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Well we are back from Treasure; it was a great experience and I think our stand turned out well – although we maybe could have done with a bigger room! The show was hugely varied but one of my favourites from the Design Gallery was Niza Huang.
So now I am just about to take this collection to New Designers where I will be exhibiting in the One Year On section which starts next Wednesday the 27th of June. I will also hopefully be unveiling my new collection!


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Despite how they look, the Rundle Ruins are not the product of a lost civilization or modern warfare. These ruins are the only remains of Calgary's first major hospital and one of the earliest examples of sandstone construction in the city. They remain standing as an inadvertent reminder of the importance of heritage preservation in this city.
In 1894, the city of Calgary was incorporated. The citizens had already realized that a new hospital was needed as the city was growing larger than the original General Hospital could accommodate. The first General Hospital had only been an old rundown house at 733 7th Ave SW. It was rented a building that was falling apart. It had come complete with bullet holes.
$10,000 was allocated by citizen's to construct a new hospital. A community endeavour, the hospital was financially supported by Calgary's establishment including A.E. Cross, William Pearce, and the tireless fund-raising of Mrs. Pinkham, wife of Calgary's Anglican Bishop. However the first donation didn't come from these financial tycoons of the city, the first endowment was a gift in the will of Jimmy Smith, a prominent Chinese-Christian business man who was well loved in the community. When he died of consumption (Tuberculosis) in 1890, through his will he left $1500 to build a new hospital (that's roughly the equivalent of $35,926.87 in 2010). His contribution was remembered and honoured by the Alumnae Association of Calgary General Hospital School of Nursing in 2001, when they restored his tombstone and laid a commemorative wreath to remember his incredible gift to this city.
These ruins are the remnants of the second general Hospital that was built here in1894, from the funds donated by the citizens of Calgary. This building, the first real hospital in the area, served as a vital resource for the large numbers of poor and destitute farmers in the area who had come to Alberta in hopes of finding a future.
The new facility featured 35 beds, an operating room, and a nursing school. It even had electric lights and telephones. The hospital grew and developed with the burgeoning city. To meet the demands of population growth, several additions were made: a maternity wing in 1899, a second two-storey ward in 1903, and another maternity wing in 1905. By 1908, the hospital had outgrown its facilities, and a new hospital was constructed across the Bow River.
When the newer third General Hospital on the other side of the Bow was built in 1910, the hospital remained in use as an isolation hospital for the chronically ill for 44 years. In 1954, when the third General Hospital opened its own isolation wing, patients were moved from this building in what was called "operation measles".
In 1953, the building was leased to the United Church of Calgary who opened a seniors' residence two years later. In February of 1971, the property was acquired by the Metropolitan Foundation of Calgary from the City. The Province offered to erect a new building on the site recommending the demolition of the original buildings. One of Calgary's most heated heritage debates ensued. A Provincial recommendation suggested that the building was not of regional importance, and the demolition that followed despite attempts by a local protest group, led by architect Jack Long, to lobby for the rehabilitation of the building.
One of Calgary's earliest examples of formal architecture, the hospital was designed in a simplified Romanesque style typical of the late 1900s. Designed by Calgary architects Child & Wilson, it was an early use of sandstone on a large scale project. The site is a strong representation of Calgary's maturing corporation prior to the turn of the century. The new site had been officially granted by the Federal Government as a hospital property in 1883. Because the property was not in City limits, the City would not endorse the construction of the 1894 hospital north of the Bow River and, as a result, the hospital was built in Victoria Park.
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Turkey Repatriates Islamic State Members
Jacob Liebermann, Sloan Fellow, Environment and Global Climate Change
On Tuesday, Turkey's defense minister announced an American man suspected of being part of the Islamic State is being sent back to the United States (AP). The suspect spent three days in a heavily militarized zone on the border between Greece and Turkey after Athens refused his entry (AP). On Thursday, Turkey's Interior Ministry said the United States agreed to take in the suspect (AJ, Reuters). Nathan Sales, the U.S. State Department's counterterrorism advisor, said Washington is working closely with Turkey and Greece to track the case (Reuters).
Turkish officials announced the deportation of one British and seven German suspects (AP). The German group included two men, four women, and a child (AJ). Authorities arrested all eight Islamic State suspects upon their arrival (AP). Turkish officials announced they will deport 23 detainees in the coming days, including militants from France, Denmark, and Ireland in the coming days (Reuters).
https://apnews.com/cb5fad7941f14799ba17805f6d808ca0
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-islamic-state/turkey-to-deport-american-islamic-state-detainee-after-greece-slams-door-idUSKBN1XO1IV
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/turkey-deports-suspected-german-british-isil-members-191115080752584.html
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WWE called an audible during the women's four-way match on Friday Night SmackDown
WWE was forced to call an audible on Friday night when Chelsea Green was injured in the Four-Way match.
As previously noted, the entire script was scrapped earlier in the day and the show that aired on Friday was not what was planned as of Thursday night.
Ringside News reports Liv Morgan was originally booked to win the match in the original script.
However, those plans changed and Green was booked to win the match when the script was revised on Friday. Green would have gotten a spot on the women's SmackDown Survivor Series team. Due to her injury, they called an audible during the match and then went with the original plan to have Morgan win and get the spot on the women's team at Survivor Series.
RSN also reports that Green's debut was not a last-minute deal because she had to be tested for COVID-19 to be cleared to be on the show. The decision to have her debut on SmackDown was said to have been made during Wednesday night's meeting.
It's not clear when Green will be cleared to wrestle again but she's likely done for the rest of this year since she underwent surgery for a broken wrist.
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Well just a little reminder that the exhibition 'In Front of Me' runs until the 17th April if you've not had a chance to visit yet.
Here are a few images of the works in the gallery to whet your appetite. There are still some works available to purchase as well if anyone is looking for Mother's Day gift ideas (never could do the sales person bit!).


Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in deep water of tropical to temperate zones. Southern Ocean: between the Antarctic Polar Front and the Antarctic continental shelf of the Indian Ocean sector, near the Balleny Islands, and the Scotia Sea. Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35800). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 12-15; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 17 - 21; Vertèbres: 29 - 34. Light to dark brown in color (Ref. 3991). Branchiostegal rays: 14.
Meso- to bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Oceanic, precise depth range dependent upon developmental stage, latitude, season (Ref. 4769). No apparent vertical migration observed (Ref. 4463). Lipid content is 4.3 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 53.5 % in total lipids (Ref. 9193). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35800). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.28 se; Based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 69278): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming Fec<2000).


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Q: VT-x enabled in BIOS, but disabled in Windows 7 I've been running VMWare Workstation 11, with 32 & 64-bit guests just fine but I haven't run in in a few months. I tried starting it up again and I get:

Blockquote Binary translation is incompatible with long mode on this platform. Long mode will be disabled in this virtual environment and applications requiring long mode will not function properly as a result. See vmware.com/info?id=152

What I get out of that page is that VT-x needs to be enabled, however, it is already enabled in the BIOS.
I get the error message trying to run either 32-bit or 64-bit clients, all of which ran just fine a few months ago. After clicking okay to it for a 32-bit VM, it will run. A 64-bit client won't, telling me:

Blockquote The virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible. This host supports Intel VT-x but Intel VT-x is disabled.

The first suggestion is to enable Intel VT-x and to disable 'trusted execution'. VT-x is enabled in the BIOS and while the i7-2600 supports VT-d, the 2600K does not.
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on an ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe with an i7-2600K, and the UEFI BIOS. "Intel Virtualization Technology" is Enabled in the BIOS. However when I run System Information for Windows (SIW) or PC-Wizzard, they tell me it's disabled. I know where the setting is under Advanced\CPU Configuration and it shows Enabled.
I'm very puzzled at to what's going on. The BIOS is the same one (1805) that I've been running just fine with the last couple years so I'd rather not mess with an update to the latest version. Also before I got Workstation, I ran VirtualBox just fine. It's been uninstalled, and I've been running Workstation 11 fine until just recently.
As far as I know, I'm not running anything else that's doing virtualization, and the Windows Features does not show Hyper-V.
I'm at a loss here to understand why VT-x shows as disabled under Windows 7 when it's clearly enabled in the BIOS, or what could have caused it to be disabled.

A: Hope my answer helps someone who ends up on this page for the question
I had just updated my BIOS and found that emulator on Android Studio was not starting mentioning "VT-x not enabled". When I checked task manager it showed Virtualization is Disabled
On entering BIOS found that Virtualization showed enabled. I exited and googled up in vain.
How I got rid of it: I entered BIOS setup once again, this time I disabled it and re enabled. Saved and exited. When I again checked in Task Manager, "Virtualization showed as enabled"
I made sure emulator is also running as I am typing this answer

A: i tried to install Avast antivirus (no promoting purpose), go to setting > troubleshooting > check the hardware-assisted virtualization, then restart the PC/laptop
make sure you've enabled it from BIOS too
works for me
here is a screenshoot

A: Try unchecking Avast "Enable hardware-assisted virtualization",
which did work for me, on my VAIO Z.

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read here a couple of months back, we've been focused recently on the "art of findability" – or the ability to find and locate critical information quickly through the power of enterprise search. At Google, we believe that finding relevant business information through effective search should be as easy as...well, finding a yellow Google Search Appliance in your data center!
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At TrueColorsRadio sings:
1. Something Beautiful Remains 220 26
2. When The Heartache Is Over 191 13 AVG
3. I Don't Wanna Fight 182 17 AVG
4. Private Dancer 176 19
5. We Don't Need Another Hero 167 14 AVG
6. Two People 164 18
7. You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What) 160 8 Gritsouk
8. What's Love Got To Do With It 156 17
9. I Don't Wanna Lose You 151 8
10. Foreign Affair 141 11 AVG
11. Look Me In The Heart 139 9
12. Way Of The World 121 9
13. Let's Stay Together 121 9
14. I Want You Near Me 113 7 Mik3
15. The Best 110 9 Natali
16. Something Beautiful Remains (Remix) 108 5 Gritsouk
17. Typical Male 104 8 Mik3
18. In Your Wildest Dreams 84 15 Gritsouk
19. Paradise Is Here 82 9 Mik3
20. It's Only Love 44 5
21. Be Tender With Me Baby 42 4
22. Help! 38 8
23. Steamy Windows 29 4 Gritsouk
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Nutbush, Tennessee
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Turner was listed on Rolling Stone's list "The Immortals — The Greatest Artists of All Time".
Turner is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and three of her recordings, "River Deep - Mountain High" (1999), "Proud Mary" (2003) and "What's Love Got To Do With It" (2012) are in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Turner has won 8 Grammy Awards.
Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, an unincorporated area in Haywood County, Tennessee on November 26, 1939 to Zelma Priscilla and Floyd Richard Bullock at Poindexter Farm Hwy 180, where Floyd worked as an overseer of the sharecropping Poindexter farm. Tina Turner started out her music career in the mid-1950s as a featured singer with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, first recording in 1958 under the name Little Ann with the song, "Box Top". Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in the early 1960s with Ike as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Tina and Ike married in Tijuana in 1962. Success followed with a string of notable hits including "River Deep – Mountain High" (1966) and "Proud Mary" (1971).
Following her divorce from Ike Turner in 1976, she rebuilt her career by constantly performing, eventually launching another series of hits starting in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer. "What's Love Got to Do with It," the most popular single from the album, would later serve as the title of a biographical film about Turner that was adapted from her autobiography. In addition to her music career, Turner has also experienced success in movies, including a role in the 1975 rock musical, Tommy and a starring role in the 1985 Mel Gibson action flick, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, later appearing in a cameo role in the 1993 film, Last Action Hero.
In 1958, eighteen-year-old Tina became a mother for the first time, giving birth to her son Craig in August of that year. Craig was the offspring of Tina's and Kings of Rhythm saxophonist Raymond Hill. The news of her out-of-wedlock pregnancy and her performances with the Kings of Rhythm caused her mother Zelma to kick her out of her house. Following Hill's injury from a wrestling match with a member of the Kings of Rhythm in which he broke his ankle, Hill was forced to return to his hometown of Clarksdale and never returned back. Shortly after that, Tina moved into Ike Turner's house in East St. Louis. Within a couple of years, Tina was pregnant with Ike's child, and their son, Ronald, was born in October 1960. After marrying Turner in 1962, she became the stepmother of Ike's sons, Ike, Jr. (b. 1958) and Michael (b. 1959). Turner was pregnant again with Ike's child in 1968, but after discovering that her friend, Ikette member Ann Thomas, was also carrying Ike's baby, she quietly had her baby aborted.
Bryan Adams, who toured with her on the Private Dancer Tour, praised Turner's live performances, saying, "I never saw Tina walk through a performance, she always put on a great show, and was gracious and grateful to her audience." In 2002, Tennessee State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway".
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Awww..no more funny things Joe says for today...his minders shut down things at 10 after all the Hunter stuff hit the fan...maybe tomorrow...
Joe Biden calls early 'lid' for reporters amid The Post's Hunter Biden exposé
"The Biden campaign has called a lid for in-person events," wrote Biden press pool reporter Sabrina Siddiqui of the Wall Street Journal, indicating that the candidate would not be making any public appearances or fielding questions Wednesday.
The Democratic presidential candidate — huddled in his Wilmington, Del., home — has not directly responded to The Post's reporting, including on a document that appears to debunk his prior claim that he had "never spoken" with his son about his "overseas business dealing," including a reported $83,000 monthly job on the board of Burisma.
An email from the hard drive, acquired by a Delaware computer repairman, appears to indicate Biden met in 2015 with Burisma board adviser Vadym Pozharskyi while the firm employed his son. Then-Vice President Biden led the Obama administration's Ukraine policy.
President Trump's campaign attacked Biden for calling a "lid" as the story broke.
https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/joe-biden-goes-into-hiding-amid-the-posts-hunter-biden-expose/
I'm going to miss his daily foibles when he's gone in 10 days...
Biden: 'This Is The Most Consequential Election' Due To Possibility Of 'Four More Years Of George'
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden warned on Sunday that next month's election was the "most consequential" in a long time because of what would happen if there was "four more years of George," an apparent reference to former President George Bush. Biden, after saying "George" twice, corrected himself.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-this-is-the-most-consequential-election-due-to-possibility-of-four-more-years-of-george
Well they have run for cover and gagged poor Joe until after the election so if he says anything stupid for the next 9 days, only Jill will get the laugh...
It's a Lid! Trump Campaign Staff Says Joe Biden Will Not Do Any More In-Person Campaigning Until Election
Biden's campaign called a lid early on Sunday, before news broke that he would not be making any more appearances at all. There are no public appearances listed on his schedule.
BREAKING: Joe Biden called a lid at 11:27am today, amid new revelations about his family's Ukrainian energy dealings and one day after his drive-in speech in PA was filled with Trump supporters
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"Why can't we use nuclear weapons?"
"I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."
"I thought being President would be easier than my old life."
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best. They're not sending you, they're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bring crime. They're rapists… And some, I assume, are good people."
"It's going to disappear. One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear."
"I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there. And she was married."
"I did try and fuck her. She was married."
"Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."
"Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."
Wait it wasn't Joe Biden who said any of these things. Wanna guess who did?
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"Chumps!"...that's as funny as "Deplorables!"
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"Ugly folks"...that is funny...
Biden is slammed for calling Trump fans 'ugly folks' after they interrupt his Minnesota rally with honking horns - leading critics to compare moment to Hillary Clinton's 2016 'deplorables' remark
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8899421/Biden-slammed-calling-Trump-supporters-ugly-folks-Minnesota-rally.html
Wow..he continues to churn out new material...think joe needs a nap...
BIDEN: "I'll lead an effective strategy to mobilize trunalimunumaprzure."
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"Badakathcare"..Joe continues to expand the dictionary...
Biden leaves his Michigan rally confused with his latest senior moment as he claims he and Obama believe 'it's a right to have badakathcare'
Joe Biden ended up getting tongue-tied during a rally in Michigan on Saturday
Just as he was about to lay a blow against Trump about healthcare he ended up tripping over his words as described it as 'badakathcare'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8901891/Biden-says-Obama-think-right-badakathcare-Michigan-rally.html
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What was he really trying to say here? Is it like a Biden/Kamala healthcare combo word?
"Person, woman, man, camera, TV"
Trying to source this quote. Was it Einstein or Newton? Having trouble recalling
If you cant tell what the jacket your wearing says....well...
Birdbrained? Joe Biden has yet another senior moment as he confuses Philadelphia Eagles logo with Delaware college CHICKEN emblem on his jacket during crucial Pennsylvania rally
Joe Biden made the Eagles gaffe during a rainy drive-in rally in Philadelphia on Sunday
'I know Philadelphia well. I married a Philly girl,' Biden said. 'And by the way, I've got my Eagles jacket on'
Twitter users were quick to notice that Biden's jacket actually had a Blue Hen from University of Delaware
During his speech Biden pleaded with voters to turn out at the polls on Tuesday
'We have to vote like we never did before. There's too much on the line to sit it out,' he said
Pennsylvania emerged as one of the most hotly-contested battleground states in the days before the election
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8903785/Biden-tells-Philadelphia-rally-hes-wearing-Eagles-jacket-sporting-Delaware-Blue-Hens-logo.html
Even without the vaccine, the pandemic's going to end. It's gonna run its course. It's gonna end. They'll go crazy. He said 'without the vaccine' — watch, it'll be a headline tomorrow. These people are crazy. No, it's running its course.
(565,607 new cases in the past 7 days including new records).
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One last funny thing that Joe didn't say...
It was classic Biden, rambling on and on, not making a lot of sense, but spouting out platitudes. Biden appeared beyond tired, trying to desperately pull it over the line in the last day. At the end of his speech, he walked off to one side of the stage and began waving to someone off stage and off the camera, his wife tried to pull him back to where they were supposed to leave from, on the the other side of the stage.
As he went back across the stage he stopped to put on his mask at the podium. He then apparently had a thought he wanted to say to the audience. So he ripped the mask back off and said, "By the way, one last thing." But as he did that, the music started playing as it does at awards shows to tell the people to stop speaking and get off the stage. Biden decides to not even try and just packs it in.
Could there be a more symbolic ending for his campaign? You couldn't script that better. When even the candidate hangs it up and says I've got nothing, you know it's bad.
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So ironic how much snowflakes exist in this thread. You parodied yourself morekaos... good job.
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Half Moon VFD reopens doors following volunteer's death
By Kelsey Stiglitz The Daily News
"Our fire departments all have a wonderful brotherhood and they help each other out."
An Onslow County volunteer fire department has resumed operations after finding one of its volunteers dead.
Michael Conklin, 39, of Baysden Drive, a Jacksonville fireman and Half Moon Volunteer Fire Department volunteer, was found dead at Half Moon VFD at 10:19 p.m. Dec. 18, according to his death certificate. Foul play was not suspected in his death.
The Half Moon department shut its doors following Conklin's death.
Onslow County Emergency Services Director Norman Bryson said confirmed calls for service were directed to surrounding departments. The Rhodestown VFD and Pumpkin Center VFD took over for Half Moon.
According to Bryson, emergency services like fire departments have a set of guidelines when it comes to crisis situations, but they are followed on a case-by-case basis.
"We do have plans in place for our fire departments for a crisis situation," Bryson said.
Because the only paid fire department in Onslow County is Jacksonville, Bryson said the surrounding volunteer fire departments are no stranger to working together.
"Our fire departments all have a wonderful brotherhood and they help each other out," Bryson said.
Phillip Dallas, former fire chief for Half Moon, told The Daily News he could not speak on the situation out of respect for Conklin's family in December. When The Daily News asked current Chief Robert Montcrieff for comment on Jan. 24, he stated the department owed its neighboring departments "a debt of gratitude."
"Our brothers and sisters of our neighboring departments allowed us to handle the situation and continue to provide protection for our citizens of Half Moon without a stutter or missed step," Montcrieff wrote in an email to The Daily News.
Half Moon, Montcrieff said, has returned to responding to calls.
Conklin was hired by Jacksonville Fire and Emergency Services in October 2016, according to employment history records provided by the City of Jacksonville. He was promoted to Firefighter II in April 2018.
According to an Onslow County Sheriff's Office report, Conklin was the subject of a criminal investigation at the time of his death.
Onslow County Government officials would not release the 911 call in relation to the investigation to The Daily News citing North Carolina Statute 132-1.4 section D, which states information may be withheld temporarily if it would cause mental harm to a victim. County Attorney Brett DeSelms told The Daily News the county did not see a point in time when releasing the call would not cause harm to the alleged victim.
Reporter Kelsey Stiglitz can be reached at 910-219-8453 or kstiglitz@JDNews.com.


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Lala Kent Posts Nude Baby Bump Selfie: I'm Still Hot, Bishes!
by Tyler Johnson at November 10, 2020 1:51 pm .
Back in Septmber, Lala Kent announced that she's pregnant with her first child.
That means Lala is one of four -- count 'em, four -- Vanderpump Rules stars who are currently knocked up.
With the possible exception of the Duggar family, we don't think one reality show has ever featured so many pregnant cast members at the same time.
It's an impressive feat, although if Vanderpump is canceled before its ninth season, as currently seems likely, fans my be deprived of trhe opportunity to see what happens when the Witches of WeHo's tempers flare because of pregnancy hormones instead of vodka tonics.
Of course, there are a lot of big egos on the Vanderpump cast, but Lala might be vainest of them all.
We don't mean that as an insult -- after all, Lala isn't shy about thinking she's the sh-t.
But she's got her work cut out for her in the months to come.
You see, the ladies of #PumpRules are competitive in all things, and you can be sure they're trying to one-up each other with regard to who can post the baddest pregnancy selfie.
Fortunately for Lala, she has a firm understanding of one of the internet's most important rules -- nudity always gets clicks.
The 30-year-old posted the pic below on Instagram this week, and while we've certainly seen Lala nude on several previous occasions, we've never seen her quite like this.
"My thirst traps look different these days," Kent captions the pic.
While the Vanderpump moms might feel competitive toward one another, it's always friendly competition, and that spirit was reflected in the comments on Kent's pic.
"Hottest preggo chick ever," Stassi Schroeder wrote.
"Gorgeous all the wayyyyy!!! But damn girl those boobies are speaking a whole new level of milk game. So happy for you!!!!" Shahs of Sunset star Golnesa Garachedaghi commented.
Kent learned that she was pregnant over the summer, and she eagerly shared the news with fans
"I had the best [birthday] gift given to me, my body also helped out too," she said during an episode of the podcast she hosts with fiance Randall Kent.
"I am pregnant."
Lala's gender reveal party was one for the ages, as a skydiver with a pink parachute revealed the big news.
"I just assumed I'm having a boy," Kent told Us Weekly after the celebration.
"It was a bit of an adjustment. And then I saw my mom, and I just bawled because I get to have that. I get a little mini Lala."
"I feel like I'm really good with girls," Emmett added. "And I'm old. I feel like if we had a boy, he would be like Tarzan off the walls."
As for the possibility of filming the birth for the ninth season of Vanderpump (should it ever take place), Lala says she's all for it.
"I would not be opposed to having a film crew there during the birth" she explained,
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"For me, it's something you'll have forever, you know? Bring them in."
A Vanderpump season with four births?
Now that would certainly bring a different type of screaming and crying to West Hollywood!
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Thanks to all of you out there who are being so supportive of this effort to raise money for conservation. For those of you who have not yet purchased a ticket, I urge you to do so by Wednesday, Dec. 12 if possible so that we have a good idea of how much food to prepare. The last day to purchase tickets will be Saturday, Dec. 15, but again, the sooner you can do it, the better.
1. $500 pesos per ticket is too expensive!
Well, what can I say: they don´t call it a fundraiser for nothing, and there are expenses to cover. The idea is to raise money for projects that have an immediate and direct positive impact on our local environment. Besides it´s going to be a fun time, in a beautiful place with lots of good food and music. Your ticket includes one of the following dinner plates: Shrimp brochette or Filet of Sole with citrus papaya chipotle sauce. Both are served with rice and vegetables. As well, you get one free drink and dessert. Remember to check which dish you would like on your ticket stub!
2. Where does the money go?!
The majority of funds raised at this event will go toward La Manzanilla´s budding recycling program which has been self-sustainable for the last two years (after initial infrastructure was paid), has augmented the salaries of our trash collectors to the tune of $1K U.S., and has been responsible for recycling 22,000 lbs. of plastic generated in La Manzanilla.
But we still don´t have an official recycling center, and we need one, and that center needs some infrastructure. All this would allow it to hopefully expand into the recycling of paper, glass, and organic trash (e.g., a compost bin). There is a potential piece of land that has already been donated for the program, but there is still the infrastructure to cover. As well, some funds may go toward environmental education. The interpretive signs around the kiosk are in bad shape, which is not a good sign for one of La Manzanilla´s biggest draws: the mangrove and the crocs. Finally, I fear that there could soon be a serious crocodile accident, God forbid, around the lagoon mouth. There is a serious lack of signage in that area warning visitors to keep their dogs and kids away from the crocs.
Influential members of the Ejido and the Delegado will hopefully be present at the event so that you will have the opportunity to talk to them about such things. And the Vice President of Board of Directors of Tierralegre, Francisco de Silva, who is the Director of the University of Guadalajara Center for the Sustainable Development of Coastal Zones will also be present.
Please come out and show your support for this event, and buy your tickets sooner than later. Thank you!!!!


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The Orla Flower wedding invitation is a beautiful way to give your guests a warm welcome to your wedding. Personalise the colour to match your theme, and create some beautiful text to give your wedding invitations a lovely personalised feel and have the style to match! Plus we offer a full range of matching wedding stationery to continue the theme throughout your wedding!


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History is the discovery, collection, organization, analysis and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present. The stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the legends surrounding King Arthur) are usually classified as cultural heritage rather than the "disinterested investigation" needed by the discipline of history. Events of the past prior to written record are considered prehistory.
Amongst scholars, the fifth century BC Greek historian Herodotus is considered to be the "father of history", and, along with his contemporary Thucydides, forms the foundations for the modern study of history. Their influence, along with other historical traditions in other parts of their world, have spawned many different interpretations of the nature of history which has evolved over the centuries and are continuing to change. The modern study of history has many different fields including those that focus on certain regions and those which focus on certain topical or thematical elements of historical investigation. Often history is taught as part of primary and secondary education, and the academic study of history is a major discipline in University studies.
History is the discovery, collection, organization, analysis and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present. The stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the legends surrounding King Arthur) are usually classified as cultural heritage rather than the "disinterested investigation" needed by the discipline of history. Events of the past prior to written record are considered prehistory. Amongst scholars, the fifth century BC Greek historian Herodotus is considered to be the "father of history", and, along with his contemporary Thucydides, forms the foundations for the modern study of history. Their influence, along with other historical traditions in other parts of their world, have spawned many different interpretations of the nature of history which has evolved over the centuries and are continuing to change. The modern study of history has many different fields including those that focus on certain regions and those which focus on certain topical or thematical elements of historical investigation. Often history is taught as part of primary and secondary education, and the academic study of history is a major discipline in University studies.
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Sky Trek is a thrilling zip line circuit that's located in the magical forests of Arenal. Your tour will start riding an open-air gondola from the ground to the highest point of the mountain where you'll be dropped off at an observation area to admire fantastic views of the Arenal Volcano, Lake, and the surrounding forests. From this area, you will start riding down a unique zipline circuit that stretches across canyons, going from one mountain to another, and in between treetops. It truly is an exhilarating adventure of zip lining down the mountains.
At our Sky Trek in Arenal, you ride the tram up the mountain, and then get back to the base riding our thrilling ziplines, making it a perfect adventure activity with no walking segments – get off and jump on to the next cable. You'll ride 7 cables that go up to 200m (656ft) in height and 750m (2460ft) in length where you will be astounded by its impressive heights, speeds that go up to 70km/h (43.5mph), views, and because you will be able to admire the surrounding mountains like in no other place.


The projections of recent years in electronic commerce in health show a high rate of growth associated with the growth and security of Internet transactions. It is estimated a current traffic that doubles every hundred days and that in the United States alone supports eighty-three million users; partly thanks to the annual growth rate of 500 percent of electronic commerce transactions.
The moment of virtualization of "online-pharmacies" tend increasingly to be CMS, with greater benefits for users constitute a very suitable field in investment for the entry of Amazon to Colombia.


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PATH Service to Midtown Manhattan Resumes After Tunnel Fires
Published Sep 22, 2014 at 7:08 AM | Updated at 12:07 PM EDT on Sep 22, 2014
Ariel Kahn
PATH train service between New Jersey and midtown has resumed after a pair of fires broke out in a tunnel in Manhattan Sunday, forcing service to be suspended through Monday's morning commute.
The FDNY said the fires sparked just after 3:30 p.m. Sunday at 19th Street and Sixth Avenue in Chelsea. According to the Port Authority, at least one fire started in an electrical room.
No injuries were reported but the 23rd Street station was evacuated. The blazes also sent smoke billowing into the air above ground.
Crews worked overnight to repair the damage and had to cut power to the lines.
Fire in Manhattan PATH Train Tunnel Disrupts Service
PATH train service between New York and New Jersey is suspended on one line after a fire broke out in a tunnel in Manhattan. Michael George reports.
(Published Monday, Sept. 22, 2014)
World Trade Center-bound lines from both Hoboken and Newark were running Monday morning.
--Tracie Strahan contributed to this report. Follow Tracie Strahan on Twitter @tstrahan4NY


The new school year offers an opportunity to work with local schools to ensure that students in your community have safe ways to walk and bike to school. In addition to improving safety, Safe Routes to School programs provide many community benefits, such as promoting healthy lifestyle habits and reducing busing costs and traffic congestion.
The funding structure for the Safe Routes to School programs changed in 2014; however, all the same types of projects and programs are eligible for funding. The program is now funded through the state's larger Active Transportation Program, along with other types of walking and biking projects not associated with schools.
Approximately $360 million in competitive grants will be awarded in California this year. Half of these grants — portions of which are reserved for disadvantaged communities and Safe Routes to School programs — will be awarded by Caltrans through a statewide competition.
The other half of the funds will be passed through to regional transportation planning agencies, which will make grants to local communities and other qualified recipients. Eighty percent of the pass-through funds are earmarked for large urban regions. The remaining 20 percent of the funds is reserved for rural areas.
The first round of proposals was due in May. The next application period opens this fall. For more information on project selection criteria and proposal deadlines, visit www.catc.ca.gov/programs/ATP.htm.
The Institute for Local Government (ILG) has developed an online toolkit (at www.ca-ilg.org/SRTS-toolkit) to support cities, schools and county officials and their executive staff who are working to promote pedestrian and bike safety for students and to expand active transportation choices for all residents through Safe Routes to School and other programs.
Tools to help plan, implement, monitor and finance programs and facilities that support nonmotorized (or "active") transportation and examples of communities that have implemented these tools.
By considering Safe Routes to School in the regional context of transportation and land-use policies and plans, local decision-makers can bring together multiple resources to create areas where students and the community have safe, enjoyable places to walk and bike. Collaboration and coordination across local and regional jurisdictions are smart ways to foster active communities. By using Safe Routes to School as a platform to collaborate across jurisdictions, local decision-makers can leverage funding and coordinate community infrastructure investments.


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Esbern Snare, född 1127, död 1204, var en dansk storman.

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In the heart of the hot Milwaukie neighborhood enjoy this new construction home. Open floor plan Ranch Style featuring a large lot and perfect for entertaining both in and out doors. 3 large bedrooms including a master suite and walk in closet. 2 full baths and separate laundry room. Don't miss this one!
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Known as the "Dogwood City" of the West and the birthplace of the Bing Cherry; Milwaukie was settled and claimed by Pioneer Lot Whitcomb in 1847 and was formally incorporated in 1903 by an Act of the Oregon State Legislature. Its location along the Willamette River attracted entrepreneurs who established lumber mills at the turn of the century. The old wood trimmed buildings from the city's early days still stand, preserving the city's historic essence.
Between 1950 and 2010, the population of Milwaukie grew from 5,000 to over 20,000. Homes are reminiscent of the area's history and future development. Comprised of single-family homes, you'll find several classic styles including Old Portland, quaint cottage, Cape Cod and ranch. Expertly restored farmhouses, stately mansions, English Tudors and Queen Anne's provide modern amenities with vintage grandeur. Residents seeking lower maintenance properties can choose from a selection of contemporary condos and row homes.
The revival of downtown Milwaukie includes new apartments, retail space, and a riverfront park. Residents can take advantage locally owned boutiques, restaurants, and coffee shops. People from all around the area visit the popular Farmer's Market in Downtown Milwaukie every Sunday starting in May through October. Come and enjoy the live music, assortment of food options, and merchandise from more than 75 vendors. Music lovers can rejoice during the summer months when both Ardenwald Park and Scott Park host outdoor concerts for the public.
Milwaukie's location provides residents access to a wide variety of outdoor recreation. Popular Elk Rock Island has designated habitats to protect and nurture several species of plants, mammals, reptiles and birds, and is located in the middle of the Willamette River. Accessible during the summer and autumn seasons, locals come to the area to relax and picnic among the ancient forest and explore the park's miles of winding trails. Other local outdoor activities include public parks, kayaking, fishing and biking.
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Drake lands his 95th hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart with Summer Walker collabo
March 13th, 2019 by KRNB
LVRN/Interscope RecordsHe dominated the charts in 2018 and now, three months into 2019, Drake's reign simply won't let up.
The Scorpion lyricist has extended his record for the most top 40 hits ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Drizzy's latest entry comes courtesy of his take on Summer Walker's ballad "Girls Need Love." Following the release of the remix, the song jumped from 87 to 37 on the Hot 100, earning the Toronto rapper his 95th Top 40 entry on the tally.
After Drake, the acts with the most top 40 Hot 100 hits are: Elvis Presley and Lil Wayne, both with 81; Elton John with 57, Taylor Swift with 56, Nicki Minaj with 51, the cast of Glee with 51, and JAY Z,The Beatles and Rihanna, who each have 50.
In addition to his top 40 record, Drake also leads the pack as the solo artist with the most Hot 100 entries overall: He's got 193 of them. Lil Wayne is next with 162, followed by Elvis Presley with 109 and Minaj with 102.
The act with the most Hot 100 entries in history, including solo artists and groups, is the cast of Glee,who has 207.
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For many employees, flexible working is the holy grail of employment. It allows better control over work-life balance and can accommodate family responsibilities, not to mention the fact that it makes for a pretty easy daily commute. However remote working, variable daily hours, or a compacted schedule can present challenges for employers. Here are our top tips on how to make flexible working, work.
They may not all realise it, but for most businesses the pros of flexi-time will outweigh the cons. As one of the most famous advocates of this, Richard Branson adopted flexible working across his business empire when he realised that if companies want to find – and keep – the best employees, they need to build flexi-working into their talent strategy. The numbers don't lie. Branson cited that 87% of the UK's full time workforce either works flexibly – or wishes that they could.
The most talented candidates generally have a lot of experience behind them, which comes at a price and we don't mean in terms of salary. Those with a young family or other commitments besides work will be attracted by the offer of flexible working as it means they don't have to sacrifice one for the other. A study by FlexJobs highlighted that 81% of employees cited remote working as the one job perk they most wanted. Even if a request for flexible working isn't down to familial responsibilities, employees feel more positive when their bosses listen to what the workforce wants, are less stressed and therefore generally more productive. A happy and efficient workforce is best for any business, because productivity equals profits. Find out more about other ways of increasing productivity here.
For candidates worried that their need for flexible working might be detrimental to an application, focus on what you can offer. Employers want the best person for the job. That's the one who is most skilled, has the right attitude and who is going to help them drive business growth. If that's you, employers might be willing to accommodate your need for flexible working time. If the role is already advertised as open to flexible, job-share or part-time workers, then there's no reason why you have to explain your personal reasons for wanting this arrangement.
As with any job search, your application needs to be strong. Make sure that you cover all questions the employer will want answered in both your cover letter and CV. Why are you going for the role? What skills and experience will you bring to the company? This will help you sell yourself as the best for the job and make negotiating your terms more comfortable.
It's slightly more difficult to broach the subject for employees already in a role. For those that haven't worked at a company for a long time, you might need to build up trust before negotiating this point, to show that you are a credible worker. If you will be working from home for a few days, show your manager an outline of what you plan to achieve in those days. You can back this up with a summary of actual actions taken once you're back in the office. This can help allay any concerns over the employer not being able to monitor performance.
It's the nature of business that most companies are risk-averse and making any change to normal business practice when you can't know the outcome is in effect, a risk. Will it work? Will profitability or productivity suffer? Many managers are also afraid to rock the boat and be the one to change the status quo. Employees need to understand the worries of employers when it comes to the prospect of flexible working. If you can anticipate the reasons for them saying no, you'll know how to reassure them, so show them how flexible working will enable you to work more efficiently.
The jobs market still has a long way to go before flexible working becomes an adopted practice, with part-time, or flexi options currently making up just 6% of all advertised jobs. Both employers and employees have their part to play in changing this. Employers must realise that remote working does not mean that the employee will be any less efficient. If anything, most people work more productively from home. Furthermore, candidates need to be more confident in asking. But if a billionaire businessman thinks it's wise for employers to look at flexible working options, chances are he knows what he's talking about.
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Links 19/7/2011: Ubuntu 12.04 Event Planned, GParted 0.9.0 Out
Posted in News Roundup at 7:06 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Devices/Embedded
Free Software/Open Source
8 Places to Find Help for Your Linux Server
Toyota's open road
Now why would a car company want to join a nonprofit consortium made up of mostly technology companies dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux? The answer is, it makes business sense.
Loosing work because I use Linux
Their online application was three pages long. Even though I saw the above block on the first page I had a small hope it wasn't a strict requirement because after I checked "no" to having Windows I was able to select that I used "Linux" from a drop down menu. Tutor.com then proceeded to waste another ten minutes of my time while I filled out the next two pages. Immediately after hitting the "submit" button I was informed that my application had failed.
I understand they have certain system requirements, but why they felt it was necessary to waste my time filling out the last two pages after I already marked that I did not use Windows is beyond me. What is also beyond me is why they choose to develop their browser based software for the Windows only Internet Explorer instead of any of the cross platform browsers that exist. Oh and did I mention that they opted to support iOS before they added support for non-Windows desktop operating systems?
Wolverton: A look at the new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook
Chrome OS is also theoretically much more secure than standard laptops. Because Chromebooks are designed to be connected to the Internet, little data is stored on the machine itself. And because everything is focused on the browser — which Google updates frequently — there's less chance of a malicious program running in the background.
Kernel Space
Linus Torvalds delays Linux 3.0 launch due to a subtle bug
Torvalds announced back in May that the Linux 2.6.40 kernel will be rebadged as the Linux 3.0 kernel. The projected release date of Linux 3.0 was supposed to be today, but in a post on Google+, Torvalds explained that the discovery of a "subtle pathname lookup bug" has delayed the release.
Screencasting Stars of the Linux World
Are you still taking screenshots? That is sooo last decade. Today if you want to showcase your application, your gaming skills, or even your astonishing new desktop wallpaper collection, you need a screen recorder (or screencasting tool) to capture full-motion video and audio of your desktop. You'll find several solid options, but which one works best for you depends a lot on the type of content you need to capture, and what you intend to do with it.
For starters, the output produced by the tool varies considerably. Some alternatives give you a wide choice of video and audio codecs, others just one. But if that one (say, Flash) is the one you need, producing it directly is much quicker than having to save an intermediary file and crank it through a video editor. It also may be important to select just a portion of the screen rather than your whole display, or to choose a specific frame-rate (high for games, low for bandwidth-saving demos). Finally, there are always special features that vary between utilities, such as whether or not they can capture OpenGL content or be started remotely by script.
DesktopNova Changes Your Linux Wallpaper At Intervals You Set
5 Useful applications for a desktop with Linux
Today i present you some programs, not installed by default, that i use in my day by day work and in my free time on my Linux computers.
Mozilla outlines goals for multiprocess browsing implementation
Instructionals/Technical
Weekend Project: Keep Out Repeat Offenders with Fail2ban on Linux
Making an encrypted and compressed backup of your files onto DVDs
How To Do A CentOS 6.0 Network Installation (Over HTTP)
Video Tip – Using Pipes With The sudo Command
Tarsnap: Online Backups for Security Conscious Geeks
5 tips for a smoother Linux command-line experience
18 Extra Hot Linux Commercial Games (Part 3 of 3)
There remains a scarcity of commercial games available for Linux with the big game companies rarely venturing into the Linux world. The main reason cited continues to be that its market share does not warrant high ticket-price games being ported over to Linux, let alone releasing an exclusive title. Also there is a perception that Linux gamers are more reluctant to put their hands in their pockets (not literally). However, the recent Humble Indie experiment, where gamers chose the price they wanted to pay, showed that this is far from the truth. The game bundles were available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. It was Linux gamers that were, in fact, prepared to pay (by donation) more for the same games than their Windows and OS X counterparts. How refreshing to put to bed that myth.
Let's play: Black & White 2
Why Chakra? Simple. Because Chakra seems to perform better in playing games. Thanks to Jeff for his benchmarks that made me do this choice! (http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/09/best-linux-distro-for-3d-performance.html). Are you ready? Let's start with a beautiful game from Lionhead Studios… Black & White 2!
5 Absolutely Useless Compiz Plugins
Compiz is no doubt the best compositing manager for Linux. It has been a part of Ubuntu for a long time and is actively maintained as well. Since the addition of the contentious Unity plugin, Compiz has become the most popular and reliable compositing manager easily surpassing GNOME 3′s Mutter.
Being a part of a big project like Ubuntu, developers are coming up with amazing new plugins like Modal dialogs. This, of course, doesn't mean that there aren't any useless plugins for Compiz. Here are 5 such plugins that find no practical applications whatsoever:
K Desktop Environment/KDE SC)
KDE 4.7: Long-Term Vision, Ongoing Myopia
hree years ago, KDE was the innovative desktop, and GNOME the conservative one. Today, KDE is the conservative desktop, doing incremental releases, while GNOME is divided between GNOME 3 and Unity, each as innovative and as controversial as the other.
ArchBang: A small review
ArchBang is a simple GNU/Linux distribution, which provides you with a lightweight Arch Linux system combined with the Openbox Window Manager. Suitable for both desktop and portable systems – It is fast, stable, and always up to date. (Source: ArchBang front page)
I like fast, stable and up to date distros. But of course most of them say that.
Zorin OS Lite Release Candidate
Announcement: RapidDisk (rxdsk) 1.0b Stable release
I am writing to announce the release of my Linux RAM disk kernel module. Yes, the Linux kernel has the brd module already integrated into it, and also the zram module it the staging tree. And yes, you can instead utilize ramfs or tmpfs for RAM based file systems. But RapidDisk or rxdsk is a bit different.
18 July 2011: GParted 0.9.0
The most significant change in this release is the ability to compile and link with libparted 3.0.
GParted retains full functionality when compiled and linked with libparted versions prior to 3.0, for example libparted-2.4.
PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandrake/Mandriva Family
I owe you an apology, PCLinuxOS
Two years ago, when I first entered this vast world that Linux is, I came to realize that there was a distribution that was mentioned over and over: PCLinuxOS. I became curious and followed some old posts in multiple threads. To be honest, being a total newbie, I felt sort of intimidated by the vocal followers of this distro and my aversion grew stronger when I visited the forum and was greeted by the rules. Boy, did I ever read something harsh!
From all of this, my biggest conclusion is that I, because of my lack of experience with Linux, acted unfairly. However, as Ezra Pound said of Walt Whitman, "I am old enough now to make friends". Yes, PCLinuxOS… I owe you an apology.
Another day, Another PCLOS – Xfce Edition 2011-07
Following the releases of PCLinuxOS 2011.6 and PCLinuxOS 2011.07 MiniMe KDE comes PCLinuxOS Phoenix XFCE Edition 2011-07 Final. As you can probably gather, it features the low-weight high-performance Xfce desktop which makes it perfect for machines a few years old. It also can be quite pretty and configurable.
Red Hat Family
Review: Scientific Linux 6.0 "Carbon"
Overall, I was pretty pleased with Scientific Linux 6.0 "Carbon". It recognized all my hardware correctly, software worked well on it, and it was fast, recognizable, and easy to use.
Newly-expanded Fedora Logo Guidelines
Due in major part to Ian Weller's extensive work on expanding Fedora's logo usage guidelines, we now have updated logo usage guidelines that cover the usage of the Fedora logo in more detail, including:
Debian Family
Debian invites you to Debian Day
Canonical/Ubuntu
How to Freshly install Ubuntu Linux 10.10
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Developer Summit Event Announced
As expected, the second Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) event for 2011 has been officially announced a couple of minutes ago by Jono Bacon in an email. The Ubuntu 12.04 Developer Summit event will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA from 31st October to 4th November.
Wireless dominoes
Canonical to simplify Ubuntu certification
Canonical has announced that it will be changing its commercial certification programme in order to make it simpler for consumers to understand. The certification programme allows original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) to apply for their systems to be validated and endorsed to work with the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution.
Ubuntu Certification Is Changing
Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 224
[Oneiric Updates] Some Upcoming Changes in Unity
Flavours and Variants
UbuBox "SalentOS" 11.04
The idea to make a personal operating system, flashed in my head for quite some time, but for one reason or another I never managed to get to work seriously on such a project. In these days I decided to commit myself "full time" to it and I did it, also pushed by the wave of news that are coming in the world of the penguin! I did not, initially, planned to make UbuBox "SalentOS" public. Then, along the way, thanks to the advice of some friends and the realization that the system satisfy me, I said "Who knows … maybe this could satisfy someone else too. Why not make it public?".
Meraki Slims Down Cloud Routers
The underlying operating system in the MX50, MX60 and MX70 router is a customized Linux base that Meraki has enhanced.
Tiny Wi-Fi device server ships with Linux SDK
Lantronix is now shipping a wireless device server module with a Timesys LinuxLink software development kit (SDK). The PremierWave EN includes a 400MHz Atmel ARM9 processor, an Ethernet port, and a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n modem, and ships with Linux-based Lantronix firmware — offering secure tunneling, configuration, diagnostics, LAN bridging, and remote access applications.
Plustek announces upgrades to its MultiManager video management software
Plustek Inc., the leading manufacturer of the innovative Linux-based standalone Network Video Recorder (NVR), announces today a notable upgraded to its Centralized Management Software "MultiManager." This version introduces powerful enhancements and new features to further improve monitoring effectiveness and efficiency. The new "Smart Cycling Control" tool brings added convenience to multiple-channel monitoring. Additionally, alert notification functionalities are improved to assist users in staying on top of alarms and to better respond to emergencies. User permissions also are better refined, providing more control and flexibility to the system. Last but not least, several other developments to image and video output file types, video recording performance, and user operations are made.
Unicom to launch first Wophone handset this week
China's second cellco will debut its own Linux-based software platform, six months behind schedule, with six handset partners lined up
Jailbreak! Upgrading a non-upgradable Android
Google Sweetens the Android Pot With Honeycomb 3.2 SDK
Google has put Android 3.2 developer kits into the hands of app makers, which could help spur the creation of a new generation of Android tablet apps. Android 3.2 is optimized for a wider range of tablets, and it has a new compatibility display mode that gives users a new way to view fixed-sized apps on larger devices.
Zinio adds full Froyo and Gingerbread support, now available for all Android devices
CyanogenMod 7 hits 500,000 installs, eclipses previous milestone
Looks like another round of roman candles are in order. After already setting off the celebratory fireworks for its previous user install milestone, CyanogenMod 7′s done it again — this time reaching past the half a million mark. The highly customizable Android homebrew is arguably the biggest aftermarket OS in the ROM-flashing campus, and it has the numbers to back it up.
Google Android + Sony Tablet and Ericsson Could Crush Apple iOS
The rivalry between Google and Apple continues to heat up as the two tech giants reported progressive development for Android and Apple App Store. Apple holds the lead with over 15 billion downloads while Android grew rapidly with over 4.5 billion. The increased number of Android smartphone and tablets flowing into the stores will attempt to even the playing field with Apple's iOS devices.
Ten great Android apps
Business reporting group promotes XBRL tools
Non-profit consortium in the US offering cash prize to encourage development of new software resources
Blender Conference 2011 registration opens
The Blender Foundation has announced that registration for 2011 Blender Conference is now open. The 10th annual event will take place from 28 to 30 October at the De Balie in Amsterdam.
Useful Google+ extensions for Chrome
Mozilla lays out multi-process Firefox engineering goals
Mozilla's Chris Blizzard has detailed the non-profit organisation's plans for the engineering behind Firefox, as it looks to make the browser spread even more of its workload between multiple processes. Blizzard notes that, although the multiple process model for Firefox is not a panacea, "it does gives us a leg up on some of the more systemic problems".
Mozilla's Chris Blizzard has published a blog entry that outlines the goals of Mozilla's renewed effort to bring multiprocess browsing to the Firefox Web browser. The post highlights the key advantages that deeper process isolation will bring to Firefox and addresses some of the underlying requirements for Mozilla's implementation.
Mozilla: We don't hate enterprise users!
Announcing Mozilla Enterprise User Working Group
Recently there's been a lot of discussion about enterprises and rapid releases. Online life is evolving faster than ever and it's imperative that Mozilla deliver improvements to the Web and to Firefox more quickly to reflect this. This has created challenges for IT departments that have to deliver lots of mission-critical applications through Firefox. Mozilla is fundamentally about people and we care about our users wherever they are. To this end, we are re-establishing a Mozilla Enterprise User Working Group as a place for enterprise developers, IT staff and Firefox developers to discuss the challenges, ideas and best practices for deploying Firefox in the enterprise. It will be a place to ask questions and get information about Mozilla plans.
Firefox development team lays out efforts to improve speed, stability and performance.
Hadoop & Startups: Where Open Source Meets Business Data
OpenStack turns 1. What's next?
OpenStack, the open-source, cloud-computing software project founded by Rackspace and NASA, celebrates its first birthday tomorrow. It has been a busy year for the project, which appears to have grown much faster than even its founders expected it would. A year in, OpenStack is still picking up steam and looks not only like an open source alternative to Amazon Web Services and VMware vCloud in the public Infrastructure as a Service space, but also a democratizing force in the private-cloud software space.
Oracle/Java/LibreOffice
Oracle admits Sun work needed in Aussie market
According to Oracle, it is not stepping away from the SPARC server line. MacDonald said that the company would not favour x86 over SPARC. "We will continue to treat x86 and Sparc equally, the same as Solaris and Oracle Enterprise Linux," MacDonald said. "We are a two chip/operating system [company] and we will continue to foster those [offerings]," MacDonald said.
IBM donates open source code
Hoping to further sharpen OpenOffice's competitive viability against Microsoft Office, IBM is donating the code of its Symphony open source office suite to the non-profit Apache Software Foundation, says ComputerWorld.
Open source development team releases version 1.0 of content management system
The WebAPP-Dev Perl development team has released its edition of the "Web Automated Perl Portal", also known as WebAPP-Dev, version 1.0.
Semi-Open Source
Quest Software Invests in Open Source, Business Intelligence
Marketing tool OpenEMM gets new interface
There are also several new functions, such as 'dynamic templates' – changes to a dynamic template are automatically incorporated into all mailshots which use that template. The new activities log provides administrators with a better overall picture by allowing them to trace all user actions. A detailed list of all new functions and of bug fixes can be found in the change log.
Matt Taibbi vs. Goldman Sachs — [VIDEO]
4 Key Principles for Creating Truly Open Open-source Projects
For example, the Android open-source project is open to anyone who wants to join. There are no admission processes or membership fees for Android — just the desire to join the project and contribute. By harnessing the capabilities of a larger community, open-source developers can deliver solutions that are often superior to proprietary ones.
Piston Cloud Computing Scores $4.5 Million In Funding For Open Source Cloud
Piston Cloud Computing, a software company developing commercialized OpenStack software for businesses, has raised $4.5 million in funding in a round led by Hummer Winblad and True Ventures, with Divergent Ventures and others participating.
Public Services/Government
CISL and communities strengthen FLOSS office suites
On Friday, July 1, at the International Free Software Forum (FISL) in Porto Alegre – Brazil, the Brazilian Government's Free Software Implementation Committee has signed, along with the communities of the LibreOffice and OpenOffice projects, maintained respectively by the The Document Foundation and Apache Foundation, a Letter of Intent which signals the mutual interest of cooperation with the FLOSS office suites.
CFP: Legal and Licensing Aspects of Open Source at OWF 2011
Licensing is an important component of every free software and open source project. This is especially true as an increasing number of corporations are adopting and distributing open source applications and code. This track considers various legal and licensing aspects of open source, both from a community and a corporate perspective.
Openness/Sharing
Silver Peak Opens Up WAN Acceleration
WAN Optimization vendor Silver Peak Systems is opening up its technology with a new strategy called the Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA).
Open source laboratory data: Small-scale management
Migrate Git Project from GitHub to Google Code
Google Code gains native Git support
Google has added native support for Git, the distributed revision control system developed by Linus Torvalds, to its Google Code project hosting site. Now, when developers create a new project, they can choose between Git, Mercurial and Subversion as their project's version control system – support for Mercurial was added in April 2009. The long awaited change also applies to Eclipse Labs, a Google-hosted portal launched in May 2010 for open source projects based on the Eclipse platform.
Standards/Consortia
ODF Plugfest: "ODF still needs to establish itself"
Five years after being adopted as an official ISO standard, the Open Document Format (ODF) still appears to have a long way to go, despite the support it has received from politicians and administrative agencies. Andreas Kawohl from the civic centre and IT processing department at Freiburg City Council told Friday's session of the ODF Plugfest in Berlin: "ODF is a long way from being able to function as a standard format for exchanging documents". According to Kawohl, 2000 administrative staff in Freiburg are now using both Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, with 70,000 OpenOffice documents generated over a six month period, but hardly anyone outside of the organisation is able to use them.
The Unix revolution—thank you, Uncle Sam?
Passwords are made obsolete with Mozilla's BrowserID
Mozilla pushes simplified Browser ID login system
Skype Holes
If you really know how Skype works, you know it's about as safe as juggling firecrackers. Skype, the popular VoIP program, relies on every PC running Skype between you and who you're calling to serve as stepping stones for your conversation. That's bad. What's worse is when Skype doesn't check to see if Skype calls are actually sent, or received, by the right people.
Or, to quote Levent "Noptrix" Kayan, the security researcher that uncovered this hole, "Skype suffers from a persistent Cross-Site Scripting [XSS] vulnerability due to a lack of input validation and output sanitization of the 'mobile phone' profile entry. Other input fields may also be affected."
Wall Street's Euthanasia of Industry
Michael, I read the in the newspapers that the great recession, so-called, has long since ended, but unemployment remains stubbornly high with only a measly 18,000 jobs created in June. I believe the term that was coined some time ago is a jobless recovery. What is a jobless recovery?
We call that a depression – in this case, caused mainly by debt deflation. Just because the stock market is being inflated by the Federal Reserve doesn't mean that the economy itself is growing. It's shrinking – from a combination of families and businesses having to pay off debts rather than spend their income on goods and services, and the government's shift of taxes off finance, insurance and real estate (FIRE) onto labor and industry.
I'm pleased to announce a research result that Eric Wustrow, Scott Wolchok, Ian Goldberg, and I have been working on for the past 18 months: Telex, a new approach to circumventing state-level Internet censorship. Telex is markedly different from past anticensorship efforts, and we believe it has the potential to shift the balance of power in the censorship arms race.
Internet/Net Neutrality
Shaw Places Spotlight on Net Neutrality Rules With Online Video Service Plans
Two of the leading issues before the CRTC – over-the-top video and usage based billing – have come together as Shaw has announced plans to launch a new online movie service designed to compete with Netflix. Subscribers to the service, which will cost $12 per month, will be able to watch on their TV and computer. Most notably, Shaw says that the service will not count against subscriber data caps. Given the problems users of over-the-top video services have encountered with the caps, the Shaw approach places the spotlight on the CRTC net neutrality guidelines and undue preference rules. [Update: Shaw now says that watching movies via the Internet will count against user caps]
Intellectual Monopolies
Lawyer Trying To Trademark Bitcoin Threatens Techdirt With Bogus DMCA Takedown
And what are these "offending works?" Well, looking at the DMCA notice (full notice embedded below), he appears to be claiming that both the header and the footer from his law firm's legal correspondence, as well as the header of Magellan Capital Advisors LLC, are copyrights held by him. If you don't recall, Magellan Capital Advisors was supposedly Pascazi's "client," in the attempt to trademark Bitcoin, and a letter sent from Magellan with the header in question was available on the USPTO website as Pascazi's "evidence" for Magellan's use of "Bitcoin" in commerce. You can see this part of the DMCA notice identifying "the works" here…
Notes on ACTA and Access to Medicines
The analysis is based on the December 2010 text, the "Final ACTA text following legal verification". The later 2011 version does not contain substantial changes other than: "This Agreement shall remain open for signature by participants in its negotiation,17 and by any other WTO Members the participants may agree to by consensus, from 1 May 2011 until 1 May 2013."


Exhibit preview: Thirty years of French art on display at "Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910"
The current exhibition at Columbus Museum of Art, "Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910," is an extensive collection of works capturing the epicenter of French art and culture at the turn of the century, or what's referred to as "La Belle Epoque." The goal is to highlight how artists were transforming, in both process and subject matter, and ushering in aspects of modern art that carried into the 20th century while showcasing the societal aspects that influenced this exchange.
The current exhibition at Columbus Museum of Art, �Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910,� is an extensive collection of works capturing the epicenter of French art and culture at the turn of the century, or what�s referred to as �La Belle Epoque.� The goal is to highlight how artists were transforming, in both process and subject matter, and ushering in aspects of modern art that carried into the 20th century while showcasing the societal aspects that influenced this exchange.
�Paris was a breeding ground for artistic and literary movements that challenged the establishment and sought to come to terms with a complex society that was changing, becoming wealthier and even eager for entertainment as well as new, modern experiences,� stated CMA curator Dominique H. Vasseur in a press release regarding the exhibit.
The exhibit features more than 185 works: paintings, watercolors, drawings, lithographs, posters as well as cabaret puppets, programs and archival and ephemera materials from Parisian theaters, circuses and concerts. Appropriately looming over the varied and splendid works is the art of one man, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Toulouse-Lautrec was a well-respected painter who removed himself from the formal, academic art world and his aristocratic heritage, and moved to Montmartre, a northern area of Paris. Rather than showing in the Salons or being some sort of �high� artist, Toulouse-Lautrec embraced the bohemian lifestyle in Montmartre, an area as known for entertainment and nightlife and home to criminals and society�s castoffs.
�There were lots of thieves and prostitutes � that suited [Toulouse-Lautrec] just fine � and he actually lived in brothels. He went to the bars and was a frequent visitor at the Moulin Rouge [and] became part of the fiber of the entertainment world,� Vasseur said during a media tour at the museum last week.
Toulouse-Lautrec probably felt more comfortable in Montmartre with the so-called pariahs because he was treated like one himself. The son of first cousins, Toulouse-Lautrec is believed to have suffered from several health conditions, but his biggest physical ailment developed from breaking both his legs as a teenager. As a result, Toulouse-Lautrec stood only five feet tall, having the torso of an adult and the legs of a child. As you can imagine, late 19th century Parisian high society was scoffingly unkind.
While the celebrated Toulouse-Lautrec�s name is in the exhibition�s title, and a number of his works (both iconic and lesser-known) are present, there�s an effort to explore artists who weren�t as famous. These names may not have the cache of a Toulouse-Lautrec � or Post-Impressionists Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin or Vincent Van Gogh � but they were just as much �a fiber� of the culture.
�You can�t have French art from this time period and not have nudes. It�s obligatory,� Vasseur said lightheartedly.
The works are varied, but with a common theme: modernity.
A portion of the exhibit, mainly the symbolist works by a group called the Nabis, countered that in-the-moment sentimentality. These works, in the final room, work as the antithesis of �La Vie Modern.� Some are religious-influenced; others use symbols to ponder human existence. All fall in line with the exhibit�s aesthetic focus.
�They felt this fixation on how things looked, or how much fun life was, is not what art should be. Although they didn�t want to go back to becoming strictly academic artists. In many ways they used the essence of modernism, but in a different way,� Vasseur said.