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Lumina Desktop Status Update/FAQ
With the amount of changes to the Lumina desktop environment and the increasing number of questions/comments we are receiving, I thought it would be a good time to post a status report about it and answer many of the commonly asked questions.
As always, please post any bug reports or feature requests on the PC-BSD Bug tracker.
If you wish to get involved in the development of the Lumina Desktop Environment, you can find the source code in our repository on GitHub.
Lumina Desktop FAQ/Status Update:
What is the Lumina Desktop Environment?
- The Lumina Desktop Environment (sometimes referred to as Lumina-DE or just Lumina) is a BSD-licensed, FreeDesktop-compliant graphical interface for a desktop operating system.
- It has been written from scratch in C++/Qt5 (it is not based on any existing DE code-base). It uses Fluxbox for the window management in the background and xscreensaver for screensaver/screenlocking functionality. The only other runtime dependencies are a couple of small X11 utilities (xnumlock, xbrightness, xterm, xrandr).
- This results in a very lightweight, very smooth desktop experience with minimal system overhead.
What is the current development status?
- While the current version (0.8.4) is still considered to be "Beta" quality, that is primarily because there are still a couple external utilities which have not had in-house replacements written yet (Fluxbox and xscreensaver primarily).
- In its current state it is very stable and completely usable on a daily basis for both developers and non-developers alike.
- The only caveat for its "beta" status is that since there are some backend systems which are still in major development, we reserve the right to break a user's customized settings during the transition to these new systems (the window manager and screensaver settings are where I anticipate this happening once the replacement systems are in place). However, we already have a good track record of backwards compatibility with older settings formats, and will continue to work on ensuring a smooth transition between different versions of the desktop (even during heavy development/backend changes).
What are some of the features of Lumina?
- Restore files from ZFS snapshots directly through the Insight file manager (lumina-fm).
- View picture slideshows or play multimedia files through the Insight file manager.
- Completely configurable – the interface is designed around a plugin-based mentality where everything you see/use is a compiled-in plugin (ensuring that every plugin is guaranteed to work). This means that you can create an interface custom-tailored to your specific needs.
- Easy-to-use configuration utility (lumina-config). This single utility controls all the different configuration options for the desktop in one simple location.
- Total system search capabilities through the lumina-search utility (without having a daemon eating memory in the background).
- Screenshot functionality through the lumina-screenshot utility (also tied to the "print screen" key by default).
- Multi-monitor support through xrandr (every monitor is treated as a distinct screen, with it's own background, interface, etc..). Lumina also provides a graphical utility for adding/removing monitors from within the Lumina session (lumina-xconfig).
- Simple system controls through the "System Dashboard" for things like audio volume, screen brightness, battery status/notifications, and workspace switching.
- Easily select which application to use when opening a file and set that as the default for the next time. If you happen to remove that default application, it will automatically re-open the application selection dialog the next time you open that type of file again. This utility (lumina-open) is also tied into the commonly used xdg-open utility so that 3rd party applications will automatically use this utility for opening files outside of the application scope.
How is it different from other desktop environments?
- Designed on PC-BSD, specifically for the BSD community at large (although it is easily ported to any OS, including Linux distros).
- Does not require any of the commonly-used desktop implementation frameworks (DBUS, policykit, consolekit, systemd, HALD, etc..).
- Does not come bundled with any "end-user" applications (web browsers, email clients, multimedia software, office suites, etc..). The only utilities that Lumina brings to the table by default are the ones written specifically for the project and are generally for background/utilitarian functionality (the largest utility is the file manager).
- Simple text-based configuration file for setting system-wide defaults for new users. This allows distributors of the desktop to easily pre-set the system defaults/interface so it just works for the end user.
- Plugin-based interface design. This allows the user to make the desktop as light/heavy as desired (within reason) simply by choosing which plugins to have running on their desktop/panels.
Are there any PC-BSD specific features?
- Hardware-level screen brightness control (sysctl control through pc-sysconfig on PC-BSD 10.1.2+).
- Links to the PC-BSD Control Panel and AppCafe are embedded directly into the Lumina interface for system control/modifications.
- Detects when system updates are in progress and prevents the user from shutting down the system until that is complete (you can log out of Lumina and then shutdown the computer from the PCDM login manager if absolutely necessary) .
- Designed to work hand-in-hand with the PC-BSD utilities (mounttray, AppCafe, Life Preserver, etc.) preventing conflicts between DE and OS utilities.
Is it available for any other operating systems?
- There are currently source files in the project for building/using Lumina on: FreeBSD/PC-BSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, kFreeBSD, Debian, and generic "Linux" distributions.
- Please contact the package management/distribution team for your particular OS to determine the availability of pre-compiled packages.
What does it look like?
- Due to the flexibility of the interface design and the ease with which the themes may be customized, the Lumina desktop can take many various forms. Here are a just a few of the variations that I have assembled on my system:
- As we continue to create more plugins with every new version of Lumina, the variability of the interface just continues to grow. If you have a particular plugin/feature that you would like, please post a feature request on the PC-BSD bug tracker!
What plugins are currently available (as of version 0.8.4)?
- Panel Plugins: AppLauncher, AppMenu, BatteryMonitor, Clock, DesktopBar, DesktopSwitcher, HomeButton, Spacer, SystemDashboard, SystemTray, TaskManager(with or without grouping), UserButton.
- Desktop Plugins: AppLauncher, AudioPlayer, Calendar, DesktopView, Notepad
- Menu Plugins: AppLauncher, AppMenu, LineBreak, OpenTerminal, OpenFileManager, SettingsMenu, WindowList
- More plugins are being created all the time!
What is being worked on right now?
- Right now, we are mainly focused on expanding the scope of the desktop through creation of new plugins and enhancement of the existing plugins.
- The next "big" change planned is the move to a new window manager which is in the process of being written right now. This change will correspond with version 0.9.0.
- We are also working on tweaking the default themes and colors right now, and are looking into adding new themes & color schemes "out of box" for people to be able to simple select and use.
A new window manager? Is something wrong with Fluxbox?
- Fluxbox is a great WM, and the Lumina project will be still be using it for quite some time yet while the replacement is being written. The main reason a new WM is planned is for better integration with the Lumina desktop in the following areas:
- Interface/font scaling
- Keyboard shortcuts (particularly with using the default application registrations in Lumina)
- Addition of WM "modes" for use on various types of devices.
- Allow compositing between windows (for better transparency effects)
- Uniform Theme/Appearance
- In addition, having a custom WM specifically for Lumina allows us to be able to combine the functionality of a few common background daemons into a single utility (since at their core they all revolve around responding to particular base system events).
- Window Manager (ICCCM/EWMH events)
- Screensaver/Screen Locker (All Input Events – transparent watcher)
- Keyboard shortcuts (Keyboard Input Events)
- Application message logger/viewer (some EWMH events – transparent watcher)
- Power management (system events through devd/HALD/other)
- Having all these systems within the same utility allows us to be able to create a much tighter level of inter-functionality between them. For a few quick examples:
- Temporarily disable the screensaver while a window is full-screen (such as when watching a video)
- While the screen is locked, prevent the window manager from showing any new windows on the screen and stop all keyboard shortcut handling (preventing possible security issues), while still allowing some notifications and background procedures.
- Enable different levels of power management while the screen is locked or the screensaver is active.
- This is a fairly massive undertaking, so I want to re-iterate that I expect it to be quite some time until this new window manager is ready for use and we will continue to use Fluxbox in the meantime. The Lumina desktop will remain within the 0.8.x series of version numbers while this new utility is in development.
How can I get involved?
- If you are a C++/Qt developer, there are tons of areas where you could contribute! Some of them are: finding/fixing bugs, writing new interface plugins, adding functionality to existing plugins, and more!
- If you are a CSS developer, then you might be interested in making new themes for Lumina (using QSS: it is very similar to CSS but specifically for Qt applications/widgets). These themes can be created/modified directly within the Lumina configuration utility, and also provides an easy way to directly implement the user's current color scheme. Once you have a theme put together that you like, you can just send us that file (located in ~/.lumina/themes) and we can get that included with any future versions of the desktop.
- If you want to create new color schemes, you can do so via the Lumina configuration utility. Once you have one that you like, just send in that file (located in ~/.lumina/colors) and we can get that included with any future versions of the desktop.
- If you found a bug or have an idea for a cool new feature, you can post bug reports or feature requests on the PC-BSD bug tracker!
How can I contact the developer(s) with questions/comments/snide remarks?
- IRC: The #Lumina-DE or #pcbsd channels on Freenode
- Mailing List: The PC-BSD "testing" mailing list
- GitHub: Post an issue on the Lumina source repository or directly contact me
Huge Announcement for PC-BSD
Hey PC-BSDers!
Some of you may have heard the speculation surrounding the last couple weeks of development here at the PC-BSD project, and I'd like to go ahead and address those rumors in today's post. We know there has been a large amount of misinformation circulating so we recommend that all of our users please read the following explanation so the information is clear.
For the last couple of months we have been beating our heads against the wall trying to find a way to put us on par with the best Linux distros out there such as Ubuntu. During a phone meeting on Monday between Kris, Dru, Ken and myself (Josh), we began tossing around ideas on how we can make that happen. One of the ideas that was presented was making Lumina DE the only supported desktop environment in PC-BSD and by doing so focus all of our development time exclusively on it. Ken Moore argued that if we could create a desktop environment that everyone loved, and "Unify" the user experience, that no one would have any reason ever to use anything else because it was the best. Although we did toss the idea around for a while we thought that might be a little bit of an issue with a few of our users that like to use other crappy desktop environments.
After an hour of spirited back and forth debate, many good ideas were presented. As we all took a moment during our video call to think about the ideas that were just discussed, I interrupted the awkward silence and told the rest of the group about an idea I had been thinking about for a few days. "What if we could do something even better than Unify the user experience…What if we could make the system boot extremely fast". I explained that if we could hard code a "boot shim" so to speak into the kernel, that we could be the fastest booting unix-like distribution out there. We all looked at each other and started to realize this was the "holy grail" so to speak that we had been looking for. After perusing the internet for about 3 and a half minutes we found out there was already a Linux solution available.
We hammered out the details and now want to present you with our new "Everything Manager" the new SystemBS-D. Most of you are familiar with how we can port different types of Linux software and run them through our emulation layer. Using the same emulation magic we have taken what one kid that lives on my street called "the best piece of software ever. The end.", and ported it over to PC-BSD. SystemBS-D not only makes your system boot faster, but it can basically manage everything on your system as well. Sure it still crashes a lot and it has trouble displaying log files, but we're working on that. In a discussion with Kris Moore he stated "SystemBS-D may be unstable, but it DID make the system boot super fast. I feel like that's a pretty good trade."
Taking cues from other popular software companies we have also thought about integrating a really cool storefront into PC-BSD and making people look at it before they can go to their desktop. We could also consider locking down the user's system with "grub-lock" so no other operating systems could be installed on it… oops I meant "secure" the user's system.
We look forward to hearing your feedback on these new developments.
P.S. if you thought any of this was real look at the date on your computer. Happy 1st!
Best Regards,
PC-BSD 10.1.1-Release
Hey Everyone! The new version of PC-BSD is out. There are lots of improved features so check out the release notes below!
The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the availability of 10.1.1-RELEASE!
Changes since RC2
* Fixed an issue using auto-login in PCDM and setting incorrect locale
* Fixed a bug in user-manager allowing the deletion of the current user
* Updated GRUB to include i18n files
* Fixed an issue with invalid GPT options being displayed when
installing to a specific partition
* Updated GRUB to better auto-detect other disk-drives to chainload via
the boot menu
* Fixed various bugs in external media mounting
Changes since RC1
* Disabled some diskid / gptid labels from installer
* Updated HandBook with additions for 10.1.1
* Fixes to Lumina desktop default settings
* Disabled the lock functionality in AppCafe
* Fixed an issue with VirtualBox modules not being loaded after install
* Updated some man pages for pbi_* commands
* Fixes to how ISO / memory disks are mounted via Mount Tray
* Fixes to Mount Tray for mounting exFAT partitions with write access
* Fixed an issue with UEFI USB media not loading GRUB correctly
* Removed pc-soundconfig utility, functionality has been merged into
PC-BSD 10.1.1 notable Changes
* Brand new system updater which supports automatic background updating
of the system
* Many improvements to boot-environments and GRUB support for a wider
variety of setups
* Support for installation to a specific GPT partition and GPT
dual-booting improvements
* Conversion to Qt5 for all desktop utilities
* Fixes to using dtrace when booted from GRUB
* Re-write of Mount Tray utility, improves mounting of external media
* Support for full-disk encryption (without an unencrypted /boot) using
GELI v7
* More packages available for installation from DVD/USB/CD images via
"PC-BSD roles"
* New OVA files for virtual machines
* Misc bugfixes and improvements to utilities
* Cinnamon 2.4.2
* Lumina desktop 0.8.1
* Chromium 39.0.2171.95
* Firefox 35.0
* NVIDIA Driver 340.65
* Pkg 1.4.4
Getting media
10.1.1-RELEASE DVD/USB media can be downloaded from the following URL via
HTTP or Torrent.
Users running on 10.1-RELEASE can now update to 10.1.1 via the normal
package updating mechanisms.
If the update cannot complete, such as when excessive pkg conflicts
exist, it is possible to grab the new PC-BSD updater from git and use
it. To do so, use the following instructions.
(As root)
# pkg update -f
# pkg upgrade -f ports-mgmt/pkg
# pkg update -f
# pkg install -f grub2-pcbsd
# git clone –depth=1 -b releng/10.1.1 https://github.com/pcbsd/pcbsd.git
# cd pcbsd/src-sh/libsh
# make install
# cd ../pcbsd-utils/pc-updatemanager
# make install
# pc-updatemanager pkgupdate
Reporting Bugs
Found a bug in 10.1.1? Please report it (with as much detail as
possible) to our bugs database.
Weekly Feature Digest 27 – Software System Redesign
PC-BSD has long been very flexible about how you can install software. You have PBI's, packages, and ports available with just a couple clicks or via a couple of simple terminal commands. For a long time the PBI format has served as an excellent solution for people who may need an offline package install, or just simply prefer the ease and simplicity the PBI format has to offer especially via the AppCafe. Perhaps the "Achilles' Heel" of this situation is that we have also been severely limited on the amount of software that the AppCafe has to offer as packages had to first be converted into the PBI format.
This week we are announcing a radical change that we think will benefit all PC-BSD users in ways that were previously unthinkable. The PC-BSD team has begun work during the last couple of weeks redesigning our PC-BSD utilities (AppCafe, Update Center) to work with our pkgng software repository that we are currently building to contain detailed information about all the software available through packages and PBIs. What this means for you is that in the near future PC-BSD will have a much broader software pool to pull from, and will not be limited anymore by only having a small subset of PBI's. You will now be able to install packages and PBI's in one place, while also being able to update and manage both in one place.
You may be asking yourself "why the change?". Over the last several months we have noticed a considerable amount of our time has been going into compatibility and fixes for PBIs. So much time in fact that other important development had to be postponed and / or sidelined while we worked on bringing PBIs up to speed. We are hoping by adopting appcafe and the PBI format to work in tandem with pkgng, that we will be able to refocus our efforts on other important endeavours.
We will have more information available soon as development continues on how you can get involved with testing out the new features and submitting ideas to help the project along. Let us know what you think about the changes. Are we headed in the right direction? Do you have ideas related to the redesign that you'd like to contribute? Let us know!
Key Features:
Much larger software library. Instead of 800 available appcafe applications think more like 10000+
Detailed information on all the software available including packages in one place
Ability to search and filter your results to show
Improved compatibility across desktop environments
New rating system is being developed for grading the quality of packages in the AppCafe library
Quick Lumina Desktop FAQ
I am seeing lots of interest and questions about Lumina since it was mentioned in the PC-BSD weekly update last week, so I am just going to try and answer some of the big questions that I have been seeing.
(1) What is Lumina?
Answer: Lumina is a lightweight, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment based upon Qt and Fluxbox. It is being developed on PC-BSD, and is being packaged for distribution on the PC-BSD package repository as well (although I believe the FreeBSD port is going to be submitted to the FreeBSD ports tree by the PC-BSD project as well).
(2) How complete is it?
Answer: It is currently alpha version 0.1, so lots of things are still unfinished. It has full backend XDG-compliance through the "lumina-open" utility for launching applications or opening files/URLs, but the graphical interface is still being fleshed out. It also has a plugin framework for toolbars, toolbar plugins, and desktop plugins already written, even though there is not many plugins written to actually use yet.
(3) Since it is an alpha, is it usable?
Answer: Yes, if you are used to very minimalistic desktops. I would currently label it a step above pure Fluxbox for usability, since it uses the XDG compatibility to provide access to system applications and desktop files, and is tied in to xdg-open on PC-BSD so that individual applications can open files/URLs using the current system default for that type of file/URL. The main thing is that the interface is extremely bare at the moment (no desktop icons/plugins yet), so you just end up with a background and toolbar(s). It is also still missing some configuration utilities, so you might be stuck with the current defaults for the moment.
(4) Why create a new desktop environment? Whats wrong with KDE/GNOME/XFCE/<other>?
Answer: There are many reasons for needing a new desktop environment instead of using the existing ones, mainly because all the major existing DE's are developed on/for Linux, not BSD. This causes all sorts of problems on BSD, and I am going to try and list a few of the big ones here:
(4-a) Porting time
Since the DE's are written on/for linux, they have to be ported over to BSD, and this introduces a (sometimes significant) time-delay before updated versions are available (GNOME 3 anyone?).
(4-b) Porting quality
It takes quite a bit of time/effort to port a DE over to BSD, and I have to give lots of thanks to the people who volunteer their time and energy to make them available. The problem is that quite often "linuxisms" still bleed through the porting process and cause system instability, desktop/X crashes, and loss of usability on the part of the user. This is particularly true when you start looking at KDE/GNOME/XFCE because of the large number of individual pieces/applications/plugins that have to be checked during the porting process, and it gets quite difficult to check everything while doing the port.
(4-c) Linux development trends
As Linux trends continue to diverge from BSD through reliance on Linux kernel functions or Linux-specific systems/daemons, the porting process over to BSD is going to get even more difficult and take longer to accomplish. This means that if we want to have a reliable/stable desktop on BSD going forward, we have to have one designed specifically for the BSD's.
(4-d) Linux dependency bloat.
If you look at current DE dependency lists, it is easy to see that when you install a desktop, you might be getting a lot more than you bargained for (such as additional compilers/programming languages, network libraries/daemons, audio/video daemons/applications, etc). While there might be some debate on this, my opinion is that it comes from the Linux distro mentality. Just as a Linux distribution is the Linux kernel + the distro's favorite packages, the desktop environment is becoming the graphical interface for the system + all the favorite applications/libraries of the developers, whether or not they are actually necessary for satisfying the actual purpose of a desktop environment.
I feel like the approach on BSD is quite different because the OS is a complete entity, independent of the packages that get added later, and simply provides the framework for the user to do whatever they want with system. By this same approach, a desktop environment should simply provide the graphical framework/interface for the user to easily interact with the system, independent of what applications are actually installed on the system. Now, I understand that at this point in time a user expects that certain types of applications are expected to be available out-of-box (such as a file manager, audio/video player, pdf viewer, text editor, photo viewer, etc..), but is that really the realm of the DE to decide what the defaults are, or should it be left to the distributor of the OS? I think a point can be made that the file manager is considered essential to integrate with the DE appropriately, but I think that things like audio/video applications, text editors, pdf viewers and such are really up to the preferences of the distributor, not the DE. The DE just needs to provide a simple framework to setup those initial default applications for the distributor, not require a ton of additional applications by default. Because of this, I am taking the approach that Lumina will have a very limited number of applications included by default (there are only about 2-3 that I can think of, all written from scratch for Lumina), and will try to include basic user-level functionality within these few applications to try and cover 90% of standard user needs (at a basic level) without any additional dependencies. For example, the Lumina file manager will have basic audio/video playing and image viewing capabilities built-in because those types of abilities are available through the Qt framework without many/any additional dependencies.
(5) What kind of graphical appearance are you planning for Lumina?
Answer: Highly configurable… 🙂
By default, I am planning for Lumina to have a single toolbar on the top of the primary screen with the following item (from left to right): UserButton, DesktopBar, TaskManager, SystemTray, and Clock. This toolbar can be configured as the user desires (or completely removed), and other toolbars can also be added as well (only two per screen at the moment, one on top and one on bottom).
I do *not* plan on having the desktop be covered with the traditional desktop icons (that is taken care of with the DesktopBar toolbar plugin). Instead, it is simply a graphical canvas for the user to place all sorts of desktop plugins (directory viewers, picture viewers, notepads, application launchers, and other "stuff"). I have not decided on any default desktop plugins yet, simply because I have not written any yet.
(6) What is the "User Button"?
Answer: This is what would correspond to the "Start" button on other desktops. This provides a central place for the user to do things like launch an application, open up one of their directories, configure their desktop settings, or close down their desktop session. Basically, an easy way for the user to interface with the system.
(7) What is the "Desktop Bar"?
Answer: This is a toolbar plugin that takes the place of the traditional system of desktop icons. The original purpose of desktop icons was to provide quick shortcuts for the user to open applications or put links to commonly-used files/directories, but quickly became abused with people putting everything on the desktop – destroying the intended purpose of the desktop by forcing the user to spend a lot of time trying to find the particular item they need in the chaos that became the desktop (I am sure you have all seen this many times). The desktop bar takes the original purpose of the desktop, and refines it to provide the quick access the user needs even if there is tons of "stuff" in the ~/Desktop folder. It does this by an intelligent system of sorting/categorization, splitting up the desktop items into three main categories: application shortcuts, directories, and files. Each of these three categories gets it's own button on the toolbar with items sorted alphabetically (if there is anything in that category), so that it is easily accessed by the user at any time, even if you have the desktop covered with open windows, or you have a lot of that type of item. Additionally, it also separates out the actual files in the desktop folder by type: audio files, video files, pictures, and "other". This should also help people find "that one file" that they need with a minimum of effort.
(8) Is Lumina the new default desktop for PC-BSD?
Answer: NO!!! While Lumina is now available on the PC-BSD package repository, it is by no means the new default desktop.
(9) Will it become the default desktop for PC-BSD eventually?
Answer: Possibly, it really depends on how well the development on Lumina goes and if the PC-BSD development team decides to make the switch to it at a later date.
(10) Will it become the *only* supported PC-BSD desktop?
Answer: Definitely not!! PC-BSD will continue to support multiple desktop environments and window managers through both the installer and the post-installation package manager.
I hope this help to clear up some of the questions you have!


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Child Trafficking: 'Worst Form' of Child Labour, or Worst Approach to Young Migrants?
Version of Record online: 19 JUN 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01786.x
© 2012 International Institute of Social Studies
Development and Change
Volume 43, Issue 4, pages 919–946, July 2012
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How to Cite
Huijsmans, R. and Baker, S. (2012), Child Trafficking: 'Worst Form' of Child Labour, or Worst Approach to Young Migrants?. Development and Change, 43: 919–946. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01786.x
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- Issue online: 3 JUL 2012
- Version of Record online: 19 JUN 2012
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This article presents a critique to the human trafficking discourse in relation to child migration, based on data obtained from the anti-trafficking community in the Greater Mekong Sub-region combined with an analysis of secondary material. It also presents a set of qualitative accounts of migration at a young age from Lao PDR and Thailand. On this basis a more theorized, grounded and nuanced perspective on child labour migration is developed. This situates child labour migration historically, embeds it within overarching processes of rural transformation and accounts for young migrants' agency in the social process of migration, the latter shedding light on the social production of exploitation in relation to young migrants.


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I'm researching an interesting project involving mixing streaming audio over Bluetooth for smart phones, starting with android since it's what I have the most experience with. I've worked with Bluetooth on android once or twice and in my experiences have learned that the pre-honeycomb API doesn't allow for applications to connect to A2DP or HFP audio sinks. I've already tried this on Ginger Bread on an HTC EVO, using the necessary UUID to no avail.
According to the official documentation, as of API LEVEL 11, this is now possible, but I'm pretty sure the only devices that will offer this API level will be Ice Cream Sandwich devices later on, since support started only in Honey Comb. I'm a total amateur so it isn't likely that I will get my mitts on a development grade Ice Cream Sandwich device any time soon. Adapting any code for later revisions wouldn't be a problem right since I'm just looking to prove concept right now.
Ideally, I would like use the input/output streams of a paired A2DP device to read and write PCM data directly. However if I want to do this now, I will more than likely have to use a workaround.
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The classic children's holiday story that has been beloved by generation after generation is back on Broadway. 'Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!' is the musical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic book 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'. Originally performed at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego , 'Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!' has run every Christmas season since 1998. It then moved from the Globe to Broadway with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason, the original score by Mel Marvin. The Broadway show was directed by Matt August and created by 3-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien. On November 8, 2006, the Broadway production debuted at the Hilton Theatre for the Christmas season and closed on January 7, 2007. What made this production unique was the fact that it was the first Broadway musical to offer an astounding 12 performances a week. In the first week alone, of December 2006, the musical topped the Broadway Box office and put an end to Wicked's top-grossing streak that had lasted an incredible 100 weeks.
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In 2007, federal lawmakers passed the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandated that the amount of blended biofuels in gasoline be gradually increased to 15 percent. Under the standards, biofuel production will increase to roughly 36 billion gallons by 2022, essentially forcing adoption of E-15 fuel (which has up to 15 percent ethanol).
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Since Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring" in 1962, environmentalists have insisted that pesticides cause everything from headaches to cancer. Today, many of Carson's claims are considered more hyperbole than fact. Some tests suggest the cancer risks posed by pesticides like DDT and EDB are lower than herb tea, peanut butter, alcohol and mushrooms.
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Screenpeeker - someone who looks off their own screen in a videogame to cheat.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Stewart County by age group. In Stewart County, the male-to-female ratio is 3,504:2,235, which is 61% higher than the ratio of Georgia, which is 4,956,220:5,189,072. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
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The first trailer for The Hangover 3 has premiered as Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha re-team with director Todd Phillips to put a final stamp on the successful franchise that pretty much duplicated its efforts with The Hangover Part II. With The Hangover Part III be any different? I have my doubts, but by the looks of it a giraffe doesn't exactly come out of this one unscathed.
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"Sonya Yoncheva will sing her first-ever staged performances of Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème at the Met on November 14, 20, 24, 28, December 1 and 5, replacing Kristine Opolais. The Met has released Opolais from her contract so that she may sing the title role in a new production of Puccini's Manon Lescaut at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Opolais will replace Anna Netrebko, who has withdrawn from that production for artistic reasons. In January, Opolais will return to the Met to sing the final three of her originally scheduled performances of Mimì (January 15, 19, and 24)." So says the Met press office.
"Norwegian mezzo-soprano Ingeborg Gillebo will make her Met debut singing the role of Cherubino in this evening's performance of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, replacing Isabel Leonard, who is ill." This from the Met press office.
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"Brandon Jovanovich has agreed at short notice to step into the role of Don José in this evening's performance of Carmen, replacing Aleksandrs Antonenko, who is ill. Jovanovich is currently at the Met rehearsing for next month's revival of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk." So says the Met press office. (PHoto: Ken Howard)
The Met press office announces: "Hei-Kyung Hong will sing the role of Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème on September 26 and 29, replacing Ekaterina Scherbachenko, who is ill."
The very busy Met press office announces: "The Metropolitan Opera announces cast changes for this season's performances of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Verdi's Aida, and Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel."
Soprano Amanda Majeski will make her Met debut on the opening night of the 2014-2015 season as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, replacing Marina Poplavksaya "who has withdrawn for health reasons."
"Matthias Goerne is stepping into the title role in tonight's opening night performance of Berg's Wozzeck, replacing Thomas Hampson, who has withdrawn due to illness."
Jane Archibald will sing the role of Adele in all 14 performances of the new production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus at the Met this season.
La Cieca has just been informed that Deborah Voigt's engagement as Leonore in Fidelio at Liège has quietly disappeared from her website.
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Responsible Care embraces the development and application of sustainable chemistry, helping our industry contribute to sustainable development while meeting the world's growing need for essential chemicals and the products those chemicals make possible.
Launched in 1985 by the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, and practiced today in around 60 national chemical manufacturing associations and thousands of chemical manufacturing sites worldwide, Responsible Care is an essential part of ICCA's contribution to the United Nations' Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM).
The foundation of industry's commitment to SAICM is the Responsible Care Global Charter. First published in 2006, the ICCA Board approved a new, strengthened Global Charter, along with implementation guidance, in May 2014, to respond more effectively to current stakeholder expectations and address industry challenges. Company CEOs signing the Charter are expected to implement Responsible Care in their own organizations and lead implementation efforts worldwide. As of October 2015, leaders from 536 global chemical manufacturing companies, including 90% of the world's top 100 petrochemical and chemical manufacturers, had signed on to the revised Charter.
Responsible Care also has fostered the development of the ICCA Global Product Strategy (GPS), which seeks to improve industry's management of chemicals and communicate information about chemical risks throughout the supply chain. Through Responsible Care, the chemical industry is tracking and reporting its progress on critical elements of product stewardship and making further improvements to its current processes.
At the national level, member associations are responsible for implementing Responsible Care in their countries. Individual national programs are at different stages of development with different emphases, and are monitored and coordinated by the ICCA Responsible Care Leadership Group.
The Responsible Care network continues to expand to new regions, countries and companies, fostering capacity building, sharing of environmental, health, safety and security information and employing an increasingly rigorous system of checklists, performance indicators and verification procedures.
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Cutting $1.8 billion in state funding for public schools in the 2011 biennial budget has affected districts across Ohio. Never would have seen that one coming, right?
Of the 172 of Ohio's 613 K-12 school districts that responded to a Policy Matters Ohio survey, 65 percent said their planned spending was greater than their expected revenues. That's up from 45 percent in 2010.
If you've been reading your local paper, you've seen the stories about staff cutbacks and program cuts that districts made to close that budget gap. This report puts some numbers behind those stories:
The survey was conducted before the defeat of Issue 2, the referendum on collective bargaining law Senate Bill 5. SB 5 would have eliminated the requirement that schools collectively bargain over wages, hours and working conditions. It would also have prohibited collective bargaining over maximum class sizes.
If it had passed, SB 5 would have given school boards more power to control costs.
Voters said "no" to SB 5. But this week, Republican House leaders said parts of the bill could reappear. Here's Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, in the Daily Record:
"There are, obviously if you look at all the polling ... many parts to that effort which are popular with the public. Those things need to get addressed at some point. I think that they can't get addressed unless we have local jurisdictions ... stepping forward and saying we want this particular proposal to be adopted."
Policy Matters Ohio, which leans left, says there's a better solution to help school districts close budget shortfalls: Increase state funding. Report co-author Wendy Patton says:
"Our recommendation is to restore the revenue system and to reinvest in our schools. In the long term, ensuring that Ohio has a good sound school system is one of the best investments we can make as a people."
Comments from House Republicans suggest she shouldn't hold her breath on that. Rep. Matt Huffman again:
"There is not a pot of gold in Columbus that is going to be delivered to local officials."


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The City of Portland recently recognized the Port of Portland's headquarters building for environmental excellence through the Sustainability at Work Certification program. It takes 45 actions to achieve "Gold" status and the Port achieved more than 60! The Port's platinum LEED-certified building helps the organization exceed many requirements. Yet offices large and small can implement some of the Port's sustainable workplace strategies. Here are some suggestions for your office:
A living machine that treats wastewater, a fleet of hybrid and electric vehicles, and the PDX food donation program also make the Port's program unique. The City made certification criteria more stringent in 2015 and requires renewal every three years. Each category of information and education, materials and waste, energy, and transportation now has required elements to make sure each certified organization applies the most important strategies. Learn more on the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at Work website.
Providing a small garbage can and large recycling container can help employees reduce waste.
The HQ Living Machine recycles 750,000 gallons of wastewater each year.
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When it comes to saving money through energy efficiency, it pays to learn from the experts. That's why the Port of Portland is participating in the Energy Trust of Oregon's Strategic Energy Management program. The cohort-based, two year program has helped organizations such as Intel, the City of Portland and Nike identify energy use behavior changes that routinely lead to significant cost savings.
The Port's goal: achieve energy savings of 3-5% in seven enrolled buildings within two years. If successful, the Port will receive incentives of $.02 for every kilowatt hour of electrical energy use reduction and $.20 for every therm of natural gas use reduction.
To learn how to meet that target, the Port's cohort – which includes Metro, Clackamas County, Portland Community College, Mt. Hood Community College and the City of Gresham – participates in monthly conference calls and bi-monthly meetings to learn from the Energy Trust and each other.
To know what to change, the Port first has to more fully understand its current energy usage. A baseline is established by collecting data on the current energy use patterns of participating buildings. Once collected, the data is combed through to find potential opportunities for cost savings.
Part of the program's business appeal is that its focus is on behavior change, rather than costly new infrastructure or equipment. Once potential energy use changes are identified, the program's managers at the Port will turn their efforts to communicating the message and generating buy-in among employees. Baselining and data gathering will end in October 2015, from which point the Port will have one year to achieve the 3-5% energy reduction target.
The emphasis on energy efficiency isn't new to the Port. The Port has been collecting energy use data since 2001 and began its Carbon Reduction Initiative in 2009, with the goal of reducing the Port's carbon footprint 15% below 1990 levels by 2020. The Port's LEED Platinum-certified headquarters building features such energy-efficient features as a closed-loop ground source heating and cooling system, and a system that optimizes the use of sunlight for interior lighting.
Franko Martinec, the Port's liaison with the Energy Trust, is confident the program will be able to successfully build on the Port's culture of conservation and responsibility, and spread positive environmental impact and financial cost savings throughout Port facilities.
"I have a lot of hope that this information will enlighten us about our energy use and that we'll be able to use it to teach Port employees and, eventually, tenants and the airlines to more effectively conserve energy."
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The Port of Portland LEED Platinum headquarters building has another metal to add to its list of honors - gold. The Port's headquarters building recently received a gold certification through the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability's Sustainability at Work program. The gold certification is the highest level that can be achieved through the program which recognizes local businesses and organizations for their leadership in helping make Portland one of the cleanest, most sustainable cities in the country. The certification criteria include numerous actions related to energy efficiency, water conservation, waste management, transportation, procurement and employee education. The actions were verified during an onsite visit with a Sustainability at Work advisor.
"The Port's achievements are impressive both in the design and construction of an incredibly energy and water efficient headquarters building and ongoing waste minimization efforts that have diverted 84 percent of the building's waste stream from the landfill," said Sustainability at Work advisor, Paul deBlock.
The Port received the BEST Award for projects in 2004, 2006 and 2011, under a similar City program and the headquarters building has received numerous honors including the Oregon Sustainability Award. However, this certification recognizes both the thoughtful considerations the Port incorporated into the building itself and the ongoing, day-to-day operations within the building.
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The Port of Portland was honored to receive an award at the fifth annual Airports Going Green Conference in November. The conference is sponsored by the American Association of Airport Executives and the City of Chicago Department of Aviation. The Port competed against a field of airports across the world to receive accolades for our LEED Platinum Headquarters Building. In addition, Port project engineering lead, Dan Gilkison participated in a panel of presentations discussing the link between building design and human health. Airports Going Green encourages the aviation industry to use innovation to lead by example and face the challenge of protecting our environment for future generations.
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It's official: The Port's new headquarters building at Portland International Airport has received LEED® Platinum certification. Established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute, LEED is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
For Port staff working in the building over the past year, the award reconfirms what we experience everyday: that green buildings are great places to work. Port executive director Bill Wyatt, who occupies an open workspace the same size as the employees he oversees, said, "The LEED platinum certification affirms the goal we set out at the beginning of the project: that the building reflect this region's commitment to sustainability."
The 205,000-square foot office building incorporates many state-of-the-art green technologies, but the one we are asked about the most is the Living Machine® system, an on-site ecological wastewater treatment alternative that treats 100 percent of the building's wastewater for reuse in the building's toilets and cooling tower. If you've ever visited the Port building, you've walked right by it: it's the innocuous-looking planter in the first-floor lobby.
Underneath the building, more than 200 pipes provide ground source heating and cooling in a closed loop system, serving the passive radiant ceiling panel heating and cooling inside. This is the first coupling of these heating and cooling systems in the United States, and the result is a comfortable temperature year-round.
Other green features—daylighting, window glazing, exterior shading, water-efficient fixtures, and two green roofs—are detailed on the Port's HQ website, where you can take a virtual tour!
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In answer to Kenneth R. Harney's June 25 opinion column, "Appraisers fail to appreciate rising values," the appraisers are trying to prevent another meltdown of the real estate market, healthy businesses are unhappy because the higher the value of a property, the higher the commission. This is called greed at its very worst.
We who own property want to get a just and fair value for our property. We don't want an outlandish price that will put the buyer in jeopardy as well as ourselves. That is what happened, and many, many properties that were overvalued went into default.
We aren't out of the disaster yet and won't be until home prices become realistic and these greedy mortgage loan officers and realty agents see the light, and reality becomes real as the title suggests.
As for buyers, they should be able to own their homes free and clear when they retire. That is the very least of the American dream. As it is now, there is no possibility of paying off mortgages in our lifetime. A home becomes an albatross. Not fair, not right, not American. Let the buyer beware. Let the seller be fair.
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|IN-BAND VOICE WITH SECURITY SIGNALING - The present invention includes an aspect directed to in-band voice capabilities with security signaling. For sessions that do not involve voice, the signaling data can be sent to the alarm communication center using a data channel, without using a voice channel. In other aspects, the protocol used to transmit alarm events from the alarm device to the alarm communication center resembles industry-standard alarm format, but differs in specific ways that recognize both advantages and disadvantages of the cellular medium. In yet other aspects, the invention may use a timeout in order to ensure orderly resource management in the case of a communication failure.
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|Dial Capture Alarm Interface with Integrated Voice - In one aspect of the present invention there is provided a system that provides for one or more of the following: (a) allows a dial capture alarm communicator to both send event data and provide a voice path to an alarm receiver at the central station; (b) is not integrated into the alarm panel, which allows it to be added to almost any preexisting installation; (c) uses industry-standard event reporting protocols, it can be used with any alarm panel that provides industry-standard event notifications; and/or (d) provides transparent transport for both the voice and the data, meaning that neither the alarm panel nor the alarm communicator at the central station is aware of the communicator's intermediary function.
|System and Method for Wireless Interactive Security Services Using a Key-Switch Interface - In one aspect of the present invention there is provided an alarm communicator configured to communicate directly with an alarm panel. The alarm panel includes a key-switch input terminal which is in direct communication with a relay switch defined on the alarm communicator. The alarm communicator is capable of sending open or closed signals from the relay switch to the key-switch input terminal in response to receiving a command that was initiated from a remote device.
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The Associated Press has reported that the Senate Agricultural Committee has voted 16-4 to approve legislation that would prevent mandatory labeling of food made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This puts Vermont's mandatory labeling law, which goes into effect in July, in the crossfire.
As consumers educate themselves about potential contaminants and toxic ingredients in products, they are not only choosing a healthier lifestyle for themselves, but also for their families, which include their beloved pets. To ensure their four-legged family members are living longer, healthier and happy lives, pet parents are taking the plunge into humanization mode; purchasing for their pets what they would purchase for themselves. This, of course, means that pet dollars can still be captured by natural retailers—as long as products offerings are safe, healthy and suit the dietary and hygienic needs of the new-age pet.
Next Foods launched GoodBelly Protein Shakes with 15 g of plant-based protein and 40 billion live and active probiotic cultures. Its Lactobacillus plantarum 299v can withstand the stomach's acidic environment. Flavors are: Tropical Coconut, Green Power and Triple Berry.
P.O. Box 17460, Boulder, CO 80308, www.goodbelly.com
Core Nutrition has USDA-certified organic fruit-infused bottled water. Flavors of Core Organic are Peach Mango, Watermelon Lemonade, Coconut Colada, Pomegranate Blue Açaí, Orange Clementine and Orchard Pear. Each serving contains five calories.
American Flatbread Pizza has expanded its handmade wood-fired premium frozen pizza with three new flavors. Gluten-Free Cheese Trio & Tomato Sauce and Gluten-Free Pesto & Cheese are American Flatbread's first gluten-free options. Also new, Fresh Basil Pesto & Feta is topped with pesto made with basil, pine nuts, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh minced garlic and feta.
Sambazon has a new fair trade and organic energy drink called Jungle Love. The drink offers 120 mg of caffeine sourced from organic caffeine from Guayakí yerba mate, guarana and green tea. One serving has 120 calories, and is offered in the Original Açaí Flavor.
Zemas Madhouse has a new ready-to-eat cookie line, available in flavors like sweet potato spice, double chocolate, chocolate chip and oatmeal cranberry. The mini-cookies are kosher, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free and refined sugar free.
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Homefree revamped its line of gluten-free cookies with a new white package design and the launch of Chocolate Mint Mini Cookies and Lemon Burst Mini Cookies. All products are also vegan, kosher pareve and Non-GMO Project Verified. The cookies are available in single-serve bags and 5-oz. retail boxes.
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Officers with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are patrolling the state's southeastern waterways and channels as part of an operation designed to educate boaters about the dangers of drinking while out on the water.
The StarNews of Wilmington reports that Operation Dry Water is in its fourth year and is a nationwide campaign. The operation is similar to the N.C. Highway Patrol's `Click It or Ticket' program.
Officers will be patrolling the water throughout the weekend, conducting routine safety checks while also monitoring for boaters who might have had too much to drink.
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Depends on the state you live in, but in most cases if baby tests positive, CPS is usually called.
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They have to have my consent first.
They only do it if they suspect drug use.
And they do it no matter what without you knowing.
Marijuana only stays in your system for up to 30 days depending on how much you smoked. If you quit 30 days before baby is born then no tests will come up positive. If they are suspicious or if you tell them you used to smoke marijuana they will drug test you no matter if you refuse or not, they always test you anyways through your urine samples you give them once a month and then every 2 weeks. they don't tell you out right theyre testing you so most girls dont know theyre being tested. but buried in the paperwork they give you for labor and delivery information ect it says in small letters that your urine will be tested. They will only call CPS if they find drugs in their system and if you are honest with CPS and tell them you don't smoke anymore and vowed to stop and if they find you are fit, they won't take your baby, they only take your baby if you are found to be an unfit parent.