text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Gort's Quick DVD Review: The Mist (Spoilers) Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Random Musings View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Gort's Quick DVD Review: The Mist (Spoilers)" GortmemberMember #Joined: 09 Oct 2001Posts: 1545Location: Atlanta, GA Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:44 am Gort's Quick DVD Review: The Mist Wow! It's been a long time since a movie has actually had me white knuckle riveted to my seat. While "The Mist" is a "it flies, crawls and stalks" creature flick, it also addresses some humanist issues regarding how we act when the power goes out, and we're crowded together in hopes of working out the survival issues. The film starts out with action relatively quick, with a mist descending from the nearby mountains onto a small, Maine town; it helps that in the mountains is an army base, where scientists have been experimenting with a window to other dimensions. Well, the window becomes a gate, and a manner of creatures, from small to extraordinarily huge, start showing up everywhere. We don't see them right away, but something dangerous is in the mist, so people begin running for the supermarket for safety (including the protaganist and his 6 year old son), and this is where the fun begins. When a bag boy attempts to go outside and is grabbed my huge tentacles, the freakout starts - some people, the ones who didn't witness the act, think it's a joke, while those that did see the event are convinced a great danger has certainly befallen them. It doesn't help that there's a religious nut in their midst espousing the end of the world; this adds to the tension in a great way, because now we have a conflict within the ranks of those trying to survive. When it becomes obvious that there are all kinds of creatures outside hungry for blood that our supermarket survivalists start trying to fend off, the group is soon divided into the those following blindly the word of God (it's the end of the world - says so right here in the Book of Revelations!!) and those trying to exert rationale. Things eventually get nasty between the two groups, and the rational folks break out; by the time they reach the protagonist's vehicle, there are only five left. Armed with only a handgun and four bullets, they start driving till they run out of gas. The tragic, gut wrenching end is near and I won't spoil it for you, although I will say it was somewhat predictable. I really liked this movie; I don't typically enjoy gorey monster flicks, but this was an entertaining and engaging film, imo. I thought the writing (Stephen King) was smart, and the acting was great. The Mist had a great pace, and the 126 minutes went by quickly. 4 stars outta 5 and recommended. Entertaining!_________________- Tom Carter "You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf" - Jack Kornfield Back to top LunatiquememberMember #Joined: 27 Jan 2001Posts: 3303Location: Lincoln, California Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:50 am I'll definitely check it out. I think the last time a horror flick had me at the edge of my seat was The Descent. Back to top JimmyjimjimmemberMember #Joined: 12 Dec 2002Posts: 459 Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:10 am YES!!! I loved this movie!!! My only complaint (and I'm going to get an argument here) is the ending. Not that I didn't like it (I DID), but I thought it was out of character for them all. They should have been portrayed as more desperate early on to do that. ::::SPOILERS:::::SPOILERS:::::SPOILERS:::::SPOILERS:::::SPOILERS:::::SPOILERS::::: I think VERY few fathers would do that to their child unless a most gruesome death was literally knocking on the door. Back to top GortmemberMember #Joined: 09 Oct 2001Posts: 1545Location: Atlanta, GA Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:51 pm I agree; I thought the ending was a bit off course, and it left me massively bummed out - tragic!_________________- Tom Carter "You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf" - Jack Kornfield Back to top neffmemberMember #Joined: 11 May 2002Posts: 1444Location: Germany Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:05 pm This movie has some of the most stupid scenes i've ever seen. 1 outta 5 (1 Point for Special Effects)_________________* Back to top Ben MauromemberMember #Joined: 25 Jun 2004Posts: 153Location: pasadena Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:40 pm i enjoyed it but i thought the overall the acting was cheesy, especially the religious zealot woman. Back to top MaxmemberMember #Joined: 12 Aug 2002Posts: 3210Location: MIND Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:58 am Hm, you made me interested,...now I really gotta see this movie. Back to top GortmemberMember #Joined: 09 Oct 2001Posts: 1545Location: Atlanta, GA Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:04 am Neff - it was an ironic experience for me, because your thoughts on The Mist echo my thoughts on Cloverfield, which I thought was a huge, stupid piece of crap and waste of film. I rarely - and I mean rarely - watch "monster" flicks; I've never really liked them, but imo I found The Mist engaging, but I can see where you're coming from. _________________- Tom Carter "You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf" - Jack Kornfield Back to top AffectedmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1854Location: Helsinki, Finland Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:24 pm Great ending! Wasn't expecting anything quite that uncompromising. There was some logical slack there that at times made it a little hard to relate to the people - for example, at the beginning some folks didn't seem to believe there was any danger at all, but stayed in the store anyway? Regardless, I have a soft spot for horror films where death is indiscriminate and unpredictable. A couple of hours well wasted. edit: I also quite liked the look of some of the creatures, there was something old-school about them... Back to top GortmemberMember #Joined: 09 Oct 2001Posts: 1545Location: Atlanta, GA Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:03 am Yeah - that ending was pretty wrenching but good. As a Dad, I would've held out; I could never bring myself to killing my daughter._________________- Tom Carter "You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf" - Jack Kornfield Back to top MaxmemberMember #Joined: 12 Aug 2002Posts: 3210Location: MIND Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:43 pm Hmm. I just watched it. What can I say. This could have been great as a short movie. Taking the first 10 and last 10 Minutes,... SPOILERS INCLUDED The only thing that truly, truly saved this movie for me was the ending. The only creature for me in this film was this incredibly, INCREDIBLY annoying woman who seemed to dominate the whole plot. Maybe I am unfair here,...because I just hate such "god will kill you all" - ideologies so much that I can't just look away or ignore it. I nearly stopped watching this film when suddenly everyone became mad, following her path,...I just though,..wtf? Never! I laughed out loud when the old woman threw this can on her. And when she finally got screwed...well. I was just waiting for this. But letting aside this nutty girl. The characters were portrayed quite good. But some were simply unconvincing. Noone changes his/her point of view so fast. Some of the dialoge scenes were really, really stupid, I echo Neff here. Those scenes might have worked in the book. Not in the movie. The creatures were rather boring. I wasn't afraid. Neighter tensed...well, I hate spiders,...yuck. Those gave me abit of that horror feeling I was hoping to get more of. Yeah,...I was disappointed,... But then, when the gigantic creature walks over their car I understood, there must be something big going on,...it gave me abit of that fantasy feeling combined with a dramatic (abit clichè) score. The following silent scene was impressive. When he finally shot everyone,...well, I couldn't believe it. It was very intense. And the very last twist,...was even more incredible. I never thought it would end this way. I wasn't expecting this. That made it a Stephen King flick. Wihout that,..I would have forgotten this movie fast. Thanks for the tipp. I still think 90% of the movie were weird/bad however the ending saved it. Eventho noone would ever kill 4 people including a loved one if there is hope left. And as we see, there should have been hope left.Last edited by Max on Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:24 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top AffectedmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1854Location: Helsinki, Finland Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:09 pm I looked up "The Descent", which was mentioned here, and that led me to the film "Dog Soldiers", a British werewolf film. It's firmly tongue-in-cheek, although more monster horror than comedy. The plot, typed out, is decidedly run-of-the-mill, but the execution was quite amusing. Back to top MaxmemberMember #Joined: 12 Aug 2002Posts: 3210Location: MIND Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:22 pm Dog Soldiers? Heh, another flick I gotta check out ;D Back to top LunatiquememberMember #Joined: 27 Jan 2001Posts: 3303Location: Lincoln, California Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:06 pm I just finished watching it. It was very entertaining, and I liked it enough to think it's one of the better horror films I've seen in a long time. *BEGIN SPOILER * I think the writing had some problems, although it was a noble attempt to pick the angle of human behavior during a major crisis and let that be the dominating theme (much like Night of the Living Dead was). But the main problems for me were: 1) The religious looney woman element was pushed too far. The people were portrayed as too easily swayed by her. At least half of the people in there should not have fallen for her Old Testament rantings, instead of just a small handful. They should have added a scene in there where some of the people who appeared to have been swayed by her came to their senses as soon as she started to push for sacrifice and blood, and that the only reason the crazies had an upper hand was because they got hold of something very dangerous and used it as a threatening weapon against the others. I refuse to believe the majority in that supermarket would be so easily controlled, regardless of the circumstance. 2) I saw the ending coming as soon as they hinted at suicide after the gas ran out. I immediately thought "it's going to be one of those ironic endings." I actually would've preferred that they were ready to do it, and just before pulling the trigger they see the treads of the tank roll by. I did like the part where you see the woman from the beginning with her kids on the military truck though. In the end I guess the overall message is that none of us know what the fuck we're doing and none of us is every truly right or wrong--we just don't know jack shit and never will, no matter how much conviction we have. I do agree that it was out of character for them to give up so soon though. I think they should have been in absolute hopeless hell and chaos to decide to off themselves, not just from running out of gas. *END SPOILER* Thanks to Gort for pointing this one out. I probably wouldn't have watched it otherwise, since I thought it was going to be like The Fog (which I didn't like when I watched it again as an adult--the remake is even worse). Back to top Ben MauromemberMember #Joined: 25 Jun 2004Posts: 153Location: pasadena Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:28 am if you liked Dog soldiers i would check out the guys other films, equally cheesy fun. 'The Descent' and the recent 'Doomsday'. good fun. 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The second reason is that Spark Unlimited has two current gen games to its name – Turning Point: Fall of Liberty and Legendary: The Box. Both of which were also a critical disaster.
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|2012-06-03, 10:10
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To me it is still not a excuse. I heard of more worse stories in history and some of those survivors made it out without fear and still lived a relatively good life. One such example in real life is Shōichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier abandon during World War 2. He saw all his friends and fellow comrades either starve or kill each other for food or kill people to eat them as food. World War 2 ended in 1945, jump to 1972 Shōichi Yokoi was still alive and still hold his orders to attack Americans (didn't kill anyone). He surrendered of course and went back to Japan. A guy did that for 27 years, alone and came back got married and made a ton of money for his experience on T.V. These kids been there for more than I say couple of months and can't keep their calm.
|2012-06-03, 10:35
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And thats the difference. Yokoi was a soldier and was physically and mentally trained to endure hardship. The Pyramid Group are just ordinary civilians who suddenly find themselves in an unknown island and forced to survive under a cruel dictator who had their lives in his hands which broke their spirit to the point that they became his slaves.
It would be harsh to call them traitors or weaklings when it wasn't their fault they became that way. The Doctor is the one to blame since it was him that made them that way.
|2012-06-03, 11:16
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MrTerrorist that was a bad example, here is a better example. The majority of my family experienced what those people are facing on that island. Though much worse, my Grandmother, father, and mother are survivors of the Khmer Rouge. I hear stories about how it was like when I was a kid, and when I turned 14 I continue to hear the stories but this time I ask to hear them. My parents and grandmother still remember it, yet I don't see an ounce of fear in their eyes when they recalled it, they accept people can be monsters and the life that was there at the time. I hear stories of rape, people getting burn in their beds, massive gathering of machine killing, cannibalism, and much more. My family feels normal, yet they went through that. My family didn't have any friends they survived alone and when trouble did come they hid, living off frogs, snakes, and whatever they could find. Never once did they betray anyone.
|2012-06-03, 12:13
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My condolences to your family for surviving that terrible period.
Anyway, my point is just because someone is brave enough to stand up to something doesn't mean someone else can do the same thing. Humans are not perfect beings but flawed. We can be good as Angels or cruel as demons. We can be strong or we can be weak. We can be kind or be cruel. We can be smart or we can be idiotic.
|2012-06-03, 12:43
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I see your point, some people have weaker minds and stomach compared to myself. The only thing I fear is probably cockroaches yet seeing a human body without its legs doesn't disturb me. I find myself strange because of that. Anyway what is your prediction after all said in done in this arc? Don't mean it could be either a tragic or miracle, I mean what is Sengoku going to do with the people in that pyramid. I find it unlikely Sengoku will allow them in the group, rationally they done too many things to be trusted fear or not fear.
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|2012-06-16, 06:57
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|2012-06-24, 17:38
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New chapter is out, and Sengoku's team gotten beaten pretty good. Though it was all because they targeted the women, pretty low if they call themselves men. Looks like Sengoku's special forces of weird guys are making their own moves. When I was reading some other forums, some people were making some bad endings of this arc. One of them was all the girls got rape and killed and Sengoku was on the verge of killing the doctor until Yarai stopped him. Hope to god that isn't true, else wise I may dropped this.
|2012-06-24, 17:54
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YES! Hahahaha
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 29
lol too much suspense if the girls are going to be raped or not.
IMO, if ever one of the girls were raped and then killed. I'm pretty sure the popularity of this manga will go down. I bet the author wouldn't want that.
PS. I'm already preparing myself in case that will happen BUT I'm hoping it will not happen.
|2012-06-24, 18:00
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Location: Florida
Yeah I am pretty sure, if people wanted to watch girls getting rape it would be the sick porno vids and mags they find in hentai. This Manga really depicts all types of characters, from those who are the brave to those of the lowest. Personally, I will beat guys like those to the point of death and I am not just saying it. I know I can and my girlfriend know this too.
|2012-06-24, 18:05
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Not sure if they toss in rape in WSM, or they have in the past? Find it kind of hard to have a rape chapter in this one. Then a few pages away you have Minoru dancing a jig in AKB49...
Once I seen that they were leaving the girls behind something like this was going to happen. The author seems to want to drive home that the girls are the achilles heel of the guys. Hopefully the doctor gets torn apart by several different monster species at once as they fight over his body...
|2012-06-24, 18:08
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YES! Hahahaha
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Age: 29
Yeah. Also, this manga is from weekly shounen magazine. I doubt the author will go as far showing girls getting raped or maybe implied(hmm?). I really don't care if its going to be a cliche scenario where the girls are on an edge of getting raped and then suddenly being saved by someone. I'm fine with that as long as the raped doesn't happen.
PS. For some reason, I'm getting worked up too much
|2012-06-24, 18:13
|Link #475
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Its quite unfortunate because there are some sick people who are like that in real life. Well they already showed someone already rape in this series, so it is unlikely that it will happen again. It is a kind of rule in Manga to not draw the same scenario twice. Hopefully things will go right and a good ending of this arc. Otherwise, my girlfriend is going to end up breaking her 2200 dollar laptop since this is her favorite Manga.
|2012-06-24, 18:22
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Be at ease my friend, I am confident it won't happen. It will ruin the story and dropped the rating of this Manga considerably. Meaning no rating means author gets fired and most likely not going to write again. Pretty sure Yoshinobu Yamada isn't aiming to go jobless.
|2012-06-24, 18:41
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Lastly, Nishikori is a dick. Ruthless, and brilliant sure. But he's still a dick.
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263.4 Re Re Again + Fitbit and Lose It: Never Give Gonna Give [me] Up
I'm baaaaack! It is official. I am done with WW. It does not work for me. I just haven't followed through on the online version and I am tired of paying for something I don't use. I have been good about weighing myself but tracking points… not so good.
Still I refuse to give up. I must "health" (not going to use that D word) or die trying… literally. I started using the Lose It app on my iPad last week and just got a Fitbit. Using the Lose It app was very easy especially scanning the foods I ate. Restaurant meals are trickier and I think there is more chance to fudge on calories. Speaking of calories. I really like the way it uses calories and not "points" which WW seems to change the calculation formula of periodically. Calories are calories.
I am going to try using the Fitbit to try to increase my mobility. Bottom line: 6 months of WW vs price of Fitbit. I am willing to try it since exercise is such a challenge for me and I know that that is my downfall. I was going to the gym until various life changes threw me off track (or I let them throw me off track). Bottom line: not going to stop trying. : D


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At the risk of sounding like a prude, may I ask what the hell was tennis superstar Venus Williams thinking when she wore that horrible outfit to the French Open last Sunday? That could not be a Wilson sanctioned piece! Black lace and neon yellow tennis balls do not make for a good match…Pun intended!
During a recent ride on the "L" in which I had to brave some of Chicago's dangerous neighborhoods, I noticed a number of young women in clothing that was less than zero on the lady scale. Shorts in the booty crack, tall stiletto high heels pushing a double decker baby stroller- all the while speaking loudly on the "pay as you go cell phone" with baby's daddy.
And please, do not get me started on the sad, sad tattoos some of these women were sporting. Multiples!!!! On one women. A picture of Obama on the left shoulder, another of a rose above the ankle. Ah, how clever a arabesque bracelet tattooed around the wrist! Gee now why didn't I think of that? I could have saved all of that money I spent on jewelry.
But wait! As the train pulled into the 63rd Street station, the pièce de résistance boarded in bright"cum fuck me" red shorts, white 4 inch heels and weaved hair kidnapped from a Barbie doll- Suntan Barbie. There is kind of a natural inner scream that wells in my stomach whenever I see someone touch their feet in public. The young woman dug into her purse, took out a bottle of green lotion and began moisturizing her feet. Her toenails were painted Liquid Paper white. There were some sort of designs on them. While the foot fetish show developed, I imagine what I would say to her if she were my friend.
"Girl, I love you but…"
I am being too rough on these women.
Perhaps becoming a lady is a transformative work in progress.
Maybe at 40, I have forgot what it was like to be in my teens and 20's.
There was a time in my life when I worked pretty damn hard to achieve the Madonna look. Headband round my hair, short pink neon mini-skirt, lace leggings. My own history teacher once told my mother that by idolizing Madonna, I was destined to be a slut rather than the budding young historian he saw in me. My decision to wear white spandex leggings and a short fluffy yellow angora sweater to typing class on a 10 degree January day was the talk of the teacher's lounge. That caused my high school's resident pervert "Mr. J." to saunter up to me in the hallway and calmly but creepily inform me that some of the teachers found my attire to be not lady like. Mr. J was kind enough to mention that in his opinion I was "HOT" and the other teachers were just being "uptight".
I went home and mentioned none of this to mother- who by the way, approved of many of my outfits on the weekly basis. How could I be slutty when I was a virgin? None of the teachers' concerns apply to me. I knew who I was. Clothing was an expression of my inner….skank? No, no, no. I was just being creative and experimenting with different looks. Cut me some slack. When you are on welfare and do most of your shopping at the Salvation Army it is not like you can afford to look like Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club !!! So I wore tight leggings. I was about 80lbs and drank a vanilla milk shake at McDonald's every day just so I could grow a butt that the boys would stare at during gym class. Don't I at least get some credit for not wearing mood lipstick or leather gloves with the fingers cut out?
I continued to wear my spandex white leggings mostly because the teachers told me not to. Because I was a dumb seventeen year old, I could not intellectually understand the metaphor of skanky clothing and girls with restless open leg syndrome. My hymen reported intact and ready for duty every morning. As long as I knew this, I would not identify with what the others were saying about me.
Over the course of the semester, I found an ally in my music teacher. Oddly, I was helping her tidy the classroom one afternoon and we began talking about boys. I told her that I was a virgin who believed in abstinence (with occasional fixes of heavy petting) .
"I knew it!!!" she smiled. "I told them you were too nerdy despite the clothes. Anyone who chooses to recite "The Bells" as a soliloquy in World Lit is a nerd. "
That was music to my ears. Someone actually understood that I was not a skank.
"When you are young and a woman," teacher continued. " you like to dress up, wear short skirts, too much make-up. The mirror never tells you that you look anything less than beautiful- neither do the guys. "
My appreciation for her acceptance of me as a nerdy skank was inexpressible. Only a huge smile was on my face. What was surprising about the entire moment was that my music teacher was the most proper dressing woman in the entire Chicago Public School System.
"You will grow out of it one day," she assured me.
And I did. Now I only wear legging with tunics or over-sized sweaters. My wardrobe is de-spandexed.
Miracles do happen. One day you may wake up and your inner skank is gone. Did not even bother to leave a note. All you found was a pile of clothes sitting at the door labeled "DONATE".
So here's to you Venus Williams.
You are a tennis icon.
Who cares what people think of you!!!!
Embrace your inner skank.
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Recently the black #56 cartridge on the old printer ran out of ink. Since a new one costs around $40 I bought a pair of remanufactured cartridges from Amazon for $18. They tested OK but when the kids were here doing their thing this week it wasn't long before "Grandpa- the printer won't work."
I noticed that although the black cartridge still had lots of ink the printer lights kept flashing. After I took the cartridge out the printer worked with just the color cartridge - but it was slow and used a lot of color ink.
The circuitry in the refilled cartridge had failed. I dropped it in the recycle bin at Staples and got a new unused black #56 - everything returned to normal.
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The price of oil climbed nearly 2 percent Monday as Norway prepares for a shutdown of its North Sea crude production.
Norway's oil industry, which produces more than 3.8 million barrels of oil and natural gas per day, says platforms will switch off after 6 p.m. EDT Monday due to a strike by offshore oil workers over retirement benefits. The government still may intervene to keep oil and gas flowing.
A shutdown would seriously impact European oil supplies, cutting off a major source of crude as the European Union officially begins an embargo of Iranian oil. Norway exports most of its crude to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Germany. The U.S. also imports a small amount of oil from Norway.
Benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.44 to $85.89 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, which comes from the North Sea and sets the price for oil imported into the U.S., added $1.81 to $100 per barrel in London.
Independent analyst and trader Stephen Schork said oil could jump higher if and when Norway's production stops. Most traders expect the country's government to force an end to the strike. "There's a lot of skepticism about this strike," Schork said. "This isn't Libya" where rebels forced oil fields to close for several months last year. He noted that the pension dispute is a far less serious matter.
If the government doesn't intervene, oil would stop flowing shortly after the deadline. A complete shutdown could take up to four days. The Norwegian Oil Industry Association estimates the strike could cost the industry $296 million per day.
Meanwhile, gasoline prices rose 2.4 cents over the weekend to a national average of $3.38 per gallon, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of regular has risen by an average of nearly 6 cents since last week, but it's still about 23 cents cheaper than the same time last year.
In other futures trading, heating oil rose 4 cents to $2.75 per gallon and wholesale gasoline rose by 4 cents to $2.75 per gallon. Natural gas rose 10 cents to $2.88 per 1,000 cubic feet.


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The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® series continues by paying homage to some of the greatest supporters of athletics in Tennessee State history.
With the start of football season just days away, it is fitting that this moment honors the hard work and dedication put in by the Aristocrat of Bands and the TSU Spirit Squad.
In the fall of 1946, after six weeks of practice, a 100-piece marching band took to the field at Tennessee State University and a tradition of excellence was born.
The idea for a show band at TSU originated with its second president- the late Dr. Walter S. Davis. President Davis selected J. D. Chavis to serve as the first band director. Under Chavis' leadership, the marching band grew and developed into a premier university band that gave spectacular performances in parades and half-time shows at football games.
In 1947 and 1948, the marching band performed in the Washington Classic in Washington, D.C., where top historically black colleges and universities competed for national championships.
Chavis' tenure as band director ended in 1951 and the baton was passed to Frank T. Greer. Tennessee State University's distinctive style was further developed under Greer.
Four years after Greer began his work, the TSU band was invited to perform during the half-time show of a Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams professional football game. The performance was the first of a series of nationally televised half-time shows for the band. It was also the first time a historically black university band had appeared on national television.
Between 1956 and 1978, the TSU band performed half-time shows for nine professional football games, including the 1963 National Championship game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. Reportedly, it was during one of these half-time performances that a sportscaster called the marching band from Tennessee State University "The Aristocrat of Bands".
"The Aristocrat of Bands" has also appeared in the Coca' Cola Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, the Atlanta Football Classic in Atlanta, the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami, the Heritage and Blues Bowls in Memphis and the Grantland Rice Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas.
For the Spirit Squad, Tennessee State University Cheerleaders encourages Big Blue spirit by pumping-up the crowd at home football and basketball games and representing TSU at local and national cheerleading competitions.
The cheerleaders work alongside other on-campus spirit organizations to ensure that Big Blue Pride is abundantly felt by deserving student-athletes, alumni, and community.
TSU Cheerleading adds an element of enthusiasm and excitement unique among traditional spirit organizations.
Dwight Pope is in his 18th season as head coach for the Tennessee State University Cheerleaders under the department of Student Activities. He holds his AACCA and NCSSE certifications in cheerleading. Along with his many tasks at the university he is also a camp manager for the National Cheerleading Association (NCA), Cheerleading Coordinator for the Tennessee Rattlers Semi-Professional Football Club and founder of the Back to Basics Cheer Camps.
The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® highlights some of the greatest moments in honor of Tennessee State's centennial celebration. A new moment will be released each weekday for a total of 100. These moments were chosen by the TSU 100 Moments committee, which consists of alums from various departments. TSU has so many great moments, not all can be represented in these 100.
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Elementary General Music Clinic
DATE/TIME: Wednesday 8/1/2012, 9:00 am-12:30 pm
LOCATION: Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Stanton's is excited to welcome back Greg Gilpin as our clinician for the 30th edition of our Elementary General Music Clinic. This is one of Stanton's longest running and most successful clinics, where we showcase the best new teacher resources, song collections, games, musicals and more! We are sure that you will find materials that will keep you and your students interested throughout the year. Get your school year started on the right foot!
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U.S. says Chinese air force, navy making significant upgrades
Washington - China's air force is fielding new precision-guided cruise missiles, long-range bombers and drones as its Navy expands its long-range punch, according to U.S. military intelligence officials.
"While we would not characterize the modernization as accelerated," it's "progressing at a steady pace" and is significant, Lee Fuell, a director at the Air Force's National Air and Space Intelligence Center, said in a presentation released Thursday.
Fuell's presentation and one prepared by the Office of Naval Intelligence for a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in Washington are the most detailed new public assessments of the Chinese air force's and navy's growing military capabilities.
While China's military spending is less than one-fifth of the United States', President Xi Jinping has vowed to create a strong and disciplined military since he took control of the Central Military Commission when he became party secretary in November 2012. Under Xi, the Chinese navy has conducted military drills in the Pacific and the South China Sea, and in November the nation declared an air defense identification zone over islands disputed with Japan.
China is improving its air and naval power to blunt U.S. military prowess in the Pacific, project force farther from Chinese shores, and even blockade or invade Taiwan, the island democracy whose territory it claims.
"Given the pace" of China's naval modernization, "the gap in military capability between the mainland and Taiwan will continue to widen in China's favor," wrote Jesse Karotkin, the ONI senior intelligence officer on China, in the new statement to the commission.
In addition, the naval intelligence office said in its report "many of these capabilities are designed specifically to deter or prevent U.S. military intervention in the region."
Deploying additional land-attack cruise missiles on new submarines and surface vessels "could enhance China's ability to strike key U.S. bases throughout the region, including Guam," said the 12-page naval intelligence assessment.
The Chinese army, which manages and operates the missile force, "is progressing at a steady pace" in expanding its arsenal of medium-range ballistic missiles armed with conventional warheads to increase the range "at which it can conduct precision strikes against land targets and naval ships (including aircraft carriers) operating far from China's shores out to the first island chain," Fuell said in his presentation.
The rapid, widespread fielding of Chinese-made anti-ship cruise missiles with ranges greater than 100 nautical miles is typical of the developments in a navy transitioning from a coastal maritime force to one "capable of multiple missions," wrote Karotkin.
The goal of China's upgrades "is to improve capability to conduct offensive and defensive operations such as strike, air and missile defense, power projection, and early warning and reconnaissance," said Fuell, the Air Force intelligence center's technical director for force modernization and employment, in testimony prepared for the review commission, a panel created by Congress.
"We believe the Chinese are not trying to match the U.S. system vs. system, but are pursuing more of a system-of-systems approach that exploits what they perceive to be adversary weaknesses or exploitable vulnerabilities," he said.
China's air force upgrades are in tandem with fielding long-range anti-ship cruise missiles on half of its 62 submarines, developing more mines to add to its inventory of 50,000, and a "dramatic improvement" in its navy's ability to conduct satellite reconnaissance of broad areas, according to the naval intelligence office assessment.
The growing arsenal also will enhance China's ability to threaten potential adversaries and "significantly expand its counter-intervention capability further into the Philippine Sea and South China Sea," it said.
China has grown increasingly assertive in territorial disputes with its neighbors, including Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Brunei and the Philippines. Still, a conflict in the South China Sea would strain the Chinese air force's ability "to project airpower in a sustained fashion," in part because of its "limited aerial refueling capabilities," said Fuell.
China will cross a major threshold by 2020, when its new aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is expected to be capable of launching and recovering aircraft "to support fleet operations in a limited air defense role," the ONI said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Nov. 7, 2013) – After months of preparation and preseason workouts, the ETSU men's basketball team will launch its 2013-14 season Friday evening, heading on the road to take on Conference USA foe Charlotte.
Tip inside Halton Arena is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game can be heard on the Buccaneer Sports Network's family of radio stations, as well as on the worldwide web.
For the Buccaneers, they will be looking to improve on a 3-1 all-time record against the 49ers, which includes a last-second 70-69 victory thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Jarvis Jones (Memphis) back in 2011. Meanwhile, Charlotte – a team that won 21 games last season – will be trying to even the score with the Buccaneers.
The festivities will begin early for ETSU fans and alumni on Friday night, as the ETSU National Alumni Association will host a special pre-game event at the Hickory Tavern located on Harris Corners Parkway. This Dutch treat event is set to begin at 5 p.m.
For more on Friday's matchup, read the game notes below or click on the game notes link to the right. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2013-14 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
Buc bits
The ETSU men's basketball program was glad to see the 2012-13 campaign come to an end, following a season which saw the team face multiple obstacles and challenges -- such as a brutal schedule that featured the likes of North Carolina, Arizona, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Georgia and Hawaii ... Other issues for the team included senior post Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) missing the season with ankle injury that he suffered in the preseason, senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) being academically ineligible for the first two months of the year, and two other senior guards who were expected to be major contributors were dismissed from the team in early November for violations of team rules … This left head coach Murry Bartow and his coaching staff with a young, inexperienced group of underclassmen, several true freshmen, one redshirt freshman and a pair of junior college transfers … Those obstacles proved to be tough to overcome, as the Buccaneers posted a 10-22 record and finished 8-10 in Atlantic Sun Conference play … It was the toughest campaign in Bartow's 10 seasons at ETSU, a tenure that has produced many championships, postseason tournament appearances and 20-win campaigns … In all, Bartow's teams have earned three NCAA Tournament invitations (2004, 2009 and 2010), one NIT appearance (2007), and one CIT berth (2011), and the Bucs have eclipsed 20 wins five times. … This year, the Bucs will once again take to the floor with a young squad made up of several new faces … In fact, despite the return of the 6-fooot-9 Poderis, the Bucs have just five players back this season who played significant minutes a year ago.
The series versus Charlotte
The Bucs are currently 3-1 all-time against the 49ers, having started the series back in 1971 and last playing in 2011 ... ETSU has won the last three meetings, including a 96-80 win over Charlotte in 1991 and a last-second 70-69 victory back in 2011 ... The 1991 meeting was broadcast live on ESPN as a "midnight" game in the 49ers old "Mine Shaft."
Last time out against Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Nov. 22, 2011) – ETSU junior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from the corner, lifting the ETSU men's basketball team to a dramatic 70-69 win over Atlantic 10 Conference foe Charlotte Tuesday evening inside Halton Arena. ... Having rallied from a 10-point second half deficit, the Buccaneers (3-1) found themselves down by two points with Charlotte's DeMario Mayfield going to the line for two free throws with 12 seconds left. Mayfield missed both those attempts, allowing ETSU senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa, Fla.) to grab the rebound and giving the Bucs one last chance. ... Sollazzo advanced the ball and found fellow senior Tommy Hubbard (Boston) on the right wing. Instead of driving to the basket for a potential tying score, Hubbard penetrated into the lane and decided to pass to Jones in the corner. The left-handed shooter took care of the rest, finding the bottom of the basket. ... Along with Jones' heroics, the Bucs got a game-high 26 points from junior guard Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.), while senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) netted 16 points and Hubbard finished with 14 points. ... In the first half, ETSU's defensive pressure was again impressive in the early going, forcing nine turnovers in the first nine minutes and helping give the Bucs the lead for the first seven minutes of action. Unfortunately for ETSU, the Bucs had their own turnover troubles in the first half and that allowed Charlotte to stay in the game, and finish the first half with a 31-26 edge. ... In the second half, ETSU opened things with a 6-0 run to take the lead at 32-31. However, Charlotte answered with its own 12-4 run to make it 43-36 with 13:30 left in the game. The Bucs would not go away, however, as they manufactured an 18-6 run to take the lead at 58-56 with 4:01 left in the game. ... From there, both teams hit multiple shots and either traded the lead or tied the game five times in the final minutes.
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 2, 2013) – Freshman guard A.J. Merriweather (Jackson, Tenn.) scored a game-high 27 points in his first career start, and the ETSU men's basketball team used a 30-6 offensive run at the start of the second half to drop Mars Hill 119-83 on Homecoming Saturday in front of 3,208 fans at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... The Buccaneers scored 70 points in the second half and shot 58 percent from the floor as they wrapped up preseason play with a perfect 2-0 record, while averaging 118.5 points per contest. ... Indeed, despite their second-straight lop-sided win, the Bucs did allow 83 points for the second game in a row, and the Lions shot a very respectable 47 percent from the floor on the night. ETSU has now played man-to-man for the entirety of its two exhibition games. ... The Lions gave the Bucs quite a challenge throughout the first half and actually led by as many as nine at 19-10 with 13:01 left before the intermission. However, from that point the Bucs went on a 24-4 run to regain the lead and never relinquished the advantage the rest of the game. ... Along with Merriweather's game-high 27 points and seven rebounds, the Bucs also got double digit scoring from sophomore guard Lester Wilson (Knoxville) with 17 points and senior post Hunter Harris (Nashville) with 12, while senior forward Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and freshman guard Devin Harris (Tampa, Fla.) added 10 each. ... ETSU forced Mars Hill into 36 turnovers and grabbed 20 steals on the night, while out-rebounding the Lions 42-33. The Bucs also outscored Mars Hill 46-11 on points off turnovers, while holding a 62-32 advantage on points in the paint.
Young Bucs still face obstacles with experience
The last two seasons, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow has faced the challenge of developing a roster with minimal experience ... As the 2013-14 Buccaneers begin play, Bartow is once again looking at a team with several new faces and limited playing time ... In all, the Bucs return just six players who saw time on the floor last sesaon, while there are a total of seven newcomers to the program ... When counting the entire 15-man roster, the Bucs have a total of just 11 varsity seasons between the team for an average of less than a season per player ... The most experienced player on the team is fifth-year senior Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.), but he is returning from an injury which made him miss the entire 2012-13 campaign.
Merriweather, Riley and Harris standout in exhibition games
Freshmen A.J. Merriweather (Jackson, Tenn.) and Devin Harris (Tampa, Fla.), along with JuCo transfer Jalen Riley (Racine, Wisc.) made significant impressions during the Bucs' two exhibition games ... Merriweather's numbers were the most guady, as he averaged 22 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals in just 21 minutes per game ... Meanwhile, Harris averaged 7.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the games against Milligan (10/29) and Mars Hill (11/2), while Riley finished with 12.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest.
Rembert hoping to stay hot as 2013-14 season begins
Junior guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) has made the most of his increased playing time over the last two seasons, having made a 3-pointer in 29 straight games dating back to last season ... Last season, Rembert ranked fourth in the A-Sun in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.7 percent for the year. ... This year, Rembert has shown signs of expanding his offensive productivity, as he averaged 21.0 points per game in the Bucs' exhibitions against Milligan (10/29) and Mars Hill (11/2) ... In fact, he put up a stunning 33 points on nine made 3-pointers in the win over Milligan.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
Shuffling starters the "new normal" for Bucs
Last season, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow used 17 different starting lineups in the team's 32 games ... Injuries and dismissals left the ETSU's coaches searching for the right combination all season. ... Bartow hopes to find more stability with his rotation in 2013-14.
Three-point streak for Bucs dates back nearly 20 years
Since Feb. 16, 1987 in a game against Davidson, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 794 consecutive games. ... ETSU was 0-for-8 in that 1987 game.
ESPN names Wilson to nation's Top 25 freshmen list
While circumstances forced the ETSU men's basketball team to struggle last season, talented redshirt freshman forward Lester Wilson (Knoxville) gave the Buccaneers reason for hope. ... Wilson, who is averaged 13.0 points per game, was listed as one of the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball by ESPN hoops writer John Gasaway. The list – which included players such as UNLV's Anthony Bennett, UCLA's Jordan Adams, Michigan's Nik Stauskas and Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon – had Wilson ranked at No. 25. ... Wilson has posted six 20-plus point games so far this season.
ETSU picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
In the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Bucs -- who have enjoyed nine NCAA trips, one NIT and one CIT berth, 14 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85 -- ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun team, as well as former SoCon rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, at that time the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as programs such as Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson and Fla. State.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On a blustery day on the DuPont Tennis Courts, the MIT women's tennis team maintained its perfect record in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference as it blanked Wheaton College, 9-0. The Engineers improved to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the NEWMAC while the Lyons fell to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the conference.
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In singles play it was all MIT as the Engineers took all six matches in straight sets. Tam picked up the first win at No. 4, taking a 6-0, 6-1 decision over Sarah Crom. Senior Candace Wu (Yorba Linda, Calif.), playing at No. 3, then picked up the win that put the match out of reach for the Lyons, a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Morgan Bell.
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Is Linux Annoying?
First published: 11th of September 2002 for O'Reilly's LinuxDevCenter
Attentive web surfers for all things Linux have probably already noted that O'Reilly is working on a new Linux book, Linux Annoyances. Indeed O'Reilly wants to follow up its success with the Windows Annoyances books by doing one on Linux. This of course brings to mind the question, what is a Linux Annoyance?
As one of the authors tasked with answering this question, I recently shuttled off to my local bookstore, went up to the information booth and asked the clerk, "Do you have a copy of Windows XP Annoyances?"
The clerk turned to his computer and started smirking. "Windows Annoyances you say? Must be a bestseller?"
I'm not quite sure about this, but I think he was talking to the computer, not me. Nah, must be my imagination.
"Yes, here it is. We have one copy on hand. Let's go see if we can find it."
Off we went. Sure enough there it was, a nice yellow book with the trademark O'Reilly animal on the cover; in this case, a Surinam toad. "Thank you", I said to the clerk. He nodded, paused for a second, as if to remember something, looked at me (maybe he wanted to ask me something), and went back to his desk.
After putting together an initial outline I found myself on IRC chatting with my potential coauthors, Justin Davies and Dee-Ann LeBlanc. We were frustrated. We couldn't come up with an outline that O'Reilly wanted to use. Did they not see the care I took in outlining a vendor neutral chapter on the problems with various software packaging systems? Did they not appreciate Dee-Ann's whole chapter dedicated to regular expressions? How many Linux books care to explain the pain and glory that is regular expressions in Perl for Linux users and administrators?
It seemed our approach to the Annoyances title wasn't right. Sure, I lose
my stack whenever the computer spits back
error: Failed dependencies for the third package in a row. Doesn't everyone? Guess that's not enough of an annoyance to build a book on. Who knew?
"You know, the Windows Annoyances book was based on a site that had collected issues with Windows since Windows 95 was still in beta", I mentioned to Justin, filling in a moment when Dee had stepped away.
"No, I did know that" popped up on my screen as a reply. "Yeah, it was", Dee seconded, back at the keyboard.
"I think that's my problem in outlining these chapters. I have some suggestions from friends, some personal insights, but not something to build a whole book on."
We needed an army, an army of friends. Or at least an army of computer bookstore clerks, all freely sharing their stories of pain and suffering at the hands of Linux.
"We could setup a list or forum to collect people's stories", typed Dee, as if reading my mind from several hundred miles away. Mailing list it is. It would seem my reading up on the past O'Reilly Annoyances books at the bookstore was prudent thinking. Now how do we go about letting all those frustrated bookstore clerks know that they now have a venue to vent in?
What the Heck is a Linux Annoyance Anyway?
David Karp, author of the Windows Annoyances books, defined a computer annoyance more in terms of how one perceives a problem than anything else. He noted in his introduction to Windows XP Annoyances, "an annoyance is a way of looking at a problem [sic] it's an attitude that gives you fortitude."
Karp's definition of an annoyance is designed to challenge your perception of how to deal with computer problems. If you feel overwhelmed at the thought that the number of computers in our world continues to grow and that the majority of these computers use variations of Microsoft's Windows, you'll probably feel at a loss and simply become numb to the trials and tribulations that we all encounter daily, even when all you need to do is look up a book in a bookstore.
But Linux Annoyances? Surely, Linux users of all types--hobbyists, administrators, and engineers, to name the classics--feel that the work of the free and open source world is to empower users with choice. After all, if one operating system is annoying, then simply choose another. If Windows is not the right option, how about a BSD variation, such as Mac OS X? If not Mac OS X, why not give FreeBSD a try? If not FreeBSD, why not Linux? If one Linux distribution is troublesome, use another. Can too many choices be just as annoying as no choice at all?
Let's consider software packaging. This is something that all platforms have to deal with. Everyone has a love-hate relationship with software packaging since it can relate to something as simple as installing binaries for Mac OS X to something a bit more complex, unpacking and building source code from scratch on Linux, or anything in between. Any number of issues can crop up depending on what method or operating system is being used.
Since several Linux vendors have selected to use RPM as their packaging solution, it only stands to reason that people would find issues with how RPM works.
On the Linux Annoyances mailing list, John Andersen suggested the following method for dealing with what is commonly known as RPM Hell:
You try to install XYZ package but it has a prerequisite for
You take a swig of beer.
You Google around a bit and find that
abc.lib.so.7is supplied by package
You hunt around for that RPM on the Web (since a quick
ls abc* | lesson the distribution CD didn't turn up anything) and you find it on a Bulgarian web site and download it.
You try to install it, and it requires
You take a swig of beer.
You Google around a bit and find that
lib-hij.so.2is supplied by package
You hunt around for that RPM on the Web (those dang CDs again) and you find it on an Australian web site and download it.
You try to install it, and it requires
You take a swig of beer.
"Hmm", you think to yourself, "maybe I'll just download and compile the source code".
No good, the configure script will just die on you, with unresolved externals and more prerequisites.
In John's immortal words, "The whole experience sours one on the whole concept and were it not for the beer, would lead to many suicides and divorces."
And no, before you ask, this isn't just some clever college drinking game. I'm not advocating drinking on the job; after all, one bookshelf starts to look like another to any drunken bookstore clerk. But drinking is tempting when you have to configure a half dozen servers in a nightlong install-fest.
Surely, there has to be another way to install software without using a different operating system or Linux distribution not built on RPM. Sometimes using another platform just isn't an option.
In the philosophy of the Annoyances books, if we take it upon ourselves to understand the annoyances of a particular problem and instead of just giving up, we position ourselves better for dealing with the problem at hand.
Another poster, Alex Butcher, suggests the following process for avoiding RPM Hell:
Stick to RPMs built for the distribution you're running. If in need of a package from an outside source, try a third-party RPM repository dedicated to the Linux distribution you have on hand. For example, the following websites focus on packages for Red Hat's distributions of Linux:
Moreover, Alex points out, if you do need a package for which no RPMs are available, try the following:
Take the source RPM for a similar distribution or from a later version of the same distribution.
Adjust any explicit dependencies in the
Rebuild the binary for your distribution.
Of course, Alex admits that this process is easier said than done, but points out that it becomes quite straightforward with a bit of practice and a little knowledge from the RPM documentation.
Finally Alex suggests that before using a third-party RPM or rolling your own, double check that the file or package needed isn't included on hand after all.
Red Hat, for example, includes a fully populated RPM database that can be queried using the
--redhatprovides and
--redhatrequires command line options. Simply install the
rpmdb-redhat package beforehand.
$ rpm -install rpmdb-redhat-9-0.20030227.i386.rpm
$ rpm --redhatprovides libxml
$ rpm --redhatrequires libxml
In three easy steps you can find out which Red Hat package provides
libxml and which packages require
libxml . Another
option is to create a local listing of RPMs on hand using
query option.
$ rpm -qilp /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/* >
Then if you come across a package that has a specific requirement, you can
quickly grep a personal list of RPMs to find the proper package. For our little
Red Hat Linux 9 system you can see that if
libxml version 1.8.17-8
is needed you can find the proper file on the Red Hat Install CD 1.
$ cat install_cd_1.txt | grep libxml | less
Name : libxml Relocations : (not relocateable)
Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM : libxml-1.8.17-8.src.rpm
The libxml package contains an XML library, which allows you to
Of course the real advantage of this last option is the ability to create a listing of RPMs from any source of RPMs for future searches.
At the core is the simple idea of presenting solutions that enable you both to customize and troubleshoot, to borrow from Karp's introduction again. Just because Linux may be the least annoying solution for a problem, it does not follow that a Linux system has no idiosyncrasies to deal with. After all, there is no "one true operating system".
All of this highlights the perspective of the free and open source philosophies: users are as empowered as anyone else. We are not here to complain or to criticize but to learn, understand, and fix.
Call for Annoyances
My question for you is What Linux Annoyances have you had to deal with? If you've found a solution, what is it? Generalities as well as specific annoyances are welcomed. Take note, this mailing list isn't designed to be technical support for Linux Annoyances (we have to save something for the book). Nor is it meant to be a collection of "oh, I found this bug once and I was like where is that Bugzilla thing?" This is "I can't believe they design it this way and think it works for people! What are they smokin'?"
Got your Linux Annoyance? Good, now go point your web browser to join the mailing list and share your favorite (or least favorite) Linux annoyance. Who knows, you may end up seeing it in an O'Reilly book followed by a helpfully solution or two. Trust me, I should know. I'm coauthoring a book on Linux Annoyances for O'Reilly and I need your help. We have a lot of bookstore clerks to save.
Paul Weinstein is the Chief Consultant for Waubonsie Consulting.


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When we reviewed the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 graphics card we covered many of the features, but one feature that we didn't have the time to test for the launch article was NVIDIA Surround. The GeForce GTX 680 has the ability to run 3D Vision Surround off a single card! As you can imagine, this makes for a richer gaming experience and something that wasn't previously possible with an NVIDIA video card that was powered by just a single-GPU.
For the record, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 can up to four monitors at once, but one must be an accessory display. This means you can game on up to three monitors at a time thanks to NVIDIA Surround. The AMD Radeon HD 7000 series cards that are on the market right now all support six monitors and all six of them can be used for gaming thanks to AMD Eyefinity technology. In terms of monitor support, AMD cards can run more monitors, but let's be honest with each other… Not too many gamers out there are running three panels, let alone six!
One of the best new features is the new desktop management software that NVIDIA has implimented. It is a life saver and makes using the three monitor as user friendly as a two monitor setup for the very first time. NVIDIA has centered the Windows taskbar to the middle display by default! When we first started using a triple monitor setup like this one of our biggest gripes was that the Windows start button was all the way to the left and the clock was four feet over on the far right monitor. This was a pain in the butt, but NVIDIA has solved it and enabled this by default (yes, you can disable it in the control panel). NVIDIA also made it to where you can maximize windows to a single display, which is something you can't do on the AMD Eyefinity setup without having to find and install optional software. NVIDIA hit a home run here and after using this setup for normal use we couldn't imagine not having it setup like this! Thank you NVIDIA!
To setup NVIDIA surround for the very first time you need to enter the NVIDIA Control Panel and under the 3D Settings you'll find a section called 'Configure Surround, PhysX'. After you click there you'll come to the menu shown above and then you'll need to check the box that says to 'Span displays with Surround'.
Once NVIDIA surround is enabled you can arrange or rotate the displays, enable bezel correction or change the resolution to something other than the native resolution for the panels. NVIDIA Surround defaults to native resolution of the panels.
If you haven't already put your monitors in order or need help connecting them there is a configuration window that pops up offering help. We are running three Dell P2210H 21.5-inch widescreen flat panel monitor and all were detected and running properly. Since each of these monitors has a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 it means that we are now running 5760 x 1080 thanks to NVIDIA Surround!
NVIDIA Surround allows you to use bezel correction, so objects appear to pass behind the display bezels. This is nice as everything lines up and looks good. The bad thing about this is that you can't see anything behind the bezels any longer, so if you are trying to look at a game map or access a menu it can be a huge pain.
One new feature that NVIDIA brought out with the new drivers for this card is Bezel Peeking, which is awesome as it allows you to use a keyboard shortcut to 'peek' behind the bezel to fully see the menus!
You can easily setup the bezel correction with an easy adjustment menu that takes just a few seconds to do. The NVIDIA Surround Bezel Peeking hotkey is CTRL + ALT + B by default, but you can again change that to anything you like.
Now that you have a solid understanding of NVIDIA 2D Surround on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 we can get to game performance testing! For this we'll be running the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 in Surround at 5760×1080 against the MSI R7970 Lightning in Eyefinity at 5760×1080!
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