accidentally set your zoom to enlarge it too much so that the whole page is not showing? You can zoom with your mouse by holding the control button and turning the middle wheel of the mouse, try that you may have done that and changed it, if so just turn it one way or the other to get it back in where it should be. |
- Posted by phyllis__mn (My Page) on Thu, Sep 8, 11 at 12:14
Thanks, raven......that sounds so logical to save one on favorites.....never thought of that. |
Might be worth a try to clean browser cache including index.dat files with ccleaner. |
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Dear Pixie,
You are 3 today and what a wonderful 3 years we have had. I remember when you were born, I spent the first 24 hours just staring at the wonder of you, your big baby blues and little baby breaths were just magical. We were very lucky that we had a private room at the hospital as it meant that we could all stay together outside of visiting hours and once Daddy and your brothers left our room in the hospital, I still didn't sleep but just stared and smiled and loved the wonder of you.
The last few years you have filled our hearts with joy and I can't believe that we made such an amazing little girl - I am so, so proud of you sweetheart and love your feisty independence as you stand up to your brothers, that strength of character will stand you well in life my darling.
We have seen you develop from a happy baby to a chatty toddler and this last year has seen you lose the dummy and wear big girls knickers all the way taking it in your stride.
Your confidence knows no bounds and that really amazes me - that someone so little can be so sure, so confident. I'm sure having 2 big brothers gives you that confidence, you certainly know you are loved by them as they smother you with kisses and hugs constantly.
You also started nursery and poor old mummy was sobbing her heart out after she had dropped you off for the first time - in you went without so much as a whimper and you have thrived and enjoyed every moment of it! May you always show such enthusiasm for learning and confidence in unfamiliar surroundings.
A few months ago, I took you to your first dance class which is a combination of ballet and tap and you were so, so excited to be going, it is all you talked about. Every morning, the first thing you said was "I go ballet today Mummy" and then the day arrived. You had a pink ballet dress that I picked up in the charity shop and you were so, so proud of that until..................You saw that all the other little girls were wearing blue leotards and skirts!!! You have point blank refused to wear the pink dress since and all you wanted for your birthday was a blue leotard, white tap shoes and pink ballet slippers! How could we refuse?!
You also know what you want to wear and I struggle daily - you refuse to wear trousers, instead preferring to pick a dress...I fear little poppet that you and I will have many battles on the clothes front over the coming years! Yesterday you wanted your nails painted and insisted on the colour being my chanel rouge noir! What a little fashionista....
Yet your nature is so, so sweet. You adore babies and are so gentle and loving, you have a real nurturing streak and I love nothing more than watching you play with your dollies - your imagination knows no bounds!
I am so proud to be your mummy, I look at you all and wonder what your future holds? I can't begin to tell you how much you and your brothers are loved, I don't have the words to express my feelings for you all, the invisible bond that ties my heart to all of yours will always be there. My love for you all has no limits or boundaries, it is the reason why, I am striving to be a better person every day.
You are beautiful inside and out, you are clever and funny and incredibly charismatic. I am honoured to be your mummy and look forward to many happy years of being by your side as you make your path in this world.
Happy Birthday my Darling
Peace and Love
Mummy xxxxx


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By Kate | September 22, 2011 | Link | One Comment
Fendi recruited design up-and-comers from the Royal College of Art for its new installation series
Talk about a big fashion break. Five Royal college of Art post-graduate teams were enlisted by Fendi, to produce art installations and window displays for their new location on Sloane Street, one of London's dominant fashion veins. The students re-purposed salvaged leather materials from Fendi's Selleria handbag collection, morphing them into kinetic machines and intricate art objects. The result is what Fendi calls "punk handicraft" and describes as a defiant spirit, freedom from conformity, and a discovery of beauty in imperfections. While that may be a bit of a stretch for such a formal brand, it's inspiring to see fashion houses seeking out young creativity and re-appropriating unused materials from their design process.
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Whilst the clothes took inspiration from the designer's three-year jaunt around Asia, the makeup had a decidedly more contemporary aesthetic. Neon yellow and pink highlights were smeared across faces and brows, highlighting the contours of the face. Tribal-like body markings saw the conceit extended to the torso, creating fierce urban warriors ready for adventure. Messy buns and updos were sprayed with neon stripes, creating an immediate visual impact that stood out on the catwalk.


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Welcome to Rubicon Press
Rubicon Press publishes chapbooks and broadsides of extraordinary poetry from authors in Canada and around the world. We're looking for work that resonates; poetry that is more than just excellence of technique and use of multiple forms. We seek poetry that moves, inspires and affects.
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Recording Dates arrives from the printers next week!
Cover by Natalie Olsen, Kisscut Design
We're Back!
Everyone who runs a small press knows this one simple rule: if you go down, your press goes down.
Many thanks to everyone who has written and checked in with the press over the past year. I run Rubicon alone, with the help of my wonderful cover designer, Jennifer Dempsey. Over the past year, I have been bouncing back from major surgery just in time to return to full-time teaching and admin work, so it has taken a while to gather enough strength to get the press rolling again. But rolling we are! And how could we not be, with great projects from literary icons Alan Loney and Douglas Barbour in the lineup! Stay tuned for Alan's fabulous new chapbook conStellations and the immediate release of Doug's much-awaited Recording Dates. (Those of you who have purchased Rubicon t-shirts over the years will recognize one of the poems from Doug's series as having been featured on our inaugural Poetry on the Streets shirt!)
Both titles will be released later this month. Stay posted for new cover images…
Springing into Action
After a long and busy winter, Rubicon has emerged — like the groundhog! — with fresh new titles for the spring of 2011. Micheline Maylor's exquisite chapbook Starfish leads the way, closely followed by a new broadside, The Coal Face, by Kathryn Bjornson. As March approaches, we'll also be featuring a second chapbook from well-known Australian poet Alan Loney, constellations.
We've just welcomed a fantastic new cover designer aboard as part of the Rubicon team. You can read more about Jennifer Dempsey in the "About Us" section of the site. We're thrilled to have you as part of the team, Jenn!
Hibernate with new Rubicon Press 2010 titles!
With the cold and grey lingering on into February, what better way to make it through the dregs of winter than by curling up with a good book (or three)? We've got fabulous new titles on offer for the New Year: Danielle Schaub's Interior Views, Glen Sorestad's Road Apples, and Paul Tyler's Naming the Animals. Take a look at our Chapbooks page for publication info and cover images of all three collections.
New 2009 Titles!
We are so very excited to announce the publication of two beautiful new chapbooks by John B. Lee (winner of last year's Midwinter Chapbook Competition) and Wendy Donawa, in addition to a lovely little broadside by the very talented Allan Brown. Please drop by our online store and peruse the new titles!
Soon to join Rubicon's ranks is Danielle Schaub, with her cross-disciplinary collection of photopoetry, Interior Views. We'll round out our season with new work by Paul Tyler and Glen Sorestad…stay tuned!
New chapbook by Ariel Gordon and broadside by Joanne Ellison!
What better way to welcome in summer (at last!) than with an incredible new chapbook and broadside? We're really excited to announce the release of Ariel Gordon's chapbook Guidelines: Malaysia & Indonesia, 1999 and Joanne Ellison's superb new broadside "A Trick of Oranges." Both titles are now available on our Chapbooks & Merchandise page…pop by and check them out!
2008 Midwinter Chapbook Competition Winner Announced!
Many congratulations to John B. Lee, the winner of Rubicon Press's third annual Midwinter Chapbook Competition! John's manuscript, Let Light Try All the Doors, was selected from over 40 submissions from around the world. John's collection will appear in September, heading up Rubicon's 09/10 publishing season.
We'd also like to highly commend Kath MacLean for her manuscript there are bears and Andrew Faulkner for his manuscript Made of felt and held with a pin.
Many thanks to all who entered! We really enjoyed reading your work, and we're grateful to you for sharing your poetry with us. We'll be sending all entrants a copy of John's chapbook once it is released, plus two chapbooks from our 08/09 season.
New titles from Rubicon Press!
David Zieroth's beautiful new chapbook Berlin Album and Yi-Mei Tsiang's stellar broadside "On Surrendering" are now available! Visit our Chapbooks page for details.
Two new upcoming collections head to print
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Exciting new collection from Bill Howell!
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"Valley Girl" turns 25 … Happy tripandicular Birthday!
Strangely, on a whim today I decided to spin my copy of Valley Girl in the old DVD. Such a surprise to learn that today is also the 25th anniversary of Martha Coolidge's little indie film with wide-reaching appeal. More than most teen films, this low-budget gem, retelling the old tale of Romeo and Juliet in a romance between a Valley girl and a Hollywood high punk, retains its charm and gentle humor. Shot in under a month, it could have been broad slapstick getting mileage out of Frank and Moon Unit Zappa's novelty hit "Valley Girl" — a Not Another Teen Movie for the 1980s. It ended up with fresh characters (who could forget the parents running the health food store?) and a bona fide star in the young Nicolas Cage. (Elizabeth Daily has also gone on to fame with many club singles, and as an in-demand voice-over artist.)
The L.A. Daily News has an article about the San Fernando Valley's changing demographics since the film was first released. Star Deborah Foreman, originally a model for Maybelline, now teaches pilates and yoga, after time as a graphic designer and other roles. Foreman generated a lot of the movie's charm and likability, and cameoed in Coolidge's other fun teen epic, Reel Genius, which also costarred Valley Girl's Michelle Meyrink, heroine to a generation of nerds.
And who could forget that music? A mix of gritty power pop and ironic synth-driven pop – it remains one of the best soundtracks of the 20th century, easily holding its own with Saturday Night Fever, Dazed and Confused (another great teen flick that has gained stature in the years since its first release) and American Graffiti. Modern English's song "I Melt With You" seemed to take on a life of its own, resurrected from the dead years later, after its use in a Burger King commercial!
Interestingly, the opening song, "Girls Like Me," is from Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo, a critically acclaimed new wave band from San Francisco. Hayes' music, like the movie itself, is deceptively cute. Very accessible pop, yet unique – Hayes was known for using unusual rhythm and time signatures in her pop songs. You can easily download "Girls Like Me" and "Shelly's Boyfriend" (another song in Valley Girl) from her website for free, since it's very hard to get ahold of the songs otherwise – and learn what else Bonnie is doing.
RIP: Heston, Widmark, and Pran
With Richard Widmark's passing at 93, and announcement of Charlton Heston's recent death, we've lost two more silver screen legends.
As for Heston, one sad bit is that his recent fame (or infamy, depending on your views) working for the National Rifle Association, has overshadowed his legacy of early civil rights activism. And unfortunately, because of the close timing, we have already moved on from honoring Richard Widmark.
Born in Minnesota, Widmark got his start as an radio actor in New York and Chicago — first with a friend, then working steadily in shows like Gangbusters and Inner Sanctum. For him, the big gamble was to walk away after ten years of radio work, to even bigger potential in a little Hollywood film noir called Kiss of Death. While Don Ameche thrived after moving from radio to Hollywood, it hadn't always worked out for other radio and stage stars: Les Tremayne had trouble finding equivalent success; and arguably the film world, post-Citizen Kane, was not so kind to Orson Welles. Well, the rest is history, with a string of excellent performances in movies like the unusual Panic in the Streets, Halls of Montezuma, Road House, Judgment at Nuremberg and The Bedford Incident.
While Widmark will probably be popularly remembered as a nasty hoodlum from Kiss of Death, in real life he was a stand up character. Sidney Poitier, his costar in No Way Out (1950) still notes Widmark's warm hospitality and friendship in welcoming him to Hollywood. When they later costarred in Bedford Incident (1965), the ink that signed the federal Civil Rights Act into law was still wet on the paper, and Martin Luther King was now a household name encouraging interracial dialogue… but Poitier and Widmark were already old friends. Widmark was indeed a good egg.
Speaking of friendship, there's another person of note who passed away recently, whose real life was as heroic and complex as any of Widmark's greatest roles.
Dith Pran, the Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist from Cambodia, who helped tell of the "Killing Fields", died last Sunday of pancreatic cancer at 65. Born near the historic and beautiful temples of Angkor Wat, Dith first trained as a translator, then began working closely with journalists, learning along the way to take photos. In 1972 he met Sidney Schaumberg, a journalist for the New York Times. They worked together for some time, even as the situation in Cambodia deteriorated, and became close friends. At one point Dith saved Schaumberg's life by convincing soldiers not to shoot. When Phnom Penh, the capital, was overtaken by Khmer Rouge forces, Schaumberg was thrown out of the country, lucky to have survived in one piece. Other journalists, both Cambodian and foreign, were killed under the new regime.
Dith managed to survive the next four years as a virtual slave in the countryside, while Schaumberg agitated for his release and to get news out to the rest of the world of Cambodia's misery. Under the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia had begun again at "Year Zero", and between 1 and 2 million Cambodians – figures vary – died of genocide or starvation. Fifty of Dith's relatives died during the genocide.
Miraculously, in 1979, Dith was able to escape to Thailand, then with Schaumberg and the New York Times' help, he started a new life in the United States. His story was chronicled in the movie The Killing Fields.
To the last, with his new organization, and another one he was trying to build, Dith wanted people to know what had happened in Cambodia, and wanted the surviving members of the Khmer Rouge to be brought to justice.
The New York Times has put up a short video called "The Last Word" . It's worth taking ten minutes out of your day to watch. Dith Pran was a true hero.


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Hey guys! Here's a sneak peek of my closet confessional with ShoesTV! I had so much fun filming in my closet and talking about what I love the most! Keep a look out for the interview soon! XOXO
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Nintendo's brushed the dust off the Wii Virtual Console this week with two sweet little platformers.
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (originally released in arcades and on Sega Master System in '87 and '88 respectively) joins Monster World IV - a previously Japan-only Mega Drive game that's finally been localized for the West - on Virtual Console for Wii.
Why these are relegated to Nintendo's 'also this week' gubbins list at the bottom is beyond us.
Here's the list:
Nintendo Video
Dinosaur Office: Office Party (available May 11 at 6 a.m. PT) - When the office throws an after-work party to celebrate a productive quarter, Craig finds himself in the middle of a dinosaur cat fight. (For Nintendo 3DS)
Nintendo eShop
Sudoku by Nikoli - Enjoy 50 high-quality sudoku puzzles created by Nikoli, who gave the world-famous puzzle its name. (For Nintendo 3DS)
Also new this week:
- Paul's Shooting Adventure 2 (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare)
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Virtual Console for Wii)
- Monster World IV (Virtual Console for Wii)
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My mother loves to paint up the carousel horses and display them around the house, however she doesn't know how to mount them on a poll. She's tried just cutting a hole in the bottom/top and sticking a pole through but then doens't know how to make it stay in place. She swears there used to be a book on it.
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Here's how my husband did them for me.....he bought the wooden closet rod that he cut to the right height and used a spade bit to cut a hole in the top and bottom of the horse. They have the ones you put on your drill to cut holes in doors,too.It was exactly the right size and the horses stayed where I put them, but he would put a wood screw under the horse to hold it up, and it wasn't seen. Most I would use a coffee can and cement to put the horse on the pole in, but it's much nicer if you use a round of wood and set the pole in it. I sold a few to a lady who used them to display clothes in a baby and childrens boutique, others bought them for their yards or porches. You can disguise the can with greenery and flowers. |
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The HTC Wildfire S has recently gotten the Android 2.3.5 update, posing a brand new lockscreen with customizable icons and performance improvements, which is great as low end smartphones need as much speed as possible. If you are a HTC Wildfire S user, you should be getting the update soon. People on Three UK have gotten the update, such as myself - and many others on the XDA Developers HTC Wildfire S forum.
Unfortunately, the Android 2.3.5 update does not come with Sense 3.0 UI, it stays with the 2.1 UI. And for the original Wildfire users, it looks like you will be staying with Froyo 2.2 for the moment. I will be posting a video up soon showing you the Android 2.3.5 features, stay tuned for that. :D


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Prison inmate Dale Maisano, 61, currently serving year seven of a 15-year sentence in Arizona's State Prison Complex in Tucson, has filed suit against the State of Arizona in federal court — again. This is reportedly the 368th suit he has filed against officials and entities of the state government since 1991.
In fact this seems to be the 30th lawsuit Maisano has filed in just the last two weeks. This particular suit claims that on June 3, 2013, Maisano was served food, "a non medical diet," that made him feel ill and "caused cramps the whole night[,] which caused the plaintiff to lose the ability to sleep and wonder if they try [sic] to kill him."
Maisano is suing for a medical diet and $1 trillion. In his suit, he names the state, the food service contractor, the director, the warden, the deputy warden, the governor and the attorney general as defendants.
Needless to say, most of his suits are thrown out. Of the unending flood of suits from the inmate, one judge reportedly said Maisano "so often and egregiously abus[es] the legal process." In 1992 a U.S. District Judge banned Maisano from filing further suits without the court's permission.
This suit will likely be thrown out as most of the others have been, but Maisano has filed a related suit that asks for $10 trillion in recompense for getting his prison food late for two days, causing "an eating disorder."
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Best student cities: Boston
Student lay on the lawn at Harvard University, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Fraser Hall/Robert Harding World Imagery/Getty)
This article is the third in a series featuring the top five cities for students around the globe in 2012, determined by QS. A number of factors were considered in the organization's ranking, including educational institutions, quality of living, affordability and employer activity. Boston came in third.
Boston, Massachusetts -- affectionately called Beantown -- is the unofficial student capital of the United States, with the greater Boston area containing some of the most distinguished universities in the world, including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With their renown attracting some of the brightest students from around the globe, the heart of New England is young, energetic and bustling. But the historic city has tranquil pockets as well, with quiet corners and ample green spaces. About 20% of students are international, and more than 500 international employers are present and hiring within Boston – substantially more than the other top-ranked student cities -- offering attractive post-graduate prospects within the city.
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The Fenway area -- home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team -- attracts students from nearby Boston College (BC) and Boston University (BU). On game days, the neighbourhood's numerous sports bars, such as Jerry Remy's, Who's on First and the cavernous, bowling alley-filled Jillian's, are packed with college students fraternising over beers.
Located in Cambridge, a neighbourhood across the Charles River from downtown Boston, the Harvard Square area is a popular gathering spot for Harvard and MIT students, with several restaurants serving up affordable, tasty grub. Favourite choices include burritos at Felipe's, burgers at Mr Bartley's, frozen yogurt at BerryLine and steaming slices at Pinnochio's Pizza and Subs (locally called "Noch's"). College kids also fill the tables at Hong Kong, a hip restaurant, lounge and nightclub in Faneuil Hall and Daedalus, a gastropub in Harvard Square that has an attractive outdoor patio area.
The Cleveland Circle area, situated at the west end of the city, is popular with BC students who flock to local cafes during the day and head out to beloved dive bars like Mary Ann's at night. In the Davis Square neighbourhood, spots like the Burren pub serve a similar purpose for Tufts students. The Allston/Brighton area, located in the city's northwestern corner, is home to student-friendly establishments such as Harry's Bar and Grill, a sports bar with weekly discount specials and Common Ground, a bar that often throws '90s nights and Millennium parties.
Student activities
Boston's most anticipated college events are the universities' annual music festivals – like Yardfest at Harvard and Spring Fling at Tufts University -- during which big-name headliners perform free concerts before the spring semester ends. Many Harvard activities, including trivia and karaoke nights, take place at Queen's Head Pub, a student-run campus watering hole that is cheaper than most bars in the area.
One of the greatest advantages of living in a city with a sizable student population is the chance to appreciate the many talents, projects and extracurricular activities at other universities. The Berklee College of Music, which attracts top international talent and counts the band Passion Pit among its alumni, often organises free student performances in such picture-perfect locations as the Boston Harbor National Park. The free-to-watch boating regattas on the Charles River are also well-attended on fair-weather race days, when students cheer on their classmates, with Boston College students making a strong showing. The river is also the site of the world's largest two-day rowing event, Head of the Charles Regatta, which takes place every October.
Many of Boston's universities regularly bring eminent speakers to their campuses. One ongoing series is Harvard Thinks Big, reminiscent of the famous TED talks series but featuring Harvard professors. Such events are generally advertised around college campuses or listed on university websites.
Student discounts
The Museum of Fine Arts, one of Boston's leading cultural institutions, is free for students carrying ID from one of the many schools in the city and the museum's special exhibits and film screenings are discounted for students.
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