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- Jul 5:
- BART service resumes; August strike threat remains
- BART to resume service, no deal reached with union
- Jul 4:
- BART strike ends; trains to begin running Friday afternoon
- Jul 3:
- BART strike talks stretch toward holiday
- BART strike hits Day 3 as overnight negotiations yield no deal; talks to resume this afternoon
- Negotiations ongoing, but BART strike likely to continue Wednesday
- Jul 2:
- BART strike talks resume as attention turns to Fourth of July travel
- Data Center: Current and projected average BART wages
- Director says his team must hold the line in BART negotiations
- BART strike: San Francisco garages raising rates over parking crunch
- With no BART, 4th of July plans shift
- BART strike: What can be done to get trains running?
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Overlap of AC Transit, BART contract expirations leaves East Bay vulnerable
- With BART on strike, A's encourage fans to carpool to games against Cubs
- BART strike: Labor talks set to resume after 36-hour break since shutdown
- Jul 1:
- BART strike leaves commuters weary, wiser for Day 2
- BART strike costing Bay Area economy more than $73 million a day
- Herhold: Time and geography will shape the BART strike
- BART strike a moneymaker for ride-sharing services and taxi apps
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Striking BART workers out of touch with financial reality.
- The Great BART Strike Race of 2013: A recap
- BART strike: Commute chaos rages on as strike begins with no end in sight
- Bart Strike Raw Video: What commuters have to say about transit strike
- Jerry Brown's office asks that BART talks continue
- Jun 30:
- Bay Area commuters scramble for alternatives on Day 1 of BART strike
- BART strike: With a day left, labor talks fail again Saturday but pay proposal doubled
- Jun 29:
- BART's top-level employees' vacation bank tops 69 years of unused time off
- BART strike: Guide to getting around the Bay Area during shutdown
- Jun 28:
- BART riders worry strike could make travel miserable
Q If BART goes on strike Monday, will the parking garages be open for stranded passengers? I'm hoping to find other BART riders to carpool with across the San Mateo Bridge, which I assume will be jammed if there is a strike.
Frank Franco
A Yes, parking garages will be open. In case of a strike, all BART parking lots at 33 stations will be available at no charge for use by carpoolers.
If BART trains are not running, join me for an online chat Monday morning at 5 o'clock and I'll try to provide the latest details. Also, let me know how you'll be coping with no trains, packed ferries and freeways jammed as far east as Reno (I'm kidding, I hope). Also, let me know how your commute goes so I can spread the word on what to expect if a settlement isn't reached. I may also do a second chat that day at noon if traffic Armageddon occurs.
Here are some suggestions from Bay Area transportation officials:
Work at home, or plead with your boss to adjust your work schedule. Join a carpool or temporary van pool. Call 511 and listen to radio and TV reports to check drive times.
In case of a strike, BART will provide limited weekday round-trip charter bus service from the El Cerrito del Norte, Walnut Creek, Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont stations into San Francisco from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. at no charge. And it will run free buses in the opposite direction from a stop near the San Francisco Transbay Terminal from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. It will not have buses originating from San Francisco in the morning or going toward San Francisco in the afternoon. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis in the morning at those four stations only.
Q I know what Caltrain is planning to do in years to come: electrification, better signals and so on. But is there anything it can do about capacity today? My morning ride one day last week had people practically standing on each other's shoulders. Can't the agency lease a dozen or so extra cars and splice them into existing trains?
Charles Lindsey
San Jose
A Caltrain says it is looking at the possibility of purchasing additional equipment, but it has no firm plans to do so yet. And speaking of jammed trains, you can count on big crowds riding Caltrain in the event of a BART strike.
Q I travel on Highway 101 north every morning and normally look forward to a much easier commute this time of year. But I now still suffer midwinter (school's in) commute times because the metering lights from Highway 87 to 101 are out. Is there any update to when they will be fixed? What happened to them? The outage has been causing a two-mile backup on 101 when it is usually clear sailing this time of year.
I really don't like metering lights since I wait on Blossom Hill Road getting on. But, I have to admit, they work to keep freeway traffic flowing.
Glenn Carley
San Jose
A No update, I am afraid. Thieves made off with the wiring and Caltrans says it doesn't know when repairs will be made.
Q A BIG THANK YOU! A month ago I wrote you about the ineffectiveness of the metering light for the Charcot Avenue ramp to south Highway 87, creating an artificial backup on the ramp while having no beneficial effect to the already free-moving traffic on 87. You wrote back saying that Caltrans told you that it was working the way it's supposed to and hence no changes will be made. Guess what? A week or two later, that metering light has been turned off, allowing a smooth flow from Charcot onto 87. This saves me 5-8 minutes going home.
Spencer Ng
San Jose
A Enjoy, for this is temporary. This meter is down for repairs and will be up and working again.
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Im in 7th grade and i play with the 8th grade and i have really god grades and i average ariund 20 some points a game.
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It was 70 years ago this week that the Battle of Midway took place in the Pacific. The battle changed the tide of World War II, after the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
George Gianakos, who now lives in Meridian, fought in that battle while in the Navy. At the time he was just shy of 19. For his efforts, he was honored by NAS Meridian.
'It's something I'm not used to,' says Gianakos.
'Going to Pearl Harbor was significant to him,' says Gianakos' son, Kris. 'The entire strength of the U.S. Navy was upside down and burning in Pearl Harbor and this Battle of Midway occurred 6 months after that. So, the world was very unsettled. Significantly speaking, he appreciates the opportunities he had to serve his country and he did it for 30 years and in three wars."
Officials from the District 4 Veterans of Foreign Wars unit say sharing the history of heroes like Mr. Gianakos and other veterans is imperative for the future.
'A lot of our history is not taught in schools anymore, but the true history is guys like Mr. G and history,' says Norman Copeland, who is Senior Vice Commander for the local District 4 VFW. 'What he did in the military is so important to the youth of today. Patriotism is a lost art. Americanism is a lost art. We're starting to fall out of love with our country and we need to fall back in love.'
Despite the fact that the United States won the four day Battle of Midway, it was still dealt heavy losses. In all, 300 American lives were taken, two ships, an aircraft carrier and a destroyer sunk. Also, 150 aircraft were destroyed. The Japanese losses were much greater.


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2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (JUNIOR): Sits third all-time in the 10k with a time of 37:20.45, set at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11) … anchored the Distance Medley Relay team that shattered the school record with a time of 11:46.02 at the Texas Relays (3/31).
2012 INDOOR TRACK (JUNIOR): Posted a time of 5:12.27 in the 1600m at the Southland Conference Championships (2/26) which is 8th All-Time … competed in 3k at the Southland Conference Championships (2/26) … clocked a time of 5:12.27 in the 3k at the Southland Conference Championships (2/26) … anchored the Distance Medley Relay team to a time of 12:25.99 at the Southland Conference Championships (2/26).
2011 CROSS COUNTRY (JUNIOR): Posted a personal-best time of 22:10.3 in the women's 6k to place third at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/15) … qualified for the NCAA Regionals after running a 22:23.5 at the Southland Conference Championships (10/13) … competed in five meets during the season.
2011 OUTDOOR TRACK (SOPHOMORE): At the Border Olympics (3/5) placed first in the 3000 meter run … garnered second in the 5000 meter run at the Texas State Invitational (4/15) … took third place at the Bobcat Invitational (4/30) in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:43.01.
2011 INDOOR TRACK (SOPHOMORE): At the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Meet (1/14) placed first in the one mile with a time of 5:13.35 … placed ninth at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships (2/25) in the one-mile run with a time of 5:20.92 … garnered two Islanders women's top 10 finishes at the Championships (2/25), took the number seven spot in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:11.16 and placed sixth in the 4X400-meter relay with a time of 4:12.74.
2010 OUTDOOR TRACK (SOPHOMORE): Competed in six outdoor meets during the outdoor season ... ran the 800m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, DMR, and 5000m ... finished first in the 800m at the Border Olympics (3/6) and Cactus Cup (3/20) ... qualified for the Southland Conference outdoor championships in the 1000m and 5000m.
2010 INDOOR TRACK (SOPHOMORE): Ran in four indoor meets competing in the mile and 3000m ... qualified for the Southland Conference indoor championships (2/28) in the 3000m and 5000m placing seventh with a time of 18:04.04.
2010 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE): Ran in all six meets during the season ... best finish came at the Islanders Splash (9/24) finishing seventh with a time of 18:23 ... finished 95th at the Chile Pepper Invitational (10/16) with a time of 18:20.07 ... at the Southland Conference Championship (10/28) she crossed the finish line in 29th with a time of 22:57.1 ... finished 62nd at the NCAA South Central Regional (11/13) with a time of 22:14.8.
2009 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Ran in all six meets including South Central regionals ... helped team to third straight conference title ... finished 10th overall with a time of 21:40 to earn All-Conference honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Rick Patton at Wasmego High School in Wasmego, Kan. ... team finished in the top three at the state meet in cross country four times, as well as in the league and in the regionals ... named the KMAN Athlete of the Week four times and the Topeka Area Capitol Journal Athlete of the Week as a senior ... held a part of the school record in the 4x800 and held multiple records in the distance events ... clocked best times of 5:14 in the 1,600, 2:15 in the 800 and 11:11 for 3,200.
PERSONAL: Born BreAnna Lynn Briggs on Sept 4, 1990, in Lawrence, Kan. ... daughter of Tod Briggs ... major is kinesiology-pre PT/OT.


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Taylor Azure and JaCinda Kostecki are engaged. Azure's parents are Ross and Marilyn Azure, Amy Azure-Weigel and Larry Weigel. He graduated Devils Lake High School 2006 and from the University of North Dakota (UND) in 2010 with bachelor's degree in administration with major in entrepreneurship Azure is an owner/operator of Dakota Mud Jack LLC (Grand Forks) and Northland Towing Inc (Fargo). Kostecki's parents are Jerrold and Jolene Kostecki. She graduated Devils Lake High School 2006 and from UND in 2010 with bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science Kostecki works at Aurora Medical Park Laboratory as a technologist and at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake as medical technologist The wedding is Dec. 29 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, followed by reception at Knights of Columbus Hall. Azure and Kostecki reside in Grand Forks.
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The Cincinnati Bearcats' leading scorer has said he'll return for his final year of eligibility.
Sean Kilpatrick, a 6-4 shooting guard, said Wednesday that he wanted to earn his diploma before leaving school.
During his redshirt junior season, Kilpatrick averaged 17.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and was named to the second team All-Big East for the second year in a row.
Kilpatrick, who said he's on target to earn his degree in December, said NBA experts have told him he would have likely been selected in the second round of this year's draft.


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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Georgetown Tigers scored the final four points on Saturday afternoon to knock off No. 2 University of Pikeville 80-77 at the East Kentucky Expo Center.
Pikeville (18-2, 8-2 in the Mid-South Conference) saw an 11-game win streak come to an end with the loss, while Georgetown improved to 13-4, 5-4 in the league.
Trailing 76-73, Pikeville regained the lead when senior Chris Johnson scored on a layup and then forced a steal that lead to a dunk by senior Terrance Saintil with 34 seconds left to make it 77-76.
The Bears had a chance to put some distance between them and the Tigers when they forced a steal with 15.3 seconds left, but missed the front end of a bonus. The Tigers regained the lead for good with 8.3 seconds left when junior Monty Wilson converted a three-point play to make it 79-77.
After another empty bonus attempt with 2.9 seconds left, senior Allen Thomas ended scoring with 1.3 seconds left when he sank the first of two free throws.
Georgetown opened a big lead early, hitting its first nine shots to take a 24-15 lead with 11:48 to play.
The Tigers led 26-17 when the Bears went on a 13-0 run to take the lead. Junior guard P.J. Jenkins scored five in the run, with junior Josh Whitaker ending it with consecutive steals leading to a layup and two free throws to put the Bears on top 30-26 with 7:35 left.
At the break, Pikeville led 38-37.
The second half saw the score tied nine different times, with neither team leading by more than five points as the teams stormed toward the furious finish.
Georgetown survived 25 turnovers by hitting 59.2 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from the arc. The Tigers finished 19-of-26 (73.1 percent) from the line.
Pikeville hit for 49.3 percent overall but was only 5-of-17 from the arc and 6-of-10 at the line.
Four Tigers reached double figures, led by Wilson's 22 to go with seven rebounds and five assists. Senior Garel Craig followed with 18, while Thomas finished with a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Vic Moses tossed in 12.
Pikeville put five in double figures, led by senior Deuce Briscoe's 22. Saintil followed with 12 and nine rebounds.
Three Bears – senior Trevor Setty and juniors Josh Whitaker and Greg Magee – finished with 10 markers.
Setty came into the game 12th on the all-time scoring list but passed his national-championship teammate Justin Hicks and tied Reggie Gravely for 10th on the list. He left the game with 1,572 points.
The Bears will hit the road now, visiting Cumberland University in Lebanon Tenn., on Thursday. The game is set to tip off at 9 p.m. EDT.


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Last week saw the 2012 edition of the Anime Expo, an annual showcase in LA that brings together fans of anime, video games, manga and all kinds of related stuff for four days of panels, merch, socialising and cosplay.
Which brings us neatly to this week's Fancy Pants cosplay gallery.
Photographer Mike Kowalek was there with his camera to take some amazing cosplay pics, which he was kind enough to share with us. You can see some highlights below, but to check out his entire collection, be sure to head to his site's AX 2012 gallery.
WARNING: There are Viewtiful Joe, Porco Rosso, Star Fox and Labyrinth images below that may blow your socks off.
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Team Indiana is a competitive, college-prep travel fastpitch organization. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, we draw players from all over the state and beyond. Founded in 2005 by professional fastpitch instructor Cara Johnson-Hirsch, Team Indiana's main goals are to create a lasting line of Fastpitch tradition by developing the individual skills and fundamental Fastpitch strategies necessary for growth and continued success. Team Indiana prepares players to succeed mentally and physically in college softball programs and beyond.
Coach Wen Li-Hsiu (Laview) comes to Team Indiana after participating in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. In addition the former Olympian served as an assistant coach at the Taipei Physical Education College. Coach Wen holds a degree in Physical Education and is currently a full-time instructor at SoftballOne. A defensive genius and creative teacher Coach Laview gives players an edge early in their careers.
Team Indiana 12U Laview is looking for a few more players to finish out our team. We are playing a competitive tournament schedule including the 2012 Ohio Stingrays Showcase. Come to one of our workouts and see for yourself what we are all about!! For more information please contact Aimee Burris at firstname.lastname@example.com or (317)-402-3049.
Daughter is 11 yrs old, been playing since she was 5. Has played primarily at 3rd, some pitching and first. Tried catcher last year and loved it. She is a very strong hitter. We feel she is a very strong player but, as she has never played travel ball, we are not sure how she compares to others. Interested in bringing her to a tryout. When would the next one be?
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But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore café - and begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff, Zack Todd.
But there is a part of herself she can never reveal to him - for she must continue to guard her secrets if she wants to keep the past at bay. One careless word, one misplaced confidence, and the new life she's so carefully created could shatter completely.
Just as Nell starts to wonder if she'll ever be able to break free of her fear, she realizes that the island suffers from a terrible curse - one that can only be broken by the descendants of the Three Sisters, the witches who settled the island back in 1692.
Now, with the help of two other strong, gifted women - and the nightmares of the past haunting her every step - she must find the power to save her home, her love...and herself.
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"Once again, Roberts proves that she's a top-notch romance writer. This enchanting and empowering tale is...terrifically entertaining." (Booklist)
"A magnetic hero, a heroine who finds herself, and some memorable secondary characters weave a mesmerizing tale of witchcraft and magic." (Library Journal)
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"Sweet Romance with a Touch of Magic"
STORY - Dance Upon the Air reminds me a lot of the Julia Roberts movie Sleeping with the Enemy. Not the same, of course, but there are a lot of similarities. It is a small town contemporary romance that has an undertone of danger and a dabbling in witchcraft. The romance is engaging, and the impending danger will keep you on your toes. Nell and Zack are strong, smart, likeable characters, and I enjoyed hearing their relationship progress. As always, Nora Roberts' sex scenes are tastefully described but still very passionate. I enjoyed this book a lot, but I've gotten very stingey with my 4's and 5's so I've just rated it a 3.
NARRATOR - Good job but nothing special. Zack's voice was a bit nasally, but way better than a lot of men's voices done by women (and vice versa).
OVERALL - I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good "clean" romance. If you are looking for lots of hot sex, you should probably skip this one.
"Good Romance, Not So Good Narration"
Unlike some of the other reviewers here, I was not impressed with the narrator. She reads well, but her character voices are honestly terrible. Of the three lead women in their 20s, one sounds like a little girl, another like an old lady, and the third has a nasally voice that borders on whiny. The love interest of the main character has a wooden tone with no inflection in it whatsoever, and the few other men in the book all have the exact same voice. Listen to the sample for a long time before you decide to buy this one. However, the book itself is a good romantic fantasy, and after awhile, the story was strong enough to overshadow the weak narration.
"Lets stand together!"
Nell makes you want to get out there and stand up for a cause - the book makes you want to move to a little island and find the solitude and friendlyness that might be waiting for you.
Having read this and the 2 others in the trilogy you feel as if becoming more in tune with nature and it's elements is something you really need to be doing - if only we could escape to this!
very well written and extremely well read! catches you from the word go!
"Really Good Writer....."
I don't where I was but I am just discovering Nora Roberts. I am finding I like her writing alot. This is such a good story...suspenseful...and the mystery is good. The narrator did a great job on all the voices. Thank you Nora Roberts and Audible.
"Great fusion of the modern world and mythical."
The first book got me hooked! Entertaining with every chapter and at the end of it all, the audiobook doesn't leave you hanging on a cliff! But it did make me get the rest of the trilogy.
The reading was great too, loved the pace, fast when required other wise slow and calm. I enjoyed it hope you will too!
"Horrible Narrator"
Don't really know if I could have enjoyed the story as I didn't get past the first 45 minutes. I just couldn't handle the narrator's voice anymore. I will never buy another book narrated by Sandra Burr.
"What was she thinking?"
The book is about an abused woman who ran for her life. So when she picks up with another guy, guess what? Yep, the author crafted another guy who is as controlling as the one her heroine left. Granted, he doesn't hit her, but the whole control thing is, well, creepy. The concept was interesting, and the plot had its good points but the characterization was lacking. Good narration.
"Enjoyable escape"
Nice read. Nora Roberts does a good job on developing the story. Good escape story.
"First in the Sisters trilogy!"
I loved this book. The reader kept my attention and was believable enough that the characters came to life. I found myself picturing it like a movie in my head, probably not a good idea while driving!ha! I look forward to the next book in the trilogy!
"Superb listen for those interested in pagan themes"
This is the first in Nora Roberts Trilogy of the 'Three Sisters Island' series, and it a truly mesmerising story from book 1 right through to book 3. The storyline takes you through the main characters history up to the present time, from the darkest of their days to the best of them. It has a deeply pagan theme which followers of this lifestyle will recognise many of the spells written into the books and this must reflect the authors following or research into the old ways.
I would tend to lean towards the research side as most spells within the book end with the all too familiar line ' so mote it be ', which many followers of the wiccan path will know is never used in true spell casting. It is amazing how many people have picked this up from programmes like ' charmed ' and believe it is the right way to end a spell, but that is poetic licence for you.
The books must be heard as a series otherwise you will miss out on the continuing theme which ends in a superb climax at the end of book 3.
Very highly rated series, and if you enjoy this then you would enjoy many of the other 'trilogy' books from the same author.
"Powerful Starting Over Novel"
A powerful story of Nell, a woman starting over from an abusive relationship. Learning how to make friends and trust in herself again. The magic aspect is used wonderfully as a catalyst, however the relationships developed between the women and male protagonist are beautifully written that their individual personalities make sense for the storyline and their own back stories, without taking away from the emotional struggles Nell copes with and conquers.
"Three sisters"
THIS series is a great favourite as i have it in paperback so being able to hear it on audible is fantastic.so this is high up on my list of great reads
When nell realises that she has the power inside her to deal with the brute husband
No but i think she did great
Three sisters
I would like to see more of noras older books on audio
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Remember Steven Slater, the folk hero of summer 2010 who ditched his JetBlue flight after cussing out a passenger and sliding down the inflatable slide?
Well, he had his day in court today (and was outshined by Lilo!) and the judge sentenced him to one year of probation and a $10,000 fine for "misdemeanor attempted criminal mischief." Well, it looks like we can forget about him entirely now.
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- White has shown his cards in the selection of a team and a bench that is tailored for a hard, firm ground and dry conditions.
- Snow ramps led upwards through the maze of rocks, the surface surprisingly firm and consistent, allowing us to kick steps and chop holds with our axes.
- Rob shivered a little, cold and uncomfortable lying on the firm, hard ground.
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- I then proceeded to let out a few feet of tape and make sure I had a firm grip on it.
- He started on the dishes again, making sure he kept a firm grip on every dish.
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- Raising her head high, Julia decides to toughen herself and be firm with Cassie.
- Sometimes, you have to be firm with minions or they won't stop bugging you, he thought.
- Yet, we must be strong in our firm belief that every human heart desires to be free.
- They were resilient people with strong faith and a firm belief in providence.
- Russell had a strong conscience and held firm beliefs.
- The two became firm friends and were close collaborators on medical topics for many years.
- Constance was a firm believer that things have a way of working themselves out.
- It was there that he met Tom, now aged 18, and the two become firm friends.
- But transgression, by definition, requires a firm set of rules.
- The Crawford Court did not provide a firm definition of the meaning of testimonial.
- Unfortunately, we can't offer a firm definition of what constitutes a high number of features.
- Brokers said they expect share prices to stay firm next week, supported by the planned establishment of new investment trusts.
- While many commodity markets have been very much on the firm side, the grain and oilseed complex have been weak.
- In the age of globalization, capital flows brought in by a firm currency can be more important than the increased trade afforded by a softer one.
verb[with object]
- The Skin Firming Moisturiser with seaweed extract and caffeine promises to firm up flabby flesh and reduce the appearance of cellulite.
- But I rather like my body image, and I reckon I would be sorted if I just got a hula hoop to firm up my stomach muscles.
- By working all heads of the triceps, you can firm up the backs of your arms and develop a gorgeous contour, Roberts says.
- Set a plant in each hole and firm the soil over the rootball and around its stem to support it.
- Then, a second skewer comes in handy for gently firming the soil to help the seedling stand up until the roots take hold.
- Add enough soil to fill the pot, firming the soil gently around the bulbs being careful not to bruise them.
- Sources said the individual entrepreneurs involved have signed a confidentiality agreement which does not allow any of them to go public on the group's plans until schedules are firmed up.
- Preliminary talks on possible sites have taken place between Leeds United and the city council at the highest level and will continue as plans are firmed up.
- Once the staging agreement is firmed up, Headingley's future will be assured and the indications are that the ground will be under Yorkshire's control by the end of June at the latest.
- Economist Ben Simpendorfer added: " We are seeing a sustained reflationary trend; the old news is that retail prices are firming.
- Forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation predict prices will firm in most major commodities.
- Minister Walsh said butter prices have firmed throughout the EU and in Ireland due in part to the overall fall in milk deliveries in the EU and the attraction of cheese, which has also diverted milk away from butter.
- Redditch were causing the odd moment of consternation in the City defence but Wilson's men held firm and never looked in real danger of conceding.
- He also knows that if you are prepared to stand firm and brazenly insist that you have always acted in good faith and done what you think is right, you can hope to con your way out of it.
- Reds tried to break down the defence for the final 10 minutes but YM held firm and fully deserved their points.
be on firm ground
- Be sure of one's facts or secure in one's position.Example sentences
- Dealing with the grandson of his benefactor, my father was on firm ground in being able to reciprocate the kindness which had signalled acceptance and belonging.
- As this is the simple truth - that to live is to feel oneself lost - he who accepts it has already begun to find himself, to be on firm ground.
- As our local MP is both a medical practitioner and the Federal Minister for Education, we felt we were on firm ground.
a firm hand
- Strict discipline or control: children need a firm hand from day oneMore example sentences
- He certainly took a firm hand now, enforcing strict discipline and enjoining severe punishments for those who shirked their duties or who tried to go home again.
- Generals always need to be controlled with a firm hand.
- Therefore, the candidate must have a firm hand in controlling every single event that could be construed to help his campaign.
Middle English: from Old French ferme, from Latin firmus.
Firm meaning 'not yielding to pressure' comes from Latin firmus, also the root of farm (Middle English), which originally meant a tax or rent. Firm meaning 'a company or business' has the same root, but the immediate origin is different. The Latin word had also given rise to Italian firma 'confirmed by signature', and in the late 16th century this was adopted into English to mean 'an autograph or signature'. Over time it came to mean the name under which business was transacted by an organization, as in 'trading under the firm of "Grant & Co."'. Finally, in the late 18th century, firm became the term for a company.
Words that rhyme with firmaffirm, berm, confirm, germ, herm, midterm, perm, sperm, squirm, term, therm, worm
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- I'm a junior partner at a law firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions.
- Like your business, law firms are owned and operated by a set of partners.
- In the property manager's office, Paul and I met with the law firm's office manager and real estate agent.
Late 16th century: from Spanish and Italian firma, from medieval Latin, from Latin firmare 'fix, settle' (in late Latin 'confirm by signature'), from firmus 'firm'; compare with farm. The word originally denoted one's autograph or signature; later (mid 18th century) the name under which the business of a firm was transacted, hence the firm itself (late 18th century).
Firm meaning 'not yielding to pressure' comes from Latin firmus, also the root of farm (Middle English), which originally meant a tax or rent. Firm meaning 'a company or business' has the same root, but the immediate origin is different. The Latin word had also given rise to Italian firma 'confirmed by signature', and in the late 16th century this was adopted into English to mean 'an autograph or signature'. Over time it came to mean the name under which business was transacted by an organization, as in 'trading under the firm of "Grant & Co."'. Finally, in the late 18th century, firm became the term for a company.
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Over 60 elders of the Spirit Lake Tribe gathered in the auditorium of the Spirit Lake Casino Thursday afternoon to voice their concerns about their tribe, specifically tribal government.
It has long been held within the Dakota tradition that the elders are to be listened to, respected and revered. A number of those elders came together to express their love and concern for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, for their tribe and the future of the Spirit Lake Nation.
Spirit Lake Tribal Elder Bernice Juarez asked those gathered in the auditorium to come forward, take the microphone and say whatever they wanted to express. "This isn't a time to argue or debate, we want everyone to have their say," she explained.
"Something needs to be done," she added. "We're here to express our concerns."
And express them, they did.
. . . .
Not everyone agreed with all the speakers. A vote taken when the speaking was done after a motion to remove the entire tribal council from office resulted in hands raised in favor of the motion and none were raised to oppose it.
It would seem a revolution has begun.
Another meeting of the Spirit Lake Nation Elders is planned for 11 a.m. today, Friday, April 12 in the auditorium of the Spirit Lake Casino where they will discuss where to go from here.
For this whole story, see the front page of the Devils Lake Journal Friday, April 12.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. - Behind Mississippi State's five forced turnovers, the Bulldogs (8-3, 4-3 SEC) produced 38 unanswered points to claim a 45-14 victory against the Arkansas Razorbacks (4-7, 2-5 SEC) at Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday.
After receiving the opening kickoff, MSU drove the ball 75 yards on 15 plays to take an early 7-0 lead. Tyler Russell hit LaDarius Perkins on a wheel route in the corner of the endzone for the first of four touchdown tosses on the day for Russell.
The Razorbacks promptly answered the Bulldogs' scoring drive with an 86-yard, 11-play march of their own, capped by a 30-yard pass from Tyler Wilson to Cobi Hamilton to tie the game at seven.
Arkansas would tack on another touchdown early in the second quarter before MSU went on its 38-0 scoring run, aided by an Arkansas fumbled punt after the Razorbacks had stopped State deep in its own territory.
After the recovered fumble, Devon Bell got the rally started with a 39-yard field goal with 9:38 left before halftime.
On the next drive, State marched 78 yards on only five plays. Russell connected with senior Chad Bumphis for a 6-yard score to take a 17-14 lead into the locker room.
With just under six minutes left in the third quarter, Dan Mullen's offense found itself facing a fourth-and-one from the Razorback 4-yard line. Redshirt freshman Dak Prescott plunged over the right side for MSU's third touchdown.
After Cameron Lawrence recovered a Razorback fumble, Russell would again find Perkins two plays later on a wheel route to give the Bulldogs a 31-14 advantage.
Following a Preston Smith fumble recovery, Russell hit Bumphis for the second time with a 22-yard strike on the second play of the fourth quarter.
Darius Slay prematurely ended Arkansas' next drive with an interception, and on the next play, sophomore tailback Nick Griffin took the option for a career-long 60 yards to the end zone.
Russell finished 19-of-32 for 274 yards and four touchdowns. The junior also set three new MSU offensive records during the game, including single-season completions, passing yards and 200-yard passing games.
Perkins paced the Bulldog rushing attack with 91 yards on 17 carries. Griffin also added two rushes for 68 yards and a score.
In his final game in Starkville, Bumphis led all receivers with 82 yards on six catches, including two touchdown grabs. The Tupelo native became the first receiver in MSU history to record 10 touchdown catches in a season. Clark and Perkins also added 61 yards and 40 yards, respectively.
Defensively, Lawrence led the way with 11 stops, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. Linebacker Deontae Skinner turned in two tackles for loss, while Denico Autry and Smith each tallied a sack. Jamerson Love intercepted the first pass of his career as well.
The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday, Nov. 24, in Oxford for the 108th edition of the Battle for the Golden Egg against rival Ole Miss. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. with ESPNU and the Mississippi State Radio Network on the broadcast.


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Hi there,
I recently bought a PS3 and have been using this wonderful PS3 Media server to copy my .MKV movies from my pc to ps3 and watch via home theater.
I have noticed that sometimes when playing .MKV files with very high video bitrate (e.g. 14000+) after sometime the image becomes pixelated.
I am not sure if it is just a bad file or a limitation of the PS3/PMS.
I'm thinking of getting a Bluray Remux file to test if it works as this should have a lossless video bitrate.
Has anyone had any experience in playback of MKV bluray remux or perhaps rips of video bit rates higher than 14k?
I would love to know how you found it, any issues etc?
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Partnership for Safe Medicines India Initiative Hosts National Multi-Stakeholder Forums to Help Protect Patients
Education, Empowerment and Public-Private Collaboration Are Key Themes at Bangalore and Mumbai Events
08.28.13 | By Scott LaGanga
Across the globe, millions of patients are put at risk by counterfeit, substandard or otherwise unsafe medicines. As Executive Director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines in the United States, I traveled to India this week to participate in two national workshops hosted by the PSM India Initiative, an organization working to raise awareness and empower consumers across the country. Since joining with its Executive Director Bejon Misra in New Delhi and Mumbai to help launch the organization in December 2010, the PSM India Initiative has actively laid the groundwork to address this growing challenge. In fact, data collected by Drugs Inspectors across India over the past decade finds that up to 7.5 percent of medicines provided to Indian patients are substandard or unsafe.
In my PSM role, I have the opportunity to work closely with all stakeholders – government, industry, patient advocates and law enforcement – to explore ways in which we can work more closely together and advance near-term solutions. This includes unprecedented collaboration between the branded and generic pharmaceutical industries, which only goes to show that the threat posed by unsafe and substandard medicines is far too important for one organization, interest, or sector to be leading alone. Regardless of industry or constituency, we are all responsible for a successful outcome and must stay focused on the health and safety of patients.
PSM India convened a leading group of policymakers, health care stakeholders, consumer advocates and other national experts in Mumbai and Bangalore, which led to a series of candid discussions about how to best address this issue.
The message from each event was clear: patients deserve the highest quality medicines to help improve, extend and save lives. We couldn't agree more. Ensuring the safety of medicines is a borderless priority, and efforts by PSM India in this area serve as a model for others around the globe to follow. As an industry, we won't always agree on every issue, but it's hard to find any organization or individual who doesn't support the delivery of safe medicines to patients. Put simply, it's a time-sensitive opportunity if we're all willing to embrace it.
I'm eager to hear your thoughts: How can we help reduce the threat to patients and stop those who produce substandard or unsafe medicines? Please feel free to share your perspective in the comments section below. We'll be sure to keep you posted as we continue to broaden our efforts going forward.


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Definition of contradictory in English:
1Mutually opposed or inconsistent: the two studies came to contradictory conclusions
More example sentences
- As a skilled political counsellor More had to display his rhetorical skills in justifying often mutually incompatible or contradictory statements and beliefs in the service of the state.
- These studies lead to different, and often contradictory, conclusions.
- Secular culture so often teaches us that religion and science are mutually exclusive, even contradictory, forces.
opposed, in opposition, opposite, antithetical, contrary, contrasting, conflicting, at variance, at odds, opposing, clashing, divergent, discrepant, different;
inconsistent, incompatible, irreconcilable, incongruous;
rare oppugnant, repugnant
1.1Containing elements which are inconsistent: politically he exhibited contradictory behaviour
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- This contradictory behaviour is due to its own economic myths.
- According to John Stirton, research into the influence of polls on electoral behaviour is contradictory.
- It would be undesirable if the general law and regulatory law - which in some respects is more lenient - demanded contradictory behaviour of the one bank.
1.2 Logic (Of two propositions) so related that one and only one must be true. Compare with contrary.
Example sentences
- For any pair of contradictory premises, one must be true and the other false.
- Propositions are contradictory when the truth of one implies the falsity of the other, and conversely.
- In each case, the judge must decide which of the possibly contradictory principles is the most important.
noun (plural contradictories)Logic
A contradictory proposition.
Example sentences
- He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical.
- Self and not-self, subject and object, are not contradictories, but dialectical polarities.
- God can make either of them true, but he can't make both of them true, since they are contradictories.
contradictorily adverb
- Example sentences
- 'They are and they aren't,' he says, contradictorily.
- They also contend, somewhat contradictorily, that figures showing ever higher awards are based on sketchy and unreliable information.
- Expertise is needed, yet there is, contradictorily, a straightforwardness to the task of travelling at speed.
contradictoriness noun
- Example sentences
- We can get at some of this contradictoriness through one of his many remarks on sexual attraction.
- In this article, the author seeks to refute this principle and show its inherent contradictoriness.
- One aim is to introduce students to genuine historical complexity and the contradictoriness of the woman writer's position then and now.
Late Middle English (as a term in logic): from late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradict- 'spoken against', from the verb contradicere (see contradict).
Words that rhyme with contradictorybenedictory, maledictory, valedictory, victory
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Take a (Yoga) Hike!
It seems quite natural during the cresting wave of summer to take ourselves out of the unnatural walls of our indoor environments and into the outdoors, a place where the wild is at play. I believe that includes getting out of the yoga studio! During the warm summer months, we have the unique chance to take our practice into the living, breathing natural world where fresh air and precious stillness are abundant.
Albert Einstein urged us to "look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." The adventure of hiking and yoga is just that, the chance to explore and deepen our yoga practice against the beautiful backdrop of Earth's endless landscapes. On the trails, nature's rhythms bleed their way into our own and start to influence the way we move in the world — and the way we move on our yoga mats — which makes hiking and yoga a perfect summer combination.


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In the last article we parted ways after configuring a base FreeBSD system, enabling it with upgrades via
cvsup and
portsupgrade, and securing it with a simple
ipfw2 firewall. The previous article created a solid foundation which this article will build on, covering the configuration of Postfix, amavisd-new, ClamAV, SpamAssassin, MySQL and finally SquirrelMail for web mail. The final setup will have all the bells and whistles of a high end-mail setup: web-mail, anti-virus filtering, spam filtering, and hosting unlimited domains with virtual domains and users stored in MySQL.
Postfix is released under the IBM Public License, and not the GNU Public License
The first and most important component is Postfix, a well known mail transfer agent developed by Wietse Venema at IBM and initially known as the "IBM Secure Mailer". Venema, is a respected software engineer who also developed the popular security tool "S.A.T.A.N" (Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks). Postfix is released under the IBM Public License, and not the GNU Public License; the "IPL" has been approved as an open source license by both the Free Software Foundation ("FSF") and the Open Source Initiative("OSI"); however, it has been declared incompatible with the GPL. Initially Postfix was created in reaction to a long list of security vulnerabilities in Sendmail, the then dominant "MTA". The direct result of the "security first" mind, Postfix has a well earned reputation for being easy to setup, fast and secure.
Postfix has two central configuration files:
main.cf: which configures the "properties" of the mail server such as where user and domain information is stored, or which domains to accept mail for.
master.cf: which configures the "behavior" of the Postfix daemon, such as configuring interfaces to non Postfix programs, and other configuration settings for the Postfix daemon itself.
FreeBSD places the configuration files of packages installed from ports under
/usr/local/etc; so normally you'll find the Postfix configuration files under
/usr/local/etc/postfix. First of all, you should install Postfix from the ports tree, in the same way that MySQL was installed in the first article.
Installing Postfix using ports
cd /usr/ports/mail/postfix make install && make clean
You will then be presented with a dialog box: select TLS and MYSQL.
Note that when MySQL functionality is selected, the default action is to install the MySQL 4.1 client library. If you plan on running a newer version of MySQL, such as 5.0, simply cancel the Postfix installation, install the MySQL client library of your choice, and then re-run the installation.
cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql50-client make install && make clean
During the installation of the client libraries you may be prompted for options to the
gettext package. It's not necessary to select any of the options, but feel free to do so if you wish.
After Postfix is built, you will be prompted asking if you want to activate it in the
mailer.conf file: say "yes":
[Prompt] Would you like to activate Postfix in /etc/mail/mailer.conf [n]? y
Configuring Postfix—
Now that Postfix is installed, it's time to dive into the most important of the two configuration files,
main.cf. In this one file there are essentially two sets of directives: one for the domains the server will be hosting, which being with the
virtual prefix; and one for the mail server itself, with lines that begin with
my as in
myhostname. I'll be giving in line commentary, so read the configuration file closely.
# These virtual_* directives configure the domains, users, # and aliases this Postfix instance will handle. # Use proxy: for performance virtual_alias_maps = proxy:mysql:/usr/local/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/usr/local/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:/usr/local/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailboxes_maps.cf proxy_read_maps = $local_recipient_maps $mydestination $virtual_alias_maps $virtual_alias_domains $virtual_mailbox_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains $relay_recipient_maps $relay_domains $canonical_maps $sender_canonical_maps $recipient_canonical_maps $relocated_maps $transport_maps $mynetworks $virtual_mailbox_limit_maps # Where to store the mail virtual_mailbox_base = /usr/local/virtual # Ownership of the mail directory virtual_uid_maps = static:125 virtual_gid_maps = static:125 smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous # Secure SMTP-AUTH smtpd_use_tls = yes smtpd_tls_enforce_tls = yes # Uncomment the following line if you only want auth to happen over tsl # smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes # This setups the ssl certificates which I'll configure a little later smtpd_tls_cert_file = /usr/local/etc/postfix/smtpd.crt smtpd_tls_key_file = /usr/local/etc/postfix/smtpd.key # Mostly for MS outlook clients broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes # Built in restrictions smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unauth_destination, reject_unauth_pipelining, reject_invalid_hostname, reject_rbl_client opm.blitzed.org, reject_rbl_client list.dsbl.org, reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net, reject_rbl_client sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org # Enables virtual hosting virtual_transport = virtual # Filter with amavis-new which uses clam-av for content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
Now, look at the configuration for the actual host itself:
# Configure your hostname, and domain names here! myhostname = myhost.mydomain.mytld mydomain = mydomain.mytld myorigin = $mydomain # Which network interfaces to listen on inet_interfaces = all # This allows delivery for mail to root@[host] for system messages mydestination = myhost, myhost.mydomain.mytld unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 # For other systems on network? mynetworks_style = host # This is what people will see if they telnet to port 25 on your mail server # it might be worth placing a warning message, for legal reasons. Systems with # banners outlining acceptable use, and the legal actions that will be taken # have a slightly stronger case in court. smtpd_banner = mysqlever.mydomain.mytld ESMTP (Insert witty message here)
The framework for the rest of the article is in place. Even though the system is un-usable in the sense the no users can login to send or receive mail, Postfix is itself configured enough to send and receive mail. The next step I'm going go take will be putting the finishing touches on the
master.cf file. The default file may look something like that listed below, but you'll only need to edit a tiny bit of it, and as such I'll only show the relevent lines.
The file
master.cf requires very little tweaking out of the box:
# ========================================================================== # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100) # ========================================================================== smtp inet n - y - - smtpd [...] virtual unix - n n - - virtual [...] smtp-amavis unix - - n - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o disable_dns_lookups=yes -o max_use=20 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - n - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_delay_reject=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_data_restrictions=reject_unauth_pipelining -o smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions= -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0 -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001 -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000 -o smtpd_client_connection_count_limit=0 -o smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit=0 -o receive_override_options=no_header_body_checks,no_unknown_recipient_checks
Postfix Virtual Maps
Postfix has the notion of "maps", which is the mechanism used to map data from one form to another. In our case, it's mapping the data in a MySQL database, using a simple select statement, to certain configuration parameters. The map files contain all the information needed to connect to and query the MySQL database, which contains the user information. Each file contains only one query to the database. Create the files, copy and paste the content, and double check the user name and password used to access the database, which I'll cover setting up in the MySQL section.
Please note that this article is geared towards Postfix 2.3 or newer; however, if you plan on using the configuration presented with an earlier version, the format for
mysql_maps may be different, and broken up into several lines, so make sure to double check which version you are working with.
The file
mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf looks like this:
user = mail_admin password = mail_admin_passwd hosts = localhost dbname = mail query = SELECT goto FROM alias WHERE address='%s' AND active = 1
user = mail_admin password = mail_admin_passwd dbname = mail hosts = localhost query = SELECT domain FROM domain WHERE domain='%s'
user = mail_admin password = mail_admin_passwd dbname = mail hosts = localhost query = SELECT maildir FROM mailbox WHERE username='%s' AND active = 1
Postfix can store user and domain information in LDAP directories, databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL or flat files
OpenSSL & Certificates
The Postfix configuration listed above makes use of SSL certificates for secure authentication over SSL/TLS.
To create an SSL Certificate:
openssl genrsa -des3 -out smtpd.key 1024 openssl req -new -key smtpd.key -out smtpd.csr # Remove Passphrase from private key -- make optional? cp smtpd.key smtpd.key.bak openssl rsa -in smtpd.key.bak -out smtpd.key # Generate Self-Signed Certificate openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in smtpd.csr -signkey smtpd.key -out smtpd.crt
Postfix is extremely flexible, and affords a wide array of options in storing user and domain information. The right choice depends mostly on what's appropriate for the environment you plan on working in. If you only plan on hosting a single domain, with a handful of users it may make sense to avoid the overhead of maintaining a database; however, if you plan on maintaining multiple domains with hundreds or thousands of users, or simply want the flexibility of manipulating the data in an automated way, LDAP or MySQL is the way to go.
An in depth discussion of either MySQL or the way Postfix interacts with it is beyond the scope of this article. The only key concept is that of maps in Postfix, which is discussed towards the end of the Postfix section.
Installing MySQL
cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql50-server make install && make clean
You should now have the MySQL database installed. You may need to run the startup script, and make sure it has been enabled in the
/etc/rc.conf file.
Creating the mail databases
SQL listing below creates the three tables used by Postfix. Simply follow the steps, create the mail database, and then copy and paste the table creation statements. After that, use the GRANT command to grant access to the
mail_admin user configured in the Postfix maps described earlier.
Logon to the MySQL database, initially the MySQL root password isn't set:
mysql -u root create database mail; use mail;
CREATE TABLE `alias` ( `address` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `goto` text NOT NULL, `domain` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `active` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '1', PRIMARY KEY (`address`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COMMENT='Postfix Admin - Virtual Aliases'; CREATE TABLE `domain` ( `domain` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `description` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `aliases` int(10) NOT NULL default '0', `mailboxes` int(10) NOT NULL default '0', `maxquota` int(10) NOT NULL default '0', `transport` varchar(255) default NULL, `backupmx` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', `active` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '1', PRIMARY KEY (`domain`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COMMENT='Postfix Admin - Virtual Domains'; CREATE TABLE `mailbox` ( `username` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `password` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `name` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `maildir` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `quota` int(10) NOT NULL default '0', `domain` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', `active` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '1', PRIMARY KEY (`username`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COMMENT='Postfix Admin - Virtual Mailboxes';
Grant privileges
Run the following command:
GRANT SELECT on mail.* to mail_admin identified by 'mail_admin_password';
Inserting information
An in depth introduction to SQL is beyond the scope of this article too, but here are some simple insert statements to get you started adding users, aliases, and domains
Inserting a user:
insert into mailbox (username, password, name, maildir) values ('my_user_name', 'my_password', 'my_name', 'my_mail_directory');
Adding a new alias, for an existing user:
insert into alias (address, goto) values ([email protected]', [email protected]');
Adding a new virtual hosted domain:
insert into domain (domain, description) values ('mydomain', 'my_domain_is_so_cool');
Amavisd-new acts as a proxy, accepting the mail from Postfix, and filtering it through ClamAV and SpamAssassin
Amavisd-new & SpamAssassin
Amavisd-new is a high performance interface between Postfix and other mail components. Postfix, as well as most other MTAs can only reliably connect to one other content checker such as an anti-virus or spam package, so in order to use both spam and virus filtering we configure Postix to filter content through amavisd-new, which then filters the email through SpamAssassin and ClamAV.
SpamAssassin, is an Apache subproject and is probably the most famous and powerful free software spam filtering program. It uses a wide range of tests to assign an overall score to a piece of mail, if the score is above the acceptable threshold it is considered spam. Amavisd-new comes with SpamAssassin embedded, rather than the stand alone daemon. This simplifies the configuration greatly, since SpamAssassin can be configured in the same place that amavisd-new can. The SpamAssassin directives always begin with
sa as in
$sa_kill_level_deflt, which sets the threshold above which SpamAssassin will simply drop an email instead of tagging it as spam.
Amavisd-new is under
/usr/ports/security/amavisd-new. It should be built with the with the
spamassassin option, which will automatically build and install SpamAssassin during the amavisd installation.
Installing amavisd-new
cd /usr/ports/security/amavisd-new make install && make clean
You'll be presented with a config dialog. The required options are MySQL, and SpamAssassin. Again, after selecting these, feel free to install other options if you feel adventurous.
Tip: If you've already installed amavisd-new, and wish to re-configure it, start the process with
make config, which will re-present you with the configuration dialog.
Configuring Postfix to work with amavisd-new
It's simple, yet important to configure Postfix to filter all mail through amavisd-new, which then acts as a broker and filters the mail through both ClamAV and SpamAssassin. To do so add the following lines to the
main.cf file:
# filter with amavisd-new which proxies to ClamAV and SpamAssassin content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
Configuring the amavisd-new daemon
Amavisd-new is now installed, and Postfix is filtering to it. The only thing left to do is configure the
amavisd-new daemon itself. The ports package doesn't create an
amavisd-new directory under
/usr/local/etc, unlike most of the other packages. Instead, the
amavisd.conf is directly under
/usr/local/etc. Similar to the Postfix configuration block above, I'll be mixing explanation tid-bits with the configuration, so make sure to read it thoroughly.
# Important lines to check, as I said above, I'm mixing # in my own comments with the configuration file. # Make sure these two lines are commented out, as they # will disable spam and virus filtering # uncomment to DISABLE anti-virus code # @bypass_virus_checks_maps = (1); # uncomment to DISABLE anti-spam code # @bypass_spam_checks_maps = (1); # (no default; customary: vscan or amavis), -u $daemon_user = 'vscan'; # (no default; customary: vscan or amavis), -g $daemon_group = 'vscan'; # Configure this to your domain # a convenient default for other settings $mydomain = 'mydomain.com'; # Configure the FQDN of your mail host $myhostname = 'myhost.mydomain.com'; # Change the local_domains_maps to include all # the mail domains you are hosting @local_domains_maps = ( [ ".$mydomain", '.example2.com'] ); # IF you want email marked as spam to have a different # subject header, change the following line $sa_spam_subject_tag = '***SPAM*** '; # Default is 6.31, if message is above this # it will be dropped, and nothing sent to the user $sa_kill_level_deflt = '20'; # Change the default tag level from 2.0 to undef # This will insure all mail addressed to domains # in @local_domains will get a spam score in the header, spam or not. $sa_tag_level_deflt = undef; # Make sure this matches what's in main.cf # listen on this local TCP port(s) (see $protocol) $inet_socket_port = 10024; # Configure these two lines to receive email alerts # when mail is blocked $spam_admin = [email protected]'; $virus_admin = [email protected]'; ### CLAM_AV INTEGRATION ### ['ClamAV-clamd', \&ask_daemon, ["CONTSCAN {}\n", "/usr/share/clamav/clamd.sock"], qr/\bOK$/, qr/\bFOUND$/, qr/^.*?: (?!Infected Archive)(.*) FOUND$/ ],
ClamAV comes with `freshclam`, an automated process for staying up to date with the latest virus signatures
ClamAV is a widely used free software anti-virus package. It is released under the GPL license, and is available for most unix-like platforms. It has many features, but its main goal is an integrated attachment scanner for mail servers. ClamAV is used in a production setting across many private companies, large universities, and government agencies such as: Barracuda Networks, Michigan State University, Brandeis University, Webmail.us, Slashmail, and the US state of Vermont.
ClamAV's configuration file, like that of
amavisd-new is directly under
/usr/local/etc, and is called
clamd.conf. The default configuration is more or less what we need, but it's good to take a peek through the file anyway.
Make sure that mail scanning is enabled:
# Example LogFile /var/log/clamd.log LogFileMaxSize 5M DatabaseDirectory /usr/share/clamav # UNIX Socket which other programs will use # ie: amavisd-new, will use to connect to ClamAV LocalSocket /usr/share/clamav/clamd.sock # Obviously, the user who will own the ClamAV process. User clamav
Courier-IMAP is the IMAP client which allows Squirelmail, and other mail clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird to connect and download messages. There are actually two components installed:
courier-authlib, which manages user authentication; and
courier-imap, which is the actual IMAP server.
However, this dependency is automatically resolved by FreeBSD's ports, all you need to do is select the
AUTH_MYSQL option.
Installing and configuring
/usr/ports/mail/courier-imap make install && make clean
Make sure to enable the MySQL option, so the
authmysql module is built with
After the installation is complete, there will be two directories under
authlib, and
# User Information MYSQL_CRYPT_PWFIELD password MYSQL_GID_FIELD '125' MYSQL_UID_FIELD '125' MYSQL_HOME_FIELD '/usr/local/virtual' MYSQL_LOGIN_FIELD username MYSQL_MAILDIR_FIELD maildir MYSQL_NAME_FIELD name # MySQL Server information MYSQL_SERVER localhost MYSQL_USERNAME mail_admin MYSQL_PASSWORD mail_admin_password MYSQL_DATABASE mail MYSQL_OPT 0 MYSQL_USER_TABLE mailbox
This puts in place the mechanism to authenticate IMAP requests against the information you have stored in your MySQL database.
# Change this from to 127.0.0.1, so that only # SquirrelMail has un-encrypted access to IMAP ADDRESS=127.0.0.1 PORT=143
# The port, and IP address to listen for ssl/tls encrypted connections. SSLADDRESS=0 SSLPORT=993
Webmail with SquirrelMail
SquirrelMail is a flexible, easy-to-configure webmail package written in PHP. Configuring Apache is beyond the scope of this article, and there are many other good tutorials out there, so I'm going to focus on installing the necessary packages, and then on configuring SquirrelMail.
Configuring SquirrelMail
Install Apache:
/usr/ports/www/apache22 make install && make clean
Install PHP:
/usr/ports/lang/php5 make install && make clean
Install SquirrelMail:
/usr/ports/mail/squirrelmail make install && make clean
Installing SquirrelMail plugins:
/usr/ports/mail/squirrelmail-compatibility-plugin make install && make clean /usr/ports/mail/squirrelmail-vlogin-plugin make install && make clean
Configuring SquirrelMail:
cd /usr/local/www/squirrelmail ./configure
- Select 2 to configure the server, make sure to configure the domain name, and the imap server settings.
- Select R to return to the main menu.
- Select 8 to enable plugins, make sure you've enabledthe vlogin plugin.
- Save and quit!
I've shown all the pieces required to put together a secure, full-featured, FreeBSD mail server. It was a lot to cover, and I thank you for staying with me. The first article took you through the steps of installing FreeBSD, managing updates, and installing the core server components for a fully functional and secure email server; this article covered configuring the core components for a robust, spam and virus filtering mail system. The journey is by no means over. I strongly encourage you to take the time to explore the packages used, and learn them thouroughly: they are powerful tools which will serve you well in the future.
i thing there is an error
i thing there is an error in the manual.
actualy i was expecting part two with great impatience
now i am testing it and so far i am at the mysql query part
here i am:
Grant privileges
Run the following command:
GRANT SELECT on mail.* to mail_admin identified by password ('mail_admin_password');
(it is from inside of mysql)
but i get syntax error on this step
"ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '('mail_admin_password')' at line 1"
i am not a mysql specialist, but i tried some variations of that command, but still i got errors
i thing that there is something missing, i dont see where in mysql the user mail_admin is created, and may be this is the reason this command to fail.
forgive me if i am wrong, but please fix it :))
GRANT SELECT on mail.* to
GRANT SELECT on mail.* to mail_admin identified by password ('mail_admin_password');
should be
GRANT SELECT on mail.* to mail_admin identified by 'mail_admin_password';
and there will be no errors :))
.pdf or printable version?
Can we please have a .pdf or at least a printable version of this article?
Thanks a lot :)
printable version!!!
+1 for the printable version of this article.
Suggestion & printable version
+1 for the printable version also (metoo... Feh)
Also, given the FreeBSD project themselves now recommending using portsnap rather than cvsup to keep your ports tree up-to-date (and speaking personally, it's a whole lot easier to work than cvsup) might it be worth mentioning it?
viz Portsnap
The problem as I see it with portsnap is that you can't upgrade your src tree -- and seamless upgrading from release to release via make buildworld && make buildkernel is one of FreeBSD's strongest points -- and with one extra line to the cvsup config file it (cvsup) can pull down source and documents -- so it's still more attractive in my eyes
Though there are strong advantages to portsnap: faster update, no portsdb -Uu after pulling down the ports tree, more secure (signed with keys...etc)
-Yousef Ourabi
Nice Article
... but what makes this mailserver secure now?
A lot of things are left out in this doc
This doc is by no means even close to a beginners document. there are all kinds of steps left out and missing parts that a newbie would totally screw a system up... So tread lightly and research everything first by looking at other sources especially with the Kernel Make. Its a hopeless mess....
Not that it's of weighing importance, but one should take notice of the error in the filename of the certificate (`main.cf', page #1 of the tutorial). It says `smtpd.cert', whilst the certificate created is named `smtpd.crt'. Naturally, one would stumble across this even at first go, but then again, it might serve well changing it if one wanted a spotless and correct version for print.
Good day to all, and thank you Yousef for your great article.:)
Good pick up.
SASL daemon
In a configuration like that is the saslauthd need to be started also, or it is not necessary.
I am confused because I found many posts starting the saslauthd and others not.
Is the following variables needed smtpd_sasl_application_name, smtpd_sasl_type.
maildir ... directory or file
If the maildir field in the MySQL data base is a directory Postfix complains:
Jan 26 00:13:35 web postfix/virtual[1190]: 24A635C9: to=, relay=virtual, delay=0.41, delays=0.12/0.18/0/0.11, dsn=4.2.0, status=deferred (delivery failed to mailbox /usr/local/virtual/jennifer: cannot open file: Is a directory)
If the maildir field in the data base is a file IMAP complains:
Jan 26 00:17:51 web imapd-ssl: chdir jennifer: Not a directory
Any thoughts?
re: maildir
if you do a mysql "select maildir from mailbox", do the directories have a trailing / -- if not that's probably the cause.
Thanks ... one more
Thanks for the pointer on the maildir above. I am having some issues with squirrelmail I keep getting the following error when trying to navigate to the web page:
/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/php/20020429/gettext.so: Undefined symbol "php_realpath"
Note I am running PHP 4, I don't know if this is related.
Thanks again,
Looks like squirrelmail does reuire PHP5
Since my web server was already running PHP4 and I didn't feel up to trying to load both modules into apache I ended up using sqwebmail. Very intuitive and simple in its configuration.
Thanks again,
what about rc.conf?
what to add in rc.conf? i mean how to start all these programs?
what about rc.conf?
i was just wondering what do i have to add to rc.conf to start all of this apps... I've installed them exactly as it's guided...
Help Needed
Hello all - I am a complete newbie to FreeBSD and any Unix/Linux based systems. My company has been a Windows only shop until a change in management. I followed this article to the "T" and am having problems. When I start Postfix, I get an error that it cannot perform a lookup using the mysql_virtual_aliases_maps.cf file. I was thinking that maybe the SELECT statement within that file is causing the problem? I do know that I had to insert my own mail_admin password, which has been done.
I am fairly certain that the other components are working. Squirrelmail's "configtest.php" comes back stating that the system is working fine. I can also telnet to amavisd and issue an EHLO command, which returns data, making it seem as though it is working.
One last item - can you give some examples of what data actually goes into the database "mail"? I have added users, a virtual domain and aliases. But some examples would give me a starting point of what the syntax actaully is. Not the INSERT string to add data to the database, but the actaul way the data is setup to be read. For example: if I have a user that has a username of "jdoe1" what would his alias be? And, if the server is currently "server1.mydomain.com" which IS the domain that I am looking to receive mail on, what is the virtual domain?
The ultimate goal of this server is to make it an external smarthost for an internal Microsoft Exchange box. I would appreciate anyone willing to give me some pointers there too once the mail system is actually up and running. I've seen that there are ways to actually pull the AD information using OpenLDAP.
error :(
Hi.. I have error:
host 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] said: 451 4.5.0 Error in processing, id=71084-02, parts_decode_ext FAILED: Unix utility file(1) not available, but is needed at (eval 70) line 113. (in reply to end of DATA command))


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"And here I am reduced to postcards, the dry hump of marketing strategies." - Killface
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One fineee bitch. Usually from the tropics or another vacation destination. Could be the name for the girl you hooked up with on vacation, or just a girl you spot thats lookin' hot and appears to be local.
"There's a few postcards over at the bar I wouldn't mind sendin' home"
โดย Psuedonymm 10 กรกฎาคม 2008
(tr. verb) Take a girl on a date. Treat her really nicely. Buy her drinks, dessert, more drinks. Wait for the right moment, then place a roofy in her drink. Take her home. Now rape her. Go on vacation, send her a postcard from your destination. ONLY WRITE: "Wish you were here! I RAPED YOU."
Awww duuuuuuude! I totally need to send some postcards this spring break!!
โดย NotMyIdea 14 มกราคม 2009


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Law poll talk:Title 7. Regulation Of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, And Related Activities. Subtitle C. Regulatory Authority Applying To More Than One Type Of Local Government (Texas)
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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
September 08, 2010
DOE, USDA to Develop Better Plants for Bioenergy
A joint DOE-USDA project will seek to improve the energy potential of biomass such as prairie cordgrass.
DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on September 2 announced they will award $8.9 million for research under a joint DOE-USDA genetic breeding program that will create plants better suited for bioenergy production. Scientists at eight institutions will investigate biomass genomics, with the aim of harnessing lignocellulosic materials—nonfood plant fiber—for biofuels production. Funded projects will combine DOE's genome-scale technologies with USDA's experience in crop improvement to accelerate development of specialized perennials, including trees and other nonfood plants, and to improve their effectiveness as feedstocks for biofuels production. DOE's Office of Science will provide $6.9 million for seven projects, while USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will award $2 million to two projects. The goal is to diversify the U.S. energy portfolio and cut foreign oil use.
The projects, supported for up to three years, will look to find long-range improvements. For example, Texas A&M University will host a project to identify the genetic and biochemical basis for increasing yield and to improve the composition of high-biomass cellulosic energy sorghum. Once genotypes are analyzed, scientists can create better bioenergy grasses. At the University of Illinois, researchers will examine the role of small RNA molecules in biomass production. In particular, they will study how RNA regulates cellulose and lignin, which make up most of the next-generation biofuel crops. The findings could help enrich the energy potential of crops such as miscanthus, switchgrass, and prairie cordgrass. See the DOE press release and the joint DOE-USDA Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy research program Web site.