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Covered: the Pagan veiling controversy
This post is a bit of a tangent from my central focus of Frigga, fiber and wyrd--but, as I hope you'll see, it's only a bit of one, since it does concern, rather closely, the values around which I've built my own spirituality, especially the very Heathen themes of choice and responsibility.
As you can tell from my profile photo, I am a pagan woman who chooses to wear some type of head covering at least some of the time. I've gone into detail on my own blog about my reasons for doing so, but just to recap a bit: I initially flirted with veiling a couple of years back, mostly as an extension of the semi-modest form of dress I had adopted. My partner had already started veiling daily by then as a devotional act for her God (long before the practice became trendy), and I wanted to see whether I too could enjoy some of the practical benefits she reported, mainly protection for the crown chakra and an additional buffer against the thoughts and emotions of others--something invaluable for psychically sensitive people such as we both are.
I also liked the fact that wearing a veil sends a visual signal to others that you are somehow different, set apart from mainstream society. This is in part a cultural signal; nuns wear veils, after all, and as the bride of a God I consider myself to be the pagan equivalent of a nun, more or less. (The "less" part of that statement being because pagans unfortunately have no established system or architecture in place to support this path.) True, most people walking down the street would never mistake a woman wearing a colorful veil, or a hat, or a kerchief, for a nun, but for me it acted as a tangible reminder of my path.
Well, at that time my veiling experiment didn't stick for a number of reasons, but fast forward to this year and as of this writing I've been covering my head almost daily for several months now. I resumed the practice at the urging of both Frigga and one of my personal spirits, a highborn Englishwoman who lived at a time when married women did not venture outside without covering their heads, period. This time, the practice seems to be a better fit for my current circumstances and it is having all of the desired effects I described above, in addition to helping me maintain my composure, spiritual focus, and positive outlook while at my day job.
At about the same time I resumed covering my head, my partner joined an online forum for pagan women who veil. I won't name this community because it has undergone something of an upheaval recently, and its founder is, as a result, understandably protective of the original name, but readers who keep up with the pagan online scene will know what group I'm referring to. At the time the community began, pagan women who veiled were relatively rare, the practice being far more widespread within the Big Three Abrahamic religions. Within months, however, pagan veiling seemingly went viral, and the membership had swelled to a couple of hundred women.
It is not my intention to discuss the history of the group here, since anyone interested can find that out easily enough by poking around online a little. However, I will say that, due to the fact that many of the women adopted a form of covering, the hijab, that is traditional in the Muslim religion, misunderstandings arose when they wore these coverings out in public. As a result, pagan women suddenly found themselves exposed to prejudices aimed towards a religious group they themselves did not even belong to, and the politics of veiling (including the rights of women who veil, regardless of their cultural or religious affinity) quickly became a dominant theme in the group. As an added bonus, the group came under attack from other pagans who felt that pagan women were turning the clock back on feminism by adopting a symbol of oppression. (Never mind the fact that the women in the Big Three religions who wear a veil do so by choice; some of them are in fact oppressed, but they see the veil as a means of protection from that, not as part of it.)
To be honest, I don't normally take much of an interest in political issues, even pagan political issues; trying to keep up with these kinds of controversies drains too much of my time and energy away from the quiet, devotional rhythms of my life and my attempts to balance a full time job with my crafting and entrepreneurial efforts. However, I do feel compelled to respond to this one in some way, not only because I'm tangentially involved in that I too wear a veil, but because-- I mentioned earlier-- some of the aspects of this touch upon issues that are central to my own approach to spirituality. My response is as follows:
1) I firmly support the right of anyone to wear whatever they please, either for religious reasons or just because they happen to feel like it. However, I think there is a responsibility to recognize the fact that if you go out in public wearing garb traditionally assigned to a particular culture or religion, you will very likely be mistaken for a member of that group and subjected to any consequences arising from that association. Thus, if you live in an area where anti-Muslim sentiment is high and you go outside looking like an Islamic woman, you should not be surprised when you are treated as such. This is undeniably sad, both in terms of the fact that the anti-Muslim prejudice exists and in terms of the mistaken identity issue, but it also happens to be a matter of simple cause and effect.
I do understand the attraction of wearing a full veil (all of the psychic and social shielding benefits of veiling magnified by several degrees), however the potential drawbacks of doing so should be carefully weighed. It is partly for this reason--as well as the fact that the cultures that attract me are European and medieval rather than eastern--that I choose to wear simpler head coverings (mostly kerchiefs, wide headbands, and hats). I'm veiling for my own religious and practical reasons, and am not really interested in being mistaken for a member of a group that I'm not actually part of.
2) Although many of the pagan women in the current "movement" are wearing a veil as a devotional act to a goddess (Hestia being the one mentioned most frequently), this is not always the case. Some of us are veiling as an outward means of showing our status as God-spouses--and when I say "showing," I don't mean to imply that society as a whole, or even other pagans, will recognize this sign or know what it means. But just as donning a special robe before ritual can send the needed signal to the brain that you are in a non-ordinary headspace and that something special is about to occur, when you are on a focused devotional path such as God-marriage you live your entire life in a non-ordinary headspace, and often find yourself wanting to adopt little rituals or modes of dress that serve as constant reminders to yourself of your path, which as I've mentioned can be a challenging one in a culture that offers no real support for it. Even though I began veiling again partly at the instigation of Frigga, Her reasoning had to do with my status as Odin's wife and the need to project that more fully into my public persona.
3) This last point is probably the most controversial thing I have to say on the topic, as far as mainstream paganry is concerned. One of the most widespread criticisms aimed at pagan women who veil is that we are somehow "turning the clock back" on feminism, and it is true that women who cover their heads, whatever their culture or religious affiliation, tend to be women who adhere to a more traditionally feminine role in life. Even within the pagan headcovering group, many of the members are wives and mothers who are choosing the more traditional, "old fashioned" lifestyle of staying home to raise their children. Now, I don't fit into this model at all. Far from being a young woman, I am in my forties and divorced, with a grown daughter. However, if my circumstances allowed for staying home and being a traditional housekeeper rather than going to work in an office five days a week, I would jump at the chance.
Yes, I know some of you out there are cringing, and I realize that women such as my grandmother and my mother were very proud of their ability to earn an income at an outside job rather than being tied to the role of housewife. Yet I've always been rather mystified by the notion that sitting behind a desk all day doing work that is more or less irrelevant to my real life is somehow an improvement over the things women have been doing for centuries: preparing and preserving food, keeping an attractive and welcoming home, and--especially relevant, in my case--spinning, weaving, sewing, and engaging in the creation of textiles and clothing for their families. Thanks to the feminist movement, I was not taught to sew by my mother or grandmother, I only learned to spin last year, and I expect to be teaching myself to weave sometime in the next year or so. Thanks to the feminist movement, a whole generation or two of women suddenly and arbitrarily rejected these traditional arts that have been the mainstay of civilization for thousands of years, declaring them to be demeaning and not worth passing on to their daughters, who had "risen above" the need to practice them. (After all, if you can buy a coat at the store, you don't need to know how to spin wool or weave it into fabric. You can instead go to work for minimum wage eight to twelve hours per day at the factory that makes the coats, or the store where they're sold, while paying someone else to watch your children. What an improvement!)
In case you can't tell, I have a considerable amount of rancor towards the "feminist movement" and its "improvements." (For example, at the office job I'm obliged to hold down in order to keep a roof over my head and pay my bills, I still don't make as much as the average man with my level of education and experience.) Is my resentment influenced by my relationship with Frigga, who is firmly associated with the traditional arts of homemaking and textiles? Almost certainly. But it also has a great deal to do with my feeling that my right to choose such a lifestyle for myself was stolen away before I was even old enough to realize such a potential choice existed.
I'm sure I've rambled on long enough in this vein for now, but for me the bottom line here amounts to this: pagans are thinking people--or at any rate, we're supposed to be. Pagans are, by and large, people who consciously and mindfully reject (at least to some extent) the religions we were born to and the boxes and pigeonholes society has tried to force us into; we reject these in favor of creating our own destinies, blazing our own trails. From this perspective, the greatest benefit I can see from the pagan veiling movement is that it may encourage and invite pagans--especially pagan women--to re-examine some of the assumptions that have arisen within pagan culture itself. What are our values? What do we really stand for, and are those beliefs and convictions strong enough and important enough to risk the condemnation of other pagans and of the outside world? And perhaps most tellingly, what role are we expecting pagan women to fulfill, and what pigeonholes are we--consciously or otherwise--trying to force them into? If nudity, tattoos and piercings are acceptable and encouraged, why not modest dress and head coverings? The pagan spectrum is far wider and more diverse than we think.
Some of the comments to this post have made me realize that it's the entire current state of affairs in 21st century American society that disturbs me--in which most of us are consumers more so than creators, and in which many of us have grown up without the skills with which our ancestors navigated their worlds, not only the textile arts but also the traditionally "male" arts of hunting, swordplay, archery, and even, hey, navigation. These are all dying arts because there is no pressing need for them in a society where we can buy food at the supermarket and sweaters at Walmart, and yet I would argue that without them we are losing part of our souls, and some of us feel this quite deeply. Is feminism to blame? Partly, but not entirely; industrialization is probably a bigger culprit. And so, to bring this back to the topic I began with, pagan veiling, I would have to say that the act of veiling, for me, hearkens back to an earlier age where things may not have been simpler but they were at least more authentic, more real. I'd like to thank those who have commented so far for helping me to refine my own thoughts on this!
Monday, 30 July 2012
Obviously, I support one's choice to veil or no veil. I'm a tad bemused to see pagan veiling taking off as it has, but the fact that it has tells me that there's a serious need for such a practice, within the community. (The fact that there's such a vehement opposition to the practice, too, suggests to me that there's a need for it). I'm rather at a loss for when it comes to folks telling others that it's not pagan, it should not be done, etc. I suspect that the idea of there being a right and wrong way is a by-product of having existed in a monotheistic-dominant culture for so long. As a polytheist who believes the gods are real, independent beings, I strongly believe that one's spiritual path is between one and one's spirits. Period. As such, what you do in your practice, while it may be nice to talk about and learn about, is ultimately none of my damned business.
Monday, 30 July 2012
Thanks for your reasoned and well-articulated response to this topic; I'm a part-time veiler myself (something I never imagined I would do, and under Frigga's direction) and appreciate your thoughtful airing of the controversy. On the "feminist" thing: I'm about your age, and I consider myself a feminist but I've *never* understood the animosity to the "chaterlaine" (I'm probably misspelling here) domestic occupation. It hasn't been my path, but in no way do I denigrate your desire to embrace it. Gaia bless, sister.
Monday, 30 July 2012
Thank you, Anne! After responding to a couple of the comments, I suspect that I didn't explain my animosity towards feminism quite well enough. Mostly I resent that it (in the fifties and sixties) set in motion a widespread rejection of the textile arts just in time for me to have lost the opportunity to learn them at an early age. The life of a "lady of the manor" (so to speak) would never have been an option for me in this lifetime (and isn't an option now, given my celibate Godspouse status)....but my efforts to live the life of a self-supporting artisan could only have been advanced by an earlier exposure to my chosen crafts.
Monday, 30 July 2012
As a feminist who is actually for gender equality as opposed to just telling women that to be strong or self-sufficient she must do "x" I wholeheartedly agree with your final point. It's actually a conversation my boyfriend and I have regularly. Due to a mixture of chronic illness and an extremely motherly nature, I stay home and I take pride in it. My choice to take care of my home is a powerful one and I too am saddened to see these beautiful traditional arts be passed to the wayside to be forgotten. Not only are they full of history but they're practical too! If we as feminists want true gender equality then we must revive these arts and teach them to the men in our lives, and have them teach us traditional male arts. My father and my longtime boyfriend have both taken me on many occasions to learn such crafts as wilderness survival, sword fighting, and archery, while I've taught my boyfriend canning, cooking, sewing, and needlepoint (we're doing knitting next). Only in sharing these wonderful traditions with our children and loved ones of both genders can we have true equality in that sense.
Monday, 30 July 2012
What a wonderful reciprocal arrangement you have with the men in your life, being able to learn the traditional "male" skills while they learn the more typical "female" ones. You're a lucky woman!
The sad thing is that there probably aren't all that many men around these days who are skilled in hunting, archery, sword fighting and wilderness survival; I would have loved to be able to trade skills in this way with my ex, but just as with the more "feminine" arts, all of these skills are now endangered. I think that may be what I object to most of all: the fact that most of us--men and women alike--are working at jobs that have nothing to do with our real lives, or with the real skills that used to keep our ancestors alive. Not to sound like the Occupy movement here, but I suspect that perhaps the upper 10-20% of all Americans have jobs that they consider personally meaningful and fulfilling while the rest of us live our real lives outside of our day jobs. Maybe it's unfair of me to blame the feminist movement entirely for that, although I'm sure it has played a part. I'm sure industrialization has played a huge role too. It's that disconnect from reality as our ancestors knew it that I find so disturbing.
Monday, 30 July 2012
I agree with you that in the past, feminists tended to devalue traditional feminine roles and the domestic skills that went along with them. I believe this has changed. I don't know any feminists who wouldn't support a woman's right to choose whatever lifestyle works for them and the crafts movement has brought about a resurgence of interest in traditionally female skills from cooking to needlework. I am confused that you seem to blame feminism for your need to work and the fact that you make less than a man would in the same job. Of course, I don't know your personal situation, but even before the feminist movement, a divorced woman with a child would still need to have a job to support herself, unless alimony or a new partner allowed her to work inside the home exclusively. And feminists are still working hard to ensure equal pay for equal work, so I'm unsure why you have this rancor towards us.
Monday, 30 July 2012
Looking back over my post, I see that this is one area where I fell into sort of mental/verbal shorthand and did not explain myself quite as well as I might have done. I did not mean to imply that I blame feminism for my personal need to work in an office, given my current situation as it is now; clearly, that would be ludicrous. However, as an artisan, what I do blame feminism for is the fact that neither my mother nor my grandmother knew how to spin, knit or weave, or would have felt inclined to pass those skills on to me even if they had possessed them. Given the degree of skill I have now just in spinning alone and the short period of time in which I've had the time and resources to finally be able to develop it, do I dare to suggest that I'd be supporting myself as an artisan by this point in my life if I'd started earlier--say, in childhood? Yes, that is exactly what I'm suggesting. (Not to be immodest--but then Heathenry isn't a tradition that sets much store by false modesty anyway.) So yes, I absolutely do blame the feminist movement for the late start I got at these things, at least to some extent. Please note that I'm also not letting that stop me.
I do recognize that some of feminism's "gains" were helpful to some women; my grandmother, for example, was very happy to be able to work as a nurse and thus free herself from my grandfather, who was a truly horrible man. What I resent is the climate feminism created in which the traditional feminine skills were no longer valued. Yes, the wheel has come round again and those skills are once again valued, thank the gods, but in my grandmother's time they were certainly rejected as a sign of female "oppression" (much as head coverings are seen now by some) and as a result I (as well as many others) was not able to have the early exposure to them that I wish I'd been given.
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
"Traditional feminine skills" were not devalued by the feminist movement. Skills like weaving and spinning have been downgraded for centuries by an ever dominant male centric society, well before the advent of the feminist movement. One of the bigger goals of the feminist movement is to bring to light the deep importance, skill, time, and effort that is put into things like housekeeping. Do not blame feminism for the degradation of the domestic sphere, as feminists for many years have cast away the role of "homemaker" not because the job is beneith them, but because for too long women weren't given any other choices. By walking away from things like housework and the various skillful arts that come with it, women were saying "I DO have a choice." If you want to blame anything for the destruction of the domestic arts and the possibility of living off of your own two hands, blame the Industrial Revolution and NOT feminism. For if it wasn't for the feminist movement, which I feel you need to read more about before you start making bold statements about it, you wouldn't be allowed to vote, have your own bank account, or write this blog.
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Well, as a medieval history buff I could argue that there have always been situations that allowed women to own property and exercise other typically "male" rights (look up the medieval legal term femme sole, if you're interested,) but I think the source of our disagreement may stem from the fact that I failed to define the term "feminist" sufficiently as I was using it. Also see the addendum to my post.
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
I don't think that the current and more common type of feminism is what Beth meant. I assume (but could be wrong) that she's more speaking of the blatant, male-bashing feminists that were around for a while up until about the mid 90s. Every group has extremists, and I believe that these women, who's beliefs were getting the most exposure and media attention, were what caused a lot of the damage and gave today's women the idea that to be equal to a man we must do every-single-thing-he-does. It turned into a huge mess of role reversal for a while. Many fashion trends practically abolished skirts and delicate materials in favor of pants and hard straight lines that drilled in the point more that "this is what a strong woman is." I know that even today, I get a lot of strange looks for dressing in a very feminine manor. Yes, it does have to do partly with veiling but my very forward, Mama Bear attitude mixed with how I choose to dress confounds more than anything.
Getting back to the point, unless I'm wrong, I think Beth meant the awful Feminazi stereotype.· Beth Wodandis likes this comment.
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Yes, Saidhbhin, that particular type of feminist is exactly what I meant! I realize that feminism does not necessarily carry the same connotations now and its proponents are less extreme, but the extreme kind is what I grew up with. I was born in 1965, and the idea that working outside the home is superior was already well established by the the early seventies, at least. I see it as neither inherently better nor worse--there are women who genuinely enjoy working in an office, and of course I believe they should be allowed to do so--but I do think we have lost some essential skills along the way.
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
I see both Beth and Sandra's viewpoints as having validity. A lot of women (including my mother) felt that there was a time period when many feminists viewed working inside the home as "less than" having a job outside the home. I think this came from internalized oppression that originated in the patriarchal misogyny that these feminists were actively working against. Now the feminist movement is embracing these things as we rid ourselves of those messages and assumptions, but it's an ongoing and imperfect process. I also agree that the domestic arts have been degraded as "women's work" by the patriarchy for centuries and that the Industrial Revolution is what ultimately destroyed individual artisanship. A great book which covers a lot of these concepts is "For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women" by Barbara Ehrenreich. (BTW, my mother now considers herself to be a feminist, too.)
Sunday, 12 August 2012
As one of those "pre-trend" head covering women, led me add nicely said! There is definitely a call toward this, and I can point to at least one acquaintance who started to cover herself once she became aware of it as an option.
Incidentally, another nice text about the devaluation and revival of domesticity is Radical Homemakers. (Dunno if you read it Beth, but I believe Jo did.) I don't agree with all the history the author presented in the first part of the book but I damn near ate up the second half, which is profiles of various radical homemakers.
Besides, when it comes to domesticity, there is something satisfying about making stuff yourself. Not to mention reviving older food traditions. (my own area of interest.)
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Also I'm running win7 on my macbook air right now and it runs smoother than any desktop I've had.
Not only are they easier to use which is good for a lot of people, but now they're just good.
Customer service is better, design is sexier and more professional and they're just better. Getting an ultrabook that is just as speced up as the mba is like $4000...so they're no longer the expensive design over quality computers they were 2-3 years ago.
I think apple is the future mainstream pc.
Most people think PCs equal to Windows. It's not. Windows is software and PCs are hardware.
Apple might become bigger in hardware in these few years but it is not going to beat Windows in software.
I am guessing at least half of the Apples are running dual boot with Windows in it.
"Apple to Toshiba: Pwned" LOL seriously?
Anthony The 5% market share is for MAC compared to windows
NOT APPLE compared to other manufacturers
This whole article is full of your agenda with little objective facts.
The thing you said about "apple vs dell vs hp" etc is all misconstrued
The day apple laptops have windows you can say that and have a % hardware market share. 5% is a software market share
You're manipulating statistics for your argument, grow up bro.
Mac OS is 5% marketshare it's no myth
Apple laptops on 5% market share is what you can call a myth. Damn mac fanboiz
Lol Dell, HP and Dell are top two because they make cheap computers and it shows. I hate HP n Dell stuff, unreliable.


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Back|Track 5 R1 can be running fine on Intel X79 Express Chipset motherboard with two nVidia GeForce GTX 590 display cards. The benifit for using nVidia GeForce GTX 590 instead of AMD Radeon HD 6990 is that programming in CUDA is much easier then OpenGL. Furthermore, HD6990 is faster than GTX590 by design. By the way, some pentest tools are written in CUDA instead of OpenGL.
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Jury members knew the moment they laid eyes on this renovation of a 1929 Tudor-style estate that its update was especially sensitive and skillful. In fact, all the changes were so appropriate and natural in their execution, the project looked more like a restoration than a renovation. And for this reason, they lifted it from its entered category of Renovation and singled it out for a special Judges' Award.
The judges found special merit in the integration of outdoor spaces with existing structure. They also greatly admired the exquisite detailing of such "found spaces" as the attic billiards room. The newly finished and remodeled spaces are well-balanced and work within the language of the original house, they said, adding, "These are the right solutions for that house."
Architects John Malick and Betsy Goodman strove for exactly this reaction. While adhering to the building's stylistic vocabulary, the pair opened up small, dark rooms and strengthened their ties to the outdoors. They didn't eliminate walls completely; instead, they made new openings framed by arches or columns. Each new piece maintained the proportions, detailing, and quality of the original, thanks in part to a top-notch team of artisans and craftspeople. "The challenge," Goodman says, "was getting light inside and giving rooms open connection while respecting the integrity of the original house."
principal in charge: John Malick, John Malick & Associates
project architect: Betsy Goodman, John Malick & Associates
general contractor: Tom Andreoni, Andreoni & Stanton Construction, Piedmont, Calif.
landscape architect: John Merten, Studio Green, San Anselmo, Calif.
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After 26 years in executive management, the Chief Executive Officer of KNAPP AG, DI Eduard Wünscher, is moving to the Supervisory Board.
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After 26 years in executive management, the Chief Executive Officer of KNAPP AG, DI Eduard Wünscher, is moving to the Supervisory Board. The new executive management team is comprised of three members of the Managing Board under the lead of current Managing Board member Gerald Hofer, MBA. The executive committee of the Supervisory Board - Dr. Herbert Knapp and Univ.-Prof. Günter Knapp - announced that DI Franz Mathi and Dr. Christian Grabner will be appointed as new members of the Managing Board.
Effective October 1, 2012, DI Eduard Wünscher will be changing to the Supervisory Board of the company. Wünscher, who has been active on the executive management team for 26 years, with 25 years as Managing Director as well as being part of the Managing Board at KNAPP, will continue to assist the company in an advisory role in addition to his activities on the Supervisory Board. "Eduard Wünscher has significantly contributed to the successful development of KNAPP AG. His leadership has shaped the company and led us to where we are today: ranking at the top of the market", says Dr. Herbert Knapp, chairperson of the KNAPP AG Supervisory Board.
During Wünscher's leadership, KNAPP AG developed from a medium-sized business to a corporate group with a turnover of about 327 million euros (fiscal year 2011/2012). Wünscher on this change: "In the past years, through our combined efforts, we succeeded in making KNAPP a global player and became the world market leader in several industries. The time has now come for me to take on a new responsibility. I am handing over a successful business and am looking forward to my new role on the Supervisory Board!" In a meeting on August 1, 2012, the Supervisory Board prepared the ground for this transition. Herbert Knapp: "In the future, a team of three members of the Managing Board, with Gerald Hofer in the position of Chief Executive Officer and the new members of the Managing Board DI Franz Mathi and Dr. Christian Grabner, will take over the executive management of the company."
Gerald Hofer, who successfully completed the master degree program for management at the Montanuniversität Leoben and joined the company in 1994, has had various management positions at KNAPP since 2001 and is part of the Managing Board since 2010. He emphasizes that he wants to continue on the successful course of the past years. Hofer: "In the last couple of years, we succeeded in positioning KNAPP on the world market as technologically leading supplier. This is only possible through constant innovation and continuous expansion in our field of expertise. The goal is to continue our organic growth in the next few years." For the fiscal year 2012/13, management plans for an increase in turnover of about 10 percent.
With this change, two previously executive managers of KNAPP, Executive Vice Presidents Franz Mathi and Christian Grabner, take over functions on the Managing Board, which has been comprised of two individuals and increases to three. Mathi, with an electrical engineering background, joined the company in 1999 and has held various management positions at KNAPP since 2002. As COO, Mathi will be responsible for the areas of procurement, development and production. Business economist and electrical engineer Grabner was head of the company's finance department since 2008 and was appointed as Executive Vice President in 2011. As CFO, Grabner will be responsible for the corporate group finances.
Herbert and Günter Knapp conclude: "We in particular want to thank Eduard Wünscher for the outstanding work he has done in the past. With the new Managing Board, the company is well prepared for the future. We have laid the basis for further years of success."
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Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma
ABSTRACT: Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma continue to present a therapeutic challenge. Current therapeutic approaches involve surgery and various types of immunotherapy. The rationale for this latter form of therapy include the observations of spontaneous tumor regression, the presence of a T-cell–mediated immune response, and the tumor responses observed in patients receiving cytokine therapy. Analysis of prognostic factors in these patients demonstrates that clinical responses occur most frequently in individuals with good performance status. The cytokines interleukin-2 (IL-2, aldesleukin [Proleukin], interferon-alfa (Intron A, Roferon-A) , or the combination produce responses in 15% to 20% of patients. Randomized trials suggest that administration of interferon-alfa may result in a modest improvement in median survival. Investigation of the molecular genetics of renal cell carcinoma and the presence of T-lymphocyte immune dysregulation have suggested new therapeutic strategies. Further preclinical and clinical studies investigating inhibitors of angiogenesis or pharmacologic methods to reverse immune dysregulation are ongoing. Therapeutic results in patients with renal cell carcinoma remain limited, and investigational approaches are warranted. [ONCOLOGY 13(6):801-810, 1999]
Renal cell carcinoma is an epithelial malignancy that appears to be slowly increasing in incidence. It is estimated that 30,600 new cases of kidney cancer are diagnosed annually in the United States,[1] and 12,000 deaths result from this tumor each year. Since 1935, the rate of increase of renal cell carcinoma has slowed somewhat but approximates 2% per annum.[2]
Histologically, renal cancer encompasses a heterogeneous group of diseases.[3] The most common histologic type is clear cell cancer (Figure 1a), which accounts for approximately 75% of renal carcinomas. Papillary tumors (Figure 1b) occur in only 15% of patients, and other malignancies, such as sarcomatoid, collecting duct, and medullary tumors, develop in fewer than 5%.
Recent molecular genetic studies have identified mutations of the von Hippel Lindau (VHL) gene in patients with clear cell carcinoma.[4] It appears that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may be under the regulation of the VHL protein product. Mutant forms of this protein, such as are found in clear cell cancer, may be associated with enhanced expression of VEGF.[5] The vascular nature of renal tumors, together with these observations, suggest that methods to inhibit VEGF expression may be of therapeutic interest.
In addition, some renal tumors express c-met.[6] This proto-oncogene codes for a protein that functions as a receptor for hepatocyte growth factor.
These kinds of studies have provided insights into the genetic defects occurring in renal cancer and may lead to new treatment approaches. Current therapeutic approaches in patients with advanced disease continue to involve surgery and various forms of immunotherapy, however.
Prognostic Factors
Figure 2 shows the distribution by stage of patients with newly diagnosed renal cell carcinoma. Close to half of patients (45%) have localized disease at diagnosis. However, approximately 30% of individuals have metastatic disease, and another 25% have locally advanced tumors with lymph node and/or local organ involvement.
In patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, 3- to 5-year survival rates are less than 5%.[7] Outcomes differ in subsets of individuals with advanced disease, however. In patients who have synchronous metastatic disease or who develop metastases within 12 months of surgery, the 2-year survival rate approaches 0%.[8] In contrast, patients in whom metastatic disease develops more than 2 years from diagnosis have a 5-year survival rate of over 20%.[8] In addition, various prognostic factors play an important role in determining therapeutic outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cancer. The most important factor identified to date is performance status.[9]
Rationale for Use
The possibility that the immune response may control the progression of cancer was suggested over 40 years ago. In patients with renal cancer, three observations have provided a rationale for the use of immunotherapy.
Spontaneous Regression—The first observation, spontaneous regression, was recognized originally in patients in whom synchronous metastatic disease regressed after removal of the primary tumor. Recent reviews suggest that this phenomenon is very uncommon.[10]
In addition, it has been observed that pulmonary metastases may undergo regression in a subset of patients with metastatic renal cancer. In two trials, one conducted by Oliver and colleagues[11] and the second by the Canadian Urologic Group,[12] approximately 5% to 7% of patients had transient partial regressions of pulmonary nodules that were unrelated to therapy.
T-Cell–Mediated Immune Responses—The second observation is the presence of a T-lymphocyte–mediated immune response in patients with renal cancer. Immunohistologic examination of renal tumors demonstrates infiltration by T-lymphocytes (Figure 3), as well as macrophages.[13] In approximately 25% of patients, these tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are cytolytic and/or produce cytokines in response to autologous tumor in a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)–restricted fashion.[14] Recent studies have attempted to define the antigens recognized by these T-lymphocytes.[15]
Clinical Responses to Biological Agents—The last observation is the occurrence of clinical responses in patients receiving biological agents, such as the cytokines. The cytokines used have included the interleukin and interferon families, as well as the colony-stimulating factors, such as granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF, sargramostim- [Leukine, Prokine]), and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF).
Of the interleukin family, recombinant human interleukin-2 (rHu-IL-2, aldesleukin [Proleukin]) is the predominant agent used in patients with renal cell carcinoma. This protein is a growth factor that enhances the proliferation and function of T-lymphocytes.[16]
In view of the T-lymphocyte population found in renal tumors, this cytokine was studied in kidney cancer patients. A recent review of clinical results in over 1,700 patients (Table 1) suggests that regression rates in individuals receiving rHu-IL-2 are approximately 15% to 16%.[17]
Three schedules have been used: a high-dose intravenous bolus approach, continuous IV infusion, and subcutaneous administration. In patients receiving high-dose intravenous rHu-IL-2, the complete regression rate was approximately 5%, whereas in those given the other regimens, this frequency tended to be somewhat lower (approximately 2% to 3%). In addition, the complete responses in patients receiving high-dose rHu-IL-2 appeared to be durable in many instances. Overall, however, clinical results did not appear to differ significantly with different methods or schedules of administering rHu-IL-2.
Randomized Trial—In order to compare these approaches, randomized clinical trials are necessary, since prognostic factors can significantly influence the outcome in renal cancer patients. A recent National Cancer Institute (NCI) randomized trial compared high-dose, intravenous-bolus rHu-IL-2 (720,000 IU/kg every 8 hours for 15 doses) with a lower-dose bolus (72,000 IU/kg every 8 hours for 15 doses) schedule in over 200 patients.[18] The overall response rates were 19% and 10% in the high- and low-dose groups, respectively, with no differences in median response duration or median survival between the two groups. Currently, the NCI is conducting a second trial to compare high-dose intravenous rHu-IL-2, a low-dose intravenous regimen, and subcutaneous rHu-IL-2.
A second cytokine that is widely used for the treatment of renal cancer is interferon-alfa (Intron A, Roferon-A). This pleiotropic protein has antiviral, immunomodulatory, and antiproliferative activities.
A recent review of over 1,500 patients (Table 2) suggested that tumor regression occurs in 12% to 15% of patients following administration of interferon alfa.[3] However, response rates may vary somewhat between the interferon preparations,[3] ranging from 12% to 18%. Complete responses occur in 2% to 5% of patients and are generally seen in individuals with pulmonary metastases.
The optimal therapeutic dose of interferon is not well defined, but appears to be between 5 and 10 MU/m² administered as a subcutaneous injection 3 to 5 days weekly.[19]
Randomized Trials—Unlike rHu-IL-2, randomized trials have been conducted in which interferon-alfa has been compared with other approaches. These include comparisons with non-cytokine–containing regimens and/or regimens containing other cytokines.
The studies of greatest interest (Table 3) are those reported in a preliminary fashion by Pyrhönen et al[20] and Ritchie et al.[21] Pyrhönen et al[20] conducted a trial in approximately 160 patients with metastatic disease who received either interferon-alfa and vinblastine or vinblastine alone. This trial detected significant differences in response rates in patients treated with interferon-alfa plus vinblastine compared with vinblastine alone (16.5% vs 2.5%). Median survival durations also differed significantly between the two groups (15.8 vs 8.8 months). These results suggest that interferon as a single agent may enhance survival since the clinical activity of vinblastine is minimal.[22]
Ritchie et al[21] compared renal cancer patients receiving interferon-alfa (10 MU subcutaneously three times weekly) with those receiving methoxyprogesterone (300 mg/d). This study, which involved over 330 patients, was closed early because of differences in median, 1-, and 2-year survival rates. Clinical results in patients treated with interferon-alfa were significantly better than results in patients given methoxyprogesterone. In patients with measurable disease, interferon-alfa produced responses in 13% and methoxyprogesterone in 7%. This study concluded that interferon-alfa significantly enhances survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
A third trial that was somewhat smaller than the latter two studies did not demonstrate a significant improvement in survival but the trends were suggestive.[23] Thus, the findings of these trials suggest that interferon-alfa may enhance survival in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer, although the effect appears to be modest.


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How many steps can Mount Saint Mary College students take in
three months?
Project Pedometer, a recently launched Mount program designed to
increase awareness of physical activity, is giving nursing majors
the opportunity to find out.
More than 100 volunteers are wearing pedometers for three
months, recording their steps, and comparing notes. Students are
also encouraged to track other information, such as eating and
studying habits.
Their goal is 10,000 or more steps per person per day.
Project Pedometer is the brainchild of Jill Brennan-Cook,
associate professor of nursing. She tracks the students' activity
via weekly forms.
Cook said that nursing majors are their patients' future role
models, and being familiar with their own activity level will help
prepare students to promote a healthy lifestyle.
"It's positive for everyone," she said. "Students are coming up
to me in the hall or emailing me and telling me how motivated they
But it's not just the students who are benefiting from Project
"Our nursing faculty has been commenting about how much more
they are walking or trying to increase their activity levels," said
Nursing major Alexa Sullivan of Mahopac, NY is excited to be a
part of the program.
"It's already made me more aware of how little I walk sometimes,
because I'm always studying," said the busy senior student.
"Hopefully I can pick it up a little bit."
The college's food service provider, Sodexo, donated the
pedometers. Caitlin Lazarski, of Sodexo Campus Services, said
Sodexo employees at the college will also take part in Project
Pedometer in the coming weeks.
At the Mount, 40 percent of freshmen aim for health professions.
The college's nationally accredited four year nursing degree
program features state-of-the-art simulator labs, real-world
clinical experience and community nursing, and an NCLEX pass rate
that consistently outperforms the state average. Graduates work as
registered nurses in hospitals in the Northeast and beyond.
The college's RN to BSN program leverages experience in a
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Amidst media-fueled controversy, Justin Bieber's career hits another notable milestone. Remember his "Baby" music video, featuring Ludacris, from 2010? After fans rallied their support last week, the clip has vaulted over one billion views on VEVO, the only video to do so in history!
"Baby" was the song that made him a household name, and he is the youngest artist to have a video go 10x certified, just in time for his 20th birthday this Saturday, March 1. Talk about the perfect birthday present!
Of course, this pop track isn't the Biebs' only certified video: "Never Say Never," "One Time," "Somebody To Love," "Never Let You Go," "One Less Lonely Girl," "Love Me" have all garnered over 100 million views and were part of the inaugural class of VEVO Certified when the program launched in June 2012. Of course, the singer's passionate Beliebers didn't stop there. His other certified videos include "Mistletoe," "Boyfriend," "Beauty and a Beat" and "As Long As You Love Me," totaling up to 11.
This new achievement is only a footnote in Bieber's long resume. With the 2013 release of his Believe Acoustic, he became the first-ever artist to earn five No. 1 albums before his 19th birthday. It moved 211,000 copies first-week and was also No. 1 on iTunes in 60 countries. As an added bonus, that same album made him only the 10th act to earn a No. 1 album in four consecutive years. Other artists in that exclusive club include Jay Z (seven years), the Beatles (six years) and Paul McCartney and Wings (five years apiece).
Bieber's worldwide sales currently stand at over 15 million.


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LONG BEACH - Faced with an outdated buildings bursting at the seams, officials at the Port of Long Beach are in search of an interim headquarters to move into by year's end.
Port officials this week put out a request for information to prospective office building owners about leasing or buying a new facility somewhere in Long Beach for the 300 or so employees based in the current building on Harbor Plaza.
Built in 1959, the building that houses three-quarters of the port staff needs to be retrofitted for earthquakes, has asbestos and lead-based paint and lots of maintenance issues that are costly to fix, said Doug Thiessen, managing director of engineering for the port
"We've outgrown the building," Thiessen said. "We have people working out of trailers and the building is 53 years old. ... We've spent a lot of money on maintenance, trying to keep this existing building operational."
The ideal location would be in downtown Long Beach, which is about a five- to 10-minute drive to and from the harbor, but officials are entertaining opportunities anywhere within Long Beach, Thiessen said.
The new space would have to be at least 170,000 square feet, have at least 568 parking spaces and be available by July 1 for at least five years.
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Here's another apple dessert I want to share – it's a quick, simple recipe that makes good use of fall's apple bounty.
I did make apple pie recently, but while I was browsing through some new cookbooks the cover image of a rustic apple cake on one of them – Dolci: Italy's Sweets – drew me in right away. Of course I tinkered a little bit; I adjusted ingredients because I wanted to make a square cake in a larger pan (rather than the 8-inch round cake in the book) and added pine nuts for a more "Tuscan" flavor profile.
Surprisingly, the baking time for my cake is much less than the book's recipe – 45 minutes rather than 75 minutes – even though I increased the volume of some ingredients. I'm not sure how to account for that except that to think maybe there was a typo in the original. An hour and 10 minutes would have way overbaked the cake.
This cake keeps very well for a few days covered on the kitchen counter, and I think it's even better enjoyed on the second day along with morning tea or coffee.
Adapted from a recipe in Dolci: Italy's Sweets by Francine Segan
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon zest (about 2 small lemons)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored; one diced into chunks the other 2 thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons coarse sugar, such as turbinado
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9-inch square baking pan with two strips of parchment paper so that the paper overhangs by a few inches all around - this will make the cake easy to remove for slicing later. You can skip the paper step if you want to cut and serve the cake right out of the pan. You can also use a 9-inch springform pan if you don't have a square one that size.
- Brush the lined pan or the unlined springform pan with some of the melted butter to coat all sides.
- Beat the eggs and sugar in the bowl of a standing mixer on medium-high speed, until the eggs become thick, pale and creamy. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and lemon zest in a bowl.
- Lower the mixer speed to stir in the flour mixture in two additions, alternating with the milk.
- Scrape half the batter into the pan and scatter the diced apple over. Add the rest of the batter and arrange the sliced apples on top. Drizzle the remaining butter over the top of the cake and sprinkle evenly with the pine nuts and coarse sugar.
- Bake about 45 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and the center is firm when touched with a fingertip. Cool slightly before removing from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.


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About 8-10 (east coast) feet in OBX, Playa Hermosa, and Haliewa
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for me, bout 8-10. Paddle out on some crazy days between here and the obx. Caught Cali over the winter on some rock reefs like 7 foot, that was the easiest bigger wave I had ever surfed. Puerto Escondido this august looking for some mackers...
On the north shore a couple years ago while we were out there pipe was 40'+, needless to say we went down south some more to double overhead waves b/c the north shore was just too gnarly. 2 days later we went back to the NS and surfed Sunset and the sets were 15'+ (faces), pretty insane, that was the first time that a bigger board was ever a necessity and it was scarry compared to our sandbar bottoms. Later that day we went to Haleiwa and it was about the same size there, pretty rad. The insane thing though, is that there were way way way less guys in the water than say 48th street on a good day.
Large Caballos, 40 years ago this spring, is the largest I have been out and ridden. So sweet, big accident, never happened again. It is about a 3/4 mile paddleout and looked to me a very manageable 8 to 12 from the shore. More recently the largest I have ridden was a small Tres Palmas (10-12') about 5 years ago.
[IMG]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...hotos00000.jpg[/IMG]nosara march 08 this was the smaller day
Nosara is such a weak wave, it can be twice that size and not be as powerful as a few feet over head in OC, MD. It can be a fun wave but has to be at least several feet overhead to be any fun, unless you like longboarding.


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Public Attributes
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Detailed Description
Locked normal data.
This class holds an information needed to fill/interpret normal data. The elements are object space normals.
Two-dimensional normal array is linearized, so additional math is needed to get access to desired values: Instead of data[y][x], use data[y * pitch + x]
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How about a new doggie for the Holidays?
(Cleveland) - The city is urgently asking for the public's help in finding homes for dogs at the city's kennel.
The Cleveland Kennel is experiencing a high volume of dogs being brought to the shelter. Currently 120 out of 140 cages at the kennel are occupied. According to the city, about 20 dogs are brought into the kennel each day.
The city says many of the dogs have been waiting for a month to find a home or to be taken in by an animal rescue group.
"The need to find these dogs a good home has never been higher," said Chief Animal Control Officer John Baird. Baird says kennel workers and volunteers are available to help find a pet that matches your needs and personality.
Many dogs in the kennel are strays waiting for their owners to reclaim them. Stray dogs require a 3-day waiting period to give owners adequate time to search for lost pets. Dogs with current identification have a 14-day waiting period.
The fee for adoption is $61 which includes spay and neutering services, licenses, microchips and a first round of vaccinations excluding rabies shots.
Kennel hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
However, to help increase adoptions, the kennel is being open for extended hours on the following days:
Tuesday, November 26: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, November 28: Closed (Thanksgiving)
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Ballantine Books, 1965 - Biography & Autobiography - 500 pages
With its first great victory in the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, the Civil Rights movement gained the powerful momentum it needed to sweep forward into its crucial decade, the 1960s. As voices of protest and change rose above the din of history and false promises, one sounded more urgently, more passionately than the rest. Malcolm X - once called the most dangerous man in America - challenged the world to listen and learn the truth as he experienced it. And his enduring message is as relevant today as when he first delivered it. This is the first hardcover edition of this classic autobiography since it was originally published in 1964. In its searing pages, Malcolm X the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement to veteran writer and journalist Alex Haley. In a unique collaboration, Alex Haley worked with Malcolm X for nearly two years, interviewing, listening to, and understanding the most controversial leader of his time. Raised in Lansing, Michigan, Malcolm Little's road to world fame was as astonishing as it was unpredictable. After drifting from childhood poverty to petty crime, Malcolm found himself in jail. It was there that he came into contact with the teachings of a little-known Black Muslim leader named Elijah Muhammed. The newly renamed Malcolm X devoted himself body and soul to the teachings of Elijah Muhammed and the world of Islam, and became the Nation's foremost spokesman. When his own conscience forced him to break with Elijah Muhammed, Malcolm founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity, to reach African Americans across thecountry with an inspiring message of pride, power, and self-determination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X defines American culture and the African-American struggle for social and economic equality that has now become a battle for survival. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-white citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issue of our day. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed, but whose message is timeless. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand America.
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This book provides a completely different image of the civil rights movement than the one I was fed as a child growing up in northern California suburbia. I remember watching films of the march on Washington, of King's "I have a Dream" speech, and of people singing "We Shall Overcome" in unison. It painted a rosy image of a movement that drastically changed the US for the better.
Malcolm X's autobiography isn't rosy, or sweet, or full of unison voices. It is a much more real and raw depiction of the time. And because of that, it is much more educational. It should be required reading for every American citizen, regardless of color.
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Further more you should do a little google search on Frank Thornton and then maybe apologize to Thorn for being an arse. Again no one is going to be heart broke if you can't figure out how to get your monitor to work.
Countless others have done it on countless distros before you and will continue to do so.
This sounds about right ( and was expected), you came here expecting to be spoonfed and then will not bother to contribute anything back into the community.I probably won't though; this subject has been waaay too much of a pain in the ass for me considering it took me forever to find the value for probably the most common widescreen value.


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Ozzy Osbourne reflects on his life & regrets
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Ozzy Osbourne says "somebody up there must like" him.
The Black Sabbath frontman tells the UK's Daily Mail there's "no reason on Earth" for him to still be alive, and he thinks it's "insane" that he is. He adds that his recklessness and substance abuse have left him with "so many regrets" that he "can't even remember half of them."
But the rocker says his biggest regrets are over how he treated his loved ones. Ozzy admits he was "a bad father" and "an abusive husband" with "an ego the size of India," who "spent decades" being "an absolute idiot." He adds that simply "saying 'sorry'" is "pointless," and he knows the only way he can come close to atoning is by staying sober.
Ozzy also says he's committed to his recovery, and attends AA meetings every day to help him maintain his sobriety. He explains that his wife Sharon gives him support and understanding but "no one else can cure an addict" -- he knows it's all on him. Osbourne adds that Sharon and his kids motivate him to stay with the program, because he doesn't want to lose them.
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Control your air conditioner automatically with your smartphone.
Smart AC Control, USB cable, plug, adhesive strips
Create your own recipes with IFTTT to connect
Amazon Echo: Control the temperature with your voice.
Control your air conditioning via your smartphone app or directly on the Smart AC Control device.
controls your air conditioning via infrared, just like your remote control, and connects effortlessly through your Wi-Fi to the internet.
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humidity, temperature, volume, brightness, IR-RX & IR-TX
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English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
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Whatever the time of day,
Reduce your power consumption by up to 40% through intelligent control of your air conditioning.
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Manage your AC anytime, anywhere via smartphone, tablet or computer.
Just plug it into the wall outlet and connect through your home Wi-Fi to the internet.
Works with all air conditioners and heat pumps with remote control: Split and multisplit units, window and portable freestanding appliances.
The Smart AC Control works with all air conditioners with a remote control that displays the air conditioner's current settings (for example mode, target temperature and fan speed).
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Mark's reality distortion field
Here's a bet: I'd be willing to bet either a dollar, a cup of coffee or even going an entire day where I only say nice things about Canonical/Ubuntu, that Mark Shuttleworth comes to the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Oakland later this month in a black turtleneck sweater and blue jeans.
After all, he's got Steve Jobs' reality distortion field down pat.
Don't take my word for it. Here are some examples:
20 million new Linux PCs in 2012: That's a prediction that Mark Shuttleworth made which was reported by the tech press. Let's take that word-for-word, so we don't misunderstand. We get the amount — 20 million — which is a lot. We understand "new" to mean "not old," or "not used," to go along with Linux PCs. So "20 million new Linux PCs" in 2012. New PCs, not installs on other PCs. Needless to say, I'd give my right arm for Mark to be right on this one, but I can tell you that on New Year's Day seven months from now, I'll have both my arms intact.
So yeah, if saying it made it so . . . .
Blocked by Red Hat: After reading this, I am truly moved to tears. No wait, those aren't tears of sadness, but tears of rage. The small amount that Canonical/Ubuntu has contributed to both GNOME (when it was using GNOME) and the kernel have been widely reported, both here and elsewhere. And for those who need a primer, let me explain how a meritocracy works: Those who do the majority of the work essentially get to call the shots. Note to The Mark: Whining is very unbecoming, especially for someone who considers himself an industry leader. Oh, and Steve never did it.
In fact, Mark and others, take a look at the first comment on the aforementioned item, a submission by TheWholeTruth. It speaks volumes to why Shuttleworth and the Ubuntero flock might find less resistance in some FOSS circles if you worked with everyone instead of going off on your own.
Debian is part of the Ubuntu ecosystem: If there ever was a non-starter, it's this ridiculous statement by The Mark. Truly. I'd be willing to bet that, failing history being rewritten, that Debian begat Ubuntu, not the other way around, and that Debian continues to do much more for FOSS than Ubuntu will ever do. So who is responsible for who? I think Debian is owed a huge apology.
And so on. So while I wait patiently here for the ad hominem attacks from the Ubuntu faithful, I'll go grab some popcorn.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides true FOSS solutions — which no longer includes Canonical/Ubuntu products — in the small business and home office environment.)
May 4, 2012 at 1:48 pm
20 million new Linux PCs in 2012? Really?
Mr. Space Cadet, (emphasis on Space) Don't Bogart
that roach, my friend.
Blocked by Red Hat? Kudos to Red Hat, eh?
I don't think the Imperial Wizard cares but he is
also being blocked by Colonel Panik.
Debian is part of the Ubuntu ecosystem? Another ecosystem
despoiled, befouled, and being strip mined by by uncaring
Larry, hold the butter on my bowl.
May 4, 2012 at 3:06 pm
I'm glad to see more people finally saying enough is enough. When he started Ubuntu, he had his heart in the right place. Now though, Ubuntu and Canonical seems to be only about keeping Mark's ego in the clouds. By trying to be the next Steve Jobs he's all but destroyed his once great distribution, eliminated any chance at relationships with the upstream community, and still hasn't become Steve Jobs.
Wait, I mean M$ $hill, you know you were paid for this post!!!1 /joke
May 4, 2012 at 4:49 pm
wow accidental old dead account revival there.
May 9, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Larry, where did you get the "Debian is part of the Ubuntu ecosystem" quote from? I'd be interested in seeing the original.
May 9, 2012 at 4:38 pm
I'm actually more impressed by what Ubuntu is doing on the server these days than on the desktop.
Regarding this ecosystem pissing match, Shuttleworth seemed to dig himself a bit of a hole there on the popularity of Ubuntu vs. RHEL. The landscape (small l) is too complicated for such generalities, and while MS usually gives Debian its due, he's slipping a bit here.
We will see how the SABDFL method works vs. those of Red Hat/Fedora and Debian as time goes on.
For good or ill, Ubuntu still seems to be the only player willing to even try to do preload deals with OEMs. I'd love to see them succeed.
May 10, 2012 at 11:58 am
I'd like to say the bloom's off the rose and all that, but having a company with some money knocking around actually care about the Linux desktop — whatever they're calling it (i.e. hiding GNOME and the word "Linux," or not) — is still encouraging and inspirational to a degree.
I watched SABDFL's keynote for UDS Q, and I find myself thinking, "that guy's all right." He's doing something. Couple that with my not hating 12.04 so far (just running the live environment), and I'm swinging back toward liking Ubuntu.
We've got plenty of diversity in the space, and Ubuntu's "innovation" on the desktop over the years has provided quite an opening for distributions with a different approach to community (Crunchbang, Mint, etc.) to grab some attention and users. Good for them (and for us).
Meanwhile, I didn't pull the trigger on replacing my Debian Squeeze-with-Backports install with Fedora, Ubuntu or an upgrade to Wheezy. Instead I got a newer Icedove from the Debian Mozilla APT Archive, and that made me happy enough to hold the line on leaving Squeeze.
May 10, 2012 at 12:34 pm
It's about 60 percent marketing, 20 percent aggregating existing technologies, 10 percent polishing same and maybe 10 percent true innovation. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Nobody else is doing any marketing, so I understand the emphasis.
However, SABDFL should be publicly displaying more respect for all the upstreams and major contributors, including the kernel, Debian, GNOME, Red Hat, etc. The beating up on Red Hat, I don't agree with, for sure.
He can fork GNOME, but it's still GNOME under the hood.
Ubuntu remains a gateway drug for Debian … and that will benefit the latter just as it has for the past few years.
To the famous Google "Don't be evil," and what I thought came from the community aspect of Ubuntu, "Be good to each other," I'd add, "Don't be an asshole," to the Ubuntu executive task list …
July 13, 2012 at 7:12 pm
10% is generous. Come to think of it. I can't even think of 1 single innovation, let alone 1%.
Every time I take a look at a commit log on git.gnome.org, or a Kernel changelog or check up on the progress of the various FreeDesktop.org projects I follow — it's @redhat.com email addresses everywhere. Literally everywhere.
It's not even funny how much work Red Hat are doing while remaining quiet and humble about it. Meanwhile Shuttleworth is making his bold. phony statements and fervently patting himself on the back at every opportunity.
Even Wayland, which has been largely developed at the expense of Red Hat and Intel, has somehow been widely and falsely attributed to Ubuntu because Shuttlecock made some phony PR statement about it.
One of the biggest true innovators in the Linux ecosystem is Lennart Poettering. Yet for some reason, the Ubuntu "community" love slinging abuse at him for no apparent reason.
Canonical is just a sleazy, parasitic marketing company, masquerading as an engineering company.
May 10, 2012 at 12:35 pm
I still don't see them making any money out of all this.
May 11, 2012 at 4:37 am
Steven Rosenberg :
I still don't see them making any money out of all this.
I don't see them making any money from any of their hair brained initiatives. There just isn't a lot of money to be had in the "desktop" segment. How does a platform that doesn't easily run the latest off the shelf software like Quickbooks compete with OSs that already come with your PC or Mac? (It can't)
The "Desktop Linux" concept is sound, but I don't see them (or anyone else) breaking even on it. It's already been 7 years and without Mark giving the company his pocket change they still wouldn't have any operating budget.
Sad, but true. They won't make it in the enterprise space either, because RedHat owns it followed closely by Oracle and then CentOS. Why? Certified hardware, certified software, and RedHat actually fixes the deep problems, unlike Canonical.
July 13, 2012 at 6:56 pm
The last setence there is key. Canonical are demonstrably incapable of delivering there. They're not going to get any better at it by leeching off Debian either.


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Python Bindings for Cel and CrystalSpace
CrystalSpace and Cel both have their own scripting bindings. The modules are pretty extensive and should give you access to most of the c++ api.
The CrystalSpace python module is called cspace, and the cel counterpart is blcelc. Also, a slightly higher level module is available in cel for entity behaviours, called pycel.
From now on, when referring to crystalspace, this python section will be referring to both crystalspace and cel.
Ways of using python with crystalspace
- Pure Python cs-only app.
- Pure Python cs+cel app.
- Embedded inside a cs app through cspython.
- Embedded inside a celstart app through the python behaviour layer.
The easiest way to start by far would be the fourth method, as it eases you of all initialization of cs, and lets centering on the logic.
Celstart Tutorial apps
Some simple celstart applications to get you started.
Note all of this examples are generated from .blend sources using blender2crystal.
Python section at the cel manual
Python section at the cs manual
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Bloomberg News
NEW YORK — Pebble Technology Corp., a watch maker that raised more than $10.2 million on crowdfunding website Kickstarter, will beat Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. into stores with its smartwatch.
Best Buy Co. will exclusively begin selling Pebble's black smartwatch in its stores on July 7, Pebble said Tuesday. The $150 watch, which is compatible with devices that run both Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile software, is already available on Best Buy's and Pebble's websites.
The retail debut of Pebble's wearable device follows Apple filing a request June 3 in Japan to trademark the "iWatch" name, while Samsung in March said it was also working on a smartwatch. Neither company has discussed details or said when the watches might go on sale. Sony Corp. has sold its SmartWatch, which wirelessly connects to phones using Android, for more than a year.
Best Buy approached Pebble last year about selling the smartwatch in its stores, Pebble Chief Executive Officer Eric Migicovsky said. Pebble has sold more than 100,000 of the devices since the company held its Kickstarter campaign in 2012.
"In order to break through and get into other markets, we knew that we needed to go beyond our standard website shipping," Migicovsky said. "We decided to partner with Best Buy because we think Best Buy has a good grip on the wearable-technology space."
There are more than 1,100 apps available for Pebble, Migicovsky said.
"The Pebble moving into retail stores does show some proof of consumer demand, but it's important to remember that Pebble units sold over the last year are still only around 100,000," said Brian Blair, an analyst at Wedge Partners Corp. in New York.
Apple may not introduce a smartwatch unless the iPhone maker sees a significant market opportunity, Blair said.
According to technology market-research firm ABI Digital, 1.2 million smartwatches will be sold globally this year with sales of $370 million. ABI projects that smartwatch sales will increase 20-fold by 2015.
Pebble smartwatches in red will be available in Best Buy stores in August, while more colors — orange, grey, and white — will be available on Pebble's website, the firm said.