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Laser engraved wood produces a great contrast. Soft woods like balsa or popular are especially attractive as the burned edge makes a noticeable contrast for designs, logos, and images or photograph etchings. Laser engraved wood doesn't take much power either. Fifty watts is probably good enough to etch or engrave even harder woods. It's when you need to cut clean through wood is where you need to step up your power. This is especially true if your cutting plywoods, MDF, OSB, any man made type of wood will take a lot of power to cut through.
You can purchase a laser cutters for wood at different cutting area widths and power options ranging from 30 up to 1kw of power. Most engravers will need not much more than 50 to 60W whereas if you need to cut wood a minimum of 90 watts is needed. 90 watts will get through 1/4″ mdf wood at around 1/2″ second.
There are various laser suppliers or retailers to select from. Epilog is a USA branded company that retails at the very top end. BossLaser also offers a laser cutter at an affordable price and does offer higher end power options for cutting wood. You can find affordable options with companies who source components from different countries and assemble them to keep costs down. You can find affordable laser engravers at http://www.laserengravedmemories.com/en/laser-engraving-wood-how-to.html as well.
Laser engraving balsa is great for decor, models, and crafts. Whereas hard woods are great for signs and plaques.
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I'm looking for where to get laser engraving supplies for my CO2 http://www.laserbits.com, which has a 20×12″ platform. LaserBits is the only vendor I know about now, and I want more choices. Searching the Internet turned up several laser cutting and engraving supply sources as well as resource websites. I'm interested in picking up the following kinds of supplies:
– Laserable promotional items
– Sheets of acrylic
– Plastic engraving sheets
– Laser engraving woods
– Signs
– Awards
– Leather
– Textiles
What can you recommend?
Being able to supply promotional items to companies is vital to your laser engraving business. The final product promotes the client's image and improves awareness of their brand. Promotional items can be a great way to introduce new products and services, or support an existing marketing effort. Giveaway promo items are a fantastic way to generate sales leads at corporate events and trade shows.
Laser engraving suppliers may sell thousands of different items, both retail and wholesale. The range generally goes from laserable consumables like plastic engraving sheets to laserable products.
Products might be personalizable variants of common:
– Baby gifts
– Graduation gifts
– Wedding gifts
– Birthday / anniversary commemorative pieces
– Corporate promotional pieces
It's even possible to engrave photos on many materials, and some products are designed for photos instead of text.
Overall, laser products are available for sale divided into different categories based on material and form. A laser supplier might offer:
– Acrylic
– Crystal & Glass
– Marble
– Metal
– Wood
In each of these materials, the supplier will usually carry:
– Awards
– Gifts
– Shapes
– Sheets
Therefore, if you need something common, like:
– Acrylic awards
– Marble paperweights
– Metal gifts
– Laserable pens & pencils
– Stamps
– Wood gifts
…it's likely that most laser supply retailers will be able to take care of your needs. A good supplier will be able to tell you everything you need to process their products on your laser system. Look for a resources or data section on their website, where they will (hopefully) list the power and speed settings they recommend. They may also give important tips for getting good results.
Many different laserable materials have specific tips and techniques that you can apply to get cleaner cuts and sharper edges in your etchings and engravings. If you're etching glass, you'll probably find that a thin layer of wet paper on top of the glass surface is key to avoiding cracking or pitting. When it comes to etching and engraving acrylic, focusing "in to" the acrylic surface by about 0.020 inches will make a larger spot size and a smoother engraving. Similar tips apply to other materials — consult your supplier for theirs.
When buying materials and products, also make sure to get the Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for each different type of material you intend to process. Your supplier will probably have these free for the download, and may even include them with your order. If you download them, print them off and keep them in a binder or folder near your laser.
A Materials Safety Data Sheet is a very general guide to toxicity and safety issues that might arise while working with a given substance. They are not specific to laser processing, and they may only tangentially mention any hazardous gases produced by vaporizing the materials. Still, keeping an eye out for any reference at all to "thermal decomposition" or "inhalation" is still a good idea. If a material produces harmful vapors, you will need to be extra careful with your laser exhaust.
If you only need one or two pieces engraved, etched, marked, or sand blasted, most laser supply stores will do engraving or cutting for a price. The listed price generally includes artwork, setup, and engraving charges unless it says otherwise. If you want to bring or mail them a special piece instead of buying it from them directly, expect to pay by the square inch engraved — and maybe an extra handling fee for certain materials or odd sized items. You'll want to find out about this fee in advance, of course.
When looking for laser engraving supplies, be specific about what you need. There is probably a laser supply store online that specializes in what you're looking for. Well known examples include:
– Chewbarka (specializing in anodized aluminum)
– JDS (awards)
– Delvies (acrylic)
If you have a company with a tax ID number, pull it out and set up a business account at JDS http://www.jdsindustries.com/homepage.htm. They offer great prices, excellent support, and a very large selection of products and materials.
It's also worth looking at Johnson Plastics http://www.johnsonplastics.com/ for the same reason. Having a Tax ID number and being able to qualify for a business account at these vendors means you'll see lower supply costs and may get access to levels of support reserved for people sending them steady business over years. Get a Tax ID and start establishing relationships with your suppliers today: as a retail business, having a steady and long term source of the items you need most can do wonders for your ability to deliver when a client asks you for 500 pieces done yesterday.
When you're in a hurry and need supplies immediately, know your local craft shops and what they offer. Some may be well aware of the laser market's growth and willing to stock supplies accordingly. There are also the big box stores like Home Depot, Hobby Lobby, or Michaels which — while they probably won't have much in the way of laser-specific items — may inspire you to try something outside the norm.
Consider this as a starting point, not a comprehensive guide to where to get laser engraving supplies. In the process of researching each new type of material, you'll learn about many new supply companies and retailers, each with their own specialties and strong points. If you're looking to cut or etch metal with say a high powered CO2 laser or plasma cutter than material costs are even more critical. I'm still looking for better sources for supplies and will update as I find more.
Besides supplies or materials for your engraver you can look at reviews for laser companies as well. Someone commented on Full Spectrum Laser and found a recent review here on Google.
Keep track of which items and styles draw the most sales from your customers, and make a point of steadily rotating in new items that might sell well to see if their performance meets their promise.


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One of three surviving rebel leaders who still bore the title "Commander of the Revolution," Almeida was a major figure in the battle to overthrow Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, and through the early years after the Jan. 1, 1959, triumph of the revolution.
His death "is a reminder of what everyone knows, which is that the original generation is in its final laps," said Phil Peters, a Cuba expert at the Washington-area think tank the Lexington Institute.
Almeida served in several military posts after the overthrow of Batista and was often seen at public events in uniform alongside Castro until the Cuban leader fell gravely ill in 2006 and finally resigned the presidency in 2008.
Although Almeida had also cut back on work in recent years, he was a mainstay at public events beside Castro's younger brother and successor, President Raul Castro.
Almeida joined the fight against Batista's dictatorship in March 1952 as a young law student at the University of Havana, where he met Fidel Castro, another aspiring attorney.
Almeida was at Castro's side July 26, 1953, when Castro led an armed attack on the Moncada, a military barracks in Santiago. It was a disaster, and Almeida and both Castros were sent to prison. But that failure launched the revolutionary battle that triumphed 5 1/2 years later.
His military exploits earned him the title "Comandante de la Revolucion," reserved for top leaders of rebel troops under Fidel Castro's command in the 1950s. Now only Ramiro Valdes and Guillermo Garcia hold the distinction.
Almeida was a highly visible member of Cuba's ruling elite. He sat on the Communist Party's politburo and served as a vice president on the Council of State, the country's supreme governing body.
Almeida, born Feb. 17, 1927, in Havana, was a bricklayer who began working at age 11. He also composed traditional Cuban music. It was not clear how many survivors he had.

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NVIDIA first revealed their Tegra 3 (Project Kal-El) chip back in early 2011 and we expected to see Tegra 4 (Project Wayne) sometime in 2012, but their yearly cadence was pushed back for unknown reasons. Now it appears that NVIDIA is close to announcing Tegra 4 as a leaked slide for Project Wayne has surfaced on the Chinese blog ChipHell.
According to the leaked document, Tegra 4 will feature NVIDIA's patented 4-PLUS-1 architecture, with four high performance Cortex-A15 CPU cores and a fifth battery saver core. Graphics will be improved with a 72-core GPU that is 20x faster than Tegra 2 and 6x faster than Tegra 3. The chip will use a 28nm HPL process (low-power high-K metal gate), so we expect it will manufactured by TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.).
Other details of Tegra 4 include dual channel memory, full 1440p video encode/decode, support for 2560×1600 (24b) displays, advanced hardware accelerated security, super speed imaging, and some kind of support for 4K video.
The most recent roadmap from NVIDIA said Wayne would be introduced at the end of 2012, but now we think Tegra 4 will make its debut at the upcoming CES or MWC shows in early 2013. NVIDIA is also expected to announce a mainstream chip called Grey that features their integrated Icera modem.
If Tegra 4 is revealed in Q1 2013, we expect it would start appearing in mobile devices by Q3 2013 or possibly sooner. We have already seen mobile chips that feature dual-core Cortex-A15s (like the Exynos 5 in the Nexus 10), but Tegra 4 would be the first mobile chip with five Cortex-A15 cores (4-PLUS-1). This should make it the fastest mobile processor, but we will have to wait and see what parts Qualcomm and Samsung introduce next year.
Tegra 3 has already been eclipsed by faster chips, yet it still offers the best gaming experience on Android tablets. With it's new 72-core GPU in Tegra 4, we would expect NVIDIA will maintain its leadership position in mobile gaming.
Hopefully we won't have to wait much longer for the official details. CES 2013 is just a couple of weeks away and we have several guys who will be at NVIDIA's press conference. Last year at CES, NVIDIA revealed the ASUS Memo 370t tablet, which became the Nexus 7, and we expect they will have some exciting announcements for 2013.
Several OEMs are already rumored to be working on Android devices powered by Tegra 4, but I don't think we will see these products on sale for another six months. We only had one smartphone in the US powered by Tegra 3, the AT&T HTC One X+, but I expect next year will be a different story.
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Season of the Witch Technical Review (UK - BD RB)
Chris takes a look at the Blu-ray release of the recent Nicolas Cage fantasy horror
After years of bloody warfare fought in God's name, Crusader Behman (Nicolas Cage) and his friend Felson (Ron Perlman) are disillusioned with the Church and decide to abscond. They return home to find their homeland in the grip of a terrible plague and after being arrested for desertion are given a choice: deliver a young girl accused of witchcraft to a distant monastery, or face execution. Behman believes the Church is using the girl as a scapegoat to appease the local population, so he agrees to make the arduous journey across the land through wolf-infested forest and cavernous gorges along with Felson, a priest, an altar boy, a knight and a thief. As one by one his companions succumb to a series of unfortunate events Behman's faith is shaken and he begins to doubt the girl's innocence.
Season of the Witch was the very first film I saw at the cinema his year, way back on the 7th of January. To be honest I wasn't expecting much from the trailers and I wasn't disappointed. It's a formulaic fantasy action movie with horrific elements thrown into the mix, with a Nic Cage performance commensurate with the quality of the script. (We're talking Ghost Rider not Leaving Las Vegas here). It's also incredibly anachronistic, with the character's switching from formal, 'olde worlde' language to contemporary slang and back again at the drop of a hat. While the cinematography showcases the landscapes well a lot of the digital sets look less than realistic and the CGI is generally of a poorer standard than most event movies. Even so the film cracks along at a reasonable pace and Ron Pearlman is always an enjoyable screen presence, even when he's appearing in B movies like this. I also thought Claire Foy did a pretty good job in her role as the girl who may or may not be an evil witch and it was nice to see Christopher Lee pop up in a short cameo.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. What is going on at Momentum? As you might be aware a couple of their recent releases ( Red Hill and The King's Speech) were released as 1080/50i BDs, whereas the US equivalents were 1080/24p. They also released The Promise the same way a few years back. Season of the Witch is the latest film-sourced material to be given this treatment and I'm scratching my head as to why any company would consistently choose to take progressive, twenty-four frames per second film content and deliver it as twenty-five frames per second interlaced content. People will argue that the reassembled image is, for all intents and purposes, identical to a progressively encoded disc, but that's not the point. Not only does transferring a film in this manner shorten the runtime it can also introduce video and audio artefacts (more of this in the next section). If they are not careful Momentum are going to do serious damage to their reputation among enthusiasts (I already know a number of people who refuse to buy their 1080i releases).
Anyway, with that unpleasantness out of the way I can get on to talking about the quality of the image itself. Running time and audio issues aside this is actually a fairly decent looking 1.85:1 widescreen (1080/50i VC-1) transfer. Detail is actually quite reasonable, especially in the close-ups, while the colour palette reproduces the varied hues well. For much of the running time the image looks cold, almost drained of colour, presumably to represent the pestilence inflicted by the witch, but there are moments when we're treated to sun-baked deserts and warm, almost fiery skies. Contrast runs quite hot in the desert scenes, which makes sense, but is more natural elsewhere. Blacks are generally solid, although there are a few scenes where they are more akin to grey, but this is possibly an artistic decision. Frame rate aside it's also a pleasantly filmic presentation, with a fine layer of unobtrusive grain visible at all times. There are a few tiny film artefacts to been seen and I did spot a couple of pans that had a lot of judder, resulting in an odd stuttering effect over and beyond that which I'd expect from film content. Some of the caps below also exhibit signs of interlacing artefacts that could be visible on larger displays, but they weren't readily apparent in motion on my average-sized screen. You might also have noticed that some of the caps show less than subtle colour gradation in some circumstances.
While I'd like to make it clear that I'm not stating definitively that encoding at 1080i has diminished the image quality, some of the issues I saw could be attributed to it. As long as all the elements come from a progressive source and are encoded/deinterlaced correctly I doubt anyone could spot the difference between a 1080i and 1080p transfer, but there's always the chance of failure at some point in the chain. However, my main issue with the interlaced encoding is discussed below.
This is where the 1080/50i timing really annoys me. I had thought the advent of Blu-ray and proper twenty-four frames per second reproduction would mean an end to incorrectly timed and pitched audio, but as long as discs like this exist I will remain disappointed. Although many people aren't sensitive to pitch increases I can usually detect them, especially if I'm familiar with a piece of music or an actor's voice. With Season of the Witch it's readily apparent from the opening scene that something is awry, as the priest's voice is noticeably 'chipmunked'. Things only get worse once the easily identifiable voices of Nic Cage and Ron Pearlman arrive on the scene, while effects and music are similarly afflicted (although to a lesser degree).
It's a real pity, because the speed-up is the only negative thing I really have to say about the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. It's very immersive right from the opening battle montage, in which swords clash and the screams of dying soldiers can be heard all around the soundstage. This effective use of all five channels continues throughout with all manner of ambient effects, from the sound of horses hooves and rainfall to the foreboding whispers of the cursed forest. Discrete effects aren't as abundant as I'd have liked, but when they are used it's to good effect. Bass is also quite punchy at times, although it's not the sort of guttural LFE that will shake the room. Dialogue is nice and clear, although as previously mentioned some of the actors could sound a little odd if you're sensitive to pitch shifts, while music is effectively used to set the tone throughout. All things considered this isn't actually a 'bad' soundtrack and most people probably won't have a major issue with the speed-up, but audiophiles and people with perfect pitch will have cause to complain. The real shame is that Momentum could have completely avoided the issue had they simply delivered a 1080/24p transfer.
Unfortunately the disc doesn't include a lot of additional content. There's a short (nine minute) making of featurette that follows the same promotional path as most similar features, which is to say short on-set interviews with the principal cast and crew. The only other extra is a trailer. That's it; nothing more to see here.
Season of the Witch is another stop on the downward spiral that is Nicolas Cage's career, but as schlocky as the film is it's still a sporadically entertaining popcorn flick that should pass a couple of hours of an evening. While not top-tier stuff the Blu-ray looks pretty good for the most part and the audio is of a similar quality. Of course the speed and pitch increase could have been avoided but it's unlikely that Joe Public will notice such things. I'm not excusing it for one minute; it's just the way it is. Perhaps worse than the technical issues are the extras, which are pretty woeful in both number and value. On account of this it's difficult to recommend the disc as a blind-buy, but if you're a technically undemanding fan of the feature you should at least be happy with the A/V. As for everyone else, might I first suggest a rental?
* Note: The images below are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 27th June 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080i
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Making of, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Dominic Sena
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Campbell Moore, Ulrich Thomsen, Stephen Graham, Claire Foy, Christopher Lee
Genre: Fantasy and Horror
Length: 91 minutes
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As a resident of earthquake-prone California, I used to be appalled at where some people built their homes. Driving along the freeway, I often shuddered as I passed houses that hung off the edge of a cliff, supported only by frail-looking timbers.
Although I no longer live in California, a similar feeling grabs me when I consider the frail underpinnings on which Californians have based their science education: I ask myself why anyone would ever build on such a foundation.
That frail foundation is California's new Science Framework, a document that specifies important guidelines for teaching science in California. Released late September in final form, this document contains much that is commendable. But it also contains flaws and frailties that are astonishing for a state with California's intellectual resources.
One of the most remarkable flaws in the new Framework is the distorted image of science that it presents. Proponents of science education reform have rightly emphasized the need to give students a realistic understanding of the scientific enterprise -- an understanding that recognizes the power of science without deifying it or making it the sole claimant to rationality. Unfortunately, their message never made it to California, where science is now officially enshrined as the be-all and end-all of rationality. According to the Framework:
Science has its own character as an intellectual activity. Science differs in several ways from other scholarly inquiries, such as literary criticism, historical writing, or the development of a philosophical or religious perspective. Science aims to be testable, objective, and consistent.
What the authors of California's Framework fail to understand is that testability, objectivity, and consistency are the aim of all scholarly activity, separating good scholarship from bad scholarship--not science from everything else. By claiming otherwise, the Framework's authors have illegitimately elevated science to the level of an all-inclusive world-view, which leading philosopher of science Nicholas Rescher calls the "peculiar and distorted doctrine" of scientism.
Another serious flaw is the Framework's strange inconsistency when it comes to teaching children scientific reasoning. In one place, for example, the Framework admonishes teachers to "show students that nothing in science is decided just because someone important says it is so (authority), or because that's the way it's always been done (tradition). In the free marketplace of ideas, the better new idea supersedes or absorbs the previous ones. This open competition of ideas is a major part of the excitement of science." Furthermore, "emphasis should be placed not on coming up with the 'right answer,' but on doing science the right way."
Only two pages later, however, it becomes clear that the "free marketplace of ideas" has sharply limited hours:
At times some students may insist that certain conclusions of science cannot be true because of certain religious or philosophical beliefs that they hold....It is appropriate for the teacher to express in this regard, "I understand that you may have personal reservations about accepting this scientific evidence, but it is scientific knowledge about which there is no reasonable doubt among scientists in their field, and it is my responsibility to teach it because it is part of our common intellectual heritage."
The essential message, therefore, is that whenever students question scientific conclusions that touch on important issues, teachers must close up shop and reimpose the accepted orthodoxy. Such paternalism is hardly consistent with the "open competition of ideas." It's also hypocritical, for it allows science educators to challenge students' deepest beliefs, while denying students any chance to fight back.
No doubt, the Framework's authors would justify their paternalism by arguing that philosophical and religious considerations have no bearing on scientific theories. But this is a mistake that would embarrass any responsible scholar. Science is not an isolated enterprise.
The history of science demonstrates that it is common for other disciplines to raise conceptual problems for scientific theories. And this makes perfect sense. As philosopher J.P. Moreland points out, "if one has arguments or reasons for holding to some proposition, and if a scientific theory conflicts with that proposition..., then the proposition itself provides some evidence against the scientific theory. This is so even when the proposition in question is theological, philosophical, or related to some other discipline outside science. The real issue is not what kind of proposition it is, but how strong the evidence is for it."
One can only guess at how some of California's finest educators managed to produce such shoddy work. But it does seem just the ticket for an educational elite bent on establishing their own authority in the public schools while silencing dissent from other sources. If science were indeed set apart from other disciplines by virtue of its rationality, if philosophical and religious considerations were indeed irrelevant to scientific theory, then who could legitimately challenge the authority of science educators? Not the students, not the parents, not even scholars from other fields. Science educators would have everything to themselves, which is perhaps just what they want.
It does not bode well when a state with California's influence builds their education system on such a frail and flawed foundation. Like a house teetering on a cliff, California science education is headed for disaster. And if the rest of America follows California's lead, our foolishness will lead only one place: the rubble heap.
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By Kerri Conan
There's a reason they call them pot lucks: You take your chances at these shindigs. But last weekend I went to the best bring-your-own-food party ever, where the mandate was soup.
It started a couple weeks ago, when 30 or so folks were summoned to the old William Burroughs—yes, that William Burroughs—residence in Lawrence, Kansas. My friend Tom King, a chef-now-writer from California who has been taking good care of the place and its guests for the last few years, had gotten the idea for a soup potluck from his pal Heather Hall's family Christmas tradition. Immediately after Tom sent out the sign-up email, the soups started pouring in: Muligatawny; Potato, Kale, Bacon; Chicken Tortilla with Lime; Gypsy Soup (a hearty mix of chickpeas, vegetables, and sweet potatoes); Hot Chili Soup (with several kinds of fresh and dried chiles); Cannellini; Chuck Wagon Beef Yee Haw; Sweet Potato, Sausage, and Spinach; Creamy Potato Leek; Mushroom-Beef with Oat Groats; Chicken Soup with Black-Eyed Peas and Turnip Greens; and Thai Chicken with Lemongrass and Chiles. Twelve in all, each more delicious than the last (I can say with confidence having tried eleven).
The set-up was simple: On the sunny porch, a large table was set with Tom's seedling starters (that's where they live so why move them?) a power strip for the slow cookers, and a bread spread. Desserts, slurping vessels, and utensils were handy on a side table. In the kitchen, four pots of soup simmered on the stove, a counter was transformed into a cheese board, and one stray Crock Pot found a free outlet, its garnish of crisp tortillas in a bowl nearby. Beer and wine in the fridge and a fire burning out back ensured the flow between soups was constant and convivial. Afterwards, Tom provided containers for everyone to take home the leftovers. What a perfect way to transition from winter to spring.


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A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
We need a design created for a new music library we are creating. The title is Symphonic Manoeuvres 2 (that is the British spelling) It's got a number of orchestral elements for producers and musicians to place into their own music. The cover should look really professional. The music in this library is very much like your latest Hollywood blockbuster score type music. Imagery reminiscent of Hollywood blockbusters would be great.
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The cover should convey orchestral elements of some sort. The type setting of the title is very important to us in choosing a winner. When creating your design, the title should really be focused on just as much as the rest of the design. If you have a great design but the title doesn't add anything to the overall design it probably won't win. This doesn't mean it has to be really fancy, in fact, in can be rather plain but it must work well with the overall design.
Here is a link to volume 1 of this product line. The contest entry doesn't necessarily have to be similar; in fact, we'd welcome something fresh and new. Symphonic Manoeuvres Volume 1
The design can be created using any graphics program(s) you like, but we would like final delivery in PSD or PNG format, layered, at 300dpi. It will be used as the front cover of the DVD. Dimensions are 5.1" x 7.2" with 0.125" (1/8") bleed. The use of stock photography is acceptable within a reasonable price range. We aren't looking to break the budget on a piece of stock photography but if it works with the overall design we are looking for and the price is right then we are OK with it. If you choose stock photography, feel free to use the preview (watermarked) image in your mockup, and we will overlook it during the contest's duration, then will purchase it if you are the winner of the contest so that the cover can be rendered properly.
The brand is "Big Fish Audio". You can optionally include the logo in a corner of your design, but it's not necessary. (We'll add it ourselves before it goes to print.)
- Pro looking, expensive design
- Orchestral/symphonic imagery (abstract is OK)
- Use this Spelling "Symphonic Manoeuvres 2"
- Make sure the type setting of the title is prominent and legible even when the design is viewed as a small image.
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2014 Cadillac Escalade: An Inside Look
Leadership directly results in recognition, case in point: the 2014 Cadillac Escalade. The much-admired SUV still continues to set stature and remain one of the most luxurious, the brawniest large SUV's in the market. If treading lightly is what you want, this is just not the vehicle for you. Perfect to be seen as either a high-end executive transport, marking your presence when your arrive all bold, or a symbol of overindulgence, the new Cadillac Escalade's accentuated redesigned exteriors and improved performance put it into an authoritative niche in the market of luxurious crossovers.
Way quicker and more responsive than you ever might expect from such a beasty vehicle the 2014 Cadillac Escalade defies logic. The gigantic SUV is actually quicker than the way smaller and lighter 2012 Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport Sedan. What adds to its formidable presence on the roads is 6.2 Liter V8 engine. Wait for it! The road monster sets standards with commanding power of a whopping 403 HP. Immense power at your disposal! The 403 HP clubbed with 417 pound-feet of torque can propel this rumbly muscle car from rest to 60 mph in a mere sprint time of 6.5 seconds. Not to forget this is when the big ute weighs almost 6,000 pounds. The low-end torque which is also great for towing married to the six speed automatic transmission is the key to the responsive shifts and the oh-so-smooth ride this humungous SUV delivers. And when it says "great for towing", basically translates to a towing capability of a massive 8,300 pounds. And all of it adds up to an SUV experience unlike any other that makes you forget that this is the one of the biggest, heaviest luxury SUVs and also one with the truck roots.
The 2014 Cadillac shows off its signature and distinctive Cadillac Grille that helps it make its way through a crowded field of luxury crossovers. Style icon, if called, would be no harm done to anyone. Monochromatic striking accents, for instance, the body-color, side moldings and door handles along with 22 inch ultra-bright machine finished painted aluminum wheels make it look a little more stylish than the rest. On the inside the new Cadillac boasts a comfortable cabin that is luxury-car plush yet reasonably quiet. The stunning interior is trimmed in elegant brushed aluminum accents, polished chrome and tastefully selected burled wood. Heated steering wheel, 14-way adjustable heated/cooled supple leather trimmed front seats, automatic climate control and 10 ideally place speakers, all combine to make the driver and passenger feel luxury while riding it.
Escalade, to put it simply, is a full-fledged luxury vehicle. The base model semblance of the Escalade caters to VIPs and executives with an interior that can reach up to a limo-like level of gear focusing on either work or play as required. The Platinum is the choice for those who lure for a more expensive look. There is a Cadillac escalade for everyone. Well, everyone who can spend $63,170 of starting price of this full-size SUV. Expensive but so totally worth it, this beast is going to be one big competition to the Audi Q7, the Infiniti QX56, the Land Rover Range Rover, Lexus LX570 and the Mercedes-Benz GL Class. Not much time left to see how the forth gen Escalade sweeps SUV lovers off their feet.


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intelirep necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 98 design presentati da 33 designer.
We are looking for you to design 3 new company logos for 3 companies that all fall under the same parent company called LBG (LaKhraim Business Group). The winning bid must have 3 logos. LBG is a company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). If you heard of Dubai, it is in the UAE. LBG itself has 4 main companies under its organization, but we are only asking for logos for 3 of them. LBG has a logo already. We are looking for a logo design for the 3 other companies which are Emirates Gate Properties Co, Emirates Growth, and Emirates Ventures. Below is a description of LBG and the 3 companies. Remember we only need 3 logos for Emirates Gate Properties Co, Emirates Growth, and Emirates Ventures.
It would be nice if there was some uniformity and consistency to the logos especially interms of color (gray/blue - colors of LBG) but they do not have to be uniform. Use your imagination and creativity.
PLEASE GO TO to see the holding company at:
Emirates Gate Properties, Emirates Growth, and Emirates Ventures
Desired Color Scheme:
Blue/Gray see http://www.2shared.com/file/2338993…f_LBG.html
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Here is a description of LBG and its companies so you can have some background before designing a logo.  Please see the holding company logo at: www.lbgholdings.com
The Lakhraim Business Group (LBG):The Lakhraim Business Group (LBG) is a leading group of companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with investments and ventures in various market segments in the entire Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.  LBG has partnered with and/or assisted many leading international companies in gaining a strong foothold in the UAE region in particular in the hospitality sector (own and manage), private equity investments, venture capital, property and land development, commercial construction, healthcare sector and information technology. LBG is the holding parent company for Emirates Gate Properties, Emirates Growth, Emirates Ventures, and Group3 Consultants. The vision of the Chairman and President of the Lakhraim Business Group, Mr AIi Lakhraim, is to grow LBG to be the undisputed leader in all the key market segments it holds positions in the MENA region. With its ambitious growth and development strategy LBG has successfully been able to build and maintain its leading position in many of its key markets like hospitality and private equity in the Middle East.Â
Emirates Gate Properties: Emirates Gate Properties is the real estate development and property management division of Lakhraim Business Group. Emirates Gate Properties owns and manages a multi million dollar portfolio of properties, lands, real estate investments that span throughout the major Emirates of the UAE and Europe. Emirates Gate is currently developing commercial, residential and hotel building projects in the UAE.Â
Emirates Growth: Emirates Growth is the private and public equity investment arm of the Lakhraim Business Group. As the financial engine and asset manger of LBG's multimillion dollar equity fund holdings with investments in the UAE, GCC, Europe, and USA.  Emirates Growth holds substantial investments in public equity in the form of stock shares, and bonds.Â
Emirates Ventures: Emirates Ventures is the LBG company responsible for developing joint ventures and international business alliances with world class partners who complement the existing businesses of the Lakhraim Business Group and provide an unmatched mix of international standards and local expertise. Emirates Ventures regional expertise and network is an important asset valued by all its business partners and key to facilitating market entry and success.Â
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More than 60 artisans will be available at the Christmas craft fair to be held Sat., Dec. 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. William the Abbot School, 2001 Jackson Ave., Seaford in the Msgr. Thomas G. Leavey auditorium.
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Pocono Township bought a dump truck without the supervisors' required public approval, accountant Julian Kirk said in an audit of 2011 township finances.
Pocono Township bought a dump truck without the supervisors' required public approval, accountant Julian Kirk said in an audit of 2011 township finances.
Kirk identified "significant deficiencies" in internal township controls over spending. Yet those deficiencies in financial reporting and controls aren't considered more serious "material weaknesses," he said.
"A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance," Kirk wrote to the supervisors last October. A $159,000 International dump truck was ordered in June 2011.
"The purchase was never approved at a public meeting and payment or financing has not yet been arranged," Kirk wrote. "The township is currently in discussion with the dealer about options for resolving the situation, including possibly returning the truck."
The truck wasn't received by the township until 2012, so the issue will likely be addressed in more detail in the accountant's future review of the 2012 budget.
The board belatedly authorized the truck purchase early this year, said Supervisor Harold Werkheiser, the former township roadmaster.
Supervisor Frank Hess filed a written "corrective action plan" last October calling for prior supervisors' approval at a public meeting of all capital asset purchases of more than $10,000.
Kirk said the township didn't approve any payroll payments for the 2011 calendar year.
Hess said supervisors were unaware that a formal approval process was required. Hess agreed the township should implement policies for prior review and approval of all payroll and benefit payments.
Kirk said the township used a "cash basis of accounting" in which financial statements "do not include accrual or provisions for loss" in the event that ongoing legal financial claims are decided against the township.
"Pocono Township maintains its accounting records in conformity with the cash basis of accounting as applied to government units," he wrote. "This basis of accounting differs from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America."


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Study, Maybe
Everyone loved the video you and your classmates produced at the end of your first year of med school. Have you ever considered a career in music, instead of medicine?
Not at all! I enjoyed being in chorus and musicals in high school, but chose to pick up different activities in college. This spring, two of my medical school classmates formed an a capella group, and my participation in the "Study, Maybe" video stemmed from that. I've always loved to sing, and while I would never consider doing it as a career, I am really grateful to have music back in my life in a more organized way.
How did your first year go?
All in all, great! I have met many fantastic, brilliant people. I am lucky enough to be the VP of my class, so in addition to planning class events, I participate in curriculum development. I have learned a lot about how the human body should be working, and now this year get to learn about all the ways in which normal can go awry. Through a school-sponsored community service project, I also had my eyes opened to the struggles Baltimore City residents face. While spending time with members of the West Baltimore community, we discussed healthy eating on a budget in the unique setting of a grocery store tour. It was nice to help build a relationship between the medical school and a local grocery store looking to make a difference.
How well did WC prepare you for the rigors of med school?
Most notably, I came to medical school with an extremely strong research background. With preparation through coursework, opportunities such as the Hodson Science Fellowship and the Douglass Cater Society of Junior Fellows, and my senior thesis, this is one thing I see that sets WC apart from other institutions.
What other skills turned out to be relevant?
I think the most important skill I gained was confidence. So many people during my time at Washington College pushed me to go outside of my comfort zone and go a little further than I originally thought possible. I see myself now take on opportunities that before I may have let slip by, and each time realize how much I grew in those four years.
Were you the beneficiary of scholarship aid?
I was the beneficiary of a generous annual scholarship that made Washington College a possibility for me.
Why do you give back to Washington College?
For me, it's simple - I believe in the benefits of a Washington College education. Whether giving back means helping someone like myself attain such an experience, or funding a new library that everyone can benefit from, I can think of no better way to say "thank you" for four years that shaped my life.


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NORTH AURORA – An arrest warrant has been issued for an Aurora woman who is charged with illegally practicing dentistry at North Aurora Dental Associates.
Silvia Hernandez, 37, of the 400 block of Iowa Avenue, Aurora, was indicted last week by a Kane County grand jury on the charges of theft, a Class 3 felony; deceptive practices, a Class A misdemeanor; and unlawful practice of dentistry, a Class A misdemeanor.
The charges came after an investigation by North Aurora police that spanned more than seven months. On Wednesday, detectives were communicating with Hernandez's attorney to arrange for her surrender.
The investigation began in July when a female went to North Aurora Dental Associates to report a problem with her braces, according to a news release from the North Aurora Police Department.
When the office staff couldn't find a record of the woman being a patient there, the woman reported she paid "Doctor Silvia" to put her braces on about four years prior, according to the news release.
Staff at North Aurora Dental Associates contacted North Aurora police. Detectives learned Hernandez had been employed at North Aurora Dental Associates in the past as a dental hygienist but no longer was working there. She did not have a license to practice dentistry, police said.
The woman told authorities the dental work by Hernandez was done Sundays, a day the office is closed.
In September, another female came to the North Aurora Dental Associates to report a problem with her dental work. Again, office staff found no record of her being a patient, police said.
The woman said she paid Hernandez to maintain her braces beginning in December 2008. The initial service and several follow-up appointments were performed at the office between December 2008 and March 2012, always after hours or on weekends. There also were other appointments that were at Hernandez's residence in Aurora.
The North Aurora Police Department has no reason to believe that legitimate patients of North Aurora Dental Associates were harmed or affected in any way. North Aurora Dental Associates has cooperated fully with the investigation, police said.
The North Aurora Police Department continues to investigate. Detectives are asking others who may have received dental treatment from Hernandez to call them at 630-897-8705, ext. 610.
Police urge patients of "Doctor Silvia" to see a licensed dentist as soon as possible.


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Former HMV commercial boss takes over at Blockbuster
Gary Warren has been appointed managing director of the new Blockbuster UK.
The firm was acquired by 'TS 1973 Investment Holdings' (a subsidiary of investment firm Gordon Brothers Europe) earlier today. 264 stores have been saved with 2,000 members of staff.
Warren (pictured right) is best known for his role as HMV UK and Ireland Commercial Director. He has held numerous roles atHMV, including managing director of content and talent at MAMA Group, head of ecommerce at Waterstones and VP of operations at HMV Canada. He will now lead the retailer's remaining 264 stores and 2,000 staff.
Gordon Brothers Europe says it will 'fully utilise the existing trading platform, powerhouse brand and extensive customer database' at Blockbuster. And state that the new-look rental firm 'will focus on enhancing the customer experience through the use of new product offerings, new technologies and better basic retailing to help Blockbuster become a viable business once again.'
Gordon Brothers also helped ailing fashion chain Republic last month.
We acknowledge the industry is in transition; we know that we have a challenge ahead but there is still a market to be served," said Frank Morton, CEO of Gordon Brothers Europe.
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A winner was selected from 195 designs submitted by 45 freelance designers.
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Designers please note that we are most interested in:
. seeing the icon beside/within the text (not underneath or above)
. looking for a solid 1 color transition (icon holds well silhouetted)
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We need a logo redesign to be featured on our web site as well as our print advertising.We create custom signage primarily for office, school, and government areas. We are going to need branding that can express a personalized professional service that is easily recognizable to our brand name.
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To give you a better idea; most of our signs are indoor and for information only - things like names, building room directories, etc. are what you would find on them.
Examples how some popular signs are placed:
The logo needs to be modern in style and easily legible - preferably having an iconic graphic, (abstract/illustration, etc) separate from textual elements. Logo should hold well to depth. Also, having the logo still be recognizable as 1 color, (silhouette) would be a plus but not required. The logo should be vibrant, simplistic, and impressive.
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The former Selecao coach has spoken of his joy at taking charge of the club he represented twice as a player, and replaced former boss Fernandao
Dunga has been named as coach of International, his first role since being fired by Brazil at the end of 2010 World Cup.
The former Selecao captain led the national team for four years, winning the Copa America in 2007 and the Confederations Cup in 2009, but was sacked after a quarter-final exit to Netherlands in South Africa.
"The most important thing is to put the ideas into practice. I want a vibrant and competitive team," Dunga told reporters at his unveiling.
"Inter have a battling team and in football we can always learn."
Dunga, who had began and ended his playing career with International, went on to voice his opinion that he had landed one of the most exclusive roles in the game.
"The International job is like the Brazil job; you do not go when you want, you go when you are called," Dunga said.
Club president Giovanni Luigi chose to replace former boss Fernandao with Dunga after watching the club finish ninth in the recently concluded Brasileiro.


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Hmmmm, I've got an email Phae. This is should be interesting.
I'm sure you've gotten a hundred e-mails about this already, but just in case: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/2/14990442808-loatheb-moonkin-dps.html
Eyonix reads Gray Matter :-)
What that heck? :-/ ....... (I click the link)
(Heart) Graylo's blogs :DWhat???? :-O
A blue poster reads my blog. That is awesome!
Really it's not that surprising that the CMs and probably other Blizzard employees read WoW related blogs. Phae has over 2500 subscribers, Matticus isn't far behind, and I'm sure BBB is way up there also. There is no way blizzard could miss these excellent blogs.
However, I don't put myself into that category. I still think of Gray Matter as a fairly small blog. Its not well designed and polished like those I mentioned above (I should really switch to wordpress). I service a small (but growing) community that doesn't have a whole lot of resources. In turn I get to comment on an excellent game and have people respond in a way that is much more satisfying then posting in the WoW forums.
So, to think that one of my 130+ subscribers might be a blue poster blows my mind. I would have considered it wishful thinking to think that I was on their radar.
I think Phae put it best when she offered congratulations on her blog.
It is really exciting – for all of us – to think Blizzard might read some of the many fantastic class/spec-based blogs out there.I agree completely. It's amazing to think that we as bloggers and commenters might have a small impact on how Blizzard develops the game.
So great job to everyone that takes the time to write about and comment on their class/spec. It is a task with few tangible rewards, but the satisfaction you can get from helping your fellow players makes it all worth it. Plus, you never know who might be reading.
Special thanks are owed to Starkfist and all of the people that have promoted my blog across various places of the Internet.
Also want to point out that this is not a solo effort. I may be the one writing the posts, but the info is generated by the community. Thanks go out to Erdluf and Badeggplant for correcting my math. And thanks to all of the EJ and Moonkin Repository posters for being so helpful and providing so much information.


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Techdirt In The Interview Hotseat
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The second interview was by Michael Banks, for his new book called Blogging Heroes. Banks went out and interviewed a bunch of bloggers to try to find out the history of their blogs, what makes them blog and what advice they have for other bloggers. The publisher is conducting a little marketing experiment as well, where they send each of the bloggers who was interviewed a copy of their own interview to post on their blogs. So you're starting to see a few different chapters available. It's yet another experiment in understanding how free content makes good sense, so I can't resist posting my interview here:


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One of the 6 questions of Socrates, the other 5 are in their own topics.
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I disagree with the definition above. I would say that courage is acting in spite of fear, rather than without fear. It takes no courage at all to deal with a situation that does not inspire fear.
I agree with you.
Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. (He is also a fool.)
-- Robert A. Heinlein
wen yer blacklisted bt keep going..
refer to my latest vid post at me page cya!
I agree, being blind to fear is not courage.
Does courage have to be for a "good" cause?
La bravoure procède du sang, le courage vient de la pensée.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Off with their heads
"Does courage have to be for a "good" cause?"
Good question (pun unintended). Of course it begs the usual questions of definition -- what is courage; what is good? Is "good" what is good for some definition of larger society, or for the individual actor, or a particular gene sequence? Is "courage" acceptance of personal risk altruistically, or is it adherance to personal values in opposition to social opinion? Is courage a component necessary for someone to fly airplanes into buildings or blow themselves up on a bus? How about if it's jumping out of a trench and running across withering fire to toss a grenade into the enemy trench?
I'd say that we could define courage, hard as that is, far easier than we could define good.
Were there courageous Nazis or KGB agents? Certainly, those who might qualify for their actions for their cause would have thought so at the time. "Good," like too many other things, is in the eye of the beholder.
I suppose the question could be begged as to how many people, regardless of their party affiliation, benefited from those actions, versus who stood to lose from those same actions
Certainly ...blind belief in a system has to be fought for ....... the human mind is in a constant state of confusion unsure of what is best
its the psychopath who rule who controls directs who lies ...all are thugs some in ermine with lots of Bling and educated smart suit nice tie ......some in rags
the term GOOD is not in their vocabulary
Too much time on his hands..idle hands and all that
With fear ...............without fear there is no bravery
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call2arms wrote:What kind of sample was sent to the lab for diagnosis?
She pulled and spun off a sample from the fluid out of his lungs that she got Saturday. The tumor is up between his lungs and she wasn't sure she could dig down into it with a needle. Remember, Vin has a BIG chest and I think in between his lungs is probably a tricky place to get into. We are hoping the lung fluid will be good enough for a diagnosis. The cells were sent off to the U of I.
And not "any vet tech" should manipulate cancer treatment drugs... This stuff is cytotoxic, at least some of it is, in a direct way, and can really be dangerous to handle without care... Some injectable drugs can cause a lot of damage if administered improperly, it's serious business!
There will not be a vet tech doing this. Dr. Blakeley will do it. She really is very hands on and very caring. She is kinda emotionally involved too because she likes Vinny so much. Every single person who works there knows and thinks the world of my Big Boi. He is so stinkin' sweet nobody can resist loving him!
I don't know what chemo drug will be used, but I'll find out and let you all know.


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OpenSSH (including daemon) for OpenLink
This article based on work done by Frontalot on Linkstationwiki.org
- 1 Background
- 2 Programs included
- 3 Installation Instructions
- 4 References
This project offers OpenSSH (including daemon), precompiled and packaged for the PPC LinkStation. The OpenSSH[1] package is intended for people who want to upgrade from Dropbear[2][3] to a more full-featured SSH daemon. This way you can use a client like PuTTY or FileZilla for terminal and file transfer. You can even tunnel[4] other protocols like VNC[5] and Samba[6] through SSH to make them secure. This package requires that you have installed the OpenLink or FreeLink firmware. You may download version 3.9p1 from the downloads area here. You may want to use this version[7] "it contains the original tarball plus an installation script (not yet widely tested, but at least from that you can see the requirements)" referred to by Izzy in this forum [8]. Or, get version 4.3p2 from here.
Programs included
The OpenSSH suite includes the following tools:[9]
ssh email@example.com
scp email@example.com:somefile .
sftp email@example.com
- sshd, the SSH daemon:
- ssh-keygen, a tool to generate the RSA and DSA keys that are used for user and host authentication:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
- ssh-agent, a small daemon that can hold copies of public keys and use them to sign authentication challenges, avoiding the need to enter passphrases every time they are used:
eval `ssh-agent`
- ssh-add, a tool to load keys into, or delete keys from a running ssh-agent:
- ssh-keyscan, which scans a list of hosts and collects their public keys:
ssh-keyscan -t rsa 188.8.131.52 126.96.36.199 www.example.com
- sftp-server, the sftp server subsystem (normally run directly by sshd)
- ssh-keysign, a setuid helper program that signs "hostbased" authentication challenges using the host's private keys (normally executed directly by ssh)
Installation Instructions
FreeLink (Debian)
- Install the OpenSSH package using apt-get. If prompted, select SSH version 2. Use the command:[10]
apt-get install ssh
- You can configure SSH through Webmin (see Webmin to remotely administer your LinkStation)
OpenLink (PowerPC)
A complete OpenSSH-4.3p2-package was available at mindbenders-page, but the link is unvalid at the moment:
cd / wget http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0025690/ppc-binaries/OpenSSH-4.3p2_ppc.tar.gz tar xzvf OpenSSH-4.3p2_ppc.tar.gz /usr/local/etc/create_keys.sh
Startscript (/etc/init.d/sshd)
1) The /etc/init.d/sshd needs to be modified by adding the following lines to startup block.
if [ ! -d /var/empty ]; then mkdir /var/empty fi
If the modification is not done, every time SSH is stopped and restarted, it will complain the the /var/empty directory already exists.
2) One must also remember to create user named "sshd".
mkdir /var/empty chown root:sys /var/empty chmod 755 /var/empty groupadd sshd useradd sshd -g sshd -c 'sshd privsep' -d /var/empty chown root:root /usr/local/sbin/sshd ln -s /etc/init.d/sshd /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S07sshd
3) You should be able to connect via ssh after reboot or if you start
/etc/init.d/sshd "start"
OpenLink (MIPSel)
This is generic and probably would work for any flavor LinkStation[11]
to be able to compile you have to meet the following prerequisites:
- Flashed your LinkStation with OpenLink
- Installed the mipsel-development-tools (for the MIPSel LinkStation)
then compiling works that way:
download the source of OpenSSH to a seperate folder that you will use for compiling
the ftp site below seems unreliable, another is here: ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/
useradd sshd cd <folder_for_compiling> wget ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/openssh-4.3p2.tar.gz tar xzvf openssh-4.3p2.tar.gz cd openssh-4.3p2 ./configure --without-zlib-version-check make make install
the ssh-keys are generated automatically in the installation process.
If you run into problems with not having the sort command available, see here: http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Sort_is_missing_in_OpenLink-mipsel
there are two things that have to done additionally.
Startscript (/etc/init.d/sshd)
1) you have to manually create a startscript for OpenSSH which is stored at
or you use this one (/var/empty has to be created each time at start):
#! /bin/sh export USER="root" NAME=ssh start() { if [ ! -d /var/empty ]; then mkdir /var/empty fi su - $USER -c"/usr/local/sbin/sshd" } stop() { su - $USER -c"killall sshd" } case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting sshd: " start ;; stop) echo -n "Stopping sshd " stop ;; restart) echo -n "Restarting sshd " stop start ;; *) echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart}" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0
2) you have to make sshd is started automatically after shutdown/reboot. do this by executing
ln -s /etc/init.d/sshd /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S07sshd
afterwards OpenSSH is ready for action.
TeraStation (PowerPC)
A complete OpenSSH-4.3p2-package is available at mindbenders-page, install it by:
cd / wget http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0025690/ppc-binaries/OpenSSH-4.3p2_ppc.tar.gz tar xzvf OpenSSH-4.3p2_ppc.tar.gz /usr/local/etc/create_keys.sh
Check for missing 'groups' file
Check to see if you have the groups command available as it is needed. It will typically be under /usr/local/bin, but the easiest way to check for it is to simply issue the command
groups bash: groups: command not found
and see if you get an error as in the above example or not. If it does not exist on your system, then you can extract it from the coreutils package available at http://downloads.nas-central.org/ALL_PPC/ (it is not necessary to install the full coreutils package unless you really want to).
Startscript (/etc/init.d/sshd)
1) The /etc/init.d/sshd needs to be modified by adding the following lines to startup block.
if [ ! -d /var/empty ]; then mkdir /var/empty chown root:sys /var/empty chmod 755 /var/empty fi
If the modification is not done, every time SSH is stopped and restarted, it will complain the the /var/empty directory already exists.
2) One must do a final step to create the link for auto-starting the sshd daemon on system boot:
ln -s /etc/init.d/sshd /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S07sshd
3) You should be able to connect via ssh after reboot or if you start
/etc/init.d/sshd "start"
manually. At this point you can connect using your favorite ssh client (e.g. putty).
Disabling standard telnet
Once you are happy that you have ssh working you are likely to want to disable standard telnet. To do this comment out the the line in /etc/inetd.conf that starts telnet by inserting a # at the front:
#telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
You can then always re-enable standard (unencrypted) telnet by uncommenting this line.
- ↑ http://www.openssh.com/ - OpenSSH a FREE version of the SSH connectivity tools
- ↑ Dropbear package designed specifically for the MIPSel LinkStation
- ↑ Dropbear package for the PPC LinkStation
- ↑ http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/winhelp/32/Tunneling_Explained.html - Tunneling Explained
- ↑ http://martybugs.net/smoothwall/puttyvnc.cgi - Tunneling VNC over SSH with PuTTY
- ↑ http://souptonuts.sourceforge.net/sshtips.htm - Breaking Firewalls with OpenSSH and PuTTY
- ↑ openssh-3.9p1-05b.tgz - from Qumran Cave FileBase
- ↑ The NAS-Central Community Forum / Everything else / www.nas-central.org - Mediawiki is online
- ↑ OpenSSH - From the WikiPedia
- ↑ Convert from telnet to SSH (both OpenSSH and Dropbear)
- ↑ The NAS-Central Community Forum / Linkstation 2 (mips) / Secure FTP for a Noob


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The Lord's Prayer Part II - Talking to the Father about the Family, Part 29 of 61
TEXT: "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors" (Matthew 6:9-12).
IDEA: Forgiveness is essential for health.
PURPOSE: To help listeners appreciate the benefits of a forgiving spirit.
Robert Lewis Stevenson, in his Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh, wrote about two unmarried sisters who shared a single room. The sisters had a falling out which Stevenson says was "on some point of controversial divinity"—that is, they disagreed about some aspect of theology. The argument was so bitter that they never spoke to each other again. There were no words, either kind or spiteful. Just silence.
You would think they would have separated, but nothing of the sort. Perhaps it was because of a lack of means, or of innate Scottish fear of scandal, that they continued to keep house together in a single room. A chalk line was drawn across the floor which separated the two domains. It divided the doorway and the fireplace so that each could go in and out and do her own cooking, without invading the territory of the other. So for years they coexisted in hateful silence. Their meals, their baths, their family visitors were exposed to the other's unfriendly silence. And at night each went to bed listening to the heavy breathing of her enemy. Thus the two sisters (ostensibly daughters of the same church) continued the rest of their miserable lives.
I. Do you think anything like this could really take place?
Could an unforgiving spirit ever settle into a marriage? Or a family? Or a friendship? Or a church? What goes on inside the people who are involved?
Do you think that these ladies ever said the Lord's Prayer in church? Do you think they ever prayed it?
Could you ever really pray the Lord's Prayer and remain estranged?
II. Forgiveness is necessary, but it can be difficult.
If we cherish hatreds or nurse animosities or nurse our malice, we need to ask if we are Christians.
Forgiveness can be difficult. When we have been hurt by another person, we find the bitterness and hurt reoccurs even when we have forgiven the other person.
We are not talking about people struggling with forgiveness. The people who have no desire to forgive are the ones in soul-danger.
The fact that we continue to forgive even when we still feel the pain is a sign of God's grace at work in our lives.