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Direct entry of manual testing results into LIS
TMGal replied to TMGal's topic in Transfusion ServicesGood point. Thanks, Scott.
Direct entry of manual testing results into LIS
TMGal posted a topic in Transfusion ServicesGood morning! We have a TM LIS in which technologists are to direct enter their manual testing results. While I appreciate the intent is to decrease the risk of transcription errors, I am also old school enough to want to write down my results on the worksheet first.... Looking for insight/thoughts/comments from the TM community on performing direct entry into an LIS of ABO/Rh and screen testing results....thanks......
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I appreciate in a perfect world the error rate would be zero; however, this is not feasible as humans are entering data and humans will make mistakes. I am not looking for someone to tell me my error rate is OK because it compares to someone else - I am looking for some benchmarks. For example, if I am at an error rate of 6% and folks in similar sized facilities accessioning similar numbers are around 3% then I know I need to seriously look into our processes and can work towards that goal. If I happen to be around the same error rate as other comparable sites then I will not expect to see as large a decrease in the error rate but will continue to ensure it trends downward. thanks for the discussion...
Thawing Plasma
TMGal replied to TMGal's topic in Transfusion ServicesThank you for the replies. Very helpful!
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Thawing Plasma
TMGal posted a topic in Transfusion ServicesHi Everyone. I have two questions today: 1. If you have a plasma thawer on site, what do you use as a back up? I have a site with a plasma thawer but nothing for back up - no second plasma thawer and no waterbath.....is AABB OK with a warm basin? Thoughts? 2. If you thaw apheresis plasma, how long does it take? Our policy states it should thaw within 30' but I am told this isn't long enough.....? Thanks...........
Gel and tube discrepancy in antibody screen
TMGal replied to radwan1411's topic in Transfusion ServicesFor your A-ive donor with the screen positive in gel and negative in tube, is there a pattern in the antigram? Gel is much more sensitive to Rh antibodies than tube. You said the patient is male so unlikely they received RhIg. If results repeat in gel, I would suggest Rh phenotyping the donor for c, e status.
Patient's sample drawn at one site and transfused at another
TMGal replied to TMGal's topic in Transfusion ServicesThanks to all for your responses. There are some very interesting ideas here in which we can draw from.
TM Data Logger Evaluation
TMGal posted a topic in Transfusion ServicesWe are evaluating data loggers for our hospitals. We use them when sending red cells from a regional site to a smaller rural site which may take a couple of hours in travel. We trialed zLogg, Libero (Elpro) and TempTale Ultra. Does anyone have experience with any of these data loggers you would be willing to share? Almost all of the new data loggers do not allow you to change the battery so a replacement must be purchased when the battery dies.... thanks.....
Thanks - I have looked on-line extensively and have not found any literature with an "established" error rate which we could compare to. We are monitoring our rates monthly but it would be nice to know if anyone else has done this and if there is a ball park error rate we could compare ourselves to rather than a full blown six sigma study....
Accessioning Error Rate
TMGal posted a topic in Transfusion ServicesAll of our TM samples are manually entered into our LIS with ~9,000 samples accessioned monthly. We do capture pre-analytical errors pertaining to the data entry (eg. mis-spelled names, wrong DOB, wrong test selected, etc.). We have been keeping track of our pre-analytical data entry errors in conjunction with the number of samples registered but I am unable to find any literature to compare it to....? Is anyone aware of any published data regarding "acceptable" lab data entry error rates? Thanks and Happy Easter!
Patient's sample drawn at one site and transfused at another
TMGal replied to TMGal's topic in Transfusion ServicesThank you all for your comments. We do have a system in place for our cancer patients and PAC-OR folks which includes arm-banding. From what I am hearing, any patient considered an "out-patient" (ie. cancer, pre-admit, dialysis) who comes into a hospital and has a T&S drawn would then require some sort of arm-banding or alternative ID process if they were to leave the hospital then come back later in the day or the next day for a transfusion. Correct?
Hi Everyone, Does your facility/region allow for a patient to have their blood sample drawn for a T&S at Facility A and their transfusion given at Facility B? If so, how do you ensure the patient who had their blood drawn at Facility A is the same patient that shows up at Facility B for their transfusion? When I use the example of Facility A and B, they represent separate hospitals within a city; however, the labs are all under one institution and all follow the same P&Ps. thanks.......
Ordering Emerg Blood
TMGal posted a topic in Transfusion ServicesHow do those of you in larger acute hospitals receive orders for emergency blood? Does the ward fax a request for blood or do you allow the ward to call the blood bank for emergency units? If you allow the wards to call in their requests for emergency blood, how do you ensure that not every order becomes "stat". Does the blood bank staff ever feel overwhelmed with calls?
Temperature Indicator for RBC Units
TMGal replied to TMGal's topic in Transfusion ServicesThank you, everyone, for your feedback. Much appreciated!
Temperature Indicator for RBC Units
TMGal posted a topic in Transfusion ServicesIs anyone using stick-on temperature indicators for their RBC units? If so, what are your thoughts? I saw a vendor at AABB this year who was selling them and now can't remember who it was....


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Fund company Fidelity Investments is investing $2.5 billion dollars in cutting-edge technologies like blockchain, AI and machine learning. The 72-year old firm proves it is never too late to teach an old dog new tricks.
The Boston-based, Fidelity wants to stop competing with Wall Street companies like Charles Schwab and start competing with firms like Nvidia that are primarily tech-driven. CEO Abigail Johnson is following in her renegade grandfather Edward C. Johnson's footsteps, with her new outlook on investing in the future rather than following the crowd.
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WEISSENFLUH, Thomas W. 1957-2014
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Thomas W. Weissenfluh, 57, of Reinbeck, Iowa, passed away of natural causes, on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Unity Point Allen Hospital in Waterloo. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 1, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Dike. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family.
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In unmistakable ways over the last two weeks, whether he has intended to or not, Donald J. Trump has started to articulate a way out of the presidential race: a verbal parachute that makes clear he has contemplated the factors that would cause him to end his bid.
It is a prospect that many in the political establishment have privately considered as the actual voting grows closer.
In three television interviews, Mr. Trump, who has made his standing in the polls a central facet of his campaign message, spoke about what would prompt him to quit a race in which he is currently leading in the polls.
"I'm not a masochist," Mr. Trump told Chuck Todd, the host of "Meet the Press" on NBC News, last weekend. "If I were doing poorly, if I saw myself going down, if you would stop calling me because you no longer have any interest in Trump because 'he has no chance,' I'd go back to my business."
It was similar to what he said in an interview with the "Today" show a few days earlier, and at another point to "60 Minutes" on CBS.
In interviews this week, Mr. Trump insisted he was in the race to win, and took aim at "troublemakers" in the news media who, he said, were misrepresenting his remarks. "I'm never getting out," he insisted Friday on MSNBC.
Mr. Trump keeps noting that he still leads in every major Republican poll and is in a political position that others would envy, and he says he will spend the money to keep his candidacy alive. But he conceded in another interview: "To me, it's all about winning. I want to win — whereas a politician doesn't have to win because they'll just keep running for office all their life."
He said he had not contemplated a threshold for what would cause him to get out of the race. And he noted that his crowds were even larger than those of Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is drawing thousands to rallies in seeking the Democratic nomination.
While Mr. Trump still leads major national polls and surveys in early voting states, that lead has recently shrunk nationally, and the most recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed his support eroding in New Hampshire, the first primary state. His recent comments have lent credence to the views of political observers who had long believed the perennially self-promoting real estate mogul would ultimately not allow himself to face the risk of losing.
"Even back in the summer, when he was somewhat defying gravity, somewhat defying conventional wisdom, it seemed to me there would be a moment when reality sets in," said Rob Stutzman, a Republican political strategist who is based in California. "He would not leave himself to have his destiny settled by actual voters going to the polls or the caucuses."
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"I don't believe Donald is going to be the nominee," Mr. Cruz said, "and I think, in time, the lion's share of his supporters end up with us."
Stuart Stevens, who was the chief strategist to Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential race, also doubts that Mr. Trump will stay in over the long haul. "Trump's the only person that pre-spun his exit — it's rather remarkable," Mr. Stevens said.
He pointed to one of the issues that has nagged the Trump candidacy from the outset — how much he is willing to spend on the race, particularly if his polling numbers start to sag. "I think we would all say this is a more serious endeavor if he was spending $2 million a week out of his own pocket, and I think it's another sign that he's not in this to win," Mr. Stevens said.
According to the last campaign finance filing, Mr. Trump had so far spent $2 million of his own money on his self-financed bid for office. That is a fraction of what other major campaigns have spent, and most of it has been spent reimbursing himself for the cost of his plane and office space in Trump Tower. When financial disclosure reports are made public next week, it is unlikely he will be shown to have invested much more.
What has helped keep Mr. Trump's candidacy strong has been the intense news media coverage of his bid — that and the universal name recognition he enjoyed heading into the race and a fractured nominating field, with 15 candidates. Most candidates would give anything for the free airtime Mr. Trump gets — and lower-polling hopefuls like Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky have publicly complained about it.
Still, Mr. Trump has also been showing signs recently of becoming a better candidate on the trail — dropping local references into his speeches and lingering to shake hands. But such discipline did not extend to his second debate performance, which was almost universally described as lackluster.
Since then, Mr. Trump and his aides have spoken repeatedly about his next act. They have made a handful of hires in some of the March primary states, pointing to that as evidence that he will keep running (his state director in Texas, Corbin Casteel, was revealed to have called Mr. Trump "a joke" this year).
Mr. Trump's advisers say that they had been prepared to spend $20 million on ads by now but that they did not have to because of all the free news media coverage — and they hint that amount would be merely a down payment on what he will spend in the future.
His allies insist he is adapting to the race, and they point out that, after criticism that Mr. Trump was treading lightly on policy matters, his recent speeches have been more focused on issues than simply rhetoric.
"Mr. Trump has evolved to the point where he understands that a grass-roots strategy must be supplemented with paid advertising to be able to combat the negative ads that will run against him — and he is prepared or preparing to spend what it takes to make sure his message gets to the voters," said Corey Lewandowski, his campaign manager.
The campaign has hired a Florida public relations firm to make ads, Mr. Lewandowski said. But according to people tracking media spending, the Trump campaign has yet to reserve airtime anywhere.
A failure to invest in television commercials as poll numbers dwindle recalls another businessman who ran for president, Ross Perot. His campaign manager in 1992, Edward J. Rollins, resigned after the candidate drew intense negative news media attention and Mr. Perot refused his advice to air ads hitting back. Mr. Perot relented only in October, and instead of running conventional commercials, he ran 30-minute infomercials in which he made his case for being elected with charts.
While leading national Republicans may believe Mr. Trump will look for a face-saving way out at some point, that has not affected the views of people in some of the early voting states.
In Iowa, people "think he's in for the duration," said Doug Gross, a Republican strategist. But, he added, "I think he's peaked."


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16th - 17th March 2019
47/49 Tanner Street SE1 3PL
Internationally renowned light artist Aphra Shemza and programmer Jamie Howard are coming back in January with their Interactive Light Art Workshop. Partnering with Ugly Duck, the team will provide a hands-on two day workshop where participants will learn how to create a sound reactive light sculpture.
Not only will each participant walk away with a stunning interactive sculpture, they will also develop invaluable skills in the following areas: soldering, basic micro-electronics, prototyping on a breadboard, testing components, circuit integration, Arduino and Arduino programming in C++.
Although no prior knowledge about electronics or Arduino is required participants must be over 18, have manual dexterity and competent computer literacy. This workshop is challenging but rewarding. It will start from the basics and leave participants with the skills and confidence to integrate electronics into their projects in the future.
Materials for the workshops included in the price:
1. Custom made Perspex sculpture
2. Individually Addressable LED tape
3. Arduino Nano equivalent
4. USB cable
5. Microphone
7. Capacitor
8. Resistors
9. Wire Materials above including soldering irons and wire cutters etc…
Participants must bring a laptop with them
About Aphra Shemza
Aphra Shemza is a London based multimedia artist working with light, abstraction and interactivity. Academically she has been published in Tate Etc. magazine and given talks at Tate Britain, the Courtauld Institute and EVA 2017, to name but a few. Public Commissions include; Seconds Pass, commissioned by Save the Children and Glaxosmithkline, 2018, Post Truth and Beauty, commissioned by Morley College, 2017 and Hearts Beats of Cristal commissioned by Champagne Louis Roederer and exhibited in the Shard 2016-2017.
In 2016 she was head-hunted by the Art Academy (https://artacademy.org.uk/) and created a new syllabus for the Kinetic Art Diploma alongside artist Tom Wilkinson. She now teaches this course every year. Shemza has a background in the arts having co-founded FLUX Events, an artist led organisation, running talks, exhibitions and community projects (www.fluxevents.co.uk) and having worked as Studio Manager for Amrita Jhaveri and Kinetica Museum in the past. www.aphrashemza.com
About Jamie Howard
Jamie Howard is a programmer who has worked on a variety of interactive projects for artists and studios such as The Mill; utilising an array of technologies and programming languages working with microcontrollers, real-time audio and 3D graphics. Jamie also has a degree in Computer Science from City University where he studied the effects of games as therapy and was featured in the Made@City Show. He has worked on implementing technology within an architectural firm, creating and designing multiple websites, and organised and installed a variety of installations


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I plan on ice skating on a
I plan on ice skating on a derby lake, lake Cornelia in Iowa, this winter. I'm worried about ice thickness. how can I tell if ice is at least 4 inches?
Before you head out to the local pond for some skating or ice fishing, check out our ice thickness chart to determine if it's safe!
Deep down within the frozen brook I hear a murmur faint and sweet,
And lo! The ice breaks as I look, and living waters touch my feet.
–Jane Goodwin Austin
WARNING: Always be cautious. If you are unsure if the ice is safe, don't take your chances!
It may also be a good idea to check with a local expert about ice safety. Bait shops or lakeside businesses may know about the ice conditions. Always be safe and don't put yourself or others at risk.
See our Windchill Chart for more important outdoor winter safety information!
I plan on ice skating on a derby lake, lake Cornelia in Iowa, this winter. I'm worried about ice thickness. how can I tell if ice is at least 4 inches?
nearby, not derby lol
Hi, Beltran: The best thing to do would be to chip away or drill a test hole in a shallow place near the shore, bearing in mind that ice can still be thinner farther out, where there might be springs, currents, or pressure cracks. Have fun and thanks for asking! And be safe out there!
You have people in a single-file line - what about 10 adults playing hockey???
Hi, Barbara: We would look for 5 to 6 inches, at least. Thanks for asking!
Good Morning: The City of Elliot Lake is hosting it's 10th Annual Ice Fishing Derby and in past years we have had up to 725 people fishing on Horne Lake. My concern this year is that we have not had enough cold weather for the ice to freeze (good ice) to host this derby. Can you please give me some insight into how thick the ice should be for 700 people to be in attendance with over 800 holes pre drilled. Thank you for your input.
Hi, Darla: Thank you for such detail and concern. This is a great question, for which we have no answer. Insight, though—perhaps we can lend. The answer to any question about fishing derby ice thickness depends on many things: shady spots, shallow spots, currents and/or springs, concentration of holes, etc. Feel free to take under advisement the table above—regarding ice thickness. We can tell you that here in New Hampshire, we have postponed more than one derby in the name of extreme caution, which you quite correctly sense is important. OK, so that's our nonanswer. Here's the insight: Go to the local tackle shop and/or find the oldest/most experienced ice fisher you can—and then combine their advice with this chart. Thanks again, and be safe! Oh: And good luck to your anglers, whenever they fish!


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Happy Mother's Day everyone! Just 356 days ago this amazing, active little boy made me a Mommy! What a tremendous gift.
EO and I started the day with Mimzy at a 5k. Anyone else think that tshirt design was poorly thought out?
Then we came home to breakfast a la Tony and fresh-picked strawberries for the shortcake!
Now we're picnicking in the park and taking our new SUP board out for its maiden voyage!
I hope you're having a wonderful holiday, whether you're celebrating your own mother, mothering a human child, or are a pet parent! For those who are missing their mommas today, you are in our prayers.


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Ca. Dilemma – Pigna Project Space
Pigna Project Space is pleased to present "Ca. Dilemma", a collaboration between Marieta Chirulescu and Gerda Scheepers.
The project will develop around the form of a publication made of photocopies, format DIN A4.
In form of a book, we want to embrace both the immediate obstacles we are faced with in doing this exhibition together, as well as the similarly immediate positives.The physical gesture of cultural production trying to become a book, a flat piece of formulation referring to a physicality, deep and dark, the delicate sportsmanship inherent to collaboration, the optimism of the effort, the delicate confidence inherent to collaboration. A "circa-psychological" narrative of an immediate situation built with formal material means.
Marieta Chirulescu is born in Sibiu, Romania in 1974. She lives and works in Berlin. Her work has a distinct abstract pictorial language that uses an array of reproductive and digital printing techniques, drawing, painting and photography, Photoshop to photocopier. Chirulescu repeatedly scans from images that range from her own photographs to those taken by her father during the Romanian dictatorship and through to computer screen-shots or technical irregularities that occur throughout the scanning processes. Her works looks like filters, veil or projections make the impression of a nebulous haze of which depth and borders become blurred : it's sometimes difficult to decide between margins and edges which superimpose themselves to a kind of unreadable stratigraphy.
Marieta Chirulescu likes parasitic incident : forgotten tape, scratch, dust, reflection, etc… a childhood memory from the books with an approximative print she used to read? In her works, she intuitively excavates the abstract surface within her paintings creating what can be described as an abstraction of the presence none of the virtuality.
Gerda Scheepers is born in Tzaneen, South Africa in 1979. She lives and works in Berlin. Gerda Scheepers' compositions externalize personal, internal structures as decorative design. Speaking through an ornamental, minimal language, she makes drawings, collages, and sculptures. Her paintings and drawings create a surface of content functioning as pattern. Her works do not try to harmonize such contradictions, but instead hold them in tension. Her method invents third terms that open up abstraction as a way to escape dualisms. With works that deal with painting as their surface connection, but later reveal a linguistic undercurrent, Sheepers's work is an exploration of symbols and signs. For Scheepers, 'arranging' is at the focal point of her practice, where works within an exhibition show each other's making, other exhibition plans, sketches and working environments such as studios and apartments are depicted. Works act in some senses, as note-taking, not only drawing attention to themselves, but each other.
Opening Saturday 20/04/2013 – 6pm
Pigna Project Space -Via del Gesu' 84 – Roma


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I work at a day care center and today we had a "Summer Party" with BBQ. Four of our oldest children are starting school this fall and today we made our goodbyes and farewells. All the four children got a album with photos of them self during their time with us and drawings and other artistic creations they have made.
There is also a tradition that the parents of these children buys a little gift to us "adults" and today I want to share the cute little basket with flowers we got.
Thanks to our wonderful four children that are leaving us this Summer, We will miss you guys a lot.
Animals (4) books (3) bread (4) Breakfast (5) Cake (6) Chocolate (4) Christmas (3) Culture adventures (34) Denmark (2) Dinner (14) Drinks (3) Eggs (2) enviroment (1) Fashion (2) flowers (2) FOD (2) Great memories (7) interior (4) Kitchen (7) kithchen machine (2) lunch (4) meat (3) motor vehicles (2) Music (2) MusicCulture adventures (4) Music Culture adventures (1) NYC (3) Philosophy (2) Royal Castles (2) salads (2) sauce (1) Scrapping (10) seafood (1) Single and desperate (1) soup (2) This and that (21) Traveling (22) vegetables (8)
mandag 20. juni 2011
A cute little basket with flowers
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By Larraine Roulston:
Being "green" has become the new sexy! Recent research polled 2,000 Americans and reported that 62% consider it a turn-off if a dating prospect fails to recycle. The trend also appears to be growing, as younger generations are not impressed by wastefulness. (With that in mind, single folks might want to make a fashion statement by carrying a thermos rather than a Starbuck's disposable cup, and posting "I Recycle and Compost" to their dating profiles.)
A survey conducted by The Recycling Partnership revealed that 74% of young Americans would rather spend their disposable income at retailers and on services which are moving towards sustainability. The younger generation, ages 18-34, are willing to spend an additional $219 monthly to support businesses that recycle, while those aged 55 and over are willing to invest only an extra $37 a month. Perhaps if children found their grandparents less lovable when not practicing the 3R's, the baby boomer generation as well would become more inclined to invest in the health of the planet. The Recycling Partnership's CEO Keefe Harrison stated, "This study reinforces what we're hearing from cities big and small. Americans value recycling and expect that companies producing products should make sure that their products are one, recyclable and then two, actually recycled."
Harrison realizes that Americans aren't recycling as well as they should. To address that fact, he continued to say, "The Recycling Partnership is transforming recycling for good by making sure every American can recycle, and recycles all that they can. This study makes it clear that our younger generations are a galvanized bunch when it comes to recycling, clearly selecting companies that fund the protection of our planet. Now let's see which companies will open their wallets to boldly lead the way."
Most movies include romance. Advertisements are well known to have sexual undertones. Today's directors should take note that actors sipping soft drinks from disposable cups with straws, dumping flowers and tossing recyclables into garbage cans may be losing some of their sex appeal. This could also apply to well known idols sitting in an idling vehicle, failing to turn out a light, or releasing balloons.
When dealing with the manufacturing of film props, officials in North Bay, Ontario, recently took an environmental stand after discovering burnt vegetation around their city's waterfront. Further investigation revealed that the chemical Phos Chek, used as a fire retardant and in the creation of fake snow, was also lethal to lake trout. As there are safer artificial snow methods that do not destroy our ecosystem, the decision to ban the chemical did not derail this movie. The city was assuredalso that searching for nontoxic props will not deter future film crews from choosing their area.
My neighbor, who is an actor, recently informed me that the film industry is beginning to take notice of "green" concepts, although not currently acting upon them. When directors discover, however, that "recycling is the new sexy," it should motivate them to raise the environmental bar in becoming responsible for the influence they have over their viewers.
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Larraine writes children's illustrated adventure books on composting and pollinating. Please visit,www.castlecompost.com


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If you can't wait till Netflix actually launches in SA there are ways to get around regions restrictions. So if you want to get into the world of Netflix, then here are some ways to get it up and running without a local release.
RELATED: More Than Half Of American Internet Users Watch Netflix
Spoof Your DNS
Before we start let us make one thing clear, the reason why we cannot watch Netflix is that our devices have a certain DNS that when connected to the site, it picks up that we are in South Africa, and that the service is not available here. So how do you get around this all? Well, fake your DNS into thinking that you are from the US, and you will be good to go.
Most ISPs in South Africa don't apply DNS hijacking and transparent proxies, which means that they really could not care less if you fake your DNS for a few hours while you catch up on Game of Thrones.
Does all this sound complicated? It really isn't. It only gets complicated when you want to stream Netflix to your Smart TV, iPad and iPhone. If you are watching on your PC, you have nothing to worry about. There are also alternate ways to get your stream going on your TV.
Hola Unblocker
Hola Unblocker is the best method to get your streaming going on a PC, there is also an iPhone and iPad app, but it does not work that well. Hola is an add-on for Chrome and Firefox, which makes its installation possible with one click.
What you want to do is install Hola on your web browser by visiting the Chrome or FireFox store. The program will be integrated into your web browser and will appear at the top right of it. All you now have to do is click on it and choose the country you would like to "pretend" you are from, which in this case is the US.
You are now living in the US, that was fast! Now head on over to Netflix and sign up. Hola is available on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android.
More Than What You Bargained For
With Hola you can watch Netflix and much more. The program unblocks Hulu, Spotify and more for you viewing pleasure. So once you have it installed, you can go crazy on any US streaming services that are blocked here. The best thing about it, is that most of these services have trial periods so you can test them out before you put any money into it.
So until we actually get our own version of Netflix in SA, this is the best method to get it up and running at home.


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Hi all. New here.
I have been told by my gp today that i have severe depression. Previously. I was always wondering if I had depression. And just denied it over the years. And kept it bottled up.
I am now 31 and in shock that i have been diagnosed with severdepression. I didn't even realise people class it as a disability. That's how naive i was. I realise now that i have good days and bad days from being homeless and living in a car with now a roof over my head things are starting to look better.
But there dark days where i just don't know how to talk to people how i feel. Or what to say.
How do you guys cope day to day or is different for everyone. Sorry im new.


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For some time, religious fundamentalist groups in SA have been campaigning to ban various things in this country. A few months ago, a massive crowd - all of 18 people - picketed outside the Sexpo in Cape Town, demanding a return to "traditional" and "family values" and the banning of pornography - much to the amusement of the 20 odd thousand people drawn to the sexpo by their very negative press, which unintentionally turned out to be very positive for the sexpo instead. Such groups have held numerous protests and mounted email campaigns against "soft-porn" on E-TV, "blasphemy" in student "rag" magazines and of course, marches against abortion. And of course, who can forget the thousands who marched in South Africa some years ago to oppose marriage equality - because people falling in love and getting married is just way too bad for "the family", and will cause our fragile civilization to collapse?
Add to that the announcement on the radio I heard a few days ago where a government minister announced an initiative to table a bill in Parliament, which would enforce a blanket ban on all pornography in public media. This announcement can be seen on the Home Affairs website: http://www.home-affairs.gov.za I am sure in retrospect, he meant wet blanket.
""South Africa should explore an outright ban on pornography in the public media as is the practice in countries such as China and India." To this extent, the Deputy Minister will approach the Law Reform Commission with a view to requesting them to investigate and advice on the possibility of such a move. "The increase of access to technology and mobile internet, with all its benefits, also poses risks such as creation and distribution of child pornography. We need to be proactive in protecting children against this heinous crime."
After an absence of just fifteen years or so, it seems that censorship is about to make a comeback in South Africa. I find it amazing that I have heard no further comment on this folly - not even from opposition parties who normally seize every available opportunity to pounce on the ANC government. Pounce away, fellas. No? Why not?
The excuse they use here is "child pornography" on the internet - but passing such a law will open the way to banning everything they don't want people to have access to - which could from my viewpoint include gay activism and information sites. Now I don't like porn myself - but the new law they are suggesting will allow the government to interfere in citizens own private and personal lives. And that is not an ideal situation, is it? And if politicians in any of the opposition parties are unable to see this - or even notice it - then perhaps it really is time to pack that rucksack and catch the last plane out of South Africa?
Did you know that in some countries in Africa - Uganda, to name but one - it is a criminal offence for women to wear skirts that are shorter than knee-length? In another, a female journalist narrowly escaped a sentence of flogging for daring to wear trousers. Just yesterday I read some newspaper article where female MP's in SA were being criticized for not dressing like 70-year-olds and covered up from head to toe. Apparently they would like to make it a "regulation" ie "law" as well. I can understand the concept of business atire and dress codes, and even mutton dressed as lamb - but honey, this is a country where even the children wear school uniforms, a consequence of the mindset which prepared the children of Apartheid to wear uniform even after leaving school... a legacy which I found disturbing then, as much as I do now. Boys were militarized, inspected, drilled, bred for military service - and the girls to be submissive future incubators. It didn't always take, obviously *wink* nor did conscription into the army "make a man" out of many of us - but it certainly made some of us into bitches. But quirky school experiences and feminism aside, let's look at this matter about banning porn in public media.
Okay, so the internet is a very bad thing and can be used to peddle child porn. And what about newspapers and magazines? Why not ban the sale of porn mags and cancel the back page of the Sunday Times? While we're at it, let's ban sexologists from speaking about sexual matters on radio shows and cancel their advice columns in "family" newspapers. What if a child should see it? Let's just print letters and articles condemning "deviant" behavior and none of this liberal nonsense. And since we're punting a blanket ban on all porn, why not make it a punishable offence, just like being in the possession of pirate videos and music? Let's close all the sex shops too. And no more gay pride parades because that is a display of "immoral", "indecent" and "pornographic" behavior in public. What about TV, why not censor that as well? No more kissing, unless it's suitable for "family" viewing - and none of that gay kissing and stuff - that's pushing the "gay agenda" - they are "teaching our sons how to kiss men" - and after all, we "know" they are "after our children" anyway, so let's just inform people about that, and push for laws to outlaw homosexuality as well...
Scary how this conservative mindset just gets to work, isn't it?
Child porn is being used as the excuse to make a blanket ban on all pornography. While I don't like porn myself, I think it takes a special lack of better things to do, to waste time watching that stuff, I object far more to a nanny-state which would try to prevent me from liking it in future, should I wish to do so, however unlikely that may be. I also have to add that just because I don't like porn doesn't mean that I HAVE TO look at it. Nobody is "ramming it down my throat" as it were (at least, not like religion - which IS) and I certainly do not see any on TV, not even on DSTV. Nor does a kiss constitute "pornography" - least of all just because those kissing being of the same gender. The people complaining about a gay kiss on the soapie "Generations" only reveal through their arguments how desperately they are in need of an education - let alone an education about gay people. Almost 16000 people up in arms over a gay kiss on TV - and using terms like "unnatural", "sick", "immoral" etc, etc. Regardless, this "initiative" is an infringement on individual liberty.
All this excitement about pornography leaves me with two questions;
1) If they are anti child-porn (aren't we all?) why doesn't the government just take steps to catch the folks responsible instead of making it everybody else's problem? Or is this an admission that they are too incompetent to do so? I mean, the government can't even manage ESKOM or the country's electricity supply, or balance the books of the SABC - both parastatal organizations, so how dare we expect them to catch criminals and keep us safe in our own homes?
2) This minister says he wants to ban ALL pornography in media including the web, which means blocking IP addresses, and let's call it "undesirable content". Do you think they will stop at porn sites, or will they use this move to pass a censorship law and then use this law as a precedent to block whatever else they like in future, including gay advocacy sites or material and any other free speech sites which may for example criticize the government?
This means that they will decide to block my access to particular websites. They will decide for me what I should see and what not. And since I pay for my internet service, I am a full-grown adult and can watch horror movies such as the Saw 3, if I want to see something on the internet then I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET. And barring down lines, offline servers or routers then I should be able to see it. It's my right, after all, I'm paying for it, aren't I? I also find it ironic that people can see movies which are bloody and gory and considered dangerous for young minds - but loving scenes on TV and sexual activity - call it porn - where nobody is killed or dismembered, is up for censorship.
"No little Johnny, don't watch "Generations", that's bad - it will corrupt your morality and teach you how to kiss other boys - rather watch a good war movie with lots of blood and guts (which will teach you how to get along with other people)."
The re-introduction of censorship. This is worrying indeed, and will set a dangerous precedent which will allow the government to interfere in the private lives of citizens of SA.
And of course one has to wonder where this "initiative" comes from. Is it pure coincidence that the ANC government has been shuffling closer to the religious fundamentalists since the Election of April? Just a few weeks ago JZ appeared in a photo in a paper with a group of ministers including Ray Mc Cauley of Rhema at a meeting in which church leaders established a council to answer President Jacob Zuma's call for the religious community to partner with government in "cleaning up society".
We all know the fundie groups in SA have been targeting everything they term "religious issues", from divorce and abortion to pornography - and gay rights. Would such a clampdown on personal freedoms - don't kid yourself, that is exactly what this means - be a precursor of things to come? Block and ban pornography today, criminalize homosexuality tomorrow? For us as the pin community we need to keep this in mind. Is this where this move comes from?
Fundie groups in SA make the claim that pornography (and in general anything sexual outside of marriage and in the bedroom) is a major cause of rape and the abuse of women and children, leading to the decay of society and the collapse of the almighty "family". Of course, with them, everything is about children, and the irony is that they like to claim gay people are pedophiles and obsessed with their kids. Hmm.
Pornography on the internet causes rape?
Considering the demographic that gets convicted of rape in SA - predominantly the low-income group - I find it odd that all these lower income group rapists manage to have access to pornography on the internet. Don't you? I also find it odd that rape and other forms of abuse can be blamed on pornography, and not the perpertrator of the crime - who acted out of his own free will to commit a violent act against another person. In the same way there is the same old argument in terms of gun-control - guns don't kill people - people do. Of course, we all know the story by now - while in court the defence is made that the victim said "no" while meaning "yes" and the crime is blamed on the way the victim was dressed and her sexual history, which of course is made public knowledge. This cannot seriously be entertained in a civilized society. Rape is the fault of the perpetrator, a victim is still a victim, regardless of their history, or what they were wearing - full stop.
This desire to move closer to censorship is nothing less than a step closer to having more control over the lives of the public, controlling their personal choices and curtailing their freedoms to disagree with the state and what the state wants its people to be. And if the government and fundamentalists move closer together, then it gives fundamentalist groups influence in these matters. Fundamentalists not only want their religious "world view" built into everything from law to TV programming, in order to be "equal to everyone else" of course, but they also want everything which they don't like to be removed, excluded and banned from the same general arenas. In short, their vision of "equality" is being the ones running the show.
Is it because the authorities are far too incompetent to catch child pornographers, that they now make it our problem as the public? They have decided to use this as a convenient excuse to reintroduce media censorship so that they can block internet access to not only child porn sites - but all porn sites - along with ANYTHING ELSE they may deem "unfit" for adult citizens of SA to see. Welcome back to the nanny state of the old regime - welcome to Net-nanny State 2.0.
There are elements in government who would do this, and claim that it is "for our benefit", just as a curfew is "for your protection".
I haven't seen any response to this matter in the media yet, none - not even privately - and wonder if political parties are even aware of it, or if they simply agree with it and don't find it worth bothering to comment. Combined with the clear government control of the SABC as a state mouthpiece, this is most worrying indeed as it indicates the way of the future.
I may be an Orwell fan - and I do appreciate seeing parallels between his worlds of Animal Farm and 1984 - but that does not mean I like "Big Brother" enough to want to actually live there.
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Who says someone named "Hussein" can't be president of the United States? I was. Granted, it was only a school play, and I spell my name "Hussain." But I thought I did a pretty good job as the commander in chief, even if my wardrobe consisted of an old tweed jacket from Sears.
As a Muslim woman, I'd have an easier time climbing the Himalayas in my bare feet than landing in the Oval Office. I'm aware, post 9/11, why a presidential candidate's real or perceived ties to the Islamic faith translates to campaign kryptonite. Still, that doesn't mean I'm cool with the sinister insinuations that all Muslims are suspect and therefore, unfit to lead the country.
I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry a few days back listening to radio talk show host Bill Cunningham repeatedly scream Barack Obama's middle name -- my last name -- as if he had anti-Muslim Tourette's. "Hussein," Cunningham hissed like he was beckoning Satan when shouting the Arabic word for "good," "handsome" or "beautiful."
No matter how many times Obama insists he's a Christian, bigots' panties get twisted tighter than the turban in that recent photo intended to "slander" the Democratic presidential hopeful. Wake up. A lot of African-American Christians have Muslim names. Obama happens to be one of them.
When I was growing up, "Hussein" was simply code for "foreigner," despite my birth in a North Side hospital. The stares and smirks started only after the Persian Gulf War. At the beginning of every semester in college, my classmates practically got whiplash, straining to glimpse a Saddam Hussein look-alike only to spot a 5-foot-2 pseudo-hippie wearing Chuck Taylors.
My parents viewed the demonization of our surname as a blessing in disguise. No newspaper would welcome a "Hussain" byline, they decided, coaxing me toward medicine, the only acceptable career for "obedient" children of most South Asian immigrants. (They were glad I proved them wrong.)
Honestly, my last name's shock value has diminished over the years, a testament, I believe, to our country's growing diversity. Many Americans understand that common names don't only come in the form of a "Smith" or a "Johnson." Perhaps, they have a neighbor, mechanic or teacher named Hussein. Or maybe they've seen fashion designer Hussein Chalayan in the pages of Vogue or recall King Hussein, our ally in the Middle East. (MORE)
Rummana Hussain is a general assignment reporter at the Sun-Times.


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Roz & Livvy have trained hundreds of puppies over the years and are here to help you get it right with your pup. They frequently attend courses and workshops to hone their training skills, including the intensive 7 day puppy instructors course with Chirag Patel.
Prepare for your puppy and get all of your questions answered in a one-one session (For eg Crate/puppy pen training, toilet training, what to do on the first night you bring your puppy home, diet, exercise, chewing/biting and preventing jumping up at people). We can even help you choose the appropriate breed/type of puppy for your needs if you have not yet chosen your puppy.
Price: £50 per hour including VAT.
Phone consult:£38.00 per hour including VAT.
Prices include training notes emailed over and a £5.00 discount off our puppy training course
We can help with typical puppy problem behaviours such as jumping up, biting, recall, toilet training, stealing food and pulling on the leash. We come round to your home and give you practical guidance on how to deal with these problems in a kind way that will enhance your relationship with your puppy.
Price: £60.00 per hour including VAT
Price includes £5.00 discount off our puppy training course, our book on common puppy problems, notes emailed to you after the session.
Puppy Package: £160.00 including VAT for three one hour sessions.
Price includes our book on all the common puppy problems, notes recorded during the session or emailed to you after.
Ultimate Puppy Package: £220.00 includes 3 x 1 hour sessions and place on foundation puppy course.
Foundation puppy class (usual price £85.00) includes 5 x classes, book on puppy training and training manual which includes video tutorials. Plus a goody bag worth £15.
Missed out training class and want to join in on the advanced puppy classes? You can catch up in some one-one sessions with us, a minimum of two are required to join our advanced class. On these sessions we cover all of the exercises in our puppy foundation course enabling you to slot into the advanced course with ease.
Notes recorded during the session or emailed to you after. Price includes puppy book, training manual and emailed notes after each session.
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One-one's are usually £60.00 per session. Advanced class are usually £60.00 and include 4 x classes, hand outs, video tutorials.
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A childhood spent at your mystically gifted grandmother's side has taught you the basics of real magic.
Benefit: You may cast prestidigitation three times per day as a spell-like ability. This spell-like ability is cast at your highest caster level; if you have no caster level, it functions at CL 1st.
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PCh:FG. Copyright 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors: Joshua J. Frost, Jason Nelson, and Sean K Reynolds.


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In this article, we examine the art of entertaining with four themed antipasti spreads. We share tips and recipes for hosting the perfect get together with one common ingredient—great food!
'Tis the season for entertaining and we, at DeLallo, know what you need to perfect the art of Having a Good Time. While the task of preparing a spread of antipasti, or appetizers, can be daunting (What will everyone like? Do I have something for everyone? Did I make this last year?), we've generated four themed platter ideas that will wow everyone on your guest list.
Here is the chance to get creative and welcome your company with a vast array of colors, sights and smells. Antipasti is a sensual experience that can introduce a delicious meal by drawing in a crowd, or offered on its own as an elegant buffet of small plates.
Take a trip to a local specialty foods market. Pick up some ready-to-eat items like olives, meats, cheeses and nuts. Below, we've shared our ideas on pairings and specific accompaniments. Use a variety of these items, unless you want to spend too many hours in the kitchen with preparations.
Speaking of preparations, impress your guests with a few salads, dips or baked treats. We suggest a ratio of about 1 small plate to every 5 ready-made items. Your creations may only be of a few ingredients, but the small effort is worth the reward—munching, speechless house guests!
As for other important complements, don't forget the starches: a loaf of crusty baguette, thin and crispy breadsticks, crackers or pita. Starches are vital when we are talking meats, cheeses and savory dips. Wines and produce are other additions to consider.
With themed spreads, not only will you prepare a conversation piece, but a masterpiece of drool-worthy foods for friends and family. Style and placement play a significant role in setting the tone for any gathering. Start with an attractive tray or cutting board and use an assortment of bowls in different sizes and colors. In several photos, we've used such edible garnishes, such as fennel, figs and leafy lettuce. Dress up your platter with fresh herbs and vegetables. Most importantly, remember to present each item with a natural, unfussy look. Overdone platters are too common.
Don't forget to check out our Food & Wine Pairings page for 20 amazing olive, cheese and wine pairings that will help point you in the right direction.
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September 8, 2019
Securing Confluence with Letsencrypt Certificate
The whole proess can be summarized as:
- Create an entry in the apache site configuration file.
- Get a new Letsencrypt certificate for the subdomain.
- Update Tomcat server.xml with appropriate connector information.
As the first step, create an entry in the sites-enabled folder in the appropriate sites file:
<VirtualHost *:443> ServerName sub.domain.com DocumentRoot /var/www/ ProxyPreserveHost On ProxyPass /.well-known ! ProxyPass / http://10.0.0.host:port/ ProxyPassReverse / http://10.0.0.host:port/ Include /etc/path-to/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf SSLCertificateFile /etc/path-to/letsencrypt/live/sub.domain.com/fullchain.pem SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/path-to/letsencrypt/live/sub.domain.com/privkey.pem </VirtualHost>
Now create a new certificate by using following commands:
First list all the existing certificates:
certbot certificates
Now expand the certificates by adding the new subdomain (sub.domain.com)
certbot --expand -d domain.com,sub1.domain.com,sub.domain.com
Now edit confluence conf file, normally found to be here:
emacs /opt/atlassian/confluence/conf/server.xml
And comment/uncomment appropriate connector, updating:
scheme="https" secure="true" proxyName="sub.domain.com
" proxyPort="443"/>
That's all. Restart apache and confluence and you should be able to access a secure confluencce with the added benefit that the certificate will be auto-renewed alongwith other certificates via certbot cron job.
May 23, 2019
Useful Docker Commands
- docker pull image_name
- docker create ….. (create container from image)
- docker run …. (create container and run from image)
- docker ps -a (list all container, including stopped)
- docker images (list all images)
- docker rm container_name (delete container)
- docker start container_name (start/resume container)
- docker stop container_name (stop container)
- docker rmi image_name (delete image)
- docker exec -it container_name bash (connect to running conatiner_name container and jump to a bash shell)
May 14, 2019
Fixing Unwanted Linux System Suspend Caused by gdm / lightdm
After upgrading to a newer Ubuntu, I found myself facing automatic system suspend events (look at /var/log/syslog) every 20 or 30 minutes. Here is how to fix them:
sudo -H -u lightdm dbus-launch --exit-with-session dbus-launch gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter idle-timeout 0 sudo -H -u lightdm dbus-launch --exit-with-session dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-ac-action nothing sudo -H -u lightdm dbus-launch --exit-with-session dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-ac-timeout 0 sudo -H -u lightdm dbus-launch --exit-with-session dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power time-low 0
You might want to look at the power settings first which can be shown by:
sudo -H -u lightdm dbus-launch --exit-with-session gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power
If needed, login to the lightdm user by:
su lightdm -s /bin/bash
August 20, 2018
Replacing Hard Disk on Linux Server and Expanding Partitions
Not frequently but once in a while you would need to replace your "troubling" hard disk with a new shiny one. In order to keep all your mapping intact, you would like to use the same UUIDs and even the partition map. But as the new hard disk is generally a larger size, it makes sense to expand the main partition to the end of the drive. So here are some commands to do this job.
First make a copy of the existing partition table:
sfdisk -d /dev/sda > sda.dump
Now shutdown the computer, remove the old disk, and install the new disk. After booting, copy the partition table to the new disk.
sfdisk /dev/sda < sda.dump
Now open parted and expand the last partition through the end of the available space
parted /dev/sda
..print (to see the table)
..resizepart (use the end figure from the table to expand to the end)
Format the newly created partitions.
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
Everything should be alright now but if needed, you can also manually apply the UUIDs.
tune2fs /dev/sda1 -U xxxxe50b-89d4-xxxx-8d8e-e6c4d547xxxx
tune2fs /dev/sda2 -U xxxxae63-xxxx-4054-b55d-b52f751xxxxx
February 18, 2018
Simple URL Monitor and Mobile Push Notifications using Pushover
Often we would like to monitor the online status of one or more websites or urls in order to be able to fix any issues as soon as a problem arises. I created the following simple mechanism to probe a list of url's and send push notifications in case of an error.
#!/usr/bin/env python3 # Script to check url health and send push notifications using pushover servrice # Author: Dr. Asif Rana (firstname.lastname@example.com) # License: MIT License # Date: 20180213, 12:06 CET import urllib.request import http.client, urllib import sys sitelist = { 'http://site1url/' : 'site1 label', 'http://site2url/' : 'site2 label', } for x in sitelist: statuslive = 0 try: url = urllib.request.urlopen(x) code = url.getcode() if (code == 200): statuslive = 1 except: statuslive = 0 if (statuslive == 0): conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.pushover.net:443") conn.request("POST", "/1/messages.json", urllib.parse.urlencode({ "token": "your pushover.net application token", "user": "your pushover.net user key", " message": "Site down: " + sitelist[x], }), { "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" }) conn.getresponse()
Ideally, you would run this script on a different server than the site you would like to monitor. A pushover.net account will be needed to get your token and key. In addition, you would need to install the pushover app on your iOS or Android device to get the notifications.
Tested and works great for a simple URL monitoring and getting notifications about website crashes, etc.!
You need to add this script as a cronjob using crontab tool and run it on regular intervals (e.g., every 5 minutes) to check the urls.
February 18, 2018
Managing Repeat Offender in OSSEC
In ossec.conf:
<active-response> <repeated_offenders>60,120,1440</repeated_offenders> </active-response>
where 60, 120, 1440 indicate minutes banned after first, second, and third offense. Adapt these values to your taste.
February 18, 2018
Create REST Service on Raspberry Pi with Flask
Creating the REST script using Flask
- First install Flask on raspi:
pip3 install flask
- Create a REST service using the following code. This is a very simple service that provides one command. In addition, I've created another interface also for providing psutil functions, as a demo.
# Script to provide a rest interface to raspberry # Author: Dr. Asif Rana (email@example.com) # License: MIT License # Date: 20180217 from flask import Flask, url_for import os import sys import psutil raspicmds = { 'reboot' : '/sbin/reboot' } app = Flask(__name__) @app.route('/osinfo/<cmd>', methods=['GET', 'POST']) def api_osinfo(cmd): cmdstr = 'psutil.' + cmd cmdresp = eval(cmdstr) return str(cmdresp) @app.route('/raspi/<kcmd>', methods=['GET', 'POST']) def api_raspicmd(kcmd): if kcmd in raspicmds: os.system("sudo " + raspicmds[kcmd]) return str(kcmd + 'executed') if __name__ == '__main__': app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0')
- Caution: do not expose your raspi to the internet without taking good care of security. This example is just for illustration purposes.
Making the script a service (daemon)
Create this file: /lib/systemd/system/raspirest.service with following contents:
[Unit] Description=Raspi REST Interface [Service] Type=simple ExecStart=/usr/src/scripts/raspirest.py [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
- Add and enable the service to start at boot:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable raspirest
- Check if the service is running by calling it at: http://IP:Port/raspi/<yourcmd>
September 10, 2017
Using Let's Encrypt Free SSL Certificates
apt install software-properties-common
add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot
apt update
apt-get install python-certbot-apache
certbot-auto -d www.domain.com -d subdomain.domain.com -d subdomain2.domain.com -d domain.com
This should install the certificates for all the domains in their respective sections (443) in the apache config file.
Now the certificates should be renewed every 90 days: Test renewal by doing a dry run:
certbot renew --dry-run
If everything works, then configure a fully automatic renewal via a cron job, e.g.,
0 0 15 * * /usr/bin/certbot renew --quiet
August 6, 2017
Updating Nameserver (bind9) Entries for a Sub-Domain in Ubuntu
- Edit
- Increase the serial number and add the following line:
subdomain IN A xx.xx.xx.xx
service bind9 restart
May 23, 2017
Creating systemd services for Confluence and Jira
Place the following two files (confluence.service and jira.service) under /etc/systemd/system folder.
[Unit] Description=Confluence After=mysql.service [Service] Type=forking User=confluence PIDFile=/opt/atlassian/confluence/work/catalina.pid ExecStart=/opt/atlassian/confluence/bin/start-confluence.sh ExecStop=/opt/atlassian/confluence/bin/stop-confluence.sh [Install] WantedBy=default.target
[Unit] Description=Jira After=network.target ossec.service apache2.service mysql.service confluence.service [Service] Type=forking User=jira PIDFile=/opt/atlassian/jira/work/catalina.pid ExecStart=/opt/atlassian/jira/bin/start-jira.sh ExecStop=/opt/atlassian/jira/bin/stop-jira.sh [Install] WantedBy=default.target
Enable and start services using the following commands. The services will be enabled on next bootup.
systemctl enable jira.service systemctl enable confluence.service systemctl start jira.service systemctl start confluence.service
Some other useful commands:
systemctl disable jira.service systemctl daemon-reload


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The Girl: The actress and designer Katie Holmes, who currently appears on Broadway in "Dead Accounts."
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SSDs Toshiba XG5 with support for NVMe using the 64-layer flash memory
Toshiba has announced the release of SSDs XG5. These drives size M. 2 2280 supports the NVMe Protocol. The series includes models with capacity of 256, 512 and 1024 GB. They use a 64-layer flash memory TLC BiCS FLASH.
The manufacturer notes that the presence of a PCIe Gen3 x 4 and the cache memory of the SLC allowed us to obtain sequential write speed 2100 MB/s sequential reads, and 3000 MB/s. Another advantage of the new SSDS is low power consumption. Compared with previous solid-state drives Toshiba power consumption in standby mode reduced by more than 50%. It does not exceed 3 mW.
Shipment of the evaluation samples of the new drives customers from among the OEM has already begun, but so far, in limited quantities. The manufacturer expects to gradually increase production, since the third quarter. Be the first to see the Toshiba SSD XG5 can visitors to the exhibition Computex 2017, which opens tomorrow.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Sacred Heart men's basketball team won its second straight game Wednesday, defeating the Mitchell Mariners 84-60 at the Pitt Center.
Mitchell - 1-2
Sacred Heart - 2-3
The Turning Point
Mitchell was within three, 20-17, with 11:45 to play after a Colizel Lewis three-pointer. A Zach Radz three-pointer sparked an 11-4 SHU run that put the Pioneers up by 10 31-21 at the 9:12 mark. Radz had five points in the run as E.J. Anosike added a pair of layups. The Mariners made back-to-back threes to get within four, but a pair of Kinnon LaRose foul shots started a quick 6-0 run that put SHU up by 10 once again, 37-27, with 6:03 to go.
SHU took a 43-36 lead into halftime. The Pioneers opened the second half on an 18-6 run, taking a 61-42 lead with 11:00 to play. Seven different SHU players scored in the first nine minutes of the half, as the Pioneer defense held Mitchell to 2-for-12 shooting from the field and forced four turnovers. SHU led by as much as 27 in the second half.
First Half
- SHU opened the game on a 7-2 run, capped off by a Mario Matasovic layup and LaRose three.
- The Pioneers took a 19-10 lead on a Hoehn three at the 14:17 mark.
- Mitchell went on a 7-1 run in 2:32 to cut the SHU lead to three, 20-17, with 11:45 to go in the half. Hasani Williams and Colizel Lewis had all seven points for the Mariners.
- Matasovic led SHU with 10 points in the half, making five of seven shots from the field.
Second Half
- Anosike had eight points and 11 rebounds in the second half alone.
- After shooting 64% from the field in the first half, SHU put the clamps on Mitchell in the second half. The Mariners shot just 26.7% in the second half and were 0-for-5 from the three-point line.
- SHU took its first 20-point lead with a pair of LaRose free throws, going up 71-50 at the 5:32 mark.
Key Stats and Notes
- Five Pioneers scored in double figures, led by Matasovic's 19 points. Sean Hoehn had 16 points, Anosike had 14 points, LaRose scored 12 points, and Joseph Lopez had 11.
- Anosike led all players with 16 rebounds, one shy of tying his career-high of 17 set on Sunday against Maine. Matasovic added 10 rebounds.
- Charles Tucker Jr. had a season-high eight assists.
- SHU shot 44.9% from the field and outrebounded Mitchell 49-33.
Next Game
The Pioneers head to Chicago to face the Northwestern Wildcats on Friday, Nov. 24 at 8:30 p.m.


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So, on a semi-sunny Sunday in August I am sitting at my computer torn between excitement and fretting that I have forgotten something…
Am I off on holiday? No.
But I am on a journey. Yes Strictly fans I used the J word…
Tomorrow is the day, the first day that Neroli Counselling in Newcastle-under-Lyme is open for clients.
As mentioned in a previous post "I want to be a Counsellor", there is a lot involved even getting to this stage, and I am extremely committed to being with my clients and giving them the very best that I can be.
Opening a private Counselling Practice offering counselling sessions involves an additional level of requirements and considerations. Fortunately, for me and my sanity, I attended a BACP Training Day hosted by Martin Hogg of Citizen Coaching back in April 2014. It was entitled "How to ethically set up, market and develop a successful private practice", and as a result I have my To Do Lists…
- I have successfully completed my Post Graduate Diploma at Keele University.
- I am progressing towards becoming a registered member of the BACP.
- I have appropriate measures in place to ensure and protect my clients' confidentiality and safety.
- I have a comfortable, private room within easy walking distance of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
I look forwards to meeting with my new clients…..
See you soon
Image: Through the door, Farnham Castle Gatehouse by Rich Tea CC BY-SA 2.0