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Cut and run. Cut and run. Cut. And. Run.
The phrase has been playing over and over again in my mind, like a guitar lick you just can't get out of your head.
For some reason, when you live away from home, holidays and birthdays seem to be the days on which you really take account of what you are doing with your life.
And this week, around the American holiday of Thanksgiving (the one day in the year that we all traditionally spend with our families), is no different than the other holidays.
It's like you want to answer the inevitable question that's constantly playing in the back of your mind: what is it that's keeping me so far from my family and my home?
I turned 25 a month ago. I'm a quarter of a century old; closing in on thirty. And what do I have to show for myself?
Many of my friends are foreign correspondents working in dangerous locations around the world, or have made noted documentaries that have helped people in need all over the world; they have good, solid jobs with purpose, and even, mortgages.
I have a stockpile of debt and a few part-time jobs. A lot of good friends and wonderful memories, but a lot of debt from basic living expenses.
I grew up in the Bronx. The good old Woodlawn section of the Bronx. When I was young every time we drove into the city Manhattan's inimitable skyline would play on my heartstrings and told me if I could make it there, I could make it anywhere.
In a way, I made it there. Well, I was at least well on my way towards making it there, working on several different documentary projects with a lot of heart. I never took a job that didn't live up to my personal standard of integrity.
And then I came to Ireland. I had experience. Work ethic. Moxy, even. And after a year and a half, I still haven't made it here.
My journalistic career has veered and sputtered, like a car that insists on dying, no matter what the driver does, since I've arrived. The silver lining is that I've made many, many lovely friends: infinitely interesting souls who have welcomed my sister and I with open arms and taught us all about Ireland, Irish culture, and how to live richly on a tight budget.
Most days, my sister and I are like stereotypical members of a Sean O'Casey-made family, falling into the category of, "they were poor but they were happy."
But every so often, especially on holidays like today, those three words slice through all the others, and dig deep: cut and run.
That's the phrase G.W. Bush used to use when his opponents called for a withdrawal from Iraq.
"We don't cut and run," he'd say, "We're Americans."
Although I never agreed with much of anything former President Bush had to say, I wonder if that ethos, that foolish pride, is part of what's keeping me from going home. Why don't I just darned well quit? As my brother often jokingly says, "quit while you're far behind."
This will be the second Thanksgiving I'll spend with my sister in Ireland, in a country where the holiday technically doesn't exist.
Last year, we celebrated by watching a film in the movie theater and exchanging the traditional turkey and stuffing dinner for spaghetti and meatballs at a restaurant along the Liffey.
This year, we're not doing much of anything to celebrate. She is working a 9 to 5 job, and I am working a night-shift as a caterer, so by the time she gets home from work, I'll already be in the city serving up mini samosas and sausage rolls.
I Skyped with my mom recently, and she told me all about my nephews, how they were growing, how they love to hug "Grammy" and "PopPop."
Hugging. What a beautiful thing indeed.
It sounds very silly, but I can't help but wish to hold my beautiful babies, even just for a few moments. I want to kiss their heads and tell them everything's going to be alright, even if they're not worried that it won't be. I want to play with their soft little curls while they sleep on my lap, and be awed by how much they're learning. I want to tell them I'm proud of them.
When my sister asks her boys "Where do aunty Mary and Baba live?" the boys automatically respond, "On Skype!"
I miss them, every single day. They just don't know, because I'm 3,000 miles away. Now I have a small taste of what all of my undocumented Irish friends in New York feel. Sure, it's our choice to live abroad, but everybody gets homesick sometimes.
At least, I can get on a plane and visit my home when I save up the price of a ticket; the sad reality for my undocumented friends is that even if they can afford it, they can't leave the US, for fear of receiving a 10-year ban on re-entry.
I can't even imagine how homesick they must be after 8 years or 9 years, when I'm this bad after two Thanksgivings.


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MindNode Pro is an elegant and simple-to-use mindmapping application for the Macintosh. It was created with the user in mind and features a very clean interface for quickly creating visually appealing mind maps. MindNode Pro is based on the same code-base as MindNode and provides additional functionality that help to improve your productivity. The new features are integrated very carefully into the application and only surface when they are really required.
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I signed up here just so I could praise this app. I tried just about every mind mapping app for mac and/or windows out there before discovering and settling on MindNode. . . I haven't looked back since (upgraded to MindNode Touch and Pro a year later, well worth the price).
With other mind mappers, I spent 1/2 my time trying to make something beautiful-looking, rather than organizing my thoughts. . . Mind node always gives me colorful, beautiful, elegantly minimal results. . .whether I like it or not. . . and usually before I've even taken my second sip of coffee. . . It's that "blank sketchbook" you've been looking for, trust me.
I find myself wanting do do everything in MindNodePro, and by "everything" I mean todo lists, word processing, musical composition, animation. . . I wish all my apps were designed with the same principles and ideals in mind.
This is far the best mind mapping tool for Mac,
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Very simple to use! A very elegant piece of software!
This is great stuff - mind mapping and nothing else - the software does not get in your way, doesn't distract from your thinking. That plus great tech support. I highly recommend it!
I like this software because of itâs simplicity. No unnecessary âpowerâ features that distract the user from the real issue, creative thinking and organization of concepts and thoughts. MindNode has become an everyday tool for me in my creative planning.
Have to say, loving it so far - same kudos - simplicity, elegance and speed... very little clutter.
Yet here I am, asking for a little bit of clutter / presentation value - any chance of setting it up so you can either import r drag n' drop images? Might be really useful to me...
Simply great
I don't usually comment on apps, but this one is well worth it ! It's nice, simple, and efficient. Plus, as said above, the dev is responsive if you have issues, and plans to include great features, so give all the support you can, the upgrade to the Pro version is well worth it.
Remarkably efficient thought catapult.
I love its simplicity and focus on ideas, rather than presentation of ideas, which seems to be what most other mindmap programs are shooting for.
Just as the interface is uncluttered, so this app helps me keep my ideas uncluttered. Really nice.
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This is a documentary, filmed by the Frenchman Yves Billon, shot on the streets of New York's barrio and Lower East Side very recently. There are shots of street fairs with bands like Sonora Ponceña performing. Theres recent footage from the (new) Palladium with José Alberto El Canario. Also to be seen is Manny Oquendo and Conjunto Libre at Club Broadway. This is classic stuff and my only complaint would be that these clips be lengthier. There are incredible interviews with Larry Harlow, Izzy Sanabria, Henry Fiol, and Cheo Feliciano as well as performance footage of him performing 20 years earlier.
Salsa, Bomba and Plena, and New York City Jazz are here discussed, dissected, reconstructed, pontificated, demonstrated , and worshiped by those who create it and live it. Theres also dynamic footage from the essential 1971 film Our Latin Thing and the Fania All Stars legendary performance at the Cheetah. Seen in rehearsal and performance are such legends as Hector Lavoe, Santos Colón, Ray Barretto, and Pete El Conde Rodiguez. Supremo caliente. Wild crowd shots with frenzied dancing, hot, hot pants and lapels you could land a plane on...oh the 70s! Its all too much!
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After hearing the Devils Lake Access Committee is expecting a shortfall in its budget to maintain access to Devils Lake, the Devils Lake Park Board has agreed to increase its annual funding to the local group. At least temporarily.
DLPB superintendent Terry Wallace said the DLPB agreed to increase its annual funding from $6,000 to $7,000 following the board's regular meeting on Wednesday at the Devils Lake City Offices.
"The costs to maintain the lake access has increased over the years and more things have been added to assure that Devils Lake remains one of the top attractions in North Dakota and in the region," Wallace said.
Wallace said the Lake Access Committee, which is comprised of representatives from several entities, estimated it costs $44,000 per year to maintain year-round lake access, along with the maintenance of several fish cleaning stations for anglers. Wallace said the increase in funding from the park board will be reviewed next year.
The board also heard plans for major upgrades planned for the playgrounds at Roosevelt and Ruger parks beginning this spring. Wallace said he has already received $100,000 in grants to be used toward the project, which is estimated to cost $200,000.
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When Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is feeling down, he heads over to an Apple retail store to get a pick-me-up.
"I go into an Apple store and it instantly changes. It's like Prozac. It's an unbelievable feeling -- like no other," Cook said Tuesday at a Goldman Sachs technology conference.
A visit to an Apple store, which is often crowded, reminds him of the company's place in pop culture -- and the role it plays in promoting the company's products.
The stores are also ringing up a lot of business for the Cupertino company, averaging more than $50 million each in revenue last year, Cook said.
"Whoever thought a store could do that?" he said.
Apple now has 400 stores in 12 countries and plans to open 30 more this year, most of them outside the United States. The company will open its first store in Turkey this year, he said.
Apple, once criticized for creating its own retail store strategy, something no tech company had successfully done before, now relies on them to market their products, Cook said.
"They are the face of Apple," he said. "People don't think of the Cupertino headquarters -- they think of the local Apple store. Last quarter, we welcomed 120 million people in our stores. That's almost 10 million people a week in our stores."
Some Apple stores can't handle the crush of customers, Cook added, so the company is closing 20 stores so they can be remodeled and expanded.
Cook attributed the success of the iPad to Apple's retail stores, where customers were able to play with the device that was new to the consumer market when it was launched in 2010.
"I don't think we would have been nearly as successful with the iPads if it had not been for our stores," Cook said. "Here's a product coming out. It's different. (It was believed to be) this heavy thing the Hertz guy was holding that nobody wanted. Our stores were a place to explore, try out and see what it could do."
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WASHINGTON (January 23, 2013)—Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is lifting the military's longstanding ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war, senior defense officials said Wednesday.
The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule that bans women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units.
Panetta's decision gives the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women.


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INCINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Last month I penned a column suggesting that if the GOP does not reach out more to minorities, particularly Latinos, the party may go the way of the Whigs for lack of relevancy.Bonanza readers followed up on that theme in letters to the editor. Self-admitted progressive Richard Steinberger wrote to suggest platform changes which would have the GOP mirror the Democratic Party. Donald Schreiber recommended that the GOP split in two: moderates and the Tea Party.Interesting thoughts but the fact is both major parties are composed of factions that espouse policies which range from laissez faire to moderate (Republican) and moderate to collectivist (Democrat). Both have somehow survived internal schisms by uniting behind their candidates once primary elections are over.And the GOP has controlled the White House for 36 of the last 60 years compared to the Democrats' 24. No, I do not think it's time to throw the GOP baby out with the bathwater, but having lost the latest presidential election, some scrutiny is in order.Newt Gingrich recently suggested that the GOP could be a near-permanent minority if it doesn't overhaul its party operations. The former House Speaker prescribed: "inclusion of minority communities and a push to compete electorally in big cities and parts of the country that lean Democratic." He also recommended the GOP learn from the 2012 Obama campaign's winning coalition which was "bonded by micro-communities and a sense of inclusiveness that transcended a narrow class warfare approach." The GOP has "to understand this pattern of defining differences while being openly inclusive."Stanford whiz and Washington insider Grady Means submitted an opinion piece to the Wall Street Journal suggesting how a "Grand New Party" could prosper in competition with President Obama whom he styles as "The Candyman" handing out taxpayer-funded free goodies to his supporters.A Grand New Party ("GNP") should stand for building a great America through personal freedom and individual initiative, Means says. "The GNP must embrace Gay Americans affording them the same rights as everyone else." "Ditto" he says "for Hispanic Americans". And a GNP would at least endeavor to appeal to African Americans. "Republicans should tell all women and especially young single women, that personal freedom is personal freedom" he continues, "and then shut up! Single women want jobs and opportunities ... provide them.""Republicans need to spend a lot more time to reassure the elderly that their retirement and security are not in jeopardy. There is a great argument for restructuring and saving Medicare and Social Security . . . make it", he writes.Concluding he says: "So, New Republicans, button it up! Keep focused on the biggest issues and stay on message! Get out there and talk to all 100 percent. And the message? Don't take the (Candyman's) candy. A future with budget discipline, a better standard of living, more jobs, and more individual freedom is a much sweeter deal"..Great suggestions but having spent endless hours in GOP Central Committee meetings and caucuses I know that political party rank and file are folks with big egos and strong opinions. How do you get such diverse personalities to coalesce in a remedial restructuring?California GOP/Romney Finance Committee member Dick Buxton has a suggestion: "Get Mitt Romney to head the Republican National Committee ... if he can fix the Salt Lake Olympics he can fix anything!"Now there's an interesting thought!- Jim Clark is president of Republican Advocates and has served on the Washoe County & Nevada State GOP Central Committees; he can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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2013 (SOPHOMORE): Compiled a 1-1 singles record at the No. 6 spot … paired up with Celia Rodriguez at the No. 3 position for a record of 1-0 in doubles action … helped the team to a second-place finish in the SLC regular-season and to the finals of the SLC Tournament … earned a spot on the Southland Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2012 (FRESHMAN): Paired up with Stefania Nicolae at the No. 3 position for an overall record of 4-2 in doubles action and a conference record of 4-1 … competed in one singles match against St. Mary's … helped the team win a program best eight SLC matches during the season.
2011 (RS FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season and will be a freshman during the 2012 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi, Texas … played for head coach Jeffrey Davidson during her final three seasons with the Tigers … helped her team to district titles all four years and was a member of the All-South Texas team each season … during her senior campaign she was a regional qualifier in doubles … reached the semifinals in doubles at the state tournament during her sophomore season … was a regional qualifier in doubles as a freshman and senior, in mixed doubles as a sophomore and in singles as a junior … Team MVP in her junior and senior seasons … named Newcomer of the Year and Freshman of the Year as a freshman … was a team captain her final three seasons.
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- Granada 24, Golden Valley-Merced 14
- Sep 12:
- Redwood 28, Richmond 0
- Moreau Catholic 50, Mt. Eden 43
- Newark Memorial 31, San Lorenzo 23
- Sep 13:
- Northgate 31, Livermore 7
- Piedmont 44, Albany 16
- Bellarmine College Prep 31, San Leandro 21
- Oakland Tech 49, Balboa-San Francisco 6
- Liberty 18, Hayward 6
- Encinal 42, Rodriguez-Fairfield 13
- Hercules 28, Salesian 6
- Santa Rosa 25, Antioch 14
- Dougherty Valley 14, American 13
- Central Catholic-Modesto 38, McClymonds 24
- Acalanes 49, Irvington 21
- California 48, Castro Valley 31
- Foothill 31, Las Lomas 6
- Amador Valley 38, Skyline 0
- Deer Valley 49, College Park 18
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- East Bay high school/community college scoreboard for Friday. Sept. 13 events
- Regional football roundup: Acalanes High tops Irvington
- East Bay football roundup: Harris Ross runs wild for Pittsburg High
- James Logan High beats San Ramon Valley 21-18
- De La Salle High football team runs away from St. Mary's-Stockton
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MORAGA -- With just two returning starters, the Campolindo High football team's defense is getting a lot of on-the-job training this season.
The Cougars learned a valuable lesson on Friday night in a 28-14 nonleague victory over Washington.
Campolindo was ready for Washington's passing attack -- and they crushed it. After two first-half interceptions by Nick Fadelli and another from Tiger Garcia, Washington attempted only four more passes in the game.
What the Cougars weren't ready for, coach Kevin Macy said, was for Washington to come out in the second half and play power football, muscling up and pushing the Cougars down the field. Even though the Cougars led 21-7 on the strength of Andrew Zolintakis' three first-half touchdown passes, the Huskies were threatening to seize the momentum as they drove steadily downfield.
"They had a bigger, more physical team, and we feared they'd want to go in that direction," Macy said. "Sure enough, they came out and were just going to play us physical. We had to switch personnel. When it became a pounding game, we were on the fly, shifting kids and redefining their roles on defense."
Starting from their own 28-yard line, Washington pounded ahead with Nate Woudstra (119 yards, two touchdowns) and Mark Colbert. A 4-yard gain by Woudstra on fourth-and-4 gave the Huskies first-and-goal at the 8 before the Cougars showed they were learning on the fly.
Woudstra swept toward the left corner but was knocked out of bounds by Fadelli at the 2. He picked up two yards after an illegal procedure penalty, then on third down, Tylan Vinson hit Emory Simmons with a pass at the 1-yard line. Campolindo defensive back Daniel Samaniego hit him harder, dropping him at the 1.
Then on fourth down, Woudstra's dive at the middle was stuffed by defensive tackle Michael Samaniego, with Tyler Petite coming around to drag him down from the back and prevent the touchdown.
"For us, we know we're going to labor as the year goes along," Macy said. "We don't have the horses. We're just that kind of team."
Zolintakis was playing with a stress fracture in his throwing arm but didn't seem bothered by it during the chilly, damp evening. His first pass was intercepted, but he went on to complete 11 of 15 for 188 yards. He opened the scoring with a 10-yard scoring strike to Justin Dunn, then Petite snagged scoring passes of 12 and 45 yards in the second quarter.
The Cougars then sealed the game with a 99-yard scoring drive, capped by Isaac Christian's 6-yard touchdown run.
Campolindo 28, Washington 14
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C -- Dunn 10 pass from Zolintakis (Blair kick)
W -- Woudstra 4 run (Reist kick)
C -- Petite 12 pass from Zolintakis (Blair kick)
C -- Petite 45 pass from Zolintakis (Blair kick)
C -- Christian 6 run (Blair kick)
W -- Woudstra 6 run (Reist kick)
Rushing: W -- Wouldstra 26-119, Colbert 7-33, Vinson 5-4. Totals 38-156. C -- Fadelli 13-82, Christian 7-34, Remotto 7-34, McNally 6-32, Zolintakis 1-(-7). Totals 34-175. Passing: W -- Vinson 4-10-3-36; Montoya 0-1-0-0. Totals 4-11-3-36. C -- Zolintakis 11-15-1-188. Receiving: W -- Hodnett 1-12, Jones 1-11, Strickland 1-9, Simmons 1-4. C -- Petite 4-95, Dunn 3-62, Christian 2-24, Rei 1-5, Rosenbaum 1-3. Fumbles/lost: Washington -- 1/0, Campolindo 0/0. Records: Campolindo 3-0, Washington 0-2.


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The main gate will be adorned with pink bows, the iconic statue of Secretariat in the paddock will be draped with a pink blanket and pink ribbons will festoon the box seats in the grandstand on Saturday, October 5, when Belmont Park holds "Fabulous Fillies Day" to raise funds to support breast cancer research and celebrate women.
Fans who wear pink on Saturday can participate in a "Paddock Pink-Out" photo opportunity on the steps surrounding the paddock, and also can enter to win two clubhouse seats to the 2014 running of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes, the oldest and longest leg of the Triple Crown. Additionally, the best-turned-out "Fabulous Filly (and Fellow)" will be selected to present a trophy to the winners of a race on the afternoon's card.
"Paddock Pink-Out" participants will receive perfume samples and chocolates while supplies last, and fans also can have their picture taken in the clubhouse lobby with Miss New York City 2013, Acacia Courtney.
On the main floor will be the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which will be giving out pink bracelets to those who make donations.
The second floor of the clubhouse will feature the Fabulous Fillies Boutique and Women's Art Show and "Women in Racing" and "Play for P.I.N.K." information tables, and the band Shannon Breeze will perform all afternoon in the backyard.
Continuing the theme, the New York Racing Association flag in the infield will be pink, and grooms who accompany the horses to the track all will wear pink vests.
On track, Belmont will offer an exciting afternoon of racing including a trio of prestigious Grade 1 races: The $500,000 Foxwoods Champagne for 2-year-olds, the $500,000 Frizette for 2-year-old fillies, and the $500,000 Jamaica for 3-year-old turf horses.
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PLEASANTON -- Do you have your eye on a new job or perhaps a promotion? You may be the world's greatest candidate, but that won't mean much if you don't know protocol.
Business protocol covers the rules of etiquette for everything from job interviews and meetings to dining and negotiating. Manners and propriety are age-old concepts but definitely not outdated.
In today's casual and competitive world, knowing the value of a good handshake and a handwritten note can separate you -- in a good way -- from the rest of the clueless pack.
"People roll their eyes when you use the word 'manners,' " said business protocol consultant Pat Mayfield. "The reality is that people should never underestimate the power of protocol ... it's simply what is appropriate for the occasion in terms of behavior, dress, knowing the rules and dining manners.
"It's very much like driving. You read a book, learn the rules and practice until you're in the automatic zone. The rules are simple and usually common sense."
Mayfield, a Pleasanton resident who has written several books on business protocol and networking, has built a career helping businesses and individuals regain the decorum necessary to compete in a global economy.
"We are living in a very casual world; we are the most casual of cultures," she said. "People like Casual Friday so much it's become casual Monday through Friday. Some people see commercials and think it's OK to do what's on TV, but it's not.
"If you want to be successful you still have to polish your shoes, act appropriately and treat others with dignity and respect," she said. "You want to know what's proper to do because you respect the other person. To me, that's the real premise. The goal is to make other people feel comfortable ... you never want to make anything you're doing about yourself. Get out of yourself and focus on the other person."
The most important thing for job seekers and those trying to advance their careers is to understand that senior managers understand the value of business protocol and seek out employees who know that and can handle themselves effortlessly and appropriately in all situations.
"This comes from HR executives," she says. "When you work the rules, you distinguish yourself among your competitors." Those rules range from such basics as punctuality, cleanliness and appropriate dress to the ability to introduce yourself easily, converse confidently and always be a gracious guest and caring host.
"The rules are still there," Mayfield said. "It's not just what you do at the office -- it's what you do 24-7. It's a mindset -- caring enough about others to show dignity and respect."
Here are 10 tips to success by business protocol consultant Pat Mayfield, author of books including "Please Don't Drink from the Finger Bowl!"
1) Be on time: Lateness is disrespectful to the other party and in some cultures is considered an insult. In real life, things happen, so prepare. Lay out what you need in advance to minimize problems at the last minute.
2) Dress appropriately: If you're not sure what to wear, call the organizer and ask. For an interview, dress for the job you want. Look at what the company's employees wear, or call the HR department and ask. When in doubt, opt for more formal and conservative.
For men, that means at minimum a collared shirt, pressed pants (no denim) with a good belt and shined shoes. "With women, the more fabric you have the more seriously you're taken in business," Mayfield said. "No low necklines or short skirts -- make sure you pass the sit-down test."
3) Perfect the handshake: Your handshake is important; it indicates your confidence level. Aim for a simple two or three shakes using a firm grip, not too intense and not limp. Don't offer a hot and sweaty hand or a cold, wet one; if you're at a function, hold your cold drink in your left hand and leave your right free for shaking.
4) Optimize the interview: Bring several extra copies of your resume to the interview, and send a handwritten thank-you note afterward. An email note is a second choice. "It's not about the note; it's that the person knows the rules, they did what was appropriate to do," Mayfield said. "It can make the difference in getting the job."
5) Know your place setting: Prepare for the inevitable elegant meal by learning what a formal place setting looks like. That guarantees you'll know which fork to use first and avoid the embarrassment of wiping your mouth on your boss' napkin by mistake. If you're unsure, follow the host's lead.
6) Mind your manners. When dining out, especially at a business-related meal, wait to eat until everyone has been served. Don't chomp ice, sop up gravy with a chunk of bread or bring your face down to the soup bowl.
7) Look away from the screen: Technology is great, but take every chance to polish your conversational skills. Being able to look an interviewer or colleague in the eye, express yourself verbally and hold a conversation is critical to getting a job and scoring promotions.
8) Guard your reputation, especially on social media sites: "A big mistake many people make is thinking when they're on the job they need to be appropriate, but once off the job it's their personal life and they can do what they choose," Mayfield said. "You can't act one way at work and another in your off-hours -- it's a disconnect. What people focus on is the bad. We see it at every level, people making the wrong choice. Do what's appropriate and know what's appropriate."
9) Cast a wide net: Networking events give you a chance to market yourself. Don't focus on the food or drinks. Meet as many people as you can by working the four corners of the room and the center. Chat briefly and move on. Bring plenty of business cards, but do not force them on attendees, and do not immediately write on someone's personal business card -- in some cultures it's considered an insult. Try to focus on the person. Later, you can jot down the event and date on the card for your reference.
10) It's not about you: Remember that etiquette and protocol are all about making the other person feel respected. "Appear genuinely interested in what they're saying," Mayfield says. "Studies have found that the person who does the most listening is the person considered the most intelligent and the most articulate."
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Its founder has been convicted of fraud and conspiracy, but the 13th Annual CSRA Football Classic must go on. As News 12 reports, it was a minor setback but Classic board members say the charity that provides high school seniors with scholarship money is bouncing back.
Many changes have happened to make sure the CSRA Classic has a clean slate. One of the major changes former Georgia Senator and founder of the Classic Charles Walker has had a very hands on approach in the past, this year he took a hands-off approach.
It's a tradition, come early to claim your spot.
"It's serious business and it's also serious fun," said Charlene McCann, CSRA Classic Tailgater.
Tailgating spots already sold out for the 13th Annual CSRA Football Classic and organizers hope to fill Butler High School's 10,000-seat stadium.
Charlie McCann has been on the CSRA Classic board since it began.
"This year everything is entirely different," McCann said.
This after the Classic founder Charles Walker was convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges. Some of those charges involved stealing money from the CSRA Classic that helped provide scholarship money to graduating seniors.
The board hammered out every detail at their called meetings to make sure they have a clean record.
"As we meet, we've been getting very detailed financial statements where everything is being placed," McCann said.
And for the man that was the driving force in the past now has taken a back seat.
"He has not tried to influence nor guide or have any input whatsoever he has not been a part," McCann said.
But despite the federal convictions of their founder, the board says the Classic is bigger than just one man.
"The whole event is about food, fellowship and family," Charlene McCann said.
"We realize as board members that there has been a setruction, but we want the general public to understand that the sole purpose of the Classic is still there," McCann said.
Another major change this year is the CSRA Classic has no sponsors. That means the CSRA Classic has had to foot the entire bill for this event.
You can still buy tickets at the gate of the CSRA Classic. That's where Savannah State University Tigers will take on Bethune Cookman College Wildcats. Student tickets are $10 and adult tickets are $15.


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Spend the summer with a favorite dog on your head. Sure, it sounds funny, but the foamie visor is just right for keeping the sun's rays at bay.
Look for clues with Blue, weekdays on Nick Jr.
From the pale blue foam sheet, cut out a nose shape and spots for Blue's ears and face. From the red foam sheet, cut out a crescent shape for the mouth. Cut two ovals from the white foam for eyes, and then use the black marker to draw the pupils on the eyes. Cut two big ears from the dark blue foam sheet.
Glue the mouth to the inside of the visor so that it drops down slightly at the front. Glue the eyes, nose, and mouth to the visor, using this photo as a guide. Add the ears and the spots. Once done, let the visor dry for about one hour.
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Connection Failures Between Nodes in MySQL Cluster
By Jeremy Smyth-Oracle on Jul 04, 2013
If you're setting up MySQL Cluster on Oracle Linux or another Linux such as Red Hat, CentOS or Fedora, you might have come across some problems getting the nodes to communicate. There are two ways you might bump into problems with network connectivity: The iptables firewall, and SELinux. These security mechanisms might prevent your various nodes—management, data, and API—from communicating with each other in various ways and with various symptoms.
Let's have a look at what you're likely to see.
Data nodes stuck at "starting"
The first thing you might notice is that your data nodes get stuck in the "starting" state. Running show in the management client gives something like this:
[ndbd(NDB)] 2 node(s) id=2 @192.168.56.211 (mysql-5.6.11 ndb-7.3.2, Nodegroup: 0, Master) id=3 @192.168.56.212 (mysql-5.6.11 ndb-7.3.2, starting, Nodegroup: 0)
...and it never moves away from starting.
Looking in the management node's log (possibly named something like ndb_1_cluster.log), you might see something like this, repeated many times:
[MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 3: Initial start, waiting for 2 to connect, nodes [ all: 2 and 3 connected: 3 no-wait: ]
This sort of thing appears too:
[MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 2: Waiting 60 sec for non partitioned start, nodes [ all: 2 and 3 connected: 2 missing: 3 no-wait: ]
Just to make matters worse, the first data node might start, but the second gets stuck at this point:
[ndbd] INFO -- Start phase 0 completed
What might confuse you is that it's obvious that both data nodes have connected to the management node, but they're not talking to each other. The reason for this is grounded in how the various nodes communicate with data nodes.
Data Node Communication
Data nodes communicate with the management node on port 1186. This port is registered with IANA, and is often open on system that have MySQL installed. Once a data node launches and has been given a node ID, it gets a unique dynamically allocated port—an "ephemeral port"—on its host, and opens a socket so other hosts can communicate with it. This port is assigned by the operating system, and as a result cannot be predicted by the data node; the IANA suggest a port range of 49152–65535, but in Linux the range is from 32768 to 61000. You can get this range with the following command:
$ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range 32768 61000
This is where the problem lies: Firewalls routinely block incoming traffic on those high ports, so while each data node can open a connection to the management node, they can't open connections to other data nodes if those nodes are listening on sockets that are blocked by the firewall. MySQL Cluster won't declare the cluster started until all data nodes have connected (unless you use --nowait-nodes, and in general you shouldn't), so they get stuck in "starting" until they can talk to other data nodes.
iptables and ServerPort
Many Linux servers use iptables as a firewall. To open the range of ephemeral ports in the Linux iptables firewall, use something like the following:
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 32768:61000 -s 192.168.56.0/24 -j ACCEPT
This isn't ideal, because you're opening thousands of ports, so MySQL Cluster provides a way that you can be more targetted in your setup.
You can assign fixed ports to data nodes by using the ServerPort option in your management node's config.ini file, like this:
[ndbd] Hostname=datahost1 ServerPort=50501 [ndbd] Hostname=datahost2 ServerPort=50502
Make sure to use ports that are unique to that host, and are unlikely to be used by other services.
Once you've done that, open those ports in the data node hosts' firewalls. To match the example shown above, open port 50501 on datahost1 and port 50502 on datahost2. For example, the following command, when run as root on datahost1, opens its socket:
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 50501 -s 192.168.56.0/24 -j ACCEPT
Once you've verified that this works, save your firewall rules with the following command (run as root) on each data node:
service iptables save
Stuck Management Nodes
Of course, it's also possible that your management node can't listen on port 1186; this is particularly possible on systems that you've installed by copying the binary from compressed archive, tar.gz or similar. If so, you might need to open that port too by using a similar technique.
For example, if you've configured two management servers, and port 1186 is not open on one of them, you'll see something like this when running show in the management client that cannot see the other:
ERROR Message: The cluster configuration is not yet confirmed by all defined management servers. This management server is still waiting for node 2 to connect. Could not get configuration * 4012: Failed to get configuration * The cluster configuration is not yet confirmed by all defined management servers. This management server is still waiting for node 2 to connect.
If one management node has port 1186 open and the other closed, the one that can communicate with the other displays this:
[ndb_mgmd(MGM)] 2 node(s) id=1 (not connected, accepting connect from mgmhost1) id=2 @192.168.56.216 (mysql-5.6.11 ndb-7.3.2)
iptables and PortNumber
In this situation, the one that appears to be working is actually the one with the blocked port; it can see the other, because the other's port is available. Again, a quick blast of iptables will fix the problem:
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 1186 -s 192.168.56.0/24 -j ACCEPT
You can, of course, change the management node's port. The relevant option is PortNumber, although bear in mind that 1186 is a registered port, so changing it requires changing not only your iptables Tables configuration, but also SELinux and any application connect strings you use.
MySQL Server Node failing to connect
When you install MySQL from RPM—either MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster—the installer adds SELinux configuration to the machine. The default configuration allows MySQL's server process mysqld to talk to ports 3306 and 1186. These are the ports of the mysqld process and the MySQL Cluster management node respectively.
However, the default SELinux configuration doesn't know anything about MySQL acting as an API node in a MySQL Cluster, so doesn't configure any permissions that allow the mysqld process to access the data nodes' dynamic ports.
This typically manifests itself as the data node appearing to connect, but running show displays something like this:
[mysqld(API)] 1 node(s) id=5 (not connected, accepting connect from any host)
The MySQL Error log shows this:
[Warning] NDB : Tables not available after 30 seconds. Consider increasing --ndb-wait-setup value
The cluster log shows this:
[MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Nodeid 5 allocated for API at 192.168.56.215 [MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 5: mysqld --server-id=1 [MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 3: Node 5 Connected [MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 4: Node 5 Connected [MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 4: Node 5: API mysql-5.6.11 ndb-7.3.2 [MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 3: Node 5: API mysql-5.6.11 ndb-7.3.2 [MgmtSrvr] ALERT -- Node 4: Node 5 Disconnected [MgmtSrvr] INFO -- Node 4: Communication to Node 5 closed [MgmtSrvr] ALERT -- Node 3: Node 5 Disconnected
Attempts to create a clustered table result in a vague error:
ERROR 157 (HY000): Could not connect to storage engine
Running show warnings in the MySQL client gives a more bizarre result:
mysql> show warnings; +---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Level | Code | Message | +---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Warning | 1296 | Got error 4009 'Cluster Failure' from NDB. Could not acquire global schema lock | | Warning | 1296 | Got error 4009 'Cluster Failure' from NDB | | Error | 157 | Could not connect to storage engine | | Error | 1499 | Too many partitions (including subpartitions) were defined | +---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
The MySQL Error log adds lines like this:
[Warning] NDB: Could not acquire global schema lock (4009)Cluster Failure
SELinux and MySQL Cluster SQL Nodes
This all looks pretty disastrous, but is easily fixed: You can fix it by tweaking SELinux a bit. I've written about SELinux and MySQL in the past, and the same advice in that article applies here. You could, for example, disable SELinux entirely. But, being a more intelligent reader, you're more likely to want to know how to configure it.
Once you've set ServerPort as shown above, you can easily let SELinux in on that particular secret and permit the mysqld process to access the ports you've assigned by running the following command as root on the MySQL host:
semanage port -a -t mysqld_port_t -p tcp 50501-50524
This opens 24 ports starting with the two in the configuration example shown earlier. Having done this, your MySQL Server instance can talk to data nodes on their fixed ports.
Other Connections
A lot of what's said in this post also applies to other connections. If you've got a Java application that uses ClusterJPA to talk to your cluster, you'd better make sure it can see the management nodes and that SELinux isn't preventing it from accessing the data nodes.
Similarly, if you've changed your management node's port from the default, ensure you've configured the connection string correctly, with that port, in all of your applications' connect strings. This includes MySQL Server applications where you'll need to include the revised port number in the ndb-connectstring option.
You don't need to tell your applications what hosts or ports your data nodes are at. That's the joy of a centralized configuration, isn't it?


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Senator Ted O'Brien expressed his support today for a broad range of tax relief proposals for Upstate New York, detailed in Unshackle Upstate's "New ERA" (Economical Revitalization Agenda) plan. The plan aims to energize the upstate economy and significantly relieve the tax burden on middle and working class families and small businesses.
"Helping small businesses create new jobs, making sure that hardworking families can afford to stay in our communities and growing our region's economy are my top priorities as a legislator — not to mention some of the toughest challenges Upstate New York currently faces," said O'Brien. "If we're going to give middle and working class people an opportunity to succeed, we need to take bold action to usher in a new era of job creation and economic prosperity."
The "New ERA" plan includes a 25 percent cut to state income taxes for upstate residents making less than $50,000 and would phase out the Corporate Franchise (Article 9-A) business tax completely over the course of four years.
The plan would also accelerate the end of the 18-A energy surcharge for upstate manufacturers. This would help address the high electricity bills that have challenged efforts to attract high-tech industry to the region. These actions would reduce upstate businesses' and families' tax bills by almost $700 million in the first year alone.
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Friday, Jan. 11, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A 29-year-old man is behind bars in Augusta, charged with trafficking a 17-year-old as a sex slave. It all started with a routine traffic stop.
Johnathon Kelly was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday in Taliaferro County.
"This is something that's been going on with her since age 12, and she's actually been transported to four states," said Pat Morgan with the GBI.
GBI agents say Kelly was leaving the Augusta area and heading back to Atlanta when they arrested him.
"You know, Augusta's a big city, and unfortunately, things like this do go on in this area," Morgan said.
The arrest started with a simple traffic stop on Interstate 20, Trooper Will Grier was the one who spotted him first.
"It was real heavy traffic and he was just weaving in and out of traffic," he said.
Grier ended up pulling Kelly over for speeding, but that was just the tip of the iceberg.
"Just knew things weren't adding up to what they should be. His story and her story just weren't gee-hawing," he said.
When Grier pulled up Kelly's information, he saw Kelly had warrants out for his arrest and his passenger was a minor.
"She was very scared, she was actually asleep when I approached the vehicle, she almost seemed like she was drugged to the point," Grier said.
The trooper called for backup from Greene County deputies.
"One of the deputies had been to a human trafficking class put on by the GBI," Grier said.
That recent training helped connect the dots -- dots that led to a very disturbing story.
"Children who may not be in the best circumstances, get caught up in things that they just have no control over," Morgan said.
"It's a sick feeling," Grier said. "I've got a big family, four sisters, and I sure wouldn't want any of that to happen to any of them and sure glad we could get him off the streets.
Since the arrest, the GBI has learned the girl is originally from Alabama and ran away from home when she was 12. She is currently in DFCS custody.
The GBI and FBI are both investigating since they believe Kelly sold the girl for sexual purposes in four different states.
As for Kelly, along with one count of trafficking persons for sexual servitude, he is also facing charges for driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and speeding.


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Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom will try to follow in Frankel's hallowed hoof-prints on the opening day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday.
Frankel enjoyed an imperious 11-length triumph in the Queen Anne Stakes last year on his way to becoming the world's highest-rated racehorse.
The memory of that explosive victory will have extra poignancy following the death last week of Frankel's trainer Henry Cecil, who trained a record 75 Royal Ascot winners over four decades.
Animal Kingdom, with John Velazquez aboard, will be the first Kentucky Derby winner to race at Royal Ascot since Triple Crown winner Omaha, who raced in the Ascot Gold Cup in 1936.
"I'll never train another one like him. The horse has had a chequered career because of his injuries so it is all the more remarkable how he has kept his form," Animal Kingdom's British-born trainer Graham Motion said of the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner. Motion now keeps his barn at Fair Hill in Maryland.
Animal Kingdom will be retired to stud after Tuesday's race.
"Royal Ascot is a bonus for me because I thought Dubai was his last race. I feel very fortunate that these guys have taken on this very sporting challenge at Royal Ascot," Motion said. "It's tremendous to be running in a race that Frankel won last year and Sir Henry Cecil was one of the people I admired the most when growing up in Newmarket so it's quite emotional."
Animal Kingdom, who will be the morning-line favorite and is by far the highest-rated horse in the Queen Anne, has never raced over a straight mile course that he will encounter at Ascot.
Motion said they were going into "unchartered territory" with a horse that has not run since March's Dubai success.
"There are so many variables. The weather, distance and doing the training here are all different. Animal Kingdom is a really laidback horse, like an old steeplechaser," he said.
The Queen Anne is the first of three successive Group One races to start the prestigious five-day meeting, with the King's Stand Stakes followed by the St James's Palace Stakes in which Epsom Derby flop Dawn Approach attempts to restore his lofty reputation.
Ascot will honor and celebrate the memory of Cecil by naming the Queen's Vase, run on Friday, after the trainer. Cecil's wife Jane, who has temporarily taken over the training license, is set to have a runner in the race.


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Police: Pa. man quotes Bogart, Sinatra while DUI
Published: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:04 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:04 a.m.
TYRONE, Pa. (AP) — A 78-year-old man was apparently doing things "His Way" when police charged him with drunken driving following a fender bender in his apartment building's parking lot.
Herbert Goss of Tyrone quoted famous lines from Humphrey Bogart and Frank Sinatra when police responded to the wreck on the night of June 18, the Altoona Mirror (http://bit.ly/1476Rt5 ) reported Tuesday.
When Officer Barry Frye tried to question Goss, the suspect allegedly recited Bogart's famous line from "Casablanca" saying, "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world."
Police said Goss segued into Sinatra's "My Way" once it became clear he was in trouble, saying "And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain."
Goss told The Associated Press he plans to fight the charges and isn't guilty — although the version of events he gave Tuesday is the same as that spelled out by police.
But Goss doesn't believe he should have been charged with drunken driving because his car was parked and he was already out of it by the time police arrived. Goss said he wasn't that intoxicated but was instead dizzy from taking two medications on an empty stomach while at a nearby bar before driving home.
"I was overmedicated," Goss said.
He acknowledged regaling the police with movie and music lines to a reporter who called him at home on Tuesday.
"I'm locally known as a legend. Everybody says that's in my own mind, but if you don't blow your own horn, who's gonna blow it for you?" said Goss, who writes a weekly column for his tiny hometown newspaper.
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My first week in Rolla, Missouri, June of 2011 I heard about a U-Pick Blueberry farm. �I was curious as I had never picked a blueberry in my life, and I was game for an outing. �So I managed to convince one of �my teen sons and my youngest son to accompany me south of town, off of Highway 63, to a County Road and there we found it, Brandywine Blueberry Farm. � I was immediately impressed with the place. �There were areas set aside for parking. �The long, stone covered driveway winding its way through a sun-dappled woods �reminded me of the home I grew up at in Ohio, which was a nice, sentimental moment for me. �Then I saw the berry patches. �Neatly planted, spaced, weed-free. �We were handed sturdy white plastic buckets already lined with plastic berry bags in them. �I also noticed a parking area set up for the handicapped, and portajohns in case �a bathroom break might be needed. �There was also a nice water station set up in the middle area of the patches, for thirsty berry pickers.
Picking these berries was not hard work at all, nor tedious. �I've picked strawberries, which grow low to the ground, and can be hard on the back after awhile. �I've also picked raspberries with their thorny stems and that isn't fun to get poked and pricked as one hunts for juicy, red raspberries. �These blueberries grow on bushes 4-5 feet in height, and not much stooping is needed to get at the fruits. �No thorns on blueberry bushes either! After that first blueberry picking expedition, I've made it a point to go back each June and pick some blueberries at Brandywine Farm. This past Saturday was their second day in operation for the season. �I talked with Dr. Marti, the owner of the farm for a bit of information about Brandywine. �He said that the farm was started about 25 years ago by �David and Mary Hinze. �Mr. Hinze had been the History Department Chair at Rolla High School and had a long career there, teaching history. � Mr. Hinze suddenly passed away in August of 2010 and the Marti family then came on the scene, buying the farm from Mrs. Hinze and taking over the operations of the Blueberry Farm. �Dr. Marti also told me that if it weren't for the hard work of his grandchildren, he didn't know if the Blueberry farm would be able to keep going!
Click on this link to read all about Brandywine and it's history, tips and information about blueberries, hours of operation, prices, and for some fun pictures and information on who really does all of the work at the farm. �Then take yourself and your family on a nice outing and pick some blueberries! �You will be glad that you did!
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Anybody who has used the command line extensively to navigate, understand and configure GNU/Linux will know that in the course of a few months' work it is possible to build up an extensive history of used commands. This necessitates some pro-active management to get the best out of it. Here are some tips to make the most of the
history command.
Please note, from the outset, that command history is only saved in interactive shells and does not, therefore, work with shell scripts.
By default, the shell Bash is designed to retain the last five hundred commands you entered. If you want to see them, just open
~/.bash_history and scroll through it. Or, by simply typing
history on a command line the terminal will list them.
If you know there will be a lot of output, then it makes sense to pipe it to
history | less; with
less, you can see the command history one screen at a time (by pressing the spacebar) or one line at a time (by pressing the down arrow).
If you'd rather not even be bothered with piping with
less, just specify the number of commands you want (if you are pretty sure it was a quite recent one):
history 25 or
history | tail to output the last ten commands.
Helpfully, if you want to rerun a command and can't quite remember its format, the
history facility allows you to simply step through them one at a time by pressing the up arrow (or
Ctrl + P) continuously from your command prompt until you find the one you are looking for; you can also use the down arrow (or
Ctrl + N) to go to the "next" command. When you find the command you want to run, hit the return key to run it.
If you think you know the command but can't quite recall the command exactly, then you can pipe it with
grep and the first few letters of that command:
history | grep -i. The
i should be followed by the first letter(s) of the command you are attempting to find. Again, use
less to step through them and or combine it with the down arrow:
history | grep -i | less.
Another useful feature related to history is to use
Ctrl + R. This will output a prompt called a reverse-interactive-search. All you then need to do is to start typing the command and it will complete the command with the most recent matching command from the history file. If there is more than one relevant command in the history file and the one you need is not the most recent, then just type a few more letters to distinguish the command. Once you see the one you want press the return key to run it or press the right arrow key to edit it.
Stop repeating yourself
Statistically, it is very likely that you have used the same command more than once, however small or large. If it is a long list why not simply skip the duplicate entries and speed thing up a bit? Add the following to either your personal bash file (
~/.bashrc) or to the global bash configuration file (
export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
This change, made in your favourite text editor must of course be done as root. For it to take effect you must restart the bash shell: you can simply log out and log in again. If you now type
env you should see that configuration listed: bash will, from now on, skip the duplicate entries.
Cut history down to size
If you are not a big user of the command line and want to make history slimmer, then specify it permanently in one of the two bash files listed above. It takes the form of
export HISTSIZE=X where "X" is replaced with the number of commands you want to keep in your history (setting X to 100 will store 100 commands). If the value is set to zero, history is disabled. Keep in mind that you will need to restart the shell in order for the changes to take effect.
These changes may help to make you more secure. As an added measure it is possible to set up Bash to clear history upon exit by adding the following configuration in your
~/.bash_logout file:
/usr/bin/clear_console. In some GNU/Linux distros this setting may already be the default. More radically, if you want to delete history altogether just type
history -c but be aware that there is no way to retrieve that history once it is gone.
Security is a huge subject for computers and rightly fills many books. Apart from the obvious things such as setting up a root password, running virus and rootkit scanners, keeping security patches up to date and IDSes like Snort, a quick hack (amongst many) is to check the output of the
history command. If you know that you did not disable the history, and yet it's empty and, therefore,
~/.bash_history is empty, then it may be that you have been hacked and that the Bash history has been wiped out. Run this command:
ls -l ~/.bash_history and the result (unhacked) should look like this (mine):
-rw------- 1 richmondg users 7228 2007-07-23 23:22 /home/richmondg/.bash_history
If your history is unexpectedly empty, you will know that your computer has probably been compromised and you should probably reinstall it.
Well, there you have it. The
history command is powerful and versatile. Like
alias, it can save keystrokes, aid security and save time. It helps you to work smarter and reveals yet again the true power of the command line. So what are you waiting for? Fire up that terminal!
PgUp is useful too
If you know that you've done a secure shell (ssh) recently, but just can't remember the exact host name or IP address. Try this tip.
Type: ssh
And then press PgUp key. It will cycle through *only* the commands that begin with 'ssh' and ignore all the rest!
You can use this for 'cp' or 'mv' or 'ls' or anything you can think of! Enjoy.
(I promise I won't write the word 'stupid' again -- oops! i just blew it, didn't i?)
There's no need to be root
There's no need to be root to add a line to your own .bashrc file.
Hi, I sorted command history
Hi, I sorted command history with following function defined in .bashrc
history_sorted ()
history | awk '{ if ($2 == "sudo") $2=$3; print $2 }' | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr
Interactive searching
Here's another fun one: hit CTRL/R to bring up the "reverse i-search" prompt. Soon as you type a character, it will search backwards through the history to find the last occurrence of that character. Type a second character, and now you're looking at the last occurrence of that two-character string. Keep typing until you find the command you want (or you'll hear beeps if the string can't be found). Press Enter to invoke the displayed command, or hit CTRL/G to abandon the search.
You can similarly use CTRL/S to search forwards through the history.
slightly dangeorous way to repeat commands
If you want to repeat the last occurrence of a command, including arguments then try using the !. It will find the most recent occurrence of the command and run it.
WARNING: this will execute the command immediately so be careful!
foobar:~$ !gre
gives this result
grep -c ryan *
The first line of the result is the command it actually found and ran. Note how I didn't have to specify the entire command (grep).
Slightly related is !$ which will repeat the final argument of the previous command. It's very handy if you want to double check you are about the remove the correct files.
foobar:~$ ls -l backup*
-rw-r--r-- 1 ryan ryan 1629 2005-06-13 23:36 backup-daily.pl
-rw-r--r-- 1 ryan ryan 189 2007-04-12 18:15 backup_excludes
-rwx------ 1 ryan ryan 268 2006-09-21 18:28 backup.sh
foobar: ~$
whoops too many files in there so
foobar:~$ ls -l backup-*
-rw-r--r-- 1 ryan ryan 1629 2005-06-13 23:36 backup-daily.pl
foobar:~$ rm !$
rm backup*
Again see how it shows you the command it ran before running it.
The above poster made a mistake
Instead of:
foobar:~$ rm !$
rm backup*
It should have been:
foobar:~$ rm !$
rm backup-*
Scary Linux nightmares...
And way to get there with a silly command:
lycaon:~$ source ~/.bash_history
instead of doing the obvious
lycaon:~$ source ~/.bash_profile
Ooohh... still gets creeps at the thought of pressing return for the first one...
No worries,
Mahesh Aravind


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quote: By this analogy, the original 787 battery design, which had:3. Inadequate fire and smoke containment and venting
quote: As for the battery itself, two kinds of insulation were added: an electrical insulator and a thermal insulator, which will wrap around/below each battery cell to keep them away from each other and the battery case.
quote: To be fair, if you look at pics of the battery which caught fire, the battery is destroyed but the external case appears pristine. So apparently it had adequate fire and smoke containment (not so sure about the venting). In that respect there was no danger to the plane.
quote: The problem was the batteries weren't supposed to catch fire in the first place, but they had two incidents within the first few months of service. Which led to a reassessment of the fire risk, forcing a redesign which assumed a higher frequency of fire. So now they're adding things like isolating different cells from each other so a fire doesn't spread as easily between cells.


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Dear Guests, it is with pleasure that I be amongst the first to extend a very warm welcome to you, to the Galley Bay Resort & Spa. With an abundance of natural beauty, please make yourself at home and discover our glimmering turquoise beach, bird sanctuary where you will find the whistling ducks, yellow breasts among others. Don't forget our very own Nursery and Herd Garden, where John the Head Gardener take you around every Tuesday for a Garden Tour. A rocking chair is waiting for you to watch the sunset from our deck!
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- Restricted to guests aged 16 and older, Galley Bay All Inclusive resort attracts an international clientele seeking stress-free holidays and ample room for privacy. There are no large group activities or motorized water sports. Resort wear (but not men's jackets) is required in bars and restaurants after 7 PM.
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Galley Bay offers 98 guestrooms and cottages situated between a bird-sanctuary lagoon and the Caribbean Sea. Superior Beachfront Rooms and some Deluxe Beachfront Rooms are in one-story West Indian-style buildings with corrugated red-steel roofs. Sea-view stone terraces with chairs and cocktail tables provide step-down access to the beach.
Arrayed near the lagoon, cottages inspired by Paul Gauguin's vision of Tahiti consist of bedrooms and bathrooms in separate whitewashed huts with conical wood-singled roofs. Thatched breezeways connect huts. Small private gardens/sundecks with lounge chairs feature plunge pools.
Rooms and cottages include terra-cotta tile floors and wood furniture. Both offer air conditioning as well as ceiling fans to provide a cooling option. Mini-refrigerators are stocked upon arrival only with bottled water, soft drinks, and beer. Bathrobes furnish lounging comfort.
Room Amenities:
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Cable/satellite TV
- Ceiling fan
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Internet access - dial-up
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Massage - available in room
- Non-smoking rooms
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Refrigerator
- Sewing kit
- Television
- Turndown service
- Wake-up calls
- Window opens
Property Amenities
The majority of amenities and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities.
The resort's tranquil ambience begins just inside the entrance at an open-air reception building with bleached-wood ceilings. Adjacent looms a 19th-century, stone-tower sugar mill ringed by a cactus garden. Golf-cart shuttles take guests to their rooms via a path spanning the bird-sanctuary lagoon. A beauty salon offers massage, facials, and hair and nail care. An open-air library includes an air-conditioned room containing two computers with complimentary high-speed Internet access. An air-conditioned fitness center with views of the resort's bird-sanctuary lagoon offers cardio machines, a weight-training machine, and free weights. A shop sells resortwear, beachwear, Galley Bay logo items, gifts, and sundries.
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Business services
- Concierge desk
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- Currency exchange
- Fitness equipment
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Hair salon
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
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- Library
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Parking (free)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Security guard
- Shopping on site
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
Number of rooms:
- 98
Children under age 16 are not permitted.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds may be available (in the Premium Beachfront Rooms ONLY) and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
Check-in time:
Check-out time:
- Noon
The majority of meals and beverages, plus all gratuities, at the following restaurants and bars are included in the room rate for this resort.
Sea GrapeOpen-air restaurant with peaked wood ceiling facing boardwalk above beach. Á la carte breakfast, lunch, dinner. Thursday night West Indian barbecue buffet.
GauguinCasual, open-air spot isolated on beach. Private tables on terra-cotta-tile floors under individual thatch roofs. Á la carte lunch of salads, sandwiches and light fare. Á la carte dinner. Reservations required. Dinner dress code: long pants collared shirts for men.
Lounge BarOpen-air seating on thickly cushioned dark-bamboo chairs under ceiling fans next to boardwalk above beach. Afternoon tea. Pre-dinner appetizers. Bar service from late morning to late night. Live music for dancing nightly.
Teepee BarOpen-air beachfront bar/lounge in conical thatch structure. Open late morning to late night.
Juice BarPoolside spot open mid-morning to early evening.
The majority of recreational facilities described below are included in the room rate for this resort.
Galley Bay extends along an 800-m () beach washed by the turquoise Caribbean Sea, which remains calm in most weather. For freshwater swimming there's a 21.25-m () freeform pool styled like a mountain pool, with granite-like lining, rocks along edges, and a large multi-level rock waterfall at pool's head. An adjacent sundeck is furnished with thatched shades.
The resort supplies snorkeling gear, small sailboats, windsurfers, and kayaks. Fat-tired bicycles suitable for riding on the beach are also furnished. Ping-Pong under a thatch roof exemplifies the resort's open-air ambience. Three times weekly a pro provides a tennis clinic on an unlighted artificial-grass court and offers private lessons for surcharges. An 800-m () jogging path circles a lagoon maintained as a bird and waterfowl sanctuary within the resort's .
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals
- Bird watching
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Hiking/biking trails
- Horse riding/rental
- Jet skiing
- Parasailing
- Running track/path
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling
- Tennis
- Water skiing
- Windsurfing
Special Offer Details
Manager's Special3 nights from $1039 per person
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- All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
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- Non-motorized watersports (windsurfing, sunfish sailing, snorkeling, kayaking and catamarans)
- Tennis, freshwater swimming pool, bicycles and croquet
- Nightly entertainment
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Important Dates:Book from 02/03/2014 through 02/16/2014
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Last Modified: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 7:22 a.m.
BERLIN (AP) — An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany.
Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning.
The circus immediately scrambled to find and train a new batch so it could fulfill its engagements at an open-air fair in the western town of Mechernich-Kommern.
Michael Faber, who organizes the fair, told The Associated Press that an insect expert at a nearby university was able to provide 50 fleas in time for the first show Sunday.
Faber says he hopes they'll "get through this without any more fatalities."
Birk said it was the first time his circus had lost all of its fleas to the cold in one go.
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Regulators Looking to Tame Unruly Bitcoin World
The top banking regulator in New York is accelerating his hunt for bitcoin bad guys, announcing that he will hold hearings that could help determine whether virtual currency companies will need to apply for a special "bitlicense" to operate in the state.
"The virtual currency industry represents a new frontier in electronic commerce, and it is important that regulators obtain the necessary information – through a rigorous, deliberate fact-finding effort – to set appropriate guardrails for this industry," according to a hearing notice issued by Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of New York's Department of Financial Services.
A date for the hearing hasn't yet been set.
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that isn't backed by a central government, but can be traded and used to buy goods and service from a growing number of merchants.
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At the first hearing on Monday, the Senate Homeland Security Committee will hear from Ms. Shasky, whose agency focuses on money laundering, and Edward W. Lowery III, the special agent in charge of the criminal investigation division at the U.S. Secret Service, which combats counterfeit currencies. A leader of the Justice Department's criminal division, acting assistant attorney general Mythili Raman, will also testify, along with representatives of the bitcoin community, including Circle Internet Financial and the trade group Bitcoin Foundation.
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The upcoming New York hearing will represent the latest step in an inquiry that regulators began in August, when Mr. Lawsky's office issued subpoenas to roughly two dozen companies associated with Bitcoin as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the business practices of the fledgling virtual-currency industry. He also has expressed concern that virtual-currency companies aren't complying with the state's money-transmission laws.
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Nashua man turned over to federal agents after hearing in Conn. for return to Tampa
Shertzer was wanted by the FBI's Tampa, Fla., office for threatening his ex-wife and children and it was believed he was traveling up the east coast, a release from State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance said.
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