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ST. LOUIS—Chris and Paul Griesedieck know how to crush just about anything.
The brothers and owners of American Pulverizer in St. Louis run the company their great-grandfather started nearly 105 years ago to compress coal for the burgeoning coal mining industry. A century later, the Griesediecks and 150 employees manufacture massive machines with names like jaw crushers and hammermills that pulverize everything from iron clips and water heaters to car engines and wooden pallets. And they still crush plenty of coal.
But these days, the crushers worry about being crushed. The looming threat to the family business doesn't come from competition. Instead, it comes from the machinery of the federal government.
That's because the government says the Griesediecks must do something that violates their Christian beliefs: Pay for so-called "emergency contraception" in their health insurance plan for employees. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the mandate last year as part of the healthcare bill President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010.
The healthcare law requires employers with more than 50 full-time workers to provide insurance to their employees or face fines. The HHS mandate requires employers to provide a range of "preventative services" in those insurance plans, including birth control pills, sterilization, and "emergency contraception" that may act as abortifacients.
Companies that don't offer the drugs face crushing fines: $100 a day per employee. For the Griesediecks and their 150 workers, those fines could soar to over $5 million a year.
For a company with 13,000 employees like craft retailer Hobby Lobby—another Christian-owned corporation opposing the mandate—the burden is even heavier: Fines could reach $1.3 million a day.
Like Hobby Lobby and other plaintiffs, the Griesediecks filed a lawsuit against HHS. They say the mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (a law designed to protect against government infringement of religious freedom) and their First Amendment rights to free exercise of religion. The brothers made a simple argument based on Christian principles: "It would be sinful for us to pay for services that have a significant risk of causing the death of embryonic lives."
The government doesn't have much sympathy. In a slew of similar cases filed by for-profit companies against the HHS mandate, government attorneys have argued that for-profit, secular companies don't engage in any exercise of religion protected by the First Amendment.
Frank Manion—an attorney at the American Center for Law and Justice—represents the Griesediecks, and says the federal government is imposing a stark choice on his clients and all Christian employers who oppose the mandate: "Abandon their beliefs in order to stay in business, or abandon their business in order to stay true to their beliefs."
At least 14 for-profit companies have filed suit against HHS, saying the mandate violates their religious freedom. Courts have granted preliminary injunctions to nine of those companies—including the Griesediecks—shielding them against the mandate as their cases continue through the courts. Other judges denied similar protections to Hobby Lobby and four other companies.
Though only a handful of for-profit companies have filed suit, the mandate applies to all employers providing insurance. That means potentially thousands of companies owned by Christians may grapple with the law's requirements.
So far, most of the for-profit companies filing suit are Catholic-owned and opposed to providing any of the services in the mandate, including birth control pills. Evangelicals own at least four of the companies, and don't oppose offering birth control, but refuse to pay for "emergency contraception" like the "morning-after" and "week-after" pills.
For both groups, the implications are huge: Will the government allow business owners the basic freedom to maintain Christian principles in the workplace?
For the thousands of middle-class employees working for such companies, another question arises: Will the federal government crush their jobs by crushing their employers?
Matt Bowman of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)—a group representing several plaintiffs—says the issue is likely headed to the Supreme Court, and the outcome could affect religious freedoms for all Christians who believe their faith extends to every area of life: "The question becomes: Is Jesus Christ the Lord of all human life or not? And the federal government is saying He isn't allowed to be."
For the owners of Christian companies embroiled in one of the country's most important religious liberty issues of the new century, faith isn't an activity the government can sequester to Sundays. "You have to practice what you preach," says Paul Griesedieck. "And you have to live your belief seven days a week."
That may seem like an obvious tenet of Christianity, but the plight of Christian-owned, for-profit companies is underscored by another reality: The government is oppressing non-profit religious institutions as well.
A narrow exception to the HHS mandate applies mostly to churches, freeing them from the requirement. But for other non-profit religious employers—like Christian colleges and Catholic hospitals—the mandate still applies with a deadline of August 2013 to comply.
More than 80 such organizations have filed suit against HHS, and at least two have made significant progress: In December, a federal appeals court reinstated the lawsuits of the evangelical Wheaton College and the Catholic-based Belmont Abbey College—both represented by the religious liberty firm Becket Fund. (Courts had dismissed the lawsuits in August, saying the litigation was premature.)
HHS attorneys said the government intended to issue a new exception that would protect colleges like Wheaton and Belmont Abbey, but judges demanded action: HHS must update the court every 60 days until it publishes a new exception for religious institutions. The government said it would propose new language by the end of March. For now, it's unclear how far a new exception might reach.
While the decision was a victory for religious non-profits, it offers no protection to owners of for-profit companies with similar religious convictions. For them, the mandate applies now unless they win a court injunction. And exceptions aren't on the horizon.
That has led more than 14 for-profit companies to file suit, including four owned by evangelicals. One of those companies—Tyndale House Publishers—is a for-profit corporation, but clearly religious in nature: The evangelical company publishes Bibles and Christian books. (And the company directs most of its profits to non-profit causes.)
ADF attorney Matt Bowman won a preliminary injunction on Tyndale's behalf in November, and said: "Bible publishers should be free to do business according to the book that they publish." The court agreed in its written opinion: "… the beliefs of Tyndale and its owners are indistinguishable."
The same reality seems obvious for other evangelical-owned companies as well. Perhaps the highest-profile case is Hobby Lobby—the massive craft retailer with 520 stores in 41 states. The Oklahoma-based company averages $3 billion in sales each year, according to Forbes, and owner and CEO David Green ranks No. 79 on the magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. The publication estimates Green's net worth at $4.5 billion. It also notes Green's vast giving to Christian ministries like the OneHope Foundation and Every Home for Christ, and estimates his lifetime giving at $500 million.
Indeed, Hobby Lobby's website says the company is committed to "honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles."
To that end, the stores close on Sundays so employees may rest and participate in worship. The company publishes full-page ads in newspapers at Christmas and Easter with Christian messages. And it starts its pay for full-time employees at 80 percent above minimum wage. Green says it would violate his Christian beliefs to pay for "emergency contraception" that could cause abortions. The company filed suit against HHS in September.
The government contends the required "emergency contraception" drugs aren't abortifacients. But the FDA label on the morning-after pill known as "Plan B" notes the drug "may inhibit implantation" of a fertilized egg.
Since pro-life proponents define fertilization of an egg as the beginning of a pregnancy, they label "Plan B" and Ella—a similar drug that can be effective five days after unprotected sex—as abortifacients. The law also requires coverage of intrauterine devices (IUDs) that may block implantation of fertilized eggs. (See "Mandated drugs" sidebar at the end of this article.)
Meanwhile, Plan B is available over the counter, and many county health clinics and Planned Parenthood offices offer emergency contraception at no cost, low cost, or on a sliding scale depending on income.
Despite the threat that the IRS would levy massive fines (up to $1.3 million a day) for non-compliance, Green said the company wouldn't offer the drugs: "We simply cannot abandon our religious beliefs to comply with this mandate."
Less than three months later, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton denied Hobby Lobby's request for a preliminary injunction, and the Supreme Court refused to provide an emergency stay as the case proceeds through the lower courts.
In his ruling, Heaton said Hobby Lobby and its sister company Mardel—a Christian publishing house—are "not religious organizations." The judge said the court had not found a case establishing that "secular, for-profit corporations such as Hobby Lobby and Mardel have a constitutional right to the free exercise of religion."
That argument may prove the central issue in each of the for-profit cases, and will likely culminate with the Supreme Court ruling on whether for-profit companies have the right to free exercise of religion. Considering the court's decision in Citizens United that companies have a right to free speech, many attorneys say First Amendment rights to free exercise of religion should be implicit.
For now, Hobby Lobby announced it has found a way to "shift the plan year" for its insurance coverage, shielding the company from fines for a few months. (The fines are effective when a company renews its insurance plan, though it's unclear how and when the IRS would levy the fees.)
Still, the threat remains for Green and the thousands of middle-class workers he employees in a struggling economy. Though the CEO is declining interviews while his case proceeds, in a USA Today opinion piece in September he wrote about his convictions: "… honoring God is more important than turning a profit."
Charles Sharpe agrees.
On a cold morning in northeast Missouri, the president of Sharpe Holdings sits behind a small table in a simple office talking about his own lawsuit against the government mandate.
The 85-year-old CEO has made millions in an insurance business he still owns, but he's also spent millions to run a ministry he founded here in this rural area nearly three hours north of St. Louis.
Sharpe founded Heartland Ministries in 1992 to provide a Christian rehabilitation program for men and women battling drug and alcohol addiction, and a boarding school for troubled youth.
The programs revolve around discipleship, Bible studies, and work in the for-profit farm that Sharpe runs on 17,000 acres of land. More than 170 employees work in a series of for-profit enterprises, including the farm's dairy and creamery that distributes milk and cheese to hundreds of companies around the region.
Sharpe uses the profits from the farm (along with profits from his insurance company) to maintain the land and the ministry. In addition to salary and housing, benefits for full-time employees include a health insurance plan.
When Sharpe learned the HHS mandate required him to provide "emergency contraception," the longtime evangelical balked. "We're not going to do that," he said. "We can't do that."
Like some other employers, Sharpe was surprised to learn his insurance plan already covered some of the drugs. But he also learned he couldn't drop the abortifacients without incurring steep fines that could cost him millions.
Sharpe filed suit against HHS in December, and won a temporary restraining order against the mandate on Dec. 31—one day before his coverage was set to renew. (St. Louis attorney Timothy Belz represents Sharpe, and is the brother of WORLD founder Joel Belz.)
Sharpe was encouraged by the win, but he knows a long battle lies ahead. If he loses, his options are limited. Though employers can drop insurance plans completely and pay a fine of $2,000 a year per employee, Sharpe and other for-profit business owners say they want to provide insurance for their workers.
If Sharpe keeps the insurance, but tries to drop the emergency contraception, he'd incur potential fines in the millions. "That would shut the place down," he says. "And that would be a catastrophe for the people we help."
Judi Schaefer is one of those people. The 40-year-old mother of two moved to the area after her husband entered the rehab program nearly six years ago. Sadly, her husband left his family a little over a year ago. These days, Schaefer relies on her job at the farm's lodge and steakhouse to support her 17-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter.
Losing her livelihood would be "devastating," she says, and losing her health insurance would be a huge burden.
But Schaefer also believes in Sharpe's cause, and she joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff, saying the HHS mandate violated her religious beliefs too. Schaefer believes "emergency contraception" may cause abortions, even at the earliest stages of pregnancy.
"Someone has to stand up and say there is something wrong with being a little bit involved," she says. "The Bible says it's the little foxes that spoil the vines."
Sharpe hopes the foxes won't spoil the vine of his business and ministry. And he's baffled by the government's argument that Christian business owners don't have religious freedom protection in how they operate their companies. "A lot of people say you go to church on Sunday, and on Monday it's business as usual," he says. "But our business as usual on Monday is exactly the same as it is on Sunday."
Back in St. Louis, the unassuming Griesedieck brothers make the same case. Though they don't print Bible verses on their website or publicize their personal giving to Christian causes, they say they're committed Christians who run their business according to biblical principles. "As evangelical Christians we believe that God is the author of life, and we shouldn't be taking life," Chris says of the abortifacient mandate. "That's what we honestly believe."
They learned those principles growing up in Covenant Presbyterian Church—a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Paul still attends Covenant. Chris attends Kirk of the Hills, another PCA congregation in town.
They learned the family business by spending summers working in the warehouse, purchasing department, and administrative offices to learn all aspects of the company. And they say they want to continue operating the company according to Christian principles.
That means treating customers fairly and employees generously. They say dropping insurance coverage and paying a fine isn't a desirable option for a family that believes benefits are an important part of a fair compensation package. They also point out dropping insurance would make it hard to compete for workers with businesses that do offer benefits. And the group Alliance Defending Freedom emphasizes that dropping insurance isn't a quick fix—the law allows the government to sue employers in some cases.
Like most other companies, the Griesediecks say dropping emergency contraception from their plan and facing overwhelming fines of $100 per employee per day also isn't a financially viable option for the company.
For now, they have a reprieve. A federal judge in Springfield, Mo., awarded the Griesediecks' four companies a preliminary injunction in December that shields them from fines as their case proceeds.
Like judges in other cases, Judge Richard Dorr questioned the notion that an individual running a business entity doesn't have religious protection: "Does an individual's choice to run his business as one of these entities strip that individual of his right to exercise his religious belief?" Dorr also found "a substantial likelihood" that the Griesediecks will be able to prove the mandate "substantially burdens Plaintiffs' exercise of free religion."
Frank Manion—the brothers' attorney who is also representing a handful of other plaintiffs—is encouraged by the ruling, and by nine out of 14 judges offering temporary injunctions so far.
He says anyone concerned about religious liberty should follow the cases closely: "What's at stake is the first liberty protected by the Bill of Rights. … And if we don't protect that, just think of what it means for the rest of the Constitution."
By mid-January courts had granted injunctions to nine for-profit companies objecting to the HHS mandate. Courts denied injunctions in five cases. Most companies are Catholic-owned. Conestoga Wood Specialties is owned by Mennonites. Companies owned by evangelicals are in italics.
• Korte & Luitjohan Contractors
• O'Brien Industrial Holdings
• Hercules Industries
• Legatus
• Tyndale House
• American Pulverizer
• Domino's Farms
• Sharpe Holdings
• Triune Health Group
• Hobby Lobby
• Autocam Corp
• Grote Industries
• Annex Medical
• Conestoga Wood Specialties
While a handful of for-profit companies owned by evangelicals have filed suit against the HHS mandate, most haven't. Some may already provide coverage of emergency contraceptives (including those that cause abortions) to their employees, and some may be waiting to see how cases like Hobby Lobby's resolve.
Truett Cathy and son Dan Cathy, the evangelical founders and leaders of Chick-fil-A, endured heavy flack for their support of biblical marriage last year, but they haven't been as public about their views on emergency contraceptives or abortion.
I asked Chick-fil-A's spokesman whether the company provides contraceptives for its employees, and whether the Cathy family opposed the HHS mandate. The spokesman declined to comment. A Chick-fil-A employee said the health insurance policies differ from franchise to franchise. But it's unclear whether Chick-fil-A's corporate policy covers emergency contraceptives or drugs that cause abortions.
Another evangelical-led chicken company, Tyson's Food, describes itself as "faith-friendly" and lists among its company goals "to honor God." Tyson's recently launched the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace at the University of Arkansas. Tyson's Food spokesman Gary Mickelson said the company already covers contraceptives for its employees. He didn't respond when asked whether that coverage was for all FDA-approved contraceptives, including abortifacients Plan B and Ella.
A spokeswoman for Interstate Batteries, another evangelical-owned business, didn't answer questions about the HHS mandate and the company's contraceptive coverage. "Interstate Batteries is privately held and doesn't take positions as a company on public issues," wrote spokeswoman Carrie Clark. "We respect the rights and personal beliefs of our employees and customers."
ServiceMaster, another evangelical-led business, did not respond to a request for comment. And no one answered at the corporate press office for Forever 21, a clothing retail company that is Christian-owned. —Emily Belz
The Affordable Care Act requires health insurance plans to provide women, without a copayment, any form of birth control approved by the Food and Drug Administration and prescribed by a doctor. FDA-approved contraceptives include barrier methods like female condoms and caps (though some don't need prescriptions) in addition to hormonal methods.
Pro-life proponents use the term "abortifacient" to refer to birth control methods that cause the death of a baby, only days old, by preventing the embryo from implanting in the wall of the uterus. They reserve the term "contraceptive" for methods that block sperm from fertilizing an egg. The distinction is important because many Protestants oppose abortion but not contraception. (The Roman Catholic Church officially opposes all forms of artificial birth control.)
Neatly categorizing the birth control options into abortifacient and nonabortifacient camps is difficult, however. Pro-life doctors disagree about whether hormonal birth control merely prevents fertilization or also causes changes to the womb that make it inhospitable for a newly fertilized embryo. Current scientific research is too inconclusive to resolve the debate.
Most hormonal birth control methods release progestin, or a combination of progestin and estrogen. These hormones can prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg, and thicken cervical mucus to inhibit sperm, but they may alter the lining of the uterus as well. "The pill," skin patches, birth control shots, implant rods, and hormonal contraceptive rings all work this way.
"Emergency contraceptive" pills (sometimes called morning-after pills), taken within a few days after sex, are also hormonal methods: Plan B One-Step contains a large dose of progestin, the same ingredient as traditional birth control pills, and works the same way. But the FDA label warns that the drug "may inhibit implantation"—although some scientists protest that there's insufficient evidence it does so. Citing the FDA warning, the pro-life movement has consistently treated Plan B and Ella (another emergency contraceptive drug with a similar effect) as abortifacients.
The healthcare law also covers intrauterine devices (IUDs) and female sterilization procedures. T-shaped IUDs, lodged in the womb, prevent sperm from reaching an egg but can also act as abortifacients by blocking implantation. Sterilization, which permanently blocks the fallopian tubes, ensures sperm and egg never meet.—Daniel James Devine
Our report on what Christian companies are doing about the HHS mandate that requires employers to provide emergency contraceptives for employees naturally raises questions about what our own company is doing.
Though WORLD is part of a non-profit organization dedicated to producing Christian content, the company doesn't fit the narrow exemption currently published by HHS. We're eager to see what the agency's new exemption language will include.
For now, the timing of WORLD's insurance plan renewal allowed the company to avoid offering abortifacient coverage for employees. (WORLD worked to change plans after discovering our former coverage included such drugs.) But unless HHS broadens its exemptions—or the courts decide otherwise—WORLD will likely face the coverage dilemma in the coming year.
WORLD CEO Kevin Martin says he hopes for new provisions that will give the company relief, but "I ultimately worry whether there will be any way to provide insurance that doesn't require payment for abortifacient drugs."
Dropping insurance would be a substantial burden on employees, and would cost the company and its workers thousands of dollars a year, he says: "We're waiting to see, and we're hoping and praying that something changes." —J.D.
Jamie Dean you did a wonderful job on this piece. We all need to be prepared, and such good, detailed coverage is tremendously helpful! Thank you to all the companies challenging Obamacare, let's pray for them and ourselves, too, that God will protect his people who seek to honor and obey Him. Further, abortive pills do not honor God, let's not continue to fool ourselves on this important point.....
Unfortunately, not that many christian businesses are vocally opposing this mandate. If every single christian owned business sued, the government would be forced to reconsider.
The Devil is in the details as they say. Clearly, the Devil's strategy is to render Christians in the USA impotent in their walk with the Lord as, for example, Deut. 6, prescribes. Instead of wearing your Christian faith as frontlet between your eyes, on your wrists and doorposts, with your going in and out, etc., hide it. Satan would love it if he could force you into hiding this faith. Of course, the USA Christians (and those elsewhere) already have comprimised themselves too often by not standing up for God's honour when it comes to Hollywood's smut. So stand up against government intrusion such as those elements of Obamacare AND against any God dishonouring material from Hollywood.Matthew 28 comes to mind. Proclaim the Gospel and discipel, also judges and government officials, and do battle against the spiritual forces of this age (Ephesians 6:10 and forward).The outcome is certain because God upholds his purposes.


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Skip to comments.NASA rebellion on global warming [Anti-Hansen letter signed by 50 astronauts, etc,]
Posted on 04/11/2012 7:06:09 AM PDT by Mustang Driver
The 85th Congress and President Eisenhower set up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to explore space. Government bureaucrat James Hansen has used his position and NASAs reputation to advance an unscientific agenda that calls for government restrictions on all major industries and any other human activity in the bane of controlling carbon dioxide production. This junk science has made him a millionaire through income outside the government. He is a rogue government agent who no one seems able to supervise. Now 50 top former and current astronauts and NASA scientists and engineers have had enough. They want this crackpot stopped.
In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden that does not repeat, does not name James Hansen, 50 astronauts requested that NASA stop pushing global cooling/global warming/climate change. However the letter specifically names the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which James Hansen has headed for31 years.
The body of the letter, courtesy of No Tricks Zone:
We, the undersigned, respectfully request that NASA and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) refrain from including unproven remarks in public releases and websites. We believe the claims by NASA and GISS, that man-made carbon dioxide is having a catastrophic impact on global climate change are not substantiated, especially when considering thousands of years of empirical data. With hundreds of well-known climate scientists and tens of thousands of other scientists publicly declaring their disbelief in the catastrophic forecasts, coming particularly from the GISS leadership, it is clear that the science is NOT settled.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.dailymail.com ...
What the left has done to NASA is what they do at all levels of government. Divert from productive efforts to wasteful liberal social issues.
NASA has seen its efforts cut back, yet somehow there is time and money to lobby on issues unrelated to their core mission.
This is going on in every democrat city and state in the nation. While they founder, they are wasting valuable time and resources on left wing social engineering. From Bloomberg's war on salt to NASA abandoning space for a global warming crusade.
People who grew up with the space program will recognize signers like Harrison Schmidt, Chris Kraft, Charles Duke, Walt Cunningham, and Al Worden.
The guys who flew missions had real guts to sit in capsules on top of those rockets, and I suspect it took some guts to buck the establishment and sign this document as well - we owe them all our thanks for both.
It's time for NASA to fire Hansen. He is an embarrassment to their agency. Fire him and make him try to find a real job.
We need some rope for the Marxists.....
AGW a cult for white liberals that makes them useful to the Left and wealthy scumbags who loot us via carbon credits.
"The guys who flew missions had real guts to sit in capsules on top of those rockets, and I suspect it took some guts to buck the establishment and sign this document as well - we owe them all our thanks for both."
Wholehearted agreement.
I blame the Columbia reentry explosion directly on this global warming scam. When NASA went green, they changed the insulation tiles to conform with their stupid green standards and people died. Anyone connected with that should be in jail.
I've been trying to remember, wasn't there an early 20th century Soviet who denied the existence of bacteria or some such thing because it didn't fit the communist agenda?
The Russians denied that angels exist because Sputnik had not encountered any.
Not saying they do exist, just addressing your question.
"The Russians denied that angels exist because Sputnik had not encountered any."
Actually, what I was thinking of is:
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a form of Neo-Lamarckism advocated by Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, the Russian biologist and geneticist (1898-1976), emphasizing the importance of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
Heredity would indicate some people had better genes. Very much against communist doctrine.
We'd best start with a new one, 'coz it's gonna get plenty of use.
I've said for some time that the worst thing about the CAGW nonsense is the damage it has done and is doing to Science.
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The Metal Gear series is a pretty popular one with cosplayers, both because it's a famous franchise but also because a lot of the costumes are pretty easy to make!
Not this one.
This Grayfox costume looks like it took some serious work, not just to construct, but also to actually wear, since it can't be easy to see (or breathe!) in that thing.
Operation GRAYFOX [DeviantArt, via XombieDirge]


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Intel has started to produce the ultra-dense 32-nanometer chips it needs to bring about the next generation of processors. What's that mean for you and me? Well, two things, depending on the architecture of the 32nm chips: faster computers, phones and more, or ones that use less energy.
That's because Intel is focusing on "systems on a chip" production (or SoCs), which allows the company to tweak each chip depending on what it's going into. Raw power is fine for computers, for instance, but specialty instances of the processors — such as in phones and cars — require a little something different.
It's also this SoC-oriented approach that represents a departure for Intel, as the company will try to offer a variety of components it doesn't normally include in the manufacturing process. This shift in direction is thanks, in part, to the $7 billion the company has invested to adapt its US plants for 32nm manufacturing.
Intel wants to be the first to bring the 32nm technology to the market, with chips going into computers and electronics by the end of this year, and opening up the 32nm SoC line early next year.
The 45nm chips we use now aren't dead, however, according to the Wall Street Journal:
In the meantime, Intel next week plans to discuss Jasper Forest, a 45-nanometer SoC targeted at products such as communications and data-storage equipment. On Thursday, it is expected to follow up with Sodaville, another 45-nanometer chip for digital TVs, set-top boxes and media players that combines its Atom microprocessor with circuitry for graphics, video and other functions.
Via the Wall Street Journal
For more gadget news, check out DVICE.com.


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n.— «The "snorkel" mailbox formerly located at the rear of the Benton Harbor postoffice on Sixth street has been moved.» —"Change Location of 'Snorkel" Box At BH Postoffice" Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Mich.) Apr. 15, 1959. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Business & Shopping
There is a superb range of shopping opportunities in the major cities of Saudi Arabia. World class brands are widely available, from reasonably-priced electronic items from the Far East to high-priced fashion goods from Europe. Locally-crafted gold jewelry is relatively inexpensive and of premium quality.
There is also an extraordinary range of different food types and brands available in supermarkets and stores that cater to the diverse tastes of expatriate community. Food is plentiful and basics, such as bread and sugar and relatively inexpensive.
Business Hours
Government offices are open from 7:30 a.m. till 2:30 p.m.; private businesses from 8:00 a.m. till noon, and from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; general banking from 8:00 a.m. till noon and from 5:00 to 7:00 PM; markets and shops are open till 9:00 p.m. Government offices and private businesses are closed Fridays and Saturdays.
Currency/Exchange Rate
The Saudi currency is the Saudi Riyal (SR) with the rate of exchange pegged at approximately 3.75 Saudi Riyals (SR) to the U.S. dollar. One Saudi Riyal is equivalent to 100 Halalas. Coins come in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 Halalas.
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Girl Scouts to Host Open House
If you would like to know more about the Girls Scouts of Greater South Texas, you will have a chance this Saturday.
The Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas are extending an invitation to learn more about the organization with an open house on Sept. 8th, says the Victoria Advocate. The Victoria Service Center, 104 W. River St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that Saturday with an informational and educational program as well as fun activities for girls, those already in scouting and those interested in joining the Girl Scouts.
The program for the day includes information about the religious program available through the Girl Scouts for all girls and information on the fall sales program for leaders, parents and Scouts.
At 11 a.m., senior Girl Scout Kyra Williams will give a presentation about her recent trip to NASA. She will also discuss how other Girl Scouts can apply for future trips. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., crafts, games and service projects will be available. The Girl Scout shop will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Membership staff will be on hand to register new Scouts, answer questions and provide information about troops and training.


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Saturday, June 06, 2009
let me just start by saying that i personally think joost van der westhuizen may be the best scrum half the world has ever seen and besides possibly advising steve hofmeyr not to add the line "'n blou bul snuif nie van 'n hoer af nie" to his blou bul song because it can't be substantiated, i don't particularly care about the recent media frenzy about the man. i think they should just leave him alone, whether the stories are true or not.
however, after one of my old interns related a story to me many years ago i never viewed him as too bright. i suppose you don't need to be bright to be the best scrum half the world has ever seen.
my house doctor was going out with a rugby mad guy (i suppose a bit like me actually). her boyfriend was a particular fan of joost van der westhuizen (as i was too). one day she was walking through the streets of pretoria when who should she run into but none other than joost himself. she was not a great fan of rugby and by implication of joost but she was quite a fan of her boyfriend. she therefore decided to ask him for an autograph which she would give to her boyfriend and thereby earn many brownie points. the way she tells the story, the exchange went something like this.
"excuse me mr van der westhuizen, but could i please have an autograph?" says she presenting him with paper and pen in order to facilitate the exchange.
"ok, if it doesn't take too long." replies the legend.
"why? do you have a problem writing your own name?"
she did not get the autograph and the associated brownie points. she did, however get a good laugh from me.
9 comments:
- amanzimtoti said...
Moer snaaks. I must say, Steve's song is how I knew The Hoff wasn't a blue bull.
- June 06, 2009 5:57 pm
- Jabulani said...
My first ever job was working for a company affiliated to Transvaal Rugby Board. I spent an inordinate amount of time at both Ellis Park and Loftus Versveld and met all the iconic 80s players. I had an absolute jol, but pretty soon established that whilst a brilliance in rugby playing was a requisite, cerebral excellence was not! And for some reason, this lack was not a deterrent to the groupies!! One thing I'll say in their defence tho', they were great guys with impeccable manners.
- June 06, 2009 6:10 pm
- EdoRiver said...
Here in Japan, there are several universities in these parts which have decided to increase their attraction to the available yen to fill their empty seats. One of these strategies is, "If you build it, they will come." (this is a US film culture reference to a 1989 movie called the "Field of Dreams" with Kevin Costner) meaning here is that the schools have poured money into all things rugby. So if the wanna-be player-students come then so also will their friends. I am assuming that someone in marketing did their homework to support these costs......
- June 07, 2009 7:39 am
- Jayne said...
I can just imagine Joost saying something as dof as that!
I hope you managed to watch the Cheetahs game on Saturday - cracking bit of rugby IMHO :-)
I swear our TV might need surgery soon amanzi - if Hugh *hic* Blyden cocks up another players name, I have a horrible feeling my hubby might chuck a boot at the box!
- June 07, 2009 11:39 am
- Ming said...
I must correct you. Best scrum half the world has ever seen has to be Justin Marshall.
Of course, I studied in New Zealand for a long time, so I might be biased.
- June 07, 2009 4:58 pm
- Bongi said...
ming you are clearly biased. bias causes ridiculous statements.
- June 07, 2009 7:19 pm
I have to agree with Ming, Justin Marshall probably is the best scrum half in the history of the game.
- June 08, 2009 7:13 am
- Jabulani said...
Jayne: Good gracious, you've reminded me I was at school with Hugh Blyden's son, Anthony ...damn I'd forgotten that and had to check it with one of the other guys in the cricket team!! I met Blyden senior on many an occasion. He couldn't get my name right either - I always thought it was because my name is Welsh!! Small world
- June 08, 2009 5:48 pm
- Jayne said...
Jabulani - 'tis a small world indeed :-)
- June 09, 2009 9:27 am


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Posted: Tue 14 Aug 2012, 16:33
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Its rather simple to keep a clean install of any puppy / image based save file.
When you install puppy to flash or hdd, etc. after you save your pup reboot in pfix=ram
Save a copy of your save file and name it backup1 or what ever. Then as you play around with the os save all your documents outside the pup save. Then when you find another chunk of software you like and want to add or keep go back and add your pup save backup file to the boot DIR and boot from it and and the new software and then back that up like you did at the start. Its also good to have a backup of your pup save file encase of a failure.
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Posted: Tue 14 Aug 2012, 18:18
Post subject: Malware Comments and Lighthouse64 Discussions
Subject description: Viruses are Old Time Code
Sorry, but I think you are way off base here.
gcmartin wrote:
I respect all that each has reported on viruses, here. But this is about LH64 versus in-depth virus discussion. And, thus far, I am not aware of any reports where LH64 has been influenced by malware.
In the old days, malware commonly exposed itself and was easy to find. Some people have always comforted themselves with the idea that if malware did not jump up and hit them in the nose, it obviously did not exist. That was false reasoning then, and particularly false now. Not finding something is not the same as it not existing.
Modern bot malware often hides until a banking transaction is noticed and then exploited. Rootkits often prevent the file system from seeing malware files, and even return the original contents for changed files. Modern scanning software is essentially useless because polyphonic malware commonly "encrypts" itself under a local key. In general, other than in explicitly instrumented systems, no tool or set of tools exists which can guarantee to find malware. That means anybody can have malware and not know, and we only need look to Microsoft Windows users to see that effect in action.
In the old days, malware was typically differentiated as viruses, or worms, or trojans by delivery path, but nowadays those terms are generally more deceptive than useful. Modern malware can and often does embody all these forms and more in a single attack package, so then what do we call it? We now call it malware.
All of security involves predicting potential problems, and then solving them, hopefully before they are costly. Which of course ideally means *before* the problems are exploited in the wild or ever noticed. Waiting until *after* security problems are noticed, as Microsoft has done, is no success at all. Nobody should encourage doing that.
Malware is not generally a Linux problem, but the reason it is not is not because Linux is better designed or has fewer errors. The reason Linux has less malware is that malware writers make less money from code designed to execute in Linux. The popularity of Microsoft Windows thus makes Linux less risky. However, *less* is not the same as *zero*. Those who seek computing security beyond that provided by the Microsoft combine should be welcomed in the mix which is Linux.
gcmartin wrote:
Hope the link is met with understanding.
it offers a wider appeal to getting answers-views at that thread than we would get here on this thread.
Understanding? Not so much.
The discussion on this thread was directly related to the Lighthouse64 issues and bugs which I reported, Some of these, related to DVD-load operation, were deflected or dismissed with the observation that a frugal install on a USB flash drive would make more sense. Since I do not agree, I chose to address that claim by discussing the issues which make a flash install less than ideal, thus presenting DVD-boot as the superior solution. That obviously makes *this* the correct place to discuss those issues. *This* is the place for developing those views through discussion and argument, for those who wish to do so.
Anyone who would prefer to talk about something else, somewhere else, should do so. Anyone seeing useless comments here should feel free to skip them. Anyone who considers this discussion worthwhile might link to it from other threads. But nobody should try to impose on others what to discuss or where to do that.
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Posted: Tue 14 Aug 2012, 19:43
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gcmartin wrote:
Hope the link is met with understanding. And, it offers a wider appeal to getting answers-views at that thread than we would get here on this thread.
I actually was considering starting a new thread tonight when I got home from work after I saw the conversation continuing, but since RandSec has pretty much stated he wants to comment here, I'll keep it here until TazOC requests otherwise. (it is his thread afterall, and honestly I would like his input on a few things)
RandSec wrote:
I indeed do have both a USB flash with write-enable switch, and a USB card reader which I use with SD cards which have "switches." Neither is satisfactory for malware security.
Can you provide any more information other than 'Neither is satisfactory for malware security.'? I've never heard anyone else say this, so I'm wondering what logic is behind your opinion.
RandSec wrote:
It seems to me that Puppy actually does insist that a flash boot-drive NOT BE REMOVED. (This would be a case of, as TaZoC would say: "It isn't designed, I think to do what you have in mind...") For the case where we boot from a flash drive which really is write-disabled, we CAN, nevertheless, expect to remove the drive without file structure damage, and I have in fact done this. So far so good, but that also means there is no saving to the Puppy save file, and no updates.
There IS the a way to update the system. You simply reboot offline with write-enabled drive, remaster the L64-514.sfs file with whatever programs/setting then reboot with write-disabled. Seriously how often are you adding new programs to your system? For the most part arent most peoples systems stagnant as far as programs and only change with personal documents and program temp files. Yes that may be a bit of work, but if rebooting a system is to much work to securely install a new program, then clearly convenience is more important than security.
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The reason we demand a boot flash write-enable is to handle the case of malware having entered during the session and running in memory. We have no particular reason to imagine that we could detect such a thing. So the problem is that we wish to protect our secure non-volatile store from infection. We do that with a write-enable switch. But as soon as we flip that switch for whatever reason, all our security bets are off.
I dont see why you would want/need to write to the drive in the first place other than to install something new.
RandSec wrote:
As soon as we flip the write-enable switch, the flash drive becomes a hard drive equivalent, and can be infected just like a hard drive. Amidst thousands of tiny data-write LED flashes, there is no way to distinguish a few malware infection operations. Nor is there anything about the resulting data which necessarily imply infection. We do not collect a list of changes made to storage, but only the results, and malware hides amidst a deluge of insignificant change.
thousands of tiny writes when using a frugal install that runs in ram. The only writes to the drive occur when you are saving the session. This can be triggered by a user or allowed to run at a certain interval. I have my intervaal set so that it never runs unless I either trigger it or shutdown. I COULD also take the extra step in setting my boot usb device to read only and modify the save script to save to another media device so that I can 'check' the saved data before integration into my L64-514.sfs file. Plus, I can do that also by simply looking in /initrd/pup_rw/ to see whats there, to see what may be written during save session action. If I dont see something I like, I can simply remove it and its not written.
ANY changes to the live system are saved there before being written into the 2fs, 3fs, 4fs save file. So any user can quickly check to see what 'possible' naughty information is there before doing so. And before someone says that the usb may be written to other than the save file. On a Frugral there are only a dozen files on the drive. If we are talking about a piece of malware being able to infect one of those, then we are WAY beyond a normal malware infection and are at the point of an APT (pardon the buzzword). A piece of malware on that level would have needed to be custom crafted not only explictly for puppy, but for frugral installs within puppy. And even if someone did do that, I think the massive processor spike as a phantom script rebuilds an SFS file on my system would be more than obvious that something is going on that it shouldnt be.
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In contrast, a DVD update "session" appears as a separate directory, and all changes are distinguished and encapsulated there. Any malware infection will be there, and that session can be invalidated.
Now TazOC will have to weigh in on this to answer this question
, but I dont believe the mechnism for DVD save sessions is all that different from USB frugal save sessions. I dont believe they are, but he'd know more about the process. The USB save session takes all changes to the ram system which are held in /initrd/pup_rw/ and writes them into the save file. I dont see how this is any different than creating a save file on a DVD to load on the next boot. Furthermore as you have already admitted that regarding malware infection, "We have no particular reason to imagine that we could detect such a thing.". What good is good does encapsulation do if you're not going to step through every change on your system at every save? And if you are going to that extent, why not just custom build your own system the way you want. It seems, in my head at least, to as you say 'prize security'; kinda backwards to use someone elses system that you have not personally compilied and assembled yourself. I'm not implying TazOC is not trustworthy, because i truly believe he is; but if you are using a system you have not built, you have no idea what may already be lying in the system, which renders all your efforts pointless.
RandSec wrote:
It seems to me that "keeping changes" really means "possibly keeping malware." Nothing which executes, or is even potentially executable, can be saved with security, if malware is active. And there is no way to know when malware is active, *unless* one has just done a reboot from non-writable (or difficult-write) store, with simple program updates from trusted sources. A Puppy save file would seem to have limited application in that context.
If you're going to take that outlook though, you should NEVER save any information. You could custom build your system with the programs you want and the settings you desire and run that. That system could be run on a read only flash drive, because you wouldnt ever want to save a session. In the off chance you wanted to change your system you could simply remaster your main SFS file to include whatever program you want to add.
RandSec wrote:
It seems to me that once we get past issues of speed and size, the supposed advantage is an assumed ability to erase the flash. That was possible with old-style flash controllers which did not have to balance usage for multi-level analog storage. Yes, flashies can seem to be erased, but internally the information may not be, and it may be recoverable. So erasing a flash may not be as good as it sounds. At least one can break a DVD.
My comments with that had nothing to do with malware, it was forensic based. And there are methods which can be employed to ensure "specific" bits on a flash drive are overwritten EVEN when with a load leveling system on chip level. They are obtuse, but effective; and it works even for large files themselves. And if we are speaking about forensics... breaking a DVD will do nothing, all the data is still readable. If the Air Force OSI can rebuild a hard drive platter after it was removed from a drive and smashed into tiny pieces with a hammer, I'm sure a broken DVD is no problem at all.
RandSec wrote:
Some of these, related to DVD-load operation, were deflected or dismissed with the observation that a frugal install on a USB flash drive would make more sense. Since I do not agree, I chose to address that claim by discussing the issues which make a flash install less than ideal, thus presenting DVD-boot as the superior solution
I was not deflecting or dismissing your issue with the DVD, I simply did not understand your reasoning for doing so. Asking a question about your chosen avenue of security != dismissing it.
It seems your reasons for feeling DVD > Flash centers around the idle write which you feel would occur on a flash based system. While I have no believe I will ever change your mind on this, I do feel its an issue worth discussing openly so that others may read both of our opinions and come to their own personal conclusions on which they feel is superior.
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Posted: Wed 15 Aug 2012, 14:51
Post subject: Pburn
Does using the full path
Burner device: setting work for you in Pburn? I recommend applying that in File -> Preferences -> Burner device -> Save, and then closing and restarting Pburn to make it persistent. You should see
export BURNDEV=/dev/sr0
. That setting is important as it specifies which device is your burner. If you'd like to delve into this further, please visit the
Pburn thread
. I have made a note to update to the latest version. It could be that other Pups might sometimes allow just
, but not currently in Lighthouse64.
In contrast, a DVD update "session" appears as a separate directory, and all changes are distinguished and encapsulated there. Any malware infection will be there, and that session can be invalidated.
I agree, the folders on the DVD are each named according to the date each session was saved and can be skipped from loading with the boot option
pfix=<n> Number of saved sessions to ignore (multisession-CD/DVD)
While I value the ideas and opinions expressed, I agree with Gcmartin that the detailed malware/security-themed discussion is getting off-topic, so please use an appropriate thread.
Thank you,
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Posted: Wed 15 Aug 2012, 15:25
Post subject: Re: Pburn
tazoc wrote:
While I value the ideas and opinions expressed, I agree with Gcmartin that the detailed malware/security-themed discussion is getting off-topic, so please use an appropriate thread.
Thank you,
As requested, when i get home from work ill make a new thread.
With regards to LHP are the mechinisms you have in place for a dvd session save much different from a frugal install save?
from my understanding the only difference is dvd saves each session in a different folder compared to the single save file.
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Posted: Wed 15 Aug 2012, 20:05
Post subject: Multi-session PUPMODE=77 vs. frugal
Q5sys wrote:
With regards to LHP are the mechinisms you have in place for a dvd session save much different from a frugal install save?
from my understanding the only difference is dvd saves each session in a different folder compared to the single save file.
I think the two pupmodes are
different. About the only things they have in common is that they both are Lighthouse / Puppy, and both can save a session.
In PUPMODE 77, saving is only done back to the CD/DVD, and only when you click the
button, or if you choose yes when asked at shutdown. The session folders each contain individual files, not all combined into one save file. If the power is interrupted, all changed and new files since the last save are lost forever! Unless of course, you intentionally saved or copied them to another media.
Boot up again only uses the DVD, loading each session folder in reverse order, newest first, copying both system files, session files and extra SFS to RAM. Because everything must be copied to RAM from the optical media, boot up can be very slow! Extra SFS can be either in the top level of the DVD or (I think) in a session folder. If a file already exists, the copy only updates files if newer. I experienced a situation where some of the writable files copied from the DVD were coming in read-only, so in L64 all changed and new files except /etc/sudoers are made user writable in RAM. Not the best solution, but it solved the problems I experienced.
BarryK's description
here says it better than I can:
So, when you boot Puppy, if tracks are read in reverse order and the latest version of each file copied to your home directory in the ramdisk, what about deleted files? Say you delete a file during one session, that has previously been saved to DVD at the last session, won't it come back again next time you boot? No, Puppy has a mechanism that keeps track of deleted files and this won't happen. However, that does raise an interesting point ... the deleted file is still on the DVD, meaning that every single file that ever existed will be recorded on the DVD, meaning that you have a perfect audit trail of past activity.
If you insert a new blank DVD at shutdown, Puppy will burn the complete Puppy system onto the DVD as well as the session -- real handy if the current DVD is getting a bit "iffy".
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Posted: Thu 16 Aug 2012, 18:05
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TaZoC wrote:
Boot up again only uses the DVD, loading each session folder in reverse order, newest first, copying both system files, session files and extra SFS to RAM. Because everything must be copied to RAM from the optical media, boot up can be very slow! Extra SFS can be either in the top level of the DVD or (I think) in a session folder.
3 things
Bootup is a CD/DVD/BluRay device speeds...not HDD speeds. But, I boot my 64bit laptop of a regular basis using the DVD. Takes a little more than a minute and a half including save-sessions. On my desktop, its been so long since I rebooted, I cannot remember having booting or what the time was.
I have done 2 different things with LH64. On my laptop, I had used (and reported) a GROWISOFS command to add an SFS in a session prior to version 514. On my desktop, I had used ISOmaster (included OOTB in LH64) where I added an SFS and it was made into the ISO. Both methods worked when booting LH64 DVDs.
Hope this helps
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Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 00:32
Post subject: L64 5.14 Update2 Pet, JavaRE, Opera
Subject description: A service pack and Internet updates for Lighthouse64 5.14.2
I have uploaded an update for L64 5.14, (see below)
to Lighthouse Update (Update icon on desktop -> get_updates -> OK.)
Also uploaded JavaRE-7u5-x86_64.sfs and Opera-12.01-x86_64.sfs to
. These are an alternative to the Java and Opera Pets above.
(Lighthouse64 5.14.2 Update 2) includes the following:
Updated DrivesManager 1.5, (thanks to Radky and Jim1911 for testing) and the original Pmount-puppy. Either can be launched from the Filesystem Menu, after the package manager has finished. If you have a UDF DVD created in Windows, please see if DrivesManager can mount it now. Mounting a UDF disc from the desktop icon will not work yet, unless it is first mounted from within DrivesManager. The optical drive desktop icon volume labels will now update when X is restarted.
Menu -> Internet -> Firefox Update Help: dialog to aid in installation of latest Firefox.
Updated to shared-mime-info-0.90 to improve support for certain file types e.g., WebM video.
Added WebM support to Muppymplayer (part of the MPlayer SFS)
Bugfix: SFS-Load L64 Notice dialog text cutoff under large Xfont DPI.
Refined: shutdown to unmount nfs drives, allow .4fs save file on ext3 host part. (thanks to Jim1911) GKrellM, (thanks to Meeki) extract-pet,tgz,txz,deb,rpm scripts.
Package Manager: include 64-bit vs. 32-bit notice in welcome dialog.
Also: sys-info-1.2, report-video-glx-0.9.1, ptiming-LH64-0.8.1, PupMenu 2.8, PupSysInfo 2.1.6, gtkdialog4 (thanks to Thunor, Meeki, Radky, Zigbert.)
Please restart X after the package manager finishes installing this update.
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Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 03:45
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Funny thing happened with your update..... It broke the LHpup virtual servers.The message dialog came up saying hey there is a new update for LightHouse and a force to the update manager and I found the Backup LHPUP mirror Virtualbox and my puppytune Virtualbox servers not responding to a ping from the network, router, my pc, or the actual server box there on. Though there status showed up good.
Rebooted and ignored the update and the mirror server is up and running again.
I would have caught it sooner but I was over at my neighbors house fixing his old Windows XP computer. I told him "that's it your getting Linuxed." Hes now running LHpup 64
and happy. only thing neg he said was when it first booted and barked at him he stated.."as long as this thing does not get flees were good"
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Posted: Fri 24 Aug 2012, 20:15
Post subject: Google Chrome 21, Flashplayer, TrueCrypt
Here are some more 64-bit apps...
Google Chrome 21.0.1180.75 web browser
or Pet:
...another Adobe Flash Player browser plugin update
TrueCrypt-7.1a On-The-Fly Encryption (thanks to Q5sys)
The installer script will disable kernel cryptographic services (in TC) to prevent mount errors. PDF User Guide included.
Tip: Before mounting an encrypted file or device formatted with
, enter:
-t ntfs
into the 'Mount options' box in TrueCrypt.
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Posted: Tue 04 Sep 2012, 19:16
Post subject: JavaRE-7u7, LibreOffice-3.6.1, get_libreoffice-0.17-L64
Subject description: Lighthouse64 updates
JavaRE-7u7-x86_64 - recommended security update
or Pet: click
icon on desktop -> get_updates 44M
LibreOffice-3.6.1 SFS...
LibreOffice-3.6.1_64_en-US.sfs - LibreOffice stable (open source productivity suite)
NLS_LibreOffice-3.6.1_64.sfs - language pack for non-US locales
...or try this (beta test) LO downloader and SFS builder script by 01micko:
(Identical to 01micko's except for custom gtkdialog-splash from L64.)
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Posted: Tue 04 Sep 2012, 19:22
Post subject: Re: JavaRE-7u7, LibreOffice-3.6.1, get_libreoffice-0.17-L64
Subject description: Lighthouse64 updates
tazoc wrote:
JavaRE-7u7-x86_64 - recommended security update
or Pet: click
icon on desktop -> get_updates 44M
LibreOffice-3.6.1 SFS...
LibreOffice-3.6.1_64_en-US.sfs - LibreOffice stable (open source productivity suite)
NLS_LibreOffice-3.6.1_64.sfs - language pack for non-US locales
...or try this (beta test) LO downloader and SFS builder script by 01micko:
(Identical to 01micko's except for custom gtkdialog-splash from L64.)
Man you are on top of thigs... I was just about to come post
and ask you if anything special needed to be done to compile it... and here I find you've already gone and done it.
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Posted: Wed 05 Sep 2012, 22:27
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Miracle of Miracles - TaZoc is back!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see you back. It was Lighthouse that won me away from windows.
I have checked back from time to time, I think I even thought I saw a message from you once,
I thought I had dreamed it. Now I know it's for real.
You asked earlier about using Fatdog's Audio-all-in-one-sfs on Lighthouse
My brother and I got it working beautifully in Lighthouse. If what we did, can be of any assistance
to you please let me know.
I have been using Lighthouse for about four years. One of the things I like so much about LHP is,
you put things in places that were logical to me. I am not a geek, but I looked like one using your work
I also appreciated your personal help in the early days when I could not figure out how to do something,
you kindly made work-a-rounds for me.
Would you please verify that the link provided here to donate funds to you,
is legitimate? I am most willing to contribute.
For a mirror site you might want to contact www.smokey01.com
He has a place on his site for puppy developers.
You can see it here http://www.smokey01.com/devs/
Take extra care of yourself,
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Posted: Wed 05 Sep 2012, 22:31
Post subject: Re: Miracle of Miracles - TaZoc is back!!!!!!!!
Pete22 wrote:
Would you please verify that the link provided here to donate funds to you,
is legitimate? I am most willing to contribute.
Pete, If you go to the official LHP site: http://lhpup.org/
Scroll to the bottom and you'll see the yellow Paypal Donate Button. Click that.
It is legit, I've donated before.
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Location: Lower Columbia Basin WA US
Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 15:20
Post subject: Donations, RC plans
Q5sys and Pete22,
Thank your for the kind sentiments and feedback!
Yes, the orange Donate button at
-> Tips -> top of page, or bottom of some other pages, allows sending of any amount to me. You can use PayPal or a credit card. If you prefer send a check to me, PM me for the mailing address. I plan to set up a new donations page with my costs, donations YTD, etc. and then link to PayPal from there. I have received a total of $66 from 5 contributors year-to-date. I try to acknowledge donations in a timely fashion via PM or email and very much appreciate each one, regardless of the amount. I realize these difficult economic times limit our budgets.
My health is not 100% but am able to get something done most days. I am working toward a release candidate ISO of Lighthouse64, with some bug fixes and a few new packages.
I am trying to improve language support in L64, but most apps are still en_US only, with the exception of the separate LibreOffice and KDE NLS sfs files. I think Opera and Google-chrome are also localized. Drives Manager and Personalize Settings include partial localization. The next release will include GKrellM and Geany, each with full language support. BarryK, 01micko, Shinobar and others are making great strides in this area and I will try to incorporate their work as time allows.
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New Milano Congress Centre, by Italian Architect Mario Bellini.
It is currently the largest congress centre in Europe, with a capacity of up to 18.000 people in 70 different rooms.
By the time I shot this panorama the construction was not yet completed.
Italy's and perhaps the world's capital of fashion and design, Milano is home to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, which is possibly the world's oldest shopping mall. The city is currently undergoing an architectural renaissance, which will culminate in a new skyline for the Expo 2015, which will be hosted in Milano. Visitors can take advantage of an extensive public transportation system, which includes metro, buses, trolleys and trams.


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Last Friday, more than a hundred would-be entrepreneurs got together for an annual event called Startup Weekend. The fast paced, company building workshop brings big ideas down to earth in just 54 hours. 125 participants with laptop and smartphones gather to build small, lean companies that might grow into something much bigger.
It all starts with an idea.
"I mean, this is super rough. Just how it could kind of look," says Nick Trabue from his home office in Columbia just two days before Startup Weekend.
On a laptop, he clicks through designs for what looks like a sophisticated piece of software. It's kind of like an online calendar, but there's a newsfeed like Facebook. But for Trabue, it's not just an app, it's three months of work over nights and weekends. It's a visual for a business pitch he's crafted and refined. And it might be the beginning of a company that might one day allow him to leave his day job as an insurance claims processor.
"I work 9 to 5:30 and I actually have kids. So I go home and take care of them until 8. And I have to hang out with my wife every now and again, too."
He calls the idea Same Page. It's an application that that syncs online calendars and helps you schedule meetings. Trabue never needed an online calendar until about a year ago when he had his second child. Suddenly his life was a lot busier, and even matching up schedules with his wife was a hassle. Same Page, he says, is something that he would actually use in his daily life.
Trabue's a graphic designer by training, so his mockups look great. They're slick and simple, and they almost look real. Except they're not. They're wireframes.
"Every time someone says it looks good, I don't see that," Trabue says. "Even though I see it as wireframing, a lot of people see it as a polished product."
To make it real, he's going to needs code. Nick's trying to learn programming right now, but it will be some time before he can build something like Same Page. He's hoping that Startup Weekend can connect him with the software developers, designers and marketers he needs to take his idea into the real world.
And that means making a pitch.
"The pitch is the biggest part," says Trabue. "You have about 60 seconds to paint an extremely clear picture of what it is you want to do. And at the same time, you have to get people excited because you have to get votes in order to be one of the however many projects they decide to take on."
It's a lot to get done in just 60 seconds, and it's kind of the point. At it's heart, Startup Weekend is a tournament. There's 125 people this year, and there are two ways to get eliminated. Those who get cut at the pitch round join teams that made it.
Then, everyone works together over the weekend to build a product, usually a piece of software or an online service. Finally, on Sunday night, each team gets 5 minutes in front of the judges, most of them experienced entrepreneurs. Only three walk away with prizes.
Trabue's not even sure what the prize is, but he badly wants to win.
"That's something that excites me all the time," he says. "You know, thinking about having my idea selected. Most of the teams that win they usually stick around, stick together and actually put the site out there. that's really the prize."
The winner gets $2,000 in prizes but it's what happens after the weekend that gets participants like Trabue excited. It's the possibility of continuing on with the idea, of building a company, of getting funding. In short, it's the possibility of "making it."
This year there's a lot of buzz about last year's winner, a small, young company called Zapier. After the weekend, their company was accepted into the the Y-Combinator, a prestigious mentorship program that's launched some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley.
Only a year has passed, but this year they've returned as veterans of the startup process. They're acting as one of several mentors that help the teams they approach the Sunday night deadline for presentations. But before those teams are even made, they have to pitch.
Taking the Stage
The event is held in Museao, Columbia's main hub for tech and entrepreneurship. There's a stage, and an eating area with enough food, drinks and caffeine to keep the participants sustained all weekend.
When Trabue takes the stage to deliver his pitch, he's nervous, but he gets his idea out clearly and quickly.
When he steps off the stage, I ask him how it felt up there:
"It was scary," he says. "And I changed my idea at the last minute."
After chatting with developers before the pitch, Trabue tossed out the calendar-syncing feature in favor of message syncing. He wants to build software that can route messages from email, facebook, text messages, and everything else into a single contact method.
This stage is determined by audience vote. The crowd eliminates over half the pitches and Nick is astounded that he's one of the few left.
"I was convinced I wasn't going to be." he says. "But there were a few more groups that they allowed than I expected."
From here, things things move quickly. It's time to form a team. The process is crude, but it works. People wander around the large room yelling things like "Looking for a team!" and "I need developers!" Somehow, the chaos settles in less than an hour. The teams start to claim space around the building, pull out their laptops, and get to work.
The Right Mix
A good tech company wants a marketer, a designer, and a software developer. But developers are in the minority and competition is tough.
"But it's all about proportions, right?" says Royce Haynes, official facilitator for Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a national franchise of sorts, with similar events happening in hundreds of cities and towns around the country. The Kauffman Foundation supported non-profit sent Haynes to ensure the event goes smoothly and to provide mentorship to less experienced entrepreneurs.
"It's always a disproportionate amount of developers, designers and non technical people. We always want to make sure we have a good balance of non technical people, designers and developers. Because if we do, it makes it a more effective startup weekend and we see more ideas that go beyond a proof of concept on demo day."
This year's group is over twice the size of last year's. That means more teams, but it also means more talent, more programmers, and better products.
The Final Pitch
By time Sunday rolls around, Trabue's come a long way. When I catch up with him, he's pushed his chair aside and is standing over his computer like he's unsure whether to sit or leave. He and his partner, Dave Sill, have been working up until the very last minute.
"I didn't go to sleep last night," he says. Museao supplied him with plenty of fuel for his all-night work sprint.
"As you can see, three monster energy drinks, a couple red bulls, some mountain dew and one meal. I actually feel pretty good all things considered. It's adrenaline right now. I'm stoked. It's getting really close. So I'm really excited."
A few minutes later, Nick takes the stage by himself. He pulls up a website on the projector and delivers his pitch. There are a few stumbles, but he goes through the proof of concept and it actually works. He shows how an email can be automatically routed to a Gchat conversation live on the projector.
After the judges deliberate, Trabue and his team don't place. The winner is Fundrunner, an app that connects runners with charity runs in their area.
"I don't have any excuse" says Trabue. "I don't know what happened. I got really nervous and I freaked out. And I just didn't work very well."
But for Trabue, winning or losing the competition might have been irrelevant. He's proven that his idea works, and he's got a programming partner that can help him build it out. He and his partner both have day jobs and families, but they plan to stay with the project over nights and weekends to make his idea real.
"We're really excited to keep working on it." says Trabue, but adds, with a laugh: "Next time, he'll pitch."


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Ryanair's boss says tough times are ahead.
The Irish airline, which boosts revenues by billing for baggage, snacks and even checking in, announced a first quarter profit increase of 550 percent -- or $195 million -- crediting a drop in fuel prices and increased traffic for the growth.
But despite bullish promises of expansion, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary warned that the full year outlook remained gloomy with a fierce price war likely to result in a yield decline of more than 20 percent.
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European carriers AirFrance-KLM and British Airways are expected to post losses when they report quarterly results later this week. BA has been in talks with staff over pay cuts that it says are necessary to keep the airline flying.
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Science journalist Michael Lemonick doesn't want to be a doomsday prophet, but he does want to be realistic about the threat of climate change. "Since I started writing about climate change all the way back in 1987, we've known what the cause is, we've known what the likely outcome is, and we've had time to act — and essentially we haven't acted," he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies.
Lemonick is the co-author of a new book, Global Weirdness: Severe Storms, Deadly Heat Waves, Relentless Drought, Rising Seas, and the Weather of the Future. The book, published by the nonprofit research organization Climate Central, details the effects of climate change and greenhouse gases in ocean acidity, existing ecosystems, disruptions to food supply and rising sea levels. Lemonick says sea level has risen by about eight inches overall worldwide since around 1900, and the waters are expected to rise an estimated three feet by 2100.
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