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Welcome to this year's 26th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! There are a lot of approaches people take to get the most out of their computers. One method is to run systems with a minimal number of features and software packages, focusing on the bare essentials. There are lot of projects which help out with providing a focused environment and we explore some of those operating systems this week. We begin with a review of BunsenLabs Linux, a Debian-based project which runs the minimal Openbox window manager as its default graphical interface. We also talk about OpenBSD, a lightweight operating system which is turning off some CPU features to improve security. Plus we discuss a new, container-focused flavour of Fedora called Fedora CoreOS and announce the release of a handbook for Ubuntu Studio, a distribution designed specifically with multimedia production in mind. We are also happy to provide updates on UBports and its current upgrade to a new base. This past week Debian published new installation media for Debian 8 Jessie and FreeBSD turned 25 and we are pleased to celebrate its milestone. In honour of FreeBSD's anniversary, our Opinion Poll asks how many of our readers either use FreeBSD or enjoy products and services based on the venerable operating system. In our Question and Answers column we discuss the number of people running Ubuntu and why it is so difficult to count them. Finally, we are pleased to share the releases of the past week and list the torrents we are seeding. We wish you all a fantastic week and happy reading!
Review: BunsenLabs Helium
News: UBports upgrading to 16.04, OpenBSD disables CPU feature, Fedora announces Fedora CoreOS, Ubuntu Studio has a new handbook, Debian Jessie updated, FreeBSD turns 25
Released last week: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10, Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0, Peppermint OS 9
Torrent corner: 4MLinux, Clonezilla, DragonFlyBSD, Enso, OSMC, Peppermint, Porteus Kiosk
Upcoming releases: Tails 3.8, FreeBSD 11.2
Opinion poll: Using FreeBSD in its many forms
Feature Story (by Robert Rijkhoff)
BunsenLabs Linux is a Debian-based distribution that uses the Openbox window manager. The distro was created by the CrunchBang Linux community after its developer announced in 2015 that he was calling it a day. I was a happy CrunchBang user at the time and remember the forum post well. It was one of those "where were you when..." moments.
The latest BunsenLabs release has been named Helium and is based on Debian's Stable branch (Stretch). The release announcement acknowledges that it took a while to get this release out of the door - Debian Stretch was released in June 2017 - and there don't appear to be an awful lot of new features. Still, it is interesting to have a look at the current state of CrunchBang's main successor.
BunsenLabs is available for 32- and 64-bit processors. The standard ISO is just over 1GB in size, while a smaller CD-sized ISO is available for 32-bits architectures. Booting the ISO gives you the option to either run BunsenLabs as a live environment or to launch the installer. There is no option to launch the installer from within the live environment - you will have to reboot your computer and select "Install" from the boot menu.
BunsenLabs Helium -- BunsenLabs' live environment
The installer is a slightly modified version of Debian's installer. It features a modest amount of BunsenLabs branding and obviously there is no option to select a desktop environment, but other than that it is all Debian. The installer feels old-school compared with, say, Ubiquity or Calamares, but it does the job.
The release notes for Helium mention that the first system boot will be slow, and it certainly was - it took over two minutes to get to Openbox (although that included decrypting the hard drive). Subsequent boots were fast but the boot process itself isn't very elegant. For instance, the GRUB menu is supposed to have a wallpaper similar to the wallpaper used for the login screen and desktop but on my laptop it was rendered in black and white, with greyish blobs where the gradients are supposed to be. As the text in the GRUB menu is white much of it was unreadable.
When you first log in you are greeted by an interactive post-installation shell script. The script starts with a warning: we are not supposed to add Ubuntu PPAs or untrusted repositories, nor are we to add repos for other Debian releases. On the remaining screens we can update the system and install various extras, such as additional wallpapers, Flash, Dropbox and even a LAMP stack.
BunsenLabs Helium -- BunsenLabs' post-installation script
If you have ever installed vanilla Openbox on Debian you will know that by default Openbox presents you with a completely black screen. You can open a menu by right-clicking anywhere on the desktop but that is as far as the default feature-set goes. Openbox is very customisable, though, and with the help of other applications it is possible to add things like a panel and wallpaper.
BunsenLabs gives you a fully functioning system out of the box. The desktop features a single panel with a "launcher" area (for application shortcuts), a system tray and two workspace switchers / task bars. The combined workspace switchers / task bars are very smart; they not only let you switch from one workspace to the other but also show you which applications are open in which workspace. If you want to move an application to a different workspace you can simply drag its icon to the workspace.
BunsenLabs Helium -- Four applications on two workspaces
BunsenLabs' menu provides access to everything you might need and the items are organised in a logical manner. The first item in the list is "Run Program", which opens a basic application launcher (gmrun). This is followed by a list with common applications, a section with common categories of applications (Accessories, Graphics, etc.) and a section for common directories and recently opened files. Towards the bottom of the menu we get various advanced options (Preferences and System Tools) and at the very bottom we find an Exit button.
One of the things I like about Openbox is that it is very keyboard-friendly. You can open the menu with either the Super key or the Super-Spacebar shortcut and quickly navigate the menu using your arrow keys. For instance, to exit the system you can simply open the menu; hit either the End or arrow up key to take you to the last item in the menu ("Exit") and hit Enter. An even quicker way to get to the exit menu is to use the Super-X shortcut - there are key bindings for everything in Openbox.
BunsenLabs Helium -- The Openbox menu
Apart from being usable out of the box BunsenLabs also makes it relatively easy to customise the desktop. The menu includes dozens of links to documentation, configuration files and graphical utilities. For instance, under Preferences -> Openbox we get links to the main configuration files, links to basic graphical utilities that can be used to tweak the configuration instead, and a link to information about how to edit the Openbox menu. Helpfully, there is also an option to reconfigure the Openbox menu (which needs to be done before any changes you make take effect).
If you are not quite ready to dive into the configuration files you could start with BLOB, a basic configuration manager that lets you switch between various BunsenLabs themes. For each theme you can see which configuration files, icon theme and wallpapers are used and there is the option to save your own collection of configurations. It is a nice addition and it goes to show that BunsenLabs very much encourages you to tweak the system.
BunsenLabs Helium -- BLOB, BunsenLabs' configuration manager
Personally, I found there was very little I wanted to modify. If this was my day-to-day system I would at some point remove the Conky system monitor from the desktop, although I do like how Conky is partly used to list various common keyboard shortcuts. The only other thing I would remove are the application shortcuts in the panel. They feel redundant and look out of place. The four launchers open the default web browser, file manager, text editor and terminal emulator, respectively. However, the icons are quite different from the icons for the applications they launch (Firefox, Thunar, Geary and Terminator). The icon for the default web browser, for instance, looks remarkably similar to the logo of the Safari browser.
BunsenLabs Helium -- Removing launchers via the tint2 configuration file
Repositories and software
BunsenLabs mainly relies on Debian's repositories and gives you access to non-free packages out of the box. Apart from the Debian Stable repositories there is a BunsenLabs repo containing everything from configuration files to themes and the post-installation script. The repositories and software can be managed either via the command line or by using the Synaptic package manager.
BunsenLabs Helium -- Exploring the BunsenLabs repositories
I quite like the selection of pre-installed software. You get the Firefox browser, VLC media player, Thunar file manager, Geany text editor and a few accessories, including the Catfish file finder and GNOME's Archive Manager. The only choice of software that I couldn't quite understand was the office software: you get LibreOffice Writer but instead of LibreOffice Calc you get Gnumeric. I guess the developers tried to find a balance between lightweight programs and the best tool for the job. For those who prefer the full LibreOffice suite there is an option in the menu to install just that.
BunsenLabs Helium -- LibreOffice and Firefox
As BunsenLabs is based on Debian's Stable branch most of the software is a little dated. Firefox is at version 52 (you get the extended support release, which hasn't moved to Firefox Quantum yet), LibreOffice is at version 5.2 and the distro ships with Linux kernel 4.9.
This ain't no desktop environment
So far I have skipped over the fact that Openbox is a window manager rather than a desktop environment. With the help of the tint2 panel and applications such as Nitrogen (a graphical application to manage wallpapers) and LXAppearance (a graphical utility to customise the theme applications use) it comes close to being a desktop environment. However, there are things that Openbox doesn't do.
BunsenLabs Helium -- Obconf, Nitrogen and LXAppearance
A good example is the Openbox menu. Applications you install are not added to the menu. Similarly, if you would remove, say, Catfish, you would still have a hard-coded link to the program in the menu. To make changes to the menu you need edit the menu.xml file, either by hand or via a basic graphical utility called Obmenu.
It is possible to have a dynamic rather than a static menu. I would argue, though, that it is better to manually edit the menu. It simply offers much more flexibility and it reduces bloat. Menus in "proper" desktop environments tend to list applications which I need but which I never launch from the menu - image and document viewers spring to mind. At the same time it is not so easy to add custom menu items. I might want to add a menu item that opens an OpenSSH session. In Openbox that is easy enough once you understand the menu.xml file.
BunsenLabs makes managing the menu a little easier by launching whatever the default application is for a certain job. For instance, when you select Terminal from the menu Openbox runs the x-terminal-emulator command, which opens the default terminal emulator. By default this is Terminator but if you would install xterm and make that default terminal emulator then it would open xterm instead. The same goes for the web browser, file manager, text editor and media player. As an aside, it is for this reason that the application shortcuts in the panel have icons that look out of place. If you would make Chromium your default browser you probably wouldn't want the quick launcher to have the Firefox icon.
The point I want to make is this: the menu is simple and complicated at the same time. Early on in my trial I installed both Claws Mail and Thunderbird. I wanted to do this the proper way, so that I would have an item called "E-mail client" in my menu that would open the default e-mail program. After looking into the Debian Alternatives system I found that I instead needed to use a program called exo-preferred-applications to select the default e-mail program and that I could then launch the default e-mail client with exo-open --launch MailReader. I was able to achieve what I wanted but it did require a fair amount of research and the help of the BunsenLabs forums. In a full-fledged desktop environment setting the default e-mail client would be as easy as finding the relevant option in the settings menu. In BunsenLabs, there is no settings menu - you get lots of configuration files and tools instead.
BunsenLabs Helium -- Trying to configure the default e-mail client
There were a few other minor issues I encountered, mostly related to Conky. One thing I quickly noticed is that minimising all applications (by pressing Super-D) also minimises Conky. There is no obvious way to restore Conky again but after much digging in Conky's configuration file I found that changing the own_window_type variable from "normal" to "desktop" does the trick. I later found that running openbox --reconfigure to refresh Openbox's configuration files caused Conky to print its output on top of the existing output, which resulted in rather bold lettering. As I have never cared much for Conky I simply uninstalled it (and removed it from the autostart file). If you do like Conky, there is an active trade in Conky configuration files on the BunsenLabs forums.
BunsenLabs Helium -- Conky becoming unreadable
Documentation and community
Speaking of the BunsenLabs forums, I should mention that it is a fantastic community. The forums are fairly active and its users are genuinely friendly and helpful. To give an example, after my struggle with the default email client had been resolved someone chimed in to explain a little bit more about exo-preferred-applications (it is an Xfce utility and is used because BunsenLabs also uses Xfce's file manager). I have seen a lot of that on the forums and I like it. People really try to help you find your way.
I think it is almost impossible to overestimate the importance of the community. Openbox, tint2 and programs like Conky and Compton are highly configurable and it can be difficult to find the information you are after (even though the documentation isn't all that bad). Making seemingly simple changes can quickly become frustrating, and being able to get help from other users is really nice.
A BunsenLabs experiment
I installed BunsenLabs on an old Lenovo G50-30 laptop. I am hoping to give the laptop to someone who isn't particularly tech savvy and has fairly basic computing needs. With that in mind I set out to create an Openbox desktop that is easy to use and free from bloat. I wanted to get rid off some advanced features such as the second workspace, install a different theme and have a menu that contains only items the person is going to need.
By and large customising Openbox was straight forward. There are various graphical tools but they aren't really needed if you are happy to dig into the various configuration files. Tweaking the desktop took a few hours and I was able to achieve most of what I wanted.
BunsenLabs Helium -- My attempt to make BunsenLabs cleaner and leaner
The only thing I haven't quite figured out is how to make it easier to update the system. I want the laptop's new owner to never ever see a terminal window. The most obvious alternative is Synaptic but, much as I like the package manger, it isn't exactly user friendly. I might look into unattended upgrades as that would fit nicely with the aim of keeping things simple. For the moment though, I have opted to add some help files using YAD. I discovered YAD while digging into BunsenLabs' Openbox menu. The utility can be used to display the contents of custom help files. In other words, you can create a simple text file and add a YAD command to the menu to display its contents in a native window.
BunsenLabs Helium -- Displaying a text file using YAD
I have got a bit of soft spot for Openbox. I like how minimalist it is and how it hardly uses any system resources - according to my Conky panel BunsenLabs was using just over 200MB of RAM when idle. BunsenLabs provides a system that is usable out of the box but which can be tweaked any way you want. For this review I made the system cleaner and leaner but I could have gone in the opposite direction and create a desktop with conkies, panels and docks all over the place. DistroWatch's slogan, "put the fun back into computing", very much applies to BunsenLabs.
In short, this is a distro I could easily use as my daily driver. My only concern would be the project's long term future. BunsenLabs Helium was released almost a year after Debian Stretch was released and then there is the worrying fact that Openbox doesn't work under Wayland, which is getting ever closer to replacing Xorg. BunsenLabs has got a sound community though, so I very much hope this distro will be around for many years to come.
Hardware used for this review
My physical test equipment for this review was a Lenovo G50-30 laptop with the following specifications:
Processor: Intel Celeron CPU N2820, 2.13ghZ
Wireless network adaptor: Realtek Semiconductor RTL8723BE
Wired network adaptor: Realtek Semiconductor RTL8111
BunsenLabs Linux has a visitor supplied average rating of: 9/10 from 81 review(s).
Have you used BunsenLabs Linux? You can leave your own review of the project on our ratings page.
UBports upgrading to 16.04, OpenBSD disables CPU feature, Fedora announces Fedora CoreOS, Ubuntu Studio has a new handbook, Debian Jessie updated, FreeBSD turns 25
The UBports team is in the process of testing a new release candidate for their fourth over the air update (OTA-4). The new development snapshot is a major one as it represents a jump from the old Ubuntu 15.04 code (which Canonical no longer supports) to the newer 16.04 LTS codebase which is still supported upstream. "The main reason why the arrival of OTA-4 seemed to take so long is because Ubuntu Touch switched its base to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus. This is a mammoth milestone for the project, because it allowed us to transition from the unsupported Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet to a Long Term Support (LTS) base. Being able to build on a supported Ubuntu version is very important, because we are now receiving core package updates directly from upstream - from the larger Ubuntu community. Plus, in the spirit of free and open source software, it is now a lot easier to make our software available to the Ubuntu community at large." More information on this significant milestone along with tips for testing and providing feedback can be found in the project's blog post.
The OpenBSD team is taking a proactive step toward securing their operating system from potential, future CPU flaws. Mark Kettenis has published a patch which will disable hyper-threading, a move which the developer hopes will protect OpenBSD users against future Spectre-like CPU attacks. "SMT (Simultaneous Multi Threading) implementations typically share TLBs and L1 caches between threads. This can make cache timing attacks a lot easier and we strongly suspect that this will make several Spectre-class bugs exploitable. Especially on Intel's SMT implementation which is better known as hyper-threading. We really should not run different security domains on different processor threads of the same core. Unfortunately changing our scheduler to take this into account is far from trivial. Since many modern machines no longer provide the ability to disable hyper-threading in the BIOS setup, provide a way to disable the use of additional processor threads in our scheduler. And since we suspect there are serious risks, we disable them by default. This can be controlled through a new hw.smt sysctl."
Earlier this year we reported that Red Hat was acquiring Container Linux (formerly CoreOS). An interesting side-effect of Red Hat adding Container Linux to its list of open source technologies under the name Red Hat CoreOS is that Fedora will become a proving ground for new technologies going into future versions of the operating system. As Matthew Miller writes, this will result in a new flavour of Fedora called Fedora CoreOS. "What does this mean for Fedora Atomic Host and other deliverables? This isn't the place for technical details - see 'what next?' at the bottom of this message for more. I expect that over the next year or so, Fedora Atomic Host will be replaced by a new thing combining the best from Container Linux and Project Atomic. This new thing will be 'Fedora CoreOS' and serve as the upstream to Red Hat CoreOS." Further details can be found in Miller's post and on the new website for Fedora CoreOS.
Lots of people would like to use Linux for their audio projects, but may not know where to start. Author Peter Reppert has decided to help by writing a handbook for Ubuntu Studio which explains how to get started creating audio tracks, mixing tracks, adding effects and mastering CDs. "With discussion, Peter decided to release the entire book and have it uploaded onto the Ubuntu Studio User Wiki as a living document, complete with updates provided by himself and the rest of the Ubuntu Studio documentation team. Our long-time developers saw this as something they wished they would have had when they started using Ubuntu Studio years ago." The handbook can be accessed for free on the Ubuntu Studio wiki.
The Debian project has released fresh installation media for Debian 8 "Jessie". The new media does not represent a new version of Debian, but provides installation discs which include security updates and fixes for packages that have become available since Debian 8 was originally released. "The Debian project is pleased to announce the eleventh (and final) update of its oldstable distribution Debian 8 (codename Jessie). This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been published separately and are referenced where available. After this point release, Debian's Security and Release Teams will no longer be producing updates for Debian 8. Users wishing to continue to receive security support should upgrade to Debian 9, or see the LTS wiki for details about the subset of architectures and packages covered by the Long Term Support project."
The FreeBSD Foundation has declared June 19th FreeBSD Day. Why this day and why now? "June 19, 1993 was the day the official name for FreeBSD was agreed upon. See part of the e-mail thread here." Which means the FreeBSD project is now officially 25 years old. The venerable operating system, which can trace its roots back to the early days of UNIX, is widely used around the world. FreeBSD is used to stream videos by Netflix, it is the underlying technology behind the WhatsApp messaging software and it serves as the basis for the PlayStation 4. Happy anniversary, FreeBSD!
Counting Ubuntu installs
Getting-a-head-count asks: How many computers (approximately) in the world run Ubuntu or other flavours? Counting servers, desktop and laptops.
DistroWatch answers: One of the benefits of running Linux is that it is nearly impossible to get an accurate count of the users of any one distribution. If that doesn't sound like a benefit, consider how companies usually get usage statistics. To get a count of the number of users, or computers a piece of software is installed on, there needs to be some way to uniquely identify and get reports from each person or system running the software. The counting process might use on-line registration or sales figures or registered e-mail addresses or a unique identifier sent along with update requests. One way or another, companies that can provide accurate usage figures need to be tracking their users somehow.
With most Linux systems getting an accurate count is difficult. We can count the number of times an ISO is downloaded, but not how many times it is used to install the operating system. We can count unique IP addresses that request updates, but that will only give one address for institutions like small businesses and schools. We can count the number of times a core component is downloaded, but that ignores package caches, mirrors and so on. We can also run into situations where an operating system is tried and then quickly replaced with something else, which often happens in the Linux community, inflating the numbers.
All of this is to say it is really hard to estimate the number of Ubuntu users, let alone the number of installs of community flavours or other Linux distributions, because the users are not tracked. Getting an accurate count is like looking at a swarm of insects and trying to estimate the number of individuals based on the size of the cloud they form.
Over the years Canonical has tried to get some rough estimates, based on downloads and stats provided by other services. For example, last year they estimated 60 million Ubuntu containers had been launched by Docker users. They also guessed that around 20 million Ubuntu Cloud instances had been set up in 2015. As of about three years ago, Canonical suspected they had over 40 million desktop users, though how they got that number and whether it included community editions was unclear.
Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0, the latest stable build of the project's specialist Gentoo-based distribution designed for web kiosks (with Firefox and Chrome browsers): "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.14.50, Mozilla Firefox 52.8.1 ESR and Google Chrome 66.0.3359.181. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20180616. The latest kiosk release brings more work on mitigitng the Spectre vulnerabilities through updated CPU microcode and kernel patches. The newly discovered 'Spectre Next Generation' vulnerabilities require updated microcode from Intel which is not available yet. Please consider enabling automatic updates service for your kiosks to receive latest fixes and patches as soon as they become available. Short changelog for 4.7.0 release: it's now possible to explicitly set the shutdown options which should be present in the kiosk shutdown menu; added support for refreshing browser webpage with defined time interval...." See the release announcement and changelog for more information.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10
Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.10, the latest version of the distribution's legacy branch with security support until November 2020: "We are pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10, the latest update to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 platform. For nearly eight years, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has carried our customers' critical infrastructure because of the stability, reliability, and platform security that it can offer to the modern enterprise. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 marks the transition from the Maintenance Support 1 lifecycle phase to the Maintenance Support 2 phase. In order to help provide customers with a stable environment for the remainder of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 lifecycle, only critical security fixes and business-impacting urgent issues have been addressed. Examples include the addition of retpoline-based mitigations for the Spectre/Meltdown vulnerabilities, an updated GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), and rebased gcc-libraries packages." See the release announcement and release notes for more details.
Peppermint OS 9
Peppermint OS is a lightweight, Ubuntu-based distribution that features a desktop environment made up of Xfce and LXDE components. The project's latest release, version 9, is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and features several small changes. "We have replaced lxrandr with xfce4-display-setttings for monitor settings as we continue to look for better options that add functionality without adding weight, and to continue the migration away from the few remaining LXDE components. By user request the Menulibre menu editor is now installed by default, and no longer breaks the menus as it did in previous Peppermint versions. Continuing the theme of improved menu and launcher management, there is now a right-click 'Create new launcher here' desktop context menu item. The Nemo file manager now has a right-click 'Send by email' context menu item. (requires an email client such as Thunderbird to be installed). The Panel Reset function in the Peppermint Settings Panel no longer needs to log you out of your session to reset the panel. The Xfce Panel Switch utility is now installed by default, so you can now backup/restore any custom panel configurations and switch between them. It includes a Peppermint-9 default profile and a few others to play with. The system Notification Settings (in the settings panel) now has a 'Do Not Disturb' function, or notifications can be enabled/disabled on a per application basis." A complete list of changes can be found in the release announcement.
Peppermint OS 9 -- The default desktop
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DragonFly BSD 5.2.2
OSMC 2018.06-1
SmartOS 20180621
Enso OS 0.3
4MLinux 26.0
Manjaro Linux 18.0-beta3
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Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0 Porteus-Kiosk-4.7.0-x86_64.iso a800fe60bf471383fd270a3f5a532eb62ef39a9bc503689e8c71efcdbc72f33c
Total torrents seeded: 906
2018-06-26: Tails 3.8 (see release calendar)
2018-06-27: FreeBSD 11.2 (see release schedule)
2018-09-21: FreeBSD 12.0-BETA1
2018-10-12: FreeBSD 12.0-RC1
Using FreeBSD in its many forms
In our News section we reported that FreeBSD has officially turned 25 years old this past week. FreeBSD is commonly used as a server operating system and has also been used as the basis for various end-user systems. FreeBSD code and utilities have found their way into many modern operating systems, including macOS and the PlayStation 4.
This week we would like to know if you have used FreeBSD directly, used a service which is based on FreeBSD or used an operating system which uses a significant amount of FreeBSD code.
You can see the results of our previous poll on preferred init software in last week's edition. All previous poll results can be found in our poll archives.
I run FreeBSD at home or work: 268 (17%)
I used a FreeBSD-based service (Netflix/WhatsApp): 209 (13%)
I used an OS with FreeBSD parts (PlayStation/macOS): 110 (7%)
All of the above: 101 (6%)
Some of the above: 286 (18%)
None of the above: 633 (39%)
This concludes this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly. The next instalment will be published on Monday, 2 July 2018. Past articles and reviews can be found through our Article Search page. To contact the authors please send e-mail to:
HispaFuentes Linux
HispaFuentes was a Red Hat-based Linux Distribution developed in Madrid, Spain.
Tips and tricks: Live upgrading Raspbian
Tips and tricks: Running Ubuntu Touch on an Android phone
Tips and tricks: Finding which services were affected by an update
Questions and answers: Rolling versus time-based release model
Tips and tricks: Simple rsync examples
Questions and answers: Hardware that respects user freedom
Questions and answers: Open-source applications for live streaming, difference between desktop environments and window managers
Myths and misunderstandings: GPL
Questions and answers: Transferring a list of installed packages


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I've looked into some parsing libraries like better-parse and jparsec, but they seem overkill for what I'm trying to accomplish; and I might be wrong but I don't think that tokenizing the whole input regardless of the context is the most appropriate way of doing so.
So my questions are: Is there a different kind of parser more appropriate for my task? Do those have a name? Or should I try to implement it myself?

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SUKAD announced recently the launch of the first interactive program in Project Management (PM) in the GCC, the program is the "Postgraduate Programme", and to begin with its first phase the "SUKAD Master Certificate in Project Management".
The launch of the program will be in partnership with ESC Lille University School of Management, which occupies a prominent position amongst other educational institutions around the world. Further, ESC Lille's PM postgraduate program is one of the first in the world that has been accredited by The Project Management Institute® (PMI®) and The UK Association for Project Management (APM).


Take a break from the slopes and indulge at the quick stop café and dedicated espresso bar. Or take a load off at lunch time in the lovely dining room with friendly, sit-down service. Here you will dive into barbecue-style smokehouse meats as well as a variety of other Southern-style delights like fried green tomatoes, hearty salads and soups.


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Shepherd Direct confirms major rental deal
Robyn Hall
The innovative deal, created by Sigma, the residential and urban regeneration specialist, includes Shepherd Direct, with equity from Gatehouse Bank plc and bank finance, will eventually create Britain's biggest private rental sector landlord with at least 6,600 properties in a £700m joint venture.
The deal officially completed this week and the first construction phase of the building project began with the building of 927 new rental homes at a development cost of approximately £100m.
The 927 new homes will comprise a mix of high quality family homes and apartments and will be constructed across 14 sites in phase one including 10 in Greater Manchester and four in the Liverpool area. Further phases of new homes are planned across the UK which will boost the number of homes to thousands.
This private rental sector project, which has been endorsed by The Rt Hon. David Cameron, MP, Prime Minister and The Rt Hon. Vince Cable, UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, is likely to become one of the UK's largest portfolios of new private rented residential homes.
At the time of the initial announcement of this project, Prime Minister David Cameron, said of the venture: "…this is brilliant news for the North West and for Britain, showing that we are open for business. The rental market is a vital asset to this country and this new investment will help to boost local economies, create jobs and deliver more homes for hardworking people."
Shepherd Direct businesses, CENTURY 21 UK and Direct Lettings, will deliver the project as Sigma's partner with CENTURY 21 agency offices handling tenant selection across the UK for all properties, with ongoing portfolio management undertaken by the Group's Direct Lettings business.
Rob Clifford, group commercial director of Shepherd Direct Group, said: "This is a particularly exciting announcement for our Group and is the culmination of many months of hard work by our PRS managing director, Paul Staley, and his team. Shepherd Direct Group is absolutely delighted to be a key component in this proposition with our important role in selecting tenants and managing the portfolio for years to come. We have worked very closely with the team at Sigma in order to get to this stage and there will clearly be many benefits, particularly for our hundreds of new tenants who will have the benefit of this fantastic new-build product. As our CENTURY 21 UK and Direct Lettings businesses are delivering the project exclusively this provides a great boost to our franchisees and also our central teams in Nottingham. The further good news is that this is just the start of the first phase; our anticipation is that this will result in thousands of private rental sector homes being built, with the potential for further projects across the UK. This truly is a landmark moment for this project and Shepherd Direct will be playing a full part in bringing it to fruition."

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Ages 3 to 5 from 9:15-10 a.m. Drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-dimensional art. Cost: $30, includes all supplies. Ages 6 to 11 from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-D design. Learn more advanced concepts based on ability. Discussion on color, composition, art history and other concepts based on the project for the day. Work individually and in groups. Cost: $50, includes all supplies.
Effingham County High School boys basketball team will host a kids' camp for boys and girls, age 6-14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. The focus of the camp will be to develop proper fundamentals and technique in all phases of basketball, including ball handling, shooting, passing and rebounding. Cost: $50 per camper. To register, call Coach Travis Dickey at 912-661-4027, e-mail tdickey@ effingham.k12.ga.us or go to http://www.effinghamschools.com/1069201025113917577/lib/1069201025113917577/_files/kids_camp_flyer_2008.pdf.
Historic Effingham Society will have a benefit yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at "The Hut" adjacent to the Effingham Museum, 1002 North Pine St., Springfield. Items include furniture, collectibles including Betty Boop and Coca-Cola, household goods, clothing including large sizes.
Pretty in Pink Princess Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Effingham County Board of Education Auditorium. Proceeds to benefit the 2008 Effingham County forestry queens with expenses to the state pageant in Tifton. Age divisions include baby, up to 23 months; toddler, 24-35 months; teeny, 3- to 4-year-olds; tiny, 5- to 6-year-olds; little, 7- to 9 year-olds; junior, 10- to 12-year-olds; teen, 13- to15-year-olds; and miss, 16 and up. Beauty fee: $60.
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The Effingham County High School volleyball program is hosting a volleyball mini-camp June 2-5 for fifth- through eighth-graders. Fifth- and sixth-graders will meet from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and seventh- and eighth-graders will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The focus of the camp is volleyball instruction including passing, setting, serving and hitting, as well as an introduction to court position and scrimmaging. The camp costs $25 for fifth- and sixth-graders and $30 for seventh- and eighth-graders. The cost includes a camp shirt. The camp is a great way for incoming freshmen to meet the varsity coach at ECHS. For registration information, inquire either by e-mail or phone to coach Joey Jandasek at Effingham County High School, jjandasek@effingham.k12.ga.us, 754-6404 at ECHS or 704-4149 after May 27.
The South Effingham High School softball program will host a camp from 9 a.m. to noon June 2-4 for girls ages 6-12 who want to improve their fast-pitch softball skills. The camp will be conducted by the Mustang softball coaching staff and players and focus on individual skills, teamwork and game strategy. Participants will be grouped according to age and skill level. The cost is $50 per camper. For more information, contact coach Donnie Ussery at 728-7511.
The Midwife Group and Birth Center, 119 Chimney Road in Rincon, will offer a birth preparation class for expectant couples from 1-5 p.m. June 7. Cost: $20 per couple (pre-registration is required). Contact and registration: midwifestore@aol.com, www.mid wifestore.com or 826-4155.
Kelly Tours and Historic Effingham Society are sponsoring a day trip to Charleston, S.C., on June 7, based on a minimum of 40. Package price of $79 per person includes motor coach transportation, one lunch, drinks, snacks, tour of present home of The Hunley Confederate Submarine, city tour of Charleston with a stop at Magnolia Cemetery (burial site of the Hunley Crew), all tour and admission fees, taxes and travel arrangements. Full payment confirms reservation. Final payment due May 31. Reservations should be made through Kelly Tours at 1-800-442-6152 or 964-2010. For general information, call Historic Effingham Society's office at 754-2170.


Hill Country Secrets is a series of romantic suspense novels centered around secrets harbored in Schatzenburg, Texas, a small Texas Hill Country town. In the tight-knit community, where news is shared at The Drugstore, secrets are buried, never discussed, but have a way of causing trouble.
In addition to Finding Claire, Finding Kate and Finding Treasure, I've released short stories related to the characters in the series and the town. Often, I'll references theses stories in the novels.
The Wrong Path – A romantic short story about DJ and Becca.
Just a Friend – A short story that relates to characters in book 2. It doesn't give away anything but will add depth to the back story.
The Set-Up – A short story spotlighting the friendship Alex shares with DJ and Becca.
The Surprise – A romantic short story about Beth and Patrick, characters introduced in book two.
These books (so far there's only one published) share the same world as the Hill Country Secrets series, but are about different characters.


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While our Smartphones has replaced many things in life, let's give a chance to them once again and get through with the hassles of joining a gym. Working out and getting back into shape is under your fingertips now.
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Do the workout in the comfort of your living room. Sworkit Lite (iOS, Android, and Amazon) has adapted video-based instruction, mixed it with a timing tool and data tracking capability, and put it all into a smartphone app. Choose the workout length as well as which muscle groups to target each day. And it's free.
It's impressive when an app knows exactly what you need. FitStar (iOS) is an interactive app that asks questions in order to deliver tailored, personalized workouts. It's also for Free.


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Josival de Sousa Júnior, o Jota Júnior (Campina Grande,  – Belo Horizonte, ), foi um radialista, jornalista e político brasileiro, ex-prefeito de Bayeux. Era filiado ao PMDB. Seu pai Américo Belarmino de Sousa faleceu no dia 6 de maio de 2007, com 78 anos, vítima de parada cardíaca.

Biografia

Natural de Campina Grande, o radialista Josival de Souza Júnior, 52 anos, tornou-se conhecido em todo o Estado da Paraíba quando começou a apresentar o programa policial "Correio Verdade", na TV Correio, onde conseguiu visibilidade e adentrou na carreira política, sagrando-se vencedor na disputa à prefeitura de Bayeux contra a candidata a reeleição Sara Cabral (PTB), em 2004. Com carisma e um jeito próprio de convencer, foi vencedor da disputa por uma diferença de quase 10.000 votos. Jota Júnior governou a cidade de Bayeux entre 1 de janeiro de 2005 e 31 de dezembro de 2012.

Aprendeu a ler e escrever com o seu pai e ao atingir a idade escolar, foi matriculado direto na segunda série primária devido a sua desenvoltura com as letras e as operações matemáticas básicas. Com 11 anos trabalhou como ajudante na Padaria Flôr das Neves, no centro de Campina Grande. Sempre acompanhando o pai num expediente e no outro, estudava no Colégio Estadual de Bodocongó. Quando foi em 1978, com 13 anos, mudou-se com a família pra Bayeux e iniciou a procura pela sua vocação trabalhando como vendedor de material gráfico, fotógrafo e professor de datilografia. Já com 16 anos assumiu, junto com o pai, o arrendamento dos bares do Estádio O Almeidão, aproveitando a época famosa de bingos e grandes partidas de futebol.

Na época, o bairro do Aeroporto em Bayeux era pouco habitado, tendo carência de abastecimento de gás butano. Ele começou então uma venda em domicilio que lhe demandava o dia inteiro atendendo os solicitações, mas, garantia o sustento e a ajuda a família.

Em 1985, com 19 anos foi impactado com uma chamada na 93 FM que convidava pessoas anônimas para testes de locução. Depois de passar por diversas eliminatórias, se classifica a entre os finalistas. Foi dispensado após ouvir do diretor da época que ele não possuía o talento exigido para a profissão. Por meio de amigos partiu para o Sertão Paraibano. Em Cajazeiras, desenvolveu quase todas as funções que existem na radiofonia. Foi pista de transmissão esportiva, locutor de futebol, comentarista esportivo, econômico e político, repórter e operador-apresentador.

Foi convidado pela família Gadelha para assumir o comando da Rádio Jornal AM e FM em Sousa, como superintendente. Posteriormente gestou experiências como diretor geral de Programação da Rádio Uirapurú em Fortaleza, estado do Ceará. Diretor de programação da Rádio Cidade Esperança, na Paraíba. No início dos anos 90, retorna para o Sistema Correio como a primeira voz na estreia da 98 FM às 05h de todas as manhãs.

No ano de 2004, vence as eleições municipais para a prefeitura da cidade de Bayeux com 30.330 votos (57,34%) em turno único no pleito contra a reeleição de Sara Cabral.

Em 2007, em 4 de janeiro, data de aniversário do pai, morreu sua mãe Dona Genézia. Após quatro meses, em 5 de maio, morreu seu pai Américo.

Em 2008, Jota Júnior foi reeleito prefeito de Bayeux com 28.929 votos (54,90%).

Em 2013 se tornou apresentador do programa jornalístico da TV Correio, o "Cidade Alerta Paraíba", ficando até o dia 30 de maio de 2016.

Em abril de 2016, necessitou se afastar da TV por conta de um novo pulmão. Mudou-se para Fortaleza, estado do Ceará, onde começou o tratamento, mas um problema no coração ocasionou a sua volta para João Pessoa em fevereiro de 2017. Sem tratamento da doença no coração, ele não poderia ser submetido a um transplante.

Morte

Morreu após sofrer uma parada cardíaca em Belo Horizonte em 24 de abril de 2017, durante um voo a Porto Alegre, onde continuaria o tratamento médico. Sofria de bronquiectasia. O corpo de Jota Júnior foi transladado e posteriormente velado e sepultado em Bayeux, no Cemitério Senhor da Boa Morte.

Em 25 de Abril de 2019, dois anos após sua morte, a Câmara de Vereadores de Bayeux realizou uma sessão especial em homenagem a Jota Júnior.

Jota Junior
Jota Junior
Jota Junior
Fotógrafos da Paraíba
Radialistas da Paraíba
Jornalistas da Paraíba
Comentaristas do Brasil
Repórteres do Brasil
Locutores do Brasil
Apresentadores de telejornais do Brasil

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I was looking for a smaller lighter 1911 pistol for concealed carry. I looked at the Colt Defender, Springfield Compact, and Kimber Ultra Carry in stainless.
I selected the Kimber based on all the positive reviews in all the gun magazines. I found that the reviews were both right and wrong.
I found the pistol to be very accurate, better than most full size 1911's out of the box and it shot to point of aim. I had problems with the slide staying back before the magazine was empty and wasn't sure if this was a slide stop or magazine fault. I purchased two McCormick magazines which I've always found to be very reliable. The slide problem continued so I was pretty sure that it was the slide stop. I decided to wait until I had at least 250 rounds through it before complaining.
In Nevada you can only list two pistols on your CCW and must qualify with any new make/model you want to add. I shot a perfect score during qualification which again demonstrates the inherent accuracy in the Kimber no bushing barrel design. However, the slide stayed back twice and there was a single instance where the trigger pull had felt extremely light.
That night I stripped and cleaned the pistol and all three magazines. I took the pistol to the range the following day to see if I was still having slide stop problems.
It was and a new element of excitement was added when the pistol went full auto in three to four round bursts. I was very surprised both by this and the fact that I could keep all the shots on an IPSC target at 15 yards. I fired two more magazines in bursts and then decided that I better not attract too much attention.
I sent the pistol back to Kimber with a description of all the faults and to their credit it was returned two days after they got it. I haven't had any reliability problems with it since.
I do now wish it had a selector switch.
Based on my experience and the experience of others on Syd's site, I would recommend that anyone who is considering a Kimber Ultra Carry for concealed carry, fire at least 500 rounds through it and make sure all magazines are well tested before depending on it for your life. If there are any reliability issues, return the pistol to Kimber for repairs.


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Scott Coker, Bellator not interested in men's flyweight division
By Cole Shelton 3 years ago
As the UFC appears to be shutting down the men's flyweight division, many believed Bellator would be a logical fight. However, according to Scott Coker, Bellator is not interested in having a men's flyweight division in the foreseeable future.
Although they aren't interested in it, they did talk about it according to the boss.
"We've talked about it, but we haven't taken any action obviously," Coker said (h/t MMA Junkie). "For right now, we're going to focus on the divisions we have. We're very excited about the finals of the welterweight tournament and we're very excited about the launch of the featherweight tournament. We're going to have our hands full with these events."
Why they don't want a men's flyweight division right now is because they are too busy. They are working on expanding Bellator and creating more events and don't have time to create a new division.
"We're going to have our hands full," Coker said. "If at some point, we felt like it was something we wanted to do, we'd really think it through. I don't want to be jumping in and out of different weight classes. If we're going to do it, we're going to do it right."
In the end, the time may come, but for now, Coker and Bellator are worried about other things.
"This is a company when I came on board, we were doing 14-15 events a year," Coker said "Next year, we're going to end up being 30 events worldwide. It could grow up to 40 very easily, depending on certain television deals we're working on. This is a company that's owned by Viacom, which owns networks all over the world and is a media company all over the world. We have a lot of requests to come to different territories [and] start doing big fights like we're doing here."
Cole Shelton
Cole Shelton covers MMA for BJPenn.com, MMANews, and MyMMANews.com while also being the lead MMA odds writer for Sports Betting Dime
Tags: Bellator, Flyweights, Scott Coker, UFC, UFC Flyweights
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Homepage archaeology The Latest Mayan Discovery – Aguada Fenix
The Latest Mayan Discovery – Aguada Fenix
Author Emre Rona / Translation: Deniz Candaş August 29, 2020
AGUADA FENIX,AMERICA,ANCIENT,CIVILIZATION,LIGHT DETECTION,MAYA,MEXICO,RANGING,satellite,TABASCO,TOPOGRAPHY
With the advances in technology, methods used by scientists also change constantly and rapidly. Satellite imaging systems have served archaeology substantially in recent years. A technique called LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) has made it possible to draw sharp and clear topography maps of heavily forested regions, revealing old structures hidden by the vegetation. By sending thousands of laser beams to the Earth every second, the system analyses the speed and time of returning beams, thus mapping the geographic formations under very dense vegetation. LIDAR was previously used to unearth new structures in the Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala, and to investigate the settlement plans of ancient Khmer Empire cities in Southeast Asia. This time, the technique helped unveil the oldest monumental structure of the Mayan civilization, which is possibly the largest structure belonging to the pre-Spanish era in the region.
Aguada Fenix, a possible ceremonial ground located in the Tabasco Region of Mexico, was also discovered by using LIDAR. Although this is a residential area, the buildings could not be identified before because they were flat and too big. The research, led by archaeologist Takeshi Inomata from the University of Arizona, revealed a high platform of 1,400×400 metres, a tumulus with about 18 m of height, and various other structures built between 1000 and 800 BC.
The interesting part is, such a large settlement was built without the presence of a central government or the administrative power of a king. The great and ambitious construction works of ancient ages were generally carried out in an economically stable environment, under the rule of a strong king, or the elite, with only a few exceptions. Archaeologists are able to identify this from sculptures, inscriptions, and other personal objects belonging to the ruler and the important people of the region. The Mayan civilization was thought to be no exception, until now. However, no such evidence was encountered in Aguada Fenix, suggesting that the people came together without the presence of a specific authority and built a ceremonial area solely according to their needs. This is the first example encountered.
The ceremonial platform with a height of 10-15 metres and nine ceremonial paths connected to it, all made of clay and earth, were probably used for important astronomical events and by cortege members on other special occasions. Aguada Fenix natives, known to have grown maize 3,000 years ago, possibly began to settle down during this period, leaving the hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
The building complex, which is thought to be completed by 5,000 people in six years, took 200 years to build but was abandoned 50 years after its completion (800 BC). Even after being abandoned, it was probably used for various ceremonial purposes. Although a range of ceramics, bone and shell objects and ceremonial items made of jade were found, there were no findings pointing to the existence of a ruling class. Therefore, this enormous area was almost definitely a free-for-all ceremonial space, built with great collective effort. It also brings a breath of fresh air to the world of archaeology as evidence contradicting the traditional view that the Mayan civilization gradually grew with the merging of small villages during 1000-350 BC.
1. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lidar-reveals-oldest-biggest-ancient-maya-structure-found-mexico
2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/largest-and-oldest-maya-structure-found-mexico-lidar-180975037/
3. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2343-4.epdf
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This is racism, when a white policeman sees a black suspect… everything can happen. We need to stop that!
where can we locate resources for abuse from police?
I totally enjoyed reading this but I guess what I wanna understand is how do we help people of this nature when they will not be accountable of what they are experiencing then the 2nd concern I have is our society actually not believing that there had been no unfair treatment to people of color period.


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It's not only beauty that varies with the eye of the beholder. Unlike humans, birds can detect ultraviolet (UV) light – and it may help them navigate forests by enhancing the contrast of the foliage, according to European researchers.
Cynthia Tedore from Lund University in Sweden and Dan-Eric Nilsson from the University of Hamburg in Germany used a multispectral camera and optical modelling to simulate the visual spectrum of birds.


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Morning dress is the daytime formal dress code, consisting chiefly of, for men, a morning coat, waistcoat, and striped trousers, and an appropriate dress for women. Men may also wear a popular variant where all parts (morning coat, waistcoat and trousers) are the same colour and material, often grey and usually called 'morning grey' to distinguish it; this is only properly appropriate to weddings and races and is known as a morning suit. The semi-formal counterpart of this code is the stroller. Morning dress is now rarely worn as anything other than formal wear, as a form of civic dress, e.g., by provincial mayors (as an alternative to court dress), but more generally only for weddings, some official civic, governmental or royal functions, 'social season' events, e.g., races such as Royal Ascot (where it is obligatory in the Royal Enclosure) and at Epsom in the Queen's Stand on Derby Day, formal lunches (especially those in the City of London institutions, notably of the livery companies and guilds) and as uniform at some of Britain's most traditional schools such as Eton. It will also be seen sometimes worn at services in St Paul's Cathedral, London and St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
a waistcoat, at formal events this is black and matches the material of the coat; at funerals mourners and undertakers usually are dressed as such and this has led to confusion as termed mourning dress and also, but rarely, with additional white slips.
If the trouser cloth matches the coat, the ensemble becomes a morning suit. The waistcoat may also match, or not (an "odd waistcoat"). Morning suits will sometimes be a middle-tone gray. Morning suits, especially the lighter-toned ones, are considered slightly less formal than morning coat ensembles.
The morning coat can be black or Oxford grey herringbone wool with the tails of knee length. The formal ('spongebag') trousers worn with it are either 'cashmere' striped, or black and white checked.
The most traditional colours for a waistcoat are grey, buff (a yellowish tan colour), or black. A black morning coat with matching black waistcoat is the most formal option, being worn for funerals, memorial services, civic dress and diplomatic dress (replacing or supplementing Court Dress), with academic dress, or in government use in America.
At social or festive occasions, e.g. races and weddings, a contrasting waistcoat is worn, usually dove grey, pearl grey, or sometimes buff, although there has been a tendency towards 'fancy' waistcoats of multicoloured and embroidered materials. Other colours sold by traditional English tailors include powder blue and a pale pink. Generally, traditional waistcoats are made from wool or linen.
Waistcoats may be either single-breasted with, or without, lapels or double-breasted with lapels. Single-breasted models with lapels usually feature a step collar, whilst double-breasted models commonly have either a shawl collar or a peak lapel. Sometimes a white slip is worn, which is a strip of fabric buttoned to the inside top of the waistcoat to simulate the effect of a paler under-waistcoat, though the actual wearing of two waistcoats was obsolete even for the late Victorians.
Formal trousers should not have turn-ups (cuffs in American English), and should have one or two forward pleats to each leg. Braces (suspenders in American English) should be worn to prevent the waistband from appearing beneath the waistcoat. Belts should not be worn with morning dress. Less common alternatives to striped trousers are houndstooth check, and grey flannel trousers, amongst others.
A white stiff collar is traditional, with the plain turn-down cutaway variety standard since the World War II; in this case a normal long tie is worn. Otherwise, a wing collar may be worn; the combination of long tie and wing collar is very dated, so these are paired with an Ascot, though even this has acquired negative connotations as dress hire companies used pre-tied or incorrect patterns for many years which has caused the configuration to be seen as an inferior or hired look. Because of this Debrett's, for example, considers the Ascot and wing collar inappropriate for weddings or morning dress.
If the shirt has turn-down collars it usually has sleeves with double cuffs fastened with cufflinks as standard. If a wing collar is worn it should be with a single cuff shirt as in the past a starched stiff fronted shirt was worn with the cuffs also starched stiff as well as a starched detachable wing collar, worn with cufflinks and shirt studs (essentially, the same as the full evening dress shirt). Contemporary shirts often do not have a detachable collar at all.
The most formal colour for a shirt is white, but if a coloured or striped shirt is worn, it should have contrasting white collar (and possibly cuffs). Traditional formal colourings are Wedgwood blue, solid or in thin vertical stripes.
Previously, a grey or (if at a funeral) a black neck-tie was obligatory. Now all colours are worn; in many clubs and societies the Club Tie is acceptable to distinguish members from guests at formal lunches and breakfasts. The original silver Macclesfield design (a small check) is still used particularly with cravats, and is often called a wedding tie. The English etiquette authority, Debrett's, dictate that [smart woven silk] ties are preferred to cravats.
Bow ties may be worn as an alternative to the necktie. Given that black bow ties are associated with black tie and white bow ties are associated with white tie, it may be sensible to consider other colours or tones.
Cravats are another alternative and may be tied in a formal dress knot (Ascot knot) which is secured with a cravat pin, or a slightly less formal ruched knot which resembles a four-in-hand tie. Cravats are no longer permitted to be worn in the Royal Enclosure at the Royal Ascot, which has been stipulated since 2012.
Note: members of the British Royal Family are never seen in photographs wearing waistcoats and ties that match one another.
Shoes should be of the traditional, highly polished black plain cap-toe Oxford type without brogueing, but not patent leather which is now reserved for evening formal wear. It is not ideal to wear open-laced shoes, such as derby shoes (or bluchers in American English). In the Victorian and Edwardian era button boots and Oxford boots were worn and these can be correctly worn with morning dress today. When worn at equestrian events, boots of equestrian origin such as jodhpur boots, George boots and Chelsea boots are also acceptable. Spats were once frequently seen with morning dress, but are now rarely worn.
In respect of ties and pocket squares, it is considered particular elegant to pair one of those accessories, which is made from silk, with the other, made from a non-lustrous material such as linen or cotton. This helps to counterbalance the potential for affectations.
Although it is very common practise in wedding parties, many style authorities do not recommend matching a pocket square to a tie as it tends to look contrived, draw attention away from the wearer's face, and display sartorial uncertainty. Pocket squares with a solid colour should generally be paired with a patterned tie (and vice versa) and should not share the same base colour. If the pocket square is patterned, it should likewise not match the tie but instead complement it.
Slightly less formal, a morning suit can be worn, which has mid-grey matching morning coat, waistcoat, and trousers (all cut the same as above); being more relaxed, this is a traditional option for events in less formal settings such as Royal Ascot, and is now often worn to weddings as well.
For more details on this topic, see Scottish apparel.
White tie is the correct, equivalent formal dress for evening social events. The cutaway front of the morning tail coat differs from the evening tail coat (dress coat) in that the waist of the former is cut obliquely while the waist of the latter is cut horizontally, and the tail is cut differently from the swallow tailcoat used for evening dress. The skirt waist construction of the coats is equestrian in origin, to ease the wearer's riding his horse. In the U.S., the morning coat is sometimes referred to as a cutaway coat.
In Britain, morning dress is worn to certain equestrian events (such as Royal Ascot and The Derby). It is also worn, both in British Commonwealth countries such as Australia and New Zealand, by the male members of a wedding party. Men at Upper and Middle class weddings usually wear their own morning coats and their own ties. On these occasions they may wear their old school ties. It is currently popular in the British Working class (constituting the majority of the population) for only the 'wedding party' to wear morning 'suits'. These tend to be hired and far more 'co-ordinated' than those worn by their upper-middle and upper-class counterparts. The men usually dress in identical, hired, outfits along with identical ties, handkerchiefs and waistcoats. In Europe, the groom sets the sartorial tone: the guests may wear morning dress if he does. In the U.S., morning dress is rare; it usually is worn in traditional weddings and political formal events, although the Reagan inauguration of 1981 was the last use for that ceremony. In the American South, morning dress is commonly worn by a governor-elect when sworn to office. The United States Solicitor General and deputies wear morning coats during oral argument before the United States Supreme Court, as do the Marshal and Clerk of the court during all sessions of the court, unless they are female.
↑ "Morning Suits - Cad & the Dandy".
↑ "Wedding Suits - A Suit That Fits".
↑ "Morning Dress, Dress Codes, A to H, British Behaviour, Etiquette and Style | Debrett's". www.debretts.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
↑ "Royal Ascot Style Guide | Ascot". www.ascot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
↑ Wyse, Elizabeth (2015). Debrett's Handbook. Mayfair, London, United Kingdom: Debrett's Limited. pp. 436–437. ISBN 978-0-9929348-1-1.
↑ Elsie Burch Donald (1981). Debrett's Etiquette and Modern Manners. p. 56. ISBN 0-7472-0657-0.
↑ "Inauguration of President Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981". Inaugural.senate.gov. 1981-01-20. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
↑ "William Suter, Clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, interview, C-SPAN U.S. Supreme Court Week". Supremecourt.c-span.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
↑ See also depictions in Puttin' on the Ritz.
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This oversized room with its large king size four-poster bed, gas fireplace, sitting area, jacuzzi and private terrace with stunning views of the Susquehanna River Valley, is a dream suite for a new bride and groom or any couple who wants a romantic getaway. Named for the wife of Thomas Watson, IBM's founder, this room is the ultimate in luxury. Amenities include a Keurig coffee maker, complimentary Wi-Fi, luxurious products directly from our state-of-the-art spa facilities, robes and slippers, an in-room safe, and refrigerator.
With its king size four-poster bed, gas fireplace, spacious closet, and separate tub, this ample room suffused with period, antique pieces is an elegant step back in time. Guests can relax in front of the fireplace and enjoy other amenities including a Keurig coffee maker, refrigerator, luxurious products directly from our state-of-the-art spa facilities, guest robes and slippers and an in-room safe. Thomas Watson was the founder of IBM and the last owner of the mansion that is now the Traditions.
This generously large suite, named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is perfect for the busy executive or the adventurous couple who love everything Traditions has to offer from hiking to golf to the Salt Sanctuary. This stately suite features a king size four-poster bed, gas fireplace, and private terrace overlooking the Susquehanna River Valley. Amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, Keurig coffee maker, refrigerator, luxurious products directly from our state-of-the-art spa facilities, guest robes and slippers and an in-room safe.


The biggest news this year for Front Range skiers came when there was nary a snowflake in sight, with the announcement in June that Boulder County's own backyard winter playground had been sold.
Eldora Mountain Resort, located just 21 miles west of Boulder and the University of Colorado was snapped up in June by Powdr, the Utah-based chain that also owns Copper Mountain and seven other resorts from Vermont to California, including Killington in central Vermont and Mount Bachelor near Bend, Ore.
The most dramatic changes to Eldora, which still harbors numerous plans for expansion and improvement, will not be seen overnight or be in evidence when skiers show up for its scheduled Nov. 18 season opening.
But resort brass assure those ready to get down to doing some serious shredding that any coming changes at Eldora will all be to the good — and will only enhance the unique character of the resort beloved by those who don't want to start their powder day on Interstate 70.
"When you compare the cost of skiing in Colorado to other places in the country, east to west, you can't find better value for the quality of mountain experience — snow and price," said JP Chevalier, marketing and skier services director at Eldora.
Chevalier is bullish on where Powdr — the new company, not the white stuff — can lead Eldora.
"When you look at Powdr resorts, they are an adventure lifestyle company that is all about action sports, and so there will be changes to our features and how we do things out on the hill," Chevalier said. "At the end of the day, Powdr is very much a company that wants Eldora to be the brand that it needs to be, and allow us to shape into the direction that matches our consumer demands and interests as best as possible."
Chevalier notes that any pass prices that a skier hears about in August are subject to change and very likely will as the weeks go by, noting, "The later you wait, expect to pay a little bit more."
For now, Chevalier is touting the Eldora Super Value Season Pass on sale for a limited times at $289, which carries some blackout days and is good for Eldora only. But college students need to save wherever they can to afford those late-night munchies, so Eldora will make it easy on them, at a cool $189, with no blackouts.
Looking beyond Eldora, there's plenty of terrain to cover, and you'll have to part with more of your beer money.
A steeper investment would be the Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus. At $589, that provides unlimited access to Eldora, Winter Park and Copper Mountain, as well as six days at Steamboat Springs and three at Crested Butte.
You may well be wondering if there are student rates available on these and other passes. The answer is yes. As of the end of July, the advertised college rate on the Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus was $459.
The Rocky Mountain Super Pass, with unlimited access to Winter Park and Copper Mountain, goes for $509, but to college students is just $419.
For those with expansive ski horizons, Epic Passes rule the day. Cutting to the chase, here's the breakdown.
Epic Pass: For $809 you get unlimited access to Colorado resorts Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin plus out-of-state destinations Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Wilmot, Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton, Perisher as well as international resorts that will be announced as they are confirmed.
College Epic Local Pass: Full-time student status (proof of 12 credits required) and $559 gets you unlimited skiing at Breckenridge, Keystone, Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton, Wilmot and Arapahoe Basin, with limited holiday restrictions at Park City, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood. It also includes a total of 10 days at Vail and Beaver Creek, with holiday restrictions.
This bad boy gets you five days at 32 resorts across North America, including three of Colorado's finest: Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Steamboat Springs. The pass is $649 for those 18 to 69 through Oct. 11, and $39 for children 5 and under.
Two world-class resorts, Winter Park and Steamboat, are linked on this pass, named for the stretch of highway connecting the two. It provides unlimited ski/ride days with a Winter Park season pass, plus four days at Steamboat. That's available for an adult rate of $489, knocked down to $399 for college students.
Colorado has plenty more to offer skiers and boarders, as far south as Wolf Creek and all the way to Telluride in the southwest. Consult websites for your resort of choice for the most up-to-date pass information available, and know that the prices — just like the weather — are subject to change.