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Take control of the command line
Personal Shell
Ease into your comfort zone with these tips for customizing Bash.
One way to reduce the anxiety of using the command line is to gain as much control over the situation as possible. Bash, the default shell in most GNU/Linux distributions, is no exception. If you know how to customize Bash, you should start to lose the sense of trauma (no doubt induced by an exposure to DOS early in your computing life) that seizes you when the idea of using a command line is raised.
Of course, many customizations are interesting only if you are a developer. Frankly, listing every possible option would require a column five or six times the length of this one. Still, the examples below can be interesting to users at any level and give some sense of the possibilities. They range from creating short names for commands and changing default permissions to customizing the look and feel of the command prompt and the behavior of the Bash history.
The Files Involved
Before you begin, you should know that all user accounts have potentially four files associated with Bash. All are ordinarily hidden, but you can see which ones are used by your distribution by typing ls -a .bash*.
Two Bash files are of limited interest if you are learning how to customize. The .bash_history file is a list of previously entered commands, one per line. Although you can edit it in a text editor, most people use the Up and Down arrow keys to scroll through the history for a command they want to reuse. The optional .bash_logout file lets you run a script when Bash exits, but it is often unused.
The other two Bash files are central for configuration. The first, the .bashrc file, contains basic settings for the history and prompt options and is always present. It is automatically re-created by the /etc/bash.bashrc file if deleted. The second is .bash_profile, which includes additional options and configurations. If .bash_profile is not present, the user account uses /etc/profile instead – the default for the entire system.
These files can be edited directly or with the use of a command like export.
Changing the Path
The path is a list of directories the operating system looks to for commands that you enter. It consists of all the paths defined in /etc/profile plus any added to .bash_profile in your home directory. Should a command not be in the path, you either have to enter a complete path when you type the command or change to the directory in which it is found – neither of which is as convenient as simply entering the command and trusting Bash to know where to look for it.
To add a directory to the path, you can open your .bash_profile in a text editor and search for the $PATH statement. If it isn't mentioned anywhere in the file, you can enter the lines manually at the end of the file. For instance, if I wanted to add a /bin directory for executables to my home directory, I would add:
PATH=$PATH:/home/bruce/bin export PATH
Alternatively, I could modify the path from the command line by first declaring the path, then setting it:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/home/bruce/bin export PATH
If you ever decide that you do not need a directory in your path, you can re-define it with the same two lines, simply omitting the unneeded directory.
Short Names or Aliases
Commands can become long and involved. Depending on the command, you can have the basic command, any number of variables, a source file or directory, and a target. In some cases, as with the apt-get command, you can also have a sub-command in addition to the basic one. This structure can be hard to remember, and, to make matters worse, one mistake in syntax can have unexpected results or invalidate the command.
Thus, Bash allows you to define and use shortcuts. You could create these shortcuts by editing .bashrc in a text editor, but it is faster to use the built-in commands alias and unalias. As you might expect from the names, alias creates shortcuts, and unalias deletes them.
The structure of these commands is simple. For example, if you always wanted to see color-coded lists of directory contents, you might enter the command alias ls ='ls --color=auto'.
Technically, you should begin with alias -p, but the -p option, which sends the results to standard output, is unnecessary in all the distributions I've tried, so you don't need to bother with it.
Once you have defined this alias, instead of always entering ls --color=auto, all you have to do is type ls. This savings of keystrokes can quickly add up if you use the command line for file management. You can do the same for any Bash command or application, including one for the desktop, if you choose. The obvious limitation is to choose a shortcut that you are unlikely to enter by accident, although I suppose you might also find – at least in theory – that an alias creates a conflict between incompatible options.
To delete a shortcut is even simpler: Type unalias, followed by the name of the shortcut. For instance, if you decide that color-coding a directory listing isn't something you prefer after all (possibly because you are color blind, or you prefer the -F option to indicate file types by a character at the end of the name), then you would enter unalias ls.
This command would delete the alias, but not, let me stress, the command ls itself. If you want to delete all aliases, the command is simpler still: unalias -a.
To see a list of defined shortcuts, type alias. If you use many aliases, you might add comment lines (#) in .bashrc, arrange your shortcuts by function, then view them in a text editor when you need a reminder. One sample .bashrc file I've seen had separate categories for programming, desktop applications, scripts, and half a dozen other purposes. Another included common typos, so that the user would not receive an error by typing yum intsall instead of yum install when adding packages to his Fedora system. As these examples show, how useful you find aliases depends entirely on your patience and ingenuity.
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The team did not provide details Monday about the length or terms of the new deal.
Vogel replaced Jim O'Brien as the Pacers coach Jan. 30, 2011 and has led them to the playoffs each of the last two seasons. Last year under Vogel, the Pacers won their first playoff series since 2005. They also led the Heat 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals before losing the next three games.
The Pacers had a rough start this season after losing All-Star swingman Danny Granger to a knee injury, but Vogel has turned things around. Indiana is the Central Division leader at 20-14.
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We caught up with some industry experts on the frontline of e-commerce in Australia, to get their take on the turn of events…
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A huge online flash sale will be taking place in Australia this Tuesday and already there are predictions it will attract some million shoppers and set a new online sales record.
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As you may have read recently, Australian businesses have been lagging behind their foreign counterparts when it comes to going online and using social media.
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There are times to shut up and listen. Times when, no matter how much you think you know in a given field of expertise, it is advisable to keep schtum and take in the proffered advice.
Standing in the rather lovely grounds of Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire, it occurred to me that in all my years of racing cyclocross, nobody had previously explained so succinctly what makes a good 'cross rider; what separates the front runners from the back markers.
The man doing such a fine job of defining the finer points of 'cross racing was Paul Oldham – former national champion and no slouch in the mud. He admitted never having led a skills session before, but you'd never have guessed. All present, from absolute beginners to gnarled old timers like myself, learned a lot.
But here was the bit that got me. You know that feeling of being as strong as the rider in front, sitting comfortably on the wheel, all hunky dory? A sharp corner is negotiated and you are suddenly a few yards adrift. No problem you think; sprint back on.
Then it's a set of planks. The chap in front is smooth as you like, back on the bike in an instant, and away again. Sprint back on, no problem.
Then it's a steep bank. He has shouldered the bike and hit his stride before you have even swung your leg over. Each time this happens, you are a second down: no big deal, you think, just sprint back on.
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Some come for the natural beauty. Some come for the history. Some come for the low-key excitement of Maine's vibrant summer towns. But no matter what draws you to Acadia, you'll be planning your next visit before you leave.
As the oldest national park east of the Mississippi, and the only national park in New England, Acadia offers the unmatched access to some of the world's most beautiful natural landscapes. Hikers of all abilities find miles of well-maintained trails, offering hours of solitude and satisfaction.
Challenging trails like the Beehive and Precipice provide breathtaking views – and ascents that keep climbers on their toes. The carriage paths and countless lowland trails traverse the widest possible variety of ecosystems, ranging from sheltered forests and open meadows to vibrant marshlands and intertidal zones. No matter where you wander, opportunities for birdwatchers, rock-hounds and botanists abound.
Bicycling enthusiasts return year after year to explore the Park's fifty-plus miles of well-maintained carriage trails. And for those who forget to pack their bikes, high-quality rentals are readily available in Bar Harbor for modest fees.
Within the Park, campers stay close to nature at Blackwoods and Seawall campgrounds, both of which provide easy access to the shore – steps away from cool evergreen forests. For the truly adventurous, the parks are available year-round to provide the perfect starting point for mile upon mile of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
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Dr. Carol Adelman is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) at Hudson Institute where she lectures, writes, and advises media on economic growth, foreign aid, global philanthropy, and international healthcare issues. She developed and oversees the main publication of the CGP, the annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances, the first comprehensive compilation of U.S. and other donor countries' international private giving to the developing world. The Index documents the magnitude of contributions from foundations, corporations, private and voluntary organizations, religious organizations, universities, and remittances from individuals, while reporting on new and innovative private giving trends and practices.
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From 1971 to 1981, Dr. Adelman was a career foreign service officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), living and working in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. She worked extensively with foreign governments, NGOs and companies involved in economic development projects and philanthropic programs. She also advised governments on policy reforms to support private initiatives and political reforms to promote democratic growth.
From 1982 to 1988, Dr. Adelman focused on global economic and health issues. She completed research for her doctorate in public health and examined the causes of infant mortality in the barrios of Lima, Peru. She also consulted for the American Red Cross and monitored famine needs in Africa while assisting in fundraising for the African drought. From 1988 to 1993, Dr. Adelman was a presidential appointee, serving as assistant administrator at USAID, in charge of all foreign aid programs to Asia, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe when the Berlin Wall fell. She supervised over 400 employees with a budget of over $3 billion.
From 1993 to 1998, she headed international services for two different consulting companies, one private and one publicly held, where she identified investment opportunities and capital for private U.S. companies in overseas hospitals, insurance companies, and healthcare systems. Dr. Adelman identified U.S. partners for joint ventures and projects in Brazil, Argentina, and Malaysia. She also conducted a major evaluation of public and private sector programs developed by the Inter-American Development Bank.
From 1998 to the present, Dr. Adelman has conducted research and writing at the Hudson Institute where she and her Hudson colleagues assist nonprofits and corporations in developing and communicating their global philanthropy programs. She is also President of an executive leadership training company and teaches leadership at the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Adelman has served as Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid for USAID and Vice Chair of the Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Commission, a bipartisan congressional commission established to provide high-level oversight and evaluation of the U.S. foreign aid program. She is a past Vice Chair and current board member of the Atlantic Council, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of Freedom House and the American Shakespeare Center. Dr. Adelman is a recipient of the Heloise Waislitz Visiting Fellowship in Philanthropy at the Asia Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia. She is also past president and current board member of Capital Partners for Education, a charity that provides scholarships and mentors for low-income students in the D.C. metropolitan area.
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Scar was a badass
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Wow...I don't know why I never realized this >_>
Agreed, Scar is the evilest of villains.
...but he totally sings about his plans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0AiN8vrn9Y
But he doesn't tell the protagonist. Every other villain goes "THIS IS MY EVIL PLAN!"
Timon and Pumbaa knew.
But I can't find a link. Sad. It was in 1 1/2.
Edit: Pumbaa spelling
But only closer to the end and he didn't go bragging to everyone either.
He was truly an evil bastard.
Not to mention Scar was clearly homosexual. He was such a queen. Just listen to the way he talks.
Did you see how he flicked and played with his hair in that vid?? Bitch, he's fabulous!
And I think it's a hyena thing too - I don't recall a single female hyena in all of that either.
Shenzi (sp?)- the one played by Whoopi Goldberg?
Oh, hadn't realised.
Does than mean Shenzi is the Smurfette of the Hyena's??
And I prefer the theory they're all gay, personally.
Shenzi was the most masculine of them all anyways...
That's pretty accurate for hyenas in real life. The females are bigger and more badass than the males because the males will eat the young if they get the chance.
psssst light yagami is the worst villain, remember L? yea that was fucking horrible, and he didn't even do the dirty work, just sat back and let the world burn.
It's called "Hamlet" guys...


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A programme accredited by the Institue of Leadership and Management (ILM), covering both theory and practice of management and leadership. It is designed for Research Staff who are interested in developing these key skill areas, both to support their current roles and their career development – whether in academia, industry, business or other contexts. Format: induction and taster (60-120 mins), seven one-day workshops over four months, a two-day residential intensive with a computer business game simulation, directed reading and discussion via an online forum, two written assessments. -
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Dauphinoise potatoes
By Paul Merrett
Cooking time
Prep: 20 mins Cook: 45 minsSkill level
Serves 8Thin slices of potato slow-cooked in the oven with cream and garlic- the most decadent of side dishes
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Nutrition per serving
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- 541
- protein
- 11g
- carbs
- 39g
- fat
- 39g
- saturates
- 22g
- fibre
- 3g
- sugar
- 5g
- salt
- 0.35g
- 500ml double cream
- 500ml milk
- 3 garlic cloves
- 8 large King Edward or Maris Piper potatoes
- 100g Gruyère cheese (optional)
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- Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Tip the cream, milk and garlic into a large saucepan and bring to a simmer. Slice the potatoes very finely, about 3-4mm, add them to the cream and simmer for 3 mins until just cooked. Gently stir to separate the potato and stop it sinking and catching on the bottom of the pan.
- Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon and place in a wide shallow ovenproof dish so that they are about 5cm in depth. Pour over the garlic infused cream (discarding the garlic) – just enough to seep through the layers and leave a little moisture on the surface. Scatter over the cheese, if using, then bake for 30 mins until the potatoes are soft and browned – increase the heat for 5 mins if not brown enough.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2010
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We loved this recipe even when we tweaked it due to no cream in house! We did have cream cheese so added about 50g to milk instead of cream and then warmed them so the cream cheese melted and thickened the milk slightly. Second time used Boursin poivre instead of Philly and that also worked well. Quickly fried a sliced onion with third of a crumbled chicken stock cube for added flavour and put layers of that between the potato slices. Cheddar instead of gruyere on top. Yum! Made twice in a week and now a fave dish.


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On Thursday, December 12 the 4D Experience will be closed for repairs.
A few of our buildings are closing at 4:00 or 4:30 for private holiday parties on various days; check the Zoo Lights page for the dates and times.
On December 24, the Zoo will close early at 3:00 p.m. (last entry at 2:00 p.m.) We will not be open on December 25.
Gorillas are coming back to the Zoo in 2015. Please pardon our mess in the African Forest as we prepare for their arrival.
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In honor of World Rhino Day, join us to learn about the five species of rhinos, make homemade rhino masks, and visit with our rhino mascot! There will also be items for sale such as magnets, bracelets, and necklaces. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Lowveld Rhino Trust, which is helping to educate schoolchildren in Zimbabwe about rhinos and other animals.
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Directly contribute to saving rhinos in the wild by bringing in a new or gently used book about wildlife to donate to our friends in the field who are protecting rhinos in Africa. These books will be used to educate local communities in Zimbabwe about their amazing wildlife. Each person that donates a book will receive a rhino conservation bracelet AND a Houston Zoo Conservation Hero pin!
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Because of the government ban on stem cell research my son is dead. Now you want to kill our future by doing this pipeline. Tar sand oil kills every thing. There is no putting the land back to the way it was before. It kills the land, sky, water and animals. And yes Humans. Do Not allow greed to kill all of our futures, It is imperative that this is stopped. This is not a whim, it is the future of our planet. Do Not Allow these rich greedy people to get their way. It is not right and in your hearts of hearts you KNOW this. STOP IT NOW!
Anti-Keystone XL Tribal Members Urge Fellow Natives to Comment on Environmental Impact Statement
Tribal opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline are urging fellow Natives to use the 45-day comments period of the U.S. State Department's draft environmental impact statement to register their disapproval of the project.
The comment period is already under way and ends on April 15, so now is the time for American Indians to make their voices heard if they want to weigh in, said Kandi Mossett, an organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network.
"The State Department is currently putting the pressure on the general public to comment and hold them accountable to make the right decision," Mossett told ICTMN, adding that people should also read the document.
"It's so important for all people to take a look at this document and make their voices heard about the many concerns associated with this project within the 45-day commenting period," she said. "Specifically, as tribal, First Nation, indigenous communities, we need to ban together to ensure we do hold the State Department and President Obama accountable to making the right decision by denying the permit to build the KXL and by shutting down the southern leg from Oklahoma to Texas."
The State Department issued the draft version of the environmental impact statement on March 1, concluding that the long-term effects on both job creation and the environment would be something of a wash.
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I say the Natives country wide should band together, pool all resources, and take control of those issues themselves. the American Government, in my opinion, has no idea what is best for the Native people.
STOP the Keystone Pipeline!
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the so called first nations don't care about the land. They are just as bad or worse as the white man. you just talk the talk. You just come out went you see money that you can get and piss away.
Do they think that we will
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If you are seeing a problem where clicking "Open Containing Folder" (or similar) in other programs causes two Directory Opus windows to open, don't worry; a fix is on the way.
So far, we are aware of this affecting Opus when launched by newer versions of uTorrent, Firefox 9 and Visual Studio 2010.
It seems that all three programs made similar changes to the ways they open folders in their more recent versions, with the side-effect that Opus opens two windows instead of one.
The other programs are not doing anything wrong; it was just unexpected, and it took us a while to work out what was going on. We don't know if the changes in all three (and possibly other tools we don't know about) were simply coincidence or if they were driven by something external. (I have a theory that it may related to differences between WINE and Windows, but it's just a guess.) Either way, it was good that we had three different programs to test with.
We have been testing a fix internally for a few weeks and it is looking good for inclusion in the next beta update (10.0.3.1). Keep an eye on this blog, or the Opus forum or twitter feeds, to know when the beta version is available for download, if you'd like to get early access to it.
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"Open containing folder" opening two windows
Posted by Leo at Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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- 10 January 2012 16:37
I thought .3 was gonna fix this :(
Oh well guess I'll have to wait a little longer ^_^ - 13 January 2012 18:33
- Leo said...
I think we always said the fix would be in 10.0.3.1, i.e. the first beta *after* 10.0.3.0.
It was never even considered for 10.0.3.0 because, while it has worked great in our internal testing for several weeks now, it's a big enough change that it wouldn't make sense to rush it into a stable release.
Won't be long now, anyway! 10.0.3.1 should be out in about a week. - 13 January 2012 18:46
Great news Leo, thanks !
- 16 January 2012 04:27
Wasn't the last .3 update supposed to have fixed this already?
- 18 January 2012 20:17
- Leo said...
No, it wasn't and we always made explicitly clear that it would not be in 10.0.3.0 and would be in 10.0.3.1.
This was already discussed in the comments above, on this very article, which I guess you missed or misread as well. :) - 18 January 2012 21:33
- jon said...
I thought .3 was gonna fix this!!!!111!! one one
- 18 January 2012 21:35
- Leo said...
I'll fix you in a minute! :)
- 18 January 2012 23:24
- igl said...
Thanks! awesome fix. Opus ftw!
- 19 January 2012 15:12
I sometimes feel slowness in opening v10.0.3.0 when choosing "Open containg folder" on Internet Download Manager(IDM)
just to report :) - 19 January 2012 15:25
- Leo said...
Try in 10.0.3.1 once it's out (very soon now). If the "slowness" is what I think it is (the other program waiting a while after opening a folder) than 10.0.3.1 should fix that.
If not, please report it via either the forum or the support page with more info (like which of the two programs seems to be slow and in what way; whether it was the same in older versions, etc.) - 19 January 2012 16:03


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Your dream come true. Exquisite 4-diamond (CAA), 5-star hotel accommodations at Tremblant. You'll feel privileged and pampered and very much at home. If you've been dreaming of a better life, here's your chance to live it. Le Westin Resort offers deluxe hotel accommodations in a class of its own, designed to pamper you like no other. This ski-in/ski-out resort puts you at the foot of Tremblant, with stunning views of Lac Tremblant. Valet, concierge and room service are ready to serve you 24 hours a day.

 In addition to the amenities listed, all suites in Le Westin Resort & Spa at Mont Tremblant feature a fireplace, a kitchenette and deluxe Heavenly Beds, air-conditioned room, refrigerator, non-smoking room, television with internet cccess, wake-up service, microwave oven, bathrobes, voicemail, iron/ironing board, hairdryer, coffee and tea maker, in-room video games and movies and in-room electronic safe.
Le Lodge de la Montagne features wonderfully appointed hotel rooms, as well as stylish suites offering a fireplace and a fully-equipped kitchen. Situated in the heart of the pedestrian village. After a day of fun in the sun or on the trails, take a refreshing dip in the pool and then relax in the sauna and whirlpools. Amenities include: 24-hour reception, Babysitting services for a fee, Common laundry facilities, Dry cleaning/laundry service for a fee, Fitness room, Game room, Hi-speed Internet access, Indoor and Outdoor Hot tubs, Pool - outdoor (summer only), Safety deposit boxes, Sauna, and Ski storage.
The Marriott Residence Inn is located in the heart of the pedestrian village at the base of Mont Tremblant, eastern North America's number one ski resort and premier four season destination resort. The Residence Inn offers luxurious slopeside accommodations in a variety suites and sizes. Most rooms are equipped with a full kitchen for your convenience. Guests can also enjoy a complimentary hot buffet breakfast and morning paper.
Only minutes away from the slopes and cross-country ski trails located on the Le Geant Golf course, Le Pinoteau 177 is the ideal place to stay on your Mont Tremblant vacation. Enjoy casual comfort and ample room with three floors of living space, four bedrooms and two and one half baths. Just off the foyer, you'll find the main living area filled with natural light beaming in through large bay windows and French doors leading out to a private outdoor deck. A rustic stone fireplace centers the living area and a large dining table offers plenty of room to gather everyone together for a family dinner. Neighboring in the kitchen is everything needed to craft a delicious home cooked meal and large windows to keep the space light and bright.

 Four bedrooms offer a variety of sleep space to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests. The master suite includes a queen bed, private en suite bath and views looking out to the lush forest. Three guest rooms each offer a selection of bedding, the first with a double, the second two twins and the third a bunk bed. Also available downstairs is a pullout sofa bed in the den. Mont Tremblant's powdered slopes and pedestrian village are just a five-minute drive down the road.
La Place Saint-Bernard offers a variety of spacious units, most of them with fireplace and fully-equipped kitchen. Spectacular location provides you with the best of both worlds; lodging at the heart of the action plus direct access to the slopes and the hiking trails. Not to mention free access to the pool, hot tubs and sauna of Aquaclub La Source. Enjoy front row seats all year around to the concerts, the entertainment, the boutiques and the restaurants of the pedestrian village. Amenities include: Babysitting services for a fee, Common laundry facilities, Hi-speed Internet access, Safety deposit boxes, and Ski storage.
Halfway between downtown Mont Tremblant and Tremblant Resort Village and built along Le Bete Golf Course, Rabaska townhomes feature breathtaking views and a quiet neighborhood location. Beautifully appointed with designer furnishings, these two and four bedroom townhomes offer luxury and comfort throughout. Each residence features a wood burning fireplace, year round barbeque, flat screen TV's, fully equipped kitchen and floor-to-ceiling windows framing views of the surrounding mountains and forestry. Bedding options vary depending on the floor plan, giving you the option to find the home perfectly suited to your needs.

 Mont Tremblant's trails and pedestrian village are just seven minutes down the road. Both on and off the mountain you'll find something for everyone with skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, ice-skating, sledding, sleigh rides, spas, shops, restaurants and much more.
A stay in this elegant hotel's units feature a fireplace, a fully-equipped kitchen and wireless internet access (fee). You will also enjoy all the best common amenities, including direct access to all activities such as biking, hiking, skiing or just walking around the pedestrian village. Other amenities include a soothing whirlpool session or get into shape at the fitness room. Discover the feeling of top quality service and facilities at La Tour des Voyageurs.
Located 250 to 500 yards from the chairlifts, a stay at Mont Tremblant's Westin Resort & Spa, a.k.a. Le Westin not only provides you with an incredibly convenient location, but with world-class accommodations and amenities that can only be experienced at a Westin property. You can expect restful nights in the famed 10-layer, signature Heavenly beds, elegant interior touches and panoramic views of the ski resort or Lac Tremblant.

 Guests can enjoy a laundry list of luxury amenities including Heavenly shower/bath, room service, a kitchenette, 24-hour front desk, laundry service, valet service, concierge service and childcare services—to name a few. Heavenly cribs and dog beds are available upon request, too. Relax at the full-service spa, in the outdoor heated pool or whirlpool, sauna or get the blood pumping at the WestingWORKOUT Gym.


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Cement Kiln Emissions Challenge | This lawsuit challenges the EPA's continued refusal to set mercury emissions standards for cement kilns, in violation of the Clean Air Act. The EPA estimates that more than 100 cement kilns emit over 23,000 pounds of mercury each year. |
Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat |
The Fish and Wildlife Service approved several timber sales in areas nominally protected as critical habitat for the northern spotted owl. Earthjustice sued to stop the sales. In February 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals ruled that the FWS violated the Endangered Species Act when it approved the sales. |
Inyo County RS 2477 Quiet Title Act Intervention | Earthjustice intervened in a case to defend designated national park wilderness in Death Valley from being opened to highway construction and vehicle use. |
Challenge to National Clean Air Standards for Airborne Particulates |
On October 17, 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency refused to strengthen the annual primary particulate matter standard, despite the nearly unanimous recommendation from its own Clean Air Science Advisory Committee that the standard be strengthened. In addition, EPA refused to adopt a more protective secondary standard to protect visibility, and revoked another annual standard for clean air. Earthjustice challenged this action, and in February 2009, a federal court ruled that these Bush-era clean air standards were deficient, and sent them back to EPA for corrective action. |
Bluefin Tuna Bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico | The population of the western Atlantic bluefin tuna has been steadily declining in the past 20 years. In fact, the most recent assessment published by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna shows both that the population is at its lowest level ever, and that fishing pressure is at its highest point ever. A recent scientific study showed that bluefin tuna spawn in the Gulf of Mexico during the months of January through June, and that they were being killed as bycatch by the longliners targeting yellowfin tuna. Several conservation groups filed a petition in June of 2005 asking the National Marine Fisheries Service to close the bluefin spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico to all longline boats during spawning season. The agency refused to close the spawning grounds. Earthjustice is challenging the decision, since the agency ignored important scientific data when formulating its rule. |
Boilers: New Source Performance Standards |
Earthjustice is challenging the EPA's new source performance standards (NSPS) for steam generating units at coal-fired power plants and other industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities. |
San Diego Vernal Pools | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit to the city of San Diego that would allow the destruction of seven species dependent on vernal pools. On October 13, 2006, a federal district court invalidated the permit. |
Washington State Municipal Water Law |
In 2003, the Washington State legislature passed the Municipal Water Law, which promotes irresponsible development at the expense of junior water rights holders and stream flows for fish. The law redefined "municipal water supplier" to include any private developer with connections for 15 or more homes and allows these developers to benefit from expanded rights granted retroactively to municipalities. It carried out these changes without the state Department of Ecology's usual review of the impacts of the expansion of a water right. The law therefore violated the due process rights of water-rights holders. It also violated the separation of powers by retroactively overruling a decision of the Washington Supreme Court. In June 2008, a judge ruled that the state legislature overreached by redefining developers as "municipal water suppliers." |
Juneau Access | This suit challenged the approval of a highway project that would have extended the road north of Juneau, Alaska, through an inventoried roadless area in the Tongass National Forest to a new ferry terminal. The road threatened key wildlife areas, including bald eagle and Steller sea lion habitat, as well as important recreation, subsistence, and cultural resources. |
County Line Timber Sale |
Forest Guardians and several nearby landowners are challenging a back-country timber sale adjacent to a wilderness area in southwestern Colorado that would ruin an area prized by hunters, fishermen, hikers, and mountain bikers. |
Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction (SSM) Reconsideration |
Toxic air pollution from refineries, chemical plants, incinerators and other large industrial plants can increase to as much as ten times allowable levels during startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. Nonetheless, EPA's regulations exempted plants from toxic emission limits during these periods. Moreover, though EPA requires plant operators to prepare a plan for minimizing emissions during these highly polluting periods, EPA did not require plants to comply with their plan and allowed the plan to be kept secret from the public. In December of 2008, as a result of this lawsuit, this loophole was closed by a federal court. Industry groups appealed the decision, and in March 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review the case, effectively ending litigation. |
Teck Cominco/Lake Roosevelt |
Teck Cominco Metals operates a smelter ten miles north of the US-Canada border. This smelter has contaminated Lake Roosevelt, in Washington State, and parts of the Upper Columbia River with toxic heavy metals. Earthjustice filed a "friend of the Court" brief in support of the Colville Tribe to enforce an order issued to Teck Cominco to study and assess the pollution. |
Wyoming Elk Feedgrounds |
The state of Wyoming operates 23 winter feedgrounds for elk, many of them on federal lands. These feedgrounds artificially concentrate elk populations, which fuels the spread of diseases such as brucellosis and creates the prospect of a major chronic wasting disease epidemic. Conservationists sued to compel long overdue environmental analysis of alternatives to elk-feeding in Wyoming. In July 2009 the 10th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that the four elk feed grounds on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management are exempt from a new environmental impacts analysis, due to an old memorandum of understanding agreed to by the BLM and the state of Wyoming. However, as a result of this lawsuit, the U.S. Forest Service prepared an environmental impact statement examining the impacts of feed grounds within the Bridger-Teton National Forest. |
Pesticide Testing on Humans |
The EPA issued a rule on pesticide testing on humans that favors the chemical industry and does not meet the scientific and ethical standards recommended by the National Academy of Sciences and outlined by the Nuremberg Code after World War II. In June 2010, the EPA settled this lawsuit and agreed to propose a new rule that would significantly strengthen scientific and ethical protections for tests of pesticides on humans. Under this agreement, a proposed rule must be issued for public comment by January 2011. The settlement still requires court action to become effective. |
PM-10 Contingency Measures | This deadline suit seeks to compel EPA to act on the contingency measures in the San Joaquin Valley Air District's PM-10 plan. Contingency measures are required under the federal Clean Air Act as a backstop to protect public health should the Valley fail to meet major milestones in cleaning up particulate matter pollution. The EPA has yet to approve a set of contingency measures for the Valley and the plan is long overdue. |


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Who said anything about APM only being used by laptops?
Posted Apr 3, 2011 16:42 UTC (Sun) by mgedmin (subscriber, #34497) [Link]
Posted Apr 3, 2011 18:41 UTC (Sun) by rankincj (subscriber, #4865) [Link]
Anyway, its biggest failing these days is that its ports are all 100Mbps. Eventually, it will need replacing with something that has 1Gbps ports.
Posted Apr 3, 2011 19:44 UTC (Sun) by Trelane (guest, #56877) [Link]
Just about any would, over e.g. NFS or samba.
Additionally, some wireless or wired routers also have USB capability that you might use for an external storage device (not tried, but seems plausible).
> have regular security updates for its firmware
That's pretty much guaranteed if you're running a mainstream alternate firmware, e.g. dd-wrt or openwrt.
It's a good reason to use alternate firmware, besides the better features.
Posted Apr 3, 2011 19:46 UTC (Sun) by Trelane (guest, #56877) [Link]
Back when I replaced my Pentium 100 + access point combo I'd been using for a while with a WRT54G (using this as a primary motivating reason), I figured it'd be about half a year to a year. This was early on, too (my router is WRT54G v1.1).
I no longer have the basis for the numbers, but that was a back of the envelope calculation done a long time ago.
Posted Apr 3, 2011 20:08 UTC (Sun) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
I wonder how soon you would recover the cost just from energy savings. Back when I replaced my Pentium 100 + access point combo ... with a WRT54G ..., I figured it'd be about half a year to a year.
I wonder how soon you would recover the cost just from energy savings.
Back when I replaced my Pentium 100 + access point combo ... with a WRT54G ..., I figured it'd be about half a year to a year.
The accountant in me has to point out that this (time to recover the cost) is not the proper measurement here. The proper measurement is the present value of all the electricity savings for all time minus the cost of the new hardware.
My company once looked at replacing CRTs with LCDs for the energy savings and did the calculations based on time to recover dollar cost and found it would get its money back in 3 years. Since we planned still to be in business in 3 years, it was said to be a good deal.
But I redid the calculations and showed that the electricity for the remaining life of the CRTs was cheaper than the price of the LCDs. That's because to buy the LCDs, the company would have to reduce its investment in its core business, thus reducing its income by more than the cost of the electricity.
And of course, one assigns a value to the finite labor and hassle involved in changing to a whole different router model, which for me pretty much always exceeds the present value of electricity saved.
Posted Apr 3, 2011 20:23 UTC (Sun) by Trelane (guest, #56877) [Link]
I'm just a physicist; could you please reformat this as an equation? With the variables and constants clearly explained.
> showed that the electricity for the remaining life of the CRTs
What does this mean, precisely?
> cheaper than the price of the LCDs
These aren't the same units. Electricity is in energy and price of LCDs is in some currency. Presumably you're converting units someplace; where is that taking place?
> to buy the LCDs, the company would have to reduce its investment in its core business
I don't understand why you had to reduce investment in core business.
Posted Apr 3, 2011 20:34 UTC (Sun) by dark (subscriber, #8483) [Link]
giraffedata was comparing two possible scenarios:
1. Continue to use the CRTs until they were due for replacement anyway (let's call that time T1), then replace them with LCDs.
2. Discard the CRTs now (let's call that T0) and replace them with LCDs
In scenario 2 you use less electricity in the timespan from T0 to T1, which saves money, but you also move the expense of buying the LCDs from T1 to T0, which means you lose the profit you could have made from investments of that money between T0 and T1.
For a profitable business, the most natural investment is in its own operations, which is why giraffedata was talking about income from the core business.
Posted Apr 4, 2011 0:53 UTC (Mon) by Trelane (guest, #56877) [Link]
Posted Apr 5, 2011 5:00 UTC (Tue) by cmccabe (guest, #60281) [Link]
Also, a lot of companies are sitting on big cash reserves now. For example Apple has about $43 billion in cash right now; Microsoft has about $40 billion. In that case, an extra dollar of capital expenditure will not come directly out of investment in the core business.
Maybe your company is small enough that capital expenditure is a real worry. Even in that case, though, the monitors are probably a good deal. Dropping $100 on a monitor is cheap compared to most of the other perks a company can offer to developers. For example, giving someone a half-day (assuming they're making 80k/year) is $164. I'm sure you can do the math for other stuff like catered lunches, free daycare, bigger offices, and so forth. The monitor is awfully cheap and awfully effective.
Posted Apr 5, 2011 6:46 UTC (Tue) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
It's true that there are lots of other benefits to replacing CRTs, and costs as well, that we haven't even begun to talk about. But this thread is about the proper way to balance the purchase price of an LCD monitor against the electricity savings. In the example I gave, the proposer said the electricity savings would pay for the purchase. He was wrong.
No company has enough cash that it can invest for free. A company has cash because it believes in the near future it will have an opportunity to invest it at a higher rate of return than right now. Spending that cash on LCD monitors would deprive it of that opportunity, so the monitors would have to return more than whatever else the company had in mind for that cash. Also, even "cash" earns interest, so the electricity savings (and whatever other benefits there are to monitors purchased with that cash) must at least exceed that interest.
Incidentally, the reason that return on investment in the core business is usually the proper alternative to compare is that management always believes it can make more money off the core business than anything else. Otherwise, it would dissolve the company and return the assets to the stockholders. A business' other investments are normally short term financing for long term core business investment.
Posted Apr 5, 2011 16:06 UTC (Tue) by nye (guest, #51576) [Link]
You haven't shown that though. All you've pointed out is that in a hypothetical scenario you posit, there are other balancing concerns.
In particular, the scenario you describe is valid only for [a subset of] businesses.
Posted Apr 6, 2011 2:58 UTC (Wed) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
In the example I gave, the proposer said the electricity savings would pay for the purchase. He was wrong. You haven't shown that though. All you've pointed out is that in a hypothetical scenario you posit, there are other balancing concerns.
In the example I gave, the proposer said the electricity savings would pay for the purchase. He was wrong.
Other balancing concerns? You mean the value of time? That's not a balancing concern, but an intrinsic part of any comparison of an immediate payment versus a series of payments over time. Not considering time in this comparison is like not considering the shipping charge when comparing prices on Ebay.
Incidentally, this example is a true story, from a very ordinary business, as opposed to one operating in a black hole where time has no value.
Posted Apr 6, 2011 15:20 UTC (Wed) by nye (guest, #51576) [Link]
I honestly have no idea how what you're talking about relates to the value of time. Could you please explain further in words of one syllable?
If it helps, my idea of the value of time is something like this: it takes me X hours to perform task Y; that's X hours I could have spent doing something else and which I'll never get back. Hence, there is a cost to performing task Y.
Posted Apr 6, 2011 16:30 UTC (Wed) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
Not wanting to do a task because it takes time is part of the concept of time having value that I'm talking about. But more basically, it's the fact that a person generally prefers to have something now than to have it later. It's the reason you have to pay interest on a loan. It's the concept behind the business adage, "expense delayed is expense reduced." I think it's an unsettled question among economists exactly what the psychological basis for that is, but I know it involves the limited lifespan of a person, uncertainty which grows the further into the future you look, and the fact that entropy increases with time.
There are myriad ways you can bring this abstract concept into focus in making a business decision by looking at interest you would pay on a loan or income you would make on an investment in pay now vs pay later scenarios, and I tried to do that by describing how my company would end up wealthier by investing money in something other than LCD monitors and continuing to pay, in the future, for the extra electricity for the CRTs. (With all other factors ignored, of course). Even though the total dollar electricity savings exceed the purchase price of the LCD.
But the basic concept is well known to beginning economics and accounting students as "present value." $10 paid a year from now is worth less than $10 paid now. (And there is math to tell you how much less).
Posted Apr 11, 2011 11:19 UTC (Mon) by nye (guest, #51576) [Link]
Thanks for humouring me.
She said she said
Posted Apr 11, 2011 19:07 UTC (Mon) by gvy (guest, #11981) [Link]
PS: my first notebook, a Fujitsu-Siemens C6535, still works and APM functions just fine there (suspend, hibernate, poweroff, blank). Wish all of my Thinkpads (A/T/X series) were that durable and dependable.
Posted Apr 11, 2011 20:24 UTC (Mon) by nybble41 (subscriber, #55106) [Link]
If the interest is bait then it must be bait for the one *issuing* the loan, not the one paying the interest, which seems rather the opposite of what you were implying. (Unless you're arguing that predatory borrowers use the promise of interest to bait traps for unwary lenders? That would be quite a reversal.)
Anyway, giraffedata was correct: time preference is why those who take out loans must pay interest. The present value to the lender of the money loaned today is less than the present value of the same money a year from now, so the borrower must pay some additional amount back (the interest) to make up the difference. A truly interest-free loan would be a net loss to the lender, which makes such loans very rare indeed.
Time preference is also the reason the borrower is *willing* to pay that interest, as the present value to the borrower of the larger amount to be paid back in a year is less than the present value of the amount received today. This is possible because different people have different time preferences, which also vary over time. Those with higher time preferences borrow from those with lower time preferences for mutual benefit.
Posted Apr 11, 2011 20:28 UTC (Mon) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
It's the reason you have to pay interest on a loan. Actually it's not a reason but rather a bait.
It's the reason you have to pay interest on a loan.
Bait is something that leads someone into a trap -- i.e. misleads the person into doing something he doesn't want to do. What bait are you talking about?
I can assure you that the reason I won't lend you money unless you pay me interest is that I value time. I would have to delay my enjoyment of the things I would spend that money on, and I won't do that voluntarily without compensation. No trap, no bait.
I have long wanted to study ancient usury laws, because if they are what they seem to be, it's hard to imagine people wanting them.
Posted Apr 11, 2011 22:48 UTC (Mon) by cmccabe (guest, #60281) [Link]
From wikipedia:
> The Hebrew Bible regulates interest taking. Interest can be > charged to strangers but not between those who are close to > each other. > > Deuteronomy 23:20 Unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but > unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest; that the LORD thy God > may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither > thou goest in to possess it.
As far as Christianity goes... the New Testament doesn't say anything about charging interest on loans. Attitudes have gone back and forth over the centuries.
The Koran, however, does completely forbid charging interest.
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If you don't have plans just yet for valentine's day, then treat your sweetie to a night of dancing for a good cause.
This morning, Action 4 Sunrise welcomed Rey Avila and Angel Rodriguez with the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
They are holding the 7th Annual Valentine's Dance, "Noche de Ronda," on Saturday, February the 9th.
They will be featuring Noe Pro & The Band over at the San Benito K.C. Hall from 8pm to midnight.
Attendants are encouraged to bring canned goods for the San Benito Food Pantry. Tickets are $20 pre-sale and $25 at the door.
For more information call Rey Avila at (956)245-1666.