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I have a htpc which will just start xbmc trough xinit.
And since consolekit was removed a few days ago, the shutdown, reboot entries in xbmc are gone.
I still booted with systemV init, but switched now to systemd, but shutdown/reboot is still missing.
I tried installing the polkit-use-wheel-group package from aur, but still nothing.
Does anyone know a way to get back the shutdown/reboot?
I'm seeing something similar, though I'm not sure it's the same problem. In my HTPC I see shutdown/reboot menu entries in XBMC, but they just close XBMC and immediately restart it without actually powering off/rebooting the pc. This happens since the removal of consolekit.
I've tried customizing the unit file following the wiki instructions. Changed the "Restart=always" line to "Restart=on-failure". Now when I issue a shutdown or reboot command through XBMC, XBMC closes and I go back to the login screen.
I've also tried enabling autologin into XFCE from GDM, and autostarting XBMC from the XFCE session, instead of launching XBMC with systemd. Similar behavior, only now when I try to shutdown/reboot from XBMC I just go back to the XFCE desktop (the session is not even closed).
When I login through ssh the user that owns the XBMC process in all cases can issue poweroff/reboot commands without issue, with or without sudo. I made sure to follow the instructions here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Al … o_Shutdown
and here:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Ar … -less_sudo
I only have problems when trying to shutdown/reboot from inside XBMC. Either from an XFCE session or from ssh, using the same user, I can do it with no problem.
The arch wiki mentions that D-Bus and upower must be installed to enable shutdown-suspend-hibernate out of XBMC. I made sure they are installed, but I'm not sure if I have to configure something else there.
Until recently the wiki entry for XBMC had instructions to write a policykit rules file to enable power management; they've been removed, not sure why (they are no longer applicable maybe?). I've tried following them anyway but it still won't work.
I made sure that in the XBMC configuration the default shutdown action is set to actually shut down, not just close.
I'm sure it was working fine before the upgrade which removed consolekit.
Ive no idea how bad this is to do but with having the intention to reset my years old system I just tried to find a quick fix to this. I solved the exact same issue by installing both polkit-consolekit and consolekit-git using yaourt. Seems to have solved my issues for now.
please don't use any of those polkit-xy AUR packages, there are not needed. Same thing for crappy sudo NOPASSWD hacks. You just have to make sure that your session is properly registered by logind, how exactly are you starting X?
I just noticed the unit file on the XBMC wiki page: don't use it, it is crap and can't work because your session isn't set up properly. Either use a display manager or autologin into tty1 and startx from there.
Thx @65kid
I removed the xbcm system .service and followed:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Au … al_console
works perfect now.
wow, this crappy service file and an xbmc user with a whole bunch of obsolete groups (audio,video,storage) etc. is actually part of the package. This really shouldn't be used and obviously causes nothing but problems, I'm gonna write a bug report about this.
I don't use the unit file from the wiki. I use the unit file that comes with the xbmc package. I assume it's ok, I can paste it here if you like. It doesn't work (shutdown-reboot do not work), I've alsto tried customizing the user that owns the process and the "restart=on-failure" as I said in my post.
I also tried not using a unit file at all (systemctl disable xbmc) and instead starting a DM (systemctl enable gdm), enabling autologin into XFCE and from the XFCE session autostarting XBMC. I assume the session is correctly set up. Still shutdown-reboot does not work from XBMC; it does work from the XFCE desktop and from a ssh session, with the same user.
Any other useful info I can give about my setup?
regarding the unit file, read my post above.
please try the following:
1. make sure upower is installed.
2. make sure you use the polkit from the official repositories and don't have any useless polkit rules in /etc/polkit-1/...
3. create a new user and login with it to XBMC via GDM.
4. Make sure the shutdown option in XBMC is actually set to shutdown
This really should work. If it doesn't I'm going to have to test this myself.
Thanks for looking into it. Anyway, still no luck.
- upower is installed and up to date. I realized that the service was not enabled; I run a "systemctl enable upower" to enable it. However it seems to make no difference.
- polkit is installed from the official repos and up to date
- I've created a new user and set its .xinitrc to start xfce.
- I've logged in with the new user into xfce using gdm, and then launched xbmc. I made sure the default shutdown option was set to "shutdown".
After all this, XBMC still doesn't shut down or reboot. The menu options appear, but they just close XBMC itself, the session is not closed. I can see nothing of relevance in the logs. I've enabled the XBMC debugging log but there's nothing of interest there.
I also tried the method that worked for @rc9 (automatically login into a virtual console and autostarting X, instead of using a DM). Same result.
Anything else I can try?
mh, I just tried this myself. It turns out this indeed doesn't work for me either. As far as I understand, the shutdown/reboot functionality would be handled by ConsoleKit, so it would make sense that this doesn't work, since afaik XBMC would have to be patched to use systemd instead.
What however should work is suspending because this is handled by upower and I seriously have no idea why it doesn't work.
@rp9: what exactly is working for you? only suspending or shutting down as well?
got it. The XBMC code checks for ConsoleKit and if it doesn't exist, XBMC won't even try to use either ConsoleKit or UPower for its power management. The workaround is to simply install ConsoleKit and everything works as expected. So XBMC definitely has to be patched for systemd.
It works for rp9 because he still has ConsoleKit installed.
65kid - Good bit of detective work. Have you checked or opened a bug against upstream?
CPU-optimized Linux-ck packages @ Repo-ck • AUR packages • Zsh and other configs
65kid - Good bit of detective work. Have you checked or opened a bug against upstream?
I opened a thread on the XBMC forums:
@65kid: shutdown, reboot, suspend.. everything
yes I still have the consolekit package installed and guess I will keep it until there is a patch for xbmc
I ran into exactly the same issue today... instead of going throught the hassle of installing consolekit on my system, I went for more a drastic solution.
If XBMC is running, then not running anymore (because I clicked "shutdown" and it exited) I just "poweroff" my system. I do that with a little bit of bash run by root (in a cron, but it could work with a systemd service):
while :;do
if pgrep xbmc;then
#XBMC is running
while :; do
if ! pgrep xbmc;then
#XBMC was running, but is not anymore
sleep 1s
sleep 1s
This is very ugly... but it will do for the time being!
@65kid: Good find, thanks. Same as @rp9, I guess I will reinstall consolekit from the pacman cache and keep it until xbmc is patched.
I don't have high hopes that this will be patched quickly. It seems to me xbmc development is mainly focused in ubuntu, and I don't expect this to be a high priority. We will see.
I opened a thread on the XBMC forums:
You'll very likely need to open a ticket on the bug tracker for a dev to see and know about this if it isn't there already.
CPU-optimized Linux-ck packages @ Repo-ck • AUR packages • Zsh and other configs
You'll very likely need to open a ticket on the bug tracker for a dev to see and know about this if it isn't there already.
same problem here, updated yesterday and now I'm not able to shutdown XBMC properly. Only the suspend and hibernate options are available. Hoping for a patch soon.
After an upgrade, I'm experiencing this bug again. It seems the workaround of keeping consolekit installed no longer works for me.
I think we can edit DialogButtonMenu.xml to run custom comands, eg. systemctl poweroff.
A fix for systemd was merged into the main git branch 2 days ago. I am trying a build now to see if it works as advertised. It is supposed to determine whether systemd or consolekit is being used and act accordingly, as far as I can tell anyways. Hope it works.
here's the commit:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/58d … 59de283732
I will try to update once my build is complete and installed. :-)
Last edited by ould (2012-12-02 16:47:09)
It works! Even better, it can tell which options are supported, eg. on Raspberry Pi there is no suspend option.
It works! Even better, it can tell which options are supported, eg. on Raspberry Pi there is no suspend option.
Did you do anything special to make it work. It is still not working for me. How are you starting xbmc? Maybe that has something to do with it. I am using this service file:
https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit … kages/xbmc


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We are wanting a new logo that captures new name 'Evolve Communities' and that responds to themes identified in the online survey of the Evolve community. This logo, colours and look needs to be usable through all of Evolve's branding - website, saleable books, business cards etc
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* Communicative, engaging and generous, sharing
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DERBY, Conn. - The U23 World Championships culminated Sunday, as some of the world's finest young talent contested the event's grand finals on the regatta's final day. Held on the Linz-Ottensheim race course in Linz, Austria, the competition featured two Yale lightweights, rising seniors Joseph Hanlon and Matthew O'Donoghue.
Both oarsmen competed in the men's lightweight four (4-). After a difficult heat, the crew advanced to Sunday's grand final, becoming only the fifth US crew ever to do so. In the final, the US faced five strong crews. In a tight field, the US finished sixth in a time of 6:05.95, barely behind the Germans, who crossed the line in 6:05.58. Italy won the race in 5:58.53.
O'Donoghue, recently elected captain of the Y150, took many positives from the team's performance.
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Land sale approved for townhomes
The Moose Lake School Board passed a motion unanimously to sell five acres of land on the school district property south of the ALCO store to the Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, at a special meeting of the board on Monday, April 29. The land sale is contingent on the partnership being awarded a grant from the federal government. Word about approval of the grant was expected in September.
Deanna Hemmesch, Executive Director of Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, Inc., met with the board to answer questions and provide additional information.
"There will be 36 units of townhomes for workforce housing," Hemmesch told the board. "The two-bedroom units will be available to rent for about $625 a month, and the three-bedroom units will be available around $725 a month. We will do a market study to find out if the rents are suitable for this area."
Hemmesch went on to explain that income guidelines are $25,920 in annual income for renting the two-bedroom units and $37,020 for renting the three-bedroom units.
"We rent to family units," she added. "When we place a household, we want enough people to fill the two-bedroom unit first before we would rent to single people. We will market the units to people that live in the city first and then in the county."
She also explained that units could be rented to retired people but that they must have two and a half times the income of the rent to qualify. The end units on the townhomes are handicap accessible and are preferred by some retired couples.
Attached garages are available for some of the units.
Several board members were concerned that adequate housing was available for employees of the DOC (prison) and the MSOP (sex offender program).
"We have people that get jobs and make too much income," said board member Julie Peterson. "We want them to stay."
Hemmesch said that she has never worked with a mixed income townhome complex but would check into it.
Carlton County Economic Development Director Pat Oman explained that Moose Lake was the only site that the housing partnership could consider for the project. The county and city need to meet 80 points in requirements, and mixed income housing would not qualify.
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Oman said that the city will have to pass a resolution to approve the partnership's proposal in May.
Superintendent Robert Indihar said that he had called officials in other communities where the housing partnership has the townhome units.
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The board agreed to call for applications for a high school principal.
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The next meeting of the board was set for Monday, May 20, at 6 p.m.


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Texas Country artist Josh Ward was involved in a boat wreck on Lake Conroe, just north of Houston, Texas, on Tuesday night (July 1) which proved to be fatal for some of the patrons in the other boat.
According to local police, Ward's bass boat was returning from a fishing tournament at about 9PM local time when it rounded a corner and struck a pleasure boat. Four adults and four children were in the pleasure boat, which was also moving. Only one other person was in the bass boat.
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KHOU in Houston reports that Ward was not driving the boat at the time. The bass boat struck and passed over the other boat, causing all parties to be ejected from their watercraft. Ward and his fishing partner reportedly swam back to try to help those in the water. Police say not all passengers were wearing life jackets.
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Today's post is on a chemical called atropine. It has a rich pharmacological history, and just yesterday I recommended it to a writer as a treatment for pesticide poisoning. So here we go!
Atropine is a substance extracted from plants including Deadly Nightshade or Belladonna (Atropa Belladonna), Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), and Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium). The name "atropine" derives from the the Greek fate Atropos, who cut the threads of fate.
Remember Harry Potter's work with the deadly Mandrake plant? Those weird, ugly little baby-rooted things whose screams were deadly and whose juice was the antidote for the petrified victims of the Basilisk?
Well it turns out the Mandrake, or Mandragora is real.
(Image from Warner Bros, 2001)
The root structure is sometimes described as taking on a humanoid appearance, as in this botanical print. J. K. Rowling wasn't too far off the mark with her baby mandrakes!
The importance of mandrake and belladonna in human culture has been traced back to ancient Greece and in the Bible as well (Genesis). As early as 4th Century B.C., it was used as a sedative and before surgery. It was also thought to improve fertility.
These herbs have been used in pagan rituals, has been used in witchcraft texts from the 1800's, and still have an important usage in modern medicine today.
It was said that women in Renaissance Italy used Belladonna berries to dilate their pupils to make them look more alluring, hence the name "pretty lady" in translation.
Other effects of atropine include reducing secretion in salivary and sweat glands, increasing heart rate, and can treat the symptoms of poisoning by organophosphate compounds found in some pesticides and nerve gases like saran. These agents cause sweating, salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, and tearing.
Atropine is found on every "crash cart" in every hospital and ambulance today, as a treatment for a critically slow heart rate and asystole (flatline). Even today, these fascinating plants have left their mark.
In literature, these herbs are constantly popping up. Outside of Harry Potter, I remember these plants popping up in the Clan of the Cave Bear books, as well as Shakespeare, The Eragon series, John Steinbeck, and many, many other places...it's everywhere!
Please keep in mind this post is for writing purposes only and is not to be construed as medical advice!


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AMERICUS, Ga. – The Georgia College women's cross country team began its 2013 campaign on the road Saturday, taking fifth among 12 teams at the GSW Remembrance Run, hosted by Georgia Southwestern State University.
Sophomore Taylor Roeck (Cumming, Ga.) led the way for the Bobcats in 16th place, finishing the 6K race in 23:58. The time was her third-best, but the fourth-best overall in Georgia College history. Classmate Rachel Pasko (Jefferson, Ga.) came in two spots later, finishing just over two-tenths of a second behind, a personal best time.
Bekah Houston (Dalton, Ga.) finished in 24:30 for her first collegiate race, good for 20th place. Lena White (Smyrna, Ga.) posted a 24:52 time in 24th, and Elyse Renshaw (Snellville, Ga.) rounded out the top five for the Bobcats in 32nd (25:08).
The Bobcats had 110 points, just four behind the University of North Georgia and 10 behind Georgia Regents University Augusta for third. Columbus State University took the team title, as the top seven squads were all from the Peach Belt Conference (PBC). Individual champion honors went to Cheyenne Thompson of the University of Montevallo.
The Bobcats are back in action Friday, Sept. 13 hosting the team's lone home race, the 2013 Bobcat Invitational.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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T.I. Looking for a $75 Million Deal at New Label?
Rapper T.I. is reportedly looking for a new record label home and a huge payday to accompany it. TMZ is reporting that the King of the South's 10-year contract with Atlantic Records is done and now he's a free agent.
According to sources, Tip has put together a $75 million package deal that includes three albums, 10-20 percent of all publishing royalties, corporate endorsement deals and exclusive signing of all Grand Hustle artists.
So far, industry heavyweights like Dr. Dre (who runs Aftermath Records) and Roc Nation CEO Jay-Z have already met with T.I. to discuss his future in music. Sony Music has reportedly offered T.I. close to what he's asking for with a $50 million offering. Universal is also looking to talk with the Atlanta rhyme-spitter in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, T.I. was out in Los Angeles on Thursday (Jan. 18) chatting it up on the 'Chelsea Lately' show. The bespectacled Tip was looking very dapper in his buttoned-up sweater, white shirt and tie. The 'Ball' rapper discussed his prison stint, album collaborations and his latest movie role.
T.I.'s latest album, 'Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head,' is in stores now.
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A group of fundamentalist muslims active in Germany, called Salafists, has started a weird propaganda campaign. They are distributing 100.000 copies of the Koran for free to passers-by. They obviously are so delusional, that they really believe in people being prone to be converted by reading the Koran!
I once did spend some hours reading parts of the Koran myself. I needed to read the original source about how women are supposed to be treated by devout muslims. Considering male muslims as dangerous monsters from mere hearsay is a prejudice, but after reading the Koran, I have evidence for the validity of my reasons to be scared of muslim men.
The distribution of free Korans has been discussed by the media as a hazard. I doubt that being given a free Koran will influence anybody in his or her right mind towards any sympathy for islam.
I think that these Salafists are spending a lot of money on helping people to get horrified from what they read, if they bother to read the Koran before throwing it into the garbage.
As far as I know, muslims consider throwing the Koran into the garbage as a sacrilege. By giving the Koran to people, who throw it out, they even indirectly contribute to this sacrilege.
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Yeah, I'm thinking half won't be handed out and half will end up in the trash. I'd be surprised if anyone read it.
The problem with most religionists is that they haven't read their own holy books. They rely on what their leaders tell them about their writings during their religious services. So if the not-particularly-religious Germans have mostly never opened a Bible, what makes the Salafists think they will open a Koran? But on the other hand, they are entitled to waste their own money in any way they see fit.
And I have to admit that reading religious works is hard slogging. I have attempted at times to read the Tanach, the Talmud, the New Testament, The Book of Mormon, the Koran and a couple of books from minority Japanese sects. I never get very far, because I get so bored, and none of it makes much sense to me. On the other hand, my nephew is going for a graduate degree in philosophy, and he eats this stuff up. Doesn't believe any of it, but with his steel-trap mind, he can pull out quotes and cites for any argument he happens to want to participate in. I admire that quality! :-)
That's why Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) said of the Book of Mormon, "it's chloroform in print. Especially the Book of Ether."
And it came to pass, that as a former 4th Generation Mormon, son of Mormon pioneer stock, and a graduate of six years of Mormon seminary and four years of religion classes at Brigham Young University, I am proud to say that I have actually made it all the way through the Book of Mormon, all 522 pages of it. It wasn't easy. Took more than a year. Though if you asked if I never fell asleep while reading it, I would refer you to Mark Twain. Didn't have the Church's desired effect; it was one of the factors in my decision to apostatize.
Oh, I would read some of it. I have read parts of it ~ lots of arbitrary mandates, many which contradict each other.
I don't know if I would squirrel it away or trash it. But I definitely would not barbeque it publicly.
I have read parts of the Koran. The Bible and Torah, too, and have read the Bhagavad Gita cover to cover (though that's not hard; it's a short book). I have read some of the Vedas, the Sutras, and various other holy books. Even the Tibetan and Egyptian Books of the Dead.
None of them made a very good case for joining their associated religion (with the exception of the Gita, which is concise and generally morally consistent).
So I think the Salafists are barking up the wrong tree. It isn't going to help. It would be much better for them to work on purging terrorist extremism from the ranks of Islam; that would make a far better case for their religion than asking people to read the Koran, which did not impress me at all.
Thank Go....odness for my kindle.
I travel a great deal for work (in the US) and sometimes due to flight delays or my own poor planning, I would find myself in a hotel room with a recently completed book and nothing else to read. US hotels are famous for having bibles in the rooms (book of mormon too in the Marriott chain) and, given no other reading material, I would flip to a page at random and start reading. Needless to say, reading what was supposed to be the divine words of the creator of the universe, did the opposite of converting me. I would just always go, "oh my goodness, how could anyone anyone read this and think, 'Yeah, that explains things.'" So, having only read selected passages of the koran (from those few passages I think it compares favorably to the bible), I say, "Pass 'em out." Encourage people to read it from cover to cover and ask themselves, "does this match what you know of the world?"
Holy books are one of the best arguments in favor of naturalism. And for having a device that you can instantly download a new book you've been wanting to read.
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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)
Catalogue Raisonné
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139.1 x 374.6 cm (54 3/4 x 147 1/2 in.) Framed: 171.5 x 406.4 x 8.9 cm (67 1/2 x 160 x 3 1/2 in.)
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Oil on canvas
On View
Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery (Gallery 255)
In 1891, Gauguin left France for Tahiti, seeking in the South Seas a society that was simpler and more elemental than that of his homeland. In Tahiti, he created paintings that express a highly personal mythology. He considered this work—created in 1897, at a time of great personal crisis—to be his masterpiece and the summation of his ideas. Gauguin's letters suggest that the fresco-like painting should be read from right to left, beginning with the sleeping infant. He describes the various figures as pondering the questions of human existence given in the title; the blue idol represents "the Beyond." The old woman at the far left, "close to death," accepts her fate with resignation.
Upper left: D'ou Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous; Upper right: P. Gauguin / 1897
1898, sent by the artist in Tahiti to Georges Daniel de Monfreid (b. 1856 - d. 1929), Paris; consigned by Monfreid and his agent to Ambroise Vollard (b. 1867 - d. 1939), Paris [see note 1]; 1901, sold by Vollard to Gabriel Frizeau (b. 1870 - d. 1938), Bordeaux [see note 2]; probably 1913, sold by Frizeau to the Galérie Barbazanges, Paris; before 1920, sold by Barbazanges to J. B. Stang, Oslo [see note 3]; 1935, probably sold by Stang to or through Alfred Gold, Berlin and Paris [see note 4]. 1936, Marie Harriman Gallery, New York [see note 5]; 1936, sold by the Harriman Gallery to the MFA for $80,000. (Accession Date: April 16, 1936)
[1] The painting was exhibited at the Galerie Ambroise Vollard, November 17 - December 10, 1898.
[2] On Frizeau's acquisition and sale of the painting, see Claire Frêches-Thory, "Le premier acheteur d'Où venons-nous? Le collectionneur bordelais, Gabriel Frizeau (1870 - 1938) et ses rapports avec Gauguin," in Rencontres Gauguin à Tahiti: actes du colloque 20 et 21 juin 1989 (Papeete, 1989), pp. 48 - 56. The Galérie Barbazanges exhibited the painting in 1914.
[3] The Galérie Barbazanges sought to buy the painting back from Stang in 1920; see Frêches-Thory (as above, n. 2), p. 51.
[4] A letter of February 1, 1935 to the dealer Germain Seligmann, held by the Archives of American Art (Seligmann papers, box 426), states that the dealer Alfred Gold said the painting was still the property of Stang ("la grand Gauguin était toujours la proprieté de Stang") and that it would be included in the forthcoming Brussels exhibition. The writer has not been identified. Later that year, Gold lent the painting to the exhibition "L'impressionisme," Palais de Beaux-Arts, Brussels, June 15 - September 29, 1935, cat. no. 28. Gold purchased other works from the Stang collection, and almost certainly acquired this painting directly from him. As early as 1932, Gold acted as Stang's representative in lending the painting to the Kunsthaus, Zürich (February 20 - March 20, 1932); at the end of the loan period, the painting was sent to Paris.
[5] A letter from the supervisor of Museum Education at the MFA (April 21, 1936) states that Marie Harriman acquired the painting in Paris. It was exhibited at her New York gallery, April 22 - May 9, 1936.
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Babak Farrokhi, the author of this book, has an extensive background related to UNIX operating systems. He has been a network engineer in the IT industry for more than 12 years. Since 1997, he has used FreeBSD on a daily basis. He has experience in system administration and networking (TCP/IP) on UNIX-like operating systems, including FreeBSD and Solaris.
The book seems to target an audience of network administrators that have a deep interest in (or are required to know) robust and solid FreeBSD system administration. The book covers building a system/server that runs on FreeBSD from scratch, optimizing the OS to gain the most performance, and most importantly, how to maintain the heightened overall security of the system.
At first, glance the book looks like a printed manual. Nobody should expect to read this 280 page guide in a day or two. Granted, it's possible, but I'd advocate skimming through the book first to gain a sense of what it's about and which topics are covered in great detail. Then read it again while working on a FreeBSD OS to practice the knowledge learned.
The listed cover price of the book is US$39.99, UK£24.99, and EU€28.99. However, do yourself a favor and try to look around for certain discounts that are available from specific bookstores. For example, at the time of this writing, there's a 10 percent discount if you order a copy directly from PACKT Publishing. This means you can get it at £22.49, $35.99, and €27.89. Amazon also offers this ten percent discount.
The purpose of this review is to present the main qualities of the book while summarizing each chapter as briefly as possible. After these distillations, we can go over a few key points regarding the book. In the end, you can expect to find out my subjective opinion and whether or not I'd recommend this book.{mospagebreak title=General Overview}
As I mentioned earlier, the book is exactly 280 pages. It is starts out with a nifty preface that is followed by six chapters focusing on system configurations, then another six chapters related exclusively to network configurations, and two more derived from the latter six, since they cover network services in great detail (again, configuration!).
Please check out the attached table of contents below. As you can see, the title of each chapter is followed by one or more words that explain the "main theme" of that particular chapter. This is to be appreciated, because you may be pretty interested in IPv6 network configurations right away.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: System Configuration—Disks
Chapter 2: System Configuration—Keeping it Updated
Chapter 3: System Configuration—Software Package Management
Chapter 4: System Configuration—System Management
Chapter 5: System Configuration—Jails
Chapter 6: System Configuration—Tuning Performance
Chapter 7: Network Configuration—Basics
Chapter 8: Network Configuration—Tunneling
Chapter 9: Network Configuration—PPP
Chapter 10: Network Configuration—Routing and Bridging
Chapter 11: Network Configuration—IPv6
Chapter 12: Network Configuration—Firewalls
Chapter 13: Network Services—Internet Servers
Chapter 14: Network Services—Local Network Services
The author himself also divides the book into the aforementioned three segments. Throughout the system configuration chapters, we are given general pointers that should be respected when configuring and managing a FreeBSD OS, especially if tweaking performance is important to us. We are also presented with some "unique" characteristics of FreeBSD that are useful for those that aren't familiar with it yet.
The second segment centers around how to set up and configure numerous network interfaces, protocols, PPP over Ethernet and/or serial, IPv6, and firewalls (neither routing nor bridging, since these are key requisites in network infrastructures). This segment will show you real-world applicable examples of how to set up a solid, robust, and secure network.
Nowadays it shouldn't surprise anyone that network services are a must, especially with servers. It's a no-brainer that web services such as Web, Mail, DNS, FTP, and NTP are critical. The same goes for local network services, like the DHCP, SMB, TFTP, and NFS. The third section is split into two chapters: one for Internet servers and another for local network services that mentions everything you need to know about daemons!
If you have read some of my earlier book reviews, then you know that I always pay attention to and analyze the correlation between the book's subtitle and what it delivers in reality. Some books promise much more than they deliver. Others target a particular audience and yet deliver general content that's "good" for everybody, not only those in that niche.
In this case, the book delivers exactly what it promises. The subtitle goes like this: "Building, securing, and maintaining networks with the FreeBSD operating systems." Needless to say, this is what the book is all about. Now all that's left to tackle is whether its style is easy to follow and how the author explains and approaches those topics. That's what you're going to find out from the next section.{mospagebreak title=Continued Analysis}
First of all, the book follows a set of conventions. There are clear distinctions between blocks of code, code words, or just bold highlighting whenever the author wants to draw attention to a specific part or line within a code snippet. Screenshots are also attached in order to visually exemplify the output of some application or utility. This is useful because you know what to expect beforehand.
The average paragraph length is around four or five lines. This is one of those parts that should always be taken into consideration when reviewing a book. This is the ideal amount. Usually when there are more lines within a paragraph (imagine eight or more), the reader's attention span drops drastically. And no, that doesn't mean we don't care about the content, or that it is boring to us; it's entirely psychological.
The appropriate line spacing is also respected. Reading the book will not tire your eyes. I myself have the printed edition of this book, so I can also say that the contrast of the black/white (text color/background—paper) is acceptable. The font is either Garamond or some other particular copyrighted font that resembles it.
Additionally, there are quite a few diagrams and sketches that are pretty simplistic, but offer a great deal of help when you need to imagine a specific scenario. For example, the following diagram can be found on the bottom of page 166. It is a sample network that is coupled with its configuration file. It is crucial to let the reader fully visualize the network so that the structure of the config file will make sense.
In terms of content validity and accuracy, I must admit that I did not try each and every code sample, suggestion, or tip that was presented in the book. I wish I could have, but there are hundreds of them, so it was quite impossible, especially considering everything in my hectic schedule. However, I've tried quite a few, mostly those that are important to my specific setup and to my infrastructure. Needless to say, they all worked like a charm.
As a result, I drew the conclusion that the content presented in this book is very accurate and valid. It applies to FreeBSD 7, as its title suggests, but not just that. You will find that most of the things that you can learn from Babak Farrokhi are applicable pretty much anywhere in the real world, including all flavors of UNIX-like operating systems; FreeBSD is just an open source and free variation of BSD.
Furthermore, the fact that the author totally focuses on open source and free solutions should be appreciated. For example, for both OSPFD and BGPD protocols, there are OpenOSPFD and OpenBGPD, and they are both covered in the book. These are daemons that you can set up and configure to run on your server. All free solutions are readily available to anyone free of charge. Many of today's businesses opt for open source platforms.
This means that you can apply anything that you are able to learn from this book right away without having to shell out hundreds of dollars on various software licenses. That is, as long as you are willing to invest the necessary amount of energy (time and mental capability) and practice. Practice as much as you can.
(Back cover of the book)
In short, let's sum it all up again:
Ø Monitor system performance and security;
Ø Virtualization with FreeBSD Jails;
Ø Tweak parameters to overcome bottlenecks;
Ø Configure interfaces with ifconfig;
Ø Keep your installation up-to-date;
Ø Configure PPP networking;
Ø Control IP and IPv6 routing with routed and route6d;
Ø Run OSPF and BGP with OpenOSPFD and OpenBGPD;
Ø Configure an IPFW firewall and PF packet filtering;
Ø Set up Internet services on your FreeBSD server;
Ø Configuring IPSec and Tunneling, and much, much more.{mospagebreak title=Conclusions}
I think my conclusion and thoughts regarding this book shouldn't surprise anyone. I, for one, consider the book, Network Administration with FreeBSD 7, by Babak Farrokhi, to be an amazing resource that is written in a concise and straightforward manner. It teaches the reader how to become an exceptional system and network administrator by building knowledge gradually from the ground up.
It is an easy read and the language isn't complex. You can pretty much walk through the sentences without feeling a need to have another go at them. Nevertheless, the book is very technical; it covers the "inner workings" of an UNIX system, especially how to turn it into your slave.
As a result, I consider this book a great read and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anybody that has the slightest interest in UNIX systems and network administration, as well as those willing to endeavor into areas that were untapped until now. It's important to understand that this book is not a general how-to manual that covers FreeBSD installation and basic configuration. It is much more advanced.
Even the author himself says that the book targets an audience that is looking for skills beyond installation and configuration. Don't be confused. If you have zero experience and practically no idea with what Unix operating systems are all about, then unfortunately, this book isn't for you. If that's the case, then you should read this book some time in the future, when you already know the drill.
For those of you that want a numerical rating, here it goes: 5/5 for this book. It definitely meets my expectations and satisfies the factors that I am looking for when reviewing a book. Its language is clear, the content is valid and accurate, it delivers what it promises, and most importantly, it is very up to date (at the time of writing).
Come to think of it, FreeBSD 7 was officially released on Feb 27, 2008, while the book was published on March 17, 2008. At the moment, lots of companies and multinational corporations are migrating (or simply just updating) to FreeBSD 7 (from older versions, perhaps). So reading a highly technical and informative reference book like this would give you the winning edge in order to become the very best sys admin!
Lastly, before we finish, please bear with me as I'd like to thank everyone over at PACKT Publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this book. I've had the good fortune to be in touch with Duane Moraes from their team and he has shown a great deal of professionalism and business expertise.
As a finale, I'd like to congratulate Babak Farrokhi for taking the initiative to write this book. Be sure to also check out his personal site at farrokhi.net. I personally would like more content like this and I certainly hope that this is just the beginning of his writing career. We can surely learn a lot from him. Great work, Babak!
Furthermore, please don't miss the sample article that is an excerpt from the book: Network Configuration—Tunneling with Free BSD. And if you feel like being part of the right audience, then don't hesitate to grab a copy of this book (PACKT, Amazon, B&N). You may want to check out some relevant information about the book below:
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It seems 84-inches is the magic size for 4K TV this year. LG recently announced its 84-inch 4K TV would hit US stores next month. Now it looks as if LG's mammoth set will have some company as Sony announced it is also coming to the party with its own 84-inch 4K television, dubbed the XBR-84X900.
While Sony's latest 4K offering shares the same screen size and pixel count (3840 x 2160) as LG's, the similarities seem to end there. It has been reported that the XBR-84X900 could end up hitting European shelves in December for 25,000 Euros. If that pricing holds up in the US, we could be talking about a $31,000 TV, making LG's $22,000 set look almost affordable by comparison.
Sony's 84-inch 4K TV does seem to offer a few notable extras. For starters, the XBR-84X900 will include two separate, slim stereo speakers sporting a total of 10 drivers in a two-way configuration for better sound quality. As for video enhancements, Sony has outfitted the new TV with its proprietary 4K X-reality PRO engine, which apparently will upscale any source (including digital photos) to 4K resolution.
That latter point is important, because as of now there is only one movie and a handful of YouTube videos available in 4K. Sony does point out, however, that several 4K movies are in production along with some unnamed broadcast TV shows and — wouldn't ya know it — the first 4K music video ever, which will feature Taylor Swift. Still, it is likely that it will be some time before we start seeing 4K movies on Blu-ray disc or available for download.
That Sony's 4K TV is exactly the same size as LG's is probably not a coincidence. LG does make make the panels that find their way into several different manufacturer's televisions. But a panel is just a panel; it is what you do with that panel in terms of back-lighting and image processing that can make the difference in a TV that looks good versus one that looks amazing. Sony clearly has the chops to make a spectacular looking set, but could it be $9,000 better?


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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Through the years we've seen the NBA Draft turn into a memorable night not only for hoop dreams, but fashion statements as well. The suit you choose on Draft night will be captured forever in pictures and on film, so it only makes sense to take care with what you wear.
One of the top picks in this year's Draft looks to be Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel. And while he waits to find out which team will be drafting him, he's currently figuring out what to wear. Which is where you come in.
Nerlens has his choices narrowed down to three suits, pictured below. The first two looks are by Jhoanna Alba, and the third is by Roger Mischel. All three look great, but Nerlens can only rock one on draft night. Cast your vote down below and tune into the 2013 NBA Draft on Thursday night at 7:00 ET on ESPN to see the winning look.
UPDATE (6/27, 12:45 PM): Voting is now closed. Watch the Draft tonight to see the winner!


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ROBOTC Multi-Robot Communication
We all know that the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and ROBOTC are a powerful combination. Together they are able to perform advanced tasks such as PID auto-straightening, line tracking, and even thermal imaging. Imagine what would be possible if multiple NXT's could work together! Two heads are better than one, right?
Multi-robot communication is possible and it has already been implemented using ROBOTC. During a recent ROBOTC training session, the final day and a half focused on learning how to make use of the XBee wireless radio for communication between multiple robots.
The NXT is able to send and receive messages over a wireless network in the form of string-type data. There are a few simple commands added to ROBOTC with the "XBeeTools.h" header file. The commands are quite user friendly even though multi-robot communication is typically a graduate level concept.
Multi-robot communication is an advanced topic that users can explore after mastering a single robot. It is important to understand how to program a single robot. However, the future of robotics centers on robots working in teams to accomplish complex tasks. Areas of exploration include team based sports such as soccer and putting autonomous vehicles on our roads.
Check out the video of the challenge given in ROBOTC training, where six NXT robots cooperate to surround a single robot which broadcasts its position to the rest of the group.


text: When you're traveling around your own town or a distant city, Google's mobile search now offers you way more movie listing information and mobile-formatted trailers. Just search "movies" from your phone to check out Google's fuller, better movie results, complete with trailers, nearby theaters where it's playing, and showtimes. [Official Google Mobile Blog]


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What Are Research Data?
Research data are data that[…] are generated as part of scientific activities, including source historical research, experiments, measurements, surveys, et cetera, and that can be digitally and electronically stored.
The research data types, formats and structures vary considerably across disciplines. Research data are also called primary data or raw data.
- Observations: realtime data, survey data
- Experimental data: lab measurements, chromatograms
- Simulations: simulation measurements, model measurements
- (Parts of) software programs
- Citations or references: collections of data sets already published
- Other sources: research reports, project data files, correspondence, proposals and applications
There is a broad range of research data types and formats:
- Models: statistical models, 3D models
- Multimedia data: JPEG, TIFF, MPEG
- Numerical data: Excel, SPSS
- Software/programming languages: Java, C++
- Text: Word, PDF, XML
- Documents, tables, data files, lab documentation, videos, audio recordings, workflows, methods, presentrations, transcripts
The Domain ModelCopyright: WissGrid
Within a research project, there are typically several domains or work environments. They are differentiated, for example, by the means of data exchange, the groups or persons that may access the data, and the type of use.
- The private domain is the work environment of an individual researcher.
- The shared domain is the work environment of a research group.
- The permanent domain is the work environment created for long-term archiving purposes.
- The domain "Access and Follow-up Use" is the work environment open to researchers world-wide, across all disciplines and sectors.
Each research project requires the use of the first three domains over its lifetime.
It is important that the migration between domains functions as desired. This requires careful planning. The data management plan facilitates a secure migration between domains.
- Already in the private domain of the individual researcher, the basis for a later data transfer to other domains should be created.
- For the transition to the group domain, rules for the joint generation and use of research data are required.
- In case that a long-term storage of data is desired and publication is planned, additional information to facilitate understanding and follow-up use of the data across disciplines should be provided.
- Importantly, the data could be relevant for a number of different research contexts. Frequently, data generated in one discipline today provides the basis for tomorrrow's research in another discipline.


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Fresh of the victory of persuading President Obama to impose a protective tariff on Chinese tires, the union lobby is now targeting another Chinese product, paper:
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The United Steelworkers union, fresh from persuading President Barack Obama to restrict tire imports from China, filed a new case Wednesday asking for duties on coated paper from both China and Indonesia.
The action came just one day after Chinese President Hu Jintao complained to Obama about the tires decision in a meeting on the sidelines of a United Nations summit in New York.
Obama will host Hu and other world leaders at the Group of 20 summit Thursday and Friday in Pittsburgh to discuss how to put the fragile global economy on a path to more sustainable growth.
The steelworkers union, which represents workers in a number of industries, sees itself in a battle against what it believes are unfair foreign trade practices that have led to the loss of millions of U.S. manufacturing jobs.
They are joined in their latest trade case by paper manufacturers NewPage Corp of Miamisburg, Ohio; Appleton Coated LLC of Kimberly, Wisconsin; and Sappi Fine Paper North America of Boston, Massachusetts, which together employ about 6,000 union workers at paper mills in nine states.
"Neither the companies nor the union will tolerate being obliterated without asking our government to investigate and enforce the rules of fair trade," Steelworkers President Leo Gerard said in a statement.
Unlike the steelworkers' petition in the tires case, this complaint will not land on Obama's desk.
Instead, the U.S. International Trade Commission, a U.S. federal agency, will have the final word on whether anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties will be imposed after an investigation by the U.S. Commerce Department.
Can you say trade war ?
H/T: Jason Pye


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Economics Research Network (ERN)
This entity, part of SSRN (Social Science Research Network), which also has the Financial Economics Network (FEN) , Legal Scholarship Network (LSN), and numerous other networks "is dedicated to increasing communication among economics scholars, practitioners, and policy makers throughout the world." Via electronic mailing lists, ERN publishes abstracts of working papers and accepted papers in many fields of economics. They also list job openings on their web site, and they offer an announcement service. Finally, their SSRN Author Pages are useful when you are searching for information on authors whose works appear in SSRN.


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SOCORRO, N.M., February 11, 2003 -- David F. Boutt, a doctoral candidate in New Mexico Tech's nationally renowned hydrology program, recently was named the 2002-2003 recipient of the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Horton Research Grant.
The Horton Research Grant, named in honor of Robert Elmer Horton (considered by many to be the father of modern hydrology), was established to provide financial support to Ph.D. candidates involved with hydrology or water resources research projects.
Boutt was selected for the prestigious award from a field of several top science and engineering doctoral candidates from around the world on the basis of his demonstrated academic excellence and research work.
Boutt's current research for his doctoral dissertation examines the role of fluids in the mechanics of the Earth's shallow crust, with particular emphases on temporal and spatial scales of fluid transport and the mitigation of fluid pressures in the subsurface.
"My research work has implications to the genesis of fractures in the subsurface, along with any type of strain localization, such as fault zones," he explains.
Boutt, who earned both his bachelor and master's degrees at Michigan State University, currently works as a laboratory associate in the New Mexico Tech Rock Mechanics Laboratory, measuring rock mechanical and fluid-flow properties, and also as a student intern at Sandia National Laboratories.
"My work at Sandia Labs roughly overlaps with my dissertation work, with the additional wrinkle that we are investigating the coupled fluid-solid mechanics of near well-bore regions in oil and gas wells," Boutt relates.
This spring semester, Boutt is co-teaching a graduate-level course at New Mexico Tech, titled "Hydrogeologic Processes," along with Tech hydrology professor Fred Phillips.
Boutt currently is a student member of both the AGU and the Geological Society of America.
In addition, he also has been active in the New Mexico Tech Graduate Student Association, having served the last two years as the association's secretary.
"New Mexico Tech is a great place for graduate studies," Boutt says. "There are so many people doing great research here; and, it is hard not to get excited about your own research. Together with the outstanding number of opportunities for grad students, the excellent and enthusiastic faculty make Tech a first-rate institution."


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That thud you heard was We Are Men faceplanting out of the gate for CBS last night. The show was the lowest rated in-season sitcom premiere ever for CBS.
Lower even than the previously #bearchow Partners, which lasted 6 episodes in Fall 2013.
The CBS sitcom bench has 22 episodes of Mike & Molly at the ready.
How many more episodes of We Are Men will air before it gets yanked for Mike & Molly?


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HiddenCounter wrote:RobDIKUM wrote:HiddenCounter wrote:The fact of the matter Obama has done nothing except worsen the situation.
He has quadrupled the debt and we have lost more jobs than saved.
The only thing he is good at is manipulating people with fear and hope. Yet no one can see it.
you got the numbers to prove he "quadrupled" the debt? i mean really he's been in office half a year and that is supposed to change everything overnight? I can understand if people are saying he's just a puppet and has no real power, whatever. but you're making the argument that he is doing a bad job, which is ridiculous to say considering the mess he stepped into and the amount of time it's been.
He stepped into a mess then worsened it.
You can't spend trillions of dollars we don't have and expect it to get better. He is causing hyper inflation with the stimulus package.
http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bus ... -pictures/
I have no doubt he has good intentions but his actions are worsening the situation to an extent of which we can not possibly fix.
So has he quadrupled the deficit or would it be quadrupled if the numbers were extrapolated out over his full term? looks like they are forecasting a quadrupled deficit. They mention that Obama and Bush share responsibility for the 2009 fiscal year, so how exactly did he quadruple the deficit again?


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By Brian DeCandia, Sports Information Graduate Assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College soccer squad (4-11, 3-5 PBC) fell on "Think Pink" Night to Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foe No. 18 Armstrong (11-2-1, 8-0 PBC), 1-0 Wednesday at Bobcat Field.
Freshmen Annie Stephens (Fayetteville, Ga.) and Taylor Cornelius (Dacula, Ga.) split the time between the pipes as they have done the majority of this season. Stephens played a sound first half but caught an unlucky break with 14 seconds left in the frame, as Jordan Otto came away with the loose ball in the box and put it home. Cornelius shut out the Pirates in the second half saving four shots.
The second half is when opportunity struck for the Bobcats. Cornelius kept GC in the game with a thrilling break-away save on Armstrong's forward Brianne Matarazzo. With 4:50 left, freshman Ashley Veilleux (Monroe, Ga.) struck a ball from 35 yards that ricocheted off of the crossbar, post, the goalie and then trickled out of play. This would be the last great scoring chance for the Bobcats as the Pirates took control and dribbled the clock out.
Senior Erica Padula led the Bobcats in shots on goal with two. Brittaney Borror (Evans, Ga.), Taylor Yee (Johns Creek, Ga.), Karen Bonilla (Manassas, Va.), Veilleux and Kessler Matheson (Martinez, Ga.) all had one shot a piece. The 'Cats had seven total saves on the evening. GC managed two corner kicks and were out shot by the Pirates 15 to nine.
The Bobcats continue their homestand Sunday Oct. 23, hosting the Rollins College Tars, set for a noon kickoff.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The last house we rented in California, before moving to Vermont, stood on the corner of a busy 4-way roundabout in South Berkeley. Directly across the street was the Bethlehem Temple, from whence blasted 10 hours of high-spirited gospel music and shouting every Sunday (and during Wednesday night choir practices, and on occasional Friday evenings). Diagonally across the intersection from our house was a middle school, a source of ringing bells and adolescent shrieking. And just up the street was the local fire station.
It was never quiet.
Also, because the two well-traveled streets that formed our corner lot were lined with streetlights, and because our house itself was rigged up with motion-sensing lights, it was never dark.
When we moved to Vermont, we immediately noticed the quiet and the dark. The quiet was so intense, it was almost audible; there was no hum of passing traffic, and if we were outside we could distinctly hear the conversation of neighbors a quarter-mile away. Our three young daughters are the noisiest things around, as we discovered when multiple neighbors commented how nice it was to hear "children's voices" (a diplomatic term for "shrieking").
And the dark was the blackest dark I'd ever seen. There are no streetlights where we live, and our house is so surrounded by trees that most of the year it takes effort to see a neighbor's lights through the foliage. For that matter, it's difficult to make out the stars or moon through the leaves overhead.
All this dark and quiet was disconcerting during our first few months in Vermont.
Of course, we adjust. When surrounded by dark and quiet, our eyes and ears become more sensitive, and what was once uncomfortable becomes the new normal. When my youngest daughter first became aware of the noise of a small propeller plane taking off from the Middlebury Airport near our house (an event that happens once every couple of days), she bolted into my arms like a startled rabbit. She doesn't remember California, where jumbo jets roared overhead all day long.
I'm thinking about quiet and dark as we head towards the winter solstice – the quietest, darkest time of the year. This season is especially quiet and dark in Vermont, which is far enough north to have less than 9 hours of daylight on December 21, and cold enough to drive most living things indoors or underground.
But clustered around the winter solstice are a host of holiday celebrations. This is true no matter what tradition you embrace: Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, secular. And what do all these celebrations have in common? Light and sound.
It's no accident, of course, that during the quietest, darkest time of the year, we choose to celebrate holidays that involve lighting candles, decking our homes with brightly colored electric lights, singing at the top of our lungs, and gathering family and friends around us. (I've never been to a quiet gathering of family and friends.)
Back when these holidays were first celebrated, the quiet and the dark were even deeper than in Vermont. I can always flip a light switch, or hear the hum of my washing machine – recent luxuries. But living in Vermont, where I've experienced moments of deep darkness and true quiet for the first time in my life, I now see a more meaningful and dramatic contrast in the lights and sounds of my own winter holiday. It's easier to appreciate the drama of a light coming into the darkness when there aren't any streetlights, and to imagine a truly Silent Night without the hum of traffic.
To all of you reading this, whether in Vermont or elsewhere, I wish you winter holidays filled with light and sound.
Faith Gong has worked as an elementary school teacher, a freelance photographer, and a nonprofit manager. Since moving to Addison County in 2011, her work has involved caring for a house in the woods, three young daughters (with another on the way), one adorable puppy — and writing for her blog, The Pickle Patch.


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I just spoke with a friend of the victim in San Juan, PR about this sad accident. I extend my sincere condolences and regrets to this young man's family and friends.
In an attempt to try to learn from this loss, the details that received to this point follow.
1. The accident occurred off Ocean Park, last Sunday, June 23, 2002.
2. The rider, an apparently healthy 23 year old man had been kiteboarding for about one year and was proficient on the water. He had been windsurfing for many years prior to that time.
3. It was reported to be a beautiful day with about 30 kiteboarders out with onshore winds around 12 to 15 kts. The area is reported to be free of rocks and other hard objects offshore.
4. The rider was out with a North kite of unknown size with a modified leash system. It was stated that the leash was converted from a wrist attachment to a harness spreader bar attachment. The fixed leash attachment was reported to have been transferred from the back line to the chicken loop (front or leading edge?), lines. It appears as though the modified leash system did not fully depower the kite as described below.
5. The rider was seen body dragging and in control at one point. Within about 15 minutes later he was seen being dragged along with his kite relaunching, flying down into the water and subsequently relaunching. The kite would spiral in this fashion as the rider was dragged towards the beach. So even though the leash was activated, the kite was not fully depowered. The rider was stated not to be tangled in any of his lines but had let go of his bar.
6. Police on jet skies intercepted the rider and took him to the hospital where he was pronounced as deceased.
7. The autopsy ruled that death occurred due to drowning. No evidence of impact trauma or obvious cause of drowning was noted.
In summary, this kiteboarder died due to drowning apparently induced by unknown causes. It is not known if the improperly rigged kite leash contributed to his death or not. There was no evidence of impact that would have caused him to lose consciousness. It is not known if there was a preexisting medical condition that contributed to the drowning. It is not known if he was wearing a helmet or impact/flotation vest. If further information is obtained that can shed some light on this sad accident it will be forwarded to the list.
Even though it is not known if the kite leash figured as a cause for this accident or not, it is still critical that all riders verify proper, reliable leash function. Please do the practical leash test and other appropriate evaluation of your system. The test is described at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kitesurf/ ... formation/
It is also not known if an impact vest would have changed the outcome of this accident. Many impact vests will not necessarily float you face up automatically. Approved PFDs will but many models have serious disadvantages in terms of bulk and constriction. I will do more research on lower bulk approved PFDs. Wearing safety gear may help. Then again not wearing it will remove any question of it possibly doing any thing to preserve your health or even your life in a emergency situation.
Rick Iossi
> I heard from a naish designer that there is another kitesurfer death in
> puerto rico. anyone have any news ? Would a helmet, leash, quick release
> or other simple safety device have avoided it ?


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Global DJ Broadcast Classics Showcase 2010 - Your Requests Wanted!
For the sixth consecutive year, Global DJ Broadcast celebrates the holiday season by bringing its year to a close with a celebration of the greatest progressive and trance classics, mixed by Markus Schulz, and compiled by you the fans.
And with six weeks until the final dance, it is time to call upon you to get your thinking caps on.
Which track is your favourite of all time? What tune would you love to hear again that you have not heard in ages? Please leave your suggestions for the Classics Showcase by replying to this thread. The list will be compiled and sent off to Markus in preparation for the GDJB Classics Showcase, airing on Thursday December 30th.
Can I ask you to please restrict yourselves to selecting a maximum of 3 tracks.
Interested to see your requests. Try to think of tracks which have not featured on the Classics Showcase episodes before.


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Sony HDR-HC1/HVR-A1 and housings
Posted 31 July 2005 - 08:25 AM
Posted 01 August 2005 - 02:38 AM
What software do you playback the clip through, or which codec do you need?
Thanks again,
Posted 01 August 2005 - 05:46 PM
Posted 04 August 2005 - 04:12 AM
the latest news I have is the soon availability of the Seacam's HD/H1 and the current availability of the Silverfish (from AVD Videoproduktion GmbH).
The latest is a generic housing for lanc-compliant camcorders.
So, the question is
What could be the advantages of a dedicated housing compared to an generic one supporting lanc ?
In the case a generic one is fine, what are the others lanc-compliant housings (not too big ).
In order to use the still/photo mode, I suppose the horseshoe have to be used to have control on an external TTL, that is to say the housing must have the appropriate internal wiring... Any experience on that ?
PS: havent found the appropriate codec either to play the Reefkeep's clip
Posted 04 August 2005 - 07:49 AM
Ok, back to the housings!
Ive done a little bit of research into the Silverfish as I was concerned by the lack of options avaliable with the standard housing i.e. no manual white balance control. I have recieved a reply from them and they can offer this through the LANC, but it means sending the housing to another company (www.hgvt.de) for the modifications - the cost of each mod they did not give me.
I can certainly see the advantages of having the generic housing, especially in terms of future camcorder purchases, as this would cut down the cost of upgrading significantly - although I have never seen/used one of these housings before and i would love some more info if anyone has any?
As for other housings. I have visited the Seacam site and there is not much info on there at all!
Ill post updates as I get them - Im still waiting for the preview on Amphibico's site!
Posted 04 August 2005 - 08:35 AM
will owrk with the Silverfish?
If yes and they have manual withe balance i think that tis is a ideal housing
Posted 04 August 2005 - 05:39 PM
1) Seacam
Our HD/H1 housing is available and consist of an updated DV/S7 housing. The housing has a metallic gray finish w/silver graphics and black lens and handles.
The housing will cost $1699.00, and will include a 4" high resolution TFT/LCD color monitor.
2) Silverfish
The price for the housing including one set of four mignon cells is EUR 1,799.00, VAT included, forwarding expenses not included. You may order directly at AVD Videoproduktion.
According to the technical description the new SONY HDR HC1 is compatible with SILVERFISH (dimensions and LANC connectivity). Only an adapter for the audio/video output is necessary (available at AVD Videoproduktion, 49 EUR).
The company HGVT offers the service to extend the functional assignment of the push button switches by additional functions corresponding with customer-specific wishes. For this purpose, the equipment has to be sent in to HGVT. More information available at HGVT only.
Posted 04 August 2005 - 05:42 PM
""...Our new micro-controller will have a White Balance button, however most manufacture's White Balance control is simply recycling the internal software the camera uses when it first starts up, the same thing that happens when you turn camera "On". I simply turn the camera "Off" after shooting a scene, and restarting the camera and it's White Balance routine, to "White Balance"....
What they whant to say??
Posted 05 August 2005 - 06:15 AM
Sorry bit confused here. As I understand it the Silverfish housing can offer manual white balance, but this involves sending the housing of for other functions to be added?
But... does the Seacam offer this functionality (white balance) through the LANC controls?
Tristan !
Posted 05 August 2005 - 05:01 PM
Posted 08 August 2005 - 05:34 AM
Silverfish housing offer wite balance only if you send it to HGVT
But if you need white balance you only need to swich on & off the camera becauce sonny calculater new the white balance every time to camera is switch on
Posted 11 August 2005 - 02:49 AM
I was just wondering, isn't anyone annoyed by the tape bottom-loading feature on the HC1? It doesn't seem very smart, no matter what type of housing it gets into.
Or is it just a minor nuisance..., 'cause the HC1 is on top of my purchase list right now.
Posted 17 August 2005 - 06:02 PM
Canon 1DmkIII, 1DsmkIII
Posted 29 August 2005 - 03:13 PM
Posted 14 September 2005 - 09:25 PM
Any info, good, bad, ugly would be appreciated!
Posted 16 September 2005 - 05:56 AM
Just recieved this reply from Amphibico. Still a little wait, but its should definetly be worth it!
Thank you for the interest in Amphibico products, producing images even
better than the real thing....
We have had a great success with our new Phenom FXZ1 housing..
Our engineers are designing it should be available this fall. October or
November. Cost will be $1995US for the basic Dive Buddy EVO HC1, consumer
version one electronic grip, manual white balance, we will also have a pro
version available in December cost around $2800US have a second electronic
grip with added manual focus and also have auto/on /off exposure
Both will have access to the manual white balance.
We will have a preview on our site in about 2 to 3 weeks.
Posted 16 September 2005 - 07:55 AM
Finally a housing with manual white balance.
Posted 25 September 2005 - 09:53 AM
If you aren't going to burn to DVD, then how are you going to share the video, other than directly from the camera outputs?
If there is a gain from HD capture put onto DVD over standard, how much gain is there?
Posted 25 September 2005 - 10:00 AM
With HD you can burn DVD send it in TV show it in Cinemas.
and the gain in DVD production with be mutch higher with HD
Posted 25 September 2005 - 12:18 PM
Yes any HQ source material will look much better downconverted to DVD Mpeg2 stream. But there is a downconversion. Even with the growing popularity of progressive scan DVD players, the quality difference is not that significant. With the HC1, it records in 1080i, so you also have to deinterlace the material during downconversion. It's not fun and you better have a lot of computer power. Present DVD players are not HD quality. And the advantage of HD is that it is native 16:9 as you say. But there's no easy way to convert to DVD stream source from HDV YET!
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