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'Community': We'll knock each episode out of the park
For show's fifth season, producers and writers promise to get back to its roots and be funnier than ever
It might be hanging on by a thread, but "Community" is back. And it was back at Comic-Con International on Sunday for some fan appreciation.
Stars Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Allison Brie, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi and Gillian Jacobs were joined on stage by exec Chris McKenna and creator Dan Harmon to thank the fans for helping get their show back on the air for a fifth season. They showed a film they put together to tell fans how much they appreciated the Twitter campaigns and flash mobs to keep the show from being canceled. Stars Joel McHale and Donald Glover were not in attendance.
Dan Harmon — who was replaced as showrunner for the fourth season but was brought back by NBC for the fifth season — talked about the pressure to pay the fans back and follow through with great episodes.
"New levels of anxiety that will trickle into the content," Harmon said.
But because the show is signed on for only 13 episodes, and nothing more, Harmon said he's going to make them count. The show will get back to focusing on the characters who should feel like they live down the street from fans, he said.
"We're taking a different approach in the writers' room this year. We're taking off all our clothes and singing to ourselves and waiting for a story to tell," Harmon said. "We want to get back to that Season 1/Season 2 feel of being very organic and knocking each episode out of the park."
"Get ready for some grounded character work!" Harmon yelled, joking about how his plans for the show aren't very exciting announcements for Comic-Con.
But the show did make a few real announcements — the biggest being that the show is moving to syndication. Fans can go to communityontv.com to find out what local channel the show will be on.
Harmon vowed that he is going to do whatever he can to get the show to have a sixth season, despite the difficulties the show has had.
"I'm not making this up — the harder it gets, the funnier the show gets," Harmon said.


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OAKLAND -- The Warriors were collectively exhausted, but Stephen Curry delivered with 2.1 seconds to go and Golden State beat the Boston Celtics 99-97 on Friday night.
Curry stepped just inside the 3-point line to nail the go-ahead 23-footer, Boston's Gerald Wallace badly missed a 3 at the other end as time expired, and the Warriors exhaled with the victory.
Golden State won its 11th game in 12 tries in its first action since returning from a season-long seven-game trip.
"I know how tough it is coming off of a long road trip," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "These guys responded, and they did whatever they had to do to gut out a win against a team that had no quit."
There was no denying the Warriors struggled to maintain energy. They found some fire at the beginning of both halves but otherwise were fighting fatigue the whole night.
"We knew that we were playing on fumes, especially the starters that played a lot of minutes," forward David Lee said. "But we've got a break coming up, so we knew we just had to get through this one. I'm very proud of our guys for finding a way to win."
The Warriors' upcoming break is a much-needed one. They've got four days off before returning to action Wednesday at home against the Denver Nuggets.
"It'll be good for us," said Andre Iguodala, who led Golden State with 22 points. "But the next game is going to be just as tough as tonight with those many days off."
The Warriors trailed by two at halftime but went on a 14-5 run in the third quarter that was sparked by Curry's first two 3-pointers of the night.
The final 3½ minutes of the third was owned by Marreese Speights, who provided the best minutes off the bench for the struggling Warriors reserves. He went on a personal 7-0 run and scored nine straight for Golden State as it took a 72-67 lead into the fourth.
The Warriors extended the lead to double-digits for the first time early in the fourth when Curry connected on a four-point play. Iguodala followed with a steal and dunk that created the largest roars to that point as Golden State led 82-69.
That large advantage quickly evaporated. Boston scored nine straight points and eventually cut the lead to one on three occasions, but missed two opportunities to take the lead.
The Warriors' Harrison Barnes made one of two free throws with 20.2 left for a 97-95 lead, but Boston's Jeff Green tied the game with a running jumper with 11.6 seconds to go.
Golden State called timeout to advance to the frontcourt and inbounded to Curry. He dribbled before stepping just inside the 3-point line to nail the game-winner.
"We needed this one," Curry said. "Everybody knows it's tough to find your rhythm and bring the 100 percent energy you need after a long road trip like that, and we gutted it out. Didn't make many shots and then found a way to close it out at the end."
Jackson said O'Neal is "running and getting in as close to game shape as possible."
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Community Briefs: Storytelling program planed
Published: Friday, November 9, 2012 at 8:02 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 9, 2012 at 8:02 a.m.
Storytelling program planed
Actor David Novak will present a storytelling program for grown-ups at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lanier Library in Tryon.
David Novak, described as "a master of literary collage," performs at festivals, schools and theatrical events throughout the United States. He is a co-founder of the National Yakkers Theatre Ensemble and creator of The Storyteller's Compass. In 2002, he received the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Network.
The program is free, and everyone is welcome. For more information about the program, visit www.lanierlib.org. For more information about Novak, visit www.novateller.com.
Workshop on sustainable living
A sustainable living workshop by the Environmental and Conservation Organization will be held from 6:30-8:30 Tuesday at Bullington Gardens, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville.
The workshop is titled "Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels: A Homeowners Guide to Stopping Runaway Rainwater" featuring Diane Silver of the N.C. Cooperative Extension. Participants will enjoy an informative presentation by Silver on the importance and application of rainwater management methods. These methods include building an attractive rain garden in strategic locations and capturing rainwater for use with rain barrels and cisterns.
Silver will provide tools for the homeowner to analyze their own property for rain garden and barrel type and placement. Participants will be able to see a rain garden and better understand its functionality and beauty.
Registration is $15. Pre-register online at www.eco-wnc.org or call 828-692-0385.
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My Interviews at Ubuntu Live, Day 2
By barton808 on Aug 02, 2007
Here is the second half of my interviews from Ubuntu Live.
These are from Day 2 and show what an all star guest list the event had. Be sure and check out me showing off my rusting Japanese when chatting with Horiguchi-san (#3 below). Also, for an example of a customer running Ubuntu on Sun Hardware take a listen to what Chip Anderson of Stockcharts.com has to say (#4 below).
1) Marten Mickos, CEO MySQL Listen (6:10)
- Topics: I caught up with Marten after his keynote on day 2. We discuss the LAMP, SAMP and WAMP stacks; how Marten got involved with MySQL; 110 airports; The two audiences that MySQL serves -- the ones who'll spend time to save money and the ones who'll spend money to save time; and how he thinks Jonathan Schwartz has done so far.
Marten Mickos in his afternoon keynote on day 2. \*
2) Tim O'Reilly, - Founder and CEO. O'Reilly Media Group Listen (8:18)
- Topics: How Ubuntu Live came about; How they bring on new conferences; FOO camp; books vs conferences; Changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators; Being the first commercial internet site back in the day and the coolest thing about Portland.
- Topics: Making use of my rusty Japanese, I ask Horiguchi-san what type of work he does , where he uses Ubuntu and what he likes best about the distro; What are his impressions of Ubuntu Live and would he consider himself an Edo-ko?
4) Chip Anderson, President Stockcharts.com Listen (4:17) Topics:
- What is StockCharts.com, why they've chosen to go with Java and Ubuntu and why they've chosen to run it on the Sun Blade 8000; Why Chip has come to Ubuntu Live and why he digs the train from Seattle to Portland.
- Topics: What's Matt's role in helping to set Ubuntu's technical direction; how he found his way to Ubuntu and Canonical; Dividing his time between Canonical on the desktop, server and mobile and why he recently made the move from LA to London.
Stay tuned for more interviews from OSCON and Portland...
\* See more professional pics from Ubuntu Live by Duncan Davidson (the first one is of myself and David Duffey, who turned me on to the pics, competing in the Bungee run. I won :)
Endnote: The above files are in mp3 (thanks Patrick), you can grab the ogg versions here. I would also like to give an endorsement for the Levelator, which Simon turned me on to. It was absolutely brain dead easy to use and it basically normalizes volume, and cleans up the files for you. And its Free as in Beer and Free as in Freedom.


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Bradenton man killed in scooter crash
Published: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 5:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 5:44 a.m.
A 40-year-old Bradenton man was killed Thursday when lost control of the scooter he was riding and crashed, throwing him from the bike, authorities said.
Raymond C. Russ was pronounced dead at Blake Medical Center following the crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The incident occurred around 2 p.m., with Russ riding a 50cc Bash scooter southbound in the 2900 block of 26th Street West, reports indicated. The scooter hit the curb, easing onto its right side in the process. As it did, Russ hit a road sign and was thrown from the bike.
Russ was not wearing a helmet, troopers reported.
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The biotechnology industry has mushroomed over the past decade, with revenues increasing from $8 billion in 1992 to $39 billion in 2003,1 and it shows no signs of slowing down. New therapeutics are entering and pressing through clinical trials. Treatments are emerging from clinical trials ready for marketing and scaling up for commercial production, leading to a growing need for new facilities.
Added to the challenges presented by growth is the extraordinary pressure from investors to produce or improve profits within an unusually short timeframe. This pressure translates into getting a new facility up and fully running at lightning speed. In terms of assets, this means selecting (following GAMP 4 guidelines for steps such as User Requirements Specification [URS] development and gap analysis),2 installing, calibrating, and validating each piece of equipment, each instrument, and all related systems and processes. This process not only applies directly to the equipment and instruments, but also to systems used to manage ongoing calibrations, maintenance, and validations of those assets. With strict compliance goals, this means new facilities must be brought on line quickly, correctly (following all regulations), and on budget. These three objectives are rarely achieved simultaneously.
Maintaining the Validated State
Biotech companies are under intense regulatory scrutiny. The management of instruments, equipment, and processes must be accurate and carefully documented. To demonstrate that assets are properly managed, the assets must first be validated, documenting that they are working as required and promised by the vendor. This original validation requires documented evidence that the entire production system results in consistent output. This necessitates performing initial qualifications, including the design, installation, operation, and performance of new instruments, equipment, processes, methods, and systems. Then, over the course of the asset's lifetime, procedures must be in place to keep the asset in that validated state, including regular calibrations and maintenance, and revalidating the asset when something alters its operation, requiring complete approvals before it can be used again.
To achieve their goals, validation specialists use a wide range of systems and tools, including project management systems, document management systems, change control systems, and systems used to manage calibrations and maintenance. Changes to records in any of these systems must pass through a specific approval process before they can be accepted as part of the validated state.
Regulatory agencies expect to see evidence that routine calibrations are being performed to keep instrument readings within tolerances acceptable to the process involved. These calibrations include using an approved standard to take readings at different set points before and after any necessary adjustments are made to determine whether the asset was and is performing within the process tolerance. If the asset is found to be out of calibration, then products and processes affected by that asset need to be discovered and corrected.


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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
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What has to be proved in order for the defence of justification to succeed
4.7As I have already mentioned, the burden of proving the defence of justification rests upon the publishers. Defamatory words are presumed under English law to be untrue. It is not incumbent on defendants to prove the truth of every detail of the defamatory words published: what has to be proved is the substantial truth of the defamatory imputations published about the claimant. As it is sometimes expressed, what must be proved is the truth of the sting of the defamatory charges made.29
4.8Section 5 of the Defamation Act, 1952 provides:It may accordingly be necessary, in a case like the present where a number of defamatory imputations are the subject of complaint, to consider whether such imputations (if any) as the Defendants have failed to prove to be true materially injure the reputation of the claimant in the light of those imputations against him which have been proved to be true.
Justification. In an action for libel ... in respect of words containing two or more distinct charges against the [claimant], a defence of justification shall not fail by reason only that the truth of every charge is not proved if the words not proved to be true do not materially injure the [claimant's] reputation having regard to the truth of the remaining charges.
4.9The contention for the Defendants is that they have proved the substantial truth of what was published, so that the defence of justification succeeds without the need for resort to section 5. Irving, however, points out that there are imputations which the Defendants made in the book which they have not sought to prove to be true. The principal such imputation is that Irving agreed to participate in a conference at which representatives of violent and extremist groups such as Hezbollah were due to speak. Irving contends that this defamatory imputation is so serious that the Defendants' failure to prove it or even to attempt to prove it is fatal to their plea of justification. The Defendants on the other hand argue that by virtue of section 5 of the 1952 Act their defence of justification should succeed notwithstanding their failure to prove the truth of this imputation because, relative to the other serious imputations which they maintain they have proved to be true, it has no significant deleterious effect on the reputation of Irving.
4.10The standard of proof in civil cases is normally that parties must prove their claims or defences, as the case may be, on the balance of probabilities. In the present case Irving argued, however, that, since the imputations against him were so grave, a higher standard of proof should be applied to the case of the justification advanced by the Defendants. There is a line of authority which establishes that, whilst the standard of proof remains the civil standard, the more serious the allegation the less likely it is that the event occurred and hence the stronger should be the evidence before the court concludes that the allegation is established on the balance of probability.30 I will adopt that approach when deciding if the truth of the defamatory imputations made against Irving has been established.
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Planning ahead is always a smart move and here are some links to help you plan your Oracle OpenWorld schedule.
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Regent, on 15 November 2012 - 10:53 PM, said:
Because everyone knows AJ needs less people posting
Yes, and your constructive posts prolly won't get flamed. Posting shit about you missing out on a title because of exploiters when you used a bug to get your rating then sit, however, understandably pisses people off. Now


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Born: October 7, 1875, South Branch, Stewiacke, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: July 26, 1955, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Raymond Clare Archibald was a mathematics professor, mathematics historian, and mathematical librarian.
At the 1922 summer meeting, Huntington drew attention to the National Research Council's new committee on the mathematical analysis of statistics, of which Rietz had been appointed chair.
The December 1922 annual meeting included talks by Cajori, Coolidge, and Rietz. Archibald gave a presidential address on "Mathematicians and Music" at the summer meeting in 1923.
1894 Mount Allison College (now Mount Allison University), B.A.
1895 Mount Allison College, artist's diploma in violin
1896 Harvard University, B.A.
1897 Harvard University, M.A.
1900 Universität Straßburg, Dr. phil. nat.
After earning his Ph.D., Archibald returned to Mount Allison Ladies' College as a professor of mathematics. In his seven years there, he also served as librarian and head of the violin department and started the Mary Mellish Archibald Memorial Library.
Archibald joined Brown University in 1908 as an instructor and had become a full professor by 1923. He transformed the mathematical library at Brown into "the most useful single source available in America." He also was librarian of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) from 1921 to 1941 and on the council of the AMS from 1918 to 1941. He retired from Brown in 1943.
Archibald was a charter member of the MAA, a member of the first MAA executive council, editor-in-chief of the American Mathematical Monthly (1919-21), vice president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science twice, and a member of the mathematical and physical sciences executive committee for the National Research Council.
Archibald's interest in mathematical tables led him to found the journal Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation. He initiated the Undergraduate Mathematics Clubs section of the Monthly in January 1918 and edited it for several years.
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive biography
American Mathematical Monthly obituary
Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation biographical sketch
Records of editors, presidents, and secretaries from MAA headquarters, R.C. Archibald, 1929-1952 at the Archives of American Mathematics
Raymond Clare Archibald Papers, 1911-1955


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There's still time to donate to Sleep Experts' annual 'Share the Warmth' blanket drive, benefiting local charities
Every year around this time, Sleep Experts (which has 40 North Texas locations) collects new and gently used blankets in its "Share the Warmth" program. Blankets and other items donated will be distributed to local nonprofits that share a mission of "helping homeless families become self-sufficient." This year's North Texas beneficiaries are Interfaith Housing Coalition in Dallas, Presbyterian Night Shelter in Fort Worth and the Samaritan Inn in Collin County.
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas and other areas also help out, collecting blankets in their communities and dropping them off at Sleep Experts. In addition to blankets, Sleep Experts accepts donations of other new and gently used items, such as sheets, pillows, comforters and towels.
And though the nice people at Sleep Experts wouldn't say this, I will: Be careful on that "gently used" thing. Don't insult the recipients by taking ratty, dirty or torn items. "Sharing the Warmth" means both physical warmth and emotional — basic items are fine, but let's not go grungy!
You can drop items off at any Sleep Experts store through Sunday during regular business hours. You'll find a list of stores and hours here.


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An Example of Statistical Investigation of the Text Eugene Onegin Concerning the Connection of Samples in Chains
This study investigates a text excerpt containing 20,000 Russian letters of the alphabet, excluding $\Cprime$ and $\Cdprime$, from Pushkin's novel Eugene Onegin–the entire first chapter and sixteen stanzas of the second.
1 Cf. Markov 1913a. Translated into German by Alexander Y. Nitussov, Lioudmila Voropai, and David Link; translated into English by Gloria Custance and David Link.


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It's a confusing time to be buying a Windows 8 tablet. Should you go for a combined laptop and tablet - a so-called hybrid - or a 'proper' tablet? What about Windows RT? We answer these and more questions in our in-depth Windows 8 tablet buying advice, then review the best Windows 8 tablets.
Bill Gates recently gave an interview where he suggested that the millions of people who are buying iPads and Android tablets are frustrated because "they can't type, they can't create documents, they don't have Microsoft Office".
He then stated that Windows 8 and devices such as Microsoft's own Surface Pro tablet were the solution to that problem, because "you've got the portability of a tablet, and the richness of a PC in terms of the keyboard and Microsoft Office".
Of course, it's nonsense to suggest that you can't type or create documents on an iPad or Android tablet. Apple has its iWork suite of productivity apps for the iPad (Pages, Numbers and Keynote) which are compatible with MS Office file formats.
Plus, there are third-party apps, such as QuickOffice, which is available for both Apple and Android tablets which can read and save in Office formats.
Typing isn't an issue either, as there are plenty of wired and wireless Bluetooth keyboards available for most types of tablet.
But Bill does have a point about Microsoft Office. QuickOffice may allow you to open and edit Microsoft Office documents, but you still have to learn how the new app works, and transferring files back and forth between your tablet and your main PC can be a fiddly process. There are many people – particularly business users – who might feel more comfortable with a tablet that can run the Microsoft Office that they're already familiar with and give them instant access to their important work files.
However, the former CEO of Microsoft's argument is undermined by the fact that the lack of Microsoft Office hasn't prevented the iPad selling like hotcakes. That's partly because most people primarily use their iPads and other tablets for entertainment – browsing the web, reading eBooks, or playing Angry Birds – rather than doing serious office work.
That's where the 'modern' touch-based interface of Windows 8 comes in, as even Microsoft's harshest critics have conceded that the new touch-oriented Start screen is well-suited for apps and games.
That's Microsoft's big message for Windows tablets – that they offer you the best of both worlds by combining modern touch-driven apps with the familiarity of Microsoft Office and other traditional Windows software.
It's taken a while but it now looks like that message is starting to get through, as recent sales figures show that Microsoft's Surface tablet has pushed it into fifth place in the tablet market. That's still a long way behind the likes of Apple and Samsung, of course, but don't forget that there are plenty of other PC manufacturers who are producing their own Windows tablets that will further add to the overall market share for Windows 8 and RT.
We've included reviews of some of the best Windows tablets that are currently on offer, but before you can decide which one is right for you there's one big question that we need deal with first.
Windows 8 tablets buying advice: Windows 8 vs Windows RT
This is where things get confusing. If you're looking for a Windows tablet then the first thing you need to do is to decide whether you want one that runs Windows 8 or Windows RT.
Windows 8, like all previous versions of Windows, is designed specifically to run on the Intel processors that are used in most desktop and laptop PCs. The advantage of this is that a Windows 8 tablet works just like an ordinary PC and can run any of the thousands of existing Windows programs that are already available. If you've already got a copy of Microsoft Office then this will run quite happily on a Windows 8 tablet, along with other Windows programs such as Photoshop Elements, Windows Movie Maker and, of course, hundreds and hundreds of Windows games.
That's a huge advantage, especially for business users who need compatibility with MS Office and other Windows software that they use at work. Apple has never been a big player in the corporate market, but there are already several Windows 8 tablets that are specifically aimed at business users, such as Lenovo's extremely thin and light ThinkPad Tablet 2, and Dell's Dell Latitude 10.
The disadvantage with Windows 8 is that you need fairly powerful hardware to run it, and the prices for these tablets tend to start at around £500 compared to £400 for the latest iPad, £270 for the iPad mini, and as little as £99 for some of the cheap and cheerful Android tablets. More expensive models, such as HP's HP Envy x2 with its detachable keyboard/battery can set you back £800 or more.
Windows RT, in contrast, is designed to run on the more power-efficient ARM processors that are widely used in tablets and smartphones. It may look just like Windows 8 – and it even allows you to view the traditional Windows desktop so that you can organise files and folders just as you've always done – but it's a completely different operating system underneath.
In some ways that's a good thing, as ditching some of the decades-old baggage of traditional Windows means that Windows RT is a lot more streamlined than Windows 8. It runs well on less expensive hardware and we've seen Windows RT tablets such as the neat little Dell XPS 10 Tablet selling for just £199.
The drawback - and it's a big one - is that Windows RT can't run traditional Windows software. All you can do is install apps from the Windows Store.
Microsoft realises that this is a bit of problem, so it has written a special RT version of Microsoft Office that is bundled for free with all Windows RT tablets. This solves the problem of Office-compatibility, but it still means that you can't run any of your other key Windows programs. That might include business software, or something as simple as iTunes or the drivers for your old printer.
Even now, the Windows Store still looks a bit threadbare compared to the vast numbers of apps that are available for the iPad and Android tablets. For instance, you can get the Netflix, but there's no RT app for UK services such as LoveFilm or BBC iPlayer.
Until the Windows Store is stocked with all the apps you need you're far better off buying a tablet that runs the full version of Windows 8. Most PC manufacturers seem to agree on this too, as tablets running Windows RT are very much in the minority at the moment.
Windows 8 tablets buying advice: Tablet vs Laptop
The other big decision that you have to make is whether you should buy a tablet or a laptop. As always, this very much depends on what you need it for.
If you're going to spend hours typing in Word or entering data into Excel for your office or college work then you're probably better off opting for a laptop that has a comfortable, full-size keyboard and a screen large enough to stop you going all squinty-eyed after a couple of hours.
Don't forget, too, that you can buy a laptop with larger screen sizes of 13-, 15- or even 17-inches for multimedia work such as photo- or video-editing. Conventional laptops can be cheaper than tablets – especially if you aren't bothered about having a touchscreen, which can easily add £50-£100 to the price of a laptop.
The great strength of a tablet is the sheer convenience of having a slim, always-on, lightweight device that you can hold in one hand. Even lightweight Ultrabook laptops tend to tip the scales at around 1.5Kg, yet an 11.6-inch tablet such as the Lenovo Lynx measures just 9.5mm thick and weighs 640g.
Even a sturdier model such as HP's Envy X2 only just nudges up to 700g. Like Microsoft's Surface tablets, the Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx and the Envy X2 can both be used with a small detachable keyboard, so they're fine for taking notes and doing a spot of writing now and then, although we're not sure that we'd want to type a full-length novel on them.
These tablets have modest Intel Atom processors and just 2GB of memory, which means that they're not really powerful enough to replace a conventional laptop for heavy-duty work such as photo-editing or video presentations in PowerPoint. And don't even think about trying to run 3D action games on them.
It is possible to get more powerful Windows 8 tablets, though. The recently released Surface Pro is a good example, boasting a Core i5 processor running at 1.7GHz, along with 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage. It's relatively chunky for a tablet, weighing in at 900g and 13.5mm thick, but it's still slimmer and lighter than any Ultrabook that we've seen so far. It'll cost you £700 - £800, which is a lot more than an iPad, but it's not a bad price when compared to laptops with a similar specification.
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We continue our in-depth Windows 8 tablet buying advice with a look at hybrid laptop/tablet devices running Windows 8.
Windows 8 tablets buying advice: Tablet or laptop - get both with a hybrid
Just to muddy the waters even further, Windows 8 has also given rise to a new category of 'hybrid' or 'convertible' devices. These are laptops equipped with a touchscreen that can be somehow folded over the keyboard so that you can hold the device in your hands and tap on the screen like a tablet.
Although these sound like the best of both worlds, the truth is that many of the hybrid devices we've seen fall rather uncomfortably between the two camps: they don't work particularly well as either a laptop or a tablet.
There are some honourable exceptions, though. The Dell XPS 12 is a very attractive 12-inch Ultrabook with an ingenious mechanism that allows you to flip the screen over into tablet mode, while The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga lives up to its name with a 13.3-inch screen that bends and folds into a number of different positions – completely flat for use as a tablet, or folded into an upside-down 'V' shape that can stand up on its own while you sit back and watch some streaming video.
These both weigh around 1.5Kg, which is heavy for a tablet – as is the near-£1000 price tag. But if you treat the device primarily as a workhorse laptop that can also switch into tablet mode for some off-duty entertainment then they work pretty well.
However, the award for the most insane Windows 8 convertible device has to go to the Asus Taichi. This £1500 laptop is equipped with two 11.6-inch screens – one that faces towards you while you type (and isn't a touchscreen), and another on the back of the screen panel that faces away from you. That could be handy for presentations, as the outer screen will give your audience a clear view without having to peer over your shoulder.
The two screens can also work independently of each other – allowing you to tap away on the keyboard, while someone else uses the second screen as a tablet (or to watch a video).
Windows 8 tablets buying advice: Super-Size Me
One other mini-trend that we've noticed recently is the arrival of mega-tablets such as the Dell XPS 18, and the Sony Tap 20. As their names imply, these are giant tablets with 18- and 20-inch screens respectively. Both models start at around £850 and can be configured with anything from an i3 to an i7 processor and packed with as much memory and hard disk storage as you want. They are, in effect, all-in-one desktop PCs with a touch-screen that allows you to use them like a tablet.
You're obviously not going to slip one of these into your backpack when you go away for the weekend, but these huge Windows 8 tablets are great for browsing the web and streaming video, and the size of the screen means that a couple of young children can play games together on them quite easily.
They also include rechargeable batteries, and are light enough that you can easily pick them up and carry them from room to room. If prices start to come down a bit then we have a sneaking feeling that this type of PC could become popular as a kind of internet/entertainment terminal that can be shared by the entire family.
Windows 8 tablets buying advice: Taking the Tablets
As you can see, the market for Windows 8 tablets, laptops and convertibles is very confused at the moment, and many manufacturers appear to be throwing stuff at the walls to see what sticks. But, as always, the best advice is to think carefully about what you really need from your new laptop or tablet before buying one.
You don't need a powerful processor to browse the web or do a spot of word processing, but if you're doing video presentations in PowerPoint or photo-editing in Photoshop then you'll still be better off with a straightforward laptop that provides you with a big screen, powerful processor and plenty of memory. You'll probably get on fine without a touchscreen as well.
However, a Windows 8 tablet can be a great companion for your laptop, and if you use Microsoft Office at work then the ability to run MS Office and other Windows software on your tablet is a genuine advantage that the iPad and Android tablets simply can't match. The small screens and modest processors used by most Windows 8 tablets means that they'll never replace a more powerful laptop, but they can work really well if you just need a notepad-sized device that will allow you to quickly check your emails, browse the web or make a few changes to some work documents.
More powerful tablets like the Surface Pro can rival the power of a traditional laptop, but we're not convinced that its small screen and keyboard are suited to using productivity software all day long. It's just about the best Windows 8 tablet out there, but it doesn't even begin to rival a good Ultrabook when productivity comes into the equation.
As for Windows RT – we do think it has potential, but it needs about another 100,000 apps in the Windows Store before it can go head to head with Apple and Google. Until then, most people are better off buying an iPad or Android tablet.


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There were 77 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday. At that time, there were 1,435 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Stolen auto arrest: Officers attempted to pull over a vehicle at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday for a traffic violation, and a two-mile pursuit at speeds of up to 30 mph ensued before the occupants of the vehicle ditched the auto and tried to flee on foot, police said. Two men were arrested after a short chase. Robert Leg, 21, and Cisco Flores, 18, were arrested on suspicion of auto theft.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report Wednesday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 103 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday, including four vehicle accidents, 73 medical calls and 12 fire alarms.
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Valdosta, GA - Valdosta State Volleyball prepares for its toughest home weekend of the season as North Alabama and Christian Brothers come to town for games at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday respectively.
"This is a big weekend for us," said Head Coach Sia Poyer. "North Alabama is playing well and they are regularly one of the top teams in the Gulf South Conference and the region. Christian Brothers is doing well too. They have a couple of big region victories this season."
North Alabama is off to a great start with an 11-3 record. The Lions have been nationally ranked as high as 21st and the their only three losses have come at the hands of teams that also spent time in the nation's top 25. Valdosta State and North Alabama are currently tied for third in the conference, but the Lions have the second highest overall winning percentage in the GSC.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers is just behind Valdosta State in the conference standings. The Lady Bucs are 12-4 overall with two wins in a row as they head on this weekend's road trip.
"If we can pull these two wins out, it will put us right at the top of the conference," Poyer said. "We have to win at home and then go battle on the road."
The past two season, Valdosta State has split with North Alabama, last season beating the Lions in five in Florence, Ala., but falling in Valdosta in four.
While West Florida may be the toughest opponent VSU faces all season, the combined opponents of North Alabama and Christian Brothers makes this the toughest home weekend VSU Volleyball will have.
Each opponent brings a different set of challenges. North Alabama is first in the GSC in opponents' hitting percentage and digs while placing second in both assists and kills. Christian Brothers, meanwhile, leads the conference in service aces and is second in hitting percentage and third in opponents' hitting percentage. Valdosta State leads the league in blocks.
Individually, Valdosta State is doing well. Macy Markham leads the conference in aces per set while Ashley Lala is second in assists per set, just in front of North Alabama's Caroline Neiser and Kelsey Miles of Christian Brothers. Freshman Destiny Berry is averaging a conference high 1.04 blocks per set.
Be sure to come out an support your Blazers as they take on North Alabama at 7 p.m. Friday night and Christian Brothers at 1 p.m. Saturday.


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Human Services has moved from their building into Marian Hall. The change took place during President's Day weekend, with an added Friday moving day. The move is temporary while repairs and maintenance is taking place in the Human Services Building.
Watonwan County Auditor Don Kuhlman reported at the Tuesday County Board meeting that the transition took a little longer than expected, but they were able to get everything transferred into Marian Hall.
The telephone numbers and personnel have not changed with the transfer, just the location. Rich Collins, Director of Human Services was not available for comment at press time – but it is business as usual at the Human Services department at this time.
Human services is the largest Watonwan County agency. The department employs more than 50 people with the mission to empower the community by providing quality services and programs to meet human and health needs.
Collins has been the head of Human Services since 1995. Services provided include income maintenance, social services along with community and health services.
The Fitzgerald Moving company was involved in the move from the regular building into Marian Hall. Movers cost the County $240 per hour and helped move more than 300 boxes of paperwork from one building to the other.
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Another fissure has just opened up in the Republican Party, one I'm hoping Rob can help us understand.
GOP establishment commentator David Gerson fired a volley in a column I ran Saturday, arguing that the GOP moderates are ceding too much ideological ground to anti-government extremists. Gerson challenges the assumption that the Founders were tea party conservatives:
The Federalist founders did not view government as a necessary evil. They referred to the "imbecility" of a weak federal government (in the form of the Articles of Confederation) compared to a relatively strong central government, which is what the Constitution actually created. Though they feared the concentration of too much power in one branch of government, they believed that good government was essential to promote what they referred to as the "public good."And they assumed that the content of the public good would shift over time. "Constitutions of civil government," argued Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 34, "are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but upon a combination of these with the probable exigencies of ages. … Nothing, therefore, can be more fallacious than to infer the extent of any power, proper to be lodged in the national government from an estimate of its immediate necessities. There ought to be a CAPACITY to provide for future contingencies as they may happen."
Lincoln, Gerson says, grew the government consistent with this vision, which may be where Rob has argued the Constitution took a wrong turn.
I've long been skeptical of trying to win arguments over current issues by pretending to see into the hearts of the Founders. Which Founders? The ones who made the Revolution or the ones who made the Constitution? Which of their countless aphorisms should we use to make a decision on an issue the Founder could never have seen coming? But I welcome any challenges to the attitude that the nation's founders hated the government they worked so hard to build.


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NC law takes effect banning e-cigarettes to minors
Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 12:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 12:42 p.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — At North Carolina smoke shops and other retailers, the warning signs are going up.
A law banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors takes effect Wednesday.
Retailers now face the same misdemeanor charge if they sell e-cigarettes to a minor as they already did for other tobacco products. Penalties can be as high as a $1,000 fine.
So retailers say they'll be careful.
E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution, creating vapor that users inhale. Some are made to look like a real cigarette with a tiny light on the tip that glows.
Devotees tout them as a way to break addiction to real cigarettes.
But public health officials say the safety of e-cigarettes and their effectiveness in helping people quit regular smokes haven't been fully studied.
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An Arcata, Calif., man is in the Jackson County Jail, suspected of keeping his 3-year-old son for an extended length of time without telling the boy's biological mother and of stealing a van and painting it pink.
Ramin Ahadi, 29, is being held on charges of custodial interference, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and first-degree criminal mischief. His bail is set at $55,000.
An Arcata woman reported on June 17 that her 3-year-old son had gone to spend the day with his noncustodial father, Ahadi, but hadn't returned as expected, the Arcata Police Department said in a news release Thursday. Ahadi didn't respond to her phone calls and his whereabouts were unknown.
Investigators in California suspected that he was intentionally concealing the boy from his mother and likely had left the state.
Arcata police got a tip Thursday that Ahadi and the child were seen in Ashland.
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies found Ahadi parked in the 1000 block of Eagle Mill Road outside Ashland just before noon Thursday in a pink 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon. Ahadi, his wife, their two biological children, and the missing 3-year-old were inside the van.
The investigation revealed the pink van had been stolen from Eugene and painted after it was taken, resulting in the additional car theft charge, officials said.
Ahadi was arrested and the child was taken into protective custody until his mother could come from Arcata to pick him up Friday, officials said.
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HOUSTON – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's softball team wrapped play today at the University of Houston - Hilton Houston Plaza Classic at Cougar Softball Stadium finishing with a 1-3 record over the three-day event. The No. 11-ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls handed the Islanders their third loss of the season today, 4-0, with all four runs coming in the opening frame.
The Islanders (1-3) connected on six hits but were unable to get the long ball rolling off Cowgirls' pitcher Simone Freeman. Oklahoma State (4-1) took the early 4-0 lead in the top of the first frame on four hits.
Leadoff batter Ari Morrison singled to start the inning before Kelsey Anchors' bunt sent Morrison to second. After Chelsea Garcia reached first on a hit by pitch, Tamara Brown singled to score Morrison and give the Cowgirls their first run of the game. Gessenia De La Cruz followed suit with a single to score Anchors and tacked on another run for Oklahoma State. Two more runs scored as Brown and De La Cruz each tallied a run. Brown scored the Cowgirls third run off an illegal pitch called on Islanders hurler Vianca Pesina with two outs. Sammy Jo Diffendaffer reached first on an error to plate De La Cruz and round out the scoring.
The Islanders added two hits in the bottom of the seventh with Laura Phillips and Hayley Galloway each adding singles but Freeman ended the late run with her ninth strikeout of the game.
Phillips led the Islanders offense with two hits, while Stephanie Vead, Cassie Carroll, Meagan McKinney and Galloway each added one hit apiece.
Pesina (0-1) took the loss for the Islanders in her first start of the season. The senior allowed six hits, four runs and two walks, while striking out six Cowgirls in seven innings of work.
Freeman (2-0) notched the victory in the circle for Oklahoma State with nine strikeouts while allowing six hits and two walks.
The Islanders will travel to Austin to take on No.18/19 Texas on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. Dave Raymond and Cat Osterman will have the call on the Texas Longhorn Network.


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|Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
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Must have passed five SIT level 2 or 3 coded units. Students enrolled in S306, S325, S326, S329, D320, D375 and D371 are expected to have completed at least 4 credit points of an IT major sequence.
SIT306 or SIT374 or MIS398
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Campus: 2 x 1 hour class per week.
Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin. Students are expected to participate in collaborative online seminars in CloudDeakin.
This is a capstone unit that will draw on the area of the student's study. Normally the project will be completed in a team with members drawn from any campus. This unit will allow students to demonstrate the synthesis of knowledge, methodologies and professional skills acquired during their study of IT with a focus on their stream or major (computer science and software development, games design and development, IT security, interactive media). Skills will include communication and teamwork skills, analysis and design skills, implementation techniques, system testing and quality control, writing skills and project management skills. The substantive/concrete outcome of the project will vary according to the stream of study and, thus, could be a software artefact in the case of a computer science and software development project, a model in the case of a security project, or a multimedia package in the case of an interactive media project for example.
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The Travis Ehrenstrom Band will present original roots rock, as well as songs by Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston and others, at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Caldera Tap House, 31 Water St., Ashland. Cover is $5.
The Bend-based band is guitarist and frontman Travis Ehrenstrom, Benji Nagel, bassist Patrick Pearsall and drummer Kaleb Kelleher.
The show at Caldera is only a few days shy of the band's CD release on Tuesday, July 23. The forthcoming album, "Remain a Mystery," features 10 tracks of original, guitar-driven folk with a rock edge and introspective lyrics, Ehrenstrom says.
Look for the album on iTunes or on Reverbnation.
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The Eagle County Sheriff's Office would like to remind citizens to make sure their bicycles are in secure or locked area's when unattended. Over the last couple of weeks, numerous abandoned bicycles have been recovered on or around Riverview Road in Gypsum. All are believed to be stolen. If you have been the victim of a bicycle theft and would like to reclaim your property, please contact the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500. You will need to provide a description of the bicycle and a date and time the incident is believed to have occurred. If you think you may have any information about the suspects or this crime, please call the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500 or Eagle County Crime Stoppers at (970) 328-7007, 1-800-972-TIPS, submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com, or text a tip from your cell phone by texting STOPCRIME plus your message to CRIMES (274637). If your tip leads to the arrest and indictment of any suspect involved, you could earn up to a $1,000 reward from the Crime Stoppers.
A deputy noticed a car with a broken headlight on Edwards Village Boulevard on April 18 and stopped the 18-year-old driver.While talking with the man, the officer smelled marijuana and asked if there was any in the car. The man said yes and handed over a glass pipe with marijuana in it. The man also said he did not have a driver license with him.When the deputy checked the man's identity through dispatch, he discovered he had a warrant for failing to appear in court on a charge of marijuana possession. The teen was arrested for the warrant and possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. He was warned for the headlight and driving without a license on his person.
A woman in Georgia called deputies on April 20 to report that she was being harassed by her fianc's 41-year-old ex-wife who lives in Eagle-Vail.A restraining order issued on the 41-year-old woman in 2011 prohibited her from contacting her ex-husband or his fiance. The Georgia woman said the 41-year-old called from a blocked number about seven times on April 19, leaving strange messages.A deputy found a record of the restraining orders and went to the suspect's home, knocking four separate times, but no one answered. As he left, he saw a woman watching him from a window and she ducked behind the curtains. A while later, the suspect called the officer and agreed to meet.The woman appeared to be intoxicated when they met outside her apartment. She insisted she never called her ex-husband's fiance and repeatedly told the officer to check her phone or check its call records through AT&T. The deputy told her that her phone record wouldn't prove much since she could have made the calls from another phone.The suspect grew increasingly agitated and started cursing the deputy when he told her he would eventually listen to the plaintiff's voicemail and asked her if he would hear her voice on it. The woman became so angry that the officer stepped back to write some notes while another deputy questioned her.The woman became verbally abusive toward that deputy as well, and hit him with her phone. She was arrested for assault on an officer and also charged for violating two protection orders due to alcohol consumption.
Deputies stopped a 25-year-old driver on April 20 in Eagle after receiving a REDDI (report every drunk driver immediately) report and seeing her run a red light at Eby Creek Road and Chambers Avenue.The woman appeared to be very intoxicated and had three children in the backseat of her car. She failed to provide proof of insurance and also failed voluntary roadside tests. She was arrested for further investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.She refused a chemical test and was arrested for DUI, failure to observe a stoplight and child abuse. The children and male passenger were released to a sober family member.
A deputy cited a 27-year-old man in Gypsum on April 21 for riding his dirt bike illegally around town.The officer had seen the man zipping around town on several occasions, even popping wheelies and running stop signs. The man told the deputy he knew he shouldn't be riding like that and made a point of slowing down whenever he went by the house of a Colorado State Patrol officer.The CSP officer later told the deputy he had yelled at the man in the past for riding the dirt bike fast and dangerously on the road.The deputy cited the 27-year-old for operating an off-highway vehicle on a roadway and careless driving. He told the man that if a rider is traveling to and from a nearby trail, and rides along the road at a slow speed without creating a lot of noise, that the rider is often only warned for the offense.
A deputy stopped a car for speeding on U.S. Highway 6 in Gypsum on April 22.The 25-year-old man had glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol. He knew he was speeding and admitted he had a couple drinks earlier.The deputy asked him to perform voluntary roadside tests. The man refused and elected to have a blood test.He was cited for DUI and speeding, and released into the custody of his parents.
An Eagle-Vail resident suspected that someone tried to enter his basement apartment through a window between April 21-23. Two screens had been pried off and fingerprints were on windows, which were locked. A screwdriver that didn't belong to the resident was found at the scene.
A 72-year-old man was cited for trespassing on property off Valley Road in Gypsum on April 24.The man was using an excavator on private property to clean debris out of a ditch that ran through the property. He told deputies that he had a water right that allowed him to work on the ditch.The property owner said he had been there 30 years and the ditch serves several people with water rights. However, those rights did not give those people the right to go onto his property and work on the ditch without his approval. He asked the deputies to charge the man with trespassing.
A Glock 127 pistol was stolen from an unlocked car on Longhorn Road in Edwards around mid-April. The 51-year-old owner said he was embarrassed to report the theft and wasn't sure of the exact dates.


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Follow along and watch while I take a stock Ubuntu desktop and transform it something really slick!
Window borders, icons, splash images and other graphical user interface (GUI) preferences are largely a subjective thing. Still, it's nice to have the tools available to transform the GUI into something that is more pleasing to your eye. Fortunately, GNU/Linux makes it relatively easy to mould your desktop environment into whatever suits your taste, and Ubuntu is no exception.
For the purposes of this discussion, I'll stick to Ubuntu's default Gnome desktop, but Ubuntu's KDE desktop (Kubuntu) is every bit as flexible.
How it works
Ubuntu's Gnome desktop comes with a number of pre-installed themes, and a built-in theme manager. You can access the "Theme Preferences" by selecting System → Preferences → Theme from the Ubuntu menu (as shown in figure 1a). You will then be presented with the Theme Preferences window (as shown in figure 1b).
By selecting one of the other themes listed in the Theme Preferences window, it will change the following three components:
- Controls: including such things as buttons, colours, and check boxes
- Window borders: including the type of border as well as buttons for minimizing, maximizing, and restoring windows
- Icons: complete icon themes (some are more complete than others)
You can also mix and match these components by selecting "Theme Details" (figure 1c).
For example, you might select the "Clearlooks" Controls, "Atlanta" Window Border, and "Sandy" Icons. Once satisfied with your selections, a custom theme such as this can be saved from within the main Theme Preferences window.
A closer look
There are a few additional parts of the Gnome desktop that can be modified in order to better customize the overall look and feel. They are:
- Backgrounds: also known as "wallpaper"
- Login Manager: where you enter user name and password
- Splash Screen: a graphical image displaying logon progress
Fortunately, there is another tool known as "Art Manager" (also known as "Gnome Art") that will allow you to manage all six of these components. I will focus primarily on this tool to help change Ubuntu's look.
Unfortunately, Art Manager is not installed in the default Gnome desktop. In order to install it, you will have to ensure that all Ubuntu repositories are enabled in the Synaptic Package Manager (figures 1d, 1e, and 1f).
Check the boxes for "Universe" and "Multiverse" and then hit "OK". Once the additional repositories are enabled, hit the "Reload" icon, and then do a "Search" for "Gnome Art". Install Art Manager and then close down Synaptic Package Manager (figures 1g and 1h).
Note: for more information about using Synaptic Package Manager read Simple package management with Synaptic by Marco Marongiu.
Open the Art Manager (figure 2a).
Notice that Art Manager has additional sub-menus (figures 2b through 2d):
- Under "Backgrounds": Gnome → Other → All
- Under "Desktop Themes": Application → Window Border → Icon
- Under "Other Themes": Login Manager → Splash Screen → GTK+ Engine
When you select a component, it will download a database of available items in that category, along with thumbnails of the respective images (figures 2e through 2i).
I would suggest a fast internet connection for this, as the databases can be quite large. In most of the windows (as shown), you can either install the item, or you can just download the item for manual installation. The exception here is "Login Manager Themes", which can only be downloaded. Login Manager Themes must be installed separately (figures 3a and 3b).
Now download (and hit "Install" where appropriate) the various components.
For those without a fast internet connection, I would suggest visiting the art.gnome.org web site. Here you can manually search for and download all of the theme components (figure 3a).
Remember that once downloaded, Gnome's built-in theme manager can only install:
- Controls
- Window border
- Icons
Theses components must be installed separately:
- Backgrounds
- Login manager
- Splash screeen
The splash screen is of special note: as without the Art Manager, the only way to change the Splash Screen is through the command line; this will not be discussed here.
Putting it all together
You've added new pieces. Now put some of them together.
The Backgrounds can be changed by right clicking anywhere on your desktop, and then selecting "Change Desktop Background" in the pop-up menu (figure 4a).
Here, you can also add and remove images, set the scale of the image, and set the desktop colours behind the image (figure 4b). Any Backgrounds added with the Art Manager will already be included. Now select a new Background.
Next, open the Theme manager again (figure 1a) and go to Theme Details (figure 1b and 1c). In this case we will select Alphacube for Controls, Alphacube for Window Border, and Gartoon for Icons (figures 5a, 5b and 5c).
Next, change the Login screen (figures 6a, 6b and 6c). Remember, you only downloaded the Login Screen; so, you have to remember where you downloaded the file.
Then, change the Splash Screen (figures 7a and 7b). Remember to hit "Activate" in the Splash Screen Preferences.
To complete this theme, go back to the Login Screen Setup (figure 6a). In the GTK+ Greeter section, hit "Background Colour" and change it, otherwise you'll get a brown background when you login (figures 8a and 8b).
Now log out and log back in again. You should be presented with the screens shown in figures 9a and 9b.
Just to put some finishing touches on our new theme, change the fonts (figures 10a and 10b).
If you are using an LCD screen, it's best to choose Subpixel smoothing. Fonts are another one of those personal preference, but these are the choices I made. Your results will vary depending on monitor type, screen resolution, etc.
Under the hood
A Linux article would not be complete without adding a few command line tricks; so, here are just a few:
From time to time you may run into problems when installing theme components. For example, you will often install themes, only to find that they do not appear in the theme manager. Either that, or you would like them to be available to all users accounts on your PC. This occurs primarily because when you download and install theme components, they get installed to your home directory for security reasons. Also, from time to time (depending on where you found the theme components), the packagers have the wrong file and folder permissions set.
Let me give you a few examples:
You installed the Alphacube theme for Application and Window Borders. It's currently in your home directory, but you want to make it available to all users.
First, you must set the proper permissions, and then you have to move it to the global themes directory (figure 11a).
From within your HOME directory, type this (the period before themes indicates a hidden directory):
cd .themes/
Once in the themes directory, do a long listing like this:
ls -l
As you can see in the image below, there are four Alphacube directories. You have to do two things here. The first is to change ownership to root like this:
sudo chown -R root:root Alphacube\ *
The other is to move them to the global themes directory like this:
sudo mv Alphacube\ * /usr/share/themes/
One for the road
For those who happen to feel more comfortable with something familiar, you can even mimic the look of other operating systems (figure 12a and 12b).
In this case I had to change the stock "Ubuntu" menu logo, and replace it with something else. This is done as follows.
First you want to backup the original in case you want to restore it in the future. You can do it like this:
sudo cp /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/distributor-logo.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/distributor-logo.png.bak
Next, replace the stock icon like this (replace
custom_icon with the name of your icon):
sudo cp /home/custom_icon.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/distributor-logo.png
Finally (to refresh your menus), type:
killall gnome-panel
In the big picture, it's really what's "under the hood" that counts. In other words, the operating system is only as good as all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes. The graphical user interface is really only "eye candy". Still, it's nice to be able to mould the GUI into whatever you want it to be, and Ubuntu Linux is very flexible in this regard.
Have fun!
You screenshots look great! I have compiled a montage about Blubuntu, if you would be interested in seeing it. I have provided easy instructions, so that anyone can easily have a blue desktop for their Ubuntu system.
Thanks i will tke u up on
Thanks i will tke u up on that. I promised myself that i would conquor this world I have avoided too long so, here I go
Thanks Again
Just in case anyone is following this (as we just have had here:- https://answers.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+ticket/2673 ) in later versions of Ubuntu the "Login Screen Setup" menu option is now called "Login Window".
And watch magically when future upgrades restore some of the ugly brown bits.
backgrounds directory
is it possible to know in wich directory Art Manager saves the backgrounds downloaded?
Is it possible to know in wich directory Art-Manager saves the backgrounds I install from it? I would like to modify a few of them but I can't find where are located. thanks :)
Is it possible to know in wich directory Art-Manager saves the backgrounds I install from it? I would like to modify a few of them but I can't find where are located. thanks :)
Ubuntu look
Personally I don't like Ubuntu's default brown theme or it's icons (Update: dapper has beautiful icons). They are just not for me. The good thing with Ubuntu (and linux in general) is that it's possible to modify everything you want. Now I know where to find other themes (gnome-look.org). I have done everything ok but Firefix.
Can you tell me if this is the right way to make firefox look like those themes:
sudo apt-get install firefox-themes-ubuntu?
Luka Manser
So what now?
So what now?
I'm with you, I can't find the files either!
I used the art manager to download some new login screen themes and cannot find them anywhere on my computer. I used the terminal to search for them but cannot access them still. Anyone know where my downloads went? Many thanks my friends...
Does this help?
By default art manager seems to save everything to your home folder. However, when you try to download a file, it does ask you where you want to download it to. Perhaps if you go back in there and try to download something else you will find where you saved it last time.
I installed the ubuntu 7.10
I installed the ubuntu 7.10 but i cant find the themes option in system-preferences, does any one help me how to get the themes option to change my desktop look.
They've changed things around in 7.10
You will find themes in System -> Preferences -> Appearance now.
A Very useful article
I'm new to Linux, and have installed Ubuntu to an old PC. I don't like the default theme at all, so I changed the background to an image I downloaded from the Internet, and other appearance items.
Thank you for this article, now my desktop will really look the way I wanted it to look.
about ubuntu
hello im just a new user of the ubuntu and i dont know more about it... just wanna ask some questions so please give me some replies on it... 1.how will i install ubuntu to my windows XP as a partition?
2.how will i change my themes to make it more lively just like the kubuntu (well kubuntu looks like a vista but more than a mac)
3.how you make my desktop more presentable coz, the default theme is so boring and i dont like to use it..
so any ideas ???
ill wait for your answers please e-mail me at;
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please help i really need it.. thank you..
by the way I'm an Information Technology Student in the Philippines so i want to know more about Linux and other OS.


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BRENTWOOD -- One parent after another excoriated Brentwood Union School District trustees Wednesday night after the district gave a presentation on the controversial transfer of a special needs teacher convicted of child abuse.
For 80 minutes, parents -- many of whom have special needs children who attended Dina Holder's class -- hurled cat calls at board members, shouted at Superintendent Merrill Grant and called for all the administrators' jobs.
In the chaotic meeting, the board only took questions and provided no answers to parents, drawing the ire of attendees. An attorney provided a PowerPoint presentation on the legal challenges of firing tenured teachers, but steered clear of specifics on the Brentwood case.
The controversy began last week after this newspaper reported on Loma Vista Elementary School special education teacher Dina Holder, 52, of Brentwood, who grabbed a 5-year-old special-needs student out of his chair in May 2010 and kicked him on the ground when he would not join the circle of her students.
After four days on administrative leave, Holder was transferred to another classroom in Krey Elementary until Jan. 11 when the district finalized a $950,000 settlement with Caneel Carlin's family.
As part of the deal, Holder was forced to immediately leave the classroom and then retire at the end of the school year. The district has said it tried to take faster action against Holder but "legal limitations" prevented them and apologized to the family for what happened.
A year ago, Carlin's family sued the school district, Holder and Loma Vista Principal Lauri James, claiming battery, negligence, failed mandated reporting duties and other infractions.
It was Carlin who reported the abuse to police, despite mandated reporting laws that require school officials to report such activities to authorities.
Holder pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor child abuse charge in October 2011 and received four years probation, along with a year of child abuse training and an order to stay away from her victim.
Stephanie Stewart's son Dylan, who has Down Syndrome, spent two years in Holder's class at Loma Vista.
"I've lost complete faith and I'm completely disappointed with the board members. I just have had a pit in my stomach ever since I found out about this," she said during a break in the meeting.
"I wake up in the middle of the night asking myself, 'Did I miss something? What could I have done differently to protect my son?'"
Stewart stood up during the public comment period, dabbing away her tears as she spoke about how her son's limited verbal abilities make her question what happened to him in Holder's classroom.
For the final 90 seconds of her allotted 3-minute speaking time, she stood holding the microphone in silence.
"I'm just going to stand here because that's all my son could do, she told the audience."
The board remained mostly quiet Wednesday night, but set a special meeting for next Tuesday.
The board president read a statement at the end of the public comment period, acknowledging the terrible nature of the incident and how the district will beef up its mandated reporting training.
The Wednesday school board presentation was informational only.
Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Follow him at Twitter.com/mgafni.


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The interview with David Drumm took place over two hours in his lawyer's offices in Midtown Manhattan in mid-November.
Ironically, the venue was only blocks away from the former headquarters of Lehmann Brothers, whose collapse in 2008 led to the ever-spiraling economic disaster we are still undergoing.
Until Lehmann's collapse, David Drumm was convinced that Anglo Irish would survive the downturn that had become manifest in the Irish property market.
After Lehmann, the world shifted axis and the collapse inexorably began. It is a period Drumm recalls with great lucidity.
He says he felt he was part of team Ireland, trying to salvage Anglo and the Irish banking system. He says the lesson of the Lehman collapse was that it was a mistake to let it fail.
He believed all the major decision makers from the Taoiseach on down were fundamentally motivated by a belief it would be an equally fatal error to let any Irish bank fail.
Decisions were made in that frenetic period that will haunt the Irish for decades to come.
The decisions made will certainly haunt David Drumm.
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He believes in terms of Anglo, every decision, including the deeply controversial Maple Ten funding to buy up Sean Quinn's shares, was known about and approved at the very highest levels of the Irish government.
"Everyone was on the same team back then, then came the scattering match" is how he puts it.
Drumm admits to waking up depressed many days and to wondering when the relentless spotlight will shift away from him and his family and why so many of the actors who made those fateful decisions have faded to quiet obscurity while he is still a choice target.
He firmly believes he was no better or no worse than most of the participants during that hectic time, that he acted in good faith and he has been unfairly targeted when others were just as culpable.
Once he was Anglo's swashbuckling CEO, driving profits ever higher at the bank then memorably described as the best in the world.
He still calls himself an Anglo man, who rose the currents to power at the bank that was the envy of its competitors.
Now that same bank is pursuing him Javert-like through complicated bankruptcy procedures in Boston, for what he claims he does not have as he has offered them everything, including his pension, to pay off the loans he took.
He ironically believes Irish taxpayers money is being squandered in the relentless pursuit of him, and that the new regime at Anglo have much to answer for in how they have spent their time in vendettas against him and others since taking over.
At one point he shows a stack of newspaper articles, at least a few feet high, concerning coverage of his case. That is about ten percent of the coverage, he says.
When will it end, he asks, an unknowable question. Meanwhile, life for David Drumm has taken on a surreal quality as he waits to know his fate.
We began by discussing why he has moved away from Boston his former home.
NOD: What has your life been like since you came to America.
DD: Well, I came here back in 2009 obviously I had a long history here. I came over here in 1998 to set up the bank in Boston and worked for the bank through to 2003 before going back to Ireland. So we put down some good roots here and made good friends back in that time. So coming back then in the middle of 09 was kind of natural. I had lost my job in Ireland and the prospects of getting a job were pretty dismal. So I came back here and tried to pick up the pieces and rebuild it. Shortly after that lawsuits from the bank came out, that that was the second part of 09 and that has dominated my life since.
NOD: Just in a personal sense, how has it affected you to have this incredible negativity coming at you from Ireland?
DD: It lives with you every day of the week and takes up an inordinate amount of time, at the same time you have to get up in the morning, go to work, earn a living, raise your family, do family things and carry this thing around.
NOD: How has the affect been on your family life in terms of the amount of pressure that you feel?
DD: Extremely difficult because it's seven days a week, because the time that I have to work on the law suit and everything else is really the time after work, or time at the weekend.


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