I've just done some calculations, if I dump the Opteron for a regular Athlon 64 and use standard SATA drives the total price drops to around 950€ without control panel. I could dump the control panel too and use a freeware one or none at all.
We already have 825€ so that would mean just 125€ more and we're rolling!
whoa great news! I'm really sorry I couldnt add my bit as my financial situation is horrible.
Use freeware or some weak replacement of the cpanel - it is always better than none!
Glim, you look like a friend of mine.
Unfortunately my internet connection was cut off the whole day yesterday due to a broken amp in my street ( interelectra damn ignorant bastards!!), so I couldn't post the news here. And I couldn't download the OS either. I'm going to put CentOS on it. Well at least my connection is back now, going to initiate the downloads now.
I'll have to do a short studio session in Brussels today and when I return this evening I'll start installing it and I'll put some pics online.
I've also chosen a colocation host (Transip) where I can put the server.
I'll try to get it done by next week, I'll keep you guys well informed!
At the time I will move the site there will be some downtime, I can't tell how long it will be, from a few hours to a few days depending on how much trouble I have getting it to work.
I'll post some pics of the completed server this evening!! I'm off to the studio in 15 minutes, don't know when I'll be back but it won't be too late, I just have to record and edit some drums for a 3 minute single.
Jesus Christ this is good news!!!
I alwayz new things would turn out well in the end.
Biggup chron - looking forward to the pics!!
I should be able to get the server installed in the data center next week, but I have no idea how flexible the data centers are with this.
I wanted to do the OS install tomorrow but I have to do editing work now on today's session which has to be finished by tomorrow night. So I can do the OS install on tuesday or wednesday I hope.
Then I'll have to buy a Directadmin license which is $300, I'm expecting a payment next week. I still have to figure out how it works exactly, but I certainly need to get the server up in the data center before it can be installed.
Then moving the site will be a lot of hassle, with the last move I went from one cPanel server to another cPanel server and that already involved a lot of trouble with missing libraries and other incompatibilities, but at least cPanel had a feature to do the data and settings transfer automatically. This is not the case when going to DirectAdmin unfortunately.
I also need to configure some stuff which I never done before, like the DNS server etc, and the whole system will be very different to what I'm used to. Basically I will need to do a lot of research and experimenting to get the server protected and running the way I like it.
Once I'm comfortable with that I'll make a test site that eg runs the forum software to see if it works as expected before doing the big move.
Then I need to shut down the site, back it up and transfer it to the new server. The amount of data is quite massive, with 1000+ mp3's and huge sample packs and everything + there are a load of scripts in use that depend on certain packages (like PEAR and PHP extensions etc). I'm not even hoping that it would start working perfectly after the move. So I need to put it up piece by piece, probably need to rewrite a lot of stuff (a lot of code uses eg hard coded file paths like "\home\dnbbe\includes\name of file" that need to be rewritten to match the directory structure of the new server).
Sleepless nights coming up for sure But that's for later, I'm now going to make the pictures that I promised!
These are the three SATA drives, two will be put in a RAID1 configuration and the third is for the daily backup.
A massive heatsink with an airguide is used to cool the processor. There is no room inside for a CPU fan, so the airflow from the 5 fans in the middle is used to cool the CPU heatsink as well as the drives and the rest of the system.
This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by equipped: 01-07-2006 20:41.


text:
+ Remove November 2006 filter November 2006
WHO urges careful investigation of H5N1 cases
Editor's Note: Shortly after publication of this article, the guidelines referred to were removed from the WHO Web site pending further peer review. A revised version was published in January 2007, with changes in the sections on considerations for launching an investigation, contact tracing, monitoring of healthcare workers, and technical references. A link to the revision appears at the end of this article.
Rumors of H5N1 case in Canada dismissed
(CIDRAP News) – Internet rumors of a case of H5N1 avian influenza in a little boy in Rimouski, Quebec, were just that, Canadian Press reported today.
Several Web sites on pandemic flu reported rumors that a boy was seriously ill with avian flu at a hospital in the city, but hospital officials dismissed them as entirely false, according to the CP story.
Evidence plentiful of a pending pandemic
Natasha Rotstein
Indonesia reports 57th avian flu death
(CIDRAP News) – A 35-year-old Indonesian woman died of H5N1 avian influenza today, marking the country's 57th death from the virus, according to news services.
Certified managers may reduce restaurant food hazards
(CIDRAP News) – Restaurants that have a certified kitchen manager (CKM) seem to have a lower risk of serving food that triggers infectious illnesses, according to a study comparing restaurants that were involved in disease outbreaks with those that were not.
H5N1 hits second South Korean poultry farm
(CIDRAP News) – H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed at a second poultry farm near the site of a recent outbreak, South Korea's agriculture ministry told news services today.
South Korea has H5N1 in poultry after 3-year lull
(CIDRAP News) – South Korea has reported its first outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in nearly 3 years, on a poultry farm in North Jeolla province, about 100 miles from Seoul.
Salmonella enteritidis on the rise in chickens
(CIDRAP News) – Sampling by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the last 5 years has shown a fourfold increase in the number of broiler chicken carcasses contaminated with Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis, a strain previously associated mainly with eggs.
How's Your Business Discontinuity Program?
Peter M. Sandman
More and more companies are starting to integrate pandemic preparedness into their business continuity programs. That's good news--and helping to facilitate it is one of the reasons this newsletter was launched.
Reports show difficulty of diagnosing H5N1 cases
(CIDRAP News) – Two new reports on human cases of H5N1 avian influenza that occurred in Turkey and Indonesia last year show that the illness proved difficult to diagnose, with many tests yielding false-negative results.
November 9, 2006 (3) Apply November 9, 2006 filter

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are probably my two favorite days of the year. I love the feeling of Christmas and how it makes me feel. It makes me mad how we spend like October through Christmas time singing holiday songs and then in two days it is over. I spend the entire time having something to look forward to and then it's over so fast.


Posted by Kesia in Fancy That!
Here's to the most badass holiday we celebrate!
What a great discovery I have made here in Alabama! I am not kidding, they are the world's greatest snack, and to no surprise the "official snack-food" of South Carolina.
The radio program "As You Were" out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, hosted by Jillian Johnson is a breath of fresh air. I happened upon this program on a cross-country drive, and the timing couldn't have been more perfect. Enjoying Patsy alongside the Shangri-La's while driving through the Louisiana Bayou was nothing but pure enjoyment.


The newly released version 6.0 of the JBoss application server supports the latest version of enterprise Java.
Oracle's GlassFish Enterprise Server version 3 also supports Java EE 6. Oracle positions GlassFish as a lightweight server, an alternative to its own flagship app server WebLogic. WebLogic does not yet support Java EE 6.


text:
Category: Recent
Sex and Politics: Are Powerful Men Really More Likely to Cheat?
June 20, 2019 Keely Pope
Bill Clinton. Newt Gingrich. Eliot Spitzer. Mark Sanford. Politicians who've been caught with their pants down tend to have one thing in common and it's not political philosophy or party. Overwhelmingly, the philanderers are men. But a new study suggests that the reasons they stray may have more to do with the power they wield than with their, um, masculinity.
"The likelihood [of infidelity] increases the more powerful someone is," says study author Joris Lammers, an assistant professor of psychology at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. The research was published in Psychological Science.
The study analyzed the results of an Internet survey of 1,561 readers of a Dutch business magazine. Fifty-eight percent of respondents held low-level non-management positions; 22% had some management responsibilities; 14% were middle managers; and 6% were top level executives.
The higher someone was in the hierarchy, the greater the chance there was that they reported having cheated on their partner or intending to do so in the future — regardless of whether they were male or female.
Moreover, the tendency to cheat was not linked to factors like taking frequent business trips or being a person who inherently tends to take risks. Rather, it was linked to confidence — and the more power men and women had, the more confident they were.
"My own research and that of my colleagues has shown that one of strongest effects of power is that it increases feelings of confidence," says Lammers. "The feeling of decreased power leads to more of a focus on threat and danger. But power leads to this disinhibited sense that you can get what you want and should take risks to get it." The corrupting effect of power can be seen not only in infidelity in romantic relationships, but in a greater tendency to cut corners ethically on the job as well.
So why don't we see more high-profile scandals involving female politicians or other powerful women? Lammers argues that it's because there are so few of them. There has yet to be a female president of the United States, and only 17 of our 100 Senators are women. Among the CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies, a measly 25 are women.
The research doesn't answer the question of whether men seek power in order to get sex, which could also explain the gender difference in sex scandals, as well as their ubiquity.
The study is also limited by its Internet sampling and reliance on self-reported behavior and hierarchical status. Further, it doesn't take into account other sources of power; as Christopher Ryan, a psychologist and author of Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality, notes, a key contributor to women's sense of power and confidence is physical beauty.
"[Comedian] Chris Rock says that a man is basically as faithful as his options allow. [The researchers] might say that this applies to women as well," says Ryan.
Still, he cautions that there remain definite gender differences in the way men and women approach infidelity.
If you're looking for monogamy, however, top dogs do seem to be harder to keep on the porch.
Categories:	Recent
Women in Politics Have Sex Scandals, Too
May 22, 2019 Keely Pope
It's a numbers game. It's a matter of attraction. It's being too busy with "diapers and bottles and bills and votes and markups" to "possibly think about doing anything else." There are a number of explanations offered for why men seem to be overrepresented when it comes to sex scandals among politicians or other powerful figures. (The most obvious is they're overrepresented, period, when it comes to political office and powerful positions.) But while our attention is turned toward Anthony Weiner, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Silvio Berlusconi, John Edwards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and whoever else is likely to apologize for or deny the next round of photographs and love children and criminal charges, let's also take a moment to remember nine women in politics who have caused ripples with their sexual exploits.
Helen Chenoweth, Republican Congresswoman from Idaho
Her offense: After attacking her Democratic opponent by lumping him in with Bill Clinton, whose behavior in the Monica Lewinsky scandal had "severely damaged his ability to lead our nation, and the free world," she admitted to a six-year affair with a married man who later worked for her congressional staff.
Her defense: "I've asked for God's forgiveness, and I've received it."
Iris Robinson, member of Parliament and wife of the First Minister in Northern Ireland
Her offense: Having an affair with a man forty years her junior, earning her the nickname "Celtic Cougar."
Her defense: She cited "serious bouts of depression" and "the stress and strain of public life" when stepping down from her Parliament post following the scandal.
Victoria Woodhull, American leader of the women's suffrage movement
Her offense: Practicing and preaching free love—and outing Henry Ward Beecher for practicing, if not preaching, it.
Her defense: Women should be allowed to do what the men do.
Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelical minister and political operative
Her offense: Soon after campaigning for William Jennings Bryan, McPherson, who founded the Foursquare church, disappeared for a month, and, according to witnesses, was spotted in many hotels with Kenneth Ormiston, a married man.
Her defense: McPherson claims she was drugged, kidnapped, and held for ransom by two people, Steve and Mexicali Rose. And during a grand jury investigation, Ormiston admitted to having an affair, but said it was with "Mrs. X," not McPherson. (The case was eventually dropped.)
Katherine Bryson, state representative in Utah
Her offense: She was caught on camera with a lover by a surveillance camera that her husband, Kay, had set up intending, he said, to catch a thief.
Her defense: Kay abused power by using county employees to install the publicly owned equipment that did her in, Katherine said. A judge disagreed.
Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary for the U.K.
Her offense: Claiming the purchase of pornographic films on her parliamentary expenses.
Her defense: Her husband is the one who bought them; but she still resigned from office and said that she "was the one who did the wrong thing. For claiming it. For not going through the expense form closely enough."
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
Her offense: Taking many lovers, elevating them to positions of power, and then casting them off, with large sums of money, when she became bored with them.
Her defense: At least I gave them parting gifts. And the horse thing's a lie.
Edwina Currie, British member of parliament
Her offense: Carrying on an affair with former Prime Minister John Major when they were both in Margaret Thatcher's government.
Her defense: By the time she revealed the affair, by publishing her diaries, she didn't really need one; she was out of politics, and Major, who had made family values a central theme in his political career, suffered most of the attacks—aside from a few spectacular blows, including, from Lady Archer: "I am a little surprised, not at Mrs. Currie's indiscretion but at a temporary lapse in John Major's taste."
Chu Mei-feng, councilwoman for Taipei City
Her offense: Being caught on film having sex with her married lover.
Her defense: It may not work for politics, but it sure works for entertainment.
Gay sex video leak: new Malaysia a bit like the old one as politics returns to the gutter
April 22, 2019 Keely Pope
Just over a year after a watershed election heralded a new era for Malaysia's democracy, dirty politics are back with a vengeance, sex videos and all.
So serious is the fresh round of political mudslinging that it threatens to sour newly-minted alliances and chip away at the public's restored faith in the country's institutions, according to Malaysia political watchers.
The shock leak last week of a sex video allegedly featuring Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali and party worker Haziq Abdul Aziz, encapsulates Malaysia's "dysfunctional" system: one that blends religious morality with modern politics.
And the fact that new video depicts two men together compounds this, said political scientist James Chin of Tasmania University's Asia Institute.
"If the video showed a figure having sex with a woman, there would be less damage as it would be seen as 'just' adultery. Islamic morality has been mixed with politics here," Chin said.
"Every Malay political leader is now forced to show he is sufficiently Muslim, or at least an Islamic champion. This has happened in neighbouring Indonesia too."
Having a female lover in Malaysian politics is not enough to destroy you, it seems.
In 2008, Chua Soi Lek, a Chinese Malaysian politician from the state of Johor, was forced to resign from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and government roles after a DVD of him having sex with a younger woman in a hotel room was widely circulated.
Within two years, he had reclaimed the presidency of his party.
Same-sex relations are still "taboo" in Malaysia, particularly in the Malay Muslim community, said Associate Professor Awang Azman Awang Pawi, from the University Malaya's Institute of Malay Studies.
Ethnic Malays make up more than 65 per cent of Malaysia's voter demographic, making them the largest and most powerful group.
They also are vital to the survival of the ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan, which has been grappling with slipping support after its perceived failure to fulfil certain key election pledges made last May.
Although Azmin has firmly the denied allegations, and his Pakatan Harapan coalition have thrown its support behind him, there were rumours that Azmin was caught up in a possible rift between current premier Mahathir Mohamad and prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim.
Mahathir's fierce defence of Azmin has also raised eyebrows among a sceptical public who recall how during the 1990s, during his first stint as premier, Mahathir publicly denounced then-deputy Anwar after accusations of corruption and sodomy.
Charged twice with sodomy – once in 1998 and again in 2008 – Anwar received a full royal pardon last year, but speculation about his sexuality continues to pursue him.
Anwar's first sodomy accusation, analysts say, was what set the stage for the subsequent mudslinging in Malaysian politics.
"This was a hallmark of Mahathir's first era, and it is repeated now that he is back in power," Awang Azman said.
While some believe that the sex videos were leaked by Anwar's camp in an attempt to scupper Azmin's chances of politically leapfrogging him – a claim he has vehemently denied – others think that Mahathir, 93, is gunning to get rid of both Anwar and Azmin, who are president and deputy president of the People's Justice Party (PKR) respectively.
Anwar and Azmin have not been seen in public together since the video, allegedly recorded May 11, was leaked last Tuesday.
The prime minister's appointment of one of Anwar's fiercest critics, legal activist Latheefa Koya, to the role of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief has also raised speculation that the administration was attempting to keep Anwar, who is slated to take on premiership before 2023, in check.
In a confession uploaded to Facebook, Haziq called on MACC to investigate Azmin as an "unfit" leader.
Latheefa recused herself from any investigative proceedings, leading critics to suggest she had swiftly become a "lame duck" appointment.
"As a former PKR member, she recused herself to avoid a conflict of interest. But it throws MACC's independence into question by creating the perception that she is in Azmin's camp," Awang Azman said.
The independence of public institutions is another issue that Malaysian leaders have grappled with, Awang Azman said.
The latest sex video has thrown the spotlight on this issue, despite carefully calibrated political appointments of top civil servants to win public confidence.
Mahathir's insistence that the videos are faked also "creates a dilemma with the police and investigating parties".
"He should be neutral. The executive should not be accused of interference," Awang Azman said.
And Malaysia can expect more scandals like it, both real and faked, despite promises of a "New Malaysia" after Pakatan Harapan's decisive electoral victory last year.
"With recent technological advancements, things like deepfakes, I will not be surprised if this becomes a regular thing once every few years," Chin said
You Should Read These Books
The Hidden Costs of Clean Election Reform (by Frederic Schaffer)
Waiting for the Cemetery Vote (by Tom Glaze)
The Audacity to Win (by David Plouffe)
The Election Game and How to Win It (by Joseph Napolitan)
ZenMacrame Theme	Powered by WordPress


Her job allows her to travel the world, something she enjoys very much.
She is a member of the Optimist Club of North St Andrew, Jamaica.
She is interested in lawn tennis, sewing and crocheting.
Dr Maxine Deborah Gossell-Williams is a senior lecturer and researcher at the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Pharmacology Section at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica. She is an advocate for research in pharmacology since it is the key to developing drugs, determining dosages, as well as reducing their side effects. Her research focuses on nutraceuticals, foods or food products that give additional medical benefits. Her work has won her recognition in her homeland, including Jamaica's Scientific Research Council's Young Scientist award for research that is indigenous and of economic value to that country. She has contributed to the body of research on pharmacology by publishing peer-reviewed papers and presenting at academic conferences and scientific meetings.
Dr Gossell-Williams is the first person in the Caribbean to conduct research on pumpkin seed oil. Her earliest study showed the positive effect of the oil on reducing prostate enlargement in rats, a condition caused by reduced levels of testosterone as a result of ageing. Her more recent research, which included tests on humans, showed that the oil may be beneficial in reducing some postmenopausal complications such as elevation of blood cholesterol and blood pressure, and it is the first documented study of its kind in the world. Dr Gossell-Williams is supervising two postgraduate students to continue her research on the oil.
Maxine Gossell was born on 23rd May, 1968 and lived in Bay View, St Andrew, Jamaica for most of her early years. As a child, she wanted to teach, but also had an interest in doing medicine, with a special focus on obstetrics and gynaecology. She applied to medical school but was not accepted the first time, and went on to do a first degree in biochemistry and chemistry. Although she re-applied to medical school after graduating, and was accepted, she was also investigating master's programmes, and became excited by the world of drug research that she discovered. This led to her choice to pursue pharmacology. As a young graduate, Dr Gossell-William's first job was as a laboratory demonstrator at UWI's Department of Biochemistry, from where she work her way up to a senior lecturer in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences.
Pharmacologists study chemicals, especially medical drugs, and how these affect the human body – tissues, organs and their functions. They must understand the complex biology of the body and its many different types of cells to know their relationships with chemicals. They are concerned with how a chemical is disintegrated or absorbed within the body; how it travels throughout a biological system; and which organs are or are not affected.
Often, pharmacologists will also study how drugs are metabolized within the body and whether or not they have the potential to be transformed into a different, possibly toxic chemical. They must also concern themselves with the ways that chemicals exit the body, what amounts remain, and for how long. They play a key role in developing and testing new drugs for the treatment of diseases.
research. An MSc or PhD degree is required to lecture or lead research projects.


I read this article and wanted to share it with you: Why Sonlight Curriculum Doesn't Use Parent Scripts https://blog.sonlight.com/sonlight-parent-scripts.html.
I wholeheartedly believe that God equips you to teach your children and that Sonlight can be one small part of that equipping!
But Sonlight has never tried to dictate everything for you to believe or say to your children while teaching them. As I see it, Sonlight's job is to provide the tools and support you need to be free to love and guide your children.
In fact, we strive to provide you with all the tools you need to teach your children. That's why your big Sonlight boxes of curriculum can easily weigh 60 pounds (and be a tad overwhelming for many moms). We provide you the books, materials and lesson plans for each day of an entire school year.
We want you to have everything you need so you don't have to research and vet programs or run to the store or the library. You are not only homeschooling but also parenting, caring for the home, doing the laundry, preparing meals, and more. You are busy! My goal is to free you up to do what you do best: loving, caring for, and guiding your children.
I do craft our curriculum to help you raise your children in the love of Christ, with the goal of helping them become ambassadors for Him. But when it comes to the specific nuances of your faith and practice, I don't wish to tell you what to think.
I think it far more important that you help your children know God and learn to think critically about what they believe than it is for me to tell you to believe a specific dogma within orthodox Christianity.
You can read and discuss all these topics and ideas, or choose those that are most interesting to you.
In some of Sonlight's Language Arts programs, especially at the lower levels, you'll find scripts to help you teach. You don't have to try to remember grammar rules or parts of language from your own schooling days—you'll know exactly what to say. How your children implement those ideas? That's unique to each student.
Even though Sonlight gives you lots of structure throughout each day, your children get more than someone reading from a scripted lesson. They get you—with all your enthusiasm, your questions, your snuggles, your experiences and your insights.
I believe that with the right tools, you are an amazing homeschooler. Whether or not it feels like it right now, you are giving your children an immense gift: your love, time and guidance. I count it a huge privilege to help you do that.
Our kids are adults now, and we are reaping the benefits of a Sonlight education. Switching to Sonlight was the best decision we made with our homeschooling!


Just days after setting the internet ablaze with his Alternative Press video interview, Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke has released another never-before-heard hip hop track.
Anyone who has followed the career of Ronnie Radke knows he has hard a life. Mom was not around, dad did his best in the face of his own addiction issues, but by and large Ronnie was left to take care of himself. We can argue and comment on the results of those efforts, but it's the journey that he experienced that is the subject of "What Up Earth?" It's a quick-paced recap of Ronnie's life, and explains how he rose above challenges thrown his way to become the man we all know today. You can stream the song at the end of this post.
Call me crazy, but this may be the best thing Ronnie Radke has released in 2013. It's still completely ridiculous, but at least the lyrical content and overall message stem from a good place. Comment below and let us know if you agree.
Now that two hip hop songs found their way online, something tells me more will probably follow suit. Keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Not big on the rap but its actually really good.
Just because of the lyrics.


I still haven't started my shopping list (eeep!) but I am constantly on the look out for presents, hoping to see something that will inspire me, for the light bulb moment (ding!), for just the right gift for the right person at the right price. Not easy, I tell ya.
It was tempting to get these cute little kitties, except they're on the pricey side. Apparently even ornamental items don't come cheap in the festive season (or any other season when you are in Paris). The price tag I spotted marked €18, but I didn't exactly investigate further if that's the price for a single cat or the set of three. Worth buying?
mines all done woohoo…spring cleaned and x'mas 'tree' is up too!


text:
Important Achievements
Included in the following publications
Lectures and Articles
FANFARES
BRASS AND PERCUSSION
SOLO ACCOMPANIED BY BAND
TUBA AND EUPHONIUM
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH PIANO
CHAMBER MUSIC WITHOUT PIANO
MUSIC THEATRE AND MULTI-MEDIA
Music for Student Performers
ENSEMBLE CROSS REFERENCES
Navigating the CMC Website
Eos: The Dream of Nicholas Flood Davin (1990) 100 min. A Three act opera scored for six main roles, chorus and minor roles, and chamber orchestra. Commissioned by the Prairie Opera, premiered in Regina on January, 1991, and performed again in Saskatoon in May for 7 performances in all. Recorded by CBC for a 3 hour broadcast special. Remounted in 2003 as part of the Centennial Celebrations for the City of Regina. A DVD of the performance is available on request.
The Garden of Alice (1983) 110 min. A two-act opera based on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, scored for 2 percussionists, piano, and 9 singers. Premiered at the Globe Theatre with Tracy Dahl as Alice in 1985, directed by Ken Kramer, for 17 performances. Recorded by CBC. The opera has since been re-scored for chamber orchestra and filmed by the Pacific Opera Victoria. Contact E Raum for information.
Available from: CMC
The Garden of Alice (1983) Concert version of the above, scored for four singers SATB, Narrator, 2 percussionists, and piano. The opera has since been scored for chamber orchestra. Premiere, in 1984 at the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina. Contact E. Raum for more information.
The Final Bid (1980) 40 min. One-act opera with chamber orchestra accompaniment or piano reduction. Premiere at the University of Regina and recorded by CBC.
A Time of Trouble (2015) 120 minutes. Commissioned by the Maritime Concert Opera with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council, with librettist, Rex Deverell, Workshopped by the Maritime Concert Opera, October, 23 & 24, 2015. Premiere by Opera Nova Scotia Dec. 15, 2016. If interested, there is an archival Youtube recording. Contact Elizabeth Raum.
©2016- Elizabeth Raum. All rights reserved.


QSS are proud to present its annual Members' Exhibition.
Artworks' exhibited in this years' members show provide a unique cross-section of artistic practises from the QSS membership, combining sculpture, painting, photography, print and intervention to form a materially diverse group show. QSS boast an eclectic membership of artists' at varying stages of their career that have recently presented work in Europe, Asia and the Americas'.
This year's exhibition shines a spotlight on variations within contemporary visual art, providing a stage for the artists to approach the exhibition holistically, with an opportunity to present new and unseen work.


GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Malayan Trade Union Congress (MTUC) has called on the authorities to inspect all major construction sites here to determine claims by certain quarters that some sites may be harbouring illegal squatter colonies.
Following the deadly landslide in Bukit Kukus, off Paya Terubong last month where nine foreign workers were buried alive, the contractor of the affected site, had declared that the victims were not their workers.
It has given rise to suspicions that the area which had housed 13 box containers, was actually a venue to harbour illegal construction workers, especially since it was hidden away from public view well within the dense Bukit Kukus hilly area.
Penang MTUC secretary K. Veeriah told theSun that the authorities need to probe the matter from not just the standpoint of work safety or whether local council guidelines were observed, but to the the question raised over who were the victims working for, if the contractor has claimed ignorance here.
Also, Veeriah said that the site contractor needs to be responsible even though they had claimed that the workers were not part of their original work force.
Chats with some foreign workers here had revealed that the living quarters of construction workers which tend to resemble a "kongsi" settings, were at times also accommodation for alien workers, who were on transit.
Such workers are extremely mobile and work from site to site to escape detection, as they are undocumented workers.
The landslide incident has triggered a wave of up to four forms of investigations on the project site as well as on the developer and the contractors.
The four investigations are conducted by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) on work site safety, the police on criminal negligence, the immigration department on work permits and a special state investigate penal headed by Deputy Chief Minister (I) Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman.
A government official said that an initial report had indicated that the foreign construction workers were part of a squatter settlement in the area.
But it was later revised after they were found to be located within the construction site of an elevated highway which was supposed to link Bandar Baru Air Itam with Bukit Jambul.
To this, Veeriah said that MTUC stance has always been consistent, which is the authorities can rely on foreign labour to arrest the acute shortage of workers in the dangerous, dirty demeaning (3D) occupations.
"But the workers must be documented and not illegals. We defeat the purpose of hiring foreign labour when they are illegals as the latter may end up being exploited," Veeriah said.


A primary feature of a Fabric is the support of an Event-Driven style, with guaranteed delivery. Most Fabrics have built-in eventing of a technical nature, that is, the automatic notification of events that inform about cache-level and entry-level occurrences. Those should not be confused with Domain Events. For example, a cache-level event informs of happenings such as cache reinitialization, and an entry-level event informs about occurrences such as entry creation and updates.


This history of international health has tended to focus on the work of international organisations, western philanthropic groups, and experts from the liberal states of Europe and North America. Liberal internationalists undoubtedly played a key role in the modern history of international health, but they only form part of the story. Recent research has begun to explore modern international health cooperation which took place beyond the confines of these liberal institutions and societies, including between socialist states during the Cold War. This paper aims to further these lines of enquiry by exploring the history of mid-twentieth century international health from the perspective of the authoritarian right, focussing on the case study of Franco's Spain. Francoist health officials and experts engaged with various forms of international cooperation and exchange, but their work challenges us to rethink our traditional understanding of international health history.
The paper will examine some of the key ways in which Francoist health experts cooperated beyond their national borders. During the Second World War many focussed their attention on Nazi Germany, taking part in the various forms of international health cooperation organised under the auspices of the Nazi 'New Order'. After the war, a fierce debate raged over whether Spain should be admitted to the WHO. The country was ultimately excluded for six years, but the controversy surrounding the issue illustrates the ways in which authoritarian regimes could exploit the idea of international health as a 'technical' and 'apolitical' field to further their political goals. Beyond the WHO, Spanish experts built networks of cooperation around their small colonial territories in Africa, and around their former imperial relationships in Latin America. This involved cooperation with other imperial powers, combined efforts to prevent the interference of organisations such as the WHO and UNICEF in colonial affairs, and the promotion of new regional patterns of health cooperation based on shared history, language, culture and religion. Religious identity also formed the basis for the international cooperation between Catholic humanitarian and health organisations which provided one of the most fruitful ways for Francoist experts to work internationally during the early stages of the Cold War. These diverse forms of cross-border cooperation point to the need to incorporate the authoritarian history of international health into our understanding of the field.


text:
Q: Filling from Gridline to edge of plot Hi I would simply like to fill in the region from a vertical gridline to the right boundry of the plot
Here is an example
z0vals = {1.*^-8, 1.*^-7, 1.*^-6, 0.00001, 0.0001, 0.001};
evvals = {25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 44};
ptsS = MapThread[List, {z0vals, evvals}]
ListLogLinearPlot[ptsS,
PlotRange -> {{10^-8, 1}, {25, 50}},
Frame -> {True, True, False, False},
FrameLabel -> {Style["x", FontSize -> 16],
Style["y", FontSize -> 16]}, GridLines -> {{0.01}, None}]

that looks like this
(i.e. shade the region from x = 0.01 to 1)
many thanks.

A: is this cheating?
z0vals = {1.*^-8, 1.*^-7, 1.*^-6, 0.00001, 0.0001, 0.001};
evvals = {25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 44};
ptsS = MapThread[List, {z0vals, evvals}];

ListLogLinearPlot[{ptsS, {{0.01, 100}, {1, 100}}},
    PlotRange -> {{10^-8, 1}, {25, 50}},
    Frame -> {True, True, False, False},
    FrameLabel -> {Style["x", FontSize -> 16],
    Style["y", FontSize -> 16]},
    Joined -> {False, True},
    Filling -> {2 -> Bottom},
    GridLines -> {{0.01}, None}]

(all I did is adding a second list of points to plot and filled bottom up for that)
The resulting plot looks like:

Note that I hardcoded the "boundaries" (0.01, 1, and a "random" 100 for the points I added), you might want to adjust that for your plots

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Football is a crazy old game in how it sometimes offers us unintentional lessons and fascinating parallels.
In America it is MLK Day, the national holiday in celebration of the life of the slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For most people it's just a free day off work. That it came courtesy of a great man lying in a puddle of blood is immaterial. Others honor the day by taking part in programs, marking legacies or doing some small something to honor his memory.
It's quite striking that in an extravagantly roundabout way that on this day word arrived that Barça has signed Kevin Prince Boateng, something of a civil rights leader in his own right. In 2013 during a friendly against a fourth-division side, in the face of racist insults, Boateng sparked what became a full-team walk off the pitch in protest.
That nothing has moved, that nothing has been done, finds its echoes in the statements of Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti in 2018. In the face of racist abuse of one of his players, Kalidou Koulibaly, he said that the next time, his team would walk off the pitch. Did he mean it? Does it matter?
The Camp Nou has its own history of monkey chants and abuse of black players. And the Barça side that boasted Toure Yaya, Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry, and Lilian Thuram in the same XI spit in the face of that awful history.
It's a safe bet that the Barcelona board doesn't give two hairy humps about Boateng's firestarter legacy. They might even have debated the seny of signing such a player, given the reality of being a black footballer in Spain. Samuel Umtiti has faced racist taunts, as have Abidal and pretty much any black player in La Liga. Dani Alves snatched up a banana flung at him by a racist Villarreal supporter, ate it, then launched in a perfect corner kick.
All of these roads lead to a complicated, and vile incident during Sunday's Barcelona B match when the team's right back, Moussa Wague, thumped an opposing team's supporter in the face after a barrage of racist insults, and received a straight red. His punishment is still to be determined. So is the club's stance on the situation.
On Wague's Instagram he admitted to doing it, saying that it was after racist abuse. The only official statement to date from FC Barcelona has been that the player apologizes for the incident.
"With the rejection of the appeal against Koulibaly's ban, we can comment on the extraordinary 23 days that have passed since Inter-Napoli.
On Barça Twitter, many are noting the club's silence in the matter of Wague. And let's be clear about something: Wague should keep his stuff together. Players can't go upside spectators heads, no matter how deserved it might be. If a black person was to tolchok a racist in the gob every time an insult occurred, they would have to borrow hands to throw.
But clubs, even in Segunda B, have responsibilities to protect players. Should Wague have brought it to the referee's attention and did he? Unknown. And in the larger context, the club for who the player works has a similar responsibility. Official condemnation from the highest levels is a start for necessary change. Is the club doing its own investigation? Is it asking the host club what happened and what is being done to punish the abuser?
We can only imagine the pain and anger that Wague, the great RB hope for the FC Barcelona first team, must be going through. At a time such as this, support matters. Could someone from his entourage be whispering in his ear, questioning the logic of staying at a club that doesn't support you at a time such as this? The club just signed Jean-Clair Todibo, another black player, from Toulouse. What is he thinking, if anything?
Black players aren't under any illusions about the reality of life in certain leagues, such as Spain and Italy. But younger players are less of the "shrug and bear it" mindset, and demand action. Even as the game tries to ignore these incidents, hiding them behind sloganeering such as Kick It Out or Respect, as a whole, supporters are vastly less tolerant of such actions.
In the wake of the Alves incident the club issued a statement expressing solidarity, and talking about fighting against the "blight" on football that is racism. But so far in the Wague episode there has been silence, a damning silence that speaks loudly. Maybe in 23 days, like Napoli, the club will have issued a huffy press release. Maybe the club has already reached out to the player to express support. Maybe. But the game, the world, is public, and highly so. Public statements matter.
Maybe craven men in Gucci loafers are wondering what to do. Maybe they are thinking that the player lost their sympathy when he whacked a fan. Maybe they are wondering about any sort of statement in support of the player, and trying to craft something that treads the line between not condoning supporter smackdowns OR racism. Maybe they are so busy locking down a firebrand forward that the proper response has been pushed down the to-do list.
FC Barcelona has come a long way from the times of monkey chants and other insults aimed at black players. Ousmane Dembele is the toast of the Camp Nou for his exploits on the pitch, even as you can only wonder about how quickly things got ugly when he overslept a couple of times and was late to training — his treatment from media outlets and supporters when his game isn't sparkling, when he isn't being perfect, on and off the pitch.
As a signing, Boateng could be the right move. He still has something in his tank and is precisely the kind of player who can come off the bench to get the team a key goal, to allow Suarez, another 31-year-old forward, to get some rest. But even apart from all of that, in the strange, crazy way that the world has of making unrelated events make sense, signing Boateng is a cool move on the part of FC Barcelona, provided you take some craaazy semantic leaps.
There is no way in hell F.C. Barcelona meant the Boateng signing as such a gesture. It's a football move. Read what you like into the deafening silence in the wake of one of its own receiving the kind of abuse that no player should have to face, that no club should be silent on, the kind of abuse that made its newest signing something of a minor legend. The Wague situation awaits, and people are watching.
Speak up, Barça. We're waiting.


text:
Q: Set Locales on Ubuntu Greetings: I want to set locales in Ubuntu. It currently has en_US.UTF-8 and I want to change it to es_ES.ISO-8859-1. I added the locale by entering the command sudo locale-gen "es_ES.ISO-8859-1"
When i execute the following command, it says, among other things, ISO-8859-1 up to date, but it does not show me a menu for selecting a default locale:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

But when I execute the command sudo update-locale LANG=es_ES.ISO-8859-1 and afterwards I execute locale, it still shows LANG=es.ES_UTF-8. The same is true for all variables that starts with LC_ and the variable LANGUAGE. The commands don't show me any success or error message when executed.
I even edited manually the file /etc/default/locale to no avail.
When i examine the file /usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED, the locale es_ES.ISO-8859-1 is displayed.
What did i do wrong?
If it helps, I am not running the terminal as a root, but I can execute commands with sudo. Plus, the output of uname -a is:

Linux SOL-05-LON-VPS01 3.13.0-48-generic #80~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 12 19:30:15 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


Lavina Luxury Fashion is the Botique for High End Fashion in Hamburg. Here the finest designers under one roof again. For women who want style and class.
At Anita Hass the trends of the current season to feel at home. In addition to lots of fashion, there are also accessories and beauty products.
Lean Selling offers exclusive shoe models. From the trends of the catwalk inspired, here are always found new models. Even fashion can be shopped at the boutique.
Anna Fuchs focuses on sustainable Slow Fashion in High End quality. Her fashion is distinguished by high-quality materials, high wearing comfort and a precise fit.
In Alstertal shopping mall will find women and men fine jewelry. Quality and high-quality workmanship in pure rays shine.
At Goldmarie there are casual streetwear. In the boutique at the beginning of market street in Hamburg, there is a particularly cool and casual atmosphere.
At Unger Fashion you'll find festive fashion, outdoor fashion and famous designers. Based on the current trends inspire fashion, footwear and accessories .
M Jay relies on a harmonious whole, as well as the attention to detail Fashion with a difference – here new trends are set and interprets current trends new.
AUST convinced with 5 boutiques in the port city. Also in the center Alstertal there is a store, where the stylish lady finds vivid clothes with great styles.
On 327qm the label presented in Hamburg in full splendor since 2014th Here you can find the latest in fashion, accessories, eyewear, perfume, makeup and more. Be sure to stop by!


text:
Karabakh conflict - most serious problem in region
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 26 January 2016 20:49 (UTC +04:00)
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the most serious problem in the region, Dennis Sammut, the British expert, the director of the LINKS research center in London said.
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 26
By Anakhanum Khidayatova - Trend:
Sammut made this statement during a lecture at ADA University in Baku.
"The conflict is not frozen," he said. "The situation is becoming more dangerous every year."
The expert said that it is necessary to raise the conflict settlement to a new level.
He said that the two sides must focus on the things necessary for people.
"The civil society is a concrete element, forming the society, rather than an ephemeral concept," he said. "It is necessary to create more contacts between people."
"People and civil society should be involved in the conflict settlement," he said. "The international community must be more creative. One must not settle down by the fact that it was possible to organize another meeting at the highest level."
"The EU must play a more active role in the conflict settlement because the South Caucasus is part of Europe, a neighbor of the EU," he said.
As for the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group, Sammut said that the work of the Minsk Group must be discussed and considered at all levels.
"The work of the OSCE Minsk Group must be discussed at the level of analytical centers as part of the PACE," he said. "The EU institutions are not only entitled but obliged to speak about this problem."
"I think the OSCE Minsk Group's recent statement on the discussion of two resolutions about Azerbaijan within the PACE winter session is misunderstanding of what the role of PACE is," he said. "I think in the future we will see more institutions interested in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and contributing in its solution."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Dennis Sammut
Iran's non-oil exports through Sistan & Baluchestan Province's customs up
Unemployment rate in Iran decreases - Statistical Center


text:
Home Business PABA to Host African Business Fair
PABA to Host African Business Fair
Tom Gitaa
The Pan African Business Alliance (PABA), Minnesota's pioneer African chamber of commerce, is scheduled to host its annual Business Fair in Minneapolis next month. According to the PABA President, Henry K. Ongeri, the main objective of the event is to bring visibility to last-growing African entrepreneurship in Minnesota.
"It (the Fair) will provide yet another opportunity for African business owners to showcase their wares and to network with others," he says. Ongeri, a tax lawyer and consultant with ABC GROUP, LLC, noted that PABA had joined forces with other chambers in the Minnesota Ethnic Chamber Coalition to advance minority business interests. African business ownership is an emerging economic force, part of the estimated $11 billion ethnic purchasing power annually.
The event coordinator, Nathan White of Nextainment confirmed to Mshale that the Fair is scheduled for September 28, 2005 at the Profile Event Center in Minneapolis. "The program will feature African music, complimentary professional consultations and workshops and networking. PABA has invited civic and policy leaders, resource and community partners to the Fair.
"The Fair is a must-attend event for anyone who wants to be successful in tapping into the emerging market," White says. According to Wycliffe Chakua, who serves as PABA Membership Activities organizer, there will be limited opportunities for vendors to display merchandise.
Advance registration is required. Email Wycliffe at wchakua@hotmail.com
The Profile Event Center is located at 2630 University Avenue,Minneapolis. Doors open at 5.30 p.m. according to Mr. White.
About Tom Gitaa
Tom is the President and Publisher of Mshale and chair of the Minnesota Multicultural Media Consortium (MMMC). As Mshale founder, he did a lot of the reporting during the humble beginnings of the newspaper. While he still does the occasional reporting, he now concentrates on the publishing side of the news operation.Tom was also the original host of Talking Drum, the signature current affairs show on the African Broadcasting Network (ABN-America), which was available nationwide in the United States via the DishNetwork satellite service. On the show, he interviewed Nobel laureates such as 2004 Nobel Peace prize winner, Professor Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to win the peace prize and heads of states such as the president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh at State House, Banjul. Tom has previously served in the board of directors of Global Minnesota, the sixth largest World Affairs Council in the United States. He has also previously served as President of the Board of Directors of Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated books to Africa and. He sits on the board of the United Nations Association.
Previous article 2005 Genge US tour kicks off in Minneapolis
Next article Bongo meltdown happens in Minneapolis
https://www.mshale.com
National Geographic Society Honors Kenyan Marine Conservationist
Minnesotans of African heritage rally at the state capitol


Fans from the traveling Champions League side engaged in reprehensible activity in the Spanish capital.
PSV Eindhoven is in Madrid for the second leg of the club's Champions League last-16 series on Tuesday, and the Dutch club's traveling fans have evidently engaged in some reprehensible activity in the Spanish capital.
Video from Spanish outlet AS shows PSV fans throwing coins at people who appear to be beggars outside at a Madrid plaza and cheering while they each make a dash to pick up the loose change.
PSV claims that more than 3,000 fans made the trip from the Netherlands to Spain, but has not publicly commented on the incident.
PSV held Atletico Madrid to a 0-0 draw in the home leg.


Analyzing Navin Nischol Hit or Flop Movies Box Office Analysis, he has given a total of 109 films. From his Filmography verdict, analysing all movies, he has given Hits, 15 Flops and Blockbusters. He studied in Banglore Military School. He was the first gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute Of India to make it big.
His film career and early life claims following information. The actor was born on 11 April 1946 in Lahore and Died 19 March 2011. Finally, here is the Navin Nischol List of All Movies Filmography with his debut with the Sawan Bhadon in 1970 to his last film 2010 with 1st day collection, lifetime business, box office verdict, and Release Date (Year).
Well, also see the Filmography that is Hits and Flops of other actors like Om Puri, Balraj Sahni, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, and Amjad Khan. In addition, see Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Kishore Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Johnny Walker, and Guru Dutt. For more information on other Bollywood actors, check CELEBS category.


Swimmer, actress, businesswoman Esther Williams died yesterday at the age of 91.
I had a chance to meet Williams back in 2000, soon after she'd published her autobiography "The Million Dollar Mermaid," a fun, dishy read for anyone interested in the history of Hollywood and swimwear.
I was profiling Williams and her swimwear line and met her at the Beverly Hills home she shared with her husband. Admittedly a bit awestruck, I was apparently speaking softly (I thought deferentially).
And with that she took over the interview and I never got to any of my other questions. No problem for a press-savvy pro like Williams. She hit all the right notes, mixing fun film anecdotes with smart observations about the evolution of swimwear. "Thank God for Lycra," she told me.
If you haven't had a chance to read her book or see any of her lighter-than-air-but-still-great-fun movies, do so. She was the real deal.
First published at ApparelNews.net on June 7, 2013.