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Question: Who's the Discovery Centre's new live exhibit?
Answer: The Discovery Centre is now home to a live Murray Darling Carpet Python, aptly named Murray. Murray, who we think is about seven years old, is 3.2kg and 1.8m long.
The Murray Darling Carpet Python, Morelia spilota metcalfei, is also known as the Inland or Riverine Carpet Python). It is one of only two pythons found in Victoria, the other being the Diamond Python, Morelia spilota spilota (they are the same species, but different subspecies).
A Murray Darling Carpet Python, Morelia spilota metcalfeiPhotographer: Peter Robertson, Source: Wildlife Profiles Pty Ltd.
Carpet Pythons are listed as endangered in Victoria. They were once common, but are now restricted to small local populations. In Victoria, they are located in the north of the state and are predominantly found in Rocky country, Riverine forests, River Redgum Forests and Black Box Forests of the Murray Darling Basin.
The major threat to their survival is habitat destruction, particularly the collection of wood from their habitat to be used as firewood. They are also killed by cats, foxes and humans. Sadly, many people still believe that if you see a snake, you should kill it. This has a devastating effect on an already endangered species where every individual is precious to the survival of the species.
In the wild, Murray Darling Carpet Pythons eat birds and small mammals. In captivity they are generally fed on mice and rats. Sadly for Murray, his keepers have decided that he is a little overweight and have put him on a diet. He is currently restricted to one mouse a month or one rat every six weeks.
Visitors who wish to learn more about Murray Darling Carpet Pythons (or any of the other live exhibits at Museum Victoria) are welcome to attend one of our keeper talks which are held in the Discovery Centre at 12:30 on Sundays.
The Discovery Centre is located on the lower ground level of the Melbourne Museum. We are open from 10am to 4:30pm, seven days a week (closed Christmas Day and Good Friday). Entry is free.
Leela updateLeela, the Veiled Chameleon who usually occupies the live exhibit enclosure in the Discovery Centre, is still recovering from her recent operation (see the previous Question of the Week). Her fans will be pleased to know that she is doing well and is expected to make a full recovery.
Julia - have you taken a look at Museum Victoria's infosheet about the python? There's also a detailed paragraph about the distribution of this species at another website explaining that the python occurs in the south western part of Queensland, all but the most eastern part of New South Wales, the most northern strip of Victoria and the south eastern part of South Australia, and that the range of distribution overlaps the drainages of the Murray River and the Darling River. Hope this helps!
Hi thanks for your enquiry - we are going to pass on your enquiry to one of our animal keepers and will get back to you soon with an answer.
Hi Tash - thanks for your feedback. Museum Victoria's Discovery Centre offers a free enquiry service, 'Ask the Experts', through which you can ask our staff any questions you would like about our collections, exhibitions and areas of research, including our live exhibits! For more information about how to submit an enquiry visit our Ask the Experts webpage.
Hi Jimmy – the breeder should be able to give you a feeding/shedding record for your snake, and also advise you on appropriate housing. You may wish to limit handling your snake until he is settled into his new home and feeding regularly – juvenile snakes are vulnerable (thus the defensive nipping), and may stop feeding if over-handled. Although pythons do not hibernate as such, you may find that your snake will brumate (enter a period of reduced activity) during the cooler months.
Hi Jimmy, brumating snakes should not be fed at all. Feeding should begin again in spring when the snake becomes active again, and make sure that the enclosure temperature is warm at this stage.
Hi George, the Murray-Darling Carpet Python can be found in the River Red Gum and Black Box forests of the Victorian Riverina so it is likely that Katandra and Invergordon are within its range, although we are unsure whether there are still populations present. The carpet python is now endangered because of loss of habitat, predation and firewood collection. The Discovery Centre at Melbourne Museum currently has a beautiful, live Murray-Darling Carpet Python on display.
Hi Larie,
Some reptiles take a while to fully emerge from brumation (hibernation) and to get back into their routine. They can respond badly if forced into too much activity too early. Two weeks is not a lot of time for a python to go without food, so your python may well start eating and behaving normally soon. If you're in doubt, the best option is to consult a vet.
Hi Katrina,
Pythons develop teeth whilst still in the egg, so although the teeth are small they are definitely there. Pythons don't have 'fangs' in the same way venomous snakes do, but they need teeth to catch, hold and swallow prey throughout their lives.
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Project Spark to be Free-to-Play for Everyone
If you're looking to build your own worlds with your friends in Project Spark, then you'll be elated to know that you'll be able to do so for free.
An article on CVG points to a thread on Reddit in which community manager Mike Lescault reveals that Project Spark will be available to play for free on PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. "You do not need an Xbox Live Gold account to play Project Spark," Lescault said.
A skeptical fan kept asking questions, just to make sure that Lescault truly meant Project Spark would be free on all three platforms. "No. You will not need a gold subscription to play Project Spark for free on any platform," Lescault responded. Originally, it was believed you would need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to enjoy Project Spark for free, but this is good news for everyone looking forward to the DIY title.
Project Spark is currently in development and will feature sandbox-like, world-building gameplay that takes advantage of secondary devices such as Smart Glass-enabled iPads and tablets. It will also use the Xbox One's Kinect for audio and motion-based input.
No release date has been announced, but we'll update you as more information about Project Spark is made available.

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LeAnn's Mother's Day gift to Brandi backfires, sparks Tweet feud
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(Yahoo!) - Mother's Day is supposed to be a lovely way to honor the moms we love, but LeAnn Rimes and Brandi Glanville somehow managed to ruin even that special day! The country star is now a stepmother to Mason and Jake, Brandi's sons with her ex (and LeAnn's current hubby) Eddie Cibrian and on Sunday, the singer extended an olive branch by sending the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star a bouquet of flowers.
And while the flowers may have been a kind gesture, it quickly lead to yet another vicious Twitter feud between the two blondes! Brandi wrote on Monday:
I thanked @leannrimes on twitter4 my flowers.Our relationship is that we still dont even say hi at baseball.I dont have her number-thats it— Brandi Glanville (@BrandiGlanville) May 13, 2013
Rimes quickly responded with her own tweet: "This was actually the first acknowledgement of my gesture I was made aware of. I didn't see anything else sent to me. It wasn't for the 'thank you.' It was to just simply say Happy Mother's Day. " But the war of words didn't end there.
Check out the vid to see what else LeAnn had to say about the flower diss!
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Welcome to the home page for the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Public Swimming Pool Program. ISDH's Environmental Health Program staff train local health department personnel on how to maintain a safe and healthy pool or spa environment, and they provide technical assistance. They also assist local health departments each spring with a one day swimming pool training session for pool owners and operators, if the county chooses to put one on. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security's Division of Fire and Building Safety reviews and approves plans for construction or public swimming pools.
New recommended guidelines for lifeguards/attendants at water parks that are in addition to the lifeguard requirements found in 410 IAC 6-2.1.
Read our handout for information and useful links.
Revised ADA Regulations: Implementing Title II and Title III
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an average of 10 people a day die from unintentional drowning. Software engineer Francisco Saldaña created the simple educational game spotthedrowningchild.com to help people recognize the deadly situation. A person who is drowning is physiologically incapable of calling out or waving for help – meaning often there is little noise or splash. Things to look for instead:
The videos that Mr. Saldaña used show lifeguards successfully rescuing children from drowning.
Guidelines have been issued for interactive water fountains, also known as "spray grounds," "wet decks," "splash pads," "spray pads," or "spray parks". PDF
Drinking water chemistry laboratories (Indiana-certified)
Pre-approved automatic Hot Water Temperature Control Valves
Water microbiology laboratories (Indiana-certified)
Daily Log of Public Swimming Pool Operating Conditions
Injury/Incident Report Form
Permit Application for Construction or Alteration of a Public Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool Contamination Incident Record
410 IAC 6-2.1 Public and Semi-Public Pools - or - PDF
675 IAC 20 Swimming Pool Construction Code
Adjusting Chemical Levels in a Swimming Pool
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Regulations for Swimming Pools Handout
New regulations regarding ADA became effective on March 15, 2011. This document will provide a brief summary of the new regulations that pertain to swimming pools (public and semi-public, water parks, wading, spas, and all other pools). It is for informational purposes only and not intended to be a complete description of this federal law.
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards for Chlorine Gas
Frequently Asked Questions About Public and Semi-Public Swimming Pools and Spas
Guidelines for dog swims at public swimming pools
Dog swims, also referred to as "drool in the pool" or "dog days," are special events where domestic dogs (pets) are allowed to swim and participate in activities at public swimming pools after the pool season is over.
Guidelines for lifeguards/attendants at water parks
Lifeguard/Attendant Recommendations for Water Attraction/Water Attraction Complexes (Water Parks)
Hand Washing
Information on why hand washing is important; how diseases are spread; when hands should be washed; the proper way to wash hands; and how hand washing can protect you and your family.
How to Calculate Maximum Bather Load
Interactive water fountains guidelines
ISDH fact sheet on Indoor Swimming Pool Irritants. See CDC Resources for more information.
Lightning and Aquatics Safety
An abstract from the National Lightning Safety Institute. This paper describes lightning pathways to interior structures and provides references to recent national codes and standards. It recommends guidelines for decision-making in order to maximize lightning safety for indoor pools.
Policy on Emergency Numbers at Public Pools
This documents specifies when on "911" needs to be posted as an emergency number.
Responsible Adult Guidelines
Guidelines regarding the definition of a "Responsible Adult" as it pertains to the signage requirement for semi-public pools that have less than 2,000 square feet of water surface area and that do not provide lifeguards.
Salt Chlorine Generators for Public and Semi-Public Swimming Pools
Shocking a Swimming Pool or Spa using Breakpoint Chlorination
Animals and Pools
Animals can be great companions, but if allowed in or near your pool, they can sometimes contaminate the water and spread germs that cause disease. It is important to always keep your pool clean and take precautions when animals have been in or near the pool. To learn more about keeping your pool safe from animal contaminants (such as feces), follow the link below.
CDC Swimming Pool and Spa Operation/Design
These are Healthy Swimming recommendations for appropriate pool and hot tub/spa design and operation.
Recommendations for Preventing Pool Chemical-Associated Injuries
These recommendations are based on a review of reports of pool chemical–associated injuries and cover design of pool chemical storage area and pump room,chemical storage and handling, maintenance and repair, pool chemical training for aquatic–facility staff, emergency response plan, chemical packaging and labeling (for manufacturers and suppliers).
Crypto Alert for Aquatics Staff
Increasing Reports of Crypto Cases and Outbreaks. Crypto cases are on the rise!
CDC's updated recommendations for treating Cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium, (or "Crypto") is a chlorine resistant parasite that causes a diarrheal disease called Cryptosporidiosis. Even well-maintained pools, water parks, and interactive fountains can spread Crypto among swimmers. CDC Basic Information Sheet on Crypto. CDC Facts About Crypto and Swimming Pools
Crypto Alert for Health Professionals
Increasing Reports of Crypto Cases and Outbreaks. Crypto cases are on the rise!
Disinfection of Hot Tubs Contaminated with Legionella
Hot tubs that are not properly operated and maintained can provide an ideal environment for spreading Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever. This CDC document explains how to disinfect a contaminated hot tubs, whirlpool spas, and hydrotherapy spas.
Healthy Swimming Protection
Healthy Swimming behaviors are needed to protect you and your kids from RWIs (recreational water illnesses) and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place.
Hydrotherapy Tank and Pool Operation
Recommendations for Environmental Infection Control in Health Care Facilities-Hydrotherapy Tanks and Pools - from the CDC.
Hyperchlorination to kill Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium (or "Crypto") is a chlorine resistant parasite that causes a diarrheal disease called Cryptosporidiosis. Even well-maintained pools, water parks, and interactive fountains can spread Crypto among swimmers. The Centers for Disease Control has updated recommendations for treating water venues to eliminate Crypto. CDC Fact Sheet on Crypto.
Irritants (Chloramines) and Indoor Pool Air Quality
Pool operators may be getting complaints from swimmers and pool staff about stinging eyes, nasal irritation, or difficulty breathing after being in the water or breathing the air at swimming pools, particularly indoor pools. New research indicates that these symptoms may be an indication of poor water and indoor air quality at the pool caused by a build-up of irritants, known as chloramines, in the water and air. This website from the Centers for Disease Control provides information on this topic.
Recreational Water Illnesses
This website provides information on recreational water illnesses and what the public, health professionals and pool facilities can do to prevent their transmission. Also available on their web page:
Responding to Fecal Accidents
These are the Healthy Swimming recommendations for responding to fecal accidents and body fluids in pools.
Twelve Steps to Prevent Recreational Water Illnesses
Unintentional Drowning: Get the Facts
Every day, about ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury death in the United States.
The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act promotes the safe use of pools, spas and hot tubs by imposing mandatory federal requirements for suction entrapment avoidance and by establishing a voluntary grant program for states with laws that meet certain minimum requirements as outlined in the Act. Effective December 20, 2008, the Act is being administered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. (CPSC)
The Act requires:
CPSC VGB Web Page - A new page on CPSC's Web site that consolidates information about the Act, including: new frequently asked questions (FAQs), an updated list of certified manufacturers of drain covers and SVRSs, and other important information for stakeholders.
CPSC Pool and Spa Safety Act FAQ
These FAQs are unofficial descriptions and interpretations of various features of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act and do not replace or supersede the statutory requirements of the new legislation.
CPSC Staff's Guide To Complying With the Pool & Spa Safety Act
CPSC Staff Interpretation
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff has prepared this guidance document that spells out the technical requirements of Section 1404 of the Act, along with CPSC staff's answers to certain enforcement and legal issues.
Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer
The guidelines provide safety information that will help identify and eliminate dangerous entrapment hazards in swimming pools, wading pools, spas, and hot tubs. They address the hazards of body entrapment, hair entrapment/entanglement, and evisceration/disembowelment. These guidelines are intended for use in building, maintaining, and upgrading public and private pools and spas.
How to Plan For the Unexpected - Preventing Child Drownings
Discusses how to reduce risks of child drownings in residential swimming pools. Gives safety tips and provides guidance for fences and gates, pool covers, barriers, alarms, etc.
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools
Explains guidelines for barriers intended to prevent drownings and near-drownings of children in home pools, spas and hot tubs. Guidelines cover fences, gates, audible alarms for doors with access to pools, and power safety covers.
On September 28, 2011, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to interpret an unblockable pool or spa drain based on the size of the drain opening and not the size of the drain cover used over the sump. The decision is retroactive, so pools that were brought into VGBA compliance with the installation of an unblockable–sized cover over a single, blockable-sized drain will have to be split, supplemented with a secondary system, or otherwise treated like a single outlet. The Commission has set a compliance date of May 28, 2012, to allow time for firms that require modifications as a result of this revocation to bring their pools into compliance with the statute as written.
The Pool & Spa Safety Act, or VGB Act, requires each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States to conform to ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted unanimously to approve ANSI/APSP-16 2011 as the successor standard to the ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 drain cover standard mandated by the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. The Commission determined the new standard, ANSI/APSP-16 2011, was in the public interest, and incorporated this standard into its regulations. This means that, effective September 6, 2011, drain covers manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States must conform to the requirements of ANSI/APSP-16 2011. Until September 6, 2011, drain covers manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States must conform to the requirements of ANSI/ASME A112.19-2007. Please note that, ANSI/APSP-16 2011 is substantively identical to ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 and its two addenda.
The FAQs can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2011/Frequently-Asked-Questions/ or on a link on the original recall press release.
For more information, contact the Drain Cover Recall Hotline at 866-478-3521.
Click here to view the CPSC press release on the recalled drain covers.
On March 1, 2010, the Commission voted (4-1) to issue a proposed interpretive rule interpreting "public accommodations facility" to mean "an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a building that contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as the residence of such proprietor."
On August 4, 2010, the Commission voted (5-0) to withdraw the proposed rule issued in March and directed staff to redraft for publication in the Federal Register a new proposed interpretive rule incorporating the definition below and initiating a 60-day comment period.
Public accommodations facility means an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, including, but not limited to, rental units rented on a bi-weekly or weekly basis.
In short, this interpretive rule would include bed and breakfasts under the definition of "public accommodations facility," regardless of the number of rooms for rent or hire and regardless of whether the proprietor lives in the residence. The rule would also include a vacation rental home if the home offered a sufficient number of short term stays or shared characteristics with a hotel, motel, or inn, such that it may be characterized as a "place of lodging."
After considering comments received in response to the proposed rule, the Commission will decide whether to proceed with a final interpretive rule interpreting "public accommodations facility" and vote on exactly what the definition will encompass.
On May 26, 2010, the CPSC started the Pool Safely campaign (http://www.poolsafely.gov/), a first-of-its-kind national public education effort to reduce child drownings and non-fatal submersions, and entrapments in swimming pools and spas.
CPSC released its annual reports on children's submersion and entrapment incidents which showed:
• From 2005-2007 there was an annual average of 385 pool and spa-related drownings for children younger than 15; about 78 percent, or 299, of these children were younger than five.
• From 2007-2009, there were an estimated average of 4,200 pool or spa emergency department-treated submersions for children younger than 15; and children between the ages of 12 to 35 months represented 47 percent of estimated injuries for these years.
• About 54 percent of the estimated injuries for 2007 - 2009 and 74 percent of the fatalities for 2005 - 2007 involving children younger than fifteen occurred at a residence.
• Most reported fatalities occurred on the day of (73 percent) or within a week of (additional 23 percent) the submersion incident. Just four percent of fatal victims survived beyond a week of the submersion; these victims had severe injuries and required intensive medical care.
• There were no reported entrapment fatalities for 2009. CPSC did receive eight reports of entrapment incidents in which seven people were injured during 2009.
For the complete reports see: Pool and Spa Submersions 2012 and Circulation/Suction Entrapments 1999 - 2011.
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Have you ever passed the weathered, rough-hewn post and rail fences near the corner of Smithfield and Flemington Roads? These are the remains of the former Newmarket Saleyards which opened 150 years ago this month.
Newmarket Saleyards, highlighting the laneway running between the stock pens showing detail of bluestone pitches and post and rail fencing.
Image: Robert Cutting Source: Museum Victoria
Cars, trucks and trams thunder along Flemington Road these days and but there was a time when the roads were full of traffic of a different kind. For decades, thousands of head of cattle were driven along here 'on the hoof' by working dogs and drovers, many from as far away as Queensland. In the late 1800s Newmarket was on the city fringe, but as Melbourne expanded, the chaos, sounds and smells of rural life collided with the city. Increasingly, trucks and rail were used to transport livestock during the 20th century and a stock overpass, built in the 1960s, reduced the risk of escapes. There are plenty of stories of stray cattle trampling through local houses, turning up at the pub, the milk bar, and even the Zoo. After the auction, drovers ran livestock to nearby abattoirs or to be transported to the paddocks of their new owners.
A yardman directing cattle at Newmarket Saleyards, 1960.
Image: Laurie Richards StudioSource: Museum Victoria
The vast Newmarket Saleyards were the most important in Australia, setting the price for livestock nationwide. It became a 'town within a town' with its own essential services, including a telegraph office, cricket club, newspaper and radio station. Record numbers of animals were sold here during World War II.
Covered walkways between the stock pens at the Newmarket Saleyards where auctioneers stood and conducted sales.
Image: Robert Cutting Source: Museum Victoria
Regional stockyards led to the decline of Newmarket which finally closed in 1987. Museum Victoria acquired significant objects from Newmarket and volunteer Jackie Gatt has been working with curator Liza Dale-Hallett to document the collection, which is featured on Collections Online this month.
You can still see bluestone paving, stock pens, covered walkways and brick buildings on the site, but new housing occupies much of the original 57 acres. Every year since its closure, drovers, agents and auctioneers who worked at Newmarket hold a reunion on the third Saturday of February each year to catch up with old friends. This year there will also be a community celebration day on Sunday 20 February, 11am-2pm, to honour the 150th anniversary.
Detail of the Newmarket Saleyard mosaics, featuring Bill Glenn, a drover at the Newmarket Saleyards, and his cattle dog.
Image: mural artist Elizabeth McKinnon, photographer Robert Cutting Source: Museum Victoria
Newmarket Collection on Collections Online
Brochure about Newmarket Collection (PDF, 2Mb)
ABC Landline: Saleyard of the Century
Poster for Community Day on 20 February (PDF, 6.2Mb)
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Events I'd like to see
When Ken Starks and I put together Lindependence back in 2008, one of the things that I had hoped would come of it would be bigger and better Linux events. Of course, this is not to say the current crop of Linux/FOSS events are lacking — on the contrary — but permit me to dream big.
A couple of events I'd like to see in the future include:
Tuxstock (or Fossapalooza): Three Days of Peace & Music . . . and FOSS. I have the farm picked out in Bonny Doon, California, on a sunny hillside where we can set up a stage for music — with his band Severed Fifth backing him, Jono Bacon can play the "Star Spangled Banner" a la Hendrix — as well as areas downhill for hackfests, demonstrations, presentations and the like. Connectivity? Satellite, obviously. Solar power for electricity? Check. Details, of course, would have to be worked out — like transportation from Santa Cruz up to Bonny Doon (buses: lots, running all day), and camping would probably be an option. If it rains, there's always a mud-sliding competition that can go with the Steve Ballmer chair toss event.
Then there's . . . .
Expanding Linux Venues In the South (or ELVIS): A FOSS event fit for The King, this one would be held in Memphis, as close to Graceland as possible. Everyone would be required to wear blue suede shoes. We could have Elvis impersonators demonstrating various Linux distros and FOSS programs. Shoot, we could have Linus impersonators doing the same thing. And Stallman impersonators doing the same thing. And Jon 'maddog' Hall impersonators . . . you get the idea. This is definitely something worth planning, and I'm so far from Memphis. Is someone closer that could take the reins?
Meanwhile, here's something that I can say with some certainty will happen, and remember you heard it here first . . . .
The Larry the Free Software Guy North American Tour 2012: While it is yet to be named (got one?), you'll have a chance to hold aloft your lighters and get your T-shirts, backstage passes, etc., for the event of the year (at Linux events, anyway). Scheduled events include FUDCon at Virginia Tech, the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE), Linux Fest Northwest, COSSFest in Calgary, Utah Open Source Conference (in the spring next year, guys?), Texas Linux Fest, OSCON and Ohio Linux Fest. Got an event? We can add it to the tour.
Of course, I have to fit all this in when I'm not opening the musical portion of Tuxstock playing the acoustic Theremin, but I digress.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
September 14, 2011 at 10:14 am
Larry, LinuxFests.org the non-profit that provides fiscal sponsorship of events like SCALE and Texas Linux Fest would be happy to help out with an event in Memphis or any other city. If you are reading this and are interested in starting an event, reach out to us, we'd be happy to help! (firstname.lastname@example.com)
September 15, 2011 at 6:32 am
There ya go Mr. FSG, you can start planing the Black Velvet Linux Fest in Memphis.
The success of Lindependence, 20 or so people at every LUG meeting now, should
be a model for the Linux/FOSS Communities to follow. Larry will write the Idiots Guide
to Community Building. There also needs to be events that are aimed at a specific
"profession". Teachers first, they could save their school districts tons of money.
Maybe we could just co-opt the events these groups already have?
About that tour, maybe a bus and a bunch of Linux/FOSS devotees?
Peace, Bob
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text: Apparently Jackie Chan and his son got into some huge disagreement and now according to The Enquirer, Jackie Chan has changed his will and decided to leave his entire $130M estate to charity and disinheriting his 30 year old son who is also an actor and singer. Jackie thinks that his son Jaycee has got too soft and never had to do anything for himself so if he realizes he is not going to get a huge chunk of money when his dad dies that he will do something with his life before it is too late. I wonder if his daughter that he refuses to acknowledge will get anything. She is 12 and he had her with his mistress.


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12 Abortion Clinics to Close as Texas Restrictions Upheld
12 of the state's 32 abortion clinics will not open their doors today, after a three judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an Austin judge and upheld the state's tough new abortion restrictions, 1200 WOAI news reports.
"About one in three women who seek an abortion in Texas will not be able to get one," Eric Farerro of Planned Parenthood of Texas told 1200 WOAI news. "The health center in their community will be prevented from providing abortion which, it is important to remember, is a safe and legal medical procedure in this country."
Supporters of abortion restrictions were ecstatic.
"The decision affirms our right to protect both the unborn and the health of the women of Texas," Gov. Perry said. "We will continue doing everything we can to protect a culture of life in our state."
The restrictions that were first thrown out, and then upheld require all abortion clinics to have a physician on staff who has admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. Several other restrictions, including limiting abortions to 20 weeks gestation, were allowed to go into affect by the trial judge.
This is far from the last word on the issue.
"All part of the law that were approved by the Legislature will go into effect," said Gerald Treece, a professor at the South Texas College of Law in Houston. "This will be while the full appeals court considers the case."
What's next is what is called an 'en banc,' hearing before the court, in which all nine appeals court justices will consider the case. And there is also a trial on the merits set for early next year.
"This fight is far from over," declared Cecile Richard, the President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America."
Chances are the case will eventually be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The ruling gives Texas the toughest abortion restrictions in the country, and will undoubtedly encourage other states to approve restrictions which mirror the ones which have been upheld in Texas.
It is also a major victory for the conservative wing of the Republican Party going into the 2014 elections.


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Touching Bottom
Bathymetric systems are opening a seemingly magic 3-D window to the seafloor.
By Capt. Karl Anderson — June 2006
Information is key to successful fishing, and the data that today's powerful electronics can show you will make a big difference in how well you do. When this information is blended with situational experience and instinct, the odds of your being on the fish and in the bite are greatly increased. Top captains are continually processing the data at their fingertips to help them tune in to an interesting area or even specific species. The real trick here is to learn what data to look for and what valuable information you can glean from your boat's electronics.
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'Connolly gets a ten percent raise from the 1.24-million dollars he made last season. Since he played less than 60 games last season, it's a two way deal. If he's sent to Rochester, the centerman would have to clear NHL waivers.'
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Game notes (NewYorkIslanders.com)
Buffalo (8-1-1) at New York (3-4-5) (AP)
Buffalo Sabres (8-1-1) at New York Islanders (3-4-5) (The Sports Network)
Game notes (NewYorkIslanders.com)
Buffalo (8-1-1) at New York (3-4-5) (AP)
Buffalo Sabres (8-1-1) at New York Islanders (3-4-5) (The Sports Network)
'The tidal wave of Blue & White roared down the QEW and over the Peace Bridge. What the horde of Leafs fans saw was one of their best performances of the year as they almost stole one from the soaring Buffalo Sabres.'
'The Sabres certainly were not the best team in HSBC Arena on Friday night. The Toronto Maple Leafs swarmed the Buffalo zone for long stretches, dominating everyone in Blue and Gold with one exception — Ryan Miller. The goaltender turned aside 33 shots, including 15 in the third period, giving the Sabres a 3-2 overtime victory.'
'Everybody was guilty of something against the Leafs, yet the Sabres left HSBC Arena with a 3-2 victory in overtime. One reason: Ryan Miller.'
'The first trip Friday taught him a lesson about the Sabres' variable pricing plan. Stempniak purchases tickets for his immediate family when he visits HSBC Arena, and his game with the Blues last season was a value game. The appearances by the Leafs fall in the gold or platinum range, which costs the 26-year-old two or three times as much per ducat.'
'But two years into the Brian Burke regime, the same problems seem prevalent. The Leafs keep snubbing mid-level free agents and hoping that July 1 splashes will make the difference.'
'Miller made a few huge saves, none bigger than when he stopped Western New York native Lee Stempniak in the second period on a breakaway after a giveaway near center ice. He made another great save on Stempniak nearly six minutes into the third when the West Seneca native took a cross-ice feed from Ian White that Miller slid across and got a pad on.'
Monster's magic can't save Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Kessel still waiting but itchin' to go (Toronto Sun)
Leafs replay (Toronto Sun)
Leafs go unrewarded again (Toronto Star)
Two stars, two stats (Toronto Star)
Leafs fall short against Buffalo (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Winning effort not enough against Miller (National Post)
Photo gallery (MapleLeafs.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)
Photo gallery (AP)
'Miller improved to 8-0-1, and the Sabres (8-1-1) won their fourth straight game to match their second-best start after 10 games since entering the NHL in 1970.'
'However, with Stajan still in the penalty box to start overtime, Connolly took a feed from Derek Roy at the point, wound up and sent a sizzling shot into the back of the net through a screen.'
'Based on their play in the final period, the Sabres may not have deserved to come away with two points, but Connolly made sure they did. With Matt Stajan in the box for the Leafs, Connolly buried a power play shot from the blue line just 1:04 into overtime to give Buffalo the 3-2 victory.'
Pirates find a way to go 3-0 at home (Portland Press Herald)
Mancari gives Pirates OT satisfaction (Maine Hockey Journal)
Pirates sign Benson to PTO (Maine Hockey Journal)
Pirates Shade Devils in Overtime (PortlandPirates.com)
Pirates Sign Benson (PortlandPirates.com)
Devils Nipped By Pirates in OT, 3-2 (LowellDevilsHockey.com)
'"I think that as the games moved along, Tyler continued to make the statement that he needed the opportunity to play more than the allotted nine games. I think the thing that stands out with him is that he has a great disposition. He can get on the plane or the bus and you have no indication to how well he played. He is a very even keeled individual."'
'In short, Myers still faces a difficult path to stardom. But the Sabres believe Myers, who's been arguably their best defenseman this season, can handle a full big-league season.'
'"It goes hand in hand — I have to perform for the Sabres and I have to perform for my own expectations and I expect my game to be at a certain level anyways," Miller told NHL.com. "That level should be good enough to make the U.S. Olympic team because I consider myself the kind of goalie who can challenge to be tops in the League. If that's not what they're looking for, then OK."'
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Holt Boulevard in Pomona was closed for more than nine hours following a crash involving two cars and a tractor trailer Tuesday night.
The road between Eleanor Street and Towne Avenue was closed shortly after 11:30 p.m. and was reopened about 9 a.m. this morning, said Pomona police Lt. Eddie Vazquez.
Police said a driver in a BMW was speeding west on Holt at 11:33 p.m. when he clipped the back of a big rig and then crashed into a sport-utility vehicle.
The BMW driver suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
Debris from the crash stretched for more than a block. Due to the large crash scene and evidence that needed to be examined, officers have been at the site all night, Vazquez said.
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GSA Announces New Steps Toward Building Green
August 26, 1999
Contact: April Kaufman 202/501-1231
WASHINGTON, DC -- Signaling a stronger commitment to the environment, the U.S. General Services
Administration (GSA) announced major steps it will take in the design, construction, and repair and alteration of federal buildings which will seal the federal government's place as one of the leaders in "building green."
"Building green is a fundamental responsibility that all building owners must shoulder. Building green is another key way in which GSA is becoming a world leader in public real estate," said Robert A. Peck, Commissioner of GSA's Public Buildings Service (PBS). "Complementing our award-winning programs in architectural design, energy conservation, and recycling, our building green program will assure that we meet the challenges of creating a sustainable built environment."
GSA Administrator Dave Barram said, "I am proud of the commitment that GSA's Public Buildings Service has made to protecting the environment. We are in a strong position to be a role model for other federal agencies."
In a memo to PBS employees, Peck said that building green strives to use resources efficiently, to take advantage of the climatic and geographic opportunities of specific locations, and to maximize use of existing community resources and infrastructures.
According to Barram, this step is one of the most significant that GSA has taken to support President Clinton's Executive Order 13123 on Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy Management and Executive Order 13101 on Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition. The changes come as GSA is implementing "Planet GSA," the agency's environmental initiative that highlights building green and other areas in which GSA has a federal responsibility.
This ambitious undertaking will unfold in three phases, focusing on increasing the use of recycled materials, waste management and sustainable design:
1. Increase Recycled Materials: GSA will immediately increase the use of building, construction, and landscape materials with recycled content for projects over $100,000.
2. Waste Management: Construction and demolition waste management will be incorporated into capital projects to minimize waste, while maximizing material reuse and recycling. By October 1, each of GSA's 11 regions will identify one project where construction or demolition waste management can be used in fiscal year 2000.
3. Sustainable Design: GSA will incorporate sustainable design principles into the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings. Sustainable design considers the interrelationship between a building, the building occupants, the components, and the surrounding environment. Sustainable design principles address energy efficiency and renewable energy, site and transportation issues, resource conservation and recycling, indoor environmental quality, the local community, and building operations and maintenance. For example, sustainable design includes the selection of the site and the consideration of community infrastructure, such as the site's accessibility to mass transit, pedestrian pathways, and bicycle paths; landscaping to minimize upkeep and dependence on water, herbicides, and pesticides; selecting energy efficient designs and technologies; and reducing waste generated during construction. It also means using recycled content products such as insulation, cement and concrete, latex paint, carpeting made from plastic bottles, and restroom partitions in the building itself. Projects for the fiscal year 2002 planning cycle will focus on sustainable features.
GSA has completed several projects using sustainable design principles, with others on the way. The new Denver Courthouse annex will incorporate a number of sustainable features designed in from the start, while the newly built EPA Headquarters Building in Kansas City, MO., is considered an "off-the-shelf" green building, meaning it features products and technologies that are commercially available at no additional cost.
Moreover, building green and especially employing sustainable design principles will serve to promote Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton's "Livability Agenda". As the Vice President has said himself - "These issues touch the lives of every American. And when we consider what is at stake - our economic strength, our public safety, our air and water and open spaces, the well-being of our families, and our very sense of community - we realize that this is one of the real challenges our nation faces in the 21st Century."


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Armageddon Ambush-The Extreme Mud Run- Hialeah, FL
Fierce Fit INC
Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST)
Armageddon Ambush is a 3+ mile Kick Ass Obstacle Course Race with mud and color ambushes designed to challenge and weaken even the strongest of souls around the globe. Runners will combat end of the world disasters and live through it….maybe.
Ya, we throw a proper post race party so you could call us a bad ass entertainment company too. Let the chaos begin!
Comfortable clothes you can move freely in and you dont mind getting dirty!
*A valid ID
*$10 Cash for Parking
*Your Printed Ticket
If you want a change of clothes. You will be quite dirty after your wave, so you may want to change into some fresh clothes. Many enjoy the after party wearing their mud! We will be selling flip flops and fresh Armageddon T-Shrits just in case...
A Camera. If you want to capture some of your own pictures feel free! However, we can not gaurentee your camera will not be damaged. We'll also have professional photographers throughout the course capturing all the dirty details. This does not guarentee a photo!
Cash & Credit Cards. We'll have a variety of food, beverages, and brewskis available for purchase throughout the day, along with Armageddon Gear and PAINT!!
And here's what to leave at home:
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Fierce Fit Inc was founded in 2012 as a premier Event Entertainment Company. Armageddon Ambush The Extreme Mud and Color Run is part of the family events that Fierce Fit Inc produces. Event organizers have a passion to bring quality Events to all that attend.
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Here are direction how to recover from grub rescue prompt:
Here's my situation.
I had dual boot vista and Backtrack5-r1. After reinstallation of Vista. I got error saying:
GRUB loading.
error: no such partition
grub rescue> _
even though I have completely reformated the HDD and installed a fresh Vista.
help command is unknown, nor /?, but ls command shows:
grub rescue> ls
grub rescue>
I have googled and tried a few with no success, it keep showing me "unknown command"
I have a bootable BT on USB.
Any idea?
Thank you.
Here are direction how to recover from grub rescue prompt:
I have a similar story,
Windows7 installed in the first partition 15Gb or so, second partition for documents. During the BT5R1 install re sized the documents partition by 16Gb, then after install the grub rescue> prompts
I try set root=(hd0,0 or 1 or2) but what to do next?
initrd,kernel and many other commands says unknown command,
grub rescue> ls
grub rescue>set
I am using IBM Thinkpad T30 laptop. HD is 160GB. 1GB ram.
Been trying to use
set prefix=(hd0,0/1/2)
set root=(hd0,0/1/2)
then insmod normal but in neither of the 3 it worked.
Im kind of in the dark here, what to do?
Booted from the BT5R1 dvd and gone to install again to see my partition table, it goes
/dev/sda1 ntfs
/dev/sda2 ntfs
/dev/sda5 ext4
/dev/sda6 swap
How to know if my ThinkPadT30 has a limitation such as this?If you have an older computer it's possible the BIOS cannot see your GRUB 2 files if they reside past the BIOS limitations (generally 33 GB on very old computers and 137 GB on slightly newer computers). If this is the case the boot will fail and an error: no such partition message will be displayed.
Thank you everyone!
Here's how I resolved it:
1. Boot from Win CD,
2. Set date and time, etc...
3. Choose repair instead of install,
4. Choose cmd, type the commands:
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
Restart computer.
I have also noticed an advance option in the first steps of BT installation that let you choose whether you want to install bootloader. Pay attention and you'll find it under your nose. I think it's the same bootloader that changed the default Win bootloader for me.
Well that didn't work for me. Working on it.
i have same problem but i not fix the problem, because i use my usb with bootble bt5r2(i use the grub menu in the usb to boot my hard disk)....
A PROBLEM occur when i nok shutdown my windows ... and after i turn on my laptop i cannot open my BIOS to select my usb as bootable media...
so i cannot open my laltop
i also cannot format my laptop because it nok boot into dvd or usb
after i open my laptop
THE black screen with this command shown:
error: no such partition
grub rescue>
i try command above but it not work...
I'm little confused. You all installed BT5 and when rebooting, comes up with grub console?.....
I thought grub2 had no more grub console...Grub1 yes, it has, but not grub2...That is strange...
Anyway, try to recover grub, boot with cd live (any debian distro, like Ubuntu), then create a Directory in /tmp, mount BT5 partition, bind with chroot and reinstall grub in sda...Then reboot....
See what happens.
when remove bt5 from hard disk grub rescue console appear , that the problem...
Delete partition, create it again and re-format it with a filesystem of your preference (NTFS, etx4, ext3, raiserFS, etc) according to your needs...Reboot and try to install your OS.


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|Version: 0.34
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|Release: 12.1.3
|Build date: Sat Oct 29 18:35:17 2011
|Group: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
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Calculate the Replay Gain for Ogg Vorbis files VorbisGain is a utility that uses a psychoacoustic method to correct the volume of an Ogg Vorbis file to a predefined standardized loudness. It is meant as a replacement for the normalization that is commonly used before encoding. Although normalization will ensure that each song has the same peak volume, this unfortunately does not say anything about the apparent loudness of the music, with the end result being that many normalized files still don't sound equally loud. VorbisGain uses psychoacoustics to address this deficiency. Moreover, unlike normalization, it's a lossless procedure which works by adding tags to the file. Additionally, it will add hints that can be used to prevent clipping on playback. It is based upon the ReplayGain technology. The end result is that playback is both more convenient and of higher quality compared to a non-VorbisGain'ed file.
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Flights at PDX affected by SFO crash
The crash of an Asiana Airlines 777 in San Francisco is having an impact on Portland International Airport.
At least five flights between Portland and San Francisco have been cancelled and others are delayed.
Several flights were diverted from SFO to PDX causing the airlines to put those people in hotels overnight. On Sunday, they'll be booking them on flights to their final destinations.
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Dailymotion launch OpenVOD
Service allows content providers to set their own sales criteria when they distribute it on Dailymotion.
Following a trial period started at the end of last year, Dailymotion has offically launched its OpenVOD service.
OpenVOD allows any professional partners or Motionmaker (Dailymotion's registered creative partners) to sell their videos on its online platform, with the partner alone determining the price and the term of the rental.
Content owners can offer all or part of their programmes to be rented individually or by monthly subscription and can create a Dailymotion area dedicated to their brand, where this premium content, alongside any free videos, can be made available.
The service, which is already available in 34 countries including the UK, can also include pay-per-view live content.
"OpenVOD is a new form of monetising videos on Dailymotion for our partners. OpenVOD aims to level the field of VOD. It has never been easier to sell a video, even a live one, whether on Dailymotion or any other site with the exported Dailymotion player. The business model defies competition with the payment of 70% of the net income back to the partners," commented Martin Rogard, executive vice president of global content, and Amandine Durr, premium services manager, for Dailymotion.
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Kubuntu Trusty File Managers
File Managers
- For FTP (online File Transfer Protocol):
- See this section on FTP clients for information about FileZilla.
- See this section on FTP servers for information about vsftp and proftp.
- Also see these FTP tips.
- For WebDAV (online folders):
- See this section on WebDAV for information about both WebDAV servers and clients.
- Dolphin is the default file manager in Kubuntu (KDE). For usage instructions see the Dolphin wiki. Also see these tips. Start:
- K menu -> System -> Dolphin
- Many folders and files, especially system folders and configuration files, have root permissions associated with them. It is necessary to start Dolphin with root privileges in order to access them:
kdesudo dolphin
- A menu item can be created with this command.
- When opening the Dolphin file manager in this way, the default folder will be /root/. User files will be found by clicking on the "Root" icon and then navigating to the /home/user/ folder(s).
Add services to the Dolphin file manager
Context-sensitive services can be added to Dolphin.
- Ruby must be installed first:
sudo apt-get install ruby
- Add new services.
- Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin... -> Services -> Download New Services...
- For example, a very useful service is the "Root Actions Servicemenu", which allows many functions to be performed with root (superuser or "sudo") permissions. This is necessary, for example, for editing text files that have root permissions.
- The "Scan with ClamAV" service allows the anti-virus scanner to be run from Dolphin.
- Once the new services have been installed, the system must be rebooted for the newly added service menus to appear in Dolphin.
- <Right-click> on an item within Dolphin to bring up the services menu. For example, once the Root Actions Servicemenu has been installed, I can edit a text file with root permissions by <right-clicking> on it and selecting
- Root Actions -> Open as text
This will open the text editor (kate) as root.
- Other popular service menus include audiokonvertor, Extract and Compress, servicemenu-pdf, image2pdf, and vlcappend.
- Many service menus in development can be found here.
Preview video files with Dolphin file manager
- The KDE Multimedia Project has three video thumbnailers available for use with file managers such as Dolphin and Konqueror: FFMpegThumbs (ffmpegthumbs), kFFMpegThumbnailer (kffmpegthumbnailer), and MPlayerThumbs (mplayerthumbs). Also see the Kubuntu Forums thread for tips and troubleshooting.
- FFMpegThumbs uses FFMPEG to create thumbnail frames from video files, which can be used by KDE from a file manager like Dolphin. Install:
sudo apt-get install ffmpegthumbs
- Alternatively, install kFFMpegThumbnailer (sudo apt-get install kffmpegthumbnailer), which works in a similar manner. (Both require FFMPEG to be installed.)
After installation of either of these modules, log out and log back into (or restart) your system for changes to take effect.
- MPlayerThumbs not only shows a video frame thumbnail in Dolphin, it also has the capacity to show the entire video in the Dolphin Information side panel (for previewing). Though more powerful, it is slower to load than either FFMpegThumbs or kFFMpegThumbnailer. (MPlayer must also be installed for this thumbnailer / previewer to function.) Install:
sudo apt-get install mplayerthumbs
After installation, log out and log back into (or restart) your system for changes to take effect.
- Make sure the settings for Dolphin allow JPG and Video previews:
- Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin... -> General -> Previews -> JPEG Images (ticked) -> Video Files (ticked) -> OK
- -> View -> Preview (ticked)
Close and re-open Dolphin for changes to take effect.
- If you wish information about the file to be displayed while the cursor hovers over the filename, also make sure Dolphin "tooltips" is enabled:
- Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin... -> General -> Behavior -> Show tooltips (ticked)
- -> View -> Panels -> Information (ticked)
MTP through USB
Many MP3 players, as well as the latest Android devices, use MTP (Media Transport Protocol) for transferring data to the device storage.
- In KDE (Kubuntu), enable MTP capabilities by installing the kio-mtp package:
sudo apt-get install kio-mtp
- After installation, the device should appear in the Dolphin (or Konqueror or Rekong) file manager when the USB cable is plugged in.
- Troubleshooting Android device connectivity: As a security precaution the newest Android devices do not have USB transfer capabilities turned on by default. It is necessary to carefully consult your device's user manual to find the method for enabling USB transfers (also known as "USB debugging mode" on many devices). For example, on my device, it was necessary to tap the "Settings -> About phone -> Build #" button 7 times to merely enable the USB debugging option, and then enable "Settings -> Developer options -> USB debugging" as a separate step!
WebDAV folders with Dolphin
- The Dolphin File Manager has built-in WebDAV (online folder) support. See this section.
- Dolphin uses the same network proxy settings as Konqueror (or Rekonq). If there is trouble connecting to any online resource or folder with Dolphin, so that this error appears:
Could not connect to host: subhost.host.org: Connection to proxy refused.
then check the Network Settings (or the proxy settings of Konqueror/Rekonq) and then make sure that Konqueror/Rekonq connects to the Internet successfully.
- Settings -> System Settings -> Network and Connectivity: Network Settings -> Proxy -> No proxy (ticked) -> Apply
- or
- Konqueror -> Settings -> Configure Konqueror... -> Web Browsing: Proxy -> No proxy (ticked) -> OK
- or
- Rekonq -> Settings wrench icon -> Configure rekonq... -> Network -> Proxy -> No proxy (ticked) -> OK
Of course, if you are using a proxy, make sure that the proxy settings are correctly specified and that the proxy is working. When Konqueror (or Rekonq) connects successfully to the Internet, so should Dolphin.
Plasma Media Center
Plasma Media Center provides a media center interface for the KDE desktop useful for watching videos, listening to music, browsing photos, or streaming YouTube. See this section.
Konqueror is a KDE-integrated web browser that can also be used as a file manager. In addition to having tabbed browsing capabilities, it can transparently access FTP and SFTP servers, zip files (and other archives), and smb (Windows) shares, and can even browse and rip audio CDs. It is extensible and customizable through a system of plugins.


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Here's what's happening at Indiana State Parks and some state historic sites. Remember, dates are subject to change. Some properties offer programs only during the summer.
Find events at your favorite park by searching the DNR calendar. You can also view the calendar on your smartphone with the DNR mobile app, available for both iOS and Android systems.
Before you visit, check the special notices page for closings and other announcements.
Find event details and special event information below this listing.
Brookville Lake (Mounds & Quakertown SRA) Events
Brown County Events
Cagles Mill Lake (Lieber SRA) Events
Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon SRA) / Mansfield Mill (at Raccoon SRA) Events
Chain O' Lakes Events
Charlestown Events
Clifty Falls Events
Falls of the Ohio Events
Fort Harrison Events
Hardy Lake Events
Harmonie Events
Indiana Dunes Events
Lincoln Events
McCormick's Creek Events
Mississinewa Lake Events (UWIS)
Monroe Lake Events
Mounds Events
O'Bannon Woods Events
Ouabache Events (UWIS)
Patoka Lake Events
Pokagon Events
Potato Creek Events
Prophetstown Events
Salamonie Lake Events (UWIS)
Shades Events
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Spring Mill Events
Summit Lake Events
Tippecanoe River Events
Turkey Run Events
Versailles Events
Whitewater Memorial Events
Starve Hollow SRA Events
J. Edward Roush FWA Events (UWIS)
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BAFTA's Charity Gift and 'Gift of the Academy' schemes are open to organisations whose remits are both connected to our industries - film, television and video games - and directly supportive of our own charitable remit.
BAFTA is a charitable organisation that works year-round with audiences of all ages and backgrounds to offer the public unique access to some of the world's most inspiring talent through on-stage events, mentoring and ongoing projects. We regularly collaborate with a number of charities and partners to bring our in-depth knowledge of the film, television and video games industries to a wide range of audiences including students, schools and career starters.
Gifts are a way for us to offer other charitable organisations a little something extra.
Charity Gifts
Charity Gifts are BAFTA-related items that, when auctioned, can raise substantial funds for worthy causes. We are frequently asked to donate items – tickets for one of its prestigious Awards ceremonies being an example – and, owing to the very limited availability and high value of the items, applications will be assessed by our Board of Trustees, enabling fair consideration of all requests. We will favour charities whose remits are both connected to our industries (film, television and video games) and directly supportive of our own charitable remit.
These gifts include the following:
• BAFTA Awards Ceremony Placemats
A complete set of limited-edition placemats from a BAFTA Awards ceremony
• BAFTA Awards Brochures
A complete set of limited-edition BAFTA Award ceremony brochures, from either the Film, Television, Television Craft, Video Games or Children's Awards
Please note that wherever possible gifts of Awards Ceremony Placemats or Awards Brochures should be collected from our offices.
• British Academy Film Awards tickets
A pair of tickets to the next British Academy Film Awards, including a Champagne Reception
• British Academy Television Awards tickets
A pair of tickets to the next British Academy Television Awards, including a Champagne Reception
• Room Hire at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly
Eligible charities are invited to apply to book space at BAFTA's London headquarters. Please note that applications for 2017 are now closed. Successful applicants will be notified in due course. We are currently not inviting applications for 2018, as the timetable for the redevelopment of BAFTA 195 Piccadilly is not yet finalised. Find out more
We are currently accepting applications for tickets to the Film Awards in 2019 and the Television Awards in 2018.
Friday 23 February 2018 - the deadline for applications for a pair of Film Awards tickets in 2019.
Friday 25 May 2018 - the deadline for applications for a pair of Television Awards tickets in 2019.
A decision will be made within one week of these deadlines, whereafter all ticket applicants - successful or otherwise - will be contacted.
Please note that Film and Television Awards tickets are offered as a source of valuable financial assistance to charitable organisations and it is assumed that they should raise a substantial sum at auction, with an expected minimum of £5,000 per pair. The tickets are intended for personal use only and are strictly not to be resold.
Please send completed forms to: [email protected]
We'll acknowledge your application and let you know the timescale required to process and assess your request. We aim to respond to all applications within three working days of receiving your form.
'Gift of the Academy' - Room Hire at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly
The 'Gift of the Academy' scheme is for complimentary room hire at our London headquarters, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly.
Please note that applications for 2017 are now closed. We are currently inviting applications for 2018. Deadline: Thursday 31 August 2017
1) Gift of the Academy Bookings are available to industry related Charities or not-for-profit organisations whose remits are both connected to our industries (film, television and video games) and whose events directly support BAFTA's charitable remit. At least one of the organisations will be one committed to addressing the balance of under-represented groups in the Film, TV and Games industries, in accordance with BAFTA's diversity policy.
2) Only one Gift of the Academy booking will be given to an organisation each year.
3) The Gift of the Academy support will be considered as a partnership activity which helps further our own remit and will be accounted for as such in our financial statements.
4) The maximum room hire value of bookings taken under the Gift of the Academy scheme in any one calendar year is £50,000 per year, with a maximum gifted benefit to each charity of £6,750.
5) Applications are invited throughout the year and these will be considered and approved in the October before the financial year in which the event will fall i.e.: in October 2014 for 2015 events. Therefore, it is important that prospective partners, both existing and new, are informed of the approval timetable to avoid disappointment.
6) There is no guarantee that an approved Gift of the Academy booking in one year will result in an approval the following year. We will seek to vary the partners in order to widen our support as much as possible. Please also note that Gift of the Academy bookings can only be granted to the same organisation for a maximum of three consecutive years, after which a three-year gap is required before another application from that organisation can be considered.
7) All applications must include information about the event, an explanation of why the event fulfils our Gift of the Academy criteria and the latest audited accounts of the applicant. The financial standing of the applicant organisation will be taken into consideration when considering the application.
8) Applications will generally only be considered for events taking place in January, February, April, July, August and September, during the venues "off peak" periods. Requests outside of this period will be taken into consideration subject to the venues availability and the outcome of the Board on the individual applications.
9) The Head of Commercial Events is charged with summarising all applications, including summary financial information on the applicant organisation, in time for the October Board meeting when the applications will be considered.
10) The 'Gift' constitutes complimentary room hire as agreed by the Board, to the limit of £6,750.00. All additional elements of the event would then be chargeable, including a minimum catering/beverage spend, AV facility charges, and any ancillary products (e.g. flowers). A contract would be drawn up and signed for these elements and deposits/payments required accordingly.
Please send completed form to: Jenny Bones - [email protected]


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|Summary: Desktop integration with Novell's Teaming and Microsoft's Sharepoint servers (debug)
Desktop integration with popular web based collaboration environments including Novell's IceCore and Microsoft Sharepoint servers. It also includes a Nautilus extension. This package contains the debug files for the CLI.
* Sun Feb 13 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Call relevant macros in %post/%postun: + %desktop_database_post/postun because the package ships at least one desktop file. + %icon_theme_cache_post/postun because the package ships themed icons. * Wed Mar 17 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - disable parallel build in hope to get rid of the random failures we see * Wed Dec 23 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Change gnome-keyring-devel BuildRequires to libgnome-keyring-devel, following the module split upstream. * Thu Mar 26 2009 email@example.com - remove static libraries and "la" files - use -fno-strict-aliasing * Fri Jan 23 2009 email@example.com - Use the correct provider for connecting to Teaming servers. This fixes bnc#459120. - Fix the version in the about text in dice-manager. This fixes bnc#468178. - Remove the random versioning scheme use for Novell.IceDesktop assembly. Partial fix for bnc#468452. * Wed Jan 14 2009 email@example.com - Added support for accepting/declining meetings. Recurrence support for meetings not done yet. Displays meeting attendees. Added interfaces for Updating/deleting meetings. * Wed Dec 10 2008 email@example.com - Fix issues with diced and dice-manager paths. (bnc#457849) * Fri Dec 05 2008 email@example.com - New upstream 0.1.9 - Fixed a bug where the available space was correct - Fixed a bug where a released server lock wasn't updated locally - various task and calendar issues resolved - fixed build problems with the dice.desktop file * Fri Nov 07 2008 firstname.lastname@example.com - New upstream 0.1.5 - nautilus shell extension full featured - daemon added support for versioning and locking - added dependencies for libglade2-devel and evolution-sharp * Fri Oct 24 2008 firstname.lastname@example.com - New upstream 0.1.3 - Remove upstreamed patch dice-arch-fix.patch - Remove libglade2-devel build dependency
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Donor Profile: Richard & Laura Small
Richard and Laura Small
Little did Dr. Richard Small know his student job at UCR's Citrus Experiment Station would come in handy years later. Richard and his wife, Laura, a food safety instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, live on a 33-acre avocado farm in Fallbrook, Calif., near Escondido.
A zoology major at UCR, he graduated in 1961 with good friends Drs. Fred Bryant and Carl Fuglie. Richard went on to medical school at UCLA and became a radiation oncologist.
The Gift
The Smalls have supported UCR since 1977. Since 2004, they've donated $10,000 a year to the Carl Fuglie Scholarship fund, in memory of his friend who died of cancer in his 30s. Last year, Richard and Fred Bryant started the Bryant-Small Scholarship to also benefit a deserving medical student.
Why did he do it?
"I think of it as payback to UCR," said Richard. And he means it in the nicest of ways. "UCR was instrumental in guiding me to my occupation. To my goals. I want to help others get there, too."
The Future
One of the young people whom he's helping get there is daughter Jacquie, a community college student. She'd like to follow in her dad's footsteps and become a doctor.


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Origin: International
Creation date: 2014
Description: The .link extension is dedicated to the creation of shortcut links online.
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Talk about the novels, new and used books that Stanisha has written!
Author Stanisha's Book Reviews
A Time For Pink Roses - All My Life
When Devra Denira and Mitch Kolb, the man of her dreams, were together, no one could misinterpret the mutual desire fueling inside them, just waiting to be unleashed and tasted. The heated passion is so hot onlookers can feel the sizzling vibrations. Devastated, they learn that they are related. The shock shatters their romance and unravels their lives! Desperate, Mitch takes to bedding Mona, an evil gold digger. While despondent, Devra moves away to Con...
Dancing Waters
If Sandra Collens knew why Mick Granger quit his job, left Chicago for the cabin in the hills of North Dakota, she would take the call. "He made his choice! I thought he loved me!" She shoves the phone back towards her captain, Joe Kenen. This trip is a chance of a lifetime! Mick is in the hills trying to find his father's secret, but Stella Sithe becomes more than just his late father's mistress, she becomes his lover now. As he witnesses her murder...
Marked by Magic
Why did Mark Songis hand his wife Jane the glass with the bloodstain on it? Why did he take the canister from the porch and put it back into the closet? Who was in the car that parked across the road almost every day and watched the house? Why were the locks changed so many times? Who was the lady in the market at the corner of their street that wrote on Jane's finger with a magic marker each and every time she went in to buy groceries? Was it all connec...
Orchid's Beach
Author Sarah Letesney's marriage plans to Collin Bitler unravel quickly after his sudden disappearance from their Florida beach home. Her life is saved when she is pulled from her car minutes before the bomb detonates. It is when she finds the purple orchids and seashells that she is convinced Collin is still alive. He used to say, "I found my perfect seashell and her name is Sarah!" Ron Hitel, her boss, knows too much about Mr. Collin Bitler's illic...


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June 23, 2008
Dear FOS11 Member,
America's Camp is still enrolling boys and girls, ages 7-15, for its seventh annual August session in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. This week-long, sleep-away camp is offered at no cost to eligible families. The 2008 session will begin on Tuesday, August 19th and finish on Tuesday, August 26th. Enrollment is still open but spaces are filling quickly so call now to reserve a spot for your child. Round-trip coach bus transportation will once again be provided, free of cost.
This wonderful camp experience is available only to children who lost a parent or sibling in the attacks on September 11th or have lost a parent in the line of duty at any time. Contact America's Camp at (800) 548-6295 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to enroll your child today and for more information about America's Camp visit www.americascamp.org.


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Factor VIII assayPlasma factor VIII antigen
The factor VIII assay is a blood test that measures the activity of factor VIII -- one of the substances involved in blood clotting (coagulation).
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
How to Prepare for the Test
No special preparation is needed for this test.
How the Test Will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the Test is Performed
This test is used to find the cause of too much bleeding (decreased blood clotting), or if a family member is known to have hemophilia A. The test may also be done to see how well treatment for hemophilia A is working.
Normal Results
A normal value is 50 - 200% of the laboratory control or reference value.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Decreased levels may be due to:
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- Hemophilia A
- Presence of a Factor VIII inhibitor (antibody)
- Von Willebrand's disease
Increased levels may be due to:
- Advanced age
- Diabetes
- Liver disease
- Inflammation
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
This test is most often performed on people who have bleeding problems. The risk of excessive bleeding is slightly greater for people with bleeding problems than for people without bleeding problems.
When you bleed, the body launches a series of activities that help the blood clot. This is called the coagulation cascade. The process involves special proteins called coagulation factors (factor VIII is a coagulation factor).
Each factor's reaction triggers the next reaction. The final product of the coagulation cascade is the blood clot. Blood clots may not form normally if any one of the clotting factors is abnormally low.
Kessler C. Hemorrhagic disorders: Coagulation factor deficiencies. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 180.
Ragni MV, Kessler CM, Lozier JN. Clinical aspects and therapy for hemophilia. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr., Shattil SJ, et al, eds. Hoffman Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap 125.
Review Date: 2/28/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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Making weight is not an MMA fighter's favorite thing to do but it is a necessity. Doing it right requires physical and mental toughness. Doing it wrong can seriously impair a mixed martial artists abilities on fight night and flush weeks of hard work in the training camp down the drain.
A 2011 California State Fullerton study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research showed that wrestlers who cut more than four percent of their body mass before a match experienced "significantly higher levels of confusion on the day of the competition." This suggests that cutting weight drastically can also affect an MMA fighter's state of mind.
This is why many of the top Wrestlers and MMA fighters use Sweet Sweat to safely and effectively cut weight. MMA wrestling trainer and Olympic hopeful Kenny Johnson teaches his students to use Sweet Sweat in combination with his revolutionary BOLT Wrestling program, to help cut weight without zapping all your energy.
But Sweet Sweat is not just for MMA fighters. It is formulated to benefit both the fitness beginner and the elite athlete, as well as those who just want to improve their overall fitness.


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I really felt like calling this post: "This Week in Breakfast Sandwiches" because I believe we should be talking about egg sandwiches on a weekly basis.
Like the grilled cheese and the BLT, egg sandwiches are part of the classic warm sandwich elite. They're simple – but if done with a little extra care and flair, can be a real soul-warmer. And if the combination of sunny eggs, melted cheese and carbohydrates does not warm your soul, then we might not be friends.
Let's discuss the main components of an egg sandwich, so we can be sure to get this right.
1. The bread. I'm partial to a fresh bread roll. Baguette, English muffin, or a couple of good slices of toast all work nicely too.
2. The eggs. Over-easy, sunny side up or scrabbled are the top cooking methods for sandwich purposes. Whatever your yolk consistency preferences, they MUST be hot upon serving. No one wants cold eggs in this situation.
3. The cheese. Cheddar is a classic. Anything with a good melt-factor and a bit of saltiness gets my vote. This one also goes hand in hand with the egg temperature: it MUST be melted.
4. The extras. Bacon, ham, sausage, tomato, salt, pepper, ketchup, hot sauce. All classics. But sometimes its good to mix it up.
What about the veggie folk (I'm talking vegetarian OR veggie-lover)? Sure, sometimes a little cheese with your eggs is enough – but there are times when you need a bit…more.
Enter the eggplant steak: thick slices of eggplant, cooked in a covered pan until tender and flavorful. These "steaks" are the extra for my new favorite egg sandwich. The key is cooking the eggplant until it's silky but still maintains its meaty structure.
Eggplant Steaks
– 1 medium eggplant
– 1 tablespoon olive oil
– salt and pepper
Slice eggplant into 1-2 inch/2.5-5 cm thick circles.
Heat olive oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat. Place eggplant circles in a single layer in the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes on one side and flip. Cover with a lid and bring the heat down to low. Cook for 10-12 minutes covered, flipping occasionally and adding a tablespoon or two of water if the eggplant is burning at all.
By trapping the natural steam from the eggplant, you end up with well-cooked, silky eggplant. You can store the steaks in the fridge for 2 or 3 days and heat up when you'd like to use them again.
My sandwich: fresh multigrain bread roll, split in half + 2 warm scrambled eggs + melted aged Australian cheddar + eggplant steak + sea salt + ground pepper


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Billy recollects his run-in with the The Man on the way to the Chino skatepark. Sequences below.
Photos by Seu Trinh
"Me and my friend were on our way to the Chino skatepark and listening to some music inside our car and a cop, who was two streets over, pulled us over and started yelling and going crazy on us 'cause the music was so loud. He was like, 'Where the hell you guys going?' So we tell him we're going to the park and he's like, 'You guys got helmets and pads?' And we're like, 'No, we didn't know you needed them.'
So my friend randomly says, 'Oh, he's professional,' pointing at me. Then the cops says, 'Oh really? So if I looked you up right now, I'd find you?' So, he checks Google on his phone sees a picture of me and is like, 'No sh-t?! Well, all right, you guys go skate the park then—don't worry about it.' And then we pull into the park and he pulls in behind us and asks us, 'Hey, do you guys want to see something funny?' He throws the sirens on and all the kids clear out the park and we just start laughing. Then he pulls up to us and says, 'All right, go ahead. It's all you, guys.'"


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Transfer Students - Questions and Answers
What is the Direct Transfer Agreement?
The Associate in Arts (AA) - is a Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) transfer degree that is accepted by all of the Washington public and most of the private universities. The DTA degrees are recognized as fulfilling most, if not all, of the general education requirements. If a student transfers with the DTA associate degree completed, he or she will be admitted with junior standing.
Be sure to check with the Admissions Office at your intended university for further details regarding any additional general education and major prerequisites.
Do any Shoreline Community College degrees transfer directly to a 4-year school?
Yes. For more specific information you should contact your advisor.
What is the Grade Point Average (GPA) that I will need to transfer to a four-year college or university?
This varies significantly from school to school, but most four-year universities and colleges require a 2.5 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA). Remember that different departments within a four-year college or university may require a higher cumulative GPA from the one used for general admission.
How do I know which Shoreline Community College courses will transfer to another university?
Up to date information on course equivalencies and program requirements are now best viewed online. Fewer colleges and universities are providing us with paper transfer guides. Advising and Counseling does maintain selected transfer guides which by calling (206) 546-4559.
I'm a science major -- which two-year degree should I go for?
Probably the best degree for you will be the Associate in Science degree, which emphasizes the pre-requisite science and math courses required for a specific science major. Consult with a Science program advisor on this; which degree is best depends on your targeted major.
How much math will I need to transfer?
You need to complete at least 2 years of high-school algebra or the equivalent and complete at least one college level math class, or equivalent. To earn a Shoreline Community College transfer degree you will need to show Intermediate Algebra proficiency. For further details on how this proficiency can be met check the AA or AS distribution lists for complete details. Many majors will require substantially more mathematics in order to complete major requirements (see individual planning sheets).
I am planning to go to out of state- what degree should I choose?
Contact the institution or program that you plan to attend and work closely with the Admissions advisor. Students, who are undecided about which school they are going to attend, should initially follow any AA or AS planning sheets. If a student knows which school or program they will apply to, they can use the Associate in Arts. Please meet with your current advisor to ensure that you are following the appropriate educational plan.


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Spartan Grapple Challenge 10. We have had a lot of entries and interest already. Tatami Fight Wear have sponsored the event and are donating various prizes.
Saturday 6th July, Scotch Horn Leisure Centre, Nailsea, BS48 1BZ.
Weigh in 9.30am, adults £15, male and female divisions, and juniors £10 (juniors must print off and bring the entry form from the website or sign a form on the day if their parents are with them).
Each competitor gets a minimum of two bouts.
Enter online or just turn up.
Full details at www.spartanfight.co.uk
We had 125 entries last time and are looking to make this event bigger.


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Football Game moved to Asheville High SchoolSeptember 18, 2009
Tornados and Knights will play at 4 p.m.
Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Tornados and Southern Virginia University Knights game, scheduled for Saturday, September 19th at 4 p.m. at Brevard Memorial Stadium, has been moved to a new location due to water saturation on the field, caused by the heavy rains earlier this week.
The new location for the game is at Asheville High School, located at 419 Mcdowell St. Asheville, NC 28803-2690.
A shuttle bus will carry fans over at a first-come basis at 2 p.m. and the gates will open two hours prior to the opening kickoff.
General admission to the game is $10 for adults, five for students.
Those unable to make the game in person can follow the game via live broadcast brought to you by the "Voice of the Tornados" Jim Stewart over the radio at WSQL 1240 AM or over the Internet at www.wsqlradio.com. You may also visit the Brevard College Athletics website at www.BCTornados.com and click on the LiveStats link located on the left-hand side under the "Tornados Links" section.
Fans can find directions by clicking on the link below:
Map to Asheville HS from Brevard


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Whale Watching
From December to May, humpback whales call Hawaii home. Traveling an incredible 3,000 miles of ocean in less than two-months time, these gentle giants migrate from the gulf of Alaska to Hawaii for breeding and birthing in the islands' warm and shallow waters. Their annual migration delights both visitors and residents alike during the peak of their numbers between January and early April.
The clear, shallow waters of the Auau Channel between Lanai, Maui and Molokai offer some of the best whale watching in the world. Treat yourself to scenic ocean views as expert guides take you to the best spots to observe 45-ton whales breaching, tail slapping, or blowing spouts in the air. Note that regulations prohibit boats from approaching within 100 yards of a whale and you should never swim with or touch whales or any other marine mammals.
You can take a whale watching boat tour or a charter boat out of Manele Harbor. You can also choose from a variety of tour companies in Lahaina Harbor across the channel on Maui. From charter boats to passenger rafts, a stroll past the whale watching kiosks lining Lahaina Harbor reveals a variety of whale watching options. Tours last roughly 2-4 hours long and some even offer early bird specials.
You can quickly and easily take day trips to Lahaina Harbor from Manele Harbor through the Expeditions ferry service. With 5 round-trips daily you can often spot whales on your hour-long trip over the channel. For more information call (800) 695-2624, (808) 661-3756 or visit www.go-lanai.com.


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Last Sunday night I had the privilege of being part of a church planting core team meeting with some friends who are doing solid kingdom work. To open up the meeting they had a bit of an "icebreaker" question. They asked: What was your best dining experience? I sat there, not knowing what story to [Read More…]
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