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Menacing Monster Guide
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Monster Mania! |
Loch Ness Monster
For 1,500 years Nessie, the monster of Loch (or lake) Ness, has intrigued—and frightened—the world. In 1933, a man and a woman claimed to see a lizard-like creature 40 to 50 feet long holding an animal in its jaws cross a street and disappear into Loch Ness. Scientists have speculated that Nessie is a large ocean fish, or eel, that became stranded in the loch. However, Loch Ness is more than 700 feet deep. Little sunlight penetrates its depths, making photosynthesis difficult. Although it is 22 miles long and the largest freshwater lake in Great Britain, few plants or fish survive there. While a monster could easily lurk undetected in the murky depths, it would not find much to eat, making the matter all the more mysterious!
Monsters live in other lakes around the world, including Loch Morar, in Scotland, and the Irish Loughs of Ree and Fedda. At Norway's Lake Sudal a huge creature with a head the size of a rowboat has been reported, while a giant red sea horse with a white mane, capable of speeds up to 70 mph, lurks in Storsjö Lake in Sweden. The monster Ogopogo haunts Canada's Lake Okanagan.
The practice of preserving dead bodies occurred all over the ancient world. Egypt is perhaps best known for its mummies, but the Inca of Peru also perfected a preservation process. Preserved bodies have also been found in such diverse places as peat bogs in Denmark, the Canary Islands, and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
Modern mummies have taken center stage in a number of movies as evildoers. For instance, in the 1999 film The Mummy, archeologists stumble into an ancient Egyptian tomb, causing an angry and lovesick mummy to wake up.
German for "knocking ghost," a poltergeist is a supernatural spirit that makes noise. Poltergeists move furniture, bang on walls and doors, and break things to make their presence known.
In some cases poltergeists can be quite aggressive, hurling objects through the air and striking people. Poltergeists often visit séances, and have lately been active as movie and TV villains, such as in the 1982 movie Poltergeist.
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The financial compass: Decoding the world of insurance
Explore the regulatory updates in the Indian insurance sector from August to November 2023, covering unclaimed policy amounts, and key industry challenges around transition to risk-based capital.
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Leveraging our FinTech Consulting experience, we employ our proven approach in process reviews, tech risk management, and third-party audits for Indian financial services clients.
Culture, diversity and strategic planning
In light of growing international interest and scrutiny of corporate practices we set out to explore how three major aspects of governance – the role of culture, board composition and strategic planning – are affecting businesses around the world.
Corporate governance: The tone from the top draws on draws on 1,865 telephone interviews with business leaders in 36 countries through our International Business Report (IBR), and 86 in-depth interviews with board directors in eight countries to answer five critical questions in corporate governance today.
1. Whose responsibility is culture?
The definition of business culture varies between countries but nine in ten business leaders believe culture is important to a robust governance framework and board members generally agree that it is the board which needs to build and foster this culture. Regulators are also becoming more vocal on the role of culture and expectations for boards. One in five business leaders said that their boards do not spend enough time focusing on culture.
- Boards should work proactively with business management teams to foster a corporate culture of effective governance. While regulators can encourage the importance of culture as the cornerstone of good governance, it can be too intangible to mandate action.
2. How can boards foster a culture of good governance?
A good governance culture directs how a company behaves, shaping the signature behaviours which bring corporate codes of conduct to life. Three is no standard empirical method of measuring culture, but two-thirds of business leaders around the world believe the amount of time their boards spend looking at the broader issue is 'about right' although some board members indicated that boards focus on culture only in response to compliance issues. Board members also cited integrity and transparency as the principles that should underpin every action a business takes, which might be harder when the company is facing tough challenges.
- Boards should encourage the company to pause and reflect on what its real (or original) purpose is to understand whether some of this has been lost sight of in the pursuit of (short-term) profitability. A good governance culture is critical to a company's longevity but we found worrying evidence that 'culture' does not receive the blanket support that might be expected.
3. What does 'diversity' really mean and how can it be encouraged?
There are many different forms of diversity but two thirds of business leaders surveyed believe their boards are effective in encouraging it (with those in listed businesses more satisfied than their privately held counterparts) but just a sixth of directors globally are women. Board members agree that there is a lack of diversity on boards which makes 'groupthink' a bigger danger. They want to look beyond gender to also seek diversity of culture, background, knowledge and thought.
- Board members should encourage bringing new perspectives onto boards so their businesses can tackle problems from different angles. This creates an open, inclusive mind-set which should cascade down the organisation. Businesses not encouraging diversity risk being left behind in a slow economic recovery.
4. What skills do boards need now and in the future?
Succession planning on boards – to ensure consistency but also to better adapt to new developments in the business environment – has risen up the corporate agenda. Business leaders want their board members to have current industry knowledge, whereas board members themselves indicated more interest in their peers bringing new ideas to the table and having the time available to contribute effectively. A particular concern is technology and whether boards have sufficient current knowledge of the digital space to appropriately advise their management teams.
- Conducting periodic assessments of board skills should form part of a board effectiveness review, along with considering the criteria used for selecting new board members. Relevant experience is an important asset and boards without sufficient knowledge of modern business practices cannot provide sufficient direction to their management teams.
5. Is there a conflict of interest between short-term profits and long-term growth?
Different industries operate to different planning horizons – for example, mining and utilities need to take a much longer-term view than technology companies – and electoral cycles can also play a significant role. Almost three-quarters of the businesses globally operate under a planning cycle of three years or less. Most board directors believe this is an appropriate planning horizon although some would like to see CEO compensation linked to longer-term performance to avoid operational decisions being driven solely by quarterly reporting.
- Companies need to consider whether their strategic planning process encourages decision to be made with an appropriate balance of short and long-term objectives, and whether executive management compensation is aligned with the company's strategic goals.


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San Ignacio, Cayo Belize– Green Globe Certification today announced the recertification of The Lodge at Chaa Creek, Belize.
Green Globe Certification CEO Guido Bauer said: "The Lodge at Chaa Creek is one of the more exemplary Green Globe-certified properties. From its inception, the owners, managers, and staff of this eco-resort have dedicated their business to sustainable development, as well as presenting a quality eco-tourism experience.
"There seems no sustainable practice that Chaa Creek has not built into its operations. And some of these activities are not ones that are usually considered when we think about responsible tourism in beautiful natural locations.
"The resort contributes directly to staff health and welfare through the provision of health care treatment, equipment, and supply of medicines. They also work with local law enforcement agencies to protect the welfare of staff and guests, as well as establishing a neighborhood watch program for the local community.
"Beyond the excellent interpretive activities based on the rainforest location, Chaa Creek demonstrates that social commitment is also part of true sustainability."
Chaa Creek owner and General Manager Mr. Mick Fleming said: "We're, of course, pleased to once again achieve Green Globe certification, as their goals are very much aligned with Chaa Creek's – to promote environmental responsibility and raise awareness of the need for sustainable development of the world's natural resources.
"Since welcoming our first guests in 1981, we've recognized that those of us promoting tourism in places with such beautiful yet fragile environments such as Belize have a very real responsibility to protect those resources.
"As we've grown over the years and now employ over 125 Belizeans, so has that sense of responsibility, and I like to think this is reflected in our operations and the attitude of all staff members. The Green Globe certification is an important recognition of this, and serves as a reminder that such efforts are important not only for Chaa Creek, but for responsible travel worldwide."
The Lodge at Chaa Creek is set within a private 365-acre nature reserve and features a Natural History Centre, Butterfly Farm, professional spa, Maya Medicinal Plant Trail and traditional organic farm, beautiful large thatched roof restaurant, lounge and conference center, as well as 23 thatched cottage accommodations, suites, and villas with private Jacuzzis and sundecks, all in tropical garden settings. The resort has been recognized worldwide for a focus on sustainable, responsible tourism and Maya culture.
Contact: Larry Waight, Marketing Director, The Lodge at Chaa Creek, 77 Burns Avenue, P.O. Box 53, San Ignacio, Cayo District , Belize, Central America, Belize Tel: 501-824-2037, Belize Fax: 501-824-2501, US Tel: 1-877-709-8708, Email: [email protected] , Website: www.chaacreek.com
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Green Globe Certification is the worldwide sustainability system based on internationally-accepted criteria for sustainable operation and management of travel and tourism businesses. Operating under a worldwide license, Green Globe Certification is based in California, USA, and is represented in over 83 countries. Green Globe is the only certification brand to be an affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) an agency of the United Nations, and is partly owned by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). For information, visit www.greenglobe.com .
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General Blog Description: Exploring Southern Hemisphere neo-pagan practice and culture from the point of view of a progressive witch living south of Perth, Western Australia.
6 Reasons Why The Wheel of the Year is Still Valid
The longer I spend online browsing blogs, lurking in discussion forums and generally talking to other witches and pagans, the more often I see the comment that many people do not celebrate the Wheel of the Year as they have decided the dates as they are traditionally understood in contemporary practice as simply not being a fit any more for their own practice.
This is a perfectly reasonable sentiment. The fact that someone is able to evaluate an idea that is arguably part of the privileged 'Wiccanate' set of practices and put it to one side is applaudable. It shows reflection, adaptation and growth.
Of course, as paganism diversifies, more and more individuals and groups will be on the scene who do not celebrate seasonal practices at all, in favour of devotional observations and other practices that may be fixed on a calendar, or may not be. For these pagans, the Wheel of the Year never entered the equation to begin with. This has led to a lot of interesting debate but also a refreshing variety of celebration and ritual throughout the pagan year that goes beyond eight dates more or less evenly spread across a year.
I myself have undergone my own series of upheavals and dismissals of the Wheel of the Year. Living in the Southern Hemisphere brings its own set of challenges and anyone living in a climate that does not comfortably squish into the Western notions of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter will struggle with the Wheel in some form or another if they celebrate it, no matter what hemisphere they live in.
After a year off here and there I've re-embraced the Wheel wholeheartedly, and it's looking a little different, especially in terms of how it 'feels' compared to how I first approached it. I feel the Wheel has its merits in many ways so here I'd like to plead for the case of sticking with the Wheel – you can take it or leave it!
1.) It can be changed or adapted to suit.
One of the biggest arguments against using the neo-pagan Wheel of the Year is the names of the various sabbats. I've never quite liked the names Mabon, Imbolc and Lughnassad / Lammas and have happily done away with them in my own practice as the resonation with the terminology just hasn't been there. It is easier to connect with some of the 'bigger' sabbat names such as Samhain and Yule as their egregore is vast and transcends many cultural paradigms. It is simple enough to turf these names and create your own or adapt others to fit better.
Another element that chafes people about the Wheel is the oh-so-very binary God/Goddess mythology underpinning the Wheel. The underlying narrative that is sometimes used employing the God as both Son and Consort is somewhat icky for some people, and others simply just don't want a fertility based sentiment woven throughout their practice - especially if they are not Wiccan.
The number of sabbats – eight – is also not a fixed amount. There are many degrees in a circle and there is not a need to stick to this number. If you use six or ten, twenty four or four, you can still populate the nodes of a circular symbol. Fit your own markers to your Wheel, if the need is there.
2.) The symbolism of the sphere, the circle and the wheel makes for powerful meditation.
The Wheel itself and the ideas the symbolism of the wheel can unlock a lot of interesting wisdom that is suitable for meditation both within the frame of regular ritual, and within pagan practice in general. The Wheel of Fortune, one of the more enigmatic cards in the Tarot, invites the querent or the reader to reflect on the notions of cyclic engagement with the universe and gives rise to questions of destiny, fate and power of the individual in the great spokes of life. It also evokes meanings of the woven web as reflected in nature, the orbs of the sun, moon and planets, as well as the planet we live in. The notion of a wheel being an invention that was pivotal for civilisation and its ability to enable motion and progress is also interesting. The presence of the Wheel in astrology and alchemy also makes for in depth and fascinating study.
3.) As within, so without. The Wheel can be a powerful paradigm.
If you work within a circle construct within your practice at all, the Wheel has strong microcosmic/macrocosmic resonations within this context. The larger Wheel of the Year reflects the quarters and cross quarters within a magical circle, giving a beautiful resonance to 'As Above, So Below, As Within, So Without'.
4.) We live on a planet that has equinoxes and solstices.
The Quarters of the Wheel – the two equinoxes and two solstices – are fixed points on the calendar that no matter what is happening in your local climate, the simple fact that the sun and the Earth are both doing their thing can not be changed. The shortest night, and the longest day, the feeling of equilibrium that an equinox brings – this is something that can be palpably observed by all.
To add cross points in between these four make for eight evenly spaced rituals throughout a year, whether you believe the veil is at its thinnest at two of them, or not.
5.) If you identify with earth-based spirituality, it just makes sense.
If your practice is Earth-based, or if it is firmly embedded in nature, using the seasonal changes throughout the year is of course a valid, relevant and important element to be included in ritual. Not all paganism is earth-based - but if it is, and you're not incorporating seasonal reflection, what are you doing?
Of course observation and connection with nature can be done via other means, but the Wheel of the Year is most certainly a useful one. It gives you an opportunity to reflect on the changes, both small and large, that can be observed within nature on a cylical basis, and gives us an opportunity to observe any impact climate change is having on our planet and the patterns of weather.
What's more, I've always felt that humankind is not outside of the definition of what constitutes as 'nature'. As a culture we add our own events to the calendar which can have a correlation to celebrations marked within the Wheel of the Year; some are seasonally borne, and others are not.
'Earth based' does not simply mean based in the idealised notion of 'Mother Nature', it can mean any sort of practice that is concerned with material world, the here and now, the stuff that we are made from and day to day living.
6.)It's an easy way to get a group together to practice ritual.
If you choose to practice in a group, with a coven, or if you decide to hold regular public rituals of any kind, the eight sabbats on the Wheel of the Year are a practical basis for herding cats. Sometimes lunar esbats come around too quickly, whereas the eight seasonal festivals are spaced just right for regular gatherings from an organisational perspective. It gives you a chance to breathe, to reset, to live your own life, and get ready to organise the next shindig.
So, those are six valid reasons... do you have some of your own? Do you celebrate the Wheel of the Year, and if you do, how have you changed it so suit your own beliefs and ideas?
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Practical Magic: Glamoury and Tealight Hearths
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How to Create a Hoodoo Honey Pot for Finances
Honey pots are used traditionally in Hoodoo to bring money to you and also to potentially sweeten someone towards you (such as an ex you're trying to win back, your boss, a new love interest, the judge in a court case). I find honey pots to be an inexpensive "slow and steady" way to keep generating income.
I started to say you don't need a strong background in Hoodoo to use a honey jar, but like all magical practices that depends on what you're going to do with it. If you want to use it to draw money, that's pretty basic and can be done by just about anyone. If you're starting to get into sweetening specific people toward you (i.e. using it as an influencing tool) and potentially bending them to your will. . .Well, you better know what you're doing, champ, because I'm sure as hell not going to help you out of a mess (and honey,that kind of work is called a messfor a reason). I am not at all opposed to using a honey jar for that purpose, but you need to really be able to assess your magical prowess accurately so that you know if you can really handle any kind of fallout that may come from your working (again, like with any other working) should it go wrong (and in some cases, should it go right!).
How to Make a Honey Jar to Attract Income
A small hinged-lidded glass jar
Honey (you can use other sweetners, dare I say even sweetners like Equal or Splenda but I always use honey, preferably local)
A pinch of Irish Moss (steady flow of money)
A pinch of Chamomile (to hold onto your money)
A pinch of Cinnamon (to attract money quickly, it's a "heating" herb)
Small green taper candles
Money drawing oil
A small piece of paper bag
A pen
A pin
Matches (or a gas stove)
1. Write out your petition on your piece of paper bag. Write what you're trying to draw to you (a new job, a raise, job security, a second income stream, paid artistic gigs, etc.) but make sure your pen doesn't leave the page. Neatness doesn't count here, continuity does. Fold it up tightly towards you (to bring the money towards you).
2. Put the petition paper in the jar. Put the herbs in the jar. Pour honey over the herbs and paper until your jar is full. Seal the jar.
3. Pray over your jar. Psalms are typically recommended, if that's your bag rock out. If not figure out what is. (I usually pray/enchant/put my will into it and end it with "Please do this in the name of God Herself.")
4. Etch into your candle your intent. It can be words, symbols, runes, again, whatever's your bag. Dress your candle by putting a little bit of oil on it and rub the oil into the candle *towards* you.
5. If fire scares you, make sure your sink is cleared for this part. Put the honey jar into your cauldron or sink and light the candle. Melt a few drops onto the lid of your jar. Stick the candle onto the melted wax on top of your jar. I find it best to let it burn out in one go which is why I recommend small candles.
7. If you're on the ball, repeat steps 3-5 weekly. If you're a slag like myself, monthly has sufficed so far.
Done with your working? The proper way to dispose of it would be to thank it for all its hard work and to release it from its work to go onto other things and leave the honey jar at a crossroads or to bury it. Would I be incredibly tempted to thank/release it and then upend it into my compost heap and recycle the jar as it's kinder to Gaia? Yes. Is that the "proper" thing to do? No. Would I likely do it anyway for this particular working? Yes.
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Editor's note: Jon Namer is a legend in the lacrosse community. He didn't star at Cuse or Virginia, but once you hear his story (and see him play!) you too will be a fan. He's proof that there is more than one path to lacrosse greatness, no matter what challenges life throws at you.
My name is Jon Namer and I'm 23 years old. I started playing lacrosse when I was in 8th grade (at 14 years old). I loved lacrosse so much and I couldn't get enough of it. After the season ended, I went to a lacrosse camp and then got ready to start high school, and play lacrosse there. In September (of 2002), I signed up for my high school's first ever lacrosse club (Westlake High School) and I was on my way.
No more than 3 months later, I started getting excruciating headaches and I wasn't myself. My mom knew something was wrong with me. I was then misdiagnosed with Aidie's Pupil by one of my doctors. The doctor said there is no cure for it, and it's not life threatening, and he was about to send me on my way when he said, "it's not like we are dealing with a brain tumor or anything".
My mom said, "let's hope not", and she researched Aidies Pupil on the computer. Aidies Pupil usually only occurs in one eye, and in middle aged women. So, my mom knew I was misdiagnosed and demanded an MRI. The doctor said, "it's not like we are dealing with a brain tumor", again, and he told my mom to call the place that performs the MRI. The MRI place said they didn't have an opening for a few months.
My mom said that there is seriously something wrong with my son.
She was then informed that if the doctor says it needs to be done ASAP, then they can do it. Luckily, the doctor listened to the fear in my mom's voice and we got the MRI scheduled for the very next day. No more than an hour after my MRI does that same doctor call my mom to tell her that he was wrong. And he apologizes, but there is a mass on my brain stem.
We rushed down to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, to meet with the head brain surgeon, and he informed us that I have a brain tumor on my brain stem. This was on a Friday, and he said Monday morning they had to take a biopsy of my tumor to see if it was cancerous. My tumor was in a spot where it could not be removed with surgery, only by chemotherapy and radiation. The biopsy came back positive for cancer.
I was now in a fight for my life against brain cancer.
And I was so upset that I couldn't play lacrosse that season, but I still came to every game with my jersey on, standing with my team. I lost all of my hair in chemotherapy, and yet I was at the games with my bald head. I would even apologize to my coaches if I was late (Editor's note: imagine that!). After every surgery I underwent, the first thing I asked the doctor was, "can I still play lacrosse?"
Lacrosse is a medicine for me. I love that feeling of being on the field and playing the sport I love. I had playing lacrosse once again to look forward to. In the middle of April of 2003 I was cancer free, and no more than 3 months later I was playing lacrosse again.
I soon realized I came back too soon and was too weak from all the chemotherapy/radiation to play at that time. However, I have played year-round ever since, even with the central brain sleep apnea, fibromialgea, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, and the constant thought that the cancer could come back. All of my doctors feel that the adrenaline I feel when playing lacrosse gets me through each game and I get to forget about all of my health troubles for a little bit.
I was even awarded the 110% award at the end of my senior year in high school for the lacrosse season. My coach (Seth Cohen), from then on even named that award the Jonny Namer Award! After high school, I started coaching youth lacrosse. I also started playing in the SCCLA Men's League, for the Beverly Hills Bucks. I played for that team for the last 4 years while assistant coaching youth teams for the Westlake Lacrosse Club. And this season is my first time as a head coach. I'm actually the head coach for two teams and both teams are doing very well. This summer I'll be coaching with the LA Mavericks. And I recently left the Beverly Hills team to play for their rival, team L-A-X.
And all I want to do is just show the lacrosse world not to let anything hold you back from living your life, and doing what you love to do. I now play in tournaments all over the country with the Salt Shakerz Lacrosse Club who, by the way, wear pink in support for breast cancer awareness. Playing for the Salt Shakerz, we won the Lax Vegas Open Championship '10, going undefeated. And I was awarded the MVP (Editor's Note: what a lacrosse and life journey! Pretty amazing!). So I'm also showing the world that you don't have to go to a D1, D2, or even D3 school to succeed in lacrosse.
In conclusion, I am in seven years remission from Brain Cancer, and I am proof that with practice, you can play just as well as anyone can (with PRACTICE!).
Thanks for reading,
Jon Namer
Editor's Note: And now for some pictures of Jonny tearing it up on the lax field!


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As part of the work to prepare for Arm servers, the Linaro Enterprise Group has spent the last year getting ACPI and UEFI working on Arm. We've been working closely with Arm and Arm's partners on this to make sure the firmware architecture meets the needs of the server market.
Yet this work has raised questions about what it means for the rest of the Arm Linux world. Why are we doing UEFI & ACPI? Who should be using UEFI/ACPI? Will U-Boot and FDT continue to be supported? Can hardware provide both ACPI & FDT? Can ACPI and FDT coexist? And so on. I want to quickly address those questions in this blog post, and then I want to discuss a development plan to get UEFI and ACPI onto shipping servers.
Table Of Content
Why UEFI and ACPI? Current Status What Should Vendors Do? For Hardware Shipping Very Shortly For a Year From Now The Long View Implementation Details UEFI GRUB on UEFI Linux on UEFI (CONFIG_EFI_STUB) ACPI
Why UEFI and ACPI?
Note: I am only talking about general purpose Armv8 servers here. Not mobile, not embedded. At this present time, I don't see any compelling reason to adopt ACPI outside of the server market. If you are not doing server work you can stop reading right now and keep using what you already have.
The short answer is, "UEFI and ACPI should be used because Arm's server specifications will require it.", but that just leads the question, "Why do the specifications require it?" Arm has spent the last couple of years consulting with its partners to develop a common platform for Arm servers. Those partners include OS, hardware, and silicon vendors as well as other interested parties.
Firmware design was a big part of those consultations. The two big questions were, what firmware interface should be specified, and what hardware description should be used? First of all, it is important to note that while many of the same people are involved, UEFI and ACPI are not the same thing. UEFI is not tied to ACPI and will happily work with an FDT. Similarly, ACPI does not depend on UEFI, and can be made to work just fine with U-Boot.
On firmware interface, choosing UEFI was a pretty easy decision. UEFI has a specification, an open source BSD-licensed implementation, and the mainline project has Arm support. UEFI specifies how an OS loader is obtained from disk or the network and executed, and we have tools to work with it on Linux. Plus it works exactly the same way on x86. This makes life far simpler for vendors who already have tooling based on UEFI, and for end users who don't have to learn something new. Supporting UEFI has minimal impact and doesn't impose a major burden on Linux developers. When compared with U-Boot it was no contest. U-Boot is great in the environments that it grew up in, but it doesn't provide any of the consistency that is absolutely required for a general purpose platform.
ACPI was a harder decision, particularly for us Linux folks. We've spent the past 3 years focusing on FDT development, and ACPI uses a different model. FDT is based on the model where the kernel drives all hardware right down to the clocks and regulators. The FDT merely describes how the components are configured and wired together. ACPI on the other hand moves a lot of the low level wiring details into the ACPI bytecode so that the kernel doesn't need to be aware of power management's details. For Arm Linux this is an issue because it runs completely counter to all the work we've done on clock, regulator, gpio and power management frameworks; work that is absolutely essential when using board files or FDT, but may conflict when PM control is managed by ACPI. There is a lot of work that we need to do in order to get ACPI working on Arm Linux, especially since adding ACPI must not break existing board support.
Hardware and silicon vendors look at ACPI in a very different way than kernel engineers. To begin with they already have hardware and process built around ACPI descriptions. Platform management tools are integrated with ACPI and they want to use the same technology between their x86 and Arm product offerings. They also go to great lengths to ensure that existing OS releases will boot on their hardware without patches to the kernel. Using ACPI allows them limited control over low level details of the platform so that they can abstract away differences between systems.
We kernel engineers don't like to give up that control. There have certainly been enough instances where firmware has abused that control to the frustration of kernel hackers. Yet by and large the system works and there is a very healthy ecosystem around platforms using ACPI.
Ultimately, Arm and the companies it consulted came to the consensus that ACPI is the best choice for the Arm servers. I personally think it is the right decision. It helps that both UEFI and ACPI specs are maintained under the umbrella of the UEFI Forum, which any company is welcome to join if they want to be involved in specification development. There are a lot of Linux people involved with the UEFI and ACPI working groups these days.
I expect Arm will be publishing a firmware document requiring both UEFI and ACPI in the near future.
Current Status
At this present moment, mainline only supports FDT. I think I'm safe in saying that among the Arm kernel maintainers we're committed to FDT. It is not going away. Any hardware that provides an FDT that boots mainline Linux will continue to be supported. You can build a device with FDT and it will be supported for the long term. Similarly, there are no plans to deprecate U-Boot support, or any other boot loader for that matter. ACPI and UEFI support will happily coexist with FDT and support for other bootloaders.
ACPI support is not yet in mainline. The patches for Arm are done and have been posted to the mailing list for review. I expect that they will get merged in v3.15 or v3.16 of the kernel. Now, work has shifted to working out best practices for using ACPI on Arm. At the moment we don't yet know what a "good" set of Arm ACPI tables should look like. Nor do we know how existing kernel device drivers and infrastructure should work when ACPI is provided. Until those questions are answered, ACPI isn't ready to use. Getting those answers is going to take some time.
So, for the vendors who do want to use ACPI, what are they supposed to do? Ship ACPI (which doesn't work yet)? Ship FDT and upgrade to ACPI later? Ship both (but how does that work)? In an effort to clarify, here is how I see the world:
What Should Vendors Do?
Given the current state of mainline support, what should vendors ship on their hardware? In typically helpful form, I answer, "it depends". To keep the answer simple, I've split up my suggestions into three categories based on when hardware is going to ship: immediately, in the next year, and in the long term (2+ years).
For Hardware Shipping Very Shortly
There are two questions to answer, which firmware should vendors use, and which hardware description. I'll start with firmware. At this moment, Linux UEFI support is essentially complete. The patches have been reviewed positively and will probably get merged in the next merge window. UEFI will also work equally well with either an FDT or an ACPI hardware description. Plus the TianoCore UEFI project can already boot a Linux kernel without any additional patches. Anyone planning to ship servers is the near future should plan on using UEFI right from the start.
UEFI is important because it provides a standard protocol and runtime for an OS to install itself. This is critical for distributions because it gets away from the hardware-specific install scripts that they have to do for U-Boot right now. UEFI has been working on Arm for years. Kernel patches for CONFIG_EFI_STUB and runtime services are under review for Arm321,2 and Arm643 and should get merged soon. If you want a generic distribution image to boot on your hardware, then use UEFI.
ACPI is another matter. While basic support patches are in the process of getting reviewed for merging, there is still a lot of work to be done on the infrastructure side to get ACPI working well. It is still going to take some time before we can claim that the kernel will support ACPI systems. ACPI should be considered experimental at this time and expect changes will be required before being usable by the kernel. I suggest that any server vendor shipping hardware in the near future should make firmware provide an FDT.
Stability also used to be an issue for FDT, but we've hit the point where the majority of FDT support is in mainline. It is no longer necessary to update the FDT in lock step with the kernel. We debated the problem at the 2013 Arm kernel summit in Edinburgh and made the decision that the FDT is a stable ABI once it hits mainline. If the ABI gets changed in a way that breaks users, then it is a bug and it must be fixed. Therefore, upgrading the kernel shall not require an FDT upgrade, even if it means we need to carry some legacy translation code for older bindings.4
That said, there are other valid reasons for upgrading the FDT, so vendors should allow for that when designing firmware. For instance, the kernel will not support hardware that isn't described in the FDT. An FDT update would be required to enable previously hidden functionality. Additionally, bugs in FDT data should be fixed with an FDT update. We don't want to be dealing with individual bug workarounds in the kernel that can be easily repaired in the data.
A vendor can provide ACPI tables alongside the FDT, but in doing so I would strongly recommend providing it as an experimental feature and not the default boot behavior.
On a related note, UEFI may also provide SMBIOS to the kernel regardless of whether ACPI or FDT is used. Vendors who want to provide SMBIOS data should feel free to do so. SMBIOS is an independent table which can provide identification information about the platform that is useful for asset management. SMBIOS is maintained by a separate spec. A simple SMBIOS patch (http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.kernel/282504) has been posted enabling it on Arm.
FDT, SMBIOS and ACPI tables are provided to the kernel via the UEFI Configuration Table. The configuration table is a list of key value pairs. Keys are well known GUIDs, and the value is a pointer to the data structure. SMBIOS and ACPI GUIDs are specified in the UEFI spec. The FDT GUID has been posted for review. FDT and SMBIOS data structures must be in memory allocated as EFI_RUNTIME_DATA.
For a Year From Now
In about a year from now I would make the prediction that ACPI support is in mainline. My recommendations are the same as above, with the following exceptions:
For widest range of support, platforms should support both FDT and ACPI. Some operating systems will only support ACPI, others only FDT. ACPI will probably be stabilizing to the point that if support is in mainline, then we will continue to support the platform in Linux.
My opinion is that Linux should use only FDT or only ACPI, but not both! [Edit: by this I mean not both at the same time. It is perfectly fine for an OS to have support for both, as long as only one is used at a time] I think that when provided with both, the kernel should default to ACPI and ignore the FDT (this is up for debate; Eventually I think this is what the kernel should do, and I think we should start with that policy simply because trying to change the policy at some arbitrary point in time will probably be a lot more painful than starting with the default that we want to ultimately get to).
The Long View
Servers must provide ACPI, but vendors can optionally choose to provide an FDT if they need to support an OS which doesn't have ACPI support. For example, this may be an issue for the Xen hypervisor which does not yet have a design for adding Arm ACPI support. The kernel should prefer ACPI if provided, but there are no plans to deprecate FDT support. As far as the kernel is concerned, FDT and ACPI are on equal footing. We will not refuse to boot a server that provides FDT.
I cannot speak for OS vendors and hardware vendors on this topic. They may make their own statements on what is required to support the platform. So, while the kernel will fully support both FDT and ACPI descriptions, vendors may require ACPI.
Implementation Details
Here I'm going to talk about how everything works together. There are a lot of moving parts in the firmware architecture described above, so it helps to have a description of how the parts interact.
The TianoCore UEFI project has a complete, open source UEFI implementation that includes support for both 32 and 64 bit Arm architectures. It can be used to build UEFI firmware which is compliant with the UEFI spec. UEFI cannot boot Linux directly, but requires a Linux specific OS loader which is not part of the UEFI spec. There is a legacy LinuxLoader in the UEFI tree, but as it is not standardized there is no guarantee that it will be included in firmware. Best practice is to use the native UEFI support in the kernel.
UEFI passes all hardware description tables to an OS loader via the UEFI configuration table.
GRUB on UEFI
GRUB UEFI support has been ported to Arm and works almost identically to GRUB UEFI on x86. The patches have been merged into mainline and will be part of the GRUB release 2.02.
Internally, the most significant difference between x86 and Arm GRUB support is that on x86 GRUB the boot_params structure is used to pass additional data to the kernel, while on Arm it uses an FDT.
Linux on UEFI (CONFIG_EFI_STUB)
The current set of ready-to-merge patches to the Linux kernel add support for both CONFIG_EFI_STUB and UEFI runtime services. CONFIG_EFI_STUB embeds a UEFI OS loader into the kernel image itself which allows UEFI to boot the kernel as a native UEFI binary. The stub takes care of setting up the system the way Linux wants it and jumping into the kernel. The kernel-proper entry point remains exactly the same as it is now and a CONFIG_EFI_STUB kernel is still bootable on U-Boot and other bootloaders.
The kernel proper still requires an FDT pointer to be passed at boot time, so the UEFI stub is responsible to parse the UEFI data, set up the environment including an FDT, and jump into the kernel proper. When booting with FDT, the stub will obtain the FDT from UEFI and pass it directly to the kernel. When booting with ACPI, an empty FDT is created and used to pass boot parameters (kernel command line, initrd location, memory map, system table pointer, etc.) similar to how x86 uses the boot_params structure.
If both ACPI and FDT are provided by firmware, then all hardware description in the FDT will be ignored. The kernel should never attempt use ACPI and FDT hardware descriptions at the same time.5
UEFI runtime services are also supported. The stub will pass the UEFI system table pointer through to the kernel and the kernel will reserve UEFI memory regions so that it can call back into UEFI code to query and manipulate boot variables, the hardware clock, and system wakeup.
As described above, the kernel will use ACPI if present in the configuration table, and fall back to FDT otherwise. The kernel will not attempt to use both ACPI and FDT hardware descriptions.
One potential problem is that Kexec may interact poorly with ACPI. The OS isn't supposed to unpack the DSDT more than once, which would happen if the kernel kexecs into another kernel (each kernel will unpack it on boot). However, x86 has been doing kexec for years so this may not actually be a problem in the real world.
Re-published with permission from Grant Likely from his original blog post.
- Arm32 Runtime Service: http://lwn.net/Articles/575363/
- Arm32 CONFIG_EFI_STUB: http://lwn.net/Articles/575352/
- Arm64 CONFIG_EFI_STUB and Runtime services: https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/11/29/373
- With the caveat that if nobody notices, is it really an ABI breakage? There are many embedded platforms which want to keep the FDT in lock step with the kernel and the build toolchain reflects that
- This is still up for debate, the priority of ACPI over FDT may yet be changed


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Common Lisp the Language, 2nd Edition
A string is a specialized vector (one-dimensional array) whose elements are characters.
Specifically, the type string
is identical to the type (vector string-char), which in turn
is the same as (array string-char (*)).
X3J13 voted in March 1989 (CHARACTER-PROPOSAL)
to eliminate the type string-char and to redefine the type
string to be the union of one or more specialized vector
types, the types of whose elements are subtypes of the type character.
Any string-specific function defined in this chapter whose name begins with the prefix string will accept a symbol instead of a string as an argument provided that the operation never modifies that argument; the print name of the symbol is used. In this respect the string-specific sequence operations are not simply specializations of generic versions; the generic sequence operations described in chapter 14 never accept symbols as sequences. This slight inelegance is permitted in Common Lisp in the name of pragmatic utility. One may get the effect of having a generic sequence function operate on either symbols or strings by applying the coercion function string to any argument whose data type is in doubt.
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Skully had its coming-out party last week, and while the name unfortunately sounds like the nickname for any number of comic book villains — from Skeletor to the Red Skull — it is actually a firm that makes a pretty incredible high-technology motorcycle helmet, with technology similar to Google Glass.
Motorcycles have lagged cars in technology for some time, but because it is often cheaper to implement things like electric motors in bikes, and because the need is actually higher, I think Skully's AR-1 represents the first big step in making motorcycle riding both safer and more fun. Those are two words you typically don't see together when talking about any motorsport.
I'll close with my product of the week: a new supertablet from Nvidia called the "Shield."
The Skully Helmet
The Skully helmet is actually a pretty impressive piece of equipment. It allows motorcycle riders to interact with technology while keeping their hands on the handlebars and eyes on the road. With the proliferation of smartphones and the lack of adequate enforcement of smartphone laws in cars, there are far too many car drivers who aren't watching what they are doing.
Two drivers engrossed in their phone conversations recently almost hit me — and I was driving a big black FX35 crossover. They just changed lanes as if I weren't even there. In a truck, I'd survive if I weren't paying attention. On a bike, I'd be dead.
Still, bike riders want to listen to their tunes and get calls while they're driving, and they have to use GPS systems as much as the rest of us. If they get distracted, though, and aren't aggressively watching out for idiots paying more attention to their phones while driving then on what's around them, there is a good chance they either won't survive without a crippling injury — or at all.
The Skully AR-1 is equipped with a full rear-view camera and navigation system, much like a car, and a heads-up display that gives you information while allowing you to keep your eyes on the road. It funnels calls and music into the helmet, and with current-generation assistants like Siri and Cortana (Microsoft's better digital assistant) it is kind of like having Iron Man's Jarvis at your electronic beck and call.
It has an LCD visor that can be lightened or darkened on command, which actually increases the Iron Man-like experience.
Your eyes remain focused on threats emerging before and behind you, your technology is at your beck and call, and you'd only need a few missiles and repulsor rays, which actually would be quite useful on a bike, to complete the Iron Man-on-a-bike experience. It's wicked cool, but it also is far safer — and for folks who ride, or have loved ones they want to see remain whole and alive, I think this technology is a must-have.
That said, I can see a number of ways to improve the AR-1 over time.
Next-Generation Motorcycle Tech
Camera technology is advancing rather impressively. For instance, I've installed an FLIR Pathfinder military grade infrared camera on my project car — both because that's what the car had in one of the James Bond movies and because it can better see problems at night at a distance — like an animal or pedestrian in your path.
When your car hits a deer, it can be ugly. If you hit one on a bike, it can be deadly — and bikes are far more vulnerable to things you can't see than cars are. I can imagine a future split display for night driving with an additional infrared camera facing forward for night use to identify problems in front of the bike.
One recent improvement in rear-view cameras is the ability to direct it electronically. Kenwood just started selling a new rear-view camera, the CMOS-320 — I have two now — that can electronically, not mechanically, change views on demand. It can go from straight back, to zoom, to blind-spot view (both directions) to looking down, which could be useful if you should want to see if what you've strapped behind you is still there, something I've actually wanted to do on a couple of occasions. Implemented properly, this new tech would nicely enhance the helmet's capabilities.
Sound technology has come a long way in the last few decades. Back in 1982, I bought a set of military grade headphones. They had side microphones and amplifiers built in that both amplified the surrounding natural sounds and blocked the ear-damaging reports of a gun.
On any bike, it's often a sound that warns you of a threat before you can see it — whether it's an unusual engine or tire sound, or someone approaching from an angle you can't see. Current generations of these headphones add music and communications to the experience, and I can see this capability being built into future helmets that would actively blank the annoying and ear-damaging noises and let in the world around you while still allowing you to hear your music.
For instruments and cars, there is a product called "Maestro," made by Idatalink — which apparently still doesn't work with any of my cars — that will pull information off the car and display it graphically for you. That includes information like g-force, engine heat, tire pressure, parking sensors, air conditioner controls, etc.
Many current-generation motorcycles also output a lot of information, some of which is captured by gauges and some not. An addition like Maestro could put the critical information on the screen that you need to both assure you won't break down and, if you are a "spirited driver" allow you to push the bike a bit harder while leaving your eyes on the road.
Finally a small air bag system to protect your neck better in a crash. There is actually a system in the market today, Hit-Air, that is built into clothing — but the neck brace could be enhanced by integrating the feature into the helmet as well. Neck injuries resulting in paralysis are more common than you might realize in motorcycle crashes, and an integrated clothing/helmet solution could go a long way toward making riding far safer. A company in Spain has one on the market today.
Wrapping Up: More Fun
I started out by saying that the Skully AR-1 Helmet is not only safer but also more fun — and I've left the more fun part till the end. When you are more aware of what is around you, when you can listen to your tunes and use GPS so you don't get lost and can stay in touch more easily, your stress level goes down and you can enjoy your ride more.
Without this stuff, you are trying to ride while you juggle a phone or GPS system, worry about what you're missing when your phone vibrates on your waist, and could get surprised by what you don't see coming up fast behind you. (Bikes aren't the only things that go fast on the twisties in the hills).
That peace of mind means you simply can enjoy your ride more — focus on the rhythm gliding poetically through corners and blasting down straights, knowing you are both connected and in control while listening to your favorite tune. That is how you combine safe and fun into something amazing — and really, is there a guy who doesn't want a helmet like Iron Man's?
Product of the Week: Nvidia Shield Tablet
If you followed Apple's financial report, you saw that it did surprisingly well on PCs and smartphones but not so well on tablets. While iPod-like devices seem to be gaining renewed interest, Apple's lack of focus on iPods isn't doing it any favors there, either.
It isn't just Apple — tablets are pretty soft in general, and Microsoft's numbers indicate PCs suddenly may be where it's at. The whole "PC is dead" thing just may have backfired. One tablet that is stepping out from the iPad-clone pack, though, is Nvidia's Shield Tablet.
With an optional custom game controller and the ability to stream high-end games from the cloud or your PC, plus a K1 advanced graphics engine and a very clean design, this product seems well suited for folks like me, who like to game on their tablets and still have battery life left to do other things.
At US$299 for 16 GB, it is priced a bit above other tablets in its class, but if you want something tuned for gaming, drawing and entertainment, this could be the product for you.
You can preorder but not buy it yet, and because I like products that think a bit out of the box, the Nvidia Shield Tablet is my product of the week.


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A Message to Lightworkers – March 7, 2017
The latest guidance from the Galactics, Earth Elementals, Ascended Masters, Faery Elders, Angels, and Archangels known as the Collective:
Greetings, dear ones! We are pleased to have this time to speak with you today.
You are aware of much occurring on the Earth plane that feels to be a sort of chaos.
And we have said, in numerous moments with you, that this is not the chaos that accompanies destruction, though it is being presented to you in those shades.
This is in fact the chaos of creation—the birthing and bringing forth of a new consciousness which in turn creates new outer Earth forms, new forms of daily living.
We are aware that you feel discouraged, even frightened some days, when there are dire predictions and mass consciousness anxiety spreading round the world, regarding economies and military actions, and the unsure footing of governments and peoples.
And we would say, however great these may appear to be in scope and intention, they are not greater than you.
We have spoken often to remind you of that which you already know: that you are Masters—kings and queens of the higher realms, Angels, gods and goddesses, and the empowering Elementals of Earth Herself, in varying forms.
And that there is no presence on Earth or elsewhere that can replace or subvert the power of your own soul, and its inherent integration with all of the powers of the higher realms.
Now, you will say no doubt, "But here I am living an Earth life in these uncertain times, while you tell me I am powerful!
"I don't directly remember who I Am and all I have done or experienced in the past. My consciousness isn't ready to grasp all that, except in my sleep state.
"These are times of powerful Light data pouring in through our crown chakra, awakening our third eye and pineal gland, and opening our hearts. How do I tap into that power which does not panic over seeming lack of finances, or seeming unrest in the streets, or a seeming lack of leadership?
"How do I Create the kind of consciousness that upholds Earth's highest vision? That holds us together as individuals, and joins us together as One?"
Know that you have created every moment of all you are experiencing now, and that you would not be allowing such if it were not the clearest way to again realizing your inherent power as a Creator.
The clearest way to claiming that power in your current state, is to actively go into the higher realms in your quiet times and work with the energy—step into and wear the energy—of what you envision.
From there you can create any stability, any abundance, any peace of mind and heart—even honest, transparent leaders and Earth systems—that you decide to create.
The actual form or structure or knowing how it will come to you, how it will be birthed, is not important now.
Concentrate on what it is you wish to experience from this creation—the higher solution, the healing, the abundance, or the peace and calm being birthed into what has been troubled.
Resonate with the energy of that feeling, and that purpose. Enter that golden field of co-creational reality and surround and fill yourself with the higher energies of those sparkling Light particles.
"Does this help with Creation?" you may ask.
This IS Creation—this is what you do all the time on an energy level, whether as your higher self level or as your Earth self.
It does not matter how you choose to meditate, whether you meet with your Spirit team of guides, Angels, and higher self, with any of us, with your own soul, or simply with the energy of what you want to Create.
But we would say, that you will move through your day with a far more empowered feeling, far greater calm, and far more inner direction and reassurance, if you will take the time to rise above the fray being experienced on your planet right now, and move into that place where no outer event can upset the complete balance and inner beauty of that higher frequency.
We invite you now, in your mind's eye, to step out of the chaos of creation for a moment and the birth pains they entail.
See yourself (being in the picture, not watching it from outside) walking into a field of brilliant, sparkling Light.
This Light contains the full memory of your soul power, and your higher purpose.
This is the energy of your true identity, and all you have created, and are creating at present.
So that you are no longer living, thinking, or feeling from the vantage point of being disconnected from your true essence and identity, but from being in constant touch with these, in love with the grace and empowerment of your true self.
You have in many lives seen how great warriors, particularly of the Eastern traditions, exist in a state of calm, assurance, and readiness, whatever they may be facing.
This comes not only from having the confidence of battles won or training completed, but from the inner sureness that comes from grasping and fully experiencing their own interconnectedness to the higher realms, and their own involvement in those realms.
They are not fooled by the seeming separateness of the dimension they were physically born into.
They reach beyond, see their place in the great scheme of moments and events—the ongoing flow of Earth's progress and the expanse of their soul's journey within that—and they honor such, and they honor themselves, and all around them.
Even in the midst of a negative news report (and we greatly encourage you to avoid these, in these times of summoning your inner strength and a renewed sense of your mission and true identity)—even in the midst of a dense energy moment, you are able to remain calm, and detached from all outcomes.
Every speck of Light in the great river that is your Universe flows endlessly to higher levels—and you with it.
You know this, or you would not be here upon the Earth at this time.
And so—release this poor training, that tells you you are captive to your circumstances.
For you are a captive of no one, and a slave to no lies that would disempower you down to a dense reading of your current circumstances.
We know you to be the gods and goddesses that create worlds. Know yourselves as this!
Remember this for yourselves. Allow yourself this.
For this you came.
Not to suffer, but to celebrate. And no empowered Creator need wait for outer circumstances to shift before they celebrate.
For the creational moment is Here Now, in the celebration.
Namaste, friends and fellow Light Warriors!
We are with you, in this and every moment.
Copyright 2017, Caroline Oceana Ryan
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