SMF Global Moderators Permissions

Having Global Moderators on your forum can help you
as an Admin since they can take of a lot of day today
matters, like moving posts to the correct board or
deleting spam from the forum. With SMF you need
to pay a little extra attention when setting up the
permissions for Global Mods though.

The default settings for Global Mods are missing a
few important things that should be corrected early
on to save you a lot of work and your Mods a lot of
confusion later. GMs can not see the default General
board until you give them permission to view it. You
can fix this by simply modifying General by checking
the box beside Global Moderator and saving the new
setting by clicking the modify button at the bottom.

Next you should probably look at the Group Permissions
for Global Moderators. You can give them a wide range
of permissions that will let them do a lot more. One thing
you will want to do is make sure they have the permissions
needed to view and post attachments if you allow your
regular members to do so. By default that permission is
not checked.

Depending on how comfortable you are with it, you
can also give you Global Moderators some access
to your Admin panel. This can come in handy if you
will be away for an extended period of time but don’t
want to temporarily promote someone to full Admin.
Just remember to give them what they will most
likely need and not give them access to something
where they might accidentally damage something.

If you add any new mods to your forum make sure you
check your Global Moderators permissions too. On occasion
the members will have the needed permissions to use the
new mods by default but the Global Moderators won’t.

The Katie Couric interview with Sarah Palin

Let me state again for the record that I hate politics…

However, I feel the need to say a few things regarding this
little matter. I just got through reading about the latest
part of the interview at Digg and they are politely mocking
her into oblivion.

Normally Katie Couric is not one of my favorite journalist
but I have to give her credit for being extremely professional
during the parts of the interview I have seen so far. A lot
of journalists would have been picking their teeth with the
legs of Palin’s eyeglasses after they finished chewing her up
and spitting what was left back onto their plate. She’s lucky
that Tim Russert passed away, he would have eaten her alive
and never broken a sweat doing so.

I have seen people commenting on various sites that Palin
is a “dumb bitch”. I can’t say that I disagree with them
even if it is a less than polite thing to call any woman
publicly. However, anyone presuming to run for the Vice-
Presidency of the United States should be a damn sight more
world wise than she has shown herself to be thus far.

Not knowing what Hamas is is a strong sign that she should
have declined when asked to be McCain’s running mate. There
is also the current matter of her evading the question of
what newspapers and magazines she reads. I skimmed over a
transcript of Couric asking her three times and getting, “all
of them” as a reply each time. All of them? Does she even realize
just how many newspapers and magazines there are currently
published world wide? Nevermind just the ones published in the
U.S. alone.

I’m not even going to go into her remarks regarding Russia
and Putin.

I have also seen her and McCain’s, supporters slamming
Obama and Biden for their own failings. They are politicians.
There ain’t no angels in politics.

I am reminded of a question someone asked regarding her
meteoric rise from small town mayor to Governor of Alaska
to being tapped for VP. How? Most people in politics tend to
take a long road to even get close to The White House. Palin
has gone too far too fast IMHO. And looking at her answers
to Katie Couric’s questions, she needs to stay in Alaska
or run for U.S. senate and gain some much needed experience
before even considering such a thing again.

Right now,I am kind of cringing at what will happen when she
debates Biden tonight. saying it ain’t gonna pretty is putting
it mildly.

Beans and Rice

There are any number of recipes for this simple dish, so here
my contribution to the list...

Ingredients:

Beans: 1 cup of dried beans or one large can if you are
in a hurry. What kind? Pinto or Red Kidney are best due
to their general size. But don't hesitate to experiment
with your own preferred kind.

Sausage: 1 large smoked sausage sliced into pieces about
1/2" to 3/4" long. You can use most any kind you like but
I personally recommend Polish sausage.

2 or 3 Bay Leaves. These can and should be removed before
serving.

One large coarsely chopped onion

One clove of garlic, crushed

One cup of rice, instant or regular depending on your preference
and how soon you want to eat.

Optional:

One teaspoon of hot sauce. If you prefer it extra spicy
add a few dashes on cayenne pepper.

One teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce

One bell pepper coarsely chopped

Cooking instructions:

Add the beans, sausage, bay leaves, onion, garlic, and if you want
them,the bell pepper, the hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce to
your pot. If you are using dried beans, prepare them according to
the instructions on the package. If you are using canned beans,
just cook it until the sausage and onions are tender.

The longer it cooks the more time the flavors will have to mingle
properly. So if you want the best flavor, cook it in a crock pot
overnight, this works best with dried beans rather than canned
beans.

The rice should be cooked separately from the beans and used as
a bed for the beans to be served on. You can also mix them together
after they are both done if you want the rice to pick up the flavor
of the juices from the beans and sausage.

Quick one bowl meal

Ingredients:
California style mixed vegetables: About 2 cups (broccoli,
cauliflower, and carrot slices)
Rotini or egg noodles: roughly two small handfuls
Polish sausage sliced into 1/4" thick pieces
Cheese sauce: Reciepe here

Put the vegetables, noodles, and sausage in a 2 quart pot and
cover with water. let the water just starts boiling and turn
it down to about half and let it simmer. Cooking time is roughly
five (5) to ten (10) minutes after the heat has been reduced.

The cheese sauce can be prepared while rest is simmering or
you can cheat and use Cheez Whiz.

My suggestion for serving is to simply drain the veggies et al
and mix them and the cheese sauce in a bowl and serve.