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Timeline of Church History (Ante-Nicene Era (100-325))
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The History of the Church is a vital part of the Orthodox Christian faith. Orthodox Christians are defined significantly by their continuity with all those who have gone before, those who first received and preached the truth of Jesus Christ to the world, those who helped to formulate the expression and worship of our faith, and those who continue to move forward in the unchanging yet ever-dynamic Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church.
Ante-Nicene era (100-325)
- 107 Martyrdom of Ignatius of Antioch; crucifixion of Apostle Symeon, second Bp. of Jerusalem.
- 108-124 Persecution under Emperor Trajan, continuing under Emepror Hadrian.
- ca.110 Apocalypse of Peter, apocryphal work, considered Scripture by Clement of Alexandria and the list in the Muratorian Canon.
- ca.110-112 Roman magistrate Pliny the Younger, imperial governor of the province of Bithynia et Pontus, writes to Emperor Trajan for instructions regarding official policy concerning Christians (Epistulae X.96; Book 10); the contents of the letters were to become the standard policy toward Christians for the rest of the pagan era, also containing the earliest external account of Christian worship, and reasons for the execution of Christians.
- ca.117-138 Rylands Library Papyrus P52 is generally accepted as the earliest extant record of a canonical New Testament text, dating somewhere between 117 A.D. and 138 A.D.
- 120 Beginning of time of the Apologists: Justin Martyr, Aristides, Tatian, Athenagoras of Athens, Theophilus, Minucius Felix, Tertullian and Quadratus, writing to defend the Church against internal heresies, and to defend the faith before the Jews, and before the larger pagan world, using Greek philosophic concepts and terms.
- 124 Apostles Quadratus and Aristides present Christian apologies to Emperor Hadrian at Athens.
- 128 Aquila's Greek translation of the Old Testament.
- 130 Conversion of Justin Martyr.
- 132 Jews, led by Bar Kochba, whom some identify as the Messiah, revolt against Rome.
- 135 Christmas instituted as a feast day in Rome.
- 136 Emperor Hadrian crushes Jewish resistance, forbids Jews from returning Jerusalem, and changes city name to Aelia Capitolina; first recorded use of title Pope for the bishop of Rome by Pope Hyginus.
- 144 Excommunication of Marcion for his heretical rejection of the Old Testament and for his semi-Gnostic teachings, particularly Docetism.
- 150 Justin Martyr describes Divine Liturgy.
- 155 Martyrdom of Polycarp of Smyrna.
- 156 Beginning of Montanism.
- 165 Martyrdom of Justin.
- 166 Pope Soter inaugurates in Rome a separate annual feast for Pascha, in addition to the weekly Sunday celebrations of the Resurrection, which is also held on a Sunday, in contrast to the Quartodecimans.
- 167 Death of Abercius of Hieropolis, Wonderworker and Equal to the Apostles.
- ca. 170 Emergence of Muratorian Canon.
- ca. 175 Tatian's Diatessaron harmonizes the four canonical gospels into single narrative.
- 177-180 Persection under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180).
- ca.180 Death of early Church chronicler Hegesippus, who wrote against the heresies of the Gnostics and of Marcion.
- 180 Irenaeus of Lyons writes Against Heresies ; Saint Dyfan first martyr in British Isles (at Merthyr Dyfan, Wales); death of Scillitan Martyrs in North Africa.
- 180-192 Theodotion's Greek translation of the Old Testament.
- 190 Pantaenus founds the Catechetical School at Alexandria.
- 193-211 Symmachus' Greek translation of the Old Testament.
- 195 Bishop Saint Elvan dies at Glastonbury.
- 196 Syriac gnostic philosopher Bardaisan writes of Christians amongst the Parthians, Bactrians (Kushans) and other peoples in the Persian Empire.
- 197 Quartodeciman controversy; Tertullian writes Apologeticus, his most famous work, including the phrase "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church" (Apologeticus, Ch.50).
- 200 Martyrdom of Irenaeus of Lyons.
- 202 Emperor Septimus Severus issues edict against Christianity and Judaism; Martyrdom of Haralampus of Magnesia.
- 202-210 Persecution under Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211).
- 203 Martyrdom of Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas in Carthage's amphitheatre.
- 206 King Abgar IX converts Edessa to Christianity.
- 208 Tertullian writes that Christ has followers on the far side of the Roman wall in Britain where Roman legions have not yet penetrated.
- ca. 209 Martyrdom of Alban in Britain.
- 210 Hippolytus of Rome, bishop and martyr and last of Greek-speaking fathers in Rome, writes Refutation of All Heresies (Philosophumena), and Apostolic Tradition, the latter containing the earliest known description of the rite of ordination; also writes against Sabellianism, a type of Monarchianism.
- 215 Conversion of Tertullian to Montanism.
- 220 Sextus Julius Africanus writes the Chronographiai, a history of the world up to year 217.
- 225 Death of Tertullian; martyrdom of Tatiana of Rome.
- ca.225-250 Didascalia Apostolorum, "Teaching of the Apostles", oldest extant manual of church order describes church life at that time; circulated widely in Persia, being translated early on from Greek into Syriac.
- 227 Origen begins Commentary on Genesis, completes work on First Principles.
- 232 Heraclas becomes Pope of Alexandria.
- 235-238 Persecution under Emperor Maximinus Thrax; martyrdom of St. Hippolytus of Rome.
- 236 Hieromartyr Antheros, Bp. of Rome.
- 238 During reigns of Gordian and Philip the Arab the church proclaims the faith openly and increasingly attracts well-educated converts.
- 240 Church at Dura-Europos built (earliest identified Christian church).
- ca.240 Origen's Hexapla of the Old Testament, largest critical production of antiquity.
- 244 Plotinus founds Neoplatonist school in Rome, whose system is developed in conscious opposition to Christianity, however whose teachings indirectly influenced Augustine of Hippo and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and hence medieval theologians and mystics.
- 246 Paul of Thebes retreats to the Egyptian desert and becomes first Christian hermit.
- 246-247 Two Councils of Arabia.
- 247 Rome celebrated its thousandth anniversary this year, witnessing a period of increased persecution of Christians.
- 248 Origen writes in Against Celsus that the Roman empire is a Divine Will.
- 249-251 Persecution under Emperor Decius.
- 250 Hieromartyr Fabian, Bp. of Rome; martyrdom of Pionius of Smyrna.
- 257-260 Persecution under Emperor Valerian (253-260).
- 257 Hieromartyr Stephen, Bp. of Rome, and those martyred with him.
- 255-256 Three Councils of Carthage.
- 258 Bp. Cyprian of Carthage martyred.
- 260 Paul of Samosata begins his heretical preaching against the divinity of Christ; Synod in Rome condemns Sabellianism and Subordinationism.
- 262 Porphyry of Tyre becomes disciple of Neoplatonist Plotinus in Rome.
- 263 Porphyry of Tyre writes Philosophy From Oracles, an anti-Christian book.
- 264 Excommunication of Paul of Samosata.
- 265 The word "Homoousios", "of the same substance", to define relationship between Father and Son, used for first time by Modalist Monarchians of Cyrene, playing an important part in defining Orthodoxy at Nicene Council in 325.
- 268 Death of Firmilian, Bp. of Caesarea.
- 274-275 Persecution under Emperor Aurelian.
- 270 Before 270, Gregory Thaumaturgus sees first known apparition of the Theotokos; Death of Gregory Thaumaturgus; Porphyry of Tyre writes Against the Christians, a powerful anti-Christian book, causing several Christian contemporaries to try and refute him, and which was later banned and burned in 448; first priest ordained in Seleucia-Ctesiphon.
- 272 Martyrdom of Sabbas Stratelates ("the General") of Rome and 70 soldiers.
- 284 Diocletian becomes Roman emperor, persecutes Church and martyrs an estimated one million Christians; martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian, Andrew Stratelates ("the General") and 2,593 soldiers with him in Cilicia; the Era of the Martyrs dating system, currently used by the Coptic Church, had its beginning on this date, its year one.
- 285 Anthony the Great flees to the desert to pursue a life of prayer.
- 286 Martrydom of Maurice and the Theban Legion.
- 290 Brief persecution of Persian Christians under Bahram II.
- ca.300 Bp. David of Basra undertook missionary work in India, among the earliest documented Christian missionaries in India.
- 300 By this date, the Chrisitan population is about 6,200,000, or 10.5% of the population of the Roman Empire (based on population of 60 million).
- 301 Gregory the Illuminator converts King Tiridates I of Armenia to the Christian faith.
- 302 20,000 Martyrs burned at Nicomedia.
- 303 Outbreak of the Great Persecution (303-311), as Diocletian and Galerius launch the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire; martyrdom of George the Trophy-bearer; martyrdom of Genesios of Rome.
- 305 Martyrdom of Panteleimon and Catherine of Alexandria. Martyrdom of Bishop Ianouarios of Beneventio of Campania and his Companions.
- ca.305-311 Lactantius writes Divinae Institutiones, the first systematic Latin account of the Christian view of life.
- 306 Martyrdom of Demetrius of Thessaloniki.
- ca.306 Synod of Elvira in Spain, requires continence of all clergy, and severe disciplinary penalties for apostasy and adultery, becoming the pattern in the west.
- 308 Pope Marcellus, a rigorist, opposes more lenient treatment of the Christians who had lapsed under the recent persecution.
- 310 Armenia becomes first Christian nation; persecution of Christians under Persian King Shapur II (310-379).
- 311 Galerius issues Edict of Toleration ending persecution of Christians in his part of the Roman Empire; rebellion of the Donatists in Carthage.
- 312 Vision and conversion of Constantine the Great; defeat of Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, making Constantine Emperor of the West; martyrdom of Lucian of Antioch, who had completed a recension of the Septuagint and the Four Gospels in Greek, and inspired the development of the School of Antioch and Biblical textual study.
- 313 Edict of Milan issued by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Licinius, officially declaring religious freedom in the Roman Empire, specifically naming religious toleration for Christianity, restoration of property to Christian churches, and legal recognition.
- 314 Council of Ancyra held; Council of Arles condemns Donatism.
- 315 Council of Neo-Caesaria held; Constantine the Great abolished crucifixion in the Roman Empire.
- 316 Lactantius writes "De Mortibus Persecutorum", a graphic account of the lives and horrible deaths of those who persecuted the church.
- 318 Publication of On the Incarnation by Athanasius the Great, influencing the condemnation of Arianism; beginnings of Arian Controversy.
- 318 Pachomius the Great, disciple of Anthony the Great, organizes a community of ascetics at Tabennis in Egypt, founding cenobitic monasticism.
- 319 Translation of relics of Theodore Stratelates ("the General").
- 320 Expulsion of Arius by Alexander of Alexandria; martyrdom of Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
- 320-21 Licinius' measures against Christians in the east enforced.
- 321 Constantine declares Sunday a holiday in honor of the Resurrection.
- 323 Constantine the Great builds church on the site of the martyrdom of Peter in Rome.
- 324 Constantine defeats Licinius and becomes sole emperor; the Labarum with the "Chi-Rho" Christogram became the official standard of the Roman Empire.
- Some of these dates are necessarily a bit vague, as records for some periods are particularly difficult to piece together accurately.
- The division of Church History into separate eras as done here will always be to some extent arbitrary, though it was attempted to group periods according to major watershed events.
- This timeline is necessarily biased toward the history of the Orthodox Church, though a number of non-Orthodox or purely political events are mentioned for their importance in history related to Orthodoxy or for reference.
See also
- Timeline of Orthodoxy in America
- Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia
- Timeline of Orthodoxy in China
- Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece
- Timeline of Orthodoxy in New Zealand
- Timeline of Orthodoxy in Japan
- Timeline of Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic relations
Published works
The following are published writings that provide an overview of Church history:
From an Orthodox perspective
- Eusebius of Caesarea (Bishop of Caesarea), Geoffrey Arthur Williamson, Andrew Louth. The history of the church from Christ to Constantine. Transl. Geoffrey Arthur Williamson. Penguin Classics, 1989. 434pp. ISBN 9780140445350
- Schmemann, Alexander. The Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy.
- Ware, Timothy. The Orthodox Church: New Edition. (ISBN 0140146563)
- Tsai, Kathryn (Dr). A Timeline of Eastern Church History. Divine Ascent Press, CA, 2004. ISBN 0971413924
From a Heterodox perspective
- Andrew Brian McGowan, Brian E. Daley (S.J.), Timothy J. Gaden (Eds.). God in Early Christian Thought: Essays in Memory of Lloyd G. Patterson. Volume 94 of Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae. BRILL, 2009. 407pp. (ISBN 9789004174122)
- Bainton, Roland H. "The Early Church and War." The Harvard Theological Review. Vol. 39, No. 3 (Jul., 1946), pp.189-212.
- Boer, Harry R. A Short History of the Early Church. (ISBN 0802813399)
- Cairns, Earle E. Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church. (ISBN 0310208122)
- Chadwick, Henry. The Early Church. (ISBN 0140231994)
- Collins, Michael, ed.; Price, Matthew Arlen. Story of Christianity: A Celebration of 2000 Years of Faith. (ISBN 0789446057)
- Eusebius Pamphilus; Cruse, C.F. (translator). Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History. (ISBN 1565633717)
- Gonzalez, Justo L. A History of Christian Thought, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to the Council of Chalcedon. (ISBN 0687171822)
- Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Reformation. (ISBN 0060633158)
- Hall, Stuart G. Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church. (ISBN 0802806295)
- Hurtado, Larry W. (Dr.). Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2005. (ISBN 9780802831675)
- Hurtado, Larry W. (Dr.). The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins. Cambridge 2006.
- Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. (ISBN 080106211X)
- Pelikan, Jaroslav. The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 1: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100-600). (ISBN 0226653714)
- Schaff, Philip. History of the Christian Church. (ISBN 156563196X)
- Wace, Henry; Piercy, William C., ed. A Dictionary of Christian Biography: Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D. With an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies. (ISBN 1565630572)
- Walton, Robert C. Chronological and Background Charts of Church History. (ISBN 0310362814)
External links
- History of Orthodox Christianity (QuickTime movies)
- Timeline of Patriarchal History. Order of St. Andrew the Apostle. Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. (Pop-up Video Presentation, in Sections)


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Musical comedy is a hard genre to crack, and even the brightest stars are often sidelined. Here's how a so-called niche genre is getting its groove back.
Tim Minchin has played the Royal Albert Hall. Flight Of The Conchords are international megastars, selling over 50,000 copies of their self-titled album in America in one week. The Lonely Island went from a quirky television act to cult status overnight. Even relatively left-of-field acts like Weird Al Yankovic and Stephen Lynch pull in a huge audience – Yankovic's recent video for his song Fat has been seen over four million times on YouTube.
On the surface, it's a very good time to be a musical comedian. But you've only got to stare at the numbers for a couple more seconds to realise that they don't tell the whole story. Despite huge successes, musical comedians are still very much viewed as niche performers: novelty acts who don't have as much credibility as other musicians. They don't make it into the big music mags or the broadsheets. Their album releases are not trumpeted on the front pages of iTunes or Spotify. And for the most part, their craft is one practised on the stages of small nightclubs, where they have to compete with stand-up comedians for audience attention. Frankly, if they didn't have a sense of humour it might all get a bit depressing.
There's no easy answer to why this is the case – blaming a competitive industry only takes you so far. After all, even the ones who are elevated to the huge heights (like Minchin, who did not return answers to questions by the time we went to press) are often not taken seriously – there is really no other word to use – as they should be. Even the legendary Gilbert and Sullivan, whose 19th century comic operas are among the greatest musical comedies ever written, were often unsuccessful in their earlier productions.
Carrie Marx is a member of The Segue Sisters, and when she and her two friends Kerrie Fairclough and Charlotte Jo Hanbury step onstage, their challenge is larger than most. The Segue Sisters not only have to make people laugh, they have to do it while convincing them of the merits of three-part harmony singing – a style that last enjoyed major acclaim in the 1940s.
Fortunately, their approach is absolutely hysterical, and watching them go from the old standard The Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy From Company B to a falsetto take on Alice Cooper's heavy metal anthem Poison is a joy.
The Segue Sisters first met at the Edinburgh Fringe, a hot point for musical comedians, and performed live for the first time in London. "I remember our first gig very, very clearly – two years ago, at The Albany on Great Portland Street," says Marx. "It was pretty terrifying, actually – it was the first time we'd ever done anything like this sort of comedy before, or performed at a comedy night. We started off with Bugle Boy, and then to subvert the form, sang the second song which we learnt, which was Rape Me by Nirvana. It went down a treat, thankfully."
Marx is able to shed some light on why musical comedy often doesn't get the respect it deserves. The argument goes something like this: making people laugh is hard, but making people laugh and tap their feet at the same time is very, very hard. Therefore, there are fewer people who try it, which equals fewer musical comedians, which equals less chance of competing with their stand-up brethren – and less chance of being seen as anything other than a niche genre.
As someone who has to painstakingly rehearse with her band-mates – practising at her flat while her housemate plays piano and assists with arrangements – Marx is fully aware of how much graft good musical comedy requires. "I think in order to be good as a musical comedian, it takes a lot of work. You have to be very clever and insightful, and every line has to be a laugh. We're lucky in that we do covers, although we are going to start working on writing our own stuff, but there is this pressure to get the laughs out."
One of the biggest misconceptions, Marx says, is that musical comedy is tired and lazy – but, she goes on, there is the other side of the argument, which is that musical comedians can take time to build a joke, and have an instrument to rely on if the laughs fail to materialise. Marx's husband is a stand-up comic, so she's seen both sides of the problem: "Straight stand-up can be harder than musical comedy, because you have that prop – or you can be accused of having that prop – so occasionally, I have had people say it's easier for musical comedians because people are so much more responsive to that sort of thing. But if we work hard, I don't think there's any difference."
The good news is that on a grassroots level, more and more opportunities for musical comedians are springing up. Ed Chappel is a case in point. His Musical Comedy Awards (MCAs) have become the go-to event for recognising the genre's best, and have sold out for the past three years.
The seed for the event was planted while Chappel was a student at Warwick University. As part of his course, he had to pitch a business idea to a group of investors. "We had a mock-Dragon's Den situation," he says. "It was a hypothetical exercise for the course, but they took my idea seriously – the idea to set up an independent platform for musical comedy.
"I felt that it was often seen as a sidekick of stand-up, and there wasn't a dedicated music circuit for it. And you'd have lots of stand-up gigs where a musical comedian would come, and the other comedians would be like, 'he's just doing the music, he gets easy laughs!' I felt it was important to promote the genre as an independent artform. So I got some money from them, set up [the company], and have been organising the Musical Comedy Awards ever since … I could see that there were people who were doing massively well – Tim Minchin, Bill Bailey, Flight Of The Conchords. It was quite striking that there were so many individual geniuses without there being a platform to celebrate the genre independently."
Chappel – a musical comedian himself – says that there are other factors which are good news for his genre. For example, musical comedy got a staggeringly large boost from the rise of online video and YouTube; there's an argument that without it, Weird Al Yankovic would be just be, well, a bit weird.
"Some of the biggest musical comedians have brilliant videos, which then go viral," says Chappel. "It's probably easier for an amazing musical comedy song to go viral than a brilliant stand-up routine, because people want to share it."
There's a final pertinent issue to deal with – and it's a doozy. How, exactly, do you go about making people laugh at a song? Is there a formula for it? What are the kind of things that make people crack up? And, if we're going to explore this fully, why are chart songs and big mainstream hits very rarely funny? After all, there's nothing stopping Laura Marling or Ellie Goulding from cracking the odd joke in a song, so what gives?
We'd love to say there's an easy answer to all of this, but there isn't. The closest you could come would be to resort to truism, and say that different people laugh at different things. The Segue Sisters are a riot live, but put Carrie and her buddies on a pop chart and they'd just get strange looks.
The closest you can come to talking about a formula for musical comedy is suggesting that it seems to be easier for singer-songwriters – and even then, you're on tenuous ground. "Having a one man or woman or guitar is useful for the storytelling approach," muses Chappel, "and that can also be in some ways equated to musical stand-up. But the winner of the MCAs in 2010 was a group called Abandoman, and they do improvised raps and hip-hop spectaculars that are based around audience suggestions. So there's a strong element of singer-songwriters, but there are lots of other groups there as well. There's a lot of variety in the genre."
What's the good news? Despite the challenges it faces, musical comedy is a genre that is very much on the up. Chappel's MCAs are just getting bigger and bigger, The Segue Sisters have an album of covers in the works, and the superstars like Minchin and the Conchords continue to impress. "I would say that it is thriving more than ever," says Marx. "But in the mainstream, it needs to be addressed."
To find out more about The Segue Sisters visit www.theseguesisters.com and for the MCAs visit www.musicalcomedyawards.com
Rob Boffard

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Microsoft's first OTA update for Windows Phone 8 OS now live for HTC 8X
Microsoft has begun rolling out their first over-the-air update (aka Portico) for Windows Phone 8, bringing bug fixes and new features to the OS. [Updated with video]
We just got tipped that the HTC 8X (international) is receiving the first over-the-air update for the Windows Phone 8 OS. The update brings the OS to 10211 (up from build 9905) and brings fixes for rebooting plus adding the "keep Wi-Fi alive" feature, allowing a persistent WLAN connection when the display is off...
The update, called Portico, took about 10 minutes to download and for the device to prepare. Once we agreed to the update, the device reboot itself and launched into a "moving gears" mode whereby the OS was clearly patching itself. That process took another 10 minutes or so at which point the OS rebooted and reloaded. Once there, the OS did a migration of our data (in four steps). That process took another 5 minutes or so, at which point we were brought to the full newly updated OS.
Windows Phone 8 OS update screen
Currently we are unsure about the status of this update, including all the changes it brings, whether all phones will be getting it (we assume yes) or whether carriers will play a role in approving it. Seeing as our 8X was unbranded, it makes sense it gets the update first.
Post-update welcome screen
All in all this was an impressive feat to finally witness: Microsoft remotely updating the OS (numerous time) for both bug patching and adding new features.
We did film the whole process and will have that posted as soon as we're done editing.
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Automatic Schema Creation
You don't need to prepare the Snowflake database — Skyvia creates the tables, corresponding to the Thinkific objects, in the data warehouse automatically.
Many businesses want to benefit from the Snowflake ability to quickly perform complex analytical queries over petabytes of data, and need to load their data from Thinkific and other applications to the Snowflake service for centralized storing and data analysis. Skyvia is the perfect tool for secure replication to a data warehouse, as it loads data much faster than standard ETL tools and allows you to configure the replication in a few simple steps:
Create Thinkific and Snowflake connections.
Select Thinkific objects to copy to Snowflake.
Optionally specify schedule to update data in Snowflake with recent data from Thinkific automatically.
You don't need to prepare the Snowflake database — Skyvia creates the tables, corresponding to the Thinkific objects, in the data warehouse automatically.
With Skyvia you can extract and load all the data from a Thinkific object or disable loading for some Thinkific object fields. You can also configure filters for data to replicate.
Skyvia not just copies Thinkific data to Snowflake once, it can keep your Snowflake database up-to-date with Thinkific automatically, ensuring you always have fresh data for data analysis without any user intervention.
Skyvia combines a high-performance optimized batch data loading into Snowflake with a granular, per-record data insertion and error logging in case of any errors.
Use flexible scheduling settings to automate replication
You can find detailed logs for each execution in the package Run History.
Enable email notifications and always know if anything goes wrong.
Integrate Thinkific and Snowflake with minimal effort and in only a few clicks!


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Unbricking the Neo1973 (GTA01) without a debugboard
From Openmoko
This page describes how to recover a Neo1973 (GTA01Bv4a) when the bootloader has been corrupted or wiped. The method described below does NOT use the official openmoko debug board and instead uses an easy to build alternative. This allows Neo1973 owners who have some skill in electronics to unbrick their phones without having to buy a costly debug board for a one-off unbricking.
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Do not attempt this process until you have read this entire page and feel comfortable about all steps.
Require knowledge
The easy to build JTAG board described in this page requires some knowledge of electronic circuits and building them. If you don't feel comfortable wiring up a circuit containing a few resistors, transistors and one integrated circuit you shouldn't attempt to perform the unbricking method described below. Find someone who owns an official debug board or buy one yourself.
Soldering skills
This method requires you to solder a circuit together and also solder wires onto the Neo1973 PCB pads. These are small so require a steady hand. Soldering them is easier with a SMT tip on your iron but any small tip should work fine.
Care must be taken to not drip or flick solder onto the Neo1973 while working as this could put permanent marks on the LCD or short out components.
Since this method requires connecting directly to the Neo1973 PCB incorrect wiring can easily damage the phone. All wiring should be triple checked before connecting the 3.3V power supply.
Be careful with the wires that you solder onto the Neo1973 PCB pads. These pads are small and do not require much force on the wires before the whole pad breaks off the PCB.
The circuit
The JTAG circuit required for unbricking a Neo1973 is relatively simple and requires 8 resistors, 1 IC, 1 transistor and 1 capacitor.
It is a modified version of the Olimex ARM JTAG clone found Here
NOTE: IC1A and IC1B are the same physical IC. The 74HC244N has 20pins.
It is recommended that this circuit be soldered together; a breadboard may work but could cause problems due to loose connections. The cable to the computers printer port should be kept short to reduce interference, 1 meter is fine.
Connecting the circuit to the Neo1973
The wires will need to be soldered to the Neo1973 pads. This should be done carefully with thin wire to reduce the strain on the pads. For a ground connection the metal GPS antenna cage nearby provides a usable ground point.
Installing the software required
To unbrick the Neo1973 using this circuit openocd is used to make a JTAG connection.
sudo apt-get install openocd
More information on installing/using openocd can be found here
openocd requires a config file, copy the following into a file called openocd.cfg and put it into the folder where you're going to be running openocd from.
#daemon configuration telnet_port 4444 gdb_port 3333 #interface interface parport parport_port 0 parport_cable wiggler jtag_speed 15 #use combined on interfaces or targets that can't set TRST/SRST separately reset_config trst_and_srst #srst_pulls_trst #jtag scan chain #format L IRC IRCM IDCODE (Length, IR Capture, IR Capture Mask, IDCODE) jtag_device 4 0x1 0xf 0xe #target configuration daemon_startup attach #target <type> <startup mode> target arm920t little reset_run 0 arm920t #working_area 0 0x200000 0x4000 backup run_and_halt_time 0 5000 #flash configuration (K9D1208V0M: 512Mbit, x8, 3.3V, Mode: Normal, 1st gen) #NOR flash configuration (SST39VF400A 4Mbit, x16, 3.3V, 128sect, 4k/sect, 8 blocks (64kByte per block) # flash bank cfg addr length chip_width bus_width target flash bank cfi 0x00000000 0x80000 2 2 0
NOTE: This config file has the word NOR which implies it's for GTA02, however it worked fine for me on GTA01
You will also need a copy of the uboot and lowlevel binaries which can be found here.
wget http://downloads.openmoko.org/distro/releases/Om2008.12/gta01bv4-lowlevel.bin wget http://downloads.openmoko.org/distro/releases/Om2008.12/gta01bv4-u-boot.bin cp gta01bv4-lowlevel.bin /tmp/lowlevel.bin cp gta01bv4-u-boot.bin /tmp/uboot.bin
The unbricking process
To unbrick the phone a new uboot needs to be flashed, however to do this uboot needs to be running. To get uboot running again a copy of uboot needs to be uploaded to the phone memory over JTAG and executed. Then you can get access to /dev/ttyACM0 again and use dfu-util to flash a good copy of uboot.
Pre checks
Before continuing check the following is done.
The circuit above is assembled and checked
It is wired to the Neo1973 PCB pads correctly
It is connected to the computers printer port and the port is enabled in the bios (parport is used)
The circuit has 3.3V power from an external power supply
The battery is charged (this may/maynot work with the usb power connected)
Loading uboot into memory over JTAG
Now start openocd
sudo openocd
If everything is setup and connected correctly openocd should start. If you get errors check your circuit and printer port. You can also try plugging and unplugging the usb cable to the phone (Doing this seems to reset something and allow openocd to start sometimes)
If openocd is running correctly you should be able to open another shell and telnet to it.
telnet localhost 4444
With the telnet session open the following commands should load a new lowlevel and uboot into memory and run them.
- Reset and halt the cpu at PC=0
> reset halt target halted in ARM state due to debug request, current mode: Supervisor cpsr: 0x400000d3 pc: 0x00000000 MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: disabled
- Download a small piece of code for low-level SDRAM timing initialization (overwrite 4k SRAM of steppingstone)
> load_binary /tmp/lowlevel.bin 0 downloaded 332 byte in 0s 21899us
- Assert a break point at address 0x33f80000 (which indicates that the low-level code has finished)
> bp 0x33f80000 4 hw breakpoint added at address 0x33f80000
- Run the code up to the break point
> resume Target 0 resumed > Target 0 halted target halted in ARM state due to breakpoint, current mode: Supervisor cpsr: 0x600000d3 pc: 0x33f80000 MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
NOTE This next step may take a while (around 250seconds), the openocd.cfg file on this page has had the speed slowed right down to reduce errors (jtag_speed 15). The speed of 15 seems to work even when the circuit is made on breadboard with wires everywhere :)
- Download the u-boot RAM image to 0x33f80000
> load_binary /tmp/uboot.bin 0x33f80000 downloaded 135692 byte in 6s 567264us
- Resume processing
> resume Target 0 resumed
At this point the uboot text should be showing on the Neo1973 LCD. If not, try again, it can take a few tries.
Connect the USB cable at this point if not already connected.
Fixing the NAND partitions/environment
You can try and skip this step but most likely you will need to run the dynpart command below to partition the NAND so dfu-utils knows where to put uboot in it.
cu -l /dev/ttyACM0
GTA01Bv4 # dynpart mtdparts mtdparts=gta01-0:0x00030000(u-boot),0x00004000(u-boot env),0x00208000(kernel),0x00400000(initrd),0x039c4000(rootfs) GTA01Bv4 # dynenv set u-boot_env 45 4e 56 30 - 00 00 03 00 GTA01Bv4 # saveenv Saving Environment to NAND... Erasing Nand...Writing to Nand... done
Flashing a new uboot
At this point all that's left to do is to flash a new uboot to NAND which will unbrick your Neo1973.
sudo ./dfu-util -a u-boot -R -D /tmp/uboot.bin
Your Neo1973 is now unbricked :)
The process will probably have reset the uboot environment to a very basic default with only one option to boot from NAND.
Menu items to boot from SD will have to be re-added. See here
Final thoughts from the author
It may be possible to use this simple JTAG circuit for actual debugging. I don't know enough about JTAG debugging to be sure.
This JTAG circuit should also work for the Neo Freerunner (GTA02) however the PCB pads may be in a different location and would need checking.
Thanks to Paul Fertser for helping me to unbrick my neo1973 :)


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If you want to understand how the White House race will play out in North Carolina as we enter the convention phase, talking to Carter Wrenn, a Republican, and Gary Pearce, a Democrat, is a good start.
The two veteran political strategists have, over decades, been involved in many a Tar Heel campaign.
One of Wrenn's best known clients was Jesse Helms, the late North Carolina senator renowned for both his surliness and race baiting.
Pearce was a long-time strategist for one of North Carolina's most popular governors, Jim Hunt.
Wrenn and Pearce jointly write a consistently entertaining state politics blog, . The men first met in 1984 during debate negotiations for the Helms-Hunt Senate race. Pearce's candidate lost.
During a recent visit to North Carolina, the host of this year's Democratic National Convention, It's All Politics spoke with them to get their takes on how the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney is shaping up in the state.
North Carolina is a state both presidential campaigns badly want to win. On balance, the state is probably more critical to Romney's White House hopes than Obama's. The president has a path to the required 270 electoral votes without North Carolina. Romney? Not so much.
At his office in Raleigh, the state capital, Wrenn said his sense is that Obama now has an edge in a state that has gone red in presidential elections since 1976, with just one exception: Obama won the state four years ago by a mere 14,000 votes.
But since then, Republicans have reasserted themselves, taking over the statehouse in 2010. Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue, who rode the same Democratic surge as Obama into office, became so unpopular, she eschewed running for re-election.
Because of the Legislature shift and its conservative tendencies, some analysts view the state as more likely a Romney state than a toss-up.
But it's far from certain Romney will win it.
Wrenn said:
"My friends can't imagine Obama beating Romney in North Carolina. And that's basically true in the Republican Party right now. [Republicans] had a huge win in 2010. And Obama's been unpopular [in the state] for most of his presidency.
"So in that world that I move in all I hear is 'Obama can't win.' But when I move into the world of polling and experience, maybe, I say 'This is overconfidence. This is getting carried away. When you look at the polling data, it all says 'close election.' And when I look at the two campaigns, Romney's and Obama's, my experience says that Obama has got a little more momentum and that he's sort of found his groove. You know, campaigns search a long time to find their groove. I think Obama's found his, and I think Romney is still searching for it."
"Obama's found what his campaign's about. It's the middle-class issue really. You get right down to the guts of his message and it's that 'I'm going to fight for the middle class and Romney's representing the wealthy. ' "
Even in a state like North Carolina, which is as politically polarized as any — maybe more so — Wrenn said, that's a message that speaks to many voters, including independents. It could likely help Obama shift into his column the small number of North Carolina voters who are still persuadable.
Wrenn said to think like a pollster about the race in North Carolina. Democrats are 42 percent of the state's registered voters, Republicans 33 percent and independents 25 percent.
Of course, Obama won't get that full 42 percent of the electorate that are Democrats, Wrenn said. Instead, based on the latest polling he has seen, he gives Obama about 36 percent and Romney 6 percent of voters in that category. That 6 percent represents mostly older, rural white men, formerly Jessecrats (think Helms) of the "It will be a cold day in hell before I vote for Obama" variety.
Mortality has caught up with those old Jessecrats as has demographic shifts in the state's population as transplants, including retirees and young professionals, move in from other states and the Hispanic population grows.
Of the 33 percent of the state's voters who are Republicans, Romney has nearly all of them, about 30 percent of the electorate, while Obama gets the remaining 3 percent.
That leaves independents. Give Romney 12 percent of the electorate to Obama's 8 percent of the electorate that fits into that category. That leaves 5 percent of the electorate up for grabs, voters who are both independent and undecided.
It might be a little more, however, since some independents now leaning toward Obama or Romney could still be persuaded to switch.
Wrenn says Romney has had an advantage with these North Carolina independents; they had a low opinion of Obama's job performance.
But the president's middle class, Medicare and abortion messages are aimed squarely at these independents and he's making some headway with them, from what Wrenn can tell, because these voters mostly agree with the president on those issues.
Pointing to the column for independent voters on his sheet of paper, Wrenn says:
"What the vice presidential [Paul] Ryan thing does is it's going to create a much better debate in the presidential campaign, but it's going to be a hard debate for Romney to win with those voters. So I think that can help Obama. All these margins are so narrow, that if he gains 10 percent with independents, that's the game."
Pearce, the Democrat, is upbeat about the position Democrats find themselves in.
"It's great to be a battleground state because for so many years we didn't particularly count. And it's great for Democrats. It's obviously a tough state for Obama to win. But he can win. And in my view he wins just by forcing Romney to fight here. He's fighting in Romney's end of the field.
"If Obama wins North Carolina, there's no way he doesn't get re-elected. And conversely, if Romney doesn't win North Carolina, there's no way he can get to the White House."
As is true elsewhere, in North Carolina it's been a challenge for Obama to recapture the lightning in a bottle of his historic 2008 candidacy. But don't mistake that for a lack of urgency or energy, says Pearce.
"It's obviously a different atmosphere. Obama was new, the election was a referendum on Bush in many ways and [Sen. John] McCain was a pretty weak candidate. The dynamic is very different.
"So there may not be the idealism and enthusiasm that there was four years ago but I think on the Democratic side, there's damn sure a desire to re-elect Obama and a real resistance to Romney and Republicans and what everybody sees as a hard right turn by the Republicans. That's all energizing by itself. It's a different energy. It's a different source. But energy is energy and it's there."
Pearce also has seen no evidence that the Obama campaign has lost any of its 2008 mastery of the ground game — identifying unregistered voters and getting them on the rolls and to the polls. Far from it.
"I was never a big ground game person. I was a message medium person. But the Obama people have proven that ground game can work. And they have invested one hell of a lot of money in it. They've got a lot of people working. Lot of young people.
"There's still a big pool of African-American voters. There's increasing numbers of Hispanic voters. And, by definition, there's a whole new crop of college students across the state. So I don't underestimate the hidden power of their ability to reshape the electorate. That's how they won four years ago; they turned out thousands of new voters. And I wouldn't underestimate his ability to do it again."
Pearce observes that Obama has offices in rural towns across the state, in places like tiny Louisburg, population 3,382 in 2011. Nearly 40 percent of the population is African-American. Their rate of voter registrations traditionally lagged behind their white neighbors.
Thus, Obama has, relatively speaking, more voters he can tap than does Romney.
"That's the thing. He can do something Romney can't. There's a deep well of voters out there for Obama."
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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After trying to use pistachios as the nut in the asparagus pesto that I made recently I was hooked! The pistachios worked really well in the pesto and I wanted to try making a more generic pistachio pesto. I decided to start with the classic basil pesto and just use the pistachios as the nut. A trick that I have learned about basil pesto is that adding a bit of spinach helps keep the pesto nice and green and I felt that a pistachio pesto should be very green so I added some. The pistachio pesto turned out great! It was nice and creamy and full of fresh summery flavours. The chopped pistachio garnish also added a nice contrasting texture.
One of the reasons that I like making pestos so much during the summer is that they are so easy to make and they always taste great. If you have some pesto on hand you can easily make a quick, light and fulfilling pesto pasta meal in the time that it takes to cook the pasta. Pesto pastas are perfect for warm summer days when you just don't feel like messing around in the kitchen. Pesto also freezes well so if you don't use it all you can freeze the rest for later. Of course pestos can be used for much more than just pastas so I rarely have any left over.
Pistachio Pesto on Penne
- 1 pound pasta (gluten free for gluten free)
- 1 cup pistachio pesto (see below)
- parmigiano reggiano to taste (grated, optional garnish)
- pistachios (chopped, optional garnish)
- Cook the pasta in well salted water as directed on the package.
- When the pasta is cooked to al dente drain the pasta water reserving some of it.
- Pour the pasta back into the still hot pan, add the pesto and enough of the pasta water to make a smooth sauce that coats the pasta.
- Serve garnished with parmigiano reggiano and chopped pistachios.
Pistachio Pesto
- 1 cup fresh basil (packed)
- 1/4 cup spinach (optional, helps keep the pesto nice and green)
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons pistachios (toasted)
- 1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano (grated)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- lemon juice to taste (optional)
- salt to taste
- Place everything into a food processor and blend.
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In 1972, Falk won a Tony for his role in Neil Simon's 'The Prisoner of Second Avenue.'
Born Sept. 16, 1927 in New York City, Falk did not begin his career in acting until he was almost 30. Among his pre-acting jobs included a stint in the merchant marine for 18 months as a cook.
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I've promised for a while that I would talk about good papers for coloring on and good inks to use, so finally here I go. Today is cardstock and tomorrow is inks. But I need your help. Let me know your favorite paper and inks to use with Copic markers. Leave a comment on today's post with either what has worked or what hasn't worked, or why you like Copics. All this feedback will help everyone before they get more frustrated. On Friday, at 11:59 (or so) I will pick a winner from the comments for our neato Blog candy. Next Monday I'll publish the favorites.
Blog Prize: A Copic Sketchbook and a cute, zippered pouch filled with an assortment of Copic markers & pens.
A little bit about Copic- Copic markers were developed about 25 years ago in Japan for fine artists, designers, and comic artists (Japanese comics are called Manga). These are professional grade markers designed to last forever (unless you run over the marker with your car). These markers have been in the U.S. for almost 10 years. When we first brought them across the ocean it was to a happy crowd of mostly teenagers who followed Japanese Manga. Slowly the fine art stores and schools figured out what the rest of the world had discovered- that Copic markers made amazing artwork. About 2 years ago the stamping/papercrafting audience found these markers and fell in love.
If it seems to blend well then go to step 6.
For Fine Artists and illustrators who like to work on heavy, smooth papers you should test different Bristol papers. I tested one while preparing this post and it failed miserably. I have used some that work very well however. For Comic arts, I suggest the Manga Illustration Paper Natural White (Copic). Canson makes some nice FanBoy Comic Papers, but I find these a little soft for effects and their surface is not as smooth as I like for inking, though you can use them on a light table.


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Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.104.22.1688 and 19.x and 20.x before 184.108.40.206 on Windows and OS X and before 18.104.22.1684 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 188.8.131.52, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.104.22.168, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 184.108.40.206 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPEG-4 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, CVE-2015-8454, CVE-2015-8653, CVE-2015-8821, and CVE-2015-8822. | ||
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Adobe Systems Incorporated | ||
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20151223 | Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE. | |
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It's time for some Peppermint Popcorn Crunch.
This little Christmas treat is perfect to bag and give to teachers, neighbors...or even just to set out in a big bowl for snacking. It won't last long.
Here's what you're going to do.
Pop popcorn. Here's how I make perfect popcorn on the stove. You can use micorwaved popcorn; I'd stay away from white cheddar flavor...just something nice and salty. Fish out most of the unpopped kernels. Lay it out on 1 or 2 large rimmed cookie sheet/s.
Toss with a little melted butter and salt.
{It's going to get messy.}
At this point, I divided the mixture onto 2 cookie sheets to let dry. Set aside until the candy melts have set.
Peppermint Popcorn Crunch
{inspired by Nest of Posies Valentine Confetti}
1 batch stove-popped popcorn or 2 bags microwave popcorn
2 TBSP salted butter, melted
2 pinches kosher salt
1 bag candy cane candy melts
1 (11.40 ounce) bags MINT M&M's, or if you can just find the small bags, eyeball it
Christmas sprinkles
Pop the popcorn. Pour onto a large, rimmed cookie sheet. Fish out as many unpopped kernels as possible. Toss with the melted butter and salt.
In a glass bowl, melt the candy melts on 50% power for 1 minute, then for 30 second intervals, stirring between each time until melted. Pour over the popcorn and toss.
Add about a bag and a half of the mint M&M's and a handful of Christmas sprinkles. Toss.
Spread the mixture out on 2 cookie sheets until the candy melts have set.
Bag and give...or just plop it in a big bowl, plop yourself on the couch, and eat.
If you're the planning type, file away this same idea to make "Bunny Bait."
That's it! Five minute Peppermint Popcorn Crunch. You deserve it.


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Hiroki Kuroda (3-1, 2.08) vs. Esmil Rogers, RHP (0-1, 5.63).
COMMENTS: Dre's heroics capped off a dominant 3-game sweep of the Brewers (more on this later), meaning the Dodgers are riding a 6-game winning streak heading into their next series. Woo hoo!
Yes, I realize in-the-box conventional thinking says the Dodgers dropped 2 of 3 to Milwaukee. But if you take a moment to do the math, it's pretty clear it was a sweep. Let me walk you through it:
- Last weekend, the Dodgers took three in a row against the mighty Pirates, outscoring them by 14 runs, 20-6 (let's ignore the first game of that series, as well as my use of the word "mighty").
- One week before that, those same Pirates dropped three in a row to the Brewers, getting outscored by 35 runs, 36-1.
- So clearly, in the Dodgers' just-concluded Brewers series, they should have been outscored by 35 - 14 = 21 runs. But in reality the Dodgers were only outscored by 9 runs.
- Ergo, over the 3 games, the Dodgers effectively outscored the Brewers by 21 - 9 = 12 runs! In other words, the Dodgers outscored the Brewers by a not-even-close 4 runs per game - a 3-game sweep!!
The numbers don't lie, folks.
But as invincible as the Dodgers may seem, I'd suggest heeding PaRappa the Rapper's wise words at 0:36 as we head into this weekend's series:


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What you will be learning as an intermediate surfer:
- Go through a diagnostic and appraisal session;
- How to select surf gear that is adequate for your level;
- Improving your paddling, sitting, and wave-catching techniques;
- How to improve your positioning on line-up
- Timing, reading the waves, and priority rules;
- The hydrodynamics of a surf board;
- Positioning your body for a bottom turn;
- How to surf various types of wave;
- How to gain speed and trimming;
- Manoeuvres: Off-the-lip, cutback, and floater.
What else
The week long course includes a visit to a renowned surfboard factory where you can order yourself a customised board.
Additionally, there is one surf trip a week, and your progress is monitored on video.


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Itty Bitty Toys
Pictures From Inside the Book
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Susan's Blog
Susan on Ravelry
NeverNotKnitting Theme Song
O-wool Balance
Vine Yoke Cardigan
Vine Yoke Cardigan KAL
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Lenovo goes behind Microsoft's back – preinstalls "Pokki Start Menu" software
The disappearance of a Start button and traditional Start Menu from Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 8, has been controversial. Many users who have been using the software for years feel discombobulated when trying to find their list of installed applications in the new OS. While most OEMs are hoping Windows 8.1's decision to reintegrate a Start button will clam user frustrations, Lenovo has gone one step farther.
The world's largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo, will begin installing a piece of software onto all of its Windows 8 machines that will bring users closer to the traditional start menu. Pokki, a piece of software developed by startup, SweetLabs, adds an "acorn start button" in place of where the "windows start button" used to sit.
The button provides access to a more traditional start menu along with a collection of apps that can be downloaded from Pokki's own application store. SweetLabs states that they intend on expanding their app store to include traditional desktop applications and Windows 8 applications. Co-founder, Chester Ng, made a statement regarding the recent arrangement with Lenovo:
A closer look at Pokki does show quick links to document libraries, the control panel, and currently installed applications. Users who have missed the traditional start menu will definitely feel more at home with Pokki installed. The application can either sit in your taskbar as a standalone button or get rid of the new Windows button all together. If you want to have Pokki look exactly like the Windows 8.1 Start button and even intercept when the "Windows Key" is pressed – you can do that.
We are not sure whether or not the new implementation will make Windows 8 users equivalently happy as compared to the anger Microsoft is no doubt feeling right now. We have reached out to Lenovo for further comments and will update you when we receive a response.
For users interested in trying out Pokki themselves, it is free and can be downloaded here.
Source: GeekWire
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FDA regulation of pharmacies has knotty history
The Associated Press
| Sunday, October 14, 2012, 10:05 a.m.
WASHINGTON — The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and sometimes fatal injuries. But this isn't the first time Congress has pushed for more authority over the industry.
Such efforts stretch back to the 1990s, and after vigorous pushback by compounding pharmacists, they have left a patchwork of incomplete, overlapping laws, contradictory court rulings and overall uncertainty about how much power the Food and Drug Administration has to regulate compounders.
And with a gridlocked Congress at its most unproductive in decades, experts don't expect to see new laws passed anytime soon.
The issue flared up in the past several days after the New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Mass., came under suspicion as the source of the tainted steroid shots that have sickened at least 184 people in 12 states, causing 14 deaths.
Several members of Congress this week promised to introduce legislation giving the FDA greater authority to oversee the specialty pharmacies, which custom-mix drugs for patients for everything from menopause symptoms to cancer. The compounding industry in the U.S. has grown into a $3 billion business with 7,500 pharmacies, according to its trade group.
"It's incredibly complicated to explain what our authority is and is not, and the nuances of that," Deborah Autor, FDA's deputy regulatory commissioner, said Thursday. She suggested the FDA would support new laws to oversee the industry.
"The world has changed a lot since the days of mortar and pestle, and this is the time for pharmacists, for lawmakers, for regulators and for doctors to sit down to grapple with this new model of pharmacy compounding," Autor said.
Compounding pharmacies are critical for patients who need solutions, creams and other medicines customized for, say, smaller dosages or to remove ingredients that cause allergies. Unlike drugs that are manufactured for mass-market distribution, these products are not subject to premarket review by the FDA.
All pharmacies, including compounding pharmacies, have long been regulated by state pharmacy boards, many of which date back to the 19th century. At that time nearly all drugs dispensed in the U.S. were individually compounded by pharmacists. The law that created the FDA in 1938 gave the agency strict authority over drug manufacturers, which quickly eclipsed pharmacists as the main producers of prescription medicines.
For decades, the state-federal divide persisted, with states overseeing compounding pharmacies and the FDA policing drug manufacturers.
But in the 1990s, FDA regulators began to more closely scrutinize compounding pharmacies, as their number multiplied and some grew into big businesses. Instead of making individualized products based on a physician's prescription, companies began mass-producing products and promoting them broadly.
"When you get into that situation, pharmacy compounding can be a disguise for unregulated manufacturing," said Michael Labson, a food and drug attorney in Washington. Recent drug shortages caused by consolidation among drug manufacturers, among other factors, have only increased demand for compounded alternatives.
In recent years, some compounding pharmacies have been blamed for outbreaks caused by contaminated medicines. Two people were blinded in Washington in 2005. Three died in Virginia in 2006 and three more in Oregon the following year. Twenty-one polo horses died in Florida in 2009. Earlier this year, 33 people in seven states developed fungal eye infections.
Compounding experts, including the president of the leading compounding pharmacy trade group, believe the New England Compounding Center crossed the line into full-scale manufacturing. Indeed, the FDA had warned the company in 2006 about compounding and distributing anesthetic "for general distribution" rather than for individual prescriptions.
FDA officials said they followed up with the company after sending the warning letter but did not reinspect it.
"They assured us they were adequately protecting patients and complying with applicable laws and regulations," Autor said. "We took some action, but it's very complicated — our ability to take action here."
A spokesman for New England Compounding Center had no comment.
FDA officials have repeatedly stressed the challenges the agency faces policing compounding operations. In fact, some former agency officials say the FDA is hesitant to act after years of legal battles with lawyers and lobbyists for the industry.
The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists has spent more than $1 million lobbying Congress in the past decade and has a track record of defeating measures opposed by the industry. A 2003 provision to set up an FDA advisory committee to oversee compounders was killed by then-House Majority Leader Tom Delay, who said it would create unnecessary federal interference. Delay represented Sugar Land, Texas, the headquarters of the compounding academy.
The group's president said Friday he would "absolutely" cooperate with the FDA and Congress on new laws to prevent outbreaks.
"The behavior and actions of this one particular business resulted in the deaths of people, and that is antithetical to what pharmacists do," David Miller said. "Whatever they were doing, we have to make sure it never happens again."
But he added that New England Compounding Center appeared to be acting as a manufacturer, which is "contrary to what a compounding pharmacy is all about."
Even when the FDA has succeeded in getting legislation through Congress, it has gotten tangled up in the courts. In 1997, Congress passed an FDA-supported law that allowed the agency to regulate compounding pharmacies if they overstep certain standards for drug production, labeling and advertising. Specifically, the law said compounding pharmacies were subject to FDA oversight if they advertised their products.
A federal appeals court sided with pharmacists and ruled that this last requirement was unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court upheld the decision in 2002. But the court did not rule on whether the other requirements in the law should stand, creating a legal limbo for regulators. Since then, different appeals courts have issued conflicting judgments on the remainder of the law, which could wind up back at the Supreme Court.
Still, some former agency lawyers say new laws are not necessary when dealing with companies that have clearly crossed the line from compounding drugs to full-blown manufacturing.
"Legislation isn't necessary here," said Sheldon Bradshaw, former FDA chief counsel during the Bush administration and now an attorney in Washington. "FDA already has all the authority they need to go after the New England Compounding Centers of the world. I'm honestly shocked by how FDA is now downplaying its authority in this regard."


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The Next Level in Business Intelligence
While the goals of business intelligence always have been to improve the value of customer relationships and thus the bank's bottom line, the ever-increasing competitive business environment in financial services is forcing banks to rethink their BI strategies. A new philosophy centered around enterprisewide use of BI tools -- coupled with advances in analytics and data management -- is helping banks make better and more-profitable business decisions.
All the arrows point to the increasing priority placed on BI by financial services firms. As companies seek to enhance their decision-making capabilities for everything from underwriting to cross-selling to risk management, investment in BI-related technology is on the rise in banking -- according to TowerGroup (Needham, Mass.), spending on BI will reach $16 billion to $17 billion in 2006.
And in a recent Gartner (Stamford, Conn.) survey of 1,400 CIOs who head IT organizations employing an average of 300 IT professionals with an average IT budget of $71 million, respondents identified BI as their top technology priority in 2006. Additionally, the CIOs -- 16 percent of whom are from the financial services sector -- reported plans to increase their BI budgets by an average of 4.8 percent in 2006. Further, Gartner forecasts that the new license revenue in the worldwide BI software market will reach $2.5 billion this year, a 6 percent increase from 2005.
From Tactical to Strategic
To optimize their BI investments, however, banks have some work to do, experts agree. Traditionally, banks have used business intelligence in a compartmentalized manner, according to Betsy Burton, VP and research area director at Gartner. Each business unit had its own business intelligence tools, she says, partly because bank units often compete internally with each other. But the current globally competitive landscape is forcing banks to rethink their use of business intelligence.
"Banks need to begin looking at business intelligence generally, not specifically, something the retail manufacturing industry is already doing well," Burton says. To realize the full potential of BI tools, banks must view BI on an enterprisewide basis, she suggests, adding that banks should decide where they want to go as a whole, not as individual units. "In the past, banks haven't had to think strategically because they had been making so much money," Burton says. Now, banks need to "get together on a strategic level," she advises.
Other industry observers share Burton's point of view. "Banks have very disparate [BI] technology systems," says Guillermo Kopp, VP, cross industry, for TowerGroup. "It's all over the place."
According to a report coauthored by Andrew Kellett, senior research analyst at London-based Butler Group, "The era in which the isolated use of multiple BI tools can be relied upon to support enterprise decision making is outdated, inefficient and must come to a close." Further, the report, "Business Intelligence -- A Strategic Approach to Extending and Standardizing the Use of BI," asserts that, "Over the last five years, business has spent too much of its IT budget on the purchase of ineffective departmentally focused data and interrogation tools."
To centralize BI decision making, financial institutions are creating dedicated, cross-functional groups within the organization known as business intelligence competency centers (BICC). BICCs are akin to advisory panels or user groups that oversee the overall business strategy within a bank. The job of the BICC is to assess the goals of business intelligence initiatives, oversee technology implementations and measure the success of completed projects. "As BI becomes increasingly more strategic, IT departments are looking for ways to manage and support deployments across divisions, regions and functions," according to "Building a Better Business Intelligence Competency Center," a June report from Ottawa-based BI-software provider Cognos. "A BI competency center can provide the centralized knowledge and best practices to help make this broader BI initiative possible." (See related sidebar for more on BICCs.)
Banks with established BICCs seem happy with the results. "We have made a significant investment in business intelligence technologies and want business users to take full advantage of this," said Yves Roelandt, department head BICC, KBC Bank & Insurance Group (Brussels; US$402 billion in assets) in a June 2005 release from BI provider SAS (Cary, N.C.). "The competency center provides a single point of contact to the BI expertise and knowledge in our organization. This enables us to efficiently support the needs of business users and transfer the skills they need to get the intelligence they need to drive the business forward."
Organizing an enterprisewide BI strategy in banks with numerous BI tools in their different units, however, may be a pipe dream for many large banks because of the sheer number of disparate systems, points out TowerGroup's Kopp. Still, these banks should try to combine BI systems across separate units where possible if an overall strategic plan isn't an option, he says. "Absent complete integration, [banks] are combining across information silos," Kopp says.


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Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 3.46) vs. Mike Minor (4-2, 4.37)
Well, Nathan, this is it. Today will be your last start of the year (given your innings limit--you're at 26.0 IP going into today's game--and the rest of the year will be bullpen work for you). Given that your last start, a loss against the Rockies, was the only time you had given up more than two ER in a game, as well as your shortest outing (not to mention the Dodgers' only loss in our last 11 games), I'm sure you have a lot of pressure to make this last outing a great start.
We'll be watching, of course; and hoping that your opponent (making his first start in ten days) doesn't get any Minor miracles today. Let's take this five-game win streak to six, Nate!


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This beautiful napkin holder is made of stainless steel and nickelplate and comes from the Michael Aram White Orchid Collection.The Michael Aram White Orchid Collection illuminates the ethereal spirit of the orchid flower. Evocative of purity, delicacy, femininity and grace, the white metal version offers a strikingly different appeal than its black counterpart. While the sculpture is just as exuberant and detailed, in white, these flowers take on a simplicity that is completely unique. There is a sense of lightness, freshness and even innocence - each petal seemingly untouched and pure.
5.25"L x 5.25"W x 1.75"H


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If you're in need of experienced and friendly tarmac MUGA painting then look no further than us.
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If you want a durable, high-quality surface - tarmac master tint is strongly recommended. Mastertint is generally applied to roads as it offers very good visibility.
Acrylic tarmacadam paint is mainly used for sports surfacing, like multi-use games areas and tennis courts. Sports flooring line-markings could also be applied to the permeable tarmacadam surface.
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On December 1st, 1999 Jello Biafra, Krist Novoselic, Kim Thayil and drummer Gina Mainwal performed a one-off protest concert against the World Trade Organization, and all that it stands for, at The Showbox in Seattle. History, insurrection and tear gas was in the air, as hundreds of fans and weary protestors defied the Seattle police curfew to show up and rock the house.
Tension was everywhere. No one knew if the show would even happen 'til the band walked out on stage. Biafra had been out rabble-rousing to gatherings big and small. Krist spent days filming as much of the ruckus as he could. Kim and Gina just wanted to reach the venue without being gassed and arrested. Somehow amongst it all, time was found for three rehearsals.
The plot began when Biafra and Krist were brainstorming with protest organizers for music talent to add to the events. Big names were proven "unavailable", so Krist drafted Biafra and the all-star pseudo-supergroup was hatched.
The NO W.T.O COMBO was recorded live on multi-track and mixed by Krist Novoselic and legendary grunge wizard Jack Endino; capturing the energy and 'you-are-there' ambiance of a night like no other. Artwork includes lots of W.T.O. info, photos, and a personal journal and reflections by Krist Novoselic. Biafra ties together many ideas from his spoken word albums and adds a few new ones on the opening track. The NO W.T.O. COMBO performs two new Biafra songs and two more that may be familiar. "Live From The Battle In Seattle" is just over 40 minutes in length. Roughly 15 minutes of spoken word and 25 minutes of music.
There was talk of taking the show on the road, but due to them not all living in the same city, and due to Jello's current schedule (lawsuit crap and spoken word engagements), a tour has proven elusive. As far as future recordings are concerned, that is also up in the air.
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DETROIT (AP) — Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors as the world's top-selling automaker.
The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2012, although it's still counting. GM sold 9.29 million.
Both companies saw higher sales, but Toyota's growth was far larger as it rolled out new versions of popular models like the Camry. GM executives promised sales growth this year, especially in the U.S. Both companies say publicly that they don't care about who wins, but concede that the crown is an important morale booster for employees.
GM was the top-selling carmaker for more than seven decades before losing the title to Toyota in 2008. But GM retook the sales crown in 2011 when Toyota's factories were slowed by an earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The disaster left Toyota dealers with few cars to sell. The company has since recovered.
Toyota's comeback from the earthquake, and flooding in Thailand, is only part of the story, says Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting for LMC Automotive, a Detroit-area industry forecasting firm. The company also has freshened up its stale midsize sedan, the Camry, the top-selling car in the United States.
GM's global sales rose 2.9 percent last year, it announced Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Toyota sales rose 22 percent.
Schuster expects Toyota to keep the lead over GM this year as it launches a new Corolla.
"I think that's going to be enough to keep them in their position," he says.
GM is also contending with a stronger Volkswagen. It narrowly edged out the fast-growing German company for second place in 2012. VW sold a record 9.1 million vehicles.
Volkswagen, with big sellers like the Passat midsize sedan and Jetta compact, closed in on GM with an 11 percent sales increase across the globe. The United States, where VW Group sales rose 34 percent, led the way.
Schuster expects GM to hold off Volkswagen in 2013. That's because VW has more of a presence in Europe, where sales are falling as the region struggles with high unemployment and weak economies.