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Dean Ryan - Worcester survival hopes alive after Newcastle win
Worcester Warriors boss Dean Ryan says Sunday's win against fellow strugglers Newcastle has revived their hopes of Premiership survival.
The 17-12 triumph ended a 22-game league losing run, and moves them to within nine points of Newcastle, who have lost their last 12 league matches.
With four matches left to try avoid relegation, Ryan told BBC Hereford & Worcester: "The result gives us life.
Worcester's final countdown
12 April v Exeter Chiefs (H)
19 April v Bath (A)
3 May v Saracens (A)
10 May v Gloucester (H)
"We know we have to pull off a miracle match somewhere, but you never know."
Worcester still need at least two wins from their remaining four games, which includes trips to Saracens and Bath, to secure their top-flight status.
"We are pleased that we have got something in the end - something tangible," said Ryan.
"It came off the back of a good team performance, if not a good performance if that makes sense, because that is probably the worst we have played for a while.
"It would have been a pretty crappy season if we'd just stumbled through [without a win]. This group don't want to do that - they want to fight.
"We've been tight now for two or three months, and we need to be again because that was a pretty ugly game.
"We're not pretending we're suddenly a top-six side or any rubbish like that, but we've become a pretty strong group and that's the first place to start for us to move forward."
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Worcester's 22 successive Premiership defeats (five at the back end of last season, 17 in the current campaign) is the second-worst run of results in Premiership history.
The record is the 30 straight defeats run up by Rotherham Titans, which began in February 2001 and stretched all the way through the 2003-04 season - and remains unbroken, should they win promotion in May.
Ryan praised centre Andy Symons for coming up with the decisive moment which ended their winless drought - dating back to 1 March last year - bursting free to put winger Josh Drauniniu through for the only try of the game at Kingston Park.
"Andy Symons has threatened that two or three times, and we haven't seen enough of him," said Ryan
"I've always been keen on getting [fly-half Ryan] Lamb with him, to see if we could open things up, but it's difficult in a game like this, because there is a lot pressure around and fear or making an error."
Ryan paid tribute to Warriors fans for their ongoing support in trying times for the club.
"It's not only a tough side to play for, sometimes it is a tough side to support," he said.
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WASHINGTON - A balanced budget amendment may be fine for states, but it's a bad match for the federal government, Rep. William L. Owens said Monday.
With the Republican-led House poised this week to debate such a mandate for federal budgeting, as well as some of the deepest program cuts yet discussed, Mr. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, suggested in a telephone interview that the GOP leadership is pursuing a poor approach to managing the government.
"First of all, I think it's a bad governance idea," Mr. Owens said. Unlike states - some of which do require balanced budgets - the federal government bears the costs of wars that can plunge the government into the red, as well as having to ride out and manage national economic crises.
Second, Mr. Owens said he finds a hint of contradiction in the Republican position. Although many conservatives say the Constitution should be followed strictly as written and according to the framers' intent, he said, they appear to overlook the fact the framers made no specific provision for a balanced budget despite considerable debate at that time about government debt.
A constitutional amendment has little chance of becoming reality, Mr. Owens said. But Republican leaders are presenting it for a vote as part of a conservative-leaning package that may give lawmakers cover for eventually supporting an increase in the debt ceiling and budget cuts that fall short of tea party activists' goals.
The legislation before the House today, called "Cut, Cap and Balance," caps spending for fiscal 2012 at slightly more than $1 trillion, or $30 billion less than this year. It would cap spending at 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2021.
It also raises the federal debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion, but only if both the House and Senate achieve the two-thirds majority vote necessary to send a balanced budget amendment to the states - all but impossible with Democrats running the Senate and even Republican support perhaps not universal.
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Korea has been called the country's forgotten war, because its veterans were ignored for so many years.
But Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of the cease fire that ended the Korean War. So today Governor LePage signed a proclamation, honoring the 13, 500 living Maine veterans of Korea. State veterans director Peter Ogden says there will be ceremonies at five places around the state on Saturday, and then other ceremonies in the months ahead. The veterans say they're grateful to finally be recognized, and admit it's been tough waiting all these years.
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"RUNNING a marathon on the "Last Continent" may seem a little extreme, to even the most seasoned runner, but oddly enough, there is a four-year waiting list for this unusual event in Antarctica."
Just as well, since it gives runners four years to train and, more importantly, to save up to pay for the "not-so-cheap" trip. It is, after all, not only a marathon, but also an expedition to one of the most inaccessible, remote, and unspoiled places on Earth.
What awaits
After a two-day's journey across often hostile seas, the frosted porthole glass tells passengers that they have reached the "Antarctic Convergence Zone", an area where the cold Antarctic waters meet up with the warmer waters of the north. As the ship steamed ahead, the sea temperature continued to drop and wide fields of "pancake ice" lay ahead, crisply crumbling aside as the ship's bow carved a path across. Tabular Icebergs soon came into view, some easily the size of Mactan Island.
Seals were spotted atop some of the floating ice. The curious geyser-like sprays on the ocean surface were whales breaching. Some swam towards the ship and near the bow, and offered passengers a unique preview of things to come.
As we got closer to land, a multitude of seabirds appeared. Soon, the first of countless penguin schools emerged, the birds hopping in and out of the water feeding on fish and krill.
Finally the outlying islands of Antarctica were sighted. This first glimpse showed that Antarctica is not covered entirely by snow (as one might have expected). Rather, the continent is a mass of towering black cliffs, enormous glaciers, and brutally rocky shorelines. Icebergs were everywhere. Antarctica is one of the most pristine and sensitive ecological and geological areas in the world, and the onboard naturalists provided the appropriate briefings to the runners on the environment and wildlife, emphasizing that we had to "only leave footprints" during our visit. Before our first landing, all clothing items worn to shore were carefully vacuumed and our running shoes were scrubbed and sanitized.
The race
The Antarctica Marathon is held under very strict guidelines under the Antarctica Treaty to minimize environmental impact. This year, the marathon took place on King George Island, on a small network of dirt roads that connected a number of scientific outposts from nations that included Chile, Uruguay, Russia and China. It is quite a logistical nightmare setting up a race in the Antarctic. Everything needed to conduct the race had to be hauled on and off by Zodiac, mostly on very rough water.
No energy bars or food containing nuts or seeds were permitted on land. All "GU" and energy food had to be carried in containers, removed from plastic wrappers as high winds could easily blow off trash from runners' hands. Nothing was left to chance on leaving any type of garbage ashore.
In addition to the challenges of complying with international treaties, careful coordination (and permission) with research base commanders had to be negotiated, often between nations politically wary of one another.
Everything in Antarctica is at the mercy of the weather. Conditions can vary significantly from hour to hour; winds can change from dead-calm to 30 knots at the drop of a hat, and rain, snow and sleet are all part of a normal day's forecast.
Runners are told to prepare for temperatures ranging from -25oC to 0oC, with the permanent caveat that the race may be halted if the conditions became too "inhospitable". One year in fact, the entire marathon was held on the ship!
Participants in the 2014 Antarctica Marathon who were looking for a challenge were not disappointed. On race day, the roads between the research bases were so muddy that runners were advised to double-knot their shoelaces or risk losing a shoe to the shin-deep mud. While the temperature was a relatively reasonable -3oC when the race started, within minutes, the wind began gusting to 20 knots, making it unbearably cold. Then rain fell (or rather blew sideways); shallow streams became wide, deep ponds of frigid water had to be crossed… repeatedly. As the day wore on, the temperature plummeted and rain turned to sleet and then quickly to snow. Water seeping inside shoes and through the outer garments, mixing with sweat at sub-zero temperatures, is not exactly "comfy".
Glad it was over
A collective sigh of relief was evident among the runners as they crossed the muddy finish. Incredibly inspiring was the first blind runner to complete a marathon in Antarctica, Hein Wagner of South Africa, and a 15-year-old American who ran Antarctica as his first-ever marathon. While glad to have survived this unique and challenging event, most runners remarked that they felt no need to repeat the experience.
The environment of the Antarctic
With the race out of the way, the mood lightened as the passengers turned their attention to the Antarctic Continent. The Ioffe had an extensive program of lectures, presentations and films to introduce the passengers to Antarctica. Excursions in Zodiacs, continental landings, and kayaking expeditions were scheduled for every day the weather was deemed cooperative. A "polar plunge" was even offered on the final day for those willing to take a "dip with the icebergs," in skivvies.
The darlings—and clowns—of the Antarctic are most definitely the penguins. With a variety of species and numbering in the thousands, penguins are found along the shore where they are relatively safe from predators, or swimming in the bays searching for food. So isolated are these penguins that they hold no fear whatsoever of man. All went about their daily business as we walked among them. The birds curiously pecked at our garments and waddled over our boots as though we were simply obstacles in their path.
In addition to the penguins, Antarctica is home to several species of seals that co-exist with the penguins, generally peacefully. Many species of whales also can be found in Antarctica's seas as they raise their young in the shallow waters around the continent. Curious humpback whales often came alongside our Zodiacs or kayaks, curiously breaching the surface to see who was visiting them.
And no, there are no polar bears in the South Pole. Those are found up north, where Santa lives.
Birds are quite plentiful in the Antarctic, some with very impressive wingspans up to three meters. There are numerous varieties, even in this hostile environment, including some species that spend most of their lives aloft.
The surrounding landscape is absolutely stunning. In Antarctica, ice takes on a multitude of shapes, sizes and colors. Icebergs rising to many hundreds of feet float serenely in the sea, cloaking 90% of their mass under the water. It can be treacherous to go too near an iceberg because eventually it will "roll" as its equilibrium shifts as it melts. Massive glaciers extend down to the sea where they finally fall off as building-sized ice.
These ice cliffs shift, crack and eventually break off (called "calving"), sending off a massive and startling explosion of thunder followed by tons of ice falling en-masse into the water. You don't want to be near that either.
The Antarctic continent has steep landmasses of ancient rock tens of millions of years old, some reaching to thousands of feet. One can see streaks on the rock faces, likely minerals, from eons of geological existence in that hostile environment. Fortunately, the consortium of nations under the Antarctic Treaty agreed on a moratorium on mineral exploitation till 2048, keeping the area in and around the Antarctic protected… for now.
The real prize
When I signed up for the Antarctica Marathon in 2010, I saw it as a way to finally visit the continent and "check the box" as one of the very few runners in the world to run a marathon in Antarctica. I was told that I was, in fact, the first Cebuano to finish a marathon in the Antarctic. Yet soon after finishing the marathon, the true significance of being on the Antarctic Continent became clear. It was a privilege to have spent ten short days on a tiny sliver of such a vast, stunning, serene, but oftentimes, hostile part of our planet. In fact, the more I saw of Antarctica, the less interesting the marathon became. In the end, this trip yielded unimaginable rewards that were far better than any running certificate or medal could bestow. (James Abilla)
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April 5, 2007
Vol. 7, No. 14
In this issue
PM Massimov Visits Azerbaijan and Georgia Talking Oil Transportation and Trade
Another 'Kashagan' May Lay Beneath the Caspian
Kazakhstan Explores Ways to Spur Afghanistan's Economic Recovery
Kazakh Administrative Reform Moves Forward
President Says Kazakhstan Must Nurture Own 'Nobel Laureates'
PM Massimov Visits Azerbaijan and Georgia
Talking Oil Transportation and Trade
Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Masimov visited Azerbaijan and Georgia April 3 and 5 leading a large government delegation for talks on promoting inter-regional trade.
The visit focused on transportation of Kazakhstan's oil via Caspian to Baku and onwards to the West, as well on bilateral trade issues.
Massimov's visit to these two neighboring nations came on the heels of recent visits to Astana by the Azeri foreign minister and the Georgian President. It reflects the growing role Kazakhstan plays in the region and its expanding economic involvement in the Caucasus. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are the two fastest growing oil producers in the Caspian region, while Georgia is a key transit country.
This greater role was evident in events taking place during the visit.
In Baku, Massimov met with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and
Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade. In Tbilisi, he met with Georgia's Prime
Minister Zurab Noghaideli and Speaker of the Parliament Nino
In Azerbaijan, Massimov attended the launch of the Baku grain
terminal which will be useful for transporting large quantities of
Kazakh grain across the Caspian. In Georgia, he visited the ports of
Poti and Batumi where Kazakhstan also is seeking to build a grain
and an oil terminal respectively.
More importantly, highlighting the visit to Baku was a meeting of the
prime ministers of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia which led to
the creation of a tri-partite high level working group on transportation
Speaking in Baku, Massimov said he was certain greater consolidation of the economies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan "can have a greater synergy from which people in both countries will benefit."
Massimov pointed to an intergovernmental agreement on
Kazakhstan's access to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline as
a sign of growing ties between the two countries. He thanked
the Azeri parliament for ratifying the agreement and said
Kazakhstan will follow suit shortly. The Kazakh Prime Minister
also called for the renewal of a sea transportation agreement
between the two countries which was signed in 2001 but
expired recently.
Massimov also said Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan need to better
coordinate investments in expanding infrastructure, located on
the eastern (Kazakh) and western (Azeri) shores of the
Caspian, to accommodate the ever growing volumes of oil and
dry cargo now transported across the sea.
The Kazakh delegation included Agriculture Minister Akhmetzhan Essimov, Transport and Communication Minister Serik Akhmetov, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Baktykozha Izmukhambetov, and Industry and Trade Minister Galym Orazbakov, as well as executives of various national companies.
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Lay Beneath the Caspian
When the Kashagan oil field was discovered not far from Atyrau in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea in 2002, it ranked as the world's fifth largest oil field with estimated recoverable reserves of seven to nine billion barrels. That field, now being developed by an international consortium with an expenditure of 29 billion dollars, is expected to start commercial production in 2009 zooming Kazakhstan to top ranks of the world's oil producers.
Now Kazakh officials say another huge field could be lying under the Caspian seabed further south with reserves comparable to Kashagan, located in the shallow waters of the northern Caspian.
In an interview with the Ogni Mangistau newspaper, Lyazzat Kiinov, Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said several prospective structures in the offshore Caspian may indeed be domes of one huge field.
"The offshore structures Nursultan, Rakushechnoe-More and Ulytau at the N Bloc may indeed be domes of one large structure and give us a second 'Kashagan', and possibly a field that is even larger," Kiinov said.
Exploratory work in this area was originally started in the 1960s, Kiinov explained. Just as with other Caspian offshore fields, though, the Soviet government decided not to pursue their development for lack of appropriate technologies opting instead to tap easier onshore fields in Siberia.
According to Kiinov, the second potential "Kashagan" occupies an area of 7,625 square kilometers in sea depths reaching 340 meters. The N Bloc includes 10 prospective structures with an aggregate prospective geological reserve amounting to 1,484 million tons of oil and 116 billion cubic meters of natural gas. With the probability of success at 35 percent, it is believed possible to access 191 million tons of extractable oil reserves.
Experts rate the probability of success very highly based on large sizes of these structures and relatively simple geological composition.
The Nursultan and Rakushechnoe-More structures have been located within the N Bloc licensed area in the central Caspian, 80 kilometers to the south of the seaport at Aktau. The nearest onshore town is Kuryk village at a distance of 10 to 40 kilometers where KazMunaiGaz, Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company, is planning to build a new seaport.
Because of these expectations, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will reconsider the issue of developing the N Bloc and has postponed the tender for it. Currently, additional research is being conducted to determine the existence of hydrocarbons before further moves to offer the bloc are made, Kiinov said.
Kazakhstan Explores Ways to Spur
Afghanistan's Economic Recovery
An inter-agency delegation from Kazakhstan visited Afghanistan this week to explore ways to assist that country's economic rehabilitation.
Nurlan Yermekbayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs led the delegation which included representatives of the ministries of industry and trade, energy and mineral resources, Kazakhstan's institutions of development and private companies. Yermekbayev brought a letter from President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the group met members of the Afghan Government.
Keenly aware of challenges to regional security emanating from the lack of stability in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan is interested in various projects and development of trade and economic cooperation with the Afghans.
For this purpose a joint intergovernmental commission was formed. Its first meeting is expected to take place this year.
In the past, Kazakhstan expressed interest in various sectors of the Afghan economy including construction, agriculture and trade. In the early years after the operation to oust the Taliban was launched, Kazakhstan also sent grain as humanitarian assistance for the Afghan people and provided support for U.S. led military operations.
Kazakh Administrative Reform Moves Forward
President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree on March 29 as a first step in the most recent wave of wide ranging administrative reforms aimed at reducing bureaucracy and improving efficiency of government operations in a quickly developing nation.
The new decree gives leaders of Kazakhstan's ministries and agencies the right to make decisions about expanding or downsizing their organizations on their own, as opposed to earlier arrangements which required the Governmental approval for any such moves. What is more important, a minister or an agency chairman will have the right to reallocate the money at their discretion to other needs, in case such money becomes available after the downsizing. In the past, any such resources would have been returned to the national budget.
Prime Minister Karim Massimov, whose Government has been promoting these recent changes commented on the new rules saying "They are not about staff layoffs but about greater responsibility for the leader of a government agency. That person should review the structure of their organization with a view towards its optimal composition and decide themselves whether to expand or downsize, and then make decisions on the use of financial resources at their discretion."
The decree specifies the ministers will have explicit right to use the freed up resources "to raise salaries for the employees of government institutions."
Earlier, Government officials outlined other expected steps in the administrative reforms which would make the ministries follow a business-like model. For example, some of the ideas outlined include creating the position of a director general and a board of directors in the ministries.
President Says Kazakhstan Must
Nurture Own 'Nobel Laureates'
President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Kazakhstan should purposefully work to nurture its own scientists if the country is to keep abreast of international economic development trends.
Meeting last week with young Kazakh scientists in Astana, some of whom returned from abroad for this meeting, President Nazarbayev said, "We should purposefully work to nurture our own future Nobel laureates. It is a complex task, but we must set ourselves that goal. I am inviting back all our countrymen working abroad. We will create conditions for you on par with what you have abroad. Your education, energy and knowledge are needed at home."
The President said the Government was doing a lot in this area and will be doing more to attract bright people to work in Kazakhstan's scientific area, especially in applied sciences.
That work began with a comprehensive assessment of Kazakhstan's scientific potential with the help of U.S. experts. The assessment determined the most promising areas of science where Kazakhstan can compete including nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, technologies for the hydrocarbon and mining sectors, nuclear and renewable energy technologies, as well as IT and space technologies. The next step was the introduction of a new management model for Kazakhstan's science based on the experience of Finland, the U.S. and South Korea. It is basically a move away from financing scientific institutions to managing promising applied scientific projects. Currently, an international expert council is being formed including Kazakh and foreign scientists which will develop recommendations.
The Government is devoting similar efforts on developing hardware for scientists. Construction has begun on a new international university in Astana merging an educational facility with a world class research center. It would have four schools, IT, art and social sciences, engineering and technologies, and applied sciences. A similar university will be built near Almaty. In addition to this, a new biotechnology center is being built in Astana led by Erlan Ramankulov, a U.S.-trained Kazakh microbiologist. Also, five national and ten university laboratories will be built within the next five years across the country.
Overall, state financing for science has increased seven-fold in recent years, and plans are in place to increase this amount to two percent of the GDP by 2010, on a par with developed nations.
Still, quite a few challenges for Kazakh science remain, not least the misbalance between pure research and applied science. Up to 45 percent of Kazakhstan's research institutions deal purely with scientific research, while only six percent deal with designing new gadgets. The proportion of scientists versus designers versus workers who can put the products of research into production in Kazakhstan is also very different from the situation beyond its borders. There are 25 scientists and four designers per each experimental worker in Kazakhstan, while there are two designers and four experimental workers per each scientist internationally.
The Government intends to correct this situation by promoting more design-oriented research and creating test run production facilities.
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On April 11, 2007, from 2:00-6:00 pm, BISNIS is bringing together a major group of international bankers and fund managers focused on Eurasia. Featured organizations and speakers include Bank TuranAlem (Kazakhstan); Société Générale (France); Firebird Management (U.S.); Sigma Bleyzer (U.S.); Vnesheconombank of Russia; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC – U.S.); Export-Import Bank of the United States; and many others. For more details click
Charles Symonyi, Hungarian born U.S. billionaire and former top software designer for Microsoft Corp. will blast into space from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 7, becoming the world's fifth space "tourist". He will be part of Expedition 15 to the International Space Station and will return to Earth with Expedition 14, expected to land in the Kostanai region of Kazakhstan on April 19.
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Statistics released today show that one in five 11 and 12 year olds were obese in Scotland last year.
The figures show the Body Mass Index (BMI) of children up to the 2004-05 school year and show levels are higher for children living in deprived areas.
Deputy Minister for Health, Lewis Macdonald said:
"These new statistics show that one in five 11 to 12 year olds in Scotland were obese in the 2004-05 school year. This carries huge health implications for them in later life.
"Scotland is not alone in experiencing a rapid rise in obesity in the last two decades, all developed countries are experiencing a similar trend, but we do want to be in the forefront in tackling it.
"We have introduced nutritional standards for school meals through our Hungry for Success strategy and these are accepted as the best in the UK. We now provide free fruit in primary 1 and 2 and we are helping to ensure that children have access to a wide range of physical activity - both in and out of school. We have also announced plans to remove high sugar drinks from schools and are looking at this in wider settings too.
"Also worrying is the fact these statistics show obesity levels are higher for children living in deprived areas. Tackling health inequalities is a top priority for us. We want the way healthcare is delivered to change. In the future it will be much more preventative, community-based and targeted at people at risk of ill health, such as those living in deprived areas.
"We must change Scotland's poor choices and that is why we are working with retailers, manufacturers, schools, local authorities, the NHS, the voluntary sector and others to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Changing to a healthier lifestyle will not happen for many families overnight, but we are committed to tackle this issue in the long-term."
The Executive has provided record levels of investment for health improvement (£173 million in Spending Review 2002 and £243 million in Spending Review 2004).
The Prevention 2010 programme will be piloted initially in five Community Health Partnerships covering areas of high deprivation: Glasgow (two pilots), Tayside, Lothian and Lanarkshire. Staff will identify, contact and offer health checks and risk assessment to adults who are most at risk. This programme will be extended in 2007, learning what works best before roll out across Scotland.
Counterweight, a primary care-led weight management programme will also be rolled out across Scotland, after initial pilots in the deprived areas identified for Prevention 2010.
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"This is really about saving lives."
Those words from Sheila Davis, area coordinator for the Coweta Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), clearly sum up the importance of CERT's efforts to better prepare our community during times of emergencies and potential disasters.
Davis spoke with reporter Alex McRae Saturday as a group of CERT volunteers trained at the Coweta Public Safety Training Center on Greison Trail. This was the second group of CERT volunteers to undergo training.
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CERT teams are becoming popular in communities, and the efforts to get a team here is a big plus for our community.
These volunteers can assist law officers, firefighters and other emergency responders and free up the professionals to concentrate on their specialized skills during disasters.
On Saturday, volunteers were exposed to a mock tornado exercise and received training in what they might be able to do if a tornado hits our community.
An earlier class of volunteers assisted victims of a simulated methamphetamine lab explosion.
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App Review: Free Heroes 2 8
As a reviewer of many games for the TouchPad, let me preface to say I have never encountered a game such as this on any level. It reminds of a line Big Bang Theory's Sheldon says to Penny: "Doodle Jump is a game, Angry Birds is a game, but the Age of Conan is a lifestyle." So, in the pursuit of that lifestyle we happened upon Free Heroes 2, a classicly-styled medieval quest game based on the open source engine of Heroes of Might and Magic II. If you're looking for some turn-of-the-century gaming nostalgia, you won't have to look much further than this.
As a port of 1996's Heroes of Might and Magic II, Free Heroes 2 is positively dripping in nostalgia for those that were gaming on their PC's two decades ago. It's no World of Warcraft, but you can definitely see the influence of the Heroes franchise in the newer MMO titles. Free Heroes is an open source SDL port of the classic game, and it maintains the same visual style and gameplay while being installable on a much wider array of hardware.
If you're note familiar with Heroes of Might and Magic, prepare to be mesmerized. It takes place a long time ago in a distant land, where the kingdom has become corrupt and split in two. You are on quests of danger and excitement. Starting to sound familiar?
Your character choices in Free Heroes 2 are the classics (we're going to use that word a lot, get used to it): warlocks, sorceresses, ogres, and knights. Your quests can help you gain all sorts of newness, from tools to knowledge and strength enhancements to defeat the increasingly powerful foes that want to beat you up and take your things (i.e. treasure).
Navigation is accomplished on a map that shows the extent of your exploration, centered on your castle safe. As you move out the map expands to reflect where you have gone and what you have seen. At the castle you can purchase items to defend yourself and the castle, with green being things you can buy and can afford, brown being thing's your eligible to buy but lack the gold to actually purchase, and red indicating items that are beyond your grasp in level. Some items even have additional improvements on top of their default characteristics. For yourself you can purchase weapons, armor, potions and the like, while your castle can be improved with turrets, moats, shipyards, and other homey touches.
Across the map are mountains, caves, rivers, and other geologic features, but your foes. Tapping on those people gives you a better idea of what they can dish out, and how you'll be able to handle it. Generally the more loot they've got around them, the stronger you can expect them to be. Bigger fight, bigger reward. Some guys we wouldn't recommend against coming back to without an army of your own.
As you're seeing, the graphics for Free Heroes aren't exactly state-of-the-art - as we said at the outset this is a port of a 16-year-old game from another time, back with the 1024x768 screen on the TouchPad would have been considered to have very high resolution. As such, the graphics aren't quite what you'd expect from a more modern game. But that's part of the charm and nostalgic draw for Free Heroes - it takes us back to 1996 and our marathon Heroes of Might and Magic sessions.
Speaking of those marathon Heroes sessions, Free Heroes 2 on the TouchPad actually supports the old files from the game, so if you create a fheroes/data folder on your TouchPad you can throw in your old .AGG file and pick up where you left off the last time you played.
Free Heroes 2 isn't World of Warcraft for the TouchPad, and we wouldn't want it to be. It's a classic game with a massive nostalgia factor that we just can't ignore. And it's free, which we'll never argue with. Our only real qualm would be that the old campaign mode isn't yet supported, though the developer won't turn down any donations to make that happen. For a trip down gaming memory lane, we just can't say no.
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going to give that a go!
Now if someone would kindly port Warlords II ;-)
Loved this game. So glad it is here fot Touchpad.
Oh, oh can't wait to start it ...
You're review is bad, and you should feel bad!
I just logged in to say that. I mean, you don't even mention the turn based gameplay, the army building and tile based turn based battles you do with them, etc. It's like you hardly touched the game enough to show it off. In fact your screen shots show that you've never played it a day in your life. I mean, day 1 month 1 year 1, you played only one day turn before taking shots and running this piece of trash off. You hardly do justice to the game, let alone yourself by producing this.
Looks great! Can't wait to see more.
-- disagreeing with a review is one thing, but being downright rude and inflammatory is another. Please keep personal comments out of replies. Thank you.
thank you for the review i didn't know we have heroes on webos,
i just tried it on my pre3 and it works, a bit slow and you need a magnifier but it works and saves too!
also thanks for the developers!
btw these guys here have ported H3 to android
i which we had a port on heroes 3 too since these guys might have done most of the work moving it to a mobile platform, maybe it doesn't need much to port to webos.
HoMM is my all time favorite game. I'll be checking this out tonight!!!


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As of Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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ALBANY, Ga. — The Squawkbox, known for its critical commentary from the public, is getting a new neighbor, one with a brighter disposition.
Moving into the Page 2A neighborhood beginning Sunday morning will be Bright Side, a column that will give readers an outlet to talk about some of the more positive elements of living in Southwest Georgia.
The Squawkbox has been running in The Herald for about a dozen years and is one of the more popular features of the newspaper.
"Many folks in Albany made a case for balance in terms of the opinions that shape Albany," said Herald Publisher John Hetzler.
"The Squawkbox, by its very name, encourages people to complain. Having some sort of vehicle that encourages people to say good things about the Albany area has been lacking, and we intend to fill that void. We encourage people to share the good things about Southwest Georgia and hope everyone finds it as entertaining as The Squawkbox."
After asking The Herald's readers and its online audience to submit suggestions for a name for the column, 91 individuals submitted a combined 240 titles. The submissions were received through calls, emails, letters, online comments and faxes. There were some duplications and also submissions of titles with variations of popular words such as bright, good, good life, positive, kudos, sunny and up.
A seven-person panel went through an alphabetized list of submitted names and came up with seven finalists, all of which received at least three votes from the panelists. In addition to the winner, Bright Side, the finalists were Celebrate, Cheers, Good Life, High Fives, Kudos Korner and Shout-Outs.
In a week of voting, 424 votes were cast, with 45.05 percent supporting the winning entry — Bright Side.
The first person to suggest Bright Side was Doug Dorough of Lee County. A regular reader of The Squawkbox, Dorough said he believes Bright Side is a good contrast.
"It's a good concept in opposition to the Squawkbox," he said. "It gives us a chance to talk about the good things and the blessings we have going on."
Dorough is retired after a 29-year-career with Sears. His wife, Herta, is retired from Hallmark. They live in the Hickory Grove subdivision.
Beginning today, you will be able to submit comments to the column, which will appear on page 2A starting Sunday. Comments may be submitted by:
— Calling (229) 888-9351 and leaving a comment at the tone;
— Emailing: firstname.lastname@example.com;
— Faxing to (229) 888-9357;
— Mailing to: Bright Side, c/o The Albany Herald, News Dept., P.O. Box 48, Albany, Ga. 31702;
— Dropping a written comment off at our office at 126 N. Washington St.
rightasrain 2 years, 7 months ago
Looking on "the brightside", there is still a need to replace the current city politicians (from Hubbard down to the city commission) with competent, inelligent people. I say, with a smile on my face. How's that Mr. Carter?
FryarTuk 2 years, 7 months ago
Since the project was first proposed I have been thinking of some real nice things to submit about the Albany City Commissioners. I have written several things on Tommie Postell. One or two things about Jr. Langstaff and Bro. Ivy Hines. I have reserved my finest positive remarks (2 pp each) for Milktoad Mayretta and Christopher The Piker. I am excited.
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 7 months ago
"Blight Slide"? That's a great name! I love it!
Spike 2 years, 7 months ago
A big thank you to Doug for picking a great name. Thank you sir. It's nice to see people who make the best out of life.
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 7 months ago
"Blight Slide" is awesome!!!!!!!
Spike 2 years, 6 months ago
Sister Ruby, Let me guess. You must be an old man sitting in front of your computer all day trolling. Do you not have anything better to do? Seriously, let go of the bitterness. Be happy mon!
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EAST BREMERTON - Employees of the Sizzler restaurant on Wheaton Way in East Bremerton evacuated the restaurant just before 5 p.m. Tuesday after a number of employees smelled smoke.
The restaurant manager went into the building's attic to investigate and found the source of the smoke. Diners were asked to evacuate, and the employees shut off the gas and electricity to the building and then went outside to wait for fire crews to arrive.
Bremerton firefighters found smoke coming from the wall of the attic and tore it down. They found what appeared to be a burn that had been going on for a long time. Two beams were charred, according to Lt. John Payne with the Bremerton Fire Department.
There never were actual flames, Payne said, but heat from the wall that was next to the wood caused it to burn through. Payne estimated the burn had been happening for a while.
The restaurant was closed Tuesday night, and fire crews ripped out the wall between the dining room and kitchen to remove the burning wood. The wall will need to be replaced, Payne said.
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Nothing's Better Than a Day Fishing
Region: Southern and Lower Bay
Location: Mallows Bay and Smith Island
Wow! Another great week of fishing in Southern Maryland.
On Monday, I caught the incoming tide at Mallows Bay and loaded up with those tasty blue catfish. To target the blue cats, use fish heads, body plugs, or cut bait, leave the shrimp for perch catching. That said, I did catch a few channel and white catfish. That's my third Catfish Trifecta in this lifetime. I'm having more fun than one man is entitled to.
On Wednesday, Mike Henderson, who helps his wife Christy run Buzz's Marina, asked me out to try out the Bay in his big boat. We had another great day! We caught a half dozen speckled sea trout off Smith Island and both caught a mess of channel bass and black sea bass below the Target Ship. Of course, we only kept our limit of legal red drum (one each) and only sea bass over 12 1/2 inches.
I really broke in my new 4' 9" Ugly Stick which proves a short rod can be just the ticket especially on a boat where the longer rods are difficult to stow away.
Mike has a very good recipe for smoked bluefish dip which made for a great breakfast and lunch on Ritz crackers. Dee by Gawd, life don't get no better. If you're not out fishing between now and November, you're missing the very best of the Maryland lifestyle. Get out from behind that computer screen. Get on the water and wet a line any way you can.


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Spaghetti, salad, drink and dessert--all for only $6! Members of the Watauga Community Band will provide music during the event, and there will be great items for the silent auction.
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A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew was cast in a sort of supporting role for a military channel television program while performing an air refueling mission in the skies above New Mexico. A film crew was on board the AC-130H during the mission to shoot footage for a show that will feature the gunship.
The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing was tasked June 24 to provide Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System support to the ongoing Colorado wildland fires.
A group of Airmen assigned to the Office of Security Cooperation – Iraq help to preserve progress made in the country after almost a decade of war. The mission of OSC-I, in coordination with USCENTCOM and U.S. Mission-Iraq, is to conduct security cooperation activities to build partner capacity in support of developing a strategic partnership with a stable self-reliant and regionally integrated Iraq.
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So, I put a 3 for price. Here's the thing - these pots last forever. So I think that $22 for a product that will last for months is a fair price.
I am never content with products. Even when I find one I like, I compulsively try new products. With gel liners though, I've never found one I've been happy with until now. I vehemently disliked Estee Lauder's, which is funny since EL owns BB, and bought this one after seeing the MUA reviews. My mom and I had seen a special on BB a few months ago and I had been curious about her cosmetics since. I signed up for her deal alerts, she finally had one and I used it as an excuse to get the Black Ink/Black Mauve combo.
That done - really happy with this and no urges to buy gel liners since I got it. The duo thingy I got came with a mini brush that doesn't look like it should work, but it does for application. It won't apply a super thin line, but will apply a nice line (and I never do a super thin line anyway). For fun I put it on at night, let it set, then RUBBED my eyes. It held up really well. I had to wet a tissue and scrub a bit to get it to start coming off, which for a non-waterproof product is great. Also, it doesn't flake off which was my problem with the EL gel liner.
Also applies well with the Sonia Kasuk (I think I destroyed that spelling) brushes at Target. Going to experiment with some others as well, will update if I find another good one.
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Then I found out how to make this last longer (thanks to gossmakeupartist). After applying the liner, I pull a tissue apart and dab it onto the eyeliner.
Warning: this method takes the shine and intensity off the liner, but at least I don't have to toss this out before I finish using it.
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A 30-foot-wide section of the roof was raised six feet and rimmed with windows, adding height and light to the interior of the building. The clerestory windows in the roof make the facility brighter with every light turned off than the old RSC was with every light on.
In the science wing of Van Peursem Hall, a large classroom was converted to a biology lab with an adjoining cadaver lab. Two other biology labs received significant renovation, including new cabinetry, workstations and furniture.
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Former BJP president and senior party leader Nitin Gadkari today alleged that the Congress has derailed the country by 20 years in its decade-long stint at the Centre.
'Multi-crore scams in Commonwealth games, coal allocation and 2G spectrum scams have ruined the nation,' Mr Gadkari said while addressing an election meeting in favour of party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
The hefty scams have tarnished the image of the country and derailed development process by 20 years, he stated.
'Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have failed to control corruption and inflation in the country and should be shown the doors now,' the BJP leader commented.
He further alleged that nepotism was another major concern in Indian politics. 'Ms Gandhi is concerned about the political career of her son Rahul Gandhi while Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav is worried about his son Akhilesh Yadav,' he said.
Mr Gadkari charged the Congress and the SP with promoting terrorism.
He appealed to the people to support the BJP to ensure that Mr Narendra Modi becomes the next Prime Minister.
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Winter is growing whiter and whiter in Colorado's high country, brightening the outlook for a healthy spring runoff.
While the normal peak snowpack isn't typically reached until mid-April, Colorado continues to push the total above that peak already. Snow depths of 6 feet or more with moisture content of 16-18 inches were being reported at elevations over 10,000 feet throughout the state, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service Snotel service. Several places added a foot of snow or more in the last week.
Ski areas also are reporting banner years. In Southern Colorado, Wolf Creek showed a base of 110 inches; Monarch, 93 inches; and Ski Cooper, 77 inches.
As of Tuesday, snowpack was 117 percent of median statewide, with the highest totals in the northern mountain ranges. In the Arkansas River basin, snowfall was 108 percent of median, but ranged from 14 percent of average at the Apishapa site northwest of Trinidad to 156 percent at Brumley, 10 miles west of Twin Lakes.


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Last week, Shannon spoke of the clutter in her office. Today, she talks about the clutter in her mind. I think we can all relate to that feeling, when your brain is all jam-packed with STUFF...mental stuff that we just need to CLEAR OUT. When that feeling comes up, it's good to have some practices in your toolbox, actions that you can take to help settle and detoxify your mind. Starting August 4th, I'll be holding a program to do exactly that. Plus more. Join me in my new program, the 28 Day Challenge: Breaking the Chrysalis. Actually, it's really an old program, my Anti-Diet 30 Day Challenge. It's just been revamped and upgraded to make it feel more...well...you know...right. Less cluttered, let's say. Simpler and more effective. But don't check it out yet. First, read Shannon's post (it's gut-wrenchingly honest), then check out my program to decide if you're ready to start breaking the chrysalis.
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Along with my desperate need to declutter several rooms in my house, I need to do the same with my brain... So I decided to try yoga again. I had tried it many years ago and just couldn't stick with it. My marathon training coach suggested that I give it a shot. She said it would help with the distance walking and loosening up the muscles. I felt that the people in the class were watching me screw up the moves and that I wasn't good enough, so after maybe four to five classes, I quit.
This is sometimes a cyclical thing for me. I don't give myself the chance to really work at something, to be able to be adequate or excel. If I do it a few times and I don't think I'm good, then I quit. I have an office full of crafting supplies and unfinished or not even started projects to prove it! I tend to stick with what I know I am good at, which, in my mind, isn't very much. It has been a struggle to get into going to the gym. I want instant results in weight loss/toning. I don't want to wait for months for it to begin to look like something is happening. That was one of my biggest fears with going gluten free: that I wasn't going to be good at it and would quit.
But the stakes were higher with the lifestyle change. My body was so sick that I was starving babies to death. My body wasn't able to do what it was made to do. My lack of properly absorbed nutrients turned me into a murderer (for lack of a better word). I know, I know, that's a bit harsh. But I needed the reality to be up front and ever present for me to succeed. I needed to be gluten free, not just for myself but for my babies, those gone and those to come. I gave myself no other option than to be successful, no matter how much I wanted to quit sometimes.
It seems as if I have gone off on a tangent, but I promise I'm coming back around. I've gone back to yoga. I've gone to maybe four classes at this point. It's at the timeframe where normally if I weren't able to do advanced yoga headstands like a pro, I would have quit. But this time I won't. I'm seeing that, in only four classes, my stretches have gotten deeper, and I can go from cobra to down dog, rolling over the tops to the balls of my feet in one fluid motion! Is it possible that I may be *GASP* good at this?!?!? I don't feel as if the other people in the class are watching me work through some of the moves and judging me. I feel as if they're all there for their own intentions, for the quiet and calm, to center themselves.
I have yet to experience anything in the class thus far that frustrates me. If it's a difficult move, I try it. If I can't do it, I modify it and try my best. I'm not the best at it, and I've come to grips with that. The 75 minutes that I'm in the studio, lights dimmed, candles lit and music playing, is super calming. Even the instructor talking through the moves is soothing. I really enjoy focusing on our intention for the day, breathing away my stress and meditating at the end.
My sincerest wish during meditation is that I'll be able to "see" my son during that time. I'm not very religious, but I feel very connected to the spiritual aspect of it. I notice that I'm less angry than I usually tend to get over stupid things (we'll see how that transitions into the school year though), that I sit up straighter, and that my back doesn't hurt as bad when I sit tall. Maybe yoga didn't work for me in my mid-20s because I was in a very different place than I am now. I am very thankful that it is working for me now though. I'm making it a part of my healing process and trying to soothe the emotional scars that the last year and a half have left upon me. And what girl doesn't enjoy a little "me" time a few nights a week?
What I need to do now is find some good poses to do in the morning for a few minutes when I wake up to get the blood flowing, and at night to settle and calm me before bed. Any suggestions, my fellow yoga-goers?
What I am about to do, right now, is go upstairs and make that cluttered office my bitch! And when I'm done, she will be pretty and will want to be used frequently.
Now check out my new program, the 28 Day Challenge: Breaking the Chrysalis. It's all about being you. The real you that exists when you let your walls down. The you that wants to break out and begin to fly. Register now, or even better, find a friend to join you and have Chrysalis Breaking Parties.
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Hi Shannon, Congrats on the yoga! I'm glad you are enjoying it better this time around, and that it's helping. Shannon, my heart ached when you used the words "murdered my babies". But it showed the depth of your emotions, I get it and I feel for you. Look at your progress! And what you're learning and how you are caring for your body. Such a journey. Also, I wanted to let you know your post(s) have inspired me with my clutter and I'm making some progress. So thanks for inspiring me! XOXO Dorothy
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CRIPPLE CREEK - A 66-24 loss to Swink on Sept. 22 showed that transition to 8-man football hasn't exactly been smooth for the Cripple Creek-Victor football team.
In a Homecoming game played at Dial Field, the host Pioneers trailed 29-6 midway through the first quarter, and 54-6 at halftime. Cripple Creek-Victor won the second half, however, outscoring the Lions 18-12.
"The kids aren't quitting," said Pioneers coach Jim Bertrand. "They're staying positive. They're playing to the end."
The Pioneers (0-4, 0-1 in the 8-man Southern League), were simply out manned by Swink (3-1, 1-0). Cripple Creek-Victor senior quarterback Cale Brown was running for his life much of the day. That left him little time to look for senior wide receiver Chris Irelan. The two finally hooked up on a 66-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.
Irelan, a transfer from Wheat Ridge, also returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.
"Chris missed our first two games with an injury," Bertrand said. "It's nice to have him in there. He's a real asset to our team."
Brown, who missed time this season with a shoulder injury, scored the Pioneers' other two touchdowns. He had a 17-yard scamper into the end zone on a broken play in the first quarter. He galloped 15 yards to pay dirt in the third quarter.
Cripple Creek-Victor's run game was stuffed for the most part. Brown had just 5 yards on three other carries. Junior tailback Scott Cain had 28 yards on 11 carries, while senior tailback Darren Caddy managed 14 yards on four attempts.
It's not for a lack of trying that the Pioneers are finding things rough this season. Bertrand believes the transition from 11-man to 8-man comes with challenges.
"We're the new kids on the block," he said. "Our learning curve is straight up in the air."
The field is a normal 100 yards long in 8-man, but it is just 40 yards wide, compared to 53 yards.
"It's a quick moving game," Bertrand said. "It's a wide open game. It's an adjustment for the kids and an adjustment for me, too."
The work in progress has the Pioneers using multiple set offenses and various blocking schemes.
"We're trying to speed up the game a little bit," Bertrand said. "We need to push a little bit to see what happens."
The offensive line includes sophomore center Zion Dickerson (5-foot-7, 164 pounds), sophomore tackle Toby Wuellner (6-foot, 180) and freshman tackle Stephen Cano (5-6, 150) and sophomore tight end Cody Rice (6-foot, 160). Junior Maggie Steele (5-7, 130) has seen some time at wide receiver.
"Maggie's been in there on some special team's plays and short plays," Bertrand said. "I don't want to get her killed."
The defense is led by Irelan, Caddy and Cain as defensive backs, and Brown at middle linebacker. Other players who see a lot of time include senior safety Brandon Oxley (5-10, 130) and down linemen sophomore Tyler Regester (6-1, 152) and junior Zach Regester (6-1, 193).
"A lot of our problem has been open field tackling," Bertrand said.
The Pioneers have allowed at least two touchdowns on kickoffs each game.
Cripple Creek-Victor travels to Fowler for a Friday game starting at 7 p.m. That's followed by a game at Manzanola on Oct. 5. The Pioneers finish the regular season with home games against Hoehne (Oct. 15) and McClave (Oct. 27).


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1) post the error messages, not a description of them
2) did you 'mkdir /home2' ?
I've read a couple of places that it's a good idea to have a "permanent home" partition. That way, you can fiddle around with distributions (on your other partitions) without overwriting all your data.
So I have a separate partition, hda6. I tried to change the /etc/fstab file to make it mount at /home2. That did not work -- I got a message that it did not exist.
What's my problem? Do I have to:
a) change the original /home to /home2, then change the hda6 to /home?
b) change something about the partition table, rather than /etc/fstab (I looked at cfdisk, and don't see mount points).
c) none of the above?
Thanking all in advance,
1) post the error messages, not a description of them
2) did you 'mkdir /home2' ?
First, it's best to do this while you're not using a GUI (as your KDE/GNOME/xfce/fluxbox/Window Maker/Enlightenment/etc. user-specific settings will be called from your ~/ directory, which unless you're configured to log in to the GUI as root [where the files will be called from /root], will be called from the /home/<user> directory and may cause your X session to crater since it will effectively be "out of service" for a few moments).
The easiest way to do this, depending on your distro, is to either boot to runlevel 1 (single user), or perhaps runlevel 3 or whatever runlevel you've got configured that won't start X and will leave you at the command line login if you're normally not allowed to log into your GUI as root.
You could also just Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a command login, then Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back when you're done, but depending on what you have going in your X session, you may have to Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the session, or kill it from the command line before going back into it if you find it unstable (stuff that was looking for its files in ~/, but got waylayed between the time the original /home was renamed and the new /home was mounted).
Second, log in as root (so be sure to use extra caution, as always, when working as root), and mount the formatted partition:
# mount -t ext2 /dev/hda6 /mnt/hda6
This of course assumes that you:
1. Had formatted the partition as ext2 (if not, change it to ext3 or whatever type it was formatted as). See `man mke2fs` for more info.
2. Had already created a temporary mount-point for it (if /mnt exists, `mkdir /mnt/hda6` will do it).
With the partition mounted, you can proceed to duplicate your current /home directory's contents to the new partition with:
# cp -Rip /home/* /mnt/hda6
This will copy the directories in /home to the new partition, recursing subdirectories [R], alerting you of any file overwrites as it's being done interactively [i], and preserving ownership and permissions of the directories and files [p]. The "i" is not necessary, as the partition (/dev/hda6) is probably empty to begin with (so there shouldn't be any files being overwritten), but it's habit.
When the copying is finished, you will see that /mnt/hda6 now contains directories for all your system's regular users (/mnt/hda6/wazoo, /mnt/hda6/jester, and /mnt/hda6/testme for example). What you *don't* want to see is "/mnt/hda6/home/wazoo", as when the partition is mounted as /home in your /etc/fstab, you would effectively have /home/home/wazoo, which is not what you're after.
With that done, your original /home directory still exists. I'm also speculating that it is a part of your / directory, which is on another partition. Since you're logged in as root and no users are accessing the original /home/* directories, you can safely rename this directory to something else (don't delete it yet, as that can be done well after you're sure that you've got everything right and whenever it's convenient):
# mv /home /home2
And make an empty directory in / for the new /home mount point:
# mkdir /home
Now, edit your /etc/fstab to mount the new partition, using /dev/hda6 as the partition, and /home as the mount point. The entry may look something like this (again, this example is using ext2 as the type... change any settings particular to your system's configuration):
/dev/hda6 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
Reference `man fstab` for more information on the settings used in /etc/fstab.
With this done, you should now have:
1. An empty /home directory in your / directory.
2. A partition (/dev/hda6) that contains all the user directories and files that will be mounted at /home.
3. A modified /etc/fstab that will then mount that partition at /home.
If you were able to do all this without having to change runlevels, you can then `mount -a` to have the /etc/fstab file re-parsed and have all the noauto mount-points reloaded, which will then mount /dev/hda6 as your new home. Log out and log in as a regular user and you should have everything operating as normal with your ~/ on the new partition.
If you did change runlevels, a simple `init 5` or `telinit 5` (again, assuming that runlevel 5 is for your distro's GUI runlevel, and is the default runlevel that you normally boot to) will get you there.
Once you've thoroughly tested to make sure that your changes are correct and everything's working as it should (give yourself plenty of time for this... there's no hurry unless you're running out of drive space on the / partition), you can delete the /home2 directory that contains the old /home directories to free up that space, and delete the temporary hda6 mount-point created in /mnt.
Of course, it should go without saying that I fully expect anyone to have a backup before attempting this, that there might be particulars with the distro one's using that would require slight changes in the approach given, and that the user takes full responsibility for their actions and assumes all risk (as I won't). There are alternative ways of accomplishing this as well, but the approach given seems to work fine for most cases where the system in not in a production setting (where you have users logged in on a constant state).
Hope this helps!
A marvelously detailed and helpful response. I'll plunge in and give it a try. Many thanks!
better option to not use X
just 'su' instead of logging in as root... _or_
best option: set up sudo
But knowing how to do it correctly leaves the options open :mrgreen: .Originally Posted by maccorin";p="3869
wazoo here. I followed the instructions (except for changing the run level), and it worked like a charm -- taking me from 87% use of my hard drive to 47%, with just 2% of hda6. (Whew! Some breathing room!)
I'm using PCLinuxOS7. I logged in as root (using the GUI), then opened a terminal. I encountered no problems, I'm assuming because in this distro, root's home is /root.
My compliments again to dscribner: a wonderfully clear and helpful answer, and I'm much indebted.


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OAK BROOK, Ill. (April 24, 2014) — Emerging technologies from 3D printers to Google Glass were on display yesterday as Exelon Corporation hosted its first Innovation Expo in the Chicagoland area, aimed at bringing together employees and outside experts to explore how to apply creative solutions to complicated business problems.
Building on the last expo's theme of "big data," this event focused on "data driven decisions," or how to harness the rapid volume of data that companies and consumers generate and interact with every day to devise meaningful business solutions.
At the Innovation Expo, experts from APX Labs, C3 Energy, Imaginatik and other companies presented innovative technologies and discussed how they are harvesting massive amounts of data to learn more about their customers, increase productivity and improve results. More than 500 employees attended the all-day event.
"Over the past few years, Exelon has increased its investment in and use of innovative solutions that promise to revolutionize the energy industry," said Sonny Garg, senior vice president and chief information and innovation officer for Exelon. "Yesterday's event helps us leverage new technologies that improve the safety and efficiency of our workforce while developing new energy products and services to better serve our customers."
Exelon has committed to the use of emerging technologies to improve performance, from deploying droids and robotics at its nuclear facilities to partnering with startup companies to leverage Google Glass or other wearable innovations to improve efficiency and minimize hazards.
In advance of the Innovation Expo, Exelon challenged employees to submit posters showcasing the innovative ideas and technologies that they or colleagues currently are developing. Approximately 45 posters were displayed and judged at the event as part of the companywide competition.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with 2013 revenues of approximately $24.9 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon has operations and business activities in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 35,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company's Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 100,000 business and public sector customers and approximately 1 million residential customers. Exelon's utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 6.6 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).
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