Cain Manor

I had a very hard time getting conky to stay on my desktop.  If I clicked on the desktop, the program would disappear.  It seems that

own_window yes

needed to be

own_window no

My full ~/.conkyrc after the jump
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This photo is from the Nupsstadur (Núpsstaður) Farm near Lomagnupur Peak in Southern Iceland.  This is a Unesco World Heritage site, and this is what they say about it.

The aesthetic beauty of the landscape in Núpsstaður is well known. The area reaches from the seashore and the black sands, to high white glaciers and includes a green vegetation belt with a native birch forest, willow scrubs and flourishing undergrowth (with e.g. Dactylorhiza maculata) in between. The area is adjacent to Skaftafell National Park. It has numerous impressive geological formations, among them are. various types of lava, rock-glaciers, waterfalls, gullies, canyons, geothermal areas, a central volcano, tectonic fissures, scree slopes, a glacial lagoon, glacial rivers and part of the Vatnajdkull glacier. The farm, Núpsstaður, is situated in the immediate neighborhood of the vast Skei6arcirsandur sands, south of the huge mass of the Vatnaj6kull glacier. East of the farm, looms the majestic cliff of Lómagnúpur, known from the Njál’s saga. At Núpsstaður stands a turf and stone farmhouse and it is a typical middle- sized farm, like those found throughout the 19th century in the southern parts of Iceland. There is a complete group of remarkable old farm houses, as well as a whole set of the usual stables and other outhouses. A church was built at Núpsstaður in earliest Christian times, or at least sometime before 1200 AD, In the Catholic Period. The church was dedicated to St. Nicholas and there were few people in the parish at that time. In the year 1765 however, it was abolished as a parish church, but the building served as a chapel fbr the fanner and his people. After 1783, the building was reduced to the state of a storehouse. In 1930 the National Museum of Iceland took over the old house and in 1958–1960 gave it thorough reparation. Like other turf and stones faffns, Núpsstaður has a long and continuous evolution over many centuries. The same family has lived in N(jpssta6ur since about 1730. The farmstead of Núpsstaður forms an unusually well-preserved cultural landscape, offering a great deal of information about the use of the area before modem changes. The area has always been an agricultural landscape.

I read this article in Slate, and thought – how interesting, and what does it mean. While I don’t pretend to know, I do want to keep it for reference..

How the Rich Are Different From You and Me
Places that went for Obama are richer and smarter than places that went for McCain.
By Bill Bishop and Robert Cushing
Updated Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at 8:04 PM ET
Last month’s election was historic and may even have been transformative, as many commentators said. But in one important respect, it changed nothing. The divide between Republicans and Democrats in America continues to grow.

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I’ve seen this a lot of places. I don’t think it’s orginally from looku.com, as they say on the picture.

1. Reset the timer by pressing the i key until the expired timer is displayed.
2. Press the ▲ key to reset the timer.
3. Press the Run Program key.

For some reason this information is very hard to find.