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Netfiles: personal storage (\\netfiles.willamette.edu)
Students, faculty and staff have access to personal storage space on Willamette's network file server. This space is automatically created when your network account is made. The NetFiles storage space can be used to store and back up data for classes, projects and academic research. The file servers themselves are backed up regularly and data can be recovered in cases of local hard drive failures or accidental file corruption or deletion. All members of the community are strongly encouraged to save any files that cannot afford to be lost to their NetFiles storage space.
The file server may be accessed from any computer that has network connectivity. It is similar to DropBox or other on-line storage services - and it's completely free.
- Space: 20GB of storage are allotted to each personal share.
- Connecting On-Campus: Map your NetFiles storage space as a network drive to access it easily from your computer on campus
- Windows - Drive Mapping for Windows
- Mac OSX - Drive Mapping for Macintosh OSX
- Connecting from Off Campus: You MUST connect via a file transfer client application and use Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to access your NetFiles storage space from off campus. You can also use an SFTP client to connect to NetFiles from campus.
- File Transfer Client Software: To access the NetFiles storage from off-campus, download and install a file transfer client application such as Filezilla or Cyberduck (both have versions for PC and Mac). Configuration instructions for SFTP client software.
- Personal website: You can also set up a personal website on your NetFiles directory.
- Backups: NetFiles makes daily copies of each stored file, called snapshots. These snapshots are user-accessible so you can retrieve your own files from a previous version. Some basic instructions on accessing the Snapshot folders is available here.
- Transition to NetFiles FAQ
Groupfiles: department shares (\\groupfiles.willamette.edu\dept)
Every campus department (administrative & academic) has a shared department drive. This is a space to store and collaborate with co-workers and other people across campus. Many departments heavily use this storage system for all of their mission-critical work files.
- Space: 20GB of space are allotted to each department share.
- Instructions for checking available space on your department share -TBA
- Connecting On-Campus: Groupfiles department share mapping
- Connecting Off-Campus: None of the Groupfiles Shares are available off campus
- Most department shares are populated automatically with department members. If other membership is required (i.e. adding non department members) please submit a WITS Service Request with the following information:
- Designation whether people are to be ADDED or REMOVED
- The Willamette Usernames of the people to be added/removed
- If multiple people are being added/removed please separate the groups by ADD and REMOVE
- List the usernames only and separate each with a ';'
- Special Folders:
- IN and OUT folders are automatically created for each department.
- Restricted & Expanded folders can be created by request - TBA
- Transition to Groupfiles FAQ
Groupfiles: workspace (\\groupfiles.willamette.edu\workspace)
There are other specific network shares created to support coursework, provide access to specialized softer, or other academic needs.
- Connecting On-Campus: Workspace share mapping
- Connecting Off-Campus: None of the Workspace shares are available off campus
- Membership: Staff members who are also members of the workspace share can request membership additions/removal. Please submit a WITS Service Request with the following information:
- Designation whether people are to be ADDED or REMOVED
- The Willamette Usernames of the people to be added/removed
- If multiple people are being added/removed please separate the groups by ADD and REMOVE
- List the usernames only and separate each with a ';'
- EX: "Please make the following membership changes to WITS-WORKSPACE: ADD- mjones; rminato; jdmiller REMOVE- jballing; khouse"


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Read the Racer X Illustrated Digital Edition!
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Emerging Technologies
The industries, companies, and people SEMI represents are the architects of the electronics revolution. SEMI members are responsible for the innovations and technologies that enable smarter, faster, more powerful, and more affordable electronic products and devices that bring the power of the digital age to more people every day.
And not just in semiconductors. The science used to make microchips is enabling advances in performance and cost reduction in solar cells, solid state lighting, fuel cells, micro-machines, and other emerging technologies.
SEMI helps our members grow by supporting new market development in the following ways:
- Bringing buyers, sellers, scientists and engineers of advanced technology together at SEMICON events and other SEMI events
- Advancing Best Practices and lessons-learned on how to scale "from lab to fab"
- Enabling new markets development through industry roadmaps and standards
- Representing SEMI members before government and regulatory authorities
- Providing market research and industry information to inform SEMI members on emerging market opportunities
Important emerging market opportunities enabled by the equipment and materials of SEMI member companies include:
- Printed, large area, and organic electronics for displays, touch screens, solar energy, memory and logic. Our strategic association partner, FlexTech provides information into this sector.
- The MEMS and sensors sectors continue to grow quickly and add new capabilities across the electronics foodchain. Read more at our strategic association partners MSIG.
- Power semiconductor devices made from silicon, silicon carbide and sapphire substrates to support solar energy and storage, the Smart Grid, electric vehicles and other renewable energy applications.
- Thin film technologies for next generation batteries, fuel cells, and other clean energy applications.
- Health and medical electronics for drug delivery, discovery, production, and monitoring applications. Check out NBMC for SEMI's activity in this area.
For more information on how SEMI can help expand markets and support the development of new technologies, contact email@example.com


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Biannual meeting of the Working Group held from 22 to 23 October 2011
The Working Group held its bi-annual meeting from 22 to 23 October 2011, in Banjul, The Gambia. During such meeting the Working Group discussed and assessed its activities during the intersession and also deliberated upon ways forward. The Working Group also met with the Chairperson of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Populations (EMRIP), Mr. Vital Bambaze, and discussed on future collaboration and possible experience exchanges between the two mechanisms.
The Report on the Information and Research Visit to Kenya was as well finalized which was later adopted by the African Commission. The report will be published on this page and in a book format soon.
The Working Group and the African Commission expressed their concern over the inscription of Lake Bogoria as a World Heritage
Following the inscription of Lake Bogoria National Reserve as a World Heritage by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th Session, on the recommendation of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), without obtaining the free, prior and informed consent of the Endorois through their own representative institutions, the Working Group drafted a resolution to the attention of the African Commission, which adopted it as 'Resolution on the protection of indigenous peoples' rights in the context of the World Heritage Convention and the designation of Lake Bogoria as a World Heritage site'.
The outgoing Chairperson of the Working Group, Commissioner Musa Ngary Bitaye, in his Intersession Activity Report also highlighted the plight of indigenous peoples in different parts of Africa whose livelihood is endangered by the inscription of their ancestral lands as World Heritage by the World Heritage Committee. Accordingly, he called upon UNESCO to review and revise current procedures and Operational Guidelines, in consultation and cooperation with the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and indigenous peoples, in order to ensure that the implementation of the World Heritage Convention is consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and that indigenous peoples' rights, and human rights generally, are respected, protected and fulfilled in World Heritage areas.
The African Commission has appointed a new Chairperson and two Commissioner members to the Working Group
Commissioner Musa Ngary Bitaye, who has been the Chairperson of the Working Group since November 2007, has passed on his Chairmanship to Commissioner Soyata Maiga, who has been appointed by the African Commission as the new Chairperson of the Working Group for the next two years at the 50th Ordinary Session of the African Commission. Commissioner Lucy Asuagbor and Commissioner Pacifique Manirakiza have also been appointed as new members of the Working Group.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of a 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery says she will receive an honorary diploma during her school's 8th grade graduation.
Omari Sealey, the uncle of Jahi McMath, said Wednesday the girl's school, E.C. Reems Academy of Technology and Arts in Oakland, will give the diploma to a family member. The school's graduation ceremony is on Friday.
Jahi was in 8th grade and scheduled to graduate when she underwent tonsil surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in December. She went into cardiac arrest and was later declared brain dead.
Her family went to court to prevent the hospital from taking her off a ventilator. Jahi was eventually released to them and moved to another facility.
Sealey said his niece is doing well and responding to voice commands.


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Student Life Emergency Loan
The Student Life Emergency Loan Fund is designed to help students with unexpected emergency circumstances. It is not intended to help pay tuition, fees, or books. Additionally, the fund may not be used for payment of university expenses. The loan fund is designed to assist students with unplanned financial burdens such as medical expenses, childcare, lost jobs, car repairs, and other personal emergency situations which might interfere with continued enrollment or academic success. Students may borrow up to $500.00 through the loan fund per semester or summer session for a maximum of two loans per academic year.
Student Life Emergency Loan Funds are limited; therefore funds will be awarded on a need basis as long as funds are available. Students may apply and be awarded funds only one time per semester or summer session for a maximum of two loans per year. Students who have been delinquent in payment are not eligible for a future emergency loan.
To apply, one must complete an Emergency Loan Application. Promissory notes must be signed. Completed applications must be returned to the Student Life office on the Denton, Dallas or Houston campus. You will be required to show picture identification at the time you submit your application and promissory note.
Approved applications will be processed by Student Life and the payment will be processed through the payment option selected on the application. Students must possess a minimum of a 2.0 GPA and be in good standing with the university. Students must not owe money to the university.
Funds are due thirty days from the date of borrow. Students can repay their loan at the Cashier's window or online through their Portal anytime prior to the due date. Students will be billed for the loan amount after failure to repay the loan by the due date. Students who do not repay their loan will be turned over to a collection agency and a 33% collection fee will be accessed. Additionally, a block will be placed upon your records which will block future registration of classes and receipt of transcripts until which time payment is received. This block will automatically be implemented if balance is not paid by the established semester deadline for all emergency loans.
If you have any questions about emergency loans, please contact the Office of Student Life.
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During Blackstone's discussion of the character of an MP, he vents his frustration about the way that MPs who don't know the law make legislation. Whilst doing this he makes an interesting analogy- the law is a book and the MP is a commentator on that book (a bit like I am writing here about Blackstone and have written in the past about Livy and Augustine). Blackstone comments
And how unbecoming must it appear in a member of the legislature to vote for a new law, who is utterly ignorant of the old! what kind of interpretation can he be enabled to give, who is a stranger to the text upon which he comments.Blackstone's analogy is truly radical. When I comment upon a text, I do not seek to alter it. No doubt Blackstone was thinking of the commentators or glossers upon philosophical or biblical texts who would strue the text with comments upon what it did or did not mean. In that sense Blackstone's comments were a more active comment than a modern commentator who separates the text of his comment from that which is commented upon. But even so what this implies is that the law, like the text, does not change- just people's interpretation of that law changes. We here come to a radical division between the common law mind and the modern mind: Blackstone like Coke before him believed that in some sense the law did not change, only our interpretation, our comment on the law changes.


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It's Buck-a-Hit Day once again over at Jack Bogdanski's blog. Head over and shake a dollar out of him and into a needy charity's pockets. http://bojack.org/2012/12/welcome_to_buckahit_day_6.html
You will also find an opportunity to give to some local Portland charities out of your own pocket if you so choose. Considering what our Lord gave to us this Christmas season, sharing a little of our own blessings is the least we can do.
Merry Christmas!


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Monday, 31 December 2012
Just to say
Sunday, 30 December 2012
If Friends Were Flowers ...
Saturday, 29 December 2012
Let's Party!
This little guy is celebrating bring in 2013!
The stamp is called "Let's Party". I colored it with distress inks and the papers are from the gorgeous Nitwits pad called "Bonnets and Bowties". I was excited to use one of my new distress ink colors, Picked Raspberries, for the package. I'm glad to see a few brighter shades coming out. They work perfectly with this paper.
Be safe everyone on New Year's Eve!
Hugs, Dena
Thursday, 27 December 2012
to a wonderful you
All supplies for this card can be found on my blog Pretty Pressings
Thank you
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Winter Fairy
Sorry my post is late today, I've been in bed with flu, just what you don't need over Christmas. Anyway, better late than never …. here's a simple card featuring Winter Fairy from Lili of the Valley. I have used Nitwit Collections digi papers.
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Merry Christmas …
Monday, 24 December 2012
Woof You
Sunday, 23 December 2012
Trimming the Tree
Wishing you all a Merry Chrismas and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year.
Saturday, 22 December 2012
A New Baby.
Friday, 21 December 2012
Light the Way...Christmas decoration.
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Winter Flurries
A little about how I made the card... I cut some snowy drift shapes from sticky notes freehand and used them to mask off areas of snow drifts. I carefully sponged white pigment ink to create the highlights, and the dark paper showing through became the shadows of the snow. Totally opposite from what you would do on white paper.
Next I stamped a lot of pretty snowflakes in the same white pigment ink (this is the quick drying kind like Fresh Inks from Impress Stamps, A|Muse Studios, Papertrey Ink, etc. etc.). Then stamped and embossed the gorgeous swirly tree.
The banner was made from a long strip of double sided pattern paper, notched on the ends with a square punch and scored/folded in two places. The sentiments are from 'set 26- Simply Spohisticated'.
And there you have it, a beautiful scenic Christmas card! Hope you like it, have a great day!
Supplies: White embossing powder, white pigment ink, sponge dauber, white acrylic paint, old toothbrush, satin ribbon, baker's twine, silver bell charm, 1" square punch, Scor Pal
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Thinking of you
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Starry Bunny
For more info please visit my blog
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I'll be back on New years eve.
Monday, 17 December 2012
Present Kitty
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Igloo Bears wishing you a Merry Christmas!
All these cute little bears are wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
This sweet stamp is called "Igloo Bears". I colored them with distress inks and the papers are from Nitwits called Polar Pals, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Stay tuned as the design team shows you more ideas with your LOTV stamps all through the holidays!
Hugs, Dena
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Just For You :)
Hi there sweet peeps – Dawny P here and today I have a Christmas card to share with you.
When I was at the LOTV open day, I sat next to Fleur while we were demo-ing and she showed me how to use distress inks. Well all I can say is that I am hooked – thank you sweet Fleur xxx The colours are amazing and I promptly went and got me a set!!!
And this is the result of my first attempt with them :)
The image is
and I'm ever so sorry but I didn't write down the colours that I used – I was too busy concentrating on not making a hash of it with them lol!!
Enjoy your day and as it's my birthday today I am off now to open my prezzies :)
Have a happy Christmas and I'll be back before the new year.
Huggiest of hugs to all xxx
Friday, 14 December 2012
Merry Christmas
Stamps: Lili of the Valley "Merry Christmas Penguins"
This card hosts a ITunes gift card – if you like to see the full layout and get the full list of supplies used, please come and have a look at my blog here
Thank you
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Snuggle Time
Hello, long time no post lol. The DT are doing their own posts for the rest of December whilst Anne is on her jollies, so I thought I would post a baby card (I am all Christmassed out lol). The stamp is Snuggle Time and the wee tag is from the Sentiment Tags set
My next post here is after Christmas so I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas.
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
A couple of my favourites …
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Companion Set …
Good morning crafters, I have a gorgeous little card to share with you today made by our Lou
Lou has used some of the stamps on her card from the new Babies Companion Set
The sheet is £12.50 and you get 7 of the cutest images along with various tags, icons and sentiments so it's great value for money
Lou is going to put the details on her own blog here so if you would like to have a go at recreating the card then make sure you pay her a visit
Have a lovely day, see you tomorrow
Anne xx
Monday, 10 December 2012
A Christmas exploding box …
Good morning bloggers, I hope you all had a lovely weekend and got all your Christmas shopping done. I've done most of mine on the internet this year, I'm getting grumpier by the year …I used to really enjoy it but I just can't face the shops now when they're busy and I always seem to end up wanting to commit a murder!
Onto todays post, if some of you have seen this before I apologise but I couldn't resist putting it on again for our new visitors
Our Kathy made this gorgeous exploding box using the cute Musical Christmas stamp. You can get this stamp at the moment in our Winter Sale for just £3.00 (while stocks last)
There is a tutorial that Kathy kindly put together for us for making one of these boxes on our website. It's also in the labels down the right hand side of this page under 'exploding box'
They are a bit time consuming but the end result is just so impressive that if you have the time and patience it's definitely worth having a go
Here's the outside, all closed up in a pretty package
…and when you slide off the top, voila! …a little holiday scene and floating snowflakes pop out at you
The little die cut pine trees are decorated with gold tinsel and red pearls
The poinsettias are cut from vellum and sponged with a bit of color before assembling
The snowflakes are frosted with German glass glitter and attached to thin strips of acetate
Wouldn't this be perfect to send to a very special person this Christmas!
Thanks for looking, see you tomorrow
Anne xx
Sunday, 9 December 2012
Pots Of Love
Good morning everyone, hope you are having a lovely weekend
I have a card to share with you today using one of our latest stamps and this one is called Pots Of Love, it's one of my favourite images from the new release and comes with the free sentiment
Our Gretha made this adorable card and I love the colour scheme she's chosen.
If you want any details of what she's used then have a mooch over to her own blog where she'll be putting the card and a list of supplies
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll see you tomorrow


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Jennifer Lopez has her new gig on "American Idol" and new music on the radio, and now the mother of two says she's also open to having more kids – if it were to happen.
Jennifer stopped by Access Hollywood Live On Tuesday, where Kit Hoover asked, "Any more kids possibly? Down the road after 'Idol'?"
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U.S. & World
"I don't know, we'll see," she told Billy Bush and Kit.
"Two is a lot," Billy said, referring to her two-year-old twins, Max and Emme.
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"Yeah two is… look I would love it, if I got pregnant, if that happened right now, I'd be like, 'Oh my God I'm pregnant everybody!' I'd be so happy," the 41-year-old explained.
"I don't know if it's going to happen for us," she said, referring to husband Marc Anthony. "Or if, you know, I would plan it… because right now I'm just getting back into the groove of working again and I missed it."
The new "Idol" judge explained that navigating career and family life is a challenge.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: She's Still Just Jenny From The Block! Hot Shots Of Jennifer Lopez!
"[My career] was such a huge part of my life for so long… it's so much a part of who I am," she continued. "You lose that for a while when you have the babies, its all about them and it's just like, you know, miracle time."
The triple threat also dished about her struggle to maintain her sexy shape following the following the birth of her twins.
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"After the babies my body did change and I had to work really hard to get it back in shape to be quite honest… and actually for the first time in my life I had to change my eating. It was awful," she explained.
"I just never ever thought about what I ate because I was always a very small eater," Jennifer told Billy and Kit. "But then with the babies, you learn to eat a lot and then you have to not do that all of a sudden when they're out and you're like, 'Wow, OK, I really liked this part!' And so it became kind of re-training myself again."
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Copyright © 2004 The FreeBSD Documentation Project
An article written for the sole purpose of explaining the relaydelay system on a FreeBSD mail server. A relaydelay or greylisting server cuts down on spam simply by issuing a TEMPFAIL error message to every incoming email. The purpose behind this idea is that most spammers use their personal computers with software to do their spamming. A real mail server should queue the message and try to send it later. Thus the spammer most likely moves on to the next host in place of trying to send the email again. This is an excellent idea; at least until the spammers begin to use software that offers to try again. But how does this work exactly? Well, when an email is received the message ID is stored in a database and the TEMPFAIL is returned along with the email. If the email is resent, the message ID will be checked against the message IDs currently stored in the database. If it exists in the database then the email is permitted to reach its intended recipient. Otherwise, the ID will be stored and a TEMPFAIL will be issued. This cycle will repeat with every email which comes into the server. From my personal experience, this really does cut out 90% of the spam.
We need to install the threaded
Install lang/perl5.8
with the
USE_THREADS=yes variable
set. The current version of
may need to be removed first; errors will be reported
by the install process if this is necessary.
This will require all ports which require
perl to be rebuilt and reinstalled;
is perfect for this. At least it will point out which
ports have been removed and which will need to be
Now for the database server; MySQL is perfect for this sort of work. Install the databases/mysql40-server along with databases/p5-DBD-mysql40. The previous port should imply the installation of databases/p5-DBI-137 so that knocks off another step.
Install the
perl based portable
server plugin, net/p5-Net-Daemon
port. Most of these port installations should have
been straight forward. The next step will be more
Now install the
port. As of this writing the
contains a line beginning with
just remove it or comment it out. It is only marked
this way because FreeBSD neither has nor installs
a threaded
perl package by default. Once that
line is removed it should build and install perfectly
Create a directory to hold temporary configuration files:
mkdir /tmp/relaydelay
cd /tmp/relaydelay
Now that we have a temporary directory to work in, the
following URLs should be sent to the
fetch command:
fetch http://projects.puremagic.com/greylisting/releases/relaydelay-0.04.tgz
fetch http://lists.puremagic.com/pipermail/greylist-users/attachments/20030904/b8dafed9/relaydelay-0.04.bin
The source code should now be unpacked:
gunzip -c relaydelay-0.04.tgz | tar xvf -
There should now be several files into the temporary directory
by this point. The appropriate information can now be passed to
the database server by importing it from the
mysql.sql file:
mysql < relaydelay-0.04/mysql.sql
And patch the other files with the
relaydelay.bin by running:
patch -d /tmp/relaydelay/relaydelay-0.04 < relaydelay.bin
Edit the
relaydelay.conf and the
db_maintenance.pl file to append the
correct username and password for the
MySQL database. If the database was
built and installed like the above then no users or passwords
exist. This should be altered before putting this into
production, that is covered in the database documentation and
is beyond the scope of this document.
Change the working directory to the
cd relaydelay-0.04
Copy or move the configuration files to their respective directories:
mv db_maintenance.pl relaydelay.pl /usr/local/sbin
mv relaydelay.conf /etc/mail
mv relaydelay.sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/
Test the current configuration by running:
sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/relaydelay.sh start
This file will not exist if the previous mv(1) commands were neglected.
If everything worked correctly a new file,
relaydelay.log, should exist in
/var/log. It should
contain something similar to the following text:
Loaded Config File: /etc/mail/relaydelay.conf Using connection 'local:/var/run/relaydelay.sock' for filter relaydelay DBI Connecting to DBI:mysql:database=relaydelay:host=localhost:port=3306 Spawned relaydelay daemon process 38277. Starting Sendmail::Milter 0.18 engine.
If this does not appear then something went wrong, review
the screen output or look for anything new in the
messages log file.
Glue everything together by adding the following line to
/etc/mail/sendmail.mc or the customized
site specific
mc file:
INPUT_MAIL_FILTER(`relaydelay', `S=local:/var/run/relaydelay.sock, T=S:1m;R:2m;E:3m')dnl
Rebuild and reinstall the files in the
/etc/mail directory and restart
sendmail. A quick
restart should do the trick.
Obtain the
perl script located at
and save it in the
directory. In the following examples this script is
referred to as
Edit the
whitelist_ip.txt file and
modify it to include IP addresses of servers
which should have the explicit abilities to bypass the
relaydelay filters. i.e., domains
from which email will not be issued a
TEMPFAIL when received.
Some examples could include:
192.168. # My internal network. 66.218.66 # Yahoo groups has unique senders.
blacklist_ip.txt file should
be treated similarly but with reversed rules. List within
this file IPs which should be denied without
being issued a TEMPFAIL. This list of
domains will never have the opportunity to prove that they are
legitimate email servers.
These files should now be imported into the database with
addlist.pl script obtained a few
lines ago:
perl addlist.pl -whitelist 9999-12-31 23:59:59 < whitelist_ip.txt
perl addlist.pl -blacklist 9999-12-31 23:59:59 < blacklist_ip.txt
To have relaydelay start with
every system boot, add the
relaydelay_enable="YES" to the
/etc/rc.conf file.
/var/log/relaydelay.log log file
should slowly fill up with success stories. Lines like the
following should appear after a short time, depending on how
busy the mail server is.
=== 2004-05-24 21:03:22 === Stored Sender: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Passed Recipient: <email@example.com> Relay: example.net [XXX.XX.XXX.XX] - If_Addr: MY_IP_ADDRESS RelayIP: XX.XX.XX.XX - RelayName: example.net - RelayIdent: - PossiblyForged: 0 From: email@example.com - To: local_user InMailer: esmtp - OutMailer: local - QueueID: i4P13Lo6000701111 Email is known but block has not expired. Issuing a tempfail. rowid: 51 IN ABORT CALLBACK - PrivData: 0<firstname.lastname@example.com>
The following line may now be added to
/etc/newsyslog.conf to cause for
relaydelay.log rotation at every
100 Kb:
/var/log/relaydelay.log 644 3 100 * Z
At some point there was an error about improper
perl variables in the
/etc/mail/relaydelay.conf. If those
two variables are commented out then configuration may
proceed as normal. Just remember to uncomment them before
starting the
relaydelay process.
All FreeBSD documents are available for download at http://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/
Questions that are not answered by the
documentation may be
sent to <email@example.com>.
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1. Introduction
Building your own router out of old spare parts has many advantages
over buying a pre-made canned router by say Linksys. The biggest one by
far is control over the connection. The other advantages are left up to
your imagination; just about anything can be done in this scenario,
it's just a matter of needing it.
This guide will show you how to setup Network Address Translation (NAT)
on the router (kernel and iptables), add and configure common services
(Domain Name System (DNS) via dnsmasq, dhcp via dhcpcd, ADSL via
rp-pppoe), and conclude with more elaborate and fun things that can be
done (port forwarding, traffic shaping, proxies/caching, etc...).
Before getting started, there's a few basic requirements you must meet.
First, you'll need a computer that has at least 2 Network Interface
Cards (NICs) in it. Next, you'll need the configuration settings for
your internet connection (may include things like
IP/DNS/Gateway/username/password). Finally, you'll need a bit of spare
time and some Gentoo loving.
The conventions used in this guide are:
Due to security precautions, I would highly suggest you shut down any
unneeded services on the router until we have a chance to get the
firewall up and rolling. To view the currently running services, just
run rc-status.
2. Kernel setup (know thyself first)
Your kernel needs to have the drivers running for both your NICs. To
see if your cards are already setup, just run ifconfig. Your
output may differ slightly from the following, that's fine. What
matters is that the interface shows up at all.
Code Listing 2.1: Checking NICs
# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:F5:07:07:B8
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x9800
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:F5:07:07:B9
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x9400
If you do not see your two cards showing up and you're not sure what
kind of cards you have, try running lspci. You can get that from
emerge pciutils. Look for "Ethernet controller" in the output.
Once you have this information, go into your kernel and add support for
the correct drivers.
The next thing you'll need is support for iptables and NAT (and packet
shaping if you want). The following list is split up into required
(*), suggested (x), and shaper (s) features. It does not matter whether
you build the features into the kernel or as a module so long as when
the feature is needed, the correct module(s) are loaded (module loading
is left to the reader as a fun exercise however).
Code Listing 2.2: Network Options
Networking options --->
[*] TCP/IP networking
[*] IP: advanced router
[*] Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains)
If you use 2.4.x, you have to enable the following for DHCP:
[*] Socket Filtering
IP: Netfilter Configuration --->
[*] Connection tracking (required for masq/NAT)
[x] FTP protocol support
[x] IRC protocol support
[*] IP tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)
[*] IP range match support
[x] MAC address match support
[*] Multiple port match support
[*] Packet filtering
[*] REJECT target support
[x] REDIRECT target support
[*] Full NAT
[*] MASQUERADE target support
[s] Packet mangling
[s] MARK target support
[x] LOG target support
QoS and/or fair queueing --->
[s] QoS and/or fair queueing
[s] HTB packet scheduler
[s] Ingress Qdisc
Somethings may be slightly different in a 2.4 vs 2.6 kernel, but you
should be able to figure it out :).
3. Hug the WAN (a.k.a. The Internet)
There are many ways to connect to the internet so I'll just cover the
ones I'm familiar with. That leaves us with ADSL (PPPoE) and cable
modems (static/dynamic). If there are other methods out there, feel
free to write up a little blurb and e-mail me. Feel free to skip any of
the following sections in this chapter that don't apply to you. This
chapter is just about getting the router connected to the internet via
ADSL and PPPoE
All the fancy PPPoE software has been bundled up into one little nice
package nowadays called Roaring Penguin.
Simply emerge rp-pppoe and you'll be on your way. Remember how
I said you'll need username/password information? Well I wasn't lying
so I hope you have it now! Load up /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf in
your favorite editor and set it up.
In order for the following net.eth1 settings to work, you must have
baselayout-1.10.1 or later installed on your system.
Code Listing 3.1: Setting up eth1
(Replace 'vla9h924' with your username and 'password' with your password)
# nano /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
# Ethernet card connected to ADSL modem
# ADSL user name.
# nano /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
# client server secret
"vla9h924" * "password"
# nano /etc/conf.d/net
Add an entry for ifconfig_eth1 and set it to adsl:
ifconfig_eth1=( "adsl" )
# ln -s net.eth0 /etc/init.d/net.eth1
# rc-update add net.eth1 default
# /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start
When the DSL interface comes up, it will create ppp0. Although your NIC
is called eth1, the IP is actually bound to ppp0. From now on, when you
see examples that utilize 'eth1', substitute with 'ppp0'.
Cable and/or dynamic/static IP
If you have a static IP then you will need a few more details than if
you have a dynamic IP. For static users, you will need your IP,
gateway, and DNS servers.
Code Listing 3.2: Setting up eth1
Dynamic IP Users:
# emerge dhcpcd
# nano /etc/conf.d/net
You'll need an entry like so:
ifconfig_eth1=( "dhcp" )
Static IP Users:
# nano /etc/conf.d/net
You'll need entries like so:
ifconfig_eth1=( "126.96.36.199 broadcast 188.8.131.52 netmask 255.255.255.0" )
routes_eth1=( "default gw 22.214.171.124" )
# nano /etc/resolv.conf
Add one line per DNS server:
nameserver 126.96.36.199
Dynamic and Static Setup:
# ln -s net.eth0 /etc/init.d/net.eth1
# rc-update add net.eth1 default
# /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start
You should be all set to go now.
4. Hug the LAN (bring along some friends)
This step is a breeze compared to the previous one.
Code Listing 4.1: Setting up eth0
# nano /etc/conf.d/net
Add a line like the following:
ifconfig_eth0=( "192.168.0.1 broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0" )
# rc-update add net.eth0 default
# /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start
5. LAN Services (because we're nice people)
DHCP Server
I bet it'd be nice if everyone else in your house could just plug
their computers into the network and things would just work. No need to
remember mind-numbing details or make them stare at confusing
configuration screens! Life would be grand eh? Introducing the Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and why you should care.
DHCP is exactly what its name implies. It's a protocol that allows you
to dynamically configure other hosts automatically. You run a DHCP
server on the router (dhcpd), give it all the information about your
network (valid IPs, DNS servers, gateways, etc...), and then when the
other hosts start up, they run a DHCP client to automatically configure
themselves. No fuss, no muss! For more information about DHCP, you can
always visit Wikipedia.
Code Listing 5.1: Setting up dhcpd
# emerge dhcp
# nano /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
Here is a sample configuration file:
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.250;
default-lease-time 259200;
max-lease-time 518400;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1;
# nano /etc/conf.d/dhcp
Set IFACE="eth0"
# rc-update add dhcp default
# /etc/init.d/dhcp start
Now your little router is a bona-fide DHCP server! Plugin those
computers and watch them work! With Windows systems you should go into
the TCP/IP Properties and select the 'Obtain an IP address
automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically' options.
Sometimes the changes aren't instantaneous, so you may have to run a
command prompt and run ipconfig /release and ipconfig
/renew. But enough about Windows, let's get back to our favorite
DNS Server
When people want to visit a place on the internet, they remember names,
not a string of useless numbers. After all, what's easier to remember,
ebay.com or 18.104.22.168? This is where the DNS steps in. DNS servers
run all over the internet, and whenever someone wants to visit 'ebay.com',
these servers turn 'ebay.com' (what we understand) into '18.104.22.168'
(what our computers understand). For more information about DNS, you can
always visit Wikipedia.
You may have noticed in the previous section that we told the DHCP
clients we have a DNS server at 192.168.0.1. You may also remember that
192.168.0.1 is our little router that we're making. I don't remember
setting up a DNS server ... so let's do so now!
Code Listing 5.2: Setting up dnsmasq
# emerge dnsmasq
# nano /etc/conf.d/dnsmasq
Add "-i eth0" to DNSMASQ_OPTS
# rc-update add dnsmasq default
# /etc/init.d/dnsmasq start
Well that was quick, but what did we do? The great thing is, we didn't
have to do very much! You're welcome to choose other DNS servers if
you're more comfortable with them, but the reason dnsmasq is great is
because it was designed to do exactly what we want and nothing more.
It's a little DNS caching/forwarding server for local networks. We're
not looking to provide DNS for our own domain here, just offer simple DNS
services to everyone else on our LAN.
NAT (a.k.a. IP-masquerading)
At this point, people on your network can talk to each other and they
can look up hostnames via DNS, but they still can't actually connect to
the internet. While you may think that's great (more bandwidth for
you!), I bet they're not too happy just yet.
This is where NAT steps in. NAT is a way of connecting multiple computers
in a private LAN to the internet when you only have a smaller number of
IP addresses availabe to you. Typically you were given 1 IP by your ISP,
but you want to let your whole house connect to the internet. NAT is the
magic that makes this possible. For more information about NAT, you can
always visit Wikipedia.
Before we get started, make sure you have iptables on your system. Although
it is automatically installed on most systems, you may not have it. If you
don't, just run emerge iptables.
Code Listing 5.3: Setting up iptables
First we flush our current rules
# iptables -F
# iptables -t nat -F
Then we lock our services so they only work from the LAN
# iptables -I INPUT 1 -i eth0 -j ACCEPT
# iptables -I INPUT 1 -i lo -j ACCEPT
# iptables -A INPUT -p UDP --dport bootps -i ! eth0 -j REJECT
# iptables -A INPUT -p UDP --dport domain -i ! eth0 -j REJECT
(Optional) Allow access to our ssh server from the WAN
# iptables -A INPUT -p TCP --dport ssh -i eth1 -j ACCEPT
Drop TCP / UDP packets to privileged ports
# iptables -A INPUT -p TCP -i ! eth0 -d 0/0 --dport 0:1023 -j DROP
# iptables -A INPUT -p UDP -i ! eth0 -d 0/0 --dport 0:1023 -j DROP
Finally we add the rules for NAT
# iptables -I FORWARD -i eth0 -d 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0 -j DROP
# iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -s 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0 -j ACCEPT
# iptables -A FORWARD -i eth1 -d 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0 -j ACCEPT
# iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE
Tell the kernel that ip forwarding is OK
# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
# for f in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/rp_filter ; do echo 1 > $f ; done
This is so when we boot we don't have to run the rules by hand
# /etc/init.d/iptables save
# rc-update add iptables default
# nano /etc/sysctl.conf
Add/Uncomment the following lines:
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
Once you've typed out all of that, the rest of your network should now
be able to use the internet as if they were directly connected
6. Fun Things (for a rainy day)
Believe it or not, you're done :). From here on out, I'll cover a bunch
of common topics that may interest you. Everything in this chapter is
completely optional.
Port Forwarding
Sometimes you would like to be able to host services on a computer behind
the router, or just to make your life easier when connecting remotely.
Perhaps you want to run a FTP, HTTP, SSH, or VNC server on one or more
machines behind your router and be able to connect to them all. The only
caveat is that you can only have one service/machine combo per port.
For example, there is no practical way to setup three FTP servers behind
your router and then try to connect to them all through port 21; only one
can be on port 21 while the others would have to be on say port 123 and
port 567.
All the port forwarding rules are of the form iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING
[-p protocol] --dport [external port on router] -i eth1 -j DNAT --to [ip/port
to forward to]. iptables does not accept hostnames when port forwarding.
If you are forwarding an external port to the same port on the internal machine,
you can omit the destination port. See the iptables(8) page for more information.
Code Listing 6.1
Forward port 2 to ssh on an internal host
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 2 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.2:22
FTP forwarding to an internal host
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 21 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.56
HTTP forwarding to an internal host
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.56
VNC forwarding for internal hosts
# iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 5900 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.2
# iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 5901 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.3:5900
If you want to VNC in to 192.168.0.3, then just add ':1' to the router's hostname
Bittorrent forwarding
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 6881:6889 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.2
Game Cube Warp Pipe support
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp --dport 4000 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.56
Playstation2 Online support
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 10070:10080 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.11
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp --dport 10070:10080 -i eth1 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.11
If you have other common / cool examples, please e-mail me.
Identd (for IRC)
Internet Relay Chat utilizes the ident service pretty heavily. Now that
the IRC clients are behind the router, we need a way to host ident for
both the router and the clients. One such server has been created
called midentd.
Code Listing 6.2: Setting up ident
# emerge midentd
# rc-update add midentd default
# /etc/init.d/midentd start
There are a few other ident servers in portage. Depending on your needs,
I would recommend checking out oidentd and fakeidentd.
Time Server
Keeping your system time correct is essential in maintaing a healthy
system. One of the most common ways of accomplishing this is with
the Network Time Protocol (NTP) and the ntp package (which provides
implementations for both server and client).
Many people run ntp clients on their computers. Obviously, the more
clients in the world, the larger the load the ntp servers need to
shoulder. In environments like home networks though, we can help
keep the load down on public servers while still providing the proper
time to all our computers. As an added bonus, our private updates
will be a lot faster for the clients too! All we have to do is run
a ntp server on our router that synchronizes itself with the public
internet servers while providing the time to the rest of the computers
in the network. To get started, simply emerge ntp on the
Code Listing 6.3: Setting up the NTP server
# nano /etc/conf.d/ntp-client
Customize if you wish but the defaults should be fine
# rc-update add ntp-client default
# nano /etc/ntp.conf
Add the follwing lines:
restrict default ignore
restrict 192.168.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0 notrust nomodify notrap
These will allow only ntp clients with an IP address in the 192.168.0.xxx range to use your ntp server
# nano /etc/conf.d/ntpd
Customize if you wish but the defaults should be fine
# rc-update add ntpd default
# /etc/init.d/ntp-client start
# /etc/init.d/ntpd start
Now, on your clients, have them emerge ntp also. However,
we will just run the ntp client so setup is a lot simpler.
Code Listing 6.4: Setting up a NTP client
# nano /etc/conf.d/ntp-client
Change the 'pool.ntp.org' server in the NTPCLIENT_OPTS variable to '192.168.0.1'
# rc-update add ntp-client default
# /etc/init.d/ntp-client start
Mail Server
Sometimes it's nice to run your own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
server on the router. You may have your own reason for wanting to do so,
but I run it so that the users see mail as being sent instantly and the
work of retrying/routing is left up to the mail server. Some ISPs also
don't allow for mail relaying for accounts that aren't part of their
network (like Verizon). Also, you can easily throttle the delivery of
mail so that large attachments won't seriously lag your connection for
half an hour.
Code Listing 6.5: Setting up SMTP
# emerge qmail
make sure the output of `hostname` is correct
# ebuild /var/db/pkg/*-*/qmail-1.03-r*/*.ebuild config
# iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport smtp -i ! eth0 -j REJECT
# ln -s /var/qmail/supervise/qmail-send /service/qmail-send
# ln -s /var/qmail/supervise/qmail-smtpd /service/qmail-smtpd
# cd /etc
# nano tcp.smtp
Add an entry like so to the allow section:
# tcprules tcp.smtp.cdb rules.tmp < tcp.smtp
# rc-update add svscan default
# /etc/init.d/svscan start
I'm a huge fan of qmail, but you're free to use a different mta :).
When you setup e-mail on the hosts in your network, tell them that
their SMTP server is 192.168.0.1 and everything should be peachy.
You might want to visit the qmail
homepage for more documentation.
7. Final Notes
I have no final notes other than if you experience any troubles with the guide,
please contact me or file a bug with
Gentoo's Bugtracking Website. If
you have some interesting bits you think would enhance this guide, by all means
send it my way for inclusion.


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BBC News – Gaddafi loyalists standing firm in Libya.
Fascinating new video from the BBC.
Who gave us the right to intervene? The rebels, the international community and morality.
The rebels invited us to help them in their struggle for freedom. The international community came together, realised the need for intervention, and passed a legal mandate. They realise that instability in Libya, the region and the world, not only harms the people of Libya but us all, as we are all interconnected. Morality is out basis – it is wrong to stand by and allow crimes to take place when we could prevent them. If a man is being mugged in the street, you call the police, and if you're strong, you help him against his assailant. It is right to attack his assailant, if it saves the innocent man. All we are doing, is defending the innocent from a thug.
It is strange to still see so much support for Gaddafi but it's understandable. If this sways you, wondering why we are invading, just look at the pictures of French flags being flown in Benghazi. They are all Libyans, and most know that Gaddafi must leave.
Also: The United States has joined the conflict, firing Cruise missiles into Libya from a warship in the region. The war has come to Tripoli.
Correction: The plane shot down over Benghazi was, as a minority of reports claimed earlier, flown by a rebel pilot, not Gaddafi loyalists.


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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:21 am
Post subject: Off Topic: Thermoworks DOT Thanksgiving 2014 Giveaway!
This year flew past so fast that I didn't even realize that next week is Thanksgiving. I've been offered a new product from Thermoworks to giveaway, and we're going to have to rush this giveaway to have it in time to be received by a lucky winner in time for Thanksgiving. The product is their brand new
DOT probe alarm thermometer
. If you're familiar with the
which I reviewed and gave away earlier this year, then this new product is similar - except it does only one thing and it does it well: monitor the temperature of the probe and sounds an alarm when the temperature reaches the set point. No count down timers, no count up timers, no alarm start or stop... just set the target temperature and you're done. Sometimes simple is just what is needed.

The DOT is a comfortable 3-in diameter device that has a large easy to read display that shows the probe temperature on top and the target temperature below. The target temperature is set using the left/right buttons on the device (left decreases the temperature and right increases it). When the probe temperature reaches the target temperature, the DOT beeps. Seems straightforward enough. Even though this probe alarm seems simple, a lot of thought went into the design. There is an integrated kickstand so the DOT can be stood on the counter when in use (the rubberized bottom ensures it won't slip or slide). When not using the kickstand, you can lie it flat on the counter or use the strong magnets on the back and put it on the refrigerator or other ferromagnetic surface. The housing is not only very durable (designed to withstand the demands of a commercial kitchen), but the seams are splash-proof (the DOT is NEMA rated IP65 - dustproof and splashproof) so getting sauce on it isn't a problem. The DOT uses the same probes as the ChefAlarm and comes with a straight general purpose probe that can provide accurate readings within 7 seconds from -50°C (-58°F) to 300°C (572°F) and survive temperatures up to 370°C (700°F). I've used my DOT and ChefAlarm with the general purpose probe as well as the needle probe (which can be fully submerged in water and can provide a reading in 3-5 seconds) and the air temperature probe (useful for alerting when a grill or oven has been heated up adequately - oven thermometers and barbecue thermometers are notoriously inaccurate and sometimes a recipe needs accuracy to work reliably).
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, having an accurate and reliable probe thermometer with alarm would take some of the stress and anxiety out of preparing dinner. If you don't have a probe thermometer already, the DOT is a pretty good choice. It also makes a fine gift.
So, how are we going to handle this giveaway. As with the previous giveaways, I'm going to ask you to make a comment on this article. This time, I'd like you to comment on something simple that you appreciate that does a task and does it well. (That is, something you prefer to use over a more complicated device.) Several chefs and cooks (most notably, Alton Brown) have popularized the idea of not having "unitaskers" in their kitchen, but there's always an exception that proves the rule. What's yours? (I believe Alton Brown's exception is his fire extinguisher.)
Since we're so close to Thanksgiving, I'll have to run the contest really fast. You can comment from now until some time on Monday, November 24, 2014. I will use the email address registered to the account of the comment that was randomly selected and email them to get their contact info. If I can get the shipping info by Monday night, then, on Tuesday, Thermoworks will be able to next-day the DOT to the winner in time for Thanksgiving!
(By the way, the last raffle resulted in a nice list of topics for me to cover in the future. I haven't had a chance to write lately, but all is not lost. I've got all the information in a spreadsheet and have been gathering notes. I just need some way to earn a living AND find time to write new articles. I'll figure it out eventually, and, in the meantime, I'd like to thank everyone for their patience and helping tell others about Cooking For Engineers.)
Now, the detailed instructions:

You need to be in the United States or Canada to qualify for this giveaway (Thermowork's shipping requirements).

Join Cooking For Engineers
(through the forums) and
post a comment
telling me what simple tool you prefer to use over a more complicated one that does the same task. I need you to join so, if you win, I'll have an email address to contact you with to get your mailing info so Thermoworks can send you the DOT. I won't have contact information for guest/anonymous posts so I can't include your entry unless you are logged in. (If you are an existing member, be sure to
double check your email address on file
to make sure it's accurate.)

On November 24, 2014, I'll post a comment signifying the end of the contest. All entries (where I have contact info) above my comment will be eligible to win. (I don't know what time I'll be making the post, so it's best just to enter early.)

I'll number the participants and generate a random number which will determine the winner and post the winner as well as contact them via email. If there is no response within 24 hours of my email, then I'll pick another number and winner (and so on).

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Michael Chu
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:22 am
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The contest officially starts now. All comments below this one (and above the comment ending the contest) will be included as long as the comment is made by a logged in user with a valid email address. Good luck!
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:27 pm
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Coincidentlally, Alton Brown turned me onto a pastry scraper many years ago, before I dropped television completely.
I use that thing for everything from pastry to scooping up stuff I dropped on the floor.
I prefer the plastic handle version because it's so easy to clean.
Here's a link to one at the
, an outfit I'm becoming increasingly fond of.
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Post subject: Simple, but very good
OK, it's not fancy, but I have struggled over the years with opening cans -- every opener has some failing -- I bought one labeled "Good Cook" brand -- the handles are comfortably angled -- the knob is very comfortable and each rotation covers quite a bit of the edge of the can and the blade cleanly cuts the lid (including that last little bit that always hangs on the other openers). The only downside is that it has a little green plastic tab that is used to keep it closed in the drawer -- that was hard to get to release -- but I just broke that off and having the opener slightly open in the drawer is no big deal.
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Post subject: Steamed eggs
I've tried the divided egg poacher, I've tried the silicone pods, and I've poached eggs the old fashioned way in swirling boiling water.
But, for me, the best, easiest, fastest way to soft-cook eggs is to break them into a non-stick pan with about 1 T. water, and cover for just a few minutes.
I do add a little butter in the bottom of the pan for flavor, but if you are calorie-conscious, just spray with Pam.
I have a glass cover so I can see how done the eggs are - always perfect, really quick, and clean-up is a breeze!
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:48 pm
Post subject: my mortar and pestle
I think that even though I use the food processor for speed, my trusty and very old mortar and pestle is the best. Any spices that I want ground up is nicely mixed in there and clean up is a cinch. Whenever I use the food processor instead, my spices (esp. for curries) don't taste as lovely. Plus, the food processor is so much trouble to clean up.
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:21 am
Post subject: My Microwave
While it is already somewhat of a multi-tool, I use my microwave well beyond the basics of defrosting a frozen dinner or reheating some left-overs. I use the microwave to:
Steam Veggies
Roast Garlic
Brew Tea
Decrystallizing Honey (to put in tea)
Wilt Spinach
Disinfect Sponges
Melt Chocolate
"Bake" Potatoes
Even when I'm making a dish the conventional way, my microwave almost always has a job to do. Plus, it's the same model I've had since college. Not even one of those fancy convection microwaves.
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 6:52 pm
Post subject: Unitasker
Like to use fire extinguisher to roll out pie dough. It's a little heavier than a rolling pin and I don't have to think about pushing down.
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:37 pm
Post subject: simple kitchen tool
There is nothing in the kitchen toolbox more functional and basic than the chef's knife. Instead of buying a fancy chopping gadget or three, it is almost always much easier and more effective to chop with the chef's knife. No taking apart pieces, cleaning, re-assembling and storing required. Ant the knife can be used to slice and dice, scrape (back side, or course), julienne and even peel larger vegetables and fruits.
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:22 pm
Post subject:
I agree with Dave99 on the glories of a good knife.
I do use a mandoline quite often. Slicing, dicing, and hopefully not cutting myself.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:47 pm
Post subject: Simple Kitchen Tool
One simple tool that I have learned to love is my microplane. I never realized how much extra flavor I could get by zesting lemons and limes. I had tried zesting them before using different graters and peelers, but everything was more of a hassle than it was worth. The microplane works really well and is easy to grab and just zest right into the dish.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:30 pm
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Instead of whipping cream with a stand mixer or hand mixer, I prefer to do it with a whisk. It isn't very hard, and you have much better control over the final texture.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:21 am
Post subject: Rice cooker!
Yes, I realize the rice cooker can be used for various other purposes other than cooking rice, but that's what I use it for primarily so I'm going to count that as my favorite uni-tasker in the kitchen.
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I love the simplicity of my thermapen. Open and take a temp, and its done!
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:39 am
Post subject: simple tool
I use my chef's knife most often preferring it to the food processor for most cutting applications.
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Johanna Jonsson Abchee-The Rebel Mirror
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Johanna Jonsson Abchee : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : The Rebel is about finding yourself and the strength within you. It's knowing which battles to fight and when it's time to go home. It's about trusting that you already know the answers and trust yourself enough to acknowledge it. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : I wanted to combine my two roots and making it attractive for both cultures. In design, you seldom see combinations of minimalist with bohemian or other combinations, and for me I think the intermix attracts me the most in my own home or choice of living. This probably comes from being half European half Middle Eastern. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : To live through and create more characters for the upcoming collections. I would also very much like to work closely with interior designer and architects. To live a project intensely through the eyes of an architect or interior designer (and develop a new character that fits them) is fascinating for a certain period of time. And very liberating to move onto your next destination. I'd like to do more of that. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : The new version of the Rebel was an adaptation but the carvings from the back took some time to realise. It took two months from concept to last trial. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : The Rebel was the master-piece presented at the Solo Exhibition at La Serre in Dubai. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : I intend to produce the work myself. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : I was filling a wall that was facing the sea in a beach resort restaurant. I wanted to reflect the sea but have a subtle design that would give different color reflections of the water, hence the pink. The restaurant is lebanese so I decided to use arabesque patterns within. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : At Dubai Art Fair I saw a mirror with a printed picture within by a Japanese designer. I started researching how to use this technique in my work. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : There are three targets customers for the Rebel. Head buyers of department stores and concept stores looking for aesthetic and fresh designs to collaborate with. Interior designers and architects for an aesthetic mirror piece, and consumers looking for a fresh design to decorate their homes. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : Apart from being functional and aesthetic, I think the main difference is that it conveys a character aesthetics with a story that most of us can relate to. The beauty in being a mirror designer is that there are not many that focus on only mirrors. there is so much still to create. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : The Rebel is someone not afraid to express what he believes in. To stick out in copper pink with a pattern is breaking away on so many levels. Just except me as I am. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : Metal spinning, mirror carving, laquer paint, brown paint. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : Apart from the interaction with The self through The Mirror and character, The design combines two cultures That appear in The design with a minimalist, raw base with an arabesque flair. Using pink as a Mirror sounds flashy but has quite opposite a subtle effect with The copper frame. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : I work closely with a mirror supplier that often thinks out of the box. Also the steel craftsman helped me with conceptualising the reuse of materials. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : There are two rather new and interesting technologies used here. The tinted mirror has existed for quite a while, but not used much in design. The designed carved from the back of the mirror revolutionises the surface of the mirror in the sense that you can personalise your design and having a no feel on the finished surface. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : The challenge of a mirror design is often the weight. Many designers look for ways to reuse materials in order to cut down costs, weight and creating new designs. By cutting out the steel circle in the back, the weight minimised drastically and I was left with many more pieces to use for next designs. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : Again my biggest challenge is usually the weight. And as I prefer to use various steels for an elegant result, weight is always the biggest challenge. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Johanna Jonsson Abchee : I have followed Design Milk closely and I was happy to submit.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Johanna Jonsson Abchee on The Rebel Mirror at design-interviews.com ]
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Frank Pastore, host of the most popular Christian talk show in the nation on KKLA Los Angeles has died at the age of 55. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Frank a year and a half ago at the Glendale radio station, as the result of my wife winning a tuition discount to a local Christian school through KKLA. I got to meet a number of other people at the station, who were all friendly and enthusiastic. Frank was blessed to have work with such a nice group of Christians.
Having listened to the KKLA talk show for years, I was somewhat apprehensive at having this ex-jock taking over the show 8 years ago. However, Frank was bright and articulate and really on fire for Jesus. He won over a lot of fans, including yours truly, in a very short period of time. Although the show always included its fair share of politics, Frank brought his love of the Lord to the table, including a fair amount of Christian apologetics, in wanting to lead others to faith in Jesus. Frank was always interested in the best evidence for the Christian faith and recently had featured speakers from Reasons To Believe, a Christian apologetics ministry for which I serve as a volunteer apologist.
As much as Frank will be missed by all of his loyal fans, he will be missed even more by hiss wife Gina and their two children. Please pray for them during this difficult time. Having a wife who is nearing the end of her battle with a brain tumor, I know that losing a long-time spouse is a heart-wrenching experience. May the Lord be with the Pastore family.


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Drag Testing Tti's "Stock" Exhaust
There are many ways for enthusiasts to enjoy their classic Mopar musclecars. Some prefer the all-out performance route, digging deep into aftermarket sources to build an insane animal of a machine. On the other end of the scene, we have the "numbers" crowd, where restoration and authenticity reign supreme. In between, you'll find just about anything else you can imagine.
For David Hakim, marketing manager for DaimlerChrysler's Mopar Performance parts division, the inclination is to look stock and haul butt. Actually, the appeal here is pretty pervasive, with like-minded Mopar warriors duking it out in the popular pure stock, and more liberal and radical F.A.S.T. racing classes. Hakim favors authentic factory muscle, and his preference is un-restored, factory-assembled Survivor cars, the more original the better. His garage contains two examples of just such rarities: an original '71 Hemi Charger R/T, a factory pistol-grip four-speed car, and its stablemate, the infamous Wayne State '70 440 Six Barrel Road Runner, another true original with an authenticated 22,000 miles on the clock.
A pair of such iconic examples of Mopar's muscle would be satisfying enough as garage art, but Hakim doesn't see the point of amassing all that muscle without flexing it once in a while. In fact, there is a certain level of responsibility in ensuring that these cars live up to their legendary status. Hakim relates, "These were some of the fastest cars built in an era known for fast cars, so what's the point in a Hemi or Six Barrel show-car coughing its way down the quarter in the 15s." The point is well taken, as often the focus is taken off performance when looking only at show-field results. Neither of Hakim's cars are show ponies, but they both perform with essentially factory stock mechanicals. Ostentatious non-stock modifications would be an insult to the history and heritage of these rare and original machines.
Of the two cars, the Road Runner sees regular track time, competing in hobby Pure Stock categories or various musclecar shoot-outs, events, and club meets, with last season's best quarter-mile e.t. 's clocking 12.81 at 107.2 mph. The low mileage B-Body has seen a wrench or two over the years, but the combination remains remarkably original. Hakim fills us in, "The shortblock is completely stock and original, the same untouched piece put together by Chrysler in the fall of 1969. We freshened the 906 heads, but did no porting and kept the factory sized 2.08/1.74-inch valves. The factory Six Barrel is original, the manifold, carbs, air cleaner . . . the whole thing. It was just dialed in by Mr. Six Pack, Bob Karakisian. The cam has the factory lift and duration (it idles like stock). It has the original high-performance 440 exhaust manifolds, and, until recently, the rusty factory exhaust. It's pretty much a Six Barrel Road Runner, just tuned and optimized, but completely era correct." Those stout 12.80s are no doubt helped by the Hemi Torqueflite tranny and 4.10-geared Sure Grip-filled 831/44 rear (both factory equipment on this particular car). Keep in mind, the performance numbers quoted are running on factory Goodyear F70-14 Polyglas tires.
Hakim's goal over the winter was to replace the exhaust system, looking to maintain the production system layout and exhaust manifolds, while aiming to improve flow and performance in the bargain. The tti 211/42-inch system fit the bill perfectly. TTI's factory replacement system utilizes more streamlined mandrel bends in place of the original's constricting compression bends, and is designed as a bolt-in system to mate with the factory exhaust manifolds and system hanger locations. For mufflers, the preference is DynoMax's Super-Turbo, a free breathing muffler that retains the original reverse flow system and traditional sound quality. For the installation, the car was taken to the garage of Jack Irons, a leading F.A.S.T. competitor, in Ortonville, Michigan, where Jack Irons Sr. and Jr. handled bolting the pieces in place. As is typical of tti's products, the exhaust went in the chassis without a glitch, bolting in as though they were stock components.
What isn't stock is the flow capacity provided by the better contours of tti's smoothly bent 211/42-inch pipes. The system was terminated with un-adorned down-pipes at the rear bumper, as was original for this car. DynoMax's mufflers provide a pleasing traditional tone, truer to the old-time musclecar sound than today's popular straight-through or chambered performance mufflers. The system looked and sounded good, but the bottom line was whether or not any measurable performance increase could be nabbed at the track.
After the winter thaw, the Road Runner was taken to its home track: Michigan's Milan Raceway. Here, the free-flowing exhaust definitely showed an edge, dropping e.t. substantially to 12.58, while tripping the clocks at 109 mph. Finding a couple of tenths and a couple of mph is an indication of a worthy power increase. The exhaust change helped chip away at the e.t., making this stock-engine Road Runner a solid mid-12-second car, in full street trim. Yes, the good old musclecar days were as good as we remember them.
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Today is Sunday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2013. There are 352 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 13, 2012, the Italian luxury liner Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio and flipped onto its side; 32 people were killed. (Ship's captain Francesco Schettino (frahn-CHEHS'-koh skeh-TEE'-noh) faces possible trial on charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship before evacuation was complete.)
On this date:
In 1733, James Oglethorpe and some 120 English colonists arrived at Charleston, S.C., while en route to settle in present-day Georgia.
In 1794, President George Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the Union. (The number of stripes was later reduced to the original 13.)
In 1864, composer Stephen Foster died in a New York hospital at age 37. (In his pocket: a note which read, "Dear friends and gentle hearts.")
In 1898, Emile Zola's famous defense of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, "J'accuse," (zhah-KOOZ') was published in Paris.
In 1945, during World War II, Soviet forces began a huge, successful offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe.
In 1962, comedian Ernie Kovacs died in a car crash in west Los Angeles 10 days before his 43rd birthday.
In 1966, Robert C. Weaver was named Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson; Weaver became the first black Cabinet member.
In 1978, former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey died in Waverly, Minn., at age 66.
In 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River after taking off during a snowstorm, killing a total of 78 people; four passengers and a flight attendant survived.
In 1987, West German police arrested Mohammed Ali Hamadi, a suspect in the 1985 hijacking of a TWA jetliner. (Although convicted and sentenced to life, Hamadi was paroled by Germany in Dec. 2005; he is on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.)
In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first elected black governor as he took the oath of office in Richmond.
In 1992, Japan apologized for forcing tens of thousands of Korean women to serve as sex slaves for its soldiers during World War II, citing newly uncovered documents that showed the Japanese army had had a role in abducting the so-called "comfort women."
Ten years ago: Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman jumped into the 2004 race for president. Rock musician Pete Townshend was arrested in London on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. (Townshend said he was only doing research for an autobiography dealing with his own suspected childhood sexual abuse; he was eventually cleared of possessing pornographic images of children.) The owners of FAO Schwarz filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (FAO Inc. emerged from bankruptcy in April 2003, but filed again for bankruptcy in Dec. 2003.)
Five years ago: President George W. Bush, visiting the United Arab Emirates, gently urged authoritarian Arab allies to satisfy frustrated desires for democracy in the Mideast and saved his harshest criticism for Iran, branding it "the world's leading state-sponsor of terror." The Golden Globes were announced in a dry, news conference-style ceremony, devoid of stars because of the Hollywood writers' strike; "Atonement" won best motion picture drama, while "Mad Men" was named best dramatic TV series.
One year ago: A Peruvian court sentenced Joran van der Sloot (YOHR'-uhn VAN'-dur-sloht) to 28 years in prison for murdering Stephany Flores, a young woman he'd met at a Lima casino. Myanmar freed some of its most famous political prisoners, sparking jubilation among their supporters. Veteran TV newsman Richard Threlkeld, 74, was killed in a car crash on New York's Long Island.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Frances Sternhagen is 83. TV personality Nick Clooney is 79. Comedian Rip Taylor is 79. Actor Billy Gray is 75. Actor Richard Moll is 70. Rock musician Trevor Rabin is 59. Rhythm-and-blues musician Fred White is 58. Rock musician James Lomenzo (Megadeth) is 54. Actor Kevin Anderson is 53. Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is 52. Rock singer Graham "Suggs" McPherson (Madness) is 52. Country singer Trace Adkins is 51. Actress Penelope Ann Miller is 49. Actor Patrick Dempsey is 47. Actress Traci Bingham is 45. Actor Keith Coogan is 43. Actress Nicole Eggert is 41. Actor Orlando Bloom is 36. Actor Julian Morris is 30.
Thought for Today: "Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor." -- Sholom Aleichem (ah-LAY'-kem), Russian author-humorist (1859-1916).


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Buddhist history in Pakistan: art of manipulation in a major media outlet in US
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
The article called "Museum exhibit highlights Pakistan's Buddhist roots" by Emanuella Grinberg (CNN) was a very interesting title and I expected some real enlightenment. Instead, it was little more than a propaganda stunt or written by an individual who clearly understands little about the history of the Indian subcontinent.
Sadly, the more I read then Melissa Chiu also followed the same theme because the Museum Director at New York's Asia Society, also made baseless comments based on political correctness and whitewashing the ongoing persecution of all minorities in Pakistan.
It matters not if Melissa Chiu desired this or if it was based on sensitivities or if because of other factors. The end result is that her comment distorts reality by using clever language which places Pakistan within ancient culture but clearly this is false.
Yes, it is not only Hindus and Christians who suffer in Pakistan but also Ahmadiyya Muslims and Shia Muslims are also attacked often by extremists within the Sunni Muslim community. Or, the discrimination is state sanctioned and in modern day Pakistan both non-Muslims and Muslims face the death penalty for blaspheming against Mohammed.
Therefore, what religious pluralism and what Pakistan history are Emanuella Grinberg and Melissa Chiu talking about? Pakistan is a relatively new nation and since the creation of Pakistan the Hindu and Sikh population went into sharp decline and ongoing Islamization is continuing.
It is true that the land of modern day Pakistan was at the crossroads of cultural influences but this happened under "mother India." Hindus in India welcomed religious minorities fleeing Islamic persecution in Persia (Iran) and Zoroastrians fled to "mother India." However, constant Islamic invasions of "mother India" meant that Islamization would take place in parts of a more advanced Hindu civilization which welcomed religious pluralism – note Syriac Christians, Zoroastrians, Jainism, Buddhism and other faiths which thrived within Hindu civilization.
Indeed, since the creation of Pakistan the Hindu civilization was crushed and this applies to Hindus fleeing, greater marginalization, destruction and neglect of Hindu architecture and temples. Therefore, while the Muslim population in India remains constant the Hindu population in Pakistan and Bangladesh in such a short period of time is in crisis.
In truth, the Hindus of Pakistan are sharing the same fate which befell the Buddhists of Afghanistan and one day virtually nothing will be left apart from minor images in museums or very small Hindu communities which have no power.
Melissa Chiu comments that "When we think of Pakistan, Americans might associate it with the place where Osama bin Laden was captured, with terrorism and natural disasters…..But actually, it has a much longer history that dates back to an ancient culture that gives us a sense of a pluralistic tradition that was all about tolerance."
Wrong, Pakistan does not have a long history but "mother India" of course does have a long deep history and it is one of the finest civilizations in the world. The Hindu civilization faced stagnation and being reduced in size because of Islamic invasions and then British colonialism. However, since independence India is once more emerging and this nation is a rising power and a nation based on pluralism.
Alternatively, since the creation of Pakistan the religious minorities and society on a whole is being Islamized and moderate Muslims, Ahmadiyya Muslims, non-Muslim minorities, and liberals within society are on the back foot. Christian and Hindu women are often kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam and Ahmadiyya Muslims are treated like second-class citizens in their own land.
Ahmadiyya Muslims and Shia Muslims are not being killed in India because of their religion but in Pakistan many members from both communities have been killed.
Melissa Chiu is using language delicately because Pakistan is a new nation state and the "much longer history that dates back to an ancient culture" does not bare a relationship with aligning this with Pakistan and it should be mentioned under "mother India."
The "pluralistic tradition" is nothing to do with Pakistan but was part and parcel of Hindu civilization and "mother India." Since the creation of Pakistan the Hindu population and others have suffered greatly and the old world is becoming "a modern day museum."
Emanuella Grinberg then states "At its height, Gandhara encompassed present-day Peshawar in northwest Pakistan and parts of eastern Afghanistan, the Hindu Kush, and northwest India, making it a major center of trade, commerce and the development of arts and education. Pakistan may be 95% Muslim today, but Buddhism flourished in Gandhara between the 2nd century B.C. and 10th century A.D., giving rise to a distinct style of Buddhist visual art."
This information is educational but look what is left out. How did Afghanistan and modern day Pakistan become 99% Muslim and 95% Muslim respectively? The factors will be based on multiple reasons but ignoring Islamic jihad, dhimmitude, jizya, forced conversions, pogroms, destruction of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian and Jain places of worship, is a lot to leave out.
Emanuella Grinberg crosses the line when in her article it is stated that "…the exhibit also demonstrates Pakistan's dedication to preserving its multicultural heritage, Pakistan's representative to the United Nations said."
UN Amabassador for Pakistan, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, comments that "Buddha represents a human being whose ethereal qualities were so magnified by his enormous wisdom that his values of himself, which were espoused by Gandhi and so many others, became his contributions to mankind."
I do not doubt the sincerity of Abdullah Hussain Haroon and clearly many people in Pakistan do genuinely support a more tolerant society. Also, individuals like Abdullah Hussain Haroon want to preserve past history and protect civilizations which are very rich. However, the story is more complex than this and ongoing Islamization is a reality and even Sufi shrines have been attacked in recent times in Pakistan.
The BBC stated "In recent years kidnapping for ransom and armed robberies have multiplied in the area and Hindus have increasingly been the focus of attacks….Many pay protection money regularly to local gangs or influential figures. But in spite of this they are still targeted."
The Hindu American Foundation stated (Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2006)) that "The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) bemoaned the destruction of the last Hindu temple in Lahore, Pakistan. At the time of the partition of India in 1947 Lahore was known as one of the centers of culture and cosmopolitanism. Soon thereafter its great artists, musicians, and its Hindu and Sikh populations either moved voluntarily out of that city or were driven out by the fundamentalist Muslim forces that have shaped the country since then. "The last stroke in making Lahore totally Muslim is the demolition of the only remaining Hindu temple in the city", said Ramesh Rao, member of the HAF Executive Council."
"A private developer was allowed to demolish the 'Krishna Mandir' at Wachhoowali, Rang Mahal, and construct a commercial building in its place. Government officials, in charge of protecting minority interests, were involved in the machinations that led to the destruction of the last Hindu temple in Lahore. The Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB), the government body maintaining properties of minorities, especially Hindus and Sikhs, was said to have concealed facts from the municipal board chairman about the nature of the building. This is not the first time the EPTB has permitted the demolition of a temple. It was only last year that the Vehari temple in Punjab was razed for the construction of a commercial building."
"These acts of connivance of local authorities in the destruction of non-Muslim religious symbols and in harassing minority groups are in the established tradition of driving minorities out of Pakistan. The Hindu population in Pakistan, which was between 15 and 24 percent in 1947, at the time of partition of India, has now been reduced to less than two percent. "While we applaud the condemnation by several opposition members of the National Assembly like Pakistan People's Party, and Pakistan Muslim League-N, we realize that the political, social, and religious dynamic in Pakistan allows such attacks on minorities and minority institutions with impunity," said Dr. Mihir Meghani, President of HAF. "Unless there is worldwide condemnation of this act of destruction, and arrest and imprisonment of officials involved in the matter, there is no hope for minorities in Pakistan."
Therefore, the author, the ambassador and the museum director in the CNN article can state platitudes about the showing of Buddhist history. However, Hindu and Sikhs are becoming "real museums" without having "a museum" to show the reality of Pakistan since partition.
The pluralism of past history is nothing to do with Pakistan because past pluralism was based on Hindu civilization and the Indian subcontinent. Given this, it is deplorable that at a time when minorities face so much persecution and injustice in modern day Pakistan; that an article written by a CNN correspondent is whitewashing past history and the modern day reality of Pakistan.
The author instead comes up with allowing the following comment in her article that "...the exhibit also demonstrates Pakistan's dedication to preserving its multicultural heritage."
This could not be further from the truth because much of Pakistan's past Hindu and Buddhist heritage is under attack. Also, never mind heritage, the Hindu population since the creation of Pakistan is in clear free-fall percentage wise and institutional discrimination is widespread.
Maybe the author believes it is fine to have a museum which distorts reality and then to make political capital out of the misfortune of past history where Buddhists suffered so greatly at the hands of Islamic rule. Also, the past eradication of Buddhism after Islamic conquests is not just history because since the creation of Pakistan it is clear that Hindu civilization and the Hindu population faces the same Islamization processes.
This applies to violence, persecution and institutional discrimination.
Also, why does the author allow the following comment: "This was one of the great periods of the world of fundamental equity, of human rights and so many other important principles, which are important to Pakistan and the United States today…."
The Buddhist exhibition shows how little is left of Buddhism after Islamization took place and in recent times Hindu and Sikh communities have been forced to flee many areas after the creation of Pakistan.
When does a state sanctioned policy for supporting the death penalty for blasphemy against Mohammed become "important principles?" Also, how does the ongoing Islamization of Pakistan become turned into"...the exhibit also demonstrates Pakistan's dedication to preserving its multicultural heritage."
I am sure that many Hindus will be alarmed by how ancient Hindu civilization and pluralism is being used in the same paragraph to denote Pakistan.
The article by Emanuella Grinberg is very misleading and near the end it sounds like a propaganda piece. I am astonished that a major agency would allow such a shallow and distorted history to be allowed to be published and manipulated.
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