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Dave: We don't usually bring animals to church with us, but I brought a donkey with me
today that really has a tale to tell.
Donkey: Haw He Haw (Try to give inflections of excitement in voice.)
Dave: The donkey says, "Wow! What a day I've had today!" Won't you please tell
us about it?
Donkey: (Bray trying to give inflections of fear.)
Dave: The donkey says, It started when two strange guys came and took me away from Mama.
I've never been away from Mama. I'm just a teenager, actually.
Donkey: (Bray: curiosity)
Dave: The donkey says, These guys led me outside the city and I met a man who was
different from any man I've ever met. He had the kindest eyes I've ever seen. And they
looked sad too.
By the way, do you have a name, Donkey?
Donkey: (Bray: matter of fact)
Dave: The donkey says we can call her Jewel. Did you have more to tell us?
Donkey: (Bray: fear followed by wonder of wonders & peace)
Dave: Jewel says, The two strangers helped this kind man mount on my back. Now I've never
been ridden before, and I wanted to jump around and toss him right off. But this man was
different. I just felt so peaceful, and I wanted to do whatever He wanted.
Donkey: (Bray: excitement)
Dave: Jewel says, He headed me along the main road into the city, and soon I realized this
was a major festival. People were gathering and everyone was shouting "Hosanna"
and "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" It was like this guy was
a King on the way to being crowned. I wondered if this was the Messiah that everyone was
talking about?
Donkey: (Bray: wonder, distant recollections)
Dave: Jewel says, Then it came to me... Messiah! Yes! Didn't I remember my mother telling
me about something that happened to her grandfather long ago? Mama said her mama told her
about it. Jewel thinks that a donkey carried the Messiah's mother to Bethlehem the very
night he was born. She said the donkey told about seeing the Messiah being born. And then
there were shepherds who came and told about angels on the hillside who announced his
Donkey: (Bray: awe)
Dave: Jewel says, "Wow! He chose just a little donkey like me to ride! But it
couldn't be, could it? I mean, I'm just an ordinary donkey. Shouldn't a King be riding a
great stallion?"
Donkey: (Bray: as if praying)
Dave: Jewel says we should pray... Our Heavenly Father, we thank you for coming to us and
for showing us your love. We thank you for dying on a cross for our sins that we may live
with you in heaven one day. Bless these children and draw them closer to you every day.
Donkey: (Bray: motioning with head to invite to follow and praise Jesus)
Dave: Jewel says we can praise Jesus just like the people did on the road to Jerusalem.
Let's shout "Hosanna" and praise Jesus too! (Give each child a palm leaf and
lead them around the church saying "Hosanna" and "Blessed is He who comes
in the name of the Lord!")
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|American River
A map showing the American River
|Sierra Nevada
|Sacramento River
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|United States
|50 km
|Avg. discharge
|104 m3/s
|Basin area
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The American River is a river in northern California in the United States. It is a tributary of the Sacramento River. The river starts in the Sierra Nevada and flows west through the city of Sacramento. The river is 50 km long with a watershed of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi).
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A partially built Russian oil pipeline to Asia will not be connected to China in 2009, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday, citing Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko.
"There is no way. It cannot be put into operation next year," Interfax quoted Shmatko as saying when asked if a spur would be built from the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline to the Chinese border in 2009.
China has jockeyed with Japan for access to oil from the ESPO pipeline, which is designed to link Siberian oil fields to Kozmino Bay on Russia's Pacific coast with a total length of over 4,700 kilometres (2,900 miles).
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The first phase of the ESPO pipeline, connecting oil-producing regions to Skovorodino, was initially scheduled to go into operation in late 2009 but its launch has been pushed back to the fourth quarter of 2009, Interfax said.
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Friday, May 08, 2009
Wikipedia pwnd again
And not even by someone significant. Topped by Topper. Oh, the indignity. The social network posing as an encyclopedia gets Dilberted, and it didn't even require Dogbert.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Colbert Study: Liberals Don't Know he's Serious
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
The Worst of 2008
- We didn't use the surge to invade Iran.
- President Bush was not elected to a 3rd term.
- Vice President Cheney did not run for President.
- They didn't turn The Colbert Report into an hourly report and fire Jon Stewart.
- McCain was refused the right to find and kill Osama bin Laden.
- Sarah Palin was ignored by the liberal media.
- Rachel Maddow was allowed on TV.
- Courts refused Vice President Cheney the right to destroy secret documents.
- Franken won.
- Obama won.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The Joy of Shill'n
The main stream media, as my friend Karl Rove knows, are just a bunch of simpletons who repeat whatever you feed them - like the Wall Street Journal echoing stock quotes. As Bush echoed for Rove, "the filter". More importantly, regardless of how big and nasty the lie, even the fact checkers go out of their way to be courteous and avoid potential legal problems. Maybe they'll eventually criticize it as a "distortion" or "exaggeration" like the losers at FactCheck.org or the liberals at Salon.com, but they still echo the lie itself and the mass media rarely follows up, content to move on to whatever is new and hot.
The important thing is they repeat your brand name and your lie, and most often both in the headline and summary, and few people read beyond that. It's like advertising without the pain of paying for it or those long, tedious notifications about the accuracy of the claims. That's why you should believe "Palin - the Hockey Mom Candidate", "McCain-Palin Repeat Obama Palling Around with Terrorists", "America Must Pass Bailout Plan Immediately", and "Bush Says Everything Will be Fine".
To be continued....
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
STOP! Do Not Vote!
Not to mention all the quality TV available to watch now that the writers are on strike. You can even enjoy FOX News accurate and quality updates on celebrity news and Super Tuesday while they inform you about all the failings for the Democrats that they heard about from some people they know.
Most important, don't vote twice. Even though, technically, you can go to both the Democrat and Republican caucus polling places and legally vote for a Democratic and Republican candidate at each, only experts really understand how to do this. Non-experts frequently suffer brain sprains. Which is why TV and talk radio are the best options of safe and secure real Americans.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Squat On It
- "the behind the scenes"
- "common knowledge"
The behind the scenes is is that Fox News has hired the Answerbag correspondent from Voice Of America after VOA decided it had enough answers in the bag on the Internet to control common knowledge. Fox News: you can squat on it. As dependable as your toilet, ready to flush on demand. Larry Craig optional.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Play Footsy with me
I decided to wash my feet today. It's always a sad day when I have scrub away the wonderful aroma they have accrued. But since I was already washing the other AStoundingly Splendiferous smelling place on my body, I decided to give each footsy a fair and balanced scrubbing too.
Teacher/Coach (40) Marries 16-year-old High School Student
Monday, May 28, 2007
Trust Wikipedians to Remember the Heroes
It was a memorial that nobody wants a historian that's spent 20 years studying history and archeaology digs, or a doctor that's spent 6 years studying chemistry and biology and 4 in practice. We'd much prefer a kid tell us what 4 out of 5 unnamed dentists recommend on a commercial site for a large corporation selling pharmaceuticals and spending money on motivational speakers to keep employee morale high.
As Stephen Colbert said in an interview with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales:
"What I love about it is that it brings democracy to information. For too long, the elites that study things got to say what is or isn't real." - The Colbert Report, 2007.05.24
That's why it's far better to keep guys like Wolfie happy and doing a heckuva job than like cut-and-run Japanese government officials hanging themselves over a little $236,000 bookkeeping "fraud". Just ask Paul Wolfowitz. He'll tell you the $400,000 he received to step down as the World Bank president kept his morale and terrorist fighting productivity high.


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Laura Hughes
Laura Hughes produces engaging works of fantasy fiction set against a backdrop of magical worlds
and richly drawn characters that teach young people to develop determination and the ability to
overcome challenges.
In the tradition of Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter, she builds entire worlds peopled with
heroic role models that young readers find irresistible.
The Sara Chronicles
The Beginning - Book 1
Someone had made a terrible mistake twelve years ago and placed a homeless child in the care of Janet and Hugh Finklestein. This child's name was Sara. She knew nothing of her life before the Finklestein's, just that life with them was miserable. They didn't feed her, didn't love her and pretty much left her to fend for herself. Sara's life changes dramatically one day when she is transported to the Land of the Keepers, a strange place where nothing is quite what it seems, and danger is around every bend.
Sara is told by the Keepers that an evil group called the Garren have been causing trouble in the land. People have been disappearing, those that are left have begun to change dramatically from kind and loving neighbors to hateful, violent bullies. Sara is told that she has special powers given to her at birth that will help save these people. So not only does she have to discover what the power is, she has to find two children just like her who will help complete this enormous responsibility.
The Sara Chronicles
Evolution Of Us - Book 2
A year after restoring the balance of good and evil to the magical Land of the Keepers, young Sara, James, and Thomas are laying low-living separately to protect them from the vanquished members of Garren that they helped defeat. But it's not the only danger they face. Suddenly, the magical powers they possess begin to possess them. Sara's the first to notice: her powers now include the ability to control weather. But as she begins to use them, the powers run amok, leaving a trail of freak snowstorms and record heat waves. Meanwhile, people around them are mysteriously disappearing-simply vanishing into thin air. Now, the three of them must reunite in the Land of the Keepers to learn to control their awesome powers and fix whatever is stealing people away.
The Sara Chronicles
The Return - Book 3
A golden-haired girl named Sara lies in a deep sleep. It has been four years since the evil Braccus entered her mind, making it impossible to communicate with her friends without pain and nausea; worse, she was absorbing the powers of other children when she came in contact with them. Sara had been afraid and alone when Olie, her good friend and mentor, stepped in to ease her suffering with a sleeping spell. Many changes have occurred while Sara has been comatose. Some of the members of her small, gifted group of friends-drawn together by their special abilities-have changed and, in some cases, moved on without her. Braccus is still causing trouble and attempting to gain control of the worlds, but Sara has become more powerful and unpredictable while in her sleep state. What powers will she wield when she awakes, and how will Sara deal with becoming a young woman left behind by the world she knew?
The Sara Chronicles
Chaos, Confusion and Changing Of The Guard - Book 4
As the nefarious Braccus consolidates his armies of evil, the forces of good are in disarray. Unity among the safeguarding Keepers and the ones they are sworn to protect is elusive, and each of the critical groups of three is struggling to find each other-and stay alive. That's just the way Braccus likes it. With unparalleled strategic skill, he's managed to make evil the dominant power in the worlds. Bizarre races of the horrifying creatures he controls are wreaking havoc on the innocent villagers, killing them for sport or turning them into Braccus's slaves. Good has been relegated to the shadows. Meanwhile, Sara, James and Thomas are facing their greatest challenges yet. For one of them, it will mean actually merging with the evil scourge; for another, a hideous prophecy foretells certain doom. But all of them must race against time if there's any hope for saving the innocents of the worlds from Braccus's eternal rule. Can they accomplish their tasks before it is too late?
The Sara Chronicles
The Great Unknown and All That Lies Beneath It - Book 5
It was written long ago in the books of creation. Since the beginning of time good and evil have shared the worlds with a kind of uneasy understanding that each must exist to balance the other out. Many changes have occurred with the Keepers and suddenly they find themselves on the losing side of the scale. Evil has now taken control of the surface of the worlds, all seven of them, and all that is good has now been forced below to hide in caves and wait for their chance to fight back. The older Keepers are dying off. Sara, Thomas and James have gone to the afterlife to find a way to defeat Braccus, leaving Alice, Randall, Eric, Finola, Vincent and Franklin as the new guardians of what is left of the civilized worlds. The surface is ruined, everything is dead or dying. How can the Keepers make a difference after death and save what is left of the human population from the monsters that now roam the surface, restlessly seeking a way to get below and finish destroying the people hidden there
The Sara Chronicles
Into Darkness We Go - Up Above And Down Below - Book 6
The surface worlds have been destroyed and evil is in control of them. All the good souls are hidden underground, chased there by horrible monsters that killed their friends and family members as they watched. Traumatized, they wait for someone to come and rescue them. Out of the seven worlds, only two are aware that the Keepers exist. The Keepers have to walk into uncertain situations with panicked survivors while Sara, Thomas, and James, still trapped in the afterworld continue to search for the objects that are the key to Braccus's downfall. These three bright souls wander in the darkest part of the afterworld among the ugliest thoughts ever let loose from Braccus's mind, fighting to make their way back from death to rescue the living.
The Sara Chronicles
Stories New - Stories Old - Things Re-written
and Things Foretold- Book 7
There have always been two versions of the fate of the worlds - one is written in a light volume authored by Iam creator of all that is good and the other in a dark book authored by Braccus - the embodiment of all evil. The endings of both books are fluid and ever-changing, the outcome being uncertain - and in this last great battle of both entities - it is winner take all. Sara, Thomas and James are dead-stuck in the afterworld fighting Braccus's evil thoughts and lost souls while trying to find their way back to their, currently un-occupied bodies somewhere far below them. With only the idea that it might be possible to live again, they race toward a sweet, loving voice guiding them down to an uncertain future with the promise of renewal and a chance to be useful to the embattled worlds again. That voice belongs to Marlaina - the Keeper whose voice can call souls back to their bodies and restore life. She is but one of the brave Keepers who dwell in the seven worlds, fighting daily to stay alive and protect the helpless survivors of a planet whose surface has been destroyed. Though the refugees have existed underground for four long years, made comfortable by the gifts of The Keepers, Braccus has been busy re-writing their fate. In order to protect the hidden members of humanity- The Keepers have to return to the surface and engage in battle in places that only exist in nightmares, battling deadly creatures Braccus is creating on a daily basis. With no guarantee they will succeed in their mission, they fight on to reclaim Iam's worlds and protect the humans he loves so dearly. Sara's return is their last great hope - but the dead, like the living, having chosen sides and will fight just as fiercely to conquer their foes. Join the adventure in The Sara Chronicles Book Seven - Stories New - Stories Old - Things Re-written and Things Foretold.
Excerpt Book 7 Sara Chronicles Adventures
Sara from adventure book series
Evil visits- Action/Adventure Book
Save The Sara Chronicles
Sara meets Haldor-Teen Book
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A Message From Laura Hughes
As an author - I am excited to share my imagination with others. There are worlds and characters in my mind that just have to come out and see the light of day and express themselves to reader. I want you as my readers to experience all the special characters in my books. I want you to be aware of where they came from and how their struggles started. I want you to know why they left or were taken from their families and why they had to do what they did in order to survive.
I want to take you to magical lands and have you cheer these young heroes through all their successes and worry about their safety through all their failures, for in them, is a little bit of all of you. Circumstances may differ somewhat in each person's life, but there are things that we face on a daily basis that challenge us to persevere and overcome, you are all heroes in your own story.
I want to take you on a journey with these, very human characters that just happen to possess special abilities, and engage you in their story until the very end. So join me for a tale of magic, monsters, legends and high adventure- I would be so pleased to have you there.
Contact Laura


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"We are very pleased to add Perry Hill to our Major League Coaching staff," said Huntington. "Perry is well respected and widely regarded as one of the best infield instructors in professional baseball and his track record of teaching infield defense is second to none. His teaching abilities and 23 years of coaching experience will have a positive impact on our Major League players, coaching staff and our Player Development system."
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On that jabberwockian note, it's time that we packed up our pencil cases and took the five volumes of the Audit Commission report home to recite passages to our families over the dinner table.
But before we do, what did we learn today?
- According to the government and the Audit Commission, the budget is going to hell in a glittering handbasket if drastic action is not taken;
- This drastic action could include making cuts to age pensioners, older people in general, families, working mums, students, people with disabilities and people who go to the GP (just to name a few);
- It could also involve cutting funding to the Cadbury factory;
- But the government isn't saying what it will and won't accept at this stage (wait until budget night, you guys);
- Either way, Tony Shepherd feels like he's had a baby.
Thanks a (fully funded) million for tuning in and see you tomorrow from 9am when the Audit Commission fronts the Senate.
"The Abbott government has unleashed the jabberwocky."
Political Editor Peter Hartcher has written an analaysis of "Towards Repsonsible Government: The Report of the National Commission of Audit".
In the communications field, the ol' Australia Network has been selected for a chop.
The $223 million international broadcasting service (run by the ABC) to advance Australia's fair overseas, is too expensive given the "limited outreach to a small audience," the report says.
This may be handy for Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who is considering scrapping the network.
The ABC and SBS themselves also did not escape unscathed.
The report recommends that the two public broadcasters be independently benchmarked against each other and other commercial broadcasters, to work out if they are funded correctly.
I wonder if affection for the home team will be a benchmark?
And the Aud Com fun will continue tomorrow.
The Senate Committee hearing into the Commission of Audit is holding its seventh hearing tomorrow in Canberra.
Guess who is appearing???
One T Shepherd.
(And Peter Crone, head of the Audit Commission secretariat.)
The Canberra Times cartoonist Dave Pope has been wielding his brush after perusing the 86 recommendations.
(Will the big bad budget the week after next seem so bad when compared to today's report?)
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Education has also been identified for some scissors work (if not to cut then to rearrange).
And Education correspondent Matthew Knott has opened up the school bag to have a look.
We reported earlier that graduates will be asked to pay back their HELP debts sooner at a higher rate.
In the higher education sector, the report argues students should bear more of the cost of their education.
Matthew also writes that university graduates should pay an average 55 per cent of their higher educations costs - up from the current level of 41 per cent, according to the Commission of Audit recommendations. The Commonwealth's share of funding would fall from an average of 59 per cent to 45 per cent, recognising the high private benefit to a university degree.
The Minister for Education should also consider a full or partial deregulation of university fees to increase competition among universities.
Now I know there's one question that you've all be asking throughout this.
What does Amanda Vanstone think?
The former Howard government minister, current Audit Commissioner and commentator has penned a comment piece.
Vanstone writes that the report does "much more than give the government some ideas on where savings can be made ... it also outlines lots of things we might do to make our government ... much more efficient".
"We should be focusing not on what we want now but on what is fair to leave on the shoulders of the next generation."
The health care recommendations are some of the most sweeping and serious of the Audit Commission's work.
Health correspondent Dan Harrison has an in-depth report here about the proposed shake up.
He writes that along with forcing high income earners to take out private health cover and compulsory fees for visiting the doctor, insurers would be allowed to charge smokers higher premiums.
Health spending represents the government's "single largest long-term fiscal challenge," the report says, with Medicare, hospitals and pharmaceutical benefits now accounting for $40 billion a year in federal government spending.
It has also been recommended that pharmacies should be opened up to greater competition, by relaxing rules around the ownership and location of pharmacies.
(NB, Health Minister Peter Dutton has already ruled out letting big retailers like Coles and Woolworths into the pharmacy market.)
Do you remember when the Coalition pledged to give Cadbury $16 million during the election campaign?
Tony Abbott went to the factory in Tasmania and ate chocolate to personally make the announcement.
(Later there was a bit of a complication via a man called Alistair Furnival.)
Well, the Aud Com has had a look at federal government industry assistance and it has recommended that a number of programs be abolished.
And the "Cadbury factory funding" is right there in the list of programs, "where there is no genuine market failure and where benefits accrue entirely or largely to the firm or industry supported".
How does that play against the government's argument that it is boosting tourism infrastructure in Tasmania with the choc dollars?
In case anyone thought it was glam to be in the Audit Commission lock up earlier today, or that "lock up" was code for some kind of awful dungeon, here's a picture that tells the real story.
It was actually a lot like the budget lock up - journalists looking at documents and tapping on computers - only with no food.
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Gareth Hutchens writes that a "drastic cut" to the minimum wage has also been put on the table.
The minimum wage is now at $622.20 a week, but the commission wants to cut it to about $488.90.
This would be phased in over ten years.
The commission says the new lower minimum wage should then be used as a "minimum wage benchmark" and states and territories should be able to set their own minimum wages – using the benchmark as a guide – to compete against each other for labour and business.
As Gareth notes, the proposal "attacks the very idea of a national minimum wage".
We noted earlier that public service jobs are (again) in the firing line with today's findings.
Public service reporter Phillip Thomson writes of the "sweeping overhaul" of the public service and many of its programs in the report.
This includes:
*Cutting down on government bodies: abolishing seven, merging 35, consolidating 22 and maybe privatising nine;
*Cutting down on "non-principal" government bodies (such as councils, boards and committees): abolishing 35, consolidating 57, merging six, privatising one and reviewing the other 383;
*Investigating whether the Department of Human Services' payment system can be outsourced;
*Investigating whether the Department of Immigration could outsource visa processing; and
*Getting rid of the Public Service Commissioner.
I'm not sure if this then makes Joe Hockey the proud father?
Either way, the Treasurer sure looks chuffed.
And what a big baby!
For his part, Tony Shepherd is proud of his efforts.
Earlier today, when asked how he he felt, he said he felt like he'd had a baby.
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The Greens are in Melbourne. And they are none too impressed.
Greens leader Christine Milne says this is the report the Prime Minister "wanted".
Senator Richard Di Natale (who has chaired a Senate inquiry into the Commission of Audit) says the outcome was "entirely predictable".
"The commissioners were handpicked," he says, "to produce a blueprint for a dog eat dog world".
Chief political correspondent Mark Kenny has written an analysis of the Aud Com report.
"At less than two weeks before the May 13 budget, the release of the government's long-awaited National Commission of Audit is as transparently political as the report's recommendations are purist ..."
Labor has popped up in Sydney to offer its view on the report.
"This report is a blueprint of Tony Abbott's broken promise for his budget," says Labor leader Bill Shorten.
"This is Tony Abbott's plan to put up your taxes and to cut your services ... This is a report written by big business for big business and it shows."
Shorten says that he understands "tough choices" have to be made in the upcoming budget.
"But Tony Abbott is making the wrong choices for our future."
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen says that the report is "Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey's voodoo economics."
The National Disability Insurance Scheme has been in the news recently, with concerns raised by the Coalition about whether it is being rolled out too quickly and whether spending is under control.
(Joe Hockey has talked about a "tsnumani of spending" coming with disability.)
The NDIS (which is due to cost more than $25 billion when it is fully rolled out) has not escaped the scrutiny of the commission, which recommends:
* A slower phasing in of the scheme (which would require renegotiating with the states); and
* "Exercising budget control".
The NDIS began trials last July, with more states coming on board this July. It is due to be fully implemented by 2019.
"The scheduled roll-out of the NDIS is highly ambitious," the report notes.
The commission also recommends continuing payments to carers but – in an ongoing theme – wants to see targeting improved, through:
* Limiting the annual Carer Supplement to one payment per carer; and
* Introducing an income test for the Carer Allowance, set at $150,000 per year.
When it comes to the Disability Support Pension, it has also recommended that indexation arrangements are lowered (in a manner to the reducation proposed for the Age Pension). And eligibility requirements should also be examined, the commission says.
In the lead up to the budget, the government has been making much noise about the unsustainability of the way pensions are indexed.
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Every two weeks, titans of the mediasphere give Nerve their music recommendations. This week: Michael James Murray, founder of The Calcutta Blog.
The Morning Benders – Big Echo
These California natives have been around for a little while but are just starting to get the recognition they deserve. The turning point came when Pitchfork posted a video for their song "Excuses," which pictured a tiny studio crammed with twenty-some people collectively singing and playing to the track. Big Echo reflects Grizzly Bear (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear produced) and Department of Eagles, with swooning vocal harmonies and reverberated guitar tones.
Tracks: "Excuses," "Promises," "Mason Jar."
The House Floor – Warship
The House Floor is an up-and-coming Brooklyn-based four-piece with one of the more interesting and complex songwriting styles I've heard in a while. From Blacksburg, Virginia, where all but one member attended Virginia Tech, the band makes music that's unique both lyrically and instrumentally, with each member contributing insight and intricacy. Alex Tschan's lyrics explore the daunting complexities of human nature, from the banalities of everyday to the uncertainties of the future.
Tracks: "Christian Friends," "All Aboard," "Play Doctor."
Listen on their website.
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
Local Natives are a tight band with an ear for heavy rhythms and catchy lead lines that get you humming the hook as soon as you hear it. I had a chance to see them perform at SXSW in Austin this year, and they were definite contenders for best performance of the whole festival. They're one of the best live shows to see in 2010. As they tour in support of Gorilla Manor, check out the album, then do yourself a favor and and get out to one of their shows!
Tracks: "Camera Talk," "Shape Shifter," "Sun Hands."
St. Vincent – Actor
St. Vincent frontwoman Annie Clark is a charming personality and a dark songwriter with an affinity for long melody and pulsing beats. Her vocals evoke a dream-like daze, but her sharp guitar rhythms wake you back up. Song to song, Actor ranges pretty extensively in style, but it comes together nicely as a whole. I saw Annie and her band this past winter in the sanctuary of an old Unitarian church, and the show immediately made my all-time top five.
Tracks: "The Strangers," "The Party," "Just The Same But Brand New."
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Shins frontman James Mercer and super-producer Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse, of Gnarls Barkley, Black Keys, Beck) are at the top of the game with this release. Burton's drumming mixes perfectly with Mercer's quick guitar and soothing vocals. Initially, you might be skeptical about how well Burton could fit a voice like Mercer's, but as both a producer and musician in this duo, he continues to impress with his ear for rhythm and songwriting.
Tracks: "The High Road," "Sailing to Nowhere," and "October."
FIVE ALBUMS TO LOOK FORWARD TO: Tokyo Police Club – Champ, Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record, The Black Keys – Brothers, Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame, Ra Ra Riot – TBA
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Situated in the mountains, this historic farm stay is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Bodegas Macià Batle and within 6 mi (10 km) of Bodega Ribas and Festival Park. Zoologico Natura Parc and XtremKart are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Property Features
This farm stay features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, conference rooms, and a children's pool.
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Property Amenities
Agroturismo Son Terrades features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. Dining options at the farm stay include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This business-friendly farm stay also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and an arcade/game room. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 10
- Number of floors - 1
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- Airport transportation
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Garden
- Terrace
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
- Pool sun loungers
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Children's pool
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Arcade/game room
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Patio
- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Jetted bathtub
- Bathtub only
- Television
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Private spa tub
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Onsite venue - restaurant. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals on site
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Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.65 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.
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The Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir, celebrating its 15th anniversary, has released its tenth album, "Silent Night," with guest harpist Anastasia Jellison. The compact disc, representing some gentler selections of the ... read more about Childrens Choir Releases Seasonal Album
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Young Musicians to Perform at EMU
The Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir and the Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony will present a joint concert 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 in Lehman Auditorium at Eastern Mennonite University. Both groups ... read more about Young Musicians to Perform at EMU


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Download DRTCP and lower your MTU to 1430. Do the same for the m0n0 box
if you want (no real need, but doesn't hurt either). There is another
thread discussing this on the list, and you can google around for the
scary stories regarding problems like you describe being solved by
manually lowering the MTU (which should be automatic, but isn't).
Wade Carpenter wrote:
> Im conviced its m0n0 doing it... well... in this case NOT doing it.
> Here is the scenario again.
> |---> Wired LAN
> machines
> Static IP DSL -> m0n0 -> switch
> |---> Wireless AP
> (with DHCP disabled so m0n0 can assign)
> All my wired desktops work fine - mapped drives over VPN, HTTP access,
> SSH, and all that
> My laptop - will NOT do anything related to HTTP, no thunderbird
> email, no firefox, not AVG updates, no windows updates... and so
> on.... BUT it WILL access mapped drives over VPN, SSH on the vpn, and
> print over the VPN.
> I tried a completely new m0n0 box, same results... new config from
> scratch, nope, got rid of the Dlink DI624 and swapped in a Senao 3054
> AP - Nope. hooked up a senao 3054 as a bridge and cabled to the
> laptop.... nope. Once... and I can not explain... yesterday... Senao
> bridge on and configed, laptop onboard wifi on and configed... and I
> got http. Restarted the machine and no more..
> Have hooked laptop up directly to DSL - no - m0n0 - works fine.
> Now to compound the issue... my house was running 1.2 my office in
> town 1.2, and my office in a different town 1.2b3. Laptop works just
> fine wifi or wired at both offices... no problems at all. Exact same
> configs... I literally set up one location, copied the floppy,
> installed on two other m0n0s and changed the necesary IPs. So all the
> rules and stuff are the same. Also... my dad has the exact same
> laptop.. Toshiba TE2100 and his works at my house just fine wired or
> wifi. My machine also works just fine at his house.
> Upgraded my house m0n0 to 1.21... no dice.
> I am so confused... and I am looking for any ideas to try at all.
> Thanks
> Wade
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Real Men Wear Pink
Friends of
Saturday, October 11, 2014 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
This is a fashion show to honor our military heros and survirors of cancer. It is being sponsored by Friends of. Friends of is a group of friends who have loved ones in the military and friends who are cancer survivors. The fashion show will consist of 12 military personnel and 12 civilians strutting their stuff in support of women with cancer. The 467 EN CO out of Millington and Wings Cancer will be the beneficiary. The event is October 12, 2013 at 3pm at the Memphis Airport Hotel and Conference Center(Old Holiday Inn Select)
When & Where
Memphis Airport Hotel and Conference Center
2240 Democrat Road
Saturday, October 11, 2014 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CDT)
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Do some currently available lubricants used for anal sex actually make it easier for HIV to be transmitted?
The answer is: we don't know.
After years of persistent advocacy by IRMA (International Rectal Microbicide Advocates), brand new research from the Microbicide Trials Network, led Charlene Dezzutti, Ph.D., is beginning to answer this critical question.
Today at the 2010 International Microbicides Conference in Pittsburgh, Dezzutti presented the results of tests conducted with five of the most widely used lubricants, chosen from the results of an IRMA web-based survey that collected information on the lubricant preferences of nearly 9,000 men and women from over 100 countries. Dezzutti's findings indicated that some of the products studied had toxic effects on cells and rectal tissue.
"We know we can't make any conclusions based on this one small study," said IRMA Steering Committee member Marc-André LeBlanc who leads IRMA's lubricant safety advocacy. "Further research is absolutely necessary to understand the potential role of sexual lubricants in HIV transmission. We should be able to provide consumer guidance regarding lubes that are found to be safer than others."
In the meantime, it's important to note that lubricant availability tends to translate into higher rates of condom use among people who engage in anal intercourse. The use of condoms with condom-compatible lubricants remains the gold standard for preventing the sexual transmission of HIV.
"Some lubes are probably better than others, but we don't know where any of the currently available products fall along the spectrum from good to bad," stated Jim Pickett, IRMA Chair. "While we push for a safe and effective rectal microbicide, we must ensure that existing lubes don't facilitate HIV transmission. People have a right to this kind of information, and it's very past due."


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This file explains how to use the optional LDAP functionality of SUDO to store /etc/sudoers information. This feature is distinct from LDAP passwords. LDAP philosophy =============== As times change and servers become cheap, an enterprise can easily have 500+ UNIX servers. Using LDAP to synchronize Users, Groups, Hosts, Mounts, and others across an enterprise can greatly reduce the administrative overhead. Sudo in the past has only used a single local configuration file /etc/sudoers. Some have attempted to workaround this by synchronizing changes via RCS/CVS/RSYNC/RDIST/RCP/SCP and even NFS. Many have asked for a Hesiod, NIS, or LDAP patch for sudo, so here is my attempt at LDAP'izing sudo. Definitions =========== Many times the word 'Directory' is used in the document to refer to the LDAP server, structure and contents. Many times 'options' are used in this document to refer to sudoer 'defaults'. They are one and the same. Design Features =============== * Sudo no longer needs to read sudoers in its entirety. Parsing of /etc/sudoers requires the entire file to be read. The LDAP feature of sudo uses two (sometimes three) LDAP queries per invocation. It never reads all the sudoer entries in the LDAP store. This makes it especially fast and particularly usable in LDAP environments. The first query is to parse default options (see below). The second is to match against the username or groups a user belongs to. (The special ALL tag is matched in this query too.) If no match is made against the username, the third query pulls the entries that match against user netgroups to compare back to the user. * Sudo no longer blows up if there is a typo. Parsing of /etc/sudoers can still blow up when sudo is invoked. However when using the LDAP feature of sudo, LDAP syntax rules are applied before the data is uploaded into the LDAP server, so proper syntax is always guaranteed! One can of course still insert a bogus hostname or username, but sudo will not care. * Options inside of entries now override global default options. /etc/sudoers allowed for only default options and limited options associated with user/host/command aliases. The syntax can be difficult for the newbie. The LDAP feature attempts to simplify this and yet still provide maximum flexibility. Sudo first looks for an entry called 'cn=default' in the SUDOers container. If found, the multi-valued sudoOption attribute is parsed the same way the global 'Defaults' line in /etc/sudoers is parsed. If on the second or third query, a response contains a sudoRole which matches against the user, host, and command, then the matched object is scanned for a additional options to override the top-level defaults. See the example LDAP content below for more information. * Visudo is no longer needed. Visudo provides locking and syntax checking against the /etc/sudoers file. Since LDAP updates are atomic, locking is no longer necessary. Because syntax is checked when the data is inserted into LDAP, the sudoers syntax check becomes unnecessary. * Aliases are no longer needed. User, Host, and Command Aliases were setup to allow simplification and readability of the sudoers files. Since the LDAP sudoer entry allows multiple values for each of its attributes and since most LDAP browsers are graphical and easy to work with, original aliases are no longer needed. If you want to specify lots of users into an entry or want to have similar entries with identical users, then use either groups or user netgroups. Thats what groups and netgroups are for and Sudo handles this well. Alternately, one can just paste them all into the LDAP record. If you want to specify lots of hosts into an entry, use netgroups or IP address matches (10.2.3.4/255.255.0.0). Thats what netgroups are for and Sudo handles this well. Or just past them all into the LDAP record. If you want to specify lots of commands, use directories or wildcards, or just paste them all into LDAP. That's what it's for. * The /etc/sudoers file can be disabled. Paranoid security administrators can now disallow parsing of any local /etc/sudoers file by an LDAP sudoOption 'ignore_local_sudoers'. This way all sudoers can be controlled and audited in one place because local entries are not allowed. In fact, if this option is included in the cn=defaults object of LDAP, sudo won't even look for a /etc/sudoers file. * The sudo binary compiled with LDAP support should be totally backward compatible and be syntactically and source code equivalent to its non LDAP-enabled build. Build instructions ================== The most simplest way to build sudo with LDAP support is to include the '--with-ldap' option. I recommend including the '--with-pam' option on those system with PAM so that if you decide to use LDAP for authentication, you won't need to recompile sudo. $ ./configure --with-ldap --with-pam If your ldap libraries and headers are in a non standard place, you will need to specify them at configure time. $ ./configure --with-ldap=/usr/local/ldapsdk --with-pam Sudo is tested against OpenLDAP's implementation. Other LDAP implementations may require adding '-lldif' to SUDO_LIBS in the Makefile. Your Mileage may vary. Please let Aaron Spangler <email@example.com> know what combinations worked best for your OS & LDAP Combinations so we can improve sudo. More Build Notes: HP-UX 11.23 (gcc3) Galen Johnson <email@example.com> CFLAGS="-D__10_10_compat_code" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/ldapux/lib" Schema Changes ============== Add the following schema to your LDAP server so that it may contain sudoer content. In OpenLDAP, simply place this into a new file and 'include' it in your slapd.conf and restart slapd. For other LDAP servers, provide this to your LDAP Administrator. Make sure to index the attribute 'sudoUser'. # # schema file for sudo # attributetype ( 188.8.131.52.4.1.159188.8.131.52 NAME 'sudoUser' DESC 'User(s) who may run sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SUBSTR caseExactIA5SubstringsMatch SYNTAX 188.8.131.52.4.1.14220.127.116.11.26 ) attributetype ( 22.214.171.124.4.1.159188.8.131.52 NAME 'sudoHost' DESC 'Host(s) who may run sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SUBSTR caseExactIA5SubstringsMatch SYNTAX 18.104.22.168.4.1.14184.108.40.206.26 ) attributetype ( 126.96.36.199.4.1.15922.214.171.124 NAME 'sudoCommand' DESC 'Command(s) to be executed by sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SYNTAX 188.8.131.52.4.1.14126.96.36.199.26 ) attributetype ( 126.96.36.199.4.1.159184.108.40.206 NAME 'sudoRunAs' DESC 'User(s) impersonated by sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SYNTAX 18.104.22.168.4.1.14126.96.36.199.26 ) attributetype ( 184.108.40.206.4.1.159126.96.36.199 NAME 'sudoOption' DESC 'Options(s) followed by sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SYNTAX 188.8.131.52.4.1.14126.96.36.199.26 ) objectclass ( 188.8.131.52.4.1.159126.96.36.199 NAME 'sudoRole' SUP top STRUCTURAL DESC 'Sudoer Entries' MUST ( cn ) MAY ( sudoUser $ sudoHost $ sudoCommand $ sudoRunAs $ sudoOption $ description ) ) # # Same thing as above, but imports better into SunONE or iPlanet # (remove any leading spaces and save to a seperate file) # dn: cn=schema attributeTypes: ( 126.96.36.199.4.1.15918.104.22.168 NAME 'sudoUser' DESC 'User(s) who may run sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SUBSTR caseExactIA5SubstringsMatch SYNTAX 220.127.116.11.4.1.1418.104.22.168.26 X-ORIGIN 'SUDO' ) attributeTypes: ( 184.108.40.206.4.1.15918.104.22.168 NAME 'sudoHost' DESC 'Host(s) who may run sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SUBSTR caseExactIA5SubstringsMatch SYNTAX 184.108.40.206.4.1.14126.96.36.199.26 X-ORIGIN 'SUDO' ) attributeTypes: ( 18.104.22.168.4.1.159184.108.40.206 NAME 'sudoCommand' DESC 'Command(s) to be executed by sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SYNTAX 220.127.116.11.4.1.14188.8.131.52.26 X-ORIGIN 'SUDO' ) attributeTypes: ( 184.108.40.206.4.1.159220.127.116.11 NAME 'sudoRunAs' DESC 'User(s) impersonated by sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SYNTAX 18.104.22.168.4.1.14126.96.36.199.26 X-ORIGIN 'SUDO' ) attributeTypes: ( 188.8.131.52.4.1.159220.127.116.11 NAME 'sudoOption' DESC 'Options(s) followed by sudo' EQUALITY caseExactIA5Match SYNTAX 188.8.131.52.4.1.14188.8.131.52.26 X-ORIGIN 'SUDO' ) objectClasses: ( 184.108.40.206.4.1.159126.96.36.199 NAME 'sudoRole' SUP top STRUCTURAL DESC 'Sudoer Entries' MUST ( cn ) MAY ( sudoUser $ sudoHost $ sudoCommand $ sudoRunAs $ sudoOption $ description ) X-ORIGIN 'SUDO' ) Importing /etc/sudoers to LDAP ============================== Importing is a two step process. Step 1: Ask your LDAP Administrator where to create the ou=SUDOers container. (An example location is shown below). Then use the provided script to convert your sudoers file into LDIF format. The script will also convert any default options. # SUDOERS_BASE=ou=SUDOers,dc=example,dc=com # export SUDOERS_BASE # ./sudoers2ldif /etc/sudoers > /tmp/sudoers.ldif Step 2: Import into your directory server. If you are using OpenLDAP, do the following if you are using another directory, provide the LDIF file to your LDAP Administrator. An example is shown below. # ldapadd -f /tmp/sudoers.ldif -h ldapserver \ > -D cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com -W -x Example sudoers Entries in LDAP =============================== The equivalent of a sudoer in LDAP is a 'sudoRole'. It contains sudoUser(s), sudoHost, sudoCommand and optional sudoOption(s) and sudoRunAs(s). <put an example here> Managing LDAP entries ===================== Doing a one-time bulk load of your ldap entries is fine. However what if you need to make minor changes on a daily basis? It doesn't make sense to delete and re-add objects. (You can, but this is tedious). I recommend using any of the following LDAP browsers to administer your SUDOers. * GQ - The gentleman's LDAP client - Open Source - I use this a lot on Linux and since it is Schema aware, I don't need to create a sudoRole template. http://biot.com/gq/ * LDAP Browser/Editor - by Jarek Gawor - I use this a lot on Windows and Solaris. It runs anywhere in a Java Virtual Machine including web pages. You have to make a template from an existing sudoRole entry. http://www.iit.edu/~gawojar/ldap http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~gawor/ldap http://ldapmanager.com There are dozens of others, some open source, some free, some not. Configure your /etc/ldap.conf ============================= The /etc/ldap.conf file is meant to be shared between sudo, pam_ldap, nss_ldap and other ldap applications and modules. IBM Secureway unfortunately uses the same filename but has a different syntax. If you need to rename where this file is stored, recompile SUDO with the -DLDAP_CONFIG compile option. Make sure you sudoers_base matches exactly with the location you specified when you imported the sudoers. Below is an example /etc/ldap.conf # Either specify a uri or host & port #host ldapserver #port 389 # # URI will override host & port settings # but only works with LDAP SDK's that support # ldap_initialize() such as OpenLDAP uri ldap://ldapserver #uri ldaps://secureldapserver # # must be set or sudo will ignore LDAP sudoers_base ou=SUDOers,dc=example,dc=com # # verbose sudoers matching from ldap #sudoers_debug 2 # # optional proxy credentials #binddn <who to search as> #bindpw <password> # # LDAP Protocol Version defaults to 3 #ldap_version 3 # # Define if you want to use port 389 and switch to # encryption before the bind credentials are sent #ssl start_tls # # Additional TLS options follow that allow tweaking # of the SSL/TLS connection # #tls_checkpeer yes # verify server SSL certificate #tls_checkpeer no # ignore server SSL certificate # # If you enable tls_checkpeer, specify either tls_cacertfile # or tls_cacertdir. # #tls_cacertfile /etc/certs/trusted_signers.pem #tls_cacertdir /etc/certs # # For systems that don't have /dev/random # use this along with PRNGD or EGD.pl to seed the # random number pool to generate cryptographic session keys. # #tls_randfile /etc/egd-pool # # You may restrict which ciphers are used. Consult your SSL # documentation for which options go here. # #tls_ciphers <cipher-list> # # Sudo can provide a client certificate when communicating to # the LDAP server. # Tips: # * Enable both lines at the same time. # * Do not password protect the key file. # * Ensure the keyfile is only readable by root. # #tls_cert /etc/certs/client_cert.pem #tls_key /etc/certs/client_key.pem # Debugging your LDAP configuration ================================= Enable debugging if you believe sudo is not parsing LDAP the way you think it it should. A value of 1 shows moderate debugging. A value of 2 shows the results of the matches themselves. Make sure to set the value back to zero so that other users don't get confused by the debugging messages. This value is 'sudoers_debug' in the /etc/ldap.conf. Parsing Differences between /etc/sudoers and LDAP ================================================= There are some subtle differences in the way sudoers is handled once in LDAP. Probably the biggest is that according to the RFC, LDAP's ordering is arbitrary and you cannot expect that Attributes & Entries are returned in any order. If there are conflicting command rules on an entry, the negative takes precedence. This is called paranoid behavior (not necessarily the most specific match). Here is an example: # /etc/sudoers: # Allow all commands except shell johnny ALL=(root) ALL,!/bin/sh # Always allows all commands because ALL is matched last puddles ALL=(root) !/bin/sh,ALL # LDAP equivalent of Johnny # Allows all commands except shell dn: cn=role1,ou=Sudoers,dc=my-domain,dc=com objectClass: sudoRole objectClass: top cn: role1 sudoUser: johnny sudoHost: ALL sudoCommand: ALL sudoCommand: !/bin/sh # LDAP equivalent of Puddles # Notice that even though ALL comes last, it still behaves like # role1 since the LDAP code assumes the more paranoid configuration dn: cn=role2,ou=Sudoers,dc=my-domain,dc=com objectClass: sudoRole objectClass: top cn: role2 sudoUser: puddles sudoHost: ALL sudoCommand: !/bin/sh sudoCommand: ALL Another difference is that negations on the Host are User (or Runas) are currently ignorred. For example, these attributes do not work how they first seem. If you desperately want this to be changed, contact Aaron Spangler (email@example.com). # does not match all but joe # rather, does not match anyone sudoUser: !joe # does not match all but joe # rather, matches everyone including Joe sudoUser: ALL sudoUser: !joe # does not match all but web01 # rather, matches all hosts including web01 sudoHost: ALL sudoHost: !web01 Configure your /etc/nsswitch.conf ================================= At the time of this writing, sudo does not consult nsswitch.conf for the search order. But if it did, it would look like this: This might be implemented in the future. For now just skip this step. sudoers: files ldap
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Hey now! Having fun yet? Sorry about the adverse reaction to your numeral-based article but on VFH, stuff like that gets severely poo-poohed. I see your starting a new article! Excellent. If you're shooting for another shot at VFH with this one, tread careful. I'm just giving you my unsolicited advice because I don't want you to get as aggravated as I have in the past with figuring out what material is considered appropriate for highlight (not that your subject here isn't good). If your just having fun, knock yourself out!--10:28, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Reckon you could fit a link to I Totally Banged Your Wife Dude in there? Similar subject matter and all that, but I didn't want to just stick a "see also" section on the end as it wouldn't fit with the rest of the article. --UU - natter 13:55, Feb 24
- I tried to look and see if there was something similar myself. I thought there was! Totally forgot about that one.--
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- Honestly just having fun, I kind of only write when I get an idea, I looked around and couldn't see anything like it so I went for it. --Projectmayhem666 Talk 18:00, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
edit What the fuck!?
Keep your dirty hands off my mother! -Sockpuppet of an unregistered user 14:17, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Surely you mean "keep your hands off my dirty mother"? --UU - natter 14:27, Feb 24
- He's like a rabbit he is. He's already done your mum and VFH'd her before you could post about it -- 14:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
edit Rewrite
Well I've taken all the advice given, take a wiff of the perfection. --—The preceding signed comment was added by Projectmayhem666 (talk • contribs). 17:56, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
- Don't take my suggestion too seriously, but is there any spare room to incorporate the following picture to your article? She is the only reason that I want a woman to choke on Earl Grey. [1] -- The Colonel (talk) 16:21, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
- Haha, sure I'll put it in on the re-write. --—The preceding signed comment was added by Projectmayhem666 (talk • contribs). 00:25, 26 March 2009 (UTC)


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- Whitney Houston looks really crazy here. Huge shock, no? [Dlisted]
- But Penelope Cruz takes it a step further by opening her mouth and saying words. [Celebslam]
- Paris Hilton still qualifies as young hollywood. [Hollywood Tuna]
- Even though all of these chicks were at the same event. [DrunkenStepfather: NSFW]
- Eva Mendes is practically naked here. [Maxim]
-Kate Upton bouncing up and down the runway in a bunch of biki– you're no longer reading this are you? [Popoholic]
- Nothing like some photobombs for a slow Friday. [theCHIVE]
- Marie Osmond got remarried to her first husband on her dead son's birthday. Super. [Starpulse]
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In a classic late-Friday-afternoon bombshell out of Washington, the Justice Department has found that there was no misconduct by Bush administration lawyers who authorized harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects.
More soon.
Update at 5:30 p.m. ET: The Associated Press writes that the lawyers "showed poor judgment — not professional misconduct" — when they wrote memos that authorized waterboarding, nudity and other tactics to make suspects talk. The inquiry centered around former government attorneys Jay Bybee, John Yoo and Steven Bradbury.
AP writes that the decision "is described in documents sent to lawmakers," and that "the conclusion comes from a senior Justice career official who chose to downgrade the harsher finding of misconduct made previously by investigators."
(Posted by Michael Winter)
Doug is an unrepentant news junkie who loves breaking news and has been known to watch C-SPAN even on vacation. He has covered a wide range of domestic and international news stories, from prison riots in Oklahoma to the Moscow coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Doug previously served as foreign editor at USA TODAY. More about Doug
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Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez made the most of his worst-case scenario, coming back from a gut-wrenching injury weeks ahead of schedule, at the same time Clayton Kershaw needed some time away from the ballpark.
Ramirez was activated from the disabled list Monday, five weeks and three days after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. The Dodgers made room for Ramirez on the active roster by placing Kershaw on the bereavement list.
Kershaw left immediately after pitching eight shutout innings Sunday without taking questions from reporters. A team spokesperson said that Kershaw was attending to "a personal matter."
He's expected to address the situation when he returns to the team. MLB rules specify that the list is only for players who are dealing with a death or serious illness in their immediate family, or a spouse's immediate family.
By rule Kershaw must remain on the bereavement list for a minimum of three games and no longer than seven games. That means he'll be eligible to make his next scheduled start Friday against the San Francisco Giants.
"As of right now we do" expect Kershaw to start Friday, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "We'll see where he goes."
Mattingly said Matt Magill might start Friday if Kershaw doesn't.
Ramirez was expected miss eight weeks after surgery to repair the ligament he tore in his right thumb in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. But an aggressive rehab schedule moved up his timetable, and Ramirez figured to be activated at some point during the Dodgers' three-game series against the Rockies when he showed up at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
In two rehab games over the weekend with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, Ramirez went 3 for 6 and played flawless defense at shortstop. He would have continued his rehab assignment at Triple-Albuquerque if needed.
Ramirez is still wearing a flexible splint on his right thumb, which affects his ability to throw more than his ability to hit.
"I've just got to get used to it," he said. "I'm not 100 percent but I can defend myself in the field. I just want to be in there. I don't want to wait any longer."
Injury updates
Chris Capuano continued to throw and is expected to start for Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday. It's the only rehab start Capuano is expected to make before he is activated from the disabled list. The left-hander strained his left calf covering first base April 16.
Zack Greinke threw off flat ground from approximately 90-100 feet as he continued his rehab from a fractured left clavicle. The right-hander said he's still "just a little bit" sore 16 days after undergoing surgery to have a stabilizing metal plate inserted in the area of the clavicle: "I'm a little achy here and there."
Second baseman Mark Ellis is no closer to playing in a game, or being placed on the disabled list, since straining his right quadriceps on Friday. Ellis jogged a little bit Monday, said Mattingly, who's willing to play shorthanded for now.
"We've played short before," Mattingly said. "You can do it. Sometimes you may get 10 games. We just need to be creative and be careful with players early in the game. You can't burn guys."
Paving the way
Mattingly compared NBA player Jason Collins, the first active athlete in a North American team sport to publicly reveal he's gay, to Jackie Robinson.
Asked about how an openly gay player would be received on his team, Mattingly said, "I don't know. I think it would be OK. The first time it happens, you're in uncharted waters. A lot like Jackie (Robinson), he would be making it easier for anyone else to step forward."
Might that actually happen in Major League Baseball soon?
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The construction of the 121km road from Merille to Marsabit and the 122km stretch from Turbi to Moyale will be completed in 6 months.
The road connects Mombasa Port to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Transport Principal Secretary John Mosonik said this while inspecting Merille River to Marsabit road which is 77 per cent complete.
Mosonik also inspected the last inspection of the road from Turbi to Moyale; only 15km of the 122km road is yet to be tarmacked.
He was accompanied by Kenya National Highways Authority director general Peter Mundinia.
The larger 498km road project from Isiolo to Moyale was funded by the government, Africa Development Bank and the European Union.
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Mumbai: Many of you might have believed that the beautiful Amrita Rao was the innocent girl next door. This does not seem to be the case, as it appears. The latest buzz in the entertainment industry of the tinsel town is that this girl has gone from good to bad in quite a short time.
She revealed it all, not long ago. It appears that in a recent interview about her upcoming film, the Bollywood actress said that the motion picture is quite kinky. There is no need to say that everyone was very much shocked to hear this. But when insisting on the subject the actress Amrita Rao added that the story of the film is a sweet and cute one and this is what she mean t when she said kinky.
We strongly believe that the Barjatyas family, known for their traditionalism, is not very happy by the comment made by the Bollywood actress and also for her most unusual brainstorming. In the future she should think harder before speaking.


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Real Estate IOU
A lot of sellers are using an owner financed real estate IOU to attract buyers willing to pay their asking price. Although the real estate market has experienced a slight upturn, finding qualified buyers remains a challenge.
When property owners secure loans with seller financed real estate IOU they act as the lender. A mortgage or trust deed is drawn up and filed with the County Recorder's office. If buyers default on the terms of the note the seller can initiate foreclosure and repossess the property.
Just as banks are allowed to sell mortgage notes to another bank, property owners can sell seller carry back trust deeds to private investors or investment groups. This is common practice amongst investors and is a good approach for those in need of quick cash.
Owners who want to get out from under real estate notes ought to seek out brokers who specialize in owner financed notes. Certainly, note holders can seek out investors on their own, but those who specialize in this field generally don't do a lot of advertising. The only way to find them is to participate in real estate networking groups or use a broker.
Selling owner financed notes to an investor is very similar to taking out a loan with a bank. Investors perform due diligence to ensure the note is a smart investment and the property is worth the asking price.
Initially, investors offer a soft quote that is subject to change. Next, investors investigate the property and review circumstances surrounding the note. For instance, they will need to know how long the loan has been in effect; number and amount of outstanding payments; terms of the note; and the seller's personal financial information.
If the owner accepts the soft quote, investors commence with obtaining property appraisals and inspection. As long as everything checks out, the deal is closed when the investor purchases the note and the proper documents are recorded.
Overall, the process of selling real estate notes takes about 30 days. Conducting due diligence and filing paperwork is the most time consuming part of the process.
Owners need to realize that they might not get top dollar for their note. Investors rarely pay full value. Therefore, owners will need to determine if accepting lump sum cash is the best option.
There are many reasons owners choose to sell their notes. Sometimes, they want cash to invest in something else, pay off bills, cover emergency expenses, or pay for college tuition. Other times, they just want to cash out so they don't have to deal with monthly payments or non-performing buyers.
Last, but not least, some sellers only want to sell a portion of their real estate IOU. This is referred to as a partial sale and is a common real estate investing tactic. If a property owner needs $50,000 he can sell how ever many payments are required to reach that amount.
Note installments are provided to investors until the sold portion is fulfilled. Afterward, payments revert back to the note holder. This is a good way for property owners to take advantage of other investment opportunities or acquire the cash they need without taking out a bank loan.
These are just a few examples of ways to buy or sell real estate IOU notes. We invite you to browse our blog and learn more about real estate investing practices. With nearly a decade experience, California investor Simon Volkov, shares insider-secrets and money-saving tips that can help investors strengthen their real estate portfolio and minimize investment risks.
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In these verses as well as previous verses, we see some of Christ followers moving with a holy determination to make Christ known to those outside the church. We become aware that these disciples refused to be silenced. This is the third occasion (chapters 2, 3, 4) of a sermon by Peter including the message on the Day of Pentecost. May we make one observation as regarding Bible preaching? The early church was actively engaged in public preaching. These three occasions were used by the disciples to lift up their voice and proclaim the Lord Jesus Christ. They were bold to tell their audience who Christ was and that he was now alive and active in their lives. They made known to the crowds whomsoever they were and wherever they were the truth of the Savior.
Peter's text for this brief sermon was found in the Book of Psalms 118:22, "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner." Peter also uses this verse in his epistle in 1 Peter 2:6-8. We are aware also that this verse is quoted from Isaiah 28:16. Jesus also makes reference to this stone in the Gospel of Matthew 21:41-46
"The Jews had a legend that when the temple of Solomon was in the course of construction, all the stones sent out from the quarry below were practically the same size. Then one day a stone was found of a different size and shape from the rest. The workman tipped it over the cliff. "This must be a mistake"…—and it fell down into the valley of Kedron. It took seven years to build Solomon's temple, and at the end of these seven years they were ready for the chief corner stone to be put into position. Only then did they realize that they had "rejected" and tipped this stone over the cliff. So it was searched for and found, and placed in position."
Peter took up this legendary story, which had been passed on through the centuries and he said, "That stone was a picture of Christ, whom you have rejected." There are a number of passages that speak of the stone.
Christ is THE STONE not just a stone. Salvation is in a person. It is in the person of Jesus Christ our Lord. It is not in a creed, nor in a church, nor a system, a denomination, nor in works. Christ is the only one who has the authority to save because he was sinless and took our place as sinners. He became our substitute. Here also in this passage and this sermon by Peter in chapter four we have the verse that many and most of us have memorized early in our Christian life. Immediately after making reference to the Stone in his message he gives to us Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
Notice there are several results of the boldness of these two disciples. The people were made to observe that God had made a great change in the life of this lame man—look at verse 14. Because of this change the people could not make any criticism. Notice the power of a changed life. What can the world say to a new convert when they see the change in their life? The power of the Gospel is not debatable.
Verses 19 and 20 indicated to the people that they would do what is "right in the sight of God". This should be our goal as well. The other thought comes from verse 20 where they indicate that they are determined and compelled to do that which God had given them to do even in opposition. Finally verse 21 speaks of their praise for the Lord.