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Swedish translation by Peetra & phpBB Sweden © 2006-2011 Ubuntu Forums > The Ubuntu Forum Community > Ubuntu Official Flavours Support > Hardware > [xubuntu] Can't install ATI driver, error: "unable As always, we have all of the details to share in our ATI fglrx 8.27.10 driver examination. The ebuild always wants to pull in the 64 bit version of the drivers, altough I have a centrino laptop here. This support is finally here with the 8.27.10 drivers. navigate to this website
MurX View Public Profile View LQ Blog View Review Entries View HCL Entries Find More Posts by MurX 08-15-2006, 03:41 PM #4 MurX Member Registered: Oct 2005 Location: London I don´t know by myself right now why I set that flag there...but I don´t think that this has any influence on the unpack command.....*?**!* It may influence, files to unpack p.s. : radeon 9000 rv250 i think it is 32RAM is it enough to run COD by wine? Presently there is no packaging support for Fedora Core 6 with the test releases; however, that should hopefully come in time for the official October launch.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON X800 PRO Generic OpenGL version string: 2.0.5946 (8.27.10) OpenGL extensions: GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_S3_s3tc, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_multisample, All good.Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.26.18...-e ==================================================-e ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager -e ==================================================./ati-installer.sh: 163: Syntax error: Bad substitutionRemoving temporary directory: fglrx-installDo you know what this problem is? 03 jul 2007, Join our community today! Is there a way to fool the ati installer so it would see my Xserver?
Phoronix said tfp wasn't in it, but according to your glxinfo and the fact you don't have to load mesalibs seems like it is. cantinnrSeptember 29th, 2008, 10:10 PMI'm running a Kubuntu Hardy with xorg 7.3 I guess. lol anyone tried it with xgl_________________Macbook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo 2,33ghz 2gb Ram ATI Mobility x1600 256mb Back to top intgrApprenticeJoined: 23 Jun 2004Posts: 225Location: Earth, Sol, Milky Way Unable to make GCC_VER_MAJ=4 KVER=2.6.22-gentoo-r5 KDIR=/usr/src/linux > kmod_build. > > > > so I thought I'd just add an entry to /etc/portage/package.keywords and try > another version (8.39.4) that works fine
I cannot seem to get ati-drivers to install. This ebuild is from an overlay: '/usr/local/portage' emerge --info: Code: Gentoo Base System version 1.12.1 Portage 2.1.1_pre3-r5 (default-linux/x86/2006.0, gcc-4.1.0/vanilla, glibc-2.4-r3, 2.6.17-rc1-no2 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.17-rc1-no2 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor As far as the booting goes, my Radeon 9800 just blew I think. I recompiled gcc, just for grins.
At least I believe I'm not lol I had to search to just get this far. All rights reserved. As posted the problems I get are related to: - a complain on ABI module version - ignoring ABI warnings when starting X would make the driver complain about the version ERROR: x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.27.10 failed.
They come in matched sets over ranges. Bye, Val. Option "DMAForXv" "true" Option "ForceTVOut" "true" Option "monitor-VGA" "Compaq 7500" Option "MonitorLayout" "LCD, CRT" Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf" Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024-1024x768" Option "MergedXinerama" "on" Option "MergedNonRectangular" "true" Option "MergedFB" "true" Option "RenderAccel" Neo_The_UserSeptember 23rd, 2008, 04:05 PMI'm afraid he has xserver-xorg 7.3 but his card driver only goes up to 6.9 or whatever.
Notices Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community. http://bigpondguide.com/driver-installer/driver-installer-8-33-6.php If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. !!! I'm actually really really good at installing the Ati drivers from the website including the ATi accelerator (not just the catalyst because the 60+ MB file also has a graphics accelerator To use TV-out on any Radeon X1000 product, X.Org v6.9 or later is required.
Back to top bushwakkoGuruJoined: 25 Mar 2003Posts: 495 Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: you got the abi error still? package.keywords was fine, but i commented fglrx in my make.conf for some reason, probably because i tried to installed the r300 driver some time ago...after i uncommented that and reemerged x11, NTSC, PAL), and TV overscan can also be enabled/disabled from aticonfig. my review here Vulkan APIsPolaris Open-Source Radeon Performance Has Evolved Much Over The Past Year Trending Linux NewsRapid Photo Downloader For Linux Switches From GTK To QtLinux 4.13 Adding Write Hints To Allow For
Phoronix said tfp wasn't in it, but according to your glxinfo and the fact you don't have to load mesalibs seems like it is. I tried using the newer drivers like suggested and I had it make the packages for ubuntu 8.10 and then I installed all the packages, I figured it would be better You really need to read the release notes for these things: https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_89_linux.html kendall14September 24th, 2008, 02:11 AMI'm sorry but I'm quite a bit a nood with linux, I'm not even sure
There still is no further word on the status of R200 products with these drivers. Am I correct to assume that installing the Linux drivers will NOT interfere with the windows XP install on the same machine? Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2-dev: Open-Source Continues StrongRadeon's Open-Source Linux GPU Driver Has Nearly Caught Up With Windows' DriverGL_vs_VK: A Micro-Benchmark Looking At The Overhead Of OpenGL vs. then maybe upgrade xorg Back to top mariux2ApprenticeJoined: 16 Sep 2003Posts: 242 Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:59 pm Post subject: Quote: Users with X Server X.org 7.1 can not
Neo_The_UserSeptember 23rd, 2008, 04:55 PMI installed the ATi drivers just fine. Further details and the workaround can be found in topic number 737-22837 * Users with X Server X.org 7.1 can not play any video using XV. Option "DMAForXv" "true" #This can speed up movie playback but can in rare cases case instability Option "GARTSize" "64" #This is the size of the "GART" that xorg will use. http://bigpondguide.com/driver-installer/driver-installer-8-24.php We rely upon advertisements to continue.
Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies. One rant about the drivers is that it does rely upon system-config-display with the fglrx options, rather than simply using aticonfig. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. But can anyone suggest any way to configure the resolution correctly.
No clue. > > Ideas? > > > James > > > > > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list Re: ati-drivers [ In reply Or you can get on our ad-free premium service that offers additional benefits with Phoronix Premium. I lookedin /usr/portage/distfiles > and only found this ati file on the portable: > ati-driver-installer-8.35.5-x86.x86_64.run > > so I downloaded the other files from a similar amd 64 system where I Phoronix Media Phoronix Test Suite OpenBenchmarking.org Phoromatic LinuxBenchmarking.com Phoronix Premium Support Phoronix While Having Ad-Free Browsing, Single-Page Article Viewing Share Facebook Twitter Google Plus Legal Disclaimer | Contact | Cookie Policy
Back to top mb.Tabn00bJoined: 07 May 2006Posts: 44Location: /home/mb.Tab Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject: I´m.....erm...okay... if has_version "x11-base/xorg-server"; then BASE_DIR="${WORKDIR}/x710" xlibdir="xorg" else For reference, NVIDIA likely will not be delivering their 1.0-9XXX drivers with X11R7.1 support until August or September of this year. The ATI AVIVO Video adaptor is not present.
Bye, Val. This is the first time this happens. I got the ebuild from someone here I think. WTF?
Mixing different archs is not good thing. These drivers also address the black screen hanging issue when xorg is shutdown or restarted. The ATI AVIVO Video adaptor is not present. One of the finer details about the packaging scripts for Fedora Core 5 and other distributions is that they are largely community written.
Since it is a new install, I mostly > missed something, xorg-x11 is there. modules/extensions/libdri.so require symbol __driCreateNewSession_20050727 @ fglrx_dri.so is missing, aka no 3D available.


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While the 32nd Annual River Raisin Festival is still four months away, plenty of action has been taking place preparing for the big event that will draw several thousand people to the banks of the River Raisin and be a venue for local non-profit organizations to raise money for their own endeavors. A theme, a new carnival and the fireworks sponsor have all been secured in the past week.
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Pasta for Pooches, a benefit spaghetti dinner to raise money and awareness for assistance dogs takes place from 4-7 p.m. this Saturday, March 14, at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, 5790 W, Temperance Road, Ottawa Lake,
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Police and fire crews had U.S 223 shut down east of the Blissfield village limits to Silberhorn Highway as they continued to investigate a car-and-semi-tractor trailer crash just west of Silberhorn Highway late Monday afternoon, March 9. However, the road was back open to traffic Tuesday.
Preliminary reports from police suggest the driver of the vehicle crossed the center line. The driver was airlifted from the scene via air ambulance. His condition is unknown.
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Nieman finishes third at state wrestling finals
Blissfield's Noah Nieman earned a third-place finish in the Michigan State Wrestling Finals at The Palace Saturday.
He defeated Bronson senior Kahle Scheenks in triple overtime for the 6-5 margin, having mowed through five senior wrestlers in the weekend of competition.
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The Blissfield women's basketball team won 65-34 over the Eagles of Erie-Mason.
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Janie Bunge had a grand ole' time Tuesday night.
She hit the 1000-career-points mark in a 45-25 loss to Ida. Bunge recorded the milestone with 7:01 remaining in the game with an and-one at the free-throw line to cut the Ida lead to 28-18.
Overall, she scored 14 points in the loss – more than half her team's total, bringing her career total to 1005 after tonight's game.
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Whiteford superindendent to retire June 30
Whiteford Superintendent Larry Shilling announced he will be stepping down from the district.
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Shilling has been Whiteford's Superintendent since 2009. He previously served as Deerfield's superintendent from 2002-2009 and was principal before that. Shilling also taught and coached in the Summerfield Schools.
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If you want to know what's happening in eastern Lenawee County and western Monroe County, these are the headlines in the Feb. 18, 2015, edition of The Advance…
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3. August farm event to herald new ag museum, with a photo and info as the museum committee makes a down payment on land which is to be the site of the proposed farm museum
4. BCS in-service training seeks to thwart school intruders
5. Wind farms meeting goals
6. Palmyra Township reviewing proposals from cemetery commission
7. Road millage sought by Palmyra Township
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
I am.....a runner??
Until a year ago, that is.
One year ago, I had an 18 month old and was still hanging onto some baby weight, some "happily married" weight from before baby, and even some of the "freshman 15" (although I actually gained all of my "freshman" 15 in my sophomore year). I was uncomfortable with my body, but apparently not uncomfortable enough to do something about it. Then, in the dead of winter last year, I thought it'd be fun to start running. I was picturing myself as one of those glamorous girls who dresses in cute workout gear and runs around town or on the treadmill like it's nothing, without breaking a sweat or losing my breath. I was in for a wakeup call. I could barely run a block. I had to stop to walk a lot, and I dealt with terrible shin splints. After about three weeks of trying to be a runner, I quit, telling myself that I wasn't meant to be a runner. That it'd never happen for me. That I was stuck being a "walker" for life.
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Finally, at the beginning of this summer, I'd had enough. I had a "friend" at the time that was constantly making jabs at my weight – which I'll be the first to admit is not grossly huge for my size – just 30 or so pounds overweight that I managed to camouflage pretty well. But this "friend", easily a size 00, was judgmental. And she noticed my extra weight – and she made sure I knew that she noticed. Lots of jabs about food, eating, working out, and "fat" were tossed casually my way. I ignored it, played along, and got a lower and lower self-esteem with each comment. Finally, I'd had it. I started getting up early every morning to walk 3.5 miles. I started counting calories and finding healthier alternatives to my cooking methods. And I started losing the weight. One morning, about a month in, I met a girl, not much older than myself, running in the park. I watched wistfully as she ran away, sad that I "couldn't" run…that it "wasn't in the cards for me".
Until it was. After spending much of the next month pining over being able to run, I decided to give it just ONE MORE shot. I discovered the C25K app and immediately downloaded it and headed out the door. I was winded with that very first workout, but it got easier. Week 2 about killed me, but it got easier. And progressively, it all got easier. Somewhere around week 3 my shin splints came back. Bad. I almost gave up. I almost gave myself that same lie that "running isn't in the cards for me and I can't do it". Instead I took a week off, did a lot of research on how to prevent and treat shin splints, and then I got back up. I got to week 5 and again wanted to quit. It was getting hard. But I kept going.
I was so proud that something which just a few months ago was just a dream, is now reality! Even when people tried to put a damper on my excitement about it they couldn't bring me down! I was camping with some family earlier this summer and lamented how I'd love to run a 5k….a WHOLE 5k…and an uncle suggested his town's annual 5k run in October. That gave me 3 months to prepare. I could do it, I got excited! Until another uncle said "You can't do it! You won't be ready! Don't waste your time and money getting signed up, you can't do it!" That was all the push I needed. I sent in my paperwork the very next morning.
And guess what? I'm going to do it! A MONTH EARLY! That's right! I've been training my tooshie off (literally!) and I'm ready to go NOW! So, I researched area 5k's for the beginning of September and I've signed up to run my very first 5k an entire month ahead of schedule! A huge "TAKE THAT!!" to all my doubters out there!
Am I a good runner? Good enough for me. I'm slow, but I'm improving. I still have to stop occasionally to let my shins have a break or to take a quick breather. But I'm always back up and going within a few seconds. In the words of Kanye West "Work it, make it, do it, makes us harder, better, faster, stronger!....That that don't kill me, can only make me stronger!"
So those of you who are scared to run…just do it! You'd be surprised at what your body is capable of if you just get up and go! You will feel so empowered by proving yourself and everyone around you wrong! Here I am, the girl who dreaded the 15 minute run in high school, the girl who laughed in the face of anyone suggesting I participate in sports - running. If I can do it – YOU can do it! Don't hold back on your dreams just because you think they can't happen. They can! It will take hard work and determination – but they can happen!
Jill // Fellow Fit Camper
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Great job Jill! I'm on the C25K journey as well and I'm SO glad to hear of your success! I can't wait to run a 5K and I know you're going to do great!! Please make sure to let us know how the 5K goes!ReplyDelete
Your story sounds SO MUCH like mine!! Great job and you will love the 5K!! Can't wait to hear about it.ReplyDelete
This made me tear up! Like Mama says "haters are motivators" even if it is the people closest to you! ..SO PROUD of you for sticking to it! Cant wait to here about your 1st 5K!!ReplyDelete
Jill, thanks so much for your post! Can you please come back for a follow up and let us know how your first 5k went. Also, I need to know what your double zero friend has to say now! ~ Jen J.ReplyDelete
Just what I needed today, thanks Jill! Congrats and good luck on your first 5K!ReplyDelete
Great story! But please tell me - did you lose that judgemental friend as well?ReplyDelete
WTG!! I'm right there with you. It's hard, not glamourous at all but so totally worth it!ReplyDelete
Is your "friend" still around or could she not handle being your "friend" anymore because you got more awesome? Good luck on your first 5k. Look forward to hearing how it went!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:20 AM
Awesome!!! I'm doing my 1st 5k on Oct. 6 & I'm scared shitless!! Currently I can RUN for about 2 minutes before feeling like I'm gonna die! I have the distance down with no problem but I'm bustin my hump to get the RUNning part down! 2 more weeks.....ReplyDelete


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The BAC is strongly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion because of the make-up of our membership and as a broader commitment to society and social cohesion. Our objective is to recognise the value of a commitment to equality, inclusion and valuing diversity in everything that we do.
This commitment starts at the most senior level in our organisation. The BAC commits to making the composition of our Board as reflective of our membership as possible through an open, competency based recruitment process that reflects our values and appoints on merit.
Victoria Aggar, Chair of the BAC
Victoria is a retired Paralympic athlete who has won World Titles in 2006 and 2009 as well as a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Prior to competing in Paralympic sport Victoria played National League netball. Victoria worked as Athlete Services Manager at the British Paralympic Association from 2012-2016 and alongside that represents British athletes on WADAs Athlete Committee. Victoria is also a Non-executive Director at the English Institute of Sport. Victoria stepped in as Interim CEO of the BAC on July 31st, 2017.
On October 23rd, 2017, Sally Lockyer replaced Victoria as Interim CEO.
Dougie Dryburgh, Vice Chair of the BAC
Dougie is an Olympic Curler who represented Team GB in the 1998 Winter Olympics. Dougie is currently Viapath Chief Executive Officer and brings a wealth of business experience to the BAC Board.
Adele Stach-Kevitz, Independent Director, Governance
Adele is a business specialist who has worked in numerous sporting roles, such as London 2012, Formula 1 and for the International Paralympic Committee.
She is a Board Director of the National Governing Body for British Swimming and Taekwondo, recently appointed Chairman of Taekwondo Organisation Limited. Adele is also a Director of the LEN 2016 European Swimming Championships and a Director on the Performance Management Group for British Diving.
Adele was appointed Director of British Swimming in 2013, after spending over 4 years at London 2012 where she was Head of Transport Business and also led LOCOG's work on accessibility. She also acted as a strategy adviser to the International Paralympic Committee and supported the Rio 2016 Paralympic transport preparations. Adele is Vice-Chairman and a competing athlete for Newham and Essex Beagles AC and at University represented England in Hockey, where she was awarded a Blue.
Adele has been a Board Director of the British Athletes Commission since January 2014.
Chris Smith, Independent Director, Finance
Chris is Chartered Accountant and Director in a firm of accountants and auditors. Chris has worked with the BAC since 2006, but was officially invited to the Board in January 2014. Chris is also a Trustee of a number of sport related charities and until recently was the Finance Director for the England Handball Association. Chris also works with the English Institute of Sport and the Football Association, as an athlete advisor.
Susannah Rodgers MBE- Chair of the AAG, Non Executive Director, Safeguarding and Equality Board Champion
Susannah Rodgers MBE is a Paralympic swimmer, who has won a total of 30 international medals during her 6-year career. She won three bronze medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and Gold and 2 bronze at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Susie serves as Non-Executive Director on the Board of the BAC and chairs the Athlete Advisory Group. In addition to this, she is a Trustee of the London legacy charity, Spirit of 2012, sitting on the Audit and Risk and Performance and Impact panels. She chairs a sub-committee which focuses on grant work in volunteering, arts and sport for people with disabilities. Susie works full-time as a project manager at the British Council and is actively involved in raising the awareness of women, sport and inclusive agendas.
Anna Watkins MBE, Non Executive Director (Athlete)
Anna Watkins is a BAC director and an Olympic rowing champion from London 2012. She has 10 years experience of international sport and is passionate about helping athletes reach their potential. Her current position is as a VP at McKinsey QuantumBlack, specialising in helping companies and sports teams use their data to maximise their performance.
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- Bread Slices: 8
- Ghee: 2-3 tbsp (to fry the bread)
- Milk: 1/2 ltr (we used low fat)
- Sweetened condensed milk: 1 small can
- White chocolate: 1/4cup
- Cardamom: 4 nos.
- Pistacho: 6-8 nos.
- Raisins: 1Tbsp
Cuisine: Indian Cooking time: 30-40 minutes mins Serving: 4 people
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- Cut the bread slices diagonally with no edges.
- Crush cardamom, slice the pistacho and keep it aside
- Heat milk in a pan, once it starts boiling add white chocolate and condensed milk.
- Reduce the heat and stir continously until it get slightly thicken.
- Check the sweetness and add more condensed milk/white chocolate if required.
- Meantime fry the bread with ghee in frying pan, both sides, until golden brown.
- Pour half of the thickened milk to a serving bowl.
- Add Cardamom, and raisins to the remaining milk in the pan, dip the fried bread slices one by one.
- Arrange the dipped bread in to serving bowl already prepared, and pour the rest of the milk.
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The holidays are upon us. While there is so much laughter and joy surrounding this time of year, there is also a measured amount of stress. We all know the feeling. Kids running around, finally having a break in school. Family arriving from out of town, usually to stay in a room upstairs. It would be so much easier if we had a personal chef armed with an arsenal of recipes to take care of the cooking.
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The first recipe Becky recommends is a staple at so many Thanksgiving feasts, but she's added a little twist to it. Instead of your traditional dressing, Becky prefers to use cornbread. It adds some Southern flare to this traditional recipe, and ladling copious amounts of Giblet Gravy on top will only add to this fantastic dish.
It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without sweet potatoes. They usually find their way onto the table in the form of a casserole, but Becky has a wonderful way to use your leftover sweet potato casserole for breakfast the next morning – Sweet Potato Biscuits. They're quick and easy, and they make for the perfect start to any Black Friday morning.
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Allison Jayjack: Dublin native opens vintage shop, LadybirdBy Leigh Brock
Published: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Short North added another boutique to its list of storefront shops when Ladybird opened its doors for the first time Saturday night.
"I've been around retail all my life," said Allison Jayjack, 26, the owner and creator of Ladybird who is eager to share her sophisticated vintage style with the fashion forward of Columbus.
Jayjack's love for fashion and all things vintage began at a young age and has inspired both the decor and the collection at Ladybird. The store is thoughtfully staged with displays, artwork and vintage books and photographs - many of which are original family prints.
After graduating from Marshall University with a degree in fashion merchandising, Jayjack, a Dublin native, spent time in New York City before joining Abercrombie, where she opened new stores in Toronto. After returning to Columbus, Jayjack worked and sold jewelry to Grandview's Principessa.
While clothing from upscale designers such as Susana Monaco, Built By Wendy and Charlotte Ronson are a large part of Ladybird's inventory, the heart of Ladybird is its vintage jewelry, accessories and bits of clothing.
"I have always loved vintage jewelry," Jayjack said. "My grandmother has boxes upon boxes of it and I was always obsessed with it."
Jayjack first started selling her redesigned vintage jewelry at parties and local boutiques, including Ivy Hill, which occupied the space before moving to St. Louis, Mo. The boutique boasts a diverse inventory that includes Alternative Orange Label tees, BLVD signature handbags, vintage jewelry and many lines that cannot be found anywhere else in Columbus, Jayjack said.
Because items range from $15 vintage scarves to $370 For Joseph leather jackets, shopping at Ladybird can be a treat even for shoppers on a budget. Ladybird is located at 716 N. High St., between Jeni's Ice Creams and Rowe and is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Rector´s Christmas Tree Project receives overwhelming support
The Christmas Tree Project of the Rector of the Potchefstroom Campus received an overwhelming response. Prof Herman van Schalkwyk said that he was truly thankful for the caring culture on campus that has spread to this project. All contributions will be donated to the social services office on campus to be distributed to students in need next year.
Van Schalkwyk said that the contributions came from students, personnel, alumni and parents. His office tells of one parent from Limpopo who phoned her daughter on campus to ask that she immediately buys R200 worth of goods for the project.
"It is the most contributions the project has ever received. We really hope that this will make a difference to someone's life."
The social worker on campus, Petro Boshoff, said that there is yearly a big need for such products from students in need. "These contributions will surely be able to fill some of their needs."
Boshoff, social worker on campus, receives the contributions that were donated to the yearly Christmas Tree Project from the Rector, Prof Herman van Schalkwyk.


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Q&A with 'Advantageous' Director Jennifer Phang
Recently CommitteeLA had the pleasure of inviting director Jennifer Phang to join our roster. We were drawn to Phang for her arresting visual style which merges special effects with live action, as seen in the visionary worlds of her first two feature films, Half-Life (2008) and Advantageous (2015).
"I'm a person who really enjoys nature but who also enjoys magic and surrealism," says Phang. "All my passions work together in film and that's why I became a filmmaker."
Phang is also known for her compelling, character-driven narratives, where individuals and families confront challenges brought on by exterior forces, including extreme economic inequality and natural disasters.
"My films are sometimes seen as cautionary tales," says Phang. "I think that's because they explore whether we want a society that leaves people behind. The stories ask if we really want to focus on competitiveness — or are we better off finding a way for all of us to survive more sustainably?"
For her cinematic exploration of these questions, Phang has garnered numerous accolades, including the Sundance Special Jury Award and an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Advantageous. We recently sat down with Phang for a discussion about her films and work, and found that in conversation, she is as inquisitive, prolific, and eloquent as her films.
Read on below for our Q&A, and if you haven't already, watch Advantageous on Netflix or iTunes now.
When you were making your films, did you have any idea that they would receive the responses they did?
Jennifer Phang: I always strive to work on projects with relevance, but did not know what to expect. With my first feature Half-Life, I wanted to be bold with our aesthetic. I wanted to invent my own rules for an alternate version of our own world. I think more people are appreciating films with small budgets that accomplish otherworldly ideas using visual effects.
In writing Advantageous, I was inspired by some of my favorite series, including Battlestar Galactica. The concepts of cloning, consciousness transfers, and new technology are almost second nature to me. I started to figure out how new technologies could affect a single-parent family in a near-future that was experiencing economic stress. I didn't fully anticipate the warm reception we received, but I was heartened to find out I wasn't alone in my concerns. But I think the avalanche of reactions comes from a few things:
One is this burgeoning awareness of women's issues, not just in film, but globally. Women want to see themselves represented in realistic ways. It's funny that it takes sci-fi and fiction film to express women's issues in a clear way. In Advantageous, we speak to challenges facing women as commodified objects and women as single mothers.
The film also speaks to parents who are concerned with the welfare of their kids. The price of education climbs higher and higher and public schools keep falling into trouble. The economy of the Advantageous world is one that is so stratified it only allows for extremely rich people or poor people and no one in between. I think the disappearing of the classes is something that people relate to. The cost of education and fear of future technologies taking away people's jobs– these are all subjects that concern everyday people.
How did the story of Advantageous take root in your mind?
JP: I was living in New York City, and one of the great things about living in New York is you're regularly exposed to people from vastly different economic backgrounds. That's what keeps you grounded. I saw parents with more privilege or more access to resources being really engaged with their kids, kind of like Gwen and Jules. I observed the kind of mothers and fathers who were highly engaged with their kids. They were helping their kids to be curious and introducing them to new forms of art and ideas, but often speaking to them as if they were adults. And then I saw working class parents who needed to focus on basic survival and making sure their kids were not involved in crime. The disparity was pretty clear.
I thought of myself in the future having a kid, and I considered what I would need to make sure my kid survived. The pressures of living in a fast-paced metropolis like New York became very clear to me. And I looked at those pressures in cities all over the world and I started to understand what my own mother had gone through in raising me. My mother and father had maybe $300 when they moved to the San Francisco Bay area. They were dirt poor and able to work all the way to where they are now and were committed to supporting me in my filmmaking education. I know my mother's focus had always been making sure I had a safety net and that I had more opportunity than she did. So developing my understanding of what it means to be a parent and the challenges of people in all walks of life, all those things helped me shape that story. And of course, I was emboldened to take on substantive sci-fi by works like Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, and Ghost in the Shell.
Have you been a sci-fi fan all your life?
JP: I think almost everyone is a fan of Star Wars at some point in their life. So that's always the starting point. And then I became a Star Trek fan. But I've obsessed over all kinds of TV shows and films. Even period pieces like Room With A View and Age of Innocence influenced Advantageous because they're about women and social mobility. I also brought a Victorian aesthetic to our futurism, and it became a form of Victorian futurism.
Jennifer Phang
How did you approach the aesthetic intersection of visual effects with live action and execute that vision in your film?
JP: I envisioned a world where we could make skyscrapers look like people. I'd had this idea for a long time, and when I saw an opportunity to try it with this project I just went for it. So I worked with my VFX art director, and we would sit there and use clay and come up with shapes for these buildings and modeled things back and forth. We were designing buildings from scratch then working with concept artists and kept coming up with more ideas and evolving them. In the television world there's the writer's room, and we kind of created a virtual design room. My focus was exploring things with talented people within the scope of what I wanted. I tried to be clear about where we were headed and also be meticulous about the results. The same thing happened with our matte paintings. We were looking for ways to make our world look as realistic as possible. It often came down to observations on shadow, reflection, highlights, sky colors, and adding motion. Everytime I drove around I would look at cityscapes and figure out what it was about the way the light worked that made things feel real.
You're heavily involved in almost every aspect of production on your films from the CG modeling to the matte painting to directing. Do you have a favorite part of the process?
JP: What was really wonderful about the Advantageous and Half-Life experiences was that I got to access a different parts of my skillsets. I learned how to be dynamic. There wasn't really a favorite part, because even under pressure I was enjoying every moment. Why not enjoy every moment you get to be creative and explore new ideas?
In making Half-Life, your first feature, what was your biggest fear?
JP: The fear was that the ambition wouldn't pay off. It was a super risky project. But it turns out that audiences, peers, and curators were excited to celebrate the risks that we took and that has helped open doors for me to make more work.
What do you think of storytelling in VR, and are you thinking of exploring that?
JP: 360 VR is an exciting medium because it invites artists to stretch their approach to telling a story. A friend of mine spoke about how VR can be many things — which is true because it's a flexible medium and highly immersive. You can use it in an experimental way, or you can use it to take people to new places. It's great for training, empathy, narratives, documentaries. As long as users can have a comfortable experience I think we're on track toward something exciting.
What's the biggest lesson you learned from making Half Life that you will take with you in the future?
JP: I think it goes back to risk. You want to work with people who aren't too afraid of risk. There are many people who are risk-averse. And sometimes it's good to be cautious. But sometimes an excess of caution leads to mediocrity. My job as a director is to be able to sift through voices, and have an instinct for what is compelling for our project scope, and then try to create something exciting.
What are some of your favorite shows and films in recent memory?
JP: I got really addicted to Breaking Bad. The creators worked outside of the box in terms of bringing a cinematic approach to television and trusting their audience. I also loved Game of Thrones for similar reasons. I guess what's exciting about Thrones is that they are willing to look at female characters in a bold way that a lot of other shows can't. But hopefully that has set a strong precedent for a next generation of shows. Speaking of women, I also got interested in How To Get Away With Murder and Scandal, because the female characters embodied a lot of agency. They're also flawed, complex and interesting. It's just wonderful to see thinking women being strategic on-screen.
What are your thoughts on Ex Machina taking the Oscar for Best Visual Effects?
JP: I thought it was well deserved. The effects are astounding and poetic. I was pretty blown away by the look and feel of the whole film. And I was excited to learn this was the first time a woman took home an Oscar for Visual Effects Supervision.


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Ever since the old times, fish was a staple of the Japanese diet and one of the most popular methods to prepare it is himono: with the innards removed, the fish is first dried in the sun, then grilled over the flame and traditionally consumed with nattō fermented soybeans. The result is amazingly tasty and there's one more advantage, the dried fish can be preserved for a long time…
Himono can be found in supermarkets or in specialized shops, like the one in this photo, the Himono-juku store in Oharai-machi, Ise.
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Just like today there were different clothes for men and for women. Men usually wore a tunic or a toga while women wore a stola which was like a dress worn over a tunic. Women also wore the palla over the stola, which was like a shawl that sometimes had a hood. They also had various decorative elements on the stola. Men often wore sandals while women wore closed shoes. Women's clothes would usually have bright colors and women shoes also had various colors.
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The Ancient City, P. Connolly H. Dodge
Roman clothing also distinguished the different social classes. For example, plebeians wore a tunic that was often dark and made of an inexpensive material or thin wool felt. In contrast, patricians wore white tunics made of expensive linen or fine wool or even silk which was very rare at the time. Shoes also indicated social status. Patricians wore expensive red sandals with an ornament at the back or red shoes called the calcei mullei. Plebeians wore (worn out) leather sandals.
There was also a specific clothing for senators and magistrates. Senators would wear tunics with purple stripes called tunica laticlavi, noting that purple was also an expensive color. Magistrates wore another kind of tunic called the tunica angusticlavi. Generals would wear the toga palmata which had a gold border in order to celebrate their triumps. Emperors wore the trabea which was an entirely purple toga.
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What About Bob Dylan?: The Lost 1986 Tom Petty / Mike Campbell Interview
Bill DeYoung caught up with Tom Petty during his fertile collaborative period with Bob Dylan, but most of their talk went unpublished. Until now.
Bill DeYoung caught up with Tom Petty during his fertile collaborative period with Bob Dylan, but most of their talk went unpublished. Until now.
Released on June 15, 2010, Tom Petty's 'Mojo' built off a rootsy foundation, extending their reign as the most sophisticated garage band in America.
Most bands have an acknowledged lead singer. But what about when others took over for the Rolling Stones, Heartbreakers, Queen, Doors and Faces?
Petty began to take control of his vocal gifts on the second Heartbreakers album.
The Heartbreakers offer plenty of edge, but what stands out is what's not there this time.
Tom Petty said his new album was going to rock. And, it's clear now, he meant it.
Did Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fall into "the second-album dilemma"?
Decades later, this is still one of the absolute best songs Tom Petty ever wrote, and one of the best tracks that the Heartbreakers ever recorded.
The story of "Luna" begins in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shelter Records, with whom the Heartbreakers were signed when their eponymous debut was released, was founded and run by Denny Cordell (who produced the album) and Leon Russell
Tom Petty sets the record straight with Paul Zollo in Conversations With Tom Petty, concerning a very particular label that is often cast upon the Heartbreakers: "We're always referred to as a Southern band," he says.


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Wild America, a personal celebration of the National Parks
Wild America brings together David Muench, the eminent wilderness photographer, with Roly Smith, the respected outdoor writer. This book celebrates their personal choice of America's National Parks and protected areas.
Its publication marks the centenary of the 'Organic Act', the federal law that established the world's first National Park Service. Share their personal selection, in words and superb photographs, of 21 of America's stunning wildernesses.
This hardback contains:
- chapters on 18 National Parks, from Acadia to Zion
- three protected areas: Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley and Mount Hood WIlderness
- a concise introduction that traces the origin and development of national parks
- Roly Smith's compelling descriptions of his experiences
- lavishly illustrated with 92 colour photographs by David Muench
- map graphics that identify where each chapter is located
- handsomely bound as a hardback with endpapers
- a collectable addition to your library, or a handsome gift.
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Germany 1999/2000, 20:00 min.
Video: Heiko Daxl
Music: Mona Mur
… Would You like to be modified?… I like You, the way You are ….a little bit more radical…
(Dr. Tyrell and the Replicants 1983)
… To make us question whether remaining human is any longer an advantage.
(Stelarc 1995)
"A country doctor talks about the threat of humanitas.
His implorations seem to stem from a time of heroic stubbornness as if they are meant to once again disempower the polarity of health and civilization and,to evoke the myth of a reasonably good social system that supports one to stay healthy.
However, the images counteract all salvation and confirm the unconcious entanglement of the individual in an anonymous maelstrom of coming revolutions.
And the music that wonders on paths of demonic beauty hypnotizes the viewer completely and allows a view on civilization as agony.
But, isn't there still a temptation, a desire?"
(Wolfgang Höntzke, 1999)
Deficiency symptoms:
We search in our civilization for conditions, that threaten the health and accelerate malady.
Chronical diseases, cancer, circulatory disturbances, rheumatism, metabolism illnesss and the neurosis are caused by influences of our life-form.
The list of tortures: The noise of motors and all kind of engines, the polluted air in the cities, the dense population, the lack of loneliless, to much of artificial light, the forfeiture of the night, the sunless urban environment, the nerv-racking telephone, the rapid change of locality and climate by our means of traffic, the deficit of physical work, the termination of time, the loss of calmness and leisure, the tobacco, and the alcohol the psychic condition of our todays´s world, the standardization and levelling of individuality, the equalization of conceptions and necessaries, the flattening of spiritual life through mercantile contamination, the secularization of the mystery of art, the loss of consistency through religion and metaphysics,
neurosis, neurosis, neurosis.
we are convinced of the reality of the list of torture, every environment, that is touched by the forming hand of man, signifies civilization, the mass mortality caused by plague, cholera, leprosy we are in a process of accomodation into the environment created by us, but yet did not conceive this occurrence.
(Dr. Louis R. Groote ,1957)
"… Would You like to be modified?…
I like you just the way you are ….I wouldn't mind something a little bit more radical…
so, what seems to be the problem? death."
(Dr. Tyrell and the Replicants 1983)
"… to make us question whether remaining human is any longer an advantage."
(Stelarc 1995)
"In 1957 the doctor Louis R. Groote made a speech in which he said that some situations foster illness and threaten one´s health. Situations like engine noise, exhaust fumes, population density, the lack of one´s own space, the huge amount of artificial light and many other factors threaten physical health. Man´s psyche is under pressure for instance to reduce his personality to the owest common denominator, to bring needs into line, resulting in an increase in the number of neuroses. From the start, this text sets the tone: together with images that look like corroded film images of a lecture, the text presents associations with past times. The sound and the black-and-white images of city situations, wave patterns and animations make reference to a genuine world and the accompanying consequences. For although on the one hand everything is influenced by this thougt: the man walks through a long corridor and the image of the corridor changes while he is walking through it. Then the image changes from technical to organic constructions and Daxl calls on us to be sceptical. The makeability of the world is for him not only about building and cars, but also about genetic manipulation, food production and the human body. Manipulation also raises questions about what the nucleus of a body, a person or a thought is, what individual and what general human characteristics are: an environement changes under influence of man just as man changes under the influence of his environment. How the nucleus of man changes in this remains the question, just as who will be in the best situation in the end and i the best shape to survive and not incur all sorts of illness.
Hence the question Stelarc formulated: "whether remaining human is any longer an advantage."
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Various degrees of automation have been occurring in several commercial and industrial sectors for some time. Mechanisation saw the loss of millions of jobs in agriculture and manufacture, and with the rise of computers, many white collar workers have joined the ranks of the newly redundant. It is estimated by The McKinsey Global Institute that up to 25% of all jobs in the insurance industry will be automated within a decade. The hardest hit will be the sales force, with an estimated 60% of the tasks undertaken by sales professionals being capable of automation.
HAL is coming for your job
In Japan, which is generally the first to adapt to and adopt new technology, the process has already begun. Japanese insurance firm Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance has started using a completely automated system to calculate pay-outs, rendering 34 human workers redundant in the process, at an estimated saving of £1 million a year. Furthermore, the system is much faster than human workers, decreasing response time (and presumably increasing customer satisfaction) to seconds. The final pay-outs do have to be confirmed by a human member of staff, however. Dai-Ichi Life Insurance also uses an automated system, although it has not reduced staff numbers, and Japan Post Insurance is also investigating such an option.
It is estimated by Nomura Research Institute that nearly half of all Japanese jobs will be replaced by automation.
Europe is not lagging too far behind, as Swedish bank SEB has been using an AI for customer relations since 2014.
Could such systems work in Europe or the US?
Barring legal protection of jobs from automation, there seems to be no reason why they shouldn't. Yes, there is the argument that people are more likely to buy insurance from a human than faceless artificial intelligence. But they'd have to be a LOT more likely to prefer dealing with humans to get the companies to ignore the potential profits. And they are large.
The savings to the company from automation are enormous, with returns on investment, in the case of Fukoku, in only two years. However, before you grab a leather jacket and start preparing for the Terminator, the brainy folks at McKinsey Global Institute recommend that we not start panicking immediately.
It is possible that we can have our cake and eat it too
AIs replace activities, not necessarily professions. Amelie, the AI at Swedish bank SEB, does have the option of calling in a human worker when she finds herself stumped by a question, or should the customer request it. By automating a lot of the grunt work in the insurance industry, such systems could leave human workers with MORE time to do the things humans still do better than robots, such as strategise and interact with other humans.
So, insurance workers may not only keep their jobs, but may also happily find that the more repetitive and tedious aspects of it have been removed. Naturally, however, there will still be considerable reduction of the workforce.
Furthermore, insurance consumers will benefit from industry automation. As the cost of doing business is reduced by automation, market forces such as competition between companies will very likely result in lower prices. Although, one does wonder how the consumer can be expected to purchase such products if automation keeps replacing human workers in every industry in the world, but that is a problem for the future.
Make no mistake about it: the threat is real. The Netherlands, Canada, Namibia, India, Brazil, and several states in the US have already experimented with a guaranteed basic income as a response to automation. France and Finland are considering such experiments and a full 65% of the population of the EU is in favour of such a programme.
The nature of work is changing, and the insurance industry is unlikely to be an exception. While some will lose their jobs, it is likely that those remaining will find themselves thinking, planning, talking and interacting more, which plays to the advantages that humans have over machines, rather than the other way around.


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Hello, blessed woman of God, may the grace of God multiply in your life. Many women even teenagers have faced heart break, depression, disappointment, betrayals and some kind of emotional trauma that tries or tried to steal their joy.
People go through a lot, some women have been raped, some abandoned, some ignored, or denied their rights to be something relevant or stopped from chasing their dreams.
But God wants you to know that in the present state you are you can feel His overwhelming presence, because He is near to the broken-hearted. Maybe a man ended a relationship you believed so much in, God is near to you, maybe your parents don't believe in your dreams, God is near to you, no matter what it is you're going through. Just pause for a moment and embrace His presence, remember that God is your very present help in time of need. – Psalm 46:1.
Before you even make that call to your friend, pastor, sister, etc, did you recognize that God is literally there for you, wanting to help you.
God loves you sweetheart, you are the apple of His eye and not only is he near to you, he rescues you. Before you even encounter a problem, God almighty, who is Alpha and Omega has already planned your way of escape.
Those people that use a sat-nav for example; when you miss your route, the sack-naff points you in the right direction: no matter how chaotic things may be or how far you've missed it.
Isn't God more caring than a technological instrument? Of course. So relax, God's got you, boo!
Prayer: Awesome God, you're present, you are near to me and even before I encounter any challenge, you already planned how to rescue me, your love is so deep. Help me Lord to feel you more and more even as I begin this day, saturate my soul with Your love. In Jesus' name, Amen!