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A beagle and a baby – the makings of a viral Internet vid. Seen well over two million times, an apologetic beagle, who stole an infant girl's toy, "apologized" in the cutest of ways by fetching toy upon toy and dropping them on the baby in the bouncer.
How can our beagle friend make it up? Let's count the ways (and the toys), as we watch this adorable pup do all he can to make amends for absconding with the baby girl's property.
The guilty dog video shows it's never too late to say "I'm sorry," even if the apology comes with a little dog saliva slopped on the side.
The video shows dad holding a colorful, jingling toy over his daughter's bouncer, but the beagle thief, named "Charlie," takes it away. Once the little girl realizes that her toy is missing, she starts to cry. Well, Charlie won't have that. He goes around the house trying to succor the crying tot, even dragging over a box of toys at one point to select the best one!
In the end, the little girl is completely covered in an assortment of toys and random objects – but at least she had stopped crying. Well done Charlie!
The video, entitled "Guilty dog apologizes baby for stealing her toy" on YouTube, can be seen on CharlieDaDog's account. The video has been around for a few months, but lately has rocketed to millions of views.
If cats are more your thing, then recently we wrote about an unusual two-faced cat that was taking the Internet by storm.
Two-Face was a criminal and enemy of Batman; a fractured man whose mental state and physical deformities turned him into a schizoid criminal mastermind obsessed with duality.
We're pretty sure this unique and too-cute cat is not him, though the black and calico faced feline most definitely looks like two cats fused together.
Known as "Venus," she's called a Chimera cat, and her spectacular black-and-tan fur along with two unique eye colors make her one of a kind. The right side of Venus' face is black with a green eye, her left side is calico with a blue eye. Because we all know that the Internet was created for cute kitties and their videos, (and beagles) here is Venus and her YouTube channel.


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Delve deep into the history of the American Civil War by exploring the battlefields, monuments and museums of this pivotal event. Enjoy guided shore excursions to Vicksburg National Military Park and a tour of Beaufort. The onboard program emphasizes the personalities and strategies of both sides of The War Between the States.
New Orleans Round Trip - October 22 and 29, 2016 Memphis to New Orleans - May 27, 2017 Historic South & Golden Isles - March 4 and April 8, 2017
The sounds of jazz and blues fill the air as we cruise the Mississippi River. Pay tribute to the musicians and regions that helped influence the emergence of music in America with special onboard performances and unique tours on this special theme cruise.
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Two hundred years ago, Lewis & Clark set out on their pioneering journey into the West. Follow their path on this Columbia and Snake Rivers cruise with opportunities to walk their former campsites and see artifacts from the expedition.
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This Mississippi River cruise focuses on the life and times of Samuel Clemens, arguably America's greatest author. Explore the river that served as inspiration for Mark Twain, complete with a Mark Twain impersonator and a special behind-the-scenes tour in Hannibal, MO, Twain's hometown.
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As the seasons pass, flowers turn the hills of Tuscany into seas of red, yellow, and green. Every few days the landscape is dominated by new color- fields that were red with poppies become yellow with wildflowers soon to become green with lush hay. Then in June, as far as the eye can see, row upon row of beautiful sunflowers dominate the hillsides, all facing the early morning sunshine. Every day the farmers' fields change- bright with new images and new perspectives.
The photographs in this book were taken from 2004-2007. I have tried to capture the essence of the countryside, the cities, the food, and the people of Tuscany. Most of the images were taken near Casole d'Elsa, a beautiful hilltop town near Siena and many were captured along a single short stretch of road from Casole to Monteriggioni, a well-preserved medieval town which can be seen in several of the images. Other photographs are from San Gimignano with its beautiful towers, Lucca, Florence, and Siena. The celebratory photographs were taken on July 9, 2006 – the night that Italy won the World Cup.
The photographs in the final chapter of this book are of The Palio in Casole d'Elsa which was first run in 1871 and is a smaller version of the celebrated Siena Palio. In Casole, six contradas (neighborhoods) compete for the coveted palio (banner). Following the preliminary races on Saturday, each contrada has an outdoor dinner where the riders are toasted and fight songs proclaim upcoming victory against the competing contradas. The next day, the horses are blessed by the town's priest and then paraded to the race-course. The excitement builds until the race is held. That evening the town celebrates- the triumphant contrada parades down the main street with their newly won palio and with it, bragging rights for another year. Another year of changing seasons, changing colors, and changing imagery.
David Swerdlow has traveled extensively and has always tried to capture the essence of the people and places he has visited through his photographs. His photographs have been published in several magazines and earlier in his career his work was shown in galleries in Long Island, New York, and San Francisco. During the past two years his photographs have been shown in four galleries, several restaurants, a theater, the Georgia Aquarium, and a wine store. His photographs were exhibited at the Town Hall in Casole d'Elsa in 2006 and 2007 and his photography was highlighted in an Italian Ministry of Health newsletter. Currently in Atlanta he is represented by the Boswell Gallery and his work is highlighted at Bella Tuscany an Italian specialty store, and Tuscan Sun Wellness Center.
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Hi David - I realy like your style of photography. Very good book.
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The final version of the Ford Fiesta ST will be on display at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show (November 30 - December 9) and will debut a few months after the appearance of its prototype, which was granted a first catwalk last March.
The new Ford Fiesta ST - which will be exactly the same for Europe and the United States - will be powered by a 1.6-liter EcoBoost unit delivering 200 hp and 290 Nm of peak torque, most of which (240 Nm) will be already available at 1,600 rpm. Compared to the concept car there are 20 hp and 50 Nm more, meaning its performance figures will be slightly better than the 7 seconds 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time a 220 km/h (136 mph) top speed claimed for the protoytpe. Fuel consumption should not exceed the 7 liters per 100 kilometers mark. With these specifications, the Fiesta ST will become the most powerful B-segment car currently available on the market today.
The styling of the model remains basically unchanged and is characterized by its 17-inch alloy wheels, the aerodynamic package, the twin tailpipe and the rear diffuser, while in the passenger compartment there will be sports seats and contrasting colors. From a technical point of view, ride heigth has been lowered by 15 mm and the steering has been refined, while we got anti-roll bars at the rear and Torque Vectoring at front. The Ford Fiesta ST will be offered in both three- or five-door body types.


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PROS / Car audio equipment with more than average iTunes tagging storage.
CONS / There are Bluetooth-specific buttons that are useless unless a Bluetooth module is installed.
VERDICT / There is nothing in this HD Radio that can't be found elsewhere.
The Dual XHD6430 HD Radio is another decent car audio product. This car stereo is less expensive than the majority of car stereos we reviewed and has most of the standard features, including iTunes tagging, aux port, USB connectivity and Bluetooth options.
This HD Radio receiver has more iTunes storage than the typical HD car stereo. This unit can store up to 64 songs. Another feature of this HD Radio receiver is the seek option. This allows you to peruse only the HD Radio stations and not bother with the analog stations. Just keep in mind to use the TUNE buttons to seek through both types of stations.
Though there are Bluetooth options for this car audio system they are not available unless you purchase Dual's Bluetooth module. This is an extra x amount of dollars on top of what you've already paid for the stereo itself. While Bluetooth functionality is handy, there are other products that have Bluetooth capabilities and come at a less expensive price. There are two buttons on the device that are Bluetooth specific. If you don't have the Bluetooth module installed they waste space. It would have been nice if there were non-Bluetooth functions associated with the buttons as well.
This car audio equipment only has two RCA preamp output connections, front and rear/sub. While many people aren't concerned about them, those who want a full sound may want to check out some of the other products that have three.
One of our complaints with this HD Radio is the button to remove the faceplate. Having a button that is easy to access is great, making the icon look like the CD eject button is not so great. There are differences between the two icons but having the CD eject button further away, therefore less accessible, seems like a bad plan. After purchasing the stereo it would be easy to forget which side the CD eject is on and accidentally pop off the faceplate instead of retrieving the disk.
As with the Dual car stereos, turning the power off and setting the presets and clock on this product is simple. The instructions in the manual are clear. But as with the other products, the display can't be customized and only shows specific pairs of information like artist and title or program type and station name. It is simple enough to press DISP and cycle through but it does get tiresome. And, as we've seen on the other Dual products, the car plays the songs from the USB drive in the order they were copied, not in alphabetical order.
Dual provides FAQs, a telephone number and an online form. There is a limited warranty on the product for 12 months. The manual provided with the system is comprehensive and explains how to install the radio in your car including wiring diagrams.
The Dual XHD6430 car audio equipment is relatively inexpensive for all that it does. It might be worth looking into.


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Looking for something to make this Valentine's Day unforgettable? Then spend Valentine's Day 2014 with an amazing experience at The Eugenia Hotel & Spa which is offering the "Romance Valentine's Package". Guests will receive a 1 night hotel stay that includes a romantic dinner for two with champagne with rates starting from $273.71USD (9,005Baht) ++ per night.
Guests selecting the Romance Valentine's Package will enjoy their stay in Siam Suite with a free upgrade to Wattana Suite (subject to availability) including daily set breakfast for two and a complimentary a 5-course Romance Set Dinner Menu with two glasses of champagne and free Shisha or Cigar by the pool. The package additionally includes complimentary airport drop (one-way) with The Eugenia's vintage car.
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Just starting college or thinking about a career change? Explore today's fastest-growing career fields at Moraine Park Technical College's Campus Snapshots.
The West Bend campus event takes place Wednesday, April 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Participants will be able to meet program instructors, take a closer look at classrooms and labs, find out more about Moraine Park's programs and services, and get answers to questions.
Highlighted programs will include Accounting/Accounting Assistant, Administrative/Office Assistant,Apprenticeships, Barber/Cosmetologist, Business Management, Child Care Services/Early Childhood Education, CNC/Tool and Die Technologies, Electricity, ELL, GED/HSED, General Studies Certificate, Global Business Certificate, Instructional Assistant, Information Technology – Web Developer, Marketing, Medical Transcription, Supervisory Management, Technical Writer Certificate, and Tool and Die Designer.
Moraine Park provides an affordable education in just two years. Graduates can get their career started sooner or have the option of transferring certain degrees to a four-year college if desired.
The College will also host Campus Snapshots on the Fond du Lac campus April 9 and on the Beaver Dam campus April 16.
Campus Snapshots visitors are invited to stop in any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Registration is requested and can be made online at www.morainepark.edu (see Campus Snapshots on the MPTC Presents marquee) or by calling
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Overview of the activity/initiative: NSO is a university-wide academic orientation program. At New
Kensington, the overarching goal of NSO is to facilitate early engagement in academic decision making
and educational planning while empowering students to take ownership of their academic success.
Students are given information in traditional presentation formats. Also, they participate in interactive
sessions and pre-NSO homework assignments that help them to: 1) understand placement results 2)
adjust to the differences in expectations of colleges students as opposed to high school students 3) goal
setting, 4) academic planning 5) relate their interests to the University's opportunities 6) a second phase
of admissions to ensure that they are in the correct academic program once these things have been
Target Audience: All first year degree and provisional students at Penn State New Kensington.
Responsible for Implementation: Sean Bridgen
Recommendations: N/A
Timeline: This was implemented University-wide
Overview of the activity/initiative: Create a modular faculty adviser training program that covers the following topics:
· Theory and Philosophy of Advising
· Advising resources
· Conducting affective advising interviews
· Academic policies
Target Audience: Faculty advisers at Penn State New Kensington
Responsible for Implementation: Sean Bridgen
Recommendations: N/A
Timeline: This will be implemented University-wide for the Fall 2009 semester
Moving Students from Scheduled to Registered Status
Target Audience: Students still in scheduled status.
Activity: Phone students offering assistance with the process.
Overview of the activity/initiative: In partnership with the Private Industry Council, Penn
State New Kensington has developed a bridge program to help students develop the skills they need to
succeed in college. Entitled "Transitions to College", this program focuses on developmental education in
reading in math. Students will also develop self-knowledge in areas such as learning styles, study skills,
and test taking skills. Transitions to College will be offered to potential returning adults, Provisional
students, and others who may benefit from the program.
Target Audience: Returning adults, provisional students, and others
Responsible for Coordination: Sean Bridgen
Activity: Early Progress Reports (EPR)
Overview of the activity/initiative: (from www.psu.edu/advising/epr.htm) EPR is an early alert system accessed through eLion that will notify students who are earning less than a C in one or more of their courses. It is an implementation of Faculty Senate policy 47-70 Online Student Progress Report (Formerly Mid-Semester Evaluation).
Target Audience: All undergraduate students at Penn State New Kensington.
Responsible for Implementation: This is a University-wide system. Sean Bridgen will coordinate EPR at the New Kensington campus.
Recommendations: All Faculty will be required to participate actively in EPR.
Timeline: This will be implemented University-wide for the Fall 2009 semester
Activity: MATH 097
Overview of the activity/initiative: MATH 097 is a one credit, once a week group tutoring session held by math instructors to help students with math skills. Students enroll based on the math for which they are currently enrolled. Students self-identify, but a math instructor may strongly suggest enrollment in the course. Enrollment for each section of MATH 097 varies between 20-35, according to need. Current sections are as follows: 1 section for Math 4 and 21, 1 section for Math 22 and 26, and 1 section for Calc. 1.
Target Audience: Enrollment consists of students who need or desire extra help/review of math skills, or support to help with problems assigned in math class.
Responsible for Implementation: Math Instructors
Recommendations: Each targeted math course is assigned a section of MATH 097. Sessions are held in classrooms and in the Academic and Career Success Center, to integrate instruction, tutoring, and studying in a supportive environment.
Timeline: Students should enroll in MATH 097 by the second week of classes. Grading is assessed by attendance and participation.
Activity: English, Writing Lab and Peer Tutors
Overview of the activity/initiative: Information regarding the Learning Center and the activities involved in the writing lab and peer tutors can be found at the Learning Center web site: http://nk.psu.edu/StudentServices/LRC/lrc.htm
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In the run up to the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, scheduled for May 6, the International Observation team of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE (ODIHR), has issued its first interim report in which it says that candidate registration, which ended on 1 April, was inclusive. Eight parties and one party bloc were registered for the proportional component of the elections, and 155 candidates were registered in the 41 single-mandate constituencies under the majoritarian component. Some 237 of all registered candidates (about 20 per cent) are women.The report adds that a new Electoral Code was adopted in May 2011. The Code was assessed as comprehensive and generally providing a solid framework for the conduct of democratic elections, but there are still areas where it could benefit from improvement. The elections will be administered by the Central Election Commission (CEC), 41 Territorial Election Commissions, and 1,982 Precinct Election Commissions. The CEC is active in making preparations for the elections, meeting legal deadlines.The number of registered voters is around 2.5 million. Voters are able to check their records in the voter list, including on the internet, and to request inclusion and corrections to it. Several OSCE/ODIHR EOM interlocutors have raised concerns about the quality of the voter list, which according to the authorities is continuously improving.
The report covers the period from 22 March, when the Mission was launched, until 2 April.
The Head of the ODIHR Observation Mission for the Armenian Parliamentarey Election is Radmila Šekerinska. She will be supported by a Core team of 13 staff from 12 participating States. ODIHR is deploying 24 long-term observers throughout the country and they are expected to be joined on election day by 250 short term observers.
The full text of the 1st interim report of ODIHR on the 2012 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia is available here
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I'm a bit confused about whether or not Gnome-shell is a new distribution or just a desktop environment? Will shell be available to install and use instead of Unity?
About gnome-shell
The Desktop Environment is Gnome and
Please don't confuse gnome-shell or unity with Window Manager too. Both of them are not window manager. For gnome-shell the WM is Mutter and for unity WM is Compiz.
Availability in Natty
With respect to availability of gnome-shell in Ubuntu, it won't be in 11.04. It is present in a PPA. There were some valid technical reasons for keeping it in a PPA. This bug discusses the issue Quoting from it
Also I found a mail titled Status update on GNOME3 and natty sent by Sebastian Bacher dated Jan 20th 2011. It contains a lot of status updates. Go through it.
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Moms around the world all want the same thing- to have happy, healthy children. How that happens and what that means can vary widely across the globe (and even in our own neighborhood). The Atlantic recently made a video with interviews from moms all around the world, to show how cultural and geographical differences can affect motherhood.
Haiti Babi's very own knit artisan, Martha, was interviewed as part of this video. Her words represent what life is like for a Mom in Haiti, and what she wants for her kids as they grow up. "I would like for them to grow up and have a career so that they will be working when they are older."
See the video and hear the rest of the interviews here: http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/389315/confessions-of-moms-around-the-world/


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Hover your mouse over the counters to see which ones will be
removed. Click to remover them. The winner is the last one to
remove a counter. How you can make sure you win?
Building up a simple Celtic knot. Try the interactivity or download
the cards or have a go on squared paper.
Place the numbers 1 to 10 in the circles so that each number is the
difference between the two numbers just below it.
Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many
different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and
the 2 must not touch the table?
Can you shunt the trucks so that the Cattle truck and the Sheep
truck change places and the Engine is back on the main line?
Cut four triangles from a square as shown in the picture. How many
different shapes can you make by fitting the four triangles back
Can you find all the different ways of lining up these Cuisenaire
In how many ways can you fit two of these yellow triangles
together? Can you predict the number of ways two blue triangles can
be fitted together?
A tetromino is made up of four squares joined edge to edge. Can
this tetromino, together with 15 copies of itself, be used to cover
an eight by eight chessboard?
Using different numbers of sticks, how many different triangles are
you able to make? Can you make any rules about the numbers of
sticks that make the most triangles?
An activity making various patterns with 2 x 1 rectangular tiles.
Is it possible to place 2 counters on the 3 by 3 grid so that there
is an even number of counters in every row and every column? How
about if you have 3 counters or 4 counters or....?
What is the best way to shunt these carriages so that each train
can continue its journey?
You have 4 red and 5 blue counters. How many ways can they be
placed on a 3 by 3 grid so that all the rows columns and diagonals
have an even number of red counters?
Swap the stars with the moons, using only knights' moves (as on a
chess board). What is the smallest number of moves possible?
Can you put the numbers from 1 to 15 on the circles so that no
consecutive numbers lie anywhere along a continuous straight line?
10 space travellers are waiting to board their spaceships. There
are two rows of seats in the waiting room. Using the rules, where
are they all sitting? Can you find all the possible ways?
These practical challenges are all about making a 'tray' and covering it with paper.
Can you work out how many cubes were used to make this open box? What size of open box could you make if you had 112 cubes?
Design an arrangement of display boards in the school hall which fits the requirements of different people.
Can you put the numbers 1 to 8 into the circles so that the four
calculations are correct?
Take a rectangle of paper and fold it in half, and half again, to
make four smaller rectangles. How many different ways can you fold
it up?
The planet of Vuvv has seven moons. Can you work out how long it is
between each super-eclipse?
In the planet system of Octa the planets are arranged in the shape
of an octahedron. How many different routes could be taken to get
from Planet A to Planet Zargon?
Investigate the smallest number of moves it takes to turn these
mats upside-down if you can only turn exactly three at a time.
How many DIFFERENT quadrilaterals can be made by joining the dots
on the 8-point circle?
Using the statements, can you work out how many of each type of
rabbit there are in these pens?
If we had 16 light bars which digital numbers could we make? How
will you know you've found them all?
Make a pair of cubes that can be moved to show all the days of the
month from the 1st to the 31st.
Alice and Brian are snails who live on a wall and can only travel
along the cracks. Alice wants to go to see Brian. How far is the
shortest route along the cracks? Is there more than one way to go?
There are seven pots of plants in a greenhouse. They have lost their labels. Perhaps you can help re-label them.
What do the numbers shaded in blue on this hundred square have in common? What do you notice about the pink numbers? How about the shaded numbers in the other squares?
The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles
using a rope with twelve equal sections divided by knots. What
other triangles could you make if you had a rope like this?
Tim's class collected data about all their pets. Can you put the
animal names under each column in the block graph using the
This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
These are the faces of Will, Lil, Bill, Phil and Jill. Use the clues to work out which name goes with each face.
Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.
You cannot choose a selection of ice cream flavours that includes
totally what someone has already chosen. Have a go and find all the
different ways in which seven children can have ice cream.
Place the numbers 1 to 8 in the circles so that no consecutive
numbers are joined by a line.
Suppose we allow ourselves to use three numbers less than 10 and
multiply them together. How many different products can you find?
How do you know you've got them all?
Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules,
to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
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Readers Rave About Their Libraries - Part I
ATBF #276, Sept 2007
Winter, 1997: In a recent column I described my personal library and accompanying database. As someone who is generally a mess-pot, I thought I had taken my system to anal-retentive heaven (does anyone remember Phil Hartman's hilarious turns on Saturday Night Live as the Anal-Retentive Handyman?).
Clearly, I am not alone among book lovers. I have received many e-mails since Issue 18 of Laurie's News & Views went on line at The Romance Reader describing readers' systems and thought it would be both fun and illumininating to share them. There are some very good tips presented here. If you have been grappling with what to do with your own books, you might get some help here.
First, I'll once again share with you my system, as excerpted from Issue 18 at The Romance Reader. Then read on to discover what fellow readers have done:
I maintain an "already read" library and a "tbr library". Books in each library are stored alphabetically. To keep track of what I own, and to prevent me from buying duplicates, I set up a database on my p.c. using the following categories:
With this database, and a second one I began to compare my ratings to those found in Romantic Times, I am able to keep track of all my books and to keep them all nearby, in my study. I keep a print copy of my database with me for when I'm wandering around stores that sell books, and keep a second list next to my computer for easy reference.
I don't keep review and/or synopsis information in my database because I have tremendous recall. If I can't recall a book from seeing it on my list, just looking at my "already read" bookshelves is somehow enough to remind me of the story-line.
There is something very satisfying about this system. I truly enjoy logging in new purchases and making room for them on my shelves. I enjoy entering the rating of books and adding another to my "already read" shelves. It gives me a sense of accomplishment.
I modified a mailing list data-base program. I have the books
cross-referenced by title, author, and subject (s). Since most are history books, they are also catalogued by era, country or area. I have separate categories for Medicine, Science, Daily Life, Clothing, Food, Architecture, Art, Reference, Languages, Philosophy, Women's Studies, Geography, Animals, Plants, Mythology, Religion, etc, etc, with many of these categories broken down into sub-categories (ie Religion: Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Muslim, Hindu, etc).
Of course, the list is not up to date. I keep adding books. Talk about TBR piles!
When I'm working on a novel I put the research books I think I'll need or find most useful on my desk where I can get to them easily. For the book I'm working on now, the research books include:
Did I read all these books before I started writing? No. I've read
about half of them all the way through. Others I use more like dictionaries, looking something up when I come to it in the writing. Like what kind of bird might live in southeastern England in November (and would have been there in the year 1499).
Sorry, I wandered off topic. Even though I'm terribly disorganized in most ways, I've found that to get the books written the way I want them done, I have to at least be able to get my hands on my research material when I need it. So that part of my work seems to be organized (out of dire necessity). The cataloguing comes in handy when I'm ordering new books, to check if I already have something.
I think maybe the reason I buy my research books, instead of using library books, is because I am so disorganized. I'd have to make notes, then keep them somewhere, then (horrors) find them again, if I used library books. Plus, I'd have to return the books in time. (bg). Plus, and I know this is blasphemy to some of you, I underline and highlight and mark the hell out of my research books, to help me find things again after I've read them. Can't
do that with library books.
Denee (wondering where the hell she just read that really interesting thing that might show up in a story someday..............)
From Yvonne Payne (firstname.lastname@example.com):
Reading romance for about 18 months and accumulated 400 titles of about 100 keepers and 300 TBRs in that time I needed to get a handle on what I had so I started an Excel database 4 months ago. Besides the usual stuff:
The date and price thing is probably a bit obsessive but I like to know what and when I have read a book and the price thing helps track if book is newly bought or second hand. Books bought for .25 at Goodwill are more likely kept than not as they don't usually trade well. I do seem to be spending more time researching authors and titles, persuing books to obtain and then recording them in my little database then reading. But I believe I am becoming more selective in part due to various web sites that have given me knowledge, great insight and perspective on romance writers and books. My TBR shelves will always be there awaiting me but the newest treasure in romance or some older gem such as Edith Layton's early 1980's regencies may not always be available so grab it while you can is my motto.
From Jennifer S. Gerrish (firstname.lastname@example.com):
I wanted to jump in an add my two cents worth to the discussion regarding storage and tracking of books. I am in the process of moving and have very little space in which to display my books. I have been forced to keep them in five computer paper boxes. Fortunately with the help of a macintosh shareware program, I know which books are in what box and what books I have purchased. The shareware program is known as Bookcase and made by Sema4Graphics. I downloaded the program from http://www.shareware.com. It's a FMP program requiring the use of FMP 2.x or newer. It's fields inclue Title, Author, Publisher, Length, Type, copyright date, rating (0-5), date read, location, ISBN, Book #, Series, and Genre and a place to put your own comments. It's a very nice looking program and allows you to sort and search by keywords you may have put in the comment field. You can print report-like pages with whatever fields you choose, like author, rating and location. I even put in the books that I want to read but haven't found (like old Linda Howard romances) and sort for those books I haven't purchased and take it with me to garage sales and paperback book sales. I highly recommend it. I am sure that there are other pograms for PC compatible programs. I great place for freeware and shareware products like Bookcase is shareware.com or Zdnet.com
From Tania Marshall (email@example.com):
I use the spread sheet in Excel and list title, author, pub date, comments, status and "other".
"Comments" are limited to 4 or 5 words, since I limit each entry to one line. I just indicate if it's a comtemporary, historical [i.e., 1820, New Orleans], Regency, time travel, vampire. Status is limited to want, have, read, and keep. This way I can sort more easily. Want means buy it, Have is my TBR, Read is have read and traded it, and Keep means it's somewhere in the house. I reserve the Other column for indicating whether or not it's a series title [i.e. , SIM 526.]. My list has almost 800 entries and is 14 pages long. I print it out about every three months and make changes to it in pencil as I go along. I go back to the computer when the hard copy gets too messy. I take my list with me when I go shopping so that I do not get anything I already have.
Unlike many people on the list, I have trouble remembering specifics about books even though I've enjoyed them very much. About two years ago, I started writing a one page summary of every book I've read or reread. I keep these in a notebook [daytimer size] and reread my comments when the book is under discussion on the list, or when I pick up another book by that author. With this memory trigger, I have been able to remember how I felt when I read that book, which has also brought pleasure.
From Marilyn Heyman (firstname.lastname@example.com):
I probably don't do it the easiest way but since I have severe CRS, I keep a book by author listing all the books I have read or have yet to read. When I have read a book, I mark it with my rating (1 to 5) and with either a T (trade) or K (keep). One reason I do this is so I remember which author I do not want to buy (i.e. if they are 1-3's). I always use the code 1 for a book I did not finish. I should tell you these books (I have two now and because of this list I may soon be making a third one) are very small, 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". I type up my lists alphabetically and use rings to hold them together (my rings keep getting larger). I have a special book for my listing of books that I am looking for. This has all served me well (as long as I remember to check my books before I buy!!).
A couple of years ago I started a book binder in which I list all the books I have read by author, title, rating and a very short synopsis of the story. I've enjoyed doing this and it helps remind me what I have read so that my CRS doesn't seem as severe when I can look books up.
I have fun doing all this -- it is all part of my book reading experience.
From Poisin Ivy (firstname.lastname@example.com):
Well, it seems I'm not the only one who catalogues her books! My ex-boyfriend, downloaded the "Smart Tracker Books" database for me. It seems he was tired of my endless notebooks and re-refiling my books. I catalogue my books alphabetically by author. I then organize by:
I'm really glad to see all of yall who do the same things and collect as many books.
From Terry Lindstedt (email@example.com):
I just started reading Historical Romances in 1993 and decided to keep a record - after buying a few duplicates (hate it when that happens!!), as I don't always remember titles (wish I were more anally/retentive at times). I used Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to enter the following columns:
He's also working on "Sort" functions for any one of the columns (ie, looking up books by Era, rather than alphabetically by Author - which is my current format). Why am I doing this? At first it was for my own organizational perfectionism. Soon, I realized it was a great way to learn Excel - by doing. I also share my books with my sisters and a couple of friends, and giving them printouts let them choose at leisure which books they might wish to borrow. (They probably think I'm nuts - if the truth were known!)
I update the list after reading each new book and currently have 265 entries, probably small potatoes by your own standard. After I had this program in place, I realized that I needed something to keep track of books I wished to buy, so I went into Microsoft Word and created "Book Buy". This is a simpler list:
As for storage of books, the ones I can't make myself take to the second-hand bookstore to trade-in, are stacked in alphabetical order on 2 small bookshelves in my clothes closet. Sooner or later I'll have to come up with a better solution. Books waiting to be read are in my bureau door, in no particular order, as I like to surprise myself(!). OOOh! I agree with. . . .
Keep up the great work! Yours is a very organized, open, and well-thought-out column.
From Lostroses (email@example.com):
I just discovered The Romance Reader and am delighted with it, news, views, and reviews! Though I feel like a mere babe-in-the-woods when I read some of the comments and lists of favorite novels. People have actually read that many authors? And how do they keep the stories straight? Which author wrote what? And what was the storyline? I have visions of readers keeping notebooks with crib notes on favorite titles. I should mention that I only recently re-discovered romance novels after a hiatus of over 20 years, in that time disdaining romance novels and those who read them. As a cataloger at a public library, I see them all the time and was never once tempted to give one a serious look, rather I'd read the back cover "blurb" aloud to co-workers for a little light relief!
And that's how I got hooked on romance - I read the summary of The Lion's Bride by Connie Mason and realized that this was a medieval romance, a genre I didn't know existed, and which fit in nicely with my interest in medieval history. I see from the archives that Ariana of Cragmere and Lord Lyon of Normandy didn't get very good reviews but they certainly did from me, and it remains my all-time favorite! I found Julie Garwood next and liked her light-hearted style of writing immediately. I mainly stick to medieval though I have ventured out of the time period and found some satisfactory ones also. I couldn't tell you who the other authors were or name the characters or relate the plots, because here I encounter difficulty keeping them all straight. . . .
From Lynn (email@example.com):
I keep a binder( loose leaf) where I keep track of the books I've read. I keep two sections, one for series romance (Harlequins,etc.) and the other for the rest. I write the book title, the author's name and I rate the books after I've read them, 1-4 stars. By doing this I've been able to note trends of authors I really like or dislike, as well as keep from buying duplicates. I only keep the books that I rate 3 1/2 or 4 stars. I haven't kept track of my to-be read books and that has been a problem!
From Princess (email@example.com):
My husband is going to wish I didn't read that page. Now I have so many ideas. I never thought of organizing by computer, notebook etc. At the moment we live in a small trailer so organizing the books physically is impossible. They aren't even all here. Most of our books are together on one shelf of a bookshelf my husband brought up when we married. The top shelf goes to my Jasmine doll collection, etc, second to his X-Men (we love collecting things), and the rest of our books are in boxes and milk crates and by my bed and under the bed and near the computer and in my daughter's closet in more boxes. I do think I will go through now and catalogue what I have. The most I have ever done was to set up the shelves alphabetically when I had my room and bookshelves before I married. I just can't do that here. . . but one day. . . . I do have a TBR *contains keepers to reread* case though and a bag of to trade or sell books.....
From Grace (firstname.lastname@example.com):
I felt a kindred spirit when I read your column about keeping track of your books. I just wrote my intro to the Aarlist you moderate and told them I have 1,200 unread books, probably more.
I use a program called File Maker Pro. I was really anal retentive for a while but time sometimes is short or I go in spurts, kinda like a reading slump. My main list is of the books we have, borrowed, or have had and read or given away at some time. On the disc I have:
My daughter says it is now easier to shop with the wish list, which are the books we do not have but are looking for. I update it every month by reading the reviews in RT, and now The Romance Reader, I may need to add a permanent column on the 1st list for The RReader - what fun!
I also have a separate list under my daughters' name of her collection. They are not on the main list. That list has the Lindseys, McNaughts, Garwoods, Devereaux, Palmers and others she glommed to keep. She needs a couple of Deveraux's and Lindsey's still.
I envied you when you said you enjoyed making room on your shelves. I used to have room. The books have taken over my hall linen closet. I have them in soda cases. I filled my daughters empty armoire, I have an armoire in my room full, the computer bottom desk shelf is full, Cindy has boxes of romances, classics, Mary H Clark, P Cornwell, and who knows what else in her closet, and I have a couple of book cases around the house full of books. I did try once to alphabetize, but I kept getting more books. I do at least try to keep the authors together.
My daughter took about 200 romances with her to school, and I have not read at least half of them so they will be coming back. I used to enjoy putting the new books where they belonged and enjoyed looking at and through them, but we have become pack rats. We buy twice as much as we are reading, but we are compulsive. When I get a stack of new books, I enter them on my list. If they were on the wish list, then I have to delete them or we may end up buying them again.
I have not listed by publisher as you have. I never thought to, but in reading some of your back columns I am curious to know how our keepers break down. Oh, I have 2 keeper boxes in the coat closet too.
I am glad to know that I am not alone in doing this, my daughter is glad I keep track, but when I was having such a good time at it, she told me I was a weirdo. How rude!
I have read just about all your archives and have really enjoyed people discussing romantic fiction. It is always nice to find others like you. I do know a few people who enjoy romance, but none are like me and Cindy, so this has been great.
Did you ever announce in your column who wrote that hilarious purple prose from a few issues back? I have looked but haven't seen any names. My guess was Bertrice Small.
Oh, and when I read your archives you had taken a survey asking who cheated and read the back of the book - I loved it, because I do. My girl again was calling me a weirdo, but I cannot help it. I really try not to peek
Anyway, you and your colleagues do a great job, in reading the listserv I see it will always be hard to please everyone, but we all have different tastes. I have really hated some books others loved and I couldn't believe some folks hated books I thought were marvelous. I thought I was gonna love Justine Dare's new Hawk book cuz I loved the 1st one. I tried real hard but I was bored stiff - I think I am the only one. And in one of your columns you asked for authors or books everyone loved but you. Someone said they could not stand Nora Roberts, you could have knocked me over with a feather on that, but it goes to show you aren't gonna please everyone, but I like reading an honest opinion, good or bad.
I plan on reading your review of Love Me Not; my daughter e-mailed me she just picked it up.
I will look forward to your next column. Thank you for some enjoyable reading and kinship.
From Lori-Anne Cohen (firstname.lastname@example.com):
I compile my list this way:
Nothing fancy. . .I have it set up alphabetical by titles because the author may not jar my memory. I just started just recently and so far this is working for me.
What software are you using? I set up a books database on Microsoft Access and I like it so far.
Thank you for this oppurtunity to actually express something I have thought about for a while.


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With the 2014 Olympics almost upon us movie fans will get to see the dedication, preparation and sacrifice it takes to make the games when Lifetime premieres the inspiring story of Olympian Gabby Douglas this weekend. "The Gabby Douglas Story" which airs Saturday on the network will recount the history making journey of Douglas who went on to become the first African-American gymnast to win gold in the All-Around competition at the 2012 Olympic games.
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The television movie stars Regina King, S. Epatha Merkerson, Imani Hakim, Sydney Mikala and Brian Tee. Douglas who also appears in the film as herself is listed as a co-executive producer on the project.
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The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert. today to the stock drop case – Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoefer – out of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is not assigned a date yet for oral argument, but Lyle Denniston of SCOTUSblog is guessing that the case may be heard in March because there are open dates in March which have no cases assigned for oral argument yet.
The Court granted cert. on this issue:
"Whether the Sixth Circuit erred by holding that respondents were not required to plausibly allege in their complaint that the fiduciaries of an employee stock ownership plan abused their discretion by remaining invested in employer stock, in order to overcome the presumption that their decision to invest in employer stock was reasonable, as required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq. ("ERISA"), and every other circuit to address the issue; and (2) whether the Sixth Circuit erred by refusing to follow precedent of this Court (and the holdings of every other circuit to address the issue) by holding that filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission become actionable ERISA fiduciary communications merely by virtue of their incorporation by reference into plan documents."
The 6th Circuit's opinion in this case is available here. It is one of the best ERISA opinions written by the 6th Circuit, which is one of the most active Courts of Appeal when it comes to ERISA opinions.
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- Design your exhibit
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- Design signs to explain your project, because answering the question "what's that" 1000 times in a weekend can be tedious.
- Talk with the Maker Coordinators for Seattle Mini Maker Faire. These are the people who decide which exhibits will be admitted to Seattle Mini Maker Faire.
- Saturday March 3rd, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- INSCAPE building Rm. 140, at 815 Airport Way S, Seattle WA
- Bring a notebook and some rough ideas and sketches of your exhibit, booth, or project.
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Save the date: On Saturday, July 26th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m, Kelly Ripa and Donna Karan will host Ovarian Cancer Research Fund's (OCRF) 17th annual Super Saturday presented by QVC at Nova's Ark Project in Water Mill, New York.
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DE, you touched a bit on the Euthyphro dilemma - Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it's commanded by God?
This leaves interesting problems for divine morality. The first part would mean that God is only a passer on of moral knowledge, which is pretty much against what most faiths teach. Then, if the second part is true, it means that there is no real objective morality. For example, calling God 'good' would not mean anything other than that he is consistent. Were you to explain it like Aquinas does - that God's commands are good because God's nature is good, you'd still be left trying to prove that God is good...
Spider's empathetic moral code avoids this problem, though it still cannot prove that one way of reasoning out a solution is the 'right' way (at least to two different people).
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How It All Goes Down
- Katniss and the other candidates are taken into custody. They are divided and taken into fancy rooms with plush carpets and velvet chairs where each are allowed to say their farewells.
- Prim and Mother visit Katniss. She gives them instructions for her absence. They are not to accept tesserae for Prim, but instead get by selling goat milk and Mother's apothecary business. Gale is to supply the herbs.
- Katniss warns her mother that she can't become depressed again and "clock out," leaving Prim on her own (3.8).
- Prim makes Katniss promise to try to win; despite Katniss's doubts about her ability in the competition, she agrees.
- The next visitor is, to Katniss's surprise, Peeta Mellark's father, the baker. Without his witchy wife around, he's much nicer. He offers Katniss a white paper package of cookies and promises to keep an eye of Prim.
- After the baker leaves, Madge, the mayor's daughter enters the room. She offers Katniss a circular gold pin to wear as a token of District 12. On the pin is a small bird. Katniss agrees.
- The last visitor is Gale, who hugs Katniss in his arms. He advises Katniss to get her hands most immediately on a bow during the Games – even if she has to make one. It's her best shot.
- Katniss wonders if there will even be wood. She and Gale recall previous Hunger Games: in one, the tributes froze to death at night because of lack of wood. It was boring, so there probably will be wood this time.
- The peacekeepers arrive and force Gale to leave, but before he does, he says "Katniss, remember I –," but isn't allowed to finish that thought. Suspense!
- At the train station, cameras are everywhere and Katniss is grateful that she knows how to mask her emotions. Peeta, on the other hand, has clearly been crying. Katniss wonders if this is a strategy.
- The train whisks the tributes away and Katniss tells us more about her country: the Capitol was constructed in a place once known as the Rockies. District 12 was a region formerly called Appalachia, a coal-mining region.
- Katniss showers in her own private car and dresses in a dark green shirt for dinner. She puts on Madge's gold pin with the mockingjay.
- Katniss tells us that mockingjays are hybrid animals, a cross between a jabberjay and a mockingbird.
- The jabberjays were genetically mutated animals engineered by the Capitol during the rebellion. The birds could spy on people and memorize whole conversations. People eventually realized what was going on and fed lies to the birds, so in the end, the whole plan backfired.
- The mockingjay species were created when the abandoned species started mating with female mockingbirds. Now they repeat not words, but human melodies and can recreate songs.
- Katniss's father, a great singer, would always sing to the birds. She finds the pin of the bird comforting, like having a piece of her father with her.
- At dinner, Katniss and Peeta eat course after course of rich food. Effie Trinket comments on their polite manners, different from past Seam tributes, which only infuriates Katniss. She then eats the rest of the meal with her fingers.
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ERROR: Error installing webrat: Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary libraries and/or headers.
One of my tasks today at work was to install numerous Ruby gems on a couple of our development servers. One of those gems was called webrat which is used for "Ruby acceptance testing and for web applications". When I attempted to install webrat using "gem install webrat" from a Linux shell I received some errors which I describe below along with how to resolve the error in my scenario. It is likely for you to get similar errors however not the same exact errors so the key is analyzing the output of the "gem install" command to see if it will lead you to resolution.
Ruby Gem: Webrat Install Error:
[root@dev ~]# gem install webrat rspec-rails rspec database_cleaner Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing webrat: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb checking for iconv.h in /opt/local/include/,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/opt/local/include,/opt/local/include,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/include,/usr/include/libxml2... yes checking for libxml/parser.h in /opt/local/include/,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/opt/local/include,/opt/local/include,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/include,/usr/include/libxml2... yes checking for libxslt/xslt.h in /opt/local/include/,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/opt/local/include,/opt/local/include,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/include,/usr/include/libxml2... no libxslt is missing. try 'port install libxslt' or 'yum install libxslt-devel' *** extconf.rb failed *** Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more details. You may need configuration options. Provided configuration options: --with-opt-dir --without-opt-dir --with-opt-include --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include --with-opt-lib --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib --with-make-prog --without-make-prog --srcdir=. --curdir --ruby=/usr/local/bin/ruby --with-iconv-dir --without-iconv-dir --with-iconv-include --without-iconv-include=${iconv-dir}/include --with-iconv-lib --without-iconv-lib=${iconv-dir}/lib --with-xml2-dir --without-xml2-dir --with-xml2-include --without-xml2-include=${xml2-dir}/include --with-xml2-lib --without-xml2-lib=${xml2-dir}/lib --with-xslt-dir --without-xslt-dir --with-xslt-include --without-xslt-include=${xslt-dir}/include --with-xslt-lib --without-xslt-lib=${xslt-dir}/lib Gem files will remain installed in /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/nokogiri-1.4.1 for inspection. Results logged to /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/nokogiri-1.4.1/ext/nokogiri/gem_make.out
Analyzing The Webrat Gem Install Error:
Typically you will be able to locate the specific error right in the output of a failed gem install. You may have looked over it in the above output but the third library file that the nokogiri gem depends on is where the failure is located. Now you may be thinking I was installing webrat so who cares about the nokogiri gem but the reality is that webrat requires the nokogiri gem so if this fails then the installation of webrat will also fail. If you are unable to locate the error in the output to the shell you should next check the mkmf.log file located in build directory of the failed gem such as the directory below for nokogiri.
Ruby Nokogiri Gem Build Directory:
Even though we already have the error that caused the failure a quick look at the last part of the mkmf.log file displays the same type of details.
Nokogiri Gem mkmf.log Displaying Install Error Details:
nokogiri_find_header: checking for libxslt/xslt.h in /opt/local/include/,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/opt/local/include,/opt/local/in clude,/opt/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/local/include,/usr/local/include/libxml2,/usr/in clude,/usr/include/libxml2... -------------------- no "gcc -E -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/i686-linux -I. -I/opt/local/include/ -I/opt/local/includ e/libxml2 -I/opt/local/include -g -O2 -g -DXP_UNIX -O3 -Wall -Wcast-qual -Wwrite-strings -Wconversion -Wmissing-noreturn -Winline conftest.c -o conftest.i" conftest.c:1:26: error: libxslt/xslt.h: No such file or directory checked program was: /* begin */ 1: #include <libxslt/xslt.h> /* end */
So the error is related to libxslt which can probably be resolved using the recommended resolution in the shell error output. The recommendation is to install the libxslt-devel package via yum which can be done using the below syntax on CentOS. Other package managers should be very similar and you would just need to locate the correct package name in case its a bit different.
Install libxslt-devel Using Yum On CentOS:
[root@dev gems]# yum install libxslt-devel Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package libxslt-devel.i386 0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libgcrypt-devel for package: libxslt-devel --> Processing Dependency: libexslt.so.0 for package: libxslt-devel --> Processing Dependency: libxslt.so.1 for package: libxslt-devel ---> Package libxslt-devel.x86_64 0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package libgcrypt-devel.i386 0:1.4.4-5.el5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libgcrypt = 1.4.4-5.el5 for package: libgcrypt-devel --> Processing Dependency: libgpg-error-devel for package: libgcrypt-devel ---> Package libxslt.i386 0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package libgcrypt.x86_64 0:1.4.4-5.el5 set to be updated ---> Package libgcrypt.i386 0:1.4.4-5.el5 set to be updated ---> Package libgpg-error-devel.i386 0:1.4-2 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: libxslt-devel x86_64 1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 base 308 k libxslt-devel i386 1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 base 295 k Updating: libgcrypt x86_64 1.4.4-5.el5 base 233 k libgcrypt i386 1.4.4-5.el5 base 250 k Installing for dependencies: libgcrypt-devel i386 1.4.4-5.el5 base 396 k libgpg-error-devel i386 1.4-2 base 17 k libxslt i386 1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 base 485 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 5 Package(s) Update 2 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 1.9 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/7): libgpg-error-devel 100% |=========================| 17 kB 00:00 (2/7): libgcrypt-1.4.4-5. 100% |=========================| 250 kB 00:00 (3/7): libgcrypt-1.4.4-5. 100% |=========================| 233 kB 00:00 (4/7): libxslt-devel-1.1. 100% |=========================| 295 kB 00:00 (5/7): libgcrypt-devel-1. 100% |=========================| 396 kB 00:00 (6/7): libxslt-devel-1.1. 100% |=========================| 308 kB 00:00 (7/7): libxslt-1.1.17-2.e 100% |=========================| 485 kB 00:00 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Updating : libgcrypt ######################### [1/9] Updating : libgcrypt ######################### [2/9] Installing: libxslt ######################### [3/9] Installing: libgpg-error-devel ######################### [4/9] Installing: libgcrypt-devel ######################### [5/9] Installing: libxslt-devel ######################### [6/9] Installing: libxslt-devel ######################### [7/9] Cleanup : libgcrypt ######################### [8/9] Cleanup : libgcrypt ######################### [9/9] Installed: libxslt-devel.x86_64 0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 libxslt-devel.i386 0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 Dependency Installed: libgcrypt-devel.i386 0:1.4.4-5.el5 libgpg-error-devel.i386 0:1.4-2 libxslt.i386 0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 Updated: libgcrypt.x86_64 0:1.4.4-5.el5 libgcrypt.i386 0:1.4.4-5.el5 Complete!
As you can see above there were a bunch of dependencies installed along with the libxslt-devel package but this should now clear the way to install webrat and nokogiri without issue. Below is the second attempt after resolving the only issues located during the first install attempt.
Install The Webrat Gem:
[root@dev gems]# gem install webrat Building native extensions. This could take a while... Successfully installed nokogiri-1.4.1 Successfully installed rack-test-0.5.3 Successfully installed webrat-0.7.0 3 gems installed Installing ri documentation for nokogiri-1.4.1... No definition for parse_memory No definition for parse_file No definition for parse_with No definition for get_options No definition for set_options Installing ri documentation for rack-test-0.5.3... Installing ri documentation for webrat-0.7.0... Installing RDoc documentation for nokogiri-1.4.1... No definition for parse_memory No definition for parse_file No definition for parse_with No definition for get_options No definition for set_options Installing RDoc documentation for rack-test-0.5.3... Installing RDoc documentation for webrat-0.7.0... [root@dev gems]#
This time webrat was installed properly along with two gem dependencies which included the rack-test gem and the nokogiri gem.


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ADOT: Westbound Interstate 8 reopens near Gila Bend after deadly crash
GILA BEND, AZ - Interstate 8 near Gila Bend has reopened after a deadly crash closed it for hours Wednesday.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said two people were killed in the rollover accident. The crash was reported just after 11:15 a.m.
DPS says they have not ruled out tire failure and the inability of the driver to maintain control of the vehicle.
ADOT closed the westbound lanes of I-8 five miles west of Gila Bend.


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God Save The Queen - Northern Ireland
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Quiet,shy, and home-loving,
She is happiest when
Surrounded by familiar things.
Tidiness, courtesy and
Punctuality is important to
Her and she is orthodox but
Proud of her values. A
Comfortable companion.
Believed to have been created
Simply by blending the
Masculine short form of 'Sam'
With the element of 'antha'