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A Writer's Evolution
An Interview with Eddie Muller
"[My film] is stylized and theatrical because the story is so telescoped we have a life-and-death outcome played out over 20 actual minutes."
I found one of my favorite films of 2008 in the best way: by accident. Excited to see a print of Blast of Silence at the '08 Philadelphia Film Festival, I was let down when the film turned out to be a video projection. This offbeat noir, as nihilistic as it is off-center, was filtered through large, distracting pixels. I sighed, hung out, and reminded myself to seek the film on DVD.1 I know I shouldn't criticize the Philadelphia Film Society's attempts at programming rediscovered classics. Their other celluloid presentations made the noir series a treat.
My surprise came after Blast, when a festival programmer announced the feature would be followed by a short called The Grand Inquisitor. I was intrigued, as the title recalled the lightning bolt of a parable in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. I had just listened to David Fishelton's excellent audio play adaptation of the novel, which does justice to the "Inquisitor" interlude. Yet, in this film, we get far from a literary adaptation. This narrative film debut from novelist/noir historian Eddie Muller (whose previous directing effort is the documentary Mau Mau, Sex Sex) blends various cultural and literary sources to realize a tale as minimalistic as they come: a one-set, two-person drama. Most impressive is the film's tightening suspense created out of real-time conversation, as one character presents another with evidence of serial killings (attributed to the Zodiac). The film's pairing with Blast and Muller's noir association notwithstanding, in my original review of the film I described it as "a brilliant exercise in American gothic." Muller seems intent on subverting crime conventions; my 2009 discussion with him, transcribed below with recent updates, reflects his wider interest in this aim. Yet Muller's film never falters from casting a pall, and his bravura climax solidifies the sense of doom.
Drawing from various perspectives as film critic, historian, programmer, and storyteller in various genres Muller offers insights on films of the past and present.
As a noir historian and crime novelist, you've now made your entry into narrative filmmaking with The Grand Inquisitor. With all you have going on, it's great to see you so involved in programming.
Noir is my métier and I'm known for it, but as a programmer my real passion is to get people to go to the movies, to see films with other people. I love it when a group gathers in-between screenings at one of our noir festivals, chatting passionately about what they just saw.
Has programming influenced your criticism at all? It must offer different perspectives.
One thing I've learned from programming is that films aren't museum pieces. My truck with film criticism overturns every once in a while, and here it goes: The attempts by supposed scholars to utterly define a movie to establish what the intentions of the filmmaker are, and explain how the film is to be interpreted are sometimes very misguided. Watching movies in a theater, with a crowd, reveals that. It can be like a live performance. A film can play differently depending on the situation.
I once showed this film goofy B film called Cry of the Hunted, with Barry Sullivan and William Conrad it's swamp noir. In Los Angeles, the audience adored it. They howled, especially at the over-the-top gay subtext between the two lead actors. They fight, and when it's obvious the fight is over, they're still wrestling around the floor. Then they lie against the wall and smoke cigarettes. The L.A. audience ate it up. When I showed it, of all places, in San Francisco not a laugh in the house. Whatever made it catch fire in L.A. didn't happen in San Francisco. Sometimes, when I show The Lady from Shanghai, people walk out high, as if it was the greatest film ever. Other times people come out wondering why the film has such a good reputation.
You sound critical of film criticism. Do you see it as too agenda driven?
I'm all for film criticism. Its real value is in searching out special films, or perhaps offering a contrary opinion of something. There are certain critics who make me shake my head, wondering why they think their opinion is definitive. If you're going to write about a film, give an intriguing, sensible take on it. Don't resort to comments like, "This guy is bad, he's always been bad." These days it seems like opinionated posturing is pushing out rigorous thought.
Take a picture like Eastwood's Gran Torino. You could write so much about it, on both sides. You could argue that it's cheap and easy, Eastwood pandering to his audience. Or exactly the opposite that it's a work of genius, one that only Eastwood could make, because he's playing off decades of his own mythmaking. There's something to both arguments, and to me that makes for true film criticism. Critics, more than ever, need to focus on films that would be otherwise overlooked. That's the essential job right now, especially on the internet, where you can find reviews so fast. An intelligent review of a film I would have otherwise missed is what I'm looking for.
As a critic and a filmmaker, I enjoy films that have a certain density, a depth to the material. They should be entertaining, but hook you to go further and really think about it, as with Gran Torino. It keeps you entertained, if that's all you want. But you can keep going with it, talk about it, analyze it. Eastwood respects the average moviegoer, but always aims his films at an above-average level.
It seems like The Grand Inquisitor operates the same way enjoyable, but thematically rich. When you write and direct a story like that, do your allusions [literary, cinematic, and cultural] come naturally, or do you piece them in?
It's both. A lot of it is already there, and maybe you don't know it. That material has been of interest to me for a while. Lulu's books [allegedly having belonged to the Zodiac] actually exist. I don't generally subscribe to the auteur theory, but in this case, I wrote and directed the thing. But honestly, I'm not always aware of the underlying meaning of what I might be doing. For me, it's about working on an intuitive level, even with collaborators. Especially when they contribute good things. As for Marsha [Hunt], forget about it. She was a brilliant collaborator.
I'm curious if you didn't have Marsha, would the film have worked? Could you have still made it?
I might have made it, but probably not with the same degree of enthusiasm. I sent Marsha a copy of my short story [the original form of The Grand Inquisitor], and she said she'd do it, but had to see a script first. That lit a fire under everybody. I wrote the shooting script in a matter of days, changed things here and there. Some things were risks for Marsha. I couldn't give her a blind eye, like in the story. Something like a blind eye can be effective on the page every time it's referenced, readers put the image in their minds. But the contact lens would have handicapped Marsha, who's so expressive with her face. She didn't need a horror-film gimmick. Not that her eye doctor would have approved it.
On the other hand, her character was a chain smoker and that was essential to the story. She needed to seem entrapped in the house, surrounded by those mountains of cigarette butts, the smoke in the air, all the oppressiveness. Marsha had been a smoker her whole life, but she'd quit. She was afraid that over the course of the filming she'd pick up the habit again. I told her it was a no-compromise situation. The character would be weaker without the cigarettes. I told her we'd use herbal cigarettes, so she wouldn't get re-addicted. The night before shooting began, she took a pack of the herbal cigarettes back to her hotel, to try them out. But I noticed she snuck off with a pack of real cigarettes as well. [Laughs] The next day she shows up on the set and declares that she'll smoke the real ones. She said she smoked both and that the herbal cigarettes burned too fast. She didn't want me having a hard time matching cuts, the continuity might get screwed up. That was her story, at least. She's a total professional and she did not get hooked again, I'm relieved to say.
She had a few qualms with the material. She could see what I was going for at the end, but wanted to see in advance how I intended to block it and shoot it. She didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea. She was attracted to my style of not explicitly showing things, that it's much more powerful to leave things to the imagination and not fully explain. It sticks with the audience longer. Marsha is a big proponent of that, not because she's skittish or prudish, but because her experience has proven it to be the more effective approach.
In some respects, I think the movie of The Grand Inquisitor is better than the short story, largely because of what Marsha Hunt brought in front of the camera, by inhabiting that character and making her more human. The short story might seem to some just a clever trick. The film is a deeper experience thanks largely to Marsha's performance.
From watching The Grand Inquisitor, I noticed you seem very comfortable using minimalism. Has this been an aim in your fiction?
It's something I've grown into, shall we say. For a lot of storytellers, as they get older, there's the realization that less is more. Frankly, what excites me when reading a great book or watching a great film is the thrill of seeing an artist make a decision. When a filmmaker decides, "I'm putting the camera right here this is my choice." This is contrary to a growing trend in modern filmmaking that suggests we can view things from any angle. [Many filmmakers] put the camera anywhere and everywhere now I'm overhead, now I'm cutting to a low angle, now I'm moving around the actors. A lot of younger filmmakers are so freakin' enamored with just making a film. They're indecisive because they can technically pretty much do anything they want now. Whatever happened to the idea of finding the one way of shooting a scene that perfectly expresses its meaning? Oh, right first there has to be a meaning.
It's almost like clarity being sacrificed for style.
Yes there you go.
And that films are more about their style than the story.
Absolutely. All I'm seeing in a lot of films is the director's ego being flexed. I see things in movies that I suspect are there because the director got off on controlling a big crew. But what did it add to the story? Not much. I don't mean to lionize the guy, but back to Eastwood, when you watch Gran Torino, you see a movie pared down to the bare essentials. Here's the story. I think this approach is even more vital in an environment as confused as contemporary filmmaking and the contemporary world. Artists can bring a little more clarity to things.
In my film, the big challenge was that it's 20 real-time minutes of two women talking, who on the surface seem to be completely harmless. Is it possible to turn that into something suspenseful? That was the daunting task I enjoyed facing.
I think you establish a tone of dread right away.
I'm happy that people have a reaction. I've seen people on the edge of their seats watching the film, which is gratifying. My favorite screening was for a high school class in Seattle. Typically unruly teenagers. But they were totally silent halfway in and gasping at the end.
When writing the story, when did you stumble across the Dostoevsky connection?
It was there from the beginning. Sometimes these things find you. I was going through the [notated Zodiac] books, wondering what Lulu would use, what she'd make connections to. And there it was "The Grand Inquisitor." It was obvious and it really works. But I didn't want to belabor it. The way it's displayed in the film, under the end credits, is the only time I hold on the page. The characters discuss what's in the books, but I don't show the fevered words of "The Grand Inquisitor" 'til the end. [The books] are only seen at the opening and the end. Sometimes when the film is digitally projected, the audience can't read the text, which is very disappointing. I'm learning about how volatile digital exhibition can be.
When I showed the film in Baltimore, it had the worst projection ever. So bad [the film] looked like a washed-out print of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The strangeness of the house became totally overstated.
Your film is shot with a white glow over everything, which makes for a surreal touch in the cinematography.
[Laughs] We let off a smoke machine before every take, and then waited for just the right haze. It was something subtle we were trying to convey. Because of my connection to film noir, some people have asked, "Why didn't you shoot it in black and white?" or "Why didn't you set it at night?" Well, those folks aren't getting it at all.
I'd say the daytime setting highlights the confinement of the house.
It's intended to start with the least dreadful vibe you can imagine. It's a sunny Sunday afternoon, you can hear church bells on the soundtrack. We wanted the brightness outside to contrast with the confinement of the house. Whenever we could, we showed a bright light coming in through a curtain. There are many shots of Marsha in front of glowing windows covered by tattered curtains stained with cigarette smoke. The world is out there, but she's trapped inside.
[My film] is stylized and theatrical because the story is so telescoped we have a life-and-death outcome played out over 20 actual minutes, starting with a young girl ringing a doorbell. Marsha even said, "Except for the ending, which we never could have done, this might have been an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents." It's a mix of the old-fashioned and the transgressive. The ending is not what anyone expects. I don't know if that particular scene has been done before.
It's great that you channel Dostoevsky's parable into the minds of viewers. I'm thinking of the part in the parable when the inquisitor calls out Christ for bringing hope to a hopeless world, telling him, "You did this! This is all your fault," pardon the misquote.
A lot of that goes right past the audience. The connection to Dostoevsky, I mean. It's great when people get it, but like I say, I didn't want to belabor it. It's there, if you want it. Movie-watching has as much to do with what people bring to the experience as what the film brings to them. You hear people talk about movies: one guy says this, another says that, and the first guy turns and says, "What movie were you watching?" It has so much to do with the viewers themselves.
I long ago gave up "judging" films. A film's interpretation differs from person to person. It's gratifying that you gave five stars to my film. But someone else is going to watch it and say, "I don't get it. Why did she do this? It was cheesy, that was low class."
I caught The Grand Inquisitor by chance. It screened after Blast of Silence at the Philadelphia FF '08, and I first thought your film would be an adaptation of Dostoevsky. As I watched and heard the talk of the Zodiac, the connection blew me away.
I lived in the Bay area when the Zodiac thing was happening. I'm not going to say that it haunted me, 'cause that would be unfair to those people it truly has haunted. But it's never been out of my imagination. It affected my youth that fear of going out of the house. And Zodiac was a sick genius of sorts, with his ability to capture the public's imagination and imposing his strange codes and symbols into the public consciousness, which was amazing.
Like mass paranoia. What did you think of Fincher's film [Zodiac]?
I loved it. Particularly because he removed all the sensational aspects, and made it a serial killer story about the victims instead of the victimizer. He was true to the story and didn't depict anything that wasn't verifiable by witnesses, which was a brave decision. It was courageous to use three protagonists in succession, capturing their obsession, which was the film's theme. When it burns out one guy, he passes the baton to the next one. But it destroys them in the end. Frankly, I'm amazed the film got made. The financial backers probably thought they were getting a different movie. [Laughs] I applaud Fincher for subverting all notions of what a serial killer movie is supposed to be. He avoided all those cliché shots that give the audience the killer's point of view looking at the car from the bushes, the tracking shot as he creeps closer. Fincher didn't want the audience identifying with the killer. He wanted them to identify with the victims.
All those slasher movies, what are they trying to say? Now you share the perspective of the killer, now you feel the victim's terror no, now you're the killer again. It desensitizes viewers. It's not really about anything, it's just a bloody thrill ride. I applaud Fincher for moving away from that. Of course, by industry standards, the film was a failure. The investors probably wish it had been more sensational.
My pal [novelist] James Ellroy loves that Fincher's film has compassion for the victims and was about the obsessiveness of trying to uncover the killer. The theme resonated with James because his mother was murdered and the killer was never caught. Fincher was originally going to direct The Black Dahlia, but he had too many conditions, including doing it in black and white and remaining faithful to the book. Eventually, Universal got rid of him. They got [Brian] De Palma, and unfortunately the movie is a freakin' disaster.
I noticed that Ellroy was behind the film, which, I agree, was a wreck.
James was very enthusiastic while it was in production. He watched the rushes and got excited, but it wasn't cut yet. And he promoted the film, even praising De Palma. [Ellroy's] a real team player, doing what [the studio] asked him to do. My wife and I went to the premiere with James, and that was painful. The movie is just so godawful. We went to dinner with his cronies afterward, and James toasted that the novel was number 6 on the New York Times bestseller list that week, that he would continue to earn money from it, and that even though [the movie] was one of the worst ever made it would have no bearing on the rest of his life.
Your writing about film noir is so distinctive and influential. Did you always aspire to write about film, or did you always dream of writing fiction?
I always wanted to write fiction. That was my goal, throughout all the nonfiction. It was a process of learning how to do it. To me, it's a series of levels: first, you discover what excites you and inspires you; then you learn to write criticism of that, so you understand why it excites you. In my case that developed into writing nonfiction. I had been a journalist, which taught me the rudiments of good storytelling. You become conscious that someone will actually read what you write. My responsibility is to get them to the end. The quality of journalism in this country is now so poor people barely ever finish reading an in-depth news article. It's not necessarily the reader's fault it's that the articles are so often badly written. They're not interesting for the common reader. After all that combined experience, I knew I could write a novel. And it worked out pretty well. [Note: Muller's The Distance was named "Best First Novel" by the Private Eye Writers of America.]
If you read my first and second [Shadow Boxer] novels back-to-back, you'll see a subtle change. The voice is the same, but I start to cut things out, pare things down, get more minimalist. The style of "The Grand Inquisitor" [short story] is where I'm at right now. It's down to the bone. There's not a single word in there that's not essential to its impact. This is what I enjoy and will continue to do.
Do you plan to make more films in the future?
I hope so. Finding, and spending, money is difficult. I weigh my personal expectations against what is economically feasible and responsible. I consider myself a storyteller, and I believe every story has its best and truest form of expression. An idea might work best as a novel, or a short story, or perhaps even better as a stage- or screenplay. I have a new novel in the works, and some scripts, one of which is definitely noir. I'm also working on a feature-length screenplay based on The Grand Inquisitor. The short would be the first 20 minutes of the feature, although I'd probably have to reshoot it.
I've recently had some amusing creative interaction with Guy Maddin regarding his latest project, but I'm not really at liberty to delve into it too much. As Guy puts it, my DNA has found its way into his project which makes it seem criminal. [Laughs] All this grew out of my ongoing work with the Film Noir Foundation, which I founded to rescue and restore "lost" noir films. "Rescue," of course, can take many intriguing forms. That's all I'll say at the moment.
Meanwhile, I'm thinking of turning another short story of mine, "The Kid's Last Fight," into a short film, provided I can assemble the right collaborators. I think the internet is definitely changing the ingrained notion that there isn't a market for short films.
The good news is that all this new technology has made it cost-effective enough to do just about everything I can imagine, whether it's literary or cinematic. The issue for me these days isn't so much "Where will I get the money to do all this?," it's "Where will I get the time to do all this?"
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As long-time readers of the blog know I have a bit of a tradition going where I write about how people have made a difference in my life. It's my way of acknowledging some of the richest blessings God has given me. It is unfortunate that up to this point I have yet to write about my mom. It isn't for a lack of material; in fact, the exact opposite is true. It is hard to encapsulate in a mere blog post all the ways that my mom makes a difference. Because of that, this may be the first of many such posts. It is fitting however, that I at least attempt to articulate how my mom has enriched my life and the life of others. There are few people I know who so consistently make a difference for God's Kingdom yet do so in such an understated and often unrecognized way. The main way she does this? She's a servant. It's one of the first words I think of when I think of my mom and one of the things that I'm convinced she will be most acclaimed for when she meets her Lord. Here are just some of the ways my mom makes a difference through how she serves:
She serves faithfully. – As anyone who has had the privilege of serving alongside my mom knows, if she commits to do something, you can all but guarantee that she will do it. She is often the first person to be somewhere and the last to leave. It doesn't matter what role has been assigned to her, she will do whatever bit of service is most needed in order to ensure that the ministry she has committed to is carried out with excellence. I can't think of a single time that she refused to do any particular task. As a teacher she taught her students the importance of diligence and she is a living representation of it. She serves unwaveringly and tirelessly, pouring out her life in order to bless others.
She serves expansively. - Not only does my mom serve faithfully, but she serves in a variety of different capacities and ministries. From leading a junior high small group, to coming alongside young moms, to reach out to those who, like her, have lost their husbands, if she sees someone in need and believes that there is a way she might be able to bless them, she is there to do so. She cooks meals, babysits kids, teaches Truth, prays fervently, shares wisdom and does a variety of other things. It seems that almost any time our church puts out a call for volunteers, my mom is checking her schedules and commitments to see if there is one more way that she can minister to others. She doesn't restrict herself to those areas of service where she is most comfortable or where she is most naturally inclined. Anyone and everyone is a potential object of her ministry commitment.
She serves with love. - It would be easy to read what has been written so far and to think that my mom serves so well because she is such a hard worker and she is excellent at managing her schedule. But to come to that conclusion would miss one of the most important reasons that my mom is so effective in her service; she loves those that she serve. Again, because she serves in so many different ways this means she loves so many different people. She cries for them when they hurt, she prays for them when they struggle and she cheers for them when she sees God's good work in their life. For my mom, serving isn't about getting things done. It is about loving others so that through doing so, they may experience the love of Christ.
She serves to serve her Savior. – The single most important thing to know about my mom and her commitment to serve is that ultimately it is not the people that she is ministering to who are the object of her service. She serves them because when she does so she is serving Christ. I am convinced this alone is the reason everything else I have written above is true. She serves faithfully, expansively and with love because when she looks at those she ministers to she sees the sacrifice, grace and forgiveness of her Savior. She may grow weary, but she knows that He does not. It may seem that she has been overlooked, but she knows that the One who matters sees it all. It's because she loves her Lord that she serves those He has placed in her path. It's because He was a servant (Mt. 20:28) that she has committed her life to the same.
As you can see from what I've written, my mom is an exceptional human being. The fact that God choose such a woman to be my mom is one of the greatest blessings He has ever given me. I have learned so much through her words and through the way she lives her life. I know that I'm not alone in that regard.


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but it wasn't really a dystopian because it was very similar
to today. There weren't really any new technologies, just a
lot of rations and caffeine and chocolate are contraband. I
was disappointed that All These Things I've Done did not
explain why and how these things became illegal. I enjoyed
the fact that Anya's family is part of the Russian Mafia; I
thought it was very interesting and not something done a lot
in YA literature. Anya was a very strong and capable
character and if she took over the leadship of her crime
family in subsequent novels I think it could really shake
things up. I liked the relationship Anya had with Win,
especially the fact that their backgrounds are so opposite,
but I felt like the romance was rushed. I know there will be
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Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Fedora 7 - Page 2
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5 Configure Proftpd
Open /etc/proftpd.conf and comment out the AuthPAMConfig and AuthOrder lines:
vi /etc/proftpd.conf
Further down in same file, add the following lines right below the <IfModule mod_dso.c>...</IfModule> stanza:
Make sure that you replace the string password with the real password for the MySQL user proftpd in the line SQLConnectInfo!
Then we create the system startup links for Proftpd and start it:
chkconfig --levels 235 proftpd on
6 Populate The Database And Test
To populate the database you can use the MySQL shell:
mysql -u root -p
USE ftp;
First we create an entry in the table ftpgroup. It contains the groupname, the groupid and the username of the ftp group/user we created at the end of step two (replace the groupid appropriately if you use another one than 2001):
INSERT INTO `ftpgroup` (`groupname`, `gid`, `members`) VALUES ('ftpgroup', 2001, 'ftpuser');
Now we are done with the table ftpgroup. We do not have to create further entries here. Whenever you create a new virtual ftp user, you do this in the tables ftpquotalimits and ftpuser. So let us create our first user exampleuser with a quota of 15MB and the password secret (we are still in the MySQL shell):
INSERT INTO `ftpquotalimits` (`name`, `quota_type`, `per_session`, `limit_type`, `bytes_in_avail`, `bytes_out_avail`, `bytes_xfer_avail`, `files_in_avail`, `files_out_avail`, `files_xfer_avail`) VALUES ('exampleuser', 'user', 'true', 'hard', 15728640, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
INSERT INTO `ftpuser` (`id`, `userid`, `passwd`, `uid`, `gid`, `homedir`, `shell`, `count`, `accessed`, `modified`) VALUES (1, 'exampleuser', 'secret', 2001, 2001, '/home/www.example.com', '/sbin/nologin', 0, '', '');
(Do not forget to replace the group- and userid 2001 appropriately in the last INSERT statement if you are using other values than in this tutorial!)
Now open your FTP client program on your work station (something like WS_FTP or SmartFTP if you are on a Windows system or gFTP on a Linux desktop) and try to connect. As hostname you use server1.example.com (or the IP address of the system), the username is exampleuser, and the password is secret.
If you are able to connect - congratulations! If not, something went wrong.
Now, if you run
ls -l /home/
you should see that the directory /home/www.example.com (exampleuser's home directory) has been automatically created, and it is owned by ftpuser and ftpgroup (the user/group we created at the end of step two):
[root@server1 ~]# ls -l /home/
7 Database Administration
For most people it is easier if they have a graphical front-end to MySQL; therefore you can also use phpMyAdmin (in this example under http://server1.example.com/phpMyAdmin/) to administrate the ftp database.
Whenever you create a new user, you only have to create entries in the tables ftpquotalimits and ftpuser so I will explain the columns of these tables here:
ftpuser Table:
The important columns are these (the others are handled by MySQL or Proftpd automatically, so do not fill these manually!):
ftpquotalimits Table:
The important columns are these (the others are handled by MySQL or Proftpd automatically, so do not fill these manually!):
The ftpquotatallies table is used by Proftpd internally to manage quotas so you do not have to make entries there!
8 Anonymous FTP
If you want to create an anonymous ftp account (an ftp account that everybody can login to without a password), you can do it like this:
First we create a user and group with the name anonymous_ftp. The user has the home directory /home/anonymous_ftp:
groupadd -g 2002 anonymous_ftp
(Replace 2002 with a group-/userid that is free on your system.)
A few files beginning with a . have been created by the last command (useradd) in the /home/anonymous_ftp directory. We don't need them, so we delete them:
cd /home/anonymous_ftp
Then we create the directory /home/anonymous_ftp/incoming which will allow anonymous users to upload files:
mkdir /home/anonymous_ftp/incoming
And finally, open /etc/proftpd.conf and append the following directives to it (right at the end, after everything else):
vi /etc/proftpd.conf
Finally restart Proftpd:
/etc/init.d/proftpd restart
Now anonymous users can login, and they can download files from /home/anonymous_ftp, but uploads are limited to /home/anonymous_ftp/incoming (and once a file is uploaded into /home/anonymous_ftp/incoming, it cannot be read nor downloaded from there; the server admin has to move it into /home/anonymous_ftp first to make it available to others).
(Please note: You can only have one anonymous ftp account per IP address!)
9 References
Mandrake 10.1 - Proftpd + MySQL authentication + Quotas Howto: http://www.khoosys.net/single.htm?ipg=848
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United Nations:
Preliminary Observations on Internal Oversight and Procurement Practices
GAO-06-226T: Published: Oct 31, 2005. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2005.
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This testimony discusses internal oversight and procurement in the United Nations (UN). The findings of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN's Oil for Food Program have rekindled long-standing concerns about internal oversight and procurement at the United Nations. In addition, the UN's 2005 World Summit called for a host of reforms, from human rights, terrorism, and peace-building to economic development and management reform. Specifically, this testimony conveys our preliminary observations on the UN's budgeting processes as it relates to the ability of the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to perform independent and effective oversight. We will also discuss some of the UN's efforts to address problems affecting the openness and professionalism of its procurement system. We would like to emphasize that our comments reflect the preliminary results of two ongoing GAO engagements examining the UN's internal oversight and procurement services. We will issue reports covering a wide range of issues in both areas early next year.
OIOS's ability to carry out independent, effective oversight over UN organizations is hindered by the UN's budgeting processes for its regular and extrabudgetary resources. In establishing OIOS in 1994, the General Assembly passed a resolution stating that OIOS should exercise operational independence in carrying out its oversight responsibilities and that the Secretary-General should take into account the independence of the office in preparing its budget. The Secretariat's budget office--over which OIOS has oversight authority--exercises control over OIOS's regular budget, which may result in conflicts of interest and infringe on OIOS's independence. In addition, UN budgeting processes make it difficult for OIOS to reallocate its regular budget resources among OIOS locations worldwide or among its three oversight divisions--internal audit; investigations; and monitoring, evaluation, and consulting services--to meet changing priorities. OIOS officials provided us with several examples of work funded through the regular budget that they were unable to undertake due to resource constraints. In addition, OIOS does not have a mechanism in place to identify or justify OIOS-wide staffing needs, except for peacekeeping oversight services. OIOS also lacks control over its extrabudgetary resources, which comprise 62 percent of its overall budget in fiscal biennium 2004-2005. The UN funds and programs that OIOS oversees maintain control over some of these resources since OIOS negotiates its terms of work and payment for services with the managers of the programs it intends to examine. If the entity does not agree to an OIOS examination or does not provide sufficient funding for OIOS to carry out its work, OIOS cannot adequately perform its oversight responsibilities. The United Nations has made progress in improving the clarity of its procurement manual but has yet to fully address previously identified concerns affecting the lack of openness and professionalism of its procurement system. Specifically, concerns remain relating to an independent bid protest system, staff training and professional certification, and ethics regulations. In 2002, the United Nations revised its procurement manual, which now provides staff with clearer guidance on UN procurement regulations and policies, including more detailed step-by-step instructions of the procurement process than it had when we reported in 1999. However, the Secretariat has yet to enhance the openness of the procurement system by heeding a 1994 recommendation by outside experts that it establish an independent bid protest process. At present, vendors cannot file complaints with an independent official or office if they believe that the UN Procurement Service has not handled their bids appropriately. As a result, senior UN officials may not be made aware of problems in the procurement process. In addition, the United Nations has not fully addressed longstanding concerns affecting the professional qualifications of its procurement workforce. The Procurement Service is developing a new training curriculum and a professional certification program. It has trained some procurement staff as instructors but has yet to complete training curricula. In addition, the United Nations still needs to develop the individual training profiles necessary to determine the extent of its training requirements. A June 2005 report by an independent contractor indicated that most headquarters procurement officers and procurement assistants do not possess professional procurement certifications. According to the contractor, the level of certification was low in comparison to other organizations. Further, the United Nations has yet to adopt several internal proposals to clarify UN ethics regulations for procurement staff and vendors, such as a code of conduct.
Nov 18, 2014
Human Trafficking:Oversight of Contractors' Use of Foreign Workers in High-Risk Environments Needs to Be StrengthenedGAO-15-102: Published: Nov 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 18, 2014.
Nov 13, 2014
Free Trade Agreements:Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Should Continue to Improve Its Monitoring of Environmental CommitmentsGAO-15-161: Published: Nov 6, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 13, 2014.
Free Trade Agreements:U.S. Partners Are Addressing Labor Commitments, but More Monitoring and Enforcement Are NeededGAO-15-160: Published: Nov 6, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 13, 2014.
Oct 21, 2014
Combating Terrorism:Strategy to Counter Iran in the Western Hemisphere Has Gaps That State Department Should AddressGAO-14-834: Published: Sep 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 21, 2014.
Sep 24, 2014
International Labor Grants:DOL's Use of Financial and Performance Monitoring Tools Needs to Be StrengthenedGAO-14-832: Published: Sep 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 24, 2014.
Sep 10, 2014
Foreign Assistance:USAID Should Update Its Trade Capacity Building StrategyGAO-14-602: Published: Aug 11, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 10, 2014.
Sep 9, 2014
Export-Import Bank:Enhancements Needed in Loan Guarantee Underwriting Procedures and for Documenting Fraud ProcessesGAO-14-574: Published: Sep 9, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2014.
Aug 28, 2014
Export-Import Bank:Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports Should Be ImprovedGAO-14-719: Published: Aug 28, 2014. Publicly Released: Aug 28, 2014.
Jul 24, 2014
Democracy Assistance:Lessons Learned from Egypt Should Inform Future U.S. PlansGAO-14-799: Published: Jul 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2014.
Democracy Assistance:Lessons Learned from Egypt Should Inform Future U.S. PlansGAO-14-793T: Published: Jul 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2014.
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Key Words for Cross Reference: emigration immigration
National Standard: 16
The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
State Standard: 13
Teaching Level: E
Lesson Introduction:
This lesson uses the geographic term immigration as a movement of living things from one country to another or one continent to another, whereas to emigrate is to move within a country.
- to differentiate between immigrate and emigrate
- to see how a human value of an earth resource affects the landscapes
outline map of the United States
children's storybooks of The Gold Rush
1. Read to or have the children read books of the life in Gold Rush towns and of the emigration westward from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast.
2. Explain the difference between immigration and emigration.
3. Why was gold valuable? (manmade value standard for money)
4. Where did the people come from that hunted for gold?
5. How did this emigration effect their communities, the land over which they traveled, and the new area where they arrived?
6. Make a Gold Trekking Map across the USA to show how you or an ancestor might have traveled to the gold fields.
7. Look in an atlas and see if their community name traveled with them. (For example, Lebanon, Hanover, and Canaan show up in cluster areas in ME, NH, PA, etc.)
Completed maps
Thank you.
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National Standard: 16
Reflection:How successful was this lesson? Did all students benefit? Were there any surprises? What might you do differently another time? Please note any changes that will make this lesson more effective and useful in the future and pass them along to the NHGA. We appreciate your comments.
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I am writing in response to the article on banning skate boards. The activities for our children in New Castle are limited. If the children are skate boarding instead of selling drugs on our streets than why are we taking away their enjoyment?
We as our children's leaders must look for other ways to fix this solution. We do not have to build an extravagant skate board park such as downtown Louisville, but what about building an area such as the one in LaGrange?
While most legislative sessions are generally remembered for two or three major accomplishments, there are often dozens of other laws that positively affect our lives, even if they do not generate as much news.
In recent years, we in the House have included many of these initiatives in our "Commitment to Kentucky Families" agenda. "Taken together, they are designed to improve our schools, our collective health and the way we interact with state government. "All are affordable, commonsense measures.
This week we concentrated on the brave men and women in the military who are sacrificing so much during this time to defend our country and on the most defenseless among us, the unborn. "The Senate passed a series of bills to aid our military and comprehensive pro-life legislation.
Since the launch of our new internet platform, we've been tweaking a few things.
One feature we lost with the new platform was our old guestbook. Not many folks used it, however, so if you didn't know it was there, you certainly didn't miss it.
We added a new feature to our Web site lst week, though that brings back the ability to comment on our site. Only instead of signing a guestbook, you'll actually be able to comment on each story.
There is a catch, however — in order to leave a comment, you'll have to register with a valid e-mail address.
Over the years, I've covered more than a few accidents. Some severe, some not so severe. I've had loved ones in accidents. My own husband was involved in a rather severe motorcycle accident in 2005.
Like most folks, I never thought it would happen to me. But it did.
As is often the case during the early stages of a legislative session, the House and Senate spend the first few weeks focusing on their respective agendas, adopting bills each hopes the other chamber will consider favorably.
For the House last week, the military took center stage, as we unanimously approved legislation designed to help our veterans and those soldiers still serving.
I read the article submitted by City Commissioner Tim Royalty with much dismay. His reference to Danvilles Main Street Program should be clarified.
As a resident of the great city of Eminence I would like to say to my mayor and city council, thank you for showing us that our kids count. Thank you for voting to open the pool.
I'd also like to thank Making Waves for all the hard work that they put into helping make this possible for all the kids in our community.
I feel that everyone young and old will greatly benefit from this. Our kids have an opportunity to make some great memories with friends and family and we parents will be spared our sanity.
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I don't disagree with anything above S'B - like you say, the RFS is an excellent choice for the privateer entry, perhaps even better than the current generation XC4? - especially in marathon class...
I also would love to see a factory Husaberg team in the Dakar next year - I think that new bike has a great deal of potential as you have experienced already...
The Rally light version of the 690 you posted earlier is a great looking machine, and I'd agree that a sleeved down version (as long as they do actually sleeve it down of course, ahem) is probably the simplest way for KTM to enter the 450cc class competitively - however, it begs the question why didn't they use them this year? (not withstanding the fact it would need the full front fuel tanks fitting as well for Dakar) - after all, they had to 're-engineer' the 690 to 730cc negate the intake restrictor - why not spend that effort in creating a competitive 450cc version which was inevitable anyway?
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Posted: December 6, 2011
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Other spas have broken from the hushed, deadly serious pack by lightening up, and a whole new species of "amusement park" spas are on the rise. The Kayley Sauna and Water Park in Estonia showcases tube slides, bubble baths and every type of sauna imaginable, while New York City's Spa Castle offers five stories of internationally themed saunas, steam baths and swimming areas—plus a food court.
SpaFinder also highlighted one emerging trend that did not make it into the global top 10, primarily because it is mostly a U.S. phenomenon—Corporate Wellness Programs & Spas. SpaFinder Research will release a special report summarizing the significance and state of employee wellness in the printed edition of this report available in January 2012.


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The best part about Mt. Baldy, however, is its views. The views from the top of the ski lift in the main ski and social area look all the way down through this canyon-like crevice in the mountains down to the city-line and offer a breath-taking view of Los Angeles. The view is spectacular night and day, rain or shine, sunrise or sunset, so you will never be displeased aesthetically.
For those who are interested in mountain nightlife as well, Mt. Baldy is the home of the annual 5 Points Music Festival and Gathering. This is an electronic music festival where campers come and camp on top of the ski lift for the weekend and enjoy the beauty of the mountain, the delicious food and accommodations provided by Top of the Notch (the restaurant located on top of the mountain) and dance to great music all weekend long.
Although this lift and mountain are open year round, offering hiking, scenic lift rides, dining, and biking, the ski season is projected to begin on November 30, 2013 and end on April 4, 2014. Daily lift pass prices range from $29.00 for children to $69.00 for adults.
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Discussion in 'Political Discussion' started by DeanPatsFan, Jul 9, 2006.
Just because it comes from a conservative blogger, does not make it a liberal vs. conservative issue, the author is obviously a sick person who deserves to be isolated from Society. Too often this issues are framed as liberal vs. conservative, instead of legal vs. illegal. Liberals would be enraged by this behavior also.
Who are these people? Some part-time professor and some blogger? Some nasty little spat between two people, and that shocks the righties? If we knew a little more about the people here, perhaps we could post their names and say, "So and so wishes ____ dead and calls him a troop killer and terrorist sympathizer." This ranks as one of the more ridiculous threads I've seen here. I suppose if Deborah Frisch represents lefties, we can say the Marines at Haditha and Abu Ghraib represent righties. Great post Dean. :rofl:
P.S. If you go to this link, you'll see a post by a cop who threatens to kill Cindy Sheehan:
***** needs to be taken out and shot.....if given the chance....I would do it......
That said, like the garbage you posted, I figure this is just typical over-the-top blog talk.
Do you understand that, radicals are found on the left and the right, and one is no better or worse then the other.
Ahhh...yes, I have been saying that for some time...but I think they love the sport of it all.
Its quite disturbing that the liberals here consider this "funny".
I guess you don't see the difference between a innocent 2 year old child and a grown woman with a big nasty mouth?
Of course I see the difference, but I don't think there's much value in treating blog smack as news. Now, really, PFIEL, do you?
That professor is lucky the kid was't Bam-Bam.
No, but I do find that professer to be very distrurbed, and I think the school should seek some kind of mental help for her, not the way a rational person should talk about a child, doesn't matter how you feel about their parents.
Well, I'll be. We agree 100%!
That's nothing... you should see the ranting and raving I got a liberal who is a doctor at the UMass Medical Center to throw at me. I cannot repost it here because it would be a TOS violation. The man put his own job in jeopardy and got professionally reprimanded for using work computer to post the most disgusting and homophobic remarks using my name.
All over a lousy $10 bet he welched on.
I was once in a position to fire a 50 year old family guy -- Republican -- for making terribly homophobic to me in earshot of one of my colleagues. I was unsure how to act, but my colleague pressed me to take action. I demanded an apology, and he said, "I'm so sorry I could cry." Of course, he was so sorry he could cry because his career was on the line. Like a good liberal, I forgave him, but pressed the company (a very big one) to do diversity training.
I always suspected you were an ole' softy..!!
Did the guy make a generic homophobic remark, or did he specifically make the remark directed towards the other individual...? FWIW, I have two rules drilled into my brain for professional disputes (or even just regular conversation):
1) Don't ever insult somebody. If you ever have to explain your actions later to someone higher up, you end up looking bad.
2) Don't ever threaten somebody. If you ever have to explain your actions later to someone higher up, you end up looking really bad.
3) Try and goad the other person into breaking either #1 or #2
Silly and worthless...
It was at a company event, and the hotel we were staying at had an open bar for an hour before dinner. This slob took full advantage and got smashed along with a couple of his buddies. While a group of us walked to dinner, he made insulting and threatening remarks to me, plus he was with a couple of his buddies who egged him on. The remarks continued during dinner, though lower key, and afterwards a few us left dinner early, rather than hang out with these guys any longer. I was thinking more that the guy was a drunken idiot, but one of my colleagues was practically in tears (she has a gay son), so I realized I had to take action, and went to my boss. I told my boss that if the resolution isn't satisfactory I'm going to pursue the matter aggressively. Like I said, the guy apologized profusely and my boss agreed to pursue diversity training, something he was reluctant to do.
The guy sounds like an as**ole, alcohol brings out the stupidity in some people.
Yeah... gotta say he was very lucky to have you advocating on his behalf. (Clarification: What I mean is you didn't press the issue as hard as you probably could have) Imagine getting fired for that and going to your next interview where they ask "why did you leave your last job?" I doubt I would have been so forgiving. It isn't just a matter of him being a jackass, but the company itself gets opened up to liability when an employee on a company sponsored event behaves in such a way.
I sure am glad I am the type of guy who gets friendly when drunk and not the reverse..!! Though I guess it could open me up to a sexual harrassment charge
I was wondering--is this professor American? If so, does she represent all Americans? I gather that she's female? Does she represent all females? She's an Arizonan. I suppose that means her behavior is typical of Arizonans? Oh, she's also a Liberal (how do we know this, anyhow?), so that means her behavior is somehow reflective of her politics.
Ridiculous stereotyping, right? I suspect she is an individual, first of all, and a strong candidate for anger management treatment or psychiatry.
I think there are liberal and conservative killers, liberal and conservative thieves, liberal and conservative tax cheats, etc., etc., etc. Their criminial acts have nothing to do with their politics. It has to do with their character.
QuiGon, attempts link this kind of behavior to political beliefs do you no credit.
I take it you have no kids.
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Esquire Presents Me in My Place: Genevieve Morton
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I spend a lot of time at home. As much as it's nice being in New York City, and I can do lots of things, I enjoy being at home. After all this time not really living anywhere, it's nice to kind of... be comfortable.
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Donny Deutsch's Modern Kids Rooms
Advertising man Donny Deutsch recently unveiled his super modern, art-filled NYC apartment in this month's issue of Architectural Digest. Like the television personality he flaunts on his CNBC talk show, the apartment's decor is big, bold and kinda in your face.
Like a true girly-girl, pink is the theme of his daughter's bedroom. The pieces are custom-made with fabrics from Osborne & Little and Designers Guild. The chair is from Profiles, and the carpeting is by Stark Modern.
The playroom is the real show stopper with a pop art vibe. The lips sofa and chairs by Moroso and cupcake seats by Jellio give the room a futuristic feel, and a smiling Takashi Murakami cloud adds kitsch. What do you think of these rooms? Fun, luxe or over the top?
photos courtesy of Architectural Digest
I think rooms like these are over-the-top. But then again maybe it's just because I cannot afford luxury pieces and designer furniture.
http://www.decoratingideas4kidsrooms.com/kids-lamps.html Richa
Definitely over the top…but hey I would do the same if I could. After all, kids rooms should be fun.
Over the top but at the same time, it's fun like a kid's room could be. If I could afford fun, nice pieces for our son, I would do away with the cheap stuff! Maybe not my choice of furniture and maybe a bit over the top, but at least it's not gaudy and cluttered.
http://www.nurserynotations.com Andrika King
I'd splurge for those cupcake seats!
http://www.bibzees.com bibzees
The pink bedroom is actually quite simple with some fabulous key pieces that make it gorgeous!
http://www.vinylyourwall.com/ Susie
Definitely over the top but fun to look at. I really like greens and pinks together so I don't get all pinked out. Or Brown!!!
http://bucklette.com Sandy
I agree with Bibzees – I think the bedroom is simple, very elegant and I love the palette. I want to play in that playroom!
Wow, the playroom doesn't even look like a playroom at all because it's just too posh, too stylish, too sophisticated. I really like the cupcake chairs, though.


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Here's a look at some of the individuals who have been arrested recently in the Sunshine State.
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