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April 6, 2018
Paola Buitrago has been appointed as the founding director of the Artificial Intelligence & Big Data (AI&BD) Group at PSC. The group expands the scope of the center's activities to enable research through the convergence of AI and high performance computing (HPC). Buitrago's vision amplifies PSC's emphasis on data-driven discovery and strengthens PSC's connections across CMU and the private sector.
Recognizing that vital breakthroughs from increasingly complex AI models and data will require bringing HPC expertise to AI workflows, Buitrago is spearheading initiatives in technology, infrastructure and education. She inspired and is directing a new program (details forthcoming) to bring advanced technologies and human support to academic and private-sector groups seeking to apply AI to important problems. On PSC's Bridges system, Buitrago is leading development of community datasets and "Big Data as a Service," which will provide much-needed data assets to the research community. To meet critical needs for education in the rapidly-evolving AI landscape, she is driving development of best practices and supporting, through her group, large educational activities like AI courses and hackathons.
"Paola's vision takes PSC's strength in converged AI and HPC to a new level," observed Nick Nystrom, interim director of PSC. "Her insight and focus on high-impact outcomes are what the community need in this exciting and rapidly evolving field."
Buitrago brings a strong multidisciplinary background ideally suited to applying high performance AI to real-world problems. She has degrees in Systems and Computing Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and she developed and taught courses in machine learning. Prior to joining PSC, Buitrago led and developed data-intensive workflows including piloting machine learning in neutrino physics workflows at Fermilab, and applied generative adversarial networks (GANs, which augment otherwise limited data) at CMU for automatic background extraction from surveillance camera videos. Buitrago also contributes entrepreneurial experience applicable to Pittsburgh's vibrant culture of translational research.

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Busytown: I believe in miracles
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The thing that I pick up from your post is that even after 13 years of living in the US, playing taxes (I assume) and generally participating in day-to-day life you aren't allowed to vote without being a citizen.
I am eternally grateful to NZ as my adopted country that they they allowed me to participate in the democratic process as soon as I was committed enough to become a resident.
My mother country (The UK) didn't allow me to vote once I was no longer ordinarily resident. Which makes sense when you think about it.
Do you think that should change? How on earth would ordinary folk go about that over there? (Over here it would be easy, surely, you'd just add Helen Clark as one of your Facebook friends)... -
The thing that I pick up from your post is that even after 13 years of living in the US, playing taxes (I assume) and generally participating in day-to-day life you aren't allowed to vote without being a citizen.
Yep. I'm a permanent resident, with a green card (which was delayed for four years after 9/11 -- when they finally catch Osama bin Laden, he owes us several thousand in lawyers' fees to keep the application in the system, dammit!). I can work, pay taxes, teach American kids to think, but until I apply for and get full citizenship, I can't vote. Not even in local elections.
Three sentences. That's how long I lasted before tearing up. Thank you, Jolisa.
Do you think that should change?
Well, "no taxation without representation" was the rallying cry of the War of Independence, so you'd think they'd have followed that through! I'd love to have voted this time, I really would. And the longer I stay in one place after years of being a nomadic student, the more I want a say in how the city I live in is run. It's weird to know the people in charge and yet not be able to support them (or kick them out).
How on earth would ordinary folk go about that over there?
I'm not sure, although it's happening in different places at different levels; here's one example.
Oh, it's pass the tissues all the time here. Just walking into my kid's classroom and looking at the faces of kids who now know they have an equal opportunity to the top job in the country... so great.
If you need more, Emma, this is doing the rounds:
Rosa Parks sat in 1955. Martin Luther King walked in 1963. Barack Obama ran in 2008. That our children might fly.
Well.... the franchise needs to be limited in some way. The US and Australia limit it by citizenship, NZ by residency and / or citizenship linked to occasional visits to the homeland.
I'm guessing the thinking is that once you have made a sufficient commitment to a country to become a citizen, then you get to vote.
A beautiful piece of writing, Jolisa - thank you.
I lived in the US for 20 years - didn't get to vote anywhere on the planet in that time
This time of year I felt like going down to the Bay and dip a teabag in
You can't vote in NZ once you've been out of the country for 3 years - these days apparently they let you vote of you come to visit every 3 years but back then that's not what the local NZ consulate would say (and then they shut it down so I never got the message that it had changed)
In some states I believe non citizens can vote in some local body elections (school board, dog catcher, ....)
I never took US citizenship, couldn't get past the hoops one had to get through renouncing ones NZ citizenship but knowing full well that it had no effect, and knowing that the Americans knew that too - it all seemed quite hypocritical .... now I'm screwed since I can't access 20 years of SS payments unless I move back
This year I do get to vote - and I will! in some weird ass-backwards symmetry to make up for my not being able to vote anywhere for 20 years my wife gets to vote in both countries
A couple of other thoughts to add:
My girls have grown up knowing that the PM can be female because goddamit, the PM, as long as they have been alive, has been female. Think of the generation who will grow up knowing that the President of the US can be black, because, d'oh, he <i>is</i> black. That's very powerful.
My dad said that the last time he remembered this sense of hope was when JFK, the first Catholic president, was elected in 1963.
McCain's concession speech was a good start, a decent if belated attempt to soothe his riled-up base and forestall a rash of cross-burnings.
I can't help but worry about the backlash. A large proportion of the 49% are probably feeling pretty aggrieved. When you factor in that almost one quarter of previous presidents have had attempts (successful or otherwise) on their lives, it gives me serious jitters.
Having said that, I think Obama's approach to them was brilliant.
I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too
That last sentence, if you read it in an authoritarian way, is brilliant. I read it as: "You live in this nation, you obey the laws, you acknowledge the process, so you *will* respect my authority!!"
And even if we can't vote, permanent residents (ie green card holders) can give money to candidates for Federal office. A sort of voluntary self-taxation, to go with the compulsory kind.
I must admit, the taxation without representation thing irritates me a little (usually around April 15). On the other hand, I get a good deal more from the US government in grant money than I could ever pay in taxes, so it is probably churlish to complain too vociferously, even if I can't spend that money on myself.
And, if we do become citizens, we can vote in the next one, and then for Hillary in 2016....
and as my wife pointed out yesterday that 49% are "53 million rednecks with guns" .... a little bit of a generalisation
The misogyny of the US electorate and media just has to seen to be believed
Hilary, if she had made President (that would have been a really close race) would have had a barrage to face including the taint of her husband
And then there has been the focus on Sarah Palin, remind me who is the VP elect, have we heard a word on him and his voting record/spend on clothes etc etcI have to say I have admired the grace and dignity shown by both presidental candidates in their speeches
It will be interesting to see if there is as much grace in NZ this coming week -
The female president thing to me is not about the gender, it's about the particular female that was available. I'm not sure I'd prefer Mccain over Clinton, but it would be close. Sure, Hilary is smarter than Sarah Palin and has more experience, but she just comes across as someone to whom no compromise is too much if it means getting power. Reminds me too much of third world dictatorships (and the Bush administration). On that note, she does seem kind of "Bush Lite" - same approach but not quite so bad.
The real surprise to me in this whole thing was McCain's concession speech - I've heard so much about this honourable, dignified man who McCain supposedly used to be, without seeing one jot of evidence for it. And all of a sudden, there he was. One can only imagine the sort of race we would have seen had *that* McCain shown up to play. But then again, there's no point being gracious in defeat if that's the only time you can be gracious.
and as my wife pointed out yesterday that 49% are "53 million rednecks with guns" .... a little bit of a generalisation
Just a tad. I know quite a few armed rednecks. My cousin, in reddest of red rural Louisiana, a place where people hunt and shoot and fish and rail against the taxman and call people the n-word (oh yes. Still.), emailed me yesterday and said that although he didn't vote for him (he wrote in some crazy libertarian third-party candidate), he thought that Obama would be 'a good president, better than McCain'.
Sometimes, you just can't tell who will think what, or how they'll react. They'll always surprise you.
That being said: please please please don't let him get shot.
in words that have become a refrain for so many, "I never thought I would live to see this day. I never thought it could happen in my lifetime."
Aaaaaaand the waterworks again. :)
I got an email from my friend in Chicago. He said a large group of people were on their way to the rally when the election was called for Obama; everyone started running and jumping and skipping along the streets to the park like little kids do. He's 38 years old. I loved that image.
a mixture of relief and shame (that it took so long) and joy
This. I was there for that 2000 election debacle and ever since, I've thought 'there's no way they can come out of this spiral. It's just getting worse and worse'. Governments aren't all about rainbows and kittens, I don't expect that, but holy *crap* that was a long eight years of feeling totally disgusted with everything. Now I can just feel disgusted with about... 50% of everything, and it's a huge relief. :)
North Carolina called for Obama, first Democratic presidential win since Carter took it in 1976.
364 electorate votes.
Just Missouri to come.
I can't help but worry about the backlash. A large proportion of the 49% are probably feeling pretty aggrieved.
Meh... Do you think that nobody in the media really gives a fuck about those Republicans who are pretty disappointed, but got up on Wednesday and got on with their lives? And why should they -- sane grown-ups make really shitty television.
And don't say this too loud, but I'm on various lists involving reality-based Republicans who would have voted for Cuthulu The Soul-Sucker as long as it didn't have Palin for a running mate. I know the narrative is that Caribou Barbie "energised the base", but I seriously think Colin Powell wasn't the only moderate registered Republican who couldn't vote for Bad McCain after an error of judgement like that.
Oh cool.
Roy Edroso has the lowdown on Red State's denunciation and excommunication campaign against anyone on the McCain campaign who betrayed Sarah Palin.
Roy Edroso has the lowdown on Red State's denunciation and excommunication campaign against anyone on the McCain campaign who betrayed Sarah Palin.
*sigh* Forget denounce and excommunicate. I want to bring out the whole bag of tricks of the Inquisition for those on the McCain Campaign who betrayed the rest of us by not bitch-slapping that empty little head until the diva 'tude shook loose.
And Malkin proves, yet again why it's impossible to parody someone who does it at source:
Shame on the smearers who don't have the balls to show their faces.
Apart from the rather uncomfortable picture on what adult fun in the Malkin household is like, does anyone else get the irony? I'm pretty sure McCain does.
Still, I believe in miracles too -- People like Malkin are going to get the hell out of denial mode.
(Q: Would we have cried, would so many have been so moved, had a woman been the candidate and the winner? I'm thinking not, and I'm not sure why. I'm also a little dismayed at myself for putting this question in parentheses; feel free to tease it out a bit more in the discussion thread).
I was thinking about that as well Jolisa, and I agree, there wouldn't have been as many tears.
I'm trying to avoid playing "your oppression is bigger than my oppression", which is a bit of a crappy game to play.
But I think the path from slavery to today, is a larger journey. The daughter of a freed slave participated in this election. As much as it shouldn't have taken this long, it still blows my mind.
I also think that the oppression of African Americans around civil rights are both more visual, and more recent. Lynchings, dogs, fire hoses, crosses burning on lawns. These have all occurred in living memory. The struggle of women to vote was both more distant, and a more civilised struggle - though still difficult and very significant.
Lastly, my perception is that race is still a dividing line and very significant issue in America. Almost every household, workplace, social group has women and men. You can't say that about black and white.
And, I think that in many ways the struggles of women around various rights, including civil rights, are easier to get less up in arms about because of these things. Women are everywhere, they're not segregated into neighbourhoods. "I'm not sexist" is easier to say, and to be accepted, when you're married to a woman. "You don't have any black friends" is true of many people, everyone has female friends and family members. It's an easier issue to not get uppity about, because it's less obvious.
Regarding this 'emotional pull of the first woman POTUS' issue... I think I would have been moved quite profoundly if Hillary had won, but... it really does depend on the person, ultimately. I wouldn't have felt that rush: 'he's just some random guy! Anyone can be president? Seriously?' with Hillary because she had a Washington background. And the fact that Obama is, by most non-wingnut measures, an admirable and inspiring person makes this 'first' all the sweeter for his supporters. But would I have been so thrilled if it was Colin Powell? Or, the lord forbid, would I be happy about the Holy Uterus of Palin occupying the Oval Office in 2016 or something? Gack!
Also: the emotional pull for society at large would be different; most people accept that racism is bad, mmmkay? But it's still fun for a lot of people to be sexist, because we feminists are just a bunch of man-hating whiners who are making it all up and taking offence for no reason and should get over it.
Kyle, I think the oppression olympics are depressing and stupid too, but many, many women have died horribly and suffered greatly as a result of sexism and misogyny; it's just that women are such a huge group, and we're all part of other subgroups, so it makes the kinds of popular narratives associated with the civil rights movement very difficult to write.
More delicious irony...
The thing that I pick up from your post is that even after 13 years of living in the US, playing taxes (I assume) and generally participating in day-to-day life you aren't allowed to vote without being a citizen.
I am eternally grateful to NZ as my adopted country that they they allowed me to participate in the democratic process as soon as I was committed enough to become a resident.
New Zealand is one of very few countries with a non-citizen franchise. And no-one is really sure why we do.
But it's still fun for a lot of people to be sexist, because we feminists are just a bunch of man-hating whiners who are making it all up and taking offence for no reason and should get over it.
Oh, replying to myself, I'm so awesome. Yeesh. But I just remembered that I've heard plenty of folk say that people of colour should 'get over it' and that they're making stuff up, too. So perhaps I'm wrong about that.
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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner took in at least $135m in 2019
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner took in as much as $135 million in revenue during their second year as aides to President Donald Trump, generated from their vast real estate holdings, stocks and bonds and even a book deal, according to their financial disclosures released Friday.
Ivanka Trump's stake in her family's Washington hotel down the street from the Oval Office generated $3.95 million in revenue in 2018, barely changed from a year earlier. The hotel, a favorite gathering spot for foreign diplomats and lobbyists, is at the center of two federal lawsuits claiming Donald Trump is violating the Constitution's ban on foreign government payments to the president.
Another big Ivanka Trump holding, a trust that includes her personal business selling handbags, shoes and accessories, generated at least $1 million in revenue in 2018, down from at least $5 million the year before. Ivanka Trump announced in July of last year that she planned to close her fashion company to focus on her work as a White House adviser for her father.
The disclosure for her husband, Jared Kushner, shows that he took in hundreds of thousands of dollars from his holdings of New York City apartments and that he owns a stake in the real estate investment firm Cadre worth at least $25 million.
Disclosure forms vague
The disclosures released by the White House and filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics shows minimum revenue for the couple of $28 million last year generated from assets valued at more than $180 million. The disclosures filed by federal government officials each year show revenue, assets and debts in broad ranges between low and high estimates, making it difficult to precisely chart the rise and fall of business and financial holdings.
Among the dozens of sources of income for Ivanka Trump was a $263,500 book advance for "Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success," published in 2017. Trump has pledged to donate royalties to her charitable fund.
Kushner's holdings of apartment buildings through his family real estate firm, Kushner Cos., were the source of much of his income. Westminster Management, the family business overseeing its rental buildings, generated $1.5 million. Separately, one of the family's marquee holdings, the iconic Puck Building in the Soho section of Manhattan, generated as much as $6 million in rent.
Among other properties cited in the disclosure was a former warehouse-turned-luxury-condominium in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn that brought in more than $350,000 in sale proceeds and rent.
Legal, conflict of interest questions
Former and current tenants in the building have filed a suit against the Kushner Cos. alleging it used noisy, dusty construction to make living conditions unbearable in an effort to push them out so their apartments could be sold. The Kushner Cos. has said the suit is without merit.
Cadre has also drawn conflict-of-interest questions. It launched a fund to take advantage of massive tax breaks by investing in downtrodden areas designated "Opportunity Zones," a Trump administration program pushed by both Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
Also, this month the Guardian newspaper reported that Cadre received $90 million in foreign funding from an opaque offshore vehicle since Kushner entered the White House.
Kushner lawyer Abbe Lowell did not immediately respond to an email and phone message seeking comment.
Less debt
Kushner appears to have cut his debt. He had loans and lines of credit worth at least $27 million at the end of last year, down from a minimum value of $40 million the previous year. His lenders include Bank of America, Citi Group and Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank is also a major lender to President Trump's company and has been subpoenaed by congressional investigators looking into his finances.
Both Kushner and his wife took steps to distance themselves from their businesses before taking on their roles as unpaid White House advisers. Kushner stepped down as CEO of Kushner Cos. and sold stakes in many holdings, while Ivanka Trump similarly stepped away from executive roles at her companies.


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NEW YORK – Now that the NHL season has resumed following the long Olympic break, hockey fans are about to get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at what went on in Sochi.
The television series "NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other" resumes Thursday night in the United States and Canada with a two-hour episode compiled during the two-week Olympic hockey tournament in Russia.
Taking advantage of the NHL's television partners NBC (United States) and CBC (Canada) — both Olympic rights holders — executive producer Ross Greenburg and his team were granted unique access to the teams and players, enabling them to tell a story well beyond the on-ice action that ended with Canada's second consecutive men's gold medal.
"We had access that I have never seen during an Olympic games," Greenburg told The Associated Press. "It has been a wonderful experience.
"Most leagues do not allow this kind of access during the season. So you're dealing with a league that's open to that. That in and of itself is a real head start. To have this access through the stadium games and in Sochi, it has taken it to another level. That is what is so inspiring. This has really been a game-changer for the league. This should open the floodgates, and I think you will see a lot more of this programming."
The upcoming episode will show NHL stars touring the Olympic Park, wired for sound during practice and while they spent time with their families in Sochi. It will also feature unseen celebration footage from Canada's dressing room after the club topped Sweden for the gold medal.
Upon his return to North America this week, New York Islanders captain John Tavares gave a brief insight into how raucous that party was.
"If you can tell by my voice right now, it was pretty special," Tavares said in a raspy tone. "It was a lot of fun. It is something I will never forget. Even though you are only together for a couple of weeks, how much goes into that tournament and how hard it is to win it and the way we did it was certainly a great feeling."
The "NHL Revealed" platform is a seven-part series that focuses on nine teams, both on the ice and off it, during the season and in the NHL outdoor spectacles that conclude this week with games in Chicago's Soldier Field and in Vancouver.
"You think about what a hand that NFL Films had in shaping the image of the National Football League, and all that was through telling stories about the game, showing a different point of view to the action that you already watched," NHL Chief Operating Officer John Collins said. "They did that for 50 years. We're only really just getting going on telling so many of these great stories about the great athletes that we have in the sport.
"The beauty of these kinds of shows, is it appeals to the core hockey fan who knows who these guys are, and maybe they learn something that they hadn't known about before, and it appeals to the casual fan who maybe is seeing these guys for the first time and want to get to know more about them."
Greenburg, the former HBO Sports president who has won more than 50 Sports Emmys, was awed during this project, both by the access his crew had and by the personalities of the players they were covering.
"The athletes themselves are fascinating because they have obviously a skill level on the ice, but they are really down to earth, tough, accessible, and in many ways they are the every man," he said. "I am struck at times by how normal their lives can be, even as NHL players.
"There is a trust factor that we are going to stay in the background, be flies on the wall, not get in their way when they're going through their routines — whether it's practice or game day — and they can trust us that we're not going to impact the game itself."
And this could be just the beginning.
"Most people when they see the Olympics, the Olympic coverage generally covers the live event," Collins said. "They are covering any highlights or any stories that come out of that live event in a news sort of fashion, and the up close and personals are kind of in the can by the time you get to the Olympics. They are done three months ahead of time.
"For the first time, because of the unique partnerships and circumstances, we had the chance to get in on the ground floor of the various teams and with the players in this two-week ride."


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I've been thinking a lot about names lately. We've been trying to come up with a name for our baby girl, and I spent weeks scouring name lists for the perfect name. Not too popular, not too weird, goes well with our last name, has a good meaning to it...it was a long process. Happily, we finally found one we love.
I do something similar when naming my characters. However, naming characters can be even more complicated. Names are a part of culture, which technically means that you're building your world when you name anything in your story-- the main character, her friends, her parents, the town they live in. Even before the internet, certain styles of names were common across a culture. There may even be rules to it, like how in Ghana, everyone receives a name according to the day or the week they're born.
Here are a few quick tips to not just name your characters, but to make sure the names fit the world you're trying to build.
1. Keep the names consistent in structure.
Certain naming trends will be consistent across your culture. Maybe "A" names are popular, or names ending in an "en" sound. Maybe short names are popular, or longer ones. You obviously don't have to be completely rigid in naming characters to these trends, but keep in mind that unless you give a good reason, you don't want names too far from each other. Having a character named Kenna and another named Filomena is going to be a little odd. Though if you want it that way on purpose, go for it! After all, many people purposely choose to name outside of trends.
2. Be careful of associations with other things.
I originally named the town in TUGL Concord. It was a desert town with a unique culture and history, but my critique group kept getting confused. Concord, Massachusetts kept coming to their minds, and contradicted the setting I was attempting to create. If readers associate a name with a certain thing (like a popular celebrity), it might ruin the image you're trying to create.
3. Keep cultural differences in mind.
I have a character in TUGL who grew up away from the town-- in fact, grew up in another country. In addition, she's Muslim. I had to keep those things in mind when naming her. Her name wouldn't follow the general system of the rest of the characters. If different cultures mingle in your novel, that will show in their names. Think The Hunger Games. Different districts with different cultures focused on different things in their names (Glimmer vs. Katniss). Even different generations will have differences in their names.
4. Meaning is important-- and so is fun.
J.K. Rowling is a great example of naming with important meaning. Voldemort's name means "flight from death" in French-- rather perfect for him. But also remember to have fun. Don't get so regimented that your names all feel too similar and mechanical. Have fun playing with them!
So, my friends, how do you name your characters? What are your current favorites among your character names?
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28 comments:
- Jenilyn Collings said...
Some of my character names come pretty much with the character idea and some of my characters are nameless (or go through several changes) for a long time. For me, the names have to fit because they're so tied in with the idea of them in my head. My favorite resource is a baby name book called BEYOND JENNIFER AND JASON, MADISON AND MONTANA. It's fantastic! Holly Black even mentioned that she uses it at WIFYR last year. Anyway, it has the names divided up into categories, which I love. Things like Southern Belle, Biblical, Celtic, etc.
- March 15, 2012 at 9:31 AM
I had to change my characters names early on because it was 'predictable'. So I changed them to something better, something that fits them, and that's fun.
- March 15, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- Jolene Perry said...
Kelley and I were just talking about this because we had to re-name someone in our book. We had twins named Gary and Jerry, but Jerry wasn't in the book long enough for people to easily distinguish their names, so we had to change one.
Then we ran into the problem of finding a name that worked for him, but wasn't so good that we might be mad later in that we'd used a great name for a secondary character, lol.
Since I write contemp, I do a LOT of looking at baby names lists. - March 15, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- Jennie Bennett said...
This is why I write contemporary becasue I am terrible at coming up with names. Sounds like yours will be epic though :)
- March 15, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- Golden Eagle said...
I usually do a Google search for names of a specific type, i.e. Chinese, Irish, or whatever nationality I think would fit the character. Or I'll use a translator to find foreign words for a character trait. I also do this if I come up with a name on my own, since I wouldn't want to find out the word means stupid in another language or something along that line--I read on Kristin Cashore's blog once that she found out after her book was published that one of her MCs' names, Po, meant "butt" in German.
- March 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- Unknown said...
JK Rowling did amazing things with Voldemort's name! There's the anagram thing with Tom Marvolo Riddle, AND the fact that it means "flight from death"... So clever.
These are important points you make. I didn't realize until I was quite a long way into one of my WIPs (set in a fantasy world) that all the male characters had names ending in "en"! I was like, wow, my subconscious is so clever! Lol ;-) - March 15, 2012 at 12:13 PM
- Katie Dodge said...
Good tips. :) I write historical so I love going through websites that list the names of a certain time period. Censuses are great for that.
- March 15, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- Rachel Giddings said...
Hahaha. Look, I made Shallee's blog! It's not my fault I grew up in Boston, MA, and that's what Concord made me think of...
Very helpful and very timely post! I'm still trying to work out some names in my WIP and you have some great points. - March 15, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- Laura Josephsen said...
I love names. And I like the website behindthename.com. It has a random name generator that has been helpful for me in finding occasional last names--I can select by culture and see what names pop up. ;)
I love names. I love finding out who a character is based on their names. One of my books, "Confessions from the Realm of the Underworld (Also Known as High School)", was about six sisters whose mother was a professor of mythology and folklore, and all six girls had been named after women in Greek mythology. (Thus, the reason for the long title--the main character was Persephone.)
In my two book "Rising" series, I drew on English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish names for characters. This meant I had to write a pronunciation guide for some of the characters. One of my main characters was Mairwyn, and her name is Welsh and pronounced "mire-win." For that series, I used a lot of Latin words as a base for naming countries and people groups. (Like, I have a culture that has wings, and they are referred to as Alatun. This was from the Latin word "Alatus," which means "winged" or "winged one".)
Names are super, super fun, and sometimes my characters waltz in and go, "Hey, I'm _____." And other times I know that a character's name should start with an E, so I go hunting for E names until one clicks. - March 15, 2012 at 1:53 PM
- Shelley Sly said...
Names are so important to me. I like my cast of characters to all have different enough names so that they're not easily confused with one another (no two characters with the same letter name unless those two characters don't interact much.) I also like characters in the same book to have the same "feel" -- either all contemporary, all unique, etc. Great topic!
- March 15, 2012 at 2:15 PM
- Jeff Hargett said...
I wish naming my characters came as easily to me as naming my fictional nations and races. With rare exceptions, I try to keep most character names to three syllables or less. (If more, then I try to provide a nickname, title, etc.) I shudder at thinking a reader will skim over a character's name because they don't know how to pronounce it.
I do try to keep a certain sound or feel to names for various geographic regions or ethnic backgrounds and such. Names from one of my nations, for example, has lots of V/K/N letters. Some have surnames while others are "Son of/Daughter of" and still others have multiple names or use positional/vocational based names.
I just don't think that you can have Joe be friends with Rakishnel who was born next door without some kind of explanation. :-)
Can you tell I liked this post? - March 15, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Johanna Garth said...
Names are so hard for me. I love the idea of picking names with meanings that tie into the story or to the character's role in the story.
- March 15, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- Carmen Esposito said...
Names don't come easy for me so I go to baby naming websites for ideas. Depending on the setting and culture, I search for appropriate surnames. Once, I used a Swedish surname for the antagonist and it worked well for the story.
- March 15, 2012 at 8:48 PM
- Carrie-Anne said...
I've been a big name nerd for many years, so I love making lists of names and researching names. My personal naming style, particularly for girls, is primarily classical eccentric and classical unusual, so I tend towards names that aren't so common or popular, like Octavia, Justine, Eulalia (Yu-LAHL-yah), Eunomia, Xanthe, Ernestine, Livia, and Quintessa.
Since I also have Russian and Estonian characters, and European characters who survive the Shoah, I enjoy using less-common names from their respective countries of origin instead of the same common names most Westerners are familiar with. Usually, if I use a more common or trendy name, it's for a secondary character.
Currently, my favorite naming database is Behind the Name, and I also like Name Nerds. In the past, I've used 20,000 Names and Kabbalarians (before the latter switched to a paid service). I also enjoy finding uncommon names in books. I was introduced to many beautiful Italian names through The Decameron, one of my favoritest books.
I think it's short-sighted writing "advice" to name your characters after your friends' and neighbors' kids instead of using names you really like. I always preferred characters with less common names, and it dates a book quicker if all your characters have common, Top 50 names tied to a specific decade.
Some of my own favorite character names are Adicia, Lyubov (Lyuba), and Cinnimin. I originally used the name Adicia because its supposed meaning was "mal-treated," and this character definitely gets a rough deal through life. Years later, when I was going back to start the book over from scratch and memory, I found out it really means "injustice," after the Greek goddess of injustice. I felt that were very symbolic. My main female Russian character was originally named Amy (back when I didn't know jack about real Russian names), but I thought it were also very symbolic when I discovered the Russian equivalent is Lyubov, which literally means "love," something she wants so badly but has a hard time recognizing or keeping for a long time. And Cinnimin started out as a misspelling, but I liked it too much to change it after realizing my mistake. It looks softer, prettier, and more phonetic than Cinnamon. - March 15, 2012 at 8:58 PM
- Tara Tyler said...
love making up names! usually go with the first thing that comes to mind. but sometimes i use internet lists for ethnic authenticity...
- March 15, 2012 at 9:10 PM
- Naina Gupta said...
I kept in mind culture. Since all of my characters were from an Asian background I thought that it would be important to have a name that was simple and easy for a non-Indian to pronounce as well.
For some of my characters as well, I kept in mind meaning. I thought about my characters and looked for a name that would suit the kind of person that they were. For example someone who was very attractive was called 'Rupali' aka someone who is beautiful. There was another girl who was called 'Vidya' meaning knowledge. - March 16, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- Rachna Chhabria said...
Some of my character names just pop into my head, while I struggle to find the names for other character. I try to go for authenticity. I also like to have fun while naming my characters.
Shallee, I have tagged you on my blog. - March 16, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Angie said...
I love my baby name book!
- March 16, 2012 at 12:21 PM
- Misha Gerrick said...
It's funny, but my characters tell me their names.
Doorways have some interesting things behind naming, which is awesome, but it's almost as if they were always there, instead of me thinking about them. :-D - March 17, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- Peggy Eddleman said...
I don't have a great system. I just keep a file of names I like, and when I need one and one doesn't immediately come to mind, I go to the file to see if one fits. And then it has to fit in with the feel of the others. Since my book is post-apocalyptic, and kind of a secluded town, they can't be completely different types of names. I love how JK gave her characters names that fit the types of characters so well! I always wish I was better at that.
- March 18, 2012 at 5:02 PM
- Adrienne said...
Naming my characters is a painful, difficult process for me. I've used the phone book, websites, and friend's names. J.K. Rowling's characters all have such wonderful names!
- March 19, 2012 at 8:46 AM
- Peaches Ledwidge said...
I randomly selected some of the names for some of my characters while others were carefully selected.
- March 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- Elizabeth Varadan, Author said...
I love naming characters, and sometimes can't get moving on a scene if a new character is involved until I know the name is just right. I tried to rename one of my characters once, and it was really strange. The character just balked. She originally was Melanie, and I tried to change it to Jessica (a popular name), and she just had to be Melanie again before I could write her dialogue.
I love all the name sites on Google. In my latest book that takes place in Victorian England, I found wonderful Victorian names to use. What would we do without the Internet? - March 20, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- Lauren said...
I recently discovered the girl name "Austine." I was trying to name a rather tough and fiesty girl, and I think this fits perfectly. I'm really excited about it!
I like choosing relatively normal names for characters, but not relatively common or popular. - April 13, 2012 at 12:30 AM
- Esther said...
Great post!
For my characters, as it's set in a fictional world, I chose Hebrew as the base language. It's kind of like the Ancient Language of that world. So I try to choose Hebrew names for the Southerners (who are the ones who use it the most). - February 27, 2013 at 4:42 AM
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October 14 - November 6, 2010
Reception: Thursday, October 14, 6 - 8 PM
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Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Tessellating Pigments, an exhibition of new "geofabulous" paintings by the New York-based artist Damon Soule. This is Soule's second solo show with the gallery.
Working in acrylic on wood and on canvas, Soule's paintings depict fantastic atmospheres of ambiguous makeup and density, which dance with hovering volumes. These "forms" are primarily geometric—triangular, rectilinear—that shift between 2-D and 3-D figuration. Initially flat, the forms are spurred to "tessellate," evolving into diamonds, cubes, etc., that fan out in all planar directions. In combination, they create soaring arcs that appear both decorative and menacing. Like screen "grabs" from a video game, these views explode with pattern, virtuosic manipulations of perspective, and lively colors. The cropped views hint at larger dimensions beyond the picture plane, heightening optical tension. They also suggest a parallel with "virtual space" and the collective sensation of worlds just beyond our keyboards.
In Photonic Wave Collapse, the eponymous event is depicted as rows of exploding gemstones—brilliantly colored, these faceted forms blow outward in arcs of light and force. Below this disintegrating grid are deeper layers of pattern and atmosphere, a dark underworld that is difficult to penetrate or decode. No less complex, Portalhedron is more tranquil in tone, with pellucid ripples of water-like pattern that descend toward and encircle a centrally placed light source. More gemstone-facet patterns array the outer edges of the image, shifting in and out of flatness and dimensionality, coming toward or retreating from the viewer. This ambiguity is key to the dynamism in Soule's mysterious "abstractions."
Elsewhere, the work of Buckminster Fuller, Bridget Riley, and Julie Mehretu comes to mind in Soule's deft evocation of geometric space. Often resolving around a central or multiple sources of energy/light—a fiery explosion or atomic implosion—these areas of pattern give structure and rhythm to passages of wild gestural painting. Essentially abstract works, these "representative" riffs are a kitschy homage to graphic design forebears as well as celebrations of today's obsession with urban street art and CGI image-making in video gaming and cinema.
Born in Atlanta in 1974, Damon Soule grew up in New Orleans, studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, and currently lives and works in New York. He cofounded FIT skateboards and Civilian Clothing in 1996, both early platforms for his art. Solo exhibitions of his work include: Same Loud No, Fecal Face Dot Gallery, San Francisco (2009); Amused Loon, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York (2008); and Lacksadayscycle, Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia (2007). Selected group exhibitions include: Further, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York (2010); Summer Group Exhibition, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York (2009); 365, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco (2008); Green Art Exhibition, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica (2007); and Outside Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (2002).


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Greetings, Colleagues.
"We have the agency and wisdom to work as a community and care for one another achieving a new vision of safety and accountability." Statement from Coalition of Student Organizers @ UMB
Our students are inspiring. Like so many of us on the faculty, many of them were horrified to learn that our campus had been turned into a staging area for counter-protest police forces. With only a few days of planning, these students took action. They developed a robust coalition and brought together hundreds of people to campus for a peaceful rally and march on June 6 protesting the militarization of campus and the larger issues of systemic racism and police brutality that have convulsed the United States in recent days.
Many faculty members joined students, staff, and community members among the assembled. Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Trotter Institute Quito Swan spoke powerfully about our collective responsibility to take action now, and has emphasized: "UMass Boston must address the impact of these incidents on the city's Black communities and Black UMass faculty, staff, and students...Our community is denouncing 'home grown' racism and the use of the campus and UMass Boston Police in counter-protest measures."
Members of the UMB administration were notable only in their absence and silence. But silence and absence might be preferable to the damaging claims and empty promises coming from our Interim Chancellor and Chief of Police in their communications this week (See here and here). Neither Katherine Newman nor Donald Baynard commits to ending the practice of turning campus over to counter-protest police forces; both lecture us on why such militarization of campus is necessary. Interim Chancellor Newman's letter on "campus concerns" seems even more grievous in the light of her communication earlier in the week in which she counterposed "civil protests" against what she describes as "[d]estructive, violent riots" but did not mention the words "systemic," "racism," or "brutality," let alone promise to take action against these for racial justice to ensure that Black Lives Matter. Although Interim Chancellor Newman may be laying blame for recent chaos in our cities and towns on the protesters, as Jamelle Bouie and so many others have tried to explain, these are police riots. The indisputable evidence is on our streets and our screens.
As a community we have so many challenging questions to face about how systemic racism is expressed on our own campus: some of our colleagues recently asked the Interim Chancellor in an email why the administration "prioritizes the convenience of the police over the psychological, emotional, and physical well-being of its students, faculty, and staff of color and of the communities surrounding campus." We call on the administration to commit to ending what the Interim Chancellor has called a "long-running practice among the Commonwealth's public safety agencies of providing mutual support." The student coalition that organized the rally asked pointedly, for instance, why, in the midst of a pandemic the university has not lent space or resources to the surrounding community, but has mobilized quickly to buttress counter-protest police.
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What it does
HOSTNAME=magento echo "$HOSTNAME" > /etc/hostname sed -i "s|127.0.1.1 \(.*\)|127.0.1.1 $HOSTNAME|" /etc/hosts hostname magento
apt-get update
install apache2 php5 mysql-server php5-curl php5-gd php5-mcrypt php5-mysql php-apc postfix php5-cli
cd /usr/local/src/ tar xzf magento-220.127.116.11.tar.gz mv magento/ /var/www
mysqladmin -u root create magento mysql -u root <<-END_PRIVS GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON magento.* TO magento@localhost IDENTIFIED BY "magento"; flush privileges; END_PRIVS
chmod 777 /var/www/magento/app/etc/ chmod 777 /var/www/magento/var/ chmod -R 777 /var/www/magento/media/
echo "*/5 * * * * root /usr/bin/php /var/www/magento/cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1" > /etc/cron.d/magento
a2dissite default default-ssl a2ensite magento magento-ssl a2enmod rewrite ssl
service apache2 stop service mysql stop
So, when is magento installed?
cat /var/www/magento/app/etc/local.xml | grep key
setupdomain script
#!/bin/bash # Script to setup site domain for magento # By Adrian Moya if [ $# != 1 ]; then echo "Usage: setupdomain DOMAINNAME" echo "Example: setupdomain www.example.com" else DOMAIN="http://$1/" SDOMAIN="https://$1/" sed -r -i "s|ServerName .*|ServerName $1|" /etc/apache2/sites-available/magento sed -r -i "s|ServerName .*|ServerName $1|" /etc/apache2/sites-available/magento-ssl mysql -u root -e "UPDATE core_config_data SET value='$DOMAIN' WHERE path='web/unsecure/base_url';" magento mysql -u root -e "UPDATE core_config_data SET value='$SDOMAIN' WHERE path='web/secure/base_url';" magento service apache2 reload echo "Done!" fi
Known issues:
Download Link
If you want a direct
If you want a direct download, you could use their svn repository:
svn checkout http://svn.magentocommerce.com/source/branches/1.4
I am not that familiar with SVN though, so I'm not sure if you would want to do anything after that.
Which Appliance should this be installed over? - or is it one?
I am guessing this needs to be installed over a LAMP appliance. There is a Complete Zend Install also on Magento.
It woulid seem ideal to buiild a Appliance or a Script anyway that takes a configured appliance,
then Installs Magento-Zend Install
Then Upgrades Magento to current build.
I don't know much about Zend but I understand there is a Zend underlayer in Magento.
How to proceeed?
thank you,
Installing TKL Patch? -- seemingly not ssh or command shell..??
In the tutorial it states:
"TurnKey allows you to install tklpatch via the package management system:"
but on the "install packages" page of Webmin there are about 5 Input lines where the following could be applied...
apt-get update apt-get install tklpatch
I realize this is a more "central" issue than the Magento patch, but it is the current focus.
any help is helpful.
thank you,
Step 7 and 8 is next
7: I will be able to put the new ISO in my Datastore (yestrdays breakthrough on my side).
8: When I run the New VM install from ISO my only worry (from yesterdays experience) is what version of partitioning etc to specify. I thought I messed it all up, but when I restarted I got the new system to load anyway.
As all my "get updates" will not be in this new system I expect this should be done again at some poiint. Will let you know more shortly.
Patch went well for Core. Joomla is churning away.
Joomla patch failed with the following sequence of events:
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
+cd /usr/local/src/
+tar xzf magento-188.8.131.52.tar.gz
mv magento/ /var/www
+mysqladmin _u root create magento
mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: "Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/myswld.sock' (2)'
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists!
Removing 'local diversion of /sbin/initctl to /sbin/initctl.distrib"
I will work on the Core Patch that has worked for now.
thanks again!
Needing to delete in Source the each time I post here ir I get infinite loop giberish posting
FileManager got ISO in, and Patch is applying now.
I will do a double test of this, not that I have the ISO going in. WEBMIN is the reason I have been following Turnkey as I am completely new to Linux and just need things to work.
One with Core rc11
One with Joomla rc11
Joomla as I have a tie between my Joomla and Magento systems, and if I this I can use on Extended Validation SSL Cert for both (paid already)
The Patch is applying now! Thank you,
Had to Join RapidShare Pro
they wouldn't let me use their "slow" method.
Bigger file: 11mb. applying the patch now.
Downloaded in windows. Uploaded in Webmin FileManager, Applying patch in Webmin SSH.
thanks for the update.. will keep on this one.
Thanks also for the help.
actually wanting Magento and Joomla on same VM Machine
I am using MageBridge to link the two and will save an IP and likely also an SSL cert if I can get them linked.
Not todays prioirity. Going with the Core patched version next.
thanks again.
Unfortunately... not a functional Patch yet on my side.
Hi Adrian,
Some of the scripting seemingly did not go as planned.
Got the VM turned on, can access through Webmin. Did a TKLBam backup.
Took a static IP from another server so I coulid have a working Named URL quick (Magento Wants that).
Unfortunately, no Skin shows up on the shop side or the Admin side.
In Admin, once I log in, I get redirected to a URL without the original URL (http://index.php/Admin)
Finally, I don't see MySQL anywhere accessible so I can get in there and move some settings around.
So.. Not sure how to proceed. It might be helpful if I show you what is going on.
I know it is a lot of work and appreciate what you have done on this. I know it is close.
Thanks for this
Hi Adrian,
I wanted to do the same along the way but did not know a method to take the discussion of fthe side.
I expect the MyIporDomainName will work... I think I will try again over the "Lamp" stack as I like to have some more Apache Control and MySQL Admin built into Webmin. I am definitely not a "black screen" command line guy yet. Thanks for all the work you have done on this. I am going to explore the "dev" back side to see if I can help "or at least be a test bed".
thanks again,
Landis A.
comments out of synch - mysql and apache installed (thank you)
The && means "new line" I believe, anyway did install well w/ 2 lines.
Got that in. Now I am hoping this version of webmin-mysql will do InnoDB engine on MySql. The Joomla build does not as far as I can find out. (won't reboot when I set the value).
.......... now I have set InnoDB as default and it took. Will try to follow the same in my Joomla setup. This is a great move. Put it in the Patch if you can.
Got through Magento Install
I did two things, one to make it work, and one to allow me parrallel tests. Rename /app/etc/local.xml to local.xml.bak (this forces new install). Also I had to make my whole cache folder 777 writable.
The problem I had is that I wanted to use a new Database but somewhere I could not get the system to shoot at my "root" password. (I used your default/default setup on your Magento Database). I need to change that. I am trying to run a /mag folder reinstall of my old Data. If I can work through the password issue it "may" work but I am not sure it will yet.
Your Install is "Up" and I can get to front and back ends of Magento. Thank you!
setupdomain (command) MYIPDOMAINNAME (use yours)
I typed setupdomain MYIPDOMAINNAME (and once I installed Apache in WebMin I found that it was thinking that is the domain name for the site.
ran the script
I got to the admin login after running the script, but then get redirected to a URL with no domain or IP (similar to last time).
IS PHPMYADMIN accessible or the APACHE setup?
All I can get to is generic Webmin without these items.
SSH is a black screen for me (meaning I am not very capable with it). I don't know how to edit Mysql from there.
unfortunately my own LAMP effort is befuddled by some different issues. working on a restore just now in fact.
Maybe I could show you some details. Do you use Skype - could do a screen share.
sky nm: (landis.a)
I'm not sure how Adrian set this one up
But did you run the script from the prompt accessable with SSH? (ie typed the command suggested by Adrian into the 'black screen'?) It should be obvious if it works. If it doesn't, tell us what error it throws up. I'm assuming that you understood that you needed to replace "MYIPORDOMAINNAME" with your actual IP address or domain name. eg:
setupdomain example.com
I'm not 100% sure that Adrian included phpMyAdmin with this device (sorry haven't got time to read the full thread either to find out). If he did, I'd assume that he used the default TKL setup which is to have phphMyAdmin available at https://<ip-address>:12322 (just like Webmin but port 12322 instead of Webmin's 12321). This is where you should find it in the LAMP setup. From memory though, you mention Zend server. In my limited experience with Zend (see my KnowledgeTree patch) it is not currently compatible with phpMyAdmin under Ubuntu (not by default anyway).
If I were you, I'd probably just try to get this running properly on the recommended base (ie TKL Core v11.0RC) and then once you have that all working as expected, then play and tweak etc (eg try patching LAMP, getting phpMyAdmin working, etc). You have a much better chance of working out your problems one-by-one that way and understanding what may be the problem and how to fix it.
Good luck.
phpMyAdmin would be helpful
Adrian set me up with the Webmin version of MySQL which gets me to the data. It woulid be nice for editing to have phpMyAdmin also there (a little better interface).
My experience is that WebMin MySQL is the way to do "bigger imports" via the Excecute SQL setup which is right there. but for little Edits, PhpMyAdmin is better.
The Zend install acted like it was working, but a few hours later nothing was working. I will "delete from inventory"... which is too bad given recomendations I have heard.
I struggle a bit with Apache control but the "setupdomain" command seems to really help.
Now wanting to get Joomla tied into the same system w/ Magento (acting as the root - but residing in a parallel folder). I am not sure how to do this just now but I am sure it is possible. Maybe a simple redirect off of index.php (index.html) which I have there now. Magento is one folder downstream.
all for now. I need to see if I can move my data. Our Webhost who had Magento and other things dissappeared about a week ago and all I have is Cpanel access to everything.
Install.. Migration
Install has worked. I got the system to think it was migrating my old data but nothing there yet. I will work on a summary of what I did to get the install working. Ideally a migration path should also be outlined.
How do you have innodb working in this build?
I can't get InnoDB (engine for MySQL) working in a Joomla build. It is working in your Magento patch.
I read here that Ubuntu committee are not yet porting it through the plugin lists.??
How do I actually read the MySQL version that is installed? Is it "updateable"?
Sorry to bring this up.
Parallel Magento migrated over with full old Install and Data
Hi Adrian,
I wanted to let you know I also have gotten our full old site migrated over to a parrallel Magento folder (Mag) and it appears to be working well. This was the ultimate goal and the performance so far is really remarkable in comparison to the old hosted set up we had. (Both folders are on the layer above the base www (which is basically empty right now)
I did this by moving the full file structures (with the 5 or 6 extensions), clearing the magento cache and session folders, and renaming the local.xml file to local.xml.bak (app/etc). I also made www. point to www instead of Magento in Apache (webmin).
The trick was in not moving the actual Data until a "install" process takes place (thus rename local.xml so Magento doesn't go looking). The reason for this is to be sure the original DATA file is built properly. Importantly, the Datafile should be different than the Patch Magento file (can be specified at install time).
Having done this, I was able to excecute SQL by dropping in a full export from the Hosted SQL File.
It took a little cleaning, and I had to install phpMyAdmin to debug a few SSL and Domain name issues. I wouild like to have phpMyAdmin show up on the default port of: 12322 but that is later when I learn more about handling hosts and folder specific settings.
I need to learn this (host control) in order to to put Joomla in a parrallel folder to these, but have Joomla work as the Root Folder www.mydomain.com/ (pointing to Joomla) but magento pointing to the www.mydomain.com/mag/ . I can do this now by putting Joomla in Root, but it is messy (was like this in our old install). I do this so the two work together to present the data through Joomla. Just want a clean folder and host structure.
Always learning to do.
Thank you Very Much for your help getting the Patch put in place!
all the best,
L. Arnold
Update protocol or Magento in TKL Magento Patch?
I am getting an error when I go to "magento connect" from Magento.
Seems like the other option is running "pear" scripts. I am trying to do this, but striking out some.
I ran, and got to install
apt-get install php-pear
, but then no reaction to a line like this as ".pear" is not recongnized as a command
./pear help
this link outlines the subject (see bottom for Pear discussion when connect not available)
Any help is appreciated.
Just change file permissions.
My reading of the documentation you link to states that to use Magento Connect the preferred way is to temporarily change the permissions on the Magento root folder. The easiest way to do that is to change it to 777 but be aware that while the permissions are set like that anyone who can log into the server can do anything (security risk) - make sure you change it back straight afterwards! You can set file permissions via Filezilla (if you are using it, I imagine WinSCP should be able to do that too) or via Webmin File Manager, or via the commandline like this:
chmod 777 -R /path/to/magento/root/
As stated in the documentation, after you have done your installation/update/whatever you need to return them to '655':
chmod 655 -R /path/to/magento/root/
If you want to go the other route using pear:
I assume that the ./pear referred to in the documentation is a specific version of pear installed with Magento (so I'd guess you didn't need to install pear separately). Probaly best to use the version included with Magento rather than the version you've installed (there are probably different versions and may result in strange things happening).
You need to make sure you are running in the root Magento folder. I suspect you were trying to run the command from the /root folder? (hence not found). Try this:
cd /path/to/magento/root ./pear help
[Edit - hope you don't mind I deleted your other post to tidy up a little]
Make sure you are using SFTP not FTP
It's available form the drop down in the right hand pane of the account manager (or whatever its called - window that comes up when you click the button on the far left of the toolbar).
Thank you for this...
(I wish I could clean it up so easily actually, but this is edited)
I was also looking at how I would make a "Pear Channel" as an alternative way to upgrade: ie: how to get a Magento Channel to work:
Seems it might cause less security risk.
The other problem is that /media and /var (maybe a few others) need 777 after 655 is reset.
That said, your kind commands might be the quickest.. It would be nice to eliminate the security risk which really seems a Magento issue (and of course mine).
Changing permissions is a risk but only until you change back
Just don't forget to change them back!
As for your other folders, if possible try to locate the exact files/folders that need access rather than set the whole folder to 777. Also it may be possible to change the ownership to the webserver account (www-data) instead of 777. If you plan on leaving them that way permanently then that would be preferable to 777.
chown www-data:www-data -R /path/to/folder/
This is assuming that Magento runs under the www-data user account (which I'd suspect it does).
from the Patch Description (to reset the few 777 folders)
I should be able to run these commands after resetting the full folder to 655
chmod 777 /var/www/magento/app/etc/ chmod 777 /var/www/magento/var/ chmod -R 777 /var/www/magento/media/
Yes do that
If that's what Adrian did in the initial patch, then do that. He is far more knowledgable than me in these things and I would trust his judgement on whether something is an acceptable risk or not.
Also if this is something that is likely to be wanted from time-to-time then it could be worth making it into a script so the process to 'reset' permissions after upgrading/installing could be a single command. May be worthy of addition to the appliance even?
got this to work on "fresh" install but not "old install"
It would be nice in the patch to script into and out of "upgrade mode"
Also it would be nice to have a little more "guidance" on Apache setups and SSL. Magento is very very finnicky about "rewrites" and I have basically tied one of my boxes in a knot -- and trying to untie it I can't get to the bottom of the apache/ssl/mysql layer cake.
(Current subject of chmod's is around a a new build though).
Looks like I need to get the pear updates to work from here... tommorrow though.
Followup on How to move Magento
This might be better aimed at Magento Forums, , but one can get lost there also. I expect people will be moving Magento to TKL in considerable numbers and the following should take some of the pain and risk out of the process.
I described (in bits and pieces) earlier in this thread moving Magento above which all worked except for the "downloader" aspects. For quite a while I was not able to update the various pear files and correct "serializations" and "paths" to get a working "updatable" install. There are several people providing advice for how to do this with various scripts but this seems a persistant problem.
The answer however lay in making a list of "Magento Connect" additions that are in the old site (and also in the crossloaded Downloader folder). Renaming the Downloader Folder to "Downloader-Bak". Taking a Fresh install of of the Downloader folder (with no additions in the system) then going to Magento Connect and re-installing the additions right over the old additions.
I can concieve that there is some danger in this method - ie if a installer is checking for previous install versions that need to be upgraded, vis a vis them doing a simple fresh install. On the surface of it, this did work. One problem install I am having with one system may be rectified, now, by doing a "uninstall" of the addition, then reinstalling a second time fresh. This seemed impossible to do with the old downloader files (I could at least see what had been installed) - or the "fixed" files where they system went blank before the list showed itself. You can't "uninstall" off the old "downloader" maps because they are pointing to your old folder structure (in my case a web host) and are serialized XML that preface every entry with a "charachter count". I manually tried to reset this twice. Also ran what seemed to be good scripts (not made by me) but always the same result. Clearing Cache and Sessions would not help.
The New Downloader folder and fresh installs got the system going again.
A word of warning: do not want to do an "update" to a misdirected "Downloader" file. I did get a "Mage Core" update going that unfortunately ground to a halt once it hit the "attached" downloader sections.
TKLBam backup is a good thing. Run it before any serious upgrade!
TKL Patch by itself (works well) - quick steps
If just running the TKL Patch, install it as described.
Open UP SSH:12320, run
setupdomain YOURDOMAINNAME.com
Then Start Magento on the Web.
Alternatively, you can go through the "install script" by renaming the /app/etc/local.xml file to, for instance: /app/etc/local.xml-bak.
This would give you a bit more security by setting your own special MYSQL Password and SQL FileName - both in webmin-mysql and the magento install script.
Before engaging Magento though, again run
setupdomain YOURDOMAINNAME.com in SSH.
Official TurnKey Magento appliance soon to be released
We've already created the official TurnKey Magento appliance, and it will be released along with "part I" of TurnKey 11.0. The images have already been uploaded and are awaiting release, so it should be available for download really really soon.
I'd love to get your feedback on the new appliance as it seems you've got some experience working with the system.
cant wait
i've been working with magento and virtualbox for awhile but i'm new to turnkey. so this is awesome.
Appliance available for download
The appliance has already been released and is available for download, though we have yet to create the appliance page for it.
Downloaded it this morning... very slick. SOO much better than the VBox, WinXP, WAMP mess I was screwing around with previously. the time this will be saving me is unmeasurable. many thanks
Sounds good. Will be on the first wave for sure
I look forward to the final release product. I think this will be compelling. I haven't seen much talk about Joomla (1.6 is about to ship) but give it some attention as well.
Happy holidays,
Official appliance created
TurnKey Magento was included in TurnKey Linux 11 release (part one), based on Adrian's TKLPatch.


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You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
It is reported by the customers that the server performance degraded due to a newly implemented process. Dynamic Management Views is utilized to confirm that no long running queries exist.
The operating system performance data should be correlated with the actual query execution trace, and the least administrative effort should be utilized.
Which action will you perform to finish the task?
A. To finish the task, Data Collector should be utilized.
B. To finish the task, the SQLdiag.exe utility should be utilized.
C. To finish the task, SQL Server Profiler and the tracerpt.exe utility should be utilized.
D. To finish the task, SQL Server Profiler and System Monitor should be utilized.
Answer: D
SOL Server profiler displays data about a large number of SOL Server events.
Whereas Windows System Monitor graphically displays information about the server internals. You can merge the two sets of information and walk through a scenario viewing both perspectives using SQL Server Profiler.
To set up the dual-perspective experience, you need to simultaneously capture server performance using both Performance Monitor's Counter Logs and SOL Server Profiler.
The steps to do this are listed below:
1. Configure System Monitor with the exact counters you want to view later. Be sure to get the scale and everything just right. Set up the Counter Log to the exact same configuration.
2. Configure Profiler with the right set of trace events. They must include the start and end time data columns so that Profiler can integrate the two logs later. Save the profiler and close profiler.
3. Manually start the Counter Log. Open SOL Profiler trace code to start the server–side trace.
4. When the test is complete, stop both the counter Log and the server side trace.
You need to stop the SQL Profiler which is a negative point in this.
5. Open profiler and open the saved trace file.
6. Use the Files> Import Performance Data menu command to import the Counter Log.
You have the option of selecting only the important counters from the performance monitor.
There will be performance issues if you select too many counters.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
There is a database in the instance, and the day-to-day business of your company requires the database. When reports are executed, slow response time is experienced by Users.
A performance monitoring strategy will be implemented by you so as to have three aspects of data captured and stored:
– Blocking and deadlock information
– Executed Transact-SQL statements
– Query activity and Counters for disk, CPU,and memory.
You are required to utilize the least amount of administrative effort to implement the monitoring process.
Which action will you perform to finish the task?
A. To finish the task, the client-side profiler trace should be utilized.
B. To finish the task, the dynamic management views should be utilized.
C. To finish the task, the data collector should be utilized.
D. To finish the task, the System Monitor counter log trace should be utilized.
Answer: C
SQL Sewer 2008 provides a data collector that you can use to obtain and save data that is gathered from several sources. The data collector enables you to use data collection containers, which enable you to determine the scope and frequency of data collection on a SOL Server server system.
The data collector provides predefined collector types that you can use for data collection.
The collector types provide the actual mechanism for collecting data and uploading it to the management data warehouse.
For this release of the data collector, the following collector type is provided.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
The computer on which the instance run has the following three features:
64-GB RAM, four quad-core processors, and several independent physical
raid volumes A transactional database will be implemented on the instance.
In addition, the database should have a high volume of INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE activities, creation of new tables is contained by the activities.
You need to maximize disk bandwidth and decrease the contention in the storage allocation structures so as to have the performance of the database optimized.
Which action will you perform to finish the task?
A. To finish the task, database and log files should be placed on the same volume.
B. To finish the task, the affinity mask option should be configured properly.
C. To finish the task, multiple data files should be create for the database.
D. To finish the task, the affinity I/O mask option should be configured properly.
Answer: C
If your database is very large and very busy, multiple tiles can be used to increase performance. Here is one example of how you might use multiple files. Let's say you have a single table with 10 million rows that is heavily queried. It the table is in a single file, such as a single database file, then SQL Server would only use one thread to perform a read of the rows in the table. But if the table were divided into three physical files, then SOL Server would use three threads (one per physical file} to read the table, which potentially could be faster. In addition, if each tile were on its own separate physical disk or disk array, the performance gain would even be greater.
Essentially, the more files that a large table is divided into, the greater the potential performance.
Of course there is a point where the additional threads aren't of much use when you max out the server's UO. But up until you do max out the IXO, additional threads (and files) should increase performance.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
Log shipping should be implemented for several databases on three SQL Server instances.
The logs are migrated to a fourth SQL Server instance. A manual failover will be implemented.
You need to ensure that the database applications utilize the secondary server after failover.
Since you are the technical support, you are required to confirm that the latest data should be available to users.
Which actions should you perform to achieve the goal? (Choose more than one)
A. To achieve the goal, you should utilize the WITH RECOVERY option on the last log to apply
any unapplied transaction log backups in sequence to each secondary database.
B. To achieve the goal, you should redirect client computers to the secondary instance.
C. To achieve the goal, you should replicate all log shipping network shares to the secondary
D. To achieve the goal, you should utilize the WITH NORECOVERY option to back up the tail
of the transaction log of primary databases.
E. To achieve the goal, you should back up all databases on the secondary instance.
Answer: ABD
Log shipping consists of three operations:
1. Back up the transaction log at the primary server instance.
2. Copy the transaction log file to the secondary server instance.
3. Restore the log backup on the secondary server instance.
The log can be shipped to multiple secondary server instances.
In such cases, operations 2 and 3 are duplicated for each secondary server instance.
A log shipping configuration does not automatically fail over from the primary server to the secondary sewer. It the primary database becomes unavailable, any of the secondary databases can be brought online manually.
To make the target as the new source database you have to
1. Backup the transaction log tail in order to have the latest transactions and to put the database in recovery state
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2. After having copied all the transaction log backup, restore them in order and, tor the latest, use the WITH RECOVERY option
3. Redirect all the clients to the new source database.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
After a regular test, you find that performance degradation is experienced by an instance for the three reasons:
Excessive CPU usage, Server processes paging and Deadlocks
A monitoring solution should be implemented to provide data, monitor and troubleshoot performance issues and detailed deadlock information should be contained in the provided data.
You should utilize the least amount of administrative effort to finish the task.
Which tool will you utilize to finish the task?
A. To finish the task, you should utilize Resource Governor.
B. To finish the task, you should utilize Database Engine Tuning Advisor.
C. To finish the task, you should utilize Extended Events.
D. To finish the task, you should utilize Performance Monitor (SYSMON).
Answer: C
Introducing SQL Server Extended Events
SOL Server Extended Events (Extended Events} is a general event-handling system for server systems. The Extended Events infrastructure supports the correlation of data from SOL Server, and under certain conditions, the correlation of data from the operating system and database applications. In the latter case, Extended Events output must be directed to Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) in order to correlate the event data with operating system or application event data. All applications have execution points that are useful both inside and outside an application.
Inside the application, asynchronous processing may be enqueued using information that is gathered during the initial execution of a task. Outside the application, execution points provide monitoring utilities with information about the behavioral and performance characteristics of the monitored application.
Extended Events supports using event data outside a process, This Etta is typically used
– Tracing tools, such as SOL Trace and System Monitor.
– Logging tools, such as the Windows event log or the SOL Server error log.
– Users administering a product or developing applications on a product.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
There are 30 branch offices in DoubleSecurity Insurance, and in the branch offices, customer data are stored in SQL Server 2008 databases.
Customer data should be security compliant if it is stored through multiple database instances.
You intend to utilize the Policy-Based Management feature to design a strategy for custom policies. And the format of custom policies is XML format.
The requirements listed below should be satisfied.
The company distributes custom policies to all instances.
In addition, the company enforces the policies on all instances. A strategy should be thought out and the minimum amount of administrative effort should be utilized.
Which action should you perform to finish the task?
A. To finish the task, the Distributed File System Replication service should be utilized.
B. To finish the task, a configuration server should be utilized.
C. To finish the task, the policies should be distributed by utilizing Group Policy Objects.
D. To finish the task, the policies should be distributed by utilizing the Active Directory directory
Answer: B
Configuration Server or Central Management Server
In SOL Server 2008, you can designate an instance ot SQL Server as a Central Management Server. Central Management Servers store a list of instances of SOL Server that is organized into one or more Central Management Server groups. Actions that are taken by using a Central Management Server group will act on all servers in the server group. This includes connecting to servers by using Object Explorer and executing Transact-SOL statements and Policy-Based Management policies on multiple servers at the same time. All Central Management Servers and subordinate servers must be registered by using Windows Authentication. Versions ot SOL Server that are earlier than SOL Server 2008 cannot be designated as a Central Management Server.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
All data changes are implemented through stored procedures, and only the INSERT, UPDATE,
or DELETE statements are utilized by the procedures.
A backup strategy should be implemented.
The business requirements listed below should be satisfied:
– Point-in-time recovery for failure is supported by the backup strategy at any time of day.
– The least amount of disk space should be utilized by the transaction log.
Which action should you perform to finish the task?
A. To finish the task, hourly database snapshots should be utilized.
B. To finish the task, the full-recovery model along with transaction log backups should be
C. To finish the task, the full-recovery model along with differential backups should be utilized.
D. To finish the task, the simple-recovery model along with differential backups should be
Answer: B
– Requires log backups.
– No work is lost due to a lost or damaged data file.
– Can recover to an arbitrary point in time (tor example, prior to application or user error).
Work loss exposure
– Normally none.
– It the tail of the log is damaged, changes since the most recent log backup must be redone.
Recover to point in time
– Can recover to a specific point in time, assuming that your backups are complete up to that point in time.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
You are experienced in managing databases in an enterprise-level organization,optimizing and sustaining the database life cycle.
In the company, your job is to implement solutions on security, troubleshooting, deployment and optimization. A SQL Server 2008 infrastructure is managed by you.
A database is utilized by the instance, and the database is utilized by a Web-based application. 15,000 transactions are processed by the application every minute.
A column is contained by a table in the database, and the column is utilized only by the application. Sensitive data is stored in this column.
The sensitive data should be stored with the highest security level.
In addition, the least amount of memory space and processor time should be utilized.
From the following four encryption types, which one should you utilize?
A. Asymmetric key encryption should be utilized.
B. Certificate-based encryption should be utilized.
C. Symmetric key encryption should be utilized.
D. Transparent data encryption should be utilized.
Answer: C
At the root of encryption tree is the Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI), which secures the key hierarchy at the machine level and is used to protect the service master key (SMK) for the database server instance. The DIVIK protects the database master key (DMK), which is stored at the user database level and which in turn protects certificates and asymmetric keys.
These in turn protect symmetric keys, which protect the data. TDE uses a similar hierarchy down to the certificate. The primary difference is that when you use TDE, the DIVIK and certificate must bestored in the master database rather than in the user database. A new key, used only for TDE and referred to as the database encryption key {DEK), is created and stored in the user database. This hierarchy enables the server to automatically open keys and decrypt data in both cell-level and database-level encryption. The important distinction is that when cell-level encryption is used, all keys from the DIVIK down can be protected by a password instead of by another key.
This breaks the decryption chain and forces the user to input a password to access data.
In TDE, the entire chain from DPAPI down to the DEK must be maintained so that the server
can automatically provide access to files protected by TDE. In both cell-level encryption and
TDE, encryption and decryption through these keys is provided by the Windows Cryptographic API (CAPI). Symmetric keys use the same password to encrypt and decrypt data, so it is the
less space consuming, because one asymmetric key will use one private and one public key.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database.
A new database application is hosted by the instance.
The security requirements should be designed for the application.
A unique login to the SQL Server 2008 server is assigned to each application user.
Stored procedures are included by the application database to execute stored procedures in the MSDB database. SQLAgent jobs are scheduled by the stored procedures in the MSDB database.
Since you are the technical support, you are required to confirm that the stored procedures in the MSDB database should be executed by utilizing the security context of the application user.
Which action should you perform?
A. Each user should be added to the public role in the MSDB database.
B. Each user should be added to the db_dtsltduser database role in the MSDB database.
C. The MSDB database should be set to utilize the TRUSTWORTHY option, and then each
user should be added to the MSDB database.
D. The new database should be set to utilize the TRUSTWORTHY option, and then each
user should be added to the MSDB database.
Answer: D
The TRUSTWORTHY database property is used to indicate whether the instance of SOL
Server trusts the database and the contents within it. By default, this setting is OFF, but can
be set to ON by using the ALTER DATABASE statement. For example, ALTER DATABASE
AdventureWorks2008R2 SET TRUSTWORTHY ON;
By default msdb has the option TRUSTWORTHY set to True.
You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator.
A maintenance strategy should be designed for a mission-critical database, and a large table named Orders is contained by the database.
Index maintenance operations are contained in the design plan.
When you design the strategy, the facts listed below should be taken into consideration.
– First, the users continuously access to the Orders table in the database.
– Secondly, a column of the xml data type is contained by Orders table.
– Thirdly, the new rows are regularly added to the Orders table.
– Fourthly, the average fragmentation for the clustered index of the Orders table is no more than 2 percent.
A strategy should be designed to have the performance of the queries on the table optimized.
Which action will you perform?
A. The clustered index of the Orders table should be dropped.
B. The clustered index of the Orders table offline should be rebuilt once a month.
C. The clustered index of the Orders table should be excluded from scheduled reorganizing or rebuilding operations.
D. The clustered index of the Orders table should be reorganized by reducing the fill factor.
Answer: C
As the users will continuously access the database and there is one cluster index, the cluster index could not be unavailable because the leaf pages of the clustered index contains the table data.
Furthermore, the cluster index has never one fragmentation of more than 2%, this means it doesn't need to be reordered.
With this, you can be sure that answer A,B and D are wrong.
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