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At Edwards Lifesciences, we know how important it is for you to get the most out of your Edwards benefits. Our benefits philosophy has two primary goals: to create and maintain a healthy and productive workforce and to provide competitive, comprehensive, cost-effective programs while continuing to manage costs. We encourage you to take ownership of your health care decisions. That means understanding your choices, asking questions, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
At Edwards Lifesciences, we place patients first in everything that we do. Helping patients requires healthy employees. Our Executive Leadership Team believes strongly in wellness and knows how important it is to you. To support your efforts to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle, we are pleased to offer a comprehensive program that takes a holistic approach to wellness. This program is designed to help you improve your quality of life by focusing on aspects that enhance your overall well-being, and we encourage you to take advantage of its benefits.
As an integral part of the Edwards team, you will be working hard on life-changing technologies that are focused on helping patients. And it's never too early to begin planning for yours. Our Total Compensation program, which includes competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, stock options, and retirement plan options, does just that:
- Pay: Includes competitive Base Pay and additional Variable Pay based on the performance of the company and/or you
- Stock: The opportunity to purchase stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan: Includes matching contributions from Edwards
- Health and well-being: Includes health, life and disability insurance, Total Wellness program, paid time off, family leave, and other benefits
Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
- Generous paid time off (holidays, vacation days, sick days and holiday paid time off at the end of the year)
- Adoption assistance
- Back-up dependent care
- Education reimbursement program
- Supplemental benefits including homeowner's, insurance, auto insurance, and legal services
- Resources for living (employee assistance program)
- Home purchase support (Real Estate Rewards+)
Knowing you've made a difference
By partnering with expert clinicians, we positively impact the lives of people. We're proud to say that we also do a lot of community outreach, which means we have the unique opportunity to help people in our own communities, too. It's a huge part of our culture.
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We take pride in providing a variety of benefits to our employees. But we consider our culture our biggest benefit. Having a career at Edwards means working in an environment of innovation and inspiration with colleagues who dream big; colleagues who work with urgency and enthusiasm; colleagues who, like you, are singularly focused on enhancing the lives of our patients.


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Teeny Tiny Grapes
Walking home the other day I spotted the first tiny grapes growing on a lush green vine. Spring has been very rainy this year, and the vines and plants seem to be loving it! Below this grape vine the owners had planted fava bean plants very early this spring, which is pretty common in the area. I've enjoyed watching the plants growing and the long bean pods forming. Then one day they're gone! Probably to make a delicious dish of pasta e fave. Yum! It's fascinating to watch out how locals use such small terraces of land to produce so much throughout the year. I dream of having my own small plot of land on the Amalfi Coast one day!


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In 2015, WE Charity celebrated its 20th anniversary and two decades of transformative local and global impacts. As part of this exciting milestone, we have articulated a bold vision for the future: we seek to empower an entire generation of young people and transform education both locally and globally.
Our 20th anniversary vision would not be possible without the generous support, time and collaboration of incredible partners.
We are deeply grateful for the support from the following champions for their help in charting the course for our next 20 years.
Celebrating over 20 years of empowering young people to make a difference locally and globally,
WE is opening the WE Global Learning Centre in Toronto in September 2017.
The establishment of the WE Global Learning Centre was made with an initial landmark gift of $15 million from long-time supporters Hartley Richardson, The Richardson Foundation and David Aisenstat. Their actions were the spark that inspired a remarkable community of like-minded change-makers to come together to bring this vision to life. Their collective generosity has allowed WE to expand its service-learning programs for young people, educators, families and more, and to build an international hub for people who want to change the world. We are grateful to all those who have provided their tremendous support for this important project. A full list of additional supporters who have made this project possible can be found below.
Located in the Corktown community in Toronto, Ontario, the WE Global Learning Centre will welcome local community members and schools, and be a place where change-makers can connect worldwide.
The WE Global Learning Centre is more than just the new headquarters for the WE movement, it's the destination for any world-changer who wants to learn about the world. It is the ultimate field-trip for schools that want to learn about global issues, and the place for businesses to hold their staff retreats to learn about socially conscious leadership.
The best part is that schools and groups don't need to be located in Toronto to take part in WE's cutting-edge programming—they can participate via digital classrooms, using technology that supports the delivery of leadership training and professional development, no matter where they are in the world.
The WE Global Learning Centre will feature:
As one of the world's largest organizations serving youth, WE works with over 15,000 schools and groups internationally through our WE Schools educational program, which each year engages 3.4 million young people.
The WE Global Learning Centre will transform service-learning opportunities for millions of students coast to coast and around the world, enhancing their skills and knowledge so they can create positive change in their local and global communities. The WE Global Learning Centre's state-of-the art technology will connect schools throughout Canada, including those in rural and Indigenous communities, and link to youth around the world. The WE Global Learning Centre will create and support a new generation of young leaders.
WE Charity would like to thank the following Founding Visionaries, who helped establish the concept of a permanent home for the organization and have made this dream possible.
WE would also like to thank its Founding Corporate Champions for their tremendous support for this world-changing project.
WE also gratefully acknowledges the following Founding Family Champions for their support in bringing this space for change-makers to life.
"We are so grateful for leaders like Hartley and David who believe in the ability young people have
to create and lead meaningful change through service-learning opportunities," said WE Charity
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in our 20-year history of empowering young people to become active agents of change."


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I'm taking it easy today. I've been feeling down again the last day or two, so I'm giving myself a break and spending the day with books and music. I'm connecting with one song in particular, which a recent post over on The Ruckus reminded me of. It's a new one by Mumford & Sons, one of my favorite bands that I've mentioned before. I hope you enjoy it.
If you can't see the player above, then go ahead and click here and you should be able to play the song that way.


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Robot-assisted thoracoscopic right superior lobectomy with conversion for controlled bleeding: a complex case
Epublication WebSurg.com, Feb 2015;15(02). URL: http://websurg.com/doi/vd01en4407
As the technique and the indications of robotic video-assisted lung resections have evolved, surgeons have had to face numerous pitfalls. One in particular is the vascular tear, which urge the operator to convert to thoracotomy. The decision as to when and how to convert to thoracotomy is always difficult to make. This video illustrates a complex case of robotic right upper lobectomy which required thoracotomy for controlled bleeding. This is the case of a 47-year-old woman with a past medical history of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, active smoking, alcoholic liver cirrhosis, but no history of tuberculosis. She presented with a 3-month history of a right upper lobar mass detected on chest X-ray which evolved despite antibiotic treatment. Work-up including a PET-scan evoked a suspicion of malignancy. While finishing the lobectomy, we had to face a difficult dissection of the posterior part of the oblique fissure with a tricky control of the dorsal artery. Trying to open the fissure with the endostapler, we tore the arterial branch and applied an immediate control by means of a double Cadiere grasper. When bleeding was finally controlled, we decided to convert for safety reasons. We proceeded without undocking the last robotic arm, clamping the artery until control was achieved using thoracotomy instruments. It allowed us to manage this situation with no rush and stress. There are two types of bleeding: controlled and uncontrolled. In our experience of RATS lobectomy and by reviewing our complications, we feel that there are several advantages to this technique: first, small instruments make small injuries which can be controlled by robotic instrument. Secondly, passive locking of the robotic arm provides sufficient time for the surgical team to prepare conversion.


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Great ego style electronic cigarette thats built to last. Recommended for those looking for a great vaping experience at home or at work. A good choice if you are looking to step up from entry level devices.
Let's look at the Volcano Inferno E-Cigarette
Hailing from Hawaii, USA the Volcano electronic cigarette company offer a large range devices, e-liquids and accessories.
Established in 2009 the company initially concentrated on the US market and has developed a reputation for quality and customer satisfaction.
More recently Volcano launched two new websites for the European & UK markets that now offer previously unavailable worldwide shipping. We thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to test out one of Volcano's most popular models, the Inferno.
What's In The Box
The Inferno arrived in a sturdy presentation box that gave off a good first impression. All the contents were firmly held in place with form cushioning to ensure everything arrived undamaged ( essential when order from the other side of the world).
- 2 x batteries 1 x 900 mah, 1 x 650 mah
- 5 x cartomizers These go inside the tube tank
- 1 x USB charger
- 1 x EU/UK mains charger
- 1 x tube tank
- 1 x tube 'sock' This is a pouch for carrying
- 1 x 15ml e-liquid
- Instruction leaflet
Also included inside the box was a card with a promotional code that offered a discount on any future orders, which is always a nice touch.
New to Vaping?….. Read our quick start guide –
Successfully Switching to E Cigarettes
This is where the Inferno really begins to come into its own. Included with the package are 2 high capacity batteries; a 900 mAh battery and 650 mAh battery, which offer days of vaping without the need to recharge.
Both batteries are also USB pass-throughs which means both have the ability to draw power from your computer's USB port and allow you to continue vaping as they are being recharged.
This set up will really appeal to vapers who are looking to step up from the smaller cigarette style e-cigs which have shorter battery life. The battery is operated manually which means that you just simply press and hold the button when inhaling on the device.
The battery looks sleek with some understated graphics and Inferno logo on the side.
There is a wide selection of battery colours; Black, Blue, Red, Silver & Pink which makes a nice change and might help you if you are buying the Inferno as a gift.
Volcano e-liquids are manufactured in the US and are made from a PG/VG mix (get more information about e-liquids here).
They currently have 20 flavours which are available in 4 different nicotine strengths 0mg, 8mg, 16mg or 24mg. I decided to try the Vanilla Bean E-Liquid in the extra high nicotine strength (24mg/ml) as I'd read a good report about it from a review in the US.
The flavour was very pleasant with a sweet aroma and the Vanilla after-taste was one of the best non tobacco ones I have tried.
I purchased the Inferno kit for £49.99 which was $ 74.00 AUD at the time.(UPDATE – We now have a 10% discount code bringing this price down to $67.00 AUD). This to me is very good value considering what you get inside the kit and you are purchasing from an established company.
Some people will argue that you can get a similar device cheaper from China, which is probably true, but for convenience and peace of mind the Inferno offers great value. Volcano offer a 1 year Limited warranty on materials and accessories.
>>Check out the Inferno's price, reviews, ratings and desciption over at VolcanoEcigs.co.uk<<
Customer service and delivery times
This is of course very important for the Aussie vaper when ordering from overseas. Blood pressure can be raised when you open a long awaited delivery only to find its incorrect and will have to be returned. Luckily it wasn't the case with Volcano.
The package arrived within 8 working days from the UK. This was very reasonable, especially when you consider the cost – only £6.99 ($10 AUD). One thing that I did notice that there is only one shipping option available for international orders, Airmail. It would perhaps be nice if a quicker service such as UPS was available.
Ease of Use
For those only familiar with mini electronic cigarettes (Social-Lites, Green Smoke size) getting started with the Inferno is a slightly different process.
Rather than simply screwing the battery and the cartomizer together, the Inferno requires you to fill it with e-liquid. Its a simple procedure but you may get a little messy the first few times you try.
The cartomizer needs to be filled with the e-liquid and then the tube-tank filled with additional e-liquid. Please view this how-to video for full details of the filling process.
The whole process takes 10-15 minutes and then you are good to vape for a few days.
Obviously this is a personal preference, if you prefer to have your cartomizers ready filled, the Inferno is not for you, but if you are looking for a device that will give you substantially more vapour production than a mini size e-cig, the Inferno is as simple and straight forward as you will find.
Available Accessories
For every range of e cigarettes that Volcano produce they offer an extensive range of accessories and the Inferno is no different.
- Colour matching lanyards that allow you to carry your Inferno around your neck.
- USB car charger for vaping on the go
- Traditional carry cases to safely transport your device
- Replacement batteries in various colours – great if your are bored with your colour & fancy a change
Our Verdict
The Inferno is a very solid performing device that was a pleasure to use. The vapour produced was thick and plentiful and the 2 large capacity batteries perform very well.
The Inferno comes from an established manufacturer, but without the premium price especially considering the spare battery and US made e-liquid shipped in the kit. The volcano probably wont suit you if you are looking for a device to use while you out and about, but its a great electronic cigarette to vape at home or work.
At this price point the Inferno is a great choice for anyone looking for a medium sized e cigarette and is recommend by us.
If you need more information visit volcano for full details – www.volcano-ecigs.co.uk
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(Volcano's UK website delivers worldwide including Australia)
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Everyone wants to ski the slopes of Val Gardena, so it is not surprising that it is on your bucket list as well. Discover the best deals for ski rentalRent Your Ski in Val Gardena
Everyone wants to ski the slopes of Val Gardena, so it is not surprising that it is on your bucket list as well. The entire region is always so inviting when it comes to sharing their infamous mountains that are filled with long descents and fabulous pistes.
When you decide to go up the mountain, you will be able to choose from cable cars or lifts, but they will all get you to where you want to go. Approximately a third of the slopes are for beginners, while more than half are perfect for intermediate skiers. The last ten percent of the trails are deemed difficult and should only be tackled by the most experienced skiers. One of the unique features of this ski area is that you can relive history when you take the World Championship Slopes Tour. All the slopes that are visited during this tour were used for the 1970 World Championships.
There is so much to do while in Val Gardena, but you will want to spend most of your time swishing down the mountains on your skis. You might be tempted to bring your favorite skis from home for this trip, but that can be a hassle as well as costly. While it may be tempting to wait in those long queue lines at the ski rental shops, there is another way that you can get some skis for your time on the slopes.
Sharewood is a marketplace that offers sports equipment rentals throughout Europe. We have numerous brands and types of all sports equipment available, so you will never need to sacrifice quality or comfort when you choose them.
Reserving your ski rental Val Gardena equipment is as easy as a few clicks of your mouse on your computer. You just have to enter ski rental Val Gardena, and the dates of your visit and all the options that are available will pop up. You can compare the equipment as well as the prices and then decide as to what will work well for your needs.
Since you will not need to wait in a long queue to rent your gear, you will find yourself out on the slopes that much quicker than you ever imagined.
No one wants to spend their skiing vacations waiting in line, especially when it is for skis. You will want to save those long line waits for the best restaurant in town or something even better. When it comes to your ski gear, take the easy way out and reserve your ski rental Val Gardena equipment with Sharewood. You won't regret it.


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Last night, I got to see Sex and the City 2 which I totally enjoyed as a moment of pure escapism despite the panning from the critics. It certainly isn't because I am a fashionista! Let's face it, it is the closest I have got to fashion in too many years to count anymore and anyone who knows me, knows that winter = bliss for me as I get to choose between my ten, yes, 10! black turtle necks in my almost all black winter wardrobe. So, no, it's not the outfits. But it IS the window into luxury, the fab cinematography and the characters that are the heart of the franchise that I loved.
Since fashion is not my passion, it could be said that wine is and so clumsily, I have attempted to choose a signature wine for each of the beloved 'soulmates'. SPOILER ALERT FROM HERE! Now, I have decided that the gals are like fine fizz and not for the obvious reason that they do seem to be drinking it often. But because only a fizz will match the shine of their stellar shimmery performance of 'I am Woman' (and I am glad that they did not attempt 'You make me feel like a natural woman' as that would have been kinda hard to swallow).
Some matches are quite obvious. Miranda could not be anything but a Laurent Perrier Rosé NV. Not only because it is one of the classiest brassy hued rosés you will meet. That would be forgetting its often bright and colourful outer packaging and the gorgeous shaped bottle with some adventure thrown in. Samantha is more of a Janz LD02 – Late disgorged with all the connotations of " 'spurts' (Rikart Spirit) later in life" being in your, the readers, mind only. I feel though, that the Janz is a rich characterful wine with some age on it but it is still youthful enough to have its panties around its ankles while sitting at its desk in a glass walled office. In essence, if this wine was in fact human, more of us should have it doing our PR for us as it would always do so with such panache.
With Charlotte, you have to look a bit deeper. Something like a Joseph Sparkling Red. A little sweeter than the others, but that sweetness is balanced by lush fruit with plenty of opportunity to delve deeper to discover her story. For instance, did you know that the Joseph is made with the inclusion of matured red wines whipped from the cellar in their prime for that extra smoothness and those little facets that come alive in your mouth? Definitely a deep dark wine that keeps giving.
Finally, the star that is Carrie. I have a magnum of 1989 Gosset Champagne that brings a smile whenever I think of it. This should be named the Carrie Bradshaw of wine. It is a very fine drop, but still with freshness and joie de vivre. A fizz never outclassed regardless of the occasion – whether a best man at a wedding or riding a white camel. A wine with eloquence and a unique sense of style – who else could carry off those handled sunglasses – that is ageing most graciously. Being a magnum, obviously, the term 'Big' also comes into mind here as well.


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Four Children and IT by Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson fan's will love this book about a step family, who with the help of a magical sand fairy, actually find that life with each other is not that bad after all.
A modern twist on E. Nesbit's story Five Children and IT, containing just enough clever links in it to enhance the story but meaning that you absolutely don't need to have read the original to fully enjoy the story.
This fairy is nothing like any other fairy you will come across and I found that I actually enjoyed his personality. I also loved that it sneakily contains a bit of education in it - teaching kids about how things were in the past when Rosalind ends up in Edwardian times in one chapter of the story. As each of the characters in the story unfold, you find yourself actually liking each and every one of them. It is definitely a book that brings encouragement and hope to kids and helps them realise that they can have dreams and whilst the sand fairy helped the children in the story get a taste of their dreams, they will also hopefully one day work hard to make their dreams come true.
A final bonus is the feature at the back of the book containing a Four Children and IT quiz to see how much of the story you can remember, a page on "Rosalind's Writing Tips" and a recipe for "Robbie's chocolate crispy cakes". What better way to engage readers than to have this section to give it an interactive edge (and by that I mean good old fashioned interacting not anything technological!).
A thoroughly enjoyable read and both me and Josh would highly recommend 'IT'.
Posted by The Beesley Buzz at Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Labels: Book corner, Book review, Books, Four Children and IT, Jacqueline Wilson
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Welcome to "Healing for Evolution". My name is Michael and I have created this site to give you information on the work I do, the techniques I use and some background information on myself. Please take some time to explore my site. If you feel that you resonate with the information provided here and would like to experience a private healing session or become a Reiki practitioner drop me a line (see "Contact & Hours") and let's begin that dialogue. My studio is located in beautiful Seattle, Washington.
The following information is a summary of the philosophy that motives me to do this work. I believe that we live in unprecedented times. Our world is transforming radically. We are seeing previously unimaginable shifts in our social, political, scientific and economic structures. Underlying these changes are the shifts that we are making inside on the emotional, mental and spiritual planes. These are energetic shifts that have the power to transform our world beyond our wildest dreams.
I believe that we as a tribe, the human tribe, are experiencing growing pains. As a species we are contributing to the destruction of our planet and in the process destroying the habitat that supports us. We are at a critical juncture on our evolutionary journey as a species. We have arrived at a bifurcation point. This means that our species can go one of two ways. We can go the way of extinction or we can choose to go the way of evolution.
It is very clear to most everyone on the planet that our environment is shifting. Climate change is a documented fact. Of this fact there is no dispute however why it is occuring is a source of much controversey. We see evidence of it everywhere…floods, fires, monster storms, famine, melting polar ice, drought, earthquakes, volcanoes, and countless other environmental indicators. History teaches us that when an environment shifts, the species within it have to adapt to survive.
As much as we as humans would love to believe otherwise, we are in fact just another species existing within an environmental system upon which we depend for our existence. If we have no water, we become extinct. If we lose our ozone layer and are exposed to outer space, we run out of air and become extinct. It's no secret that we're having water shortages, the ozone is being destroyed, species of plants and animals are going extinct daily and millions of humans are dying from starvation. These are issues which directly affect everyone's existence on this planet whether they believe it or not.
Anyone can see that climate change is already in motion. Based upon historical models, Science tells us that we are due for and about to experience a major climatological shift. We see it already and this is not an energy that we can just stop in a day or even at all. Climate change happens slowly. Some of the effects that we are seeing today are a result of our actions from years ago. Planetary time does not move at human time. If we were to magically stop every single thing that we are doing to destroy our environment right now, we would not see the effects from that until several years or a decade from now. The process really is that large in scale.
In addition to the changes that our rapid overpopulation and subsequent decimation of the planet are causing, there are the natural cycles of change occurring. Our planet is constantly evolving and has for billions of years. There is a natural heating up of the planet that occurs over eons until it reaches a breaking point then a radical shift into an ice age occurs to cool things down and then the cycle begins again. This process has occurred repeatedly in Earth's history and will re-occur with or without humans.
Just like when our physical bodies are wounded, for healing to occur it takes time. We have to clean the wound (physically or energetically) and allow it the time to heal (like an "Ice Age"). Our environment is the same way (as above, so below). Because it is such a massive energy system which will not stop evolving as long as this planet exists, we can ultimately do nothing to stop its evolutionary movement because evolution is the nature of all things. The nature of Nature is to transform. This means we must do likewise as a species. We must evolve and transform to survive.
At the physics level, it takes a large amount of energy for a species to evolve and that is typically triggered by crisis which prompts the DNA to mutate. It's important here for us to remember that ultimately each of us is part of our species attempt at survival. We inhabit bodies which are the result of millions of years of evolutionary workings of DNA. The key difference however is that we are the first species which is self-aware and that has the ability and technology to recognize that we are the result of evolution. We are the first species that is therefore capable of "Conscious Evolution".
By understanding our history, we can see patterns which reoccur throughout time. These cycles are part of the evolutionary workings of our planet. Our planet is ultimately the one whose evolutionary journey we are on. If we are able to step out of our egoic self-awareness and place ourselves as equals within the planetary system that we inhabit, we will see that we are just another link in the evolutionary chain of planet Earth. We have to step past the religious myth which has been presented to us as a way to explain the unexplainable mysteries of life and see ourselves as a part of the larger whole and not superior to it. In this "oneness" we can make consciously informed decisions and help our species and planet evolve and survive.
Science teaches us that when a species evolves, it evolves slowly over millions of years and then it reaches a point where an evolutionary leap or transformation occurs. It's how homosapiens evolved from prehistoric man and animals. These leaps always occur during a crisis period (for example radical climate change). Remember when the environment shifts, those that survive within it are the ones who can adapt. In this case it is survival of the most prepared. It's not about who has the biggest muscles, longest missiles, highest intelligence, superior beauty or largest bank account. It's about the survival of the species. We must learn that our survival is not dependant upon overpopulation but rather upon conscious evolution to transform ourselves and the way we live.
The thing to remember about a "species" is that it is just a physical manifestation of the energetic consciousness of that species. The DNA strands which join at conception and which ultimately grow into each of us is the holder of that energetic frequency for the consciousness of our species. Science has unlocked many of the mysteries around DNA. By studying our genetic code we can trace our evolutionary journey as a species. By comparing our DNA to that of other species we are able to see the genetic wanderings and mutations of DNA. With this information, we can begin to comprehend on an intellectual level how life evolved from single-cell paramecium to the complex life-form that we call human.
Ultimately all species, all planets, all galaxies, everything in existence evolved from and is therefore still part of one energy, the Creative life-force (God, zero point energy field, the Divine, The Universe). Each manifestation of that consciousness is an experiment in evolution. Each experiment in turn informs that consciousness as to what works and what does not work by its mere existence within the field. In order for a species to reproduce and grow as ours has, it takes the merging of energy from a male and female of the species to create another of the species. Unfortunately the unregulated over-production of more humans is what has caused us to so rapidly deplete our planetary resources.
While it is true that we are part of a species, it is also true that we are part of the consciousness of that species. Consciousness is an unmanifest intelligent energy field. Just like the physical manifestations, this consciousness is evolving as well. Our consciousness, or our self-awareness as an entity that is separate from nature, is our ego. Our egoic nature fools us into believing that we are separate and (unfortunately) superior to all that is. It causes us to believe that we are not connected to that which created, sustains, guides and finally reclaims us. That sense of separation is the root cause of all the troubles we currently face as humans.
Simultaneous to our participating in the evolution of our species we are also participating in the evolution of our personal consciousness. While they may seem separate, they are in fact one and the same and occur simultaneously. The species evolves based upon the information received through its environmental sensors which in our case is each of our bodies and our senses. When enough of the parts of any entity begin to change, the entity reaches "critical mass" and larger scale change can occur for the entire species. We are nearing that critical mass point and as we each independently raise our awareness through raising our vibrational frequency, we contribute to the evolution of our species. It's a powerful time to be alive because of that. Taking an evolutionary perspective on history, we see that we are at a point in the cycle of time for an evolutionary shift to occur. With the rapidly increasing climate change and the current state of world events, it's easy to see that something big HAS to happen very soon. We simply can not continue to exist in the world our current consciousness has left us in.
So how do we go about raising our vibrational frequency to help evolve our consciousness? One method is to consciously bring the grounding Earth energy in through our root chakras. Rather than expressing that energy only through our lower chakras (the first, second and third), we must raise that energy up into the higher charkas. By recognizing and understanding these energy centers within our energy bodies we can manifest through them. What we are able to manifest in our lives is limited only by our beliefs (the composite of our thoughts and experiences).
For most of us, we live in "victim mentality". We believe that because of our past (things that happened to us and things that we did) we are not worthy or capable of unconditional love. In truth, we are Divine by nature. We simply need to drop any beliefs to the contrary. That is what this work is all about. It's not what we add, it's what we take away. The more we drop our limiting beliefs, the more we heal. The more we heal, the more we can evolve. What I offer you is healing for your evolution. It is our destiny to evolve. In that evolution we recognize that what we are searching for is in fact what we have been searching with.
I don't know what our evolved state will look like but I believe we are ready for that evolutionary leap. If we all have the ability to do all the things that a few of us are manifesting then there is nothing that can stand in our way. Imagine everyone opening to and fully utilizing their latent psychic abilities. Imagine everyone awakening to their one-ness with the Universe and the Divine. Imagine everyone recognizing the God-force within themselves. Imagine all that and you'll begin to connect with the powerful future that I see for mankind.
We are all manifestations of the Divine and are therefore Divine by nature. By joining together and holding that awareness of ourselves and recognizing it in others, we learn to think, act and feel connected to all that is. As we begin to feel connected, our lives change because rather than fighting against each other, we learn to work together for our greater good. In working together, we experience synergy; we get a product which is greater than and different from the sum of its individual parts. I invite you to join me and to experience the uniqueness that our combined energies will manifest. Every session will therefore always be unique, dynamic and powerful…and ultimately Divine. I look forward to our journey together.
"The Supreme Self, the still center of your own being, holds you together when all else is failing apart.
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Kona 64w 32d 30h Table
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Item No: 944236
The Kona outdoor table by EMU brings modern style to your backyard, patio or deck. A steel mesh top allows water to drain so your table is always ready to enjoy. The tubular steel legs have a pedestal-inspired design for maximum leg room. Kona has a durable powder-coated finish that's easy to wipe clean and an umbrella opening for dining in the shade.See the full Kona collection
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- Table Seats: six
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Siesta Dunes
A Relaxing Waterfront Lifestyle on Siesta Key
Enjoy waterfront living right on the beach. Some units have direct gulf views. Siesta Dunes contains all the amenities you'd expect of an gulf-side island paradise. Relax in the heated pool or spa, or enjoy a game of tennis right on the property. Stroll along beautiful Crescent Beach or simply stake a spot in the white sand of your private beach.
This fine property offers lush tropical landscaping plus a pool and sundeck right next to the beach. Like everything on Siesta Key, Siesta Dunes complex is close to the shopping restaurants and night life.
Siesta Dunes amenities include:
- Deeded Beach Access
- BBQ Picnic Area, Heated Pool, Sauna, Spa and Fitness Center
- Tennis Courts
- In-garage Parking
Want to know more about Siesta Dunes condo real estate for yourself or as an investment property ? Let me show you the real estate opportunities on Siesta Key. Come experience the casual, fun-loving lifestyle of Siesta Key, Florida.
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Tips to Consider when Looking for the Right Landscaping Company.
Landscaping companies have grown within a short period of time and for most people, it is because they want their yards to look really presentable hence invest a lot of money for professional services, which is why there has been growth of so many landscaping companies.
In addition , these providers have enormously dropped over the past decade and almost anyone can achieve it, besides people can now take mortgages because of their homes hence they can discover the reason for such services as opposed to during the past where it was quite irrelevant since housing was too expensive.
We will look at some of the tips you need to follow then looking for the most appropriate landscaping company, when following these tips you will never end up with the wrong landscaping company.
You Need to Consider the Budget.
Finding the right landscaping company is a process and one of the things that needs to be done is to consider the budget, take your time to also look at several other landscaping companys and compare the prices and the packages, which will help you make the right decision.
Furthermore, you must always work within the said budget especially when looking for the most appropriate landscaping company that will work best for you, remember that you might need the money for other things way later.
What Equipments do they Use.
What you need to do next is you need to definitely to go over the equipment they have got, professional solutions should have very appropriate products that may help you out, in fact , they will have the skills to use individuals equipments too, giving you no get worried when they come to work.
However, this is quite cheap so that you can get a business which will charge you because of their providers, other than buying these tools and doing it on your own, as it is very expensive to keep these equipments with no regularly taking them meant for maintenance, which also costs a lot.
Consult with People.
A good thing that you can do when looking for a landscaping business is to ask around, request you friends for suggestions so that you can land on a gardening business that has individuals someone you know inside your lifestyle, this is very easy for you to arrive for an agreement with such an organization.
Getting the best landscaping company for you is essential and all you have to do is go through these tips and implementing them in your life, in addition, you really have to consider that it might take some time but in the long run, you will be happy with the results.
The Path To Finding Better Landscaping


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Hello Loves and happy Monday!
After seeing how many of you are interested in reading my about page I thought this week I'll let you know something more about myself. To make things easier for me and more fun for all of us I decided to participate in and answer 30 questions of Get To Know Me tag which I found on this website.
If you're not the one who's interested, don't worry because more fashion, beauty and travel posts are coming!
Read the post and scroll down to know how to get a follow back from me! <3
Let's get started!
1. Are you named after anyone?
no, my parents just liked the name.
2. When was the last time you cried?
yesterday. I actually cry a lot
3. Do you have kids?
NO! well… does my cat counts?
4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?
yes, I hope so.
5. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
not really. I find it funny, but also sometimes rude so I try not to use it too often.
6. What's the first thing you notice about people?
their face.
7. What is your eye color?
green and hazel
8. Scary movie or happy endings?
I don't like scary movies, so happy endings, although they sounds so cliché
9. Favorite smells?
VS bombshell Cooked corn, basmati rice XD
10. What's the furthest you've ever been from home?
Washington State, USA
11, Do you have any special talents?
I don't know how special they are, but I paint, play guitar and sing… ooh! and I can move my head from side to side owl-like.
12. Where were you born?
Warsaw, Poland
13. What are your hobbies?
movies, art, fashion, makeup, cooking, travelling
14. Do you have any pets?
I do! a cat
15. Do you have any siblings?
nope, I'm the only chil
16. What do you want to be when you grow up?
I hope to be working in my major as a conservator of paintings.
17. Who was your first best friend?
girl from primary school, we don't keep in touch anymore.
18. How tall are you?
160 cm.
19. Funniest moment throughout School?
inside jokes, stories are too long to write them down.
20. How many countries have you visited?
quite a lot. about 25
21. What was your favorite/worst subject in High School?
favorite was biology and worst was history
22. What is your Favorite drink? Animal? Perfume?
wine. dog. vs bombshell/ coco mademoiselle/ miss dior.
23. What would you (or have you) name your children?
I'm not sure that I'll even have children so I don't have any names to share. Never thought about it.
24. What Sports do you play/Have you played?
I don't do any sports but definitely gonna sign up to gym next to my house this week! Need to get that body moving!
25. Who are some of your favorite YouTubers?
26. How many Girlfriends/Boyfriends have you had?
27. Favorite memory from childhood?
every Christmas at my grandparents' place
28. How would you describe your fashion sense?
well, I hope it's good! my style I would describe as feminine, that combines my favorite trends with my individuality
29. What phone do you have? (iOS v Android?)
iPhone 5s
30. Tell us one of your bad habits!
I'm addicted to chips!
P.S. In the comments section answer one of those questions yourself, follow my blog and I'll follow you back!
xx, Olita


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Volunteer Stories
Stories from grassroots volunteers in Lancashire
The FA Community Awards recognises and rewards the people and organisations driving grassroots football.
There were six Lancashire FA winners of the 2017 Awards - they were as follows:
- The FA Charter Standard Club Award: AHF FC
- The FA Charter Standard Community Club Award: Leigh Genesis FC
- The FA Charter Standard League of the Year Award: East Lancashire Football Alliance
- Best Inclusive Project Award: Leigh Genesis FC
- People's Award - Outstanding Contribution to Community Football: David Tynan, Chairman of Penwortham St Teresa's
- Coach of the Year Award: Owen Coyle Junior, England Amputee Football Association
Each award winner was given two tickets to the FA Community Shield final between Arsenal and Chelsea - click here to read about our winners' trips to Wembley.
Our volunteers of Lancashire were also well-represented in the FA Respect Awards and our very own Amanda Borrino received the national Committee Member Respect Award.
Amanda is the Club Secretary at Layton Juniors and had introduced a variety of Respect initiatives to promote a positive environment.Read her story
Get In Touch
Nick Birchall
Football Development Officer (Education)
Area contact for: Preston, Fylde, Wyre, Blackpool
01772 282757
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Single Cone Fabric Canopy Structure
Project Outline
As South Bristol's iconic theatre space, The Tobacco Factory has a creative and collaborative buzz about it with regular live music and a cafe bar as well as top class theatre productions. For the commercial outdoor bar, a tensile fabric structure was needed to provide weather protection for the area.
Our Solution & Results
A silver PVC single cone tensile structure was fabricated and installed to a tight programme and has provided a stylish covered outdoor area for functions and entertainment.
Project Summary
- Client
- Tobacco Factory
- Location
- Bedminster, Bristol
- Date
- 2007
- Fabric
- Product
- Tensile Fabric Structures


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When painful or problematic situations arise, it can be helpful to have someone to talk to, who can help you through the healing process. The therapists at Life Connection Counseling are here to help. Life Connection Counseling has provided services in Tulsa for over 20 years and our team of therapists are featured in local magazines such as Urban Tulsa Weekly and published books such as The Making of a Marriage. They have also been featured in schools, churches, men's and women's groups, MOPs programs, nursing homes, tv segments, and many other venues.
All of us encounter difficult circumstances at some time in our lives. It may be death of a loved one, parenting issues, conflict in our marriages, divorce recovery, issues from childhood, past abuse, work stress, or just dealing with change. Sometimes, we need an objective person to talk with, share our feelings, and learn some tools to help us in our journey. We are here for you and are able to counsel all ages and different life stages.
We provide a range of professional and caring therapists to choose from and schedules to fit your needs. Each therapist brings their own unique personality, experience, and counseling approach. Our therapists are safe, accepting, genuine, and trained to help people through the healing process. Every therapy plan is personalized to meet the needs of the individual, couple, or family. For clients who desire to incorporate their faith in the counseling process, we integrate Biblical principles with psychological concepts.
Adult ADHD often plagues couples with misunderstandings, anger, and frustration. Understanding ADHD combined with simple lifestyle changes can greatly decrease these relationship issues.
Premarital counseling "is associated with higher levels of marital satisfaction, lower levels of destructive conflicts and higher levels of interpersonal commitment to spouses.


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Can I block ICMP echo request?
I have blocked all ports with "ufw default deny".
But it still allows ICMP echo requests to my system, which my system gladly replies to with an ICMP echo reply.
Is it possible to block ICMP echo request?
Question information
- Language:
- English Edit question
- Status:
- Solved
- For:
- ufw Edit question
- Assignee:
- No assignee Edit question
- Solved by:
- Jamie Strandboge
- Solved:
- 2008-03-08
- Last query:
- 2008-03-08
- Last reply:
- 2008-03-08
|Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) said :
Yes, but not with the ufw front-end. Look in /etc/ufw/
-A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT
|Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) said :
Hmm, perhaps its a bit tricky for most users to edit configuration files, and know where to find the rules...
But now when I know how todo it, and where the files are, I can do that. :)
|Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) said :
Thanks Jamie Strandboge, that solved my question.
|Lee Hopper (leehopp) said :
Didn't work for me - running Ubuntu 8.04, tested with Shields Up - still says my computer is responding to ping requests.
Any ideas?
Here's the part of the file /etc/ufw/
# ok icmp codes
-A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type destination-
-A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type source-quench -j ACCEPT
-A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type time-exceeded -j ACCEPT
-A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type parameter-problem -j ACCEPT
# Don't allow ping requests:
# -A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT
|Serpentine (ale-diaria) said :
Try disabling and re-enabling the firewall after saving the before.rules file. If you restarted your PC since you changed the file, it should be working.
sudo ufw disable
sudo ufw enable
|Lee Hopper (leehopp) said :
Serpentine -
Thank you for the response to my question. I tried your suggestion (also
rebooted) to no avail.
Then I checked my setup in WinXP (my machine dual boots) and am having
the same problem there: McAfee firewall set up for NO pings but pings
being answered anyway according to ShieldsUP.
I read somewhere that a NAT router can answer ICMP calls by itself
without even passing them on to your computer. My modem box says
"Centurytel ADSL2/2+ NAT Combo 8/35 PPPOE". Maybe that's the culprit.
|Serpentine (ale-diaria) said :
Lee Hopper
It could be. Did you try to configure your router directly? Some of them have a hardware/software Firewall integrated to them.
You should be able to enter its configuration page through your web browser. Try entering 192.168.100.0 or 192.168.100.1, or similar, If one of those is the address, it might ask you for a username and password (in my case my ISP didn't have a username or password entered in my router (lucky me XD), so I just have to press "Accept, or OK"), if you don't know the username/password, call your ISP and ask them, if you're lucky, maybe they'll tell you...
Unfortunately can't help you any further, I've never configured a NAT router, but I can bet that someone else here can help you, or search for a tutorial on the web.
Good Luck! =)
Long since this has been answered, but I found that changing the line to:
-A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j DROP
then run the following:
sudo ufw disable
sudo ufw enable
did the trick for me !)
|Erik Sol (forum-ohi) said :
Running Ubuntu 14.04 server:
I needed to change the FORWARD line to:
-A ufw-before-forward -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j DROP
With that it worked fine.


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Why is Oracle so two-faced over open source?
- Oracle loves open source.
Except when the database giant hates open source. Which, according to its recent lobbying of the US federal government, seems to be "most of the time". Yes, Oracle has recently joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) to up its support for open-source Kubernetes and, yes, it has long supported (and contributed to) Linux. And, yes, Oracle has even gone so far as to (finally) open up Java development by putting it under a foundation's stewardship. Yet this same, seemingly open Oracle has actively hammered the US government to consider that "there is no math that can justify open source from a cost perspective as the cost of support plus the opportunity cost of forgoing features, functions, automation and security overwhelm any presumed cost savings." That punch to the face was delivered in a letter to Christopher Liddell, a former Microsoft CFO and now director of Trump's American Technology Council, by Kenneth Glueck, Oracle senior vice president.
The US government had courted input on its IT modernisation programme. Others writing back to Liddell included AT&T, Cisco, Microsoft and VMware.
In other words, based on its letter, what Oracle wants us to believe is that open source leads to greater costs and poorly secured, limply featured software. Nor is Oracle content to leave it there, also arguing that open source is exactly how the private sector does not function, seemingly forgetting that most of the leading infrastructure, big data, and mobile software today is open source.
Details! Rather than take this counterproductive detour into self-serving silliness, Oracle would do better to follow Microsoft's path. Microsoft, too, used to Janus-face its way through open source, simultaneously supporting and bashing it. Only under chief executive Satya Nadella's reign did Microsoft realise it's OK to fully embrace open source, and its financial results have loved the commitment. Oracle has much to learn, and emulate, in Microsoft's approach.
- I love you, you're perfect.
Now change Oracle has never been particularly warm and fuzzy about open source. As founder Larry Ellison might put it, Oracle is a profit-seeking corporation, not a peace-loving charity. To the extent that Oracle embraces open source, therefore it does so for financial reward, just like every other corporation. Few, however, are as blunt as Oracle about this fact of corporate open-source life. As Ellison told the Financial Times back in 2006: "If an open-source product gets good enough, we'll simply take it. So the great thing about open source is nobody owns it – a company like Oracle is free to take it for nothing, include it in our products and charge for support, and that's what we'll do. "So it is not disruptive at all – you have to find places to add value. Once open source gets good enough, competing with it would be insane… We don't have to fight open source, we have to exploit open source." "Exploit" sounds about right. While Oracle doesn't crack the top-10 corporate contributors to the Linux kernel, it does register a respectable number 12, which helps it influence the platform enough to feel comfortable building its IaaS offering on Linux (and Xen for virtualisation). Oracle has also managed to continue growing MySQL's clout in the industry while improving it as a product and business. As for Kubernetes, Oracle's decision to join the CNCF also came with P&L strings attached. "CNCF technologies such as Kubernetes, Prometheus, gRPC and OpenTracing are critical parts of both our own and our customers' development toolchains," said Mark Cavage, vice president of software development at Oracle. One can argue that Oracle has figured out the exploitation angle reasonably well. This, however, refers to the right kind of exploitation, the kind that even free software activist Richard Stallman can love (or, at least, tolerate). But when it comes to government lobbying, Oracle looks a lot more like Mr Hyde than Dr Jekyll.
- Lies, damned lies, and Oracle lobbying
The current US president has many problems (OK, many, many problems), but his decision to follow the Obama administration's support for IT modernisation is commendable. Most recently, the Trump White House asked for feedback on how best to continue improving government IT. Oracle's response is high comedy in many respects. As TechDirt's Mike Masnick summarises, Oracle's "latest crusade is against open-source technology being used by the federal government – and against the government hiring people out of Silicon Valley to help create more modern systems. Instead, Oracle would apparently prefer the government just give it lots of money." Oracle is very good at making lots of money. As such, its request for even more isn't too surprising. What is surprising is the brazenness of its position. As Masnick opines: "The sheer contempt found in Oracle's submission on IT modernization is pretty stunning." Why? Because Oracle contradicts much that it publicly states in other forums about open source and innovation. More than this, Oracle contradicts much of what we now know is essential to competitive differentiation in an increasingly software and data-driven world.
Take, for example, Oracle's contention that "significant IT development expertise is not… central to successful modernization efforts". What? In our "software is eating the world" existence Oracle clearly believes that CIOs are buyers, not doers: "The most important skill set of CIOs today is to critically compete and evaluate commercial alternatives to capture the benefits of innovation conducted at scale, and then to manage the implementation of those technologies efficiently." While there is some truth to Oracle's claim – every project shouldn't be a custom one-off that must be supported forever – it's crazy to think that a CIO – government or otherwise – is doing their job effectively by simply shovelling cash into vendors' bank accounts.
Indeed, as Masnick points out: "If it weren't for Oracle's failures, there might not even be a USDS [the US Digital Service created in 2014 to modernise federal IT]. USDS really grew out of the emergency hiring of some top-notch internet engineers in response to the Healthcare.gov rollout debacle. And if you don't recall, a big part of that debacle was blamed on Oracle's technology." In short, blindly giving money to Oracle and other big vendors is the opposite of IT modernisation.
In its letter to Liddell, Oracle proceeded to make the fantastic (by which I mean "silly and false") claim that "the fact is that the use of open-source software has been declining rapidly in the private sector". What?!? This is so incredibly untrue that Oracle should score points for being willing to say it out loud. Take a stroll through the most prominent software in big data (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.), mobile (Android), application development (Kubernetes, Docker), machine learning/AI (TensorFlow, MxNet), and compare it to Oracle's statement. One conclusion must be that Oracle believes its CIO audience is incredibly stupid. Oracle then tells a half-truth by declaring: "There is no math that can justify open source from a cost perspective." How so? Because "the cost of support plus the opportunity cost of forgoing features, functions, automation and security overwhelm any presumed cost savings." Which I guess is why Oracle doesn't use any open source like Linux, Kubernetes, etc. in its services.
- The Vendor Formerly Known As Satan
The thing is, Oracle doesn't need to do this and, for its own good, shouldn't do this. After all, we already know how this plays out. We need only look at what happened with Microsoft. Remember when Microsoft wanted us to "get the facts" about Linux? Now it's a big-time contributor to Linux. Remember when it told us open source was anti-American and a cancer? Now it aggressively contributes to a huge variety of open-source projects, some of them homegrown in Redmond, and tells the world that "Microsoft loves open source." Of course, Microsoft loves open source for the same reason any corporation does: it drives revenue as developers look to build applications filled with open-source components on Azure. There's nothing wrong with that.
Would Microsoft prefer government IT to purchase SQL Server instead of open-source-licensed PostgreSQL? Sure. But look for a single line in its response to the Trump executive order that signals "open source is bad". You won't find it. Why? Because Microsoft understands that open source is a friend, not foe, and has learned how to monetise it. Microsoft, in short, is no longer conflicted about open source. It can compete at the product level while embracing open source at the project level, which helps fuel its overall product and business strategy. Oracle isn't there yet, and is still stuck where Microsoft was a decade ago.
It's time to grow up, Oracle. For a company that builds great software and understands that it increasingly needs to depend on open source to build that software, it's disingenuous at best to lobby the US government to put the freeze on open source. Oracle needs to learn from Microsoft, stop worrying and love the open-source bomb. It was a key ingredient in Microsoft's resurgence. Maybe it could help Oracle get a cloud clue, too.
Install FAMP on FreeBSD
- The acronym FAMP refers to a set of free open source applications which are commonly used in Web server environments called Apache, MySQL and PHP on the FreeBSD operating system, which provides a server stack that provides web services, database and PHP.
- Prerequisites
- sudo Installed and working – Please read
- Apache
- PHP5 or PHP7
- MySQL or MariaDB
- Install your favorite editor, ours is vi
Note: You don't need to upgrade FreeBSD but make sure all patches have been installed and your port tree is up-2-date if you plan to update by ports.
- Install Ports
portsnap fetch
You must use sudo for each indivdual command during installations. Please see link above for installing sudo.
Searching Available Apache Versions to Install
pkg search apache
- Install Apache
To install Apache 2.4 using pkg. The apache 2.4 user account managing Apache is www in FreeBSD.
pkg install apache24
Confirmation yes prompt and hit y for yes to install Apache 2.4 This installs Apache and its dependencies.
Enable Apache use sysrc to update services to be started at boot time, Command below adds "apache24_enable="YES" to the /etc/rc.conf file. For sysrc commands please read
sysrc apache24_enable=yes
Start Apache
service apache24 start
Visit web address by accessing your server's public IP address in your web browser
- How To find Your Server's Public IP Address
If you do not know what your server's public IP address is, there are a number of ways that you can find it. Usually, this is the address you use to connect to your server through SSH.
ifconfig vtnet0 | grep "inet " | awk '{ print $2 }'
Now that you have the public IP address, you may use it in your web browser's address bar to access your web server.
- Install MySQL
Now that we have our web server up and running, it is time to install MySQL, the relational database management system. The MySQL server will organize and provide access to databases where our server can store information. Install MySQL 5.7 using pkg by typing
pkg install mysql57-server
Enter y at the confirmation prompt. This installs the MySQL server and client packages.
To enable MySQL server as a service, add mysql_enable="YES" to the /etc/rc.conf file. This sysrc command will do just that
sysrc mysql_enable=yes
Now start the MySQL server
service mysql-server start
Now run the security script that will remove some dangerous defaults and slightly restrict access to your database system.
Answer all questions to secure your newly installed MySQL database. Enter current password for root (enter for none): [RETURN]
Your database system is now set up and we can move on.
- Install PHP5 or PHP70
pkg search php70
Install PHP70 you would do the following by typing
pkg install php70-mysqli mod_php70
- Note: In these instructions we are using php5.7 not php7.0. We will be coming out with php7.0 instructions with FPM.
PHP is the component of our setup that will process code to display dynamic content. It can run scripts, connect to MySQL databases to get information, and hand the processed content over to the web server to display. We're going to install the mod_php, php-mysql, and php-mysqli packages. To install PHP 5.7 with pkg, run this command
pkg install mod_php56 php56-mysql php56-mysqli
Copy sample PHP configuration file into place.
cp /usr/local/etc/php.ini-production /usr/local/etc/php.ini
Regenerate the system's cached information about your installed executable files
Before using PHP, you must configure it to work with Apache.
- Install PHP Modules (Optional)
To enhance the functionality of PHP, we can optionally install some additional modules. To see the available options for PHP 5.6 modules and libraries, you can type this into your system
pkg search php56
Get more information about each module you can look at the long description of the package by typing
pkg search -f apache24
- Optional Install Example
pkg install php56-calendar
Configure Apache to Use PHP Module
Open the Apache configuration file
vim /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/php.conf
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
Next, we will configure Apache to process requested PHP files with the PHP processor. Add these lines to the end of the file:
<FilesMatch "\.php$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
<FilesMatch "\.phps$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
Now restart Apache to put the changes into effect
service apache24 restart
- Test PHP Processing
By default, the DocumentRoot is set to /usr/local/www/apache24/data. We can create the info.php file under that location by typing
vim /usr/local/www/apache24/data/info.php
Add following line to info.php and save it.
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
- Details on info.php
info.php file gives you information about your server from the perspective of PHP. It' useful for debugging and to ensure that your settings are being applied correctly.
If this was successful, then your PHP is working as expected.
You probably want to remove info.php after testing because it could actually give information about your server to unauthorized users. Remove file by typing
rm /usr/local/www/apache24/data/info.php
Note: Make sure Apache / meaning the root of Apache is owned by user which should have been created during the Apache install is the owner of the /usr/local/www structure.
That explains FAMP on FreeBSD.
How Netflix works: what happens every time you hit Play
Not long ago, House of Cards came back for the fifth season, finally ending a long wait for binge watchers across the world who are interested in an American politician's ruthless ascendance to presidency. For them, kicking off a marathon is as simple as reaching out for your device or remote, opening the Netflix app and hitting Play. Simple, fast and instantly gratifying. What isn't as simple is what goes into running Netflix, a service that streams around 250 million hours of video per day to around 98 million paying subscribers in 190 countries. At this scale, providing quality entertainment in a matter of a few seconds to every user is no joke. And as much as it means building top-notch infrastructure at a scale no other Internet service has done before, it also means that a lot of participants in the experience have to be negotiated with and kept satiated — from production companies supplying the content, to internet providers dealing with the network traffic Netflix brings upon them.
This is, in short and in the most layman terms, how Netflix works.
Let us just try to understand how Netflix is structured on the technological side with a simple example.
Netflix literally ushered in a revolution around ten years ago by rewriting the applications that run the entire service to fit into a microservices architecture — which means that each application, or microservice's code and resources are its very own. It will not share any of it with any other app by nature. And when two applications do need to talk to each other, they use an application programming interface (API) — a tightly-controlled set of rules that both programs can handle. Developers can now make many changes, small or huge, to each application as long as they ensure that it plays well with the API. And since the one program knows the other's API properly, no change will break the exchange of information.
Netflix estimates that it uses around 700 microservices to control each of the many parts of what makes up the entire Netflix service: one microservice stores what all shows you watched, one deducts the monthly fee from your credit card, one provides your device with the correct video files that it can play, one takes a look at your watching history and uses algorithms to guess a list of movies that you will like, and one will provide the names and images of these movies to be shown in a list on the main menu. And that's the tip of the iceberg. Netflix engineers can make changes to any part of the application and can introduce new changes rapidly while ensuring that nothing else in the entire service breaks down.
They made a courageous decision to get rid of maintaining their own servers and move all of their stuff to the cloud — i.e. run everything on the servers of someone else who dealt with maintaining the hardware while Netflix engineers wrote hundreds of programs and deployed it on the servers rapidly. The someone else they chose for their cloud-based infrastructure is Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Netflix works on thousands of devices, and each of them play a different format of video and sound files. Another set of AWS servers take this original film file, and convert it into hundreds of files, each meant to play the entire show or film on a particular type of device and a particular screen size or video quality. One file will work exclusively on the iPad, one on a full HD Android phone, one on a Sony TV that can play 4K video and Dolby sound, one on a Windows computer, and so on. Even more of these files can be made with varying video qualities so that they are easier to load on a poor network connection. This is a process known as transcoding. A special piece of code is also added to these files to lock them with what is called digital rights management or DRM — a technological measure which prevents piracy of films.
The Netflix app or website determines what particular device you are using to watch, and fetches the exact file for that show meant to specially play on your particular device, with a particular video quality based on how fast your internet is at that moment.
Here, instead of relying on AWS servers, they install their very own around the world. But it has only one purpose — to store content smartly and deliver it to users. Netflix strikes deals with internet service providers and provides them the red box you saw above at no cost. ISPs install these along with their servers. These Open Connect boxes download the Netflix library for their region from the main servers in the US — if there are multiple of them, each will rather store content that is more popular with Netflix users in a region to prioritise speed. So a rarely watched film might take time to load more than a Stranger Things episode. Now, when you will connect to Netflix, the closest Open Connect box to you will deliver the content you need, thus videos load faster than if your Netflix app tried to load it from the main servers in the US.
- In a nutshell… This is what happens when you hit that Play button:
- Hundreds of microservices, or tiny independent programs, work together to make one large Netflix service.
- Content legally acquired or licensed is converted into a size that fits your screen, and protected from being copied.
- Servers across the world make a copy of it and store it so that the closest one to you delivers it at max quality and speed.
- When you select a show, your Netflix app cherry picks which of these servers will it load the video from>
- You are now gripped by Frank Underwood's chilling tactics, given depression by BoJack Horseman's rollercoaster life, tickled by Dev in Master of None and made phobic to the future of technology by the stories in Black Mirror. And your lifespan decreases as your binge watching turns you into a couch potato.
It looked so simple before, right?
News Roundup
Moving FreshPorts
Today I moved the FreshPorts website from one server to another. My goal is for nobody to notice.
- In preparation for this move, I have:
- DNS TTL reduced to 60s
- Posted to Twitter
- Updated the status page
- Put the website put in offline mode:
- What was missed
I turned off commit processing on the new server, but I did not do this on the old server. I should have:
sudo svc -d /var/service/freshports
That stops processing of incoming commits. No data is lost, but it keeps the two databases at the same spot in history. Commit processing could continue during the database dumping, but that does not affect the dump, which will be consistent regardless.
- The offline code
Here is the basic stuff I used to put the website into offline mode. The main points are:
- header("HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable");
- ErrorDocument 404 /index.php
I move the DocumentRoot to a new directory, containing only index.php. Every error invokes index.php, which returns a 503 code.
- The dump
The database dump just started (Sun Nov 5 17:07:22 UTC 2017).
root@pg96:~ # /usr/bin/time pg_dump -h 184.108.40.206 -Fc -U dan freshports.org > freshports.org.9.6.dump
That should take about 30 minutes. I have set a timer to remind me. Total time was:
1464.82 real 1324.96 user 37.22 sys
The MD5 is:
MD5 (freshports.org.9.6.dump) = 5249b45a93332b8344c9ce01245a05d5
It is now: Sun Nov 5 17:34:07 UTC 2017
- The rsync
The rsync should take about 10-20 minutes. I have already done an rsync of yesterday's dump file. The rsync today should copy over only the deltas (i.e. differences). The rsync started at about Sun Nov 5 17:36:05 UTC 2017 That took 2m9.091s The MD5 matches.
- The restore
The restore should take about 30 minutes. I ran this test yesterday. It is now Sun Nov 5 17:40:03 UTC 2017.
$ createdb -T template0 -E SQL_ASCII freshports.testing
$ time pg_restore -j 16 -d freshports.testing freshports.org.9.6.dump
real 25m21.108s
user 1m57.508s
sys 0m15.172s
It is now Sun Nov 5 18:06:22 UTC 2017.
- Insert break here
About here, I took a 30 minute break to run an errand. It was worth it.
- Changing DNS
I'm ready to change DNS now. It is Sun Nov 5 19:49:20 EST 2017 Done. And nearly immediately, traffic started.
- How many misses?
During this process, XXXXX requests were declined:
$ grep -c '" 503 ' /usr/websites/log/freshports.org-access.log
- That's it, we're done
Total elapsed time: 1 hour 48 minutes. There are still a number of things to follow up on, but that was the transfers.
Using bhyve on top of CEPH
- Hi,
- Just an info point.
- I'm preparing for a lecture tomorrow, and thought why not do an actual demo…. Like to be friends with Murphy 🙂
- So after I started the cluster:
5 jails with 7 OSDs
This what I manually needed to do to boot a memory stick
Start een Bhyve instance
rbd –dest-pool rbd_data –no-progress import memstick.img memstick
rbd-ggate map rbd_data/memstick
- ggate-devvice is available on /dev/ggate1
kldload vmm
kldload nmdm
kldload if_tap
kldload if_bridge
kldload cpuctl
sysctl net.link.tap.up_on_open=1
ifconfig bridge0 create
ifconfig bridge0 addm em0 up
ifconfig tap11 create
ifconfig bridge0 addm tap11
ifconfig tap11 up
- load the GGate disk in bhyve
bhyveload -c /dev/nmdm11A -m 2G -d /dev/ggate1 FB11
- and boot a single from it.
bhyve -H -P -A -c 1 -m 2G -l com1,/dev/nmdm11A -s 0:0,hostbridge -s
1:0,lpc -s 2:0,virtio-net,tap11 -s 4,ahci-hd,/dev/ggate1 FB11 &
bhyvectl –vm=FB11 –get-stats
- Connect to the VM
cu -l /dev/nmdm11B
- And that'll give you a bhyve VM running on an RBD image over ggate.
- In the installer I tested reading from the bootdisk:
root@:/ # dd if=/dev/ada0 of=/dev/null bs=32M
21+1 records in
21+1 records out
734077952 bytes transferred in 5.306260 secs (138341865 bytes/sec)
- which is a nice 138Mb/sec.
- Hope the demonstration does work out tomorrow.
- –WjW
Donald Knuth – The Patron Saint of Yak Shaves
- Excerpts:
In 2015, I gave a talk in which I called Donald Knuth the Patron Saint of Yak Shaves. The reason is that Donald Knuth achieved the most perfect and long-running yak shave: TeX. I figured this is worth repeating.
- How to achieve the ultimate Yak Shave
The ultimate yak shave is the combination of improbable circumstance, the privilege to be able to shave at your hearts will and the will to follow things through to the end. Here's the way it was achieved with TeX. The recount is purely mine, inaccurate and obviously there for fun. I'll avoid the most boring facts that everyone always tells, such as why Knuth's checks have their own Wikipedia page.
- Community Shaving is Best Shaving
Since the release of TeX, the community has been busy working on using it as a platform. If you ever downloaded the full TeX distribution, please bear in mind that you are downloading the amassed work of over 40 years, to make sure that each and every TeX document ever written builds. We're talking about documents here.
But mostly, two big projects sprung out of that. The first is LaTeX by Leslie Lamport. Lamport is a very productive researcher, famous for research in formal methods through TLA+ and also known laying groundwork for many distributed algorithms. LaTeX is based on the idea of separating presentation and content. It is based around the idea of document classes, which then describe the way a certain document is laid out. Think Markdown, just much more complex. The second is ConTeXt, which is far more focused on fine grained layout control.
- The Moral of the Story
Whenever you feel like "can't we just replace this whole thing, it can't be so hard" when handling TeX, don't forget how many years of work and especially knowledge were poured into that system. Typesetting isn't the most popular knowledge around programmers. Especially see it in the context of the space it is in: they can't remove legacy. Ever. That would break documents.
TeX is also not a programming language. It might resemble one, but mostly, it should be approached as a typesetting system first. A lot of it's confusing lingo gets much better then. It's not programming lingo. By approaching TeX with an understanding for its history, a lot of things can be learned from it. And yes, a replacement would be great, but it would take ages.
In any case, I hope I thoroughly convinced you why Donald Knuth is the Patron Saint of Yak Shaves.
- Extra Credits
This comes out of a enjoyable discussion with [Arne from Lambda Island](https://lambdaisland.com/https://lambdaisland.com/, who listened and said "you should totally turn this into a talk".
Vincent's trip to EuroBSDCon 2017
- My euroBSDCon 2017
- Posted on 2017-10-16 09:43:00 from Vincent in Open Bsd
Let me just share my feedback on those 2 days spent in Paris for the EuroBSDCon. My 1st BSDCon. I'm not a developer, contributor, … Do not expect to improve your skills with OpenBSD with this text 🙂 I know, we are on October 16th, and the EuroBSDCon of Paris was 3 weeks ago 🙁 I'm not quick !!! Sorry for that
Arrival at 10h, I'm too late for the start of the key note. The few persons behind a desk welcome me by talking in Dutch, mainly because of my name. Indeed, Delft is a city in Netherlands, but also a well known university. I inform them that I'm from Belgium, and the discussion moves to the fact the Fosdem is located in Brussels. I receive my nice T-shirt white and blue, a bit like the marine T-shirts, but with the nice EuroBSDCon logo. I'm asking where are the different rooms reserved for the BSD event. We have 1 big on the 1st floor, 1 medium 1 level below, and 2 smalls 1 level above. All are really easy to access. In this entrance we have 4 or 5 tables with some persons representing their company. Those are mainly the big sponsors of the event providing details about their activity and business. I discuss a little bit with StormShield and Gandi. On other tables people are selling BSD t-shirts, and they will quickly be sold.
- "Is it done yet ?" The never ending story of pkg tools
In the last Fosdem, I've already hear Antoine and Baptiste presenting the OpenBSD and FreeBSD battle, I decide to listen Marc Espie in the medium room called Karnak. Marc explains that he has rewritten completely the pkg_add command. He explains that, at contrario with other elements of OpenBSD, the packages tools must be backward compatible and stable on a longer period than 12 months (the support period for OpenBSD). On the funny side, he explains that he has his best idea inside his bath. Hackathons are also used to validate some ideas with other OpenBSD developers. All in all, he explains that the most time consuming part is to imagine a good solution. Coding it is quite straightforward. He adds that better an idea is, shorter the implementation will be.
- A Tale of six motherboards, three BSDs and coreboot
After the lunch I decide to listen the talk about Coreboot. Indeed, 1 or 2 years ago I had listened the Libreboot project at Fosdem. Since they did several references to Coreboot, it's a perfect occasion to listen more carefully to this project. Piotr and Katazyba Kubaj explains us how to boot a machine without the native Bios. Indeed Coreboot can replace the bios, and de facto avoid several binaries imposed by the vendor. They explain that some motherboards are supporting their code. But they also show how difficult it is to flash a Bios and replace it by Coreboot. They even have destroyed a motherboard during the installation. Apparently because the power supply they were using was not stable enough with the 3v. It's really amazing to see that open source developers can go, by themselves, to such deep technical level.
- State of the DragonFly's graphics stack
After this Coreboot talk, I decide to stay in the room to follow the presentation of Fran?ois Tigeot. Fran?ois is now one of the core developer of DrangonflyBSD, an amazing BSD system having his own filesystem called Hammer. Hammer offers several amazing features like snapshots, checksum data integrity, deduplication, … Francois has spent his last years to integrate the video drivers developed for Linux inside DrangonflyBSD.
He explains that instead of adapting this code for the video card to the kernel API of DrangonflyBSD, he has "simply" build an intermediate layer between the kernel of DragonflyBSD and the video drivers. This is not said in the talk, but this effort is very impressive. Indeed, this is more or less a linux emulator inside DragonflyBSD. Francois explains that he has started with Intel video driver (drm/i915), but now he is able to run drm/radeon quite well, but also drm/amdgpu and drm/nouveau.
- Discovering OpenBSD on AWS
Then I move to the small room at the upper level to follow a presentation made by Laurent Bernaille on OpenBSD and AWS. First Laurent explains that he is re-using the work done by Antoine Jacoutot concerning the integration of OpenBSD inside AWS. But on top of that he has integrated several other Open Source solutions allowing him to build OpenBSD machines very quickly with one command. Moreover those machines will have the network config, the required packages, … On top of the slides presented, he shows us, in a real demo, how this system works. Amazing presentation which shows that, by putting the correct tools together, a machine builds and configure other machines in one go.
- OpenBSD Testing Infrastructure Behind bluhm.genua.de
Here Jan Klemkow explains us that he has setup a lab where he is able to run different OpenBSD architectures. The system has been designed to be able to install, on demand, a certain version of OpenBSD on the different available machines. On top of that a regression test script can be triggered. This provides reports showing what is working and what is not more working on the different machines. If I've well understood, Jan is willing to provide such lab to the core developers of OpenBSD in order to allow them to validate easily and quickly their code. Some more effort is needed to reach this goal, but with what exists today, Jan and his colleague are quite close. Since his company is using OpenBSD business, to his eyes this system is a "tit for tat" to the OpenBSD community.
- French story on cybercrime
Then comes the second keynote of the day in the big auditorium. This talk is performed by the colonel of french gendarmerie. Mr Freyssinet, who is head of the Cyber crimes unit inside the Gendarmerie. Mr Freyssinet explains that the "bad guys" are more and more volatile across countries, and more and more organized. The small hacker in his room, alone, is no more the reality. As a consequence the different national police investigators are collaborating more inside an organization called Interpol. What is amazing in his talk is that Mr Freyssinet talks about "Crime as a service". Indeed, more and more hackers are selling their services to some "bad and temporary organizations".
- Social event
It's now time for the famous social event on the river: la Seine. The organizers ask us to go, by small groups, to a station. There is a walk of 15 minutes inside Paris. Hopefully the weather is perfect. To identify them clearly several organizers takes a "beastie fork" in their hands and walk on the sidewalk generating some amazing reactions from some citizens and toursits. Some of them recognize the Freebsd logo and ask us some details. Amazing 🙂
We walk on small and big sidewalks until a small stair going under the street. There, we have a train station a bit like a metro station. 3 stations later they ask us to go out. We walk few minutes and come in front of a boat having a double deck: one inside, with nice tables and chairs and one on the roof. But the crew ask us to go up, on the second deck. There, we are welcome with a glass of wine. The tour Eiffel is just at few 100 meters from us. Every hour the Eiffel tower is blinking for 5 minutes with thousands of small lights. Brilliant 🙂
We see also the "statue de la libertee" (the small one) which is on a small island in the middle of the river. During the whole night the bar will be open with drinks and some appetizers, snacks, … Such walking diner is perfect to talk with many different persons. I've discussed with several persons just using BSD, they are not, like me, deep and specialized developers. One was from Switzerland, another one from Austria, and another one from Netherlands. But I've also followed a discussion with Theo de Raadt, several persons of the FreeBSD foundation. Some are very technical guys, other just users, like me. But all with the same passion for one of the BSD system. Amazing evening.
- OpenBSD's small steps towards DTrace (a tale about DDB and CTF)
On the second day, I decide to sleep enough in order to have enough resources to drive back to my home (3 hours by car). So I miss the 1st presentations, and arrive at the event around 10h30. Lot of persons are already present. Some faces are less "fresh" than others.
I decide to listen to Dtrace in OpenBSD. After 10 minutes I am so lost into those too technical explainations, that I decide to open and look at my PC. My OpenBSD laptop is rarely leaving my home, so I've never had the need to have a screen locking system. In a crowded environment, this is better. So I was looking for a simple solution. I've looked at how to use xlock. I've combined it with the /ets/apm/suspend script, … Always very easy to use OpenBSD 🙂
- The OpenBSD web stack
Then I decide to follow the presentation of Michael W Lucas. Well know person for his different books about "Absolute OpenBSD", Relayd", … Michael talks about the httpd daemon inside OpenBSD. But he also present his integration with Carp, Relayd, PF, FastCGI, the rules based on LUA regexp (opposed to perl regexp), … For sure he emphasis on the security aspect of those tools: privilege separation, chroot, …
- OpenSMTPD, current state of affairs
Then I follow the presentation of Gilles Chehade about the OpenSMTPD project. Amazing presentation that, on top of the technical challenges, shows how to manage such project across the years. Gilles is working on OpenSMTPD since 2007, thus 10 years !!!. He explains the different decisions they took to make the software as simple as possible to use, but as secure as possible, too: privilege separation, chroot, pledge, random malloc, ? . The development starts on BSD systems, but once quite well known they received lot of contributions from Linux developers.
- Hoisting: lessons learned integrating pledge into 500 programs
After a small break, I decide to listen to Theo de Raadt, the founder of OpenBSD. In his own style, with trekking boots, shorts, backpack. Theo starts by saying that Pledge is the outcome of nightmares. Theo explains that the book called "Hacking blind" presenting the BROP has worried him since few years. That's why he developed Pledge as a tool killing a process as soon as possible when there is an unforeseen behavior of this program. For example, with Pledge a program which can only write to disk will be immediately killed if he tries to reach network. By implementing Pledge in the +-500 programs present in the "base", OpenBSD is becoming more secured and more robust.
- Conclusion
My first EuroBSDCon was a great, interesting and cool event. I've discussed with several BSD enthusiasts. I'm using OpenBSD since 2010, but I'm not a developer, so I was worried to be "lost" in the middle of experts. In fact it was not the case. At EuroBSDCon you have many different type of enthusiasts BSD's users. What is nice with the EuroBSDCon is that the organizers foresee everything for you. You just have to sit and listen. They foresee even how to spend, in a funny and very cool attitude, the evening of Saturday. > The small draw back is that all of this has a cost. In my case the whole weekend cost me a bit more than 500euro. Based on what I've learned, what I've saw this is very acceptable price. Nearly all presentations I saw give me a valuable input for my daily job. For sure, the total price is also linked to my personal choice: hotel, parking. And I'm surely biased because I'm used to go to the Fosdem in Brussels which cost nothing (entrance) and is approximately 45 minutes of my home. But Fosdem is not the same atmosphere and presentations are less linked to my daily job.
I do not regret my trip to EuroBSDCon and will surely plan other ones.
Beastie Bits
- Important munitions lawyering
- AsiaBSDCon 2018 CFP is now open, until December 15th
- ZSTD Compression for ZFS by Allan Jude
- NetBSD on Allwinner SoCs Update
- Tim – Creating Multi Boot USB sticks
- Nomen – ZFS Questions
- JJ – Questions
- Lars – Hardening Diffie-Hellman
- Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to email@example.com


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I claim that my taste in music is middle of the road. When I mentioned this to Southern Dave he pointed out that most people don't listen to the ambient music show on Radio One on a Sunday morning. Apparently this is not middle of the road music. I listen to it because both he and I know one of the announcers on the show. It is also perfectly pleasant to listen to.
I mentioned this to another friend when she collected me from home. I was playing a second-hand compact disc of the Soweto Quartet that I picked up from the last library sale. Good for grabbing disposable CDs for a shilling each. Mostly they are still playable quality, a couple are jumpy.
She pointed out that the Soweto Quartet do not count as middle of the road music. Yet again it is something pleasant and interesting that I listen to.
I consider musical tastes are similar to opinions on religion and politics. You just have to respect what other people listen to, even if you don't want to listen to it everyday yourself. Southern Dave will point out that I listened to a Pixies CD when I last visited him. I have only a vague recollection of it now since he reminded me. Appart from the opinion that I will not go out of my way to listen to it again.
Of course I made him sit through one of my favorite CDs Love and Fear by Tom Russell, which is pretty close to perfect for me. It was introduced to that CD by William Dart on New Horizons a couple of years ago. (And just looking for that link I see at least one title he lists there that I will have to order!) Since then I have bought Holy Smoke by Gin. On its first listening it sounded interesting. I haven't given it a second listening yet. Very quirky singing voice.
From memory the least pleasent music I have listened to was someone praising a track by Tool I think. Not music I have appreciation for at all!


text:
1st Team Manager and Vice Chair: Steve Laithwaite
Coach: Lewis Turner
Coach and Child Welfare: Neil Beevor
Training Day: Mondays
Training Time: 18:45 - 20:30
Contact Details
Team Coordinator: Steve Laithwaite. Tel: 07834 549044 Email: email@example.com
1st Team Manager: Steve Laithwaite
Reserve Team Manager: Neil Beevor
A Team Manager: Lewis Turner
Training: Mondays, Saddleworth School, 18:45 to 20:30
Match Day: Huddersfield & District League
Saturdays, 14:15 kick off. Home Ground: Firgrove, Pitch 3, Belfield Lane, Milnrow OL16 3AY
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Dr. Damon Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison, visits a soybean field that shows signs of low emergence due to soil crusting and Pythium seed rot. The field has experienced cool wet weather after planting.
Dr. Smith explains how to management is achieved through seed treatment or adjustments to planting populations. A target population on 140,000 seeds/acre applies to use of treated seeds. Without seed treatment, growers can adjust to a planting population of greater than 140,000 to make up for loses due to seed rot prior to emergence.