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LIVERMORE -- In 1982, newly ordained Livermore deacon Dave Rezendes set up a modest elf village at his home to celebrate Christmas. He had no way of knowing then that he'd begun a tradition that would last for three decades, outshining even some of the nation's largest displays.
"It had nothing to do with being ordained; I just put up a few lights," Rezendes said. "It grew from there."
Now with 345,000 lights, the elaborate spectacle at "Casa del Pomba" -- Rezendes' home at 352 Hillcrest Ave. -- draws about 40,000 visitors a year and has been featured on cable and international TV. In 2003, HGTV ranked it among the 10 biggest home displays in the U.S.
It dwarfs the National Christmas Tree and its 80,000 lights; even the 2013 Guinness Book of World Records falls short, listing an Australian as the residential record holder for lights with 331,038.
Though he has been encouraged to go after the world's top spot, Rezendes says it's not about being the biggest or the best.
"It's about getting people in the Christmas spirit," he said. "It makes more of an impact than we realize."
Rezendes, who serves at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Livermore, has collected lots of stories over the years. One unemployed and depressed man told him the display changed his life. A woman whose husband had died in a car crash cried tears of joy upon returning to a spot they had both loved. Another woman, beaten black and purple, dropped to her knees and hugged the deacon's leg, taking the lights as a sign to escape from her abusive husband.
Even the nonreligious, Rezendes said, report being drawn in by "a presence."
"[The beauty] is in the hearts and minds of the visitors," Rezendes said. "The children, when you see their eyes, you know it's worth it."
On opening night, Friday, crowds braved the rain for a procession led by the St. Michael's choir. Rezendes read a short passage from the Bible, blessing the lights. Then the gates opened. The choir led dozens of attendees in a chorus of carols as a steady stream of visitors toured the site's buildings, viewing the intricate scenes behind their windows. Each year's theme is unique; this year it's "Elfland," complete with an elf-staffed university, barbershop and dormitory.
"If you just drive by, you're going to miss it," Rezendes said. "There's so much you can take in."
Audrey Hodges and her husband, Ernie, have lived across the street from Rezendes since the 1960s, enjoying a front row seat to all 30 displays. She said they've never been bothered by noise or crowds, and she still views the lights from their porch almost every night.
"I think it's great," she said. "I've never heard any complaints. Everybody loves looking at them."
The display's popularity is evidenced by CaliforniaChristmasLights.com, a website that lets users rate home light displays. Livermore resident Alex Dourov runs it and says this year voters are ranking it fifth-best in California.
"Based on the comments and emails I get, everyone truly says Deacon Dave's is the best in the Bay Area, and it's probably also the biggest," Dourov said.
Volunteers began the Herculean task of installing the lights on Labor Day weekend, working until opening night. Rezendes said he's about to max out the 400 amp transformer PG&E installed to accommodate his power demands, unless he switches to LEDs.
Casa del Pomba -- "House of the Dove" in Portuguese -- boasts 44 Christmas trees, plus a model train, a nativity scene and the "Proposal Bridge."
By the deacon's count, the bridge has seen 56 wedding proposals -- not all successful. One Canadian man flew in to pop the question to his girlfriend. Much to his and his family's surprise, she said no. He said goodbye and left for home.
"We've had a lot of proposals, but there's no guarantees," Rezendes said.
The grounds are open nightly until New Year's Day. Rezendes doesn't charge admission and pays for his own electricity, but does accept donations for Santa's Secret Service, which provides gifts to the needy.
"It's my wish that people will find that sense of peace and sense of hope that the season brings," he said.
Contact Jeremy Thomas at 925-847-2184 or follow him at Twitter.com/jet_bang.
"Casa del Pomba" is at 352 Hillcrest Ave., Livermore. The display is open 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, and 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. From Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, hours will be 6 to 9 p.m. Gates are open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 6 to 10 p.m. and on New Year's Eve from 6 to 8 p.m.


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Tofu is a little application to make reading text easier. It reformats text into narrow columns, like in newpapers, so your eye can follow the lines easier. You can jump to any point in your text by simply typing some letters near it (without choosing any command first). There's a system-wide Service so you can, for example, grab some text from a web page. And it lets you use your voice to navigate text, so you can literally sit back and read.
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If you want to see without downloading: check out this html demo: http://www.xs4all.nl/~zanstra/prj/columns.html
Notice: you need css3 column support (firefox, safari amongst others)
Very simple app that is effective at what it claims to do; make screen reading easier. I never realized how much time I wasted on scrolling and resizing until I pasted text in this program. Just click the right arrow and it scrolls over to a new column so you can keep reading and not worry about managing your screen.
Tofu is the greatest thing ever. I've tried reading ebooks in text editors, and it was torture. In desperate moments, I even tried printing them. Imagine "1984" sputtering out of an inkjet with 8pt type and .25" margins (trying to save paper).
It's perfect as is, I say.
@f1l : The value here is not in replacing real books. Rather, reading a website, PDF, or other online article often involves lots of scrolling. Here, you get pretty columns you can shift between with one keystroke. If it's in your dock, you can just drag text from anywhere onto its icon, and Tofu will bring it up automatically in a very easy to read and manipulate form. I almost always have this app on.
Simple, but highly effective. I use it far more often than I thought I would when I first tried it out.
Worth a try. Tiny, pretty fast (huge files bog down on resizing, unfortunately), and it really does make reading easier.
Tofu is a rare breed: a simple application that does one thing, but does it exceedingly well. This little App has saved me hours of frustration. No, its not quite like reading a book, but it does render text in a way that makes it a pleasure rather than a burden to read.
The best little app that nobody ever heard of. Tofu makes reading long stretches of text downright pleasant, and the latest version supports PDFs as well. (PDFs are portable, yeah, but you end up spending more time scrolling around than reading!) It totally eliminates the top-half-of-a-line-at-the-bottom-of-the-window problem that plagues web browsers--Tofu displays complete lines only! This sounds minor, but is a huge boost to readability. You can also display the text in your choice of fonts. I prefer Palatino, which is very readable on-screen.
(Re mumkin's Project Gutenberg comment below, google for "GutenMark" which is a command-line utility that automatically formats Gutenberg texts into readable HTML or LaTeX.)
Indeed, all props to Tofu... it makes it possible and pleasurable to read Project Gutenberg texts on my Powerbook. Mind you, for best results you'll want to tweak your settings a bit. I have Tofu set to use 18 point Baskerville, and view full screen. You may wish to adjust the column widths and gutters to your personal preferences as well. Also, eTexts from Project Gutenberg really need to have their linebreaks removed (use something like TextWrangler) before they make for comfortable reading.
Not perfect but shows great promise...!
This would ( will ) be specially useful
to read those gnarly webpages...
( Salon, Slate, InfoWorld, etc. )
...that so offend the eyes.
Strangely lacking in export-in-TOFU-format functs.
Basically it sounds like a great idea, and because of that I find myself trying it over and over again, but the effort to launch it is just not worth the hassle in daily use. From the user experience it still doesn't come close enough to replace a 'real' book. I hate to admit it it, but Microsoft with it's Reader is a tiny bit closer. The upside is that Tofu is free, without any DRM and runs on OS X.
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Apologies if this has been covered, I did do a search. Anyway certain file types play too fast, so the video and audio are out of sync. But it's not consistent. I have at least one 3GP that plays fine - the rest have sped up video.
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Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 7:04 a.m.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A horse that got loose from a thoroughbred farm in Lexington tried running with the cars.
And even though it was along a busy highway, WKYT-TV (http://bit.ly/WFYhQk) reports the horse wasn't injured. The animal apparently got loose somehow from Calumet Farm and made its way to New Circle Road, where it ended up running down the middle of the highway for about five miles.
The station reports animal control officers were able to stop the horse, put her into a trailer and take her back home.
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The Republicans, Senators Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, are discussing ways they might support the bill, which would criminalize the shipping or transfer of guns to someone who is barred from possessing a firearm.
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WATERBURY -- When the first quarter of basketball came to a close, with Kennedy leading Watertown by the lowly score of 11-6, a fan might well have wondered: Had Jack Taglia come out of retirement?
He did not. It only seemed that way.
On the night that the Kennedy High gymnasium was officially renamed the Jack Taglia Gymnasium, the Eagles produced for their former coach a solid 60-48 victory over visiting Watertown.
It was the seventh straight win for Kennedy (10-2). The Eagles built a huge lead in the second quarter, 23-8, thanks to a 12-0 run keyed by a Don Jarrett 3-pointer and tip-in and, later, a resounding jam by Isaiah Wright.
But then the Eagles got a bit relaxed and comfy, and allowed the Indians back in the game.
"There were not a lot of good things," said Jarrett, who scored 19 for Kennedy. "We did not get back on defense. We've got the talent, but we have to keep working hard."
That seemed to be the message from head coach Armand LeVasseur, who was happy with the victory, but not pleased with how it happened.
"We gave up a huge amount of points in the third quarter," LeVasseur said, "but we were resilient. We were able to weather the storm."
That storm came from a torrent of 3-point hoops from the Indians (7-6). In a Watertown flurry, Jon Mitchell (20 points, 10 rebounds) and Eddie Hill (16 points, six boards, five assists) each hit two 3-pointers in a four-minute stretch as the Tribe pulled to within 37-35 late in the third quarter.
"I challenged the starters," LeVasseur said. "I told them, 'You have 1:40 left in the quarter. If you guys don't do what you're supposed to do, you're not playing the rest of the game.'"
They got the message.
Wright stole the ball for the Eagles and set up a Wallace Wiggins break. Wiggins hit a shot off the glass at the buzzer, and then Tyreek Middleton and Julio Pastrana opened the fourth with 3-pointers to move the Eagles to a safe perch.
For Watertown, a four-game win streak came to an end, leaving coach Ed Sakl still looking for answers.
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Zach Kopp added 10 for the Indians, while Wright had six points and five steals for Kennedy. Wiggins had six points and six assists, while Pastrana grabbed 10 boards.
Both coaches and teams still seek that one, magic ingredient: consistency.
"We've had good quarters, but we haven't put together a full game yet," said LeVasseur. "That's what we need. Tuesday night (at Wilby) would be a great night to start."
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President Obama called Dec. 14 "the worst day in his presidency," a thought shared by most of our nation. He now is calling for gun control as a by-product to the tragic death of 20 children and eight adults - some of them died trying to save the children. Many people in America agree that gun control is the best answer to humans killing humans. And another legal-political solution to the culture of death could be codified into law. But could this be part of the irrational destruction of the Constitution and the state-controlled evolution of the America we now live in?
Our Second Amendment was a top priority in our most important document, the Constitution. The right to bear arms gave the individual American the ability to protect the home and family and to protect the individual from the tyranny of government - foreign and domestic.
On that terrible day in Connecticut another tragedy was taking place and was not noted in a single national news source. Over 4,000 children were killed in the abortion mills of America - a horrible statistic in our ever-evolving "Culture of Death." And it happens every day in our country.
I have a modest proposal for the president to help in the effort to stop the growing "Culture of Death," especially death for those unable to protect themselves from automatic weapons and from drugs and surgical instruments that kill the very young and the old. The president and his party leaders could lead in overturning the bad laws that permit abortion (Roe vs Wade) and fund abortions (Obamacare) that stop the lives of over a million American children in our country each year. They can also make good laws that stop the video games and movies that promote, teach and train our children and adults to the violence of killing other humans.
I am sure the president could become a leader in America's return to a "Culture of Life" and bring bipartisan support for any national legislation protecting our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. If he would support overturning Roe vs Wade, maybe, Jan. 22 could be the best and happiest day in his presidency and in our America.
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Two hundred fifty-eight seniors received their bachelor's degrees during the College's 62nd Commencement exercises last month. Including those who graduated in September and December, the combined Class of 2009 numbered 281 students.
The Saturday, May 16 ceremonies honoring CMC's newest graduating class featured keynote speaker Surin Pitsuwan '72, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Activities, as well as President Pamela Gann; Senior Class President Naomi Bagdonas '09; Gregory Hess, vice president for academic affairs, dean of the faculty, and the Russell S. Bock Chair of Public Economics and Taxation; student marshal Kyle Kinneberg '09; faculty marshal William L. Ascher, recipient of the G. David Huntoon Senior Teaching Award; Harry T. McMahon '75 P'08 '09, Board of Trustees chair; Benjamin Judge '09, who gave the Latin salutation; and Freya Lee '09, who gave the Benediction.
Photos from this year's annual event, which relied on help from more than 50 staff members as well as resident assistants, can be viewed here: http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/commencement/grad09/ Watch video highlights from this year's ceremony. DVD copies of the entire ceremony, including students receiving diplomas, may be ordered through the Commencement 2009 Web site: http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/commencement/.
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Published: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 7:52 a.m.
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Henderson County's annual Christmas tree recycling event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at Jackson Park. Trees will be chipped into mulch, a fragrantly fresh pile of chips will be available for free gathering and hot apple cider will be served by volunteers with the Environmental and Conservation Organization.
More than 1,600 trees were chipped last year, keeping this valuable resource out of the landfill and producing piles of useful product.
Trees may be dropped off beginning Dec. 26 in the parking lot for Field No. 6 at the park. Christmas tree vendors are encouraged to bring leftover trees. No balled trees or wreaths or greenery with wire will be accepted.
Hendersonville residents may leave their Christmas trees at curbside, where they will be chipped and counted as part of the recycling project.
The event is coordinated by ECO in cooperation with Henderson County Parks and Recreation, Hendersonville Public Works and Henderson County Solid Waste Dept and sponsored by King's Hardware. The Jan. 5 recycling event will take place rain or shine.
For more information, call the ECO office at 828-692-0385 or visit www.eco-wnc.org.
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A second teenager is charged in a clubbing attack that sent a former Minneapolis mayoral candidate to the hospital.
The Hennepin County Attorney's office says the 17-year-old Minneapolis girl was charged by juvenile petition with aggravated robbery and assault. After a court appearance Monday, she is on electronic home monitoring. Prosecutors want to certify her as an adult.
Former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew was at a coffee shop at the Mall of America Thursday when a young man grabbed Andrew's phone and ran. Andrew chased him, but two young women blocked him at the door.
Eighteen-year-old Letaija Cutler-Cain of Brooklyn Park is accused of jumping on Andrew's back while the 17-year-old girl struck him on the head with a metal baton.
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Bring out maracas, cymbals, xylophones, drums, tone blocks, bells and anything else you can find to equip your kids' band. (Don't forget the pots and pans! Just remember: Wooden spoons make big drum sounds; metal spoons make big headaches. . . . )
For extra inspiration, play a piece of patriotic music to demonstrate a marching beat. Or start a game of "conductor" by having the group follow direction from one band leader. Show the leader some basic hand gestures (you can make them up!) to signal louder, softer, faster and so on, then encourage him or her to get creative and see what else the band can do.
Extend play even further by adding band "uniforms," decorating a banner and gathering an audience to watch the show go by!
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The sky will fall, all over the world, now that Congress did not give in to President Barack Obama's demand for higher taxes, he and others in his administration claim.
You may well have been following Obama's attempt to portray the "sequester" as a crisis he can use to extort another tax increase from Congress. Remember, he got a big one late last year, in exchange for virtually no cuts in government spending.
I've been asked several times to explain just what Obama and lawmakers mean when they talk about the sequester. Here, in a nutshell, is what's going on:
Way back in August 2011, the White House talked Congress into approving a debt ceiling increase without spending cuts. In exchange, an agreement was forged that unless real progress in reducing the deficit was made, automatic spending cuts - referred to as a sequester - would go into effect by March 1, 2013.
Sequester rules call for the cuts to be "across the board" for discretionary spending programs.
But Obama is insisting on more new taxes to achieve the required reduction in the budget deficit. Conservative lawmakers say more cuts in how much Washington spends are needed.
As usual, Obama is using the baloney pulpit - a public relations blitz - to argue that it's the fault of conservatives in Congress if the sequester proceeds. And if it does, the sky will fall. School teachers, firefighters and police officers will be laid off, he claims. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta maintains the military will be crippled. The Pentagon's 800,000 civilian employees will be furloughed, he says.
And now, Secretary of State John Kerry is joining the fun. He said that, according to The Associated Press, "the greatest challenge to U.S. foreign policy is not emerging China or Middle East instability. It's Congress" - because lawmakers won't give in to Obama.
But wait. What were those numbers, again?
The sequester requires $1.2 trillion in spending cuts during the next 10 years. During the remainder of this fiscal year, reductions would total $46 billion, or about $6.6 billion a month.
That's out of a total federal budget of about $3.8 trillion a year.
In other words, the sequester requires reducing federal spending by less than 3 percent.
Stop and think about that. If you had to reduce your own spending by 3 percent, could you do it if you really had to?
Of course.
It would be tough, especially if your income is low or moderate to start with. But ours is not a low- or moderate-spending government. Washington's spending has doubled during the past 12 years, up from about $1.86 trillion a year during fiscal 2001 to $3.8 trillion now.
I'm guessing that if your spending had doubled during the past 12 years, you'd find it easier to cut back by 3 percent.
So here's the thing: Could it be that Obama and his cohorts aren't really trying very hard to find ways to make the sequester cuts without furloughing 800,000 Defense Department employees or eliminating funds for teachers, police officers and firefighters?
Could it be that the more of a crisis they can manufacture, the more pressure the public will put on Congress to cave in to the White House?
Here's another number to think about: The sequester calls for an average of $120 billion a year in spending cuts. That's about one-seventh of the budget deficit expected for this year alone (and, by the way, the reductions actually required March 1 by the sequester amount to just one-tenth of this year's deficit).
Obviously, simply requiring across-the-board spending cuts from all agencies isn't a good idea. But Obama presented no alternative that would trim less from agencies with more need, and more from those that can stand reductions more easily.
Could it be the president plans to dodge any spending discipline?
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EAGLE COUNTY - Here's one straight from the irony files:
As of May 24, Gore Creek in the middle of Vail was flowing a bit higher than the same date last year. Of course, there were countless tons of snow still on the hillside a year ago, prompting local officials to worry about another spring of flooding along local streams.
Last year's streamflows peaked in mid- to late June. This year, local rivers may already have seen their high-water marks, thanks to historically low snowfall in the winter.
Diane Johnson, communications manager for the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, said people in her office have said Gore Creek through Vail seems to have peaked for the season.
The same is true farther down the Colorado River system. Eagle County Public Works director Tom Johnson has been told the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs peaked earlier in May.
Rivers are running at a relative trickle for this time of year across western Colorado.
In fact, the U.S. Geological Survey's streamflow map showed just one local stream - Homestake Creek - running above its normal flow for May 25.
Streamflow is important for Eagle County, since there are only a few high-elevation reservoirs for use later in the season. That's why water managers are keeping a close eye on streamflows.
One of the feds' flow stations is on the Eagle River just downstream of the Avon wastewater plant. Records for that station have only been kept since 2000, but the chart paints a vivid picture.
The chart puts the May 25 average at just about 1,500 cubic feet per second. This year, the flow rate was just 619 cubic feet per second. That's better than the 452 cubic feet per second flow rate for May 25, 2002 - the last bad drought year - but it's not good.
While local emergency managers don't have to worry about floods this year - except for an occasional flash flood prompted by a sudden downpour - those people are now busy with a different worry.
"We're going to start weekly fire calls next week," Johnson said.


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When I was last at uni (which I go back to every so often, just to prove to myself that I can't sit through another degree), I found myself in a situation where I was sitting at a computer in the library of a public high school in Western Australia, trying to write a lesson plan (I was dabbling with the idea of being a high school teacher at the time). It was 40°C (104°F) outside, and inside wasn't much better. I was sitting on an uncomfortably high plastic chair waiting... waiting... waiting... and that was just for the office suite to load on MS2000. One of my fellow post grad students was sitting at the terminal next to me. We had exchanged pleasantries and I knew he had an IT background, and the wait time was getting ridiculous, and so I said, as a way of passing the time, "I forgot how slow this whole windows business is". He looked at me, in a puzzled, suspicious way. "Why?", he enquired. "What do you use?" I could tell by the look on his face that he suspected that I was going to say something along the lines of "A quill and parchment, obviously" or "An abacus and letter fridge magnets". When I replied "Ubuntu", his eyebrows shot up and he looked at me like I had just grown a third head (and I don't even have two). Then he said something along the lines of "What? I... You... I would never have thought you were a Linux user."
I was quite pleased about that really. While I might have been the cheer squad for no stereotypes last week, they are alive and well in our nation's psyche, and the fact that I don't have the physical appearance of a geek chick is reassuring. In our conversations after that little revelation, we got back onto the topic of GNU/Linux. Why did I use it?
Okay. Confession time. While the thing that appealed to me initially about FLOSS was the political and philosophical tennets, the reason I began using it was because it was put on my computer for me. I didn't have to do anything. I'll admit, any modicum of computer knowledge had come from years of being around people who are into computers, and that's it. Sure, I can talk the talk, but I never really walked the walk... I always had someone I could call to do the walking for me. I saw a great dividing line between me and them. I was a user. A consumer. Somebody whose needs were catered to by others. I never even THOUGHT about the OS, or that there were options... I just used whatever was in front of me and, if I am perfectly honest, that's why I got into Ubuntu. SOMEONE PUT IT IN FRONT OF ME.
But then my new friend said "I don't get it. I mean, all these people use Linux as a political statement. I don't get what's so bad about Microsoft. I use it. It's fine." And that got me thinking. What had changed in me when Ubuntu got put in front of me? I hadn't gone back to MS. And I could have... Ubuntu is on my PC, but my laptop was MS, I could have used that, but I actually transferred all the data from it onto my Ubuntu PC. So I must prefer it. And there are a couple of things that I can pinpoint immediately. Firstly, I like that Ubuntu isn't buggy. I like that the load time is less. I like that even if a program crashed the whole system doesn't go. I like that I don't fear for the sanctity of my stuff because I'm in immenent danger of contracting a virus. I like it so much that it's going to go on my laptop too.
I like that it's the first thing in the history of my compter use that I feel like I have made choices with, instead of just used without thinking. I like that I can equate it's use with a daily political act... and that I feel really, practically, and actively involved in the system I am using every day. What's weird about that is the impression that everyone who uses GNU/Linux, or more specifically a flavour thereof, is a geek. But the fact that as a user I feel so empowered by Ubuntu (and I didn't using Windows) makes me feel like this impression is flawed, particularly considering I really could have, at the time, installed Ubuntu on my own, no fuss. And that would have been my answer to my new friend if the MS programs had taken any longer to load.
"...don't look like a Geek"
Your story was very interesting in that I am perceived in the same light, even more so, although our professional backgrounds and experiences are quite different.
At age 59, as a consultant for "business" technology/hotel management systems, and of African descent (particularly as viewed and stereotyped in USA), I am certainly not considered a Geek qualifier, but have used and even consult primarily on GNU/Linux and BSD Unix to business, education and government departments, thereby required dressing for and interacting mostly in the "corporate" culture environment.
On several occasions I have utterly surprised many high school, college and technology types by my involvement and use of the "Freedom" OS with it's associated politics.
My reasons for use of GNU/Linux and Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) parallel most of yours, plus what I consider more productive, flexible and less externally controlled venture.
It always gives me great pleasure to not worry about malicious intrusions (I do protect my systems beyond standard configs), Microsoft unobstructed access to my computers, constant unexplained and unfixable crashes, and revel in the sheer power and elegence of software like the new KDE, Gnome, Gimp, OpenOffice suite and other modern FOSS applications.
Cheers to you.
W. Anderson
Hamilton, Bermuda
Ottawa, Ontario, canada
Public's generalisations...
The problem here is, when anyone hears the word "Linux", they assume that there's gonna be nothing but command line. They retain that view of what the older generation of Linux distros represented, where "only geeks use it". (Even some PC enthusiasts use this excuse in those "Linux vs Windows" forum flame fests).
This has obviously changed in recent times, as "easy to use" distros (Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, etc), have started to raise interest for people (at least raise some sort of curiosity, that yes, there is an alternative that offers things that Microsoft does not). Granted, they aren't completely perfect yet, but they have established a stepping stone into the desktop market. It may not be a big step, but its an important one. At least they're very usable for those desktop folks who have general desktop needs. (email, web, video, music, etc).
I guess we have our own reasons for trying alternatives.
Mine were:
(1) When MS started talking about "Windows Genuine Advantage" (WGA) and implementing DRM-style technologies from WinXP onwards. This just scared me into looking elsewhere. (I'm still trying to understand what exactly does WGA offer in regards to "Advantage"! I don't get it.)
(2) As a geek and a self-taught newbie programmer, the more I looked into things, the more depressing things got, finding out how MS has cause much grief for many around the world. This motivated me into dropping MS based solutions where possible. (at least look for equivalent or alternative solutions).
(3) Every time something went wrong, Windows often noted some cryptic error message. (You know when you get that BSOD and you get a bunch of digits/letters as the error code? That irritated me because I couldn't really do something about it!). It doesn't tell me much as to what cause it or why...This is where I started appreciating what open-source offered. I like the fact that logs aren't too much of a problem to go through. The better part is when I can do something about a problem! (I used to feel a bit helpless and annoyed...Now I get satisfaction in I learning something new. I was able to do things myself and actually got a good idea of what was going on).
(4) Switching to Linux gave power back to me...The owner of the system. I've never actually read MS's "End-User License Agreement" (EULA)...But once I did, I realised it was something I don't agree with. (which pushed me into building my own PCs and looking for notebooks that don't come with Windows...Or at least ask the seller if they offered the option not to include it).
Anyway, its good to see another Aussie Linux User. (ALU) :)
Political Statement
Using GNU/Linux as a political statement... I'm totally up for that. It's such a great statement. To say that you believe in freedom and sharing. Isn't that what we were taught as kids and what we teach our own? And why not share something that costs us nothing but a bit of electricity to do so? It's going to be a great world, sooner or later, when this is the default.
Scott C.
the right tool for the right job
>"I don't get it. I mean, all these people use Linux as a political statement. I don't get what's so bad about Microsoft. I use it. It's fine."
It may be true that people use linux to make a statement, but that statement seems like a zealot talking about other zealots.
If access to your home network is needed, I can just as well set up OpenVPN or Cygwin/sshd on win32 - but for some reason I feel uneasy setting up a port forward to a windows client. Besides, my only windows machine is a game box and would hate to waste all those decrypting cycles at the expense of higher frame rates ;-)
the other way
Ok here's the other story. I've been an avid LInux supporter for years ( and still am ) but then I got a notebook and all that changed. It is an Asus and as such there was no help from the manufacturer into getting things working under linux. That's fine since I've been usign linux for years changing distros and such and I was pretty used to dealing with problems. Only I decided to ditch the onboard sound and go for Echo Indigo. In theory there is a linux driver only in practice getting it to work on my brand new AMD64 notebook was a no-go. For one the pcmcia bus simply did not work and there was some lengthy fix which also did nothing in mu case. Turns out the dev team botched up something ( finally fixed after over and year ). I wasn't about to let my > $100 sound card collect dust so I was forced into using Windows. And the funny thing was that it was actually faster for most things. Configuration was faster, although this is very relative since you have to install each app separately and then configure it, and most system maintenance tasks take less time. ( keep in mind that for quite some time I used to make my living as a sys admin of various Windows labs and other computers ) Over the last 1 1/2 year I have actually relearned to live with Windows day in and day out. Sure I had to lear the meaning of "If it ain't broken don't fix it" and how much it applies to Windows. While you can do just about any customization often it takes way too long and the chance of messing things up is great. For the first 2 months I was constantly trying to make windows look like my linux desktop only to give realizing that the capabilities for customization of some parts of windows are just not there. All in all, with the help of some not so leagle for my personal use software ( SAV and several others ) and my moderate windows tweaking I have managed to survive as a fultime Windows user for quite some time now. And the funny thing is that I'm beginning to like it. All I used to do before was basic tasks and coding in VS. But latelly I don't even feel like switching over to my linux desktop. Yes Windows can't do things the way Linux can but it does pretty well for the most part. You do have to respect it's limitations though. And ... if I had to licence all the software that I use I'd go bankrupt ...
Anyway, just though I tell you about my experience going from Linux to Windows ( because I had to ).
on windows
Windows technically is a good operating system. almost every proprietary software which able to be run on top of windows are sophisticated too. The real problem is if I use windows and various proprietary sofware on my machine, it is just too much money for me and give me many limitations. Then, if I can use free as in free market* operating system and the whole world of free software which are very high quality and sophisticated(just like Open Office.org, GNOME, and GNU Emacs) for gratis, why not?
In addition, I feel much safer by using free software. I am sure that there is no mallicious code exist on software I am using. Moreover, I can copy free software freely into my other machines and my family's. It's really great advantage of free software over proprietary software.
But yes, I am regretting so much I can not use free software all the time. At university and work I am forced to use proprietary software(I am writing this one with proprietary operating system, although I am using free web browser).
Thanks for you dear richard, gnu project, free software community and this beautiful magazine for make these all happen. :D
Note: Free software is free as in freedom. But there are many people confuse free software as in gratis software. But, perhaps if we refer free software as in free market, many people will notice it because free market refer into freedom and not gratis. But I do not know yet whether this is appropriate or not. Suggestion please?
Very nice Blog. Number one
Very nice Blog. Number one Topic. It may be true that people use linux to make a statement, but that statement seems like a zealot talking about other zealots. If access to your home network is needed, I can just as well set up OpenVPN or Cygwin/sshd on win32 - but for some reason I feel uneasy setting up a port forward to a windows client. Besides, my only windows machine is a game box and would hate to waste all those decrypting cycles at the expense of higher frame Sohbet rates Regards.


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RECORDS: Stanford 9-2, 7-1 Pac-12 North; UCLA 9-2, 6-2 Pac-12 South
KICKOFF: 3:30 p.m. at the Rose Bowl
SERIES HISTORY: UCLA leads 45-34-3; Stanford has won the past three meetings.
STORYLINES: If Oregon beats Oregon State in a game starting 31/2 hours earlier, Stanford would have to win to earn a spot in the Pac-12 title game Friday and also keep its hopes alive for a berth in the Rose Bowl ... For the second consecutive week, Stanford will have to slow a high-powered offense, this one led by redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley, who has thrown for 2,973 yards and 25 touchdowns, and senior tailback Johnathan Franklin, who is second in the Pac-12 in rushing with 1,441 yards and is averaging 6.3 yards per carry ... Stanford will be without stalwart defensive tackle Terrence Stephens, out because of what the school called a personal matter.
INJURY UPDATE: Stanford — No significant injuries. UCLA — RB/WR Damien Thigpen (knee) is out. WR Devin Lucien (collarbone) and RB Steven Manfro (knee) are questionable. WR Darius Bell (ankle) and WR Kenneth Walker (concussion) are probable.
MATCHUP TO WATCH: Stanford's defense against UCLA QB Hundley. Hundley is on a hot streak much like Oregon's Marcus Mariota was before facing the Cardinal. He has completed 82 of 108 passes (75.9 percent) over his past three games for 1,057 yards with 11 touchdowns and two interceptions, and he is the first UCLA quarterback to throw for 300 yards in three consecutive games. But Hundley hasn't faced a defense like Stanford's, which sufficiently squeezed off the run against the Ducks to turn Mariota into a guy who looked like a redshirt freshman.
STATS THAT MATTER: With a victory, Stanford would have achieved three consecutive 10-win seasons for the first time in school history ... Even after facing Oregon, the Cardinal ranks second in the nation in rushing defense (71.2 yards allowed per game) and sacks (4.18 per game) ... In its past three games, Stanford's defense has allowed just eight third-down conversions (19.1 percent) ... UCLA tailback Franklin has eight 100-yard games this season and needs one more to break the school record ... UCLA is fifth in the nation in sacks (3.45 per game) after ranking tied for 112th (1.0) last year.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Voters will decide next month whether South Carolina will continue to elect its governors and lieutenant governors separately, or whether gubernatorial nominees will pick their running mates starting in 2018.
The constitutional amendment question on Nov. 6 ballots will also determine who presides over the Senate and how a vacant lieutenant governor's seat would be filled.
Voters who choose "yes" are saying they want the state's CEO and lieutenant governor to run on the same ticket.
The proposal was advocated by Gov. Nikki Haley and former Gov. Mark Sanford. But it took the guilty plea and resignation of former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard for legislators to put the question on the ballot.
If the proposed changes had been in place, Sen. Glenn McConnell would not have taken over as lieutenant governor and would still be the state's most powerful lawmaker.
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Largest Texas Grid Operator Sets Wind Power Record
November 28, 2012
The major Texas grid operator reported a record for wind energy generation this month.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state's largest grid operator, set a new state record for wind energy production on November 10. Wind power output reached 8,521 megawatts (MW), representing nearly 26% of system load at the time, surpassing the previous instantaneous record by more than 150 MW. ERCOT manages the flow of electric power to 23 million Texas customers, totaling 85% of the state's electric load.
Nearly 7,000 MW of the new record included wind power from West Texas wind farms, followed by more than 1,100 MW from wind farms along the Texas coast. ERCOT has more than 10,000 MW of wind power capacity, with nearly 21,000 MW of additional wind generation under review for development. The completion of high-voltage transmission projects by the end of 2013 will improve ERCOT's ability to move wind power from West Texas to the metropolitan areas, where demand on the grid is highest. See the ERCOT press release.


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Stlltcmber IS, 1995
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Cenlral Michigan Uninn il}' lJoard of Truslec:5
MI. 1'leasant. Michigan
September IS, 1995
Members present: Mr. Roger L. Kesselcr. chair. Mr I)avid A. Brandon; Mr. Jerry 0 Campbell: Mrs. KId D
Guido: Mr. Mitchell D. Kchetian: Ms. Halliet B Rouer, Mr W Sidney Smith: Mr. Robert P Young. Jr.
Dr. l.w.ul.ro E. Plachta, PresiJent
Members absent: None.
Also attending: Dr. Richttrd W. Davenport, l'ro\lQSt and Vice President for AcademiC Affairs: Mr Kim
Ellertson, Treasurer of the Board and Vice President for Businw and Finan<:c; 1>Ir Russell L. Herron.
Secretary 10 the: Board ofl'rustee5 and Vice President for Univcl"S"lly Relations.
The mtt,ing \\35 called to oroer b) Chair Kcsseler at 8:45 Ln1.
It W35 moved by Mr. Brandon, seconded by Mr. Smith. and carried. thai the Board mo\(' into closed session
to disc uss strategy connected '" ilh the negotiation of collective barg;lin ing agrct:mcnts and 10 consult "I!h
our anome)' regarding slnltegy in connection .. Ith pending litigation.
1l1e I30ard mo\'ed into closed session al &:45 a.m. and rrcc:ssed at 10:10 a.m. to coodtK:t committee meeungs.
Thc IlOIIrd rec(K1\'cned in open session III 1:32 p.m.
II was mo\'ed by Ms. Rooer, seconded by Mrs. Guido. and earned. thallhe minutes oflhc July 20,1995.
meeting be IIppro\ed.
II lOoas moved b) Mr. Kcssc\cr, seconded by Mr Brandon. and carried. that the folio .. IIIg ~Iullon gnu1tlng
CnlCrilUS niH].: to C harl~ Krllicut, prognlnllller/ll nOilysl, complllrr st l""\·ic~. be lIdopled.
WIIEREAS. Charl~ KcllicUl has de\'OIed 2J )"CllB o( dedICated scnlte to Central ~hch igan
Uni\erslly in the Dcpanmcnt ofCornputcr $cn-ICCS; and
V.IIEREAS. IIc has diSllnguishcd hmlscl( ,,,,th cxemplary sen'ice 10 facult), students and
administralors b) providing professional SIiPpon and assistance 10 the p.1yroll, personnel. and
swdclII cmplo)'mclIl QfI'tces; and
WHEREAS, His dedication 10 responsibilities. somellmes al great personal 5aCnrICC; genUine
concern 10 pro" ide the highest quallt) sen-ice 10 the: uni,·tnll),. and positi\"e aUltude have gained
him me highest regard (rom cowOf],:el1i; and
ERlc"tu! Rank . continued
WHEREAS. IliI associates" ish him continued SUC-ee5S in a well-desen.·ed rel1remetll: Now be il
RESOLVED. Thai the Iloard of Trustees. 00 behalf of the lllli\ersily community. v;presses
appreciation and gratitude to CharJes Kellicut for his eontributions to Cenlnl Michigan UnI\'ersity
and ntends Emeritus rank.
It was moved by Mr. Kcsstler. seconded by Mr. Smith. and carried, that the follo"ing resolution granting
emeritus rank 10 Emma "lcConnr ll, coordinator, payroll, be adopted.
WIIEREAS, Emma McConnell has been a productive and valuable employee of the Business and
Finance Di\'lsion ofCentlll1 Michigan University fa- more than 22 years.; and
WHEREAS, She has played a signirJCa/\t role in the management and operation of the payroll
office: and
WHEREAS. lIer integrity. professionahsm, dedicalion to excellence, and scnsiti\<il) 10 ~udenlS.
faculty and staff in meeting the: demands of tile p.1)TOIi function ha\'e made her a role model to
colleagues throughout her ClITccr: and
WIIEREAS, Iler lno"icdge: and understanding of the uni\'crsity conlmunlty and her many
contributions 10 vanous aspecl5 of campus lifc ha\'e scn.·ed the unIVersity well: Now be il therefore
RESOLVED. That the I30ard of Trustccs. on behalf of the uni\'ersity community, expresses
appredation and gratitude to Emma McConnell for Iter comnbutions to Central Michigan
University and extcnds Ementus rank.
II " 'as mo\ed by Mr. Kcsstler, sc<:onded by Mrs. Guido, and carried. Ihat the folJov.ing resolution granling
emeritus rank 10 Janel R~krr, anlsla nt profl'UOr, library. be adopted.
W"~REAS. JanCI Rocker hns scrved in the libnu")' for 31 years and during those years has
manifest~d loyalty. kindness.. palience, and friendliness; and
WI IEREAS. She has shared her knowicdge of music and art in the cataloging of the library's
materials: and
WHEREAS, She has assisled in the conversion of the library's resotIras into a wide!) Iteessible
electron ic format. Now be it therefore
RESOLVED. Thot the Board of Trustccs, on behalf of the tmi\'ersity community. expresses
appm;iation and gratitude to Janel Rocler for her eonlTibutioos 10 Central Michigan Uni\'ersil) and
extends Professor Emeritus rank..
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It "IS moved by Mr Brandon. seconded by Mr Smith, and carried. that the follo"lng resolullon be adopted
OE IT RESOLVED. That thc Accoun\JInl'S Report of Emst & Young LLP. dated August 18, 1995,
for the fiscal year 1994·95 is received, rhc admmistration is author~ 10 use this report as
lllN~' '!YJtJlJi[IT..r.!..~·;..s.illl!lJ''''SH:..u,''tlk"'~: (Finanu I nd I'trw nntl Commill~)
II was mo\ed by Mr Brandon, seconded by Mr SmIth. I\nd carried, that the folJov.mg resolutlOll be !\dopted
BE IT RESOLVED, That Ihe Board of Trustees ratlrleS the Consent granted by the PresKknt for
the sublease by laBelle Leasmg Company to l11e Sweet Onion, Int_. d.b.a. hlrfleld Inn. of land
and buildings covered by a Ground lease Agreemenl bct .... 'CCn Central Michigan Uni\CfSlty and
laBelle Leasing Company, dated October 14. 1994
t"INCIIIlt\Ll. ACAI>t; ,\J IC WING: (Fin.nu . nd Penonnel Co mm l"~)
It \\11S .. ,,,,,,,m oved by Mr. Brandon, seconded by Mr. Kehettan. ond cwried. that the follo"ing resolulion be
BE IT RESOLVED. That the presidenl or hIS designee is authorized 10 contract for the roof
replaccment and rclmed sen ices to conlplele Finch 11/111 roof S)'SICnt at a total cost not to C!i:cecd
$320.000: fundllli" ill be from the capllal budget.
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It was rfIO\"ed by Mr Brandon. seconded b) Mr Young. and catTicd. thai the follo"lII& resolutlOll be adopted
BE IT RESOLVED. 11101 the follo\\\118 endowmelll funds/scholarships are establishcd and
SUltefllents appro\'ed:
Diolo&>, Depa rtment I)eo'clopment I'roeram
The university" ill transfcr funds in the mnoul1l Drs I 0.844.1 0 from account 42030 to the Biolog)
Department De\'elopmcnll'rogrnm fund functioning as an endowment. account 66056.
Frank and Vi"linia Irg3nlil Endo" 'mentlSc:hoI3nhip
E.'lmblished in 1995 by Frank Irgang. CMU Class of 1940. and Virgmia lrgang for MIChigan
resident. junior IUId senior studenl5 ~oring m industrial engm~ing and tc:chnolo&Y. The
scholarship is based on full lime enrollment and I!i IlOI renewable
End01lmenl F'und.slSchola"hilH - eonlinu«l
Tt le llho nt I'io nff" of Amtrica, G rtlll Lllk" C hllilie r 90 En<loWmt nllScholanhlp
Established in 1995 for Michigan resident. junior. senior. or graduate siudenu ",ithin leacher
educalion with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher alld proven com munity service.
The scholarship is based 00 full time enrollment and renewable based on reapplication. First
preference will be ,i\'en 10 re lati\'n of a telephone industry employee or reliree Application may
be mooe through the Departmenl of Teacher Education and Professional Development
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II was lTIO\·td b) Mr. Brandon, seconded b) Mr Young. and carried. thal lhe follo\l ing resolution be adopted.
I1E IT RESOLVED. That the fee for the IlCW student orientation program for sludents enrolling in
courses on the MI. Pleasanl campus in Fall 1996 is established al $125.
GRANTS; ( Fillallce 811d I'frJ(lnnel Commin~)
II was mo\·td by Mr. Brandon. seconded by Mr. Campbell. and carried. Ihal the follo\l,"& resolution be -. BE IT RESOLVED. That gnnlJ I\lartkd JU1lC24. August 22.1995. in the amounl of $340340 arc
G I FTS: (Fin a nct li nd Personnel Committee)
II "'I\'lIT1Q\'OO by Mr. Brandon. seconded by Mr, Voung, and carried , that the fo llowing resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That gills re<:e i\'ed through June 1995 ( fiscal year 94·95) in Ihe amount of
$3.358,850,96 and during July and August (fiscal year 95·96) in the amount of $321 ,987.45 be
accepted \luh apPf"CCialion
It \I'as mo\'ed by f.. lr. Brandon, s«ooded b) Mr, Young, and carried. that pcrsorme ltransaclions appearing
on pages 1-18 of the September 1995 agenda be appro\'cd as submillcd,
C IIABTt:l~ Se IIOOI ..... - C hangu: (M.d~mic: Art'.I" COmmill H')
It "'IS moved by Mrs. Guido. ~ondcd by Mr Young, and carried. thatthc resolutions ~ hanging members
of boards of directors of public school acade:mics. numbers of board members. and school names of
p!'C\lOUsly established academies be adopted a!I submmed.
C harter Schoob ... - ~ont in ued
Co n~ont Acad~m y
Alit! February 17, 199~. ~ing this I30ard adopkd a raolullon establishing the n\llllOO' oflllmlben of the board
or dim:1OI'1 of !he: pl:lnnnl public school acadmly. Concord Academy (Concord), and IlPPOlllled five pnsons 10 the
III,uII Bo.rd oromton of thl$ A.:adnny
2 The Board of Conco.-d has ~uested I change III the ,.Jenul)' of II1mJbers of thelJ Board of O!m:IOI'S,
" Dcnnlll Cross and Anne Scott have rntgned Iivm !hI: Coneord Uoard of O.m:ton.
S, The 80ard of Concord has Sublnilled two nominee!! for each vacancy =ated by the rnla:n.:uion ofl~ mcmbns.
and the university pusidcnt or his desi~ has re.:Onl!llended the followIn' individuals for awollltmeni
BE IT RESOLVED. ThaI the following persons are appointed to H'I'W as members of the Board of OirKlon ofConwrd
'''''' """'" 117 Ilowvd Strrct
Pelosk~. M[ 49770
Ownn'Ganle's Fine L_
Katherine Cra", ford
Cheboygan. MI 49721
d ll Vinci Institute
At Its Apn121. 199~. meelIII&. thi$ Board adopttd raolUIJOIll appoinung ~ 10 the Uoard OfOIfttlOfS of da
VlIlCi lnstlllllc (Jb VlI'ICi)
2. ~ IJ<MnI ofda VInCI has ~1le5!ed I chanle m the II1mJbers orlhc:lf Boards ofDJJeCIl:JrS; thIS chanae 1I1\'Oh'ts the
resignation of. p,nlOllS membn and the appointment of. dlITercnI mnnber
3, 1\ contnlCl lw been eXOI('Uted bc1wecn da Vinci and Central Michigan Univeniry Board ofTT\I1I~
4, 0, Jack K~p rgen has rai&Md from the d3 Vinci Board ofOlr«lon
S. T'1'II: Board of da VincI "- 5ubllllntd IWO nomlllttS 10 fin lhe POSItIOn, and the unlvenrty prtsKlen! 01' hIS dcslW"-
rKCIItlIIlCIIded one ofthe:sc ~ fOI' appomlmml
Charter &hools ...• continued
BE IT RESOI. VEO, That the (ollow,", po:<SOn IS appolllted 10 _ lIS a member of the Bawd of D'retlOI'S o( da Vmti
Ed ............
1400 TO'o'IltSftlII Dn~
tJoughton. Ml 49931
Ik.ln of f.l'lg1lltffi~b:h,pn T«h
El- lIajJ Malik El-Shabll1.z Acadtmy
Al lIS April2S, 1995. nltt1ln1 111IS Board Ildopled I rtS01Ulion estabhsl'lIng IIIe number ofmmlbers ofille board of
d,rrnOl'S of lilt pl~ public school acadmiy, EI·llali Malik EI·Shabazz ACldtrny (Shabao. Acatkmy), and
appolnled mnc pel'JOM 10 lhe imllal Board ofDrnlon oflhis Academy
2. The: Boord ofShaban Academy has ~lICSled I change in lhe number ofmmlbcl"$ ofllleir Board ofOirec1ors.
3 A eOfll1"fl(:1 has bctn exe(uted between ShabaD; Acadl.'my and Cl"11rral Miehigan University Board of Trustees.
4 Clwlcs Roberts and [unite Farmmg fosler have resipd from IIIe Shabazz Academy Board ofOirel:lors
BE IT RESOl.VED, ThaI pan 3.c. of the resolution approVUlg the issuance ofa contract 10 chatle.- SIIaban. Academy
as I publIC: KhoolllCadenty is dwtged 10 read I:!I followli'
3.c NIITlbq ofPumors: The nllrl'ibn"ofmnnbm ortbr Board ofOirecton of Shabazz Aar;Ienty shall be _ •
{G} 5C\'1"11 01 The number of dlR'ClOn shall /IC\"ef be fev."ef than five (5) nor InIln LIIan nine (9), IIIi
(ktmlllned from lune 10 lune by the Unl\'tnlty Board
Ln i"~!lon THhnical Academy
AI ItS Apn128, 1995, mMlnl thIS Board adopted. resolution establishmg tile number ofmembers of the ~ (If
dlR'ClOn of the planntd public JoChool K:adm1y, Li~ITIpIOfi Tcdmical Academy (LI~inpton). and appal/lied Kvell
penons 10 the Inillill Board ofO'rel:1OIS (lrUlII Academy. AI its July 20, 1995. m«Iml chango:s ".ft"e abo nwk
in the ldenllly (lftorM of tile mnnbers of tho: academy
2 The Board ofLi~lnplOli has ~uo:sted. furthcf change in the number and il;k:nlity ofllle members oftbr .. Board
of Diretl(Q
J A COIII1"fI(:Ihas ~ c,uculed between UvinplOli ~nd Cl"11tral Mkhigan Uninllily Board of Trustee
4 Thc BOlrd of LivlnplOli Iw submitted mo nominet'S 10 fill the new posill()l1. and Ille IIni~~ity prcsidttll or his
do:signee has rec:ommended (lne of these pmons for appomtmcnt.
BE IT RESOLVFD, That pan 3.e. orllle ro:solulion appro~lI1& the ISSuance ofl CQlltrIC:t 10 thane.- Li~m&Sl()r\ IS. publ..:
sehoolac:idemy If changed 10 n:ad as follows'
3168 •
ChartCf Schools ...• ~ nlinlled
3.(;. Number pfpymoa The IIIIfTIber ofmnnbcn of the BoW ofp~ ofLivinpIon JhtJI be ~
ci&bl (8) The number ofd~ shallllt\'a" ~ fev.-et than fiw (5) nor more than nlllC' (9). IS dctermuw:d
110m IUI'It 10 ll1T1f by the UIII~el'$lly B..-d
and BE IT fURTIIER RESOLVED, ThaI the follO'o'llni person islppOVlted 10 serve as I member oftbe Bowd of
Oftcton: ofu\ling!ilOll.'
Daniel J. FOSler
1323 Cl'l'8l Coon
Ann Arbor, Ml 48103
Excclllwe Dircclor'Eeonom..: Developmm1 Couneil c-fU\lIlIpIOII County
MidlaDd Academy or Adunced a nd Crn ln'c Stud It!
AI ilS April 28. I99S, mo:cIm&.Ulis Iloard aulhorittd IIIe issuance of. contrac:11O chantr a publ..: JoChool ac:adenlY
10 Midland Academy of AdvatV:td and Cn:ah~e Studio:s (Midland Aeadcmy).
2. The Board of Midland A~y has ~lIe$ltd. than&c In the: name ofllle Aadcmy
3. Midland Aeadcrny hIIIi filed ItS AnJC:\e!: of lntorporation IIId its Soard 11M lick! its «pn1Dl1OOal mMlIIJ.
BE IT RESOLVW. That the,.,. of Midland Acadmly IS dIarwcd 10 The Midt.KI Ac:.Inn) of Advanced and CrtMl~ ""'-
Nc~· Bnlnchrt Acadcmy
I. AllIS February 17. 1995. mMma UlI$ Bawd MkIpted I resolullOO estabhshma the: number ofmcmbm ofthc board
of direct(Q of the planncd public JoChool ac:adcmy. Ncw Bnnches Academy 11"l'W BIlIIlChes). and appoirud nme
persons 10 the 1I'I11Ia! Soard ofOIfK1Ol'! of thIS ACIdmty
2, The Board of Ncw Brvoc:hes ,.., requested I chanF in the number and odcnul)' of mcmbm of the.,. Soard of
3. A contrIC:t 11M bttn exCCllltd between N~w Oranches and Central M..:higan Uni\ler!11)' Board ofTrustca
4 Tcrese Ringler has resigned from IIIe New Branches Board ofDlretlors.
()£ IT R£SOL VED, Thai JW1 3,c. ofllle ,o:solulion .Pprovllli the issUM« ofa COlltrIC:t 10 chann- New B1lIf\Ches as.
public Khool academy is changed 10 n:ad as fotlows:
3.t. Numl>rr of DjRclO!]. The number ofmembcn of the: Board ofDirtdors ofNtw Bl"WIChcs mill !)C. ""'"
C har1er Sc:hoob •..• cont inufil
I. .....t its July 20,1995, mecun" thIS Bo.tI ~. resolution estabhshi",. ehan&t' in !he nwnbeF ofmembers of
me board of directors of !he planned public school acacIemy, The New School For Creal,ve l.camma (The: New
2. The s..d of The New School hu reqllCSlcd I further clwtgc in !he number and IdmUI)' of members of thelt Board
of Dn·eet6l'S.
) . A contnICI hits bfen exeeuted betw«n The New School and Cmnl MIChigan Univ~,1)' Board ofTrw;Iee$.
4. Barbanl1.. Carmody hits migned from The New School Board ofDireelOf"S.
BE IT RESOI.VED. ThaI pan l .c. oflhl: resolution approving the issuance ora contracllO charier The New School as
a public school academy;' changed 10 re:KIas follows:
3.c. Nwnbq ofD,rtt!OQ The number ofmembm orlM Board ofDirmon of The New School shall be ~
f&} leyen (7). The nwnber of direcwn shall never be frn'cr !ILan five (5) nor more !han nine (9). as
delermined from ume 10 time by tIM: UnivCl"1IIy Board.
NOr1hla nc Math ~ n d Sc:iconce Academy
The lerms ofSOlM of!be members of the Boird ofNonhlane Math and Science Academy (Northlane) expired on July
11. 1995 , Pursuanl .. ,th the oontrxt and b)1a .. -s bmoun the Academy and Ccnnl Michigan Umvenlly. the Board of
Nonhlane has submmed 'wo normrlCCS for each \'IICaOC)I anIed by !he expinlion oflertnS The Un,venlty Prc:siOcnl
or hIS des,grIeC has reeommmded the followirl& irl(hviduab for appoinunml.
BE IT RESOLVED. 1lw the follo""111 pcnons life appointed 10 sen'e as members of the Board of D,K'Cton of
Vir)tJnl3 M DaU (reappo,nted)
42] ] South Oildow' Road
Merrl11.MI 48617
Teacher ComullanllJ>l~mfleld Elementary
C. Jud,th NO)~. RRA
)40 WeSleombe AYenue
Flint, MI 4850)·2369
(810) 767.1974
Director ofMedkal Record Strv,eeYMe1.aren R~I Medical Cenler
Timothy Aian Sabhaul
9828 SononI Dnve
Freeland, MI 48623
Manufaetunn& SupnvlSOf'Dt-lphi Sqmaw St«ring Systmu-Gennal MOl61'S
C haner Sc:hoois •••• w nlinued
its April 28. I99S. m«'IlIIJ dnt s--d adopIed. resolution establishllll the mrthod of select I0Il, lnI&III of term
and nUlllbcr of members (9) of the bon of dllUUn of the planned public school acadmly. TIlt Wood .... ard
Academy (Wooch .... rd). and appointed tlghl pcnon$lO ~ 1RI1il.1 s--d ofDumon of thIS Academy
2. The BoIrd ofW~d has requesled. elwl&e In the number and identIty of nw:mbmi of tlxir Board of Dlrmort
J, TlIC: Wood"'"Md Academy has liled its Arucla o( lncorpOllltlon and lIS Board has held lIS OfP!1!Za1I01\a] mrellfII.
4. Norman Greenfield. one of the ,mual appo,nted 10 tile Board of Woodward. has noIJfln! the Unlvenit) 111M be
d«11I'1C:S 10 acccp!' p9S1I1OI1 as. member OrlM Board of Woodward.
5. The Board of Wood ....... rd has submined two nonunee:s to fill the ~-acancy (~a~ by tile decISion of Nonnan
Gretnfield. and the Unlvel1l'ty PTe51(\m1 or hili dcsi&rft has rceolTll11C1ldcd one of~ penons for appOIntment.
BE IT RESOLVED. ThaI part 3.c. orlbe resoilllion ippfOYill8 the issuance ora C9n1nKt 10 chaner Woodward as. public
school ~ademy III clwlgc'd to read as follow:!!
3.c. Number of Djrmro The number ofmembm of the Board orDtreClon of Wood wart! Ac.dem)' Wli be
~ ciahl (8) The nUlllber of d~ wll never be fewer !han live (5) nor IIlOR' Ihan nme (9). as
dctmmncd &om lune 10 11mt by the Um\'tnll)' Board
and BE IT f1JRTlIER RES01.VED, ThaI the follo"'111& p:rson IS appollllcd 10 serve as an U1I1W rnemIxr of the Board
Edward Roth
40162 SpiU. Dri\~
Cb~f Dq>uty DireaorlMlChtpn DepIrtrnem of Scx:ial Sen',",
Presiden!'J rt'pG r1 : Presidenl PLachta and Vitc Presidmillemlll ~portcd on !he athJel1C.S gender equity
Rt:SOLUTION Of API' RECIATION:
It ""as 1J1()\'e(i by Mr. Kt'SSCler. secooded b) Mr. Young,. and carried. that the follo\\ing resolution be adopted
WI!EREAS. W. Sidney Smith served for 1 .... 0 yean as chair of the Central Michigan University
Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, His enthusiastic and farsighted leadership madc the Board II. vigorous proponent of
academic and lI1anagement ucelJence; and
RHOlut ion or Appreciation • ~onllnuw
WI IEREA5,11c organized and led D high l), SIK:~CS5ful fund-raising drive among current and formt'r
Trustees 10 endow a Centnlis 5Cho~ip to assist future genaaljons of outstanding students; and
WHEREAS. ms leadership resulted in a more etTtttive comminec structure, impl'(wed
relationships with the adminislration. stronger ties "ilh Siate government and inereascd se lr-stud)
by Ihe Ooard;
NOW, THEREFORE. The Board of Truslees e.~lends its gnuirude 10 W. Sidne) Smith for his
leadership as IJoard ofTrustecs Chair and welcomes him to the mnks of ordinary Trustee.
I'ublie Commrnl: Autumn Ila.~ and James Wieghart.
The meeting adjourned 1\1 2:42 p.m.
{~/i<-- Russe ll L Herron
Secretary 10 the Board of Trustees
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As a runner that can typically qualify to run as an Athena I have to wonder how the qualifications were decided and set on the 'weight' categories; and how those entering and running within them feel about this way of trying to level the playing field for prize categories.
I am what I (and most that know me) consider fairly thin and very fit ... yet, since I hang out in the 150's aside from peak training periods, I could run in the Athena weight category if I chose to do so. I never have and don't think I would, I do just fine in the open category as do some other gals I know from racing that could also enter in weight categories. I do outweigh most of the frontrunners by quite a hefty bit and it is a handicap for my times but not what I'd consider the reasoning behind the spirit of setting up such categories.
I've read a few of the threads here and I think it would be highly frowned upon by most if somebody like myself snatched a coveted prize set aside for those that are overweight to some extent.
So, I suppose I am really asking if most feel these categories are meant for those keeping fit while being overweight or trying to lose weight, OR if they are meant for anybody that is not a petite waif of a person?
I hope this isn't offensive ... I don't mean it to be ... I have competed well in some races and been pushed and often beaten by folks that 'appear' to be in less fit shape than myself - I know extra weight don't always mean less fit, believe me ... and sometimes I find I just have to look at the awards ceremony and find out if they entered open or weight category and am always curious how each runner makes that decision.
Hello. I was just talking to some of my co-workers about this very thing yesterday. How funny! I have been running for a few months now and will be competing in my 3rd 5K this Friday night in Charlotte, NC. This is the first race that I've ever entered where they even had a Clydesdale/Athena category. There are 5 of us total running. The Clydesdale category starts at 140lbs. for women and 185 for men. All 5 of us would be in the Clydesdale category if we wanted to sign up that way, but we did the open run. Most of us are very tall and fit, some are shorter but very fit, we all run 5 days each week during our lunch break. We ALL thought that it was offensive; the man of our group included. Women worry so much about physical perception. We know we're fit (most in size 4 or smaller), but the perception of a gigantic horse clomping down the street does little to boost a woman's self-esteem. It's also helpful to note that the healthy weight for a medium size framed person with a height of 5' 5" is 127-144. The taller you get the higher the numbers. I personally don't think that I've been under 140 since I was in middle school.
It's funny because the husband of one of the girls in my running group actually signed her up for the Clydesdale division of a race that she was just in. He did it with completely honorable intentions. She runs between a 9 and 10 minute mile so he thought that she could win given that most of the other women would be slower. She was totally offended and refused to run with that division marker next to her name. The stigma alone is upsetting.
We don't mind not winning the race, but we don't to run with the idea that those at the finish line can hear us coming. I wish I could articulate this better, but point is - it's ridiculous!
I don't know about anyone else, but if I was in a race as a Clydesdale and someone like you won, it wouldn't bother me a bit. Of course, for me, the only person I'm racing is myself. If I was trying to win in a weight class and someone fit the description of Athena/Clydesdale, and beat me, even someone like you, I'd tell myself to work harder. That person fit the bill and and won fairly. Why would I complain.
Then again, I also hate the term Clydesdale and would cringe to enter it even though I know I fall well within the range. sigh I'm working on it. So that's just my two cents.
I just reviewed some of my summer race flyers and see that the promoter I usually race with is calling these categories
Much better, imho ...
So here is me, a "Clydesdale", "Athena", take your pick. Athena doesn't sound so bad but CLYDESDALE? That is a big, shaggy horse. No way would I enter a race as a Clydesdale. I've never even been in a race that offered that qualification anyway. And no, I wouldn't want to hear my name announced as a Clydesdale winner. Everyone would be looking around to see the woman who is as big as a horse......no thanks.
As I type this reply I weigh 277 pounds. I will be running in my first 5k on Thursday. I wish that this race had a clydesdale weightclass. it would give me an oppurtunity to see how I am doing compared to others in comparable condition. I know that I am going to finish very close to the back (possibly last based on last year's results) and i would like to see how others who are over weight finished without trying to remember bib numbers of other "large" runners.
I'm 155, my picture is in my profile- I doubt I'm what most would visualize as a clydesdale but who knows? I mean, lots of runners are tiny!
Outside of running, I compete in a sport where there are tournaments and you are divided by weight class (because there's advantage to being bigger & stronger) & there are scales involved... so my question about the Athena/Clydesdale thing would be are there scales involved? Is weight verified in any way? I expect that would totally take any sortof possible complaint about whether or not someone qualified out of the equation... although I would suggest that depending on the intent of the category bmi or something similar might be a better than weight for qualifying someone...
Here in Canada we seem to have age groups at most races, but I have never seen weight groups, though it seems a common practice south of the border.
My son had a weight problem several years ago, but lost 70lbs through running and attention to what he ate, he has maintained his weight around 175lbs. for 3 years or more. It seems odd to me to say a person of a given height should weigh some specific amount: we are all built differently. My son is 12lbs heavier than I am, but 3 inches shorter, when he takes off his shirt you can count his ribs, he is much slimmer than I am.
It is unfortunate we tend to jump to conclusions about people based on their weight or appearance, my son was quite sensitive when he was heavy, part of his motivation for losing, I try not to do this but don't always keep as open a mind as I should. People also seem to assume older runners like myself (58 this month), will be slow runners; not necessarily so, but I do like being able to compare myself with other runners of my age and gender. Cruisers is definitely a better term!
Kukri, I looked at your picture and you are slender! Obviously you are pretty tall. I weigh the same as you - although shorter - but still don't consider myself a "large" runner (my picture is on my post above.)
I believe the terms are gender specific - Clydesdale refers to men and Athena to women. I'm borderline Clydesdale at about 190 lbs but am also 6'4" and never register in that category.
I am sure I would fit in the Athena category, yet I have never seen this on any of the races I have done thus far. I started "running" Aug. 08 and have completed at least one 5k or 10k each month since. I just completed my first half. I just wanted to know which group/area uses these categories? I live and have raced only in metro Atlanta. This is totally new to me. Reading the comments on several of the posts, I must admit it has given me a new prospective about how people feel running these races. I have picked out people I hope to beat simply to keep from being last and I know of at least one instance in which the person used me as a pacer until the last kick of the race, at which point this smaller person took off in order to come in ahead of me. I will keep doing this simply b/c I like it. I probably weigh a bit more today then i did in Aug. but I run on b/c I know I am already a bit faster!!
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Second half - ING Georgia 3/21/10 - 3:00:33 yippee!!
First 15k - Iron Girl Clearwater, FL 4/10/10
Sadly people are assuming that the classes are for fatter runners - and that is not meant in anyway to be insulting - The classes are for heavier runners - there is a big differance - I`m 155 lbs and about 18% body fat at the local races here I usually finish in the top 1/3 of all runners male and female ( it`s very competitive ) and the top 20% of my age group = If you ask someone to guess they would say I weight about 130 lbs - There are 2 styles of runners - the light and waif - like and the power runners - the power runners have more muscle and are heavier - I`m a power runner. For sure carrying extra fat is detrimental to race times but I don`t think being muscular should be a handicap because you`re physically stronger.
I have never seen an athena division at the the races I enter - I can`t tell you if I`d register or not - I guess I`d look at the past years results and see if it was a competitve field or not. I like to compete with myself !
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I don't think I've ever been a particularly fast runner, but I would like to place in my age group now that I'm 30. I run primarily 10k's and half marathons though in 2010 I would like to do the Maryland Double in the marathon category. But I have never seen a race here in Maryland with either Athena or Clydesdale category. But, I guess being a female at 185, maybe I'm just overweight even with a bodyfat percentage of around 30%. Where do race where there is an Athena category? I would really like to know where the running field is a bit more even.
I think that having the Athena qualification weight at 140# or even 150# is ridiculous. As mentioned elsewhere, there are many taller women for whom these weights are within their normal weight range. I'm slow, older and trying to get my weight below 200# after being in the mid-200's for a long time. Since my target weight is near 145#, even when I get to that weight, I'd still be considered an Athena for some races.
My age group is 55-59, and there are often fewer women in my age group than on the Athena list, so my chances are better to "medal" in smaller races. I'd just wish that large races would actually have two Athena/clydesdale weight classes, with a higher weight class for those of us working to lose lots of weight to get fit.
But for now, I still remain one of those "horses" who still "runs" along at a penguin's pace, continuing to plow thru my training and races, working to improve my fitness as best I can.
Jo Ann C
Started Walking 7/15/09 Weight = 265#; C25K Grad 11/6/09
6/27/10 IronGirl, Atlanta Tri S 1/3m/B 18m/R 3m (2:42:10) 207#; 5/15/11 - (2:34:08 200)#
9/25/10 Women's HM, Nashville (3:27:10) 209#, 11/13/10 Huntsville HM (3:17:27) 203#
2/13/11 Mercedes HM, B'ham (3:02:02) 203#; 3/19/11 Rocket 10mi (2:13:37) PR
4/30/11 RnR HM Nashville (3:10:12); 5/15/11 5/30/11 Cotton Row 10K (84:36) ;
6/11/11 Mt. Mania 15K (2:17:12); 7/16/11 Wet Dog Tri (98:56);
8/13/11 Mtn Lakes Tri; (2:13:32); 8/28 Rocketman Oly Tri; 9/10 Frantic Frog Tri (1:52:35)
9/24/11 Womens HM (2:54:28) 195# PR; 10/1 Toray 5K (35:35 PR);
10/15/11 Liz Hurley 5K (36:24); 10/22 Book-it 10K (74:51 PR) 197#;
11/12/11 Huntsville HM - Target 2:50
I know that I will never win a race outright (overall first place male), I hope some day that I will run in my age group, but those in my age group (and non-clydesdayle) . I have seen however, that i will never have a chance against those sub 150 pound runners no matter that age category. I only see attrition (injury, retirement and yes death) as a mean for me ever have a chance of winning my age category.
I know that I will never win a race outright (overall first place male), I hope some day that I will run in my age group, but those in my age group (and non-clydesdayle) . I have seen however, that i will never have a chance against those sub 150 pound runners no matter that age category. I only see attrition (injury, retirement and yes death) as a mean for me ever have a chance of winning my age category.
I have competed in the Clydesdale division whenever possible and I believe in all but one of them came in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, except for one (Boulder Peak Duathlon) where i came in last place. I believe in the slogan of the Evergreen Town Race (Evergreen, Colorado) "Finishing is winning".
My average weight over the last 30 years has been 265. I don't have a "stagnant" lifestyle. I like playing tennis, bike riding (30 mile orgainized rides and shorter recreational rides) and swim. The lowest my weight has been was 225 which was due to working on my feet (low pay retail) and running 15-No matter what i do, the best that i can get my weight down to was 225 after being up once over 300 pounds due to medicines. Once again prednsone has me over 300. A matter of a month ago I was up o 314, but as of Friday my weight was 301. With any luck I will be celebrating being under 300 pounds this week. The time before I had to prepare and run a half marathon (Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half, 2006) and effective this last week I am training for the Heart Center of the Rockies Half on Nov 6, 2010.
The last time i was down to 225 it was my hope to get out of the "Clydesdale" division, but I doubt it happening.
As I have heard before somebody say, "More than half of these people (Athena and Clydesdale incuded) don't belong in these races." But let me say this, those having the benefit races welcome us.
A clydesdale in Colorado.
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Without doubt the most unique U.S. unit to participate in the Vietnam War, the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACVSOG) was a highly-classified, U.S. joint-service organization consisting of Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Marine Force Reconnaissance units, the Air Force, and the CIA. Committed to action in Southeast Asia even before the major U.S. build-up in 1965, it also fielded a division-sized element of South Vietnamese military personnel, indigenous Montagnards, ethnic Chinese Nungs, and Taiwanese pilots. During its nine-year existence, MACVSOG participated in most of the significant operations of the conflict, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the Tet Offensive, the incursion into Cambodia, the Green Beret murder case, the Phoenix program, and the Son Tay POW raid. The story of this extraordinary unit has never before been told in full and comes as a timely blueprint for today's unconventional warfare.
Published in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army.
Robert M. Gillespie, a life-long student of military affairs, lives in Westminster, SC.
Praise for Black Ops, Vietnam
"…Well-researched, well-written history…It is highly recommended for military professionals and enthusiasts, as well as anyone studying the conflict, SOF, or counter-insurgency operations."
— Canadian Military Journal
"It is a well-documented, well-told account of a sad time in the nation's history, when well-conducted Special Forces operations were laying the foundations for what would become a vital part of US operations in the current conflict in South Asia."
—Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies, Winter/Spring 2013
"…Exceptionally well-researched volume."
— Pacific Affairs, March 2013
"Robert M. Gillespie has done a fine job of capturing the larger history of this little understood part of the massive and long-term American effort in the Vietnam War. Black Ops Vietnam is recommended for anyone who wants to develop a wider knowledge of the Vietnam War from a full-theater perspective, or who wants a deeper understanding of the heritage of today's Special Operations forces."
— On Point, The Journal of Army History, Summer 2012
"Through his use of many declassified documents, memoirs and secondary sources, author Robert M. Gillespie provides a very detailed and highly readable account of U.S. special operations during the Vietnam War."
— Vietnam, June 2012
"Fascinating account...Gillespie's book is particulary timely in light of the ongoing fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. It demonstrates the hazardous duty that SOG teams endure."
— Military Heritage, December 2011
"Assembled from declassified documents and memoirs, Black Ops Vietnam is an in-depth focus on the deeds of this elite group, and its true stories are especially relevant amid today's problematic, complex, and difficult ongoing counter-insurgency operations. Highly recommended, especially for college library military history shelves."
— The Midwest Book Review, November 2011
"This is a complete history of the MACVSOG unit and uses declassifed documents and memoirs to to detail its achievements, offering a full and involving survey for any military history collection strong in Vietnam operations."
— California Bookwatch, November 2011


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Imagine you are in the boardroom, asked by the president of the company to fix his laptop during a critical presentation. You reach for your handy knoppix on a flash, and set it off to boot, so ready to proudly display the power of freedom during this critical presentation, when, already too late, you remember; that darn startup sound!
While Microsoft claims a startup sound you cannot disable is a "feature" in its one day to be released Vista operating system, and perhaps even has a patent on the idea, we in the free software community have had to contend with this "feature" for a long time now. I can tell you, it is not pleasant. What is even more amazing is that in Knoppix they came up with a whole new means of playing sounds just to get that annoying bugger in!
While most sounds are part of the desktop event/sound system, the Knoppix startup (and shutdown) audio is not. In fact, someone wisely chose to disable event sounds by default in KDE on Knoppix so it would be silent by default. Why then did anyone think it would be smart to have a special startup sound you cannot disable?
Digging through Knoppix a little, one finds the startup sound is actually played from the xinit scripts themselves directly! It is played with a script that runs command line audio utilities. No provision exists to disable Knoppix startup sound other than editing the script or removing the .ogg file itself, a neat trick on a read-only burned media.
One thing that can be said for Knoppix is that the startup sound is a file, and one can remaster an image without it. There is still power of choice and control, even if there was such poor judgement exercised upstream. The difference then is that with Microsoft Vista, the user is never trusted or enabled to do what is right.
Quick fix for that sound
There are a lot of workarounds for this. Here's one: Create an audio file of just silence. Save it over the offending item with the same filename. Viola...or maybe another string instrument.
creating the audio file...
You mean on the CD-R filesystem image? :) Actually you can remove the .ogg in question entirely, and it will be silent also. But again, a clever trick to accomplish for the average user who has it on a r/o media and just wants the sound of silence during boot.
atleast it's better than ubuntu's
I haven't used Knoppix since Ubuntu came into the scene so I'm not sure what sound knoppix may have right now. However I'm pretty sure that knoppix' start up sound is much better than Ubuntu's.
How else can one know the sound subsystem is working?
I find the rather subdued voice not annoying at all. But, then, I'm rarely booting in a crowded room. ;-)
Most of the time I want to know if KNOPPIX configured the sound on the system in question and the voice file confirms it to me. When I am demonstrating KNOPPIX, the sound adds to the impression of the completeness of the Linux system.
Otherwise, use the laptop's sound buttons to mute the audio output.
sound button...
You are assuming of course there is one, and that it works. The sound is played BEFORE the desktop environment is actually started, so if there is special audio keys that are recognized in the desktop environment rather than in the bios, they will not be processed until after the sound is already playing. Rather subdued is also relative; try it on a laptop with rather large speakers. Since I do not boot Knoppix except to recover a damaged filesystem (extremely rare of course) or otherwise prep a laptop for free software use, I personally do not care that much about the issue, but I would find it very annoying under most conditions, and it gives me a good idea of how annoying and frustrating using a system (like Vista) where you can never disable startup sounds would likely be.
Knoppix on a "flash"? Then use knoppix.sh on the flash to do it
A knoppix.sh file on the flash root, IIRC, will execute before the sound/xinit is run and with the new mergefs filesystem, you should be able to copy a blank.ogg file over the existing startup and shutdown ogg files with simple commands in the knoppix.sh script.
You'd want to copy the blank.ogg file over to the standard Linux filesystem and not the /cdrom/... filesystem since, as you mentioned, /cdrom/... is read-only.
Fun with Knoppix. :-) Klaus made a VERY flexible and capable system. Unlike MS Vista( a distant view ).
Nasty noises
I expect a programme to go about its business in silence unless I invite it to do otherwise. Another reason why I won't have Micro*!$#
on my computer at any price.
Keep a headphone plug in your toolkit
Or even plug in some fully functional headphones before you boot...
The un-invited sound is the same problem that so many Myspace pages suffer from.
"official method" while remastering
See http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Remastering_Howto#Modifying.2FDisabling_the_startup_sound
Just below it appears a similar instruction about the shutdown sound.
They seem to have left out the call to the function in the instructions, which appears in the function "startkde".