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There's more to the new gray 128GB iPad mini 4 than meets the eye.The mini puts uncompromising performance and potential in your hand. It's thinner and lighter than ever before, yet powerful enough to help you take your ideas even further.
iPad mini 4 puts everything you love about iPad into an incredibly sleek and portable design. So you can enjoy FaceTime calls with friends or get work done, wherever and whenever you want.
iPad mini 4 comes with powerful built-in apps for the things you do every day, like surfing the web, checking email, editing movies and photos, writing reports, and reading books. And there are even more incredible apps on the App Store designed to take advantage of its Retina display (instead of simply stretching out iPhone apps). So whether it's photography, gaming, traveling, or managing your finances, you'll find an app that will help you do it better.
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iPad mini 4 is powered by an A8 chip with second-generation 64-bit desktop-class architecture that can handle even your most demanding apps. Whether you're editing a video, browsing photos, or both, your experience will be smooth and seamless.
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Breaking Teeth
"Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, thou dost break the teeth of the wicked."
—Psalm 3:7
My seven-year-old son came into our bedroom late last night because he had a nightmare. Benjamin dreamed that baddies had come into the house and taken his sister and were coming after him and his brother. Such dreams can be terrifying, especially to one so young. But he was easily comforted this time and sent back to bed.
Earlier that day, as we said our morning prayers together, Ben had made an interesting comment. Recently we have been learning the three psalms that St. Benedict said should be prayed every morning: Psalm 3 ("O Lord, how many are my foes! . . ."), Psalm 51 ("Have mercy on me, O God. . . ."), and Psalm 95 ("O come let us sing to the Lord. . . ."). Of these, Ben said that his favorite was Psalm 3.
This psalm is a prayer for protection for one who feels small and outnumbered, for "many are rising against me." But, the psalmist writes, "thou, O Lord, art a shield about me" who will "smite all my enemies on the cheek" and will "break the teeth of the wicked" so that "I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me."
Many modern scholars and theologians have difficulty with the imprecatory psalms: those psalms that speak of God as one who does harm to his enemies. Such people cannot fathom a God who suggests anything but unconditional love to all of his creation. No doubt, the Jesus Seminar intelligentsia would consider only the last part of the last verse of Psalm 3 to be authentic: "thy blessing be upon thy people." (That is, if they bothered to read the Old Testament.) As opposed to curses, only blessings are acceptable to those who have no understanding of sin or hell.
However, the true God both blesses his people and strikes his enemies on the cheek. This is the God my son admires. He loves him not just because he is good, but also because he is just and offers justice in a way my son knows he cannot. He knows that it is not his duty to strike people upon the cheek (although he does like the story of St. Nicholas slapping the heretic Arius, which gives him an interesting perspective of Santa Claus, but that is another matter). He knows that justice should come from God, and not from himself.
And he also knows that he is small and unable to protect himself from the dark powers of the world, as he sees in his worst dreams. Furthermore, when pressed, he will say that the teeth that are broken are those of the demons. He has never heard of God breaking people's teeth, but he is comforted to know that teeth-breaking is not outside God's line of work if the task calls for it.
For nearly 1,500 years, Christians who have followed the Rule of St. Benedict have begun every day praying, "I wake again, for the Lord sustains me," along with the rest of Psalm 3. As St. Benedict's is the most widely used rule of prayer, that adds up to a lot of prayers involving maxillofacial injuries. Unfortunately, St. Benedict's great Rule has fallen onto hard times, and I imagine the numbers who pray these psalms daily are far fewer than they once were. But for one little boy I know, a morning prayer involving the breaking of the teeth of the wicked makes for a comforting way to start the day. Some things are better understood by seven-year-olds than by professional theologians.
Thomas S. Buchanan is a member of the Orthodox Church and lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with his wife and three children. He is a senior editor of Touchstone.

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Dismantling: second belay point and evacuation system on the ZIGZAG in single mode with CHICANE
The ZIGZAG rope can be choked around the trunk, or be choked with a friction hitch. So the ZIGZAG is in single mode and must be used with the CHICANE auxiliary brake.
- Read the technical notice before viewing the following techniques.
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- Mastering these techniques requires training.
- Consult a professional before attempting to perform these techniques on your own.
Note: in this document the name ZIGZAG means either the ZIGZAG or ZIGZAG PLUS models.
During cutting operations, the arborist must use two belay systems.
The positioning lanyard is the first system.
The ZIGZAG, installed on a choked anchor, serves as the belay system as well as the evacuation system.
The ZIGZAG is not designed for working in single mode without an auxiliary brake.
To recover your equipment, connect the other end of the rope to the "choke" carabiner.


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In this part of our online shop, we will be featuring our TroutSkin™ products. These utilise photographic imagery that captures the amazing natural 'livery' of wild trout and salmon caught, photographed and then safely returned to the water. The beauty and variety of patterns and colours in wild brown trout caught from a single loch is truly amazing, as shown in our Loch Eye brown trout coasters:
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My brother wants me to make sure. I navigate to this company's webpage, and I see that it claims that they can revolutionize Web video, by...
But how can an existing codec compress to 10% of what it... already can do?
Oh-oh... time to double check this.
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Let me do a quick transcode - checking mencoder x264 settings, use recipe from the bottom of that page ("Very high quality"), and on we go...
bash$ mencoder -ovc x264 -oac mp3lame -x264encopts \ subq=6:partitions=all:8x8dct:me=umh:frameref=5:bframes=3:b_pyramid=normal:weight_b \ -o hoax.avi ray_480p_normal.mp4 bash$ ls -l -rw-r--r-- 1 ihatelaywers users 26658020 Nov 8 16:51 hoax.avi -rw-r--r-- 1 ihatelaywers users 28467321 Oct 27 20:37 ray_480p.mp4 -rw-r--r-- 1 ihatelaywers users 224248391 Nov 2 17:06 ray_480p_normal.mp4Oh God. Oh God.
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Sonifex Pro Audio Streamers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
This FAQ (frequently asked questions) answers some of the popular questions asked about the Pro Audio Streamers. If you have any specific questions regarding the operation the Pro Audio Streamers which aren't covered below, please contact your nearest distributor, or Sonifex directly.
Pro Audio Streamer and VLC test setups:
Download this FAQ as a PDF file >
RTP VLC to Pro Audio Streamer PS-PLAY/PS-AMP (so opening a file on a PC and streaming it to a Pro Audio Streamer PS-PLAY).
To stream from VLC using RTP click media and streaming.
In the file selection box click Add and add an audio file to playback, once the track is showing in the file selection click stream.
Click next change the destination to RTP Audio/Video profile and click add next to the destination.
Change the port if needed to the required value for this example port 4444 will be used and set the address to RTP://and then the IP address required, e.g. RTP://192.168.0.35
We also need to ensure the audio is in a format that is supported by the PS-PLAY, to do this select activate transcoding and set the profile to audio-MP3 the PS-PLAY/PS-AMP support all MP3 bitrates up to 320 k so in order to set this click the spanner next to the profile selection.
Set encapsulation to RAW set the bitrate to 128, 160, 192, 256 or 320k.
HTTP VLC to Pro-Audio Streamer PS-PLAY:
Click media and Streaming.
In the file selection box click Add and add an audio file to playback, once the track is showing in the file selection click stream.
Click next and change the destination to HTTP profile and click add next to the destination.
Enter a port number and a path. We also need to ensure the audio is in a format that is supported by the PS-PLAY, to do this select activate transcoding and set the profile to audio-MP3 the PS-PLAY/PS-AMP support all MP3 bitrates up to 320 k so in order to set this click the spanner next to the profile selection.
Set encapsulation to RAW set the bitrate to 128, 160, 192, 256 or 320k.
PS-SEND to VLC
From the GUI:
Click Media Open network stream.
If the PS-SEND is configured to send an individual RTP stream then enter
(* where portnum is the streaming port defined on the PS-SEND)
in the network URL and click play
to receive a http stream enter
( * where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx =is the IP address of the PS-Send
portnum is the streaming port of the PS-Send
and radiopath is the streaming radio path of the PS-Send (set to pssend by default))
in the network URL and click play.
PS-SEND and PS-PLAY/ PS-AMP Icecast/Shoutcast Setup:
In cases where multiple clients may need to connect to a stream internet radio for example then the PS-SEND, PS-PLAY/PS-AMP support streaming to and from Icecast/ Shoutcast Servers.
A PS-SEND can be connected to a Shoutcast stream as either a source or a relay.
In cases where a dedicated online Icecast or Shoutcast streaming solution is not being used then an Icecast server can be installed on a PC on the network. This server is then capable of handling multiple steams from multiple sends and redistributing them.
The Icecast server install package can be downloaded from here:
Once installed and opened the interface appears as below:
To configure the server ensure it is stopped and then edit the configuration. The default configuration is as below:
<!-- This config file contains a minimal set of configurable parameters,
and mostly just contains the things you need to change. We created
this for those who got scared away from the rather large and heavily
commented icecast.xml.dist file. -->
<alias source="/" dest="/status.xsl"/>
<loglevel>3</loglevel> <!-- 4 Debug, 3 Info, 2 Warn, 1 Error -->
The main setting here that we are interested in is the port and source password we also need to know the IP address of the PC the server is installed on.
The send is configured as an Icecast source and the destination IP address and port for the Shoutcast server are entered into the basic settings screen as below:
To connect to the Icecast server installed on the test PC we would enter the relevant port number (here 8000) the IP address of the PC Icecast is running on and click submit to apply these settings.
A radio path must also be entered and submitted in the advanced stream settings Radio Path setting.
Then the password in the advanced security screen should also be set to the source password in the Icecast config file, (in this case hackme). If there is already a password set then set will be displayed at the side of this box if not it will read unset.
To enter a new password simply type the password into the box and click submit.
If the Icecast sever is not running then run it now and it should be possible to view a status page in a web browser by typing in the IP address of the PC and port number I.e. for this example: 192.168.0.92:8000.
To view status click the administration menu and when prompted enter the admin user-name and password defined in the Icecast config file.
If the send is streaming correctly then it should be possible to see the radio path we specified as a mount point as below:
If this does not happen and all settings are correct then the most likely problem is that a firewall is blocking some or all of the ports required for use or the Icecast application. To overcome this edit your firewall rules to make an exception for the Icecast application.
Connecting the PS-PLAY/PS-AMP to the icecast server:
Connecting the PS-PLAY to the Icecast server is relatively simple the URL is entered as if it is a standard http stream i.e. URL 1 for our example would be :
Icecast Relay:
There are several reasons why it might be beneficial to relay the PS-SEND output via an Icecast server rather than as a source one of these is if a user wishes to embed meta-data in the Shoutcast stream. To achieve this the PS-SEND is set up as if it is just sending a standard http (internet radio) stream to the pc running the Icecast server.
The port must now be a different one from the one used by the Icecast server so for this example port 8001 is used. The password and radio path must all still be specified as well.
Then to begin sending meta-data you would then enter:
in the navigation bar, so in our example:
The Icecast server itself also needs some additional information so the config file would be changed as below:
<!-- This config file contains a minimal set of configurable parameters,
and mostly just contains the things you need to change. We created
this for those who got scared away from the rather large and heavily
commented icecast.xml.dist file. -->
<alias source="/" dest="/status.xsl"/>
<loglevel>3</loglevel> <!-- 4 Debug, 3 Info, 2 Warn, 1 Error -->
The parts that have changed are all in the relay section, the first of these is the <server> field (this is the ip address of our send unit).
The second is <port> (the port of our send unit)
The third is <mount> (the radiopath of the send unit)
the fourth is <local-mount> (the mount point for the relayed stream anything can be specified here but we have used test)
the fifth is <relay-shoutcast-metadata> this is whether we wish to send metadata set to 0 for no data 1 for data, please note if set to 1 and then no metadata is sent from the send then the
stream will not be relayed successfully.
Connecting a Play to the relayed stream:
The play url is then set to the url port and mountpoint of the Icecast server so for this example that would be:
To install a standalone Shoutcast server ( non internet hosted), download the applicable version of Shoutcast DNAS2.0 from here:
Then run the install package on the PC you intend to run as your Shoutcast server.
Please note Windows Vista and & 7 users should install to a directory other than program files that they have full access to or logging etc will fail due to Windows UAE.
Once installed open the installation directory in a file manager there are several default configurations provided by default for this example we are going to use sc_serv_simple.conf as below:
; NOTE: for any relative paths specified are relative to
; sc_serv and not to where the conf file is being stored
; here we will setup where the log and other related files
; will be stored. make sure that these folders exist else
; sc_serv will throw an error and will close itself down.
; we will make the logs save to the sc_serv2 directory
; the following will force any sources to be public which
; allows us to then connect and be listed on the YP
password used by sc_trans or the Winamp DSP plug-in;
NOTE: remember to change this to something else
password used for accessing the administation pages;
NOTE: remember to change this to something else
adminpassword=changeme; as we are going to connect to the YP then we need to fill; in the required options so we can authenticate to the YP2; see sc_serv.txt - section 3.0 for details on getting this; make sure that you completely replace the string; <enter_your_auth_key_here> with the authorisation key you; obtained when registering the stream for the SHOUTcast YP; e.g. if you auth hash key is 12345 then the line would be; streamauthhash=12345 streamauthhash=<enter_your_auth_key_here>
open this file in a text editor and change the line that reads:
publicserver=always to
and save the file. This bascically means that the stream will not be listed on shoutcast.com, if you wish your stream to be listed you must obtain an Auth hashkey to enter into your conf file.
Now open the same directory in a command prompt window and enter
sc_serv.exe sc_serv_simple.conf
text similar to that below should be seen:
You should now be able to connect to the Shoutcast server through a webbrowser by entering the default port within sc_serv_simple.conf ( in this case 8000)
so to open it the url would be:
(where 192.168.0.34 is the ip address of the Shoutcast PC)
A page similar to the one below should be seen if not check that Shoutcast is not being blocked by a firewall running on the PC or on a network device like a router.
Setting up the PS-SEND is very similar to setting it up for Icecast in the basic settings the IP address of the Shoutcast server PC and the port number should be entered and then submitted, i.e url 1 would be http://192.168.0.92:8000/pssend
The stream settings also need modifying and again these are very similar to Icecast except that icy genre and name must be specified. For example a name of sonifexradio and genre of pop could be used.
Then submit the stream settings. As with Icecast a Shoutcast server requires a pssword from any sources connecting to it in this case the password in the conf file used is testing, enter this and click submit.
Now if you refresh your Shoutcast web page there should be 1 stream available logging in with the default user/ password of admin/ changeme should show the details of the PS-SEND stream .
The PS-PLAY setup is identical to the setup for Icecast the only parameters that need to be entered are teh ip address and port number of the Shoutcast server.
Pro-Streamer Web Update
Select Update from the top menu bar.
Select Please click here to continue.
Browse to select the firmware that you previously downloaded.
Click 'Upload' to upload the file into the Pro Audio Streamer and wait until the next screen appears.
Select 'Click here to reload the main page.
Latency Between The Pro Audio Streamer PS-SEND & PS-PLAY/PS-AMP
Both the PS-SEND and the PS-PLAY allow audio to be passed through an IT network infrastructure. The time taken for the audio to appear from the input on the PS-SEND to the PS-PLAY/PS-AMP, or latency, is dependent on a number of factors:
- The time taken to encode/decode the audio.
- The time taken for the stream to travel through the network.
- The time taken to buffer the stream.
1. Latency Involved in Encoding/Decoding The Audio
The encoder samples the audio it receives in order for it to be handled in the digital domain. Sending each sample directly would generate a lot of traffic, for example, a 48kHz sample rate would send 48,000 samples, each within its own Ethernet frame. As an Ethernet frame's minimum size is 60bytes this would lead to traffic of around 23Mbps. So, it's important that samples be grouped into a reasonable packet size in order to avoid clogging up the network.
As an Ethernet frame can carry a payload of around 1500 bytes, 750 samples can be sent. To accumulate 750 samples at 48kHz, approximately 16 ms is required to collect the correct number of samples.
An additional time is added depending on which encoding method is chosen. Higher bit rates mean that the buffer in the PS-PLAY is filled faster and the delay can be reduced. It's also worth noting that the higher the compression of the audio the longer the PS-SEND will take to encode it. That being the case a high compression algorithm like MP3 will introduce a delay, in the order of 20–50ms (dependant on quality settings), whereas using a lower or no compression algorithm, like MPEG2 or PCM, will have less latency.
The decoding of the audio and sample buffer of the D/A in the receiver device will also cause a delay. Again, decoding of MP3 will be more processor intensive. The D/A sample buffer is handled in bytes, which means slower data rates will incur bigger delays at this stage.
2. Latency Involved Over a Network
Another factor involved is the transport protocol selected. HTTP is a TCP protocol which involves hand-shaking and error correction, which slows down packet reception. This means that large amounts are buffering are required for a stable stream which can add a substantial amount of delay. If RTP/ BRTP are chosen, which are based on the UDP protocol, the data is sent much more quickly and therefore less buffering is required, although the trade off is the occasional missed or erroneous packet.
Typically a LAN, (Local Area Network), should involve less latency than an internet stream, although obviously this is very much dependent on network configuration. Local network latency can be minimised in the usual ways such as using intelligent network switches to route traffic to the correct destinations.
3. Latency Involved in Receiving & Buffering The Stream
In a PS-PLAY, the receiver, when receiving an HTTP stream the default buffer is used as standard which is 60kBytes (61440bytes). So the latency for an HTTP stream would be:
For a 192kbs stream:
- 192000/8 = 24000 bytes
- 61440(buffer)/24000 = 2.56
- Latency of approx 2.56 seconds
When receiving an RTP stream, more flexibility is allowed and the buffer size can be changed. To make it simpler, rather than having to work out what buffer size is required for a given delay, the P-PLAY accepts a value in milliseconds and makes the calculation.
Found on the 'Streaming Settings' page on the web server, there is a box entitled 'RTP Delay'. The delay should be big enough to account for network jitter, otherwise the stream will become unstable. As mentioned above, the higher the bit rate, the smaller amount of delay required. The following are recommended values to use:
|Algorithm & Rate
|Recommended Delay
|uLaw/ALaw 8kHz mono
|PCM 8kHz mono
|uLaw/ALaw 12kHz mono
|PCM 12kHz mono
|uLaw/ALaw 24kHz mono
|PCM 24kHz mono
|uLaw/ALaw 32kHz mono
|PCM 32kHz mono
|PCM 44.1kHz mono
|PCM 44.1kHz stereo
|PCM 48kHz stereo
There are many sources of delay in the system, most significantly buffering to eliminate network jitter. As there will always be a delay present, it is worth configuring the system to use the highest bit rates and sample rates possible, providing that the bandwidth is available.
Some Real World Examples on a Typical Network (PS-SEND to PS-PLAY )
HTTP stream:
MP3 @ 44.1kHz; Quality setting 7 – 2.85s
MP3 @ 44.1kHz; Quality setting 0 – 5.62s
MP3 @ 32kHz; Quality setting 7 – 2.85s
MP3 @ 32kHz; Quality setting 0 – 7.77s
RTP stream, using recommended RTP Delay settings:
MP3 @ 44.1kHz; Quality setting 7 – 0.73s
MP3 @ 44.1kHz; Quality setting 0 – 0.73s
MP3 @ 32kHz; Quality setting 7 – 0.80s
MP3 @ 32kHz; Quality setting 0 – 0.80s
PCM @ 8kHz: 0.51s
PCM @ 48kHz: 0.11s


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It's your final week to see Daniel K. Isaac (Showtime's "Billions") as William Inge and Juan Francisco Villa (Oedipus El Rey) as Tennessee Williams in Abingdon Theatre Company's NY premiere of The Gentleman Caller by Philip Dawkins (Charm, Le Switch, The Homosexuals). Directed by Tony Speciale (Unnatural Acts,The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey), the limited engagement runs through May 26 at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC) in Greenwich Village.
Daniel K. Isaac and Juan Francisco Villa. Photo Credit: Maria BaranovaPerformances are Mondays at 7PM, Tuesdays – Saturdays at 8PM, with matinees Saturday at 3PM. Tickets are $65 and available at abingdontheatre.org or by calling 212-352-3101. Premium seating is available. For more information about The Gentleman Caller, season subscriptions and group bookings visit abingdontheatre.org or call 212-868-2055. $25 tickets with Caller25 code.
Although now regarded as two of history's finest American playwrights, back in 1944, William Inge and Tennessee Williams hadn't yet experienced anything close to success. The Gentleman Caller takes us back in time, before the Chicago premiere of The Glass Menagerie. Inge, a dissatisfied newspaper critic, invites Williams to his St. Louis apartment for an interview. This sexy, fraught rendezvous sparks a relationship, which radically alters the course of their lives and the American Theatre.
The Gentleman Caller features a scenic design by Sara C. Walsh (Queen of the Night), costume design byHunter Kaczorowski (The Dork Knight), lighting design by Zach Blane (Too Much, Too Much, Too Many), and sound design and original music by Christian Frederickson (Antigone, Trojan Women).
Inside THE GENTLEMAN CALLER'S Opening Night Party with Daniel K. Isaac and Juan Francisco Villa
Up Close and Personal with Daniel K. Isaac – William Inge in Abingdon Theatre's Production of THE GENTLEMAN CALLER by Philip Dawkins, May 5 – 26


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There are 3,970 dentists in New Jersey, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics for New Jersey's nearly 9 million residents. The New York/New Jersey metropolitan region has the highest concentration of dentists in the country.
Of the state's dentists, 3,470 are considered general dentists with an average wage of $150,940. There are 270 orthodontists, who earn on average $208,520, and 230 other "specialized" dentists, who earn $198,000 on average.
There are 5,040 dental hygienists working in New Jersey, with an average wage of $80,950. Additionally, there are 8,800 dental assistants, earning about $38,000 a year.


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For the uninitiated, the world of board games might seem over-complicated, boring, or only for kids. You may know better, but if getting regulars to come to game night is a hassle for you, all you need is some clever ways to bring your friends and family into the fold and show them that just isn't true. Illustration by Sam Woolley.
Know Your Group and Get the Right Mix of Players
Make sure you know the people you want to play with well. If you can tap into their existing interests and passions, you'll both have a better time. Don't force a game because you really want to play it. Focus on making the event fun for everyone else. Ask yourself, will certain themes make them lose interest? Are they competitive or are they more passive? What kinds of games have they played before? A game like Arkham Horror may not be interesting to your friends if they don't like supernatural settings, prefer games that are competitive over cooperative and haven't played character-focused games before.
A large group of people with conflicting interests is more difficult to wrangle as well, so start small and focus on a few friends or family members that you want to convert. If you have a friend or two that are already into board games, it's not a bad idea to invite them along to play too. Having other interested people around will make it easier to set things up, explain rules, and maintain a good energy level.
Keep in mind, however, that not everyone will be interested in becoming a tabletop gamer. Some may refuse to try outright, and others will give it a shot and decide it's not for them. That's OK! You can't force someone to like something. Focus on the people that do show some interest and play with them. Who knows? Over time your straggling friends and family might decide to give it a shot when they hear about how much fun everyone else is having.
Get Them Hooked With "Gateway Games"
You don't want to make your friends and family dive head-first into a super deep game like Twilight Imperium, but you also want to show them a game that's more fun than Monopoly. That's where "gateway games" come in. Like a cheesy weed dealer in a '90s anti-drug ad, you need to peddle games to your inner circle that aren't too intense, but are interesting enough that they will be hooked for life. You want games that show them a good time, and may even make them want to try something a little heavier next time.
There are a few keys to picking a solid gateway game:
- It's easy to learn: A gateway game should be something almost anyone can learn enough to start playing in 10 to 15 minutes (or a few rounds of play). These games will verge on the line of instant gratification "party games", but it's best if they have some kind of game mechanic that can be found in other, more complicated games. That way, when you suggest a more advanced game down the line, you can say, "It's easy to learn too, it's a lot like [insert gateway game they have played here]."
- It's fun to play the first time: This is an absolute must. Some games are "easy to learn, hard to master", but that's not always ideal for a gateway game if it means nobody enjoys it the first few times they play it. The first session with the game needs to be fun, exciting and encouraging.
- It fits the occasion and mood: Depending on who you have around, some gateway games are better than others. A large group of people that are feeling social, for example, may not be the best group for a game that requires a lot of silence and focus. In the same vein, a small group of people isn't ideal for a game you know is more fun with ten or more players. Remember, the goal is to get them interested in board games in general, not just to play one specific game with you. If you get them hooked, you'll be able to play more games down the line.
When choosing a gateway game, it's also a good idea to keep your audience's likes in mind. As the Cardboard Crusader blog explains, look for tangential theme relations. What are your friends and family into? If they like art, show them a game that's heavily influenced by art interpretation like Dixit. If they dig scary supernatural stuff, have them play a game of One Night Ultimate Werewolf. If they're into sci-fi, maybe a game of Star Fluxx. Or, if they are wannabe comedians, a game of Cards Against Humanity almost always ends in laughs. Here are some more examples of decent gateway games:
- Apples to Apples
- Betrayal at House on the Hill
- Settlers of Catan
- Love Letter
- King of Tokyo
- Super Fight
- Takenoko
- Carcassonne
- 7 Wonders
- Dominion
- Pandemic
- Ticket to Ride
- Code Names
- Hanabi
- Two Rooms and a Boom
- Bang!
There are plenty more, but this list should give you a good place to start. Feel free to mention your preferred gateway game in the comments.
Make Your First Game Session a Dedicated Event
When you ask your buddies or family members to play a game with you, make an event out it. Asking them if they want to "come over and play some board games sometime" won't pique their interest if they aren't already interested in playing board games. You need lay out a plan to sell it a little.
Approach it the same way you would approach asking someone out on a date: with a specific time, place and suggestion for what you'll be doing. It should be a dedicated event, rather than a random party or hangout. Think of a few people you might want to invite, choose a game based on their interests, then invite them. If you have some friends that are into horror movies, for example, you might say "Hey, I just got this awesome game called Betrayal at House on the Hill. It looks kind of spooky. You guys want to come over to my apartment and play it Thursday night?"
If your friends still seem a little unsure, Zach Hillegas at Board Game Resource suggests you make the game just part of a day or night with more plans. Maybe you suggest watching a scary movie after playing Betrayal at House on the Hill as well, or suggest playing a game to relax after a long hike. If you surround the game with things your friends like, they will be more inclined to give it a try.
Bribe Them With Drinks and Snacks
Speaking of surrounding games with things people like, you can always bribe them with food and drink. Offer to make your friends or family dinner, or tell them you'll be ordering a few pizzas. If you have a dish you know your friends love, now is the time to wield its power. Whip up that fancy dip, roll up some bacon-wrapped avocado and cook some of your famous crab cakes.
Alcohol is a great way to bribe people into playing as well, and it can even make people feel more comfortable getting into a game if they don't normally indulge in such things. You can even make some board games into drinking games if you think that will encourage people to play. That said, alcohol also has the potential derail a game. You may have friends who don't drink, for example, who otherwise would love to play. For some people, alcohol means party time, and they won't want to focus on learning rules or paying attention. So keep that in mind while you plan out your game nights.
Remove as Many Distractions as Possible
Board games require a certain level of focus and investment to fully enjoy. That means the simplest distractions, like phones, TV, music and even normal socialising, are your greatest enemy when you're trying to convert people into tabletop gamers. You need to keep distractions to a minimum, but also keep the game moving so they don't find themselves wanting to be distracted.
Ask everyone to put away their mobile phones, keep the TV off and if you want to play music, make it something ambient that won't accidentally convert your game session into a party. If you're going to eat dinner, eat before you start playing. Let everyone socialise while they eat, so come game time, they will be ready to learn and play. Snacks are OK at the table, however, as long they aren't too messy (you don't want to ruin your game).
Most importantly, have the game set up before people arrive or finish eating dinner. It can take anywhere from five to 15 minutes to set up a game, and that time is crucial. If you wait to set up when everyone is ready to play, that's 15 minutes where people have nothing to do and might lose interest, think of other things they'd rather do, or even start doing something else. The last thing you want is to spend 15 minutes setting up a game and then find out everyone is in the living room watching a movie instead.
Know the Rules Inside Out, Be Enthusiastic, and Make It About Them
Going over a game's rules for too long kills the mood as well. Nobody wants to spend an hour going over rules for a game that plays for 45 minutes. It's critical to know the game you'll be playing inside and out. You need to know the rules well enough that you can teach them how to play on the fly and answer any questions they might have. Don't get frustrated if you have to repeat rules, and be patient. Even a fun game will be ruined by an angry facilitator. If you can keep things flowing and relaxed, they're guaranteed to have more fun and want to play again. It helps to be enthusiastic about it as well. If your friends or family see how excited you are about a game, that will encourage them to push past the learning part so they can experience the fun themselves.
Also, make the game about them. Games can be intense and competitive, but the first couple sessions isn't the time to focus on that. Your friends won't have fun if you're kicking their butts while they're trying to learn the rules. You don't have to let them win, just focus on having an overall atmosphere of fun. If that means occasionally fudging the rules, or creating fun new "house rules", so be it. Remember, you're trying to sell board games as something that people of all walks of life can have a lot of fun with.
Take Them to a Board Game Cafe or Game Store
If you have a board game cafe near you, invite a few friends to check it out with you. Board game cafes offer food, beverages (like a coffee house), and a ton of games to play for only a few bucks admission. Local game stores usually have games running every night that you can watch or even jump in on. Some stores will also have a collection of games that are available for anyone to play.
You can let your friends pick a game that looks interesting to them, and learn how to play it in an environment filled with other people having a great time doing the same thing. If you don't have a bunch of your own games, this is a great way to test the waters with someone and see what kind of games they might be interested in playing.


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AHCC is the world's most researched specialty immune supplement, supported by over 20 human studies and by more than 100 pre-clinical in vivo and in vitro studies.
It is utilized by over 1000 healthcare facilities worldwide to reduce the incidence of infections in both healthy and immune-compromised patients, improve cancer patient outcomes, decrease chemo side-effects, help control HPV infections, manage viral loads in Hepatitis-C patients and help those with liver disease.
In vivo research has shown that AHCC modulates the immune response against a variety of infectious agents, including influenza virus (the common flu), avian influenza virus ("bird flu"), Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria (which causes pneumonia), Candida albicans fungus (which causes yeast infections), Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria (which can infect any part of the body), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (or MSRA, which causes an antibiotic-resistant staph infection). Most recently, AHCC was found to boost protective immune response specific to the West Nile Virus in mice.
Studies have repeatedly shown that mice treated with AHCC prior to infection with these pathogens experience:
In fact, one study found that mice pretreated with AHCC before infection with K. pneumoniae had completely cleared the bacteria from their systems by day 6, whereas control mice had increased levels of the bacteria and became extremely sick.
AHCC has been used with great success in cancer patients. Data from the treatment of over 100,000 individuals with various types of cancer have shown AHCC treatment to be of benefit in 60% of cases. (Kenner p. 15) AHCC is particularly effective for liver, lung, stomach, colon, breast, thyroid, ovarian, testicular, tongue, kidney and pancreatic cancers. (Kenner p. 15) One landmark AHCC trial enrolled 269 patients with liver cancer. Following surgery, about half of the patients took AHCC and about half did not. The results were dramatic: At the end of the ten-year study, only 34.5% of the AHCC patients experienced a recurrence in their cancer, compared with 66.1% of the control group. Similarly, while 46.8% of the patients in the control group had died at the end of ten years, less than half that amount — 20.4% — of those in the AHCC group had. Another study found that AHCC not only prolonged survival of advanced liver cancer patients, it also improved various parameters of quality of life, including mental stability, general physical health status and the ability to have normal activities.
Chemotherapy is fraught with side effects, which range from psychologically distressing to life-threatening. In addition to being able to fight cancer directly, AHCC also alleviates many of the side effects of chemotherapy, including:
Dr. Fred Pescatore, of the Center for Integrative and Complementary Medicine in New York, has reported that he has achieved marked reductions in the liver enzymes of hepatitis patients through the use of AHCC. This is an important discovery, as high levels of liver enzymes are indicative of liver damage. Dr. Pescatore has also observed massive drops in the viral loads of hepatitis C patients. One case study, a 47 year-old male, had a viral load of 2,498,200 before treatment, which plunged to 499,600 after six months on AHCC — an 80% reduction.
Animal studies confirm AHCC's liver-protective effect. Rats treated with AHCC and then administered the liver-toxic chemical carbon tetrachloride were spared from its liver-damaging effect. Similarly, rats treated with AHCC and then administered the lethal substance galactosamine had an improved survival rate compared to control rats. (Kenner, p. 19)
AHCC appears to have several benefits for diabetics. A small human clinical trial conducted in Japan found that all 13 diabetic patients enrolled in the study experienced a significant drop in blood glucose and glycohemoglobin levels after taking AHCC for six months. (Kenner, p. 21)
AHCC's blood-sugar lowering effect was also observed in animal research. Diabetes was induced in rats through injection with the chemical streptozotocin (STZ). Among untreated (control) animals, blood glucose levels increased, insulin levels decreased, and insulin-secreting cells were damaged. Among AHCC-treated rats, however, blood glucose levels decreased, insulin levels increased, and there was little damage to insulin-secreting cells.
AHCC was first developed as a treatment for hypertension, so it's not surprising that several doctors have reported on its positive impact on cardiovascular health. Dr. Fred Pescatore, of the Center for Integrative and Complementary Medicine in New York, reported that AHCC can prevent stress-induced high blood pressure and damage to the heart. Dr. M. Iwamoto of the En-Zan-Kai Medical Corporation reported that AHCC has a beneficial influence on ventricular arrhythmias, a type of heart disorder in which the heart rhythm is disrupted. (Kenner, p. 21)
It is widely recognized that stress plays a major role in the etiology of many diseases. When people and animals are under stress, several things happen: the production of stress hormones such as adrenalin and corticosteroids increases, uric acid production increases, and blood sugar rise. A study in rats that had been stressed through immobilization found that AHCC mediated the stress response, keeping levels of stress hormones, uric acid, and blood sugar normal.
Other in vivo studies have shown that as a potent antioxidant, AHCC may also protect against disorders caused by oxidative stress (cellular stress caused by free radicals).
While many people associate inflammation with arthritis, few realize it is one of the underlying contributors to a number of different diseases, from asthma to heart disease to Alzheimer's. In acute situations, such as sickness or injury, inflammation is helpful because it helps the body eliminate pathogens. When inflammation becomes chronic, however, it can destroy healthy tissue. Research shown that AHCC has a profound anti-inflammatory effect. One study found that AHCC administration attenuated inflammation in rats with colitis (inflammation of the colon) on a level equal to that of the anti-inflammatory drug sulfasalazine. Another study observed that AHCC protected rats from the damaging effects of peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity). (Kenner, p. 23)
To see the summaries of all the clinical studies on AHCC, click here to download the PDF.
Source: http://ahccresearch.com/
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Kybella and Dr. Schlessinger featured on The Morning Blend
There's finally a non-invasive treatment for double chin! Recently, Dr. Schlessinger spoke to Mary and Mike from KMTV's The Morning Blend about this exciting new procedure, Kybella.
Kybella is an injectable treatment that helps to dissolve fat below the jawline to minimize the appearance of a double chin. Dr. Schlessinger and his staff at The Advanced Skin Research Center worked on the initial trials for this drug starting in 2008, seeing it through to FDA approval.
"Kybella is very simple, very easy and can reduce the chin in anywhere from three to five treatments, resulting in a very nice profile," Dr. Schlessinger said.
Although this is a new treatment, the science behind Kybella has been around for ages. It's something called sodium deoxycholic acid. Deoxycholic acid is part of bile, which is naturally found in our stomachs, and it dissolves fat much like when we eat food. The manufacturers of Kybella have also removed one of the ingredients that didn't make the treatment great. The end result is a treatment that is very simple and easy for many patients to undergo.
"Usually people have anywhere from two to five treatments," Dr. Schlessinger said. "If you have a small chin, you may even see results in as little as two to three treatments."
Kybella is an excellent alternative to liposuction for double chin.
Before we had Kybella, liposuction was one of the only options to minimize the appearance of a double chin. The downside to liposuction is that there is a little bit of downtime involved because you have to wear a chin strap for three days. With Kybella, downtime isn't an issue.
"With Kybella, it's completely non-invasive," Dr. Schlessinger said. "It's about 10 little injections and you're done. You can go on your way."
Dr. Schlessinger also added that there is a little bit of swelling after the procedure, but this can easily be covered with a scarf or turtleneck.
Even patients who weren't good candidates for liposuction can see results with Kybella. If you've always wanted to address your chin area but don't have enough fat in this area for liposuction, you could be a great candidate for Kybella.
"It is really something that people who have wanted to do something about their chin and neck area for ages can finally do something," Dr. Schlessinger said. He also added that his patients have found Kybella to be truly life-changing!
You'll enjoy a much nicer profile with Kybella.
Kybella can reduce the appearance of a double chin in three to five easy treatments. The entire procedure is so simple that it's done in about five to ten minutes. You'll see a much nicer profile, even after just two treatments. It's a great option for both women and men. This is one of those procedures that Dr. Schlessinger has even seen a lot of men interested in improving themselves.
With selfies becoming a daily habit, Dr. Schlessinger said many people are turning to non-invasive procedures like Kybella to improve their appearance.
"We're in the selfie era," he said. Most people feel like their flaws are on full display when taking a selfie. Dr. Schlessinger shared how Kybella can change that.
"I think that is perhaps the most perfect marriage of Kybella and the selfie. It's a simple treatment you can have done over a day or even a weekend."
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Hey i wonder if it possible to fix this bug for mbwe http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=404447
there have been some posts before about that. it's fixed in newer kernels but mayb it's possible to backport for mbwe?
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Hey i wonder if it possible to fix this bug for mbwe http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=404447
It should be possible, I guess, but I don't have the time for "digging" now. Backporting kernel modules is a hassle at the very least…
hmm now when i looked at the white light kernel source, it seems like it can be configured to work on blue ring, the ox800 modules are still there
ok i tried it now and the ox800sata module is not compiling, didn't see any obvious solution to it and so i gave up.
Thanks a lot man, after 1.5 days of struggling with ntfs-3g and fuse (and NOT succeeding), your firmware just solved my problems in the blink of an eye. Kudos, creds and whatever else you desire!
Sorry for asking a probably stupid question, but I can't unmount /shares/internal.
I reverted back to the original samba, ssh and lighttpd servers (I had upgraded versions installed with opt).
As far as I know I now use the original config files.
This is running processes (no occurences of smb, opt or shares there):
# ps aux
root 1 0.0 1.2 1280 372 ? Ss 14:34 0:00 init
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 14:34 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [events/0]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [khelper]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [kthread]
root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [kblockd/0]
root 36 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 14:34 0:00 [pdflush]
root 37 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 14:34 0:00 [pdflush]
root 38 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 14:34 0:00 [kswapd0]
root 39 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [aio/0]
root 143 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [ata/0]
root 146 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [sata-endQ]
root 147 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root 152 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [sata-endQ]
root 153 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
root 164 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [kcryptd/0]
root 165 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [kcryptd/0]
root 168 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [md4_raid1]
root 170 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [md3_raid1]
root 172 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [md2_raid1]
root 174 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [md1_raid1]
root 175 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [kjournald]
root 183 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [kjournald]
root 185 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [kjournald]
root 398 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [khubd]
root 529 0.0 1.1 608 360 ? S 14:34 0:00 /usr/local/wdc/heat-monitor
root 598 0.0 4.7 1516 1428 ? SL 14:34 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid
root 602 0.0 1.1 1284 332 ? S 14:34 0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
root 606 0.0 1.1 740 356 ? S 14:34 0:00 /sbin/mDNSResponderPosix -f /etc/mDNSResponderPosix -b
root 617 0.0 0.9 712 288 ? Ss 14:34 0:00 mdadm --monitor --daemonize --pid-file=/var/run/mdadm.pid --scan --alert /usr/local/wdc/sys-
www-data 626 0.0 3.0 2664 916 ? S 14:34 0:00 /usr/sbin/lighttpd -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
www-data 627 1.4 37.7 12360 11340 ? S 14:34 0:15 perl /usr/www/lib/nasMaster.pl
root 685 0.0 1.1 1276 344 ? S 14:34 0:00 /usr/sbin/crond -c /etc/crontabs
root 689 0.0 0.7 564 240 ? S 14:34 0:00 /usr/local/wdc/fuel-gauge -d start
root 697 0.0 1.2 1276 364 ttyS0 Ss+ 14:34 0:00 /sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100
root 698 0.0 1.2 1272 368 ? Ss 14:34 0:00 /sbin/syslogd -n -m 0
root 699 0.0 1.2 1272 364 ? Ss 14:34 0:00 /sbin/klogd -n
root 700 0.0 0.5 556 168 ? S 14:34 0:00 /usr/local/wdc/fuel-gauge -d start
root 703 1.5 4.0 4736 1204 ? Ss 14:44 0:07 sshd: ADMIN [priv]
ADMIN 705 0.1 2.7 4740 820 ? S 14:44 0:00 sshd: ADMIN@pts/0
ADMIN 706 0.0 3.3 1880 1008 pts/0 Ss+ 14:44 0:00 -sh
root 728 0.0 3.5 1640 1072 pts/0 S+ 14:45 0:00 bash
root 751 0.0 1.3 1400 412 pts/0 R+ 14:52 0:00 ps aux
When I try to unmount /shares/internal I just get an error message:
# umount /shares/internal
umount: Couldn't umount /shares/internal: Device or resource busy
What can I do?
You could try :
umount -l /shares/internal
It worked! Thanks!
The firmware upgrade gave a few errors/warnings, but nothing that seemed crusial. It seems to work fine.
Indeed, looks pretty odd. I guess, the safest way to solve this problem is to comment out /dev/md4 line in /etc/fstab and reboot. It should work as long as there's no init script that explicitly does the mount, like 'mount /dev/md4 /shares/internal'.
After installing the LDSO runpath enabled firmware, I get an error when logging in with WinSCP. The problem comes from WinSCP seems to try to use this command (but with my username):
groups USERNAME
That command gives the following error:
# groups USERNAME
id: illegal option -- G
BusyBox v1.2.2 (2009.06.06-02:11+0000) multi-call binary
Usage: id [OPTIONS]... [USERNAME]
Print information for USERNAME or the current user
-g prints only the group ID
-u prints only the user ID
-n print a name instead of a number
-r prints the real user ID instead of the effective ID
I guess that the groups command is supposed to return the group ids for the groups that the user is a part of.
But if I call id -g USER which is what the error message seems to want me to do, I only get the group id for the group with the same name as the user, not all groups the user is a member of.
It feels like it would be quite simple to fix this, to edit the groups command to do what I want, but I have no idea how. Any help would be very apprecerated!
Well, looks like /usr/bin/groups script is designed to be used with the GNU id and isn't compatible with the busybox's one. You can either download it from here, configure and compile it yourself or wait till I do it for you. Wrong link. What we need is to compile coreutils. Thanks for the notice, I will have it pre-installed in the next version.
It is great when someone actually knows what he is talking about!
After having done a find for the groups command and viewed it, I saw that the groups command try to use the id command with options -Gn which the installed id command does not have. After your reply I understand why.
I will wait for the next version with anticipation.
Thanks for the credits and sorry I overlooked it. I already built coreutils and now building util-linux to get rid of busybox's mount, umount, etc.
Here's the list of binaries that coreutils upgrade (i.e., by replacing busybox's implementations):
[ basename cat chgrp chmod chown chroot cksum comm cp csplit cut date dd df dir dircolors dirname du echo env expand expr factor false fmt fold groups head hostid id install join kill link ln logname ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo mknod mktemp mv nice nl nohup od paste pathchk pinky pr printenv printf ptx pwd readlink rm rmdir seq sha1sum shred sleep sort split stat stty sum sync tac tail tee test touch tr true tsort tty uname unexpand uniq unlink uptime users vdir wc who whoami yes
and there're also some new ones:
base64 chcon nproc runcon sha224sum sha256sum sha384sum sha512sum shuf stdbuf timeout truncate
I'm thinking it won't hurt to add them as well. What I am concerned about is whether replacing this many binaries can actually break something… I mean, they appear to work fine in qemu-emulated chroot environment on my PC, but I can't test them on the box, since I'm running debian there.
UPD: if fixing this groups issue is an emergency, I can upload the binary this very moment - just tell me if you need to
I am sorry, but I do not have the possibility to do an image of my mybook and restore it if somethings goes wrong. I do not have any Linux OS installed at home (except on the mybook :-), which makes it difficult to handle the drive properly even when I plug it into a desktop directly. If there is no other way I guess I could make a try on your new firmware upgrade sometime in the future when I have a bit more time to repair if things go wrong.
Since you are building a new firmware version anyway, I have another bug fix request for the new firmware (if you want to fix it):
Before I did the firmware upgrade my hard drive used to spin down and the mybook went silent when I was not using it for a while (during the night for example). It would spin up by it self, but only occationally.
After I did the firmware upgrade my hard drive never spins down. You said you updated hdparm in v2. Something about that must have broken the spin down feature.
Before I did the firmware upgrade my hard drive used to spin down and the mybook went silent when I was not using it for a while (during the night for example). It would spin up by it self, but only occationally.
After I did the firmware upgrade my hard drive never spins down. You said you updated hdparm in v2. Something about that must have broken the spin down feature.
What you're talking about is probably not a bug: this firmware simply has no pre-install spin-down mechanisms. I did consider adding them at some point, but decided against doing so, since it can potentially become a serious threat. Imagine some user unknowingly installs something that regularly writes some loge entries to some place other then a ram disk. If the period of writing those entries is neither too big nor too small, drive(s) will probably spin down and then spin up again quite often, which is REALLY BAD and will probably cause a hardware failure pretty soon. Certainly, we don't want this to happen :-)
But, if you want, you can install those mechanisms manually just like you did with the original fw. If you already did and it doesn't work, it's probably because some busybox implementations are used where they're not expected to be used. Wait till I release the next version, and try it again.
Btw, I'm done with building util-linux. Here's the list of upgraded binaries:
blkid fdisk findfs fsck hwclock losetup mkswap pivot_root swapoff swapon dmesg more mount umount getopt uuidgen hexdump logger
and the new ones:
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You are so fast! You obviously do not have 2 small kids.
But, if you want, you can install those [spin-down] mechanisms manually just like you did with the original fw
The reason I mentioned it was because I had not installed any additional spin-down mechanisms before applying your firmware. The spin-down worked anyway (no matter what kyyhkynen says about the original hdparm being broken). And after applying your firmware, the spin-down stopped working.
This is really not a big deal. I will try with kyyhkynen smart spin down.
I just wanted you to know that I am still guessing that it might be a bug.
I am really greatful for all the work you put down into this! (no matter what you choose to do about the spin-down :-)
I will try to install it during the weekend.
I will report:
- here if the firmware upgrade solved the problem with WinSCP
- on the webdav discussion page if the firmware upgrade solved any of the webdav problems (http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-106240/webdav)
Thanks again!
Thanks a lot for your feedback and credits! In fact, I'm still a student and currently don't even have a girlfriend, not to mention having kids :-) To tell you the truth, though, I don't really have a lot of free time, since I'm receiving my bachelor's degree this summer.
Regarding spin-down, like I said, it can potentially be a serious threat, so imho it's good the way it is now.
As for WinSCP, I already tried it myself (believe or not, but I do have to run Windows on my laptop). Looks good to me.
And, of course, I hope everything works out with webdav.
Good luck :-)
I applied your firmware. I got a strange error after mionet.tar something. It just said something similar to unrecoverable error, exiting, but it did not say what the error was. (I accidentely closed the Putty-window before I saved the log)
Anyway, it still applied your firmware. Everything seemed fine. SSH worked, Samba worked, Lighttpd worked, WinSCP worked.
So I edited /etc/inetd.conf to start my updated opt version of ssh (I did a symbolic link to my opt installation like you said in the tutorial):
netbios-ssn stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd smbd -s/etc/smb.conf -l/var/log -d0
# swat stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat swat -a -d 1 -l /var/log
# tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -c -s /tftpboot
# ssh stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/sshd sshd -i
ssh stream tcp nowait root /opt/sbin/sshd sshd -i
# telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/telnetd telnetd
After restarting I could not access SSH and Samba. Web interface still up. Shit. Fourth time I lost SSH connection since I started hacking. Had to be be because of my change of inetd.conf.
Tried restarting MyBook again (don't ask me why). This time I came in with Putty… sort of. I was asked for username and password then got the following error (before starting shell):
Server refused to allocate pty
Tried with WinSCP. It worked! I came in with WinSCP. Looked up inetd.con and viewed it. Nothing seemed strange. Cannot change it though, since I cannot su to root (or log on as root. Blank password.)
Very strange everything.
Restarted third time. Locked out totally again (except web interface).
Restarted fourth time. Same error from Putty as after second restart. But! Samba suddenly works. And WinSCP like after second restart.
Will not touch anything for now. Since I can access my files again.
What do you think?
The drive is a little bit warm, but does not feel to hot. (thought about possible overheating)
This thread (http://forums.vpslink.com/fedora/1587-server-refused-allocate-pty.html) talks about running these commands to solve the problem:
/sbin/MAKEDEV pty
/sbin/MAKEDEV tty
I can run them using a custom firmware upgrade script, but I want to ask you first what you think. I have used a custom firmware upgrade script a couple of times before.
This thread suggests something similar: http://www.v7n.com/forums/dedicated-servers/60036-server-refused-allocate-pty.html
It says that "This problem generally occurs when udev gets updated."
What to do??
Well, replacing stock ssh by optware's one is a VERY bad idea. What if it breaks after some upgrade? Sticking to the stock one is a better idea. If there's some serious reason why you would want to upgrade ssh to some newer version, better post it here - and I will probably have it updated in the next release.
You better run this as a custom firmware upgrade script:
# sed -i -e "s|^ssh .*|ssh stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/sshd sshd -i|" /etc/inetd.conf
This will revert to using the stock ssh.
P.S. and you can ignore moinet error messages, unless you actually need it
Thanks for your reply alllexx, but it did not solve the problem.
Your command reverted back to using stock ssh. Putty asked about weather to trust the new keys (or whatever it asks).
But I still get the same error after entering my username and password:
Server refused to allocate pty
Here is the new /etc/inetd.conf (retrieved with WinSCP):
netbios-ssn stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd smbd -s/etc/smb.conf -l/var/log -d0
# swat stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat swat -a -d 1 -l /var/log
# tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -c -s /tftpboot
# ssh stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/sshd sshd -i
ssh stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/sshd sshd -i
# telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/telnetd telnetd
So the problem does not seem to be because of which ssh I use.
I think the problem showed up because that was the first restart after the firmware upgrade.
Any other suggestions?
Does this tell you anything? http://www.patoche.org/LTT/kernel/00000172.html
Here is my /etc/fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
# <file system> <mount pt> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
/dev/root / ext3 rw,noauto,noatime 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
/dev/md2 none swap defaults 0 0
/dev/md3 /var ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
/dev/md4 /shares/internal ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
The row about /dev/pts is very similar to googled suggestion:
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
I do not know anything about this, but those differences does not seem to matter, right?
Ok, problem confirmed. v4 removed for now. Since access as root is available using WinSCP, I should be able to fix this problem without taking drive(s) out of the box. Will look into it as soon as I can. I'm very sorry for this inconvenience.
No problem. First I was a bit worried, but now the drive seems stable and everything works except for Putty. It seems like a solvable problem.
After this post I will not bother you with my guesses. But this seems like the most promising bit of info from my googling (http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/lunar/2005-February/005042.html):
The solution is (drum roll please) udev (with the default configuration) does not provide /dev/ptmx (major 5, minor 2). manually creating it solved the problem.
Found the solution. For some reason, /dev/pts and /sys aren't automatically mounted on start-up. Imho, it's very strange that it broke after a reboot.
Do this to fix it:
1. Connect to mybook as root (the default pass is 'welc0me') via sftp (e.g., using WinSCP)
2. Edit /etc/inittab add
::sysinit:/bin/mount /dev/pts
::sysinit:/bin/mount /sys
after the line
::sysinit:/bin/mount -o remount,rw,noatime /
3. reboot
P.S. If you used some ssh hack that deleted root's password, use this:
# sed -i -e "s|^root:.*|root:\$1\$X349XEAK\$CeWMeNCa/qvrn4H8gOOUs/:10933:0:99999:7:::/|" /etc/shadow
as a custom upgrade script - it will set root's password to 'welc0me'
sed -i -e "s|^root:.*|root:\$1\$X349XEAK\$CeWMeNCa/qvrn4H8gOOUs/:10933:0:99999:7:::/|" /etc/shadow
I ran your custom script set the root password to 'welc0me', but it did not work
I have have run it twice and try to log on with username 'root' and password 'welc0me'
I have tried both without restarting and with restarting (I understand that it should not matter).
I have tried with WinSCP using SFTP and SCP and with Putty.
I also tried with a sudo command from WinSCP as a part of the login, but it did not work.
The script has to be incorrect. I googled on password change through script and found this:
echo -e "welc0me\welc0me" | (passwd --stdin root)
Will it work?
I do not dare to screw up the root user without asking you first :-)
No, it won't. But, I found and easier way:
# chmod 666 /etc/inittab
as a custom script will allow you to change /etc/inittab as an ordinary user, without the root access. Just don't forget to run `chmod 644 /etc/inittab` after the problem is solved.
UPD: and this
sed -i -e "s|^root:.*|root::10933:0:99999:7:::/|" /etc/shadow
will delete the root's password so that you can `su` from a user account…
UPD2: actually, running this:
echo "::sysinit:/bin/mount /dev/pts" >> /etc/inittab
echo "::sysinit:/bin/mount /sys" >> /etc/inittab
will restore ssh connection without having to use sftp
Also, you can simply run:
/bin/mount /dev/pts
/bin/mount /sys
to restore ssh connection without even having to reboot, just note that without fixing "/etc/inittab" it will be lost after the next system restart
Logged in and able to su.
Changed permissions on /etc/inittab like you suggested.
Could log in with Putty after that but not su. Complaining about no "valid shadow password".
So I changed the permission on the /etc/shadow so I could edit that as well.
The row about root ended with a '/' and since there should be a number there (days since 1 Jan 1970) I felt confident enough to remove it and then I could su!!!! :-)
(So small bug in your root password update script. Remove ending '/'.)
So. Ready for the next firmware upgrade then :-)
I ran the firmware update version 4.1.1. There was one error during the firmware upgrade process that didn't seem to be good:
writing `/var/lib/rootfs.ext2.pending': No space left on device
The mentioned file does not exist after the firmware upgrade. Do you know what the implications are? Should I be worried?
I have not noticed any problems so far.
Ps. I removed the Troubleshooting about the lighttpd.conf, since that works now and added troubleshooting about unmounting /shares/internal. I can never do it without the -l option.
don't worry about
writing `/var/lib/rootfs.ext2.pending': No space left on device
It's just the way the stock upgrade scripts are configured: upgrade1.sh, which prepares the system to enter upgrade mode, copies /var/upgrade/rootfs.ext2 to /var/lib/rootfs.ext2.pending, which in turn is moved to /var/lib/rootfs.ext2 (together with some other upgrade files) by upgrade2.sh after the upgrade is done. The reason it fails with ldso-runpath-enabled fw is that the rootfs.ext2 image is much larger then the stock ones (~300 MB), so there's simply not enough space on /dev/md3 to make this backup. I guess, I'll disable it in the next release :)
I was wondering if this firmware upgrade is compatible with the Web server firmware upgrade?
Yup, it's fully compatible out-of-the-box. At least, everything I've tested appears to work just fine.
Hi again!
I was wondering if this firmware upgrade is compatible with the Web server firmware upgrade?
Hi again!
This is a better observation than the one I sent you in the message.
syslogd was running even if the following rows were commented out in /etc/inittab as suggested by kyyhkynen (they were commented out from start by your firmware upgrade I guess):
# ::respawn:/sbin/syslogd -n -m 0
# ::respawn:/sbin/klogd -n
I guessed the problem was in /etc and made a grep for syslogd there and guess what I found: /etc/init.d/S25syslog
So syslogd is started with an init.d script instead. Since there is no forum post with the string "/etc/init.d/S25syslog" I guess it is added by your firmware?
After stopping it the spindown went fine:
/etc/init.d/S25syslog stop
I fixed the problem the kyyhkynen way by just commenting out the start commands in /etc/init.d/S25syslog:
# start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/syslog.pid --exec /sbin/syslogd -- -m 0
# start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/klogd.pid --exec /sbin/klogd
Now the spindown works fine :-)
You're right about /etc/init.d/S25syslog - I did add it myself after upgrading syslog. It's best to have syslog running so that you can have some log entries to look at after something crashed. To avoid issues with spinning down, you should probably mount a ram disk on /var/log and use smth like ramlog to move the logs to /var/log.hdd on the hdd whenever drive(s) spin up. Since the same goes for /opt/var, it's getting a bit tricky, so you can either try it yourself, or wait till I have some time to figure it out and write a how-to.
It doesn't sound so tricky, but I feel no hurry about syslog so I will wait for you to test it. :-)
I guess you would need 2 ram drives, one for /var/log and one for /opt/var/log…
Well, if you're interested what's tricky about it, here you go:
1. We don't have a lot of RAM, so we can't simply store all logs on a RAM-disk. We'll either have to somehow use logrotate or periodically cat all the log files to hdd.
2. We also better store both /var/log and /opt/var on the same RAM-disk for better memory-utilization.
Doesn't look trivial for me at all :-)
have encountered a few problems already, but i am in the process of working past the minor ones. my share passwords were not saved and i have to manually restore users. i also had to manually install lighttpd and reconfigure that. but what really ticks me is that the swap is not activated. do i have to put swapon -a into a startup script? why would the swap not be on by default? heck, why does this firmware need so much work to be done after applying it before i can get my system running again? i hope the upgrade to use webdav is worth it. i do like the other features it includes too.


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RTI Congratulates Jeremy Reynolds, Certified Boat Inspector
RTI is pleased to congratulate Jeremy Reynolds, Chief Operations Officer, on obtaining his Boat Accident Investigators Certification from the National Association of State Boating Law (NASBLA). NASBLA's Boat Operations and Training program is accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard as the national standard of training and certification. This certification qualifies Mr. Reynolds as an investigator of boat and yachting accidents as well as identifying mechanical and design issues leading to an accident. Mr. Reynolds is also able to investigate and identify fraudulent boat and yacht claims.
Jeremy Reynolds has more than twenty years of experience in the field of forensic investigations and a lifetime of boating and sailboat racing experience on the Chesapeake Bay. As a key member of multi-disciplinary engineering teams, he has participated in scene and evidence preservation, testing, and documentation of industrial and utility accidents. Examples include electric power generating plant equipment and distribution network systems such as network transformers and underground cables. He has also participated in fire and explosion investigations resulting from electrical activity and from liquid and gas fuels. Additionally, he is certified to conduct mechanical roof damage inspections on residential and commercial roofs. Mr. Reynolds also supervises engineering analyses of accidents involving consumer products such as power tools, plumbing fixtures, aerosol cans, lithium batteries, hot tubs relating to electrical shock. In aviation, Mr. Reynolds has been a member of laboratory testing teams analyzing flight critical components and systems including but not limited to engine control, power storage, generation, and distribution as an interpreter of data and complex engineering analyses to the litigation graphics team.
Mr. Reynolds has fabricated test rigs and exemplars for recreating scenarios and testing hypothesis. He is knowledgeable in the operation of special equipment such as CNC machines, welders, plasma cutters, and various industrial tools as it relates evidence collection and fabrication. Mr. Reynolds is well versed in laboratory testing and litigation visual solutions. Mr. Reynolds' formal education includes a BFA and MA supporting his expertise in interactive design, broadcast and motion graphics as applied to RTI's Imaging Sciences Group, where complex accident analyses and data along with tutorials are used to generate visuals for settlement and litigation tools to enable everyone to fully understand the expert engineering opinions.
Mr. Reynolds has expert knowledge of UAS (drone) operations for accident scene documentation and preservation through joint efforts with the NTSB. Utilizing RTI's testing facility he also directs on risk mitigation testing in assisting the FAA, UAS operators, and regulatory UAS safety matters.
If you are interested in learning more about Jeremy's expertise or want to learn more about RTI, please don't hesitate to contact us.