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Since Alex Larsson doesn't have a blog, I will have to blog this great article about choice for him: "The ordinary man believes he is free when he is permitted to act arbitrarily, but in this very arbitrariness lies the fact that he is unfree." #
There'll be an Alan & Telsa moment in our house when Pipka gets up this morning. The Debian Installer folk need testers on weird platforms, so I've been trying to help out with some machines here. Unfortunately, they're hot and noisy, and there is very little room left in the office (which, um, would have nothing to do with the amount of mess)... So sticking them upstairs in the chill-out room with a wireless switch seems to be the best solution. I have the nagging feeling that Pipka won't appreciate them being there for too long, however. #
Thanks for all the replies about Planet GNOME (already!), lots of food for thought. One particularly humorous response about John's posts: "On some days Planet Gnome is filled with his face and pages of text [...] like that scene in 'Being John Malkovich' where he is inside his own mind and everyone in the room looks like him. In that scene they are all having deep conversations using only the the words 'John Malkovich'." And so, today we offer a tribute to our own John. Malkovich. Malkovich-Malkovich. #
Today's big thanks go to Wichert. Over the weekend, I finally got fed up with administering the MAC address lists in Craige's Airport. It's not often that I reboot my iBook into OS X, and none of my machines have a JVM on them to run the Java-based admin tool, so I needed another solution. The Airport supports RADIUS...
Enter pyrad, Wichert's pure Python RADIUS client, which also includes a simple server, and an aptly named Twisted module, "curved". Bingo! 10 or 12 lines of Python later, and we have a tiny little RADIUS server that accepts and rejects MAC addresses for the Airport.
Mister RADIUS is a quick hack-job, and doesn't use the Twisted module yet, but I'm sure it will be useful when I start my WRT54G + Twisted hacking in earnest. I wonder if anyone has experience using Twisted in an embedded environment yet... #
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Last night, my Dad came home from nine months of bumming around Europe with Barbara, his girlfriend. He grew his beard and hair, and looks even more like an older version of me. I only remember his old beard from photos, but now it's a wisened grey, and his hair is long enough to wear in a totally unrighteous ponytail. I can't say I didn't fall for that myself, though. We caught up over some much-needed champagne and vegemite, hearing about the snow, lucky traveller syndrome, and animated descriptions of how terrible Italian drivers are. (My Dad used to be a model "Bloody Volvo Driver", so take that with a pinch of salt.)
Meanwhile, Pipka's presents arrived today - a new bed and a Weber barbeque. We're going to have a party or something next week to bless the barbie, but I guess we should give it a practice run first. But... OH MAN... I'm going to be giving the bed a solo practice run for the next week because Pipka's just been roped into going to Adelaide for work. Suckerific.
Planning to go to SLUG's Debian SIG Bug Squishing Party next Saturday. Hopefully we can smack some bugs up real good. If you're in or around Sydney on the 13th, come along. Sarge needs you. #
Met Caleb Moore (of SVG Flags fame) at SLUG on Friday night. We both commented on how nice is to meet GNOME-world people "at home". I am Jack's cultural cringe.
Ben Martin (or monkeyiq, of libferris infamy) was down in Sydney for a conference, so I got to meet him again. Encouraged him to make GNOME people more aware of libferris beyond "that's some crazy VFS thing, right?" Hopefully he can go to GUADEC or something.
A while back Ben suggested setting up an academic stream for linux.conf.au, with an official proceedings and such. Considering the number of people in Australia doing research on or with Free Software, it should work incredibly well, and hopefully encourage more. It seems that you have to be very clued in to do this properly, so we're going to find out all the requirements and see if the Canberrans will support it as a one day mini-conf next year.
Jordi is going to be so cranky with me... I applied for the Debian new maintainer process again. Last time I applied in October 2001 and resigned in June 2003. By that point, I was nine months into almost full-time work on GNOME, doing random week-by-week consulting to pay the rent. It was pretty evident that I wasn't going to be useful to Debian at the same time!
But circumstances have changed in the last six months, and even more so in the last sixteen days. The Flow stuff is finally being resolved, with iiNet buying out the dial and DSL customers and taking a few key customer service people with them. That leaves the rest of us in the business-less, received company, with 90 days notice. It seems everyone will be using those 90 days for two things: Looking for their next gig, or hacking on Free Software. If that's not a cool end-of-employment period, I don't know what is. ;-)
Even so, all the Planets have aligned such that my next gig is ready for launch. This is hyperspace. #
Some things I've seen in the past week or so that I have enjoyed... People are starting to talk about hard numbers when it comes to the Linux desktop. If you love Python and write network-aware software, check out this intro to Twisted on the O'Reilly Python DevCenter. A treatise on boobs, bombs and accountability. A really cool writeup of an interview I did during linux.conf.au - very happy with that one. There's new a gallery of GNOME hackers and their mainstream celebrity stunt-doubles up, care of the Swedish Conspiracy. Edd wrote a great article about the Planet phenomenon on DeveloperWorks, which included his suggestion of a way to link the Planets together via FOAF - the next step for Planet. Ximian released build-buddy, which I should get intimate with at some stage. A whole new raft of Planets have arrived including: Perl (which actually uses the Planet code, written in Python), Twisted, XFce, SLUG (my local user group) and PHP (via some PHP rewrite of Cocoon or something). #
Hrm. So I think I could fairly reasonably justify going to a whole stack of conferences in the coming months, but they're all at the end of each successive month. Harsh. Plus, USENIX is not on the list because it conflicts with GUADEC. That's a real bummer, because Keith was trying to get me drunk at the linux.conf.au dinner so I'd agree to do a talk there. Here's the list, up to the end of August. I imagine that a GNOME Summit (in the USA) would be in Septemberish, too. Fear.
So, I have not been blogging. I have not been incredibly productive either. It's kinda funny to read about our Boston friends being cold, because here in Sydney, it's too fucking hot to think. It was 32°C yesterday, with facial-hair-toasting breezes through the canyons of the inner city. The heat has not contributed positively to my motivation or productivity.
As I woke up to a refreshingly cool morning for a Foundation Board meeting today (07:30 is so much saner than the 02:00 and 04:00 ones), I read a mail from Luis that obliquely mentioned something happening on foundation-list. Lots of people worried that the the latest development release name might be taken offensively. Despite the beginning of the discussion, the on-list mail was fairly tame and reasonable. But here's what happens off-list:
If you really have this little sense, I hope people remember it at next year's foundation elections. IMO, you owe the community an apology. Not lame defenses of a defenseless act. Clever is fine. Crude is just crude.
I too hope that people remember this at next year's foundation elections. I also hope that I have the presence of mind to remind everyone of it in my election statement. Why on Earth would I do that? Well, if everything I do for GNOME, every contribution I make, every minute I spend thinking about my GNOME todo list, every shadow of guilt that passes over me as I do something instead of working on GNOME stuff, every joule of energy I pump into the project or drain from my sleep... If everything I do can be accountable to something such as this... I wouldn't want to be elected. I wouldn't want to be involved.
It's lucky, despite the lack of love apparent at the moment, that the GNOME community is not quite as dense as the poster might suggest. Even so, did you know that during the pre-2.0 release process, I was flamed for being "disrespectful" to Astrid Lundgren through our Pippy Longstocking inspired Swedish release names? Never mind that they came about as an admittedly left-field in memoriam... Sure kept the trolls busy while we madly fixed up GNOME for 2.0 though. Ah, the good old days when obscure release names were cunning marketing strategies. ;-) Just after the first Developer Platform preview, we really wanted to say something horrible about Andrew Orlowski in one of our release names (but decided not to, because it might be inappropriate). Luckily, the Pan dudes did it for us. I can't imagine what the flamewar would have been like if we released the first snapshot as "Andrew Orlowski: Your Mum".
So in the meantime, I have suggested what I think is a reasonable long-term solution to avoid issues like this. We can happily route around the damage and get on with the task at hand: World domination. Hmm, but I get flamed for saying that too. #
So much anger. I'm attempting to focus it productively, but every now and then it's falling between my better judgement and GNOME, and I start thinking fuck-it-all thoughts. While GNOME feels like an enormous pressure at the moment, it is not the source of most of my anger.
The company I work for has gone into receivership, which means I might not have a job when the business is bought. So even though I'm not hugely concerned, I think it could be a niggling little stress-source boiling away behind my general calm. The frustration that lies on the surface, and much of the source of my anger, is that the receivership has been such a catalyst for positive change. After fighting for months, things have suddenly turned on a dime and the priorities - dead simple and brutally straightforward business priorities - are finally straightened out. It's like dambusters: You fight your way through flak, exploding engines, storms, fuel leaks and fighters, and when you're finally at your destination... You have to tear up the concrete and bring the fucker down. So now all the obstructions are out of the way, I can actually do my job - and oh, how much there is to do! Lots of crap to clear away and cool stuff to build and fix up. But there is a futile frustration boiling inside me, borne of irony, and with no sensible outlet.
There have also been some self-inflicted bumbling idiocies over the last couple of weeks, such as blackholing outgoing mail from my laptop for about a week. Which cunningly cranked up the pressure right when I didn't need it. If I don't think I can see the big picture - if I'm without oversight - things start to feel recklessly out of control. I think that's the other source of stress here, and why I'm finding frustration and anger in GNOME right now.
The feedback loop pressure always stops you from doing the best possible thing - giving it a rest for a bit to go for a walk, read a book, have a sleep... chill out. Even that feedback loop is making me cranky! It's a cranky feedback loop! FASCIST! GAR!
Sleep time. #
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2013 draft picks: 1st round (16, 22), 2(46), 3(78), 4(113), 5(149), 6(184), 7 (222, 246, 252)
What a first year for Rams head coach Jeff Fisher. He has done a masterful job in rebuilding St. Louis is such a short time. He quickly put together an outstanding defense and he has a franchise quarterback in former top overall pick am Bradford.
Fisher continues to tool with the roster. The Rams seriously upgraded their last tackle position with the addition of another former top overall pick in Jake Long. Long says he's finally healthy. If that's the case he could be a huge asset for this Rams offense. St. Louis also added a potential terrific tight end in Jarred Cook. He teased Titans fans the past few years, making splash plays now and then for the Tennessee offense.
The Rams did lose some pieces to their offense, most notably running back Steven Jackson. For years he was just a baller in St. Louis and he was on some pretty bad teams. He will be missed. So too will be wide receiver Danny Amendola. The often injured slot man was Bradford's top target more times than not. St. Louis also lost another receiver in Brandon Gibson.
1. Safety
St. Louis has to land one or perhaps two safeties in this draft. Kenny Vaccaro, the top rated safety, should be available at No. 16 and there's a possibility he could be there at No. 22. If they wait there's a good shot that Eric Reid, Matt Elam or Jonathan Cyprien is still on the board with their second pick. It's a deep pool of prospects at this position where players like D.J. Swearinger, Shamarko Thomas, Earl Wolff, Bacarri Rambo, and Ray Ray Armstrong will all be available in the mid-to-late rounds.
2. Running Back
With Jackson moving on to the Falcons, Fisher would like to draft a big back. Many have Eddie Lacy pegged to the Rams with one of their first two picks. I think St. Louis waits until a little later in the draft to address this position. There are several bigger backs that could be had in rounds two, three or four in players like Christine Michael, Le'Veon Bell, Knile Davis and even Marcus Lattimore. Lattimore may not be ready to go this fall but if he can come back anywhere near where he was at South Carolina he could be a steal for the lucky team that drafts him one day down the road.
3. Wide Receiver
The Rams have two talented young receivers in Brian Quick and Chris Givens. But they need to continue to replenish this position, especially with the loss of Amendola. The ideal fit for St. Louis would be the electrifying Tavon Austin. Will he still be on the board for the Rams first selection? He would be an ideal slot guy for that offense and would jump start their kick return game. St. Louis could also elect to go for another outside guy and pretty much have their pick of the litter if they choose to grab a player at this position with their top pick. If they bypass wide receiver altogether in the first round they could address this need in the second or third round. If they miss on Austin for the slot two potential guys to watch for in the later rounds are Ace Sanders and Marquise Goodwin.
4. Guard
I have done several mock drafts over the past month or so and I few times I have had the Rams drafting Jonathan Cooper. He may be there at No. 16 but likely doesn't get by the Cowboys at No. 18. So if the Rams want to plug in a super guard prospect in the first round they need to grab him with the first selection. That means they likely miss on Austin. If St. Louis decides to wait on this position for later in the draft there are certainly a handful of quality prospects they could land in the mid-rounds. The addition of Long will be huge for the Rams but they can't stop there. They must draft an interior lineman.
5. Outside Linebacker
Unless a big timer at this position slides to the Rams early I see them waiting to grab an outside linebacker a little later in the draft. Zaviar Gooden, Sean Porter, Sio Moore, Chase Thomas, Lerentee McCray, and DeVonte Holloman are all OLBs that should be available in rounds two through five.
Key Acquisitions
Jake Long (OT)
Jarred Cook (TE)
No Longer With The Team
Steven Jackson (RB)
Brandon Gibson (WR)
Danny Amendola (WR)
Rob Turner (OL)
Craig Dahl (S)
Bradley Fletcher (CB)
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New to Spey/Two Handed
Just bought my first spey rod- Scott 11' 9" 6 ARC ( on ebay) for use on the Penobscot, Kennebec and anywhere else it will work. I have basically never cast these rods beyond lawn casting at a show. What's the best way to get started? Can I lawn or snow cast- what's the best video or book? I would like to be proficient enough to give it an early season try on some landlock rivers up here in the woods of Maine. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
First, match it up with a line that suits the pursuits. In this case I would guess that you are looking for a floating line possibly with exchangeable sink tips. I don't know the grain range for that rod but you would either look it up on the Rio line chart (sponsor: www.rioproducts.com) or contact Scott rods directly (google).
Then I would suggest a few options -
- take private casting lessons from a certified instructor
- join a group class from a capable instructor
- study videos
in all cases practice, practice, practice.
In your area, Topher Browne is the key resource you might contact in Maine. He is a pro over at Bean's school. I am FFF certified and reside in the Boston area.
For video, I suggest Simon Gawesworth's new Spey video (3 dvd set). He suggests a few others on the DVD that you might consider, if necessary.
Once you get the basics there will be plenty for you to work on. I think your goal of working landlocks this spring is achievable and you should definitely go for it!
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Thanks Juro- The Orvis website was selling their "Short Head" floaters for $19.99, so I bought a 6 and a 7. Probably match up with a Battnekill mid-arbor and start practicing. Our season opens April 1 and I am itching to get up to Grand Lake Stream and see what I can do at the dam pool with it. After two full seasons up here, I can see the utility of spey or two-handed as there are places we just can reach with conventional roads and the rivers are largely unwadeable in those spots. I went with the light rod as most of the fish I will be chasing will be 20" or less. Looks like you guys had a great time on Acklins, I got back from Eleuthera last week and I'm hooked. I actually didn't fish as much as I thought I would just because I was having so much fun cruising around the island. I'll be back there or somewhere in that neighborhood next year, no question. See you on Monomoy this summer maybe. I fish out there with a friend as much as I can. Black 19' Cape Codder.
I have that rod, and fish it with a 7wt. steelhead taper.
LL.Bean will be having a Spey demonstration @ their flyfishing fair (coming up, I forget when). I suspect that Topher Browne will be giving the demo, and he is very helpful. I would definitely consider taking a private lesson with either Juro or Topher. This will allow you to take full advantage of the begining of the season.
One cast can change your day...maybe your life.
Thanks Eddie. I think that is this weekend, so I'll miss it. I need to get down to see Mike Holt and he'll "hook" me up.
Hey titleguy -
Definitely let's hook up this season on Monomoy! Acklins is amazing. I will pick your brain on Eleuthera then.
As a side note, most rods that match up with the 7wt SA steelhead taper like the Rio 5/6 windcutter too and it comes with tips optionally.
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Juro- I'm finally rigged up with this rod, although have not had it in the water yet. I only have the 7wt short head rigged. I plan to try it out this weekend on the Kennebec. What about leader set-up? Can you fish a two-fly and indicator set-up? My normal set up is a 12' leader w/ 15" to 24" dropper with indicator way up on the butt section of the leader. Try casting just on the lawn, didn't work that well.
Any input would be greatly appreciated. As mentioned in the striper thread- I'll be in Chatham with two friends, two boats for the weekend of the clave, look forward to hooking up.
Some experts say that if you are putting the proper tension into the loop throughout the stroke all you need is a piece of straight mono, say 15#, approx the rod length to make good fishing casts. The point is Spey casts don't need to be ultra-picky about leader design like singlehand casts may.
That being said I would recommend building a leader of the standard 60/20/20% proportions with a taper down to the tippet you like (search on leader formulas on the forum search box).
One note Spey casting is most suited to the swing, but you can adapt it to anything you want.
I am a zero-indicator type guy so you'd have to ask someone else about that - there is a lot of bobber talk on Speypages.com lately you might check out, I haven't read those particular threads but they appear quite active.
Drop by one of the spring Flyfishing Forum Nor'easter Spey Claves to get some great first hand instruction (dates TBD).
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Thanks Juro. I have a 20' fast sinking head which I may attach to my line to get the fly or flies down a little. Have to experiment a little.
indicator use
Titleguy; over the years I've used indicators in creeks and estuaries with a floating line, a leader the length to get me near bottom ,some split shot to keep it there ,and flatwings.It requires a lot of line mending to control the speed of the line to keep the fly deep and hanging suspended below the indicator as much as possible.It can be a very effective way to fish.Another way is to walk along side your line as the current carries the line,this will cut down on the amount of mending required.I've picked up alot of fish at the end of the drift ,for instance if there is a change in depth or if the bottom starts to rise on your drift ,mend up current to swing your fly or flies with the current, alot of the strikes will happen almost at the end of the swing.
Tried the spey out yesterday, boy that is frustrating. I got the overhead down OK, could get out about 60' with some modicum of control. I am left handed, had wind blowing downstream at my left shoulder and fishing from river right; I had a a hell of a time trying the single spey. I was sort of able to do some kind of perverted double. I assume from yesterday that in the scenario I described above, a single won't really work and that's why you do the double? HELP
Hang in there brutha!!
There are a few rules to Spey casting...
One of them is downwind anchor, as you soon found out. Being a lefty on the right bank with a downriver wind means casting off your right side, in this case the weak side. Think about what you would do single hand. You would still cast off the offside. It took a while to master, but you have it down now I am sure.
Since you are just beginning, I would highly recommend casting with the right hand up in this situation. You don't have much muscle memory to overcome and it's a great time to get it set for the future.
To do the double, make sure you raise the rod high on the downriver side and allow it to drop closer to the water as you bring it to the upriver side. But don't watch the tip - watch the end of the flyline where it meets the leader. Make your motion so that the end of the flyline comes to a point downstream about a rod length down current and 45 degrees out away from you as well.
The rod tip should be pointing upstream and parallel to the water when you finish the setup move. Turn your body to face upstream as well, looking at the end of your line (the anchor point) to make sure it's in the correct position.
The rest of the line should be laying on the water in the shape of a candy cane "J" with the shorter curve end attached to your rod tip.
Then sweep the rod around with a very slight incline like the threads on a sheet metal screw or the take off angle of a plane until the rod passes your centerline. You should feel an increasing amount of flex in the rod the whole way. Be careful not to stutter or stop as you make this sweep. This is where the "white mouse" as Simon puts it comes up in spray as the line is pulled around. Don't go too fast, nor too slow.
The speed of this sweep should keep the rod bent as it comes around but don't fight it. Carry the load along. The rod tip will come up into the "firing position" only after it comes to your right side. The firing position is the same as a roll cast, the rod is up and ready to make a cast with the line folded beneath and behind the rod.
As you turn your hips, face the target as you come around. Allow your shoulders to swivel back a bit but for the most part let's say the target is at 12 o'clock straight ahead, and 6 o'clock is straight behind you. Do not let your rod tip go past 5 o'clock or the line will continue around behind you and get out of alignment with the target.
When the rod come to 5 o'clock, stop abruptly. If done right, all of the line will continue behind you except for the little bit of line near the leader butt, the anchor. This continuation of line will form into the shape of a "D" where the top end is at the rod tip and the bottom is on the water.
Be patient - it can take up to 1.5 seconds for that sail to billow out after you stop. You want that D loop to have all of the line off the water except for that last bit of line near the leader.
Keep your eyes on that anchor and when you see that the d-loop is pulling on it, sliding it and pulling it back - that's when you make your forward cast.
This is not a vicious act, it's more like ballet than rugby. There is very little power involved on behalf of the caster, the rod does all the work. The caster just puts it into motion.
You should begin with just your finger tips (thumb opposing index and middle) to start out. This will ensure that you do not use too much force and kill the cast.
As I tell all my students "the body should accomodate the arms, the arms should not accomodate the body".
We tend to stay in a fixed position and move our arms around to get something done. Instead, keep the arms with the elbows fairly close to the body with the slight exception of the 5 o'clock stop where they can come up slightly for a longer stroke length and clearance of the d-loop. You will learn to manage that drift over time for more distance, don't worry about that now.
One more critical rule: "the bottom must must not rise higher than the upper arm's elbow" otherwise the rod tip will plummet and the d-loop will deflate.
When you make your forward cast don't kill it - slide the anchor off the water, don't rip it. A good cast is a smooth acceleration not a sudden tear. Speed it up and stop it hard and high. Watch the beauty unfold.
Man you are making me want to go out and cast on my lunch break!
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Thanks Juro- I think I understand some of what you're saying. I definitely was trying to overpower the rod ( which resulted in very tired arm and shoulder) rather than using the lever to its advantage. Coordinating the moves will take some time. I had a couple that went right and zip, out went the whole head and 20' of running line, with the fly landing on the far bank, never touched from that shore before.
I really need to stand and watch someone do it right. So far, other than a couple of lawn sessions, which are pretty much useless, and yesterday, I've been watching the trailer to the RIO DVD, just to get an idea of the movements. One of the keys is to preserve the energy in the loop, just as you do in single handed, but the "preservation", as it were, is a much more drawn out process.
I've got the two-hand overhead OK, man can you shoot some line, but that defeats the no-back cast room theory behind purchasing this rod.
Keep the info coming, I'll buy you a beer or three in Chatham. We'll be there late Friday night until Monday morning.
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We all know that the previous administration would do whatever it had to do to protect us.
Looks like the Russians smell weakness in our current so-called leader and are considering placing longrange bombers in Cuba and Venezuela. Both Cuba and Venesuela have invited the Russians Bombers to stay on their soil.
Instead of pussy-footing around, the State Department needs to issue a warning that any foreign long-range bombers will not be allowed to enter the western hemisphere. That we will use whatever we have to, to stop then from entereing including shooting them down and let this serve as a warning if they intend to do so.


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This article describes steps that will help prevent migration issues. Most migration issues can be prevented by keeping OS templates up-to-date and having valid repositories for all applications and OS EZ templates.
A container does not start after migration. A similar error is observed:
~# vzctl start 102
Starting the Container ...
Container is mounted
Setting permissions 20002 dev 0x7d00
Set up ioprio: 4
Adding offline management to Container(1): 4643 8443
Adding IP addresses: 10.20.30.40
Error: Unable to execute bash: No such file or directory
Container is unmounted
Failed to start the Container
There are other signs of this issue, such as the inability to show properties of the files in some directory:
CT-12264-bash-4.2# ls -al /usr/bin/ | grep '\?'
ls: cannot access /usr/bin/mailq: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access /usr/bin/hoststat: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access /usr/bin/praliases: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access /usr/bin/purgestat: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access /usr/bin/newaliases: No such file or directory
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? hoststat
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? mailq
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? newaliases
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? praliases
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? purgestat
This may affect important services start-up, for example SSH:
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd restart
Stopping sshd: [FAILED]
Starting sshd: /usr/sbin/sshd: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
In this case, the following command for the mounted/started container returns some output (like
find: ...: No such file or directory):
~# find /vz/root/$CTID -xdev -ls >/dev/null
(Replace "$CTID" with the actual container's ID value.)
Before performing a migration, prepare the source and destination Hardware Nodes, as well as the container that is to be migrated:
SCAN_PRIVATEto "yes" to assure that the
vzpackagesfile will list all packages (and their versions) installed in the container by Virtuozzo package management tools based on existing links from the container's private area. Edit
/etc/vztt/vztt.confon both Nodes:
~# grep SCAN_PRIVATE /etc/vztt/vztt.conf #SCAN_PRIVATE="yes" ~# sed -i 's/#SCAN_PRIVATE/SCAN_PRIVATE/' /etc/vztt/vztt.conf ~# grep SCAN_PRIVATE /etc/vztt/vztt.conf SCAN_PRIVATE="yes"
NOTE: This option increases the time, required for migration. It is advised to comment it again before the migration attempt.
Sync packages for the container that is to be migrated:
~# vzpkg sync_vzpackages $CTID
(Replace "$CTID" with the actual container ID value.)
It is also useful to do
vzpkg repairfor the migrated container if the migration failed before this step. Usually, this command is performed automatically during migration:
~# vzpkg repair /vz/private/$CT_ID /etc/sysconfig/vz-scripts/$CTID.conf
Step 3 may return this error:
Error: The next package(s) are not available
If this happens, it means that the listed packages are missing in the template area and that these packages are not available on the configured repositories -- for example, because these packages are from an outdated OS release.
For example, let's assume that our container is based on the
~# vzpkg list 113 centos-5-x86_64 2012-04-16 15:13:10
The error is as follows:
Error: The next package(s) are not available: samba-swat.x86_64 0:3.0.33-3.29.el5_5 samba-common.x86_64 0:3.0.33-3.29.el5_5 glibc-common.x86_64 2.5-49.el5_5.4 openldap.x86_64 2.3.43-12.el5_5.2 krb5-libs.i386 1.6.1-36.el5_5.5 krb5-libs.x86_64 1.6.1-36.el5_5.5 nss.x86_64 3.12.6-2.el5.centos glibc.i686 2.5-49.el5_5.4 nscd.x86_64 2.5-49.el5_5.4 samba.x86_64 0:3.0.33-3.29.el5_5 dhclient.x86_64 12:3.0.5-23.el5_5.1 device-mapper-multipath.x86_64 0.4.7-34.el5_5.4
All missing packages above are from the Centos 5.5 release (as seen from the
el5_5part in the package version).
Add Centos 5.5 repositories (other repositories for CentOS can be added in the same way, replacing "5.5" with the actual release ID):
~# echo http://vault.centos.org/5.5/os/x86_64 >> /vz/template/centos/5/x86_64/config/os/default/repositories ~# echo http://vault.centos.org/5.5/updates/x86_64 >> /vz/template/centos/5/x86_64/config/os/default/repositories
NOTE: With many repositories in the list, the operation of metadata update (which is done every time after expiration timeout is reached, in 24 hours) takes much time to complete. It is advised to remove additional repositories when the migration is done.
After adding/removing repositories, update metadata on the server for the EZ OS template:
~# vzpkg update metadata centos-5-x86_64 -r
After that,
vzpkg repairshould be able to locate the needed packages.
Some packages do not contain the release ID. For such packages, it is necessary to check all available repositories manually. Examples of such packages are
Digital suffixes, like
.el5_5.2version, mean that such versions are released in updates to the given release.
NOTE: The instructions above work for Parallels Cloud Server, Parallels Server Bare Metal 5.0, and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux 4.6, 4.7 with containers based on EZ OS templates.
For previous versions, these instructions work only for PSBM 4.0 (latest release) and PVCfL 4.0 starting from 4.0.0-520.
The command
vzpkg repair can be used only if it is possible to create new containers based on the given OS template.


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Okay, guys (and girls). Hunting season is upon us and I think this would be an excellent opportunity to share something that we all enjoy and [hopefully]won't argue about... Use this thread to post pics or descriptions of your successes this season, regardless of game. Shoot, you can even post pics of your dog winning some titles if you're into that kind of thing... I figured that we should have our own brag thread since many of us POTUS regulars are much more accepted or comfortable here in our little RTF spin-off [extremely dysfunctional] family.
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- NO politics on this thread
- NO mention of Bush, unless your dog had to go retrieve a bird from one.
- NO mention of Obama, unless his dog gets some FT or HT ribbons
- NO calling someone's dog ugly, even if my girl is a dudley...
- NO arguing or name calling, unless it is deserved.
- NO photoshopped pics to make it look like you actually killed more birds than you did...
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Wherever we live, we bring the Land of Israel into our homes on Sukkot, Passover, Shavuot, Tu Beshvat and just about every other Jewish holiday that is rooted in nature. At Neot Kedumim, the Biblical Landscape Reserve, with its eye-level experience of Israel's natural beauty, the special holiday foods, customs and Torah readings you share at home and at the synagogue make more sense. How did the ancients build their Sukkot? What do the words "land of milk and honey" really mean? What was life like for Ruth at the barley harvest? You'll find all the answers, and much more, at this 624-acre reserve. Romantic, nature-laden symbolism comes alive along the Song of Songs Path, which many a couple has walked before standing under their wedding canopy at Neot Kedumim. Neot Kedumim, located near Ben-Gurion International Airport, offers self-guided tours complete with a plant guide, and guided tours based on themes or texts of your choice. A "biblical meal" can also be a feature of the visit. Neot Kedumim, where hands-on learning and fun are the hallmarks, is also a wonderful venue for Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations.


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Consistency: Obama budget fails to get a single Democratic vote … again
posted at 9:15 am on March 29, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
In early 2011, Barack Obama received a report from the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission he himself launched that outlined a series of significant cuts and new taxes that would have at least lowered the rate at which the country added to its debt. Obama ignored the report completely and instead proposed a budget with nearly $1.5 trillion in deficit spending, with no serious attempts to cut spending. It was so embarrassing that Republicans had to force the Democrat-controlled Senate in May 2011 to bring it up for a vote, where it failed unanimously, 0-97.
Before taking up their own budget plan for next year, House Republicans pushed a version of President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget to the floor for a vote, and it was it was unanimously defeated, 414-0.
Republicans have opposed Obama's budget all year, criticizing its tax increases on the wealthy and saying it lacks sufficient spending cuts. …
GOP lawmakers forced the vote on Obama's plan as a tactical move aiming at embarrassing Democrats. The Democrats have defended Obama's budget priorities, but they largely voted "no" Wednesday night.
Republicans said Democrats were afraid to vote for Obama's proposed tax increases and extra spending for energy and welfare. Democrats said Republicans had forced a vote on a version of Obama's budget that contained only its numbers, not the policies he would use to achieve them.
That's an interesting excuse. Budgets are all about the numbers. If the President wants to keep proposing massive deficits, increased spending, and higher taxes, those policies are the numbers. Democrats are just embarrassed that the numbers add up to old-school tax-and-spend policies, and that they didn't have a chance to obfuscate by declaring that Republicans are engaging in a war on left-handed Basque women who use marshmallow Schnapps for medicinal purposes.
This is the second year in a row that Obama's budget couldn't win a single Democratic vote in Congress. In parliamentary systems, that would be a vote of no confidence and the party would be looking for new leadership. Perhaps it's time for the country to do what Democrats won't do for themselves and look for leadership who can produce rational numbers in budgets, or at least budgets that can win a vote from its own party.
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Life without a TV : Our Story
It was autumn of 2004 and I had just married my high school sweetheart. Ryan and I were finishing our undergraduate work at CSU Long Beach and working insane jobs to keep the student loans at bay. We had very little time to actually spend together as newlyweds and the time we did have, we spent watching TV because we were exhausted from the long days. After a few months of this numbing routine, we sat down and had the big conversation about what we wanted for our lives and if it revolved around a TV. Well, we quickly decided to get rid of our TV—that was seven years ago.
It wasn't a radical decision at the time. We just knew that something had to give. So out went the television and in came books (lots of books), cooking, lengthy discussions, hiking, marathon training, Yatzee tournaments, bowling dates, and much needed sleep. Ryan even learned to juggle five balls and ride a unicycle. Life as we knew it slowed down and we finally caught our breath.
In 2007, our son was born and most of our time was spent infatuated with his bowel movements and babbles. When Jackson turned 18 months old and I was 8 months pregnant, I cracked and bought a Netflix subscription for our computer. Sesame Street moved into the house and one month later, my daughter was born. We now use Netflix daily and let the kids each pick out a show to watch. This gives them commercial-free shows like Caillou, Dora and Sesame Street. And it gives us a much needed break.
Sometimes Ryan and I catch an episode of Grey's Anatomy before bed or watch a movie. It's something we look forward to and do on rare occasions. It's like a date night— yet we can do it in our home without paying for a sitter.
To stay up to date on world events, we use cnn.com and npr.org . If there is a big disaster, our parents and friends call to let us know. If there is a big sports game that Ryan wants to watch, he heads to a friend's house and they watch it together. Or sometimes we even head to the stadium to catch the real thing as a family.
We are definitely out of the loop with the latest TV episodes and new fancy products. Sometimes we are buzz kill on the conversations that go "Did you see… last night", but that is perfectly okay with us. The unexpected joys from life without a TV trumps any setback by a long shot.
Perks that have come from not having a TV in our home
1. No cable bill. We have saved over $5500 these past seven years by not having a cable bill (and that is a very conservative estimate). Not to mention what it would cost to buy a TV, speakers, dvd player, dvr, etc.
2. We don't see commercials. This makes passing by the toy section in Target a walk in the park for our kids. And also hides a lot of the consumerism brainwashing from Ryan and me.
3. We don't have to arrange our furniture with a TV in mind. It's nice to choose what is the focus of the room— right now it is our hodge-podge wall of family pictures that dominate the living room. You can actually see our home right here.
4. We have become more creative. We listen to lots of music, do puzzles, board games, art projects, nature walks, cook together, ride bikes, read books and write books. We make elaborate snowmen when it snows, jump in puddles when it rains, and collect hundreds of leaves in the fall.
5. Oh, the places you go! With the money we have saved and our appetite for adventure, we have made traveling a part of our family mission statement. In the seven years, we have backpacked through Europe, took a month-long road trip from Los Angeles to Glacier National Park in Canada, three trips to Amsterdam for art shows and architecture admiration, spent a week driving to Denver, Taos and the Grand Canyon, and did many red-eye flights to NYC for art shows. We even drove across country from LA to Tampa, FL along Route 66 with the kids for 10 days. With that kind of traveling, people think we have tons of money. But we honestly don't. We just don't have a TV.
Interested in going TV free? Here are tips Ryan & I came up with to help the transition:
1. Be intentional. Have specific things to replace your time like reading some classic books (we have enjoyed Robinson Crusoe, The World According to Garp, East of Eden.) Ryan made a list of things he wanted to accomplish and when he was bored he would pull out the list and do one of them.
2. Do it together. For us, it was a team decision and I think that is why it was such an easy change. We both felt the same way and wanted to give it a try and it has definitely helped us grow closer together. (We honestly had no idea that it would be a 7-year TV strike going into it.) Replacing electronic screens with loving relationships has been the greatest benefit of going TV free.
3. Set guidelines. If you are going to use Netflix like we do, it helps to have a plan. For us, each child picks out a show to watch in the afternoon (after naps and quiet time). If they are sick or it's been a crazy day, we bend the rules for sanity's sake. But we are very intentional about how much time is spent in front of the computer screen each day.
4. Have a time frame in mind. Getting rid of TV forever is a hard pill to swallow (I am not there yet!). Why not set a goal of 3 months without it? Cancel your cable service, store the TV in the garage, rearrange your furniture so nothing feels missing and see how it goes. Take the money you save on your cable bill and buy some books, board games and juggling balls to fill the time.
In present-day America, such self-denial is apt to require heroism. In practice it may mean giving up many or most of the luxuries which I have come to regard as necessities, at least until I have acquired sufficient self-control to use these things without being enslaved by them. — Thomas Merton
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This is an awesome drum synth module that has 256 waveforms, four of which can be combined to create a drum sound. It also has great resonant lowpass filters and envelopes for shaping the sounds and is excellent for techno, electro and industrial drums. For effects, a delay type effect is possible as well as a ring-modulator. It also has stereo outputs plus 6 individual outs for the studio pros. Mouse On Mars might use it.
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hi, i have a guinea pig...her name is cinnamon! i am new!!!
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I would love to see some pics of Cinnamon! Maybe you can download some pics of her, if you need any help with it, you can just ask me. So welcome to Pet Talk and maybe me and you can become friends.
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(Redirected from Siberian Husky)
- For the artist, see Huskie.
Huskies are one of the most popular species in furry fandom, both as personal characters and as art subjects. For example, huskies, along with wolves, are prominently featured in the artwork of Blotch and BlackTeagan.
Huskies are especially popular in the Balto fandom as well, where most fan-made characters are huskies or half-husky, half-wolf wolfdogs.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- AKC breed standards for the Siberian Husky
|This species stub needs improving.


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A St. John's call centre is closing its doors for good, but it employees are being offered the option of working from home.
Sykes Enterprises purchased ICT Group in 2009 and has operated from offices in the Torbay Road Mall ever since. On Tuesday, the company informed its employees of the decision to close the St. John's site.
A spokeswoman for the multinational corporation, which currently has operations in 23 countries, said the company "will be consolidating work done" at its St. John's site into SYKES Home.
Business at its Torbay Road Mall location will cease April 4.
"We believe the work-from-home model will be an emerging trend for some of our clients," the Sykes Enterprises spokeswoman said in an email to The Telegram.
As of Friday's deadline, The Telegram had not been able to confirm whether Sykes is also closing its location in Corner Brook at the Valley Mall.
According to its website, SYKES Home employs 5,000 people across North America.
The setup requires employees to have a home computer with a Windows operating system, an Internet connection that is not wireless, a landline and a headset. The employee is responsible for all associated costs.
The spokeswoman did not respond to questions asking how many employees work at the St. John's site or how many would be able to take advantage of the work-from-home option.
When ICT Group first opened its St. John's location in 2002, it became the company's third call centre in Newfoundland and Labrador, following in the footsteps of locations in Corner Brook and Carbonear. A Telegram story on the opening of the St. John's location said the call centre would provide 1,000 jobs.
The call centre in Carbonear closed in 2008, one year before Sykes Enterprises purchased ICT Group.
Between 2001 and 2006, ICT Group received $1.6 million in wage rebates from the province under an incentive program.
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The "Amrita Endocrinology and Diabetic Foot Conference 2014 (AEDFC-2014)" will be held at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India on 20-21 June 2014. The foreign guest faculty includes world renowned podiatric and foot and ankle reconstructive surgeons from the USA. This will be a unique conference and the topics will be of a practical interest, covering both the surgical and medical aspects of the management of the diabetic foot and lower limb problems. The main theme of the conference is 'Limb Salvage' in both lower-limb infective conditions, Charcot foot and ankle reconstructive surgeries. In addition to lectures there will be case discussions and workshops, free paper sessions in surgical and medical topics and poster and oral presentations.
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TUPELO – Regardless of his audience, whether it was Civitans from around the world or a banquet in Northeast Mississippi, Charlie Mullinnix always left them laughing with his down-home humor.
"Charlie's the only person I know who could tell the same jokes over and over and get a big laugh every time," said Clifton Hodges, a close friend of the late Tupelo resident. "I reckon it was his unique way of telling stories."
Mullinnix, who died Wednesday night at age 91, was a longtime local and regional civic leader who earned the nickname "Mr. Civitan" for his involvement in the civic organization. His recruitment of new members helped make the Tupelo Luncheon Civitan Club "the world's largest Civitan Club."
The Luncheon Civitans held the "world's largest" title for almost two decades. Civitan International retired the award in 2006 and gave the club permanent possession of the award banner. The club now has 145 members and is the largest Civitan group in the United States, according to current president Russ Wilson.
Mullinnix, who joined Civitan in 1953, was the club's president in 1957-58 and was its secretary for many years. He recruited 278 people to join Civitan and became a master club builder, helping start clubs throughout the Southeast.
"There are people all over the world that know about Tupelo, Mississippi, because of Charlie," Wilson said. "They may not remember his name, but they say, There was this guy who visited our club from Tupelo, Mississippi, who was just hilarious and he talked about the world's largest Civitan club."
As club secretary, Mullinnix would share his joyful wisdom with new members while presenting their Civitan pins.
Wilson said, "Charlie would tell them, 'Wear this pin, wear it proudly, and it will help you everywhere you go except on the …'and then everyone shouts 'the Natchez Trace Parkway.' Charlie always followed up by saying, 'Where it ain't worth a dime'. That's because he got a ticket once on the Natchez Trace Parkway, and he told them he was in Civitan going to a meeting. It didn't make any difference. He still got the ticket."
Mullinnix also served as a lay speaker and leader in the United Methodist Church. He was a frequent speaker at local events like banquets and fundraisers, sharing his storytelling with a variety of people.
In 1982, the Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo selected Mullinnix its Outstanding Citizen Award winner for his community service.
"He spoke at everything you can imagine – school groups, church groups. He went near and far," said Hodges, a Luncheon Civitan who shared the same table with Mullinnix at Thursday meetings. "Charlie was a part of the Civitan fish cooking team, and we'd cook fish for different groups. A lot of times Charlie would be the program, so we would hear him."
Hodges said Mullinnix's presence in Civitan and the community will be missed.
"We lost a good man," Hodges said. "There will never be another one like him."


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UpBeat / Dance
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Ekapop Sor Klinmme vs Frederic Berbichon 2011
- Written by Dave Walsh
It's common for Thai boxers at the heavier weights above 60-65 kg to take fights in Europe. The pay, once converted to Thai baht, is substantial, and three rounds can be a nice change from five.
Ekapop fights at 72.5 kg, which is huge in Thailand. Most of the small handful of Thai nationals who have competed internationally at this weight are well known. Among them, Lamskongkram Chuwattana, Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Yodsenklai Fairtex, Pajunsuk Lukprabat, and Changpuek Kiatsongrit.
This fight was a semi-final bout in a four man tournament in Bagnolet, France. Where that is, I'm not sure. Google Maps tells me it's somewhere in France.
The fight is quite nice to watch, with the fighters having entertaining and well-matched styles. Ekapap wears black gloves, Frederich red.
Loopnoub provides us with the upload.
I had the pleasure of watching Ekapop work the bag leading up to this fight. I asked him why he didn't hit pads with a trainer and he said he didn't quite have the time to do a proper camp.
That said, his bagwork was a tremendous show of technique and power. It can happen that a fighter his size will have trouble getting fights in Thailand. It is certainly not as easy as for someone 65 kg or below, but due to the large flow of foreign fighters in Pattaya, and his European contacts, Ekapop stays active enough to keep his technique at a good level.
Unfortunately, his conditioning falls short in this fight. Berbichon was able to overcome a deficit in experience and overall technique to take the fight through solid defense and conditioning. Ekapop clearly dominates the opening two rounds and looks, from the start, to have superior timing and all around skills. His kicks, in particular, seemed to land well and his evasion of two headkicks in a row from Berbichon near the 7:10 mark is quite funny to watch. He looks more relaxed, on the whole, and racks up points in the first while Berbichon exhibits some stiffness in technique.
This is the first fight of Berbichon's I've seen, but he soaks up damage well and knows when to move in and out. He fights patiently, avoiding exchanges, and has a good eye for openings. When Ekapop tires near the end of the second and in the third, Berbichon is relentless in attacking. Patience plays a large part in Berbichon's victory. He clearly has a good grasp of basic technique and is in tremendous physical condition, but biding his time while his opponent is fresh and dangerous is a smart choice on his part, especially in a tournament opener.
Ekapop was not expecting to lose by stoppage in the tournament. Leading up to the fight, his attitude was very relaxed and confident. This seems pretty common in fighters, in and out of Thailand. Ekapop's been fighting since he was 9 or 10, so I suppose that level of confidence is understandable.
If anyone knows who ended up winning the tournament, please let us know. And keep an eye on Loopnoub's channel. The videos there are a good mix of classic fights and current bouts broadcasted on TV.


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I have been struggling with what has been going on with reguard to my freedoms, but at the same time, the world has become very dangerous, and I think I may have to live with the thought that someone is reading and listening to my private life. If they want to listen in, I have nothing to hide.
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Hey Franco. I keep hearing ads about a performance tax that is going to affect radio. What do you know about it?
Hey Franco. I keep hearing ads about a performance tax that is going to affect radio. What do you know about it?
Views and opinions expressed herein by Badbullgator do not necessarily represent the policies or position of RTF. RTF and all of it's subsidiaries can not be held liable for the off centered humor and politically incorrect comments of the author.
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The National Assc of Broadcasters last week played the race card in trying to stop it. They said an increase of the "performance tax" would place a tough burden on the minority owned stations and Radio One which is minority owned toted Jesse Jackson along to the hearing. If the FCC buys into that arguement, then they are just as dumb as everyone else on the hill.
I think it will get passed as the Obomonites are looking for anyway they can nationalize the news media and broadcasters. They would love to put us out of business and control broadcast content. They are using a two pronged attack, raising royalities paid to recording artist from .02 cents per song to .09 cents per song and breaking up the larger broadcast groups and turn them over to minorites under the guise of "diversity".
They already have NBC in thier pocket. Jeff Zucker, NBC's Pres & CEO is now an advisor to Obomo and Obomo is going to throw NBC's parent company General Electric a bunch of multi-billion dollard green projects.
If they get their 7 cent increase per song, it will cost each radio station an additional $150,000. per year. Not bad for say a station in market #22 like Tampa but, that extra money coming from a station in DeFuniack Springs would send them to the poor house. Al Sharpton is trying to get minority stations exempt form paying increased royalities.
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So Franco, there is one in the wood pile?
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Witch hazel has had a variety of medicinal uses throughout history. It's been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments including cuts, burns, insect bites, skin wounds, diaper rash and hemorrhoids. It has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties that make it useful for relieving itching and irritation and for shrinking hemorroidal tissues. In addition, it has an astringent effect that helps to tighten blood vessels and reduce bleeding after a cut or scrape.
In addition, some people use witch hazel orally to remedy other conditions such as diarrhea, vomiting, fevers and colds, although there's no evidence to support its benefits or safety when taken by mouth. It's important not to take commercial preparations of witch hazel by mouth since they may contain isopropyl alcohol, and witch hazel is meant for external use. Even witch hazel that doesn't contain alcohol can be irritating to the stomach due to the natural tannins it contains.
In addition to treating cuts and skin wounds, witch hazel has astringent properties, meaning it helps to temporarily tighten tissues. The astringent effect of witch hazel is primarily due to the natural tannins it contains. Its astringent properties has made it a popular ingredient in commercial astringents and toners to be used after cleansing to remove residual oils and make-up. Other skin care and personal care products that may contain witch hazel are facial cleansers, moisturizers, aftershaves, deodorants and acne treatment products.
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Despite witch hazel's benefits as an astringent and for treating minor skin wounds and hemorrhoids, some people experience skin irritation when they use it regularly. The skin irritation seems to come from the tannins and isopropyl alcohol in some preparations of witch hazel. Some people also experience allergic reactions to witch hazel when they use it topically. In some cases, using alcohol-free witch hazel eliminates the problem of skin irritation. Alcohol-free forms of witch hazel are widely available.
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