| Set up Apache, PHP and MySQL like a n00b on OSX
This week I've been mulling the idea of using WordPress as a publishing platform for some new projects. On paper it seemed to have most of the requirements I was looking for but I wanted to get my hands dirty and see for myself how it worked and could integrate with some existing platforms. The problem is that I don't really have time to mess around with my current set up on my Mac and I find online demos somewhat restricting as you can't really see what is going on in the background. The solution was to quickly install a free software program called MAMP. Similar to the LAMP acronym this stands for Macintosh, Apache, MySQL, and PHP for Apple's OSX operating system. Once downloaded the install was a breeze. In fact, it is a one click install that required no changing of config files or messing with existing instances of Apache, PHP, or MySQL already on my local drive.
TCP, Inc. To Boost Production to 800000 Energy Efficient Light ...
AURORA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As more Americans make the switch to use energy efficient lighting products in their homes, lighting innovator TCP, Inc. announces it is increasing its production of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) by 23 percent to 800,000 CFLs per day in order to meet the heightened consumer demand. TCP manufactures 70 percent of the CFLs on the market through name brand, private label and other lighting manufacturers (OLMs), including the n:vision line for The Home Depot. The company anticipates its production will jump to one million CFLs per day by the fourth quarter of 2007. "For the first time since the invention of the light bulb, homeowners are changing a century-old buying habit of using incandescent light bulbs," said Ellis Yan, CEO, TCP, Inc. "More people are seeing the immediate benefits of making the switch to CFLs.
New breastfeeding friendly space available at Laurentian
The Sudbury & District Health Unit has announced the Laurentian Association of Mature and Part-Time Students (LAMPS) Room A-127 as the newest official "Breastfeeding Friendly" space within the Sudbury & Manitoulin Districts. LAMPS is helping to make students with young children more comfortable in their establishment by recognizing a woman's right to breastfeed anytime, anywhere. "We need to increase society's awareness that breastfeeding is the best start you can give your child. It's the natural way to feed your infant," says Mélanie Boulais, public health nurse with the Sudbury & District Health Unit, in a news release. "Breastfeeding mothers are telling us that they feel there is no reason to hide breastfeeding from the rest of the world. They report that while some places are very supportive of breastfeeding families, others are less accommodating." The health unit's Breastfeeding Friendly Spaces initiative recognizes establishments that support a woman's right to breastfeed a child in public areas.
Rochester Professor Uses Economic Theory to Encourage 'More Sex'
Go ahead, cut into line at the drinking fountain. While you are at it, ditch your leaf blower and spend the afternoon watching football instead of doing yard work. Steven E. Landsburg, professor of economics at the University of Rochester and Slate magazine columnist, argues in his new book More Sex is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics that those two strategies can make the world a happier place. .
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