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The programs for supportive learning environments are part of the Ohio Department of Education's Office of Family and Community Support. The office provides services, programs and products that focus on addressing student, family and community factors that improve learning climates in schools and, consequently, improve learning. It also helps establish policies on school climate as well as substance abuse and violence prevention that serve as models for school districts.
The centers provide funding to local education and community agencies, faith-based organizations, universities and other organizations working with schools to provide academic intervention services in mathematics and reading. All activities are performed outside school hours.
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Establishing healthy behaviors during childhood is easier and more effective than trying to change unhealthy behaviors during adulthood. Schools play a critical role in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish lifelong healthy behavior patterns. Research shows a link between the health outcomes of young people and their academic success . To have the most positive impact on the health outcomes of young people, government agencies, community organizations, schools, and other community members must work together through a collaborative and comprehensive approach.
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Family and Community Engagement: ODE offers policies, guidance and resources to help districts and schools create school, family and community partnerships and to comply with related state and federal requirements.
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Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program: This program is the federal government's primary vehicle for reducing violence and drug, alcohol and tobacco use through education and prevention activities in the nation's schools.
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Ohio School Climate Guidelines: These guidelines describe how schools can create environments where every student feels welcomed, respected and motivated to learn. While these guidelines target building and district administrators, they also can be useful as springboards for policy discussions with staff, students, parents, school boards and other community members.
Learning Supports Guidelines: Using the Comprehensive System of Learning Supports Guidelines, local district and school building leadership teams can create plans and policies to ensure that every Ohio student enjoys access to academic and nonacademic programs and support services that are critical for success.
The Model Anti-Harassment, Anti-Intimidation and Anti-Bullying Policy: This policy is designed to assist districts in meeting their requirement to have such a policy in place. The Ohio Department of Education, which drafted the policy in consultation with other state agencies, provides companion resources for school districts to help implement local policies.
Guidance for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Policy: This policy is dedicated to eliminating: drug and alcohol around school grounds, on school buses or at school-sponsored functions; verbal and physical violence including bullying and gang participation; and student involvement in self-destructive acts including self-mutilation and suicide.
Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Policy: This policy directs the Ohio Department of Education to help school districts create safe, caring learning environments where students have access to practices and programs that prevent them from engaging in alcohol and other drug use, violence and other self-destructive behaviors, including suicide.
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Student Amanda Marek '13 placed 11th among women in Sunday's Naperville Sprint Triathlon.
The 11th annual event drew more than 1,800 participants for a 400 meter swim, 22K bike race and 5K run. Marek finished the course with a time of 1:12:14.
Marek is pursuing studies in management and entrepreneurship and small business management. She is active with the cross country and track & field teams, Cardinals in Action and Students in Free Enterprise.
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The Shelter hired 30-year-old Rhonika Thomas three weeks ago to staff the office.
For the last year, the local office here only was visited by persons from Corpus Christi on an occasional basis; no counseling was offered.
Her first day was Sept. 11. She says it's about time.
"It has been almost non-stop."
Thomas, whose job description is professional counselor/victim advocate, holds a master's degree in professional counseling from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., near St. Louis.
"Ronnie," as she prefers to be called, expects to earn her Ph.D. in counseling in about two years.
Most of the cases she has encountered so far concern domestic violence, including sexual assault.
"There are a lot more cases in Beeville than people may want to admit. A lot of people just want to slip things like that under the rug."
An information brochure bears that out. It says one in three women are beaten or sexually abused in their lifetime; one on five adolescent girls are victim of dating violence and 39 percent of all women murdered in Texas in 2008 were killed by an intimate partner.
To counter such statistics, the Shelter offers a 24-hour hotline (1-800-580-HURT), a 24-hour safe shelter, crisis intervention counseling, legal advocacy, sexual assault victim services, batterers intervention and prevention programs and community education and awareness programs.
The home office of the Shelter is in Corpus Christi, with branches in Beeville, Alice and Kingsville. They share almost 40 communities in 10 counties.
The local center is responsible for Bee, Live Oak and McMullen counties, George West, Three Rivers, Pernitas Point and Tilden. Its number is 362-1187.
One of the first tasks Thomas accomplished after her arrival was to rearrange her office and make her adjacent counseling office more comfortable for clients.
Since Sept. 11, Thomas says she has seen about 20 woman. Some have been referred to her by law enforcement, others were walk-in; all were Hispanic.
Thomas says she has encountered no problems with clients not taking her seriously because of her youthful appearance.
"I'm a good listener," she says, saying that it doesn't take very long for a person seeking her out to realize she is a professional.
"I had prisoners at the Garza Unit where I used to work who would open up to me when they wouldn't open up to anyone else," she says.
Thomas expects the number to grow once the word gets out that the office, after so long a time, is staffed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In between clients, Thomas is stressing the education and prevention aspects of her job. She is scheduling talks at Beeville elementary, middle and high school classes to discuss proper family relationships, negating the mindset of male dominance and bullying.
"The wrong message is being sent," she says, "if a child sees family violence on television, and then sees the same thing at home."
And, she adds, that violence "isn't always about someone hitting the other, or being raped. It can be verbal and psychological, but it's still domestic violence."
Further, she points out, the affects of such violence extend beyond the victims themselves.
"One way or another all of us are 'secondary victims,' because we all know someone who has been a victim. It affects us, as well," she says.
Bill Clough is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 122, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The students could have spent their free time catching up on sleep, playing video games or hanging out with friends — but these kids made a choice to give back to their community. So, they rolled up their sleeves and got to work on a house in need of a lot of tender loving care.
The house was donated to Daryl Wilson, operator of The Eagles Nest, a non-profit after-school program.
"I approached my seniors with an offer for them to help and thus give back to the community," said James Blaschke, WHS teacher. "The response put a smile not only on my face, but Mr. Wilson's as well. All seniors in my second and third period classes asked to participate."
On April 23, the students gathered in the 1940s structure in need of major repairs. Interior and exterior doors needed sanding, broken limbs littered the yard, an old two-car garage was beyond saving and needed to be torn down and taken to the local dump. Yet, the students were undaunted.
"The house was in desperate need of a good pressure washing, too," Blaschke said.
The seniors worked each morning and some afternoons through the following Wednesday.
"The house looks so much better and is ready for a fresh coat of paint," Blaschke said.
The WHS educator believes it shouldn't be the public school system who instills these values in the young citizens.
However, Blaschke said schools are finding that they must take a more active role in providing a basic understanding of how those values play a significant role in building stronger towns, counties, states and nation.
"I want to personally thank Mr. Wilson for the opportunity to allow the seniors time to learn what it means to sweat when they could have been sleeping and not working at something they would rather not do," Blaschke said. "Hopefully, they learned a sense of how people who come together for a common purpose, benefits everyone."
Blaschke says the seniors of 2012 made a great impact on their community.
"Thanks to Jonathan Payne for his assistance and Stanley Tuttle for the use of his trailer and time," Blaschke said.


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Now through Aug 15
Dunkin' Donuts collecting for students
It will be Pancakes for Haven at The Gathering Table in Chiefland, from 6 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23.
Visit the restaurant for breakfast and 10 percent of your purchase will benefit Haven Hospice.
Libraries wrapping up summer
Readers of all ages have been exploring all things scientific this summer as the Levy County Public Library System presents "Fizz, Boom, Read!" during their summer library program.
The 2014 Summer Reading Program is open to children of all ages. Each week will feature a presentation, craft, snack and take home goodies. For more information, call your local library or visit, www.levylib.org.
All programs are free of charge and begin at 10:30 AM.
The 2014 Summer Reading Program is open to children of all ages. Each week will feature a presentation, craft, snack and take home goodies. For more information, call your local library or visit website, www.levylib.org.
Williston Public Library (Mondays)
The Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast Thrift & Gift Shoppes present Herry's Market Day, a yard sale featuring lots of cool items, on the second Saturday monthly.
The market day begins at 8 a.m. at the hospice shop at 304 N. Main Street, Chiefland.
Vendor space is available by calling 866-642-0962.
For more information visit www.hospiceofcitrus.org.
Cake auction tonight
The Chiefland Middle High School Cheerleaders are having a cake auction tonight (Thursday, July 17) at 6 p.m.
The event is at the Chiefland Middle High School Cafeteria.
AMVETS Post No. 88 meetings
(Second Thursdays of the month)
AMVETS Post 88 meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. The Sons of AMVETS meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The meetings are at the post home.
Today, Monday, Tuesday
Levy libraries summer reading program
There will be a kids fishing tournament Saturday, sponsored by the Suwannee River Shrine Club. Children ages 5 to 15 are welcome to participate. Sign-in is at 5:30 a.m. at the Hart Springs Boat Ramp; weigh-in is at 11 a.m., with a lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers to follow at noon.
The entry fee is $30 per person, and there will be prizes for largest bass, bream, trash fish and total boat weight.
For more information, call 352-221-2882 or 386-623-7798.
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I'm on a journey. Since having left the wild and wacky world of "primitive Christianity" (house church with a splash of new-monasticism and a strong sprinkling of fundamentalism) I have essentially been searching high and low for a place to hang my hat. It is taking me across some interesting places. Many of the posts I've thrown up in the last several months are themed towards this. It isn't exactly a worldview, but I am attempting to come to grips with both the content and implications of the places where I am. In response to a recent comment I posted the following, and I think it's a fitting description of where I am currently and what interests me:
The Project: Religion With/Out Religion
For the past while, I've been attempting to find some sort of working model for what Bonhoeffer called "religionless Christianity" and Derrida called "religion without religion". Those seem, to me, to be very important concepts–and they resonate with me, they speak to me. Can God be the good news of the religionless without converting them to being religionFULL? I would say, yes…and I'm trying to flesh out what that means. Part of what my war on certainty has affirmed is that almost everything requires a choice–a value decision. There really isn't anything that is just "plain truth", no matter how much science (or their kissing cousins fundamentalists) believe so. They are choosing the narratives that make sense to them. I believe this is Polkinghornes point from my last blog post of quotes(by the way–his charge was, i believe, more or less leveled at rationalists who come up with a utilitarian model of a clocklike universe…that lacks any sort of life, beauty, mystery, or wonder…).
The (Un)Wholly Other
I have also been meditating on the im/possiblity of God. Or rather the impossible as God. One way of thinking about this is that God is wholly other. In other words, we mostly fail to see God. Our intellect, our very ability to perceive God, is what is ill-equipped to witness God. Another way of thinking about this is that our imaged thoughts of God do not allow for God. This is why Meister Eckhardt cries out, "God, rid me of God!" Our concepts of God prevent us from experiencing God…often. However, God cannot be wholly other…else we would miss God altogether. There is, admittedly, an element that lies within our constructs causing an awareness. We are not totally oblivious to God. There are aspects of the unknowable which, surprisingly, are knowable.
Here comes the first critical choice…on one hand you could say that the human species has evolved this collective consciousness of God…it cannot exist without having an Other to live with…This view seems to say that there is a God construct that our survival instinct depends on. But that is a supposition, an interpretation, and hardly the only assumption to be drawn (I would also add it's not even an assumption that bears out in our normal existence.) Far more common sense, frankly, is that the thing which we desire, and can sense (if not altogether perceive) is communicated by that which desires us (and wishes us to sense it). Just as hunger testifies to the dependence on and the existence of food, so too our own awareness to the wholy other speaks of the wholly other which is in relationship to us. This to me, makes God, once more–loving, relational, and personal. God as being, or more than being, or less than being (I don't know) is engaged in whispering and wooing. Our awareness describes not constructs but communication. I recognize that this is as a subjective choice, a value decision…but to me it paints a much more beautiful picture than the other subjective choice that opts for the other side of things.
Loving Love
Having said that, I've taken up the Augustinian question, that Caputo alliterates, "who do I love when I love my God?" And I'm trying to find a working articulation of what exactly I mean when I speak of God. Personally, I am coming to the Johannian (as in the epistle writer) view, that the first name of God, is love. That love, in all its forms, pure love is God. Love is something intangeble…always drawing us into action, but never quite resolving in that event…it requires more of us. God is that which we desire, but also that which desires us and pulls and propells us towards the event of love. Love in this case is so deeply intimate that to describe it impersonal, or unrelational, would be to demote it. Love requires such relating and such personhood.
If God is Love…Then Who Are We?
"If Love is the first name of God, then 'of God' is the name of those who love". We're always looking for who's in and who's out… To me, love, is the dividing line…always. This is why a secular person who's life is for the other, is always a religious or God filled life. And a religious person who is only for themselves and what they consider right and wrong is not at all religious and God filled. The people of God are those who are lovers.
The (non)Spiritual Journey
The spiritual journey then is discovering that love…both in terms of our own sense of Belovedness and in terms of being a channel through which that love may flow.
So…these are the places I am coming to…I'm using, perhaps, overly vague language…and doing so because I deeply believe that the Christinese that we have so often used, no longer has place in this world. It has lost the right to speak. it has, to often, been complicit in evil for to speak of lofty good. It's words are poison. This is the project I'm attempting to develop. I recognize that both cardinals and ordinary Christians alike may not be very happy about the direction its going. I suppose that's the price I'll have to pay for thinking about Christianity without Christianity. But, I have to try…I can do no other.
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Republicans will maintain majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, CNN projects.
Going into the election, Republicans control the House by 242-193. Though all 435 members faced voters on Tuesday, control of the chamber rested on some 50 to 60 races that were considered competitive, some of them because of redistricting.
The number of swing districts has shrunk in recent years as GOP legislatures have shored up their seats and Democratic-led state houses have strengthened their party's districts.
Democrats needed to pick up 25 Republican seats to regain control.
Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats noted that 58 Republicans represent districts won by Obama in 2008; they pointed to those wins as a template to a successful election night, but by shortly after 9 p.m., CNN projected that they would not achieve their goal.
Speaker John Boehner told CNN on Sunday that the GOP "might" pick up more seats in the House.
"I feel pretty good about at least maintaining the numbers that we have," Boehner said. "After winning 65 seats from the Democrats in the 2010 cycle, and all the experts been talking about how many seats we're going to lose -- five, 10, 15 -- but I never bought into the idea that we had to lose any seats."
David Wasserman, who analyzes House races for the Cook Political Report, said Democrats were waging competitive campaigns in just 32 of those districts -- not enough to regain control of the House.
Stuart Rothenberg, an independent campaign analyst, projected last week that Democrats will gain two to eight seats.
A senior House GOP campaign official predicted last week to CNN that Republicans would gain four to six seats.
The battleground for many of these House races has tilted increasingly toward the Northeast and the Midwest, after a number of moderate Democrats lost in Southern districts in the 2010 midterms.
In Illinois, Democrats see opportunities to defeat tea party freshman Rep. Joe Walsh, seven-term Rep. Judy Biggert and a moderate Republican freshman, Rep. Bob Dold.
Democrats have also set their sights on freshmen Reps. Nan Hayworth, Chris Gibson, Ann Marie Buerkle, and Michael Grimm in New York.
Democratic campaign officials say they can upset several GOP incumbents in California.
But California Rep. Xavier Becerra, one of Pelosi's top lieutenants, acknowledged, "We'd need a wind" to get the kind of gains that would put Democrats back in control.
Two years after the tea party helped Republicans seize control of the House, it has faded as a factor.
House Republican candidates are still stressing the core issues that the tea party movement pushed in 2010 -- less government and a focus on cutting federal spending and the deficit -- but Republican candidates are "not wearing the tea party label on their sleeves," one senior GOP strategist working on House races said recently.
Democrats, bolstered by polling that shows that many voters blame the tea party for gridlock in Washington, have tried to try to pin the label on virtually every Republican incumbent and challenger.
The "Tea Party Republican Congress has a 13% approval rating," House Democrats' campaign chief Rep. Steve Israel of New York told reporters last month. He said Democrats have a chance to regain the majority because "there is a deep sense of buyer's remorse spreading throughout this country."
With the bulk of this cycle's competitive races concentrated in districts represented by more moderate members of each party, the outcome of this election could mean an even more polarized House in 2013.
The GOP conference could include more conservatives and fewer moderate Democrats, whose ranks were decimated in 2010. That could tilt the Democratic caucus leftward.
A recent study by the Cook Political Report found that the number of swing districts in the nation dropped from 164 to 99 over the last 14 years. That decline has widened the ideological divide between the two parties.
"There's a remarkable reduction in the number of members who have an incentive to compromise," Wasserman told CNN.
Key House race snapshots, compiled by Adam Levy and Robert Yoon, CNN Political Research:
Arizona 1: Jonathan Paton (R) vs. Former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D)


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The VICE Guide to Syria
By VICE Staff
Illustrations by Mike Taylor
We have put together this guide in an attempt to condense the facts gleaned from thousands of pages of reference books, biographies, religious texts, firsthand accounts, reports, and other information that have informed this issue. We could've included dozens of additional entries, but in our opinion the topics below are the most important for you to begin to understand the complexities of the conflict. We also recommend that you read our illustrated timeline of Syria's tumultuous history, "The Road to Ruin," to provide some context before digging into the guide.
Hafez al-Assad, the father of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is the most important figure in Syria's short history as an independent nation. Nearly every aspect of modern Syrian life was shaped by Hafez, which isn't surprising given that he ruled the country with an iron first for decades—from 1970 until his death in 2000.
Hafez came from a long lineage of powerful men. His grandfather Sulayman was respected by his fellow villagers for his strength, courage, and marksmanship. They nicknamed him "al-Wahhish" ("The Wild Man"), which was apparently so fitting he adopted it as his surname. His son Ali Sulayman inherited many of his father's fierce characteristics, cementing his kin's reputation among the Alawite mountain tribes. In 1927, at the recommendation of some village elders, their last name was upgraded to the more distinguished al-Assad, meaning "The lion."
According to Patrick Seale's magisterial biography, Asad: Struggle for the Middle East, Hafez was born in Qardaha, when the northwestern village "consisted of a hundred or so mud or rough stone houses at the end of a dirt track. There was no mosque or church, no shop, no café, no paved road." Few people in the region could read, but Hafez got lucky and snagged a spot in the nearby French colonial primary school. At 16, he joined the secular Pan-Arabist Ba'ath Party and quickly made himself into an invaluable asset by distributing Ba'athist literature, holding secret meetings at his house, and fighting rival groups and the police.
By 1963, Hafez played a major role in executing a coup that put the Ba'athists in charge. Three years later, he helped to engineer an even bloodier takeover that resulted in his appointment as minister of defense. Four years later, he staged another coup, clawing his way to the top and into the presidency—an office he would hold for the rest of his life.
A slick but uncompromising leader, Hafez managed to avoid the fate of previous Syrian overlords by undercutting his competition and brutalizing the opposition. He centralized the country's political system, changed its constitution, and allied with the Soviet Union. Leveraging propaganda to present himself as a man of the people, he pushed Syria's infrastructure toward modernization while suppressing dissent of any kind. In the process, he expanded the reach of Syria's security forces and created a Soviet-style cult of personality for himself, commissioning thousands of statues, portraits, and posters to be displayed across the country. In 1982, he ordered the massacre of thousands of Sunnis in the country's fourth-largest city, Hama, and a year later quashed a coup attempt by his younger brother Rifaat.
In a just world, Hafez would have been punished long before he died for his decades of iron-fisted rule. Instead, he passed away relatively peacefully, in 2000, from a heart attack.
Bashar al-Assad was born in Damascus in 1965, five years before his father finished his ascent to the top of the Ba'athist Party. The third of five children, Bashar had a "normal" childhood that included frequent soccer games and ping-pong matches with his father. Few expectations were placed on Bashar, mostly because it was understood that his older brother, Bassel, would inherit his father's presidency when the time came. Bassel—charismatic, confident, and good at sports—was the natural choice for a successor; Bashar was shy and uninterested in government. He graduated high school in 1982 and went on to become an army physician, then went to London's Western Eye Hospital to study ophthalmology.
In 1994, Bashar's life was forever changed when Bassel died in a car accident. Immediately after the funeral, Bashar was deemed the heir apparent, and his preparation for the presidency began: He joined the military academy and began working out of his deceased brother's office.
Hafez died on June 10, 2000, and Bashar assumed the presidency at the tender age of 34, so young that parliament had to lower the minimum age so he could "run" for office. A sham election was held, followed by another in 2007 that "reelected" him.
If the lesser-son-unexpectedly-takes-over-the-empire narrative sounds familiar, that's because it's the plot of The Godfather. Except Bashar is more like Fredo than Michael. Regime insiders told the Financial Times that Bashar is insecure and prone to mood swings. His uncle Rifaat, who fled the country after trying to take it over in 1983, told CNN that Bashar "follows what the regime decides on his behalf." Bashar might have been a decent doctor, but as a dictator he was both brutal and prone to waffling, a deadly combination. "You discuss an issue with him in the morning and another person comes along and changes his mind," said former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam.
Whatever combination of poor choices and bad luck led him here, Bashar is quickly painting himself into a corner with a whole lot of blood. Some accounts attest that he refuses to step down because he fears his Alawite clan will be massacred by the rebels. "Syria's Assad Has Embraced Pariah Status," read a Washington Post headline over the summer. That seems like a fitting epitaph for a man who didn't ask for a regime or revolution to fall on his head but seems unwilling or unable to do anything about it.
Looking back on his early life, it seems crazy that this nerdy goofball—who, by the way, took the Hippocratic oath—would end up being mentioned in the same breath as Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, and Kim Jong-Il. From time to time he probably asks himself: "For fuck's sake… what am I doing? I wanted to be an eye doctor and bang English broads."
As you might've guessed by now, Syria's never exactly been a bastion of freedom or human rights. In the colonial era, the French government routinely executed villagers without fair trial and displayed the corpses of "bandits" in Damascus's central square. After WWII, Adib Shishakli, a military commander who ran the country, dissolved all opposition political parties, banned newspapers, and persecuted ethnic minorities. In 1963, the Ba'ath Party took power and declared a state of emergency that gave the country's security forces wide-ranging powers; the "emergency law" was finally revoked in April 2011, ironically, just as the real crisis began.
Syria's emergency law dictated that citizens can be arrested, detained, tried, and sentenced without due process or access to an attorney. All this continues today. Elections are held, but only as a formality.
Freedom of assembly is written into the constitution, but the Ministry of Interior has to approve any gathering of more than five people. Before the revolution, protests against Israel were usually approved, while their pro-Islam, pro-Kurdish, and antigovernment counterparts were quickly broken up. Last year, as demonstrations spread, security forces were given the green light by the regime to disperse protests by shooting civilians and leaving them to die in the street.
It wasn't supposed to be this way. Back in 2000, when Bashar took over, Syrians were hopeful that the new Western-educated president would begin dismantling the security state. Proud citizens met in private homes to discuss reforms in a movement that was called the Damascus Spring. Intellectuals signed the "Statement of the 99," a manifesto demanding an end to martial law and the freeing of political prisoners. Bashar even gave them a reason for hope when he shut down Mezzeh Prison, long reviled for its brutal treatment of inmates. But this hope did not last long.
In August 2001, the regime cracked down on would-be reformers, arresting prominent members of the discussion groups that it had been tolerating, charging people with "attempting to change the constitution by illegal means" and "inciting racial and sectarian strife."
The hope in the West is, of course, that once Assad is toppled, the rebels will institute a free and democratic society and everyone will live happily ever after; however, the presence of jihadists fighting alongside the Free Syrian Army indicates that the country could potentially replace secular authoritarianism with theocratic oppression if religious extremism is left unchecked.
Russia is Syria's oldest and most powerful ally, and its government is one of Assad's last remaining friends outside his domain. They have blocked all UN resolutions condemning the regime and vetoed (occasionally alongside China) any attempt to sanction a government that has been killing its own civilians.
All the while, the Russians have continued to sell weapons to Assad. One of the biggest transactions happened back in January, when the Kremlin signed a deal to send 36 fighter jets to Syria at the cost of $550 million. The jets won't be delivered for years, and by making the sale, Russia is assuming that the current government or some iteration of it is going to be around for a good long while.
Damascus's cozy relationship with Moscow dates back to the Cold War. In the 50s, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev sent more than $200 million in aid to Syria as part of the neocolonial chess game that was being played out among the Arab nations. The USSR-Syrian alliance held strong after the successful coup launched by Hafez in 1970. The Soviets sent boatloads of arms to counter Israeli influence, and Syria's love for Russian guns, planes, and missiles hasn't abated. Russia sold Syria $1 billion worth of arms in 2011, and at this point the sky is the limit.
More geopolitically important than the arms dealing is the Russian naval facility in Tartus. Hafez gave permission to the Soviets to establish the base back in 1971, and it's been a vital port operation ever since. It's also Russia's only military port still in operation outside the former USSR. Through the realpolitik lens of Vladimir Putin and Co., it makes perfect sense to keep Bashar in power. He is a valued munitions customer, but more important, he gives them a place to resupply their nuclear subs.
Syria's long and tangled history with Lebanon dates back to its separation from Syria in 1920, when European powers still dominated much of the Middle East. Syrian troops have been a continuous presence in the country from 1976 until 2005's "Cedar Revolution," which kicked Syrian security forces out of Lebanon. But Syrian intelligence agencies still hold sway in the country and have been blamed for a series of high-profile assassinations of Lebanese officials over the last decade.
The close political, economic, and cultural ties between the two countries are beginning to fray under the weight of the recent conflict. Lebanon's government is roughly divided into two blocs: the majority, pro-regime March 8 Alliance and the opposition, pro-rebel March 14 Alliance. The Shia militant group Hezbollah dominates March 8 and is by far the strongest political element in the country, and Assad's regime is one of Hezbollah's biggest supporters in terms of money, weapons, and political cover. This relationship has been lowering Hezbollah's standing across the Arab world, as the group has been widely accused of sending fighters to back Assad's sociopathic meltdown.
Some pro-regime Lebanese politicians support the creation of a pan-Arab "Greater Syria," which would encompass Lebanon. For its part, the Syrian government and its many supporters still consider Lebanon a province rather than a sovereign neighbor. Similarly, many Lebanese bristle at the thought of being one with Syria, as its residents are considered by much of the country to be lower class.
Widespread talk of spillover from the conflict into Lebanon is rooted in the close relationship between both nations and their peoples. These days, the civil war in Syria occasionally plays out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, where local Sunni gunmen, who support the rebels in Syria, have reportedly battled Lebanese Alawites. Beirut has recently become the scene of deadly fighting and bombings between pro- and anti-regime forces—a terrifying prospect in a country that has not yet healed from its own brutal civil war, which ended only a few years ago.
During the Tripoli clashes, a pro-rebel Lebanese commander named Abu Ibrahim told us, "This has been going on my whole adult life," referring to fighting Syrian-backed militias fighting in Lebanon. He showed scars that he said were from battling Syrian troops in 1983 and added that, for now at least, he would not let his sons fight. The Syrian Army and its local proxies are also widely accused of massacring Sunnis in Tripoli during the civil war, a dark episode that will never be forgotten by Lebanese residents.
The deep hatred and mistrust of the Syrian presence in Lebanon is exacerbated by Syrian forces' almost-daily incursions into Lebanese territory. With a weak military and a security establishment still largely loyal to the Syrian regime, Lebanon has so far failed to react to these exchanges in any meaningful way.
Click through to the next page for more on Syria's Jews, jihadists, and media. Or view the whole guide in a single page.
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Super Bowl Week Players
This week we joined in some Super Bowl fun with Tail Gate Tuesday pizza party, game day, our football puppy pad and more. Pee Wee day had to be called on account of weather conditions but we rescheduled it to Feb 9th.
The Doggy Pizza was a hit! Everyone that does not have diet restrictions had a small bite size slice to try. A couple pups were not interested but everyone else chomped down and begged for more! This recipe is close to the one we used except I cut the dough into 6 inch mini pizza shapes then once baked cut into small pizza slices. All of the pizza pictures our located on our facebook page and will soon be loaded to the main website.
Friday was game day and even though we did have some playtime outside in the snow, inside where it was warm we played FOOTBALL!
- Callie heads for a touchdown!
In the Romper Room Callie and Cooper went paw to paw with Kona and Millie. Nobody steals the ball like Kona and she is very hard to catch once she has the ball! In the Toybox it was a tough game but Bill was the highest scoring player and impressed us all with his celebratory dance moves!
- Sophie scores!
Thanks everyone for playing with us this week! Don't forget to keep tabs on Facebook during the big game. We will be announcing the winners of our Football Puppy Pot at the end of each quarter! We have some YUMMY prizes and even a free day of daycare to give away!
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Rain barrels help conserve water; And you can build one yourself
• Never use water from your rain barrel for drinking, cooking, or other potable uses.
• Your rain barrel must have an overflow to a safe discharge point.
Larger or more complex systems
More complex rainwater collection systems have a much larger storage container (a cistern). For rainwater collection projects of this scale, you should consult a professional to review design, construction and safety considerations.
When cold weather approaches, you will at least want to drain the barrel completely of water by using the bottom spigot, and drain all connecting hoses as well. It is also recommended that you then flip the barrel over to drain out any remaining water, and store the barrel and hardware in a protected place over the winter months to keep the barrel in good shape for the following spring.


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7 PM (2012) Documentary about a billionaire couple who build the largest single family home in America. Enjoy the excess! PG/100min.


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The administration underestimated the magnitude of the economic imbalances that spawned the recession, and overestimated the government's ability to quickly right the ship. Despite the Obama administration's massive economic interventions, unemployment remains high and the economy is still sluggish. The administration has been defending itself by claiming that its actions prevented a worse recession or even a depression.
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Federal Flood Insurance Folly
The National Flood Insurance Program was created in 1968 to allow flood-prone communities to purchase insurance protection from the government. Overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the program was supposed to alleviate the need for emergency federal aid. Instead, communities still receive emergency aid in addition to insurance payments.
Business Subsidies in Alaska
Alaska's Juneau Empire recently examined the state's Manufacturing Extension Partnership and found that its claims of success aren't backed by reality. MEPs are a nationwide network of centers that provide technical and managerial assistance to small and medium-sized firms. Federal funds from the Department of Commerce pay for one-third of the costs of MEP centers, with the balance of costs being paid by state and local governments and the private sector.
MMS Captured by Industry
Regulatory "capture" occurs when a government entity tasked with protecting the public's interest instead protects the industry is it supposed to regulate. The latest example is the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service. The MMS was created in 1982 to regulate the oil and gas industry and collect royalties on the resources extracted from federally leased land and waters.
Government's Economic Distortions
A couple of weeks ago, David Boaz discussed the Old Testament story in which the people of Israel ask Samuel for a king to rule over them. God's instructions to Samuel can be summed up as "tell them to be careful of what you wish for." David brought up the passage in the context of civil liberties, but the story's lesson also applies to economic liberties.
Biden's Fatal Conceit
The White House's misbegotten "Summer of Recovery" continued today with the release of another administration "analysis" that purportedly demonstrates the stimulus's success in "transforming" the economy.
States Shy From HSR Money
The president's stimulus package contained an $8 billion downpayment on a national system of high-speed rail. The money came with no state matching requirements, which generated state applications totaling $102 billion. When Congress added a 20 percent state matching requirement to an additional $2.3 billion for high-speed rails grants in this year's budget, state applications only totaled $8.5 billion.
FHA Insures Luxury Condos
The Treasury Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development held a high-profile conference this week on the "Future of Mortgage Finance." The federal government is currently backing more than 90 percent of new mortgages through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration.
Greek Postal Privatization
Alaska's Dependency on DC
A New York Times article on Alaska's love/hate relationship with the federal government underscores why weaning the states off their addiction to federal dollars would be difficult. A lot folks in Alaska (and across the country) say they want smaller government, but aren't as enthusiastic when asked about giving up their own federal goodies.


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"I have listened to Catholic Answers Live for many years now. The show is informational, inspirational, faith building, and funny. I have been in the process of conversion for many years, and now at age 60, I will be joining the Catholic Church. The show and speakers have been my tutor and guide, and I am deeply grateful to all."
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Into the sunset
Joe Curreri talked about the attributes of his dearly departed brother David in whose name the David Curreri Memorial Scholarship was created. This year's recipients were as follows: Hannah Feinman ($1500 dollars), Richard Lander ($1000 dollars), Drew Billard ($500 dollars) and Adam Murphy ($500 dollars).
Megan Mullally Gorr described the remarkable and memorable attributes of her departed brother Len Miret in whose name the Len Miret Memorial Scholarship was created. This year's winner was Cassidy Sauer. Finally, Brent Rosenberger presented the Billy Moran Scholarship Award of $3000 dollars to Hannah Feinman.
The evening concluded with some closing remarks by this writer and a musical slideshow that chronicled spring sports and the achievements of the award-winning seniors. For albums of photos, including the Sullivan West spring awards night, visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com.


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Steven Fowkes (Part 1 of 2): How to Cure Alzheimer's and Herpes
A correspondent asked me to review a video presentation by Steven Fowkes, "Nutrients for Better Mental Performance," one segment of a 9-part series on preventing and curing Alzheimer's that was mentioned recently by an SBM commenter. Fowkes is an organic chemist without a PhD; he says this means:
I am not institutionalized [This begs for a joke, but I will refrain.] and see the world differently. Everything I know I learned outside the system.
He is associated with CERI, the Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute and has written extensively on nutrition and health. I'll comment on his claims for Alzheimer's and herpes first, and then return to the "Nutrients for Better Mental Performance" video next week.
He says he can prevent Alzheimer's disease and cure it in the early stages, although later damage will not be reversible. And yet he doesn't actually specify the details of how he accomplishes that miracle: apparently it's complicated (I would imagine so) and varies with the individual. Science doesn't know what causes Alzheimer's, but Fowkes does. The current thinking of scientists is that it is due to genetic factors interacting with environmental factors, and it might be a natural consequence of the aging process that would eventually affect anyone who lives long enough. Fowkes says it involves a complicated domino cascade of effects, but the cause boils down to loss of glutathione cycling and failure of sulfhydryl enzymes, which interferes with the detoxification of mercury in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. (more…)


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Every year, we like to offer a roundup of all the open source software we've featured in the lists we publish throughout the year. This time we're including nearly 1,300 projects (1,297 to be exact) in a wide range of categories.
We have quite a few new additions this year, particularly in the Internet of Things and cloud computing categories. And we dropped off several projects that haven't been updated in quite a few years.
Please note that this is not a ranking; projects are arranged into categories and then alphabetically within the categories.
If you know of other open source projects that you think we should highlight on our 2016 lists, please feel free to note them in the comments section below.
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Sure, you're a Windows user – in fact you're using an up to date Windows OS. But in today's world, it's still entirely likely you're looking for the best open source software for your PC. This list gathers some familiar names with lesser known apps, all with an eye toward boosting your Windows 10 machine. Which app do you think is the best open source software for Win10
There are countless websites that offer extensive lists of open source software to download. But finding the best open source website is easier said than done. To help, we've compiled a list of the very best open source websites – let the downloading begin.
In this aggregation of open source BI tools, you'll certainly see some famous names: MySQL, Pentaho, along with some names that get less buzz as well. Of course in the rapidly changing business intelligence market, today's big names could easily be surpassed over time by a little known tool – feature sets change quickly. Which open source BI tool on this list will be most popular in the years ahead?
There's no debate about it: Windows XP is an aging operating system. For those looking to replace it – and yes, it's time – with an open source operating system, this is the list for you. This survey of open source operating systems includes superstars like Ubuntu along with solid players like Knoppix. Come on, replace that old Windows OS!
It makes perfect sense: you're using financial software to track your expenses, so naturally you're interested in open source financial software. Open source – much of which is a free download – is made for penny pinchers. The open source financial software in this list may save you, in some cases, hundreds of dollars. A penny saved is a penny earned.
It's clear that, as value propositions go, this one's a no-brainer: replace your expensive apps with low-cost or free open source applications. Certainly there's debate about feature sets: some commercial software partisans argue that the feature sets for open source applications do not match their commercial counterparts. Undoubtedly the other side disagrees strongly. You can be the judge – download a few open source applications and check them out. Do they compare?
Open source business software is, in many cases, the ideal solution for small businesses. If you're as cash-strapped as many SMBs, you'll certainly want to look at this list of open source business software. Bottom line: free or low cost is better than high priced, even if that requires giving up some familiar software choices to explore options that are lesser known. If money is tight, open source business software can often be a useful option.
Launched in 2013, this site aims to provide information on making other websites accessible to people with a variety of impairments, particularly those who are blind. You can read the content at the link above; if you'd like to contribute, visit the project's GitHub page. Operating System: OS Independent
The OpenDisc project collects many of the most popular open source applications for Windows into one download. You can also get the project on a CD for a donation of $10. Operating System: Windows
ASSP claims to be "the absolute best SPAM fighting weapon that the world has ever known!" It offers easy, browser-based setup and works with most mail servers. Operating System: OS Independent.
Downloaded more than 1.3 million times, MailScanner is based on SpamAssassin and works with anti-virus software like ClamAV to protect mail servers at companies or ISPs. Support is available through third-party companies. Operating System: OS Independent.
This full-featured mail security solution incorporates anti-spam, anti-virus and other capabilities with an interface that the project creators say is as easy to use as a car radio. Paid support is available. Operating System: Windows, Linux.
This Apache project claims to be the "#1 Enterprise Open-Source Spam Filter." It uses a wide variety of methods to identify and block spam, and it works with nearly all mail servers. Operating System: primarily Linux and OS X, although Windows versions are available.
SpamBayes uses statistical algorithms to calculate the probability that an incoming message is spam, and it adapts over time as spammers change their methods. It's available as a plug-in for many popular email services and clients, including Outlook, Thunderbird and others. Operating System: OS Independent.
Downloaded more than 1.2 million times, Trend Micro's Hijack This provides you a report of your registry and file settings so that you can more easily spot and remove spyware and malware. Note that in order to use this tool effectively, you'll need to be a fairly knowledgeable user. Operating System: Windows
One of the most popular open source security applications, ClamAV has been incorporated into many different products and has been called "the de facto standard for mail gateway scanning." The core program works on UNIX-based systems, but the website also offers information on Immunet, a ClamAV-based Windows solution that is available in both free and paid versions. Operating System: Linux, but front-ends and additional versions are available for other OSes.
Clam Sentinel detects when new files have been added to your system and scans them with ClamWin, essentially adding real-time detection capabilities. Note that to use it you will need to install ClamWin as well. Operating System: Windows.
This variation on ClamAV adds an easy-to-use GUI to the popular anti-virus engine. Now ten years old, this is a mature project that is included in many Linux distributions. Operating System: Linux.
This Windows-based version of ClamAV boasts more than 600,000 users. It offers a scanning scheduler, integration with Windows Explorer and Outlook, automatic downloads of the updated malware database and support for Windows 7 and 8. Operating System: Windows.
This no-frills tool scans for rootkits and other malware on Linux system. While it does not provide live or scheduled scanning, the Web site explains how to set up your system to scan daily. Operating System: Linux, Unix
Travel virtually to anywhere in the known universe at any time with Celestia. It displays hundreds of thousands of celestial bodies as they would appear in the night skies. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Similar to Stellarium, KStars lets users view "up to 100 million stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects, all 8 planets, the sun and moon, and thousands of comets and asteroids." It also includes a number of tools helpful for amateur astronomers, such as an observation list, an FOV editor, a sky calendar, supernova alerts and a glossary of technical terms. (Note that in order to use KStars on Windows, you'll have to download KDE for Windows.) Operating System: Windows, Linux
Another option for budding astronomers, this one confines the point of view to planet earth rather than allowing users to zoom throughout the universe, but it is so accurate that it is used by many planetariums. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Amarok invites users to rediscover their music. It integrates with a variety of Web services and includes features like dynamic playlists, collection management, bookmarking, file tracking and import from other music databases, including iTunes. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS.
Aqualung's big claim to fame is that it eliminates the "dead air" between tracks. It can play audio CDs, stream Internet radio, playback podcasts and play digital music in dozens of different formats. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Designed for use by professional audio engineers, musicians, soundtrack editors and composers, Ardour is a complete audio recording, mixing and editing suite. Key features include support for most hardware, flexible recording, unlimited multichannel tracks, unlimited undo/redo and much more. Operating System: Linux, OS X
This Java-based music player and manager displays complete information—including lyrics—for the song currently playing. It's a good option for users with particularly large music collections. Operating System: OS Independent
Unlike some audio players, Audacious doesn't use a lot of system resources, so it doesn't degrade system performance when you're using your PC for other tasks as well as listening to music. The latest update offers improved playlist shuffling, easier recording of Internet streams and a better equalizer interface. Operating System: Windows, Linux.
A perennial favorite among Linux desktop users, Audacity gets hundreds of thousands of downloads per month. It was updated in July with new scrubbing and seeking features, preset effects and improved plug-in installation. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. EDITOR'S PICK.
This audio decoder and processor filter allows media players to play AC3 and DTS audio tracks from movies. It also allows you to mix audio tracks and adjust sound quality. Operating System: Windows
Downloaded more than 60 million times, CDex is a simple, handy tool for converting CDs to data files. It supports multiple file formats, including WAV, MP3, FLAC, AAC, WMA and OGG. Operating System: Windows.
This suite of command-line tools includes the cdrecord CD/DVD/Blu-ray recording software, as well as tools for reading optical media, extracting audio, and more. It's a mature project that has been around for quite a few years. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Cdrtfe serves as a front-end for cdrtools and some other command-line recording applications. It can burn audio CDs, data discs, bootable discs, DVD-Video discs, ISO images and other types of optical media. The latest version supports Windows 10. Operating System: Windows.
For Windows only, CoolPlayer is a very lightweight audio player that boasts "blazing fast" performance. It focuses on playback only and does not have an advanced music file management system like iTunes and many of the open source apps on this list. Operating System: Windows.
This self-proclaimed "ultimate music player" supports a very long list of file formats. Key features include cue sheet support, tabbed playlists, cover art display, 18-band graphic equalizer, tag editor, gapless playback and more. Operating System: Linux, Unix, Android.
Decibel offers a very modular application architecture that allows users to enable or disable features as they wish. It is for Linux only, and it offers a more streamlined feature set than some of the other apps on this list. Operating System: Linux.
EasyTAG allows users to view and edit the tag fields on MP3, MP2, MP4/AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack, Monkey's Audio, and WavPack files. It includes a tree-based browser and CDDB support for manual and automatic searches. Operating System: Windows, Linux
Another option for Linux users, Exaile offers both playback and a powerful music manager. Key features include smart playlists, advanced track tagging, multiple plug-ins, automatic album art, lyrics and much more. Operating System: Linux.
This tool was made for audiophiles who like to keep their original music in the lossless FLAC file format. FlacSquisher converts those files to MP3s so that users can take them with them on mobile devices without taking up too much space. Operating System: Windows.
Fre:AC stands for "free audio converter," and it can rip audio CDs or convert among numerous file formats. It's also portable, meaning that you can run it from a USB thumb drive without installing it on your system. Operating System: Windows.
Java-based Frinika is a lightweight but fairly complete music workstation. It includes a sequencer, soft-synths, real-time effects and recording capabilities. Operating System: OS Independent
Giada describes itself as "a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians." It's not quite as full-featured as the other options on the list, but it is an effective, lightweight looping tool. Operating System: Linux.
Created for "all music enthusiasts," Guayadeque is a full-featured music management system that can handle large file collections. Noteworthy features include a configurable crossfader engine, configurable silence detector for gapless playback, labeling, smart play mode, last.fm support and more. Operating System: Linux
"Professional yet simple and intuitive," Hydrogen is a drum machine for Linux only. The video on the site helps you quickly see how it works and what it can do. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Java-based Jajuk works on multiple platforms. Aimed at advanced users, it offers a very full feature set as well as an intuitive interface. Operating System: OS Independent.
Formerly a paid app, Jams is now an open source Android music player with an elegant interface. It can connect to Google Play Music for purchasing songs and includes features like tag support, blacklisting, 9-band equalizer, scrobbling, crossfade, album art download and more. Operating System: Android.
This KDE app plays both Midi and karaoke files, making it easy for you to serenade your sweetheart. It includes a piano player interface and also accepts input from external keyboards. Operating System: Windows
Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
"Made by musicians, for musicians," LMMS is a full-featured music production system with plenty of presets and samples built in. Note that despite the word "Linux" in the name, it is available for Windows and OS X as well. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
This Java-based app allows users to search, browse and stream their music collections remotely. Listeners access the audio files through a web page with a built-in MP3 player. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Made for professional DJs, Mixxx offers "everything you need to start making DJ mixes in a tight, integrated package." It supports more than 30 DJ MIDI controllers, integrates with iTunes and includes BPM detection and sync. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Simply select a directory, and the MOC (Music On Console) audio player will play all files in that directory. Supported file formats include MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Musepack, Speex, WAVE, AIFF, and AU. Operating System: Linux/Unix, OS X
If you're looking for a music player for a Unix system, take a look at Moosic. It's a client-server player that runs from the command line. Operating System: Linux/Unix.
Mp3splt is an audio utility that does just one thing—it lets you cut mp3 and ogg files into smaller files and rename them. It's especially useful if you need to split an entire album into individual tracks. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
If you are a musician, teacher or composer interested in generating your own sheet music, MuseScore makes it very easy and offers most of the same features you'll find in the proprietary software. The website includes some tutorials and plenty of other help to get you started, and the interface is very intuitive. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Nightingale promises users "a beautiful interface with a wide range of supported audio formats, all with multi-platform support." It has a large library of add-ons that extend its capabilities. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Another open source option for creating your own drum loops and feeds, orDrumbox offers an easy-to-use interface. Features include auto-composition, poly-rhythms, an arpeggiator, automatic sounds/track matching , custom soft-synths and low-fi rendering. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Qmmp, which stands for "Qt-based MultiMedia Player," offers features like support for skins, 10-band equalizer, streaming playback, cover art, cue sheet support and multiple playlists. Its interface is very simple and similar to older apps like Winamp and XMMS. Operating System: Windows, Linux
If your favorite online radio station only offers streaming content, you can turn it into a podcast you can listen to any time with Radio Downloader. It comes with built-in support for BBC content and a helpful "favourites" tab. Operating System: Windows
Rhythmbox is a Linux-only audio player for the GNOME desktop. The interface and feature set are fairly basic. Operating System: Linux.
This cross-platform command line tool calls itself the "Swiss Army knife of sound processing programs." It can convert files from one type to another, record and play audio files, and add effects. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
This app provides an interface to three other popular open source video tools: FFMPEG, MEncoder and Mplayer. It can convert video files, rip unprotected DVDs, add subtitles, download from YouTube, extract audio or video and more. Operating System: Windows.
Tomahawk unites all your music sources—free streaming services, subscription services, collections, cloud storage and social connections. Simply input the name of a song, album or playlist, and Tomahawk finds it and plays it, no matter where it is located. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
TuxGuitar makes it easy to write guitar music in tablature or standard scores. It can also playback songs and add effects. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
While this option isn't as polished and professional as the others on the list, it does offer fast performance, even on under-powered systems. It's bit-perfect, and it includes a good range of editing tools. Operating System: Windows
This cross-platform player supports album art and lyrics, reverse play, crossfading, trimming, shuffle, repeat, song rating, search, and more. It's also small enough to run on a Raspberry Pi board. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
This Linux-only tool was designed for beat mixing and scratch mixing. Features include needle drops, pitch changes, scratching, spinbacks and rewinds. Operating System: Linux.
A streamlined option, Zinf describes itself as "a simple, but powerful audio player." It supports MP3, Ogg/Vorbis and WAV formats, as well as audio CDs and Internet streaming. Operating System: Windows, Linux.
Yoshimi is a Linux-only software synthesizer forked from an older version of ZynAddSubFX. The project name comes from a song by The Flaming Lips. Operating System: Linux.
This software synthesizer comes in Windows and Linux versions. Features include real-time, polyphonic, multitimbral and microtonal capabilities and a long list of effects and filters. Operating System: Windows, Linux.
AMANDA, which stands for "Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver," is a mature backup program which has been under development for decades. It is now maintained by Carbonite, and it provides the basis for Carbonite's well-known cloud backup service. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
This personal backup solution aims to be both easy to set up and extremely versatile. It supports compression, encryption and incremental, differential, delta or full backup modes. Operating System: Windows, Linux
If you are looking to minimize the amount of storage space you need for backups, consider Attic, which includes built-in deduplication. It also includes optional 256-bit AES encryption and can transfer files to remote hosts via SSH. Operating System: Linux
This Ruby-based tool promises "easy full stack backup operations on UNIX-like systems." It includes a tool for modeling backups. Operating System: Linux, OS X
This tool makes it easier to coordinate and manage backups on your network. It incorporates several of the other tools on this list including Duplicity and rsync. Operating System: Linux
BackupPC describes itself as "a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, WinXX and Mac OS X PCs and laptops to a server's disk." It uses a unique pooling scheme to minimize I/O and storage space requirements. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Similar to FlyBack and TimeVault (which is no longer maintained), Back in Time allows users to restore their systems back to a specified date. It's a Linux-only tool with GNOME and KDE interfaces available. Operating System: Linux
Claiming to be "by far the most popular open source program backup program," Bacula offers enterprise-class network backup that is "relatively" easy to use. Paid enterprise versions and other services can be purchased from the project maintainer, Bacula Systems. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Another very popular option, Bareos (short for Backup Archiving Recovery Open Sourced) is based on the Bacula code. Professional support and services can be found through Bareos.com. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Designed for automatic online backups to disk, Box encrypts all data and supports continuous or snapshot backups. RAID features are optional. Operating System: Windows, Linux
BURP stands for "BackUp And Restore Program." Based on librsync and VSS, it's a client-server backup system that runs on Unix-based servers and Windows- or Unix-based clients. Operating System: Windows, Linux
Clonezilla offers two different versions: Clonezilla live to backup and restore a single PC and Clonezilla SE (Server Edition) for networks. The SE version also offers fast multi-casting capabilities for cloning and deployment. Operating System: Linux
Extremely lightweight (just 220KB), Create Synchronicity is a fast yet powerful backup and synchronization tool. It has a very intuitive interface available in seventeen different languages. Operating System: Windows
DAR stands for "Disk ARchive," and it is a cross-platform shell backup command. It was first released in 2001, but it is still being updated regularly. The DarGUI project has a graphical interface available. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Calling itself "small but powerful," this utility can synchronize folders and files for making incremental backups. It includes a user-friendly interface with advanced filters and scheduling capabilities. Operating System: Windows
While this utility isn't a complete system backup solution, it does back up Windows drivers. It can also remove unwanted drivers. Operating System: Windows
Based on the librsync library, Duplicity creates encrypted archives and uploads them to remote or local servers. It can use GnuPG to encrypt and sign archives if desired. Operating System: Linux
This app aims to recreate Apple's TimeMachine for Linux users. It includes a very simple GUI for creating backups and restoring back to a particular point in time. Operating System: Linux
This disk imaging and cloning solution boasts that it can scale from five computers to 50,000. It includes a portal with some network management capabilities, such as installing software, adding printers, etc. Operating System: Linux, Windows
This highly rated cross-platform file synchronization tool was designed to help save time when running backups. A helpful GUI tracks job progress. Operating System: Linux, Windows, OS X
This highly customizable tool was designed for developers but can be used by anyone. It's a good option for pushing updated content to your Web server as well as making backups of data. Operating System: Linux, Windows, OS X
Grsync provide a graphical interface for the rsync synchronization tool. It can be used to back up to local or remote drives, but note that it does not support browsing of remote folders. System: Linux, Windows, OS X
Also powered by Rsync, LuckyBackup is fast and easy-to-use and has won a couple of awards. It creates snapshots of your system and enables you to roll back to past dates. Operating System: Linux, Windows
Designed for disaster recovery situations, Mondo Rescue is a Linux-only backup solution that can backup to tape, disk or optical media. It supports multiple filesystems and both software and hardware RAID. Operating System: Linux
This enterprise-grade solution was designed to replace tape backup. It's a Windows-only solution based on the rsync utility. Operating System: Windows
Designed to be easy-to-use and secure, Obnam creates snapshot backups and stores them online or on local disks. Key features include encryption and data de-duplication. Operating System: Linux
Extremely fast, partimage saves compressed image files to disks or partitions. It can be used to back up a network, to create a system rescue CD or to set up a recovery partition on a local drive. Operating System: Linux
"So simple that anyone can use it," Redo boasts that it can do bare metal restores in as little as 10 minutes. Extremely popular, it has been downloaded more than 750,000 times. Operating System: Windows, Linux
This utility aims "to combine the best features of a mirror and an incremental backup." It's an older, mature tool that has been around a long time. Operating System: Linux, OS X
As you might expect from the name, this utility makes a snapshot of your file system for remote or local backup. According to the website, it can be set up in just a few minutes. Operating System: Linux, OS X
This widely used utility offers fast incremental file transfer, making it useful for backup situations. It can use rsh, ssh or direct sockets as the transport. Operating System: Linux, Windows, OS X
For Linux users only, SafeKeep focuses on security and simplicity. It's a command line tool that is a good option for a small LAN. Operating System: Linux
Forked from SMS Backup, This tool transfers texts and call logs from an Android phone to a Gmail account. It can also restore texts back to a mobile device. Operating System: Android
Designed to be as easy to use as possible, SnapBackup backs up files with just one click. It can copy files to a flash drive, external hard drive or the cloud, and it includes compression capabilities. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
This tool incorporates a variety of other open source projects, including rsync, into an all-in-one backup solution. It features a powerful reporting solution that will be useful for enterprises. Operating System: Linux
This cross-platform tool can keep files and folders synchronized across devices. It offers a variety of configuration options including blacklisting for files or folders you don't want to be updated. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
This file synchronization tool goes beyond the capabilities of most backup systems, because it can reconcile several slightly different copies of the same file stored in different places. It can work between any two (or more) computers connected to the Internet, even if they don't have the same operating system. Operating System: Windows, Unix
Easy to set up, UrBackup uses a combination of image and file backups to secure data while minimizing disruptions. It runs in the background, updating server backup files as they are changed on the client system. Operating System: Windows, Linux
Like some of the other tools on this list, Weex was created for Web developers who needed an easy way to update their website files on their servers. However, it can remotely update and synchronize any types of files. Operating System: Windows, Linux
Averaging more than 50,000 downloads every week, this tool is a very popular way to copy a disk image to a new machine. It's very useful for systems administrators and developers. Operating System: Windows
XSIbackup can backup VMwareESXi environments version 5.1 or greater. It's a command line tool with a scheduler, and it runs directly on the hypervisor. Operating System: VMwareESXi
Part of the Hadoop ecosystem, this Apache project offers an intuitive Web-based interface for provisioning, managing, and monitoring Hadoop clusters. It also provides RESTful APIs for developers who want to integrate Ambari's capabilities into their own applications. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
This Apache project provides a data serialization system with rich data structures and a compact format. Schemas are defined with JSON and it integrates easily with dynamic languages. Operating System: OS Independent.
Big data describes itself as "an ultra high-performance graph database supporting the RDF data model." It can scale to 50 billion edges on a single machine. Commercial support is available. Operating System: OS Independent
Cascading is an application development platform based on Hadoop. Commercial support and training are available. Operating System: OS Independent.
Based on Hadoop, Chukwa collects data from large distributed systems for monitoring purposes. It also includes tools for analyzing and displaying the data. Operating System: Linux, OS X.
Data Torrent has been around a while, but it first open sourced its Core RTS technology in June of this year. It claims to be "the industry's only open source enterprise-grade unified stream and batch platform." It comes in community, standard and enterprise versions. Operating System: Linux
Originally developed by Nokia, Disco is a distributed computing framework that, like Hadoop, is based on MapReduce. It includes a distributed filesystem and a database that supports billions of keys and values. Operating System: Linux, OS X.
Flume collects log data from other applications and delivers them into Hadoop. The website boasts, "It is robust and fault tolerant with tunable reliability mechanisms and many failover and recovery mechanisms." Operating System: Linux, OS X.
Created by Netflix, Genie allows IT administrators to manage Hadoop jobs running on cloud computing services. Netflix uses it to run many thousands of Hadoop jobs every day. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Apache's Hadoop project has become nearly synonymous with big data. It has grown to become an entire ecosystem of open source tools for highly scalable distributed computing. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X. EDITOR'S PICK.
Hadoop Distributed File System
HDFS is the file system for Hadoop, but it can also be used as a standalone distributed file system. It's Java-based, fault-tolerant, highly scalable and highly configurable. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
An alternative to Hadoop, HPCC is a big data platform that promises very fast speeds and exceptional scalability. In addition to the free community version, HPCC Systems offers a paid enterprise version, paid modules, training, consulting and other services. Operating System: Linux.
This Apache project describes itself as "a high-performance, integrated and distributed in-memory platform for computing and transacting on large-scale data sets in real-time, orders of magnitude faster than possible with traditional disk-based or flash technologies." The platform includes data grid, compute grid, service grid, streaming, Hadoop acceleration, advanced clustering, file system, messaging, events and data structure capabilities. Operating System: OS Independent.
This Netflix project provides an easy-to-understand graphical representation of Hadoop Pig jobs. It updates as the job executes so that administrators and developers no longer need to sift through log data. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Java-based Lucene performs full-text searches very quickly. According to the website, it can index more than 150GB per hour on modern hardware, and it includes powerful and efficient search algorithms. Development is sponsored by the Apache Software Foundation. Operating System: OS Independent.
Owned by Altamira, which is known for its national security technologies, Lumify is an open source big data integration, analytics and visualization platform. You can see it in action by trying the demo at Try.Lumify.io. Operating System: Linux.
An integral part of Hadoop, MapReduce is a programming model that provides a way to process large distributed datasets. It was originally developed by Google, and it also used by several other big data tools on our list, including CouchDB, MongoDB and Riak. Operating System: OS Independent. EDITOR'S PICK.
Apache Mesos is a distributed systems kernel that abstracts computing resources away from physical or virtual machines, allowing users to treat their data centers like a single pool of resources. It's often used with big data tools like Hadoop, and it also integrates with Docker. Operating System: Linux, OS X. EDITOR'S PICK.
This workflow scheduler is specifically designed to manage Hadoop jobs. It can trigger jobs by time or by data availability, and it integrates with MapReduce, Pig, Hive, Sqoop and many other related tools. Operating System: Linux, OS X.
The Pandas project includes data structures and data analysis tools based on the Python programming language. It allows organizations to use Python as an alternative to R for big data analysis projects. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Apache Pig is a platform for distributed big data analysis. It relies on a programming language called Pig Latin, which boasts simplified parallel programming, optimization and extensibility. Operating System: OS Independent. EDITOR'S PICK.
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Yogurt (we used whole milk Greek Fage), ground lamb, tomato sauce, onion, scallion, wonton wrapper, garlic, white vinegar, and a cadre of spices: garlic powder, paprika, dried mint, coriander. Mm.
Look at us, all mise-en-placed!
Right this way, onions. (No Amanda this week -- she's still in Rockville, Md. for the launch of Whole Foods Market Cooking -- but as you'll see later, Merrill has other friends around to lend a hand -- or four.)
Some lovely local ground lamb joins the pan. Katie Morford says to break it up like taco meat, so we do.
Next up -- tomato sauce (looking very Bolognese-y, right?).
A shower of spices -- this is where it veers away from the Bolognese archetype.
A mountain of scallions destined for filling.
Merrill tackles the heap, cutting them into 3-inch lengths to get them ready for the food processor.
Scallions, prepare to meet your maker.
Keep a distance when you remove the lid -- otherwise you'll look like you've been watching The Age of Innocence instead of making dumplings.
The paste gets cooked briefly to tame the scallions' bite.
Another shower of salt and spice (red pepper flakes, to be exact).
Yogurt sauce -- just add garlic powder, salt and dried mint. Stir. Done. (Katie Morford actually has you keep the mint separate to sprinkle on at the end -- your call.)
Jennifer jumps in to help Merrill with dumpling assembly.
Using store-bought wonton wrappers helps speed up the process.
Jennifer recruits Amanda's daughter Addie -- the more the merrier!
Now, we'll let Addie show you how to make a dumpling. First, wet the edges with a little water so they'll seal.
With your blob of filling in place, grab the far corner.
Fold toward you.
Seal the corner first.
Then seal the whole dumpling by pressing along the edge.
Bring the two far corners together, and pinch!
Like folded dinner party napkins, ready to sink into a hot bath.
As they cook, they'll bob to the surface.
Fish them out with a slotted spoon and drain them briefly on a paper towel-lined plate.
Almost dumpling time!
The dumpling ingredients: ground pork, shrimp, cilantro, red chili, onion, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, flour, sugar, cornstarch, rice flour, fish sauce, and rice wine vinegar.
Amanda was away this week, at the opening of the new Whole Foods Market in Rockville, Md. Luckily, Amanda's doppelganger, Jennifer, stepped in to help!
First, you make the dumpling dough: just rice flour, all-purpose flour, boiling water and a little vegetable oil.
Merrill consults with Jennifer, who tested these over the weekend. The dough will still be a little shaggy before kneading.
After a minute or two of kneading, it morphs into a smooth, stretchy ball. At this point, it needs to rest for about 30 minutes.
Jennifer grates the ginger and garlic for the filling.
We chopped the shrimp pretty finely so it would combine well with the ground pork.
The lemongrass is optional -- but we think it should be mandatory!
The filling is a rainbow of hues.
Yuko calls for a red chili for the dipping sauce -- we used a habanero, which is really hot. If you want something less spicy, try a red serrano.
The dipping sauce: garlic, chili, fish sauce and rice wine vinegar. Simple and delicious.
Jennifer offers guidance as Merrill rolls the dumpling dough into a long log.
We cut the log into 18 pieces, as it looked like 24 would make for very small dumplings.
Nice to have a friend around when you're making these.
The dumpling skins should be very thin -- almost translucent -- but not so thin that they start to tear.
Jennifer's perfect balls of filling.
All it takes is a gentle touch to wrap these little guys -- don't fear the dumpling!
A little pinch, and you're all set. (You want some of the filling to peek through.)
Jennifer runs into an unexpected challenge while rolling out more dumpling wrappers.
A dab of water around the edges of the wrappers keeps them from drying out as they sit.
Ready for steaming! If you don't have a bamboo steamer, you can just use a metal steamer basket -- make sure to line your steamer with parchment so the dumplings don't stick.
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