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imbsysop wrote:
> Hi,
> I have 3 samba servers working with no problems at all ... but I'm
> kind of annoyed with the way the master browser is chosen ..
> Each server is supposed to service a specific IP subdomain which is no
> problem as 2 of them contain only one workgroup("domain"?) so that's
> ok.
> The third one is servicing 10 different workgroups all within one IP
> subnet. Is there a trick to force the samba server to become the
> master browser for all these workgroups ? or do I need to live with
> the split situation where each workgroup keeps on electing a LMB
> depending on which machine is switched on ?
> It would be nice if the samba server did it all !
> TIA for any input .. (google=nothing found)
Look at the 'os level' and 'preferred master' parameters. Setting the
first to around 40 and the second to 'yes' should do something.
You have 10 different workgroups in one subnet? That seems weird to me
but I don't have much to do with this area any more.


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Police said he descended the hill at a high speed before hitting a support post for the deck.
Meyers was attended to by Deerfield Valley Rescue but was pronounced dead shortly after.
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The Donald is mad — seeing red
Over claims that he's gotten in bed
With supremacist wacks.
Seems his message to blacks
Is "forget each damn thing that he's said."
Posts Tagged 'Donald Trump'
Read His Lips: Trump Isn't A Racist (Limerick)Wednesday, August 24th, 2016
The Donald is mad — seeing red
An End To The "Pivot" Spin? (Limerick)Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
Donald's message: "I don't want to pivot."
Such a statement is certain to rivet
The Republican leaders–
Those desperate pleaders–
Will they somehow survive and out-live it?
Trump Wrote Another Limerick!Sunday, August 14th, 2016
The media's biased, ill-bred,
And in bed with that crook who's ahead.
If I lose, it's the press
Who's at fault for my mess.
How dare they report what I've said!
For Trump, Election Rigging is De RigueurSaturday, August 13th, 2016
Trump Headline of the Day: "I'll Only Lose With 'Cheating,' Asks Supporters To Watch Polling Places."
As I explain in my 2-verse limerick, Trump's urging supporters to intimidate Democratic voters:
In a nutshell, here's Donald's j'accuse:
"Only cheating can cause me to lose.
"Stop those people (sub-par) –
"You all know who they are –
"From stealing what's mine." What a ruse!
Don't be fooled by the Trumpian spin.
Calls for action like that are a sin;
He's encouraging fans
To make bullying plans,
Cuz it's CHEATING Trump NEEDS for a WIN.
Yet Another Trump LimerickFriday, August 12th, 2016
Trump's speeches are vile and bombastic,
With fantastical falsehoods so drastic,
That he crosses the line,
Which for Trump is just fine.
His defense? "I was being sarcastic."
The Donald Trump Threat (Limerick)Thursday, August 11th, 2016
The Donald's behavior is reckless.
It proves without doubt that he's feckless.
His White House flirtation's
A threat to all nations,
And I'd wager that Trump is full-deck-less.
Trump's Killer of a Message (Limerick)Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Donald Trump in the Oval Office? Imprisonment for threatening a fellow presidential candidate seems more appropriate to me.
Trump's gun-loving supporters knew exactly what Trump meant, when he said this:
If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know.
Did you hear the vile message Trump sent?
To the gun owners, here's what he meant:
If Trump's beaten by Hill,
Then their gun rights are nil–
Something only her death can prevent.
Delusional Donald (Limerick)Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Will Delusional Donald debate?
Well of course, so folks see that he's "great."
Though he plays hard to get
With "conditions," I'll bet
He can't wait; he's so sure of his fate.
Trump's Already Making Excuses For Losing The Election (Limerick)Monday, August 1st, 2016
There's no end to the lies and abuses
That "The Donald" so often produces.
Here's his latest deflection:
He fears the election
Is "rigged." Trump — "Tycoon of Excuses!"
Donald's Already Lying About Debates (Limerick)Saturday, July 30th, 2016
I suspect that The Donald is scared
That his knowledge-lack's sure to be bared
In a Clinton debate.
Hence his tale out the gate:
"Clinton rigged the debate dates," he blared.
Imaginary DialogueFriday, July 29th, 2016
Imaginary (but frighteningly plausible) dialogue:
Mom: "How was school today?"
Son: "Some kids said really mean things about me! And you know what I wanted to do? I wanted to hit 'em — especially one real little guy."
Mom: "I didn't raise you to run around hitting people."
Son: "But they were mean to me! Especially the little one!"
Mom: "And don't make fun of short people!"
Son: "I wanted to hit this one guy so hard, his head would spin, and he wouldn't know what the hell happened."
Mom: "Last warning! If you don't stop reading Donald Trump's Twitter feed, I'm taking away your iPhone!"
Putin and Me, a Limerick by Donald TrumpThursday, July 28th, 2016
Are you confused by the Trump/Putin relationship? The Donald has helpfully written us this limerick:
Meet Putin? I did not … or did.
No one hacked, just to help with my bid.
But what a great plan!
Hey Putin, my man,
Hack those emails that Hillary hid.
Open Limerick To Bernie SandersMonday, July 25th, 2016
Dear Bernie, I hope you'll succeed
In persuading supporters to heed
All your "real world" advice.
If you fail, our steep price
Is a probable Trumped-up stampede.
Limerick Ode To Melania's Convention SpeechTuesday, July 19th, 2016
Melania's speech was revealing;
In her push to make Donald appealing,
She stole lines from Michelle
About values. Oh well,
This confirms that both Trumps value stealing.
Open Limerick To Chris ChristieSaturday, July 16th, 2016
Dear Chris, though you put up a fight,
Pence swiped that Veep slot. What a slight!
I am betting you're mad.
If you weren't a cad
I'd feel pity, instead of delight.
Dear Donald: Soliciting Campaign Donations From Foreign Government Officials Is Illegal (Limerick)Friday, July 1st, 2016
It's illegal and terribly brash
To ask foreign officials for cash
For your U.S. prez run.
That's what Donald has done.
Will he pay any price? Balderdash!
Open Limerick To Donald TrumpTuesday, June 28th, 2016
Dear Donald, you once would extol
Your rankings in poll after poll.
You'd brag and you'd gloat
And you'd proudly emote
About numbers you loved, heart and soul.
But now that you're deep in the hole,
With low poll numbers taking their toll,
You scream and you swear
That they're fake and unfair–
Once a poll-touter, now a poll troll.
Trump Versifies About His Veep Pick (Limerick)Saturday, June 25th, 2016
I'm flooded with emails and calls
From fellows who think they've the balls
To run as my veep.
But my standards are steep;
Are they skilled with cement for my walls?
Trump's Limerick Ode To Fake Diamond Cuff linksWednesday, June 22nd, 2016
I was amused to learn that Trump has been duping friends with fake diamond cuff link gifts for years.
Fake cuff links — my favorite gift–
Very key to maintaining my thrift.
"They're fine diamonds," I say
When I give them away.
No one's miffed; friends don't know they've been stiffed.
Open Limerick From Trump To His Campaign TeamWednesday, June 22nd, 2016
My Hillary speech went off great!
And I'm betting that liar's irate.
I'll shellack her and whack her,
Attack her and thwack her.
Getting rich in the Oval's my fate.


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Wednesday June 10, 2009
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State head men's basketball coach Dip Metress announced Wednesday the addition of Franck Ndongo to the Jaguar men's basketball program.
A 6-6, 205-pound forward from Yaounde, Cameroon, Ndongo spent three years in the Virginia Commonwealth University program. Ndongo was part of a Rams' squad which won three straight Colonial Athletic Association regular-season titles and has appeared in two NCAA Tournaments in the last three seasons.
A member of the Cameroon National Team, Ndongo appeared in 47 games and made a pair of starts for the Rams during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. He sat out the 2008-09 season as a medical redshirt after suffering a torn ACL. As a sophomore in 2007-08, he averaged 7.7 minutes, 1.5 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. Ndongo prepped at Montverde (Fla.) Academy, averaging 15 points and six rebounds as a senior while serving as team co-captain.
Ndongo, who will have two years of eligibility remaining, earned a Finance degree in three years from VCU. He will be enrolled in ASU's Hull College of Business Graduate program.
"This is a unique addition for us," Metress said. "We could not have gotten Franck without our esteemed Hull College of Business. As we have learned through the years, championship teams are about putting pieces to the puzzle together and we have just found another important piece. Franck is a cerebral player and he brings some more athleticism to our squad. He's a player who can make shots and he's a versatile defender."


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Alternative Break Planning Guide
What is in the Alternative Break Planning Guide?
- What is an Alternative Break
- Getting started
- Finding the right trip for your group
- Types of questions to ask
- Communicating with AB organizations
- Organizing on campus
- Student Participants and meetings
- Advertisement and participant recruitment
- Deposits
- Orientation and pre-trip information
- Student Participants and meetings
- Fundraising
- On Campus Fundraisers
- Off Campus Fundraisers
- Grant opportunities
- Return and Wrap up
- Reflections
- Continuing education efforts
- Resources
What is an Alternative Break (AB) Trip:
Alternative break trips provide students with the opportunities to volunteer, learn, and grow through providing services to different communities. Trip locations can be in or out of the country and work by immersing students into a new community. Alternative break trips give students the opportunity to learn about issues that face communities globally, such as poverty, homelessness, racism, literacy, spirituality/religion, and the environment. To learn about these topics, alternative break trips delve into hands-on learning, whether it be building houses and schools, volunteering in community centers and in class rooms, providing health care services, or education on important governmental policies, there are AB possibilities for every interest.
Getting Started:
Depending on your RSO, team, or group affiliation, participants will desire different types, focuses, or needs for Alternative Breaks. There are endless possibilities available. Break Away is an organization that can help pair groups interested in AB trips with an NGO or organization with matching interests (http://www.alternativebreaks.org/). The Community Service Office located on the ground floor of Ellis Hall within Career Services can help JC students contact and utilize Break Away.
Other colleges or universities can also provide information on Alternative Break options. Use the internet to search for different types of Alternative Breaks offered by other universities. Follow-up your search by contacting the universities to learn more about their programs.
Questions to Consider:
You should research a variety of Alternative Break opportunities before deciding which trip to participate in. Information to take into consideration when determining the best trip for your group includes:
- What is the cost of the program?
- What will it cost to travel to the program's destination (tolls, van rental, gas money, air fare, airport parking)?
- What invisible costs of the program (food, spending money, price of calling cards, first-aid kit) do we need to be prepared for?
- How long will it take us to travel from Juniata College to our destination? Is that realistic for us? (Distance and travel time is important to take into consideration, because it may impact classes and travel costs.)
- Is there a maximum or a minimum number of participants allowed?
- Juniata College does not require trips to have a staff or a faculty member; however, some affiliated organizations do require a college employee to be present on the trip. Does your RSO want or need a faculty or an administrator to go on the trip? If so, who will you ask?
- What are the policies or affiliation of the organization hosting the trip? (For example, AB trips affiliated with a religious group might have religious requirements for their participants.)
- Do you need to apply for the program, if so, when is the application deadline?
- Do we need to send in a deposit and if so, how much?
Making a spread sheet comparing the costs and benefits of different trips will help you determine your best option.
Communicating with the Organization Hosting the AB trip:
Organizations with Alternative Break programs have a specific contact person. Keeping constant and clear communication with the AB program affiliate is necessary when planning your trip. The AB contact can provide valuable information in regards to planning and organizing the trip, answering all questions pertaining to the trip, and even helping provide ideas for fundraising. The organization AB contact person will be able to inform you of application deadlines, medical considerations, and making transportation arrangements. If any paperwork needs to be completed, the AB contact person will provide you with all the appropriate paper work, which possibly includes: applications for passports, visa applications, vaccination verification, participant release forms, and insurance information.
Student Participants and Informational Meetings:
Advertisement and the First Meeting: Before your club, team, or group can commit to participating in an AB program you must recruit the student participants. To advertise for the AB trip you can make flyers, posters, radio announcements, talk with faculty and classes, and/or have the event in the Juniata announcements. The first meeting should focus on providing general information and recruiting students. It is important to be up-front with the students so they know what to expect and can discuss it with their families and friends.
Getting Student Commitment (Deposits): As the deadline for the trip approaches you will need a concrete list of student participants. The best way to secure committed participation is to ask for student deposits. Students should give the RSO a deposit payment to ensure their participation on the trip. The group can then send in a deposit to the organization hosting the AB trip (most organizations require deposits as a means to ensure the groups participation). You may want to make it clear whether the deposit is non-refundable or not and how much the trip will cost for the participant if all the fundraisers fall through. (Please know that once an airplane reservation is made in a student's name, that airline ticket cannot be transferred over to another person.)
Orientation and Pre-trip Information:
Prior to leaving for the trip, students should have an orientation process and regular group meetings. The advisor and student planners should develop an orientation program for the student participants to help them learn about the goals of the AB trip, prepare for the emotional, physical, and emotional stress of the trip, and learn about the people they will be working with. Topics to include in orientation are:
- Information on the type of AB trip (housing projects, food projects, religious projects)
- Information on the organization or NGO you are working with
Information on the community you are working with
- Politics of the community
- Culture of the community
- Education in the community
- Social injustice or inequality in the community
- Discussions on social justice and social responsibility
- Discussions of privilege, ability, and responsibility
- Discussion of expectations, goals, and fears
Other information that should be available to participants and the participants family include:
- Travel itinerary including form of travel, time of departure and arrival, and if applicable, flight numbers
- Agendas and information on where the participants will be staying and working
- Emergency contact information to contact the AB host organization
- Pre-departure vaccination requirements or recommendations. Center for Disease Control
- can provide this information (http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx).
Alternative Break trips can be expensive. Fundraising can lower the cost each participant must pay, as well as cover the invisible costs.
On Campus Fundraising:
Groups have the option of doing on campus fundraisers. To read the on campus fundraising policy see: http://www.juniata.edu/services/osa/handbook.html#fundraising. To plan an on campus fundraiser, you must complete the fundraising form and submit it to the Director of Student Activities. Once the fundraiser has been approved you can implement it on campus. Groups can also request funds from Student Government by completing an allocation request form and submitting it to the Executive Board Treasurer. For fundraising ideas see: http://alternativebreaks.org/Fundraising_Ideas.asp.
Off Campus Fundraising:
It is possible to have too many on campus fundraisers. When the on campus fundraisers are no longer successful, ideas for off campus events include:
- Letter writing campaigns to organizations, businesses, and family and friends in the area or from your hometown
- Car washes
- Donations or fundraising nights from restaurants and local bars Before soliciting local businesses or hosting off-Campus fundraisers you must get permission from the Office of Student Activities.
There are a variety of businesses, organizations, and private donors with grant opportunities. To find a grant that fits your program visit: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/find_grant_opportunities.jsp. Before applying for a grant, meet with Michael Keating, Director of Corporate and Foundation Support in the Development Office, and make sure your RSO can meet all the requirements of the grant.
Post-AB trip Wrap-Up:
Upon return from (and during) your AB trip, having an appropriate reflection period is necessary to help participants process the experience. For ideas of reflection activities see the Reflection Guide.
Continuing Education Efforts:
As part of the reflection process students should be encourage to continue their educational experience regarding the AB trip. Student participants can host a presentation about their experience including power point, slide show, or video. Student participants should also be encouraged to continue having discussions around important issues they learned while on their AB trip.
For a program planning checklist containing trip logistics, participant requirements, and necessary paperwork see: http://alternativebreaks.org/Program_Checklist.asp. Not all criteria on this checklist are the responsibility of the student groups. The AB host group or NGO will plan most of this information; however, it is the student organizers job to make sure that student participants have access to this information. For more assistance in planning an AB trip, please contact the Office of Student Activities.


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MICHAEL RIETMULDER | Updated 7/23/2014
Wednesday is National Hot Dog Day!
This file art gives you an idea of what to expect when encountering a hot dog.
Tom Sweeney
Freedom is pretty cool and all, but Independence Day is actually the second most important holiday in July. It's National Hot Dog month, culminating Wednesday with National Hot Dog Day! The feds won't give us a day off, but save some green while honoring thy mustard-slathered mystery meat with these discount dogs.
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This long-running lunch special is an Uptown classic. Stop by this Lyndale Avenue pub from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and score a free select beer with the purchase of one of its signature wieners. Sure, technically it's the palate cleanser that's thrown in, but like you weren't going to have one.
Déjà Vu
315 Washington Av. N., Mpls. • 612-333-6333 • www.dejavu.com
Is that a hot dog in your pocket or … never mind. Get between the buns at this downtown Minneapolis strip club when it rolls out a free hot dog buffet from midnight to close Friday and Saturday. Because full-frontal nudity can really work up an appetite.
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You've got options during this rock club dive bar's 1-6 p.m. weekday happy hour. For $5 pick a mix-and-match combo of any two brats, Polish sausages or select tap beers (including Surly). There are no hot dogs, per se, but we're equal opportunity tube-meat supporters. Michael Rietmulder


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It seemed like a pipe dream at the time.
Dan Pulcrano was standing next to me at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas, watching one of the countless live music events during the South by Southwest conference in March, and he briefly mentioned his plan to bring something similar to Silicon Valley.
It turns out that it was far more than wishful thinking.
The fruition of that dream is the inaugural C2SV -- Creative Convergence Silicon Valley -- the combination music festival and technology conference that will take over downtown San Jose for four days, Sept. 26-29.
"The idea is to activate this city," says Pulcrano, the C2SV organizer who also runs San Jose's weekly Metro newspaper.
The music will take place at 12 downtown venues and feature more than 70 acts, including such acclaimed bands as the Thee Oh Sees, the Limousines, the Coup and Social Studies. The biggest name on the bill is Iggy Pop and the Stooges, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band that features Silicon Valley's own James Williamson on guitar. The group's concert, set for Sept. 28 at St. James Park, is certainly one of C2SV's biggest selling points.
"People can't believe that Iggy Pop is going to finish his world tour here," Pulcrano says.
On the technology side, C2SV will feature such notables as author and Yahoo board Chairman Maynard Webb, influential digital journalist Robert Scoble (aka "Scobleizer"), video game inventor Nolan Bushnell, "Breakpoint" author Jeff Stibel, former Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson and many more. It's a diversely appealing lineup of speakers and presenters, which should appeal to the cutting-edge Silicon Valley crowd as well as those simply interested in learning more about the future of technology.
"What is happening right now, centered in the Bay Area, is mind-boggling," Pulcrano says. "It's happening so fast that we don't even see it. We are just going into warp speed right now. And we are just going about our business -- we are drinking our espresso and going to work every day. But the world is changing really fast -- and this is a chance for people to find out about this."
As SXSW and other like-minded festivals have proved, there is much synergy between music and the high-tech world. That's the heart and soul of the whole "Creative Convergence Silicon Valley" concept.
Pulcrano hopes that the festival jump-starts San Jose's live music scene, which he says "needs a kick in the pants."
And, really, who better to deliver it than Iggy Pop? Fortunately, he'll have help with that endeavor. Here are six other can't-miss shows for the inaugural C2SV festival:
Read Jim Harrington's Concert Blog at http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/concerts. Follow him at Twitter.com/jimthecritic.
C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival
Featuring: Iggy Pop and the Stooges and more than
70 other acts
When: Sept. 26-29
Where: Various venues
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We interrupt the hectic wedding planning to wish our Little Giant a Happy 11-Month birthday!
Can you believe it?! I can't!
Well, remember the small, intimate wedding we were going to have on Saturday?
Well, it isn't so small any more. After talking about it, My Partner and I both decided that we wanted to be surrounded with the people who are important in our lives (not including our family and friends who live too far to come on such short notice).
So we're up to 40 guests!
Thankfully we have a friend staying with us who has been helping me with Oliver, which allows me to run around and do the errands I need to do. I think almost everything is taken care of as far as purchasing. The food is ordered (we're having some Greek appetizers (spanikopita, hummous, grape leaves) and then Armenia food (kabobs, rice, bulgar, and fatoush)), most of the beverages are purchased, and the favors are almost done (I made 116 fondant-covered cookies in the shapes of fall leaves and acorns). Oh, and the new outfits have been purchased and washed (and need just a touch-up with the iron).
Yesterday we met with Faith, our officiant, and I have to say I feel much calmer after having talked with her about what our ceremony will look like. There are going to be a couple of really cool touches that I'll tell you about after the fact. (Can you believe it, I'm keeping a secret!)
Tomorrow I do the baking for the cakes and will hopefully get the fillings and icings done. We're having two flavors of cake: Kahlua Fudge cake with hazelnut mousse and caramel icing and Almond Sour Cream cake with lemon curd and raspberry icing.
Our friend leaves on Thursday night so I need to have most of the cake done by then since I won't have much time on Friday. I remember when Oliver first came home to us and I was able to put him in his bouncy seat on the counter and do cakes. Not anymore! The kid is like the Tazmanian devil: never in one place for too long and leaving a path of destruction where ever he goes! So most of my day on Friday will be spent trying to corral him.
But it should all work out fine. I'm not letting myself stress too much about any of this because as y'all have pointed out, it's not the wedding that's important, it's the marriage!
We have one friend who is taking photos and another who is videotaping so there will be lots of pics and possibly some video for me to post, after I recuperate of course!
And we're gonna get married…
It's official I guess, we're getting married. Although not in a chapel. And it's a bit of a shotgun wedding sans pregnancy.
Those darn Yes On 8 people have forced our hand and I'm nervous that our state constitution is actually going to get amended. So before that can happen and we have the right to marry taken from us, I guess we'll quick get married while it's still legal. Although it really does put a cloud over the whole affair. Oh well… Gotta make hay while the sun is shining I guess. It'll be the first time in my life I haven't procrastinated on something. Although, with 3 days to spare I guess it's not exactly well-planned!
So far, we have our marriage license, we have an officiant (my friend Faith is going to do it!), and we have a date: Saturday November 1, 2008.
Other than that: nada!
It's going to be a very small affair with less than ten people, actually ten including us! Well, eleven with Oliver.
No idea what we're doing, wearing, eating. It's enough to give a control freak a headache!
It's not what I expected my wedding to be like, but I guess maybe no one's wedding is what they imagine.
Wish me luck on the preparations! I don't even know where to begin…
I just received this email from No On Prop 8:
Yesterday, donors and supporters of Equality California began receiving threatening letters for their support of the statewide organizations efforts to protect LGBT youth and seniors from the "Yes on 8" campaign leadership.
These letters threatened to "expose" the donors listed on Equality California's website if they don't donate to the "Yes on 8" campaign and refrain from supporting LGBT equality in the future.
That's how low the other side is willing to go.
In any other circumstance I would characterize this despicable strategy as sad — but we are in the fight of lives here in California.
So, will you stand with us? Will you make a donation to support equality?
Will you show that you won't be intimidated by their threats or lies?
Make a donation today to show the other side that we will not go back to the closet of inequality.
The letter, sent on their campaign letterhead, was signed by four members of the group's executive committee and suggests our donors withdraw their support for their own good. It demands an equivalent donation or else:
"Were you to elect not to donate comparably, it would be a clear indication that you are in opposition to traditional marriage. You would leave us no other reasonable assumption. The names of any companies…that choose not to donate…to ProtectMarriage.com…will be published.
…We will contact you shortly to discuss your contribution."
It is signed by members of the Yes on 8 campaign executive committee:
- Ron Prentice, campaign chairman
- Edward Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference (the Official Voice of the Catholic Community in California)
- Mark Jansson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Andrew Pugno, lawyer for ProtectMarriage.com.
This outrageous attempt to raise money by using threats reveals their true agenda: permanently to harm the LGBT community, our organizations, our allies and our supporters.
Donate now and send a message to the other side — We reject your effort to intimidate us, and we reject your shameful lies. We will fight to protect our freedom.
Please forward this message to everyone you know, and ask them to stand with us too.
We will not give in to these un-American ways of bullying and lies. We call on all Californians to reject these McCarthy-like tactics.
For those interested, there is also a story in the San Francisco Gate that corroborates this information.
And just because I can't stand to post only their garbage, here is a really beautiful and wonderfully done video from some families in South Pasadena.
We're members of an organization called The Pop Luck Club (like Joy Luck Club, but with Pops!).
The emails have been flying within the last couple of days sharing the news that the race for Prop 8 was basically tied (one poll was cited stating that the No camp was within 3% of the Yes camp, which was considered within the error margin and hence tied for all intents and purposes). This in itself was bit depressing given that at one point Prop 8 was expected to be defeated by a pretty substantial margin.
Unfortunately, it seems the tide has changed even more and the Yes On Prop 8 side is slowly gaining votes, mostly due to their ad campaigns that posit lies about children having to be taught about gay marriage in schools, churches losing their exempt status, and California otherwise falling off into the ocean never again to be seen (that last one may be me exaggerating).
It seems the lies that are being broadcast are being believed by voters and people are actually changing their minds from being against the proposition to supporting it (based on anecdotal evidence shared by other PLC members who have been phone banking and talking to these wahoos voters).
Nevermind that you can go into the voter registration guide to find out exactly what the proposition says and will allow.
Nevermind that California passed legislation a while ago giving parents the final say in what their kids are taught (or not) regardless sex ed.
So I'm a bit depressed. But I'm trying not to give up.
Today I went to the store and got some of that fancy paint to write on my car windows. Now my poor little Saab is decked out with "Protect all families!" "Vote No On Hate!" and "Vote No On Prop 8!"
If I have the energy, I'm going to make a sign and go stand on the corner of the major intersection near where we live during rush hour to try to get some visibility as well.
I'm also sending out emails pleading with friends and neighbors not just to give the proposition their vote, but to talk to their friends and families. Our dear friends across the street (a hetero couple) even told me to paint their car windows!
So please, if you're reading this and you live or know anyone who lives in California, please help us with our fight for equal rights. My family deserves the same protections as all other families and I don't think we're going to be able to do it without you!
And just in case, we registered for our marriage license today and are gonna get hitched before 11/4/08. If we can't win outright, as least we'll muddy the waters by being one of the many couples who were married while it was legal!
(I was trying to find a more eloquent way to tie this in, but I'm too tired! My pal Meg, a married momma, has made an amazing blog to show her support of No On Prop 8. Please visit it, pass it along to your friends, post it on your blog. Every little bit helps! My family needs you!)
This morning I was awakened (btw: it took me 10 minutes to figure out if I should use awakened or woken!) by my doctor who came into my room to tell me I was all clear to leave the hospital.
Other than my platelets and my hemoglobin, which both remain a little low, all of my other numbers are in the low average to average range. So no more low white blood cell counts and having to watch what I eat and who I touch! Woot woot!
Unfortunately the low hemoglobin means I'm a bit exhausted and due to the neupogen shots I feel like my legs have been beat with baseball bats (apparently white blood cells are made in your leg bones and the ache is a sign that your body is producing them, so it's good, I guess!). Thankfully a friend is in town helping with Oliver, which is a godsend right now as Daddy can barely take care of himself right now!
Speaking of My Little Giant: when he saw Daddy (whom he calls 'mama'!) he got a huge smile on his face, crawled into my lap, and gave me a hug! The kid is giving hugs! It's really quite adorable, especially since up until now he's not been an overly affectionate little guy. He'd prefer to be exploring the world than cuddling.
As of now all I have to do is recuperate. My numbers should only continue to climb. In the middle of November I have to go through restaging again, which means another bone marrow biopsy and PET/CT scan. But I'll deal with that when the time come!
Thanks again for all your encouraging words and comments! They definitely helped to pass the time. Although honestly this time I was so sick (apparently I had a bacterial infection in my blood and/or something called sepsis) that I ended up sleeping a good deal of the time. Sunday was the only day I felt a little stir crazy and that wasn't so bad.
So back to living!
As my luck would have it, there's been a slight detour on my road to recovery. As of Tuesday, October 14th I had started to feel like something wasn't quiet right with my body. I even went to bed early that night because I was so exhausted.
At the time I was just blaming it on depression because earlier that day I did my habitual tug on my new hair growth and this time a bunch of hair came out with it. Of course, this made perfect sense, because it takes about seven to ten days for the chemo to fully affect my body, everything from hair to blood. But because I hadn't seen nary a hair fall out since I'd finished the last round of chemo, I thought perhaps I had somehow dodged that bullet. Nope.
So being in a depressed state and feeling exhausted anyway, I went to bed early. I had an fitful night of sleep with the same strange dream over and over and kept waking up with an awful neck and head ache. I didn't feel like I had a fever so I took something and went back to bed.
By the time I woke in the morning I realized I had a low-grade fever. I took something for it again and went back to bed, hoping, well, for a miracle I guess.
That miracle didn't happen and by midday I was on my way to ER where I spent the next eight hours while they did lab tests and confirmed my low blood count, which meant I had to be admitted.
My poor luck again would have them having confirmed that I needed to be admitted at around 7pm, which is shift change.
Nothing happens at shift change.
So they told me I had to lay there for another hour or so while the nursing staff changed over on the floor to where I was being admitted. This was especially uncomfortable because the ER wasn't showing much interest in me after it had been confirmed that I was being admitted and for almost two hours no one even bothered to poke their head into my little solitary confinement room. Neither did they want to give me any pain medicine (I had a killer headache) but instead insisted I wait until l was admitted. It was a less than pleasant experience.
The next two days (Thursday and Friday) I spent pretty much in bed and under sedation. I had such an awful headache that they thought they were going to have to do a scan. I also kept getting really high fevers (like 104!) which are incredibly uncomfortable. Thank goodness for good pain medicine!
So here it is Saturday evening and I haven't had a fever since last night and the headaches have stopped as well. I've had a couple of blood transfusions to boost my hemoglobin; three platelet transfusions to help those little guys out; and neupogen shots to help my white blood cells recuperate. I'm also getting A LOT of different antibiotics, which is contributing to a general state of nausea.
Hopefully I'll be out of here on Monday and finally on the road to recovery.
Can you hear the crickets?
It seems whenever I post something political on my blog it goes deafeningly quiet. Which I guess I'll take as y'all having either no opinion or contrary opinions and hence being respectful and doing what your momma's taught you: not saying anything.
I just wanted to clarify that, although I am a Taurus, I would respect and try to appreciate all comments, even those contrary to my own. So please don't feel intimidated about voicing an opposing viewpoint. My partner is French after all, so I'm getting used to some healthy debate.
Yesterday Lori asked what the difference between a "marriage" and a "domestic partnership". Although I'm not a lawyer, in California, a domestic partnership has most of the same benefits as marriage (I can't find the cheat sheet I used to have stating the rights not granted, but there are some we don't get, including federal rights). So why isn't a domestic partnership good enough? Why all the hoopla about marriage?
For me (and many other gays and lesbians), domestic partnerships are second best. They don't offer all the same rights as marriage. And as anyone who is discriminated against can attest, separate is not equal.
Having said that, here's a great video. I'm not sure if they're using it for TV or not, but I think they should. It's as proposterous as the claims that if Prop 8 fails and hence gays and lesbians are allowed to marry, that churches would lose their tax exempt status and all childrent would be taught about homosexuality in schools (although I think it should be given equal air time, but the proposition doesn't have anything to do with that).
Someday, when Laurent and I are ready to take that emotional trip down the aisle and unite in marriage, that opportunity should be afforded to us. Imagine what it would be like for Oliver to see us legally wed, with the same rights as everyone else. Civil partnerships are not the same thing as legal marriage, and legal marriage should simply be the union of two people who love and are committed to one another.
All people should be treated equally under the law, with dignity and respect. If we are ever to move our country forward, we need to reject the discriminatory practices of the past and embrace our differences and unique individual gifts. And marriage equality is key to that future.
Regardless of where you are reading this from, I hope you'll consider joining the fight against Prop 8.
Here is how you can support me and my family:
-If you are a resident of California, Vote NO on Hate. Vote NO on 8. (A YES vote would support the constitutional amendment and would FOREVER define marriage as between a man and a woman.)
-Regardless of where you are reading this from, talk or email your friends and families in California and ask them to help.
-Regardless of where you are reading this from, if you have a blog, write a post about your feelings about Prop 8. You never know who will be reading it!
-and finally, DONATE! More money means more advertising, which, unfortunately is what usually wins elections.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and to support my family and me.
While not sleeping last night (seriously, I slept for maybe 4 hours last night), I kept thinking about how much I'd like to sew something for him (other than the jeans that are on the cutting table). I also kept thinking about how it needed to be something relatively easy (unlike a lot of the Ottobre patterns I have, which require tracing the pattern from the book, copying onto fabric, cutting out, figuring out, etc.).
Then I remembered this tutorial at Habitual. Voila! I had my instant gratification sewing for Oliver!
So this morning after he went down for his nap, I created this for My Little Giant for this hot day ahead of us (it's supposed to get to near 100 degrees again today!):
Could I have asked for a better "model" look on his face?!
Now off to find something cool to do…


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PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Despite having three players in double figures, the College of Charleston women's basketball team fell in their CAA conference opener to the Dragons of Drexel University on Thursday night, 68-55.
The Cougars (7-7) shot 35% from behind the arc, led by 11 points from senior Alyssa Frye (Chester, Va.), while senior point guard Jill Brown (9 rebounds, 5 assists) became the program's all-time career leader in minutes played, passing Jade Hughes (2005-10).
After winning the tip, the College, led by Christy Hewatt (Cumming, Ga.), jumped out to an early first half lead. The Dragons, however, quickly responded with an 8-0 run, giving Drexel an advantage it would not relinquish.
Down by as many as 10 points at the 8:40 mark of the first half, the Cougars continued to claw their way back in to the game, eventually cutting the deficit to just two following a deep trey from Frye with 6:03 left in the opening twenty. Numerous buckets from Abby Redick and a late three-pointer from Meghan Creighton reasserted Drexel's advantage, giving the Dragons a 13-point advantage heading in to the break.
In the second half, both teams traded baskets until consecutive put-backs from Cougar freshman Jasmine Carter (Lexington, N.C.) and deep three from the top of the key by Frye gave the Cougars life and cut the Dragon lead to just seven with 11:16 to play.
The Cougars would get no closer though, eventually falling 68-55 to last year's WNIT champions in front of 700+ fans at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in downtown Philadelphia.
Senior Afreyea Tolbert (Teaneck, N.J.) led the Cougars in scoring with 12, while Frye chipped in with 11. Standout freshman Breanna Bolden (Edgewater, Md.) finished the game with 10 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds. Bolden is averaging over 10 points and 5 rebounds per game since entering the starting lineup against South Carolina State nine game ago.
The Dragons were led by Abby Redick's 16 points and 11 eleven rebounds.
Next up for the Cougars is a home date with conference foe William and Mary. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
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This baseball betting tip comes from the MLB and the match between Boston Red Sox (86-63) and Tampa Bay Rays (83-66).
The Rays have dominated the Red Sox of late winning the last 6 encounters between these two sides.
In this excellent run they have outscored the Red Sox 41-12 including a 9-2 win last night in the series opener.
They are closing in on Boston and are now just 3 wins behind them in the AL East.
They have been in much better form winning 9 of their last 12 baseball matches.
Compare this to the Red Sox who have lost 12 of their last 16 and it's easy to see why I am keen to back the Rays.
The one worry is that Josh Beckett (2.49 ERA) is pitching for Boston. He has a fine record against the Rays and has been in good form at Fenway Park.
I am happy to bet against Beckett however as he is just returning from a sprained ankle less than 2 weeks ago.
Having gone on such a poor run it would be an easy mistake to make for the Red Sox to bring back Beckett earlier than they should and it's yet to be seen if he is 100% fit.
The Red Sox will also have to make do without third baseman Kevin Youkilis who picked up an injury last night.
The Rays start with James Shields (2.70 ERA) on the mound. Shields has been in excellent form winning his last 4 matches.
He has given up just 3 runs in his last 34 innings including a 9-1 win over the Red Sox last Sunday.
Boston are looking nervously over their shoulders whilst the rays continue to close the gap. Odds of 2.33 look good value on the team in form.
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Banks, credit card companies and really any company in the financial services industry are trying to steal your money right now by getting you to sign up for credit protection plans.
The basic pitch here is that your lender will take care of your minimum payments in the event you can't make your monthly credit card bill because of job loss or temporary disability.
An Oldie But Baddie
This is really a more current version of what's been called "croak and choke insurance" (aka mortgage life and disability insurance) in the real estate financing field. With croak and choke, you buy a policy that names your mortgage lender as beneficiary in the event of your death. And you get stuck paying premiums during the life of your loan that are roughly 10 times the free market rates for insurance.
In the credit card world, the sale of job loss insurance or disability insurance is a booming area. The Government Accountability Office reports that Americans spent roughly $2.5 million buying this garbage that protects lenders in 2009. Yet the payout amount was only $500 million in benefits. That's a benefit of about 20 cents on a dollar for the money you paid in. With insurance, the typical payout versus premium should be around 80 cents.
Measly Payout
Those stats are in line with numbers I saw last year in a newspaper report. Let's even say for a moment that if you lost a job or became temporarily unable to work that the benefits accrue to you, which is not the case, but which we'll say for argument's sake. Well, The Baltimore Sun reports that the actual benefit pay-out for every dollar you pay into the policy is a measly 21 cents.
If they'll give you the 21 cents, that is! David Lazarus of The Los Angeles Times reports Citibank in particular does a lot to keep the terms of the program secret in the hopes it can avoid paying out benefits. In particular, they don't offer what Lazarus would consider transparent disclosure of the fact that you have to file for the benefit within 180 days of becoming jobless.
But here's the real joke, which is why Consumer Reports has been so against these things. If your credit card gets stolen, your maximum liability is capped at $50 by federal law. Many issuers even give what's called 'zero dollar liability.' Don't insure yourself against something that federal law already protects you from!
I call the whole thing a total theft of money. It's truly reverse bank robbery. The banks that control the bulk of the credit card portfolio in our country have conspired to figure out how to rip you off.
Don't Fall for the Ploys
Finally, one word on credit monitoring programs. They are a waste of your money and typically cost $120 to $180 annually. If you want credit monitoring, do it for free through CreditKarma.com. Discontinue your other rip off coverage.
And always remember, if the real goal is to protect identity from crooks who might open a new line of credit in your name, do a credit freeze.
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Governor killed in Afghanistan bomb attackTuesday 15 October 2013 14.47
An attack on a mosque has killed the governor of Logar Province south of the Afghan capital, officials said.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on governor Arsala Jamal on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Insurgents have stepped up attacks on officials linked to the government ahead of the withdrawal next year of foreign combat troops.
A spokesman for the governor's office said the explosion was set off by a remote controlled device. Police said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.


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News 12 at 6 o'clock; April 23, 2008
CLEARWATER, S.C. --- Frustration and a lot of hard work lately by the Clearwater Fire Department battling fires at the Clearwater Finishing Plant. Now, News 12 finds YouTube video of trespassers inside the plant.
The latest fire at the plant this past Friday. News 12 found the YouTube video before the Aiken County Sheriff's Office or any official from the Clearwater Fire Department knew about it.
Fire sirens, the sounds the Clearwater Fire Department hears all the time as they gear up for yet another fire at the Clearwater Finishing Plant. The plant is still standing right now, but the latest fire on Friday. There is an investigation into the fire. That investigation, by the Clearwater Fire Department, shows the cause is most likely arson.
"It didn't occur on its own. There's no electricity, no source that could have caused it other than someone starting it by the way of arson," says fire chief Mike Toole.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office says their investigators are not investigating this fire. Nor were they asked by the Clearwater Fire Department to investigate.
It's been more than a dozen times the fire department and others have been called to the finishing plant.
"Now, it's reached a point that it's unsafe to send the firemen in there to extinguish the fire," says Mike.
Unsafe for them, but News 12 exclusively finding video on YouTube of kids running through the abandoned plant just 8 months ago. News 12 also finding video showing an apparent fire extinguisher being thrown out of the plant. News 12 knows this by simply looking at the subtitle on the YouTube video.
News 12 also finding a third video of two boys running around the former mill, inside and out. At the end of the video, there are three names. Those names the Aiken County Sheriff's Office is now looking into to find out just where they live.
All in all, there are several fast paced steps that even the Aiken County Sheriff's Office or Mike Toole didn't know about, until News 12 told them about the video on Wednesday.
Now, Mike is asking the owners of the plan to add private security to make sure his department doesn't see any more fires, or trespassers, at the plant.
The Sheriff's Office tells News 12, trespassing is a misdemeanor. But, they are not taking this lightly. Sheriff Michael Hunt is looking into the videos that News 12 told them about. We will continue to follow this story as it develops this week.


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Definition of length in English:
1 [mass noun] The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object: the delta is twenty kilometres in length [count noun]: the fish reaches a length of 10 inches
More example sentences
- Being around three to four inches in length they are also just the right size for tench fishing.
- Although seldom more than three inches in length, the hair may be cut to a quarter of an inch at the nape of the neck.
- The very biggest may have reached 40 metres in length and weighed close to 100 metric tons.
extent, extent lengthwise, distance, distance lengthwise, linear measure, span, reach;
area, expanse, stretch, range, scope
1.2 [count noun] The length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum: fifty lengths of the pool
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- Splitting her time between homes in Knightsbridge and Gloucestershire, she swims her daily 30 lengths in a swimming pool fitted with underwater speakers.
- Keith Green, of Robin Close, Warminster is to swim 65 lengths of the Kingdown swimming pool in Warminster for MacMillan Cancer Relief.
- Two years ago, Kevin O'Donnell could barely swim 12 lengths of his local swimming pool and would drag himself totally exhausted from the water.
1.3 [count noun] The length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race: the mare won the race by seven lengths
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- The bay colt won a maiden race by seven lengths at Del Mar on August 17 in his second career start.
- They led the whole race finishing a boat length ahead of the Irish.
- As they moved through the middle of the race the Evers-Swindells had extended their lead to a boat length over Germany.
1.4The extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn: the length of her skirt
More example sentences
- Lines, whether they are stripes in the print, seams or zippers, can add width or length to the garment.
- It's really a matter of choosing the skirt shape and length which best suits your figure and shows off your assets.
- Her outfit consisted of a simple skirt of average length, a long-sleeved shirt, and casual makeup.
1.5The full distance that a thing extends for: the muscles running the length of my spine
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- Walking down to the legal precinct this morning the full two-block length of Hyde Park was beautiful.
- She was dressed in a long peachy pink dress that hugged her bust tightly, and was long and loose for the rest of the garment's length.
1.7 Prosody & Phonetics The metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable: the length of the syllable is isomorphic with the length of the syllabic vowel
More example sentences
- As Navajo is a tone language, an error in tone or vowel length can be embarrassing to the listener.
- In our research, stress is treated as a function of syllable length.
2The amount of time occupied by something: delivery must be within a reasonable length of time
More example sentences
- Child benefits will be tied to the length of service and amount of contributions paid until the baby is born.
- The tilt of the earth not only gives us the changing day lengths, but the seasons as well.
- Day length is a stable seasonal cue and controls biological changes in a host of species.
period, duration, stretch, term, span
3A piece or stretch of something: a length of brown satin the surviving length of track
More example sentences
- Maria carefully rolled the piece, winding a length of sticky tape around the tube, stowing it in her bag.
- Suddenly he was behind me, a length of white cord stretched tightly between his two hands.
- 'You can still see pebbles in the stone,' says Gerry, caressing the surface of a length of wall down by Kaleyard's Gate.
piece, swatch, portion, section, measure, segment, roll
4An extreme to which a course of action is taken: they go to great lengths to avoid the press
More example sentences
- Since I decided to argue against this form of feminism in my first essay for the course, I had to go to great lengths to hide this book from my younger siblings throughout reading week.
- Some of them deliberately cultivate an extremely casual look, and go to great lengths to sport outlandish hairstyles.
- I told Sean I go to great lengths to look like his mom.
do absolutely anything, go to any extreme, go to any limits, observe no limits
5 Cricket The distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches: Lewis tended to bowl short of a length
More example sentences
- The score had moved on to 168 for 1 in the 36th over when Sachin Tendulkar bowled a ball just short of a length outside off-stump.
- He learnt quickly, and kept it on a good length or just short - on a pitch of varying bounce, that was the perfect way to bowl.
- For reasons of balance alone, the sight of Lee making the ball rear from a length was a refreshing sight.
6(In bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more: to open one heart with equal length in hearts and spades is in the modern Acol style
More example sentences
- For this purpose, a longer trump suit is better than a shorter, and a trump holding in clubs is better than one of the same length in an unstated suit, even if the first player had in fact a club holding.
- A sequence can be beaten either by a higher sequence of the same length in the same suit or by any sequence of the same length in a higher suit.
- In choosing between suits of the same length, do not choose a suit with very high cards in it, as these may well win tricks even if they are not trumps.
at length
- A spokesman for the council said the details of the plans have been discussed at length.
- Every staffer and volunteer was asked to discuss at length, and in great detail, all the aspects of their job.
- He spoke at length and in detail to the engineers following his hard-fought seventh place at Sepang.
- The news controllers were at length forced to grapple with the issue by their correspondents' remarks.
the length and breadth of
- The whole extent of: women from the length and breadth of RussiaMore example sentences
- Their graves are scattered throughout the length and breadth of Europe.
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Right now Dymo are gearing up to release version 8.2 of their software which will have support for Microsoft Windows 7.
At the time of writinghis article, a Dymo LabelWriter won't work with Windows version 7, but Dymo's latest statement suggests that compatibility is just a few weeks away.
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Picture this: It's dark and stormy. Lightning is ripping through the sky followed by the thunder boomers. The last place you'd find me is the top of a power pole, but that's exactly where one Consumers guy was Saturday. He was working on restoring power knocked out from Friday's straight line winds that ripped up my subdivision in St. Johns pretty good. It eventually came back on Monday afternoon, but those guys get more than an "A" for effort, they get my respect.
Charter Communications: You get my apathy. Cable also went out Friday. It's still out. In fact, one neighbor was told when he called, "We don't work weekends." Excuse me? Well, I don't pay for weekends. Charter loves its triple combo-- phone, Internet and cable package and when it's out-- it's all out. I ran into two guys out in the sub Monday. I asked if they were close to having it up and running. One laughed and said, "It's all messed up. It might be a while." That was Monday. Go back to Sunday when I called Charter and the guy in some other state told me it would be a minimum of two hours. I said, "Minimum? What's the maximum?" Yeah, he couldn't tell me. he also assured me they do work weekends if there's an outage. Let me tell you, the guys I saw Monday hadn't worked over the weekend.
Power lines are down all over the state and the power companies are getting them up and running home by home, city by city. The cable for one area is still out now going on two days after power was restored. Power guys have half the state to worry about and you have one neighborhood. Yeah, one neighborhood-- the city of St. Johns has cable.
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> I would like to configure OpenSSH that way, that user can login only
> using keys and he can only for example tunnel one port from local
> machine to remote.
> It is possible - if yes - how (where can I find information about
> that)?
Both of those things are possible with OpenSSH.
There's 2 ways to do it. The first method ("Match") needs a recent
version (4.6 or the just-released 4.7) but is relatively easy to set up.
The second (key restrictions in authorized_keys) will work with pretty
much any version, but requires some care to prevent the user from
subverting it.
First, you can apply directives on a per-user or per-host basis by using
the "Match" directive in sshd_config. Any directives following a Match
apply only to connections that meet the specified criteria.
Next, you can control which authentications are offered by way of the
*Authentication directives. To allow only public keys, set all of the
other authentications that are enabled to "no" after the Match.
Lastly, you can control where a user can sent port forwards to via the
PermitOpen directive.
These are all described in the sshd_config(5) man page.
Putting it all together, you would end up with something like this at
the bottom of sshd_config:
Match User someuser
PubkeyAuthentication yes
PasswordAuthentication no
# maybe some other authentications too, depending on what's enabled
PermitOpen mysqlserver:3306
Restart sshd and that should do it.
If you wanted to restrict it to just one host you could do that by making
the Match line more specific, eg:
Match User someuser Host somehost
Just remember:
a) using a hostname runs the risk of someone tampering with DNS, so use
"Match Address" instead if possible.
b) The *first* Match that matches overrides the default, but subsequent
matches do not, and this happens for each directive in isolation. So,
if you wanted to allow "someuser" to use pubkey from only one host while
allowing all other users to use pubkey from anywhere, you would need
something like this:
PubkeyAuthentication yes
Match User someuser Host somehost
PubkeyAuthentication yes
Match User someuser
PubkeyAuthentication no
The second method (key restrictions in authorized_keys) works for version
older than 4.6. See the sshd(8) man page and look for "permitopen="
and "from=". You will also have to take steps to make sure that the
user can't edit the authorized_keys file.
The only way to prevent the user from using password authentication is
to either edit the password file and set an invalid password string,
or set a strong password and don't tell the user what it is.
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The Goods: Shot down in desert
If momma Vigneault is happy, you should be too.
The Vancouver Canucks lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Phoenix Coyotes Tuesday night at Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix; it was the second consecutive game in which the Canucks led in the third period only to have their night end with a single point.
Coach Alain Vigneault said he was pleased with his team's effort, especially in the third period and overtime when the Canucks outshot the Coyotes 20-11 (5-0 in OT), and he knew to take the loss in stride when his mom put things in perspective.
"My mom sent me an email, she said eight points out of 12 ain't bad," laughed Vigneault post-game.
This is a perfect example of you should always listen to your mother.
Sure the Canucks uncharacteristically dropped the ball again in the late stages of a winnable game, but the top ranked team in the NHL still salvaged a point and with this the
final of six games during an 11-day road trip spanning three time zones and almost 11,000 kilometers, that's commendable.
Vancouver finishes the six-game jaunt with a 3-1-2 record to earn eight points and for a lot of this night, it looked as though a win would be in the cards because of the fantastic play of Cory Schneider.
Schneider had 12 saves in the first and the Canucks took advantage with Alex Edler scoring on the power play with 5:04 to play in the opening period to give the visitors a 1-0
Schneider had another dozen stops in a second period owned by the Coyotes, and he turned aside five more pucks in the third before Ray Whitney gobbled up a juicy rebound
off a shoot-in from Keith Yandle.
Whitney slid the rebound under Schneider's pad on Phoenix's 30th shot midway through the third period.
In the dressing room post-game Schneider was still angry about how he played he initial shot.
"Bad rebound and a bad goal," said Schneider, matter-of-factly.
"I'd like to think that if I corral that or make the save, then we do win that game. I'm not too happy about myself about that, it doesn't matter what you do the rest of the game,
it's moments like that that make the difference."
Schneider was the difference in the Canucks earning a point at all on this night; shots were 12-2 at one point in the second period, yet the goaltender didn't break a sweat.
"They came real hard and kind of pinned us in our end there for the second period, but I thought we had some good pushback at the end of the period and at the end of the
third we sat back.
"We had some chances to win that game, but unfortunately we couldn't pull it out."
Vancouver remains a top the league standings for road wins with 22 and the worst is behind the Canucks in terms of travel. Only five games remain for the Canucks away from Rogers Arena, compared to at least eight road games for every other team.
Home is where the heart is and over the next 18 games it'll primarily be where the Canucks come together now that the deadline has passed and it's clear this is the team that
will battle together this post-season.
"It feels good, I'm not going to lie to you," said captain Henrik Sedin, on the deadline having passed. "There's been guys that have really been thinking about this deadline and
not really sure, so it's nice to see the team we have and we feel good about it and now we can't really relax going home, but it's nicer to be home playing in front of your home
fans and getting into a rhythm."
Zack Kassian was understandably nervous in his debut with the Vancouver Canucks.
His teammates did their best to make him feel comfortable by letting the 21-year-old lead the team onto the ice for pre-game warmup. It turned out to be a farce as the Canucks, led by Cory Schneider, remained in the tunnel having a good laugh while Kassian did a lonely lap.
Welcome to the team, rookie.
Jokes aside, Kassian looked comfortable in his first game since being acquired from the Buffalo Sabres at Monday's trade deadline. The forward, who began the game with Maxim Lapierre and Manny Malhotra on the fourth line, played 12:27 and had one shot and five hits.
His first shift was his most memorable, it came at the end of a penalty kill and he found himself flanking Daniel and Henrik Sedin.
"That first shift with the Sedins is something I'll never forget, they're two great players and it was an honour to play with them a bit," said Kassian, who was with Ryan Kesler and Mason Raymond on the second line to finish the game.
"I don't think I settled down that much, I started breathing a little bit after the first period, but for the most part, I was pretty nervous the entire game.
"I was nervous to start, but I think I got better as the game went on. Obviously a lot has happened in the last 24 hours, I'm just going to try to recover here and get ready for Thursday's game."
It was a month for the record books.
The Canucks finish February tied for the most wins in franchise history in the second month of the year with nine, going 9-1-4. Vancouver sets the record for most points in February with 22, surpassing the 20 picked up in 2002-03, but this February featured two more games.
It was a tough month for the road warriors with 10 of 14 games played away from Rogers Arena.
"I think when we looked at the schedule this was going to be a big point in our season, our year could go real bad or go pretty well and fortunately we were able to salvage some points throughout the month," said Cory Schneider. "But this is a frustrating way to end the trip when we have the lead going into the third period and we don't close the door."
Henrik Sedin wasn't so hard on the Canucks.
"It feels like the schedule this year has been tough on us with a lot of long flights and tough back-to-backs, but we're a team that relies on our system and if you do that, you can a so-so game and still be in it and that's what we've been able to do with some solid goaltending as well."
The road will be less traveled down the stretch with 13 of the final 18 games in Vancouver before playoffs.
to Seattle!" - @PabloP74, supporting a move to Seattle, tongue-in-cheek.
of the Coyotes game program, he plays for the Canucks. #fail.
line-up on the official game sheet, which was wrong. Thankfully it was fixed before harm was done.
What I saw were like 300 bunnies. Phoenix Bunnies, I like that.


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Dead moles hanging
Richard Roworth wrote (see)
I was up there in August doing the Coast to Coast. One lady went in up to her thighs. It is a wet place.Did you see any Moles hanging on a fence at Raven Seat? Apparently they hate moles, there was at least 30 strung up when I went past!
I was up there in August doing the Coast to Coast. One lady went in up to her thighs. It is a wet place.
Did you see any Moles hanging on a fence at Raven Seat? Apparently they hate moles, there was at least 30 strung up when I went past!
I have to say though Simon that I thought the practice of hanging birds was supposed to be a deterrent to other birds.
My Grandfather had a farm and his main produce was eggs and fruit.
He had around 500 chickens and raspberry, blackcurrant, loganberries and gooseberry bushes. (including an apple orchard)
He used to place upturned jam jars on canes with red paint inside on the premise that birds would think it was blood and whatever the truth of it, it did seem to work.
He also used to place small lengths of cut hosepipe between the bushes and it would stop cats digging around the lettice that were planted there as they would think they were snakes. It would also collect earwigs during the night which could then be disposed of during the day!
In 2007 on the PW saw what must have been 50+dead moles hung on a fence between Alston and GreenHead.
Too high off the ground to be an active deterrent to other moles.
Just thought I'd throw that in.....
cysgod-du (Grand Slam 2008) wrote (see)
... It would also collect earwigs during the night which could then be disposed of during the day!
Definately a well known and used to be well used country tradition. It used to be done everywhere with different vermin and pests. Jeez I sound old, but I remembered it all over the place and am still in 30s. Don't see it now as much though of course. Good to see it is still being used. I bet it has a pagan meaing to it that has been lost to modern memory. Bit like the time of the year that Christmas is and also Easter comes from pagan origins.
I once saw a mole crawling allong a tarmac road once. It obviously crawled onto it then took a 90 degrees turn to crall along about 2-3" from the edge. I just thought it a bit strange. If thge mole couldn't detect the edge from that distance what chance has it got to detect moles hanging from trees or fences? Bet they didn't think of that eh!
Nick Hughes wrote (see)
What, the landowners hang up those they employ to kill moles?
Stayed not far from Keswick last year, and saw the hanging moles thing on a walk with some friends. It was a first for me. If it's a gamekeeper hanging them out for a landowner, why doesn't he/she just leave them in a bag on their doorstep. Would be quicker than hanging them out I would have thought...I do think there must be some other country lore sort of reason for the practice.
Or perhaps it's just advertising for more business...though I don't recall seeing a telephone number.
If one hangs them up to dry out in the sun, then they make fine buffet finger food you know.
No wonder no one comes to my parties!
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Bell Curve
You vanished inside a toilet and were never heard from again. "The Tale of the Flushed Plumber" has become part of oral tradition. Or you just hurt your back and can't work.
You are self-employed but don't have the gumption to successfully market yourself. You get odd jobs here and there but not enough to pay for that 65" plasma you preemptively purchased.
You are a union plumber dealing mainly with water reservoir pipe systems. You earn enough to put food on the table, although you are still drinking tap water.
You are a non-union, self-employed, and well-established plumber who has trouble keeping pace with the work orders. The money floods in like the dirty water across the Johnsons' bathroom floor.
You started at a plumbing company when you were younger but have worked your way up to run the place. You make great money and get to send your 652 underlings out to do all the dirty work.


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|Women, Men, Girls, Boys, Petite, Tall, Plus-sized, Infant/Baby
Browsing through a knitting book, a nice pattern draw my attention. In French it was called Pattes d'ours (bear paws). A little purse came to my mind to make.
As I was finished knitting, my son thought I had made a hat. And indeed, I can put my purse on my head perfectly.
So, you can use this pattern to make:
a little purse - with a set of 2.5 mm (US 1.5) DP needles
a hat - with a set of 2.5 mm (US 1.5) DP needles
a shopping bag - with a set of 4.5 mm (US 7) DP needles or which one you choose
or whatever use you can see of it
The pattern has written instructions as wel as charted.
with needles US 1.5 my swatch in the bear paws motif was:
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Fortunately I've been doing this on a separate test blog because all I've managed to do so far is have the sidebar load centered directly *under* the post content. I don't doubt that I'm missing something simple but it's been driving me to distraction.
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Twitter's new app has unexpectedly been ambushed with hardcore pornography.
The six-second video app, called "Vine", enables users to share short, looping videos with fellow Twitter friends, accidentally featured an x-rated video in one of their editor's picks. Unsurprisingly, this caused an enormous stir from the masses. The account user named NSFWVine, who is responsible for the outrage, uploaded more than 30 explicit videos to 500 followers last Tuesday morning before Vine had a chance to block him. After a public apology, Twitter is resolving the madness by attempting to ban explicit content and deleting X-rated users.
The user had said he had not expected his clip to be chosen in the editor's pick. In fact, NSFWVine is blaming Twitter and Vine, saying in an email, "Twitter/Vine should really take steps to make it possible to filter out and block such content, so it can be out of reach for children." He also defended his pornographic uploads, saying "I believe there are a lot of adults who would like the opportunity to share and view such content and I bet they have gotten a lot of app downloads because of the media attention regarding porn." Since the incident, the company has blocked searches for tags such as #porn and #nsfw to help in filtering mature content from users, but the negative attention led to this application being removed from the Apple App Store editor's picks on Monday.
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The Shell Houston Open could not get much stronger a field than it will have this week, unless Tiger Woods shows up one year. This should be a great week out at Redstone.
Did you see Sunday's comeback? Despite being bed-ridden thanks to one of these odd colds, likely courtesy of the chilly weather that snuck in this weekend, I was riveted to the television, watching the world's best.
At some point on Sunday, Wood was 50-for-50 on putts six-feet or less, and he finished the final round 15-for-15 on putts 10-feet or less. Ridiculous.
During the telecast — and before Woods rolled in the tournament-winning birdie putt on the 18th — Johnny Miller said something about Woods' late father Earl telling his son that he could actually "will" the ball into the hole when he needs to. That's part of a fascinating study of just how much mental toughness plays in athletic success.
No, Tiger can't will the ball into the hole (can he?), but his percentage of doubt, confusion and distraction is smaller than that of any player on the planet.
Think about what can be on your mind over a putt: "My last two putts were short … don't leave it short again … don't overcompensate, though … this green is slower than those … the guy in front of me just putted his by the hole … is the grain against me? … how many three putts do I have today? … I'm already down two holes, I really need this one … gotta catch that cart girl next time she comes through, I'm thirsty."
You might be surprised to know that pros have some of those same thoughts. Removing all of that and thinking "stroke it and drop it" is what Tiger does so well, and why he is the world's best putter.
With eight of the world's top 10 players in town this week, much of the talk will still be about Woods and The Masters, which is next on the schedule. The guy won't even be in town, but players can't get away from him.
Don't be surprised if the SHO winner thanks Tiger for not coming, thus allowing him to win.
That's how intimidated PGA Tour players are of Woods, because many of them believe Earl Woods' son often can will the ball into the hole.
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Today's birthday:
Jerry Lucas (1940) — Perhaps the best player that young fans of the game know nothing about. The short intro is he was named one the NBA's Greatest 50 Players. It is easy to find more in-depth info on him, but how about this: won championships at every level, including the Olympics, was perhaps the country's first coast-to-coast high school superstar (arguably as big as LeBron James later became in Ohio), averaged 20-20 in his second NBA season, and he was thought to be the best outside shooter in the history of the game (range to 30 feet … what if there had been a 3-point line?) despite finishing with a career average of 15.6 rebounds.
Lucas played college basketball with John Havlicek, one of my all-time favorites, and Bob Knight (who didn't play much), one of the all-time great coaches.
Joke of the day:
From Jay Leno: "Saturday, 84 countries around the world will participate in Earth Hour to conserve electricity. All over the world, lights will be dimmed or turned off from the pyramids to the Eiffel Tower to the Sears Tower. I'm going to watch all the coverage on my big-screen plasma TV. … Didn't it used to be Earth Day? Now it's down to an hour? An hour? What are we telling our planet, we're just not that into you?"


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Child Abuse Facts (cont.)
Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD
Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.
David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP
Dr. Perlstein received his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati and then completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at The New York Hospital, Cornell medical Center in New York City. After serving an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident, he worked as a private practitioner and then was appointed Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.
In this Article
- Child abuse facts
- What is child abuse?
- What are the different types of child abuse?
- What are risk factors for child abuse?
- What are symptoms and signs of child abuse?
- How do physicians diagnose child abuse?
- What is the treatment for child abuse?
- What are the complications and prognosis of child abuse?
- Is it possible to prevent child abuse?
- What should people do if they suspect that a child is being abused?
- Where can people find more information about child abuse?
What are the complications and prognosis of child abuse?
Children who are subjected to maltreatment are at risk for a variety of physical and emotional problems, often depending on their age. Physically, children can suffer from brain injury, including mental retardation, concussions, seizures, and death. Behaviorally and emotionally, children may develop a myriad of problems, including depression, anxiety, trouble bonding with others, and issues with controlling their anger.
Adults who were the victims of child abuse are at higher risk for a variety of emotional and physical problems, as well as for economic problems. The most common physical problems are neurological and musculoskeletal problems, followed by respiratory, heart, and gastrointestinal ailments. Compared to adults with no history of child-abuse victimization, those who were abused as children are at risk for achieving lower levels of education, employment, income, and assets. Those risks are apparently even greater for women compared to men. Adult survivors of abuse are also at higher risk of incarceration and for family violence occurring in their own homes.
Is it possible to prevent child abuse?
There are primary, secondary, and tertiary ways of preventing child abuse. Primary intervention involves awareness training for professionals who work with children, policy makers for children's issues, and for the general public. Secondary prevention programs work to alleviate the risk factors that make vulnerable children at risk for abuse. Tertiary prevention programs work with families in which abuse has already occurred in an attempt to decrease the effects of the abuse and to prevent it from occurring again.
Attempts at secondary and tertiary prevention of child abuse tend to address the risk factors and strengthen protective factors. Such programs often use approaches that strengthen parenting skills and supports, as well as enhance the ability for the caretaker to provide for the needs of the child. The inverse of most risk factors, protective factors for child abuse include having the involvement of supportive family, strengthening family and peer relationships, developing healthy coping skills, and improving individual emotional regulation.
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