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Excommunicated Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois' support for the ordination of women to the priesthood has cost the School of the Americas Watch $17,000 in funding annually from his religious order.
Citing Father Bourgeois' continued involvement with the advocacy organization that has worked for 20 years to close the U.S. Army's Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the School of the Americas, the order's superior general said in a recent statement it did not want to appear to support the priest's views by supporting SOA Watch.
"The decision is not intended to be punitive and is not designed to put pressure on Father Bourgeois or on the SOA Watch organization and its activities," Maryknoll Father Edward Dougherty, superior general, said. "Maryknoll continues its solidarity with the people of Latin America and the Caribbean, and is unambiguous in its support of the goals of the SOA Watch."
Father Dougherty met with Father Bourgeois May 24 to convey the society's decision.
Maryknoll spokesman James McCullough said the order was not pressured by church officials to end the SOA Watch funding.
Father Bourgeois was excommunicated "latae sententiae" — automatically -– in 2008 for not recanting his public statements supporting the ordination of women. The church teaches that, for several fundamental reasons, the church is unable to ordain women. Although he was excommunicated, Father Bourgeois remains a member of the Maryknoll community.
Hendrick Voss, SOA Watch's communications coordinator, said the economic hit is significant on the SOA Watch's $360,000 annual budget.
"We have had a good relationship with Maryknoll since the School of Americas Watch started," Voss told Catholic News Service. "So we were saddened that Maryknoll would let the personal opinions and personal observations of Father Roy lead to a cut in funds."
Father Bourgeois, who founded SOA Watch in 1990, first gained the attention of Vatican officials after participating in a reported ordination sponsored by Roman Catholic WomenPriests Aug. 9, 2008, in Lexington, Ky. In a meeting with his Maryknoll superiors after the ceremony, he received a canonical warning related to his role. At the time, Father Bourgeois said he had no intention of participating in any other such event.
He has maintained that his beliefs are based on his understanding of justice and equality as expressed in the Gospel and has repeatedly called on the church to turn away from the "sin of sexism." In new norms issued July 15 the Vatican declared the attempted ordination of women major church crime.
The school, which trains soldiers from throughout Latin America, has been targeted for closing by SOA Watch, which was founded after the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests and their housekeeper and her daughter on the campus of the University of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador, by members of country's military. SOA Watch has tied graduates of the school to atrocities in Latin America.
Voss said efforts are under way to raise money to cover the lost funding. The organization has raised more than $4,000 toward the effort to date. The loss will not affect plans for thousands of people to gather for the annual vigil Nov. 20-21 at the gates of Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., calling for the school's closing, Voss said.


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Militants attack Yemen-Saudi border post
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Militants struck a border post between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in an attack that left two soldiers and three of the gunmen dead, officials said Saturday.
The violence began Friday when a suicide car bomber struck the Yemeni side of the border post in the al-Wadia area on Friday, killing one Yemeni soldier and wounding another, according to Yemen's official news agency.
SABA said other gunmen then fled in two cars toward Saudi Arabia after border guards opened fire.
Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said that Saudi guards exchanged fire with gunmen in the same area, killing three of them and arresting another. He said a Saudi border guard commander was killed.
Al-Turki said border guards suspected that one or two gunmen managed to flee and that security men were combing the area and some nearby buildings.
SABA linked the attack to al-Qaida, but weapons smugglers and human traffickers also are active in the area.
Al-Turki said in May that security authorities arrested 62 militants, including some suspected of working with al-Qaida militants in Yemen on plans for smuggling weapons and preparing attacks against Saudi clerics and senior government officials, among other targets.


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Throughout high school, my friend Kenji had never once spoken to the Glassmans. They were a popular, football-playing, preposterously handsome set of identical twins (every high school must have its Winklevii). Kenji was a closeted, half-Japanese orchestra nerd who kept mainly to himself and graduated first in our class. Yet last fall, as our 25th high-school reunion was winding down, Kenji grabbed Josh Glassman by his tricepsstill Popeye spinach cans, and the subject of much Facebook discussion afterwardand asked where the after-party was. He was only half-joking.
Psychologically speaking, Kenji carries a passport to pretty much anywhere now. He's handsome, charming, a software engineer at an Amazon subsidiary; he radiates the kind of self-possession that earns instant respect. Josh seemed to intuit this. He said there was an after-party a few blocks away, at the home of another former football player. And when Kenji wavered, Josh wouldn't take no for an answer. I could see there was no going back, Kenji explained the next morning, over brunch. It was sort of like the dog who catches the car and doesn't know what to do with it.
The party was fine. For a while, Kenji wondered if he'd been brought along as a stunt guesta suspicion hardly allayed by Josh's announcement I brought the valedictorian! as they were descending the stairs to their host's living roomthough Kenji's attendance was in the same spirit, really, just in reverse. (This is the party I never got invited to in high school, he told Josh at one point, who didn't disagree.) At any rate, Kenji didn't care. His curiosities were anthropological: He had no idea what it was like to be a football player or a cheerleader, get out of high school, marry someone from your local area, and settle in the same area. And his conclusion, by the end of the night, was: Nothing special. It was just an ordinary party, one that might have been a little uncomfortable if we all hadn't been a little drunk.
You'd think Kenji's underwhelmed reaction would have been reassuring. But another classmate of ours, also at that brunch, didn't take it that way. Like Kenji, Larry was brilliant, musically gifted, and hidden behind awkward glasses during most of his adolescence; like Kenji, he too is attractive and successful today. He received a Tony nomination for the score of Legally Blonde, he has a new baby, he married a great woman who just happens to be his collaborator. Yet his reaction was visceral and instantaneous. Literally? he said. Your saying this makes me feel I wish I'd been invited to that.
Well, right, said Kenji. Because that's the way high school is.
And maybe the way life is, still, sometimes, said Larry. About wanting to be invited to things. He's now working on a musical adaptation of Heathers, the eighties classic that culminates, famously, in Christian Slater nearly blowing up a high school.
Not everyone feels the sustained, melancholic presence of a high-school shadow self. There are some people who simply put in their four years, graduate, and that's that. But for most of us adults, the adolescent years occupy a privileged place in our memories, which to some degree is even quantifiable: Give a grown adult a series of random prompts and cues, and odds are he or she will recall a disproportionate number of memories from adolescence. This phenomenon even has a namethe reminiscence bumpand it's been found over and over in large population samples, with most studies suggesting that memories from the ages of 15 to 25 are most vividly retained. (Which perhaps explains Ralph Keyes's observation in his 1976 classic, Is There Life After High School?: Somehow those three or four years can in retrospect feel like 30.)
To most human beings, the significance of the adolescent years is pretty intuitive. Writers from Shakespeare to Salinger have done their most iconic work about them; and Hollywood, certainly, has long understood the operatic potential of proms, first dates, and the malfeasance of the cafeteria goon squad. I feel like most of the stuff I draw on, even today, is based on stuff that happened back then, says Paul Feig, the creator of Freaks and Geeks, which had about ten glorious minutes on NBC's 19992000 lineup before the network canceled it. Inside, I still feel like I'm 15 to 18 years old, and I feel like I still cope with losing control of the world around me in the same ways. (By being funny, mainly.)
Yet there's one class of professionals who seem, rather oddly, to have underrated the significance of those years, and it just happens to be the group that studies how we change over the course of our lives: developmental neuroscientists and psychologists. I cannot emphasize enough the amount of skewing there is, says Pat Levitt, the scientific director for the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, in terms of the number of studies that focus on the early years as opposed to adolescence. For years, we had almost a religious belief that all systems developed in the same way, which meant that what happened from zero to 3 really mattered, but whatever happened thereafter was merely tweaking.


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It just dawned on me after Friday Night, and about a week ago I watched the Thunder vs both the Nuggets, and Wolves and I didn't get angry watching. I didn't flip the channel eventually because I couldn't take watching them, its almost like they're just a team that I no longer feel any type of emotional connection to, granted I rooted against 'em thats a given. But I'm also going to admit this, and please forgive me guys, I love watching Serge Ibaka! I could give a damn about Kevin Durant or Westbrook, Ibaka's pretty fun to watch though.
Am I healed because of Chris Hansen bringing hope into the hearts of Sonics fans? or Did am I doing the unthinkable and becoming mature? I dunno man, it was an odd feeling when it dawned on me, that I wasn't pissed looking at those ugly uniforms, the regular and that hideous alternate.


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Interesting news item yesterday, when it was reported that the wreck of the wartime merchant vessel the SS Gairsoppa had been located and positively identified in the Atlantic, at depths of over 6,000 feet.
The Gairsoppa was built in 1919, originally named War Roebuck. She was taken over by the British India Steam Navigation Company and renamed the SS Gairsoppa. Weighing in at 5,237 tons, she operated out of Glasgow. Her crew numbered 86, made up of British Seamen and Indian Lascars.
In 1941 she was returning from Calcutta in India to Britain, via the Cape of Good Hope, carrying a mixed cargo, but more interestingly, hundreds of tons of silver bullion. Off Sierra Leone she joined Convoy SL-64. Slowed down by poor weather and running low on coal, on 15 February the Gairsoppa detached from the convoy and headed for Galway in southern Ireland. At 1800 on 16 February she was spotted by U-101. After trouble keeping up with the Gairsoppa in the deteriorating weather, at 2328 that evening the Commander Ernst Mengersen fired three torpedoes. The freighter was heavily damaged, and settled in the water burning. The survivors abandoned ship, and she sank within 20 minutes, 300 miles south west of Galway.
Out of three lifeboats, two were lost without trace. One, containing the second officer and 31 men, survived. After seven days most had died of exposure. On 1 March only the second officer, four british sailors and two lascars were alive when the boat reached the Lizard in Cornwall, after two weeks at sea. Tragically, all but the second officer perished when the lifeboat was swamped in the surf. The Master, Gerald Hyland, 82 crew members and 2 gunners were lost.
The Third Master was a Portsmouth man – Campbell Morrison, aged 24, an old boy of St Johns College in Southsea. He is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial in London to Merchant Seaman with no grave other than the sea.
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Auditions for The Braggart Soldier by James Fisher, a farce freely adapted from Plautus's Miles Gloriosus and the traditions of commedia dell'arte, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 14 each evening in Ball Theater in the Fine Arts Center.
Roles of varied size are available for 10-12 men and 1 woman (age 15-25). Auditions are open to everyone (no previous experience required) and scripts for the play may be signed out from the Fine Arts Center box office. Rehearsals will commence on Wednesday, March 15 and the play will run April 19-22.
The Braggart Soldier is loosely inspired by several theatrical traditions, from ancient comedy and commedia dell'arte to a range of contemporary comic styles of stage and screen. The play focuses on the escapades of a swaggering soldier who stands in the way of two lovers. The lovers are aided and abetted by an array of clever servants. The production's style will lampoon the theatrical traditions that inspired it—and will satirize human foibles to demonstrate that humor is a strategy for survival.
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By Shawn Langlois
Enjoy 2,000 and all the spoils that are supposed to come along with it, because we have just a few more days before the most dreaded of all months for stocks is upon us. That's September, for those calendrically challenged.
Still, if this is a top, it sure doesn't feel like one. Too much worry and not enough euphoria. The most uncelebrated record high in history. And if this one trend nugget offered up by Avondale Asset Management's Scott Krisiloff holds any water, the big reversal that bears keep calling for might have to wait.
Going back to 1950, the S&P 500 has been in the green through August 42 times, he said. It's continued to rise in all but eight of those years. Stocks gain, on average, 3.9% from September through the end of the year over that span.
"In a year that stocks have risen, underperforming managers will often feel pressured to chase a rising market, which means that when stocks are positive through August, they tend to continue to rise through year end," Krisiloff said.
The beaten-down managers may not feel the pressure much longer. As Jason Zweig pointed out last week, "active fund management is outmoded, and a lot of stock pickers are going to have to find something else to do for a living."
The proof is in the numbers.
The amount of money indexed to the S&P surged by almost 20% in 2013 to a massive $1.9 trillion, and more than 10% of the S&P 500's market cap is now held in passive funds and index strategies, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
That's all well and good, but for now, the other 90% are trying to figure out how to play a market that hardly seems tuckered out at all. They may want to look to the V-shaped rallies for clues as to what's next (see chart below).
Key market gauges: The S&P 500 may give 2K another college try, with futures on the Dow /quotes/zigman/21588489/delayed YMU4 and the S&P /quotes/zigman/20258909/delayed ESU4 shaking off an early case of the flats and pushing higher. Asia /quotes/zigman/6959860/realtime XX:ADOW closed lower across most major indexes, but no big damage. Europe /quotes/zigman/2380150/delayed XX:SXXP is following the U.S. by drifting to the downside early.
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The call of the day: The Fly of the iBankCoin blog says it's time to unload. The popular and always colorful blogger, who admitted to getting the stuffing knocked out of him in some high-beta stocks earlier this year, isn't about to let it happen again. "You are feeling good now, almost euphoric. Everyone is bullish again, and the pikers are having a field day. NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL, before the disgusting filth in the streets figures it all out. Unwind, young man. For the love of God, unwind," he wrote. Not a whole lot of room for interpretation there.
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Morning Battle at Fox Gap, South Mountain
September 14, 1862
The spring and summer of 1862 had seen the Army of Northern Virginia defeat two powerful Union armies, one under McClellan in the Peninsular Campaign and one under Pope in the battles near Manassas in northern Virginia. The defeated union forces had fled back to Washington and the security of its fortifications. The victorious General Robert E. Lee was then faced with an important strategic decision … how he and his soldiers would maintain the initiative and set the stage for a Confederate victory in the war.
Lee and the Southern leadership agreed that the best course of action was for Confederate forces to carry the war north. So Lee took his soldiers across the Potomac and for the first time since the commencement of the war nearly a year and half earlier, led a Confederate army onto Union soil. However, almost from the start, things did not go as planned. The Union garrison at Harper's Ferry did not flee in the face of the advancing Confederates, but dug in and waited for battle. Additionally, McClellan used his extraordinary administrative talents to quickly organize the demoralized Union forces near Washington into a renewed Army of the Potomac. He then also moved to counter Lee's invasion with uncharacteristic alacrity.
After crossing the Potomac River into Maryland north of Leesburg, Virginia, the Army of Northern Virginia continued north and occupied Frederick. At this point, Lee divided his army with some troops marching to invest Harpers Ferry while others moved west across South Mountain toward Hagerstown … only D. H. Hill's Division and some of Stuart's cavalry were left to act as a rear guard. Unfortunately for the Confederates, McClellan and the Army of the Potomac were now in pursuit, and the Union forces marched toward Frederick and South Mountain in multi-corps strength.
On September 14, pitched battles were fought for possession of the three main South Mountain passes: Crampton, Turner, and Fox Gaps. By dusk the outnumbered Confederate defenders were driven back and McClellan was in position to destroy Lee's army before it could concentrate. However, McClellan's limited activity on September 15 after his victory at South Mountain condemned the garrison at Harpers Ferry to capture and gave Lee time to unite his scattered divisions at Sharpsburg.
The Scenario
This scenario is designed for use with the Gettysburg Soldiers rules and covers the initial morning engagement fought at Fox Gap between Garland's and parts of G. B. Anderson's North Carolinian Brigades (both of D. H. Hill's Division), and General Cox's Kanawha Division of the Union IX Corps. Later scenarios will cover the afternoon action in the same area when both sides fed reinforcements into the fight.
The Terrain
This scenario requires a small playing area: 4' x 3'. Terrain should be laid out as shown in the scenario map. Terrain effects for the scenario are as follows:
Woods. The wooded areas are dense and rated rough terrain for movement (rule 17). Shooting distances are limited to 6" (rule 37). Targets in woods cause a -1 fire modifier because of the cover (rule 51).
Cornfields. These areas represent mature standing stalks and are rated rough terrain for movement (rule 17). Shooting distances are limited to 6" (rule 37). Cornfields do not provide any cover.
Elevations. Elevations have a continuous slope, from the lowest to the highest level marked by a crest line. Elevations block line of sight for any stand over 1" beyond the crest line. The defender in hand-to-hand melee receives a +1 modifier for favorable ground if the attacker charged up slope (rule 69).
Walls and Fences. All walls and fences are obstacles for movement (rule 18) and do not block line of sight. In fire combat the firing stands suffer a -1 modifier when firing at any target aligned behind a wood fence, and a -2 when firing at a target behind a stone wall (rule 51). A defending unit aligned behind a stone wall in charge combat received a +1 modifier for defending favorable ground (rule 69).
Roads. Only units in column, limbered artillery, or generals receive the 3" road movement bonus when moving along the Old Sharpsburg Road (rule 16). All other roads are poor and the above units moving along them move at normal rates even through rough terrain.
Buildings. All buildings are wood construction and are obstacles for movement (rule 20). They have no effect on line of sight, but may be occupied by 1 stand of skirmishers. Targets in buildings cause a -1 fire modifier because of the cover (rule 51). Defenders in a building in hand-to-hand melee receive a +1 modifier for favorable ground (rule 69).
Order of Battle
Union Forces: Total Union units represent a force of approximately 2500 men and two guns.
1) Starting units and leaders are deployed as shown on the game map: BG Scammon and 3 infantry regiments; 1 cavalry unit (6 hidden movment marker).
2) Enter turn 3 at A: 1st Battery, Ohio Light Artillery (reduced crew) (2 hidden movement markers).
3) Enter turn 4 at B: 11th Ohio (2 hidden movement markers).
4) Enter turn 5 at A or B: BG Crook, 1st Battalion, 36th Ohio; 2nd Battalion, 36th Ohio (3 hidden movement markers).
Confederate Forces: Total Confederate units represent a force of approximately 2000 men and 6 guns.
1) Starting units and leaders are deployed as shown on the game map: BG Garland and 5 infantry regiments, Jeff Davis battery, 5th Virginia Cavalry, and Pelham's battery (reduced crew) (12 hidden movement markers).
2) Enter turn 6 at C: brigade leader Tew and 2 infantry regiments (3 hidden movement markers).
Game Length
The game is played in 12 turns. Do not roll for choice of maneuvering on game turn 1. The Union player automatically has the choice.
Winning the Scenario
Key Position. The Confederate defensive position along the Ridge Road between points X-Y is a key position. One side achieves victory if at the end of the game it was the last side to have only friendly units between X-Y.
Special Scenario Rules
Option Rules. Optional rules 97 and 98 are used in this scenario.
Hidden Movement. It is recommended that players use the Hidden Movement rules (page 19) for this scenario. If they do, the number of hidden movement markers available to each side is as indicated in the Order of Battle above.
Players are NOT required to use the historical setup. However, the starting locations of the hidden movement markers of the CSA player must be between X-Y and no further southeast than the Ridge Road.
The starting locations of the hidden movement markers of the Union player must be between and southeast of a line drawn between the Barn and the Coffman House


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Like most companies, retailers have become actively engaged in expanding their use of renewable energy and in other sustainability efforts, but one well-known chain plans to become the leader of the pack.
The Swedish furniture and home-furnishings retailer Ikea said last week during a congressional task-force hearing on climate change that it's making its first wind-energy investment in the U.S. through the purchase of a 98-megawatt wind farm in Hoopeston, Ill., about 110 miles south of Chicago.
The Illinois wind farm, slated to include 49 wind turbines and be wholly owned by Ikea, is expected to be fully operational by the first half of 2015. Ikea plans to delegate management to wind and solar developer Apex Clean Energy. The wind farm is not intended to supply energy to any of Ikea's 38 stores in North America, according to the company. But, according to Ikea, the power it generates is equivalent to the energy needs of some 34,000 American households annually.
The retailer, which earlier this year characterized itself as the No. 2 private commercial owner/user of solar power in the U.S. (Wal-Mart, meanwhile, is said to be the No. 1 solar-power buyer), has committed itself to becoming energy-neutral by 2020, and the Illinois wind farm is the biggest energy project it has announced so far. Ikea declined to specify how much the project will cost. But the chief financial officer for Ikea's U.S. operations, Rob Olson, said in an interview with MarketWatch that wind-farm expenditures are included in the $2 billion the company has earmarked for energy projects between 2009 and 2015. Ikea, he said, will sell the generated energy back to the power grid.
The project will be larger than wind farms Ikea has built in eight other countries, including Canada and Germany. It alone will supply energy equivalent to 1.3 times Ikea's total U.S. electricity and other energy use, pushing Ikea closer to its energy-independence goal and catapulting its renewable-energy production to two-thirds of global energy consumption, from 37% currently, said Olson, who is also acting president of the U.S. unit.
Ikea, whose sales have jumped more than 30% to nearly $40 billion over the past five years, also produces renewable energy with the 550,000 solar panels it owns globally. The company also produces geothermal energy.
The retailer has "mapped out and produced" a favorable return on investment, Olson said, adding that Ikea will continue to scout for wind-farm investment opportunities globally. "We don't look at it as a short-term investment. The potential with wind energy is huge. We want to make sure we are doing our part to take care of the environment and to be energy independent. But it also makes economic sense."
Olson said the U.S. is suitable for wind-energy production because it contains an abundance of flat land with low population density. Illinois already is one of the top wind-producing states in the country, he said. Initial investment in a wind farm may be higher than for solar energy-production, Olson said, but the cost per gigawatt of energy will be lower.
"This is unique and revolutionary with what Ikea is doing," said Andrew Winston, founder of sustainability consultancy Winston Eco-Strategies and author of "The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer, and More Open World." "Ikea is on the vanguard of moving the business from fossil fuel [dependence]. I can't think of anybody doing this on as large a scale."
Winston, who advises companies from Kimberly-Clark Corp. /quotes/zigman/231291/delayed /quotes/nls/kmb KMB to Hewlett-Packard /quotes/zigman/229301/delayed /quotes/nls/hpq HPQ , said Ikea is one of the few companies that invests in its own energy projects.
Wal-Mart /quotes/zigman/245476/delayed /quotes/nls/wmt WMT has said it wants to derive 100% of its energy from renewable sources and drive annual production or purchase of 7 million megawatt-hours of renewable energy globally by 2020. That company, with about $480 billion in sales, said 24% of its total electricity supply comes from renewable sources, including 8% from company-driven projects. Wal-Mart said it primarily uses power-purchase agreements to buy renewable energy from developers. The company uses wind energy in markets including Mexico and Texas but doesn't own any wind farms. In contrast, Ikea owns 100% of the solar panels, geothermal-energy facilities and wind farms it uses.
Ikea's scale in renewable energy relative to its size "is unusual," Winston said. "It's good business. In a world that's really very volatile and very unpredictable, renewable energy is very predictable. There's the hedge against fuel prices. It does lower their costs and gives them resilience. There's lots of value. It isn't altruistic. Nobody is moving as fast as they are."
And the private company isn't sitting still on the business front, either. Olson said Ikea, which counts the U.S. as its second largest market after Germany, is "actively looking for more opportunities in the U.S." — expanding in cities including Miami while entering such markets as Kansas City and St. Louis. Same-store sales have increased every year since the 2009 fiscal year, including a 6.7% increase last year, Olson said.
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Compact with Texans
Introduction and Definition of Compact
Texas A&M University-Kingsville (A&M-Kingsville), a member of the Texas A&M System, enters into this "Compact with Texas" - an agreement to provide services following a set of guiding principles. This compact also sets forth the rights of customers and defines the standards our customers should expect.
Name and Contact Information of Customer Service Representative
Terisa C. Riley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, and University Administration
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
700 University Blvd.
Kingsville, Texas 78363
361-593-3612 (office)
361-593-3218 (fax)
Agency Services Offered
Texas A&M University-Kingsville is a comprehensive regional university providing quality programs for South Texas with courses of study leading to bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees, as well as certification in selected fields, such as teacher certification, communications disorders, and social work. Services provided for students include housing, health care and counseling, admissions, financial aid and scholarship services, career services, tutoring and advising services, recreational sports activities, child day-care service, food services, and alumni services. A&M-Kingsville also provides continuing and adult education offerings both on campus and at remote sites.
Customer Service Principles and Measures
Texas A&M University-Kingsville maintains a student/customer policy of courtesy, respect, and accessibility. The following areas are included in the Customer Service Principles and Measures:
1. The facilities of A&M-Kingsville shall be well maintained, easily accessible to all customers, and clearly marked with appropriate directional and informational signage. The maintenance of the campus facilities shall emphasize cleanliness and have a pleasing aesthetic quality.
2. The staff of A&M-Kingsville is dedicated to quality customer service. Academic, administrative, and student service departments annually address issues of student and customer satisfaction in their Institutional Effectiveness Plans. All employees are encouraged to identify themselves and their operational unit by name when responding to telephone calls. The wearing of name tags by employees in service areas is encouraged to promote a customer-friendly environment. The University offers training programs and workshops to its employees throughout the year promoting professional development and customer relations.
3. Communications with customers emphasize courtesy, accuracy and efficiency. This is accomplished through the availability of a toll-free telephone number, online and voice services (including registration , financial aid, and payment status), and voice and electronic mail services. The Student Handbook, Catalog and Semester Schedules outline the various formats and processes for communications within the University community.
4. The University website is available to all customers. The website is generally user friendly and informative. Associated websites will encompass academic, administrative and student services. Internet and informational complaints and questions shall be directed to the A&M-Kingsville Customer Service Representative, Dr. Terisa Riley.
5. Service Timeliness. The institution will respond to each customer inquiry in a timely manner irrespective of the nature or mode of the inquiry. A timely manner may be described as:
- E-mail questions are to be answered within two (2) working days.
- Written requests are to be answered within five (5) working days.
- Telephone requests are to be answered within five (5) working days.
- In person requests are to be answered as soon as possible, with a follow-up time period of five (5) working days under extenuating circumstances.
6. All printed materials from A&M-Kingsville are to generally be accurate, timely, and informative.
Complaint Handling Process and Procedures
All student and customer service complaints should follow the complaint and/or grievance procedures as outlined in the student and faculty/staff handbooks. For clarification, or to report a student/customer service complaint, contact Dr. Terisa Riley, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, and University Administration, at (361) 593-3612. Student and customer service complaints can be either verbal or written via email or paper copy. Customers shall expect a complaint summary settlement report within five (5) working days.
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Mexico City has long had a dark cloud hovering over it – both literally and figuratively – when it comes to traffic woes and vehicle emissions. As recently as 2011, residents of Mexico's vibrant capital city reported "enduring the most painful commute," according to a report in National Geographic. "Based on factors such as roadway traffic, stress levels, and commute times, the city scored worse than 19 cities, including Beijing, China, and Nairobi, Kenya."
So it might come as a surprise that this megacity, home to 20 million people and more than 4 million vehicles, was recently selected to receive the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy's Sustainable Transport Award.
National Geographic describes Mexico City's progress, noting that over the past two years the city has taken great strides to become more pedestrian-friendly with car-free walkways and plazas, new bus lines, a bike-sharing program, and a system of parking meters.
Sure, traffic still exists and air quality isn't perfect, but anyone who has been to the bustling metropolis knows the hurdles the city has had to confront and what great progress must have been made to entitle it to an award of this sort.
Avoiding the truth
"In the three or four decades after 1490, the human experience on planet Earth arguably changed more than it had since the Year One," writes Todd S. Purdum in Vanity Fair. And the life-altering changes that took place – from international exploration connecting the Eastern and Western Hemispheres for the first time to the creation of movable type – may have been the most revolutionary years civilization has seen. Until now.
"[W]e know almost everything" today, Mr. Purdum notes. That's thanks in part to a second round of radical change that started a few short decades ago and continues in full force. Changes such as the "ricochets" of money and people around the world, and the simplification of information sharing via the Internet. But our newfound knowledge and interconnectivity doesn't necessarily mean we understand our environment or "The Truths" that confront us.
Unlike our forefathers – who may not have had enough information to understand that the "sweating sickness" (malaria) that suddenly plagued coastal England was linked to the slave trade, or who couldn't foresee that the printing press might also launch freethinking and religious wars – we aren't in the dark. We have overwhelming amounts of information that wash over us daily that we can't seem to process.
Consider the lasting debate over global warming, despite the volumes of real-time proof.
"Fixed cameras can capture the melting of glaciers through time-lapse photography, but they can't quell the doubts of climate-change deniers," Purdum offers as one example.
The chore of no more chores
Have you ever dreamed of coming home from work and having that pile of dirty laundry miraculously washed and folded? Or of having that book that's been taunting you from your bedside table read in time for your next book club meeting? You, dear reader, are not alone.
"Oh, to be rich and powerful," Patricia Marx writes in the opening of her New Yorker article "Outsource yourself: The online way to delegate your chores." Ms. Marx takes her readers through a humorous journey of "test driving" the world of online services. There, "Task Rabbits" (errand runners) and "virtual personal assistants" can be hired to do everything from writing a brief history of outsourcing in the US for an article (hers) or even to read Proust and come up with insightful musings to impress book club friends (hers again).
There are numerous websites and Internet communities dedicated to outsourced work. But, as you might imagine, Marx's adventures reveal that after spending time soliciting errand runners for simple tasks and then sifting through bids on these chores, it might just be quicker to do them yourself.
Turn up the heat, North Korea
Sophie Schmidt, daughter of Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, tagged along in January when her father took part in a nine-person US delegation to North Korea, organized by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Ms. Schmidt, a grad school student, made a number of enlightening observations about the "hermit kingdom" on her blog, Sophie in North Korea.
In a post titled "It might not get weirder than this," Schmidt writes, "Our trip was a mixture of highly staged encounters, tightly-orchestrated viewings and what seemed like genuine human moments." She notes under "Top Level Take-aways" that "Nothing I'd read or heard beforehand really prepared me for what we saw." It was also extremely cold and none of the sites they toured – schools, malls, and government buildings – were heated, despite frigid temperatures.
"It is quite extraordinary to have the Honored Guest Experience in such conditions: they're proudly showing you their latest technology or best library, and you can see your breath. A clue to how much is really in their control."


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The Mini Tracer comes with a high performance 380 Type racing motor for super fast speeds and great maneuvering capabilities. Measuring over 17 inches long and featuring authentic and stylish detailing, this craft is perfect for pools, small ponds, rivers and lakes. Take this fully functional reproduction of an offshore boat out to the water and watch it cruise!
- Vector-shaped hull for added stability and speed
- Includes display stand so you can show it off out of the water
- Has a high speed motor and lightweight frame for additional power
- Comes ready to run right out of the box
- Perfect for pools, small ponds, rivers and lakes.
In Depth
- Type: Speedboat
- Channels: 2
- Scale: 1:25
- Readiness: Ready to run
- Hull Type: Deep-V
- Length: 17.7 in
- Width: 8.6 in
- Height: 4.5 in
- Motor: 380 motor
- Weight: 1.05lbs
- Outdrive: Single propeller
- Battery: 9.6V 700mAH battery
- Charge Time: 3 hrs
- Run Time: 10 min
- Speed: 5-10 mph
In the Box
- Mini Tracer RC Boat
- Full Function Radio Remote
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- Instruction Manual
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NantWorks, the healthcare technology powerhouse founded by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, has had another busy week — acquiring yet another healthcare technology startup and winning two more prestigious innovation awards.
The company's latest acquisition was for Ziosoft, a startup with a focus on 4D and 5D medical imaging and analytics. The company's technology is already in use across 2,000 medical installations in Japan and was a favorable target for NantWorks for its supercomputing software architecture.


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National Human Genome Research Institute
Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded 10 grants, totaling $10.5 million, to develop revolutionary technologies that will help researchers identify millions of genomic elements that play a role in determining what genes are expressed and at what levels in different cells. These multi-year grants are part of the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project, whose aim is to provide the scientific community with a comprehensive catalog of functional genomic elements that will ultimately help explain the role that the genome plays in health and disease.
"The ENCODE project is providing a Rosetta Stone to understand how the sequence of the human genome forms the words that tell our bodies how to work at the molecular level," said Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of NHGRI, which directs and funds the ENCODE project. "By developing more revolutionary technologies for probing genome function, we expect to accelerate these efforts."
Sequencing the human genome and identifying the small fraction of its bases that directly code for proteins were among the first steps in understanding how the genome functions. But the remaining larger fraction of functional genomic elements continues to be a mystery. In response, NHGRI launched the ENCODE project to identify all the functional elements in the human genome, along with the modENCODE project to identify the functional elements in the fly and worm genomes and a smaller effort examining the mouse genome. These projects have been rapidly releasing data to the research community.
These ENCODE efforts have collected large amounts of data with a wide variety of cell types, in many cases identifying key functional landmarks. By studying these landmarks, researchers can establish the locations of DNA sequences that perform a variety of essential functions.
"In an exciting development, researchers are beginning to use the ENCODE catalogs to understand how variation in the DNA sequence might influence diseases such as cancer and autoimmune disorders," said Mike Pazin, Ph.D., a program director for ENCODE in NHGRI's Division of Extramural Research.
Each person has one genome sequence that is basically the same in all cell types. In contrast, many genomic elements function in only some cell types. As a result, researchers must test many cell types using many different experimental approaches to develop a detailed inventory of the functional elements in the genome. Revolutionary technological improvements are required to discover and test the millions of functional elements and to learn more precisely what they do. Significant advances are also needed to establish whether information about these functional elements can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
"The current ENCODE efforts owe a good part of their success to technology development that has occurred over the last decade," said Elise A. Feingold, Ph.D., a program director for ENCODE in NHGRI's Division of Extramural Research. "In addition to the technologies developed through this program, ENCODE has benefitted enormously from advances fostered by NHGRI's DNA sequencing technology initiative, the $1000 Genome Program."
The new technology development grants are focused on these areas:
Recipients of the technology development awards are:
Christopher Burge, Ph.D.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.; $800,000 (over three years); Researchers will develop a new technology to catalog all of the RNA branch points that form in mRNA during splicing.
Mats Ljungman, Ph.D.; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; $1,200,000 (over three years); Using bromouridine labeling of RNA, these researchers will develop new assays (BruChase-Seq and BrUV-Seq) to identity promoters and enhancers and to measure mRNA degradation and splicing kinetics.
Raymond David Hawkins, Ph.D.; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle; $460,000 (over two years); These researchers will improve the power of ChIP-seq assays to identify functional elements. ChIP-seq is one of the fundamental assays used in ENCODE to identify the locations in the genome that are attached to a particular protein.
Barak Cohen, Ph.D.; Washington University in St. Louis; $1.1 million (over three years); These investigators will develop a method to test tens of thousands of promoters in primary cells.
Peggy Farnham, Ph.D.; University of Southern California; $540,000 (over two years); These investigators will test the function of genomic regions that bind large numbers of regulatory proteins. They will precisely remove parts of the genome, and ask how neighboring genes are affected.
Jason Lieb, Ph.D.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; $1.3 million (over three years); Researchers will develop a method to test tens of thousands of regions of open chromatin for enhancer, promoter, insulator and silencer activity. In cells, the DNA of the genome is associated with proteins to form chromatin. Active regulatory elements in the genome are thought to reside in open chromatin, where the DNA is more exposed.
Tarjei Sigurd Mikkelsen, Ph.D.; The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Mass.; $1.1 million (over three years); Researchers will test tens of thousands of elements in integrated reporters, for enhancer activity, insulator function and RNA processing regulation. Insulators are elements that form boundaries in the genome, dividing the genome into functionally separated neighborhoods.
Jay Shendure, M.D., Ph.D.; University of Washington, Seattle; $1.9 million(over three years); These investigators will develop methods to capture or synthesize tens of thousands of regulatory elements, and test them in cell lines and mice. Capture is a technique used to purify particular DNA sequences from a complex mix.
Christina Leslie, Ph.D.; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City; $1.6 million (over three years); Investigators will develop new computational approaches to understand cell-specific gene expression programs, modeling cell-specific transcription as a function of chromatin state and transcription factor binding. Though the genome is essentially the same in all cell types, different genes are active in different cell types because different cell types have different regulatory proteins.
Guo-cheng Yuan, Ph.D.; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; $530,000 (over two years); Researchers will develop novel computational methods to characterize chromatin states and predict chromatin interactions from these states. Functional elements that work together are thought to physically interact with each other by looping out parts of the genome that are in between.
For more information about the ENCODE and modENCODE projects, please visit http://www.genome.gov/10005107/the-encode-project-encyclopedia-of-dna-elements/.
NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and centers at NIH. The NHGRI Division of Extramural Research supports grants for research and training and career development at sites nationwide. Additional information about NHGRI can be found at www.genome.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
Omar McCrimmon, NHGRI
Last Reviewed: December 27, 2012


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OK, last fix to olympic enabled a subtle bug to surface when
network_monitor was enabled.The bug has been there all the
time, but
before the last patch the problem (an out of bounds mmio
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I'm going to wait a little while before sending this one off, with all the patches floating around at the moment, the previous updates haven't fully percolated into the final kernel releases. Once its there, I'll update with the patch. If you've having the problem, simply turn off the network_monitor mode in the interim.
Still have the issue with the cardbus adapters on certain thinkpads, this is not a pleasant one to hunt down. I don't have a thinkpad to emulate the problem with and working with somebody who does via email is tough. I'm still not convinced that the cardbus controller/subsytem isn't to blame somewhere along the line.


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Revision as of 03:54, 9 October 2011
- 1 Nakon instalacije
- 1.1 Nadogradnja
- 1.1.1 Configure the network (if necessary)
- 1.1.2 Update, Sync, and Upgrade the system with pacman
- 1.1.3 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
- 1.1.4 rankmirrors
- 1.1.5 Get familiar with pacman
- 1.1.6 Update the System
- 1.2 Adding a User
- 1.1 Nadogradnja
- 2 Extras
- 2.1 Create DVD and CDROM symlinks
- 2.2 Sudo
- 2.3 Sound
- 2.4 Graphical User Interface
- 2.4.1 Install X
- 2.4.2 Install video driver
- 2.4.3 Install input drivers
- 2.4.4 Configure X (Optional)
- 2.4.5 Testing X
- 2.4.6 Install Fonts
- 2.4.7 Choose and install a graphical interface
- 2.4.8 Methods for starting your Graphical Environment
Nakon instalacije
Čestitamo! Dobrodošli u svoj novi sustav Arch Linux!
Ova sekcija će prolaziti kroz razne obavezne procedore nakon instalacije poput nadogradnje novog sustava i dodavanje regularnog korisnika ne-administratora.
Your new Arch Linux base system is now a functional GNU/Linux environment ready for customization. From here, you may build this elegant set of tools into whatever you wish or require for your purposes.
Login with the root account. We will configure pacman and update the system as root.
Configure the network (if necessary)
If you properly configured your system, you should have a working network. Try to Template:Codeline to verify: Template:Command
If you have successfully established a network connection, continue with Update, Sync, and Upgrade the system with pacman.
If, after trying to ping www.google.com, an "unknown host" error is received, you may conclude that your network is not properly configured. You may choose to double-check the following files for integrity and proper settings:
Template:Filename - Specifically, check your HOSTNAME and NETWORKING section for typos and errors.
Template:Filename - Double-check for format, typos, and errors.
Template:Filename - If you are using a static IP. If you are using DHCP, this file will be dynamically created and destroyed by default.
Wired LAN
Check your Ethernet with Template:Cli All interfaces will be listed. You should see an entry for eth0, or perhaps eth1. These examples will use eth0.
Static IP
If required, you can set a new static IP with: Template:Cli and the default gateway with Template:Cli Verify that Template:Filename contains your DNS server and add it if it is missing. Check your network again with Template:Codeline. If everything is working now, adjust Template:Filename as described above for static IP.
If you have a DHCP server/router in your network try: Template:Cli If this is working, adjust Template:Filename as described above, for dynamic IP.
Wireless LAN
Please see Wireless Quickstart For the Live Environment for details on connecting to a wireless network. Although you are no longer running off the installation media, the commands are the same as long as you installed all related wireless packages during package selection. Remember, your wireless device may need firmware in order to operate. For troubleshooting, check the detailed Wireless Setup page.
Proxy Server
If you are behind a proxy server, edit Template:Filename and set http_proxy and ftp_proxy in it.
Analog Modem, ISDN, and DSL (PPPoE)
See Internet Access for detailed instructions.
Update, Sync, and Upgrade the system with pacman
Now we will update the system using pacman. Pacman is the package manager of Arch Linux. It manages your entire package system and handles installation, removal, package downgrade (through cache), custom compiled package handling, automatic dependency resolution, remote and local searches and much more. Pacman will now be used to download software packages from remote repositories and install them onto your system.
pacman will attempt to read Template:Filename each time it is invoked. This configuration file is divided into sections, or repositories. Each section defines a package repository that pacman can use when searching for packages. The exception to this is the Template:Codeline section, which defines global options.
Repositories are described below; enable all desired repositories by removing the # in front of the 'Include =' and '[repository]' lines.
Package Repositories
A software repository is a storage location from which software packages may be retrieved and installed on a computer. Arch Linux package maintainers (developers and Trusted Users) maintain a number of official repositories containing software packages for essential and popular software, readily accessible via pacman. This article outlines those officially-supported repositories. See Official Repositories for more information including details about the purpose of each repository.
Most people will want to use [core], [extra] and [community]. If you want to run 32-bit applications on Arch x86_64, enable the [multilib] repository by adding the lines below to Template:Filename:
[multilib] Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
The Arch User Repository (AUR) also contains the unsupported branch, which cannot be accessed directly by pacman. AUR [unsupported] does not contain binary packages. Rather, it provides more than thirty-one thousand PKGBUILD scripts for building packages from source, that may be unavailable through the other repos. When an AUR unsupported package acquires enough popular votes, it may be moved to the AUR [community] binary repo, if a trusted user (TU) is willing to adopt and maintain it there.
- TU maintained
- All PKGBUILD bash build scripts
- Not pacman accessible by default
Defines pacman repository mirrors and priorities.
Open Template:Filename in an editor and uncomment (remove the '#' in front) a server close to you. Then issue a complete package refresh: Template:Cli Passing two Template:Codeline or Template:Codeline flags forces pacman to refresh all package lists even if they are considered to be up to date. Issuing Template:Codeline whenever a mirror is changed, is good practice and will avoid possible headaches.
Alternatively, you can use Template:Codeline. Template:Codeline is a bash script which will attempt to detect uncommented mirrors specified in Template:Filename which are closest to the installation machine based on latency. Faster mirrors will dramatically improve pacman performance, and the overall Arch Linux experience. This script may be run periodically, especially if the chosen mirrors provide inconsistent throughput and/or updates. Note that Template:Codeline does not test for throughput. Tools such as Template:Codeline or Template:Codeline may be used to effectively test for mirror throughput after a new Template:Filename has been generated.
Issue the following command to completely refresh package database, upgrade and install Template:Codeline: Template:Cli
- If you get an error at this step, use the command Template:Codeline and uncomment a server that suits you.
Template:Codeline to the Template:Filename directory: Template:Cli Backup the existing Template:Filename: Template:Cli Edit mirrorlist.backup and uncomment all mirrors on the same continent or within geographical proximity to test with rankmirrors. Template:Cli Run the script against the mirrorlist.backup with the -n switch and redirect output to a new /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist file: Template:Cli
Force pacman to refresh all package lists with the new mirrorlist in place: Template:Cli
Mirrorcheck for up-to-date packages
Since Template:Codeline does not take into account how up-to-date a mirror's package list is, it is important to note that one or more of the mirrors it selects as fastest may still be out-of-date. ArchLinux MirrorStatus reports various aspects about the mirrors such as network problems with mirrors, data collection problems, the last time mirrors have been synced, etc. One may wish to manually inspect Template:Filename, ensuring that the file contains only up-to-date mirrors if having the latest package versions is a priority.
Alternatively, the Mirrorlist Generator can automatically rank mirrors close to your location by how up-to-date they are.
Get familiar with pacman
pacman is the Arch user's best friend. It is highly recommended to study and learn how to use the pacman(8) tool. Try: Template:Cli
For more information, have a look at the pacman wiki entry at your own leisure, or check out the pacman rosetta entry for a comparison to other popular package managers.
Update the System
You are now ready to upgrade your entire system. Before you do, read through the news (and optionally the announce mailing list). Often the developers will provide important information about required configurations and modifications for known issues. Consulting these pages before any upgrade is good practice.
Sync, refresh, and upgrade your entire new system with: Template:Cli or: Template:Cli
pacman will now download a fresh copy of the master package list from the server(s) defined in Template:Filename and perform all available upgrades. You may be prompted to upgrade pacman itself at this point. If so, say yes, and then reissue the Template:Codeline command when finished.
Reboot if a kernel upgrade has occurred.
Pacman output is saved in Template:Filename.
See Package Management FAQ for answers to frequently asked questions regarding updating and managing your packages.
Ignoring Packages
After executing the command Template:Codeline, the entire system will be updated. It is possible to prevent a package from being upgraded. A typical scenario would be a package for which an upgrade may prove problematic for the system. In this case, there are two options; indicate the package(s) to skip in the pacman command line using the --ignore switch (Template:Codeline for details) or permanently indicate the package(s) to skip in the Template:Filename file in the IgnorePkg array. For more information, please see the pacman wiki entry.
Please note that the power user is expected to keep the system up to date with pacman -Syu, rather than selectively upgrading packages. You may diverge from this typical usage as you wish; just be warned that there is a greater chance that things will not work as intended and that it could break your system. The majority of complaints happen when selective upgrading, unusual compilation or improper software installation is performed. Use of IgnorePkg in Template:Filename is therefore discouraged, and should only be used sparingly, if you know what you are doing.
The Arch rolling release model
Keep in mind that Arch is a rolling release distribution. This means there is never a reason to reinstall or perform elaborate system rebuilds to upgrade to the newest version. Simply issuing Template:Codeline periodically keeps your entire system up-to-date and on the bleeding edge. At the end of this upgrade, your system is completely current. Remember to reboot if a kernel upgrade has occurred.
Adding a User
Linux is a multi-user environment. You should not do your everyday work using the root account: it is more than poor practice, it is dangerous. Use root for administrative tasks only and instead add a normal user account using the Template:Codeline program:
You will be asked to enter some information in an interactive way. In the following example we are creating the user archie:
Login name for new user []: archie User ID ('UID') [ defaults to next available ]: Initial group [ users ]: Additional groups (comma separated) []: audio,lp,optical,storage,video,wheel,games,power,scanner Home directory [ /home/archie ]: Shell [ /bin/bash ]: Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD) []:
As showed in the example, you are advised to enter values only for the Login name and the Additional groups, and leave empty all the other fields.
The list of Additional groups in the example is a typical choice for a desktop system, hence it is recommended especially for beginners:
- audio - for tasks involving sound card and related software
- lp - for managing printing tasks
- optical - for managing tasks pertaining to the optical drive(s)
- storage - for managing storage devices
- video - for video tasks and hardware acceleration
- wheel - for using sudo
- games - needed for write permission for games in the games group
- power - used with power options (e.g. shutdown with power button)
- scanner - for using a scanner
Now you will be presented with a preview of your new account, and the ability to cancel or continue operations: after pressing Template:Keypress the account will be created, and you will be prompted to enter additional, optional informations for the new user (e.g. the full name). After that, you will be asked to enter the password for your account.
Your new non-root user has finally been created, complete with a home directory and a login password.
See Users and Groups for further information. If you want to change the name of your user or any existing user, consult the Change username page. You may also check the man pages for Template:Codeline and Template:Codeline.
Deleting the user account
In the event of error, or if you wish to delete this user account in favor of a different name or for any other reason, use Template:Filename: Template:Cli The Template:Codeline option will remove the user's home directory and its content, along with the the user's mail spool.
You should now have a completely functional Arch system which will act as a suitable base for you to build upon based on your needs. However, most people are interested in a desktop system, complete with sound and graphics. This part of the guide will provide a brief overview of the procedure to acquire these extras.
Create DVD and CDROM symlinks
Many desktop applications will expect the presence of CDROM and DVD symlinks to the Template:Filename device node. Four useful symlinks may be created as so: Template:Cli To make the symlinks persistently created after each boot, add the above command to Template:Filename.
Alternatively, you may wish to add the commands sequentially for readability:
#!/bin/bash # # /etc/rc.local: Local multi-user startup script. # # create optical drive symlinks ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrw ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/dvd ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/dvdrw
Install Sudo: Template:Cli To add a user as a sudo user (a "sudoer"), the visudo command must be run as root.
By default, the visudo command uses the editor vi. If you do not know how to use vi, you may set the EDITOR environment variable to the editor of your choice, such as in this example with the editor "nano":
# EDITOR=nano visudo
If you are comfortable using vi, issue the visudo command without the EDITOR=nano variable: Template:Cli This will open the file Template:Filename in a special session of vi. visudo copies the file to be edited to a temporary file, edits it with an editor, (vi by default), and subsequently runs a sanity check. If it passes, the temporary file overwrites the original with the correct permissions.
In the previous section we added your user to the "wheel" group. To give users in the wheel group full root privileges when they precede a command with "sudo", uncomment the following line:
%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
Now you can give any user access to the sudo command by simply adding them to the wheel group.
For more information, such as sudoer <TAB> completion, see Sudo.
If you want sound, proceed to Advanced Linux Sound Architecture for instructions. Alternatively, proceed to the next section first, and set up sound later.
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) is included with the kernel and it is recommended to try it first. However, if it does not work or you are not satisfied with the quality, the Open Sound System is a viable alternative. OSSv4 has been released under a free license and is generally considered a significant improvement over the older OSSv3 which was replaced by ALSA. Instructions can be found in the OSS article.
If you have advanced audio requirements, take a look at Sound for an overview of various articles.
Graphical User Interface
Install X
The X Window System (commonly X11, or X) is a networking and display protocol which provides windowing on bitmap displays. It provides the standard toolkit and protocol to build graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
Now we will install the base Xorg packages using pacman.
Install the base packages: Template:Cli
Install mesa for 3D support: Template:Cli
The 3D utilities glxgears and glxinfo are included in the mesa-demos package. Install if needed: Template:Cli
Install video driver
Next, you should install a driver for your graphics card.
You will need knowledge of which video chipset your machine has. If you do not know, use the Template:Filename program: Template:Cli
For a complete list of all open-source video drivers, search the package database: Template:Cli
Use pacman to install the appropriate video driver for your video card/onboard video. Example for the Savage driver: Template:Cli
NVIDIA Graphics Cards
NVIDIA users have three options for drivers (in addition to the vesa driver):
- The open-source nouveau driver, which offers fast 2d acceleration and experimental 3d support which is good enough for basic compositing (note: does not fully support powersaving yet). Feature Matrix.
- The open-source (but obfuscated) nv driver, which is very slow and only has 2d support.
- The proprietary nvidia drivers, which offer good 3d performance and powersaving. Even if you plan on using the proprietary drivers, it is recommended to start with nouveau and then switch to the binary driver after you have X set up and working. Nouveau often works out-of-the-box, while nvidia will require configuration and likely some troubleshooting. See NVIDIA for more information.
The open-source nouveau driver should be good enough for most users and is recommended: Template:Cli
For experimental 3D support: Template:Cli
ATI Graphics Cards
ATI owners have two options for drivers (in addition to the vesa driver):
- The open source radeon driver provided by the xf86-video-ati package. See the radeon feature matrix for details.
- The proprietary fglrx driver provided by the catalyst package located in the AUR. It supports only newer devices (HD2xxx and newer). It was once a package offered by Arch in the extra repository, but as of March 2009, official support has been dropped because of dissatisfaction with the quality and speed of development of the proprietary driver. See ATI Catalyst for more information.
The open-source driver is the recommended choice. Install the radeon ATI Driver: Template:Cli
Install input drivers
Udev should be capable of detecting your hardware without problems and evdev (xf86-input-evdev) is the modern, hotplugging input driver for almost all devices so in most cases, installing input drivers is not needed. At this point, evdev has already been installed as a dependency of Xorg.
If evdev does not support your device, install the needed driver from the xorg-input-drivers group.
For a complete list of available input drivers, invoke a pacman search: Template:Cli
Laptop users (or users with a touchscreen) will also need the synaptics package to allow X to configure the touchpad/touchscreen: Template:Cli
Configure X (Optional)
X Server features auto-configuration and therefore can function without an Template:Filename. If you still wish to manually configure X Server, please see the Xorg wiki page.
Non-US keyboard
If you do not use a standard US keyboard, you need to set the keyboard layout in Template:Filename:
Section "InputClass" Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall" MatchIsKeyboard "on" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Driver "evdev" Option "XkbLayout" "be" EndSection
If, for example, you wish to use a variant of the US keyboard, add the following into the same section from the previous example:
Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbVariant" "dvorak"
Testing X
This section will explain how to start a very basic graphical environment in order to test X. This uses the simple default X window manager, twm.
Install the default test environment:
The default X environment is rather bare. This section below will deal with installing a desktop environment or window manager of your choice to supplement X.
If you installed Xorg before creating your regular user, there will be an empty Template:Filename file in your $HOME that you need to either delete or edit in order to start a graphical environment. Simply deleting it will cause X to run with the default environment (twm, xclock, xterm).
Message bus
Install dbus: Template:Cli
Start the dbus daemon: Template:Cli Add dbus to your DAEMONS array so it starts automatically on boot: Template:File
Start X
Finally, start Xorg: Template:Cli
or: Template:Cli
A few movable windows should show up, and your mouse should work. Once you are satisfied that X installation was a success, you may exit out of X by issuing the Template:Codeline command into the prompts until you return to the console.
If the screen goes black, you may still attempt to switch to a different virtual console (CTRL-Alt-F2, for example), and login blindly as root, followed by <Enter>, followed by root's password followed by <Enter>.
You can attempt to kill the X server with Template:Filename (note the capital letter X): Template:Cli
If pkill does not work, reboot blindly with: Template:Cli
In case of errors
If a problem occurs, look for errors in Template:Filename. Be on the lookout for any lines beginning with Template:Codeline which represent errors, and also Template:Codeline which are warnings that could indicate other issues. Template:Cli
Errors may also be searched for in the console output of the virtual console from which X was started.
See the Xorg article for detailed instructions and troubleshooting.
Need Help?
If you are still having trouble after consulting the Xorg article and need assistance via the Arch forums, be sure to install and use wgetpaste:
Template:Cli Use wgetpaste and provide links for the following files when asking for help in your forum post:
- ~/.xinitrc
- /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- /var/log/Xorg.0.log
- /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old
Use it like so: Template:Cli Post the corresponding links given within your forum post. Be sure to provide appropriate hardware and driver information as well.
Install Fonts
At this point, you may wish to save time by installing visually pleasing, true type fonts, before installing a desktop environment/window manager. DejaVu is a set of high quality, general-purpose fonts.
Install with: Template:Cli
- Refer to Font Configuration for how to configure font rendering and Fonts for font suggestions and installation instructions.
- Steps to install Microsoft fonts are detailed in the MS Fonts article.
Choose and install a graphical interface
The X Window System provides the basic framework for building a graphical user interface (GUI).
- Window Manager (WM)
- Controls the placement and appearance of application windows in conjunction with the X Window System. See Window managers for more information.
- Desktop Environment (DE)
- Works atop and in conjunction with X, to provide a completely functional and dynamic GUI. A DE typically provides a window manager, icons, applets, windows, toolbars, folders, wallpapers, a suite of applications and abilities like drag and drop. See Desktop environments for more information.
After installing a graphical interface, you may wish to continue with General Recommendations for post-installation instructions.
Methods for starting your Graphical Environment
You might prefer to start X manually from your terminal rather than booting straight into the desktop. For DE-specific commands, please see the wiki page corrosponding to your DE for more information. For more generic X commands, please see the section on the Xorg page.
You might prefer to have the desktop start automatically during boot instead of starting X manually. See Display Manager for instructions on using a login manager or Start X at Boot for two lightweight methods that do not rely on a display manager.Template:Beginners' Guide navigation (Hrvatski)


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It's a pleasure to welcome author Susan Page Davis back to the blog!
A: Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin, and I are all clients of the same agent. He asked the three of us if we'd like to put together a book series set in Texas. When we began looking at a timeline of Texas history for ideas, the story of Cynthia Ann Parker jumped out at me. She is one of the most famous Indian captives of all time. I wanted to write a story about another girl who underwent the terror of capture and isolation from anyone she knew, but who had a happier outcome than Cynthia did.
Q: Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Q: How do you deal with writer's block?
A: I plot it out beforehand. It helps me stay on track as I'm writing.
Thanks for visiting with us today, Susan!
About Captive Trail:
With some detective work, Ned discovers Taabe Waipu's identity. He plans to unite her with her family, but the Comanche have other ideas, and the two end up defending the mission station. Through Taabe and Ned we learn the true meaning of healing and restoration amid seemingly powerless situations.
Captive Trail is second in a six-book series, Texas Trails. You can read more about it at: http://www.texastrailsfiction.com/. Award-winning authors Vickie McDonough and Darlene Franklin also contribute to this series—we have two books each. And each book can be read on its own.
About The Lady's Maid:
The Lady's Maid is first in my new Prairie Dreams historical romance series. Elise Finster accompanies her young British mistress, Lady Anne Stone, on a voyage to America in 1855. Lady Anne's father has died, and her Uncle David is the new Earl of Stoneford—if he steps forward and claims the title. But David disappeared into the American West when Anne was a baby. Now it's up to her and Elise to find him. They join a wagon train in Independence, Missouri, not realizing they're leading a killer straight to David.
Susan Page Davis is an award-winning author with thirty-seven published novels and novellas. A Maine native, she has also lived in Oregon and recently moved to western Kentucky.
Susan has six children and eight grandchildren and loves to spend time with them. She loves animals, puzzles, reading, and genealogy. In January, 2011, she was named Favorite Author of the Year among readers of Heartsong Presents books. She's a member of Women Writing the West and American Christian Fiction Writers and a past winner of the Carol Award (ACFW's Book of the Year) and the Inspirational Readers' Choice Award.
Susan is so awesome, she's giving away a copy of each of the books featured in this post! If you'd like to be entered to win one, just leave a comment on this blog. I'll pick a winner at random on Monday, October 3rd. Please leave an email address so I can contact you if you're the winner. (To prevent spammers from trolling for your email, please use this format with the brackets--you [at] yourmail [dot] com--or something similar.) Good luck!


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by Matthew Dalby, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Chimere Jordan (Gray, Ga.) led all scorers with 18 points, as the Georgia College women's basketball team (17-6, 9-6 PBC) downed Columbus State University (14-10, 7-8 PBC), 64-48 Saturday afternoon at the Centennial Center.
Only leading by a point, 29-28 heading into the half, GC used a balanced offensive attack to take control of the game in the second period. Jordan had eight boards to go along with her 18 points, while fellow senior Dominique Huffin (Tucker, Ga.) racked up 17 points of her own.
Sophomore Karisma Boykin (Carrollton, Ga.) did a wonderful job orchestrating the offense, dishing out six assists to go along with 12 points and five rebounds.
Freshman Krysta Lewis (Woodstock, Ga.) poured in 11 points, the second double-digit scoring effort of her young career, on 5-of-11 shooting. Fellow classmate Abby Slocumb (Suwanee, Ga.) brought down six rebounds to match her six points.
GC shot extremely well from the field in the second half at 42 percent (11-of-26), a major improvement from their first half shooting of 33 percent (11-of-33).
The defense also remained stout as usual, holding the Cougars to just 35 percent shooting (8-of-26) from the field.
The story of the game seemed to take place at the charity-stripe, where the Bobcats shot 83 percent (15-of-18) while the Cougars shot a paltry 23 percent (3-of-13).
Georgia College also forced Columbus State into 26 turnovers compared to 17 for themselves. The Bobcats scored 28 points off those turnovers, while the Cougars mustered just 14.
With this win, the Bobcats lock up the No. 2 seed in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) West Division and are set to host a first-round playoff game.
GC hits the road for an all-important PBC matchup with the University of Montevallo Falcons Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Sources in Apple's supply chain say that new MacBook Pro models much thinner and lighter than their predecessors could launch as early as April.
Digitimes says that the new models are likely to pose a serious challenge to ultrabook vendors who have suffered a recent setback with Intel delaying the shipment of its new Ivy Bridge chips.
This isn't the first we've heard about a complete redesign of the MacBook Pro range - earlier this month, a report suggested that the optical drives and traditional hard disk drives would be scrapped, with SSDs used instead.
Digitimes' report mentions 13in and 15in versions, though earlier reports suggested there could be a 17in version too, though it would not launch until the second half of the year.
A separate report from Digitimes today claims that Apple is working on a 14in version of the MacBook Air.


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Japanese Garden
The Japanese Garden is a miniature world with mountains, forests, lakes and oceans
It is named Sui Ou Tei, a reflection of the national flowers of Japan and Wales – the cherry tree and daffodil.
The Real Japanese Garden was brought here piece by piece from the Chelsea 2001 Flower Show where it won a gold medal and the prestigious 'Best of Show' Award. It consists of three traditional Japanese gardens – the Stream and Lake Garden, the Gravel Garden and the Tea Garden. Filled with symbolism and guided by Zen philosophy, this is a lovely place to sit and contemplate.
The Garden was designed by Professor Masao Fukuhara, a lecturer in design at Osaka University
The Professor and his team came to Wales to supervise the installation of the Japanese Garden alongside Wolfgang Bopp and his team of horticulturists and volunteers. It can be seen alongside the southern wall of the Double Walled Garden.
In building the Real Japanese Garden, Professor Fukuhara hand-picked the natural materials he needed to recreate scaled-down Japanese scenery and areas of peace and harmony within the 568-acre Garden of Wales.
The Professor listened to the "voice" of each stone and placed it precisely within the design according to its character and sexuality. Each element of the Garden is symbolic – an area of white gravel stones represents the sea, larger stones are small islands and waterfalls.
The Water Feature is an encapsulation of a Japanese landscape representing mountains, mountain stream and lake. The Tea House or 'lori' is also an important component.


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White paper, video, and website provide valuable insight about security power protection
Las Vegas, NV – Para Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the Minuteman line of power protection products today announced the release of a full set of security power resources at the International Security Conference (ISC) in Las Vegas. Resources include a white paper titled "Security and Power: The Critical Role of Power Protection for Security Applications," an educational video, as well as an online Security channel page at Minutemanups.com. These resources focus on the potential consequences of security system failure, along with the power protection solutions needed for protecting critical equipment.
The white paper, video, and channel page, available at www.minutemanups.com/security, aim to provide background information on power and its associated anomalies, as well as showing users and installers how power problems can affect businesses and campuses. The use of power protection within security applications is also outlined, and readers are shown how a comprehensive power plan can further contribute to securing facilities. Above and beyond merely causing an inconvenience, power problems can endanger the safety of employees, students, patrons and customers.
"Security systems and power are closely intertwined with each other," stated Bill Allen, director of marketing for Para Systems. "Without power, security systems cease to function, leaving businesses, employees and customers unprotected – and that's not a good thing."
Power protection is needed wherever there are cameras, video recording devices (DVRs and NVRs), access control systems, fire alarms, intrusion detection devices, emergency communications equipment, asset protection or loss prevention systems. All these mission critical systems play a part in protecting a business or other institution.
"By the time a power incident occurs or disaster strikes, it's too late to take many of the important steps to protect a business. Too many business owners and managers take the supply of power for granted and do not plan accordingly," stated Allen.
Minuteman Power Technologies provides many solutions that can protect business and security systems ranging from AC Surge Products to Extended Runtime UPSs. AC Surge Products are designed to protect equipment from catastrophic power problems, and are recommended for non-critical devices. Data Line Surge products are also available to protect cameras, DVR's, POE and IP devices.
For mission critical equipment, Minuteman's uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) protect devices from 100% of power problems. These units use a variety of hardware to remove problems from incoming utility power, including spikes, electrical interference, brownouts, and surges. A UPS also provides the battery backup power needed to keep your security system working during a power failure
In today's connected world, being without power is simply not an option. Minuteman's comprehensive line of power protection products offer business owners the peace of mind from knowing their physical assets, customers, and staff will be safe when power problems occur, and they didn't have to break the bank to get there. View all of the Security Power Resources at www.minutemanups.com/security.
About Para Systems, Inc.
Para Systems, Inc., based in Carrollton, TX, is a leading provider of power technologies. The company's Minuteman brand of comprehensive power protection solutions include small to large-scale uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products, a full line of unique surge suppressors, power distribution units, and remote power management systems. Minuteman products protect telephone/VOIP systems, personal computers, network servers and infrastructure peripherals, security systems, and industrial applications. The Minuteman brand of products is sold through a large network of distributors and resellers. Para Systems is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Components Corporation of America, headquartered in Dallas, TX, whose roots date back to 1916. For more information, visit www.minutemanups.com.
SOURCE: Para Systems, Inc.