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The human need for connection, touch, is vital from the early hours of life. According to recent studies, children who have not been sufficiently comforted during the first few months of life will tend to be more anxious, depressed, or addictive, as adults. The touch, the change of energy between people is particularly beneficial to health. But, unfortunately, nowadays, caught in the daily tumult, between deadlines and family worries, we forget that we need to feed ourselves also with … Touches. Even couple relationships, after a certain time, become sterile from the point of view of tender touches.
But, since ancient times, massage has been a form of healing. Here are some reasons why massage is not a caprice, but a necessity for our physical, mental and even emotional wellbeing.
At the shakti center, we will caress you and give you a good mood with massages inspired by different cultures: from balinese massage to the swedish massage, at hawaiian lomi lomi massage, to the one of ayurvedic inspiration, up to therapies that activate also the emotional plan, such as raindrop therapy, which originates from the culture of native american indians. These small sensory "journeys" will bring you closer to your best version.
If your goal is body remodeling, we recommend you the toning massage with bamboo sticks or the anti-cellulite one.
And if massage for you is a healing formula for various affections of the osteo-articular apparatus and not only, we recommend you the yumeiho, deep tissue, segmental therapeutic massage, reflexology and lymph drainage.
If you want to simply relax and reward yourself with a well-deserved massage, we suggest you the candle massage, the relaxation massage, the facial massage, the rejuvance massage, the detoxifying volcanic rock massage, 4-hand massage or even chair massage if you are in a hurry. You can even take your partner or best friend and enjoy a reconnecting couple massage.
Do you need a caress after a hard day at work? Or maybe you are looking for a solution and you need to "pull out" your mind for a while? Are you a conservative person, or you just know what you need and you do not want to try a new therapy now? Well, if you find yourself in the above, then the answer is simple: come and have a relaxing massage.
The therapeutic massage is an alternative solution indicated in many health problems. This is a method of treatment for various affections. Its beneficial effects can be experiences on skin, muscles, nerves, blood and lymph, and indirectly on the endocrine glands, internal organs and joints. The therapeutic massage has the role of improving the functional and motor capacity of the body by promoting recovery.
Imagine your lymphatic system as a toxin filtering system! Like any filtration system, it has to be "cleaned" once in a while and lymphatic drainage is the most effective and at the same time the most relaxing method in this regard. It is the deepest form of detoxification of the body, which every person should require, at least a few times a year. Cellulite, water retention, a weakened immune system, poor circulation and even wrinkles are the consequences of a "clogged" or full of toxin filtration system. Lymphatic drainage prevents and treats these problems, while also offering a well-deserved relaxation.
In simple terms, cellulite is characterized by inflammation of subcutaneous cellular tissue, water retention and the irregular growth and distribution of toxins and fats in the area of buttocks, thighs or abdomen. Cellulite can be triggered by multiple factors, from chaotic and unhealthy eating to sedentary, and even subtle causes such as low self-esteem or a passive attitude in life. That is why, besides cellulite massage sessions, you will receive from our specialists tips on lifestyle, nutrition and even a deeper understanding of the emotional causes that have led to the disease, because we strongly believe in the holistic approach of physical problems, and cellulite is no exception.
Are you a sportive person and have muscle aches after a period when you asked for your body more than usual? Do you have cellulite, and you want a method to really do its job? Are you tired and lacking in energy and need a massage that will stimulate you strongly to revitalize yourself? Do you just want a maintenance massage to keep you muscular and mental tonus? If you answered "yes" to any of the questions, then you would probably get a powerful massage like a bamboo stick.
According to ayurvedic tradition, illness, suffering, distress or tension occur when we are not in line with our inner nature. In other words, when we forget about ourselves and let ourselves washed up by everyday tasks, without doing anything for us. In sanskrit, ayu means life and veda means knowledge, so a proper translation for ayurveda would be "knowing life." the ayurvedic massage is about knowing yourself and, according to your dosha (or your physical, mental and energetic constitution), massage will be adapted to your needs. Balance, energy and spiritual elevation in one massage!
Do you have an office job that forces you to sit for hours in the chair? Did you feel that your tension had accumulated in your back muscles and shoulders? Do you worry more than you used to do? Do you have days when you feel sad? Are you suffering from headaches? In the second part of the day you find your legs are swollen? Several volcanic rock massages would help you fix the imbalances that create these inconveniences.
Balinese massage has its origins in bali and is a combination of several asian techniques: indian, indonesian, chinese, ayurvedic.All these techniques are meant to restore the balance and harmony of the physical-mental-emotional body, by unblocking at energetic and physical level certain areas.They work on the energy meridians through delicate but profound pressures, so that stagnant energy is released from the joints, through manipulations, flexion, extensions. "sportive" moves bring an energetic flow into the whole body, and although, often, the relaxation state is a good example of this technique, the person that receives the massage, feels full of vitality, and the subtle description is often that "the burdens have disappeared."
You have probably heard taking about reflexotherapy and its beneficial effects in various affections. If you start a weight loss schedule, reflexotherapy can be very helpful, together with diet and movement, of course.Reflexotherapy is a special technique of digital massage that is based on the relationship between certain areas of the skin and the activity of the human body apparatus and systems. It can be used to prevent and treat many imbalances and affections.
A couple massage is a wonderful and very relaxing personal experience. During this session, 2 people benefit of massage at the same time and in the same room from 2 therapeutists. It has the same benefits as any other type of massage, but as a bonus, it creates a deep connection between those who benefit! This massage is a special occasion that binds the two in a deep status. They can talk or relax and enjoy the experience. Even when no words are spoken, the experience brings them closer to each other. It is perfect for any type of couple: even if we think of a romantic experience, the couple can represent 2 members of a family or 2 dear friends. Mother-daughter relationship can become closer through this experience.
This massage is an optimal solution of improvement of any affections or discomfort to which therapeutic massage is addressed to, relaxation massage, lymphatic drainage and anti-cellulite massage. Muscular, osteoarticular and neurological disorders, especially those with back localization, can be significantly improved. The disorders and complications induced by deficient blood circulation as well as lazy lymphatic flow are found on the list of specific indications.
Massage at 4 hands remains a favorite of those who want to get rid of fatigue and stress, the unaesthetic aspect of the skin affected by cellulite and stretch marks, and who feel the urgent need for detoxification and relaxation.
Back pain? Kyphosis? Scoliosis? Kypho-scoliosis? Hyperlordosis? Asymmetries of the hip? Incorrect office position for hours? Sedentary life-style? Do you want to be more erect, taller, more flexible? You should benefit from the yumeiho technique!
What is yumeiho?
The yumeiho therapy is a japanese prophylactic and therapeutic method, also known as the "coxale alignment method, massage and pressopuncture". It is based on manual actions (100 main maneuvers and 200 secondary maneuvers) performed on the entire body to preserve or improve health status.
How does it work?
It is conceived as a method of correcting as far as possible the spine to ameliorate the disorders induced by its pathology and its dysfunctions. In this respect, the approach is realized from the outside to the inside (the correction of the abnormalities of the pelvis' bones, of the lower limbs which form the basis of the spine) and from the inside to the outside (correction of the pathological curvatures of the spine or intervertebral joints dysfunctions with subsequent positive repercussions on all limbs, scapular belt and pelvic belt).
Massage is done on a mattress, please come with equipment consisting of a t-shirt and training pants!
It is based on swedish massage techniques. Its action is at the level of the muscles as well as in the adipose areas, and as well on all the functions of the body. It also reduces muscle tension, finds its usefulness in cases where it is desired to reshape particular areas or to reduce the discomfort in an area that is painful or there are certain groups of muscles which are blocked. The efficiency of segmental massage is great because the frequency with which it will be done will be greater, and the desired results are obtained faster. Some examples of massages on areas: cervical, lumbar, thigh, foot, buttocks, hips, etc. Segmental massage has a positive effect in the removal of stress, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, digestive disorders and blood pressure.
The duration of any segmental massage is of 30 minutes! The segmental massage will be realized in a pack (optional) with kinetotherapeutic programs or stretching programs, according to the recommendation of the kinetotherapist and an anamnesis of your body's health.
Through the therapy of "loving hands", kahuna therapeutist intends that through each touch to achieve connection and/or reconnection between body, heart and spirit. The connection can only be emotional, by empathy, the therapeutist constantly transmitting the principles of huna and following in precise steps the routing of the principle: "be present to be transformed!"
The lomi-lomi massage is unique through the therapies and maneuvers performed by the therapeutist. The technique used supposes the use of forearms, elbows and hands, and movements are made by long and continuous gestures without interruption or staccato movements. The sensation felt during this massage is like waves that wrap the whole body.
The deep tissue massage maneuvers are realized alongside, but also against muscle fibers and tendons. The basic feature of this type of massage is the intense pressure applied by the therapist on areas with chronic muscular tensions. Applying pressure on the muscles, they will get rid of tension and discomfort.
Besides the role of muscle contraction, this type of massage also helps eliminate toxins from the body.
The rejuvance massage is a special technique consisting of delicate sliding movements applied to the surface of the skin to produce a natural face lifting effect. The therapist works precisely and easily on the connective tissues and on the 91 muscles of the face, neck, shoulders and scalp using delicate massage maneuvers and through the pressopuncture technique. The philosophy behind the rejuvance massage is that our face is the link between body, mind, spirit and emotions. The face is generally the part we first notice in other people. It is discovered, exposed and hides the history of each person. Its expression is carved by a bunch of tiny muscles that give the mobility necessary to forming grimaces. Stress and tension are reflected by the tightness around the eyebrows, jaws and the eyes, while joy and serenity give the human face an open and relaxed expression. An attentive facial massage gives us a feeling of deep relaxation and "connection" with all the parts of the body, as well as the comfort of enjoying life. When the tension is removed, the results are amazing.
The quintessence of the thai therapeutic tradition is found in ayurvedic medicine and buddhist spiritual teachings and practices, reflecting the concepts of "metta" (unconditional love and compassion) and "vipassana" (clear vision, deep understanding).Thai therapeutic massage is based on two fundamental theories: "the four elements of the vital force" and "the ten meridians of energy – sen sib".According to the vital elements theory, the human being consists of four elements – earth, water, fire and air, of which it is surrounded, and the harmony between these elements will result in an optimal state of health. The sen sib theory refers to the ten main channels of vital force flow. These channels through which energy circulates forms a network through the whole body and resonate with the physiological, psychological and spiritual experiences of a person. When one or more channels are blocked or damaged, energy will no longer be able to circulate freely through the body, and the negative effects will be felt in the person's wellbeing. Recovering or unlocking the meridians will emanate energy throughout the body, and beneficial effects will be felt throughout the body.
Therapeutic techniques in traditional thai massageIn thailand, massage is seen as an energy therapy – similar to magnetic bio-energy, for example. In the west, thai therapeutic massage is perceived rather as a bodywork-like kinetotherapy or osteopathy, due to manual and mechanical techniques used in body manipulation. Though there are innumerable massage styles practiced by the thai population, depending on the area or the school they represent, the universal techniques are: pressopucture and yoga-type stretching.
Pressopuncture is applied using fingers, elbows, forearms, knees or feet in certain points on a person's energy chart to fuse off the energy flow through the meridians to stimulate healing. Pressopuncture points correspond to the most commonly known trigger point, which can be very painful when stimulated. The body is meant to move, and stretching positions put the body in motion by activating the client's kinesthetic potential. The therapist prudently guides the client's body into slow stretching positions, exploring the ability of individual mobility and flexibility. Stretching has an instant relaxing effect, both at the muscular level and also at the mental and emotional level – hence the feeling of inner peace, escape and completion, very often expressed through comments such as: "i seem to have floated on some clouds ". Through the movement, we know plenitude.
Besides the two main techniques, there are also some tools that complement the portfolio of thai massage therapy: wood "finger" (to increase pressure), hot compress with medicinal herbs (adding phytotherapeutic benefits), tapotement with wood hammer – toksen, a technique specific to chiang mai region. Essentially, direct pressure is a "yin" therapeutic intervention, and the percussion, with toksen, for example, is a "yang" intervention. A well-trained therapist should be able to identify a possible inflammation and avoid certain techniques, he should know when to apply cold or warm therapy, know very well the contraindications and restrictions to give each client an effective and safe massage. But perhaps the most important thing is that a therapist can manage to "dance" with the client in a fluent and musical rhythm.
Herbal compresses are used in thailand for therapeutic purposes for almost five thousand years, from an era in which the medicinal properties of the plants were thoroughly researched and the knowledge was passed down from generation to generation. Today, the use of medical compresses therapy is spread all over the globe and enjoys great popularity in the therapeutic and relaxing wellness-spa environment. The medicinal compresse offers the possibility of a phytotherapeutic, thermo-therapeutic and aroma therapeutic treatment at the same time.
The main benefits of compresses are: deep relaxation, relieving stress and chronic fatigue, elevating emotional and mental states, improving blood and lymphatic circulation, and stimulating effective functioning of internal organs. Hot compresses are ideal for removing chronic pain, releasing the tension of the muscles, relieving migraines, chronic stress, anxiety, and even relieving skin problems. Compresses can also be used cold when treating acute inflammations, contusions, hematomas.
A rapid improvement in blood circulation in the deep layers of the skin and muscle contributes to improving the nutrition of internal organs and tissues. Honey containing biologically active substances absorbs toxins and contributes to their faster elimination from the body. Such massage is realized to increase lymphatic circulation and to cleanse the skin. The skin after the massage, becomes more elastic, smooth, being improved at the same time, the condition of the entire body. Honey reshapes the body and helps maintain long-term results due to its immune stimulating properties. Thus, cellulite is significantly reduced, blood circulation improved, the muscles regain their tonus and the skin is deeply nourished. Honey is effective for reducing both kilos and for treating certain facile skin conditions. Massage is in itself a technique that favors the removal of fat cells from the body and, in combination with the substances contained in the apiculture product, has stronger effects. As a result of this treatment, the skin regains its elasticity and the orange peel appearance is dimmed.There should be performed 15 massage sessions with honey, one day yes, one no (this is very important).


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1 Saul was . . . years old when he became king, and reigned over Israel for . . . years.Exod 12:5 Mic 6:6
2 Saul selected three thousand men of Israel; two thousand of them were with Saul at Michmash and in the highlands of Bethel, and one thousand with Jonathan at Geba of Benjamin; the rest of the people Saul sent home, everyone to his tent.1Sam 10:26 1Sam 13:5 1Sam 14:31 1Sam 13:23 1Sam 8:11 1Sam 14:5 1Sam 14:52
3 Jonathan killed the Philistine governor stationed at Gibeah and the Philistines were informed that the Hebrews had risen in revolt. Saul had the trumpet sounded throughout the country,1Sam 10:5 Judg 3:27 Judg 6:34 1Sam 13:16 1Sam 14:1-6 2Sam 2:28 2Sam 20:1
4 and all Israel heard the news, 'Saul has killed the Philistine governor, and now Israel has antagonised the Philistines.' So all the people rallied behind Saul at Gilgal.Gen 34:30 Exod 5:21 1Sam 10:8 1Sam 11:14-15 Gen 46:34 Josh 5:9 Zech 11:8
5 The Philistines mustered to make war on Israel, three thousand chariots, six thousand horse and a force as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and pitched camp at Michmash, to the east of Beth-Aven.Josh 11:4 1Sam 14:23 Josh 18:12 2Chr 1:9 Gen 22:17 Hos 4:15 Hos 5:8
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8 He waited for seven days, the period fixed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army, deserting Saul, began dispersing.1Sam 10:8
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19 There was not a single blacksmith throughout the territory of Israel, the Philistines' reasoning being, 'We do not want the Hebrews making swords or spears.'2Kgs 24:14 Jer 24:1 Judg 5:8 Isa 54:16
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We have drafts of Episode 1 ("End Game") and Episode 6 ("Last Drinks") and are working on Episode 2 ("The Rules") and Episode 7 ("Sidewinder").
Our writer's meetings are informal. We spent much of our last one discussing Adam's love life. Naturally, I want to work as much of this tale of woe into the show as possible.
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We have no root access to these servers, most software configuration requires a ticket with a lead time of 48 hours plus, and the watchful eyes of a crusty old administrator and obtuse change management process. The machines are so old that many are still running on real hardware, and those that are VMs still run some ancient variety of Red Hat Linux, with, if we're lucky, Python 2.4 installed.
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The solution to these library problems in the usual case was to simply copy the versions installed in the Docker container, resulting in a final hand-cobbled base system that was a mixture of outdated self-built programs that relied on a random smattering of libraries sourced only from some untrusted third party Docker image.
In other yet more horrific cases, the problem was solved by symlinking older versions of a library to a different filename, explicitly violating the library author's signal that binary compatibility had changed, and provoking some delightfully impossible to debug unpredictable crash sometime deep into the future.
In a setup like this, asking a simple question like "do our apps have any security vulnerabilities?" becomes an impossible half-day's work to answer. "Let me just check the package manage.. oh, we don't have one of those. Actually we do, but there are two package managers to consult depending on which libary is involved, one of which we have no control over, and a huge ugly shell script to manually audit."
Since this home-grown combobulation of binaries depended on libraries that weren't installed in system paths, it wasn't even possible to run them without first sourcing a shell script to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH so the runtime linker could find the libraries in our nonstandard location.
In short, the situation was a total mess.
Enter pkgsrc
The pkgsrc project is a huge collection of package descriptions for modern software releases, and forms the basis for NetBSD's equivalent to Linux's apt-get or yum commands. For Mac users it is most similar to MacPorts or Homebrew, but unlike those systems it not only targets NetBSD but also Linux, OS X, and a bunch of lesser loved operating systems. To get an idea of the scope of pkgsrc you can browse the collection.
Unlike our mess that came before it, pkgsrc is actively maintained by a large community, the program and library combinations in its tree can be relied on to be tested and intercompatible, with quarterly stable releases, and it even comes with tooling to scan for security vulnerabilities.
Best of all, it does not require root to install. After a relatively short bootstrap process completes, a comprehensive modern UNIX system can be installed into a non-root filesystem location on any supported OS, such as our application's home directory on its ancient production machine.
Since pkgsrc is a real grown up solution, we can ask it to build from source, say, ImageMagick, and it will automatically figure out all the dependencies required to build ImageMagick, and recursively build them in a supported configuration that is in use by many people.
The level of foresight on the maintainers' part is quite amazing. In order to address accidentally picking up random dependencies from our Docker image, pkgsrc has a feature to allow on a per-dependency basis preferring any system-installed version if available (the default), preferring a fresh pkgsrc-built and managed version, or simply to always prefer building fresh up-to-date tools and libaries from the tree, which is exactly what we want, as it produces a base system that depends only on the installed Linux distribution for its kernel and C library, which are very stable dependencies.
For icing on the cake, packages build by default with useful compile-time features such as consistent use of the ELF rpath header, allowing programs to run in the target environment without requiring LD_LIBRARY_PATH to be set at all, since the built binaries contain internal annotations telling the runtime linker where its library dependencies are to be found.
Linker flags enabling this feature neatly percolate down through the Python build process, leaving a configuration of distutils that knows how to build Python extension modules with the same suite of flags, without any further deviation from the usual "/home/ourapp/root/bin/pip install
/home/ourapp/root/bin/pip install
pkgsrc Crash Course
All that is required to get a build up and running is a compiler suite (e.g. the build-essential metapackage on Debian), and a copy of the pkgsrc tree tarball.
wget https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/pkgsrc-2016Q1/pkgsrc-2016Q1.tar.bz2
tar jxvf pkgsrc-2016Q1.tar.bz2
Once the tarball is unpacked, a short bootstrap shell script must be run in order to build a copy of bmake, the make implementation used by the tree along with pkgutils, a small binary package administration tool akin to rpm or dpkg.
SH=/bin/bash pkgsrc/bootstrap/bootstrap \
--unprivileged \
--prefix /home/ourapp/root \
--make-jobs 4
Important note about --prefix: the supplied directory must be one that can be written to by your application's user account in all its target environments. For example, if your staging and production environment have different usernames, to avoid having to rebuild pkgsrc with a different configuration for both targets, it may be wise to simply update every environment to have the same username. Where this isn't possible, the $ORIGIN trick described later may be interesting.
Configuration of the build is done by way of <prefix>/etc/mk.conf, where global bmake variables are set. The defaults require no editing in the usual case, but for our purposes, we want to enable that tasty feature of force-building all dependencies from scratch:
echo PREFER_PKGSRC = yes >> /home/ourapp/root/etc/mk.conf
For demonstration purposes, and to show just how easy it is to get a perfect result, let's also tell the nginx package to enable its uwsgi protocol module when it gets built:
echo PKG_OPTIONS.nginx = uwsgi >> /home/ourapp/root/etc/mk.conf
Now all that's left is to build some useful software! That is done by running bmake install from inside the software's directory inside the tree. Of course since bmake is not installed globally, we must use an absolute path:
bmake install
cd pkgsrc/www/nginx
/home/ourapp/root/bin/bmake install
On a fast machine, by the time lunch is finished you should return to an up-to-date build of Nginx installed in /home/ourapp/root/bin, with all dependencies (such as PCRE and OpenSSL) correctly built and linked so that invoking /home/ourapp/root/bin/nginx is all required to start a vulnerability-free correctly compiled Nginx.
Best of all, the binaries in /home/ourapp/root can reasonably be expected to run on any version of Linux available in the past 15 years: simply extract a tarball of the build to the target machine.
Putting It All Together
Below is the final Jenkins script that builds the base system for one of our applications. The final /home/ourapp/root is quite huge, coming in close to 500mb, but that includes every tool required during build, along with every library we never knew we depended on built from a recent supported version.
The script expects to run under Docker, with a --volume mounted from /workspace that points back to the Jenkins job's workspace directory.
#!/bin/bash -ex
mkdir -p /workspace/output
trap 'chown -R $(stat -c "%u:%g" /workspace) /workspace/output' EXIT
curl -sS https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/pkgsrc-2016Q1/pkgsrc-2016Q1.tar.bz2 \
| tar -jx
export SH=/bin/bash
pkgsrc/bootstrap/bootstrap \
--unprivileged \
--prefix $INSTALL_PREFIX \
--make-jobs 4
cat >> $INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/mk.conf <<-EOF
PREFER_PKGSRC = yes
PKG_OPTIONS.nginx = uwsgi
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/lang/python27 install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/devel/py-pip install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/devel/py-readline install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/databases/py-ldap install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/databases/redis install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/databases/py-sqlite3 install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/databases/py-mysqldb install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/www/py-uwsgi install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/www/nginx install
$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/bmake -C pkgsrc/textproc/libxml2 install
ln -s $INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/python{2.7,}
ln -s $INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/pip{2.7,}
ln -s $INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/uwsgi{-2.7,}
tar czf /workspace/output/ourapp-system.tar.gz $INSTALL_PREFIX
The Jenkins job output is an ourapp-system.tar.gz to be extracted on the target machine.
Of course nothing comes without downsides. The major risk with pkgsrc is the sheer complexity of the makefiles that implement it. If your use case isn't covered by the provided tree, then significant engineering and forward maintenance may be required to modify it and keep your modifications up to date.
An example of such a modification would be if your project needs an exact library version that differs from that available in the pkgsrc release tree. Thankfully such needs are rare, but it was overwhelmingly my primary concern while evaluating pkgsrc for this solution. Another complexity scare story is that when pkgsrc goes wrong, boy, does it generate some inscrutable errors.
I stopped worrying when I realized these problems are equally as hard to solve with apt-get or yum, C compilers are quite capable of producing equally as weird errors, and after a coworker helped me realize pkgsrc need not be a 100% solution: a broken package could simply be manually compiled just as it was in the past, with the remainder handled automatically.
Despite saying that, one ongoing minor source of worry is the size of the pkgsrc user community relative to a typical Linux package manager's community. Stack Overflow is much less likely to contain an answer for the exact error you're encountering.
I'm reaffirmed in the knowledge that the small community that does exist around NetBSD is both extremely helpful and in general vastly more clueful on average than the typical user support communities available in mainstream Linux.
Cutting Down On Build Size
One area that did not concern me so much is the size of the built tree. 500mb is nothing for us, but it is easy to imagine cases where this could be troublesome. Thankfully there are plenty of options to solve it, such as:
rm -rf
The $ORIGIN Trick
There is one final avenue I itched to explore, but could not find the personal motivation nor justification for business hours to chase. That is the use of the runtime linker's $ORIGIN feature, which allows the ELF rpath header to be set relative to the location of the binary containing the header. In other words, it allows for (almost) fully relocateable builds, where the filesystem path of the build tree is no longer a fixed variable.
A working build that used $ORIGIN would have allowed our group to have a single pkgsrc build for all our applications (which run with a variety of uncontrollable home directory paths), with the minor downside that a variety of installed applications might randomly fail since they hard-coded paths to their configuration files (and suchlike) using the build-time supplied --prefix.
Again, this solution was not fully explored, but it seem in principle quite possible to implement with careful testing of the produced tree, and explicit configuration of paths on the command-line and in configuration files for every program (such as Nginx).
After building a tree, one need simply use the chrpath utility to update the ELF headers for every installed program and library in the build, so that it includes a rpath relative to the program or library's location.
For example, /home/ourapp/root/bin/nginx normally builds with an rpath of /home/ourapp/root/lib. Using $ORIGIN, that would change to $ORIGIN/../lib. Now the runtime linker knows how to find PCRE and OpenSSL independent of the absolute filesystem prefix.
I never finished testing this approach, but in case the reader finds it desirable, when run from inside --prefix, the following short script takes care to manage setting $ORIGIN for every binary correctly regardless of its subpath depth under --prefix:
import os
import subprocess
def chrpath(path):
depth = path.count('/') - 1
libdir = '$ORIGIN/%slib' % ('../' * depth,)
subprocess.Popen(['chrpath', path, '-cr', libdir]).wait()
for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('.'):
for filename in filenames:
path = os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
if path.endswith('.so') or 'bin/' in path:
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The chair of a local parents' association said he wonders how giving a single, pre-paid gift card to an "underpaid" teacher could be considered illegal.
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For many of my readers it will come as no surprise to learn that my beloved husband has died after suffering with Alzheimer's for seven years, and at 86 years of age he died of pneumonia. A quiet and peaceful death, the one he had hoped for.
He picked a really good time; snow and ice, Christmas and New Year holidays! I guess it makes him chuckle, as I gather together the threads of a funeral and my own life.
We had quite different beliefs on death; Peter was convinced that once dead, that was it. I on the other hand am convinced that the soul goes on…not sure how or when of course, but I sort of 'know' that this life is not all that there is.
The funeral will be in the morning with a gathering of friends and family afterwards. Not all the invited can make it but I know those absent people will be with us in thought and spirit. There has been a considerable amount of Tapping going on in my home as you can imagine….and no doubt more tomorrow but I will get through it…and out the other side.
Then I can let go and start to move on. It's not easy after such a long relationship, but move on I must. In some ways the more different my moving on is, the more exciting it could be. I am just about young enough to change the way I live, do something new and challenging. What I do is another matter and not for now.
By letting go I am also leaving a vacuum in my life, and I am sure that something wonderful will come and fill this void. I will always remember with love our wonderful life together, the things we did and joys we experienced but his time had come and for that we are both grateful.
As we move into a new year, we will all face challenges, so let go of what has already gone. Make plans for a wonderful year ahead and live every moment. Keep your energy in the positive zone, remember that positive thoughts bring positive gains…!
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Between Strangers
Sam North reviews Edoardo Ponti's first film
A sensitive, captivating little movie that deserves a wider audience.
Seek it out.
Writer/Director Edoardo Ponti ,
stars Klaus Maria Brandauer,
Gerard Depardieu, Sophia Loren,
Malcolm McDowell, Peter Postlewaite,
Mira Sorvino, Deborah Kara Unger,
Music Zbigniew Preisner,
Director of Photography Gregory Middleton
the early nineties one of the most talented European film directors
died somewhere near the zenith of his fame, his last film nominated
for an Oscar and winning kudos at the box office. The film was
Three Colours Red, which handily followed Three Colours Blue and
White and in my own opinion his best film, The Double Life of
Veronique. That man was Kristof Kieslowski and he is still much
missed. Recently an attempt has been made to finish work started
by him and the film 'Heaven' starring: Cate Blanchett,
Giovanni Ribisi by Director Tom Tykwer is due this October in
Canada. The heartbeat of a Kieslowski film is always the music
of Zbigniew Priesner and you know that if his music is backing
a film then it will be at the very least interesting.
It comes then as no
surprise that in Mr Edoardo Pontis first film as director (starring
his mother Sophia Loren, no less) we have an avid student of Kieslowski
here. Entitled Between Strangers its a tall order making
a Polish film as your first and running in the steps of a
master at that. All the nuances of Kieslowski and Priesners films
together are here. Interconnecting strangers who seem to be living parallel
lives and just miss each other, haunting music themes and eerie appearances
of a child that seems to presage pain or impending doom. Its a recipe
book cinema and to add an extra ingredient, it is shot in Canada in Toronto,
actually using a Canadian location for once and naming it. Toronto really
does exist although most people probably think it is New York or Boston
or LA from all its other appearances in American films.
The curious thing is, the film works well and is enjoyable. There are
jarring moments. Peter Postlewaites Joe a former runner, now
crippled, husband to the aged Sophia Loren whom he treats with contempt.
I am not sure why she stays with him or why he cant see the obvious
talent she has when she begins to draw her dreams. His indifference is
too harsh to make us believe that Sophia would stay with him for thirty
years; unless it is, as he suggests, self-inflicted punishment for her
guilt. Sophia herself is a talented soul trapped inside a prison of a
life. A bad marriage, an awful job, and dreams that awaken something she
has kept secret all her life. Its a difficult role and she is aided
in it by Gerard Depardieu who unaccountably is the gardener in the local
park. Clearly Toronto has more interesting park keepers than out west
and but it is always a pleasure to see him, even in such a small role.
Malcolm Macdowell makes a rare appearance as a murderer let out of jail
after 22 years to be confronted by yobs on the street and his famous muscian
daughter,played by the talented Deborah Unger, who wants to kill him
taking belated revenge for the death of her mother at his hands.
Mira Sorvino is the third strand in this story (so we are getting Red,
White and Blue all in one film after all). She is a Time magazine photo-journalist
coming to terms with the horror of what she has scene in battle scarred
Angola and a profession that profits from it. All three women are haunted
by regret, recriminations and are at a turning point in their lives.
Ponti juggles the three strands with skill, the performances from everyone
are solid and the magic realism, empathy and spiritual themes are delicately
handled without hammering the point home. Standout sequences are when
Mira Sorvinos character studies her contact prints from her recent
Angola trip, realising that she could have saved a childs life.
Sophia Loren enjoying her role as the oppressed, repressed woman is slowly
transformed by the realisation that her long abandoned child lives and
has a name. Her dreams are made real.
Its a curious thing that draws you to a film. Priesners name
attracted me whilst staring at the poster and knowing nothing about the
film whatsoever made me go in. The very same thing happened to me when
viewing my first Kieslowski film. Although I have to get used to seeing
a Kieslowski film in English, set in Canada, Mr Pontis aspirations
are good ones and I for one will be interested to see what he comes up
Between Strangers is a sensitive, captivating little movie that deserves
a wider audience. Seek it out.
Heaven with the screenplay by Kieslowski
is due in Vancouver this Fall.
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August 24, 2018 17:07 / 1 Comment on New beginnings
This time of the year, it always feels a bit, well odd! I prepare for the new academic year, in terms of the administrative tasks but most importantly for the academic material. For many years now, I have been returning to the same space, sit on the same chair and talk to the same old people. I am aware that this may demystify the role of the academic, but this is only the obvious side. What I left out from this annual ritual is the most important part of the process; the time used to contemplate content, to reflect on the pedagogies used and to explore new ideas; this is a process whose gestation will commence at the end of the last year and will mature just before the new academic year begins.
This year things are going to be slightly different; the last academic year I was on the old campus and now we have moved to a brand-new campus. Admittedly, this is a very interesting experience so far. In a way, it feels like I have changed employment although I still see the same recognisable faces around. Getting used to the new buildings will take a bit of time, so for those reading this blog, and coming to the campus, please bear with me and of course, if you see me going the wrong direction point me to the right one. This is a year the myself and my colleagues and our students will be discovering the new campus together. This will be a shared experience to remember.
The move to the new campus is also aligned to the way we have developed our institutional pedagogies, although our subject has long been involved in those, either espousing the changemaker ethos or getting involved with local organisations and engaging with the community. We have already been thinking of ways of working with our students to become more civic minded which will help in connecting the academic experience, with a different kind of social learning.
This is a year like all other years, in terms of preparation and planning but at the same time this is a year like no other. It is a year all students and staff will remember beyond their educational experience. Years ago, I told a group of students that the place of study becomes such an important point of reference because as people we combine experiences together. The new campus will shelter the dreams and aspirations of many generations of students and transfigure them into the level of academic maturity that lead our graduates to professional success. The process is so simple and at the same time so incredibly vital. The students who come will progress through their studies, master the importance of becoming independent learners with confidence, who will return to their communities, to enhance them with their knowledge and ability. This is an incredibly satisfying academic process that encouraged myself and many other colleagues to join academia in the first instance.
Let's have a great new academic year. One of many
An Officer's Perspective
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Northampton University…. In 2011, I first moved up to Northampton to study criminology and sociology. At the time I had never moved away from home before and it was a somewhat daunting experience. However, now looking back at this, it was one of the best decisions I have made.
Before I set out to go to university I had always said to my family I wanted to join the police force. I chose to study criminology as I believed this was going to help me with joining the police and also provide me with an insight as to what I was potentially going to be letting myself in for.
From studying criminology for three years I learnt about various ideas surrounding police and their interactions with communities, portrayal within the media and about the history of the police and how it has developed into the service we have today.
I remember, in particular, being interested in the way in which the media portrayed the police and the impact this had on how young people, and whether this influenced their opinions on police, so much to the point I completed a dissertation on this topic. This interest came about from a module called YOUTH CRIME AND MEDIA. Ultimately, I found that young people, in particular those aged between 18-25, were influenced by the media and this helped them form their opinions of the police.
Whilst I was at Northampton University, I was a Special Constable for the Metropolitan Police having joined them in 2013, my third year at uni. This began to give me some experience into what the police dealt with on a day to day basis. Although I was only doing this for 16 hours per month, I would recommend this to anybody who is considering joining the police.
Since graduating from Northampton University, I joined the Metropolitan Police as a PC and I have been with the Met now for 2 years. I can honestly say that, when people say this is a job like no other, they are all correct. I go to work not knowing what I am going to encounter from one call to the next. The one thing which has really stood out for me since joining as a PC, and having graduated from university, is how misunderstood the role of police appears to have become. When I was growing up I remember thinking that the role of police was to chase criminals and drive fast cars. However, this nowadays is a small proportion of the work we do and the role of police officers is a lot more diverse and changing daily. We have a lot of interactions with people who are suffering a mental health crisis who may need our assistance because they are feeling suicidal, investigate the disappearance of missing people and even attend calls where someone is suffering a cardiac arrest and a defibrillator is required, as police officers now carry these in their vehicles.
However. I feel the biggest thing that my criminology degree has assisted me with in relation to my job is how I analyse situations. Criminology was largely centred around different theories and analysing these perspectives. On a day to day basis I regularly find myself analysing information provided to me and trying to understand different accounts people provide me with and trying to use these accounts to decide what action needs to be taken. Overall criminology has allowed me to take a step back from somewhat stressful situations and analyse what has happened. This has given me the confidence to present different viewpoints to people and also challenge people at times on controversial topics or viewpoints they may have.
I do think that I took the right path to becoming a police officer; criminology did equip me with various different skills that I utilise in my day-to-day role. I wouldn't change the path I took. I enjoyed every bit of my degree, and the lecturers were always supportive.
Why Volunteer?
December 5, 2017 14:35 / 1 Comment on Why Volunteer?
Bethany is an Associate Lecturer teaching modules in the first year.
Before I started lecturing at the university, unsurprisingly, I also once attended university as a criminology student. Very similar to the current university experience, I had deadlines, money stress and at times a lack of direction of what I wanted to do. Therefore, firstly, if you have experienced this or if you currently are, then you can find some comfort in knowing that you are not alone.
About 2 months into my first year, my seminar leader mentioned a volunteering opportunity for a mentor role at Milton Keynes Probation Office. I contemplated the idea for a couple of weeks; I was interested in the idea of volunteering, mainly because I had near enough zero work experience at all. I was however complacent in the idea of working for free, which is a common issue for students. However, when I took the plunge and put myself forward for it, it was honestly one of the best decisions and jobs I have ever had.
After getting out of my comfort zone in the first few weeks, In which I had some training about general health and safety and data protection. I suddenly found myself helping out in classes for English, maths, stress management, ICT and even a construction class! In these classes, there were 'students' who were issued to attend as part of a court order or had it suggested to them following a meeting with their probation officer. It was very rewarding and made me understand a lot of what I was doing in my modules.
The most important points from this for me that I feel should be shown more to all students is that:
- Time: You can give as much time as you want: I started only helping out in 1 class which lasted less than 2 hours every other week. I increased this to every week when I started my second year and more so again in my third year.
- Money: No, you will not make money, you will however 99% of the time be able to claim your expenses from the company running the volunteer group. I was able to claim for all my train tickets and any lunch I had while volunteering. Also mimicking the above point on time, I was able to still do volunteering alongside university and a part-time
- Experience: This was not only a good experience because I was able to do both my 2nd-year criminology placement at the probation office, but I was also able to interview offenders for my dissertation. But also you have great hands-on experience in the criminal justice field and you might actually help someone who is vulnerable and needs your patience and support.
This post is therefore in no way to make people feel bad for not volunteering or to say its' easy, as it has many challenges and we are not all in the same position to give up time. However, If you are considering volunteering, whether that be to build up your CV, prepare for placement or you just want to give back for an hour or so. Below are some places currently looking for volunteers and I am sure your criminology expertise will be of use:
SOVA: Probation Volunteering
Victim Support
Safe Families For Children
Step Together ( Supporting Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders)


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Three examples of how Belarusian science is involved in solving shared European problems, bringing results also to their own country
Horizon 2020 is the European Union's programme aimed at developing science and innovation. Representatives from Belarus took every opportunity to participate in it and cooperate with scientists and researchers from other European countries.
Ten years of the Eastern Partnership: how do young Eastern Partners view their ties with the European Union?
Last December at the Eastern Partnership conference in Vienna, a correspondent from the Segodnya website in Ukraine, Krystyna Zeleniuk spoke to 'Young European Ambassadors' from all six Eastern Partnership countries.
How MOST unites professionals: a Belarusian doctor learns how the Dutch manage the pregnancy process
Yekaterina Shilkina, a gynaecologist from Minsk, was immersed in the practice of obstetrics – the branch of medicine covering childbirth and midwifery – when she went to the Netherlands for an internship in the framework of the EU-funded MOST programme.
How new technologies promote a Belarusian town: the example of Hlybokaje
Around 18,000 schoolchildren from the Viciebsk region of Belarus have already experienced the virtual tours on offer at the Hlybokaye Museum of History and Ethnography.
Inna Sumskay from Belarus: "I regret only one thing – that I did not do it earlier."
How a resident of Baranavičy went to volunteer in Portugal for a year
Heroes on the verge of the abyss: a report from a women's shelter in Mahilioŭ
Natasha and her 14-year-old son Sasha have no place to live. They found shelter at the Social Crisis Centre for Women in Mahilioŭ. Natasha says that her family was saved by the centre and that she will fight for her son.
How can we teach Belarusian institutions to be more energy efficient?
Let us imagine a scenario: You get a new fridge. You know the exact figure – how much energy, in kilowatt-hours, the old refrigerator consumed each year. With the new one, you can save, say, 200 kilowatt-hours per year, but it costs a little more than the previous one. By simple mathematical…
A ramp, a social taxi and a new apartment: How the lives of seriously ill children are changing
An EU-financed project implemented by the Belarusian Children's Hospice and British NGO HealthProm aims to create an advocacy system for families who have seriously ill children.
Belarus: How an EU-supported project is changing the lives of children with special needs in Navapolack
On 1 September, Navapolack school № 8 opened its doors for the new school year. At the school, known as "school № 8", an inclusive environment continues to be created thanks to a joint project between the EU and the Navapolack City Executive Committee.
How green energy illuminates the Belarusian city of Polack
What do the Belarusian city of Polack and the French city of Lyon have in common? And how are local residents changing their regions in Belarus? Read on to find out. The European Union and Belarus are currently implementing four joint energy projects, with a total budget of over €3 million. With…


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With the exception of July and August, there's country music at the community centre in Sunbury. It's been going on for 17 years, although it's really been going strong for the past 10 years or so.
"The lady who started it off was Margaret Smith," said guitar player John Kott. "They didn't have too many people back then."
But about 10 years ago, with the advent of Jack's Jam in Plevna and the Bedford Jam (nee Piccadilly Jam) as well as a few others, Kott, along with fellow aficionados Wayne Eaves and Elwood Rollins took it over and it's been a going concern ever since.
"Yeah, we're the 'executive,'" said Kott, laughing. "But we usually have 25 to 35 entertainers and play to three-quarters to a packed house."
Kott, who still plays with Jeff Code's band, said there's a lot of reasons he keeps doing it into his '70s.
"Well, it keeps me practised up," he said. "I'll keep doing it for a few more years anyways.
"But it's a good opportunity for those who are just learning to get up and play in front of an audience.
"We've had one lady, Thelma McMacken, who just started at 91."
He said any money raised goes back to the audience in the form of prizes.
"And it's good for the mind and body," he said. "It gets you out of the house."
Barry and Sheila Calthorpe, who show up at many of the open mikes and jams in the area are regulars here too.
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Social services are hunting for two parents who put their children in the boot of a car because there was no space inside.
A shocking video has emerged online which shows the moment the family loaded at least two of their children into the boot of their car after visiting a pizza restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida.
Witnesses claim they saw the white car pull up in the car park before kids jumped out of the boot.
When the family returned to the vehicle, one onlooker recorded the moment on their mobile phone which showed at least two children climbing back into the boot of the car.
Saravan Kabalan, owner of the Cici's Pizza restaurant, confirmed the incident to WJAX-TV News.
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The GEO Week 2018 Side Event "EO in Mountain Regions – Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities" was organized by the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) in collaboration with CNR, MRI and CNR being the co-leads of the GEO-GNOME Initiative (https://www.earthobservations.org/activity.php?id=117, Adler et al., 2018), part of the 2017-2019 GEO Work Programme.
After three introductory talks given by Carolina Adler (MRI, co-lead of GEO-GNOME) on the general GEO-GNOME structure, tasks, and results so far, by Elisa Palazzi (CNR, co-lead of GEO-GNOME) on the science of mountain observation data and processes including new challenges and open questions and by Roger Sayre (USGS, member of the GEO-GNOME core group) who presented and demonstrated an online visualization tool for spatial delineation of mountains according to different definitions (the Global Mountain Explorer, Sayre at al., 2018, https://rmgsc.cr.usgs.gov/gme/), the side event was devoted to open discussions and brainstorming on sustainable mountain development (SMD) using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework. One discussed topic was the need to identify proper indicators and essential mountain variables encompassing both climate and non-climate parameters, paying always great attention to user needs, which represents a deep connection between GEO-GNOME and the whole ECOPOTENTIAL approach.
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The outstanding catalytic activity and chemical selectivity of intermetallic compounds make them excellent candidates for heterogeneous catalysis. However, the kinetics of their formation at the nanoscale is poorly understood or characterized, and precise control of their size, shape as well as composition during synthesis remains challenging. Here, using well-defined Pt nanoparticles (5 nm and 14 nm) encapsulated in mesoporous silica, we study the transformation kinetics from monometallic Pt to intermetallic PtSn at different temperatures by a series of time-evolution X-ray diffraction studies. Observations indicate an initial transformation stage mediated by Pt surface-controlled intermixing kinetics, followed by a second stage with distinct transformation kinetics corresponding to a Ginstling-Brounstein (G-B) type bulk diffusion mode. Moreover, the activation barrier for both surface intermixing and diffusion stages are obtained through the development of appropriate kinetic models for analysis of experimental data. Our density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations provide further insights into the atomistic-level processes and associated energetics underlying surface-controlled intermixing.
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