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Dear Old Dad
Prudie offers Father's Day advice on secret paternity, absentee parenting, and a dad's dating dilemma.
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Dear Prudence,
I have been married for almost a decade to my high-school sweetheart. A few years into my marriage, I had an affair with a colleague. My husband found out, and we decided to work things out and stay together. Then I found out I was pregnant. As hard as it was to know I was carrying another man's child, my husband stood by me, and he's been an amazing father. My question is, do we ever tell our son, now 3 years old, that my husband, his "daddy," isn't his biological father? His biological father has kindly always offered to do whatever I wanted in terms of what I tell my son. I worry constantly about my son growing older and learning of his paternity in some way. Are my husband and I better off with a lie of omission or telling a terrible truth?
—Always Worried
Dear Always,
I wish you had explained why you know that your husband could not be the biological father of your child. If you were having sex with both your husband and lover, in the absence of a DNA test, there should be some ambiguity to your son's paternity. Even if you're certain there's not, you, your husband, and your son know who the father of your child is in every way that matters. So, please, stop the constant worry. First of all, your son is 3 years old. If you decide someday to tell him, that day is a long way off. In the meantime, you have to lift this moral shroud you're living under. Having a mother who is in a perpetual state of anxiety and guilt will be more damaging to your son than whatever he finds out about his origins. I think people have a right to know such things. But as I imagine you one day having the "I have something to tell you" conversation with your son, I wonder what for. Sure, he would be finding out the truth, but it's such an undermining and unnecessary truth that I don't see the point. There's a possibility that some blood test or medical crisis might raise questions, but I bet most people go through life not knowing their own, let alone their parents', blood type. And if such a crisis happens, then you'll just have to own up. I think you should tell the biological father (and you're positive about this?) that your husband is the only father your son knows, and all of you want to keep it that way.
Dear Prudence,
My wife and I have agreed on childrearing since the kids were born, but we have a disagreement that we can't resolve. Our kids (a boy, 7, and girl, 11) are participating in summer sports. I coach my son's baseball team; games are Monday and Wednesday evenings. My daughter plays softball on Tuesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. This means we have a free evening every other Friday. I have to be at my son's games, and I'm planning to attend at least one of my daughter's games each week. But I don't want to be heaped with guilt by my loving spouse if I don't attend every one of her games. (My wife intends to go to all the kids' games.) Coaching is stressful, and I need a break from the ballpark. My wife thinks I'm cheating our daughter out of her fair share of Daddy's attention. When I was a kid, I was lucky if my dad came to any of my games. Am I being unreasonable, sexist, or just plain mean?
—Ballpark Bum
Dear Ballpark,
So now both parents are expected to cheer on their offspring at every single sporting event for the entirety of their childhoods? No wonder we're raising a generation of people who think they deserve a Nobel Prize just for showing up. I'm not the best arbiter since I had to explain to my daughter, "Daddy's the one who'll be at your soccer games, because Mommy's going to have something called 'a breakdown' if she has to stand in a muddy, buggy field one more morning watching you girls fall all over each other." Surely the level of neglect your daughter will experience by your attending one, but not two of her ballgames a week will not drive her into the arms of a Humbert Humbert, in search of a father figure who cares. Explain to your daughter that because you're the coach, you're required to be at all of your son's games, otherwise you'd divide your attentions more evenly. As for your wife, tell her if you have to be at the ballpark five nights a week, you're going to have a breakdown—it worked for me! And the best way to show you really aren't sexist would be to volunteer next summer to coach your daughter's team.
Dear Prudence:
I'm a single mom of three teenagers. I divorced when they were little and decided to sacrifice my personal life to make up for the loss of their father. I also have a stressful job and a long commute. My kids are wonderful, do great in school, and are in college or headed there. Their father, however, pretty much dropped his involvement in their lives when he remarried and fathered another child. When they visited him, they watched TV while he went about his life. He's now divorced again, and my kids hate going to his house; they say my house is their real home. However, I've come to cherish the time I have alone when they're with him. I need some down time from chauffeuring, solving problems, and providing meals. I want to lie on the couch, eat ice cream for breakfast, and walk around the house naked. Recently my sister said I'm destroying my kids by forcing them to go to their father's when they don't want to. Now, I'm worried that in my old age, when they're stressed out, they'll put me away.
—Protecting My Sanity
Dear Protecting,
Usually people with three teenagers are complaining: "I never see my kids. I only know I have any because the refrigerator is always empty." Yours obviously rely on you, enjoy your company, and want to be around you. That bodes well for you not ending up abandoned in a nursing home in your old age because occasionally you told them to spend some time with their father. Yes, the guy sounds like a washout, but since they're becoming young adults, they should be able to occupy themselves over a weekend with him. Have a discussion with them in which you say you understand their objections, but it's important they maintain a relationship with their father. Help them come up with strategies to connect with the guy. Suggest they do activities with him—play board games, make pizza, volunteer together at a soup kitchen, so everyone's not stuck silently watching TV. You need and deserve time off. So if your kids refuse to leave, use your secret weapon. Say, "OK, kids, you can stay here this weekend, but I'm warning you now, I'm planning to spend it naked."
Dear Prudie,
I got an e-mail from my dad via an online dating service asking that I write a testimonial for him. My dad is 70, and I am 32. My parents divorced when I was young, and I have no desire to be involved in his dating life. Furthermore, I can't honestly give him a glowing recommendation. I believe he's a good person at heart, but he's got some psychological problems that have caused him to not always be there for me and to treat my family negatively. Let's just say that there's a reason he's single. But I'm afraid if I decline to write the testimonial, he will feel offended. I do care about him and want to do what's right, but I just feel weirded out by the whole thing. What should I do?
—On-the-Market Dad
Dear Market,
From what I can glean about your father, your testimonial would sound something like: "My Dad is a thin-skinned guy who won't be there for you. At the end of the date, you won't wonder why he's single, but you may wonder, 'Has he had a psychological evaluation?' In case you couldn't guess, I'm writing this under duress." It's sad not to have done better in the father lottery, but he's what you got. But you're an adult now, so it doesn't really matter if he has a little fit when you say you won't go along with this. You want to be respectful of your father, but he needs to be respectful of you, and that means not trying to coerce you into doing ridiculous things. Simply tell him that facilitating his dating life makes you uncomfortable and you can't do it, then wish him a Happy Father's Day.
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"Forest for the Trees," multi-artist show, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Through Sunday.
"Voices of Design — 25 Years of Architalx," interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design, through May 19; "Blueberry Rakers," photographs by David Brooks Stess, through May 19, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org.
"Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth," furniture, paintings and textiles, through Sept. 22; "Every Picture Tells a Story," N.C. Wyeth illustrations from the Brandywine River Museum, through Dec. 29; "A Wondrous Journey: Jonathan Fisher and the Making of Scripture Animals," through Jan. 5, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org.
"Resilient Spring," Sukie Curtis, Marcia Feller, Anne Macleod, Chris Nielsen and Bill Tomsa, Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery. yarmouthframeandgallery.com. Through May 31.
"Perigord: Moods and Memory," encaustic paintings by Cheslye Ventimiglia, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland. 773-6011. Through Monday.
"Worldview," third installation of "Maine Women Pioneers III," University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. une.edu/artgallery. Through May 12.
"Tinder," Maine stories by SALT fall 2012 graduates in writing, radio, photography and multimedia, The Frontier, Brunswick. explorefrontier.com. Through Monday.
"Timothy Whelan: Photographer as Collector," PhoPa Gallery, Portland. 317-6721. Through Saturday.
"Off the Wall: Satire in Contemporary American Art," works exploring social, political and environmental issues by Gordon Carlisle, Kenny Cole, Scott Minzy, Bud Swenson, Brandon Lutterman, William Hessian, Nancy Benner and Jay LaBrie, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.com. Through Tuesday.
Per Kirkeby, career restrospective featuring paintings and sculpture, Bowdoin College (Museum of Art), Brunswick. 725-3275. Through July 12.
"Terrain Vague," photography by Gary M. Green, Glickman Library, USM Portland Campus, Portland. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through Friday.
"Torn in Two: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War," traveling exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education), Portland. 780-4850. Through Aug. 22.
"Flaws for a Cause," handmade tableware including unique, slightly flawed pieces, benefits Cultivating Community, Maine Potters Market, Portland. mainepottersmarket.com. Through Tuesday.
"Compositions in Wood," assemblages and sculptures by Carole Kainlor, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Through Tuesday.
Daisy Greene, paintings, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. savorymainedining.com. Through Tuesday.
"Big Top," Paul Oberst, items and guides to accompany a spiritual journey, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Through May 12.
"Maine Artists — Maine Weddings," clothing, jewelry, pottery, wall art and sculpture by artists including Janice Jones, Sharon Townshend, Jennifer Nielsen, Elizabeth Louden and Patty Olds, Markings Gallery, Bath. markingsgallery.com. Through June 30.
"Lost Maps of Nurembega," block prints, ink illustrations and watercolors by Ken Gross, Monkitree, Gardiner. monkitree.com. Through May 25.
"I-95 Triennial: From Connecticut to Maine," sculpture, painting and mixed media by 34 artists, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. uma.maine.edu. Through June 8.
"Ekphrasis: Poems Speaking to Silent Works of Art," exploring the relationship between visual art and the written word, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org. Through May 25.
Nancy Robinson and Rebecca Bagley, mother and daughter art show, Wells Public Library. 646-8181. Through Tuesday.
Student art exhibit, work in a variety of media by students in grades K-12, York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Through Thursday.
"Portal To," facepaint, video projections, music and body alterations, The Meg Perry Center, Portland. 619-1564. Through Tuesday.
"Flights of Fancy," new paintings of fancifully feathered birds by Elise Smorczewski, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 235-6808. Through May 31.
Senior thesis exhibition, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. bates.edu/museum. Through May 25.
Dozier Bell: "Mind's Eye" and "Selections from the Permanent Collection: Recent Acquisitions," Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. bates.edu/museum. Through May 25.
BFA student exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through Friday.
"The Brother and Sister Exhibition," prints and photographs by Frances and David Hodson, Harlow on the Circle Lobby Gallery, Augusta. harlowgallery.org. Through June 14.
"Artists' Books: Definition and Meaning," books created by USM art students, Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery). portlandlibrary.com. Through Tuesday.
New photos by Alan Vlach, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. stlawrencearts.org. Through Tuesday.
"Mark Baum, Painter (1903-1997)," a retrospective, Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art). Through May 18.
"Seacoast Reflections," photographs by Suzie Goodwin, Kittery Community Center. kitterycommunitycenter.org. Through May 31.
"Pop-Ups and More," interactive books for children and adults to enjoy together, Ricker Memorial Library, Poland Spring. 998-4390. Through Tuesday.
"To Sea: The Maritime Heritage of the Kennebunks," marine art, artifacts and archival materials, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk. brickstoremuseum.org. Through Sept. 14.
"Out on a Limb: The Nude as Landscape," John Carnes, Katharina Gifford and Francine Shrock, Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Through Tuesday.
"Lines Converge, Colors Dance," original illustrations by Ashley Bryan, Daniel Minter and Rohan Henry, Museum of African Culture, Portland. museumafricanculture.org. Through June 28.
Student artwork, printmaking and still lifes, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford. 602-2169. Through Monday.
"Paths," sculpture by Aaron T. Stephan, Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick. colemanburke.com. Through May 25.
"The Fantasy of Nature," intricate prints by Roderick Dew, Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston. lyceumgallery.com. Through June 7.
"territory*decay," new media drawings by Sarah Baldwin focused on coastal wetlands, Buoy Gallery, Kittery. buoygallery.org. Through May 24.
"Pollination: Evolving Miracles," 29 artists and scientists explore the intersection between flowering plants and their pollinators, University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston. 753-6500. Through Saturday.
Portland Public Schools Art Show, Portland City Hall. portlandschools.org. Through May 16.
Diane Bowie Zaitlin and Annette Kearney, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com. Through June 1.
"Viva Cuba," portraits and street photography by Ann Tracy, Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Through May 24.
James Marshall, drawings and sculptures, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Through May 25.
Paul Lewandowski, fashion designs, Prose Gallery, Lewiston. 740-8800. Through May 21.
"The American Way," mixed media created by Ron Crusan with found objects, York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Through June 30.
"Sculpture for the Garden," granite and metal garden sculptures by Obie Buell and Jim and Holly Galante, Markings Gallery, Bath. markingsgallery.com. Through June 30.
"ATT: Art That Ticks," creative clocks by three artists, Gallery Framing, Brunswick. galleryframinginc.com. Through May 30.
"John Haley's Civil War," artifacts related to the Civil War including prints by Winslow Homer, decorative arts, weaponry, uniforms and more, Saco Museum. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Through Nov. 10.
Art Openings
"Eastport to Bailey Island: Coastal Maine," silver gelatin photographs by Alan Sockloff, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. 729-4007. Opens Wednesday; through May 23.
"A Taste of Modernism" — The William S. Paley Collection," 62 works from the Paley Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Opens Thursday; through Sept. 8.
"Humor from My Pen," political cartoons by Cuban Five prisoner Gerardo Hernandez, The Meg Perry Center, Portland. 619-1564. Through May 25. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Rachael Eastman and Richard Brown Lethem, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. aucocisco.com. Through Saturday. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
"Spatial Perception," paintings by Colin Page, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Through June 1. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
"Still-Life and Objects," more than 50 paintings, photographs and sculpture by Maine artists, Macpage LLC, South Portland. 523-3381. Through Aug. 30. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Artwalk, various locations, downtown Gardiner. 232-9383. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Philip Barter, new oil paintings and constructions in wood, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through June 29. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Clarence K. Chatterton (1880 to 1973): An Artist's Artist," paintings, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through June 29. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Beyond Pollack," experiments in abstract construction by Jack Sell, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 3fishgallery.com. Through May 31. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Sublime Monotony," works by Marcie Jan Bronstein, Gabriella D?alia, Clint Fulkerson, J.T. Gibson, Stew Henderson, Kevin Johnson, Mark Kelly, Marc Leavitt, Karen MacDonald, Richard Mann, Wesley Reddick, Willy Reddick and Kate Russo, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. Through June 2. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
SMCC senior art students exhibition, Rose Contemporary, Portland. rosecontemporary.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
MAC (Maine Artists Collective) Windows, sculpture, assemblage, watercolors, photography and more, Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Through May 28. Opening reception, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Exchange," art by Daniel Minter and Flavio Freitas, Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com. First Friday reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"It's Not So Black and White III," works by artists using values of black and white, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.com. Through May 31. Opening reception, noon to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Wyatt Barr, large-scale realistic portraits, Wells Public Library. 646-8181. Through May 31. Reception, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.
"Points of View," Roy Germon, presented by Littlefield Gallery, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. littlefieldgallery.com. Opening reception, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5.
Harborside Shakespeare Company presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream," performances begin July 18, Pleasant Street Pilates Studio, Bar Harbor. harborsideshakespeare.org. Open auditions, 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
17th Annual Johnson Hall Riverfront Festival Talent Show, show date is June 22, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Gardiner. johnsonhall.org. 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday; 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
PORTopera production of Puccini's "La Boheme," rehearsals start July 9, performances are July 24-28, Williston-Immanuel United Church, Portland, auditions by appointment only. 879-7678. Adult chorus, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday; children's chorus (grades 5 to 8), noon to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Levey Day School Bagel Boogie 5K and Kids Fun Run, runners, walkers and families welcome, bagel reception follows race, Back Cove, Portland, $15 advance, $20 day of. 774-7676. 5K at 9 a.m.; fun run at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Memorial Middle School 5K and Kids Fun Run, South Portland High School, $15 advance, $20 day of, $10 students. running4free.com. Fun run at 9 a.m.; 5K at 10 a.m. Sunday.
"Spring for 317!", faculty concert of bluegrass, jazz, Celtic, folk, show tunes and more, performers include Kate Beever, Erica Brown, Ron Cody, Amanda Gale, Diana Hansen, Robin Jellis, Carter Logan, John McCain, Lincoln Meyers, Danielle Paus, Nicole Rabata, Steve Roy, Matt Shipman, Kathy Slack, Tyler Stanley and Jed Wilson, benefits scholarship fund of 317 Main Community Music Center, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $25. 317main.org. 4 p.m. Sunday.
"Celebrate Children," live and silent auctions, hors d'ouevres and cash bar, with emcee Lori Voornas, Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine annual auction, Ocean Gateway Terminal, Portland, $40 advance, $45 door. kitetails.org. 6 to 10 p.m. Friday.
"Mad Hatter Affair," watch Kentucky Derby, dancing to Tony Boffa Band, cocktails, dinner and auction, benefits Maine Historical Society, The Woodlands, Falmouth, $100. mainehistory.org. 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
Walkathon Across America, four-mile walk around Back Cove, national event to raise awareness of "environmental illness," benefits Jennifer Parker Foundation, Green Building Supply Store, Portland, $25, 14 and under free. 495-2031. 1 p.m. Saturday.
Book sale, benefits library book fund, Camden Public Library. 236-3440. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 to 4 p.m. May 5.
14th Annual American Heart Association Northeastern Maine Heart Ball, cocktail hour, dinner, live and silent auctions, music by NEVAH, University of Maine, Orono, $125. heart.org/maine. 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
Mad Horse Theatre presents "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Horse Prom," fun and dancing with a prom theme, benefits the theater company, Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth, $25, $45 per couple. madhorse.com. 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
"The Moose in Me, The Moose in You," funny one-woman show with Sarah Poulin's character Ida LeClair, benefits South Berwick Library, Spring Hill, South Berwick, $20 advance, $25 door. friendsofsouthberwicklibrary.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Unity Area Rotary Club 11th Annual Duck Race, $5 for two ducks, $10 for five ducks, Sandy Stream, Unity. unityrotaryclub.com. 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Woodfords Family Services 3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk for Autism, benefits preschool-age children, United Masonic Lodge, Brunswick, $10 to $20, ages 7 and under free. woodfords.org. 9 a.m. Saturday.
Community Fun Run, benefits capital improvements and scholarship fund, Kennebec Montessori School, Fairfield, $15 advance, $20 day of; under 12 $5 advance, $10 day of. kennebecmontessori.org. 5K run/walk and 1-mile fun run, 9 a.m. Saturday.
Books and Authors
Imogen Binnie, author of "Nevada," Space, Portland, free. space538.org. 6 p.m. Sunday.
Amy Waldman, author of "The Submission," Jewett Auditorium, Augusta. lithgow.lib.me.us. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Margaret Hathaway, author of "Portland, Maine Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from Casco Bay," Falmouth Memorial Library. falmouth.lib.me.us. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Duane Robert Pierson, author of the historical novel "Annie and the Prince of Wales: Portland, Maine 1860," Camden Public Library. 236-3440. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Author Brown Bag Lecture Series, William Barry, author of "Maine: The Wilder Half of New England," Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium. portlandlibrary.com. Noon Wednesday.
George Daughan, author of "1812: The Navy's War," Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Center. 829-2215. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Susan Dahlgren Daigneault, author of "In the Shadow of a Mountain: A Soldier's Struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," Falmouth Memorial Library. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Classical Music
UMF Chorus, Nordica Auditorium, Farmington, $6 to $8, UMF students and children free. 778-7072. 3 p.m. Sunday.
Portland Symphony Orchestra presents "POPS! Totally Awesome '80s," with guest vocalists Tony Vincent and Christina DeCicco, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $20 to $65. porttix.com. 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Albert Melton and Randall Mullin, music for organ, solo and duet, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland, donation. 772-5434. 3 p.m. Sunday.
Portland Ovations presents Premier Wind Quintet Imani Winds, Hannaford Hall, USM, Portland, $40, limited number of $10 student tickets available. portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Bowdoin College Chorus and Mozart Mentors Orchestra, Bowdoin College, Studzinski Recital Hall, Brunswick, free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Suzanne Nance, vocalist, "Chansons de la Vie et de l'Amour," accompanied on piano, cello and violin, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, $25 to $28. francocenter.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Portland Community Chorus presents "A Spring Concert," traditional spirituals and a variety of contemporary favorites, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, $12 advance, $15 door, $6 students, under 12 free. 370-5320. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Saturday.
Bowdoin College Chamber Choir, Bowdoin Chapel, Brunswick, free. 798-4141. 3 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. May 5.
Bowdoin College Chorus and Mozart Mentors Orchestra, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
USM School of Music presents Fithian Festival Concert, celebration in honor of Prof. Bruce Fithian's 29 yeras of service to USM, University of Southern Maine, Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham, free. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Greater Freeport Community Chorus presents "Everyday People," themes of love and loss, joy and sorrow, sin, redemption and heritage, First Parish Church Freeport, $10, under 12 free. gfccweb.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Portland Symphony Orchestra presents Mahler's 5th Symphony, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $26 to $76. porttix.com. 2:30 p.m. May 5.
Greater Freeport Community Chorus presents "Everyday People," themes of love and loss, joy and sorrow, sin, redemption and heritage, Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, Cumberland, $10, under 12 free. gfccweb.org. 2:30 p.m. May 5.
Bob Marley, Inn on the Blues, York Beach, $25, $20 standing room, 21-plus. innontheblues.com. 7 p.m. Sunday.
Ecstatic Dance Maine, DJ'ed dance space to be free and expressive for the sake of dancing, Reiche Community School Gymnasium, Portland, $10 to $20. 408-2684. 10 a.m. to noon Sunday and May 5.
Scottish country dancing, new dancers welcome, no experience necessary, Community House, Kennebunkport, donation. 839-8637. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and May 5.
Annual spring dance concert, Bowdoin College, Pickard Theater, Brunswick, free. 725-3375. 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Greater Portland community contra dance series, live music by Sassafras Stomp and calling by Mary Wesley, Falmouth Congregational Church, $5 to $10, under 5 free. 358-9354. Lesson at 7:15 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Contra dance, Big Moose Band and caller Chrissy Fowler, College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor, $6, $1 kids. 288-5015. Family dance ($2) at 6:30 p.m., lessons at 7:30 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Elizabeth Drucker Ballet School presents "Flight," a collection of dances for the ages, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham, $10 to $12. theballetschool.com. 2 p.m. Saturday and May 5.
Mayfair, Maypole dancing, family activities, live music, food and city-wide yard sales, various locations, Bath. 442-7291. visitbath.com. All Saturday.
Preble Street Maine Hunger Initiative presents "A Place at the Table," documentary about hunger in America, followed by a panel discussion led by local anti-hunger leaders and neighbors exploring solutions to food insecurity, Nickelodeon Cinemas, Portland, $5. 772-4022. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
"Upstream Color," original, mythic romantic thriller that seeks truths that lie just beyond our reach, Space, Portland, $8. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
"The Blind Banker," starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Rockland Public Library. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
"The Woodmans," story of photographer Francesca Woodman, presented by the Strand and the Farnsworth Art Museum, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $8.50. rocklandstrand.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival, Maine-made films "Turning Tail," "For Those Who Love Padders," "Moments from Hogback" and more, benefits Teens to Trails, Cony High School Auditorium, Augusta, $10. teenstotrails.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.
Food and Drink
Tea Tasting, sample five different teas, Jacqueline's Tea Room, Freeport. jacquelinestearoom.com. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
For Children
Mostly Puppets Festival, Paper Bull Puppets presents "Wishes," Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $4 to $8. mayostreetarts.org. 2 p.m. Sunday.
Portland Symphony Orchestra presents "Meet the Orchestra," youth concert introduces young people to the instruments in the orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $5. portlandsymphony.org. 9:20 a.m. Monday.
Faerie Festival, flower crowns, face painting and crafts, Kennebunk Free Library. 985-2173. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Josephine Foster, with Plains, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $10. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m. Sunday.
Lex and Joe, swing from the '30s and '40s and contemporary R&B, Engine, Biddeford Arts, $5. feedtheengine.org. 1 p.m. Sunday.
Big Easy Roots & Gospel Fest, RMS Five, Rock My Soul and Soggy Po' Boys, with New Orleans-style buffet, cash bar and silent auction, Spring Hill, South Berwick, $15 to $25. projectmusicworks.org. 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Roy Zimmerman, "Wake Up Call," funny songs about peace and justice, First Universalist Church, Yarmouth, $18 or pay what you can. 846-4148. 7 p.m. Sunday.
Albert Castiglia, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland, $10. 593-9336. 7 p.m. Monday.
Bowdoin College Middle Eastern Ensemble, Bowdoin College, Studzinski Recital Hall, Brunswick, free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. Monday.
MGMT, psychedelic rock, Kuroma opens, State Theatre, Portland, sold out. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac, Gaelic songs and fiddle tunes, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, $15. stlawrencearts.org. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Arthur Webster and Mark Stover, Newcastle Publick House. 563-3434. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Bowdoin College Afro-Latin Music Ensemble, Bowdoin College, Studzinski Recital Hall, Brunswick, free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Hattie Simon Jazz Trio, Bray's Brew Pub and Eatery, Naples. braysbrewpub.com. 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Songwriters in the Round, Lisa Redferm, Paul Chase Jr., Heather Hardy and Brad Strause, The Frontier, Brunswick, $10. explorefrontier.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac, Gaelic songs and fiddle tunes, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage, $15. 562-4445. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Rebelution Spring Greens Tour, with JBoog and Hot Rain, State Theatre, Portland, $17.50 advance, $20 door. statetheatreportland.com. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Phil Vassar, country, Asylum, Portland, $29 advance, $32 door, 18-plus. portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m. Thursday.
Camden Library Coffeehouse with Dean Stevens, Camden Public Library, $8. 236-3440. Folk and acoustic music. With guest David Dodson, 7 p.m. Thursday.
Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac, Gaelic songs and fiddle tunes, Phillips Community Center, $15. 639-3717. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Mark Tipton and Friends, South American folk music, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $7 to $10. mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Breakers Jazz Band, from Goodman to Ellington and more, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $10 advance, $15 door. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Maia Sharp, singer-songwriter, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $15 advance, $20 door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Rob Schreiber's Standard Issue, jazz from the Great American Songbook, Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. standardissue.me. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Zemya, world a cappella ensemble, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland, $12. 219-2247. 8 p.m. Friday.
Debbie Davies Band, blues, Saco River Theatre, Buxton, $18 to $20. 929-6472. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Not Too Shaap, acoustic music, classics and originals, concert and three-course home-cooked dinner, Freeport Community Center, $18. 865-3985, Ext. 202. 6 p.m. Friday.
Keller Williams, bluegrass, folk, alternative, reggae, electronica, funk, Port City Music Hall, Portland, $20 advance, $25 door, $36 VIP, 18-plus. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Clutch, rock, with The Sword and Lionize, State Theatre, Portland, $20 advance, $25 door. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Steep Canyon Rangers, bluegrass, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $22 advance, $25 door. rocklandstrand.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Jonathan Edwards, singer-songwriter, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $30. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Spoonmaker's Diamond, Middle Eastern music, singer-songwriter, percussion, Engine, Biddeford Arts, $6 advance, $8 door. feedtheengine.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.
Susie Burke and David Surette, folk, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, Sanford, $10, $25 per family. 324-3191. 7 p.m. Saturday.
Seaglass Chorale, "Bernstein and Sondheim on Broadway," Kennebunk Town Hall, $12 advance, $15 door. 985-8747. 7 p.m. Saturday.
Downeaster's Chorus Spring Concert, barbershop music, includes performance by the Yarmouth High School Chamber Singers, Yarmouth High School, $15, 18 and under free. downeasters.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.
"GospelFest," Bowdoin College Gospel Choir, Bowdoin Chapel, Brunswick, free. 725-3375. 6 p.m. Saturday.
"Love That Spring," First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Kennebunk, free. 216-3890. 3 p.m. Saturday.
New Gloucester Village Coffee House, singer-songwriter Seth Glier, First Congregational Church, $15. 926-3260. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Cuatro de Mayo music night, acoustic performances from all genres, storytellers and poets also welcome, slots will be open for individual acts plus a jam session for anyone who wants to drop in and play, Fuego Diablo Studios, Pownal, free. 408-3185. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Steep Canyon Rangers, bluegrass, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $35. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. May 5.
Shape note singing, four-part singing tradition also known as sacred harp, all welcome, The New Church, Portland, free. maineshapenotesinging.org. 1 to 4 p.m. May 5.
Boy Singers of Maine present "Sing into Spring," Williston-Immanuel United Church, portland, $8 to $10. boysingersofmaine.org. 1:30 p.m. May 5.
Dessa, singer and rapper blends nostalgic jazz with hip-hop and R&B verse, Space, Portland, $10 advance, $13 door, 18-plus. space538.org. 8:30 p.m. May 5.
Seaglass Chorale, "Bernstein and Sondheim on Broadway," Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit, Wells. 985-8747. 3 p.m. May 5.
Wescustago Youth Chorale presents "A Celebration of Spring," 15th annual spring concert featuring traditional choral, international and pop music, Freeport Performing Arts Center, $5 to $10. 846-0705. 4:30 p.m. May 5.
Vocalist and guitarist Emma Bychok and guitarist Andrew Cunningham, York High School student musicians, York Public Library, free. york.lib.me.us. 3 p.m. May 5.
Gorham Arts Alliance presents 23rd Annual Pan New England Steel Drum Festival, 25 bands from all over New England, Your Space Complex, Gorham, donation. 318-0584. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Vernal Pools Alive!, evening walk to a forested vernal pool, Laudholm Farm Reserve, Wells, $5 to $7. wellsreserve.org. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Special Events
Into the Mud Challenge, 2.5-mile race features obstacles and mud pits, Gorham Middle School, $10 to $35. 780-4313. intothemudchallenge.com. 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Pixel Hunter Video and Animation Festival, best video and animation projects from University of Maine at Farmington students over the past year, Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington, free. 778-7515. 7 p.m. Monday.
Spurwink presents Sprout Film Festival 2013, films featuring people with developmental disabilities, One Longfellow Square, Portland, free/donation. spurwink.org/sprout. 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
"So You Think You Know Rockland," quiz show benefits Rockland Main Street Inc., Strand Theatre, Rockland, $5 to $10. rocklandstrand.com. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Spurwink presents Sprout Film Festival 2013, films featuring people with developmental disabilities, University of Maine, Michael Klahr Center, Augusta, free/donation. spurwink.org/sprout. 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Institute for Civic Leadership 20th Anniversary Celebration, 300 leaders from all sectors share inspirational stories of community impact, hors d'oeuvres, networking, storytelling, live entertainment, short film, and cash bar, Ocean Gateway Terminal, Portland, $75. goo.gl/Yb0uC. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Spurwink presents Sprout Film Festival 2013, films featuring people with developmental disabilities, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, free/donation. spurwink.org/sprout. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
"Almost Psychic" with Roderick Russell, sword swallowing, mentalism, Freeport Theater of Awesome, $12 to $18 advance, $14 to $20 door. awesometheater.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Kirtan with Brenda McMorrow and John de Kadt, ecstatic song and poetry, The New Church, Portland, $20 advance, $25 door. 233-6846. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Juggler and comedian Brent McCoy, Fryeburg Academy, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, $4 to $8. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7 p.m. Saturday.
SLAP Superhero Lady Armwrestlers of Portland, female armwrestling tournament, music by Zombie Beach, with emcee Rachel Flehinger, benefits A Company of Girls, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $7. mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.
"May the Fourth Be with You," Maine Academy of Modern Music "Star Wars" Bash, music by Emergency Sirens, Yard Sail, Illegal Eagle, Metal Sideburns, Battle Taxi and Rupture the Fish, Breakwater School, Portland, $5, $3 if in costume. maineacademyofmodernmusic.org. 5 p.m. Saturday.
Open House, exhibits about local history, New Gloucester Historical Society History Barn, free. 926-3188. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Cinco de Mayo Cruise, salsa dancing, food, music from guitarist Chad Cummings, benefits NAFSC programs, Bay Mist, Casco Bay Lines, Portland, $30. 647-4534. 3 to 5 p.m. May 5.
6th Annual Merriconeag Poetry Festival, with Megan Grumbling and finalists from several area high schools, Merriconeag Waldorf School, Freeport, free. merriconeag.org. 3 to 4:30 p.m. May 5.
Fiesta! Cinco de Mayo at El Rayo, music by Pete Kilpatrick Band, Anna and The Diggs, Builder of the House, Pete Witham and The Cozmik Zombies, Jaw Gems, Maine Marimba Ensemble and Primo Cubano, outdoor bar and BBQ, mechanical bull riding, face painting, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. elrayotaqueria.com. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 5.
Chocolate Sunday, gourmet cakes, chocolate specials, chocolate-covered fruit, beverages and sundaes, benefits Par Sem restoration fund, Parsonfield Seminary, $8. 793-8825. 2 to 4 p.m. May 5.
Dramatic Repertory Company presents "Swimming in the Shallows," Adam Bock's award-winning comedy, Portland Stage Company, Studio Theater, $10 to $20. dramaticrep.org. 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Acorn Productions presents 12th Annual Playwrights Festival, 18 authors and 23 world premiere scripts, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, $10 to $15, multi-day passes available. acorn-productions.org. Sunday and Thursday through May 5.
An Evening of Plays by Carolyn Cage, "Little Sister" and "Harriet Tubman Visits a Therapist," presented by Acorn Productions in collaboration with Cauldron and Labrys Women's Productions, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook, $15, $12 seniors and students. acorn. 2 p.m. Sunday.
USM Department of Theatre presents "Orlando," Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virgina Woolf's gender-bending satire, University of Southern Maine, Russell Hall, Gorham, $8 to $15. usm.maine.edu/theatre. 5 p.m. Sunday.
"Wittenberg," David Davalos' imaginative comedy, Portland Stage Company, $34 to $44. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. May 5. Runs through May 19.
Midcoast Youth Theater presents "The Wiz," Tony-award winning musical based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Brunswick High School, Crooker Theatre, $8 to $10. 751-2619. 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m. May 5.
Theatre Company at Falmouth High School presents "Oklahoma!", Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Falmouth High School, $8. 871-7429. 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Runs through May 11.
Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro, $8 to $12. thewaldo.org. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
"The Last Romance," heartwarming romantic comedy, The Public Theatre, Lewiston, $5 to $18. thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. May 5. Runs through May 12.
Heartwood Theater Company presents "Macbeth," modern techno-psycho version of Shakespeare tragedy, Lincoln Academy, Parker B. Poe Theater, Newcastle, $20 advance, $22 door, $12 students. heartwoodtheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. May 5. Runs through May 11.
Varsity Maine
Tuesday's boys' roundup: Fryeburg Academy downs Cape Elizabeth
Tuesday's NBA roundup: Harden helps Rockets end skid
Tuesday's NHL roundup: Sabres rally past scuffling Kings
Varsity Maine
Boys' basketball: Yachtsmen turn the tide
Tuesday's Sports Digest: Mariners fall at Newfoundland, 6-4

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N.B. There is also some potentially useful information in the discussion page corresponding to this article, which needs refactoring. If you would like to add to the wiki, please first think which bit of which page is the most appropriate home for your contribution - thanks!
- 1 Hardware Hacking
- 2 Firmware Hacking
- 3 Software for the TeraStation
- 3.1 Dropbear sshd
- 3.2 OpenSSH
- 3.3 OpenSSL and OpenSSH and using Winscp (Putty) to Access with Windows
- 3.4 Rsync
- 3.5 Midnight Commander
- 3.6 Encryption, NTFS Support, and Windows Share Management
- 3.7 Samba
- 3.9 Lundman page
- 3.10 Joe 3.2 a good fast editor
- 3.11 Webmin installation on Terastation
- 4 Minimalistic changes to firmware with SSH only (also includes step by step process)
- 5 Compiling software for the Terastation
- 6 Success reports
Hardware Hacking
- Adding a Terastation Serial console.
- become root: firmware version 1.04
- moving disks: change the firmware by moving the disks to a PC.
- Real NAS: Converting the Terastation into a NAS like server with an additional os hard disk and a fully featured operating system.
- Extra Disks: Adding Extra disks to make a 1TB Terastation into a 2TB Terastation. With the potential to create a 6TB Terastation (Using eight 750Gb Drives).
- Replacing all drives in 06TB : Upgrading all 4 drives.
Firmware Hacking
You can create your own firmware, it's explained here.
Already hacked firmware
Dave Walker created a hacked firmware that you can just download and use (Thank you Dave!):
- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/itimpi/buffalo.htm
- mirror: http://supportonsite.dk/files.php
- minimalistic (ssh only): http://blog.kevinashley.com/articles/2006/04/14/minimalistic-terastation-1tb-hacking-to-allow-proper-rsync-and-ssh
Software for the TeraStation
I will add small software packages as .tgz here for you to install onto the TeraStation.
As a rule, you should be able to use most Debian PowerPC packages built for woody. Use ftp to access ftp.de.debian.org (or another mirror), go to pub/debian/pool/main/ and to the directory named with the first letter of what you are looking for, there you should find a directory for the package; download a suitable version (should have "woody" and "powerpc" in the name), unpack it on a Debian box using "dpkg-deb -x package.deb name-of-temporary-dir", remove any clutter (man pages) from your temporary directory, create a tar file and copy it over to the TeraStation.
(NB I wanted to upload a .tgz but the Wiki didn't let me, saying that .tgz was not an accepted image format. --Fred 12:05, 12 Dec 2005 (CET))
Dropbear sshd
A small ssh server. home page
The install package (108k) already contains the proper links to have it start on boot, and it contains two keys for the server. Maybe you want to generate your own set of keys.
Just extract the .tgz as root into the root of your TeraStation:
dmin@HD-HTGL113:~$ sudo -s Password: root@HD-HTGL113:~# cd / root@HD-HTGL113:/# tar -xzf /mnt/array1/share/dropbear.tgz
generate your own set of keys:
root@HD-HTGL113:/# rm /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key root@HD-HTGL113:/# rm /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key root@HD-HTGL113:/# dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key Will output 1024 bit rsa secret key to '/etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key' Generating key, this may take a while... Public key portion is: ... root@HD-HTGL113:/# dropbearkey -t dss -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key Will output 1024 bit dss secret key to '/etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key' Generating key, this may take a while... Public key portion is: ...
and reboot.
Can I setup public key authentication on dropbear. If so can someone give me an example. I was able to upgrade the firmware successfully on the Terastation Pro. I am planning to do a Public Key Authentication on my mac and use rsync for backup using ssh protocol. Any ideas? Thanks a gazillion, Naven
Yes you can: Create a key on your Linux/Unix workstation with: ssh-keygen -t rsa The public and private key will be automatically saved to the directory .ssh in your homedir.
Next: copy the text from id_rsa.pub and connect to your Terastation as root.
On your Terastation: - mkdir /root/.ssh - vi /root/.ssh/authorized_keys - paste the text you copied in the step before - save the file
Now you can connect to your Terastation by using public key authentication
Here's a Terastation version.
OpenSSL and OpenSSH and using Winscp (Putty) to Access with Windows
- Unrar it and transfer openssh-3.0.2p1.tar.gz and openssl-0.9.6e.tar.gz and groups.gz to the TeraStation by copying it to the share.
- Untar both into the root directory of the TeraStation.
- Untar groups.gz to /bin
- Edit /etc/rc.d/init.d/ssh and remove the # from line 14 which mentions AUTOKEYGEN.
- The following commands make it automatically start on boot and also start now:
cd /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/ ln -s ../init.d/ssh S30ssh /etc/rc.d/init.d/ssh start
If you've done all the steps correctly then OpenSSH should be running and also start each time you reboot the TeraStation. The version of OpenSSH that was compiled for the Kuro Box actually has a security flaw which was corrected in newer versions of OpenSSH. And now you can Access from Windows too your Tera with Winscp and make Tunnel with Putty. You can trick some Firewall with Putty and Tunnel :-)
--Inputsammler 00:41, 26 December 2006 (CET)
What is OpenSSL needed for here? --Aspiers 14:52, 1 July 2007 (CEST)
Using the Rsync protocol daemon is probably the fastest way to read or write data to the TeraStation, and is the method by which the TeraStation backs itself up to other TeraStations. It is in fact shipped with the stock firmware but restricted (usually to other known TeraStations). You have two options: (1) remove or alter the entry from /etc/hosts.deny, or (2) use an ssh tunnel (such as the one available through Dropbear). The first option exposes your TeraStation to anyone on the network. Also, you have to alter the file every time you boot, as the file is regenerated at boot time (For example, this can be done by invoking your generation script at the end of /usr/local/bin/mkrsconf.pl). The second option is much more secure, but the resources needed for the encryption end up reducing your file throughput significantly.
Note: The rsync shipped with the stock firmware has a somewhat short maximum path length (seems to be around 160 characters), so you need to keep your directory tree shallow. Of course, you could always download the Rsync source and compile it with a larger maximum path length. (Using 1.03, I didn't seem to have this problem with long path names. -- SteveK)
Midnight Commander
For a description on how to install, see Midnight Commander.
Aaron explains how he converted his TeraStation to an ETH-disk and gained Encryption, NTFS Support, and Windows Share Management by using an additional Windows system.
See Samba.
See NFS.
Lundman page
Alternative Media Server and FTPD. home page
llink 861k.
lundftpd 1.2m.
--Scott 19:09, 18 Aug 2005 (CEST)
Joe 3.2 a good fast editor
Download JOE-3.2 and untar into the root directory and run it with the command
joe /etc/rc.d/init.d/ssh
The hotkey for help ist
--Inputsammler 00:41, 26 December 2006 (CET)
There's another link for Joe 3.2 here which points to here.
Webmin installation on Terastation
I just managed to install Webmin on my Terastation. It was pretty simple, really. Just download the GZIP, unzip/untar into /root then run "./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin". I found it needed to go into /root to make some of the perl scripts to work. The only thing I had to change from the default was the location of PERL. It installs itself as another web server (<your terastation address>:10000). I'm still having a bit of trouble getting it to restart after a reboot, but once it is running you can look around in your system, adjust Samba settings, look at printers, log files, cron files, etc.
Minimalistic changes to firmware with SSH only (also includes step by step process)
Minimalistic ready-to use firmware update with step-by-step guide. All credits to the authors of this wiki.
[1] Blog post with image.
Compiling software for the Terastation
See Compilation.
Success reports
This is an old list of people reporting success with some of the above hacks. If you are successful (or not) with any of them, or want to add any other comments about them, please do not add to this list - instead, please add a comment under the relevant section. That way, people can see all the comments about ssh in one place, all the comments about NFS in another, and so on - makes for a much better structured wiki. Thanks!
- Bluefedora, 1.12, 2005-11-18
- added dropbear as outlined below
- Jones, 1.12, 2005-10-11
- Hacking with SSH and SAMBA 3.0.14a (Debian package).
- Now I am shooting on the problem of led (STATUS/FULL) not working properly.
- yukiman, 1.12, 2005-12-03
- Used Dave's firmware with 1.12 installed and update worked fine, logged in now via telnet.
- Got dropbear working as well.
- mh123083, 1.12, 2006-01-13
- Used Dave's firmware with dropbear and allnfs - works perfectly.
- alun, 1.12, 2006-01-19
- Used Dave's firmware. Updated from (factory) 1.08. Have not installed anything else yet. Worried about possible nfs problems...
- SKarp 18:38, 2 Feb 2006 (CET)
- Updated from stock 1.03 to Dave's firmware 1.12 and added allnfs. Working fine in early testing.
- Raphaël 22:55, 24 Mar 2006 (JST)
- Updated from 2.03 to Dave's 2.03, works fine.
- 2.05a didn't work and left my box flat, but an upgrade to 2.03 afterwards restored the situation.
- poxy bowsy 9 April 2006
- Updated from 1.12 to Dave's 2.05a, but install failed, unit was EM'ed
- reinitialized and tried to revert to 1.12a but unit was still EM'ed
- reinitialized and tried to revert to stock 1.12 but unit was still EM'ed
- reinitialized and installed 2.05a again and everything seems fine (whew)
- Ringgh0st, 1.12 2006-04-10
- upgraded to Dave's hacked Firmware v1.12 on a v1.12 Terastation
- added Midnight Commander (starts with a little codepage fault, but notthing really important)
- didnt get the lundftpd working yet, the service doesnt start (no errorlog), if i try to start it manually with the -v string a "segmentation fault" pops up
- torbens
- 27 April 2006: 1st station updated to Dave's v2.08a using Japanese firmware updater
- 29 April 2006: 2nd station updated to Dave's v2.08a using Japanese firmware updater (had to use recovery with powerbutton on diag.)
- 1 Juli 2006: 3rd station pro updates to Dave's v1.03 using Japanese firmware updater
- Risse-it 02.05.2006
- Updated TS0.6GB from 1.12 to minimalistic (ssh only)
- didn't reboot after installing MC and disc-tuning via hdparm (don't know which was the problem - i did both)
- restored by mounting the first IDE-drive to my Gentoo-x86 (xfs_repair -L) and copied the imagefiles from minimalistic
- hdparm now runs with -d1 -c1 -m16 -a64 -A1 -u1 -k1 -S241 (any suggestions?)
- patched some .cgi and .pl-files for more statistics (anyone who's running rrdtool or any other statistics???)
- USB-printer will only print from Windows (VMware) and not via smb from Gentoo or Ubuntu (Epson Stylus Color C82)
- patched mail-notifier (to do smtp-auth)
- Entropy 2006-May-20
- Updated Terastation Pro firmware 1.01 with dropbear and nfs user space daemons
- Test Firmware 1.01 with openssh, nfs v3, etc.
- --Luminaire 11:14, 31 May 2006 (CEST)
- Used successfully on TS HD-H1.0TGL/R5 (1.12 firmware). Works a treat. Going to try NFS/NIS.
Used successfully on TS-1.0TGL/R5 Works but damn is this thing slow. Truly bound by pathetic CPU. Doesn't even begin to test the Gigabit network
- -- Kimbotha 14:57, 25 October 2006 (CEST)
- 24 October 2006: Updated new 1TB Terastation from v1.12 to Dave's v2.10a - Failed first time, reapplied v2.10a and it nows works fine.
- Installed dropbear following instructions successfully
- Tried to install kernel mode nfs as per instructions but failed to load modules
- installed user mode nfs as per Entropy's instructions successfully
- currently looking to build a cross toolchain so I can build unfs3 as I need >2GB file support
- -- Kimbotha 16:37, 25 October 2006 (CEST)
- While collecting the components to try and start build a cross compile toolchain I found an set of nfs kernel modules and the nfs kernel daemon here (http://downloads.linkstationwiki.net/terastation/kernel_modules/). These seem to load fine on my TS (with a change to the /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server to allow rpc.mountd to start). Will try and run some tests on >2GB files when I have some on there to work with.


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How to manage and use Lookup Codes in ADF0 comments Posted by HusainD
Every application requires the use of LOV (List of values) for selection and data entry. ADF provides a highly declarative way to construct LOV in the ADF-BC layer.
However there remains a challenge to store and maintain lookup codes. It is seldom a good practice to store different lookups in different tables.
Below I have tried to create a sample application that could be used as a guideline for creating lookup maintenance and usage apps.
It has the following features:
Search Lookups, Create/Edit Types and Codes (obviously).
Ability to (optionally) set translated display values.
Ability to define parent-child relationships between codes. eg country & state.
Ability to (optionally) define & use additional attributes to lookups. eg. country could have attribute 'area'.
Ability to define some lookups as 'reserved' against modifications.
The application can be downloaded from here
I have used JDeveloper 11gR1PS1 but of course ADF 10g and up can be used in similar fashion.
Create the tables using the table_create.sql file in model.lookup.common.diagram package.
Also insert lookup types for Language, YesNo and Validation Method. These are used for creating lookups.
Lookup Maintenance
The package model.lookup.common in the Model project contains the EO, VO and AM for maintenance of types, codes, translations and attributes.
To test the maintenance screens run the CodeSearch page in adfc-config.xml. In reality these 3 pages should be in a separate task flow.
Lookup Usage
There are different ways to use the lookups created:
1. Create different VOs for different lookup types. This approach of course has a disadvantage of repeating the same query in different VO. It is however useful in some cases where a unique way of querying is needed.
eg YesNoCheckboxVO. It is created as separate VO since we needed value 'Y' before 'N' (without bothering about translations). Hence its query contains a order by clause.
2. Create a common VO with parameters for Type, LangCode and optionally ParentCode. eg. LookupCodesRVO. Then while using, set the parameters in AM instance.
3. Create a common VO and then create View Criteria for each lookup type. This way while using, developers dont need to remember the lookup type and they can simply choose the lookup criteria they want. However the disadvantage is every new lookup we create, we need to add a view criteria too.
The page Home.jspx contains a couple of more examples that show how to use parent child lookups are used.
Please note that this application is not 100% bug free. Plus there are many other enhancements possible. Do leave a note if you find bugs.
Labels: ADF 11g, Lookup Code


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Interconnection: Or How Big Broadband Kills Net Neutrality Without Violating 'Net Neutrality'
from the routing-around-the-problem dept
There has certainly been plenty of discussion about Netflix's recent interconnection deals -- starting with Comcast back in February, and Verizon just recently. As we noted back in February about the Comcast/Netflix deal, it wasn't really a net neutrality issue, because it was about interconnection, but we were equally worried about how this really demonstrated the monopsony power of major broadband providers. Lee's latest Vox piece dives much deeper into that distinction, and highlights some key insights:
- These are not technically "net neutrality" violations. The animated graphics in the Vox piece do a great job explaining why. Just go look.
- But that might not matter, because the end result is basically the same.
- Because of that, this is a really effective way for the big broadband providers to pay lip service to net neutrality, while getting exactly what they want anyway.
- The real problem, as always, is too much market power by the big broadband players, allowing them to do an "evil" thing almost no one thought they would do.
Comcast says it wasn't deliberately degrading the performance of Netflix traffic, which would have been a violation of network neutrality. But that implies that every website that used the same transit provider as Netflix was experiencing similar performance problems. That's obviously bad for Comcast customers, and it's also bad for startups that are trying to become the next YouTube or Netflix. If the only way to get excellent service on America's largest broadband networks is to negotiate a private connection directly to those networks, smaller companies with less cash and fewer lawyers are going to be at a competitive disadvantage.It's a neat trick. Comcast doesn't have to favor or disfavor any particular traffic. It just conveniently neglects to do the most basic things to make sure traffic flows smoothly from the various transit players -- and then offers to negotiate direct deals with big players to bypass third-party transit providers. Thus, it's not "favoring" anyone on its network. It's just creating a situation that favors those who pay up to access its network.
In other words, those public transit links that were providing Netflix with subpar service could become the de facto slow lanes on Comcast's network, while private, direct connections could become the fast lane.
And, again, the FCC doesn't seem to recognize this at all. Tom Wheeler has been fairly explicit that he doesn't view the interconnection issue as relevant to this discussion yet. And the various rules that are being fought over won't have any impact one way or the other on interconnection. And, as Lee's article describes, part of the reason all the commotion has been focused "over there" on "net neutrality" rather than "over here" on "interconnection" is because the very idea of Comcast doing what Comcast has been doing these past few years just seemed impossible to consider not too long ago:
One reason for this is that Comcast's hardball tactics are relatively new. According to Wu, "we never thought much about" interconnection issues when the concept of network neutrality was developed in 2002. That was "mainly because it seemed like, 'Why would anyone do that?'" It was generally assumed that consumer ISPs would always buy enough transit to serve their customers' needs.That last line is worth repeating: Big ISPs view declining network performance as a source of leverage, rather than a technical problem.
Wu worked in Silicon Valley prior to 2002. And he says he remembers that "solving a joint technical challenge" — that is, making the internet work as well as possible — "was the predominant motivation of the engineers." That's still true in most parts of the internet. But some of the largest ISPs now seem to view declining network performance not as a technical problem to be solved so much as a source of leverage in business negotiations.
And the only reason they can do this is because of the tremendous market power they have. And, once again, as we've argued for over a decade, that demonstrates the real heart of the problem: the lack of real competition in the broadband space. Either way, it's yet another must read if you're trying to understand the state of play today.


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New Animal Crossing Is the Seinfeld of Video Games
Buying, selling, chatting and everything else mundane is celebrated in Animal Crossing: New Leaf from Nintendo for its 3DS handheld device. WSJ's Adam Najberg looks at how the game is a rare bright spot for the slumping console-gaming sector.
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... I ... I ... I ... at times for gaming hardware and software makers ... but there is one bright spot ... that's a Nintendo three DS in the game is making it fly off the shelves I Animal Crossing New Leaf ... this is the sign fill the videogames to came about nothing that celebrates the mundane ... buying selling ... chatting building ... that said ... I ... think it be boring ... but you'd be wrong ... this is a game that tastes just like the lifestyle myself coming back to it to three times a day ... just to check in and see what tasks I had ahead of me ... so the premise of this game is that ... your acumen ... in your the mayor of the talent on the new name ... and your townspeople are all animals the object of this game is to live your life to enjoy your life to share your life to be social with other townspeople and make their lives better ... I have one quibble about this game as fun as it is this just a little bit too perfect for me ... nobody Spitzer curses is no greeter and the euro shopkeepers sheets any body ... that might be okay for seven year-old ... but not for an adult ... this utopia same kind of trivialize the choices that you make of your game ... and if you're an adult game or as fun as this game as they wanna look for something this is the little bit less perfect I'm Adam Nash for ...


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parrot, common name for members of the order Psittaciformes, comprising 315 species of colorful birds, pantropical in distribution, including the parakeets . Parrots have large heads and short necks, strong feet with two toes in front and two in back (facilitating climbing and grasping), and strong, thick bills, with the larger hooked upper mandible hinged to the bones of the head. They are arboreal, feeding on seeds and fruits—except the kea ( Nestor notabilis ) of New Zealand, which is a scavenger in winter. Although they belong to a different order, parrots have certain affinities to pigeons and cuckoos like them, they feed their young by regurgitation, and they have swellings (ceres) at the base of the nostrils. Usually their voices are harsh, but the thick, fleshy tongue and special voice apparatus permit a wide range of articulations, and some species can be taught to imitate the human voice. The best mimics are the African gray parrots, Psittacus erithacus, and the Amazons, genus Amazona. In size parrots range from the 3 1⁄2 -in. (8.7-cm) pygmy parrot of the South Pacific to the 40-in. (100-cm) Amazon of South America, while in build they vary from the stocky lovebirds, e.g., the masked lovebird ( Agapornis personata ), to the slender lories, e.g., the black-capped lory ( Lorius domicella ) and the cockatoo. Their plumage is brilliant, the bodies solid green, yellow, red, white, or black with contrasting red, yellow, or blue on the head, wings, and tail. The cockatoos, crested parrots native to the Australian region, may be pink, white with yellow or scarlet crests, or dark-plumaged, like the great black, or palm, cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus. They eat insects and are also able to crack extremely hard nuts. The smaller cockateels are gray with yellow heads. The large, long-tailed macaws are found in the rain forests of Central and South America. The species are named for their gaudy colors, e.g., the scarlet ( Ara macao ), gold-and-blue ( A. ararauna ), and red-and-green macaws. In captivity adult macaws may be vicious. In the wild they travel in pairs. The small Old World parrots known as lovebirds are so named for the apparent fondness of the mates for one another. The Australasian lory and smaller lorikeet ( Trichoglossus haematodus ) feed on fruits and nectar. Parrots are long-lived, and many are popular as cage birds. Care should be exercised, however, by selecting birds with known histories, since even apparently healthy birds may be carriers of infectious psittacosis , or parrot fever. Parrots are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Psittaciformes, family Psittacidae.
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By Chana Schoenberger
While the U.S. economy is recovering, fueled by the Fed's monetary expansion, to most, high inflation seems a long way off. But some smart folk – such as U. S. Bank Wealth Management's chief executive, Mark Jordahl – are predicting a serious discussion on inflationary pressures by year's end and rates rising in 2014, all in a pre-emptive effort to smother inflationary embers before a wildfire takes hold.
Time will tell whether the Fed timed things right; the track record of central banks, historically, does not breed confidence. But there is no reason to sit inert in a depressive funk. U.S. investors can prepare themselves in case the Fed loses its grip and prices suddenly skyrocket, by studying the lessons learned by other investors who have lived with and invested in high inflation countries like Argentina, Russia, and Mexico.
In periods of high inflation, local currencies devalue, meaning that while the real value of assets may not change meaningfully, the nominal price of assets increases dramatically. This leads to rapid erosion in the value of most financial assets, and a corresponding increase in the real value of financial liabilities, such as mortgages, since the amount that must be repaid is fixed in nominal terms.
Eric Fine, the portfolio manager for the Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Fund (EMBAX) at Van Eck Global, experienced inflation firsthand, as a young entrepreneur in Russia in the early 1990s. The telecoms company he founded couldn't always pay employees or vendors in rubles because of inflation. Dollars were expensive; he used to pay smaller vendors – office movers, for instance – in bottles of vodka. The value of the potato spirits was more stable than that of the ruble. Fine today continues to think about how to make money from inflation.
For bond investors, he recommends they "own inflation-linked securities in countries with a relatively high degree of rule of law, where they're not going to lie to you about inflation." Latvia and Ireland are two such nations. "Greece, we're going to see," he says.
Furthermore, "you want to have currency exposure in countries that will defend against inflation." Mexico and Chile are examples of central banks that pursue price stability as a goal.
The idea behind this strategy is that the currencies of countries committed to keeping their prices level will benefit if inflation hits the U.S. and the dollar loses value. As the foreign debt is repaid, the investor will earn more dollars for each Mexican peso exchanged back into U.S. currency, hedging against the devaluation of the U.S. dollar.
"The experience of investors in emerging markets is that all debt undertaken to invest in a country should be in local currency," says Jordi Canals, dean of the University of Navarra's IESE business school, in Barcelona.
Hard assets – real estate, factories, forests – are where emerging-markets investors have historically made money in inflation-hit countries. That's because although real estate may fall in value, it's likely to fall less than other assets, says Walter Zimmermann, vice president and chief technical analyst at brokerage United ICAP in Jersey City, N.J.
"Traditionally, in an inflationary environment, you want to own real estate and you want to take on debt to buy things sooner and more frequently," Zimmermann says. "The biggest debtor is the biggest winner. Borrow with more expensive dollars and pay back with cheaper dollars."
Of course, after the pain of the last recession, most investors are wary of once again becoming too leveraged. Furthermore, tight credit in the post-crisis U.S. has made real estate a far more difficult play. But investors who can borrow money to buy property might want to try this classic inflation hedge. U.S. Bank's Jordahl says that's exactly what wealthy families are doing today: leveraging up as the rest of the world deleverages.
But caution. Some analysts warn that the modest rate of inflation the U.S. is seeing now is a result of an economy that's doggie-paddling, not expanding. That's different from the situation that led to hyperinflation in countries like Argentina and Brazil, when a growing economy spurred inflation.
In an environment like this, textbook hedges like buying real estate or gold may not work, says Larry Young, a managing director at restructuring firm AlixPartners and who has turned around businesses in several inflation-hit countries such as Mexico.
Sinking cash into a real asset like a large piece of land is a smart move – if you can sell it in a few years for more money. "The problem is, if your economy isn't growing, that asset might be worth more in nominal terms because of inflation, but if nobody can buy it, you won't be able to sell it," Young says.
With real estate again showing signs of life, however, that risk seems to be abating. But one inflation-fighting strategy that hasn't worked recently: owning gold, which has historically held or increased its value in periods of anticipated or actual inflation. "You would never know that there are inflationary pressures by looking at the price action in gold recently," says Zimmerman. But perhaps gold isn't happening now because the price of gold has already appreciated dramatically since the onset of the financial crisis. The S&P's gold ETF (GLD) is up 60%, to $137, since Lehman's brankruptcy in September, 2008.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is famously a student of the Great Depression; his response to the 2008 financial crisis was hyper-focused on monetary policy rather than fiscal policy (which was, in any event, out of his control.) Many analysts now worry that the Fed may not be able to bring stable growth to the U.S. economy absent continued monetary easing – especially now that both the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan have followed the Fed's lead in expanding their own money supplies.
William Rhodes, a longtime international financier whose recent book, Banker to the World, details his career negotiating debt settlements with crisis-hit countries like Brazil and Argentina, says the question of when and how the Fed will stop pumping money into the economy is crucial to inflation expectations.
"If you don't do it in an organized, proper fashion, what will happen is, it can set up another bubble," Rhodes says. "If you wait too long to exit or unwind, you start feeding the fires of inflation."
So be forewarned and get your hedge in place.
Chana Schoenberger is a financial journalist in New York City.


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A boat slowly drifts through the Atlantic ocean, all is silent, all is calm. But a killer lurks nearby.
This isn't the start of a horror film, but a maritime activity with fan numbers increasing by the day.
The killer in question? The killer - or orca - whale.
The location? The west coast of Ireland.
The activity? Whale watching.
When it comes to whale watching, the Atlantic is a superhighway. This is where countless whales and other cetaceans (dolphins, porpoise) spend months travelling north to south and back again, constantly on the look out for a good meal.
Along that route, Ireland's waters have emerged as a restaurant, always providing a welcome stop off for the gatherings of whales and dolphins.
In fact, it's the very reason why so many avid whale watchers flock to the island each year.
Of course it helps that in 1991 all of Ireland's waters were declared a whale and dolphin sanctuary.
It was the first of its kind in Europe and whale watchers took note.
So what whales can you expect to see in Irish waters? Among the 24 species of cetacean recorded to date (maybe you could spot number 25?) are the Minke, Fin and Humpback whales.
But as Nic Slocum from Whale Watch West Cork explains, the species don't all arrive at once:
"Ireland has a long season with different species at different times of the year. Minke whales are the first to put in an appearance along with the Harbour porpoise followed by common dolphins during late July and into August."
"The larger baleen species like fin whale and humpback do not normally put in much of an appearance until later in the year during the autumn months...October through November. Sporadic sightings can occur through the year of bottlenose dolphins."
For Nic, the appeal of whales goes beyond their size. These are some of the most intelligent creatures on the planet. To observe them at close quarters is a special thrill.
"They live in one of the most challenging environments, have high intelligence and communicate over great distances," he enthuses.
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There are opportunities for whale-watching all along the Irish coast. From Wexford in the south east up along the wild west coast as far as Lough Foyle on the border between Donegal and Derry-Londonderry. We choose three to whet your appetite.
1. Where: West Cork
With who: 'Whale Watch, West Cork'
A trip out to sea off the coast of west Cork can be most memorable at dusk. Even more memorable is the sight of sun setting off Cape Clear, Ireland's most southerly island. Summer evening trips are considered prime times for spotting whales breaching the surface.
2. Where: Carrigaholt, County Clare
With who: 'Dolphinwatch'
Further north, Carrigaholt in County Clare is ideal for those who wish to avoid the high seas. The 160 bottlenosed dolphins residing in the area can always be relied on to surface. And in whale watching season the area's tour operators will know where is best to spot some Fin and Minke whales.
3. Where: Inishowen, County Donegal
With who: 'Inishowen Whale and Dolphin Watching'
The Inishowen coast is a good base from which to strike out for sightings of Orcas. It's offshore of neighbouring Derry-Londonderry where numerous sightings of the distinctive black and white mammals have been reported. Should you be kept waiting, Inishowen's uniquely beautiful coastline will keep you entertained.
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- India v England, 1st T20I, Pune
Morgan laments missed opportunity
Eoin Morgan rued England's failure to capitalise on a bright start as they slumped to a five-wicket defeat to India in the opening Twenty20 international.
The tourists looked to be on course to set India a sizeable target when Alex Hales and Luke Wright took England to 89 for 1 at the halfway stage, but the runs dried up as they reached 157 for 5, leaving India to stroll to victory with 13 balls to spare.
"We got off to a great start," Morgan told Sky Sports. "Alex Hales played tremendously well along with Luke Wright but in that middle period we failed to kick on and score. That positivity wasn't there in our batting and we lacked about 15 or 20.
"We never seemed to get going again. We continually lost wickets, which is a shame because because the start we had, we were on for a good score. We always thought we were in the game. We lacked a small bit of discipline in our bowling but we were always up against it with that score on the board."
India captain MS Dhoni praised the efforts of his team after a marked improvement in the field. India's fielding, which was often shoddy during the Test series, improved considerably with Ajinkya Rahane claiming three out-field catches and Virat Kohli taking a superb, low, effort at long-on. With Suresh Raina also back in the team there was a far more athletic appearance to India and Dhoni did not have to shield so many slower movers.
The turning point of the match came in the 13th over when Yuvraj Singh, who had already removed Wright, bowled Hales for 56 off 35 balls and two deliveries later had Eoin Morgan, the England captain and leading Twenty20 batsman, caught at long-on. Yuvraj later added 38 off 21 balls which included picking off Danny Briggs' only over for 18.
"Yuvraj was brilliant. He bowled really well and at the right pace," Dhoni said. "I felt each and every bowler, apart from Yuvraj, bowled at least one bad over in the game. But I'm overall very happy with the performance. And the fielding, which I wanted the team to do well. I thought we did brilliantly.
"The pressure was on the bowlers," he added. "The way Hales started - he went after the bowlers - that was the difficult part. We all know it's a bit easier to score against the new ball on the sub-continent, particularly in India. It was important from the eighth over that we tried to bring the team back into the game."


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The BBC sub-contract a lot of their licence fee work to private companies, who operate under the umbrella of TV Licensing. TV Licensing is a BBC trademark. Capita Business Services Limited are the biggest private company undertaking TV Licensing work. They are responsible for the collection and enforcement of the fee. It is their representatives that harass and intimidate genuine non-TV users on their doorsteps.
Thanks to the marvels of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we can also confirm that nine more TV Licensing employees were convicted of "on the job" theft/fraud offences between 2005 and 2011. The BBC subsequently told us that a TV Licensing call centre employee was convicted of "on the job" credit card fraud in September 2011.
On 31st August 2011 the Northern Echo ran a story about Gary Catterick, a now convicted rapist who was employed by TV Licensing at the time he committed his offence against a pregnant young woman. The article stated quite clearly that Catterick "was invited into a house in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, when he could not get his car to start during inspections". According to the BBC this is incorrect and he wasn't actually on his TV Licensing rounds at the time he raped his victim. That's just the word of the BBC of course, which doesn't mean a lot.
Edit: The BBC has now confirmed to us that detection evidence has NEVER been presented in court. Read more.


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Casually Addictive: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
System: Nintendo 3DS
Target: Casual Gamer, Family Friendly
Fun Factor: High
Animal Crossing has returned, finding a home on the popular Nintendo 3DS system in an updated New Leaf edition, where gamers are offered the task of living and governing rural life in a small town, designing a home, furnishing the interior, and making ends meet through a variety of commercial (yet always cute) tasks. Does Animal Crossing: New Leaf keep the virtual life fresh, or is it all starting to feel like a chore?
At its core, Animal Crossing is what I like to call a 'watercooler game'. Everyone takes away a different experience upon playing, which makes it an extremely fun title to talk about with other players during and after entering the New Leaf world. Players spend their "lives" earning virtual currency called Bells to pay off their mortgage or furnish their in-game home. This is accomplished via a myriad of engaging discovery and collection tasks: catching bugs, digging up fossils, or fishing seafood to sell at the local convenience store. My personal favorite income source: farming a high-profit exotic fruit orchard.
Catch bugs and sell them for rent / furniture money or donate them to the local museum.
Gameplay: The game begins with a randomly generated town to name and maintain. There are animal residents in the shape of sheep, wolves, goats, and other normally quadrupedal types as neighbors, each possessing a different and unique personality which keeps life in town entertaining. Oh, and didn't you know...you've been given the important job of being their Mayor too! Keeping your fellow Animal Crossing citizens happy is a player's biggest priority. As Mayor, players are required to address township concerns such as planting more flowers, making social rounds, and handling waste disposal. All these leadership tasks add up and are rewarded with landmarks to erect or new stores to shop in.
Your town lives and breaths in real time, with certain bugs and fish only appearing to collect at night, while stores open and close their doors at appropriate hours, and town events following the schedule of a real-life community. And if a player walks away from playing and attending to the world of New Leaf for too long, weeds begin to take over the town, flowers wither, and villagers will move away as the town falls into disrepair.
Create clothing designs that can be sold to your fellow residents or even other players who visit your town
Patience and attention to details is the name of the game. You'll find yourself checking in daily to check new furniture options on display at the town furniture shop, Nook's. Plants will need watering, fruit orchards require harvesting, and in your spare moments, you'll have time to check on the latest auction house items.
The best part is designing a virtual house, complete with furniture, wallpaper, and flooring. I suspect for an Apartment Therapy reader, this option to design and decorate your own own unique and creative looking abode would be amongst the most loved features offered in New Leaf. I found as I collected more furniture, I really took the time and consideration to see how everything worked together, just like I would while decorating a real space. New Leaf also adds the option to decorate with an array of wall items, expanding the decorative possibilities even further beyond floor space furnishings and decor.
Animal Crossing isn't really a game, but a therapeutic free-form experience to get lost in by doing incredibly simple tasks. Essentially the game is endless, without "levels" or "bosses" to defeat.
Bottom Line:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is an excellent game and addition to the beloved franchise: updated graphics are cuter and engaging more than ever, the endearing soundtrack pleasantly catchy, and like previous Animal Crossing titles, the game offers highly addictive gameplay tapping into the compulsive desires to keep things operating smoothly. However, those who prefer their games to offer definitive end-game reward play or non-stop action are likely to miss the appeal of Animal Crossing. This isn't a game to sit down and play all the way through in one, two, or even a week, as New Leaf's appeal is the free-form, ongoing narrative which unfolds in real time according to a player's decisions during his or her life as a citizen and Mayor of their very own town.
Nintendo's family branding means Animal Crossing: New Leaf is appropriate for all ages, and is a game which encourages creativity, problem solving, and organization skills within an interactive and colorful world for kids and adults alike. Animal Crossing veterans will find not much has drastically changed, but perhaps this isn't unwelcome, with the few new additions of mayoral duties and design options worth the price of admission again.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker Cobras dropped a South Atlantic Conference match to the regionally ranked No. 8 Wingate Bulldogs, 4-2, on Wednesday (Oct. 9) in men's soccer action.
The Bulldogs jumped out to an early in the first half with three unanswered goals. They tacked on another goal in the opening minutes of the second half, taking a 4-0 lead.
The Cobras made a late run, breaking the shutout in the 62nd minute with a goal from Jordan Snell. The junior midfielder netted his first goal of the season when he took a pass from Daniel Jackson and slid it past the Wingate keeper to make it a 4-1 game.
Jackson then cut the Bulldog lead in half when he scored his team leading eighth goal of the season in the 85th minute of the game with an assist from Matt Taylor.
An intense and physical match from start to finish, the Cobras and the Bulldogs combined for 26 fouls.
Mark Nankervis and Kyndle Cobb combined for four saves for the Cobras.
The Cobras will return to the pitch for another SAC match on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Mars Hill. Kick-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game – Jordan Snell


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Smart Housing and the "Split Incentive"
What makes people use less energy? For many, it's the cost: economic, environmental or both. Costs are only made clear, though, in a monthly utility bill. And that's something millions of Americans never see.
These are people who live in various types of housing where power is part of the rent. And this group includes the more than half a million New Yorkers that live in college residence halls. Across the U.S., student housing accommodates 13 million people for about nine months a year.
"That's a lot of people who have access to a thermostat but never get a heating bill," says Clarkson political science professor Stephen Bird. His work in energy policy includes in-depth research on the "split incentive" problem.
"Essentially," he says, "it's any situation where the benefits people receive aren't in line with the amount of money they pay. But in this case, the students are drawing large amounts of energy which, in turn, loads the power grid and consumes natural resources expensively and inefficiently."
The fix may be remarkably simple – and not too expensive, either.
"If we can show students how much energy they use," Bird says, "if they see the impact of turning up the heat in winter or spending 15 minutes in the shower instead of five, we expect their behavior will change, dramatically."
So, how can students see energy use? With a dashboard—a digital readout—showing the amount of electricity and water flowing into their living space. A panel like this requires large amounts of data from a variety of sensors—on pipes and wires—throughout the residence hall. As Woodstock Village residence halls go through extensive renovations, professors and students are now installing these sensors and other elements that are at the heart of Clarkson's Smart Housing project.
Civil and environmental engineering professor Kerop Janoyan is helping students with the technical aspects. "Thanks to these sensors," he says, "everyone will be able to tell at a glance how much water and electricity is being used in the residence hall. We can also measure air quality and overall environmental comfort in the building."
Janoyan adds that this project gives Clarkson the distinction of being the first university to take an interdisciplinary look at how technology can change behavior around the daily use of water and power.
"There's an enormous potential here to help people make more sustainable choices," he says. "Because once you quantify energy usage, you start looking at renewable sources of energy."
This is one reason why the project has garnered interest and support from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Students are also looking forward to learning how simple behavioral changes can conserve energy and the environment.
Clarkson graduate student Mark Bayer is working on installing the sensors and setting up the digital dash board that will inform residents of their utility usage. "My main interest," he says, "is in the level of metering we'll have in the Smart Housing units. I'd like to live in one of these units, to pinpoint my exact energy usage and then see how much less I could use."
Bayer's ethic is not unique. He's part of a generation that has taken a long and in-depth look at power and its impact on the environment, politics and other social institutions. This generation knows the costs of using energy. And thanks to Clarkson's Smart Housing project, they're about to find out just how much energy they use."We're expecting profound changes," Bayer says. "That's the point."
Clarkson PhD candidate and IBM employee Pat Wilbur, holding a piece of equipment that will measure utility use in Woodstock Village.