Chkrootkit

chkrootkit is not part of the base install, which is a good thing, ultimately. chkrootkit is used to -- wait for it -- check for rootkits. Ideally, you'll never get hacked. But if you're unsure, you'll need to get a known-good version of chkrootkit as a first step in trying to find out if you have been hacked. So you'll want to install it from a CD, or download the binary from the internet from a known-trusted site. You don't want to keep a local copy on the machine in question because you'd never be sure if that wasn't hacked in some way and you really don't want to compile it on a machine that you suspect may be hacked.

The Second Glance

Have you ever cringed at the sight of a human being who is physically disfigured? David Roche, who was born with a facial disfigurement, spent years trying to hide from himself. At middle age, he discovered his inner beauty, his spirit and his strength, and he has dedicated his life to helping all people find the inner beauty within themselves and in others.

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Student Goes From Homeless to Harvard

Despite being abandoned to homelessness by her parents, Dawn Loggins worked as a high school custodian by day and studied hard by night to become the first person from her school to ever be admitted to Harvard.

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Why You Should Always Trust Yourself

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. Benjamin SpockAs time passes by and the more work you will do on discovering and improving yourself, the more you will realize that the ancient Latin quotation: Ne te quaesiveris extra - Do not look outside of yourself for the truth, is true.

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Pilgrims for Peace: One Couples Incredible Journey

"In the life of each and every one of us, there is a defining moment, one after which we know that our lives will never be the same. For me, 9/11 was that moment." Mony Dojeijis defining moment eventually led her to an ancient pilgrimage route in Spain, where a chance encounter with an artist would change both of their lives forever. Together they would end up walking a pilgrimage for peace in Jerusalem -- and in the process would uncover precious insights about themselves, each other and the goodness of humanity.

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The Importance of Learned Optimism

What 25 years of research reveal about the cognitive skills of happiness and finding lifes greater purpose.The illiterate of the 21st century, Alvin Toffler famously said, will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Our outlook on the world and our daily choices of disposition and behavior are in many ways learned patterns to which Tofflers insight applies with all the greater urgency

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