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Holidays are often time for reflection and thinking of changes you would like to make to improve your general wellbeing. I'm no different!
During my two weeks summer holiday in France I had the following list:
1. Learn to speak French before the next holiday
2. Learn to bake bread like the artisan bakers in France
3. Learn more about architecture so when I visit historical buildings I know more about them without a guide
4. Learn more about photography and take more photos at home
5. Learn the Yoga sun salutation to do as home practice when away from the gym
Eek it's quite a bit to do list I created and it's also very similar to last year's list as well which did not get actioned. So I decided to park the list even before I got home and thought I would do something different this year
Like most people I am time poor, so I thought I would try getting up earlier and creating a bit of extra time for myself. I am an early bird anyway so it shouldn't be too difficult – famous last words! When I first started personal training I worked some weird and wonderful hours and when I stopped the early morning sessions it was quite a relief not to have to get up quite so early. Now I have a schedule which is quite sensible. Not only that I have gotten into the habit of going to bed earlier as well. As I normally sleep like a log I'm usually well rested in the mornings and wake up a few minutes just before my alarm.
So what will I do with my extra time?
Well the purpose is to give me more time for wellbeing 'stuff' and resist the temptation to just start work earlier. This is very tempting when you run your own business, as I always have a big todo list.
• A couple of mornings a week I go to the gym before I teach my first Pilates class of the day. So an extra 15 mins would be a bit more stretching and a more leisurely shower.
• Take advantage of the fabulous light mornings we are having a get an early morning run while we still have the light mornings.
• Perhaps a quick wee Pilates session?
• Maybe some photography as early morning light is spectacular.
• Maybe having longer than a nano second to get myself showered/dressed and out the door.
• Some days it would be useful to have food prepared for lunch or dinner
• Plan lunches and dinners and write a shopping list
• Maybe a leisurely breakfast
• Or maybe just get up early and enjoy the peace and quiet!
What could you do with an extra 15 mins a day?
Let me know if you have any Post Holiday Resolutions and how you are getting on with them
Samantha Valand is the founder of Wise Women Wellbeing Academy.
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We give parties because we want to express appreciation for people we care about. And also because we want to have fun. That combination of fun and appreciation should begin the moment a guest arrives at the party.
The single most welcoming thing you can do at the start of the party is to stand near the entrance when your guests arrive so they can see you. In December 2018, fashion designer Tory Burch married businessman Pierre-Yves Roussel in Antigua. On the night we all arrived on the island, they gave a welcome party to open the weekend. Tory was standing right there at the entrance when I walked in, radiant, eyes sparkling, glowing with warmth. It made me feel like she'd come out especially to greet me. Once your guests know you care, you've got them. Never forget, though: True welcome is about displaying warmth, not wealth, so don't ever compromise the former for the sake of the latter.
On Dress Codes
Dress has meaning. We send signals about who we are and how we want to be seen—by friends, by enemies, by potential mates.
Just as the garb of a guest conveys cues about who he is, when a host calls for a certain type of dress, he's conveying an important message of his own about the type of party he wants to have. Unfortunately, it's a message in code. And today, when so many rules have broken down, as a guest it's easy to get confused.
There's white tie: formerly never worn before eight o'clock and now almost never worn at all. It includes a dress (or tail) coat. As a casual alternative to white tie, black tie was originally considered informal wear for occasions beginning after six in the evening. In our more relativistic age, black tie is formal, but the time stipulation still applies.
For women, white tie means long dresses, and black means nothing shorter than mid-calf. I'm sorry, ladies, but cocktail dresses are not suitable for black-tie events.
If that sounds like a lot, get ready. Because while white and black tie are pretty straightforward, everything else makes no sense at all. Formal usually means black tie in the city but a suit everywhere else. Semiformal can mean a suit but more often means coat and tie for men and mid-length dresses for women. Cocktail is coat and tie, or a jacket, no tie, or anything dressier than your pajamas. Women can wear practically anything except sweatpants. The worst of both worlds is black-tie optional. Half the crowd is guaranteed to feel overdressed and the other half outdone.
A host can never go wrong by bringing it back to the guests. Remember whom the dress code is for. You'll always have guests who rely on fashion to make a statement. They're going to be fine no matter what. There's also the guest for whom any amount of sartorial advice is a pain in the ass. Don't waste your time worrying about him.
In a moment of self-awareness more likely intended as false modesty, the Duchess of Windsor once said, "I'm not a beautiful woman. I'm nothing to look at, so the only thing I can do is dress better than anyone else." She's actually speaking for the vast, silent majority: those who aren't good-looking enough for their clothes to be irrelevant but who are perfectly capable of looking reasonably attractive with a little effort. I put myself in that category. Effort is attractive, and a lack of it is not, as Karl Lagerfeld noted: "Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants." Never be the guest who shows up in sweatpants.
On Being a Good Guest
Your first responsibility as a guest is to reply. Think about it. Someone is offering to provide you with free food and drink and deal with music, the location, the atmosphere and, most importantly, the cost. Don't you at least owe them a response? When you receive an invitation, it's your job to be proactive. Sort your life out, and let the host know whether you're in or out.
Good guests get invited back because they make it easy for a host.
Never complain about the food. Remember, you could always be home alone, eating leftovers. And never, ever, ever move your place card.
Put down your phone. Be present. Don't get drunk. No one's bad news lifts up a party, so spare the room.
Pick out the biggest loser in the room, the one no one's talking to, and go spend five minutes making his night better. He's there for a reason, and your host will be grateful. If you can't figure out who the biggest loser is, you need to upgrade your life in ways that this article can't achieve.
The greatest gift you can give a host is to arrive 15 (but never more than 30) minutes late. Earlier than this, and you're not giving your host any margin for error. Trust me, even the best host finds that grace period beyond priceless.

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Robert Jenson on trusting God
"All things are in God's hand, all events are subject to his will. Therein is double offense. First, if all is in God's hand, none of it is in ours, except as he takes our hand in his. … We do not want it to be that way; that we do not is what the Bible means by 'sin.' … The church praises God as almighty precisely to renounce such unbelief. Second, if all is in God's hand, God's hand is less comfortable than we would like. … If he is to be trusted, as the Decalogue demands, this trust is far riskier and its object far more mysterious than we want."
Robert Jenson, A Large Catechism, 3rd Ed., (American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, 2013), 17-18.


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Where Else to Enjoy Russian Cuisine in Moscow?
November 6, 2018
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Every time we travel to a new city, we face the same questions: what to see, what to do and where to eat. Due to the high speed at which the urban environment changes (transportation, new city districts, attractions, restaurants, bars, museums, etc.), it's pretty difficult to track them all even for a local. Old…Read More


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Yesterday the Cubs signed Ben Zobrist and traded Starlin Castro to the Yankees for Adam Warren and Brendan Ryan. Although Warren is a good asset to have in any bullpen, I think the Yankees got the better end of this deal, and I think the Cubs will end up missing Castro at second base. Zobrist is 34, Castro is 25, and while both seem to have a similar declining WAR trend line over the past few years, Castro's defensive WAR is on the rise while Zobrist's is plummeting.
Zobrist will probably be a platoon player at second with Javier Baez, and in the outfield with Kyle Schwarber and Jorge Soler. He can also play third anytime Kris Bryant needs a rest. But the Yankees now have an extremely strong up-the-middle with Gregorius and Castro, both of whom are in their mid twenties.
Zobrist's deal ends up being around $14M per year. Castro is owed around $40M over the last 4 years of his contract (not including the $16M team option in his final year that has a $1M buyout). If you ask me, I'd rather pay $10M per year to a younger, better fielding second baseman, than $14M to an older second baseman whose defense is quickly declining. No question that Zobrist can hit; his offensive WAR numbers are on a much slower decline. But he needs to be able to hold up his end of the bargain on defense to make him a truly valuable National League player. Zobrist does have history with Joe Maddon; both of his 8+ WAR years came under Maddon's reign in Tampa. And, Zobrist is an Illinois native who might get an extra boost playing close to home.
- I still give the Yankees a A- grade on this trade.
- I give the Cubs a B grade on these moves, but that could jump to a B+ if Adam Warren continues to perform at least at his career 7.6 K/9 and 3.39 ERA. His DraftKings fantasy (below – courtesy of baseball-reference.com) numbers prove he has the ability to perform well above average, but not on a consistent enough basis.
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On a wedding day, creating drama is usually something photographers try to avoid. With all the personalities, excitement and tension surrounding the couple's big day, it often falls to us to keep the couple relatively stress-free. But drama can be a photographer's best friend when it comes to creating jaw-droppingly unique portraits. Single elements are good, but you can mix and match ideas from this list to create photographs that are truly stunning.
1. Powerful Lighting
When it comes to creating a dramatic photograph, lighting is probably the most useful tool in a photographer's arsenal. We have the ability to turn a bad location into an interesting one—and make a fantastic location even better—with the addition of a few lights.
Natural light can be beautiful, but sometimes it's not enough. The moment in the photograph below would have been lost without additional lighting to illuminate the couple and the spray from the champagne. For the key light, I used a 60-inch umbrella with 3 speedlights, and two additional speedlights for accents. Lugging lights around can be a hassle, but it's a sure-fire way to create a moment that stands apart from what most couples have seen before.
2. Timeless Poses
Big groups can sometimes create big problems for photographers. But I say that more is almost always better! The key is creating poses that look natural, and put the bridal party at ease. That means no "prison line-ups" with flowers gripped tightly at the waist! Dimension is your friend: Take advantage of differing heights and depths to give your portrait visual interest, and to keep people's eyes moving around the frame. Also, make sure the arrangement has a good sense of balance. That doesn't mean that the elements on the right need to be a mirror image of those on the left. Rather, the visual weight of each side should be roughly equal. There was beautiful natural light in this room, which I accented with two speedlights high in each corner facing the bridesmaids, and another directly behind the bride, to create separation from the background.
3. Strong Composition
Every wedding photographer has a portfolio shot of a beautiful bride in a pretty spot. But a strong composition surrounding the subject will make your photos stand out from the pack. Combining a beautiful subject with an interesting graphic element brings immediate visual interest to the image. The first thing I do when I arrive at a location is to scout for solid graphics I can use to make my images better. Also, make sure to explore the area from all angles, because the best details usually aren't right in front of you. This image was created when I lay on the floor and shot straight up. The strong lines created by the staircase, with the bride looking up instead of directly at the camera, gives this image a timeless, classic quality.
4. Work the Location
There was a time when I treated backgrounds as a distraction. I chose an extremely shallow depth of field to help keep the attention on my subjects. But I was missing an opportunity to create another interesting layer in my photographs. The key is to make the location sing in harmony with your subjects—not overshadow them—and the photograph as a whole will be better than its individual parts. The photograph below was taken using two Qflashes in an empty stable—dirt floor, unfinished ceiling—and it ends up being perfect for a glamorous location portrait. I also applied a layer of texture to the final image to pull it all together.
5. Punch it Up in Post
Most couples who are getting married say they want "documentary-style" photography. But what they really want is to have that documentary flavor, while getting the full Vogue Magazine post-production treatment: slimmed down, smoothed out and punched up. The image below was taken using only available light, and then I really jazzed it up in post.
But even if you don't get deep into Photoshop, all photographs can benefit from a little creative post-production. Sharpening, increasing contrast, changing the color temperature, and strategic vignetting will help to focus the eye and really bring out the elements that make the image unique.
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Wedding Photography is a great business now days. Every Creative Photographer who specialize in this field should know. The temptation with digital is to check images as you go and to delete those that don't work immediately. The problem with this is that you might just be getting rid of some of the more interesting and useable images. Keep in mind that images can be cropped or manipulated later to give you some more arty/abstract looking shots that can add real interest to the end album. If photographer have his art graduation, that is plus point for him.. Otherwise everage photographer has very steriod, static and boring output on end of clients un reversable event... I'm very please with the post. Thanks


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'Don't ask' repeal on track
The military's repeal of its longstanding "don't ask, don't tell" policy is not facing resistance from troops and is on track to take full effect this fall as planned, top commanders told a House committee on Friday.
Clifford Stanley, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, told the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Military Personnel that the military has trained 9 percent of its forces over the past month without any resistance to the new policy. He said he expects to complete training of all forces by this summer, which means the military can repeal "don't ask, don't tell" sometime this fall, as planned.
"It has gone extremely well so far," Stanley told the panel.
Top military officials commended President Barack Obama's decision last year to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said the executive branch's decision gives the military more time to prepare for what he calls an "inevitable" policy shift. If a court had struck down the law, the transition would have been less orderly, he said.
Republicans who opposed a repeal argued that thousands of troops who aren't comfortable serving with openly gay service members would quit in protest. The military hasn't reported such an exodus.
Stanley and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William Gortney, who also testified, said they hadn't heard of any service members complaining about the new policy.
"I think we're on the right path, and I think midsummer is achievable" Gortney said.
Republicans on the panel's questions looked for a crack in the witnesses' confidence, but Stanley and Gortney remained vehement that DADT repeal is necessary.
Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), a retired lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq, said he's worried military leaders who resist implementation will be unfairly targeted.
"I want to make sure we do not go now on a witch hunt because of external social engineering interest groups," he said.
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), said he personally knew officers who will quit serving once the policy is implemented.
"You are going to lose, and this country is going to lose a lot of very, very valuable members of the military because of this social policy," Scott told the commanders.
And Scott wondered aloud whether DADT repeal is even necessary. He said he suspected that the gay and lesbian military who have been discharged have likely violated other standards of conduct.
Gortney quickly rejected the hypothesis, telling Scott that he had himself dismissed a Navy officer in the early 1990s, shortly after the policy was implemented, simply because the officer had told his chaplain that he was gay.
The anecdote shocked Scott.
"He did not violate your standard of conduct?" Scott asked.
"No, sir," Gortney replied.
"That's not the answer I thought you would give," Scott said.
To which Gortney said quickly: "It happens to be the truth."


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Today we are thumbing through the week 9 – 15 January in Hammer's History and, to be honest, there is not a great deal to get excited about. Nevertheless we will start with the undoubted high which was a 6-0 annihilation of Barnsley in a 1998 Premier League fixture at Upton Park. At that time Harry Redknapp's side were capable of some barnstorming and free flowing performances and this victory was their 9th at home so far that season. Goals from Lampard, Abou (2), Hartson, Moncur and Lazaridis made it a day to remember where the' boos' ringing out around the ground were in praise of striker Samassi Abou who, in addition to his two goals, also had a hand in several others.
Forrest, Potts, Lazaridis, Unsworth, Ferdinand, Pearce, Impey (Moncur), Lampard, Hartson, Berkovic (Alves), Abou
As FA Cup holders we started its defence in the 1964/65 season with a home 3rd round tie against Birmingham City. Goals by Hurst (2), Byrne and Sissons in a 4-2 victory were enough to send the Hammers into the 4th round draw.
Some years later in 2011 Birmingham were once again cup opponents but this time in a League Cup semi-final. The first leg at Upton Park between two of the leagues struggling sides (both of whom would go on to be relegated) ended in a 2-1 win to give West Ham the advantage and dreams of Wembley. Mark Noble volleyed the Hammers ahead in a one-sided first half but we were unable to convert any of the numerous further chances before the break. In the second period an improved Birmingham performance saw Ridgewell equalise and when Victor Obinna was sent off it looked like it could be game over. However, Carlton Cole (on as a replacement for Piquionne) scored with a trademark scuffed shot from a Spector cross to notch an unlikely winner. There was intense speculation at the time that defeat in this game would cost manager Avram Grant his job but football moves in mysterious ways and he was able to survive to steer us on to relegation (but not to Wembley).
Talking of the League Cup this week also hosted the replayed 5th round encounter against Aston Villa in January 2000. The match which had to be played again as a result of the Mannygate debacle saw West Ham go a goal up through Lampard Junior, Di Canio have a penalty saved by David James, and Villa score twice in extra time to win the day.
We round of the week with two of those embarrassing banana skin FA Cup defeats. In 1974 we had drawn our initial home tie with 3rd division Hereford and so made the trip to Edgar Street four days later for the replay. West Ham took the lead through a Clyde Best header before Keith Coleman gave away a penalty that led to the Hereford leveller. With about a quarter of an hour to play Hereford scored again to prompt wild scenes by the home crowd; the match ending 2-1.
Day, Coleman, Lampard, Bonds, Taylor, Wooler, McGiven, Paddon, Lutton, Holland, Best
Ironically, the same largely uninspiring West Ham line-up managed to beat Manchester United 2-1 at Upton Park on the following Saturday (Bonds, Holland) in a season where the Red Devils were ultimately relegated to Division 2 with ourselves just above the drop zone.
In the 3rd round of 1979, second division West Ham were away to 4th division Newport County in a game that was postponed on Saturday due to bad weather and re-scheduled for midweek. With the core of the team that would win the Cup the following year the Hammers suffered a humiliating 2-1 reverse which I believe John Lyall once described as the low point of his managerial career; Pop Robson scoring our goal.
Day, Lampard, Brush, Bonds, Martin, McDowell, Taylor, Devonshire, Cross, Brooking, Robson


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By JYOTHI VENKATESH for BOLLYY
You made your debut with the Malayalam film Unto the Dusk in 2014 which was showcased at IFFK, Bengaluru Film Festival and MAMI when you were just 26 years old. Ayaal Sassi was your second Malayalam film as a director in 2017. Your latest film Biriyaani has just won the Best Film award at the recently concluded 12th Bengaluru International Film Festival. What inspired you to make Biriyaani?
My debut film Unto the Dusk, questioned conventional mores and sanctity of familial bonds. Ayaal Sassi, my second film, tracked a man's desperate craving for publicity and how he would go to any length to become the cynosure of all eyes. The plot of my third film Biriyaani was culled by me from a childhood event which has ingrained in my mind. I have always been passionate about Cinema right from my childhood.
You have explored existential problems and spiritual crises facing your characters. What kind of themes interest you as a filmmaker?
When I directed my first movie, I was just 25 years old, and like any youngster, I too had lot of questions within myself which I tried to put it through my movies. There were still a lot of it especially concerning the religion which was further explored in my second and now Biriyaani is my third film. I can definitely say that such realistic societal issues are of interest me yet in my next I would want to try something more fictional and thriller genre. It is difficult to express in words on what I have learnt, in fact I try to express it through my visuals. Biriyaani was produced by my friend under the banner of UAN Film House. The producer told me that though he had financed my film, he would see the film only after it was completed.
Your characters are inspired by news headlines. Their problems have an ageless, literary quality. How did you set out to cast your actors?
I am of the opinion that such issues that we read day in and out, especially lot of people joining ISIS from Kerala had been doing the rounds of headlines from quite some time. It has definitely inspired me but many a time, how society treats their kin, how their life and livelihood is affected are never looked upon or discussed. Most of the actors are from theater background. The one playing mother role, J Shylaja is from NSD. Surjith Gopinath, Anil Nedumangadu,Thonakkal Jayachandran, Master Pranav, Bhasurendra Babu, Syam Reji, filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, playback singer Pushavathy and Kani's mother Jaishri and father Maitreyan have played other characters are also from theater background.
How did you zero in on Kani Kusruthi for the role of the protagonist?
While writing screenplay, Kani was already in my mind for the lead role. And I am very happy with her performance. It was much easier for me with the way Kani approaches a film or a character. When I was writing the subject for Biriyaani, I thought of Kani for the title role of Khadeeja since I know her for the last decade. Kani who is the live-in girl friend of filmmaker Anand Gandhi who had made the film The Ship of Theseus, has earlier acted in films made by well known directors like Sathyan Anthikkadu, Santosh Sivan and Lenin Rajendran and has also had a stint in theater in Kerala.
Since you have tackled an explosive theme, how tough was it for you to shoot your film in Kerala?
It is very difficult to make a political movie in India. I shot my film in Varkala and Athankara in Thiruvananthapuram and Tamil Nadu respectively, I shot some darga sequences in Tamil Nadu but after a couple of days of shooting some local Muslims refused to let me shoot my film because they felt it would tarnish their reputation and believe it or not, I stealthily shot my film guerrilla style the next few days there without permission but after we were thrown out, I erected similar sets in Chitranjali Studios in Kerala and shot the remaining three to four sequences.
What do you hope to communicate with your film Biriyaani?
The film began with a thought of what happens with family or closed ones of people named to join ISIS. At the same time, how Muslim religion expect a women to be confined to the four walls of their house, I have seen it from close quarters how they are treated that eventually became part of this movie. More than the religious issues, through this movie, I am trying to bring into picture what a women, be it my mother, my sister or my girl friend faces in their day to day life, their lack of freedom be it sexual or any other kind both in their own family and from society. If we see only the sexual aspects, how majority of the men see their women as an object of fulfilling their desire, is also an area that I have tried to capture or showcase. It is sad but true that 70% of the women in Kerala are subjected to sexual exploitation, including my own mother and sisters I decided to make the film from the woman's point of view, when few years ago, I was undergoing a crisis that made me realize to start thinking being in a women's shoes. Perhaps there was a paradigm shift all together, say for example how fear creeps into a woman and how society plays a role. Such thoughts eventually led me to place my story from a women's point of view.
The film has many bold touches in the way that both religion and sexuality have been explored, though you are also a Muslim yourself.
Honestly from past 15 years I am not practicing any religion, I have seen these issues very closely in growing up years. Perhaps, more than what women from other religions may face, as I have encountered more from Muslim background especially in rural areas. I have had chances of researching further while scripting this.
In how many days did you shoot your film and in what budget?
I shot my film in a span of just 34 days, with a crew of 25 people. I did not draw any salary but I shot in a budget of around 60 to 70 lakhs. I managed to get a subsidy of two lakhs from Kerala government and yet another two lakhs from Bengaluru International Film Festival as prize money for my film. I am planning to distribute my film on my own in Kerala on a modest level in around 30 theaters.
How did you get into the issues faced by your female lead?
Many a time I have felt that irrespective of gender, as a human, we would have faced such issues. In India, we see this from our own family or society, be it male, female or transgender. I have tried adapting it in my female lead's life.
Did you set out to make a controversial movie in the first place?
I am not here to drive home any message or have a controversy. There are other avenues like sms, poetry etc for messaging. As my film demanded a bold approach, I too did it as we see it as much as possible. In fact there is nothing newly formed or shown through this movie, just that its existing in real world. I wish it is seen in the right perspective. As a film maker, I did not consider much about it censorship, I tried to make it the way I visualized it. Mine is a audio visual experience. We did not even consider opting for a particular format. We expected film festivals to support, though we don't know its criteria, also if digital platforms may also buy it. I am glad that after I decided to cut a couple of sequences, the Censor Board liked our film and supported me and hailed it as a bold film and did not dilute the contents or ask us to compromise on it's true essence.
How challenging was it to film Indian actors who are not afraid to perform nude scenes or love-making scenes?
Definitely in a place like India, it's a bit challenging though according to my actors, it was same like performing any other scene. Kani comes from a progressive background and is of the opinion that as far as acting is concerned, nudity is also a way of expressing emotion just like exposing your face or hand or leg. Her mother is a doctor and father is in the forefront as a social activist in Kerala. This sense of understanding along with awareness of what the script demanded made my job easy as a director in filming such bold scenes.


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Installing Debian 5.0 (Lenny) on a ThinkPad X200
These instructions are written with Debian 5.0 (lenny) in mind, though they are probably reasonably accurate for etch or squeeze too.
Windows Installer
This laptop is free from legacy devices such as CD/DVD so installation is a bit trickier than the average laptop. I first attempted to install using the Goodbye Microsoft installer from Vista. To get the menu visible in the Vista version I used I had to type this into a priviliged cmd.exe:
bcdedit.exe /timeout 5
A couple of reboots later I gave up on this method as the menu item refused to boot with the reason that it couldn't find the "\g2lbr.mbr" file, or that it might be corrupt. Before giving up I tried changing this path. This can be done by issuing:
This will print all the boot alternatives. You'll see a long id-hash associated with the Debian Installer. Grab that and go ahead with the next:
bcdedit.exe /set {the-long-id-hash} path WHAT-YOU-BELIVE-IS-CORRECT
I tried changing this to "c:\g2lbr.mbr" as that's where the file is located, but without any luck.
Next up.. I grabbed a legacy-device, USB DVD drive ;). Netinst went fine and after booting up the system I installed the 2.6.26 package from a USB stick and ethernet was up and running. I'm still fighting with X and wifi, so I'll update this page later.
USB Memory Stick
This is probably the smoothest way of installing. Lenny now has 2.6.26 as the installer image so ethernet works out of the box. Details on how to get the lenny installer on a memory stick can be found here.
PXEBoot is also an option, though the Debian installer uses too old a kernel to recognize any of the X200's network devices. My workaround was to PXEBoot the Debian installer using the integrated ethernet, and after boot plug directly into my cable router's USB interface. I can provide a more thorough how-to if there is a request.
Debian Lenny Installer recognizes the Ethernet Card and PXE boots works just fine. The d-i manual provides a quick howto.
Ethernet works after upgrading to version 2.6.26 of the Linux kernel.
[ 1.533055] eth0: (PCI Express:2.5GB/s:Width x1) 00:1f:16:06:ee:ec [ 1.533055] eth0: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection [ 1.533055] eth0: MAC: 5, PHY: 8, PBA No: 1008ff-0ff
Still haven't got wifi to work. It should be possible to use the 2.6.26 version of the kernel together with 'iwlagn' wifi driver from:
git-clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/compat-wireless-2.6-old.git
The firmware can be found here:
And should be put in '/lib/firmware/'
I tried building this but it turned out to be a nasty soup of missing symbols so I continued to look for a faster fix. A while later I found that the Debian Kernel Team kindly provided an apt source with snapshots of the latest kernel, bingo!
deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel trunk main
Unfortunatly this didn't do the trick either. I can now see the device in dmesg, and even in ifconfig, and even browse wireless networks with iwlist, but it's not usable yet, no idea why.. maybe my wpa_supplicant-fu is too weak. There is also an issue with the driver not exposing the device type correctly to the OS so programs such as NetworkManager identifies the device as a regular wired ethernet device.
Bug filed against Debian Hal package, found here.
<DEPRECATED>The problem had been fixed after Hal 0.5.11 was released, so it was just a matter of backporting those changes and the wifi card was finally detected correctly by network manager. Until a new package hits Sid you can use my packages on your own risk if you so chose.</DEPRECATED>
As of 0.5.11-4 wireless is properly detected.
- If you give up on the Debian kernel and build your own wireless works fine. iwlagn has been in mainline since 2.6.27; I am using 22.214.171.124. Mjh 20:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Refer to http://wiki.debian.org/iwlagn for more information
Atheros Chipset
If your X200 has the Atheros wireless chipset (check with lspci), you need a different fix.
Debian lenny ships with the new nonproprietary Atheros driver ath5k enabled by default, but this driver does not yet support the card in the X200. You'll still have to use the nonfree madwifi driver.
Make sure you have enabled non-free repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list and
# apt-get install module-assistant. Run
# module-assistant as root, select madwifi, and compile and install it.
The madwifi package should include a file /etc/modprobe.d/madwifi which prevents the ath5k module from loading, but if madwifi does not appear to work on reboot, the first thing to check is if there is a line 'blacklist ath5k' in a file within /etc/modprobe.d/.
If you load ath_pci, you'll find two network devices, wifi0 and ath0. Madwifi allows you to create multiple virtual network cards (see
man wlanconfig), but if you are content with just one, you can safely ignore wifi0 and manipulate ath0 with iw- and ifconfig.
Video Card
The Intel 4500MHD needs a newer Xorg driver (v2:2.4.2-1) than available in Sid so I had to install from experimental:
$ cat /etc/apt/preferences Package: * Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 101 $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list | grep experimental deb http://ftp.port80.se/debian/ experimental main deb-src http://ftp.port80.se/debian/ experimental main $ sudo aptitude update $ sudo aptitude -t experimental install xserver-xorg-video-intel
With this in place, it's only a matter of updating Xorg to have something like this:
Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Driver "intel" EndSection
And something like this:
Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Monitor "Configured Monitor" Defaultdepth 24 SubSection "Display" Modes "1280x800" EndSubSection EndSection
Tada... accelerated X.. although there seems to be some issue with the resolution. The right side of the desktop is a tiny bit outside of the LCD display. Haven't investigated much.
There are also two completly useless devices that causes issues with using an external monitor:
Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Option "monitor-HDMI-1" "HDMI-1" Option "monitor-HDMI-2" "HDMI-2" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "HDMI-1" Option "Ignore" "True" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "HDMI-2" Option "Ignore" "True" EndSection
- In lenny as released the intel drivers work fine without the need to resort to experimental. Mjh 20:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
The console defaults to a smaller display resolution than the X200's native resolution of 1280x800. To correct this, you will need pass the argument
vga=0x0368 to the kernel at boot time. Typically this can be done by placing the argument on the "# defoptions" line of /boot/grub/menu.lst, and then running
# update-grub.
The integrated orgasmic educator works out of the box.
[ 8.516313] IBM TrackPoint firmware: 0x0e, buttons: 3/3 [ 8.536456] input: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint as /class/input/input9
See How to configure the TrackPoint for further tweaks.
Web Camera
The built-in webcam works out of the box.
[ 8.004081] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (17ef:480c) [ 8.004361] input: UVC Camera (17ef:480c) as /class/input/input8 [ 8.010590] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo [ 8.010594] USB Video Class driver (v0.1.0)
Fingerprint Reader
This laptop uses the new Fingerprint reader that's currently missing a driver in libfprint. As this is the same reader that is used in a heap of other laptops it will probably not take that long until it works.
Thread: http://firstname.lastname@example.com/msg00781.html
[ 3.811560] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 3.813590] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=08ff, idProduct=2810 [ 3.813593] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0 [ 3.813595] usb 2-1: Product: Fingerprint Sensor
HSDPA Modem
Here's some dmesg output:
[ 4.332132] usb 8-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 [ 4.518071] usb 8-4: configuration #1 chosen from 2 choices [ 4.558431] usb 8-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bdb, idProduct=1900 [ 4.558434] usb 8-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [ 4.558436] usb 8-4: Product: Ericsson F3507g Mobile Broadband Minicard Composite Device [ 4.558438] usb 8-4: Manufacturer: Ericsson [ 4.558440] usb 8-4: SerialNumber: ............
Detailed lsusb output can be found here.
$ cu -l /dev/ttyACM0 Connected. AT+CFUN=1 OK AT+CPIN="YOUR-PIN-CODE-GOES-HERE" OK *EMWI: 1,0 +PACSP0
If you want a GUI to connect to the intartubes a newer version of Network Manager with ppp support can be found here:
deb http://debs.michaelbiebl.de/network-manager ./
But then you realise that not even a newer Network Manager helps and you resort to using wvdial:
[Dialer Defaults] Init1 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Modem Type = Analog Modem Baud = 460800 New PPPD = yes Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 ISDN = 0 Dial Command = ATDT Phone = *99# Username = username Password = password Init4 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.telenor.se"
Is what I'm using right now on the train. \o/
ACPI Power Management
Haven't tried any PM yet but here's what the kernel has to say. The error might be caused by me not having any docking station, just a guess though.
[ 7.610770] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.SATA.PRT1: found ejectable bay [ 7.610770] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.SATA.PRT1: Adding notify handler [ 7.610770] ACPI: Error installing bay notify handler [ 7.621495] thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad ACPI Extras v0.20 [ 7.621495] thinkpad_acpi: http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/ [ 7.621495] thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad BIOS 6DET28WW (1.05 ), EC 7XHT21WW-1.03 [ 7.621495] thinkpad_acpi: Lenovo ThinkPad X200, model 74585MG [ 7.625495] thinkpad_acpi: radio switch found; radios are enabled [ 7.625495] thinkpad_acpi: This ThinkPad has standard ACPI backlight brightness control, supported by the ACPI video driver [ 7.625495] thinkpad_acpi: Disabling thinkpad-acpi brightness events by default... [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi::thinklight [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi::power [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi:orange:batt [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi:green:batt [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi::dock_active [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi::bay_active [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi::dock_batt [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi::unknown_led [ 7.629495] Registered led device: tpacpi::standby
Suspend To RAM
After upgrading Xorg to experimental and enabling the intel driver (v2:2.4.2-1) suspend to ram started to work (should have tried from console to start with *doh*). The only problem is now that X kind of hangs, still closable with ctrl+alt+backspace which wasn't the case with the intel driver from Sid. After a restart of X everything is back to normal, wifi still works etc. Humm... that problem with X seems unpredictable, last time I suspended it worked perfectly.
- Suspend (or more specifically resumes) can indeed be unpredictable. Bug #17807 over at the FreeDesktop.org bugzilla describes similar (if not identical) symptoms and also provides a couple of solutions:
- Set Option "NoAccel" "true" in the Device section of your xorg.conf. The disadvantage is, of course, you get no hardware acceleration. Still not that slow, though.
- Take one of the CPU cores offline before suspending and bring it back online a few seconds after resuming. See Install Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid_Ibex) on a Thinkpad_T400#Suspend/Hibernate for a method.
- I find the second method to work great. It's not noticable in everyday use and works well in a hibernate scriptlet. –Jtmorken 22:37, 17 November 2008 (CET)
Copy following code into /etc/hibernate/scriptlets.d/cpu to use the second method
AddSuspendHook 00 cpuSuspend AddResumeHook 00 cpuResume cpuSuspend() { for i in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/online ; do echo 0 > $i done return 0 } cpuResume() { for i in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/online ; do echo 1 > $i done return 0 }
The combination of lenny-stable and a 22.214.171.124 kernel appears to mean that this isn't necessary. Mjh 20:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Suspend To Disk
Works out of the box.
And if it doesn't work out of the box...


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Andrei, Tudorel and Stancu, Stelian and Nedelcu, Monica and Matei, Ani (2009): Econometric Models used for the Corruption Analysis. Published in: Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research , Vol. 43, No. 1/2009 (15 March 2009): pp. 101-122.
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The article conveys a series of features of the public administration by using some econometric models. In order to estimate the parameters, we used a series of data registered from a illustrative sample of civil servants. With the aim of analysing the corruption, there are used various regression and simultaneous equation models. The corruption level is analysed depending on a series of factors such as the political system pressure, the administration transparency, the quality of the civil servants' job-related relationships
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Andrée "Dédée" de Jongh and the Comet Line
by Emily Caldwell, 390th Memorial Museum Data and Collections Manager, in honor of Women's History Month (photo credit, above, Wikipedia)
Andrée "Dédée" de Jongh may have been petite, but she was a force to be reckoned with. At the tender age of twenty-five, the Belgian woman organized the Comet Line. The Comet Line, an entirely independent Allied escape route, was run by hundreds of Belgian volunteers organized in Brussels.
Ordinary citizens were pretty much the only hope for Allied fliers that, for one reason or another, had to crash land or parachute to the ground. If they had any hope of returning to their base, these brave men had to rely on everyday citizens to help them return. Penalties for aiding a downed Allied man were stiff. Men were punished by death at the hands of a firing squad. Women were sent to concentration camps, which was most certainly a death sentence as well. But these citizens, knowing the risk, chose to still help Allied forces.
How They Moved the Airmen
The Comet Line stretched for 1200 miles, from Brussels to Gibraltar, through France and Spain. France, at the time, was Nazi occupied. Spain was officially neutral, but fascist. Secret police in both countries were known to be ruthless, and dangerous for anyone aiding the Allies. Escaping airmen were hidden in safe houses around Brussels. From there, they were secreted to Paris by train, a central collection point. From Paris, the men were sent in small groups to a farmhouse at the foothills of the Pyrenees. This was an arduous journey, beginning with a train ride, followed by bicycle, and finally trekking on foot to a safe farmhouse. Once at the farmhouse, escapees were given a hearty meal and some strong coffee. With their bellies full, they were then faced with a tough climb through the Pyrenees, led by Basque smugglers recruited by Dédée. Once the climbers reached San Sebastian, in Northern Spain, they were handed over to Michael Creswell, a British diplomat. Mr. Creswell sent the escapees by car to Gibraltar. Once in Gibraltar, the men were sent by either sea or air to England.
Dédée provided the men with false passports and identity cards. She also bought them civilian clothing and black-market food. Dédée's friend, Ann Brusselmans advised American men to look "less American", by teaching them to hold their cigarettes by the burned end with a forefinger and thumb, and reminding them not to jingle loose change in their pockets or chew gum. Mrs. Brusselmans sewed the dog tags of American airmen into the cuffs of their pants, while also providing them with berets, long jackets, and European shoes, so they would be able to blend in with the day to day citizens of the towns in which they were staying.
Dédée began the Comet Line with two people assisting her, and no financial help.
To finance the Comet Line, Dédée had to sell her small collection of jewelry. This allowed her to personally escort over one hundred airmen through France, over the Pyrenees during thirty-two separate journeys. British intelligence offered to assist her line, an offer that after careful consideration, she refused. In Dédée's mind, the line needed to be completely independent of agencies, and only manned by people that she knew intimately, and trusted completely. She had no desire to have the Comet Line taken over by agents who might be working with groups interested in sabotage, or double agents who would turn the escaped men in. She made sure the owners of her safe houses were able to interrogate potential Allied men, so they could not be infiltrated by the Gestapo. Gestapo men would often pose as downed fliers, but they were unable to pass the interrogations encouraged by Dédée. The men that were ferreted out by this method were taken by the Belgian underground army for "long walks in the woods".
Dédée's Fate
In January of 1943, Dédée was arrested with several escaping airmen. It looked to be the end of the Comet Line, but Dédée's father stepped up in her absence. Dédée was interrogated twenty-one separate times, but she refused to give up the people that were aiding her on the Comet Line. She ended up in Ravensbrük, a concentration camp. Tragically, Dédée's father was betrayed, and he was executed. Another Belgian gentleman named Jean-François Nothomb, or "Franco", then emerged as leader. Franco was run-down and in failing health, but with the help of a British trained Belgian agent he was able to help approximately 700 more escapees navigate the Comet Line. Two days before D-Day, the Comet Line closed down.
Dédée survived interrogations and her stint in Ravensbrük. She was freed in 1945. Following the war she went to work in a leper colony in the Belgian Congo. After helping so many escaped Allied airmen, and dedicating her life to helping lepers, first in Belgium, then in Africa, Andree "Dédée" de Johng passed away October 13, 2007 at the age of 90 in Brussels. A downed airmen summed Dédée's remarkable character, "Andree de Jongh was one of those rare beings who felt the misery of the world and would not let it rest." (Miller, 2006)
Miller, D. L. (2006). Airman Down! In D. L. Miller, Masters of the Air (pp. 99-102). New York: Simon & Schuster.


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Earlier today Sevyn Streeter released the new single "Before I Do" from the forthcoming album Girl Disrupted. The r&b jam sees the singer pleading with a potential new lover who she feels maybe still emotionally involved with an ex-lover. While the world is enjoying the smooth sound of the song she is prepping the release of it's accompanying music video. Moments ago she gave a preview of the visual that she says will premiere on Monday, December 5th.
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Call me a coward, but getting bashed in the face by a scary Russian dude with a massive shield is not my idea of a good sporting time.
Sure, being covered by armor would appear to make professional knight fighting "safer" or at least "less likely to result in an immediate fatality." But because your face is covered, how is anyone—least of all the referee—supposed to know if you're already unconscious?
I prefer my brain damage in the form of drugs and alcohol, thank you very much. It's the American way.


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HAIM are pushing back the release date of their third album Women in Music Pt. III. The record, originally set for an April 24 release, will now arrive in the summertime, "due to everything that is going on with COVID-19 and the changing nature of travel policies and quarantines across the world," the trio wrote. Find HAIM's note below.
Women in Music Pt. III includes "Summer Girl," "Now I'm in It," "Hallelujah," and "The Steps." The trio recently performed a handful of shows at delis.
Find "13 Live Performances and Concert Films to Stream During Self-Isolation" over on the Pitch.


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A reflection on this Sunday's Mass by Sr Kym Harris osb and downloaded from http://www.prayasyoucan.com.au
Freud said that despite thirty years of research into the feminine soul, he still couldn't answer the question, what does a woman want? Maybe it is not only about women that the answer is unclear, but also for all of us. In this Sunday's reading Jesus utters his first words in the Gospel of John: 'What do you want?' The verb Jesus uses is richer than our 'want' as it also includes the sense of 'seek' and 'desire'. In other words, Jesus was asking those first two disciples, 'What are the deepest longings of your hearts, the ones that determine the course of your life?' Andrew and his companion found the question too difficult and deflected it with a question asking where Jesus lives!
Our longings and desires! They can be the energy that powers our lives along, and the force that derails us. We can ride on their strength and they can undermine our dreams. So how do we deal with these forces? If we peel back the layers of our longings and desires, even the ones that we call 'bad', even 'evil', we will eventually come to something good. Having been made in the image and likeness of God, our deepest desires bear the trace of grace. It is when our good desires become disordered that destruction takes place. For example, I have noticed that some people get caught in bad relationships, not out of desire for sex, but rather out of fear of loneliness…and what is loneliness but the desire for communion. How much suffering would have been averted if those people had known the skills of friendship? When we are being tossed by our desires, it is a good time to stop and ask, 'Where is the face of God in this desire and how can this desire foster life?'


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The cinematic equivalent of a cheesy, multi-accented–and self-consciously naive–college production, The Beautician and the Beast is a mildly entertaining romantic comedy in the tradition of the "culture-clash" movies that Hollywood used to churn in the studio era.
Toplined by comedienne Fran Drescher, who currently can be seen in the popular CBS sitcom, The Nanny, Paramount release should generate modest returns in quick and wide playouts, provided Drescher's TV fans embrace her big-screen vehicle, which is targeted at the Valentine's Day dating crowd.
Though utterly lacking the celebrated "Lubitsch touch," scripter Todd Graff (Used People) obviously likes and respects the master's "European" comedies, most notably Ninotchka and The Shop Around the Corner, for his narrative bears thematic resemblance to these works as well to more modern films, like Laurence Olivier's The Prince and the Showgirl, and of course the classic fable, Beauty and the Beast and its numerous variants.
Drescher, who's one of the film's executive producers, stars as Joy Miller, a very-Jewish, very whiny woman, who makes a living as a beautician. Cheery, determined and aspiring way above her working class origins and modest Queens residence, Joy is confident that her upbeat personality, idiosyncratic style and commonsensical charm will help materialize her loftier ambitions for a better life.
Opportunity knocks when a mishap with a Bunsen burner, hair spray and a cigarette causes a fire in the classroom where Joy is teaching a night course on beauty and manners. Rescuing her students–and a lab full of animals–she inadvertently becomes a local hero. Her plucky exploits capture the attention of Grushinsky (Ian McNeice), an emissary from the Eastern European nation of Slovetzia, who mistakes her for a teacher and offers her a job to tutor the three children of tyrannical dictator Pochenko (Timothy Dalton), also known as "Boris the beast."
West–or more accurately Jewish New York–meets East, the formerly Communist Slovetzia, and the result is a highly predictable comedy of errors: Pochenko assumes he has hired an exemplary academic, whereas Joy thinks he has employed a stellar beautician. Centering on a familiar culture clash of Western democracy versus rigid and inefficient Communism, the battling forces are embodied by the divergent personalities of the film's protagonists, who not surprisingly soon fall for each other.
Dressed in outrageously wild pink and purple outfits, Joy begins a full-bodied assault, determined to blow the cobwebs off ancient traditions that oppress Slovetzia's good-natured citizenry–and prevent the tiny, mousy country from entering into the liberal, technologically advanced 21st century. Along the way, Joy uses her Queens' logic to educate Boris, who becomes a more sensitive and benevolent ruler, and teach his three children some "useful" life lessons.
The none-too-subtle romantic sparks that fly between the single thirtysomething beautician and the widower-beast will remind viewers of such movieish battles of the sexes as The King and I or The Sound of Music. In more senses than one, conceptually, pic is like a musical without songs, trying to compensate for this lack with romantic flourishes, raucous punch lines and set pieces, such as the one in which Joy encourages factory workers to form a union.
Drescher is a bit too old to play the naive ingnue, though she comes across as a warm, funny and likeable performer, one whose nasal voice, whiny delivery–and overtly Jewish mannerisms–recall Fanny Brice and Barbra Streisand in the earlier phase of her career. As the old-fashioned, autocratic "monster-leader," former James Bond Timothy Dalton begins broadly and deliberately as a buffoon in order to make his transformation into a kinder and gentler ruler, and a dashing ladies' man, more credible. Though playing narrowly defined parts, Michael Lerner and Phyllis Newman are also well cast as Joy's "yantaish" parents.
Gothic architecture–the film was shot on location, in Prague's 17th century Sychrov Castle–contributes to pic's fairy-tale, castle-like feel. One can't really fault the ensemble's baffling blend of incoherent accents and inflections, for the whole movie is a high-camp trifle, not meant to be taken seriously by anyone–least of all by its actors.
A Paramount release of a Koch Company production in association with High School Sweethearts. Produced by Howard W. "Hawk" Koch, Jr. and Todd Graff. Executive producers, Roger Birnbaum, Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson. Directed by Ken Kwapis. Screenplay, Graff. Camera (DeLuxe, color), Peter Lyons Collister; editor, Jon Poll; music, Cliff Eidelman; production design, Rusty Smith; art direction, Steve Cooper; set decoration, Sara Andrews; costume design, Barbara Tfank; sound (Dolby), Richard Goodman; hairstylist, Carol Meikle; assistant director, Craig Huston; casting, Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson. Reviewed at a Paramount screening room, L.A., Jan. 31, 1997. MPAA Rating: PG. Running time: 105 min.
Joy Miller…….Fran Dreschner
Boris Pochenko…Timothy Dalton
Grushinsky……….Ian McNeice
Kleist………Patrick Malahide
Katrina…………..Lisa Jakub
Jerry Miller…..Michael Lerner
Judy Miller……Phyllis Newman


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Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.I've highlighted these two passages to illustrate the different conceptions of "time." From the Christian perspective, time is linear with a definite start and end point as signified with God being the first and the last.
~ King James version ~
Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.
~ from Verse 32 of the Tao Te Ching ~
For the Taoist, time is circular. The water in the river flows to the sea where it evaporates and its essence ascends to the atmosphere. It re-forms in clouds and falls to the earth as rain...which finds its way into streams (like rivers) that flow to the sea -- a perpetual cycle.
If you're interested in reading more from this experimental series, go to the Tao Bible Index page.


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Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. – Psalm 37:7-9 NIV
I'm single now. And it occurs to me I don't stand a chance with single ladies who reads this blog. I may be sharing too much.
So much of my life has felt like I was being left behind. I have failed so many times at a great many things. I have struggled with forgiving others. But the person I find most challenging to forgive is myself. Forgiveness is essential on this journey.
I am not an evil person. But I have committed acts some called evil. I am not a fool. But I have done many foolish things. I consider myself a normal sinner. I think I have a good heart.
So why can't I forgive myself?
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It has taken me almost 50 years to learn what patience means. Patience has a strong connection to forgiveness. They say the difference between a comedy and a tragedy is where the author chooses to end the story. If you wait long enough, you will see an end to the drama, and the beginning of true happiness.
"Wait patiently." "Do not fret." These are phrases more easily spoken than practiced. Every time someone tells me not to worry or to be patient I want to beat them over the head with my work calendar. Perhaps the only reason I don't is because my work calendar is digital.
"Refrain from anger."
Oh, shut up!
Okay, I still need some work.
Yesterday, I spent some time with a local group that calls themselves "Rowdy Friends." They meet every Saturday for coffee and conversation. They have a rule, no serious conversation. Laughter is welcome and appreciated.
I need to spend more time around people, and by myself, where the rule is laughter and no serious conversation is allowed. Don't you?
Sometimes we place ourselves in environments where forgiveness is not allowed.
Forgiveness is about letting go and giving up, waiting for a better time and persisting for a brighter day, discarding anger and picking up lighter burdens, and laughing.
This past week was challenging; I was sick on Thanksgiving and unable to leave the house for two days. There was a time, not too long ago, when I would blame myself for such things as causing my own illness. No more.
As I begin the final 25% of my weight loss, I need to place myself in an environment where I can forgive myself, let go and persist, as selfish as that might sound.
For how can I truly forgive myself if I cannot forgive others? How can I forgive others if I cannot forgive myself?


text: Hi, there has been some casual discussion on IRC about version numbers for binary-only NMUs, and different ideas have been exchanged. I try to summarize the status, so that we can get to a decision. Our current strategy is to add as third component a binary-only number, e.g. the first binary-only NMU for 1.2-3 is 1.2-3.0.1 (the .0) marks the "no real nmu". There are three issues with that strategy that I know of: - Britney gets confused if a package with a version like 1.2-3.sarge.0 and 1.2-3.sarge.1 is uploaded. - 1.2-3.0.1 is greater than 1.2-3woody.1 (which is our usual security NMU way), so that there is a rejection of the security fix on only that architecture by the main archive (but not by security.d.o). - In that binary package, the source version is used as 1.2-3.0.1 which is not really true (at least, no source with that version exists in the archive). So, katie needs to do special handling there. The last issue could be solved with any handling, even with the current one, so I will ignore it in the rest of this mail. One idea was to use for binary-only NMU as 1.2-3b1. This has the advantage that current dpkg can handle it, and also that britney doesn't get confused any more. However, it doesn't solve the second issue. The other idea is to use a "binary epoch" for binary-only NMUs, i.e. 1.2-3^1 for the second set (with the implicity epoch of 0 if none is given), and a new sorting rule that 1.2-3^1 >> 1.2-3, but smaller than any other suffix (and of course, ^ just stands "for a new character"). The advantage is that this solution is the nicest one from the theoretical point of view. It solves both problems with britney and the security uploads, but the disadvantage is that we need to teach dpkg first how to handle that new character before we can use it. So, we probably should fix that in sarge, so that we can use the new character in etch than. I personally would like the binary epoch most, but of course it is not my call to decide in the end. Comments are appreciated. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C


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It's kind of like "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home."
Shad had more confidence that I typically do when it comes to Shea and moisturizer application. It was not five minutes before that I said "you let her put it on herself?" (I usually massage it into her hands and chin for her) Yes, I let her do it herself, she does great.
Ummm….. I think we have different definitions of "great". At least she's got it covered.


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How to talk to AWS S3
When it comes to talking to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 system, as with any third-party application or web service, a developer can either make connections to the S3 Application Programming Interface (API) directly or use one of several program-friendly Software Developer Kits (SDKs).
When using the API directly, the developer must implement a connection language such as cURL or some other HTTP call to connect to the various API endpoints (such as performing a DELETE HTTP request on a bucket name, or a POST HTTP request to a bucket with file data). This can be considered more free form and "raw" for a developer, as it gives them a wide range of implementations; if an environment allows for making HTTP requests, the API can be contacted directly.
On the other side, using a program-friendly SDK can have its own benefits, such as a cleaner handling of processes that are best performed under-the-hood and making these API calls object-oriented.
An example of an under-the-hood process would be the act of authorizing a request with a given key and secret, which is necessary when communicating with AWS S3.
Connecting to AWS from FileMaker
The Cloud Manipulator makes use of the Amazon AWS C++ SDK, which provides developers with an object-oriented toolkit for accessing many of the features present in the entire purview of the AWS API.
Due to the scope of the Cloud Manipulator plug-in, the feature set for the AWS C++ SDK has been limited to just the Core features, their native utilities, and the S3 toolkit for communicating with S3 services. With the SDK compiled as C++ code, the plug-in is inherently portable between the Windows and Mac platforms and can fit seamlessly into a FileMaker plug-in format.
One key component of any S3 integration is the process of authentication because without authentication no communication can take place. The algorithm that Amazon requires any third-party developer to use to communicate is quite complex, and so the use of an SDK makes that process so much easier. For an example, see the algorithm summary below, pulled from the AWS S3 API Reference:
The "signature" at the end is the authentication string that must be passed with every request, via an Authorization header, to tell S3 that the request is authorized.
In the AWS C++ SDK, this process is achieved with:
Aws::S3::S3Client client = Aws::S3::S3Client(Aws::Auth::AWSCredentials(accessKey, accessSecret));
This simple function call instantiates an S3Client object as defined within the Aws::S3 code namespace, using a set of AWS credentials built with a provided access key and access key secret.
The key and secret are provided by the user, who can retrieve them from their AWS account's "Security Credentials" section and then fed into the function above via the developer's application. The S3Client object provides the methods responsible for communicating with any facet of the S3 API, using developer-friendly method stubs and descriptive comments and explanations.
Compared to the summary, which the developer would have to perform once for every request that needs to be signed if they are communicating with the AWS S3 API directly, using the SDK's method is a huge boon to the developer, reducing a lengthy and complicated process down to simply making a single function call and providing the required bits of information.
Without the use of the SDK or a plug-in like the Cloud Manipulator, the developer would need to run the calculations using the language of their choice and may have difficulty troubleshooting the generation of the signature if there is any malformed or missing piece of information at any of the stages in the summary.
Amazon Web Services S3 Abilities
There is much more that the S3 API allows once the critical hurdle of generating the authentication string has been jumped. S3 allows for numerous operations, including but not limited to:
- Pulling a list of buckets associated with the authenticated user
- Deleting an empty bucket
- Gathering properties from a bucket, such as the Access Control List (ACL) or the bucket policy
- Downloading and uploading object files
- Moving objects from one bucket to another, or from one subfolder to another
- Performing a multipart upload for large files
- And much more!
Why SDKs (and Plug-ins) are King
With the power of the API and the accessibility of the SDK, S3 allows a developer to come up with novel ways to add in cloud-based storage for their own programs and solutions.
The Cloud Manipulator plug-in, on the other hand, eliminates the need of pulling apart the API or digging through documentation for an SDK in order to integrate a FileMaker solution with Amazon S3. With a call to PCCM_UseCredentials, the plug-in connects to S3 and ensures that every subsequent call, whether to PCCM_ListAllFolders or PCCM_PostObject, will be signed and authenticated as expected by Amazon, making integrations a cinch.
For more information and to download a demo, check out https://www.productivecomputing.com/products/aws-filemaker-integration/.