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Serving a Website from a Home Network on Mac OS X
One of the perks of owning a Mac is the ability to create your own website using iWeb1 and then to host it from your home using the built-in Apache webserver in Mac OS X. While generally straightforward, the process does include a number of decisions and tasks of which the everyday Mac user probably is not cognizant. The following guide should fill in these gaps to allow just about anyone with a home Internet connection to host and maintain their own website (or multiple sites) using nothing more than the software bundled with Mac OS X.
Create Your Site
Of course, there's no point in using your Mac to host a website if there is no website. WYSIWYG2 software packages such as iWeb are great for quickly organizing simple yet functional websites. While an avid web developer would likely find these programs constraining, they are just what the doctor ordered for someone looking to start a blog, share pictures/videos, or even start a podcast. No matter how you decide to do it, though, creating your site is probably the first step. Once you have something put together to publish online (which doesn't need to be much), you are set to use the steps outlined in this article – learn about networks, register a domain, configure your router, etc. That's right, you are going to do all of those things – and it probably won't be as painful as you think.
Website Basics
Before getting into the thick of things, it is important to know how networks work. While more detailed information on this subject is available elsewhere,3 most of the definitions and explanations necessary to take full advantage of this article are included below:
- Server – any computer that is willing to accept and handle a request. If you have an image in your mind of a towering rack of blinking lights, discard it. The very computer you are reading this article from could be a server with proper configuration.
- Client – any computer that sends requests to a server. The computer you used to access this article is a client of the OmniNerd server.
- Port – a number that helps channel the requests a server receives and usually represents a certain type of traffic. The vast majority of webservers are configured to take requests on port 80.4
- Hostname – a computer name that is known by the computer itself and possibly other computers on its network.
- Domain Name – a registered name that has global scope. OmniNerd.com is an example. There is only one OmniNerd.com.
- IP address – a numeric identifier in the form of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX where XXX represents a number from 0-255. Domain names get translated into IP addresses, which are what routers and computers use to direct information on networks.
- Internet Service Provider (ISP) – the company you pay to provide access to the Internet.
- Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) – a markup language describing how plain text should be annotated with tags to provide information about the text.
- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) – the way HTML documents are transferred on networks.
- Routing – a manner of directing client requests to the proper location. This is accomplished in many ways, but for the purposes of this article we will consider the routing involved when a server is running from your home and is plugged into a router, which is plugged into a modem. This model breaks down as follows:
- Client to DNS – when the client queries a separate, authoritative server for the IP address associated with a submitted domain name.
- Client to Your Modem – when the client uses the IP address received to accesses your modem.
- Modem to Router – when your modem passes the traffic along to your router, which you have told to forward all port 80 traffic to your computer (the webserver).
- Router to Webserver – when the router passes the traffic to your server, which fulfills the request and basically reverses this process to get the requested data to the client.
Should I Host My Own Site?
Playing around in iWeb and learning about networking is all well and good, but is hosting your own website right for you? I mean, even though Steve Jobs5 could use this article to serve the next version of Apple.com from his home Mac, that does not mean it would be a good idea. Aspiring webmasters (like you) should first consider issues like available equipment, bandwidth requirements, etc.
If you are running Mac OS X and are connected to the Internet, you likely have all the equipment necessary to host your own website. The only potential issue comes when certain ISPs block port 80. The easiest way to determine if this will be an issue for you should be to call your ISP, but we do not recommend this as you are likely to get bad information (depending on the quality of your ISP, of course). The section entitled "Hosting the Site" below will give you further details on checking the availability of port 80.
Inherent Limitations
While Mac OS X provides a lot of out-of-the-box functionality, like a webserver, internal and external factors will likely keep it from performing anywhere close to commercial-grade servers on all levels.
Unless you paid extra for it, your Internet connection is likely slow. This means that your website will lag and may even result in 503 errors6 when it is subjected to traffic beyond the abilities of your Internet connection or processing capacity. Additionally, the same issue may result if you intend to serve high volumes of content to even a few users. The vast majority of personal websites (e.g., blogs, photo sharing, etc.), however, will not fall victim to these limitations. If you have tons of video and images in mind, you may want to reconsider or call your ISP to see what increased bandwidth options are available.
Uptime is another factor to consider. Your computer, network, and ISP must all be in simultaneous working order for your site to function. If your site cannot afford to have temporary downtime while any of these components are either turned off, out of order or mis-configured, you may need to check out other options. With that being said, many computers and networks are able to run almost continuously and ISPs are gaining credibility; it could be that power outages are the only time your service experiences any interruption.
Server Maintenance
Another potential issue is that you will be responsible for all maintenance. While the basics of such maintenance will be covered in this article, it is possible that a combination of circumstances, predatory software, or other foul luck could land your server in a complicated mess – with no officially provided tech support to turn to for guidance.
UNIX-like System Knowledge
One key in being able to address server issues is knowledge of UNIX-like systems. Much in Mac OS X, including the Apache server, can be efficiently addressed via the Terminal application (and shell of your choice, though bash is the default), and thus proficiency in Terminal navigation will be beneficial. If you've heard of UNIX and are fairly computer literate but aren't UNIX-adept, fear not; this article will explain what you need to know. If, on the other hand, UNIX is Greek to you and you have difficulty working anything more than email and a web browser, you will likely struggle with website administration.7
Other Options
If all of these factors have you convinced serving your own website is for the dogs, you will have to open your pocketbook and turn to a commercial sector for a third-party server. These come in two varieties: shared and dedicated.
Shared Third-party Servers
Shared servers, as the name implies, are servers shared with other sites. They range from very affordable at under $15/month, to rather costly at over $100/month.8 Most shared servers will meet the needs of the run-of-the-mill website; it is only when your site starts to attract relatively heavy traffic that a dedicated server becomes necessary. Additionally, if your site will be nothing more than some HTML generated by an application such as iWeb and will have traffic on the order of a typical blog or family site, you might be able to secure a shared server environment for less than $10/month.
It is also of note that many shared servers are "managed," meaning most site administration activities are taken care of by the server host – to include available technical support.
Dedicated Third-party Servers
Dedicated servers are reserved for your site (or sites) alone. They are considerably more expensive, ranging from just under $100/month to over $250/month.9 If your site is going to be developed using iWeb or a similar application, a dedicated server is probably overkill and not worth the extra cost.
The more expensive dedicated servers are also usually not managed in terms of software, meaning all server administration will be in your hands – which may be manageable for a beginner when using your Mac as a server, but is a whole different story when dealing with a dedicated server from a remote location.
Register a Domain
After deciding if serving your own website is in your best interest, the next step is to register a domain. Your site domain, or hostname, is what the user will enter into a browser as part of a website, other URL, or email address to access your site and its features. The domain name of OmniNerd, for example, is omninerd.com. When a domain is "registered" in behalf of a person, group or organization, it is reserved for their use. In this way someone could register iamthecoolestpersoninthewholewideworld.com for the homepage of their new blog and not have to worry about someone else stealing the name for their startup social networking site.
Additionally, keep in mind when determining your domain that certain extensions are designated for different purposes. These guidelines are not strictly enforced in some instances (e.g., .org and .info), but are more stringent in others (e.g., .gov and .edu).10
Determine Domain Availability
The first step in registration is to determine if your desired name is available. This is most easily and accurately determined by using a "whois" command to find more information on the owner of a site. To do this, simply type "whois exampledomain.com" at a Terminal prompt and scour the output for any leads.11 The quickest visual cue in the output of a whois command is domain registrant information. For example
whois omninerd.com will dump a lot of stuff, but the section with the following makes it fairly obvious that this domain is registered:
Domain Name: omninerd.com
Registrar: AAAQ.COM
... much more registrant info would follow ...
Conversely, non-existent domains are even easier. Consider
whois probablydoesntexistdomain.com. Simply look for a line like:
No match for &"PROBABLYDOESNTEXISTDOMAIN.COM".
Alternatively, you could type your desired domain into a web browser, but that would only check if anything was listed for the domain on port 80. (There are roughly 65,000 other ports.) Lastly, another means of checking for domain availability is to run a search on a domain registration site. This is usually integrated into the registration process, and is unnecessarily slow to obtain the same results.
Figure 1. "Server not found" error when an unregistered domain is requested in Firefox, indicating nothing is listed for that domain on port 80 only.
There are many online sites that offer domain registration services. Some of the more popular ones include GoDaddy.com,12 register.com,13 networksolutions.com14 and aplus.net.15 Each will likely be running myriad sales and promotions, so a quick survey of these and others may save you a couple of dollars (and hopefully make you as happy as the people pictured on those sites).
If you are less particular on your domain name, you should also consider various free domain providers. If you are willing to append .dyndns.org (or any of a long list of other extensions) to the end of your domain, for example, you can register a free domain at Dynamic Networking Services.16
Post-Registration Setup through the Registrar
After registering, you will notice your selected domain now points to a default page or place holder posted by your domain registrar. In order to display your site, you will need to tell the registrar where to look. This is done using "DNS Control," which can usually be found on the domain management page after logging into your account with your domain registrar. One line of the included information will indicate the IP address to which the domain is presently pointing. Edit this to be your site's location, or WAN IP address, which will be the IP address of either your Mac or your home network router. (If you are unsure of how to determine the appropriate IP address, do not fear; it is covered later in the article.)
Figure 4. The IP address to which the domain is pointed, as shown on GoDaddy.com's DNS control page.
Figure 5. Information needed to change the domain pointer, as shown on GoDaddy.com's DNS host record creation page.
Your domain registrar could take up to 24 hours to properly implement your IP address changes on their system, but it is usually accomplished in no longer than 15-20 minutes. If your domain is still not properly forwarded to your computer after 24 hours, and you have properly cleared your cache, contact your domain registrar's customer service department.
What to Expect Post-Registration
Other than an occasional promotional email and a reminder to renew your registration, you will likely not hear from your domain registrar. You may need to return to the site to update your IP address, however, so user-friendliness and customer service are factors you should consider in your selection.
Host the Site
Hosting websites in Mac OS X is probably best described in two ways: the easy, inflexible way, and the less easy, flexible way. The former is ideal for those wishing to zip through the process with as little hassle as possible and with no "I'd like to expand to do X in the future" ideas floating around in their heads. The latter is ideal for those with the floating ideas.
Extremely Easy, Less Flexible Way
The easy, flexible method essentially consists of four simple steps:
- Turning on your Mac's webserver.
- Ensure access on port 80.
- Move your files.
- Do a quick internal test.
Turn on Websharing
In order to turn on your webserver, first ensure you have a working network connection and then open System Preferences and select the Sharing preference pane. Locate the Web Sharing option and turn it on by clicking the start button. Once running, your computer's IP address will be listed under "Network Identity" in the preference pane.17 Make note of this for future reference and feel free to return to this preference pane if you forget your computer's IP address in the future. Alternatively, you can always run "ifconfig" in a Terminal window and locating the IP address in the output.
Before going further, it is important to understand what kind of IP address it is you have just obtained. There are two kinds of IP addresses: those on Local Area Networks (LAN) and those on the Wide Area Network (WAN). The LAN addresses are used for communication within a local (or home) network, while the WAN addresses are used for communication over the Internet. Depending on what hardware you have at home to connect to the Internet, your computer's IP address (the number you looked up in the previous paragraph) can be either of these. If you are using a router, then it (the router) holds a WAN address and assigns your computer a LAN address. If there is no router, then your modem assigns your computer a WAN address and there is no LAN address. Perhaps the easiest way to determine the type of IP address your computer has, however, is to know that nearly all LAN addresses start with 192.168.18 Thus, in Figure 6 above, it is obvious the shown IP address (192.168.1.100) is on a local network and thus would not allow access to someone outside of that network. (If a user outside of that network entered that IP address into a browser, it would attempt to access the computer with that same IP address on its own local network.)
The important thing to remember out of all of this is the WAN address, whether held by your computer or your router, is what a user will need to access your website.
Move Web Files
Once your webserver is turned on, drag or paste the HTML documents that makeup your site into the Sites folder in your Home directory. At the least, these documents should include an HTML file entitled "index.html" or "Home.html." You can test to see if everything is properly configured by typing your computer's IP address you identified earlier into a browser: http://yourHomeNetworkIPAddress/~yourShortUserName/. (You can locate your short user name by navigating to System Preferences -> Users Preferences, clicking on your name and then selecting Edit User.) Accessing this location is also possible by following the link on the System Preferences -> Sharing -> Web Sharing page, "http://22.214.171.124/~Brandon" in Figure 6 above. If your site displays properly, everything the files are in the correct location.
Configure Your Router to Allow Accessibility on Port 80
As previously mentioned, if your computer is on a home network (and thus has a LAN IP address), you must ensure incoming requests for your site are directed to your computer (rather than a network printer, for example) by your router. This is done by telling the router to send all requests on port 80 where to go. In order to do this, access your router by inserting http://192.168.1.1 (or your router's LAN IP address if different) into a browser. (If, on the other hand, your computer has a WAN IP address, you can skip this section.)
After logging on with your user name and password, check your router's Application/Gaming page (or something similar) to see if it allows access on port 80, as shown in Figure 7. If there is no line for port 80 access, add one. If there is an existing line, then confirm the IP address listed matches your Mac's LAN IP address and that the "Enable" box is checked (if necessary).
If you do not know the LAN IP address of your Mac (forgot already?), you can find it using the "ifconfig" Terminal command or the System Preferences check mentioned earlier. Remember, since you obviously have a router if you are attempting to configure it, your computer has a LAN IP address that will usually be of the form 192.168.1.xxx, with xxx commonly being 100, 101, 102, etc.
Test and Go Global
Once websharing is on, your files are in place and the router is configured to allow port 80 access (if necessary), everything should be set to introduce your website to the world. Before going public, however, test your site by inserting your router's WAN IP address into your browser. If you do not know your router's WAN IP address, you can find it by accessing your router's Status page (probably http://192.168.1.1, again). On the other hand, if your computer has the WAN IP address (i.e., you don't have a router), use that instead.
If you insert the WAN IP address into a browser and see your website, then everything is properly configured; the router (if it exists) is properly directing traffic on port 80 to your Mac, and your Mac is successfully serving your website. If your domain registrar has successfully connected your domain to your WAN IP address, you (and anyone else) should now be able to access your website using the domain name.
Once successful, feel free to step outside briefly and shout, "Hello world!"
A Little More Complex, More Flexible Way
The slightly more complex but much more flexible way adds the ability to serve more than one website from your computer and also to access the webfiles from more than one administrative account. If you are not interested in those features, feel free to use the simpler, less flexible method above.
Host More than One Site
Hosting more than one site in Mac OS X involves editing the main Apache main configuration file. Apache, which is the webserver Mac OS X uses to do all of this magic, is configured by placing directives, or sections of code, in plain text configuration files.19 The main configuration file is called httpd.conf and you can locate it by running the command
httpd -V from the Terminal. Within the output is contained the Apache server version (e.g.,
Server version: Apache/1.3.20 (Darwin)), the main configuration file location (e.g.,
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/httpd/httpd.conf"), as well as the Apache log files (e.g.,
-D DEFAULT_XFERLOG="/var/log/httpd/access_log" / -D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="/var/log/httpd/error_log").
Directives placed in this main configuration file will apply to everything served from your computer. If you want to serve more than one website from your Mac (i.e., have certain directives only apply to certain requests), however, you will need to implement what is called a Virtual Host.20,21,22 Basically, this directive in the configuration file serves as a filter to point incoming requests to different websites. The filter can be "IP-based," meaning that you have a different IP address for every website, or "name-based," meaning you have multiple domain names on a single IP address. Either way, the end user will not be able to tell the sites are running on the same physical server.
Although both name-based and IP-based virtual hosts can be used within Mac OS X, this article will concentrate on the name-based method.23 This method is recommended as it is more flexible and conserves scarce IP addresses.24
Name-based Virtual Host
As previously mentioned, in order to use name-based virtual hosting, you must edit your Apache configuration file (httpd.conf) to include
<VirtualHost> blocks. The first step of this block is to use the
NameVirtualHost directive, after which you can create a
<VirtualHost> block for each different host you want to serve. Both the
NameVirtualHost and
<VirtualHost> directives should have the same argument:
*:80, representing all IP addresses coming through port 80. Inside each
<VirtualHost> block, a
ServerName and
DocumentRoot directive is required to designate which host is served and where that host's content is stored in the filesystem.
As an example, if you wish to serve both www.omninerdrules.com and www.omninerdcantbebeat.com from your Mac, you would add the following to httpd.conf:25
NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerName www.omninerdrules.com ServerAlias omninerdrules.com *.omninerdrules.com DocumentRoot /www/omninerdrules </VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerName www.omninerdcantbebeat.com ServerAlias omninerdcantbebeat.com *.omninerdcantbebeat.com DocumentRoot /www/omninerdcantbebeat.com </VirtualHost>
Notice the utility of the
ServerAlias directive, which allows access from more than one name, such as both www.omninerdrules.com and omninerdrules.com. Of course, if you wish to direct multiple domains in this fashion, you must properly configure your DNS server to map all of them to your IP address.
Additionally, you should note that order matters. When a request arrives, the server will first look for a matching
ServerAlias. If it finds one, it will use it, but if it does not, the first loaded virtual host will be used. Thus, how you actually store your virtual hosts matters. For example, if you store them all in your httpd.conf file, they will be loaded in the order you list them and the first one will become the default. However, if you have some lines like this in your httpd.conf:
NameVirtualHost *:80
# This line and folder exists as of Mac OS X 10.4
Include /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
… then that's a location Apache will look for virtual hosts (and any other things that you want to store in individual files). All files that end in .conf in that directory will be appended to httpd.conf, as if their contents were at the end of http.conf's. The key to note is that these files will be loaded lexically according to the system environment, i.e., filenames starting with symbols first, numbers second, then alphabetically. So if you have a slew of files, an easy way to change the default is simply to change filennames, e.g., given mysite.conf and sweetsite.conf, mysite.conf loads first unless you rename them mysite.conf and !sweetsite.conf. Now !sweetsite.conf loads first and is the default.
You should note too that both the inline and include methods can coexist. Just think of the include as pasting the .conf contents wherever it occurs in the httpd.conf file. If it occurs after virtual hosts you list, then the first host will be the default. If it occurs before the virtual hosts you list, then the first file lexically will be loaded and thus the default.
In practice, storing virtual hosts in separate files is preferred. This allows you to create a stable httpd.conf file that you do not have to edit (and potentially corrupt). Should you have a site that you decide to stop serving or move to another server, all you need to do is delete or move one conf file and restart your server, i.e., no edits necessary. This greatly removes the chance for human error.
Serve Files from a Non-Account Location
In addition to serving more than one site, you may also wish to allow access to your web files from more than one user account. By storing your website files in Home -> Sites, as instructed in the simple, less flexible method, this will be impossible. Instead, place the files in any location not subordinate to a user's home folder. For example, I use Macintosh HD -> Library -> Webserver -> Documents.26
Once you move your files, plug http://127.0.0.1 (every computer's IP address for itself) into a browser and see if it brings up your site. If it does, then your computer is correctly serving your site – at least in its own world. If the test is unsuccessful, you have one of two problems; either your files are in the incorrect location or your webserver is not properly turned on (both of which have been covered previously in the article, so it may be good to go back and review those steps).
Maintain the Site
As mentioned previously, hosting your own website means you and only you are responsible for server administration. Usually, the bulk of your potential problems in this capacity will come from power and ISP outages.
Obviously, your Mac cannot serve your site if it does not have power, but a less obvious complication following a power outage to your residence is your router may re-assign LAN IP addresses. This means once your power comes back on, your router could assign your computer's previous LAN IP address to another entity on your home network and then will proceed to forward incoming traffic on port 80 there, instead of your computer.
Additionally, when your ISP service is out for any reason, the site will not be served. Not only can your ISP service block traffic on port 80, it may occasionally (and without notice) change your assigned WAN IP address. This means your domain would no longer be forwarded properly to your computer, and might even point to someone else's house!
Although dealing with these issues may seem like a potential nightmare, following a few simple steps in the event of an outage can usually resolve things fairly quickly and painlessly:
- Check Your Webserver – As described earlier, insert http://127.0.0.1 into a browser and see if your computer is at least working in its own world. If not, pursue the potential issues previously indicated: your files in the incorrect location or your webserver not properly turned on.
- Check Mac Service through Router 1 – If you have a router, determine your Mac's LAN IP address and plug this into a browser on a computer on the same local network. If it successfully displays your site, then you know your computer is properly serving your site and this can be found through your router. (As described previously, your Mac's LAN IP address can be found using "ifconfig" from Terminal, or checking the Sharing page in System Preferences.)
- Check Mac Service through Router 2 – If you have a router, confirm its WAN IP address and insert it into a browser from any computer. If it brings up your site, then your router and computer are both correctly serving your site and you can skip to the Check Registration Address step.
- Check the Router Port 80 Forwarding – If the router's WAN IP address or your computer's LAN IP address does not work and yet your computer is good to go in its own world, then the issue is somewhere between the two. Check your router's Application/Gaming page (likely http://192.168.1.1 again) to ensure it allows access on port 80 through to your Mac's LAN IP address, as previously described.
- Check Registration Address – Access DNS control on your domain registrar's site and check if the IP address listed matches your WAN IP address (whether held by your router or your computer). If it does, then the domain is correctly forwarding to your router. If not, modify it to match your WAN IP address and allow the registrar at most 24 hours to update their system, after which you should contact their customer service department.
If all of these steps check out, then your problem may be outside the scope of this article. Consider reviewing the steps herein (just to be sure you did not miss anything) or contacting your ISP or domain registrar customer service department for further assistance.
1 "iWeb." Apple.com. Accessed January 2007 from http://www.apple.com/ilife/iweb/. More information on the abilities of iWeb.
2 Pronounced "wizzy-wig," this acronym stands for "what you see is what you get." A WYSIWYG editor editor allows you to edit a site and see exactly how it will look, as opposed to just writing source code in a text file.
3 McBride, Mark. "Getting from A to B on the Internet: An Introduction to Routing". OmniNerd. 19 December 2004. Accessed January 2007 from http://www.omninerd.com/2004/12/19/articles/25.
4 "Internet Assigned Numbers Authority." PORT NUMBERS. 15 February 2007. Accessed February 2007 from http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers.
5 "Steve Jobs: CEO: Apple." Apple.com. Accessed January 2007 from http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/jobs.html. Steve Jobs is the CEO of Apple as of the publication of this article.
6 "503 Service Unavailable". Hypertext Transfer Protocol — HTTP/1.1, Section 10.5.4. W3.org. Accessed January 2007 from http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html.
7 "BASH Reference Manual." GNU.org. Accessed February 2007 from http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html. The Born-Again SHell is what is behind the Terminal workings. Details on most everything can be found in this reference.
8 "Hostway Web Hosting Solutions." Hostway Corporation, 2007. Accessed February 2007 from http://www.hostway.com/web-hosting/index.html. Hostway's prices for shared servers, for example, range from $13.95/month to $117.95/month.
9 "Dedicated Servers and Managed Dedicated Servers by Hostway Corporation." Hostway Corporation, 2007. Accessed February 2007 from http://www.hostway.com/dedicated-servers/index.html. Hostway is one example, with their cheapest dedicated server set at $99/month and their most expensive listed dedicated server at $269/month. The option for multiple servers, of course, has the potential to increase this significantly.
10 "Domain Name Services." IANA. Accessed February 2007 from http://www.iana.org/domain-names.htm. Information on top-level domains and documentation.
11 "Whois." Ugenie PCS & The Consumer Education Zone, 2005. Accessed February 2007 from http://www.cezwright.com/theWeb/whois.htm. More information on the "whois" command.
12 "Star your domain name search here." GoDaddy.com. Accessed January 2007 from https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/search.asp?ci=235.
13 "Register Your Domain." Register.com.
14 "Domain Names." NetworkSolutions.com. Accessed January 2007 from http://www.networksolutions.com/domain-name-registration/index.jsp.
15 "Domain Name Registration." aplus.net. Accessed January 2007 from http://domains.aplus.net/
16 Dynamic Netorking Service, DynDns.com_, Accessed January 2007 from http://www.dyndns.com/?gclid=CKy5nqjl_okCFQlQWAodukvqQwokCFQlQWAodukvqQw.
17 If there are two IP addresses listed, either one may be used.
18 While LAN IP addresses starting with 192.168 are the most common for home routers, there are other reserved networks. For example, if you use an Apple Airport router, the LAN IP address of your computer will be 10.0.0.×.
19 "Apache HTTP Server: Configuration Files." Apache.org. Accessed February 2007 from http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/configuring.html. Documentation of configuration files for Apache Server 2.2.
20 Ibid., Scope of Directives. Speaking more generally, if you want to change configurations for only parts of the server (i.e., for only one website and not the other), you can place your directives within the
<Location>, and
<LocationMatch> sections. These sections limit the application of their enclosed directives to particular filesystem locations or URLs, and they can also be nested.
21 "Apache Virtual Host documentation." Apache.org. Accessed February 2007 from http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/. Documentation of Virtual Servers on Apache Server 2.2.
22 "Apache Core Features: <VirtualHost> Directive." Apache.org. Accessed February 2007 from http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#virtualhost. Details of the VirtualServer directive.
23 "Apache IP-based Virtual Host Support." Apache.org. Accessed February 2007 from http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/ip-based.html. Details on the IP-based method not covered in this article.
24 "Name-based Virtual Host Support." Apache.org. Accessed February 2007 from http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/name-based.html. Apache lists a couple of reasons why you might consider using IP-based virtual hosting, including some incompatible ancient clients, SSL secure servers, and the bandwidth management techniques used by some operating systems and network equipment.
25 "VirtualHost Examples." Apache.org. Accessed February 2007 from http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/examples.html. More virtual host examples.
26 Ibid.
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-- Diana Kohnle
(HealthDay News) -- An injury or sleeping the wrong way can lead
to a major pain in the neck.
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After blowing up the White House in Independence Day, Roland Emmerich does it again. This time, it's not aliens or North Koreans (as in last year's near-identical Olympus Has Fallen), but neo-cons and white supremacists.
Jamie Foxx is an Obama-like prez: basketball-crazy and trying to quit smoking. It's less violent, less po-faced than Olympus – and wittier too, making it easier to stomach the clichés: the patriotic schmaltz, tense situation room countdowns and Channing Tatum as a rogue agent dodging bullets in a Die Hard vest.
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''Facebookified'' Home Screen Decks Out HTC First
9to5 went into cahoots with the leaks masters at @evleaks, just after these guys gave use the first taste of the HTC First smartphone yesterday. Now they're giving us a sneak-peak of the Facebook Home user interface. It displays an app overview, a chat interface, as well as a picture gallery from Android.
The home screen also took on very minimalistic and cleaned-up look, all the while adopting a ''focus on full-screen photography''. We will hopefully find out in just a matter of hours what this new device will look like, what features it will be boasting and most importantly, how Facebook made its mark on its very first device. Tonight we will give you the news, so stay tuned!
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It sure is picking up, said Harvey Green, CEO of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, in this interview with Fox Business News.
He said apartments will emerge first, followed by office/industrial and retail.
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Hat ready for gifting ... with poem and instructions!
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You should have seen my friend's face when she opened the gift ... ummm... this is nice, um ... a hat ... its ... um... big ....
I brought a felted hat along with me to show her how it would look and let her pick out a flower to pin on it. I found some really great "hat" paper for the felting instructions. Here is the poem...
Your New Hat
Dont be polite,
You can show your surprise.
This hat is supposed to be,
Using wool thats been knitted
And your washing machine,
Hot water and agitation make your hat
Fit like a crown for a Queen.
Choose a bad hair day
With plenty of time
It could take over an hour
Or felt on a dime.
Try on your wet hat,
Checking for perfect fit.
Follow these instructions
And thats what youll get!
It may seem impossible.
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A hat that fits perfect.
For You From Me!
That is so cool!! What a great idea!
Wow!! That is fantastic!! Did you come up with that poem yourself?? What a great gift!! :cheering:
I love that idea to give the poem with the object. Thanks for posting that before! So, was she excited about the hat after she knew it was going to be smaller to fit her head?
Yes, I wrote the poem :) There is also a version for slippers/clogs ! I posted it before over on Pattern Central. YES, she loved the hat and can't wait to felt it. We are in Florida but she goes to Nebraska for Christmas and it is cold there. Plus, she is someone who will find a cool way to display the hat and not just stuff it in a closet. I choose my "recievees" carefully !
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VERY cool!!
What a great idea! I love the poem (and the hat!)
That is just so cool, what a wonderful idea :thumbsup:
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The leadership group had our annual planning meeting at the end of October. We are currently planning 4 meetings and 4 CEOs for 2009. Once the dates and locations are confirmed I will add them to the Dates to Remember section.
Starting with the February newsletter, all newsletters will now be posted online in addition to being mailed. If you would prefer to download it yourself and not receive a copy in the mail, let us know.
One announcement: The newsletter that was mailed had the incorrect date for the January CEO at PeiWei. It is actually Tuesday January 27th, not the 21st. The version posted here on the blog has the correct date.
We will be meeting Tuesday, January 27th at PeiWei (pronounced "pay-way") at New Market Square, 21st street and Maize Rd. We will meet at 6:30. If you would like to join us, please call in your reservation to Gayle Cloud at (316) 788-2531.
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No stopping until the oil is gone
Published: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 3:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 3:33 p.m.
BP says it is nearing completion of its effort to find and clean up the oil from its 2010 spill.
While everyone in coastal Louisiana hopes that is true, the determination of whether BP has finished its cleanup should come from the state and from the Coast Guard monitors that are overseeing the effort.
"We drilled approximately 16,000 auger holes and found that only 3 percent of the sites contained oiling levels that required cleanup, and 86 percent had no oil at all," BP spokesman Jason Ryan said this week. "This comprehensive effort gives us confidence that we have removed substantially all the material that is feasible to recover and are moving closer to completing cleanup activities."
At some level, it is comforting to think that the end is in sight. Unfortunately, many who have watched the process are of a different opinion.
State officials, for instance, have pointed out more oil continues to wash ashore, particularly after storms.
Clearly, that oil is still present, perhaps just off the shore, perhaps just below the sand, but it keeps coming back.
Until it stops, the cleanup will not be complete.
Meanwhile, Gov. Bobby Jindal recently pointed out that BP has spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to repair its tarnished image, but it has yet to agree to the fines it will pay under the Clean Water Act and the Natural Resources Damage Assessment.
The Coast Guard, meanwhile, says the cleanup is continuing and will not stop until it decides there is no more oil to be removed.
"If there are spots that need to be cleaned up, then we clean those," Coast Guard spokesman Michael Anderson said.
That is reassuring.
The Coast Guard has a duty to the people of Louisiana to make sure our coast is clean before it lets BP off the hook for the cleanup of its environmental catastrophe.
And BP has a lingering obligation to clean up its mess. Not most of it, but all of it.
It is a welcome development that the company thinks it is nearing the end of that process, but coastal residents will reserve their enthusiasm until they get it from an impartial source.
BP has done a lot of work to remove its oil from our shoreline, but that job won't be finished until all of it is gone. Our public officials have to remain vigilant to make sure BP completes its task.
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Observer Reporting Server (ORS) offers a top-down approach that combines enterprise-wide views, macro- and micro-level reporting, and deep drill-down for problem resolution.
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ORS is a stand-alone appliance which simultaneously collects and aggregates data from Observer Probes, NetFlow devices, Observer Infrastructure, and other collection agents.
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New member for Acis Board
Published by Tim Steele for Acis Group Ltd in Housing
New Acis Board member Graham Ward
Lincolnshire based housing association Acis Group has appointed a new member to its Board.
Acis, who own and manage over 5,500 homes across Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottingham and Derbyshire, appointed Graham Ward following the retirement of a former Board member in autumn last year.
A highly experienced professional, Graham qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985 and has held Project Accountant, Group Treasurer, Senior Consultant and Director positions, working on a large number of public private partnership assignments across government departments. He also worked extensively with the private sector, primarily on business development and financial strategy.
More recently, Graham undertook Senior Director and Commercial Director roles, in addition to acting as Non Executive Director for a variety of organisations. Graham now runs his own consultancy business, and also holds positions as a Lay Member with Nottingham City CCG and as a Non Executive Director with Eminate Limited.
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I am struggling a bit technically at the moment. I have a new laptop, a new camera and a new (or different) version of Photoshop. The pics were fine after photo editing when I looked at them in Windows and even when I uploaded them to the Blogger editor but as soon as I looked at them on the proper blog screen the background weave of the canvas was emphasised and there was a kind of shimmer over the image.
A bit more investigation showed me that the canvas weave problem only showed up when viewing the blog through Internet Explorer which at that point was my default Browser and did not show up when I switched to Google Chrome. I looked on Google stats for my blog and I saw that most people use Firefox or Chrome for browsing anyway, but I don't ever remember seeing this problem before with Internet Explorer (I am using IE 11). I checked IE version 10 as well as 11 and the problem was still there but I found that when I reverted back to IE version 8 it had gone and the picture was fine. So something in later versions of IE is causing the display to be distorted somehow. It tells me on the net to look for the compatibility button but I can't find it.
The problem is not so much for me, because I just switch to Chrome to look at my blogs but for other people around the world who are viewing my stuff through IE10 or 11 they are going to see a less than perfect image. If you are using IE10 or 11 with no problem it would be great if you could let me know so that I can assume there is some incompatibility of display with this machine.
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Are tonic clonic seizures only a symptom of epilepsy or can they be associated with migraine?
I have been told that I have been having tonic clonic seizures and that these are due to epilepsy. Sometimes these seizures are so bad I have to be given Diazepam to bring me round. I am also being treated for chronic migraine and the doctor who treats me for this says that these fits are due to the migraine and not epilepsy. Is this possible? I am getting confused as none of the doctors seem to agree with each other.
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I myself have tonic clonic seizures since the age of 12 with no warning. you have not stated if you know one of these fits are going to happen. I used to have horrific headaches that could of been migraines. you say that doctors do not agree on a diagnosis, what clinics have you been to? Ask your Doctor to refere you to an epilepsy specialist because they cannot prescribe medication until they know what they dealing with.There are some really great specialist epilepsy units out there, here they will give you MRI scans, ECG etc these could show if you do have epilepsy. Unfortunately Nothing showed up in my scans that could be causing the epilepsy. Please remember if it is Epilepsy, medication if taken regularly can control seizures and can lead a normal life, It takes a while for the medication to actually work because the correct amounts have to be administered. after being seizure free for 5 years you will even be considered for a driving licence. Phone epilepsy help lines for advice. good luck and I hope you get the answers from doctors that you are looking for, It must be very stressful and frustrating for you. x x x
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Every student at Cary Grove High School knows the sound of a gun going off. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors learned to recognize the sound on the morning of January 30, 2013.
This learning experience wasn't part of a lecture or in a workbook or lab in the District 155 school. Instead, the students from Cary and Fox River Grove received their education from the Cary Police Department and Cary Grove school administrators and staff.
For quite some time, District 155 had prepared to go the extra step in their safety and security measures for students. They first had a similar simulation at Crystal Lake South High School with one big difference. The CLS event was without a starter's gun loaded with blanks fired in the school hallway.
Some parents got upset with the idea of firing in a hallway. They were not upset with safety measures, but stopped short on someone possibly with the school aiming a starter's gun and firing blanks. They recognized students could then hear the sound of a weapon, but questioned the procedure asking whether someone would practice a fire drill and carry a blowtorch through a hallway.
In some ways, the times dictate the measures. Not long ago, a shooter forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conneticut and fatally shot 20 students and 6 adults before killing himself. Many of the students got caught in their rooms.
District 155 in Crystal Lake/Cary believes students must be as prepared as humanly possible to make sound decisions if confronted by someone with extremely bad intentions. You often times go into your memory banks for ways to handle situations like this and if you have no memory of what to do, the chances of making life saving choices are not as great.
We as parents truly want the best for our kids … we wish to shelter them as best we can … protect them against the world if possible. Reality can come with a dose of pain and regret. Our reality on this day comes with people shaking their heads at what one school has to do to give their students something that may someday save their lives. I too shake my head in disbelief …but not at the methods of one Cary Grove High School, but at the type of world we live in.
In my high school years, we never thought someone could come into our school with a loaded gun. The only thing worrying us were bad grades and how mom and dad might react. That's a different time. Today, let's make sure our children know what to do in every contingency thrust upon them. They can still go ahead and get good grades and make mom and dad proud and they can go ahead and learn every conceivable way to protect themselves and make mom and dad feel a bit more at ease…though mom and dad will never be fully relaxed until their sons and daughters are getting their diplomas.
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European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton speaks during a media conference after a meeting of EU development and foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. European Union nations are pledging more money to help rebuild quake-ravaged Haiti and are considering an international donor conference. The European Commission and many other EU nations have also said they will increase their contribution to deal with the immediate needs and the long-term plan to rebuild the devastated country. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)


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Hawker-Beechcraft G58 Baron
By Ian Twombly
What is it about a Baron? How is it that such a big, heavy, fast airplane can fly so beautifully? The reasons are hard to pinpoint, but there's no doubt Beech did it right in the early 1960s with the introduction of the Baron, and today's model offers more than ever.
A long history
The Beech 55B Baron came to market in 1961 as an updated version of the model 95 Travel Air. If the Baron looks suspiciously like a Bonanza, that's because in many ways it is. The fuselage is the same from the front of the cabin to the empennage. Pilots who have flown the Bonanza will immediately feel at home in the Baron thanks to its carbon-copy cabin layout and familiar handling characteristics. The two also share the same wing design, although the Baron's are longer to accommodate the engines and additional fuel. In fact, the two are so similar that today Hawker Beechcraft markets the airplane as an "all-weather Bonanza."
The reason for the similarities is simple. Not only does the familiar design encourage customers to move up within the Beechcraft line—and move up they do
—but it also reduces development, production, and maintenance costs.
Much has changed with the Baron even if the name's been the same since 1961. The engines have swelled from Continental IO-470s rated at 260 horsepower to today's 300-hp Continental IO-550s. The maximum gross weight also has climbed 620 pounds to the current 5,500 pounds. The fuselage was stretched in 1970 from the original four-passenger version to six total seats. The 1970 model was designated the B58 and is largely the same airframe that is produced today.
There have been airframe tweaks here and there, but the basic airplane has remained the same. Where things have really taken a leap forward is in the avionics and other equipment. Today's Baron is called the G58 and was introduced in 2006 with a Garmin G1000 integrated electronic flight display system.
You won't find turborcharging or pressurization in the product line any more. The reason? Competition. Because Beechcraft wants customers to move up and buy a King Air C90GTi—50 percent of King Air buyers previously owned a Bonanza or Baron—the company has to keep the airplanes far enough apart in performance to make a buyer justify the jump. With pressurization and turbocharging, it's possible that price and performance would make the Baron too competitive within its own family.
All-weather Bonanza
Perhaps most striking about the current Baron is its price. According to Hawker Beechcraft Regional Sales Director Trevor Blackmer, the typical equipped price for a Baron is roughly $1.2 million. Why is the Baron so expensive when new jets are on the market for that price? "Because we know what it costs to build and support an airplane," Blackmer said. It's an astounding amount of money—an amount that might cause one to think that Beechcraft wouldn't sell any at that price. To the contrary; as of mid-November 2008, Baron production was sold out through June 2009, and Blackmer said the airplane isn't being discounted even in this economy. But if that sounds like too much money for a piston twin, chances are you haven't been inside one or had the opportunity to fly it.
Today's Baron is a well-refined machine. Beechcraft has tweaked this airplane in all the right ways, and it appeals to both pilots and passengers alike. Up front, the WAAS-enabled G1000's standard two-screen layout makes a clean, organized panel with capability that rivals an airliner's.
Garmin's GFC 700 integrated autopilot comes standard with the G1000. The result is a robust flight control system that takes the G1000 to the next level—literally. Flight level change, or FLC, enables the autopilot to make constant-airspeed climbs and descents, an especially handy feature in a fast airplane like the Baron. A go-around button is standard on the left throttle. It disengages the autopilot, sets the flight director for the proper go-around attitude, and sequences the missed approach on the GPS.
Terrain and TIS-based traffic (delivered via a transponder from certain radar facilities) are standard on the multifunction display. Lightning, TAS-based traffic (an active traffic system), and datalink weather are options. One nice standard feature is Garmin's GWX 68 color weather radar with selectable scan. Blackmer said the Baron is the first to offer both the radar and GFC 700 standard with the G1000.
Color weather radar is one piece of what helps to make the Baron all-weather. Full deice boots, a windshield hot plate, fuel vent heat, pitot heat, and a few more pieces are the real workhorses of this system, and make the Baron certified for flight into known icing. According to Blackmer, the Baron will easily
take continuous light ice, and will allow the pilot time to seek better conditions if faced with moderate icing.
The cockpit workload to handle all these systems is reduced, thanks to a color-coded bank of switches that groups systems together. Bonanza pilots will find the layout quite familiar. Beechcraft has added an array of features to the pilot's yoke, making it look more like the stick on an F-16 than a mid-size general aviation twin. Aside from the usual suspects of electric trim, push to talk, autopilot disconnect, and control wheel steering, the pilot will find a light, a switch to clear lightning and cell data from the MFD, and a radio playback button that brings up the last 150 seconds of radio communications. Standard back-up instruments, including an electric attitude indicator, further enhance flight safety.
There's little a pilot could even think to add to the Baron's panel, except for synthetic vision on the G1000. Blackmer said a software upgrade with synthetic vision is scheduled to be added after the G58 obtains European certification, which is expected early this year.
Maximum comfort
With a 200-knot traveling airplane such as the Baron, good load carrying capability, solid range, and creature comforts are a must. The Baron does all these things well. Standard useful load runs in the range of 1,640 pounds. Weight distribution isn't a problem, mainly because of a 300-pound-capacity baggage compartment in the nose. And yes, two sets of golf clubs will fit in there nicely. Usable fuel is 194 gallons, giving the airplane a range of anywhere from 915 nautical miles to 1,332 nautical miles, depending on power setting, load, and altitude. Individual on-wing fuel gauges make partial fuel loads much easier to calculate, which is a good thing considering the standard full-fuel payload of only 480 pounds.
In back, four leather seats in a club configuration, a stowable table, a big entry door, separate air conditioning blower, big windows, and separate satellite radio controls make the passengers feel comfortable. Up front, a relief tube makes a potential eight-hour endurance possible.
Saddle up
Barons have a fantastic ramp presence. This is an airplane that says something about its owner. It stands tall and proud, as if reminding other pilots that its owner has reached what many consider to be the pinnacle of piston aircraft ownership. It's a twin—that lends instant street cred. But more than that, it's fast, has nice lines, and flies as an airplane should.
Open the large cargo doors in the back and your eyes are drawn to the table and comfortable leather seats. It's cozy and inviting, complete with requisite cup holders. The two rear seats easily come out for more legroom or to accommodate large items. The middle two seats can be reversed for a more traditional four-place seating configuration.
Up front, it's all Beechcraft. The panel layout has been hugely simplified, thanks to the G1000, but otherwise the cockpit is familiar. Pilots with longer torsos will be happy to know that the seat no longer goes up and down, meaning the equipment necessary to make that happen has been removed, resulting in more headroom. Cockpit width is still relatively slim at 42 inches.
With 600 horses, the airplane launches more than it takes off. This is especially true if you hold the brakes while bringing up full power, as we did in the demonstration flight. We saw a healthy climb rate of 1,800 feet per minute near sea level, near the Baron's maximum gross weight. That means things happen fast, which is a trend in the Baron. This airplane is not meant for new multiengine pilots, who probably shouldn't be flying it without extensive training. In that sense, it's more like a cabin class twin than a trainer.
Once leveled off at 11,000 feet, we saw 200 knots true airspeed at 20.3 inches and 2,500 rpm, while burning 32 gallons per hour. Running lean of peak from that power setting, the speed dropped off to 194 knots true, but fuel consumption plunged to 26 gallons per hour total. While it's true the Baron gulps more fuel than its single-engine brother, a more apples-to-apples comparison can be made by dialing the power back to 2,100 rpm, which gives 170 knots. That's roughly the speed a Bonanza cruises at on 18 gallons per hour, according to Blackmer. Lean of peak, the Baron can do that at 22 gallons per hour. That's a penalty only of four gallons an hour for the reward of redundancy and all-weather capability (although the comparison overlooks the fact that many Bonanza owners fly lean of peak, too).
Airwork is straightforward. Steep turns are a treat in the Baron, as they fully exemplify the airplane's wonderfully smooth control response. Single-engine operations are made easier by the abundance of power. Although the published single-engine service ceiling is 7,284 feet, cold temperatures pushed us up 400 feet per minute at 11,000 feet on one engine during the evaluation flight. Rudder and aileron trim make it easy to maintain cruise flight on the single engine. Losing an engine after takeoff puts most airplanes in a true emergency situation. But with 300 horsepower still pushing the airplane along, even the dreaded engine-out-after-takeoff scenario results in a respectable and relatively uneventful climb to safety.
To top things off, if the cabin amenities and fast cruise speeds don't impress the passengers, the landing will. It takes a load of back pressure, but once you are prepared for that, most pilots agree no other airplane of this size lands as sweetly as a Baron. It's the final touch to a well-built, beautiful flying airplane.
There's a reason Beech named its airplanes after titles of nobility. Climb in or out of your new Baron on the ramp and you will truly feel like a nobleman.
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Job Cuts Are Coming at Elan
Job cuts are hitting at Elan as the biotech company tries to come out from under a cloud of shareholder criticism over issues including what they see as inadequate sales of multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
The company said today it will cut 230 jobs, half of them in Ireland where the company's manufacturing operations are based. The other half will be in the U.S, primarily affecting R&D, corporate support and administrative services. The move comes in addition to the closure of offices in New York and Tokyo the company announced in December.
The new cuts, which amount to 14% of Elan's workforce, come about a month after the company's board has said it would consider "strategic alternatives," including a sale of the company. When the company announced earnings this month, it said it would prefer selling a minority stake in the company. The company said it expects to end the year with cash and investment balances around $200 million.
Elan said today it would "reassess" investing in an existing biologics manufacturing plant in Ireland after it has seen the data from late-stage trials of bapineuzumab, an Alzheimer's drug the company has been developing with Wyeth. The drug's mid-stage results disappointed investors last year.
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MADISON, Wis. — The Crusaders held their own against Edgewood College, but in the end were eliminated by the #1 seeded team in the semifinals of the NAC Tournament on Thursday evening.
Maranatha shook off the rust in set one after facing deficits of seven and six, putting together a 7-3 run on kills by hitters Torey DeLozier (Watertown, Wis.) and Kelli Fox (Matthews, N.C.), and coming to within one at 23-22.
Edgewood's Jessica Martin (Elkhorn, Wis.) and Mallory Palmer (Poynette, Wis.) put a stop to the Crusaders' momentum with two straight kills for the 25-23 win.
Maranatha rebounded in set two with a 5-1 lead before Edgewood tied it at seven, and built a 17-14 lead. Junior blocker Laci Peterson (Chillicothe, Ill.) score the team's next four points to tie the game at 18, but Edgewood put Maranatha on the brink of a 2-0 hole with a 24-22 lead.
Two Edgewood errors tied the match at 24, and a Peterson kill, combined with a DeLozier ace, put the finishing touches on a 26-24 comeback.
Maranatha found themselves down 15-11 in set three and never recovered, falling 25-19. In the final set, DeLozier pushed the team to a 23-23 tie after being down 9-4 early, but NAC Player of the Year, Mallory Palmer, delivered the dagger for the 25-23 win.
DeLozier led all players from both teams with 32 kills. She finished with a .313 hitting percentage, and had 15 digs and two blocks.
Peterson followed up with 16 kills and five block assists. Senior libero Hallie Sheley (Watertown, Wis.) finished with 22 digs, while freshman setter Emily Thompson (Watertown, Wis.), and senior Erin Jochum (Watertown, Wis.) finished with 25 and 20 digs respectively.
Maranatha finishes the season at 19-4, and 9-4 in the NAC. Maranatha gears up for the NCCAAII National Tournament on November 8-10 in Kissimmee, Fla.
Maranatha will face #10 seed West Coast Baptist at 12:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 8.


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Europe warns US on Iran sanctions
By Daniel Dombey and Javier Blas in London and Francesco Guerrera in Detroit
Published: August 2 2007 18:45 | Last updated: August 2 2007 18:45
European governments are warning Congress that US legislation aimed at Iran could hit European energy groups, undermine transatlantic unity on Tehran's nuclear programme and provoke a dispute at the World Trade Organisation.
Diplomats from France, Germany and the UK, among other countries, have stepped up a lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill against moves that would mandate sanctions on energy companies that invested more than $20m (€14.6m, Ł9.9m) in Iran.
Among such companies – already marked out by a US campaign to disinvest in energy companies that trade with Iran – are Royal Dutch Shell, Total of France and Repsol of Spain.
Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol, which are both looking for oil in US territorial waters in the Gulf of Mexico, are involved in a project worth up to $10bn to produce Iran's first liquefied natural gas. The companies are due to take a final decision about their investment in 2008.
"It's paradoxical that the targets of this effort are companies from countries that are making an effort to strengthen sanctions against Iran," said one European diplomat, referring to the European Union's support for a new wave of United Nations sanctions on Iran.
"The House of Representatives will decide on this bill some time this autumn so you have to try to talk to everybody [in Congress]," said another EU diplomat. "We are telling them that if it became a law as it stands now, it would be a breach in WTO rules and we would not accept that."
President George W Bush has the power to waive sanctions on third parties doing business with Iran, but a bill introduced by Tom Lantos, chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, would remove his ability to do so. The bill has 322 co-sponsors, enough to overcome a presidential veto.
Diplomats stress that a parallel bill being considered by the Senate would leave Mr Bush's waiver intact while seeking to introduce other measures against Iran.
But European officials say they are unsure what would emerge from efforts to hammer out a deal between the House of Representatives and the Senate and are worried that it could make some sanctions mandatory.
"Which do we fear more?" asked Jon Kyl, Republican senator from Arizona, last week. "A trade dispute with Europe or China or what Tehran will do with the revenues of a fully reconstituted energy sector?"
In principle the Iran Sanctions Act, a successor to a 1990s measure, requires the president to impose at least two out of six possible sanctions on foreign companies investing more than $20m in Iran, although in practice both Mr Bush and former President Bill Clinton have always exercised the waiver.
These sanctions include denial of Export Import Bank loans, denial of US bank loans exceeding $10m, prohibition of US government procurement and restrictions on imports from the company concerned.
This week, the House of Representatives backed a separate piece of legislation, that would oblige the federal government to keep a record of energy companies violating the $20m threshold and make it easier for state pension funds to disinvest in them.
Some states have passed or are considering legislation to move towards disinvestment in such companies.
Public sector pension funds such as Calpers and Calstrs, the giant California pension plans, are opposed to any forced divestments of companies involved in Iran. They have argued the move would be counterproductive as it would hurt their returns and restrict their ability to provide for billions of dollars in pension liabilities.
Caution has been urged from unexpected quarters. "If we go forward and we begin to sanction foreign companies through more stringent sanctions in the Iran Sanctions Act, I think there will be serious repercussions for our multilateral effort," said Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute, the conservative Washington think-tank.
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Western Canada and Central Alaska are part of one of the largest forested regions in the world. A particularly important and distinctive portion, hereafter referred to as the Western Boreal Forest (WBF) is at the heart of this ecosystem and covers >3 million km2. In addition to vast timber reserves, this region encompasses thousands of km2 of lakes and wetlands providing critical breeding, staging and molting habitats for North American waterfowl and waterbirds.
The eight ecozones that comprise the WBF contain a mosaic of wetland complexes, meandering river valley flood plains and some of the largest inland river deltas in the world. Spruce, pine and fir dominate much of the uplands along with mixed-wood forests of aspen, birch and poplar. Forest fire historically has been the dominant rejuvenating force influencing upland and wetland vegetation structure. Beavers also influence wetland abundance and function.
The WBF annually supports breeding populations of 12-14 million ducks (Table 1). Scaup, mallard, American wigeon, green-winged teal and scoters each have breeding populations between 1 and 4 million birds. Boreal lakes, fens and bogs also are primary breeding areas for common loons, sandhill cranes and red-necked grebes. Several species of shorebirds, including greater and lesser yellowlegs, short-billed dowitchers, spotted and solitary sandpipers and Wilson's phalaropes, use boreal wetlands for breeding. At least two bird species of special interest, the trumpeter swan and whooping crane depend almost exclusively upon boreal wetlands for breeding. Riparian and wetland habitats also are important for nesting and foraging for many passerine species.
The permanent water provided by boreal wetlands and lakes is important to millions of molting waterfowl from the parklands and prairies to the south. During spring and fall migration, northern-breeding waterfowl also congregate on these lakes.
Boreal wetlands have been considered stable and largely undisturbed because of their remoteness, and thus management of boreal wetlands has been viewed as expensive and unnecessary. This situation is changing. The WBF, though vast and difficult to access, is undergoing rapid transformation from undisturbed wilderness to a resource-rich, commercially exploited region. Wetlands systems are being impacted by forest cover removal, climate change and extensive linear developments (e.g., roads, seismic lines). Five environmental pressures predominate:
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Kris Henry
Challengers make it back on top in softball
Winning the Southern Cascade League title seemed like a pretty bold goal this spring considering the recent history of the Cascade Christian...
PROSPECT — Miranda Hedgpeth was a defensive stalwart and senior Heather Lass provided accurate setting as Prospect posted straight-set volleyball victories against Paisley and Camas Valley Friday.
The Cougars (15-3, 11-1 MVL) downed Paisley in a Mountain Valley League match, 25-12, 25-16, 25-16, then took a nonleague match against Camas Valley, 25-16, 26-24, 25-20.
Miranda Hedgpeth combined for 33 digs on the day, while Lass dished out 20 assists against the Broncos and 37 in the nightcap.
In the opener, junior middle Taylor Bernhardt pounded 10 kills against Paisley. Alee Pinkerton was effective from the service line with 20 points, including seven aces.
Bernhardt and junior Halee Hedgpeth provided strong net play against Camas Valley with 15 kills each.
HOSANNA CHRISTIAN 3, BUTTE FALLS 0 — At Butte Falls, Butte Falls had trouble keeping up with Hosanna Christian, which wrapped up a 25-12, 25-17, 25-10 triumph.
Tamika Funk registered eight kills and 10 digs for the Loggers (1-12, 1-10 Mountain Valley League) and fellow outside hitter Brandi O'Keefe added four kills and nine digs.
The Loggers' Joli Hobbs chipped in nine digs, nine assists, five aces and a pair of digs.
NORTH VALLEY 4, HENLEY 0 — At Klamath Falls, twins Kerissa and Vanessa D'Arpino scored two goals each for North Valley in the Skyline match.
Knights center backs Rochele Banta and Autum Diaz stifled the Hornets' (2-8, 2-4 Sky) attack, holding them to just five shots on goal compared to 17 shots on goal for the North Valley (6-3-1, 3-3).
MAZAMA 2, HIDDEN VALLEY 0 — At Klamath Falls, Mazama remained unbeaten in the Skyline, improving to 9-0-1 overall and 6-0 in league play.
Kylie Durant and Tiffany Taylor scored for the Vikings.
Goalkeeper Morgan Hansen and midfielder Rachel Clark played well for Hidden Valley (6-4, 3-3).
Winning the Southern Cascade League title seemed like a pretty bold goal this spring considering the recent history of the Cascade Christian...


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I'm a newbie on this forum, and I've asked for help a couple of times already. I came here because I'm knitting a baby sweater and I am stuck. The pattern is from Rowan's Just Baby, in case anyone here has it. The sweater is Nolan.
I've done the front up to where I am to start shaping the front neck. It's a raglan sleeve plum and purple striped sweater and buttons down the front on a diagonal at each shoulder. I just finished the front, ending on a plum-colored stripe, 33 stitches left on the needle, followed by one row with RS facing.
So here's where I'm at:
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--Next row (RS) K2, K2tog,K3 and turn, leaving remaining stitches on a holder. 5 sts.
--Work each side of neck separately.
--Next row: sl 1, K2tog, psso and fasten off
--Next row (WS): P2 tog, P4 --Next row K2, K3 tog
--Next row: P2tog, P1
--Next row: K2tog and fasten off. With RS facing, rejoin appropriate yarn to rem sts, cast off 19 sts, K to last 4 sts, sl 1, K1 psso, K2, 6 sts.
Complete to match first side, reversing shapings.
I have NO CLUE as to what they're talking about. First of all, I have 33 stitches on the needle and the instructions tell me to: K2, K2tog,K3 and turn, leaving remaining stitches on a holder. 5 sts. How do I end up with 5 stitches, when I start with 33? I KNOW I'm reading this wrong!
I can take it over to the knit shop and ask them, but I'm hoping this will make good sense to someone tonight so I can get back to work on it. Thanks so much, Jennifer
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Will the Street Take a Breather?
The recent rally has been fueled by a string of upbeat economic reports. But next week's data and earnings calendar is light
Stocks finished Friday with solid gains in the wake of a U.S. labor market report that far exceeded Wall Street expectations.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 47.12 points, or 0.45%, to 10,572.49. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index was up 48.04 points, or 2.55%, to 1,929.67. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 6.77 points, or 0.58%, to 1,164.30.
Non-farm payrolls in February rose by 66,000 for the month -- the first monthly gain since last July. And the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.5%, down from 5.6% in January. S&P's economic research unit MMS had predicted a rise in the jobless rate to 5.8%. Average hourly earnings ticked up 0.1%. Hiring in the areas of construction, retail and other service sectors drove the non-farm payrolls figure.
The February jobs report is the latest in a string of positive economic updates. Along with recent optimistic comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, many analysts see a recovery already underway. And they say that owning stocks is a must now that the economy appears to be on the upturn and corporate profits should begin to improve.
Markets could move in a more orderly fashion, analysts say, with a lighter pile of economic reports due next week and few earnings reports.
January wholesale inventory data are expected Monday. The week's most important report, February retail sales, is set for Wednesday. On Thursday, January business inventories, along with fourth-quarter current account data, are due. On Friday investors will get March consumer sentiment numbers, along with the February producer price index and industrial production and capital utilization data.
On the corporate docket next week, the most noteworthy earnings releases come from the tech sector. Software giants Oracle (ORCL ) and Adobe (INTC ) are set to release results after the close of trading Thursday.
On Friday, investors cheered the latest earnings guidance from Dow member Intel (INTC ). After the market close Thursday, Intel narrowed the range of revenue guidance for its first quarter -- from numbers it provided in January -- to between $6.6 billion to $6.9 billion, which was not too far off its previous forecast of $6.4 billion to $7.0 billion in revenues.
Network computer maker Sun Microsystems (SUNW ) stock was higher after it reaffirmed plans to boost revenue slightly and move closer toward profitability in its third quarter ending in March.
Separately, Sun said it filed a private antitrust suit against Microsoft Corp. (MSFT ) in the U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., seeking damages for harm it claims was done to its business. Sun says Microsoft has engaged in anti-competitive conduct, which stems in part from the software company's decision to ship Windows XP without support for Sun's Java software.
Wall Street darling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD ) said its fourth-quarter profits rose 94% from last year on higher sales and new store openings. The company also changed some management practices -- and added two outside directors to its board -- to bolster investor confidence, according to a press report.
Financial stocks were also on the move Friday with investment banks revising their outlooks for several companies. Merrill Lynch's analyst recommended that investors buy shares in regional banks. An analyst at Salomon Smith Barney cut the ratings of several brokerages due to valuation concerns, lack of a clear outlook and a decline in merger and acquisition activity.
In other news, shares of biotech concern Biogen (BGEN ) ended lower after the FDA's approval of a rival drug for its Avonex multiple sclerosis product.
Shares of Genzyme Corp. (GENZ ), a biotech that focuses on rare diseases, gained ground after company said fourth-quarter profit rose 9%, with help from strong sales of its Renagel kidney dialysis drug.
Treasury Market
U.S. Treasuries finished lower in price after the positive payrolls report and the rally in stocks. The latest economic indicators have been pointing to an economic recovery and that's been good news for stocks. Treasuries could keep getting hit as long as the good news keeps coming.
S&P economists expect that the interest-rate policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee will likely move its bias to neutral by its next meeting on Mar. 19 and to tightening by May 7. Still, S&P sees rates at current levels until the fall.
World Markets
European markets ended higher amid strength in U.S. stocks. In London, the FTSE 100 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.07%, at 5,285.70. In Germany, the DAX index added 70.12 points, or 1.33%, to 5,359.55. In France, the CAC 40 index gained 12.61 points, or 0.27%, to 4,629.11.
Asian stocks ended higher as growing hopes of a U.S. economic recovery drove stock gains. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index soared 237.45 points, or 2.04%, to 11,885.79. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index added 45.16 points, or 0.40%, to 11,233.23.


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Expedition 14 has completed its first full week solo on the International Space Station and was preparing Monday for an unusual excursion.
Expedition 14 Cmdr. Michael Lopez-Alegria and flight engineer Mikhail Tyurin have been aboard the station for 19 days, while flight engineer Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency is in his third month in orbit.
Along with other work this week, the crew members are preparing for a short trip away from the station Tuesday, when they will fly the Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port to another.
The station crew members will board the Soyuz spacecraft docked at the rear of the Zvezda living quarter's module to prepare for the short move. NASA TV will cover the activity live beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
With Tyurin at the controls, they will undock from the Zvezda port at 3:14 p.m. EDT and re-dock to the Earth-facing Zarya module port at 3:39 p.m. EDT.
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Hard Times
by Charles Dickens
Hard Times Theme of Morality and Ethics
In Hard Times, the key moral attributes that the villains lack are empathy, generosity, and altruism. For Dickens, these are the foundation of human relationships. There is no getting around them with any other quality, however positive. Those who possess these qualities are much better equipped to handle the world, however hostile it may be. Those who lack these basic ways to connect to other people are doomed to a lonely and miserable existence.
Questions About Morality and Ethics
- Statistics is used as tool of surveillance in the novel, trying to police the behavior of the workers and to evaluate their morality (religious observance, drinking habits, etc.), and we are meant to find this practice unsavory. Compare it to the way the narrator analyzes the behavior of the men assembled at the unionization meeting. How are the two different? The same?
- Does Bounderby think of himself as an ethical person? What about Louisa? Stephen?
- Which characters' morals change during the course of the novel? How and under what influence?
- How important is Christianity to the novel's moral message? Are there other moral ideals put forth in Hard Times besides Biblical ones?
Chew on This
In the novel, the propensity toward moral behavior is inborn. It can neither be taught to someone who was not born with it, nor can it be untaught if already present in a person.
No one has the moral upper hand in the novel because even the most pure characters either have the desire to commit an unspeakable and selfish acts or have allowed highly unethical behavior to go on without any attempt to stop it.


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Month-long jaunt features support from The Dodos.
Album Reviews
Mew announces first North American tour in six years
on June 09, 2015, 3:25pm
Live Review: The Dodos at Chicago's Lincoln Hall (3/6)
Live, they're the best they've ever been, even without supporting performers.
on March 08, 2015, 6:30pm
Album Review: The Dodos – Individ
Melodic bursts and euphoric explosions pair with vocals that speak of something gloomy, pained, and real.
on January 22, 2015, 12:01am
The Dodos premiere new song "Retriever" — listen
Another spirited preview of the band's forthcoming album, Individ.
on January 07, 2015, 10:00am
The Dodos share new song "Goodbyes and Endings" — listen
Off Individ, out January 27th via Polyvinyl Records.
by Josh Terry
on December 04, 2014, 3:55pm
The Dodos announce North American tour
San Francisco indie rockers hit the road in support of Individ.
by Josh Terry
on November 19, 2014, 1:20pm
The Dodos announce new album, Individ, share first single "Competition"
San Francisco indie rockers strip down for sixth studio album.
by Chris Coplan
on November 05, 2014, 10:45am
SXSW reveals preliminary music lineup for 2015
The Dodos, Jessie Ware, The Pop Group, and Thee Oh Sees highlight initial lineup.
by Alex Young
on October 22, 2014, 11:05am
Coachella announces 2014 sideshows
HAIM, MGMT, Foster the People, Motörhead, Bryan Ferry, Chromeo, and more.
by Alex Young
on February 18, 2014, 9:54pm
Sasquatch! reveals 2014 lineup for both weekends
OutKast, Kraftwerk, Frank Ocean, Neutral Milk Hotel, The National, and loads more.
by CoS Staff
on February 04, 2014, 5:50am
Neko Case announces 2014 tour dates
In support of last year's The Worse Things Get…
by CoS Staff
on January 27, 2014, 4:02pm