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This is a complex issue, physical, philosophical and even moral.
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HUG has two approaches to contributor's Posts. If you, like us, have a scientific mind and are curious about how the ear works, how it can lead us to make the right - and wrong - decisions, and about the technical ins and outs of audio equipment, how it's designed and what choices the designer makes, then the factual Science of Audio sub-forum area of HUG is your place. The objective methods of comparing audio equipment under controlled conditions has been thoroughly examined here on HUG and elsewhere and can be readily understood by non-experts and tried-out at home without deep technical knowledge.
Alternatively, if you just like chatting about audio and subjectivity rules for you, then the Subjective Soundings area is you. If upon examination we think that Posts are better suited to one sub-forum than than the other, they will be redirected during Moderation, which is applied throughout the site.
Questions and Posts about, for example, 'does amplifier A sounds better than amplifier B' or 'which speaker stands or cables are best' are suitable for the Subjective Soundings area. From Oct. 2016, Posts in the Subjective Soundings area will not be spell checked or adjusted for layout clarity. We regret that but we are unable to accept Posts that present what we consider to be free advertising for products that Harbeth does not make.
The Moderators' decision is final in all matters and Harbeth does not necessarily agree with the contents of any member contributions and has no control over external content.
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Can we define 'good engineering'?
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Obsession and minutiae - good engineering or not?
Moved from another thread here .... to continue the subject
Originally posted by honmanm View Post... and well remember [an unspecified electronics designer] him being obsessive about the slightest details ... however his real obesession was power supplies...
So what is 'good engineering'? I'd say that good engineering was conceptually linked to best use of natural resources. That means, that the design should have the minimum impact on the environment both during and after its useful life is over, should use as few materials as possible and as little energy during manufacture as possible, avoid using hazardous materials and be fit for purpose i.e. do what it proclaims to do on the can and continue to so so year after year.
Now, where does obsessive behaviour fit-in with good engineering design? Or indeed does it fit at all? I don't think that it really can: it will surely result in a product that doesn't match my criteria - that is, a product that is 'over-engineered', more complex than necessary, more expensive, more difficult to make, using more or more sophisticated parts and hence, inevitably more prone to breaking down and a shortened service life. Every walk of life has its obsessives but I do wonder who their obsessions are actually serving. What possible merit can there be in over-complication? Surely none.
We all - me included - cling to certain beliefs about how the world around us behaves, and what is at the core of our product creations. I do not want to be told at the very end of my working life that my entire intellectual edifice is a tower of straw based on seriously flawed assumptions, and thus far, thanks to the BBC engineering foundations, I'm absolutely certain that it isn't. If someone can show me a simpler, sonically better and hopefully cheaper and more reliable way of getting high quality sound into your homes I'd be the first one to reach out and grab it. There is no place here for obsessive behaviour as it is, in my opinion, the enemy of excellence in resource husbandry.
So, a Harbeth is a minimalist solution to reproducing quality sound, with the smallest environmental footprint we can achive.Alan A. Shaw
Designer, owner
Harbeth Audio UK
The Flying Scotsman ....
In the BBC Archive, there is a wonderful programme made in 1964 about how four retired steam trains including the famous Flying Scotsman were bought from British Railways by a private enthusiasts. BBC archive here.
From the sad opening scenes of steam trains await to be cut-up ... to the excellent documentary of the Flying Scotsman in action in 1968 (in colour). Do not miss this. And here, from the children's programme Blue Peter in 1966, the Flying Scotsman passes within three miles of the Harbeth factory. What do you think of the amount of coal and water consumed on the journey and the smoke and steam produced?
My question is .... are such steam engines good example of engineering excellence or not? There is no right answer of course; this is just to open the subject to wider debate.Alan A. Shaw
Designer, owner
Harbeth Audio UK
Can't see the train video - the usual "out of area" restriction, unfortunately (though as I'm not likely to see the videos any other way I'm not sure what it accomplishes) - but would like to address your second post, i.e. good engineering being based on good use of natural resources.
That would imply that the engineer is not obsessive, does not overbuild etc. because it's wasteful and unnecessary. That seems reasonable, indeed moral, because resources are always finite and should not be consumed for no useful purpose. And yet, how does one distinguish between good engineering that makes something only as good as it needs to be, and a lazy, "good-enough" mentality, based simply on a desire to do less work?
I ask this because it's my sense that many people are attracted to the idea of an "overbuilt" product, to the idea that the product - whatever it is - can do far more than they will ever ask it to (examples in audio aren't hard to think of, either). Why, one can only speculate, but I'd venture to say that there's a sense that's transferred from the product to the consumer that his/her limitations are greater than they truly are. At the same time, knowing what is truly "good enough" requires a lot of knowledge on the part of the engineer. For example, if I'm flying, I'd like to know that the plane will survive the worst possible storm it's likely to encounter - I don't want it to be built for good weather conditions only. So in that context, a product that's slightly overbuilt might impart a sense of security.
So, ego boost (think for example of a massively overpowered automobile) and sense of security (no one's cut any corners with my stuff) are two reasons I can think of for people being attracted to an over-engineered product. How does intelligent engineering address that?
(apologies in advance, this has turned into a bit of an essay)
If I were to try and distinguish engineering from craftmanship, the difference could probably be summed up in one work: rigor.
Some characteriestics would be
- Fact-based
- driven by an understanding of the desired result (i.e. product requirements)
- long view, output must be
- durable
- repeatable
- maintainable
- design-time compromises are always needed - a good engineer is one who
- makes the "right" compromises
- is able to recognize a flawed design and reset the process before it gets into production
That's why IMHO "Peter Walker" Quad represents the pinnacle of engineering in the hi-fi world. The way their amplifiers are made, one can see how much effort went into making them easy to build and service. Not just that, their sound is hardly affected by the source and load. Given the fact that the ESL 63s only went into production in the early '80s one can imagine there were a number of resets on that project.
Some of my favourite PJW quotes from this interview
- We could make a better [electrostatic speaker] but it would be too difficult to manufacture, to make them producable. It's very easy to have two people stretching skins round and make one sample sound very good. But these days you've got to make a thing that you can set up in production and off they come out at the end of the line all the same without any variation. They've got to be reliable, they've got to last, the plastic mustn't shrink, it mustn't spark, or break down.
- If people test two amplifiers and say, "These sound different," there's no magic in it. Spend two days, maybe a whole week in the lab, and you find out exactly why they're different and you can write the whole thing down in purely practical, physical terms. This is why these two sound different, and the cause is usually peripheral effects. It is not really a case of good or bad amplifiers, it's that the termination impedances are wrong, or something of that sort.
- We designed our valve (tube) amplifier, manufactured it, and put it on the market, and never actually listened to it. In fact, the same applies to the 303 and the 405. People say, "Well that's disgusting, you ought to have listened to it." However, we do a certain amount of listening tests, but they are for specific things. We listen to the differential distortion - does a certain thing matter? You've got to have a listening test to sort out whether it matters.
Now on the other side of the coin there is the "craftsman" approach to audio gear, which focuses on the perceived sound above all else, often by taking a sound basic design and performing component substitutions (or eliminating components where possible) so as to eliminate some of those peripheral effects.
The "bespoke" approach does have a number of problems
- not appropriate for volume production
- long-term serviceability is questionable, often dependent on the individual craftsman
- high initial cost
- low resale value
- new and stronger "peripheral effects" may be introduced as a component which is tuned by ear cannot be tested with every possible combination of source and load
A non hi-fi analogy could be Jaguar mk 2 vs Lotus Cortina.
In my (customer) view bespoke audio equipment is a good secondhand purchase... its performance often depends on what else you have in the system, so buying secondhand it can be sold on at the same price if it doesn't match well with the other equipment.
When it comes to new equipment - especially from a specialist manufacturer - knowing that the product is well engineered is much more important, as I would expect to be using it for a long time (my last speaker purchase was good for 22 years, and hopefully that will be true of the P3ESRs). Two major factors that encouraged me to spend much more than I'd intended on a pair of Harbeths were seeing how a 17 year old pair had stood up to the ravages of time, and learning about the Harbeth approach to design and production documentation. I must confess to scrutinising the spares matrix to see how long old models are supported for, and being concerned by the "old" active M40 support policy (before the conversion-to-passive route was introduced).
Steam locomotives
A good debate all in its own right...!
In the pre-nationalisation era the UK had four railway companies which strove to compete with each other. Economics and image both played a role - the greater the efficiency of the railway the lower the cost per journey -> more profit or lower prices to attract more passengers.
Locomotive designs were constrained by additional factors such as the type of coal available, required journey times, and physical attributes of the route (gradients, structures, and curvature).
And locomotives were produced in different sizes as a large engine is inefficient when lightly loaded or sitting idle.
Of 1920s locomotives it is probably fair to say that the Great Western's were better engineered, with their focus on standardisation (cutting overhaul times because parts could be used "off the shelf"). On the other hand the appearance of the engines was rather bland and occasionally rather mis-proportioned (e.g. "King" class).
The last 30 years of British steam were a time of wringing the last bit of performance (including efficiency) from a design concept then 100+ years old... but in time the performance and flexibility of the newer diesel and electric traction systems overtook those of steam.
I think (British) designer Jonathan Ives' comments on the new Apple iPad may provide insight into one aspect of "good engineering" - the way the end user experiences and relates to the product:
Personally see great engineering as being made up of 3 parts, and it's almost always associated with innovation rather than invention, the terrain of geniuses. Its hard work to:
1. Meet a minimum set of requirements (or hygiene factors) like safety, dependability, ease of use, serviceability, aesthetics, and fitness of purpose (without asking too much, within reason, of the user eg. Must be used on this type of stand etc) . You'll be surprised how many products have failed this eg. pistons in early Jabiru airplane engines which literally crumbled in the cylinders due to insufficient cooling.
2. Goes beyond the basics (Point 1) by improving our lives in more ways than one while lessening the load on the environment eg. The forthcoming generation of jet engines which are up to 20% more economical (and quieter) would probably fit this. Some companies have a culture of improving engineering eg. VW and their high compression motors, twin clutch gearboxes (which improve driving experience). Bosch does great engineering with their spark plugs, contributing to greater efficiency. Mercedes has brought airbags and anti lock brakes to be basic aspects of safety improvement in vehicles is another example.
3. Finally great engineering must do it cost effectively (and be affordable). We can build almost anything which meets points 1 & 2 if we throw enough money at it, but that would defeat all practicality and probably only benefit those who can afford it. (Overkill products are more likely to be just poor engineering disguised as "high- end").
Funnily imho great engineering has always been affordable because great engineering seems to be associated with choice, freedom and ultimately success for the companies which involve themselves with this culture. There is nothing hi end about great engineering, Great engineering imho are the Dysons, the NAD's, original VW Beetle, Anglepoise lamps etc.
Great engineering is not interconnects so thick you need a sumo wrestler to help install, speakers so heavy (or finicky) you need someone to come and install. In this day and age tube, class a, triple digit output amps, and expensive components are just poor engineering (or overengineering).
engineering & over-engineering
Over-engineering is one of thing that, unless it is over the top, can only be judged with the passage of time.
For example, Mercedes cars of the 1970s were probably considered to be over-engineered in the area of passive safety - resulting in very safe but realtively unwieldy, sluggish, and inefficient cars.
However with the passage of time those sorts of passive safety features have become the norm, even for small cars, and the old Mercs have proven to be remarkably long-lived cars.
Now the question it, what is better for the environment (and the pocket) - to have purchased a Mercedes in the 1970s and used it for 40 years, vs. buying a new, fashionable, and more efficient car every 5 years (or even every year as some people do)? I really don't know, as one has to balance the greater amount of fuel consumed against the consumption of resources and pollution resulting from the manufacture and scrapping of at least 3 other cars (I understand that in the UK the service life of a car is somewhere around 12 years).
And one can even question the inclusion of so many safety (and luxury) features in today's cars - we burn a lot of fuel moving all that stuff around just in case it's necessary.
My personal take on over-engineering is that it is worthwhile (in moderation, and when there is a real problem to be solved) when the product will be made in limited quantities and/or the conditions in which it will be used are not fully understood. In such a case one is trading off development against manufacturing costs - hit the problem with a big hammer, use more and/or more expensive components, and reduce development time and/or time to market.
Some companies have a "value engineering" team who, once a product has proven itself in the market, go over the design with a fine tooth comb and eliminate or down-spec components so as to reduce the manufacturing cost. Many times one if you open up an electronic widget you will see places where components are missing - usually a sign that the "value engineering" boys have snipped a few cents off the cost of manufacture.
There is definitely such a thing as uncontrolled over-engineering - in which the design sinks under the weight of its own features. This usually results from an unrealistic (or under-specified) design brief and a cautious-minded engineering team. Spruce Goose, anyone?
The way things evolve will probably find millions -even billions- of engineering remnants spread on a deserted planet. We destroy ourselves with consuming without measure, and producing vast quantities of every hazardous kind of radiation in order to "communicate" and "control"...
Good engineering is what protects life and the planet. Also preserving the balance between humankind and nature. It's not just a long discussion... It's history itself. Has it taught anything to us so far?
Nature's mechanics are more important than man's mechanics. But who can realize this? That is the first lesson and step to go on with, before moving to "good engineering" definitions, subjective or not...
IMHO of course,
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just something to add to the discussion of how extreme things can get, in the wider scheme of things in the world today, namely poverty, malnutrition etc.
Okay, let me tackle this one. What is the moral dimension of "good engineering"? Is there even such a thing? Is it not the case that, for example, a product designed for a purely destructive purpose - say a laser-guided weapons system - could be considered "good engineering" by other engineers on, say, the basis of a clever design, without any reference to the consequence of the use of the product?
This example comes to me because of the recently-released video of a U.S. Apache helicopter pilot killing a group of civilians in Iraq, including an Iraqi Reuters cameraman, and then shooting up the vehicle that came to try to help the survivors, injuring children. Truly horrible and sickening to watch. But I suppose the technology that made it possible is pretty impressive stuff, on a purely technical level. Is it good engineering?
Originally posted by EricW View Post
This example comes to me because of the recently-released video of a U.S. Apache helicopter pilot killing a group of civilians in Iraq, including an Iraqi Reuters cameraman, and then shooting up the vehicle that came to try to help the survivors, injuring children. Truly horrible and sickening to watch. But I suppose the technology that made it possible is pretty impressive stuff, on a purely technical level. Is it good engineering?
Originally posted by Gan CK View PostMan is sometimes too smart for his own good. The natural calamities that is happening around the world & perhaps erratic weather could be caused by "advanced technology" too."Bath with Music"
Applying some of these thoughts to consumer electronics...
Is it a good thing (or not) for value-engineered-to-the-bone products to manufactured at cheaply as possible, be shipped around the world, sold for next to nothing, and fail irreparably in 3-4 years?
- They didn't cost a lot to make, but have consumed resources and repidly become landfill (inkjet printers and cheap DVD players are classic examples)
On the other hand there are volume market consumer devices, well made and employing expensive components where necessary (as an example, quality CD players from the likes of Marantz, Arcam, etc.).
- These last 10 years+, usually have backup service, but in a consumer society are dumped in favour of the latest fad well before they have worn out.
- They are certainly well engineered, to a clearly defined specification, price point, and market segment.
- And yet one of the eye-popping moments of my first few months in the UK was finding a NAD receiver abandoned outside in the rain.
And then there is audiophile gear in which perceived value and "shopping therapy for men" are perhaps the most important factors.
- if you wondered why there are so few youngsters getting into hi-fi, it is because those people are spending �2000+ on gaming PCs instead of hi-fi systems
- it's probably fair to say that in general high-end gear sounds better than "quality" mass produced item, but what is intensely frustrating is that its performance is so inconsistent, so dependent on external factors.
IMO major changes in performance when partnering equipment or cables are changed indicates an absence of an engineering approach to the product design and that is a major cause of audiophilia nervosa.
But can we have our cake and eat it, is it practicable for a high-end manufacturer to produce equipment which has impeccable accuracy and is relatively immune to changes in the environment in which it operates?


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Fix part of bnc#702671. + Disable the lock setting of the screensaver with GSettings instead of gconf. + Disable the check for software updates with GSettings, instead of disabling an autostart application (that doesn't exist anymore). + Generally, this should fix bnc#687778. * Mon Jul 04 2011 email@example.com - Update to version 3.1.3: + Session Manager - Fix build warnings + Capplet - Fix build warning + Misc - Modernize build system a bit - Remove artificial librsvg dependency + Updated translations. - Remove now unneeded pkgconfig(librsvg-2.0) BuildRequires. * Sat Jul 02 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Split out default-session and fallback-session subpackages, that contain the definitions of the upstream default and fallback sessions for GNOME. They have Requires matching the session definitions. - Note that we have a fallback-session Recommends in default-session, since by definition, the default session could fallback to the fallback session. 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Instead, add a Requires on the default-session subpackage. - Move the gnome-session-check-accelerated and gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper tools to the core subpackage, as session definitions might use those helpers. - As a side-effect, these changes should fix bnc#697574. * Tue Jun 14 2011 email@example.com - Update to version 3.1.2: + Fix race condition in idle monitor + Consistently use Restart and not Reboot + Fix crashes by not assuming XSMP clients set the SmProgram property + Make the acceleration checks refuse to work in zaphod mode + Update libegg code + Code cleanups + Updated translations. * Tue May 24 2011 email@example.com - Update to version 3.0.2: + Updated translations. * Wed Apr 27 2011 email@example.com - Update to version 3.0.1: + Updated translations. * Tue Apr 05 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 3.0.0: + Session Manager: - Change path of GSettings schema + Updated translations. * Tue Mar 29 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.91.94: + Session Manager: Bump the phase timeout to 30 seconds + Updated translations. - Changes from version 2.91.93: + Session Manager: - Make work with latest version of the shell. - Changes from version 2.91.92: + Session Manager: - Better fatal error handling in general, including specific handling when required components fail. - Improve wording of fallback dialog. - Avoid double-checking between gdm and gnome-session in gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper. - Switch to using seconds for idle time. - Honor disable-log-out and disable-user-switching lockdown settings. - Change format of .session files in a incompatible way; this is now documented in the gnome-session man page. - Update gnome-session-quit man page - Enforce the use of required components in the session. - Deal with conflicts between Provides in different applications by only having one provider running; this was only working well for Provides defined in the session definition. - Use app-id when saving session instead of startup-id for .desktop. - Explicitly require gnome-shell/gnome-panel in .session files, instead of using providers. - Clean up saved session on logout if session is not getting saved. - Use "computer-fail" icon from theme instead of our own sad-computer. - Fix some gnome-shell/gnome-session interaction issue on logout, when a third application cancels logout. - Code cleanups - Changes from version 188.8.131.52: + Session Manager: - Better error message on not-found session. - Rename gnome-session-save to gnome-session-quit. - Fix cancel button in logout dialog. - Increase is-accelerated runnable helper timeout. - Fix crash when if-session autostart condition is used. - Add gnome-session-check-accelerated to set a X property about acceleration - Rename gnome-session-is-accelerated to gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper. - Drop gnome-session-fix-autostart.patch: fixed upstream. - Disable gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch for now: it needs to be rebased. * Tue Mar 01 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 22.214.171.124: + Session Manager: - Fix a crash happening in gdm + Updated translations. - Changes from version 2.91.90: + Session Manager: - Update for GSettings schemas changes - Read default session from GSettings - Make the current session name available via dbus - Support autostart conditions that depend on the current session - Make notification-daemon a required part of the fallback session - Show a dialog after login the first time we fall back to gnome-fallback - Various fixes to shell logout/shutdown dialog - Code cleanups + Misc: - gsettings-desktop-schemas 0.1.7 is required + Updated translations. - Changes from version 2.91.6: + Session Manager: - Fix build with latest GTK+ 3 - Migrate to GSettings - Add support for shell logout/shutdown dialog - Use fallback session if required components are missing + Defined Sessions: - Do not consider Gallium's softpipe and llvmpipe as accelerated - Do not run nautilus by default + Capplet: - Migrate to GSettings + Misc: - Change GETTEXT_PACKAGE to gnome-session-3.0 - Drop gnome-wm script - Add a runtime dependency on gsettings-desktop-schemas + Updated sranslations. - Add pkgconfig(librsvg-2.0) BuildRequires. - Add notification-daemon Requires to main package as it's now required by the fallback session. - Add gnome-session-fix-autostart.patch: fix crash in autostart code, taken from git. - Add gsettings-desktop-schemas Requires to gnome-session-core. - Remove --with-default-wm=gnome-wm and --enable-splash configure options: they're now gone. - Drop gnome-session-enable-disable-compiz.patch: this should now be done another way, with fallback modes in gnome-session. See bnc#676360. * Mon Feb 21 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update gnome script to fix an issue where users from earlier versions of openSUSE could end up with no wallpaper in 11.4: + reset the wallpaper configured in the user config if it was explicitly set to a default wallpaper from a previous version of openSUSE. + we do this only once, if ~/.config/suse/gnome-11.4-wallpaper-migrated does not exist. + note that we're avoiding this issue for future releases since the default wallpaper will always keep the same name now. + this fixes the issue highlighted in bnc#671564 comment 2. - Also, still in gnome script: do not disable beagle on live images, since we don't ship beagle anymore. * 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. - Pass %{?no_lang_C} to %find_lang so that english documentation can be packaged with the program, and not in the lang subpackage. - Change Requires of lang subpackage to Recommends, since the english documentation is not there anymore. - Remove 2.x references in summaries and descriptions. * Thu Dec 23 2010 email@example.com - Update to version 2.91.4: + Session Manager: - Add autostart condition through GSettings - Don't ever show inhibitor dialog if logout is forced - Fix some issue tracking clients on logout - Add an application restart limit - Move the definition of a session from gconf to .desktop-like files - Change default session to use GNOME Shell, with a fallback to classic GNOME - Update for GTK+ 3 changes - Code cleanups + Capplet: - Set NoDisplay=true - Fix inline search - Update for GTK+ 3 changes + Updated translations. - Add pkgconfig(xcomposite) and pkgconfig(gl) BuildRequires, for the new gnome-session-is-accelerated helper. * Fri Dec 17 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.91.0: + Session Manager: - Miscellaneous string fixes - Fix for GTK+ 3 changes + Misc: - Update information in README and other files - Update man pages - Build against GTK+ 3 by default - Rename --enable-deprecations configure flag to - -enable-deprecation-flags + Updated translations. - Move to pkgconfig()-style BuildRequires: + Old ones: gconf2-devel, libupower-glib-devel. + New ones: dbus-glib-1, gconf-2.0, glib-2.0, gtk+-3.0, ice, sm, upower-glib, xau, xext, xrender, xtst. - Remove gnome-settings-daemon-devel BuildRequires: it's not needed. - Improve summary and description. - Rework gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch to build with GTK+3. * Wed Nov 17 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.32.1: + Updated translations. * Mon Sep 27 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.32.0: + Miscellaneous string fixes + Update information in README and other files + Update man pages + Updated translations. - Rebase gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch. * Mon Sep 06 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Add X-SuSE-ControlCenter-Personal to session-properties.desktop instead of X-SuSE-ControlCenter-System, to make the item appear in the right place in menus. * Fri Aug 06 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.31.6: + Session Manager: - Fix a GSeal issue - Fixed spelling error in schema description - Port gnome-session to upower - Fix description of auto_save_session key + Drop compatibility tool that sets GTK+ 1.x environment variable + Drop the splash program + Require upower-glib instead of devkit-power-gobject + Add configure flag to select which GTK+ version to use + Updated translations. - Change DeviceKit-power-devel BuildRequires to libupower-glib-devel. - Rebase gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch. - Drop gtk1-support and splash subpackage, and obsolete those packages. * Thu Jul 08 2010 email@example.com - Update to version 2.31.2: + Export _stop method for clients, for better GNOME Shell experience + Explicitly add -lXext -lXau to linker line + Updated translations. * Mon Jun 14 2010 email@example.com - Export XDG_MENU_PREFIX=gnome- in /usr/bin/gnome. This lets us use gnome-applications.menu to define the applications menu structure. This fixes various bugs, including bnc#595912. * Fri Jun 04 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Added support for translation-update-upstream (FATE#301344). * Sun May 23 2010 email@example.com - Split off a -core subpackage with a minimal runtime version * Tue Mar 30 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.30.0: + Updated translations. * Tue Mar 09 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.29.92: + Log out on SIGTERM and SIGINT + Delay the creation of the GsmXSMPClient until it really exists, to fix potential crashes on logout + Remove unneeded LIBGNOMEUI_REQUIRED from configure.in + Updated translations. * Fri Feb 12 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update gnome script: + Remove migration code of panel configuration. It was only needed up to SLED11. SLED11 has been released, and we're openSUSE, so it's safe to remove it. + Make the code fixing the background configuration run only for non-openSUSE branded distributions. We don't want it in openSUSE since it runs gconftool-2, and might slow down login a bit. * Wed Jan 27 2010 email@example.com - Update to version 2.29.6: + Session Manager: - Fix typo in error message - Add diagnostic output for exit phase timeout - GSeal: Use accessor functions instead of direct access - Check that the XSMP connection exists when stopping a client to fix potential crash on exit + Capplet: - Destroy the main window on close to ensure changes are saved + Misc: - Install the helpers in libexecdir, not libdir - Rebase gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch. - Drop gnome-session-fix-capplet-saving.patch: fixed upstream. - Remove en@shaw translation on openSUSE 11.2 and earlier. * Fri Dec 04 2009 email@example.com - Add BuildRequires and Requires on gconf-sanity-check, which was split from the main gconf2 package. * Wed Dec 02 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update the way we remove the ha/ig locales for old versions of openSUSE. * Tue Dec 01 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Split the gnome-settings-daemon helper into a gtk1-support subpackage, that will only gets installed if gtk1 is installed. This should remove some unneeded cruft on login for most people. - Add --enable-splash configure option, and ship the splash screen in a splash subpackage. - Fix rpmlint warning about self-obsoletion. - Fix license: it's GPLv2+ and not "GPLv2+;LGPLv2.1+". * Mon Oct 12 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Add gnome-session-fix-capplet-saving.patch taken from upstream, to fix saving the autostart changes when quickly quitting the capplet after doing a change. * Fri Oct 02 2009 email@example.com - Update gnome script for the Live CD: + Make screensaver not lock the screen by default on LiveCD. + Make sure the "Live Installer" icon is visible on the desktop of the user. Because of xdg-user-dirs, the desktop directory is not always ~/Desktop, so we have to look at ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs first. * Tue Sep 22 2009 email@example.com - Update to version 2.28.0: + Trivial code fixes + Lock the screen before hibernate/suspend + Updated translations. * Wed Sep 09 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.27.92: + Remove at-spi-registryd wrapper (at-spi properly implements session management) + Updated translations. - Remove now non-existing --with-at-spi-registryd-directory configure option. * Wed Aug 26 2009 email@example.com - Update to version 2.27.91: + Install splash desktop file in $(sysconfdir)/xdg/autostart + Do not install gnome-splash.png unless --enable-splash is used + Fix idle watch not working + Fix typo in debug message + Use GTK+ accessor functions instead direct access + Remove deprecated Encoding key from desktop file + Port to PolicyKit 1 + Remove dependency on PolicyKit libraries + Updated translations. - Drop gnome-session-polkit1.patch: fixed upstream. - Respin gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch. - Use spec-cleaner to reorder lines in preamble. * Wed Aug 19 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Add Requires on ConsoleKit: it's needed to have gnome-session work properly. * Thu Aug 06 2009 email@example.com - Add gnome-session-polkit1.patch to fix reboot/shutdown options being disabled. - Remove PolicyKit-gnome-devel BuildRequires. * Thu Aug 06 2009 email@example.com - Change Recommends to Requires for gnome-panel, gnome-settings-daemon, metacity and nautilus. This should fix the problem of people seeing an empty GNOME session if they only have gnome-session installed. Fix bnc#523774. * Wed Jul 29 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.27.5: + Prefer compiz-manager over compiz when available in gnome-wm + Add --with-default-wm configure option to let distributors specify the default window manager they want to use (including gnome-wm) + Use silent-rules with automake 1.11 + Add --enable-splash configure option to build splash, and disable splash build by default + Add Presence interface to the documentation + Do not exit when the system bus restarts + Port from gnome-power-manager to DeviceKit-power DeviceKit-power is a new dependency. + Code cleanup + Updated translations. - Add DeviceKit-power-devel BuildRequires. - Pass --with-default-wm=gnome-wm to configure. - Provides and Obsoletes branding package, and remove branding-upstream package as we don't ship the splash anymore. - Remove splash-related packaging. - Respin gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch. - Remove gnome-session-gnome-wm-compiz-manager.patch and gnome-session-compiz-as-default-wm.patch, and replace them with gnome-session-enable-disable-compiz.patch. * Mon Jul 20 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.27.4: + Reduce GConf roundtrips + Use shave to improve build log readability + Fix a crash on Solaris + Generate docs for the presence API + Rewrite a good part of the capplet. Some highlights: - much cleaner code - monitor autostart files - autofill name field if needed - add help button - better handling of themed and non-themed application icons - allow dragging from the application list - make it more clear that applications are disabled + Port to GtkBuilder + Improve debug message + Load default apps after saved and autostart apps + Build fixes for BSD + Update eggsmclient code to fix crash + Add mutter support to gnome-wm + Make gnome-session exit properly on reboot/shutdown + Avoid pointless warnings + Honour the SmRestartNever SmRestartStyleHint + Default clients to RESTART_IF_RUNNING instead of NEVER + Code cleanups + Updated translations. - Rebase gnome-session-bgo507101-tile-ui.patch. - Rebase gnome-session-gnome-wm-compiz-manager.patch. - Remove libglade2-devel BuildRequires. - Use gnome-autogen.sh instead of autoreconf to make it work. * Mon May 25 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update gnome-session-gnome-wm-compiz-manager.patch to enable compiz only if the compiz-enabled file is newer than /etc/X11/xorg.conf * Tue Apr 14 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.26.1: + Fix inhibitor dialog not showing the right action button when shutting down + Make gnome-session-save --kill --silent work as --force-logout + Correctly use the arguments passed to gnome-session when launched with no session dbus + Updated translations. * Thu Apr 09 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 220.127.116.11: + New version with two main changes: - gnome-session now lets applications properly exit on logout - saving a session on logout is activated again + Detailed changes: - Update man pages - Let all processes exit cleanly on logout/reboot/shutdown - Use smaller icon size in inhibit dialog - Fix various crashes in inhibit dialog and during the logout process - Make the inhibit dialog look at desktop files from autostart directories too - Use XDG_CONFIG_HOME to save the session and create the session directory with the right permissions - Get the discard command from XSMP clients and save it when saving a session, and use it when removing a saved session - Properly handle XSMP clients that don't return a restart command when saving the session - Various XSMP protocol fixes - When saving the session, ask the XSMP clients to save the global and local states when needed instead of just asking them to save their global states. Else, clients won't appear on next login - Allow XSMP clients to interact during the logout (and cancel the logout), using the inhibit infrastructure - Allow clients to specify that they want to be ended last - Hide deprecated command-line options from gnome-session-save - -help - Re-enable session saving - Ignore XSyncAlarmDestroyed events, to avoid filling ~/.xsession-errors - Various code cleanups - Updated translations. - Stop recommending control-center2: I see no reason why we'd want to do this. Instead, recommend gnome-panel, metacity, nautilus and gnome-settings-daemon. since they are in the default session. - Stop suggesting rsh: it's not used anymore. * Thu Mar 19 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Remove workaround adding gnomesu to live-installer.desktop. It's not needed anymore. Will fix bnc#486644. * Tue Mar 17 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to version 2.26.0: + Turn off debug spew + Hide the "Save current session" button in the session properties since it's not working + Disable session saving because it's not ready yet + Updated translations. * Fri Mar 06 2009 email@example.com - Update to version 2.25.92: + Ensure treeview is included in a scrolled window with a shadow in the inhibit dialog + Use system-log-out icon instead of deprecated gnome-logout + Implement session saving + Use close button instead of ok button for error dialog + Fix the logout dialog not being themed + Code cleanup + Updated translations.
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A lot more goes into designing tech logos than you might think. Silicon Valley graphic designer Steve Yamaguma of Design2Market gives his take on some of today's familiar tech logos.
Penguins, Lizards and Apple's X Factor: How Famous OS Logos Got Started
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Murphy gets Emeralds off on right foot
Padres prospect homers twice, hits walk-off double in 10th
By Jonathan Raymond / Special to MLB.com | June 15, 2012 10:52 PM ET
The Padres prospect went 4-for-5 with a pair of homers, a walk-off double and five RBIs as the Emeralds kicked off Northwest League play with a 6-5, 10-inning victory over the Yakima Bears.
Murphy homered in the first and sixth innings and singled in the fourth. He came up again in the 10th with two on and two outs, delivering a double that scored Ronnie Richardson with the winning run.
"I told myself to stay within myself and not try to do too much," Murphy said. "Two strikes, I got a pitch on the outside corner and went with it for a double. I used the whole field."
The 22-year-old first baseman began the season with Class A Fort Wayne, where he batted .164 with a homer and four RBIs in 17 games. It's the first year in the Padres organization for the San Diego-area native, who was drafted by Texas in 2008 and spent four seasons with the Rangers.
Murphy played in only 19 games last year between the Rookie-level Arizona League and Class A Hickory. In April 2011, his then-19-year-old brother, Conrad, was severely injured in a car accident, and he returned to California to be with his family.
Released by Texas in March, Murphy got a call from Padres Minor League field coordinator Randy Johnson, who attended Valley Center, the same high school as his brother. He worked out for the Padres in Lake Elsinore, Calif., signed a contract and was sent to extended spring training in Arizona.
"I'm extremely thankful for the Padres organization and the way they treated me," Murphy said. "I live an hour from San Diego, I still live in San Diego County. It's a dream to be playing for your hometown team."
In 2010, his last extended time on the diamond, Murphy hit .319 with a .440 on-base percentage and .410 slugging percentage in 46 games with short-season Spokane. He's back in the Northwest League after making the jump from Fallbrook High School to the pros.
More importantly, his brother continues to show signs of improvement as he recovers from a brain injury.
"He still has a long road ahead, but he works harder than anyone I know," Murphy said. "He's an inspiration, as far as not giving up when the odds are against you.
"I see glimpses of his old self more and more, and it's great to see that. He's a warrior. He's the toughest [guy] I know."
Knowing what Conrad has been through -- and what he continues to go through -- helps put nights like Friday in perspective.
"It's baseball," Murphy said. "You have your ups and downs, and it's great that this was a good night for me and the hard work is paying off. I'm very thankful to be in the position I'm in."
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Video: CNN: Alex Jones vs Piers Morgan On Gun Control
REDLANDS - Politically charged signs hanging near Cope Middle School in Redlands brought concern to parents and residents in the neighborhood Wednesday morning.
Lori Zak was dropping off her child, who attends Cope, when she noticed the signs, one of which included a photo of an assault rifle and the words, "1776 Will Commence Again!," and another that read, "Come and Take It: We Will Not Be Disarmed."
The signs were noticeable to parents and residents around Cope, she said. They were not posted directly on school grounds.
Zak herself took about nine signs down, while school officials took down others, she said.
Zak also noticed signs on her way to Kimberly Elementary on Crescent Avenue and on a south corner of Center Street and Cypress Avenue.
Staff at both schools were notified of the signage, she said.
The signs echoed similar comments made recently by conservative radio host Alex Jones on Piers Morgan's CNN television show.
Jones was invited to speak with Morgan after his launching of a White House petition asking President Barack Obama's administration to deport the Morgan after his comments in favor of gun control.
"1776 will commence again, if you try to take our firearms," Jones said on Morgan's program. "We will not relinquish them, do you understand? That's why you're going to fail and the establishment knows no matter how much propaganda, the republic will rise again when you attempt to take our guns."
That discussion came weeks after the Newtown, Conn., shooting that left more than 20 people dead, most of them children.
Zak knew about the Jones interview and made the connection, she said.
"Initially when I (saw the signs) I thought, `What a nut,"' she said. "But to see the signs with that guy's comment and an assault rifle hung around by a kids' middle school, I thought that was clearly sending a message. And I think I felt threatened. What was the message here? Is the message that `If you take our guns, there would be another school shooting?"'
Officials at the Redlands Unified School District were aware of the signs, said Paul Cullen, assistant superintendent of educational services for the district.
Police were called to investigate, he said, and security cameras are being checked to help with the investigation.
"As a district, we are hypersensitive (to issues) that involve students and potential dangers to our students," he said.
City spokesman Carl Baker said the signs were removed by Redlands Code Enforcement and police officers.
Regardless of the message, the signs are in violation of the city's sign ordinance 8.04.180, he said.
The ordinance reads: "Every sign or advertising structure unlawfully on public property or declared to be hazardous or unsafe by the community development or his designee is declared to be a public nuisance."
Authorities do not know who posted signs, Baker said.
Zak believes the signs weren't posted around the school by coincidence. "And I am outraged, and I think every parent in this community and across the country would be if someone posted signs like that around a school," she said.
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I picked up my Toshiba NB305-310 the other day and was kind of weary about whether BT4 Final would install and whether or not the wireless would work (nevertheless have injection work). Anyways, not to bore you but everything seems to be setup perfect. I installed BT4 and was only able to get to TEXT MODE. Once I looked up a few things,
I found that the [fixvesa] command actually allowed me to get into the windows x environment. Also, the builtin wireless runs an atheros chipset and works out of the box (plain old wireless)
***for those of you who may be confused, I have yet to test the monitoring and injection yet but I will be doing so soon. In the mean time, everything is working great so far***
Anyways, I'm using a belkin FD7050 which from what I seen online, will support monitoring and packet injection. I'll try and make it a habit to update this post reasonably.


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Alumnus, longtime trustee and ardent champion of Mines dies
GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 7, 2010 – Ted P. Stockmar, a 1943 graduate of Colorado School of Mines and 33-year-member of the university's Board of Trustees, died Dec. 28, 2009.
Ted served on Mines' board of trustees from 1948 until 1981 and was chairman of the board from 1969 to 1979. He initiated the incorporation of the Colorado School of Mines Foundation in 1951 and continued to serve the foundation in many capacities throughout his life, as vice president, as founder and 30-year member of its investment committee, and later as a campaign committee member and honorary member of the foundation's board of governors.
"Ted has left an indelible legacy on our campus," said Mines President Bill Scoggins. "Since he began as a student here in the late 1930s, he was a genuine champion for Colorado School of Mines, always developing ways to enrich our expertise and rise to new levels of excellence. As an alumnus, his loyalty and generosity to the school were beyond compare."
"As one of the longest-serving members of the board of trustees, a one-man investment committee in the early days of the CSM Foundation, an advocate for a broadened academic experience and a true philanthropist, Ted was a giant in the Mines community," said David Wagner, chairman of the foundation board of governors and former Mines trustee.
Stockmar made his first contributions to Mines as a student leader. He was president of his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a colonel in the ROTC Cadet Corps, and president of both Tau Beta Pi and Theta Tau honorary societies. He was a four-year letter winner in football and member of the undefeated 1939 squad, as well as a member of the Intrafraternity Council, Blue Key, and Scabbard and Blade.
After graduating from Colorado School of Mines as a petroleum engineer, Stockmar entered WWII as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers and later served as a B-24 and B-29 pilot instructor in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He earned his law degree from the University of Denver in 1948 and went on to become partner of the Denver law firm of Holme Roberts & Owen. He retired from the firm in 1991 after a 40-year career, during which he distinguished himself as an incisive expert in natural resources law and land utilization.
As a member of the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees, Stockmar advocated for the establishment of a mineral economics program and a strengthened humanities curriculum. He was actively involved in developing the CSM Research Institute, the Colorado Energy Research Institute and the Potential Gas Agency at Mines. During his tenure, the first student housing was erected on campus, as well as the original student union and numerous academic buildings.
In addition to giving generously of his time in service to Colorado School of Mines and the CSM Foundation, Stockmar also made a substantial philanthropic commitment to the school. His lifetime gifts to Mines total more than $2 million, placing him in the Platinum level of the Mines Century Society, and among the school's most generous benefactors.
In recognition of his leadership and advocacy, Stockmar was awarded the Colorado School of Mines Distinguished Achievement Medal in 1987, the Mines Medal in 1989, and an Honorary Doctorate in 1997. He was an honorary member of the Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association since 1971.
A campus memorial service will be announced. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to the CSM Foundation, PO Box 4005, Golden, CO 80401-0005 or giving.mines.edu/give.
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After 24 exciting races during the season and a thrilling final weekend at the Hockenheimring, Marvin Kirchhöfer (18, Leipzig, Lotus) achieved another win in the last race. The newly-crowned champion rounded off his perfect weekend with a third win in the third race. In the first two races, the ADAC Sports Foundation protégé enjoyed a start-finish victory and in the final race, he fought his way up through the field from eighth on the grid to P1.
The most thrilling title battle in the history of the Formel ADAC was resolved on Saturday. Kirchhöfer sealed the championship fight ahead of the final race with two wins, having made an impressive comeback during the course of the two race weekends at the Nürburgring and Hockenheim: Kirchhöfer caught his championship rival Gustav Malja (16, Sweden, Neuhauser Racing) on the home straight with five successes in the last six races and secured the title.
New champion Marvin Kirchhöfer wins all three races in Hockenheim. Jeffrey Schmidt third in the championship.
"Finishing the season with a hat trick is simply fantastic. This weekend at Hockenheim has been just brilliant," said Kirchhöfer after his ninth victory and 16th podium finish in his debut year in the Formel ADAC.
Team-mate Jeffrey Schmidt (18, Switzerland, Lotus) made it a one-two victory for team champions Lotus on Sunday; the Swiss driver took second place on the podium to secure third position in the championship.
Comments from the Top Three drivers
Marvin Kirchhöfer, Winner:
"Finishing the season with a hat trick is simply fantastic. This weekend at Hockenheim has been just brilliant, and my car's performance was excellent during the entire weekend. Whilst I won the first two races from pole, I had to fight my way up from eighth place to P1 in the third race. Racing here has been amazing. Zandvoort used to be my favourite track, but the Hockenheimring is now definitely at the top of my list after this weekend."
Jeffrey Schmidt, Second:
"I made up my mind yesterday to finish the 2012 Formel ADAC season with a good result, which I have done. The main thing, though, was my third place in the championship and that was my most important goal for the weekend. Whilst I was a bit disappointed with two fourth places on Saturday, I now realise their importance for my final result in the standings. "
Gustav Malja, Third:
"Obviously, I'm disappointed that I did not win the championship but I at least ended the season well with three podiums in three races. The Lotus drivers were very quick on this track, and unfortunately, I just could not match their speed. Nevertheless, I want to thank my team Neuhauser Racing for two wonderful years in the Formel ADAC and for their fantastic support. I'm really looking forward now to finding out what the future holds for me as far as motor racing is concerned."
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Hello everyone,
There is a possibility of our club hosting Rodolfo Viera (2x Mundials Champ) and Gabriel Rainho ( 5x Brazilian National champion) to do a seminar in October.
Rodolfo is world class and an absolute beast on the ground.
Please drop me a PM or email at n 10 BJJ@ gmail. com if you would like to reserve a place. It will be first come first served.


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If you didn't get enough of Sundance's Next program - fillmed with scruffy, micro-budgeted independent films - then you'll want to get to Los Angeles this August.
Next Weekend, a four-day film festival celebrating "stylistically adventurous films that take a bold approach to storytelling," will take place in L.A. from August 8 to 11, the Sundance Institute announced Monday.
The event will take place at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas and other locations around Los Angeles. The event - billed as an extension of the Next <=> program that is part of the Sundance Film Festival every January - will include screenings of eight yet-to-be-released feature films, as well as parties and artist programs.
Next Weekend will include:
• An opening-night outdoor screening Aug. 8 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery's Cinespia.
• A panel discussion on how these super-low-budget films get made.
• The annual ShortsLab: Los Angeles, a half-day short filmmaking workshop.
• Expanding on closing night, Aug. 11, to venues across Los Angeles including the American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, Cinefamily, MOCA, and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
The Sundance Institute website has posted an interview with Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper and program director Trevor Groth about the weekend plans.


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After years of resisting, I allowed relatives to buy my boys iPod Touches for Chanukah. Unfortunately, these devices didn't come with directions on teaching children how to live with and without them.
Oh, iPod Touch. You're crack and you know it.
For the last several years, both sets of grandparents have asked if they could buy these devices for my boys and I've always said no. This year, I don't know what came over me, but I said yes to my stepmother. We have experience managing all sorts of media, and I really thought the boys could handle the opportunity to play games, download apps, listen to music and text — basically all the things you can do on an iPhone minus making calls.
I was wrong.
For a few hours after opening them on the second night of Chanukah, everything was miraculous. They texted every grandparent and aunt and uncle. I received 19 texts from my younger son Ezra that were just long series of consonants interspersed with "wats up." One text was just "Gardu Fsgsyd." My older son Maxon texted me from six inches away. Ezra downloaded three different skateboard games. Maxon joined Instagram and downloaded Minecraft. Ezra exclaimed "Bam!" every four minutes while playing an NFL football game, apparently opening up a can of whup ass against the "Texas Stars." (That would be the Dallas Cowboys. I did not correct him). Maxon spent 20 minutes changing his background screen. Then he spent another 20 picking out an Instagram screen name. Ezra told everyone his passcode. Several times.
Early Friday afternoon, it was time to turn them off. Then my husband and I got a taste of what happens when you unplug children from an iPod Touch.
First, they lose the ability to walk. Hunched over Quasimodo style, they follow you reluctantly through the streets with their draggy feet and noodle arms. Second, they lose control over their speaking voices. Every sentence that came out of Maxon's mouth was heavy with cheek. Every request to Ezra was answered with howling "no" sirens. Then they develop permanent stink eye stare. It's unnerving.
After what was supposed to be a leisurely family stroll to Rittenhouse Square and Joseph Fox Books, my husband and I were electric with tension. iPod Touch withdrawal nearly destroyed my marriage in one afternoon. Michael escaped to Cross Fit around 4 p.m., telling me, "I need to not be here."
I put Cheeky McGee and Whiny McCoy on their beds with no stimuli, praying they would nap.
Were they up too late the night before? You bet. Did they wake up too early that morning? Yep. Do I blame the iPod Touch and not the lack of sleep? Yes. Yes I do. Because no one is Quasimodo walking while carrying an iPod Touch. There is no injustice when the Texas Stars are losing and your karate teacher follows you on Instagram. There is nothing to whine about when all you hear is the sweet ding of a new text.
So my husband and I held those iPod Touches hostage until the attitudes stabilized.
Two days later, we allowed them to take their iPods to my mother's house, where they were spending the night. We told them they weren't allowed to use them until the next morning. When Michael and I woke up we each had new messages from the kids. Ezra texted me pictures of all the art projects he did with my mother. Maxon gave me the play-by-play of his evening. I have to admit, I loved hearing from them that way.
I can't remove the iPod Touch from existence. I can't get rid of Facebook (t'would be bliss) or smartphones, or go back to a time when you stuck a tape in a Walkman and hid with a telephone in a closet, the long cord run under the door, stretched to its limit. But I can try to teach my children how to live with and without these machines.
Unfortunately, the iPod Touch doesn't come with instructions on how to do this. Looks like we will be winging it. Get ready iPod Touch. You may be crack, but we have the whip.


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EBook Conversion
EBook Conversion
Calibre (eBook conversion)
Calibre is an eBook reader, library manager, and tool for conversion between many eBook formats (including the .epub format). Install:
sudo apt-get install calibre
Convert a web page to ePub format
The ePub (.epub) format is the default format for many eBook readers. Its format is closely similar to HTML, CSS, and XML formatting of many web pages and, therefore, ePub conversion is, in fact, most successful from HTML documents.
- Save a complete webpage in .htm format:
- Firefox -> File -> Save Page As... -> Filter: Web page, complete -> webpage.htm
- Edit the .htm file (using kate in Kubuntu or gedit in Ubuntu) and delete any elements of the page that you do not wish to be included in the eBook.
- Start Calibre and add the downloaded/edited .htm file as a book to the Calibre library:
- Calibre -> Add Books... -> webpage.htm
- Convert the downloaded/edited .htm file:
- Calibre -> (highlight webpage.htm) -> Convert E-books -> Convert individually
Choose your conversion options.
- Calibre is able to convert into .mobi format and many other eBook formats as well (in a similar manner).
Create an eBook cover
Calibre allows the addition of a cover to an eBook. In general, a 525x700 px JPEG (.jpg) image is easiest to use as a cover. I superimpose a 525x700 px cover image on a plain 590x750 px background in order to accommodate more eBook reader screens, but that is a personal preference.
- Using Gimp, create a new image that is 590x750:
- Gimp -> New... -> Image Size: 590x750
- Then import the 525x700 image as a new layer:
- Gimp -> File -> Open as Layers... -> MyCoverImage.png
- which I position so the bottom edge of the imported image is at the bottom of the blank area, and is, of course, centered.
- Save the image as the new eBook cover. When prompted to either flatten the image or merge the layers, either option will suffice.
The cover image can be selected (during the conversion process) in the Calibre -> Convert E-books -> Metadata settings.


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THREE private care homes in Worcestershire have had their council contracts terminated after complaints about poor quality care.
Two of the homes have since been forced to close after Worcestershire County Council withdrew its residents following welfare concerns.
The three homes are:
- The Hall in Bromsgrove, where 28 elderly residents were moved out in November after Legionnaires' disease was found in the water supply. It has now closed.
- The Old Vicarage Care Home in Tibberton Road, Malvern, which shut in December after residents were found with no heating or hot water.
- Westwood Care Home in Bath Road, Worcester. The home remains open despite the council terminating its contract and moving out its residents following "quality and care issues".
The Care and Quality Commission has launched a new inspection of the Westwood facility, which has yet to conclude.
Your Worcester News can also reveal how since April 2012, the council has received complaints about 22 different care homes across Worcestershire.
In total, four were deemed serious enough to have contracts terminated, but in one of those cases, a facility for people with learning disabilities, it was re-instated.
Councillor Sheila Blagg, cabinet member for adult social care, speaking during a full council meeting, said: "I don't think we can ever do enough - if you ever start to think you have and start getting complacent, something will come back to bite you.
"Calls about complaints with care homes often come straight to me, as I'm the cabinet member and when they do, I will always take it up and follow it through to a conclusion."
Nobody at the Westwood Care Home was available for comment last night.
Back in 2012 the QCQ said it had failed two out of five inspection criteria. Inspectors said they had moderate concerns about care and the welfare of people who use the service, and that records were not being kept up to date, but at the time the owners hit back by insisting they were wrong.
A spokesman for the council said: "Officers of Worcestershire County Council have been working with Westwood Care Home in Worcester for some time to ensure that care provided to residents is of the standard required.
"We have now taken the decision to terminate the council's contract with Westwood."
The exact reasons behind the termination have not been revealed.
The council says if people want to report problems at care homes in Worcestershire they can call 0845 607 2000.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 4/4/2014 (1205 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Right now, in a high-security research lab at Northwestern University's Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics, scientists are tickling rats. Their goal? To develop a pharmaceutical-grade happiness pill. But their efforts might also produce some of the best evidence yet that humour isn't something experienced exclusively by human beings.
Scientists believe human laughter evolved from the distinctive panting emitted by our great-ape relatives during rough and tumble play; that panting functions as a signal that the play is all in good fun and nobody's about to tear anybody else's throat out. In a clever bit of scientific detective work, psychologist Marina Davila-Ross of the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom analyzed digital recordings of tickle-induced panting from chimps, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans, as well as human laughter, and found the vocal similarities between the species matched their evolutionary relationships. Chimps and bonobos, our closest relatives, boast the most laughter-like kind of panting, while the noises of gorillas, further down our family tree, sound less like laughing. And orangutans, our truly distant cousins, pant in a most primitive way.
Non-human primates don't just laugh -- there's evidence they can crack their own jokes. Koko, a gorilla in Woodside, Calif., who has learned more than 2,000 words and 1,000 American Sign Language signs, has been known to play with different meanings of the same word. When she was asked, "What can you think of that's hard?" the gorilla signed, "rock" and "work." She also once tied her trainer's shoelaces together and signed, "chase."
But what about other members of the animal kingdom -- do they have funny bones? Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado-Boulder professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and author of The Emotional Lives of Animals, believes they do. In fact, he thinks we're on the cusp of discovering that many animals have a sense of humour, maybe even all mammals. The idea that animals can appreciate comedy isn't as far-fetched as it sounds, considering some of the other groundbreaking discoveries scientists such as Bekoff are making about animal behaviour: They have found dogs that understand unfairness, spiders that display different temperaments and bees that can be trained to be pessimistic.
As Bekoff points out, Darwin argued the difference between human and animal intelligence is a matter of degree, not of kind. Or as Bekoff put it, "If we have a sense of humour, then non-human animals should have a sense of humour, too."
A similar sentiment inspired psychologist Jaak Panksepp to enter his lab at Bowling Green State University in Ohio one day in 1997 and tell undergrad Jeffrey Burgdorf, "Let's go tickle some rats." The lab had already discovered its rats would emit unique ultrasonic chirps in the 50-kilohertz range when they were chasing one another and engaging in play fighting. Now the researchers wondered if they could prompt this chirping through tickling. Sure enough, when the researchers began poking at the bellies of the rats in their lab, their ultrasonic recording devices picked up the same 50 kilohertz sounds. The rats eagerly chased their fingers for more. Soon, as the news media trumpeted the existence of rat laughter, people the world over were opening up their rat cages and engaging Pinky and Mr. Pickles in full-scale tickle wars.
We met Burgdorf at his office at Northwestern's Falk Center, where as a biomedical engineering professor he's continued his rat-tickling efforts. He was cautious, however, about overselling what's happening with his rodents. "I don't necessarily call it laughter, I call it a signal of positive affect," Burgdorf told us. His careful choice of words makes sense. Not everyone was convinced he and Panksepp had uncovered real rat laughter when their rodent-tickling activities first went public. But whatever you want to call it, Burgdorf, a quick-witted guy with a boyish face and a sign on his office door that reads Know It All, has been obsessed with that strange rat noise he first heard in 1997.
He seems to be onto something. While tickling isn't always pleasant -- thus the term "tickle torture" -- in multiple experiments Burgdorf has demonstrated the rats' 50-kilohertz chirping is only associated with positive experiences. For example, the rats only made this sound during rough and tumble play when the animals were of similar size. The vocalizations changed when one of the animals involved was much larger than the other, when it was no longer fun and games and instead looked more like bullying. And when given a choice, Burgdorf's rats would push a bar to play a recording of the 50-kilohertz chirp as opposed to other rat noises, suggesting they had a preference for the sound. Finally, when Burgdorf and his colleagues used electrodes, opiates, and other manipulations to stimulate the reward centres of rats' brains, the rats produced that same laughter-like noise.
Whether you call it laughter or not, Burgdorf is convinced these rats' ultrasonic noises signal they're experiencing happiness. Hence the "laughing pill" experiment: He and his colleagues are testing a new antidepressant medication on rats, to see if it makes them "laugh," or chirp happily. If all goes well, Burgdorf believes the resulting medication could eventually be approved for humans. Rats, so often seen as a malicious pest, could end up making the world a happier place.
-- Washington Post-Bloomberg


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Colorado Christian CollegeClass of
Raised in a Hell on Earth - What if you never knew your father and your hard-partying mom almost aborted you along a road of one-night stands? What if Denver's crime rate peaked in your neighborhood, where walking home from school was like dodging trouble in an espionage film? Dead center in the chaos stood your two uncles, who even the local mafia sidestepped, and who were constantly in and out of jail. Greg Stier didn't have to imagine.
Many boys in his shoes walk straight into delinquency. But at the age of six, Greg was uncannily fixated on other things: God, sin, the cross, man's eternal choice, and how heaven and hell are our only options. It's a bottom line many refuse to believe, yet he saw it plain as day. As if present circumstances weren't enough, hell scared him to death. Greg ran to God, who began to build in him a desire to help other "unlikelies" see eternal choices clearly. Greg looked to America's teenagers. God certainly works through adults and young children, but He's historically fond of adolescents, Greg observed. He believes that the Bible shows Jesus as a youth leader with one adult sponsor (Peter) and 11 pimpled faces in tow. While teens are often labeled as misguided and rebellious, Greg sees them as ideal evangelists—moldable, chock-full of energy, unencumbered by ego, fear, or "the systems" adults get lost in.
In 1991, Greg cofounded Dare 2 Share Ministries part time in Arvada, Colo., with a goal to mobilize students at every high school and middle school in America as relentless followers of Christ who develop a relational, lifetime habit of helping others do the same. Teenagers nowadays value authenticity and a personal environment, so Greg utilized both in his approach. Despite critics' jabs, he still unabashedly presents the reality of heaven and hell and the eternal ultimatum, but in teen language, and has found that it resonates, however uncomfortable the topic. To date, he's helped mobilize close to 400,000 teenagers from all 50 states.
On April 20, 1999, Greg was at a Denver-area church promoting a conference entitled "When All Hell Breaks Loose," when news broke of the nearby Columbine shootings. The tragedy that rocked our nation made him realize a deeper need to spiritually anchor its youth, so that year he went full time with Dare 2 Share. In the next five years they hope to go international. Meanwhile, Dare 2 Share holds annual conferences nationwide and has trained numerous youth leaders, published nine books, developed a wide line of online media, and produced two reality video series.
If Gospel work is so urgent, why detour through college? Greg's been preaching since age 12, including leading his mother to Christ, but he developed his theological framework and ministry philosophy at CCU. His work is sometimes unsettling--not everyone wants Jesus. That's just the tension we live in because results aren't our job, Greg says. We're simply to spark conversation, listen in love, reach as many as possible, and pray to God knowing only He can save.
Greg's youth pastor sent him to the mall when he was 12. As strangers passed, Greg was to picture three words on their foreheads: Bound…for…Hell. It felt silly and judgmental, until he saw that it's all anyone has left without God. Then his tears flowed freely. Now that conviction and vision drives; Dare 2 Share, and is part of what's become a guiding beacon for a nation of youth, ready and willing to be a part of Christ's cause.
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text: The upholsterers came and took all the chairs off to be recovered. Movers arrived in the afternoon and took all the paperback racks out of our department. They were moved to the hallway leading to the adult department. This gave grade school and jr. high school readers a small browsing collection while our room was closed. The carpet layers and painters were hard at work as well. The old carpeting was removed from everywhere except the Inger Boye Children's Room and some of the new carpeting was put down. The carpet has a pattern of oak leaves to complement the carvings on the entryway to our department.


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- 12/01/2011
The Board will not vote next week on the "employee plus one" benefits expansion proposal that was outlined at the Board's Oct. 28 meeting. Board Chairman Bob Whitehouse said: "Because of scheduling conflicts, not all members of the Board of Regents will be present at the Dec. 8 meeting, and I have been asked to schedule consideration of the 'employee plus one' proposal for a later date. The Board does plan to consider the proposal at a subsequent meeting."
Following are highlights of the December Board meeting. A complete agenda and schedule is available here.
9 a.m.: Business Affairs Committee Topic: UNMC Energy Efficiency Loan Presenter: Ken Hansen, assistant vice chancellor for facilities management and planning, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Topic: UNL Master Plan Update Presenter: Harvey Perlman, chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
9:45 a.m. Academic Affairs Committee Topic: Update on the College of Public Health Presenter: Ayman El-Mohandes, dean, College of Public Health, UNMC
10:15 a.m. (approximate): Break
10:30 a.m.: Board of Regents meeting
The Board will be asked to approve:
- Elimination of the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at UNL. (Addendum IX-A-2)
- Creation of a Ph.D. in exercise science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The program would help address a growing demand in Nebraska and regionally for exercise science professionals with advanced training. (Addendum IX-A-3)
- Creation of a Ph.D. in biostatistics at UNMC. The program would provide students with the instruction and research experience necessary to become high-quality faculty members, researchers and leaders in biomedicine and public health in Nebraska and globally. (Addendum IX-A-4)
- The budget for the replacement of the roof at the Animal Science Complex at UNL. (Addendum IX-B-3)
- Installation of controls, HVAC renovations and energy commissioning in the Eppley Science Hall, Lied Transplant Center, Medical Science Building, Durham Research Center I and Durham Research Center II at UNMC, as well as an equipment lease purchase agreement. (Addendum IX-B-6)


text: I have been a DC fan forever and in this site for a short period of time. Obviously the big rub in this house is the problems with our Boys. I think the majority understand that JJ is the ulitmate problem but it's like your mother in law. You can't shoot her so you have to deal with her in spite of your lovely wife. The coach on the other hand is the hot issue that really seems to divide this house. You probably know I'm ready to move on from the JG expirement. My questions is to those who think we should keep JG for next year or beyond. Please tell me why you think this way using logic and factual data to support your reasoning? I have tried to understand your side but I get a lot of generalities and heresy such as "I just have this feeling" or "I just think he's good for the team" or "he's better than what we had" or "he needs a chance". Before you answer, please consider he's been the DC OCoordinator going on 6 years, all teams have injuries and his W/L record to date. Again, please provide statistical data or facts to support your thoughts or argument that indicate trends of success or improvement under his watch. Thanks


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You could start by providing a few more details, about your network, exact steps you have taken using SET, do you have a firewall on, etc.
I'm not sure if this is an issue w/ SET itself or an issue w/ my machine (as I also am having that issue where i cannot upgrade metasploit to 3.7.1, even after multiple reinstallations of BT5)
Anyway, when I run SET and start a rogue AP, everything appears to run fine. I then choose an attack that involves website cloning, either from a template or by providing a URL. When I have another machine connect to the AP, the rogue website appears, however, it appears without any images. This is obviously an issue, as a website like FB or twitter does not look at all accurate. i have tried even using a separate adapter to connect to the internet, then bridge the to in SET by enabling ettercap. Still does not work. Does any one have any ideas? Thanks!
You could start by providing a few more details, about your network, exact steps you have taken using SET, do you have a firewall on, etc.
Back|track giving machine guns to monkeys since 2007 !
Do not read the Wiki, most your questions will not be answered there !
Do not take a look at the: Forum Rules !
This is the process I take:
I start up set, select to start a rogue AP.
Once that has started with no errors, I go to website attack vectors and select credential harvesting.
Then I select either to use a template or clone a site - it makes no difference.
Once that is done, I use a device (I have used a win xp computer, a win 7 computer, and an ipad2) to connect to the previously forged AP. The device will connect to said ap just fine, and will display the cloned website, however, without any images.
Hey it looks like my script can be useful here
Just use this script to save the site of your choice, and then choose custom import instead of clone/template. Now you can take the site cloned with my script
Yes thats what you have to do
Did it work?


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The owner of Del Amo Fashion Center will reimburse the city of Torrance for legal fees incurred defending a lawsuit filed by Redondo Beach in an effort to stop Nordstrom from leaving the South Bay Galleria for the Torrance mall.
A new Nordstrom store is the focal point of a redevelopment of the north end of the Hawthorne Boulevard mall.
Redondo Beach filed a lawsuit late last year accusing Torrance of failing to perform an environmental analysis it contends state law requires for a project of that magnitude.
A fee agreement approved at Tuesday's City Council meeting requires mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. to reimburse the city for the cost of an outside law firm hired to defend the lawsuit.
"Simon Property Group Inc., and Del Amo Fashion Center are the real parties in interest in these proceedings, since their ability to construct their planned improvements to Del Amo Fashion Center is dependent upon successful defense of the pending lawsuit," City Attorney John Fellows III wrote in a report to the council.
"Given the current financial crisis facing California government entities, it is appropriate for the real party in interest to bear the cost of the city's defense."
Torrance contends Redondo Beach broke the state open-meetings law in filing the suit and is seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed because of the procedural gaffe.
A Los Angeles Superior Court hearing is set for April 4.
- Nick Green