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CBS News
3 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
After message protests Trump, Carnegie Mellon University temporarily closes The Fence
The Fence at Carnegie Mellon University has become a staple for students to display messages on campus. Whether it be advertising their organization or giving a take on current events, it has served as a way to express their speech. But in a letter to students, CMU President Farnam Jahanian said the fence is closing after a recent message protesting President Trump. The fence sits as just a white fence now in the center of the campus. No messages, no pictures, just a plain fence. This comes after "no rapists on our campus" was painted during the AI and Energy summit at Carnegie Mellon on Tuesday. CMU's administration decided to paint over it and close it until sometime next week. "It strikes me as very uncharacteristic and concerning to see that they've made the decision to censor speech on campus," said Anthony Cacciato, a CMU senior and member of the College Republicans. Cacciato said CMU has championed free speech, and this goes against it. While he didn't agree with the message, he says students had a right to say it. River Sepinuck, a junior at CMU and communications chair of the College Democrats, said it's disappointing the university is censoring students. His group met with university leadership about the fence. "Unfortunately, [Jahanian] spent most of the meeting talking down to us, which we were disappointed by. We were hoping to get some form of concrete action about the change in policies surrounding the fence," Sepinuck said. Earlier in the week, "protest the summit" was written and protected by the school with space for the students to address their concerns about Tuesday's event. In a message from the university's president, he says CMU supports peaceful protest, public dissent, and the exchange of ideas. It goes on to say that after messages equating Nazism, Zionism and Hindutva earlier this year and this latest message, the school is looking at how to move forward. "It would be a great disservice to the culture on campus and the students on campus to go back and renege on this commitment to free speech that has been a cornerstone of how Carnegie Mellon has conducted itself in the past," Cacciato said. Jahanian's letter says recent years have seen more messages disconnected from "meaningful dialogue." Cacciato said once messages are allowed back, no one should feel a chilling effect to say their thoughts. Sepinuck says there is most certainly a chilling effect moving forward. "Knowing that just by unilateral decision, that President Jahanian can say, 'I don't like and I'm going to paint over it,' it makes us more hesitant to paint on the fence," Sepinuck said. According to CMU, it looks to reaffirm the purpose of the tradition. No word on when next week messages may continue.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Stardock Releases Fences 6
Now with Tabs, Icon Tint, and New Enterprise Functionality, It's the Most Advanced Desktop Utility for Windows PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stardock released Fences® 6 – a major update to its popular Windows desktop organization software with more than 20 million downloads. Fences is the easiest way to manage your desktop workflow by neatly organizing apps, files, and icons on the desktop. Fences 6 introduces tabs, a feature that allows you to place multiple Fence groups together in a tabbed experience for a modern layout. And with the ability to dynamically add, remove, and apply color to a tab, Fences 6 continues to raise the bar as the best desktop organizational tool for Windows. Also new in Fences 6 is the ability to apply a color tint to the icons on your desktop. This simple but innovative feature allows you to apply a color expression to all your desktop icons to create a stylistic and distraction-free layout or to help an individual Fence stand out. And when combined with many of the quality-of-life updates, like improved navigation for Folder Portals™, Fences 6 is another significant step forward for functionality and personalization. Fences is used by thousands of businesses, from Healthcare to Law offices and Finance organizations. To help these businesses deploy organized dashboards of desktop icons, Fences 6 for Business adds advanced tooling to create templated deployments with multiple configurations ready out of the box. And with Stardock also offering customized deployment configurations with each enterprise rollout, Fences 6 is the most configurable, deployable, and scalable version of Fences, ever. "Fences 6 is our biggest leap forward for the productivity tool," said Brad Sams, General Manager of Stardock Software. "Fences is widely recognized as the best way to organize your desktop and with the new features in Fences 6, it is now the best tool for managing not only your desktop but every desktop within your organization." Fences 6 is available today starting at $9.99 for consumer and enterprise customers and it is also available in the award-winning suite, Object Desktop. Release Trailer: Screenshots: Fences 6 tabs and partial icon tint Fences 6 tabs and full icon tint with docked fence groups Fences 6 corporate layout Fences 6 personalization options and selection tool Fences 6 configuration panel Please contact press@ for all media inquiries. About Stardock: Stardock Software is the world's leading developer of desktop enhancements. For over 30 years, Stardock has developed software including Fences®, Start11™, WindowBlinds®, Groupy®, DeskScapes®, Multiplicity®, and more. View original content: SOURCE Stardock Software
Scottish Sun
15-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
Shoppers run to Home Bargains for ‘rustic' £12.99 garden buy that's so pretty they're snapping up six at a time
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE summer weather has arrived early which means it's the perfect chance to spend more time in your garden. And if you want to give your outdoor space a mini makeover to enjoy it fully, you don't have to break the bank. 2 Home Bargains always has pretty buys up for graps to spruce up gardens Credit: Alamy 2 Gardening fans are loving the wheelbaroow planter that adds 'rustic charm' Credit: BARGAIN LOVERS Poundland, Home Bargains, B&M, Primark, The Range & More/ Facebook Whether it's adding a few extra plants to brighten up the flowerbeds or getting patios sparkling clean, small changes can make a big difference. Local supermarkets and budget retailers may also have just what you need for very reasonable prices. Home Bargains, in particular, has certainly become a go-to destination for gardening essentials, offering affordable buys that make a big impact. And shoppers are racing to bag a new £12.99 buy that adds a "delightful rustic touch" - with some even buying in bulk. The Home Bargains team say that their Jardin Wooden Wheelbarrow Planter is the perfect piece to spruce up your garden. In the online description, they add: "This charming planter is a breeze to assemble and adds a delightful rustic touch to any outdoor space. Perfect for showcasing your favourite plants. "Measuring W69 x H28 x D32cm, it's the perfect size to add a rustic charm to your garden, patio, or balcony. A great way to bring a little extra character to your outdoor space." The garden decor is also £27 cheaper than a similar version being sold by Very, meaning you could save money too. The wheelbarrow planter is currently sold out online, however, so you'll need to race to your nearest Home Bargains to pick one up. After spotting it in her local branch, bargain hunter Catherine shared a snap on the BARGAIN LOVERS Poundland, Home Bargains, B&M, Primark, The Range & More Facebook group, which boasts 821,000 members. I made a DIY fence for £68 with pallets from Facebook Marketplace - it gives more privacy & people say it's 'fantastic' She said: "Wooden wheelbarrow planter spotted at Home Bargains." And other gardening fans seem to love it too, as one gushed: "These are so pretty we have six." A second wrote: "How nice are these. Do I have room, probs not but sure i can find a space lol." Meanwhile, a third simply wrote: "Cute." While you're in store you may also want to keep an eye out for a handy buy that is guaranteed to add style and order to their gardens. And even better, this item will cost you less than a pound. The Jadin Perfect Garden Plastic Border Fence is currently available for just 79p. Primarily advertised for use along flowerbeds, this buy can also be attached to your garden fence to further enhance your privacy. According to manufacturers, this item helps to "transform your garden". It is designed for a quick install and features a flexible design, allowing it to be shaped to fit your garden layout. This gives you the freedom to "create a personalised border that suits your style". This plastic border fence adds a "neat decorative touch" to your outdoor space.
The Courier
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Courier
King Creosote on keeping 'dark forces' at bay
'I sometimes get clocked in the chip shop queue in Anstruther, wiping dog s*** off my shoe,' says Kenny Anderson, aka Fife musician King Creosote. 'But most of the locals don't notice me, other than as Billy Anderson's son, or as a dad picking up their kid from school. 'I've never had the look of somebody in a band, and yet I'm reminded that Fence (the revered Fife musical collective) was renowned for the beard-wearing beanie hat brigade.' Having requested an interview in person with Kenny, we were informed he'd prefer to communicate via email. The reason? He's focused on the 'quiet life', and would rather share his thoughts via iPad. Which in itself is pretty surprising – because Kenny lives without WiFi and has no mobile phone. But just for us, he gets himself along to fellow musician and partner HMS Ginafore's house, where he types up his replies on her tablet. 'Musically I hit the ground running with a few less confrontational songs written in the dark of January alongside my usual outpouring of directionless synth noodling,' he says. 'Spiritually I've done my best to keep the collywobbles at bay by focussing on the moment, rejecting both the past and the future. 'Being outdoors helps. And thankfully my newest boss of five-and-a-half years (his daughter) keeps me from dwelling on the dark forces that I see playing out.' Hobby-wise, Kenny has been reading – a lot. Never less than six books at the same time. 'The problem is I easily slip into the mindset of each author, speaking in clipped brutal facts one minute to surreal technobabble the next,' he says. He's also, surprisingly, an addict of Farming Simulator – and has been since 2016. The video game allows him to simulate growing crops, breeding livestock, operate huge machines – all while sitting at home. His eldest daughter sorts his socials, manages his tours, and sorts merchandise, but his 'non-musical life' is a different story. 'It's no TV, long-wave radio, no WiFi, no Bluetooth gadgets, patchy intermittent mobile phone signal on one or two window sills. I kept my landline. 'I make a trip to St Andrews or Dundee to do banking stuff for I'm cash and cheque only, and seem to be paying over and above by insisting on paper bills. 'I can't buy anything online, not having a mobile phone to receive the required security code, the plus side being that I only shop locally.' There are others benefits to avoiding tech, too: 'I have no idea what folks' opinions are. 'I don't read criticism of my gigs or records unless they make it to print. My pals have no way of changing their plans last minute, nor do I.' Avoiding tech means Kenny is able to lives quietly – and as someone who suffers from tinnitus, that's a blessing. His house, he says, is as 'EMF-free' as it can be, and devoid of pinging phones. Knowing Kenny has a boat, I'm curious as to where, if anywhere, he travels in it. 'It's open deck. I haven't been out since a wave crashed over the side and soaked me from the waist down,' he says. 'In Lerwick recently I saw an upturned boat of a similar size made into the roof of a garage. That got me thinking…' It seems Kenny wasn't cut out to be a seaman – he struggles to tie bowline knots, and finds tide times, charts and vectors tricky to fathom. However, he says there are less 'chemtrails' at sea, although whether he's joking, I can't be sure. For those who've never listened to King Creosote's music, how would Kenny describe it? 'Heartfelt, self-deprecating nostalgic cynicism dressed up in the same four chords?' he offers. The upcoming tour, Any Storm in a Teacup, is the follow-up to last year's Any Port in a Storm, which Kenny says was set up to help make his return to gigging as stress-free as possible (he'd taken time out after Covid). 'We set out to find smaller venues in off-the-beaten-track coastal towns, playing only at weekends, home again for Monday's afternoon school run. 'Any Storm in a Teacup employs the same cast, but it's more spur of the moment, freestyle, with more potential to come off the rails.' Kenny says fans can expect a relaxing first half hour of ambient music from KY10 – an experimental side project. This will be followed by 75 minutes of King Creosote songs old and new, with accompanying visuals. 'I'm still a bit unsure of myself in the role of entertainer, so there's a wee bit of bumbling about on my part, and disjointed banter,' he says. 'But my voice has behaved itself thus far and I'm enjoying singing more than ever, losing all sense of time, place, self. Result.' He hopes fans will be able to 'forget their own woes for a while' by indulging him in his. What does being immersed in music do for Kenny, though? Bring him peace? A sense of catharsis? 'The writing of it is mainly a way to give my worrying, overthinking brain a rest. 'The lyrics are often just a cry out to be understood on some level,' he muses. 'My music relies more and more on the accidental syncing of off-kilter tape loops with flakey synths and wonky accordion playing – a reflection of my life I suppose. 'Playing live has become the most successful distraction from constant worry. It gives me a sense of purpose.' During a recent interview with KT Tunstall, the star commented that Kenny was one of her 'biggest mentors'. 'She's very kind to give me a shout out at gigs and in interviews,' he says. 'But have you heard her impersonation of Felicity Kendal?' The mind boggles. He's playing a few summer festivals, and has set himself goals including ridding himself of clutter and finishing DIY jobs. He's also looking forward to taking his daughters on holiday. 'Our youngest is obsessed by the Loch Ness Monster. And ducks. It used to be owls. 'Hopefully I'll not be swimming the loch with a couple of dark green umbrellas so's not to disappoint her.'
