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The woman who adopted a calf found in a Beloit basement earlier this week is working to get the malnourished animal to gain weight.
Word spread quickly about a calf found in the basement of a home in the 800 block of Vine Street in Beloit.
"I was in tears when I read the Facebook message," said Renee Mann. "I got on the phone the next morning. I was on the phone for probably two hours trying to find him."
Mann, a Columbus-based farmer and dog rescuer, got ahold of the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Hospital where the calf was being treated, signed the necessary paperwork and made the adoption official.
Confined to a filthy basement, the calf was rescued when police responded to a domestic disturbance at the home and discovered the animal.
"(Police) discovered the domestic disturbance originated over the fact that the children were not feeding the cow that was being kept in the basement of the house," said Capt. Vince Sciame, of the Beloit Police Department. "The husband was upset that the cow hadn't been fed properly by the children, or children were supposed to feed the calf and they hadn't done so; he got upset about that and assaulted his wife."
Mann said the calf she has named Gaston is about 10 pounds underweight.
"He should be around, maybe, 60 pounds," said Mann, who estimated Gaston will grow to weigh more than a 1,000 pounds and live another 17 years.
Despite having 25 head of cattle, Mann said Gaston won't grow up only to be sent to market. She said the calf will instead be a longtime friend.
"I do have a special connection, especially with (Gaston). He's going to be famous now," Mann said.
Mann has also rescued hundreds of dogs over a decade.
"This is my first rescued calf," Mann said.
Before calling Mann's farm home, Gaston was treated for a couple days at the UW Veterinary Hospital before being adopted.
Police have since declared the Beloit home where the calf was found uninhabitable, and while the homeowners face building code violations, officers also cited them for keeping livestock in city limits.


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America just seems to be obsessed with large vehicles. Maybe it's our expanding waistlines, image consciousness or our "You can't tell me what to do, so I'm gonna buy whatever I want" mentality that persuades people to transport junior in a Suburban, go grocery shopping with a Tundra CrewMax or take Fido to the get his yearly shot in an Escalade EXT.
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"The problem with mass transit is it kind of takes you to where you want to go and at the approximate time you want to get there, but not exactly," said Ph.D. candidate Franco Vairani of MIT's school of architecture. "Sometimes you have to walk up to a mile from the last train or subway stop."
The City Car will be stackable -- the entire back end of the vehicle would rise up allowing as many as eight of the vehicles to fit into a conventional parking space. The vehicle itself would also be mechanically simple with the electric motor, steering system and suspension enclosed within the wheel hubs.
The vehicle is said to weigh between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds and will be powered by lithium-ion batteries. According to Vairani, there could also be multiple versions of the City Car to accommodate a certain city's needs. A City Car destined for use in New York City might have a less powerful battery and a lower top speed due to traffic congestion. In other cities where interstate travel is more frequent, more powerful batteries capable of propelling the City Car faster and farther could be used.
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Once upon a time, the bottom of a dunce's door had about 1/16th of an inch of light shining through. The dunce, not to be confused with the writer of this article, decided he would do something about it.
In the dunce's basement was weather stripping for the bottom of a door. In more common vernacular, a door sweep. The dunce, however, let it sit there for about 15 years before he touched it. He thought it would be really hard to install. What a dunce.
He took the slim strip of plastic out of its paper container and went upstairs. He went to the front door and measured. He cut the strip the proper length, removed the backing to reveal the adhesive strip -- and stuck it to the bottom of the door. The act took about 30 seconds, and the bottom of the door suddenly didn't have expensive hot air whistling outside!
When the dunces' bride heard about this, she said: "You waited 15 years to do something so simple? Why?"
Whatever. OK, time to deliver our fifth and final tip ... one that will electrify you ...
No. 1: Install a programmable thermostat
This one basically involves a screwdriver. But it's still really easy to do, and the payoff can be huge.
According the federal government, you can save as much as 10 percent a year on your heating/cooling bills by turning back your thermostat while you're at work and/or asleep.
The simple way to do this is to install a battery-powered programmable thermostat. Just turn the power off to where your old dial thermostat is located, unhook it and install the new one. It's just a few wires off, a few wires on. Not a big deal all.
When the new one is online, you can program it to any temperature for any time of the day or week. Wintertime and you're at work? No need to heat an empty house. Back off a few degrees. Summertime and you're at the beach for the day? Have the temp go up automatically. No need to keep it cool if you're not there.
You can also use the manual override without affecting the rest of the daily or weekly program. The other person in the house, for example, might want it set on 68 instead of 63. She's sick of winter, and wants a break for a few hours! No problem. But since you bought it -- and installed it-- you reserve the right to hike it down to 59 the second her eyes shut for the evening.
It's only fair!


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- Title
- Extended stellar kinematics of elliptical galaxies in the Fornax cluster
- Author(s)
- Graham, Alister W.; Colless, Matthew; Busarello, G.; Zaggia, S.; Longo, G.
- Abstract
- We present extended stellar kinematics for a sample of elliptical galaxies in the Fornax cluster. Out of the 13 galaxies presented here, five (FCC 119, FCC 136, NGC 1373, NGC 1428, FCC 335) have no previously published kinematical data. Major-axis velocity dispersion profiles (VDPs) and rotation curves (RCs) are given for 12 of the galaxies. A major feature of this data is the spatial extension: for 8 galaxies the data extends beyond 1 R-e, and for 5 it extends beyond 2 R-e. Compared to the previously available data, this corresponds to an increase in spatial coverage by a factor from 1 to 5. The present sample represents 86% of the ellipticals in Fornax blighter than B-T = 15 mag. Five of the ellipticals in the sample turn out to be rotationally-supported systems, having positive rotation parameter log (V/sigma)*. One of these five, and another 3 galaxies from the remaining sample, display evidence for bar-like kinematics. The data indicate that the true number of 'dynamically hot' stellar systems, is much lower than previously thought: of the Es in the present sample only 1/4 are confirmed as 'pressure-supported' systems. The data reveal a host of individual peculiarities, like: wiggles, strong gradients, and asymmetries in the rotation curve and/or in the velocity dispersion profile, thus showing that the presence of kinematically distinct components and/or triaxiality is a common characteristic of this class of object.
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- Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series., Vol. 133, no. 3 (Dec 1998), pp. 325-336
- Publication year
- 1998
- Keyword(s)
- cD; Clusters; Elliptical galaxies; FCC 119; FCC 136; FCC 335; Fornax cluster; Fundamental parameters; Galactic structure; Galaxies; Kinematics and dynamics; Lenticular galaxies; NGC 1373; NGC 1428; RCs; Rotation curves; VDPs; Velocity dispersion profiles
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- EDP Sciences
- 0365-0138
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- Copyright © The European Southern Observatory (ESO) (1998). Paper reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
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Hi-res iPads running iOS 6 appear in server logs
iPad models sporting a resolution of 2048 x 1536 have been spotted in the server logs of a notable website. Ars Technica reports that while doing research for its monthly browser that report, it found multiple hits from devices reported to be running iOS 6, with a newer build of WebKit—535.8—than the current version, which is listed as 534.46. In addition, it found 346 visits from a device with a screen resolution of 2048 x 1536, widely believed to be the resolution of the next-generation iPad's Retina display. As noted in the report, very few devices in current use have the same resolution. Apple is expected to unveil the next-generation iPad on March 7; iOS 6 is unlikely for a release on that date, and while a brief preview is possible, Apple last year waited until its WWDC conference to unveil iOS 5.
HireVue app enables mobile job interviews
HireVue has released an official iOS app for its online interviewing service allowing employers and applicants to conduct on-demand job interviews from anywhere using their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. HireVue's online service provides video-based On Demand Interviews to candidates and employers with more flexibility and convenience by time-shifting the interview experience, allowing users to complete and review interviews at any time. The new HireVue iOS app extends this process further by place-shifting the experience, allowing users to complete their HireVue digital interviews from any convenient location.
Candidates selected for a digital interview can access the app directly from their interview invitation e-mail and complete the interview at their convenience. Interviews can consist of multiple-choice and essay that may require written or audio/video responses recorded using the built-in camera and microphone. Interviews can also provide additional information to potential candidates via the HireVue app such as employment branding videos and introductions and commentary from the hiring manager or recruiting teams. Responses are submitting to the recruiter or hiring manager via the HireVue service where they can be reviewed, rated and shared with colleagues. HireVue is a universal app requiring iOS 5.0 or later and is available from the App Store as a free download. An interview invitation and HireVue account is required to use the app.
Apple pushing for streaming TV service by year's end?
Apple is in negotiations with content providers to launch a streaming TV service by Christmas, according to a new report. Citing anonymous sources, the New York Post reports that Apple senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue has been leading the negotiations, which have reportedly not been going well. "They want everything for nothing," one media executive said, while another source said Apple's stance can be summed up as "we decide the price, we decide what content". Apple is said to be pitching the idea of offering channels as apps for its devices, including the Apple TV set-top box, although whether the company would be selling the service in a bundle or on an a la carte basis is unknown.
The company is also said to have made attempts to negotiate with cable operators to replace traditional set-top boxes with Apple units. "They want to create the interface, and they wanted to work with the cable guys to manage bandwidth across the TV and broadband pipeline," said one Post source. Although Apple has had little success thus far in its negotiations, the company is said to have continued on, and is negotiations with Verizon and AT&T, seeking to gain traction.
Flipboard adds Cover Stories for iPad, International Content Guides
Flipboard has released an update to its iOS news and social media aggregation app adding support for Cover Stories in the iPad edition and improving discovery for international users. Designed to provide users with a personalized collection of their news and social feeds, Flipboard collects information from major media publications as well as social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and presents the information in a rich appealing magazine style view. Flipboard 1.8 brings iPad users the Cover Stories view made popular in the iPhone edition, delivering a personalized feed of each day's most interesting news, photos and updates. New International Content Guides in the latest version provide users with hundreds of recommendations for content from the U.K. and Ireland, Canada, Australia, France, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; the feature is joined by full French language support throughout the app and a new easy setup feature that lets new users pick topics of interest and get started more quickly. The update also adds a third page of tiles for users' favourite content and new typography and photo layouts for even more display options. Flipboard 1.8 is a universal app requiring iOS 4.0 or later and is available from the App Store as a free download.
Reflection offers AirPlay Mirroring from iOS to Mac
Reflection, a new application for Mac, promises to let users of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 use AirPlay Mirroring to wirelessly stream their device's content to their Macs. Features of the software include the ability to add show an iPhone or iPad frame around the streamed content, the ability to run in full-screen mode, force portrait or landscape orientation, and the ability to serve as an AirPlay audio receiver; audio is automatically sent when using Mirroring. Reflection supports OS X 10.6 or later and requires an iPhone 4S or iPad 2 for screen mirroring; it is available now as a free time-limited trial, while a full license sells for $15.
AT&T clarifies data throttling policy for 'unlimited' users
In response to growing customer unrest over its decision to throttle the data speeds of customers on "unlimited" data plans who were among the top five percent of users in their area, AT&T has posted a new support page clarifying its policies. According to the company, customers on unlimited data plans will see their data speeds throttled any time they exceed 3GB of usage for the month; their speeds will return to normal once a new billing cycle begins. "You'll still be able to use as much data as you want. That won't change", the page states. "Only your data throughput speed will change if you use 3GB or more in one billing cycle on a 3G or 4G smartphone or 5GB or more on a 4G LTE smartphone." Notably, customers on unlimited data plans pay $30/month on AT&T, the same amount the company charges for 3GB of capped data; users on the latter plan have the option of tethering, while customers on unlimited plans do not.
Discussion of Retina iPad outlines potential dev hardships
Kevin Ng, the developer behind the label Pixels on Toast, has posted an interesting discussion of the challenges facing game developers should the next iPad launch with a 2048 x 1536 Retina display. Ng notes that such a high-resolution screen will require four times the video memory, and will also require much larger assets, which could make the current 20MB 3G download size cap that much of a hassle, if not downright untenable; he suggests the limit will be raised for iPad apps should the next iPad launch with a Retina display.
100% crop of Food Run on non-Retina display
Ng also raises questions regarding the artwork required for high-resolution games. "So the question that us iOS developers are asking ourselves is, are we ready for this?", Ng asks. "Not all iOS developers make their artwork using vectors. Many of the more hand-drawn titles will have pixel-based source art, meaning that unless they were working in high resolution to begin with, there is going to have to be a lot of reworking to fully support the new displays."
100% crop of Food Run output at 2048 x 1536
He continues, "Titles using 3D graphics will be in a better state of readiness than bitmap games. It's likely that just a few lines of code will enable these games to run on the new display. However, for best results, games developers are going to have to raise the resolutions of their textures, otherwise the 3D models will look smeary, albeit with sharply defined silhouettes." Ng notes that games that are 2D vector in nature, including his upcoming title Food Run, are in the best shape, as they are already Retina capable. Apple is widely expected to include a Retina display in the next iPad, which it will announce at a special media event on March 7.
eyn case for iPhone 4/4S merges case with wallet
Eyn—short for "everything you need"—has released its eponymous case for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Made from high quality polycarbonate, the eyn case offers open access to all ports, controls, and cameras, with a slide-off bottom on the front for insertion and removal. A hinged back cover offers storage space for three bank cards or ID and cash, as well as a eyelet for attaching a wristlet, the ability to serve as a stand, and an enclosed mirror on the inner back of the case. The eyn case for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is available now in black, white, and pink, and sells for $30.
CalypsoCrystal intros CalypsoPad for iPhone
CalypsoCrystal has introduced its new CalypsoPad for the iPhone. Designed for those who use their iPhone without a case, the CalypsoPad is made from either beige patterned or dark natural Italian leather, and offers a safe surface on which to lay the phone, as well as a built-in charging cable holder with a magnetic closure. CalypsoCrystal's handcrafted CalypsoPad for the iPhone is available now and sells for $39.
Readability releases official iOS app
Offline web reading service Readability has released an official native iOS application. The free universal app allows Readability users to sync and access their saved web articles on their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad while on the go. Designed to focus on simplicity, the application provides a clean, minimalist reading interface with impressive typography and intuitive gesture controls for managing and navigating content. Users can access and manage their current reading list as well as starred and archived items and can share items to Facebook and Twitter from directly within the app.
Readability originally attempted to release a native iOS application last year, but the app was rejected by Apple for not using the App Store's in-app purchasing for its Premium subscription service. Instead, Readability continued as a web-based application specifically optimized for the iPhone and iPad Safari browser and the company partnered with other developers to provide Readability integration into other news and reading apps such as Reeder, Pulse, Longform and Early Edition 2. It is also worth noting that earlier this year the company changed its subscription model to remove the requirement for a paid subscription to access the full set of Readability features; instead subscriptions are now voluntary donations to support the Readability service and writers. Readability is a universal app requiring iOS 4.2 or late and is available from the App Store as a free download.


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- Immigration reform heats up, agriculture watching closely
- Unions, caps and a timeline
- "At the end of the day, we have to have a guest worker program that's affordable for employers, that meets the need for a year-round labor force and also is more market-based and less bureaucratic." -- Kristi Boswell, AFBF director of congressional relations
Immigration reform continues to build momentum in Congress. As migrant workers are a vital component of the U.S. food and fiber sector, agricultural interests are keen to bend the coming legislation to their best advantage.
Towards that end, in late 2012, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) first floated a proposal to deal with labor needs.
Read "Migrant labor, feeding America and looking for solutions."
More on agricultural labor here.
On Tuesday (April 2), Kristi Boswell, AFBF director of congressional relations, spoke with Farm Press about the current mood on the Hill, what would be acceptable for agriculture in the reform legislation and when the debate on immigration will begin in earnest. Among her comments:
On what's happening in Congress…
"There's a lot of energy and things happening on the immigration front in both chambers. There are bipartisan groups – eight senators, eight congressmen – working on comprehensive immigration reform. That includes everything immigration-related: border security enforcement, future foreign guestworker programs for business, for agriculture, for high-skilled workers. It runs the gamut on immigration issues.
"For agriculture specifically, we're working with champions in those groups on developing the agricultural piece.
"In the Senate, we're working with California Sen. Diane Feinstein and Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet – Democrats – and Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio – Republicans. Ultimately, what they come up with will be placed in the comprehensive bill."
Chances on the legislation passing? Harder to pass in the House?
"Not necessarily. The group in the House has been working on this for years, under the radar. They are, from all reports, further along in drafting legislative language than the Senate.
"Now, politically, I think there are still questions about the route the House will take. Leadership seems to be making public statements supporting the process. But it's yet to be determined how it will be unveiled. Whether it's a comprehensive bill or is done piece-by-piece, it will go through regular order. It'll go through the Judiciary Committee, I believe, and go through mark-ups.
"There is a political appetite to take a bipartisan approach to reform in the House.
"In the Senate, there's no question that comprehensive immigration reform is the route the lawmakers want to take. They want to put together a package deal that will go through the Judiciary Committee and be debated on the floor."
If it doesn't go through in a comprehensive package, you'll still push for the agricultural piece? Is there any indication that piece will get through regardless?
"Our resources are all focused on the comprehensive side. Both chambers are there – but specifically in the Senate.
"Agriculture isn't picky on the vehicle, so long as it's a vehicle that moves. So, we're doing our best to work with (those developing the legislation).
"If comprehensive reform stalls, we'll be pushing for an agriculture-only fix and make sure agriculture's needs are met."
On the specifics in the proposals so far…
"What agriculture must have in order to support what comes out of this process includes short-term stability. We must be able to maintain our experienced agricultural workforce.
"We propose a work authorization that requires a commitment to work in agriculture for a set period of time. Whether that turns into a pathway to citizenship or some other form of legal status is a political question that will be decided at a much higher level than ours, frankly.
"However, we must also have long-term stability. We'll continue to rely on a foreign-born labor force, which we have for more than 20 years. We must have a reform of the guest-worker program to meet future needs.
"What we propose is not a reform of the H2-A program. We propose a new program that is more flexible, more streamlined. It would allow employers to hire workers under a contract or hire workers at will. That would allow portability in the program – a worker could come in and work for multiple agricultural employers during the term of the visa.
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"A lot of the elements of the program are in negotiations and discussions so I can't get into too many details. But at the end of the day, we have to have a guest worker program that's affordable for employers, that meets the need for a year-round labor force and also is more market-based and less bureaucratic. That would mean workers are coming in on time and meeting the needs of our perishable commodities. The program just has to work on the ground.
"We're in discussions with the United Farm Workers Union and other labor advocates trying to find a balance for a program that works for employers -- that is affordable and efficient -- and also treats workers fairly."


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When a record's broken, bad words are spoken
Did I mention that my wife and I are going to see Cheech and Chong "Light up America" tonight.
It's our X-mas present to each other.
We headed down to Colorado Springs yesterday, our friends Bill and Kathy were having their annual X-mas party and usually a bunch of my long time friends show up. It's a good time and it's been a while since we've all got together.
This is Bill. I have known Bill going on twenty years. Of the group of guys I hang with, Bill has given us all a place to stay at one point or another.
This guy is one of a kind, and would do anything for a friend.
Bill has the World's largest collection of pictures of people "flipping the bird". Not all records are meant to be broken.
Check this out: Bill's record collection.
There's something more personal about owning records. Maybe it's the care that goes into owning them, maybe it's the artwork that you can actually see, hold an feel.
Maybe it's the sound, you can feel the music when a record is playing.
A record has a history, they're vintage, and there's always a story about how it was obtained, whether it's a demo, limited print, etc?
Go ahead, take a guess at how many records are pictured here?
I'll post the winners name, just one guess each.
This is my buddy Jack. Jack is Bill's son. Jack is part of the Mobile Blogging Unit bound for Tucson.
Jack and another buddy Chad, own/run a business called Mountain Draft.
They clean beer lines for bars and restaurants and have basically cornered the market in that industry west of Denver to Grand Junction.
This is Shaun and Kim.
Kim is married to Jack.
Kim told me several times last night to "Please take Jack to Tucson with me".
My wife agrees, even the ladies need a break from the guys once in a while.
Shaun is a single dad of two teens (one income), and there is not a person whose morals, integrity and selflessness I respect more than this man.
He is also a founding member of our band "Ear Infection".
Shaun has worked in the record store industry since he was 18 and knows his sheet. This guy has a hell of a record collection himself.
Got a question about a record, it's value, or rarity? Give call a Shaun a call at Independent records in Colorado Springs. Tell him I sent you.
This is Chuck. Chuck is Chad's brother.
Chuck is a former Beer Salesman turned Supervisor. He's a single dad of four kids who also resides in Colorado Springs.
Chuck is the "Worlds greatest Dad". I really mean that.
Chuck is a hardworking guy, who always puts his kids first. I respect his patience drive and commitment to what he believes is right.
He wasn't going around telling anyone, but Willow (his daughter pictured in the chair), was going around telling everyone that Chuck had a "big date" coming up soon.
Good Luck Chuck !
Candy's dandy, but liquor's quicker.
This is Pete (aka P-ta), Pete is married to Kendra and they are expecting their first child together in March. Kendra has two teens from a previous marriage.
This will be Pete's first child (it's a girl).
Pete's a Realtor in Colorado Springs and is a founding member of the band known as "Ear Infection".
Looking to buy a house in Colorado Springs?
Google Peter Browning (or email me), this dude will hook you up.
Me, I floated around, played some pool with some people I'd never met before. I decided to talk a little smack, and here's what happened when I told the group I would be seeing Cheech and Chong live on Sunday and it's all sold out.
If that wasn't bad enough, that was followed by this:
Back off, your all just jealous. I'm not sure why my wife is in the corner flipping me off, she's going with me. Don't hate guys, I promise I'll tell Cheech you said hi.
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Have a kick*ss time tonight and if anyone asks "Dave's not here." (I think that last picture should go into a special category in your buddy Bill's collection entitled "A Flock of Birds")
Hey D — Have an awesome time at the show! Can't wait to see the pics! You are right about albums being special. My teen-aged son could not believe the art work on the cover of the likes of Led Zepplin, Queen and others. Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year full of lots of baseball!
R-LUV-Thanks, that's funny, I'm sending Bill a copy of that picture for "the collection".
JULIA-Thanks, I'm just hoping I can somehow get my camera inside, they say no cameras allowed in this show…We'll see. I hope to have a few pics and some video or sound…D
Have a gay ol' time…I hope you brought an extra pair of drawers for the ride home.🙂


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The Collect: O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth: Put away from us, we entreat you, all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen
The Response: Psalm 96 was led by David Maitland. *(verse 2) "Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day."
The First Reading 1 Kings 18: 20-39 was read by Arthur Clark. Elijah is exasperated with the people who are still worshiping Baal as well as God. He decides to prove that Baal is not a god, but simply their idol with no godly powers. He devises a contest between the Baal believers and the Lord. He tells them to build an altar and ask Baal to put fire to it to burn the sacrifice. After much praying and yelling and imploring to Baal, nothing happens. Then Elijah builds his altar and sacrifice and even pours water on it. Then he prays to God to send the fire. "Let it be known this day that you are the God of Israel." God not only lights the wood, but the fire licks up all the water, leaving a dry space. "When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, "The Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed is God."
The Second Reading, Galatians 1:1-12, was read by John Greve. Paul writes them about his concern that they are listening to a different gospel than the one that the apostles had taught them. He warned them that there are some who want to confuse and pervert the gospel of Christ. Paul states that he is not trying to please people, but please God. He tells them that the gospel he proclaims is not of human origin; "for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ."
Reverend Riggins spoke of the prophets and how they predicted the future events and warned the people of their wayward lives. Elijah was a very dynamic and active prophet. He spoke of love, honor, and redemption. This was evident in his contest of God versus Baal with the people. He didn't just want to prove that God is better, but that he is the one true God and all powerful.
Sometimes the Bible readings include violence and destruction, and we don't always want to hear that part. In this case, all the Baal followers were killed. This is a factor of the culture of those times. The books of the Bible have been canonized and we need to read and understand the meaning of it all. This narrative is a call to us today to do away with anything that distracts us from God. We are to hold one God and cling to him in our hearts. This is the relationship that God wants with his people.
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Russians, like this Muscovite enjoying some suds at an outdoor pub, will no longer have unfettered access to beer, under a new law that takes effect Jan. 1.
It will be tougher for Russians to cry in their beer in 2013.
Restrictions on when and where beer can be sold go into effect Jan. 1 with a law that declared beer is alcohol, not food.
Under the new rules, beer can only be sold in licensed outlets — not street kiosks, gas stations and bus depots like it has been. Russians won't be able to buy it from shops between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., and beer commercials are a thing of the past.
The limits are part of a government effort to reduce alcohol abuse in Russian, where one in five male deaths are linked to booze, according to world health experts.
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"It will be tougher if you want to buy a beer on the way home from work, or pop down from your apartment," Isaac Sheps, chairman of the Union of Russian Brewers, told London's Daily Telegraph.
"So you have to stock at home. And stocking beer is more problematic than stocking vodka. It's bulky, it's big and there's no room for it in small homes. It's much easier to buy two bottles of vodka and manage for your instant need for alcohol.
"So it's quite ironic that this attempt to improve health and lower alcoholism could have the opposite effect and cause people to drink more harmful spirits," Sheps said.
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In the past few years, the Russian government has introduced an array of measures aimed at reducing what then-President Dmitri Medvedev called a "national calamity."
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Is anyone caffeine free by choice?
My favorite drink is Midori!ReplyCancel
I'm Kardashian free by choice!ReplyCancel
I am really strange in my hatred towards hot beverages. So I have a can of cola in the morning for my caffeine fix and a couple more through-out the day.ReplyCancel
You can't say you're Jenner-free! Been there, done that, couldn't pay me enough to do it againReplyCancel
aemish—nothing hot everReplyCancel
I remember when my mom put some herbal Viagra in Bruce's coffee but I accidentally drank it instead and woke up from my nap with the biggest and most painful boner ever. Going to the doctor over that was so embarrassing.ReplyCancel
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Why didn't you just have one of your sister's rub it out for you? It's not like they haven't before.ReplyCancel
I like my coffee and sodas. I don't use coasters because I don't respect surfaces.ReplyCancel
I got rid of it. I don't know how you still have it. Aren't you supposed to be rich?ReplyCancel
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Caffeine and me are TIGHT. Got to watch out for coffee breath though. Who wants a kiss? I know you do, Paris.ReplyCancel
I'm down to one diet coke a day. I used to drink tons!ReplyCancel
Not cool, Paris. Not cool. I still remember your cold, scaly hands trying to get down on my jock one night at the Bellagio.ReplyCancel
Rob, that was one of the lowest things your Mom has ever done. Like I need any help in the boner department! Ask Kayne.ReplyCancel
I am. I like my coffee with a little milk and I finally admitted to myself that the milk was messing up my throat. So I quit about a year ago. The funny part is, I don't miss it. Don't mess with my wine, tho!ReplyCancel
Satan worshipers; with the exception of Ms. Frueh.ReplyCancel
She only did it for ratings, Bruce. That was so irresponsible of her. Everyone knows you don't have any trouble getting it up for the ladies.ReplyCancel
95% caffeine free.
But I'm usually stuck with caffeine at most restaurants with their pop.
Plus, I'm convinced that a large percentage of hyperactive kids have that due to their caffeine consumption in Coke & Pepsi.
Caffeine is a drug & the ADDITION of caffeine to anything should be banned.
Coffee, which has it naturally would be OK, as would tea & chocolate, which have theobromine, a variant of caffeine would be OK.
Coke & Pepsi get the caffeine for their pop from the coffee companies, which have removed it for their decaf coffees.
Thanks, Rob!ReplyCancel
I was put under Dr's orders to drastically reduce my caffeine intake after developing a heart issue … I went from about 3 pots a day down to 2 cups (ok, sometimes 3) a day, with none after 6p.
That was a close one, he wanted to eliminate it completely. I said there was no way in hell.
i am caffeine free for the most part. I will have my decaf vanilla lattes from starbucks or my light and sweet coffee from dnd on occasion if i pass by one. Ill have a pepsi but only the throwback one which has real sugar not that fake stuff.
But otherwise caffeine is a no no for me. I dont want to be addicted to anything. I am only 28 so it could be told that in a few years I might change my mind. I notice i have more energy when i work out and eat right which is what I use to keep me awake.ReplyCancel
I was looking for one of your socks.ReplyCancel
Deborah, how was milk messing up your throat? Did it make you flemmy?ReplyCancel
For the record, hyperactivity and caffeine. Don't go hand in hand. I have ADHD, and it doesn't give me any energy. In fact, caffeine can slow you down and make you focus better. But I'm sure making stuff up and blaming drinks for children's behavior is easier than making them behave.ReplyCancel
Sorry Kanye, I'm dyslexic. I know you've never seen my boner but you know I love the ladies! That's what I meant. Ah geez, I hope I didn't make you mad.ReplyCancel
T.E., what works for me at home is to mix 1 jar of regular instant with 3 equal size jars of de-caff instant so I end up with 1/4 caffeine coffee. I drink this all day long, maybe 8 to 10 cups in the daytime and another 2 or 3 cups of full de-caff n the evenings. No problem sleeping. Pretty sure the Aspartame is killing me though.ReplyCancel
I rarely ever drink pop…probably 3 times a year at the most. It's terrible for u, not to mention very acidic and will rot your teeth out!ReplyCancel
I shun caffeine due to my killer migraines which caffeine worsens. I don't drink tea or coffee ( no problem though as I don't like the taste,anyway so I'm not "missing" anything) and I drink caffeine-free diet soda.ReplyCancel
I fully detoxed off caffeine once. The withdrawal was worse than what it's reputed to be like to kick opiate. I had to smoke once for a play I was in and got hooked, but kicking cigs was nothing compared to caffeine.
I was living in Santa Cruz at the time. Baby, I was so mellow. Then I went to grad school and the bean monkey was on my back again.ReplyCancel
I love my caffeine. My pantry is basically filled with coffee and alcohol. It's nice.
My daughter however, will always be caffeine free. Caffeine gives her hives and makes her heart race. I didn't even know that was a thing before we found out.ReplyCancel
I was caffeine free for a couple of years until I moved to Manhattan, aka the land of Starbucks. Then it was all downhill.ReplyCancel
Several times I've gone off caffeine. Had to take massive doses of iron, and caffeine prohibits absorption. I have always come back to it. I drink tea in the mornings, now, though. Seem to have gotten off coffee. Ah, but I used to love Starbucks STRONG coffee. Yum. But I really do need a boost in the morning.ReplyCancel
The consumption of caffeine laden soft drinks by children was extremely limited prior to WWII. There also was little hyperactivity then.
We've been doing an unsanctioned, 60 year long drug trial on children with devastating effects!


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April 3, 2013 —
Spring is here, even if it seems late for a lot of people. Many animals are getting ready for the warm weather to come. Migration and breeding activities are at the top of the list for many birds, and newly born young of various mammal species will shortly make their appearance.
For many species of animals, their appearance changes from winter to summer. For many mammals, such as the whitetail deer, this change is a practical adaptation for the warm summer months. Deer molt their winter coat and a thinner, redder-hued summer coat takes its place. Other mammals go through similar molts, but a color or other visible change is usually not so obvious.
For some birds, the approach of the breeding season means a molt into vibrant plumage, likely an adaptation to signal and attract prospective mates. For someone unfamiliar with a given bird's breeding vs. non-breeding plumage, the same bird may appear as two entirely different species. The males (usually with brighter plumage than the females) of some species may exhibit more of a difference between winter and summer.
Many of the birds in our region that exhibit this trait are migratory, and we never see their full breeding plumage because they have moved on to parts north by breeding season. Some species are here year round, and seasonal plumage variations can be readily observed. A frequent feeder visitor, the American goldfinch, is a favorite to observe winter vs. summer plumage. Whether for protection or for show, Mother Nature makes sure her charges are dressed for the occasion.


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This week I thought you all might enjoy a reprint of a humorous post from Better Health. Dr. Rob Lamberts explores the curious obsession that some Hollywood celebrities have with "toxins." Sometimes laughter is the best medicine:
Somehow the medical community has missed a very important news Item. In her website goop.com (dang, I was going to go for that domain), movie star Gwyneth Paltrow weighed in on a very frightening medical subject.
"A couple of years ago, I was asked to give a quote for a book concerning environmental toxins and their effects on our children.
"While I was reading up on the subject, I was seized with fear about what the research said. Foetuses, infants and toddlers are basically unable to metabolise toxins the way that adults are and we are constantly filling our environments with chemicals that may or may not be safe.
"The research is troubling; the incidence of diseases in children such as asthma, cancer and autism have shot up exponentially and many children we all know and love have been diagnosed with developmental issues like ADHD [Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]."
Apparently, she went on to point the finger at shampoo as a potential major problem in our society and raised a possible link between shampoo and childhood cancers. Now, I am not sure how one can use shampoo on the head of a foetus (or a fetus, for that matter), but we have to tip our hat to celebrities for bringing such associations to the forefront.
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Why No One Cares About the Plan to Save Yahoo!
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - With Yahoo!(YHOO) laying off 2,000 workers last week, it was only a matter of time before CEO Scott Thompson laid out his vision for the company.
On Tuesday, we finally got Thompson's plan . The only problem is that no one cares.
Thompson, who came from PayPal, a division of eBay(EBAY) , announced that the company will be realigning itself into three divisions; Consumer, (which is comprised of Media, Connections and Commerce), Regions, which targets emerging markets, and Technology, which focuses on the company's infrastructure.
This is nothing more than shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Internet company still has an abundance of properties after the layoffs and restructurings, many of which time, or competitors, have passed by (think Yahoo! Messenger, Jobs, and Shopping, just to name a few). There have been reports that, even with 2,000 people unfortunately losing their jobs, there are still several thousand more that could be on the chopping block. Eric Jackson, co-founder of Ironfire Capital tweeted he expects an additional 3,000 job cuts by the end of May. Jackson is long Yahoo! shares.
The problem is that Yahoo! hasn't innovated in years. It lost the search war to Google(GOOG) , the social war to Facebook, and despite its audience of 700 million users, which the company and its investors like to tout, it hasn't figured out how to monetize them. There are two reasons for this. For one thing, the company's management has been incompetent for too long, , and there is simply is no good way to monetize Yahoo!
Media companies around the globe are struggling. Just look at the stock charts of companies like The New York Times (NYT) . Tribune has been in bankruptcy seemingly forever. Without an additional platform to subsidize the news, such as television, or specialized terminals from the likes of Bloomberg, media has become a business that's extremely difficult to make money in.
Yahoo! has consistently talked about generating value for shareholders. Yet shareholders, such as hedge fund heavyweight Dan Loeb of Third Point, have attacked the company for doing just the opposite. When the company announced it would name its own directors to the board instead of picking some of Loeb's, Third Point attacked the Internet giant in a fiery press release .
"Sadly for shareholders - who will once more bear the costs - the consequence of the Board's refusal to accept Third Point's shareholder-friendly proposals will be a time-consuming and distracting proxy contest that the Company can ill-afford," the release said. Loeb, who has never been known to mince words, referred to the board as "dysfunctional."
The majority of Yahoo!'s value at this point is in its Asian assets, yet no one has come forth with a viable plan on how to unlock this. Yahoo!, for example, tabled a deal to unlock value earlier this year. For his part, Loeb set up a website explaining that his board nominees could unlock value, but did not give a plan.


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JMS (Java Messaging Service) is an interface implemented by most J2EE containers in order to provide point-to-point queuing and topic-based (publish/subscribe) functionality. JMS is frequently used by enterprise and back-end applications for distributed communication and collaboration. PHP is a powerful scripting language popular for use with Apache's CGI facility. Although efforts are being made to develop PHP as a back-end scripting language, its use is still very much confined to front-end applications. Combining the strengths of PHP--easy and fast web development, and compatibility with many types of databases--with those of JMS, which is the standard for communication with back-end enterprise applications, creates a powerful and easy-to-use tool for both Java and PHP developers.
PHPMQ gives the PHP developer JMS-like abilities through the MantaRay messaging bus. This document gives an overview of PHPMQ and its use by the PHP developer.
MantaRay: MantaRay is an open source, serverless transport layer designed specifically for heterogeneous, distributed, and high-traffic environments. It has a JMS API (1.1 and 1.02) as well as RMI, HTTP, and proprietary APIs. Compared to traditional messaging systems, such as busses or brokers, MantaRay provides a much higher level of robustness, better performance, and faster implementation by eliminating the need for a broker and bringing all functionality to the edges. MantaRay eliminates the single point of congestion and single point of failure of traditional models by using a peer-to-peer, serverless architecture. The distributed application is lightweight and agnostic to the operating system.
PHPMQ: PHPMQ is an open source serverless messaging toolkit for PHP, giving the PHP developer the ability to perform JMS operations such as sending and receiving messages on queues and topics while ensuring delivery and enabling persistent messaging.
PHP/JAVA integration: PHPMQ uses the PHP/Java integration extension of PHP. The Java extension provides a simple and effective means for creating and invoking methods on Java objects from within PHP. The JVM is created using JNI, and both the PHP script and the JVM run inside of the PHP process.
The PHP/Java integration is used to connect to the messaging bus via Remote Method Invocation (RMI); the PHPMQ Java client performs a lookup and retrieves the MantaRay RMI API, and messaging operations like enqueue and dequeue are performed on that API.
With PHPMQ, developers get the ability to communicate with other applications on the message bus, whether they are written in PHP, Java, or C++, using standard JMS-like messaging: enqueuing messages to queues and dequeuing them, and publishing messages to topics and subscribing for them.
Figure 1 show how PHP scripts connect to the world of messaging with PHPMQ.
Figure 1. PHP connects to the messaging world
PHPMQ runs a thin Java client that connects to the message bus and is the incoming and outgoing interface of the bus. The client uses the RMI API to communicate with a messaging interface located on the message bus. The interface exposes the messaging abilities of MantaRay and maintains a stateful session for the remote (PHP) client, in order to keep the PHP client as thin as possible, and to provide a long-lived messaging session despite using a short-lived script.
Figure 2 show the communication layers between the PHP script and the MantaRay message bus.
Figure 2. Communication between PHPMQ and MantaRay
Banners are advertisements added to an HTML page. They usually appear at the top of the page.
Suppose we have a banner management application written in Java. This application decides which banners should be displayed and at what frequency the banners should be changed. The Java application also categorizes these banners into subjects such as finance, entertainment, movies, etc. The Java application enqueues the URLs of the banner to queues named Finance, Entertainment, Movies, etc.
On the other side of the messaging bus is a PHP script whose role is to add the banner according to knowledge about the viewing user (e.g., if the user is a member of a finance forum, them the PHP should display a finance-related banner). The PHP script dequeues URLs from the appropriate queue(s) and displays the banners at the top of the HTML page.
Figure 3 shows the components in the "smart banners" example.
Figure 3. Smart banner components
The management application code might look something like this:
// decideProperURL() is the business logic method
// that decides what URL should be displayed
String BannerURL = decideProperURL();
// decideProperQueueName() is the business logic
// method that decides to which queue the banner
// should be enqueued
String queueName = decideProperQueueName();
// Set up the JMS objects needed
QueueConnectionFactory conFactory =
new MantaQueueConnectionFactory();
javax.jms.QueueConnection con =
// This session is not transacted
javax.jms.QueueSession sendSession =(QueueSession)
javax.jms.Queue sendQueue =
sendSession.createQueue (queueName);
javax.jms.QueueSender sender =
// Send the URL of the banner to the queue
javax.jms.TextMessage msg =
The PHP code might look something like this:
// first parameter is the host name of the
// MantaRay RMI registry(local is localhost),
// second parameter is the port the RMI registry
// is listening to
$msgAPI = new messaging('localhost',10005);
// the first parameter in the dequeue is a unique
// key of the PHP MantaRay session. The second
// parameter is the name of the queue. Here,
// we are in a Movie page.
$inmsg = $msgAPI->dequeue('amir', 'Movie');
<!-- here we add the banner -->
<img src="<php echo $inmsg ?>" />
The "smart banner" separates the application into two tiers, a logic tier that manages the banners and enqueues them (Java), and a presentation tier that dequeues the banners from the queues based on user information (PHP).
This section describes how to install and configure all of the components so that PHP scripts will run under PHPMQ.
Download and unzip the MantaRay messaging layer.
Enable the RMI API in the MantaRay configuration:
enable_rmi_api to
true in the default_config.params configuration file.
create_rmi_registry to
true in the default_config.params configuration file, unless you are using an external RMI registry.
rmi_registry_port to the port that the RMI registry will listen to, in the default_config.params configuration file.
rmi_registry_host_name to the IP address or hostname of the computer where the RMI registry is located (if the registry is local, use
There are security considerations that need to be taken into account in order for the RMI API to work. Refer to jGuru: Remote Method Invocation: Introduction, and the security policy at Tom Valesky's "How to Create an RMI System."
Download and install PHP version 4.3.8.
Enable the PHP/Java extension by adding these lines in php.ini:
java.class.path = "./extensions/php_java.jar;\
java.home = "./j2sdk1.4.2_03/jre"
java.library = "./j2sdk1.4.2_03/jre/bin/client/jvm.dll"
java.library.path = "./extensions"
Editor's note: The
java.class.path has been reformatted for this web page--it should all be on one line.
Most PHP scripts run over Apache and enable a dynamic user interface with an HTTP browser. Note that in order for the PHP/Java extension to work on Apache, you need to either run the PHP as a CGI or to run the PHP on a prefork-compiled Apache. To run PHP as a CGI on Apache, add these lines to the Apache httpd.conf configuration file:
ScriptAlias /php/ "./phpInstalledDirectory/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"
Start MantaRay by running
java org.mr.MantaStandAlone or by running standalone.bat.
To create an instance of the PHP messaging API, a PHP script should include messaging.php, like this:
$msg = new messaging('//localhost',10005);
The parameters passed at instantiation are the host name and port number of the MantaRay RMI Registry.
After an instance of the messaging API has been created, developers can start working with the functions provided by the messaging API. These functions are discussed in the next section.
The PHPMQ messaging API includes the following functions:
function enqueue($userKey, $queueName, $message)
$message (string) to a queue with the name
$queueName (string).
$userKey (string) is the identifier used by the messaging bus.
function dequeue($userKey, $queueName)
Returns a string message dequeued from the queue with the name
$queueName (string).
$userKey (string) is the identifier used by the messaging bus.
function getQueues()
Returns an array of strings that are the names of queues available on the message bus.
function getTopics()
Returns an array of strings that are the names of topics available on the message bus.
function subscribe($userKey $topicName, $messagesToCash)
Adds a listener to a given
$topicName (string). The listener will receive up to
$messagesToCash (number) messages.
$userId (string) is the identifier used by the messaging bus; use this identifier to get messages with
function getMessageFromTopic($userKey, $topicName)
Gets the messages gathered by the listener on a given
$topicName (string).
$userKey (string) is the identifier used by the messaging bus used when invoking
function publishMessage($userKey, $topicName, $msg)
Publishes a
$msg (string) to a topic with name
$topicName (string).
$userKey (string) is the identifier used by the messaging bus.
In the PHPMQ download package, there are several example applications that use both queues and topics.
The ability of languages to cooperate is very important, but in many cases is still lacking or hard to implement. As a community, we should strive to always use the right tool for the task and ensure that these tools communicate with each other seamlessly.
PHPMQ is an example of how two languages can empower each other: using PHPMQ gives the PHP developer a window to the back-end world and gives the Java developer the freedom to use an easy and fast web development tool as his front-end tier (instead of the JSP/servlet approach that is more difficult to work with). With PHPMQ, you can have a long-lived Java application maintaining a session and keeping persistent data for the short-lived PHP scripts.
Amir Shevat is a senior software developer with eight years of experience in computing.
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Running Commercial Linux Software on FreeBSD
Building Detailed Network Reports with Netflow
Visualizing Network Traffic with Netflow and FlowScan
Monitoring Network Traffic with Netflow
Earlier, we looked at RCS. I highly recommend RCS on any file where incorrect changes can cause havoc or pain. RCS also has a network-aware big brother: CVS, or Concurrent Versions System. If you've been around the BSD world for any length of time, chances are you've heard of CVS. The term for developers, "committers," comes from CVS.
Many curious users have checked it out and been put off by a man page that's over nine thousand words long and describes hundreds of possible combinations of operations. Most people only need a small subset of CVS' abilities, however.
The basic idea of CVS is quite simple: revision control from a repository server somewhere on the Net. As a user, though, you don't need to check things into the repository. All you have to do is check them out. Since CVS is network-aware, you're essentially downloading files from the central server. Unlike other server protocols, but much like RCS, CVS keeps a complete history of what's happened to each file. You can download particular versions of files, branches of source code trees, or even source code as it existed on a particular date.
Before you can do anything, you need to tell your system where to find the repository. You do this with the CVSROOT environment variable. Choose the appropriate CVSROOT for your project. Although many projects use CVS, we'll look at the BSD CVS servers. Each BSD has several CVS mirrors, but here's one of each to play with.
Once you've set CVSROOT, connect to the server with
cvs login
If the CVS server's anonymous account has no password, it will let you
right in. Otherwise, it'll prompt you for a password. Most projects
(including non-BSD ones) use the password
Once you've successfully logged in, you'll get your local shell prompt
back. Unlike FTP's obvious client, CVS lurks in the background. You
can do whatever you like in the foreground, and CVS will just wait for
any command beginning with
CVS organizes information in modules. A module is generally a
directory in the source tree. In FreeBSD, for example, a module is
most commonly a program name (e.g.,
more) or a port name (e.g.,
ports/security/strobe is the module "strobe"). NetBSD has large
modules; for example, the kernel sources are the
srcsys modules.
OpenBSD is somewhere in between, with smaller modules for large chunks of the operating system.
To see the modules available in a particular repository, just do:
cvs checkout CVSROOT/modules
This will create a directory,
CVSROOT, that contains a file,
modules. This file lists every module you can check out of that repository.
You can easily download a module with the "cvs checkout" command. For
example, if you want the latest version of FreeBSD's
make, you do:
cvs checkout make
Similarly, if you want the latest version of the FreeBSD port
snort, you can use:
cvs checkout snort
This is convenient if you want the latest version of a port, but don't want to upgrade your whole source tree or bother to FTP out for it.
Some modules contain other modules. For example, FreeBSD's
module includes the modules for everything in
/usr/sbin. You can grab the whole
usr.sbin tree, or just one part, with proper selection of module names.
CVS also allows you to access arbitrary chunks of a project's source
tree. All you need is the path to the portion of the source tree you
want. For example, various developers are working on integrating
portions of the BSD
make system. If one of these folks wants to
download the latest version of OpenBSD's
make to see how they handle
something, he can log into an OpenBSD CVS server and do:
cvs checkout src/usr.bin/make
FreeBSD's multiplicity of module names is convenient, but not necessary.
When reading a BSD mailing list, one common solution is "grab this revision of this file and see if your problem goes away." You can specify revisions with the
-r flag.
cvs checkout -r1.15 sys/netinet/ip_log.c
You can also specify branches. Most people don't want the latest
version of a file; by definition, that's
-current. To get the latest
version of FreeBSD's 4.0-STABLE kernel source, use the RELENG_4
cvs checkout -rRELENG_4 sys
There are many other uses for downloading pieces of source code. If you
think you've fried something in your
/etc directory, you can grab the
latest version. If you think a particular file in your system might
be breaking something, use CVS to check out the previous revision.
Or, if you want to try backporting a feature from
-current or from
another BSD, CVS allows you to easily fetch the relevant sources.
cvs command takes a variety of useful options. Options to
cvs must appear between
cvs and
checkout. A good one is
-z3, which compresses the source code before sending it across the network. This can vastly reduce bandwidth. The
-q option makes CVS run almost silently, checking out the code without listing every file. Finally, the
-d option lets you set an alternate
CVSROOT without changing your environment. For example, to quietly download the latest version of the core nessus utility without changing my environment, I could use:
cvs -q -z3 -d:pserver:email@example.com:/usr/local/cvs checkout nessus-core
What's more, the
checkout command takes a variety of flags. The
-l flag tells CVS to not recurse down the source tree. If you just wanted the files under
/etc, not in its subdirectories, you would use:
cvs checkout -l etc
One of the more interesting features is the ability to check out code as of a particular date. Suppose your system ran fine a month ago, but "ls" started failing when you upgraded a few days ago. You can narrow down the problem by getting the last source code you know is good. The
-D flag allows you to specify a date in a variety of formats.
cvs checkout -D "1 month ago" ls
You can confirm that the code worked then, and successively bring the code closer to the current date.
cvs checkout -D "1 fortnight ago" ls
(Somehow, I never thought the word "fortnight" would be useful to a sysadmin.)
By building successive versions of
ls, you can learn when the problem started. You can even fall back to older versions of kernel and world this way.
When you're finished, tell CVS you're done:
cvs logout
Combined with RCS, CVS gives you the ability to grab arbitrary versions of almost any file -- both those you maintain, and those supported by a BSD project. This gives you unlimited control over your system, and greatly enhances your abilities.
Michael W. Lucas
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