text: Explore The Coast Mombasa North of Mombasa Inland from Mombasa The South Coast From Kilifi to Malindi The Lamu Archipelago Share Only two hours by ferry from Lamu, totally unaffected by tourism and rarely visited, Pate island has some of the most impressive ruins anywhere on the coast and a clutch of old Swahili settlements which, at different times, have been as important as Lamu or more so. There are few places on the coast as memorable. Pate is mostly low-lying and almost surrounded by mangrove swamps; no two maps of it ever agree (ours shows only the permanent dry land, not the ever-changing mangrove forests that surround it in the shallow sea), so getting on and off the island requires deft awareness of the tides. Its remoteness, coupled with a lack of information and limited transport on the island, deters travellers. In truth, though, Pate is not a difficult destination, and is an easier island to walk around than Lamu, with none of that island's exhausting soft sand. It's wise to take water with you (five litres if possible), as Pate's supplies are unpredictable and often very briny. Most islanders live on home-produced food and staples brought from Lamu and, although there are a few small shops on the island, it's a good idea to have some emergency provisions (which also make useful gifts if required). Mosquitoes and flies are a serious menace on Pate, especially during the long rains. The shops sell mosquito coils but it's also worth carrying some repellent for use during the day. Brief history According to its own history, the Pate Chronicle, Pate was founded in the early years of Islam with the arrival of Arabian immigrants. This mini-state is supposed to have lasted until the thirteenth century, when another group of dispossessed Arab rulers – the Nabahani – arrived. The story may have been embellished by time, but archeological evidence does support the existence of a flourishing port on the present site of Pate as early as the ninth century. Probably by the fifteenth century the town exerted a considerable influence on most of the quasi-autonomous settlements along the coast, including Lamu. The first Portuguese visitors were friendly, trading with the Pateans for the multicoloured silk cloth for which the town had become famous, and they also introduced gunpowder, which enabled wells to be easily excavated, a fact which must have played a part in Pate's rising fortunes. During the sixteenth century, a number of Portuguese merchants settled and married in the town, but as Portugal tightened its grip and imposed taxes, relations quickly deteriorated. There were repeated uprisings and reprisals until, by the middle of the seventeenth century, the Portuguese had withdrawn to the security of Fort Jesus in Mombasa. Even today, though, several families in Pate are said to be Wa-reno (from the Portuguese reino, "kingdom"), meaning of Portuguese descent. During the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, having thrown out the old rulers and avoided domination by new invaders like the Omani Arabs, Pate underwent a cultural rebirth and experienced a flood of creative activity similar to Lamu's. The two towns had a lively relationship, and were frequently in a state of war. At some time during the Portuguese period, Pate's harbour had started to silt up and the town began to use Lamu's, which must have caused great difficulties. In addition, Pate was ruled by a Nabahani king who considered Lamu part of his realm. The disastrous Battle of Shela of 1812 marked the end of Lamu's political allegiance to Pate and the end of Pate as a city-state.


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Man wanted in Erie shooting turns himself in (Updated: 11:50 a.m.)
A man wanted in an early morning shooting on Erie's east side has turned himself in, city police said.
Carlos H. Tate II, 23, of the 700 block of Marne Road, was wanted on charges of aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime and recklessly endangering another person.
Tate is accused of firing a gunshot at a person in the 1100 block of East 10th Street at about 1:30 a.m., according to the criminal complaint. No one was reported injured in the shooting.
Police said they were called to the neighborhood at 2:10 a.m. after someone reported hearing a shot fired. Officers stopped a car matching the description of one seen in the shooting in the 900 block of East Ninth Street. Information led them to charge Tate as a suspect, police said.
See Wednesday's Erie Times-News and GoErie.com for more coverage.

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I'm also actively involved in planning for future Mars missions including human settlements. He is involved in research in Mars-like environments on Earth, traveling to the Antarctic dry valleys, Siberia, the Canadian Arctic, and the Atacama desert to study life in these Mars-like environments.
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Career Path
In 1980 I applied to be a NASA graduate student Planetary Biology Summer Intern. I was accepted and sent to NASA Ames working with Jim Pollack. While at Ames I met Imre Friedmann of Florida State University and became involved in microbiological work in the dry valleys of Antarctica. I became more and more interested in life and planets and continue to this day to conduct research in this area with a special focus on Mars and with many trips to the Antarctic.
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Some one who takes poops in their pants without regard for others well being.
I am so glad that I don't no any Mr. poopy pants.
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Being upset with a bitter look on your face in the same manner as a baby with a full diaper.
Sheila looked like Mrs. Poopy Pants when she didn't get a Louis Vuitton purse for Christmas.
de hititlong 04 Ianuarie 2006
Pants that have become poopy
Nick pooped his pants in the barn.
de The Latin Duo 07 Mai 2005
A funny word used in some cartoon which I cant remember.
Not so fast, poopypants!
de enterthedavid 03 Martie 2005
A pair of pants with such a low crotch that it looks like you took a poop in your pants
Wow Jenny, did you see Sarah's poopy pants? It looks like she took a dump but it didn't smell like it
de Abiey 30 Septembrie 2015
A grown man or woman who has soiled themselves, however, are unable to grasp the obvious fact they need their nappie changed.
Omg Alan is being a total poopy pants today. Does he need his nappie changed?
de I.A.P.P. 13 August 2014
curly brown hair, often short, kinda ugly, loves guys that has braces and notches in his hair. They usually dont have many firends but think eveyone loves them.
Jen Martin is a poopy pants
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The act of throwing up so violently that you manage to piss yourself at the residence of one other that yourself.
Eric needs to clean the hell out of the carpets after John managed to testa all over the place; at least he didn't mung the bejezus out of anything.
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Power Plant Ho that swings both ways.
I am the "Testa" of the plant.
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FAQ: http://bns.plaync.co...article/1134551
Sign-Up Date: 4/4 - 4/11 (not that it really concerns most people here)
Selection Announcement: 4/16
Date: 4/21
Time: 4:00-9:00 PM
Seems the source code of the site was correct. Another Soul Party.
Seems the lucky participants are split into two categories. Talented, who showcase art, writing, etc. and Signature, who are longtime members(?).
The date of CBT3 will also be announced during the event. (Thanks to Elimer for the notification.)
If Soul Party 2 is gonna be held on the 21st, that really pushes back CBT3. Wonder how much down period they'll have between Soul Party 2 and CBT3.
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4 Flawed Life Lessons Movies Accidentally Taught Us
#2. Awful People Will Someday Realize They Are Awful
The Offenders:Return of the Jedi/Serenity/3:10 to Yuma/American History X
The only thing we love more than watching a movie villain die is watching a movie villain repent, and in the case of Darth Vader, both at the same time. Films offer us the gratification of seeing shitty people finally realize how shitty they've been and then start to feel bad about it, or, if they were being shitty on purpose, we at least get to see them fall from high-rises.
"I regret nothing!"
This reckoning happens with such frequency in film that we subconsciously start to expect it from our own lives. It feels like one of those rules life has to adhere to if it's ever going to make any sense. It's the foundation behind every occurrence in fiction of Peter standing at the pearly gates checking a list to see who's allowed in the club. While movies may not have invented it, they certainly perpetuated the idea.
Sadly, the depressing truth is that awful people will likely go on being awful forever. While we expect school bullies to have their comeuppance one day, or for arrogant people to finally feel some shame, these things rarely happen because life isn't actually that satisfying. Worse, not everyone operates on the same scale of ethics. There are millions of detestable people out there right now who can justify every miserable thing they do. Even if you had the opportunity to sit them down and explain why they are objectively shitty, they wouldn't understand your position, and there's also a good chance they would try to poke you in the eye. So even though we sit seething and waiting for coworkers, exes and eye pokers the world over to finally have the moment of introspection we've been hunting for since the fourth entry on this list, that day may never come. Sorry. So now the alternative is figuring out how to get them up to the top floor of a high-rise.
#1. If a Relationship Can't Fulfill Every Need in Your Life, It's Doomed
The Offenders:Blue Valentine/The Break-Up/Little Children/The Good Girl/The Notebook
We've discussed before how miserable movies are at doling out advice on finding love, but they're even worse at teaching us how to keep it. For any romantic movie that starts with a happy couple, it's almost guaranteed that they will be dating or married to other people by the credits. Audiences are only interested in the beginnings and endings of relationships, not all the tedious good times in the middle. The consequence, however, is that filmmakers are then stuck in the position of tearing a couple apart in the same movie where they're trying to point out the power of love. The solution: The newly found love in the story has to be superior in every conceivable way so that audiences will say, "Yes, of course, that's what a relationship is really supposed to be."
Real love only exists in torrential rains.
That sets a dangerous precedent for real-world relationships, though. No one is living out that lustful, unstoppable, consistently passionate version of love endorsed by films because we have to live it for a lot longer than 90 minutes and that would be exhausting. Real relationships are hard and ugly sometimes. They are filled with petty, asinine fights where people say regrettable things, but according to every movie about love, that's a sure sign the relationship is a few short scenes from ending in flames. We are not the Jacks and Roses from Titanic or the Noahs and Allies from The Notebook, because no one is. In fact, just about every couple is more accurately represented by the doomed relationships they abandon in the middle of the movie. According to film logic, you are the antagonist in your significant other's love story. We all are.
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After graduating from Westminster in 2004 with a BS in political science and an emphasis in economics, Robert Cummings thought he had his life worked out. After getting rejected by the University of Utah's law schools, he switched gears and graduated with a master's degree in economics from the University of Utah. Eventually, he attended law school at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and later transferred to Georgetown University, graduating with honors in 2009. Robert learned that things don't always happen as planned, but the education he received at Westminster gave him the foundation he needed for success. As an attorney for one of the top law firms in the country, Robert uses critical, analytical and integrative thinking skills everyday. "Our clients face some of the most complex legal problems and come to us for solutions," said Robert. Another lesson he mastered at Westminster is social responsibility. Robert gives back to Westminster by advising students looking at law school and presenting at career fairs in both Utah and California. Robert still looks back at the path he's taken and the lessons he's learned. "My journey essentially started at Westminster," he said.


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If you've been to high school, chances are you've got a yearbook lying around that's full of enough cringe-worthy quotes and photos to mortify you until your dying day.
Unless you're Tina Fey, who's pretty proud of hers.
Asked what quote she selected to be remembered by in the 1988 Upper Darby, Pa., high school yearbook, the 30 Rock star, 41, shared this clever gem with PEOPLE in its new issue.
"I had a good one," she says. "We had to fill in the blank: 'Five years from now I will be...' and mine was 'very, very fat.' I figured if I'm not, then it's like, 'You're not!' And if I am, I'm like, 'I know – I called it!'"
Reporting by CHARLOTTE TRIGGS
For more hilarious high school yearbook quotes from stars like Julianne Moore and Johnny Weir, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now
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Romney takes stage with Rubio in Kissimmee
Early voting kicks off in Florida
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made a stop Saturday for a rally in Osceola County.
Romney and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took center stage at the Ranger Jet Center as hundreds of excited supporters showed up for the rally.
Rubio stressed Romney's stands on free enterprise and the economy, both of which are considered key to the campaign.
Romney spoke about the importance of early voting, which started on Saturday in Florida. The former Massachusetts governor then headed to a rally in Tampa.


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6 Ways to Travel Abroad Without Looking Like a Tourist
I have a dark confession to make: Even though I write a weekly column for an internationally read publication, until recently, I'd never even owned a passport. "But Gladstone," you say. "How is that possible when you're such a smooth and sophisticated man of the world?" I'll admit, it's puzzling, but the United States is not like Europe. Going to other countries here requires plane fare, and I didn't grow up with a lot of cash. By the time I had money, I had small children, and I wasn't going to have some European vacation dictated by infants.
"First we go to Prague!"
But a few weeks ago, an old friend of mine got married in Edmonton, Canada, and at the exact same time, I was invited to appear at the Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo. It was like a perfect storm calling me to a foreign land. (Shut up! It was a six-hour plane ride and it required a passport, so it counts!!!) I decided to take off to this exotic destination, but there was a problem. I was too old to be having this first experience -- much like Cracked's Soren Bowie, who had to ask a girl out for the first time at 27. (Before that, he'd relied on his now fading boyish good looks to get spontaneously molested by passing women.)
In any event, I decided to go abroad, but how could I do that without looking like a noob? I learned the hard way, but now you don't have to. Profit from my mistakes and follow these six tips so you can remain the confident, undetected tourist even when traveling abroad for the first time.
#6. Get Your Papers in Order
The first thing you need to do is make sure you're legally allowed to travel. If you're a terrorist or currently serving a life sentence, that can create certain obstacles. But for the rest of us, you need official papers to go abroad -- even if you write for the Internet. I checked. Here's a tip: You don't need to go to the post office or Kinko's for your passport photo. Instead, save a few bucks by going to your neighborhood bodega. There, you'll find a charming dude with a camera and winning personality. Only such a talented individual will be able to capture your best features.
The best thing about my passport photo was that I was able to get Gabriel Byrne's left eye to make a cameo.
Once that's done, just fill out the forms at the post office and pay like 200 bucks to expedite. In three short weeks, you'll be on your way.
#5. Pick the Right Country
Now, if you're a late-travel-bloomer like I am, you'll need to start small. You're not going to be able to pull off growing up in Wales and suddenly appearing like you're a super smooth world traveler in Beijing, China. Baby steps. If you're Spanish, try visiting Mexico. If you're French, try Quebec. And if you're American, try visiting anywhere in Canada that isn't Quebec. That's what I did. I left the familiar waters of the Northeast for the no-waters of Edmonton, Canada. Yes, Canada, our neighbor to the north. Some told me that Alberta is the Texas of Canada, but I've never been to Texas either, so it promised to be an exciting ride. And sure enough, when I got off the plane, I was greeted by something I'd never seen:
Yep, those Canadians sure know how to make baggage carousels festive.
But even though it was a strange and unfamiliar experience, I played it cool. Mostly because I only brought carry-on luggage.
#4. Learn the Currency
Normally, going to a foreign country means planning ahead, perhaps by getting some walking-around money in that country's currency. But if you're a travel novice like me, you totally forget to do that. Now you have to starve to death in some foreign land because you failed to convert dollars into lira or pesos or zagnuts or whatever weirdos use. But because I followed "Step 5: Pick the Right Country," all of that was avoided. In Canada, I was able to use my good ol' American ATM card and get Canadian bucks from a cash machine. What about the exorbitant fees for such an act? I don't know. My statement hasn't come yet, and when it does, I plan to claim that I was mugged by a roving gang of Canadian thugs.
I had heard that Canadians were too laid back to sweat details like numbers and science, but their currency has numbers on it, just like ours! I was sure to have smooth sailing from here on out. So with some time to kill before the wedding and the expo, I decided to check out the Art Gallery of Alberta. After all, I knew how to keep my cool in any art gallery: Walk slowly, nod, pretend you understand the significance of what you're seeing and tell the alt chick sketching on a bench that you really think she has a bright future. I was positive that this was a universal.
For those of you traveling, you'll know that you've reached the museum when you get to the building that looks like it was left in your pants pocket during a wash.
So I went through an exhibit of pretty neat pencil and ink sketches of monsters that were hundreds of years old and everything was fine. No one had any idea that I was American or devoid of even a rudimentary understanding of art. It was perfect. But then I hit the gift store to get some souvenirs for the kids. No problem there, right? Just because Cracked's Chris Bucholz, the only Canadian I know, was hatched in a lab as part of a supersoldier experiment is no reason to believe that Canadians can't have children naturally, right?
I bought about $11 of fun art museum stuff for my kids and paid with my Canadian $20 like a champ, but the girl behind the counter gave me a $5 bill and a bunch of coins. So this is how it was. The old Canadian shortchange-the-Yank trick. Well, I might have been a novice traveler, but I wasn't having it.
"Excuse me, miss, but it was $11, and I paid with a 20, and you only gave me back a five and a bunch of-"
It was then that I realized that the ridiculous mass of cheap, clanging metals in my palm were nothing like American coins. Canadians had coins for dollars and even two dollars -- commonly called "loonies" and "toonies."
For example, this = $4.30. Messed up.
"Oh, sorry, my mistake. I'm American," I said. Cover blown. Dejected, I did what any American would do: I sought out alcohol. Turns out that's popular in Canada, too.


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A vagina who's sexual activity has been neglected. These vaginas grow teeth and reach out to eat people out of horny desperation. In other words, a pussy gone wild. Variations are the Tyranasaurus Vagina, Mastadon Vagina, Woolly Mammoth Vagina (derrogatory), Hippopodumus Vagina, etc. (Basically anything large and terrifying with teeth will do be creative, however, sabertooth is the most appropriate because of it's derivative from pussy)
Dude! I need to get laid! I'm starting to grow a Sabertooth Vagina below the waist!
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The prime piece of real estate located conveniently between Scrotumburg and Anusville.
One of these days, I'm going to move to the grundle.
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The Harris Millis dining Hall at UVM.
Dude, let's go eat at the grundle.
লিখেছেন- Falty 9 de এপ্রিল de 2004
the spot between your balls and asshole
Hey missy, stop licking my grundle! Its sweaty and smelly and hairy, you slut ass whore shit mofo
লিখেছেন- F U 17 de মে de 2003
1. Perineum, ie area of skin directly anterior to the anus. Generally refers to the male version.
2. (Obscure) Unkempt, often awkward character who just doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the group. Unrelated to 1; originated in Cape Breton, Canada, but has spread as far as Australia.
2. (Obscure) Unkempt, often awkward character who just doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the group. Unrelated to 1; originated in Cape Breton, Canada, but has spread as far as Australia.
1. Don't forget to wash your grundle.
2. I feel like the family grundle.
2. I feel like the family grundle.
লিখেছেন- glapaloopscap 27 de জানুয়ারি de 2004
The space between your sack-o-nuts and your whale hole.
When you are crapping you sure are lucky that your grundle is there or you would have a shat full of mess.
লিখেছেন- Hansel 10 de ফেব্রুয়ারি de 2004
The land of Grundele is the magical place located south of the balls and north of your anus. It is overly populated by wild stray pubes. The aroma generated by the grundel is one of myth and legand. Many men go days on end without showering in order to raise the Potency of their grundele smell. Purfume was originally thought to have orginated in trying to mimic the amazing smell of the sacred strip of skin.
After an exahusting workout Tom reached down and brushed his hand ever so gently over his grundle, smelling it gave him his greatest sense of accomplishment.
লিখেছেন- Footballgrundele is the best 15 de সেপ্টেমবার de 2006
(n.) the grundle is the area between your balls and your asshole. it can sometimes be referred to as the gooch, gouch, or gleek
That dog bit me right in the grundle
লিখেছেন- John Muth 29 de মে de 2006


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They are a tiny company and they only sold 750 units of this thing. If the game is damaged or stolen, they don't want to be stuck with the loss. UPS is much better at claim handling than USPS as far as promptly and fully paying out damage or loss claims. Also, the UPS rates they charged are actual UPS rates. I checked the label on the unit I received during the initial sale and it was within a few pennies of actual UPS rates.
For 3lbs they could have shipped it priority mail (2-3 day) to almost anywhere for no more then $10 and presumably less to areas in their region or if they used regional priority boxes.
UPS ground for most is going to be about 5 business days. I would much rather take the risk of an item being in USPS care for 2-3 days then UPS for 5; especially for a fraction of the cost. Not to mention they could have gotten these to their Global audience for about $50-$60 by USPS Express instead of the $100+ that UPS was charging.
[Cue the "POST OFFICE SUX" rants]
They also could have insured these for about $1 using a third party insurer.
And signature confirmation is ridiculous and a wasted expense on their behalf; no credit card company (or PayPal) requires it on a shipment less then $250 and it won't help win a dispute on a shipment of this value.
Small business or not they aren't using much business sense.


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Bruschetta (Grilled Bread)
8 servings
8 slices crusty Italian or French bread, sliced 1/2-inch thick
1 garlic clove, cut in half
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Lightly toast the bread. Rub with the garlic and drizzle with olive oil. Add salt and pepper if desired.
Eat as is or top with your favorite toppings.
White Bean Bruschetta Topping
Makes 8 bruschetta plus enough white bean puree for leftovers
1 cup dried white beans, soaked for at least 6 hours, or overnight, in 1 quart water
1 medium onion, cut in half
2 garlic cloves, cut in half
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt
3 tablespooons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground white pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
1/4 cup peeled, seeded, and diced summer tomato
1 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
Drain the beans and transfer to a large, heavy saucepan. Add the onion, 1 of the garlic cloves, the bay leaf, and 1 quart of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour. Add salt to taste. Continue to simmer for another 30 minutes to an hour, until the beans are thoroughly tender. Drain but save the broth. Discard the onion and bay leaf.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the remaining clove of garlic, the sage and the tomato and saute for 1 minute until the tomato breaks down and the mixture is fragrant. Remove from the heat.
Puree the white beans with the tomato mixture in a food processor. With the machine running, add 2 tablespoons of the bean broth and the lemon juice. Taste and adjust the salt. Add more of the bean broth for a creamier consistency; the mixture should be like moist hummus.
Top the bruschetta with the white bean mixture and sprinkle with the herbs.
Fennel and Shrimp Bruschetta Topping
Makes 8 bruschetta
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 peeled and deveined medium (26-30 count) shrimp
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup thinly sliced fennel (approx. half a head of fennel), reserving feathery tops for garnish
Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
Zest of 1 small orange, chopped
Red pepper flakes to taste
Extra-virgin olive oil to taste
Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Cook them in the skillet for about 1½ minutes per side, or until pink and beginning to curl. Remove from the skillet and reserve.
Reduce the heat to medium. In the same skillet, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add the garlic and fennel, sprinkle them with salt and pepper, and cook for about 10 minutes, until tender. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, orange zest and red pepper flakes and cook for 30 more seconds. Remove from the heat. Thinly slice the basil and add it. Check seasoning. To serve, place a portion of the fennel mixture on the bruschetta and top with a shrimp. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil if desired. Garnish with the fennel tops and serve.
Chef Scott Stefanelli has been the chef instructor for the Culinary Institute of Charleston's fine dining restaurant, 181 Palmer, since it opened in the fall of 2008. In Charleston, he has worked as a chef for Louis' Charleston Grill, Elliot's on the Square, JBistro, and the Seashell Restaurant.


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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
December 9, 2011
Olivia Sharkey, junior theology major and Spanish minor of Philadelphia has been named to the 2011 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and was recognized as an outstanding campus leader during the annual Saint Vincent College Founders' Day Vespers and Honors Convocation Thursday, November 17 in the Archabbey Basilica. Ms. Sharkey, daughter of Timothy and Ramona Sharkey, is a Eucharistic minister for Campus Ministry and a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa and Phi Sigma Iota. She is involved in Student Government Association and works as the Academic Affairs Committee chairperson. Ms. Sharkey is a member of the Dean's List and has received many other awards from Student Government. She is a 2009 graduate of Nazareth Academy High School. The Who's Who students are selected by campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory on the basis of their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students selected from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934.
Photo: Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., left, president of Saint Vincent College, presents Who's Who Award to Olivia Sharkey.


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There is nothing wrong with opposing injustice, but who are these protesters taking it out on? The people who were supposed to be receiving a great honor by running with the torch.
I personally don't really care, or pay attention to the torch relay stuff myself.. But I can still respect it for what it is, what it means to some people, and what it stands for in general. This is a big deal for most of these people, and will likely be a once in-a-lifetime opportunity that has been well-respected among the majority of civilized societies for 60 years.
These protesters may have valid concerns when it comes to Tibet, but in the interest of "getting their message out", they are subjecting innocent and completely unrelated people to the brunt of their dissent to make their point?
In my opinion it's a great example of the veritable empire of pretentious 'activists' today that desperately want to believe that they "stand for something" and have a "cause", but don't actually have the sense to see that they are being counter-productive in their measures to make their opinion's heard.


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Oct. 27, 1944 – April 17, 2013
Timothy Maggio of Buffalo, a licensed rehabilitation counselor and state health therapist for more than 30 years, died Wednesday in Sisters Hospital. He was 68.
Born in Lackawanna, he was a graduate of West Seneca West High School and served in the Air Force. He earned a bachelor's degree from Daemen College and a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from Canisius College.
Mr. Maggio was employed as a drug and alcohol counselor at the Downtown Clinic and also worked at Child and Adolescent Treatment Services. Most recently, he worked part time as a psychology professor at both Medaille College and Trocaire College.
Mr. Maggio was a past director of Action for Mental Health and served on the advisory council for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. He was chairman of the board for Phoenix Frontier and served on the boards of C.M.H. Counseling and Unity Church of Buffalo. He was a volunteer for First Night Buffalo and the Gus Macker Basketball Tournament, among other local events, and also was the recipient of many volunteer awards.
He is survived by four sisters, Jane Herzog, Cheryl Evans, Ruth Doering and Sheila Serafini.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Unity Church of Buffalo, 1243 Delaware Ave.


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|A First Look at Yeast Fatty Acid Synthase
Fatty acids are the major constituents of eukaryotic and bacterial cellular membranes. They are used for functionally important post-translational protein modifications, and chains of fatty acids are the main storage compartments of an organism's chemical energy. Fatty acid synthesis is carried out by fatty acid sythase (FAS), which catalyzes cycles of multistep chemical reactions that are essentially the same in all organisms. FAS uses one acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) and seven malonyl-CoA molecules to synthesize the 16-carbon palmitic acid, the most abundant fatty acid in eukaryotes. Now, for the first time, a group of researchers has determined the atomic structure of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae FAS derived from two crystals of the enzyme, using data collected at ALS Beamlines 8.2.1 and 8.2.2, as well as other synchrotron facilities.
Determining the yeast FAS structure was challenging because of its architectural complexity. The yeast FAS consists of 48 functional centers: six copies of eight independent functional domains in an α6β6 molecular complex of 2.6 MDa. Each of the α and β subunits contains four functional domains. These eight domains catalyze all reactions required for synthesis of fatty acids in yeast, which occurs in a limited space inside the α6β6 complex. The electron density maps had only a modestly high resolution (4 Å) but were of superb quality due to 9-fold noncrystallographic averaging in two crystal forms. Thus, visibility of side-chain electron density could be enhanced through sharpening, allowing the researchers to trace the entire polypeptide backbone for both chains and to position 50% of the protein side chains.
For the first time, the substrate-delivery and activating domains were visible. The substrate-delivery acyl carrier protein (ACP) resides within the FAS particle, while the activating phosphopantetheinyl transferase (PPT) domain lies outside. The six α subunits form a central wheel, and the β subunits form domes on the top and bottom of the wheel, creating six reaction chambers for fatty acid synthesis. Each of these functions independently as a fatty acid assembly line. The substrate-shuttling ACP traverses each chamber, behaving like a swinging arm and reaching six active sites. Surprisingly, the step at which the reactor is activated by attachment of the 4'-phosphopantetheine prosthetic group to the ACP must occur before complete assembly of the particle, since the PPT domain that attaches the arm lies outside the assembly, inaccessible to the ACP within.
The swinging motion of ACP is sufficient to deliver substrates to all of the active centers and results in a two-dimensional diffusion process for substrate delivery, significantly increasing the effective concentration of the substrates on top of that already achieved by the compartmentalization of the reactions in the FAS particle. There is now a complete framework for understanding the structural basis of this macromolecular machine's important function.
In addition to elucidating the yeast FAS structure, the researchers were able to shed light on a three-decades-old hypothesis regarding the participation of a distant hydrophobic region in the recognition of palmitoyl residues. They found that a tunnel-like cavity, which lies near the active site of the malonyl transacylase (MPT) domain, might explain how the final product (palmitic/stearic acid) is transferred from ACP to CoA during the termination step. The composition of the tunnel reveals that only the palmitic/stearic acid chain is long enough to reach the hydrophobic region inside; consequently, it becomes a stable bound substrate of MPT.
Many applications can come out of an understanding of the FAS yeast structure. For example, the structure of the enoyl reductase (ER) domain of the FAS β subunit is the first one of the FabK-like ERs that is not sensitive to the antibiotic triclosan, an effective inhibitor of bacterial ER. Thus, the yeast FAS–ER structure can aid investigation into the source of this antibiotic resistance, enabling structure-based drug design to develop antifungal pharmaceuticals.
Research conducted by I.B. Lomakin and Y. Xiong (Yale University); and T.A. Steitz (Yale University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute).
Research Funding: The Agouron Institute and the National Institutes of Health. Operation of the ALS is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES).
Publication about this research: I.B. Lomakin, Y. Xiong, and T.A. Steitz, "The crystal structure of yeast fatty acid synthase, a cellular machine with eight active sites working together," Cell 129, 319 (2007).


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St. George — Maraleius Birdsong didn't know Stephawn Brown. They lived near one another and attended the same high school, but the two had taken much different paths in life.
Birdsong was a 20-year-old pizza deliveryman with a big smile. He worked hard to pay for his schooling. He was loved by his family.
Brown, 19, had dropped out of Fort Dorchester High School in the 11th grade. Abused as a kid, he'd been arrested and, at times, had been homeless and living on his own.
While Birdsong and Brown were strangers to one another, their lives became forever linked on March 9. That's when Brown fired a bullet into Birdsong's head during a holdup. The shot killed Birdsong and put Brown on the path to imprisonment.
A Dorchester County judge on Friday sentenced Brown to 49 years in a state correctional institution after the young man cut his trial short by pleading guilty to killing Birdsong. He'll be 68 years old when he's allowed out of prison.
"It does provide some closure," said Birdsong's mother, Teresa Gardner. She called the sentence justified after the hearing ended Friday morning.
She'd spent all week sitting in the front row watching Brown's trial. On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to murder and armed robbery in the killing, which occurred outside the Appian Way Apartments in North Charleston.
How it happened
Birdsong and Brown met by chance that March night last year. Birdsong was the driver randomly assigned to deliver an order placed by Brown: two boxes of wings and three boxes of cinnamon sticks, prosecutors said.
Brown had no intention of paying the $38.79 bill. Brown and his friend, 18-year-old Jontae Davis, had come up with the plan earlier in the evening to rob a pizza deliveryman, according to testimony. They didn't much care who showed up.
They didn't know Birdsong was a straight-A student who yearned to be an electrical engineer. They didn't know that Birdsong was working at Domino's Pizza on Dorchester Road to pay for the education at Trident Technical College that would help get him to that goal. To Davis and Brown, he was just a "pizza-man."
According to trial testimony, the pair's plan played out this way:
The two friends hid in the shadows and waited, with Brown dressed in a black hoodie and a mask.
They then watched Birdsong as he walked to the apartment number Brown had provided during the order.
After Birdsong knocked on two apartment doors, unable to find who had ordered the food, he walked back to his car.
In the parking lot, Brown and Davis approached him. Brown pointed a 9 mm handgun at Birdsong and demanded the food he was carrying.
Birdsong handed over his "hot box" with the food in it, but Brown wanted more. He demanded Birdsong's cell phone.
When Birdsong told Brown he didn't have it on him, Brown got angry. In an attempt to save his own life, Birdsong turned around and ran. Brown shot him in the back of the head.
Davis told the jury that he asked Brown later that night why he shot Birdsong. "He said because the guy wouldn't give him the cell phone. He said he shouldn't play with him like that," Davis said.
Hard life, poor choices
Brown never provided his own explanation of how the crime occurred.
During sentencing, he didn't say a word. Defendants can speak, if they choose, before the judge hands down the sentence. Many take the opportunity to express remorse or plead for leniency. Brown did neither.
Birdsong's mother said that didn't matter. "He confessed to the crime and that was good enough for us," Gardner said.
Brown's former buddy, Davis, pleaded guilty before the trial started to voluntary manslaughter and armed robbery. Davis, who also testified against Brown, received a sentence of 20 years in prison.
Gardner said she hopes the sentences the two men received will serve as a lesson to other young people. "Stay in school, get your education, be a productive member of society," she said.
David Price, a forensic psychologist who testified during sentencing, said he sympathized with Brown over the kind of life he lived. Brown practically raised himself. He grew up without guidance and with abuse, Price told the court.
Mark Leiendecker, Brown's attorney, told the judge that his client's poor upbringing serves as important context.
"It doesn't excuse what happened on March the 9th, but the fact he comes from this extremely unfortunate background helps explain how he got there," Leiendecker said.
Birdsong's family said that doesn't excuse Brown's actions. But Birdsong's aunt, Julianna Cruz, said they will keep advocating for the community's youth so that others don't stray along that same path.
"It could have been anybody's child on either side," she said. "So we say to the community, get involved. Don't ask what the community can do for you, but what can you, yourself, what can you do to improve the situation?"
Reach Natalie Caula at 937-5594 or Twitter.com/ncaula.
Stephawn Brown, 19, of North Charleston, pleaded guilty to murder and armed robbery and was sentenced on Friday to 49 years for the shooting death of 20-year-old Maraleius Birdsong.×
Teresa Gardner (second from left) spoke of her son Maraleius Birdsong, a student and Domino's Pizza deliveryman, who was fatally shot in North Charleston last year. Birdsong's aunt Ragena Bullock (from left), grandmother Martha Roser-Bible, aunt Julianna Cruz and cousin Leonard Gardner also spoke.×


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As you might have already heard, Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana by a margin of 56 percent to 44.
What is Pennsylvania waiting for?
Marijuana prohibition is becoming eerily similar to alcohol prohibition.
Authorities are waging a futile war against a widely available and popular drug. This time, we should know better. Alcohol prohibition caused such a crime wave that jails were filled to the brim, while politicians privately frequented speakeasys.
We need to stop arresting nonviolent marijuana offenders and go after the real criminals.
Close to a million people are arrested every year for marijuana, despite its decriminalized status in about 10 or 15 states. This is ridiculous, given that marijuana is a lot safer than alcohol.
There has never been a recorded death from a marijuana overdose, because it is non-toxic, unlike alcohol.
The only damage marijuana causes is to the lungs, albeit smoking is a poor delivery method for any drug.
It does not cause cancer, heart disease, or any other problems associated with alcohol. We need to eliminate the 60 percent of the drug cartels cash that reportedly comes from marijuana and use it to tackle the remaining 40 percent that comes from drugs that are actually dangerous.
It was hard enough for law enforcement to stop smuggling of marijuana when it was coming primarily from Mexico.
How are they going to stop it now when we have two massive safe havens in our backyard?
Stop delaying the inevitable and demand the decriminalization/legalization of marijuana.
Tax it, regulate it, enact strict laws for driving under the influence and keep it out of the hands of those under 21.
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Supreme Court Gets it RIGHT 5-4Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 12:44 PM
The right to bear arms. The surprising thing is that four justices dissented. Just to make sure I didn't misunderstand their dissention, I read some of the 167 pages of the entire opinion. Their arguements were lame. Read them for yourself, and give me your opinions.
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i have the right to protect myself ... i have a handgun and a permit for it. i feel if your coming in my house to hurt me, let me assure you that you wont leave (except in a body bag that is). it is a homeowners right . guns dont kill people . people kill people. criminals have guns . why shouldnt i......
-- Posted by allie on Wed, Jul 23, 2008, at 4:52 AM
i think it is possible for reasonable people to disagree. i don't think our creator ever intended to give the impression that He would pass out guns for self defense. i think he was clear in that standpoint from his turn the other cheek philosophy. however, i realize that they didn't have the type weapons that our society now contends with at the time he left that message to his followers.certainly, the constitutions 2nd ammendment gives us the right to bear arms (i really wasn't there so i don't know how much weight they gave to the individual when compared with a militia).the times, they are achanging--when i grew up in dyersburg in the 50's and 60's we hardly ever locked our doors unless we were going to be out of town for an extended period of time, now i lock my doors every night. certainly, if some one comes into another person's house to do them physical harm, i think it is pardonable to use the force of a handgun (not a machine gun) to protect one's family and possessions. how you descide whether physical harm is intended is the question, and that answer should be on the side of the person whose privacy is being invaded.jaydwain
-- Posted by closerlook on Thu, Jul 3, 2008, at 10:40 PM
When the founders of our country wrote, "..,the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.", it is evident that they considered the right to bear arms to be endowed by our creator just as the other rights enumerated in our constitution. The government does not give us the right to self defense and our constitution plainly states that the government cannot take it away. In fact, a literal reading strongly suggests that no laws limiting it whatsoever can be instituted.
-- Posted by interestedparty on Thu, Jul 3, 2008, at 2:20 PM
If the big quake hits Dyersburg, we could temporarily have the same situation that existed in the Big Easy after Katrina,,,,,,,,,, and I have the right to bear arms,,,,,,, which I will need for protection of my family in case of chaos,,,,,,,, Katrina style...............
-- Posted by Johnny Yuma on Fri, Jun 27, 2008, at 9:28 PM
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A former government official was
recently presented with presented with extensive phone records of his
interactions with James Risen, a reporter for the New York Times and
author of the book, "State of War."
The investigation concerns a series of leaks, reported by Risen in State of
War and with associate Eric Lichtblau in the Times, which lead to the
discovery of an "extensive,
off-the-books domestic spying program" later confirmed by the Bush
Administration. Justice Department officials confirmed that prosecutors
subpoenaed Risen's phone records in an effort to ferret out his sources, and
sources close to the investigation indicated that at least one former
government official has already been questioned.
The Times' source, a grand jury witness speaking on anonymity, said
he was not clear whose records the DoJ is accessing, noting that it's possible
that investigators could target Risen's phone records, or the records of the
officials he may have spoken with. The Times also reports that it has,
thus far, not received any subpoenas, though it notes that it's possible the
government could subpoena its phone company without the giving the Times anynotice.
Justice Department officials served Risen a subpoena earlier this year
January, demanding the sources for a specific chapter in State of War that
details a CIA plan to infiltrate Iran's nuclear program.
Joel Kurtzberg, the New York attorney representing Risen on behalf of his
employer and publisher, declined to comment.
Risen's reporting set a climate that helped propel evidence of an
AT&T/NSA wiretapping alliance into the limelight, galvanizing the civil
rights groups to action and setting telcos and the Bush Administration aflame.
The government is currently moving to crush the resulting lawsuits by invoking
the State Secrets privilege, which have the potential of quickly ending the
His articles – which won him a shared Pulitzer Prize in 2006 – are just the
latest target of a government seemingly intent on punishing reporters that fail
to cooperate. Times reporter Judith Miller spent nearly three months in
jail after refusing to divulge her sources in a leak that identified a C.I.A.
operative, and California freelance reporter Josh Wolf spent over half a year
in jail after he refused to testify before a grand jury and hand over
videotapes of an anarchist
rally in San Francisco that turned violent. In Wolf's case, a three-judge
panel in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that his behavior was in
defiance of the "long-established obligation of a reporter to comply with grand
jury subpoenas."
Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press executive director Lucy A.
Daiglish warned reporters of the Bush Administration's "really egregious"
efforts at intimidation, telling press members to spur technology and "do your
reporting the old fashioned way – meet your sources on a park bench."
quote: Wasn't the leaking of the CIA Agents Identity, one MS. Plume; then Treason? Why is that person not dead? Death penalty for treason during war you know.
quote: The notion of the Freedom of the Press, is that the People needed yet another Check and Balance to the State. So I ask again, treason against whom?
quote: The People were supposed to form the important part of the state, not the government, or massive bureaucracies, or security agencies. If this can be reasonably construed as damaging to the people, then it is completely under the purview of the 'free press' to report it.
quote: If an individual within one or many of these agencies came forward because of issues (moral or otherwise) with certain acts. The press then has a duty to report it. The source stays protected so that we will know of these things.
quote: They nailed a few people for perjury but nobody was ever convicted for the CIA leak simply because the person was outside of the 5 or so year window at which time it's no longer illegal to give that out
quote: Freedom of the press is abused
quote: I fail to see how a wiretapping program on calls that are coming in from overseas and from calls here that go overseas is damaging to the people. Perhaps damaging to people who are doing shit and might get caught
quote: Very rarely do you see a good employee blowing any whistles, usually the malcontents who are looking to stick it to the man


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Replacing your current showerhead with a new model that uses 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) may or may not save water in your home. Many people already have a 2.5 gpm (or less) showerhead installed and others throttle their shower down to a flow rate below 2.5 gpm out of personal preference. The national average showering flow rate was measured to be 2.22 gpm (Mayer, et. al. 1999).
Nevertheless, installing a new showerhead is still a good idea and can result in water savings, particularly if you live in an older house and have what appears to be an older showerhead. Showerheads are inexpensive (starting at less than $5) and can be a good way to save water in your home.
With an on/off switch, you can turn off the water while you soap, shampoo, or shave without losing your water temperature. Photo source: Aquacraft, Inc. by permission.
If you are looking for further water savings in the shower, consider taking shorter showers. If your showerhead uses 2.5 gpm, then you can save 2.5 gallons of water for every minute you reduce you showering. Consider placing a bucket or plastic basin in the shower with you to collect excess water. This water can then be used to water plants outdoors.
The Niagara Conservation Shower Coach can help you to take shorter showers. Photo source: City of Roanoke, VA Accessed September 5, 2003, by permission.


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Sesamstraat is the Sesame Street co-production that airs in the Netherlands. It is produced by NTR.
The Dutch Muppet characters are Pino (the Dutch Big Bird), Tommie, Ieniemienie, Purk, Angsthaas and Stuntkip.
Troel, a white female puppet with similar looks as Tommie, was featured during the second season. The actors portray abstracted roles of typical caretakers, such as a working mother, modern father, grandmother, grandfather, big sister, et cetera.
Like most of the American Sesame Street characters, Pino and Tommie went through major changes through the years. The first Pino started out as a plump, messy-looking bird with smaller eyes. Over the years, he lost a little weight, his white tummy became blue like the rest of his body, his legs grew, and his eyes switched from realistic to cartoonlike, and from blue to black. In 1999, in order to make him look younger, his beak was shortened, he got yellow feathers around his eyes and he got colorful feathers on his head For Tommie, he evolved from a 'teddy bear' kind of creature to a more doglike animal, and is occasionally referred to as a dog.
Each episode is centered around a certain theme, like "Animals", "Fear", "Traffic", "Death/Sad", etc. There is also a bit more freedom about subjects like 'going to the bathroom' or 'saying dirty words'. Sesamstraat doesn't focus primarily around letters and numbers, like the American Sesame Street does, but rather around social values. Unlike the original target group in America, all the children in the Netherlands get to learn letters and numbers in school. Some of the cognitive items are adjusted to fit in the Dutch education; letters of the alphabet, for instance, are pronounced phonetically (the letter M is pronounced "m" instead of "em") so that children know how to use them when learning how to read.
A regular Sesamstraat episode starts with a street sequence, and usually ends with one of the actors reading a story to the Muppets or children visiting the set. Fifty percent of the show consists of dubbed American inserts, the other 50 percent is original Dutch material. The Dutch material consists of street scenes (including recurring scenes), "music videos" (both live action and cartoons), performances by mime artists, clowns and puppeteers (like Hakim and Lejo) and live action scenes on location with kids.
A new quantity of American clips is dubbed for each season, whereas clips from earlier seasons still remain a big part of the series as well. Edited episodes of Elmo's World have been featured since the new 25 minute format change, as well as Global Grover. Two of the most popular American characters are Bert and Ernie, thanks to their voice artists who are allowed to write their own material for audio recordings. Big Bird and the American human cast don't appear on Sesamstraat (aside from imported American videos dubbed into Dutch).
After a pilot episode entitled Sesamplein (Sesame Square), Sesamstraat began broadcasting in 1976. It started as a Dutch/Belgian coproduction, with only one thirty-minute episode a week. These episodes had only 12 minutes allotted for the Dutch cast. At this time there were only two Muppets and three live actors, Piet Hendriks, Sien Diels, and Annet van Heusden. Piet, who owned a hobby and crafts workshop and a camper which he would drive around The Netherlands and Belgium for live trips. Sien, who owned a grocery store, where the exchange of knowledge and happenings were as important as the selling of products. And Annet, who played a kindergarten teacher. In 1978, Sesamstraat's format changed to a daily 15 minute show that aired in the evening, around dinnertime. Starting in September 2006, Sesamstraat expanded to 30 minutes and airs three times a day.
The first season was shot on location in a half Dutch, half Belgian town. It was broadcast every Sunday for a half-hour in the afternoon. For the second season, a realistic town square was built inside the studio, which slowly evolved into a more abstract, colorful town, featuring Pino's nest, Sien's store, a workshop, two houses, an apartment building, a trailer and a treehouse. The insides of the house sets could be decorated in different ways, so that the viewers would never be certain about who lived where.
For the 2005/2006 season, Sesamstraat moved into new scenery. The set became completely abstract, with toy block-like buildings, broccoli for trees, and a tower with a giant light-up clock. The scenery was introduced with a TV special. Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Elmo flew over to Holland for this special occasion. It was the first time the American characters visited the Dutch street.
Other special Sesamstraat episodes include the 2500th episode, and a yearly special episode focused on Sinterklaas. The 25th Anniversary series in which Dutch celebrities made guest appearances on the street. On January 7th, 2000, Prime Minister Wim Kok read the daily story "Er staat een olifantje in het gras..." (There is a little elephant standing in the grass) for the Muppet residence before they went to sleep. Wim Kok is one of the many prominent guests who read a story to them. (Normally this was done by Frank, Gerda or Paula). Other celebrities that have made guest appearances are: Freek de Jonge (Comedian), Ruud Gullit (Professional soccer player), André van Duin (Comedian), Mary Dresselhuys (Actress), Hans Dagelet (Actor), Kees van Kooten (Writer), Brigitte Kaandorp (Comedian), Sonja Barend (Show host) and Janine Kastelijn (Youth Winner for Reading in 2000) and Wim T. Schippers (dutch voice actor for Ernie & Kermit).
In 1992, a 30 minute film, Sesamstraat en Melkweg, was produced for the Artis Zoo Planetarium in Amsterdam.
In 2005 the show saw some schedule trouble. The government decided to halt the funding and broadcasts of NPS. After this news, a large protest from all of the programs and actors was held on September 5, 2005 in Den Haag (The Hague), including characters from Sesamstraat. Since the show had just moved into the new set, Pino loudly expressed himself by saying, "NPS must stay! We just moved and I don't feel like packing my toy pets again". With these words, the big Sesamstraat-bird showed what he thought about the government and the public network's plans.
At "het Plein" in Den Haag, Pino and comedian/TV host Jörgen Raymann presented 93,000 signatures supporting NPS to the cabinet representatives. During the day, several NPS artists protested on two stages. Among them were Wieteke van Dort (Klokhuis), the band Relax and from Metropole Orkest's "The Bigband". This protest was also featured on television with an interview done by Aart Staartjes, with Bert and Ernie.
The final debate took place on September 12th, 2005 in the Tweede Kamer. It was decided that NPS could continue making programs, but it had to make a several changes to fit into modern television. A new broadcast schedule was put in place, which meant that Tommie, Pino, Ieniemienie and all the other characters on Sesamstraat had to move to a new time… again! This was the fourth time that the broadcast time for the NPS children's program had changed in the previous five years.
Not only did Sesamstraat move broadcast times, but channels as well. It moved from Nederland 3 to Nederland 1. A spokesman said they weren't happy about the change. "It's positive for Sesamstraat to move to Nederland 1 (the expanded family network). But we can't deny the problems all this shifting causes. With every shift we're loosing viewers."
In 2008, the show got 15 minutes of extra broadcast time a day. This meant there was room for two more Muppets. Angsthaas and Stuntkip were introduced.
In 2009, the show saw more schedule trouble. Because NPS wanted to make some trail shows regarding a multi-cultural show, it was decided to move Sesamstraat from 17:30h to 17:00h. The program makers and many fans protested against the time change. It was even brought before parliament, but was thrown out because the government may not get involved in decisions of the NPS Board of Directors. This was the fifth time in just a few years that the show had moved times. This was a controversial change, opponents argued that many children in the Netherlands have two working parents, and that they wouldn't at home at this time of day to watch the show.
October 2009 brought a new segment for the show. Several famous Dutch singers perform duets with the Sesamstraat characters Pino, Tommie, Ieniemienie and Purk. All songs were written by Henny Vrienten. The segments air every Friday starting October 30, 2009. Among the artists are Trijntje Oosterhuis, André van Duin, Edsilia Rombley, Ernst Daniël Smid, Hind, Guus Meeuwis, Huub van der Lubbe and Willeke Alberti.
All the duets were broadcast again in a special on December 25 and 28.
In January 2014, the show underwent a format change. Episodes were now 15 minutes instead of 25, now featuring a recurring plot throughout the show. The time was filled with a new mini-series, 10 voor, featuring inserts starring various Sesame Street characters, and Super Gezonde Monsters. The reasoning behind the change was due to budget cuts, as well as studies showing kids would pay better attention in a shorter, more focused format.[1]
Beginning in 2015, the show introduced its own version of Elmo. Already educated by Kevin Clash, Jogchem Jalink performs the character in both voice and puppetry. Jalink's Elmo started his debut on February 13, 2015, together with his new Dutch friends Tommie, Ieniemienie en Pino in the "Elmo's Quiz" segments featured on the 10 voor series.
Several exhibits were shown in the Netherlands regarding the show. The first one, 25 Jaar Sesamstraat, was shown in Hoorn in 2000. A second was a Sesamstraat themed exhibition located in Madurodam. And from march 2010 till february 2011 there is one exibit called Schuif Gezellig Aan. In addition, a museum in Dieren, TV Toys, which specialized in television show toys for children, had a display dedicated to Sesamstraat. The museum lasted until 2008 and still waits for a restart.
Sesamstraat received the Cinekid Kinderkast Award in 1998. The Cinekid Kinderkast is the prize of Dutch children's television: a statue designed by famous writer/artist Jan Wolkers. Today the award is called The Golden Kinderkast and includes 7500 euro.
In 2010, Sesamstraat received the 'Gouden Stuiver' award at the annual Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala. The 'Gouden Stuiver' is awarded to the children's program that received the most votes by Dutch viewers.
Theme Song
Every season features a different leader film for the Sesamstraat Tune. The first theme song for Sesamstraat was a translated version of the original Sesame Street Theme. For later seasons, a slightly altered version was recorded, with lyrics by Hans Dorrestijn. Despite viewers' complaints about the lyrics "Laat je speelgoed staan voor Sesamstraat" (put your toys aside for Sesamstraat) indicating that watching TV was more important than playing, these lyrics have not been changed since 1982.
A press release[1] states another complaint concerning the theme song in the early 1980's. Children tried to sing along with Frank Groothof (who sang the theme at the time), but couldn't reach the high pitch; this led to a key change from F major to C major.
During the early 1980's, instrumental versions of the theme song were used as background music or introductions for street scenes: one of which, with percussions by drummer Sly Dunbar, was released on the CD Sly Wicked and Slick.
- Renée Menschaar as Pino (1991 - present, previously Tommie's right hand)
- Bert Plagman as Tommie (1979 - present, previously Pino in 1978)
- Catherine van Woerden as Ieniemienie (1980 - present)
- Judith Broersen as Purk (2003 - present, previously Tommie's right hand)
- Jogchem Jalink as Angsthaas (2008 - present)
- Eric-Jan Lens as Stuntkip (2008 - present)
- Jogchem Jalink as Elmo (2014 - present)
- Lindai Boogerman (Ieniemienie's arm rods)
- Marike Koek (Ieniemienie's arm rods)
- Daphne Zandberg (Tommie's right hand)
Previous puppeteers:
- Marijke Boon as Troel (1977)
- Leo Dijkgraaf as Pino (1984 - 1991)
- Dirk Grijspeirt as Pino (1976)
- Theo Joling as Pino (1977)
- Stef van der Linden as Tommie (1976 - 1977)
- Erik J. Meijer as Pino (1980 - 1984)
- Martin Pragt as Tommie (1978)
- Sien Diels as Sien (1976 - present)
- Piet Hendriks as Piet (1976 - 1984)
- Annet van Heusden as Annet (1976)
- Mieke Verstraete as Magda (1977 - 1981)
- Rudy Kühn as Rudi (1980 - 1985)
- Joyce Clements as Joyce (1980)
- Gerard Kuster as Gerard (1981 - 1987)
- Frank Groothof as Frank (1982 - present)
- Paula Sleijp as Paula and the Baroness (1982 - 2010)
- Aart Staartjes as Meneer Aart (1983 - present)
- Lex Goudsmit as Lex (1984 - †1999)
- Hakim Traïda as Hakim (1984 - present)
- Esther Prins as Esther (1984 - 1987)
- Gerda Havertong as Gerda and Peetje (1985 - present)
- Joekie Broedelet as Frank's Grandma (1987-1989)
- Lot Lohr as Lot (1988 - present)
- Rik Hoogendoorn as Rik (1993 - 2007)
- Elvan Akyildiz as Elvan (1996 - present)
- Martin van Waardenberg as Buurman Baasje (2003 - present)
- Mamoun Elyounoussi as Mamoun (2006 - present)
- Arjan Smit as Arjan (2008 - present)
- Martine Bijl as Martine (2016 - present)
- Paul Haenen as Bert, Grover, Fred the Wonder Horse, Buster the Horse, Dr. Nobel Price, Don Music, the Three Little Pigs, Japanese Storyteller, Captain Vegetable, Don Carrot, and Cyrus the Magpie
- Wim T. Schippers as Ernie, Kermit, Count von Count, Guy Smiley, the Amazing Mumford, Simon Soundman, Biff, Showered Rosell, Evil Prime Minister, Granny Fanny Nesslerode's Announcer, Toothbrush, Cavity, and Mr. Johnson
- Hein Boele as Elmo, Benny Rabbit, and Sherlock Hemlock (after 1980s)
- Peter Piekos (1970s-1980s) as Cookie Monster, Herry Monster, The Big Bad Wolf, Two-Headed Monster, Herbert Birdsfoot, Sherlock Hemlock, and Tough Eddie
- Hero Muller (1980s onward) as Cookie Monster, Herry Monster, and Two-Headed Monster
- Doris Baaten as Meryl Sheep, The Countess, Deena, and Polly Darton
- Tom Meijer as Placido Flamingo, Monty, and Joey Monkey
- Bill Van Dijk as Roosevelt Franklin, Little Chrissy, Bip Bippadotta, the lead singer of The Beetles, the shark ("Pearl White Teeth"), Travis Travel, and Clementine
- Hans Boskamp (until ± 2010) and Hans Hoekman (from ± 2010) as Oscar the Grouch
- Dick Poons as Hoots the Owl
- Sjef Poort as Forgetful Jones, Hard Head Henry Harris, Harvey Kneeslapper, and Oscar the Grouch ("Swamp Mushy Muddy")
- Lucie de Lange as Zoe, Roxie Marie, Cookie Monster's Mommy, and Count von Count's Mother
- Kas van Iersel as Davey Monkey and "Elmo's World" Announcer
- Reinder van de Naalt as Stinky the Stinkweed and Colambo
- Marjolein Algera as Natasha, Rosita, Suzie Kabloozie, and Athena
- Hellen Huisman as Prairie Dawn, Granny Fanny Nesselrode, Grover's Mommy, Cinderella, various Anything Muppet little girls, and Grundgetta
- Marlies Somers as Prairie Dawn
- Olaf Wijnants as Big Bird
- Cees van Oyen as Snuffy and Humphrey
- Marijke Merckens as Thelma Thumb
- Laura Vlasblom as Ruby
- Edward Reekers as Kingston Livingston III
- Alfred Lagarde (1980s-1997) and Fred Meijer (1998 onward) as Telly Monster
- Lesley van der Lek as Little Chrissy
- Maria Lindes as Baby Bear, Baby Natasha, Athena, Flo Bear and Cinderella's Fairy Godmother
- Peggy Vrijens as Abby Cadabby
- Producer: Jessica Fesenthal (2009-now), Astrid Prickaerts (2000-2009)
- Directors: Eric Blom, Sascha van der Feer (assistant director), Rita Goossens, Leo van der Goot, Norbert ter Hall, Ton Hasebos, Remy van Heugten, Rita Horst, Ineke Houtman, Jan Keja, Jan Keymeulen, Pieter Kramer, Joram Lürsen, Mike Naber, Aart Staartjes (location director), Refkele Steemers (assistant director)
- Writers: Marja Baeten, Sylvia de Boer, Heleen Bosma, Richard van Breukelen, Flip Broekman, Marianne Busser, Rob Chrispijn, Tingue Dongelmans, Hans Dorrestijn, Thea Dubelaar, Manfred van Eijk, Karel Eykman, Mylou Frencken, Hans Hagen, Monique Hagen, Marianne Harmsen, Conny van der Heijden, Eric Hercules, Mieke van Hooft, Marjet Huiberts, Luc Janssen, Trude de Jong, Willem Knigge, Mies Koppen, Ben Kuipers, Ted van Lieshout, Wim Meuldijk (1982-2002), Ries Moonen, Judith Nieken, Dirk Nielandt, Marianne van Nieuwpoort, Arthur van Norden, Theo Olthuis, Erik van Os, Casper Oudshoorn, Bas van Peijpe, Cindy Pieterse (2010-), Fetze Pijlman, Jan Riem, Bennie Roeters, Bas Rompa, Eus Roovers, Herman Roozen, Julius Ros, Ron Schröder, Patty Stenger, Otto Treurniet, Marc Veerkamp, Rian Visser, Willem Wilmink, Chris Winsemius, Driek van Wissen
- Music: Harry Bannink (original music), Harrie Geelen (song translator), Fay Lovski, Henny Vrienten (original music)
- Cinematography: Fred Brinkman (location), Paul Staartjes (location)
- Editing: Ajé Boschhuizen, Mylou Frencken (-2002), Jeroen Pelgrom, Henny Zwanenburg
- Costume Design: Mariëlle Sas
- Makeup Department: Gerda Beumer (makeup artist)
- Art Department: Erly Brugmans (production designer, 2005)
- Sound Department: David Carmiggelt (location), Bert Koops (sound recordist), Thanissis Plialis (location)
- Advisors: Hans Beentjes, Frea Janssen-Vos, Jan Kok, Peter Levelt, Aart Staartjes
- Translator: Ton Hasebos, John Tak
See also
- Sesamstraat Locations
- Sesamstraat Characters
- Sesamstraat Performers
- Sesamstraat Actors
- Sesamstraat Merchandise
- Sesamstraat Sketches
- Sesamstraat Specials
- Sesamstraat en Melkweg
- ↑ "Sesamstraat op de schop." January 9, 2014. Nos.nl


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I am not that expert in PHP but I think this is nice peace of code. but when I run the code with different mp3 files I get the message
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Can you tell me what the ID3 tag is all about and how I can have a file that have ID3 tag.
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After the birth of the MP3 file format, there remained a problem, which was inclusion of textual information i.e. some information about the audio file.At that time a person named Eric Kemp alias NamkraD suggested a fixed-size 128 byte tag inside a MP3 file which would include would include title, artist, album, year, genre and a comment field. And this person himself implemented his idea and people welcomed it with open arms. Not much later Michael Mutschler, extended this tag which is called ID3 tag. He named his version ID3 v1.1. The current version of ID3 is v2.2.
You can read more about ID3 here http://www.id3.org/intro.html
Most of the CD ripping softwares include a custom or a default ID3 tag, but just in case your MP3 file does have an ID3 tag there are a plethora of software which will do it for you. The most famous, simple and easily available being Winamp, which has an in-built ID3 editor. In the Winamp playlist window just right-click on the playlist item whose ID3 tag you want edit, and select File Info, and you'll get a dialog box where you can input all the info about the song.
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The Stetson Hatters overcame the disappointment of not being able to scrimmage on the game field at Spec Martin Stadium with some solid individual performances despite some uncharacteristically sloppy play.
The scrimmage, originally scheduled to be held at Spec Martin Stadium, was moved back to the practice fields at Stetson's new Athletics Training Center because of all the rain that has fallen over the last three days. The Hatters did, however, visit their home field for the first time as a team before the scrimmage.
The change of venue certainly didn't hold back a larger than normal crowd of fans, estimated to be in excess of 750 people, who braved the drizzle to sit through the more than 100 play scrimmage.
Hatters coach Roger Hughes said sloppy was the only word to describe what he saw on the field.
"There is no other way to describe it," Hughes said. "Our kicking game is a mess right now. We are trying some new people because we are trying to solidify those special teams. We are allowing some guys to earn their way back onto the bus, and we will narrow those things down this week. There were too many penalties. We probably took a step back on our concentration."
The penalties were the biggest negative on the night. A total of 20 flags were marked off, and several others were picked up. Total penalty yardage pushed past 150 yards.
The two biggest penalties of the night both worked against the defense. One on a roughing the passer call nullified the only interception, a pick that was returned for a touchdown. The second was an offside penalty that quarterback Ryan Tentler took advantage of to connect with Chris Crawford for a 28-yard touchdown.
"When we had that first touchdown, we had that defensive offsides and we have worked on that play where Fletcher (Eldemire) just snaps it and Ryan throws it up," Hughes said. "We had it in another situation earlier and didn't execute it, but tonight we did, and that is what Ryan brings to the table. He has great football instincts and great football sense. The team just rallies around him."
Tentler, who has secured the starting quarterback job, completed 11-of-17 passes for 126 yards and that one score during the scrimmage. He also rushed three times for 16 yards and another score.
Backup quarterback Jonathan Jerozal also had a good night throwing and running the ball. He completed 9-of-16 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns and rushed five times for another 53 yards, including a 49-yard scamper to set up a short TD run. His TD passes went for one yard to tight end Austin Marks and 16 yards to receiver Kegan Moore.
"I thought Jonathan did a good job of rallying tonight as well," Hughes said. "Early on he was a little sluggish, but he came around. Both of them are athletic and we are going to have to use their legs to help. I feel comfortable with either of them in the game. I think Ryan is a little ahead, but it is nice in this type of offense, which is high risk, to have two guys that you can go to."
Combined, four Stetson quarterbacks threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns. Ian Leggett completed five of 10 passes for 37 yards and a score and Lucas Phillips complete one of his two throws for 23 yards.
The running game also had some good and some bad in the scrimmage. Jerami Singleton, Darius Chapes and PJ Franklin all earned high marks.
"When we watch the film, I am sure there will be some good and some bad," Hughes said. "I think it is clear that we have some good running backs. I think our top two quarterbacks are going to be OK. Defensive, we have to stop the run a little better, but we did come up with some turnovers, which is good. We are going to have to narrow what we have for the game plan."
Singleton was the leading ground gainer, rushing for 70 yards on just seven carries.
"Jerami has been nicked up, and one of the things that he has to do is learn to play with some pain," Hughes said. "It is a physical position and I think he did much better tonight. He didn't run as high tonight and I thought he finished blocks and he did a good job of finishing runs. Cole Mazza is a guy who I like what I see from him. He and Mike Yonker are both guys who can play both running back and full back. We went big in the red zone and had both full backs in the game. Both are good blockers, both are good pass catchers and both are good runners. We want to be able to utilize those guys."
With less than a week left before the Hatters open the season against Warner University, Hughes said he is going through every possible emotion. He and the team are all anxious, after 13 months of just seeing each other, to see how they stack up against someone else.
"Part of me is thinking that we have a lot to cover," Hughes said. "Clearly, we have to clean up a lot of mistakes. But by the same standpoint, there is some readiness there and we are all anxious to just see where we are. When you are playing yourself, you just don't know. When you play people, your weaknesses get exposed and it gives you a chance to fix those things."
The Hatters will focus on cleaning up mistakes this week while, at the same time, trying to figure out what they will see from the Royals next week. This will also be the first season of football for Warner, which is playing as an NAIA Division II Independent.
"You try not to chase ghosts," Hughes said. "You have to reduce the game plan, but practice against a three-man front, a four-man front, against a lot of different things. You have to understand, and the kids have to understand, that the first quarter may be total adjustment. We may be feeling things out until halftime and then figure things out.
"The nice thing is that our kids have had to adjust since the very first day. We even had to adjust tonight. This group has done some great things and I think they will continue to show great resiliency."
Tickets for the Hatters 2013 opener are going fast. Single game tickets will go on sale Monday morning, and the sale of tickets has been extremely brisk over the last week. Stetson students have turned out in mass to support the Hatters, with more than double the anticipated student season tickets having been sold.
Kickoff for the first Stetson football game in 57 years is scheduled for Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Spec Martin Stadium. The game will be available on the Stetson Radio Network with Matt Musgrove, Steve Ostermann and Ryan Rouse providing the call of the game. Fans can listen at the stadium on AM 1490, as well as outside DeLand on AM 1230 WSBB in New Smyrna Beach and AM 810 WRSO in Orlando.


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From the National Geographic book Journeys of a Lifetime
Zacatecas, Mexico
The teleférico (cable car) swings above the mosaic of streets, plazas, rooftops, and domes of this elegant, rose-colored city before ascending Cerro de la Bufa in just a few minutes.www.enjoymexico.net
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The journey takes you first to Urca Hill above Guanabara Bay, then up to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain (1,300 feet/396 meters). In the distance is Rio's famous statue, "Christ the Redeemer" on Corcovado Mountain, while the city and its beaches fan out below, splendid at sunset.www.braziltravelvacation.com
Mérida, Venezuela
The highest and longest teleférico in the world takes an hour to ascend from a plateau in the Andes 10,250 feet (3,125 meters) to the top of Pico Espejo. Stop off at four stations on the way if you wish, and at the top admire Pico Bolívar.www.andesholidays.com
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This funicular railway rises briskly up Victoria Peak—at a gradient of 4-27 degrees, so that all the buildings seem to be leaning over as you pass by! At the top the city views are spectacular, and you can dine, shop, or walk park trails.www.thepeak.com.hk
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The lovely valley of Gulmarg, at 8,958 feet (2,730 meters) in the northwestern Himalaya, is justly named the "meadow of flowers." From here the world's highest cable car rises, vertically, above pine-clad slopes to 13,058 feet (3,980 meters), almost the summit of nearby Mount Apharwat. From here you can see K2 and other commanding Himalayan peaks, and in winter launch into some serious off-piste skiing.www.webindia123.com/tourism
Picos de Europa National Park, Spain
These mountains in northern Spain form part of an area of outstanding natural beauty. An excellent entry point is the steep cableway that carries you above a sunny, wooded valley in the Picos to 6,037 feet (1,840 meters). At the top you can walk to the viewpoint of Aliva, from where the sight of these mountains may well lure you to further exploration of this spectacular hiking terrain.www.asturiaspicosdeeuropa.com
Grindelwald-Männlichen Cableway, Switzerland
One of the longest cable-car rides in the world links the village of Grindelwald-Grund (3,094 feet/943 meters) with Männlichen (7,316 feet/2,230 meters) in the Swiss Alps, and is overlooked all the way by such celebrated mountains as the Jungfrau and Eiger. In the space of a comfortable 30 minutes, you can marvel at these rugged peaks and the valleys below, without the need for hiking boots or skis!www.maennlichenbahn.ch
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It was only a matter of time before Chad and Debbie Glaser's infant son Ethan - who was diagnosed with a serious liver disease at 2 months old - would need a transplant.
The target date was Ethan's second birthday. Meanwhile, the medical staff in the gastroenterology division of Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo did whatever it could to increase his chances for a successful transplant, including performing 15 endoscopies to control his end-stage liver failure.
Today, Ethan is a healthy 11-year-old boy.
The case is indicative of the type of care that resulted in today's announcement that Women and Children's is listed among the nation's "Best Children's Hospitals" for its pediatric gastroenterology department, according to a U.S. News & World Report ranking in its 2012-13 special edition of Best Hospitals.
"They really helped bridge a gap in assisting getting him big enough and strong enough in hopes of getting him ready for a liver transplant," Chad Glaser said today at a news conference as the hospital announced it is was ranked 48th out of nearly 200 hospitals.
This is the second year in a row the hospital has made the list. Last year, it earned the national distinction in two categories: 48th in pediatric neurology/neurosurgery and 46th in cancer care for children.
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Time Machine with OSX Lion and a Linux server
Jose Luis Canciani
I got my new Mac Book Air, 13", 2011, Core i7, 256GB SSD. Incredible speed and portability. And the new Mac OS Lion.
Everything worked great except... Time Machine. I have a fitPC1 (http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Tiniest-Linux-system-yet/) from several years ago that I used as a File Server, SVN repo and LAMP server (among other things like torrent client). It worked great with Snow Leopard, but it was time for an upgrade.
Apparently the old version of NetATalk I had installed does not worked with Lion anymore. No new packages (of anything) were to be found for my Ubuntu 8.10. So I started with the long -but no so painful- upgrade process: 8.10 => 9.04 => 9.10 => 10.04.3 LTS (I could have made a clean install, but didn't want to reconfigure everything).
After that, I installed netatalk 2.2 from source (download at http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/ )
./configure --enable-debian make make install
Everything default but with the debian keyword to have scripts added in my ubuntu init. Avahi daemon was already setup from my previous install, if you don't have it, see next link).
Differently from the binary package I used the first time (as mentioned here: HowTo: Make Ubuntu A Perfect Mac File Server And Time Machine Volume http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/ ), configure put my config files in /usr/local/etc/netatalk by default, so I created a symbolic link from /etc/netatalk => /usr/local/etc/netatalk and replaced/updated my old files as I see fit.
I tried to add the uams_dhx2.so to the afpd.conf file, which was suggested in every forum I visited, with not so much luck. Lion saw the volumes, but kept giving me permissions errors. I had to change from cdb to dbd in the AppleVolumes.default file, and deleted all .Apple* from all directories in the shared folders just to be sure there was no conflic with the old db).
After that, everything was working but Time Machine. I could not see the drive available in the Time Machine setup screen.
I googled and googled, tried several things until I got it working. Let me make a list of what I did:
This is a coLinux tutorial (running netatalk on Windows with coLinux). It had useful scripts to configure some files. These one I used:
sed -i s/Xserve/TimeCapsule6,106/ /etc/avahi/services/afpd.service uuid=`uuidgen | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`;mac=$(ip link show eth0 | awk '/ether/ {print $2}') echo -e '\n\n\n\t\n\t\t_adisk._tcp\n\t\t9\n\t\tsys=waMA='$mac',adVF=0x100\n\t\tdk0=adVF=0x81,adVN=TimeMachine,adVU='$uuid'\n\t\n' >/etc/avahi/services/adisk.service mkdir -p /media/tm # for log file echo - -tcp -noddp -uamlist uams_dhx.so,uams_dhx2.so -nosavepassword -setuplog \"default log_warn /media/tm/.afpd.log\" >>/etc/netatalk/afpd.conf echo \"TimeMachine\" $uuid >>/etc/netatalk/afp_voluuid.conf
It still didn't work, but helped me setup several files that didn't exists. There is an "option:tm" in this tutorial that I missed (since I already had my AppleVolumes.default configured and working, so I didn't pay attention to modification of that file). It would have help me later to save some time instead of keep googling.
I kept googling and found this one: Time Machine meet Netatalk http://fmepnet.org/time_machine.html
Down there there's a simple touch that did the magic:
touch /pool/backup/time_machine/.com.apple.timemachine.supported
(change /pool/backup to your time machine shared directory, in my case /mnt/seagate640).
Magically the drive appeared in Time Machine, altough not sure if after or before doing this on my macbook air:
sudo defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
I could select the disk, configure Time Machine and start the backup. But, after some seconds, I received this error: "The network backup disk does not support the required AFP features."
I kept googling until I found this newsletter: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.network.netatalk.devel/10018 that mentioned: "Please check if you're really setting options:tm for the Time Machine volume"
That was it! I modified by AppleVolumes.default:
:DEFAULT: options:upriv,usedots ~ /mnt/seagate640 seagate640 allow:joe,melina cnidscheme:dbd options:usedots,upriv,tm /var/cache/torrentflux torrentflux allow:joe,melina cnidscheme:dbd options:usedots,upriv
I added "tm" to my options and it worked! I now have my Lion backing up to my Fit-PC Ubuntu 10.04 server, with a Seagate 640GB Password drive attached.
I hope this helps someone to avoid hours googling and trying over and over again :)